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Sanyo VPC-AZ3 Instruction Manual

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Sanyo Software Pack 6.3
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  • Page 1 Sanyo Software Pack 6.3 For Digital Cameras INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read these instructions carefully before using. Be sure to keep this manual for later reference.
  • Page 2 Sanyo Electric. œ Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses or loss of revenue resulting from the loss of data caused by the malfunction, or the repairing of a malfunction, of this product.
  • Page 3 COPYRIGHTS This manual and the software are copyrighted materials from Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. PowerPC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. (USA) Macintosh and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. in the USA and other countries.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS I INTRODUCTION About this manual ....... . 4 The software ........5 Directory map .

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    INTRODUCTION This manual describes how to install and operate the CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack) provided with the VPC-AZ3 digital camera. Please read this manual carefully, in order to use the images and audio recordings captured with your digital camera in a wide range of applications.

  • Page 6: The Software

    The software The following software applications are in the Sanyo Software Pack. Driver software œ USB driver The USB driver is necessary when using the USB interface in a Windows 98/Windows 98SE environment. œ PC camera device driver Required for using PC camera with Windows XP.

  • Page 7: Directory Map

    Directory map Below is a directory map of the Sanyo Software Pack contents. <Windows> <Macintosh> Sanyodsc (d:) Sanyodsc Real Color Equalizer Real Color Equalizer Setting data Setting data PhotoExplorer PhotoExplorer QuickTime QuickTime PC CAMERA WinXP Win98 *1: The drive name may be different on your computer.

  • Page 8: I Operating Environment

    OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Operating systems Windows environment USB storage class A computer with a standard-equipped USB port, and preinstalled with Windows 98 or Windows 98SE is required. Correct operation cannot be guaranteed for models that have been upgraded to Windows 98 from Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.

  • Page 9: Hardware Requirements

    Hardware requirements A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the software. Windows Photo Explorer hardware operating environment Pentium 166 MHz or faster 64 MB or more (128 MB or more recommended) Hard disk space 60 MB or more Monitor 800 x 600 pixels or better Other DirectX 6.0 or later Real Color Equalizer hardware operating environment...
  • Page 10 Macintosh Photo Explorer hardware operating environment 32 MB (8 MB or more available memory) Hard disk space 20 MB or more Other QuickTime 4 or later (recommended) Real Color Equalizer hardware operating environment PowerPC or faster 64 MB or more Monitor 800 x 600 pixels or better/able to display 32000 colors or more...

  • Page 11: I Mounting And Dismounting Your

    MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA The following is an explanation of how to connect your camera to a personal computer, enabling you to load the CompactFlash data from your camera to the computer (mount), and also how to remove the CompactFlash from a camera connected to your personal computer as well as disconnect the camera from your personal computer (dismount).
  • Page 12 Turn on your camera. œ The message [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray, showing that the camera is recognized as a drive. Install a CompactFlash card in the camera. œ The CompactFlash is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [Removable Disk (d:)] window opens.
  • Page 13 Removing the CompactFlash Right-click on the camera icon ([Removable Disk (d:)]) in [My Computer]. œ A menu appears. œ The drive name (d:) may be different on your computer. Select [Remove] from the menu. Confirm that the camera’s accessing indicator is not lit or flashing, and remove the CompactFlash.

  • Page 14: For Windows Me And Windows 2000 Users

    For WINDOWS ME and WINDOWS 2000 users Mounting your digital camera Start your computer. Connect your digital camera to the computer’s USB connector, and set the camera to the PC connection mode. œ For an explanation on how to connect the camera to your computer and how to set it to the PC connection mode, refer to your camera’s instruction manual.
  • Page 15 Dismounting your camera CAUTION To remove the CompactFlash or disconnect your camera, be sure to follow the procedure below. Failure to follow this procedure may cause faulty operation of your computer or loss of CompactFlash data. Removing the CompactFlash Right-click on the camera icon ([Removable disk (d:)]) in [My Computer]. œ...
  • Page 16 Select [Unplug or Eject Hardware]. œ The [Safe to Remove Hardware] dialog box will open. Double-click on [USB Mass Storage Device], select [SANYO VPC-AZ3 USB Device] from the [Stop Hardware Device] dialog box, and click on the OK button. Click on the OK button.

  • Page 17: For Windows 98/Windows 98Se Users

    Mounting your camera For Windows 98 and Windows 98SE users, please install the USB driver (SANYO Digital Camera Mass Storage Drive and SANYO Digital Camera Controller). Install the SANYO Digital Camera Mass Storage Driver before installing the SANYO Digital Camera Controller.
  • Page 18 Continue to the next step to install the SANYO Digital Camera Controller. Install the SANYO Digital Camera Controller. œ Use the same procedure as above to install the SANYO Digital Camera Controller. œ When installation of the SANYO Digital Camera Controller is completed, USB driver installation is completed.
  • Page 19 The [System Properties] dialog box will open. (2) Click on the [Device Manager] tab. (3) Click on [SANYO Digital Camera], and then click on the [Delete] button. œ If there is no [SANYO Digital Camera], click on the [Cancel] button to close the dialog box, and proceed to step (4).
  • Page 20 Disconnecting your digital camera CAUTION œ To remove the CompactFlash or disconnect your camera, be sure to follow the procedure below. Failure to follow this procedure may cause faulty operation of your computer or loss of CompactFlash data. Removing the CompactFlash Right-click on the camera icon ([Removable disk (d:)]) in [My Computer].

  • Page 21: For Mac Os9.Xx Users

    Disconnecting your digital camera Confirm that the camera’s accessing indicator is not lit or flashing. You can now disconnect the camera. For MAC OS9.xx users Mounting your camera Start your computer. Connect your digital camera to the computer’s USB connector, and set the camera to the PC connection mode.

  • Page 22: For Mac Osx Users

    Dismounting your camera CAUTION œ To remove the CompactFlash or disconnect your camera, be sure to follow the procedure below. Failure to follow this procedure may cause faulty operation of your computer or loss of CompactFlash data. Drag the [Untitled] icon for your digital camera on the Desktop to the trashcan.

  • Page 23: Installing The Application Software

    INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE The Sanyo Software Pack contains the application software indicated below. Installation of each application will serve to optimize your use of the data recorded with your digital camera. œ QuickTime* Play back video clips. The recorded audio is played back at the same time.

  • Page 24: Windows

    Windows QuickTime installation Insert the provided CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack) in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. œ The CD-ROM window will open after a few seconds. œ If the window does not open, double-click on the [Sanyodsc(G:)] icon in [My Computer] to open it. “(G:)” denotes the CD-ROM drive name, which may be different on your computer.
  • Page 25 Real Color Equalizer installation Insert the provided CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack) in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. œ The CD-ROM window will open after a few seconds. œ If the window does not open, double-click on the [Sanyodsc(G:)] icon in [My Computer] to open it. “(G:)” denotes the CD-ROM drive name, which may be different on your computer.
  • Page 26 PhotoExplorer installation Insert the provided CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack) in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. œ The CD-ROM window will open after a few seconds. œ If the window does not open, double-click on the [Sanyodsc(G:)] icon in the [My Computer] window to open it. “(G:)” denotes the CD-ROM drive name, which may be different on your computer.

  • Page 27: Macintosh

    Macintosh QuickTime installation Insert the provided CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack) in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. œ The CD-ROM window will open after a few seconds. œ If the window does not open, double-click on the CD-ROM icon [SanyoDSC] on the Desktop.
  • Page 28 Real Color Equalizer installation Insert the provided CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack) in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. œ The CD-ROM window will open after a few seconds. œ If the window does not open, double-click on the CD-ROM icon [SanyoDSC] on the Desktop.
  • Page 29 PhotoExplorer installation Insert the provided CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack) in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. œ The CD-ROM window will open after a few seconds. œ If the window does not open, double-click on the CD-ROM icon [SanyoDSC] on the Desktop.

  • Page 30: I Using The Real Color Equalizer

    Running the application Run the Real Color Equalizer application. <Windows> œ Click on the [Start] button, and select [Programs] - [Sanyo DSC Utilities] - [Real Color Equalizer]. <Macintosh> œ Open the folder in which the Real Color Equalizer was installed, and double-click on the [Real Color Equalizer] icon.

  • Page 31: Exiting The Application

    [Real Color Equalizer] window [Rotate] button Color selection panel [Open] button [12-Color mode] button Product information button [Load settings] button Help button [Save settings] button Exit button Color adjuster panel Edited image window Brightness coordinates panel [Preview] button Color space coordinates panel [Revert] button Original image window [Save] button...

  • Page 32: Loading The Image Data And Settings Data

    Loading the image data and settings data Loading the image data Load an image that was captured on your digital camera. When loading an image that was captured using adjusted colors settings, the settings data is loaded at the same time. NOTE œ...
  • Page 33 Loading the settings data Load the color adjustment settings data created using the Real Color Equalizer. Run the Real Color Equalizer program. Load the image data. œ To load the image data, please see “Loading the image data” on page 31. Click on the [Load settings] button.

  • Page 34: Adjusting The Colors

    Adjusting the colors With the Real Color Equalizer, the hue, saturation and brightness values of the primary colors of light (red [R], green [G], and blue [B]) are set independently. Color adjustment can be performed using the 6-color mode or the 12-color mode.
  • Page 35 New coordinate point on the brightness coordinates panel New coordinate point on the color space coordinates panel Adjusted-color preview Hue slider œ For fine adjustment of the hue setting, while watching the adjusted-color selection panel preview display, click on the up or down button to change the value.
  • Page 36 Adjusting the saturation Move the saturation slider (use the mouse to drag it), to adjust the saturation. œ When the slider is moved, the setting value to the right changes, and you can preview the adjusted saturation to the right of the original saturation on the color selection panel.

  • Page 37: Adjusting The Brightness

    Adjusting the brightness Move the brightness slider (use the mouse to drag it), and adjust the brightness. œ When the slider is moved, the setting value to the right changes, and you can preview the adjusted brightness to the right of the original saturation on the color selection panel.
  • Page 38 Click on the OK button. œ The panel changes to the 12-color mode adjusted-color selection panel. œ When the 12-color mode is selected, the [12-Color mode] button is greyed out, making it impossible to return to the 6-color mode. 12-color adjusted-color selection panel [12-Color mode] button (greyed out) NOTE About the hue settings...
  • Page 39 œ Real Color Equalizer data that was created using the VPC-AZ3 should be used only with the VPC-AZ3. If such setting data is downloaded to a different camera having the Sanyo color equalizer capability, the color correction values may revert to their initial Real Color Equalizer settings.

  • Page 40: Save

    Save Saving the settings data The hue and saturation settings adjusted using the Real Color Equalizer can be saved as color settings data, which can then be loaded to your digital camera and used for adjusting the colors. Click on the [Save settings] button. œ...
  • Page 41 Enter a number and title for the settings. œ A number and title can be assigned to the settings data. œ The file name for the data is sancam**.cfg. “**” represents the number (from 1 to 99) that you assign to the settings data. œ...

  • Page 42: Saving Images

    CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack, Real Color Equalizer folder - Setting data folder) to your camera.

  • Page 43: I Using As A Pc Camera

    USING AS A PC CAMERA If running Windows XP, you can use the VPC-AZ3 as a PC camera. Before using the VPC-AZ3 as a PC camera, please install the device driver. Insert the provided CD-ROM (Sanyo Software Pack) in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 44 If the installation was successful, the [SANYO Digital Camera PC Camera] icon appears in the [My Computer] window. NOTE If the [SANYO Digital Camera PC Camera] icon does not appear in the [My Computer] window... œ The device driver installation may not have been successful. Open the...
  • Page 45 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

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