Sanyo VPC-AZ3 EX 47

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS

Sequential Shots Shooting Setting Screen

* All the icons never appear at the same time.

1Scene Select menu (page 76)

cB: Full auto icon

F: Sports scene icon

x: Portrait icon

2Sequential shots mode (METHOD)

menu (page 61)

cÄ: Best select shot icon

Ö: Standard sequential shots

icon

A: AE shift sequential shots

icon

E 12

B 12

EXPERT

Selector dial

Main switch

BASIC mode

EXPERT mode

SCENE SELECT

FULL AUTO

METHOD

BEST

SX515/EX, U (VPC-AZ3 GB) Tue. Oct., 22/2002

47 English

Contents

Main Warning i FOR AMERICAN USERS Declaration of Conformity Page OUTLINE OF OPERATION SETUP 1 1 2 3 4 SHOOTING PLAYBACK 1 2 Symbols used in this manual CONTENTS BPREPARATION 3 BCAPTURING IMAGES AND RECORDING SOUNDS BPLAYBACK BEXPERT MODE CONTENTS BOTHER FUNCTIONS 5 BCAMERA SETTINGS AND DISPLAYS BAPPENDICES USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY CONCERNING THE DIGITAL CAMERA 7 WARNING BDo not get the digital camera wet BDo not use during a storm BDo not place on an unstable surface BDo not look through the digital camera into the sun BDo not use the flash close to a persons face WARNING BDo not use where there is risk of explosion 9 BKeep the digital camera out of the reach of children CAUTION BCautions during use and storage DANGER 11 BCautions when plugging in the battery pack charger BDo not pull on the power cord to unplug it DANGER 13 BDo not connect to a voltage converter BDo not damage the power cord BDo not place on an unstable surface BOperating and storage conditions DANGER 15 BDo not drop, hit, or submit the battery pack to strong shocks BCautions regarding the correct environment for using and storing the battery pack DANGER 17 Page Concerning the accessories CAUTION 19 BCautions concerning the use of the AC adapter BCautions concerning the CompactFlash and Microdrive BCautions when cleaning the digital camera BCautions when cleaning the lens FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA (continued) CAUTION Dedicated AV cable Dedicated USB interface cable 21 BWhen not using the digital camera for a long period BCautions concerning condensation B Cautions concerning magnetism BCautions concerning data storage Speaker FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA (continued) CAUTION BCautions when handling the cards 23 CAUTIONS CONCERNING HIGH TEMPERATURES BS icon 00:46 HIGH TEMP TURN OFF THE POWER CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ATTACHING THE HANDSTRAP 25 Page QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES 1 27 CHARGE indicator 2 5 6 QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES Capture an image 29 7 8 9 10 11 12 View the image 13 14 PARTS NAMES Front 31 12345 6 789F Rear 1 24 3567 8 9 F G HIJKL RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK 33 About the CHARGE indicator FORMATTING A CARD 2 35 4 Page TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF Turning the power on 37 Power button When capturing images 1 Turning the power on when the power save function is active SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Displaying and exiting the Shooting/Playback Setting Screens and Option Setting Screens 39 Displaying a Setting Screen 1 3 4 Exiting the Shooting/Playback Setting Screen 1 Exiting the Shooting/Playback Option Setting Screen 2 41 Shooting in the BASIC mode BASIC mode settings Setting screen basic operation BShooting Setting Screen 43 BPlayback Setting Screen BOther operations ADD AUDIO ADD TEXT RESIZE ROTATE EXIT LOCK? YES EXIT Shooting Setting Screens Still Image Shooting Setting Screen 45 2 3 4 5 6 7 47 EXPERT E 12 2 B 12 3 4 5 6 7 49 EXPERT 2 3 4 5 6 7 51 S T +0.3 U V FR 200 Playback Setting Screens 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 53 F G Shooting/Playback Option Setting Screens BEFORE TAKING PICTURES For best results 55 Holding the camera USING THE AUTOFOCUS BConditions that may cause incorrect focus BEFORE TAKING PICTURES Hints for taking pictures 57 12 8.0 1S M SHOOTING/RECORDING MODE SETTINGS 1 59 2 3 CAPTURING STILL IMAGES 1 2 12 3.1 1/50 SEQUENTIAL SHOTS Maximum number of sequential shots 61 Standard sequential shots 2 4 SEQUENTIAL SHOTS AE shift sequential (auto bracket) shots A 63 2 3 METHOD BRACKET Best select shot E 12 2 4 METHOD BEST SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 5 65 p o VIDEO CLIPS 1 2 3 00:07 13 AUDIO RECORDINGS 2 67 AUDIO REC 33:35 REC EXIT 4 AUDIO REC 00:08 4 RECORDING STOP BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Setting the focus 69 1 2 4 Using the flash 1 71 2 3 12 3.1 1/50 BASIC 4 73 Page Using the zoom 1 75 2 3 BASIC MODE Select the preset setting that matches your shooting conditions (Scene Select function) 1 2 E 12 3 77 Setting the resolution 2 E 12 RESOLUTION 22881712 79 Using the self-timer 4 E 12 SELF-TIMER OFF Setting the compression rate E 12 2 COMPRESSION FINE The possible compression rate settings for each shooting mode are shown in the following table. The selected compression rate is set. English 82 PLAYBACK MODE SETTINGS 1 2 83 Playing back audio recordings 1 2 PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Play back still images one by one 85 1 Play back a voice memo 3 PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 1 87 3 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS 1 2 PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS 3 89 To jump forward or backward 100 video clips (if there are more than 100 video clips) 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 Page LISTENING TO AUDIO RECORDINGS 1 91 2 3 Page USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Automatic playback (slideshow) 93 1 2 1 2 3 ZOOM MOVE ZOOM I/O SHUTTER FOR SAVE USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 1 2 95 Rotating an image 1 3 4 5 USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Playing back images on a TV set 97 Connections Playback Page DISPLAYING IMAGE INFORMATION (PLAYBACK INFO SCREEN) 1 2 99 Page ADDING A VOICE MEMO 2 101 VOICE MEMO SETTING THE FOCUS MODE 1 2 SPOT FOCUS OFF SPOT FOCUS LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING 2 103 3 EXP MEASURE MULTI WHITE BALANCE SETTING 1 2 B 12 WHITE BALANCE AUTO 105 ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING 2 B 12 ISO AUTO SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL 1 107 EXP CONT/PROGRAM 2 SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL 109 SETTING THE NOISE REDUCTION 2 NOISE REDUCT OFF ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES (REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER) Adjust the color tones with the digital camera 111 2 3 Page 4 5 113 ABCDE 6 115 Page Download the color tone correction data created on a computer 1 117 2 3 5 6 7 To select previously set color correction settings 1 2 119 COLOR ADJUSTMENT INITIAL SETTING DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING 2 DIZITAL ZOOM QUICK SHOT SETTING (STILL IMAGE SHOOTING MODE ONLY) 2 121 1 2 QUICK SHOT EXPOSURE CORRECTION 1 FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING (VIDEO CLIP SHOOTING ONLY) 1 123 2 B 00:46 FLICKER REDUCT SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY (SHOOTING INFO SCREEN) Display the Shooting Information Screen 1 2 Exit the Shooting Information Screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F G H I J K 125 INFO 12 10.0 : 5.6 1/500 COPYING IMAGES 1 3 CHANGING IMAGE SIZE 1 127 3 4 6 7 ADDING TEXT 1 129 3 4 6 SCROLL SELECT ABCDE < ADDING TEXT 7 8 SCROLL SELECT PQRST < P 9 10 PARADE 11 ADDING A VOICE MEMO 1 133 3 4 ADD AUDIO RECORDING PRINT SETTINGS 1 135 2 Page Standard print 2 137 5 6 139 7 Index print 2 Changing the print settings 1 141 2 Clearing the print settings 2 INFO 100-0001 1.1MB 5 IMAGE PROTECT MODE (PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE) 1 143 Page ERASING DATA 1 145 3 6 ERASING DATA 7 147 1 2 3 IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE Data file formats IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE Configuration of directories for the stored data 149 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the camera as your computers external drive 1 2 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3 151 Using the camera as a PC camera 1 2 USB DIRECT-PRINT Setup 1 2 3 4 USB DIRECT-PRINT PRE ORDER MODE SELECT MODE 1 2 3 4 PRINT MODE EASY MODE CUSTOM MODE 1 p 2 3 1 155 2 3 4 5 SETTING THE TV SYSTEM 2 157 PAL 3 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 2 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 3 159 4 5 6 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 161 SETTING THE OPERATIONAL SOUNDS Display the Operational Sounds Screen 2 Setting the operational sounds 1 2 163 4 Turning the operational sounds on/off 1 2 3 HELP FUNCTION 2 165 3 DISPLAY LANGUAGE 2 3 POWER SAVE MODE 2 167 6 ASSIGNING FILE NAMES 169 ASSIGNING FILE NAMES 2 4 CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE 1 171 12 INFO CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY Checking the remaining number of images and video recording time 173 1 12 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY Checking the remaining audio recording time 2 175 33:35 AUDIO REC REC EXIT TROUBLESHOOTING 177 Page 179 Page 181 Page 183 Page 185 Page 187 Page 189 Page 191 Page 193 SPECIFICATIONS Digital Camera 195 Page Digital camera connectors Battery pack operation 197 Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/Possible Recording Time English 198 Cautions when using the Microdrive 199 Supplied CompactFlash Supplied battery pack charger Supplied Lithium-ion battery pack 201 BASIC mode and EXPERT mode Others Caution 203