Vivitar ViviCam 3540 Digital Camera
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1. Buzzer Yes LED For power indication 9 Power Switch Yes 10 Flash strobe Yes For 1m to 2m distance 11 Battery Power Alkaline AAA battery x 4 6V 12 Auto Off 13 Upload speed 1 minute 10s per 2MB files 14 TV video out 15 White Balance NTSC or PAL selectable Auto white balance amp exposure 16 File format JPEG 17 Focusing range 1m to infinity fixed focus lens 18 Erase mode 19 Low Battery Detect 20 PC camera mode Delete all Yes Three levels Yes 320X240 or 160X120 resolution 21 Movie Mode Yes Quicktime movie up to 50 seconds 160X120 22 Operating conditions 0 40 deg C 23 Dimension 110x67x30 5mm HWD 24 Net Weight 130g w o battery 22 Software For both PC and Mac computer 1 Quicktime 4 0 Play the movie files 2 Photo Printer Print the photo in simple steps 3 Photo Fantas Role play program 4 Photo Studio Photo editing program 5 Camera Driver USB hot plug driver Specifications are subject to change without prior notice System Requirements 1 Pentium 166MHz or higher Pentium Ill 300MHz for Win XP 2 Operation System PC Win98 98SE 2000 Me XP MAC OS 8 6 9 0 3 32MB SDRAM minimum for Win98 98SE 64MB SDRAM minimum for Win2000 Me and MAC 128MB SDRAM minimum for Win XP 4 300MB hard disk free capacity 5 With functionable USB port and CD ROM drive2. 7 PhotoPrvet 2000 K Program Folders ke Photostudio 2 0 SE E 17 When finishing the installation of the Arcsoft programs it will start to install the PC driver A Vivicam 3540 Digital Camera zem 3540 Digital Comer cam 3540 Digital Camera Setup Complete Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for My Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for My Camera Camera The InstallShield Wizard will ristall My Camera on your computer To continue click Next InstallShield Wizard Complete gt 4 Ford Up The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed My Camera Click Finish to esit the wizard i Address B My Computer all D Fast Flicks E Compute Printers Control Panel Dial Up Mu Fam Select an item Networking to view its description Ei 3 Scheduled Web Folders Tasks E My Computer 18 Make a shortcut of the Vivicam 3540 Camera driver to the desktop Connect it to the camera Double click the driver icon it will display the explorer as shown rans em Lang Ca EE Shortcut to My Camera X SM 0001 JPG SVI 0002 JPG Ay Documents Intemet Connect to the Explorer Bie Edt View My Camera SS Ele Edt View Go Favorites Help eee e rio ess fti My Can Back Fotvistd Up pen 3 001 JPG SVI Oi Ele Edit View Go Favorites Help e gt mw Back Fonge Up pen D Addr
3. 23 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS As I pressed the shutter the film counter is blinking gt 10s before increased by 1 You need to take one photo with the lens covered Then the film counter will increase by 1 in 2s time The image is not clear like ghost image when took photos indoors The camera uses slow shutter speed in order to get good photo quality So it is needed to hold it firmly Place it on the table or use the tripod if you use it in indoors with or without flash strobe on It is recommended to use the camera in outdoors Turn on the flash strobe if the environment is dark take a photo with the flash strobe fired It is too bright The object is too close to the camera The best object distance for flash photo is about 1 2m to 2m It cannot power off after pressing the Power button The camera is trying to save the images so it will not power off Please wait and it will power off soon cannot take more photos after taking 3 photos The camera buffer is full The front LED indicator is blinking Wait until it is steady The camera takes about 12s to process one photo If you take 3 photos in 5s time you need to wait about 10s to take anther one Or wait about 30s to take 3 photos continuously in 5s The CF card bought cannot be used in this camera You need to buy some good brand name CF cards for example Kodak SanDisk If you want to buy it you need to test it take 10 photos and upload to the PC through t
4. ROM It will show you a dialog panel Select the Remove to uninstall the camera driver Is it a disposable camera This is not a disposable camera You can use it whenever the power is ready and the memory is not full using the CF memory card Should I take off the batteries when the camera will not be used for a long time You should do this because it may damage the spring contacts when the batteries have leakage of liquid What kind of batteries should use for this camera It is recommended to use alkaline batteries This will get longer battery life And the performance is better than the normal batteries Can I use rechargeable batteries Yes you can use rechargeable batteries Recommended to use the NiMH type which has high current capacity 700mAH The battery icon is blinking after using the camera for some time why When the battery icon on the LCD is blinking it means the battery power is low You need to change the batteries Upload the photos if you do not use the CF card to the PC and change the empty batteries The MyCamera explorer cannot open the images stored in the camera You have to restart reboot the PC Sometimes cannot take a photo You will hear a Do sound and the film counter does not increased because the camera has no buffer to take a new photo Please wait until the front LED is not blinking steady on 26 have placed the batteries but the unit is not turned on If the batteries
5. Vivicam 3540 Camera explorer is placed in the My Computer folder Double click on it will open the explorer and you can see the image files Connect the PC and the camera with the USB cord TV Mode Reviewing Pictures After taking photos with the camera you can directly review the images by connecting it to the video in of the TV set Do not plug in the TV cable if the camera is doing process to save the current photo It will destroy this photo if you do this It will display the first photo Press the Mode button you can see the next photo Continue to press the Mode button to see all the photos It will repeat the first photo if the last one is passed There is the photo number shown on the right corner side starting from 1 Photo displays on the TV screen If the image file is a movie file It will play back the movie about half screen size on the TV screen automatically Movie play back on the TV screen Status LCD display Icons in the status LCD Battery icon 3 Levels 3 digit 7 segment display Count Up from 0 to 999 if over 999 it will show 999 NTSC PAL TV system selection Movie icon Show movie mode FINE NORM ECON Photo Quality 2X Zoom function for TV mode MEM icon It will blink if the memory is full Memory blocks Total 4 blocks to show the approximate memory siz
6. are inserted correctly the front LED indicator and the status LCD should be on after pressing the shutter button Make sure you have inserted the batteries according to the direction shown on the battery compartment Do not drop the camera to hard surface Do not put it into water The camera will be malfunction if you do it Can use this camera as a PC camera web cam Yes you can use it as a PC camera such as using the Microsoft NetMeeting video conference program provided by Microsoft Windows The video driver name is Sound Vision Stream Driver How many images can I take for this camera If no CF card is used you can take up to 7 Fine mode 1 3MP images or up to 30 Economy mode VGA images For a 16MB CF card is used up to 50 Fine mode images or up to 200 Economy mode images 21
7. before you connect it to the PC with the USB cable When connected to USB the unit will not go to standby mode You can take photo or movie with USB cable connected to the PC in order to save battery power You cannot take photo with the USB connected to the MAC unit The battery icon will blink if battery power is too low Please change to new alkaline batteries as soon as possible Always upload the images to the computer by the time the battery low icon is prompted Push off the battery door and place 4XAAA alkaline batteries in correct polarity Nomenclature Viewfinder Hand Strap Mount i T1 CF Card Cover 4 TV Video USB Interface K ff L J E Power Select Status LCD Mode Tripod CF Card Eject Shutter gpViewfinder d SS FSH sre Flash f fie i Y 009 ens 1 e d Connect the camera unit by USB cable 1 First install the CD ROM which will put the needed camera driver into your PC Double click the Mac or PC driver Installer and the computer will start to install the My Camera driver Power on the camera unit You can see the status LCD is on After connecting the USB cable open the Vivicam 3540 camera explorer PC is seen on the right corner of the LCD You cannot take a photo unless you power off and on the camera the film counter is seen The
8. completion of Arcsoft programs installation Reset the PC is required Open the My Computer folder in the desktop you can find the driver in the folder of My Computer You can right click the mouse button to send the driver to the desktop as a short cut Note It may ask to insert the Windows 98 CD ROM during the installation You should do this otherwise the driver installation is fail Save the image files to the PC hard drive Connect the camera with the USB cord Power on the camera unit Double Click the driver icon on the desktop The image files are shown in the Vivicam 3540 Camera Explorer You can select all images first Then click the right button of the mouse and select Copy Go to another folder in the hard drive Press Control V to paste the images to this folder You can edit the images by the Arcsoft PhotoStudio or other similar application programs If the USB cord is not connected and the driver icon is clicked it will try to search for the COM port Please wait until it comes back Click Confirm to exit You must put in the battery in order to power on the unit and connect to the PC Install the MyCamera driver to the Mac computer Insert the CD ROM to the CD ROM drive of the Mac unit Click on the CD ROM icon on the desktop There is the Mac Installer file Click on it to do installation Save the image files to the Mac hard drive After installation you can find the My Camera icon on the desktop
9. ess ia My Camera SVI_0001 JPG GM 0002 JPG Mus a 19 Use of PhotoFantasy Open the PhotoFantasy Get Fantasy and then Get Photos Click the Add icon 3 Online Services um ES A Snaglt T 4 OFAME StartUp d 84 B uae A 3 sao SS Intemet Explorer MS DOS Prompt ES Outlook Express J Windows Explorer A PhotoStudio 20 SE ATT TEMA t Uninstall Lelx Lookin amon lala Sf Svi 0002 Sample Photos Filename 5vi_0001 Lam Flesoftype AllimaceFiles zl Cancel 20 Use of PhotoStudio and PhotoPrinter SZ ArcSoft PhotoStudio EE A file Edit Mask Tresor Entetice Effects Con Ee Edi Maik Forte m Enhance Eltec ots Love View Window New D B TE gave As Open Album Add To Alt Jum Slide Show Capture Filename svi 0001 oren i SEN Files of type All Image Files Cancel Exit Files of type au Image Files Cancel Za 21 Resolution PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Hardware FINE NORM 1248X1008 SXGA ECON 2X 624x504 QVGA MOVIE 160x120 QSIF Lens Memory Internal External input Glass 5 elements F 2 8 35mm Equiv 2 MB Internal SDRAM For Type 1 CF memory cards Number of Pictures for 2MB internal Up to 7 Fine up to 14 Norm Up to 35 Econ up to 30 2X View Finder Status LCD Yes Yes
10. for about 5s it will go back to operating mode but the picture quality is changed to NORM Normal This is similar for changing to Econ Zoom x2 and Movie modes You can press the Shutter button to exit timeout instead of waiting for 5s Reg FI LI NORM MEM BENE 4 Change TV system Press the Mode button two times it will see the NTSC icon press the Select button and PAL is found Waa FI m iru m FF FI LI wer J LII pal LL FINE MEM BENE MEM BEEN MEM BEEN Wait for 5s or press Mode button 3 times or press Power button 2 times it will save the PAL system Checking the TV system Press Mode button 2 times you can see PAL is set EF UY EN UP WP QW Un r1 b LIE LI PAL a FINE MEM BERE MEM BERE 5 Delete All the photos Press Mode button 4 times you see the Rubbish bin icon press and hold the Select button to do delete all function After 1s it will show 0 77 n a ECH mm m LI LII LI FINE FINE MEM BEBE MEM BERE TI MEM BENE 12 6 Self Timer mode Press the Mode button 2 times you see the Timer icon is blinking Press the Select button to confirm Press Mode button until the film counter is seen Press the Shutter button to take a photo after 10s The beeper is Do Do and the LED is blinking Waa FI eg FE CI van Fro LI El Kil FINE FINE ER FINE MEM BERE MEMENEN
11. E MEM BENE N Timer icon is blinking Press Shutter button to confirm T Flash strobe mode Press the Select button you see the flash icon is on The flash icon will fire if the light intensity is too low TZA FI UT m LI LI FINE FINE MEM BEEN MEM RR Press Select Button once 8 Battery Low Detection When the battery power is detected as Low the last segment of the battery icon is shown If it is too low the battery icon will blink as shown Please change to new alkaline batteries Flash strobe cannot be turned on in this case CI gu UU LL TZ 13 Remarks ZOOM 2X The photo taken by 2X mode is the middle part of the SXGA image size The resolution is VGA 624x504 This is used for TV mode You can see a 2X image on the TV screen Front LED indication Blinking taking a movie or charging the flash strobe On Ready to take a photo Off Memory full or Power off TV SYSTEM PAL OR NTSC NTSC system is the preset TV system for this camera You can change this to PAL system Press Mode button 2 times the NTSC icon is seen Press the Select button one time it will toggle to PAL Press the Mode button until you see the film counter When you insert the TV cable jack to the camera the TV system PAL icon will be displayed Recording a Movie You can select the Movie mode in the Quality selection mode Press the Mode button once press the Select button 4 times
12. INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1 3 mega pixel Vivicam 3540 DIGITAL CAMERA Nith bide ip unctonm CONTENTS Hig ger Ue oy EE 2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notce ek 3 Precaution E 4 Battery Used for Vivicam 3540 aie TE 5 feel E 6 Connect the camera unit by USB 630l8 uie atria uglen true ede enne dr a peek epu uibus 7 IB 8 Status 4 4 4 Ee cy Meet M ML ER 9 14 Recording a AMO me M 15 5119 65150802 te ete ats ooo cp 16 Install th ACS OI BIOOEAITIS PEATAS aana aiaa aoaia aia aana SEAME 17 Installthecamera Arven ee EEN 18 Ble 19 19 Reie 19 M ferlalisieimcin iz cl ENNIO 20 Use of PhotoStudio and PhotoPrinte sscesescesccecceeeeeeeeseeeaseseeeaeeeneeeeeeseeeeeeeeeaeeeaneaeesaee 21 Prod ct 615 61 0 I1 o1 eege PCT 22 Software and System Fel BIOB YL usus en tue pt n sau ectetuer 23 Frequently Asked GUOSIIOf IS cerei aera dadada nn ex kx x Crue etu a Fue EE PME EHE EERHIE 24 27 Digital Camera Vivicam 3540 User Guide The package contains of below items Vivicam 3540 Camera 1 unit Program CD 1 pcs USB cable 5 feet transparent 1 pcs TV cable 4 feet black color 1 pcs Hand strap 1 pcs User manual inside CD ROM Warranty card 1 pcs Alkaline Batteries AAAx4 are not included Mode Resolution File Extension File Size SXGA 1248x1008 JPEG 350KB Fine 200KB Norm 624x504 JPEG 70KB Econ X Dig
13. Plug in the camera take some images first and then click on this icon It will open the dialog panel with the image files thumbnails can be seen Click on one image file or select all images It will ask you to save the image one by one to a folder You can select another folder A window box is shown to help you Install the Quicktime 4 0 to the PC In the CD ROM there is the QuickTime folder Double click on the Qt exe file it will do installation of QuickTime 4 0 if you have no such program Follow the instructions and agree the license document Use the Movie mode to take a movie file Svi_xxxx mov Open the Vivicam 3540 Camera explorer and double click the Svi_xxxx mov file It will automatically open the QuickTime Player and you can see the first frame of the movie file Click the Play icon to start movie play back 16 Install the Arcsoft Programs Place the CD ROM to the CD ROM drive It will auto run ose Setup uag Select the language for this installation from en ME icon Td el i the choices below Eae or sour crt We stionily recooimend d that uou el al window proram belare rina tht Selup plocjen jd Cancel lo quil Fos arid then close eny program you ave urrina Chok Nest to continue wth the Setup program f WARNING This progam is protected by copynght law and bienalo treaties Unauthoized reproduction ot detibulon of thi program cr any porton ol il may tesu ir severe civil and criminal penales and C
14. ancel Wi be prosecuted tothe maximam estent pozsible under lam Vivicam 3540 Digital Camera Vivicam 3540 Digital Camera Software License Agreement hoose Destination Location ss Sta Weeer Setup wl install Vivicam 3540 Digital Camera in the folowing elder To instal lo this folder click Next GE toa different folder click Browse and select another h Utes License Agreement E GC tt Ine te agreement belote uung the pi T tvs product ndicales that you have read thie icense agreement and agree to s tm 1 EE ames ht eae Gran of License This license permits you to use one copy of the software included in this package on any single computes For each software licensee the program can be n loaded into RAM or stalled into the Hard disk of other permanent memow A special license permit hom ucSot i required the program i going to Le matalled on a retvrork ben for the sole purpose of distribution lo other computers s Destination Folder Do Jou accept all the tems of the preceding License Agreement II vou choose No Setup wi cise To instal Vivicam 3540 Digital Camera you must accept thie agreement E Piogtam Files VAreSollNCamera Sulle Vivicam 3540 Digital Camera Select Components Select Ihe components ou art Lo ill den the componen Sup vil ad program icone o Ihe Program Felder ited alow Seed o e j You may type new folder name or select one om the evita e Folders list Click Next to continue Comoran
15. e left Flash strobe icon It is on if auto flash is selected Rubbish bin icon It will blink if you select it to erase all the memories Timer icon If it is selected it will take a photo after 10s the Shutter is pressed Messages shown on the 7 segment display FEA Camera modes selection PC Connect to the PC Mac and the driver is open GF Compact Flash memory card is inserted It just displays for 1s Err Unexpected error For sample take out the CF card when writing to memory or connecting to USB cord wa UI NTSC PAL LI LI LI FINE NORM ECON 2X MEM BEEN V C Status LCD flow chart Press Power Standby button to turn on the LCD to operate LCD displays full segments Ready Press Shutter button to take a photo Press Select button to change the quality FINE NORM ECON Zoomx2 Movie Press Mode button once FEA feature is displayed in the counter If selected press Mode button to other setting it will save the Timer mode Display NTSC in the LCD left corner Press Select button Press Mode to PALZ button a If selected press Mode button to other setting it will save the quality option b Or wait for timeout 5s it will save the quality option If select item a press the Mode button Timer icon will blink Press the Select button to confirm a Press Mode button to oth
16. er setting it saves the PAL system b Or wait for timeout 5s it saves the PAL System C Or press the power button to standby mode If select item a Press Mode button Press Select button to do deletion of all stored images Display Rubbish Bin in the LCD right bottom it will save the PAL Hold the Select button for Is It will becomes o and all memory are erased It will go back to operating If press Mode gt mode counter is ready button a Press Shutter button to take photo Or b Press Power button to standby mode Press Select button The flash icon is on Press Shutter button to take photo The flash strobe will fire if the environment is too dark 10 1 Operating mode Ready to take a photo Just put in the batteries turn the slide switch from off to on and press the Power button once The LCD displays as below Reg V1 LI FINE MEM BENE 2 Take a photo As the unit is turned on press the shutter and it will take a photo You can see the film counter is increased from O to 1 Waa i Ur l FINE i FINE MEM BENE MEM BENE 3 Change Picture quality If you press the Mode button once you see FEA press the Select button once it changes from Fine to Norm Normal TZ A m CC en Ero LI LI LI FINE FINE NORM MEM BERE MEM BERE MEM EBEN 11 Then wait
17. he USB cord cannot turn on the flash strobe The first reason is that the battery power is too low for the flash strobe to charge up You can see the battery icon is blinking The second reason is that the USB cord is connected from the camera to the PC The flash is disabled so it will not damage the USB port of the PC due to high charging current There are strips of bars when I see the movie on the TV set You should not move the camera so fast when you are taking movie Try to move it slowly and horizontally cannot power up the camera when turn it off and then turn it on continuously You need to wait for 2s before power on the unit if the unit is just power off 24 The camera cannot be power up after power off for some time It may be the ESD electrostatic discharge voltage affected the unit You need to open the battery door and then close it after say 5s Note that the internal SDRAM memory will be cleared So you should use the CF card for important photos to be stored It cannot fire the flash when I use it in my home The camera will measure the light intensity of the whole area of the photo If it is higher than the preset value it will not fire the flash strobe This can save power and make the image color better So it will not fire if the environment is bright enough eg Your home with windows open and light is coming in However please hold the camera firmly The shutter speed is as low as 1 10 second fou
18. he equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or any experienced TV radio technician for help Under the environment with electrostatic discharge the sample may malfunction and require user to reset the sample Shield cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the class B FCC limit Trademark acknowledgements Vivicam 3540 is a trademark of Vivitar Corporation The MyCamera PC MAC driver is developed by Sound Vision Imaging USA Microsoft Windows 98 2000 Me are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Macintosh MAC iMAC Quicktime are the registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc The Photo Fantasy Photo Printer and Photo Studio is licensed by Arcsoft USA All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Precautions Thank you for selecting Vivicam 3540 dual mode digital camera Please read the instructions carefully for a thorough understanding before taking pictures This camera is not resistant to water and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain If accidentally dropped in water please quickly pour out the water Let it to dry by sunlight or by air blower Protect it from excessive humidity It will wet the lens and the picture is blur e Do not attempt to d
19. isassemble the camera yourself Always take it to an authorized service facility for repair e Remove the battery if you do not expect to use the camera for 1 month or longer e When storing the camera wrap it in a clean soft cloth and place in a cool dry dust free place Also it should not be placed in very hot temperature condition or in direct sun light e The battery may explode or cause burns if disassembled recharged shorted exposed to high temperature or disposed of in fire e Take care on the lens Use special cloth to clean it e Condensation is a problem when bringing cold equipment into a warm room Try to put the camera in plastic bag so condensation forms on the outside of the bag e f nothing at all is displayed in the LCD panel the battery may be inserted in opposite polarity e Ifthe LCD display is damaged do not touch it e Taking out the battery will cause the loss of internal memory not for the CF card Make sure you have uploaded the photos to the PC before turning off the power switch or taking out any of the batteries Battery Used for Vivicam 3540 Camera To power up the unit the 4xAAA alkaline batteries should be put in the battery compartment Turn the Power Switch to On Press the Power button The LED is on The LCD will turn on immediately Ifthe battery power is taken off the internal memory is erased and the TV settings will be reset to default Make sure it is power up by the battery
20. ital 624x504 JPEG 70KB 2X Movie 160 x 120 up to 4 5MB 50s PC camera 320x240 or 160x120 AVI Very large in MB Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If the unit does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between t
21. nd some of the photos with the object too dark Take care of the background light intensity It will affect the exposure of the main object The camera can calculate the total light intensity of the picture to fine adjust the exposure If the background is too dark the object will be too bright If the background is too bright the object will then be too dark Change the position of you so that the object and the background are in the similar light intensity tried to take photos in outdoor but some of them with the object too dark Even you take photos outdoor you should not let the object under the shadow The object is not shined by the sun means for staying in the dark The result is unclear object and bright background Can take a photo of the Sun Do not point to a strong light source such as the Sun It may damage the CMOS image sensor inside the camera The background will be too dark and you see nothing in the photo The color of the image is somehow changed when take photos indoor It will affect the color if the light source is the light bulbs It is better for you to take photos with daylight bulbs or fluorescent lamps How to use the viewfinder to get a good image Keep the viewfinder horizontal to get correct view of image Try to kneel down if possible Can take a photo in a short distance Do not take a photo with the object distance too close It becomes out of focus if it is shorter than 1m 3 feet get some
22. photos with black dots or too bright When you take a photo in a brighter environment and then take another photo in a darker environment it will not get correct exposure Try to wait several seconds before pressing the shutter Can luse it when it is raining Do not use it when it is raining or it is easy to get water drops This camera is not protected from water 25 Why is the image too bright when it is seen in the monitor You would better to adjust the gamma of your monitor through the PhotoStudio program Change the Gamma value if you found that the photo is too bright Select View and then Monitor Gamma Change the RGB gamma values from 1 4 to 1 Will the PC be damaged if connect the camera with the USB cord The current consumed from the USB port is half of the maximum rating of the USB port It will not damage the PC when something is wrong to the DC power line How to get the user manual hard copy The user manual is in PDF format You can print it out by the Arcobat Reader 4 0 This file ard0eng exe is stored in the CD ROM Double click on it and it will start installation After installation double click on the Manual pdf file It will open the Arcobat Reader and then open the user manual How to uninstall the PC driver Go to Control Panel and select Add Remove Programs Highlight the MyCamera item and click the Add Remove icon to remove the driver Or double click the setup exe in the Drivers folder of the CD
23. wer on Only CF card type 1 is suitable for this camera Open the CF card door before pushing the Ejector to release the CF card Otherwise it may damage the Ejector Recommend to use 128MB or lower CF memory card Good brandname eg SanDisk Kodak The images are kept even the battery power is taken off The internal memory is still kept if the battery power is not taken off How to use the Flash strobe Turn on the flash icon if you want to take a photo indoor or at night The charging time is longer if the battery power is low It will not turn on the flash strobe if it is connected to the USB cord The best distance between the object and the camera is about 1m to 2m subject to the environment light condition The flash strobe will flash if the environment is quite dark So it may not flash even you have set it to auto flash mode You need to hold the camera firmly for taking photos indoor and at night If the battery power is too low the flash strobe function is disabled Change the batteries to fresh ones if you really want to use flash strobe If the light intensity is not too low it is recommended not to use flash strobe This camera can reduce the shutter speed to get enough exposure It can make the color more natural A tripod is needed if you want a very good photo 15 Host Software Install the Vivicam 3540 Camera driver to the PC Insert the CD ROM to the CD ROM drive of the PC It will do driver installation after
24. you can see the Movie icon on Press Mode button until you see the film counter Now the Movie mode is set Press the shutter and hold you can hear a beep sound Now the movie is being taken and saving to the internal memory The film counter is blinking You can stop taking movie at any time before it is automatically stopped The file size is about 4 5MB if it is automatically stopped The movie play back time is not less than 30s related to the image information up to 50s Use as a PC camera If you have set up the Microsoft Netmeeting Windows 98 or higher you can use the camera for video conference like the web cam Connect the camera to the PC and power on the camera Open the Netmeeting program and click on the video play icon It will search for the video source and then you can see the video taking by the camera on the monitor screen The resolution is set to 160x120 so that the speed and quality are good enough You can select Tools Option Video to change the image size and quality Do not unplug the USB cord while it is doing PC camera mode 14 Compact Flash card When a Compact Flash card is inserted images or movies are all stored directly into the Compact Flash memory card instead of the internal SDRAM memory When it is full the MEM icon is blinking in the status LCD and you will be unable to acquire any more images until you delete some files You can plug in or plug off the CF card when the unit is po
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