Sanyo VPC-X1200GX manual

Important note This manual e xplains how to saf ely operate t he VPC-X1200EX, VPC-X1200 and VPC-X1200GX. Any inf ormation regarding on ly one of these products wi ll be labeled as such. VPC-X1200EX VPC-X1200 VPC-X1200GX INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b efore u sing the camera. Make sure to read and under[...]

i English HO W T O READ THIS MANU AL  Symbols used in this manual HINT P oints giving some extended instructions or special points to pa y attention to . CA UTION P oints that require special atte ntion. (page xx) Refer t o the page indicated f or detailed inf ormation. Y ou may find the ans wers t o questions or problems co ncerning camera oper[...]

1 English CONTENTS CONTENTS ..... ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ..... 1  SETUP ACCESSING THE MENUS ........... ............. ............. ................ ............. .. 3 How to display the menu s ...... .............. ............... ............. ............. 3 How to operate the me[...]

English 2  OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV ...... ............. ............... .............. ............. .......... 37 DIRECT PRINTING ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. .......... 38 Print prepara tions .... ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. 38 To [...]

3 English A CCESSING THE MENUS Detailed camera settings ar e accessed from the menus. How to displa y the menus 1 Turn on the camera, and set i t to the recording or playback mode. h Set the camera t o the recording mode to displa y the Recording Menu, or the play back mode to displa y the Pla yback Menu. 2 Press the MENU button. h The menu f or th[...]

English 4 How to opera te the menus Use the arrow b uttons to select the item y ou wish to change, press the SET butto n, and the corresponding screen will appear . 1 Di splay the menu (page 3). 2 Se lect the s or = tab. Display the Recor ding Menu: Select the s tab. Display the Pla yback Men u: Select the = tab . Display the Option Menu: Select th[...]

5 English A CCESSING THE MENUS Overvie w of the Menu s Recording Menu OFF 12 M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 1/2 RECORDING MENU RESOLUTION COMPRESSION EXP MEASURE FOCUS MODE ISO OK EXIT WHITE BALANCE EXP COMPENSATION INSERT DATE ON IMAGE i 7 and 8 are disp lay ed when you pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to scroll.[...]

English 6 1 Resolution men u/video size menu <Single-shot/sequential shots mode> 2 Compressio n rate menu (single-shot/sequential shots mode only) 3 Focus mode menu (page 13) 4 Light-measuring mode menu 5 ISO sensitivity men u (page 14) 6 White balance men u (page 15) 7 Exposure correction menu h Change the brightness of the image. 8 Date imp[...]

7 English A CCESSING THE MENUS Playbac k Menu i 7 through 0 ar e displa yed when you press t he [ n ] or [ o ] button to scroll. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 RESIZE REP AIR DISTORT FILE COPY PRINT INSTRUCTIONS PROTECT SLIDESHOW R O TAT E BLUR CORRECTION CONTRAST CORRECT RED-EYE CORRECT . PLA YBACK MENU 1/2 OK EXIT[...]

English 8 1 [Slideshow] h Play back the images in a slideshow f ormat. 2 [Protect ] (page 17) h Protect data from accidental erasure (write protect). 3 [Rotate] (page 18) h Rotate still images. 4 [Blur correction] ( page 19) h Correct th e effects of camera shake in still images . 5 [Contrast correct] (page 20) h Add contrast (light and dark) t o t[...]

9 English A CCESSING THE MENUS Option Men u i 7 through A ar e displa yed when you press t he [ n ] or [ o ] button to scroll. 0 SOUND CLOCK SET ST ARTUP DISPLA Y OPTION MENU POST VIEW 1sec BRIGHTNESS LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM 1/2 OK EXIT @ A 8 7 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 AUTO POWER OFF FILE NO. CONT’D FORMA T RESET SETTINGS NTSC ON[...]

English 10 1 [Clock set] h Set the came ra’ s internal clock. 2 [Startup display] h Select the displ ay that appears on the monitor when the camera is turned on in the recording mode. DA T E & T I M E : The camera's date and time setting is sho wn. SANY O : The SANY O logo is shown. OFF : No startup display . 3 [Sound] h Adjust the sound[...]

11 English SHOO TING RECORDING SETTINGS Recording and playin g back au dio files In the video clip recording mode, your camera can mak e audio recordings . The audio recordings are monaural . Record an audio file 1 Displa y the Recording Menu for the video clip recor ding mode (page 3) . 2 Select the audio recording icon < from the video size me[...]

English 12 Playing bac k audio recor dings 1 101-0018 2009.12.24 PLA Y Display the desired audio data. h A musi cal note g raphic appear s on the screen. 2 Pl ay back the recording. HINT i During 5× or f aster acceler ated pla yback, the audio is no t pla yed bac k. T o do t his... Do this F orward pla yback Press the SET butt on. Stop pla ybac k [...]

13 English RECORDING SETTINGS Focus area sett ing Y ou can choose from diffe rent types of autof ocus: 9-point range finder focus: The correct f ocus is determined from 9 different f ocus points within the shooting area visible on the monitor . When the image is focused, a target mark & appears. Spot focus: The camera f ocuses on the subject in[...]

English 14 I ISO se nsitivity With the initial set tings, the ISO sensitivity is aut omatically set according to the br ightness of the su bject. Howev er, the ISO sensitivi ty can be set to a fixed setting. HINT i By setting a high er ISO se nsitivity , you ca n set hig her shutte r spee ds and capture images in darker l ocations, but nois e in th[...]

15 English RECORDING SETTINGS White balance This camera automaticall y adjusts the white balance under most ligh ting conditions. Ho we ver , if you want to specif y the lighting conditions or change the ov erall tone of the image, the white balance can be manually set. 1 Display the Recording Menu (page 3) . 2 Select “WHITE BALANCE” and press [...]

English 16 Date imprint Y ou can choose to hav e the date the image w as captured imprinted on t he image. HINT About the capture date and date imprinting i When an image is edited, the dat e of the image file changes to the date and time the image wa s edited. How ev er , the imprinted capture date remains unchanged. Is the sequential shots speed [...]

17 English PLA YBA CK P A GE 1 (B ASIC SETTINGS) PLA YB A CK SETTINGS Image pr otect Pre vent acci dental erasure of data . CA UTION i Eve n if the protect mode is set for cer t ain data files , they will be deleted if the card is ref ormatted.[...]

English 18 Rotating images Captured still images ca n be rotated to t he correct orie ntation for vie wing. HINT i On the 9 -image/ 20-image display playback, rotate d image s are shown in their or iginal or ientati on. i An imag e for which the protec t (locked) mode ha s been set cannot be rotat ed. Resiz e The size of a still image ca n be reduc[...]

19 English PLA YBA CK SETTINGS Blur correction Correct the eff ects of camera mo vemen t (camera shak e) to produce a sharper image. HINT About the blur correction icon i On the Blur C orrection Screen, an icon indicating the degree of blur appears. : Blur correction unnecessa r y or blur co rrection completed. : Blur correction possib le : Blur co[...]

English 20 Contrast correction Add contrast (light and dark) to an image to make it clearer . HINT Concerning the date and time information for the modified image i The date displa y that is shown when an edit ed image is pla yed ba ck is the date that the image w as saved after it was modified.[...]

21 English PLA YBA CK SETTINGS Red-eye corre ction If you ph otograph your sub jects at n ight usin g the flas h, they may appear in the image with glowing red eyes (red -eye effect). Now you can amen d the imag e so that th e subje cts’ eyes appear m ore natu ral (red-eye correct ion). Disto rti on correction Correct the curvature (distor tion) [...]

English 22 Print order s (DPOF) In addition t o using yo ur printer to print out stil l images captured wit h your camera, as with co nv entional film, y ou can hav e prints made at shops o ffering digital pr int ser vices. Moreover , this ca mera is DPOF-compatible , so you can use the camera to specify t he number of prints, or whether or not the[...]

23 English PLA YBA CK SETTINGS HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i T o print with a printer or hav e the digital print ser vice shop print out a still image from a video clip, you must first sav e it (extract still) as a still image. About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a p rint order fo rmat. Y o u can connect [...]

English 24 Specifying date imprin ting and number of prints Y ou can specify print settings for each individ ual image (EA CH IMA GE), or apply the print se ttings to all t he images on the card (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the screen t o set the print set tings (page 22) . 2 Specify the printing Specify the printing instructions? instructions? Specif[...]

25 English PLA YBA CK SETTINGS 4 Specify the number of prints and whether the date is imprinted. 1 OK OK OK EACH IMAGE EACH IMAGE EACH IMAGE : : 0 DATE DATE DATE 1 OK OK OK EACH IMAGE EACH IMAGE EACH IMAGE : : 0 DATE DATE DATE h Please specify the nu mber of prints bef ore setting the da te imprint setting. The date imprint setting cannot be set un[...]

English 26 Clearing all the print settings Delete the print settings f or all images. 1 Di splay the screen t o set the print set tings (page 22) . 2 Specify the printing Specify the printing instructions? instructions? Specify the printing instructions? EACH IMAGE ALL IMAGES ALL CLEAR OK OK OK Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Pres s the SET button. h The[...]

27 English PLA YBA CK SETTINGS Slideshow pla ybac k T o st op slideshow pl ayba ck, press the SET button or MENU but ton. HINT i Aud io data is not pla yed during slidesho w play back.[...]

English 28 Displa ying image pr operties (Info rmation Screen) On the Inf ormation Screen you can chec k what the settings were when an image was capture d. 1 Di splay the desired im age. 2 Pres s and hold the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU button is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is canc[...]

29 English OPTION OPTION SETTINGS File No. continued sett ing If a newly f or matted card is used, the file name (image number) of the captured image automatically begins from 000 1. If the card is subsequently ref ormatted, or if a differen t refo rmatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the file number contin ue[...]

English 30 i If Card B already has files in it when it replaces Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows. When the highest file number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lower than the highest file number on Car d A: the file name of t he ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file name recorded on Card A. Card A 0001, 0002 ..... 0012, 0013 Car[...]

31 English OPTION SETTINGS Initializing the card memory and interna l memory A card must be formatted with this came ra: i After purchasing, when used f or the first time, or i If it was f ormatted using a personal computer or another digital camera. The card cannot be ref ormatted if the lock s witch is set to the “L OCK” position. Proce ed wi[...]

English 32 Resetting the ca mera settings Reset the camera to the f actor y-preset settings . HINT i Note that the f ollowing settin gs do not change with this procedure: Date and time setting Language setting TV system setting File No. continued setting[...]

33 English OPTION SETTINGS Checki ng the remainin g internal me mory and card memory Y ou can check the possible n umber of images, audi o recording time and video clip recording t ime remaining on t he card. 1 143 00:06:05 Remaining number o f images Remaining recording time <Still Image Shooting Screen> <Video Clip Recording Screen> P[...]

English 34 For audio data 1 13:23:29 Remaining recording time Set the camera to the audio recording mode (pag e 11) . h The remaining audio record ing time is shown. HINT i When the remaining number of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot captu re any more images. T o capture more images, either install a ne w card, [...]

35 English CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y CHARGE When using the battery pack, t he remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to check this indicator be fore capturing an image. 1 134 Battery pack remainin g charge indicator Press the ON/OFF button t o turn the camera on. h The battery pack remaining charge indicato[...]

English 36 HINT i If any data is present, you can also chec k the remai ning battery pack charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 28) . i Battery life ma y diff er ev en among batter y packs of the same typ e. i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the n umber of times the flash is used, etc. ) or the ambient temperature ( temperatures bel[...]

37 English O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Connect the su pplied A V interfa ce cable from the USB/A V terminal on the digital camera to the A UDIO and VIDEO input t erminals on the TV . Playbac k i After connecting th e digital camer a to the tele vision, set t he TV input s witch to VIDEO input. i When an A V interface ca ble i[...]

English 3 8 DIRECT PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge function. By connecting the ca mera directly to a PictBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (P ictBridge printing). Print preparat ions 1 Turn the printer on, and use the supplied USB interface cable to connect the camera [...]

39 English DIRECT PRINTING 2 : 1 : 1 DATE DATE DATE PRINT PRINT PRINT Print this image? Print this image? Print this image? Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the images to print appears. CA UTION Caution when connecting a printer i If the po wer to th e printer is turned off while it is connected, the camera may[...]

English 40 T o select one image an d print it (pri nt selected imag e) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 3 8 ). 2 : 1 : 1 DATE DATE DATE PRINT PRINT PRINT Print this image? Print this image? Print this image? Press the [ l ] or [ m ] button. h Display the image you wish to print.[...]

41 English DIRECT PRINTING 3 1 : : 1 DATE DATE DATE PRINT PRINT PRINT Print this image? Print this image? Print this image? Specify the number of prints or date-imprinted prints. <Specifying the number of prints> h Press the [ n ] or [ o ] bu tton to specify the number of prints. h Press the [ n ] or [ o ] bu tton until the desired number of [...]

English 42 T o print all the images (all images) Print all of the images. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 38). 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The PictBridge Me nu appears . 3 Se lect “PRINT ALL IMAGES”, and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 4 Spec ify the number of prints or date-imprinted prints. <Specifying the[...]

43 English DIRECT PRINTING T o prin t the ima ges that are set to print (p rint reserved images) Proced ure to pr int a ll the ima ges tha t are set t o pri nt. 1 Make t he print s ettings (page 2 2), and comple te the p rinting s etup (pag e 38). 2 Press t he MEN U bu tton. h The P ictBridg e Menu appears. 3 Select “D POF”, and press the SET b[...]

English 44 T o c hange the printer settings and print images (change prin ter settings) Images are p rinted according to settings spe cified by the camera, such as paper type, siz e, la y out, printing quality , etc. 1 Compl ete the printing setup (page 3 8 ). 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The PictBridge Me nu appears . 3 VALUES VALUES VALUES VALUES [...]

45 English DIRECT PRINTING 4 Adjust the printer sett ings. 1 Use the arro w buttons to select a printer setting parameter , and press the SET button. h The screen to set the selected par ameter appears . 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] b u tton to adjust the s etting, and press the SET button. h The selected parameter is set, and y ou are returned to th[...]

English 46 APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED Q UESTIONS If you h av e a question about t he camera opera tion, you mig ht find the ans wer in this compilation of co mmonly asked question s. Question Answer Action Pow e r Why d oesn’t the powe r turn on? Due to cold temperatures , the battery pack temporarily lost its powe r . Place the camer a in your p[...]

47 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting Are the settings retained e ven after the camer a is turned off? — All settings except the self-time r and the e xposure correction are retained e ven aft er the camera is turned off . Which resolution setting should I use? — Select the resolution setting according to the intended use . I j D z : Ap[...]

English 4 8 Shooting How can I get the distant vi ew into f ocus? — Set the scene function to the landscap e mode when photogr aphing. Or , set the focus range setting to manual f ocus - , and set the dist ance to ∞ . Monitor When used in cold weather , why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Condition due to the liquid crystal[...]

49 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why is the image too bright? The subject was too bright. When capturing an image, de vise a wa y to compensate f or a bright subject, f or ex am p l e, by changing the shooting angle . Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is no t lock ed properly . Hold the camer a correctly , and when the i[...]

English 50 Viewing images Why isn’ t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not a malfunction. Why isn’ t the captured image clear? The image was captured using the digital z oom. Not a malfunction. Zoom in only within the optical zoom range when shooting. Can I play back image [...]

51 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Misc. Why can’t the camera be operated? A temporary inter nal circuitr y problem ma y be the cause. Remov e the battery pack from the camera, w ait a fe w minutes, then reinstall the battery pack and try again. Can I use my camera abroad? — If you ha ve questions about using the power cord abroad, please con[...]

English 52 TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camer a to the repair shop , check the follo wing table f or a possible solution to the prob lem. B: BASIC INSTR UCTION MANUAL A: AD V A NCED INSTR UCTION MANU AL CAMERA Proble m Cause Action Refe rence page Pow e r No power . The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack. B-8 The battery pack [...]

53 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting An image is not captured when the shutter butto n is pressed. The maximum number o f images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reache d. Install a new card. B-12 Delete the images that are not necessar y . Sav e the images to separate media, then delete all the images from the[...]

English 54 Shooting When zoomin g in or out, the zoom mov ement stops momentarily . The optical zoom has mov ed to the maximum magnification position. Not a malfunction. Release the zoom s witch, and press it again. B-46 There is noise in the captured image. The ISO sensitivity setting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower set ting. A-6, [...]

55 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images The image is too dark. The subject was lit from behind. Use the f orced flash mode. B-48 Use the ex posure correction function. A-6 There is not enough light. Adjust the ISO sensitivity setting. A-6, 14 The image is too br ight. The forced flash mode is selected. Select a diff erent flash mode. B-48 The su[...]

English 56 Viewing images The colors of the images captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the forced flash mode. B-48 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the white balance se tting correctly . A-6, 15 A part of the image is missing. The handstrap or a finger w as bloc king the lens. Hold t[...]

57 English TROUBLESHOO TING Notes regarding th e scene fun ction Y The macro + f ocus ra nge setting is not a vailab le. G The pan o , macro + and manual f ocus - focus range settings are not av ailable . The AF seek er p f ocus mode settin g is not av ailable. The digital zoom is not a vailab le. _ The resolution cannot be set to t or more. The fl[...]

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