Vivitar Digital Camera T024 User Manual

ViviCam T024 Digital Camera  
User Manual  
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Introduction  
Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam T024 12.1 Mega-Pixel Digital Camera with Auto-Focus zoom lens.  
Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera.  
Vivitar makes capturing those special moments so easy.  
Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera.  
Key Features  
4X Digital Zoom  
12.1 mega pixels camera  
2.4 inch TFT LCD  
Auto Flash  
Red Eye Reduction  
Self Timer  
Anti-Shake  
Pictbridge Ready  
Smile & Face Detection  
Vivitar Experience Image Manager software for uploading and managing photos and videos to or from  
the most popular photo sharing and social network websites.  
What’s Included  
Digital Camera  
Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD  
USB cable  
Quick Start Guide  
Wrist Strap  
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Computer System Requirements for Windows OS  
To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration:  
Pentium 4 processor or above with Windows XP service pack 2, Windows Vista or Windows 7  
512 MB RAM, with 100MB of free disk 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 for Macintosh OS  
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-resolution monitor  
QuickTime 6 or higher  
Internet connection required  
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A Quick Look at Your Camera  
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Preparing Your Camera for Use  
Your digital camera needs 3 AAA batteries in order to operate. Alkaline batteries are recommended.  
1. Slide and open the battery door on the bottom of the camera.  
2. Insert the batteries correctly with the correct polarity facing up.  
3. Close the battery door.  
4. On powering on your camera the battery icon will appear on the bottom left of the LCD screen.  
Full battery power  
Medium battery power  
Low battery power  
Note:  
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1.  
A “Low batterymessage will flash on the LCD when the battery power is insufficient. Shortly  
thereafter your camera will power off.  
2.  
3.  
Please remove your batteries when you dont intend to use your camera for a long time.  
Test photos taken with the camera should be downloaded otherwise they will be lost when the camera  
loses power and turns off or when the battery door is opened to replace the batteries.  
Installing SD Memory Card  
An external memory card is required for normal use. Your camera supports any compatible SD memory card  
(up to 8GB).  
Adding a memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of your camera before you have to transfer test  
photos to your PC.  
1. Locate the Memory Card slot on the side of the camera.  
2. Insert the Memory card into the slot in the correct direction. (see the sketch below).  
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3. Push the card in until you feel it clickinto position. The top of the card should be flushed with the  
surface of the camera. An SD icon will appear on the LCD screen after you turn on your camera.  
4. Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken with the camera will be  
stored on the card.  
5. Please make sure the card is not locked. No images can be transferred to the card if it is locked.  
Note:  
1. Limited internal memory is provided for one test photo. The photo will be deleted when the camera`s  
power is turned off or if the batteries are removed. Please download the photo before powering off.  
2. If there is a photo in the internal memory when you insert the card into your camera, a “Copy to card”  
message will appear on the LCD with Yes or No options. On selecting „Yes‟ the photo will now be copied  
to your card.  
3. Formatting will delete all data on the SD memory card including protected data.  
4. Dont remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable.  
5. When your card is full, download the media on the SD card to your PC and delete the photos and  
videos from it in order to continue using your camera to capture more high quality photos and videos.  
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Starting Your Digital Camera  
Power on  
Press the Power button on the top of the camera to turn on your camera. The LCD will light up indicating that  
your camera is on and ready for use.  
Power off  
Press the Power button to turn off your camera. When there is insufficient battery power a red icon  
appear on the LCD screen. Your camera will automatically power off after a few seconds.  
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Mode selection  
Your digital camera has 3 main modes - Camera mode, Video mode and Playback mode.  
The Camera mode is for you to take still photos, adjust the camera settings and change  
the way the camera is setup.  
You can shoot video files while in Video mode.  
In Playback mode you can preview photos and videos as well as being able to delete,  
rotate, protect, crop and print your photos.  
In order to select the mode, please follow the below steps:  
1. By default the Camera mode appears first on powering on the camera.  
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2. Press the MODE button to toggle between the 3 modes.  
3. The Camera mode will have an icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen. The Video mode will  
have an  
icon and the Playback mode a  
icon will appear in the top left corner of the screen.  
Camera Mode  
This is the default mode when turning on your camera.  
Taking Photos  
1. Compose your shot using the LCD screen.  
2. Hold the camera steady and press the Shutter button to take the photo.  
3. There will be a short delay while the camera saves the JPEG photo to memory.  
After each photo is taken (when the camera returns to icon mode) the numbers of photos left to shoot at  
the selected resolution is displayed on the top right of the LCD screen.  
When the camera's memory (photo capacity) is full, the LCD screen will display a message -  
Memory Full, Insert a SD memory card to Transfer and Take More Photos!”  
Either download the photo to your computer using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software  
as described below in the section “Transfer photos and videos to your computerand  
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thereafter delete them from your SD card or insert another SD card to continue taking more  
photos and videos.  
Note: This camera needs a SD memory card to operate normally. The limited internal memory allows  
you to take one test photo that will be erased when the camera powers off.  
Digital Zoom  
You can magnify your subject up to 4 times using the digital zoom. Press the T button to zoom in on the  
object and press the W button to zoom back out.  
The following icon  
will appear on your LCD screen.  
Macro/Far shooting  
The camera has a function that allows you to capture objects up close or very far distances per your request.  
Macro shooting (up to 80cm):  
1. Slide the Macro/Far switch on the side of the camera near the SD card slot to the  
2. The icon will appear on the LCD screen to indicate that the macro shooting is on.  
Far shooting:  
position.  
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1. Slide the Macro/Far switch on the side of the camera to the  
position .  
2. The icon will appear on the LCD screen to indicate that the far shooting function is on.  
Flash  
In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for  
backlight conditions.  
Force Flash,  
Auto,  
Red eye reduction,  
No Flash  
To set the flash:  
Note: Please move the Macro/Far setting to Far mode. The flash can only be use when the camera is in Far  
mode. If you are in the Macro close up mode and try to use the flash, a message will appear on the LCD to  
remind you that you are in “Macro Mode”. Select the Macro setting option to change to the Far mode in order  
to use the flash.  
1. Press the Flash/Up button.  
2. The  
3. The  
icon appears on the LCD screen. This will activate the automatic flash.  
icon as well as the red LED will begin to flash indicating that the flash is charging.  
4. Press the Flash button again for the  
icon to appear on the LCD screen. This means the flash  
function has been "forced on" (manual flash).  
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If the flash is not ready, a red LED will light up and the  
flash is ready before taking a photo.  
icon will flash repeatedly- wait until the  
Note: A low batterywarning will appear on the LCD screen if there is insufficient battery power  
to operate the flash.  
5. Press the Flash button until the  
reduction is on.  
icon appears on the LCD indicating that the Red-Eye  
icon appears again. This will turn off the flash function. This is  
6. Press the Flash button until the  
the default flash setting.  
Short cut buttons on the MENU dial  
The camera has 3 short cut buttons on the MENU dial to make for quick access to the following settings:  
Scene (Left button), Self-timer (Down button) and Delete (Right button)  
Pressing the relevant button will activate the setting options.  
Scene the 9 scene options appear on the LCD for you to select:  
Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, Party, Beach, High Sensitivity  
Self-timer Press the Self-Timer button to toggle through the 4 Self-Timer options:  
2 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec or Off  
Delete Pressing this button will delete the last image (Photos or Videos) captured.  
1. Press the Delete (Right) button.  
2. A “This Image” delete confirmation message appears on the LCD with “Yes” or “No”  
options.  
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3. Press the Left/Right button to choose “Yes” to delete the photo or “No” to cancel the  
delete.  
4. Press the MENU button to confirm.  
If you selected Yes, the last image is deleted.  
Each setting will be explained in its own section below.  
Scene  
Your camera comes supplied with many scenes for you to take photos in almost any environment.  
Scenes included with your camera are - Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport,  
Party, Beach or High Sensitivity.  
Choose the scene in accordance with the light and environmental conditions prevailing at the time of  
taken the photo.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Scene  
3. The Scene menu appears in the center of the LCD.  
icon.  
4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the scene you want to use.  
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Auto  
Portrait  
Party  
Night Portrait  
Night Scenery  
Scenery  
Beach  
Sport  
High Sensitivity  
5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode.  
6. The selected icon appears next to the camera icon on the top left of the LCD screen.  
Image Size  
The image size settings determine the quality and number of photos that can be saved and the amount  
of memory required for each photo. The higher the photo quality the more memory it will take. The image  
size and quality will also affect the maximum size you can effectively print your photo. To set the Image  
size:  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
icon.  
3. The Image Size menu appears in the center of the LCD.  
4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the image size you want to use.  
(12M) 4000 x 3000, (10M) 3648X2736, (8M) 3264x2448, (7M HD) 3648x2048, (5M) 2592x1944,  
(3M) 2048x1536, (2M HD) 1920x1080 and (VGA) 640x480  
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5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode.  
6. The selected image size icon will appear on the top of the LCD screen.  
Note:  
1. For Image sizes higher than 3M a SD card need to be inserted into the camera.  
2. Your camera has two HD 7Mand 2Mhigh definition image sizes.  
Anti-Shake  
Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents photos coming out blurry as a result of trembling or  
shaking when taking the photo. You are not required to use a tripod in order to take good quality photos.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
icon  
3. The Anti-Shake menu appears in the center of the LCD.  
4. Press the Up/Down button to select Anti-Shake On or Off.  
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5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode.  
6. The anti-shake icon selected will appear on the bottom of the LCD screen.  
Face Detect  
Your camera supports face detecting that allows you to take better portrait photos.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
icon.  
3. The Face Detect menu appears in the center of the LCD.  
4. Press the Up/Down button to select Face Detect On or Off.  
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5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode.  
6. The Face Detect icon selected will appear on the bottom of the LCD screen.  
Self-Timer  
You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between you pressing the  
Shutter button and when the photo is actually taken. It is recommended that you use a tripod or place the  
camera on a flat and sturdy surface when using the self-timer.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
icon.  
3. The Self -Timer menu appears in the center of the LCD.  
4. Press the Up/Down button to select one of the self timer options:  
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5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode.  
6. The Self-Timer icon selected will appear on the top of the LCD screen.  
7. Press the Shutter button until you see the self-timer count-down begin in the center of the green  
frame that appears on the LCD. Your camera will count down 2, 5 or 10 seconds as per your choice,  
the LED will flash and then automatically take the photo.  
Setup  
You can adjust the way your camera is setup with 10 setup options:  
Exposure, ISO, White Balance, Sharpness, Quality, Date, Auto Power off, Language, Format and  
Default Setting.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
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2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
icon.  
3. The Setup menu appears in the center of the LCD.  
4. Press the Up/Down button to select one of the setup options:  
Exposure  
This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an Exposure value (from 3 brightest to -3 darkest) from the  
Menu that appears:  
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3. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode.  
4. The Exposure icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom of the LCD.  
ISO  
This is a special function that allows you to compensate the light conditions when the light source  
is not good and you also specifically do not wish to use a flash or tripod. When using ISO  
sensitization, please choose the low value ISO to prevent spots or blotches appearing on your  
photo.  
1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the ISO option in the Setup menu.  
2. Press the MENU button.  
3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an ISO value from the Menu that appears:  
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4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode.  
5. The ISO icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom of the LCD.  
White Balance  
This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light  
source.  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Press the Up/Down buttons to select the White Balance option in the Setup menu  
Press the MENU button.  
Press the Up/Down buttons to select a White Balance option from the Menu that appears:  
Auto  
Daylight  
Cloudy  
Incandescent  
Fluorescent  
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4.  
5.  
Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode.  
The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the White Balance option you selected.  
Sharpness  
This setting allows you to adjust the sharpness of your images, making edges more or less  
distinct.  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Sharpness option in the Setup menu  
Press the MENU button.  
Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Sharpness option from the Menu that appears:  
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4.  
5.  
Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode.  
The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the Sharpness option you selected.  
Quality  
The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take. A HIGH setting  
means you can take fewer photos, but they will be of better quality. The default value is Fine.  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Quality option in the Setup menu.  
Press the MENU button.  
Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Quality option from the Menu that appears:  
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4.  
5.  
Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode.  
The Quality icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom left corner of the LCD.  
Super quality  
Fine quality  
Normal quality  
Date  
This allows you to set the system time which will be displayed on the photos.  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Date option in the Setup menu.  
Press the MENU button.  
Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Date option from the Menu that appears:  
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On selecting “On” the date will appear on the photo once it is taken.  
On selecting “Off” no date will appear on the photo.  
On selecting “Set Date” the Set Date settings screen will appear. You will be able to  
change the date settings that will appear on the photo once it is taken.  
To Set the date:  
1. Press the Up/Down button to enter Set date option.  
2. Press the MENU button.  
3. Press the Right/Left button to select and highlight the Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute,  
Second and Date Format type. Press the Up/Down button to set the Date, time and  
format.  
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4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save the changes and exit.  
Auto Power Off  
By default, if your camera is idle for 60 seconds it will automatically be powered off. Use the  
Auto Power Off option to change this setting:  
1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Auto Power Off option in Setup menu.  
2. Press the MENU button.  
3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an Auto Power Off option from the Menu that  
appears:  
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4. Press the Up/Down button to select a time that the camera will automatically power off if  
inactive.  
Note: If you select None, the camera will not be powered off until the battery power is  
depleted or the camera is turned off manually.  
5. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode.  
Language  
Your digital camera supports only English for this version.  
Format  
This function will format the memory card and will erase all files in memory including files that  
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have been protected.  
Important: Please use this function with caution. Once formatted all the images stored in the  
memory will be erase. This process is irreversible. Please download all images to the PC  
before formatting the card.  
1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Format option from the Setup menu.  
2. Press the MENU button.  
3. Press the Up/Down button to select OK.  
4. Press the MENU button to confirm.  
5. A Format confirmation message appears.  
6. Press the Right/Left button to select Yes” to format, Noto exit.  
7. Press the MENU button to confirm and begin the format.  
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8. Once the SD card is formatted all the images sitting on the card will be erased and the  
camera will revert to the camera standby mode.  
Default Setting  
You can restore your camera to the original factory settings.  
1. Press the Up/Down button to select Default Setting in the Setup menu.  
2. Press the MENU button.  
3. Press the Up/Down button to select OK  
4. Press the Up/Down button to select OK to set to default setting or Cancel to exit.  
5. Press the MENU button to confirm.  
6. If you selected OK, a Default Setting confirmation message will appear:  
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7. Press the Right/Left button to select Yes to reset to the default setting or No to exit the  
menu.  
8. Press the MENU button to confirm and reset the camera to the original factory settings.  
Video Mode  
Press the MODE button to select the Video mode.  
Note:. An SD card (up to 8GB) needs to be inserted in order to use the video mode normally.  
When the  
icon appears on the top left corner of the LCD screen this indicates that you are in  
Video mode.  
1. Prepare the object or subject you wish to record.  
2. Press the Shutter button to begin shooting the video.  
3. The elapse time will appear on the top right of the LCD screen and the icon  
will flash on the  
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LCD screen.  
4. Press the Shutter button again to stop the recording and save this file in AVI format.  
Note:  
1. You can preview the AVI files in Playback mode or once downloaded to your computer by using  
Quick Time and Windows Media Player.  
2. When the camera's memory is full, the “Memory Full Insert a SD Memory Card to Transfer and  
Shoot More video!” message will appear on the LCD screen when you attempt shoot more videos.  
Download the test file from the internal memory to the PC or delete them to shoot more videos.  
Alternatively, you can insert a SD memory card to expand the memory to record longer videos.  
3. The LCD will not light up when the light condition is not good.  
In Video mode there are 3 setup options - White Balance, Size and Macro  
White Balance  
You can select 5 different White Balance light conditions for shooting videos.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
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2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
option.  
3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a White Balance option from the Menu that appears:  
Auto  
Daylight  
Cloudy  
Incandescent  
Fluorescent  
4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode.  
5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the White Balance option you selected.  
Size  
Your camera supports 2 video resolutions- 640x480 (VGA) pixels, 320x240 (QVGA) pixels.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
option for the Size menu to appear.  
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3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an Image Size option from the Menu that appears:  
VGA 640x480  
QVGA 320x240  
4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode.  
5. The Image Size icon selected will appear at the top of the LCD screen.  
Playback Mode  
Press the HOME button to enter the Playback mode.  
When the  
icon appears on the top left corner of the LCD screen this indicates that you are in  
Playback mode.  
Here you can preview the photos and videos you have captured and recorded. In Playback mode you can  
rotate, protect, delete and crop your photos and you can protect and delete video clips. You can also print  
photos directly from your camera using PictBridge.  
Note: The message No File Exist” will appear on the LCD screen if there are no photos or videos in your  
camera. Press the MODE button to return to the camera or video mode and begin to take photos or videos.  
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Full screen to Thumbnail display  
When the camera is in the Playback Mode and an image appears on the LCD screen:  
1. Press the W button.  
2. This will open up the thumbnail display.  
3. Press the Up/Down/Left/Right buttons and select a thumbnail of a photo or video.  
4. Press the MENU button to display the photo or video in full screen.  
Zoom In or Out of the Photo  
1. Select a JPEG photo.  
2. The icon  
will display on the top left corner of the LCD screen.  
3. Press the T button to 8x zoom in to the photo.  
4. Press the Up/Down/Left/Right button to navigate around the photo.  
5. Press the W button to zoom back out it.  
Operation functions for still photos  
Select the still photo you want by either selecting it in the thumbnail view first before viewing to full screen or  
view the images one by one in your camera by pressing the Right/Left buttons to toggle through the images  
that appear on the LCD.  
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Select the photo you wish to rotate, protect, delete, crop or print.  
Rotate  
The rotate feature will only work for images on the SD card that is inserted.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
rotate option.  
3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Rotate option from the Menu that appears.  
4. Press the MENU button to confirm how many degrees you want to rotate the photo  
5. A Rotate & Savingmessage will appear on the screen. Please wait while the photo is rotated as per  
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your choice.  
6. The photo will now be rotated and saved.  
Note:  
1. You cannot rotate a protected file. On attempting to rotate a protected file a This File is  
Write-Protectedmessage will appear on the screen.  
2. No card insertedwill appear on the screen if no SD card is insert. Please insert an SD memory card to  
use this function.  
Protect  
You can protect your photos/videos from accidental deletion by selecting the “lock” feature.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
protect option.  
3. Press the Up/Down button to select the Protect options that appear in the menu.  
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4. Press the MENU button.  
5. If you select Lock, a lock icon  
will appear at the top of the LCD for the photo or video selected.  
Note: To Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select Unlockand press the MENU button to  
unlock the current file.  
Delete  
Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time in order to free up memory. You can delete one image or  
video clip at a time or delete all except the protected photos and videos that are currently stored and saved  
on the memory card.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
Delete option.  
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3. Press the Up/Down button to select This Image” (if the image is a photo) or “This Video(if the image is  
a video) to delete the current photo or video you selected. Select the “All” option to delete all  
unprotected images. Press Cancel to exit the Delete option if you do not wish to delete anything at this  
stage.  
4. Press the MENU button to confirm.  
5. A Delete confirmation message appears.  
6. Press the Right/Left button to select Yesor No.  
7. Press MENU button to confirm and delete the image(s).  
Note: You cannot delete files that are locked.  
Caution: If you choice the All option, all the unprotected photo images on your SD card will be deleted.  
This process is irreversible and all your images will be lost forever unless you have saved them or  
downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion.  
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Crop Image  
Crop your photos to show and save a specific portion of an image or to highlight certain focal points. The  
Crop feature lets you zoom in on an image and then save that part of the image as a new photo.  
Note: Only photos on the SD Card can be cropped.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
Crop option.  
3. Press the Up/Down button to select Crop or Cancel.  
4. Press the MENU button.  
5. A blue crop rectangle appears on the photo in the LCD screen.  
6. Press the W or T buttons to determine the size of the area to crop.  
7. Press the Up/Down/Right/Left buttons to navigate the area of the photo you wish to crop.  
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8. Press the Shutter button for the crop confirmation icons to appear or press the MENU button to exit.  
9. Press the Shutter button to confirm and save the crop or press the MENU button to exit.  
10. A Saving screen appears before the cropped photo is saved as a new photo to your camera`s memory  
card.  
Print with Pictbridge  
You can print the photos directly from the camera with a Pictbridge compatible printer.  
1. Select the photo you wish to print.  
2. Press the MENU button.  
3. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
Pictbridge menu.  
4. Press the Up/Down button and select Pictbridge to print photos or press Cancel to exit the menu.  
5. Press the MENU button to enter the Pictbridge mode.  
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6. A message will appear on the LCD to “Please connect to device.  
7. Connect your camera to a compatible printer with the USB cable provided to begin printing.  
8. Press the MENU button to exit if you do not want to print.  
Playing the AVI video file  
1. In Playback mode, press the Left/Right buttons to select an AVI video file you wish to play.  
2. Alternatively, press the W button to enter the thumbnail mode and select a video. Video have an  
icon on the thumbnail. Press the MENU button for the selected video to appear in full screen.  
3. Press the Shutter button to play the current AVI file.  
4. Press the Up button to pause and press it again to continue playing.  
5. Press the Shutter button to stop playing the AVI and revert back to the Playback mode.  
Note: Just as with Photos so too Videos can be protected from accidental deletion as well as can be deleted.  
Protect  
You can protect your videos from accidental deletion by selecting the “lock” feature.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
protect option.  
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3. Press the Up/Down button to select the Protect options that appear in the menu.  
4. Press the MENU button.  
5. If you select Lock, a lock icon  
will appear at the top of the LCD for the video selected.  
Note: To Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select Unlockand press the MENU  
button to unlock the current file.  
Delete  
Delete unwanted videos at any time in order to free up memory. You can delete one image or video clip at  
a time or delete all except the protected videos that are currently stored and saved on the memory card.  
1. Press the MENU button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  
Delete option.  
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3. Press the Up/Down button to select This Image” (if the image is a photo) or “This Video(if the  
image is a video) to delete the current photo or video you selected or select the corresponding “All”  
option to delete all unprotected images. Press Cancel to exit the Delete option if you do not wish to  
delete anything at this stage.  
4. Press the MENU button to confirm.  
5. A Delete confirmation message appears.  
6. Press the Right/Left button to select Yesor No.  
7. Press the MENU button to confirm and delete the image(s).  
Note: You cannot delete files that are locked.  
Caution: If you choice the All option, all the unprotected video images on your SD card will be deleted.  
This process is irreversible and all your images will be lost forever unless you have saved them or  
downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion.  
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