Sanyo VPC-E6EX Misc, Answer, Action, Question

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS

	Question	Answer	Action
	Why is a noise	Electromagnetic	Move the AC
	heard from a	waves are emitted	adaptor further away
	nearby TV or	from the AC	from the TV or radio
	radio during	adaptor.	when recharging
	battery		batteries.
	recharging?
	Why does the	There is no more	Erase unnecessary
	“CARD FULL” or	available memory	data, or use a card
	“INTERNAL	on the card or in	that has more
	MEMORY FULL”	the camera’s	memory available.
Misc.	message appear?	internal memory.
	Why does the	The lock switch on	Move the lock switch
	“CARD IS	the card is in the	to the unlocked
	PROTECTED”	locked (protect)	position.
	message appear?	position.

	Why can’t the	A temporary	Remove the AC
	camera be	internal circuitry	adaptor and battery
	operated?	problem may be	pack from the
		the cause.	camera, wait a few
			minutes, then
			reinstall the battery
			pack and try again.

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Contents

INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Camera Important note Warning FOR AMERICAN USERS WARNING: Wash hands after handling Declaration of Conformity FOR CANADIAN USERS FOR EU USERS Note: Symbols used in this manual HINT GETTING UP AND RUNNING Page Playback kStill image playback 1 Press the playback button [H] kVideo clip playback 2 Press the SET button QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION Basic operationAdditional functions functions Capture fast-movingsubjects Shoot in bright conditions Increase the camera’s sensitivity Photographing people Change the color of Make white appear the images natural Add an audio track to still image data Search for image/audio data Delete data Protect images from accidental erasure managing/processing Format a card CONTENTS „ SETUP „ BASIC OPERATION „ SHOOTING (EASY SETTING MODE) „SHOOTING (SHOOTING SETTING SCREEN) „ PLAYBACK „ OPTION SETTINGS „OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS „ APPENDICES CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES Attaching the handstrap Media cards that can be used with this camera What “card” means in this manual GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA Mode Select Screen Create a schedule from your photos: schedule- making feature (see page 73) SYSTEM MAP PARTS NAMES PARTS NAMES Rear Bottom INSTALLING THE CARD INSTALLING THE CARD When removing the card Shooting without a card installed POWER FOR THE CAMERA POWER FOR THE CAMERA 2 Turn the camera off, and connect the AC adaptor to the camera 3 Disconnect the AC adaptor after charging is completed Using a power outlet About the internal backup battery When not using the camera for a long time, remove the battery pack TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) function is active h Press the ON/OFF button If the K icon appears DATE AND TIME SETTING 5 Set the date 6 Set the time 7 Set the order in which the date is displayed during playback CLOCK SET DATE 2005/12/24 DATE AND TIME SETTING 8 Select “EXIT”, and press the SET button To correct the date and time settings ABOUT THE 2WAY SHOOTING GUIDE (Guidance display) ABOUT THE 2WAY SHOOTING GUIDE (Guidance display) To display the 2WAY Shooting Guide In this manual BEFORE TAKING PICTURES BEFORE TAKING PICTURES Using the autofocus kConditions that may cause incorrect focus i When both near and far objects are present iFast-movingsubjects PHOTO MOVIE Hints for taking pictures Muting the operation sounds Where is the image and audio data saved Taking pictures in backlight conditions While the image data is being recorded CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES 3 Gently press the shutter button 4 Release your finger from the shutter button About the focus indicator The shutter speed and aperture are displayed If the motion alert icon appears CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Viewing still images 5 Press the playback button [H] 6 View other images When you are finished viewing images 9-image/36-imagedisplay playback 2 Press [W] ([P]) on the zoom switch 3 Select the image to play back Magnifying (zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magnify 2 Press [T] ([]]) on the zoom switch ZOOM 108% MOVE VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK Playing back the video clip Press the playback button [H] 7 Press the SET button Outline of playback operation Louder: Softer: When you are finished viewing video clips Adjusting the LCD monitor brightness Display the video clip playback point If no audio is heard During video clip playback, the sound of a motor is audible The data for a video clip is very large USING THE ZOOM FLASH SETTING 3 Toggle the SET button up to set the flash mode 4 Press the shutter button In the automatic flash mode EXPOSURE CORRECTION EASY SETTINGS SCREEN OVERVIEW OF THE EASY SETTINGS SCREEN SCENE:FULL AUTO USE AUTO SETTINGS 1Scene select menu (page 48) 2Filter menu (page 52) SCENE SELECT SCENE SELECT 3 Select the desired icon from the scene select menu, and press the SET button 4 Take the picture Scene select and operation mode How to use the best shot feature 2 Press the shutter button <To save all four images FILTERS ACCESSING THE SHOOTING SETTING SCREEN Switching the page PAGE 1 Display the Shooting Setting Screen 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The Shooting Setting Screen PAGE Page 1Touch sensor menu (page 63) Resolution menu (page 64) 3Focus range menu (page 67) Flash menu (page 43) 5Self-timermenu (page 69) Page 1Focus mode menu (page 76) 2Light-measuringmode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 77) 3ISO sensitivity menu (page 78) 4White balance menu (page 79) 5Exposure correction icon (page 45) Page 2Video clip mode menu (page 64) 4Self-timermenu (page 69) 5Focus mode menu (page 76) 6Light-measuringmode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 77) n: Multi-sectionlight Page 1Flicker-reductionmenu (page 81) 2ISO sensitivity menu (page 78) 3White balance menu (page 79) 4Exposure correction icon (page 45) 5PAGE display (page 54) TOUCH SENSOR (TOUCH FOCUS) SETTING RESOLUTION SETTING MAKE AN AUDIO RECORDING Playing back audio recordings 1 Display the desired audio data 2 Play back the recording. Forward playback: Pause: Stop playback: FOCUS RANGE Display PAGE 1 of the Shooting Setting Screen (page 53) How to use the manual focus 2 Select the manual focus icon -fromthe focus menu, and press the SET button 3 Press the SET button About the focus range About zoom movement when using the manual focus Page To pause or cancel the self-timerfunction When xis selected SHUTTER OPERATION SETTING Shooting sequential shots 2 Press the shutter button to start shooting SHUTTER OPERATION SETTING Making a schedule shot Select the schedule photo icon &from the operation mode menu and press the SET button Press the SET button again Composite photo Select the composite icon - from the operation mode menu, and press the SET button COMPOSITE select a composite pattern, and ID photos 2 Press the MENU button twice 3 Align the subject with the ID photo outline, and snap the picture <Playback Screen Restrictions regarding sequential shots, composite photos, and ID photos FOCUS AREA SETTING LIGHT-MEASURINGMODE SETTING ISO SENSITIVITY WHITE BALANCE To cancel the white balance setting FLICKER-REDUCTIONSETTING A VOICE MEMO DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS the page Playback Setting Screen SET button to the left DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS Overview of the Playback Setting Screens PAGE PROTECT Change image protect setting Protect (page 87) ROTATE Rotate image 1Rotate image (page 100) h Rotate still images 2Resize (page 99) 3Extract still image (page 101) h Extract a still image from a IMAGE PROTECT To select a different image in steps 2 and To cancel the protect mode for an image ERASING DATA About protected images The schedule shot is also erased PLAYBACK VOLUME ZOOM JUMP PLAYBACK DISPLAYING THE SCHEDULE ENTER AN IMAGE IN THE SCHEDULE ENTER AN IMAGE IN THE SCHEDULE Entering an image in the schedule 2 Select “SPECIFY DATE”, and press the SET button 3 Specify the date in which you wish to enter the image Removing an image from the schedule ADDING/DELETING A VOICE MEMO 4 Select the desired option, and press the SET button <If RECORD was selected <If ERASE AUDIO was selected PRESS SHUTTER TO REC RECORDING CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) ROTATE IMAGE EXTRACTING A STILL IMAGE FROM A VIDEO CLIP COPY DATA COPY DATA COPY SINGLE: COPY ALL: 6 Select the desired type of copy. <When selecting COPY SINGLE <When selecting COPY ALL PRINT SETTINGS PRINT SETTINGS Printing a single frame from a video clip About the DPOF format About the finished prints Specifying date imprinting and number of prints 1 Display the Print Setting Screen (page 104) 2 Select ALL IMAGES or EACH IMAGE. ALL IMAGES: ADD TO PRINT SETTING 4 Specify whether the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints <Specifying dated prints NO: <Specifying the number of prints 5 Select “ADD TO PRINT SETTING” and press the SET button Index print 2 Select “INDEX” Changing the print settings 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 on pages 106 and 2 Select “MODIFY PRINT SETTING”, and press the SET button Clearing all the print settings Display the Print Setting Screen (page 104) Select “ALL CLEAR” SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK 3 Select “START”, and press the SET button DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN) DISPLAYING THE OPTION SCREEN Page 12WAY shooting guide (page 117) 2Startup display (page 118) 3Date and time setting (page 23) 4Operation sounds setting (page 119) 5Help display setting (page 121) SET THE 2WAY SHOOTING GUIDE SETTING OFF SELECT THE STARTUP DISPLAY OPERATION SOUNDS Select “CHANGE SETTINGS”, and Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired setting, and <If “TURN ON/OFF” or “AUDIO GUIDE” is selected <If “SHUTTER” or “KEY SW” is selected HELP DISPLAY POST-VIEWSETTING ZOOM SETTINGS 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to select a setting LCD MONITOR BRIGHTNESS SCREEN LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM SETTING POWER SAVE FUNCTION POWER SAVE FUNCTION 3 Select the desired option, and press BATT/CAM 1 min to set the standby time FILE No. RESET FUNCTION FILE No. RESET FUNCTION What about the internal memory FILE NO. RESET INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY 4 Select the desired format option, and press the SET button 5 Select “YES” 6 Press the SET button Caution during reformatting Reformatting erases the data RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND CARD MEMORY CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND CARD MEMORY For audio data 1 Set the camera to the audio recording mode (page 65) CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE 1 Display a Shooting or Playback Setting Screen (pages 53 and 83) Battery pack Battery remaining charge Page CONNECTING TO A TV DIRECT PRINTING 3 Select “PictBridge”, and press the SET button PRINTING MODE ONE IMAGE Print this image Caution when connecting a printer DIRECT PRINTING To select one image and print it (one image) 4 Specify the number of prints COPIES PRINT To cancel printing To print all the images (all images) Thumbnail prints (index) To print the images that are set to print (print reserved images) To change the printer settings and print images (change printer settings) 2 Select the printer settings icon v PRINTER SETTINGS MEDIA TYPE: PAPER SIZE: 3 Adjust the printer settings <When “PRINTER VALUE” is selected 4 Select “EXIT”, and press the SET button COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS Page images Page Misc Page TROUBLESHOOTING Page TROUBLESHOOTING Page Page Image Page During video clip recording About the scene select function and focus range settings SPECIFICATIONS Page SPECIFICATIONS Page Digital camera connectors Battery life Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/Possible Recording Time Concerning the multi-indicator Supplied AC adaptor Supplied Lithium-ionbattery pack Others HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Photographing a moving subject kReasons for unfocussed images kHow to photograph a moving subject <Advantage of using the manual focus <Using the manual focus effectively Shooting portraits (portrait mode 0) Points: NOTE Photographing moving subjects (sports mode /) Night photography (night view mode 2) Photographing scenery (landscape mode 1)