Sanyo Xacti VPC-C6 Review

When you select PLAY mode the last picture taken is displayed. You can move backward or forward through the images using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons. The overlay information is displayed briefly when a new image is selected.

Press the MENU button for 2 seconds to display this information.

You can quickly search through stored images using the Index playback function which is actuated by pressing the WIDE zoom button. Nine thumbnail size images will be displayed and you can select one using the 4-way controller's buttons and then pressing the SET button.

The image can be magnified up to 4400% in many steps by pressing the telephoto zoom button. Once the image is enlarged you can move around (Pan) inside of it.

Playback MENU options:

PLAYBACK METHOD - Play ALL (slideshow) or 1 clip
MULTI - Display 9 thumbnails per page
VOLUME - Adjust speaker volume
PROTECT - Protect image or movie against deletion
ERASE - Single frame or All frames
DPOF - Print order information
ROTATE - Rotate portrait mode images 90° CW or CCW
RESIZE - Resize large images down to 2M or 0.3M
RED-EYE CORRECTION - Remove red-eye from "people" photos
EXTRACT STILL - Extract a still frame from a video clip
EDIT VIDEO - Edit length, join 2 or more clips, extract still frame
SMOOTH PLAYBACK - Output video to TV at 60fps

Flash red-eye is always a problem for a camera that has the lens and flash located so close together. The Red-Eye Removal option works most of the time as shown here. It wasn't perfect though and failed to detect obvious red-eye on several occasions.

Playback of audio-only recordings.

Press the MENU button for 2 seconds to display the information.

Movie clips can be played in the camera or viewed on a TV using the A-V or S-Video cable.

Press the MENU button for 2 seconds to display the information.

You can edit movies by joining two or more clips into a single movie, you can delete portions of movies or you can extract a single frame and save it as a still image. You can also enable the Smooth Playback option to improve the output to the TV screen.

Set-Up Menu:

CLOCK SET - Setting of date and time
OPERATION BEEP - Camera beeps, Shutter sound, Audio Guide
HELP DISP - Display text help messages on the LCD
POST VIEW - Display after capture: Off, 1 or 2 seconds
WIND NOISE REDUC. - Reduce ambient sound in audio recording
NOISE REDUCTION - Minimize noise in still images
IMAGE SETTINGS - Normal, Vivid, Soft, Soft Vivid
FLICKER REDUCT - Reduce fluorescent light flicker during video recording
DIGITAL ZOOM - Digital zoom on or off
LCD BRIGHTNESS - Adjust the LCD backlight intensity
LANGUAGE - English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (traditional or simplified)
TV OUTPUT SETTINGS - NTSC, PAL or S-Video
POWER SAVE - Standby time for battery and external power
FILE NO.RESET - Continuous or reset (file numbering)
FORMAT - Format the SD Card
RESET - Resets all camera settings to default