VPC-R1EX VPC-R1E VPC-R1
 For American Users
 Sanyo Fisher Company
Declaration of Conformity
 Regarding the data storage media
Before Reading the Manual
 Symbols used in this manual
 Contents
 Playback Applications
 Do not modify or open the cabinet
Using Your Digital Camera Safely and Correctly
Do not use while driving
 Do not get the digital camera wet
Be aware of your surroundings when using the digital camera
Do not use during a storm
Do not place on an unstable surface
 Do not use the flash close to a person’s face
Do not use where there is risk of explosion
Keep the digital camera out of the reach of children
 Concerning the supplied alkaline batteries
Concerning the Batteries
 General precautions for the batteries
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 For correct use of your digital camera
Concerning the Accessories
 When not using the digital camera for a long period
 If condensation seems likely to form
Be careful of condensation under the following conditions
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 Other separately sold devices
Checking the Included Accessories
 Front
Part Names
Rear
 Close the battery compartment cover
Installing the Batteries
Insert the batteries
 Do not use manganese batteries
Do not open battery cover while camera is turned on
To use other batteries
 Installing the Card
Installing the Card
 To remove the card
Do not remove the card when the camera is on
 Press l to select Reformat
Reformatting a card
Options screen
 To cancel the Reformat operation
Reformatting with the main switch set to Ô
Press j to select REFORMAT, and then press the SET button
Reformatting a memory card will erase all data
 Turning the power On
Turning the Power ON/OFF
Turning the power Off
When taking pictures
 When in the playback mode, you can also
Turning the power on when the power save function is active
To protect your camera’s lens
 Shooting Modes
 Press the shutter release button
Shooting Still Images
 Important points when capturing images
 Sequential Shots
 Capture the pictures
Sequential Shots
 Video Clips
Set the shooting mode to the video clip shooting mode see
Take a video clip
 Playback Modes
Playback Settings Screen
 100-0046 2001/06/15
Playback Mode menu
 Playing back still images one by one
Playing Back Still Images
 Playing Back Sequential Shots
When the 9-image display is shown in step
 Playing Back Video Clips
Set the playback mode to the video clip playback mode see
Frame-by-frame playback
Fast playback
 If the full-screen display appears in step
Example of button operation
Is sound playback possible?
 Set the shooting mode see Press the Mode button
Shooting Settings Screen
Flash menu
 Sequential shot mode menu
Resolution menu
Self-timer menu
To change the shooting mode in the Shooting Settings screen
 Set the image resolution v x w
Adjusting the Image Quality
 To exit the Shooting Settings screen, press the Mode button
 Changing the data size compression rate v
 Sequential shot shooting mode
Press the shutter release button Still image shooting mode
Video clip shooting mode
 Set the macro switch to £
Set the main switch to Õ
Macro indicator ¢ appears on the LCD
If the main switch is set to Monitor OFF
 To cancel the self-timer mode
To stop the self-timer
Take the picture
 Using the Flash
 If the shutter button does not work
 Exposure Correction v x w
Press d or c on the arrow button to adjust the exposure
 Shortcut for setting the exposure correction
 Shortcut for setting the zoom
Press d or c on the arrow button to adjust
Zoom rate
 To stop the slide show
Select the still image playback mode see
 Magnifying Zooming in the Image v x w
 YES Saves the displayed image as a still
Play back a sequential shot or video clip,
Image
 Image data protect
PROTECTING/ERASING Image Data
 To cancel the protect mode for an image
To continue setting the protect mode for other image data
Select YES, and press the SET button
 Select the erase icon q Press the SET button
Erase unneeded data
To erase still images
To erase sequential shots
 If Group Erase was selected
To erase video clips
To continue erasing other image data
 Copying to the Card
 Open the camera lens cover
Using with a Computer
 Saving images
Preserving the Recorded Images
Data formats
 Do not modify card data using your computer
Directory configuration of recorded data
About video clip data recorded with the digital camera
 Requesting Printing
 Select STD PRINT, and press the SET button
To clear the print settings
About the Dpof standard
 Display the Shooting Settings screen
Setting the Date and Time
Select Clock SET, and press the SET button
 Set the time
Set the date
 Select EXIT, and press the SET button
Set the date display
 If the date and time are not set
To correct the date and time setting
Check the clock after changing the batteries
 Select the beep sound setting, and press the SET button
Setting the Operation Sound
Select BEEP, and press the SET button
 Hint
 Changing the Display Language
 Select the language, and press the SET button
Select LANGUAGE, and press the SET button
 Set the main switch to Ô or Õ
Checking the Remaining Battery Charge
Select any shooting or playback mode other than Ø
Battery indication Remaining charge
 If the LCD monitor suddenly turns off
 Checking the Remaining Number of Images and Recording Time
Set the main switch to Õ Open the lens cover
 Problem Cause & Solution
Troubleshooting
 Shooting LCD monitor Problem Cause & Solution
Troubleshooting
 Viewing images Problem Cause & Solution
 Memory
 Other
 Digital Camera
Specifications
 Second delay
 Battery Operation
Digital Camera Connectors
 One Total
Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time
 Playback mode display
Shooting mode display
Camera condition indicators
Icon Index