Sanyo VPC-X1200EX manual

VPC-X1200EX VPC-X1200 VPC-X1200GX INSTRUCTION MANUAL BASICS Digital Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b efore u sing the camera. Make sure to read and understand the separat e booklet “ SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manual in a saf e place f or later ref erence . T wo additional instruction manu als (both PDF files) are stored in [...]

i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE k FOR AMERIC AN USERS The f ollowing advisory is included in accordance wi th the la ws of the State o f Calif ornia (USA): W ARNING: This product contains chemicals , in cluding lead, kno wn to the State of Calif ornia to cause canc[...]

English ii FOR USERS IN THE USA About the battery ch arger IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS – SA VE THESE INSTR UCTIONS D ANGER – T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULL Y FOLLO W THESE INSTR UCTIONS h For conne ction to a supply not in the U .S.A., use an attachment plug adapter of th e proper configur ation f or the po wer out[...]

iii English P ARA LOS USU ARIOS DE EE.UU . Acerca del cargador de baterías INSTR UCCIONES IMPOR T ANTE SOBRE DE SEGURID AD - GU ARDE EST AS INSTR UCCIONES PELIGR O - P ARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIO O DESCARGAS ELÉCTRIC AS, SIGA CUID ADOSAMENTE EST AS INSTR UCCIONES h P ara la cone xión a una red de alimentación que no sea de EE.UU ., utilic[...]

English iv k FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. k FOR EU USERS The symbol mark and recycling systems descr ibed below app ly to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the wo rld. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf actured with high quality materials and components which[...]

v English HO W T O READ THIS MANU AL This instruction manual f or your camera is organized int o the follo wing sections. k SETUP Befor e taking pictures wit h your camer a, you will need to f amiliarize yourself with a f ew of its functions and complet e some setup steps. k BASIC O PERA TION An ex planation of the fundamental ope ration f or captu[...]

English vi SHOO T , PLA Y B A C K AND SA VE Install t he battery pa ck 1 Use the supplied charg er to charge the battery pack. h The CHARGE indicator is lit during charging. h The CHARGE indicator will tur n off when the batter y pack is fully charged. h Charging tak es appro ximately 120 min. 2 Open the batte ry/card compartment co ver, and insert[...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Before capturing those impor tant shots, be sure to first take a test shot to conf irm that y our camera is set up and read y to go i Sany o declines any claim for compensation f or recorded contents etc. i n case of photogra phing or recording f ailure due to a chance came ra or card fla w . Shooting 1 P[...]

English viii Playbac k k Still image playbac k 1 Press the playback button [ = ]. h The displa y switches to the Playback Screen. h T o view other images , press the [ l ] or [ m ] button. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] is pressed, the displa y returns to the Shooting Screen. k Video c lip playbac k 1 Press the playback button [ = ]. h The displa[...]

1 English CONTENTS CONTENTS ..... ................ ............... ................ ................... ............... ..... 1 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .................. .................. .. 3 Attaching th e handstrap ............ ................ ............... ................... ....... 4 Media cards that can be u sed with this cam [...]

English 2  APPENDICES SPECIFICA TIONS ......... ................... ............... ................ ................ .....55 Camera .... .................. ................ ................ ................ .................. .....55 Camera connectors .................... ................ .................. ................ ....58 Battery life [...]

3 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Hands trap: 1 i SANY O Software P ack (CD-ROM): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack (batte ry pack): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack charger and po wer cord i Dedicated USB interface cab le: 1 i Dedicated A V interface cable: 1 i “SAFETY MANU AL ” (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefu[...]

English 4 Attachin g the handstra p Media car ds that can be used with this came ra The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memory Card What “car d” means in this ma nual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memor y Cards that can be used in this digital camera are referred to as [...]

5 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES Installing/removing t he DC adaptor (Model V AR- A3: sold separately) Install in the camera's batt ery slot, and connect the A C adaptor . Use in conjunction with the A C adaptor. Attaching the DC ada ptor 1 Open the camera's battery/car d compartment cover . 2 Insert the DC adaptor into the b[...]

English 6 SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Lens Self-timer indicator Batter y/card comp ar tment cover ON/OFF b utton Flash Shutter bu tton USB/A V terminal T ripod stand hole Bottom Microphone Speaker[...]

7 English P ARTS NAMES Rear Zoom switch Monitor SET b utton Play back bu tton [ = ] [ n ] button [ o ] button [ l ] button [ m ] button Strap hol der SCENE but ton MENU button[...]

English 8 CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied ba tt ery pack before using it . 1 Connect the supp lied power cord to the socket on the battery pack charge r. h Insert the connector straight and secur ely . 2 Insert the battery pack in the batter y charger. h Insert it in the direction indicated by th e [ o ] mark on the batt e[...]

9 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK Charging the bat tery pack Be sure to fully charge the supplied or separately sold battery pack bef ore using it in your camer a. For chargin g the battery pack, use the supplied charger . Charge the bat tery pack if it is bein g used f or the first time, a nd recharge it whenev er the remaining charge is low[...]

English 10 About the CHARGE indicator The CHARGE indicator shows the status of the bat tery pack and the charger . Please ref er to the f ollowing tab le if the indicator flashes abnormally . CA UTION Do not charge the battery pac k immediately after the camera has been in continuous use for a long time i The battery pack becomes hot when the camer[...]

11 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK HINT About the internal backup batt ery i This camera’s interna l batter y ser ves to maintain the da te and time settings, as w ell as the shooting settings . The backup battery will be fully charged when the battery pack is k ept in the camera continuously f or about 2 day s. In the fully charged state ,[...]

English 12 INST ALL THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CARD Installation i The card can be used after it has been f or matted with the camer a. i Make sure th at the battery pack and card orientation are correct . 2 1 4 3 Open battery/card c ompartment cover on the bottom of the camer a. Inser t the batter y pack. Inser t the card all the w ay until it clic[...]

13 English INST ALL THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CARD CA UT ION Be careful when removing the car d i Do not attempt to f orcibly remov e the card. i Nev er remove the card when the camera is connected to a computer or printer , or when the self-timer indicator is flashing quic kly . In doing so, y ou risk losing the data stored in the card. Keep your [...]

English 14 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera In the record ing mode 1 Press the ON/OFF button. h The camera turns on. h The came ra turns on in the recording mode that w as active bef ore it was last turned off. In the play back mode 1 Press the playback button [ = ] for at least one sec ond. h The Pla yback Scre en appears on th[...]

15 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF About the auto po wer off function In order to preserve battery pack po wer when, f or ex ample, the camera has accidentally been left on, the camer a is furnished with an “auto power off ” function by which the camera automatically turns off after a cer tain period of inactivity (about 1 minute during [...]

English 16 D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image is captured so that you can displa y them during playbac k. Therefore , before capt uring images, make sure the correct date and time are set . Example: T o set the clock to 7: 30 p.m. on December 24, 2009 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on, and press [...]

17 English D A TE AND TIME S ETTING 4 Set the date and time. 1 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to change the y ear indication. h Y ou can press the [ m ] button to select the indicatio n you wish to change. h Repeat these steps t o select the month indication and da y indication, and se t the date to December 24, 2009. 2 Press the [ m ] button to s[...]

English 18 5 Press the SET button. h The date and time setting is comple ted, and you are ret urned to the Option Menu. h The Option Menu is canceled when the MENU button is pressed. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the battery pack is being repla ced, an internal batter y will maintain the date and time settings. Ho we ver , there is a small [...]

19 English BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Switchin g between the recor ding mode and playba ck mode Switch between shootin g and playing. 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Press the playback button [ = ]. h Each time the playback button is pressed, the camer a swit ches between the recording mode and the pla yback mode . [...]

English 20 How to switch the recording mode Y our camera can capture si ngle still photos (single-sh ot mode), record vi deo clips (video clip recording mode), and also capture a series of still photos (sequential shots mo de). 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Press the [ m ] button. h The screen to set the recording mode and the [...]

21 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Switching the disp lay mode In the record ing mode, you can select the eit her the “setting s display mode” which allows y ou to confirm the shooting settings on the monitor while you shoot, or the “normal displa y mode” in which the setting indica tions are turned off , providing a full vi ew of the subje[...]

English 22 Adjust the monitor brigh tness The brightness of the monitor is adjustab le. Adjust the brightness to the optimum reada bility in the ambi ent light. 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The monitor brightness menu appears. 3 Press the [ n ] and [ o ] buttons to adjust the brig[...]

23 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the camera sounds i The operatio n sounds that are ge nerated, f or example , when the shu tter butto n, MENU button or SE T button is pressed, ca n be muted. Where is the image data saved? i All the image and sound data is recor ded in the camera’ s internal memor y or on the c[...]

English 24 CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES There are two modes f or capturing still images. In the single-shot mode, one image is captured each time the shutter button is pressed. In the sequential shots mode, whe n you press t he shutte r button, se veral successive images are captured. F or more information about taking sequential sho[...]

25 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES 4 Release your finger from the shutter button. h The captured image is recorded. HINT About the target mark i A target mark & on the monitor sho ws the area the camera is f ocusing on. i The camera automatically determines the correct f ocus by measuring from 9 diff erent f ocus points with[...]

English 26 Shooting sequential shots When the shu tter button is pressed, still image s are captured in succe ssion. 1 Set the cam era to th e sequ ential shots mo de or the high -speed seque ntial shot s mode (pag e 20). 2 Press the shutter b utton to start shoo ting. h Shoo ting seque ntial sh ots begi ns. ■ Estima ted maxim um number o f sequ [...]

27 English CAPTURING AND P LA YING B A CK S TILL IMA GES HINT About the focus when shoo ting se quentia l shots i When sequential sh ots are cap tured, the autofocus operat es when the focus lock is activated, fixing the f o cus. Can the self-ti mer an d/or fl ash be used ? i The self- timer and flash do not operat e when shoo ting seq uential s ho[...]

English 28 Viewing still images The steps f or viewing both single shots and sequential shots are the same . 1 Press the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, ho wever , press the pl ayba ck bu tt on [ = ] f or at least 1 second. h The image most recent ly captured appears on the monitor . 2 View[...]

29 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES 9-image/20-i mage displa y playbac k 1 Press the playback button [ = ]. 2 Press [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The 9-image displa y appears. 3 S elect the im age to play back. h Press the arrow b uttons to mov e the orange fra me to the desired image , and press the SET but ton. Instead of p[...]

English 30 Folder pla ybac k A conv enient wa y to search through multiple f olders, or to search f or an image that was recor ded using Screen Capture. 1 Access the 9-image display screen (page 29). 2 Press [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch 2 time s. h The screen to select t he pla yback fo lder appears . h If [T] ([ ] ]) on the zoo m s witch is pres[...]

31 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magnify. 2 Press [T] ([ ] ]) on the zoom switch. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h Press the arrow b uttons to view diff erent parts of the magnified ima[...]

English 32 Zoom jump pla y bac k Y ou can magnify a por tion of a still image to check th e accuracy of the f ocus. 1 Display a still image to view using zoom jump playback. 2 Press the SET button. h The image is magnified. h If the magnified vie w appears to be in f ocus, then the ov erall image will be in f ocus. 3 P ress the arro w button s to m[...]

33 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GES Deleting fil es Y ou can delete files if you no longer need the m. Y ou can delete th e files one at a time , or all at once . 1 To delete files from the card, perf or m the delete procedure with the card instal led in the cam era. To delete files from th e camera’s internal memo ry, remove t[...]

English 34 <T o delete one fi le> 1 Use the [ l ] and [ m ] buttons to display the file you wish to de lete. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select “1 FILE”. h There is no confirmation screen when deleting si ngle files. Bef ore pressing the SET but ton in step 3 , please mak e sure that the displa yed image is one you wish to delete[...]

35 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YBA CK Recording a video clip 1 Set the camera to the video clip recording mode (page 20). 2 Press the shutter button. h Video clip recording begins. During recording, the length of the video cli p and the remainin g recording time a vailable are shown on the monitor . h It is not necessar y to continue press[...]

English 36 Playing bac k the video clip 4 Press the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, how ev er, press the pla yback button [ = ] f or at least 1 second. h The video clip just recorded appears on the monitor . h Video clips are indicated b y a video clip patt ern along the top and bottom of t[...]

37 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YBA CK Outline o f playback operation T o do this.. . Do this Stop pla yback During playbac k, press the [ o ] button. P ause Duri ng playback, press the SET button. During accelerated or slow pla yback, press the [ n ] b utton. T o extract a still image While playback is paused, press the shu tter button. T [...]

English 38 When y ou are finished vi ewing vide o cli ps... i Press the ON /OFF button to turn the came ra off. CA UTION How to sa ve one frame from a video c lip as a still image 1 Play back the video clip . Pause the playbac k at the point you wish to “snap” a photo . 2 Press the shutter b utton. i The currently displa yed frame is sa ved as [...]

39 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Y ou can select from a variety of preset settings (ape r ture, shutt er speed, etc.) for specific shooting conditions . 1 S et the camera to the reco rding mode (page 19), and press the SCENE button. h The screen to select a scene function appears . 2 Use the arrow buttons to select the desired setting. <Featu[...]

English 40 m : A vailab le n : N ot avail abl e * : Disabled du ring reco rding 3 Press the SET button. h This completes the scene select setting. h The displa y returns to the Shooting Screen. h The scene function set ting is shown on the moni tor . Scene function Feat ures Recording mode setting s O X _ Lamp Photogr aph in low-l ight conditions. [...]

41 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Capture a still image with a voice memo With the still-image-plus-audio a scene fun ction, y ou can add an audio track (abou t 10 seconds maximum) to a captured still image. This audio tr ack is called a “voice memo”. 1 On the screen to select a scene function (page 39), se lect a , and press the SET button. [...]

English 42 How to use th e best shot fea ture 1 Set the camera to the single-shot mode; on the screen to select a scene function (page 39), select 5 ; and press the SET button. 2 Press the shutter button. h While the settings change , four still images are shot in sequence. h After the images are captured, the fo ur still images are displa yed on t[...]

43 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION How to use the face chaser feature T o attain the best possib le face shots, th e camera automaticall y focuses on the f ace and adjusts the ex posure. 1 On the screen to select a scene function (page 39), se lect r , and press the SET button. 2 Aim the camera lens at the subject . h The camera searches f or the [...]

English 44 How to shoot using Smile Detection Captu re a photo at the inst ant the sub ject smiles. Normal shooting 1 On the scre en to set t he scen e funct ion (page 39), select n , and press the SET button. 2 Aim the cam era lens at the s ubject. h The cam era searches for the subject's face. When it de tects the face, a green fram e appear[...]

45 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION 4 Use the arrow buttons to move the orange frame to the area that encompasses the target subject's face. 5 Press the SET button. h The orange frame changes to yello w , and the Smile Detection area is fixed. h The camera adjusts the f ocus and exposure f or the framed f ace. h When the f ace is in focu s, th[...]

English 46 O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the zoom Y our camera has two zoom fun ctions: optical zoo m and digital zoom. 1 Set the camera to the recordi ng mode (page 19), and point the camera l ens at the sub ject. 2 Press the zoom switch to compos e the desired i mage. [T]: Zoom in on the subject . [W]: Zoom o ut. h When the zoom s witch is pre[...]

47 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTION S HINT Can’t access the di gital zoom? i The digital z oom cannot be used when the f ace chaser r , smile detecti on n or portrait mode G scene function is activ e, or the focus mode is set to AF seeker p . Can’t access the opti cal zoom? i When the f ocus ra nge is set to pan o or during video clip recordin[...]

English 48 Flash setting The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures where there is insuf ficient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in b acklight condi tions. Y our camera’ s flash has f our modes of operation (auto mod e, f orced flash mode, flash off mode and red-e ye redu ction mode). Select the flash mode that i s appropri[...]

49 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTION S 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the desired flash mode, and press the SET button. 3 Press the shutter button. h The picture is snapped and the fl ash op erates according to th e selected mode. HINT When auto is selected... i The k icon indicating the flash setting is no t shown on the Shooting Scre[...]

English 50 Self-timer Self-timer photog raph y is av ailable in the single-shot mode. 1 Set the camera to the single-shot mode (page 20), and press the [ m ] ( ) button. h The self-timer men u appears. 2 Use the [ n ] and [ o ] buttons to select the des ired self-timer setting, and press the SET button. h The self-timer is set, and y ou are returne[...]

51 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTION S HINT i The countdo wn time until shutte r release is shown gr aphically on the monitor . T o pause or cancel the self-timer functi on... i If the shutter b utton is pressed again be fore the sh utter is released, the self-timer countdow n temporarily stops. Press the shutt er button one more time to restar t t[...]

English 52 Focus range 1 Set the camera to the recordi ng mode (page 19), and press the [ o ] ( R ) button. h The fo cus range men u appears . o : The f ocus operates within the ranges sho wn below (pan). <Still image shooting> i At maximum aperture setting: 2.5 m (8.20 ft.) to ∞ i At minimum ap er ture setting: 2 m (6.56 f t.) to ∞ <V[...]

53 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTION S 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the desired focus range, and press the SET button. h The specified f ocus range is set, and the camera returns to the Shooting Screen. HINT i In the single-sh ot mode and sequential shots mode , when the focus range is set to mac ro + , the zoom is automaticall y set[...]

English 54 How to use th e manual f ocus 1 Select manual - from the f ocus range menu, and press t he SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustment bar appears. 2 Press the [ l ] or [ m ] button to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The f ocus distance is set, and y ou are returned to the Shooting Screen. HINT About the focus ran[...]

55 English APPENDICES SPECIFICA TIONS Camera Image file f ormat Still images : JPEG format (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the J apan Electronics and Inf or mation T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is standard f or digital still camera image files to prov ide interoper a[...]

English 56 Lens 3.0× optical zoom lens f=6.3 mm to 18. 9 mm (35 mm film camer a conv ersion: 35 mm to 105 mm) Aut ofo cus, 5 groups , 6 elements (4 with aspheric surf aces) Aperture Open F=3.1 (Wide) to 5.9 (T ele) Exposure control type Programmab le AE Exposure correction a vailable fr om the Recording Menu (0±1.8EV in 0.3EV steps) Light-measuri[...]

57 English SPECIFICA TIONS Monitor 2.7-inch (6.9 cm) TFT color LCD Appro x. 230,000 pix e ls (F rame cover age: Approx. 100%) Brightness adjustment: 5-step Flash working range GN = 5.2 Appro x. 60 cm (23.62 in.) to 3.3 m (10.83 ft.) (Wide) Appro x. 60 cm (23.62 in.) to 1.7 m (5.5 8 ft.) (T ele) Flash modes Aut o-flash, fo rced flash, flash off , re[...]

English 58 Camera connectors Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully char ged battery pack at a 25°C (77°F) ambient temper ature. i The operati on time ma y vary depending on the condition s of the batt ery pack and the co nditions of use. Espec ially when used at temperatures below 10°C (5 0°F), the battery pack operatio[...]

59 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossible Number of Ima ges/Video Recor ding Time/A udio Recor ding Time i Up to 9 hours of continuous audio recording is possib le. i When recording a video clip using an 8 GB card, recor ding terminates when the siz e of the file currently being recorded reaches a pprox. 4 GB. i The v alues were determined using an SD M[...]

English 60 Supplied battery pack c harger i The VPC -X1200GX model is supplie d with a power cord that is appropr iate for the region of destinatio n. i When u sing the s upplied b attery pack charger a broad, the power cord may need to be repl aced in acco rdance with local re quirement s. Please cont act your local dealer for details. Supplied Li[...]

61 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Mac OS and QuickTime are tr ademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U .S. and other co untries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries. Intel and P entium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation (USA). In this manual, the Microsoft ® Wind[...]

English 62 Before capturing those impor tant shots, be sure to fi rst take a test shot to confirm tha t y ou r camera is set up and ready to go i Sany o Electric shall not be held responsib le for an y problems resulting from the use of this camera. i Sany o Electric declines all responsi bility f or damages due to improper use of the camera , f ai[...]

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