Sanyo VPC-MZ3EX - Manual

CONTENTS OUTLINE OF OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY . . . . . . . 7 CAUTIONS CONCERNING HIGH TEMPERATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

B PLAYBACK PLAYBACK MODE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS ...

CONTENTS B OTHER FUNCTIONS COPYING IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 CHANGING IMAGE SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 ADDING TEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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 battery pack. œ If the digital camera is used under these conditions, it...

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. Dry location use only. B Do not recharge battery packs that are not Lithium-ionbattery packs (Model DB-L10) œ Do not use the supplied battery pack charger to re...

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-MZ3EX/VPC-MZ3GX, model VAR-G6E for the VPC-MZ3EX [for U.K.]and model VAR-G6U for the VPC-MZ3/VPC-MZ3G...

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 detergent diluted with water and wrung dry. Caution œ ...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY 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.Per...

B Cautions 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 storage œ It is recommended that any important data...

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY 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. Be especially careful with the Microdrive, for it iseasily damaged by ...

CAUTIONS CONCERNING HIGH TEMPERATURES B S icon œ The S icon indicates that the temperature inside the camera in use is high. If the S icon appears, it is still possible to use the camera for a short while, after which the S icon will flash and the camera will become inoperable. If this happens, disc...

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES œ Handstrap œ Software: 1 CD-ROM œ CompactFlash (16MB): 1 œ Lithium-ion battery pack(battery pack): 1 A CompactFlash is not includedwith Model VPC-MZ3GX. œ Lithium-ion hydride battery packcharger and power cord œ Dedicated AV cable: 1 œ Dedicated USB interface cable...

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

Install the battery pack and card The card can be used after it has been formatted with the camera (seeFORMATTING A CARD on page 35). Be sure to turn off the power beforeinstalling or removing the card. Use the battery pack recharged in step 1 above. Make sure that the battery pack polarity ((+) and...

QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES Capture an image (details on page 60) Now that preparation is completed, your digital camera is ready to captureimages. Shown here is how to capture a still image. 7 Set the main switch to [ á ]. 8 Turn the selector dial to [ W ]. 9 Press the power button. œ The powe...

11 Press the shutter release buttonhalfway (focus-lock). œ The autofocus locks on the subject,and the image in the LCD monitorappears clearly. 12 Continue to gently press theshutter release button all the way. œ The image is captured. View the image (details on page 87) Now let’s take a look at the ...

PARTS NAMES Front 1 Shutter release button 2 Selector dial 3 Flash button 4 Focus button 5 Viewfinder 6 Speaker 7 Lens (closed when the lens isstowed) 8 Microphone 9 Flash F Self-timer indicator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F SX612/EX, GX, U (VPC-MZ3 GB2) Thu. Sept., 05/2002 31 English

Rear 1 Viewfinder 2 Standby indicator (red/green) Red flashing: œ When capturing an image,recording sound, charging theflash, storing an image orsound recording, when no cardis installed (indicates thatimage or sound cannot berecorded), or recording usingthe self-timer Red steady: œ When the memory ...

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...

FORMATTING A CARD Before using a card, it must be formatted with this camera: œ After purchasing, when used for the first time œ If it was formatted using a personal computer or another digital camera. For more information on handling the cards, see “Cautions when handling thecards” on page 23 and “...

CAUTIONCautions during reformatting œ Do not turn off the power to the camera or eject the card duringreformatting. Reformatting erases the data œ When a card is reformatted, all data recorded on the card is erased.Protected data (see page 159) is also erased, so before reformatting acard, any data ...

TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF Turning the power on When capturing images 1 Set the main switch to [ á ] or [ à ]. [ á ]: The LCD monitor is used. [ à ]: The LCD monitor is not used. 2 Turn the selector dial to [ W ], [ Y ] or [ X ]. 3 Press the power button. œ The power turns on, the lensextends and the ...

Turning the power off 1 Press the power button. œ The power turns off. When capturing images œ The lens automatically retracts andcloses. œ The standby indicator turns off. œ The LCD monitor turns off. œ The power turns off. When playing back images œ The LCD monitor turns off. Turning the power on ...

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTINGSCREENS For both shooting and playback, there are Setting Screens and Option SettingScreens. Displaying and exiting the Shooting/PlaybackSetting Screens and Option Setting Screens Displaying a Setting Screen 1 Set the main switch. [ á ]: To display the Shooting Sett...

3 Turn on the power. œ In step 2, if the selector dial is set to [ P ], the Shooting Option Setting Screen or Playback Option Setting Screen appears. 4 Press the MENU button. œ The setting screen selected in step3 appears. Example: Still Image Shooting Mode Setting Screen (BASIC mode) Exiting the Sh...

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Switching between the operation modes (BASIC mode andEXPERT mode) This camera allows you to choose between two operation modes: with theBASIC mode, you can enjoy taking photos while letting the camera do all thework; in the EXPERT mode, you have control of ...

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS 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 [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button. œ When selecting a set...

B Playback Setting Screen œ When selecting a setting (icon) œ Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button. B Other operations œ To change a numerical value Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button to change the number. œ To return to the previous operation œ Press the MENU button. œ Select “EXIT” or th...

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Shooting Setting Screens Still Image Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Scene Select menu (page 77) c B : Full auto icon F : Sports scene icon x : Portrait icon G : Night scene icon  : Wide-range shot icon 2 Resolution...

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Sequential Shots Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Scene Select menu (page 77) c B : Full auto icon F : Sports scene icon x : Portrait icon 2 Sequential shots mode (METHOD)menu (page 61) c Ä : Best select shot icon Ö :...

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Scene Select menu (page 77) c B : Full auto icon F : Sports scene icon x : Portrait icon 2 Resolution menu (page 79) c 2 : 320 x 240-pixel resolution icon 4 : 640 x 480-pixe...

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Playback Setting Screens 1 9-image display playback 2 Playback zoom 3 Protect 4 Erase icon 5 Edit still image icon(during the video clip playback,the edit video icon is displayed) 6 Print settings 7 Slideshow playback 8 Volume control 9 Image copy F Playbac...

Shooting/Playback Option Setting Screens 1 Audio recordingOn the Playback Option SettingScreen, the audio playback icon M is shown. 2 Color correction setting (realcolor equalizer)Cannot be selected from thePlayback Option Setting Screen. 3 Slideshow settingsDoes not appear on the ShootingOption Set...

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. Make sure that the lens and flash are not blocked by your fingers or thehandstrap. HINT œ When a picture is taken with the ...

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES œ Fast-moving subjectsUse the focus-lock function to lock thefocus on an object at the same distanceas the desired subject. Hints for taking pictures Operational sound œ The camera can be set so that a sound is heard, for example, when thepower is turned on or off, or the shut...

SHOOTING/RECORDING MODE SETTINGS Before using the digital camera, you must first set the desired recording mode(still image, sequential shots, video clip, or audio recording). œ Still image shooting mode: For capturing still images. œ Sequential shots shooting mode: For capturing several images insu...

CAPTURING STILL IMAGES 1 Set the camera to the still imageshooting mode (see page 59). 2 Take a picture. 1 Point the camera lens at thesubject. Slowly press and hold theshutter release button halfway. œ The area in the center of the LCDmonitor comes clearly into focus,and the focus icon ë appears in...

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS This digital camera provides three types of sequential shots. Maximum number of sequential shots The maximum possible number of sequential shots depends on the resolutionand compression rate settings. Resolution Compression rate D G Ò 8 images 15 images 4 50 images 50 images Best se...

Standard sequential shots Ö 1 Set the camera to the sequentialshots shooting mode (see page 39). 2 Select the standard sequentialshots icon Ö from the sequential shots mode menu, and press theSET button. 3 Select the desired frame intervalfrom the sequential shots intervalmenu, and press the SET but...

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 4 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 monitor. 5 Finish capturing images. œ Release the shutter release buttonto end recording. NOTE œ When sho...

AE shift sequential (auto bracket) shots A 1 Set the camera to the sequentialshots shooting mode (see page 39). 2 Select the AE shift sequential shotsicon A from the sequential shots mode menu, and press the SETbutton. 3 Select the desired frame intervalfrom the sequential shots intervalmenu, and pr...

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS Best select shot Ä 1 Set the camera to the sequentialshots shooting mode (see page 39). 2 Select the best select shot icon Ä from the sequential shots modemenu, and press the SET button. 3 Select the desired frame intervalfrom the sequential shots intervalmenu, and press the SET but...

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 6 Save the selected image and erasethe others. 1 Make your final check of theimage, and select “SAVE IMAGEERASE OTHERS”. 2 Press the SET button. œ A screen confirming whether ornot you want to save the selectedimage and erase the othersappears. œ If you wish to return to the BestSho...

HINTCapturing images without using the LCD monitor œ When taking pictures without using the LCD monitor, after the images arecaptured, the 4-image display (step 4) does not appear. All four images aresaved in the sequential shots folder. To save all four images œ While the 4-image display is shown i...

VIDEO CLIPS When you shoot video clips, the sound is also recorded. 1 Set the camera to the video clipshooting mode (see page 59). 2 Press the shutter release button torecord the video clip. œ It is not necessary to keep theshutter release button pressed whileshooting. œ During recording K appears o...

AUDIO RECORDINGS Your digital camera can record sound, just like a normal tape recorder. 1 Display the Shooting Option SettingScreen (see page 39). œ The audio recording icon a is highlighted. 2 Press the SET button. œ The Audio Recording Screenappears. 3 Press [ l ] on the arrow button to display t...

AUDIO RECORDINGS 4 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button to select the recording icon æ , and press the SET button. œ Recording begins. Point themicrophone toward the sound youwish to record. œ K (recording) appears on the LCD monitor during recording. 5 End the audio recording. œ Press the SET b...

BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Setting the focus The focus setting can be changed depending on the distance to the subject. 1 Select the desired shooting mode(see page 59). œ If the Shooting Information Screenappears, press the MENU button toexit it. 2 Press the focus button. œ The currently set focus set...

BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS 4 Take the picture. <Shooting without using the LCD monitor> 1 Press the focus button. œ The LCD monitor turns on briefly to show the currently set focusmode. 2 Press the focus button within 5 seconds to set the desired focusmode. HINT œ The shortest distance for macro...

3 Press the flash button to select theflash mode. œ Each time the flash button ispressed, the flash mode iconchanges.No icon: The digital camera will detect the subjectbrightness and use theflash only when required.In a backlight situation, ifonly the center of theimage is very dark, theflash will o...

BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS HINT œ At normal focus, the effective flash range is 0.5 to 3.1 meters (widest lenssetting) and 0.5 to 1.7 meters (telephoto lens setting). At macro focus, theeffective flash range is 0.1 to 0.5 meters (widest lens setting) and 0.4 to 0.5meters (telephoto lens setting). NOTE...

Using the zoom There are two zoom functions: optical zoom and digital zoom. You canspecify whether or not the digital zoom can be activated when shooting. The digital zoom can be used when the resolution is set to 4 or less. 1 Make the zoom setting (see page122), and point the camera lens atthe subj...

BASIC MODE Master the shooting functions in the basic mode. Select the preset setting that matches yourshooting conditions (Scene Select function) You can select from various preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) forspecific shooting conditions. Preset settings Features Still image shootin...

BASIC MODE Setting the resolution If the resolution is increased, the image quality will improve, but the remainingnumber of images that can be taken will decrease. Select the resolutionaccording to the desired image quality and purpose. 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen(see page 39). 2 Select the...

HINT œ The Ó resolution is achieved by the camera processing the image internally to generate an approximately 30 million-pixel image. NOTEAbout the resolution and compression settings (see page 82) œ The image captured by a digital camera consists of a collection of smalldots. The resolution refers...

Setting the compression rate 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 a Sh...

Setting the frame rate 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. However, a higher frame rate also requires a larger data size. 1 Display the Video Clip ShootingSetting Screen (see page ...

PLAYBACK MODE SETTINGS This camera has playback modes for still images, sequential shots, videoclips and audio recordings. Still image playback mode: For playing back still images and voice memos. Saved enlarged images(with the playback zoom) (see page 96) and copied images (see page 128)can also be...

Playing back audio recordings 1 Turn the selector dial to [ P ]. œ The Playback Option Setting Screenappears. 2 Select the audio playback icon M , and press the SET button. œ The audio recording playback modescreen appears. œ To continue the procedure, pleasesee page 93. AUDIO COLOR ADJUSTMENTSLIDES...

PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Play back still images one by one 1 Select the still image playback mode (see page 85). 2 Press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arrow button. To play back the previous image : Press [ d ] To play back the next image : Press [ c ] Play back a voice memo œ Display an image, and press t...

PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 1 Select the sequential shots playback mode (see page 85). 2 Press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arrow button. To play back the previous image : Press [ d ] To play back the next image : Press [ c ] 3 Press [W] ([ z ]) on the zoom switch. œ The 9-image display appears. œ The pr...

PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS 1 Select the video clip playback mode (see page 85). 2 Play back the video clip. Normal playback œ Press the SET button. If the Playback Setup Screen appears, pressthe SET button again to start playback. œ Pressing [ d ] during a video clip playback will start reverse playba...

LISTENING TO AUDIO RECORDINGS 1 Set the digital camera to the audio recording playback mode (seepage 85). 2 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button to select the desired audiorecording, and press the SETbutton. œ The Audio Recording PlaybackScreen for the selected audiorecording appears. 3 Select t...

To adjust the volume 1 On the Audio Recording Playback Screen, select the volume icon N . 2 Press [ d ] or [ c ] to adjust the volume. To select a different audio recording œ On the Audio Recording Playback Screen, press the MENU button.The Audio Recording Select Screen appears; select the desired a...

USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Automatic playback (slideshow) Still images and video clips can be automatically played back in a slideshowfashion. If voice memos are attached, they are also played back at the sametime. 1 Display the Playback Option SettingScreen (see page 39). 2 Select the sli...

HINT œ The slideshow automatically stops after 12 hours of uninterrupted playback. To play back only still images in a slideshow 1 Display the Still Image Playback Setting Screen. 2 Select the slideshow icon ã , and press the SET button. œ The slideshow image appears. The rest of the procedure is th...

USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS HINT œ The maximum degree of magnification will depend on the resolution of theoriginal image. œ The maximum magnification for Ó resolution is about 31 times. œ If the image has been rotated, it will be returned to its original orientationand then enlarged. œ One...

Rotating an image Captured images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. 1 Display the still or sequential shots image you wish to rotate. 2 Display the Playback SettingScreen (see page 39). 3 Select the edit photo icon r (or ú ), and press the SET button. œ The Edit Photo Screen app...

USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Playing back images on a TV set By connecting the digital camera to a television set, you can view thecaptured images on the TV screen. Connections Connect the supplied AV cable from the DIGITAL/AV terminal on the digitalcamera to the AUDIO and VIDEO input termin...

ADDING A VOICE MEMO In the still image shooting mode, you can record approximately 4 seconds ofsound (called a “voice memo”) when capturing the image. 1 Display the Still Image ShootingSetting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select the add voice memo icon a from the voice memo menu, and press the SET button...

SETTING THE FOCUS MODE 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 the Sho...

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 moreimpor...

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 a Shooting Setting Screen (see page 39). 2...

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 fixed at theequivalent of 100, 200, or 400. 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen(see page 39). 2 Select an ISO sensitivity setting...

SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL By setting the shutter speed and aperture size, various exposure controls arepossible. By changing the settings in accordance with the scene to bephotographed, you can create the image that you want to express. Theexposure control can be set in the still image shooting m...

SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL Í : This allows you to set a specific shutter speed and aperture size. (Manual exposure control) Example: When shooting in a dark location without using the flash, set the shutter to stay open for a longer time (slowshutter). When used for shooting nighttime scenes, youc...

<Manual exposure control Í > œ The display to set the aperture sizeand shutter speed appears. œ Press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arrow button to select aperture size \ or shutter speed ä , and press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button to change the setting.Setting range: Aperture \ : 4.9 to 11.8 (Te...

ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES(REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER) You can adjust the color tones (hue, saturation and brightness) of thecaptured images. In addition to adjusting the tones with the camera’s settings,you can also download data settings created on your computer for color tonecorrection. Adjust the color...

œ Selecting one of the ô to õ icons allows confirmation of theirrespective setting values. Pressingthe SET button displays the screenfor the hue, saturation andbrightness settings. í : Set the red hue, saturation and brightness. ü : Set the yellow, and saturation and brightness. ì : Set the green hu...

ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES (REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER) 4 Adjust the color. 1 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button to select a color icon ( í to Í ) to adjust. 2 Press [ d ] or [ c ] to select the color property you wish to change (hue,saturation or brightness). 3 Press [ j ] or [ l ] to adjust the val...

ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES (REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER) Example of hue and saturation settings Monochrome photography Set saturation and brightness values forall colors from í to Í to –50 ( ö initial settings). To set all colors except red tomonochrome Set saturation and brightness values forcolors ü to Í ...

ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES (REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER) Download the color tone correction datacreated on a computer The settings data created using the Real Color Equalizer 3.0 on PC in thesupplied CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack) can be downloaded to your digitalcamera. 1 Insert a CompactFlash, on whichcolor...

5 Press [ l ] or [ j ] on the arrow button to select the desired settings data,and press the SET button. œ The Select Where To Save Screenappears. 6 Press [ l ] or [ j ] on the arrow button to select the icon in which to savethe settings data.For 6-color mode setting data: Select one from ô to õ . F...

ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES (REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER) To select previously set color correctionsettings Imagining various scenes, you can store suitable color correction settings ineach of the icons ô to n beforehand. You can then select the icon suitable for the scene you are photographing to quickly ch...

DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING This setting allows you to specify whether or not the digital zoom is enabledduring zoom shooting (see page 76) at a resolution of 4 or lower. 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen(see page 39). 2 Select a digital zoom setting fromthe digital zoom menu. Z : Digital zoom cannot be ...

EXPOSURE CORRECTION When capturing images, you can make the image lighter or darker. 1 Exit the Shooting Setting Screen (orShooting Information Screen. œ Press the MENU button to exit theShooting Setting Screen (orShooting Information Screen. 2 Press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arrow button. œ The exposur...

SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY(SHOOTING INFO SCREEN) This Information Screen allows you to check the current settings whileshooting. Display the Shooting Information Screen 1 Put the digital camera in the shooting status. 2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second. œ The Shooting Informatio...

<Video clip shooting mode> 1 Compression rate* 2 Resolution* 3 Light-measuring mode setting 4 Spot focus setting 5 Color tone correction setting 6 Exposure correction setting 7 Exposure control setting 8 Number of images remaining* 9 Flash setting* F Focus setting* G Self-timer setting* H Scen...

COPYING IMAGES 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 sequence or videoclip. 2 Display the Playback SettingScreen (...

CHANGING IMAGE SIZE 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 wish to change. 2 Display the Playback SettingScree...

5 Press [ j ] or [ l ] 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 Edit Photo Screen. 6 Press the SET button. œ A screen confirming whether thesize change is correct appears. 7 Select ...

ADDING TEXT You can enter characters for titles and the like on still images. 1 Display the still image to which youwant to add text. 2 Display the Playback SettingScreen (see page 39). 3 Select the edit photo icon r , and press the SET button. œ The Edit Photo Screen appears. 4 Select the add text ...

ADDING TEXT HINTYou can change the color of the text 1 Before entering text, press [ d ] to select the color palette located to the left of the characters on the character row. 2 Press [ j ] or [ l ] to select the color for the text. œ Press [ j ] to cycle through the available colors as shown below...

9 Select [ < ] once you have entered all the desired characters, andpress the SET button. œ This completes character entry. 10 Press the arrow button to finalizethe position of the text. 11 Press the shutter release button. œ The characters are superimposedon the image, and you are returnedto the...

ADDING A VOICE MEMO You can add a voice memo to a still image or sequential shots imagepreviously recorded. 1 Display the still image or sequential shots image to which you willadd the voice memo. 2 Display the Playback SettingScreen (see page 39). <Example: Still Image playback mode> 3 Select...

5 Press the SET button. œ Voice memo recording starts. Talkinto the microphone on the digitalcamera. œ The sound will be recorded forabout 4 seconds. œ While the voice memo is beingrecorded, RECORDING and K are displayed. œ When recording is finished, you arereturned to the Edit Photo Screen. œ For ...

COMBINING IMAGES(ADD PHOTO FUNCTION) When capturing an image, you can superimpose (combine) it on an imagealready captured in the still image shooting mode, a saved magnified (zoom)image [page 97], or a copied image [page 128]. This is called the “add photofunction.” Use this function to perform sim...

Before beginning the procedure to combineimages, confirm the focus When the subject of the composite image is close to the camera (10 to 50cm), set the focus mode to c (macro photography, see page 72). Display the background image 1 Display the image that you aregoing to use as the background. 2 Dis...

COMBINING IMAGES (ADD PHOTO FUNCTION) 4 Select the add photo icon o , and press the SET button. œ Crosshairs (white lines) for settingthe size of the superimposed imageappear. œ If the image was rotated, it will bereturned to its original orientation. Determine the size of the superimposed image At ...

6 Press the SET button. œ The start point is fixed. œ The crosshairs for setting the endpoint appear. œ If you wish to reposition the startpoint, press the MENU button at thistime. 7 Press the arrow button to specifythe end point. œ When setting the end point, there isa position at which the crossha...

COMBINING IMAGES (ADD PHOTO FUNCTION) Determine the position of the superimposedimage 9 Press the arrow button to specifythe position of the superimposedimage (move the frame). œ Use the arrow button to move theframe to the position you wish thesuperimposed image to appear. œ To delete the frame and...

EDITING VIDEO CLIPS You can cut a video clip at a desired point and save it from the beginning tothat point as a separate video clip, or save from that point to the end as aseparate video clip (“clipping”).You can also join two video clips together and save them as one separate clip(“joining”). Vide...

Video clip joining procedure Display the video clip for the first part. l Select a second video clip to join to the first video clip. l Join the two video clips (press the SET button). œ Video clip joining is completed. œ The original video clips remainunchanged. (You can also have themerased when t...

EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Saving part of a video clip (clipping) 1 Display the video clip you want to edit. 2 Display the scene you wish to cut. œ The selected scene will be included in the clipped portion, either as thelast scene or the first. œ To select the desired scene quickly, you can use a combinat...

EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 8 Press the SET button. œ A screen appears for you to confirmwhether or not you want to erasethe original video clip. 9 Select whether you want theoriginal video clip to be erasedwhen clipping is executed.YES : The original video clip is erased.NO : The original video clip is not...

Joining two video clips 1 Display the first video clip. 2 Display the Playback SettingScreen (see page 39). 3 Select the edit video icon s , and press the SET button. œ The Edit Video Screen appears. 4 Press [ l ] on the arrow button to select the joint icon m . Currently showing video clip Video cl...

9 Press the SET button. œ “EDIT” and then “LOADING” aredisplayed, after which you arereturned to the Edit Video Screen. œ The two video clips are savedtogether as a separate video clip. œ If “YES” was selected in step 8, theoriginal video clips are erased whenthe joined video clip is saved. œ Press ...

PRINT SETTINGS 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. In addition, this digital camera isDPOF-compatible, so you can use the digital camera to specify t...

PRINT SETTINGS 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. Specifying the date display on the prints. 1 Display the Print Se...

4 Press the SET button. œ If EACH IMAGE was selected,press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arrow button to display the desired image to print. SETTING: To set the standard print settings. EXIT: To return to the Standard Print Screen. 5 Select “SETTING”, and press theSET button. œ The Number/Date Print Screena...

PRINT SETTINGS 6 Specify whether the date isdisplayed on the print, and thenumber of prints.<Specifying dated prints> 1 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button to select DATE. 2 Press [ c ]. œ The Print Date Screen appears 3 Press [ j ] or [ l ] to select the desired option. YES: To print the...

Index print Printing out many small images on one sheet is called an “index print.” This isconvenient for use as a list of the images you have captured. 1 Display the Print Setting Screen(see page 151). 2 Select “INDEX”. 3 Press the SET button. œ The Index Print Screen appears. YES: To specify an in...

PRINT SETTINGS Clearing the print settings 1 Display the Print Setting Screen(see page 151). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. œ The All Clear Screen appears. YES: To clear the print settings for all images. NO: To cancel the clear procedure and return to the Print SettingScreen. 4 Selec...

IMAGE PROTECT MODE(PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE) By using the image protect mode, you can prevent accidental erasure oroverwriting of the important data that you wish 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 ...

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 SettingScreen (see page 39). œ To erase one image at a time o...

IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE 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). For...

IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE Configuration of directories for the storeddata NOTEDo not modify the folders and file names in the card using yourcomputer œ If the folders, file names, or their configuration is modified using a personalcomputer, it will be impossible to play back the data using the di...

USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the camera as your computer’sexternal drive 1 Turn off your digital camera (see page 38). 2 Using the supplied dedicated USB interface cable, connect thecamera connector to the camera and the computer connector tothe proper terminal on your computer. œ Please c...

USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3 Set the selector dial to [ Ü ], and turn on the power. œ The camera changes to the PCconnection mode. œ More information about theseoperations can be found in theinstruction manual accompanyingthe included Sanyo Utility Software. NOTE œ When your digital camera is ...

SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 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 September 28, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. 1 ...

SETTING THE OPERATIONAL SOUNDS This setting allows you to set whether or not a confirming audio signal soundswhen the shutter release button, SET button, or MENU button is pressed. Display the Operational Sounds Screen 1 Display the Shooting or PlaybackOption Setting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select t...

Turning the operational sounds on/off 1 Display the Operational SoundsScreen. 2 Select “MUTE”, and press the SETbutton. œ The Set Mute Screen appears. ON: The operational sounds are not produced. OFF: The operational sounds are produced. 3 Select “ON” or “OFF”, and pressthe SET button. œ The operati...

HELP FUNCTION You can set whether or not the help display for the Shooting Setting Screen isshown. 1 Display the Shooting or PlaybackSetting Option Screen (see page 39). 2 Select the help display icon ç , and press the SET button. œ The Set Help Display Screenappears. ON: The help display is shown.O...

DISPLAY LANGUAGE You can set the LCD monitor of your digital camera to display messages ineither Japanese or English. 1 Display the Shooting or PlaybackOption Setting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select the language icon à , and press the SET button. œ The Language Screen appears. : Select for Japanese d...

POWER SAVE MODE 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 accid...

SETTING THE TV SYSTEM This setting is to specify the type of image signal that is output from thecamera’s DIGITAL/AV terminal. 1 Display the Shooting or PlaybackOption Setting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select the TV system icon á , and press the SET button. œ The TV System Setting Screenappears. NTSC:...

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 Shooting or PlaybackOption Screen (see page 39). 2 Select the fi...

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACKCHARGE When using the battery pack, the remaining battery pack charge can bechecked on the LCD monitor. Make sure to check this indicator beforecapturing an image. For an indication of the possible length of time for batterypack operation, see page 208. 1 Display a...

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE HINT œ If any data is present, you can also check the remaining battery packcharge on the Playback Information Screen. œ Use only the supplied or separately sold battery pack in this camera. œ Battery life may differ even among battery packs of the same typ...

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...

Checking the remaining audio recording time 1 Display the Shooting Option SettingScreen (see page 39). œ Set the selector dial to [ P ]. œ The audio recording icon a is highlighted. 2 Press the SET button. œ The Audio Recording Screenappears, and the remainingrecording time appears in the upperright...

TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Action Reference page Power No power. The battery packis dead. Change orrecharge thebattery pack. 31, 33 The battery packhas not beeninsertedcorrectly. Reinsert thebattery pack,making sure toorient it correctly. The batterycompartmentcover is not fullyclosed. Close batt...

SPECIFICATIONS Digital Camera Type CCD digital camera (recording and playback) Recording system Digital recording Image file format Still images: JPEG format, TIFF (no compression) format (DCF, DPOF and Exif Ver2.2compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the Japan Electronics and InformationTechnology In...

Shooting/recording mode Resolution setting Compres- sion rateor sound qualitysetting Frame rate setting CompactFlash (16MB) Microdrive (1GB) One shooting Total One shooting Total Video clip mode 4 G } 10 sec. 10 sec. 12 min. 12 min. G { 21 sec. 21 sec. 24 min. 24 min. 2 D } 25 sec. 25 sec. 28 min. 2...

SPECIFICATIONS Supplied battery pack charger Part number VAR-L10 Power source AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 13 VA, 0.09 A Rated output DC 4.2V, 0.7A Compatible batteries Supplied or separately sold Lithium-ionbattery pack (DB-L10) Ambientenvironment Temperature 0 to 40°C (recharge), –20 to 60°C (storag...

BASIC mode and EXPERT mode The BASIC mode makes it easy for a person not familiar with digital cameraoperation to take photos, but having the camera automatically set theshooting functions and minimizing the number of functions you have to dealwith. On the other hand, the EXPERT mode is perfect for ...

SPECIFICATIONS Others Microdrive and PowerPC are registered trademarks of International BusinessMachines Corporation. Apple, Macintosh and QuickTime are trademarks or registered trademarks ofApple Computer Inc. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of MicrosoftCorporation. CompactFlash is...

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