User manual SANYO VPC-R1EX

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Camera VPC-R1EX VPC-R1E VPC-R1 Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the digital camera. 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" from pages 3 to 12. [. . . ] oe Look through the viewfinder and aim the camera so that the light-measuring area is in the center of the subject. Shutter release button 4 Press the shutter release button. Still image shooting mode Ö see page 24, step 3. Sequential shot shooting mode Ö see page 27, step 4. Video clip shooting mode Ö see page 28, step 2. English 40 TAKING CLOSE-UP PICTURES (MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY) ([v] [x] [w]) Use the macro photography focus to take pictures at close range (20 to 50 cm). 1 2 3 Set the main switch to [Õ]. oe The macro indicator [¢] appears on the LCD monitor. Macro switch 4 Compose the picture, and press the shutter release button. oe If the main switch is set to [MONITOR OFF], you can take pictures without using the LCD monitor (see page 40). B To return to normal photography, set the macro switch to its original position. CAUTION oe Due to the distance between the viewfinder and the lens, as the camera gets closer to the subject, the image that is actually recorded becomes lower and more to the left in the viewfinder area. Therefore, it is recommended that when taking close-range pictures you compose the picture by viewing it on the LCD monitor. 41 English USING THE SELF-TIMER [v] [x] [w] 1 2 3 Display the Shooting Settings screen (see page 35). oe Press [c] on the arrow button to select the self-timer mode. U: Self-timer on (the self-timer will be used) V: Self-timer off (the self-timer will not be used) Self-timer menu 18 4 Press the [SET] button. oe To exit the Shooting Settings screen, press the [MODE] button. Shutter release Self-timer button indicator 5 Take the picture. oe When the shutter release button is pressed, the self-timer indicator lights for about 7 seconds, after which it flashes for about 3 seconds, and then the picture is taken. HINT To stop the self-timer. . . oe Press the shutter release button while the self-timer indicator is lit. To restart it, press the shutter release button again. oe Select [V] in step 3, and press the [SET] button. English 42 USING THE FLASH [v] The flash is used not only in dark conditions, but also when the subject is in the shade or is lit from the back. The four flash modes (automatic flash, forced flash, flash off, and red-eye reduction) allow you to select the mode appropriate for the surrounding conditions. The flash can be used only in the still image shooting mode. Note that the effective flash range is 0. 5 to 2. 1 m for normal photography, and 0. 2 to 0. 5 m for macro photography. 1 2 3 Display the Shooting Settings screen for the still image shooting mode (see page 35). Select the desired flash mode from the flash menu. oe Press [c] on the arrow button to select the flash mode. f: (automatic flash) The camera will detect the brightness of the subject and use the flash or not as required. d: (forced flash) The flash operates with every picture taken, regardless of the surrounding conditions. Use this setting when the subject is in the shade, under backlight conditions, under fluorescent lighting conditions, etc. Flash menu 18 43 English j: (flash off) The flash will not operate even under dark conditions. [. . . ] 3Remove the batteries, wait about 1 hour, and then install them again. If the [SYSTEM ERROR] message still appears after the above measures are performed, take the camera to a dealer for service. English 76 SPECIFICATIONS Digital Camera Type Recording system Image file format CCD digital camera (recording and playback) Digital recording Still images: JPEG format (DCF and DPOF compliant) Note: Designed mainly by Japan Electronic Industry Development Association (JEIDA), DCF (Design rules for camera file system) is standard for digital still camera image files to provide interoperability between digital photography devices for the images stored on removable memory cards. However, it is not guaranteed that all devices will support the DCF standard. Video clips: QuickTime Movie Internal memory: 2MB (for image storage: about 1MB) External memory: CompactFlash (Type I only) 1/2. 8 inch frame transfer CCD, image pickup elements: about 1, 360, 000 pixels (effective about 1, 300, 000 pixels), progressive scan, primary color filter 1, 280 x 960 pixels (still images and sequential shots only) 640 x 480 pixels (still images and sequential shots only) 320 x 240 pixels (video clips only) 160 x 120 pixels (video clips only) 15 fps FINE (low compression) (still images and sequential shots only) NORM (moderate compression) (still images and sequential shots only) Full-auto TTL f=5. 7mm Fixed (35mm film camera conversion f=38mm) 5 groups, 5 elements Data storage media Image sensor Recording resolution Video clip frame rate Data compression White balance Lens 77 English Aperture Exposure control type F2. 8, F5. 6 (automatic) Aperture and shutter programmable exposure control Exposure correction available from the Shooting Setting Screen Range 50 cm to infinity (normal photography), 20 cm to 50 cm (macro photography) Digital zoom For shooting Resolution 4: 1x to 2. 0x Resolution 2 0: 1x to 4. 0x For playback 1x to 20x (varies with the resolution) Shutter Still image shooting mode: 1/4 to 1/500 sec. 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