Sanyo VPC-S122EX, VPC-S122GX, VPC-S122PX, VPC-S120 Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

BASICS

VPC-S122EX
VPC-S120

Digital Camera

VPC-S122GX
VPC-S122PX

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-S122EX, VPC-S120,
VPC-S122GX and VPC-S122PX.
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 “
Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference.

SAFETY MANUAL”.

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-S120
Trade Name: SANYO
Responsible party: SANYO North America Corporation
Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311
Telephone No.: [phone]
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

This instruction manual for your camera is organized into the following
sections.

k SETUP

Before taking pictures with your camera, you will need to familiarize
yourself with a few of its functions and complete some setup steps.

k BASIC OPERATION

An explanation of the fundamental operation for capturing images and
viewing images.

k APPENDICES

The camera specifications are found here.

kSymbols 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.

You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera
operation in the ADVANCED INSTRUCTION MANUAL.
For information concerning how to use the accompanying CD-ROM (SANYO
Software Pack), please see the file “SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION
MANUAL.”

kHow to view the “INSTRUCTION MANUAL:

ADVANCED” and “SANYO Software Pack
INSTRUCTION MANUAL” files

attention to.

1 Insert the CD-ROM (SANYO Software Pack) that was included with

your camera in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2 Install the Adobe Reader 9 on your computer.
3 On the installation screen, click on “Instruction Manuals (PDF)”.
4 Click on the desired instruction manual.

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SHOOT, PLAYBACK AND SAVE

Install the battery

1 Open the battery/card compartment cover, and insert the batteries.

The battery/card compartment cover is located on the bottom of the camera.

h
h Manganese batteries cannot be used.

Batteries

Battery/card
compartment cover

2 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on.

h The Shooting Screen

appears.

If the screen to set the date
and time appears...

h If you wish to set the date and

time now, press the SET
button (page 15).

h If you wish to skip this setting

at this time, press the MENU
button.

ON/OFF button

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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 Press the [m] button.

h The recording mode menu

appears.

Single-shot

High-speed sequential shots

Sequential shots

Video clip recording

PHOTOGRAPH 1 IMAGE

2 Press the [l] or [m] button to

select the recording mode.

3 Press the SET button.

h The recording mode is

indicated by an icon in the
upper left area of the monitor.

4 Press the shutter button.

Single-shot mode:

A still image is captured.

High-speed sequential shots
mode/sequential shots mode:

Shooting begins. Release the
shutter button to discontinue
shooting.

Video clip recording mode:

Recording begins. To stop
recording, press the shutter
button again.

Shutter button

s:

Single-shot mode

:

High-speed sequential shots mode

O:

Sequential shots mode

X:

Video clip recording mode

<Recording mode>

[l] / [m]
buttons

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Playback

kStill image playback

1 Press the playback button [=].

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h To view other images, press the

[l] or [m] button.

h If the playback button [=] is

pressed, the display returns to
the Shooting Screen.

ON/OFF button

kVideo clip playback

1 Press the playback button [=].

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h Press the [l] or [m] button to

display the video clip you wish to
play back.

2 Press the SET button.

h Playback of the selected video

clip begins.

h If the playback button [=] is

pressed again, the display
changes to the Shooting Screen.

[l] / [m] buttons

<Example: After recording

a video clip>

When you are finished taking pictures...

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

Playback button
[=]

SET

PLAY

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SHOOT, PLAYBACK AND SAVE

Copying files to a computer (Windows XP)

1 Use the supplied USB interface cable to connect your camera to the

computer.

h Connect the camera’s USB terminal to the computer’s USB connector.
h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor.

USB CONNECT ION

COMPUTER
PRINTER
CANCEL

CANCEL    OK

To the USB terminal

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SET

Supplied dedicated USB
interface cable

To USB connector
on the computer

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

h The screen to select the connection mode appears.

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

h The camera is connected in the card reader mode.
h If the Windows automatic playback screen appears on the computer

monitor, close it.

4 Select an action.

5 Copy files from the camera to a computer.

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SHOOT, PLAYBACK AND SAVE

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
loss of card data.

1 Left-click on the icon for safely removing hardware.

h A list appears showing the devices connected to the computer’s USB

connectors.

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

h The camera can now be disconnected.

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

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CAUTION
Insert and pull out the cable carefully

i When connecting the cables, make sure that the cable 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 connector pins in
the terminal socket.

i Do not use excessive force when connecting and disconnecting cables.
i Please connect the dedicated USB interface cable to your computer’s USB

connector. Do not connect it to the USB port on your monitor or keyboard,
or to the USB hub. Be especially careful when installing the driver
software. In some instances, it may not be possible to correctly install the
driver software.

To access the data in the camera’s internal memory...

i Remove the card from the camera.

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CONTENTS

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

Attaching the handstrap ..................................................................... 4

Media cards that can be used with this camera ................................. 4

What “card” means in this manual .....................................................4

 SETUP

PARTS NAMES ..................................................................................... 5

INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD ......................................... 7

To format a card .............................................................................. 11

Warning concerning battery temperature ........................................ 12

How to hold the camera ................................................................... 12

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 13

Turning on the camera ..................................................................... 13

Turning off the camera ..................................................................... 13

About the auto power off function .................................................... 14

DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 15

 BASIC OPERATION

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ............................................................. 18

Switching between the recording mode and playback mode ........... 18

How to switch the recording mode ................................................... 19

Switching the display mode ............................................................. 20

Adjust the monitor brightness .......................................................... 21

Hints for taking pictures ................................................................... 22

CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES .......................... 23

Shooting single shots ....................................................................... 23

Shooting sequential shots ................................................................25

Viewing still images ......................................................................... 27

9-image/20-image display playback ................................................ 28

Folder playback ............................................................................... 29

Magnifying (zooming in) the image .................................................. 30

Zoom jump playback ........................................................................ 31

Deleting files .................................................................................... 32

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ..................................... 34

Recording a video clip .....................................................................34

Playing back the video clip .............................................................. 35

USING THE SCENE FUNCTION ......................................................... 38

Capture a still image with a voice memo ......................................... 40

How to use the best shot feature ..................................................... 41

How to use the face chaser feature ................................................. 42

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How to shoot using Smile Detection .................................................43

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS ....................................................45

Using the zoom ................................................................................45

Flash setting .....................................................................................47

Self-timer ..........................................................................................49

Focus range .....................................................................................51

ACCESSING THE MENUS ..................................................................54

How to display the menus ................................................................54

How to operate the menus ...............................................................55

 APPENDICES

SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................57

Camera .............................................................................................57

Camera connectors ..........................................................................60

Battery life ........................................................................................60

Possible Number of Images/Video Recording Time/

Audio Recording Time .................................................................61

Others ...............................................................................................62

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 ...................................................................................63

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

i Handstrap: 1 i SANYO Software Pack

i AA alkaline batteries: 2

(batteries made exclusively to
be used as included
accessories)

i SAFETY MANUAL

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

(CD-ROM): 1

i Dedicated USB interface

cable: 1

i QUICK GUIDE

i INSTRUCTION MANUAL

BASICS
(VPC-S122EX,
VPC-S122GX,
VPC-S122PX only)

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Attaching the handstrap

Media cards that can be used with this camera

The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are:

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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SETUP

PART S N A M E S

Front

Shutter button

ON/OFF button

Flash

Self-timer indicator

Lens

Microphone

Speaker

Bottom

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Battery/card compar tment cover

USB terminal

Tripod stand hole

Rear

Strap holder

Zoom switch

Monitor

MENU button

Playback button [=]

SCENE button

[n] button

[m] button

[o] button

SET button
[l] button

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INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD

Your camera has an internal memory, which means that you can take photos
even when no card is installed. By using a card, however, you will be able to
take many more photos.
The card can be used after it has been formatted with the camera (page 11).

1 Open the battery/card compartment cover.

h While gently pressing the

battery/card compartment cover,
slide it open.

2 Insert the batteries.

h Make sure that the batteries’

polarities (M and N) are
correct.

Battery/card
compartment cover

Batteries

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3 Insert the card.

h Firmly insert the card until it

clicks into place.

4 Close the battery/card compartment cover.

When removing the card...

h To remove the card, press it

down, and then release. The
card will protrude slightly, and
you can then pull it out.

Keep your finger on the card until it
is completely inserted or released.

i If you remove your finger too soon,

the card may spring out and
become lost or hit someone in the
eye.

3 Pull out

1 Open

2 Push down

Card

[o] mark

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INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD

CAUTION
Be careful when removing the card

i Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card.
i Never remove the card when the camera is connected to a computer or

printer, or when the self-timer indicator is flashing quickly. In doing so, you
risk losing the data stored in the card.

Manganese batteries cannot be used

i Not only do manganese batteries have a short battery life, but there is the

danger of their overheating and causing damage to the digital camera.

Other batteries

i If you wish to use batteries other than the alkaline batteries (LR6), we

recommend the following.

h eneloop rechargeable Ni-MH batteries.
h If installing these batteries, display the Option Menu (page 55), select

“BATTERY TYPE” and specify the type of battery that you are using.

When installing the batteries, make sure that they are oriented correctly.

Do not open the battery/card compartment cover when the camera is
turned on

i If the battery/card compartment cover is opened while the power is on,

important data may be lost. Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for
any losses that result from failure to comply with this warning.

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HINT
Shooting without a card installed

i When a card is installed, images are recorded to and played back from the

card. When no card is installed, images are recorded to and played back
from the camera’s internal memory. When the camera is turned on with no
card installed, the internal memory icon is shown on the monitor to let
you know that the images you capture will be saved to the camera’s
internal memory.

About the internal backup battery

i This camera’s internal battery serves to maintain the date and time

settings, as well as the shooting settings. The backup battery will be fully
charged when the batteries are kept in the camera continuously for about
2 days. In the fully charged state, the backup battery will maintain the
camera settings for about 7 days.

When not using the camera for a long time, remove the batteries

i A small amount of power is still used even if the camera is turned off, and it

is therefore recommended that the batteries be removed from the camera
if it is not going to be used for a long time. Note that when the batteries are
removed for a long period, the time and date settings may be cleared.
Before using your camera again, be sure to confirm that the camera
settings are correct.

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INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD

To format a card

1 Install the card in the camera. Turn

on the camera (pages 7 and 13).

2 Display the menu (page 54).

3 Display the Option Menu (page 55).

4 Select “FORMAT” and press the

SET button.

h The Format Screen appears.

Follow the instructions on the
screen to format the card.

MENU button

RECORDING MENU 1/2

RESOLUTION
COMPRESSION
PHOTO STABILIZER
FOCUS MODE
EXP MEASURE
ISO

SET

OK

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M

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Warning concerning battery temperature

i If the batteries in the camera become too hot, a blinking temperature

warning icon \ will appear on the monitor. If the blinking icon does
appear, the camera should be turned off as soon as possible and the
batteries allowed to cool before the camera is turned on again.

i Note that the camera will turn off automatically if it continues to be used

with the battery temperature elevated.

How to hold the camera

Hold the camera securely, keeping your elbows close to your body and
making sure the camera is stable.

Correct hold Incorrect hold

A finger is blocking the
lens or flash.

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