Fisher VPC-SX560EX manual

VPC - SX560EX VPC - SX560E VPC - SX560 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Engli sh Digital Camera MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS Français Appareil photo numérique MANUAL DE INSTRUCCION826 num982 0 12.947a60 Tc .699 6 numé91(RUCT)9.62 lı Twı˝( )Tjı˝478.73.0.62 lılı 1rique I index[...]

Warn ing TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE FOR AMERICAN USERS œ This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferenc[...]

FOR CANADIAN USERS œ This Class B digital apparatus complies wi th Canadian ICES-003. SX114/EX, /E, /U (VPC-SX560EX , VPC-S X 560E, VP C-SX 560 GB ) Wed. Nov., 15/2000 English ii[...]

BEFORE READING THE MANUAL Microdrive, IBM PC, PowerPC and IBM are regi stered trademarks of I nternational Business Machines Corporation. Apple, Macintosh and Qui ckTime are registered trademarks of Appl e Computer Inc. Windows and Wi ndows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. CompactFlash is a trademark of S anDisk Corporation an[...]

CONTENTS USING YOUR DIG ITAL CAMERA SAF ELY AND CORRECTLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 PREPARATION USING THE HAND-STRAP AND SOFT CASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 QUICK START FOR CAP[...]

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY WARNING Concerning the Digital Camera ■ Do not use the digital camera if it makes a strange noise, emits a strange odor, or if smoke comes out fro m it œ If the digital camera is used under these conditions, it may cause a fire or electric shock. Immediately turn off the digital camera, remove the b[...]

WARNING ■ Do not use during a storm œ To avoid the risk of being struck by lightning, do not use the digital camera during a thunderst orm. In particular, if used in an open field, you have an increased chance of being st ruck by lightning. Quickly seek refuge in a place that will protect you from lightning. ■ Do not place on an unstable surfa[...]

WARNING ■ Concerning the Batteries Concerning the supplied nickel metal hydride batteri es œ Follow all the warnings indicated below t o prevent the bat teries from leaking, overheating, exploding, catching fire, or becomi ng damaged. œ Use only the supplied battery charger for recharging. œ Do not install with the polarities ((+) and (–)) i[...]

General precautions œ Use the nickel metal hydri de batteries supplied with the digital camera. M anganese batteries cannot be used, as they have a short battery life and may overheat, causing dam age to the digital camera. œ Do not use a recharged battery together with a discharged battery. Do not use nickel m etal hydride batteries together wit[...]

WARNING Concerning the Supplied Battery Charger Warning! Do not attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries. For indoor use only. The applian ce is not intend ed for use b y young children or infirm persons without supervisio n. Young childr en sho uld be sup ervi sed to ensu re that they do not play with the appliance. ■ Do not use the batter[...]

■ Keep the battery charger out of the reach of children œ Children may place the bat teries or other small components in their mouth or perform some other such unforeseeable action. If swallowed, consult a physician i mmediately. ■ Use with the nickel metal hydride or Ni-Cd batteries œ Do not use the suppl ied battery charger to recharge batt[...]

CAUTION Concerning the Digital Camera ■ Cautions when carrying the digital camera œ Do not walk around holding t he digital camera by t he hand-strap. It may hit other objects and get damaged. When walking around, hol d the digital camera in your hand or place it in a pocket. œ Be careful not to drop the digital camera or subject it to strong s[...]

Concerning the Accessories ■ Cautions concerning the use of the AC adaptor œ Use only the specified AC adaptor (model VAR-G4EX for the VPC-SX560EX , model VAR-G4E for the VPC-SX 560E and model VAR-G 4U for the VPC-SX560) with your digital camera. Do not use an AC adaptor other than the one i ndicted here, designed for speci fic use with your dig[...]

CAUTION ■ Cautions when cleaning the lens œ If the lens get s dirty, use a com mercially available air blower or a cl eaning cloth for photographic equipment to clean it. ■ Cautions when not using the digital camera œ Close the lens cover whenever you are not using the di gital camera. ■ When not using the digital camera for a long period ?[...]

■ Cau tions conc erni ng m agne tism œ Do not place credit cards, bank cards, floppy disks, or other items that may be damaged by magnetic fields near the speaker. Data m ay be lost or the magnetic strips on cards may be damaged. ■ Cautions concerning data storage œ It is recommended that any important data be copied onto a separate m edia (s[...]

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES Open the box and check that all the accessories listed below are included. The page numbers listed next to t he part names are the page numbers where that part is explained in detail. œ Hand-strap [page 14] œ Soft case [page 14] œ CompactFlash (8MB) and protective case* œ 4 AA nickel metal hydride rechargeable [...]

USING THE HAND-STRAP AND SOFT CASE Attach the supplied hand-strap to the digital camera to aid in carrying. Also, when you are not using the digital camera, put it i n the soft case for protection. Attaching the Hand-strap Bend the looped extremity of the strap and slip it through then strap hol der on the digital camera. Using the Soft Case Slide [...]

QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES Now that you have purchased a new digital camera, it is t ime to try and capture some images and then view them with the LCD m onitor. Although your digital camera is packed with many useful and convenient functions, here is just a si mple explanation of how to capture and view i mages. Afterward, carefully read the[...]

Installing the batteries an d card (see pages 24, 25) 3 Insert the batteries. œ Use the batteries recharged in step 1 above. œ Make sure the polarity ((+) and (–)) of the bat teries is as indicated in the bat tery compartment. 1 Open battery compartment cover on digital camera bottom. 2 Inse rt bat teri es. 3 Close battery compart ment cover. 4[...]

QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES Capturing images (see page 56) Now that preparation is completed, your digital cam era is ready to capture images. Here we will capture still images, but your digital camera can take sequential shots and even film video clips. 5 Turn th e selector dial to v . 6 Set the main switch to “CAMERA.” 7 Open the lens co[...]

Viewing the image (see pages 83, 85) Now let’s take a look at the images you’ve captured. 11 Set the main switc h to “PLAY.” œ The image you captured shows up in the LCD monitor. œ Press d or c on t he arrow button t o display the images stored before and after the current i mage. 12 When finished, set the main switch to “MONITOR OFF ?[...]

PARTS NAMES The page numbers l isted next to the part names are the page numbers where that part is explained in detail.[...]

Main switch [pages 56, 57, 83] Stand-by indicator [pages 27, 56, 69] info button [page 37] Selector dial [page 29] MODE button [page 30] Viewfinder [page 56] Arrow button [page 40] LCD monitor [pages 31, 57, 85] Accessing indicator [page 26] SET button [page 40] Hand-strap holder [page 14] Rear Indications in the Viewfinder * During use, the area a[...]

PREPARATION OF BATTERIES Use the supplied (or sold separately) AA nickel metal hydride bat teries to power the digital camera. You can also use AA Ni-Cd batteries, but t hey will not last as long as the AA nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries. However, if you do not have access t o these batteries, you may use alkaline batteries and capture [...]

4 When finished (the recharge indicator turns off), unplug the power cord from the power o utlet. 5 Remove the batteries from the battery charger . Recharge indicator The recharge indicator allows you to check the conditi on of the battery charger. If t he recharge indicator begins flashing, it indicates a probl em. Refer to the table below to chec[...]

PREPARATION OF BATTERIES Using the Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries Properly œ Periodically clean with a dry cloth the termi nals of the nickel metal h ydride batteries ((+ ) and (–)) and the terminals located in the battery comp artment of the d igital camera. Do not touch the battery terminals or the terminals in the battery compartment of the d[...]

Installing the Batteries 1 Set the main switch to “MONI TOR OFF” or “CAMERA. ” 2 Close the lens cover. 3 Open the battery compar tment cover on the bo ttom of the digital camera. œ Push the button on t he compartment cover and slide it outward to open it. 4 Insert two r echarged nickel metal hydride batteries i n the battery compartment. ?[...]

INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE CARDS The images and audio recordings recorded by your digital camera are stored on the dat a storage card installed in the digital cam era. You must install a card before you can capture images. For more information on handling the cards, see “Cautions when handling the CompactFlash or Microdrive” on page 12 and “[...]

Removing a Card 1 Set the main switch to “MONI TOR OFF” or “CAMERA. ” 2 Close the lens cover. 3 Make sure th e accessing indicator is not flashing, then open the card slot cover on the bo ttom of the di gital camera. œ If the accessing indicator i s lit or flashing, t hen the digital camera is writing to the card. Never remove the card at [...]

TURNIN G THE POWER ON/OFF Turning the Power On Follow the steps indicated bel ow when capturing images or when playback images on the LCD monitor. To capture images 1 Set the main switch to “MONI TOR OFF” or “CAMERA. ” “MONITOR OFF”: To not use the LCD monitor. “CAMERA”: To use the LCD monitor. 2 Open the lens cover. œ The power is[...]

Turning the Power Off 1 Set the main switch to “MONI TOR OFF” or “CAMERA. ” 2 Close the lens cover. œ The power turns off. œ The stand-by indicator turns off. œ If the m ain switch was set to “CAMERA,” the LCD monitor turns of f. Turning the Power On when the Power S ave Function is Active In order to save the battery power, the powe[...]

DISPLAYING THE SETTING SCREEN AND OPTION SETTING SCREEN For both shooting and playback, there is a Setting S creen and an Option Setting S creen. These screens allow you to perform various settings and operations (see pages 31 to 36). Displaying the Setting and Option Setting Screens 1 Set the main switc h to “CAMERA” o r “PLAY.” CAMERA: To[...]

4 Press the MODE button. œ The setting screen selected in st ep 3 appears. œ When the selector dial is set to W for playback, then the Still Image Playback Set ting Screen appears. When t he selector dial is set to Y or X , a 9-image display appears for image selection of steps 3 (see page 84). If this screen appears, press the SET but ton and th[...]

SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS Still Image Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Resolution menu [page 51] : : 1360 x 1024-pixel resol ution icon ] : 1024 x 768-pixel resol ution icon 4 : 640 x 480-pixel resol ution icon 2 Compression men u [page 53] D : FINE icon (low comp ression) G : NORM icon (moderate compression) [...]

Sequential Shot Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Sequential shot method men u [pages 58 to 63] Displays the selected sequential shot method even when Shooting Setting Screen is exited. Ä : Best select shot icon Å : Standard sequential shot icon A : AE shift sequential shot icon 2 Resolution menu [page 51] :[...]

SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Resolution menu [page 51] 4 : 640 x 480-pixel resol ution icon 2 : 320 x 240-pixel resol ution icon 0 : 160 x 120-pixel resol ution icon 2 Compression men u [page 53] D : FINE icon (low comp ression) Only appears when the resolution is set t[...]

Shooting Status Display Area After you exit the Shooting Setting Screen, the status of the digital cam era and card are displayed in this shooting status display area. For a more detailed view of the setting status, change to the Information Screen (see pages 37 to 39). * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Sequential shot method men u [[...]

PLAYBACK SETTING SCREEN Still Image, Sequential Shot, and Video Clip Playback Setting Screens * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 9-image display icon [pages 87, 88, 89] 2 Playback zoom icon [page 91] 3 Protec t mode i c on [page 109] 4 Erase mode icon [page 110] 5 Edit s till image i con [ pages 95, 99, 101] 6 Image rotation icon [pag[...]

OPTION SETTING SCREEN Shooting Option Setting Screen 1 Audi o reco rdin g [page 81] 2 Date and time setti ng [page 41] 3 Operational sound setting [page 74] 4 Battery discharge function [page 124] 5 Language selection [page 125] 6 Card reform atting [page 122] 7 Main sw itch setti ng Red when the m ain switch is set t o “CAMERA.” Playback Optio[...]

INFORMATION DISPLAY (info BUTTON) The Information Screen allows you to check the current settings while shooting. Also, during playback, you can check what the setti ngs were during shooting. Information Screen During Shooting 1 Put the digital camera in th e shooting/record ing status. For still image shooting, see page 57. For sequential shot sho[...]

Sequential Shot Shooting Information Screen 1 Sequential shot method setting [pages 59, 60, 62] 2 Sequential shot speed setting [pages 59, 60, 62] 3 Shutter operati on setting [page 59] 4 Auto/manual shooting setting [ page 55] For manual shooting E , the se tt ings fo r manual shooting appear. 5 Focus setting [page 67] 6 Resolution setting [page 5[...]

INFORMATION DISPLAY (info BUTTON) Information Screen During Playback Displaying the shooting settings during playback. 1 Display the image or audio file for playback. For still images, see page 85. For sequential shots, see page 88. For video clips, see page 89. For audio recordings, see page 92. 2 Press the info button . œ The Information Screen [...]

SETTING SCREEN BASIC OPERATIONS At the setting screens, use the arrow but ton and SET button to perform the desired set tings. The selected menu or icon will change to reverse video or turn orange in color. To enter or exit the[...]

SETTING THE DATE AND TIME The digital camera will record t he date and time an image or audio recording i s taken so that you can display them during playback. Therefore, before capturing images, make sure the correct date and time are set. Example: To set the clock t o August 28, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. 1 Display the Shooting Option Setting Screen (or P[...]

3 Set whethe r to display th e date during playback. 1 Press the SET but ton. œ The current setting turns orange. 2 Press j or l to se lect “ON” or “OFF.” DISP [ON]: Displays the date during pl ayback. DISP [OFF]: Does not display the date during playback. 3 Press the SET but ton. œ Setting of whether to display the date during pl ayback [...]

SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 5 Set the desired date display format. 1 Press l to select the display format. 2 Press the SET but ton. œ The date format turns orange. 3 Press j or l to select the desired display format. Y/M/D: Year/month/day M/D/Y: Month/day/year D/M/Y: Day/month/year 4 Press the SET but ton. œ This completes the date di splay format [...]

REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE INDICATION When using the nickel met al hydride batteries, the rem aining battery charge can be checked on the LCD monitor. Make sure to check this indicator before capturing an image. F or an indication of the possible length of time for battery operation, see “Battery Operation” on page 132. 1 Set the main switch to ?[...]

REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE INDICATION NOTE œ The remaining battery charge i ndicator will give an accurate indication of the remaining charge only when the supplied nickel metal hydride batteries are used. The indication will not be accurate if you are using Ni -Cd batteries. œ For optimum performance, only use Sanyo nickel metal hydride batteries.[...]

CHECKING THE REMAINING NUMBER OF IMAGES, VIDEO RECORD ING TIME, AND AUDI O RECORDING TIM E The images, video clips, and audio recordings you take are stored on t he card installed in th e digital camera. If a card i s not loaded into the digital cam era or if the card is full, capt uring or playing back images will not be possible. Make sure to che[...]

CHECKING THE REMAINING NUMBER OF IMAGES, VIDEO RECORDING TIME, AND AUDIO RECORDING TIME Checking the Remaining Audio Recording Time 1 Display the S hooting Option Setting Scr een (see page 29). œ Set the selector dial to P . œ Select “AUDIO REC.” 2 Press the SET button . œ The Audio Recordi ng Screen appears, and the remaini ng recording tim[...]

CONCERNING IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE Saving the Images Captured with Your Digital Camera œ Saving the images to a computer Requires: Computer connecting cable (suppl ied), commercially available personal computer. Advantages: The images are saved as dat a on the computer hard disk. They can then be processed or edited, sent over a network or th[...]

CONCERNING IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE Video clips data Data format: QuickTime Movie format File name structure: VCLPoooo.mov The “oooo” represents a sequent ial number assigned automatically. Audi o reco rdin g data Data f ormat: WAVE f ormat File name structure: SUNDoooo.wav The “oooo” represents a sequent ial number assigned automatical[...]