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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Camera
VPC-J1EX
VPC-J1
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-J1EX and VPC-J1.
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 24. 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
: VPC-J1
: SANYO
Declaration of Conformity
Model number
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 SD Memory Card*1 (see page 28).
4 Format the SD Memory Card (see page 151).
NOTE
œ This camera uses an SD Memory Card instead of
photographic film to record images. Be sure to install
the SD Memory Card before operating the camera. A
16MB SD Memory Card is supplied with this camera.
œ Be sure to format the SD Memory Card with this digital
camera before using it. A card that is not formatted
using the digital camera may interfere with the operation
of your camera.
SHOOTING
1 Take photos in the BASIC operation mode.*2
œ See “Shooting in the BASIC mode” on page 50.
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PLAYBACK
œ See “View the image just captured (preview display)” on page 40.
œ See “PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES” on page 72.
œ See “PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS” on page 74.
œ See “PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS” on page 75.
*1: About the SD Memory Card
This digital camera can use either an SD Memory Card or a Multi Media
Card for data storage. This manual is written with the premise that SD
Memory Cards are used. In this manual, SD Memory Card and Multi
Media Card 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.
You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera
operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 170)
and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 181).
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CONTENTS
OUTLINE OF OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY . . . . . . . 7
CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
B PREPARATION
PARTS NAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
B FUNDAMENTAL SHOOTING
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SETTING THE SHOOTING MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CAPTURING STILL IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SEQUENTIAL SHOTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
VIDEO CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
B BASIC MODE PHOTOGRAPHY
SHOOTING IN THE BASIC MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
SCENE SELECT FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
RESOLUTION SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
SELF-TIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
FRAME RATE SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
OTHER SHOOTING FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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B BASIC MODE PLAYBACK
SETTING THE PLAYBACK MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
ABOUT THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
VOLUME ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
IMAGE PROTECT MODE (PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ERASURE) . . . . 81
ERASING DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
MAGNIFYING (ZOOMING IN) THE IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
B OPTION FUN MODE
ABOUT THE OPTION FUN MODE SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK SOUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES AND VIDEO CLIPS IN A
SLIDESHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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B EXPERT MODE PHOTOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS . . . . . 94
COMPRESSION RATE SETTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
FOCUS SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
WHITE BALANCE SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
ZOOM SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
EXPOSURE CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
ADDING A VOICE MEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING (VIDEO CLIP SHOOTING
ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY (SHOOTING
INFO SCREEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
B EXPERT MODE PLAYBACK
ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS . . . . 117
SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) (STILL IMAGES ONLY). . . . . . . . 120
ROTATING AN IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
PRINT SETTINGS (DPOF SETTINGS) (STILL IMAGES ONLY) . . . . . 123
ADDING A VOICE MEMO (STILL IMAGES AND SEQUENTIAL
SHOTS ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
COPYING IMAGES (SEQUENTIAL SHOTS, VIDEO CLIPS
ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
IMAGE INFORMATION DISPLAY (PLAYBACK INFO SCREEN). . . . . 133
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