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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Camera
VPC-AZ3EX
VPC-AZ3
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.
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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
œ 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:
œ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
œ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
œ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
œ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
œ 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
: SANYO
Trade Name
Responsible party : SANYO FISHER COMPANY
Address
Telephone No.
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
: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311
: (818) 998-7322
interference that may cause undesired operation.
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FOR CANADIAN USERS
œ This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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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 Charge the battery pack (see pages 27 and 33).
2 Install the battery pack (see page 28).
3 Install the CompactFlash*1 (see page 28).
4 Format the CompactFlash (see page 35).
NOTE
œ 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.
œ See “Shooting in the BASIC mode” on page 42.
œ See “BASIC MODE” on page 76.
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PLAYBACK
1 Set the playback mode (see page 83).
2 Play back the images.
œ See “PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES” on page 85.
œ See “PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS” on page 87.
œ 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
HINT
NOTE
Points that may prove useful when using the digital camera.
Points giving some extended instructions or special points to
pay attention to.
Points that require special attention
CAUTION
(see page xx) Refer to the page indicated for detailed information.
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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
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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
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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
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