Sanyo VPC-MZ3EX manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL VPC-MZ3EX VPC-MZ3 VPC-MZ3GX Digital Camera Imp ortan t note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-MZ 3. Please read these instructions carefully before using the digital camera. Make sure to read and understand the section “USING YOUR D IGITAL CAMERA SAFE LY AND CORR ECTLY” on pages 7 to 23. Keep this manual in a[...]

Warning 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 comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference i[...]

F OR CANADIAN USERS œ This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. SX612/EX, GX, U (VPC-MZ3 GB2) Thu. Sept., 05/2002 English ii[...]

OUTLINE OF OPERATION To help you get started enjoying using your digital camera right away, given below is an outline of the fundamental operation, from setup to shooting to playback. SETUP 1 Charge the b attery pack (see pages 27 and 33). 2 Install the battery p ack (see page 28). 3 Install the Comp actFlash *1 (see page 28). 4 Format the C ompact[...]

PLAYBACK 1 Set the playback m ode (see page 85). 2 Play back the images. œ See “ PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES ” on page 87. œ See “ PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS ” on page 89. œ See “ PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS ” on page 90. *1: Ab out the Co mpactFlash This digital camera can use both CompactFlash and Microdrive cards for data storage. T[...]

CONTENTS OUTLINE OF OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY . . . . . . . 7 CAUTIONS CONCERNING HIGH TEMPERATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES . . [...]

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

CONTEN TS B OTHER FUNCTIONS COPYING IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 CHANGING IMAGE SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 ADDING TEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 ADDING A VOICE MEMO . . .[...]

B CAMERA SETTINGS AND DISPLAYS SETTING THE DATE AND TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 SETTING THE OPERATIONAL SOUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 HELP FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 DISPLAY LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY CONCERNING THE DIGITAL CAMERA WARNING B If the digital camer a makes a strang e noise, emits a strange odor, or if smoke co mes out fro m it, immediately turn off the power an d remove th e battery pack. œ If the digital camera is used under these conditions, it may cause a fire or electric shock. Imm[...]

B Do not get the digital camera wet œ This digital camera is not water-resistant. Do not allow it to get wet, as doing so may cause a fire or electric shock. œ Do not use the digital camera in a bathroom œ If the digital camera gets wet, immediately turn it off and remove the battery pack. Then take it to a dealer for repair. Using the digital c[...]

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY (CONCERNING THE DIGITAL CAM ERA) WARNING B Do not use where there is risk of explosion œ Do not use the digital camera in a location where there is explosive gas, or any other flammable material in the air. Doing so may cause a fire or an explosion. B Keep the d igital camera out of the reach of child[...]

B Cautio ns du ring u se and storage œ This digital camera is a precision instrument. When using or storing the digital camera, make sure to avoid the following locations to avoid damage. œ Places in direct sunlight œ Places where humidity and temperature are high œ Places that may get wet œ Places close to an air conditioner or heater œ Insi[...]

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY Concerning the sup plied battery pack charger (Model VAR-L10) DANGER B Risk of electric sh ock. Dry location use only. B Do not recharge battery packs that are not Lithium-ion battery packs (M odel DB-L10) œ Do not use the supplied battery pack charger to recharge a battery pack other than the supplie[...]

B Cautions when pl ugging in the battery pack charger œ Securely plug the power cord all the way into the power outlet when using the battery pack charger. If the battery pack charger is used with the power cord not fully plugged in, heat may be generated and cause a fire. œ If the power cord is damaged, or cannot be correctly plugged into the po[...]

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY Concerning the sup plied battery pack charger (Model VAR-L10) (co n tinued) DANGER B Keep the battery pack charger out of the reach of children œ Children may place the battery pack or other small components in their mouth or perform some other such unforeseeable action. If swallowed, consult a physic[...]

CAUTION B Do not dama ge the power cord œ Do not place heavy objects on the power cord. Do not place the power cord near a heat source. Do not excessively bend the power cord, modify it, or secure it with staples. Doing so may damage the power cord and cause a fire or electric shock. œ If the power cord is damaged, or if it does not plug properly[...]

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY Concerning the Lithium-i on battery pack (Model DB-L10) DANGER This camera uses a Lithium-ion battery pack (Model DB-L10). B If there i s leaking, di scoloration, change of sh ape, rise in temperature, damage d exterior, strange odor or any other abnormal con dition, immediately discontinue use and rem[...]

B Do not drop, hit, or submit the battery pack to strong shocks œ If the safety mechanisms and protective devices are broken, an abnormal chemical reaction may occur inside the battery pack, or cause the battery pack to catch fire, explode, leak or spew battery fluid, or generate heat. B Do not allow the battery pack to come into contact with fres[...]

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY Conce rni ng th e Lith ium- ion ba tter y pa ck (Model DB-L10) (continu ed) DANGER B Use only the supplied battery pack charger (Model VAR-L10) œ If another charger is used, the battery pack may be overcharged, or recharged with an abnormal voltage, causing an abnormal chemical reaction to occur, or c[...]

WARNING B Always stop the rechar ging after the prescr i bed rech arge time, even if the b attery pack is not fully ch arged. œ If you continue to recharge the battery pack, it may cause the battery pack to catch fire, explode, leak or spew battery fluid, or generate heat. B Keep out of the reach of children. œ They may handle the battery pack in[...]

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY Concerning the acces sories CAUTION B Cautions concern i ng the use of the AC adapter œ Use only the separately sold AC adapter (model VAR-G6EX for the VPC-MZ3EX/VPC-MZ 3GX, model VAR-G6E for the VPC-MZ 3EX [for U.K.] and model VAR-G6U for the VPC-MZ 3/VPC-MZ3GX) with your digital camera. Do not use a[...]

B Cautions when clean ing the digital camera Cleaning procedur e 1 Turn o ff the digital camera an d remove the b attery pack. 2 Remove the dir t with a soft cloth. 3 If the digital camer a is extremely dirty, wipe with a soft clo th moistened with a mild detergent diluted with water an d wrung dry. Caution œ Do not use benzene or thinner products[...]

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA (co ntinued) CAUTION B When n ot using th e digital camera for a long period œ Remove the battery pack. However, when the battery pack is removed for a long time, the digital camera functions may begin to not work properly. Periodically reinstall the battery pack and che[...]

B Cauti ons concerning magnetism œ Do not place credit cards, bank cards, floppy disks, or other items that may be damaged by magnetic fields near the speaker. Data may be lost or the magnetic strips on cards may be damaged. B Cautions concern ing data storage œ It is recommended that any important data be copied onto a separate media (such as a [...]

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA (co ntinued) CAUTION B Cauti ons w hen h andli ng th e ca rds œ The cards are precision devices. Do not bend, drop, or subject them to strong forces or shocks. Be especially careful with the Microdri ve, for it is easily damaged by vibrations. œ Avoid using or storing t[...]

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

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES œ Handstra p œ So ftware: 1 CD-ROM œ CompactFlash (16M B): 1 œ Lithium-ion battery pack (battery pack): 1 A CompactFlash is not included with Model VPC-MZ3GX. œ Lithium-ion hydrid e battery pack charger and p ower cord œ Dedicated AV cable: 1 œ Dedicated USB in terface cable: 1 œ Soft case ATTACHING THE HAN[...]

SOFT CASE When not using the digital camera, keep it in the soft case for protection. Media cards t hat can be used with this digital camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this digital camera are: œ CompactFlash A CompactFlash is not included with Model VPC-MZ 3GX. œ Microdrive There are special precautions that must be[...]

QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES 1 Charge the b attery pack œ Before using the supplied battery pack in the camera, insert it into the charger. œ Insert it in the direction indicated by the [ j ] mark on the battery pack. 2 Conn ect the supplied p ower cord to the battery p ack charger. œ Insert the connector straight and securely. 3 Plug the po[...]

Install the battery pa ck and card The card can be used after it has been formatted with the camera (see FORMATT ING A CARD on page 35). Be sure to turn off the power before installing or removing the card. Use the battery pack recharged in step 1 above. Make sure that the battery pack polarity ((+) and ( – )) and the card orientation are correct[...]

QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES Capture an ima ge (det ails on page 60) Now that preparation is completed, your digital camera is ready to capture images. Shown here is how to capture a still image. 7 Set the main switch to [ á ]. 8 Turn the selector dial to [ W ]. 9 Press the po wer button. œ The power turns on. œ The lens extends. œ When the[...]

11 Press the shutter r elease button halfway (focus-lock). œ The autofocus locks on the subject, and the image in the LCD monitor appears clearly. 12 Continue to gently pr ess the shutter release butto n all the way. œ The image is captured. View the image (details o n page 87) Now let ’ s take a look at the i m age you captured. 13 Set the mai[...]

PARTS NAMES Front 1 Shutter release bu tton 2 Selector dial 3 Flas h button 4 Focus bu tton 5 Viewfinder 6 Speaker 7 Lens (closed when th e lens is stowed) 8 Micr ophone 9 Flash F Self-timer ind icator 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F SX612/EX, GX, U (VPC-MZ3 GB2) Thu. Sept., 05/2002 31 English[...]

Rear 1 Viewfinder 2 Standby indicato r (red/green ) Red flashin g: œ When capturing an image, recording sound, charging the flash, storing an image or sound recording, when no card is installed (indicates that image or sound cannot be recorded), or recording using the self-timer Red steady: œ When the memory is full (indicates that image or sound[...]

RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK Be sure to fully charge the supplied or separately sold battery pack before using it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the supplied charger. Charge the battery pack if it is being used for the first time, and recharge it whenever the remaining charge is low (see “ CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PA CK C[...]

About the CHARGE indicator The CHARGE indicator shows the status of the battery pack and the charger. Please refer to the following table if the indicator flashes abnormally. CHARGE indicator Not lit Not connected properly œ To recharge the battery pack, the power cord of the charger must be connected to a power outlet, and the plug at one end ins[...]

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

CAUTION Cauti ons dur ing re format ting œ Do not turn off the power to the camera or eject the card during reformatting. Reformatting erases the data œ When a card is reformatted, all data recorded on the card is erased. Protected data (see page 159) is also erased, so before reformatting a card, any data you wish to keep should be copied to you[...]

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

Turning the power off 1 Press the po wer button. œ The power turns off. When cap turing imag es œ The lens automatically retracts and closes. œ The standby indicator turns off. œ The LCD monitor turns off. œ The power turns off. When p laying back images œ The LCD monitor turns off. Turning the power on when the power sa ve function is active[...]

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS For both shooting and playback, there are Setting Screens and Option Setting Screens. Displaying and ex it ing the Shooting/Playback Setting Screens and Option Setting Sc reens Displaying a Setting Screen 1 Set the main switch. [ á ]: T o display the Shooting Setting Screen or Shooting Option Setting Scre[...]

3 Turn on the powe r. œ In step 2 , if the selector dial i s set to [ P ], the S hooting Option Setting Screen or Playback Option Setting Screen appears. 4 Press the MEN U button . œ The setting screen selected in step 3 appears. Example: Still Image Shooting Mode Setting Screen (BASIC mode) Exiting the Sh ooting/Playback Setting S creen 1 Press [...]

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Switching b etween the operation mod es (BASIC mode and EXPERT mode) This camera allows you to choose between two operation modes: w ith the BASIC mode, you can enjoy taking photos while letting the camera do all the work; in the EXPERT mode, you have control of all the camera settings. Select the operatio[...]

Shooting in th e BASIC mode In the BASIC mode the number of settings the user has to deal with are few, making it easy for the novice digital camera operator to enjoy taking photos. It is recommended that the user who is new to digital camera operati on or not familiar with the various settings take photos using the basic settings of this mode. In [...]

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Setting screen bas ic operation When a setting screen is displayed, the arrow button and the SET button are used to make the desired settings. B Shooti ng Sett ing Scree n œ When selecting a men u œ Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button. œ When selecting a setting (icon) œ Press [ d ] or [ c ] on th[...]

B Playback Setting Screen œ When selecting a setting (icon) œ Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button. B Other o perations œ To change a n umerical value Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button to change the number. œ To return to the previou s operation œ Press the MENU button. œ Select “ EXIT ” or the C icon, and press the SET button.[...]

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Shooting Setting Screens Still Ima ge Sho oting Setti ng Scr een * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Scene S elect menu (p age 7 7) c B : Full auto icon F : Sports scene icon x : Portrait icon G : Night scene icon  : Wide-range shot icon 2 Resolu tion menu (page 79) c Ò : 1600 x 1200-pixel [...]

3 Compr ession me nu (pag e 82) c D : FIN E icon (low compression) a : SFINE icon (super-low compression) G : NORM (NORMAL) icon (moderate compression) L : TIFF icon (no compression) 4 Self- tim er me nu (p age 80) c V : Self-timer off icon U : Self-timer on icon 5 Wide -range menu (page 1 03) c à : Wide-range shot off icon  : Wide-range shot on[...]

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Sequen tial Shots Shooti ng Se tting Scre en * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Scene S elect menu (p age 7 7) c B : Full auto icon F : Sports scene icon x : Portrait icon 2 Sequen tial sho ts mod e (METHOD) menu ( page 61) c Ä : Best select shot icon Ö : Standard sequential shots icon A : [...]

3 Resolu tion menu (page 79) c Ò : 1600 x 1200-pixel resolution icon E : 640 x 480-pixel resolution icon 4 Compr ession me nu (pag e 82) c D : FIN E icon (low compression) G : NORM (NORMAL) icon (moderate compression) 5 Sequen tial sho ts int erval me nu (pag e 62) c @ : 0.1 second-interval frame icon Ù : 0.2 second-interval frame icon ! : 0.06 s[...]

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Video Clip Sh ootin g Setti ng Scree n * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Scene S elect menu (p age 7 7) c B : Full auto icon F : Sports scene icon x : Portrait icon 2 Resolu tion menu (page 79) c 2 : 320 x 240-pixel resolution icon 4 : 640 x 480-pixel resolution icon 0 : 160 x 120-pixel reso[...]

3 Compr ession me nu (pag e 82) c D : FINE icon (low compression) G : NORM (NORMAL) icon (moderate compression) 4 Fram e Rate menu (page 84) c { : 15 frames/sec icon } : 30 frames/sec icon 5 Digit al Zoom me nu (page 1 22) c Z : Digital zoom off icon Y : Digital zoom on icon 6 Flick er-redu ction (F LICKER RED UCT) menu ( page 125) c l : Flicker-re[...]

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Shoot ing st atus di spl ay After you exit the Shooting Setting Screen, icons on the LCD monitor indicate the status of the digital camera and card. The icons and their positions differ depending on the selected shooting mode. * All the icons never appear at the same time. 1 Operation mode ind icator 2 Sce[...]

S Sequential sh ots mode indicator T Flicker-redu ction indicator U Remaini ng shoo ting time <Video clip shooting s tatus display> 00:40 1 +0.3 I K O P Q T 6 5 4 3 2 1 R U F G SX612/EX, GX, U (VPC-MZ3 GB2) Thu. Sept., 05/2002 English 52[...]

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Playback Se t ting Screens 1 9-image display p layback 2 Playback zoom 3 Protect 4 Erase icon 5 Edit still image icon (during the video clip playback, the edit video icon is displayed) 6 Print settings 7 Slideshow p layback 8 Volume control 9 Image copy F Playback mod e indicator v : Still image playback x[...]

Shooting/Playback Option Se tting Screens 1 Audio reco rding On the Playback Option Setting Screen, the audio playback icon M is shown. 2 Color cor rection setting (r eal color equ alizer) Cannot be selected from the Playback Option Setting Screen. 3 Slideshow settin gs Does not appear on the Shooting Option Setting Screen. 4 Date and time setting [...]

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES For best results Holding the camer a Hold the camera securely with both hands, keeping your elbows close to your body and making sure the camera is stable. Make sure that the lens and flash are not blocked by your fingers or the handstrap. HINT œ When a picture is taken with the camera held vertically, the image played back [...]

USING THE AUTOFOCUS The autofocus will work in almost all situations; however, there are certain conditions that may cause the autofocus function to not work properly. If the autofocus function is not working properly, use the manual focus mode to capture images (see page 72). B Conditions that may cause incorrect focus The following examples are s[...]

BEFORE T AKING PICTURES œ Fast-moving su bjects Use the focus-lock function to lock the focus on an object at the same distance as the desired subject. Hints for taking pictures Operational soun d œ The camera can be set so that a sound is heard, for example, when the power is turned on or off, or the shutter release button, SET button, or MENU b[...]

Where is the imag e and audio d ata saved? œ All the image and sound data is recorded on the card installed in the camera (see page 164). Taking pictures in backlight conditions... œ When taking pictures with the light coming from behind the subject, due to the characteristics of the lens, light lines or patterns (flare phenomenon) may appear in [...]

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

CAPTURING STILL IMAGES 1 Set the camera to the still image shooting mode (see page 59). 2 Take a picture. 1 Point the camera lens at the subject. Slowly press and hold the shutter release button halfway. œ The area in the center of the LCD monitor comes clearly into focus, and the focus icon ë appears in the upper left corner (focus-lock). œ If [...]

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS This digital camera provides three types of sequential shots. Maximum number of sequential shots The maximum possible number of sequential shots depends on the resolution and compression rate settings. Resolution Com pression rate DG Ò 8 images 15 images 4 50 images 50 images Best select shot Ä : Four sequential images are captur[...]

Standard sequential s hots Ö 1 Set the camera to the seq uential shots shoo ting mode (see p age 39). 2 Select the standar d sequential shots icon Ö fr om the sequen tial shots mod e menu, and press th e SET b utto n. 3 Select the desired fram e interval from the seq uential shots inter val menu, and press the SET button. Ù : Images are captured[...]

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 4 Press the shutter r elease button to capture the seq uential shots. œ Images are captured as long as the shutter release button is pressed. œ During shooting, K appears in the LCD monitor. 5 Finish captu ring images. œ Release the shutter release button to end recording. NOTE œ When shooting a picture at a resolution of 4 and[...]

AE shift sequential (auto bracke t ) shots A 1 Set the camera to the seq uential shots shoo ting mode (see p age 39). 2 Select the AE shift seq uential shots icon A from the seq uential sho ts mode menu, an d press the SET button. 3 Select the desired fram e interval from the seq uential shots inter val menu, and press the SET button. œ See step 3[...]

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS Best sel ect s ho t Ä 1 Set the camera to the seq uential shots shoo ting mode (see p age 39). 2 Select the best select sho t icon Ä from the seq uential shots mo de menu, and press the SET button. 3 Select the desired fram e interval from the seq uential shots inter val menu, and press the SET button. œ See step 3 on page 62. 4[...]

5 Select the image th at you want to save. 1 Press the arrow button to move the orange frame to the image you want to save. 2 Press the SET button. œ The Best Shot Confirmation Screen appears with the selected image displayed full screen. You can press [ d ] or [ c ] to select a different image. œ To return to the 4-image display, select “ EX I[...]

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 6 Save the selected image and erase the others. 1 Make your fin al check of the image, and select “ SA VE IMAGE ERASE OTHERS ”. 2 Press the SET b utton. œ A screen confirming whether or not you want to save the selected image and erase the others appears. œ If you wish to return to the Best Shot Confirmation Screen, select ?[...]

HINT Capturing images witho ut using the LCD monitor œ When taking pictures without using the LCD monitor, after the images are captured, the 4-image display (step 4 ) does not appear. All four images are saved in the sequential shots folder. To save all four imag es œ While the 4-image display is shown in step 4 , press the MENU button. All four[...]

VIDEO CLIPS When you shoot video clips, the sound is also recorded. 1 Set the camera to the vid eo clip shooting mode (see page 59). 2 Press the shutter r elease button to record the video clip. œ It is not necessary to keep the shutter release button pressed while shooting. œ During recording K appears on the LCD monitor. œ When the remaining r[...]

AUDIO RECORDINGS Your digital camera can record sound, just like a normal tape recorder. 1 Display the Sho oting Option Setting Screen (see page 39). œ The audio recording icon a is highlighted. 2 Press the SET b utton. œ The Audio Recording Screen appears. 3 Press [ l ] on the arro w button to display the com pression rate m enu. D : Low compres[...]

AUDIO RE CORDINGS 4 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arr ow button to select the recor ding icon æ , and press th e SET butto n. œ Recording begins. Point the microphone toward the sound you wish to record. œ K (recording) appears on the LCD monitor during recording. 5 End the au dio recording . œ Press the SET button once more to end the recording.[...]

BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Setting the focus The focus setting can be changed depending on the distance to the subject. 1 Select the desired sho oting mod e (see page 59). œ If the Shooting Information Screen appears, press the MENU button to exit it. 2 Press the focu s button. œ The currently set focus setting is shown on the LCD monitor. No icon:[...]

BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS 4 Take the pictur e. <Sho oting with out usin g the LCD monitor > 1 Press the focu s button. œ The LCD monitor turns on briefly to show the currently set focus mode. 2 Press the focus bu tton within 5 seconds to set the d esired focus mode. HINT œ The shortest distance for macro photography is 10 cm if [W] (W ide) o[...]

3 Press the flash butto n to select the flash mode. œ Each time the flash button is pressed, the flash mode icon changes. No icon: The digital camera will detect the subject brightness and use the flash only when required. In a backlight situation, if only the center of the image is very dark, the flash will operate to compensate (auto flash). d :[...]

BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS HINT œ At normal focus, the effective flash range is 0.5 to 3.1 meters (widest lens setting) and 0.5 to 1.7 meters (telephoto lens setting). At macro focus, the effective flash range is 0.1 to 0.5 meters (widest lens setting) and 0.4 to 0.5 meters (telephoto lens setting). NOTE In the autom atic flash mode... œ In the aut[...]

Using the zoom There are two zoom functions: optical zoom and digital zoom. You can specify whether or not the digital zoom can be activated when shooting. The digital zoom can be used when the resolution is set to 4 or less. 1 Make the zoom setting (see page 122), and poin t the camera lens at the subject. 2 Press [T] or [W ] on the zoom switch to[...]

BASIC MODE Master the shooting functions in the basic mode. Select the prese t setting that matches your shooting conditions (Scene Selec t function) You can select from various preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting conditions. Preset settings Features Still image shooting mode Sequential shots shooting mode Video cl[...]

3 Select the desired icon, and pr ess the SET button . F : Sports x : Portrait G : Night scene  : Wide-range shot B : The camera makes settings suitable for conditions (full auto). NOTE Abou t the wide-range sh ot In still image photography, two consecutive shots at different exposure settings are taken and then assimilated (wide-range shot). The[...]

BASIC MODE Setting the resolution If the resolution is increased, the image quality will improve, but the remaining number of images that can be taken will decrease. Select the resolution according to the desired image quality and purpose. 1 Display a Shoo ting Setting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select the desired reso lution from the resolutio n menu[...]

HINT œ The Ó resolution is achieved by the camera processing the image internally to generate an approximately 30 million-pixel image. NOTE Abou t the resolution and compr ession settings (see pag e 82) œ The image captured by a digital camera consists of a collection of small dots. The resolution refers to the number of these dots, and the grea[...]

BASIC MODE 3 Press the SET b utton. œ This completes the self-timer setting. 4 Press the shutter r elease button. œ When the shutter release button is pressed, the self-timer indicator and standby indicator will light for about 7 seconds, flash for about 3 seconds, and then the image is captured. HINT œ If the shutter release button is pressed a[...]

Setting the compress ion rate Use the procedure below to set the compression rate. Even if the same resolution is used, you can change the compression setting to decrease the image data size so that you can capture more images, or increase the image data size for no loss in image quality. 1 Display a Shoo ting Setting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select[...]

BASIC MODE œ The possible compression rate settings for each shooting mode are shown in the following table. Resolution (units: pixels) [Icon displayed on LC D monitor] 2,000 x 1,496 Ó 1,600 x 1,200 Ò 640 x 480 4 320 x 240 2 160 x 120 0 Shooting mode Still image a Not available Yes Not available N ot available Not available b Ye s Yes Ye s Not a[...]

Setting the fr ame rate The frame rate is the number of fram es shot each second in a video clip. The higher the frame rate during recording, the smoother the video playback appears. However, a higher frame rate also requires a larger data size. 1 Display the Video Clip Sho oting Setting Screen (see p age 39). 2 Select frame rate from the frame rat[...]

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

Playing back a udio recordings 1 Turn the selector dial to [ P ]. œ The Playback Option Setting Screen appears. 2 Select the audio playback icon M , and press th e SET butto n. œ The audio recording playback mode screen appears. œ To continue the procedure, please see page 93. AUDIO COLOR ADJUSTMENT SLIDESHOW CLOCK SET BEEP LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM RE[...]

PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Play back s till images one by one 1 Select the still image pl ayback mode (see page 85). 2 Press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arr ow button. To play back the previous image : Press [ d ] To play back the next image : Press [ c ] Play back a voice memo œ Display an image, and press the SET button. The voice memo is played back. [...]

3 Use the arrow b utton to mo ve the orange frame to the desired image, and p ress [T] ([ v ]) on the zo om switch. œ The selected image is displayed full screen. œ Instead of pressing [T] ([ v ]) on the zoom switch, you can also press the SET button to show the image full screen. HINT To jump for ward or backwar d 100 images (if there ar e more [...]

PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 1 Select the sequen tial shots playback mode (see p age 85). 2 Press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arr ow button. To play back the previous image : Press [ d ] To play back the next image : Press [ c ] 3 Press [W] ([ z ]) on th e zoom switch. œ The 9-image display appears. œ The procedure from this point is the same as step [...]

PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS 1 Select the video clip playback mode (see p age 85). 2 Play back the video clip. Normal playb ack œ Press the SET button. If the Playback Setup Screen appears, press the SET button again to start playback. œ Pressing [ d ] during a video clip playback will start reverse pl ayback (the audio will not be heard). To pause p[...]

<Example of b utton oper ations> 3 Press [W] ([ z ]) on th e zoom switch. œ The 9-image display appears. œ The procedure from this point is the same as step 3 on page 88. To jump fo rward or backward 100 video clips (if ther e are more than 100 video clips) œ With the 9-image display showing, follow these steps. 1 Press the flash button. 2[...]

HINT To view video clip s on your co mputer œ You can view video clips taken with this camera on your computer using QuickTime Ver. 3.0 or later from Apple. œ By using the QuickTime Plug-in included with QuickTime, you can also play back your video clips on your Internet browser. œ QuickTime5 for Windows and Macintosh is supplied with the includ[...]

LISTENING TO AUDIO RECORDINGS 1 Set the digital cam era to the audio recording playb ack mode (see page 85). 2 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arr ow button to select the desired audio recording, an d press the SE T button. œ The Audio Recording Playback Screen for the selected audio recording appears. 3 Select the audio playback icon Ô , and press t[...]

To adjust th e volume 1 On the Audio Recording Playback Screen, select the volume icon N . 2 Press [ d ] or [ c ] to adjust the volume. To select a differen t audio recor ding œ On the Audio Recording Playback Screen, press the MENU button. The Audio Recording Select Screen appears; select the desired audio recording and play it back. To stop pl a[...]

USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Automatic playbac k (slideshow) Still images and video clips can be automatically played back in a slideshow fashion. If voice memos are attached, they are also played back at the same time. 1 Display the Playback Op tion Setting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select the slidesho w icon ã , and press the SET b utton. [...]

HINT œ The slideshow automatically stops after 12 hours of uninterrupted playback. To play back o nly still images in a slidesh ow 1 Display the Still Image Playback Setting Screen. 2 Select the slideshow icon ã , and press the SET button. œ The slideshow image appears. The rest of the procedure is the same as steps 2 to 4 on page 95. Magnifying[...]

USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK F UNCTIONS HINT œ The maximum degree of magnification will depend on the resolution of the original image. œ The maximum magnification for Ó resolution is about 31 times. œ If the image has been rotated, it will be returned to its original orientation and then enlarged. œ One scene (still image) of a paused video cli[...]

Rota ting a n image Captured images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. 1 Display the still or sequen tial shots image you wish to ro tate. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 39). 3 Select the edit ph oto icon r (or ú ), and press th e SET button. œ The Edit Photo Screen appears. 4 Select the rotate image ico n Ç[...]

USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK F UNCTIONS Playing back ima ges on a TV set By connecting the digital camera to a television set, you can view the captured images on the TV screen. Conn ectio ns Connect the supplied AV cable from the DIGITAL/AV terminal on the digital camera to the AUDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the T V. * If the dedicated AV cable [...]

CAUTION œ Do not use excessive force when connecting and disconnecting cables. SX612/EX, GX, U (VPC-MZ3 GB2) Thu. Sept., 05/2002 English 100[...]

DISPLAYING IMAGE INFORMATION (PLAYBACK INFO SCREEN) On the Information Screen you can check what the settings were when an image was captured. 1 Display the desired image. 2 Press the MEN U button for at least 1 second. œ The Playback Information Screen appears. œ If the MENU button is pressed again, the Playback Information Screen is exited. <[...]

<Video clip playback mode> 1 Compression r ate 2 Resolution 3 Exposur e correction valu e 4 Print settings (still imag e playback mode o nly) 5 Location of data (fo lder number) and file n ame 6 Data size 7 Protect setting 8 Voice memo indicator (still image and sequential sh ots playback modes on ly) 9 Color cor rection setting F Wide-range [...]

WIDE-RANGE SHOT With this feature, when the shutter release button is pressed, two consecutive shots are taken at different exposure settings, and they are then automatically assimilated into one image. This produces an image with the smooth tone characteristics of the light areas and low-noise characteristics of the dark areas. 1 Display the Sho o[...]

ADDING A VOICE MEMO In the still image shooting mode, you can record approximately 4 seconds of sound (called a “ voice memo ” ) when capturing the image. 1 Display the Still Image Shooting Setting Screen (see p age 39). 2 Select the add vo ice memo icon a from the vo ice memo menu, and press th e SET butto n. b : For no voice memo. a : For add[...]

SETTING THE FOCUS MODE You can choose from the following 2 types of autofocus: Multi-section fo cus: The distance to the subject is detected by sampling from multiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Spot focus: The cam era focuses on the subject in the center of the LCD monitor. 1 Display the Sho oting Setting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select a [...]

LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING You can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes. Multi-section lig ht-measuring : Light is measured by sampling from multiple areas of the entire shooting screen. Center-weighted light-measuring : Light is m easured from the entire shooting screen, but gives more importance to the values near the center. Spot light[...]

WHITE BALANCE SETTING This digital camera automatically adjusts the white balance under most lighting conditions. However, if you want to specify the lighting conditions or change the overall tone of the image, the white balance can be manually set. 1 Display a Shoo ting Setting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select a white balance settin g from the white[...]

Setting pr ocedur e 1 Select the S icon and press the SET button. œ The S icon moves to the left end of the line. 2 Fill the entire screen with a plain white card (or piece of paper, etc.), and perform step 3 . 3 Press the SET b utton. œ This completes the white balance setting. œ Once the white balance setting is programmed for the S icon, it i[...]

ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING With the initial settings, the ISO sensitivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. However, the ISO sensitivity can be fixed at the equivalent of 100, 200, or 400. 1 Display a Shoo ting Setting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select an ISO sensitivity setting from the ISO sensitivity m enu. Ä : Sets the[...]

SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL By setting the shutter speed and aperture size, various exposure controls are possible. By changing the settings in accordance with the scene to be photographed, you can create the image that you want to express. The exposure control can be set in the still image shooting mode and sequential shots shooting mode. 1 Displ[...]

SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL Í : This allows you to set a specific shutter speed and aperture size. (Manual exposure control) Example: When shooting in a dark location without using the flash, set the shutter to stay open for a longer time (slow shutter). When used for shooting nighttime scenes, you can capture lights flowing across the image. 3 P[...]

<Manu al exposure con trol Í > œ The display to set the aperture size and shutter speed appears. œ Press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arrow button to select aperture size or shutter speed ä , and press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button to change the setting. Setting range: Aperture : 4.9 to 11.8 (Tele) 2.7 to 6.7 (Wide) Shutter speed ä : 1[...]

ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES (REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER) You can adjust the color tones (hue, saturation and brightness) of the captured images. In addition to adjusting the tones with the camera ’ s settings, you can also download data settings created on your computer for color tone correction. Adjust the color tones with the digital camera 1 Display t[...]

œ Selecting one of the ô to õ icons allows confirmation of their respective setting values. Pressing the SET button displays the screen for the hue, saturation and brightness settings. í : Set the red hue, saturation and brightness. ü : Set the yellow, and saturation and brightness. ì : Set the green hue, saturation and brightness. û : Set t[...]

ADJUS T ING TH E COLOR TON ES (REAL-CO LOR EQUALI ZER) 4 Adjust the colo r. 1 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button to select a color icon ( í to Í ) to adjust. 2 Press [ d ] or [ c ] to select the color property you wish to change (hue, saturation or brightness). 3 Press [ j ] or [ l ] to adjust the value of the selected color property. œ Ad[...]

6 Select the < mark, and p ress the SET butto n. œ This completes the color adjustment setting. œ You are returned to the Shooting Option Setting Screen. œ You can display and confirm the color adjustment setting on the shooting status display (see page 51) and Shooting Information Screen (see page 127). NOTE Abou t the hue setting œ The hue[...]

ADJUS T ING TH E COLOR TON ES (REAL-CO LOR EQUALI ZER) Example of h ue and saturation settin gs Monochrome photography Set saturation and brightness values for all colors from í to Í to – 50 ( ö initial settings). To set all colors except red to monochrome Set saturation and brightness values for colors ü to Í to – 50 ( õ initia l setting[...]

About colo r correction with Real Color Equalizer 3.0 on PC œ If the Real Color Equalizer 3.0 on PC application (in the provided CD-ROM [Sanyo Software Pack]) is used to change the colors (see page 120) and results in extreme values for the camera ’ s color settings, accurate color adjustment may not be possible. It is recommended that when adju[...]

ADJUS T ING TH E COLOR TON ES (REAL-CO LOR EQUALI ZER) Download the color tone correction da t a created on a c omputer The settings data created using the Real Color Equalizer 3.0 on PC in the supplied CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack) can be downloaded to your digital camera. 1 Insert a Comp actFlash, on which color ton e correction d ata created on a[...]

5 Press [ l ] or [ j ] on the arr ow button to select the desired settings data, and press th e SET butto n. œ The Select Where To Save Screen appears. 6 Press [ l ] or [ j ] on the arr ow button to select the icon in which to save the settings data. For 6-colo r mode setting data: Select one from ô to õ . For 12-colo r mode setting data: Select[...]

ADJUS T ING TH E COLOR TON ES (REAL-CO LOR EQUALI ZER) To select prev iously set color corr ection settings Imagining various scenes, you can store suitable color correction settings in each of the icons ô to n beforehand. You can then select the icon suitable for the scene you are photographing to quickly change to the optimum color correction se[...]

DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING This setting allows you to specify whether or not the digital zoom is enabled during zoom shooting (see page 76) at a resolution of 4 or lower. 1 Display a Shoo ting Setting Screen (see page 39). 2 Select a digital zoo m setting from the digital zoo m menu. Z : Digital zoom cannot be used. Y : Digital zoom can be used. 3 Press [...]

QUICK SHOT SETTING (STILL IMAGE SHOOTING MODE ONLY) With the initial settings, when the shutter release button is pressed, the digital camera performs the exposure correction, the white balance settings, the focussing, and other settings before the image is captured. This results in a delay after the shutter release button is pressed before the ima[...]

EXPOSURE CORRECTION When capturing images, you can make the image lighter or darker. 1 Exit the Shootin g Setting Screen (o r Shooting In formation Screen. œ Press the MENU button to exit the Shooting Setting Screen (or Shooting Information Screen. 2 Press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arr ow button. œ The exposure correction bar appears. œ At this poin[...]

FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING (VIDEO CLIP SHOOTING ONLY) The flicker-reduction setting reduces the flicker that results when filming video clips under fluorescent lights and the like where the background lighting pulsates at the frequency of the power supply. The flicker-reduction setting is set for a frequency of 50 Hz. 1 Display the Video Clip Sho ot[...]

SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY (SHOOTING INFO SCREEN) This Information Screen allows you to check the current settings while shooting. Display the Shooting Information Screen 1 Put the digi tal camera in the shootin g status. 2 Press the MEN U button for at least 1 second. œ The Shooting Information Screen appears. œ To exit the Information[...]

<Video clip shooting mode> 1 Compression r ate* 2 Resolution* 3 Light-measu ring mod e setting 4 Spot focu s setting 5 Color ton e correction settin g 6 Exposur e correction settin g 7 Exposur e control setting 8 Number of images remaining* 9 Flash setting* F Focus setting * G Self-timer setting * H Scene select functio n setting* I White bal[...]

COPYING IMAGES You can select one image from a sequential shots sequence or one image (scene) from a video clip, copy it, and save it as a still image (the original data remains unchanged). 1 Display the desired image from a sequential sho ts sequence or vid eo clip. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 39). 3 Select the copy ico n l , [...]

CHANGING IMAGE SIZE The size of a still image that has already been captured at a resolution of 4 or more can be changed to 640 x 480 pixels or 320 x 240 pixels. The resized image is saved as a separate image. 1 Display the still image whose size you wish to ch ange. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 39). 3 Select the edit ph oto ico[...]

5 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arr ow button to select the new image size. 4 : The saved image will be 640 x 480 pixels. 2 : The saved image will be 320 x 240 pixels. C : Return to the Edit Photo Screen. 6 Press the SET b utton. œ A screen confirming whether the size change is correct appears. 7 Select “ YES ” , an d press the SET button. œ Si[...]

ADDING TEXT You can enter characters for titles and the like on still images. 1 Display the still image to which you want to add text. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 39). 3 Select the edit ph oto icon r , and press the SET b utton. œ The Edit Photo Screen appears. 4 Select the add text ico n 2 , and press the SET b utton. œ You [...]

5 Press the SET b utton. œ You enter the text entry mode, and a row of characters appears. œ To return to the screen in step 4 , press the MENU button. 6 Press the arrow b utton to select the desired character r ow. SCROLL SELECT A BCDE < Character line Color palette Character row char t A B C D E _ < a b , . c ? _ < F G H I J _ < ! _[...]

ADDING TEXT HINT You can ch ange the color of the text 1 Before entering text, press [ d ] to select the color palette located to the l eft of the characters on the character row. 2 Press [ j ] or [ l ] to select the color for the text. œ Press [ j ] to cycle through the available colors as shown bel ow. Press [ l ] to change colors in the reverse[...]

9 Select [ < ] once you have en tered all the desired ch aracters, and press the SET b utton. œ This completes character entry. 10 Press the arrow butto n to finalize the position of the text. 11 Press the shutter r elease button. œ The characters are superimposed on the image, and you are returned to the Edit Photo Screen. œ The image with t[...]

ADDING A VOICE MEMO You can add a voice memo to a still image or sequential shots image previously recorded. 1 Display the still image or sequen tial shots image to which you will add the voice m emo. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 39). <Example: Still Image play bac k mode> 3 Select the edit ph oto icon r (or ú ), and pres[...]

5 Press the SET b utton. œ Voice memo recording starts. Talk into the microphone on the digital camera. œ The sound will be recorded for about 4 seconds. œ While the voice memo is being recorded, RECORDIN G and K are displayed. œ When recording is finished, you are returned to the Edit Photo Screen. œ For images with a voice memo added, the vo[...]

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

Before beginning the proce dure to combine imag es, co nf irm th e fo cus When the subject of the composite image is close to the camera (10 to 50 cm), set the focus mode to c (macro photography, see page 72). Display the back ground image 1 Display the image th at you are going to use as the backgro und. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see[...]

COMBI NING IM AGES (ADD PHOT O FU NCTI ON) 4 Select the add p hoto icon o , an d press the SET b utton. œ Crosshairs (white lines) for setting the size of the superimposed image appear. œ If the image was rotated, it will be returned to its original orientation. Determine the size of the super imposed image At this time the size of the superimpos[...]

6 Press the SET b utton. œ The start point is fixed. œ The crosshairs for setting the end point appear. œ If you wish to reposition the start point, press the MENU button at this time. 7 Press the arrow b utton to specify the end po int. œ When setting the end point, there is a position at which the crosshairs become green. This point marks the[...]

COMBI NING IM AGES (ADD PHOT O FU NCTI ON) Determine the pos ition of the superimposed image 9 Press the arrow b utton to specify the position of the superim posed image (move th e frame). œ Use the arrow button to move the frame to the position you wish the superimposed image to appear. œ To delete the frame and start over, press the MENU button[...]

CAUTION œ When capturing the superimposed image, the self-timer, flash, etc. cannot be used. œ The compression rate of the composite image becomes G . (The resolution does not change.) œ Image combining is not possible with the following types of images: Images of resolution 2 or less Images captured using a different digital camera Images saved[...]

EDITING VIDEO CLIPS You can cut a video clip at a desired point and save it from the beginning to that point as a separate video clip, or save from that point to the end as a separate video clip ( “ clipping ” ). You can also join two video clips together and save them as one separate clip (“ join ing ” ). Video clip clipping proce dure Dis[...]

Video clip joining procedur e Display the vid eo clip for the fir st part. l Select a second video clip to join to th e first video clip. l Join the two video clips (press the SET b utton). œ Video clip joining is completed. œ The original video clips remain unchanged. (You can also have them erased when the new video clip is saved.) NOTE Caution[...]

EDITING V IDEO CLIPS Saving part of a video c lip ( clipping) 1 Display the vid eo clip you want to edit. 2 Display the scen e you wish to cut. œ The selected scene will be included in the clipped portion, either as the last scene or the first. œ To select the desired scene quickly, you can use a combination of the fast-forward (or reverse) playb[...]

4 Select the edit video icon s , and press the SET b utton. œ The Edit Video Screen appears. œ The clipping icon o is selected. <Edit Video Screen> 5 Press the SET b utton. œ The Clipping Screen appears. œ The clip former icon { is selected. 6 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arr ow button to select the por tion of the video clip you wish to s[...]

EDITING V IDEO CLIPS 8 Press the SET b utton. œ A screen appears for you to confirm whether or not you want to erase the original video clip. 9 Select whether you wan t the original video clip to be erased when clippin g is executed. YES : The original video clip is erased. NO : The original video clip is not erased. <Erase Original Video Clip [...]

Joining two video clips 1 Display the first video clip. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 39). 3 Select the edit video icon s , and press the SET b utton. œ The Edit Video Screen appears. 4 Press [ l ] on the arro w button to select the joint icon m . Currently showing video clip Video clip start Video clip end Video clip to be join[...]

EDITING V IDEO CLIPS 5 Press the SET b utton. œ The 9-image playback display for video clips appears. 6 Use the arrow b utton to mo ve the orange frame to the video clip that you wish to join. 7 Press the SET b utton. 8 Select whether you wan t to have the origin al video clips erased wh en the joined vid eo clip is saved. YES: The original video [...]

9 Press the SET b utton. œ “ EDIT ” and then “ LOADING ” are displayed, after which you are returned to the Edit Video Screen. œ The two video clips are saved together as a separate video clip. œ If “ YES ” was selected in step 8 , the original video clips are erased when the joined video clip is saved. œ Press the MENU button, or s[...]

PRINT SETTINGS In addition to using your printer to print out still images captured with your digital camera, as with conventional film, you can have prints made at shops offering digital print services. In addition, this digital camera is DPOF-compatible, so you can use the digital camera to specify the number of prints, whether or not the date is[...]

HINT œ To print out a still image from a sequential shots sequence or video clip at a digital print service shop, you must first copy the image and save it as a still image (see page 128). Abou t the DPOF form at œ DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a print order format. It enables highly efficient printing from digital cameras and allows DPOF-[...]

PRINT SETTINGS Standard print Printing out one image on one sheet is called a “ standard print. ” With the standard print, you can specify how many copies you want to print out, as well as whether you want the date displayed on the print. Specifying the date display on the prints. 1 Display the Prin t Setting Screen (see page 151). 2 Select STA[...]

4 Press the SET b utton. œ If EACH IMAGE was sele cted, press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arrow button to display the desired image to print. SETTING: To set the standard print settings. EXIT: To return to the Standard Print Screen. 5 Select “ SETT ING ” , and press the SET b utto n. œ The Number/Date Print Screen appears. <Number/Date Print Scr[...]

PRINT SETTINGS 6 Specify whether the d ate is displayed on the print, and the numbe r of print s. <Specifying d ated prints> 1 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arrow button to select DATE. 2 Press [ c ]. œ The Print Date Screen appears 3 Press [ j ] or [ l ] to select the desired option. YES: T o print the date. NO: To not print the date. 4 Press[...]

Index print Printing out many small images on one sheet is called an “ index print. ” Th is is convenient for use as a list of the images you have captured. 1 Display the Prin t Setting Screen (see page 151). 2 Select “ INDEX ”. 3 Press the SET b utton. œ The Index Print Screen appears. YES: To specify an index print copy. NO: To specify n[...]

PRINT SETTINGS Clearing the print settings 1 Display the Prin t Setting Screen (see page 151). 2 Select “ ALL CLEAR ”. 3 Press the SET b utton. œ The All Clear Screen appears. YES: To clear the print settings for all images. NO: To cancel the clear procedure and return to the Print Setting Screen. 4 Select “ YES ” , an d press the SET butt[...]

HINT œ The current print settings for each image can be checked on the Information Screen. œ Images that have been rotated will be printed in their original orientation. œ The quality of the print output will differ depending on the print service and printer used. INFO 100-0003 1.1MB p p 2 Example: 2 standard prints with date display and an inde[...]

IMAGE PROTECT MODE (PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE) By using the image protect mode, you can prevent accidental erasure or overwriting of the important data that you wish to keep. The protect mode can be applied to a still image, to single images of a sequential shots sequence, to a video clip, or to an audio recording. 1 Display the d ata that you [...]

CAUTION œ Even if the protect mode is set for certain data files, they will be erased if the card is reformatted (see page 35). HINT To select a different imag e in steps 4 and 5... œ Press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arrow button. To cancel the p rotect mode for an imag e... œ Select the desired data and repeat steps 2 to 5 . The protect indicator wi[...]

ERASING DATA You can erase data that is stored on the card if you no longer need it. You can erase the images, video clips, and sound recordings one at a time, or all at once. 1 Display the d ata that you want to erase. 2 Display the Pl ayback Setting Screen (see page 39). œ To erase one image at a time or to erase one group at a time, instead of [...]

For sequ ential shots: ONE ERASE: Erases the one still image displayed. GROUP ERASE: Erases the entire folder for the sequential shots displayed (the data for other sequential shots remains). EXIT: Returns to the Playback Setting Screen. For video clips: ONE ERASE: Erases the video clip displayed. GROUP ERASE: Erases all the video clips. EXIT: Retu[...]

ERASING DATA 7 Press the SET b utton. œ “ ERASIN G ” is displayed, and the next image appears. The data is erased. œ To erase other data, press [ d ] or [ c ] to display the data that you want to erase and repeat steps 6 and 7 . HINT To select a different data in step 5... œ If ONE ERASE is selected, press [ d ] or [ c ] on the arrow button [...]

IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE Your captured images can be copied to the hard disk of a personal computer, or can be printed by a digital print service or with a printer. For copying to a personal computer, please refer to the instruction manual accompanying the provided CD-ROM (Sanyo Software P ack). For printing, use a digital print service or acce[...]

IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE Configuration of directories for the stored data NOTE Do not mo dify the folders an d file names in the car d using you r computer œ If the folders, file names, or their configuration is modified using a personal computer, it will be impossible to play back the data using the digital camera, and the digital camera may [...]

USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the came ra as your computer ’s external drive 1 Turn off you r digital camera (see p age 38). 2 Using th e supplied ded icated USB inter face cable, connect the camera conn ector to the camera and the computer connector to the prop er terminal on you r computer . œ Please connect the dedicated USB interfac[...]

USING THE CAMER A WITH A COMPUTER 3 Set the selector dial to [ Ü ], an d turn on the power. œ The camera changes to the PC connection mode. œ More information about these operations can be found in the instruction manual accompanying the included Sanyo Utility Software. NOTE œ When your digital camera is connected to a computer, there is no dis[...]

SETTING THE DATE AND TIME The digital camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is 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 clo ck to September 28, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. 1 Display the Sho oting or Playback Option Settin[...]

SETTI NG THE D ATE AN D TIM E 3 Set the date. 1 Press the arrow button to select [DATE]. 2 Press [ c ]. œ The Set Date Screen appears. 3 Press the arrow button to set the date to “2002/9/28”. œ Year setting Ö [ c ] Ö Month setting Ö [ c ] Ö Day setting. œ Press [ j ] to increase the number. œ Press [ l ] to decrease the number. 4 Press [...]

5 Set the order in which the date is displayed du ring playback. 1 Press the arrow button to select [DISP]. 2 Press [ c ]. œ The Set Date Format Screen appears. 3 Press [ j ] or [ l ]. œ When [ l ] is pressed, the displayed date order changes as follows: Press [ j ] to change in the reverse order. œ If “ DISP OFF ” is selected, the date the [...]

SETTI NG THE D ATE AN D TIM E NOTE œ If the date and time are not set, September 1, 2002 midnight is recorded as the date and time. Consequently, “ 2002/09/01 00:00 ” appears during playback. œ Under normal conditions, while the battery pack is being replaced, an internal battery will maintain the date and time settings. However, there is a s[...]

SETTING THE OPERATIONAL SOUNDS This setting allows you to set whether or not a confirming audio signal sounds when the shutter release button, SET button, or MENU button i s pressed. Display the Operationa l Sounds Screen 1 Display the Sho oting or Playback Option Setting S creen (see page 39). 2 Select the BEEP icon H , and press the SET b utton. [...]

SETTIN G THE OPERAT IONAL SOU NDS 2 Select “BEEP”, and p ress the SET button. œ The Operational Sounds Screen appears. TURN ON/OFF: Sel ect the soun d that is produ ced when th e power is turn ed on or off. SHUTTER: Select the sound that is produced when the shutter release button is pressed. KEY SW: Select the operation sound that is produced[...]

Turning the operationa l sounds on/off 1 Display the Operatio nal Sounds Screen. 2 Select “ MUTE ” , an d press the SET button. œ The Set Mute Screen appears. ON: The operational sounds are not produced. OFF: The operational sounds are produced. 3 Select “ ON ” or “ OFF ” , and press the SET b utton. œ The operational sounds on/off is[...]

HELP FUNCTION You can set whether or not the help display for the Shooting Setting Screen is shown. 1 Display the Sho oting or Playback Setting Optio n Screen (see page 39). 2 Select the help d isplay icon ç , and press th e SET butto n. œ The Set Help Display Screen appears. ON: The help display is shown. OFF: The help display is not shown. 3 Se[...]

DISPLAY LANGUAGE You can set the LCD monitor of your digital camera to display messages in either Japanese or English. 1 Display the Sho oting or Playback Option Setting S creen (see page 39). 2 Select the language ico n à , and press the SET b utton. œ The Language Screen appears. : Select for Japanese display. ENGLISH: Select for English displa[...]

POWER SAVE MODE Your camera has a “ power save ” function whereby the power automatically turns off after a specified period of inactivity. The power save function works to conserve the battery pack power when the camera is not being used, or to prevent the battery pack from dying if the camera has accidentally been left on. You can specify the[...]

3 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arr ow button to select the desired option. 4 Press [ c ] on the arro w button . œ The Set Standby Time Screen appears. 5 Press [ j ] or [ l ] on the arr ow button to set the standb y time. [ j ]: Increases the standby time. [ l ]: Decreases the standby time. 6 Press the SET b utton. œ The standby time is set, and yo[...]

SETTING THE TV SYSTEM This setting is to specify the type of image signal that is output from the camera ’ s DIGITAL/AV terminal. 1 Display the Sho oting or Playback Option Setting S creen (see page 39). 2 Select the TV system icon á , and press the SET b utton. œ The TV System Setting Screen appears. NTSC: To output NTSC video signals PAL: To [...]

ASSIGNING FILE NAMES If a reformatted card is used, the file name (image number) of the captured image automatically begins from 0001. If the card is subsequently reformatted, or if a different reformatted card is used, the file names again begin from 0001. This is because the file number reset function is set to ON, and consequently it results in [...]

ASSIGNING FILE NAMES œ When the highest image number on Card B (before replacing) is higher than the highest image number on Card A: the file name of the next recorded image continues from last file name recorded on Card B. 1 Display the Sho oting or Playback Option Screen (see p age 39). 2 Select the file number reset icon O . 3 Press the SET b u[...]

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE When using the battery pack, the remaining battery pack charge can be checked on the LCD monitor. Make sure to check this indicator before capturing an image. For an indication of the possible length of time for battery pack operation, see page 208. 1 Display a Shoo ting or Playb ack Information S creen (s[...]

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

CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY You can check how many images can be captured and how m uch recording time is available on the card. For a table showing the maximum number of images and recording time for specific cards, please see “ Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/Possible Recording Time ” on page 209. Checking the rema ining [...]

CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY œ When the remaining number of images or the remaining time of video clips that can be taken is “0” , it may be possible to capture a few more images by changing the shooting mode, setting a lower resolution setting (see page 79), or selecting a different compression setting (see page 82). <Sequential shot[...]

Checking the rema ining audio recording time 1 Display the Sho oting Option Setting Screen (see page 39). œ Set the selector dial to [ P ]. œ The audio recording icon a is highlighted. 2 Press the SET b utton. œ The Audio Recording Screen appears, and the remaining recording time appears in the upper right of the LCD monitor. AUDIO REC COLOR ADJ[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Action Reference page Power No power. The battery pack is dead. Change or recharge the battery pack. 31, 33 The battery pack has not been inse rted correctly. Reinsert the battery pack, making sure to orient it correctly. The battery compartment cover is not fully closed. Close battery compartment cover properly. Due t[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Power In the best select shot mode, the power turns off during operation. The power save function is operating. Not a malfunction. The 4 captured images are automatically saved in a sequential shots folder. 68 The “ NO BATTER Y ” message appears. The remaining battery pack power is low. Use a separately sold [...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Shooti ng An image is not captured when the shutter release button is pressed. The power is not turned on. If the power save function has turned the digital camera off, then press the MENU button, or press once on the shutter release button to turn the digital camera back on. 37, 38 The standby indicator is flash[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Shooti ng Accessing indicator lights red. Recorded data is being saved on the card. Not a malfunction. Wait until the accessing indicator turns off and the standby indicator lights green to capture the image. — The flash does not operate. The flash off mode is selected. Set the flash to automatic flash mode or [...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Shooti ng AE shift sequential shots cannot be selected. The exposure setting is set to manual Í . Set the exposure to a setting other than manual. 110 The exposure of captured images in the AE shift sequential shots did not change. The exposure may not change due to the surrounding brightness. This is not a malf[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Shooti ng The digital zoom cannot be used. The resolution is set the Ò or higher. Set the resolution to 4 or lower. 79 The wide-range shot is set to on. Set the wide-range shot setting to off. 103 The add voice memo setting turned off. An image was captured with a voice memo added. Set the add voice memo functio[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Shooti ng The exposure correction bar cannot be accessed. The exposure control setting is set to manual Í . Set the exposure control to a setting other than manual. 110 The sequential shots mode is set to AE shift A . Exposure correction is not possible for AE shift sequential shots. Not a malfunction. — The Q[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Shooti ng There is noise in the captured image. The shutter speed is too slow. Set the shutter speed to a faster speed. 110 The ISO sen siti vity setting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower settin g. 109 Only the Ä ISO sensitivity setting can be selected. The ISO sen siti vity setting is fixed at Ä [...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page LCD monit or When used in cold weather, the image may seem to leave traces as it moves. Condition due to the liquid crystals. Not a malfunction. Spots that appear in the LCD monitor only appear in the monitor and will not b e recorded with the images. — The image displayed contains some red, blue and green dots[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Viewing images The focus does not work. The subject is too close to the digital camera. The distance for macro photography (focus set to c ) is 10 to 50 cm. The distance for standard photography is 50 cm or more. 72 The focus is not set properly. The digital camera moved when the shutter was released. Hold the di[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Viewing images The image is too dark. The flash was blocked by a finger or other object. Hold the digital camera correctly, and make sure the flash is not obstructed. 55 The subject was too far away. Capture the image in the range of operation of the flash. 75 The subject was lit from behind. Use the forced flash[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Viewing images The image is too bright. The ISO sen siti vity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivity to Ä . 109 The colors of the images captured indoors are not correct. This is due to ambient lighting. Capture the image using the forced flash mode. 73 The white balance setting is incorrect. Set the whit[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Viewing images No image ( ? is shown). This may happen when trying to play back images stored on a card from a different digital camera. Play back images stored on a card using this digital camera. — Vertical stripes appear. If a bright subject is shot in the video clip shooting mode, vertical stripes may appea[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Viewing images No image appears on the LCD monitor. The camera is connected to a computer. No image appears on the LCD monitor while the camera is connected to a computer. 166 During audio playback, there is no sound. The volume setting on the digital camera is too low. Select the volume icon N and adjust the vol[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Connecting to television set No image or sound. The digital camera is not correctly connected to the TV. Follow the instructions to make the connection correctly. 99 The TV input is not set correctly. Set the input on the TV to “ VIDEO ” . The TV system setting is not correct. Set to the correct TV system. 17[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Misc. A sound is heard when the main switch is moved or when the digital camera is turned on. This is a normal phenomenon. Not a malfunction. — Noise is heard from a nearby TV or radio during battery recharging. Electromagnetic waves are emitted from the battery charger. Move the battery charger further away fr[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Misc. The “ PROT ECT ED ” message appears and the data cannot be erased. You have attempted to erase data that is protected from accidental erasure. Set the protect setting for the data to OFF. 159 The [ S ] indication appears. The camera temperature is too high. Turn off the power as soon as possible. 24 The[...]

Problem Cause Action Reference page Misc. The “ SYSTEM ERROR ” message appears. A problem has occurred within the digital camera or card. Check the following items — 1 Remove the card and then install it again. 2 Remove the batteries and then install them again. 3 Remove the battery pack, wait approx. 1 hour, and then install it again. 4 Inst[...]

SPECIFICATIONS Digital Camera Type CCD digital camera (recording and playback) Recording system Digital recordi ng Image file format Still images: JPEG format, TIFF (no compression) format (DCF, DPOF and Exif Ver2.2 compliant) Note: D esigned mainly by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), DC F (Design rul[...]

Video clip frame rate 640 x 480 pixels: 30 fps/15 fps 320 x 240 pixels: 30 fps/15 fps 160 x 120 pixels: 30 fps/15 fps Data compression TIFF (no compression) (still image shooting only) SFINE (very low compression) (still image shooting only) FINE (low compres sion) NORM (moderate com pression) White balance Full-auto TTL, manual setting possible Le[...]

SPECIFICATIONS Shutter Still image shooting mode: 16 to 1/2,500 sec. (Aperture and shutter speed programm able AE: 1/4 to 1/2,500 sec.) (Slow shutter: 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 sec.) (For shutter speed priority AE and manual exposure control: 16 to 1/2,500 sec.) (Flash: 1/30 to 1/2,500 sec.) Sequential shots shooting mode: 1/10 to 1/10,000 sec. Video clip sho[...]

Dimensions (excluding protrusions) 99 (W) x 55 (H) x 32.5 (D) m m Weight Approx. 210 g (without battery pack and card) Digital camera c onnectors DIGITAL/AV (communication/sound and image output) terminal Regrouped jack Audio output 265 mVrm s ( – 9 dBs), 12 k Ω or less, monaural Video output 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω unbalanced, sync negative, composit[...]

SPECIFICATIONS Possible No. of Images/Pos sible Shooting Time/Possible Rec ording Time The table shows the possible number of images, the possible shooting time, and the possible recording time when using the supplied 16MB CompactFlash card (A CompactFl ash is not included with Model VPC-MZ3GX.) and a comm ercially available 1GB Microdrive card. Sh[...]

Shooting/ reco rdin g mode Resol ution sett ing Comp res- sion rate or sound quality setting Frame rate setting CompactFlash (16M B) Microdrive (1GB) One shooting Total One shooting Total Video clip mode 4 G} 10 sec. 10 sec. 12 min. 12 min. G{ 21 sec. 21 sec. 24 min. 24 min. 2 D} 25 sec. 25 sec. 28 min. 28 min. D{ 50 sec. 50 sec. 56 min. 56 min. G}[...]

SPECIFICATIONS Supplied battery pa ck charge r Part number VAR-L10 Power source AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 13 VA, 0.09 A Rated output DC 4.2V, 0.7A Compatible batteries S uppl ied or separately sold Lithium-ion battery pack (DB-L10) Ambient environment Temperature 0 to 40 ° C (recharge), – 20 to 60 ° C (storage) Humidity 10 to 85% (no condensat[...]

BASIC mode and EXPERT mode The BASIC mode makes it easy for a person not fami liar with digital camera operation to take photos, but having the camera automatically set the shooting functions and minimizing the number of functions you have to deal with. On the other hand, the EXPERT mode is perfect for the photographer who likes to have full contro[...]

SPECIFICATIONS Others Microdrive and PowerPC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Apple, Macintosh and QuickTime are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk C orporation and handed[...]

Caution œ It is forbidden to copy this manual, whole or in part, without prior written permission. œ All images and illustrations given in this manual are for explanation purposes and may differ slightly from that of the actual product. Also, actual specifications are subject to change without prior notice and therefore may differ from the conten[...]

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