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    ViviCam 8324 Digital Camera Owner`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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    videos to your PC ...54 Viewing Videos...59 Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually 60 Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually 61 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ...61 Sakar Warranty Card...62 Appendix A: Technical Specifications...63 Appendix B: Troubleshooting...64 1
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    the ViviCam 8324 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  PhoTags Express software Installation CD  USB cable  Quick Start Guide  Strap Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration:  Pentium III
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    512 MB of system memory  20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space  Support for Super VGA graphics  Available USB Interface  CD-ROM drive Computer System Requirements for Macintosh on Macintosh computers. You may however use the camera as a regular MSDC USB removable device. 4
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    A Quick Look at Your Camera 5
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    . 2. Insert the batteries correctly with the correct polarity facing up. 3. Close the battery door. 4. On powering on your camera the battery icon will appear on the bottom left of the LCD screen. Note: Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power 1. A "Low battery"
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    to take one test photo. An external memory card is required for normal use. Your camera supports any compatible SD memory card (up to 8GB). Adding a memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of your camera before transferring the photos and videos to your PC. 1. Locate the Memory Card slot
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    Note: 1. Limited internal memory is provided for test images. The images will be deleted when the camera`s power is turned off or if the batteries are removed. Please download the images before powering off. 2. Formatting will delete all data on the SD
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    when capturing images Turn on the Power button to activate the Auto- Focus zoom lens to open out like a periscope. Hold the camera steady and correctly as shown is the diagram below. Note: Do not touch or move the lens once it opens and is in use. This
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    power off after a few seconds. Mode selection Your digital camera has 3 main modes - Camera mode, Video mode and Playback mode. • The Camera mode is for you to take still photos, adjust the camera settings and change the way the camera is setup. • You can shoot video files while in Video mode
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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!" ? Download
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    or insert another SD card to continue taking more photos. Note: This camera needs a SD memory card to operate normally. The limited internal memory allows you to take one test photo that will be erased when the camera powers off. Optical Zoom You can magnify your subject up to 3 times
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    the Macro/Far setting to Far mode. The flash can only be use when the camera is in Far mode. If you are in the Macro close up mode and try to appear on the LCD screen. This means the flash function has been "forced on" (manual flash). If the flash is not ready, a red LED will light up and the
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    the the default flash setting. icon appears again. This will turn off the flash function. This is Short cut buttons on the MENU dial The camera has 3 short cut buttons on the MENU dial to make for quick access to the following settings: Scene (Left button), Self-timer (Down button) and
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    to take photos in accordance with the light and environmental conditions prevailing at the time of taken the photo. Scene included with your camera are Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, Party, Beach or High Sensitivity. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left
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    , (7M HD) 3648x2048, (5M) 2592x1944, (3M) 2048x1536, (2M HD) 1920x1080 and (VGA) 640x480 5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 6. The selected image size icon will appear on the top of the LCD screen. Note: 1. For Image sizes higher than 3M a SD card
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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 MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the
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    the time between you pressing the Shutter button and when the 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 MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon. 3. The Self
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    emit beeps 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, Date, Auto Power off, Digital Zoom, Language, Format, Default Setting and Cancel. 1. Press
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    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 MENU button. 2. Press the Up/Down buttons to select
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    Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 4. The Exposure icon for the option you selected your photo. 1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the ISO option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an ISO value from
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    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 1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the White Balance option in the Setup menu 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select
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    the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per less distinct. 1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Sharpness option in the Setup menu 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Sharpness option from
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    the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per is Fine. 1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Quality option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Quality option from the
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    Off. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Digital Zoom option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select On or Off. 4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The Zoom icon on the right side of the LCD will appear
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    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 MENU 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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    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 Press the Up/Down button to select the Auto Power Off option in Setup menu. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select
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    if inactive. 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 MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. Language Your digital camera supports only English for this version. 29
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    is irreversible. Please download all images to the PC before formatting the card. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Format option from the Setup menu. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select OK to continue with the format or Cancel to exit. 30
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    the images sitting on the card will be erased and the camera will revert to the camera standby mode. 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 the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down
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    button to select "Yes" to reset to the default setting or "No" to exit the menu. 8. Press the MENU button to confirm and reset the camera to the original factory settings. 32
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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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    to shoot more videos. Alternatively, you can insert a SD memory card to expand the memory to record longer videos. In Video mode there are 3 setup options - White Balance, Size and Macro White Balance You can select 5 different White Balance light conditions for shooting videos. 1. Press the MENU
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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 MENU 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. 37
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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 MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the rotate option. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Rotate option
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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 MENU button to unlock the current file. Delete Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time in order
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    4. Press the MENU button to confirm. 5. A Delete confirmation message appears. 6. Press the Right/Left button to select "Yes" or "No". 7. Press the MENU 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
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    save the crop or press the MENU 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 42
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    the menu. 5. Press the MENU 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 MENU 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 MENU 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 MENU 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 MENU button to unlock the current file. Delete Delete unwanted videos at any time in
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    5. Press the MENU button to confirm. 6. A Delete confirmation message appears. 7. Press the Right/Left button to select "Yes" or "No". 8. Press the MENU 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
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    Installing PhoTags Express Software In order to install the Software to download the photos and videos captured using this camera to your computer, you need to install the Photags Express CD installation disk. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installation screen
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    2. On the "PhoTags Express" screen, click the "Next" button. 3. Please review the license terms and click the "I Agree" button to continue. 48
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    4. Let the "PhoTags Express" installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click "Install". 49
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    5. Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer. 6. Once the application has been installed on your computer, click the "Finish" button to let the "PhoTags Express" installer finish the installation program. 50
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    order to complete the installation process you are required to register. Registering your product entitles you to discounts on upgrades as well as Free Customer Support. If you choose to register at a later time click the "Continue" button to open the Photags Express application. 51
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    well as the photos that you have captured with your camera. 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB port of the camera. 2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer. 3. Turn on the camera. 4. Wait for your computer to recognize that new hardware has been
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    without duplicating any photos. Burn CD's of any folders for backup and storage. Enhance your photos; Auto Enhance, Crop, Correct Red Eye, Manually Adjust and add Special Effects. Add Active Captions- add Text Captions, Frames, Shapes, Keywords... and more that can be viewed or hidden any
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    Download photos and videos to your PC Transfer Photo and Video images from your camera to your PC using PhoTags Express. Select the "Get Photos" button from the top of the PhoTags Express Main Menu screen. 54
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    The Get Photos Wizard opens. Select the device (removable disk) option in the Active Devices window on the left and then select either the "Custom" or "Express" copy radial button in the Copy methods box. Note: If you do not see your camera in the list press the Refresh button. 55
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    CUSTOM COPY METHOD Select the "Custom" copy radial button. Click the "Next" button. Add Active Captions to your pictures. You can add a date, keywords, categories and more. Click "Next" to continue. Choose where to place your photos and videos. The default is to place all photos and videos into a
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    Click the "Finish" button to start the download process. A photos download progress bar appears showing the number of media (videos included) downloading to your computer. 57
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    All the media - Photos and Videos on your camera are now downloaded to your computer to the selected folder. Open the "Select Photos" mode of Photags Express to view the thumbnails for all the media. You may now use PhoTags Express to edit your photos, create collections and Burn CD`s. 58
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    mode you will not see a preview of the images transferred. For more information please refer to the Help Guide in PhoTags Express. Viewing Videos Once the videos have downloaded from the camera to the PC, open any application that will enable you to view the video files (for example Windows Media
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    and videos to your PC manually Turn on your camera, Change your camera mode to Playback and connect your camera to the computer correctly with the Removable Disk (F:) window. After you click "OK", step by step instructions will appear. Follow the description and click the buttons that are defaulted
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    you choose. Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually The Photags Express software is not compatible and will not install on a In order to transfer photos and videos from your camera to your Macintosh computer: 1. Plug the camera into an available USB port 2. A new drive should
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    description 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 You may also visit www.vivitar.com for further assistance if necessary or call our tech support department toll
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    Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image Sensor Image Resolution Video Resolution CMOS Sensor 3264x2448(8MP), 3648x2048(7MP) HD, 2592x1944(5MP), 2048x1536(3MP), 1920x1080(2MP) HD, 640x480(VGA) 640X480,320X240pixels File Format JPEG/AVI External Memory SD Card (up to 8GB) LCD Display 2.4
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    Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos but my computer says, "No photos in camera." What do I do? A: First ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Press the device will work as a removable drive on Mac OS X (10.2.6 or higher). And images can be accessed manually. A00-090323NES 64
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ViviCam 8324 Digital Camera
Owner`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.