Sanyo VPC-MZ2EX Manuale utente

INSTRUCTION MANUAL VPC-MZ2EX

VPC-MZ2

Digital Camera

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-MZ2EX and VPC-MZ2.

Please read these instructions carefully before using the digital camera. Make sure

to read and understand the section “USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY

AND CORRECTLY” on pages 7 to 22. Keep this manual in a safe place for later

reference.

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Warning

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

FOR AMERICAN USERS

œThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference

in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to

radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

œReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

œIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.

œConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

œConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

œChanges or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Tested to Comply with FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Model Number : VPC-MZ2

Trade Name : SANYO

Responsible party : SANYO FISHER COMPANY

Address : 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311

Telephone No. : (818) 998-7322

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to

the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

Declaration of Conformity

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FOR CANADIAN USERS

œThis Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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BEFORE READING THE MANUAL

Microdrive and PowerPC are registered trademarks of International Business

Machines Corporation.

Apple, Macintosh and QuickTime are trademarks or registered trademarks of

Apple Computer Inc.

Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation and handed over to

CFA (CompactFlash Association).

All other company and product names are registered trademarks or

trademarks of their respective owners.

Regarding the data storage media

œThis digital camera can use both CompactFlash and Microdrive cards for

data storage. This manual is written with the premise that CompactFlash

cards are used. In this manual, CompactFlash and Microdrive cards are

both referred to as “card”.

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Caution

œIt is forbidden to copy this manual, whole or in part, without prior written

permission.

œAll images and illustrations given in this manual are for explanation

purposes and may differ slightly from that of the actual product. Also, actual

specifications are subject to change without prior notice and therefore may

differ from the contents of this manual.

œSanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any problems resulting from

the use of this digital camera.

œSanyo Electric declines all responsibility for damages due to improper use

of the camera, failure to adhere to the instructions given in this manual, or

repairs or changes done by those other than a technician authorized by the

manufacturer.

œSanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any damage caused by

optional devices or consumable items used with the digital camera other

than those supplied with the digital camera or those specified by Sanyo

Electric.

œSanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses or loss of

revenue resulting from the loss of data caused by the malfunction, or the

repairing of a malfunction, of the digital camera.

œThe images captured with this camera will differ in quality from pictures

taken with a standard film camera.

Symbols used in this manual

HINT Points that may prove useful when using the digital camera.

NOTE Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay

attention to.

CAUTION Points that require special attention

[page xx] Refer to the page indicated in brackets for detailed information.

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CONTENTS

USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY . . . . . . . 7

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

BPREPARATION

PARTS NAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

CONCERNING THE BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

FORMATTING A CARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS . . . . . . . . . . 39

BCAPTURING IMAGES AND RECORDING SOUNDS

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

SHOOTING/RECORDING MODE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

CAPTURING STILL IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

SEQUENTIAL SHOTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

VIDEO CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

AUDIO RECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

USING THE VARIOUS SHOOTING FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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BPLAYBACK

PLAYBACK MODE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

LISTENING TO AUDIO RECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

DISPLAYING IMAGE INFORMATION

(PLAYBACK INFO SCREEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

BSPECIAL MODE SETTINGS

SETTING THE RESOLUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

SETTING THE COMPRESSION RATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

QUICK SHOT SETTING

(STILL IMAGE SHOOTING MODE ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

WHITE BALANCE SETTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING

(VIDEO CLIP SHOOTING ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

ZOOM SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

WIDE-RANGE SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES (REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER). . . . 112

SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY

(SHOOTING INFO SCREEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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CONTENTS

BOTHER FUNCTIONS

SCENE SELECT FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

COPYING IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

RESIZING IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

ADDING TEXT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

ADDING A VOICE MEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

COMBINING IMAGES (ADD PHOTO FUNCTION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

EDITING VIDEO CLIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

PRINT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

IMAGE PROTECT MODE

(PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

ERASING DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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BCAMERA SETTINGS AND DISPLAYS

SETTING THE DATE AND TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

SETTING THE OPERATIONAL SOUNDS (BEEPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

DISPLAY LANGUAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

SETTING THE TV SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

ASSIGNING FILE NAMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

DISCHARGING THE BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

BAPPENDICES

TROUBLESHOOTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

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USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND

CORRECTLY

CONCERNING THE DIGITAL CAMERA

WARNING

BIf the digital camera makes a strange noise, emits a strange

odor, or if smoke comes out from it, immediately turn off the

power and remove the batteries.

œIf the digital camera is used under these conditions, it may

cause a fire or electric shock. Immediately turn off the

digital camera, remove the batteries, and wait to make sure

no more smoke comes from the digital camera. Then take it

to the dealer for service. Do not try to repair or open the

digital camera yourself.

BDo not modify or open the cabinet

œHigh voltage circuits are inside, and there is a high risk of

fire or electric shock if they are touched. Any internal check,

setting, or repair should be performed by the dealer.

BDo not use while driving

œDo not capture images, play back images, or watch the

LCD monitor while driving a vehicle. Doing so may cause

an accident.

œBe careful where you put down the digital camera inside an

automobile. During sudden stops or turns it may fall behind

the brake pedal and prevent braking.

œWhen using the digital camera while walking, be very

careful of your surroundings and especially the traffic to

avoid accidents.

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