User manual SANYO VPC-J1EX

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL VPC-J1EX VPC-J1 Digital Camera Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-J1EX and VPC-J1. Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such. Please read these instructions carefully before using the digital camera. Make sure to read and understand the section "USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY" on pages 7 to 24. [. . . ] Playback will stop, and you are returned to the Audio Playback Screen. English 92 PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES AND VIDEO CLIPS IN A SLIDESHOW Still images and video clips can be automatically played back in slideshow fashion. Images are played back in the order in which they were recorded. 1 2 Display the Option Fun Mode Screen (see page 87). Select the slideshow icon , and press the SET button. oe The "TIME" and "EFFECT" settings are effective only for advancing from one still image to the next still image. For the setting procedure, please see step 2 on page 119. oe When video clips are played back, after one clip is played to the end, playback of the next clip starts. AUDIO REC AUDIO PLAYBACK SLIDESHOW SLIDESHOW TIME EFFECT START EXIT p 4S p OFF 3 Select "START", and press the SET button. oe To interrupt the slideshow, press the MENU button, the SET button, or an arrow button. oe After all the images have been played back, the slideshow ends. oe For continuous (loop) slideshow playback (up to 12 hours), in step 3 press the shutter release button instead of the SET button. 93 English ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS Compared to the BASIC mode, the EXPERT mode allows you much more control over the various shooting settings. To display 1 2 Set the camera to the desired shooting mode (see page 41). Set the camera to the EXPERT mode (see page 50). oe The EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen for the shooting mode you selected in step 1 appears. English 94 ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screens Still Image Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. PC M CA Lit H 12 1 2 RESOLUTION 2048X1536(3M) I 3 4 5 J 6 7 8 9 F G 95 English 1 Resolution menu (page 61) B: 2880 x 2160-pixel resolution icon c @: 2048 x 1536-pixel resolution icon D: 1600 x 1200-pixel resolution icon E: 640 x 480-pixel resolution icon 7 White Balance menu (page 106) c H: g: h: e: i: Auto white balance icon Sunny icon Cloudy icon Fluorescent lighting icon White (incandescent) light icon S: Color fill (one push) icon ISO sensitivity menu (page 108) : Auto sensitivity icon (ISO50 to 200) 5: ISO50 icon +: ISO100 icon 1: ISO200 icon %: ISO400 icon Digital zoom menu (page 110) Y: Digital zoom on icon Z: Digital zoom off icon Focus menu (page 103) !: Autofocus icon ": Super macro icon #: Focus (1m) icon $: Focus (2. 5m) icon %: Infinity focus icon (page 111) 2 Self-timer menu (page 63) c V: Self-timer off icon : Self-timer on icon (2 seconds) : Self-timer on icon (10 seconds) 8 c 3 Compression menu (page 101) c b: FINE icon (low compression) a: SFINE icon (super-low compression) c: NORM (NORMAL) icon (normal compression) 4 Voice memo menu (page 112) c b: Voice memo off icon a: Voice memo on icon 5 Spot focus menu (page 104) c j: Spot focus off icon i: Spot focus on icon 6 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 105) c V: Multi-section light-measuring icon X: Center-weighted light-measuring icon W: Spot light-measuring icon 9 c F c G Exposure correction icon H Number of remaining images that can be captured (page 153) I HELP display (page 143) J Remaining battery pack charge (page 155) Not displayed when the remaining battery pack charge is near full or when the AC adapter (sold separately) is used. [c] indicates the factory-preset setting. English 96 ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS Sequential Shots Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. PC M CA Lit H 12 1 2 METHOD BEST I 3 4 5 J 6 7 8 9 F G 97 English 1 Sequential shots mode (METHOD) menu (page 44) c : Best select shot icon : Standard sequential shots icon A: AE shift sequential shots icon 2 Resolution menu (page 61) c @: 2048 x 1536-pixel resolution icon D: 1600 x 1200-pixel resolution icon E: 640 x 480-pixel resolution icon 7 White Balance menu (page Auto white balance icon Sunny icon Cloudy icon Fluorescent lighting icon White (incandescent) light icon S: Color fill (one push) icon 8 ISO sensitivity menu (page 108) c : Auto sensitivity icon (ISO50 to 200) 5: ISO50 icon +: ISO100 icon 1: ISO200 icon %: ISO400 icon 106) c H: g: h: e: i: 3 Self-timer menu (page 63) c V: Self-timer off icon : Self-timer on icon (2 seconds) : Self-timer on icon (10 seconds) 9 Digital zoom menu (page 110) c Y: Digital zoom on icon Z: Digital zoom off icon F Focus menu (page 103) c !: Autofocus icon ": Super macro icon #: Focus (1m) icon $: Focus (2. 5m) icon %: Infinity focus icon G Exposure correction icon (page 111) 4 Compression menu (page 101) c b: FINE icon (low compression) a: SFINE icon (super-low compression) c: NORM (NORMAL) icon (normal compression) 5 Spot focus menu (page 104) c j: Spot focus off icon i: Spot focus on icon 6 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 105) c V: Multi-section light-measuring icon X: Center-weighted light-measuring icon W: Spot light-measuring icon [c] indicates the factory-preset setting. H Number of remaining images that can be captured (page 153) I HELP display (page 143) J Remaining battery pack charge (page 155) Not displayed when the remaining battery pack charge is near full or when the AC adapter (sold separately) is used. English 98 ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. PC M CA Lit I 00:10 1 2 RESOLUTION 640X480 J 3 4 5 K 6 7 8 9 F G H 99 English 1 Resolution menu (page 61) c 4: 640 x 480-pixel resolution icon 2: 320 x 240-pixel resolution icon 0: 160 x 120-pixel resolution icon 2 Frame Rate menu (page 65) c {: 15 frames/sec icon }: 30 frames/sec icon 3 Compression menu (page 101) c c: NORM (NORMAL) icon (normal compression) b: FINE icon (low compression) 8 White Balance menu (page 106) c H: g: h: e: i: Auto white balance icon Sunny icon Cloudy icon Fluorescent lighting icon White (incandescent) light icon S: Color fill (one push) icon ISO sensitivity menu (page 108) : Auto sensitivity icon (ISO200 to 800) 1: ISO200 icon %: ISO400 icon ?: ISO800 icon : ISO1600 icon Digital zoom menu (page 110) Y: Digital zoom on icon Z: Digital zoom off icon Focus menu (page 103) !: Autofocus icon ": Auto super macro icon #: Focus (1m) icon $: Focus (2. 5m) icon %: Infinity focus icon Exposure correction icon (page 111) available (page 153) 9 c 4 Flicker-reduction (FLICKER REDUCT) menu (page 113) c l: Flicker-reduction function off icon k: Flicker-reduction function on icon F c G c 5 Optical zoom menu (page 109) c : Optical zoom off icon : Optical zoom on icon 6 Spot focus menu (page 104) c j: Spot focus off icon i: Spot focus on icon 7 Light-measuring mode (EXP MEASURE) menu (page 105) c V: Multi-section light-measuring icon X: Center-weighted light-measuring icon W: Spot light-measuring icon [c] indicates the factory-preset setting. H I Remaining recording time J HELP display (page 143) K Remaining battery pack charge (page 155) Not displayed when the remaining battery pack charge is near full or when the AC adapter (sold separately) is used. English 100 COMPRESSION RATE SETTING Use the procedure below to set the compression rate. Even if the same resolution is used, you can change the compression setting to decrease the image data size so that you can capture more images, or increase the image data size for no loss in image quality. 1 2 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen (see page 94). Select the desired compression rate from the compression menu, and press the SET button. b: Stores the data with a low compression (high quality). a: Stores the data with an extremely low compression (super high quality). c: Stores the data with normal compression (normal quality). 12 COMPRESSION FINE <Example: Still image shooting mode> 101 English oe The possible compression rate settings for each shooting mode are shown in the following table. Resolution (units: pixels) [Icon displayed on LCD monitor] Compression 2880 x 2048 x 1600 x 640 x 320 x rate 2160 1536 1200 480 240 B @ D E 2 Not Not Not Not a Yes available available available available Not b Yes Yes Yes Yes available Not c Yes Yes Yes Yes available Not Not Not Not Yes a available available available available Not Not b Yes Yes Yes available available Not Not Yes Yes Yes c available available Not Not Not Not b Yes available available available available Not Not Not c Yes Yes available available available Still image Shooting mode Sequential shots Video clip 160 x 120 0 Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Yes English 102 FOCUS SETTING Set the focus range (distance) The focus distance can be set to a specific range. Also, with super macro photography, you can capture the image of a subject as close as 2 cm. 1 2 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen (see page 94). Select the focus range icon from the focus menu, and press the SET button. !: The camera automatically focuses on the subject within a range of 20 cm (Wide end) or 30 cm (Tele end) to infinity. ": You can focus on a subject within a range of 2 cm (Wide end) or 30 cm (Tele end) to 50 cm (super macro). #: You can focus on a subject about 1 m away. $: You can focus on a subject about 2. 5 m away. [. . . ] 3, 200, 000 pixels 1/2. 7-inch CCD Virtual number of pixels: Approx. 3, 340, 000 pixels, interlace scan, primary color filter 2, 880 x 2, 160 pixels (still images only) 2, 048 x 1, 536 pixels (still images and sequential shots only) 1, 600 x 1, 200 pixels (still images and sequential shots only) 640 x 480 pixels 320 x 240 pixels (video clips only) 160 x 120 pixels (video clips only) 30 fps, 15 fps Data storage media Camera effective number of pixels Image sensor Recording resolution Video clip frame rate 189 English Data compression White balance Lens Focus modes Aperture Exposure control type Light-measuring modes Range Digital zoom Shutter speed SFINE (very low compression) (still images and sequential shots only) FINE (low compression) NORM (normal compression) Full-auto TTL, manual setting possible Prismatic f=5. 7mm to 16. 0mm (35mm film optical 2. 8x camera conversion f=37mm to zoom lens 104mm) Autofocus, 7 groups, 10 elements Multi-section focus, spot focus Open F=2. 8 (Wide) to 3. 9 (Tele) Smallest F=6. 8 (Wide) to 9. 4 (Tele) Programmable AE Exposure correction available from the Shooting Setting Screen (01. 8EV in 0. 3EV steps) Multi-section measuring, center-weighted measuring, spot measuring 20 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to infinity (normal photography), 2 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to 50 cm (super macro photography) For shooting: 1x to 4x (except resolution B) For playback: 1x to 45x (varies with resolution) Still image shooting mode: 1/2 to 1/2, 000 sec. 4 seconds when scene select function set to lamp ) (During flash: 1/30 to 1/2, 000 sec. ) Sequential shots shooting mode: 1/2 to 1/2, 000 sec. Video clip shooting mode: 1/30 to 1/10, 000 sec. English 190 SPECIFICATIONS Sensitivity Still image shooting mode/sequential shots shooting mode: Auto (equivalent to ISO50 to 200)/ equivalent to ISO50, ISO100, ISO200, and ISO400 (switchable from Shooting Setting Screen) (Maximum ISO sensitivity up to 1, 600 variation: when scene select function set to lamp ) Video clip shooting mode: Auto (equivalent to ISO200 to 800)/ equivalent to ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, and ISO1, 600 (switchable from Shooting Setting Screen) Viewfinder Optical direct image zoom viewfinder LCD monitor 1. 6-inch TFT color liquid crystal Approx. [. . . ]