Sanyo Vpc J4 Instruction Manual

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FOCUS AREA SETTING
You can choose from the following 2 types of autofocus: 
Multi-section focus: The distance to the subject is detected by sampling from
multiple areas of the entire shooting screen. 
Spot focus: The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the LCD mon-
itor. 
1 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting
Setting Screen (see page 36). 
2 Select the desired focus method
from the spot focus menu, and
press the SET button. 
: Multi-section focus is selected. 
: Spot focus is selected. 
hWhen the spot focus setting is
selected, the focus mark + appears
in the center of the LCD monitor. 
 
NOTE 
iIt may be difficult to focus if there is little contrast in the subject or if the
subject is very small. 
OFFSPOT FOCUS
Focus mark
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LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING 
You can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes. 
Multi-section light-measuring: Light is measured by sampling from multiple
areas of the entire shooting screen. 
Center-weighted light-measuring: Light is measured from the entire shooting
screen, but gives more importance to the
values near the center. 
Spot light-measuring: You can compose the picture and capture the image
after first measuring the light only at the center spot of
the LCD monitor. 
1 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting
Setting Screen (see page 36). 
2 Select the desired light-measuring
mode from the light-measuring
mode (EXP MEASURE) menu. 
: Multi-section light-measuring 
: Center light-measuring 
: Spot light-measuring 
3 Press the SET button. 
hThis completes the light-measuring
mode setting. 
hWhen spot light-measuring is
selected, the light-measuring spot
mark   appears in the center of
the LCD monitor. 
EXP MEASURE
MULTI
Light-measuring spot mark
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ZOOM SETTINGS 
Setting the optical zoom (video clip shooting only) 
The optical zoom can be used during video clip photography, but the noise
from the zoom movement may be picked up by the microphone and be audi-
ble during playback. If you are bothered by this noise, you can disable the
optical zoom. 
1 Set the camera to the video clip shooting mode (see page 43), and
display the EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen (see page 36). 
2 Select the desired optical zoom
shooting setting from the optical
zoom menu. 
3 Press the SET button. 
hThis completes the optical zoom setting. 
HINT 
iEven when the optical zoom setting is set to  , the zoom can be still
operated whenever the camera is not recording. This means that you an
use the zoom switch to compose the picture before actually beginning
recording. : Optical zoom is disabled during
video clip recording.
: Optical zoom is enabled during
video clip recording.
OPTICAL ZOOM
OFF
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ZOOM SETTINGS 
Setting the digital zoom 
This setting allows you to specify whether or not the digital zoom is enabled. 
1 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen (see page 36). 
2 Select the desired digital zoom set-
ting from the digital zoom menu. 
3 Press the SET button. 
hThis completes the digital zoom
setting. 
HINT 
iThe digital zoom does not function in the following situations: 
When the resolution is set to   or  . 
In the video clip shooting mode when the frame rate is set to  . : Digital zoom can be used.
: Digital zoom cannot be used.
DIGITAL ZOOM
ON
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ADDING A VOICE MEMO 
In the still image shooting mode, you can record up to approximately 10 sec-
onds of sound (called a “voice memo”) when capturing the image. 
1 Set the camera to the still image
shooting mode (see page 42), and
display the EXPERT Mode Shooting
Setting Screen (see page 36). 
2 Select the voice memo icon 
from the voice memo menu, and
press the SET button. 
3 Press the shutter release button to
capture the image, and then talk
into the microphone. 
hDuring recording,   appears in
the upper right area of the LCD
monitor. 
hA voice memo of up to about 10
seconds can be recorded. 
hTo end the recording within 10
seconds, press [o] on the arrow
button. 
hAfter recording has finished, the
add voice memo setting reverts to
off. : For no voice memo.
: For adding a voice memo.
VOICE MEMO
OFF
Shutter release button
Microphone
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ASSIST LIGHT SHOOTING
The assist light that is emitted before the flash to reduce the red-eye effect
can also be used to brighten the subject during close-up photography in dark
surroundings.
1 Display an EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen (see page 36).
2 Select the desired assist light set-
ting from the assist light menu.
: The assist light is disabled.
: The assist light is enabled.
3 Press the SET button.
hThis completes the assist light 
setting.
NOTE
iWhen the assist light is enabled, the illumination light also shines when
shooting a video clip in dark surroundings.
ASSIST LIGHT
OFF
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EXPOSURE CORRECTION 
When capturing images, you can make the image lighter or darker. 
1 Set the camera to the EXPERT
shooting mode (see page 36), and
exit the Shooting Setting Screen or
Shooting Information Screen (see
page 96). 
hPress the MENU button to exit the
Shooting Setting Screen or Shoot-
ing Information Screen. 
2 Press [l] or [m] on the arrow button. 
hThe exposure correction bar
appears.
hAt this point, you can press [l] or
[m] on the arrow button to adjust the
exposure. 
HINT 
iExposure correction setting is canceled in the following cases: 
When the pointer is set to the center position. 
After the shooting mode is changed. 
When the BASIC mode is set. 
After the power is turned off. 
iThe exposure setting numerical value is shown at the left end of the expo-
sure bar. The exposure can be set to a value from –1.8EV to +1.8EV. 
iWhile exposure correction is active, the accessing indicator in the view-
finder flashes green. 
iYou can also correct the exposure by selecting the exposure correction
icon   on the Shooting Setting Screen. 
Exposure correction bar
Po in t er Exposure cor-
rection setting
Darker Lighter
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FLICKER-REDUCTION SETTING (VIDEO CLIP SHOOTING ONLY) 
The flicker-reduction setting reduces the flicker that results when filming video
clips under fluorescent lights and the like where the background lighting pul-
sates at the frequency of the power supply. The flicker-reduction setting is set
for a frequency of 50 Hz. 
1 Set the camera to the video clip shooting mode (see page 43), and
display the EXPERT Mode Shooting Setting Screen (see page 36). 
2 Select the desired flicker-reduction
setting from the flicker-reduction
menu. 
3 Press the SET button. 
hThis completes the flicker-reduction setting. 
HINT 
iNote that although the flicker-reduction setting decreases the image flicker
that occurs under fluorescent lighting, the image quality may deteriorate
slightly. 
iIf the flicker-reduction setting is used outdoors on a very bright day, a hala-
tion effect may occur. 
iIf the flicker-reduction is set to  , then the ISO sensitivity setting (see
page 84) becomes fixed at  . : Turns off the flicker-reduction set-
ting.
: Turns on the flicker-reduction set-
ting.
FLICKER REDUCT
OFF
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SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY (SHOOTING INFO SCREEN) 
This Information Screen allows you to check the current settings while shoot-
ing. 
To display 
1 Put the digital camera in a shooting mode. 
2 Press the MENU button for at least 1 second. 
hThe Shooting Information Screen appears. 
To exit  
iPress the MENU button. 
 
iPress the MENU button, or wait 5 seconds. 
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SHOOTING SETTING INFORMATION DISPLAY (SHOOTING INFO SCREEN) 
Shooting Info Screen 
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INFO
1Resolution setting (see page 59)2ISO sensitivity setting (see page 84)3Optical zoom setting (see page 90)4White balance setting (see page 86)5Self-timer setting (see page 57)6Focus range setting (see page 61)7Focus area setting (see page 88)8Compression rate setting (see 
page 83)
9Light-measuring mode setting 
(see page 89)
0Voice memo setting (see page 92)AExposure correction setting (see 
page 94)
BScene select setting (see page 51)CFlicker-reduction setting (see page 95)DFrame rate setting (see page 63)EDigital zoom setting (see page 91)iAll the icons never appear at the
same time.Zoom bar Number of images remaining 
(or remaining shooting time)
Remaining bat-
tery pack charge 
indicationkStill image/sequential shots
shooting modes
hBASIC mode
hEXPERT mode
hEXPERT mode kVideo clip shooting mode
hBASIC mode
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