User manual SANYO M9998

[. . . ] Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference. Warning TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE FOR AMERICAN USERS 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. [. . . ] h The maximum degree of magnification will depend on the resolution of the original image. h If the image has been rotated, it will be returned to its original orientation and then enlarged. h One scene (still image) of a paused video clip can be enlarged; however, a video clip cannot be played while enlarged. HINT The magnified portion of the image can be saved as a separate image. The magnified portion is saved as a new still image. 71 English HINT To play back a voice memo (see page 92). . . 3 Press [l] or [m] on the arrow button to adjust the volume. VOLUME VOLUME SETTING To view video clips on your computer i You can view video clips taken with this camera on your computer using QuickTime Ver. i By using the QuickTime Plug-in included with QuickTime, you can also play back your video clips on your Internet browser. i QuickTime 6. 5 for Windows and Macintosh is supplied with the included CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack). i Online information about QuickTime can be found at http://www. apple. com/quicktime/. English 72 ABOUT THE BASIC MODE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREEN Various functions are available from the playback setting screen. You can set the protect function to prevent images from being accidentally erased, delete all the data, and adjust the playback volume of voice memos and video clips. BASIC MODE Playback Setting Screen 1 2 3 4 PROTECT Change image protect setting 5 6 1 Menu mode icon 2 Protect (prevent accidental erase) 3 Erase icon 4 Volume control 5 HELP display 6 Remaining battery pack charge Not displayed when the remaining battery pack charge is near full or when the AC adaptor (sold separately) is used. 73 English VOLUME ADJUSTMENT The playback volume for voice memos recorded with still images and sequential shots and for video clips can be adjusted. 1 2 3 4 Play back an image. Press [l] or [m] on the arrow button to adjust the volume. VOLUME VOLUME SETTING English 74 IMAGE PROTECT MODE (PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ERASURE) By using the image protect mode, you can prevent accidental erasure or overwriting of the important data that you want to keep. The protect mode can be applied to a still image, to single images of a sequential shots sequence, to a video clip, or to an audio recording. 1 2 3 4 Display the data that you want to protect. 2 Resolution menu (see page 59) : 640 × 480-pixel resolution setting : 320 × 240-pixel resolution setting : 160 × 120-pixel resolution setting 3 Frame Rate menu (see page 63) : Shoot at 15 frames/sec : Shoot at 30 frames/sec 4 Focus menu (see page 61) : Shooting with the autofocus : Macro photography (close-ups) : Distance photography : Shooting with manual focus 5 Compression menu (see page 83) : For shooting at low compression) : For shooting at normal (moderate) compression 6 Flicker-reduction menu (see page 95) : Flicker-reduction function off setting : Flicker-reduction function on setting 7 ISO sensitivity menu (see page 84) : Auto sensitivity setting (ISO200 to 800) : ISO200 setting : ISO400 setting : ISO800 setting : ISO1600 setting 8 White Balance menu (see page 86) : The camera determines the optimum white balance settings based on the ambient light and weather. 9 0 A B C D E F G Fair weather setting Overcast setting Fluorescent lighting setting White (incandescent) light setting : For setting the most accurate white balance Spot focus menu (see page 88) : Multi-section focus setting : Spot focus on setting Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (see page 89) : Multi-section light-measuring setting : Center-weighted lightmeasuring setting : Spot light-measuring setting Optical Zoom menu (see page 90) : Optical zoom is enabled. Assist light menu (see page 93) : The assist light setting is disabled. Remaining recording time available (see page 137) HELP display (see page 120) Remaining battery pack charge (see page 138) Not displayed when the remaining battery pack charge is near full or when the AC adaptor (sold separately) is used. : : : : i When two mutually exclusive settings are made, the later setting has priority, and the related settings are changed accordingly. English 82 COMPRESSION RATE SETTING Use the procedure below to set the compression rate. Even if the same resolution is used, you can change the compression setting to decrease the image data size so that you can capture more images, or increase the image data size for no loss in image quality. 1 2 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen (see page 36). Select the desired compression rate from the compression menu, and press the SET button. : Stores the data with an extremely low compression (super high quality). h The possible compression rate settings for each shooting mode are shown in the following table. Compression rate Not Not available available Still image Yes Yes Yes Resolution COMPRESSION FINE <Example: Still image shooting mode> Shooting Sequen mode tial shot Video clip Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not Not Not available available available Not Yes Yes Yes Yes available Not Yes Yes Yes Yes available Not Not Not Not Yes available available available available Not Not Yes Yes Yes available available Not Not Yes Yes Yes available available Not Not Not Not Not available available available available available Not Not Not Not Yes available available available available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Yes Yes Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Yes 83 English ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING 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. 1 2 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen (see page 36). Select the desired ISO sensitivity setting from the ISO sensitivity menu. : Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically (equivalent to ISO50 to 200 [video clip shooting mode: ISO200 to 800]). ISO AUTO <Example: Still image shooting mode> : Sets the sensitivity to ISO50 equivalent (still image and sequential shots shooting modes only). : Sets the sensitivity to ISO100 equivalent (still image and sequential shots shooting modes only). [. . . ] The camera is not functioning as a PC camera. You have attempted to erase data that is protected from accidental erasure. The operational sounds "MUTE" setting is set to "ON". The PC connection setting is not correct. Set the "MUTE" setting to "OFF". 118 Change the PC connection setting. 140 173 English SPECIFICATIONS Digital Camera Type Recording system Image file format CCD digital camera (recording and playback) Digital recording Still images:JPEG format (DCF, DPOF, Exif 2. 2 compliant) Note:Designed mainly by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), DCF (Design rules for camera file system) is standard for digital still camera image files to provide interoperability between digital photography devices for the images stored on removable memory cards. However, it is not guaranteed that all devices will support the DCF standard. [. . . ]