Vivitar DVR-508, User Manual

Page 1: ...Camcorder User s Manual 2010 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...

Page 2: ...ting an SD Memory Card 8 Maintenance and Care 9 Starting Your Camera 10 Capturing Videos 12 Video Setting options 14 Taking Photos 18 Photo Capture Settings options 23 Audio Mode 30 Playback mode 31 C...

Page 3: ...ake quality digital photos and record audio files is included with your device In addition an SD compatible memoy card of up to 16GB needs to be inserted in order to use the camcorder normally Please...

Page 4: ...oading and managing photos and videos to or from the most popular photo sharing and social network websites Get photos and videos from your camera manage and organize your images by creating albums ed...

Page 5: ...space 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution 16 bit color or higher display adaptor CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher Inter...

Page 6: ...ckTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Internet connection required Computer System Requirements for Macintosh Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10 5 or later 256 MB...

Page 7: ...elf Timer LED 5 Delete 6 Playback 7 Mode 8 TFT LCD Screen 9 Left Self Timer 10 Power 11 Down 12 Menu 13 AV Out jack 14 USB jack 15 Right LED on or off 16 OK 17 Shutter 18 Up Display 19 W Zoom out butt...

Page 8: ...e battery cover 3 Replace and close the battery cover The battery icon on the bottom left of the LCD will turn red and flash when your batteries are running low in which case you will need to replace...

Page 9: ...ansferring them to a computer Note Media sitting on the memory card is not lost when your camcorder s power runs low or on replacing the batteries 1 Locate and lift the SD Card cover to reveal the SD...

Page 10: ...camcorder be sure to format the card with the camcorder see the Setup section further on in the manual for instruction on how to format the card Maintenance and Care Before using the video camcorder...

Page 11: ...e Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software section of this manual to learn how to install the software on your computer To power on the camcorder you need to flip open the LCD Screen The Power button...

Page 12: ...ess the Right button on the OK dial to open the Setup menu 4 Press the Up Down button on the OK dial and select the Language option 5 Press the Right button to enter the Language submenu 6 Press the U...

Page 13: ...to select the Video mode On turning on your camcorder the first mode Video mode appears and is active To change between the function modes on your DVR press the MODE button on the bottom left of the L...

Page 14: ...gain to resume recording 6 Press the T Zoom In or W Zoom Out buttons located on the top of the camcorder to digitally zoom into and back out of the object 7 Press the Shutter button again to stop the...

Page 15: ...the camcorder to Zoom In into the object 2 Press the W button to Zoom back out 3 The digital zoom digit icon appears on the bottom right corner of the LCD screen Video Setting options In Video mode t...

Page 16: ...15 To enter the Settings options for the Video mode 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the Up Down button to select the Setting you wish to change from the menu that appears...

Page 17: ...n to highlight and select the resolution option HD 1280x720 D1 720x480 VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x240 4 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MENU button t...

Page 18: ...t back to the Video capture mode to start capturing videos with the new frame rate selected Metering This setting allows you to change the brightness of the video 1 Press the Up Down button to select...

Page 19: ...open the White Balance submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the White Balance option Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Bulb 4 The White Balance choice selected automatically appea...

Page 20: ...the memory card inserted appears on the top right of the LCD screen 5 After the shot is taken the number is reduced by one 6 When the SD memory card is full Memory Full will appear on the LCD screen w...

Page 21: ...l zoom 1 Press the T button on the top of the camcorder to Zoom In into the object 2 Press the W button to Zoom back out 3 The digital zoom digit icon appears on the bottom right corner of the LCD scr...

Page 22: ...digit time countdown appears on the LCD and the red LED on the front of the camcorder next to the lens flashes for every second of the countdown 6 After the selected time delay the photo will be take...

Page 23: ...e countdown 10 After the selected time delay the photo will be taken Continue Burst Take 3 consecutive photos automatically You will need enough memory in the camcorder to us this option The Continue...

Page 24: ...pture Settings options The camera setting allows you to manage the way you wish to take photos You can select and change the Resolution pixel size Quality Metering White Balance Exposure Capture Mode...

Page 25: ...The image size and quality settings determine the number of photos that can be saved and the amount of memory required for each photo The higher the quality of the photo the more memory it will take T...

Page 26: ...ith the resolution selected Note After selecting your resolution the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD Quality The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can ta...

Page 27: ...ss the Up Down button to highlight and select the metering option Center The exposure will be calculated based on light in the center area and this is suitable for general use Multi The exposure will...

Page 28: ...tton to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 6 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Camera capture mode to start taking photos with the new white balance selected Exposure This...

Page 29: ...photos with the new exposure setting selected Note After selecting your Exposure choice the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD Capture Mode Use this mode to activate the Self timer...

Page 30: ...Shutter button 3 photos will be taken automatically with 1 second intervals Effect This setting is used to change the image s color tone 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Effect menu 2 Press t...

Page 31: ...ring videos and taking photos Insert an SD card to expand the memory capacity of the camcorder to enjoy many more hours of recording After you power on your camcorder press the MODE button on the bott...

Page 32: ...o resume recording 6 Press the Shutter button to stop and save the recorded audio file to memory in WAV format Playback mode You can playback the videos photos and audio files in your camcorder or att...

Page 33: ...n Lock Delete View as Slideshows change the Effect Rotate Resize add a Voice Memo or Print the photo directly by connecting the camcorder via the USB cable to a Pictbridge compatible printer Videos Yo...

Page 34: ...ttons to scroll around the enlarged photo Note You can know from the thumbnail what the image is JPEG files do not have any icons on the thumbnail screen AVI s will have a V appear on the thumbnail an...

Page 35: ...e Lock menu 3 Press the OK button to open the Lock submenu 4 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select one of the lock options Lock Unlock One Lock All Unlock All 5 If you selected Lock Unlock...

Page 36: ...K button to confirm save and unprotect all the previously protected images Note After selecting your lock preference the corresponding lock icon will appear on the left hand side of the LCD for the fi...

Page 37: ...d file 8 If the selected file is locked a File Locked message will appear To unlock the file follow Steps 1 to 6 in the Lock section above 9 If you selected All and press the OK button a Delete All co...

Page 38: ...Start the Slide Show will begin to play 6 Press the Up button to pause or again to continue 7 Press the OK button to exit the Slide Show 8 If you select Interval press the Left Right button to increas...

Page 39: ...Down button to select the Effect menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Effect submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Effect option you wish to use Normal B W Sepia Negative R...

Page 40: ...option to undo the last rotate before it is saved 7 Once you have rotated the image to your liking press the Up Down button to select the Save option 8 A Waiting message appears while the rotated ima...

Page 41: ...A Waiting message appears while the image is saved and resized to the resolution you selected Voice Memo You can add a voice memo message to a photo on the camcorder 1 Press the Up Down button to sele...

Page 42: ...The Up button to pause the voice memo and the Right button to Fast Forward 10 If you wish to delete a voice memo from a photo select the Delete option 11 Press the OK button The voice memo and corres...

Page 43: ...cable provided 1 Use the Left Right button to select an AVI file you wish to play 2 A red video icon will appear on the bottom left corner of the LCD to indicate that the image you selected in a video...

Page 44: ...ock Unlock One and press the OK button a Protect File or Unprotect FIle confirmation message will appear with Yes and No options 6 Press the Up Down button to select Yes to lock unlock or No to exit 7...

Page 45: ...left hand side of the LCD for the image s selected Delete You can delete unwanted video files at any time to free up memory You can delete one at a time or delete all the unprotected files that are cu...

Page 46: ...mation message will appear with Yes and No options Note The Delete All option will delete all the files saved on the SD card not only the video files Please use this feature with caution 10 Press the...

Page 47: ...Setup menu Sounds In this Setup mode you can adjust the sounds the camcorder emits 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Sounds menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Sounds submenu 3 Press the Up...

Page 48: ...es when pressing a button use the Right Left button to select On or Off 9 Press the OK button to save your choice 10 To adjust the sound Volume for buttons that emit sounds when pressed use the Right...

Page 49: ...it the Setup function Power Save In this Setup mode you can save battery power by selecting the time before the camcorder will automatically power off if the camcorder is left on and not in use 1 Pres...

Page 50: ...he OK button to save your choice and for the language interface of the camcorder to change to the language you selected 5 Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function TV Out The...

Page 51: ...SD memory card Caution Please make sure to download the images first before using this feature as all the files and images sitting on the card will be erased This process is irreversible 1 Press the U...

Page 52: ...ress the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function Connecting the Camcorder to a TV Connect the video camcorder to the TV via the supplied cable Power on the TV and the video camcorder...

Page 53: ...ode you can review all the pictures videos and audio clips stored in the video camcorder on the TV Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software Warning Do not plug your camcorder into the com...

Page 54: ...D DVD drive and click on Setup exe to launch the installer 3 On Macintosh Click the icon to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager 4 If you do not have internet access at the time of inserting t...

Page 55: ...nstructions 5 If you have internet access the Choose your language window opens choose your language and click Next to open the next window 6 Select your camcorder model from the list and click Next t...

Page 56: ...then click Install 11 Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your computer 12 On PC Click the Close button when the installation is complete On Macintosh Click the Qu...

Page 57: ...ds until the computer recognizes the device 4 As your camcorder is a mass storage device MSDC will appear on the LCD for a second and then the screen will go blank indicating that your camcorder is in...

Page 58: ...device window opens 3 You can select to download photos videos or both 4 Select your camcorder removable disk from the device window If your camcorder is the only USB device connected then it will be...

Page 59: ...nd video files are now downloaded to your computer to the selected folder and albums ready for your use Get started Using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager you can Upload and manage photos and vide...

Page 60: ...ect a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu 6 We recommend that you copy the photos into the Pictures My Pictures folder the videos into the Videos My Videos folder and the Audio files to an appr...

Page 61: ...our camcorder to your PC the camcorder will remain on all the while it is plugged into the USB and it won t be switched off even though the screen appears to be blank The red LED on the front of the c...

Page 62: ...red 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...

Page 63: ...se call 1 800 592 9541 or in the UK call 0800 917 4831 If you would like to call from anywhere else please visit www vivitar com for your local toll free number Technical Specifications Image Resoluti...

Page 64: ...Dutch Turkish and Russian Power source 3 AAA alkaline batteries Auto power off 1mins 3mins 5mins PC interface USB2 0 System Requirements Windows XP SP2 Vista 7 MAC OS X 10 5 and higher Frequently Aske...

Page 65: ...the Vivitar Experience Image Manager are sent to your computer s Recycle or Trash Bin and can be retrieved from there Trouble Shooting Power does not turn on 1 The Battery is inserted in the wrong dir...