Page 2 - Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................2 Key Features ................................................................................................2 What your digital video camcorder includes ...............
Page 3 - Introduction; order to expand the memory of your DVR camcorder.; Key Features; modes
2 Transfer media from my camcorder to my computer manually (Using Windows) .................................................................................................... 66 Transfer media from my camcorder to my computer manually (Using Macintosh) .................................................
Page 4 - What your digital video camcorder includes
3 5 digital camera resolutions - 8M(3264X2448); 5M(2592X1944); 3M(2048X1536); 1M(1024X768); VGA(640X480) 1.96" TFT LCD 8 X Digital Zoom Limited Internal Memory Supports external SD memory card up to 8GB Built-in Microphone Takes digital photos, videos and record audio files Delet...
Page 5 - Computer System Requirements for Windows XP
4 TV-out cable Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD Quick Start Guide Pouch Hand strap Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration: Pentium 4 processor or above wit...
Page 8 - A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder
7 A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder 1 Display button 2 LED On / Off button 3 Mode button 4 Shutter button 5 Up button 6 OK button 7 AV / USB jack 8 Right/Self-timer button 9 MENU button 10 Down button 11 Power button 12 Left button 13 LCD screen 14 Tripod socket 15 SD card slot 16 Wrist s...
Page 9 - Preparing Your Camcorder for Use; Battery Installation
8 Preparing Your Camcorder for Use Battery Installation Your DVR camcorder requires 3 “AAA” batteries (not included). It is recommended that alkaline batteries be used. 1. Lift and open the battery compartment on the side of the camcorder. 2. Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity indi...
Page 10 - Inserting an SD Memory Card; transferring them to a computer.
9 Limited internal memory is provided in order to take photos, videos and audio. A SD Memory card is required to expand the memory in order to capture and record many more media items. All the media in the built-in memory will not be lost if no SD Memory Card has been inserted in the DVR or when...
Page 11 - Note
10 1. Locate the SD card slot on the bottom of the camcorder. 2. Insert an SD memory card correctly in the direction shown. 3. Press the memory card until you hear a “Click” sound. The memory card when properly inserted will sit flush with the camcorder. Note : After you insert an SD memory card, th...
Page 12 - card and render it unusable.; Maintenance and Care; authorized service providers.
11 Formatting will delete all data on the SD Memory Card including protected data. Do not remove the SD memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable. Before using the camcorder, be sure to format the card with the camcorder (see the Setup section further on ...
Page 13 - DVR Function Control; To power on the camcorder you need to flip open the LCD Screen. The; Power on; Press the Power button to turn on your DVR.; Power off; switch off automatically.
12 DVR Function Control To power on the camcorder you need to flip open the LCD Screen. The Power button is situated on the inside of the camcorder. Power on Press the Power button to turn on your DVR. The LCD monitor will light up indicating that your DVR is ready for use. Power off Press the Power...
Page 15 - Change the camcorder`s mode; POWER; Display
14 5. Press the OK button to open the date and time settings. 6. Press the Left/Right button to select the Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute and Date Format (YYYY/MM/DD , DD/MM/YYYY , MM/DD/YYYY) options. 7. Press the Up/Down button to change the digits on each of the settings you wish to update. 8. Pr...
Page 16 - Capturing Videos; Shutter
15 Capturing Videos In order to capture videos (with audio) using your camcorder you need to select the Video mode. On turning on your camcorder the first mode to appear is the Video mode. To change between the function modes on your DVR, press the DV/DSC button on the bottom left of the LCD screen....
Page 17 - Video Setting options
16 5. Press the Right button if you wish to Pause the recording in the middle and again to resume recording. 6. Press the Shutter button again to stop the recording. 7. The recorded file will be saved in AVI format. Note: 1. Press the Up button to Zoom In or the Down button to Zoom Out of the subjec...
Page 18 - MENU; Press the
17 videos use up more memory. You can also change the Frame Rate, Metering and White Balance. To enter the Settings options for the Video mode: 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Up/Down button to select the Setting you wish to change from the menu that appears.
Page 19 - Movie Size; OK
18 Movie Size You can select different Video resolutions - VGA 640x480 pixels / QVGA 320x240 pixels 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Movie Size menu. 2. Press the OK button to open the Movie Size submenu. 3. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the resolution option: VGA 640x480...
Page 20 - Frame Rate; Metering
19 Note: After selecting your resolution, the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD. Frame Rate This setting allows you to control the frame rate for video capture. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Frame Rate menu. 2. Press the OK button to open the Frame Rate submenu. 3. Pre...
Page 21 - White Balance
20 [Center]: The exposure will be calculated based on light in the center area and this is suitable for general use. [Multi]: The exposure will be calculated based on the average light. [Spot]: Only the spot in the center of the LCD screen will be metered for light. 4. Press the OK button to confirm...
Page 22 - Taking Photos
21 menu. 6. Press the MENU button to revert back to the Video capture mode to start capturing videos with the new white balance selected. Note: After selecting your White Balance choice, the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD. Taking Photos After you power on your camcorder, press ...
Page 26 - Burst; Driver
25 6. Press the MENU button to exit the Setting menu and revert to the Camera mode. 7. The Self-Timer icon appears on the top of the LCD screen. 8. Press the Shutter button. 9. The digit time countdown appears on the LCD and the red LED next to the lens flashes for every second of the countdown. 10....
Page 29 - Quality
28 quality of the photo the more memory it will take. The image size and quality will also affect the maximum size you can print your photo effectively. To set the camcorder`s resolution: 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Resolution menu. 2. Press the OK button to open the Resolution submenu...
Page 32 - Exposure; manually
31 Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Incandescent. 4. The White Balance choice selected automatically appears on the LCD. 5. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the Setting menu. 6. Press the MENU button to revert back to the Camera capture mode to start taking photos...
Page 34 - Effect
33 5. Press the MENU button to exit the Setting menu and revert to the Camera mode. 6. The Self-Timer or Burst icon appears on the top of the LCD screen. 7. Press the Shutter button. 8. If you selected the self-timer, the digit time countdown appears on the LCD and the red LED next to the lens flash...
Page 35 - Date Stamp; button to select the Date Stamp menu.; button to open the Date Stamp submenu.; button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the Setting; button to revert back to the Camera capture mode to start; Audio Mode
34 Date Stamp With this function, you may record the date and time on your photo. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Date Stamp menu. 2. Press the OK button to open the Date Stamp submenu. 3. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Date Stamp option: [Off]: Neither date nor time ...
Page 36 - Playback mode
35 and taking photos. Insert an SD card to expand the memory capacity of the camcorder to enjoy many more hours of recording. After you power on your camcorder, press the DV/DSC mode button on the bottom left of the LCD screen until the Audio screen appears. The Audio screen will appear with the aud...
Page 38 - Thumbnail display; Down
37 Thumbnail display When the camcorder is in the Playback Mode 1. Press the Down button for all the images to appear as thumbnails. 2. Press the OK button for the image to appear in full screen. 3. If you selected a JPG file then once in full screen display mode, you can press the Up button to Zoom...
Page 39 - Operation for still photos; Up; Lock
38 Note: You can know from the thumbnail what the image is - JPEG files do not have any icons on the thumbnail screen. AVI`s will have a V appear on the thumbnail and WAV files will have the audio icon. Operation for still photos Select a still photo (an icon will appear on the top left corner of th...
Page 41 - Delete; One All
40 Delete You can delete unwanted photos, videos and audio files at any time to free up memory. You can delete one at a time or delete all the unprotected files that are currently recorded on the memory card at once. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Up/Down button to select the Delete menu. 3....
Page 42 - Slide Show; Start Interval Repeat
41 unprotected images. Slide Show You can have all the photos appear one after the other as a Slide Show. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Up/Down button to select the Slide Show menu. 3. Press the OK button to open the Slide Show submenu. 4. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select on...
Page 43 - Rotate
42 11. Press the Left/Right button to toggle between the Yes and No options if you wish the Slide Show to automatically repeat itself or not. 12. Press the OK button to save your choice and exit the Slide Show submenu. Note: On selecting the Start option again in the Slide Show submenu the Slide Sho...
Page 44 - Resize
43 You can rotate photos on the camcorder 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Rotate menu. 2. Press the OK button to open the Rotate submenu. 3. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Rotate options: Rotate; Save; Back 4. To rotate the selected image, select the Rotate option. 5....
Page 45 - Voice Memo
44 2048x1536; 1024x768, 640x480 4. You will only be able to resize down the resolution of the original photo. Note: If the original photo was captured in 8M and 5M then it can be resized to any of the above 3 options. A 3M photo can be resized to the last 2 options and a 1M photo to the last option....
Page 46 - Start-up Image
45 5. The elapsed time for the voice memo appears in the center of the LCD. 6. Press the Shutter button to stop and save the Voice Memo to the photo. 7. The photo with voice memo will now have a white audio icon on the middle left side of the LCD. 8. To play the voice memo in a photo press the Shutt...
Page 47 - Operation for AVI video files
46 4. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Start-up Image options: Set; Cancel 5. If you wish to set the selected image select the Set option and press the OK button. Note: In order for this image to appear, the Start-up Image in the Setup mode needs to be set to “My image” (see the ...
Page 48 - Lock and Delete
47 6. Press the Left button to Fast Rewind and the Up button to pause and play. 7. Press the Right button to Fast Forward and the Up button to pause and play. There are 2 setting for the Video playback mode - Lock and Delete Lock You can lock and protect your photos, videos or audio files from accid...
Page 50 - All
49 3. Press the OK button to open the Delete submenu. 4. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select one of the delete options: One; All 5. If you selected One and press the OK button a “Delete This File?” confirmation message will appear with “Yes” and “No” options. 6. Press the Up/Down button...
Page 51 - Setup Mode; Press the; Right; button to select the; Sounds; In this Setup mode you can adjust the sounds the camcorder emits
50 Setup Mode The Setup mode can be accessed from the Video, Camera Capture and Playback modes. In Setup mode you can set - Sounds, Auto Review, Power Frequency, Power Save, Date & Time, Language, TV Out, USB, Start-up Image, Format and Reset All. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right but...
Page 53 - Power Frequency
52 Auto Review In this Setup mode you can adjust the review time after taking a picture 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Auto Review menu. 2. Press the OK button to open the Auto Review submenu. 3. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Auto Review options: Off; 1 sec; 3 sec 4...
Page 54 - Power Save
53 50Hz; 60Hz 4. Press the OK button to save the Power Frequency option that you selected. 5. Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function. Power Save In this Setup mode you can save battery power by selecting the time before the camcorder will automatically power off if the c...
Page 55 - Language
54 Set the date and time that will appear on the photos you capture. 1. Press the Up/Down button and select the Date & Time option. 2. Press the OK button to open the Date & Time settings. 3. Press the Left/Right button to select the options: Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute and Date Format (Y...
Page 57 - USB
56 4. Press the OK button to save your choice. 5. Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function. USB Your camcorder can be used as either a MSDC (Mass Storage device) or PC Camera. Use this mode to select the USB option that will appear as default every time you connect your ca...
Page 58 - Format
57 1. Press the Up/Down button and select the Start-up Image option from the menu. 2. Press the Right button to enter the Start-up Image submenu. 3. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Start-up Image option you desire. Off; System; My Image 4. If you select the Off option, no pictur...
Page 59 - Reset All
58 2. Press the OK button to enter the Format submenu. 3. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Format option you desire. Yes; No 4. If you wish to format the memory select Yes or No to cancel the format. 5. Press the OK button to begin the Format. 6. A “Waiting…” message appears on t...
Page 60 - Connecting the Camcorder to a TV; ’s LCD screen turns blank, and; Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software
59 Connecting the Camcorder to a TV Connect the video camcorder to the TV via the supplied cable. Power on the TV and the video camcorder. The video camcorder ’s LCD screen turns blank, and picture that previously appeared on the camcorder`s LCD screen now appear on the TV screen. 1. Connect the vid...
Page 61 - . Click the “How to transfer photos and videos from my
60 2. On PC: The Vivitar Experience Image Manager Installer window appears. If the window does not appear, open the application’s CD/DVD drive and click on “Setup.bat” to launch the installer. 3. On Macintosh: Click the icon to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager. 4. If you do not have inte...
Page 63 - If your camcorder is also a PC camera, the PC camera driver will be
62 9. Please review the license terms. On PC: Click 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 ...
Page 64 - Connect your camcorder to the computer; MSDC
63 Connect your camcorder to the computer 1. Use the USB cable that came with your camcorder to connect your camcorder to your computer. 2. Turn the camcorder on. 3. The first time you connect the device to the computer you will have to wait a few seconds until the computer recognizes the device. 4....
Page 67 - ” will appear on the LCD, indicating that your camcorder is in Mass
66 images by creating offline and online albums. Edit images using automatic and manual tools. Use automatic “Geotagging” with built in Google Maps. 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 pa...
Page 69 - Using your camcorder as a PC Camera (on Windows); mode if the MSDC mode appears, press the
68 Using your camcorder as a PC Camera (on Windows) You can use your camcorder as a PC Camera for Web Conferencing and Instant Messaging. 1. Plug the camcorder into an available USB port on your computer. 2. Turn the camcorder on. 3. Make sure the camcorder is in PC Camera mode. To change to PC Cam ...
Page 70 - Sakar Warranty Card; due to defects in; What Is Not Covered By Warranty:; Copy of; original; bill of sale
69 Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is not transferable. Products that fail to function properly UNDER NORMAL USAGE , due to defects in material or workmanship. Your product will be repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year...
Page 71 - Technical Specifications
70 TECHNICAL SUPPORT: For technical support issues please visit our website at www.vivitar.com . You can find manuals, software and FAQ’s at the website. Can’t find what you are looking for? E-mail us at [email protected] and one of our technical support team members will answer your questions. Fo...
Page 73 - Trouble Shooting; Power does not turn on.
72 Trouble Shooting Power does not turn on. 1. The Battery is inserted in the wrong direction. ★ Reload battery in the correct direction. 2. The Battery has insufficient power to power on. ★ Replace or recharge the battery. The camcorder does not take pictures. 1. The Memory is full. ★ Insert a new ...
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