Vivitar DVR620v2, User Manual

Page 1: ...ideo Camera User 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 respective companies ...

Page 2: ...us 10 Video Capture Mode 11 Video Playback Mode 13 Photo Capture Mode 17 Photo Playback Mode 19 Connecting the Camera to a TV 23 Installing the Software 24 Connecting the Camera to the Computer 25 Getting Photos and Videos from your Camera to Your Computer 26 Get started 27 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Windows 27 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually ...

Page 3: ...ossible Note Your camera needs an SD Memory card up to 16GB for normal use SD Memory cards are not included and need to be purchased separately Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera What Your Camera Includes 1 Digital Video Camera 2 AV Cable 3 Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD 4 Wrist Strap Note SD Memory Card not includ...

Page 4: ...SB Connector 2 Delete 13 TV Out Port 3 Menu 14 Strap Hole 4 Mode 15 Tripod socket 5 Shutter 16 USB ejector 6 Up Zoom In 17 LED Light 7 Down Zoom Out 18 Lens 8 Left 19 Speaker 9 Right 20 Microphone 10 LCD Screen 21 Battery Cover 11 SD Card Slot ...

Page 5: ...ng the Camera ON 1 Make sure the batteries have been inserted properly into your digital camera 2 Make sure an SD card has been inserted into your camera 3 Press the POWER button to turn on the camera Installing the Batteries Installing the Memory Card Turning On the Camera Using the Camera Insert SD Memory card up to 16GB before use ...

Page 6: ... at any time manually through the menus in the camera Main Camera Modes Your camera has different modes for the various camera functions You can switch modes by pressing the MODE button on your camera after the camera has been powered ON Video Capture Mode Use this mode to capture videos with your digital camera This is the default mode when the camera is powered ON To take a video aim your camera...

Page 7: ...us menus for the Photo Capture mode press the Menu button while in the Photo Capture mode Playback Mode Photos Videos Use this mode to view and manage the photos and videos on your camera After turning on your camera press the MODE button twice to open the Playback mode for photos and videos You can scroll through the photos and videos that you ve previously taken to view and delete them as desire...

Page 8: ...LCD Display 1 8 Inch TFT the LCD screen opens up 180 degree Lens f 3 0mm F2 8 Zoom 4X Digital Zoom Scene Auto 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 Windows XP and above Mac OSX 10 5 and above Batter...

Page 9: ...sk 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 Internet connection required Computer System Requirements Macintosh Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10 5 or later 256 MB RAM 100 MB free disk space Display 1024 x 768 or higher resoluti...

Page 10: ...rn your camera OFF You will see a Goodbye splash screen and then the camera will power off completely Note When there is insufficient battery power a Low Battery message will appear on the LCD screen The camcorder will automatically power off a few moments later Auto Power Saving Your digital camera has an Auto Power Off feature that will automatically turn off the camera if it has not been in use...

Page 11: ...has a set of menus specific to that mode 1 Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll between the various menus for the current mode 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to highlight the desired menu selection 4 Press the Shutter OK button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option 5 If the selection...

Page 12: ...appear on the top right corner of the LCD screen and a red indicator will appear in place of the video icon on the screen 5 To stop the video record press the Shutter button again 6 The video will automatically be saved to the camera s SD card 7 You can also capture your videos using the Flip Screen The LCD screen opens 180 degrees to allow Self Portrait image capture When you would like to quickl...

Page 13: ...the Delete This Video option Allows you to select the Language when holding down the button for 2 seconds Menu Opens the Video Menu options Video Capture Mode Menus The following are the menus that appear in your camera s Video Capture Mode Image Resolution Menu The Image Resolution menu allows you to choose the desired size of the images taken by your camera Keep in mind that images with a larger...

Page 14: ...ge from the Language menu 1 Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the chosen menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons 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 R...

Page 15: ...n Function LEFT Displays the PREVIOUS image Scrolls through your Thumbnail images UP Increases Volume while playing back your video Scrolls through your Thumbnail images RIGHT Displays the NEXT image Scrolls through your Thumbnail images DOWN Decreases Volume while playing back your video Opens the Thumbnail display Scrolls through your Thumbnail images Shutter OK Plays the selected video file Sto...

Page 16: ...file AVI files have a V appear on the thumbnail image JPEG files do not have any icons on the thumbnail image Delete Images with the Delete Button While in the Playback mode you can delete videos from your camera by pressing the Delete button You can choose to either delete the selected image or you can delete all the images Delete Current Image 1 Select the image you wish to delete 2 Press the De...

Page 17: ... Delete Menu While in the Playback mode you can delete videos from your camera through the delete menu 1 View the image you would like to delete 2 Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll through the menu options 4 To delete this one video select Delete This Video 5 To delete all the images including all unlocked photos...

Page 18: ...o Zoom Out of the object 4 Press the Shutter button to capture and save your photo to the memory card 5 You can also capture your photos using the Flip Screen The LCD screen opens 180 degrees to allow Self Portrait image capture When you would like to quickly and easily include yourself in the photo simply flip the LCD display out and hold out the front of camera facing towards you Make sure you c...

Page 19: ...nu options Photo Capture Mode Menus The following are the menus that appear in your camera s Photo Capture Mode Image Resolution Menu The Image Resolution menu allows you to choose the desired size of the images taken by your camera Keep in mind that images with a higher resolution will also take up more of your camera s memory 1 Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press...

Page 20: ...ress the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the chosen menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons 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...

Page 21: ... view UP Scrolls through your Thumbnail images Zooms In to your selected Thumbnail image Moves image up in the Zoomed In selected Thumnail image view RIGHT Displays the NEXT image Scrolls through your Thumbnail images Moves image to the right in the Zoomed In selected Thumnail image view DOWN Opens the Thumbnail display Scrolls through your Thumbnail display images Zooms Out of your selected image...

Page 22: ...o 5 Navigate by pressing the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT buttons to scroll around the enlarged photo Note You can know from the thumbnail what type of image file AVI files have a V appear on the thumbnail image JPEG files do not have any icons on the thumbnail image Delete Images with the Delete Button While in the Playback mode you can delete images from your camera by pressing the Delete button You can c...

Page 23: ...e Menus The following is the menu that appear in your camera s Video Playback Mode Delete Menu While in the Playback mode you can delete videos from your camera through the delete menu 1 View the image you would like to delete 2 Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll through the menu options 4 To delete this one video...

Page 24: ...now not portable 1 Connect the video camcorder to a TV via the TV out cable supplied The TV slot is situated next to the USB slot at the top of the camcorder 2 Connect the end with double connectors to the video yellow and to the audio red or white input jack on the TV 3 Turn on the TV and the video camcorder and then set the TV to AV mode 4 When the video camcorder is set to record capture or pla...

Page 25: ...cation 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 ac...

Page 26: ...t while the application continues the installation process on your computer 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 ca...

Page 27: ...ice 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 removable disk after the import 8 Click the Get Images button to transfer the photos and videos from you...

Page 28: ...utton on the application s Home page Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Windows 1 Use the USB cable to connect your camera to your computer 2 MSDC appears on the LCD 3 A window appears with a list of options select Open folder to view files and click OK 4 Open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files 5 Select the media and copy the files from this fold...

Page 29: ...Optionally select the files and choose Copy from the Finder s Edit menu Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu 6 We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures folder and the videos into the Movies folder 7 Do not disconnect the cable during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer Camera Maintenance The digital camera is a de...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...button 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 picture...