Sanyo VPC-E760 manual

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Pref ace i About this Manual English Pr ef ace About this Manual This manual is des igned to assist you in u sing your new digital camer a. All informa- tion pres ented is as accurate as p ossibl e but is subje ct to c hange withou t noti ce. Copyright This manual co ntains proprietary inf ormatio n protected by copyright. All righ ts are reserved.[...]

ii Prefa ce Safety and Handling Pr ecautions English T r ademark Recognition Wind ows 98 /2000/ ME/X P are re giste red trad emarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United St ates and/or oth er countries. Wi nd ows is an abbreviated term referring to the M icrosoft Wind ows Ope ration System. Adob e is a trademar k of Adobe Corpora- tion. ArcS oft i[...]

Preface iii Safet y In str uctio ns English Saf ety In structions Re ad and underst and all Warnings and Cautions before using this product. WA R N I N G If foreign object s or water have e ntered the ca mera, turn the power OFF and remove the b attery and the AC power a d apter . Contin ued use in th is state might cause fir e or electric sh ock. [...]

iv Pr efac e Safet y In str uctio ns English CAUTION Warning: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE FOR AMERICAN USER S The following advisory is included in a ccordance with the la ws of the State of California (US A) : W ARNING: This product contains chemic als, includ ing lead, kn own to [...]

Pref ace v Safet y In str uctio ns English • This equipment ha s b een tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Th ese limits are designated to pro v ide reasonable protection against harmf ul interference in a residential ins tallati on. This e quipment generates, uses and c[...]

vi Pr efac e Safet y In str uctio ns English FCC information Declar ation of Confor mity Mod el num ber : VPC -E7 6 0 Tr a d e N a m e : S A N Y O Resp onsible party: SANYO FI SHER COMP ANY Address : 21605 Plummer Str eet Chatsworth, California 91 311 T e lephone N o.: (8 18) 998-73 22 This device complies with Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. Op eratio [...]

Pref ace vi i Safet y In str uctio ns English TRADEMARK IN FORMA TION •M i c r o s o f t ® and Wi ndows ® are U.S. re gistered tradem arks of Microso ft Corp oration. • Pent ium ® is a regi ster ed tr adem ark o f In tel Corp orat ion. •M a c i n t o s h ® is a tr ademark of Ap ple Comput er , Inc. • SD ™ i s a tr adem ar k. • SDHC [...]

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Introduction 1 System Requireme nts English Introduction Congratula tio ns on the pur chase of your new d igital camer a. This manual pro vides step-by -step inst ructions on how to use y our camera, an d is intended f o r your refer e nce only . S ystem R equirements In order t o get th e most ou t of your ca me ra, your computer must meet the fol[...]

2 Introduction Camera Views English Camer a Views Front View Back View To p V i e w A U T O F O C U S O P T I C A L 3 X Z O O M 5 . 8 - 1 7 . 4 m m E Q 3 8 - 1 1 4 m m 1 : 2 . 8 - 4 . 9 7.1 MEGA PIXELS Flash Zoom Lens Wris t st rap loop Self -timer LED Micropho ne 2.5" LCD TFT/150,000 PIXELS DIGIT AL CAMERA MENU Mode dial OK button Fou r-w a y[...]

Introduction 3 The Mo de Dial English Botto m View Left / Right View The Mode Dial The c amera is equippe d with a convenient Mode Dia l that allows you to switch between different modes wi th eas e. The function of each mod e is a s follows: Mode T ype Icon Functio n Auto Switch to select Auto m o de. P-Mode (Pro gram Mode) Switch to select Progr [...]

4 Introduction Navigation Buttons English Na vigation Buttons The four-way nav igati on b uttons an d the OK button all ow you to acces s the various option s availabl e fr om the On Screen Displa y (OSD) menu. Y ou can configur e a wide range of settings to ensure ma ximum results from your photo s and videos . Furth er functions o f these but ton[...]

Introduction 5 Navigation Buttons English Right/Sel f-timer/ Burs t mode 1. Moves right in the OSD me nus. 2. In Captur e mode: • Press to p an right in AF ar ea selection • Press to scr oll through the Self-t imer/Burst/ Multi-Burst mo de 3. I n Vide o mo de: • Pre ss to scro ll thro ugh the Sel f-ti mer opti ons 4. In Playback mode: • Pre[...]

6 Introduction LED Indicators English LED Indicat ors Left/ Quick Review 1. Moves left in the OSD menus. 2. Goes up to the previou s level in the OSD menu s. 3. In Captur e mode: • Press to pan left in AF area selection • Press to d isplay the previously captu red photo 4. I n Vide o mo de: • Press to d isplay the first frame of t he last vid[...]

Introduction 7 LCD screen English LCD screen The high re solution 2.4” TFT LC D screen sh o ws all important inf ormation regarding camera settings as well as t he visual image for your phot o or video. Use th e Mo de Dial to switch bet ween screen mo des. Press th e Scre en button to sw itch between a Full displa y (all icons are display ed) , o[...]

8 Introduction LCD screen English No . Name Mode Icon 1 Mode ind icator Auto P-Mode Port rait Night Portrai t Landscap e Scene Sp o r t Nigh t L and scap e Muse um Snow Sunset Fireworks Beach Party Copy Backlight Vid e o Macro Audio Playback[...]

Introduction 9 LCD screen English 2 Image Resolution 7M 7M 3:2 5M 3M 2M VGA 3 Image Quality Best Better Good 4F l a s h Auto Flash Fill Flash Flash Of f Anti Re d-ey e 5 Sel f-ti mer / Burst mode M-Burst Burst Mode Self T ime r 2 Seconds 10 Seconds 6 Image C ounter Captur e Mode Quantity 9999 V ideo M ode T imer 00:00: 00 7 Memory In terface SD Ca [...]

10 Introduction LCD screen English 10 EV Compen sation - -1.0E V 1 1 Apertur e V alue - F3.5 12 Shutter S peed - 1/125 13 Battery I ndicator Battery Low Battery Insu fficient 14 AF Frame - - 15 ISO S p eed Auto ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 10 00 16 Focus Zone Multi-Zone Center Selec ted Ar ea 17 Continue s AF - 18 Sharpn ess High Norm[...]

Introduction 11 LCD screen English 20 Saturat ion High Normal Low 21 White Bala nce Auto Sunny T ungsten Fluorescent Cloud y 22 Camera S teady Wa r n i n g - 23 AE Me tering Average Matrix Sp o t[...]

12 Camera Setup Attaching the Wrist Strap English Camer a Setup At taching the Wrist Str ap Follow these instruct ions t o attach th e wris t strap to you r cam- er a to facilitate easy carr ying: 1. Inse rt the s hort loop of the s trap in the strap eye let. 2. St ring the larger loop of the s trap though the short loo p and pu ll tight to attach [...]

Camera Setup 13 Inserting an SD/MMC Memory Card English Inserting an SD/MMC Memory Card The camer a features 16 MB internal flash memory but yo u may also use an optional SD/MMC memory card for additional sto rage. F ol low these instructions t o insert the SD/MMC card. 1. Open the battery co m- part ment at the bottom of t he ca mer a. 2. Ins ert [...]

14 Camera Setup First Time Use English First Time Use Press t he Power bu tton a s descr ibed in “T urn ing On” on page 13 , a welcome screen dis plays on the LCD s cree n. If th e camera is tu rned on for the f irst t ime, th e Language menu po ps up automati cally afte r pow- ering on t he camera . After the d esired lang uage is selecte d, t[...]

Getting Started 15 Taking your First Photo English Get ting Started Now that you ar e familiar with the lay out of your camer a, you are ready t o start taking photos an d movi es. T aking y our First Photo T aking a photo wit h the came ra is very simple. 1. T urn the camera on and tu rn the Mode Dial to Auto mode. 2. Frame th e shot on th e LCD s[...]

16 Gett ing Started Taking your First Photo English Setti ng the Flash Mo de Y o u can choose fro m four flash modes to suit v arious lighting condit ions. Pres s the Up/Flash navigatio n button to sc roll throug h the four modes on the LCD scre en. The flash sett ing remains the sa me for subsequent photos until you change it as de scribed above. [...]

Getting Started 17 Taking your First Photo English Setting the Scene Mode The camer a support s various p reset modes f or shooting in d ifferent environme nts and conditions. Each setting is conf igured automa tical ly by the camera. T o select scene mod es: 1. T urn the Mode Dial to Sc ene mode to dis- play th e Scene menu options . 2. Use the Up[...]

18 Gett ing Started Recording your First Vide o English R ecording your First Video Y ou can also record video clips wit h the camera. To r e c o r d a v i d e o c l i p : 1. T urn the camera on and tu rn the Mode Dial to Video mode. 2. Fr ame your su bject usin g the LCD screen and pres s the Shutter button to start recording. The self -timer LED [...]

Capture Settings 1 9 The Capture Menu English Captur e Settings This se ction describe s the vari ous setting s you can modif y to get bet ter resu lts when ta king phot os and vide o clips. The Capture Menu T o ac cess the Captur e menu: 1. T urn the Mo de Dial to sele ct Auto or P-Mode . 2. Pres s the MENU button to di splay menu opt ions. 3. Pr [...]

20 Capture Settings The Capture Menu English Image Qualit y The Image Quality s etting refers to the compres - sion r atio of the JPG. The high er the im age quality , the les s the image comp ression r atio bu t more memory space is require d . Use the Up/Down navigat ion bu ttons to selec t from the o ptio ns. Three setti ng s fo r image qualit y[...]

Capture Settings 2 1 The Capture Menu English M-Burst Interv al The M-Bu rst Interval settin g all ows you to a djust the bu rst inte rval whe n the multi-burs t functio n is enab led. Use th e Up/D own navi gation buttons to select from th e option s. • 1/30 Sec (default ) •1 / 1 5 S e c • 1/7.5 Se c White Balan ce The White Balance setting [...]

22 Capture Settings The Capture Menu English AE Metering AE Me tering al lows you to select th e area of the subject or f rame by which t he camer a measures light. Us e the Up/Down navi gation but tons to select f rom the optio ns. Three AE me tering se ttings are availa ble: • Matr ix (defau lt): Camer a meter ing is set fo r evalu ating 1 6 zo[...]

Capture Settings 2 3 Video Capture Menu English Contr ast The Co ntrast setting al lows you to a djust th e con- tr ast of y our phot os. Use the Up/Down na vigati on buttons to s elect from the opti ons. Th ree con trast settings a re available: • High • Normal (de fault ) •L o w Set up See “The S etup Menu ” on pa ge 35 for mo re detail[...]

24 Capture Settings Video Capture Menu English Set up See “The S etup Menu ” on pa ge 35 for mo re details o n the setup menu op tions.[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playba ck 25 Playbac k Mode Display English Photo , Video & Audio Play back Playback Mode Display 1/140 1/140 1/140 F2.8 F2.8 1/60 1/60 -0.3EV -0.3EV F2.8 1/60 -0.3EV 12345678.JPG 12345678.JPG 2005/12/12 2005/12/12 00:00:00 00:00:00 12345678.JPG 2005/12/12 00:00:00 -0.3EV -0.3EV -0.3EV 000_0005.A VI 000_0005.A V I 2005/[...]

26 Photo, Video & Audio P l ayback Playback Mode Display English No . Name Icon 1 Playback mode 2 Image resolut ion Phot o mode: V ide o mode: 640 (640 x480 ), 320 (320x240) 3 Sharp ness 4P r o t e c t 5 Color mode 6 Flash m ode Pho to mode : V ide o mode: 00:0 0:00 (Leng th of the vide o clip.) 7 Quant ity 1/1 40, 2/3 0 8 SD card / Internal me[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playba ck 27 Viewing Photos/Videos on the L CD Screen English Viewing Photos/Videos on the L CD Screen T o view you r photos and video files on t he LCD screen: 1. T urn the Mo de Dial to Playback mode. T he most recent ph oto or video clip is display ed. 2. U se t he Right/Left n avigation buttons to scroll th rough phot o[...]

28 Photo, Video & Audio P l ayback Listening to Audio F iles English Listening to A udio Files T o listen to audio files: 1. T urn the Mo de Dial to Playback mode. T he most recent ph oto or video clip is display ed. 2. U se t he Left/ Right naviga tion b uttons t o scrol l throug h the f iles. 3. Pres s the OK button to begin playba ck of an a[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playba ck 29 Zooming In During Playback English Z oomi n g In D uring Playback The camer a’ s zoom feature ca n also be used during Play back. This allows you to view photos in greater de tail. T o zoo m in on s aved photos: 1. Slide th e Zoom In and Z oom Out switche s to zoom in a nd out of the photo/vide o. 2. Us e the[...]

30 Photo, Video & Audio P l ayback Using the Playbac k Menu English DPOF DPOF (Digital Print Or d er F ormat) allows yo u to specif y the numbe r of copies of a certai n im age tha t you wa nt to print at a later da te. Use th is functio n to tag pi ctures s tored in your memory card with print in formation . Y o u can tag a ll pictures to be p[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playba ck 31 Using the Playback Menu English Slid eshow The Slideshow f unction allows you to view all stored photos in a continuo us sequence. T o view a slideshow: 1. Pres s the MENU button to sel ect Slideshow from the menu. 2. Pres s the Up/Down navigation buttons an d the OK button to sel ect fro m the available option[...]

32 Photo, Video & Audio P l ayback Using the Playbac k Menu English Rot a te The Rot ate functi on al lows you to c han ge the orientation of a save d photo. T o rota te an image: 1. Pres s the MENU bu tton to s elect Rotate fr om the menu . 2. Pres s the Left/R ight navigation bu ttons and the OK button to rotate t he sele ct ima ge. • OK: S[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playba ck 33 Using the Playback Menu English Red-Ey e Compensation The Red- Eye Compens ation funct ion allows you to perform red-eye reduction on a saved photo. T o remove red-eye from a photo: 1. Pres s the MENU button to sel ect Red-E ye Compensa tion from th e me nu. 2. The ca mera sta rts proc essing. Press th e Up/ Do[...]

34 Photo, Video & Audio P l ayback Transferring Photos/Vide os to your PC English T r ansf erring Photos/Videos to your PC T o tr ansf er photo s and vide os to your PC: Use t he s oftware CD to insta ll th e ca mera driver . Follow the on-screen inst ructions to complete the in stallation. Conne ct the camera’ s U SB port to a f ree USB po r[...]

Camera Se ttings 35 The Setup Menu English Camer a Set tings The Setup Menu The setup menu, ava ilable in captu re and pla yback modes, al lows you to config ure the c amera’s ge nera l sett ings an d acc ording to you r pr eferen ces. T o access the setu p menu: 1. Press the MENU b utton when in Playback or any of the capt ure modes. 2. Select S[...]

36 Camera Settings The Setup Menu English Quick View The Quick View setting allows you to view the photo tha t you have just taken. Once y ou hav e take n you r ph oto, i t d is plays on the LCD scree n. I f you are not sa tis fied wi th the resul t, you ca n pre ss the / button to dele te the p hoto i mmediate ly . Select On (default ) to e nable [...]

Camera Se ttings 37 The Setup Menu English Auto P ower Off The Auto Power Off se tting allows you to adju st the len gth of time after which the camer a will po wer down wh en in active . Use Up/Down navigat ion buttons to select from th e menu option s. T wo optio ns are avail able: • 5 min (d efaul t) •2 m i n Video Out The Video Out setting [...]

38 Camera Settings The Setup Menu English Date Stamp The Date Stamp se tting allows you to adjust the format in which the date will appe ar on each photo or video. Y ou can also deactivate this function if you wish. Sett ing a da te stamp all ows for ea sy so rt- ing and the date wil l appe ar on the p hoto wh en printed. U se Up/Down navigatio n b[...]

Camera Se ttings 39 The Setup Menu English Image Stor age The Image Storage setting allows you to specify where photos and video clips will be stored. The camera features 16 MB internal me mory but yo u can also inse rt an SD/MMC ca rd (See “I nserting an SD/MM C Memory Ca rd” on page 13 fo r more det ails) . T wo options a re availabl e: • A[...]

40 Camera Settings PictBri d ge Print (PTP) English PictBridge Print (PTP) The PTP functi on allo ws yo u to p rint im ages c aptu red by t he cam era di rect ly wi th- out conne cting the came ra to a PC. If the c a mera is not connected to a PTP com pliant print er , an er ror mes sage disp lays on the L CD scr een.T o enable PTP functi on , see [...]

Camera Se ttings 41 PictBridge Print (PTP) English This I mage Print the selected image with the current setting. 1. Use the Up/Dow n navig atio n buttons to s elect This Image from th e o ptions a nd p ress th e OK button to con firm. Use th e Left/Right naviga- tion but tons to select previous/next file. 2. Press Up/Down navigation bu ttons to se[...]

42 Camera Settings PictBri d ge Print (PTP) English Inde x P rint Use this function to print a l l images in index format. 1. Press Up/Down navigation bu ttons to select the P aper siz e. •D e f a u l t S i z e • Letter •A 4 2. Press Up/Down navigation bu ttons to set the number of copies. After the num ber of copies is set, pr ess Up/Down na[...]

Camera Se ttings 43 PictBridge Print (PTP) English All Images Prin t all im ages save d in mem ory . 1. Use Up/Do wn navigati on button s to sel ect All Images from th e optio ns and pres s the OK button to confirm. 2. Press Up/Down navigation bu ttons to set the number of copies. 3. Press Up/Down navigation bu ttons to select the P aper siz e. •[...]

44 Specific ations English Specifications General Reso l ution / Ima g e T yp e 7M Pixels / 1 /2.5” CCD LCD 2.4”TFT , 1 10,000 Pixels Dimens ions 92. 9(W)x 60.4(H )x22.2( D)mm Exterior Casi ng Plastic Housi ng Optics Aperture Wide: F2.8 Te l e : F 4 . 9 Optical Zoo m Up to 3x Digital Zoom Up to 5x Focal Lengt h Wide( W): 35mm , T e le(T): 10 6m[...]

Speci fications 45 English Resolut ion Imag e Image File For m ats S till Image: JPEG (E xi f2.2) Image Q uality Mode S till Image: 3072x230 4, 3072x2048(3:2 ), 2576x193 2, 2048x1536, 1600x120 0, 640x480 Movie M ode: 640x480@ 30fp s, 320x240@ 30fp s Quality Levels Best, Bette r , Good Capture Features DPOF V er sion 1.1 Erase Pr otectio n Y es Expo[...]

46 Specific ations English Audio/Video Audio/V ideo Ou t P AL, NTS C S trea m to SD/MMC Y es S peak er Y es , Mo no Movie File Format A VI Movie Leng th Unlimited as lo ng as space is availabl e on the SD/MMC card Micropho ne Y es, Mono Audio Reco rding Y es, W ave forma t Power Batter y NP40 Battery C harger Included Battery Life ( Alkaline) CIP A[...]

Troubleshooting 47 English T r oubleshooting Problem Actio n Camera does n ot turn on • The bat teri es may be e xhaus ted. Charg e or rep lace the batte ries. • The batt eries are inst alled in correctly . Re-ins ert the batteri es observin g the correct p olarity . Camera turns off aut omati- cally Press any bu tto n to tu rn on the ca mera. [...]

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