Sanyo Vpc J4 Instruction Manual

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4 Press [n] or [o] on the arrow button
to select the desired type of erase,
and press the SET button. 
hThe Erase Confirmation Screen
appears. 
YES: Erases the selected data. 
EXIT: Does not erase the selected
data and returns to the Erase
Screen. 
5 Press [n] to select “YES”, and press the SET button. 
h“ERASING” is displayed, after which the next image appears. The
data is erased. 
hTo erase other data, select “EXIT”, press [l] or [m] to display the data
that you want to erase and repeat step 5. 
HINT
To select a different data in step 4... 
iIf “ONE ERASE” is selected, select “EXIT”, and press [l] or [m] on the
arrow button to select different data. 
HINT 
Audio data 
iTo erase audio data, follow steps 1 through 3 on page 131 to select the
audio data you wish to erase. If you select “PLAY” and press the SET but-
ton, the selected audio data is played back. If you select the erase icon
, the screen in step 4 above appears. follow steps 4 and 5 to erase the
audio data.
To quickly erase the currently displayed image 
1Display the image you want to erase. 
2Press the flash [ ] ([ ]) button. 
hThe Erase Confirmation Screen appears. 
3Select “YES”, and press the SET button. 
hThe displayed image is erased. 
YES
EXIT ONE ERASE?
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EXPERT MODE SHOOTING
ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS 
Compared to the BASIC mode, the EXPERT mode allows you much more
control over the various shooting settings. 
EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screens 
Still Image/Sequential Shots Shooting Setting Screen* All the icons never appear at the same time. 
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RESOLUTION
Main switch
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1Menu mode icon (see page 36)Switch the menu mode.2Resolution menu (see page 59) 
3Focus menu (see page 61) 
4Self-timer menu (see page 57) 
5Mode menu (see page 42)
 
6Compression menu (see page 83)
7ISO sensitivity menu (see page 84) 
8White Balance menu (see page 86)
9Spot focus menu (see page 88) 
0Light-measuring mode (EXP
MEASURE) menu (see page 89) 
ADigital Zoom menu (see page 90) 
BVoice Memo menu (see page 92) 
CAssist light menu (see page 93) 
DExposure correction icon (see page 94)Adjust the image brightness.
ENumber of remaining images that
can be captured (see page 136)
FHELP display (see page 120)GRemaining battery pack charge
(see page 138)
Not displayed when the remaining
battery pack charge is near full or
when the AC adaptor (sold sepa-
rately) is used.
iWhen two mutually exclusive settings are made, the later setting has prior-
ity, and the related settings are changed accordingly.:
2288 × 1712-pixel (4 million 
pixels) resolution icon
:3264 × 2448-pixel (8 million 
pixels) resolution icon
:2880 × 2160-pixel (6 million 
pixels) resolution icon
:1600 × 1200-pixel (2 million 
pixels) resolution icon
:640 × 480-pixel (300,000 pixels) res-
olution icon
:Shooting with the autofocus:Macro photography (close-ups):Distance photography:Shooting with manual focus:Shoot using the continuous auto
focus.
:Self-timer off icon:Image captured 2 seconds after shut-
ter release button is pressed.
:Image captured 10 seconds after 
shutter release button is pressed.
:Two seconds after the shutter release button 
is pressed, sequential shots are captured.
:Ten seconds after the shutter release button 
is pressed, sequential shots are captured.
:One still image is captured when
shutter release button is pressed
(still image shooting mode)
:Sequential images are captured when
shutter release button is pressed
(sequential shots shooting mode)
:For shooting at low compression):For shooting at super-low compression:For shooting at normal (moderate)
compression
:Auto sensitivity setting (ISO50 to 200)
:ISO50 setting:ISO100 setting:ISO200 setting:ISO400 setting
:The camera determines the optimum
white balance settings based on the
ambient light and weather.
:Fair weather setting:Overcast setting:Fluorescent lighting setting:White (incandescent) light setting:For setting the most accurate white
balance
:Multi-section focus setting:Spot focus on setting
:Multi-section light-measuring setting:Center-weighted light-measuring set-
ting
:Spot light-measuring setting
:Digital zoom is enabled.:Digital zoom is disabled.
:Voice memo is not recorded:Voice memo is recorded
:The assist light setting is disabled.:The assist light setting is enabled.
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ABOUT THE EXPERT MODE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS 
Video Clip Shooting Setting Screen * All the icons never appear at the same time. 
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Main switch
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1Menu mode icon (see page 36)
Switch the menu mode.
2
Resolution menu (see page 59)
3Frame Rate menu (see page 63) 
4 Focus menu (see page 61) 
5
Compression menu (see page 83) 
6Flicker-reduction menu (see page 95) 
7ISO sensitivity menu (see page 84) 
8White Balance menu (see page 86)
9Spot focus menu (see page 88) 
0Light-measuring mode (EXP
MEASURE) menu (see page 89) 
AOptical Zoom menu (see page 90) 
BDigital Zoom menu (see page 90) 
CAssist light menu (see page 93) 
DExposure correction icon (see page 94)Adjust the image brightness.
E Remaining recording time
available (see page 137)
F HELP display
 (see page 120)GRemaining battery pack charge
(see page 138)
Not displayed when the remaining
battery pack charge is near full or
when the AC adaptor (sold sepa-
rately) is used.
iWhen two mutually exclusive settings are made, the later setting has prior-
ity, and the related settings are changed accordingly. : 640 
× 480-pixel 
resolution setting
: 320  × 240-pixel 
resolution setting
: 160  × 120-pixel 
resolution setting
: Shoot at 15 frames/sec 
: Shoot at 30 frames/sec 
:
Shooting with the autofocus:Macro photography (close-ups): Distance photography
:Shooting with manual focus
: For shooting at low com- pression)
: For shooting at normal (moderate) compression
: Flicker-reduction  function off setting
: Flicker-reduction  function on setting
: Auto sensitivity setting (ISO200 to 800)
: ISO200 setting
: ISO400 setting
: ISO800 setting
: ISO1600 setting
:
The camera determines
the optimum white balance
settings based on the
ambient light and weather.
: Fair weather setting
: Overcast setting
:
Fluorescent lighting setting: White (incandescent) light setting
: For setting the most
accurate white balance
:
Multi-section focus setting: Spot focus on setting
: Multi-section light-mea- suring setting
: Center-weighted light- measuring setting
:
Spot light-measuring setting
: Optical zoom is enabled.
: Optical zoom is disabled.
: Digital zoom is enabled.
: Digital zoom is disabled.
: The assist light setting is disabled.
: The assist light setting is enabled.
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COMPRESSION RATE SETTING 
Use the procedure below to set the compression rate. Even if the same reso-
lution is used, you can change the compression setting to decrease the
image data size so that you can capture more images, or increase the image
data size for no loss in image quality. 
1 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen (see page 36). 
2 Select the desired compression rate
from the compression menu, and
press the SET button. 
hThe possible compression rate
settings for each shooting mode are
shown in the following table. : Stores the data with a low com-
pression (high quality).
: Stores the data with an extremely
low compression (super high
quality).
: Stores the data with normal com-
pression (normal quality).
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COMPRESSION
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ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING 
With the initial settings, the ISO sensitivity is automatically set according to
the brightness of the subject. However, the ISO sensitivity can be set to a
fixed setting. 
1 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting
Setting Screen (see page 36). 
2 Select the desired ISO sensitivity
setting from the ISO sensitivity
menu. 
: Sets the ISO sensitivity automati-
cally (equivalent to ISO50 to 200
[video clip shooting mode:
ISO200 to 800]).
: Sets the sensitivity to ISO50 equivalent (still image and sequen-
tial shots shooting modes only).
: Sets the sensitivity to ISO100 equivalent (still image and sequen-
tial shots shooting modes only).
: Sets the sensitivity to ISO200 equivalent.
: Sets the sensitivity to ISO400 equivalent.
: Sets the sensitivity to ISO800 equivalent (video clip shooting
mode only).
: Sets the sensitivity to ISO1600 equivalent (video clip shooting
mode only).ISO
AUTO

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ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING 
3 Press the SET button. 
hThis completes the ISO sensitivity setting. 
HINT 
iBy setting a higher ISO sensitivity, you can set higher shutter speeds and
capture images in darker locations, but noise in the captured images may
increase. 
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WHITE BALANCE SETTING 
This digital 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. 
1 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen (see page 36). 
2 Select the desired white balance
setting from the white balance
menu. 
: The digital camera will make the
white balance adjustment auto-
matically based on the natural
and artificial light conditions. This
is the setting used in the auto
mode.
: For shooting outside on a sunny
day.
: For shooting outside on a cloudy
day.
: For shooting inside under fluores-
cent lighting.
: For shooting inside under incan-
descent lighting.
: For more accurate adjustment or
when the light source cannot be
specified.
WHITE BALANCE
AUTO
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WHITE BALANCE SETTING 
Setting procedure 
1Select the   icon and press the SET button. 
hThe   icon moves to the left end of the line. 
2Fill the entire screen with a plain white card (or piece of paper, etc.),
and perform step 3.
3 Press the SET button. 
hThis completes the white balance setting. 
hOnce the white balance setting is programmed for the   icon, it is
retained even if another white balance setting ( ,  ,  ,  ,
or  ) is selected. If you changed to another setting, whenever you
select the   icon and press the SET button, the previously pro-
grammed setting is recalled. 
HINT 
To cancel the white balance setting 
iPerform step 2, select  , and then press the SET button. 
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