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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VPC-HD1010EX
VPC-HD1010
VPC-HD1010GX
Digital Movie Camera
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-HD1010EX,
VPC-HD1010 and VPC-HD1010GX.
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 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 The following advisory is included in accordance with the laws of the State of California (USA): WARNING: This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. i This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devic
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FOR CANADIAN USERS i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FOR EU USERS Note: iThis symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world. Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused. This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from your household waste.
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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 operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 194) and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 202). iii English
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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE Preparing the camera 1 Insert the SD Memory Card. h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camera. Please purchase a commercially sold card. h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is referred to as the “card”. Card slot cover Card slot SD Memory Card 2 Connect the AC adaptor to the camera. DC IN terminal DC IN terminal cover Supplied AC adaptor To power outlet English iv
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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE Before capturing those important shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go i Sanyo declines any claim for compensation for recorded contents etc. in case of photographing or recording failure due to a chance camera or card flaw. Shooting 1 Set the REC/PLAY switch to REC. REC/PLAY switch 2 Press the ON/OFF button Set to REC for at least 1 second to turn the camera on. h If the screen to set the date [] button and
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Playback 1 Set the REC/PLAY switch to PLAY. h The display changes to the Playback Screen and REC/PLAY switch the image that was just Set to PLAY captured is shown. 2 Toggle the SET button to the left or right to display the image you wish to see.
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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD (Windows Vista) Using the supplied CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack), you can store your captured images on a DVD. Detailed information about the Sanyo Software Pack can be found on page 4 in the Sanyo Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Install application programs 1 Set the supplied CD-ROM in your computer’s DVD drive. h The installation window opens. 2 Click on [Nero 8 Essentials]. h After clicking on an application program, fol
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Connect your camera to a computer Connect your camera to a computer, and copy the desired files to the computer. 1 Use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer. 2 Turn on the camera. h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor. USB CONNECTION COMPUTER PRINTER CANCEL CANCEL OK To power outlet To USB terminal on the docking station To USB connector on the computer Supplied dedicated USB Dedicated USB interface cable interface cable i In
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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE 3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the computer connection mode appears. 4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. h The message [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray, showing that the camera is recognized as a drive. h The card is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [XACTI (E:)] icon appears in the [My Computer] window. * The drive name (E:) may be different on your computer. 5 Copy the files from the card to the
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Burn video clips onto a DVD (For Windows Vista users) Here’s how to write your recorded data onto a DVD in the mpeg2 format. For information on other operations, please see the Help file for Nero Vision. To access the Nero Vision Help file, click the [?] button on the Nero Vision start screen. 1 Insert a blank DVD in your computer’s DVD drive. 2 Click the Start button, and point to [All Programs] → [Nero 8] and click on [Nero Vision Essentials]. h Nero Vision starts up, and the start screen
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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE 3 Under the “What would you like to do?” heading, point to [Make DVD] and click on [DVD-video]. h The Hints window opens, in which you can find an explanation of each screen. h From the [Show hints when moving to page] menu in the Hints window select [Disable]. 4 Click the [Close] button. h The screen to make a DVD-video opens. h Click the [Back] button. xi English
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5 Under the “What would you like to do?” heading, click [Add video files]. h The window to select files to burn to DVD opens. 6 Click on a file to burn to DVD. h Click on the files while holding down the [Ctrl] key. 7 Click the [Open] button. h The selected files are shown in the “Content” field. English xii
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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE h When you double-click a file in the “Content” field, the window to play the file appears. Click the [Next] button when you want to return to the previous window. 1 Right-click on the file in the “Content” field that you wish to deselect. h A pulldown menu appears. 2 Click [Remove]. h The selected file is removed from the “Content” field. 8 Click the [Next] button. h The window to edit the disk menu a
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9 Click on one of the designs under “Templates”, and then click the [Next] button. h A preview of the selected design is shown. English xiv
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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE 10 Click the [Next] button. h The window to configure the DVD burn setup opens. xv English
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11 Click the [Burn] button. hDisk writing begins. hThe process status is shown in the “Recording progress” field. hWhen the burn process is completed, a screen asking if you would like to save a log file of the burn process appears. 12 Click the [Yes] button. h Enter a name for the log file. 13 Click the [Save] button. h A screen for you to indicate the next operation appears. English xvi
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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE 14 Click the [Finish] button. h A screen asking if you would like to save the project appears. 15 Click the [Yes] button. h Enter a name for the project file. 16 Click the [Save] button. h Nero Vision Essentials ends. xvii English
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How was that? The convenient accessories not only let you immediately view images captured with the camera, but you can also upload images to your computer and create your original DVDs. Read the following explanations to find out how you can fully enjoy your camera’s digital movie feature. English xviii
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CONTENTS QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................ 6 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .................................... 11 How to use the accessories .......................................................... 13 Separately sold accessories ......................................................... 15 Media cards that can be used with this camera ............................ 16 What “card” means in this manual ...........................................
