Vivitar X327 - Manual

Preparing Your Camera for Use Your digital camera needs 3 AAA batteries in order to operate. Alkaline batteries are recommended. 1. Slide and open the battery door on the right side of the camera. 2. Insert the batteries correctly with the correct polarity facing up. 3. Close the battery door. 4. On...

loses power and turns off or when the battery door is opened to replace the batteries. Installing SD Memory Card 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 ca...

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 in use. This will cause damag...

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

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 the ...

below in the section “ Download photos and videos to your PC ” and thereafter delete them from your SD card 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 very few test photos that...

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: The flash can only be use when the camera is in Far mode . 1. Press the Flash/Up button. 2. Th...

Short cut buttons on the MENU dial The camera has 3 short cut buttons on the MENU dial to make for quick access to the following settings: Scene (Left button), Self-timer (Down button) and Delete (Right button) Pressing the relevant button will activate the setting options. • Scene – the 9 scene opt...

included with your camera are - Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, Party, Beach or High Sensitivity . Choose the scene in accordance with the light and environmental conditions prevailing at the time of taken the photo. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left bu...

1. Press the MENU 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. 5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 6. The anti-shake icon selec...

5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. 6. The selected icon appears on the top of the LCD screen. Note: The camera is by default in Far shooting mode. Face Detect Your camera supports face detecting that allows you to take better portrait photos. 1...

1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon. 3. The Self -Timer menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select one of the self timer options: 5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. 6. Th...

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

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/Down buttons to select the White Balance option in the Setup menu 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a White Balance option from ...

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 MENU button. 3. P...

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

7. Press the MEN button to confirm and begin the format. 8. Once the SD card is formatted all the images sitting on the card will be erased and the camera will revert to the camera standby mode. Default Setting You can restore your camera to the original factory settings. 1. Press the Up/Down button...

Video Mode Press the MODE button to select the Video mode. Note: The camera has limited internal memory allowing you to record up to 20 seconds in QVGA. 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 corner of the LCD screen...

Alternatively, you can insert a SD memory card to expand the memory to record longer videos. 3. The LED will light up when the light condition is not good. In Video mode there are 3 setup options - White Balance, Size and Macro White Balance You can select 5 different White Balance light conditions ...

2. Press the Right/Left button to select the option for the Size menu to appear. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an Image Size option from the Menu that appears: VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x240 4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode. 5. The Image Size icon selec...

Playback Mode Press the HOME button to enter the Playback mode. When the icon appears on the top left corner of the LCD screen this indicates that you are in Playback mode. Here you can preview the photos and videos you have captured and recorded. In Playback mode you can rotate, protect, delete and...

Zoom In or Out of the Photo 1. Select a JPEG photo. 2. The icon will display on the top left corner of the LCD screen. 3. Press the T button to 8x zoom in to the photo. 4. Press the Up/Down/Left/Right button to navigate around the photo. 5. Press the W button to zoom back out it. Operation functions...

3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Rotate option from the Menu that appears. 4. Press the 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...

Caution : If you choice the All option, all the unprotected photo images on your SD card will be deleted. This process is irreversible and all your images will be lost forever unless you have saved them or downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion. Crop Image Crop your photos to show...

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 MENU button. 3. Press the Right/Left button to select the Pictbridge menu. 4. Press the Up/Down button and select Pictbridge to print phot...

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 or select the corresponding “All” option to delete all unprotected images. Press Cancel to exit the Delete option if you do not wis...

COMPUTER PLEASE DISCONNECT IT FIRST BEFORE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE. 1. On the “Install your camera software” screen, select your camera model from the drop down list and click the “Install” button to install the PhoTags Express software. For more installation information click the “Read Me First!” b...

3. Please review the license terms and click the “ I Agree ” button to continue. 39

4. Let the “PhoTags Express” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click “Install” . 40

5. Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer. 6. Once the application has been installed on your computer, click the “Finish” button to let the “PhoTags Express” installer finish the installation program. 41

If you selected the option for the application to start after pressing the Finish button, the application will automatically launch. If not, then in order to open the application you need to double click on the Photags Express icon on the desktop. 7. The Welcome to Photags Express Product Registrati...

Everything you need to get the most from your photos The “PhoTags Express” software that is installed on your computer allows you to edit existing photos that you have on your computer as well as the photos that you have captured with your camera. 1. Be sure to have battery in the camera 2. Plug one...

on your TV using your DVD player. Add background music to your slideshow. Download photos and videos to your PC Transfer Photo and Video images from your camera to your PC using PhoTags Express. Select the “Get Photos” button from the top of the PhoTags Express Main Menu screen. The Get Photos Wizar...

Select the device (removable disk) option in the Active Devices window on the left and then select either the “Custom” or “Express” copy radial button in the Copy methods box. CUSTOM COPY METHOD Select the “Custom” copy radial button. Click the “Next” button. Add Active Captions to your pictures. Yo...

Choose where to place your photos and videos. The default is to place all photos and videos into a folder under the C:\My Documents\ My Pictures folder with the date when the photos were taken as the folder name. 47

All the media – Photos and Videos on your camera are now downloaded to your computer to the selected folder. Open the “Select Photos” mode of Photags Express to view the thumbnails for all the media. You may now use PhoTags Express to edit your photos, create collections and Burn CD`s. To learn more...

The video will begin to play automatically. To replay the video, use the media controls. Once all the Photos and Videos have been downloaded to the computer it is recommended that you delete them from the camera thereby preparing your camera to take more photos and videos. Transferring photos and vi...

Choose “copy pictures to a folder on my computer” on the Removable Disk (F:) window. After you click “ OK ”, step by step instructions will appear. Follow the description and click the buttons that are defaulted by the system to finish transferring. 2. Alternatively you can: 1. Click on the MY COMPU...

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. Wh...

Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor Image Resolution 3648x2736(10MP),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 Displa...

54 Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos but my computer says, “No photos in camera.” What do I do? A : First ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Press the Shutter button a few times to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again. If you still get a “no photos” er...