INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Movie Camera
VPC-CA65EX
VPC-CA65GX
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-CA65EX and 
VPC-CA65GX.
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-CA65EX, VPC-CA65GX
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
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!
FOR RUSSIAN USERS
This product certified by official certification company 
which is authorized by Russian Federation.
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 159) 
and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 166).
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Install the battery pack and card
1  Insert the battery pack.
Battery pack slot
Lever
1 Press the latch
1 Push
2 Open
2 Insert
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”.
2  Insert the SD Memory Card.
Card slot
1 Open
2 Insert
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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
kVideo clip recording
1  Open the monitor unit, and 
press the ON/OFF button 
for at least 1 second.
h The camera turns on.
[
] button
ON/OFF button
Monitor unit
2  Press the [
] button.
h Recording begins.
h To stop recording, press 
the [
] button again.
kStill image 
photography
1  Open the monitor unit, and 
press the ON/OFF button 
for at least 1 second.
h The camera turns on.
2  Press the [
h A still image is captured.
] button.
[
] button
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Playback
kVideo clip playback
1  Press the REC/PLAY button.
h Press the [G] or [H] button 
h The display switches to the 
Playback Screen.
to display the video clip you 
wish to play back.
h Video clips are indicated by 
a video clip pattern along 
the top and bottom of the 
screen.
2  Press the SET button.
h Playback of the selected 
video clip begins.
kStill image playback
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.
SET button
REC/PLAY button
Arrow buttons
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Video clip pattern
When you are finished using the camera...
Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera off.
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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 two programs from the Xacti Software DVD to your computer:
Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition (in this manual, referred to as 
Photoshop Album SE) and, for creating DVDs, Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 
(in this manual, referred to as Premiere Elements).
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 Photoshop Album SE.
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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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  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.
2  Turn on the camera (page 28).
h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor.
Supplied dedicated 
USB interface cable
To USB connector 
on the computer
To USB/AV terminal 
on the camera
USB CONNECTION
COMPUTER
PRINTER
CANCEL
CANCEL
OK
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