Sanyo VPC-E2100, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...14 Mega Pixels Digital Camera INSTRUCTION MANUAL VPC E2100 Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference ...

Page 2: ... 15 Inserting an SD SDHC SDXC Memory Card 16 Turning the Power On and Off 17 Initial Settings 17 Modes 17 Using the LCD monitor 18 LCD Monitor Layout 18 Changing the LCD Monitor Display 22 Recording Images Videos and Voices 22 Taking Images 22 Setting the Zoom Control 23 Using Flash 24 Setting the Focus Mode 24 Using the Function Menu 25 Recording Videos 26 Mode dial 30 Using Voices Recording 37 U...

Page 3: ...V Out 58 Setting LCD Brightness 59 Setting Battery Type 59 Setting Memory Kit 59 Reset All 59 Making Connections 60 Connecting the Camera to a TV 60 Connecting the Camera to a PC 60 Connecting the Camera to a Printer 62 Setting the Print Mode Menu 63 Appendix 64 About Folder and File Names 64 Troubleshooting 64 Specifications 65 Battery Life 66 SAFETY MANUAL 67 ...

Page 4: ...ver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Warning A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and to prevent interference to radio and television reception Use only shielded cable to connect I O devices to this equipment Any changes or m...

Page 5: ...leaking Do not fire the flash close to anyone s eyes This might cause damage to the person s eyesight Do not subject the LCD monitor to impact This might damage the glass on the screen or cause the internal fluid to leak If the internal fluid enters your eyes or comes into contact with your body or clothes rinse with fresh water If the internal fluid has entered your eyes consult a physician to re...

Page 6: ...ce 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving ante...

Page 7: ...ol means that the batteries or accumulator contains a heavy metal at a certain concentration This will be indicated as follows Hg mercury Cd cadmium Pb lead In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic equipment batteries and accumulators Please dispose of them correctly at your local community waste collection recycling centre Please help us to co...

Page 8: ...st Notice Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice This includes primary product specifications software software drivers and user s manual This User Manual is a general reference guide for the product The product and accessories that come with your camera may be different from those described in this manual This is due to the fact that different retailers often speci...

Page 9: ...onfirm that your camera is set up and ready to go Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any problems resulting from the use of this camera Sanyo Electric declines all responsible 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 Sanyo Electric...

Page 10: ...9 0C USB port and CD ROM drive For Macintosh Power Mac G3 or later Mac OS 10 3 X X 0 9 10 6 6 or later Memory 512MB or above Q Time player ver 6 0 3 or above USB port and CD ROM drive Main Features 14 mega pixels resolution Up to 21x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom 3 0 inch color LCD monitor 128MB internal flash memory with optional external SD SDHC SDXC card Supports up to 4GB of SD card and up ...

Page 11: ...Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package It should contain Digital camera AA battery x 4 pcs Strap USB cable CD ROM Quick Start Guide Lens cover Lens Strap 10 ...

Page 12: ...Front View 1 Self timer LED AF Assist Lamp 2 Microphone 3 Lens Back View 4 LCD monitor 5 LED indicator 6 Movie button 7 Playback button 8 OK button 4 way navigation control 9 Function Delete button 10 Menu button 11 ...

Page 13: ...12 Top View 11 Flash 12 Zoom lever 13 Shutter button 14 ON OFF Power button 15 Mode dial Bottom View 16 Battery Memory card compartment 17 Tripod screw hole ...

Page 14: ...eft to zoom out right to zoom in In Playback mode spin to zoom in to magnify image or zoom out enter 9 image calendar thumbnails Menu Press to enter or exit menu submenu Function Delete In Photo mode press to enter function menu In Playback mode press to delete an image video or audio clip Mode dial There are 8 recording modes can be set Once turning the mode dial it enters the selected mode immed...

Page 15: ...enu press to enter the submenu or to navigate through the menu selections Macro Left 1 In Photo Mode press to scroll through Macro options Macro Pan Focus Infinity and normal 2 In Playback mode press to view the previous image video or audio clip 3 In Playback movie mode press to Rewind video playback 4 In Menu press to exit a submenu or to navigate through the menu selections Up Face Tracking Rot...

Page 16: ...deos and audio clips in the external storage card The icon indicates the camera is using SD card Not all cards may be compatible with your camera When purchasing a card please check the card s specifications and take the camera with you Getting Started Attach the Camera Strap 1 Pass the strap through the strap ring by outside 2 Then pass it through the buckle as the inner loop like the illustratio...

Page 17: ...camera 6 Insert the SD SDHC SDXC card into the memory card slot with the metallic part facing the back side of the camera 7 Push the SD SDHC SDXC card into the memory slot until it clicks into place 8 Close and lock the Battery memory card compartment To remove the SD SDHC SDXC card 1 Unlock and open the battery memory card compartment 2 Gently push the card until it pops out 3 Pull out the card c...

Page 18: ...itor Setting the Language 1 Press or to move through the selection 2 Select a language and then press OK to apply Setting the Date Time 1 Press or to move through the selection 2 Press or keys to change the value for the date and time 3 Press OK to apply 4 If necessary press to close the menu Now you are ready to start taking images and videos Holding down or keys to change the values continuously...

Page 19: ... enabled 9 Movie size Indicates movie size 10 Stabilizer Indicates stabilizer function is enabled 11 Saturation Displays saturation settings 12 Contrast Displays contrast settings 13 Histogram Graphic display of Brightness 14 ISO Displays ISO settings 15 Focus area Indicates focus area 16 Shutter speed Displays shutter speed settings 17 Aperture value Displays aperture settings 18 Shake warning In...

Page 20: ...em Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode 2 Protect Indicates file is protected 3 Voice memo Indicates voice memo is attached 4 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file 5 File no Total no Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 6 Battery Indicates battery level 7 Storage media Indicates used storage mem...

Page 21: ... over the total number of files in the storage card 6 Battery Indicates battery level 7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 8 Recording date time Displays the date and time of the video clip 9 Video size Indicates the size of the video clip 10 Volume Indicates the volume while playing 11 Video length Display the total length of the video clip 12 Played time Indicates the played time of the...

Page 22: ...4 File no Total no Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 5 Battery Indicates battery level 6 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 7 Recording information Displays recording information of the file 8 Volume Indicates volume settings 9 Audio length Display the total length of the audio clip 10 Played time Indicates played time 11 Playing status Displays ...

Page 23: ...ing situations Adjusting Aperture value Shutter speed under Manual exposure mode Adjusting Aperture value under Aperture Priority mode Adjusting Shutter speed under Shutter Priority mode Recording video or audio clips Playing video or audio clips Playing slideshow Recording Images Videos and Voices Taking Images Now that you are familiar with your camera you are now ready to take your images Takin...

Page 24: ...tal zoom To adjusts the optical zoom 1 Spin the Zoom lever to zoom in or zoom out an image 2 The zoom indicator appears on the LCD monitor Zoom lever 1 Spin the lever clockwise right to zoom in 2 Spin the lever counterclockwise left to zoom out To adjusts the digital zoom 1 Activate digital zoom See Setting the Digital Zoom on page 43 2 Spin the Zoom lever clockwise counterclockwise optically zoom...

Page 25: ... images but not available in Burst Speedy Burst and AEB modes Do not charge the flash while spinning the Zoom lever Charge the flash after releasing the zoom lever if necessary Setting the Focus Mode This function allows users to define the type focus when recording a still image or a video clip To set the Focus mode Press the Macro Left button repeatedly until the desired focus mode icon is displ...

Page 26: ...es Menu bar My Mode 1 The My Mode function displays the 6 most recent modes used in order except Voice Recording When you move through the different modes in the menu options the items on the menu bar changes synchronously to the corresponding available settings 2 This function only appears while using scene mode Photo Size The Photo Size function is used to set the resolution before you capture t...

Page 27: ...s the image applying the EV settings Press the OK button to save and apply changes Recording Videos You can record videos with the camera the available recording time depends on the capacity of the memory card Videos can be recorded until the maximum memory capacity has been reached However the length of a single video may be limited the limitation depends on the camera model 1 Press the Movie but...

Page 28: ...ecording if time is over 640 X 480 High Quality 320 X 240 Normal Web For Internet see Internet Mode on page 27 below When Lens temperature over 55ºC the camera will stop movie recording When Lens temperature over 60ºC the camera will power off automatically Internet Mode The Internet Mode allows you to record videos with predefined video settings for easy upload to the Internet website Therefore w...

Page 29: ...alogen lighting without a flash Fluorescent 1 Ideally used for indoor images with bluish fluorescent lighting conditions Fluorescent 2 Ideally used for indoor images with reddish fluorescent lighting conditions Custom Used when light source cannot be specified Press the Shutter button for the camera to automatically adjust the appropriate white balance setting according to the environment ISO This...

Page 30: ...ures a photo or records a movie in LOMO style Vivid The camera captures the image with more contrast and saturation emphasizing on the bold colors Sepia Images are captured in sepia tones Color Accent Red Retains red tone while the rest of the scene becomes black and white Color Accent Green Retains green tone while the rest of the scene becomes black and white Color Accent Blue Retains blue tone ...

Page 31: ...r more details Continuous Shooting Turns the mode dial to enter last used Continuous Shooting mode See Using Continuous Shooting on page 38 for more details Photo Stitch This feature creates a panoramic photo from multiple shots See Using Photo Stitch Mode on page 38 for more details Manual Exposure This feature lets users to adjust the shutter speed and aperture value to correctly expose your ima...

Page 32: ...Foliage and selects the ideal settings Intelligent scene icon After the camera detects the shooting conditions this icon changes to show the detected scene mode The camera changed to Landscape mode automatically To activate Intelligent Scene 1 Select from the Scene Mode submenu 2 Focus the camera on the subject to capture 3 The camera detects the shooting conditions and switches to an appropriate ...

Page 33: ...e is used to capture the image of a backlight object by changing the metering Kids This feature is used to capture still images of moving kids Night Scene This feature is used to capture images with night scenery background Fireworks This feature slows shutter speed to capture fireworks explosions Snow This feature is used for beach and snow scenes Sports This feature captures still images in high...

Page 34: ...e help of others When over two faces are detected AF is automatically activated The camera starts count down and captures a picture in two seconds Self Portrait This feature set zoom to wide end When one face is detected AF automatically activated and plays the sound Bi for notice Then camera starts count down and captures a picture in two seconds D Lighting This feature applies digital processing...

Page 35: ...hile preserving resolution in areas of the picture outside of the skin The camera detects skin color area such as the face and processes the image to make the skin appear smooth Using Food Mode How to share your dining experiences and comments of interesting widgets on your blog by close up images Just get the camera and set the scene with food mode This mode features on macro focus and auto flash...

Page 36: ...e to PC and upload it to website Auction mode provides 4 kinds of pattern as follow The image is set to low quality and VGA 640x480 size only Using Smile Capture Mode When facing camera especially kids smiles are always short and hard to seize by manual shutter Smile capture mode detects every smile all the time and performs Automatic Focus AF to capture an image without pressing Shutter button Fo...

Page 37: ...rs on the screen 5 Select Save image to save or Cancel to disregard Using Pre composition Mode When asking someone else to take images for you but the images always don t come up right Pre composition helps you get the background you want even if you need to ask someone else to record the image for you Basically Pre composition is a two step process 1 Compose the background you want and press the ...

Page 38: ...e camera to reduce double chin Angle your body and bend your arms to look slimmer Keep your shoulders back Using D Lighting Mode Active D Lighting mode preserves details in highlights and shadows creating photos with natural contrast Use for high contrast scenes for example when photographing brightly light outdoor scenery through a door window or taking pictures of shaded subjects on a sunny day ...

Page 39: ...It permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure under exposure and overexposure compensation Using Photo Stitch Mode Use this feature to create a panoramic photo from multiple shots You can combine up to 2 or 3 shots into one single and seamless image quickly and easily To stitch the still image 1 Enter Photo Stitch mode and press the Shutter button to take the first shot Then pr...

Page 40: ...ish this set of stitch shooting The following settings are fixed in Photo Stitch mode Flash Forced Off Drive mode Off Focus mode Auto focus AF Area Wide Using Manual Exposure When the camera is in the manual exposure mode you can change either aperture or shutter speed or both To activate Manual Exposure 1 Turn the Mode dial to icon Manual Exposure 2 Press OK button to enter the adjust mode 3 Use ...

Page 41: ...speed creates a sense of motion water flowing To set Shutter values 1 Turn the Mode dial to icon Shutter Priority 2 Press OK button to enter the adjust mode 3 Use the or keys to select the shutter value options 4 Press the Shutter button to capture the image Displays the shutter value Using the Record Menu If you are in Photo Mode you can access the Record menu simply by pressing the MENU button o...

Page 42: ...tion Off Captures an image without time delay 10 Sec Sets a 10 second delay to capture image after pressing the Shutter button 2 Sec Sets a 2 second delay to capture image after pressing the Shutter button Double Performs delay and capture twice Performs a 10 second delay then captures the image Performs another 2 second delay then captures the image again Setting the AF Area AF stands for Automat...

Page 43: ...select Sharpness 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available Sharpness settings Icon Item Description High Sharpens the image Normal Normal sharpness Low Softens the image Setting Saturation The Saturation function lets you adjust the color saturation in your images Use a higher saturation setting for rich colors...

Page 44: ... 21X the camera uses digital zoom To set Digital Zoom 1 From the Record menu select Digital Zoom 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available Digital Zoom settings Icon Item Description Intelligent Zoom Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion This feature is available for still images only Standard ...

Page 45: ... Record menu select Date Stamp 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes Setting Auto Review The Auto Review function lets you view the captured image right after shooting it If Auto review is On the camera will display the captured image for 1 second on the LCD monitor To set Auto Review 1 From the Record menu select Auto Review 2 Use the or key...

Page 46: ... or by calendar mode on the LCD monitor at the same time Searching numerous of images is much easier then single view navigation To set 9 images mode 1 Press the Playback button on the camera 2 Spin the Zoom lever counterclockwise left once to enter 9 images mode 3 Use the navigation controls to move through the items 4 Press the OK button to select the image and view it normally Scroll bar If scr...

Page 47: ...gation controls to scroll through the saved images A video clip has a video icon displayed on screen 3 Press the OK button to play the video 4 During playback press and hold the or keys to fast forward or rewind the video The camera supports forward and rewind speed of up to 4x 5 During playback use the Zoom lever to control volume Spin clockwise right to increase volume Spin counterclockwise left...

Page 48: ...ause playback Press the key again to resume When paused the play info will remain on screen except 6 Press the key to stop the playback The LCD monitor displays the image in Single navigation mode Volume cannot be adjusted during Pause mode Playing Voice Memo Voice memo is separately recorded and attached to a captured image See Voice Memo on page 52 on how to record voice memo 1 Press the Playbac...

Page 49: ...t image is displayed on the LCD monitor To delete another file use the or keys to scroll through the images videos audio clips Then repeat steps 6 to 7 9 To close the Delete function and go back to the single navigation mode select Cancel Locked files cannot be deleted at any time When you try to delete a locked file the camera displays File Locked message on the LCD monitor Playback Menu The Play...

Page 50: ...ps 3 to 4 6 To close the Delete function and go back Playback menu select Cancel To delete attached voice memo 1 Press the Playback button on the camera 2 View images videos audio clips in Single navigation mode 3 Use the or keys to scroll until the desired image with voice memo is displayed on the screen 4 Press Menu button to launch the Playback Menu 5 Use the or keys to move through the Playbac...

Page 51: ...K button to start the slide show 4 During slideshow press the OK button to pause slide show 5 Use the or keys to move through the options Select whether to Continue or Exit the slide show 6 Press the OK button to apply selected option To change slide show settings 1 From the Slide show menu use the or keys t to move through the selections 2 Select Interval setting Press the or keys to adjust Choos...

Page 52: ...select Lock Unlock 4 To close the protect unprotect function and go back Playback menu select Exit To protect unprotect multiple files 1 Select Multi in the Protect submenu the images are displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD monitor 2 Use the navigation control to move through the files 3 When the desired file is highlighted press the OK button to mark unmark the file clip for protection 4 Repea...

Page 53: ...on appears Select whether to Overwrite Save and replace old file with a new one Save As Save the new file as a new one Cancel Cancel red eye correction 8 Press the OK button to save cancel changes Voice Memo A maximum of 30 seconds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured still images To record voice memo 1 Press the Playback button on the camera 2 Press the or keys to scroll and select an ...

Page 54: ...lor Mode submenu appears 5 Press the or keys to scroll and select an option As you move through the selection the preview on the LCD monitor changes synchronously The succeeding table shows the available settings Icon Item Description Normal No effect is added to the image Sepia Image is saved with a sepia tone B W Image is saved in black and white Negative Image appears to be the opposite of the ...

Page 55: ...nge size as zoom in out No Description 1 Enlarged image 2 4 way indicator 3 Trimmed size 4 The approx location of the trimmed area 5 Image area 6 Use the navigation controls to move the image 7 Press the OK button to apply changes A menu selection appears 8 Select whether to Overwrite Save and replace the old file with the new one Save As Save the new file as a new one Cancel Cancel Trim 9 Press t...

Page 56: ...u selection appears Select whether to Overwrite Save and replace old file with a new one Save As Save the new file as a new one Cancel Cancel resize 7 Press the OK button to save cancel changes Resize function is not available for images with image size set to VGA Startup Image You can specify the startup image from the captured images for camera 1 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu...

Page 57: ...ge all images 1 Select Single or All on the DPOF submenu 2 For single image use the or keys to scroll and select an image to mark for printing 3 Specify the number of copies Use the or to increase decrease number 4 Press the Function Delete button to toggle between turning on off the date stamp 5 Press the OK button to save DPOF settings To reset DPOF 1 Select Reset on the DPOF submenu A confirmat...

Page 58: ...lects the startup sound when camera is turned on Shutter On Off Enables or disables shutter sound when Shutter button is pressed Shutter sound is not available when recording videos or voice clips Beep volume 0 4 Adjusts volume Setting Power Save The Power Save function allows you to set an idle time after which the camera automatically sets to sleep mode to save power After a minute of being in s...

Page 59: ...ton to confirm and apply settings Setting File Numbering This function allows you to select the method in which to assign file numbers to images Available settings are Series Assigns number to files in sequence even if the folder is changed Reset The file numbering will start from 0001 each time the folder is changed and Format is processed To understand folder and file structure of your camera se...

Page 60: ...Available settings are Format Select to format currently used memory Copy to Card Select to copy all files stored in the internal memory to the memory card If the images were saved in the internal memory when inserting memory card into the camera You can use Copy to Card function in order to copy all images from the internal memory into memory card If there is no memory card or the internal memory...

Page 61: ...et the TV out to match the TV s video out format See Setting TV Out on page 58 3 Connect the USB AV 3 in 1 cable to the USB port on the bottom of your camera 4 Connect the other end of the cable to the TV s AV input port 5 The LCD monitor turns black and all images and video clips are displayed on the TV Connecting the Camera to a PC You can transfer images videos and audio files to your PC 1 Conn...

Page 62: ...detect the connection while the LCD monitor appears Connecting 6 Connection established after PC MODE appeared on the LCD monitor 7 Access the files in the camera by your PC The camera s internal memory and memory card would display as removable drives in PC After the connection no image is displayed on the LCD monitor 61 ...

Page 63: ...aper in the printer and there are no printer error messages 2 Connect one end of the USB cable to the printer while the other end to USB terminal on the camera 3 The USB mode menu appears on the screen Select Printer by using the or key and press the OK button 4 Enter the print mode and print the selected images For details on the following page Setting the Print Mode Menu 62 ...

Page 64: ... the or key to increase decrease number 3 Press the Function Delete button to toggle between turning on off the date stamp 4 Press the OK button to enter printer settings To set Print All and Print Index Repeat the same steps 2 to 4 then enter printer settings To set Printer Settings 1 Use the or key to specify a print option 2 Modify paper size and quality by the or keys Available setting Paper s...

Page 65: ...e exhausted please replace or recharge LCD monitor displays No image There is no image file in the memory card Image file format may not be supported LCD monitor displays Not available for this file Function is only available for specific file types File format is not supported LCD monitor displays Memory full Memory card is full Replace the memory card with a new one or delete unnecessary images ...

Page 66: ...s Night Scene Fireworks Snow Sports Party Candlelight Night Portrait Soft Skin Flowing Water Food Building Text Foliage Auction Smile Capture Blink Detection Pre Composition Love Portrait Self Portrait D Lighting Fisheye Lens Voice Recording Mode dial Intelligent Scene Scene mode Continuous Shooting Photo Stitch Manual Exposure Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Program ISO Equivalent Auto 100 200...

Page 67: ...tery AA battery X4 Operating Temperature 0º C 40º C Operating Humidity 0 90 Microphone Built in Speaker Built in Dimensions Approx 112 5 x 75 9 x 63 4 mm Weight Approx 355 g no battery Battery Life Maximum recording time 270 images CIPA standard when a SanDisk 2 GB SD Memory Card is used Maximum playback time 300 minutes LCD monitor on continuous playback Design and specifications are subject to c...

Page 68: ...om the device Then take it to the dealer for service Do not try to repair or open the device yourself 䦟 Do not use during a storm To avoid the risk of being struck by lightning do not use the devices during a thunderstorm In particular if used in an open field you have an increased chance of being struck by lightning Quickly seek refuge in a place that will protect you from lightning 䦟 Keep the de...

Page 69: ...f light Doing so may seriously injure your eyes 䦟 Do not use the flash or LED light close to a person s eyes To prevent possible eye injury do not use the flash or LED light near a person s eyes If the flash or LED light is used close to a person s opened eyes there is a risk that it may damage his her eyesight Especially with young children or babies use the flash or LED light from a distance of ...

Page 70: ... hold the hot part for a long time 䦟 Do not cover or wrap the camera in a cloth or blanket It may generate heat and cause the casing to warp or cause a fire 䦟 Do not break the LCD monitor or lens Do not apply pressure to the LCD monitor and lens or submit them to shock as doing so may cause the glass to break and result in injury In the event that the LCD monitor is cracked DO NOT allow the liquid...

Page 71: ...the plug part and slowly pull it out of the power outlet Pulling the cord portion may damage the power cord and cause a fire or electric shock 䦟 Do not damage the power cord Do not place heavy objects on the power cord Do not place the power cord near a heat source Do not excessively bend the power cord modify it or secure it with staples Doing so may damage the power cord and cause a fire or elec...

Page 72: ...d turn off the camera and wait for the temperature to cool down Keep out of the reach of children Young children may put the card in their mouth and choke or cause some other unexpected injury or accident If the card has been swallowed contact your doctor immediately 䦟 Cautions when handling the cards The cards are precision devices Do not bend drop or subject them to strong forces or shocks Avoid...

Page 73: ...iately discontinue use and remove the battery from the camera taking care to keep it well away from fire Continuing to use the battery under any of these conditions may result in fire injury explosion or other serious damage If battery fluid is leaking placing the battery in close proximity to a fire or other heat source may ignite the battery fluid and result in fire damage eruption of battery fl...

Page 74: ...use the battery to catch fire explode leak or spew battery fluid or generate heat DANGER WARNING 䦟 Use only the supplied or specified docking station and AC adaptor charger If another charger is used the battery pack may be overcharged or recharged with an abnormal voltage causing an abnormal chemical reaction to occur or cause the battery pack to catch fire explode leak or spew battery fluid or g...

Page 75: ...s stop the recharging after the prescribed recharge time even if the battery pack is not fully charged If you continue to recharge the battery pack it may cause the battery pack to catch fire explode leak or spew battery fluid or generate heat WARNING 䦟 Charge the battery pack before using it Always recharge the battery pack before using it for the first time or when using it after it has been kep...

Page 76: ... of the rechargeable Li ion battery pack Do not use the battery with the outer covering or label removed as doing so may result in malfunction Temperature when using 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Do not use leave or store the battery pack near fire or inside a car exposed to the hot sun etc Locations in which the temperature reaches 60 C 140 F or higher At high temperatures the safety mechanisms and prote...

Page 77: ...ch the battery terminals with your bare hands Doing so will allow contaminants from your hands to adhere to the terminals and oxidize increasing the contact resistance If the contact resistance increases the usable life of the batteries will diminish 䦟 Caution when cleaning the lens If the lens gets dirty use a commercially available air blower or a cleaning cloth for photographic equipment to cle...

Page 78: ...shocks or other forces If the card is removed from the camera or if the camera is turned off during reading or writing operations If the card has reached the end of its usable life 䦟 Caution concerning rise in battery temperature automatic power OFF safety feature If the battery temperature should rise to a specific level while the camera is in use a icon will blink on the monitor Recording and pl...

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