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	Problem	Cause	Action	Reference
	Problem	Cause	Action	page
				page
	No playback	The camera is	Set the camera
Monitor	image	not set to the	to the playback	35, 70
Monitor	appears.	playback	mode.	35, 70
	appears.	playback	mode.
		mode.
	The image is	The flash was	Hold the
	too dark.	blocked by a	camera
		finger or other	correctly, and	53
		object.	make sure the	53
		object.	make sure the
			flash is not
			obstructed.
		The subject	Capture the
		was too far	image in the
		away.	range of	166
			operation of the
Viewing			flash.
Viewing		The subject	Use the forced	42, 46,
images		The subject	Use the forced	42, 46,
images		was lit from	flash mode.	63
		was lit from	flash mode.	63
		behind.	Use the
			Use the
			exposure	97
			compensation	97
			compensation
			function.
			Use the spot
			light-measuring	48, 90
			mode.
		There is not	Adjust the ISO
		enough light.	sensitivity	48, 91
			setting.

APPENDICES

English 156

Contents

INSTRUCTION MANUAL Dual Camera Warning kFOR AMERICAN USERS WARNING: Declaration of Conformity kFOR CANADIAN USERS kFOR EU USERS Note: SANYO Sales & Marketing Europe GmbH SANYO Electric Co., Ltd Symbols used in this manual HINT CAUTION (page xx) Preparing the camera 1 Insert the battery pack About saving your recorded data Shooting 1 Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera on For how to set the date and time, see page 2 Record To record a video clip: Playback 1 Press the REC/PLAY button 2 Select the image to play back When you are finished using the camera To continue to the next operation Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD Install application program 1 Set the supplied CD-ROMin your computer’s DVD drive 2 Click on [TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO] 3 Remove the CD-ROMfrom the computer’s DVD drive Copy data from your camera to the computer 2 Turn on the camera (page 30) USB CONNECTION COMPUTER PRINTER How to open the terminal cover 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button CARD READER MTP SCREEN CAPTURE 6 Click the [Management] icon 7 Click the [Import] icon 9 Click the [Done] button Burn video clips onto a DVD 1 Insert a blank DVD in your computer’s DVD drive 2 Double-clickthe desktop [TotalMedia Extreme for SANYO] icon 3 Click the [Create video] icon 4 Click [New DVD project] 5 Click [Insert video] 6 Click the [Open] button 7 Click the [Design] tab 8 Click the [Produce] tab 9 Click the [Burn] button 10 Click the [Yes] button 11 Click the [Save] button 12 Click the [OK] button 13 Click the [n] close button in the upper right corner 14 Click the [n] close button in the upper right corner Does the window requesting confirmation to enable the MPEG-2Codec appear When the window requesting confirmation to activate the 2 Click on [Special downloads] 3 Click the [Submit] button 4 Click the download URL link Europe China Important Concerning your camera’s waterproof feature Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLAYBACK MODE 1 Turn on the camera (page 30) 2 Press the REC/PLAY button 10000:00:14 <Example of the recording mode Switching between the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes 2 Press the MENU button Switch to detailed S N normal menu <SIMPLE Mode Menu Screen Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen Using the SIMPLE Mode Menu 4 Press [I] or [J] to select the item you wish to change, and press the SET button <Setting Screen Using the NORMAL Mode Menu 6 Press [I] or [J] to select the item you wish to change, and press the RECORDING MENU 4608x2592[16:9] 14M-H 4352x2448[16:9] Select video and photo size 1Recording size (page 56) h Select the video clip size to 2Focus range (page 57) 3Flash (page 63) 4SN (page 36) 5Remaining battery power indication (page 137) Start slideshow 1Slideshow (page 74) 2Playback volume (page 75) 3Delete (page 76) h Delete files RECORDING MENU VIDEO PHOTO SCENE SELECT FILTER FLASH 1Video clip settings (page 82) <HD mode <SD mode 2Still image settings (page 85) <Single-shot RECORDING MENU2 VIDEO STABILIZER PHOTO STABILIZER FOCUS FOCUS MODE 1Video stabilizer (page 88) 2Photo stabilizer (page 88) 3Focus range (page 89) 4Focus area (page 90) 5Light-measuringmode 1RECORDING MENU3 WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE TARGET A SUBJECT HIGH SENSITIVITY 1White balance (page 92) 2Exposure (page 93) 4High sensitivity mode (page 96) 5Digital zoom (page 67) PLAYBACK MENU1 SLIDESHOW PLAY VOLUME PROTECT DELETE 1PLAYBACK MENU2 EDIT PHOTO EDIT VIDEO SELECT FOLDER COPY For best results Using the autofocus kConditions that may cause incorrect focus SIMPLE/SHOOTING i When both near and far objects are present iFast-movingsubjects Select the recording size To keep in HDTV size 14M HDTV size 14M [4:3] Select the focus setting All ranges 2 Select the desired focus range, and press the SET button Hints for taking pictures Muting the operation sounds Where are the image and audio files saved Taking pictures in backlight conditions While the image files are being recorded 1 Turn on the camera (page 30) and set it to the recording mode (page 35) 2 Press the [ ] button 3 End the recording and set it to the recording[ ] button mode (page 35) 2 Press the ] button 1 Press the halfway F3.6 Adjusting the monitor brightness What is the camera focusing on The focus and exposure can be locked (in the NORMAL mode) The shutter speed and aperture are displayed (in the NORMAL mode) If the camera shake icon > appears... (in the NORMAL mode) Does it seem to take a long time to save images Using the flash Auto flash Flash operates automatically 2 Select the desired flash operation, and press the SET button 3 Press the [ ] button to take the picture Do not touch the flash unit when shooting REC 000:00:09 About the recording size of still images 1 Point the camera lens at the subject 2 Push the zoom switch toward [T/]] or [W/P] to compose the desired image 3 Take the picture When recording video clips at a high magnification About the “Advanced Zoom” When the ZOOM RANGE button is pressed 1 Turn off the camera, and close the battery cover and terminal cover securely 2 Wash the camera with fresh water 3 Dry the camera About the handstrap 1 Set the camera to the playback mode (page 35) 2 Select the image to play back <To return to the screen to select playback files> Press [J] SIMPLE/PLAYBACK Video clip playback operation To do this Do this Louder: Softer: If the a appears on the playback Screen How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image The file size for a video clip is very large Display the video clip playback point During video clip playback, the sound of a motor is audible If no audio is heard 2 Select the type of file to play back, and press the SET button SLIDESHOW ALL START About the slideshow settings 2 Press [G] or [H] to set the volume, and press the SET button PLAY VOLUME VOLUME SETTING The volume can be adjusted during playback In the NORMAL mode Delete single/delete all/delete folder 1 Display the SIMPLE Mode DELETE Playback Menu (page 37), select the delete setting, and press the Delete selected 3 Select an image you wish to delete 4 Press the SET button 5 Press the [ ]or [ ] button 6 Select “YES”, and press the SET button 21-imagedisplay playback 1 Display the image you wish to play back 2 Push the zoom switch toward the [W/P] side 3 Select the image to play back 100SANYO 101SANYO 102SANYO Magnifying (zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magnify SAVE 108% [T/]] side Video setting When editing video clips Audio recording kAudio recording 1 Select <, and press the SET REC 000:00:06 You can capture a still image during an audio recording About files saved in segments kAudio playback 1 Select an audio file, and press the SET button Still image setting Sequential shots 1 Select : or t, and press the SET button What is the maximum number of images in a sequential shots sequence About the focus when shooting sequential shots Scene select setting Filter setting Self-timersetting To pause or cancel the self-timerfunction When xis selected Motion compensation (image stabilizer) setting If the motion compensation does not seem to be working Can’t set the “photo stabilizer” setting When motion compensation is enabled Full-HD Focus range setting How to use the manual focus Select -,and press the SET Press [G] or [H] to adjust the 2.0m Focus mode setting 14M-SFull-HD 7112001:00:05 Light-measuringmode setting ISO sensitivity setting Does the image appear to flicker when recording a video clip White balance setting How to use the one push setting 1 Select the ^icon To cancel the white balance setting Exposure setting 1 Select the desired icon from the exposure menu, and press the SET button <If T, gor ,was selected 2 Press the SET button Subject chaser settings Shooting with the color chaser function (still images only) 1 Set the color chaser setting to 2 Move the target mark to the desired subject, and press the SET button <To cancel the color chaser operation Shooting with the face chaser function 1 Set the face chaser setting to 2 When capturing a still image, press the [O] button halfway 3 Press the [O] or [R] button <To capture a still image High sensitivity mode setting Limitations of the high sensitivity mode Digital zoom setting Exposure compensation 1 Assign the operation shortcut to an arrow key (pages 122 and 125) 2 Press the arrow key to which the operation shortcut was assigned 3 Press [G] or [H] to adjust the exposure Storage folder setting 1 Select “REC FOLDER”, and press the SET button. <Create a new folder <Select an existing folder REC FOLDER CREATE NEW FOLDER 100SANYO Slideshow settings Changing a setting Select the item you wish to change, and press the SET MODE File protect setting Protect files one by one Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button Select “PROTECT SINGLE” and PROTECT Protect selected files Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37) Select “PROTECT SELECTED” and press the SET button SD Full-HD 37.6MB Resize Why can’t the image be resized Rotate Correcting the image Concerning the date and time information for the saved image Editing video clips Procedure to cut (extract) a portion of a video clip Extract the specified portion [Two ways to cut the video clip] Procedure to join video clips Specify the video clip that will come first Specify the video clip that you wish to append (join) Join the video clips Caution when editing video clips Video clip cutting (extracting) 4 Specify the start point of the extract <Procedure Play: Pause: Accelerated playback: 5 Press [I] <When joining the first and latter portions 6 Press the [O] or [ ] button SAVE AS NEW: OVERWRITE: 7 Select the desired option, and press the SET button Warning concerning the battery pack remaining charge Joining video clips 2 Select “JOIN” and press the SET button SAVE RELEASE 4 Press the [O] or [ ] button 5 Select the desired option, and press the SET button Page Printing instructions Display the Printing Instructions Screen 1 Select a photo from the Playback Screen ALL IMAGES: EACH IMAGE: Specifying date imprinting and print quantities 1 Display the Printing Instructions Screen (page 113) 2 Select “ALL IMAGES” or “EACH IMAGE” 4 Specify whether the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints <Specify the number of prints <Specify dated prints COPIES OK DATE Index print NORMAL/PLAYBACK 1 Display the desired file on the camera monitor 2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second 1Video clip mode settings 2Image or sound number To access a Setting Screen OPTION MENU1 CLOCK SET INFO DISPLAY STARTUP DISPLAY OPERATION BEEP 1CLOCK SET setting (page 33) h Set the camera’s clock 2INFO DISPLAY setting SHOW ALL: DATE & TIME: COUNTER: OPTION MENU2 SHORTCUTS NOISE REDUCTION IMAGE SETTINGS BRIGHTNESS 1SHORTCUTS setting (page 125) 2NOISE REDUCTION setting h Compared to normal shooting VIDEO NR: PHOTO NR: WIND SOUND NR: OPTION MENU TV OUTPUT POWER SAVE FILE NO. CONT'D FORMAT 1TV OUTPUT setting (page 128) 2POWER SAVE setting (page 31) 3FILE NO. CONT’D setting (page 132) 4FORMAT (page 134) 5RESET SETTINGS Shortcut setting 1 Select “SHORTCUTS”, and press the SET button SHORTCUTS OFF OFF RECOMMENDED SETTINGS <Video view <Photo view 3 Press [I] or [J] SEQUENTIAL PHOTO VIEW <To confirm the assigned shortcuts TV SYSTEM NTSC TV TYPE HDMI1080i HDMI-CECOFF <If “HDMI-CEC”is selected ON: 3 Press [I] or [J] to select the desired parameter About the HDMI-CECfunction Relation between “TV TYPE” setting and TV display If the TV display is not correct… The aspect ratio of the output still image does not change to 16:9 File No. continued setting <File number continued function “OFF” File name (image number) <File number continued function “ON” Page Formatting (initializing) Caution during formatting Formatting erases the data Checking the remaining number of images and video recording time 1 Set the camera to the recording mode (page 35) For audio recordings 1 Set the camera to the audio recording mode (page 82) 1 Display the Recording Menu or Playback Menu (page 37) Battery pack remainingBattery remaining charge charge indicator Insert and pull out the cable carefully About image output: Connecting to a video input terminal Connecting to the HDMI terminal TV A TO CONNECTING Copying (dubbing) images to a DVD recorder USB CONNECTION COMPUTER PRINTER CANCEL CANCEL SETOK 3 Select “PRINTER”, and press the SET button 4 The PictBridge printing mode is activated PictBridge MENU PRINT 1 IMAGE Full-SHQ PRINT ALL IMAGES To cancel printing 1During printing, press [J] 2 Select “CANCEL” and press the SET button About printing all the images About DPOF printing Question Answer Action Power Shooting APPENDICES Page images Page Page Misc Page Problem Cause Page Page Page Page Page Image Page Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters Scene Select Setting Remarks Filter About the scene select function and focus range settings Still images: Video clips: Audio: Page Page Page Camera connectors Battery life Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/ Possible Recording Time Concerning the multi-indicator Supplied AC adaptor Supplied Li-ionbattery pack Others Page If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used kHow the autofocus works k Reasons for unfocused images kPreventing blurred images Photographing a moving subject kHow to photograph a moving subject <Advantage of using the manual focus <Using the manual focus effectively Shooting portraits (portrait mode >) Points: NOTE Photographing moving subjects (sports mode a) Night photography (night view portrait mode /) Photographing scenery (landscape mode +)

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Models: VPC-CA100EX VPC-CA100GX VPC-CA100PX VPC-CA100TA VPC-CA102