Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VPC-CG100EXBK-B Sanyo
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VPC-CG100 EX VPC-CG100 GX VPC-CG100 PX VPC-CG100 TA VPC-CG102 GUIDE FOR BASIC OPER ATION Dual Camera Please re ad these i nstru ctions ca refully be f ore using the ca mera. Make sure to read a nd under stand the separate booklet “SAFETY MANUAL ”.
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 2).
English ii SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK A ND SA VE Prep aring 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 screen to set the date an d time a ppears, press th e MENU button 2 times to c ancel it. For ho w to set the date and tim e, see pa ge 20. 2 Reco rd.
English iv Befo re capt uring those important shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm th at your camera is set up and read y 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 pre ss the SET bu tton. 4 Sele ct “DE LETE”, and pre ss the SET button. h If you toggle the SET button to the left or rig ht, the scre en to delet e 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 py the desired data 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 pre ss the SET but ton. h The screen to select the compute r connecti on mode appear s. 4 Select “CARD READER”, a nd press the SET button. h The messag e [Found New Hardware] app ears 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 d isconnect your ca mera, be su re to follow the pr ocedure b elow . 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 CON NECTING TO A TV CONNECTIN G TO A TV .. ........... ................ ............... ........... ............... .39 Conn ecting to a video input t erminal ... ............... ........... ............... .40 Conn ecting to the HDM I terminal .
3 English CHECKIN G THE INCLUDED A CCESSORIE S i Li-ion b attery pac k: 1 i L ithium -ion batte ry pack char ger and po w er cor d: 1 i De dicated USB interface cable (pag e 46): 1 i De dicat ed A V i.
English 4 i QUICK G UIDE i Obtaini ng the P DF in struct 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 avoid droppi ng the ca mera, it is recommen ded th at you attach 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 Memory Car d i SDHC Mem ory Card i SDXC Memo.
7 English SETUP SETUP P ARTS NAMES Front Flash Lens Monit or un it Stereo micr ophon e * The tr ipod mo unting hole is on the bottom . ON/OFF button ZOOM RANGE 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 the conn ector straight 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 charge is low .
11 English About the CHARGE indicator The CH ARGE i ndica tor sh ows t he st atus of the ba ttery pa ck an d the c harge r . 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 Do ing so m a y dam age the c ard or the stored files. If the multi-indicat or is fl ashing red ... i Never remove the car d when the multi- indicator i s flashing red, as d oing 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 matching the connect or mar kings 4 Close Batter y cover 1 Push ou.
15 English CAUT ION Does the bat tery pack a ppear swollen ? i T he lithium-ion b atter y used in this camera may e xpand slight ly 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 r t icon 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 as describ ed below.
17 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera 1 Open the moni tor un it, an d press the ON/OF F button for at lea st 1 s econd. h If you briefly p ress the ON/O FF 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 sav e (sleep) fun ction 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 Pre ss the ON/OF F button br iefly to activate th e power save function. About t he sta ndby mode i T o tur n off the cam era only briefly , you can clos e the monitor unit to put the 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 t he SET button . h The Se t Tim e Sc reen appea rs. 3 Set the time to “19:30 ”. h The time is set i n the 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 butt on. 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 Un der nor mal condition s, while the b atter y pack is bei ng repla ced, 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 17 ). 2 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The mode change s.
English 24 SETUP SWITCHING THE OPERA TING MODE The “S IMPLE mode” c omprise s only t hose f uncti ons 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 Scree n 1 Set t he came ra to t he record ing or playbac k mode (page 2 3). 2 Select the d esire d operat ing mode (page 2 4). 3 If the M enu Scre en is not di spla yed, pr ess the MEN U butto n.
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 Menu S creen for the s elected t ab app ears. 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 17 ), and set it to th e rec ording mode (page 23) . 2 Press th e [ ] butt on. h Recording begins. h It is not nece ssary to keep the [ ] bu tton press ed wh ile 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 17 ), and se t it to t he reco rding mode (page 2 3). 2 Press the [ ] butt on. 1 Press the [ ] but ton 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 Wh ile the Recording Screen is active, you can quickly access th e screen for adjusting th e bright ness of the monitor by pressi ng the MEN U button for at le ast 1 se cond. What i s the ca mera focu sing on ? i A ta rget m ark & o n the mon itor 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 it t o the recordi ng mode (pa ge 23). 2 Press the [ ] butto n.
33 English HINT i Wh en shooting a still image while recording a video clip , the flash does not opera te. i Wh en the remain ing video recordi ng time becomes app roximately 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 com pose the d esire d image. [T/ ] ]: Zoom i n on the su bject.
35 English HINT When rec ordi ng video c lips at a high magni ficati on i Wh en reco rding vi deo clips at a high m agnificat ion, a movin g subject or mov ing c amer a can caus e ca mera shak e, resu lting in a dist orted pl a ybac k image. Thi s phenom enon is due to the character istics of the CMOS sen sor and is not a mal functi on.
English 36 PL A Y BAC K PLA YBA CK PLA YBA CK PLA YING B A C K VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMA GES 1 Set the cam era to the pla yback m ode (p age 23). 2 S elect the ima ge to pl ay back . h T oggle the SET button to move the oran ge frame t o the file you wish to play back.
37 English Video clip pla yback 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. Pa u s e Dur ing playback, press the SET butto n or toggle the SET button up.
English 38 PL A Y BAC K How to save one fra me from a video clip as a still image 1 Play back th e video cli p. Pause the playb ack at th e point yo u wish to “snap ” a photo. 2 Press the [ ] bu tton. h The screen to select the aspect ratio of the still image appears.
39 English CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO A TV CONNEC TING T O A TV By con nect ing th e came ra t o a TV , y ou ca n pla y bac k the r ecord ed fil es on the TV .
CONNECTING T O A TV English 40 Connecting to a video input te rminal Use th e supplie d dedicated A V interface cable to c onnect to a TV . Connecting to the HDMI terminal Use a sepa rately sold mini-HDMI cable 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 ”.
41 English PLA YING B A CK ON A TV i Afte r conn ecting the c amera to th e television, switch the TV input to the ter minal to which the camera is connected . i T he playback method i s the sam e as whe n viewing imag es on the camera’s monitor . (Use the TV con trols to adjust the volume.
English 42 OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL OBT AIN ING THE INST RUCTION MANU AL The Inst ructio n Manual tha t explains the feature s in deta il can be d ownloaded from ou r websi te.
43 English SWITCHING THE OPER ATING MODE Switch ing bet ween the S IMPLE an d NORMA L modes Accessing /exiting t he SIMPLE /NORMAL Mode Men u Screen Overv iew of the SIMPLE Mode S etting Scr een Over .
OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL English 44 Light- measuring mode sett ing ISO sensitivity setting RECORDING MENU 3 White b alance se tting Exposur e setting Subject chas er settings High sensitivi.
45 English ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE CARD Config uration of director ies in the card File formats Cautio ns when usi ng as a ca rd reade r USING AS A PC CAMERA For W indows XP Using as a PC camera USI.
OBT AINING THE INSTR UCTION MANU AL English 46 How to obtain th e Instruction Manual 1 Remove the card fr om the camer a. h The pr ogram to ac cess the website is stored i n your cam era’ s inte rnal memor y . Th is program cannot be accessed wh ile a card is install ed in the ca mera.
47 English 4 Select “COMPUTER” , and pre ss the SET but ton. h The screen to selec t the compu ter conne ction mo de appea rs. 5 Select “CARD READER” and pres s the SET button. <For Win dows users > h The screen to access th e website for this c amera ( access menu) appear s.
English 48 ABOUT THE EYE-FI TRANSFER FEA TURE ABOUT THE EYE-FI T RANSFER FEA TURE ABOUT THE EYE-FI T RANSFER FEA TURE ABOU T THE EYE-FI TRANSFER FEATURE By inser ting a commercially s old Eye-Fi card (SD card with wireless LAN) in your camera, you can easily uplo ad photos to your comput er , a sharing s ite, etc.
49 English APPENDICES APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you have a question a bout th e camera opera tion, you migh t find the a nswer in this compilatio n of comm only asked qu estions. Questio n Answer Action Po w e r Why doesn’t th e power tur n on? Due to cold temperatu res, the batter y pa ck temporarily lost its power .
APPENDICES English 50 Shooti ng Are th e settings retained ev en after th e camera is turne d off? — All settings except the s elf-timer and the exposure compens ation ar e retained ev en after the camera is tur ned off . Which r esolution setting sh ould I use? — Sel ect th e reso luti on setting ac cording to the in tended us e.
51 English Shoo ting What is the diff erence betwee n the digi tal z oom an d the opt ical zoom? — Becau se shooti ng with the optical zoom uses t he optics of a physical lens, you can shoot withou t losing minute details in the imag e.
APPENDICES English 52 Moni tor When used in cold weather , wh y does the image seem to leave trac es as it mov es? Condition due to the monito r char acterist ics . Not a malfunc tion. Spots th at appear in the mon itor on ly appear in the monitor and will not be re corded with the imag es.
53 English Viewing image s Wh y is th ere no imag e ( z is sho wn) ? This may happe n when tr ying to play back images stored on a card from a different digital came ra.
APPENDICES English 54 Vie wing images Why isn’t the magni fie d image clear? Due to the characteri stics of the camera , magnif ied imag es appear l ess clear. Not a malfunc tion. Why isn’t the capture d image clear? The im age was captured usi ng the dig ital zoom.
55 English Misc. The “C annot edit vide o cli ps wi th unlike settings” message appea rs. Y ou have attempte d to join video clips having different resolu tions or frame rates.
APPENDICES English 56 Misc. Can I use my camera ab road? — When t he camera i s connecte d to a TV , you can switch the came ra’ s video output t o NTSC or P AL. If you have ques tions ab out accessor ies etc., pleas e consult w ith a deale r near you for advice.
57 English SPECIFICA TIONS Came ra Recorded image file format Still images: JPEG f or mat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed m ainly by the Japan Electron ics and Infor mation T e chnolo.
APPENDICES English 58 Still image shooting mode (recor ding resolution) 4 : 4640 × 3480 pixels (approx. 16 million pixels) 5 : 4608 × 2592 pixels (appro x. 12 million p ix els, 16:9 asp ect ratio) 6 : 4352 × 3264 pixels (appro x. 14 million p ix els, low compression) 7 : 4352 × 3264 pixels (appro x.
59 English Exposure contro l type Programma ble AE/Shutte r speed pr ior ity AE/ Aper ture pr iori ty AE/Manual exposure control Exp osure c ompen satio n av ailab le (0 ± 1.8 EV in 0.3 EV steps) Light-m easuri ng mode Multi-sec tion measur ing, center-weigh ted measur ing, spo t measur ing Range Normal mode: 50 cm (19.
APPENDICES English 60 Flash w orkin g ra ng e GN = 4.0 Approx. 50 cm (19.6 9 in.) t o 2.3 m (7.55 ft.) (wide ) Approx. 80 c m (31.50 in.) to 2.2 m ( 7.
61 English Camera connector s Batt ery l ife i Un til batter y pa ck runs o ut when usi ng a fully charge d batter y pa ck at a 25 °C (77 °F) ambient temperatur e. i T he operatio n time m ay v ar y depend ing on t he condi tions of the batter y pac k and the co nditi ons of u se.
APPENDICES English 62 P ossible No. of Images/P ossible Shooting T ime/ P ossible Recording Time i If the cont inuous r ecording time o f a voice mem o exceeds a bout 13 hours, the reco rded file is saved once, and then recordi ng continu es in a n ew file.
63 English Concerning the multi- indicator The camera’s multi-indicator will light, flash, or b e off , de pending on the different came ra operat ions.
APPENDICES English 64 Supplied battery pack c harger i Whe n using t he supp lied batte ry pa ck charger a broad, the power cord may need to be rep laced in acco rdance with loca l requirem ents. Plea se contact your local dealer for details. Supplied Li-ion battery pack Pa r t N o.
65 English Other s Mac OS is a tradema rk of A pple Inc., r egistered in the U.S. and other countr ies. Micro soft and Window s are register ed trademar ks of Micros oft Cor porati on in the USA and o ther count ries. Intel and Pentium are regi stered t rademar ks of Int el Cor poration (USA).
APPENDICES English 66 CA UTION i It is forbidden to copy this manua l, whole o r in par t, w ithout pr ior wr itten per mission. i All ima ges and illus trations given in this manual are for explanation pur poses and may differ slightly f rom that o f the actua l produ ct.
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