Sanyo VPC-PD1PX, VPC-PD1EX, VPC-PD1TA, VPC-PD1GX, VPC-PD2 User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VPC-PD1EX VPC-PD2

Dual Camera

VPC-PD1GX VPC-PD1PX VPC-PD1TA

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-PD1EX, VPC-PD2, VPC-PD1GX, VPC-PD1PX and VPC-PD1TA. 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.

Warning

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

kFOR AMERICAN USERS

The following advisory is included in accordance with the laws of the State of California (USA):

WARNING:

This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash

hands after handling.

i This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

h Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. h Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. h Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

h Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

i Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Model number: VPC-PD2 Trade Name: SANYO Responsible party: SANYO North America Corporation Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311 Telephone No.: (818) 998-7322 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

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kFOR CANADIAN USERS

i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

kFOR EU USERS

The symbol mark and recycling systems described below apply to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world. Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and/or reused. The symbol mark means that electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and accumulators, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from your household waste.

Note:

If a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol mark, this chemical symbol means that the battery or accumulator contains a heavy metal at a certain concentration. This will be indicated as follows: Hg: mercury, Cd: cadmium, Pb: lead In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and accumulators. Please, dispose of them correctly at your local community waste collection/ recycling centre. Please, help us to conserve the environment we live in!

SANYO Sales & Marketing Europe GmbH

Stahlgruberring 4, D-81829 München, Germany

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

1-1, Sanyo-cho, Daito City, Osaka 574-8534, Japan

kFOR RUSSIAN USERS

This product is certified by an official certification company which is authorized by the Russian Federation.

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HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL

Symbols used in this manual

HINT Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay

CAUTION Points that require special attention. (page xx) Refer to the page indicated for detailed information.

attention to.

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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

PREPARE THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD

Installing the battery pack and card

Install the card and the supplied battery pack.

i The card is not an included accessory. Please purchase a commercially

sold card.

i The camera has an internal memory, which means that you can record and

save the recorded data even if no card is installed.

To cl os e

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2 Pull out 2 Pull out

1 Press

1 Push in

Charging the battery pack

1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn off the camera.

h It is not possible to charge the battery pack while the camera is on.

2 Use the dedicated USB interface cable (supplied) to connect the

camera to a computer.

3 Turn on the computer.

h Charging begins. h During charging, the multi-indicator is lit red. h When charging is completed, the indicator turns off. h The charging time is approx. 180 minutes.

Multi-indicator

Push

To USB terminal

Supplied dedicated USB interface cable

To USB connector on the computer

Camera on/off switch

• OFF

Computer power switch

• ON

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CAUTION During charging...

i Do not turn on the camera while the battery pack is charging. It is not

possible to charge the battery pack while the camera is on.

i Do not turn off the computer while the battery pack is charging. It is not

possible to charge the battery pack while the computer is off.

i With certain computers, it may be possible to charge the battery pack even

when the computer is turned off.

Insert and pull out the cable and USB plug carefully

i When connecting the cables, make sure that the plugs are correctly

oriented and that they match the shapes of the terminal sockets on the devices. Push the plugs in straight when connecting them. If undue force is used to connect a cable, it may permanently damage the terminal or the camera.

i If excessive force is used to pull the USB plug, it may damage the cable

and/or connector.

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Shooting

1 Press the ON/OFF button for at

least 1 second to turn the camera on.

h If the screen to set the date

and time appears, press the [?] button to cancel it.

For how to set the date and time, see page 14.

2 Record.

To record a video clip:

h Press the [ ] button to

begin recording a video clip.

h Press the [ ] button again

to end the recording.

To take a photo:

h Press the [ ] button. h A still image is captured.

(Video recording button)

ON/OFF button

[] button

[] button (Photo shooting button)

Recording time

REC 00:09 5

Available recording

time remaining

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Playback

1 Press the REC/PLAY button.

h The display changes to the

Playback Screen.

2 Select the image to play back.

h Use the arrow keys to move

the orange frame to the image you wish to play back.

h The image information for the

framed image is shown in the bottom part of the monitor.

3 Press the SET button.

h The file you selected is

played back.

h Press the REC/PLAY button.

REC/PLAY button

SET button

Arrow keys

2010.12.24 14:25 100-0011

Orange frame

Remaining battery

power indication

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Deleting files

1 On the screen in step 2, move the orange frame to the file you wish

to delete, and press the [?] button.

2 Select “DELETE SINGLE”, and press the SET button.

h If you press [G] or [H], the screen to delete a different file will appear.

3 When you are finished deleting files, press the [?] button.

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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Copy data from your camera to the computer

Connect your camera to a computer, and copy the desired data to the computer.

1 Turn on the computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interface

cable to connect your camera to the computer.

h Connect the cable between the camera’s USB terminal and the

computer’s USB connector.

Camera on/off switch

• OFF

Push

To USB terminal

Supplied dedicated USB interface cable

To USB connector on the computer

i When connecting the cables, make sure that the plugs are correctly

i If excessive force is used to pull the USB plug, it may damage the cable

and/or connector.

Computer power switch

• ON

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2 Turn on the camera (page 11).

h The USB Connection Screen

appears on the camera’s monitor.

USB CONNECTION

CARD READER MTP CANCEL

CANCEL

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

h The window for automatic playback of XACTI_INT (internal memory)

and XACTI (card) opens.

h If the Access Menu appears, click the Access Menu [EXIT] button.

4 In the automatic playback window, click [Open folder and display

files].

h To copy files from the internal memory: Click on the XACTI_INT [Open

folder and display files].

h To copy files from the card: Click on the XACTI [Open folder and

display files] .

5 Copy data from your camera to a computer.

h Copy files to a computer.

CAUTION For VPC-PD1EX

i It is not possible to copy files from the computer side (a hard disk, etc.) to

the camera’s internal memory or installed card.

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Uploading camera files to a file-sharing website

i Your camera’s internal memory contains the Xacti Simple Uploader

application with which you can upload camera files to a file-sharing website.

i For information on how to use Xacti Simple Uploader, please refer to the

Xacti Simple Uploader user’s manual, which can be obtained from the SANYO website.

1 Connect your camera to a computer. 2 Turn on the computer and the camera. 3 On the USB Connection Screen, select “CARD READER”, and press the

SET button.

i The window for automatic playback of XACTI_INT (internal memory)

and XACTI (card) opens, and the Access Menu appears.

i If the Access Menu does not appear, double-click "Autorun.Exe" in

XACTI_INT.

4 In the Access Menu, click on [Install Xacti Simple Uploader].

i The Xacti Simple Uploader installation begins. i Follow the instructions of the installation wizard to complete the

installation.

i On the Xacti Simple Uploader screen, click the [?] icon.

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Software operating environment

Xacti Simple Uploader *

Windows Windows Windows with standard USB port

Vista

Operating System *

Video playback * Xacti Simple

Uploader * Windows®7

Windows Windows

with standard USB port

for Windows

Vista

Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz or faster

CPU

RAM

Core Duo T2600

2.16GHz or faster Athlon X2 4600+

2.4GHz or faster 1GB or greater

(Recommended 2GB or greater)

Video RAM

128MB or greater (Recommended 256MB or greater)

Others —

*1In some cases, images may not show correctly on your computer,

depending on your computer’s operating environment.

It is necessary that your computer be connected to the Internet. To

upload images, please establish an account with a file-sharing service (YouTube, for example).

Pre-installed model only.

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. SDXC is a trademark of SD-3C,LLC. All trademarks mentioned are the properties of their respective owners.

Celeron, Pentium4 1GHz or faster Core Duo, Core 2 Duo or faster

1GB or greater (Recommended 2GB or greater)

— 256MB or greater

.NET Framework

3.5 SP1 or later

for Mac OS

Video playback

Mac OS X 10.3.9 Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later with standard USB port

Core 2 Duo or faster

1GB or greater (Recommended 2GB or greater)

—

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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.

2 Left-click on the camera drive.

h The camera can now be disconnected.

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HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL ............................................................ iii

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ...................................... 3

How to use the accessories ............................................................ 4

ABOUT THE CARD ............................................................................... 5

Media cards that can be used with this camera .............................. 5

What “card” means in this manual .................................................. 5

 SETUP

PARTS NAMES ..................................................................................... 6

ABOUT THE BATTERY AND THE CARD ............................................. 8

About recharging ............................................................................ 8

About the temperature alert icon \ ............................................ 9

To format a card ........................................................................... 10

Shooting without a card installed .................................................. 10

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 11

Turning on the camera .................................................................. 11

Turning off the camera .................................................................. 11

Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep)

mode is active .......................................................................... 12

DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 14

ACCESSING THE SETUP MENU SCREEN ....................................... 16

 SHOOTING

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING .................................................................. 18

SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS .............................................................. 20

SHOOT A STILL IMAGE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP .......... 23

MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY (ZOOM) .................................................... 25

SHOOTING WITH THE SELF-TIMER ................................................. 26

PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGES ......................... 27

How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image ............. 29

 CONNECTING TO A TV

CONNECTING TO A TV ...................................................................... 31

Connecting to the HDMI terminal .................................................. 32

PLAYING BACK ON A TV ................................................................... 33

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 APPENDICES

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ..................................................34

OVERVIEW OF THE SETUP MENU SCREEN ....................................39

SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................41

Camera ..........................................................................................41

Camera connectors .......................................................................44

Battery life .....................................................................................44

Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/

Possible Recording Time ..........................................................45

Concerning the multi-indicator .......................................................46

Supplied Li-ion battery pack ..........................................................46

Others ............................................................................................47

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 ..............................................................48

About the MPEG-4 Standard license ............................................48

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i Dedicated USB interface

i SAFETY MANUAL

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

i Obtaining the PDF instruction

manual and cautions

cable (page v, x): 1

i QUICK GUIDE

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How to use the accessories

k Handstrap (Please purchase a commercially available handstrap.)

i To avoid dropping the camera, it is recommended that you attach a

handstrap.

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ABOUT THE CARD

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 i SDXC Memory Card

What “card” means in this manual

i In this manual, SD Memory Cards, SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC

Memory Cards that can be used in this camera are referred to as “card”.

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