User manual SANYO VPC-CA6

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL VPC-CA6EX VPC-CA6 Digital Movie Camera Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-CA6EX and VPC-CA6. Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such. Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet "SAFETY MANUAL". 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 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. [. . . ] h The Protect Screen appears. PROTECT LOCK EXIT OK 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select "LOCK", and press the SET button. h To return to the PLAYBACK MENU, press the MENU button. PROTECT UNLOCK EXIT OK English 88 IMAGE PROTECT CAUTION i Even if the protect mode is set for certain data files, they will be deleted if the card is reformatted (page 133). i Display the desired data, repeat steps 1 and 2, select "UNLOCK" in step 3, and press the SET button. The protect mark B will disappear and the protect mode is canceled. 89 English DELETING DATA You can delete data that is stored on the card if you no longer need it. You can delete the data one at a time, or all at once. 1 2 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). DELETE ALL: Deletes all the data. DELETE DELETE SINGLE DELETE ALL OK 3 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the delete mode, and press the SET button. <DELETE SINGLE> h Toggle the SET button to the left or right to select the data you wish to delete. <DELETE ALL> h Toggle the SET button to the left or right confirm the data to delete. English 90 DELETING DATA 4 Toggle the SET button up to select "DELETE", and press the SET button. h To delete other data, select the data, select "DELETE" and press the SET button. When data delete is completed, "No image" is shown. CAUTION i Data which is protected from accidental delete cannot be deleted. To delete protected data, set the protect setting for the data to off (page 88), and then follow the data delete procedure. HINT i You can also access the Delete Single Confirmation Screen from the Playback Screen by toggling the SET button up. 91 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS In addition to using your printer to print out still images captured with your camera, as with conventional film, you can have prints made at shops offering digital print services. Moreover, this camera is DPOF-compatible, so you can use the camera to specify the number of prints, whether or not the date is displayed on the print, and also to request an index print. Display the Printing Instructions Screen 1 2 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 80). ALL IMAGES: The specified printing instructions apply to all the still images on the card. EACH IMAGE: The printing instructions are specified for each individual image. INDEX: All the still images are printed as miniature images (thumbnail images), several images on one print. This cannot be selected if no printing instructions have been specified for the image. PRINT INSTRUCTIONS ALL IMAGES EACH IMAGE INDEX ALL CLEAR OK English 92 PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i To print with a printer or have the digital print service shop print out a still image from a video clip, you must first save it (save frame) as a still image (page 102). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a print order format. You can connect your camera to a DPOF-compatible printer to produce your prints. You can also set the printing instructions for the desired images, and then have the requested images printed automatically (page 146). About the finished prints i Rotated images (page 98) will be printed in their original orientation. i The quality of the print output will differ depending on the print service and printer used. 93 English Specifying date imprinting and print quantities You can specify printing instructions for each individual image (EACH IMAGE), or apply the printing instructions to all the images on the card (ALL IMAGES). 1 2 Display the Printing Instructions Screen (page 92). [. . . ] <Advantage of using the manual focus> i Images can be quickly captured without waiting for the autofocus to activate. i Because you are presetting the focus distance, the focus can be more accurate. <Using the manual focus effectively> i When photographing a moving subject, press the still images shooting button just before the subject reaches the focus distance, and the shutter will be released when the subject is at the correct distance. i Use manual focus to avoid incorrectly focused images when there is an object between the camera and the subject you wish to focus on. 175 English Shooting portraits (portrait mode >) Points: i Choose a background that doesn't detract from your subject. [. . . ]