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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VPC-X1200EX
ADVANCED
VPC-X1200
VPC-X1200GX
Digital Camera
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-X1200EX, VPC-X1200
and VPC-X1200GX.
Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such.
Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera.
Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet “SAFETY MANUAL”.
Keep this manual, along with the BASIC INSTRUCTION MANUAL, in a safe place
for later reference.
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HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL Symbols used in this manual HINT 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 for detailed information. You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera oper- ation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 46) and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 52). i English
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CONTENTS CONTENTS ...........................................................................................1 SETUP ACCESSING THE MENUS .................................................................... 3 How to display the menus............................................................. 3 How to operate the menus............................................................ 4 Overview of the Menus ................................................................. 5 SHOOTING RECORDING SETTIN
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OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV .......................................................................37 DIRECT PRINTING ..............................................................................38 Print preparations ........................................................................38 To select one image and print it (print selected image)...............40 To print all the images (all images)..............................................42 To print the images that ar
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SETUP ACCESSING THE MENUS Detailed camera settings are accessed from the menus. How to display the menus 1 Turn on the camera, and set it to the recording or playback mode. h Set the camera to the recording mode to display the Recording Menu, or the playback mode to display the Playback Menu. 2 Press the MENU button. h The menu for the mode specified in step 1 appears. MENU button RECORDING MENU 1/2 RESOLUTION 12M COMPRESSION FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE ISO WHITE BALANCE OK EXIT Exit the me
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How to operate the menus Use the arrow buttons to select the item you wish to change, press the SET button, and the corresponding screen will appear. 1 Display the menu (page 3). Tab 2 Select the s or = tab. RECORDING MENU 1/2 RESOLUTION 12M Display the Recording Menu: COMPRESSION Select the s tab. FOCUS MODE EXP MEASURE Display the Playback Menu: ISO Select the = tab. WHITE BALANCE Display the Option Menu: OK EXIT Select the 3 tab. RECORDING MENU 1/2 RESOLUTION 3 Pr
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ACCESSING THE MENUS Overview of the Menus Recording Menu RECORDING MENU 1/2 1 RESOLUTION 12M 2 COMPRESSION 3 FOCUS MODE 4 EXP MEASURE 5 ISO 6 WHITE BALANCE OK EXIT 7 EXP COMPENSATION 0 8 INSERT DATE ON IMAGE OFF i7 and 8 are displayed when you press the [n] or [o] button to scroll. 5 English
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1 Resolution menu/video size 5 ISO sensitivity menu menu (page 14) automatically (ISO64 to 400). I: Shoot at 4000 × 3000 pixels 1:ISO64 j: Shoot at 4000 × 2256 pixels (16:9 aspect ratio) u: ISO100 D: Shoot at 2816 × 2112 pixels v: ISO200 z: Shoot at 2288 × 1712 pixels w: ISO400 t: Shoot at 1600 × 1200 pixels 6: ISO800 [: Shoot at 640 × 480 pixels -: ISO1600
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ACCESSING THE MENUS Playback Menu PLAYBACK MENU 1/2 1 SLIDESHOW 2 PROTECT 3 ROTATE 4 BLUR CORRECTION 5 CONTRAST CORRECT 6 RED-EYE CORRECT. OK EXIT 7 REPAIR DISTORT 8 RESIZE 9 FILE COPY 0 PRINT INSTRUCTIONS i7 through 0 are displayed when you press the [n] or [o] button to scroll. 7 English
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1 [Slideshow] 6 [Red-eye correct.] (page 21) h Play back the images in a h Repair the red-eye effect to slideshow format. make eyes look more natural. 2 [Protect] (page 17) 7 [Repair distort] (page 21) h Protect data from accidental h Correct the curvature (distortion) in the image erasure (write protect). caused by the lens. 3 [Rotate] (page 18) 8 [Resize] (page 18) h Rotate still images. h Reduce the resolution of a still 4 [Blur correction] (page 19) image. h Correct the effects of camer
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ACCESSING THE MENUS Option Menu OPTION MENU 1/2 1 CLOCK SET 2 STARTUP DISPLAY 3 SOUND 4 POST VIEW 1sec 5 BRIGHTNESS 0 6 LANGUAGE OK EXIT 7 NTSC TV SYSTEM 8 AUTO POWER OFF 9 FILE NO. CONT’D ON @ FORMAT A RESET SETTINGS i7 through A are displayed when you press the [n] or [o] button to scroll. 9 English
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1 [Clock set] 7 [TV system] h Set the camera’s internal h Select the type of TV signal clock. that is output from the 2 [Startup display] camera’s USB/AV terminal. h Select the display that appears 8 [Auto power off] on the monitor when the h Specify the time elapsed camera is turned on in the before the auto power off recording mode. function operates to turn the DATE & TIME: The camera's camera off. date and time setting is shown. 9 [File no. cont'd] (page 29) SANYO: The SANYO logo i
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SHOOTING RECORDING SETTINGS Recording and playing back audio files In the video clip recording mode, your camera can make audio recordings. The audio recordings are monaural. Record an audio file 1 Display the Recording Menu for the video clip recording mode (page 3). 2 Select the audio recording icon < from the video size menu, and press the SET button. 3 Press the MENU button. h The recording mode is enabled. 4 Press the shutter button. Recorded length of h Audio recording begins. During a
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Playing back audio recordings 1 Display the desired audio data. 101-0018 h A musical note graphic appears on the screen. PLAY 2009.12.24 2 Play back the recording. To do this... Do this Forward playback Press the SET button. Stop playback During playback, press the [o] button. During playback, press the SET button. Pause During fast forward or fast reverse, press the [n] button. During forward playback, press the [m] button. * The speed changes each time the [m] button Fast forward is pressed
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RECORDING SETTINGS Focus area setting You can choose from different types of autofocus: 9-point range finder focus: The correct focus is determined from 9 different focus points within the shooting area visible on the monitor. When the image is focused, a target mark & appears. Spot focus: The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the monitor. AF seeker: Once the focus is locked on a subject, it follows the subject. The focus point automatically changes to remain continuously focused
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I ISO sensitivity With the initial settings, the ISO sensitivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject. However, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. HINT i By setting a higher ISO sensitivity, you can set higher shutter speeds and capture images in darker locations, but noise in the captured images may increase. CAUTION Does the image appear to flicker when recording a video clip? i If recording a video clip under fluorescent lights, a noticeable flic
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RECORDING SETTINGS White balance This camera automatically adjusts the white balance under most lighting conditions. However, if you want to specify the lighting conditions or change the overall tone of the image, the white balance can be manually set. 1 Display the Recording Menu (page 3). 2 Select “WHITE BALANCE” and press the SET button. h The white balance menu appears. >: The camera will make the white balance adjustment automatically based on the natural and artificial light conditions.
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Date imprint You can choose to have the date the image was captured imprinted on the image. HINT About the capture date and date imprinting i When an image is edited, the date of the image file changes to the date and time the image was edited. However, the imprinted capture date remains unchanged. Is the sequential shots speed slow? i When the date imprint mode is set to “ON”, the sequential shots speed may become slower. If the imprinted date is shown as [- - - - .- - .- -] … i The date an
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PLAYBACK PAGE 1 (BASIC SETTINGS) PLAYBACK SETTINGS Image protect Prevent accidental erasure of data. CAUTION i Even if the protect mode is set for certain data files, they will be deleted if the card is reformatted. 17 English
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Rotating images Captured still images can be rotated to the correct orientation for viewing. HINT i On the 9-image/20-image display playback, rotated images are shown in their original orientation. i An image for which the protect (locked) mode has been set cannot be rotated. Resize The size of a still image can be reduced and the resized image saved as a separate image. HINT Why can’t the image be resized? i An image can be resized only to a smaller (or the same) size, not to a larger size.
