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VPC-HD1A instruction manual
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Contents
Main
i
FOR AMERICAN USERS
English ii
FOR CANADIAN USERS
FOR EU USERS
Symbols used in this manual
iii
SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE
Preparing the camera
1
2
Shooting kVideo clip recording
1
3
kStill image photography
1
3
v
Playback kVideo clip playback
1
2
1
kStill image playback
When you are finished using the camera...
English vi
Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD (Windows XP)
1
2
vii
3
Connect your camera to a computer
Copy a video clip to your computer
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CONTENTS
SETUP
BASIC OPERATION
English 2
SHOOTING
PLAYBACK
3
CONTENTS
OPTION SETTINGS
OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS
APPENDICES
QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION
5
QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION
English 6
7
CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
English 8
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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA
Wide-screen recording and playback (HD mode) (page 54)
English 12
Very high image quality with 60 fps shooting (page 71)
Capture still shots while recording a video clip (page51)
13
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA Docking station for easy connection
English 14
SYSTEM MAP
15
PAR TS N AME S
Camera Front
Page
17
PARTS NAMES Rear
Bottom
Page
19
PARTS NAMES Remote control unit
Cable adaptor
INSTALLING THE CARD
21
INSTALLING THE CARD
English 22
PREPARING THE DOCKING STATION
1
23
PREPARING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
Insert the battery
1 2
3
English 24
How to use the remote control unit
25
PREPARING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Changing the remote control code
1
2
3
1
2
English 26
PREPARING THE POWER
Charging the battery pack
1
2
27
3
4
5
6
English 28
29
English 30
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF
Turning on the camera
1
2 3
31
1
English 32
33
OPERATION BUTTONS
1
English 34
35
DATE AND TIME SETTING
2
English 36
3
4
37
DATE AND TIME SETTING
5
6
English 38
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
How to hold the camera
39
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES Using the autofocus
English 40
41
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES Hints for taking pictures
English 42
VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
Recording video clips
1
2
3
5
6
English 44
When you are finished using the camera...
45
VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
English 46
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES
Shooting single shots
1
3
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CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES
English 48
Viewing still images
1
2
49
CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES 9-image display playback
1 2
3
101 0002 00030001 0005 00060004 0008 00090007
English 50
Magnifying (zooming in) the image
1
2
51
SHOOT A STILL IMAGE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP
1
3
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5
SEQUENTIAL SHOTS
1
3
4
00 108 00:03:53
5
RECORDING IN THE HD MODE
Switching between the normal mode and HD mode
1
3
4
55
RECORDING IN THE HD MODE Outline of the HD Mode Shooting Screen
English 56
AUDIO RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
Audio recording
3
41 01:10:36 F3.5 1/40
57
4
5
English 58
Audio playback
00:00:00
1 2
SHOOTING AND PLAYBACK WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
English 60
USING THE ZOOM
1
2
3
61
SHOOTING WITH THE FLASH
2
40 00:02:47 F3.5 1/40
English 62
3
4
63
EXPOSURE CORRECTION
40 00:02:47
2
3
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65
DISPLAYING THE SHOOTING SETTING SCREENS
1
3
About the HELP display
English 66
1 2
IMAGE STABILIZER VIDEO VIEW
Page
English 68
Page
English 70
71
VIDEO CLIP MODE (IMAGE QUALITY) SETTING
2
3
English 72
STILL IMAGE MODE (RESOLUTION) SETTING
2
3
73
SCENE SELECT
2
3
English 74
EXPOSURE SETTING
2
75
EXPOSURE SETTING
3
1/1500
English 76
FILTERS
2 3
77
MOTION COMPENSATION (IMAGE STABILIZER)
2 3
English 78
79
FOCUS RANGE
2
3
English 80
How to use the manual focus
1
2
3
12 00:00:15 1cm
81
FOCUS AREA SETTING
1 2
3
40 00:02:47
English 82
LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING
1 2
3
40 00:02:47
83
ISO SENSITIVITY
2
3
English 84
WHITE BALANCE
2
85
WHITE BALANCE
3
English 86
SELF-TIMER
2 3
87
SEQUENTIAL SHOTS MODE SETTING
1
2
English 88
3
4
89
DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS
1 2 3
About the HELP display
PLAYBACK MODE Set to play all or to play 1 clip
English 90
1 2
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DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK SETTING SCREENS Overview of the Playback Setting Screens PAGE 1
PLAYBACK MODE Set to play all or to play 1 clip
English 92
PAGE 2
ROTATE Rotate image
93
PLAYBACK MODE
2
3
English 94
PLAYBACK VOLUME
2
3
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IMAGE PROTECT
1
2
3
English 96
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ERASING DATA
2
3
English 98
4
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ROTATE IMAGE
1
2
3
English 100
CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE)
1
2
3 4
101
EXTRACTING A STILL IMAGE FROM A VIDEO CLIP
1
2 3
4
EXTRACT STILL 4:3 16:9
EDITING VIDEO CLIPS
Procedure to cut (extract) a portion of a video clip
103
Procedure to join video clips
Page
105
5
00:01:10
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CUT Press shutter to save
English 106
7
8
CUT SAVE AS NEW OVERWRITE FILE REVIEW CLIP
107
Joining two video clips
2
3
English 108
4
JOIN
5
Select a clip 00:00:36 Press shutter to save
SAVE AS NEW OVERWRITE FILE REVIEW CLIP
6
English 110
PRINT SETTINGS
Display the Printing Instructions Screen
2
PRINT INSTRUCTIONS
111
English 112
Specifying date imprinting and print quantities
:----/--/--
:0 copy
2
PRINT INSTRUCTIONS
EACH IMAGE OK
COPIES 1
113
4
6
English 114
Index print
2
4
INDEX PRINT Set index print? YES
115
Clearing all the printing instructions
2
4
ALL CLEAR
:2006/12/24 : 2 copies Clear all instructions?
YES
SMOOTH PLAYBACK
2
3
117
DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN)
256KB
00:00:11
1 2
100-0002
DISPLAYING THE OPTION SCREEN
1/3
1
2
3
119
English 120
121
SCREEN DISPLAY
2
3
INFO DISPLAY DATE & TIME COUNTER SHOW ALL OFF
English 122
SELECT THE STARTUP DISPLAY
2
3
STARTUP DISPLAY DATE & TIME OFF
123
OPERATION SOUNDS
2
English 124
3
4
5
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POST-VIEW SETTING
2
3
English 126
WIND NOISE REDUCTION
2
3
127
NOISE-REDUCTION FUNCTION
2
3
English 128
ADJUST THE IMAGE QUALITY
2
3
129
FLICKER-REDUCTION
2
3
English 130
DIGITAL ZOOM SETTING
2
3
131
MONITOR BRIGHTNESS
2
3
BRIGHTNESS ADJUST
English 132
ADJUST THE VOLUME OF AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE
2
3
EXT MIC VOLUME VOLUME SETTING
133
SCREEN LANGUAGE
2
3
English 134
TV OUTPUT SETTING
2
Page
English 136
137
TV OUTPUT SETTING
English 138
139
POWER SAVE FUNCTION
2
English 140
3
4
6
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FILE NO. RESET FUNCTION
English 142
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FILE NO. RESET FUNCTION
2
4
English 144
FORMATTING A CARD
2
145
FORMATTING A CARD
3
4
English 146
RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
2
3
147
CHECKING THE REMAINING CARD MEMORY
Checking the remaining number of images and video recording time
1
For audio recordings
1
English 148
149
CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY PACK CHARGE
1
IMAGE STABILIZER VIDEO VIEW
English 150
151
CONNECTING TO A TV
How to connect
English 152
153
CONNECTING TO A TV Playback
English 154
Enjoy higher image quality (progressive output)
155
DIRECT PRINTING
Print preparations
1
2
English 156
3
4
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To select one image and print it (one image)
2
3
English 158
4
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To print all the images (all images)
2
3
PRINT ALL IMAGES PRINT
Page
161
To print the images that are set to print (print reserved images)
1
2
3
English 162
To change the printer settings and print images (change printer settings)
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3
4
English 164
CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE
165
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
English 166
167
English 168
169
English 170
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English 172
173
TROUBLESHOOTING
CAMERA
English 174
175
English 176
177
English 178
179
English 180
DOCKING STATION
181
English 182
Notes regarding the Scene Select feature and filters Scene Select
Filter
About the scene select function and focus range settings
183
SPECIFICATIONS
Camera
English 184
185
English 186
187
Camera connectors
English 188
Battery life
189
Possible No. of Images/Possible Shooting Time/ Possible Recording Time
English 190
Docking station
Remote control unit
191
Concerning the multi-indicator
English 192
Supplied AC adaptor
Supplied Li-ion battery pack
193
Others
English 194
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES
If images are blurred even when the autofocus is used
195
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Photographing a moving subject
English 196
Shooting portraits (portrait mode >)
Photographing moving subjects (sports mode a)
197
HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Night photography (night view portrait mode /)
Photographing scenery (landscape mode +)