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    ViviCam X327 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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    ...6 Installing SD Memory Card ...7 How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images 9 Starting Your Digital Camera ...10 Camera Mode ...11 Video Mode ...27 Playback Mode...30 Installing PhoTags Express Software ...37 Everything you need to get the most from your photos 43 Download photos
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    the ViviCam X327 10.1 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 y Digital Camera y PhoTags Express software Installation CD y USB cable y Quick Start Guide y Strap Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration: y Pentium III process or
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    Windows Vista To be able to download photos to your PC your will need the following minimum configuration: y Windows Vista y 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory y 20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space y Support for Super VGA graphics y Available USB Interface y CD-ROM drive
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    A Quick Look at Your Camera 5
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    battery" message will flash on the LCD when the battery power is insufficient. Shortly thereafter your camera will power off. 2. Please remove your batteries when you don't intend to use your camera for a long time. 3. Test photos taken with the camera should be downloaded otherwise they will be
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    is opened to replace the batteries. Installing SD Memory Card 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 you have to transfer test photos and
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    on the SD memory card including protected data. 4. Don't remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable. 5. When your card is full, download the media on the SD card to your PC and delete the photos and videos from it in order to continue using your camera to
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    How to hold your camera correctly 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 in use. This will cause
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    Starting Your Digital Camera Power on Press the Power button on the top of the camera to turn on your camera. The LCD will light up and the Auto-Focus zoom lens will extract out indicating that your camera is on and ready for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn off your camera. When
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    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 the photos to your computer using the Photags Express software as described 11
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    below in the section "Download photos and videos to your PC" and thereafter delete them from your SD card 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 very few test photos that
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    The icon as well as the red LED will begin to flash indicating that the flash is charging. 4. Press the Flash button again for the icon 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 icon
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    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 is deleted. Each setting will be explained in its own section below. Scene Your camera comes supplied with many scenes for you to take photos in almost any environment. Scene 14
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    Scenery Beach Night Scenery Sport High Sensitivity 5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. 6. The selected icon appears next to the camera icon on the top left of the LCD screen. Image Size The image size settings determine the quality and number
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    photo. The higher the photo quality the more memory it will take. The image size and quality will 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
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    Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 6. The anti-shake 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
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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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    down 2, 5 or 10 seconds as per your choice, the LED will flash and then automatically take the photo. 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, Frequency, Language, Copy, Format and
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    that appears: 3. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 4. The Exposure icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom is not good and you also specifically do not wish to use a flash or tripod. When using ISO sensitization, please choose the low value ISO
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    option from the Menu that appears: Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent 4. Press the MENU 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
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    and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The digital zoom function On or 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
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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 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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    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. Frequency Select the light frequency for the local environment. Generally, 60HZ is for the U.S. and 50HZ for Europe and
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    the Menu that appears: 4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. Format This function will format the memory card and will erase all files in memory including files that have been protected. Important: Please use this function with caution. Once formatted all
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    Press the MEN 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. Default Setting You can restore your camera to the original factory settings. 1. Press the Up/Down button to
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    format. Note: 1. 2. You can preview the AVI files in Playback 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 video!" message will appear on the LCD screen
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    Alternatively, you can insert a SD memory card to expand the memory to record longer videos. 3. The LED will light up when the 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.
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    confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode. 5. The Image Size icon selected will appear at the top of the LCD screen. Macro The camera has the function that allows you to capture objects either at very near or very far distances. Use the Macro close up for shooting up
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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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    before viewing to 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 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
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    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 protect your photos/videos from accidental deletion by selecting
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    delete one image or video clip at a time or delete all except the protected photos and videos that are currently stored and saved on the memory card. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Delete option. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select "This Image" (if the
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    all the unprotected photo images on your SD card will be deleted. This process is irreversible and all your images will be lost forever unless you have saved them or downloaded them to your computer previous to the before the cropped photo is saved as a new photo to your camera`s memory card. 34
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    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. 8. Please follow the camera indication and select the menu to print the photo. Playing the AVI video file 1. In Playback mode, press
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    file. Delete Delete unwanted videos at any time in order to free up memory. You can delete one image or video clip at a time or delete all except the protected videos that are currently stored and saved on the memory card. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the
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    video images on your SD card will be deleted. This process is irreversible and all your images will be lost forever unless you have saved them or downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion. Installing PhoTags Express Software In order to install the Software to download the photos and
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    COMPUTER PLEASE DISCONNECT IT FIRST BEFORE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE. 1. On the "Install your camera software" screen, select your camera model from the drop down list and click the "Install" button to install the PhoTags Express software. For more installation information click the "Read Me First!"
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    3. Please review the license terms and click the "I Agree" button to continue. 39
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    4. Let the "PhoTags Express" installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click "Install". 40
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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. 41
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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. 42
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    photos The "PhoTags Express" software that is installed on your computer allows you to edit existing photos that you have on your computer as well as the photos that you have captured with your camera. 1. Be sure to have battery in the camera 2. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB port of the
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    . Enhance your photos; Auto Enhance, Crop, Correct Red Eye, Manually Adjust and add Special Effects. Add Active Captions- add Text Captions online. Workshops feature allows you to Create Calendars, two-sided Greeting Cards and Postcards on standard photo paper... Create Photo Albums and Slide Shows
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    on your TV using your DVD player. Add background music to your slideshow. 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. The Get Photos
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    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. CUSTOM COPY METHOD Select the "Custom" copy radial button. Click the "Next" button. Add Active Captions to your pictures.
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    Choose where to place your photos and videos. The default is to place all photos and videos into a folder under the C:\My Documents\ My Pictures folder with the date when the photos were taken as the folder name. 47
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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. 48
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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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    photos 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 USB cable, the screen will be shown a window (Removable Disk F:) as below: NOTE: Now you can download the photos and videos to your computer
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    . Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually The Photags Express software is not compatible and will not install on a Mac. 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 mount on the
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    Card 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.vivitarcom for further assistance if necessary or call our tech support
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    Memory SD Card (up to 8GB) LCD Display 2.7 Inch TFT Lens Auto Focus Zoom 3X 36-108mm 1:2.8-4.8 Zoom 3X Optical Zoom; 8X Digital Sensitivity Flash Auto /Force/Red Eye Reduction/Off Self-timer 2, 5 or 10 sec delay Anti-Shake Yes PictBridge Yes Face Detect Yes Interface USB 2.0
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    do I make sure I don't lose important pictures? In order to use your camera properly you will need to insert a SD card of up to 8GB. All your images will be stored on this card. It is recommended to download the images from the card as often as possible, so as to free up space on the
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ViviCam X327 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.