Sanyo VPC Digital Camera Instruction Manual

SANYO Software Pack 6.9 For Digital Camera

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Please read these instructions carefully before using. Be sure to keep this manual for later reference.

ATTENTION

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i The contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice. i Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any problems resulting

from the use of this product.

i Sanyo Electric declines all responsibility for damages due to improper use

of this product, failure to adhere to the instructions given in this manual, or repairs or changes done by those other than a technician authorized by the manufacturer.

i Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any damage caused by

optional devices or consumable items used with this product other than those supplied with this product or those specified by Sanyo Electric.

i Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses or loss of

revenue resulting from the loss of data caused by the malfunction, or the repairing of a malfunction, of this product.

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COPYRIGHTS

This manual and the software are copyrighted materials from Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Macintosh and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. in the USA and other countries. Microsoft and Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation (USA). All other brand or product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................3

About this manual ............................................................................3

The software ....................................................................................4

Directory map ..................................................................................4

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ...............................................................5

Windows ..........................................................................................5

Macintosh ........................................................................................6

MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING THE CAMERA ................................7

For WINDOWS XP users ................................................................8

For WINDOWS Me and WINDOWS 2000 users ...........................10

For WINDOWS 98/WINDOWS 98SE users ..................................13

For MAC OS 9.xx users ................................................................17

For MAC OS X users .....................................................................18

INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE ..................................19

Windows ........................................................................................20

Macintosh ......................................................................................22

HOW TO USE PhotoExplorer ...............................................................24

Set up the environment .................................................................24

Copying data ..................................................................................27

PhotoExplorer features ..................................................................28

ABOUT MotionDirector .........................................................................29

Importing .......................................................................................29

Output format and playback ..........................................................29

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INTRODUCTION

This manual describes how to install and operate the SANYO Software Pack. Please read this manual carefully, in order to use the images and audio recordings captured with your digital camera in a wide range of applications.

About this manual

The explanations in this manual conform to the following conventions.

i The examples given in this manual are generally based on a Windows

environment. For Macintosh users, while the menu names and screen indications may be different, this is not an impediment to understanding the operation. In those places where the operations for Macintosh users and Windows users differ, specific explanations are provided.

i In this manual, the SD Memory Card and Multi Media Card used in the

digital camera are both referred to as “card”.

i This manual is designed for users with the following computer skills:

h Knowledge of basic computer operations h Knowledge of basic mouse operations h Knowledge of how to open, close, move, minimize and maximize

windows

h Knowledge of how to move from one folder to another folder

Detailed information about the operations listed above can be found in the printed or online manuals accompanying the computer or operating system software.

Symbols used in this manual NOTE Extra information about software or cautionary notes. CAUTION Points requiring special caution. [page xx] Refer to the page indicated for detailed information.

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The software

The following software applications are in the SANYO Software Pack.

k Driver software

i USB driver

The USB driver is necessary when using the USB interface in a Windows 98/Windows 98SE environment.

k Application software

Please see page 19 for a summary of each software program.

i QuickTime 6.5

In this manual, referred to as QuickTime.

i PhotoExplorer 8.0SE Basic (Windows)/PhotoExplorer for Mac 2.0

(Macintosh) In this manual, referred to as PhotoExplorer.

i MotionDirector SE 1.1 (Windows)

In this manual, referred to as MotionDirector.

Directory map

Below is a directory map of the SANYO Software Pack contents.

* The drive name may be different on your computer.

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OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Windows

USB storage class

A computer with a standard-equipped USB port, and preinstalled with Windows 98 or Windows 98SE or later is required. Correct operation cannot be guaranteed for models that have been upgraded to Windows 98 from Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.

Application software

Software CPU Memory

QuickTime

PhotoExplorer

MotionDirector

* Including Windows 98SE

Pentium or faster

Pentium II 350MHz or faster

Pentium III 1GHz or faster

128MB or more

64MB (Windows XP: 128MB) or more

256MB or more (512MB recommended)

Hard

disk

11MB or more

18MB or more

100MB or more

Windows 98*/ Me/2000/XP

Windows 98SE/Me/ 2000/XP

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Macintosh

USB storage class

A model with a standard-equipped USB port, and preinstalled with Mac OS

9.0, 9.1, 9.2, Mac OS X10.1 or later.

Application software

Software CPU Memory

400MHz

QuickTime*

PhotoExplorer

* Mac OS 8.6-Mac OS 9.X, QuickTime 6.0.3

CAUTION When using in a Mac OS X Classic environment

i It is not possible to read the data directly from the camera's internal

memory or the card. The data must first be saved once to your hard disk.

Powe r PC G3 or faster

Powe r PC or faster

128MB or more

64MB or more

Hard

disk

19MB or more

20MB or more

Mac OS X

10.2.5 - 10.3.x

Mac OS 9.0 (CarbonLib 1.4) or later Mac OS X 10.1 or later

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MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING THE CAMERA

The following is an explanation of how to connect your camera to a personal computer, enabling you to load the internal memory or card data from your camera to the computer, and also how to remove the card from a camera connected to your personal computer as well as disconnect the camera from your personal computer.

k Cautions when mounting your digital camera as a removable disk

i Do not alter files or folders in your digital camera in any way. Doing so may

result in your camera not recognizing that data.

i Do not edit files in your digital camera. If you want to edit files, first copy

them to your computer’s hard drive.

i Cards formatted on your computer cannot be used by your digital camera.

Format all cards to be used by your digital camera with your digital camera.

i If there is no card installed in the camera, the camera's internal memory is

recognized as the drive.

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For WINDOWS XP users

Mounting the camera and installing the card

1 Start your computer.

2 Connect the camera to a computer, and set it to the PC mode (see

page 101 in the camera’s instruction manual).

h The message [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray, showing

that the camera is recognized as a drive.

h At this point you can access the data in the internal memory.

3 Install a card in the camera.

h The card is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [Removable Disk

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

4 Select an action.

h Select the desired procedure from the [Removable Disk (E:)] window.

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