User manual SANYO VPC-E1

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL VPC-E1 Digital Movie Camera Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-E1. 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. 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. [. . . ] h The screen to select the type of copy appears. h The copy source image is shown in the background on the screen. COPY SINGLE: Copy the data for one image. COPY ALL: Copy all the data from the copy source to the copy destination. Select the desired type of copy. INT MEM CARD COPY SINGLE COPY ALL OK 6 <When selecting "COPY SINGLE"> 1 Press the [G] or [H] button to display the image you wish to copy. 2 Press the [T] or [W] button to select "COPY SINGLE". <When selecting "COPY ALL"> 1 Press the [T] or [W] button to select "COPY ALL". 7 Press the SET button. h The files are copied. 97 English PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS In addition to using your printer to print out still images captured with your camera, as with conventional film, you can have prints made at shops offering digital print services. Moreover, this camera is DPOF-compatible, so you can use the camera to specify the number of prints, whether or not the date is displayed on the print, and also to request an index print. Display the Printing Instructions Screen 1 2 Display PAGE 1 of the PLAYBACK MENU (page 86). Select the printing instructions icon b, and press the SET button. h The Printing Instructions Screen appears. ALL IMAGES: The specified printing instructions apply to all the images. EACH IMAGE: The printing instructions are specified for each individual image. INDEX: All the still images are printed as miniature images (thumbnail images), several images on one print. ALL CLEAR: Clear all the printing instructions. 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 98 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 (extract still) as a still image (page 108). 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 156). About the finished prints i Rotated images (page 104) will be printed in their original orientation. i The quality of the print output will differ depending on the print service and printer used. 99 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 (ALL IMAGES). 1 2 Display the Printing Instructions Screen (page 98). Select "ALL IMAGES" or "EACH 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. [. . . ]