QUICK GUIDE
Dual Camera
Important note
This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-HD2000EX,
VPC-HD2000 and VPC-HD2000GX.
Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as
such.
Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera.
Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet “SAFETY MANUAL”.
Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference.
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This instruction manual explains the basic operation of your camera.
For complete information on the operation and use of your camera, please read
the PDF files in the CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD) included with the camera.
About the PDF-format Instruction Manuals
Instruction manuals for the Camera and the Xacti Software CD are stored as PDF
files in the CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD).
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To read the PDF files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later. If one
is not installed in your computer, install it from the CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD).
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An English version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is provided on the CD-ROM
(Xacti Software CD). If you need a version for a different language, you can
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download it from the web site given below (Adobe Reader).
k To install Acrobat Reader
For information on how to use Acrobat Reader, read the Help files of Acrobat
Reader.
Installing to a Windows computer
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Set the CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD) in the DVD drive.
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The installation window soon appears.
If the installation window does not appear, double-click on the
[Sanyo DSC (D:)] icon in the My Computer window, and double-click on
[Autorun.exe] in the [Sanyo DSC (D:)] window.
* The drive name (D:) may be different on your computer.
In the installation window, click on [Adobe Reader 9].
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Installation begins. Follow the messages that appear on your screen to
complete the installation.
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When installation is completed, restart your computer.
Installing to a Macintosh computer
Double-click the installer icon located inside the Adobe Reader folder that is in the
CD-ROM.
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When the installer window opens, follow the instructions given on the screen
and complete the installation of Acrobat Reader.
k How to view the PDF-file Instruction Manuals
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Insert the CD-ROM (Xacti Software CD) in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
The installation window appears.
In the installation window, click on [Instruction Manuals (PDF)].
The list of languages in which the instruction manual is available appears.
Click on the language of your choice.
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The folder containing the instruction manual opens.
Double-click on the icon to view the instruction manual.
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SETUP
SETUP
PARTS NAMES
Camera
Front
Flash
i Extends when the flash button [?]
is pressed.
Shoe cover
Flash unit
Lens
Strap holder
Flash button [?]
Battery cover lock
Battery cover
Remote control
sensor
Monitor unit
Stereo
microphone
Mic/headphones teminal
cover [MIC/
]
3
Rear
Zoom switch
Speaker
Monitor
Multi-indicator
PHOTO VIEW button
REC/PLAY switch
[
[
] button
] button
MENU button
SET button
Card slot cover
SIMPLE/NORMAL
switch
DC IN terminal cover
ON/OFF button
Bottom
Docking station terminal
Tripod stand hole
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INSTALLING THE CARD
1
Open the card slot cover, and
insert the card in the card slot.
Card slot cover
2
3
Insert the card all the way in.
h Firmly insert the card until it
clicks into place.
SD Memory Card
Card slot
Close the card slot cover.
<To remove the card...>
h To remove the card, press it in, and then release. The card will
protrude slightly, and you can then pull it out.
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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
1
While pressing the battery
cover lock, slide it (1), and
pull out the battery cover
toward the bottom of the
camera (2).
1
h The battery cover comes off.
Battery
cover lock
2
Battery cover
2
Insert the battery pack.
h Take care that it is positioned correctly.
Battery pack
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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
3
Replace the battery cover.
<To remove the battery
pack...>
h Raise the edge of the battery
pack to remove it.
4
Close the camera’s monitor
unit, and set the camera in the
docking station.
Multi-indicator
h Set the camera securely,
making sure that the camera
is correctly oriented in relation
to the terminal contacts in the
docking station.
h Charging begins when the
camera is set in the docking
station.
h During charging, the multi-
indicator is lit red. When
charging is completed, the
indicator turns off.
h If the multi-indicator flashes
red, it indicates that the
battery pack is defective or
the camera is not correctly set
in the docking station. Reset
the camera correctly in the
docking station.
To power
outlet
DC IN terminal
h The charging time is approx.
200 minutes.
Docking station terminal
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TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND
OFF
Turning on the camera
1
Set the REC/PLAY switch.
To shoot pictures:
Set to REC.
REC/PLAY switch
To play back images:
Set to PLAY.
Recording
Playback
2
3
Open the monitor unit.
Monitor unit
Monitor
Press the ON/OFF button for
at least 1 second.
h The camera turns on.
h If the date and time have not
been set, the screen to set
the date and time is shown
on the monitor.
ON/OFF button
Turning off the camera
1
Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second.
h The camera turns off.
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DATE AND TIME SETTING
The camera will record the date and time an image or audio recording is
taken so that you can display them during playback. Therefore, before
capturing images, make sure the correct date and time are set.
Example: To set the clock to 7:30 p.m. on December 24, 2009
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Turn on the camera (page 8), and
press the SET button.
h The Clock Set Screen appears.
h Follow the procedures below to
enable or disable the date
display during playback, to set
the display format for the date,
and to set the date and time.
h To display the Recording or
Playback Screen, press the
MENU button 2 times.
CLOCK SET
DATE
2009/02/01
00:00
TIME
DISP
Y / M / D
OK
2
Set the date.
1 Select “DATE”.
CLOCK SET
2 Press the SET button.
h The Set Date Screen
appears.
DATE
2009/12/24
3 Set the date to “2009/12/24”.
h The date is set in the
following order: Set the year
→ Set the month → Set the
day.
OK
h Toggle the SET button left or
right to select year, month or
day. Toggle the SET button up
or down to increase or
decrease the number.
4 Press the SET button.
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3
4
Set the clock.
1 Select “TIME”.
2 Press the SET button.
h The Set Time Screen appears.
3 Set the time to “19:30”.
h The time is set in the following order: Set the hour → Set the
minute.
h A 24-hour clock is used for the time display.
4 Press the SET button.
Set the order in which the date is displayed during playback.
1 Select “DISP”.
2 Press the SET button.
h The Set Date Format Screen appears.
3 Toggle the SET button up or down.
h Toggle the SET button up to change the displayed date order as
follows:
Y / M / D → M / D / Y → D / M / Y
Toggle the SET button down to change it in the reverse order.
4 Press the SET button.
5
Press the MENU button.
h The date and time setting is completed.
h To display the Recording or Playback Screen, press the MENU button.
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SWITCHING BETWEEN THE RECORDING
MODE AND PLAYBACK MODE
Switch between the recording mode (for recording) and the playback mode
(for viewing your recorded images).
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2
Turn on the camera (page 8).
REC/PLAY button
Set the REC/PLAY switch to the
desired mode.
For recording:
Set it to REC.
For playback:
Set it to PLAY.
Recording
mode
Playback
mode
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SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE
Switching between the SIMPLE and NORMAL
modes
Use the SIMPLE/NORMAL switch, located next to the monitor, to switch
between the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes.
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Set the SIMPLE/NORMAL switch to the desired mode.
SIMPLE mode:
Set it to SIMPLE.
NORMAL mode:
Set it to NORMAL.
SIMPLE/NORMAL switch
SIMPLE mode
NORMAL mode
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SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE
Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode
Menu Screen
1
Set the camera to the recording or playback mode.
h Use the REC/PLAY switch to select the recording mode or playback
mode.
To access the Recording Menu:
Set the switch to REC.
To access the Playback Menu:
Set the switch to PLAY.
2
Set the camera to the SIMPLE mode or NORMAL mode.
h Use the SIMPLE/NORMAL switch to select the desired mode.
To select the SIMPLE mode:
Set the switch to SIMPLE.
To select the NORMAL mode:
Set the switch to NORMAL.
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3
Press the MENU button.
h The Menu Screen for the mode you selected in steps 1 and 2 appears
on the monitor.
Display the SIMPLE Mode Setting Menu → go to page 15, step 4.
Display the NORMAL Mode Setting Menu → go to page 16, step 4.
h To cancel the Menu Screen, press the MENU button.
RECORDING MENU 1
VIDEO
PHOTO
SCENE SELECT
FILTER
1
2
3
12M
1
2
3
FLASH
SELF-TIMER
EXIT
OK
<Example: NORMAL Mode
Recording Menu>
Select video clip
and photo size
MENU button
EXIT
OK
<Example: SIMPLE Mode
Recording Menu>
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SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE
To access the SIMPLE Mode Setting Menu Screen
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Toggle the SET button up or down to select the item you wish to
change, and press the SET button.
h The Setting Screen for the selected item appears.
Select an item to change
Description of selected item
Select video clip
and photo size
EXIT
OK
To keep in HDTV size
HDTV size
8
M
[4:3]
EXIT OK
<Setting Screen>
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To access a NORMAL Mode Setting Menu
4
Toggle the SET button up or down to select a tab.
h The Menu Screen for the selected tab appears.
Tab
RECORDING MENU 1
VIDEO
PHOTO
SCENE SELECT
FILTER
1
2
3
12M
1
2
3
FLASH
SELF-TIMER
EXIT
OK
5
Toggle the SET button to the right.
RECORDING MENU 1
VIDEO
PHOTO
SCENE SELECT
FILTER
FLASH
1
2
3
12M
1
2
3
SELF-TIMER
EXIT
OK
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SIMPLE MODE/NORMAL MODE
6
Toggle the SET button up or down to select the item you wish to
change, and press the SET button.
h The Setting Screen for the selected item appears.
h To return to the Menu Screen, press the MENU button.
Select an item to change
RECORDING MENU 1
VIDEO
PHOTO
SCENE SELECT
FILTER
1
2
12M
3
1
2
3
FLASH
SELF-TIMER
EXIT
OK
Applicable mode
PHOTO
12M 4000×3000
3264×2448
3264×2448
3264×1840 16:9
1920×1080 16:9
[
[
]
]
1600×1200
OK
<Setting Screen>
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HINT
About the applicable mode indicator
i This indicator shows the shooting mode(s) for which the selected setting is
effective.
: This setting is effective during still image shooting.
: This setting is effective during video clip recording.
: This setting is effective during still image shooting and video clip
recording.
SIMPLE
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VIDEO CLIP RECORDING
1
Turn on the camera
(page 8), and set it to the
recording mode (page 11).
[
] button
2
Press the [
h Recording begins.
] button.
h It is not necessary to
keep the [
pressed while recording.
h If you press the [
] button
]
button while recording,
you can capture a still
image.
h When the remaining
recording time available
for the currently recording
clip becomes little, a
countdown of the
remaining recording time
appears on the display.
Recording time
3
End the recording.
h Press the [
] button
REC00:00:09
5
again to stop recording.
Available recording time
remaining
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SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS
Capture a still image (single-shot).
1
2
Turn on the camera (page 8),
and set it to the recording
mode (page 11).
[
] button
Press the [
1 Press the [
halfway.
] button.
] button
h The autofocus operates,
and the image is focused
(focus lock).
2 Continue to gently press
the [
way.
] button all the
h The shutter releases and
the image is captured.
h You can view the captured
image on the monitor by
keeping the [
] button
depressed when you
capture the image (post-
view).
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M
S
1
2
Target mark
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SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS
Using the flash
1
Press the m button to open the
flash unit.
h The flash unit opens.
2
Display the SIMPLE Mode Recording Menu (page 13), select the
flash setting, and press the SET button.
h The screen to select the flash operation appears.
9: The camera detects the subject brightness and uses the flash only
when necessary.
:: The flash operates with every image captured regardless of the
conditions.
;: The flash does not operate even in dark situations.
<: The camera detects the subject brightness and uses the flash only
when required. At this time the flash operates in a manner that
reduces the red reflection (“red-eye”) in the subject’s eyes.
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4
Select the desired flash operation, and press the SET button.
h This completes the flash operation setting.
Press the [
] button to take the picture.
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PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND
STILL IMAGES
1
2
Set the REC/PLAY switch to PLAY.
Select the image to play back.
h Toggle the SET button left,
right, up or down to move the
orange frame to the file you
wish to play back.
Orange frame
h The image information for the
framed image is shown at the
bottom of the screen.
2009. 12.25 14:25
100-0006
00:00:25
Full-HR
37.6MB
OK
3
Press the SET button.
h Playback begins.
SET button
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PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGES
Video clip playback operation
To do this...
Do this
Normal forward playback Press the SET button.
Stop playback
Pause
During playback, toggle the SET button down.
During playback, press the SET button or
toggle the SET button up.
During accelerated playback, toggle the SET
button up.
To playback
one image
at a time
(single-
frame step)
Duringforward After pausing playback, toggle the SET button
playback to the right.
During reverse After pausing playback, toggle the SET button
playback to the left.
Duringforward After pausing playback, press and hold the
playback SET button to the right.
During reverse After pausing playback, press and hold the
Slow
playback
playback
SET button to the left.
During forward playback, toggle the SET
button to the right.
h The playback speed changes each time the
SET button is toggled to the right, as
follows:
Forward
playback
Normal playback → 2× → 5× → 10× → 15×
Toggle the SET button to the left to resume
normal playback speed.
To
accelerate
playback
During forward playback, toggle the SET
button to the left.
h The playback speed changes each time the
SET button is toggled to the left, as follows:
15× ← 10× ← 5×
Toggle the SET button to the right to resume
normal playback speed.
Reverse
playback
Return to normal playback
speed
Press the SET button.
Louder: During playback, push the zoom
switch toward the [T] side.
Softer: During playback, push the zoom
Adjusting the volume
switch toward the [W] side.
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HINT
If the a appears on the playback Screen...
i The a icon appears when playing back a file that was saved in
segments. Although playback of these multiple files is continuous, there is
a slight pause at the point where the files are joined.
Playing back a slideshow
You can play back files in succession with the “slideshow playback” feature.
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2
Display the Playback Screen, and
press the MENU button.
h The Playback Menu Screen
appears.
SLIDESHOW
ALL
VIDEO
PHOTO
From “PLAYBACK MENU 1”
select “SLIDESHOW”, and press
the SET button.
START
h The Slideshow Screen appears.
=: Play back all files.
3: Play back video clips and audio
files.
c: Play back still image files.
3
Select the type of file to play back, and press the SET button.
h Slideshow playback begins.
h To stop slideshow playback, press the SET button or MENU button.
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USING THE Xacti Library
Copy files
1
2
Turn on the power to the devices in the following order: camera →
hard disk → TV.
h If your hard disk is one that can turn ON/OFF automatically, it will do
so when the camera is turned ON/OFF.
h The Playback Screen for the last roll that was copied appears.
Press the MENU button.
h The Xacti Library Menu appears.
DATA TRANSFER:
Copy files from the card to the hard
disk.
Xacti Library MENU
DATA TRANSFER
SELECT PLAY FILE
EDIT ALBUM
1
2
SELECT PLAY FILE:
Play back files that were copied to
the hard disk.
SET
EXIT OK
EDIT ALBUM:
Create and edit albums.
<Xacti Library Menu>
3
Select “DATA TRANSFER”, and
press the SET button.
h The Data Transfer Screen
appears.
DATA TRANSFER
16File
173MB
Free:4.8GB
BEGIN TRANSFER:
Begin file copying.
TRANSFER SETTINGS:
Set the transfer settings.
BEGIN TRANSFER
TRANSFER SETTINGS
OK
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4
5
Select “BEGIN TRANSFER” and press the SET button.
h File copying begins.
h When copying is completed, the Transfer Complete Confirmation
Screen appears.
Press the SET button.
h When copying is completed, you are returned to the Xacti Library
Menu.
HINT
After step 1, does the screen to create a library appear?
i If the hard disk is being used for the first time with the Xacti Library, a
screen confirming that you wish to create a library appears. Select “YES”
and press the SET button, and the Xacti Library Menu will appear.
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USING THE Xacti Library
Play back files
1
Select “SELECT PLAY FILE”, and
press the SET button.
h The screen to select the
playback files appears.
Library ROLL:
Specify a roll from the list of rolls.
Library CALENDAR:
Specify a capture date from the
calendar.
SELECT PLAY FILE
Library ROLL
Library CALENDAR
ALBUM
SD
CARD
OK
ALBUM:
Play back an album.
CARD:
<Select Play File Screen>
Play back the files on a card.
2
3
Select “Library ROLL”, and press
the SET button.
h The list of rolls appears.
SELECT PLAY FILE
2009.12.26 ROLL001
Select the desired roll to play
back, and press the SET button.
h The rest of the playback
procedure is the same as normal
camera operation.
OK
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