Sanyo VPC-S60 manuale d’uso

VPC-S60EX VPC-S60 INS TRUCTION MANU AL Digital Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “ SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains how to saf ely oper ate the VPC-S 60EX and VPC-S60.[...]

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

English ii k FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. k FOR EU USERS Note: i This symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf a ctured with high quality materials and components which ca n b[...]

iii English GETTING UP AND R UNNING Install t he battery 1 Open the battery/car d cover, and insert the batteries. h The battery/card cov er is located on the bottom of the ca mera. 2 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. h The Shooting Screen appears . Battery/card cover Batteries 180 ON/OFF button[...]

English iv Shooting k Single shot (still image) photogra phy 1 Pr ess the [ m ] button. h The screen to set the shooting mode and self timer appear s. 2 Pr ess the [ m ] button to select the single shot mode, and press the SET button. h An icon in th e upper left area of the monitor indicates the active shooting mode setting. c : Single shot mode P[...]

v English Playbac k k Still image playback 1 Press the playback button [ = ]. h The display s witches to the Pla ybac k 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 clip pla ybac k 1 Press the playback button [ = ]. h The display s[...]

1 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an abun dance of con venie nt f eatures and functions . F rom creating precisely the ph oto you want, to vie wing images using v arious techniques, y ou can locate the e xact oper ation f or your purposes in the follow ing t able. Basic operation Con venient functions Additional functions Shooti[...]

English 2 Shooting/recording Shoot in dark conditions • “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 65 • “FLASH SETTING” on page 48 • “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (night view mode) on page 44 Increase the camera’ s sensitivity “ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 62 Photographing people • “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (cosmetic mode/por trait mode/[...]

3 English Pl ayba ck Getting started viewing imag es • “Pla ying b ack the vi deo clip” on page 41 • “Viewing still images” on page 33 Searc h f or image data • “9-image d isplay pla ybac k” on page 34 Magnify an image • “Magnifying (zooming in) the im age” on page 35 Check the f ocus status • “Zoom jump pl a yback” on[...]

English 4 CONTENTS QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ............... .................. ..................... ..1 CONTENTS .... .................. .................. ................... .................. ...............4 CHECKING THE INCL UDED ACCESSORIES ............. ..................... ....7 GETTING THE MO ST OUT OF YOUR CAM ERA ......... ...........[...]

5 English CONTENTS  PLAYBACK DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU ....................... ........... ............. . 66 IMAGE P ROTECT ...... .................. .................. ..................... ................ 68 ROTATE IMAG E . .................. .................. ................... .................. ........ 7 0 CHANGING IM AGE SIZE (RESI[...]

English 6  OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV ........... ..................... .................. ................... 102 DIRECT PRINTING ............. .................. .................. ................... ........103  APPENDICES COMMONLY A SKED QUESTIONS ...... ..................... .................. ......111 TROUBLESHOO[...]

7 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Hands trap: 1 i SANY O Software Pac k (CD-ROM): 1 i AA alkaline batteries: 2 (batteries made e xclusive ly to be used as included accessories) i Dedicated A V interface cable: 1 i Dedicated USB interface cab le: 1 i “SAFETY MANU AL” (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully b[...]

English 8 Attachin g the handstra p Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are: i SD Memory Card i Multi Media Card What “car d” means in this man ual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards that can be used in this digital camera are ref erred to as [...]

9 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA It’ s loaded with lot s of functions that are possib le only in a digital camer a, including a super-quic k f ocus, an easy-to-u nderstand guidance disp lay on a large screen, a more e xtensiv e scene function, and more . Y ou’ll ne ver miss a photo opportunity , thanks to the quic k f ocus: T ouch[...]

English 10 k Abundant scene functions Y ou can select from a v ariety of preset settings (aperture, shutter speed , etc.) fo r specific shooting conditions. k Speedy mode-switc hing Switch the shooting mode from stil l images to video clips to sequential shots with a single b utton opera tion. USE AUTO SETTINGS USE AUTO SETTINGS AUTO AUTO VIDEO CLI[...]

11 English SYSTEM MAP The included accessories can be used to co nnect you r camera to a computer , printer or TV . By connecting the camera to y our computer , you can, f or e xam- ple, cop y your photos to the computer’ s hard disk. Y ou can connect it to a printer for dir ect printing of your phot os. Or take the card to a photo shop to hav e [...]

English 12 SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Lens Flash PC/A V ter minal cov er ON/OFF button Shutter button Self-timer indicator Mirror: Check the camer a angle when taking a p icture of yourse lf . T ouch sensor indicator Microphone[...]

13 English P ARTS NAMES Rear Bottom MENU button Zoom switch [W]/[T] Monitor SET button Speaker T r ipod stand hole Play back b utton [ = ] Batter y/card cover [ n ] button [ o ] but ton [ l ] butt on [ m ] butt on Strap hol der Illumination sensor • Detects the ambient brig htness and automatically adjusts the bright ness of the monitor according[...]

English 14 INST ALLING THE BA TTERIES AND CARD Y our camera has an internal memory , which means that you ca n take phot os ev en when no card is installed. By using a card, howe v er , yo u will be able to take man y more photos . The card can be used after it ha s been f or matted with the camera (page 95). 1 Ope n the battery/card cover. h While[...]

15 English INST ALLING THE BA TTERIES AND CARD 3 Insert the card. h Firmly inser t the card until it clicks into pl ace. 4 Close the battery/card cove r. When removing the card... h T o remove the car d, press it down, and then rel ease. The card will protrude slightly , and you can then pull it out . Keep y our finger on the card until it is compl[...]

English 16 CA UTION Be careful when remo ving the car d. i Do not attempt t o f orcibly re mov e the card. i Nev er remove the card when th e camera is connect ed to a computer or printer , or when the self-timer indicat or is flashing quick ly . In doing so , you risk losing the data stored in the card. Manganese batteries cannot be used. i Not on[...]

17 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera In the shooting mode 1 Press the ON/OFF button. h The camera turns on. h The camera turns on in the shooting mode that w as activ e bef ore it was last turned off. In the pl a yback mode 1 Press the playback button [ = ] for at least one second. h The Play back Screen appears on the mo[...]

English 18 About the auto po wer off function In order to preserve battery power when, fo r example , the camera has accidentally been left on, the ca mera is furnished with an “auto pow er off” function b y which the camera automa tically turns off after a cer tain period of inactivity (about 1 minute during shooting or about 3 min utes during[...]

19 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and ti me an image is captured so that you can display the m during playb ack. Theref ore, befo re capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are se t. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p .m. on December 24, 2006 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on, and pres[...]

English 20 4 Set the date and time. 1 Press the [ m ] b utton to select the year i ndication. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] bu tton to change the ye ar indication. h Repeat thes e steps to select the month indication and da y indication, and set the date to December 24, 2006. 3 Press the SET bu tton or the [ m ] button to select the t ime indication. [...]

21 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 5 Press the SET button. h The date and time setting is completed, and y ou are returned to the Option Menu. h The Option Menu is canceled when the MENU button is presse d. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the batt eries are being replaced, an internal battery will maintain the date and time settings. Howe v e[...]

English 22 BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES How to hold the camera Hold the camera secu rely , keeping your elbo ws close to your body and making sure the camera is stabl e. Make sure tha t the lens and flash are not b lock ed by your finge rs or the handstrap . HINT i Images captured in the still image shooting mode can be rot ated when th[...]

23 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES About the touch sensor (touch f ocus) With the touch sensor , the image is fo cuse d simply by a light finger -touch on the shutter button (f ocus loc k). With t he subject in f ocus, just gently press the shutter butt on to take the pictu re for a perf ectly focused image. At the same time, t he touch sensor is t[...]

English 24 Using the autof ocus The autof ocus will wo rk in almost all situations; ho we ver , there are certain conditions that ma y cause the autof ocus function to not work properly . If the autof ocus function is not working properly , set the focus range to ca pture images (page 52). k Conditions that may cause incorrect focus The fo llowing [...]

25 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES The foll owing e xamples are so me of the situations where th e autof ocus function ma y work, but not as desired. i When both near and far objects are present Use the f ocus-loc k function to loc k the fo cus on an object at the same dist ance as the desired subject, then rep osition the camera to compo se the pi[...]

English 26 Switching between th e shooting mode and playbac k m ode Switch between the shootin g mode and the pla yback mode . 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h Each time the pla yback b utton is pressed, the camer a s witches between th e shooting mode and the pla yback mode . HINT T o turn the[...]

27 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES How to s witch the shooting mode Y our camera can capt ure single still photos (single sh ot shooting mode), record video clips (video clip recording mode), an d also capture a series of still photos (se quential shots sh ooting mode). 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Press the [ m ] button. h Th[...]

English 28 Switching the displa y mode In the shooting mode , you ca n select the either the “sett ings displa y mode” which allows y ou to confi rm the shooting settings on the monitor while you shoot, or the “normal display mode” in which the setting indicati ons are turned off, providing a full vie w of the subject. 1 Pres s the ON/OFF b[...]

29 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Adjust the monitor brightness The brightness of the monitor is adjustab le. Adjust the brightness t o the optimum readabilit y in the ambient 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 Screen appears . 3 Press the [ n ] and [ o ] [...]

English 30 Hints for taking pict ures Muting the camera sounds i The operation so unds that are gener ated, f or e xample , when the shutter button, MENU b utton or SET b utton is pressed, can be m uted (page 85). Where is the i mage data sa ved? i All the image and sound data is recorded in the ca mera’ s inter nal memory or on the card installe[...]

31 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES There are two modes f or capturing still image s. In th e normal still image mode, one image is capture d each time the shutter b utton is pressed. In the sequential shots mode , when y ou press the shutter button, se veral successive images are captured. F or more inf ormation about taking seq[...]

English 32 3 Ge ntly press the shutter button. h Press the shutter bu tton gently , taking care not to mov e the camer a. h The image that was captur ed appears on the monitor as long as the shutter b utton is kept pressed (post view). 4 Releas e your finger from the shutter button. h The captured image is recorded. HINT What is the camera fo cusin[...]

33 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING B A CK STILL IM A GES Viewing still images The steps fo r viewing both single shots and sequenti al shots are the same. 5 Press the play back button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, ho we v er , press the pla yback b utton [ = ] f or at least 1 second. h The image most rec[...]

English 34 9-image disp la y playback 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. 2 Pr ess [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The 9-image disp lay appears. 3 Se lect the image t o play back. h Press the arrow b uttons to mov e the oran ge frame to the desired image , and press the SET butt on. Instead of pressing the SET button, you can press [T] ([ ] ]) on[...]

35 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING B A CK STILL IM A GES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. 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 [...]

English 36 Zoom jump pla ybac k Y ou can magnify a portion of a still image to check the accuracy of the f ocus. 1 Di splay a still image to view using zoom jump playback. 2 Pres s the SET button. h The image is magnified. h If the magnified view appears to be in f ocus, then the ov erall image will be in f ocus. 3 Press the arrow buttons to move t[...]

37 English CAPTURING A ND PLA YING B A CK STILL IM A GES Erasing files Y ou can erase files that are stored on the card if y ou no longer need them. Y ou can erase the files one at a time , or all at once. 1 To erase data from the card, perform the delete procedure with the card installed in the camera. To erase data f rom the camera’s internal m[...]

English 38 <T o delet e one fil e> 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 DELETE SINGLE. 3 Press the SET bu tton. h The currently disp la yed fil e is delete d. h T o delete other file s, repea t steps 1 to 3 . CA UTION About protected images i Files that are prot[...]

39 English SHOO TING SEQUENTIAL SHO TS When the shutter butt on is pressed, still images are captured in succession. 1 Set the camera to the sequent ial shots mode (page 27). h If the resolutio n is set to k , the setting changes automatically to { . 2 Press the shutter button to start shooting. h Sequential shots shoot ing begins. <Estimated ma[...]

English 40 VIDEO CLIP RECORD ING AND PLA YB A CK Record ing a video c lip 1 Se t the camera to the video clip recording mode (page 27). 2 Pres s the shutter button. h Video clip recording begins. During re cording, the recording time is sho wn on the moni tor . h It is not necessar y to continue pressing the shutter button while shooting. 3 En d th[...]

41 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Playin g back th e video c lip 4 Press the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, ho we v er , press the pla yback butto n [ = ] for at least 1 second. h The video clip just recorded appears on the monitor . h Video clips are indicated by a video cli[...]

English 42 Outline of pla ybac k operation When y ou are finish ed viewi ng video c lips... i Press the ON /OFF b utton to tur n the camera off. CA UTION If no audio is heard... The audio is not pla yed b ack wh en the video cli p is pla y ed bac k in the f rame- by-fr ame, fa st pla ybac k or re verse pla ybac k mode . T o do this... Do this Stop [...]

43 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK CA UTION The data for a video clip is very large. i Theref ore, be a ware tha t if the video clip is uploaded to a computer to be pla yed bac k, the computer ma y not be able to play back the video f ast enough, making it appear jerky . (The video will always be displa y ed properly on the mon itor .)[...]

English 44 USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Y ou can select from a v ariety of preset settings (aperture, shutter speed , etc.) fo r specific shooting conditions. 1 Se t the camera to the shooting mode (page 26), and press the SCENE button. h The screen to sele ct the settings suitable f or the scene (shooting conditions) appears . 2 Use the ar row buttons[...]

45 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION m : Av ailable n : Not av ailable 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 setting is sho wn on the monitor . Scene setting F eatures Shootin g mode sett ing cP X ^ Fireworks For captur ing fireworks at night. mnm _ Lamp[...]

English 46 Capture a still image with a v oice memo With the still-image-plus-audio a scene fu nction, you can add an audio trac k (about 10 seconds maximu m) to a captured stil l image. This audio trac k is called a “voice memo”. 1 On t he screen to select the sc ene function settings (page 44), select a , and press the SET button. 2 Pr ess th[...]

47 English USING THE ZOOM Y our camera has t wo zo om functions: opt ical zoom and digital z oom. 1 Set the camera to the shooting mode (page 26), and point the camera lens at the subject. 2 Press the zoom switch to compose the desired image. [T]: Zoom in on the sub ject. [W]: Zoom out. h When the z oom s witch is pressed, the z oom bar appears on [...]

English 48 FLASH SETTING The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures where there is insuff icient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in backlight conditions. Y our camer a’ s flash has f our modes of operation (au tom atic flash mode , for ced flash mode, flash off mode and red-e ye red uction mode). Select the flash mode that [...]

49 English FLASH SETTING 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 the selected mode. HINT In the aut omatic flash mod e... i In the automatic flash mode , when the subject is in f ocus, a k icon appearing o[...]

English 50 SELF-TIMER Self-timer photog raph y is a vailab le in the single-sho t shooting mode. 1 Se t the camera to the shooting mode (page 26), and press the [ m ] button. 2 Use the [ n ] and [ o ] buttons to select the self-timer setting. 3 Pres s the SET button. h This completes the self-timer setting. y : The image is captured about 2 seconds[...]

51 English SELF-TIMER HINT T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the shutter b utton is presse d again bef ore the shutter is released, the self-timer countdow n temporarily stops. Press the shutter button one more time to restar t the self-timer. i T o cancel self-timer photograph y , set the self-timer setting to off c . i After the[...]

English 52 FOCUS RANGE 1 Se t the camera to the shooting mode (page 26), and press the [ o ] button. h The screen to set the f ocus range appears. 2 Pr ess 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 came ra returns to the Shooting Screen. HINT i When the f ocu[...]

53 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual f ocus 1 Set the focus r ange to manual - (page 52). 2 Press the SET button. h The focus dista nce adjustment bar appears. 3 Press the [ l ] or [ m ] button to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The focus distance is set, and you are returned to th e Shooting Screen. HINT About the fo[...]

English 54 SHOO TING A CCESSING THE RECORDING MENU Detailed shooting set tings are accessed from the Reco rding Menu. 1 Set the cam era to a sho oting mode (page 27). 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The Recording Men u corresponding to the shootin g mode set in step 1 appear s. h The Recording Menu can be canceled by pressing the MENU but ton . RECORDI[...]

55 English A CCESSING THE RECORDING MENU Overvie w of the Recor ding Men u RECORDING MENU TOUCH SENSOR RESOLUTION FOCUS METHOD ISO WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE[...]

English 56 1 T ouch sensor menu (page 57) 2 Resolution men u/video c lip mode menu (page 58 ) 3 Focus mode menu (page 61) 4 ISO sensitivity men u (page 62) 5 White balance men u (page 63) 6 Exposure correction icon (page 65) h Change the brightness of the image. i When you specify multi ple functions that cannot be simultaneously enabled, th e func[...]

57 English T OUCH SENSOR (T OUCH FOCUS) SETTING The touch sensor function, by which the autof ocus is activated by a finger- touch on the shutter button, can be set to ON or OFF . When the touch senso r function is set to OFF , the autof ocus is activ ated when y ou press the shutter button halfwa y; then gently press the shutt er button to snap th[...]

English 58 RESOLUTION/VIDEO CLIP SETTING By setting the i mage resolution (pix els) to a hi gher setting, i mage detail is enhanced f or a smoother, finer picture. Howev er , the file size als o becomes large and uses more me mory . Select the resolution settin g that suits your pur pose. 1 Display the Reco rding Menu (p age 54). 2 In the single sh[...]

59 English RESOLUTION/VIDEO CLIP SETTING Recor d and pla y bac k an audio fi le In the video clip recording mode, your camer a can make audio record ings. k Record an audio file 1 Displa y PAGE 1 of the Recor ding Menu for the video clip recording mode (page 54). 2 Select the audio recording icon < from the video clip mode menu, and press the SE[...]

English 60 k Playing back audio recor dings Listen to y our audio recordings . 1 Di splay the desired audio data. h A musi cal note g raphic ap pears on the screen. 2 Pl ay back the record ing. T o do this... Do this F orward pla ybac k Press the SET butt on. Stop pla ybac k During playb ack, pr ess the [ o ] b utton P ause During playbac k, press [...]

61 English FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from the f ollowing 2 ty pes of autof ocus (still image shooting only): 9-point range fin der focus: The correct focus is de termined from 9 different fo cus points withi n the shooting area visib le on the monitor . When the image is focused, a ta rget mark & appears. Spot focus: The camera focuses[...]

English 62 ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial se ttings, the ISO sensit ivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. Howe ver , the ISO sensi tivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Di splay the Recording Menu ( page 54). 2 Se lect “ISO” and press the SET button. h The ISO sensitivity menu appears . 3 Se lect the desired[...]

63 English WHITE B ALANCE This camera automaticall y adjusts the white balance und er most lighting conditions. Ho we v er , if y ou want to specify the lighting conditions or ch ange the ov erall tone of the image, the whit e balance can be manuall y set. 1 Display the Recording Menu (pa ge 54). 2 Select “WHITE BALANCE” a nd press the SET butt[...]

English 64 3 Se lect the desired icon, and press the SET button. h This completes the white balance setting. h Once the white balance sett ing is programmed f or the ] icon, it is retained e v en if another white balance se tting ( > , r , o , p , or q ) is selected. If you changed to ano ther setting, whene v er you select the ] icon and press [...]

65 English EXPOSURE CORRECTION When capturing images, y ou can make t he image lighter or darker . 1 Point the came ra lens at the subject, and display the Recording Menu (page 54). 2 Press the [ m ] and [ o ] buttons to select “EXPOSURE” and press the SET button. h The screen to adjust the ex posure appears. 3 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button t[...]

English 66 PLA YBA CK P AGE 1 (BASI C SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK MENU The Play back Men u is used to adjust your camer a’ s playback setting s. 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h The displa y changes to the Playback Screen. 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The Pla ybac k Menu appe ars. h The Pla yback Menu is canceled when th e MENU butt[...]

67 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK MENU Overvie w of the Pla ybac k Men u 1 [Protect] (page 68) h Protect data from accidental erasure (write protect ). 2 [Rotate image] (page 70) h Rotate still images . 3 [Resize] (page 71) h Reduce the resolution of a still image. 4 [Copy file] (page 72) 5 [Print setting] (page 74) h Specify the print setting[...]

English 68 IMA GE PR O TECT Pre vent acciden tal erasure of dat a. 1 Di splay the data that you want to protect from acci dental erasure, and display the Playback Menu (page 66). 2 Se lect “PROTECT” and press the SET button. h The screen to set the protect setting appears . 3 Se lect “YES” and press the SET button. h The protect mode is set[...]

69 English IMA GE PRO TECT CA UTION i Even if th e protect mode is set for ce r tain data files, the y will be erased if the card is ref ormatted (page 95). HINT T o select a different image in steps 2 and 3... i Press the [ l ] or [ m ] butt on. T o cancel the protect mode f or an image... i Display the desired data and repeat st eps 1 to 3 .[...]

English 70 R O T A TE IMA GE Captured still ima ges can be rota ted to the correct orientation f or vie wing. 1 Di splay the image you wish to rotate, and display the Playback Menu (page 66). 2 Se lect “ROTATE” and press the SET button. h The screen to rotate the image appears. 3 Se lect “YES” and press the SET button. h Each time the SET b[...]

71 English CHANGING IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) The size of a still image that has already been capt ured at a resolution of t or more can be cha nged to 1,6 00 × 1,200 pix els or 640 × 48 0 pix els. The resized image is sa ved as a se parate image . 1 Display the sti ll image whose size you want to change, and display the Playback Menu (page 66). 2 Sel[...]

English 72 COPY D A T A Images recorded in the ca mera’ s inter nal memory can be copied to the card, and like wise from the ca rd to the internal memory . 1 I nsert the card in the camera (page 14). 2 Di splay the Playback Menu (page 66). 3 Se lect “FILE COPY” and press the SET button. h The screen to cop y files a ppears. 4 Select the copy [...]

73 English COPY D A T A 5 Press the SET button. h The screen to select the type of copy appears. h The copy sour ce is shown in the backg round on the screen. COPY SINGLE: Copy the data f or one image. COPY ALL: Copy all the data from the copy source to the cop y destination. 6 Select the desired type of copy. <When selecting COPY SINGLE> 1 P[...]

English 74 PRINT SETTINGS In addition t o using y our printer to print out still images captu red with y our camera, as with co nv entional film, you can ha v e prints made at shops off ering digital pr int ser vices. Moreover , this ca mera is DPOF-compatib le, so y ou can use the camera to specify t he number of prints, wheth er or not the date i[...]

75 English PRINT SETTINGS HINT About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Fo rmat) is a print order f ormat. Y ou can connect your camer a to a DPOF-compati ble printer to produce y our prints. Y ou can also set t he print settings (page 108) for the de sired images , and then ha v e the reserved images printed automatically . About the fini[...]

English 76 Specifying date imprin ting and number of prints Y ou can specify print settings f or each individual imag e (EA CH IMA GE), or apply the print se ttings to al l the images on t he card (ALL IMA GES). 1 Di splay the scre en to set the pr int settings (page 74). 2 Select EACH IMAGE or ALL IMAGES. EACH IMA GE: The set pr int settings are a[...]

77 English PRINT SETTINGS 4 Specify the number of prints and whether the date is imprinted. h Please specify the nu mber of prints bef ore setting the da te imprint setting. The date imprint setting cannot be set until the nu mber of prints has been entered. <Specifying the number of prints> 1 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select “COPI[...]

English 78 5 Se lect EXIT, and press the SET button. h Y ou are retu rned to the displa y in step 2 . DATE COPIES 1 EACH IMAGE EACH IMAGE EXIT YES OK OK[...]

79 English PRINT SETTINGS Clearing all the print settin gs Delete the print settings f or all images. 1 Display the scr een to set the print settings (page 74). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the SET button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. YES: Clear the print settings f or all images. NO: Cancel the clear procedure and return to the scr[...]

English 80 SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK 1 Di splay the Playback Menu (page 66). 2 Se lect “SLIDESHOW” and press the SET button. h The screen to set the slidesho w appears. <Changing the transition speed or transition effect> 1 Select “TIM E” or “EFFECT”, press the SET b utton. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button t o change the set ting. 3[...]

81 English DISPLA YING IMA GE PR OPER TIES (INFORMA TION SCREE N) On the Inf or mation Screen you can check what the setti ngs were when an image was capt ured. 1 Display the desi red image. 2 Press and hold the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The Inf ormation Screen appears. h If the MENU b utton is pressed again, the Inf ormation Screen is c[...]

English 82 OPTION DISPLA YING THE OPTION MENU The Option Menu is used to adjust v ar ious camera settin gs. 1 Di splay the Recording Menu or Playback Menu. h Recording Menu, see page 54 h Pla yback Men u, see pa ge 66 2 Pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the option tab 3 . h The Option Men u appears . T o exit the Op tion Menu T o return to[...]

83 English DISPLA YING THE OPTION MENU Overvie w of the Option Men u AUTO OFF AUTO POWER OFF FILE NO. RESET FORMAT RESET SETTINGS CLOCK SET SOUND POST VIEW LCD BRIGHTNESS LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM OPTION MENU (1/2)[...]

English 84 1 [Date and time setting] (page 19 ) h Set the came ra’ s internal clock. 2 [Sounds] (page 85) h Adjust the sounds produce d by the camera. 3 [P ost-view] (pa ge 87) h Specify how long a still image is displa yed on th e monitor after it is capt ured. 4 [LCD brightness] (page 29) h Adjust the brightness of the monitor . 5 [Screen langu[...]

85 English SOUNDS Set the sounds (SOUNDS) that are produced b y the camera. 1 Display the Option Menu (page 82). 2 Select “SOUNDS” and press the SET button. h The screen to set the sounds appears. OPERA TION V OL: V olume setting for all camera b uttons. TURN ON/OFF: Mute or enable th e sound that is produced when the camera is turned on or off[...]

English 86 3 Se lect the desired item, and press the SET button. 4 Pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to change the setting. <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “AUDIO GUIDE” is selected> h The respectiv e screen to enab le or disable th e sound appears . ON: Activa tes the sound. OFF: Deactivates the sound. <If “SHUTTER” or “KEY SW” is sel[...]

87 English POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the duratio n that the captured image appear s on the monitor (post- view) aft er the shutter b utton is pressed. 1 Display the Option Menu (page 82). 2 Select “POST VIEW” and press th e SET button. h The P ost View Men u appears. 1SEC: The post-view image is displa yed for 1 second. 2SEC: The post-view ima[...]

English 88 SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor of y our camera t o displa y the messages in an y one of sev eral lan guages. 1 Di splay the Option Menu (page 82). 2 Se lect “LANGUAGE” and press the SET button. h The screen to select the displa y language appears . DEUTSCH: German ENGLISH: English ESP AÑOL: Spanish FRANCAIS: Fr en c h IT[...]

89 English TV SYSTEM SETTING Specify the type of image signal that is output from y our camera’ s PC/A V ter minal. 1 Display the Option Menu (page 82). 2 Select “TV SYSTEM” and press the SET button. h The TV System Menu appears. NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals . PA L : Outputs P AL video signals . 3 Select the desired setting, and press the[...]

English 90 A UT O PO WER OFF FUNCTION Y our camera has an “auto po wer off” fun ction whereb y the power automatically turns off after a sp ecified period of inactivity . The auto power off function works to conserve th e battery power when the camera is not being used, or to pre ve nt the batteries from dying if the camera has accidenta lly be[...]

91 English A UTO PO WER OFF FUNCTION 3 Select the desired option, and press the SET button. h The Standby Time Menu appears . 4 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the standby time. 5 Press the SET button. h The auto power off function is set. h T o retur n to th e Option Menu, pr ess the [ l ] button. OK OK AUTO POWER OFF AUTO POWER OFF RECO[...]

English 92 FILE No. RESET FUNCTION If a ne wly f ormatted (page 95) card is used, the file name (image n umber) of the captured image automatically beg ins from 0001. If the card is subsequently ref ormatted, or if a diff erent ref or matted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is be cause the file number reset function is set t[...]

93 English FILE No. RESET FUNCTION i If Card B a lready has image da ta in it when it replaces Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows . When the highest image number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lower than the highest image n umber on Card A: the file name of the next record ed image continues from last file name recorde d on Card A. When [...]

English 94 1 Di splay the Option Menu (page 82). 2 Se lect “FILE NO. RESET” and pres s the SET button. h The File Number Reset Menu appears. ON: The file number reset function is “ON”. OFF: The file number reset fu nction is “OFF”. 3 Se lect “OFF”, and press the SET button. h The file numbe r reset function was set to OFF . HINT i U[...]

95 English INITIA LIZING THE CAR D MEMOR Y AND IN TERNAL MEMOR Y A card must be f orm atted 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 “LOCK” position. Proce ed with the ref [...]

English 96 4 Se lect the desired format option, and press the SET button. h The Confirm Format Screen ap pears. 5 Se lect “YES”. 6 Pres s the SET button. h F ormatting begins. h During formatting, “FORMA TTING” and “DO NO T PO WER OFF” are shown on the monitor . CA UTION Caution during reformatting i Please do not turn off the camer a o[...]

97 English RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the factory-preset settings. 1 Display the Option Menu (page 82). 2 Select “RESET SETTINGS” and press the SET button. h The Reset Settings Men u appears . YES: Reset to the f actory-preset settings. NO: Do not change the setting s, and return to the Option Menu. 3 Select “YES”, an[...]

English 98 CHECKING THE REMA INING INTERN AL MEMOR Y AND CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check the possib le number of images, audio record ing time and video clip r ecording time remainin g on the card . F or a tab le sho wing the maximum n umber of image s and recordin g time f or the int ernal memory and fo r a specific card, please see “P ossible Numbe[...]

99 English CHECKING THE REMAINING IN TERNAL MEMOR Y AND CARD MEMOR Y For audio data 1 Set the camera to the a udio recording mode (page 59). h The remaining audio recordin g time is shown. HINT i When the remaining numb er of images or the remaining video recordi ng time is “0”, y ou cannot capture any more i mages. T o capture more imag es, ei[...]

English 100 CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y CHARGE When using batteries, the remainin g battery charge can be checked on the monitor . Make sure to check this indica tor bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the possib le length of time for batt ery operation, see page 127. 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. h The batte[...]

101 English CHECKING THE REMAININ G B A TTER Y CHARGE HINT i If any data is presen t, you can also chec k the remaining battery charge on the Inf ormation Screen (page 81). i Battery life ma y diff er e ven among bat teries of the same type. i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the numbe r of times the flash is used, et c.) or the ambien[...]

English 102 O THER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Connect the supplied A V interf ace cabl e from the PC/A V terminal on the digital camera t o the A UDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the TV . Playbac k i After connecting the digi tal camera to the t elevision, set the TV input s witch to VIDEO input. i When an A V interface cab le is [...]

103 English DIRECT PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge fun ction. By connect ing the camer a directly to a Pi ctBridge-enab led printer , the camera’ s monitor can be used to select images and initiate printing (PictBridge printing). Print preparatio ns 1 Insert the card containing t he images you wi sh to print in t he camera. 2 Turn t[...]

English 104 3 Se lect “PictBridge”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select t he images to print appears. CA UTION Caution when connecting a printer i If the powe r to the printer is turned off while it is connected, the camer a may not oper ate correctly . If the camera does not oper ate correctly , disconnect the USB interf ace cable[...]

105 English DIRECT PRINTING T o select one image and print it (displayed i mage) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 103). 2 Press the [ l ] or [ m ] button. h Specify the image to print. PRINT PRINT PRINT Print this image? Print this image? COPIES 1[...]

English 106 3 Spec ify the number of prints. 1 Select “COPIES”, and pre ss the SET but ton. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] bu tton to specify the number of prints. 3 Press the SET bu tton. 4 Se lect PRINT, and press the SET button. h Printing begins . HINT T o cancel printing 1 During printing, press the [ o ] butt on. h The Confirm Cancel Printing[...]

107 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print all the imag es (all images) Print all of the images. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 103). 2 Press the MENU button. h The PictBridge Menu appears. 3 Select PRINT ALL IMAGES, and press the SET button. h The Print All Images Screen appears. 4 Select “PRINT”, and press the SET button. h Printing begins. [...]

English 108 T o pr int the images that are set to prin t (print reser ved images) Procedure to print all the images that are set to print. 1 Mak e the print settings (page 74), and complete the printing setup (page 103). 2 Pres s the MENU button. h The PictBridge Me nu appears . 3 Se lect DPOF, and press the SET button. h The Print Scheduled Images[...]

109 English DIRECT PRINTING T o change the printer se ttings and p rint images (change printer settings) Images are printed according to settings specified by the camera, such as paper type, si ze , lay out, printing quali ty , etc. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 103). 2 Select the printer settings tab v , and press the SET button. h The Prin[...]

English 110 3 Ad just the pr inter settin gs. 1 Use the arro w buttons t o select a printer setting parame ter , and press the SET button. h The screen to set the selected paramet er appears. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] b utton to adjust the setting, and press the SET butt on. h The selected paramet er is set, and you are returned to the Printer Set[...]

111 English APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you ha ve a question about th e camera oper ation, y ou might find th e ans wer in this compilation of commonly aske d questions . Question A nswer Action Pow e r Why do esn’t the power turn on? Due to cold temperatu res, the batter ies temporarily lost their power . Place the camera in your poc[...]

English 112 Shooting Are the settings retained e v en after the camera is turned off? — All settings e xcept the self-timer and the e xposure correction are retained e v en after the camera is turned off . Which reso lution setting should I use? — Select the resolut ion setting according to the intended use: k D z : Appropriate f or printing le[...]

113 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting How can I get the distant vie w into focus? — Set the scene function to the landscape mode when photograp hing. Or , se t the f ocus range setting to manual focus - , and set the distance to ∞ . Monitor When used i n cold weather , why does the image seem to leav e traces as it mov es? Condition [...]

English 114 Viewing images Why is the image too bright? The subject was too bright. When capt uring an image, de vise a wa y to compensate f or a bright subject, f or ex ample, b y changing the shooting angle . Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is not lock ed properly . Hold the camera correctly , and when the image is lock ed in focus , ge[...]

115 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng 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 zoom. Not a malfunction. Zoom in only within the optical zoom range when shootin[...]

English 116 Misc. Why can ’t the camera be operated? A temporary internal circuitry problem ma y be the cause. Remov e the A C adaptor and batteries from the camera, wait a f ew minutes , then reinstall the batteries and try again. Can I use my camera abroad? —I f y o u h a v e questions about using the A C adaptor and pow er cord abroad, plea [...]

117 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camera to the repair shop , check the foll owing ta ble f or a possible so lution to the prob lem. CAMERA Probl em Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No pow er . The batteries are dead. Inser t new batteries. 14 The batteries hav e not been insert ed correctly . Reinsert the batteries, making sure [...]

English 118 Shooting An image is not captured when the shut- ter but ton is pressed. The maximum number of images that can be cap- tured or th e maximum video clip recording time has been reached. Install a new card. 14 Erase the images that are not nece ssary . Save the images to sep- arate media, then erase all the images from the card. 37, 95 Th[...]

119 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting When zooming 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. 47 There is noise in the captured image. The ISO sensitivity setting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower [...]

English 120 Viewing images The image is too bright. The for ced flash mode is selected. Select a different flas h mode. 48 The subject was too bright. Use the ex posure correction function. 65 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivity to t . 62 The image is not in f ocus. The subject is too close to the camera. Select the co[...]

121 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images A part of the image is missing. The handstrap or a finger was bloc king the lens or lens opening. Hold the camer a correctl y , and make sure th e lens is not obstructed. 22 “NO IMAG E” is shown . There is no image stored in the installed card or the inter nal memory . Play back after capturing images[...]

English 122 Notes regar ding the scene f unction During still image shootin g About the scene funct ion and f ocus range settings i The scene function chan ges to . when the f ocus rang e is set to + . i Even if you set the focus range to - , it changes to * when the scene function is set to a ^ . Y The macro + f ocus range sett ing is not a v aila[...]

123 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype CCD digital camera (r ecording and pla yback) Recording system Digital recording Image file f or mat Still images : JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the J apan Electronics and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule for camera file sys[...]

English 124 Recording resolution k : 3,680 × 2,760 pix els (single-shot still images only) D : 2,816 × 2,112 pixe ls (single-shot still images and sequential shots only) z : 2,288 × 1,712 pixe ls (single-shot still images and sequential shots only) t : 1,600 × 1,200 pixe ls (single-shot still images and sequential shots only) [ : 640 × 480 pix[...]

125 English SPECIFICA TIONS Range Normal photograph y: 10 cm (3.94 in.) to ∞ (Wide), 40 cm (15.75 in.) to ∞ (T ele) Macro photogra ph y: 5 cm (1.97 in.) to 70 cm (27.56 in.) (Wide), 40 cm (15.75 in.) to 70 cm (27.56 in.) (T e le) Digital zoom For shooting: 1x to 4x (e xcept resolutio n k ) Fo r playba ck: 1x to 57.5x (v aries with resolution) S[...]

English 126 Flash working range GN = 6.0 Approx . 10 cm (3.94 in.) to 3.0 m ( 9.84 ft.) (Wide) Approx. 40 cm (15 .75 in.) to 1.7 m ( 5.58 ft.) (T ele) Flash modes Aut o-flash, f orced flash, flash off , red-e ye reduction Focus TTL-type AF (9-point range finder/spot f ocus), manual f ocus (14 steps) Self-timer Appro x. 2-second dela y , 10-second d[...]

127 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera connector s Battery lif e * According to the CIP A standard (when using a Matsushi ta Electric Industrial Co ., Ltd. 64MB SD Memory Card). ** With continuous pla y bac k when u sing the monit or . NO TE i Appro ximate time until batteries run out, based on test conditi ons at room temperature (25°C [77°F]). i Th[...]

English 128 P o ssible Number of Images/Video Recording Time/A udio Recor ding Time The table sh ows the possib le number of captured images and the possib le recording time f or the camera’ s internal memor y and f or the commercially av ailab le 128MB and 1GB SD Memory Cards. i Even wit h cards of the same capacity , the amount of data that ca [...]

129 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Apple, Macintosh an d QuickTime ar e trademarks or registere d trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Windows and Windo ws XP are regi stered tra demarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other company and produ ct names are registered tr ademarks or trademarks of their respectiv e owners. CA UTION i It is forbi dden to c[...]

English 130 HINTS FOR T AKING PICTURES T aking great pictures i n difficult su rro undings is easier t han you might think. By keeping a f ew points in mind and choosing the correct settings , you can create photos t hat you’ll be proud t o displa y and share . Basic photograph y If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used Y our camera [...]

131 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Photographing a mo ving subject Situation: Y ou would like to snap an action shot of a mo ving child or pet. The autof ocus is activ ated, b ut because t he su bject is moving, the image ma y be blurre d. In particular , when th e distance betw een the camera and the subject is changing, it is difficult to lo[...]

English 132 Shooting with the scene function Shooting portraits (portrait mode Z ) Po in ts : i Choose a backgr ound that doesn’t detract from your subject. i Mov e in close to your su bject. i P ay atten tion to lighting and ho w it aff ects your subj ect. NO TE i If the background is distr acting, it will not show y our subject to his best adva[...]

133 English HINTS FOR T AKING PIC TURES Night pho tography (night vi ew mode ] ) Po in t s: i A void camera sh ake . i Increase the ISO sensitivity . NO TE i Camera shutt er speed during night phot ograph y is considerable slo wer , so there is a much gre ater chance that y our photogr aphed images will be blurry . Use a tripod whene v er possibl e[...]

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1 USING Y OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA SAFEL Y AND CORRECTL Y i Before using y our camera, please read and understand these safety instructions as well as the instructi on manual fo r your cam era. i Keep all manuals in a safe place fo r later r eference. i These safety instruct ions cover both the camer a and its accessories. Depending on which product was[...]

2 CA UTIONS CONCERNING T HE DOCKING ST A TION A ND A C AD APT OR/CHARGER D ANGER W ARNING k Do not recharge a battery pack ot her than the specified battery pack i Recharging a dry-cell battery or other type of rechargeable battery may cause e xcess heat, combusti on, or leakage , and cause a fire, injuries , burns, or damage to ne arby objects. k [...]

3 CA UTIONS CONCERNING THE BA TTER Y SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Battery type and danger lev el (Note: The cautionary notes differ dependi ng on the model you purchased. Please check th e saf ety precautions corresponding to your model.) Rechargeab le Li-ion battery pack Alkaline batteries Lithium battery fo r remote control uni t k Use only batteries man [...]

4 SANY O Electr ic Co., Ltd. CA UTIONS CONCERNING THE BA TTER Y k General precautions concerning th e batteries (when using alkaline batteries) i Use only alkaline batteries or other specified batteries in this camera. Manganese batteries cannot be used, as they have a short battery life and may o verheat, causing damage to the digita l camera. i U[...]

SANY O Softw ar e P ack 8.5 For Digital Camer a INS TRUCTION MANU AL Please read these instructions caref ully bef ore using. Be sure to k eep this manu al for lat er ref erence.[...]

i English A TTENTION Regarding permission to use the CD-R OM h This CD-ROM ma y not be reproduced without permission. h When installing the sof tware in this CD-ROM, permission is gr anted f or its use only if the user agrees to the terms and conditions that are display ed at the start of installation. h Regarding products b y other manuf actu rers[...]

1 English COPYRIGHTS This manual and the soft ware are cop y righted materials from San yo Ele ctric Co ., Ltd. P ow erPC is a registere d trademark of International Busin ess Machines Corp. (USA) Macintosh and Quic kTime are registered tr ademarks of Apple Computer , Inc. in the USA and other countries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered tr ade[...]

English 2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTIO N ................. .................. ..................... .................. ..........3 About this manual ............... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........3 The softwar e ...... .................. ................... .................. ................... ....4 CD-ROM direc tory ma[...]

3 English INTR ODUCTION This manual describes h ow to install and operate t he SANY O Software P ack. Please read this manual carefu lly , in order to use the images and audio recordings captured with y our camera in a wide r ange of applications . About this manual The exp lanations in this manual conf or m to the f ollowing con v entions. i The e[...]

English 4 The software The fo llowing softw are applications are in the SANY O Softw are P ac k. k Driver software i USB driver The USB driver is necessary when using the USB interface in a Windo ws 98/Windows 98SE en vironment. k Application software Please see page 17 f or a summary of each softw are prog ram. i QuickTime 7 In this manu al, refe [...]

5 English CD-R OM direct ory map Below is a directory map of the SANY O Software P ack contents . * The drive name (D:) ma y be diff erent on your co mputer . For maxim um enjo yment of y our camera (about the electr onic manual) Be sure to visit our w ebsite f or great hints on the many wa ys to enjo y using your camer a ev ery day . Y ou can acce[...]

English 6 OPERA TING ENVIRONMENT Windows Macintosh CA UTION When using in a Mac OS X Classic en vir onment i It is not possible to sa ve or load data directly to or from the card installed in the camera. The data must first be sa v ed once to yo ur hard disk. Software CPU Memory Hard drive O S QuickTime P entium or faster 128 MB or more 11 MB or mo[...]

7 English BEFORE MOUNTING Y OUR CAMERA The foll owing is an e xplanation of the format of data recorde d by yo ur camera, as well as the configu ration of directories in the card. Cautions when mounting y our camera as a remo v able di sk i Do not alter files or f olders in your camer a in any wa y . Doing so may result in your ca mera not recogniz[...]

English 8 Data file formats The fo rmat of the files sav ed on the card and the method in which the file names are determined are explain ed below . * Consecutive numbe rs assigned in the order the data wa s sav ed. T ype of data Data format File name structure Still image/ sequential shots data JPEG File name begins with SANY . Extension is “.jp[...]

9 English Configuration of directories in the card * Up to 9,999 files can be sto red in f older 100SANPH. I f more image or audio files are made, a f older named 101SANPH is created, and they will be stored in there. Ne w f olders will then be named in sequence , i.e., 102SANPH, 103SANPH, etc. HINT About video clip data recor ded with this camera [...]

English 10 Setting to the car d reader mode 1 Start your computer , use the supplied USB i nterface cable to connect your came ra to the computer , and turn the camera on. h Connect the camera’ s PC/A V ter minal to the computer’ s USB connector . h The USB Connection Screen appears on t he camera’ s LCD monitor . 2 Select “CARD READER”, [...]

11 English For Windows XP user s Mounting y our camera 1 Set the camera to the car d reader mode (page 10). h The message [Foun d New Hardw are] appears in the task tra y , showing that the camera is recogniz ed as a driv e. h The card is recognized (mounted ) as a disk, and the [Remov ab le disk (E:)] window open s. * The drive name (E:) ma y be d[...]

English 12 For Windows Me/Win dows 2000 user s Mounting y our camera 1 Set the camera to the car d reader mode (page 10). h If a message a ppears on the compute r monitor inst ructing you t o load the Windows CD-R OM, f ollow the instructi ons and install the driver . h The camera is re cognized as a drive , and [R emov able disk (E:)] appears in t[...]

13 English For Windows 98/98SE user s Mounting y our camera Fo r Windows 98 and Windows 98SE users, please install the USB driv er (SANY O Digital Camera Mass Storage Driver an d SANY O Digital Camera Controller). Inst all the SANY O Digital Camera Mass Storage Driver bef ore installing the SANY O Digital Camera Controller . 1 Insert the CD-ROM (SA[...]

English 14 7 Click on the [Next] b utton. 8 When the dialog box appears announcing completion of the installation, click the [Finis h] button. h Installation of th e SANY O Digital Camera Mass St orage Driv er is now completed. After a while , the [Add/Remov e Hardware Wizard] dialog box appe ars again. Continue to t he next step to install the SAN[...]

15 English Dismounting the camera CA UTION i T o disconnect your camera, be sure to f o llo w the procedure belo w . Failure to f ollow t his procedure ma y cause f aulty operation of y our compute r or loss of ca rd data. 1 Right-clic k on the camera icon ([Remo v able disk (E:)]) in [My Computer]. h A menu appears . * The drive name (E:) ma y be [...]

English 16 For MA C OS 9.xx users Mounting y our camera 1 Set the camera to the car d reader mode (page 10). h The camera is recogniz ed as a drive and appears as an icon named [Untitled ] on the Desktop. h Double-clic k on the [Untitled] icon , and y ou can process the content s of the card installed in y our camera e xactly like you w ould the da[...]

17 English INST ALLING THE APPLICA TION SOFTW ARE The SANY O Software P ack con tains the applicati on softwa re indicated belo w . Installation of each application will se rve to optimize y our use of the data recorded with your camer a. i Quic kTime* Play bac k video clips . Be sure to install this application if y ou are going to vie w video cli[...]

English 18 Windows 1 Insert the CD-ROM (SANY O Software Pac k) in your computer’ s CD - ROM dr iv e. h The installati on window soon appears . h If the installation windo w does not appear , double-click on t he CD- ROM icon in the My Computer window , and double-cl ick on [A utor un] or [A utorun.e xe ] in the CD-ROM windo w . * The drive name ([...]

19 English Macintosh Photo Explorer installa tion 1 Insert the CD-ROM (SANY O Software Pac k) in your computer’ s CD- ROM d rive . h The CD-ROM wind ow will open after a f e w seconds. h If the window does not open, doub le-click on the CD-ROM icon [Sany oDSC] on the Desktop . 2 Install the Photo Explorer . h Open the [Photo Explorer ] f older an[...]

English 20 HO W T O USE Photo Explorer T o copy data from yo ur camera to y our compute r , when y ou open the drive f or your camer a from [My Computer], options are sho wn f or cop ying data to y our computer and f or using Photo Explorer to cop y data. Explained in this section is how to use Photo Explorer to cop y the camer a’ s dat a to your[...]

21 English k Macintosh 1 Set the camera to the car d reader mode (page 10). h The [Untitled] icon will appear on the desktop . 2 Open the folder in which Photo Explorer was installed, and double- click on the Photo Explorer program icon. h Run Photo Explorer . 3 Click on the digital camera wizard icon on the toolbar . h The [Digital Camera Wizard] [...]

English 22 Copying ima ge data to a computer Copy image files to the computer fr om the card installed in y our camera. 1 Set the camera to the car d reader mode (page 10). 2 Run Photo Explorer . 3 Click on the digital camera wizard icon on the toolbar . h The [Digital Camer a Wizard] d ialog bo x will open. 4 Click on the [Start] but ton. h Copy i[...]

23 English Photo Explorer featur es With the Photo Explorer y ou hav e visually integ rated control o v er multiple files, from camera images to D V camcorder video files to audio files (such as MP3 and W A V files). k Manage and edit i mage files View ing i mage s Images can be vie wed full-siz e or ful l-screen. Use the k eyboard controls or tool[...]

English 24 ABOUT Motion Director Use Motion Director to remo ve motion blur fro m video clips captured with y our camera and to mak e a single panorama still shot from a video clip recorded while panning. An outline of Mo tion Director i s introduced belo w . For det ails, pl ease ref er to online help f or Motion Director . Importing Motion Direct[...]

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