Getting Started

Charging the Battery Pack

1 Close the LCD monitor to turn off the camcorder.

2 Attach the battery������� pack�����.

Slide the battery pack until it locks in place.

3 Connect the AC adapter.

DC Jack

Charge lamp

BATT.

AC Adapter

To AC Outlet

 

 

(110V to 240V)

The charge lamp blinks to indicate charging has started.

When the lamp goes out, charging is finished.

Required charging/recording time (approx.)

*When the monitor backlight is set to [STANDARD] mode.

Battery pack

Charging time

Recording time

BN-VF808U

1 hr. 30 min.

2 hr. 5 min.*

(Provided)

 

 

 

 

 

BN-VF815U

2 hr. 40 min.

4 hr. 15 min.*

 

 

 

BN-VF823U

3 hr. 50 min.

6 hr. 25 min.*

 

 

 

LTo detach the battery pack

Slide and hold BATT., then remove the battery pack.

LTo check the remaining battery power

See page 9.

NOTES

You can also use the camcorder with just the AC adapter.

Please do not pull or bend the AC adapter plug and cable. This may damage the AC adapter.

HighExhausted

Displays the remaining battery power. As the battery power comes close to nil, the battery indicators blink. When the battery power is exhausted, power turns off automatically.

Insert an SD Card

Operations are confirmed on the following SD cards.

Class 4 or higher compatible SD or SDHC card

Panasonic, TOSHIBA, SanDisk, ATP SD card (256 MB to 2 GB) or SDHC card (4 GB to 16 GB)

If other media are used, they may fail to record data correctly, or they may lose data that had already been recorded.

MultiMediaCards are not supported.

Cards used to record video on this camcorder cannot be played back on other devices.

Some card readers (including internal card readers in PCs) may not be able to support SDHC format. Please use the camcorder or other SDHC compatible devices to access the card.

1 Close the LCD monitor to turn off the camcorder.

2 Open the SD card cover.