Sanyo Xacti VPC-E6EX User manual

VPC-E6EX
VPC-E6
VPC-E6GX
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Camera
Pleasereadtheseinstructionscarefullybeforeusingthecamera.
Makesuretoreadandunderstandtheseparatebooklet“SAFETYMANUAL”.
Keepthismanualinasafeplaceforlaterreference.
Important note
ThismanualexplainshowtosafelyoperatetheVPC-E6EX,VPC-E6and
VPC-E6GX.
Anyinformationregardingonlyoneoftheseproductswillbelabeledassuch.

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Warning
TOPREVENTTHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DONOT
EXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE
FOR AMERICAN USERS
ThefollowingadvisoryisincludedinaccordancewiththelawsoftheStateof
California(USA):
WARNING:
Thisproductcontainschemicals,includinglead,knowntotheStateof
Californiatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.
Wash hands after handling.
iThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfora
ClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimits
aredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterference
inaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
withtheinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnot
occurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby
turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect
theinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
hReorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
hIncreasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
hConnecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthatto
whichthereceiverisconnected.
hConsultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
iChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible
forcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Modelnumber:VPC-E6
TradeName:SANYO
Responsibleparty:SANYOFISHERCOMPANY
Address:21605PlummerStreet,Chatsworth,California91311
TelephoneNo.:[phone]
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubject
tothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1) thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
(2) thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterfer-
encethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Declaration of Conformity

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FOR CANADIAN USERS
iThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.
FOR EU USERS
Note:
iThissymbolmarkandrecyclesystemapplyonlytoEU
countriesanddonotapplytothecountriesintheother
areasoftheworld.
YourSANYOproductisdesignedandmanufacturedwith
highqualitymaterialsandcomponentswhichcanbe
recycledandreused.
Thissymbolmeansthatelectricalandelectronic
equipment,attheirend-of-life,shouldbedisposedof
separatelyfromyourhouseholdwaste.
Pleasedisposeofthisequipmentatyourlocalcommunity
wastecollection/recyclingcentre.
IntheEuropeanUnionthereareseparatecollection
systemsforusedelectricalandelectronicproducts.
Pleasehelpustoconservetheenvironmentwelivein!
Symbols used in this manual
HINT Pointsgivingsomeextendedinstructionsorspecialpointstopay
attentionto.
CAUTION Pointsthatrequirespecialattention.
(page xx) Refertothepageindicatedfordetailedinformation.
Youmayfindtheanswerstoquestionsorproblemsconcerningcamera
operationinthesections“COMMONLYASKEDQUESTIONS”(page150)
and“TROUBLESHOOTING”(page157).

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GETTING UP AND RUNNING
Install the battery pack
1 Open the battery slot cover, and insert the battery pack.
hThebatteryslotcoverislocatedonthebottomofthecamera.
2 Use the supplied AC adaptor to charge the battery pack.
hChargingwilltakeapproximately90minutes.
Battery/cardcover Batterypack
(+)(–)mark
Multi-indicator
During recharging:
Lightsred
Charging complete:
OFF
Topoweroutlet
DCINterminal SuppliedACadaptorSuppliedpowercord
Camera

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Playback
kStill image playback
1 Press the playback button [H].
hThedisplayswitchestothe
PlaybackScreen.
hToviewotherimages,togglethe
SETbuttontotheleftorright.
hIftheplaybackbutton[H]is
pressed,thedisplayreturnstothe
ShootingScreen.
kVideo clip playback
1 Press the playback button [H].
hThedisplayswitchestothe
PlaybackScreen.
hToggletheSETbuttontotheleft
orrighttodisplaythevideoclip
youwishtoplayback.
hVideoclipsareindicatedbya
videoclippatternalongthetop
andbottomofthescreen.
2 Press the SET button.
hPlaybackoftheselectedvideo
clipbegins.
hIftheplaybackbutton[H]is
pressedagain,thedisplay
changestotheShootingScreen.
When you are finished taking pictures...
PresstheON/OFFbuttontoturnthecameraoff.
Playbackbutton[H]
SETbutton
<Video Clip Playback
Screen>
Videoclippattern

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION
Yourcamerahasanabundanceofconvenientfeaturesandfunctions.From
creatingpreciselythephotoyouwant,toviewingimagesusingvarious
techniques,youcanlocatetheexactoperationforyourpurposesinthe
followingtable.
Basic operation Convenient
functions Additional functions
Shooting/recording
Getting started
shooting/recording
• “Recordingavideoclip”
onpage38
• “Shootingsingleshots”
onpage33
• “Shootingsequential
shots”onpage72
• “MAKEANAUDIO
RECORDING”on
page65
Change the setting
to sequential shots
• “Howtousethebest
shotfeature”on
page51
Log the date and
time of your photos
• “DATEANDTIME
SETTING”onpage23
Zoom in on the
subject
• “USINGTHEZOOM”
onpage42
Close-up
photography
• “FOCUSRANGE”
(supermacromode)on
page67
For more accurate
focus
• “FOCUSRANGE”
(manualfocus)page68
Set the focus to a
narrow range
• “FOCUSAREA
SETTING”onpage76
Check the focus
status
• “ZOOMJUMP
PLAYBACK”on
page92
Optimize the photo
quality
• “RESOLUTION
SETTING”onpage64
Reduce video clip flicker
• “FLICKER-REDUCTIONSETTING”onpage81

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Shooting/recording
Capture fast-moving subjects
• “SCENESELECT”(sportsmode)onpage48
Shoot in bright conditions
• “EXPOSURECORRECTION”onpage45
• “FLASHSETTING”onpage43
• “SCENESELECT”(nightviewmode/fireworksmode/lampmode)onpage48
Increase the camera’s sensitivity
• “ISOSENSITIVITY”onpage78
Photographing people
• “SCENESELECT”(portraitmode/nightviewmode)onpage48
• “SHUTTEROPERATIONSETTING”(IDphotos)onpage75
• “FILTERS”(cosmeticfilter)onpage52
• “FLASHSETTING”(red-eyereduction)onpage43
Photographing landscapes
• “SCENESELECT”(landscapemode/nightviewmode)onpage48
• “FOCUSRANGE”(telephotomode)onpage67
Take a self-photo
• “SELF-TIMER”onpage69
Make images lighter
or darker
• “EXPOSURE
CORRECTION”on
page45
Measure the
brightness of a
specific area
• “LIGHT-MEASURING
MODESETTING”on
page77
Adjust the camera’s
sensitivity
• “ISOSENSITIVITY”on
page78
Basic operation Convenient
functions Additional functions

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Shooting/recording
Change the color of
the images
•“FILTERS”
(monochromefilter/
sepiafilter)onpage52
Make white appear
natural
• “WHITEBALANCE”on
page79
Add an audio track to still image data
• “ADDINGAVOICEMEMO”onpage82
• “ADDING/DELETINGAVOICEMEMO”onpage97
Create a schedule from a captured still
image
• “Makingascheduleshot”onpage73
Playback
Getting started
viewing images
• “Playingbackthevideo
clip”onpage39
Adjust the speaker volume
• “PLAYBACKVOLUME”onpage91
• “Viewingstillimages”
onpage35 Search for image/
audio data
• 9-image/36-image
displayplaybackon
page36
Magnify an image
• “Magnifying(zooming
in)theimage”on
page37
Check the focus
status
• “ZOOMJUMP
PLAYBACK”on
page92
Change the angle of
view
• “ROTATEIMAGE”on
page100
• “Playingbackaudio
recordings”onpage66 Adjust the speaker volume
• “PLAYBACKVOLUME”onpage91
Slideshow playback
• “SLIDESHOWPLAYBACK”onpage111
Adjust the LCD monitor brightness
• “LCDMONITORBRIGHTNESS”onpage125
Playback on a TV
• “CONNECTINGTOATV”(forplayback)on
page140
Set the TV system
• “TVSYSTEM
SETTING”onpage127
Basic operation Convenient
functions Additional functions

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Data managing/processing
Search for image/audio data
• “9-image/36-imagedisplayplayback”onpage36
Delete data
• “ERASINGDATA”on
page89
Protect images from accidental erasure
• “IMAGEPROTECT”onpage87
Format a card
• “INITIALIZINGTHECARDMEMORYAND
INTERNALMEMORY”onpage133
Add an audio track to still image data
• “ADDINGAVOICEMEMO”onpage82
• “ADDING/DELETINGAVOICEMEMO”onpage97
Create a schedule from a captured still image
• “Makingascheduleshot”onpage73
• “ENTERANIMAGEINTHESCHEDULE”onpage94
Specify the number of prints, index print, and date imprint
• “PRINTSETTINGS”onpage104
View the settings that were in effect when the image/audio data
was recorded
• “DISPLAYINGIMAGEPROPERTIES(INFORMATIONSCREEN)”onpage113
Basic operation Convenient
functions Additional functions

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CONTENTS
GETTINGUPANDRUNNING ...............................................................iii
QUICKSEARCHBYOPERATION........................................................1
CONTENTS ...........................................................................................5
CHECKINGTHEINCLUDEDACCESSORIES......................................9
GETTINGTHEMOSTOUTOFYOURCAMERA ...............................11
SYSTEMMAP .....................................................................................13
SETUP
PARTSNAMES ...................................................................................14
INSTALLINGTHECARD .....................................................................16
POWERFORTHECAMERA ..............................................................18
TURNINGTHECAMERAONANDOFF .............................................21
DATEANDTIMESETTING .................................................................23
BASIC OPERATION
ABOUTTHE2WAYSHOOTINGGUIDE(Guidancedisplay)..............26
BEFORETAKINGPICTURES.............................................................28
CAPTURINGANDPLAYINGBACKSTILLIMAGES ..........................33
VIDEOCLIPRECORDINGANDPLAYBACK .....................................38
USINGTHEZOOM..............................................................................42
FLASHSETTING .................................................................................43
EXPOSURECORRECTION ................................................................45
SHOOTING (EASY SETTING MODE)
EASYSETTINGSSCREEN ................................................................46
OVERVIEWOFTHEEASYSETTINGSSCREEN ..............................47
SCENESELECT..................................................................................48
FILTERS ..............................................................................................52

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SHOOTING (SHOOTING SETTING SCREEN)
ACCESSINGTHESHOOTINGSETTINGSCREEN............................53
TOUCHSENSOR(TOUCHFOCUS)SETTING ..................................63
RESOLUTIONSETTING ......................................................................64
MAKEANAUDIORECORDING ..........................................................65
FOCUSRANGE ...................................................................................67
SELF-TIMER ........................................................................................69
SHUTTEROPERATIONSETTING ......................................................71
FOCUSAREASETTING ......................................................................76
LIGHT-MEASURINGMODESETTING ................................................77
ISOSENSITIVITY.................................................................................78
WHITEBALANCE ................................................................................79
FLICKER-REDUCTIONSETTING .......................................................81
ADDINGAVOICEMEMO ....................................................................82
PLAYBACK
DISPLAYINGTHEPLAYBACKSETTINGSCREENS .........................83
IMAGEPROTECT ................................................................................87
ERASINGDATA ...................................................................................89
PLAYBACKVOLUME...........................................................................91
ZOOMJUMPPLAYBACK ....................................................................92
DISPLAYINGTHESCHEDULE ...........................................................93
ENTERANIMAGEINTHESCHEDULE..............................................94
ADDING/DELETINGAVOICEMEMO .................................................97
CHANGINGIMAGESIZE(RESIZE) ....................................................99
ROTATEIMAGE.................................................................................100
EXTRACTINGASTILLIMAGEFROMAVIDEOCLIP ......................101
COPYDATA .......................................................................................102
PRINTSETTINGS ..............................................................................104
SLIDESHOWPLAYBACK ..................................................................111
DISPLAYINGIMAGEPROPERTIES(INFORMATIONSCREEN) .....113

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OPTION SETTINGS
DISPLAYINGTHEOPTIONSCREEN...............................................114
SETTHE2WAYSHOOTINGGUIDESETTING................................117
SELECTTHESTARTUPDISPLAY ...................................................118
OPERATIONSOUNDS .....................................................................119
HELPDISPLAY .................................................................................121
POST-VIEWSETTING ......................................................................122
ZOOMSETTINGS .............................................................................123
LCDMONITORBRIGHTNESS..........................................................125
SCREENLANGUAGE .......................................................................126
TVSYSTEMSETTING ......................................................................127
POWERSAVEFUNCTION ...............................................................128
FILENo.RESETFUNCTION ............................................................130
INITIALIZINGTHECARDMEMORYANDINTERNALMEMORY ....133
RESETTINGTHECAMERASETTINGS ...........................................135
CHECKINGTHEREMAININGINTERNALMEMORYAND
CARDMEMORY ...........................................................................136
CHECKINGTHEREMAININGBATTERYPACKCHARGE ..............138

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OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS
CONNECTINGTOATV.....................................................................140
DIRECTPRINTING ............................................................................141
APPENDICES
COMMONLYASKEDQUESTIONS ...................................................150
TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................157
SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................................165
HINTSFORTAKINGPICTURES .......................................................175

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
iHandstrap: 1 iSANYO Software Pack
(CD-ROM): 1
iLi-ion battery pack: 1 i
Dedicated AV interface cable: 1
i Dedicated USB interface
cable: 1
i

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Attaching the handstrap
Media cards that can be used with this camera
Thetypesofcardthatcanbeinsertedintoandusedwiththiscameraare:
iSDMemoryCard
iMultiMediaCard
What “card” means in this manual
iInthismanual,SDMemoryCardsandMultiMediaCardsthatcanbeused
inthisdigitalcameraarereferredtoas“card”.
iThecardsintheillustrationsinthismanualareSDMemoryCards,butall
installation,removal,andformattingproceduresarethesameforbothSD
MemoryCardsandMultiMediaCards.

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA
Yourcameracannotonlytakestillphotos,itcanalsorecordvideoclipsand
makeaudiorecordings.
It’sloadedwithlotsoffunctionsthatarepossibleonlyinadigitalcamera,
includingasuper-quickfocus,aneasy-to-understandguidancedisplayona
largescreen,aschedule-makingfunctionthatincorporatesyourcaptured
images,andmore.
Never again miss a great shot, thanks to the quick
focus: Touch focus (see page 28)
Justtouchtheshutterbuttonlightly,andthetouchsensorautomatically
focusestheimage(touchfocus).
Complex operation made easy with the guidance
feature: Shooting Guide display (see page 26)
ThecurrentshootingsettingsarevisiblerightontheShootingScreen.When
thecameradetectsapossibleproblem—suchascamerashakeduetoa
slowershutterspeedoranunderexposedsubjectduetolightfrombehind—
theappropriatecountermeasuresareshownonthedisplay.Usethe
suggestions,ornot,asyouwishtogetexactlythephotoyouwant.
F3.3
1/30

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Mode Select Screen
Switchbetweenthestillphotoshootingandvideocliprecordingmodeswitha
singleon-screenaction.AccessingtheShootingSettingScreenhasnever
beensofast.
Create a schedule from your photos: schedule-
making feature (see page 73)
Enteryourphotosinthecalendartocreateacustomimage-basedschedule.
Forexample,youcouldsnapaphotoofamovieposterandrecorditinthe
calendaronthedateofthemovie’spremiere.
SCENE
SETTING

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SYSTEM MAP
Theincludedaccessoriescanbeusedtoconnectyourcameratoacomputer,
printerorTV.Byconnectingthecameratoyourcomputer,youcan,for
example,copyyourphotostothecomputer’sharddisk.Youcanconnectitto
aprinterfordirectprintingofyourphotos.Ortakethecardtoaphotoshopto
haveyourphotosprintedthere.
Dedicated
USBinterface
cable
DedicatedAV
interfacecable
Computer
Printer
TV
ACadaptor
(Supplied)
Separatelysoldor
commerciallyavailable
SDMemoryCard/
MultiMediaCard
Internet
Batterycharger
(Optional)
iCardreader
iDPOF-
compatible
printer
iPhotoshop

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SETUP
PARTS NAMES
Front
Lens
Thelensbarrierisclosed
whenthecameraisturnedoff.
Flash
Speaker
Microphone
ON/OFFbutton
Shutterbutton(withtouchsensor)
Self-timerindicator
Touchsensorindicator