Sanyo Xacti VPC-A5EX Instruction Manual

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Contents

3 EnglishCONTENTSOUTLINE OF OPERATION ................................................................... 1USING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA SAFELY AND CORRECTLY .......... 7CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .................................... 24ATTACHING THE HANDSTRAP...................................................... 25CAUTIONS CONCERNING THE CARD .............................................. 26MEDIA CARDS THAT CAN BE USED WITHTHIS DIGITAL CAMERA.............................................................. 26WHAT “CARD” MEANS IN THIS MANUAL ...................................... 26NAMES OF PARTS ............................................................................. 27GETTING UP AND RUNNING ............................................................. 29CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK.................................................. 29INSERTING THE BATTERY PACK.................................................. 30BATTERY-CONDITION INDICATOR ............................................... 31AUTO POWER SAVE....................................................................... 31INSTALLING AND REMOVING A CARD ......................................... 32ABOUT CARDS................................................................................ 33TURNING THE CAMERA ON .......................................................... 33SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ..................................................... 34RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERATION ....................................... 35HANDLING THE CAMERA............................................................... 35SETTING THE CAMERA TO RECORD IMAGES ............................ 36LCD MONITOR DISPLAY ................................................................ 37CAMERA-SHAKE WARNING........................................................... 37USING THE ZOOM LENS ................................................................ 38BASIC RECORDING OPERATION.................................................. 39AUTOMATIC DIGITAL SUBJECT PROGRAM SELECTION ........... 40FOCUS LOCK .................................................................................. 41FOCUS RANGE ............................................................................... 41FOCUS SIGNALS............................................................................. 42SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS ................................................ 42FLASH MODES ................................................................................ 43FLASH RANGE - AUTOMATIC OPERATION.................................. 44FLASH SIGNALS.............................................................................. 44DISPLAY BUTTON - RECORDING MODE...................................... 44DIGITAL SUBJECT PROGRAMS .................................................... 45SPOT AF .......................................................................................... 47