Sanyo VPC-CS1 manual

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    VPC-CS1EX VPC-CS1 VPC-CS1GX VPC-CS1PX VPC-CS1TA GUIDE FOR BASIC OPER ATION Dual Camera Please re ad these i nstru ctions carefu lly before usi ng the ca mera. Make sure to read a nd under stand the separate booklet “S AFETY M ANUAL ”. K eep this manual in a safe place f or la ter reference. Important note This m anual explains how to safely ope[...]

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    i English War n i ng TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTR IC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE k FOR AMERICAN USERS The following advisor y is included in accordance with the laws of the State of California (USA): W ARNING: This product con tains ch emicals, in cluding le ad, known to th e State of Californ ia to cau se canc[...]

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    English ii FOR USERS IN THE USA About the battery char ger IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS – SA VE THESE INSTR UCTIONS D ANGER – T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE O R ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULL Y FOLLO W THESE INSTR UCTIONS h For connection to a suppl y not in th e U.S.A., use an atta chment plu g adapter of the proper co nfiguratio n for the power ou[...]

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    iii English P ARA LOS USU ARIOS DE EE.UU . Acerca del ca rgador de baterí as INSTR UCCIONES IMPOR T ANTE SOBRE DE SEGURID AD - GU ARDE EST AS IN STRUCCIONES PELIGRO - P ARA REDUCIR EL RIES GO DE INCE NDIO O DESCARGA S ELÉCTRICAS, SIGA CUID ADOSAMENTE EST AS INSTR UCCIONES h Par a la conexión a una red de alimentación que no sea d e EE.UU ., uti[...]

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    English iv k FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital app aratus complies with Canadian ICES-003. k FOR EU USERS The sym bol mar k and recyclin g system s describe d below apply to EU countr ies and do not ap ply to co untries i n other areas of the wor ld. Y ou r SANY O product is design ed and ma nufactured with high qu ality mater ials and com [...]

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    v English HO W T O READ THIS M ANU AL For f irst -time u sers Please read this m anual to familiarize yourse lf with your camera ’ s oper atio n. ↓ T o use the variou s camer a featur es The Ins truc tion Ma nual that explains the features in de tail c an be obtai ned from our website (page 4 5). ↓ T o use addi tional feat ures Visi t the Sa [...]

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    English vi SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Prep arin g the ca mera 1 Insert the battery pack. 2 Insert the SD Memor y Card. h An SD Memor y Car d is not included w ith your camera. Please purchase a commercially s old card. h In this manual, the SD Memo ry Car d is referred to as the “ca rd”. ▲ 2 Open th e batter y cover . 3 Inser t the batte[...]

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    vii English Shooting 1 Press t he ON/OFF button for at least 1 secon d to turn the came ra on. h If the scr een to set the date an d time a ppears, press th e MENU button 2 times to c ancel it. For ho w to se t the da te and tim e, see pa ge 22. 2 Reco rd. T o record a vi deo clip: h Press t he [ ] button to begin recording a video clip. h Press t [...]

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    English viii Befo re capt uring those important sho ts, be sure to fir st take a test shot to confirm th at y our camer a is set up and re ady to go i Sanyo declin es any clai m for compensa tion for rec orded co ntent s etc. i n case of phot ographi ng or rec ording failure du e to a chance camera or car d fl aw . Pl ayb ack 1 Press the REC/P LAY [...]

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    ix English 2 Sele ct “DE LETE”, and pre ss the SET button. 3 Select “DELET E SINGLE”, and press the SET bu tton. 4 Sele ct “DE LETE”, and pre ss the SET button. h If you press [ G ] or [ H ] , the s creen to delet e a different file will appear. 5 When y ou are finished deletin g files, p ress the MENU b utton. h Pressing the MENU butto[...]

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    English x Burn your recorded video c lips onto a D VD Using th e supp lied CD-ROM (X acti Soft ware CD), you can store your captured images on a D VD . Install application program 1 Set the supplie d CD-ROM in yo ur comput er’s DVD drive . h The installation window opens. 2 C lick o n [Tot alMed ia Ex trem e for SANYO] . h After clicking on the a[...]

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    xi English Copy data fr om you r camera to the computer Conn ect your camera to a compu ter , and c opy the desire d data to t he compute r . 1 Turn on the comp uter, an d use the su pplie d dedica ted USB interfac e cabl e to co nnect y our came ra to th e comp uter. h Conn ect the cable be tween the camera’s USB/A V ter minal an d the compute r[...]

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    English xii 3 Sel ect “ COMPUTE R”, and p ress the SET butt on. h The sc reen t o se lect t he compute r connecti on mode appear s. 4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. 5 C opy dat a from you r camera to a comp uter. h The CD -R OM (Xac ti So ftw are C D) in cludes “T otalM edia Extre me f or SANY O” with w hich pho to and [...]

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    xiii English Burn video clips onto a D VD (f or Windows Vista users) Here ’ s how to write your recor ded data on to a D VD in the M PEG2 forma t. For informati on on o ther opera tions, please see the Hel p file f or T otalMed ia Extreme . 1 Inser t a blan k DVD in your co mputer’s DVD driv e. 2 Double -click the des ktop [T otalMed ia Extr em[...]

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    English xiv 3 Click the [ Create vi deo] icon. h The T otalM edia Stud io scree n appear s. [New D VD project ][...]

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    xv English 4 Clic k [New D VD pro ject ]. h The scr een to cre ate a video clip to burn to D VD appears. [Inser t video ][...]

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    English xvi 5 C lick [ Inser t vide o]. h The scre en to select the video clip file to burn to D VD appears. h Click on the file you wish to burn to D VD . h T o select multiple files, keep the [Ctrl] key pressed while se lecting files. 6 C lick th e [Open] butt on. h The files you se lected in step 5 and the total size of the files t o burn to D V[...]

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    xvii Engl ish 7 Click the [Des ign] tab . h The scr een to desig n the title menu that is shown w hen the D VD is pla y ed ap pear s. h Select o ne of the designs. [Pro duce ] ta b[...]

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    English xv iii 8 Click the [ Produce ] tab . h The scre en to bur n files to the D VD appe ars. 9 C lick t he [Bur n] butt on. h A window appears a sking if you wish to save the proje ct. h Saving the project will save your settings from steps 5 thr ough 7 . h It is recommen ded t hat you save the project i f you intend to a gain edi t the same vid[...]

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    xix English 10 Click the [Yes ] butto n. h The scr een to save the proje ct appear s. h Assign a suitable file n ame for the pro ject. 11 Click the [Sav e] bu tton. h The cur rent proje ct is saved, and th e D VD burn proc ess begin s. h When th e burn proce ss is complete d, a window appea rs to inform you that the proces s is done. Re mov e the D[...]

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    English xx CA UTION Does t he win dow requ estin g confi rmati on t o enabl e th e MPEG -2 Codec appear ? When usin g T otalMed ia Extreme for the first ti me, a window reques ting you to confir m activati on of the M PEG-2 Cod ec appear s duri ng the pr ocedure. Th e MPEG-2 Codec must be activated in orde r to bur n files to a DVD . C omplete the [...]

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    xxi English Europe T el: +35 3 (0) 61- 70208 7 Web: http:// www .arcsoft.com/en/ suppor t Email Sup por t: euros uppor t@arcso ft.com Hour s: M-Th from 8:30am - 5:30pm G MT (excluding holidays obser ved by ArcSofts Af filitate) F from 8:30 am - 5:00pm GMT (excluding h olidays ob ser ved b y ArcSoft’ s Affilitate) (Adjusted for daylight savings ti[...]

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    1 English CON TENT S HOW T O READ THIS MA NUAL ............... ........... ................ ............... ... v CHECKI NG THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .... ................ ............... ... 3 How to use th e accessorie s .......... ................ ................ .......... ........ 5 ABOUT T HE CARD ............. ........... ................ ..[...]

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    English 2  PLAYBACK PLAYIN G BACK VIDEO CL IPS AND STIL L IMAGES ............... ........... 39 How to sav e one f rame from a video clip as a still image ....... ......41  CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTIN G TO A TV .. ................ ........... ............... ................ .......... .42 Conn ecting to a video input t erminal ... .........[...]

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    3 English CHECKIN G THE INCLUDED A CCESSORIE S i Xacti Software CD (CD-ROM) (page x) : 1 i Li-io n batte ry pac k: 1 i Lithi um-ion batte ry pac k char ger a nd pow er cor d: 1 i Dedicated USB interface cab le (pa ge xi ): 1 i Dedic ated A V inte rface cable (page 43): 1 i Hand stra p (page 5): 1 * T o pr event from drop ping th e camera , be su re[...]

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    English 4 i SAFETY MANU AL (safety p recaut ions booklet ) Please read th is booklet carefu lly before using t he camera. i QUICK GUIDE[...]

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    5 English How to use the access ories k Handstrap 通りにくい時は 先の細いもので 引き出してくだ さい。 If it is difficu lt to threa d the loop through the eyelet, use a fine- tipped object to pull it throu gh.[...]

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    English 6 k How to att ach the le ns ca p 12 34 ▲▲[...]

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    7 English ABOU T THE CARD Media cards that can be u sed with th is camera The typ e of card that can be inse rte d into and used with th is camera is: i SD Memo ry Card i SDHC Memory Card i SDXC Memory Card What “ card” means in this ma nual i In this manual, SD Memor y Cards, SDHC Memor y Cards and SDXC Memor y C ards that ca n be used in this[...]

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    English 8 SETUP SETUP SETUP P AR TS NAMES Front Bottom Lens Monito r unit Batter y cover T e rmin al cov er LED light unit Stereo microphone i In contrast to a flash, the LED ligh t does not emit a s trong light. It is useful for illuminating subjects when taking m acro (close-up) shots . T r ipod stan d hole Cov er for DC adaptor (optional) connec[...]

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    9 English Rear Multi-indicator [ ] button [ ] button MENU button Moni tor SET button ON/OFF butto n REC/PLA Y button Card slot cov er Zoom switch [T]/[W] Arrow keys Photo shooting button Video recording button[...]

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    English 10 SETUP CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK Please c harge the suppli ed batter y pa ck before using i t. 1 C onnect the s upplied p ower cord t o the socket on th e batter y pa ck char ger. h Inser t the connector straig ht and securely . 2 Insert the ba ttery pa ck in the batter y char ger. h Inser t it in th e direc tion indicat ed by the [ o[...]

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    11 English Charging the batte ry pack Be sur e to fully cha rge the su pplied o r separately s old batt ery p ack before usin g it in yo ur ca mera . F or ch argi ng the bat tery pac k, use th e supp lied charger. Char ge the bat tery pack if it is being u sed for the firs t time, and re charge i t whenev er the rema ining charge is low . Does the [...]

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    English 12 SETUP About the CHARGE indicator The CH ARGE i ndic ator sho ws th e stat us of the ba tte ry pack and t he ch arger . Please r efer to the following table if the indica tor flashes a bnorma lly . CA UTION Do not charge th e ba ttery pack immed iately afte r the c amera h as been in cont inuo us use f or a long time i The batte ry pack b[...]

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    13 English INST A LLING THE CARD Be sur e to format a newly purc hased card or one th at was used in anot her device before using it in your ca mera (page 14). I f an unform atted car d is used, the card it self may become u nusable. <When r emoving the card...> h T o remove the card, press it in, and th en release. The card will protr ude sl[...]

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    English 14 SETUP CA UTION Do not attempt t o forcibly remove the card i Doing s o may damage th e card or the stored files. If the multi-indicat or is flash ing red... i Nev er rem ove the card wh en the mul ti-indica tor is fla shing re d, as doi ng so may result in loss of file s stored in t he card. HINT T o for mat a c ar d 1 Inser t the card i[...]

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    15 English INST A LLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied batter y pa ck bef ore using it. ▲ 2 Open the batter y cover. 3 Inser t the batter y pack. *The ba tter y must be cor rectly orient ed in re lation to th e ter minals. 4 Close the batt ery cover . Batter y pa ck 1 Open the monitor u nit.[...]

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    English 16 SETUP Installing the DC adaptor (sold separately : V AR-A3U/A3EX) 3 Close 1 Inser t 2 Set th e cord in the groove[...]

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    17 English CAUT ION Does the batte ry pack a ppear swollen? i The lithiu m-ion batter y u sed in this ca mera may expand slightly when stored i n a hot e nvironment or repeated ly used, but this is not a safety hazard. However , a battery th at is difficult to inser t beca use it has become swollen may then be i mpossible to extract from the batter[...]

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    English 1 8 SETUP About the temperature alert icon Dur ing camera use, if the t emperature of the ba tter y or insid e the ca mera (excluding the b atter y) r ises, a tempera ture ale rt icon will appear a s describ ed below. k When t he batt ery or i nter nal ca mera (e xc lud ing bat tery) temper atur e rises d uring use h Dur ing camera u se[...]

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    19 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camer a 1 Open the monito r unit, and pr ess the ON /OFF button for at least 1 secon d. h If you brie fly press the ON/O FF button, once, the came ra will switch to the power sav e mode. T urning off the camera 1 Press t he ON/OFF button f or at leas t 1 secon d. h The ca mera turns off . Mon[...]

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    English 20 SETUP T urning on the camera when the power save (sleep) mode is active In order to preser ve battery pack power , the power sav e (sleep) function will automat ically tu rn o ff the came ra after ab out 1 mi nute of no u se dur ing shooti ng, or abo ut 5 minutes of no u se dur ing playback (factor y-prese t setting). i When th e power s[...]

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    21 English HINT T o immed iately activate the power save mo de i Press the O N/OFF button briefly to activate the power save function. About t he sta ndby mode i T o turn off the camera on ly briefly , you can clos e the monitor unit to put the camera in the stan dby mode. The st andby mode u ses almo st no power . When the moni tor unit i s opened[...]

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    English 22 SETUP D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio reco rding is taken so t hat you can disp lay them dur ing playback. The refore, before captur ing images, m ake sure the co rrect date and time a re set. h T o correct t he dat e and time setting, please se e under HINT on page 24. Example : T o set[...]

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    23 English 3 Set th e cloc k. 1 Select “TIME”. 2 Press the SET button. h The Se t Tim e Sc reen appears. 3 Set the time to “19 :30”. h The time is se t in t he following order : Set the ho ur → Set th e minute. h A 24-ho ur clock is use d for the time dis play . 4 Press the SET button. 4 Set t he order in which th e date is displ ayed du [...]

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    English 24 SETUP 5 Pre ss the M ENU but ton. h The da te and ti me setting is comple ted. h T o display the Reco rding or P layback Screen, pre ss the MENU button. HINT i Under norm al condi tions, while th e batte ry p ack is being re placed, an inter nal batte ry will maintain the date and tim e settings. H owe ver , there is a small chance th e [...]

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    25 English SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLA YBA CK M ODE Switch between the recordi ng mode (for recordi ng) and th e playback mode (for viewing your rec orded images). 1 Turn on the camera (pa ge 19). 2010.12.24 1 8 :41 100-0006 6.5MB 00:00:05 8 M Full-HD 100-0006 00:00:05 6.5MB OK 2010.12.24 18:41 SD 15 000:00:17 Full-HD 2 Pr ess the [...]

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    English 26 SETUP SWITCHING THE OPERA TING MODE The “S IMPL E mode ” compris es onl y tho se func tion s that are mos t ofte n used and nece ssar y to ope rate the cam era, whil e the “NO RMAL mo de” en ables full use of all th e camera’s many function s. Select the m ode that i s suitable for your purp oses. Switching betwe en the SIMPLE [...]

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    27 English Acces sing/exiting the SIMPLE /NORMAL Mode Men u Scr een 1 Set t he came ra to t he record ing or playbac k mode (page 2 5). 2 Select the d esire d oper ating mode (p age 26 ). 3 If the M enu Scre en is no t displ ayed, press the MENU b utton. h The Me nu Screen appea rs. h T o cancel the Menu Sc reen, p ress the M ENU button. 3 2 1 2 3 [...]

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    English 2 8 SETUP Using the SIMPLE Mode Menu 4 Press [ I ] or [ J ] to s elect th e item you wish to ch ange, a nd pre ss the SET button . h The S etting Scr een for the s elected it em appea rs. S N Select video and photo size T o keep in HDTV size OK OK 2 M HDTV size 8 M [4:3] 8 M Select an item to change Description of se lected ite m <Settin[...]

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    29 English Using the NORMAL Mode M enu 4 Pres s [ I ] or [ J ] to select a tab. h The Me nu Screen for the select ed tab appears. 5 Pres s [ H ]. 3 2 1 2 3 1 S S N N OK RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TER LED LIGHT SELF-TIMER 1 Full-HD 8 M Ta b Press [ I ] Press [ J ] Option tab 3 2 1 2 3 1 RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FIL TE[...]

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    English 30 SETUP 6 Press [ I ] or [ J ] to s elect th e item you wish to ch ange, a nd pre ss the SET button . h The S etting Scr een for the s elected it em appea rs. h T o retur n to the Menu Scr een, press the MENU button. HINT About the app licable mode indi cator i This indicato r shows the shooting mo de(s) for which the select ed setting is [...]

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    31 English SHOO T ING SHOO T ING VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (pa ge 19), and set it to the rec ordi ng mode (page 25). 2 Press th e [ ] butt on. h Recordi ng begins. h It is not n ecessar y to keep th e [ ] bu tto n pres sed w hile recording. h When the rema ining recordi ng time av ail ab le f or t he cu rre ntly recordin g clip beco[...]

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    English 32 SHOOTING SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-sh ot). 1 Tur n on th e camer a (page 1 9), and se t it to t he reco rding mode (page 2 5). 2 Press the [ ] butt on. 1 Press the [ ] but ton halfw ay . h The auto focus operates, and the i mage is focused (focus lock). 2 Cont inue t o gentl y press the [ ] but ton all the way[...]

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    33 English HINT Adjust ing the monitor brig htness i While the Re cording Screen is active , you can qu ickly access the scree n for adjusting th e bri ghtness of the monitor by pressing the ME NU button for at le ast 1 s econ d. What i s the ca mera fo cusin g on? i A targ et mar k & on the m onitor shows the ar ea the camera is focusing on. i[...]

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    English 34 SHOOTING Using the LED light The LED light can b e used for macro photography to illuminate close-up subjec ts in dimly lit surroundings. When u sing the LED l ight, set the focus range (page 45) to super ma cro + . 1 Display th e SIMPLE Mode Recordin g Menu (page 27), se lect the LED ligh t set ting, an d pres s the SET b utton. h The s[...]

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    35 English CAUT ION Is the recorded im age dark? i In contrast t o a flash, the LED light do es not emit a stro ng light. It is u seful for illuminating subject s when taking macro (close-up) shots. i When the LED li ght is u sed, the e dges of the captur ed image may appear dark. Do not t ouch t he LED l ight uni t when shoot ing i The LE D light [...]

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    English 36 SHOOTING SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can capture a still image (a single-s hot) while recording a video clip. 1 Tur n on th e camer a (pag e 19), and set it t o the recordin g mode (pa ge 25). 2 Press the [ ] button. 3 When you se e a sce ne you’d l ike to captur e as a still im age, pr ess the [ ] butt on. [...]

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    37 English HINT i When the rem aining video recording time becom es approximately 50 seconds, it will no longer be possible to capture a still image wh ile recording a video clip. The exact remaining recording time at which this occurs will differ depending on the subject and o n the recording size (page 4 5), as well as o n the video clip recor di[...]

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    English 3 8 SHOOTING MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y ou r camera ha s two zoom functi ons: optic al zoom an d digital zoom . 1 Point the camera lens at the subje ct. 2 Push the z oom switch toward [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] to comp ose the d esire d imag e. [T/ ] ]: Zoom in on th e subject. [W/ P ]: Zoom out . h When the zoom switch is pushed, the zoom bar a[...]

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    39 English PLA YBA CK PLA YBA CK PLA YING B A CK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Set th e cam era to th e pl ayback mode (page 25). 2 Selec t the im age to play ba ck. h Use the a rrow keys to move the orang e frame to the fil e you wish to play back. h The i mage i nf ormati on f or t he framed im age is shown at the bottom of the s creen. 3 Press[...]

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    English 40 PL A YBAC K Video clip pla ybac k operation HINT If the a appe ars on the p layback Scre en... i The a icon appears when pla ying back a file that was sav ed in segments (page 4 5). T o d o this.. . Do this Nor mal forward playback Press th e SET button. Stop p la yback Duri ng playback, press [ J ]. Pau s e Dur ing playback, press t he [...]

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    41 English How to save one f rame from a vid eo clip as a still image 1 Play b ack the vi deo cli p. Pause th e playbac k at the p oint you wish to “snap” a photo . 2 Pres s the [ ] bu tton . h The screen to select th e aspect ratio of the still image appears. Select the desi red asp ect ratio, and press th e [ ] button. Note, however , that i [...]

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    English 42 CONNECTING T O A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A TV By con nec tin g the camer a t o a TV , y ou ca n pla y bac k the reco rde d file s on t he TV . CA UTION Inser t and pu ll out t he cable car efully i When c onnecting th e cables, make sure that the c able plugs ar e correctly orient ed and that they matc h t[...]

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    43 English Connecting to a video input terminal Use th e supplie d dedicated A V interface cable to connect to a TV . Connecting to the HDMI terminal Use a separately sold min i-HDMI cable to co nnect to a TV . Supp lied de dica ted A V interface cable To U S B / A V term inal Set t he in put to “VIDEO ”. Y ell ow pl ug:T o Video I nput termina[...]

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    English 44 CONNECTING T O A TV PLA YING B A CK ON A TV i After co nnecting the ca mera to the television, switch the TV input to the ter minal to which the camera is connected . i The playback me thod is t he same a s when viewing i mages o n the camera’s monitor . (Use the TV cont rols to adjus t the volume.) i The sam e playback procedu re as w[...]

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    45 English OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANUAL OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANUAL OBT AINING THE INST R UCTION MANU AL The Inst ructi on Manual tha t explains the feature s in deta il can be d ownloaded from ou r websi te. i “Adob e Reader” is requ ired to view th e Instru ction Manual . If Adobe Reade r is not already ins talled on your comp ut[...]

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    English 46 OBT AINING THE INSTRUCT ION MANU AL SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLAYBACK MODE SWITCHING THE OPERATING MODE Swit chin g bet ween t he SIMP LE and NORM AL mo des Accessing/ exiting th e SIMPLE /NORMAL M ode Men u Screen Overvie w of the S IMPLE Mo de Setting Screen Overview of the NORM AL Mode S etting Sc reen  SIMPLE SHOOT[...]

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    47 English Focus m ode setting Light- measuring mode sett ing ISO sensitivity settin g RECORDING MENU 3 Whit e bal ance set ting Exposure s etting Subj ect chas er s ett ings High sensitivity mo de setting Digital zoom sett ing Exposur e compensatio n Storag e folder se tting PLAYBACK PLAYBACK MENU 1 Slideshow settings File prot ect setting Resize [...]

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    English 4 8 OBT AINING THE INSTRUCT ION MANU AL  APPENDICES COMMONLY ASKED QUESTION S TROUBLESHOOTING Camera Notes r egarding the Scene Select fe ature and filters SPECIFICATIONS Camera Camer a connecto rs Battery life Possible N o. of Im ages/Possi ble Shoot ing Time/P ossible Re cording T ime Concer ning the m ulti-indica tor Supplied battery [...]

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    49 English Ho w to o btai n the Ins truct ion Man ual The Ins truc tion Manual that explains the camera functions in detai l can be obtai ned from the SANY O website. 1 Insert t he supplie d Xacti S oftware CD in y our comp uter's CD dr ive. 2 On th e installa tion sc reen, cli ck [Go to Xacti CS1 Web S uppor t Page]. 3 Follo w the instr uctio[...]

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    English 50 ABOUT THE EYE-FI TRANSFER FEA TURE ABOUT THE EYE-FI T RANSFER FEA TURE ABOUT THE EYE-FI T RANSFER FEA TURE ABOU T THE EYE-FI TRANSFER FEATURE By inser ting a commercially s old Eye-Fi card (SD card with wireless LAN) in your camera, you can easily uplo ad photos to your computer, a sharing site, etc. autom atically via a W i-Fi networ k.[...]

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    51 English APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you have a question a bout th e camera opera tion, you migh t find the a nswer in this compilatio n of comm only asked quest ions. Questio n Answer Action Po w e r Why doesn’t th e power tur n on? Due to cold temperatu res, the batter y pa ck temporarily lost its power . Plac e the cam[...]

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    APPENDICES English 52 Shooti ng Are th e settings retained ev en after th e camera is turne d off? — All settings except the s elf-timer and the exposure compens ation ar e retained ev en after the camera is tur ned off . Which r esolution setting sh ould I use? — Sel ect th e res olu tion setting ac cording to the in tended us e. J , ] , y , z[...]

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    53 English Shoo ting What is the diff erence betwee n the digi tal z oom and the opt ical zoom? — Becau se shooti ng with the optica l zoom uses t he optics of a physical lens, you can shoot withou t losing minute details in the imag e. The digital zoom, on th e other hand, works b y magni fyi ng a p ortion of the i mage th at hits th e image sen[...]

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    APPENDICES English 54 Moni tor When used in cold weather , wh y does the image seem to leave trac es as it mov es ? Condition due to the monito r char act erist ics . Not a malfunc tion. Spots th at appear in the mon itor on ly appear in the monitor and will no t be rec ord ed with the imag es. Why does the displayed image contai n some re d, bl ue[...]

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    55 English Viewing image s Wh y is there no imag e ( z is sho wn) ? This may happe n when tr ying to play back images stored on a card from a different digital came ra. Play back images that were reco rded on a ca rd usi ng th is came ra. Why is the pla yba ck ima ge distor te d? If the subject moves or the camera is moved duri ng recor ding, a dis[...]

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    APPENDICES English 56 Vie wing images Why isn’t the magni fie d imag e clear? Due to the characteri stics of the camera , magnif ied imag es appear l ess clear. Not a malfunc tion. Why isn’t the capture d image clear? The im age was captured usi ng the dig ital zoom. Not a malfunc tion. Can I play back image and soun d files th at I edited usin[...]

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    57 English Misc. The “C annot edit vide o cli ps wi th unlike settings” message appea rs . Y ou have attempte d to join video clips having different resolu tions or frame rates. Select video clips that hav e the same resolutio n or frame rate. Why is a noise heard fr om a nearb y TV or radio d urin g batte ry recharg ing? Electrom agnetic wav e[...]

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    APPENDICES English 5 8 Misc. Can I use my camera ab road? — When t he camera i s connecte d to a TV , you can switch the came ra’ s video output t o NTSC or P AL. If you h av e ques tions about accessor ies etc., pleas e consult with a deale r near you for advice. Why does the “Syst em erro r” message appear? A problem h as occurred w ithin[...]

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    59 English SPECIFICA TIONS Came ra Recorded image file format Still images: JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed m ainly by the Japan Electron ics and Infor mation T e chnology Indus tries Association (JEIT A), DCF ( Design rule fo r Camera File syste m) is standard for digital still camera image files to provide interoperab[...]

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    APPENDICES English 60 Still image shooting mode (recor ding resolution) J : 3264 × 2448 pixels (approx. 8 million pixels) ] : 3328 × 1872 pixels (approx. 6 million pixels, 16:9 asp ect ratio) y : 2048 × 1536 pixels (approx. 3 million pixels, low compression) z : 2048 × 1536 pixels (approx. 3 million pixels, normal c ompre ssion ) " : 2288 [...]

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    61 English Exposure contro l type Programma ble AE/Shutte r speed pr ior ity AE/ Aper ture pr iori ty AE/Manual exposure control Exp osur e comp ensat ion av aila b le (0 ±1 .8 EV i n 0.3 EV steps) Light-m easuri ng mode Multi-sec tion measur ing, center-weigh ted measur ing, spo t measur ing Range Normal mode: 50 cm (19. 69 in.) to in finity Supe[...]

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    APPENDICES English 62 Monitor 2.7" (6.9 cm) low-temperature polysilicon TFT co lor wi de liqu id crystal ( tran smi ssiv e), appr ox . 230, 000 pi xe ls Built-in flash No LED light working ran g e Approx. 10 cm ( 3.94 in.) t o 1 m (3.2 8 ft.) Super m acro mode (wide sid e only) LED light modes ON, OFF F ocus TTL-type AF (still image sho oting [...]

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    63 English Camera connector s Batt ery l ife i Until ba tter y pack ru ns out wh en using a fully c harged ba tter y pack at a 25 °C (77 °F) ambient temperatur e. i The op eration tim e may vary depe nding on the cond itions of the ba tter y pac k and the co ndit ions of us e. E spec iall y whe n used at tem pera tur es below 10 °C (50 °F), the[...]

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    APPENDICES English 64 P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Ti me/ P ossible Recor ding Tim e i If the continuou s recordin g time of a voice memo e xceed s about 13 hour s, the reco rded file is saved once, and then recordi ng continu es in a n ew file. In the vi deo clip recording mode, whe n the size of th e file be ing rec orded exceeds 4 [...]

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    65 English Concerning the multi- indicator The camera’s multi-indicator will light, flash, or b e off, depending on the different came ra operat ions. Color Multi-indicator status C amera statu s Green Lit Connec ted to a computer or prin ter Flashin g P ower sav e mode acti ve Orange Lit Con nected to a TV Red Flashing Slow Rise i n internal tem[...]

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    APPENDICES English 66 Supplied battery pack c harger i When u sing the s upplied b atter y pack charg er abroad , the power cor d may need to be rep laced in acco rdance with loca l requir ements. Plea se contact your local dealer for details. Supplied Li-ion battery pack Pa r t N o. VAR - L 8 0 P ower source AC 100 to 240 V , 50 to 6 0 Hz, 5 W Rat[...]

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    67 English Other s Mac OS is a tradema rk of A pple Inc., r egistered in the U.S. and other countr ies. Micro soft and Windows are register ed trademar ks of Micros oft Cor poration i n the US A and o the r coun tries . Intel and Pentium are regi stered t rademar ks of Int el Cor poration (USA). In thi s manual, the Microso ft ® Windows ® 2 000 o[...]

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    APPENDICES English 6 8 CA UTION i It is forbidde n to copy this m anual, who le or in par t, witho ut prior writt en per mission. i All images and illustration s given in this manua l are for explanation pur poses and may differ slightly f rom that o f the actua l product. Also, actua l specificati ons are subject to ch ange wit hout pr ior not ice[...]

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