Important note
VPC-FH1
Declaration of Conformity
For American Users
Sanyo Fisher Sales Europe GmbH
For Canadian Users
For EU Users
For Russian Users
Points that require special attention
HOW to Read this Manual
Symbols used in this manual
For first-time users
Connect the AC adaptor to the camera
SHOOT, Play Back and Save
Preparing the camera
Insert the SD Memory Card
Shooting
SHOOT, Play Back and Save
Press the REC/PLAY Button
Playback
Select the image to play Back
Press the SET button
When you are finished using the camera
To return to the recording mode
To continue to the next operation
Set the supplied CD-ROM in your computer’s DVD drive
About the Kodak online service
Click on Nero 8 Essentials
Connect your camera to a computer
Computer Printer Cancel
Select Card READER, and press the SET button
Select COMPUTER, and press the SET button
Copy the files from the card to the computer’s hard disk
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Burn video clips onto a DVD For Windows Vista users
Click on Third party patent activation on the tool bar
To disable the Hints window
Click on a file to burn to DVD. To select multiple files
Click the Close button
Click the Open button
To check the contents of the selected files
To deselect a file
Click the Next button
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Preview of the selected design is shown
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Click the Yes button
Click the Burn button. hDisk writing begins
Click the Save button
Nero Vision Essentials ends
Click the Finish button
English
Contents
Simple
Contents
Option Settings
Appendices
Quick Search by Operation
Quick Search by Operation
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
Grip belt page 13 Xacti Software CD CD -ROM
AC adaptor and power cord page 32
For use with the Xacti Library feature
How to use the accessories
Checking the Included Accessories
Grip belt
After removing
Lens cap To remove
Mini Hdmi cable VCP-HDMI02
Separately sold accessories
Lithium-ion Battery Charger VAR-L50
Lithium-ion Battery DB-L50
What card means in this manual
Media cards that can be used with this camera
High-quality images with Full High Definition* pages 50, 60
Getting the Most OUT of Your Camera
Menu
Includes Simple mode for quick-and-easy operation
Image stabilizer for sharp pictures pages 52
Example
Getting the Most OUT of Your Camera
Xacti Library feature
Sharp face shots pages 54
English
System MAP
Camera Front
Parts Names
Bottom
Rear
Parts Names
Recording mode Playback mode
Remote control unit
Installing the Card
To remove the card
If the multi-indicator is flashing red
Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card
Prepare the battery
Preparing the Remote Control Unit
Replacing the remote control unit battery
How to use the remote control unit
Changing the remote control code
Preparing the Remote Control Unit
Charging the Battery Pack
Insert the battery pack, then replace the battery cover
Charging the Battery Pack
To remove the battery pack
During charging
How to open the DC in terminal cover
About the internal backup battery
Does the battery pack appear swollen?
About recharging
About the temperature alert icon \
Turning on the camera
Turning the Camera on and OFF
Open the monitor unit. h Press the SET button
Turning off the camera
Turning the Camera on and OFF
Turn on the camera page 35, and press the SET button
Date and Time Setting
Set the date
Set the clock
Date and Time Setting
Press the Menu button
To correct the date and time settings
Turn on the camera Press the REC/PLAY button
Example of the playback Mode
Mode
Normal Mode Setting Screen
Simple MODE/NORMAL Mode
About the Simple mode and Normal mode
Simple Mode Setting Screen
Normal Mode Menu Screen
Simple MODE/NORMAL Mode
Switching between the Simple and Normal modes
Simple Mode Menu Screen Press SET button
Example Simple Mode Recording Menu
Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen
Example Normal Mode Recording Menu
Exit
Flash
Remaining battery power indication
Recording size page 60 h Select the video clip size to
Focus range
Start slideshow
Simple Mode Playback Menu
Slideshow
Tab
Exit OK
Self-timer
Video clip settings HD mode
SD mode
Still image settings
Video Stabilizer
Focus area
Light-measuring mode
Video stabilizer
Photo stabilizer
White Balance
Face chaser
High sensitivity mode
White balance
Exposure
Playback MENU1 Slideshow
Normal Mode Playback Menu
Sort by date
Edit photo
Select folder
Copy
For best results
Before Taking Pictures
Conditions that may cause incorrect focus
Using the autofocus
Before Taking Pictures
When both near and far objects are present
Fast-moving subjects
Hdtv size
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
Video Clip Recording
Turn on the camera Set it to the recording button mode
End the recording
Continue to gently press the button all the way
Shooting Single Shots
Shooting Single Shots
Press the button to take the picture
Using the flash
Do not touch the flash unit when shooting
Shoot a Still Image While Recording a Video Clip
About the recording size of still images
Shoot a Still Image While Recording a Video Clip
Take the picture
MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY Zoom
About the 16x Advanced Zoom
MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY Zoom
Shooting and Playback with the Remote Control Unit
Playing Back Video Clips and Still Images
To do this Do this
Video clip playback operation
If the a icon appears on the playback Screen
Playing Back Video Clips and Still Images
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 for a video clip is very large
Display the video clip playback point
Slideshow Playback
About the slideshow settings
Volume can be adjusted during playback
Playback Volume
Normal mode
Deletes one file at a time
Display the Simple Mode
Deleting Files
Delete single/delete all
Select DELETE, and press the SET button
Delete selected
Select an image you wish to delete
Press the / button
Deleting Files
Select YES, and press the SET button
Image display playback
Playback Modes
Display the image you wish to
Side twice
Display the Playback Screen Push the zoom switch toward
Playback Modes
Selecting the playback folder
To magnify
Magnifying zooming in the image
Display the image that you want to magnify
Side once
When editing video clips
Video setting
Recording Menu
Audio recording Select , and press the SET button
Audio recording
You can capture a still image during an audio recording
Recording Menu
About files saved in segments
Left, the speed increases. If the SET button
Sequential shots
Still image setting
Filter setting
Scene select setting
To pause or cancel the self-timer function
Self-timer setting
When xis selected
Motion compensation image stabilizer setting
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
When the face chaser is set to on
Face chaser setting
Other settings during photo wide D-range shooting
Photo wide D-range setting
Digital zoom setting
High sensitivity mode setting
Limitations of the high sensitivity mode
Exposure compensation
Toggle the SET button to Left or right to adjust Exposure
Field of view
Begin the slideshow
Slideshow settings
Changing a setting
Playback Menu
Unlock appears
File protect setting
To cancel the protect mode for a file
Protect files one by one
Protect selected files
Playback Menu
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
Procedure to join video clips
Regarding the capture date of the saved files
Select CUT and press the SET button
Video clip cutting extracting
Accelerated playback
Procedure Play
Specify the start point of the extract
Pause
Toggle the SET button up
When joining the first and latter portions
Press the O/ button
Select the desired option, and press the SET button
Select Join and press the SET button
Joining video clips
Join
Display the Printing Instructions Screen
Printing instructions
Specifying date imprinting and print quantities
Completed printing Instructions
Specify dated prints
Index print
Can’t specify dated prints?
File Info Display
Option tab
Display the Option Setting Menu
To access a Setting Screen
Select an Option tab 1, 2 or 3, and press the SET button
Tab
Introduction to the Option Setting Menu
REC Folder setting 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
Shortcuts
Introduction to the Option Setting Menu
Brightness setting
Image quality setting h Set the vividness
Language setting Remaining battery charge display
TV Output
File NO. CONT’D setting Format
TV Output setting Power Save setting
Remaining battery charge Display page 142 Optionsettings
Select an existing folder
Storage folder setting
Select SHORTCUTS, and press the SET button
Shortcut setting
To confirm the assigned shortcuts
Toggle the SET button up or down
Select TV OUTPUT, and press the SET button
TV output setting
If Component is selected
Select the desired setting, and press the SET button
If Hdmi is selected
If HDMI-CEC is selected
About the HDMI-CEC function
TV Type
Relation between TV Type setting and TV display
Still image 169 Video clip in SD Mode Video clip in HD
File number function OFF File name image number
File No. setting
File number function on File name image number
Hint
Formatting erases the data
Formatting initializing
Checking the Remaining Card Memory
Set the camera to the playback mode
For audio recordings
Checking the Remaining Card Memory
Display the Recording Menu or Playback Menu
Checking the Remaining Battery Pack Charge
Recording Screen
Approx. full
Checking the Remaining Battery Pack Charge
Battery pack
Battery remaining charge
Connecting to a Standard Video Input Terminal
Enjoy Higher Image Quality
When connecting to an S-VIDEO input terminal
Connect to the S-VIDEO terminal
Insert and pull out the cable carefully
Connect to the 480p/720p/1080i/1080p terminal
Enjoy Higher Image Quality
Connecting to the Hdmi terminal
Audio playback see
Playing Back on a TV
Xacti Library
Printing
Print 1 Image
Printing
About Dpof printing
Select Cancel and press the SET button
About the printer settings
About printing all the images
Commonly Asked Questions
Power
Question Answer Action
Shooting
Commonly Asked Questions
Viewing
Monitor
Magnified image Characteristics Clear? Camera
Signal, B-Y signal
Misc
English
Problem Cause Action
Troubleshooting
Camera
Shooting
Troubleshooting
Image Not set to To the playback Appears Playback Mode
Flash Subject Use the forced
Correct Select
Missing Blocking Correctly, Lens Make sure
Image
Remote
Control
Troubleshooting
Scene Select
Setting Remarks
Filter
About the scene select function and focus range settings
Audio
Specifications
Still images
Video clips
Specifications
When Scene Select function is set to Q
VAR-G10
Component
Camera connectors
Battery life
Shooting Resolution
BRC-C3
Concerning the multi-indicator
Supplied AC adaptor
Supplied Li-ion battery pack
Others
Specifications
Reasons for unfocused images
If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used
Hints for Taking Pictures
How the autofocus works
Hints for Taking Pictures
How to photograph a moving subject
Advantage of using the manual focus
Using the manual focus effectively
Photographing moving subjects sports mode a
Shooting portraits portrait mode
Points
Photographing scenery landscape mode +
Night photography night view portrait mode