Contents

Before use

 

Software information for this product ..........

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .........

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Outline of operations .....................................

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Read this first! ..............................................

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Accessories ..................................................

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About this manual ........................................

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Description of parts

 

Description of parts .....................................

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Right side and rear side ..................................

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Left side...........................................................

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Terminals and mounting parts .........................

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Remote control ................................................

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Preparation

 

The battery ....................................................

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Charging ..........................................................

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Installing and removing

 

the power supply ..................................

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Installing and removing the battery .................

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Connecting and disconnecting the power cord ...

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Adjusting the hand strap .............................

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Attaching the shoulder strap.......................

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Detaching and attaching the lens hood .....

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The remote control .......................................

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Insert the battery .............................................

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Remote control setup ......................................

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Turn on/off the camera.................................

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Tally lamp ......................................................

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Viewfinder .....................................................

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Using the viewfinder ........................................

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Using the LCD .................................................

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Emphasizing outlines ......................................

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Adjusting the screen display............................

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Setting the calendar .....................................

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Shooting

 

Basic shooting operations (P2 card) ..........

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Preparing to shoot using a P2 card .................

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Shooting in auto mode ....................................

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Checking photos taken (REC CHECK) ...........

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P2 card access lamps .....................................

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Protecting against a possible erasure .............

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Formatting P2 cards ........................................

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Recording times ..............................................

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Remove the P2 card........................................

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Basic shooting operations

 

(Cassette tape) ......................................

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Preparing to shoot using a tape ......................

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Shooting in auto mode ....................................

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Checking scenes taken (REC CHECK)...........

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Remove the cassette tape...............................

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Cassette tapes ................................................

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Using SD memory cards ..............................

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Installing and removing the SD memory card . 32

Formatting SD memory card ...........................

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Cautions in using SD memory cards ...............

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Using the zoom function..............................

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Variable frame rates (VFR)...........................

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Native recording ..............................................

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Standard recording ..........................................

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Using variable frame rates (VFR) ....................

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Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode..

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Shooting in manual mode............................

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Switching to manual mode .............................

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Manual focusing .............................................

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Using focus assist............................................

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Iris adjustments ...............................................

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Adjusting the gain ............................................

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Light intensity adjustments ..............................

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Adjusting the white balance.............................

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Shooting techniques for different targets ..

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Low-angle shooting .........................................

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Self-portrait shooting ......................................

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Zebra pattern ..................................................

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Marker .............................................................

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Checking and displaying shooting status ........

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Changing the image size .................................

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Optical Image Stabilizer ..................................

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Adding effects to images .................................

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Using the USER buttons .................................

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Backlight compensation...................................

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Color bars ........................................................

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Adjusting the volume while shooting ...............

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Backup recording ............................................

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Pre-recording (PRE REC) ...............................

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Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)................

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One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC)...........

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Loop recording (LOOP REC) ..........................

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2-slot continuous recording .............................

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Shot mark function ..........................................

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Text memo recording .......................................

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Finding specific scenes(image search) ...........

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Index recording................................................

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Adjusting the shutter speed ........................

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Synchro scan...................................................

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Switching Audio Input..................................

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Using the built-in microphone ..........................

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Using another microphone

 

and audio equipment...................................

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Adjusting the recording level ...........................

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Using scene files ..........................................

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Changing scene file settings ...........................

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Saving scene files and other settings

 

on SD memory cards ............................

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Clip metadata ...............................................

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