Vivitar 285HV Flash - Page 9 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Perhaps some sticky substance was spilled on this part of your camera. Try cleaning with a q-tip moist with alcohol

The buttons are so close fitting the tiniest piece of dust or dirt could hold the button down. I have found the local phone repair shops to be extremely useful in the matters of small digital cameras.

Give it in for repairs if its brand new under the guarrantee

Be sure to check that there is no debris under the batteries when you install them and make sure the metal connectors are free of any erosion, whether battery acid or general dirt. Also make sure the batteries are installed properly (sometimes it's the simplest thing, we've all done it) and the negative and positive are in the right position.

In this price range you may find used Canon Speedlites like the 220EX or similar. I have found these to work on most EOS E-TTL cameras. As for new strobes you should consider the Bolt VS-260 for Canon. Also you may be able to get a Sunpak PZ42XC for just a little more than 100 or a Speedlite 90EX for under 70 (I use one on my EOS M).

If the corrosion was from alkaline batteries you may use a damp cloth. But before you do that, try using a wooden pencil with a red rubber eraser. This is likely to remove the corrosion without risk of introducing water inside the flash.

Yes. You can use the flash in auto or manual mode by setting the camera to manual shutter speed within the x-sync range and then selecting the aperture prescribed by the flash guide number or the displayed automatic f-stop on the flash. The flash can provide auto exposure with the camera in manual mode, but you need to be aware of the amount of ambient light which will not cause any exposure corrections by the camera in this mode. Another alternative is to select Aperture preferred automatic on the camera and the f-stop shown for the auto flash settings. This will allow the camera to vary the shutter speed but may cause long exposures if the camera is not sensitive to real-time flash readings.

The site only provides PDF file. I'm not even sure Vivitar as a firm still exists. Even Amazon is only offering PDF files as far as I can see.

Try these instructions: Vivitar Vivicam 3785 User Manual Installing The Batteries optional...

Sure you did not lock the card? The little notch should be in the up position as in the picture. Then the manual says you can use SD cards up to 32 Gbyte, but I can't find anything about the cameras compatibility with SDHC cards. So try the camera with a SD card. The used to make SD cards up to 4 Gbyte, but today, even 1 Gbyte cards are SDHC. 1- check Lock 2- Use SD card to see if your camera works with that. See a 4GB card, only SD, but not for sale anymore.

did you view the youtube video where they test this camera? see if you can do the same. ATR Productions Review Giveaway Vivitar Action Camera 781hd

try with another memoy card, if the problem persist, ask for the manufacturer technical service to fix the problem as it is still warranty covered

with the correct adaptor they will usually - but I'd need to know which one you have specifically, and I can even tell you who made it with the Serial Number - thanks

SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

You may download a copy of the manual at http://www.vivitar.com/files_products/400/ViviCam_7022_Camera_Manual.pdf

You may download a copy of the manual at http://www.vivitar.com/files_products/445/ViviCam_X014_Camera_Manual.pdf

You may download a copy of the manual at http://www.vivitar.com/files_products/407/ViviCam_X029_Camera_Manual.pdf

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries. Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo management program such as Picasa ( http://picasa.google.com ).

Do you want to transfer photos/videos from your digital camera to your iPad? If so, you may need a computer with iTunes installed. Of course, it's also easy to transfer files to your iPad. How to Transfer Photos from Computer to iPad

hi ya this will depend on the model - if it uses a NI-MH battery than almost likly it will - if it uses aaa or aa standard batterys it will not hope this helps