Brand: Vivitar
Category: Digital Camera
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Manual for DVR865HD
Uploaded: Aug. 10, 2025, 12:54 a.m.
Manual Publish Date: 2009
Warranty Information
One-year warranty covering defects in material or workmanship under normal usage.
Powering On/Off: Press the Power button to turn the DVR camera on or off. The camera will automatically shut off after 120 seconds of inactivity.
Capturing Videos: Insert an SD card, press the Mode button, select VIDEO, and then press the Shutter button to start recording. Press Shutter again to stop.
Scene Settings: Access Setup via the OK button, select the Scene icon, and choose the appropriate scene for your environment (e.g., Auto, Scenery, Night).
Resolution Settings: In Setup, select the Resolution icon and choose from HD, VGA, or QVGA resolutions.
Exposure and White Balance: Adjust brightness with Exposure and color balance with White Balance settings in the Setup menu.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Relative parts | Symptom | Explanation/ Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Taking a Video/photo | The DV can't take video/photos after you press Shutter button. | .Batteries level is too low. Replace them with new ones. .The DV is not in . Auto Power off. Restart your device. .The SDRAM or SD card is fully loaded with files. Please delete some useless files or change a memory card. |
| Auto power off | The camcorder goes off automatically. | . You have left the camcorder to STBY for more than 60s without using it. .The battery pack is fully exhausted. .The atmospheric temperature is too low. .The battery pack is completely dead. Please replace them with new ones. |
| DV & battery | The DV or battery is hot. | . Using the DV continually for a long time. |
| Photos Deleting | The photos are too blur. You can't delete the files | . Exposure is not sufficient. . The battery lever is low. Please replace them with new ones in time. |
| SD card | You can't insert an memory card correctly | . The direction of inserting card may be incorrect. |
| Downloading | Movies/ photos can't be downloaded to PC. | . The set is wrong. Please refer to how to enter PC mode . There may not install the drive of DV in your PC. Please install drive before downloading. |