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CONTENTS

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY . . . . . . . 7

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

PREPARATION

PARTS NAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

CONCERNING THE BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

FORMATTING A CARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS . . . . . . . . . . 39

CAPTURING IMAGES AND RECORDING SOUNDS

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

SHOOTING/RECORDING MODE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

CAPTURING STILL IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

VIDEO CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

AUDIO RECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

USING THE VARIOUS SHOOTING FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

SX215/EX, U (VPC-MZ2 GB) Mon. March 25/2002

English

Summary of Contents for VPC-MZ2

Page 1: ...ins how to safely operate the VPC MZ2EX and VPC MZ2 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 7 to 22 Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference ...

Page 2: ...to 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 into 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 ap...

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

Page 4: ...ion CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation and handed over to CFA CompactFlash Association All other company and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners Regarding the data storage media œ This digital camera can use both CompactFlash and Microdrive cards for data storage This manual is written with the premise that CompactFlash cards are used In...

Page 5: ...chnician authorized by the manufacturer œ Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any damage caused by optional devices or consumable items used with the digital camera other than those supplied with the digital camera or those specified by Sanyo Electric œ Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses or loss of revenue resulting from the loss of data caused by the malfunct...

Page 6: ...29 CONCERNING THE BATTERIES 31 FORMATTING A CARD 35 TURNING THE POWER ON OFF 37 SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS 39 B CAPTURING IMAGES AND RECORDING SOUNDS BEFORE TAKING PICTURES 53 SHOOTING RECORDING MODE SETTINGS 57 CAPTURING STILL IMAGES 58 SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 59 VIDEO CLIPS 67 AUDIO RECORDINGS 69 USING THE VARIOUS SHOOTING FUNCTIONS 71 3 English ...

Page 7: ...AL MODE SETTINGS SETTING THE RESOLUTION 95 SETTING THE COMPRESSION RATE 97 SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL 99 QUICK SHOT SETTING STILL IMAGE SHOOTING MODE ONLY 102 ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING 103 WHITE BALANCE SETTING 104 FLICKER REDUCTION SETTING VIDEO CLIP SHOOTING ONLY 106 ZOOM SETTING 107 LIGHT MEASURING MODE SETTING 109 WIDE RANGE SHOT 111 ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES REAL COLOR EQUALIZER 112 SHOOTING ...

Page 8: ...IMAGES 127 ADDING TEXT 129 ADDING A VOICE MEMO 133 COMBINING IMAGES ADD PHOTO FUNCTION 135 EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 141 PRINT SETTINGS 148 IMAGE PROTECT MODE PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE 155 ERASING DATA 157 IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE 160 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 162 5 English ...

Page 9: ... OPERATIONAL SOUNDS BEEPS 167 DISPLAY LANGUAGE 168 SETTING THE TV SYSTEM 169 ASSIGNING FILE NAMES 170 DISCHARGING THE BATTERIES 172 CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE 174 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY 176 B APPENDICES TROUBLESHOOTING 179 SPECIFICATIONS 197 English 6 ...

Page 10: ...try to repair or open the digital camera yourself B Do not modify or open the cabinet œ High voltage circuits are inside and there is a high risk of fire or electric shock if they are touched Any internal check setting or repair should be performed by the dealer B Do not use while driving œ Do not capture images play back images or watch the LCD monitor while driving a vehicle Doing so may cause a...

Page 11: ...a fire electric shock or other accident B Do not use during a storm œ To avoid the risk of being struck by lightning do not use the digital camera during a thunderstorm In particular if used in an open field you have an increased chance of being struck by lightning Quickly seek refuge in a place that will protect you from lightning B Do not place on an unstable surface œ The digital camera may fal...

Page 12: ...k 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 digital camera out of the reach of children œ The following may happen if children play with the digital camera œ They may wrap the strap around their neck and suffocate œ They may swallow the batteries or other sm...

Page 13: ...minals 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 temperature rising 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 batter...

Page 14: ...eries without protective casings or other inferior products 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 elec...

Page 15: ...ra This will prevent any possible excess heat or leakage of battery fluid that may result in injuries or damage to nearby objects Note that when the batteries are removed for a long period the time and date settings will be cleared B Cautions during use 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...

Page 16: ...s heat combustion or leakage and cause a fire injuries burns or damage to nearby objects B 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 in the wrong orientation the batteries may leak overheat explode or be damaged B Use a 100 to 240 V AC power supply œ If used wi...

Page 17: ...n this condition may cause a fire or electric shock œ Do not allow dust etc to build up on the power cord or power outlet A build up of dust may cause a short circuit or generate heat and cause a fire B Do not pull on the power cord to unplug it œ When unplugging the power cord be sure to hold the power plug and slowly pull it out of the power outlet Pulling the cord portion may damage the power c...

Page 18: ...r outlet œ If the battery charger is used under these conditions it make cause a fire or electric shock œ If strange conditions such as these occur immediately unplug the battery charger remove the batteries and wait to make sure no more smoke is emitted Then contact the place of purchase Do not try to repair or open the battery charger yourself B Do not handle with wet hands œ Handling the batter...

Page 19: ...he power cord is damaged or if it does not plug properly into the battery charger or wall outlet contact the place of purchase B Do not place on an unstable surface œ It may fall causing injury or damage œ If the battery charger falls 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 other damages B Op...

Page 20: ...cerning the CompactFlash and Microdrive œ Immediately after use the CompactFlash and Microdrive will be very hot Before removing the CompactFlash or Microdrive turn off the digital camera and wait for the temperature to cool down œ Keep out of the reach of children Young children may put the media in their mouth and choke or cause some other unexpected injury or accident For correct use of your di...

Page 21: ...camera is extremely dirty wipe with a soft cloth moistened with a mild detergent diluted with water and wrung dry B Cautions concerning the nickel metal hydride batteries œ Periodically clean with a dry cloth the terminals of the nickel metal hydride batteries and and the terminals in the battery compartment of the digital camera œ Do not touch the battery terminals or the terminals in the battery...

Page 22: ...ide it may damage the digital camera Be careful of condensation under the following conditions œ When moving the digital camera suddenly from a cold place to a warm place œ When the ambient temperature changes drastically such as when a heater is turned on to quickly heat the room œ When the digital camera is placed in the path of cool air from an air conditioner œ When the digital camera is place...

Page 23: ...hose listed below Sanyo Electric will not be held responsible for any damage or lost profits arising from the loss of data œ If the CompactFlash or Microdrive card is used incorrectly œ If the CompactFlash or Microdrive card is not inserted correctly into the digital camera œ If the CompactFlash or Microdrive card is subjected to electrical or mechanical shocks or other forces œ If the CompactFlas...

Page 24: ...ards in locations where strong static electrical charges or electrical noise can be easily generated œ Do not allow the edges of the CompactFlash and Microdrive cards to become contaminated with foreign materials Gently wipe away any contamination with a soft dry cloth œ When not using the CompactFlash and Microdrive cards put them back into their protective covers to protect them from damage due ...

Page 25: ... using the camera it is a warning that the temperature inside the camera is rising If the S icon flashes and shooting is not possible discontinue using the camera as soon as possible and wait until the internal temperature falls before using it again High temperature alert 01 30 English 22 ...

Page 26: ... Software 1 CD ROM œ CompactFlash 16MB 1 œ 4 AA nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries œ Nickel metal hydride battery charger and power cord œ Dedicated AV cable 1 œ Dedicated USB interface cable 1 œ Soft case ATTACHING THE HANDSTRAP 23 English ...

Page 27: ...t must be followed when using Microdrive cards Before using Microdrive cards carefully read Cautions when using the Microdrive see page 202 What card means 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 cards in the illustrations in this manual are CompactFlash cards but all installation removal and formatting...

Page 28: ... charger is lit œ When the batteries are recharged the indicator will turn off œ The recharge time for two of the supplied nickel metal hydride AA batteries HR 3U is approx 115 minutes 2 Remove the batteries from the battery charger œ When finished the recharge indicator turns off unplug the power cord from the power outlet and remove the batteries Caution First recharge the supplied batteries Do ...

Page 29: ...of the batteries is as indicated in the battery compartment and that the card is oriented correctly 3 Insert the batteries 1 Open battery compartment cover on the digital camera bottom 2 Insert the batteries 3 Close the battery compartment cover 4 Push the cover in the direction shown by the arrow 4 Insert the card 1 Open the card slot cover 2 Insert the card all the way 3 Fold down the eject butt...

Page 30: ...y indicator lights green the camera is ready to capture an image 8 Point the camera lens at the subject œ Compose the picture by viewing the LCD monitor 9 Press the shutter release button halfway focus lock œ The autofocus locks on the subject and the image in the LCD monitor appears clearly 10 Continue to gently press the shutter release button all the way œ The image is captured MONITOR OFF Main...

Page 31: ...rent image 12When you are finished press the power button to turn off the digital camera HINT œ For still images you can view the captured image on the LCD monitor by keeping the shutter release button depressed when you capture the image œ The standby indicator flashes red while the image is being written to the memory Another image can be captured only after the standby indicator lights green ag...

Page 32: ...d stand hole G Battery compartment cover Terminals H Terminal cover I DC IN external DC power input terminal For connecting a separately sold AC adapter model VAR G4EX G4AEX for the VPC MZ2EX model VAR G4E G4AE for the VPC MZ2EX for U K and model VAR G4U G4AU for the VPC MZ2 J DIGITAL AV terminal Used as both the USB connector and AV output terminal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F G H I J 29 English ...

Page 33: ...rging 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 When the memory is full indicates that image or sound cannot be recorded or recording using the self timer Green flashing When using the exposure correction or digital zoom functions indicates that image and sound can be recorde...

Page 34: ...ly charge the supplied nickel metal hydride batteries before using them in your camera For charging the batteries use the supplied battery charger Charge the batteries if they are being used for the first time and recharge them whenever the remaining charge is low see CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE on page 174 Recharging nickel metal hydride batteries œ The supplied battery recharger can be...

Page 35: ...r accept both AA and AAA batteries A maximum of four AA batteries or two AA and two AAA batteries can be recharged at the same time You can also recharge two AAA batteries only œ If the batteries were first discharged before being placed in the battery charger the battery recharge indicator may at first flash If the indicator changes to a steady light it indicates that the batteries are being prop...

Page 36: ...their useful life If the same symptoms appear even with new batteries or if the battery recharge indicator does not go out even after about 290 minutes of recharging there may be another problem Discontinue recharging the batteries immediately and consult your dealer ABOUT THE BATTERIES œ You can also use AA Ni Cd batteries but they will not last as long as the AA nickel metal hydride rechargeable...

Page 37: ...ickel metal hydride batteries before they run out and recharge them or place them into the digital camera before they are fully recharged then a memory effect may occur œ Your digital camera is designed to handle the effects from voltage fluctuations caused by the memory effect of nickel metal hydride batteries Nevertheless there are times when the remaining charge indicator may show èç or êç earl...

Page 38: ...ption Setting Screen see page 39 œ Set the main switch to Õ and turn the selector dial to P 2 Press l on the arrow button to select the reformat icon ã 3 Press the SET button œ The REFORMAT display appears 4 Press j on the arrow button to select YES 5 Press the SET button œ Reformatting begins œ During reformatting REFORMAT and DO NOT POWER OFF are shown on the LCD monitor œ When reformatting is f...

Page 39: ...sonal computer s hard disk or other storage medium HINT To cancel reformatting œ In step 4 select NO and press the SET button You are returned to the Shooting Option Setting Screen Reformatting is also possible in the playback mode œ Reformatting can also be executed if the main switch is set to Ô in step 1 above to display the Playback Option Setting Screen NOTE œ By using the card together with ...

Page 40: ...er turns on the lens extends and the standby indicator next to the viewfinder lights œ If the main switch is set to Õ an image appears on the LCD monitor When playing back images 1 Set the main switch to Ô 2 Press the power button œ The power turns on and an image appears on the LCD monitor Power button Main switch MONITOR OFF MONITOR OFF Stand by indicator Lens Power button Main switch MONITOR OF...

Page 41: ...MODE button the power button or the shutter release button once HINT œ When using the separately sold AC adapter model VAR G4EX G4AEX for the VPC MZ2EX model VAR G4E G4AE for the VPC MZ2EX for U K and model VAR G4U G4AU for the VPC MZ2 the power save function will become active after about 30 minutes of inactivity œ If the camera is connected to a personal computer while set to the PC connection m...

Page 42: ... Option Setting Screen 2 Turn the selector dial to the mark for the desired setting screen Shooting Playback W Still Image Shooting Setting Screen page 43 Still Image Playback Setting Screen page 51 Y Sequential shots Shooting Setting Screen page 45 Sequential shots Playback Setting Screen page 51 X Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen page 47 Video Clip Playback Setting Screen page 51 P Shooting Op...

Page 43: ...hooting Playback Setting Screen is exited Exiting the Shooting Playback Option Setting Screen 1 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 HINT œ You can also access the Shooting Setting Screen by turning the jog dial œ For more information on using the setting screens see Setting screen basic operatio...

Page 44: ...menu or icon is displayed in orange or is highlighted B Shooting Setting Screen œ When selecting a menu œ Turn the jog dial œ When selecting a setting icon œ Press d or c on the arrow button œ To make a setting select the desired icon and press the SET button When the setting is established the selected icon moves to the left end of the line up MODE button SET button JOG dial ARROW button SET butt...

Page 45: ...urn the jog dial counterclockwise œ To return to the prior operation œ Press the MODE button œ Select EXIT or the C icon and press the SET button 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT PHOTO ROTATE PRINT SETTING 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT PHOTO ROTATE PRINT SETTING 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT PHOTO ROTATE PRINT SETTING ADD PHOTO ADD AUDIO ADD TEXT RESIZE LOCK YES EXIT EXI...

Page 46: ...ssion menu c D FINE icon low compression a SFINE icon super low compression G NORM NORMAL icon moderate compression L TIFF icon no compression 3 Quick Shot menu c Q Quick Shot off icon R Quick Shot on icon 4 Exposure correction icon œ When selected the exposure correction bar appears 5 Scene Select menu c I Scene select function off icon F Sports scene icon x Portrait icon G Night scene icon I L C...

Page 47: ...oice Memo menu c b Voice memo off icon a Voice memo on icon G Digital Zoom menu c Z Digital zoom off icon Y Digital zoom on icon H Self timer menu c V Self timer off icon U Self timer on icon I Wide range menu c Ã Wide range shot off icon Â Wide range shot on icon J Flash operation mode icon When using the flash this icon indicates the selected flash operation mode c No icon Automatic flash mode d...

Page 48: ...ssion 3 Sequential shots interval menu c 0 1 second interval frame icon Ù 0 2 second interval frame icon 0 06 second interval frame icon Ú 0 05 second interval frame icon 4 Shutter release button operation menu c Images are captured 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 Displayed...

Page 49: ...ast icon e Fluorescent lighting icon i White incandescent light icon S Color fill icon F Light measuring mode EXP MEASURE menu c V Multi section light measuring icon X Center weighted light measuring icon W Spot light measuring icon G Digital Zoom menu c Z Digital zoom off icon Y Digital zoom on icon H Sequential shots mode METHOD menu c Ä Best select shot icon Ö Standard sequential shots icon A A...

Page 50: ...nu c D FINE icon low compression G NORM NORMAL icon moderate compression 3 Frame Rate menu c 15 frames sec icon 30 frames sec icon 4 Shutter release button operation menu c Recording starts when shutter release button is pressed and stops when it is pressed again Records only while shutter release button is pressed 5 Exposure correction icon œ When selected the exposure correction bar appears Main...

Page 51: ...i section light measuring icon X Center weighted light measuring icon W Spot light measuring icon F Optical Zoom menu c ñ Optical zoom off icon ï Optical zoom on icon G Flicker reduction FLICKER REDUCT menu c l Flicker reduction function off icon k Flicker reduction function on icon H Digital Zoom menu c Z Digital zoom off icon Y Digital zoom on icon I Video clip shooting mode icon J Remaining rec...

Page 52: ...ce indicator 6 ISO sensitivity indicator 7 Exposure control indicator 8 Aperture indicator 9 Shutter speed indicator F Flash indicator G Shooting mode indicator H Number of images remaining I Focus indicator J Self timer indicator K Voice memo indicator L Quick Shot indicator M Digital zoom indicator N Exposure correction indicator O Remaining battery charge P Spot mark Q Sequential shots mode ind...

Page 53: ...S Flicker reduction indicator T Remaining shooting time U Optical zoom indicator Video clip shooting status display 00 40 50cm English 50 ...

Page 54: ... Remaining battery charge Not displayed when the remaining battery charge is near full or when the AC adapter sold separately is used Main switch Selector dial MONITOR OFF Main switch Selector dial MONITOR OFF Main switch Selector dial MONITOR OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 6 9 1 3 5 9 7 8 2 1 2 4 8 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT PHOTO ROTATE PRINT SETTING VOLUME 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE R...

Page 55: ...Playback Option Setting Screen 3 Date and time setting 4 Operational sound beep setting 5 File number reset setting 6 Battery discharge function 7 Display language selection 8 TV system selection 9 Card reformat Main switch Shooting Option Setting Screen Selector dial MONITOR OFF Main switch MONITOR OFF Playback Option Setting Screen AUDIO REC COLOR ADJUSTMENT CLOCK SET BEEP FILE NUMBER RESET DISC...

Page 56: ...NT œ When a picture is taken with the camera held vertically the image played back on the LCD monitor screen or on a TV set will be shown on its side However images captured in the still image shooting mode or sequential shots shooting mode can be rotated when they are played back see page 89 Note that video clips cannot be rotated when they are played back Correct hold Incorrect hold Keep your el...

Page 57: ...ntrast very bright subjects at the center of the image or dark subjects or locations Use the focus lock function see page 58 to lock the focus on a subject with contrast at the same distance as the 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 situatio...

Page 58: ...before the image is actually captured To counter this delay when taking sequential shots pictures follow these steps 1 With the shutter release button pressed halfway wait for the exact moment to take the picture œ The camera prepares to capture an image precapture function 2 At the moment you want to take the picture continue to gently press the shutter release button all the way œ Sequential sho...

Page 59: ...NOTE About sequential shots shooting œ In sequential shots shooting the autofocus function is activated when the shutter release button is pressed and remains fixed at the same focus until the sequential shots are finished If the motion alert icon appears œ During still image shooting if the shutter speed is slow and the possibility that the image may be blurred due to camera movement becomes high...

Page 60: ...o clips œ Audio recording mode For recording sound only 1 Set the main switch to MONITOR OFF or Õ 2 Set the selector dial to the desired shooting mode For the still image mode see page 58 set to W For the sequential shots mode see page 59 set to y For the video clip shooting mode see page 67 set to X For the audio recording mode see page 69 set to P the Shooting Option Setting Screen will appear 3...

Page 61: ...monitor comes clearly into focus and the focus icon ë appears in the upper left corner focus lock œ If the Shooting Setting Screen see pages 43 45 and 47 or Shooting Information Screen see page 119 was displayed it is exited œ The focus icon does not appear if the focus is set to telephoto å or manual 3 Press the shutter release button all the way œ The image is captured Push halfway 23 3 1 1 50 F...

Page 62: ... Ö A normal sequential shot For the number of images captured please see Maximum number of sequential shots AE shift sequential shots A 13 sequential images or seven sequential images when the resolution is Ò and the compression is D are captured while the exposure shutter speed changes automatically Best select shot Ä Four sequential images are captured from which you can select one to save Dark ...

Page 63: ...are captured at intervals of 0 1 second Images are captured at intervals of 0 06 second only appears when the resolution is set to 4 Ú Images are captured at intervals of 0 05 second only appears when the resolution is set to 4 4 Select the desired shutter operation from the shutter release button operation menu and press the SET button Images are captured only while the shutter release button is ...

Page 64: ... recording NOTE œ When shooting a picture at a resolution of 4 and sequential shots interval of Ú or the ISO sensitivity is automatically doubled thus allowing you to capture a bright image without noise Vertical Pixel Mixing VP mix For this reason the image quality may differ from the still images or images captured at a resolution of 4 and sequential shots interval of Ù or œ When the sequential ...

Page 65: ...sequential shots interval menu and press the SET button œ See step 3 on page 60 4 Press the shutter release button to capture the sequential shots œ When the shutter release button is pressed sequential shots shooting begins œ It is not necessary to keep the shutter release button depressed œ During shooting K appears in the LCD monitor œ After 13 sequential images are captured seven images at res...

Page 66: ... the sequential shots interval menu and press the SET button œ See step 3 on page 60 4 Press the shutter release button to capture the sequential shots œ When the shutter release button is pressed sequential shots shooting begins œ It is not necessary to keep the shutter release button depressed œ During shooting K appears in the LCD monitor œ After a few moments the 4 image display appears showin...

Page 67: ...me 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 EXIT and press the SET button Orange frame English 64 ...

Page 68: ... SET button 3 Select YES and press the SET button œ PROCESSING appears for a few moments and then the sequential shots shooting mode returns œ The selected image is saved in the still image folder the other three images are deleted nothing is saved in the sequential shots folder The saved image can be played back in the still image playback mode Best Shot Confirmation Screen Confirmation Screen fo...

Page 69: ...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 images œ While the 4 image display is shown in step 4 press the MODE button All four images are saved in the sequential shots folder English 66 ...

Page 70: ...rames second Records at 30 frames second If the resolution is set to 4 then the frame rate is fixed at 3 Set the shutter operation œ Select the desired setting from the shutter operation menu and press the SET button Recording starts when shutter release button is pressed and stops when it is pressed again Records only while shutter release button is pressed FRAME RATE 00 49 SHUTTER 00 49 Shutter ...

Page 71: ...ideo clip is very large Therefore be aware that if the video clip is uploaded to a computer to be played back the computer may not be able to play back the video fast enough making it appear jerky The video will always be displayed properly on the LCD monitor or a television What is the frame rate œ The frame rate tells you how many frames are recorded each second when filming video clips The grea...

Page 72: ... Recording Screen appears 3 Press l on the arrow button to display the compression rate menu D Low compression high audio quality G Normal compression medium audio quality œ Press d or c on the arrow button to select the desired compression rate setting and press the SET button AUDIO REC COLOR ADJUSTMENT CLOCK SET BEEP FILE NUMBER RESET DISCHARGE LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM REFORMAT AUDIO REC 16 46 REC AUD...

Page 73: ... Recording Screen mode press the MODE button or select the C icon and press the SET button HINT œ For more information about the remaining recording time please see page 201 You can perform an audio recording even after turning off the Audio Recording Screen œ After displaying the Audio Recording Screen and æ is selected step 4 you can set the main switch to MONITOR OFF to put the digital camera i...

Page 74: ...50 cm å For photography at distant focus 7 meters or more Select this setting when you know the distance to your subject beforehand or when photographing a subject that is difficult to get into focus The focus can be set to any distance from 10 cm to manual focus When manual focus is selected the set distance is shown to the left of the icon 3 Press the MACRO button to set the desired focus mode œ...

Page 75: ...ce indication shows the distance between the lens surface and the subject Using the flash The flash is used not only for taking pictures where there is insufficient light but also when the subject is in shade or in backlight conditions Your camera has four modes of operation automatic flash mode forced flash mode flash off mode and red eye reduction mode Flash photography is possible only in the s...

Page 76: ... conditions etc forced flash j The flash will not operate even in dark situations Use this setting when capturing an image in a location where flash photography is prohibited or when shooting a night landscape scene flash off È The digital camera will detect the subject brightness and use the flash only when required At this time the flash will operate in a manner that reduces the red reflection r...

Page 77: ...e œ In the automatic flash mode using the LCD monitor when the shutter release button is depressed halfway a f icon appearing in the upper right area of the LCD monitor indicates that the flash will operate Using the self timer 1 Display the Still Image Shooting Setting Screen see page 39 2 Select the self timer on icon U from the self timer menu œ Press c on the arrow button to select a timer mod...

Page 78: ...ally resets to off HINT œ If the shutter release button is pressed again before the image is captured the self timer mode is stopped temporarily Press the shutter release button one more time to restart the self timer œ To cancel the self timer mode select the self timer off icon V and press the SET button œ A warning tone beep beep beep sounds 3 seconds before the image is captured NOTE œ When us...

Page 79: ... becomes 2 8x zooming stops temporarily When the zoom switch is again pressed towards the mode changes to the digital zoom mode and zooming continues if digital zooming is enabled œ While the digital zoom is active the standby indicator flashes green and the digital zoom icon is yellow when the Shooting Setting Screen or Shooting Information Screen is not shown 3 Press the shutter release button C...

Page 80: ... button to capture the image and then talk into the microphone œ About 4 seconds of sound are recorded œ During recording K appears in the upper right area of the LCD monitor HINT œ When the compression rate is set to L it takes approximately 10 seconds for the image data to be recorded when using a CompactFlash card after which voice memo recording will start œ Each voice memo uses one half the m...

Page 81: ... The exposure setting numerical value is shown at the left end of the exposure bar The exposure can be set to a value from 1 8EV to 1 8EV œ While exposure correction is active the standby indicator in the viewfinder flashes green Shortcut for setting the exposure correction œ If a Shooting Setting Screen or Information Screen is not displayed you can press d or c on the arrow button to immediately...

Page 82: ...er Compared to capturing images using the LCD monitor this method uses less battery power 1 Set the shooting mode see page 57 2 Set the main switch to MONITOR OFF 3 Look through the viewfinder and position the autofocus mark on the subject 4 Press the shutter release button MONITOR OFF Main switch Viewfinder Autofocus mark English 79 ...

Page 83: ...image playback mode Sequential shots playback mode For viewing sequential shots images Video clip playback mode For viewing video clips Audio recording playback mode For listening to audio recordings 1 Set the main switch to Ô MONITOR OFF 2 Turn the selector dial to the desired playback mode Main switch W Still image playback mode page 82 Y Sequential shots playback mode page 84 X Video clip playb...

Page 84: ...SET DISCHARGE LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM REFORMAT 2 Select the audio playback icon M and press the SET button œ The audio recording selection screen appears and the audio playback mode is enabled œ To continue the procedure please see page 87 AUDIO 0001 00 10 0006 00 46 0002 02 51 0007 00 29 0003 01 29 0008 02 21 0004 01 02 0005 01 20 SELECT PUSH MODE TO EXIT English 81 ...

Page 85: ...row button to adjust the playback volume Decreases Increases the volume the volume Volume bar d i c 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT PHOTO ROTATE PRINT SETTING Arrow button Jog dial To play back the previous image Press Counterclockw se To play back the next image Press Clockwise 9 image display playback 1 Select the still image playback Image number mode see page 80 Selecting mark 0001 000...

Page 86: ...d the images turns dark blue 3 Press either d or c on the arrow button 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 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 To access the 9 image displ...

Page 87: ...4 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 Sequential shot folder number Selecting mark HINT To change to a different sequential shots folder œ Perform step 3 and step 3 on page 83 If the 9 image display appears in step 1 œ Perform step 3 on page 83 and then return to step 2 above To quickly change to a different sequential shots folder œ In step 2 with the Playback Setting Screen or Playback Information Screen n...

Page 88: ...ormal speed playback press c œ 20x fast forward playback During 2x playback press c œ Return to normal speed playback During 20x playback press c Pressing d will start reverse playback The audio will not be heard To return to the beginning of the video clip œ To jump to the beginning of the video clip during playback Press j œ To jump to the end of the video clip during playback Press l œ To jump ...

Page 89: ...tart of video clip l Display end of video clip 3 Press the zoom switch towards z Selecting mark œ The 9 image display appears œ The procedure from this point is the same as step 3 on page 83 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 To jump forward or backward 100 video clips if there are more than 100 video clips œ With the 9 image display showing follow these steps 1 Press the flash button 2 ...

Page 90: ... press it again to continue playback 00 15 100 0008 2 2MB 2002 08 29 AUDIO PLAYBACK STOP To fast forward or rewind œ Fast forward During playback press c œ Rewind During playback press d The audio will not be heard œ If c is pressed during fast forward or rewind playback will start To adjust the volume 1 From the Audio Recording Playback Screen select the volume icon N 2 Press d or c or turn the j...

Page 91: ...j l œ The Sli œ l or 10 sec œ i 4S SLIDESHOW SELECT TIME START Press and hold or on the arrow button until SLIDESHOW appears deshow Screen appears Select TIME and turn the jog dial to select the time that each image is shown Se ect 1 sec 4 sec 7 sec If the time s set to 1 sec voice memos will not be played back 3 Select START and press the SET button œ Slideshow playback begins œ After all the sti...

Page 92: ...play the Playback Setting Screen see page 39 3 Select the rotate image icon Ç and press the SET button œ The Rotate Image Screen appears t Rotates image clockwise 90 degrees s Rotates image counterclockwise 90 degrees ROTATE RIGHT LEFT 4 Select the rotate right icon t or rotate left icon s and press the SET button œ Each time the SET button is pressed the image is rotated 90 degrees English 89 ...

Page 93: ...v œ The zoom mark v appears on the LCD monitor and magnification is enabled ZOOM SETTING MOVE PUSH SHUTTER TO SAVE 3 Turn the jog dial To magnify Turn clockwise To return to normal size Turn counterclockwise œ The image is magnified and the central portion of the image is displayed œ You can use the arrow button to view different parts of the magnified image œ To reset to the normal display size p...

Page 94: ... orientation and then enlarged œ One scene still image of a video clip can be enlarged however a video clip cannot be played while enlarged HINT The magnified portion of the image can be saved as a separate image œ Press the shutter release button The magnified portion is saved as a new still image To magnify the image from the Playback Setting Screen 1 Display the Playback Setting Screen see page...

Page 95: ... is canceled Playback œ After connecting the digital camera to the television set the TV input switch to VIDEO input œ The playback method is the same as when viewing images on the LCD monitor œ When an AV cable is connected the LCD monitor display appears smaller than usual œ If the TV system setting is set to PAL no image appears on the camera s LCD monitor œ The same playback procedure as when ...

Page 96: ...layback Information Screen appears œ If the MODE button is pressed again the Playback Information Screen is exited INFO 100 0001 PRESS SET TO SELECT 629KB p 0 0 p 5 SHUTTER p 1 50 IRIS p F2 8 FOCAL LENGTHp 6 0 2002 08 29 15 36 Still image or sequential shots playback mode INFO 100 0001 PRESS SET TO SELECT 7 4MB 00 24 p 0 0 SHUTTER p 1 50 IRIS p F2 8 FOCAL LENGTHp 6 0 2002 08 29 15 36 Video clip pl...

Page 97: ...ting 8 Voice memo indicator still image playback mode only 9 Color correction setting F Wide range shot setting still image playback mode only G Shutter speed H Aperture I Focus distance J Remaining battery charge K Date and time of image L Playback time M Frame rate HINT œ When you press the flash button in step 2 the file name image number is shown on the LCD monitor English 94 ...

Page 98: ...x 1496 pixels 4 640 x 480 pixels 2 320 x 240 pixels 0 160 x 120 pixels Example Still image shooting mode œ The possible resolution settings for each shooting mode are as follows Resolution units pixels Icon displayed on LCD monitor 2000 x 1496 Ó 1600 x 1200 Ò 640 x 480 4 320 x 240 2 160 x 120 0 Shooting mode Still image Yes Yes Yes Not available Not available Sequential shot Not available Yes Yes ...

Page 99: ...ed decreases To compensate for this this digital camera is able to compress the data This digital camera uses JPEG compression If JPEG compression is used when the image is played back an extremely small portion of it is lost The higher the compression rate the more of the original image is lost Therefore this digital camera also allows you to store image data without any compression to ensure tha...

Page 100: ...ze for no loss in image quality 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen see page 39 2 Select the desired compression rate from the compression menu D Stores the data with a low compression high quality a Stores the data with an extremely low compression super high quality G Stores the data with moderate compression normal quality L Stores the data in TIFF format no compression for highest quality Exam...

Page 101: ...t available Not available D Yes Yes Yes Not available Not available G Yes Yes Yes Not available Not available L Not available Yes Not available Not available Not available Sequential shot D Not available Yes Yes Not available Not available G Not available Yes Yes Not available Not available Video clip D Not available Not available Not available Yes Not available G Not available Not available Yes Y...

Page 102: ...shutter variable program AE Example For simple shooting with minimum setup using the camera s automatic settings Î This allows you to set a specific aperture size The camera automatically sets an appropriate shutter speed based on this setting Aperture 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 for...

Page 103: ... selected in step 2 appears Aperture and shutter variable program AE Ï œ The setting changes to aperture and shutter variable program AE and you are returned to the Shooting Setting Screen Aperture priority AE Î œ The display to set the aperture size appears œ Turn the jog dial to set the desired aperture size Tele 4 8 to 13 0 Wide 2 8 to 8 0 Shutter speed priority AE Ì œ The display to set the sh...

Page 104: ...to the Shooting Setting Screen HINT œ When using a slow shutter setting use a tripod or the like to stabilize the digital camera œ When manual exposure control is selected the exposure correction value becomes 0 and exposure correction cannot be performed œ If the aperture value is set to F10 or higher the resolution of the shot picture may be slightly reduced If the shutter speed does not change ...

Page 105: ...39 2 Select a quick shot setting from the quick shot menu Q Turns off the quick shot setting R Turns on the quick shot setting 3 Press the SET button œ This completes the quick shot setting HINT œ When the quick shot on R setting is selected the first time the shutter release button is pressed the digital camera performs the normal settings If the shutter release button is again pressed within 1 s...

Page 106: ...uivalent 1 Sets the sensitivity to ISO200 equivalent Sets the sensitivity to ISO400 equivalent 3 Press the SET button œ This completes the ISO sensitivity setting HINT œ By setting a higher ISO sensitivity you can set higher shutter speeds and capture images in darker locations but noise in the captured images may increase œ When shooting a video clip at resolution 4 at resolution 2 with frame rat...

Page 107: ...t a white balance setting from the white balance menu H The digital camera will make the white balance adjustment automatically based on the natural and artificial light conditions This is the setting used in the auto mode g For shooting outside on a sunny day h For shooting outside on a cloudy day e For shooting inside under fluorescent lighting i For shooting inside under incandescent lighting S...

Page 108: ...ed for the S icon it is retained even if another white balance setting H g h e or i is selected Whenever you select the S icon and press the SET button the previously programmed setting is recalled HINT To cancel the white balance setting œ Perform step 2 select H and then press the SET button NOTE To capture sepia tone images œ In step 2 of step 2 instead of using a white card use a blue card to ...

Page 109: ...ing Screen see page 39 2 Select a flicker reduction setting from the flicker reduction setting menu w Turns off the flicker reduction setting k Turns on the flicker reduction setting 3 Press the SET button œ This completes the flicker reduction setting HINT œ Note that although the flicker reduction setting decreases the image flicker that occurs under fluorescent lighting the image quality may de...

Page 110: ... Clip Shooting Setting Screen see page 39 2 Select an optical zoom shooting setting from the optical zoom menu Optical zoom is disabled during video clip shooting Optical zoom is enabled during video clip shooting 3 Press the SET button œ This completes the optical zoom setting HINT œ Even when the optical zoom setting is set to the zoom can be still operated whenever the camera is not recording T...

Page 111: ... resolution of 4 or lower 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen see page 39 2 Select a digital zoom setting from the digital zoom menu Z Digital zoom cannot be used Y Digital zoom can be used 3 Press the SET button œ This completes the digital zoom setting HINT œ The maximum digital zoom magnification ratio is 5x DIGITAL ZOOM 145 English 108 ...

Page 112: ...he picture and capture the image after first measuring the light only at the center spot of the LCD monitor 1 Display a Shooting Setting Screen see page 39 2 Select a light measuring mode from the light measuring mode EXP MEASURE menu V Multi section light measuring X Center light measuring W Spot light measuring 3 Press the SET button œ This completes the light measuring mode setting œ When spot ...

Page 113: ...n the specific spot you wish to use to measure the light and press the shutter release button halfway The light at the spot mark K will be measured Keeping the shutter release button depressed halfway compose the picture and press the shutter release button all the way down to capture the image English 110 ...

Page 114: ...de range shot off Â For photography using wide range shot wide range shot on 3 Press the shutter release button NOTE About the wide range shot œ When wide range shot on is selected the exposure control setting is automatically set to Ï the flash operation mode to j the digital zoom setting to off and the quick shot setting to Q In addition when the wide range shot on setting is canceled these mode...

Page 115: ...ing ô to õ Set the color tone adjustment color adjustment on Data for 6 color mode settings created on a computer can also be downloaded m to n Select from these when downloading data for 12 color mode settings created on a computer see page 117 ú Return to the initial setting color adjustment off C Return to the Shooting Option Setting Screen œ After pressing the SET button if the setting data do...

Page 116: ...urned to the Color Adjustment Screen C The new settings are canceled and you are returned to the Color Adjustment Screen 4 Select a color icon í to Í to adjust and turn the jog dial œ The hue setting changes Can be set within a maximum range of 50 to 50 œ Adjust the hue while watching on the LCD monitor COLOR ADJUSTMENT H S R 00 00 Y 00 00 G 00 00 C 00 00 B 00 00 M 00 00 H S 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0...

Page 117: ...on Setting Screen œ You can display and confirm the color adjustment setting on the shooting status display see page 49 and Shooting Information Screen see page 119 NOTE About the hue setting œ The hue setting is shown for each separate color red yellow green blue etc The hue can be set within a maximum range of 50 to 50 But the actual range that can be set is limited depending on the other hue se...

Page 118: ...hasize the greenness of trees and plants Set ì hue and saturation values to the side To select previously set color correction settings œ Follow steps 1 and 2 in step 3 select one of the icons ô to n and press the SET button If you selected one of the icons ô to õ select the ù icon and press the SET button twice Imagining various scenes you can store suitable color correction settings in each of t...

Page 119: ...tment setting to DEF initial setting color adjustment off or set the hue and saturation values close to 0 and photograph the images without extreme settings œ Setting data is prestored in color adjustment icons ô to n After overwriting these settings with your custom settings you can reset the settings to their original values by loading them from the provided CD ROM Sanyo Software Pack The settin...

Page 120: ...er was saved into the digital camera 2 Display the Shooting Option Setting Screen see page 39 3 Select the color adjustment icon â and press the SET button œ The Download Settings Data Screen appears YES Download the settings data created on a personal computer NO Use the camera settings for color tone correction 4 Select YES and press the SET button œ The list of settings data saved on the Compac...

Page 121: ...olor adjustment is set and you are returned to the Shooting Option Setting Screen NOTE About the Real Color Equalizer on PC œ By using the Real Color Equalizer on PC that comes in the supplied CD ROM Sanyo Software Pack you can perform the color adjustment on your computer In addition to the 6 color mode the hue and saturation settings for 12 colors are also possible Moreover the color adjustment ...

Page 122: ... the MODE button for at least 1 second œ The Shooting Information Screen appears œ To exit the Information Screen press the MODE button again 1 Compression rate 2 Resolution 3 Self timer setting 4 Voice memo setting 5 Color tone correction setting 6 Digital zoom setting 7 Exposure control setting 8 Flash setting 9 Number of images remaining F Focus setting Still image shooting mode INFO PRESS SET ...

Page 123: ...utter operation setting for standard sequential shots or video clip mode Q Frame rate setting R Flicker reduction setting S Remaining shooting time T Optical zoom setting Sequential shots shooting mode Video clip shooting mode Exit the Shooting Information Screen When using the LCD monitor œ Press the MODE button When not using the LCD monitor œ Press the MODE button or wait 5 seconds INFO PRESS S...

Page 124: ...mage shooting mode Sequential shots shooting mode Video clip shooting mode Sports F For shooting running and jumping fast moving subjects Portrait x Focussed subject at the center softened background for beautiful effect Night scene G For amusement park and fireworks displays at night produces a good balance between the bright lights and the dark background OFF The scene select function is not use...

Page 125: ...E About other settings œ When setting a scene select function the following settings are fixed Exposure control Ï Suitable program AE for each preset setting ISO sensitivity B œ When set to sports F or night scene G the wide range shot setting is set to off œ When capturing images using the night scene G setting use a tripod or other method to stabilize the camera To return to normal shooting œ Se...

Page 126: ...white balance light measuring mode exposure control etc œ When a preset setting is selected the settings cannot be stored 2 Set to a shooting mode and press the MODE button for at least 1 second to display the Shooting Information Screen œ The current settings are shown on the Shooting Information Screen 3 Press the SET button œ The Store Settings Screen appears œ Turn the jog dial to select the m...

Page 127: ...button œ After the settings are stored the Store Settings Screen is canceled Number in which to store the settings Example Still image shooting mode CAUTION œ The following image settings cannot be stored as custom settings Settings for images captured using the preset settings F x G Images saved after enlarging with the playback zoom Images to which text has been added or resized or combined imag...

Page 128: ...ODE button for at least 1 second to display the Shooting Information Screen 4 Confirm the settings and press the SET button 5 Turn the jog dial to select a number to store the settings and press the SET button œ After the settings are stored the Shooting Information Screen is canceled CAUTION œ The color adjustment settings cannot be saved in your custom settings œ When the preset settings F x G a...

Page 129: ...nd press the SET button œ The Copy Screen appears with YES selected YES The image is copied and saved as a still image the original data is left unchanged EXIT The copy procedure is canceled and you are returned to the Playback Setting Screen 4 Press the SET button œ The image is copied œ Select EXIT and press the SET button or press the MODE button to return to the Playback Setting Screen HINT To...

Page 130: ... image 1 Display the still image that you want to resize 2 Display the Playback Setting Screen see page 39 3 Select the edit photo icon r and press the SET button œ The Edit Photo Screen appears 4 Select the resize icon Á and press the SET button œ The Resize Screen appears 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT PHOTO ROTATE PRINT SETTING EDIT PHOTO ADD PHOTO ADD AUDIO ADD TEXT RESIZE RESIZE Engl...

Page 131: ... 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 press the SET button œ Resizing begins œ When resizing is completed you are returned to the Edit Photo Screen RESIZE o YES p EXIT English 128 ...

Page 132: ...s 4 Select the add text icon 2 and press the SET button œ You enter the setup screen for text entry œ Press the arrow button to set the position for the first character œ The character position can be changed again later in this procedure see page 132 œ If the image has been rotated it will be returned to its original orientation 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT PHOTO ROTATE PRINT SETTING E...

Page 133: ... dial and select the desired character row Character row chart A B C D E 0 1 2 3 4 F G H I J 5 6 7 8 9 m n K L M N O a b c f g h i j k P Q R S T _ l o p U V W X Y Z d NOTE œ It is not possible to connect the camera to a TV to input the characters Perform this procedure using the camera s LCD monitor SCROLL SELECT ABCDE Character row Color palette English 130 ...

Page 134: ...t one time 7 Press d or c on the arrow button to select the character to enter ú Select this when you want to choose the color for a character color palette Blank space Select this to enter a space ú appears in the character position j Select this to move back one space delete one character Select this when you have finished entering the desired text 8 Press the SET button œ The selected character...

Page 135: ...re characters on the same image as desired 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 176 œ Text cannot be added to the following types of images Images of resolution 2 or lower Images captured using a different di...

Page 136: ...e page 39 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 and press the SET button œ You enter the setup screen to record a voice memo 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT PHOTO ROTATE PRINT SETTING EDIT PHOTO ADD PHOTO ADD AUDIO ADD TEXT RESIZE ADD AUDIO RECORD M appears for images with a voice memo English 133 ...

Page 137: ...es with a voice memo added the volume icon N is shown on the Playback Setting Screen HINT œ You can also add a voice memo immediately after capturing an image see page 77 œ After a voice memo has been added to an image you cannot erase only the voice memo When the image is erased the attached voice memo is also erased œ If a voice memo is added to an image that already has a voice memo the new rec...

Page 138: ...ining such as adding a face photo to a name card photo Image combining procedure Display the background image l Determine the size of the superimposed image l Determine the position of the superimposed image l Capture the superimposed image press the shutter release button œ The composite image is generated œ The original image remains unchanged NOTE œ You cannot use the image combining function w...

Page 139: ... Display the image that you are going to use as the background 2 Display the Playback Setting Screen see page 39 3 Select the edit photo icon r and press the SET button œ The Edit Photo Screen appears œ The add photo icon q is highlighted in orange indicating that it is selected Edit Photo Screen 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT PHOTO ROTATE PRINT SETTING EDIT PHOTO ADD PHOTO ADD AUDIO ADD ...

Page 140: ...ined The frame is created by specifying its upper left corner start point and lower right corner end point The position of the frame is determined after this 5 Press the arrow button to specify the start point j and l buttons Move the horizontal crosshair up and down d and c buttons Move the vertical crosshair left and right œ If the arrow button is held down the crosshair moves in continuous step...

Page 141: ...he end point there is a position at which the crosshairs become green This point marks the position at which the vertical to horizontal ratio of the frame is exactly 3 4 8 Press the SET button œ The size of the superimposed image is determined and the area specified by the crosshairs now appears as a frame œ If you wish to redo the frame press the MODE button at this time END POINT SETTING Start p...

Page 142: ...Capture the superimposed image 10 Press the SET button œ The subject to photograph can be seen in the frame œ If the MODE button is pressed at this time the frame is deleted and you are returned to the screen in step 4 11 Compose the picture and press the shutter release button œ After the image is captured you are returned to the Edit Photo Screen œ The composite image is completed and is added a...

Page 143: ...age 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 after being enlarged with the playback zoom image combining may be possible depending on the resolution English 140 ...

Page 144: ...e editing video clips not only will the editing not be properly completed but the original video clip may also be erased œ By repeating the clipping and joining procedures you can create exactly the video clip you like Note however that as the number or size of the video clips increases the card memory may become full making it impossible to edit the video clips The MEMORY FULL message will appear...

Page 145: ...rse playback pause and image by image playback functions see page 85 œ When saving the first part as a video clip the audio portion of approximately the last 2 seconds of the saved video clip will not be recorded If it appears that the audio will be interrupted select a cut off point slightly after the desired scene 3 Display the Playback Setting Screen see page 39 First part Video clip start Vide...

Page 146: ...l on the arrow button to select the portion of the video clip you wish to save CLIP FORMER Saves the beginning part of the video clip CLIP LATTER Saves the ending part of the video clip Clipping Screen 7 Press the SET button œ A screen appears for you to confirm whether the selected scene is the correct cut point œ To change to a different scene turn the jog dial EDIT VIDEO CLIPPING JOINT CLIPPING...

Page 147: ...u are returned to the Edit Video Screen œ The selected portion of the video clip is saved as a separate video clip œ If YES was selected in step 9 the original video clip is erased when the selected portion is saved œ To return to the Playback Setting Screen press the MODE button or select the C icon and press the SET button NOTE œ If the original video clip is protected even if you select YES in ...

Page 148: ... 3 Select the edit video icon s and press the SET button œ The Edit Video Screen appears 4 Press l on the arrow button to select the joint icon m Currently showing video clip Video clip start Video clip end Video clip to be joined 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT VIDEO COPY VOLUME EDIT VIDEO CLIPPING JOINT English 145 ...

Page 149: ...eo clip that you wish to join 7 Press the SET button 8 Select whether you want to have the original video clips erased when the joined video clip is saved YES The original video clips are erased NO The original video clips are not erased Confirmation screen for erasing the original video clip 0001 0002 0003 ERASE ORIGINAL YES NO EXIT English 146 ...

Page 150: ...inal video clips are erased when the joined video clip is saved œ Press the MODE button or select the C icon and press the SET button to return to the Playback Setting Screen NOTE œ If the original video clip is protected even if you select YES in step 8 and press the SET button the original video clip will not be erased If you want it to be erased you will need to first remove the protection see ...

Page 151: ...ed on the print 1 Display the still image to be printed 2 Display the Playback Setting Screen see page 39 3 Select the print setting icon n and press the SET button œ The Print Setting Screen appears STANDARD To print one image on one sheet see page 150 INDEX To print a small copy of all the images on one sheet for indexing purposes see page 152 9 IMAGE DISPLAY ZOOM PROTECT ERASE EDIT PHOTO ROTATE...

Page 152: ...rinters About printing using a printer PRINT Image Matching function œ Your digital camera includes the PRINT Image Matching function making it easy to produce beautiful prints Images are tagged with print commands at the time they are photographed By using your camera together with a PRINT Image Matching enabled printer your photos can be printed with the optimum colors of the photographed images...

Page 153: ...the SET button œ The Standard Print Screen appears YES To set the standard print settings CANCEL To clear the number of print and date settings made for the selected image This does not appear if nothing has been specified EXIT To return to the Print Setting Screen œ Press d or c on the arrow button or turn the jog dial to specify a different image for the print settings Standard Print Screen PRIN...

Page 154: ... 6 and 7 after setting the desired number of prints œ If you do not wish to have the date appear on the print skip to step 7 Specifying the date print 6 Press d on the arrow button to select the date print settings and then turn the jog dial to specify the desired setting YES To print out the date NO To not print out the date PRINT SETTING DATE NUMBER NO 2 SELECT SETTING Number of printouts PRINT ...

Page 155: ...utton Index print Printing out many small images 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 Print Setting Screen see page 148 2 Select INDEX Print Setting Screen 3 Press the SET button œ The Index Print Screen appears YES To specify an index print copy NO To specify no index print copy EXIT To return to the Print Setting...

Page 156: ...tting Screen Clearing the print settings 1 Display the Print Setting Screen see page 148 2 Select ALL CLEAR 3 Press the SET button 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 PRINT SETTING STANDARD INDEX ALL CLEAR EXIT English 153 ...

Page 157: ...T 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 ALL CLEAR p 2 YES NO Example 2 standard prints with date display and an index print INFO 100 0003 PRESS SET TO SELECT 1 1MB p 0 0 p 2 SHUTTER...

Page 158: ...t you want to protect 2 Display the Playback Setting Screen see page 39 3 Select the protect icon É Ex Still Image Playback Setting Screen 4 Press the SET button œ LOCK appears œ If the protect mode has already been set for the data then UNLOCK appears 5 Select YES and press the SET button œ The protect mode is set for the data œ The protect mark Ñ indicates that the data is locked 9 IMAGE DISPLAY...

Page 159: ...reformatted see page 35 HINT To select a different image in steps 4 and 5 œ Press d or c on the arrow button or turn the jog dial To cancel the protect mode for an image œ Select the desired data and repeat steps 2 to 5 The protect indicator will disappear and the protect mode is canceled English 156 ...

Page 160: ...group at a time instead of displaying the Playback Setting Screen when you press the MACRO button the screen step 5 appears In this case follow the procedure from step 5 3 Select the erase mode icon q 4 Press the SET button œ The Erase Mode Screen appears 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 ...

Page 161: ...IT Returns to the Playback Setting Screen For audio recordings ONE ERASE Erases one audio recording at a time GROUP ERASE Erases all the audio recordings EXIT Returns to the Playback Option Setting Screen 5 Press j or l on the arrow button to select the desired type of erase and press the SET button The Erase Confirmation Screen appears 6 Press j and select YES YES Erases the selected data EXIT Do...

Page 162: ...ferent data in step 5 œ If ONE ERASE is selected press d or c on the arrow button to select different data œ If GROUP ERASE is selected all the images are erased regardless of the image that is currently displayed HINT To quickly erase the currently displayed image 1 Display the image you wish to erase 2 Press the MACRO button œ The Erase Confirmation Screen appears 3 Select YES and press the SET ...

Page 163: ...ill image data JPEG or TIFF 1 File name begins with SANY Extension is jpg or tif SANY jpg or SANY tif Voice memo data WAVE Same file name as corresponding still image data Extension is wav SANY wav Sequential shots data JPEG File name begins with SEQT Extension is jpg SEQT jpg Sequential number 2 digits Sequential shots folder number Video clip data QuickTime Movie File name begins with VCLP Exten...

Page 164: ...ate 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 About file names when the card is replaced œ If the file number reset function is set to off even when the card is replaced consecutive numbering of fold...

Page 165: ...igital camera see page 29 3 Using the supplied dedicated USB interface cable connect the camera connector to the camera and the computer connector to the proper terminal on your computer œ Please connect the dedicated 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 dr...

Page 166: ... personal computer you can use the Sanyo Software Pack to copy the data in the camera s card to your computer download œ More information about these operations can be found in the instructions included with the Sanyo Software Pack NOTE œ When your digital camera is connected to a computer there is no display on the LCD monitor Selector dial Power button English 163 ...

Page 167: ...con r and press the SET button œ The CLOCK SET menu appears œ The current date and time settings appear œ Follow the procedures below to set whether to display the date during playback to set the display format for the date and to set the date and time œ To return to the Option Setting Screen press the MODE button or select Cand press the SET button MODE button SET button Selector dial LCD monitor...

Page 168: ...own during playback 4 Set the date 1 Press l to select the Û icon 2 Turn the jog dial and press the arrow button to set the date to 2002 8 28 œ Year setting c Month setting c Day setting œ Turn clockwise to increase the number œ Turn counterclockwise to decrease the number DISP ON Year Month Day DISP ON Month Day Year DISP ON Day Month Year DISP OFF no display CLOCK SET pDISP ON Y M D p2002 02 01 ...

Page 169: ...eries 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 are still correct after replacing the batteries and before shooting or recording of any type follow steps 1 and 2 To correct the date and time settings œ After s...

Page 170: ...creen appears 3 Select the desired setting 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 To cancel the setting press the MODE button You are returned to the screen in step 1 4 Press the SET button œ This completes the beep sound setting HINT œ The beep volume cannot be adjusted AUDIO REC ...

Page 171: ...ge 39 2 Select the language icon à 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 are returned to the screen shown in step 1 AUDIO REC COLOR ADJUSTMENT CLOCK SET BEEP FILE NUMBER RESET DISCHARGE LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM REFORMAT LANGUAGE ENGLISH English 168 ...

Page 172: ...V System Setting Screen appears NTSC To output NTSC video signals PAL To output PAL video signals 3 Select the appropriate TV system and press the SET button œ The display returns to the screen shown in step 1 CAUTION 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 AUDIO REC COLOR ADJUSTMENT CLOCK SET BEEP FILE NUMBER RESET DISCHARGE...

Page 173: ...tive numbering of file names continues from the last number recorded by the camera File number reset function ON File number reset function OFF œ If Card B already has image data in it when it replaces Card A file names are assigned as follows œ When the highest image number on Card B before replacing is lower than the highest image number on Card A the file name of the next recorded image continu...

Page 174: ...er reset function is on OFF The file number reset function is off 4 Select OFF and press the SET button œ The file number reset function is deactivated NOTE œ Until the file number reset function is turned ON consecutive file names are assigned It is recommended that the file number reset function be returned to ON at the end of each photography session Previously recorded images Card A 0001 0002 ...

Page 175: ... page 39 2 Select the discharge icon u and press the SET button œ The Discharge Screen appears 3 Select START and press the SET button œ Battery discharge begins œ If the lens is extended when the SET button is pressed the lens first retracts before battery discharge begins œ The message DISCHARGING appears in the display while the batteries are being discharged œ Leave your digital camera until t...

Page 176: ...nd charge them until the recharge indicator turns off To interrupt the battery discharge operation œ If you press the MODE button while the batteries are being discharged battery discharge stops and you are returned to the Shooting Option Setting Screen or Playback Option Setting Screen English 173 ...

Page 177: ...teristics when the ambient temperature is low èç may appear early for an incorrect indication of the remaining charge Also depending on the conditions of use of the digital camera or the ambient conditions temperature etc the indicated remaining charge may change Therefore this indication can only be used as a general approximation of the remaining charge Indicator Remaining charge Information Scr...

Page 178: ... be much shorter œ Battery life may differ even among batteries of the same type 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 NOTE œ It is recommended that you prepare extra batter...

Page 179: ...e upper right of the LCD monitor for the still image and sequential shots shooting modes œ The remaining video recording 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 cli...

Page 180: ... by changing the shooting mode setting a lower resolution setting see page 95 or selecting a different compression setting see page 97 21 3 1 1 50 Remaining number of images possible Remaining video recording time min sec Depending on the memory capacity of the card the remaining time is shown as hr min sec Sequential shots shooting mode Video clip shooting mode 00 46 English 177 ...

Page 181: ...s 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 COLOR ADJUSTMENT CLOCK SET BEEP FILE NUMBER RESET DISCHARGE LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM REFORMAT AUDIO REC 15 37 REC Remaining recording time min sec Depending on the memory capacity of the card the remaining time is shown as hr min sec English 178 ...

Page 182: ...es the batteries temporarily lost their power Place the digital camera in your pocket to warm it up before using it The digital camera turns off by itself The power save function is operating Press the MODE button or press the shutter release button once 38 The batteries are consumed very quickly even after they were fully recharged This is due to a characteristic of nickel metal hydride batteries...

Page 183: ...tured images are automatically saved in a sequential shots folder 66 The NO BATTERY message appears The remaining battery power is low Use a separately sold AC adapter model VAR G4EX G4AEX for the VPC MZ2EX model VAR G4E G4AE for the VPC MZ2EX for U K and model VAR G4U G4AU for the VPC MZ2 or replace the batteries with fully charged ones During battery discharge the PLEASE USE BATTERIES message ap...

Page 184: ...unction has turned the digital camera off then press the MODE button power button or press once on the shutter release button to turn the digital camera back on 38 The standby indicator is flashing red the digital camera is not yet ready to capture an image Wait until the standby indicator lights green to capture the image The memory is full the standby indicator lights red the displayed remaining...

Page 185: ...still image shooting mode 57 The digital camera has determined that the image is bright enough and the flash is not necessary Not a malfunction Capture the image the digital camera will determine when the flash is necessary The batteries are dead Change or recharge the batteries 25 31 AE shift sequential shots cannot be selected The exposure setting is set to manual Í Set the exposure to a setting...

Page 186: ...ible The camera is set to a mode other than the still image shooting mode Set the camera to the still image shooting mode 57 An image was captured after the self timer function was set to on Set the self timer function to ON again 74 A warning tone beep beep beep sounds and it is not possible to take a picture using the self timer The batteries are consumed Install sufficiently recharged batteries...

Page 187: ...annot be added The camera is set to a mode other than the still image shooting mode Set the camera to the still image shooting mode 59 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 99 The sequential shots mode is set to AE shift A Exposure correction is not possible for AE shift sequential shot...

Page 188: ... set to sports portrait or night scene There is noise in the captured image The shutter speed is too slow Set the shutter speed to a faster speed 100 101 The ISO sensitivity setting is too high Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower setting 103 During still image photography the shutter speed does not become 1 1000 The exposure control setting is not set to manual exposure control Í Set the exposure c...

Page 189: ...on 99 106 121 œ When the exposure control is set to shutter speed priority AE Ì œ When the scene select function is set to sports portrait or night scene œ When the flicker reduction setting is on The motion alert icon T is shown on the LCD display The shutter speed is slow Stabilize the camera with a tripod or the like 29 Set the exposure control setting to Ï 99 English 186 ...

Page 190: ...ll not be recorded with the images The image displayed contains some red blue and green dots or there are black spots visible The area around the LCD monitor is warm This is due to the internal structure and is normal Not a malfunction When capturing an image no image is displayed on the LCD monitor The main switch is set to MONITOR OFF Set the main switch to Õ 39 No playback image appears The mai...

Page 191: ... not set properly The digital camera moved when the shutter was released Hold the digital camera correctly and slowly press the shutter release button halfway to lock the focus Then press the shutter release button all the way to capture the image 53 54 58 The focus is not locked properly The focus is not locked properly When using a slow shutter setting use a tripod to stabilize the digital camer...

Page 192: ...f the flash 74 The subject was lit from behind Use the forced flash mode Use the exposure correction function 78 There is not enough light Adjust the shutter speed 100 101 Adjust the ISO sensitivity setting 103 The image is too bright The forced flash mode is selected Select a different flash mode 72 The subject was too bright Change the angle of the digital camera Use the exposure correction func...

Page 193: ... lighting Set the flicker reduction setting 106 A part of the image is missing The handstrap or a finger was blocking the lens Hold the digital camera correctly and make sure the lens is not obstructed 53 The image was captured at close range When capturing an image at close range use the close up alignment correction marks or compose the image using the LCD monitor No image is shown This may happ...

Page 194: ... display time to 4 sec or more 88 The magnified image is not clear Due to the characteristics of the camera magnified images appear less clear Not a malfunction The captured image is not clear The image was captured using the digital zoom Not a malfunction NO IMAGE or NO AUDIO is shown There is no recorded data for the selected playback mode Set to a different playback mode 80 No image appears on ...

Page 195: ... the add voice memo setting and speak into the microphone 133 When using the Microdrive excess noise was also recorded The drive noise for the Microdrive was also recorded Not a malfunction A strange sound is heard during video clip playback The sound of the autofocus motor was recorded Not a malfunction The sound of the optical lens movement was recorded Set the zoom setting so that the optical l...

Page 196: ...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 169 There is no sound The volume on the TV is set to the minimum Adjust the volume on the TV The volume setting on the digital camera is too low Select the volume icon N and adjust the volume 92 The edge of the image is cut off This is a characteristic of the TV Not a ma...

Page 197: ...ps that have the same resolution The FRAME ERROR message appears You have attempted to join video clips having different frame rates Select video clips that have the same frame rate When performing a video clipping to save the first part of a video clip the recorded audio for about the last two seconds of the saved video clip is not audible This is a phenomenon that is a characteristic of the vide...

Page 198: ...the TV or radio when recharging batteries The NO CARD message appears No card is inserted Turn off the power and insert a card 26 The MEMORY FULL message appears There is no more available memory on the card Erase unnecessary data Use a card that has more memory available 157 The PROTECTED message appears and the data cannot be erased You have attempted to erase data that is protected from acciden...

Page 199: ...y again 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 batteries wait approx 1 hour and then install them again 4 Install a different card If SYSTEM ERROR still appears after performing the above steps then take the digital...

Page 200: ... it is not guaranteed that all devices will support the DCF standard Video clips QuickTime Movie Photo JPEG Audio WAVE monaural Data storage media CompactFlash Type I II Microdrive Camera effective number of pixels 1 950 000 pixels Image sensor 1 1 8 inch CCD Virtual number of pixels Approx 2 110 000 pixels progressive scan primary color filter Recording resolution 2 000 x 1 496 pixels still image...

Page 201: ...m F 8 0 Wide to 13 0 Tele Exposure control type Aperture and shutter programmable AE shutter speed priority AE aperture priority AE manual exposure control Exposure correction available from the Shooting Setting Screen 0 1 8EV in 0 3EV steps Light measuring modes Multi section measuring center weighted measuring spot measuring Range 50 cm to infinity normal photography 10 cm wide 25 cm tele to 50 ...

Page 202: ... monitor pixels Approx 110 000 pixels Flash working range 0 5m to 3 9m normal shooting lens at Wide setting 0 5m to 2 3m normal shooting lens at Tele setting 0 15m to 0 5m macro shooting lens at Wide setting 0 25m to 0 5m macro shooting lens at Tele setting Flash modes Auto flash forced flash flash off and red eye reduction Autofocus TTL type AF Self timer 10 second delay Time date Recorded with i...

Page 203: ... model VAR G4E G4AE for the VPC MZ2EX for U K and model VAR G4U G4AU for the VPC MZ2 Battery operation Shooting 700 images LCD monitor off images captured in 20 second intervals and flash used 1 in 3 times 190 images LCD monitor on images captured in 20 second intervals and flash used 1 in 3 times Playback 130 minutes LCD monitor on and continuous playback œ Until batteries run out when using the ...

Page 204: ... a 14 images 939 images D 23 images 1 490 images G 37 images 2 340 images 4 D 145 images 8 210 images G 245 images 16 430 images Still image mode with voice memo Ó D 13 images 913 images G 20 images 1 360 images Ò L 2 images 182 images a 13 images 913 images D 21 images 1 420 images G 34 images 2 191 images 4 D 112 images 6 570 images G 157 images 8 210 images Sequential shots mode Ò D 8 images 23...

Page 205: ...be stored may differ depending on the card brand etc Cautions when using the Microdrive œ When using the Microdrive continuously the card will become very hot Be careful when touching the card for removal etc œ When using the Microdrive it will take a few seconds after the digital camera is turned on before the card can be used This time will increase when more data is stored on the card œ When er...

Page 206: ...ower cord Approx 90 g Power cord rated value VPC MZ2 AC 125 V 3 A VPC MZ2EX 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 nickel metal hydride batteries Model number HR 3U AA nickel metal hydride batteries Voltage 1 2 V Capacity Min 1 600 mAh Ambient ...

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