Sanyo VPC-MZ3, VPC-MZ3GX BASIC mode and EXPERT mode

BASIC mode and EXPERT mode

The BASIC mode makes it easy for a person not familiar with digital camera

operation to take photos, but having the camera automatically set the

shooting functions and minimizing the number of functions you have to deal

with. On the other hand, the EXPERT mode is perfect for the photographer

who likes to have full control over all a camera’s shooting functions and

settings. The table below shows which shooting functions are controlled by

the camera operator in each mode. Note that functions for which camera

buttons are furnished, such as flash, zoom, focus modes, etc., are always

available in both modes.

Still image

shooting mode

Sequential shots

shooting mode

Video clip

shooting mode

BASIC

mode

EXPERT

mode

BASIC

mode

EXPERT

mode

BASIC

mode

EXPERT

mode

Scene select setting yes yes yes

Sequential shots mode setting yes yes

Resolution setting yes yes yes yes yes yes

Compression rate setting yes yes yes yes yes yes

Sequential shots interval setting yes yes

Frame rate setting yes yes

Self-timer setting yes yes

Wide-range shot setting yes

Voice memo setting yes

Spot focus setting yes yes yes

Light-measuring mode setting yes yes yes

White balance setting yes yes yes

ISO sensitivity setting yes yes yes

Exposure control setting yes yes

Color correction setting yes yes yes

Digital zoom setting yes yes yes

Flicker-reduction setting yes

Quick Shot setting yes

Exposure correction setting yes yes yes

yes: Can be set

SX612/EX, GX, U (VPC-MZ3 GB2) Thu. Sept., 05/2002

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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 1 2 Symbols used in this manual CONTENTS BPREPARATION 3 BCAPTURING IMAGES AND RECORDING SOUNDS BPLAYBACK BEXPERT MODE CONTENTS BOTHER FUNCTIONS 5 BCAMERA SETTINGS AND DISPLAYS 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 CompactFlash and Microdrive BCautions when cleaning the digital camera BCautions when cleaning the lens FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA (continued) CAUTION Dedicated AV cable Dedicated USB interface cable 21 BWhen not using the digital camera for a long period BCautions concerning condensation B Cautions concerning magnetism BCautions concerning data storage Speaker FOR CORRECT USE OF YOUR CAMERA (continued) CAUTION BCautions when handling the cards 23 CAUTIONS CONCERNING HIGH TEMPERATURES BS icon 01:30 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ATTACHING THE HANDSTRAP 25 Page QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES 1 27 CHARGE indicator 2 5 6 QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES Capture an image 29 7 8 9 10 11 12 View the image 13 14 PARTS NAMES Front 31 12345 6 789F Rear 1 24 3567 8 9 F G HIJKL RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK 33 About the CHARGE indicator FORMATTING A CARD 2 35 4 Page TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF Turning the power on 37 Power button When capturing images 1 Turning the power on when the power save function is active SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS Displaying and exiting the Shooting/Playback Setting Screens and Option Setting Screens 39 Displaying a Setting Screen 1 3 4 Exiting the Shooting/Playback Setting Screen 1 Exiting the Shooting/Playback Option Setting Screen 2 41 Shooting in the BASIC mode BASIC mode settings E 23 E 23 SCENE SELECT FULL AUTO Setting screen basic operation BShooting Setting Screen 43 BPlayback Setting Screen When selecting a setting (icon) English 44 BOther operations Shooting Setting Screens Still Image Shooting Setting Screen 45 2 3 4 5 6 7 47 B 23 2 E 23 SCENE SELECT FULL AUTO 3 4 5 6 7 49 2 3 4 5 6 7 51 S T U +0.3 Playback Setting Screens 1 2 3 4 5 53 6 7 8 9 F Shooting/Playback Option Setting Screens 1 2 3 4 5 BEFORE TAKING PICTURES For best results 55 Holding the camera USING THE AUTOFOCUS BConditions that may cause incorrect focus BEFORE TAKING PICTURES Hints for taking pictures 57 12 8.0 1S SHOOTING/RECORDING MODE SETTINGS 1 59 2 3 CAPTURING STILL IMAGES 1 2 23 3.1 1/50 SEQUENTIAL SHOTS Maximum number of sequential shots 61 Standard sequential shots 2 4 5 63 75 3.5 1/90 AE shift sequential (auto bracket) shots A 2 4 METHOD BRACKET Best select shot 2 65 4 METHOD BEST 5 6 100-0102 o 67 p Page VIDEO CLIPS 1 69 2 3 AUDIO RECORDINGS 2 3 AUDIO RECORDINGS 4 71 5 AUDIO REC 00:08 4 RECORDING STOP BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Setting the focus 1 2 3 4 73 Using the flash 1 2 3 13 3.1 1/50 BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Shooting without using the LCD monitor 75 1 2 3 Using the zoom 1 2 3 BASIC MODE Select the preset setting that matches your shooting conditions (Scene Select function) 77 1 2 3 Setting the resolution 2 79 E 14 RESOLUTION 1600 1200 Using the self-timer 2 SELF-TIMER 81 Setting the compression rate 2 COMPRESSION FINE 83 Setting the frame rate 1 2 E 00:49 BASIC FRAME RATE 15FPS PLAYBACK MODE SETTINGS 1 2 85 Playing back audio recordings 1 2 PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Play back still images one by one 87 1 Play back a voice memo 3 PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS 1 89 3 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS 1 2 3 To jump forward or backward 100 video clips (if there are more than 100 video clips) 91 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 Page LISTENING TO AUDIO RECORDINGS 1 93 2 3 Page USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Automatic playback (slideshow) 95 1 2 1 2 3 USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 1 2 97 Rotating an image 1 3 4 5 USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Playing back images on a TV set 99 Connections Playback Page DISPLAYING IMAGE INFORMATION (PLAYBACK INFO SCREEN) 1 2 101 Page WIDE-RANGE SHOT 2 103 3 WIDE RANGE OFF ADDING A VOICE MEMO 2 3 B 23 VOICE MEMO SETTING THE FOCUS MODE 2 105 B 12 SPOT FOCUS 12 3.1 1/30 LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING 2 3 B 14 EXP MEASURE MULTI 14 3.1 1/50 WHITE BALANCE SETTING 1 2 107 B 14 WHITE BALANCE AUTO Page ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING 2 109 ISO AUTO SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL 1 2 EXP CONT/PROGRAM 3.1 1/50 SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL 111 Page ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES (REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER) Adjust the color tones with the digital camera 113 2 3 Page 4 00 00 115 ABCDE 6 117 Page Download the color tone correction data created on a computer 1 119 2 3 5 6 MOUNT SP SUNSET GLW SEA MODE 1 2 121 B 145 COLOR ADJUSTMENT INITIAL SETTING DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING 2 B 145 DIGITAL ZOOM QUICK SHOT SETTING (STILL IMAGE SHOOTING MODE ONLY) 2 123 1 2 B 14 QUICK SHOT EXPOSURE CORRECTION 1 FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING (VIDEO CLIP SHOOTING ONLY) 1 125 2 B 00:49 FLICKER REDUCT SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY (SHOOTING INFO SCREEN) Display the Shooting Information Screen 1 2 127 COPYING IMAGES 1 3 CHANGING IMAGE SIZE 1 129 4 7 ADDING TEXT 1 131 4 6 ADDING TEXT 1 133 7 SCROLL SELECT PQRST < P 9 10 PARADE 11 ADDING A VOICE MEMO 1 135 3 4 ADD AUDIO RECORDING COMBINING IMAGES (ADD PHOTO FUNCTION) Image combining procedure 137 Before beginning the procedure to combine images, confirm the focus Display the background image 1 COMBINING IMAGES (ADD PHOTO FUNCTION) 4 139 Determine the size of the superimposed image 5 START POINT SETTING 7 END POINT SETTING MOVE COMBINING IMAGES (ADD PHOTO FUNCTION) Determine the position of the superimposed image 9 Capture the superimposed image 10 11 SHUTTER FOR SHOOT Page EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Video clip clipping procedure 143 Video clip joining procedure Saving part of a video clip (clipping) 1 2 145 3 4 6 9 10 147 ERASE ORIGINAL? YES NO EXIT EDIT DO NOT POWER OFF 1 3 4 6 0001 0002 0003 149 8 ERASE ORIGINAL? YES NO EXIT 9 EDIT DO NOT POWER OFF PRINT SETTINGS 1 151 2 Page Standard print 2 153 5 6 7 155 Index print 2 Changing the print settings 1 2 Clearing the print settings 2 157 Page IMAGE PROTECT MODE (PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE) 1 159 @ Page ERASING DATA 1 161 3 6 ERASING DATA 1 2 163 3 IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE Data file formats IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE Configuration of directories for the stored data 165 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the camera as your computers external drive 1 2 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3 167 Using the camera as a PC camera 1 2 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 2 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 3 169 p 4 5 6 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 171 SETTING THE OPERATIONAL SOUNDS Display the Operational Sounds Screen 2 Setting the operational sounds 1 2 173 4 Turning the operational sounds on/off 1 2 3 HELP FUNCTION 2 175 3 DISPLAY LANGUAGE 2 3 POWER SAVE MODE 2 177 4 SETTING THE TV SYSTEM 2 179 3 ASSIGNING FILE NAMES ASSIGNING FILE NAMES 2 181 4 CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE 1 INFO 14 CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE 183 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY Checking the remaining number of images and video recording time 1 13 3.1 1/50 Page Checking the remaining audio recording time 2 TROUBLESHOOTING 187 Page 189 Page 191 Page 193 Page 195 Page 197 Page 199 Page 201 Page 203 Page SPECIFICATIONS Digital Camera 205 Page 207 Digital camera connectors Battery pack operation Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/Possible Recording Time 209 Cautions when using the Microdrive English 210 Supplied battery pack charger Supplied Lithium-ion battery pack 211 BASIC mode and EXPERT mode Others 213 Caution