Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VPC-CG20GX Sanyo
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VPC-CG20EX VPC-CG20 VPC-CG20G X VPC-CG20PX VPC-CG20TA GUIDE FOR BASIC OPER ATION Dual Camera Please re ad these i nstru ctions ca refully be f ore usi ng the ca mera. Make sure to read a nd under stand the separate booklet “SAFETY MANUAL ”. K eep this manual in a safe place f or la ter referenc e.
i English HO W T O READ THIS M ANU AL Fo r first -time users Please read this m anual to familiarize yourse lf with your camera ’ s oper atio n. ↓ T o use th e various c amera featur es The Ins truc tion Ma nual that explains the features i n detail c an be obtai ned from our website (page 4 1).
English ii SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Prep arin g the ca mera 1 Insert the battery pack. About saving y our recorded data h If you wis h to use a n SD Mem ory C ard, re f er to page 12 to install the card in the ca mera. h An SD Memor y Car d is not included w ith your cam era.
iii English Shooting 1 Press t he ON/OFF button for at least 1 sec ond to tu rn the came ra on. h If the scr een to set the date an d time a ppears, press th e MENU button 2 times to c ancel it. For ho w to se t the da te and tim e, see pa ge 20. 2 Reco rd.
English iv Befo re capt uring those important sho ts, be sure to fi rst take a test shot to confirm th at y our camer a is set up and re ady to go i Sanyo declin es any cla im for compensa tion for r ecorded content s etc. i n case of phot ographi ng or rec ording failure du e to a chance camera or car d fl aw .
v English 3 Select “DELET E SINGLE”, and press the SET bu tton. 4 Sele ct “DE LETE”, and pre ss the SET button. h If you toggle the SET butto n to the lef t or ri ght, the screen to d elete a different file will appear . 5 When y ou are finished deletin g files, pr ess the MENU b utton.
English vi Copy data fr om yo ur camera to the computer Conne ct your camera t o a comput er , and co p y the desired da ta to t he compute r . 1 Turn on the com puter , and use th e supplie d dedicat ed USB inte rface cabl e to co nnect yo ur camer a to th e comp uter.
vii English 3 Select “COMPUTER” , and p ress the SET butt on. h The scr een to selec t the compute r connecti on mode appear s. 4 Select “CARD READER”, a nd press the SET button. h The me ssage [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray , showing th at the cam era is re cognized as a d rive.
English viii Dismounting the camera CA UTION i T o disconnect your camera, be sure to follow the procedur e below . F ailure to follow this proce dure may cause faulty operation of your com puter or corru pt the files in your camera. 1 Left-click o n the ic on for safely r emovin g hardwar e in th e task tray.
1 English CON TENT S HOW T O READ THIS MA NUAL ............... ........... ................ ............... .... i CHECKI NG THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .... ................ ............... ... 3 How to use th e accessorie s ............... ........... .
English 2 CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTIN G TO A TV .. ........... ................ ............... ........... ............... .38 Conn ecting to a video input t erminal ... ............... ........... ............... .39 Conn ecting to the HDM I terminal .
3 English CHECKIN G THE INCLUDED A CCESSORIE S i Li-i on batte ry pac k: 1 i Lithiu m-ion bat tery pack char ger and po wer cord: 1 i Dedicated USB interface cable (pag e vi): 1 i Dedic ated A V inter.
English 4 i QUICK GUIDE i Obta inin g the PD F inst ruct ion manual and caution s.
5 English How to use the access ories k Lens ca p k Hand strap ( Please purchase a commercial ly available hand strap.) i T o av oid d ropping th e camera, i t is rec ommended that you attac h a handstrap.
English 6 ABOU T THE CARD Media c ards that can b e used with t his camera The type of card th at can be inser ted into a nd used with this camera is: i SD Memo ry Card i SDHC Memory Card i SDXC Memor.
7 English SETUP SETUP P ARTS NAMES Front Flash Lens Monit or un it Stereo micr ophon e * The tr ipod mo unting hol e is on the bottom . ON/OFF button.
English 8 SETUP Rear Multi-indicator [ ] button [ ] button MENU button Moni tor SET button ON/OFF butto n REC/PLA Y button Card slot cov er Photo shoo ting button DC IN terminal cover Batter y cover U.
9 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied batter y pa ck bef ore using it. 1 Conne ct the s upplied power cord to the socket o n the batte ry pa ck char ger. h Inser t th e connector straig ht and securely . 2 Inse rt the ba ttery pa ck in the batter y cha rger .
English 10 SETUP Charging the batte ry pack Be sur e to fully char ge the sup plied or separat ely sold batte ry pack before using it in your cam era. For charging the batte r y pack, use t he suppli ed charger. Charg e the batt ery pack if it is b eing us ed for the first tim e, and re charge it whenev er the remaining cha rge is low .
11 English About the CHARGE indicator The CH ARGE i ndic ator show s th e stat us of the ba ttery pa ck and th e char ger . Please refer to the following tabl e if the in dicator flash es abn orma lly .
English 12 SETUP INST A LLING THE CARD Be sur e to format a newly purc hased card or one th at was used in anot her device before using it in your ca mera (page 13). I f an un f or matted card is used, the card it self may become u nusable. <When r emoving the card.
13 English CAUT ION Do not attemp t to forcibly remove the card i Doing so may damage th e card or the sto red files. If the multi-indicat or is fl ashing red ... i Never remove the card wh en the mult i-indica tor is fla shing re d, as doing so may result in loss of file s stored in the card.
English 14 SETUP INST A LLING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please c harge the suppli ed batter y pa ck before using i t. 2 Open 3 Inser t by matc hing the connect or mar kings 4 Close Batter y cover 1 Push o.
15 English CAUT ION Does the bat tery pack a ppear swollen ? i The lithiu m-ion batte ry u sed in this ca mera may expand slightly when stored i n a hot e nvironment or repeated ly used, but this is not a safety hazard.
English 16 SETUP About the temperature ale rt ic on Dur ing camera use, if the t emperature of the ba tter y or insid e the came ra (excluding the b atter y) r ises, a tempera ture ale rt icon will appear a s describ ed below.
17 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Open the mo nitor un it, an d pres s th e ON/OF F button for at lea st 1 s econd. h If you brie fly press the ON/OFF button, once, the camera will switch to the pow er s av e mode .
English 18 SETUP T urning on th e camera w hen the power save (sleep) mode is active In order to preser ve battery pack pow er, the power sa ve (sleep) function will automat ically tu rn o ff the came ra after ab out 1 mi nute of no u se dur ing shooti ng, or abo ut 5 minutes of no u se dur ing playback (factor y-preset setting).
19 English HINT T o immediat ely activate the power s ave mode i Press the O N/OFF button briefly to activate the power save function. About t he sta ndby mode i T o turn off th e camera only br iefly , you can close the monitor unit to put th e camera in the stan dby mode.
English 20 SETUP D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio r ecording is taken so that you can disp lay them dur ing playback. The refore, before captur ing images, m ake sure the co rrect d ate and time a re set.
21 English 3 Set th e cloc k. 1 Select “TIME”. 2 Press the SET button. h The Se t Tim e Sc reen appea rs. 3 Set the time to “19 :30”. h The time is se t in t he following order : Set the ho ur → Set th e minute. h A 24-ho ur clock is use d for the time d isplay .
English 22 SETUP 5 Pre ss the M ENU but ton. h The da te and ti me setting is comple ted. h T o display the Record ing or Playback Scree n, press th e MENU button. HINT i Under norm al condi tions, while th e batter y p ack is being re placed, an inter nal batte ry will maintain the date and tim e settings.
23 English SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING MODE AND PLA YBA CK M ODE Switch between the recor ding mode (for record ing) and th e playback mode (for viewing your rec orded images). 1 Turn on the camera (page 1 7). 2 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The mo de cha nges.
English 24 SETUP SWITCHING THE OPERA TING MODE The “S IMPL E mode” c ompris es onl y tho se fun ction s that are mos t ofte n used and nece ssar y to ope rate the cam era, whil e the “NO RMAL mode” en ables full use of all th e camera’s many function s.
25 English Acces sing/exiting the SIMPLE /NORMAL Mode Men u Scr een 1 Set t he came ra to t he record ing or playbac k mode (page 2 3). 2 Select the d esire d oper ating mode (p age 24 ). 3 If the M enu Scre en is no t displ ayed, press the MENU b utton.
English 26 SETUP Using the SIMPLE Mode Menu 4 Toggle the S ET butto n up or down to se lect the item yo u wish to chang e, and p ress th e SET b utton.
27 English Using the NORMAL Mode M enu 4 Toggl e the SE T button up or do wn to s elect a ta b. h The Me nu Screen for the select ed tab appears. 5 Togg le the S ET bu tton to the rig ht.
English 28 SETUP 6 Toggle the S ET butto n up or down to se lect the item yo u wish to chang e, and p ress th e SET b utton. h The S etting Scr een for the s elected it em appea rs.
29 English SHOO TING SHOO TING VIDEO CLIP RECORDING 1 Turn on the camera (page 1 7), and set it to the rec ordi ng mode (page 23) . 2 Press th e [ ] butt on. h Recor ding begins. h It is not n ecessar y to keep th e [ ] b utto n pres sed w hile recording.
English 30 SHOOTING SHOO TING SINGLE SHO TS Capture a still image (single-sh ot). 1 Tur n on th e camer a (page 1 7), and se t it to t he reco rding mode (page 2 3). 2 Press the [ ] butt on. 1 Press the [ ] button halfw ay . h The auto focus operates, and the i mage is focused (focus lock).
31 English HINT Adjust ing the monitor brig htness i While the Re cording Screen is active , you can qu ickly access the scree n for adjusting th e bright ness of the monitor by pressi ng the MEN U button for at le ast 1 s econ d. What i s the camera fo cusin g on? i A targ et mar k & on the m onitor shows the ar ea the camera is focusing on.
English 32 SHOOTING SHOO T A STILL IMA GE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP Y ou can cap ture a still image (a single-s hot) while recording a video clip. 1 Tur n on th e camer a (pag e 17), and set i t to the recordi ng mode (pa ge 23). 2 Press the [ ] butto n.
33 English HINT i When shooting a still image while recording a video clip, the flash does not opera te. i When the rem aining video recording time becom es approximately 50 seconds, it will no longer be possible to capture a still image while recording a video clip.
English 34 SHOOTING MA CRO-PHO T OGRAPHY (ZOOM) Y ou r camera ha s two zoom functio ns: optic al zoom an d digital zoom . 1 Point the camera lens at the subje ct. 2 Push the z oom switch toward [T/ ] ] or [W/ P ] to comp ose the d esire d imag e. [T/ ] ]: Zoom i n on the su bject.
35 English PLA YBACK PLA YBACK PLA YING B A C K VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Set th e cam era to th e pl ayback mode (page 23). 2 Selec t the im age to play ba ck. h T oggle the S ET button to move the oran ge frame t o the file you wish to play back.
English 36 PL A Y BAC K Video clip pla ybac k operation T o do this... Do this Nor mal forward playback Press th e SET button. Stop p layback Dur ing playback, toggle the SET butto n down. Pau s e Dur ing playback, press t he SET button or toggle the SET button u p.
37 English How to save one f rame from a vid eo clip as a still image 1 Play b ack the vi deo cli p. Pause th e playbac k at the p oint you wish to “snap” a photo . 2 Pres s the [ ] bu tton . h The screen to select th e aspect ratio of the still image appears.
English 38 CONNECTING T O A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING T O A TV By con nec tin g the camer a t o a TV , y ou c an pl a y bac k the rec orde d fil es o n th e TV .
39 English Connecting to a video input terminal Use th e supplie d dedicated A V interface cable to connect to a TV . Connecting to the HDMI terminal Use a separately sold min i-HDMI ca ble to connect to a TV . Supplie d dedicated A V in terface cable T o USB /A V terminal Set t he in put to “VIDEO ”.
English 40 CONNECTING T O A TV PLA YING B A CK ON A TV i After co nnecting the ca mera to the television, switch the TV input to the ter minal to which the camera is connected . i The playback me thod is t he same a s when viewing i mages o n the camera’s monitor .
41 English OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL The Inst ructi on Manual tha t explains the feature s in deta il can be d ownloaded from ou r websi te. i “Adob e Reader” is requ ired to view th e Instru ction Manual.
OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL English 42 SWITCHING THE OPERATING MODE Swit chin g bet ween t he SIMP LE a nd NORM AL mo des Accessing/ exiting th e SIMPLE /NORMAL M ode Men u Screen Overvie w of.
43 English Light- measuring mode sett ing ISO sensitivity se tting RECORDING MENU 3 Whit e bal ance sett ing Subj ect chase r s ett ings High sensitivity mo de setting Digital zoom sett ing Exposur e .
OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL English 44 Configu ration of d irector ies in the card File formats Caut ions when usin g as a c ard re ader USING AS A PC CAMERA For Windo ws XP Using as a PC came.
45 English Ho w to ob tai n the Ins truct ion Man ual 1 Rem ove the ca rd fro m the ca mera. h The pro gr am to ac ces s the we bsit e is st ored i n yo ur came ra ’ s int ernal memor y . T his program ca nnot be ac cessed wh ile a car d is install ed in the c amera.
OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL English 46 4 Sel ect “ COMPUTE R”, and p ress th e SET butt on. h The sc reen t o sel ect t he co mpute r conn ecti on mod e ap pears . 5 Select “CARD READER” and press the SET button. <For W indo ws user s> h The screen to access the website for this camera (a ccess menu) appear s.
47 English About the Eye -Fi transf er feature ABOUT THE EYE-FI TRANSFE R FEATURE By inser ting a comme rcially sold Eye-Fi card (SD card with wireless LAN) in your camera, you can easily uplo ad photos to your computer, a sharing site, etc. autom atically via a Wi-Fi networ k.
English 48 APPENDICES APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you have a question a bout the camera opera tion, you might find the a nswer in this compilatio n of comm only asked questi ons. Question Answer Action Po w e r Why doesn’t th e power tur n on? Due to cold temp er ature s, t he batter y pa ck temporarily lost its power .
49 English Shoo ting Are th e settings retained ev en after th e camera is turne d off? — All settings except the self- timer and the exposure com pensa tion are retained ev en after the camera is turned off . Which resolution setting sh ould I use? — Select the resolution setting a ccording to the inte nded use .
APPENDICES English 50 Shooti ng What is the diff erence between th e digi tal zo om an d the optica l zoom? — Becaus e shoot ing with the optica l zoom uses th e optics of a physical lens, you can shoot wit hout lo sing minute deta ils in the imag e.
51 English Moni tor When used in cold weat her , why does t he im age seem to leave traces as it mov es? Condition due to the moni tor character istics. Not a malfun ction. Spots th at appear in the mon itor only appear in the monitor an d will not be reco rded with the imag es.
APPENDICES English 52 Vie wing images Why is there n o image ( z is shown)? This ma y happ en when tr ying to play back images stored on a card from a di fferent digital camera.
53 English Viewing image s Why isn’t the magnified image clea r? Due to the character istics of the ca mera, magni fied images appear l ess clear. Not a malfun ction. Why isn’t the captu red image clea r? The imag e was captured using the dig ital zoom.
APPENDICES English 54 Misc. The “C annot edit video clips with unli ke set ting s” message appear s. Yo u h a v e attempted to join video clips having different resolut ions or frame rates. Select video clips that have the same resoluti on or fram e rate.
55 English Misc. Can I use my came ra abroad? — Whe n the camer a is conn ected to a TV , you can switch the came ra’ s video output to NTSC or P AL. If you have questi ons about access ories et c., please co nsult with a deale r near you for advice.
APPENDICES English 56 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera Recorded image file format Still images: JPEG format (DCF , DPO F , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designe d mainly by the Japan Electr onics and Infor mation T.
57 English Still image shooting mode (recor ding resolutio n) I : 4000 × 3000 pixels (approx. 12 million pixels) ; : 4480 × 2520 pixels (approx. 11 million pixels, 16:9 asp ect ratio) o : 3648 × 2736 pixels (approx. 10 million pixels, low compression) p : 3648 × 2736 pixels (approx.
APPENDICES English 58 Range Nor mal mo de: 50 cm ( 19.69 in.) to infinity Super m acro mode : 1c m ( 0 . 3 9i n . ) t o 80 cm (31 .50 in.) (wide end on ly) Digital zoom F o r shooting: 1 × to approx. 12 × F or pl a ybac k: 1 × to 62. 5 × (varies with resolution ) Shutter spee d Still image shoo ting mode: 1/2 to 1/1,500 se c.
59 English Ambient environment T e mperatu re 0 t o 40 °C (32 to 10 4°F) (op eration) –20 t o 60 ° C (–4 to 140°F) (storag e) Humidity 30 to 90% ( operatin g, no cond ens atio n) 10 to 90% (st.
APPENDICES English 60 Camera connectors Batter y life i Until ba ttery pack run s out wh en using a fully char ged batter y pack at a 25 °C (77 °F) ambie nt te mper atu re. i The ope ration tim e may vary d ependin g on the c ondition s of the batter y pack and t he conditi ons of use.
61 English P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting Time/ P ossible Recording Time i If the continuou s recordin g time of a voice memo e xceed s about 13 hour s, the rec orded file is sav ed once, and t hen r ecording c ontinues in a n ew file.
APPENDICES English 62 Concerning the mult i-indicator The camera’ s multi-indica tor will light, flash, or be o ff , depending on the different camera operatio ns.
63 English Supplied battery pack char g er i When u sing the supp lied batt ery p ack charger abroad, th e power cord may need to be repl aced in acc ordanc e with loca l requ irements. Ple ase contact your local deal er f or details. Supplied Li-ion battery pack P ar t No.
APPENDICES English 64 Other s Mac OS is a trade mark o f Apple In c., regis tered in th e U.S . and o ther countr ies. Micro soft and Windows are registere d trademar ks of Microsoft C orp oration in the USA and oth er countr ies. Intel a nd Pe ntium are regi stered tra demar ks of Intel Cor poration (USA).
65 English CAUT ION i It is forbidde n to copy this m anual, wh ole or in pa r t, witho ut prio r writ ten permi ssion . i All images and illustrations gi v en in this manual are for explanation pur poses and may differ slightly from that of the actu al prod uct.
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