Sanyo Xacti HD VPC-HD2000EX User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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VPC-HD2000EX

VPC-HD2000

VPC-HD2000GX

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Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-HD2000EX,

VPC-HD2000 and VPC-HD2000GX.

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.

RECORDING MENU 3

This camera automatically adjusts the white balance under most lighting

conditions. However, if you want to specify the lighting conditions or change

the overall tone of the image, the white balance can be manually set.

How to use the one push setting

1Select the _icon.

2Fill the entire screen with a plain white card (or piece of paper, etc.),

and press the SET button.

• This completes the white balance setting.

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The shutter speed and aperture size can be set individually.

Select the desired icon from the

exposure menu, and press the

SET button.

<If [_, _or [_ was

selected>

Q Toggle the SET button up or

down to select aperture value

or shutter speed.

Q Toggle the SET button left or

right to change the setting for

the selected parameter. = Shutter speed

= Aperture

2Press the SET button.

•This completes the exposure setting.

HINT

• To prevent the effects of camera shake at slow shutter speeds, it is

recommended to use a tripod or other method to stabilize the camera.

• A slow shutter speed may be useful for photographing in a darker

environment, but noise in the image may be increased.

• To minimize noise in the image, complete the noise reduction setting

(page 138).

• The exposure setting automatically becomes [7_ if the scene select

function is active.

• In the sequential shots mode, the shutter speed is faster than 1/30 sec.

• Even if the shutter speed is set to slower than 1/29 sec., the shutter speed

during video clip recording is 1/30 sec.

• If the exposure setting is set to [_], [_ or [_], by assigning an operation

shortcut to the SET button (pages 138 and 142), you can select the [_,

[_ or _ exposure setting from the Recording Screen.

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RECORDING MENU 3

As you record, the face chaser detects the subject's face, and adjusts the

brightness and focus in a way that produces a clear and bright photo of the

subject's face.

HINT

When the face chaser is set to ON...

• Each face in the Recording Screen is marked with a green frame.

• Faces that are in focus are marked with a double green frame.

• When shooting begins, the frames marking the faces that are in focus

change to orange.

• If the scene select function setting was fireworks _ or landscape [_, it

automatically changes to _.

• The light measuring mode changes to multi-section light measuring.

• When you play back an image that was captured using the face chaser

function and magnify it, the magnified image will be centered on the face(s)

that were focused on.

CAUTION

• The face chaser function does not work while the digital zoom is being

used.

• The face chaser function does not work when zooming in or out.

• The face chaser function may not work when the subject's face in the

monitor is relatively small or appears dark.

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By using the photo wide D-range feature, even in an image comprised of both

bright and dark subjects, all the subjects will be captured at a natural

brightness level. For example, when a strong backlight is created, as can

occur when photographing in bright surroundings, a subject in a bright

background appears completely white. Furthermore, the details of dark areas

created by the shadows of a backlight are normally obscured in blackness.

Shooting with the photo wide D-range function smoothly adjusts the

brightness levels from light areas to dark areas.

HINT

Other settings during photo wide D-range shooting

• When the photo wide D-range is set to "ON", the following settings Z

automatically change as indicated. O

Flash (page 60): Disabled (no flash) _

Exposure (pages 64 and 108): _

Photo stabilizer (page 103): _ E_

Scene select fireworks _ (page 101): _ ¢0

When sequential shots is active (page 100): _

Noise reduction (page 138): "PHOTO NR" is "OFF" O

• During video clip recording, the photo wide D-range is automatically O

switched to "OFF".

• The field of view of captured images will appear slightly narrow. 6b

CAUTION

• When the scene select function is set to night view portrait _ or lamp

_, the photo wide D-range effect may be insignificant.

• The photo wide D-range function does not work when the shutter speed is

slower than 1/60.

• The photo wide D-range effect may be insignificant if you are shooting in

an extremely bright or extremely dark environment.

• Note that the exposure time during photo wide D-range shooting is

comparatively longer than for normal shooting.

• When there are smear or flare effects in the image, or when it is misty,

shooting with the photo wide D-range function enabled may in some cases

produce an unnatural appearing image.

• Depending on the surrounding conditions, for example, when the light

sources of light and dark areas are different, an unnatural appearing image

may be produced.

• Image processing after shooting may take some time.

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RECORDING MENU 3

When you shoot in the high sensitivity mode, the captured image appears

even brighter than that specified by the ISO sensitivity and exposure

compensation settings.

CAUTION

Limitations of the high sensitivity mode

•When the shutter speed is reduced to create a bright image, video clip

motion will appear uneven during playback.

• When shooting in a dark environment, the autofocus and auto exposure

may not function effectively.

• If the video clip setting is _ or _, it changes to _.

This setting allows you to specify whether or not the digital zoom is enabled

during zoom shooting.

HINT

• The digital zoom does not function in the following situation:

When the still image mode is set to _.

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By assigning the exposure compensation operation shortcut to the SET button

(pages 138 and 142), you can make the image lighter or darker when

capturing images.

/ Assign the operation

shortcut to the SET button

(pages 138 and 142).

Toggle the SET button in

the direction for which the

operation shortcut was

assigned.

• The exposure

compensation bar

appears.

Toggle the SET button to

the left or right to adjust the

exposure.

• The exposure

compensation numerical

value is shown at the left

end of the exposure

compensation bar.

• The exposure

compensation can be set

to a value from -1.8 EV to

+1.8 EV.

• The exposure

compensation bar is

canceled when the MENU

button or the SET button is

pressed.

SET button

Exposure compensation bar

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RECORDING MENU 3

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PLAYBACK MENU 1

Specify the settings for playing back files continuously in a "slideshow" format.

In a slideshow of still images, you can set the transition time, transition effects

and BGM.

Changing asetting

Select the item you wish to

change, and press the SET

button.

2Toggle the SET button up or

down to change the setting.

3Press the SET button.

Begin the slideshow

1Select "START" and press the SET button.

•Slideshow playback begins.

• To stop slideshow playback, press the SET button or MENU button.

HINT

BGM for video clips?

• When video clips are played back in a slideshow, the recorded audio track

is played back; the BGM is not played.

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PLAYBACK MENU 1

Prevent accidental erasure of image and audio files.

Protect files one by one

1Display the file that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and

display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 49).

2Select "PROTECT" and press the SET button.

3Select "PROTECT SINGLE" and

press the SET button.

• "LOCK" appears.

• If the protect mode has already

been enabled for the file, then

"UNLOCK" appears.

4Toggle the SET button up or

down to select "LOCK", and

press the SET button.

• The protect mode is set for the

file.

• The protect mark _ indicates

that the file is locked.

CAUTION

•Even if the protect mode is set for certain files, they will be deleted if the

card is reformatted.

HINT

To select a different image in steps 2 and 3...

• Toggle the SET button to the left or right.

To cancel the protect mode for afile...

• Display the desired file and repeat steps 1 to 3. The protect mark _ will

disappear and the protect mode is canceled.

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