Vivitar 8225 - Manuals - manualsarea.com

Page 2 - Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................2 Key Features .............................................................................................................

Page 6 - A Quick Look at Your Camera

Page 7 - Preparing Your Camera for Use; Install lithium battery; packaging. To install it correctly see the diagram below:

6 Preparing Your Camera for Use Install lithium battery Your digital camera needs a lithium Li-ion battery in order to operate. The battery is found separately in the packaging. To install it correctly see the diagram below: 1. Slide and open the battery door on the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert t...

Page 8 - camera is fully charged after a few hours.; thereafter your camera will power off.

7 Note: 1. In order to charge your lithium battery, make sure the battery is inserted correctly and then connect your camera to an on and running PC with the USB cable provided. The red LED will light up indicating that your camera is in charging mode. The LED will switch off when your camera is ful...

Page 9 - Installing SD Memory Card; and videos to your PC.

8 Installing SD Memory Card Your camera has very limited internal memory enough to take one test photo. 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 befo...

Page 11 - How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images; Hold the camera steady and correctly as shown in the diagram below.

10 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 in the diagram below. Note: Do not touch or move the lens once it opens and is in use. This will cause...

Page 12 - Starting Your Digital Camera; Power on

11 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 extend out indicating that your camera is on and ready for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn off your camera. When ther...

Page 13 - Camera Mode; This is the default mode when turning on your camera.; Taking Photos; Compose your shot using the LCD screen.

12 3. The Camera 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. Taking Photos 1. Compose your shot using t...

Page 14 - Transfer photos and videos to your computer; Optical Zoom

13 software as described below in the section “ Transfer photos and videos to your computer ” 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 one test photo that will be erased when...

Page 15 - Flash; low battery

14 Flash In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for backlight conditions. Force Flash, Auto, Red eye reduction, No Flash To set the flash: Note: Please move the Macro/Far setting to Far mode. The flash can only be use when the camera is...

Page 16 - Short cut buttons on the OK/MENU dial; Scene

15 5. Press the Flash button until the icon appears on the LCD indicating that the Red-Eye reduction is on. 6. Press the Flash button until the icon appears again. This will turn off the flash function. This is the default flash setting. Short cut buttons on the OK/MENU dial The camera has 3 short c...

Page 17 - Each setting will be explained in its own section below.; Press the Right/Left button to select the Scene

16 Each setting will be explained in its own section below. Scene Your camera comes supplied with many scenes for you to take photos in accordance with the light and environmental conditions prevailing at the time of taken the photo. Scene included with your camera are - Auto, Night Portrait, Night ...

Page 18 - Image Size; Press the Right/Left button to select the

17 Image Size The image size settings determine the quality and number of photos 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 quality will also affect the maximum size you can effectively print your ...

Page 19 - On or Off; Macro/Far shooting

18 Anti-Shake Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents photos coming out blurry as a result of trembling or shaking when taking the photo. You are not required to use a tripod in order to take good quality photos. 1. Press the OK/MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon...

Page 20 - Face Detect

19 1. Press the OK/MENU button 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon. 3. The Macro menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select Macro On or Off . : Macro shooting - On : Far shooting - Off 5. Press the OK/MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit t...

Page 22 - Setup; You can adjust the way your camera is setup with 11 setup option:

21 5. Press the OK/MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. 6. The Self-Timer icon selected will appear on the top of the LCD screen. 7. Press the Shutter button until you see the self-timer count-down begin in the center of the green frame that appears on the LC...

Page 23 - Exposure; This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images.

22 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon. 3. The Setup menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select one of the setup submenu options: Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1. Press the OK/MENU button. 2. Press the Up/Do...

Page 24 - ISO

23 3. Press the OK/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 of the LCD. ISO This is a special function that allows you to compensate the light conditions when the light source is not good and you also spe...

Page 25 - White Balance

24 4. Press the OK/MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The ISO icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom of the LCD. 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...

Page 26 - Sharpness

25 4. Press the OK/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 the sharpness of your images, making edges more or less distinct. 1. Press the Up/Down but...

Page 27 - Quality

26 4. Press the OK/MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the Sharpness option you selected. Quality The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take. A HIGH setting means you can take fewer photos, but they...

Page 28 - Digital Zoom; You can set the digital zoom function On or Off.

27 4. Press the OK/MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The Quality icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom left corner of the LCD. Super quality Fine quality Normal quality Digital Zoom You can set the digital zoom function On or Off. 1. Press the Up/D...

Page 31 - Note; depleted or the camera is turned off manually.; Language; Your digital camera supports only English for this version.; Frequency; for Europe and Japan. The default setting is 60HZ

30 4. Press the Up/Down button to select a time that the camera will automatically power off if inactive. Note : If you select None, the camera will not be powered off until the battery power is depleted or the camera is turned off manually. 5. Press the OK/MENU button to confirm, save and exit to t...

Page 32 - Format; have been protected.

31 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Frequency option from the Setup menu. 2. Press the OK/MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Frequency option from the menu that appears: 4. Press the OK/MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. Format This function...

Page 33 - Default Setting

32 4. Press the OK/MENU button to confirm. 5. If you selected OK, a Format confirmation message appears. 6. Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes” to format, “No” to exit. 7. Press the OK/MENU button to confirm and begin the format. 8. Once the SD card is formatted all the images sitting on the...

Page 35 - Video Mode

34 Video Mode Press the MODE button to select the Video mode. Note: The camera has limited internal memory and does not allow recording videos without an SD card inserted. 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 corne...

Page 36 - Transfer photos and videos to your computer; White Balance, Size and Macro

35 Either download the images to your computer using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software as described below in the section “ Transfer photos and videos to your computer ” or insert another SD card to continue taking more videos. 3. The LCD will not light up when the light condition is not ...

Page 37 - Size

36 4. Press the OK/MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode. 5. The LCD screen will be 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 OK/MENU button. 2. Press the R...

Page 38 - Playback Mode

37 5. The Image Size icon selected will appear at the top of the LCD screen. Macro/Far Shooting 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 to 80cm: 1. Press the OK/MENU button 2. Press the Right/Lef...

Page 40 - Press the W button to zoom back out it.; Operation functions for still photos; images that appear on the LCD.; Rotate

39 5. Press the W button to zoom back out it. Operation functions for still photos Select the still photo you want by either selecting it in the thumbnail view first before viewing it in full screen or view the images one by one in your camera by pressing the Right/Left buttons to toggle through the...

Page 41 - Protect

40 4. Press the OK/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. You cannot rotate a protected file. On...

Page 42 - Delete

41 1. Press the OK/MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the protect option. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select the Protect options that appear in the menu. 4. Press the OK/MENU button. 5. If you select Lock, a lock icon will appear at the top of the LCD for the photo or video sel...

Page 43 - Caution

42 1. Press the OK/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 image is a photo) or “This Video” (if the image is a video) to delete the current photo or video you selected. Select the “All” option to delete all ...

Page 44 - Crop Image; Crop or Cancel

43 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 highlight certain focal points. The Crop feature lets you zoom in on an image and then save that part of the image as a new photo. Note: Only photos on the ...

Page 45 - Print with Pictbridge; Select the photo you wish to print.

44 7. Press the Up/Down/Right/Left buttons to navigate the area of the photo you wish to crop. 8. Press the Shutter button for the crop confirmation icons to appear or press the OK/MENU button to exit. 9. Press the Shutter button to confirm and save the crop or press the OK/MENU button to exit. 10. ...

Page 49 - Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software

48 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software Warning: Do not plug your camera into the computer until the software installation is complete You must be connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software. 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-R...

Page 51 - Connect your camera to the computer

50 On PC: C lick the “I Agree” button to continue. On Macintosh: Click the “I accept the terms of this license agreement” and then click “Next” to continue. 10. On PC only: Let the “Vivitar Experience Image Manager” installer create the folder to where the program will be installed, and then click “...

Page 52 - Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer; transfer of any files on their way to your computer.

51 Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer An SD card needs to be inserted. Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer. 1. Select the “Get images” button from the Main menu.

Page 54 - the “Take the Tour” button on the application`s Home page.; Open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files.

53 For more details on how to use the 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 (Using Windows) 1. Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera t...

Page 55 - way to your computer.; Maintenance of Your Digital Camera; function properly

54 3. Click on the device icon and open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files. 4. Select the files and drag them into your computer. Optionally, select the files and choose Copy from the Finder‟s Edit menu. Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu. 5. We recom...

Page 56 - original

55 modification or accident. What To Do When Service Is Required: When returning your defective product (postage pre-paid) for service, your package should include: 1. Copy of original bill of sale 2. A detailed written description of the problem. 3. Your return address and telephone number (Daytime...

Page 57 - Appendix A: Technical Specifications

56 Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor Image Resolution 3264x2448(8MP), 3648x2048(7MP) HD, 2592x1944(5MP), 2048x1536(3MP), 1920x1080(2MP) HD, 640x480(VGA) Video Resolution 640X480,320X240pixels File Format JPEG/AVI External Memory SD Card (up to 8GB) LCD Display 2.4 Inch TF...

Page 58 - Appendix B: Troubleshooting; Q: I have taken photos; and then try downloading them again.; computer. How do I recover photos that I accidently deleted?; A00-090513NES

57 Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos and selected the “Get Images” button. I get a message that the images were successfully transferred but the photos do not appear on my computer. What do I do? First ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Press the Shutter button to take some ...