Sanyo VPCX1220EX manual

VPC-X1220EX VPC-X1250 VPC-X1220GX VPC-X1220PX INSTRUCTION MANUAL BASICS Digital Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b efore u sing the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “ SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains how to saf ely ope[...]

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

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

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

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

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

English vi SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Install t he battery pa ck 1 Use the supplied charger to charge the battery pack. h The CHARGE indicator is lit during charging. h The CHARGE indicator will tur n off when the batte ry pack is fully charged. h Charging tak es appro ximately 120 min. 2 Op en the batter y/card compartment cover, and inse rt [...]

vii English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Before capturing those impor tant shots, be sure to first take a test shot to conf irm that y our camera is s et up and read y to go i Sanyo declines any claim for compensation for recorded contents etc. in case of photog raphing or recording fail ure due to a ch ance camer a or card fla w . Shooting 1 Pre[...]

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

ix English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Copying fi les to a computer (Win dows XP) 1 Instal l the software. 1 Insert the CD-ROM (SANY O Software P ack) that was included wit h your camer a in your computer’ s CD-ROM drive . h The installation scree n appears. 2 Click on [ArcSoft MediaImpression 2] in the installation screen. h Fo llow the messa[...]

English x 3 Se lect “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the connection mod e appears. 4 Se lect “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. h The camera is conn ected in the card reader mode . h If the Windo w s automatic pla yback screen appears on the computer monitor , close it. 5 Double-click on the desktop [MediaI[...]

xi English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 6 Click on [Import]. h The files in the camera are sho wn on the import screen. Files in the camera [Destination F older] field and [Subfo lder Name] field [Impor t][...]

English xii HINT Y ou can specify which folder to copy the fi les to. i When you clic k on the f older icon in the [Destination F older] field, the screen to specify the cop y destination appears . i We suggest t hat you clic k on [ { T oday’ s Date] in the [Subf older Name] field to select it. When [ { T oday’ s Date] is selected, a subf older[...]

xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Dismounting the camera CA UT ION i T o disconnect your camera, be sure to foll ow the procedure belo w. F ailure to f ollow this p rocedure ma y cause f aulty operation of y our computer o r loss of c ard data. 1 Left-click on t he icon for safely removing hardware. h A list appears showing the devices co[...]

English xiv CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cab les, mak e sure that the cabl e plugs are correctly oriented and that t hey match t he shapes of th e terminal sock ets on the devices . Push the plugs in straight when connecting them. If undue f orce is used to connect a cable , it ma y perma nently damage the [...]

1 English CONTENTS CONTENTS ..... ............. ............. ............. ............. .............. ............. ....... 1 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSO RIES .......... ............... ............. 3 Attaching th e handstrap . ............. .............. ............. ............. ............. .. 4 Media cards that can be used with this c[...]

English 2  APPENDICES SPECIFICA TIONS ....... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ 59 Camera .... ............. ............. ............. ............. .............. ............. .......... 59 Camera connectors ..................... ................. ................ ................ ....62 Battery l[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 English INST ALL THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D CA UT ION Do not remove the battery pack outer covering or label i Do not use the battery with the outer cov ering or label remov ed, as doing so may resul t in malfunction. Be careful when removi ng the card i Do not attempt to f orcibly remov e the card. i Nev er remove the card when the camera [...]

English 14 T o format a card 1 I nstall the card in the camera. Turn on the camera (pages 12 and 16). 2 Di splay the menu (page 57) . 3 Di splay the Option Menu (page 58). 4 Se lect “FORMAT” and press the SET button. h The F ormat Screen appears. F ollow the i nstructions on the screen to f ormat the card. MENU button SET 2 M RECORDING MENU 1/2[...]

15 English INST ALL THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CAR D W arning concerning battery pack tempera ture i If the battery pack in the camer a becomes too hot, a b linking temperature warning icon will appear on the monitor . If the blinking icon does appear , the camera should be turned off as soon as possib le and the battery pack allo wed to coo l bef[...]

English 16 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera In the record ing mode 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button. h The camera turns on. h The came ra turn s on in t he recording mode that w as active bef ore it was last turned off. In the playbac k mode 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ] for at least one sec ond. h The Pla yback Screen appears on[...]

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

English 18 D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that yo u can displa y them during play back. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time ar e set. * T o correct the date and time sett ing, please see under HINT on page 20. Example: T o set the clock [...]

19 English D A TE AND TIME S ETTING 3 Set the clock. 1 Select “TIME”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Time Screen appears . 3 Set the time to “1 9:30”. h The time is set in the f ollowing order: Set the hour → Set the minute . h A 24-hour cloc k is used f or the time display . 4 Press the SET b utton. 4 Set the order in which the date [...]

English 20 5 Pres s the MENU button. h The date and time setting is co mpleted. h T o display t he Recording or Pla yback Screen, pre ss the MENU button. HINT About the settings backup i Under normal conditions, while the battery pack is being repla ced, an internal batter y will maintain the date and time setti ngs. How ev er, there is a small cha[...]

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

English 22 How to switch the recording mode Y our camera can capture si ngle still photos (single-sh ot mode), record video clips (video clip recording mode), and also capture a series of still photos (sequential shots mo de). 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Pr ess the [ m ] button. h The screen to set the recording mode and the[...]

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

English 24 Adjust the monitor brigh tness The brightness of the monitor is adjustab le. Adjust the brightness to the optimum reada bility in the ambi ent light. 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Pres s the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The monitor brightness menu appears. 3 Pr ess the [ l ] and [ m ] buttons to adjust the b[...]

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

English 26 CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES There are two modes f or capturing still images. In the single-shot mode , one image is captured each time the shutter button is pressed. In the sequential shots mode, whe n you press t he shutte r button, se veral successive images are captured. F or more information about taking sequential sh[...]

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

English 28 Shooting sequential shots When the shutter button is pressed, st ill image s are captured in succession. 1 Se t the camera to the sequential shots mode or the high-speed sequential shots mode (page 22). 2 Pr ess the shutter button to start shooting. h Shooting sequential shots begins. J Estimated maximum number of sequential shots h The [...]

29 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING BA CK STILL IM A GES HINT About the focus when s hooting sequential shots i When sequential shots are capt ured, the autof ocus operates when the fo cus loc k is activ ated, fixing the f ocus. Can the self-timer and/or flash be used? i The self-timer and flash do not oper ate when shooting sequential shots . i The [...]

English 30 Viewing still images The steps f or viewing both single shots and sequential shots are the same . 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, ho we ver , press the pl ayb ack but to n [ = ] for at least 1 second. h The imag e most re cently captured appears on the monitor . 2 Vi[...]

31 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING BA CK STILL IM A GES 9-image/20-i mage displa y playbac k 1 Press the playback button [ = ]. 2 Press [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The 9-image displa y appears. 3 Select the ima ge to play back. h Press the arrow b uttons to mov e the or ange fram e to the desired image , and press the SET but ton. Instead of p[...]

English 32 Folder pla ybac k A conv enient wa y to search through multiple f olders, or to search f or an image that was recor ded using Screen Capture. 1 Acce ss the 9-image display screen (page 31). 2 Pr ess [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch 2 time s. h The screen to select t he pla yback fo lder appears . h If [T] ([ ] ]) on the zoom switch is pres[...]

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

English 34 Zoom jump pla yback Y ou can magnify a por tion of a still image to check the accur acy of the focus . 1 Di splay a still i mage to view using zoom jump playback. 2 Pres s the SET button. h The image is magnified. h If the magnified vie w appears to be in f ocus, then the ov erall image will be in f ocus. 3 Press the arrow button s to mo[...]

35 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING BA CK STILL IM A GES Deleting fil es Y ou can delete files if you no longer need them. Y ou can delete the file s one at a time , or all at once. 1 To delete files from the card, perf orm the delete procedure with the card instal led in the camera. To delete files f rom the camera’s internal memo ry, remove the c[...]

English 36 <T o delete all the files> 1 Use the [ l ] and [ m ] but tons to view the images and chec k if it is OK to delete all the files . 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] b utton to select “DEL ETE ALL ”. 3 Press the SET bu tton. h The Delete Confirmation Scree n appears. T o delete the files , select “YES”, a nd press the SET b utton. W[...]

37 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Recording a video clip 1 Set the camera to the v ideo clip recording mode (page 22). 2 Press the shutter button. h Video clip recording begins. During recording, the length of the video cli p and the remainin g recording time a vailable are shown on the monitor . h It is not necessar y to continue pre[...]

English 38 Playing bac k the video clip 4 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, how ev er, press the pla yback b utton [ = ] for at least 1 second. h The video clip just recorded appears on the monitor . 5 Pres s the SET button. h Video clip pla yback begins . h T o stop playback, pres[...]

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

English 40 When y ou are finished vi ewing vi deo cl ips... i Press the ON /OFF button to turn th e camera off. CA UTION How to sa ve one frame from a video c lip as a still image 1 Play back the video clip . Pause the pla yback at the point yo u wish to “snap” a photo . 2 Press the shutte r button. i The currently displa yed fr ame is sav ed a[...]

41 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Y ou can select from a variety of preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting conditions . 1 Set the camera to the recordi ng mode (page 21), and press the SCENE button. h The screen to select a scene function appears . 2 Use the arrow buttons to select the desired setting. <Features [...]

English 42 m : A vailab le n : N ot ava ila bl e * : Disabled du ring recording 3 Pres s the SET button. h This completes the scene select setting. h The displa y returns to the Shooting Screen. h The scene function set ting is shown on the moni tor . Scene function Feat ures Recording mode setting s O X _ Lamp Photogr aph in low-l ight conditions.[...]

43 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Capture a still imag e with a voice memo With the still-image-plus-audio a scene fun ction, y ou can add an audio trac k (about 10 seconds maximum) to a captured still image. This audio tr ack is called a “voice memo”. 1 On the screen to select a scene functi on (page 41), select a , and press the SET button.[...]

English 44 How to use th e best shot fea ture 1 Se t the camera to the single-shot mode; on the screen to select a scene function (page 41), select 5 ; and press the SET button. 2 Pres s the shutter button. h While the settings change , f our still images are shot in sequence. h After the images are captured, the fo ur still images are displa yed o[...]

45 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION How to use the face chaser featur e T o attain the best possib le f ace shots, th e camera automaticall y focuses on the f ace and adjusts the e xposure. 1 On the screen to select a scene functi on (page 41), select r , and press the SET button. 2 Aim the camera l ens at the subject. h The camera searches f or th[...]

English 46 How to shoot using Smile Detection Capture a photo at the instant the subject smiles. Normal shooting 1 On the scr een to set the scene function (page 41), select n , and press the SET button. 2 Ai m the camera lens at the subject. h The camera searches f or the subject's face. Whe n it detects the f ace, a green fr ame appears . Th[...]

47 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION 4 Use the arrow buttons to move the orange frame to the area that encompasses the target subject's face. 5 Press the SET button. h The orange frame changes to yello w , and the Smile Detection area is fixed. h The camera adjusts the f ocus and e xposure f or the framed f ace. h When the f ace is in focu s, t[...]

English 48 O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the zoom Y our camera has two zoom functi ons: optical zoo m and digital zoom. 1 Se t the camera to the re cording mode (page 21), and point the camera len s at the su bject. 2 Pr ess the zoom switch to compos e the desire d image. [T]: Zoom in on the subjec t. [W]: Zoom o ut. h When the zoom s witch is p[...]

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

English 50 Flash setting The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures where there is insuff icient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in b acklight condi tions. Y our camera’ s flash has f our modes of operation (auto mod e, f orced flash mode, flash off mode and red-e ye redu ction mode). Select the flash mode th at is appropri[...]

51 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTION S 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the desired flash mode, and press the SET button. 3 Press the shutter button. h The picture is snapped and the fl ash op erates according to th e selected mode. HINT When auto is selected... i The k icon indicating the flash setting is not sho wn on the Shooting Scre[...]

English 52 Self-timer Self-timer photog raph y is av ailable in the single-shot mode. 1 Se t the camera to the single -shot mode (page 22), and press the [ m ] ( ) button. h The self-timer men u appears. 2 Use the [ n ] and [ o ] buttons to select the des ired self-timer setting, and press the SET button. h The self-timer is set, and y ou are retur[...]

53 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTION S HINT i The countdo wn time until shut ter release is shown gr aphically on the monitor . T o pause or cancel the self-timer function.. . i If the shutter b utton is pressed again be fore t he shutter is released, the self-timer countdo wn temporarily stops. Press the shutter button one more time to restar t th[...]

English 54 Focus range 1 Se t the camera to the re cording mode (page 21), and pr ess the [ o ] ( R ) button. h The fo cus range men u appears. o : The f ocus operates within the ranges sho wn below (pan). <Still image shooting> i At maximum aperture setting: 2.5 m (8.20 ft.) to ∞ i At minimum ap er ture setting: 2 m (6.56 f t.) to ∞ <[...]

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

English 56 How to use the manual f ocus 1 Se lect manual - from the focus range menu, and pres s the SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustment bar appears. 2 Pr ess the [ l ] or [ m ] button to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The f ocus distance is set, and y ou are returned to the Shooting Screen. HINT About the focus ran[...]

57 English AC C E S S I N G T H E M E N U S Detailed camera settings ar e accessed from the menus. How to displa y the menus 1 Turn on the camer a, and set it to the recording or playback mode. h Set the camera t o the recording mode to displa y the Recording Menu, or the pla yback mode to display the Playbac k Menu. 2 Press the MENU button. h The [...]

English 58 How to opera te the menus Use the arrow b uttons to select the item y ou wish to change, press the SET butto n, and the corresponding screen will appear . 1 Di splay the menu (page 57) . 2 Se lect the s or = tab. Display the Recor ding Menu: Select the s tab. Display the Pla yback Men u: Select the = tab . Display the Option Menu: Select[...]

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

English 60 Lens 3.0× optical zoom lens f=6.3 mm to 18.9 mm (35 mm film camer a conv ersion: 35 mm to 105 mm) Au tof ocus, 5 groups , 6 elements (4 with aspheric surf aces) Aperture Open F=3.1 (Wide) to 5.9 (T ele) Exposure control type Programmab le AE Exposure correction a va ilable from the Recording Menu (0±1.8EV in 0.3EV steps) Light-measurin[...]

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

English 62 Camera connectors Batter y life i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully char ged battery pack at a 25 °C (77 °F) ambient temperature . i The operati on time ma y v ary depending on the condition s of the batt ery pack and the co nditions of use. Espec ially when used at temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F), the b attery pack ope[...]

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

English 64 Supplied b attery pac k ch arger i The VPC-X1220GX and VPC-X1220PX models ar e supplied with a p ower cord that is appropriate f or the region of destination. i When using the supplied batt ery pack charger abroad, the po wer cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements. Please contact your local dealer f or detail[...]

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

English 66 Before capturing those importa nt shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that y our camera is set up and ready to go i Sany o Electric shall not be held responsib le for an y problems resulting from the use of this camera. i Sany o Electric declines all responsi bility f or damages due to improper use of the camera , f ailur[...]

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