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).

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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

1/2RECORDING MENU

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>

1/2RECORDING MENU

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

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ISO

SET

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<Example: When "ISO" is selected>

1/2RECORDING MENU

64 100 200 400 800

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

1/2RECORDING MENU

7 8

i 7 and 8 are displayed when you press the [n] or [o] button to scroll.

EXP COMPENSATION INSERT DATE ON IMAGE

OFF

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1 Resolution menu/video size

menu <Single-shot/sequential shots mode>

Shoot at 4000 × 3000 pixels

Shoot at 4000 × 2256 pixels (16:9 aspect ratio)

Shoot at 2816 × 2112 pixels

Shoot at 2288 × 1712 pixels

Shoot at 1600 × 1200 pixels

[: Shoot at 640 × 480 pixels

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

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LANGUAGE

NTSC

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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

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

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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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