Sanyo XACTI VPC-TH1GX, XACTI VPC-TH1, XACTI VPC-TH1EX User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VPC-TH1EX VPC-TH1

Dual Camera

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-TH1EX, VPC-TH1 and VPC-TH1GX. 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 in a safe place for later reference.

VPC-TH1GX

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 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-TH1 Trade Name: SANYO Responsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311 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 interfer-

ence that may cause undesired operation.

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FOR CANADIAN USERS

i 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!

SANYO FISHER Sales (Europe) GmbH

Stahlgruberring 4, D-81829 München, Germany

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

1-1, Sanyo-cho, Daito City, Osaka 574-8534, Japan

FOR 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

For first-time users

Please read the sections on “SETUP” and “SIMPLE” in this manual, as well as the included “QUICK GUIDE” to familiarize yourself with your camera’s operation.

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To use the various camera features

Please read the sections on “NORMAL” and “OPTION SETTINGS” in this manual. To view on a TV, please read the section on “OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS” in this manual. To connect to a computer, please see the “Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANUAL”.

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To use additional features

To use a computer to edit the recorded data or to save data to a DVD, please read the “Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANUAL”.

You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 149) and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 157).

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.

attention to.

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Preparing the camera

1 Insert the SD Memory Card.

h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camera. Please

purchase a commercially sold card.

h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is referred to as the “card”.

Monitor unit 1 Open

SD Memory Card 3 Insert

2 Connect the AC adaptor to the camera.

Card slot cover 2 Open

DC IN terminal cover 1 Open

AC adaptor

To power outlet

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Shooting

1 Press the ON/OFF button

for at least 1 second to turn the camera on.

h If the screen to set the

date and time appears, press the MENU button 2 times to cancel it.

For how to set the date and time, see page 33.

2 Record.

To record a video clip:

h Press the [ ] button to

begin recording a video clip.

h Press the [ ] button

again to end the recording.

To take a photo:

h Press the [ ] button. h A still image is captured.

ON/OFF button

[] button

[ ] button

MENU 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

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.

Playback

Press the REC/PLAY button.

The display changes to the Playback Screen.

Select the image to play back.

h Toggle the SET button

left, right, up or down to move the orange frame to the image you wish to play back.

h The image information

for the framed image is shown at the bottom of the screen.

REC/PLAY button

SET button

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6.5MB

HD-SHQ

Orange frame

Remaining battery power idication

100-0006

00:00:05

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3 Press the SET button.

h Playback begins.

h Press the REC/PLAY button.

When you are finished using the camera...

Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera off.

To continue to the next operation...

Please confirm that your computer is connected to the Internet.

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Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD (Windows Vista)

Using the supplied CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD), you can store your captured images on a DVD. Detailed information about the Xacti Software CD can be found on page 4 in the Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANUAL.

Install application programs

1 Set the supplied CD-ROM in your computer’s DVD drive.

h The installation window opens.

2 Click on [TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO].

h After clicking on an application program, follow the instructions shown

on the monitor to install the program.

h When the window appears requesting to restart your computer, click

the [Finish] button to reboot.

3 Remove the CD-ROM from the computer’s DVD drive.

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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE Connect your camera to a computer

Connect your camera to a computer, and copy the desired files to the computer.

1 Use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your

camera to the computer.

2 Turn on the camera.

h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor.

USB CONNECTION

COMPUTER PRINTER CANCEL

OKCANCEL

Supplied dedicated USB interface cable

To USB/AV terminal

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To USB connector on the computer

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

h The screen to select the computer connection mode appears.

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

h The message [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray,

showing that the camera is recognized as a drive.

h The card is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [XACTI (E:)] icon

appears in the [My Computer] window.

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

5 Copy the files from the card to the computer’s hard disk.

h The data recorded with your camera are stored in the following folder.

You can specify the folder on the hard disk to which to copy the files. XACTI (E:)\DCIM\***SANYO (*** represents numbers [page 12 in the Xacti Software CD INSTRUCTION MANUAL]).

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

HINT

i For information on how to copy all the camera’s still image and video clip

files at once, please see the support pages at the website below: http://www.sanyo-dsc.com/

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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE Burn video clips onto a DVD (For Windows Vista

users)

Here’s how to write your recorded data onto a DVD in the mpeg2 format. For information on other operations, please see the Help file for TotalMedia Extreme. To access the TotalMedia Extreme Help file, click the [?] Help button on the TotalMedia Extreme start screen.

1 Insert a blank DVD in your computer’s DVD drive.

2 Double-click the [TotalMedia Extreme] icon on your desktop.

h The TotalMedia Extreme application starts, and the startup page

appears.

[Create video] icon

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3 Click the [Create video] icon.

h The “Create DVD” window appears.

[Video] button

4 Click the [Video] button in the “Insert” field.

h The screen to select the video clip file to write to a DVD appears. h Click the file you wish to write to a DVD. h To select multiple files, keep the [Ctrl] key pressed while selecting

files.

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5 Click on the [Open] button.

h The file(s) selected in step 4 and the DVD file capacity appear in the

“Create DVD” window.

[Design] tab

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6 Click the [Design] tab.

h The window appears to design the title menu for when the DVD is

played back.

h Select the desired design.

[Preview/produce] tab

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7 Click the [Preview/produce] tab.

h A warning regarding the image quality of the preview image appears.

8 Click the [OK] button.

h The screen to begin burning to disk appears.

[Burn] button

9 Double-click the [Burn] button.

h The “save project” confirmation window appears.

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10 Click the [Yes] button.

h Enter a name for the project file.

11 Click the [Save] button.

h The “Burn disk” window appears.

[OK] button

12 Click the [OK] button.

h Burning begins. h Depending on your computer’s capacity, it may take some time to burn

a large file.

h When burning is completed, the DVD is ejected from the DVD drive.

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13 Click the [OK] button.

14 Click the [×] button to close the “Create DVD” window.

h The TotalMedia Extreme top page appears.

15 Click the [×] button to close the startup page.

h TotalMedia Extreme is exited.

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CAUTION Does the window requesting confirmation to enable the MPEG-2 Codec appear?

When using TotalMedia Extreme for the first time, a window requesting you to confirm activation of the MPEG-2 Codec appears during the procedure. The MPEG-2 Codec must be activated in order to burn files to a DVD. Complete the following procedure to activate the MPEG-2 Codec.

i Note that your computer must be connected to the Internet in order to

complete this procedure. Please confirm that your computer is connected to the Internet.

1 When the window requesting confirmation to activate the MPEG-2

Codec, click the [Yes] button.

h The ArcSoft website appears.

2 Click on [Special downloads].

h The window appears for you to enter your email address, name, license

ID, etc.

h Enter the correct information.

3 Click the [Submit] button.

h Soon thereafter, the URL for the download to activate the MPEG-2

Codec will be sent to the email address you entered in step 2.

4 Click the download URL link.

h The program will be downloaded to your computer.

5 Double-click the icon for the downloaded program.

h Follow the instructions to activate the MPEG-2 Codec. h DVD burning via the TotalMedia Extreme program is now enabled. h When the procedure above has been completed, continue to the

procedure to burn to DVD.

United States/Canada

Tel: +1-510-979-5599 Web: http://www.arcsoft.com/support/ E-mail Support: http://www.arcsoft.com/public/ content_page.asp?pageID=83 Hours: M-F from 9:00am - 5:00pm

(Pacific Standard Time, excluding holidays observed by ArcSoft)

Language: English

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Europe

Tel: +353 (0) 61-702087 Web: http://www.arcsoft.com/en/support Email Support: eurosupport@arcsoft.com Hours: M-Th from 8:30am - 5:30pm GMT

(excluding holidays observed by ArcSofts Affilitate) F from 8:30am - 5:00pm GMT (excluding holidays observed by ArcSoft’s Affilitate) (Adjusted for daylight savings time when applicable)

Language: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch

China

Tel: +86 (0) 571-88210575 Web: http://www.arcsoft.com.cn/support E-Mail Support: support@arcsoft.com.cn Hours: M-F 8:30am-5:30pm

(Beijing local time) (excluding holidays observed by ArcSoft)

Language: Chinese

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How was that? The convenient accessories not only let you immediately view images captured with the camera, but you can also upload images to your computer and create your original DVDs. Read the following explanations to find out how you can fully enjoy your camera’s digital video feature.

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CONTENTS

HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL ............................................................ iii

QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................ 6

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .................................... 11

How to use the accessories .......................................................... 13

ABOUT THE SEPARATELY SOLD ACCESSORIES AND

THE CARD ...................................................................................... 15

Separately sold accessories ......................................................... 15

Media cards that can be used with this camera ............................ 15

What “card” means in this manual ................................................ 15

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ............................... 16

High-quality images with “High Definition” .................................... 16

Includes SIMPLE mode for quick-and-easy operation ..................17

Image stabilizer for sharp pictures ................................................ 17

Sharp face shots ........................................................................... 18

Lots of accessories for optimal use of your captured images ....... 19

SYSTEM MAP ..................................................................................... 20

 SETUP

PARTS NAMES ................................................................................... 21

INSTALLING THE CARD ..................................................................... 23

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ..................................................... 25

About recharging .......................................................................... 29

About the temperature alert icon \ .......................................... 29

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 30

Turning on the camera .................................................................. 30

Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) mode is

active ........................................................................................ 31

Turning off the camera .................................................................. 32

DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 33

SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLAYBACK

MODE .............................................................................................. 36

SWITCHING THE OPERATING MODE .............................................. 37

Switching between the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes ................ 37

Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen ..... 38

Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Setting Screen ............................ 43

Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen .......................... 47

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 SIMPLE

SHOOTING

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES .............................................................55

For best results ..............................................................................55

Using the autofocus .......................................................................56

Select the recording size ...............................................................59

Select the focus setting .................................................................60

Hints for taking pictures .................................................................61

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING ...................................................................62

SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS ...............................................................63

Using the flash ...............................................................................65

SHOOT A STILL IMAGE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP ..........67

MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY (ZOOM) .....................................................69

PLAYBACK

PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGES ..........................70

How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image .............73

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ....................................................................74

PLAYBACK VOLUME ...........................................................................75

DELETING FILES .................................................................................76

Delete single/delete all ..................................................................76

Delete selected ..............................................................................77

PLAYBACK MODES .............................................................................79

21-image display playback ............................................................79

Selecting the playback folder ........................................................80

Magnifying (zooming in) the image ...............................................81

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 NORMAL

SHOOTING

RECORDING MENU 1 ......................................................................... 82

Video setting ................................................................................. 82

Still image setting .......................................................................... 85

Scene select setting ...................................................................... 86

Filter setting .................................................................................. 86

Self-timer setting ........................................................................... 87

RECORDING MENU 2 ......................................................................... 88

Video stabilizer (motion compensation) setting ............................ 88

Focus range setting ...................................................................... 89

Focus mode setting ...................................................................... 90

Light-measuring mode setting ...................................................... 90

ISO sensitivity setting ................................................................... 91

RECORDING MENU 3 ......................................................................... 92

White balance setting ................................................................... 92

Exposure setting ........................................................................... 93

Face chaser setting ...................................................................... 94

High sensitivity mode setting ........................................................ 95

Exposure compensation ............................................................... 96

PLAYBACK

PLAYBACK MENU 1 ........................................................................... 98

Slideshow settings ........................................................................ 98

File protect setting ........................................................................ 99

Rotate ......................................................................................... 101

PLAYBACK MENU 2 ......................................................................... 102

Correcting the image .................................................................. 102

Editing video clips ....................................................................... 103

Printing instructions .................................................................... 113

FILE INFO DISPLAY .......................................................................... 117

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 OPTION SETTINGS

DISPLAY THE OPTION SETTING MENU .........................................118

INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTION SETTING MENU .......................119

Storage folder setting ..................................................................125

Shortcut setting ...........................................................................126

Screen language .........................................................................128

TV output setting .........................................................................129

File No. continued setting ............................................................134

Formatting (initializing) ................................................................136

CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY ...............................137

Checking the remaining number of images and

video recording time ................................................................137

For audio recordings ...................................................................138

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE ..............139

 OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING TO A TV

CONNECTING TO A TV .....................................................................141

Connecting to a standard video input terminal ............................142

Connect to the 480p/720p terminal .............................................143

Connecting to the HDMI terminal ................................................144

PLAYING BACK ON A TV ..................................................................145

CONNECTING TO A PRINTER

PRINTING ...........................................................................................146

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 APPENDICES

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ................................................... 149

TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................... 157

Camera ....................................................................................... 157

Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters ................. 165

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 167

Camera ....................................................................................... 167

Camera connectors .................................................................... 171

Battery life ................................................................................... 171

Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/

Possible Recording Time ....................................................... 172

Concerning the multi-indicator .................................................... 173

Supplied AC adaptor ................................................................... 174

Supplied Li-ion battery pack ....................................................... 174

Others ......................................................................................... 175

Before capturing those important shots, be sure to first

take a test shot to comfirm that your camera is set up and

ready to go ............................................................................. 176

HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES ...................................................... 177

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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.

Shooting/recording

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Getting started shooting/recording

• “VIDEO CLIP RECORDING” on page 62

• “SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS” on page 63

• “Sequential shots” on page 85

• “Audio recording” on page 82

Optimize the photo quality

• “Select the recording size” on pages 44 and

59.

• “Video setting” on pages 48 and 82

• “Still image setting” on pages 48 and 85

Capture fast-moving subjects

• “Scene select” (sports mode) on page 48

Suppress camera shake effect

• “Video stabilizer (motion compensation) setting” on pages 50 and 88

Log the date and time of your photos

• “DATE AND TIME SETTING” on page 33

Zoom in on the subject

• “MACROPHOTOGRAPHY (ZOOM)” on page 69

Close-up photography

• “Focus range” (super macro mode) on pages 44 and 50

• “Select the focus setting” (super macro mode) on page 60

Set the camera’s color/contrast characteristics

• “Image quality setting” on page 122

For more accurate focus

• “How to use the manual focus” (manual focus) on page 89

Set the focus to a narrow range

• “Focus mode setting” on page 90

Reduce noise when recording

• “NOISE REDUCTION setting” on page 122

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Shooting/recording

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Shoot in dark conditions

• “Exposure compensation” on page 96

• “Using the flash” on pages 44, 48 and 65

• “Scene select setting” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode/lamp mode) on pages 48 and 86

Increase the camera’s sensitivity

• “ISO sensitivity setting” on pages 50 and 91

• “High sensitivity mode setting” on pages 52 and 95

Photographing people

• “Scene select setting” (portrait mode/night view portrait mode) on pages 48 and 86

• “Filter setting” (cosmetic filter) on pages 48 and 86

Sharp face shots

• “Face chaser setting” on pages 52 and 94

Simplified operation for shooting/playback

• “SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLAYBACK MODE” on page 36

Photographing landscapes

• “Scene select” (landscape mode) on page 48

Take a self-photo

• “Self-timer setting” on pages 48 and 87

Make images lighter or darker

• “Exposure compensation” on page 96

• “High sensitivity mode setting” pages 52 and 95

Change the color of the images

• “Filter setting” (monochrome filter/sepia filter) on pages 48 and 86

Measure the brightness of a specific area

• “Light-measuring mode setting” on pages 50 and 90

Adjust the camera’s sensitivity

• “ISO sensitivity setting” pages 50 and 91

For a more precise exposure setting

• “Exposure setting” (manual exposure control) on pages 52 and 93

Make white appear natural

• “White balance setting” on pages 52 and 92

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Playback

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Getting started viewing images

• “PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGES” on page 70

• “Audio playback” on page 84

Continuous playback

• “SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK” on pages 46, 74 and 98

Adjust the monitor brightness

• “Adjusting the monitor brightness” on page 64

• “BRIGHTNESS setting” on page 122

Playback on a TV

• “PLAYING BACK ON A TV” on page 145

Set the TV system

• “TV output setting” on pages 122 and 129

Adjust the speaker volume

• “PLAYBACK VOLUME” pages 53 and 75

Search for image/ audio files

• “21-image display playback” on page 79

• “Selecting the playback folder” on pages 54 and 80

Magnify an image

• “Magnifying (zooming in) the image” on page 81

Adjust the speaker volume

• “PLAYBACK VOLUME” on pages 53 and 75

Change the angle of view

• “Rotate” on pages 53 and 101

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File managing/processing

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Search for image/audio files

• “21-image display playback” on page 79

• “Selecting the playback folder” on pages 54 and 80

Delete files

• “DELETING FILES” on pages 46, 53 and 76

Delete a part of a video clip and join video clips

• “Editing video clips” on pages 54 and 103

Specify the number of prints, index print, and date imprint

• “Printing instructions” on pages 54 and 113

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

• “FILE INFO DISPLAY” on page 117

Protect files from accidental erasure

• “File protect setting” on pages 53 and 99

Format a card

• “Formatting (initializing)” on pages 124 and 136

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