User manual SANYO VPC-CA6

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL VPC-CA6EX VPC-CA6 Digital Movie Camera Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-CA6EX and VPC-CA6. 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". [. . . ] This cannot be selected if no printing instructions have been specified for the image. PRINT INSTRUCTIONS ALL IMAGES EACH IMAGE INDEX ALL CLEAR OK English 92 PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS HINT Printing a single frame from a video clip i To print with a printer or have the digital print service shop print out a still image from a video clip, you must first save it (save frame) as a still image (page 102). About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a print order format. You can connect your camera to a DPOF-compatible printer to produce your prints. You can also set the printing instructions for the desired images, and then have the requested images printed automatically (page 146). About the finished prints i Rotated images (page 98) will be printed in their original orientation. i The quality of the print output will differ depending on the print service and printer used. 93 English Specifying date imprinting and print quantities You can specify printing instructions for each individual image (EACH IMAGE), or apply the printing instructions to all the images on the card (ALL IMAGES). 1 2 Display the Printing Instructions Screen (page 92). ALL IMAGES: The printing instructions are applied to all the still images on the card. EACH IMAGE: The printing instructions are applied only to the image currently displayed. h If "EACH IMAGE" was selected, toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the desired image to print. h The printing instructions that are currently active for the displayed image are shown. You can toggle the SET button to the left or right to confirm the printing instructions for each image. PRINT INSTRUCTIONS ALL IMAGES EACH IMAGE INDEX ALL CLEAR OK 3 EACH IMAGE :----/--/-:0 copy COPIES 1 OK DATE English 94 PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS 4 Specify whether the date is displayed on the print, and the number of prints. <Specify the number of prints> h Toggle the SET button up or down. h Display the desired number of prints. Quantity EACH IMAGE :----/--/-:0 copy COPIES 1 OK DATE Dated prints <Specify dated prints> h Push the zoom switch toward the [T] or [W] side. h Each time the zoom switch is moved, the date indication is switched on or off. h For images that were captured when the camera's clock was not set (page 28), the date display appears as [--/--/--], and dated prints are not possible. Dated prints: Turn the date indication on. Undated prints: Turn the date indication off. EACH IMAGE :2006/12/24 :0 copy COPIES 1 OK DATE 5 Press the SET button. h The printing instructions for the requested print quantities and dated prints are stored. h The display returns to the Printing Instructions Screen. Printing instructions EACH IMAGE :2006/12/24 :1 copy 6 COPIES 1 OK DATE 95 English Index print Printing out many small images on one sheet is called an "index print". This is convenient for use as a list of the images you have captured. 1 2 3 Display the Printing Instructions Screen (page 92). EXIT: Discontinue the setting procedure, and return to the Printing Instructions Screen. Select "SET", and press the SET button. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]