Sanyo VPC-E2100 - Manuals

5 For American Users The following advisory is included in accordance with the laws of the State of California (USA): WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. • This equipment has been tested and found to co...

For EU Users The symbol mark and recycling systems described below apply to EU countries and do notapply to countries in other areas of the world. Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and/or reused. The symbol mark means tha...

Declaration of Conformity Model number: VPC-E2100 Trade name: SANYOResponsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311 Telephone No.: (818) 998-7322 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following 2 conditions:...

Battery Information • Turn off the camera before installing or removing the battery.• Use only the provided batteries or type of battery and charger that came with your camera. Using other types of battery or charger may damage the equipment and invalidate the warranty. • When using Li-ion battery i...

9 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. System Requirements In order to get the most out of your camera, your computer must meet the following system requirements: For W...

Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: Digital camera AA battery x 4 pcs Strap USB cable CD-ROM Quick Start Guide Lens cover Lens Strap 10

Camera Views Front View 1. Self-timer LED/ AF Assist Lamp 2. Microphone3. Lens Back View 4. LCD monitor 5. LED indicator 6. Movie button 7. Playback button 8. OK button/4-way navigation control 9. Function/Delete button 10. Menu button 11

12 Top View 11. Flash 12. Zoom lever 13. Shutter button 14. ON/OFF (Power button) 15. Mode dial Bottom View 16. Battery/Memory card compartment 17. Tripod screw hole

13 Right View 18. Strap ring Left View 19. Strap ring 20. Speaker 21. USB AV/Out Camera Buttons Your camera is equipped with different buttons for ease of use . Button Description Power Press the Power button to turn the power on/off. Shutter Press to capture an image or start/stop recording audio c...

Navigation Control The 4-way Navigation Control and the OK button allow you to access the various menus available from the On Screen Display (OSD). You can configure a wide range of settings to ensure maximum results fromyour images and videos. Further functions of these buttons are as follows: No. ...

Camera Memory Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 128MB of internal memory. Users can store files up to 108MB. If there is no memory card inserted in the memory card slot, all images, videos and audio clips recorded are automatically stored in the internal memory. External storage Your came...

Turning the Power On and Off There are two ways to turn on the camera: • The startup image displays briefly and the startup sound plays if enabled. The zoom lens extends and the camera is turned on in Record mode. • The camera is turned on in Playback mode. The zoom lens is not extended. To turn off...

Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor shows all important information regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your image or video. The display on the LCD monitor is called the On Screen Display or OSD. LCD Monitor Layout Photo Mode Screen Layout No. Item Description 1 Record Mode In...

Movie Mode Screen Layout Recording Layout No. Item Description 1 Key indicator Displays the commands on 4-way Navigation Control button 2 Recorded time Displays recorded time. 3 Recording status Indicates recording status. Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depending on the...

Changing the LCD Monitor Display The type of information displayed on the LCD monitor can be changed using the button. Press the button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type to another. In Photo Mode, the LCD display can be changed into any of the following: • Basic • Full • None • Guid...

Setting the Zoom Control Using a combination of 21 times optical zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to105 times magnification. While the digital zoom can be a useful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainier) the image will appear. Please...

Using Flash When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions, use the Flash/Right button to get correct exposure. This function cannot be activated in recording videos or continuous shooting. To activate Flash: • Press the Flash/Right button on your camera repeatedly until your desired flash mo...

Using the Function Menu The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Photo Mode. It contains My Mode, Photo Size, Quality, Movie Size, EV Compensation, White Balance, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode. Press the FUNC button of your camera to launch the Function Menu. Press the FUNC button aga...

Quality The Quality sets the quality (compression) at which the image is captured. The quality determines the amount of compressionapplied to your images. Fine quality would give you the bestimages with sharper details and less compression. However, thehigher the quality, the more memory space is re...

Settings of Recording Videos Press Function button to enable video setting menu before recording a video. Movie Size The Movie Size function appears only in Movie mode. Use this function to adjust the resolution and quality of movie clips. The table below shows the available size and corresponding i...

White Balance This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditionsand permits images to be captured that approach the conditions that are seen by the human eye. • As you move through the selection, you can see the preview on the LCD monitor synchronously. Icon Item Description Auto White...

Using Intelligent Scene This feature is most useful for novice users to capture great images even without basic knowledge of photography. Simply frame the shot with the help of Intelligent Scene Mode, the camera automatically recognizes 11 kinds of scenes - Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Macro, Text, ...

Setting the Scene Mode By simply selecting one of the following 27 modes, you can capture the image with the most appropriate settings. 1. Turn the Mode dial to icon SCN . 2. Use the navigation controls to move through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and activate the selected scene mod...

Food This feature is used to capture food images. The increased saturation in this mode makes the captured image more enticing. Building This feature enhances the edges of captured images. Text This feature enhances the black and white contrast normally used whencapturing text images. Foliage This f...

4. Frame the subject and press the Shutter button to take the first shot. 5. Press OK button to continue the second shot. 6. Or, press Menu button to go back the first shot. 7. Repeat step 4 to 6, until the pattern is filled in images. 8. Press OK button to save the composed image. 9. Or, press Menu...

Using Blink Detection Mode Nothing ruins a great picture more than having your subjects' eyes closed. Blink Detection provides you with extra assurance when capturing once-in-a-lifetime moments like holding a trophy with teammates after winning a basketball game.If closed eyes are detected, a saving...

Using Love Portrait Want to take a good image when there are just two of you? All you have to do is hold the camera and show your smiles together. If over two faces had been recognized, the camera performs 2-second countdown with a beep notice then take a shot without pressing the Shutter button . U...

Using Continuous Shooting Turn the Mode dial to icon Continuous Shooting . Press Up key to select between the following settings: Icon Item Description Burst Performs continuous shooting when the Shutter button is pressed.Stops shooting when the shutter button is released. Speedy Burst Captures 30 i...

3. Once the icon overlaps the yellow block, you can get another shot without pressing the shutter button. 4. After taking the second shot, the yellow block moves to the end of the guidance bar, and the OK button appears as well. You can press the OK button to stitch the f irst two shots, or the Menu...

Using Aperture Priority Mode This mode is designed for control the aperture value by user and let camera decide the shatter speed. The main impact that aperture had on images was with regards to Depth of Field. (DOF) • Choose lager aperture, only one subject in focus but the background nice and blur...

Setting the Drive Mode Your camera features a Self-timer and Burst which can be set in the Drive mode function in the Record Menu. The Self-timer allows you to take images after a pre-defined delay. While burst lets you take consecutive shots. This function is onlyavailable in recording still images...

Setting the AF Lamp The AF Lamp function allows you to record images even low light conditions. If AF Lamp is set to Auto, the AF lamp located in the front of the camera, see "Front View" on page 11, emits an red light by half pressing the Shutter button allowing the camera to focus easily. ...

Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your images. To set Contrast 1. From the Record menu, select Contrast . 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. Icon Item Description High Enhance the contrast Normal Normal ...

Setting the Date Stamp The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images. This function must be activated before the image iscaptured. Once date and time are stamped on an image, they can no longer be edited or deleted.Limitations of Date Stamp functions are as follows: • Available f...

Playback You can playback the still images, video and audio clips on the LCD monitor. Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the image one by one on the LCD monitor. To view images/videos/audio clips, follow the steps below. 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. Th...

Thumbnail icons: When you view the thumbnails, some images may contain icons. These icons indicate the type of file or recording. Icon Type Description Voice Record Indicates a voice recording file. File Error Indicates an error file. Zooming images The zoom view function works with still images onl...

To capture screenshot image from a video clip 1. During playback of video, press the key to pause playback on your desired video frame to capture. 2. Press the Shutter button to capture a screenshot. 3. The camera stop playback. The LCD monitor displays the captured image in Single navigation mode. ...

Deleting an Image/Video/Audio There are two ways to delete an image/video/audio: • Using the Delete button. • Using Playback Menu Delete settings. See "Delete" on page 49. Using the Delete Button Use the Fn/Delete button on your camera to delete an image/video/audio clip. 1. Press the Playba...

Delete The Delete function allows to remove unwanted files in the internal memory or on the memory card. Protected files cannot be erased, to delete, unprotect the file first. See "Protect" on page 51. To delete an image/video/audio clip: 1. From the Playback menu, select Delete . 2. The Del...

7. Press the OK button to delete marked files. To delete all files: 1. Select All in the Delete submenu. A confirmation message appears. 2. Select Yes . 3. Press the OK button to delete all files. Slide Show The slide show function enables you to playback your still images automatically in order one...

Protect Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake. A protected file has a lock icon when viewed on Playback mode. To protect files: 1. From the Playback menu, select Protect . 2. The Protect submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor. Available select settings: • Single. ...

Red-eye Correction 52 To activate Red-eye Correction: The Red-eye Correction function is used to reduce red eye in captured images. This function is only available for still images. Red-eye correction can be applied to an image several times, but the quality may gradually deteriorate. 1. Press the P...

Color Mode The Color Mode function lets you adjust edit still images to apply different colors or tones for a more artisticeffect. Edited images in this function are saved as a new file. To activate Color Mode: 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. Press the or keys to scroll and select an ...

Trim The Trim function allows you to trim an image to another image size. This function is only available for stillimages. To trim an image: 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to trim. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4. ...

DPOF DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, which allows you to embed printing information on your memory card. You can select the images to be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera and insert the memory card to the card compatible printer. When the p...

Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether you are in Record or Playback mode.The Setup menu allows to configure general camera settings. To go to Setup Menu: 1. Press Menu button to launch the Record/Playback Menu. 2. Use the or keys to switch the menu tab to Setup menu. 3. Use the ...

Setting Date & Time Use the Date & Time function to set the date and time of your camera. This function is useful in attachingdate stamps on captured images. Your camera uses a 24-hour time format. 1. Press the navigation controls to adjust date and time value. By holding down the or keys, t...

Setting LCD Brightness Select a brightness level for the LCD monitor.Available settings are: • Auto. Auto detects the LCD brightness. • Bright. Enhance the LCD brightness. • Normal. Normal LCD brightness. Setting Battery Type Select the type of the battery to ensure the camera shows the correct batt...

Making Connections You can connect your camera to: TV, computer, or a printer. Connecting the Camera to a TV You can play back your images on a TV screen. Before connecting to any video devices, make sure to select NTSC/PAL to match the broadcast standard of the video equipment you are going to conn...

4. The USB mode menu appears on the screen. Select Computer by using the or key and press the OK button. 5. The PC starts to detect the connection while the LCD monitor appears Connecting… 6. Connection established after PC MODE appeared on the LCD monitor 7. Access the files in the camera by your P...

Connecting the Camera to a Printer You can print your images directly using a PictBridge compatible printer. 1. Turn on your Printer. Check that the printer is turned on, there is paper in the printer, and there are no printererror messages. 2. Connect one end of the USB cable to the printer while t...

Setting the Print Mode Menu Print Mode menu appears on the screen after the connection between a printer and your camera is established. Print Mode includes three major settings: • Print Select. An image can then be selected to print. • Print All. Prints all images. • Print Index. Prints all images ...

Appendix About Folder and File Names Your camera automatically creates specific directory of folder in the internal memory cards to organize captured images, videos and audio files. File Naming File names begin with "SANY" and followed by a 4-digit number that increases in sequence. File num...

65 Specifications Sensor Sony 14M CCD Lens Focal Length: 4.5 (W) ~ 94.5 (T) mm 21X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD monitor 3.0" Color LCD Focusing Range Normal: Wide: 100cm ~ infinity Middle: 80cm ~ infinity Tele: 150cm ~ infinity Macro: Wide: 50cm ~ 100cm Middle: 1cm ~ 80cm Tele: 150cm ~ infi...

66 Storage Internal memory: 128MB flash memory External memory: SD (up to 4GB), SDHC card (up to 32GB guaranteed), SDXC card (up to 64GB guaranteed) OSD Language Interface USB/AV OUT TV system NTSC/PAL (selected by Setup MENU) Battery AA battery X4 Operating Temperature 0º C - 40º C Operating Humidi...

SAFETY MANUAL USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY • Before using your camera, please read andunderstand these safety instructions as well as the instruction manual for your camera. • Keep all manuals in a safe place for later reference. • These safety instructions cover both the camera an...

䦟 Other cautions • Use only the supplied or specif ied docking station and AC adaptor/chargerwith your camera. • If a docking station or AC adaptor/charger other than the ones specif ied is used, it may damage the camera and cause a f ire or electric shock. Use the supplied or specif ieddocking stat...

75 CAUTIONS CONCERNING THE BATTERY 䦟 General precautions concerning the batteries (when using alkaline batteries) • Use only alkaline batteries or other specified batteries in this camera. Manganese batteries cannot be used, as they have a short battery life and may overheat, causing damage to the d...

76 FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA 䦟 Cautions before capturing important images • Before capturing important images, make sure that the camera is operating properly and in condition to capture the images properly. • Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses that result from images t...