User manual VIVITAR VIVICAM 3640

[. . . ] ViviCam 3640 User Manual 020810 About this manual This manual makes using the ViviCam 3640 as easy as possible. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Copyright © Copyright 2002 This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. Trademarks All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. [. . . ] Automatic Image Processing Pressing the Shutter button half way down initiates the camera's internal image processing function. The camera will adjust the photo to compensate for ambient lighting, and, if in auto-flash mode, detect whether or not the flash is required. Shoot the picture When you are happy with the preview, slowly press the Shutter button. (Take care not to press the Shutter button to rapidly or forcefully, otherwise you might shake the camera and get a blurry picture as a result. ) Turn off the Camera When you are finished taking pictures, press the power button to turn it off. This conserves battery power and prevents unnecessary wear and tear on the internal electronic parts. 24 Chapter 3 - Reviewing Your Pictures One benefit of ViviCam 3640s is that you can immediately check whether or not you like the picture you just took. After you take a picture you can see what it looks like and then retake it if you are not happy. Switch to Playback Mode To view the pictures that you have stored in internal memory or on the SmartMediaTM Card, rotate the Mode and turn the camera on. Dial to Playback Mode If the LCD is not turned on, press the Display button You can cycle through these modes by repeatedly pressing the Display button. . Full-Screen Review The default Playback method is to show each individual picture one at a time at full-screen size. For the FullScreen Review method, press the Up and Down buttons / to cycle through the pictures you've taken. 25 ViviCam 3640 User's Manual You can also use the Zoom buttons / to see more detail on a particular picture. The default zoom setting is to increase the zoom ratios as "x1"; Press Zoom In follows: x1. 0, x1. 5, x2. 0, x2. 5, x3. 0, x3. 5, x4. 0. Press the Zoom Out button to decrease zoom ratios (from x4. 0 down to x1. ) Thumbnail Review If you press the Zoom Out button when the zoom ratio is at x1 (default), the camera switches over to Thumbnail Review method. In Thumbnail Review, four pictures are shown on the LCD simultaneously. / to To return to Full-Screen Review, select the photo you want to view and press either the Shutter button or the Zoom Out button. The selected picture will then be expanded to fill the entire LCD screen. 26 Chapter 4 - Connecting to a Computer The ViviCam 3640 stores pictures as digital data rather than on film. Instead of making a trip to a developer and printing from negatives, you can simply copy your pictures to a computer for long-term storage. Once transferred, your pictures can be viewed, printed, sent to friends and family via e-mail, or saved to any removable media device (such as floppy disk or CD-ROM) for delivery to a photofinisher. After transferring pictures to your computer, any copies stored on the memory card or on the camera's internal memory may be deleted to make way for new pictures. This chapter explains how to connect your ViviCam 3640 to a computer for either downloading pictures to a PC or for using as a PC Camera. Do not connect the camera to your computer before installing the software. Please make sure you install the software from the CD-ROM prior to connecting the camera to your computer. 27 ViviCam 3640 User's Manual Installing Software Follow these instructions to install the ViviCam 3640 drivers and software on your system. Please have your Windows CD-ROM ready beforehand, as you may be prompted to insert it during the installation process. Step 1: TWAIN Driver / Utility Installation 1. If not, double click the My Computer icon on your desktop, open the CDROM drive, and then run the 'setup. exe' found on the installation CD-ROM. [. . . ] The camera may be waiting indicator is on and for the flash to charge. If this doesn't work, replace the batteries. The images are blurry. The camera or Hold the camera steady or put it on a tripod to take subject was moving pictures. The camera was connected to a personal computer by USB before installing software. Select [My computer] > [Control panel] > [System] > [Device manager]. [. . . ]