Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity + /- indicated on the inside of the battery compartment.
Return and close the battery compartment cover pressing gently in a downwards and then an upwards direction.
Now close the battery door from left to right making sure the top lock is still in the unlock position.
10. Press and hold the battery door down as shown in diagram (a). Gently lift the lever (2) upwards until you hear it click and lock into place as in diagram (b). Now push the middle section of the battery door to the left as indicated in diagram (c).
Important: It is important that the battery cover be sealed properly before using the camera underwater.
Note: As this is a special underwater camera, all the buttons can rotate. We strongly recommend downloading your photos and videos regularly to your computer. Remove the batteries from the camera when not in use for an extended period. Do not mix alkaline and non Alkaline batteries. There are a few features that will not work if the battery power level is low. When the battery power is low the battery icon turns red and the camera will automatically turn off a few seconds later.
For instructions on how to set the date and time that will appear on your photos, set the language that you want your camera`s menu to appear with or other setup options please refer to the Setup section later on in this manual.
Inserting an SD Memory Card
Your Digital Camcorder has a limited built-in flash memory. In order to extend this capacity to capture more photo and video files you can also insert an SD Memory card (up to 8GB) into the SD slot found in the battery compartment of the camera. Memory cards are not included and need to be purchased separately. 1. 2. Make sure the camera is turned off before inserting the SD Card. Open the battery cover as well as the battery compartment as explained in steps 1 to 6 of the Battery Installation section above.

3. 4. 5.

Locate the SD card slot on the left of the battery compartment. Insert the SD memory card correctly in the direction shown. Press the memory card until you hear a Click sound.
Close the battery compartment and cover an explained in steps 8 to 10 of the Battery Installation section above.

Note: After you insert an SD memory card, the SD card icon will appear on the bottom left side of the LCD, indicating that your SD memory card has been installed successfully. The media you capture will now be stored on the card and not in internal memory. This product supports SD cards of up to 8GB. Before using the SD card with the camera you should format the card in the camera. Formatting will delete all data on the SD Memory Card including protected data. Do not remove the SD memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable. Be sure to format the card with the camera.

Format the memory card

It is important to format the memory card the first time you use this digital camera. All data sitting on the card will be deleted including protected files. Be sure to download important files to your computer before formatting. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press the Power button to turn on the camera. Press the OK/Menu button to enter the IMAGE mode menu. Press the Right button to select the SETUP mode menu. Press the Down/Zoom Out button to select and highlight the Format option. Press the Right button to open the Format submenu. Press the Up/Zoom In or Down/Zoom Out button to select either YES to format the card or No to exit without formatting and then press the OK/Menu button.
Press the OK/Menu button to revert back to Camera mode.

DV Function Control

The Power button is situated on the top of the camera.

Power on

Press the Power button to turn on your camera. The LCD monitor will light up indicating that your camera is ready for use.

Power off

Press the Power button to turn your camera off. If the camera is not in use or in an operational mode for 60 seconds it will switch off automatically. When there is insufficient battery power, a icon will appear on the LCD screen. The
camera will automatically power off a few moments later. Note: To save battery power, the LCD monitor will automatically turn off if the camera is inactive for 30 seconds. Press any button other than the power button to turn it on again.

MODE selection

Press the MODE (left) button to select the camera`s mode Camera Capture or Video. By default the Camera mode appears when powering on the camera. Press the MODE button to switch to the Video mode and again to revert back to the Camera mode.

Display

Title Camera Capture mode Video mode
Description For taking still photos. For recording movie clips.

Taking Still Photos

After you power on your camera, the default mode is Camera Capture. The camera icon will now appear on the top left corner of the LCD screen.
Important: The camera`s internal memory is limited to 64MB. Insert a compatible SD card of up to 8GB to expand the memory and take many more images.
1. Use the image that appears in the LCD to compose your shot. 2. If need be use the Zoom In / Zoom Out button to focus in on the scene or object you wish to capture. 3. Hold the camera steady and press the Shutter button on the top of the camera.

Note: The digital zoom may affect the quality of the image as the higher the zoom multiple the lower the image quality will be. You can also zoom in or out of the Photos and Video in Playback mode.

Camera Mode Functions

In Camera mode, press the OK/Menu button on the top right of the camera. The LCD will display 2 mode tabs IMAGE and SETUP. By default the IMAGE tab will open with the menu options for that tab appearing: Resolution, Quality, White Balance, Color Effect, Exposure, Date Stamp, Self Timer, and Burst Snapshot

Resolution

1. Press the Down button to select the Resolution mode. 2.
Press the Right button for the 5 Resolution options submenu to appear: 8M, 5M, 3M, 2M or 0.3M.
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Resolution option you desire. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. Press the OK/Menu button to exit.
6. The icon for the resolution choice appears beneath the camera icon on the left side

of the LCD.

Quality
1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Quality mode. 2.
Press the Right button for the 3 Quality options submenu to appear: Super, Fine, Normal
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Quality option you desire. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. Press the OK/Menu button to exit.
6. The icon for the quality choice appears with three, two or one lines on the left side

Super quality

Fine quality

Normal quality

White Balance
1. Press the Up/Down button to select the White Balance mode. 2.
Press the Right button for the 5 White Balance options submenu to appear:
Auto, Day Light, Tungsten, Fluorescent, and Cloudy The background of the submenu changes automatically on screen to show the effect when choosing one of the options
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the White Balance option you desire. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. Press the OK/Menu button to exit.

6. If enabled, the icon for the Burst Snapshot appears instead of the Camera icon on
the top left corner of the LCD.
7. Press the Shutter button to automatically start the Burst Snapshot. The camera will
now take and save 3 images one after the other. Note: The Burst Snapshot needs to be reset for every 3 continuous photos taken using this feature.

Capturing Videos

In order capture videos (without audio) using your camera you need to press the MODE button until the Video icon appears on the top left corner of the LCD. This camera
requires a compatible SD to card of up to 8 GB to expand the amount of memory available to capture videos.

1. 2. 3.

Prepare the scenery or object you wish to record. Press the Shutter button on the top of the camera to start shooting. A red icon will appear. The amount of time left to record at that
resolution will appear on the top right on the LCD. 4. 5. 6. Note: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. During shooting the video you can adjust the zoom to focus in on your subject. You can view the AVI files in playback mode. Once they are downloaded to the PC view them using QuickTime and Windows Media Player. Please insert an SD memory card of up to 8 GB to expand the memory capacity of the camera. When the internal memory is full, a Memory Full message will flash on the LCD screen when you attempt to shoot further videos. You can zoom in or out using the Zoom control buttons. Press the Shutter button again to stop the recording. The recorded file will be saved in AVI format.
Press the Playback function button to enter the review mode to view all the media captured with the camera. 1. The last image captured will appear first on the LCD. 2. Press the Right (MODE)/Left (Flash) buttons to toggle through the images.
3. A icon will appear and the time of that video clip will appear at the top of the LCD to indicate that the file is a video. 4. To play the video, press the Shutter button. 5. Press the Shutter button again to stop the video. 6. To delete an image, press the Zoom Out button to open and show all the images as thumbnails. 7. The last image selected will have a red boarder around it. 8. To select another video use the Up/Down/Left/Right buttons. 9. Press the OK/Menu button for the Erase message to appear on the LCD.

Once zoomed in you can use the zoom out button to revert to the actual size. Use the Up/Down/Left/Right buttons to navigate your photos
Use the Zoom Out button to have all the images appear as thumbnails Use the Up/Down/Left/Right buttons to move between the thumbnails. Select the image you want to view or delete. View the selected image by pressing the Shutter button. You can delete files by pressing the OK/Menu button. The Erase option message appears.
Press the Up/Down buttons to select either Erase This to erase the selected image or Erase All to erase all the unprotected images from the memory.
Note: If you wish to exit this erase mode now, press the OK/Menu button. Press the Shutter button.
An Erase confirmation message appears - Yes to erase and No to exit to the thumbnail screen without erasing. Press the Left/Right button to choose Yes or No. Press the Shutter or OK/Menu button. If you selected Yes, the image(s) is deleted.
Note: If there are no images in your memory the No Image message will appear on the LCD screen.

Playback Mode Functions

In Playback mode, press the OK/Menu function button on the top right of the camera. The LCD will display 2 mode tabs PLAY and SETUP. By default the Play tab will open with the menu options appearing: Delete Current, Delete All, Lock, Thumbnail, Set Logo, Rotate, Slideshow and Print

Delete Current

This mode is used to delete the selected file
1. Select a file in the Playback mode. 2. Press the OK/Menu button.
3. Press the Right button for the Delete Current options submenu to appear:

Yes, No

4. 5. 6.
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Delete Current option you desire. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm. If you choose Yes, the selected file is now deleted. Important: The file is deleted without a confirmation message. Please use this feature with caution as deleted files cannot be recovered unless they have been downloaded to the PC first.
7. The camera reverts back to the Play menu mode. Delete All
This mode is used to delete all the unlocked files in the memory
1. Press the Down button to select the Delete All mode. 2. Press the Right button for the Delete All options submenu to appear:
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Delete All option you desire. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm. If you choose Yes, all the unlocked files are now deleted.

Important: The files are deleted without a confirmation message. Please use this feature with caution as deleted files cannot be recovered unless they have been downloaded to the PC first.
6. The camera reverts back to the Play menu mode. Lock
This mode is used to protect files from accidentally being deleted 1. 2. 3. 4. Select a file in the Playback mode. Press the OK/Menu button. Press the Up/Down button to select the Lock mode. Press the Right button for the 4 Lock options submenu to appear: Lock Current, Unlock Current, Lock All, Unlock All 5. 6. 7. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Lock option you desire. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. Press the OK/Menu button to exit and return to the Play menu mode. Note: If you selected either of the Lock options, a Lock icon will now appear on the files you selected. To unlock any or all of the files select the Unlock options at step 4.

Thumbnail

This mode is used to select the size of the matrix view the thumbnails will appear on the LCD when the thumbnail option is selected by pressing the Zoom Out button in the Playback mode
1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Thumbnail mode. 2. Press the Right button for the Thumbnail matrix options submenu to appear

2X2, 3X3, 4X4

Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Thumbnail option you desire. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. Press the OK/Menu button to exit and open the Thumbnail screen of the Playback mode with the new matrix setting of either 4, 9 or 16 images per screen view.

Set Logo

You can use this feature to select a photo you like to appear as the startup logo on your camera. Note: This feature will only be active for photo images with resolution lower than 8M and if there is enough battery power, otherwise it will be grayed out.
1. Select a photo 2. Press the OK/Menu button 3. Press the Up/Down button to select the Set Logo mode.
4. Press the Right button for the Set Logo options to appear:
5. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Set Logo option you desire. 6. 7.
Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. Press the OK/Menu button to exit and return to the Playback mode.
8. The next time you turn your camera on the photo selected will appear for a second
before the camera is ready for use.

Rotate

You can use this feature to rotate a selected photo on your camera. Note: This feature will only be active for photo images with resolution lower than 5M and if there is enough battery power, otherwise it will be grayed out.
1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Rotate mode. 2. Press the Right button for the Rotate options submenu to appear:

90 , 180 , 270

3. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Rotate option you desire. 4. 5.
6. The selected photo will be rotated clockwise as per the rotate option selected.

Slideshow

You can use this feature to select and play all the media in your memory as a continuous slideshow.
1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Slideshow mode. 2. Press the Right button for the first Slideshow options submenu to appear.

On , SetUp

3. Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Slideshow option you desire. 4. If you select On, and press the OK/Menu button the slideshow will begin the run. 5. To enter the Slideshow setup option, select the SetUp choice and press the Right
button to open another submenu: Direction, Interval
6. If you wish to setup the direction of the images when they play in the slideshow, use
the Up/Down button to select the Direction option and press the Right button.
7. A Direction submenu will appear for you to choose one of the options:

Backwards, Forwards

8. Press the Up/Down button to select the direction you desire and press the
OK/Menu button to save your directional choice. The Direction submenu will close.
9. If you wish to setup the interval of the images when they play in the slideshow,
press the Up/Down button to select the Interval option and press the Right button.
10. An Interval submenu will appear for you to choose one of the options:

1 Sec, 10 Sec

11. Press the Up/Down button to select the interval you desire and press the OK/Menu
button to save your interval choice. The Interval submenu will close.
12. Press the OK/Menu button once to exit the SetUp submenu 13. To play the slideshow with the new parameters select the On option and watch All
the media in the memory begin to play in the direction and according to the time intervals between each photo and the actual playback time of the videos being the length of the clips themselves. Note: The Slideshow plays without sound.
14. Press the OK/Menu button to stop the Slideshow and revert back to the Playback

Print (with Pictbridge)

You can print the photos directly from the camera with a Pictbridge compatible printer. 1. 2. 3. 4. Select the photo you wish to print. Press the OK/Menu button. Press the Up/Down button to select the Print mode. Press the Right button for the Print options submenu to appear: Yes, No 5. If you wish to Print, use the Up/Down button to select Yes 6. Press the OK/Menu button
7. A message will appear on the LCD to Please connect to device. 8. Connect your camera to a compatible printer with the USB cable provided to begin printing. 9. Press the Shutter button to exit if you do not want to print.

Setup Mode

Play Logo

Select if there will be a startup screen or not.
Press the Up/Down button to select the Play Logo mode. Press the Right button for the Play Logo options submenu to appear: Enable , Disable.
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Play Logo option you desire. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. Press the OK/Menu button to exit.

Frequency

Select the light frequency for the local environment. Generally, 60HZ is for the U.S. and 50HZ for Europe and Japan. The default setting is 60HZ
Press the Up/Down button to select the Frequency mode. Press the Right button for the Frequency options submenu to appear: 50Hz , 60 Hz.
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Frequency option you desire. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. Press the OK/Menu button to exit.

Date / Time

Set the Date and Time for your camera.
Press the Up/Down button to select the Date / Time mode. Press the Right button for the Date / Time options submenu to appear:

Date Format, Date Setup

Select the Date Format option and press the Right button to open the Date Format submenu: DD/MM/YY , MM/DD/YY , YY/MM/DD

4. 5. 6. 7.

Press the Up/Down button to select your choice and press the OK/Menu button to save your date format and revert back to the Date / Time submenu. To set the Date and Time on your camera select the Date Setup option and press the Right button Press the Right/Left button to highlight and select each of the different Date / Time options you desire. Press the Up/Down button to change and set the digit settings for each. Year , Month , Day , Hour , Minutes and Seconds
Press the OK/Menu button save the setting and exit the submenus.

Buzzer

Select if there will be a buzzer sound emitted when buttons are pressed.
Press the Up/Down button to select the Buzzer mode. Press the Right button for the Buzzer options submenu to appear: Enable , Disable.
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Buzzer option you desire. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. Press the OK/Menu button to exit.

Format

Formatting the memory of the camera or if there is a SD card inserted. All the saved data files sitting in the memory will be wiped off. Important: Please download all data before using this feature.

Press the Up/Down button to select the Format mode. Press the Right button for the Format options to appear: Yes , No.
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Format option you desire. Caution: There is no Format Confirmation message before the memory is formatted. This process it irreversible and all the data will be lost forever if it is not downloaded to your PC before formatting the memory.
If your desire is to format the memory, select Yes and press the OK/Menu button to confirm and begin the formatting.

Default Setting

Reset the camera to the original factory setting
Press the Up/Down button to select the Default mode. Press the Right button for the Default options submenu to appear: Yes , No.
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the Default option you desire. If you select Yes the camera will reset itself to the original factory setting. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. Press the OK/Menu button to exit.

USB Mode

Select the Mass Storage mode to download, delete, upload files to your PC or use your camera as a removable disk. Select the PC Camera mode to use this camera as a PC Camera.
Press the Up/Down button to select the USB Mode mode. Press the Right button for the USB Mode options to appear: Mass Storage , PC Camera.
Press the Up/Down button to highlight and select the USB Mode option you desire.
Note: The mode you select will appear by default when connecting the camera to the PC. If you desire the other mode once connected to the PC press the OK/Menu button to change.

Firmware Version

Select this mode to view the firmware version number for this camera and the last date that this firmware was updated.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Press the Up/Down button to select the Firmware Version mode. Press the Right button for the USB Mode details to appear. Press the OK/Menu button to revert back to the Setup menu. Press the OK/Menu button to exit.
Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software
Warning: Do not plug your camera into the computer until the software installation is complete. You must be connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software. 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installation screen should automatically open.
On PC: The Vivitar Experience Image Manager Installer window appears. If the window does not appear, open the applications CD/DVD drive and click on Setup.bat to launch the installer. On Macintosh: Click the icon to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager. 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 access, 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.

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 selection and to install the application. 8. Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer. 9. Please review the license terms. On PC: Click the I Agree button to continue. On Macintosh: Click the I accept the terms of this license agreement and then click Next to continue. 10. On PC only: Let the Vivitar Experience Image Manager installer create the folder to where the program will 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. 5. Note: If your camera is also a PC camera, the PC camera driver will be included in
the installation process. Follow the instructions to install the driver. On Macintosh: Click the Quit button when the installation is complete. 13. Click the Launch Vivitar Experience Image Manager to open the application or close the window and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager from your computer.
Connect your camera to the computer
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer. Turn the camera on. The first time you connect the device to the computer you will have to wait a few seconds until the computer recognizes the device. As your camera is a mass storage device MSDC will appear on the LCD, indicating that your camera is in Mass Storage Mode. If your camera appears in PC Camera mode, press the OK/MENU button to change it back to Mass Storage mode. To use your camera as a PC camera, press the OK/MENU button to change it back to PC Camera mode.
Get 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.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

The Get media from device window opens. You can select to download photos, videos or both. Select your camera (removable disk) from the device window. If your camera is the only USB device connected then it will be selected automatically. Select a location on the computer where to place the new photo and video files. Add the new photo and video files to albums if desired. Select to remove the media files from the selected device (removable disk) after the import.

Click the Get media button to transfer the photos and videos from your camera to your computer. A media download progress bar appears on the bottom left showing the number of media files downloading to your computer. A message appears when the download is complete. The photo and video files that you selected 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 videos to and from the most popular photo sharing and social networking sites Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Picasa, Photobucket 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 Maps. For more details on how to use the Vivitar Experience Image Manager open the Help file or click the Take the Tour button on the application`s Home page.
Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer. MSDC will appear on the LCD, indicating that your camera is in Mass Storage Mode. If your camera appears in PC Camera mode, press the OK/MENU button to change it back to Mass Storage mode A window appears with a list of options, select Open folder to view files and click OK. Open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files. Select the media and copy the files from this folder into your computer. Optionally, select the files and choose Copy from the Edit menu. Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu.
We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures/My Pictures folder and the videos into the Videos/My Videos folder. 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 camera to my computer manually (Using Macintosh)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer. MSDC will appear on the LCD, indicating that your camera is in Mass Storage Mode. If your camera appears in PC Camera mode, press the OK/MENU button to change it back to Mass Storage mode The cameras device icon appears on the desktop. Click on the device icon and open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files. Select the files and drag them into your computer. Optionally, select the files and choose Copy from the Finders Edit menu. Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu. We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures folder and the videos into the Movies folder. Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer.

Battery

Energy management The energy status of the power is displayed on LCD as below:
The factors that influence the lifetime of the battery: The frequency of use and time the LCD is active The frequency of use of the flash Quantity of image shooting Temperature (the lifetime of the battery when the camera is used in low temperature environment is shortened).
Note: Do not use Manganese batteries for this camera. Alkaline batteries are recommended. Dont take out the battery when powered on. This will affect the internal settings and functions of the camera. The following situation will affect the lifetime of the battery: LCD screen is on LCD in playback status for a long time.
Please replace with new batteries when the battery level is low. Please take out the batteries if you plan not to use the camera for a long time. Do not insert batteries that show signs of leakage, erosion or are inflated. Note: if you use rechargeable batteries, please fully charge them before using.

Memory card formatting

The format is necessary in the following situations: 1. Unformatted SD card 2. Reformat the card when it does not work in camera properly although it has been formatted before; 3. It is important to format the card first when using it in another camera. Attention: please keep the card in unlock status before using. All data will be deleted and irrecoverable when the card is formatted. Please download all images or backup the data before formatting.

Security

To avoid the danger of electric shock, do not open the camera or fix the camera by yourself. Even though this is a water resistant camera you should not open the battery compartment with wet hands. Dry the camera very well before removing the SD card or changing the batteries. If water enters the battery compartment this will ruin the camera and cause the camera to stop working. Stop using the camera immediately if water enters the battery compartment. Dry the camera well with a clean cloth or towel. Leave the camera to dry in the air before reusing. Before using underwater, be sure to lock the battery door properly following the steps as explained in the Preparing your Camera for Use section, and do not open the battery door underwater.

Sakar Warranty Card

This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is not transferable. Products that fail to function properly UNDER NORMAL USAGE, due to defects in material or workmanship. Your product will be repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year. What Is Not Covered By Warranty: Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than normal 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 International Attention: Service Department 195 Carter Drive Edison, NJ 08817 TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support issues please visit our website at www.vivitar.com. You can find manuals, software and FAQs at the website. Cant 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 4831. If you would like to call from anywhere else, please visit www.vivitar.com for your local toll free number.

Technical Specifications

Image Resolution Video Resolution Monitor Display Capture Internal Memory External Memory Sensitivity Lens Shutter Speed White Balance Exposure control Photo effect Flash Digital Zoom Self-timer File Format TV out Interface PC Camera resolution System Requirements Battery OSD Language Auto power off Working Temperature Storage Temperature 8M, 5M, 3M, 2M, 0.3M VGA 640x480 ,QVGA 320X240 at 30fps or 15fps 2.4 TFT LCD Single, Continuous shot Limited SD card up to 8 GB Auto f=7.4mm, F=2.8 Electronic shutter1/20 ~ 1/6000 sec Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloudy -2EV to +2EV in 0.5 step Color/Sepia/Monochrome Auto, On, Off 4x 10s/20s JPEG, AVI NTSC / PAL USB 1.x 480 Windows XP, VISTA or MAC OS X (10.4.6 or higher) 2*AA Alkaline batteries English/French /German /Spanish/Italian /Portuguese /Dutch /Turkish /Russian Disable, 1 min, 3 min, 5 min 0 to 40 C -20 to 60 C
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
Power does not turn on. 1. The Battery has insufficient Recharge the battery. power to power on. The digital camera does not take pictures. 1. The Memory is full. Insert a new memory card or Download the images and then delete them from the camera`s memory 2. The Memory card is not formatted correctly. Image is blurry or out of focus. 1.The digital camera was moving when the image was captured. Format the memory card again or use a new card.
Hold the digital camera steady when shooting picture. Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor. 1. A memory card with non-PICT This digital camera cannot images (recorded with other display non-PICT images. camera) is loaded. Recorded files are not saved in memory. 1. The digital camera was turned If the battery low indicator off before the files are saved in appears on the LCD screen, memory. replace the batteries immediately.

Trouble Shooting

Q: I have taken photos and selected the Get Images button. I get a message that the images were successfully transferred but the photos do not appear on my computer. What do I do? First ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Press the Shutter 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: I deleted images using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager. The photo was also deleted from my computer. How do I recover photos that I accidently deleted? All images deleted using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager are sent to your computer`s Recycle or Trash Bin and can be retrieved from there. A00-090518GES