User manual SANYO VPC-HD1000

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Movie Camera VPC-HD1000EX VPC-HD1000 VPC-HD1000GX Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-HD1000EX, VPC-HD1000 and VPC-HD1000GX. Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such. Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera. Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet "SAFETY MANUAL". [. . . ] If you magnify an image that was captured with the face chaser function enabled, the magnified image will center on the face(s). i The scene select function setting automatically changes to =. i The face chaser function does not work when zooming in or out. i The face chaser function may not work when the subject's face in the monitor is relatively small or appears dark. 117 English HIGH SENSITIVITY MODE When you shoot in the high sensitivity mode, the captured image appears even brighter than that specified by the ISO sensitivity and exposure compensation settings. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Shooting Menu (page 49), select "HIGH SENSITIVITY", and press the SET button. 1: The high sensitivity mode is activated. 2: The high sensitivity mode is not activated. 2 Select the desired setting, and press the SET button. h This completes the high sensitivity mode setting. NORMAL/SHOOTING CAUTION Limitations of the high sensitivity mode i If the exposure (page 114) is set to T, g or H, or if the flicker reduction function (page 152) is set to "ON", the high sensitivity mode automatically changes to "OFF". i When the shutter speed is reduced to create a bright image, video clip motion will appear uneven during playback. i When shooting in a dark environment, the autofocus and auto exposure may not function effectively. English 118 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to the SET button (page 148), you can make the image lighter or darker when capturing images. 1 2 Assign the operation shortcut to the SET button (page 148). Toggle the SET button in the direction for which the operation shortcut was assigned. h The exposure compensation bar appears. Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the exposure. h The exposure compensation numerical value is shown at the left end of the exposure compensation bar. h The exposure compensation can be set to a value from ­1. 8 EV to +1. 8 EV. h The exposure compensation bar is canceled when the MENU button or the SET button is pressed. 3 SET button 362 00:05:08 Pointer Exposure compensation bar HINT The exposure compensation setting is canceled in the following cases: i When the pointer is set to the center position. i When the camera is set to the playback mode. i When the standby mode or sleep mode is activated. i After the power is turned off. 119 English PLAYBACK NORMAL/PLAYBACK SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK Specify the settings for playing back files continuously in a "slideshow" format. In a slideshow of still images, you can set the transition time, transition effects and BGM. 1 Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 49), select "SLIDESHOW", and press the SET button. MODE: Specify the file type to play back. MOVIE: Play back video clips and audio files. TIME: Adjust the transition speed (the period that an image is displayed before it changes to the next image). [. . . ] NOTE i If the background is distracting, it will not show your subject to his best advantage. Move in closer to your subject or zoom in so that the background does not compete with the subject. i In portrait photography your subject is clearly the central figure, so try techniques that allow the subject to stand out. i If light is coming from behind your subject (backlit), his face will appear dark. [. . . ]