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INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Camera VPC-E6EX VPC-E6 VPC-E6GX Important note This manual explains how to read these products will be labeled as such. Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference. Please read and understand the separate booklet "SAFETY MANUAL". Make sure to safely operate the VPC-E6EX, VPC-E6 and VPC-E6GX. Any information regarding only one of these instructions carefully before using the camera.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Camera VPC-E6EX VPC-E6 VPC-E6GX Important note This manual explains how to read these products will be labeled as such. Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference. Please read and understand the separate booklet "SAFETY MANUAL". Make sure to safely operate the VPC-E6EX, VPC-E6 and VPC-E6GX. Any information regarding only one of these instructions carefully before using the camera.
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...page 150) and "TROUBLESHOOTING" (page 157). FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with high quality materials and components which can be disposed of separately from your local community ...waste collection/recycling centre. Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with Canadian ICES-003. You may find the answers...recycle system apply only to EU countries and do not apply to questions or problems concerning camera operation in this equipment at their end-of the world. In the European Union there...
...page 150) and "TROUBLESHOOTING" (page 157). FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with high quality materials and components which can be disposed of separately from your local community ...waste collection/recycling centre. Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with Canadian ICES-003. You may find the answers...recycle system apply only to EU countries and do not apply to questions or problems concerning camera operation in this equipment at their end-of the world. In the European Union there...
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i Quick Guide 9 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES i Handstrap: 1 i SANYO Software Pack (CD-ROM): 1 i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i Dedicated AV interface cable: 1 i Dedicated USB interface cable: 1 i AC adaptor and power cord: 1 i "SAFETY MANUAL" (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the digital camera.
i Quick Guide 9 English CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES i Handstrap: 1 i SANYO Software Pack (CD-ROM): 1 i Li-ion battery pack: 1 i Dedicated AV interface cable: 1 i Dedicated USB interface cable: 1 i AC adaptor and power cord: 1 i "SAFETY MANUAL" (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the digital camera.
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i The cards in the illustrations in this manual are SD Memory Cards, but all installation, removal, and formatting procedures are referred to as "card". English 10 Attaching the handstrap Media cards that can be used with this camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are: i SD Memory Card i Multi Media Card What "card" means in this manual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards that can be used in this digital camera are the same for both SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards.
i The cards in the illustrations in this manual are SD Memory Cards, but all installation, removal, and formatting procedures are referred to as "card". English 10 Attaching the handstrap Media cards that can be used with this camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are: i SD Memory Card i Multi Media Card What "card" means in this manual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards that can be used in this digital camera are the same for both SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards.
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F3.3 1/30 Complex operation made easy with lots of functions that are possible only in a digital camera, including a super-quick focus, an easy-to the quick focus: Touch focus (see page 26) The current shooting settings are shown on the display. the ...appropriate countermeasures are visible right on a large screen, a schedule-making function that incorporates your captured images, and more. Use the suggestions, or not, as camera shake due to a slower shutter speed or an underexposed subject due to get exactly the photo you want. 11 English Never again miss a great shot...
F3.3 1/30 Complex operation made easy with lots of functions that are possible only in a digital camera, including a super-quick focus, an easy-to the quick focus: Touch focus (see page 26) The current shooting settings are shown on the display. the ...appropriate countermeasures are visible right on a large screen, a schedule-making function that incorporates your captured images, and more. Use the suggestions, or not, as camera shake due to a slower shutter speed or an underexposed subject due to get exactly the photo you want. 11 English Never again miss a great shot...
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...the recording. When [T] on the subject. [W]: Zoom out. English 42 USING THE ZOOM Your camera has two zoom functions: optical zoom and digital zoom. You can specify whether or not the digital zoom is enabled, and whether or not the optical zoom during video clip recording, the noise ...subject. h When the zoom switch is enabled (page 123). 1 Point the camera lens at maximum, zooming stops temporarily. LCD monitor Zoom bar Pointer When both optical and digital zoom are enabled Optical zoom Digital zoom (yellow) When optical zoom only is enabled CAUTION i If the optical zoom...
...the recording. When [T] on the subject. [W]: Zoom out. English 42 USING THE ZOOM Your camera has two zoom functions: optical zoom and digital zoom. You can specify whether or not the digital zoom is enabled, and whether or not the optical zoom during video clip recording, the noise ...subject. h When the zoom switch is enabled (page 123). 1 Point the camera lens at maximum, zooming stops temporarily. LCD monitor Zoom bar Pointer When both optical and digital zoom are enabled Optical zoom Digital zoom (yellow) When optical zoom only is enabled CAUTION i If the optical zoom...
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... flash will detect the subject brightness and use the flash only when required. l: The flash will operate to compensate (auto flash). J: The digital camera will operate in backlight conditions. Your camera's flash has four modes of the conditions. In a backlight situation, if only the center of the image is prohibited, or when shooting...
... flash will detect the subject brightness and use the flash only when required. l: The flash will operate to compensate (auto flash). J: The digital camera will operate in backlight conditions. Your camera's flash has four modes of the conditions. In a backlight situation, if only the center of the image is prohibited, or when shooting...
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... capturing an image (page 82). h While the voice memo is being recorded, the RECORDING screen is pressed and released. Talk into the microphone on the digital camera. h A voice memo of up to an image that if you can be erased. h Voice memo recording starts when the shutter button is displayed. h To end...
... capturing an image (page 82). h While the voice memo is being recorded, the RECORDING screen is pressed and released. Talk into the microphone on the digital camera. h A voice memo of up to an image that if you can be erased. h Voice memo recording starts when the shutter button is displayed. h To end...
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.... h The Print Setting Screen appears. EACH IMAGE: The print settings are printed as with conventional film, you can have been made at shops offering digital print services. ALL CLEAR: Clear all the still images on one print. Display the Print Settings Screen 1 Display PAGE 2 of prints, whether or ...not the date is displayed on the print, and also to specify an index print. Moreover, this camera is DPOF-compatible, so you can use the camera to specify the number of the Playback Setting Screen (page 83). 2 Select the print settings icon b, and press the SET...
.... h The Print Setting Screen appears. EACH IMAGE: The print settings are printed as with conventional film, you can have been made at shops offering digital print services. ALL CLEAR: Clear all the still images on one print. Display the Print Settings Screen 1 Display PAGE 2 of prints, whether or ...not the date is displayed on the print, and also to specify an index print. Moreover, this camera is DPOF-compatible, so you can use the camera to specify the number of the Playback Setting Screen (page 83). 2 Select the print settings icon b, and press the SET...
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You can connect your camera to a DPOF-compatible printer to produce your prints. About the finished prints i Images that have the digital print service shop print out a still image from a video clip, you must first save it (save frame (page 101)) as a still image. You can also ... i To print with a printer or have been rotated will differ depending on the print service and printer used. 105 English 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. About the finished prints i Images that have the digital print service shop print out a still image from a video clip, you must first save it (save frame (page 101)) as a still image. You can also ... i To print with a printer or have been rotated will differ depending on the print service and printer used. 105 English About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a print order format.
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... is captured. 7 Zoom setting (page 123) h Set the digital zoom and optical zoom to ON or OFF. 8 Monitor brightness (page 125) h Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor. 9 Screen language (page 126) h Select the language in the camera. D Reset camera settings (page 135) h Reset the camera to ON or OFF. A Power save function (page...
... is captured. 7 Zoom setting (page 123) h Set the digital zoom and optical zoom to ON or OFF. 8 Monitor brightness (page 125) h Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor. 9 Screen language (page 126) h Select the language in the camera. D Reset camera settings (page 135) h Reset the camera to ON or OFF. A Power save function (page...
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i The digital zoom does not function in the following situation: When the resolution is set. This means that you an use the zoom switch to OFF, the zoom can be still operated whenever the camera is not recording. English 124 h The selected zoom setting is set to compose the picture before actually beginning recording. HINT i Even when the optical zoom setting is set to select a setting. 5 Press the SET button. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to k.
i The digital zoom does not function in the following situation: When the resolution is set. This means that you an use the zoom switch to OFF, the zoom can be still operated whenever the camera is not recording. English 124 h The selected zoom setting is set to compose the picture before actually beginning recording. HINT i Even when the optical zoom setting is set to select a setting. 5 Press the SET button. 4 Toggle the SET button up or down to k.
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... It is not possible to the unlocked position. 1 To reformat a card, install it was formatted using a personal computer or another digital camera. However, in the camera. FORMAT FORMAT THE CARD FORMAT FULL FORMAT EXIT FORMAT FORMAT INTERNAL MEMORY FORMAT EXIT 133 English h In normal use, a full format... is executed. h The screen to the "LOCK" position. FORMAT: A normal formatting is not necessary. The card cannot be formatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used for the first time, or i If it in case a card error occurs even after setting the lock switch...
... It is not possible to the unlocked position. 1 To reformat a card, install it was formatted using a personal computer or another digital camera. However, in the camera. FORMAT FORMAT THE CARD FORMAT FULL FORMAT EXIT FORMAT FORMAT INTERNAL MEMORY FORMAT EXIT 133 English h In normal use, a full format... is executed. h The screen to the "LOCK" position. FORMAT: A normal formatting is not necessary. The card cannot be formatted with this camera: i After purchasing, when used for the first time, or i If it in case a card error occurs even after setting the lock switch...
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OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV Connect the supplied AV interface cable from the USB/AV terminal on the digital camera to the AUDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the camera's LCD monitor. i The playback method is the same as well. English 140 i The same playback procedure as when ... input terminal Supplied dedicated AV interface cable To the AUDIO White plug input terminal Switch input to VIDEO Playback i After connecting the digital camera to the television, set the TV input switch to play back voice memos and audio recordings as when viewing images on the TV.
OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV Connect the supplied AV interface cable from the USB/AV terminal on the digital camera to the AUDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the camera's LCD monitor. i The playback method is the same as well. English 140 i The same playback procedure as when ... input terminal Supplied dedicated AV interface cable To the AUDIO White plug input terminal Switch input to VIDEO Playback i After connecting the digital camera to the television, set the TV input switch to play back voice memos and audio recordings as when viewing images on the TV.
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...uses the optics of the image that hits the CCD sensor and may produce a coarser image. Shooting What is the difference between the digital zoom and the optical zoom? 151 English Answer - - - Action All settings except the self-timer and the exposure correction are retained even...of a physical lens, you can shoot without losing minute details in the image. The digital zoom, on a web page, or sent as email attachments. COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question Are the settings retained even after the camera is turned off ? Select the resolution setting according to the intended use ? Which ...
...uses the optics of the image that hits the CCD sensor and may produce a coarser image. Shooting What is the difference between the digital zoom and the optical zoom? 151 English Answer - - - Action All settings except the self-timer and the exposure correction are retained even...of a physical lens, you can shoot without losing minute details in the image. The digital zoom, on a web page, or sent as email attachments. COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question Are the settings retained even after the camera is turned off ? Select the resolution setting according to the intended use ? Which ...
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... playback work for an image that were recorded on the LCD monitor or in the image. Answer The subject was created from a different digital camera. COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS Viewing images Question Why is the image out of a zoom jump image, or for example, by changing the shooting ... locked in the video clip recording mode, vertical stripes may happen when trying to compensate for a bright subject, for video clips. Hold the camera correctly, and when the image is not locked properly. Not a malfunction. 153 English Action When capturing an image, devise a way to play...
... playback work for an image that were recorded on the LCD monitor or in the image. Answer The subject was created from a different digital camera. COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS Viewing images Question Why is the image out of a zoom jump image, or for example, by changing the shooting ... locked in the video clip recording mode, vertical stripes may happen when trying to compensate for a bright subject, for video clips. Hold the camera correctly, and when the image is not locked properly. Not a malfunction. 153 English Action When capturing an image, devise a way to play...
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... images appear less clear. Action Not a malfunction. Not a malfunction. Please refer to the characteristics of the camera is cut off. Viewing images Can I edited using the digital zoom. - Why is there a motor-like sound during PictBridge printing? The image was recorded. The sound of the image... a computer. English 154 Adjust the volume on the TV is a problem with the printer. Connecting to a TV The edge of the camera's mechanical action was captured using my computer? Not a malfunction. Printing Why does a message appear during video clip playback? There is set to...
... images appear less clear. Action Not a malfunction. Not a malfunction. Please refer to the characteristics of the camera is cut off. Viewing images Can I edited using the digital zoom. - Why is there a motor-like sound during PictBridge printing? The image was recorded. The sound of the image... a computer. English 154 Adjust the volume on the TV is a problem with the printer. Connecting to a TV The edge of the camera's mechanical action was captured using my computer? Not a malfunction. Printing Why does a message appear during video clip playback? There is set to...
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...in the image. The handstrap or a finger was blocking the lens or lens opening. The volume setting on the camera is not correctly connected to the TV. The digital camera is too low. Set the white balance setting correctly. Play back after capturing images or making audio recordings. TROUBLESHOOTING ...This is not set correctly. The TV input is due to ambient lighting. Action Capture the image using the forced flash mode. Hold the camera correctly, and make the connection correctly. Select the volume icon Z and adjust the volume. Change the TV system setting to make sure the...
...in the image. The handstrap or a finger was blocking the lens or lens opening. The volume setting on the camera is not correctly connected to the TV. The digital camera is too low. Set the white balance setting correctly. Play back after capturing images or making audio recordings. TROUBLESHOOTING ...This is not set correctly. The TV input is due to ambient lighting. Action Capture the image using the forced flash mode. Hold the camera correctly, and make the connection correctly. Select the volume icon Z and adjust the volume. Change the TV system setting to make sure the...
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... (monaural) Internal memory: 16MB External memory: SD Memory Card, Multi Media Card Approx. 6 million pixels 1/2.5-inch CCD Virtual number of pixels Image sensor CCD digital camera (recording and playback) Digital recording Still images: JPEG format (DCF, DPOF, Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), DCF...
... (monaural) Internal memory: 16MB External memory: SD Memory Card, Multi Media Card Approx. 6 million pixels 1/2.5-inch CCD Virtual number of pixels Image sensor CCD digital camera (recording and playback) Digital recording Still images: JPEG format (DCF, DPOF, Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), DCF...
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...time 170 images: CIPA standard (when a Matsushita 32MB SD Memory Card is used at room temperature (25°C [77°F]). SPECIFICATIONS Digital camera connectors USB/AV (communication/sound and image output) terminal DC IN (external DC power input) terminal Dedicated regrouped jack Audio output 265 mVrms ..., sync negative, composite video, NTSC color TV system/PAL TV system (switchable from the Option mode Screen) USB USB 2.0 High-speed PC camera: USB video class DC 5.0 V (for exclusive use . i The operation time may vary depending on test conditions at temperatures below 10°...
...time 170 images: CIPA standard (when a Matsushita 32MB SD Memory Card is used at room temperature (25°C [77°F]). SPECIFICATIONS Digital camera connectors USB/AV (communication/sound and image output) terminal DC IN (external DC power input) terminal Dedicated regrouped jack Audio output 265 mVrms ..., sync negative, composite video, NTSC color TV system/PAL TV system (switchable from the Option mode Screen) USB USB 2.0 High-speed PC camera: USB video class DC 5.0 V (for exclusive use . i The operation time may vary depending on test conditions at temperatures below 10°...