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