Sanyo VPC-J1, VPC-J1EX

Question Answer Action

Viewing

images

Why is the image

too bright?

The subject was too

bright.

When capturing an

image, devise a

way to

compensate for a

bright subject, for

example, by

changing the

shooting angle.

Why is the image

out of focus?

The focus is not

locked properly.

Hold the digital

camera correctly

and slowly press

the shutter release

button halfway to

lock the focus.

Then press the

shutter release

button all the way

to capture the

image.

Why is a part of

the image

missing?

The image was

captured at close

range.

When capturing an

image at close

range, use the

close-up alignment

correction marks

or compose the

image using the

LCD monitor.

Why is there no

image (? is

shown)?

This may happen

when trying to play

back images stored

on a card from a

different digital

camera.

Play back images

stored on a card

using this digital

camera.

SX711/EX, GX, U (VPC-J1 GB) Wed. Feb., 26/2003

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Contents

Main Warning i FOR AMERICAN USERS Declaration of Conformity Page OUTLINE OF OPERATION SETUP 1 1 2 3 4 SHOOTING PLAYBACK Symbols used in this manual CONTENTS BPREPARATION 3 BFUNDAMENTAL SHOOTING BBASIC MODE PHOTOGRAPHY BBASIC MODE PLAYBACK BOPTION FUN MODE CONTENTS BEXPERT MODE PHOTOGRAPHY 5 BEXPERT MODE PLAYBACK BOPTION SETTING MODE BOTHER FUNCTIONS BAPPENDICES USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY CONCERNING THE DIGITAL CAMERA 7 WARNING BDo not get the digital camera wet BDo not use during a storm BDo not place on an unstable surface BDo not look through the digital camera into the sun BDo not use the flash close to a persons face WARNING BDo not use where there is risk of explosion 9 BKeep the digital camera out of the reach of children CAUTION BCautions during use and storage DANGER 11 BCautions when plugging in the battery pack charger BDo not pull on the power cord to unplug it DANGER 13 BDo not damage the power cord BDo not place on an unstable surface BOperating and storage conditions DANGER 15 BDo not drop, hit, or submit the battery pack to strong shocks BCautions regarding the correct environment for using and storing the battery pack DANGER 17 Page Concerning the accessories CAUTION 19 BCautions concerning the use of the AC adapter BCautions concerning the card FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA BCautions when cleaning the digital camera 21 BCaution concerning the battery pack BCaution when cleaning the lens FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA (continued) BWhen not using the digital camera for a long period BCautions concerning condensation BCaution concerning undesired interference B Caution concerning magnetism 23 BCautions concerning data storage FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA (continued) BCautions when handling the cards CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES 25 Page QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES Recharging the battery pack 27 1 2 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES 7 8 9 10 11 View the image 12 13 PARTS NAMES Front 31 12 3 4 56879 Rear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK 33 About the CHARGE indicator TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF Turning the power on 35 When capturing images 1 1 Turning the power on when the power save function is active BEFORE TAKING PICTURES For best results 37 Holding the camera Using the Autofocus BConditions that may cause incorrect focus USING THE AUTOFOCUS Hints for taking pictures 39 PREVIEW ONE ERASE EXIT 12 12 2.8 1/2 SETTING THE SHOOTING MODE 1 41 2 12 CAPTURING STILL IMAGES 1 2 SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 43 BHow to set the sequential shots mode 1 4 SEQUENTIAL SHOTS Standard sequential shots 45 1 3 Maximum number of sequential shots Page SEQUENTIAL SHOTS Best select shot 47 1 3 1 4 1 VIDEO CLIPS 3 49 00:09 3 SHOOTING IN THE BASIC MODE Switching between the operation modes 1 2 To display the BASIC Mode Shooting Setting Screen 1 51 Shooting Setting Screen basic operation BShooting Setting Screen Shooting Setting Screens 53 1 2 3 4 5 6 55 1 2 3 4 5 57 1 2 3 4 5 6 SCENE SELECT FUNCTION Scene Select function 59 * ** 12 SCENE SELECT FULL AUTO 2 Shooting with slim (variable digital zoom) setting 1 2 RESOLUTION SETTING 2 61 12 RESOLUTION 2048X1536(3M) Page SELF-TIMER 2 63 12 SELF-TIMER OFF Page FRAME RATE SETTING 2 65 3 00:10 FRAME RATE 15FRAME/SEC OTHER SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Using the zoom 1 2 OTHER SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Using the flash 67 3 12 12 2.8 1/30 OTHER SHOOTING FUNCTIONS 4 69 1 2 Page SETTING THE PLAYBACK MODE 1 2 71 PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Play back still images one by one 1 2 9-image display playback 1 PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES 73 PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 1 2 1 1 2 3 PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS 1 75 2 3 1 1 2 3 ABOUT THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREEN Displaying and exiting the Playback Setting Screen 77 1 PROTECT Change image protect setting 2 <BASIC mode> <EXPERT mode> ABOUT THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREEN BASIC MODE Playback Setting Screen 79 1 2 3 4 PROTECT Change image protect setting VOLUME ADJUSTMENT IMAGE PROTECT MODE (PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ERASURE) 1 81 o p 2 Page ERASING DATA 1 83 2 3 5 ERASE ONE ERASE? YES EXIT ERASING DATA 6 85 1 2 3 MAGNIFYING (ZOOMING IN) THE IMAGE 1 2 3 ZOOM MOVE ZOOM I/O SHUTTER FOR SAVE ABOUT THE OPTION FUN MODE SCREEN Displaying and exiting the Option Fun Mode Screen 87 1 Option Fun Mode Screen RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK SOUNDS Recording 89 2 4 RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK SOUNDS Playback 91 2 4 1 2 AUDIO PLAYBACK 100-0001 00:12 2003.12.25 PLAYING PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES AND VIDEO CLIPS IN A SLIDESHOW 2 93 3 ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS To display 1 2 EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screens Still Image Shooting Setting Screen 95 12 RESOLUTION 2048X1536(3M) 1 2 3 4 5 97 12 METHOD BEST 1 2 3 4 5 99 00:10 RESOLUTION 640X480 1 2 3 4 5 COMPRESSION RATE SETTING 2 101 12 COMPRESSION FINE The possible compression rate settings for each shooting mode are shown in the following table. English 102 FOCUS SETTING Set the focus range (distance) 103 2 12 FOCUS NORMAL(AUTO) 2 12 SPOT FOCUS OFF 12 2.8 1/30 LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING 2 105 12 EXP MEASURE MULTI 12 2.8 1/50 WHITE BALANCE SETTING 2 1 2 12 WHITE BALANCE AUTO WHITE BALANCE SETTING 107 ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING 2 12 ISO AUTO ZOOM SETTINGS Setting the optical zoom (video clip shooting only) 109 2 00:10 OPTICAL ZOOM OFF 2 00:10 DIGITAL ZOOM ON EXPOSURE CORRECTION 1 111 2 ADDING A VOICE MEMO 2 3 12 VOICE MEMO OFF FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING (VIDEO CLIP SHOOTING ONLY) 2 113 00:10 FLICKER REDUCT OFF Page SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY (SHOOTING INFO SCREEN) 1 2 115 Shooting Info Screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F G H I J K * INFO 12 ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS Displaying and exiting the EXPERT Mode Playback Setting Screens 117 1 2 Expert Mode Playback Setting Screens 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F G SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK 1 119 2 1 CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) (STILL IMAGES ONLY) 1 3 Change image resolution RESIZE RESIZE 640X480 320X240 EXIT 4 121 6 ROTATING AN IMAGE 1 3 4 Rotate image ROTATE PRINT SETTINGS (DPOF SETTINGS) (STILL IMAGES ONLY) 2 123 Page Standard print 2 125 5 6 3 7 Index print 127 2 4 Modifying the print settings 1 2 Clearing the print settings 2 129 4 ADDING A VOICE MEMO (STILL IMAGES AND SEQUENTIAL SHOTS ONLY) 1 3 ADDING A VOICE MEMO (STILL IMAGES AND SEQUENTIAL SHOTS ONLY) 4 131 ADD AUDIO 5 RECORDING COPYING IMAGES (SEQUENTIAL SHOTS, VIDEO CLIPS ONLY) 1 3 IMAGE INFORMATION DISPLAY (PLAYBACK INFO SCREEN) 1 2 133 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F G H Page ABOUT THE OPTION SETTING MODE SCREEN Displaying and exiting the Option Setting Mode Screen 135 1 Option Setting Mode Screen DATE AND TIME SETTING 2 137 3 3 4 3 DATE AND TIME SETTING 5 139 3 6 OPERATION SOUNDS SETTING Display the Operation Sounds Screen 141 2 3 GUIDANCE FUNCTIONS 2 143 LANGUAGE 2 3 TV SYSTEM SETTING 2 145 3 POWER SAVE SETTING 2 POWER SAVE SETTING 5 147 6 ASSIGNING FILE NAMES ASSIGNING FILE NAMES 2 149 4 RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS 2 3 RESET SETTINGS FORMATTING A CARD 2 151 4 Page CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY 1 153 12 12 2.8 1/30 2 00:46 12 12 2.8 1/30 00:08 CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE 1 155 INFO 12 Page USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the camera as your computers external drive 157 1 2 3 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Data file formats 159 Configuration of directories for the stored data USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the camera as a PC camera 161 1 2 USB DIRECT-PRINT Print setup 1 2 3 4 USB DIRECT-PRINT PRINT BY SELECT SELECT AND PRINT IMAGE 1 163 2 3 4 1 5 1 2 1 165 2 3 To change the print settings and print images 1 2 3 4 167 CONNECTING TO A TV Connections Playback Page COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS 171 Page 173 2 175 Page 177 Page 179 1 2 3 TROUBLESHOOTING 181 Page 183 Page 185 Page 187 Page SPECIFICATIONS Digital Camera 189 Page 191 Digital camera connectors Battery pack operation Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/Possible Recording Time 193 SX711/EX, GX, U (VPC-J1 GB) Wed. Feb., 26/2003 Page Supplied Battery Pack Charger Supplied Lithium-ion battery pack 195 Supplied SD Memory Card Others Caution