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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Camera
VPC-MZ2EX
VPC-MZ2
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-MZ2EX and VPC-MZ2.
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 22. 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-MZ2
: 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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BEFORE READING THE MANUAL
Microdrive and PowerPC are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation.
Apple, Macintosh and QuickTime are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Apple Computer Inc.
Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation and handed over to
CFA (CompactFlash Association).
All other company and product names are registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.
Regarding the data storage media
œ 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”.
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Caution
œ It is forbidden to copy this manual, whole or in part, without prior written
permission.
œ All images and illustrations given in this manual are for explanation
purposes and may differ slightly from that of the actual product. Also, actual
specifications are subject to change without prior notice and therefore may
differ from the contents of this manual.
œ Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any problems resulting from
the use of this digital camera.
œ Sanyo Electric declines all responsibility for damages due to improper use
of the camera, failure to adhere to the instructions given in this manual, or
repairs or changes done by those other than a technician authorized by the
manufacturer.
œ Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any damage caused by
optional devices or consumable items used with the digital camera other
than those supplied with the digital camera or those specified by Sanyo
Electric.
œ Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses or loss of
revenue resulting from the loss of data caused by the malfunction, or the
repairing of a malfunction, of the digital camera.
œ The images captured with this camera will differ in quality from pictures
taken with a standard film 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.
CAUTION Points that require special attention
[page xx] Refer to the page indicated in brackets for detailed information.
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CONTENTS
USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY . . . . . . . 7
CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
QUICK START FOR CAPTURING IMAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
B PREPARATION
PARTS NAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
CONCERNING THE BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SHOOTING/RECORDING MODE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CAPTURING STILL IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
SEQUENTIAL SHOTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
VIDEO CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
AUDIO RECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
USING THE VARIOUS SHOOTING FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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B PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK MODE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
PLAYING BACK SEQUENTIAL SHOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
LISTENING TO AUDIO RECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
USING THE VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
DISPLAYING IMAGE INFORMATION
(PLAYBACK INFO SCREEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
B SPECIAL MODE SETTINGS
SETTING THE RESOLUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
SETTING THE COMPRESSION RATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
SETTING THE EXPOSURE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
QUICK SHOT SETTING
(STILL IMAGE SHOOTING MODE ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
WHITE BALANCE SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING
(VIDEO CLIP SHOOTING ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
ZOOM SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
WIDE-RANGE SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
ADJUSTING THE COLOR TONES (REAL-COLOR EQUALIZER). . . . 112
SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY
(SHOOTING INFO SCREEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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CONTENTS
B OTHER FUNCTIONS
SCENE SELECT FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
COPYING IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
RESIZING IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
ADDING TEXT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
ADDING A VOICE MEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
COMBINING IMAGES (ADD PHOTO FUNCTION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
EDITING VIDEO CLIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
PRINT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
IMAGE PROTECT MODE
(PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASURE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
ERASING DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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