User manual SANYO VPC-HD2

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Movie Camera VPC-HD2EX VPC-HD2 VPC-HD2GX Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-HD2EX, VPC-HD2 and VPC-HD2GX. 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. [. . . ] <When "PLAY ALL" is selected> 1 Toggle the SET button to the right to select playback time. 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to specify the time that each image is shown. 3 Press the SET button. PLAYBACK MODE PLAY ALL 1 CLIP OK 1sec 3 PLAYBACK MODE Time per image PLAY ALL 1 CLIP OK 1sec 4 Press the SET button. h The display time is set, and you are returned to the Playback Setting Screen. 99 English HINT How to initiate continuous playback i Set the camera to the playback mode, and press the SET button. How is continuous playback different from slideshow playback (page 101)?i With continuous playback, the available operations include pause (for continuous playback) and pause, fast forward and fast reverse (for video clip playback). In addition, in the continuous playback mode, the guidance display for key (button) operation and the capture date are shown on the playback screen, and playback operations (pause, accelerated playback, etc. ) are possible. With slideshow playback, on the other hand, stop playback is the only operation available. Because the guidance display for key operation and the capture date are not shown, however, the images are easier to view. In addition, with continuous playback, only the current image and all subsequent images are played back; with slideshow playback, all of the images in the memory are played back, starting with the currently displayed image. Select the type of playback suitable for your purposes. English 100 SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK Specify the settings for playing back still images and video clips continuously in a "slideshow" format. In a slideshow of still images, you can set the transition time and transition effects. 1 2 Display the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). TIME: Adjust the transition speed (the period that an image is displayed before it changes to the next image). EFFECT: Select a transition effect as an image changes to the next image. START: Begin slideshow playback. SLIDESHOW TIME EFFECT START OK 1sec <Changing the transition speed or transition effect> 1 Select "TIME" or "EFFECT", press the SET button. 3 Press the SET button. 3 Select "START", and press the SET button. h To stop slideshow playback, press the SET button or MENU button. CAUTION i Voice memos are not played back during slideshow playback. 101 English PLAYBACK VOLUME Adjust the playback volume for video clips and audio data. 1 2 3 Display the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). 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. PLAY VOLUME 4 VOLUME SETTING HINT i During video clip or audio memo playback, if you move the zoom switch, the volume control bar will appear, allowing you to adjust the volume. English 102 IMAGE PROTECT Prevent accidental erasure of image and audio data. 1 2 Display the data that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). h If the protect mode has already been enabled for the data, then "UNLOCK" 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 Setting Screen, press the MENU button. PROTECT UNLOCK EXIT OK 103 English CAUTION i Even if the protect mode is set for certain data files, they will be deleted if the card is reformatted (page 154). The protect mark B will disappear and the protect mode is canceled. English 104 DELETING DATA Data can be deleted one at a time or all at once. 1 2 Display the PAGE 1 Playback Setting Screen (page 96). [. . . ] 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. English 210 HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES 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. [. . . ]