Important note
VPC-CA100EX VPC-CA100GX VPC-CA100PX VPC-CA100TA VPC-CA102
Declaration of Conformity
KFOR American Users
Sanyo Sales & Marketing Europe GmbH
KFOR Canadian Users
KFOR EU Users
KFOR Russian Users
Symbols used in this manual
HOW to Read this Manual
For first-time users
About saving your recorded data
Insert the battery pack
SHOOT, Play Back and Save
Preparing the camera
To take a photo
Shooting
Press the ON/OFF button
For at least 1 second to turn Camera on
Select the image to play Back
Playback
Press the REC/PLAY
Button
Press the SET button To return to the recording mode
When you are finished using the camera
To continue to the next operation
Click on TotalMedia Extreme for Sanyo
Install application program
Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD
Set the supplied CD-ROM in your computer’s DVD drive
Turn on the camera
Copy data from your camera to the computer
Select COMPUTER, and press the SET button
How to open the terminal cover
Click the Management icon
Xi English
Click the Done button
Click the Import icon
Burn video clips onto a DVD
Click the Create video icon
Click New DVD project
Xv English
Click the Open button
Click Insert video
Click the Design tab
Xvii English
Click the Burn button
Click the Produce tab
Click the OK button
About software upgrades
Click the Yes button
Click the Save button
United States/Canada
Click on Special downloads
Click the Submit button
Click the download URL link
China
Europe
Concerning your camera’s waterproof feature
Storing and maintaining your camera
What is JIS IPX8 formerly JIS protection grade 8?
Before Recording in Water
Contents
Simple
Normal
Option Settings
Appendices
Quick Search by Operation
Capture sharp images
Adjust the camera’s
Increase the camera’s sensitivity
Photographing people
Magnify an image
Adjust the speaker volume
Adjust the monitor brightness
Search for image Reduce the photo Audio files Size
Delete a part of a video clip and join video clips
Delete files
Protect files from accidental erasure
Format a card
Burn files copied to the computer onto a DVD
AC adaptor Plugs The number
Where the camera is sold
Depending on the region
English
Handstrap
How to use the accessories
About the power plug
How to attach
Media cards that can be used with this camera
About the Card
What card means in this manual
Waterproof capability
Getting the Most OUT of Your Camera
High-quality images with Full High Definition* pages 46
Image stabilizer for sharp pictures pages 48
Includes Simple mode for quick-and-easy operation
Simple Mode Recording Menu
Normal Mode Recording Menu
Eye-Fi smart
Capture clear images of the targeted subject pages 50
System MAP
Front
Parts Names
Zoom Range
Rear
When removing the card
Installing the Card
Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card
Close the battery cover securely
If the multi-indicator is flashing red
Shooting without a card installed
Open the battery cover
Charging the Battery Pack
Affix the appropriate plug supplied to the AC adaptor
Insert the battery pack, then replace the battery cover
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 recharging
About the temperature alert icon \
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
Normal Mode Menu Screen
Switching between the Simple and Normal modes
Select the operating mode icon Press the SET button
Simple 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
14 M-S
About the applicable mode indicator
Select video and photo size
Flash
Remaining battery power indication
Recording size page 56 h Select the video clip size to
Focus range
Start slideshow
Simple Mode Playback Menu
Slideshow
Playback volume
Delete page 76 h Delete files
Tab
Video
Self-timer
Video clip settings HD mode
SD mode
Still image settings Single-shot
Recording MENU2 Video Stabilizer
Focus area
Light-measuring mode
Video stabilizer
Photo stabilizer
Recording MENU3 White Balance
Exposure
High sensitivity mode
Rec folder setting Remaining battery power indication
White balance
Protect
Normal Mode Playback Menu
Select folder
Edit photo
Copy
For best results
Before Taking Pictures
Conditions that may cause incorrect focus
Using the autofocus
Fast-moving subjects
When both near and far objects are present
Select the desired recording size, and press the SET button
Select the recording size
Select the desired focus range, and press the SET button
Select the focus setting
Taking pictures in backlight conditions
Where are the image and audio files saved?
Hints for taking pictures
Muting the operation sounds
End the recording
Video Clip Recording
Halfway
Shooting Single Shots
Continue to gently press the button all the way
Shutter speed and aperture are displayed in the Normal mode
Adjusting the monitor brightness
What is the camera focusing on?
Focus and exposure can be locked in the Normal mode
Does it seem to take a long time to save images?
If the camera shake icon appears... in the Normal mode
Press the button to take the picture
Using the flash
Do not touch the flash unit when shooting
Full-HD
Shoot a Still Image While Recording a Video Clip
About the recording size of still images
Take the picture
MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY Zoom
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
To return to the screen to select playback files Press J
Playing Back Video Clips and Still Images
To do this Do this
Video clip playback operation
If the a appears on the playback Screen
During video clip playback, the sound of a motor is audible
How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image
File size for a video clip is very large
Display the video clip playback point
Slideshow Playback
About the slideshow settings
Normal mode
Playback Volume
Press G or H to set the volume, and press the SET button
Volume can be adjusted during playback
Delete single/delete all/delete folder
Deleting Files
Select DELETE, and press the SET button
Delete selected
Select an image you wish to delete
Select YES, and press the SET button
Press the or button
Display the image you wish to Play back
Push the zoom switch toward the W/P side
Playback Modes
Image display playback
Selecting the playback folder
Display the Playback Screen Push the zoom switch toward
Side twice
To magnify
Side Magnification is enabled
Magnifying zooming in the image
Display the image that you want to magnify
Audio recording
Video setting
When editing video clips
Recording Menu
About files saved in segments
You can capture a still image during an audio recording
Playback begins
Sequential shots
Still image setting
Filter setting
Scene select setting
To pause or cancel the self-timer function
Self-timer setting
When xis selected
Did the scene select setting change?
Motion compensation image stabilizer setting
Can’t set the photo stabilizer setting?
When motion compensation is enabled
Select -, and press the SET button
Focus range setting How to use the manual focus
About zoom movement when using the manual focus
About the super macro mode
Light-measuring mode setting
Focus mode setting
ISO sensitivity setting
How to use the one push setting
White balance setting
To cancel the white balance setting
Exposure setting
Shooting with the color chaser function still images only
Subject chaser settings
About recording with the subject chaser
Set the face chaser setting to
When using the face chaser function
Shooting with the face chaser function
Digital zoom setting
High sensitivity mode setting
Limitations of the high sensitivity mode
Exposure compensation
Press G or H to adjust Exposure
Select an existing folder
Storage folder setting
Begin the slideshow
Slideshow settings
Changing a setting
Playback Menu
Select Lock and press the SET Button
File protect setting
To cancel the protect mode for a file
Protect files one by one
SD Full-HD 37.6MB
Protect selected files
Resize
Why can’t the image be resized?
Rotate
Concerning the date and time information for the saved image
Correcting the image
Editing video clips
Procedure to cut extract a portion of a video clip
Regarding the capture date of the saved files
Procedure to join video clips
Select CUT and press the SET button
Video clip cutting extracting
Accelerated playback
Procedure Play
Specify the start point of the extract
Pause
Press the O or button
When joining the first and latter portions
Select the desired option, and press the SET button
Select Join and press the SET button
Joining video clips
Join
Hint
Display the Printing Instructions Screen
Printing instructions
Select a photo from the Playback Screen
Specifying date imprinting and print quantities
Completed printing Instructions
Specify dated prints
Can’t specify dated prints?
Index print
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
Tab
Introduction to the Option Setting Menu
Remaining battery charge display
Startup Display setting h Select the display that appears
Operation Beep setting h Settings for the camera’s
Post View setting
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
Select SHORTCUTS, and press the SET button
Shortcut setting
Photo view
Video view
Press I or J
To confirm the assigned shortcuts
If Hdmi is selected
TV output setting
Select the desired setting, and press the SET button
Select TV OUTPUT, and press the SET button
About the HDMI-CEC function
If HDMI-CEC is selected
TV Type
Relation between TV Type setting and TV display
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 erases the data
Formatting initializing
Checking the Remaining Card Memory
Set the camera to the recording mode
Time is shown
For audio recordings
Display the Recording Menu or Playback Menu
Checking the Remaining Battery Pack Charge
Battery remaining charge
Battery pack
Approx. full
Insert and pull out the cable carefully
Connecting to a TV
Connecting to the Hdmi terminal
Connecting to a video input terminal
Copying dubbing images to a DVD recorder
Playing Back on a TV
Printing
Print 1 Image
About printing all the images
To cancel printing During printing, press J
Select Cancel and press the SET button
About the printer settings
Commonly Asked Questions
Power
Question Answer Action
Shooting
Mode when
Viewing
Monitor
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
Scene Select
Setting Remarks
Filter
About the scene select function and focus range settings
Audio
Specifications
Still images
Video clips
Appendices
Cm 0.39 in. to 80 cm 31.50 in. wide end only
VAR-G12
Battery life
Camera connectors
English
Concerning the multi-indicator
Supplied AC adaptor
Supplied Li-ion battery pack
Others
English
Reasons for unfocused images
If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used
Hints for Taking Pictures
How the autofocus works
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
Photographing scenery landscape mode +
Night photography night view portrait mode