Vivitar DVR 920HD, 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: ...re Mode 11 Video Playback Mode 18 Photo Capture Mode 23 Photo Playback Mode 34 Setup Mode 39 Connecting the Camera to a TV 45 Installing the Software 46 Connecting the Camera to the Computer 49 Getting Photos and Videos from Your Camera to Your Computer 49 Get started 51 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Windows 52 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Usi...

Page 3: ...y as possible Note Your camera needs an SD Memory card up to 32GB 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 Digital Camera Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD USB cable TV Cable Easy Guide Strap Warranty Certificate ...

Page 4: ...tal Zoom Exposure EV 2 0 EV 2 0 White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten ISO ISO100 200 400 800 Scene Auto Landscape Portrait NightPortrait Beach Sport Dinner High Sensitivity Language English French Spanish Portuguese German Dutch Italian Russian Turkish Flash LED Self Timer 5S 10S Anti Shake Yes TV Out Yes Microphone Yes Speaker Yes PictBridge Yes MSDC Yes Multi SnapShots Yes Inte...

Page 5: ...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 6: ...yback Button 5 Video Record Button 6 MODE Dial 7 Macro Button 8 DISP Button 9 MENU Button 10 Control Joystick LED Light Up Down OK Button 11 USB AV Slot 12 Digital Lens 13 LCD Screen 14 Microphone 15 Memory Card Slot 16 Battery Compartment 17 Speaker 18 Wrist Strap 19 LED 20 Tripod Socket 21 Night Vision LED ...

Page 7: ...eable batteries is not recommended Please see illustration below SD Memory Card Installation An SD compatible memory card of up to 32GB not included should be inserted into your DVR camera and is needed for normal use SD Memory cards expand the amount of memory thus allowing an increase in the number of videos and photos that can be captured before transferring them to a computer ...

Page 8: ...th the internal memory a Move to Card message will appear on the LCD screen Select Yes and press the OK LED button on the control joystick to move the images to the SD Memory card inserted Note Images captured in internal memory will be erased when the camera powers off if they are not saved Note After you insert an SD memory card the icon will appear on the LCD indicating that your SD memory card...

Page 9: ...ting as this may damage the card and render it unusable Powering Your Camera ON OFF Make sure the batteries and SD Memory card have been inserted properly into your digital camera To power on the camera you need to flip open the LCD Screen The Power button is situated on the inside of the camera Powering the camera ON Press the Power button to turn your camera ON The LCD monitor will light up indi...

Page 10: ...et from the Auto Power Off options in the Setup menu Using Your Camera Changing Camera Modes Your camera has four main modes 1 Video Capture Mode Use this mode to capture videos with your camera To select Video Capture Mode turn the Mode Dial to the Video Capture Setting 2 Photo Capture Mode Use this mode to capture photos with your camera To select Photo Capture Mode turn the Mode Dial to the Pho...

Page 11: ... LCD display When in Photo Capture Mode this icon will display on the top left corner of the LCD display When in Playback Mode this icon will display on the top left corner of the LCD display Navigating the Menus Each camera mode 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 UP or DOWN on the control joystick to scroll between a...

Page 12: ...flower icon When enabled the Macro mode will allow your camera to focus on an object that is close to the camera The icon will appear on the LCD and indicates that the Macro mode is on To capture videos and photos in the regular mode from 1 5 meters slide the Macro Switch to the mountain icon Video Capture Mode The Video Capture Mode allows you to capture videos with your digital camera To select ...

Page 13: ...see a red blinking circle and REC text at the top of the LCD indicating that the record is in progress 5 To stop the video record press the Video Record button again 6 The video will automatically be saved to the internal camera memory or SD Memory card Video Capture Mode Quick Function Buttons Button Function UP on the control joystick Light Exposure DOWN on the control joystick Light Exposure OK...

Page 14: ...front of the camera below the lens Press the OK LED button again to turn the LED off When the LED light is on an icon on the bottom right of the LCD screen appears Video Capture Mode Menus To access the Menus for the Video Capture Mode press the MENU button while you are in Video Capture Mode The following are the menus that appear in your camera s Video Capture Mode Resolution Frame Rate AntiShak...

Page 15: ...fter saving your selection and exiting the Menu screen the corresponding icon will appear on the LCD screen Frame Rate Menu The frame rate is the number of frames or images that are displayed per second during video playback The higher the number of frames playing per second the smoother the video playback appears Keep in mind that videos taken with a higher frame rate will also take up more of yo...

Page 16: ... the OK LED button to select the AntiShake Menu 4 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to select your desired option 5 Press the OK LED button to confirm save your choice and exit back to the Video Menu 6 Select Exit or press the MENU button to exit the Video Menu and return to the Video Capture Mode Note After saving your selection and exiting the Menu screen the corresponding icon will a...

Page 17: ...to exit the Video Menu and return to the Video Capture Mode Note After saving your selection and exiting the Menu screen the corresponding icon will appear on the LCD screen Exposure Menu The Exposure setting helps you control the amount of light that enters your camera s lens This setting should be adjusted when the environment is lighter or darker than normal When the environment has more light ...

Page 18: ...e scene settings that allow your camera to adapt properly to your current environment You can select from the different Scene Menu options Auto Landscape Night Scenery Portrait Night Portrait Beach Sport Dinner 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Video Capture Menus 2 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to highlight the Scene Menu 3 Press the OK LED button to select the Scene Menu 4 Pres...

Page 19: ... the bottom left of the LCD screen Playing Videos on Your Camera Once in Playback mode press the Up or Down on the control joystick to scroll through the images on your camera s memory card Each image will display on the LCD screen When you find a video that you would like to play press the red Video Record button at the center of the Mode Dial to start playing the video To pause the video playbac...

Page 20: ...appear with a V icon 1 Use the W Zoom Out button to display the images on your camera in Thumbnail View 2 All the images on your camera will appear in the Thumbnail View 3 Use the Up and Down on the control joystick to scroll and select the image you wish to view 4 Press the OK LED button to enlarge the image full size Video Playback Mode Quick Function Buttons Button Action Up on the control joys...

Page 21: ...Volume T Zoom In During Video Playback Increases the Volume OK LED on the control joystick Pauses and restarts your selected video that is being viewed Video Playback Mode Menus To access the Video Playback Mode Menus press the MENU button while in the Video Playback Mode The following are the menus that appear in your camera s Video Playback Mode Protect Delete Protect Menu Pictures and Videos ta...

Page 22: ...ack Menu 6 Select Exit or press the MENU button to exit the Video Playback Menu and return to the Video Playback Mode Note Any image that is locked will display a lock symbol on the LCD screen when viewing that image in the playback mode Videos that are not locked will not display the lock symbol Remember that you cannot delete locked videos Delete Menu While in the playback mode you can delete vi...

Page 23: ...o Delete all images select All All images on your SD Memory Card including photos and videos will be deleted Remember that locked images will not be deleted Also remember that once images are deleted this cannot be reversed After you select All You will be asked Delete All Files Select Yes or No and push the OK LED button to confirm your selection 8 Select Exit or press the MENU button to exit the...

Page 24: ...n Photo Capture mode use the LCD display on the back of the camera to direct the camera at the scene you would like to capture 2 Click the T Zoom In and W Zoom Out buttons to zoom in out if desired Note The actual shape of these buttons may vary per camera model 3 Click the Shutter button on the top of the camera to take the picture 4 The picture will automatically be saved to the camera memory or...

Page 25: ...tick Turns the LED Flash On Off Hide Show the LCD Icons The display of the icons on the LCD screen can be hidden or visible as desired 1 Press the DISP button to hide the display of the icons on the screen 2 Press the DISP button again for the LCD screen to go blank thus helping to save battery consumption 3 Press the DISP button again to redisplay the icons on the screen ...

Page 26: ... are the menus that appear in your camera s Photo Capture Mode Resolution Quality White Balance Exposure Selftimer Multi Snapshots AntiShake Date Time Stamp Scene ISO Sharpness Resolution Menu The 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 The following are...

Page 27: ...taken by your camera Keep in mind that images with a higher image quality level will also take up more memory on your camera The following are the options for Quality Menu Super Fine you can take fewer photos with this option but the photos will be of better quality Fine Normal 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Photo Capture Menus 2 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to highlight the ...

Page 28: ...You can select from the following White Balance options Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Photo Capture Menus 2 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to highlight the White Balance Menu 3 Press the OK LED button to select the White Balance Menu 4 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to select your desired option 5 Press the OK LED button ...

Page 29: ... Capture Menus 2 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to highlight the Exposure Menu 3 Press the OK LED button to select the Exposure Menu 4 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to select your desired option 5 Press the OK LED button to confirm save your choice and exit back to the Photo Menu 6 Select Exit or press the MENU button to exit the Photo Menu and return to the Photo Capt...

Page 30: ...nd exit back to the Photo Menu 6 Select Exit or press the MENU button to exit the Photo Menu and return to the Photo Capture Mode Note After saving your selection and exiting the Menu screen the corresponding icon will appear on the LCD screen Multi Snapshot Menu When enabled the Multi Snapshots feature allows you to take three rapid snapshots in a row with a single click of the shutter button Thi...

Page 31: ...aused by movement of the camera while capturing the image Your AntiShake options are On Off 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Photo Capture Menus 2 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to highlight the AntiShake Menu 3 Press the OK LED button to select the AntiShake Menu 4 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to select your desired option 5 Press the OK LED button to confirm sav...

Page 32: ...ED button to select the Date Time Stamp Menu 4 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to select your desired option 5 Press the OK LED button to confirm save your choice and exit back to the Photo Menu 6 Select Exit or press the MENU button to exit the Photo Menu and return to the Photo Capture Mode Scene Menu The Scene Menu allows you to choose scene settings that allow your camera to adapt...

Page 33: ...is increased the image sensor in your camera will be more sensitive to light and allow you to capture images in lower light situations The higher sensitivity to light however may reduce the quality of the images that are taken When the ISO is reduced the image sensor in your camera will be less sensitive to light and will optimize the image quality in environments with bright lighting The ISO opti...

Page 34: ...ness options are Soft Normal and Sharp 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Photo Capture Menus 2 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to highlight the Sharpness Menu 3 Press the OK LED button to select the Sharpness Menu 4 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to select your desired option 5 Press the OK LED button to confirm save your choice and exit back to the Photo Menu 6 Selec...

Page 35: ...es on your camera s memory card Each image will display on the LCD screen Thumbnail View The images on your camera can be displayed in a 3 X 3 matrix where you can scroll and select images normally from the thumbnails All photos do not appear with an icon in Thumbnail View All videos in the Thumbnail View will appear with a V icon 1 Use the W Zoom Out button to display the images on your camera in...

Page 36: ...s Photo Playback Mode Menus To access the Photo Playback Mode Menus press the MENU button while in the Photo Playback Mode The following are the menus that appear in your camera s Photo Playback Mode Protect Delete Rotate PictBridge Protect Menu Pictures and Videos taken with your camera can be protected or locked to prevent any deletion or alteration being made to the files The following are the ...

Page 37: ...ill display a lock symbol on the LCD screen when viewing that image in the playback mode Videos that are not locked will not display the lock symbol Remember that you cannot delete locked videos 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 enter the Photo Playback Menus 3 P...

Page 38: ... Photo Playback Mode Rotate Menu Use this menu to rotate the pictures that you ve taken with your camera You can rotate your photos 90 180 or 270 degrees 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Photo Playback Menus 2 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to highlight the Rotate Menu 3 Press the OK LED button to select the Rotate Menu 1 Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll t...

Page 39: ...hlight the PictBridge Menu 4 Press the OK LED button to select the PictBridge Menu 5 Press the OK LED button to select the PictBridge option If you are not connected to a printer the following message will appear on the LCD Waiting for printer 6 Connect your camcorder to a compatible printer with the provided USB cable to allow for direct printing 7 Once connected follow the instructions on the pr...

Page 40: ...tted The default setting is on You can choose to set the buzzer On or Off 1 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to highlight the Buzzer Menu 2 Press the OK LED button to select the Buzzer Menu 3 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to select your desired option 4 To save the selected option Press the OK LED button to confirm save your choice and exit back to the Setup Menu 5 To co...

Page 41: ...ency Menu 3 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to select your desired option 4 To save the selected option Press the OK LED button to confirm save your choice and exit back to the Setup Menu 5 To continue without changing or saving the option Select Exit and press the OK LED button or press the MENU button to return to the Setup Menu Auto Power Off Menu You can use the Auto Power Off fea...

Page 42: ...nue without changing or saving the option Select Exit and press the OK LED button or press the MENU button to return to the Setup Menu Date Time Menu The Date Time Menu allows you to set your camera s date and time as desired The date and time will appear on the LCD screen as well as in the metadata of the images 1 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to highlight the Date Time Menu 2 Pres...

Page 43: ...tton to confirm save your choice and exit back to the Setup Menu 5 To continue without changing or saving the option Select Exit and press the OK LED button or press the MENU button to return to the Setup Menu TV Out Menu TV Out menu allows you to select the desired television system according to your region You can select between NTSC and PAL The image of the picture you wish to capture on the LC...

Page 44: ...ou can use the Format Menu to delete all of the content that is currently on your camera s memory card Keep in mind that formatting the memory card will permanently delete all of the content on your camera s memory card This option will delete all of the content at one time If you would like to delete individual images use the delete menu in the camera s Playback mode 1 Press the Up or Down on the...

Page 45: ... return to the Setup Menu Default Set Menu Use this menu to reset your camera settings to the Factory Default Settings 1 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to highlight the Default Set Menu 2 Press the OK LED button to select the Default Set Menu 3 Press the Up or Down on the control joystick to select your desired option 4 To save the selected option Press the OK LED button to confirm s...

Page 46: ...V out cable supplied 2 Turn on the TV and the camera and then set the TV to AV mode 3 You will need to set the TV format on the camera to suit the TV format of your TV set 4 Make sure the camera is set to the correct TV Output setting On plugging in the TV out cable a message will appear on the LCD screen to select NTSC or PAL for the type of TV you are using 5 Select the option as per the format ...

Page 47: ...into your CD ROM drive The installation screen should automatically open 2 On PC The Vivitar Experience Image Manager Installer window appears If the window does not appear open the application 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 ...

Page 48: ... you can still download media from the camera Click the How to transfer photos and videos from my camera to my computer button for instructions 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 camera model from the list and click Next to open the next window 7 Click Next to confirm your camera model select...

Page 49: ...ill be installed and 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 The application will automatically open 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...

Page 50: ...onnect the device to the computer you will have to wait a few seconds until the computer recognizes the device Getting Photos and Videos from Your Camera to Your Computer An SD card needs to be inserted Do not disconnect the cable during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer 1 Select the Get Images button from the Main menu ...

Page 51: ...m 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 removable disk after the import ...

Page 52: ...arted Using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager you can 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 m...

Page 53: ...computer Optionally select the files and choose Copy from the Edit menu Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu 6 We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures My Pictures folder and the videos into the Videos My Videos folder 7 Do not disconnect the cable during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer Transfer media from my ...

Page 54: ... 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 delicate device Please handle your camera with care to avoid damaging it Do not expose your camera to hea...

Page 55: ...d By Warranty Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than normal use including but not 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 ...

Page 56: ...chased Technical Support For technical support issues please visit our website at www vivitar com You can find manuals software and FAQ s at the website Can t find what you are looking for E mail us at support vivitar com and one of our technical support team members will answer your questions For phone support in the US please call 1 800 592 9541 in the UK call 0800 917 4831 in Australia call 180...

Page 57: ...ra 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 camera requires an SD card for normal use If the camera powers off nothing will happen to the images stored on the SD memory card We recommend always downloading your photos to your computer as soon as possible to prevent unintentional data loss Q ...