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V iviCam X327 Digit al 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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T able of Content s Introduction .............................................................................................................................. ....................... 2 Key Features .............................................................................................................................. .................... ...
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam X327 10.1 Mega-Pi xel Digital Camera with Auto-Focus zoom lens. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Y our 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 capturing thos ...
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What your c amera package include s y Digital Camera y PhoT ags Express software Installation CD y USB cable y Quick St art Guide y S trap Computer System Requirement s for Windows XP T o be able to do wnload photos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration: y Pentium III process or above with Windows XP y 128 MB RAM, with 150MB ...
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Computer System Requirement s for Windows V ista T o be able to do wnload 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 l east 15GB of available space y Support for Super VGA graphics y Available USB Interface y CD-ROM drive Computer Sy ...
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A Quick Look at Y our Camera 5 ...
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Prep aring Y our Camera for Use Y our digital camera needs 3 AAA batteries in or der to operate. Alkaline batteries are r ecommended. 1. Slide and open the battery door on the right side of the camera. 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 wi ...
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loses power and turns off or when the battery door is opened to replace the batteries. Inst alling SD Memor y Card An external memory card is requir ed for normal use. Y our camera s upport s any compatible SD memory card (up to 8GB). Adding a memory card will allow you to increase th e capacity of your camera before you have to transfer test photo ...
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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 remo ved. Please download the images befo re powering of f. 2. If there is a photo in the internal memory when you insert the card into your camera, a “Cop y to card” message will appear on the L ...
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How to hold your camera co rrectly when capturing images Turn on the Power button to activate the Auto - Foc us 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 damage to the c amera. 9 ...
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St arting Y our Digital Cam era 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 indicati ng that your camera is on and read y for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn off your camera. Wh en there is insufficient battery power a red icon wil ...
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3. The C amera mode will have a icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen. The Video mode will have a icon and the Playback mode a icon will appear in the top left corner of the screen. Camera Mode This is the default mode when turning on your camera. T aking Photos 1. Compose your shot using the LCD screen. 2. Hold the camera steady and press ...
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below in the section “ Download photos an d videos to your PC ” and thereafter delete them from your SD card or insert anoth er SD card to continue taking more photos. Note: This camera needs a SD memory card to operat e normally . The limited internal memory allows you to take very few test photos that will be erased when the camera powers off ...
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Flash In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash. Y ou can al so use the flash to compensate for backlight conditions. Force Flash, Auto, Red eye reduction, No Flash T o set the flash: Note: The flash can only be use when the camera is in Far mode . 1. Press the Flash/Up button. 2. The icon appears on the LCD screen. This will act ...
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Short cut buttons on the M ENU 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 Delete (Right button) Pressing the relevant button will activate the setting options. • Scene – the 9 scene options appear on the LCD for you to select: Aut ...
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included with your camera are - Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery , Portrait, Sc enery , Sport, Party , Beach or High Sensitivity . Choose the scene in accordance with the light and env ironmental conditions prev ailing at the time of taken the photo. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Scene icon. 3. The Scene ...
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of memory required for each photo. The highe r the photo quality the more memory it will take. The image size and quality will also affect the maximum size you can ef fectively print your photo. T o set the Image size: 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon. 3. The Image Size menu appears in the center of the LC ...
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1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon 3. The Anti-Shake menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select Anti-Shake On or Off. 5. 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. M ...
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5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera 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 Y our camera supports face detecting that allows you to take better portrait photos. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left ...
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1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon. 3. The Self -T imer menu appea rs in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select one of the self timer options: 5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. 6. The Self-T imer icon selected will appear on the t ...
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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 an Exposure value (from 3 brightest to -3 darkest) from the Menu 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 app ...
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White Balance This setting allow s t he 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 option in the Setup menu 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a White Balance option from the Menu that ap pears: Auto Daylight Cloudy Inc ...
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Q u a l i t y The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take. A HI GH setting means you can take fewer photos, but they will be of better quality . The default value 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 Quali ...
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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 appear on th e photo once it is taken. • On ...
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4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save the changes and exit. A u t o P o w e r O f f By default, if your camera is idle for 60 seconds it will automatically be powered off. Use the Auto Power Off option to change this setting: 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Auto Power Off option in Setup menu. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up ...
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1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Frequency option from the Setup menu. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Frequenc y option from 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 file s in ...
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7. Press the MEN button to confirm and begin the format. 8. Once the SD card is form atted all the images sitting on the card will be erased a nd the camera will revert to the camera standby mode. Default Setting Y ou can restore your camera to the original factor y settings. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select Default Setting in the Setup menu. ...
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Video Mode Press the MODE button to select the Video mode. Note: The camera has limited internal memory allowing you to record up to 20 seconds in QVGA. An SD card (up to 8GB) needs to be inserted in order to use the video mode normally . When the icon appears on the top left corner of the LCD screen this indicates that you are in Video mode. 1. Pr ...
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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 light condition is not good. In Video mode there are 3 setup options - White Balance, Si z e and Macro White Balance Y ou can select 5 different White Bal ance light conditions for shooting videos. 1. Press the MENU button ...
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2. Press the Right/Left button to select the option for the Size menu to appear . 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an Image Size option from the Menu that app ears: VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x24 0 4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode. 5. The Image Size icon selected will appear at the top of the LCD screen. M ...
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Playback Mode Press the HOME button to enter the Playback mode. When the icon appears on the top left corner of the LCD screen this indicates that you are in Playback mode. Here you can preview the photos and videos you have captured and recorded. In Playback mode you can rotate, protect, delete and crop your photos and you can protect and delete v ...
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Zoom In or Out of the Photo 1. Select a JPEG photo. 2. The icon will display on the top left corner of the LCD screen. 3. Press the T button to 8x zoom in t o the photo. 4. Press the Up/Down/Left/Right button to navigate around the photo. 5. Press the W button to zoom back out it. Operation func tions for still photos Select the still photo you wan ...
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3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Rotate option from the Menu that appears. 4. Press the MENU button to confirm how many degrees you want to rotate the photo 5. A “Rotate & Saving” message will appear on the screen. Please wait while the photo is rotated as per your choice. 6. The photo will now be rotated and saved. Note: 1. Y ou ...
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Note: T o “Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select “Unlock” and press the MENU but ton to unlock the current file. Delete Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time in order to free up memory . Y ou can delete one image or video clip at a time or delete all except the prote ct ed photos and videos that are currently sto ...
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Caution : If you choice the All option, all the unprotected photo imag es on your SD card will be deleted. This process is irreversible and all your images will be lost forever u nless y o u have saved them or downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion. Crop Image Crop your photos to show and save a specific portion of an image or to ...
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Print with Pictbridge Y ou can print the photos directly from the camera with a Pictbridge compatible printer . 1. Select the photo you wish to print. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Right/Left button to select the Pictbridge menu. 4. Press the Up/Down button and select Pictbridge to print photos or press Cancel to exit the menu. 5. Press th ...
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Note: Just as with Photos so too Videos can be protect ed from accident al deletion as well as can be deleted. Protect Y ou can p rotect your videos from accidental deletion by selecting the “lock” feature. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the protect option. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select the Protect op ...
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3. Press the Up/Down button to select “This Image” (if the image is a photo) or “T his V ideo” (if the image is a video) to delete the current photo or video you selected or select the corresponding “All” option to delete all unprotected images. Press Cancel to exit the Delete option if you do not wish to delete anything at this stage. ...
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COMPUTER PLEASE DISCONNECT IT FIRST BEFORE INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE. 1. On the “Install your camera softw a re” screen, select your camera model from the drop do wn list and click the “Inst all” button to install the PhoT ag s Express sof t ware. For more inst allation information click the “Read Me First!” button. 2. On the “PhoT ag ...
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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 “PhoT ags Express” installer create the folder where the program will be inst alled to, and then click “Inst all” . 40 ...
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5. Please wait while the application is being installed on y our computer. 6. Once the application has been i nstalled on your computer , click the “Finish” but ton to let the “PhoT ags Express” installer fi nish the inst allation program. 41 ...
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If you selected the option for the application to start after pressing the Finish button, the application will automatically launch. If not, then in order to open the application you need to double click on the Photags Express icon on the desktop. 7. The Welcome to Photags Ex press Product Registration screen will open. This screen will appear each ...
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Everything you need to get the most from your photos The “PhoT ags E xpress” sof tware that is inst alled on y our 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 o ...
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Manage your photos by creating countless unique photo collections without duplicating any photos. Burn CD’s of any folders for backup and storage. Enhance your photos ; Auto Enhance, Crop, Correct Red Eye, Ma nually Adjust and add Special Ef fects. Add A ctive Capt ions - add T e xt Captions, Frames, Shapes, Keyw ords… and mo re that can be vie ...
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on your TV using your DVD player . A dd background music to your slideshow . Download photos and v ideos to y our PC Transfer Photo and Video images from your camera to your PC using Ph oTags Express. Select the “Get Photos” button from the top of th e PhoTags Express Main Menu screen. The Get Photos Wizard opens. 45 ...
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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” cop y 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. You c an add a date, keywords , cat ...
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Choose where to place your photos and videos. The def ault 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 showin g the number of media (videos included) downloading to your computer. 48 ...
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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. To learn more of how to get the most out of your PhoTags ...
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The video will begin to play automatically . T o r epla y the video, use the media controls. Once all the Photos and Videos have been dow nloaded to the computer it is recommended that you delete them from the camera thereby preparing your camera to take more photos and videos. T ransferring photos and videos to your PC manually T urn on your camer ...
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Choose “copy pictures to a folder on my computer” on 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 by the system to finish transferring. 2. Alt ernativ ely you can: 1. Click on the MY COMPUTER Icon on the desktop. 2. Y o ur mem ...
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Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is not transferable. Products that fail to function properly UNDER NORM AL US A GE, due to defects in material or workmanship. Y our p roduct will be repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year . What Is Not Covered By Warranty: Damages or ma ...
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Appendix A: T echnical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor Image Resolution 3648x2736(10MP),3264 x2448(8MP), 3648x2048(7MP) HD, 2592x1944(5MP), 2048x1536(3M P), 1920x1080(2MP) HD, 640 x480(VGA) Video Resolution 640X480,320X240pixels File Format JPEG/A VI External Memory SD Card (up to 8GB) LCD Display 2.7 Inch TFT Lens Auto Focus Zoom 3X 36-108 ...
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54 Appendix B: T roubleshooting Q: I have taken photos but m y computer says, “No photos in camera.” What do I do? A : First ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Press the Shutter button a fe w times to t ake some sample photos and then try downloading them again. If you still get a “no photos” error this may mean that your computer m ...
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