Vivitar 990HD User manual

High Denition

Digital Video Camera

990HD

User’s Manual

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Read This Before Using the Camera

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Donotdrop,punctureordisassemblethecamera.

• Usethecamerawithcare.Roughhandlingmaydamagetheinternalcomponents.

• Donotexposethecameratohightemperature.Avoidcontactwithwater.

• Pleasenoticethatthecamerabodymaybecomewarmwhenoperatingitforanextendedperiod.

• Testforproperoperationbeforeusingthecamera.

• Onlyuseaccessoriessuppliedbythemanufacturer.

• Useonlythetypeofbatterythatcamewithyourcamera.

• Removethebatteryifthecameraisnotgoingtobeusedforlongperiods.

Product Information

• Designsandspecicationsofthecameraaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Thisincludesprimary

productspecications,software,andthisUser’sManual.

• ThisUser’sManualisageneralreferenceguideforthecamera.

• Theillustrationsinthismanualmaynotbethesameastheactualdesignofyourcameraandthose

youseeontheLCDscreen.

Contents

Read This Before Using the Camera ................................................... 2

Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera ........................................... 4

Section 2 Getting Started .................................................................... 7

Section 3 Enjoying the Record Mode ................................................ 9

Section 4 Enjoying the Playback Mode ........................................... 21

Section 5 Setting Your Camera ....................................................... 26

Section 6 Viewing Photos and Videos on TV .................................. 30

Section 7 Using the Software ........................................................... 31

Section 8 Transferring Media ........................................................... 34

Section 9 Sakar Warranty Card ........................................................ 35

Section 10 Technical Support ............................................................ 37

Section 11 Specications and System Requirements ..................... 36

Section 12 Troubleshooting ............................................................... 38

Section 1

Getting to Know Your Camera

Overview

Thecameraisequippedwitha5Mega Pixel sensor that can take H.264 format videos.TheH.264

technologyallowsforextandedvideorecordingwithlessmemory.Highqualityimagesupto16mega-

pixelscanalsobedeliveredsmoothly.WithacolorLCDmonitor,youcanviewandexaminethevideos

andphotoseasily.

The camera features 3” (16:9) LCD touch panel which is an ideal platform for you to operate your

camera.Themenuoptionsareaccessiblewithyournger.Withthetouchpanel,youcanselect the

optionsdirectlyandquickly.

ThecameraalsofeaturesvideorecordingatanHDresolutionof1920x1080.Youcanalsoconnectitto

anHDTVviaanHDMIcable,andeasilyplaybacktherecordedhigh-denitionvideosonthewidescreen

HDTV.

Moreover, theCD included with the camera has anadvanced uploading feature. With the exclusive

Vivitar Experience Image Managerapplication,youcanuploadvideosandphotoscapturedbythe

cameratoonlinesocialnetworksiteseffortlessly.

ISO sensitivity and color balance can either beadjusted automatically or changed manually.A 23 x

Opticalzoomhelpsyoutocontroloverthevideosandphotosyoutake.

Thevariedeffectoptions,suchasTimeLapseandSlowMotion,makerecordingmorefun.

Thebuilt-inmemoryallowsyoutotakephotosandtorecordvideoswithoutamemorycard.Thememory

cardslotallowsuserstoincreasethestoragecapacity.

Note

• Partialmemoryofthebuilt-inmemoryisusedforthecamera’sFirmwarecodeandsoftware.

• Install the bundled software application on the CD, Vivitar Experience Image Manager, for

viewingthevideosandphotosonaPC.

Standard Accessories

Unpackthepackageandmakesureallstandardaccessorieslistedareincluded:

• Camera

• USBCable

• AVCable

• HDMICable

• Adaptor

• Lithium-ionRechargeableBattery

• CameraEasyGuide

• CD-ROM(Software,User’sManual)

• Pouch

• LensCoverSet(LenscoverandStrap)

Front View

Rear View

Lens

Microphone

Photo Button

Tele/Wide Button

Flash

Self-timer LED

LCD Touch Panel

HDMI Port

Mini USB 2.0 Port

Video Button

TV Port

Record LED

Indicator

Playback LED

Indicator

Side View

Bottom View

Speaker

Power Button

Playback Button

Stabilization ButtonDigital Light Button

Pause Button

Tripod Socket

Battery/SD card Cover

Section 2

Getting Started

Loading the Battery

Beforeusingthecamera,youmustloadtheLithium-ion

rechargeablebatterycomewithinthepackage.

1.Insert the battery according to the correct polarity marks

(+or-).

2.Closethebatterycoverrmly.

Charging the Battery

YoumustusethesuppliedACchargerortheUSBcable.Thecameramustbe

turnedOFF.Theblinkinglightconrmsthecameraiscurrentlycharging,and

thelightbecomesconstantafterthechargingiscompleted.InACcharging

Mode,thelightwillturnitselfoffautomatically after 3~5 minutes .Thefull

chargetimeisabout4to5hours.(Actualchargingtimemayvary.Itdepends

onthebatteryconditions.)

Inserting and Removing an SD Card (Optional)

Thecameracomeswithaninternalmemorythatallowsyoutostore

photosandvideos.Youcanexpandthememorycapacitybyusingan

optionalSDmemorycard.

1.Insertthememorycardintotheslot.Pleaserefertothegureon

therightside.

2.ToremovetheinstalledSDcard,pressthecardinwardtorelease

it.

3.Whenthecardpopsout,gentlyremoveitfromitsslot.

4.Recommendedmemorycapacity:1GBorabove.

Note

• When a memory card is tted, videos/photos are saved to the card rather than the built-in

memory.

• ProtectingDataonanSDCard:SDCardisread-only

whenitislocked.Nophotosorvideoscanberecorded

whentheSDcardislocked.Makesurethelockison

thewriteablepositionbeforerecordinganymedia.

Writeable

position

Write-Protected

Position

Turning the Camera On

• Toturnonthecamera:

1. FlipouttheLCDpanel;thecamerawillturnonautomatically.

2. Orpress[PowerButton]forapproximatelyonesecondtoturniton.

Conguring the Initial Date and Time Setup

• Thetimesettingscreenappearstoallowyoutosetupdateandtime:

Operation Display Screen

1. TouchYear,Month,Day,Hour,Minute,andAM/PMtoset.

2. Adjustthenumericvaluebytouching /

3. Touchthe[OK]icontovalidatethesetting.

4. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Getting Started

• Torecordvideo:Press[VideoButton]torecordvideo.Tostoprecording,pressitagain.

• To pause recording: Press [Pause Button] to pause recording.To continue therecording, press it

again.

• Totakeaphotoduringvideorecording:Whenrecordingvideo,press[PhotoButton]tocapturethe

image.TheDualrecordicon( )appearsontheLCDmonitor.

• Totakeaphoto:Press[PhotoButton]halfwaydownuntilthefocusingframeturnsfromwhitetogreen.

Then,pressitfullydowntotakephoto.



FocusingFrame:White FocusingFrame:Green

• Toviewstoredvideosandphotos:Press[PlaybackButton]ortouch onthescreentoswitchto

thePlaybackmode.

Turning the Camera Off

• Toturnoffthecamera:Youcaneitherpress[PowerButton]foronesecond,oryoucanplacetheLCD

panelbacktoitsoriginalposition.

Section 3

Enjoying the Record Mode

Button Function

Video Button:

1.Presstotakevideo.

2.Tostoprecording,pressitagain.

Photo Button:

1. Presstotakephoto.

2. Whenrecordingvideo,presstocapturetheimage.

Tele Button:

1.ZoomIn.

Wide Button

1.Zoomout.

Power Button:

1. Pressdownforonesecondtoturnonorturnoffthecamera.

Playback Button:

1.SwitchbetweenRecord/PlaybackMode.

2.Forquickreview,pressitafterrecording.

Pause Button:

1. Presstopausetherecording.

2. Tocontinuetherecording,pressitagain.

Digital Light Button:

DigitalLightOn/Off.

Stabilization Button:

StabilizationOn/Off.

LCD Monitor Information

TheindicatorsshownbelowmaydisplayonLCDwhenvideosandphotosarerecorded:

(1)

VideoResolution

FullHD(1080p30fps)

HD(720p60fps)

HD(720p30fps)

VGA(640X480)

SlowMotion(Recordvideoat432x240(QVGA)resolution.)

PhotoResolution

16MP

5MP

3MP

(2)

Recordingtimeofthevideothatcanstillbetakenatcurrent

resolution

Numberofimagesthatcanstillbetakenatcurrentresolution

(3)

Self-timerenabled

DualRecord

(4) PlaybackModeOn

(5) MenuOn

(6) InformationbarOn

(7) SDCardInserted

(8)

FlashAuto(PhotoRecordingOnly)

RedEyeReduction(PhotoRecordingOnly)

FlashOff

(9) DigitalLightOn

(10) Stabilization

(11)

Pre-RecordMode

TimeLapse

SmileDetection

(12) MacroFocusingOn

(13)

Daylight

Fluorescent

Tungsten

(14)

Scene

Skin

Night

Backlight

Black/White

Classic

Negative

(15) DatePrintingOn

(16)

Battery:fullpower

Battery:mediumpower

Battery:lowpower

Battery:emptypower

DCpowermode

(17) MotionDetection

(18)

Zoommeter:

1X~2700X(23XOpticalzoomand120XDigitalzoom)

Note

• Stabilization,TimeLapse,andSlowMotionfunctionscannotbeusedsimultaneously.

• StabilizationandNightModefunctionscannotbeusedsimultaneously.

• Pre-Record,MotionDetect,SlowMotion,andTimeLapsefunctionscannotbeused

simultaneously.

Video Recording

• Press[VideoButton]tostartrecording.Whenavideoisbeingrecorded,atimeindicatorwilldisplay

ontheLCDmonitor( ).Tostoprecording,pressitagain.

• Topauserecording:Press[PauseButton]topauserecording( ).Tocontinuetherecording,

pressitagain.

• Dualrecord:press[PhotoButton]tocapturetheimage.TheDualrecordicon( )appearsonthe

LCDmonitor.

• Press[PlaybackButton]ortouch onthescreentoviewtherecordedvideo.

• Fourresolutionsettingsareavailable:

Video Quality

FullHD(1080p30fps)

HD(720p60fps)

HD(720p30fps)

VGA(640X480)

Note

• Theimageresolutioncapturedduringvideorecordingisthesameasthevideoresolution.

• Theashcannotbeusedwhencapturingimageduringmoviesrecording.

Photo Capturing

• Press[PhotoButton]halfwaydownuntilthefocusingframeturnsfromwhitetogreen.Then,pressit

fullydowntotakephoto.

• Press[PlaybackButton]ortouch onthescreentoviewthephotos.

• Threeresolutionsettingsareavailable:

Image Quality

16 Mega Pixels

5 Mega Pixels

3 Mega Pixels

Using Zoom Function

• Thezoommagniesimageswhenrecordingvideoortakingphoto.

1.Tozoomin/out,presstheTele/WideButton.

2.Itcanbesetfrom1X~2700X(23XOpticalzoom)

Using Digital Light Function

• Thesettingallowsyoutoextendthebrightnessoftheobjectsthataredarkorintheshadow.Itcan

extendthedynamicrangeforbacklightandhighcontrastsense,sothattheobjectswillbebrighter

andclearer.

• TousetheDigitalLightfunction:

1.Press[DigitalLightButton]inRecordMode.TheDigitalLighticon( )appearsontheLCD

monitor.

2.Press[VideoButton]tostartrecordingorpress[Photobutton]totakephoto.

Using Stabilization Function

• Torecordwithaneffectofreducingcamerashaketoresultinmorestablevideo.

• TousetheStabilizationfunction:

1.Press[StabilizationButton]inRecordMode.TheStabilizationicon( )appearsontheLCD

monitor.

2.Press[VideoButton]tostartrecording.

Showing Information on the screen

• Touchtheon-screenbuttontodisplayornottodisplaytheindicatorsontheLCDscreen.

Operation Screen

1.Touch onthescreen.Theinformationbarwill display

onthescreen.

2.Touchagaintohideallindicators.



3.Touch todisplaytheindicators.



Options for Record Menu

Video Photo Effect Setting*

• Resolution

• Pre-record

• MotionDetect

• SlowMotion

• TimeLapse

• Resolution

• Flash

• Self-Timer

• SmileDetect

• ISO

• Scene

• WB(WhiteBalance)

• MacroMode

• FaceTracking

• Sound

• TV

• Language

• TimeSetting

• DatePrinting

• Format

• DefaultSetting

*PleaserefertoSection5forthedetailedinformationabout[Setting].

Operations for Record Mode

Operation Display Screen

1.Touch onthescreeninRecordMode.Themenu

willappearonthescreen.



2.Touch the option icons on the screen lightly with your

nger.TheoptionsareVideo,Photo,Effect,andSetting.

3.Theoptionsubmenuswillpopuponthescreen.

4.Touch to select the specic option you want to adjust.

(Theselectedoptionwillbehighlighted.)

5.TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Video

Operation Display Screen

1. Touch onthescreeninRecordMode.Themenu

willappearonthescreen.

2. Touchthe[Video]icononthescreen.SubmenuofVideo

willpopoutonthescreen.

3. TheVideosubmenucontains5options--Resolution,Pre-

record,MotionDetect,SlowMotion,andTimeLapse--for

youtoadjustthecamerasettings.

Video Resolution

Fourresolutionsettingsareavailable.

• FHD (1080p 30):Recordvideosat1920x1080p30fpsresolution.

• HD+ (720p 60):Recordvideosat1280x720p60fpsresolution.

• HD (720p 30):Recordvideosat1280x720p30fpsresolution.

• VGA (640X480): Recordvideosat640x480p30fpsresolution.

Operation Display Screen

1. In the Video menu, touch the [Resolution] icon on the

screen.

2. Touchtoselectthedesiredoption.

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Pre-record

ThePre-recordfunctionensuresthatyouwillnotmissanycriticalrecordingopportunities.Thevideos

arerecorded3additionalsecondsbeforethe[VideoButton]ispressed.

Operation Display Screen

1. In the Video menu, touch the [Pre-record] icon on the

screen.

2. Touchtoselect[Off]or[On]( ).

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Note

• Aimthecameraatthesubjectandpositionitsecurely.

Motion Detection

Recordvideosautomaticallywhenthecameradetectsamovement.

Operation Display Screen

1. IntheVideomenu,touchthe[MotionDetect]icononthe

screen.

2. Touchtoselect[Off]or[On]( ).

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

4. The camera will start to record video automatically if it

detects a movement. The camera stops recording if it

doesnotdetectamovement.

Slow Motion

Recordvideoswithslowmotioneffect.Whenthevideoisplayed,theplaybacktimewillbelongerthan

theactualrecordingtime.

Operation Display Screen

1. IntheVideomenu,touchthe[SlowMotion]icononthe

screen.

2. Touchtoselect[Off]or[On]( ).

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Note

• PausefunctioncannotbeusedwhenSlowMotionfunctionisactivated.

Time Lapse

Recordstillimagesatspecicintervalsyoucansetandplaythemasonevideole.

• Off:DisableTimeLapse.

• 1 Second.: Recordoneframepersecond.

•3 Seconds: Recordoneframeevery3seconds.

•5 Seconds: Recordoneframeevery5seconds.

Operation Display Screen

1. IntheVideomenu,touchthe[TimeLapse]icononthe

screen.

2. Touchtoselectthedesiredoption.

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Note

• PausefunctioncannotbeusedwhenTimeLapsefunctionisactivated.

Photo

Operation Display Screen

1. Touch  on the screen in Record Mode. The

menuwillappearonthescreen.

2. Touch the [Photo] icon on the screen. Submenu of

Photowillpopoutonthescreen.

3. ThePhotosubmenucontains5optionsforyoutoadjust

the camera settings -- Resolution, Flash, Self-Timer,

SmileDetect,andISO.--

Photo Resolution

Threephotoresolutionsettingsareavailable.

• 16MP:Shootphotoat4608x3456,16MPquality.

• 5MP:Shootphotoat2592x1944,5MPquality.

• 3MP:Shootphotoat2048x1536,3MPquality.

Operation Display Screen

1. In the Photo menu, touch the [Resolution] icon on the

screen.

2. Touchtoselectthedesiredoption.

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Flash

Thiscamerahasthreeashsettings.

• Flash Auto: The ashresautomatically according tolightconditions. Usethismodefor general

photography.

• Red Eye Reduct.(RedEyeReduction) :Thepre-ashwillretoreducethered-eyeeffect.

• Flash Off: Theashwillnotreunderanycircumstances.Usethismodewhentakingphotoina

placewhereashphotographyisprohibited,orwhenthesubjectisdistant(beyondtherangeofthe

ash).

Operation Display Screen

1. InthePhotomenu,touchthe[Flash]icononthescreen.

2. Touchtoselectthedesiredoption.

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Note

Theashwillbedisabledautomaticallywhenthebatterypowerislow( ).

Self-Timer

TheSelf-Timerallowsyoutotakephotoswithaten-secondtimedelay.TheSelf-Timerlightonthefront

ofthecamerawillalsoblink.Thespeedofblinkingwillincreasejustbeforethephotoistaken.

Operation Display Screen

1. In the Photo menu, touch the [Self-Timer] icon on the

screen.

2. Touchtoselect[Off]or[On]( ).

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Smile Detection

Captureanimageautomaticallywhenthecameradetectsasmile.

Operation Display Screen

1. InthePhotomenu,touchthe[SmileDetect]icononthe

screen.

2. Touchtoselect[Off]or[On]( ).

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.



ISO

ThecameraadjuststheISOsensitivityofitsimagesautomatically.FourmanualISOsensitivitysettings

are available. (800/1600/3200/6400).The larger the number is, thehigher the ISO sensitivity is set.

Selectasmallnumbertoshootasmootherimage.Selectalargenumbertoshootanimageinadark

locationortoshootasubjectmovingathighspeed.

Operation Display Screen

1. InthePhotomenu,touchthe[ISO]icononthescreen.

2. Touchtoselectthedesiredoption.

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Note

TheimagemaybecomenoisywhentheISOnumberislarge.

Effect

Operation Display Screen

1. Touch onthescreeninRecordMode.Themenu

willappearonthescreen.

2. Touchthe[Effect]icononthescreen.SubmenuofEffect

willpopoutonthescreen.

3. TheEffectsubmenucontains4optionsforyoutoadjust

the camera settings -- Scene, White Balance, Macro

Mode,andFaceTracking.

Scene

Youcanselectthemodeaccordingtothescenecondition.

• Auto:Shootwithoutanyspecialeffectontheimage.

• Skin: Shootwithaneffectthatmakesskintonesmorenatural.

• Night: UseNightModefornightscenesorlowlightconditions.

• Backlight:Youcantakeshotswhenthebrightlightisbehindthesubject.

• Black/White: Theimageisconvertedtoblack-and-white.

• Classic: Theimageisconvertedtoasepialook.

• Negative: Theimageisconvertedasthenegativeofthenormal.

Operation Display Screen

1. In the Effect menu, touch the [Scene] icon on the

screen.

2. Touchtoselectthedesiredoption.

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Note

Toavoidblurryphotos,placethecameraonaat,steadysurface,oruseatripodwhentaking

shotsintheNightMode.

White Balance

Thecameraadjuststhecolorbalanceofimagesautomatically.Threemanualwhitebalancesettingsare

available:

• Auto: Thecameraautomaticallyadjustswhitebalance.

• Daylight: Underoutdoorcondition.

• Fluorescent: Underuorescentlightcondition.

• Tungsten: Undertungstenlightcondition.

Operation Display Screen

1. IntheEffectmenu,touchthe[WhiteBalance]iconon

thescreen.

2. Touchtoselectthedesiredoption.

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Macro Mode

YoucanselecttheMacromodeforrecordingclose-upvideosandphotos.

Operation Display Screen

1. IntheEffectmenu,touchthe[MacroMode]icononthe

screen.

2. Touchtoselect[Off]or[On]( ).

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.

Face Tracking

The camera can detect human face(s) and focus on the face(s) automatically. This function works

withvideorecordingandphotocapturing.Itiswonderfulforcapturingbeautifulportraitsinabacklight

situation.

Operation Display Screen

1. In the Effect menu, touch the [Face Tracking] icon on

thescreen.

2. Touchtoselect[Off]or[On]( ).

3. TouchtheExiticon( )toexit.



Note

WhenFaceTrackingisactivated,aimthecameraatthehumanface(s).Thefocusframe(s)will

appearontheLCDbeforethe[VideoButton]/[PhotoButton]ispressed.

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