SHARP VNEZ1U Operation Manual

Basic Operations

Basic Operations

Deleting All the Movies					2 Press 'or "on the Operation button to move the
Use this function if you no longer need any of the movies, for					pointer to “EDIT” in <MENU 2/2> (1) and then
					press | (2).
example, after transfering them to your computer.					∙ The EDIT mode screen appears.
Precautions:
• Please protect your important movies against accidental					1
						<MENU2/2>
deletion. To delete protected movies, unprotect them before
the deletion (see pages 37 and 38).						EDIT
• Do not open the battery compartment cover while the Digital						PROTECT
Recorder deletes movies.						FORMAT
1 Set the Movie Playback mode (see page 29), then						BEEP	ON
						EXIT [MENU]
press the MENU button to display <MENU 1/2>.
		<MENU1/2>			2	EDIT
MENU		C-PLAY	OFF			DELETE
		SLOW PLAY	OFF
						DIVIDE
		DISPLAY	ON			DELETE ALL
		BACKLIGHT	NORMAL
		EXIT [MENU]				EXIT [MENU]

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3 Press ' or " to select “DELETE ALL” (1) and press | (2).

	1	EDIT
		DELETE
		DIVIDE
		DELETE ALL
		EXIT [MENU]
	2
		DELETE ALL
		MOTION PICTURES?

YES [SHUTTER]

NO [ MENU ]

Notes:

•Protected movies cannot be deleted. See pages 37 and 38 for the details on protecting and unprotecting images.

•To cancel the deletion, press the MENU button in step 3.

4 Press the Shutter button to delete all recorded movies.

∙ The Movie Index Playback mode screen appears.

		NO FILE

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Protecting Important Movie and	3 Press 'or "on the Operation button to move the
Images from Deletion	pointer to “PROTECT” in <MENU 2/2> (1) and then
	press | (2).
This function protects your important movies or still images	∙ The Movie Index Playback mode screen appears with
against accidental deletion.	the protect indicator “ ”.

Note:			1	<MENU2/2>
• You can perform this procedure in the Playback mode.				EDIT
Example:				PROTECT
• Protecting an important movie.				FORMAT
1 Slide the POWER switch (1), set the Mode select				BEEP	ON
				EXIT [MENU]
switch to MOVIE (2) and then rotate the lens body
to PLAY (3).		3
			2
POWER		PLAY
	MOVIE	STILL
		CAMERA
1		2
				OK[SHUTTER]	‰‰2

2 Press the MENU button to display <MENU 1/2>.		Protect indicator
<MENU1/2>
C-PLAY	OFF
MENU	OFF
SLOW PLAY
DISPLAY	ON
BACKLIGHT	NORMAL
EXIT [MENU]

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4 Press \or |to move the frame to the desired movie.

OK[SHUTTER]	‰‰1

Note:

•If you have recorded more than nine movies or still images,

there are other pages before and after the current page.

To go to the previous page, press '. To go to the next page, press ".

5 Press the Shutter button.

∙ The protect indicator “” is lit on the desired movie.

OK[SHUTTER]			‰‰1

6 Press the MENU button twice to end the protect setting procedure.

∙ The Movie Index Playback mode screen appears.

MENU

Notes:

•If you protect a still image, perform steps 2 through 6 in the Still Playback mode.

•To protect another movie, repeat the procedure in steps 4 and 5.

•Formatting a SmartMedia card (see page 64) deletes all images on it, regardless of whether the images are protected or not.

To Cancel the Protect Setting

Perform steps 2 through 4, and then press the Shutter button. When the “” indicator flashes, press the MENU button.

∙If you want to cancel another protection, press \or |to select the protected image and press the Shutter button.

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Basic Operations

Still Playback

Using the LCD monitor, you can see the still images as soon as you have finished the shooting.

1 Slide the Power switch (1), set the Mode select switch to STILL (2) and then rotate the lens body to PLAY (3).

∙The still images will displayed in a thumbnail format (reduced size images) by the Still Index Playback mode.

MENU

OK[SHUTTER] 1‰‰-‰‰‰1

3

PLAY

CAMERA

POWER

MOVIE STILL

1 2

2 Press \ or | on the Operation button to move the

frame to the desired image.

STILL mode indicator

OK[SHUTTER] 1‰‰-‰‰‰2

The number of a still image

Note:

•If you have recorded more than nine still images, there are

other pages before and after the current page.

To go to the previous page, press '. To go to the next page, press ".

3 Press the Shutter button to playback the selected still

image in the full size.

The number of a still image

NORMAL 1‰‰-‰‰‰21

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Notes:

•Pressing \ plays the previous image.

•Pressing | plays the next image.

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To Return to the Still Index Playback Mode

Press the MENU button and hold it until the Still Index

Playback mode screen appears.

MENU

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Deleting Unwanted Still Image One by One

This function allows you to delete unwanted still image one by one.

Precautions:

•Please protect your important still image against accidental deletion. To delete a protected still image, unprotect it before the deletion (see pages 37 and 38).

•Do not open the battery compartment cover while the Digital Recorder deletes a still image.

1 Slide the POWER switch (1), set the Mode select switch to STILL (2) and then rotate the lens body to

PLAY (3).

3

POWER	PLAY
	MOVIE STILL
	CAMERA

1 2

2 Press the MENU button to display <MENU 1/2>.

<MENU1/2>

AUTO PLAY

MENU

DISPLAY ON

BACKLIGHT NORMAL

DELETE

EXIT [MENU]

3 Press 'or "on the Operation button to move the pointer to “DELETE” (1) and then press | (2).

∙The Still Index Playback mode screen appears with a “DELETE” frame.

1 <MENU1/2>

		AUTO PLAY
		DISPLAY		ON
		BACKLIGHT		NORMAL
		DELETE
		EXIT [MENU]
	2
			DELETE
		OK[SHUTTER]		1‰‰-‰‰‰2

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	4 Press \ or | to move the frame to the unwanted still			6 Press the Shutter button again to delete the selected
	image.			still image.
				∙ The screen returns to the Still Index Playback mode
				with a “DELETE” frame. If you want to delete another
	DELETE
				still image, repeat the procedure from step 4 to 6.
				DELETE
	OK[SHUTTER] 1‰‰-‰‰‰1
	Note:
				OK[SHUTTER]	1‰‰-‰‰‰2
	• If you have recorded more than nine still images, there are
	other pages before and after the current page.			7 Press the MENU button twice to display the Still
	To go to the previous page, press '.
	To go to the next page, press ".			Index Playback mode screen.
	5 Press the Shutter button.			Note:
				• To cancel the deletion, press the MENU button in step 4.
	DELETE?
	YES	[SHUTTER]
	NO	[ MENU	]

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	Deleting All the Still Images			2 Press 'or "on the Operation button to select
	Use this function if you no longer need any of the still			“DELETE ALL” in <MENU 2/2> (1) and then press
				| (2).
	images, for example, after transfering them to your
	computer.			1	<MENU2/2>
	Precautions:				DELETE ALL
	• Please protect your important still images against accidental				PROTECT
	deletion. To delete protected still images, unprotect them				FORMAT
	before the deletion (see pages 37 and 38).				BEEP		ON
	• Do not open the battery compartment cover while the Digital
					EXIT [MENU]
	Recorder deletes still images.
	1 Set the Still Playback mode (see page 39), then			2
	press the MENU button to display <MENU 1/2>.
					DELETE ALL
		<MENU1/2>			STILL IMAGES?
		AUTO PLAY
	MENU	DISPLAY	ON		YES	[SHUTTER]
		BACKLIGHT	NORMAL		NO	[ MENU	]
		DELETE
		EXIT [MENU]

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3 Press the Shutter button to delete all recorded still images.

∙ The Still Index Playback mode screen appears.

		NO FILE

Notes:

•Protected still images cannot be deleted. See pages 37 and 38 for the details on protecting and unprotecting images.

•To cancel the deletion, press the MENU button in step 2.

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Advanced Features

Resolution Setting

The picture quality and the recording time/the number of shots depend on the resolution mode. Select an appropriate mode for your needs or the shooting conditions.

Precaution:

∙The figures below are approximations only. The actual recordable time/the number of images stored in a SmartMedia card cannot be specified precisely because the amount of memory required for storage of each image differs according to image contents.

Movie Resolution Mode

NORMAL: Recording with the standard picture quality. LP: Images in this mode is suitable for sending and

receiving across the Internet through analogue telephone circuits. Its picture quality is lower than that of the NORMAL mode.

FINE: Recording with higher quality than that of the NORMAL mode images, while the recordable time is one-third long of that of the NORMAL mode.

S-FINE: Recording with higher quality than that of the FINE mode, while the recordable time is about half of that of the FINE mode.

1/4 VGA: Recording with the best quality of all. The moving of subject in playback is not fluent because the number of images recorded per one second is about one-third of that of the S-FINE mode.

Features
		Record time according to SmartMedia card capacity					Computer	Frame rate*	Transfer rate
	Resolution mode						output image	(number of	(kbps) image/
Advanced		32 MB	16 MB	8 MB	4 MB		(dot)	images per sec.)	sound
	S-FINE	10 min.	5 min.	2 min. 30 sec.	1 min. 15 sec.	320 × 240		5 to 15	384/32
	1/4VGA	10 min.	5 min.	2 min. 30 sec.	1 min. 15 sec.			2 to 5	384/32
	FINE	20 min.	10 min.	5 min.	2 min. 30 sec.	160 ×120		5 to 12	192/24
	NORMAL	60 min.	30 min.	15 min.	7 min. 30 sec.			5 to 10	64/16
	LP	2 hr. 17 min.	1 hr. 8 min.	34 min.	17 min.			1 to 2	28.8/16

* “Frame rate” is the number of the frames the Digital Recorder can record per second. It depends on the image of the movie.

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Still Image Resolution Mode							2 Press 'or "on the Operation button to move the
NORMAL: Recording with standard picture quality.							pointer to “REC. MODE” (1) and press \ or | to
							select the desired mode (2).
FINE:	Recording with higher quality than that of the
	NORMAL mode images, while the recordable
									<MENU1/2>
	number is about half of that of the NORMAL
									REC.MODE	FINE
	mode.
							2		DISPLAY	ON
Resolution		Record No. of shots according to				Computer			BLC	OFF
		SmartMedia card capacity				output
mode		32 MB	16 MB	8 MB	4 MB	image (dot)	1		BACKLIGHT	NORMAL
									EXIT [MENU]
FINE		288	144	72	36	640 × 480
NORMAL		576	288	144	72		NORMAL FINE S-FINE 1/4VGA LP
							Movie
To Select a Resolution Mode							NORMAL	FINE
Note:
							Still

• You can perform this procedure in the Recording mode.

1 Set the Movie (or Still Image) Recording mode (see page 23 or 26), press the MENU button to display <MENU 1/2>.

	<MENU1/2>
	REC.MODE	NORMAL
MENU	DISPLAY	ON
	BLC	OFF
	BACKLIGHT	NORMAL
	EXIT [MENU]

3 Press the MENU button to turn off the menu.

∙ The indicator of the selected mode appears.

Resolution mode indicator

			FINE	REM 17
FINE	LAP ‰:‰‰:‰‰
	REM ‰:‰1:15
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Movie Recording mode			Still Image Recording mode

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Advanced Features

	Recording Backlit Subjects			2 Press 'or "on the Operation button to move the
	When the subject is backlit, the image will be darkened in			pointer to “BLC” (1) and then press | (2).
				∙ The BLC (Backlight compensation) setting mode
	the regular recording. The following procedure makes it			screen appears.
	possible to brighten the subject and suppress the whitening
	of the background to improve the image.			1	<MENU1/2>
	Example:				REC.MODE	NORMAL
	• Setting during a movie recording.				DISPLAY	ON
	1 During a movie recording (see page 23), press the				BLC	OFF
					BACKLIGHT	NORMAL
	MENU button to display <MENU 1/2>.				EXIT [MENU]
		<MENU1/2>
	MENU	REC.MODE	NORMAL	2
		DISPLAY	ON
		BLC	OFF
		BACKLIGHT	NORMAL		OFF
		EXIT [MENU]
					EXIT [MENU]
				3 Press \ or | to select “ON”.
					ON
					EXIT [MENU]

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4 Press the MENU button to turn off the BLC setting			Macro Shots
mode screen.			Slide the projection of the Focus (Macro/Normal) select
∙ The BLC indicator appears.
			switch to the	mark, when a subject is at a short distance
	NORMAL	LAP ‰:‰‰:‰‰	(min. 4˝ (10 cm)) from the lens.
		REM ‰:‰3:45
MENU
			Focus select switch
			Normal focus
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		BLC indicator	Macro focus
Notes:
• To cancel the backlight compensation, press “OFF” in step 3.
• The compensation setting returns to “OFF”, whenever the
power is turned off.			Normal focus	:

The focal distance will be about 24˝ (60 cm) to ∞.

Recording outdoors or a bust shot indoors

Macro focus :

The focal distance will be about 4˝ (10 cm).

Recording a close-up shot outdoors or indoors

Note:

• Slide the switch until it stops at the end.

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	Time-Lapse Movie Recording			1 Set the Movie Recording mode (see page 23), then
	Use the Time-Lapse Movie mode when you want to record a			press the MENU button to display <MENU 1/2>.
	extremely slow-moving subject. When playing back			<MENU1/2>
	normally, you can enjoy the movie which appear to be			REC.MODE	NORMAL
	moving 10 times, 40 times or 100 times faster than an actual
				MENU	ON
	subject’s motion.			DISPLAY
				BLC	OFF
	Precautions:
				BACKLIGHT	NORMAL
	• We recommend that you use the supplied AC adapter as the
				EXIT [MENU]
	power source (see page 16) and a tripod for this function.
				2 Press 'or "on the Operation button to move the
	• This function cannot record sounds.
	• Extremely short recording time may not be available for the
				pointer to “TIME LAPSE” in <MENU 2/2>.
	Time-Lapse Movie mode.
	Example:			<MENU2/2>
	• Recording a blooming flower in ×100 mode of the time-lapse			W/B	AUTO
	movie. The motion for 8-hour is played back in about 5
				TIME LAPSE	OFF
	minutes.
				BEEP	ON
	Recording time			CLOCK SET
				EXIT [MENU]
	1 sec.	100 sec.	8 hr.

Playback time

about 5 min.

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