INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Movie Camera
VPC-CA8EX
VPC-CA8GX
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-CA8EX and VPC-
CA8GX.
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-CA8EX, VPC-CA8GX
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!
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 165)
and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 172).
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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
Bottom side
2 Insert
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
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
[
] button
ON/OFF button
Monitor unit
[
] button
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kVideo clip recording
1 Open the monitor unit, and
press the ON/OFF button
for at least 1 second.
h The camera turns 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 32.
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.
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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 left and right sides 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
h To view other images, press
Playback Screen.
the [G] or [H] button.
h Press the REC/PLAY
button.
SET button
REC/PLAY button
Arrow buttons
SAVE
SAVE
PLAY
PLAY
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 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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