Sanyo VPC-CG9GX, VPC-CG9EX User Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Digital Movie Camera

VPC-CG9EX

VPC-CG9

VPC-CG9GX

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-CG9EX, VPC-CG9 and VPC-CG9GX.

Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such.

Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera.

Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet “SAFETY MANUAL”. Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference.

Symbols used in this manual

HINT

Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay

CAUTION

attention to.

Points that require special attention.

(page xx)

Refer to the page indicated for detailed information.

You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 180) and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 187).

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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Prepare the battery pack

1 Charge the battery pack.

The CHARGE indicator shows the battery pack charge status. h Lights red during recharging.

h Turns off when battery pack is fully charged. h The charging time is approx. 90 minutes.

CHARGE indicator

[o] mark

CHARGE indicator

 

Battery pack

 

Socket

 

Power cord

2 Insert the battery pack.

2Insert the battery pack

1Open

3Close

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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Before capturing those important shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go

i Sanyo declines any claim for compensation for recorded contents etc. in case of photographing or recording failure due to a chance camera or card flaw.

Shooting

1 Open the monitor unit, and

 

[

] button

press the ON/OFF button

[

] button

for at least 1 second to turn

Monitor unit

 

 

the camera on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

h If the screen to set the date

 

 

 

and time appears, press

 

 

 

the MENU button 2 times

 

 

 

to cancel it.

 

 

 

 

For how to set the date

 

 

 

and time, see page 32.

 

 

 

2 Record.

 

 

 

 

To record a video clip:

 

 

 

h Press the [

] button to

 

 

 

begin recording a video

 

 

 

clip.

 

 

 

 

h Press the [

] button

ON/OFF button

 

again to end the recording.

 

 

 

 

To take a photo:

 

MENU button

h Press the [

] button.

 

h A still image is captured.

01:17:32

 

668

<Shooting Mode Screen>

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Playback

1 Press the REC/PLAY

button.

hThe display changes to the Playback Screen and the image that was just captured is shown.

2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the image you wish to see. <Video clip playback>

hVideo clips are indicated by a video clip pattern

along the left and right sides of the screen.

h Press the SET button to start video clip playback.

<To return to the shooting mode>

hPress the REC/PLAY button.

Video clip pattern

REC/PLAY button

SET button

SAVE

PLAY

<Example: After recording a video clip>

When you are finished using the camera...

Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera off.

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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Copy files to the computer (Windows XP)

Connect your camera to a computer, and copy files to the computer.

1 Turn on the computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer.

hConnect the cable between the camera’s USB/AV terminal and the computer’s USB connector.

2 Turn on the camera (page 29).

h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor.

 

SET button

 

To USB/AV terminal

 

on the camera

 

Supplied dedicated

 

USB interface cable

USB CONNECTION

To USB connector

on the computer

 

COMPUTER

 

PRINTER

 

CANCEL

 

CANCEL OK

3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button.

hThe screen to select the computer connection mode appears.

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4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button.

hThe message [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray, showing that the camera is recognized as a drive.

h The card is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [XACTI_INT (E:)] icon appears in the [My Computer] window.

* The drive name (E:) may be different on your computer.

<If the access menu (page 168) appears> h Click on [Exit] to cancel the access menu.

5 Select an action.

hIf the [XACTI_INT (E:)] window appears automatically, select the desired procedure from the window.

Dismounting the camera

CAUTION

i To disconnect your camera, be sure to follow the procedure below. Failure to follow this procedure may cause faulty operation of your computer or corrupt the files in your camera.

1 Left-click on the icon for safely removing hardware in the task tray. h A list appears showing the devices connected to the computer’s USB

connector.

<Windows Vista> h Close the window.

2 Left-click on the camera drive (E:).

hThe camera can now be disconnected.

*The drive name (E:) may be different on your computer.

No software is included with this camera. Instructions for obtaining the software can be found on page 167.

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CONTENTS

 

CONTENTS ...........................................................................................

1

QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................

7

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

13

Media cards that can be used with this camera ............................

17

What “card” means in this manual ................................................

17

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ...............................

18

SIMPLE mode for quick-and-easy operation ................................

18

Movie image stabilizer for sharp pictures .....................................

19

Sharp face shots ...........................................................................

19

SYSTEM MAP .....................................................................................

20

SETUP

 

PARTS NAMES ...................................................................................

21

CHARGING ..........................................................................................

23

INSTALL THE CARD ...........................................................................

24

INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK ....................................................

26

Installing the DC adaptor (sold separately) ...................................

27

Warning concerning battery pack temperature .............................

28

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF .............................................

29

Turning on the camera ..................................................................

29

Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) mode is

 

active ........................................................................................

30

Turning off the camera ..................................................................

30

DATE AND TIME SETTING .................................................................

32

SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SHOOTING MODE AND

 

PLAYBACK MODE ..........................................................................

35

SWITCHING THE OPERATING MODE ..............................................

36

Switching between the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes ................

36

Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen .....

37

Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Setting Screen ............................

41

Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen ..........................

45

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SIMPLE

 

SHOOTING

 

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

53

For best results ..............................................................................

53

Using the autofocus .......................................................................

54

Select the recording size ...............................................................

56

Select the focus setting .................................................................

57

Switching the display mode ...........................................................

58

Hints for taking pictures .................................................................

59

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING ...................................................................

60

SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS ...............................................................

61

Using the flash ...............................................................................

63

SHOOT A STILL IMAGE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP ..........

65

MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY (ZOOM) .....................................................

67

PLAYBACK

 

PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGES ..........................

68

How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image .............

70

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ....................................................................

71

PLAYBACK VOLUME ...........................................................................

72

DELETING FILES .................................................................................

73

PLAYBACK MODES .............................................................................

75

Multi-image display ........................................................................

75

Selecting the playback folder ........................................................

76

Magnifying (zooming in) the image ...............................................

77

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CONTENTS

 

NORMAL

 

SHOOTING

 

RECORDING SIZE ..............................................................................

78

Movies ..........................................................................................

78

Still images ...................................................................................

79

Sequential shots ...........................................................................

80

Audio recording .............................................................................

81

SCENE SELECT ..................................................................................

84

FILTERS ..............................................................................................

86

FLASH OPERATION ...........................................................................

87

SELF-TIMER ........................................................................................

88

MOTION COMPENSATION (IMAGE STABILIZER) ............................

90

Compensate for camera shake during video clip recording ..........

90

Compensate for camera shake during still image shooting ..........

90

FOCUS RANGE ...................................................................................

93

How to use the manual focus .......................................................

94

FOCUS MODE .....................................................................................

95

LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING ...............................................

96

ISO SENSITIVITY ................................................................................

97

WHITE BALANCE ................................................................................

99

FACE CHASER .................................................................................

100

HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE ...............................................................

101

DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING .................................................................

102

SPECIFY A FOLDER TO SAVE FILES .............................................

103

EXPOSURE COMPENSATION .........................................................

104

PLAYBACK

 

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK .................................................................

105

FILE PROTECT .................................................................................

107

ROTATE STILL IMAGE .....................................................................

108

REDUCE STILL IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) ...........................................

109

CORRECTING THE RED-EYE EFFECT AND IMAGE BLUR ...........

110

EDITING VIDEO CLIPS .....................................................................

112

Procedure to cut (extract) a portion of a video clip .....................

112

Procedure to join video clips .......................................................

113

Video clip cutting (extracting) ......................................................

114

Joining video clips .......................................................................

117

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PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................................

120

Display the Printing Instructions Screen ......................................

120

Specifying date imprinting and print quantities ............................

122

Index print ....................................................................................

124

Clearing all the printing instructions ............................................

125

COPY FILES .......................................................................................

126

DISPLAYING FILE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN) .........

128

OPTION SETTINGS

 

DISPLAY THE OPTION SETTING MENU .........................................

129

SCREEN DISPLAY .............................................................................

130

SELECT THE STARTUP DISPLAY ....................................................

131

OPERATION SOUNDS ......................................................................

132

POST-VIEW DISPLAY SETTING .......................................................

134

ASSIGN SET BUTTON FUNCTIONS ................................................

135

NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION ......................................................

137

ADJUST THE IMAGE QUALITY .........................................................

138

FLICKER-REDUCTION ......................................................................

139

MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ..................................................................

140

SCREEN LANGUAGE ........................................................................

141

TV SYSTEM SETTING .......................................................................

142

POWER SAVE FUNCTION ................................................................

143

FILE NO. MEMORY ............................................................................

145

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

148

RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ............................................

150

CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY ...............................

151

Checking the remaining number of images and

 

video recording time ................................................................

151

For audio recordings ...................................................................

151

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE ..............

153

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CONTENTS

 

OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS

 

CONNECTING TO A TV

 

CONNECTING TO A TV ....................................................................

155

PLAYING BACK ON A TV .................................................................

156

CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER

 

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ..........................................................

157

When using as a card reader ......................................................

157

To access the files in the internal memory .................................

157

SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE ..............................................

158

USING AS A CARD READER ...........................................................

160

For Windows Vista/XP users ......................................................

160

For Windows 2000 users ............................................................

161

For Mac OS X users ...................................................................

162

ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE CARD ........................................

163

Configuration of directories in the card .......................................

163

File formats .................................................................................

163

Cautions when using as a card reader .......................................

164

USING AS A PC CAMERA ................................................................

165

For Windows XP .........................................................................

165

Using as a PC camera ................................................................

165

USING THE SOFTWARE ..................................................................

166

Operating environment ...............................................................

166

Obtaining the software ................................................................

167

SAVE AN IMAGE OF YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN ........................

170

Install Screen Capture ................................................................

170

How to use Screen Capture ........................................................

171

CONNECTING TO A PRINTER

 

PictBridge MODE ...............................................................................

172

Print preparations .......................................................................

172

PRINTING ..........................................................................................

174

Printing selected images .............................................................

174

Printing all images ......................................................................

175

Making an index print ..................................................................

176

Printing images according to printing instructions

 

(requested images) ................................................................

177

Changing the printer settings ......................................................

178

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APPENDICES

 

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................

180

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................

187

Camera ........................................................................................

187

Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters ..................

197

SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................

199

Camera ........................................................................................

199

Camera connectors .....................................................................

203

Battery life ...................................................................................

203

Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/

 

Possible Recording Time ........................................................

204

Concerning the multi-indicator .....................................................

205

Supplied battery pack charger .....................................................

206

Supplied Li-ion battery pack ........................................................

206

Others ..........................................................................................

207

Before capturing those important shots, be sure to first take

 

a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready

 

to go ........................................................................................

208

HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES .......................................................

209

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION

Your camera has an abundance of convenient features and functions. From creating precisely the photo you want, to viewing images using various techniques, you can locate the exact operation for your purposes in the following table.

Shooting/recording

 

Basic operation

Convenient functions

Additional functions

Getting started

Log the date and time

For more accurate

shooting/recording

of your photos

focus

• “VIDEO CLIP

• “DATE AND TIME

• “How to use the manual

 

RECORDING” on

SETTING” on page 32

focus” (manual focus) on

 

page 60

Zoom in on the

page 94

• “SHOOTING SINGLE

subject

Set the focus to a

SHOTS” on page 61

• “MACRO-

narrow range

“Sequential shots” on

PHOTOGRAPHY

• “FOCUS MODE” on

 

page 80

 

(ZOOM)” on page 67

page 95

“Audio recording” on

Close-up

Reduce noise when

 

page 81

photography

recording

 

 

 

 

• “Select the focus setting”

• “NOISE-REDUCTION

 

 

(super macro mode) on

FUNCTION” on page 137

 

 

page 57

 

 

 

• “FOCUS RANGE” (super

 

 

 

macro mode) on page 93

 

 

 

 

Optimize the photo

Reduce video clip flicker

quality

• “FLICKER-REDUCTION” on page 139

“Select the recording

Set the camera’s color/contrast

 

size” on page 56

characteristics

 

• “RECORDING SIZE” on

• “ADJUST THE IMAGE QUALITY” on page 138

 

page 78

 

 

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Shooting/recording

Basic operation

Convenient functions

Additional functions

Capture fast-moving subjects

“SCENE SELECT” (sports mode) on page 84

Suppress camera shake effect

“Compensate for camera shake during video clip recording” on page 90

“Compensate for camera shake during still image shooting” on page 90

Shoot in dark conditions

“EXPOSURE COMPENSATION” on page 104

“Using the flash” on page 63

“FLASH OPERATION” on page 87

“SCENE SELECT” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode/lamp mode) on page 84

Increase the camera’s sensitivity

“ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 97

“HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE” on page 101

Photographing people

“SCENE SELECT” (portrait mode/night view portrait mode) on page 84

“FILTERS” (cosmetic filter) on page 86

Sharp face shots

• “FACE CHASER” on page 100

Simplified operation for shooting/playback

• “Switching between the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes” on page 36

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION

Shooting/recording

Basic operation

Convenient functions

Additional functions

Photographing landscapes

 

• “SCENE SELECT” (landscape mode) on page 84

 

 

 

 

Take a self-photo

 

 

• “SELF-TIMER” on page 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make images lighter

Measure the

 

or darker

brightness of a

 

• “EXPOSURE

specific area

 

COMPENSATION” on

• “LIGHT-MEASURING

 

page 104

MODE SETTING” on

 

• “HIGH SENSITIVITY

page 96

 

MODE” on page 101

Adjust the camera’s

 

 

sensitivity

 

 

• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on

 

 

page 97

 

 

 

 

Change the color of

Make white appear

 

the images

natural

 

• “FILTERS” (monochrome

• “WHITE BALANCE” on

 

filter/sepia filter) on

page 99

 

page 86

 

 

 

 

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Playback

Basic operation

Convenient functions

Additional functions

Getting started

Adjust the speaker

Change the angle of

viewing images

volume

view

• “PLAYING BACK VIDEO

• “PLAYBACK VOLUME”

• “ROTATE STILL IMAGE”

CLIPS AND STILL

 

on page 72

on page 108

IMAGES” on page 68

Search for image/

 

 

audio files

 

 

“Multi-image display” on

 

 

 

page 75

 

 

“Selecting the playback

 

 

 

folder” on page 76

 

 

Magnify an image

 

 

“Magnifying (zooming in)

 

 

 

the image” on page 77

 

 

 

 

• “Audio playback” on

Adjust the speaker volume

page 82

• “PLAYBACK VOLUME” on page 72

 

 

 

 

Continuous playback

• “SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK” on page 71 and 105

Adjust the monitor brightness

• “MONITOR BRIGHTNESS” on page 140

Playback on a TV

• “PLAYING BACK ON A TV” on page 156

Set the TV system

• “CONNECTING TO A TV” on page 155 and “PLAYING BACK ON A TV” on page 156

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION

File managing/processing

Basic operation

Convenient functions

Additional functions

Search for image/audio files

“Multi-image display” on page 75

“Selecting the playback folder” on page 76

Delete files

Protect files from accidental erasure

• “DELETING FILES” on

“FILE PROTECT” on page 107

page 73

Format a card

 

“FORMATTING A CARD” on page 148

 

 

 

Delete a part of a video clip and join video clips

• “EDITING VIDEO CLIPS” on page 112

Specify the number of prints, index print, and date imprint

• “PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS” on page 120

Repair the “red-eye” caused by the flash, or enhance the contrast

• “CORRECTING THE RED-EYE EFFECT AND IMAGE BLUR” on page 110

View the settings that were in effect when the image/audio files were recorded

• “DISPLAYING FILE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN)” on page 128

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Using with a computer

Basic operation

Convenient functions

Additional functions

Use the camera as a card reader

• “USING AS A CARD READER” on page 160

Use your computer to organize/edit files that were recorded with your camera

• “USING THE SOFTWARE” on page 166

Copy data from your

Using with Windows Vista

camera to a computer

• “SETTING THE CONNECTION MODE” on page 158

• “Copy files to the

 

computer (Windows XP)”

 

on page v

 

• “OPERATING

 

ENVIRONMENT” on

 

page 157

 

• “SETTING THE

 

CONNECTION MODE”

 

on page 158

 

 

 

Playback

• “About video clip files recorded with this camera” on page 164

Using as a webcam

• “USING AS A PC CAMERA” on page 165

Record an image of the computer screen

• “SAVE AN IMAGE OF YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN” on page 170

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

i Li-ion battery pack (pages 23 and 26): 1

i Dedicated USB interface cable

(pages 158 and 172): 1

i Lens cap (page 15): 1

iLithium-ion battery pack charger and power cord (page 23): 1

i Dedicated AV interface cable

(page 155): 1

i “SAFETY MANUAL”

(safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the camera.

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i Quick Guide

i Obtaining the PDF instruction

 

manual and cautions

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Sanyo VPC-CG9GX, VPC-CG9EX User Manual

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

k How to attach the lens cap

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<When used with a commercially available handstrap>

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

Media cards that can be used with this camera

The type of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera is: i SD Memory Card

i SDHC Memory Card

What “card” means in this manual

i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memory Cards that can be used in this digital camera are referred to as “card”.

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA

As well as photographing still images and recording video clips, your digital movie camera can even capture still images while you’re recording a video clip. In one compact body you get sophisticated but easy-to-use features such as the “SIMPLE mode” that gives you beautiful images with a minimum of setup, an image stabilizer that suppresses the effects of camera shake during shooting, “face chaser” for perfectly focused faces, and more.

SIMPLE mode for quick-and-easy operation (page 36)

Select from two operating modes: the “SIMPLE mode” for users new to the camera, and the “NORMAL mode” for full use of all the camera’s many features and functions.

 

Select movie and

1

RECORDING MENU 1

 

2

MOVIE

 

 

photo size

PHOTO

 

 

 

3

SCENE SELECT

 

 

1

FILTER

 

 

 

2

FLASH

 

 

 

3

SELF-TIMER

 

S N

OK

S N

EXIT

OK

<SIMPLE Mode Shooting Menu>

<NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu>

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA

Movie image stabilizer for sharp pictures (page 90)

Your camera can compensate for the camera shake that results in blurry images when you try to capture a fast-moving subject or zoom in on a subject.

Sharp face shots (page 100)

Your camera is equipped with a face recognition feature which detects the subject’s face even when slightly lit from behind or in dim surroundings and automatically adjusts the focus and brightness to compensate. Now those otherwise perfect photos that are marred by shadowed faces can be minimized.

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SYSTEM MAP

You can connect the camera to various devices to expand its capabilities.

Computer

Dedicated USB interface cable

Printer

Dedicated AV

TV

interface cable

DC adaptor (Optional)

Commercially available

SD Memory Card

Internet

AC adaptor (Optional)

i Card reader

iDPOF-compatible printer

i Photo shop

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PARTS NAMES

Front

Flash

Lens

Strap holder

 

Speaker

Stereo microphone

ON/OFF button

Monitor unit

To open

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Rear

REC/PLAY button

 

 

 

Zoom switch

 

 

[T]/[]]

[

] button

[W]/[P]

MENU button

[ ] button

Multi-indicator

 

Monitor

 

SET button

Card slot cover

Bottom

Tripod stand hole USB/AV terminal

SETUP

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CHARGING

 

Please charge the supplied battery pack before using it.

1 Insert the battery pack in the

CHARGE indicator

battery charger.

[o] mark

h Insert it in the direction

indicated by the [o] mark

Battery pack

on the battery pack.

Socket

 

2 Connect the supplied power

To power outlet

cord to the socket on the

 

battery pack charger.

 

hInsert the connector straight and securely.

 

Power cord

3 Plug the power plug into a

CHARGE indicator

power outlet (AC 100 V to

 

240 V).

 

h Charging begins.

 

h During charging, the

 

CHARGE indicator is lit red.

 

hThe charging time is approx. 90 minutes.

4 When the CHARGE indicator turns off, unplug the power cord from the power outlet, and remove the battery pack from the charger.

CAUTION

Do not charge the battery pack immediately after the camera has been in continuous use for a long time

i The battery pack becomes hot when the camera is used continuously for a long time. If you attempt to charge the battery pack in this state, the CHARGE indicator may flash red and it may not be possible to charge the battery pack. Wait until the battery pack has cooled down before attempting to charge it.

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