Sanyo Vpc t850 - Xacti - 8 Mp Digital Camera, Instruction Manual

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Page 2: ...llation 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 antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circui...

Page 3: ...come with your camera may be different from those described in this manual This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements customer demographics and geographical preferences Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries chargers AC adapters memory cards ...

Page 4: ...pair the camera This might cause fire or electric shock For repair or internal inspection ask the store of purchase Do not use the camera in areas near water This might cause fire or electric shock Take special care during rain snow on the beach or near the shore Do not place the camera on inclined or unstable surfaces This might cause the camera to fall or tilt over causing damage Keep the batter...

Page 5: ...a precision instrument Do not drop it strike it or use excessive force when handling the camera This might cause damage to the camera Do not use the camera in humid steamy smoky or dusty places This might cause fire or electric shock Do not remove the battery immediately after long period of continuous use The battery becomes hot during use Touching a hot battery might cause burns Do not wrap the ...

Page 6: ... radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with 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 t...

Page 7: ...ectrical and electronic equipment at their end of life should be disposed of separately from your household waste Please dispose of the equipment at your local community waste collection recycling centre In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic products Please help up to conserve the environment we live in Manufacturer and Address SANYO Electri...

Page 8: ...th FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Model number VPC T850 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...

Page 9: ...tinuous use of the camera or the flash This is normal and not a malfunction The camera may feel warm after a long period of continuous use This is normal and not a malfunction If the battery is not to be used for a long period of time remove it from the camera to prevent leakage or corrosion and store it after no battery power is left Stored for a long time in a fully charged condition its perform...

Page 10: ...ODE 22 Recording Video Clips 22 Playing Back Video Clips 23 PLAYBACK MODE 23 Playing Back Still Images 24 Thumbnail Display 24 Removing Red eye 25 Attaching Voice Memos 26 Protecting Images 27 Erasing Images 28 MENU OPTIONS 28 Capture Menu 31 Video Menu 32 Playback Menu 33 Setup Menu 34 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER 34 Downloading Your Files 35 USING THE CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA 36 EDITING SOFT...

Page 11: ... capturing images with a resolution of up to 3264 x 2448 pixels Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items Common Product Components Digital Camera Software CD ROM USB cable AV cable Camera strap Camera pouch Rechargeable lithium ion battery Battery charger AC adapter for battery charger Instruction manual Optional Accessory SD SDHC memory card Acces...

Page 12: ...EN 11 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1 Shutter button 2 Flash 3 Power button 4 Status LED 5 Microphone 6 Lens 7 Self timer LED 8 Zoom lever ...

Page 13: ...n S button Focus button X button Flash button T button Self timer button Delete button W button Backlight Exposure compensation button 5 Strap holder 6 USB or AV OUT terminal 7 Set button Display button 8 Playback button 9 Battery Memory card cover 10 Tripod socket 11 Speaker ...

Page 14: ...600 12 Self timer icon 2 sec 10 sec 10 2 sec 13 Date and time 14 Exposure compensation Backlight correction Adjust exposure value with the e f buttons 15 Capture mode icon Blank Single Continuous Auto Exposure Bracketing Burst Series flash Pre Shot Couple Shot 16 Slow shutter warning 17 White balance Blank Auto Incandescent Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual 18 Focus setting Blank ...

Page 15: ... 13 Shutter speed value 14 Protect icon 15 Mode icon Playback mode Video playback 1 Video status bar 2 Elapsed time 3 File number 4 Folder number 5 Sound off icon When the c button is pressed during video playback 6 Play mode 7 Mode icon 8 Total recorded time 2008 03 01 00 00 2008 03 01 00 00 00 21 00 21 x4 0 x4 0 x4 0 1 2 3 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 11 12 x x E E f f 100 0001 100 0001 100 0001 01 01 2008 00...

Page 16: ...this camera before its initial usage 5 Close the battery memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD SDHC memory card you can slide the write protect tab on the side of the SD SDHC memory card to LOCK To save edit or erase data on an SD SDHC memory card you must unlock the card To prevent damaging of an SD SDHC memory car...

Page 17: ...arted and lights green when charging is completed The LED also lights green if no battery is inserted into the charger Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of battery Remove the battery after charging is completed The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately after being used This is normal and not a malfunction When using the camera in cold...

Page 18: ...llow these steps to set the correct date and time 1 Press the button to or 2 Press the button 3 Select Setup with the f button 4 Select Date Time with the c d buttons and press the button 5 Select the date format with the c d buttons and press the button Select the item s field with the e f buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with the c d buttons The time is displayed in 24 hour for...

Page 19: ...ect the displayed language with the c d buttons and press the button The setting will be stored Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory This utility formats the internal memory or memory card and erases all stored images and data 1 Press the button 2 Press the button 3 Select Setup menu with f button 4 Select Format with the c d buttons then press the button 5 Select Execute with the c d but...

Page 20: ...tract into the camera body after 30 seconds 2 Press the button to 3 Compose your image in the LCD monitor Slide the zoom lever to side to zoom in on the subject and enlarges the subject on the LCD monitor Slide the zoom lever to side to zoom out on the subject and provides a wider angle image 4 Press the shutter button Pressing the shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the ...

Page 21: ...e top priority face main focus frame and gray ones around the other faces 3 Press the shutter button halfway down to lock the focus The main focus frame simultaneously turns green If the top priority face is out of focus all frames will be disappeared from the screen 4 Press the shutter button down fully to capture your image Subjects that are not suitable with this function a A person is wearing ...

Page 22: ...with the c d buttons and press the button 5 Press the button to exit from the menu An icon is displayed on the screen 6 Compose the image press the shutter button down halfway then press it down fully VOICE RECORDING is displayed on the screen immediately and the voice memo recording starts 7 Press the shutter button one more time during recording or wait for 30 seconds VOICE RECORD END will be di...

Page 23: ...r than the current one Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera You can also play back sound if recorded with the video 1 Press the button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the e f buttons 3 Press the button A press of the f e buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse play To stop video playback press ...

Page 24: ...ns To view the previous image press the e button To view the next image press the f button Pressing the c button during image playback will result in a 90 degree clockwise rotation display Slide the zoom lever to side enlarges the image To return to normal magnification slide the zoom lever to side An icon is displayed with the video data Video clips cannot be rotated An icon is displayed with ima...

Page 25: ...image is displayed at its regular size An icon may be displayed in a thumbnail Removing Red eye You can use this function to remove the red eye effect after an image is taken 1 Press the button 2 Select the image that you want to edit with the e f buttons 3 Press the button 4 Select Fix Red Eyes with the c d buttons and press the button 5 Select Execute with the c d buttons and press the button 6 ...

Page 26: ...s and press the button 6 Press the button to exit from the menu 7 Press the shutter button VOICE RECORDING is displayed on the screen and recording starts 8 To stop recording a voice memo as it is being recorded press the shutter button again VOICE RECORD END will be displayed and the recording will end An icon is displayed with images that have been recorded with a voice memo Playing back voice m...

Page 27: ... press the button 2 Select Single or All with the c d buttons and press the button 3 Select Cancel Protect with the c d buttons and press the button The removal of image protection is executed and the camera returns to the playback mode Protecting multiple images simultaneously 1 Select Protect with the c d buttons from the playback menu and press the button 2 Select Select with the c d buttons an...

Page 28: ...Press the button 3 Select Select with the c d buttons and press the button The images are displayed in the thumbnail display 4 Select the image you want to erase with the e f buttons and press the d button The icon will be displayed One more press of the d button will cancel the operation Repeat this procedure and select all the images that you want to erase 5 Press the button 6 Select Execute wit...

Page 29: ...and press the button 5 To exit from the menu press the button Scene Mode Select from 20 different scene modes in accordance with the shooting conditions Program AE Anti Shake Panorama Portrait Man Portrait Lady Landscape Sports Night Portrait Night Scene Candlelight Fireworks Text Sunset Sunrise Splash Water Flow Water Snow Beach Pets User Setting Size This sets the size of the image that will be ...

Page 30: ...paper in the scene and set the white balance manually Cancel Execute ISO This sets the sensitivity for capturing images When the sensitivity is raised and the ISO figure is increased photography will become possible even in dark locations but the more pixelated grainier the image will appear Blank Auto ISO 64 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 Metering This sets the metering method for calcu...

Page 31: ...of recording can be printed directly on the still images This function must be activated before the image is captured On Off Blank Single Captures one image at a time Continuous Permits continuous capture of up to 3 images AEB Permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure underexposure and overexposure compensation Burst Permits continuous photography while pressing holding the sh...

Page 32: ... the button Size This sets the size of the video clip that will be captured 640 x 480 320 x 240 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the video clip is captured Fine Standard Color This sets the color of the video clip that will be captured Normal Vivid Sepia Monochrome Blue Red Green Yellow Purple Audio This sets whether or not to record audio at the time of video recording On Off LC...

Page 33: ... for further details Voice Memo Refer to section in this manual titled Attaching Voice Memos for further details LCD Bright Refer to section in this manual titled LCD Bright in Capture Menu for further details Resize Resizes a previously saved image Resizing replaces the original image with the changed image It is only possible to resize to a smaller size Quality Changes the quality compression of...

Page 34: ...rmed for a specific period of time the power to the camera is automatically turned off This feature is useful for reducing battery usage 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min Off Date Time Refer to section in this manual titled Setting the Date and Time for further details Sys Reset This returns all basic settings to the camera s default settings The time setting will not be reset Cancel Execute Language Refer to sec...

Page 35: ...ypically the camera will be assigned drive letter e or higher 7 Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder 8 Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders 9 Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive ico...

Page 36: ...nd of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer 4 Turn on your camera 5 Select PC Camera with the c d buttons and press the button 6 Position the camera steadily on top of your computer monitor or use a tripod 7 Launch the videoconferencing application software Simply follow the instructions in the application software to start your camera This function is not supported by Mac You ar...

Page 37: ... into immersive imaging Its intuitive interface and easy to use wizard deliver great looking panoramas while advanced warping blending and alignment tools ensure excellent results To install software 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the camera into your CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click the respective software name Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation For ...

Page 38: ...Focal length 5 7mm 17 1mm equivalent to 34mm 102mm on a 35mm camera Focus Range Standard 0 4m to infinity Macro Wide 0 1m to infinity Tele 0 35m to infinity Shutter speed 1 2 1 2000 sec Sensitivity Still image Auto ISO 64 200 Manual ISO 64 100 200 400 800 1600 Sensitivity is measured in compliance with the ISO standard ISO12232 2006 Digital zoom 4x Capture mode 4x Playback mode Flash effective ran...

Page 39: ...88 1177 2357 2816 x 2112 Fine 14 62 126 253 508 1018 2038 Standard 18 82 166 334 669 1340 2684 Economy 20 90 181 364 730 1461 2925 2272 x 1704 Fine 25 108 219 440 881 1765 3533 Standard 27 121 243 489 980 1963 3929 Economy 31 138 278 559 1120 2242 4489 1600 x 1200 Fine 47 206 415 834 1671 3345 6695 Standard 57 246 494 993 1989 3982 7969 Economy 63 273 549 1102 2208 4420 8847 640 x 480 Fine 118 509...

Page 40: ...e protected Remove the write protection Images do not appear on the LCD monitor LCD monitor is dark Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in the menu Although it is set to auto focus it does not focus The lens is dirty Wipe clean with a soft dry cloth or lens paper The distance to the subject is smaller than the effective range Get your subject within the effective focus range The contents on t...

Page 41: ...displayed on the monitor 1 Select the item you want to configure with the c d buttons and press the button Images Select whether you want to print specific image or all images You may also select printing number for specific image Date Print According to the printer type select whether you want to print the image with date imprint or not Paper Size Select the desired paper size according to the pr...

Page 42: ...th the c d buttons and press the button to start printing 6 The printing starts and the figure shown on the right hand side appears COMPLETE will be displayed temporarily reminding you that the printing procedure is finished If an error is detected during the connection i e the printer hardware problem between camera and printer PRINT ERROR will be displayed If an error is detected during the comm...

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