VPC-S60EX VPC-S60
INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Camera
Important note
Declaration of Conformity
kFOR AMERICAN USERS
i English
kFOR EU USERS
kSymbols used in this manual
kFOR CANADIAN USERS
English
GETTING UP AND RUNNING
Install the battery
1 Open the battery/card cover, and insert the batteries
iii English
1 Press the m button
Shooting kSingle shot still image photography
kVideo clip recording
3 Press the shutter button
kVideo clip playback
When you are finished taking pictures
Playback kStill image playback
v English
Basic operation
QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION
1 English
Convenient
Increase the camera’s sensitivity
Adjust the camera’s
Shoot in dark conditions
Photographing people
3 English
Adjust the monitor brightness
View the settings that were in effect when the image/audio data
viewing images
BASIC OPERATION
CONTENTS
SETUP
SHOOTING
OPTION
CONTENTS
PLAYBACK
5 English
CONNECTING TO A TV
OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS
APPENDICES
TROUBLESHOOTING
i Handstrap
CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
7 English
i Dedicated USB interface cable i Quick Guide
English
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
9 English
k Abundant scene functions
k Speedy mode-switching
AUTO
USE AUTO SETTINGS
SYSTEM MAP
11 English
English
PARTS NAMES
Front
13 English
PARTS NAMES Rear
Bottom
2 Insert the batteries
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD
1 Open the battery/card cover
English
4 Close the battery/card cover
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD
When removing the card
15 English
HINT Shooting without a card installed
Be careful when removing the card
Do not open the battery/card cover when the camera is turned on
About the internal backup battery
In the playback mode
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF
Turning on the camera In the shooting mode
Turning off the camera
English
About the auto power off function
HINT If the K icon appears
2 Press the o button to select the 3 tab
DATE AND TIME SETTING
19 English
CLOCK SET
English
4 Set the date and time
OK CLOCK SET
CLOCK SET
21 English
DATE AND TIME SETTING
To correct the date and time settings
5 Press the SET button
English
How to hold the camera
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
HINT
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES About the touch sensor touch focus
23 English
English
Using the autofocus
k Conditions that may cause incorrect focus
25 English
i When both near and far objects are present
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
i Fast-moving subjects
1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on
Switching between the shooting mode and playback mode
100-0001
2 Press the playback button =
1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on 2 Press the m button
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES How to switch the shooting mode
27 English
3 Press the m button to select the shooting mode
English
Switching the display mode
Settings display mode Normal display mode
1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on
29 English
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES Adjust the monitor brightness
3 Press the n and o buttons to adjust the brightness
2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second
Hints for taking pictures
Where is the image data saved?
Switching the guidance display ON/OFF
Muting the camera sounds
Shooting single shots
Touch sensor indicator
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES
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F2.8
What is the camera focusing on?
About the focus indicator
1/30
100-0001 2006.12.24
When you are finished viewing images
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Viewing still images
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100 0001
2 Press W P on the zoom switch
9-image display playback
0002
Magnification decreases with each press of W P on the zoom switch
2 Press T on the zoom switch
Magnification increases with each press of T on the zoom switch
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES
on the zoom switch
Zoom switch
using zoom jump playback
the zoom switch
2 Set the camera to the playback mode, and press the n button
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES Erasing files
37 English
DELETE ALL Erases all the data
English
To delete one file
About protected images
39 English
HINT Limitations of sequential shots settings
SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS
1 Set the camera to the sequential shots mode page
1 Set the camera to the video clip recording modeShutter button page
VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
Recording a video clip
3 End the recording
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VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
Playing back the video clip
41 English
If no audio is heard
When you are finished viewing video clips
Outline of playback operation
English
VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
43 English
The data for a video clip is very large
Features of each setting
USING THE SCENE FUNCTION
2 Use the arrow buttons to select the desired setting
USE AUTO SETTINGS
3 Press the SET button
USING THE SCENE FUNCTION
45 English
Capture a still image with a voice memo
English
Can’t access the optical zoom?
USING THE ZOOM
HINT Can’t access the digital zoom?
47 English
1 Set the camera to the single-shot
FLASH SETTING
h The flash setting changes
n ? button
HINT In the automatic flash mode
FLASH SETTING
49 English
3 Press the shutter button
1 Set the camera to the shooting mode page 26, and press the m button
SELF-TIMER
2 Use the n and o buttons to select the self-timer setting
English
When xis selected
SELF-TIMER
HINT To pause or cancel the self-timer function
51 English
English
FOCUS RANGE
1 Set the camera to the shooting mode page 26, and press the o button
AUTO
53 English
FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual focus
About zoom movement when using the manual focus
1 Set the focus range to manual page
TOUCH SENSOR RESOLUTION FOCUS METHOD ISO WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE
ACCESSING THE RECORDING MENU
1 Set the camera to a shooting mode page 2 Press the MENU button
English
RECORDING MENU
ACCESSING THE RECORDING MENU Overview of the Recording Menu
TOUCH SENSOR RESOLUTION FOCUS METHOD ISO WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE
55 English
Single-shot/sequential shots shooting mode
2 Resolution menu/video clip mode menu page
1 Touch sensor menu page
Video clip recording mode
1 Display the Recording Menu page
TOUCH SENSOR TOUCH FOCUS SETTING
57 English
2 Select “TOUCH SENSOR” and press the SET button
Example Single shot shooting mode
RESOLUTION/VIDEO CLIP SETTING
Single shot/sequential shots shooting mode
English
59 English
RESOLUTION/VIDEO CLIP SETTING Record and play back an audio file
h The recording mode is enabled
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1 Display the desired audio data
100-0013 2006.12.24
k Playing back audio recordings Listen to your audio recordings
2 Play back the recording
2 Select “FOCUS METHOD” and press the SET button
FOCUS AREA SETTING
61 English
1 Display the Recording Menu page
English
ISO SENSITIVITY
2 Select “ISO” and press the SET button
1 Display the Recording Menu page
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Setting procedure
WHITE BALANCE
2 Select “WHITE BALANCE” and
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HINT To cancel the white balance setting
h This completes the white balance setting
3 Select the desired icon, and press the SET button
1 Point the camera lens at the
EXPOSURE CORRECTION
65 English
subject, and display the Recording Menu page
PRINT SETTING
DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU
2 Press the MENU button
English
DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU Overview of the Playback Menu
PRINT SETTING
Print setting page
PLAYBACK MENU
2 Select “PROTECT” and press the SET button
Cancel file protect?
IMAGE PROTECT
Activate file protect?
69 English
To cancel the protect mode for an image
IMAGE PROTECT
HINT To select a different image in steps 2 and
Rotate image?
ROTATE IMAGE
2 Select “ROTATE” and press the SET button
English
HINT Why can’t the image be resized?
Change image resolution?
image resolution appears
CHANGING IMAGE SIZE RESIZE
Display the Playback Menu page
COPY DATA
Insert the card in the camera page
Select “FILE COPY” and press the
COPY DATA
6 Select the desired type of copy When selecting COPY SINGLE
When selecting COPY ALL
73 English
2 Select “PRINT SETTING” and press the SET button
PRINT SETTINGS
Display the screen to set the print settings
1 Display the Playback Menu page
HINT About the DPOF format
PRINT SETTINGS
75 English
About the finished prints
2 Select EACH IMAGE or ALL IMAGES EACH IMAGE
1 Display the screen to set the print settings page
Specifying date imprinting and number of prints
OK EACH IMAGE
Specifying the number of prints
77 English
4 Specify the number of prints and whether the date is imprinted
Specifying dated prints
h You are returned to the display in step
5 Select EXIT, and press the SET button
English
EACH IMAGE
2 Select “ALL CLEAR”
PRINT SETTINGS Clearing all the print settings
79 English
4 Select “YES”, and press the SET button
Play files automatically
SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK
Select “SLIDESHOW” and press the
TIME
1 Display the desired image
DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES INFORMATION SCREEN
81 English
2 Press and hold the MENU
1 Display the Recording Menu or Playback Menu
DISPLAYING THE OPTION MENU
To exit the Option Menu
2 Press the n or o button to select the option tab
OPTION MENU1/2
AUTO POWER OFF FILE NO. RESET FORMAT RESET SETTINGS
DISPLAYING THE OPTION MENU Overview of the Option Menu
CLOCK SET
6 TV system setting page 89 h Select the type of TV signal
1 Date and time setting page
4 LCD brightness page 29 h Adjust the brightness of the
7 Auto power off page
85 English
PLAY VOLUME
SOUNDS
1 Display the Option Menu page
If “SHUTTER” or “KEY SW” is selected
If “OPERATION VOL” or “PLAY VOLUME” is selected
3 Select the desired item, and press the SET button
English
87 English
POST-VIEW SETTING
3 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button
2 Select “POST VIEW” and press the SET button
DEUTSCH German ENGLISH English ESPAÑOL Spanish FRANCAIS French
SCREEN LANGUAGE
2 Select “LANGUAGE” and press the SET button
ITALIANO Italian NEDERLANDSDutch
2 Select “TV SYSTEM” and press the SET button
TV SYSTEM SETTING
89 English
NTSC
AUTO POWER OFF
AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION
2 Select AUTO POWER OFF and press the SET button
RECORDING
91 English
AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION
Example When “RECORDING” is selected
3 Select the desired option, and press the SET button
File number reset function “OFF”
FILE No. RESET FUNCTION
File number reset function “ON”
File name image number
HINT What about the internal memory?
FILE No. RESET FUNCTION
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English
2 Select “FILE NO. RESET” and press the SET button
3 Select “OFF”, and press the SET button
1 Display the Option Menu page
INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY
With card installed
No card installed
95 English
5 Select “YES” 6 Press the SET button
HINT To cancel reformatting
4 Select the desired format option, and press the SET button
Caution during reformatting
Date and time setting Language setting
RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
2 Select “RESET SETTINGS” and press the SET button
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To check the remaining video clip recording time
CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND CARD MEMORY
To check the remaining number of still images
Video Clip Recording Screen
1 Set the camera to the audio
CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND CARD MEMORY For audio data
99 English
recording mode page
Battery remaining charge
CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE
Battery
English
HINT
CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE
101 English
Playback
CONNECTING TO A TV
Switch input to VIDEO
Voice memo playback see page Audio playback see page
103 English
DIRECT PRINTING
Print preparations
Print this image?
Caution when connecting a printer
3 Select “PictBridge”, and press the SET button
PRINT
105 English
1 Complete the printing setup page
DIRECT PRINTING To select one image and print it displayed image
2 Press the l or m button
4 Select PRINT, and press the SET button
HINT To cancel printing
3 Specify the number of prints
English
107 English
Complete the printing setup page
DIRECT PRINTING To print all the images all images
h The PictBridge Menu appears
h The Print Scheduled Images
PictBridge MENU
Select DPOF, and press the SET
Screen appears
109 English
2 Select the printer settings tab v, and press the SET button
DIRECT PRINTING
DATE STAMP
4 Select “EXIT”, and press the SET button
3 Adjust the printer settings
When “PRINTER VALUE” is selected
English
111 English
Power
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Question
Question
Shooting
English
Answer
Question
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
113 English
Answer
Question
images
English
Answer
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
115 English
Misc
Question
Answer
English
Question
Action
CAMERA
TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
117 English
Cause
Problem
English
Action
Problem
TROUBLESHOOTING
119 English
Cause
Cause
Problem
English
Action
TROUBLESHOOTING
121 English
Image
Problem
English
About the scene function and focus range settings
Notes regarding the scene function During still image shooting
123 English
SPECIFICATIONS
Camera
English
images only
SPECIFICATIONS
125 English
English
environment
127 English
SPECIFICATIONS Camera connectors
Battery life
mode
Possible Number of Images/Video Recording Time/Audio Recording Time
English
shots mode
SPECIFICATIONS Others
129 English
Basic photography
If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES
k How the autofocus works
Using the manual focus effectively
k How to photograph a moving subject
Advantage of using the manual focus
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Photographing a moving subject
Points
Shooting with the scene function Shooting portraits portrait mode Z
Photographing moving subjects sports mode Y
English
133 English
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Night photography night view mode
Photographing scenery landscape mode \
Points
Page
k Do not use where there is risk of explosion
CAUTIONS CONCERNING BOTH CAMERA AND ACCESSORIES
k Be aware of your surroundings when using the camera
k Cautions when carrying the camera
k Do not damage the power cord
k Concerning the power cord
k Cautions when plugging in the power cord
k Cautions concerning the power cord
DANGER
CAUTIONS CONCERNING THE BATTERY
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
DANGER
k Cautions when cleaning the camera Cleaning procedure
i Temperature when using or recharging 0 to 40C 32 to 104F
i Storage temperature -10 to 30C 14 to 86F
k Caution concerning the battery pack
SANYO Software Pack 8.5 For Digital Camera INSTRUCTION MANUAL
i English
Regarding permission to use the CD-ROM
COPYRIGHTS
1 English
For maximum enjoyment of your camera
CONTENTS
English
About this manual
Symbols used in this manual
INTRODUCTION
3 English
k Application software
The software
k Driver software
English
5 English
CD-ROM directory map
For maximum enjoyment of your camera about the electronic manual
Windows
When using in a Mac OS X Classic environment
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Macintosh
Operating environment Windows
Cautions when mounting your camera as a removable disk
BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA
Macintosh
Data format
Data file formats
Type of data
File name structure
HINT About video clip data recorded with this camera
Configuration of directories in the card
About file names when the card is replaced
9 English
English
Setting to the card reader mode
2 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button
Insert and pull out the cable carefully
1 Set the camera to the card reader mode page
For Windows XP users Mounting your camera
Dismounting the camera
2 Select an action
3 Click on the OK button
For Windows Me/Windows 2000 users Mounting your camera
1 Left-click on Unplug or Eject Hardware in the task tray
Dismounting the camera
3 Click on the Next button
For Windows 98/98SE users Mounting your camera
2 Set the camera to the card reader mode page
4 Specify the USB driver search method and search location
0 Confirm that the camera can be mounted
9 Install the SANYO Digital Camera Controller
7 Click on the Next button
English
Dismounting the camera
1 Right-click on the camera icon Removable disk E in My Computer
2 Select Remove from the menu
15 English
Dismounting the camera
For MAC OS 9.xx users Mounting your camera
For MAC OS X users
English
i Photo Explorer
INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
i QuickTime
i Motion Director
English
3 Click on EXIT About Kodak online service
Windows
HINT About the Carbon Lib folder
Macintosh Photo Explorer installation
2 Install the Photo Explorer
19 English
k Windows
HOW TO USE Photo Explorer
Set up the environment
4 Click on the digital camera wizard icon on the toolbar
6 Turn ON the Create subfolder checkbox
k Macintosh
3 Click on the digital camera wizard icon on the toolbar
21 English
1 Set the camera to the card reader mode page 2 Run Photo Explorer
5 When copying is completed, click on the OK button
Copying image data to a computer
4 Click on the Start button
k Abundant slideshow features
Photo Explorer features
Adjusting images
k Manage and edit image files Viewing images
Output format and playback
ABOUT Motion Director
Importing
English