Sanyo VPC-T1496 User Manual

vpc-t1496

FCC STATEMENT

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.

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices, 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:

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

receiver is connected.

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

Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules. Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual. If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop operation of the equipment.

Notice

If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the application or disconnect and connect the communication cable (USB, etc.) again.

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Trademark Information

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 Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective

Product Information

 Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice. This includes

 The product and accessories that come with your Camera may be different from those

 The illustrations in this manual are for the purpose of explanation and may differ from the

 The manufacturer assumes no liability for any errors or discrepancies in this user manual.

 Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any problems resulting from the use of this

 Sanyo Electric declines all responsibility for damages due to improper use of the camera,

 Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any damage caused by optional devices or

 Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses or loss of revenue resulting

 The images captured with this camera will differ in quality from pictures taken with a

is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

owners.

primary product specifications, software, software drivers, and user’s manual. This User Manual is a general reference guide for the product.

described in this manual. This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements, customer demographics, and geographical preferences. Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries, chargers, USB-AC adapters, memory cards, cables, pouches, and language support. Occasionally a retailer will specify a unique product color, appearance, and internal memory capacity. Contact your dealer for precise product definition and included accessories.

actual design of your Camera.

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

camera.

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.

consumable items used with the camera other than those supplied with the camera or those specified by Sanyo Electric.

from the loss of data caused by the malfunction, or the repairing of a malfunction, of the camera.

standard film camera.

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Warning:

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

FOR AMERICAN USERS

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

WARNING:

This product contains a chemical known to the States of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

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

receiver is connected.

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

 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

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

Please recycle used rechargeable batteries.

All rechargeable batteries contain precious resources that can be reused. To learn more about recycling or to find a drop-off location, please visit http://www.rbrc.org

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FOR CANADIAN USERS

 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003

FOR 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!

Manufacturer and Address SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. 5-5, Keihan-hondori, 2-chome, Moriguchi City, Osaka, Japan

Authorized Representative and Address SANYO Sales & Marketing Europe GmbH Stahlgruberring 4, D-81829 Munich, Germany

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Symbols used in this manual

 Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay attention to.

You many find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera operation in the sections “Troubleshooting”.

FCC information

Teste d To C omp l y With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Declaration of Conformity

Model number: VPC-T1496 Trade Name: SANYO Responsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY Address: 21605 Plummer Street

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

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may cause undesired operation.

Canadian ICES-003 information

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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Notes on Battery Usage

When you use the battery, carefully read and strictly observe the Safety Manual and the notes described below:

 Use only the specified battery (Li-ion Battery 3.7V).  Avoid extremely cold environments as low temperatures can shorten the battery life

and reduce camera performance.

 When you are using a new rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery that has

not been used for an extended period of time (the battery that passed the expiry date is an exception), it may affect the number of images that can be captured. Therefore, to maximize its performance and lifetime, we recommend that you fully charge the battery and discharge it for at least one complete cycle before use.

 The battery may feel warm after a long period of continuous use of the camera or the

flash. This is normal and not a malfunction.

 The camera may feel warm after a long period of continuous use. This is normal and

not a malfunction.

 If the battery is not to be used for a long period of time, remove it from the camera to

prevent leakage or corrosion and store it after no battery power is left. Stored for a long time in a fully charged condition, its performance may be impaired.

 Always keep the battery terminals clean.  There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type.  Dispose of used battery according to the recycle instructions.  Charge the rechargeable battery fully before using for the first time.  To prevent short-circuiting or fire, keep the battery away from other metal objects

when carrying or storing.

CAUTION

 Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.  Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

- SANYO Li-ion Battery, 3.7V, 700mAh, 2.6Wh

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CONTENTS

12 INTRODUCTION

12 Overview 12 Package Contents

13 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR

CAMERA

13 Front View 13 Rear View 14 LCD Monitor Display

16 GETTING STARTED

16 Preparation 17 Charging the Battery 18 Initial Settings

20 CAPTURE MODE

20 Capturing Images 20 AF Tracking Mode 21 Setting the Scene Mode 23 Taking Images with Intelligent Scene

mode

23 Taking Images When the Smile

Feature Is On

24 Taking and Combining Panoramic

Pictures 24 Mode of Skin Soften and De-blemish 24 Photo Frame Function 25 Recording Shots into Multiple Image

Layout 25 Find Blur Function 26 Recording Shots using Face

Detection Technology 26 Self-portrait Function

27 VIDEO MODE

27 Recording Video Clips 27 Playing Back Video Clips

28 PLAYBACK MODE

28 Playing Back Still Images 28 Thumbnail Display 29 Removing Red-eye 29 Dynamic Lighting Feature 30 Attaching Voice Memos 31 Protecting Images 32 Erasing Images

33 MENU OPTIONS

33 Capture Menu 36 Video Menu 37 Playback Menu 39 Setup Menu

41 TRANSFERRING FILES TO

YOUR COMPUTER

41 Downloading Your Files

42 EDITING SOFTWARE

INSTALLATION

43 SPECIFICATIONS

44 APPENDIX

44 Possible Number of Shots 45 Troubleshooting 46 Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant

Printer

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INTRODUCTION

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with a 14.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 4288 x 3216 pixels.

Package Contents

Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items:

Common Product Components:

 Digital Camera  Quick Guide  Bundled CD-ROM (Application Software and Instruction Manual)  Camera strap  Rechargeable lithium-ion battery  USB cable  USB-AC adapter

Camera pouch

Common (Optional) Accessories:

 SD/SDHC memory card

 Accessories and components may vary by retailer.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA

Front View

1. Zoom lever

2. Flash

3. ON/OFF Power button

4. Status LED

5. Self-timer LED

6. Microphone

7. Lens

Rear View

A. LCD monitor B. USB and AV OUT terminal

Item

Capture Mode Video Mode Playback Mode

1. Shutter button Record button

Switches to:

2. Video mode > Capture mode

Switches to: Capture mode > Video mode

3. Playback mode Playback mode

Function

C. Strap holder

D. DC door

E. Battery / Memory card cover

F. Tripod socket

G. Speaker

Still image: to capture mode Video clip: to capture mode

4. Focus Focus --

5. Compensation s>P -- Previous Image

6. Flash -- Next Image

If any scene mode is set:

switches to scene mode selection screen

Still image: to display image Records voice memo ( if

“Voice Memo” is “Record”). Video clip: to play video clip

8. Self-timer Self-timer --

9. Capture menu Video menu Playback menu

10. -- -- Delete

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LCD Monitor Display

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Capture mode

1. Zoom status

2. Available number of shots

3. Storage media [r] Internal memory (no card) [ ] SD/SDHC memory card

4. Battery condition [l] Full battery power [o] Medium battery power [n] Low battery power [m] No battery power

5. Focus setting [K]Auto [ ] AF Tracking [ ] Face Detect [] Macro [] Super Macro [Q]Infinity

6. Flash mode [b]Auto [a]Flash On [d]Flash Off [c] Red-eye [`] Slow Sync [_]Pre-flash

7. [s] Exposure compensation (It can not be used in below modes: Tv, Av, Intelligent Scene, Smile Detection, Skin Soften, De-blemish, Portrait Man & Portrait Lady. ) [P] Backlight correction (It can only be used in Skin Soften, De-blemish, Portrait Man and Portrait Lady.)

8. Self-timer & Self-portrait icon [i]Off [ ] Self-portrait [f]2 sec. [g] 10 sec. [h] 10+2 sec.

9. [ ] Histogram

10. Image size resolution [ ] 4288 x 3216 [ ] 3264 x 2448 [ ] 2304 x 1728 [ ] 1600 x 1200 [ ] 640 x 480

11. Set key: SCN hint icon

12. Main focus area

13. Date and time

14. Quick shot

15. Capture mode icon [ ] Single [T] Continuous [U] AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) [-] Album Shot [/]Burst [.] Cont.flash [+] Pre-shot [,] Coupl.shot

16. White balance [@]Auto [$] Incand.

[&] Fluoresc.1

*] Fluoresc.2

[ [%] Daylight [#] Cloudy [(] Manual WB

17.Image quality [] Fine [ ] Standard [ ] Economy

18. ISO []Auto

AUTO

[ ] ISO 100

100

[ ] ISO 200

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[ ] ISO 400

400

[ ] ISO 800

800

[ ] ISO 1600

1600

[ ] ISO 3200

3200

[ ] ISO 6400

6400

19. Slow shutter warning

20. Mode icon / Scene mode [ ] Program AE []Auto []Tv [] Av [ ] Intelligent Scene [ ] Smile Detection [ ] Anti-shake [ ] Panorama PanCapture [ ] Skin Soften []De-blemish []Portrait Man [ ] Portrait Lady [ ] Landscape [ ] Sports []Night Portrait [ ] Night Scene [ ] Candlelight []Fireworks [] Text [ ] Sunset [ ] Sunrise []Splash Water []Flow Water [ ] Snow [ ] Beach []Pets [ ] Photo Frame [ ] Natural Green

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