INSTRUCTION MANUAL VPC-CA8EX VPC-CA8GX Digital Movie Camera Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-CA8EX and VPCCA8GX. 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. 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 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: h Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. h Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. h Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. h Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. i Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Declaration of Conformity Model number: VPC-CA8EX, VPC-CA8GX 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 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. Please dispose of this 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 us to conserve the environment we live in! SANYO FISHER Sales (Europe) GmbH Stahlgruberring 4, D-81829 München, Germany SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. 1-1, Sanyo-cho, Daito City, Osaka 574-8534, Japan FOR RUSSIAN USERS This product certified by official certification company which is authorized by Russian Federation. English ii Symbols used in this manual HINT CAUTION (page xx) Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay attention to. Points that require special attention. 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 165) and "TROUBLESHOOTING" (page 172). iii English SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE Install the battery pack and card 1 Insert the battery pack. Battery pack slot Lever 1 Press the latch 1 Push 2 Open Bottom side 2 Insert 2 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 1 Open 2 Insert English iv 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 kVideo clip recording [ ] button 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera turns on. h If the screen to set the date and time appears, press the MENU button 2 times to cancel it. For how to set the date and time, see page 32. Press the [ ] button. h Recording begins. h To stop recording, press the [ ] button again. ON/OFF button Monitor unit 2 kStill image photography [ ] button 1 Open the monitor unit, and press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second. h The camera turns on. Press the [ ] button. h A still image is captured. 668 01:17:32 2 v English Playback kVideo clip playback 1 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The display switches to the Playback Screen. h Press the [G] or [H] button to display the video clip you wish to play back. h Video clips are indicated by a video clip pattern along the left and right sides of the screen. Press the SET button. h Playback of the selected video clip begins. SET button REC/PLAY button 2 kStill image playback Arrow buttons 1 Press the REC/PLAY button. h The display switches to the Playback Screen. h To view other images, press the [G] or [H] button. h Press the REC/PLAY button. Video clip pattern SAVE PLAY When you are finished using the camera... Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera off. English vi SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD (Windows XP) Introduced here is the procedure to use the supplied DVD-ROM (Xacti Software DVD) to burn movies captured with your camera to a DVD, creating your original DVD. Install the application programs Install the following program from the Xacti Software DVD to your computer: Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0 (in this manual, referred to as Premiere Elements) for creating DVDs. 1 2 Set the supplied DVD-ROM (Xacti Software DVD) in your computer's DVD drive. h The installation window opens. Click on the application program you wish to install. Install Premiere Elements. h After clicking on an application program, follow the instructions shown on the monitor to install the program. h When installing Premiere Elements, input the serial number found on the DVD-ROM envelope. It looks similar to the following: SERIAL NUMBER: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX ( input this number) h When the installation is complete, the product registration window will appear, but click on the Exit button to close the window. vii English 3 In the installation window, click on [Finish]. h The installation window closes. h Remove the DVD-ROM from your computer's DVD drive. h When the installation window closes, a dialog box to connect to the website introducing Kodak's online service appears. Check the [No thanks !] option button, and then click on the [OK] button. Copy data from your camera to the computer Connect your camera to a computer, and copy the desired data to the computer. 1 2 Turn on the computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer. h Connect the cable between the camera's USB/AV terminal and the computer's USB connector. Turn on the camera (page 30). h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera's monitor. SET button Supplied dedicated USB interface cable USB CONNECTION COMPUTER PRINTER CANCEL To USB connector on the computer To USB/AV terminal on the camera CANCEL OK English viii SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE 3 Select "COMPUTER", and press the SET button. h The screen to select the computer USB CONNECTION connection mode appears. CARD READER MTP SCREEN CAPTURE PC CAMERA CANCEL OK 4 5 Select "CARD READER", and press the SET button. Copy data from your camera to a computer. ix English Burn video clips onto a DVD CAUTION Before writing data to a DVD i Please note that in the case of a large amount of data it can take a long time to burn it to DVD. 1 2 Insert a blank DVD in your computer's DVD drive. Double-click on your desktop's Premiere Elements icon to run the Premiere Elements program. h The Premiere Elements welcome screen appears. [New Project] icon English x SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE 3 Click on the [New Project] icon. h The [New Project] dialog box appears. "Name" field [OK] button 4 5 Type a project name in the "Name" field. h Use any name that is easy to understand. Click the [OK] button. h The screen to enter the data to the project appears. [Project] tab [Get Media] tab [Files and Folders] 6 Click on [Files and Folders]. h The screen to select the data appears. h Specify the folder that contains the files. xi English 7 8 Specify the data. h Select the data by clicking on it. Click the [Open] button. h The selected data appears in the [Organizer] window. h If selecting additional data, click on the [Get Media] tab, and repeat Steps 6 through 8. h When you have finished selecting data, proceed to step 9. Click on the [Project] tab. h The list of your selected data is shown. [SHARE] tab 9 Drag English xii SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE 10 Drag and drop the data you wish to burn to the DVD to the "Timeline/Sceneline" field. h The data to burn to the DVD appears in the "Timeline/Sceneline" field. h To include multiple files, repeat step 10 as necessary. Drop 11 Click the [Create DVD] tab. h "How would you like to share?" appears. [SHARE] tab [Share] [Disk] xiii English 12 Click the [Disk]. 13 Click the [Burn] button. h Burning to DVD begins. 14 When writing is complete, press the [Done] button. 15 Click the close button. h The dialog box to confirm whether to save the project appears. h If you wish to use the settings for the current project in subsequent projects, you should save them. If you will not use the settings in subsequent projects, it is not necessary to save then. 16 Click the [YES] or [NO] button. h Premiere Elements closes. English xiv 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. xv English Important! Concerning your camera's waterproof feature This camera complies with JIS IPX8 (formerly JIS protection grade 8) waterproof standard and can be used in water. Note, however, that failing to heed the following precautions may result in damage or injury that is not covered by the warranty. Please take the time to carefully read and heed the following cautions. NOTE k Before using the camera i When closing the battery/card compartment cover, make sure that no foreign object such as sand, hair, dust, etc. is caught in the seal. i Make sure that the battery/card compartment cover is completely and securely closed to prevent water from getting inside the camera and damaging it. i Please note that the camera accessories are not waterproof. k Cautions concerning use in water i The waterproof properties of the camera apply to fresh water and saltwater only; they do not apply to cleaning substances, chemicals or water from spas, etc. In case of a splash, immediately wipe off any moisture. i Do not immerse in water at a depth greater than 1.5 m (4.92 ft.). i Do not subject the camera to high-pressure water. i Do not immerse in water for longer than 60 minutes. After 60 minutes of use in water, allow it to dry for at least 10 minutes. i Do not immerse in water that is warmer than 40 ºC (104ºF). i Do not open and close the battery/card compartment cover when the camera is wet or while it is immersed in water. i Do not open and close the battery/card compartment cover with wet hands. i Do not open the battery/card compartment cover on the beach or at the poolside. i Do not jolt the camera while it is immersed in water. Doing so may cause the battery/card compartment cover to open. English xvi NOTE k Storing and maintaining your camera i Do not leave the camera unwashed after it has been immersed in salt water or if salt water is adhering to it. Doing so may cause corrosion and discoloration of the plating, as well as deterioration of the camera's waterproof capability. i After the camera has b ...