ViviCam 8018 Digital Camera
Owner Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Key Features ................................................................................................................................................... 2
What your camera includes ............................................................................................................................. 2
Computer System Requirements for Windows XP ........................................................................................... 3
Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista ........................................................................................ 3
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ............................................................................................... 4
A Quick Look at Your Camera.......................................................................................................................... 5
Preparing Your Camera for Use ....................................................................................................................... 6
Installing SD Memory Card .............................................................................................................................. 7
Main Icons on the LCD .................................................................................................................................... 8
Starting Your Camera .................................................................................................................................... 11
Camera Modes .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Taking photos ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Video Mode ................................................................................................................................................... 23
Playback Mode .............................................................................................................................................. 26
Installing PhoTags Express Software ............................................................................................................. 33
Everything you need to get the most from your photos .................................................................................. 37
Download photos and videos to your PC ....................................................................................................... 40
Viewing Videos .............................................................................................................................................. 44
Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually ..................................................................................... 44
Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually .................................................................................. 46
Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ............................................................................................................. 46
Sakar Warranty Card ..................................................................................................................................... 46
Appendix A: Technical Specifications ............................................................................................................. 48
Appendix B: Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................... 49
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam 8018 8.1 Mega-Pixel Digital Camera. Everything you need to take
quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera.
Your digital camera can also be used as a removable disk. It enriches your life. Vivitar makes capturing those
special moments so easy.
Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera.
Key Features
Digital Video resolutions-640x480 Pixels (VGA), 320x240 Pixels (QVGA).
8.1 mega pixels camera with choice of 6 digital camera resolutions- 3264x2448pixels(8M), 3648x2048
Pixels(7M),2592x1944 pixels(5M), 2048x1536 pixels(3M) ,1920x1080 pixels (2M) and 640x480 pixels
(VGA.).
1.8 inch TFT LCD
8x Digital Zoom function
SD memory card slot compatible with memory card up to 8GB.
Built in Flash
PhoTags Express software for managing and enhancing your photos, printing, sending
photos by e-mails and much more.
What your camera includes
Digital Camera
PhoTags Express software Installation CD
USB cable
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User’s manual and Quick Start Guide
Strap
Computer System Requirements for Windows XP
To be able to download photos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration:
Pentium III process or above with Windows XP
128 MB RAM, with 150MB of free disk space
Available USB interface
CD-ROM Drive
1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution
16-bit color or higher display adaptor
Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista
To be able to download photos to your PC your will need the following minimum configuration:
Windows Vista
800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory
20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space
Support for Super VGA graphics
Available USB Interface
CD-ROM drive
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Computer System Requirements for Macintosh
Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher
Mac OS X version 10.2.6 or later
128 MB or more available system RAM (256 MB recommended), 150 MB free disk space
800 x 600 or higher-resolution monitor displaying millions of colors
Note: This hardware is plug and play compatible when used on a Mac, however, the included software can be
used on Windows operating systems only.
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A Quick Look at Your Camera
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Preparing Your Camera for Use
Battery Installation
Your camera requires 3 AAA batteries. To insert the batteries into the camera:
1. Slide and open the battery compartment on the side of the camera.
2. Please make sure that the batteries are inserted with the correct polarity facing up.
3. Close the battery door.
When the “Low Battery” message is displayed on the LCD, this indicates that your camera has an insufficient
battery power level and will be automatically powered off. You need to download the sample photo to your PC.
If there is no SD card inserted before it powers off the photo will be lost.
Note:
1.
If you don’t intend to use your camera for an extended period of time, please remove the batteries to
avoid battery leakage and corrosion.
2. Please don’t remove the batteries or power off your camera before downloading the test photo when
you have not inserted an SD card. The test images will be lost forever if they are not downloaded
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before the camera is shut down or powered off.
3. Do not mix old and new batteries.
4. We recommend you use Alkaline batteries. Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or
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rechargeable (nickel-cadmium metal hydride) batteries.
In order to conserve battery power if the camera is on but not in use for 60s it will automatically shut
off. In this case only the sample images will be lost.
Installing SD Memory Card
Your camera has a memory card slot that enables you to insert any “SD” compatible memory card. Adding a
memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of your camera before you have to transfer test photo to
your PC. Install the SD memory card as below:
1.
2.
Locate the Memory Card slot.
Insert the Memory card into the slot in the correct direction. (see the sketch below)
3. Push the card in until you feel it “click” into position. The top of the card should be flushed with the surface
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