Sanyo VPC S4 User Manual

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5 Set the order in which the date is 
displayed during playback. 
1Press the arrow button to select 
“DISP”. 
2Press the SET button. 
hThe Set Date Format Screen 
appears. 
3Press [n] or [o]. 
hWhen [n] is pressed, the 
displayed date order changes as 
follows: 
Press [o] to change in the reverse order. 
hIf “DISP OFF” is selected, the date the image was captured is not 
shown during playback. 
4Press the SET button. 
6 Select “EXIT”, and press the SET button. 
hThe date and time setting is...

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HELP DISPLAY
You can set whether or not the help display for the Shooting and Playback 
Setting Screens is shown.
1 Display the Option Screen (see 
page 82). 
2 Select the help display icon , 
and press the SET button. 
hThe Set Help Display Screen 
appears.
ON: The help display is shown.
OFF: The help display is not shown.
3 Select the desired setting, and 
press the SET button.
hYou are returned to the Option 
Screen.
ON
OFF
HELP DISP
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LA NGUAGE
You can set the LCD monitor of your digital camera to display the messages 
in any of several languages. 
1 Display the Option Screen (see page 82). 
2 Select the language icon  , and 
press the SET button. 
hThe Language Screen appears.
3 Select the desired language, and press the SET button.
hYou are returned to the Option Screen. DEUTSCH: Select for German.
ENGLISH: Select for English.
ESPAÑOL: Select for Spanish.
FRANCAIS: Select for French.
ITALIANO: Select for Italian....

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INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY
The supplied card must be formatted with this camera. In addition, a card 
must be formatted with this camera:
iAfter purchasing, when used for the first time, or
iIf it was formatted using a personal computer or another digital camera.
The card cannot be reformatted if the lock switch is set to the “LOCK” 
position. Proceed with the reformat procedure after setting the lock switch to 
the unlocked position (see page 68).
1 To reformat a card,...

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4 Select the desired format option, and press the SET button.
5 Select “YES”.
6 Press the SET button.
hFormatting begins.
hDuring formatting, “FORMAT” and “DO NOT POWER OFF” are shown 
on the LCD monitor.
CAUTION
Caution during reformatting
iPlease do not turn off the camera or insert/remove the card while the card 
is being formatted.
Reformatting erases the data
iWhen the card or internal memory is initialized, all the recorded data is 
erased. Protected data (see page 68) is also erased, so...

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POWER SAVE SETTING
Your camera has a “power save” function whereby the power automatically 
turns off after a specified period of inactivity. The power save function works 
to conserve the battery power when the camera is not being used, or to 
prevent the batteries from dying if the camera has accidentally been left on. 
You can specify the elapsed time (standby time) before the power save 
function is activated. 
1 Display the Option Screen (see page 82). 
2 Select the power save icon  , 
and...

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3 Press [n] or [o] on the arrow button to select the desired option. 
4 Press the SET button. 
hThe Set Standby Time Screen 
appears. 
5 Press [n] or [o] on the arrow button 
to set the standby time. 
6 Press the SET button. 
hThe standby time is set, and you are returned to the Power Save 
Screen.  [n]:Increases the standby time.
[o]:Decreases the standby time.
POWER SAVE
BATT/CAM
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FILE NO. RESET FUNCTION
If a reformatted card is used, the file name (image number) of the captured 
image automatically begins from 0001. If the card is subsequently 
reformatted, or if a different reformatted card is used, the file names again 
begin from 0001. This is because the file number reset function is set to ON, 
and consequently it results in more than one card containing images with the 
same numbers. By setting the file number reset function to OFF, even if the 
card is...

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iWhen the highest image number on Card B (before replacing) is higher 
than the highest image number on Card A: the file name of the next 
recorded image continues from last file name recorded on Card B. 
1 Display the Option Screen (see page 82). 
2 Select the file number reset icon  . 
3 Press the SET button. 
hThe File Number Reset Screen 
appears. 
4 Select “OFF”, and press the SET button. 
hThe file number reset function is deactivated. 
NOTE 
iUntil the file number reset function is...

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RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
The settings that were changed on all the setting screens can be reset to the 
factory-preset settings. 
1 Display the Option Screen (see page 82). 
2 Select the reset settings icon  , 
and press the SET button. 
hThe Reset Settings Screen 
appears. 
 
3 Select “YES”, and press the SET button. 
hThe camera settings are reset to the factory-preset settings. 
HINT 
iNote that the following settings do not change with this procedure: 
Date and time setting 
Language...