Vivitar ViviCam 5399 User Manual

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CONTENTS

I Getting to know your camera……………………..1

1. Configuration & installation…………………..….1

2. Monitor screen display……………….….…….2

3. Preparation before capture……………………..2

4. Shooting……………………………………………3

5. Video& Audio recording…………………….…7

6. Audio input /output………………………………..8

7. Image review setup……………………….…..10

8. Other setup………………………………………12

II Software & Download………………………………15

1 PC-CAM driver installation…………………..15

2 How to use PC CAM function…………………22

3 How to download the photos………………......23

III Maintenance…………………………………….……23

IV Specification and system requirement………....27

I Getting to know your camera

1. Configuration & installation

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1 Shutter button

2 Power button

3 Flash light

4 Macro switch

5 USB jack

6 Lens

7 TFT monitor screen

8 Left/self-timer button

9 Playback button

10 Zoom out button

11 Zoom in button

12 Busy light

13 Macro light

14 Up/Display button

15 Ok button

16 Right / Flash button

17 Down/Mode button

18 Delete Button

19 Menu button

20 Battery cover

21 SD card slot

22 Tripod socket

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2. Monitor screen display

3. Preparation before capture

3.1 Battery

It’s optional to use AAA alkaline batteries or rechargeable batteries.

Open the battery cover and load the batteries according to the polarity

indicated on the battery door.

3.2 Insert the memory card

Insert the memory card to the card slot carefully. Check the right direction

before insert the memory card.

Attention: If you can not insert the SD card, take it out

and insert again.

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4. Shooting

1): Press POWER button to enter the default capture mode;

2): Press the SHUTTER button to take pictures.

Attention:

z Do not take the memory card or battery out when camera is saving

the image, otherwise, the image won't be saved completely.

z The screen will power off automatically if the camera is not in working

status for 30 seconds. Press any key to restart the screen.

4.1 Review photos

Press PLAYBACK button to view the pictures. Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the picture.

4.2 Delete photos

a) Press the PLAYBACK button to enter review mode.

b) Press the DELETE button to enter the DELETE mode;

c) Press the LEFT button to select “Yes”;and press the OK button to

delete the file.

4.3 Shooting setup

Press “MENU” to enter main menu for 2 options: “Image” mode and “Setup” mode:

Select “Image”, the following settings are: Resolution, Quality, White Balance, Color Effect, Exposure, DateStamp, Selftimer, and Burst Snapshot

A. Resolution:

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a) Press the UP or DOWN button

then press the RIGHT button 2048*1536，1600*1200， 1280*960，640*480. Press the UP or DOWN button

b) press the “OK” button to confirm and press “MENU” button to exit.

B. Quality:

a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “Quality” and press

the RIGHT button

b) Press the UP or DOWN button to select the image quality.

c) Press the OK button to confirm and press the MENU button to exit.

C. White Balance:

a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “White Balance”, press the RIGHT button and Cloudy;

b) Press the UP or DOWN button

c) Press the “OK” button to confirm and press the MENU button to exit;

D. Color Effect:

a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “Color Effect”, press

the RIGHT button

to select the resolution .

for 3 options: “Super”, “Fine”, “Normal”.

for 5 options: Auto, Day Light, Tungsten, Fluorescent,

for 3 options: “Color”, “Sepia”, “Monochrome”;

to select the “resolution” mode,

for 5 options : 2592*1944 ，

to select the proper mode;

b) Press the UP or DOWN button to select the color you desired;

c) Press the “OK” to confirm and press the MENU button to exit.

E. Exposure:

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a) Press the UP or DOWN button press the RIGHT button

b) Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to adjust the exposure from

-2.0 to +2.0; then press the “OK” button to confirm.

F. D a te S t a m p :

Set up "date stamp" if you would like to show the “date" on you picture

a) Press the UP or DOWN button RIGHT button

b) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “Enable” or “Disable”;

c) Press the “OK” button to confirm and press the MENU button to exit.

G. Self-timer:

a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “Selftimer”, press the

RIGHT button

b) Press the UP or DOWN button to select the time you desired;

c) press the “OK” to confirm and press MENU button to exit.

Attention: select “Disable” if you want to cancel the selftimer function.

H. Burst Snapshot:

to select;

to select: “Disable”, “10SEC”, “20SEC”;

to select;

to select “Exposure”, and then

to select “Date Stamp”, press the

You can select the Burst Snapshot to take 3 pictures continuously.

a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “Burst Snapshot”, press

the RIGHT button

b) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “Burst”;

for 2 option: ”Single”, “Burst”;

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c) Press the “OK” button to confirm and press the MENU button to exit.

Flashlight

Auto: Automatically turn on/off according

to the light

Flash on: Force on the flash

Flash off: Force off the flash

In capture mode, press the FLASH button to adjust the flash mode.

● The screen is in blank when the flash is in charge status, the next image can be shot only when the charge is completed.

●If shooting with flash under a bright environment, the facular in the image

will cause the incorrect exposure.

Attention: The flash does not work in “Burst snapshot” mode.

In order to save power, the flash will not work when battery is low.

Digital zoom

To view the zoom effected by LCD.

Note: digital zoom may affect the quality of image. The higher digital zoom multiples, the lower of the image quality, maximum 4X digital zoom is available.

In the camera/video/playback mode, press the ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT button to zoom in or zoom out;

5. Video recording:

1): Press the “MODE” button to select video mode“ ” ;

2): Press the SHUTTER button to start video recording;

3): Press the SHUTTER button again to stop recording.

5.1 Play video files

a) Press the PLAYBACK button to view the video file.

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b): Press the LEFT

c): Press the SHUTTER button to play video file and press the SHUTTER

button again to end the playing;

d): Press the OK button to pause, press it again to continue.

Attention: Please note that this camera does not support the speaker;

the volume is only available when connecting with TV or PC.

5.2 Delete video file

See page 3 for detail set up.

5.3 Video recording setup

In the video mode press the “MENU” button to enter the main menu for 2 options: “video” and “setup”. There are 4 options available for “video” setup: “Resolution”, “Frame rate”, “White balance” and “Audio”.

A: Video Resolution:

a) Press the UP or DOWN button RIGHT button

or RIGHT button to select the video file;

to select “Resolution”, press the

to select: 640*480 or 320*240;

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b) Press the UP or DOWN button to select the resolution.

c) Press the OK button to confirm and press the MENU button to exit.

B: Frame rate:

a) Press the UP or DOWN button RIGHT button

b) Press the UP or DOWN button to select the frame rate;

c) Press the OK button to confirm and press the MENU button to exit.

C: White balance

See page 5 for detail set up.

D: Audio Recording: .

a) Press the “MENU” button under the video mode, press the UP or DOWN button options :“Enable” or “Disable”;

b) The video is with voice recorded when select” Enable” , the video is without voice recorded when select “ Disable”;

c) Press the OK button to confirm and press the MENU button to exit.

6. Audio recording

6.1 Audio input

a): Power on;

b): Press the “MODE” button to select Audio Mode; ( )

for 2 options: 30FPS or 15FPS;

to select “Audio”, press the RIGHT button for 2

to select “Frame rate”, press the

c): Press the SHUTTER button to start audio recording, the recording time

will be showed on the screen;

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