Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA8GX User manual

VPC-CA8EX

VPC-CA8GX

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Digital Movie Camera

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.

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.

iEnglish

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.

iThis 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:

hReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

hIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.

hConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

hConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

iChanges 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

iThis 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.

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

iii English

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.

2 Insert the SD Memory Card.

hAn SD Memory Card is not included with your camera. Please

purchase a commercially sold card.

hIn this manual, the SD Memory Card is referred to as the “card”.

Lever

1Press the latch

Battery pack slot

2Insert

1Push 2Open

Bottom side

Card slot

2Insert

1Open

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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

iSanyo 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.

hThe camera turns on.

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.

hRecording begins.

hTo 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.

hThe camera turns on.

2 Press the [ ] button.

hA still image is captured.

668

01:17:32

668 01:17:32

Monitor unit

[]button

[ ] button

ON/OFF button

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Playback

kVideo clip playback

Press the REC/PLAY button.

hThe display switches to the

Playback Screen.

hPress the [G] or [H] button

to display the video clip you

wish to play back.

hVideo clips are indicated by

a video clip pattern along

the left and right sides of the

screen.

2 Press the SET button.

hPlayback of the selected

video clip begins.

kStill image playback

Press the REC/PLAY button.

hThe display switches to the

Playback Screen.

hTo view other images, press

the [G] or [H] button.

<To return to the Shooting

Screen>

hPress the REC/PLAY

button.

When you are finished using the camera...

Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera off.

PLAY

SAVE

PLAY

SAVE

SET button

REC/PLAY button

<Example: After recording

a video clip>

Arrow buttons

Video clip pattern

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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.

hThe installation window opens.

2 Click on the application program you wish to install.

hAfter clicking on an application program, follow the instructions shown

on the monitor to install the program.

hWhen 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)

hWhen the installation is complete, the product registration window will

appear, but click on the Exit button to close the window.

Install Premiere Elements.

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3 In the installation window, click on [Finish].

hThe installation window closes.

hRemove the DVD-ROM from your computer’s DVD drive.

hWhen 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.

hConnect the cable between the camera’s USB/AV terminal and the

computer’s USB connector.

2 Turn on the camera (page 30).

hThe USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor.

CANCEL

USB CONNECTION

CANCEL

PRINTER

COMPUTER

To USB/AV terminal

on the camera

To USB connector

on the computer

Supplied dedicated

USB interface cable

SET button

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3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button.

hThe screen to select the computer

connection mode appears.

4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button.

5 Copy data from your camera to a computer.

USB CONNECTION

MTP

CARD READER

SCREEN CAPTURE

PC CAMERA

CANCEL

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