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  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 1

    VPC-X1420EX VPC-X140 0 VPC-X1420GX VPC-X1420PX INS TRUCTION MANU AL BASICS Digital Camera Please read th ese instructions carefully b ef ore using the camer a. Make sure to read and understand the separ ate booklet “ SAFETY MANU AL ”. K eep this manua l in a saf e place f or later refer ence. Important note This manual e xplains how to safely o ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 2

    i English W arning T O PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTU RE k FOR AMERICAN USERS The f ollowing advisory is included in accor dance with the la ws of th e State of Calif ornia (USA): W ARNING: This product contains chemicals , in cluding lead, kno wn to the State of Calif ornia to cause can ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 3

    English ii FOR USERS IN THE USA About the battery ch arger IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS – SA VE THESE INSTR UCTIONS D ANGER – T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULL Y FOLLO W THESE INSTR UCTIONS h For conne ction to a supply not in the U .S.A., use an attachment plug adapter of th e proper configur ation f or the powe r out ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 4

    iii English P ARA LOS USU ARIOS DE EE.UU . Acerca del cargador de bate rías INSTR UCCIONES IMPOR T ANTE SOBRE DE SEGURID AD - GU ARDE EST AS INSTRUCCIONES PELIGR O - P ARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIO O DESCARGAS ELÉCTRIC AS, SIGA CUID ADOSAMENTE EST AS INSTR UCCIONES h P ara la cone x i ón a una red de alimentación que no sea de EE.UU ., util ...

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    English iv k FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES -003. k FOR EU USERS The symbol mark and recycling systems descr ibed belo w apply to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the wo rld. Y our SANY O product is designed and manuf actured with high qua lity materials and components whi ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 6

    v English HO W T O READ THIS MANU AL This instruction manual f or your camer a is organiz ed into the f ollowing sections. k SETUP Befor e taking pictur es with your camera, y ou will n eed to f amiliarize yourself with a f ew of its functions and complete some setup steps. k BASIC O PERA TION An ex planation of the fundamental operation for captur ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 7

    English vi SHOO T , PLA Y B A CK AND SA VE Install t he battery pac k 1 Use the supplied charger to charge the battery pack. h The CHARGE indicator is lit during charging. h The CHARGE indicator will tur n off when the battery pack is fully charged. h Charging tak es appro ximately 120 min. 2 Open the batte ry/card compartment cover, an d insert th ...

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    vii English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Before capturing those impor tant shots, be sure to first take a test shot to conf irm that y our came ra is set up and re ad y to go i Sanyo declines any claim for compensation for recorded contents etc. in case of photog raphing or recordi ng fa ilure due to a chance ca mera or c ard flaw . Shooting 1 To ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 9

    English viii Playbac k k Still image pla yback 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h The displa y switches to the Playback Screen. h T o view other images, toggle t he SET button to the left or right. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] is pressed, the displa y returns to the Shooting Screen. k Video clip pla yback 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 10

    ix English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Copying fi les to a computer (Win dows XP) 1 Instal l the software. 1 Insert the CD-ROM (SANY O Soft ware P ack) that w as included with your camer a in your computer’ s CD-ROM drive . h The installatio n screen appears. 2 Click on [ArcSoft MediaImpression 2] in the installation screen. h F ollow the mess ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 11

    English x 3 Se lect “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select t he connection mod e appears. 4 Se lect “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. h The camera is conn ected in the card reader mode . h If the Windo ws automatic pl ayb ack screen a ppears on the comput er monitor , close it. 5 Double-click on the desktop [Med ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 12

    xi English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE 6 Click on [Import]. h The files in the camera are sho wn on the import screen. Files in the camera [Destination F older] fie ld and [Subf older Name] field [Impor t] ...

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    English xii HINT Y ou can specify which f older to copy the files to i When you click on th e f older icon in the [Destination F older] field, the screen to specify the cop y destination appea rs. i We suggest that y ou clic k on [ { T oday’ s Date] in the [Subfolder Name] field to select it. When [ { T oda y’s Date] is select ed, a subf older ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 14

    xiii English SHOO T , PLA Y BA CK AND SA VE Dismounting the camera CA UTION i T o disconnect your camera, be sure to f ollow the proced ure below . F ailure to f ollow t his procedure ma y cause f aulty operation of y our compute r or loss of ca rd data. 1 Left-click on t he icon for safely removing hardware. h A list appear s showing t he de vices ...

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    English xiv CA UTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cab les, mak e sure that the cabl e plugs are correctly oriented and that t hey matc h the shapes of the terminal sock ets on t he devices . Push the plugs in str aight when connect ing them. If undue f orce is used to connect a cable , it ma y perma nently damage th ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 16

    1 English CONTENTS CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .. ....................... ............. 3 Attaching th e handstrap .... ..................... .................. ..................... ..... 4 Media cards that can be used with this camera .. ..................... .......... 4 What “card” means i n this manual ....................... ....... ...

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    English 2 USING THE SCE NE FUNCTION ............... ..................... ..................... 41 Capture a still image with a voice memo ........... .......... ................ ..... 43 How to use the best sh ot feature .......... ..................... .................. .....44 How to create a pano rama photo ................ ................... ...

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    3 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Hand strap: 1 i SANY O Software P ack (CD-ROM): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack (batte ry pack): 1 i Lithium-ion batter y pac k charger and po wer cord i Dedicated USB interface cable: 1 i Dedicated A V interface cable: 1 i SAFETY MANU AL (safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefu lly b ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 19

    English 4 Attachin g the handstra p Media car ds that can be used with thi s camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memor y Card i SDXC Memory Card What “car d” means in this man ual i In this manual, SD Memory Cards, SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards that can be use d in ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 20

    5 English CHECKING THE IN CLUDED A CCESSORIES Installing/remo ving the DC adapto r (Model V AR-A3: sold separately) Install in the camera’ s battery slot, and connect the A C adaptor . Use in conjunction with the A C adaptor . Attaching the DC ada ptor 1 Open the camera’ s battery/card compartment cover . 2 Insert the DC adaptor into the batter ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 21

    English 6 SETUP PA R T S N A M E S Front Lens Self-timer indicator Batter y/card compar tment cover ON/OFF button Shutter b utton SCENE bu tton T r ipod stand hole Speake r Bottom Flash ...

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    7 English P ARTS NAMES Rear Strap hol der Monitor SET b utton Play back b utton [ = ] USB/A V terminal cover Zoom swit ch MENU button ...

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    English 8 CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied ba tt ery pack bef ore using it. 1 Connect the supplied power cord to the socket on the battery pack charge r. h Insert the connector straight and secur ely . 2 I nsert the battery pac k in the batter y charger. h Insert it in the direction indicated b y the [ J ] mark on the batte ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 24

    9 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P ACK Charging the bat tery pack Be sure to fully charge the supplied or separately sold batt ery pack before using it in your camer a. Fo r charging the battery pack, use the supplied charger . Charge the bat tery pack if it is being used f or the first time, a nd recharge it whenev er the remaining charge is low . ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 25

    English 10 About the CHARGE indicator The CHARGE indicator shows the status of the bat tery pack and the charger . Please ref er to the f ollowin g table if the ind icator flashes abnormally . CA UTION Do not charge the battery pac k immediately after the camera has been in continuous use for a long time i The battery pack becomes hot when the came ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 26

    11 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P ACK HINT About the internal backup batt ery i This camera’s interna l battery serves to maintain t he date and time settings, as w ell as the shooting settings . The backup battery will be fully charged when the battery pack is k ept in the ca mera continuou sly f or about 2 day s. In the fully charged sta te, ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 27

    English 12 INST ALL THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CA RD Installation i Make sure that the bat tery pack and card orientation are correct. i The card can be used after it has been f ormatted with the camera. 2 1 4 3 Open battery/card c ompartment cov er on the bottom of the camer a. Inser t the card all the wa y until it clicks. 3 Pull out 2 Push down 1 ...

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    13 English INST A LL THE B A TTER Y P ACK AND CARD CA UTION Do not remove the battery pack outer covering or label i Do not use the battery with the outer cov ering or label remov ed, as doing so may resul t in malfunction. Be careful when removing the car d i Do not attempt to f orcibly remov e the card. i Nev er remove the card when the camer a i ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 29

    English 14 T o f ormat a card 1 I nstall the card in the camera. Turn on the camera (pages 12 and 16). 2 Di splay the menu (page 59). 3 Di splay the Option Menu (page 60). 4 Se lect “FORMAT” and press the SET button. h The F ormat Screen appears . F ollow the i nstructions on the screen to f ormat the card. MENU button SET 10 M RECORDING MENU 1 ...

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    15 English INST A LL THE B A TTER Y P ACK AND CARD W arning conce rning battery pac k temperature i If the battery pack in the camer a becomes too hot, a b linking temperat ure warning icon will appear on the monitor . If the blinking icon does appear , the camera should be turned off as soon as possible an d the battery pack allo wed to coo l be ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 31

    English 16 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera In the record ing mode 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button. h The camera turns on. h The came r a tur ns on in the recording mode that w as active bef ore it was last turned off. In the play back mode 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ] for at least one sec ond. h The Pla ybac k Screen appears o ...

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    17 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AN D OFF About the auto po wer off function In order to preserve battery pack po wer when, f or e xample, the camer a has accidentally been left on, the camer a is furnished with an “auto power off” function by which the camera automatically turns off after a certain per iod of inactivity (about 1 minute during ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 33

    English 18 D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is taken so that y ou can disp la y them during pla yback. Theref ore, bef ore capturing images, mak e sure the correct date and time are set. h T o correct the date and time setting, please see under HINT on page 20. Example: T o set the clock t ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 34

    19 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 3 Set the clock. 1 Select “TIME”. 2 Press the SET b utton. h The Set Time Screen appears . 3 Set the time to “19:30”. h The time is set in the f ollo wing order: Set the hour → Set the minute. h A 24-hour cloc k is used for the time display . 4 Press the SET b utton. 4 Set the order in which the date is ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 35

    English 20 5 Pres s the MENU button. h The date and time setting is co mpleted. h T o displa y the Recording or Playbac k Screen, press the MENU b utton. HINT About the settings backup i Under normal conditions, while the battery pack is being replaced, an internal batter y will maint ain the date and time settings . Howe ver , there is a small cha ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 36

    21 English BASIC OPERA TION BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Switchin g between the recor ding mode and playba ck mod e Switch between shootin g and play ing. 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Press the playback button [ = ]. h Each time the playback button is pressed, the camer a s witches between the recording mode and the pla yback mode ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 37

    English 22 How to switch the recording mode Y our camera can captu re single still photos (si ngle-shot mode), record video clips (video clip recording mode), and also capture a series of still photos (sequential shots mo de). 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left. h The screen to set the recording mo ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 38

    23 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Switching the disp la y mode In the record ing mode, you can select the either th e “settings display mode” which allows y ou to confirm the shooting settings on the monitor while you shoot, or the “normal displa y mode” in which the setting indica tions are turned off , providing a f ull view of the subje ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 39

    English 24 Adjust the monitor brigh tness The brightness of the monitor is adjustab le . Adjust the brightness to the optimum reada bility in the ambi ent light. 1 Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Pres s the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The monitor brightness menu appears. 3 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adj ...

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    25 English BEFORE T AKING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the camera sounds i The operatio n sounds that are generated, for e xample, wh en the shutter butto n, MENU button or SE T button is pressed, can be muted. Where is the image data saved? i All the image and sound data is recor ded in the camera’ s internal memor y or on the card ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 41

    English 26 CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES There are two modes f or capturing still images. In the single-shot mode , one image is captured each time the shutter button is pressed. I n the sequential shots mode, whe n you press the shutte r b utton, sev eral successive images are captured. F or more information about taking sequential s ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 42

    27 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING B ACK STILL IMA GES 4 Release your finger from the shutte r button. h The captured image is recorded. HINT About the target mark i A target mark & on the monitor sho ws the area the camera is f ocusing on. i The camera automatically determines the correct f ocus b y measuring from 9 diff erent f ocus points w ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 43

    English 28 Shooting sequential shots When the shutter button is pressed, st ill image s are captured in succession. 1 Se t the camera to the sequential shots mode or the high-speed sequential shots mode (page 22). 2 Pr ess the shutter button to start shooting. h Shooting sequential shots begins . J Estimated maximum number of sequential shots h The ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 44

    29 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING B ACK STILL IMA GES HINT About the focus when s hooting sequential shots i When sequential shots are capt ured, the autof ocus operat es when the fo cus loc k is activ ated, fixing the f ocus. Can the self-timer and/or flash be used? i The self-timer and flash do not oper ate when shooting sequential shots . i Th ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 45

    English 30 Viewing still images The steps f or viewing both single shots and sequential shots are the same. 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, ho we v er , press the pl ayback butt on [ = ] f or at least 1 second. h The image most recently captured appears on the monitor . 2 Vi ew ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 46

    31 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING B ACK STILL IMA GES 12-image/20- image displa y playbac k 1 Press the playback button [ = ]. 2 Press [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The 12-image displa y appears. 3 Select the imag e to play back. h T o ggle the SET button left, right, up or down to mo ve the orange fr ame to the desired image, and press the S ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 47

    English 32 Folder pla ybac k A conv enient wa y to search through multiple fo lders, or to search f o r an image that was recor ded using Screen Capture. 1 Acce ss the 12-image display screen (page 31). 2 Pr ess [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch 2 time s. h The screen to select t he pla yback fo lder appears . h If [T] ([ ] ]) on th e z oom switch is ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 48

    33 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING B ACK STILL IMA GES Magnifying ( zooming in) the image 1 Display the image that you want to magni fy. 2 Press [T] ([ ] ]) on the zoom switch. h Magnification is enable d. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed. h T oggle the SET button left, right, up or down to vie w diff erent ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 49

    English 34 Zoom jump pla ybac k Y ou can magnify a por tio n of a still image to check the accur acy of the f ocus. 1 Di splay a still image to view using zoom jump playback. 2 Pres s the SET button. h The image is magnified. h If the magnified vie w appears to be in f ocus, then the ov erall image will be in f o cus . 3 Toggle the SET button left, ...

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    35 English CAPTURING A ND PLA Y ING B ACK STILL IMA GES Deleting fil es Y ou can delete files if you no longer nee d them. Y ou can delete the files one at a time , or all at once. 1 To delete files from the card, perf orm the delete procedure with the card instal led in the camera. To delete files fr om the camera’s internal memo ry, remove the ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 51

    English 36 <T o delete all the files> 1 T oggle the SET button to the left or right to view the images and check if it is OK to delete all the files. 2 T oggle the SET button up or down to select “DELETE ALL ”. 3 Press the SET bu tton. h The Delete Confirmation Scree n appears. T o delete the files, select “YES”, a nd press the SET b ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 52

    37 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YB A CK Recording a video clip 1 Set the camera to the video clip recording mode (page 22). 2 Press the shutter button. h Video clip recording begins. During recording, the length of the video cli p and the remainin g recording time a v ailable are shown on the monitor . h It is not necessar y to continue pre ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 53

    English 38 Playing bac k the vide o clip 4 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback b utton [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, how ev er, press the pla yback b utton [ = ] for at least 1 second. h The video clip just recorded appears on the monitor . 5 Pres s the SET button. h Video clip pla yback begins . h T o stop playback, tog ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 54

    39 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YBA CK Outline o f playback operation T o do th is... Do this Stop pla yback During playba ck, toggle the SET butt on down. P ause Duri ng playback, press the SET button. During accelerated or slow pla yback, toggle the SET button up . T o e x tra ct a still image While playback is paused, press the shu tter ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 55

    English 40 When y ou are finish ed viewi ng video c lips... i Press the ON /OFF button to turn the camera of f . CA UTION How to sa ve one frame from a vide o clip as a still image 1 Play back the vid eo clip. P ause the pla yback at the point yo u wish to “snap” a photo . 2 Press the shutter b utton. i The currently display ed frame is sa v ed ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 56

    41 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Y ou can select from a variety of preset se ttings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting condition s. 1 Set the camera to the recordi ng mode (page 21), and press the SCENE button. h The screen to select a scene function appears . 2 Toggle the SET button left, right, up or down to select the desir ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 57

    English 42 m : Av ailab le n : N ot ava ila ble * : Dis abled during reco rding 3 Pres s the SET button. h This completes the scene select setting. h The displa y returns to the Shooting Screen. h The scene function set ting is shown on the moni tor . Scene function Feat ures Recording mode setting s O X _ Lamp Photogr aph in low-l ight conditions. ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 58

    43 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Capture a still ima ge with a v o ice memo With the still-image-plus-audio a scene fun ction, y ou can add an audio track (abou t 10 seconds maximum) to a captured still image. This audio tr ack is called a “voice memo”. 1 On the screen to select a scene functi on (page 41), select a , and press the SET butto ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 59

    English 44 How to use th e best shot f eature 1 Se t the camera to the single-shot mode; on the screen to selec t a scene function (page 41), select 5 ; and press the SET button. 2 Pres s the shutter button. h While the settings change , f our still images are shot in sequence. h After the images are captured, the fo ur still images are displa yed ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 60

    45 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION How to create a panorama photo 1 Set the camera to the single-s hot mode, display the scree n to select a scene function (page 41) , select = , and press the SET button. h The screen to select a panning direction appears . 2 Toggle the SET button left or right to select the desired panning direction, and press th ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 61

    English 46 4 Move the cam era in the panning direction you selected in step 2. h One of the positioning lines (b lack ) mov es as y ou reposition the camera. 5 Line up t he black line with the red line. h Match the lines e xactly . h When the lines match e xactly , the line changes t o green. 6 The shut ter releases automatical ly when the lines ma ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 62

    47 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION How to use the face chaser feature T o attain the best possible f ace shots , the camera aut omatically f ocuses on the f ace and adjusts the e xposure. 1 On the screen to select a scene functi on (page 41), select r , and press the SET button. 2 Aim the camera l ens at the subject. h The camera sea rches f or th ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 63

    English 48 How to shoot using Smile Detection Capture a photo at the instant the subject smiles. Normal shooting 1 On the scr een to set the scene function (page 41), select n , and press the SET button. 2 Ai m the camera lens at the subject. h The camera searches f or the subject ’ s f ace. When it de tects the f ace, a green fr ame appears . Th ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 64

    49 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION 4 Toggle the SET button left, right, up or down to move the orange frame to the area that encompasses the target subject’s face . 5 Press the SET button. h The orange fr ame changes to yell ow , and the Smile Detection area is fixed. h The camera adjusts the f ocus and exposure f or the framed f ace. h When the ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 65

    English 50 O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the zoom Y our camera has two z oom functions: opt ical zoom and digital z oom. 1 Se t the camera to the re cording mode (page 21), and point the camera l ens at the subjec t. 2 Pr ess the zoom switch to compos e the desired image . [T]: Zoom in on the subject. [W]: Zoom out. h When the zoom s witch is pr ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 66

    51 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS HINT Can’t access the di gital zoom? i The digital z oom cannot be used when the fa ce chaser r , smile detecti on n or portrait mode G scene function is active , or the f ocus mode is set to AF seeker p . Can’t access the opti cal zoom? i When the f ocus r ange is set to pan o or during video clip recordin ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 67

    English 52 Flash setting The flash is used n ot only f or taking pi ctures where there is insuf ficient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in backlight conditions. Y our camera’ s flash has f our modes of operation (au to mode, f orced flash mode , flash off mode and red-e ye reduction mode). S elect the flash mode that is appropriat ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 68

    53 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired flash mode, and press the SET button. 3 Press the shutter button. h The picture is snapped and th e fl ash operates acco rding to the selected mode. HINT When auto is selected... i The k icon indicating the flash setting is not sho wn on the Shooting Scre ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 69

    English 54 Self-timer Self-timer photog raph y is a vailab le in the single-sho t mode. 1 Se t the camera to the single -shot mode (page 22), and toggle the SET button to the left. h The self-timer men u appears. 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired self- timer setting, and press the SET button. h The self-timer is set, and y ou ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 70

    55 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS HINT i The countdo wn time until shut ter release is shown gr aphically on the monitor . T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the shutter b utton is presse d again bef ore the shutter is released, the self-timer countdow n temporarily stops. Press the shutter button one more time to restar t the ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 71

    English 56 Focus range 1 Se t the camera to the re cording mode (page 21), and toggle the SET button down. h The fo cus range men u appears . o : The focus oper ates within the ranges sho wn belo w (pan). <Still image shooting> i 2.5 m (8.20 ft.) to ∞ <Video cl ip recor ding> i Wide end: At maximum aperture setting: 80 cm (31.50 in.) ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 72

    57 English O THER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 2 Toggle the SET button up or down to select the desired focus range, and press the SET button. h The specified f ocus range is set, and the camer a returns to the Shooting Screen. HINT i In the single-sh ot mode and sequential shots mode , when the f ocus r ange is set to mac ro + , the zo om is automatically ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 73

    English 58 How to use th e manual f ocus 1 Se lect manual - from the fo cus range menu, and press t he SET button. h The fo cus distance adjustmen t bar appears. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to adjust the focus distance, and press the SET button. h The f ocus distance is set, and y ou are returned to the Shooting Screen. HINT About ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 74

    59 English AC C E S S I N G T H E M E N U S Detailed camera settings ar e accessed from the menus. How to displa y the menus 1 Turn on the camer a, and set it to the recording or playback mode. h Set the camer a to the recording mode to displa y the Recording Menu, or the pla ybac k mode to display the Pla yback Menu. 2 Press the MENU button. h The ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 75

    English 60 How to opera te the menus T oggle the SET button left, right, up or do wn to select the item y ou wish to change, press the SET b utton, and t he corresponding screen will appear . 1 Di splay the menu (page 59). 2 Se lect the s or = tab. Display the Recor ding Menu: Select the s tab. Display the Pla ybac k Menu: Select the = tab . Displa ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 76

    61 English APPENDICES SPECIFICA TIONS Camera Image file f or mat Still images : JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.2 compliant) Note: Designed mainly b y the Ja pan Electronics and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Association (JEIT A), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is standard f or digital still camera image files to prov ide interoper ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 77

    English 62 Lens 4.0× optical zoom lens f=5.0 mm to 20. 0 mm (35 mm film camer a conv ersion: 28 mm to 112 mm) Aut of ocus , 5 g roups, 6 elements (3 with aspheric surf aces) Aperture Open F=2.8 (Wide) to 6.3 (T ele) Exposure control type Programmab le AE Exposure correction a va ilable fr om the Recording Menu (0±1.8EV in 0.3EV steps) Light-measu ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 78

    63 English SPECIFICA TIONS Monitor 3.0-inch (7.6 cm) TFT wide color LCD Appro x. 230,000 pix els (F rame co v erage: Appr ox. 100%) Brightness adjustment: 5-step Flash working range GN = 4.8 Appro x. 20 cm ( 7.87 in.) t o 3.4 m (11.1 5 ft.) (Wide) Appro x. 70 cm (27.56 in.) to 1.5 m ( 4.92 ft.) (T ele) Flash modes Aut o-flash, f orced flash, flash ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 79

    English 64 Camera connectors Batter y lif e i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully charged batt ery pack at a 25 °C (77 °F) ambient temperature . i The operation time ma y v ary depending on the conditi ons of the battery pack and the co nditions of use. Espec ially when used at temperatur es below 10 °C (50 °F), the b attery pack ope ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 80

    65 English SPECIFICA TIONS P ossib le Number of Ima ges/Video Recor ding Time/A udio Recor ding Time i Up to 9 hours of continuous audio recording is possib le. i When recording a video clip using an 8 GB card, recor ding terminates when the siz e of the file currently b eing recorded re aches appro x. 4 GB . i The v alues were det ermined using an ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 81

    English 66 Supplied b attery pac k c har ger i When using the supplied battery pack charger abr oad, the pow er cord ma y need to be replaced in accordance with local requirements . Please cont act your local dealer f or details. Supplied Li -ion battery pa c k Pa r t N o. V A R- L8 0 P ow er source AC 100 t o 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz, 5 W Rated output ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 82

    67 English SPECIFICA TIONS Other s Mac OS and QuickTime are tr ademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U .S. and other co untries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries. Intel and P entium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation (USA). In this manual, the Microsoft ® Wind ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 83

    English 68 Before capturing those importa nt shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm tha t y ou r camera is set up and ready to go i Sanyo Ele ctric shall not be held responsible f or any problems resulting from the use of this camera. i Sanyo Electric declines all responsi bility f or damages due to improper use of the camera , f ailur ...

  • Sanyo VPC-X1420 - page 84

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