Sanyo VPC HD1 - Xacti Camcorder - 720p Owner's manual

Type
Owner's manual
VPC-HD1010EX
VPC-HD1010
VPC-HD1010GX
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Movie 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-HD1010EX,
VPC-HD1010 and VPC-HD1010GX.
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.
FOR 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-HD1010
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 interfer-
ence that may cause undesired operation.
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FOR CANADIAN USERS
i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
FOR 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
iii English
Symbols 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 194)
and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 202).
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Preparing the camera
1 Insert the SD Memory Card.
h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camera. Please
purchase a commercially sold card.
h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is referred to as the “card”.
2 Connect the AC adaptor to the camera.
Card slot cover
Card slot
SD Memory Card
DC IN terminal
Supplied AC adaptor
To power outlet
DC IN terminal cover
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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
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 Set the REC/PLAY switch
to REC.
2 Press the ON/OFF button
for at least 1 second to turn
the camera on.
h
If the screen to set the date
and time appears, press
the MENU button 2 times
to cancel it.
For how to set the date
and time, see page 43.
3 Record.
To record a video clip:
h
Press the [ ] button to
begin recording a video
clip.
h
Press the [ ] button
again to end the recording.
To take a photo:
h
Press the [ ] button.
h
A still image is captured.
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F1.8
F1.8
1/14
1/14
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F1.8
1/14
ON/OFF button
[] button
[] button
Monitor
REC/PLAY switch
Set to REC
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Playback
When you are finished using the camera...
Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera off.
1
Set the REC/PLAY switch
to PLAY.
h
The display changes to
the Playback Screen and
the image that was just
captured is shown.
2
Toggle the SET button to
the left or right to display
the image you wish to see.
<Video clip playback>
h
Video clips are indicated
by a video clip pattern
along the left and right
sides of the screen.
h
Press the SET button to
start video clip playback.
<To return to the shooting
mode>
h
Set the REC/PLAY switch
to REC.
PLAY
PLAY
PLAY
SAVE
SAVE
SAVE
SET button
<Example: After recording a
video clip>
REC/PLAY switch
Set to PLAY
Video clip pattern
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Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD
(Windows Vista)
Using the supplied CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack), you can store your
captured images on a DVD. Detailed information about the Sanyo
Software Pack can be found on page 4 in the Sanyo Software Pack
INSTRUCTION MANUAL.
Install application programs
1 Set the supplied CD-ROM in your computer’s DVD drive.
h The installation window opens.
2 Click on [Nero 8 Essentials].
h After clicking on an application program, follow the instructions shown
on the monitor to install the program.
3 In the installation window, click on [Finish] and remove the CD-ROM
from the computer’s DVD drive.
<About the Kodak online service>
h When 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.
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Connect your camera to a computer
Connect your camera to a computer, and copy the desired files to the
computer.
1 Use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your
camera to the computer.
2 Turn on the camera.
h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor.
OKCANCEL
USB CONNECTION
CANCEL
PRINTER
COMPUTER
Dedicated USB
interface cable
To USB connector
on the computer
Supplied dedicated USB
interface cable
i Insert the plug with the [n]
mark facing up.
To power outlet
To USB terminal on
the docking station
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3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button.
h The screen to select the computer connection mode appears.
4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button.
h The message [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray,
showing that the camera is recognized as a drive.
h The card is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [XACTI (E:)] icon
appears in the [My Computer] window.
* The drive name (E:) may be different on your computer.
5 Copy the files from the card to the computer’s hard disk.
h The data recorded with your camera are stored in the following folder.
You can specify the folder on the hard disk to which to copy the files.
XACTI (E:)\DCIM\****SANYO
(**** represents numbers [page 11 in the Sanyo Software Pack
INSTRUCTION MANUAL]).
* The drive name (E:) may be different on your computer.
English x
Burn video clips onto a DVD (For Windows Vista
users)
Here’s how to write your recorded data onto a DVD in the mpeg2 format. For
information on other operations, please see the Help file for Nero Vision. To
access the Nero Vision Help file, click the [?] button on the Nero Vision start
screen.
1 Insert a blank DVD in your computer’s DVD drive.
2 Click the Start button, and point to [All Programs] [Nero 8] and
click on [Nero Vision Essentials].
h Nero Vision starts up, and the start screen appears.
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3 Under the “What would you like to do?” heading, point to [Make
DVD] and click on [DVD-video].
h The Hints window opens, in which you can find an explanation of each
screen.
<To disable the Hints window >
h From the [Show hints when moving to page] menu in the Hints window
select [Disable].
4 Click the [Close] button.
h The screen to make a DVD-video opens.
<To return to the preceding step>
h Click the [Back] button.
English xii
5 Under the “What would you like to do?” heading, click [Add video
files].
h The window to select files to burn to DVD opens.
6 Click on a file to burn to DVD.
<To select multiple files>
h Click on the files while holding down the [Ctrl] key.
7 Click the [Open] button.
h The selected files are shown in the “Content” field.
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<To check the contents of the selected files>
h When you double-click a file in the “Content” field, the window to play
the file appears. Click the [Next] button when you want to return to the
previous window.
<To deselect a file>
1 Right-click on the file in the “Content” field that you wish to deselect.
h A pulldown menu appears.
2 Click [Remove].
h The selected file is removed from the “Content” field.
8 Click the [Next] button.
h The window to edit the disk menu appears.
English xiv
9 Click on one of the designs under “Templates”, and then click the
[Next] button.
h A preview of the selected design is shown.
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10 Click the [Next] button.
h The window to configure the DVD burn setup opens.
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11 Click the [Burn] button.
hDisk writing begins.
hThe process status is shown in the “Recording progress” field.
hWhen the burn process is completed, a screen asking if you would like
to save a log file of the burn process appears.
12 Click the [Yes] button.
h Enter a name for the log file.
13 Click the [Save] button.
h A screen for you to indicate the next operation appears.
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14 Click the [Finish] button.
h A screen asking if you would like to save the project appears.
15 Click the [Yes] button.
h Enter a name for the project file.
16 Click the [Save] button.
h Nero Vision Essentials ends.
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How was that? The convenient accessories not only let you immediately view
images captured with the camera, but you can also upload images to your
computer and create your original DVDs. Read the following explanations to
find out how you can fully enjoy your camera’s digital movie feature.
1 English
CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................ 6
CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .................................... 11
How to use the accessories .......................................................... 13
Separately sold accessories ......................................................... 15
Media cards that can be used with this camera ............................ 16
What “card” means in this manual ................................................ 16
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ............................... 17
High-quality images with “Full High Definition*” ............................ 17
Includes SIMPLE mode for quick-and-easy operation .................. 18
Image stabilizer for sharp pictures ................................................ 18
Sharp face shots ........................................................................... 19
Xacti Library feature ...................................................................... 19
Lots of accessories for optimal use of your captured images ....... 20
SYSTEM MAP ..................................................................................... 21
SETUP
PARTS NAMES ................................................................................... 22
Camera ......................................................................................... 22
Docking station ............................................................................. 25
Remote control unit ....................................................................... 26
INSTALLING THE CARD ..................................................................... 27
PREPARING THE DOCKING STATION ............................................. 29
PREPARING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ................................... 30
Prepare the battery ....................................................................... 30
How to use the remote control unit ............................................... 31
PREPARING THE POWER ................................................................. 33
Charging the battery pack ............................................................. 33
When using a power outlet ........................................................... 37
About recharging .......................................................................... 39
Warning concerning battery pack temperature ............................. 39
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 40
Turning on the camera .................................................................. 40
Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) mode is
active ........................................................................................ 41
Turning off the camera .................................................................. 41
DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 43
SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SHOOTING MODE AND PLAYBACK
MODE .............................................................................................. 46
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