Digital Camera VF332-GRP-TA (Rev: A00) Please read this manual carefully before using this unit and keep it for future reference
Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................3 Key Features...............................................................................................................................................3 What your camera package includes ........................................................................................................
Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually ........................................................................57 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera .......................................................................................................58 Appendix A: Technical Specifications ....................................................................................................58 Appendix B: Troubleshooting ............................................................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 8.1 Mega-Pixel Digital Camera with Auto-Focus zoom lens. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Your digital camera can also be used as a removable disk when an SD card of up to 32GB is inserted into the camera. Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera. Key Features Digital Video resolutions-640x480 Pixels (VGA), 320x240 Pixels (QVGA). 8.
What your camera package includes Digital Camera PhoTags Express software Installation CD USB cable User manual Strap Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration: Pentium III process or above with Windows XP 128 MB RAM, with 150MB of free disk space Available USB interface CD-ROM Drive 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution 16-bit color or higher display adaptor Computer
800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory 20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space Support for Super VGA graphics Available USB Interface CD-ROM drive Computer System Requirements for Macintosh Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher Mac OS X version 10.5.
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Preparing Your Camera for Use Your digital camera needs 3 AAA batteries in order to operate. Slide and open the battery door on the right side of the camera. 1. Insert the batteries correctly with the correct polarity facing up. 2. Close the battery door. 3. On powering on your camera the battery icon will appear on the bottom left of the LCD screen.
1. A “Low battery” message will flash on the LCD when the battery power is insufficient. Shortly thereafter your camera will power off. 2. Please remove your batteries when you don’t intend to use your camera for a long time. 3. 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.
3. 4. 5. Push the card in until you feel it “click” into position. The top of the card should be flushed with the surface of the camera. An icon SD will appear on the LCD screen after you turn on your camera. Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken with the camera will be stored on the card. 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 test images.
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 and the Auto-Focus zoom lens will extract out indicating that your camera is on and ready for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn off your camera.
appear on the LCD screen. Your camera will automatically power off after a few seconds. 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 ,print ,slide show and Vivilink for photos.
1. Compose your shot using the LCD screen. 2. Hold the camera steady and press the Shutter button to take the photo. 3. Keep your finger on the Shutter button and wait for the camera to focus in on the object. 4. Center your object with the white frame that appears on the LCD. 5. When the frame turns green the image will be captured. 6. There will be a short delay while the camera saves the JPEG photo to memory.
button to zoom back out. Note: When using this function, the camera will automatically adjust the lens. Be careful not to touch the lens while the camera is adjusting. 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. Flash In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash.
3. The 4. Press the Flash button again for the icon as well as the red LED will begin to flash indicating that the flash is charging. icon to appear on the LCD screen. This means the flash function has been "forced on" (manual flash). 5. 6. If the flash is not ready, a red LED will light up and the icon will flash repeatedly- wait until the flash is ready before taking a photo. Note: A “low battery” warning will appear on the LCD screen if there is insufficient battery power to operate the flash.
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. 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. Flash 1. Press the Up button repeatedly until the icon shows on the LCD screen.
Scene Your camera comes supplied with many scenes for you to take photos in almost any environment. Scene included with your camera are - Auto/ Scenery/Portrait/Night Scenery/Night Portrait/High Sensitivity/ Sport /Beach/ Party .Choose the scene in accordance with the light and environmental conditions prevailing at the time of taken the photo. 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the Scene icon 3. The Scene menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4.
1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3. The Image Resolution menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the image resolution you want to use: icon. (12M)4000X3000, (10M) 3648X2736, (8M) 3264x2448, (7M HD) 3648x2048, (5M) 2592x1944, (3M) 2048x1536, (2M HD) 1920x1080 and (VGA) 640x480 5. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit to the camera standby mode. 6.
4. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The Quality icon for the option you selected appears on the top of the LCD. Normal Fine Super fine 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.
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 SET button 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3. Press the Up/Down button to select Anti-Shake On or Off. 4. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit to the camera standby mode. 5.
Smile Capture You can capture the smile face without pressing any buttons. 1. Press Menu button. 2. Press Left/Right button to select icon 3. Press Up/Down button to select On or Off. 4. Capturing the smile face with your camera,and it will take and save the photo automatically if this . function is on. Macro The camera has the function that capture object in very near distance or very far distance per your request. 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3.
6. The Macro icon selected will appear on the top of the LCD screen. White Balance This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light source. 1. Press the SET button 2. Press the Left/Right buttons to select the 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a White Balance option from the SET that appears: Auto Daylight Cloudy icon. Incandescent Fluorescent 4.
Multi Snapshots You can take 6 photos continuously after pressing the shutter button only once with this function on. 1. Press SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right to select the icon 3. The Multi Snapshots SET appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press Up/Down button to select On or Off. 5. Press the shutter button,it will take 6 photos continuously if this function is on . 6. Press SET button again to confirm,save and Press MODE button to exit. .
6. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the Image Sharpness option you selected. Light Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right buttons to select the 3. The Light Exposure SET appeas in the center of the LCD 4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an Light Exposure value (from 3 brightest to -3 darkest) from the 5. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit to the camera standby mode. 6.
4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an ISO value from the SET that appears:ISO Auto/ISO 100/ISO 200/ISO 400. 5. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit to the camera standby mode. 6. The ISO icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom of the LCD. Metering This setting allows the user to select the most appropriate one for use in a variety of lighting conditions. 1. Press the SET button 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3.
5. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit. Date/Time This allows you to set the system time which will be displayed on the photos. 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right buttons to select the 3. The Date/Time SET appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Date/Time option from the SET that appears. icon On selecting “On” the date will appear on the photo once it is taken.
5. Press the SET button to confirm, save the changes and Press MODE button to exit. Silent Mode This is for you to set the beep emitting or not when you operate your camera. 1. Press the SET button., 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3. The Silent Mode SET appeas in the center of the LCD 4. Press the Up/Down button to select Silent Mode Yes or No. 5. Press the SET button to confirm and Press MODE button to exit the SET . icon.
Note: If you select Disable, the camera will not be powered off until the battery power is depleted or the camera is turned off manually. 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 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3. The Frequency SET appears on the center of the LCD. 4.
1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3. The Format Memory Card SET appears on the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select “Yes” to format, “Cancel” to exit. 5. Press the SET button to confirm. 6. Once the SD card is formatted all the images sitting on the card will be erased and the camera will icon revert to the camera standby mode. Firmware v1.0.12 You can restore your camera to the original factory settings. 1. Press the SET button. 2.
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 LCD screen. 4. Press the Shutter button again to stop the recording and save this file in AVI format. Note: 1.
1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the Scene icon 3. The Scene SET will appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the scene you want to use. 5. Press the SET button to confirm, save your choice and Press MODE button to exit to the video a . standby mode. 6. The selected icon appears next to the camera icon on the top left of the LCD screen.
The quality of your videos also affects the number of shots you can shoot. A high setting means you can shoot fewer videos, but they will be of better quality. The default value is Fine 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right buttons to select the 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Quality option from the SET that appears: 4. Press the SET button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode. 5. The Quality icon for the option you selected appears on the top of the LCD.
Macro The camera has the function that capture object in very near distance or very far distance per your request. 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3. The Macro Menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select On or Off. 5. Press the SET button to confirm, save your choice and Press MODE button to exit to the video standby icon. mode. 6. The Macro icon selected will appear on the top of the LCD screen.
4. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the White Balance option you selected. Color Effect This setting allws you to change image color. 1. Press SET button. 2. Press Left/Right button to select the 3. The Color Effect SET appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select Standard/Sepia/Monochrome/Vivid. 5.
5. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit to the video standby mode. 6. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the Image Sharpness option you selected. Light Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right buttons to select the 3. The Light Exposure SET appeas in the center of the LCD 4.
3. The ISO SET appeas in the center of the LCD 4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an ISO value from the SET that appears:ISO Auto/ISO 100/ISO 200/ISO 400. 5. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit to the video standby mode. 6. The ISO icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom of the LCD. Metering This setting allows the user to select the most appropriate one for use in a variety of lighting conditions. 1. Press the SET button 2.
4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select language from the SET that appears. 5. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit. Date/Time This allows you to set the system time which will be displayed on the photos. 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right buttons to select the icon 3. The Date/Time SET appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Date/Time option from the SET that appears.
6. Press the SET button to confirm, save the changes and Press MODE button to exit. Audio Your digital camera has a function that recording the audio when shooting videos. 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an Audio option On or Off. 4. Press the SET button to confirm, save and Press MODE button to exit to the video standby mode.
Note: If you select Disable, the camera will not be powered off until the battery power is depleted or the camera is turned off manually. 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 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3. The Frequency SET appears on the center of the LCD. 4.
3. The Format Memory Card SET appears on the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Down button to select “Yes” to format, “Cancel” to exit. 5. Press the SET button to confirm. 6. Once the SD card is formatted all the images sitting on the card will be erased and the camera will revert to the video standby mode. Firmware v1.0.12 You can restore your camera to the original factory settings. 1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the 3.
vivilink,rotate, protect, delete ,crop and slide show 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. Full screen to Thumbnail display When the camera is in the Playback Mode and an image appears on the LCD screen: 1.
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. Select the photo you wish to ViviLink,rotate, crop, protect/lock, delete,print or slide show. ViviLink Your photos can be tagged for the selected social sharing site when downloaded to the computer. 1. Press the SET button.
4. Press the SET button to confirm how many degrees you want to rotate the photo 5. A “Rotate & Saving” message will appear on the screen. Please wait while the photo is rotated as per 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-Protected” message will appear on the screen. 2. “No card inserted” will appear on the screen if no SD card is insert.
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. 8. Press the Shutter button for the crop confirmation icons to appear or press the SET button to exit. 9. Press the Shutter button to confirm and save the crop or press the SET button to exit. 10.
Delete Delete unwanted photos at any time in order to free up memory. You can delete one image 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 SET button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the 3. Press the Up/Down button to select “Delete This Photo” to delete the current photo you selected. Select Delete option. the “Delete All Photo” option to delete all unprotected images.
You can print the photos directly from the camera with a Pictbridge compatible printer. 1. In playback mode, select the photo you wish to print by pressing the Left/Right button.. 2. Press the SET button. 3. Press the Right/Left button to select the 4. Press the Up/Down button and select Print This Photo to print photos or press Cancel to exit the SET. 5. Press the SET button to enter the Pictbridge mode. 6. A message will appear on the LCD to “Please connect to device”. 7.
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. Press the SET button for the selected video to appear in full screen. 3. Press the Shutter button to play the current AVI file. 4. Press the Shutter button to pause and press it again to continue playing. 5. Press the Up button to stop playing the AVI and revert back to the Playback mode.
1. Press the SET button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the 3. Press the Up/Down button to select the Protect options that appear in the SET. 4. Press the SET button. 5. If you select Lock This Video, a lock icon protect option. will appear at the top of the LCD for the video selected. Note: To “Unlock This Video” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select “Unlock This Video” and press the SET button to unlock the current file.
6. Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes” or “No”. 7. Press the SET button to confirm and delete the image(s). Note: You cannot delete files that are locked. Caution: If you choice the “Delete All Video”option, all the unprotected 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.
you can choose the language you want to use. And then the installer window will be shown as below. After you click “Install Photags Express” button, there will be showing some windows that help you to finish the installing. You are only required to follow the description and click the buttons that it’s defaulted by the software. Register online Click “Register online” button to have a registration. Or you can directly click “Continue” for registration next time.
After this step, the main window will appear on the screen. Everything you need to get the most from your photos 1. Select photos Select the photos that you download from your camera. And edit it in the software. 2.
Click the “Enhance photos”, “Add captions” from the main window to edit your ideal photos. 3. Share photos Share your photos via “E-mail”, “Printing”, and “Create HTML web” to uploading online. 4. Workshop Create “Calendars”, two sides “Greeting cards” and “Postcards” on standard photo paper. You can purchase “Album” and “Video CD”.
NOTE: Now you can copy the photos to your computer with two method as below: 1. Download photos directly from windows Choose “copy pictures to a folder on my computer” on the Removable Disk (H:) window. After you click “OK”, there will be shown some windows on the screen step by step, you are only required to follow the description and click the buttons that are defaulted by the system to finish transferring. Or you can: 1. Click on the START button in Windows. 2.
photos. In this mode you will not see a preview of the photos transferred. Custom copy This mode is used to manually select the photos you wish to copy to your computer. The “Device selection” mode will appear. Both your camera and the memory card will each appear in the “Active Devices” list Select “Custom copy” click “Next” to continue. Note: At this moment, you can select “Express” option to copy all photos to your computer. Select your photos click “Next” to continue.
Add active captions to the picture. With this feature you can add a date, keywords and categories. Click “Next” to continue. Choose a position where you want to place the photos. Click “Finish” to copy the photos to the location you selected. Note: All of the picture you imported will appear in the “Select Photos” main window. And now, you can edit your photos per your idea, and then download it to your computer.
Quick Start guide in the Photags Express. Photags Express software owner manual You can edit, printing, sharing photos with Photags Express. You can operate it as following step to know how to use Photags Express: Launch the Photags Express. Click “tour” button on the main window to view how to use the photags Express in detail.
Click here Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually Turn on your camera, Change your camera mode to Playback and connect your camera to the computer correctly with USB cable, the screen will be shown a window (Removable Disk F:) as below: 56
NOTE: Now you can download the photos and videos to your computer with two methods as below: 1. Download photos directly from windows Choose “copy pictures to a folder on my computer” on the Removable Disk (F:) window. After you click “OK”, step by step instructions will appear. Follow the description and click the buttons that are defaulted by the system to finish transferring. 2. Alternatively you can: 1. Click on the MY COMPUTER Icon on the desktop. 2.
taken. Maintenance of Your Digital Camera The digital camera is a delicate device. Please handle your camera with care to avoid damaging it. Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor 4000x3000(12MP)3648x2736(10MP),3264x2448(8MP), Image Resolution 3648x2048(7MP) HD, 2592x1944(5MP), 2048x1536(3MP),1920x1080(2MP) HD, 640x480(VGA) Video Resolution 640X480(30fps),320X240(30fps) File Format JPEG/AVI External Memory SD Card (up to 32GB) LCD Display 2.7 Inch TFT Lens F3.0~5.
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent , Fluorescent ISO Auto/100/200/400 Auto/Night Portrait/Night Scene Scenery/Portrait/Scenery/Sport/Party/Beach/High Sensitivity Flash Auto /Force/Red Eye Reduction/Off Self-timer 2, 5 or 10 sec delay Anti-Shake Yes PictBridge Yes Face Detect Yes Interface USB 2.0 System Requirements Window 7/2000/ XP/ Vista/ Mac Battery 3*AAA(1.
Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos but my computer says, “No photos in camera.” What do I do? A: First ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Press the Shutter button a few times to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again. If you still get a “no photos” error this may mean that your computer may not meet the minimum system requirements: At least a Pentium III 300Mhz, AMD Athlon 300Mhz or a Celeron 400MHz or higher as well as at least 128 MB ram.
