VPC-CA100EX VPC-CA100GX VPC-CA100PX VPC-CA100TA VPC-CA102
Important note
KFOR American Users
Declaration of Conformity
KFOR Russian Users
KFOR Canadian Users
KFOR EU Users
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Symbols used in this manual
HOW to Read this Manual
For first-time users
Preparing the camera
Insert the battery pack
SHOOT, Play Back and Save
About saving your recorded data
For at least 1 second to turn Camera on
Shooting
Press the ON/OFF button
To take a photo
Button
Playback
Press the REC/PLAY
Select the image to play Back
Press the SET button To return to the recording mode
When you are finished using the camera
To continue to the next operation
Set the supplied CD-ROM in your computer’s DVD drive
Install application program
Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD
Click on TotalMedia Extreme for Sanyo
Copy data from your camera to the computer
Turn on the camera
How to open the terminal cover
Select COMPUTER, and press the SET button
Xi English
Click the Management icon
Click the Import icon
Click the Done button
Burn video clips onto a DVD
Click the Create video icon
Xv English
Click New DVD project
Click Insert video
Click the Open button
Xvii English
Click the Design tab
Click the Produce tab
Click the Burn button
Click the Save button
About software upgrades
Click the Yes button
Click the OK button
Click the download URL link
Click on Special downloads
Click the Submit button
United States/Canada
Europe
China
Concerning your camera’s waterproof feature
What is JIS IPX8 formerly JIS protection grade 8?
Storing and maintaining your camera
Before Recording in Water
Contents
Simple
Normal
Option Settings
Appendices
Quick Search by Operation
Photographing people
Adjust the camera’s
Increase the camera’s sensitivity
Capture sharp images
Search for image Reduce the photo Audio files Size
Adjust the speaker volume
Adjust the monitor brightness
Magnify an image
Format a card
Delete files
Protect files from accidental erasure
Delete a part of a video clip and join video clips
Burn files copied to the computer onto a DVD
AC adaptor Plugs The number
Where the camera is sold
Depending on the region
English
How to attach
How to use the accessories
About the power plug
Handstrap
Media cards that can be used with this camera
About the Card
What card means in this manual
Getting the Most OUT of Your Camera
Waterproof capability
High-quality images with Full High Definition* pages 46
Normal Mode Recording Menu
Includes Simple mode for quick-and-easy operation
Simple Mode Recording Menu
Image stabilizer for sharp pictures pages 48
Capture clear images of the targeted subject pages 50
Eye-Fi smart
System MAP
Parts Names
Front
Rear
Zoom Range
Installing the Card
When removing the card
Shooting without a card installed
Close the battery cover securely
If the multi-indicator is flashing red
Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card
Charging the Battery Pack
Open the battery cover
Insert the battery pack, then replace the battery cover
Affix the appropriate plug supplied to the AC adaptor
During charging
Close the battery cover and terminal cover securely
Use only the supplied accessories
Does the battery pack appear swollen?
About the internal backup battery
About the temperature alert icon \
About recharging
Turning on the camera
Turning the Camera on and OFF
Turning off the camera
English
About the standby mode
To immediately activate the power save mode
If the K icon appears
Turn on the camera page 30, and press the SET button
Date and Time Setting
Set the date
Set the clock
To correct the date and time settings
Press the Menu button
Example of the playback mode
100000014 Example of the recording mode
Turn on the camera Press the REC/PLAY button
Simple Mode Menu Screen
Switching between the Simple and Normal modes
Select the operating mode icon Press the SET button
Normal Mode Menu Screen
Example Simple Mode Recording Menu
Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen
Example Normal Mode Recording Menu
Setting Screen
Using the Simple Mode Menu
Select an item to change
Press I or J to select a tab
Using the Normal Mode Menu
Press H
About the applicable mode indicator
14 M-S
Select video and photo size
Focus range
Remaining battery power indication
Recording size page 56 h Select the video clip size to
Flash
Simple Mode Playback Menu
Start slideshow
Slideshow
Playback volume
Delete page 76 h Delete files
Video
Tab
Still image settings Single-shot
Video clip settings HD mode
SD mode
Self-timer
Recording MENU2 Video Stabilizer
Photo stabilizer
Light-measuring mode
Video stabilizer
Focus area
Recording MENU3 White Balance
White balance
High sensitivity mode
Rec folder setting Remaining battery power indication
Exposure
Normal Mode Playback Menu
Protect
Select folder
Edit photo
Copy
Before Taking Pictures
For best results
Using the autofocus
Conditions that may cause incorrect focus
When both near and far objects are present
Fast-moving subjects
Select the recording size
Select the desired recording size, and press the SET button
Select the focus setting
Select the desired focus range, and press the SET button
Muting the operation sounds
Where are the image and audio files saved?
Hints for taking pictures
Taking pictures in backlight conditions
Video Clip Recording
End the recording
Halfway
Shooting Single Shots
Continue to gently press the button all the way
Focus and exposure can be locked in the Normal mode
Adjusting the monitor brightness
What is the camera focusing on?
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
Press the button to take the picture
Do not touch the flash unit when shooting
Shoot a Still Image While Recording a Video Clip
Full-HD
About the recording size of still images
MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY Zoom
Take the picture
When the Zoom Range button is pressed
When recording video clips at a high magnification
About the Advanced Zoom
Dry the camera
After Using the Camera in Water
About the handstrap
Playing Back Video Clips and Still Images
To return to the screen to select playback files Press J
Video clip playback operation
To do this Do this
If the a appears on the playback Screen
Display the video clip playback point
How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image
File size for a video clip is very large
During video clip playback, the sound of a motor is audible
About the slideshow settings
Slideshow Playback
Volume can be adjusted during playback
Playback Volume
Press G or H to set the volume, and press the SET button
Normal mode
Deleting Files
Delete single/delete all/delete folder
Select DELETE, and press the SET button
Delete selected
Select an image you wish to delete
Press the or button
Select YES, and press the SET button
Image display playback
Push the zoom switch toward the W/P side
Playback Modes
Display the image you wish to Play back
Selecting the playback folder
Display the Playback Screen Push the zoom switch toward
Side twice
Display the image that you want to magnify
Side Magnification is enabled
Magnifying zooming in the image
To magnify
Recording Menu
Video setting
When editing video clips
Audio recording
You can capture a still image during an audio recording
About files saved in segments
Playback begins
Still image setting
Sequential shots
Scene select setting
Filter setting
To pause or cancel the self-timer function
Self-timer setting
When xis selected
When motion compensation is enabled
Motion compensation image stabilizer setting
Can’t set the photo stabilizer setting?
Did the scene select setting change?
About the super macro mode
Focus range setting How to use the manual focus
About zoom movement when using the manual focus
Select -, and press the SET button
Focus mode setting
Light-measuring mode setting
ISO sensitivity setting
How to use the one push setting
White balance setting
To cancel the white balance setting
Exposure setting
Subject chaser settings
Shooting with the color chaser function still images only
Shooting with the face chaser function
Set the face chaser setting to
When using the face chaser function
About recording with the subject chaser
Digital zoom setting
High sensitivity mode setting
Limitations of the high sensitivity mode
Press G or H to adjust Exposure
Exposure compensation
Storage folder setting
Select an existing folder
Playback Menu
Slideshow settings
Changing a setting
Begin the slideshow
Protect files one by one
File protect setting
To cancel the protect mode for a file
Select Lock and press the SET Button
Protect selected files
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
Procedure to cut extract a portion of a video clip
Editing video clips
Procedure to join video clips
Regarding the capture date of the saved files
Video clip cutting extracting
Select CUT and press the SET button
Pause
Procedure Play
Specify the start point of the extract
Accelerated playback
When joining the first and latter portions
Press the O or button
Select the desired option, and press the SET button
Joining video clips
Select Join and press the SET button
Join
Hint
Display the Printing Instructions Screen
Printing instructions
Select a photo from the Playback Screen
Specifying date imprinting and print quantities
Specify dated prints
Completed printing Instructions
Index print
Can’t specify dated prints?
File Info Display
To access a Setting Screen
Display the Option Setting Menu
Select an Option tab 1, 2 or 3, and press the SET button
Introduction to the Option Setting Menu
Tab
Post View setting
Startup Display setting h Select the display that appears
Operation Beep setting h Settings for the camera’s
Remaining battery charge display
Option Menu Shortcuts
Brightness setting
Image quality setting h Set the vividness
Language setting
Option Menu TV Output
File NO. CONT’D setting Format
TV Output setting Power Save setting
Remaining battery charge Display page 137 Optionsettings
Shortcut setting
Select SHORTCUTS, and press the SET button
Photo view
Video view
Press I or J
To confirm the assigned shortcuts
Select TV OUTPUT, and press the SET button
TV output setting
Select the desired setting, and press the SET button
If Hdmi is selected
If HDMI-CEC is selected
About the HDMI-CEC function
Relation between TV Type setting and TV display
TV Type
TV type to be Image file to be TV display
File number function OFF File name image number
File No. setting
File number function on File name image number
Card a
Formatting initializing
Formatting erases the data
Set the camera to the recording mode
Checking the Remaining Card Memory
For audio recordings
Time is shown
Checking the Remaining Battery Pack Charge
Display the Recording Menu or Playback Menu
Battery remaining charge
Battery pack
Approx. full
Connecting to a TV
Insert and pull out the cable carefully
Connecting to a video input terminal
Connecting to the Hdmi terminal
Playing Back on a TV
Copying dubbing images to a DVD recorder
Printing
Print 1 Image
About the printer settings
To cancel printing During printing, press J
Select Cancel and press the SET button
About printing all the images
Commonly Asked Questions
Power
Question Answer Action
Shooting
Mode when
Monitor
Viewing
Digital camera Why is If the subject Not a malfunction
Can I play back We cannot
Misc
English
Problem Cause Action
Troubleshooting
Camera
Shooting
English
No playback Camera is Set the camera
Correct Select
Missing Blocking Correctly, Lens Make sure
Image
Battery, it has a
Setting Remarks
Scene Select
About the scene select function and focus range settings
Filter
Video clips
Specifications
Still images
Audio
Appendices
Cm 0.39 in. to 80 cm 31.50 in. wide end only
VAR-G12
Camera connectors
Battery life
English
Concerning the multi-indicator
Supplied Li-ion battery pack
Supplied AC adaptor
Others
English
How the autofocus works
If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used
Hints for Taking Pictures
Reasons for unfocused images
Using the manual focus effectively
Advantage of using the manual focus
Photographing a moving subject
Photographing moving subjects sports mode a
Shooting portraits portrait mode
Points
Night photography night view portrait mode
Photographing scenery landscape mode +