User manual SANYO VPC-GH1TA

[. . . ] GUIDE FOR BASIC OPERATION Dual Camera VPC-GH1EX VPC-GH1GX VPC-GH1PX VPC-GH1TA VPC-GH2 Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-GH1EX, VPC-GH1GX, VPC-GH1PX, VPC-GH1TA and VPC-GH2. 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". [. . . ] Target mark i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camera is 14M-S focusing on. i The camera automatically determines the correct focus by measuring from 9 different focus points within the shooting area. If the target mark is at a position that is F3. 5 1/2 different from the point you wish to focus on, you can refocus, for Camera shake icon example, by changing the shooting Shutter speed angle. Aperture i The large target mark appears when the camera focuses on a wide area in the center of the screen. Does it seem to take a long time to save images?i When shooting in dimly lit conditions, it may take some time to save the data to the card. SHOOTING English 34 SHOOT A STILL IMAGE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP You can capture a still image (a single-shot) while recording a video clip. 1 2 3 Turn on the camera (page 20), and set it to the recording mode (page 26). [ ] button ] button When you see a scene you'd like to capture as a still image, press the [ ] button. Press the [ ] button to end the video clip recording. 4 2M REC 000:00:09 REC 00:00:09 Full-HD 35 English HINT i When shooting a still image while recording a video clip, the flash does not operate. i When the remaining video recording time becomes approximately 50 seconds, it will no longer be possible to capture a still image while recording a video clip. If you intend to capture a still image while recording a video clip, it is suggested that you take note of the remaining video recording time. About the recording size of still images i The size of a still image captured during video clip recording depends on the video clip recording size. Video clip recording size setting !Y "& ) h It is not possible to capture sequential shots. Still image recording size + , [ SHOOTING English 36 MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY (ZOOM) Your camera has two zoom functions: optical zoom and digital zoom. 1 2 Point the camera lens at the subject. Push the zoom switch toward [T/]] or [W/P] to compose the desired image. h When the zoom switch is pushed, the zoom bar appears on the monitor. h When the optical zoom factor is at maximum, zooming stops temporarily. When the zoom switch is pushed toward the [T/]] side again, the mode changes to the digital zoom mode and zooming continues. For shooting single shots, see page 33. Zoom switch [T/]] [W/P] ZOOM RANGE button Zoom bar 3 When both optical and digital zoom are enabled Optical zoom Digital zoom (yellow) When optical zoom only is enabled Pointer 37 English HINT When the ZOOM RANGE button is pressed. . . i The magnification is approximately doubled (double-range zoom). Press the button again to return to normal magnification. i The icon is shown on the Recording Screen during normal magnification, and a icon on the double-range zoom Recording Screen. SHOOTING English 38 PLAYBACK PLAYBACK PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGES 1 2 Set the camera to the playback mode (page 26). Select the image to play back. h Use the arrow keys to move the orange frame to the file you wish to play back. [. . . ] 134 hr. Still image mode i If the continuous recording time of a voice memo exceeds about 13 hours, the recorded file is saved once, and then recording continues in a new file. In the video clip recording mode, when the size of the file being recorded exceeds 4 GB, the recorded file is saved once, and then recording continues in a new file. (These 4 GB segments are automatically created. The recording session continues until you stop recording, but voice memo recording is temporarily interrupted while the file is being saved. ) i The above values apply when an SD Memory Card by SanDisk is used. [. . . ]