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Read this first............................ ...... ..... ..... .....2
Preparation
Names and Functions of Main Parts ............6
Power supply................................................ 10
Inserting/removing the battery ............... 10
Charging the battery .............................. 11
Charging and recording time ................. 12
Recording to a card .....................................13
Cards that you can use with this unit..... 13
Inserting/removing an SD card .............. 14
Turning the unit on/off................................. 15
Selecting a mode ......................................... 16
How to use the touch screen... ...................16
About the Touch Menu........................... 17
Setting date and time................................... 18
Basic
Before recording.................. ..... ...... ..... ..... ... 19
Selecting a media to record
[HC-V520M]...................................... .............20
Recording motion pictures .........................21
Recording still pictures....... ........................23
Recording still pictures in Motion
Picture Recording Mode...... ...... ..... ..... .. 24
Intelligent Auto Mode .................................. 25
Motion picture/Still picture playback ......... 27
Using the menu screen ............................... 30
Using the Setup Menu ................................. 31
Advanced (Recording)
Using the zoom ............................................4 0
Zoom ratio during the
Still Picture Recording Mode.................. 40
Image Stabilizer Function...................... ......41
Changing the Recording Mode ...................43
Intelligent Auto Plus..... ...........................44
Creative Control.......................... ............44
Scene Mode...................................... ......47
Manual recording .........................................49
White Balance........................................ 50
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment .... 51
Manual Focus adjustment...................... 52
Recording with the Touch Function ...........53
Touch function icons................... ........... 53
Recording functions of operation icons....57
Operation icons...................................... 57
Recording functions of menus ...................62
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