ViviCam 5024 Digital Camera Owner Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 Key Features ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 What your camera includes ................................................................................................................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam 5024 5.1 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. Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera. Key Features • Digital Image Resolution- 5M, 3M, 2M, VGA. • SD RAM 8MB. • Support s SD/MMC memory card (not included) up to 8GB. • 2.
y 128 MB RAM, with 150MB of free disk space y Available USB interface y CD-ROM Drive y 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution y 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: y Windows Vista y 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory y 20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space y Support for Super VGA graphics y Available USB Interface y CD-ROM drive
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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 at the bottom 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 Power” is displayed on the LCD, this indicates that your camera has an insufficient battery power level and will be automatically powered off.
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 testing photo when you have not inserted an SD card. The testing photo will be lost forever if they are not downloaded before the camera is shut down or powered off. 3. 4. Do not mix old and new batteries. We recommend you use Alkaline batteries.
3. Push the card in until you feel it “click” into position. The top of the card should be flushed with the surface of the camera. An icon 4. will appear on the LCD screen after you turn on your camera. Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken with the camera will be stored on the card. Note: 1. Limited internal memory is provided for test images. The image will be deleted when camera power is turned off. Please download the images before power off .
Starting Your Camera Press and hold the Power button to turn on your camera. The LCD screen will light up indicating that your camera is on and ready for use. To power off your camera, press and hold the Power button again for about 3 seconds. Camera Modes Taking photos Power on your camera, the default mode is Camera mode. A icon will appear on your LCD screen.. 1. Hold the camera steady and compose your object as appears in the LCD screen. 2.
2. Press the Up button again to change from the auto flash to the red-eye reduction flash mode. The icon 3. will appear on the LCD indicating that the red eye reduction function has been activated. Press the Up button once more until you see the icon appear on the LCD screen. This indicates that the flash is forced on. 4. To turn off the flash function, press the Up button again until the icon is displayed on the LCD.
3. Press the Menu/OK button. 4. Use the Up/Down button to select either: “On” - to activate and turn the anti-shake on. Icon “Off” - to exit or turn the anti-shake off. Icon 5. will show on the screen. will appear on the screen. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm. The Anti-shake icon appears on the top of the LCD screen. Change Image Resolution The build-in memory allows you to take one 3.1 Mega-Pixel testing photo without SD memory card, inserted a SD memory card to get more image size selections.
Setting Frequency Fluorescent lighting oscillation can affect the quality of your photos. Set the camera for the correct frequency for the country that you are in. Your camera has 2 Frequency settings, 60HZ for the U.S. and 50HZ for Europe and Japan. The default setting is 60HZ. To set the photo frequency: 1. Press the Menu/OK button. 2. Press the Up/Down button to select the FREQUENCY option. 3. Press the Menu/OK button again. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select either: 50 HZ 60 HZ 5.
Self Timer You can include yourself in a photo by using the Self Timer feature to delay the time between your pressing the shutter and when the photo is actually taken. It is recommended that you use a tripod or place the camera on a flat and secure surface when you use the self-timer. 1. Press the Down / Timer button in camera mode. 2. The timer icon 3. Press the Shutter button. 4.
Video Mode The Video Mode allows you to shoot high quality AVI movies. In order to use this mode an SD memory card required. 1. Insert a SD memory card. 2. Power on your camera. 3. Press the MODE button to select the video mode. The Video icon now appears in the top left corner of the LCD. 4. Press the Shutter button to start shooting the video. 5. Press the Shutter button to stop the recording. The video will be saved as an AVI file on the memory card. Note: 1.
5. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm. Setting Video frequency Fluorescent lighting oscillation can affect the quality of your videos. Set the camera for the correct frequency for the country that you are in. Your camera has 2 Frequency settings, 60HZ for the U.S. and 50HZ for Europe and Japan. The default setting is 60HZ: 1. Press the Menu/OK button. 2. Press the Up/Down button to select the FREQUENCY option. 3. Press the Menu/OK button again. 4.
Preview photos In playback mode press the Right/Left buttons to select and view your photos and videos taken. “JPG” will appear on the LCD if you selected a photo. The resolution icon of the photo will appear on the bottom left corner of the LCD for each photo. “AVI” will appear on the LCD when you select an AVI video file. Playback AVI files In the playback mode, 1. Select an AVI file in your SD memory card by pressing the Right/Left button. 2. Press the Shutter button to play. 3.
Format This function will delete all of the files in your camera’s memory (internal memory or SD memory card, depending on the device selection). Please be certain that you wish to use this function. In the playback mode: 1. Press the Menu/OK button. 2. Press the Up/Down button to select the FORMAT option. 3. Press the Menu/OK button. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select either “Yes” or “No”. 5. Press the Shutter button again to confirm your selection. 6.
Installing PhoTags Express Software NOTE: Before attempting to install the software, make sure that you do not have the camera’s USB cable attached to your computer. This will affect the install process and can cause a failed installation of the camera software and drivers. In order to install the Software and drivers to download and edit the photos and videos captured using this camera, you need to install the CD installation disk. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Please review the license terms and click the “I Agree” button to continue. 4. Let the “PhoTags Express” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click “Install”.
5. 6. Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer. Once the application has been installed on your computer, click the “Finish” button to let the “PhoTags Express” installer finish the installation program.
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 Registration screen will open. This screen will appear each time you open the application until you register. To register your product please click the “Register Online” button and fill out the online registration form (This requires an internet connection). Note: In order to complete the installation process you are required to register. Registering your product entitles you to discounts on upgrades as well as Free Customer Support.
4. If the Camera is off it will automatically be turned on when the USB cable is properly connected. If you have not already opened your application then click the “PhoTags Express” icon that appears on your desktop to open the “PhoTags Express” Software. From the Main Menu screen that appears, select the “Select Photos”, “Enhance Photos” or “Add Captions” buttons.
CD’s of any folders for backup and storage. Enhance your photos; Auto Enhance, Crop, Correct Red Eye, Manually Adjust and add Special Effects. Add Active Captions- add Text Captions, Frames, Shapes, Keywords… and more that can be viewed or hidden any time. Locate and Organize your photos and collections- Search by Captions, Category, Keyword or Date directly from the operating system of your computer. Share your photos via E-mail, Local Printing and Create HTML web pages for uploading online.
Download photos and videos to your PC Transfer Photos 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 Wizard opens.
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. You can add a date, keywords, categories and more. Click “Next” to continue.
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. Click the “Finish” button to start the download process. A photos download progress bar appears showing the number of media (videos included) downloading to your computer.
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 of how to get the most out of your PhoTags application select the “Show Me How” or the “?” Help Guide button found on the top right of the screen.
EXPRESS COPY METHOD Select the “Express” copy radial button if you want to have all the images transferred to the PC without the option to select which photos you want to transfer. In this mode you will not see a preview of the images transferred. For more information please refer to the Help Guide in PhoTags Express. Viewing Videos Make sure that your camera is connected to your computer with the USB cable. Open any application that will enable you to view video files (for example Windows Media Player).
Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually Connect your camera to the computer correctly with USB cable, the screen will be shown a window (Removable Disk F:) as below: NOTE: Now you can download the photos and videos to your computer with two methods as below: 1. Download photos directly from windows Choose “copy pictures to a folder on my computer” on the Removable Disk (F:) window.
1. Click on the START button in Windows. 2. Click on the MY COMPUTER Icon on the desktop. 3. Your memory card will appear as a REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICE. 4. Click on the REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICE to view the images. The images are stored in the 5. You can now copy and paste the images to any directory you choose. subfolder called DCM100. Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually The Photags Express software is not compatible and will not install on a Mac.
What Is Not Covered By Warranty: Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than normal use, including but limited to, repair by unauthorized parties, tampering, modification or accident. What To Do When Service Is Required: When returning your defective product (postage pre-paid) for service, your package should include: 1. Copy of original bill of sale 2. A detailed written description of the problem. 3.
Appendix A: Specifications Sensor CMOS sensor 5M (2592x1944pixels 4:3), 3M (2048x1536pixels 4:3), Image resolution 2M (1920x1080pixels 16:9 ), VGA (640x480pixels 4:3) Lens f=7.23mm, F2.8 External memory Support SD card up to 8GB Flash Auto/force on/red eye reduction/off Digital Zoom 8X Self-timer 10S Power saving 60S Battery 3x AAA batteries Transmission interface USB 2.0 Working temperature 0~40℃ Computer system Window XP/ Vista/ Mac OS X (10.2.
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/OK button a few times to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again. If you still get a “no photos” error this may mean that your computer may not meet the minimum system requirements.
4. Once your computer is back up, plug the camera into your computer’s USB port. 5. Right-click on the “My Computer” icon. Select properties. If you are running Windows 2000 or XP: click on hardware and then Device Manager. If the camera is installed correctly, there will be a category listed for “Imaging Devices” and clicking on the “+” next to it should reveal your camera.
