Sanyo Vpc x1200 - Black 12.1MP Digital Camera 3x Optical User manual

VPC-X1200EX

VPC-X1200

VPC-X1200GX

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

BASICS

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.

Two additional instruction manuals (both PDF files) are stored in the included CD-

ROM (SANYO Software Pack).

• “INSTRUCTION MANUAL: ADVANCED” explains detailed particulars of the

camera functions.

• “SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL” explains how to use your

camera in conjunction with a computer.

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-X1200EX, VPC-X1200

and VPC-X1200GX.

Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such.

i English

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.

i This 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:

h Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

h Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

h Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

h Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

i Changes 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-X1200

Trade Name: SANYO

Responsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY

Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311

Telephone No.: (818) 998-7322

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.

English ii

FOR USERS IN THE USA

About the battery charger

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS – SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

DANGER – TO REDUCE THE RISK

OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,

CAREFULLY FOLLOW THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

h For connection to a supply not in the U.S.A., use an attachment plug

adapter of the proper configuration for the power outlet.

h Power Supply Cord:

Use UL Listed detachable power supply cord - No. 18 AWG, two

conductors, rated 10 A, VW-1, 105 ºC, 125/250 V, minimum 1.8 m,

maximum 3 m long. Provided with a molded-on, non-polarized attachment

plug with a 15 A, 250 V (NEMA 2-15P) configuration or a 15 A, 125 V

(NEMA 1-15P) configuration and a molded-on connector which mates with

the Power Inlet.

Cord Type

h 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.

Basic Cord Type Other Suitable Types

TS TST

SP-2 SPE-2, SPT-2

SP-3 SPE-3, SPT-3

SV SVE, SVO, SVOO, SVT, SVTO, SVTOO

SJ SJE, SJO, SJOO, SJT, SJTO, SJTOO

S SE, SO, SOO, ST, STO, STOO

iii English

PARA LOS USUARIOS DE EE.UU.

Acerca del cargador de baterías

INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTE

SOBRE DE SEGURIDAD - GUARDE

ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES

PELIGRO - PARA REDUCIR EL

RIESGO DE INCENDIO O

DESCARGAS ELÉCTRICAS, SIGA

CUIDADOSAMENTE ESTAS

INSTRUCCIONES

h Para la conexión a una red de alimentación que no sea de EE.UU., utilice

el adaptador de enchufe apropiado para la toma de la red.

h Cable de alimentación:

Utilice el cable de alimentación UL desenchufable indicado en la lista - N.°

18 AWG, dos conductores, amperaje nominal de 10 A, VW-1, 105 ºC, 125/

250 V, mínimo 1,8 m, máximo 3 m de longitud. Provisto de enchufe

moldeado, adaptador de enchufe no polarizado con configuración de 15 A,

250 V (NEMA 2-15P), o configuración de 15 A, 125 V (NEMA 1-15P) y

conector moldeado que se adapta a la toma de corriente de la red.

Tipo de cable

h Este dispositivo cumple con lo estipulado en la Parte 15 de las Normativas

de la FCC. La operación está sujeta a las dos condiciones siguientes: (1)

este dispositivo no puede provocar interferencias nocivas, y (2) este

dispositivo debe aceptar las interferencias recibidas, incluidas las

interferencias que puedan provocar un funcionamiento no deseado.

Tipo de cable básico Otros tipos adecuados

TS TST

SP-2 SPE-2, SPT-2

SP-3 SPE-3, SPT-3

SV SVE, SVO, SVOO, SVT, SVTO, SVTOO

SJ SJE, SJO, SJOO, SJT, SJTO, SJTOO

S SE, SO, SOO, ST, STO, STOO

English iv

kFOR CANADIAN USERS

i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

kFOR EU USERS

The symbol mark and recycling systems described below apply 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/or reused.

The symbol mark means that electrical and electronic equipment, batteries

and accumulators, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from

your household waste.

Note:

If a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol mark, this chemical

symbol means that the battery or accumulator contains a heavy metal at a

certain concentration. This will be indicated as follows: Hg: mercury, Cd:

cadmium, Pb: lead

In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used

electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and accumulators.

Please, dispose of them correctly at your local community waste collection/

recycling centre.

Please, help us to conserve the environment we live in!

kFOR RUSSIAN USERS

This product is certified by an official certification company

which is authorized by the 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

v English

HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL

This instruction manual for your camera is organized into the following

sections.

k SETUP

Before taking pictures with your camera, you will need to familiarize

yourself with a few of its functions and complete some setup steps.

k BASIC OPERATION

An explanation of the fundamental operation for capturing images and

viewing images.

k APPENDICES

The camera specifications are found here.

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 ADVANCED INSTRUCTION MANUAL.

kHow to view the “INSTRUCTION MANUAL:

ADVANCED” and “SANYO Software Pack

INSTRUCTION MANUAL” files

1 Insert the CD-ROM (SANYO Software Pack) that was included with

your camera in your computer's CD-ROM drive.

2 Install the Adobe Reader 9 on your computer.

3 On the installation screen, click on “Instruction Manuals (PDF)”.

4 Click on the desired instruction manual.

English vi

SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Install the battery pack

1 Use the supplied charger to charge the battery pack.

h The CHARGE indicator is lit during charging.

h The CHARGE indicator will turn off when the battery pack is fully charged.

h Charging takes approximately 120 min.

2 Open the battery/card compartment cover, and insert the battery pack.

h The battery/card compartment cover is located on the bottom of the

camera.

h Press 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

vii English

SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

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

i

Sanyo 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.

h The recording mode menu

appears.

2 Press the [l] or [m] button to

select the recording mode.

3 Press the SET button.

h The recording 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.

High-speed sequential shots

mode/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

:

High-speed sequential shots mode

O:

Sequential shots mode

X:

Video clip recording mode

PHOTOGRAPH 1 IMAGE

Single-shot

Video clip recording

Sequential shots

High-speed sequential shots

English viii

Playback

kStill image playback

1 Press the playback button [=].

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h To view other images, press the

[l] or [m] button.

h If the playback button [=] is

pressed, the display returns to

the Shooting Screen.

kVideo clip playback

1 Press the playback button [=].

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h Press the [l] or [m] button to

display the video clip you wish to

play back.

h Video clips are indicated by a

video clip pattern along the top

and bottom of the screen.

2 Press the SET button.

h Playback of the selected video

clip begins.

h If 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

[=]

1 English

CONTENTS

CONTENTS ........................................................................................... 1

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ...................................... 3

Attaching the handstrap ..................................................................... 4

Media cards that can be used with this camera ................................. 4

What “card” means in this manual ..................................................... 4

Installing/removing the DC adaptor (Model VAR-A3: sold

separately)

......................................................................................... 5

 SETUP

PARTS NAMES ..................................................................................... 6

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ....................................................... 8

Charging the battery pack .................................................................. 9

INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD ...................................... 12

Installation ........................................................................................ 12

Warning concerning battery pack temperature ................................ 13

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 14

Turning on the camera ..................................................................... 14

Turning off the camera ..................................................................... 14

About the auto power off function .................................................... 15

DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 16

 BASIC OPERATION

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ............................................................. 19

Switching between the recording mode and playback mode ........... 19

How to switch the recording mode ................................................... 20

Switching the display mode ............................................................. 21

Adjust the monitor brightness .......................................................... 22

Hints for taking pictures ................................................................... 23

CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES .......................... 24

Shooting single shots ....................................................................... 24

Shooting sequential shots ................................................................ 26

Viewing still images ......................................................................... 28

9-image/20-image display playback ................................................ 29

Folder playback ............................................................................... 30

Magnifying (zooming in) the image .................................................. 31

Zoom jump playback ........................................................................ 32

Deleting files .................................................................................... 33

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ..................................... 35

Recording a video clip ..................................................................... 35

Playing back the video clip .............................................................. 36

English 2

 APPENDICES

SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................55

Camera .............................................................................................55

Camera connectors ..........................................................................58

Battery life ........................................................................................58

Possible Number of Images/Video Recording Time/Audio

Recording Time ................................................................................59

Supplied battery pack charger ..........................................................60

Supplied Li-ion battery pack .............................................................60

Others ...............................................................................................61

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 .............62

USING THE SCENE FUNCTION .........................................................39

Capture a still image with a voice memo ..........................................41

How to use the best shot feature ......................................................42

How to use the face chaser feature ..................................................43

How to shoot using Smile Detection .................................................44

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS ....................................................46

Using the zoom ................................................................................46

Flash setting .....................................................................................48

Self-timer ..........................................................................................50

Focus range .....................................................................................52

3 English

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

i Handstrap: 1 i SANYO Software Pack

(CD-ROM): 1

i Lithium-ion battery pack

(battery pack): 1

i Lithium-ion battery pack

charger and power cord

i Dedicated USB interface cable:

1

i Dedicated AV interface

cable: 1

i “SAFETY MANUAL”

(safety precautions booklet)

Please read this booklet

carefully before using the

digital camera.

i Quick Guide

English 4

Attaching the handstrap

Media cards that can be used with this camera

The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are:

i SD Memory Card

i SDHC Memory Card

What “card” means in this manual

i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memory Cards that can be

used in this digital camera are referred to as “card”.

5 English

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

Installing/removing the DC adaptor (Model VAR-A3: sold separately)

Install in the camera's battery slot, and connect the AC adaptor. Use in

conjunction with the AC adaptor.

Attaching the DC adaptor

1 Open the camera's battery/card

compartment cover.

2 Insert the DC adaptor into the battery slot.

h Make sure that the DC adaptor is correctly oriented when inserting,

and insert it firmly all the way.

3 Close the battery/card

compartment cover.

4 Connect the AC adaptor.

Removing the DC adaptor

1 Turn off the camera.

2 Remove the AC adaptor.

3 Open the camera's battery/card compartment cover, and remove the

DC adaptor.

English 6

SETUP

PARTS NAMES

Front

Lens

Self-timer indicator

Battery/card compartment cover

ON/OFF button

Flash

Shutter button

USB/AV terminal

Tripod stand hole

Bottom

Microphone

Speaker

7 English

PARTS NAMES

Rear

Zoom switch

Monitor

SET button

Playback button [=]

[n] button

[o] button

[l] button

[m] button

Strap holder

SCENE button

MENU button

English 8

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

Please charge the supplied battery pack before using it.

1 Connect the supplied power

cord to the socket on the

battery pack charger.

h Insert the connector straight

and securely.

2 Insert the battery pack in the

battery charger.

h Insert it in the direction

indicated by the [o] mark

on the battery pack.

3 Plug the power plug into a

power outlet (AC 100 V to

240 V).

h Charging begins.

h The CHARGE indicator is lit

during charging.

4 When the CHARGE indicator

turns off, unplug the power

cord from the power outlet,

and remove the battery pack

from the charger.

HINT

i Charging takes approximately 120 min.

Battery pack

[o] mark

To power outlet

Battery pack charger

Power cord

CHARGE

indicator

Battery pack charger

9 English

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

Charging the battery pack

Be sure to fully charge the supplied or separately sold battery pack before

using it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the supplied

charger.

Charge the battery pack if it is being used for the first time, and recharge it

whenever the remaining charge is low.

Does the battery pack feel hot?

i During charging, the charger and battery pack will be warm. This is normal

and does not indicate a malfunction.

If there is interference to your TV or radio during charging...

i Move the battery pack and charger further away from the TV or radio.

Ambient temperature during charging

i It is recommended that the ambient temperature during charging be

between about 10°C and 35°C (50°F and 95°F). Due to the characteristics

of the battery pack, at temperatures below 0°C (32°F), it may not be

possible to sufficiently charge it.

i When the battery pack temperature is high, the safety function may be

activated and halt charging.

Charge a battery pack in the following cases

i A battery pack which has not been used for a long time

i Newly purchased battery pack

FOR AMERICAN USERS:

i Use a UL Listed, 1.8-3m (6-10ft), Type SPT-2 or NiSPT-2, AWG No.18

power supply cord, rated for 125V 7A, with a non-polarized NEMA 1-15P

plug rated for 125V 15A.

English 10

About the CHARGE indicator

The CHARGE indicator shows the status of the battery pack and the charger.

Please refer to the following table if the indicator flashes abnormally.

CAUTION

Do not charge the battery pack immediately after the camera has been

in continuous use for a long time

i The battery pack becomes hot when the camera is used continuously for a

long time. If you attempt to charge the battery pack in this state, the safety

function may be activated and it may not be possible to charge the battery

pack. Wait until the battery pack has cooled down before attempting to

charge it.

Does the battery pack appear swollen?

i The lithium-ion battery used in this camera may expand slightly when

stored in a hot environment or repeatedly used, but this is not a safety

hazard.

CHARGE indicator

Not lit Not connected properly

i To recharge the battery pack, the power cord of the

charger must be connected to a power outlet, and the

plug at the other end inserted in the charger’s power

socket (page 8).

i The battery pack is not installed, or it is not installed

correctly (page 8).

Charging finished

Lit Charging

Flashing Problem with the battery pack or battery pack charger

i Immediately remove the battery pack from the charger.

i Do not use an abnormal battery pack. (The usable life of

the battery pack has probably expired.)

11 English

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

HINT

About the internal backup battery

i This camera’s internal battery serves to maintain the date and time

settings, as well as the shooting settings. The backup battery will be fully

charged when the battery pack is kept in the camera continuously for about

2 days. In the fully charged state, the backup battery will maintain the

camera settings for about 7 days.

When not using the camera for a long time, remove the battery pack

i A small amount of power is still used even if the digital camera is turned off,

and it is therefore recommended that the battery pack be removed from the

camera if it is not going to be used for a long time. Note that when the

battery pack is removed for a long period, the time and date settings may

be cleared. Before using your camera again, be sure to confirm that the

camera settings are correct.

To prolong the life of the battery pack

i Although the battery pack is an expendable item, you can maximize the life

of the battery by heeding the following suggestions.

h Do not leave the battery under the hot summer sun or exposed to other

high-temperature environments.

h Do not continually recharge the battery when it is already fully charged.

After fully charging it once, for example, use it for a while to partially

discharge it before charging it again.

h When the battery is not to be used for a long time, if possible store the

partially charged (not fully charged) battery in a cool environment.

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Sanyo Vpc x1200 - Black 12.1MP Digital Camera 3x Optical User manual

Sanyo Vpc x1200 - Black 12.1MP Digital Camera 3x Optical User manual

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