User manual SANYO VPC-X1200

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL BASICS Digital Camera VPC-X1200EX VPC-X1200 VPC-X1200GX Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-X1200EX, VPC-X1200 and VPC-X1200GX. Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such. Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet "SAFETY MANUAL". Two additional instruction manuals (both PDF files) are stored in the included CDROM (SANYO Software Pack). [. . . ] In the sequential shots mode, when you press the shutter button, several successive images are captured. For more information about taking sequential shots, please see page 26. Shooting single shots 1 2 Set the camera to the singleshot mode (page 20). h Engage the autofocus by pressing the shutter button halfway (focus lock). Shutter button 3 Gently press the shutter button. h Press the shutter button gently, taking care not to move the camera. h The image that was captured appears on the monitor as long as the shutter button is kept pressed (post view). F5. 2 1/102 Single-shot icon <Single-Shot Screen> English 24 CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES 4 Release your finger from the shutter button. h The captured image is recorded. HINT Focus indicator About the target mark Target mark i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camera is focusing on. i The camera automatically determines the correct focus by measuring from 9 different focus points within the shooting area. If the target mark is at a position that is different from the point you wish to focus on, you can refocus, F5. 2 for example, by changing the shooting 1/102 angle. i The large target mark appears when Shutter speed the camera focuses on a wide area in Aperture the center of the screen. About the focus indicator Motion alert icon i A green focus indicator appears when the subject is successfully focused, or a red focus indicator when the camera was not able to focus the subject. The shutter speed and aperture are displayed i The shutter speed and aperture settings are also displayed on the F5. 2 monitor. i During still image shooting, if the shutter speed is slow and the possibility that the image may be blurred due to camera shake becomes high, the motion alert icon may appear on the monitor. In this case, use a tripod to stabilize the camera when shooting, or set the flash operation mode to automatic (page 48). i When shooting with the fireworks H scene function, the motion alert icon always appears, but this is normal. 25 English Shooting sequential shots When the shutter button is pressed, still images are captured in succession. 1 Set the camera to the sequential shots mode or the high-speed sequential shots mode (page 20). O: Sequential shots icon : High-speed sequential shots icon 4 143 2 Press the shutter button to start shooting. Estimated maximum number of sequential shots <Sequential shots mode> Resolution I j D z t [ Max. 25 shots h The quantities indicate the number of shots when the compression rate is set to j. h The maximum number of sequential shots will differ depending on the subject. h Note that if the shutter button is released during shooting, shooting stops immediately. English 26 CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES HINT About the focus when shooting sequential shots i When sequential shots are captured, the autofocus operates when the focus lock is activated, fixing the focus. i The self-timer and flash do not operate when shooting sequential shots. \]H_a5n 27 English Viewing still images The steps for viewing both single shots and sequential shots are the same. 1 Press the playback button [=]. h If the playback button [=] was pressed to turn the camera on, however, press the playback button [=] for at least 1 second. <If the camera was turned on by pressing the playback button [=]> h When the playback button [=] or ON/OFF button is pressed, the camera turns off. Playback button [=] 2 100-0001 2009. 12. 24 When you are finished viewing images. . . i Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera off. [. . . ] 115 g (4. 06 oz. ) (including battery pack and card) Flash working range Flash modes Focus Self-timer Ambient environment Temperature Humidity Power supply Dimensions (at narrowest part, not including grip or lens protrusion) Weight 57 English Camera connectors USB/AV (communication/audio and video output) terminal Dedicated regrouped jack Audio 180 mVrms (­12 dBs), 2. 2 k or less, output monaural Video 1. 0 Vp-p, 75 unbalanced, sync output negative, composite video, NTSC color TV system/PAL TV system (switchable from the Option Menu) USB USB 2. 0 Full Speed PC camera: USB video class Battery life Maximum recording time 220 images: CIPA standard (when a Toshiba 128 MB SD Memory Card is used) 320 minutes: LCD monitor on, continuous playback Maximum playback time i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully charged battery pack at a 25°C (77°F) ambient temperature. i The operation time may vary depending on the conditions of the battery pack and the conditions of use. Especially when used at temperatures below 10°C (50°F), the battery pack operation time is drastically reduced. English 58 SPECIFICATIONS Possible Number of Images/Video Recording Time/Audio Recording Time Recording mode setting Resolution Compression setting rate setting I j Single-shot mode/ Sequential shots mode D z O t [ Video clip recording mode Audio file mode d 5 -- j 0 j 0 j 0 j 0 j 0 j 0 -- -- -- Internal memory 13 images 19 images 19 images 29 images 26 images 38 images 39 images 58 images 79 images 115 images 417 images 556 images SD Memory Card 2 GB 488 images 721 images 729 images 1, 060 images 984 images 1, 440 images 1, 470 images 2, 130 images 2, 950 images 4, 130 images 15, 500 images 20, 600 images 8 GB 1, 960 images 2, 890 images 2, 920 images 4, 290 images 3, 950 images 5, 790 images 5, 920 images 8, 580 images 11, 800 images 16, 600 images 62, 200 images 83, 000 images 1 hr. i When recording a video clip using an 8 GB card, recording terminates when the size of the file currently being recorded reaches approx. [. . . ]