User manual SANYO VPC-SH1

[. . . ] GUIDE FOR BASIC OPERATION Dual Camera VPC-SH1EX VPC-SH1 VPC-SH1GX VPC-SH1PX VPC-SH1TA Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-SH1EX, VPC-SH1, VPCSH1GX, VPC-SH1PX and VPC-SH1TA. 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". [. . . ] h Switch from the SIMPLE mode to the NORMAL mode, or from the NORMAL mode to the SIMPLE mode. h Press the MENU button to cancel the Menu Screen. SN Switch to detailed normal menu OK Operating mode icon <SIMPLE Mode Menu Screen> 1 2 3 1 2 3 Press SET button to switch to Simple Menu OK SN Operating mode icon <NORMAL Mode Menu Screen> 27 English Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen 1 2 3 Set the camera to the recording or playback mode (page 25). Select the desired operating mode (page 27). SETUP If the Menu Screen is not displayed, press the MENU button. h To cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU button. SN Switch to detailed normal menu OK <Example: SIMPLE Mode Recording Menu> 1 2 3 1 2 3 Press SET button to switch to Simple Menu OK SN <Example: NORMAL Mode Recording Menu> Option tab MENU button English 28 SHOOTING SHOOTING VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 2 Turn on the camera (page 19), and set it to the recording mode (page 25). h It is not necessary to keep the [ ] button pressed while recording. h When the remaining recording time available for the currently recording clip becomes little, a countdown of the remaining recording time appears on the display. h Press the [ ] button again to stop recording. [ ] button 3 Recording time Full-HD REC00:00:09 REC000:00:09 5 Available recording time remaining 29 English SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS Capture a still image (single-shot). 1 2 Turn on the camera (page 19), and set it to the recording mode (page 25). h The autofocus operates, and the image is focused (focus lock). 2 Continue to gently press the [ ] button all the way. h The shutter releases and the image is captured. h You can view the captured image on the monitor by keeping the [ ] button depressed when you capture the image. 1 2 [ ] button SHOOTING 10M 4M-S Target mark English 30 SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS HINT Adjusting the monitor brightness i While the Recording Screen is active, you can quickly access the screen for adjusting the brightness of the monitor by pressing the MENU button for at least 1 second. Target mark i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camera is 4M-S focusing on. i The camera automatically determines the correct focus by measuring from 9 different focus points within the shooting area. If the F3. 5 target mark is at a position that is 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. i The large target mark appears when Aperture the camera focuses on a wide area in the center of the screen. The shutter speed and aperture are displayed (NORMAL mode) i The shutter speed and aperture settings are shown on the Recording Screen. You can use them as a reference when shooting. If the camera shake icon > appears. . . (NORMAL mode) i During still image shooting, if the shutter speed is slow and the possibility that the image may be blurred due to camera shake becomes high, the camera shake icon may appear on the monitor. In this case, use a tripod to stabilize the camera when shooting, or set the flash operation mode to automatic. [. . . ] 134 hr. Still image mode Video clip mode Audio recording mode 69 English 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. [. . . ]