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    ViviCam 8027 Digital Camera User's Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
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    ! ...50 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows 51 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Macintosh 51 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ...52 Sakar Warranty Card...52 Appendix A: Technical Specifications ...54 Appendix B: Troubleshooting...55 1
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    the ViviCam 8027 8.1 Mega-Pixel Digital Camera with Auto Focus Zoom Lens. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Your digital camera can also be used as a removable disk when an SD card of up to 8GB is inserted into the camera. Vivitar makes
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    What your camera package includes  Digital Camera  Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD  USB cable  Quick Start Guide  Strap Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration: 
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    configuration:  Windows Vista  800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory  20GB hard drive with at least 15GB of available space  Support for Super VGA graphics  Available USB Interface  CD-ROM drive  QuickTime 6 or higher  Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher  Internet connection
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    A Quick Look at Your Camera 5
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    Preparing Your Camera for Use Install lithium battery Your digital camera needs a lithium Li-ion battery in order to operate. The battery is found separately in the packaging. To install it correctly see the diagram below: 1. Slide and open the battery door on the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert the
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    power and turns off or when the battery door is opened to replace the battery. 4. In order to charge your lithium battery, make sure the battery is inserted correctly and then connect your camera to an on and running PC with the USB cable provided. The red LED situated above the T/W Zoom buttons
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    for one test photo. The photo will be deleted when the camera`s power is turned off or if the battery is removed. Please download the photos before powering off. 2. An external memory card is required for normal use. Your camera supports any compatible SD memory card (up to 8GB). 3. Formatting will
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    SD card to your PC and delete the photos and videos from it in order to continue using your camera to capture more high quality photos and videos How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images Turning on the Power button will activate the lens to open out like a periscope. Hold
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    Press the Power button to turn off your camera. When there is insufficient battery power a red icon will appear on the LCD screen. Your camera will automatically power off after a few seconds. Mode selection Your digital camera has 3 main modes - Camera mode, Video mode and Playback mode.  The
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    icon mode) the numbers of photos left to shoot at the selected resolution is displayed on the top right of the LCD screen.  When the camera's memory (photo capacity) is full, the LCD screen will display a message "Memory Full, Insert a SD memory card to Transfer and Take More Photos!" 11
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    Vivitar Experience Image Manager software as described below in the section "Transfer photos and videos to your computer" or insert another SD card to continue taking more photos. Note: This camera the camera is adjusting. Digital Zoom You can magnify your subject up to 4 times using the digital zoom
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    backlight conditions. Force Flash, Auto, Red eye reduction, No Flash To set can only be use when the camera is in Far mode. If you 3. The icon as well as the red LED will begin to flash indicating that the been "forced on" (manual flash). If the flash is not ready, a red LED will light up
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    icon appears on the LCD indicating that the Red-Eye reduction is on. 6. Press the Flash button until the icon appears again. This will turn off the flash function. This is the default flash setting. Short cut buttons on the OK dial The camera has 3 short cut buttons on the OK dial
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    take photos in accordance with the light and environmental conditions prevailing at the time of taken the photo. Scenes included with your camera are - Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, Party, Beach or High Sensitivity. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left
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    the top of the LCD screen. Note: 1. For Image sizes higher than 3M a SD card need to be inserted into the camera. 2. Your camera has two HD "7M" and "2M" high definition image sizes. Anti-Shake Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents photos coming out blurry as a result of trembling or 16
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    standby mode. 6. The Anti-shake option icon selected will appear on the bottom of the LCD screen. Macro/Far shooting The camera has the function that allows you to capture objects with the Hyperfocal distance setting of either Macro very near (up to 80cm) or very Far
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    standby mode. 6. The selected icon appears on the top of the LCD screen. Note: The camera is by default in Far shooting mode. Face Detect Your camera supports face detecting that allows you to take better portrait photos. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the
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    Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. 6. The Face Detect On or Off icon selected will appear on photo is actually taken. It is recommended that you use a tripod or place the camera on a flat and sturdy surface when using the self-timer. 1. Press the
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    for each second of the countdown before the photo is automatically taken. Setup You can adjust the way your camera is setup with 11 setup option: Exposure, ISO, White Balance, Sharpness, Quality, Digital Zoom, Date, Auto Power off, Language, Format and Default Setting. 1. Press the OK button. 20
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    2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon. 3. The Setup menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select one of the setup submenu options: Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Up/Down
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    3. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 4. The Exposure icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom of the LCD. ISO This is a special function that allows you
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    mode. 5. The ISO icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom of the LCD. White Balance This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light source. 1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the White Balance
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    4. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the White Balance option you selected. Sharpness This setting allows you to adjust the sharpness
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    4. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the Sharpness option you selected. Quality The quality of your photos also affects the number
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    the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The Quality icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom left corner of the LCD. Super quality Fine quality Normal quality Digital Zoom You can set the digital zoom function On or Off. 1. Press the Up/Down button
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    Date This allows you to set the system time which will be displayed on the photos. 1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Date option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Date option from the Menu that appears:  On selecting "On" the date will
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    Format type. 4. Press the Up/Down button to set the Date and Time digits. 5. Select the first option of the Date format and press the Up/Down to confirm, save the changes and exit. Auto Power Off By default, if your camera is idle for 60 seconds it will automatically be powered off. Use the Auto
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    . Note: If you select None, the camera will not be powered off until the battery power is depleted or the camera is turned off manually. 5. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. Language Your digital camera supports only English for this version. Format This
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    button to confirm and begin the format. 8. Once the SD card is formatted all the images sitting on the card will be erased and the camera will revert to the camera standby mode. 30
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    Default Setting You can restore your camera to the original factory settings. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select Default Setting in the Setup menu. 2. Press to the default setting or "No" to exit the menu. 8. Press the OK button to confirm and reset the camera to the original factory settings. 31
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    button to select the Video mode. Note: The camera has limited internal memory and does not allow recording mode or once downloaded to your computer by using Quick Time and Windows Media Player. When the camera's memory is full, the "Memory Full Insert a SD Memory Card to Transfer and Shoot More
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    Download the test file from the internal memory to the PC or delete them to shoot more videos. Alternatively, you can insert a SD memory card to expand the memory to record longer videos. 3. The LED will light up when the light condition is not good. In Video mode there are 3 setup options - White
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    and exit to the video standby mode. 5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the White Balance option you selected. Size Your camera supports 2 video resolutions- 640x480 (VGA) pixels, 320x240 (QVGA) pixels. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the option for the
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    you can rotate, protect, delete and crop your photos and you can protect and delete video clips. You can also print photos directly from your camera using PictBridge. Note: The message "No File Exist" will appear on the LCD screen if there are no photos or videos in your
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    Full screen to Thumbnail display When the camera is in the Playback Mode and an image appears on the LCD screen: 1. Press the W button. 2. viewing it in full screen or view the images one by one in your camera by pressing the Right/Left buttons to toggle through the images that appear on the LCD. 36
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    Select the photo you wish to rotate, protect, delete, crop or print. Rotate The rotate feature will only work for images on the SD card that is inserted. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the rotate option. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Rotate option from
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    Note: 1. You cannot rotate a protected file. On attempting to rotate a protected file a "This File is Write-Protected" message will appear on the screen. 2. "No card inserted" will appear on the screen if no SD card is insert. Please insert an SD memory card to use this function. Protect You can
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    5. If you select Lock, a lock icon will appear at the top of the LCD for the photo or video selected. Note: To "Unlock" the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select "Unlock" and press the OK button to unlock the current file. Delete Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time in order to
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    4. Press the OK button to confirm. 5. A Delete confirmation message appears. 6. Press the Right/Left button to select "Yes" or "No". 7. Press the OK button to confirm and delete the image(s). Note: You cannot delete files that are locked. Caution: If you choice the All option, all the unprotected
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    save the crop or press the OK button to exit. 10. A Saving screen appears before the cropped photo is saved as a new photo to your camera`s memory card. Print with Pictbridge 41
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    exit the menu. 5. Press the OK button to enter the Pictbridge mode. 6. A message will appear on the LCD to "Please connect to device". 7. Connect your camera to a compatible printer with the USB cable provided to begin printing. 8. Press the OK button to exit if you do not want to print. Playing
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    Note: Videos have an icon on top left corner of the file or on the thumbnail. 3. Press the OK button for the selected video to appear in full screen. 4. Press the Shutter button to play the current AVI file. 5. Press the Shutter button to pause and press it again to continue playing. 6. Press
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    4. Press the OK button. 5. If you select Lock, a lock icon will appear at the top of the LCD for the video selected. Note: To "Unlock" the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select "Unlock" and press the OK button to unlock the current file. Delete Delete unwanted videos at any time in order
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    5. Press the OK button to confirm. 6. A Delete confirmation message appears. 7. Press the Right/Left button to select "Yes" or "No". 8. Press the OK button to confirm and delete the image(s). Note: You cannot delete files that are locked. Caution: If you choice the All option, all the unprotected
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    Image Manager Software Warning: Do not plug your camera into the computer until the software installation is complete You must be connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software. 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installation
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    then click the "Install Vivitar Experience Image Manager" button to begin the installation Note: If you do not have internet access, you can still download media from the camera. Click the "How to transfer photos and videos from my camera to my computer" button for instructions. 5. If you have
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    to open the application or close the window and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager from your computer. Connect your camera to the computer 1. Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer. 2. Turn the camera on. 3. The first time you connect the device to
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    Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer An SD card needs to be inserted. Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer. 1. Select the "Get images" button from the Main menu. 49
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    Select your camera (removable disk) from the device window. If your camera is the only transfer the photos and videos from your camera to your computer. A media download use. Get started! Using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager, you can networking sites - Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Picasa,
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    on how to use the Vivitar Experience Image Manager open the Help file or click the "Take the Tour" button on the application`s Home page. Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows) 1. Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer
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    . Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer. Maintenance of Your Digital Camera The digital camera is a delicate device. Please handle your camera with care to avoid damaging it. Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and
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    of the problem. 3. Your return address and telephone number (Daytime) MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW: Sakar International Attention: Service Department 195 Carter Drive Edison, NJ 08817 TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support issues please visit our website at www.vivitar.com. You can find manuals, software
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    Display 2.4 Inch TFT Lens Auto Focus Zoom 3X 36-108mm 1:2.8-4.8 Zoom 8X Digital Zoom; 3X Optical Zoom Exposure -3.0EV ~ +3.0EV White Balance Auto, Daylight Night Scenery/Portrait/Scenery/Sport/Party/Beach/High Sensitivity Auto /Force/Red Eye Reduction/Off Self-timer 2, 5 or 10 sec delay
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    requires a constant electric current to store your test photo. Should your camera lose power (for instance if the battery dies or run out of power) the photo will be lost. This camera requires an SD card for normal use. If the camera powers off nothing will happen to the images stored on the SD
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ViviCam 8027 Digital Camera
User’s
Manual
© 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved.
Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.