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Vivicam 2755 User Manual
English
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Contents Getting Started.....................................................................................................9 W hat’s Inside.......................................................................................................9 Optional Items....................................................................................................9 CD Disk contents..............................................................................................10 System Requirements (W in
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Erasing Pictures from Memory ...........................................................20 Defining Picture Quality .........................................................................20 Using the Flash ...............................................................................................2 1 Using the Self-Timer ...................................................................................2 1 Memory Full .........................................................................
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Getting Started Congratulations on purchasing your new Digital Camera. This camera is a state-of-the-art camera bringing to you the ease of use of traditional cameras combined with such high-tech functionality as full-color LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) photo previewing, allowing you to immediately see the pictures you have just taken; a built-in, non-expiring flash, up to 8MB or more of digital memory for storing your pictures; and an auto- flash sensor, which automatically detects whether the
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CD Disk Contents Photo image editing software - allows you to quickly and easily touch up any photo captured with your camera. TWAIN Acquire module - lets you download pictures from all TWAIN- compliant devices straight into your computer. System Requirements (Windows) Personal computer with minimum 486-33MHz processor Microsoft Windows operating system ( Windows95/98 ready)
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Getting to know the camera 1 Macro/Normal Mode switch 5 Erase 2 Information Button 6 Display 3 Multiple Display 7 Record/Play 4 Shutter Release 8 Power 9 Viewfinder 10 Menu 11 Forward/Self-Timer 12 Backward/Flash 13 LCD Display 11
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Using the camera Power Supply This camera features a two-way power supply that lets you use either batteries (AA-size Alkaline) or a household AC current. Inserting Batteries 1 Place your thumb on the battery door. 2 Slide the battery door away from the camera. Botton view of the camera 3 Insert the batteries as indicated on the
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Battery Life Indicator When the camera has sufficient power, the Power icon on the LCD display of the camera remains dark. When the power is low, the Low Power icon is Flashed to indicate that the batteries are weak and need to be replaced. Also, do not use the Flash or Auto-Flash features while battery power is low. Generally, once the Low Power icon comes on, 10 minutes of operation time is available. (When the batteries are completely dead, the camera will not turn on.) Flash Memory Extended
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Using AC Power To run the camera on standard AC power, use the 6.0V/2.5AC Adaptor. Always be sure to use the AC adaptor which comes with the camera; or optional from the manufacture. Any other inappropriate adaptor may cause damage to the camera which is not covered under the warranty. Grasp the adaptor, not the cord, when unplugging the adapter from a wall socket. If the power cord becomes damaged (exposed wire
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Taking Pictures 1 Turn the camera on by pressing the Power button .When the camera is activated, you 1 will see a small LED light on beside the Viewfinder. If you would like to use the LCD display,you can turn it on by pressing the Display button. 2 Set the camera to Normal if the object or 2 view is 50cm or more away from the camera, and to Macro if the object or view is between 20 and 40cm away.This is set using the Macro/N
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Using the LCD Display Using the built-in Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), you can view pictures in a few seconds after capturing them. The following section describes how to use the LCD and its various functions. Note: You need not activate the LCD to take pictures - however, using it while capturing will shorten the lifespan of your batteries. Note: To remove all icons from the LCD display, press the Information button on top of the camera. Pressing it a second time r
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3 Press the Record/ Play button again to return to Record mode and resume taking pictures. Viewing Thumbnails In addition to previewing single frames on the LCD screen, you can also view 9 thumbnail images of the pictures in the storage queue. This gives you the advantage of being able to see at once all the pictures you have already taken rather than having to scroll through them all one by one. To view image thumbnails: 1 . Make sure that you are in Play mode. 2. Next, press the Mult
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Compensation - allows you to set the Exposure Value(EV) compensation manually from -1. 8 to +1. 8 in 0. 3 steps. Use Self/ + button to add the value , or Flash/- button to subtract to value , then press Menu button to set the value . W.Balance - different light sources produce light of different colors. White balance allows you to obt
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Auto Off - allows you to set the interval for auto power off time. Press either the Self/+ or Flash/- button to increase the interval of shut off time.Selecting the Menu button to accept the setting .Note that you can set the interval from 2 to 59 minutes. Quality - toggles between Normal and Fine mode. All images are captured at 640x480 monitor resolution. With 2MB memory,32 images will be
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Erasing Pictures from Memory The Erase button allows you to remove any unwanted pictures from the memory. 1 After turning the camera on, press the Record/Play button to enter the PLAY mode. 2 To remove a picture, scroll to the picture then press the Erase button . A dialog asking you to confirm the deletion appears on the LCD. Press the Self/+ button for Yes , the Menu button for Quit, and the Flash/- buttom for ALL . After erasing a picture, exit to the Play mode b
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Using the Flash The digital camera has three different flash modes: AUTO (the default mode); FILL; and OFF. Each of these modes can be accessed via the Flash/- button on the backside of the camera. AUTO - the camera automatically fires the flash when the brightness of the subject or scene is too low.
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Installing capture driver and software Once you have your camera connected to your computer, the next step is to trans- fer the pictures contained in the camera memory to your computer’s hard disk. Be- fore you start download the pictures, you need to install first the appropriate hard- ware capture drivers (TWAIN drivers) and image editing software. Installing the TWAIN Driver The TWAIN driver is compatible to Windows TWAIN protocol. With this driver in- stalled your computer may record and rec
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Introducing MGI PhotoSuite SE This section shows you how to download pictures from your camera using MGI PhotoSuite SE and briefly de- scribes the other features of the software. Launching MGI PhotoSuite SE After the software installation is complete, you will see that the MGI PhotoSuite SE program folder is still open on your desktop. To run the software and start download- ing pictures from your camera, double-click the MGI PhotoSuite SE icon. The MGI Activity Guide Upon running the software,
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Downloading Pictures from the Camera Once you have TWAIN driver and PhotoSuite software installed in your PC, you may start download pictures from this digital camera. Note If your camera's memory is full, you must remove pictures from memory before capturing new ones. To save pictures, transfer them from the camera to your computer. When your camera's memory is full, the green status light indicator will flash once every second. Connecting to your Computer Before you can start downloading image
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For USB interface : (Optional for Macintosh) 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into the PC's or Mac’s USB port. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the camera. 3. Turn on your camera. PC(USB) Note Downloading images through a PC's or Mac’s USB port is faster than a serial port. Select camera TWAIN device and download (if it is not the primary TWAIN-compliant device) 1. Launch MGI PhotoSuite program 2. Click the View Photo Album on the MGI Activity Guide screen. 3. Click File from the men
