Sanyo S770 manual

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Preface i About this Manual English Pref ace About this Manual This manual is designed to assist you in using yo ur new digital camera. All information presented is as accurate as possible but is subject to change without notice. Copyright This manual contains propri etary information protected by copyright. Al l rights are reserv ed. No part of th[...]

ii Preface Safety and Handling Precautions English T rademark R e cognition Windows 98/2000/ME/XP are regi stered tr ademarks of Micr osoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Windows is an ab breviated term r eferring to the Microsoft Windows Operation S yst em. Adobe is a tr ademark of Adobe Corporation. Ar cSoft is the trade[...]

Preface iii Safety Instructions English Safet y Instructions Read and understand all Warnings and Cautions before using this product . WA R N I N G Do not disassemble, change or repa ir the camera. This might cause fire or electric shock. For repair or inte rnal inspection, ask the store of purchas e. Do not use the camera in areas near water . Thi[...]

iv Preface Safety Instructions English CAUTION Warning: T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR EL ECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE FOR AMERICAN USERS The following advisory is included in accordance wi th the laws of the State of California (USA): WARNING: This product contains chemical s, including lead, known to the States[...]

Preface v Safety Instructions English • This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designated to provide re asonable protec tion against harmfu l interference in a residential installation. Th is equipment generates, us es and can radiat[...]

vi Preface Safety Instructions English Sy mbols used in this manual Y ou many find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera operation in the sections “T roubleshooting” . FCC Inf ormation Declar ation of Conformity Model number: VPC -S770 T rade Name: SANYO Responsible part y: SA NYO FISHER COMP ANY Address: 21605 Plummer Street C[...]

Preface vii Safety Instructions English T rademark I nformation •M i c r o s o f t ® and Windows ® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. • Pentium ® is a registered trademar k of Intel Corporation. •M a c i n t o s h ® is a trademark of Apple Computer , Inc. • SD™ is a trademark. • SDHC™ is a trademark. • Othe[...]

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English T able of Contents Preface ....................... ............................................................ ................. i About this Manual ......... ............................................ ............... .............. ............ i Copyright ........ ............. ................ ............. ................ ..........[...]

English Recording your First Vi deo ............... ................................................. ............ 19 Recording Voice Memos ............ ............................ ........................................ 19 Capture Settings .................... .............................................................. 20 The Capture Menu ...[...]

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Introduction 1 System Requiremen ts English Intr oduction Congratulations on the pur cha se of your new digital ca mera. This manual provides step-by-step instructions on how to use y our camera, and is inte nded for your reference only . S ystem R equirements In order to get the most out of your camer a, your computer must meet the following syste[...]

2 Introduction Camera Views English Camer a Views Front View Back View T op View 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 5 - 1 0 5 m m 1 : 2 . 8 - 4 . 9 Flash Zo o m L e n s W rist strap loop Self -timer LED/AF assist lamp Microphone Self -mirror MENU SCENE OK button Fo u r - wa y navigation buttons LCD scree n Menu bu[...]

Introduction 3 LED Indicators English Bottom View Left / Right View LED Indicators LED LED Status Camera Status Power/Flash LED Of f Power Off. Green (steady) Ready to take pictures. Green (blinking) Camera busy . Self-timer LED/ Assist Lamp Of f Self-timer of f. Red (blinking) (1Hz) Self-timer count down, flashes during last 10 seconds. Red (blink[...]

4 Introduction Camera Buttons English Camer a Buttons Navigation But tons The four-way navigat ion buttons and the OK button allow you to access the various options available from the On Screen Display (OSD) menu. Y ou can configure a wide range of settings to ensure maximum re sults from your photos and videos. Icon Button Function OK OK 1. Confir[...]

Introduction 5 Camera Buttons English Right/Self-timer/ Burst mode 1. Moves right in the OSD menus. 2. In Capture mode: • Press to pan right in AF area selection • Press to scroll through the Self-timer/Burst/ Multi-Burst mode 3. In Video mode: • Press to scroll through the Self-timer options 4. In Playback mode: • Press to pan right in mag[...]

6 Introduction Camera Buttons English The Scene Button The camera is equipped with a con venient Scene button that tak es you to the Scene Menu where you can scroll between diff erent modes and choose diff erent scene options. Use the Up/Down navigation buttons to scroll and use the OK button to select. Use the Scene button to: Left/Macro 1. Moves [...]

Introduction 7 Camera Buttons English Function Buttons Backlight Scroll to Backlight mode. Museum Scroll to Museum mode. Snow Scroll to Snow mod e. Sunset Scroll to Sunset mode. Fireworks Scroll to Fireworks mode. Party Scroll to Party mode. Beach Scroll to Beach mode. Copy Scroll to Copy mode. Video Scroll to Vid eo mode. Icon Button Function MENU[...]

8 Introduction LCD screen English LCD s cre e n The high resolution 2.4” TF T LCD screen shows all impo rtant info rmation regarding camera set tings as well as the vi sual image for your photo or vid eo. Use the Scene button to switch between screen modes. Press the Down/Screen button to switch between a Full displa y (all icons are displaye d),[...]

Introduction 9 LCD screen English No. Name Scene Icon 1 Scene indicator Auto P-Mode Portrait Night Portrait Landscape S port Night Landscape Backlight Museum Snow Sunset Fireworks Party Beach Copy Vid e o 2 Image Resolution 7M 5M 3M 2M VGA[...]

10 Introduction LCD screen English 3 Image Quality Best Better Good 4F l a s h Auto Flash Flash Off Fill Flash Anti Red-eye 5 Self-timer/ Burst mode M-Burst Burst Mode Self T imer 2 Seconds 10 Seconds 6 Macro indicator Macro Mode 7 Image Counter Capt ure Mode Quantity 9999 Video Mode T imer 00:00:00 8 Memory Interface SD Card Internal Memory 9 Date[...]

Introduction 11 LCD screen English 15 AF Frame - - 16 ISO S peed Auto ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1000 17 Focus Zone Multi-Zone Center Selected Area 18 Sharpness High Normal Low 19 Contrast High Normal Low 20 Saturation High Normal Low[...]

12 Introduction LCD screen English 21 White Balance Auto Sunny T ungsten Fluorescent Cloudy 22 Camera S teady Wa r n i n g - 23 AE Metering Average Matrix S pot[...]

Camera Setup 13 Attaching the Wrist Strap English Camer a Setup At taching the W rist Str a p F ollow these instructions to attach the wrist strap to y our camera to facilitate easy carrying: 1. In sert the short loop of the strap in the strap ey elet. 2. String the larger lo op of the str ap though the short loop and pull tight to attach the strap[...]

14 Camera Setup Inserting an SD/MMC Memory Card English Inserting an SD/MMC Memory Card The camera f eatures 10.5 MB internal flash memory but you may also use an optional SD/MMC memory card for additional stor age. F ollow these instructions to insert the SD/MMC card. 1. Open the battery com- partment at the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert the SD/[...]

Camera Setup 15 First Time Use English First Time Use Press the Power button as described in “T urning On” on page 14, a welcome screen displays momentarily on the LCD screen. If the camera is turned on f or the first time, the Language menu pops up au tomatically after powering on the camera. After the desired langua ge is selected, the Date a[...]

16 Getting Started Taking your First Photo English Get ting Started Now that you are f amiliar with the layout of your camer a, you are ready to start taking photos and movies. T aking your First Photo T aking a photo with the camera is very simple. T urn the camera on and press the Scene but ton to access the Auto mode. 1. Frame the shot on the LC[...]

Getting Started 17 Taking your First Photo English Using the Z oom in/out Function The camera comes equipped wi th 3x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom that allows you to zoom in on your subject. T o use the zoom: 1. Press the righ t side of the Zoom swi tch T to z oom in on your subject. 2. Press the lefts side of the Zoom switch W to zoom out fr o[...]

18 Getting Started Taking your First Photo English Setting the Scene Mode The camera supports v arious preset modes fo r s ho ot in g i n d iffe rent environm ents and conditions. Each sett ing is configur ed automa tically by the camera. T o select scene modes: Press the Scene button to access Scene menu which displays th e Scene menu options. 4. [...]

Getting Started 19 Recording your First Video English F ace Detection AF/AE Function This function is only a vailable in Portrait and Night Portrait capture modes. When the subject’ s face is detected , the yellow focus fr ames appear on the LCD scr een. Then the camer a automatically adjusts the focus point and exposure to the optimized value. H[...]

20 Capture Settings The Capture Menu English Capture Set tings This section describes the v arious settings you can modif y to get better results when taking photos and video clips. The Capture Menu T o access the Capture menu: 1. Press the Scene button. Use the Up/Down navigation but tons to select Auto or P-Mode . 2. Press the MENU button to disp[...]

Capture Settings 21 The Capture Menu English Image Quality The Image Quality set ting ref ers to the compression ratio of the JPG. The higher the image quality , the less the imag e compression ratio but more memory space is required. Use the Up/ Down navigation buttons to se lect from the options. Three settings f or imag e quality are available: [...]

22 Capture Settings The Capture Menu English M-Burst Interv al The M-Burst Interval setting allows yo u to adjust the burst interval when th e multi-burst function is enabled.Use the Up/Down navigation buttons to select from the opt ions. • 1/30 Sec (default) • 1/15 Sec • 1/7.5 Sec White Balance The White Balance setting allows you to adjust [...]

Capture Settings 23 The Capture Menu English AE Metering AE Metering allows you to sele ct the area of the subject or frame by whic h the camera measures light. Use the Up/Down navigation buttons to select from the op tions. Three AE me tering settings are av ailable: • Matrix (default): Camera metering is set for evaluating 16 zones of obj ects [...]

24 Capture Settings Video Capture Menu English Contr ast The Contrast setting allows you to adjust the contrast of y our photos. Use the Up/Down navigation buttons to se lect from the options. Three contrast set t ings are available: •H i g h • Normal (default) • Low Setup See “The Setup Menu” on page 36 for mor e details on the se tup me[...]

Capture Settings 25 Video Capture Menu English Contr ast See “Contrast” on page 24 for more details on the setup menu options. Setup See “The Setup Menu” on page 36 for mor e details on the se tup menu options.[...]

26 Photo & Video Playback Playback Mode Display English Photo & Video Pla yback Playback Mode Displa y 1/140 1 / 1 4 0 1/140 F2.8 F 2 . 8 1/60 1 / 6 0 -0.3EV - 0 . 3 E V F2.8 1/60 -0.3EV SANY0001.JPG SANY0001.JPG 2008/01/01 2 0 0 8 / 0 1 / 0 1 00:00:00 00:00:00 SANY0001.JPG 2008/01/01 00:00:00 -0.3EV - 0 . 3 E V -0.3EV 12:23:40 1 2 : 2 3 : [...]

Photo & Video Playback 27 Playback Mode Display English No. Name Icon 1 Playback mode 2 Image resolution Photo mode: Video mode: 640 (640x480), 320 (320x240) 3 Sharpness 4P r o t e c t 5 Color mode 6 Flash mode Photo mode: Video mode: 00:00:00 (Length of the video clip.) 7 Quantity 1/140, 2/30 8 SD card / Internal memory 9 Histogram 10 File Nam[...]

28 Photo & Video Playback Viewing Photos/Video s on the LCD Screen English Viewing Photos/Videos on the LCD Screen T o view your photos and video files on the LCD screen: 1. Press the Playback button . The most r ecent photo or video clip is displayed. 2. Use the Right/Left navigation but tons to scro ll through photos and video clips. 3. Press[...]

Photo & Video Playback 29 Viewing Photos/Videos on your TV English Viewing Photos/Videos on your TV T o view images stored on the c amera on your TV , you m ust conn ect v ia t he A/V port on the side of the camer a. T o connect your camer a to a TV : 1. T urn on the camera and make sure that the camer a’ s video out format is set to the same[...]

30 Photo & Video Playback Zooming In During Playback English Z ooming In During Playback The camera ’ s zoom feature can also be u s ed during Playba ck. This allows you to view photos in greater deta il. T o zoom in on saved photos: 1. Press on the ri ght side of the Zoom button T to zoom in and on the le ft side of the Zoom button W to zoom[...]

Photo & Video Playback 31 Using the Playback Menu English Use this function to tag pictures stor ed in your memory card wi th print information. Y ou can tag all pictures to be printed or j u st the current picture. Y ou can also select how many copies print and whethe r to include the date and time. When all images to be prin ted are tagged, r[...]

32 Photo & Video Playback Using the Playback Menu English Slideshow The Slideshow f unction allows you to view all stored photos in a continuous sequence. T o view a slideshow: 1. Press the MENU button to select Slideshow from the menu. Press the OK button to confirm. 2. Press the Up/Down navigation buttons and the OK button to sel ect from the[...]

Photo & Video Playback 33 Using the Playback Menu English R otate The Rotate functi on allows you to change the orientation of a save d photo. T o rotate an image: 1. Press the MENU button to select Rotate from the menu. Press the OK button to confirm. 2. Press the Left/Right navigation but tons and the OK button to rotate the select image. •[...]

34 Photo & Video Playback Using the Playback Menu English R ed-Eye Compensation The Red-Eye Compensation function allows you to perform r ed-eye reduction on a sa ved photo. T o remove red-eye fro m a phot o: 1. Press the MENU button to select Red-Eye Comp. from the menu. Press the OK button to confirm. 2. The camera starts processing. Pr ess t[...]

Photo & Video Playback 35 Transferring Photos/Videos to your PC English T r ansferring Photos/Videos to y our PC T o transf er photos and videos to your PC: Use the softwar e CD to install the camer a driver . F ollow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Connect the camera’ s USB port to a free USB port on yo ur PC using t[...]

36 Camera Setting s The Setup Menu English Camer a Settings The Setup Menu The setup menu, available in capture and playback modes, allows you to configure the camera’s general settings according to your preferences. T o access the setup menu: 1. Press the MENU button wh en in Playback or any of the capture modes. 2. Select Setup from the menu. T[...]

Camera Settings 37 The Setup Menu English Quick View The Quick View setting allows you to view the photo that you have just taken. Once yo u have take n your phot o, it di spla ys on the LCD screen. If you are not satisfied with the r esul t, you can press the button to delete the photo immediately . Select On (d efault) to enable the function or O[...]

38 Camera Setting s The Setup Menu English Video Out The Video Out setting allows you to adjust the video output, depending on the type of your TV . Use the Up/Down navigation buttons to select from the menu options. T w o options are available: • NTSC (default) •P A L USB Mode The USB Mode setting allows you to select the transfer method betwe[...]

Camera Settings 39 The Setup Menu English Date and Time The Date and Time setting allows you to set or adjust the date and time on your camera. T o set or adjust the date and time: • Press the Left/Right navigation buttons to select the Year field. • Press the Up/Down navigation buttons to adjust the Year value. • In the same way , select the[...]

40 Camera Setting s The Setup Menu English Fo r m a t The Format setting allows you to erase all dat a in the internal memory or on the SD/MMC card. Use the Up/Down navigation buttons to select from the menu options. Three options are available: • Memory Card (default ): All data on the SD/ MMC will be formatted. • Internal Memory: All data in [...]

Camera Settings 41 PictBridge Print (PTP) English PictBridge Print (PTP) The PTP function allows you to print images ca ptured by the camera directly without connecting t he camera to a PC. If the camera is not c onnected to a PTP compliant printer , an error message displays on the LCD screen.T o enable P TP func tion, see “USB Mode” on page 3[...]

42 Camera Setting s PictBridge Print (PTP) English This Image Print the selected image wi th the current setting. 1. Use the Up/Down navigation buttons to select This Image from the options and press the OK button to confirm. Use the Left/Right navigation buttons to se lect previous/next file. 2. Press the Up/Down navigation but tons to set the num[...]

Camera Settings 43 PictBridge Print (PTP) English Index Print Use this function to print all images in index format. 1. Press the Up/Down navigation but tons to select the Paper size. • Default Size • Letter •A 4 2. Press the Up/Down navigation but tons to set the number of copies. After the number of copies is set, press the Up/Down navigati[...]

44 Camera Setting s PictBridge Print (PTP) English All Images Print all images saved in memory . 1. Use the Up/Down navigation buttons to select All Images from the option s and press the OK button to confirm. 2. Press the Up/Down navigation but tons to set the number of copies. 3. Press the Up/Down navigation but tons to select the Paper size. •[...]

Specifications 45 English Specifications General Resolution / Image T ype 7M Pixels / 1/2.5” CCD LCD 2.4”TFT , 1 10,000 Pixels Dimensions 92.9(W)x 60.4(H)x22(D)mm Exterior Casing Plastic Housing Optics Aperture Wide: F2.8 Te l e : F 4 . 9 Optical Zoom Up to 3x Digital Zoom Up to 5x Focal Length Wide(W): 35mm, T ele(T): 106mm Focus Mode Normal: [...]

46 Specifications English Resolution Image Image File Formats S till Image: JPEG (Exif2.2) Image Quality M ode S till Image: 3072x2304, 2576x1932, 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 640x480 Movie Mode: 640x480@20fp s, 320x240@20fp s Quality Levels Best, Better , Good Capture Features DPOF V ersion 1.1 Erase Protection Y es Exposure Compensation Selectable +/-2.[...]

Specifications 47 English Video V ideo Out P AL, NTSC S tream to SD/MMC Y es S peaker Y es, Mono Movie File Format A VI Movie Length Unlimited as long as space is available on the SD/MMC card Microphone Y es, Mono Power Battery AA NiMH/Alkaline/Rechargeable batteries x 2 Battery Life (Alkaline) CIP A 100 images Capability Camera Interface USB 2.0 f[...]

48 Troubleshooting English T roubleshooting Pro blem Action Camera does not turn on • The batteries may be exhausted. Charge or replace the batteries. • The batteries are installed incorrectly . Re-insert the batteries observing the correct polarity . Camera turns off automatically Press any button to turn on the camera. LCD turns off automatic[...]

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