VPC-CA100EX VPC-CA100GX VPC-CA100PX VPC-CA100TA VPC-CA102
Important note
KFOR American Users
Declaration of Conformity
KFOR Canadian Users
KFOR EU Users
KFOR Russian Users
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HOW to Read this Manual
Symbols used in this manual
For first-time users
Insert the battery pack
SHOOT, Play Back and Save
Preparing the camera
About saving your recorded data
Shooting
Press the ON/OFF button
For at least 1 second to turn Camera on
To take a photo
Playback
Press the REC/PLAY
Button
Select the image to play Back
When you are finished using the camera
Press the SET button To return to the recording mode
To continue to the next operation
Install application program
Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD
Set the supplied CD-ROM in your computer’s DVD drive
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
About software upgrades
Click the Yes button
Click the Save button
Click the OK button
Click on Special downloads
Click the Submit button
Click the download URL link
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
Adjust the camera’s
Increase the camera’s sensitivity
Photographing people
Capture sharp images
Adjust the speaker volume
Adjust the monitor brightness
Search for image Reduce the photo Audio files Size
Magnify an image
Delete files
Protect files from accidental erasure
Format a card
Delete a part of a video clip and join video clips
Burn files copied to the computer onto a DVD
Where the camera is sold
AC adaptor Plugs The number
Depending on the region
English
How to use the accessories
About the power plug
How to attach
Handstrap
About the Card
Media cards that can be used with this camera
What card means in this manual
Getting the Most OUT of Your Camera
Waterproof capability
High-quality images with Full High Definition* pages 46
Includes Simple mode for quick-and-easy operation
Simple Mode Recording Menu
Normal 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
Close the battery cover securely
If the multi-indicator is flashing red
Shooting without a card installed
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
Use only the supplied accessories
Close the battery cover and terminal cover securely
Does the battery pack appear swollen?
About the internal backup battery
About the temperature alert icon \
About recharging
Turning the Camera on and OFF
Turning on the camera
Turning off the camera
English
To immediately activate the power save mode
About the standby mode
If the K icon appears
Date and Time Setting
Turn on the camera page 30, and press the SET button
Set the date
To correct the date and time settings
Set the clock
Press the Menu button
100000014 Example of the recording mode
Example of the playback mode
Turn on the camera Press the REC/PLAY button
Switching between the Simple and Normal modes
Select the operating mode icon Press the SET button
Simple Mode Menu Screen
Normal Mode Menu Screen
Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen
Example Simple Mode Recording Menu
Example Normal Mode Recording Menu
Using the Simple Mode Menu
Setting Screen
Select an item to change
Using the Normal Mode Menu
Press I or J to select a tab
Press H
About the applicable mode indicator
14 M-S
Select video and photo size
Remaining battery power indication
Recording size page 56 h Select the video clip size to
Focus range
Flash
Simple Mode Playback Menu
Start slideshow
Playback volume
Slideshow
Delete page 76 h Delete files
Video
Tab
Video clip settings HD mode
SD mode
Still image settings Single-shot
Self-timer
Recording MENU2 Video Stabilizer
Light-measuring mode
Video stabilizer
Photo stabilizer
Focus area
Recording MENU3 White Balance
High sensitivity mode
Rec folder setting Remaining battery power indication
White balance
Exposure
Normal Mode Playback Menu
Protect
Edit photo
Select folder
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
Where are the image and audio files saved?
Hints for taking pictures
Muting the operation sounds
Taking pictures in backlight conditions
Video Clip Recording
End the recording
Shooting Single Shots
Halfway
Continue to gently press the button all the way
Adjusting the monitor brightness
What is the camera focusing on?
Focus and exposure can be locked in the Normal mode
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 recording video clips at a high magnification
When the Zoom Range button is pressed
About the Advanced Zoom
After Using the Camera in Water
Dry the camera
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
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
During video clip playback, the sound of a motor is audible
About the slideshow settings
Slideshow Playback
Playback Volume
Press G or H to set the volume, and press the SET button
Volume can be adjusted during playback
Normal mode
Deleting Files
Delete single/delete all/delete folder
Delete selected
Select DELETE, and press the SET button
Select an image you wish to delete
Press the or button
Select YES, and press the SET button
Push the zoom switch toward the W/P side
Playback Modes
Image display playback
Display the image you wish to Play back
Display the Playback Screen Push the zoom switch toward
Selecting the playback folder
Side twice
Side Magnification is enabled
Magnifying zooming in the image
Display the image that you want to magnify
To magnify
Video setting
When editing video clips
Recording Menu
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
Self-timer setting
To pause or cancel the self-timer function
When xis selected
Motion compensation image stabilizer setting
Can’t set the photo stabilizer setting?
When motion compensation is enabled
Did the scene select setting change?
Focus range setting How to use the manual focus
About zoom movement when using the manual focus
About the super macro mode
Select -, and press the SET button
Focus mode setting
Light-measuring mode setting
ISO sensitivity setting
White balance setting
How to use the one push setting
To cancel the white balance setting
Exposure setting
Subject chaser settings
Shooting with the color chaser function still images only
Set the face chaser setting to
When using the face chaser function
Shooting with the face chaser function
About recording with the subject chaser
High sensitivity mode setting
Digital zoom setting
Limitations of the high sensitivity mode
Press G or H to adjust Exposure
Exposure compensation
Storage folder setting
Select an existing folder
Slideshow settings
Changing a setting
Playback Menu
Begin the slideshow
File protect setting
To cancel the protect mode for a file
Protect files one by one
Select Lock and press the SET Button
Protect selected files
SD Full-HD 37.6MB
Why can’t the image be resized?
Resize
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
Procedure Play
Specify the start point of the extract
Pause
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
Printing instructions
Display the Printing Instructions Screen
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
Display the Option Setting Menu
To access a Setting Screen
Select an Option tab 1, 2 or 3, and press the SET button
Introduction to the Option Setting Menu
Tab
Startup Display setting h Select the display that appears
Operation Beep setting h Settings for the camera’s
Post View setting
Remaining battery charge display
Option Menu Shortcuts
Image quality setting h Set the vividness
Brightness setting
Language setting
Option Menu TV Output
TV Output setting Power Save setting
File NO. CONT’D setting Format
Remaining battery charge Display page 137 Optionsettings
Shortcut setting
Select SHORTCUTS, and press the SET button
Video view
Photo view
Press I or J
To confirm the assigned shortcuts
TV output setting
Select the desired setting, and press the SET button
Select TV OUTPUT, 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 No. setting
File number function OFF File name image number
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 pack
Battery remaining charge
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
To cancel printing During printing, press J
Select Cancel and press the SET button
About the printer settings
About printing all the images
Power
Commonly Asked Questions
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
Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Action
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
Specifications
Still images
Video clips
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
If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used
Hints for Taking Pictures
How the autofocus works
Reasons for unfocused images
Advantage of using the manual focus
Using the manual focus effectively
Photographing a moving subject
Shooting portraits portrait mode
Photographing moving subjects sports mode a
Points
Night photography night view portrait mode
Photographing scenery landscape mode +