INSTRUCTION MANUAL VPC-AZ3EX VPC-AZ3 Digital Camera Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-AZ3EX and VPC-AZ3. Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such. Please read these instructions carefully before using the digital camera. Make sure to read and understand the section "USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY" on pages 7 to 23. Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference. Warning TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE FOR AMERICAN USERS oe This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the 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 to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: oe Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. oe Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. oe Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. oe Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. oe Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Tested to Comply with FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Declaration of Conformity Model Number : VPC-AZ3 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 received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. i English FOR CANADIAN USERS oe This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. English ii OUTLINE OF OPERATION To help you get started enjoying using your digital camera right away, given below is an outline of the fundamental operation, from setup to shooting to playback. SETUP 1 2 3 4 Charge the battery pack (see pages 27 and 33). Install the battery pack (see page 28). Install the CompactFlash*1 (see page 28). Format the CompactFlash (see page 35). NOTE oe This camera uses a CompactFlash memory card instead of photographic film to record images. Be sure to install the CompactFlash before operating the camera. A 16MB CompactFlash is supplied with this camera*1. A 32MB CompactFlash is also available as a separately sold accessory. SHOOTING 1 Take photos in the BASIC operation mode*2. oe See "Shooting in the BASIC mode" on page 42. oe See "BASIC MODE" on page 76. 1 English PLAYBACK 1 Set the playback mode (see page 83). 2 Play back the images. oe See "PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES" on page 85. oe See "PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS" on page 87. oe See "PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS" on page 88. *1: About the CompactFlash This digital camera can use both CompactFlash and Microdrive cards for data storage. This manual is written with the premise that CompactFlash cards are used. In this manual, CompactFlash and Microdrive cards are both referred to as "card". *2: Shooting in the BASIC mode In the BASIC mode, the Scene Select function--whereby simply by selecting one from a short list of shooting conditions, the suitable settings are automatically completed--is available. Also, only the necessary shooting settings are displayed, making it easy even for the novice photographer to enjoy using this digital camera. Symbols used in this manual Points that may prove useful when using the digital camera. Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay attention to. CAUTION Points that require special attention (see page xx) Refer to the page indicated for detailed information. HINT NOTE English 2 CONTENTS OUTLINE OF OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY . . . . . . . 7 CAUTIONS CONCERNING HIGH TEMPERATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 B PREPARATION PARTS NAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 FORMATTING A CARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 SETTING SCREENS AND OPTION SETTING SCREENS . . . . . . . . . . 39 B CAPTURING IMAGES AND RECORDING SOUNDS BEFORE TAKING PICTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 SHOOTING/RECORDING MODE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 CAPTURING STILL IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 SEQUENTIAL SHOTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 VIDEO CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 AUDIO RECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 BASIC SHOOTING FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 BASIC MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 3 English B PLAYBACK PLAYBACK MODE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 LISTENING TO AUDIO RECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 DISPLAYING IMAGE INFORMATION (PLAYBACK INFO SCREEN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 B EXPERT MODE ADDING A VOICE MEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 SETTING THE FOCUS MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 WHITE BALANCE SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 SETTING THE NOISE REDUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES (REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER). . . . 111 DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 QUICK SHOT SETTING (STILL IMAGE SHOOTING MODE ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 EXPOSURE CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING (VIDEO CLIP SHOOTING ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY (SHOOTING INFO SCREEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 English 4 CONTENTS B OTHER FUNCTIONS COPYING IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 CHANGING IMAGE SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 ADDING TEXT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 ADDING A VOICE MEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 PRINT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 IMAGE PROTECT MODE (PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 ERASING DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 USB DIRECT-PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 SETTING THE TV SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 5 English B CAMERA SETTINGS AND DISPLAYS SETTING THE DATE AND TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 SETTING THE OPERATIONAL SOUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 HELP FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 DISPLAY LANGUAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 POWER SAVE MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 ASSIGNING FILE NAMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE . . . . . . . . . 171 CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 B APPENDICES TROUBLESHOOTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 English 6 USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY CONCERNING THE DIGITAL CAMERA WARNING B If the digital camera makes a strange noise, emits a strange odor, or if smoke comes out from it, immediately turn off the power and remove the battery pack. oe If the digital camera is used under these conditions, it may cause a fire or electric shock. Immediately turn off the digital camera, remove the battery pack, and wait to make sure no more smoke comes from the digital camera. Then take it to the dealer for service. Do not try to repair or open the digital camera yourself. B Do not modify or open the cabinet oe High voltage circuits are inside, and there is a high risk of fire or electric shock if they are touched. Any internal check, setting, or repair should be performed by the dealer. B Do not use while driving oe Do not capture images, play back images, or watch the LCD monitor while driving a vehicle. Doing so may cause an accident. oe Be careful where you put down the digital camera inside an automobile. During sudden stops or turns it may fall behind the brake pedal and prevent braking. oe When using the digital camera while walking, be very careful of your surroundings and especially the traffic to avoid accidents. B Be aware of your surroundings when using the digital camera oe Pay close attention to your surroundings when using the digital camera. Failure to do so may lead to an accident or injury. oe Do not use the digital camera inside an airplane or elsewhere where its use may be restricted. 7 English B Do not get the digital camera wet oe This digital camera is not water-resistant. Do not allow it to get wet, as doing so may cause a fire or electric shock. oe Do not use the digital camera in a bathroom oe If the digital camera gets wet, immediately turn it off and remove the battery pack. Then take it to a dealer for repair. Using the digital camera after it has been become wet may cause a fire, electric shock, or other accident. B Do not use during a storm oe To avoid the risk of being struck by lightning, do not use the digital camera 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. B Do not place on an unstable surface oe The digital camera may fall, resulting in damage to the digital camera or injury. oe If the digital camera has fallen and its body is damaged, turn it off, remove the battery pack, and take it to the dealer for repair. Using the digital camera after its body has been damaged may cause a fire or electric shock. B Do not look through the digital camera into the sun oe Do not look through the digital camera at the sun or any other strong source of light. Doing so may seriously injure your eyes. B Do not use the flash close to a person's face oe To p ...