Sanyo VPC-S60 User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VPC-S60EX
VPC-S60

Digital Camera

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-S60EX and VPC-S60.
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-S60
Trade Name: SANYO
Responsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY
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 interfer-

ence 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

Note:

iThis symbol mark and recycle system apply only 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 reused.
This symbol means that electrical and electronic
equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of
separately from your household waste.
Please dispose of this equipment at your local community
waste collection/recycling centre.
In the European Union there are separate collection
systems for used electrical and electronic products.
Please help us to conserve the environment we live in!

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 sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 111)
and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 117).

attention to.

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GETTING UP AND RUNNING

Install the battery

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

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

Batteries

Battery/card cover

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

h The Shooting Screen appears.

ON/OFF button

180

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Shooting

kSingle shot (still

image) photography

1 Press the [m] button.

h The screen to set the

shooting mode and self
timer appears.

2 Press the [m] button to select

the single shot mode, and
press the SET button.

h An icon in the upper left

area of the monitor indicates
the active shooting mode
setting.

c: Single shot mode
P: Sequential shots mode

X: Video clip recording mode

3 Press the shutter button.

h The image is captured.

kVideo clip recording

1 Press the [m] button to select

the video clip recording
mode.

2 Press the shutter button.

h Recording begins.
h To stop recording, press the

shutter button again.

Shutter button

SET button

[m] button

180

<Shooting mode>

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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.

Playback 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.

h Video clips are indicated by a

video clip pattern along the top
and bottom of the screen.

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] or [m] button

Video clip pattern

<Video Clip Playback

Screen>

When you are finished taking pictures...

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

SET button

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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.

Basic operation

Getting started
shooting

• “Recording a video clip”
on page 40

• “Shooting single shots”
on page 31

•“SHOOTING
SEQUENTIAL SHOTS”
on page 39

Shooting/recording

Optimize the photo quality

• “RESOLUTION/VIDEO CLIP SETTING” on page 58

Capture fast-moving subjects

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (spor ts mode) on page 44

Convenient

functions

Log the date and
time of your photos

• “DATE AND TIME
SETTING” on page 19

Zoom in on the
subject

• “USING THE ZOOM”
on page 47

Close-up
photography

• “FOCUS RANGE”
(macro mode) on
page 52

Additional functions

For more accurate
focus

• “FOCUS RANGE”
(manual focus) on
page 52

Set the focus to a
narrow range

• “FOCUS AREA
SETTING” on page 61

Check the focus
status

• “Zoom jump playback”
on page 36

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Basic operation

Shoot in dark conditions

• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 65

• “FLASH SETTING” on page 48

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (night view mode) on page 44

Photographing people

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (cosmetic mode/portrait mode/night view
mode) on page 44

• “FLASH SETTING” (red-eye reduction) on page 48

Photographing landscapes

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (landscape mode) on page 44

Take a self-photo

• “SELF-TIMER” on page 50

Shooting/recording

Convenient

functions

Increase the camera’s sensitivity

“ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 62

Make images lighter
or darker

• “EXPOSURE
CORRECTION” on
page 65

Change the color of
the images

• “USING THE SCENE
FUNCTION”
(monochrome/sepia)
on page 44

Additional functions

Adjust the camera’s
sensitivity

• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on
page 62

Make white appear
natural

• “WHITE BALANCE” on
page 63

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Basic operation

Getting started
viewing images

• “Playing back the video
clip” on page 41

• “Viewing still images”
on page 33

Playback

Slideshow playback

• “SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK” on page 80

Adjust the monitor brightness

• “Adjust the monitor brightness” on page 29

Search for image data

• “9-image display playback” on page 34

Delete files

• “Erasing files” on
page 37

Specify the number of prints and date imprint

• “PRINT SETTINGS” on page 74

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

Data managing/processing

• “DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN)” on page 81

Convenient

functions

Search for image
data

• “9-image display
playback” on page 34

Magnify an image

• “Magnifying (zooming
in) the image” on
page 35

Protect images from accidental erasure

• “IMAGE PROTECT” on page 68

Format a card

• “INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND
INTERNAL MEMORY” on page 95

Additional functions

Check the focus
status

• “Zoom jump playback”
on page 36

Change the angle of
view

• “ROTATE IMAGE” on
page 70

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CONTENTS

QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................1

CONTENTS ............................................................................................4

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ......................................7

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ..................................9

SYSTEM MAP ......................................................................................11

 SETUP

PARTS NAMES ....................................................................................12

INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD ........................................14

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ..............................................17

DATE AND TIME SETTING .................................................................19

 BASIC OPERATION

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES .............................................................22

CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES ...........................31

SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS .....................................................39

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ......................................40

USING THE SCENE FUNCTION .........................................................44

USING THE ZOOM ..............................................................................47

FLASH SETTING ..................................................................................48

SELF-TIMER ........................................................................................50

FOCUS RANGE ...................................................................................52

 SHOOTING

ACCESSING THE RECORDING MENU ..............................................54

TOUCH SENSOR (TOUCH FOCUS) SETTING ..................................57

RESOLUTION/VIDEO CLIP SETTING .................................................58

FOCUS AREA SETTING ......................................................................61

ISO SENSITIVITY .................................................................................62

WHITE BALANCE ................................................................................63

EXPOSURE CORRECTION .................................................................65

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CONTENTS

 PLAYBACK

DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU ................................................ 66

IMAGE PROTECT ............................................................................... 68

ROTATE IMAGE .................................................................................. 70

CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) .................................................... 71

COPY DATA ........................................................................................ 72

PRINT SETTINGS ............................................................................... 74

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ................................................................... 80

DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN) ...... 81

 OPTION

DISPLAYING THE OPTION MENU ..................................................... 82

SOUNDS .............................................................................................. 85

POST-VIEW SETTING ........................................................................ 87

SCREEN LANGUAGE ......................................................................... 88

TV SYSTEM SETTING ........................................................................89

AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION ......................................................... 90

FILE No. RESET FUNCTION .............................................................. 92

INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY ...... 95

RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ............................................. 97

CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND

CARD MEMORY ............................................................................. 98

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE ......................... 100

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 OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING TO A TV .....................................................................102

DIRECT PRINTING ............................................................................103

 APPENDICES

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................111

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................117

SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................123

HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES .......................................................130

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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)

Dedicated

i

i Quick Guide

USB interface cable: 1

(CD-ROM): 1

i Dedicated AV interface

cable: 1

i “SAFETY MANUAL”

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

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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 Multi Media Card

What “card” means in this manual

i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards that can be used

in this digital camera are referred to as “card”.

i The cards in the illustrations in this manual are SD Memory Cards, but all

installation, removal, and formatting procedures are the same for both SD
Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards.

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA

It’s loaded with lots of functions that are possible only in a digital camera,
including a super-quick focus, an easy-to-understand guidance display on a
large screen, a more extensive scene function, and more.

You’ll never miss a photo opportunity, thanks to
the quick focus: Touch focus (see page 57)

Just touch the shutter button lightly, and the touch sensor automatically
focuses the image (touch focus).

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k Abundant scene functions

USE AUTO SETTINGS

AUTO

You can select from a variety of preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.)
for specific shooting conditions.

AUTO

USE AUTO SETTINGS

k Speedy mode-switching

Switch the shooting mode from still images to video clips to sequential shots
with a single button operation.

VIDEO CLIP

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SYSTEM MAP

The included accessories can be used to connect your camera to a computer,
printer or TV. By connecting the camera to your computer, you can, for exam­ple, copy your photos to the computer’s hard disk. You can connect it to a
printer for direct printing of your photos. Or take the card to a photo shop to
have your photos printed there.

Internet

Computer

Dedicated
USB interface
cable

Printer

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Dedicated AV
interface cable

Separately sold or
commercially available
SD Memory Card/
Multi Media Card

TV

DC adaptor
(sold separately)

AC adaptor
(optional)

i Card reader
i DPOF-

compatible
printer

i Photo shop

PARTS NA M E S

SETUP

Front

Shutter button

Touch sensor indicator

Lens

Mirror: Check the camera angle when

taking a picture of yourself.

ON/OFF button

Flash

Self-timer indicator

PC/AV terminal
cover

Microphone

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PARTS NAMES
Rear

Illumination sensor

• Detects the ambient
brightness and
automatically
adjusts the
brightness of the
monitor accordingly.

Monitor

Bottom

Zoom switch [W]/[T]

Strap holder

Playback button [=]

[n] button

[m] button

SET button

SCENE button

[o] button

MENU button

[l] button

Battery/card cover

Tripod stand hole

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Speaker

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 95).

1 Open the battery/card cover.

h While gently pressing the

battery/card cover, slide it open.

2 Insert the batteries.

h Make sure that the batteries’

polarities (M and N) are
correct.

Battery/card cover

Batteries

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INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD

3 Insert the card.

h Firmly insert the card until it

clicks into place.

4 Close the battery/card 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.

[o] mark

1 Open

2 Press and

release

3 Pull out

Card

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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 AA-size nickel metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries (SANYO

HR-3UTG) × 2

h AA-size Ni-Cd batteries (SANYO N-3UV) × 2
When installing the batteries, make sure that they are oriented correctly.

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

i If the battery/card 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.

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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TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF

Turning on the camera

In the shooting mode

1 Press the ON/OFF button.

h The camera turns on.
h The camera turns on in the

shooting mode that was active
before it was last turned off.

ON/OFF button

In the playback mode

1 Press the playback button [=] for

at least one second.

h The Playback Screen appears on

the monitor (pages 33 and 41).

Monitor

Playback button [=]

Turning off the camera

1 Press the ON/OFF button.

h The camera turns off.

<If the camera was turned on by pressing the playback button [=]>

h When the playback button [=] or ON/OFF button is pressed, the

camera turns off.

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About the auto power off function

In order to preserve battery power when, for example, the camera has
accidentally been left on, the camera is furnished with an “auto power off”
function by which the camera automatically turns off after a certain period of
inactivity (about 1 minute during shooting or about 3 minutes during playback
[factory default settings]).

i If the auto power save function has operated to turn the camera off, press

the ON/OFF button to turn it back on.

i You can change the setting for the time elapsed before the camera

automatically turns off (page 90).

i When the camera is connected to a computer or printer using the

dedicated USB connection cable, the auto power save function is disabled,
and the camera turns off after about 12 hours.

HINT
If the K icon appears...

i When a picture is taken, the date and time it was captured is recorded with

it. When the date and time cannot be recorded with the image because the
date and time have not yet been set (page 19), the K icon appears. To
have the date and time recorded with images, please make this setting
before capturing images.

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DATE AND TIME SETTING

CLOCK SET

OK

The camera will record the date and time an image is captured so that you
can display them during playback. Therefore, before capturing images, make
sure the correct date and time are set.

Example: To set the clock to 7:30 p.m. on December 24, 2006

1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the

camera on, and press the MENU
button.

h The Recording Menu appears

(page 54).

2 Press the [o] button to select the

3 tab.

h The Option Menu appears.

3 Press the [m] button to select

“CLOCK SET”, and press the SET
button or the [m] button.

h The Clock Set Screen appears.
h The current date and time settings

are shown.

h Follow the procedures below to

enable or disable the date display
during playback, to set the display
format for the date, and to set the
date and time.

h To return to the Option Menu, press

the MENU button.

RECORDING MENU

TOUCH SENSOR
RESOLUTION
FOCUS METHOD
ISO
WHITE BALANCE
EXPOSURE

OPTION MENU(1/2)

CLOCK SET
SOUND
POST VIEW
LCD BRIGHTNESS
LANGUAGE
TV SYSTEM

CLOCK SET

2006/03/01

Y / M / D

OK

2 SEC

NTSC

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4 Set the date and time.

CLOCK SET

OK

CLOCK SET

OK

CLOCK SET

OK

1 Press the [m] button to select the

year indication.

2 Press the [n] or [o] button to

change the year indication.
h Repeat these steps to select the

month indication and day
indication, and set the date to
December 24, 2006.

3 Press the SET button or the [m]

button to select the time indication.

4 Press the [n] or [o] button to

change the time setting.

5 Press the [m] button to select the

Y/M/D indication.

6 Press the [n] or [o] button to

change the displayed date order.

CLOCK SET

Y / M / D

OK

CLOCK SET

Y / M / D

OK

CLOCK SET

Y / M / D

OK

h Press the [n] button to change the displayed date order as follows:

year/month/day → month/day/year → day/month/year

h Press the [o] button to change it in the reverse order.

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DATE AND TIME SETTING

5 Press the SET button.

h The date and time setting is completed, and you are returned to the

Option Menu.

h The Option Menu is canceled when the MENU button is pressed.

HINT

i Under normal conditions, while the batteries are being 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 about 7
days.) 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 to 4).

To correct the date and time settings

i In step 4, select the indication that you want to change, and follow the

procedure to change the indication.

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BASIC OPERATION

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES

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.

Make sure that the lens and flash are not blocked by your fingers or the
handstrap.

HINT

i Images captured in the still image shooting mode can be rotated when

they are played back (page 70).

i When the optical zoom is used or when the autofocus is operating, the

image may appear to waver, but this is not a malfunction.

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BEFORE TAKING PICTURES

About the touch sensor (touch focus)

With the touch sensor, the image is focused simply by a light finger-touch on
the shutter button (focus lock). With the subject in focus, just gently press the
shutter button to take the picture for a perfectly focused image.
At the same time, the touch sensor is temporarily deactivated whenever the
Recording Menu (page 54) is displayed, thereby facilitating operation of these
screens.
Furthermore, you can also deactivate the touch sensor so that the autofocus
operates only when you press the shutter button halfway (page 57).

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Using the autofocus

The autofocus will work in almost all situations; however, there are certain
conditions that may cause the autofocus function to not work properly. If the
autofocus function is not working properly, set the focus range to capture
images (page 52).

k Conditions that may cause incorrect focus

The following examples are some of the situations where the autofocus
function may not work.

i Subjects with low contrast, very bright

subjects at the center of the image or
dark subjects or locations

Use the focus-lock function to lock the
focus on an object with contrast at the
same distance as the desired subject.

i Subjects without vertical lines

Use the focus-lock function to lock the
focus while framing the subject vertically,
then re-orient the camera to compose a
horizontally framed image.

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