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Vivicam 3705 User Manual English 040408TP ...
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2 FCC STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi ...
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3 TRADEMARK INFORMATION Microsoft ® and Windows ® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium ® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. SD TM is a trademark. Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Other names and products may b ...
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4 WARNINGS Do not use this camera if it is emitting smoke (or an unusual odor), if it becomes unusually hot to the touch, produces a peculiar noise, or exhibits any other abnormal conditions. Operating the camera in any of these circumstances may cause a fire or an electrical shock. Stop using the camera immediately, turn the camera off, remove the ...
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5 CAUTIONS Do not place this camera in a location affected by oil fumes or steam, such as near a cooking stove or humidifier. This may cause a fire or an electrical shock. Do not leave this camera in a location subject to extremely high temperatures, such as in a sealed vehicle or in direct sunlight. Exposure to high temperatures may adversely affe ...
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6 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................................................8 Overview . Package Contents GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA............................................................................................ ...
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7 PLAYBACK MODE...........................................................................................................................................................................24 Viewing Images Zoom Playback Displaying Thumbnail Images Slideshow Display Protecting Images Deleting Images MOVIE MODE.......................................... ...
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8 INTRODUCTION Overview Your new digital camera delivers high quality, 2048 x 1536 resolution images using a 3.3 Mega pixel imager. Using either the optical viewfinder or the 1.5” TFT color image LCD display, you can compose images and then examine them in detail. An auto- flash sensor automatically detects the shooting (lighting) conditions and ...
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9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 21 25 FRONT VIEW 1. Shutter button 2. Viewfinder window 3. Lens cover 4. Focus switch Macro mode Portrait mode Landscape mode 5. Flash 6. Lens 7. Hand strap eyelet 8. Jack cover 9. DC IN jack 10. USB connector 11. Self-timer LED REAR VIEW 12. LED indicator 13. Viewfinder 14. LCD disp ...
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10 LED and Audible indicators Indicator Status Description/Activity Sound LED indicator Blinking red (after camera is powered on) The camera is powering up (approx. two seconds) No LED indicator Blinking red *(3) Camera system error Yes *(3) LED indicator Blinking green (after changing flash mode) Charging the flash capacitor No LED indicator Blink ...
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11 LCD Display Icons Display icons – Still Image Record Mode: 0008 0008 12:00 12:00 100 100 02/14/2003 02/14/2003 +0. 3 EV +0.5 EV ...
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12 Display icons – Movie Mode: 1. Movie mode 2. Battery level 3. Recordable movie time available 4. Memory Card indicator 5. Time 6. Date Display icons – Still-Image Playback Mode: 1. Playback mode 2. Battery level 3. Image Protected indicator (if protected) 4. Frame number 5. Memory Card indicator Display icons – Video (movie) Playback Mode: ...
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13 GETTING STARTED You can use 2 AA size batteries (Alkaline, Ni-MH), or an AC power adapter (optional accessory) to power the camera. Battery power is convenient for capturing images or video clips while an AC adapter power is useful when transferring images to your computer. Installing Batteries 1. Make sure the camera is turned off. 2. Slide the ...
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14 Note: Make sure to use only the AC power adapter specified for the camera. Damage caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not covered under the warranty. Using an AC power adapter while transferring images to your computer prevents unexpected automatic power off of the camera. Inserting an SD Memory Card (optional accessory) The camera come ...
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16 Setting the Date and Time The Date Type and Date Setup screens will be presented if/when: Camera is turned on for the first time (after you select a language). Camera is turned on after leaving the camera without batteries for an extended period of time. When the Date Type screen appears, follow these steps to select the date display format. Sel ...
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17 High resolution and quality settings are recommended for printed output and situations requiring the finest detail. Lower resolution/quality images take up less memory space and may be quite suitable for sharing images via e-mail, in a report, or on a web page. To change image resolution or image quality, perform these steps below: 1. Power on t ...
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19 4. Turn on the LCD display and icons by pressing the button. 5. Compose your shot on the display screen. 6. Press the shutter button. The LED indicator blinks red while the camera is processing the image. Note: By pressing the button repeatedly in the mode, the image display changes as follows: Image and all OSD (on-screen display) icons -> I ...
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20 camera is in Record ...
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21 Self-Timer The self-timer duration is ten seconds. Activate the self-timer by pressing the shutter button. The self-timer LED blinks slowly for seven seconds and then blinks rapidly for the last three seconds. This allows you to get into the scene when taking group images. 1. Secure the camera to a tripod or place it on a stable surface. 2. Open ...
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22 4. Press the shutter button. To disable macro photography, slide the focus switch back to portrait or landscape mode. Note: When shooting a close-up in macro mode, use the image LCD display to compose your shot, avoiding the off-center parallax phenomenon. After a macro shot is taken DO NOT FORGET to reset the lens to the landscape or portrait p ...
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23 The camera has four flash modes: Automatic Flash (default), Red-Eye Reduction, Fill Flash (On), and Flash Off. The modes appear, cyclically, when you press the button. The table below will help choose the appropriate flash mode: Flash mode Description Auto flash The flash fires automatically according to the ambient lighting conditions. Select t ...
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24 Taking Images Manually You can manually adjust conditions such as EV compensation, white balance or ISO speed when taking pictures. For EV compensation, white balance or ISO speed information, refer to Exposure, White Balance or ISO in the Record menu. To take images manually: 1. Open the lens cover, power on the camera. Make sure the camera is ...
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25 PLAYBACK MODE In the playback mode, you can view, magnify, delete images, play video clips, or run a slide show. Playback mode also provides a thumbnail image display, allowing you to quickly search for the image you want. Viewing Images You may view your images without opening the lens cover since the lens is not used for playback. The camera l ...
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26 4. To view the different portion of the enlarged image, press the / / / buttons. 5. To return to the regular display (cancel playback zoom) from 4X- enlarged status, press the button again. Displaying Thumbnail Images This function allows you to view as many as nine thumbnail images on the LCD display simultaneously so you may search for a parti ...
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27 3. Press the button. 4. Set the playback interval by using the / buttons and press the button. The slideshow starts, displaying your images on the LCD display, one by one, at the set interval. To stop the slideshow display, press the button. Note: You can adjust the slideshow display interval from 0 to 30 seconds. If you set the interval to 0 se ...
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28 Removing protection from an image or video clip: 1. Perform steps 1 to 4 (see above). 2. Select Unlock by pressing the / buttons and press the button. Note: To erase protected image(s), use the format function. For more information about formatting, refer to Format Media in the Setup menu. Deleting Images You can delete an image or video clip by ...
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29 To delete all (unprotected) images or video clips (at once): 1. Press the menu button. 2. Select Delete All by using the / buttons. 3. Press the button. 4. Select [Yes] by using the / buttons and press the button to delete all images and return to playback menu screen. 5. To exit from the playback menu, press either the or menu buttons. 6. If yo ...
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30 MOVIE MODE Recording Video Clips The movie mode allows you to record video clips at a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. 1. Power on the camera, and toggle the button to the mode. The amount of time available for movie recording is displayed on the LCD display. (The time format is Minutes: Seconds) If you turn on the camera with the lens cover clos ...
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31 To pause playback at any time, press the button. - Press the button again to resume playback. - Press and hold the button to forward the movie clip. (Release to stop) - Press and hold the button to backup the movie clip. (Release to stop) To exit this movie playback and return to the playback mode, press the button. Notes about Video Playback: T ...
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32 TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR COMPUTER To transfer images/video clips from the camera to your computer, follow these steps: Step 1 : Installing the USB driver (Windows 98 and Mac OS 8.6 users only) Step 2 : Connecting the camera to your computer Step 3 : Downloading image and video files System Requirements (Windows) Pentium 20 ...
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33 Step 1: Installing the USB Driver Windows 98 computers The USB driver on the CD-ROM is exclusively for Windows 98 computers. Installing the USB driver on computers running Windows 2000/ME/XP is not necessary. 1. Insert the CD-ROM that came with the camera into your CD-ROM drive. The welcome screen appears. 2. Click "Install USB driver" ...
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34 6. Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder. 7. Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders. Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders Copy & Paste or Drag-N-Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer. Mac users: double-click the “unlabeled” disk drive icon on ...
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35 Step 3: Downloading Image and Video Files When the camera is turned on and connected to your computer, it is considered to be a disk drive, just like a floppy disk or CD . You can download (transfer) images by copying them from the "removable disk" ("unlabeled" disk on a Macintosh) to your computer hard drive. Windows - Open ...
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36 INSTALLING PHOTOSUITE PC users will find that PhotoSuite is a very user-friendly image-editing program. With PhotoSuite, you can retouch, compose, an d organize your images. It includes a variety of templates, such as photo frames, birthday cards, calendars and more. Get your images ready and explore this amazing program. To install PhotoSuite: ...
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37 INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA PC users will find that PhotoVista is an easy-to-use program that lets you create spectacular 360 o panoramic images in a snap. When you view these panoramas, you get the experience of being totally immersed in a realistic environment. PhotoVista's powerful engine quickly and automatically stitches images together, and ...
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38 INSTALLING ACROBAT READER The CD-ROM includes a PDF (portable document format) copy of the user's manual. To view a PDF you must have Acrobat Reader installed in your computer. Acrobat Reader is included on the camera CD ROM. Using Acrobat Reader, you can read the user's manual and print sections of interest. 1. Insert the CD-ROM that ...
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39 USER'S MANUAL ON CD-ROM A copy of the user's manual on is provided on the CD-ROM in PDF format. It is a backup copy of the printed manual. If you misplace the printed guide, you may print another copy from the CD-ROM. The only requirement for viewing the User Manual on the CD-ROM is that you have Acrobat Reader installed on your comput ...
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40 MENU OPTIONS Record Menu You can use the Record menu to select image size, image quality, or ISO speed. You can also adjust exposure, white balance or LCD brightness in the Record menu. The Record menu even allows you to enable digital zoom. To access the Record menu, toggle the button to the mode and press the menu button. Scroll through the me ...
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41 Exposure Your camera adjusts the exposure of each scene automatically. However, if the subject is very dark, or very bright, you may override the camera's automatic exposure determination to make the subject brighter or darker. This is called EV compensation. The EV compensation can be adjusted from -1.8EV to +1.8EV. To select the EV compen ...
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42 select the appropriate white balance by using the / buttons, and press the button. [Auto]: Camera automatically adjusts white balance [ Daylight ]: For outdoors on a bright day [ Cloudy ]: For cloudy and shady sky [ Sunset ]: For sunset condition [ Tungsten]: For tungsten lighting [ Fluorescent]: For fluorescent lighting Digital Zoom You can tak ...
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43 LCD Brightness This option adjusts the brightness of the LCD display. To adjust the LCD brightness, press the button. Then increase or decrease the LCD brightness by using the / buttons and press the button. Burst This function allows you to capture a sequence of continuous images (frames). If burst function is enabled, the image resolution will ...
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44 Movie Menu To adjust movie settings, press the menu button in the mode and navigate to the option you wish to set by using the / buttons. For more information about Exposure, White balance, ISO, LCD brightness and Digital zoom, refer in the Record menu section. Movie Clip 1/2 Exposure 0.0EV White Balance Auto ISO Auto LCD Brightness 0 Exit:MENU ...
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45 Playback Menu Use the playback menu to create an on-camera slide show or transfer images from internal memory to a memory card. You can also use the Playback menu to protect an image, delete all images or adjust the LCD brightness. To access the playback menu, press the menu button in the playback mode and navigate through the options by using t ...
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46 Slide Show Refer to section in this manual titled "Slideshow Display" in the PLAYBACK MODE for further details. LCD Brightness Refer to LCD Brightness in the Record menu. Copy to Card This feature allows you to copy your images from the camera's internal memory to an SD memory card. Of course, you can only do this if you have an S ...
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47 Setup Menu Select your general camera preferences in the Setup mode. Toggle the button until the Setup menu appears on the LCD display. Navigate to the option you wish to configure by using the / buttons. Date Type M/D/Y Format Media Format Media This utility formats the internal memory (or memory card) and erases all stored images and data - ev ...
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48 Beep The camera produces a sound (beep) each time you press a camera button, if this function is enabled. Press the button, then select [On] or [Off] by using the / buttons and then press the button. Power Off If there is no camera activity (no buttons are pressed) for a defined period of time while the camera is powered on, the camera will swit ...
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49 Reset To Default If you wish to restore all camera settings to their original status, select this option and press the button. Select [Yes] using the / buttons and then press the button. The following table shows the default setting for each item: Item Description Image Resolution 2048 X 1536 pixels Image Quality Fine Flash Auto LCD Brightness 0 ...
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50 Date Setup After removing the batteries from the camera, the date and time may return to the default settings. If this happens, reset the date and time when using the camera. Refer to section in this manual titled "Setting the Date and Time" for further details. Date Imprint If you set imprint function, your image will be displayed wit ...
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51 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO OTHER DE VICES ...
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52 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS Item Description Sensor Approx. 3.3 Mega pixel 1/2.7” CCD Image resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels, 1024 x 768 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels LCD 1.5" color TFT LCD Self-timer 10 second delay Zoom 4X digital zoom Capture modes Still Image, Video (movie) recording Memory type 8 MB internal memory (common) SD memory card (optiona ...
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