VPC-SH1GX - Digital Camera SANYO - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL VPC-SH1GX SANYO

Illustration of a digital video camera with lens and screen (no text or symbols)

HDMI ^TM

HIGH-DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-SH1EX, VPC-SH1, VPC-SH1GX, VPC-SH1PX and VPC-SH1TA.

Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such.

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. Wash hands after handling.

- 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. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

- Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Model number: VPC-SH1

Trade Name: SANYO

Responsible party: SANYO North America Corporation

Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311

Telephone No.: [phone]

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FOR CANADIAN USERS

- This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

FOR EU USERS

The symbol mark and recycling systems described below apply to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world.

Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and/or reused.

The symbol mark means that electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and accumulators, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from your household waste.

Note:

If a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol mark, this chemical symbol means that the battery or accumulator contains a heavy metal at a certain concentration. This will be indicated as follows: Hg: mercury, Cd: cadmium, Pb: lead

In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and accumulators.

Please, dispose of them correctly at your local community waste collection/recycling centre.

Please, help us to conserve the environment we live in!

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SANYO Sales & Marketing Europe GmbH

Stahlgruberring 4, D-81829 München, Germany

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

1-1, Sanyo-cho, Daito City, Osaka 574-8534, Japan

FOR RUSSIAN USERS

АЯ46

This product is certified by an official certification company which is authorized by the Russian Federation.

HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL

For first-time users

Please read this manual to familiarize yourself with your camera's operation.

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To use the various camera features

The Instruction Manual that explains the features in detail can be obtained from our website (page 48).

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To use additional features

Visit the Sanyo website to learn how to adjust the camera settings for various shooting scenes. There you'll also find information about the software for playing back data recorded with your camera and for burning (recording) DVDs.

You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 54).

Symbols used in this manual

HINT Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay attention to.

CAUTION Points that require special attention.

(page xx) Refer to the page indicated for detailed information.

SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Preparing the camera

1 Connect the AC adaptor to the camera.

DC IN terminal cover ① Open ____ AC adaptor To power outlet

About saving your recorded data

• If you wish to use an SD Memory Card, refer to page 12 to install the card in the camera.
• An SD Memory Card is not included with your camera. Please purchase a commercially sold card.

This camera has an internal memory, so you can shoot and record without an SD Memory Card installed.

Shooting

1

Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera on.

- If the screen to set the date and time appears, press the MENU button 2 times to cancel it. For how to set the date and time, see page 22.

2

Record.

To record a video clip:

- Press the [ ] button to begin recording a video clip. - Press the [ ] button again to end the recording.

To take a photo:

- Press the [icon] button. - A still image is captured.

ON/OFF button [ ] button [ ] button MENU button 10M 15 000:00:22 FUI-HO INT

Before capturing those important shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go

- Sanyo declines any claim for compensation for recorded contents etc. in case of photographing or recording failure due to a chance camera or card flaw.

Playback

1 Press the REC/PLAY button.

- The display changes to the Playback Screen.

2 Select the image to play back.

- Toggle the SET button left, right, up or down to move the orange frame to the image you wish to play back. - The image information for the framed image is shown in the bottom part of the monitor.

3 Press the SET button.

- Playback begins.

- Press the REC/PLAY button.

REC/PLAY button SET button

Full-HD 6.5MB 100-0006 00:00:05 SET OK Orange frame Remaining battery power Indication

SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Deleting files

1 On the screen in step 2, move the orange frame to the file you wish to delete, and press the MENU button.
2 Select "DELETE", and press the SET button.
3 Select "DELETE SINGLE", and press the SET button.
4 Select "DELETE", and press the SET button.

- If you toggle the SET button to the left or right, the screen to delete a different file will appear.

5 When you are finished deleting files, press the MENU button.

- Pressing the MENU button 3 times will return you to the screen in step 2.

When you are finished using the camera...

Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera off.

To continue to the next operation...

Please confirm that your computer is connected to the Internet.

Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD

Using the supplied CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD), you can store your captured images on a DVD.

Install application program

1 Set the supplied CD-ROM in your computer's DVD drive.

- The installation window opens.

2 Click on [TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO].

• After clicking on the application program, follow the instructions shown on the monitor to install the program.
• When the window appears requesting to restart your computer, click the [Finish] button to reboot.

3 Remove the CD-ROM from the computer's DVD drive.

- When the installation window closes, a dialog box to connect to the website introducing Kodak's online service appears. Check the [No thanks !] option button, and then click on the [OK] button.

SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Connect your camera to a computer

Connect your camera to a computer, and copy the desired files to the computer.

1 Use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer.

2 Turn on the camera.

- The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera's monitor.

USB CONNECTION COMPUTER PRINTER CANCEL MENU CANCEL OK To USB/AV terminal Supplied dedicated USB interface cable To USB connector on the computer

* Connect with the [▲] mark facing downwards.

3 Select "COMPUTER", and press the SET button.

- The screen to select the computer connection mode appears.

4 Select "CARD READER", and press the SET button.

5 Copy the data from the camera to the computer.

- The CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD) includes “TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO” with which photo and video files can be imported en bloc.

HINT

- For information on how to copy all the camera's still image and video clip files at once, please see the support pages at the website below: http://www.sanyo-dsc.com/

SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Burn video clips onto a DVD (for Windows Vista users)

Here's how to write your recorded data onto a DVD in the MPEG2 format. For information on other operations, please see the Help file for TotalMedia Extreme.

1 Insert a blank DVD in your computer's DVD drive.

2 Double-click the desktop [TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO] icon.

- TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO is launched, and the startup page appears.

[Create video] icon ArcSoft TotalMedia® Extreme for SANYO Copyright © 2009, ArcSoft, Inc. All rights reserved.

3

Click the [Create video] icon.

• The TotalMedia Studio screen appears.

[New DVD project] Start Get Media Design Preview Produce New DVD Project Open Project Recent Projects ArcSoft TotalMedia® Studio

4 Click [New DVD project].

- The screen to create a video clip to burn to DVD appears.

[Insert video] AEC508 TotalMedia Studio is not part Start Get Media Design Preview Produce Option Insert video Insert Skisikhuri Insert Poverpencil Create New Skisikhuri 40.00.00.00 40.00.00.00 Removing Remove All Cutting/Foss Edit Skisikhuri File: [195 Doc (4.76)] 0 KB / 4.76 KB Fit to doc

5 Click [Insert video].

• The screen to select the video clip file to burn to DVD appears.
• Click on the file you wish to burn to DVD.
• To select multiple files, keep the [Ctrl] key pressed while selecting files.

6 Click the [Open] button.

- The files you selected in step 5 and the total size of the files to burn to DVD are shown in the lower part of the window.

Selected files Remove Remove All Cutting Room Edit Slideshow Disc: DVD Disc (4.7G) 49.33 MB 4.70 GB Size of selected files

7 Click the [Design] tab.

• The screen to design the title menu that is shown when the DVD is played appears.
• Select one of the designs.

[Produce] tab Microsoft TotalMedia Studio to save? Start Get Media Design Preview Produce Option Theme Category: Still Plus Double-click to edit text SANY0001 SANY0002 SANY0003 Home Set Chapters Add Text Delete Layout Customize File: 000768 (4.750) 49.32.18 (4.75.23) R1 to doc

8 Click the [Produce] tab.

- The screen to burn files to the DVD appears.

AVIC GMT TotalMedia * Studio to MANTO Start Get Media Design Preview Product Option Label: 13:18:2009 Drive: 0 TEAC-DW-WODE Speed: 4K ■ Create a disc without a menu TV standard: NTSC Video encoder: NTSG 2 Frame size: 720.5 F, 480 Frame rate: 29.27 Video format: 5/20/2016 Audio encoder: PCM - Uncompressed audio; highly compatible FR to disc: No Burn Disc: 500 Disc (4.70) 49.31.18 (4.70) GB FR to disc [Burn] button

9 Click the [Burn] button.

• A window appears asking if you wish to save the project.
• Saving the project will save your settings from steps 5 through 7.
• It is recommended that you save the project if you intend to again edit the same video clips that you burned to DVD.

SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

10 Click the [Yes] button.

• The screen to save the project appears.
• Assign a suitable file name for the project.

11 Click the [Save] button.

• The current project is saved, and the DVD burn process begins.
• When the burn process is completed, a window appears to inform you that the process is done. Remove the DVD from the computer's DVD drive.

12 Click the [OK] button.

- You are returned to the screen to burn files to DVD.

13 Click the [×] close button in the upper right corner.

- You are returned to the top page.

14 Click the [×] close button in the upper right corner.

• TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO is exited.

HINT

About software upgrades

• For information concerning TotalMedia Extreme upgrades, please go to the following website:
  http://www.arcsoft.com/en-us/index.asp
• If TotalMedia Extreme is launched while you are connected to the Internet, automatic program update notifications may appear.

To use Blu-ray Disc or AVCHD

• The version of TotalMedia Extreme that accompanies your camera cannot be used to burn these formats. To purchase a different version, please refer to the following website.
  http://sanyo.com/xacti/english/

CAUTION

Does the window requesting confirmation to enable the MPEG-2 Codec appear?

When using TotalMedia Extreme for the first time, a window requesting you to confirm activation of the MPEG-2 Codec appears during the procedure. The MPEG-2 Codec must be activated in order to burn files to a DVD. Complete the following procedure to activate the MPEG-2 Codec.

- Note that your computer must be connected to the Internet in order to complete this procedure. Please confirm that your computer is connected to the Internet.

① When the window requesting confirmation to activate the MPEG-2 Codec appears, click the [Yes] button.

• The ArcSoft website appears.

② Click on [Special downloads].

• The window appears for you to enter your email address, name, license ID, etc.
• Enter the correct information.
• The license ID is located on the back card of the supplied CD-ROM.

③ Click the [Submit] button.

- Soon thereafter, the URL for the download to activate the MPEG-2 Codec will be sent to the email address you entered in step ②.

④ Click the download URL link.

- The program will be downloaded to your computer.

⑤ Double-click the icon for the downloaded program.

• Follow the instructions to activate the MPEG-2 Codec.
  • DVD burning via the TotalMedia Extreme program is now enabled.
• When the procedure above has been completed, continue to the procedure to burn to DVD.

United States/Canada

Tel: [phone]

Web: http://www.arcsoft.com/support/

E-mail Support: http://www.arcsoft.com/public/

content_page.asp?pageID=83

Hours: M-F from 9:00am - 5:00pm

(Pacific Standard Time, excluding holidays observed by ArcSoft)

Language: English

Europe

Tel: [phone]

Web: http://www.arcsoft.com/en/support

Email Support: [e-mail]

Hours: M-Th from 8:30am - 5:30pm GMT

(excluding holidays observed by ArcSofts Affiliate)

F from 8:30am - 5:00pm GMT

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(Adjusted for daylight savings time when applicable)

Language: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch

China

Tel: [phone]

Web: http://www.arcsoft.com.cn/support

E-Mail Support: [e-mail]

Hours: M-F 8:30am-5:30pm

(Beijing local time) (excluding holidays observed by ArcSoft)

Language: Chinese

CONTENTS

HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL ....iii

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES 3

How to use the accessories 5

About the power plug 7

ABOUT THE SEPARATELY SOLD ACCESSORIES AND THE CARD 8

Separately sold accessories 8

Media cards that can be used with this camera 9

What "card" means in this manual 9

SETUP

PARTS NAMES 10

Camera 10

INSTALLING THE CARD 12

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK 14

About recharging 18

About the temperature alert icon 📋 18

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF 19

Turning on the camera 19

Turning off the camera 19

Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) mode is active 20

DATE AND TIME SETTING 22

SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLAYBACK MODE 25

SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE 26

About the SIMPLE mode and NORMAL mode 26

Switching between the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes 27

Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen ..... 28

■ SHOOTING

How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image .....41

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK 42

PLAYBACK VOLUME 43

■ CONNECTING TO A TV

CONNECTING TO A STANDARD VIDEO INPUT TERMINAL .....44

ENJOY HIGHER IMAGE QUALITY 46

Connecting to the HDMI terminal 46

PLAYING BACK ON A TV 47

■ OBTAINING THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

OBTAINING THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL 48

Contents of the Instruction Manual 48

How to obtain the Instruction Manual ....52

■ ABOUT THE EYE-FI TRANSFER FEATURE

About the Eye-Fi transfer feature ....53

■ APPENDICES

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ....54

SPECIFICATIONS 62

Camera 62

Camera connectors ....67

Battery life 68

Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/ Possible Recording Time ....69

Concerning the multi-indicator ....71

Supplied AC adaptor 72

Supplied Li-ion battery pack 72

Others 73

Before capturing those important shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go ....74

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

- Handstrap (page 5): 1 * To prevent from dropping the camera, be sure to attach the handstrap.

Illustration of a mechanical lever with attached weights and a curved base (no text or symbols)

- Li-ion battery pack (page 15): 1

Isometric illustration of a rectangular electronic component with a small connector pin (no text or symbols)

• Dedicated USB interface cable (page ix): 1

Illustration of a USB cable with connector port (no text or symbols)

- Lens cap (page 6): 1

Line drawing of a circular device with a loop and side connectors (no text or symbols)

• Xacti Software CD (CD-ROM) (page viii) : 1

• Dedicated AV interface cable (page 44): 1

Illustration of a multi-pin cable with multiple connectors (no text or symbols)

• AC adaptor (pages iv and 16): 1

Illustration of a gray electrical adapter with attached cable and terminal connector (no text or symbols)

- Core (page 45): 1 For dedicated AV interface cable

Illustration of two rectangular electronic components with internal slots and mounting brackets (no text or symbols)

- "SAFETY MANUAL" (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the camera.

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- QUICK GUIDE

Illustration of two Xocti mobile phone cards with visible branding and function callouts

How to use the accessories

■ Handstrap

Strap holder

Tripod mounting hole

Lens cap

①

Simple line drawing of a circular object with two arrows pointing right (no text or symbols)

②

Line drawing of a circular device with attached cables (no text or symbols)

③

Line drawing of a camera with attached sensor and directional arrow (no text or symbols)

④

Diagram of a camera with a sensor and directional arrow indicating compression or disassembly (no text or symbols present)

① Push in ② Pull

Diagram of a digital camera with a lens and attached cable, showing no text or symbols

* Attach as shown in the illustration.

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

About the power plug

A power plug suitable for the destination country is provided for the AC adaptor.

VPC-SH1EXVPC-SH1TA
VPC-SH1GX
VPC-SH1PX

* No power plug is provided for the VPC-SH1.

■ How to attach

Two-step diagram showing a plug being inserted into a socket, with arrows indicating the process (no text or symbols present)

ABOUT THE SEPARATELY SOLD ACCESSORIES AND THE CARD

Separately sold accessories

• Mini HDMI cable VCP-HDMI02
  Cable for connecting to the HDMI terminal on the camera.
  • Lithium-ion Battery Charger VAR-L90
  Battery charger for the supplied or separately sold lithium-ion battery pack (DB-L90).
  • Lithium-ion Battery DB-L90
  Same model as the supplied lithium-ion battery pack.

ABOUT THE SEPARATELY SOLD ACCESSORIES AND THE CARD

Media cards that can be used with this camera

The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are:

• SD Memory Card
• SDHC Memory Card
• SDXC Memory Card

Isometric view of a rectangular electronic device with a black triangular pointer on the top surface (no text or symbols)

What "card" means in this manual

- In this manual, SD Memory Cards, SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards that can be used in this dual camera are referred to as "card".

Camera

Front

Sub-REC buttons

[ ] button Video recording button [ ] button Photo shooting button

Line drawing of a hand holding a digital camera next to a rectangular device (no text or symbols)

① Insert your hand in the handstrap from the top of the camera.
② Enfold the camera in the palm of your hand to grip it.
③ Use your thumb to operate the [ ] and [ ] buttons above the lens.

Zoom switch Microphone Monitor unit Lens Flash * The tripod mounting hole is on the bottom.

Rear

Monitor Strip holder Multi-indicator Speaker USB/AV terminal HDMI terminal Rear Battery cover Operation pad ON/OFF button REC/PLAY button

Operation pad

[ ] button Photo shooting button SET button [ ] button Video recording button MENU button MENU button

INSTALLING THE CARD

Be sure to format a newly purchased card or one that was used in another device before using it in your camera (page 13). If an unformatted card is used, the card itself may become unusable.

Your camera has an internal memory, so you can record without a card installed.

Monitor unit ① Open

Card slot cover
② Pull and rotate

Card slot

Card
③ Insert

To extract the

④ Insert the card until it clicks into place
- After inserting the card, colse the card slot cover.
To extract the card...
- Press the card in once, and then release it. The card will protrude slightly, and you can then pull it out.

CAUTION

Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card

- Doing so may damage the card or the stored files.

If the multi-indicator is flashing red...

- Never remove the card when the multi-indicator is flashing red, as doing so may result in loss of files stored in the card.

HINT

To format a card

① Insert the card in the camera, and press the ON/OFF button (pages 12 and 19).
② Set the camera to the NORMAL mode (page 27).
③ Press the MENU button.
④ Select the [ ] tab, and press the SET button.
⑤ Select "FORMAT" and press the SET button.

- The Format Screen appears. Follow the instructions on the screen to format the card.

Shooting without a card installed

- When a card is installed, images are recorded to and played back from the card. When no card is installed, images are recorded to and played back from the camera's internal memory. When the camera is turned on with no card installed, the internal memory icon 📄 is shown on the monitor to let you know that the images you capture will be saved to the camera's internal memory.

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

Please charge the supplied battery pack before using it. Install the battery pack in the camera, and connect the AC adaptor to charge the battery. Power to the camera can also be supplied from a power outlet when the AC adaptor is connected.

1 Open the battery cover.

Battery cover

2 Insert the battery pack, then replace the battery cover.

3 Use the power cord to connect the AC adaptor to a power outlet.

- Charging begins.

① Open AC adaptor To power outlet

• During charging, the multi-indicator is lit red. When charging is completed, the indicator turns off.
• The multi-indicator flashes red if the battery pack is defective or is not installed correctly. Make sure that the battery pack is correctly installed.
• The charging time is approx. 180 minutes.

Multi-indicator

Technical line drawing of a mechanical component with no visible text or symbols

CAUTION

Do not charge the battery pack immediately after the camera has been in continuous use for a long time

- The battery pack becomes hot when the camera is used continuously for a long time. If you attempt to charge the battery pack in this state, the multi-indicator may flash red and it may not be possible to charge the battery pack. Wait until the battery pack has cooled down before attempting to charge it.

Does the battery pack appear swollen?

- The lithium-ion battery used in this camera may expand slightly when stored in a hot environment or repeatedly used, but this is not a safety hazard. However, a battery that is difficult to insert because it has become swollen may then be impossible to extract from the battery compartment. In this case, please discontinue its use and replace it with a new battery.

Do not use the battery with the outer covering or label removed

- Doing so may result in malfunction.

HINT

About the internal backup battery

- This camera's internal battery serves to maintain the date and time settings, as well as the shooting settings. The backup battery will be fully charged when the battery pack is kept in the camera continuously for about 2 days. In the fully charged state, the backup battery will maintain the camera settings for about 7 days.

When not using the camera for a long time, remove the battery pack

- A small amount of power is still used even if the camera is turned off, and it is therefore recommended that the battery pack be removed from the camera if it is not going to be used for a long time. Note that when the battery pack is removed for a long period, the time and date settings may be cleared. Before using your camera again, be sure to confirm that the camera settings are correct.

Recharging when connected to the USB terminal

• The battery can be recharged while the camera is connected to a computer.
• Note, however, that the time it takes to recharge will differ depending on the camera's operating condition.
• Connect the dedicated USB interface cable to the USB connector on your computer. Do not connect it to the USB connector on the monitor or the keyboard, or to the USB hub.
• If the camera is not going to be used for an extended period of time, please disconnect the dedicated USB interface cable from the camera.

About recharging

Recharging takes place only when the camera is turned off, or when the power save function or the sleep function has been activated. Recharging does not take place when the camera is in the recording mode or playback mode.

About the temperature alert icon

During camera use, if the temperature of the battery or inside the camera (excluding the battery) rises, a temperature alert icon ⚙️ will appear as described below.

■ When the battery or internal camera (excluding battery) temperature rises during use

• During camera use, if the temperature of the battery or inside the camera (excluding the battery) rises, a 📁️ icon lights on the monitor. It is still possible to record and play back even when the 📁️ icon is lit; however it is advised that you discontinue use as soon as possible and turn the camera off.
• If the temperature rises further, the ⚡️ icon will start to flash, and the camera will turn off automatically.

The camera cannot be turned on until the temperature has dropped (or as long as the 📁 icon remains flashing). Please wait until the temperature has dropped before resuming use.

• During video recording, a countdown indicator will show the time starting about 15 seconds before shutdown. When the indicator shows 0 seconds, recording stops.
• If the camera is turned off while the temperature is high (that is, while the ⏻ icon is flashing), it cannot be turned on again until the temperature has dropped (or as long as the ⏻ icon remains flashing).

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF

Turning on the camera

1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second.

• If you press the REC/PLAY button for at least 1 second, the camera turns on in the playback mode.
• If you briefly press the ON/OFF button, once, the camera will switch to the power save mode.

Monitor unit

REC/PLAY button ON/OFF button

Turning off the camera

1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second.

• The camera turns off.

Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) mode is active

In order to preserve battery pack power, the power save (sleep) function will automatically turn off the camera after about 1 minute of no use during shooting, or about 5 minutes of no use during playback (factory-preset setting).

- When the power save mode is active, you can restore the power by any of the following methods:

• Press the ON/OFF button.
• Press the [ ] or [ ] button.
• Press the SET button.

- After the power save mode has been active for about 1 hour, the camera will switch to the standby mode. In this case, you can restore the power by pressing the ON/OFF button, or by closing and then opening the monitor unit.

- When the AC adaptor is connected, the power save mode will become active about 5 minutes after the camera is turned on (factory-preset setting).

- When the camera is connected to a computer or printer, the power save mode becomes active after about 12 hours.

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF

HINT

To immediately activate the power save mode

- Press the ON/OFF button briefly to activate the power save function.

About the standby mode

- To turn off the camera only briefly, you can close the monitor unit to put the camera in the standby mode. The standby mode uses almost no power. When the monitor unit is opened again, the camera turns on immediately and you are ready to shoot or view images without any delay.

CAUTION

If the ⓣ? icon appears...

- When a picture is taken, the date and time it was captured are recorded with it. If the date and time settings have not been completed (page 22), the date and time cannot be recorded with the captured images. For this reason, immediately after the camera is turned on, the "Set date and time" reminder briefly appears, after which the Ⓐ? icon is shown on the Recording Screen. To have the date and time recorded with the images, please complete this setting before capturing images.

DATE AND TIME SETTING

The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that you can display them during playback. Therefore, before capturing images, make sure the correct date and time are set.

- To correct the date and time setting, please see under HINT on page 24.

Example: To set the clock to 7:30 p.m. on December 24, 2010

1 Turn on the camera (page 19), and press the SET button.

• The Clock Set Screen appears.
- Follow the procedures below to enable or disable the date display during playback, to set the display format for the date, and to set the date and time.
- To display the Recording or Playback Screen, press the MENU button 2 times.

CLOCK SET DATE ▶ 2010/02/01 TIME ▶ 00:00 DISP ▶ D / M / Y MENU OK

2 Set the date.

① Select "DATE".
② Press the SET button.
- The Set Date Screen appears.
③ Set the date to "2010/12/24".
- The date is set in the following order: Set the year → Set the month → Set the day.
- Toggle the SET button left or right to select year, month or day. Toggle the SET button up or down to increase or decrease the number.
④ Press the SET button.

CLOCK SET DATE ▶ 2010/12/24 MENU OK

3 Set the clock.

① Select "TIME".
② Press the SET button.
- The Set Time Screen appears.
③ Set the time to "19:30".
- The time is set in the following order: Set the hour Set the minute.
- A 24-hour clock is used for the time display.
④ Press the SET button.

CLOCK SET TIME ▶ 19:30 MENU SET OK

4 Set the order in which the date is displayed during playback.

① Select "DISP".
② Press the SET button.
- The Set Date Format Screen appears.
③ Toggle the SET button up or down.
- Toggle the SET button up to change the displayed date order as follows:

CLOCK SET DISP > D / M / Y MENU OK

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    A["D/M/Y"] --> B["Y/M/D"]
    B --> C["M/D/Y"]

Toggle the SET button down to change it in the reverse order.

④ Press the SET button.

5 Press the MENU button.

• The date and time setting is completed.
• To display the Recording or Playback Screen, press the MENU button.

HINT

- Under normal conditions, while the battery pack is being replaced, an internal battery will maintain the date and time settings. However, there is a small chance the settings may be lost (the backup will last for about 7 days). It is recommended to check that the date and time settings are still correct after replacing the battery pack and before shooting or recording of any type (follow step 1).

To correct the date and time settings

① Turn on the camera.
② Display the Option Menu 1 (page 28).
③ Select "CLOCK SET" and press the SET button.
- The screen to set the date and time appears.
- The current date and time settings are shown.
④ Select the line you wish to change, and make the correction.

SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLAYBACK MODE

Switch between the recording mode (for recording) and the playback mode (for viewing your recorded images).

1 Turn on the camera (page 19).

2 Press the REC/PLAY button.

• The mode changes.
• The mode changes each time the REC/PLAY button is pressed.

• The mode changes. • The mode changes each time the REC/PLAY button is pressed. 15 000:00:22 RECE ON/OFF REC/PLAY button

2010.12.25 14:25 100-0006 Full-HD 10.5MB 00:00:05 OK

SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE

About the SIMPLE mode and NORMAL mode

The “SIMPLE mode” comprises only those functions that are most often used and necessary to operate the camera, while the “NORMAL mode” enables full use of all the camera’s many functions. Select the mode that is suitable for your purposes.

Select video and photo size HD A S+N MENU ⬆ SET OK

RECORDING MENU 1 VIDEO ▶ Full-HD PHOTO ▶ 10M SCENE SELECT ▶ AUTO FILTER ▶ FLASH ▶ A SELF-TIMER ▶ MENU ▶ SET OK

SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE

Switching between the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes

1 Turn on the camera (page 19).

- The previous mode is active.

2 Press the MENU button.

- The Menu Screen for the active mode appears.

3 Select the operating mode icon, and press the SET button.

• Switch from the SIMPLE mode to the NORMAL mode, or from the NORMAL mode to the SIMPLE mode.
• Press the MENU button to cancel the Menu Screen.

Switch to detailed normal menu Operating mode icon

Press SET button to switch to Simple Menu

Operating mode icon

Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen

1 Set the camera to the recording or playback mode (page 25).
2 Select the desired operating mode (page 27).
3 If the Menu Screen is not displayed, press the MENU button.

• The Menu Screen appears.
- To cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU button.

Switch to detailed normal menu

Press SET button to switch to Simple Menu

Option tab

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SET MENU

MENU button

1 Turn on the camera (page 19), and set it to the recording mode (page 25).

2 Press the [ ] button.

• Recording begins.
• It is not necessary to keep the [ ] button pressed while recording.
• When the remaining recording time available for the currently recording clip becomes little, a countdown of the remaining recording time appears on the display.

3 End the recording.

- Press the [ ] button again to stop recording.

[ ] button SET MENU Recording time ● REC000:00:09 5 Available recording time remaining

SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS

Capture a still image (single-shot).

1 Turn on the camera (page 19), and set it to the recording mode (page 25).

2 Press the [ ] button.

① Press the [ ] button halfway.

- The autofocus operates, and the image is focused (focus lock).

② Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way.

• The shutter releases and the image is captured.
• You can view the captured image on the monitor by keeping the [ ] button depressed when you capture the image.

①

②

[ ] button SET MENU

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Illustration of a person with a hairpin and eye filter icon, no text or symbols present

Target mark

HINT

Adjusting the monitor brightness

- While the Recording Screen is active, you can quickly access the screen for adjusting the brightness of the monitor by pressing the MENU button for at least 1 second.

What is the camera focusing on?

• A target mark [] on the monitor shows the area the camera is focusing on.
• 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, for example, by changing the shooting angle.
• The large target mark appears when the camera focuses on a wide area in the center of the screen.

Target mark F3.5 1/2 Camera shake icon Shutter speed Aperture

The shutter speed and aperture are displayed (NORMAL mode)

- The shutter speed and aperture settings are shown on the Recording Screen. You can use them as a reference when shooting.

If the camera shake icon 📋 appears... (NORMAL mode)

• 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 camera shake 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.
• When shooting with the scene select function set to the fireworks mode, the camera shake icon always appears, but this is normal.

Does it seem to take a long time to save images?

- When shooting in dimly lit conditions, it may take some time to save the data to the card.

Using the flash

The flash is not only used for photographing under dark conditions, but is also convenient for example when the subject is in shadow or lit from behind. The flash is available only when shooting single-shot still images.

1 Display the SIMPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 28), select the flash setting, and press the SET button.

- The screen to select the flash operation appears.

Auto flash HD A Flash operates automatically MENU SET OK

A: The camera detects the subject brightness and uses the flash only when necessary.
☐: The flash operates with every image captured regardless of the conditions.
☐: The flash does not operate even in dark situations.

2 Select the desired flash operation, and press the SET button.

- This completes the flash operation setting.

3 Press the [ ] button to take the picture.

SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS

CAUTION

Do not touch the flash unit when shooting

- The flash unit becomes very hot and may cause a burn. Avoid touching the flash unit when shooting.

HINT

• The flash cannot be used during video clip recording.
• By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET button (page 48), you can change the flash mode from the Recording Screen (NORMAL mode).

FIELD OF VIEW (Normal mode)

You can select whether to display either the Photo View Shooting Screen or the Movie View Shooting Screen.

The field of view is easier to see when the Shooting Screen for the specific shooting mode is selected.

To select the desired field of view, use the Option Setting Screen to set an operational shortcut (page 48).