Contents
Dual Camera
Indemnity about recorded content
Read this first
About recording formats and compatibility of the unit
Handling built-in memory
Cards that you can use with this unit
SD Memory Card, Sdhc Memory Card and Sdxc Memory Card
Contents
Advanced Recording
Use as a card reader 126 Using the unit as a web camera 129
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Power button l USB/AV connector l 12, 104, 113
Hdmi mini connector l 104
Names and Functions of Main Parts
LCD monitor l
Select using the SET button
16 17
Lens
Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
Open the battery/card cover
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. l
Close the battery/card cover
Charging the battery
Connect the USB cable to the AC adaptor
Charging and recording time
Charging/Recording time
Battery capacity indication
Number
By Cipa standard
Approx 210 min Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Recording to a card
Cards that you can use with this unit
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Open the battery/card cover Status indicator a
Check that the status indicator has gone off
Inserting/removing an SD card
Insert remove the SD card into from the card slot
Close the battery/card cover
About Standby Mode
Turning the unit on/off
To turn off the unit
About the high temperature warning icon
Unit
Selecting a mode
Recording Mode l 27, 30
Playback Mode l 39
Press the REC/ button
Setting date and time
Select the menu. l
Menu
# Clock SET
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Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Basic motion picture recording
If the surface of the unit gets hot
Recording motion pictures
≥ Before turning on the unit, remove the lens cap
Counter display will be reset to
During recording
Recording time elapsed
During recording standby
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
Recording still pictures
Open the LCD monitor
Press the button halfway
Press the button fully
About the recording standby screen display
About the screen indications in the still picture recording
3000
About the focusing area
PT Autofocus
About picture size
640k480
Menu 1 # REC Mode # Voice Record
Recording audio
Open the LCD monitor. Select the menu. l
Audio operation indicator l
About the screen display for audio recording
During audio recording
Intelligent Auto Mode
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Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic White Balance
Auto Focus
Motion picture/Still picture/Audio playback
Thumbnail display
Play back using the SET button
Motion picture/audio playback
Operation icon
Still picture playback
Speaker volume adjustment
Change the thumbnail display
Towards
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Audio compatibility
Using the menu screen
To get back to the previous screen
Using Option Menu
Menu 1 , 2 or # desired setting
Select the menu
Clock SET
Alert Sound
Display
Economy
Brightness
Language
TV Output
Initial SET
Format
Format
Delete Data
When creating a folder
REC Folder
Playback Folder
File NO. CONT’D
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Using the zoom
Zoom lever
About the zoom bar
Double range zoom
Press the zoom range button
Zoom Mode
About the maximum zoom magnification
Image Stabilizer
Image Stabilizer for motion pictures Select the menu
Image Stabilizer for still pictures Select the menu
Menu 2 # Burst # desired setting 16M 16M Burst
Burst recording
3M Burst
16M 16M Reverse Burst
Burst setting Maximum number of pictures
Maximum number of pictures in the burst
Recording panorama still pictures
Press the button to start the recording
Pan the unit horizontally or vertically
Menu 2 # Panorama # Panorama or
Recording technique
About size of still pictures
360e Panorama
180e Panorama
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REC Mode
Menu 1 # REC Mode # desired setting
Recording functions of menus
Picture Size
Creative Control
≥ Miniature Effect Mini jAudio is not recorded
≥ One Point Color 1CLR
≥ Old Movie OLD
Scene Mode
Intelligent Auto
Sports
Portrait
Spot Light
Snow
Limitations of Scene Mode settings
Zoom Mode
HDR Backlight
Comp
Menu 2 # Flash # desired setting
Burst
Panorama
Flash
Self Timer
Menu 2 # Self Timer # desired setting
When Ø2 2 sec is selected
When Ø10 10 sec is selected
Menu 2 # Photo View # desired setting
Photo View
Menu 2 # Auto Review # desired setting
Auto Review
S.VIDEO
S.PICTURE
Menu 3 # ISO # desired setting
ISO
Focus
Auto
Focus Mode
Metering Mode
Multi
About prioritized face framing
Face Framing
Menu 4 # Face Framing # on
Recommended Settings
Wind CUT
Shortcuts
Menu 4 # Wind CUT # on
Øself Timer
AF Lock
AE Lock
Flash
AF lock
AE lock
Exposure compensation
Manual recording
White Balance
Menu 3 # White Balance
To set the White Balance manually
Setting the focus and recording
Using Manual Focus
Menu 3 # Focus # desired setting
Select Manual and press the SET button
Playback using operation icon
Playback Operations
During Pause ≥ Press the SET button to restore
With playback paused, tilt the SET
Button to the right for Approximately 3 seconds tilt to
Left for reverse slow-motion Motion Playback
Creating still picture from motion picture
Cutting out a section of a panorama still picture
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Move the zoom lever to side
Saving the zoomed still picture
Press the button fully while zoomed
Various playback functions
Select Start using the SET button and press
Short
Normal
Long
Displaying file information
Recording Mode
Using the playback menu
Slideshow
Play Volume
# Play Volume
TRANSFER/PROTECT
Delete
Press the Menu button to complete the settings
Select the menu Menu # Resize # desired setting
Resize
RED-EYE Correct
Splitting a scene
Edit Video
# RED-EYE CORRECT. # Correction
Specify the starting position for the scene
Operations Play back
Pause
Fast forward
Scene splicing
Select the scene with the thumbnail screen
Press
Copy
Deleting files/folders
Deleting displayed file
Select YES using the SET button and press the SET Button
Deleting multiple files at once
Press the button or the recording start/stop Button
101
Deleting all files
Deleting a folder
102
Press the Menu button to complete the settings
Protecting a file
103
Menu # Protect
Watching Video/Pictures on your
Connect this unit to a TV 104
≥ Always use the supplied AV cable
About the status indicator of the unit
Select the video input on the TV
105
Picture quality
Play back from the unit
106
System
107
Connecting with an Hdmi mini cable
TV format setting
108
Menu # TV Output # Hdmi # AUTO/720p/1080i/480p
Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
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Menu # TV Output # Viera Link # on
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Other linked operations
110
Copying from Built-in Memory to SD card
Set to Playback Mode. l
Select Copy ALL to begin copying to the SD card 111
Copy Selected
Press the recording start/stop button or the button
112
Dubbing images onto other video devices
113
Start recording on the connected device
114
What you can do with a PC
HD Writer VE
Smart wizard
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Important Notice
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≥ Data cannot be written to the unit from a PC
End User License Agreement
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Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer VE
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CPU
121
RAM
To use the HD Writer VE
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Installation
Uninstalling HD Writer VE
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
Click Yes. Click Next
Connecting to a PC
Turn on the unit
Connect this unit to a PC
To disconnect USB cable safely
Use as a card reader
126
About the PC display
127
Example folder structure in built-in memory/SD card
Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
Copying your still pictures to your PC
128
Card reader function mass storage
Using the unit as a web camera
129
Necessary
Software
Start Windows Live Messenger or Messages
130
Starting HD Writer VE
If using Mac
Operating environment
132
Double click on the Camsd or Cammem Displayed on the desktop
133
Using the Eye-Ficard
134
Menu # Eye-Fi # Transfer # on
Using Direct Mode
Menu # Eye-Fi # Start Direct Mode
135
Selecting files to transfer
136
# TRANSFER/PROTECT
≥ The Eye-Fi menu only appears when an Eye-Fi card is used
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Indications
Recording indications
138
Burst recording l
Eye-Fi settings l
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ISO50/ISO100/ISO200/ISO400/ISO800/ISO1600
F3.5 Iris value l Shutter Speed l
Playback indications
140
Confirmatory indications
141
Time display
Messages
142
Check Card
Card Full
Troubleshooting
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Problem Check points Status
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Changes Angle of view of the recording standby
ON. l
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About this unit
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When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
About the battery
Be sure to detach the battery after use
Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording
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Do not throw old battery into fire
About the AC adaptor
154
About status indicator during charging
155
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About the SD card
LCD monitor
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About copyright
Carefully observe copyright laws
Licenses
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SD card
Built-in Approx
Memory
≥ When the REC Mode is set to Voice RECORD, the file is
160
Approximate number of recordable pictures
161
162
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