Sanyo VPC-X1200EX, VPC-X1200GX, VPC-X1200 User Manual 2
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
ADVANCED
VPC-X1200EX
VPC-X1200
Digital Camera
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-X1200EX, VPC-X1200
and VPC-X1200GX.
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, along with the BASIC INSTRUCTION MANUAL, in a safe place
for later reference.
VPC-X1200GX
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.
You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 46) and
“TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 52).
attention to.
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS ........................................................................................... 1
SETUP
ACCESSING THE MENUS .................................................................... 3
How to display the menus............................................................. 3
How to operate the menus............................................................4
Overview of the Menus ................................................................. 5
SHOOTING
RECORDING SETTINGS .................................................................... 11
Recording and playing back audio files ...................................... 11
Focus area setting ...................................................................... 13
ISO sensitivity ............................................................................. 14
White balance ............................................................................. 15
Date imprint ................................................................................ 16
PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK SETTINGS ....................................................................... 17
Image protect.............................................................................. 17
Rotating images .......................................................................... 18
Resize......................................................................................... 18
Blur correction............................................................................. 19
Contrast correction ..................................................................... 20
Red-eye correction ..................................................................... 21
Distortion correction .................................................................... 21
Print orders (DPOF) .................................................................... 22
Slideshow playback .................................................................... 27
Displaying image properties (Information Screen)......................28
OPTION
OPTION SETTINGS ............................................................................ 29
File No. continued setting ...........................................................29
Initializing the card memory and internal memory ...................... 31
Resetting the camera settings .................................................... 32
Checking the remaining internal memory and card memory ......33
CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE ........................... 35
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OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS
CONNECTING TO A TV .......................................................................37
DIRECT PRINTING ..............................................................................38
Print preparations ........................................................................38
To select one image and print it (print selected image)...............40
To print all the images (all images)..............................................42
To print the images that are set to print
(print reserved images)................................................................43
To change the printer settings and print images
(change printer settings)..............................................................44
APPENDICES
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS .....................................................46
TROUBLESHOOTING ..........................................................................52
CAMERA .....................................................................................52
Notes regarding the scene function.............................................57
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SETUP
ACCESSING THE MENUS
Detailed camera settings are accessed from the menus.
How to display the menus
1 Turn on the camera, and set it to the
recording or playback mode.
h Set the camera to the recording mode
to display the Recording Menu, or the
playback mode to display the Playback
Menu.
2 Press the MENU button.
h The menu for the mode specified in
step 1 appears.
MENU button
Exit the menu
Press the MENU button to exit the menu.
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RESOLUTION
COMPRESSION
FOCUS MODE
EXP MEASURE
ISO
WHITE BALANCE
OK EXIT
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How to operate the menus
Use the arrow buttons to select the item you wish to change, press the SET
button, and the corresponding screen will appear.
1 Display the menu (page 3).
Ta b
2 Select the s or = tab.
Display the Recording Menu:
Select the s tab.
Display the Playback Menu:
Select the = tab.
Display the Option Menu:
Select the 3 tab.
RESOLUTION
COMPRESSION
FOCUS MODE
EXP MEASURE
ISO
WHITE BALANCE
OK EXIT
<Example: Recording mode>
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3 Press the [m] button.
4 Press the [n] or [o] button to select an
item to set.
5 Press the SET button.
h The Setting Screen appears.
h Press the [n] or [o] button to select the
desired setting, and then press the SET
button to complete the setting.
h To cancel the menu, press the MENU
button.
RESOLUTION
COMPRESSION
FOCUS MODE
EXP MEASURE
ISO
WHITE BALANCE
OK EXIT
RECORDING MENU1/2ޓ
ޓޓޓ
ISO
SET
ޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓ
<Example: When "ISO" is
selected>
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100
200
400
800
EXITOK
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ACCESSING THE MENUS
Overview of the Menus
Recording Menu
1
2
3
4
5
6
RESOLUTION
COMPRESSION
FOCUS MODE
EXP MEASURE
ISO
WHITE BALANCE
OK EXIT
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7
8
i 7 and 8 are displayed when you press the [n] or [o] button to scroll.
EXP COMPENSATION
INSERT DATE ON IMAGE
0
OFF
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1 Resolution menu/video size
menu
<Single-shot/sequential shots
mode>
I:
Shoot at 4000 × 3000 pixels
j:
Shoot at 4000 × 2256 pixels
(16:9 aspect ratio)
D:
Shoot at 2816 × 2112 pixels
z:
Shoot at 2288 × 1712 pixels
t:
Shoot at 1600 × 1200 pixels
[: Shoot at 640 × 480 pixels
<Video clip recording mode>
d: Shoot at 640 × 480 pixels
5: Shoot at 320 × 240 pixels
<: Make an audio recording
(page 11)
2 Compression rate menu
(single-shot/sequential shots
mode only)
j: For shooting at low
compression
0: For shooting at normal
(moderate) compression
3 Focus mode menu (page 13)
B: 9-point focus mode
C: Spot focus mode
p: The focus follows the
focus-locked subject.
4 Light-measuring mode menu
X: Multi-section light-
measuring
W: Center-weighted light-
measuring
Y: Spot light-measuring
5 ISO sensitivity menu
(page 14)
=: Sets the ISO sensitivity
automatically (ISO64 to
400).
1:ISO64
u: ISO100
v: ISO200
w: ISO400
6: ISO800
-: ISO1600
z: ISO3200
6 White balance menu (page 15)
>: The camera will determine
the setting automatically.
r: For photography in fair
weather (sunny) conditions
o: In overcast conditions
p: Under fluorescent lighting
q: Under incandescent
lighting
^: For setting the most
accurate white balance
7 Exposure correction menu
h Change the brightness of the
image.
8 Date imprint menu (page 16)
h Imprint the capture date on still
images.
i When you specify multiple functions that cannot be simultaneously
enabled, the function which was last set becomes the active setting, and
the other settings accordingly change automatically.
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ACCESSING THE MENUS
Playback Menu
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
i 7 through 0 are displayed when you press the [n] or [o] button to scroll.
PLAYBACK MENU 1/2
SLIDESHOW
PROTECT
ROTATE
BLUR CORRECTION
CONTRAST CORRECT
RED-EYE CORRECT.
OK EXIT
REPAIR DISTORT
RESIZE
FILE COPY
PRINT INSTRUCTIONS
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1 [Slideshow]
h Play back the images in a
slideshow format.
2 [Protect] (page 17)
h Protect data from accidental
erasure (write protect).
3 [Rotate] (page 18)
h Rotate still images.
4 [Blur correction] (page 19)
h Correct the effects of camera
shake in still images.
5 [Contrast correct] (page 20)
h Add contrast (light and dark) to
the image to make it clearer.
6 [Red-eye correct.] (page 21)
h Repair the red-eye effect to
make eyes look more natural.
7 [Repair distort] (page 21)
h Correct the curvature
(distortion) in the image
caused by the lens.
8 [Resize] (page 18)
h Reduce the resolution of a still
image.
9 [File copy]
h Copy files from the card to the
internal memory, or vice versa.
0 [Print instructions] (page 22)
h Specify the print settings.
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ACCESSING THE MENUS
Option Menu
OPTION MENU
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
@
A
i 7 through A are displayed when you press the [n] or [o] button to scroll.
CLOCK SET
STARTUP DISPLAY
SOUND
POST VIEW
BRIGHTNESS
OK EXIT
TV SYSTEM
AUTO POWER OFF
FILE NO. CONT’D
FORMAT
RESET SETTINGS
1/2
1sec
0
LANGUAGE
NTSC
ON
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1 [Clock set]
h Set the camera’s internal
clock.
2 [Startup display]
h Select the display that appears
on the monitor when the
camera is turned on in the
recording mode.
DATE & T IM E: The camera's
date and time setting is shown.
SANYO: The SANYO logo is
shown.
OFF: No startup display.
3 [Sound]
h Adjust the sounds produced
by the camera.
4 [Post view]
h Specify how long a still image
is displayed on the monitor
after it is captured.
5 [Brightness]
h Adjust the brightness of the
monitor.
6 [ language]
h Select the language in which
the monitor messages are
displayed.
7 [TV system]
h Select the type of TV signal
that is output from the
camera’s USB/AV terminal.
8 [Auto power off]
h Specify the time elapsed
before the auto power off
function operates to turn the
camera off.
9 [File no. cont'd] (page 29)
h Set the file number continued
function to ON or OFF.
:[Format] (page 31)
h Reformat the camera’s internal
memory or the card installed in
the camera.
A [Reset settings] (page 32)
h Reset the camera to the
factory-preset settings.
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SHOOTING
RECORDING SETTINGS
Recording and playing back audio files
In the video clip recording mode, your camera can make audio recordings.
The audio recordings are monaural.
Record an audio file
1 Display the Recording Menu for the video clip recording mode
(page 3).
2 Select the audio recording icon < from the video size menu, and
press the SET button.
3 Press the MENU button.
h The recording mode is enabled.
4 Press the shutter button.
h Audio recording begins. During
recording, the length of the audio
track and the remaining recording
time available are shown on the
monitor.
h It is not necessary to continue
pressing the shutter button while
recording.
h Take care not to cover the
microphone with your fingers.
5 End the recording.
h Press the shutter button again to stop recording.
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Recorded length of
audio track
Remaining recording time
available
02:03:19
00:00:14
Playing back audio recordings
1
Display the desired audio data.
h A musical note graphic appears on
the screen.
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2 Play back the recording.
To do this... Do this
Forward playback Press the SET button.
Stop playback During playback, press the [o] button.
Pause
Fast forward
Fast reverse
Return to normal playback speed
Adjusting the volume
During playback, press the SET button.
During fast forward or fast reverse, press the
[n] button.
During forward playback, press the [m] button.
* The speed changes each time the [m] button
is pressed, as follows:
Normal playback
Press the [l] button to resume normal speed.
During forward playback, press the [l] button.
* The speed changes each time the [l] button
is pressed, as follows:
15× ← 10× ← 5×
Press the [m] button to resume normal speed.
Press the SET button.
Louder: During playback, press [T] on the
zoom switch.
Softer: During playback, press [W] on the
zoom switch.
→ 2× → 5× → 10× → 15×
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PLAY
HINT
i During 5× or faster accelerated playback, the audio is not played back.
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RECORDING SETTINGS
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F5.0
Focus area setting
You can choose from different types of autofocus:
9-point range finder focus:
The correct focus is determined from 9 different focus points within the
shooting area visible on the monitor. When the image is focused, a target
mark & appears.
Spot focus:
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the monitor.
AF seeker:
Once the focus is locked on a subject, it follows the subject. The focus point
automatically changes to remain continuously focused on a moving subject.
HINT
When spot focus is selected...
i The focus mark + appears in the center
of the monitor.
When AF seeker is selected...
i The focus mark + appears in the
center of the monitor.
i When the focus-lock is activated, the
seeker mark appears on the focused
subject.
i During focus-lock, even if the focused
subject moves, the seeker mark
automatically follows the subject.
i If the camera loses the focus-lock on
the subject, the seeker mark
disappears.
i In dark environments, the seeker mark
may follow the subject more slowly.
i When the p setting is selected, the
digital zoom is not available.
F5.0
F5.0
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Seeker mark
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ISO sensitivity
With the initial settings, the ISO sensitivity is automatically set according to
the brightness of the subject. However, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a
fixed setting.
HINT
i By setting a higher ISO sensitivity, you can set higher shutter speeds and
capture images in darker locations, but noise in the captured images may
increase.
CAUTION
Does the image appear to flicker when recording a video clip?
i If recording a video clip under fluorescent lights, a noticeable flicker may
appear in the image.
Did the resolution change to F?
i When the ISO sensitivity is set to z, the resolution setting automatically
changes to F.
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RECORDING SETTINGS
White balance
This camera automatically adjusts the white balance under most lighting
conditions. However, if you want to specify the lighting conditions or change
the overall tone of the image, the white balance can be manually set.
1 Display the Recording Menu (page 3).
2 Select “WHITE BALANCE” and press the SET button.
h The white balance menu appears.
>: The camera will make the white balance adjustment automatically
based on the natural and artificial light conditions. This is the setting
used in the auto mode.
r: For shooting outside on a sunny day.
o: For shooting outside on a cloudy day.
p: For shooting inside under fluorescent lighting.
q: For shooting inside under incandescent lighting.
^: For more accurate adjustment or when the light source cannot be
specified (one-push).
Select the ^ icon from the white balance menu, fill the entire screen with
a plain white paper, and press the SET button to set the white balance. To
use any of the other white balance settings, proceed to step 3.
3 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button.
h This completes the white balance setting.
HINT
To cancel the white balance setting
i Perform steps 1 and 2, select >, and then press the SET button.
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Date imprint
You can choose to have the date the image was captured imprinted on the
image.
HINT
About the capture date and date imprinting
i When an image is edited, the date of the image file changes to the date
and time the image was edited. However, the imprinted capture date
remains unchanged.
Is the sequential shots speed slow?
i When the date imprint mode is set to “ON”, the sequential shots speed
may become slower.
If the imprinted date is shown as [- - - - .- - .- -] …
i The date and time settings have not yet been completed. Set the camera
to the correct date and time.
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