User manual VIVITAR VIVICAM 3655

[. . . ] Vivicam 3655 User Manual English 021009 Warranty Policy This camera is under warranty for one full year from the date of purchase by the orignal purchaser. In case of defects in materials or workmanship, we will replace or repair the camera free of charge. This warranty does not include batteries, or other accessories which have not been manufactured by our company. This warranty will not be honored if the camera has been mishandled or tampered with, or altered by anyone other than the manufacturer. [. . . ] There are six combination of resolution and quality settings which are given in the following table: 18 Overall Picture Quality Best Better Good Fine Normal Economy Resolution 1792x1200 1792x1200 1792x1200 896x600 896x600 896x600 Quality Setting the Macro Mode Pressing the Macro Mode button toggles between Normal and Macro Mode. Use the Macro mode setting to gain sharpness and detail in pictures at close range between the objects 8cm to 40cm from the camera. How to take Close-up shots 1. Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture. NOTE Enabled Macro Mode will cause the flash mode forced to OFF or ON. The Macro Mode button is active only in RECORD Mode. Setting the Self-Timer Press the Self-Timer button once to active the self-timer. The Self-Timer creates a 10-second delay between the time you press the Shutter button and the time the picture is taken. The 10-second delay is marked by the Self-Timer LED flashing, and if "Beep On" is enabled (see Sound option under SETUP Mode), by beeping for the final three seconds. NOTE The Self-Timer is automatically turned off after the picture is taken or if the camera is powered off. The Self-Timer button is active only in RECORD Mode. 19 Setting the Flash Mode Toggle the flash button to select auto, red-eye reduction, fill-in and off. There are four flash modes as follows: Auto The camera automatically fires the flash when the brightness of the subject or scene is too low Red-Eye Auto Mode with Pre-Flash to reduce Red-Eye Fill-In Flash is always enabled Off Flash is disabled NOTE Flash Mode is forced to Off when one of the manual White Balance settings is selected in SETUP mode. The Flash Mode Button is active only in RECORD mode. Images Remaining The approximate number of additional images that can be stored at the current Resolution and Quality settings is displayed in the Status LCD when the camera is in RECORD Mode. As Resolution and Quality settings are decreased, the number of additional pictures storable will increase, and vice versa. This number will automatically be updated after each new image is captured and stored. NOTE The total number of stored images may be varied with the free space of the card, the mixture of the image quality mode, and also the complexity of the subject. Camera Operating Modes The camera provides five camera operating modes-RECORD, PLAY, SETUP, ERASE, PC. The operating mode is selected using the Mode Knob on the top panel of the camera. You can access the advanced camera setting to customize your camera according to your personal preferences. To access the advanced camera setting with different camera modes, the built-in Display LCD is required. The built-in Display LCD acts as the primary user-interface for many camera functions. This section describes each camera operating mode and how to change the settings in details. 20 To access the menu of each camera operating mode 1. Once a menu is invoked, the Zoom Control is used to move the highlight through the menu items. For the top-level menus (RECORD, PLAY, ERASE, SETUP), pressing the OK button will cause the corresponding submenu to be displayed. When submenus with multi-field data items (e. g. , Date/Time) are invoked, the Zoom Control is used to increase or decrease the currently highlighted numeric field. For all menus and submenus, the OK button is used to select the highlighted menu item, or, in the case of multi-field data items to move the highlight to the next field. If there are no submenus for the highlighted menu item, or the highlight is on the final field of a multi-field data item, pressing the OK button will cause the previous, higherlevel menu to be redisplayed. RECORD Mode The camera is able to capture images only when in RECORD Mode. In this mode, a numeric display on the Status LCD indicates the approximate number of additional pictures that can be stored at the current Resolution and Quality settings. [. . . ] The user can then continue to scroll through the images as usual, using the Zoom Control. Viewing as a Slide Show The camera can setup a slideshow and playback the stored images for a specified interval. Use the zoom control to set the delay intervals between each displayed images 6. Press OK button to start playing the slideshow 31 Downloading pictures into your PC Connecting the camera to your PC Use the supplied cable to connect the camera to your computer, properly attach one end of the cable to digital port of the digital camera, and the other end of the cable to the back of your computer. For RS232 interface: 1 Plug one end of the serial cable into your computer COM port. [. . . ]