Sanyo VPC E1 - Xacti Camcorder - 6.0 MP User manual

VPC-E10EX
VPC-E10
VPC-E10GX
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Camera
Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera.
Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet “SAFETY MANUAL”.
Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference.
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-E10EX, VPC-E10 and
VPC-E10GX.
Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such.

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Warning
TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
kFOR AMERICAN USERS
The following advisory is included in accordance with the laws of the State of
California (USA):
WARNING:
This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash
hands after handling.
iThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
hReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
hIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.
hConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
hConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
iChanges or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Declaration of Conformity
Model number: VPC-E10
Trade Name: SANYO
Responsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY
Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311
Telephone No.: [phone]
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.

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kFOR CANADIAN USERS
iThis Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
kFOR EU USERS
Note:
iThis symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU
countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of
the world.
Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with
high quality materials and components which can be
recycled and reused.
This symbol means that electrical and electronic
equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of
separately from your household waste.
Please dispose of this equipment at your local community
waste collection/recycling centre.
In the European Union there are separate collection
systems for used electrical and electronic products.
Please help us to conserve the environment we live in!
FOR RUSSIAN USERS
This product certified by official certification company
which is authorized by Russian Federation.
SANYO FISHER Sales (Europe) GmbH
Stahlgruberring 4, D-81829 München, Germany
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
1-1, Sanyo-cho, Daito City, Osaka 574-8534, Japan

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kSymbols used in this manual
HINT Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay
attention to.
CAUTION Points that require special attention.
(page xx) Refer to the page indicated for detailed information.
You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera
operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 130)
and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 136).

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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE
Install the battery pack
1 Use the supplied charger to charge the battery pack.
hThe CHARGE indicator is lit during charging.
hThe CHARGE indicator will turn off when the battery pack is fully charged.
hCharging takes approximately 2 hr. 30 min.
2 Open the battery/card compartment cover, and insert the battery pack.
hThe battery/card compartment cover is located on the bottom of the
camera.
hPress the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on.
CHARGE indicator
Battery pack
To power outlet
[o] mark
Battery pack charger
[o] mark ON/OFF button

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Before capturing those important shots, be sure to first take a
test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go
iSanyo declines any claim for compensation for recorded contents etc. in
case of photographing or recording failure due to a chance camera or card
flaw.
Shooting
1 Press the [m] button.
hThe shooting mode menu
appears.
2 Press the [l] or [m] button to
select the shooting mode.
3 Press the SET button.
hThe shooting mode is
indicated by an icon in the
upper left area of the monitor.
4 Press the shutter button.
Single-shot mode:
A still image is captured.
Sequential shots mode:
Shooting begins. Release the
shutter button to discontinue
shooting.
Video clip recording mode:
Recording begins. To stop
recording, press the shutter
button again.
Shutter button
[l] / [m] buttons
6
s: Single-shot mode
O: Sequential shots mode
X: Video clip recording mode
<Shooting mode>
PHOTOGRAPH 1 IMAGE
Single-shot
Video clip recording
Sequential shots

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Playback
kStill image playback
1 Press the playback button [=].
hThe display switches to the
Playback Screen.
hTo view other images, press the
[l] or [m] button.
hIf the playback button [=] is
pressed, the display returns to
the Shooting Screen.
kVideo clip playback
1 Press the playback button [=].
hThe display switches to the
Playback Screen.
hPress the [l] or [m] button to
display the video clip you wish to
play back.
hVideo clips are indicated by a
video clip pattern along the top
and bottom of the screen.
2 Press the SET button.
hPlayback of the selected video
clip begins.
hIf the playback button [=] is
pressed again, the display
changes to the Shooting Screen.
When you are finished taking pictures...
Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera off.
PLAY
ON/OFF button
Video clip pattern
[l] / [m] buttons
<Video Clip Playback
Screen>
Playback button
[=]

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Save the photographed image data to your
computer (Windows XP)
The Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition (in this manual referred to
as Photoshop Album SE) program in the supplied SANYO Software
Pack lets you easily copy the data from your camera to your computer.
Install Photoshop Album SE
1 Set the supplied CD-ROM (SANYO Software Pack) in your
computer’s CD-ROM drive.
hThe installation window opens.
2 Click on the application program you wish to install.
hAfter clicking on an application program, follow the instructions shown
on the monitor to install the program.
hWhen the installation is complete, the product registration window will
appear, but click on the Exit button to close the window.
3 In the installation window, click on [Finish].
hThe installation window closes.
hRemove the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
<About the Kodak online service>
hWhen the installation window closes, a dialog box to connect to the
website introducing Kodak’s online service appears. Check the [No
thanks !] option button, and then click on the [OK] button.
Install Photoshop Album SE.

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Copy data from your camera to the computer
Connect your camera to a computer, and copy the desired data to the
computer.
1 Turn on the computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interface
cable to connect your camera to the computer.
hConnect the cable between the camera’s USB/AV terminal and the
computer’s USB connector.
2 Turn on the camera (page 23).
hThe USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor.
SELECTOK
USB CONNECTION
CANCEL
PRINTER
COMPUTER
To USB connector
on the computer
Supplied dedicated USB
interface cable
To the USB/AV terminal

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3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the
SET button.
hThe screen to select the connection
mode appears.
4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button.
hThe screen to import data to the computer appears on your
computer’s monitor.
5 Click the [IMPORT] button.
hCopy the camera data to the following folder:
My Pictures\Adobe\Digital Camera\Date folder
hWhen the data has been successfully copied, a dialog box appears to
confirm whether or not you wish to delete the original data from the
camera.
6 Click the [YES] button if you wish to delete the data from the
camera’s memory, or [NO] if you do not wish to delete it.
hThe Photoshop Album SE catalogue screen appears.
hThe data you copied appears on the computer monitor. Confirm that
the desired data was correctly copied. If it was not copied, from the
[Import] menu select [From camera, mobile phone or card reader],
and copy the desired data.
USB CONNECTIONUSB CONNECTION
CARD READER
SCREEN CAPTURE
PC CAMERA
MTP
OKOK SELECTSELECT

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7 Click the close button.
hPhotoshop Album SE closes.
About video clip files recorded with this camera
hYou can use Apple’s QuickTime 3 or later version to play back video
clips on a computer.
hQuickTime can be downloaded from the following website:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime

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CONTENTS
CONTENTS ........................................................................................... 1
QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................ 3
CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ...................................... 8
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ............................... 11
SYSTEM MAP ..................................................................................... 14
SETUP
PARTS NAMES ................................................................................... 15
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ..................................................... 17
INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD ...................................... 21
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 23
DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 25
BASIC OPERATION
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ............................................................. 28
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES .......................... 37
SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS ..................................................... 47
VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ..................................... 49
USING THE SCENE FUNCTION ......................................................... 53
USING THE ZOOM .............................................................................. 58
FLASH SETTING ................................................................................. 59
SELF-TIMER ........................................................................................ 61
FOCUS RANGE ................................................................................... 63
SHOOTING
ACCESSING THE RECORDING MENU ............................................. 66
TOUCH SENSOR (TOUCH FOCUS) SETTING .................................. 69
RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING ................................................ 70
COMPRESSION RATE SETTING ....................................................... 73
FOCUS AREA SETTING ..................................................................... 74
LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING ............................................... 76
ISO SENSITIVITY ................................................................................ 77
WHITE BALANCE ................................................................................ 79
EXPOSURE CORRECTION ................................................................ 80
DATE IMPRINT .................................................................................... 81

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PLAYBACK
DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU ................................................82
IMAGE PROTECT ................................................................................84
ROTATE IMAGE ...................................................................................85
CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) ....................................................86
BLUR CORRECTION ...........................................................................87
CONTRAST CORRECTION .................................................................89
RED-EYE CORRECTION .....................................................................91
COPY DATA .........................................................................................93
PRINT SETTINGS ................................................................................95
SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ..................................................................100
DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN) .....101
OPTION
DISPLAYING THE OPTION MENU ....................................................102
SOUNDS ............................................................................................105
POST-VIEW SETTING .......................................................................107
SCREEN LANGUAGE ........................................................................108
TV SYSTEM SETTING .......................................................................109
AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION .......................................................110
FILE NO. MEMORY ............................................................................111
INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY .....114
RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ............................................116
CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND CARD
MEMORY .......................................................................................117
CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE .........................119
OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS
CONNECTING TO A TV .....................................................................121
DIRECT PRINTING ............................................................................122
APPENDICES
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................130
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................136
SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................142
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES .......................................................151

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION
Your camera has an abundance of convenient features and functions. From
creating precisely the photo you want, to viewing images using various
techniques, you can locate the exact operation for your purposes in the
following table.
Shooting/recording
Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions
Getting started
shooting
• “Recording a video clip”
on page 49
• “Shooting single shots”
on page 37
•“SHOOTING
SEQUENTIAL SHOTS”
on page 47
Change the setting to
sequential shots
• “How to use the best shot
feature” on page 56
Log the date and time
of your photos
• “DATE AND TIME
SETTING” on page 25
• “DATE IMPRINT” on
page 81
Zoom in on the
subject
• “USING THE ZOOM” on
page 58
Close-up
photography
• “FOCUS RANGE”
(macro mode) on
page 63
For more accurate
focus
• “FOCUS RANGE”
(manual focus) on
page 63
Set the focus to a
narrow range
• “FOCUS AREA
SETTING” on page 74
Check the focus
status
• “Zoom jump playback” on
page 44
Optimize the photo quality
• “RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING” on page 70
Capture fast-moving subjects
• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (sports mode) on page 53

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Shooting/recording
Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions
Shoot in dark conditions
• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 80
• “FLASH SETTING” on page 59
• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode/lamp
mode) on page 53
Increase the camera’s sensitivity
• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 77
Photographing people
• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (portrait mode/night view portrait mode/cosmetic
mode/face chaser mode) on page 53
• “How to use the face chaser feature” on page 57
• “FLASH SETTING” (red-eye reduction) on page 59
Photographing landscapes
• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (landscape mode) on page 53
Take a self-photo
• “SELF-TIMER” on page 61
Make images lighter
or darker
• “EXPOSURE
CORRECTION” on
page 80
Measure the
brightness of a
specific area
• “LIGHT-MEASURING
MODE SETTING” on
page 76
Adjust the camera’s
sensitivity
• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on
page 77
Change the color of
the images
• “USING THE SCENE
FUNCTION”
(monochrome mode/
sepia mode) on page 53
Make white appear
natural
• “WHITE BALANCE” on
page 79

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Playback
Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions
Getting started
viewing images
• “Playing back the video
clip” on page 50
Adjust the playback volume
• “SOUNDS” on page 105
• “Viewing still images” on
page 39
Search for image data
• “9-image display
playback” on page 40
• “Folder playback” on
page 42
• “Quick scroll playback”
on page 41
Magnify an image
• “Magnifying (zooming in)
the image” on page 43
Check the focus
status
• “Zoom jump playback” on
page 44
Change the
orientation
•“ROTATEIMAGE”on
page 85
Slideshow playback
• “SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK” on page 100
Adjust the monitor brightness
• “Adjust the monitor brightness” on page 35
Playback on a TV
• “CONNECTING TO A TV” (for playback) on page 121
Set the TV system
• “TV SYSTEM SETTING”
on page 109

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Data managing/processing
Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions
Edit photos
• “BLUR CORRECTION” on page 87
• “CONTRAST CORRECTION” on page 89
• “RED-EYE CORRECTION” on page 91
Copy files from the internal memory to the card, or vice versa
• “COPY DATA” on page 93
Delete files
• “Deleting files” on
page 45
Protect images from accidental erasure
• “IMAGE PROTECT” on page 84
Format a card
• “INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL
MEMORY” on page 114
Specify the number of prints and date imprint
• “PRINT SETTINGS” on page 95
View the settings that were in effect when the image/audio data was
recorded
• “DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN)” on page 101

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION
Using with a computer
Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions
Use the camera as a card reader
• “BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA” on page 6 in the SANYO Software Pack
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
• “MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING YOUR CAMERA” on page 9 in the SANYO
Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Copy files from your
camera to a computer
• “Copy data from your
camera to the computer”
on page viii
Using with Windows Vista
• “CONNECTING IN THE MTP MODE” on page 14 in the
SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Playback
• “About video clip files recorded with this camera” on page 8 in the SANYO Software
Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Using as a webcam
• “USING AS A PC CAMERA” on page 16 in the SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
Record an image of the computer screen
• “SCREEN CAPTURE” on page 23 in the SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION
MANUAL

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
iHandstrap: 1 iSANYO Software Pack
(CD-ROM): 1
iLithium-ion battery pack
(battery pack): 1
iLithium-ion battery pack
charger and power cord
iDedicated USB interface cable:
1
iDedicated AV interface
cable: 1
i“SAFETY MANUAL”
(safety precautions booklet)
Please read this booklet
carefully before using the
digital camera.
iQuick Guide

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
Attaching the handstrap