Vivitar VT324 - Manuals

7 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...

9 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 is in use. This will cause ...

10 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...

11 3. The Camera mode will have an icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen. The Video mode will have an icon and the Playback mode an 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 usin...

12 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...

13 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. Note: Please move the Macro/Far setting to Far mode. The flash can only be use when the camera is in Far mode. If you are in the Macro close up mode and try to us...

14 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 dial The camera has 3 short cut bu...

15 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 ...

16 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 ...

17 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 button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon 3. T...

18 Macro/Far shooting The camera has the function that allows you to capture objects with the hyper-focal distance setting of either Macro very near (up to 80cm) or very Far distances. 1. Press the OK button 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon. 3. The Macro menu appears in the center o...

19 Face Detect Your camera supports face detecting that allows you to take better portrait photos. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon. 3. The Face Detect menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select Face Detect On or Off . 5. Pre...

21 Setup You can adjust the way your camera is setup with 13 setup options: Exposure, ISO, White Balance, Color, Sharpness, Quality, Digital Zoom, Date, Auto Power off, Language, Frequency, Format, Default Setting and Cancel. 1. Press the „M‟ Menu/OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select ...

22 Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1. Press the OK 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 OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 4. ...

23 1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the ISO option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an ISO value from the Menu that appears: 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The ISO icon for the option you selected...

24 2. Press the OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a White Balance option from the Menu that appears: Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the White Balance ...

25 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Color option from the Menu that appears: Standard, Sepia, Monochrome and Vivid 4. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the Color option you selected. 5. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. Sharpness This setting allo...

26 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 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 OK button. 3. ...

27 Digital Zoom You can set 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 OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select On or Off . 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. ...

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 button to confirm, save and exit to the ca...

31 Frequency This setting allows you to change the light Frequency of the camera. 50Hz is for US and 60Hz is for Europe and Asia. 1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Frequency option in the Setup menu 2. Press the OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Frequency option from the M...

33 Default Setting You can restore your camera to the original factory settings. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select Default Setting in the Setup menu. 2. Press the OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select OK 4. Press the Up/Down button to select OK to set to default setting or Cancel to e...

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...

36 4. Press the OK 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 button. 2. Press the Right/Left ...

37 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the option for the Macro menu to appear. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Macro option from the Menu that appears : Macro shooting - On : Far shooting - Off 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the video standby mode. 5. ...

39 Select the photo you wish to rotate, protect, delete, crop or print . Rotate The rotate feature will only work for images on the SD card that is inserted. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the rotate option. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Rotate option f...

40 6. The photo will now be rotated and saved. Note: 1. You cannot rotate a protected file. On attempting to 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 memor...

41 4. Press the OK button. 5. If you select Lock, a lock icon will appear at the top of the LCD for the photo or video selected. Note: To “Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select “Unlock” and press the OK button to unlock the current file. Delete Delete unwanted photos and videos a...

42 4. Press the OK button to confirm. 5. A Delete confirmation message appears. 6. Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes” or “No”. 7. Press the OK button to confirm and delete the image(s). Note: You cannot delete files that are locked. Caution : If you choice the All option, all the unprotecte...

43 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Crop option. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select Crop or Cancel . 4. Press the OK button. 5. A blue crop rectangle appears on the photo in the LCD screen. 6. Press the W or T buttons to determine the size of the area to crop. ...

44 Print with Pictbridge You can print the photos directly from the camera with a Pictbridge compatible printer. 1. Select the photo you wish to print. 2. Press the OK button. 3. Press the Right/Left button to select the Pictbridge menu. 4. Press the Up/Down button and select Pictbridge to print pho...

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-...

50 On PC and 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 “Install”. 11. Please wait while the appli...

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.

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...

55 malfunctions from other than normal use, including but limited to, repair by unauthorized parties, tampering, 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 ...

56 Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor Image Resolution (in pixels) 4000x3000 (12M), 3648X2736 (10M), 3264x2448 (8MP), 3648x2048 (7MP HD), 2592x1944 (5MP), 2048x1536 (3MP), 1920x1080 (2MP HD), 640x480 (VGA) Video Resolution 640X480 (VGA), 320X240 (QVGA) pixels File Format J...

57 Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos and selected the “Get Images” button. I get a message that the images where 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...