Vivitar 3705 - Manual

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...

6 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................................................8 Overview. Package Contents GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA..............................................

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...

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 ...

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) C...

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

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 ...

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...

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 S...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 FORGE...

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 sin...

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 fro...

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. Deleti...

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) ...

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 vi...

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 scree...

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)...

36 INSTALLING PHOTOSUITE PC users will find that PhotoSuite is a very user-friendly image-editing program. With PhotoSuite, you can retouch, compose, and organize your images. It includes a variety of templates, such as photo frames, birthday cards, calendars and more. Get your images ready and expl...

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 an...

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...

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 mod...

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 f...

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...

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 playbac...

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 co...

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 memor...

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 pix...

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 im...

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 i...