INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VPC-HD800GX
Digital Movie Camera
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-HD800GX.
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.
The separately sold VCP-HD700GX2KIT AV Connection Kit is required to use the
Xacti Library.
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
i Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
which the receiver is connected.
h Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Declaration of Conformity
Model number: VPC-HD800
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.
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FOR CANADIAN USERS
i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
FOR EU USERS
The symbol mark and recycling systems described below apply 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/or reused.
The symbol mark means that electrical and electronic equipment, batteries
and accumulators, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from
your household waste.
Note:
If a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol mark, this chemical
symbol means that the battery or accumulator contains a heavy metal at a
certain concentration. This will be indicated as follows: Hg: mercury, Cd:
cadmium, Pb: lead
In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used
electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and accumulators.
Please, dispose of them correctly at your local community waste collection/
recycling centre.
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.
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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 178)
and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 186).
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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE
Preparing the camera
1 Insert the battery pack.
Battery cover
Battery pack
1
2
3
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 cover
Card slot
SD Memory card
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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
REC/PLAY switch
to REC.
2 Press the ON/OFF button
for at least 1 second to
turn the camera 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 35.
Set to REC
[
[
Monitor
] button
] button
3 Record.
To record a video clip:
h Press the [
] button to
begin recording a video
clip.
h Press the [
] button
again to end the
recording.
To take a photo:
h Press the [
] button.
h A still image is captured.
ON/OFF
button
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REC/PLAY switch
Set to PLAY
SET button
Playback
1 Set the REC/PLAY switch
to PLAY.
h The display changes to
the Playback Screen and
the image that was just
captured is shown.
2 Toggle the SET button to
the left or right to display
the image you wish to see.
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 Set the supplied DVD-ROM (Xacti Software DVD) in your computer’s
DVD drive.
h The installation window opens.
2 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.
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