Vivitar DVR 430HD, User Manual

Page 1: ...mcorder User Manual 2009 2012 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 ...

Page 2: ...g Camcorder Mode 11 Navigating the Menus 12 Video Capture Mode 13 Video Playback Mode 17 Photo Capture Mode 21 Photo Playback Mode 25 Installing the Software 29 Connecting the Camcorder to the Computer 30 Getting Photos and Videos from your Camcorder to Your Computer 31 Getting Started 32 Transferring Images from my Camcorder to my Computer Manually 33 Camcorder Maintenance 34 Sakar Warranty Card ...

Page 3: ...emory card up to 16GB for normal use SD Memory cards are not included and need to be purchased separately It is recommended to use an SDHC Class 4 SD card or higher Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital video recorder What s Included 1 Digital Video Recorder with Built in USB Connector not shown 2 AV Cable 3 Vivitar Experience Image Manager software I...

Page 4: ...r OK Button 3 Tripod Mount 14 LCD Screen 4 USB Connector 15 Up Zoom In Button 5 USB Lever 16 SD Memory Card Slot 6 LED Indicator Light 17 Power Button 7 Microphone 18 Delete Button 8 Lends 19 Right ViviLink Button 9 Speaker 20 Down Zoom Out Button 10 MODE Button 21 Battery Compartment 11 MENU Button ...

Page 5: ...rd Make sure the camcorder is powered OFF Insert SD Memory card up to 16GB before use not included It is recommended to use an SDHC Class 4 SD card or higher Turning On the Camcorder Using the Camcorder Insert 3 X AAA 1 5V batteries Alkaline batteries recommended not included ...

Page 6: ...ra features such as Flash in some models will not work if the battery power level is low When the battery power is low the battery icon turns red and the camcorder will automatically turn off a few seconds later The energy status of the power is displayed on LCD as shown below Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power 2 SD Memory Card The camcorder must be powered OFF before insert...

Page 7: ... was inserted properly Make sure the SD card is not locked check the lock switch on the side of the SD card If the SD card is locked this will prevent the camcorder from saving captured photos to the SD card 3 Power On Press and hold the POWER button to turn on the camcorder Your digital video recorder is now ready to begin capturing videos and photos ...

Page 8: ...ure mode press the MENU button while in the Video Capture mode Photo Capture Mode Use this mode to capture pictures with your camcorder After turning on your camcorder press the MODE button once to open the Photo Capture mode To take a picture aim your camcorder as desired and press the Shutter button The picture will be automatically saved to your camcorder s memory card To access the various men...

Page 9: ...ot included LCD Display 1 77 Inch TFT Flip LCD 180 Degrees Lens f 3 0mm F2 8 Zoom 4X Digital Zoom Image Quality Normal White Balance Auto Color Effect Standard Light Exposure Auto ISO Auto Frequency 60 Hz Auto Power Off 3 minutes Metering Center Language English French Microphone Yes Speaker Yes Interface USB 2 0 HS System Requirements Window XP SP3 Vista SP1 Windows 7 Mac OS X v10 5 x or higher B...

Page 10: ... 250 MB available hard disk space 16 bit Color monitor 1024 X 768 recommended screen resolution CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher DirectX 9 or higher Internet connection required MACINTOSH OS Intel processor running Mac OS X v10 5 x or later 1 GB RAM 250 MB available hard disk space Display 1024 x 768 or higher resolution m...

Page 11: ...rt Powering the camcorder OFF While the camcorder is on you can press the Power button again at any point to turn your camcorder OFF You will see a Goodbye splash screen and then the camcorder will power off completely Note When there is insufficient battery power a Low Battery message will appear on the LCD screen The digital video recorder will automatically power off a few moments later Auto Po...

Page 12: ...first powered ON the Video Capture Mode will be active The icons that appear on the LCD screen are the best default settings so that you can begin to capture and enjoy clear quality videos and photos To change the active camcorder mode make sure the camcorder is powered ON and press the MODE button When in Video Capture Mode this icon will display on the top left corner of the LCD display When in ...

Page 13: ...lection 3 Press the Shutter OK button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option 4 If the selection can be remembered by the camcorder a selection icon will appear to the right of the selected menu option Changes made to these options will remain as is until you decide to change them again at a later time 5 Some menu options are single use functions that are not remembered by the camcorder ...

Page 14: ...ton again 6 The video will automatically be saved to the camcorder s SD card 7 You can also capture your videos using the Flip Screen When you would like to quickly and easily include yourself in the video simply flip the LCD display out and hold the camera facing towards you Make sure you can see yourself within the scene on the LCD screen look at the lens then click the Shutter button to begin r...

Page 15: ...lution UP T Zooms in RIGHT ViviLink for Videos Opens the ViviLink Menu options for Videos see below for details DOWN W Zooms out Other Shutter OK Starts and stops your video capture Confirms menu selection MENU Opens the Video Menu options Note To navigate through the Menus use the Left Right Up and Down directions control buttons MODE Toggles between the Video Capture Mode Photo Capture Mode and ...

Page 16: ...ViviLink option remains the default option for all captured images This can be changed at any time by choosing another option from the ViviLink menu 5 Once you have selected a ViviLink press the MODE button to return to the Video Capture Mode 6 The icon of the selected ViviLink destination appears on the LCD screen Note The icon of the selected ViviLink destination also appears in Video Playback m...

Page 17: ...tton to scroll through the menu options 4 Press the Shutter OK button to select the desired option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 An icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen 9 Remember that this setting will be sav...

Page 18: ...r the camcorder will be in Video Capture mode by default Press the MODE button twice to open the Playback Mode The Playback screen appears with the Playback icon appearing on the top left corner of the screen Playing Videos on Your Digital Video Recorder 1 Select your Video Once in Playback mode press the LEFT or RIGHT direction button to scroll through the images on your digital video recorder s ...

Page 19: ...ugh your Thumbnail images Increases the volume during video playback RIGHT Displays the NEXT image Scrolls through your Thumbnail images DOWN W Opens the Thumbnail display Scrolls through your Thumbnail images Decreases the volume during video playback Other Shutter OK Plays the selected video file Stops the selected playing video Confirms menu selection Opens selected image from the Thumbnail dis...

Page 20: ...cted image to appear in full screen Note You can identify from the thumbnail the image type AVI files have a V appear on the thumbnail image JPEG files do not have any icons on the thumbnail image Video Playback Mode Menu The following is the menu that appears in your digital video recorder s Video Playback Mode Delete Menu While in the Playback mode you can delete videos from your camcorder throu...

Page 21: ...ight the Delete All Images option and then press the Shutter OK button confirm and continue 3 A Delete All Files confirmation menu appears Select No then press the Shutter OK button to exit without deleting all of your images Select Yes then press the Shutter OK button to delete all of your captured images Caution Please use this Delete feature with care Once all the images are deleted they are pe...

Page 22: ...e you would like to capture 5 Press the UP T Zoom In and Down W Zoom Out buttons to better set the camcorder display if desired 6 Press the Shutter button to capture and save your photo to the memory card 7 You can also capture Self Portrait photos using the Flip Screen When you would like to quickly and easily include yourself in the photo simply flip the LCD display out and hold out the camera f...

Page 23: ... and Photo Resolution UP T Zooms in RIGHT N A DOWN W Zooms out Other Shutter OK Captures your Photo Confirms menu selection MENU Opens the Photo Menu options Note To navigate through the Menus use the Left Right Up and Down directions control buttons MODE Toggles between the Video Capture Mode Photo Capture Mode and Playback Mode Exits the Photo Menu options ViviLink for Photos Menu ViviLink Quick...

Page 24: ... remains the default option for all captured images This can be changed at any time by choosing another option from the ViviLink menu 5 Once you have selected a ViviLink press the MODE button to return to the Photo Capture Mode 6 The icon of the selected ViviLink destination appears on the LCD screen Note The icon of the selected ViviLink destination also appears in Photo Playback mode on each cap...

Page 25: ...to select the desired option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 An icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen 9 Remember that this setting will be saved by your digital video recorder until you manually change the settin...

Page 26: ...pearing on the top left corner of the screen Viewing Captured Photos on Your Camcorder 1 Select your Photo Once in Playback mode press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control button to scroll through the images on your digital video recorder s memory card until you find the image you would like to view Each captured image both videos and photos is displayed on the LCD screen Photos appear with a JPG i...

Page 27: ...pens the Delete menu options Note To navigate through the Menus use the Left Up Right and Down directions control buttons MODE Toggles between the Video Capture Mode Photo Capture Mode and Playback Mode Exits the Photo Playback menu Thumbnail View Easily navigate and select the image you wish to view by using the Thumbnail View The images on your camcorder will be displayed in a 3 X 3 matrix where...

Page 28: ...ital video recorder s Photo Playback Mode Delete Menu While in the Playback mode you can delete photos from your camcorder through the Delete menu Remember you can also quickly access the Delete menu by pressing the Delete button Delete This Photo 1 Select the image you wish to delete 2 Press the MENU button to open the Delete menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control button to highlight the D...

Page 29: ...les confirmation menu appears Select No then press the Shutter OK button to exit without deleting all of your images Select Yes then press the Shutter OK button to delete all of your captured images Caution Please use this Delete feature with care Once all the images are deleted they are permanently removed from your SD memory card Please make sure that you only use this feature once you have down...

Page 30: ...ion s CD DVD drive and click on Setup exe to launch the installer 3 On Macintosh Click the icon that appears on the desktop to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager 4 If you do not have internet access at the time of inserting the CD ROM connect to the internet and then click the Install Vivitar Experience Image Manager button to begin the installation Note If you do not have internet acces...

Page 31: ...ctions to install the Adobe Flash Player 12 On PC Click the Close button when the installation is complete Click the Launch Vivitar Experience Image Manager to open the application 13 On Macintosh Click the Quit button when the installation is complete Click the Launch Vivitar Experience Image Manager to open the application 14 If you close the application you can run the Vivitar Experience Image ...

Page 32: ... 3 You can select to download photos videos or both 4 Select your camera removable disk from the device window If your camera is the only USB device connected then it will be selected automatically 5 Select a location on the computer where to place the new photo and video files 6 Add the new photo and video files to albums if desired 7 Select to remove the media files from the selected device remo...

Page 33: ...Upload and manage photos and videos to and from the most popular photo sharing and social networking sites Facebook Flickr Picasa MySpace Photobucket Twitpic Twitgoo and YouTube Seamlessly transfer photos and videos from one social network to another Organize your images by creating offline and online albums Edit images using automatic and manual tools Use automatic Geotagging with built in Google...

Page 34: ... folder 7 Do not disconnect the camcorder from the computer during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer MACINTOSH 1 Slide down the lever on the side of the camcorder to reveal the built in USB connector Use the USB built in connector on your camcorder to connect your camcorder to the USB port on your computer 2 MSDC appears on the LCD indicating tha...

Page 35: ...SD card Note iPad SD Card Reader not included This may be purchased separately Note After you make the connection your iPad automatically opens the Photos application which lets you choose which photos and videos to import then organizes them into albums Camcorder Maintenance The digital video recorder is a delicate device Always wear the wrist strap to prevent the device from falling Please handl...

Page 36: ...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 Your return address and telephone number Daytime MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW Sakar US Sakar Intern...

Page 37: ...to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again With test photos if the camera powers off before you upload them to the computer the photos are not stored in the camera s memory These photos should be uploaded quickly before the camera powers off If the photos are saved to the SD memory card then all the photos should appear Q How do I make sure I don t lose important pictures This ...