User manual SANYO VPC-C4

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Movie VPC-C4EX VPC-C4EXS VPC-C4E VPC-C4 VPC-C4S VPC-C4GX Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-C4EX, VPC-C4EXS, VPC-C4E, VPC-C4, VPC-C4S and VPC-C4GX. Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such. Make sure to read and understand the section "USING YOUR CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY" on pages 7 to 20. An SD Memory Card is not included with Model VPC-C4GX. Warning TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE FOR AMERICAN USERS WARNING: This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. [. . . ] 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 2 Display the PAGE 2 Shooting Setting Screen (page 62). >: The camera will make the white balance adjustment automatically based on the natural and artificial light conditions. q: For shooting inside under incandescent lighting. 3 Select the desired icon from the white balance menu, and press the SET button. HINT To cancel the white balance setting i Perform step 1, select >, and then press the SET button. English 82 PLAYBACK SETTINGS PAGE 1 (BASIC SETTINGS) DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS The Playback Setting Screens are used to adjust your camera's playback settings. The Playback Setting Screens are organized into two displays: PAGE 1 and PAGE 2. The PAGE 1 settings (page 85) cover the basic playback settings, and the PAGE 2 settings (page 86) provide you with more detailed settings. 1 2 3 Turn on the camera (page 40). h Pressing the MENU button again will cancel the Playback Setting Screen. Main switch MENU button PLAYBACK METHOD Set play all or 1 clip 83 English SWITCHING THE PAGE Switch from PAGE 1 to PAGE 2, or vice versa. 1 2 Display a Playback Setting Screen. h Each time the SET button is toggled to the left, the PAGE changes. PLAYBACK METHOD Set play all or 1 clip <Example: Playback Setting Screen: PAGE 1> ROTATE Rotate image <Example: Playback Setting Screen: PAGE 2> English 84 DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS Overview of the Playback Setting Screens PAGE 1 PLAYBACK METHOD Set play all or 1 clip 1 Playback method setting (page 87) h Select continuous playback or single-frame playback. 2 Multi-playback (page 56) h Display images in the 9-frame multi-display format. 3 Volume control (page 88) h Adjust the playback volume for video clips and audio data, as well as the operation sounds. 4 Monitor brightness (page 89) h Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor backlight. 5 Data protect setting (page 90) h Protect data from accidental erasure. 8 PAGE display (page 84) 9 Help display (page 118) 0 Remaining battery power (page 134) 85 English PAGE 2 5 4 ROTATE 2 3 Rotate image 6 7 1 Rotate image (page 94) h Rotate still images. 3 Print settings (page 103) h Set the DPOF settings. 4 Option icon (page 111) h Display the Option Screen. 5 PAGE display (page 84) 6 Help display (page 118) 7 Remaining battery power (page 134) English 86 PLAYBACK MODE Images can be viewed continuously (slideshow playback) or you can choose to show single images. 1 2 Display the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 84). 1 CLIP: Display only the selected image (page 55). PLAYBACK METHOD DURATION OF PHOTO PLAY ALL 1 CLIP 1SEC 3 Select the desired playback mode, and press the SET button. <PLAY ALL> h The screen to set the time that each image is displayed appears. 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to specify the time that each image is shown. h The display time is set, and you are returned to the Playback Setting Screen. PLAYBACK METHOD DURATION OF PHOTO PLAY ALL 1SEC 4 87 English VOLUME Adjust the playback volume for video clips and audio data, as well as the operation sounds. 1 2 3 Display the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 84). Toggle the SET button left or right to adjust the volume, and press the SET button. h The volume is set, and you are returned to the Playback Setting Screen. VOLUME VOLUME SETTING 1 HINT i During video clip or audio memo playback, if you move the zoom switch up or down, the volume control bar will appear, allowing you to adjust the volume. English 88 LCD MONITOR BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the camera's LCD monitor display during playback. Use this adjustment when the monitor image is difficult to view because of ambient lighting. In addition, in very bright surroundings, such as outdoors on a sunny day, you can turn the backlight OFF to preserve battery power. 1 2 Display the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 84). [. . . ] i The images captured with this camera will differ in quality from pictures taken with a standard film camera. 181 English HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Taking great pictures in difficult surroundings is easier than you might think. By keeping a few points in mind and choosing the correct settings, you can create photos that you'll be proud to display and share. Here are a few hints for using your camera's convenient Scene Select feature. Shooting portraits (portrait mode >) Points: i Choose a background that doesn't detract from your subject. NOTE i If the background is distracting, it will not show your subject to his best advantage. [. . . ]