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    ViviCam 8690Digital 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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    from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows 44 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Macintosh 45 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera 45 Sakar Warranty Card ...45 Technical Support ...46 Appendix A: Technical Specifications 47 Appendix B: Troubleshooting...48 1
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    1280x960 (1MP), 640x480 (VGA) pixels.  2.4 inch TFT LCD  4X digital zoom  SD memory card slot accepts SD compatible memory card up to 8GB.  Built in Flash  Vivitar Experience Image Manager software for uploading and managing photos and videos to or from the most popular photo sharing and social
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    What Your Camera 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:  Pentium
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    PC your will need the following minimum 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
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    Quick Look at Your Camera 5
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    refer to the following installation instructions: 1. Open the battery compartment on the side of the camera. 2. Insert the alkaline and "Low Battery" message flashes on the LCD screen, you need to replace your camera‟s batteries. If you do not have an SD memory card in the camera, you will need to
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    standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium metal hydride) batteries. Install SD memory card This camera needs an SD Memory card for normal use. This camera supports any compatible SD memory card up to 8GB. Limited internal memory is only for you to take one test photo. The photo will be
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    on the bottom of the camera and insert an SD memory card as above. You will feel and hear a "Click" sound. When the that your SD card is installed correctly. icon appears on the LCD screen this indicates Note: 1. After you insert the SD memory card, a "Copy to Card?" message will appear on the
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    is insufficient battery power, a "Low Battery" message will appear on the LCD screen and the camera will power off automatically after a few seconds. MODE switch Your digital camera has 3 modes - Camera mode, Video mode and Playback mode. Move the mode switch between the 3 modes to select the one
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    The Camera mode is for you to take still photos. You can shoot video files while in Video mode. In Playback mode you can preview the photos/videos you captured, rotate, protect, delete, crop and print your photos. Main buttons on the camera 10
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    Main Icons on the LCD 11
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    quality Normal quality Fine quality Super quality Flash Force Flash Auto No Flash Modes Camera Video SD card inserted Playback SD card inserted (Locked) Self-timer On 10 seconds Self-timer On 2 seconds Normal Capture Macro Capture Date on photo Digital Zoom Protect Protect On Anti-Shake Anti
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    as possible using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software as described below in the section "Transfer photos and videos to your computer" or insert an SD memory card in order to take more images! Short-cut buttons on the camera Digital Zoom function In the Photo, Video and Playback modes
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    down to the position. 4. The icon appears on the LCD screen to indicate that the far shooting is on. Note: The flash will not work if the camera is in the Macro setting. Flash Your camera has a built in flash function which enables you to take photos when the light condition is not good. The
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    the Shutter button to activate the 2 second timer. 3. The LED will flash and the camera will countdown 2 seconds before the picture is taken. 4. Press the down button (Last Photo or Video) You can delete the last photo or video taken while in Camera or Video mode. 1. Press the Right/Delete button.
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    mode to delete the last photo/video if you have not taken any images! Scene To ensure that the images you capture are captured in the correct light and environmental conditions you can manually select the scene. 1. In Camera mode press the Left/Scene button. 2. The scene options icons will appear
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    Anti-Shake and Setup 1. Press the Power button to turn on your camera, 2. Set the mode to Camera Mode - the icon will appear on the LCD screen. 3. Press the Press the Menu/OK button to confirm and save the setting. Scene Your camera comes with built-in scenes for you to take photos in almost any
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    scenery icon will appear on the LCD. Some scenery will automatically activate the flash function after setting. The default scene is Auto. 2. You can press that can be saved and the amount of memory required for each photo. The higher the photo quality the more memory it will take. The image size and
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    Anti-Shake Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents photos coming out blurry as appear on the left side of the LCD screen if you selected Yes. Setup Menu You can manually set your camera for the setting that best suits your present situation: Exposure, ISO, White Balance, Sharpness, Quality,
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    2. Press the Right/Left button until you select the Setup menu. Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Exposure option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the Menu/OK button to open the Exposure submenu. 3. Press the Up/Down
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    from the ISO submenu that appears: Auto /100 / 200 / 400 4. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm and exit. 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 button to select the White Balance
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    Sharpness This setting allows you to adjust the sharpness of your images, making edges more or less distinct. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Sharpness option in Setup menu. 2. Press the Menu/OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select a sharpness value. Normal / Sharp / Soft 4. Press
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    Quality The quality settings determine the number of photos and the amount of memory required for each photo. The better the quality, the more memory each photo will use. The quality will also affect the maximum size you can print your photo effectively. The default value is Fine. 1. Press the
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    Date This allows you to set the system time which will be display on the photos if you selected date on. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Date option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the Menu/OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select: On - displays date on photos Off - won't show date on
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    digits for each of the date, time and format options. 4. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm and exit. Auto Power Off By default your camera : If you select None, the camera will not be powered off until the battery power is used up or you turn the camera off manually. 4. Press the Menu/OK button
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    Language Your Digital Camera supports 9 languages. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Language corrects the fluorescent light cycles for different countries. Using the camera in the USA the frequency must be set to 60Hz and using the camera in Europe the setting must be 50Hz. Note: If the
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    Format This function reformats the memory card and will erase all files in memory including files that have been protected, please operate cautiously. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Format option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the
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    you are not sure as to what settings have been activated on your camera you can reset the camera to the original factory settings. 1. Press the Up/Down button to This is for you to exit the Setup menu manually. Select the Cancel option in the Setup menu and press the Menu/OK button to exit. 28
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    computer using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software. Please read the section on "Minimum Computer Requirements for your operation system" in order to be properly utilize all the features of the application. Note: 1. 2. 3. You need to insert an SD memory card for normal camera use. The
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    / Fluorescent 4. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm and exit to the video standby mode. 5. The White balance effect you selected appears on the LCD screen. Video Resolution Your camera supports 2 video resolutions- 640x480 (VGA) pixels, 320x240 (QVGA) pixels. The default resolution is VGA
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    using PictBridge technology. NOTE: The message, "No Image" will appear on the LCD screen if there are no photos/videos in the camera. Thumbnail and Zoom You can view the images on your camera as thumbnails. You can also press the T and W buttons to zoom in and out of your photos: 1. Pressing the
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    2. Press the Right/Left button to move between the images. 3. Press the T button to view the image in full screen. 4. To Zoom in to the photo press the T button to magnify the photos and the W button to zoom out. 5. Press the Up/Down/Right/Left button to navigate within the selected photo. Note: 1.
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    to begin playing the AVI file. 2. Press the Shutter button to pause and again to continue. 3. Press the Up button to stop and exit the video playback mode for selecting files or wait until the file playback over. Note: For how to protect or delete
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    " message will appear on the LCD. After a few seconds the photo will appear rotated as per your choice. Protect You can protect your photos and videos from accidental deletion. 1. Press the Menu/OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Protect menu option. 34
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    to unlock the current file. Delete Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time to free up memory. You can delete one image or video clip at a time or delete all the unprotected photos and videos that are currently recorded on the memory card at once. Remember to download images frequently to the
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    button to select "Yes" or "No" if you delete one or all photos and videos. 7. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm and exit. Crop Image Crop your photos of the image as a new photo. The crop feature will only work if a SD card is inserted. 1. Press the Menu/OK button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to
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    again to Save. Note: At step 6&7, you can press the Menu/OK button to exit without cropping. Print You can print photos directly from the camera using the Pictbridge technology on your printer. 1. Select a photo you want to print. 2. Press the Menu/OK button. 3. Press the Left/Right button to select
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    OK button to confirm. 6. A "Please connect to device" message will appear on the LCD. 7. Connect your camera with the USB cable to the Printer`s Pictbridge USB socket. 8. The following menu will appear once the camera detects that it is connected to the printer: 9. Press the Up/Down button to select
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    12. Wait for the printer to process your request. After a moment the photo is printed. Note: Printing many photos will take more time. Please be patient and wait for all the photos to print. 13. When the print is finished, a Print Finished screen appears. Press the Menu/OK button to close and revert
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    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 screen should automatically open. 2. On PC: The Vivitar Experience Image Manager Installer window appears. If the window does not
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    media from the camera. Click the "How to transfer photos and videos from my camera to my computer" button for instructions. 5. If review the license terms. On PC and Macintosh: Click the "I accept the terms of this license agreement" and then click "Next" to continue. 10. On PC only: Let the "Vivitar
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    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 on the camera device. Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer An SD card needs to be inserted. Do
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    . 7. Select to remove the media files from the selected device (removable disk) after the import. 8. Click the "Get media" button to transfer the photos and videos from your camera to your computer. A media download progress bar appears on the bottom left showing the number of media 43
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    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 into the Pictures/My Pictures folder and the videos into the Videos/My Videos folder. 7. Do not disconnect the cable during
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    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 is not transferable
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    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 and
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    Size Video Resolution File Format External Memory LCD Display Lens Zoom Exposure White Balance ISO Scene (Camera Mode) Flash Self (30 fps) JPEG/AVI(Without Audio) SD / MMC Card (up to 8GB) 2.4 Inch TFT LCD f=7.45mm, F3.0 (with Macro) 4X Digital Zoom -3.0EV ~ 3.0EV Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent
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    System Requirements section of this manual. If your computer does not match these requirements then it is possible that you will not be able to transfer the photos and videos from your camera. Q: I can not use the flash function. A: Please make sure you are in camera mode and that the Macro setting
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ViviCam 8690Digital Camera
Us
er‟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.