Sanyo VPC-X1420 manuel d'utilisation

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    VPC-X1420EX VPC-X140 0 VPC-X1420GX VPC-X1420PX INS TRUCTION MANU AL BASICS Digital Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “ SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains how to safely o[...]

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    i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTU RE k FOR AMERICAN USERS The f ollowing advisory is included in accor dance with the la ws of th e State of Calif ornia (USA): W ARNING: This product contains chemicals , in cluding lead, kno wn to the State of Calif ornia to cause can[...]

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    English ii FOR USERS IN THE USA About the battery ch arger IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS – SA VE THESE INSTR UCTIONS D ANGER – T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULL Y FOLLO W THESE INSTR UCTIONS h For conne ction to a supply not in the U .S.A., use an attachment plug adapter of th e proper configur ation f or the powe r out[...]

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    iii English P ARA LOS USU ARIOS DE EE.UU . Acerca del cargador de bate rías INSTR UCCIONES IMPOR T ANTE SOBRE DE SEGURID AD - GU ARDE EST AS INSTRUCCIONES PELIGR O - P ARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIO O DESCARGAS ELÉCTRIC AS, SIGA CUID ADOSAMENTE EST AS INSTR UCCIONES h P ara la cone x i ón a una red de alimentación que no sea de EE.UU ., util[...]

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    English iv k FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES -003. k FOR EU USERS The symbol mark and recycling systems descr ibed belo w apply to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the wo rld. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf actured with high qua lity materials and components whi[...]

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    v English HO W T O READ THIS MANU AL This instruction manual f or your camer a is organiz ed into the f ollowing sections. k SETUP Befor e taking pictur es with your camera, y ou will n eed to f amiliarize yourself with a f ew of its functions and complete some setup steps. k BASIC O PERA TION An ex planation of the fundamental operation for captur[...]

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    English vi SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Install t he battery pac k 1 Use the supplied charger to charge the battery pack. h The CHARGE indicator is lit during charging. h The CHARGE indicator will tur n off when the battery pack is fully charged. h Charging tak es appro ximately 120 min. 2 Open the batte ry/card compartment cover, an d insert th[...]

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    vii English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Before capturing those impor tant shots, be sure to first take a test shot to conf irm that y our came ra is set up and re ad y to go i Sanyo declines any claim for compensation for recorded contents etc. in case of photog raphing or recordi ng fa ilure due to a chance ca mera or c ard flaw . Shooting 1 To[...]

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    English viii Playbac k k Still image pla yback 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h The displa y switches to the Playback Screen. h T o view other images, toggle t he SET button to the left or right. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] is pressed, the displa y returns to the Shooting Screen. k Video clip pla yback 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. [...]

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    ix English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Copying fi les to a computer (Win dows XP) 1 Instal l the software. 1 Insert the CD-ROM (SANY O Soft ware P ack) that w as included with your camer a in your computer’ s CD-ROM drive . h The installatio n screen appears. 2 Click on [ArcSoft MediaImpression 2] in the installation screen. h F ollow the mess[...]

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    English x 3 Se lect “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select t he connection mod e appears. 4 Se lect “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. h The camera is conn ected in the card reader mode . h If the Windo ws automatic pl ayb ack screen a ppears on the comput er monitor , close it. 5 Double-click on the desktop [Med[...]

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    xi English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 6 Click on [Import]. h The files in the camera are sho wn on the import screen. Files in the camera [Destination F older] fie ld and [Subf older Name] field [Impor t][...]

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    English xii HINT Y ou can specify which f older to copy the files to i When you click on th e f older icon in the [Destination F older] field, the screen to specify the cop y destination appea rs. i We suggest that y ou clic k on [ { T oday’ s Date] in the [Subfolder Name] field to select it. When [ { T oda y’s Date] is select ed, a subf older [...]

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    xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Dismounting the camera CA UTION i T o disconnect your camera, be sure to f ollow the proced ure below . F ailure to f ollow t his procedure ma y cause f aulty operation of y our compute r or loss of ca rd data. 1 Left-click on t he icon for safely removing hardware. h A list appear s showing t he de vices[...]

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    English xiv CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cab les, mak e sure that the cabl e plugs are correctly oriented and that t hey matc h the shapes of the terminal sock ets on t he devices . Push the plugs in str aight when connect ing them. If undue f orce is used to connect a cable , it ma y perma nently damage th[...]

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    1 English CONTENTS CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .. ....................... ............. 3 Attaching th e handstrap .... ..................... .................. ..................... ..... 4 Media cards that can be used with this camera .. ..................... .......... 4 What “card” means i n this manual ....................... .......[...]

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    English 2 USING THE SCE NE FUNCTION ............... ..................... ..................... 41 Capture a still image with a voice memo ........... .......... ................ ..... 43 How to use the best sh ot feature .......... ..................... .................. .....44 How to create a pano rama photo ................ ...................[...]

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    3 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Hand strap: 1 i SANY O Software P ack (CD-ROM): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack (batte ry pack): 1 i Lithium-ion batter y pac k charger and po wer cord i Dedicated USB interface cable: 1 i Dedicated A V interface cable: 1 i SAFETY MANU AL (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefu lly b[...]

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    English 4 Attachin g the handstra p Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memor y Card i SDXC Memory Card What “car d” means in this man ual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards, SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards that can be use d in [...]

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    5 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES Installing/remo ving the DC adapto r (Model V AR-A3: sold separately) Install in the camera’ s battery slot, and connect the A C adaptor . Use in conjunction with the A C adaptor . Attaching the DC ada ptor 1 Open the camera’ s battery/card compartment cover . 2 Insert the DC adaptor into the batter[...]

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    English 6 SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Lens Self-timer indicator Batter y/card compar tment cover ON/OFF button Shutter b utton SCENE bu tton T r ipod stand hole Speake r Bottom Flash[...]

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    7 English P ARTS NAMES Rear Strap hol der Monitor SET b utton Play back b utton [ = ] USB/A V terminal cover Zoom swit ch MENU button[...]

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    English 8 CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied ba tt ery pack bef ore using it. 1 Connect the supplied power cord to the socket on the battery pack charge r. h Insert the connector straight and secur ely . 2 I nsert the battery pac k in the batter y charger. h Insert it in the direction indicated b y the [ J ] mark on the batte[...]

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    9 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P ACK Charging the bat tery pack Be sure to fully charge the supplied or separately sold batt ery pack before using it in your camer a. Fo r charging the battery pack, use the supplied charger . Charge the bat tery pack if it is being used f or the first time, a nd recharge it whenev er the remaining charge is low .[...]

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    English 10 About the CHARGE indicator The CHARGE indicator shows the status of the bat tery pack and the charger . Please ref er to the f ollowin g table if the ind icator flashes abnormally . CA UTION Do not charge the battery pac k immediately after the camera has been in continuous use for a long time i The battery pack becomes hot when the came[...]

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    11 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P ACK HINT About the internal backup batt ery i This camera’s interna l battery serves to maintain t he date and time settings, as w ell as the shooting settings . The backup battery will be fully charged when the battery pack is k ept in the ca mera continuou sly f or about 2 day s. In the fully charged sta te, [...]

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    English 12 INST ALL THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CA RD Installation i Make sure that the bat tery pack and card orientation are correct. i The card can be used after it has been f ormatted with the camera. 2 1 4 3 Open battery/card c ompartment cov er on the bottom of the camer a. Inser t the card all the wa y until it clicks. 3 Pull out 2 Push down 1[...]

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    13 English INST A LL THE B A TTER Y P ACK AND CARD CA UTION Do not remove the battery pack outer covering or label i Do not use the battery with the outer cov ering or label remov ed, as doing so may resul t in malfunction. Be careful when removing the car d i Do not attempt to f orcibly remov e the card. i Nev er remove the card when the camer a i[...]

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    English 14 T o f ormat a card 1 I nstall the card in the camera. Turn on the camera (pages 12 and 16). 2 Di splay the menu (page 59). 3 Di splay the Option Menu (page 60). 4 Se lect “FORMAT” and press the SET button. h The F ormat Screen appears . F ollow the i nstructions on the screen to f ormat the card. MENU button SET 10 M RECORDING MENU 1[...]

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    15 English INST A LL THE B A TTER Y P ACK AND CARD W arning conce rning battery pac k temperature i If the battery pack in the camer a becomes too hot, a b linking temperat ure warning icon will appear on the monitor . If the blinking icon does appear , the camera should be turned off as soon as possible an d the battery pack allo wed to coo l be[...]

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    English 16 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera In the record ing mode 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button. h The camera turns on. h The came r a tur ns on in the recording mode that w as active bef ore it was last turned off. In the play back mode 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ] for at least one sec ond. h The Pla ybac k Screen appears o[...]

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    17 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF About the auto po wer off function In order to preserve battery pack po wer when, f or e xample, the camer a has accidentally been left on, the camer a is furnished with an “auto power off” function by which the camera automatically turns off after a certain per iod of inactivity (about 1 minute during [...]

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    English 18 D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp la y them during pla yback. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. h T o correct the date and time setting, please see under HINT on page 20. Example: T o set the clock t[...]

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    19 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 3 Set the clock. 1 Select “TIME”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Time Screen appears . 3 Set the time to “19:30”. h The time is set in the f ollo wing order: Set the hour → Set the minute. h A 24-hour cloc k is used for the time display . 4 Press the SET b utton. 4 Set the order in which the date is [...]

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    English 20 5 Pres s the MENU button. h The date and time setting is co mpleted. h T o displa y the Recording or Playbac k Screen, press the MENU b utton. HINT About the settings backup i Under normal conditions, while the battery pack is being replaced, an internal batter y will maint ain the date and time settings . Howe ver , there is a small cha[...]

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    21 English BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Switchin g between the recor ding mode and playba ck mod e Switch between shootin g and play ing. 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Press the playback button [ = ]. h Each time the playback button is pressed, the camer a s witches between the recording mode and the pla yback mode [...]

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    English 22 How to switch the recording mode Y our camera can captu re single still photos (si ngle-shot mode), record video clips (video clip recording mode), and also capture a series of still photos (sequential shots mo de). 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The screen to set the recording mo[...]

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    23 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Switching the disp la y mode In the record ing mode, you can select the either th e “settings display mode” which allows y ou to confirm the shooting settings on the monitor while you shoot, or the “normal displa y mode” in which the setting indica tions are turned off , providing a f ull view of the subje[...]

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    English 24 Adjust the monitor brigh tness The brightness of the monitor is adjustab le . Adjust the brightness to the optimum reada bility in the ambi ent light. 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Pres s the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The monitor brightness menu appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adj[...]

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    25 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the camera sounds i The operatio n sounds that are generated, for e xample, wh en the shutter butto n, MENU button or SE T button is pressed, can be muted. Where is the image data saved? i All the image and sound data is recor ded in the camera’ s internal memor y or on the card[...]

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    English 26 CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES There are two modes f or capturing still images. In the single-shot mode , one image is captured each time the shutter button is pressed. I n the sequential shots mode, whe n you press the shutte r b utton, sev eral successive images are captured. F or more information about taking sequential s[...]

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    27 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING B ACK STILL IMA GES 4 Release your finger from the shutte r button. h The captured image is recorded. HINT About the target mark i A target mark & on the monitor sho ws the area the camera is f ocusing on. i The camera automatically determines the correct f ocus b y measuring from 9 diff erent f ocus points w[...]

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    English 28 Shooting sequential shots When the shutter button is pressed, st ill image s are captured in succession. 1 Se t the camera to the sequential shots mode or the high-speed sequential shots mode (page 22). 2 Pr ess the shutter button to start shooting. h Shooting sequential shots begins . J Estimated maximum number of sequential shots h The[...]

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    29 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING B ACK STILL IMA GES HINT About the focus when s hooting sequential shots i When sequential shots are capt ured, the autof ocus operat es when the fo cus loc k is activ ated, fixing the f ocus. Can the self-timer and/or flash be used? i The self-timer and flash do not oper ate when shooting sequential shots . i Th[...]

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    English 30 Viewing still images The steps f or viewing both single shots and sequential shots are the same. 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, ho we v er , press the pl ayback butt on [ = ] f or at least 1 second. h The image most recently captured appears on the monitor . 2 Vi ew[...]

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    31 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING B ACK STILL IMA GES 12-image/20- image displa y playbac k 1 Press the playback button [ = ]. 2 Press [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The 12-image displa y appears. 3 Select the imag e to play back. h T o ggle the SET button left, right, up or down to mo ve the orange fr ame to the desired image, and press the S[...]

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    English 32 Folder pla ybac k A conv enient wa y to search through multiple fo lders, or to search f o r an image that was recor ded using Screen Capture. 1 Acce ss the 12-image display screen (page 31). 2 Pr ess [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch 2 time s. h The screen to select t he pla yback fo lder appears . h If [T] ([ ] ]) on th e z oom switch is [...]

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    33 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING B ACK STILL IMA GES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. 2 Press [T] ([ ] ]) on the zoom switch. h Magnification is enable d. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h T oggle the SET button left, right, up or down to vie w diff erent [...]

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    English 34 Zoom jump pla ybac k Y ou can magnify a por tio n of a still image to check the accur acy of the f ocus. 1 Di splay a still image to view using zoom jump playback. 2 Pres s the SET button. h The image is magnified. h If the magnified vie w appears to be in f ocus, then the ov erall image will be in f o cus . 3 Toggle the SET button left,[...]

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    35 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING B ACK STILL IMA GES Deleting fil es Y ou can delete files if you no longer nee d them. Y ou can delete the files one at a time , or all at once. 1 To delete files from the card, perf orm the delete procedure with the card instal led in the camera. To delete files fr om the camera’s internal memo ry, remove the [...]

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    English 36 <T o delete all the files> 1 T oggle the SET button to the left or right to view the images and check if it is OK to delete all the files. 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to select “DELETE ALL ”. 3 Press the SET bu tton. h The Delete Confirmation Scree n appears. T o delete the files, select “YES”, a nd press the SET b [...]

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    37 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Recording a video clip 1 Set the camera to the video clip recording mode (page 22). 2 Press the shutter button. h Video clip recording begins. During recording, the length of the video cli p and the remainin g recording time a v ailable are shown on the monitor . h It is not necessar y to continue pre[...]

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    English 38 Playing bac k the vide o clip 4 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, how ev er, press the pla yback b utton [ = ] for at least 1 second. h The video clip just recorded appears on the monitor . 5 Pres s the SET button. h Video clip pla yback begins . h T o stop playback, tog[...]

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    39 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YBA CK Outline o f playback operation T o do th is... Do this Stop pla yback During playba ck, toggle the SET butt on down. P ause Duri ng playback, press the SET button. During accelerated or slow pla yback, toggle the SET button up . T o e x tra ct a still image While playback is paused, press the shu tter [...]

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    English 40 When y ou are finish ed viewi ng video c lips... i Press the ON /OFF button to turn the camera of f . CA UTION How to sa ve one frame from a vide o clip as a still image 1 Play back the vid eo clip. P ause the pla yback at the point yo u wish to “snap” a photo . 2 Press the shutter b utton. i The currently display ed frame is sa v ed[...]

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    41 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Y ou can select from a variety of preset se ttings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting condition s. 1 Set the camera to the recordi ng mode (page 21), and press the SCENE button. h The screen to select a scene function appears . 2 Toggle the SET button left, right, up or down to select the desir[...]

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    English 42 m : Av ailab le n : N ot ava ila ble * : Dis abled during reco rding 3 Pres s the SET button. h This completes the scene select setting. h The displa y returns to the Shooting Screen. h The scene function set ting is shown on the moni tor . Scene function Feat ures Recording mode setting s O X _ Lamp Photogr aph in low-l ight conditions.[...]

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    43 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Capture a still ima ge with a v o ice memo With the still-image-plus-audio a scene fun ction, y ou can add an audio track (abou t 10 seconds maximum) to a captured still image. This audio tr ack is called a “voice memo”. 1 On the screen to select a scene functi on (page 41), select a , and press the SET butto[...]

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    English 44 How to use th e best shot f eature 1 Se t the camera to the single-shot mode; on the screen to selec t a scene function (page 41), select 5 ; and press the SET button. 2 Pres s the shutter button. h While the settings change , f our still images are shot in sequence. h After the images are captured, the fo ur still images are displa yed [...]

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    45 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION How to create a panorama photo 1 Set the camera to the single-s hot mode, display the scree n to select a scene function (page 41) , select = , and press the SET button. h The screen to select a panning direction appears . 2 Toggle the SET button left or right to select the desired panning direction, and press th[...]

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    English 46 4 Move the cam era in the panning direction you selected in step 2. h One of the positioning lines (b lack ) mov es as y ou reposition the camera. 5 Line up t he black line with the red line. h Match the lines e xactly . h When the lines match e xactly , the line changes t o green. 6 The shut ter releases automatical ly when the lines ma[...]

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    47 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION How to use the face chaser feature T o attain the best possible f ace shots , the camera aut omatically f ocuses on the f ace and adjusts the e xposure. 1 On the screen to select a scene functi on (page 41), select r , and press the SET button. 2 Aim the camera l ens at the subject. h The camera sea rches f or th[...]

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    English 48 How to shoot using Smile Detection Capture a photo at the instant the subject smiles. Normal shooting 1 On the scr een to set the scene function (page 41), select n , and press the SET button. 2 Ai m the camera lens at the subject. h The camera searches f or the subject ’ s f ace. When it de tects the f ace, a green fr ame appears . Th[...]

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    49 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION 4 Toggle the SET button left, right, up or down to move the orange frame to the area that encompasses the target subject’s face . 5 Press the SET button. h The orange fr ame changes to yell ow , and the Smile Detection area is fixed. h The camera adjusts the f ocus and exposure f or the framed f ace. h When the[...]

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    English 50 O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the zoom Y our camera has two z oom functions: opt ical zoom and digital z oom. 1 Se t the camera to the re cording mode (page 21), and point the camera l ens at the subjec t. 2 Pr ess the zoom switch to compos e the desired image . [T]: Zoom in on the subject. [W]: Zoom out. h When the zoom s witch is pr[...]

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    51 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS HINT Can’t access the di gital zoom? i The digital z oom cannot be used when the fa ce chaser r , smile detecti on n or portrait mode G scene function is active , or the f ocus mode is set to AF seeker p . Can’t access the opti cal zoom? i When the f ocus r ange is set to pan o or during video clip recordin[...]

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    English 52 Flash setting The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures where there is insuf ficient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in backlight conditions. Y our camera’ s flash has f our modes of operation (au to mode, f orced flash mode , flash off mode and red-e ye reduction mode). S elect the flash mode that is appropriat[...]

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    53 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired flash mode, and press the SET button. 3 Press the shutter button. h The picture is snapped and th e fl ash operates acco rding to the selected mode. HINT When auto is selected... i The k icon indicating the flash setting is not sho wn on the Shooting Scre[...]

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    English 54 Self-timer Self-timer photog raph y is a vailab le in the single-sho t mode. 1 Se t the camera to the single -shot mode (page 22), and toggle the SET button to the left. h The self-timer men u appears. 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired self- timer setting, and press the SET button. h The self-timer is set, and y ou[...]

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    55 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS HINT i The countdo wn time until shut ter release is shown gr aphically on the monitor . T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the shutter b utton is presse d again bef ore the shutter is released, the self-timer countdow n temporarily stops. Press the shutter button one more time to restar t the [...]

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    English 56 Focus range 1 Se t the camera to the re cording mode (page 21), and toggle the SET button down. h The fo cus range men u appears . o : The focus oper ates within the ranges sho wn belo w (pan). <Still image shooting> i 2.5 m (8.20 ft.) to ∞ <Video cl ip recor ding> i Wide end: At maximum aperture setting: 80 cm (31.50 in.) [...]

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    57 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired focus range, and press the SET button. h The specified f ocus range is set, and the camer a returns to the Shooting Screen. HINT i In the single-sh ot mode and sequential shots mode , when the f ocus r ange is set to mac ro + , the zo om is automatically [...]

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    English 58 How to use th e manual f ocus 1 Se lect manual - from the fo cus range menu, and press t he SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustmen t bar appears. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The f ocus distance is set, and y ou are returned to the Shooting Screen. HINT About [...]

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    59 English AC C E S S I N G T H E M E N U S Detailed camera settings ar e accessed from the menus. How to displa y the menus 1 Turn on the camer a, and set it to the recording or playback mode. h Set the camer a to the recording mode to displa y the Recording Menu, or the pla ybac k mode to display the Pla yback Menu. 2 Press the MENU button. h The[...]

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    English 60 How to opera te the menus T oggle the SET button left, right, up or do wn to select the item y ou wish to change, press the SET b utton, and t he corresponding screen will appear . 1 Di splay the menu (page 59). 2 Se lect the s or = tab. Display the Recor ding Menu: Select the s tab. Display the Pla ybac k Menu: Select the = tab . Displa[...]

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    61 English APPENDICES SPECIFICA TIONS Camera Image file f or mat Still images : JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly b y the Ja pan Electronics and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is standard f or digital still camera image files to prov ide interoper[...]

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    English 62 Lens 4.0× optical zoom lens f=5.0 mm to 20. 0 mm (35 mm film camer a conv ersion: 28 mm to 112 mm) Aut of ocus , 5 g roups, 6 elements (3 with aspheric surf aces) Aperture Open F=2.8 (Wide) to 6.3 (T ele) Exposure control type Programmab le AE Exposure correction a va ilable fr om the Recording Menu (0±1.8EV in 0.3EV steps) Light-measu[...]

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    63 English SPECIFICA TIONS Monitor 3.0-inch (7.6 cm) TFT wide color LCD Appro x. 230,000 pix els (F rame co v erage: Appr ox. 100%) Brightness adjustment: 5-step Flash working range GN = 4.8 Appro x. 20 cm ( 7.87 in.) t o 3.4 m (11.1 5 ft.) (Wide) Appro x. 70 cm (27.56 in.) to 1.5 m ( 4.92 ft.) (T ele) Flash modes Aut o-flash, f orced flash, flash [...]

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    English 64 Camera connectors Batter y lif e i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully charged batt ery pack at a 25 °C (77 °F) ambient temperature . i The operation time ma y v ary depending on the conditi ons of the battery pack and the co nditions of use. Espec ially when used at temperatur es below 10 °C (50 °F), the b attery pack ope[...]

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    65 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossib le Number of Ima ges/Video Recor ding Time/A udio Recor ding Time i Up to 9 hours of continuous audio recording is possib le. i When recording a video clip using an 8 GB card, recor ding terminates when the siz e of the file currently b eing recorded re aches appro x. 4 GB . i The v alues were det ermined using an[...]

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    English 66 Supplied b attery pac k c har ger i When using the supplied battery pack charger abr oad, the pow er cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements . Please cont act your local dealer f or details. Supplied Li -ion battery pa c k Pa r t N o. V A R- L8 0 P ow er source AC 100 t o 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz, 5 W Rated output [...]

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    67 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Mac OS and QuickTime are tr ademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U .S. and other co untries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries. Intel and P entium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation (USA). In this manual, the Microsoft ® Wind[...]

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    English 68 Before capturing those importa nt shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm tha t y ou r camera is set up and ready to go i Sanyo Ele ctric shall not be held responsible f or any problems resulting from the use of this camera. i Sanyo Electric declines all responsi bility f or damages due to improper use of the camera , f ailur[...]

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