Sanyo VPC-J1 - Manual

CONTENTS B EXPERT MODE PHOTOGRAPHY ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS . . . . . 94 COMPRESSION RATE SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 FOCUS SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 LIGHT-MEASURING MO...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY ANDCORRECTLY CONCERNING THE DIGITAL CAMERA WARNING B If the digital camera makes a strange noise, emits a strangeodor, or if smoke comes out from it, immediately turn off thepower and remove the batteries. œ If the digital camera is used under these conditions, it ma...

B Do not get the digital camera wet œ This digital camera is not water-resistant. Do not allow it toget wet, as doing so may cause a fire or electric shock. œ Do not use the digital camera in a bathroom œ If the digital camera gets wet, immediately turn it off andremove the battery pack. Then take i...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY (CONCERNING THE DIGITAL CAMERA) WARNING B Do not use where there is risk of explosion œ Do not use the digital camera in a location where there isexplosive gas, or any other flammable material in the air.Doing so may cause a fire or an explosion. B Keep...

B Cautions during use and storage œ This digital camera is a precision instrument. When using or storing thedigital camera, make sure to avoid the following locations to avoid damage. œ Places in direct sunlight œ Places where humidity and temperature are high œ Places that may get wet œ Places clos...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY Concerning the supplied battery pack charger(Model VAR-L10) DANGER B Risk of electric shock. Use only in a dry location. B Do not recharge battery packs that are not Lithium-ionbattery packs (Model DB-L10) œ Do not use the supplied battery pack charger ...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY Concerning the supplied battery pack charger(Model VAR-L10) (continued) DANGER B Keep the battery pack charger out of the reach of children œ Children may place the battery pack or other smallcomponents in their mouth or perform some other suchunforesee...

CAUTION B Do not damage the power cord œ Do not place heavy objects on the power cord. Do not placethe power cord near a heat source. Do not excessivelybend the power cord, modify it, or secure it with staples.Doing so may damage the power cord and cause a fire orelectric shock. œ If the power cord ...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY Concerning the Lithium-ion battery pack (Model DB-L10) DANGER This camera uses a Lithium-ion battery pack(Model DB-L10). B If there is leaking, discoloration, change of shape, rise intemperature, damaged exterior, strange odor or any otherabnormal condi...

B Do not drop, hit, or submit the battery pack to strong shocks œ If the safety mechanisms and protective devices arebroken, an abnormal chemical reaction may occur insidethe battery pack, or cause the battery pack to catch fire,explode, leak or spew battery fluid, or generate heat. B Do not allow t...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY Concerning the Lithium-ion battery pack(Model DB-L10) (continued) DANGER B Use only the supplied battery pack charger (Model VAR-L10) œ If another charger is used, the battery pack may beovercharged, or recharged with an abnormal voltage,causing an abno...

WARNING B Always stop the recharging after the prescribed rechargetime, even if the battery pack is not fully charged. œ If you continue to recharge the battery pack, it may causethe battery pack to catch fire, explode, leak or spew batteryfluid, or generate heat. B Keep out of the reach of children...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY Concerning the accessories CAUTION B Cautions concerning the use of the AC adapter œ Use only the separately sold AC adapter (model VAR-G6EX for theVPC-J1EX, model VAR-G6E for the VPC-J1EX [for U.K.] and modelVAR-G6U for the VPC-J1) with your digital ca...

FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA B Cautions before capturing important images œ Before capturing important images, make sure that the digital camera isoperating properly and in condition to capture the image properly. œ Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses that resultfrom images...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY B Cautions when cleaning the digital camera Cleaning procedure1 Turn off the digital camera and remove the battery pack. 2 Remove the dirt with a soft cloth. 3 If the digital camera is extremely dirty, wipe with a soft clothmoistened with a mild deterge...

FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA (continued) CAUTION B When not using the digital camera for a long period œ Remove the battery pack. However, when the battery pack is removed fora long time, the digital camera functions may begin to not work properly.Periodically reinstall the battery pack and check ...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY B Caution concerning magnetism œ Do not place credit cards, bank cards, floppy disks, or other items that maybe damaged by magnetic fields near the speaker. Data may be lost or themagnetic strips on cards may be damaged. B Cautions concerning data stora...

FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA (continued) CAUTION B Cautions when handling the cards œ The cards are precision devices. Do not bend, drop, or subject them tostrong forces or shocks. œ Avoid using or storing the cards in places with extremely high or lowtemperatures, subject to direct sunlight, in a...

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES œ Handstrap œ Software: 1 CD-ROM œ Lithium-ion battery pack (batterypack): 1 œ Lithium-ion battery packcharger and power cord œ Dedicated AV cable: 1 œ Dedicated USB interfacecable: 1 œ SD Memory Card (16MB): 1 œ Soft case Contact end Lock switch Lock Unlock œ Recor...

ATTACHING THE HANDSTRAP SOFT CASE When not using the digital camera, keep it in the soft case for protection. Media cards that can be used with this digitalcamera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this digital cameraare: œ SD Memory Card œ Multi Media Card What “card” means i...

QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES Recharging the battery pack Before using the supplied battery pack in the camera, insert it into the charger. 1 Charge the battery pack. œ Insert it in the direction indicated bythe [ j ] mark on the battery pack. 2 Connect the supplied power cord tothe battery pack ...

Install the battery pack and card The card can be used after it has been formatted with the camera (see page151). Make sure that the battery pack polarity ((+) and (–)) and the card orientationare correct. 5 Insert the battery pack. 6 Insert the card. œ Take special care to orient the card correctly...

QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES Capture an image (details on pages 41, 42) Now that preparation is completed, your digital camera is ready to captureimages. Shown here is how to capture a still image. 7 Set the selector dial to [ Õ ]. œ The power turns on, and the lenscover opens. œ When the access...

10 Press the shutter release buttonhalfway (focus-lock). œ The autofocus locks on the subject,and the image in the LCD monitorappears clearly. 11 Continue to gently press the shutterrelease button all the way. œ The image is captured. View the image (details on page 72) Now let’s take a look at the ...

PARTS NAMES Front 1 Selector dial Ó : PC camera mode Ô : Shooting mode (LCD monitor off) Õ : Shooting mode (LCD monitor on) Ö : Power off Ø : Playback mode Ù : Option mode Ú : PC connection mode 2 Shutter release button 3 Microphone 4 Flash 5 Battery compartment cover 6 Lens 7 Tripod stand hole 8 Vi...

Rear 1 Mode indicator Ï : Still image mode Ñ : Sequential shots mode Ò : Video clip mode 2 Accessing indicator(red/green/orange) Red flashing: œ When charging the flash; when no card,an unformatted card, or a locked card isinstalled (indicates that image or soundcannot be recorded); or when recordin...

RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK Be sure to fully charge the supplied or separately sold battery pack beforeusing it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the suppliedcharger.Charge the battery pack if it is being used for the first time, and recharge itwhenever the remaining charge is low (...

About the CHARGE indicator The CHARGE indicator shows the status of the battery pack and the charger.Please refer to the following table if the indicator flashes abnormally. CHARGE indicator Not lit Not connected properly œ To recharge the battery pack, the power cord of thecharger must be connected...

TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF Turning the power on When capturing images 1 Set the selector dial to [ Õ ] or [ Ô ]. [ Õ ]: The LCD monitor is used. [ Ô ]: The LCD monitor is not used. œ The power turns on, the lens coveropens and the accessing indicatornext to the viewfinder lights. œ If the selector dia...

Turning the power off 1 Set the selector dial to [ Ö ]. œ The power turns off.When capturing images œ The lens cover automaticallycloses. œ The LCD monitor and accessingindicator turn off. When playing back images œ The LCD monitor turns off. Turning the power on when the power savefunction is activ...

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES For best results Holding the camera Hold the camera securely with both hands, keeping your elbows close to yourbody and making sure the camera is stable. Correct hold Incorrect hold Make sure that the lens, lens opening and flash are not blocked by yourfingers or the handstrap...

Using the Autofocus The autofocus will work in almost all situations; however, there are certainconditions that may cause the autofocus function to not work properly. If theautofocus function is not working properly, set the focus range or the focusarea to capture images (see page 103). B Conditions...

USING THE AUTOFOCUS œ Fast-moving subjectsUse the focus-lock function to lock thefocus on an object at the same distanceas the desired subject, then repositionthe camera to compose the picture. Hints for taking pictures Operation sounds œ The operation sounds that are generated, for example, when th...

View the image just captured (preview display) œ Immediately after capturing an image,you can press the SET button to previewthe image. For video clips and sequentialshots, you can pause the image bypressing [ À ] on the arrow button. If you do not want to keep the image, you canpress the [ å ] butt...

SETTING THE SHOOTING MODE Your digital camera has three shooting modes: œ Still image shooting mode: For capturing still images. œ Sequential shots shooting mode: For capturing several images in succession. œ Video clip shooting mode: For capturing video clips. 1 Set the selector dial to [ Õ ] or [ ...

12 12 12 2.81/30 Target mark Focus icon (Press halfway) (Press fully) CAPTURING STILL IMAGES 1 Set the camera to the still imageshooting mode (see page 41). 2 Press the shutter release button totake the picture. 1 Point the camera lens at thesubject. Slowly press and hold theshutter release button h...

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS This digital camera provides three types of sequential shots. AE shift sequential shots A : Several sequential images are captured as the exposure changesautomatically. œ The setting for the standard exposure can be modified (see page 111). Best select shot Ä : Four sequential image...

B How to set the sequential shots mode 1 Set the camera to the sequentialshots shooting mode (see page 41). 2 Press the MENU button. œ A menu screen appears. 3 Press [ À ] or [ Á ] on the arrow button to select the sequential shotsmode menu. œ The sequential shots mode selectionmenu appears. Ä : Bes...

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS Standard sequential shots Ö 1 Set the camera to the standardsequential shots shooting mode (seepage 44). 2 Press the shutter release button tocapture the sequential shots. œ Images are captured as long as theshutter release button is pressed. œ During shooting, K appears in the LCD ...

4 Save the selected image and erasethe others. 1 Select “YES”, and press the SETbutton. œ “PROCESSING” appears for afew moments, and then thesequential shots shooting modereturns. œ The selected image is saved inthe still image folder; the otherthree images are deleted(nothing is saved in thesequent...

VIDEO CLIPS When you shoot video clips, the sound is also recorded. 1 Set the camera to the video clipshooting mode (see page 41). 2 Press the shutter release button torecord the video clip. œ It is not necessary to keep the shutterrelease button pressed whileshooting. œ During recording K appears o...

SHOOTING IN THE BASIC MODE In the BASIC mode the number of settings the user has to deal with are few,making it easy for the novice digital camera operator to enjoy taking photos. Itis recommended that the user who is new to digital camera operation or notfamiliar with the various settings take phot...

SHOOTING IN THE BASIC MODE To display the BASIC Mode Shooting Setting Screen 1 Set the camera to the BASIC shooting mode (see page 50). 2 Press the MENU button. œ The screen corresponding to the selected shooting mode appears. œ The shooting screen is canceled if the MENU button is pressed again. œ ...

Shooting Setting Screen basic operation When a setting screen is displayed, the arrow button and the SET button areused to make the desired settings. B Shooting Setting Screen œ When selecting a menu œ Press [ À ] or [ Á ] on the arrow button. œ When selecting a setting (icon) œ Press [  ] or [ à ]...

SHOOTING IN THE BASIC MODE Shooting Setting Screens Still Image Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 12 5 4 6 1 2 3 Lit SCENE SELECT FULL AUTO SX711/EX, GX, U (VPC-J1 GB) Tue. Feb., 25/2003 53 English

SHOOTING IN THE BASIC MODE Sequential Shots Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 12 1 2 3 4 6 7 5 Lit SCENE SELECT FULL AUTO SX711/EX, GX, U (VPC-J1 GB) Tue. Feb., 25/2003 55 English

SHOOTING IN THE BASIC MODE Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 00:10 5 4 1 2 3 Lit 6 SCENE SELECT FULL AUTO SX711/EX, GX, U (VPC-J1 GB) Tue. Feb., 25/2003 57 English

SCENE SELECT FUNCTION Scene Select function You can select from various preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) forspecific shooting conditions. Preset settings Features Still image shooting mode Sequential shots shooting mode Video clip shooting mode Sports F Capture a split-second image of...

2 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button. F : Sports x : Portrait í : Landscape ì : Night view î : Cosmetic ï : Lamp ñ : Slim B : The camera makes settings suitable for conditions (full auto). Shooting with slim (variable digital zoom) setting 1 Select the slim icon ñ from the scene selec...

RESOLUTION SETTING If the resolution is increased, the image quality will improve, but the number ofremaining images that can be taken will decrease. Select the resolutionaccording to the desired image quality and purpose. 1 Set the camera to the BASICshooting mode (see page 50), andselect the resol...

FRAME RATE SETTING The frame rate is the number of frames shot each second in a video clip. Thehigher the frame rate during recording, the smoother the video playbackappears. On the other hand, a higher frame rate uses more memory. 1 Set the camera to the video clipshooting mode (see page 41). 2 Set...

OTHER SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Using the zoom There are two zoom functions: optical zoom and digital zoom. 1 Make the zoom setting (see page109), and point the camera lens atthe subject. 2 Press [ T ] or [ W ] on the zoom switch to compose the desired image.[ T ]: Zoom in on the subject. [ W ]: Zoom out. ...

OTHER SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Using the flash The flash is used not only for taking pictures where there is insufficient light,but also when the subject is in shade or in backlight conditions. Your camerahas four modes of operation (automatic flash mode, forced flash mode, flashoff mode, and red-eye redu...

Shooting without using the LCD monitor Compose the desired image by looking through the viewfinder. Compared tocapturing images using the LCD monitor, this method uses less battery packpower. 1 Set the shooting mode (see page 41). 2 Set the selector dial to [ Ô ]. 3 Look through the viewfinder andpo...

SETTING THE PLAYBACK MODE Your digital camera has three playback modes: œ Still image playback mode: For playing back images captured in the still image shooting mode, as well as single imagescopied (see page 132) from a sequential shotsseries or a video clip. œ Sequential shots playback mode: For p...

PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Play back still images one by one 1 Select the still image playback mode (see page 71). 2 Press [ Â ] or [ Ã ] on the arrow button. To play back the previous image: Press [ Â ] To play back the next image: Press [ Ã ] 9-image display playback 1 Select the still image playba...

PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES HINTTo play back a voice memo (see pages 112 and 130)... œ Display the image, and press the SET button. The voice memo recordedwith the image is played back. To adjust the volume... 1 Display the Playback Setting Screen (see page 77). 2 Select the volume icon N , and press ...

PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 1 Select the sequential shots playbackmode (see page 71). œ The screen to select a sequentialshots folder appears. 2 Press [  ] or [ à ] on the arrow button to select the sequential shots folder you want to play back, and press the SET button. œ The selected sequential...

PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS 1 Select the video clip playback mode(see page 71). œ The screen to select a video clipappears. 2 Press [  ] or [ à ] on the arrow button to select the video clip youwant to play back. 3 Play back the video clip. Normal playback œ Press the SET button. œ Pressing [  ] duri...

ABOUT THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREEN Various functions are available from the playback setting screen. You can setthe protect function to prevent images from being accidentally erased, deleteall the data, and adjust the playback volume of voice memos and video clips. Displaying and exiting the Playback...

ABOUT THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREEN BASIC MODE Playback Setting Screen 1 Protect (prevent accidental erase) 2 Erase icon 3 Volume control 4 Remaining battery pack chargeNot displayed when the remainingbattery pack charge is near full or whenthe AC adapter (sold separately) isused. 123 4 PROTECT Change...

VOLUME ADJUSTMENT The playback volume for voice memos recorded with still images andsequential shots and for video clips can be adjusted. 1 Play back an image. 2 Display the Playback Setting Screen(see page 77). 3 Select the volume icon N , and press the SET button. œ The volume control bar appears....

IMAGE PROTECT MODE(PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ERASURE) By using the image protect mode, you can prevent accidental erasure oroverwriting of the important data that you want to keep. The protect mode canbe applied to a still image, to single images of a sequential shots sequence,to a video clip, or to an aud...

ERASING DATA You can erase data that is stored on the card if you no longer need it. Youcan erase the images, video clips, and sound recordings one at a time, or allat once. 1 Display the data that you want toerase. 2 Display the Playback Setting Screen(see page 77). œ To erase one image at a time o...

MAGNIFYING (ZOOMING IN) THE IMAGE The saved images can be magnified for viewing during playback. 1 Display the image that you want to magnify. œ For a video clip, pause playback at the place you want to magnify. 2 Press [ T ] ([ v ]) on the zoom switch. œ Magnification is enabled. œ The image is mag...

ABOUT THE OPTION FUN MODE SCREEN Use the Option Fun Mode Screen to record and play back voice memos, aswell as for slideshow playback. Displaying and exiting the Option Fun ModeScreen To display 1 Set the selector dial to [ Ù ]. œ The Option Fun Mode Screen appears. œ If the Option Fun Mode Screen d...

To exit 1 Set the selector dial to a setting other than [ Ù ]. Option Fun Mode Screen 1 Audio recording 2 Audio playback 3 Slideshow playback and settings 123 AUDIO REC AUDIO PLAYBACK SLIDESHOW SX711/EX, GX, U (VPC-J1 GB) Tue. Feb., 25/2003 English 88

RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK SOUNDS Your digital camera can record and play back sound, just like a normal taperecorder. Recording 1 Display the Option Fun Mode Screen(see page 87). 2 Select the audio recording icon a , and press the SET button. œ The Audio Recording Screenappears. 3 Press the shutter...

RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK SOUNDS Playback 1 Display the Option Fun Mode Screen(see page 87). 2 Select the audio playback icon M , and press the SET button. œ The Select Audio Screen appears. 3 Press [ À ] or [ Á ] on the arrow button to select the desired audiorecording, and press the SET button. œ...

4 Select the play icon [ Ø ], and press the SET button. œ Playback starts. To pause playback œ Press the [ À ] button to interrupt playback; press the SET button tocontinue playback. To fast forward or rewind œ Fast forward: During playback, press[ à ]. œ Rewind: During playback, press [  ]. œ If t...

PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES AND VIDEOCLIPS IN A SLIDESHOW Still images and video clips can be automatically played back in slideshowfashion. Images are played back in the order in which they were recorded. 1 Display the Option Fun Mode Screen(see page 87). 2 Select the slideshow icon õ , and press the...

ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screens Still Image Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F G 12 RESOLUTION 2048X1536(3M) H I J PC CAM Lit SX711/EX, GX, U (VPC-J1 GB) Tue. Feb., 25/2003 95 English

COMPRESSION RATE SETTING Use the procedure below to set the compression rate. Even if the sameresolution is used, you can change the compression setting to decrease theimage data size so that you can capture more images, or increase the imagedata size for no loss in image quality. 1 Display an EXPER...

FOCUS SETTING Set the focus range (distance) The focus distance can be set to a specific range. Also, with super macrophotography, you can capture the image of a subject as close as 2 cm. 1 Display an EXPERT Mode ShootingSetting Screen (see page 94). 2 Select the focus range icon from thefocus menu,...

Set the focus area You can choose from the following 2 types of autofocus: Multi-section focus: The distance to the subject is detected by sampling from multiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Spot focus: The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the LCD monitor. 1 Display an EXPERT M...

LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING You can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes. Multi-section light-measuring: Light is measured by sampling from multiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted light-measuring: Light is measured from the entire shooting screen, but gives more import...

WHITE BALANCE SETTING This digital camera automatically adjusts the white balance under mostlighting conditions. However, if you want to specify the lighting conditions orchange the overall tone of the image, the white balance can be manually set. 1 Display an EXPERT Mode ShootingSetting Screen (see...

ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING With the initial settings, the ISO sensitivity is automatically set according tothe brightness of the subject. However, the ISO sensitivity can be set to afixed setting. 1 Display an EXPERT Mode ShootingSetting Screen (see page 94). 2 Select the desired ISO sensitivitysetting...

ZOOM SETTINGS Setting the optical zoom (video clip shootingonly) The optical zoom can be used during video clip photography, but the noisefrom the zoom movement may be picked up by the microphone and beaudible during playback. If you are bothered by this noise, you can disablethe optical zoom. 1 Set...

Setting the digital zoom This setting allows you to specify whether or not the digital zoom is enabled. 1 Display an EXPERT Mode ShootingSetting Screen (see page 94). 2 Select the desired digital zoomsetting from the digital zoom menu. Y : Digital zoom can be used. Z : Digital zoom cannot be used. 3...

EXPOSURE CORRECTION When capturing images, you can make the image lighter or darker. 1 Set the camera to the EXPERTshooting mode (see page 94), andexit the Shooting Setting Screen orShooting Information Screen (seepage 115). œ Press the MENU button to exit theShooting Setting Screen or ShootingInfor...

ADDING A VOICE MEMO In the still image shooting mode, you can record up to approximately 10seconds of sound (called a “voice memo”) when capturing the image. 1 Set the camera to the still imageshooting mode (see page 41), anddisplay the EXPERT Mode ShootingSetting Screen (see page 94). 2 Select the ...

Shooting Info Screen 1 Resolution setting 2 Focus area setting 3 Digital zoom setting 4 Self-timer setting 5 Light-measuring mode setting 6 Compression rate setting 7 Voice memo setting 8 ISO sensitivity setting 9 White balance setting F Exposure correction setting G Scene select setting H Focus ran...

Expert Mode Playback Setting Screens 1 Data protect setting 2 Data erase 3 Volume control 4 Audio dubbing 5 Resize 6 Rotate image 7 Print settings 8 Slideshow settings andplayback 9 Copy image F HELP display G Remaining battery packchargeNot displayed when theremaining battery pack charge isnear ful...

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK Images can be automatically played back in slideshow fashion. Voice memosrecorded with images are also played back at the same time. 1 Set the camera to the desiredplayback mode (see page 71), anddisplay the EXPERT Mode PlaybackSetting Screen (see page 78). 2 Select the slideshow ...

CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) (STILLIMAGES ONLY) The size of a still image that has already been captured at a resolution of 4 or more can be changed to 640 x 480 pixels or 320 x 240 pixels. The resizedimage is saved as a separate image. 1 Display the still image whose sizeyou want to change. 2 Displ...

CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) (STILL IMAGES ONLY) 4 Press [ À ] or [ Á ] on the arrow button to select the new image size. 4 : The saved image will be 640 x 480 pixels. 2 : The saved image will be 320 x 240 pixels. C : Return to the EXPERT Mode Playback Setting Screen. 5 Press the SET button. œ The C...

ROTATING AN IMAGE Captured images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. 1 Display the still or sequential shotsimage you want to rotate. 2 Display the EXPERT Mode PlaybackSetting Screen (see page 78). 3 Select the rotate image icon Ç , and press the SET button. œ The Rotate Image Sc...

PRINT SETTINGS (DPOF SETTINGS) (STILLIMAGES ONLY) In addition to using your printer to print out still images captured with yourdigital camera, as with conventional film, you can have prints made at shopsoffering digital print services. Moreover, this digital camera isDPOF-compatible, so you can use...

PRINT SETTINGS (DPOF SETTINGS) (STILL IMAGES ONLY) Standard print Printing out one image on one sheet is called a “standard print.” With thestandard print, you can specify how many copies you want to print out, aswell as whether you want the date displayed on the print. 1 Display the Print Setting S...

PRINT SETTINGS (DPOF SETTINGS) (STILL IMAGES ONLY) 7 Select “EXIT” and press the SETbutton. œ The Confirm Print Settings Screenappears. If the print settings are correct: Select “EXIT”, and press the SETbutton. To modify the print settings: Select “SETTING”, and press theSET button. To clear the pri...

3 Press the SET button. œ The Index Print Screen appears. YES: Specify an index print copy. NO: Specify no index print copy. 4 Select “YES”, and press the SETbutton. œ This completes the setting for theindex print. You are returned to thePrint Setting Screen. Modifying the print settings 1 Follow st...

PRINT SETTINGS (DPOF SETTINGS) (STILL IMAGES ONLY) Clearing the print settings 1 Display the Print Setting Screen (seepage 123). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. œ The Confirm All Clear Screenappears. YES: Clear the print settings for all images. NO: Cancel the clear procedure and retur...

ADDING A VOICE MEMO (STILL IMAGES ANDSEQUENTIAL SHOTS ONLY) You can add a voice memo to a still image or sequential shots imagepreviously recorded. 1 Display the still image (or sequentialshots image) to which you want toadd a voice memo. 2 Display the EXPERT Mode PlaybackSetting Screen (see page 78...

COPYING IMAGES (SEQUENTIAL SHOTS,VIDEO CLIPS ONLY) You can select one image from a sequential shots sequence or one image(scene) from a video clip, copy it, and save it as a still image (the original dataremains unchanged). 1 Display the desired image from asequential shots folder or a videoclip. 2 ...

ABOUT THE OPTION SETTING MODE SCREEN With the option setting mode, you can adjust the various settings related tocamera operation, reformat a card, and more. Displaying and exiting the Option SettingMode Screen 1 Set the selector dial to [ Ù ]. œ The Option Setting Mode Screenappears. œ If the Optio...

Option Setting Mode Screen 1 Date and time setting 2 Operation sound (beep) settings 3 Guidance settings 4 Language 5 TV system 6 Card reformat 7 Power save function 8 File number reset 9 Reset settings œ Icons 8 and 9 are displayed when you press [ À ] or [ Á ] on the arrow button to scroll down th...

DATE AND TIME SETTING The digital camera will record the date and time an image or audio recordingis taken so that you can display them during playback. Therefore, beforecapturing images, make sure the correct date and time are set. Example: To set the clock to 7:30 p.m. on July 23, 2003 1 Display t...

OPERATION SOUNDS SETTING This setting allows you to set whether or not a confirming audio signal soundswhen the operation buttons (shutter release button, SET button, MODEbutton, MENU button, etc.) are pressed. Display the Operation Sounds Screen 1 Display the Option Setting ModeScreen (see page 135...

GUIDANCE FUNCTIONS You can set whether or not the help display is shown on the LCD monitor, theaudio guide giving verbal operation instructions is enabled, and the cameralight illuminates. 1 Display the Option Setting ModeScreen (see page 135). 2 Select the guidance icon ç , and press the SET button...

LANGUAGE You can set the LCD monitor and audio guide of your digital camera todisplay or play the messages in either Japanese or English. 1 Display the Option Setting ModeScreen (see page 135). 2 Select the language icon à , and press the SET button. œ The Language Screen appears. : Select for Japan...

TV SYSTEM SETTING This setting is to specify the type of image signal that is output from thecamera’s DIGITAL/AV terminal. 1 Display the Option Setting ModeScreen (see page 135). 2 Select the TV system icon á , and press the SET button. œ The TV System Setting Screenappears. NTSC: Output NTSC video ...

POWER SAVE SETTING Your camera has a “power save” function whereby the power automaticallyturns off after a specified period of inactivity. The power save function worksto conserve the battery pack power when the camera is not being used, or toprevent the battery pack from dying if the camera has ac...

ASSIGNING FILE NAMES If a reformatted card is used, the file name (image number) of the capturedimage automatically begins from 0001. If the card is subsequentlyreformatted, or if a different reformatted card is used, the file names againbegin from 0001. This is because the file number reset functio...

ASSIGNING FILE NAMES œ When the highest image number on Card B (before replacing) is higherthan the highest image number on Card A: the file name of the nextrecorded image continues from last file name recorded on Card B. 1 Display the Option Setting ModeScreen (see page 135). 2 Select the file numb...

RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS The settings that were changed on all the setting screens can be reset to thefactory-preset settings. 1 Display the Option Setting ModeScreen (see page 135). 2 Select the reset settings icon É , and press the SET button. œ The Reset Settings Screen appears. YES: Reset t...

FORMATTING A CARD The supplied card must be formatted with this camera. In addition, a cardmust be formatted with this camera: œ After purchasing, when used for the first time, or œ If it was formatted using a personal computer or another digital camera. For more information on handling the cards, s...

CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY You can check how many images can be captured and how much recordingtime is available on the card. For a table showing the maximum number ofimages and recording time for specific cards, please see “Possible No. ofImages/Possible Shooting Time/Possible Recording Tim...

œ When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recordingtime is “0”, it may be possible to capture a few more images by changingthe shooting mode, setting a lower resolution setting (see page 61), orselecting a different compression setting (see page 101). <Sequential shots shooting...

USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the camera as your computer’sexternal drive 1 Turn off your digital camera (see page 36). 2 Using the supplied dedicated USB interface cable, connect thecamera connector to the camera and the computer connector to theproper terminal on your computer. œ Please c...

USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Your captured images can be copied to the hard disk of a personal computer,or can be printed by a digital print service or with a printer. For copying to apersonal computer, please refer to the instruction manual accompanying theprovided CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack)....

USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the camera as a PC camera By connecting your digital camera to a personal computer, you can broadcast(photograph, use as a TV telephone, etc.) images taken with your cameraover the Internet (PC camera function). 1 Connect the digital camera to a personal comput...

USB DIRECT-PRINT Print setup This camera supports the USB DIRECT-PRINT function. By connecting thiscamera to a USB DIRECT-PRINT capable printer, the digital camera’s LCDmonitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (DIRECT-PRINT). 1 Insert the card containing the images you want to prin...

USB DIRECT-PRINT To select one image and print it Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Complete the printing setup (seepage 162). 2 Select the print by select icon n , and press the SET button. œ The screen to select images forprinting appears. 3 Press [  ] or [ à ] on the arrow butt...

4 Set the print date and number ofcopies settings.<Set the print date setting> 1 Select “DATE”, and press the SETbutton. 2 Press [ À ] or [ Á ] on the arrow button to enable or disable dateprinting. YES: The date is printed on the copy. NO: The date is not printed. 3 Press the SET button. <...

USB DIRECT-PRINT To print the images that are set to print(reserved images printing) Procedure to print all the images that are set to print (see page 123). 1 Make the print settings (see page123), and complete the printingsetup (see page 162.) 2 Select the reserved images printicon Ì , and press th...

To change the print settings and print images Images are printed according to settings specified by the digital camera, suchas paper type, size, layout, printing quality, etc. 1 Complete the printing setup. 2 Select the change print settings icon Ë , and press the SET button. œ The Printer Settings ...

CONNECTING TO A TV By connecting the digital camera to a television set, you can view the LCDmonitor display on the TV screen. Connections Connect the supplied AV cable from the DIGITAL/AV terminal on the digitalcamera to the AUDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the TV. Playback œ After connecting the...

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS If you have a question about the camera operation, you might find the answerin this compilation of commonly asked questions. Question Answer Action Power Why doesn’t thepower turn on? Due to coldtemperatures, thebattery packtemporarily lost itspower. Place the digitalcamera ...

TROUBLESHOOTING Before taking your camera to the repair shop, check the following table for apossible solution to the problem. Problem Cause Action Reference page Power No power. The battery packis dead. Change orrecharge thebattery pack. 28, 33 The battery packhas not beeninsertedcorrectly. Reinser...

SPECIFICATIONS Digital Camera Type CCD digital camera (recording and playback) Recording system Digital recording Image file format Still images: JPEG format (DCF, DPOF, Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the JapanElectronics and InformationTechnology Industries Association(JEITA), DCF (De...

Supplied SD Memory Card Memory capacity 16 MB Ambientenvironment Temperature 0 to 55°C Humidity 20 to 85% (no condensation) Dimensions 32.0 (L) x 24.0 (W) x 2.1 (H) mm Weight Approx. 2 g SX711/EX, GX, U (VPC-J1 GB) Wed. Feb., 26/2003 English 196

Others Apple, Macintosh and QuickTime are trademarks or registered trademarks ofApple Computer Inc.Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of MicrosoftCorporation.All other company and product names are registered trademarks ortrademarks of their respective owners. SPECIFICATIONS SX711/EX, ...

Caution œ It is forbidden to copy this manual, whole or in part, without prior writtenpermission. œ All images and illustrations given in this manual are for explanationpurposes and may differ slightly from that of the actual product. Also, actualspecifications are subject to change without prior no...