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 - mode. The LED will switch off when your camera is fully charged.; Installing SD Memory Card
7 Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power Note: 1. A “Low battery” message will flash on the LCD when the battery power is insufficient. Shortly thereafter your camera will power off. 2. Please remove your battery when you don ’t intend to use your camera for a long time. 3. The te...
Page 9 - SD; icon will appear on the LCD screen after you turn on your camera.
8 3. Push the card in until you feel it “click” into position. The top of the card should be flushed with the surface of the camera. An SD icon will appear on the LCD screen after you turn on your camera. 4. Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken with the came...
Page 10 - Don; How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images; Hold the camera steady and correctly as shown in the diagram below.
9 4. Don ’t remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable. 5. When your card is full, download the media on the SD card to your PC and delete the photos and videos from it in order to continue using your camera to capture more high quality photos and videos ...
Page 11 - Starting Your Digital Camera; Power on; will; Mode selection; change the way the camera is setup.
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...
Page 12 - Press the MODE button to toggle between the 3 modes.; Camera Mode; This is the default mode when turning on your camera.; Taking Photos; Compose your shot using the LCD screen.
11 2. Press the MODE button to toggle between the 3 modes. 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...
Page 13 - Transfer photos and videos to your computer; Optical Zoom; press the W button to zoom back out.; Digital Zoom
12 Either download the photos 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 photos. Note: This camera needs a SD memory card to operate normall...
Page 14 - Flash; low battery
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. 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 15 - Short cut buttons on the OK dial; Scene
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...
Page 16 - Each setting will be explained in its own section below.; Press the OK button.; Image Size
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. Scenes included with your camera are - Auto, Night Portrait, Night...
Page 18 - On or Off; Macro/Far shooting
17 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. The Anti-Shake menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select Anti-Shake On or Off ....
Page 19 - Face Detect
18 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 button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. 6. The...
Page 21 - photo is automatically taken.; Setup; You can adjust the way your camera is setup with 11 setup option:
20 5. Press the OK 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 LCD. Yo...
Page 22 - Exposure; This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images.
21 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 button. 2. Press the Up/Down bu...
Page 23 - ISO
22 3. Press the OK 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 specific...
Page 24 - White Balance
23 4. Press the OK 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 Up/D...
Page 25 - Sharpness
24 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 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 buttons ...
Page 26 - Quality
25 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 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 will...
Page 27 - You can set the digital zoom function On or Off.
26 4. Press the OK 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/Down b...
Page 29 - Auto Power Off
28 3. Press the Right/Left button to select and highlight the Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second and Date Format type. 4. Press the Up/Down button to set the Date and Time digits. 5. Select the first option of the Date format and press the Up/Down button to set the date format that appears on th...
Page 30 - Note; depleted or the camera is turned off manually.; Language; Your digital camera supports only English for this version.; Format; have been protected.
29 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...
Page 32 - Default Setting
31 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...
Page 33 - Video Mode; Press the MODE button to select the Video mode.
32 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 35 - Size; Macro; Use the Macro close up for shooting up to 80cm:
34 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 ...
Page 36 - Playback Mode
35 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. ...
Page 38 - Select the photo you wish to; Rotate
37 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...
Page 39 - Protect
38 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 memory card to use this function. Protect You can...
Page 40 - Delete
39 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 at any time in order to f...
Page 41 - Caution; Crop Image
40 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...
Page 42 - Crop or Cancel; Print with Pictbridge
41 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. ...
Page 43 - Playing the AVI video file
42 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 photos or press Cancel to...
Page 46 - downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion.
45 5. Press the OK button to confirm. 6. A Delete confirmation message appears. 7. Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes” or “No”. 8. 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...
Page 47 - Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software
46 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 49 - Connect your camera to the computer
48 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 50 - Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer; transfer of any files on their way to your computer.
49 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 52 - the “Take the Tour” button on the application`s Home page.; Open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files.
51 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 54 - original
53 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) MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW: S...
Page 55 - Appendix A: Technical Specifications
54 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 56 - Appendix B: Troubleshooting; Q: I have taken photos; then try downloading it.; Q: How do I make sure I don't lose important pictures?; computer as soon as possible to prevent unintentional data loss.; my computer. How do I recover photos that I accidently deleted?; or Trash Bin and can be retrieved from there. A00-090518NES
55 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 one t...
