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TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF

Turning the power on

Follow the steps indicated below when capturing images or when playing back images on the
LCD monitor.

To capture images

Set the main switch to “MONITOR OFF” or

Press the power button.

The stand-by indicator turns on and the lens extends.

If the main switch was set to

, an image will appear

on the LCD monitor.

To play back images

Set the main switch to

Press the power button.

The power is turned on.

An image appears on the LCD monitor.

HELP

If “NO CARD” appears

If no card is installed in the digital camera, then “NO CARD” will appear on the LCD monitor. Be
sure to install a card before using the digital camera (see page 27).

MONITOR OFF

Power button

Lens

Stand-by indicator

Main switch

Power button

MONITOR OFF

SX511/EX, /E, /U (VPC-AZ1EX, VPC-AZ1E, VPC-AZ1 GB) Thu. Nov., 29/2001

English

Summary of Contents for VPC-AZ1

Page 1: ... VPC AZ1E and VPC AZ1 Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such Please read these instructions carefully before using the digital camera Make sure to read and understand the section USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY on pages 3 to 13 Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference ...

Page 2: ...try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures œ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna œ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver œ Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected œ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help œ Changes or modifications not expressly approve...

Page 3: ...FOR CANADIAN USERS œ This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 English ii ...

Page 4: ...l 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 contents of this manual œ Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any problems resulting from the use of this digital camera œ Sanyo Electric declines all responsibility for damages due to improper us...

Page 5: ... instructions or special points to pay attention to HINT Points that may prove useful when using the digital camera HELP In case of a problem this may help in certain situations page xx Refer to the page indicated in brackets for detailed information English iv ...

Page 6: ...ER OF IMAGES VIDEO RECORDING TIME AND AUDIO RECORDING TIME 50 CONCERNING IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE 52 SHOOTING AND RECORDING SETTING THE SHOOTING MODE 54 SETTING THE RESOLUTION 55 SETTING THE COMPRESSION RATIO 57 CAPTURING IMAGES 59 SEQUENTIAL SHOT 63 VIDEO CLIP 69 USING THE AUTOFOCUS 71 USING THE VARIOUS SHOOTING FUNCTIONS 72 MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY 77 ADDING A VOICE MEMO 78 PERFORMING AN AUDIO...

Page 7: ...ICE MEMO ADD AUDIO FUNCTION 109 ENTERING TEXT 111 RESIZING IMAGES 114 IMAGE PROTECT MODE PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE 115 ERASING DATA 116 COPYING IMAGES 118 AUTO ROTATE PLAYBACK SETTING 119 REQUESTING PRINTING 120 REFORMATTING THE CARD 124 SETTING THE OPERATIONAL SOUNDS BEEPS 125 DISCHARGING THE BATTERIES 126 CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE 127 SETTING THE TV SYSTEM 128 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COM...

Page 8: ...tor while driving a vehicle Doing so may cause an accident œ Be careful where you put down the digital camera inside an automobile During sudden stops or turns it may fall behind the brake pedal and prevent braking œ When using the digital camera while walking be very careful of your surroundings and especially the traffic to avoid accidents Be aware of your surroundings when using the digital cam...

Page 9: ... or any other strong source of light Doing so may seriously injure your eyes Do not use the flash close to a person s face œ To prevent possible eye injury do not use the flash near a person s face especially young children or babies If the flash is used close to a person s opened eyes there is a risk that it may damage that person s eyesight Do not use where there is risk of explosion œ Do not us...

Page 10: ...erminals wet œ Always stop the recharging after the prescribed recharge time even if the batteries are not fully charged œ Do not remove or puncture the external wrapping œ Do not use if there is leaking swelling elevated temperature discoloration or any other abnormal condition œ Keep out of the reach of children œ Do not drop hit or submit the batteries to strong shocks œ Do not use recharged ba...

Page 11: ...s may cause a fire injury or burns œ The batteries may be warm immediately after the digital camera is used If removing the batteries turn off the digital camera and allow the batteries to cool down before removing them œ If a battery is leaking and the electrolyte gets on your skin or clothing immediately rinse with clean water If the electrolyte gets into your eyes you risk losing your eyesight ...

Page 12: ... 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 Inside a car œ Places where there is dust and dirt œ Places where there is a fire burning œ Places where volatile products are stored œ Places subject to vibrations œ Temperature 0 to 40 C oper...

Page 13: ...Do not invert the polarity and of the batteries œ Place the batteries in the battery charger with the and terminals oriented as indicated on the charger If the batteries are placed with the wrong orientation they may leak overheat explode or be damaged Use a 100 to 240 V AC power supply œ If used with a power supply other than that specified it may cause a fire or electric shock Do not disassemble...

Page 14: ...y use the power cord supplied with the battery charger If a different power cord is used it may be rated for a different current load and that may cause a fire œ The supplied power cord is for exclusive use with the supplied battery charger Do not use it with other devices for it may cause a fire or electric shock Keep the battery charger out of the reach of children œ Children may place the batte...

Page 15: ...ic shock œ If the power cord is damaged or if it does not plug properly into the battery charger or wall outlet contact the place of purchase Do not place on an unstable surface œ It may fall down causing injury or damage œ If the battery falls down and the charger body is damaged remove the batteries and contact the place of purchase If used while damaged it may cause a fire electric shock or oth...

Page 16: ...t use of your digital camera Cautions before capturing important images œ Before capturing important images make sure that the digital camera is operating properly and in condition to capture the image properly œ Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses that result from images that could not be recorded are erased destroyed or damaged in any way due to a problem with the digital...

Page 17: ...of power is still used even if the digital camera is turned off If the nickel metal hydride batteries are left in the digital camera for a long period they may become completely discharged and lose their ability to be recharged again Cautions concerning condensation œ Using the digital camera with condensation inside it may damage the digital camera Be careful of condensation under the following c...

Page 18: ...h and Microdrive cards are precision devices Do not bend drop or subject them to strong forces or shocks Be especially careful with the Microdrive for it is easily damaged by vibrations œ Avoid using or storing the CompactFlash and Microdrive cards in places with extremely high or low temperatures subject to direct sunlight in a completely closed vehicle near air conditioners or heaters or in humi...

Page 19: ...ge numbers where that part is explained in detail œ Hand strap page 15 œ CompactFlash 16MB and protective case œ Soft case page 15 œ 4 AA nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries page 23 œ Nickel metal hydride battery charger and power cord page 23 œ Dedicated AV cable 1 page 106 œ Dedicated USB interface cable 1 page 129 œ Software 1 CD ROM page 129 English 14 ...

Page 20: ... digital camera to aid in carrying Also when you are not using the digital camera put it in the soft case for protection Attaching the hand strap Bend the looped extremity of the strap and slip it through the strap holder on the digital camera Using the soft case 15 English ...

Page 21: ...sed with this digital camera are given below œ CompactFlash œ Microdrive There are special precautions that must be followed when using Microdrive cards Before using Microdrive cards carefully read Cautions when using the Microdrive see page 137 The use of card in this manual œ In this manual CompactFlash and Microdrive cards that can be used in this digital camera are referred to as card œ The ca...

Page 22: ...s are inserted with the polarity as indicated on the battery charger œ During recharge the recharge indicator on the battery charger will light œ When the batteries are recharged the indicator will go off œ The recharge time for the supplied two nickel metal hydride AA batteries HR 3USV is approx 115 minutes Caution First recharge the supplied batteries Do not recharge other batteries with the sup...

Page 23: ...tom 2 Insert the batteries 3 Close the battery compartment cover 4 Push the cover in the direction shown by the arrow until it clicks 4 Insert the card œ Make sure not to insert the card with it facing the wrong direction 1 Open the card slot cover 2 Insert the card all the way 3 Fold down the eject button 4 Close the card slot cover œ After installing the card be sure to first format it with the ...

Page 24: ...clearly 10Continue to gently press the shutter release button all the way œ The image is captured œ In the still image shooting mode you can view the image captured on the LCD monitor by holding the shutter release button down œ The stand by indicator will flash red while the image is being written to the memory Another image can only be captured when the stand by indicator lights green again œ In...

Page 25: ...fore and after the current image 12When finished press the power button to turn it off œ Your digital camera turns off How was it Did everything turn out fine Of course what you have performed here is just a fraction of the many functions your digital camera is loaded with But before you continue using your digital camera any further be sure to read this instruction manual carefully Main switch MO...

Page 26: ... stand hole page 75 Terminal cover pages 106 129 DC IN external DC power input terminal DIGITAL AV terminal pages 106 129 Used as both the USB connector and AV output terminal Lens pages 29 30 Self timer indicator page 75 Main switch Shutter release button pages 30 60 61 Flash page 73 Viewfinder page 60 Microphone pages 78 110 Speaker œFor listening to sound recordings Front 21 English ...

Page 27: ...wing the LCD monitor you may see some missing pixels seen as black and white dots This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction Autofocus mark page 60 Stand by indicator red green pages 29 60 74 Red flashing When capturing an image recording sound charging the flash storing an image or sound recording image or sound cannot be recorded or recording using the self timer Red steady When the memo...

Page 28: ...y charger on page 8 before handling the batteries Recharging nickel metal hydride batteries Make sure to completely recharge the supplied nickel metal hydride batteries before use Use only the supplied battery charger to recharge the batteries This battery charger can be used for both nickel metal hydride batteries AA HR 3USV supplied with the camera or HR 3US AAA HR 4US and Ni Cd batteries AA N 3...

Page 29: ...nuously lit indicator battery recharge is proceeding normally œ When the batteries are fully recharged the recharge indicator goes out Recharge time of the supplied nickel metal hydride batteries approx 115 minutes for one or two batteries and approx 210 minutes for three or four batteries 4 When finished the recharge indicator turns off unplug the power cord from the power outlet 5 Remove the bat...

Page 30: ...ged batteries are stored and not used they will slowly lose their charge They must be recharged before they are used again œ If the batteries are used for the first time or if they have not been used for a long time they may not be recharged completely even when the recharge indicator goes off The batteries will return to normal after they have been used and recharged two or three times œ The batt...

Page 31: ...etal hydride batteries in the battery compartment œ Make sure the polarity of the batteries is as indicated in the battery compartment 4 Close the battery compartment cover œ Slide the compartment cover in the direction of the arrow until it clicks NOTE œ Battery power is still used even when the digital camera is turned off It is recommended that you remove the batteries from the digital camera w...

Page 32: ...talling a card 1 Confirm that the power is turned off œ Press the power button to turn off the camera œ When the power is turned off the stand by indicator turns off In addition if the lens is protruding it automatically retracts and closes 2 Open the card slot cover 3 Insert the card œ Insert the card from the connector side in the direction shown by the arrow d mark œ Be sure to insert the card ...

Page 33: ... then the digital camera is writing to the card Never remove the card at this time 3 Raise the eject button 4 Push in the eject button and remove the card 5 Close the card slot cover NOTE œ Regarding the number of images that can be stored on the card please refer to Possible No of images possible shooting time possible recording time see page 136 œ By using the card together with a commercially a...

Page 34: ... switch was set to Õ an image will appear on the LCD monitor To play back images 1 Set the main switch to Ô 2 Press the power button œ The power is turned on œ An image appears on the LCD monitor HELP If NO CARD appears œ If no card is installed in the digital camera then NO CARD will appear on the LCD monitor Be sure to install a card before using the digital camera see page 27 MONITOR OFF MONITO...

Page 35: ...during shooting or five minutes of no use during playback 1 Press the MODE button or the shutter release button once NOTE œ When using the AC adapter sold separately the power save function will become active after about 30 minutes of inactivity Also when using battery power and connecting the digital camera to a personal computer the power save function will become active after about five minutes...

Page 36: ...ayback Setting Screen Y Sequential Shot Shooting Setting Screen Sequential Shot Playback Setting Screen X Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen Video Clip Playback Setting Screen P Shooting Option Setting Screen Playback Option Setting Screen œ Audio recording œ Sound playback œ Date and time setting œ Auto rotate playback setting œ Operational sound setting œ Date and time setting œ Battery discharg...

Page 37: ...eens see SETTING SCREEN BASIC OPERATIONS on page 45 Exiting the Setting Screen Press the MODE button œ The Setting Screen disappears Exiting the Option Setting Screen Turn the selector dial to a mark other than P œ The Option Setting Screen is exited and either a shooting screen or playback screen appears œ If the selector dial is set to Ü the mode changes to PC connection and the LCD monitor turn...

Page 38: ...ious settings related to capturing pictures For the operation procedure for the shooting setting screens see SETTING SCREEN BASIC OPERATIONS on page 45 Still Image Shooting Setting Screen All the icons never appear at the same time 24 RESOLUTION 33 English ...

Page 39: ...n e Fluorescent lighting icon i White incandescent light icon S Color fill icon 8 Light measuring method menu page 91 X Center point light measuring icon V Multi section light measuring icon W Spot light measuring icon 9 Monochrome shooting menu page 77 f Monochrome shooting off icon e Monochrome shooting on icon F Noise reduction menu page 90 h Noise reduction off icon g Noise reduction on icon G...

Page 40: ...SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS Sequential Shot Shooting Setting Screen All the icons never appear at the same time 12 RESOLUTION 35 English ...

Page 41: ...ISO400 icon 7 White balance menu page 86 H Auto white balance icon g Fair icon h Overcast icon e Fluorescent lighting icon i White incandescent light icon S Color fill icon 8 Light measuring method menu page 91 X Center point light measuring icon V Multi section light measuring icon W Spot light measuring icon 9 Monochrome shooting menu page 77 f Monochrome shooting off icon e Monochrome shooting ...

Page 42: ...SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen All the icons never appear at the same time 00 46 RESOLUTION 37 English ...

Page 43: ...andescent light icon S Color fill icon 6 Light measuring method menu page 91 X Center point light measuring icon V Multi section light measuring icon W Spot light measuring icon 7 Optical zoom menu page 88 ñ Optical zoom off icon ï Optical zoom on icon 8 Flicker reduction menu page 87 l Flicker reduction function off icon k Flicker reduction function on icon 9 Monochrome shooting menu page 77 f Mo...

Page 44: ...setting indicator Appears when preset shooting settings page 93 or original shooting settings page 94 are selected 9 Focus indicator page 72 F Flash action mode indicator page 73 In the video clip shooting mode the shooting time display is shown page 50 G Shooting mode indicator page 54 H Number of images remaining page 50 In the video clip shooting mode the remaining recording time is shown I Seq...

Page 45: ...tting Screen when an image with a voice memo appears 7 Copy icon page 118 8 Playback mode indicator page 96 v Still image playback icon x Sequential shot playback icon w Video clip playback icon 9 Remaining battery charge page 48 Shows the remaining battery charge Not displayed when the remaining battery charge is near full or when the AC adapter sold separately is used ROTATE PROTECT ERASE EDIT P...

Page 46: ... pages 97 107 2 Auto rotate playback page 119 3 Date and time setting page 46 4 Operational sound beep setting page 125 5 Battery discharge function page 126 6 Language selection page 127 7 TV system selection page 128 8 Card reformatting page 124 NOTE œ You can set the LCD monitor of your digital camera to display messages in English or Japanese See CHANGING THE LANGUAGE DISPLAY on page 127 AUDIO...

Page 47: ...clip shooting mode the monochrome shooting setting is shown 7 Spot focus setting page 92 œ In the sequential shot shooting mode the digital zoom setting is shown 8 Exposure control setting page 82 9 Quick shot setting page 84 œ In the sequential shot shooting mode the shutter release button setting is shown In the video clip shooting mode the exposure correction setting is shown F Focus setting pa...

Page 48: ...n Information Screen in the still image sequential image and video clip playback modes For still images 1 Location of data folder number and file name page 53 2 Compression rate page 57 3 Resolution page 55 4 Print setting page 120 5 Protect setting page 115 6 Voice memo indicator page 98 7 Execute data save page 95 8 File size 9 Shutter speed F Aperture G Exposure correction H Focus distance I Re...

Page 49: ...e of image page 46 For video clips 1 Location of data folder number and file name page 53 2 Resolution page 55 3 Execute data save page 94 4 Length of recording min sec 5 File size 6 Protect setting page 115 7 Shutter speed 8 Aperture 9 Exposure correction F Focus distance G Remaining battery charge page 48 H Date and time of image page 46 100 5001 450KB SHUTTER 1 30 IRIS F2 8 EXPOSE VALUE 0 0EV F...

Page 50: ...e right œ Press d to select the next icon item to the left œ Press j to select the next icon item above œ Press l to select the next icon item below To finalize the selected setting œ Press the SET button to set the selected menu item œ In the Shooting Setting Screens the selected icon moves to the far left œ In the Playback Setting Screens the screen corresponding to the selected icon appears To ...

Page 51: ... the date during playback to set the date and time and to set the display format for the date œ To return to the Option Setting Screen press the MODE button or select C and press the SET button 3 Set the order of the date display during playback œ When the jog dial is turned the date display order changes as follows Turn counterclockwise to change in the reverse order œ If DISP OFF is selected the...

Page 52: ...not set October 1 2001 midnight is recorded as the date and time Consequently 2001 10 01 00 00 appears during playback œ Under normal conditions while the batteries are replaced an internal battery will maintain the date and time settings However there is a small chance the settings may be lost The backup will last for approx 30 minutes It is recommended to check that the date and time settings ar...

Page 53: ...ëç flashing will appear even when the Information Screen is not displayed Indicator Remaining charge Information Screen When Information Screen is not displayed éç No indication Approx full èç No indication Battery power is low êç êç It will soon be impossible to capture or playback images ëç Flashing ëç Flashing If this icon flashes when the shutter button is pressed images cannot be captured If ...

Page 54: ... time will be much shorter œ Depending on the usage of the digital camera such as the number of times the flash is used the use of the LCD monitor etc or the environmental conditions temperature etc the number of images that can be saved on a set of fully charged batteries will vary greatly HELP If the LCD monitor goes off suddenly œ When capturing images using the LCD monitor and the battery char...

Page 55: ...time appears in the upper right of the LCD monitor for the video clip shooting mode œ The remaining number of images and video recording time will differ depending on the resolution and compression settings œ When the remaining number of images or the remaining time of video clips that can be taken is 0 you cannot capture any more images To capture more images either install a new card or save the...

Page 56: ...selector dial to P œ AUDIO REC is highlighted 2 Press the SET button œ The Audio Recording Screen appears and the remaining recording time appears in the upper right of the LCD monitor AUDIO REC CLOCK SET BEEP DISCHARGE LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM REFORMAT 32 48 AUDIO REC REC Remaining recording time min sec Depending on the memory capacity of the card the remaining time is shown as hr min sec 51 English ...

Page 57: ...t for PRINT Image Matching Version 1 0 Requires Commercially available printer and commercially available personal computer depending on the situation Caution When printing a single shot from a sequential shot or from a video clip you may not be able to print the shot if it has not first been copied as still image data see page 118 œ Print out in high quality with a digital print service For high ...

Page 58: ...al camera and the digital camera may not operate properly Concerning the video clip data saved by the digital camera œ You can use QuickTime Ver 3 0 or later from Apple to play back the video clips QuickTime5 for Windows and Macintosh is supplied with the included CD ROM Sanyo Software Pack 100SANDS 101SANDS 102SANDS SANY1001 jpg SANY1002 jpg SANY1999 jpg SANY2001 jpg SANY2002 jpg SANY0001 jpg SAN...

Page 59: ...he setting is performed with the selector dial 1 Turn the selector dial to the desired shooting mode W Still image shooting mode see pages 60 and 61 Y Sequential shot shooting mode see page 63 X Video clip shooting mode see page 69 P Option for audio recording see page 79 œ The shooting mode changes to that set by the selector dial Selector dial English 54 ...

Page 60: ...es Yes Yes Not available Not available Video clip Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Yes Yes 1 Display the Shooting Setting Screen see page 31 2 Select the desired resolution from the resolution menu A For 3 264 x 2 448 resolution B For 2 880 x 2 160 resolution C For 2 288 x 1 712 resolution Ò For 1 600 x 1 200 resolution 4 For 640 x 480 resolution 2 For 320 x 24...

Page 61: ...uses JPEG compression If JPEG compression is used when the image is returned to its original size an extremely small portion of it is lost The higher the compression ratio the more of the original image is lost Therefore this digital camera also allows you to store image data without any compression to ensure that none of the original image is lost This is the L mode Since the image data is large ...

Page 62: ...880 x 2 160 B 2 288 x 1 712 C 1 600 x 1 200 D 640 x 480 4 320 x 240 2 160 x 120 0 Shooting mode Still image a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not available Not available b Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not available Not available c Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not available Not available d Not available Not available Yes Not available Not available Not available Not available Sequential shot a Not available Not available Yes Ye...

Page 63: ... high quality c Stores the data with moderate compression normal quality d Stores the data in TIFF format no compression for highest quality œ The selected icon turns orange in color œ Some compression ratios cannot be selected depending on the shooting mode that is set see page 57 3 Press the SET button œ The selected compression ratio is set To exit the Shooting Setting Screen press the MODE but...

Page 64: ... in the still image shooting mode or sequential shot shooting mode can be rotated when they are played back see pages 98 and 102 In addition if images are played back with the auto rotate playback function set see page 119 even pictures taken with the camera held vertically will be played back automatically rotated Note that video clips cannot be rotated when they are played back 59 English ...

Page 65: ...LL or SHUTTER is selected as the operational sound setting see page 125 then the digital camera will beep twice when the subject is in focus 5 Finish pressing the shutter release button all the way œ The image is captured œ If ALL or SHUTTER is selected as the operational sound setting see page 125 then the digital camera will beep once when the image is captured œ The stand by indicator will flas...

Page 66: ...rs in the upper left of the LCD monitor œ If the focus does not lock as desired release the shutter release button and press it again halfway to achieve the desired results œ If ALL or SHUTTER is selected as the operational sound setting see page 125 then the digital camera will beep twice when the subject is in focus 4 Finish pressing the shutter release button all the way œ The image is captured...

Page 67: ...er release button is pressed halfway the image in the LCD monitor may waver vertically This is the result of internal image processing and is not a malfunction This wavering is not recorded and will not affect your images in any way To lock the focus on an object that is not in the center œ In step 3 point your digital camera at an object of the desired distance lock the focus and then compose the...

Page 68: ...es 13 images 20 images D 18 images 27 images 40 images E 99 images 99 images 99 images Standard sequential shot Ö A normal sequential shot For the number of images captured see Maximum number of sequential shots below Four sequential images are captured for you to select which one to save AE shift sequential shot A Seven sequential images are captured while the exposure or shutter speed is changed...

Page 69: ...aptured only while the shutter release button is pressed Capturing of the images starts when the shutter release button is pressed and stops when it is pressed again œ This completes the shutter operation setting œ The sequential shot method and shutter operation settings are retained even if the main switch is set to MONITOR OFF or Ô or the digital camera is turned off œ You can set the main swit...

Page 70: ...ter taking the picture you can view the first captured image by setting the main switch to Ô see page 102 When you have finished capturing images turn off the digital camera AE shift sequential auto bracket shot A Seven sequential images are captured while the exposure automatically changes over a range from underexposed to overexposed 1 Set the shooting mode to the sequential shot shooting mode s...

Page 71: ...equential shots the digital camera will capture all seven images it is not necessary to hold down the shutter release button œ During shooting using the LCD monitor K will appear in the LCD monitor while images are being captured œ After taking the picture you can view the first captured image by setting the main switch to Ô see page 102 When you have finished capturing images turn off the digital...

Page 72: ...OR OFF you can take pictures using the viewfinder However if the main switch is set to MONITOR OFF the 4 image display step 4 will not appear and the four images will automatically be saved as a sequential shot in the sequential shot folder œ To exit the Shooting Setting Screen press the MODE button 3 Press the shutter release button to capture the sequential shot œ For the best select shot it is ...

Page 73: ...and press the SET button 3 Select YES and press the SET button œ PROCESSING appears for a few moments and then you return to the sequential shot shooting mode œ The selected image is saved in the still image folder and the other three images are deleted nothing is saved in the sequential shot folder 4 image display Best Shot Confirmation Screen Confirmation Screen for erasing the other images When...

Page 74: ...n menu and press the SET button Recording of the video clip starts when the shutter release button is pressed and stops when it is pressed again Recording of the video clip occurs only while the shutter release button is pressed œ This completes the shutter operation setting œ The shutter operation setting is retained even if the main switch is set to MONITOR OFF or Ô or the digital camera is turn...

Page 75: ...le appears on the display œ After recording you can view the first captured image by setting the main switch to Ô See PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS on page 103 When you have finished capturing images turn off the digital camera HINT Short cut for setting the exposure correction œ If the Shooting Setting Screen or Information Screen is not displayed you can press the arrow button to quickly display the ...

Page 76: ...he desired subject œ Subjects without vertical lines Use the focus lock function to lock the focus on the subject while holding the digital camera vertically The following examples are some of the situations where the autofocus function may work but not as desired œ When both near and far objects are present Use the focus lock function to lock the focus on a subject at the same distance as the des...

Page 77: ...mode is shown Press the MACRO button within 5 seconds to select the focus mode œ This completes the macro photography setting 3 Compose the image œ You can set the main switch to MONITOR OFF and take pictures using the viewfinder However it is recommended to compose the image while viewing it on the LCD monitor Due to the unavoidable misalignment between the viewfinder and camera lens as the digit...

Page 78: ...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 d The flash will operate with every image captured regardless of the conditions Use this setting under backlight conditions when the subject is in the shade under fluorescent lighting conditions etc j T...

Page 79: ... using the LCD monitor at the time of the flash when you depress the shutter release button halfway the f icon appears in the upper right area of the LCD monitor to let you know NOTE œ The flash cannot be used in the sequential shot shooting see page 63 video clip shooting see page 69 and audio recording see page 79 modes HELP œ While the flash is being charged the stand by indicator in the viewfi...

Page 80: ...release button œ When the shutter release button is pressed the self timer indicator will light for about 7 seconds flash for about 3 seconds and then the image is captured At this time if the beep sound setting is ALL or SHUTTER a warning tone beep beep beep sounds œ When using the self timer function be sure to use a tripod or place the digital camera on a level stable surface œ After the image ...

Page 81: ...ressed to 0 it changes to the digital zoom mode and zooming continues if digital zooming is available œ While the digital zoom is active the stand by indicator flashes green and the digital zoom icon becomes yellow 3 Press the shutter release button œ The image is captured with the subject zoomed up enlarged When you have finished capturing images turn off the digital camera NOTE œ When the digita...

Page 82: ...ome shooting menu and press the SET button e For black and white photography f For color photography œ This completes the monochrome photography setting 3 Press the shutter release button œ The picture is captured as a black and white image When you have finished capturing images turn off the digital camera NOTE œ During monochrome shooting the white balance cannot be set MONOCHROME 12 77 English ...

Page 83: ... release button to capture the image and then talk into the microphone œ About 4 seconds of sound are recorded œ During the recording K appears in the upper right area of the LCD monitor œ When the voice memo is finished the setting returns to the no voice memo setting œ The voice memo can be played back in the still image playback mode see page 98 When you have finished capturing images turn off ...

Page 84: ...il the available memory of the installed card expires With the supplied 16MB CompactFlash card the maximum recording time for one audio recording is 15 minutes and the total maximum recording time is 33 minutes and 35 seconds 1 Display the Shooting Option Setting Screen see page 31 œ The audio recording is selected on this screen Shooting Option Setting Screen 2 Press the SET button œ The Audio Re...

Page 85: ...to the Shooting Option Setting Screen press the MODE button or select the C icon and press the SET button Recording screen When you have finish making the audio recording turn off the digital camera HINT To perform audio recording even after you exit the Audio Recording Screen œ After displaying the Audio Recording Screen perform steps 1 and 2 on page 79 and æ is selected you can set the main swit...

Page 86: ... correction is cancelled when the main switch is set to MONITOR OFF or Ô the camera is turned off or the pointer is returned to the center position 4 Press the shutter release button œ The image is captured with exposure correction When you have finished capturing images turn off the digital camera NOTE œ When the exposure control setting page 82 is set to manual Í exposure correction is not possi...

Page 87: ...e priority AE Example To open the aperture for portraits with a blurred background for a shallow field depth or to close the aperture for a clear foreground and background for a deep field depth Ì This allows you to set a specific shutter speed The camera automatically sets an appropriate aperture size based on this setting Shutter speed priority AE Example To set a fast shutter speed for capturin...

Page 88: ...xposure control setting œ The display returns to the Shooting Setting Screen NOTE œ A slow shutter speed makes shooting pictures in darker locations possible however image noise may increase œ To reduce the noise set the noise reduction to on œ When the manual exposure control mode is set the AE shift sequential shot method cannot be selected Also when the AE shift sequential shot method is set th...

Page 89: ... 31 2 Select a quick shot setting from the quick shot menu and press the SET button Q Turns off the quick shot setting R Turns on the quick shot setting œ This completes the quick shot setting NOTE How to shoot with the quick shot œ When the quick shot setting is on the first time the shutter release button is pressed the digital camera performs the normal settings If the shutter release button is...

Page 90: ...sensitivity automatically equivalent to ISO100 to 400 Sets the sensitivity equivalent to ISO100 1 Sets the sensitivity equivalent to ISO200 twice the sensitivity of Sets the sensitivity equivalent to ISO400 four times the sensitivity of œ This completes the ISO sensitivity setting NOTE œ By setting a higher ISO sensitivity you can set higher shutter speeds and capture images in darker locations bu...

Page 91: ...r incandescent lighting S For more accurate adjustment or when the light source cannot be specified Setting procedure 1 Select the S icon and press the SET button œ The S icon moves to the left 2 Fill the entire screen with plain white card or piece of paper etc 3 Press the SET button œ The white balance setting programmed with the S icon is retained even if another white balance setting H g h e o...

Page 92: ...ode 1 Display the Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen see page 31 2 Select a flicker reduction setting from the flicker reduction setting menu and press the SET button l Turns off the flicker reduction setting k Turns on the flicker reduction setting œ This completes the flicker reduction setting NOTE œ Note that although the flicker reduction setting decreases the image flicker that occurs underne...

Page 93: ...change the camera setting so that the optical zoom does not move 1 Display the Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen see page 31 2 Select an optical zoom shooting setting from the optical zoom setting menu and press the SET button ï Optical zoom moves during the video clip shooting ñ Optical zoom does not move during the video clip shooting œ This completes the optical zoom setting OPTICAL ZOOM 00 46...

Page 94: ...creen see page 31 2 Select a digital zoom setting from the digital zoom menu and press the SET button Z Digital zoom cannot be used Y Digital zoom can be used œ This completes the digital zoom setting NOTE œ The maximum digital zoom magnification ratio is 4x œ When the digital zoom is used the image may not be as sharp œ The digital zoom does not work at resolutions of C or above DIGITAL ZOOM 24 8...

Page 95: ...ct the noise reduction on icon g from the noise reduction menu and press the SET button g Noise is reduced h Noise is not reduced œ This completes the noise reduction setting NOTE œ The noise reduction function works when the shutter speed is 1 4 second or more œ The time it takes to record the shooting data after the shutter release button is pressed is longer when the noise reduction function is...

Page 96: ...om the light measuring method menu and press the SET button X Center light measuring V Multi section light measuring W Spot measuring œ This completes the light measuring method setting œ When the spot measuring method is selected the spot mark K appears in the center of the LCD monitor NOTE When the spot measuring method is selected œ To measure light at a specific spot point the camera so that t...

Page 97: ...his completes the focus method setting œ When the spot focus setting is selected the focus mark appears in the center of the LCD monitor NOTE When the spot focus setting is selected œ To focus on a specific object point the camera so that the object matches the focus mark in the center of the LCD monitor and press the shutter release button halfway The camera will focus on the subject at the focus...

Page 98: ...ation Screen see page 42 œ The current shooting settings are shown on the information screen 2 Turn the jog dial œ The stored shooting settings will appear on the LCD monitor Turn the jog dial to display the desired shooting setting in the LCD monitor 3 Press the SET button œ The shooting settings shown in the LCD monitor are set œ An icon showing the shooting mode appears in the upper left corner...

Page 99: ... a preset setting is selected the settings cannot be stored 2 Set to a shooting mode and press the MODE button for at least 2 seconds to display the Information Screen see page 42 œ The current settings are shown on the Information Screen 3 Press the SET button œ The Store Settings Screen appears œ Turn the jog dial to select a number to store your settings œ Screens I to J are for storing the set...

Page 100: ...he same as that beginning in step 3 on page 94 HELP œ If the settings cannot be stored The settings cannot be stored in the following cases Images captured with the scene select function images captured with another digital camera Resized images images copied from a sequential shot series or video clip Images that have been enlarged using the digital zoom NOTE To modify the settings based on a sto...

Page 101: ...video clip data œ Audio recording playback mode For listening to audio recording data 1 Turn the selector dial to the desired playback mode W Still image playback mode To view images captured in the still image shooting mode see page 98 Y Sequential shot playback mode To view images captured in the sequential shot shooting mode see page 102 X Video clip playback mode To view video clips recorded i...

Page 102: ...re is no image or audio file for the playback mode that you have selected Turn the selector dial to a playback mode for which files exist see page 96 AUDIO AUTO ROTATE PLAY CLOCK SET BEEP DISCHARGE LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM REFORMAT 0001 05 40 0006 12 34 0002 01 20 0007 05 06 0003 03 45 0008 01 20 0004 16 01 0009 00 03 0005 00 23 0010 04 50 AUDIO SETTING PUSH MODE TO EXIT 05 40 100 0001 2 5MB 2002 01 23 ...

Page 103: ...k Setting Screen to display the volume bar Then press d or c or turn the jog dial to adjust the volume as desired œ When you display the Information Screen and press the SET button you can store the settings for the displayed image as your original settings see page 94 Rotating an image 1 Press the MODE button œ The Playback Setting Screen appears 2 Select the ROTATE icon Ç and press the SET butto...

Page 104: ...see page 119 is set the image rotation icon does not appear NOTE For continuous playback œ In step 2 if you press and hold c on the arrow button the images will be played back in succession If you press and hold d the images will be played back in the reverse order 99 English ...

Page 105: ...ime that each image is shown Select 1 sec 4 sec 7 sec or 10 sec If 1 sec is selected any audio recording attached to the image will not be played back œ Select EFFECT and turn the jog dial to select one of the wipe effects below OFF The images change without any wipe effect 7 The new image replaces the previous image in a wipe from top to bottom 6 The image changes from bottom to top 8 The image c...

Page 106: ...ACRO button œ The frame around the images turns dark blue 3 Press either d or c œ Press d to move back 100 images œ Press c to move forward 100 images œ The frame around the images returns to black œ To jump another 100 images repeat steps 2 and 3 above 4 Use the arrow button to move the y mark to the desired image and press the SET button œ The selected image is displayed full screen HELP If appe...

Page 107: ...viewing see page 98 3 Push the zoom switch towards œ The 9 image display appears 4 Use the arrow button to move the y mark to the desired sequential shot and press the SET button œ The selected sequential shot appears full screen Perform step 2 to view the images of the sequential shot œ You can also turn the jog dial to move the y mark œ Instead of pressing the SET button you can also enlarge the...

Page 108: ...on the arrow button œ The video clip is played back the video and audio œ To change to a different video clip perform steps 4 and 5 below 4 Press the zoom switch towards œ The 9 image display appears 5 Use the arrow button to move the y mark to the desired video clip and press the SET button œ The selected video clip appears full screen Perform step 3 to view the video clip œ You can also turn the...

Page 109: ...ack press c To return to the beginning of the video clip œ During a video clip playback press j to jump to the beginning of the video clip and press l to jump to the end of the video clip To switch to other video clips quickly œ With the video clip playback paused press j to move to the first image of the previous video clip or press l to move to the first image of the next video clip To jump forw...

Page 110: ...to 7 magnifications E resolution up to 4 magnifications 2 resolution up to 3 magnifications 0 resolution up to 2 magnifications œ You can press the shutter release button to save the magnified portion of the image being displayed as a separate still image œ To reset to the normal display size push the zoom switch towards during the magnification display mode When you have finished viewing the imag...

Page 111: ...mages on the LCD monitor œ When an AV cable is connected the LCD monitor display appears smaller than usual œ The same playback procedure as when playing back with the camera is used to play back voice memos and audio recordings as well Voice memo playback page 98 Audio recording playback page 107 NOTE œ If the TV system setting is not correct for the connected TV you will not be able to view the ...

Page 112: ...Playback Option Setting Screen appears œ AUDIO is highlighted 3 Press the SET button œ The Audio Recording Selection Screen appears Selector dial AUDIO AUTO ROTATE PLAY CLOCK SET BEEP DISCHARGE LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM REFORMAT 0001 05 40 0006 12 34 0002 01 20 0007 05 06 0003 03 45 0008 01 20 0004 16 01 0009 00 03 0005 00 23 0010 04 50 AUDIO SETTING PUSH MODE TO EXIT Selected audio file File number Play...

Page 113: ...en in step 4 to change to a different audio recording To pause playback of an audio recording œ Press the SET button to pause the audio recording while it is being played back While the audio recording is paused press the SET button again to restart the playback To fast forward rewind or return to the beginning of an audio recording œ During an audio recording playback press c to fast forward and ...

Page 114: ...uicker to find it using the 9 image display playback 2 Press the MODE button to display the Playback Setting Screen 3 Select the EDIT PHOTO icon r and press the SET button œ The Edit Photo Screen appears 4 Select the ADD AUDIO icon p Edit Photo Screen NOTE œ If an image with a voice memo is protected you cannot add a voice memo To add a voice memo first remove the protection see page 115 and then ...

Page 115: ...ress the MODE button to cancel the Playback Setting Screen then press the SET button œ The playback volume can be adjusted with the procedure described in page 98 When you have finished adding voice memos turn off the digital camera NOTE œ Voice memos can also be recorded when the image is captured see page 78 œ After a voice memo has been added to an image you cannot erase only the voice memo Whe...

Page 116: ...4 Select the ADD TEXT icon 2 œ ADD TEXT turns orange Edit Photo Screen 5 Press the SET button œ You enter the preparation screen for text entry œ Press the arrow button to set the location where the first character is entered œ The character position can be changed again later in this procedure see page 113 œ If the image has been rotated it will be returned to its original orientation 6 Press the...

Page 117: ...the color palette and pressing the SET button you can change the color of all the characters you have entered at one time NOTE œ Once you have entered text onto an image it is not possible to delete only the characters from that image œ If the remaining number of images that can be captured is down to 0 then you may not be able to add text see page 50 HELP If the message CAN NOT ADD appears œ Text...

Page 118: ...ve entered all the desired characters and press the SET button œ This completes character entry 11Press the arrow button to finalize the position of the text 12Press the shutter release button œ The characters are imposed on the image and you return to the Edit Photo Screen œ The image that you entered characters onto will be saved as the last still image file œ You can enter more characters on th...

Page 119: ...ress the SET button œ The Edit Photo Screen appears 4 Select the RESIZE icon Á and press the SET button 5 Press j or l on the arrow button to select the finished 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 button œ A screen confirming whether the size change is correct appears 7 Select YES and pr...

Page 120: ...as already been set for the data then UNLOCK appears 4 Select YES and press the SET button œ The protect mode is set for the data œ The protect indicator is displayed for the data œ To set the protect mode for other data of the same type press d or c to display the desired data and perform this step again œ To return to the Playback Setting Screen press the MODE button or select EXIT and press the...

Page 121: ...e of erase For still images ONE ERASE Erases one still image at a time GROUP ERASE Erases all the still images EXIT Returns to the Playback Setting Screen For sequential shots ONE ERASE Erases the one still image displayed GROUP ERASE Erases the entire folder for the sequential shot displayed the data for other sequential shots remains EXIT Returns to the Playback Setting Screen For video clips ON...

Page 122: ...firmation Screen The data is not erased To erase the data you must first cancel the protect mode see page 115 œ To erase other data press d or c to display the data that you want to erase and repeat steps 6 and 7 œ If all data is erased then NO IMAGE or NO AUDIO will appear When you have finished erasing data turn off the digital camera NOTE œ Even if you select GROUP ERASE protected data will not...

Page 123: ...ft untouched EXIT Cancels the copy and returns you to the Playback Setting Screen œ To copy a different image press d or c or turn the jog dial to display the desired image Ex Sequential Shot Playback Setting Screen Copy Screen 4 Press the SET button œ PROCESSING appears and you return to the Copy Screen œ The image is copied and saved in the still image folder œ Press the MODE button to return to...

Page 124: ...monitor returns to the Playback Options Setting Screen CAUTION If the auto rotate playback function does not work œ The auto rotate playback function uses the gravity exerted on the camera when the image was captured page 59 to record the image orientation data For this reason when an image is captured with the lens pointed downward for example the image orientation data may not be recorded When t...

Page 125: ...page 98 2 Press the MODE button to display the Playback Setting Screen 3 Select the PRINT SETTING icon n and press the SET button œ The Print Setting Screen appears STANDARD For printing one image on one sheet see page 121 INDEX For printing out a small copy of all the images for indexing purposes see page 122 ALL CLEAR For clearing all print settings see page 123 This does not appear when no prin...

Page 126: ...tton or turn the jog dial to specify a different image for the print settings 4 Select YES and press the SET button œ The Copies Date Printout Screen appears œ The setting for the number of printouts is displayed in orange 5 Turn the jog dial to set the number of printouts œ The number of printouts can be set from 1 to 9 œ This completes the setting for the number of printouts To print out the dat...

Page 127: ...the desired image and repeat steps 4 to 7 œ To return to the Playback Setting Screen press the MODE button or select EXIT and press the SET button When you have finished making the settings turn off the digital camera Index print Printing out many images in a very small size on one sheet is called an index print This is convenient for use as a list of the images you have captured 1 Display the Pri...

Page 128: ...CLEAR 3 Press the SET button œ The All Clear Screen appears YES To clear the print settings for all images NO To not clear the print settings and return to the Print Setting Screen 4 Select YES and press the SET button œ All the print settings are cleared and you return to the Print Setting Screen œ To return to the Playback Setting Screen press the MODE button or select EXIT and press the SET but...

Page 129: ...Screen see page 31 2 Select REFORMAT and press the SET button œ The Reformat Screen appears 3 Press j on the arrow button to select YES 4 Press the SET button œ Reformatting begins œ Do not turn off the digital camera while it is reformatting the card œ When reformatting is completed you return to the Shooting Option Setting Screen or Playback Option Setting Screen Reformat Screen When you have fi...

Page 130: ... the desired setting and press the SET button œ To cancel the setting press the MODE button You return to the screen in step 1 ALL A beep is heard when any of the buttons is pressed SHUTTER A beep is heard when the shutter release button is pressed OFF The beep sound is turned off œ This completes the beep sound setting œ The display returns to the Shooting Option Setting Screen or Playback Option...

Page 131: ...he batteries is complete your digital camera will turn off œ Place the discharged batteries in the supplied battery charger and charge them until the recharge indicator turns off see page 23 œ If you press the MODE button while the batteries are being discharged battery discharge stops and you return to the Shooting Option Setting Screen or Playback Option Setting Screen NOTE œ When discharging th...

Page 132: ...tting Screen see page 31 2 Select LANGUAGE and press the SET button œ The Language Screen appears Select for Japanese display ENGLISH Select for English display 3 Select the desired language and press the SET button œ You return to the Shooting Option Setting Screen or Playback Option Setting Screen AUDIO REC CLOCK SET BEEP DISCHARGE LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM REFORMAT LANGUAGE ENGLISH 127 English ...

Page 133: ...o output PAL video signals œ This completes the TV system setting œ The display returns to the Shooting Option Setting Screen or Playback Option Setting Screen œ The TV system setting is retained even if the main switch is set to Ô or MONITOR OFF or if the camera is turned off NOTE œ If the TV system setting is not correct for the connected TV you will not be able to view the images on the TV œ Wh...

Page 134: ...cated USB interface cable to your computer s USB connector Do not connect it to the USB connector on your monitor or keyboard or to the USB hub Be especially careful when installing the driver software In some instances it may not be possible to correctly install the driver software 4 Set the selector dial to Ü œ When the camera is connected to a personal computer you can use the Sanyo Software Pa...

Page 135: ...becoming ready to capture an image Wait until the stand by indicator lights green to capture the image 22 Accessing indicator lights red Recorded data is being saved on the card Not a malfunction Wait until the stand by indicator lights green to capture the image An image is not captured when the shutter release button is pressed The memory is full the stand by indicator lights red the displayed r...

Page 136: ...OR OFF Set the main switch to Õ 61 No playback image appears The main switch is not set to Ô Set the main switch to Ô 96 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 61 71 72 The focus is not set properly The digital camera moved when the ...

Page 137: ...ors 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 white balance setting correctly 86 Video clip picture is flickering The video clip was filmed under fluorescent lighting Set the flicker reduction setting 87 A part of the image is missing The hand strap or a finger was blocking the lens Hold the digit...

Page 138: ...stem 128 There is no sound The volume on the TV is set to the minimum Adjust the volume on the TV 106 The volume setting on the digital camera is too low Select the volume icon N and adjust the volume Miscellaneous A sound is heard when the main switch is moved or the digital camera is turned on Normal condition Not a malfunction The digital camera cannot be operated A temporary internal circuitry...

Page 139: ...ntial shots only 640 x 480 pixels still images and sequential shots only 320 x 240 pixels video clips only 160 x 120 pixels video clips only Video clip frame rate 15 fps Data compression SFINE super compression for still images and sequential shots only FINE low compression for still images and sequential shots only NORM moderate compression for still images and sequential shots only TIFF no compr...

Page 140: ...adapter sold separately VAR G4EX for VPC AZ1EX only VAR G4E for VPC AZ1E only VAR G4U for VPC AZ1 only Dimensions 106 W x 63 H x 41 D mm Weight Approx 230 g without batteries and card Digital Camera Connectors DIGITAL AV communication sound and image output terminal Regrouped jack Audio output 207 mVrms 12 dBs 2 2 kΩ or less monaural Video output 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω unbalanced sync negative composite vi...

Page 141: ...mages b 7 images 513 images c 11 images 764 images C d 1 images 91 images a 8 images 538 images b 12 images 801 images c 18 images 1 173 images Ò a 16 images 1 095 images b 24 images 1 564 images c 36 images 2 347 images 4 a 93 images 5 476 images b 135 images 8 215 images c 187 images 10 953 images Sequential shot mode C a 8 images 8 images 8 images 538 images b 12 images 12 images 13 images 801 ...

Page 142: ...he GROUP ERASE command you may have to wait a few seconds It will take approx 2 minutes to erase 400 still images from the Microdrive œ It will take a great deal of time to download large amounts of data from the Microdrive to your computer œ Microdrive cards require more power than CompactFlash cards Therefore the possible battery operation time see page 135 when using the Microdrive will be much...

Page 143: ...e 20 to 60 C storage Humidity 10 to 90 no condensation Dimensions 65 W x 105 H x 26 D mm Weight without power cord Approx 90 g Power cord rated value VPC AZ1 AC 125 V 3 A VPC AZ1E AC 250 V 2 5 A VPC AZ1EX AC 250 V 2 5 A œ When using the supplied battery charger abroad the power cord may need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements Please contact your local dealer for details Supplied ...

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