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FAQ
Self-timer recording
Connecting to the AC outlet
Accessories
Setup
About the battery
Manual focus adjustment
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Operating Instructions
Information for Your Safety
Class Laser Product
Indemnity concerning recording Content
Carefully observe copyright laws
Information for Your Safety
Manual recording functions
Contents Playback
Very clear high definition pictures
Features of the High Definition Video Camera
What is the AVCHD?
Important Notice
Watching High Definition images
When connecting to a TV that does not have a Hdmi terminal
Using the remote control for the TV for playback
Other linked operations
Listening in 5.1 channel surround sound
AV amplifier with Hdmi terminal B Hdmi cable optional
Accessories
Optional accessories
Parts identification and handling
Before using Speaker Viewfinder l
Battery release lever Batt l Tripod receptacle l
Reset button Reset l LCD monitor l
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Using grip belt
Adjust the belt length and the pad position
Be careful about the following
Accessory shoe
Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor as desired
Using the LCD monitor
Using the viewfinder
Pull out the viewfinder
Using the remote control
Install a button-type battery
Concerning the button-type battery
Remote control usable range
Discs that can be used on this unit
DVD-RW DVD-R DL
About DVD-R DL dual layer on Single side
Examples of discs that cannot be used on this unit
When using brand-new DVD-RAM or DVD-RW
When inserting a disc recorded on another device
Cards that you can use with this unit
Do not format it on a PC etc
Handling precautions
How to hold a disc or card
When inserting/removing a disc
Disc and card handling
Setup
Charging the battery
Fitting/Removing the battery
Connect the AC cable to the AC Adaptor and the AC outlet
Charging time and recordable time
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging time
Connecting to the AC outlet
About the remaining battery Capacity indication
Selecting a mode Turning the unit on/off
How to turn off the power Set the mode dial to OFF
Inserting/removing a disc
Inserting disc
Removing disc
Double sided disc
Identifying recording/playback sides of disc
Single sided disc/dual layer on single side disc
After inserting a disc/After recording finishes
Inserting/removing an SD card
How to use the cursor button
Card access lamp
Concerning the SD card
Operations during recording
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
Basic operations
Move the cursor button up, down, left or right to operate
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Focus
Playback mode In motion picture playback
Playback mode Still picture playback
Help mode
To exit the help mode
Using the menu screen
While stopped, press the Menu button
To get back to the previous screen
Setting date and time
Changing the date and time display style
Switching the language
To recharge the built-in lithium battery
Changing the display style
Adjusting LCD monitor/ viewfinder
LCD SET
EVF SET
Dynamic
Normal
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Recording
About auto mode
Anti-Ground-Shooting AGS
Turning the AGS function on/off
Rotate the mode dial to select
Recording motion pictures
To end the recording
Screen indications in the disc recording mode
Recording mode Remaining time left for recording
Recording time elapsed
Approximate recordable time for 1 disc
≥About batteries that you can use with this unit l
Press the Photo Shot button fully to take the picture
Recording still pictures Jpeg
Focus indication
To record still pictures clearly
ABC D E F G H
Concerning the focusing area
About the focus indication
Card indication l Mega optical image stabilizer l
Switching the shutter effect on/off
256 MB
Picture quality
16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB
512 MB
Various recording functions
Zoom in/out function
Move the zoom lever
About using the zoom microphone function
Digital zoom function
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Recording yourself
Backlight compensation function
To return to normal recording
Press the recording start/stop button. Fade out
To cancel fading
Fade in/fade out function
To select the colour for fade in/out
This allows recording in dark locations
To cancel the colour night view function
Colour night view function
Lux colour night view function
To cancel the tele macro function
Soft skin mode
To cancel the soft skin mode
Tele macro function
Press the Photo Shot button
Self-timer recording
To stop the timer midway through
This is for recording shots of yourself as well
When the flash is not used
Built-in flash
Red eye reduction function
To cancel the image stabilizer function
Image stabilizer function
This is for reducing image shakes during recording
Guide line function
To cancel the guide line function
To cancel the wind noise reduction function
Wind noise reduction function
This is for adjusting the microphone input level
Microphone level
Zebra display
To return to automatic setting
To cancel the zebra display
This is for displaying the parts that are too bright
Manual recording functions
Scene mode
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
Colour bar
Manual focus adjustment
Move the switch down and set it to Focus position
About the MF assist function
To restore to the automatic adjustment
White balance
This is for recording in natural colours
About the black balance Adjustment
About the white balance sensor
Manual shutter speed adjustment
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual iris/gain adjustment
Press the cursor button
Playback of motion pictures on a disc
Motion picture playback
Move the cursor button to operate
Operation is possible with the remote control only
Press the or 9 button on the remote control during playback
Operating with the remote Control
About motion picture Compatibility
Frame-by-frame playback
To adjust the volume
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
Press the button
Repeat playback
To cancel the repeat playback function
Playing back motion pictures by date
Select the date for playback, then press the cursor button
Resuming the previous playback
To cancel the resume playback function
Playback of still pictures on an SD card
Still pictures Jpeg playback
About still picture compatibility
Deleting scenes one at a time
Editing scenes
Deleting scenes
This is for deleting scenes recorded on discs
To continue deleting other scenes
To complete the settings
Protecting scenes
To complete editing
Deleting files one at a time
Editing still pictures
Deleting still pictures
Select the file to be deleted, then press the cursor button
Protecting still pictures
To continue deleting other files
To cancel all Dpof settings
Dpof setting
What is DPOF?
This is for writing the printing data on an SD card
Formatting an SD card
Formatting
Formatting discs
This is for initializing discs
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Finalizing a disc
Finalizing a disc
DVD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-R DL
Un-finalizing a DVD-RW
Creating a top menu
Deleting the top menu
Protected disc Motion picture recording Editing, etc
Protecting a disc
Auto Protect Operation
Playback only Unprotected
Displaying disc information
To release the disc protection
To exit the information screen
Playback on TV
Press the EXT Display button on the remote control
With a TV
To display the on-screen Information on the TV
≥Check Hdmi RESOLUTION. l
Connecting with a Hdmi cable optional
What is HDMI?
Connect this unit and a TV with the Hdmi cable optional
About the settings when Connecting with Hdmi
Hdmi output resolution
Listening in 5.1 channel sound
About the setting when connecting the component terminals
Audio
AV cable supplied
Playback using Viera Link Hdavi Control
Set so that Viera Link is activated on the connected TV
Operate with the remote control for the TV
To cancel Viera Link Hdavi Control
To stop dubbing
Set the mode dial to to turn on the power
Connect this unit and a video device
≥Images are dubbed in standard picture quality
With a printer PictBridge
Connect this unit and a printer
Select a file to be printed, then press the cursor button
Select the paper size setting on Paper Size
Select the layout setting on page Layout
When you stop printing halfway
Operating environment
Before using with a computer
What you can do with a computer
CPU
Connection and recognition procedures
Connection and recognition
About the computer display
Disk drive display
Example folder structure of an SD card
To disconnect USB cable safely
Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop
Verifying the unit is correctly recognised by the computer
If the driver has not been Recognised properly
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If using a Macintosh
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Menus and Indications
Menu list
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Playback menus Motion picture playback Play Setup
Language l Playback menus Still picture playback Play Setup
Create TOP Menu
Menus related to Advanced and Setup
Indications
Recording indications
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Confirmatory indications
Playback indications
PC connection indications
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Messages
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Thumbnail Data Error is Detected
About recovery
Control Data Error has Been Detected
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Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
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Frequently asked questions
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Troubleshooting
Unit operations
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When connected to another device
With a computer
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About this unit
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
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About the battery
About the AC adaptor
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About the miniSD Card
About the disc
About the SD card
LCD monitor/viewfinder
Causes of condensation
Explanation of terms
About condensation
What to do with the lens is fogged up
White balance
Auto focus
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Specifications
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USB
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