Before use, please read these instructions completely
Operating Instructions
Replace the fuse and close or attach the fuse cover
Information for your safety
Carefully observe copyright laws
Indemnity concerning recording Content
Cards that you can use with this Unit
Motion picture playback
Information for your safety
Before recording
Manual recording functions
Card management
High definition images
Features of the High Definition Video Camera
What is the AVCHD?
Very clear high definition pictures
Watching high definition images
When connecting to a TV that does not have a Hdmi terminal
High definition TV B Hdmi cable optional
Other linked operations
Using the remote control for the TV for playback
Turning the power on and off
Automatic input switching
Internal microphones
Listening in 5.1 channel surround sound
AV amplifier with Hdmi terminal B Hdmi cable optional
Important note
Saving the data on the SD card
What you can do with HD Writer
SD Media Storage
Optional accessories
Accessories
About the cooling fan
Parts identification and handling
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Component terminal Component l Microphone terminal MIC
≥Use the supplied AV cable only
≥Push a while sliding it
Battery cable cover
Open the battery cover
Close the battery cover
Be careful about the following
Using grip belt
Flip the belt Put your hand through the grip belt
Refer to the operating instructions for the Filter Kit
Before using
≥It can open up to 90o
Using the LCD monitor
Using the remote control
Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor as desired
Remote control usable range
Install a button-type battery
Concerning the button-type battery
Cards that you can use with this unit
SD Speed Class Rating Class
Handling precautions
Charging lamp
Charging the battery
Setup
Connect the AC cable to the AC Adaptor and the AC outlet
Inserting the battery Open the battery cover
Inserting/removing the battery
Push the centre of the battery until it locks
Recordable time
Charging time and recordable time
About batteries that you can use for this unit
Charging time
About the remaining battery Capacity indication
Connecting to the AC outlet
≥The display changes as the battery capacity reduces
Playback mode l 63
Selecting a mode Turning the unit on/off
How to turn off the power Set the mode dial to OFF
Recording mode l 40
Quick start
Turning the power on and off with the LCD monitor
To turn on the power
To turn off the power
Open the LCD monitor
To cancel Quick start
≥Check that the status indicator has gone off
Inserting/removing an SD card
Basic operations
How to use the cursor button
Card access lamp
Concerning the SD card
Operations during recording
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
Move the cursor button up, down, left or right to operate
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Focus
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
Manual focus mode Focus 5/5 Manual focus adjustment
Playback mode In still picture playback
Playback mode In motion picture playback
While stopped, press the Menu button
Using the menu screen
Help mode
To exit the help mode
Press the Menu button to exit the menu screen
Operating with remote control
Press the Menu button
Select a menu item
Changing the display style
Setting date and time
Press the cursor button to enter Selection
Changing the date and time display style
For Australia
Switching the language
Adjusting LCD monitor
To recharge the built-in lithium battery
Dynamic
Basic camera positioning
Before recording
Recording
Automatic white balance l Auto focus l
About auto mode
Anti-Ground-Shooting AGS
Turning the AGS function on/off
Record motion pictures on an SD card
Rotate the mode dial to select
Recording motion pictures
To end the recording
≥Maximum number of recordable scenes with different dates
Screen indications in the recording mode
Recording mode Remaining time left for recording
Recording time elapsed
Min
≥Recordable time using the battery l
≥The sound cannot be recorded
Recording still pictures Jpeg
Press the Photo Shot button fully to take the picture
To record still pictures clearly
About the focus indication
Concerning the focusing area
Card indication l Mega optical image stabilizer l
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Switching the shutter effect on/off
16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB
Picture quality
≥The number of recordable pictures depends
Digital zoom function
Various recording functions
Zoom in/out function
Move the zoom lever
You can record yourself while viewing the LCD monitor
About using the zoom microphone function
Recording yourself
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
To return to normal recording
Backlight compensation function
Fade in/fade out function
Press the recording start/stop button
To select the colour for fade in/out
To cancel fading
To cancel the colour night view function
Colour night view function
Tele macro function
Soft skin mode
To cancel the soft skin mode
To cancel the tele macro function
Press the Photo Shot button
Self-timer recording
To stop the timer midway through
You can record still pictures on an SD card using the timer
Flash is activated and the picture will be recorded
When the flash is not used
≥This function’s default setting is Flash Auto
Built-in flash
Image stabilizer function
To cancel the image stabilizer function
Red eye reduction function
Wind noise reduction function
To cancel the guide line function
To cancel the wind noise reduction function
Guide line function
Automatically
Microphone level
AGC Auto Gain Control
AGC is activated,
To cancel the zebra display
To return to automatic setting
Zebra display
Manual recording functions
Scene mode
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
To cancel the colour bar
Move the switch down and set it to Focus position
Manual focus adjustment
To cancel the scene mode function
White balance
To restore to the automatic adjustment
About the MF assist function
≥Mercury-vapor lamps, sodium lamps, some fluorescent lights
About the black balance Adjustment
Recording Manual adjustment mode
About the white balance sensor
Manual iris/gain adjustment
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual shutter speed adjustment
Move the cursor button to operate
Motion picture playback
Select the scene to be played back
Press the cursor button
About motion picture Compatibility
Press the or 9 button on the remote control during playback
Operating with the remote Control
Operation is possible with the remote control only
Press the button
To adjust the volume
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
Frame-by-frame playback
To return to playing back all the scenes
To cancel the repeat playback function
Playing back motion pictures by date
Repeat playback
Select the file to be played back
To cancel the resume playback function
Still picture Jpeg playback
Resuming the previous playback
About still picture compatibility
Deleting scenes
Editing scenes
Deleting scenes one at a time
To continue deleting other scenes
To complete the settings
Editing Only when Select is selected in step
Protecting scenes
Select the file to be deleted, then press the cursor button
Editing still pictures
Deleting still pictures
Deleting files one at a time
Protecting still pictures
Sufficient battery power or use the AC adaptor
To continue deleting other files
Number of prints set to be in Dpof is displayed
Dpof setting
What is DPOF?
To cancel all Dpof settings
Card management
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select or
Formatting
Formatting an SD card
To watch images with a Aspect ratio on a regular TV
With a TV
Playback on TV
To display the on-screen Information on the TV
Start playback on this unit
Connecting with a Hdmi cable optional
What is HDMI?
Connect this unit and a TV with the Hdmi cable optional
Hdmi output resolution
About the settings when Connecting with Hdmi
Listening in 5.1 channel sound
Component Video Audio
About the setting when connecting the component terminals
If the image or audio from this Unit is not output on the TV
AV cable supplied
Set so that Viera Link is activated on the connected TV
Playback using Viera Link Hdavi Control
To cancel Viera Link Hdavi Control
Operate with the remote control for the TV
AV cable supplied ≥Insert the plugs as far as they will go
About the battery running down
Connect this unit and a video device
To stop dubbing
Select a file to be printed, then press the cursor button
Select the paper size setting on Paper Size
With a printer PictBridge
Connect this unit and a printer
When you stop printing halfway
Select the layout setting on page Layout
Easy editing Playing back on a computer
Before using with a computer
Refer to P99 if using a Macintosh
What you can do with a computer
Contents on provided CD-ROM
End User License Agreement
Operating environment for HD Writer Ver1.0E for SD1
Operating environment
USB port
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
MB or more 256 MB or more recommended
Click HD Writer Ver1.0E for SD1
Installation
Installing HD Writer Ver1.0E for SD1
Insert the CD-ROM into the computer
Select start #
Software application uninstallation
Computer must be rebooted for the application to work
Click Finish
Insert the battery and connect the AC adaptor
Connection and recognition procedures
Connection and recognition
Example folder structure of an SD card
Set the mode dial on the unit to PC and connect the unit to
About the computer display
Computer
Verifying the unit is correctly recognised by the computer
To disconnect USB cable safely
If the driver has not been Recognised properly
Click the Copy to PC button
Using HD Writer Ver1.0E for SD1
On the computer
Writing back to an SD card
Click the Start copying button
If using Macintosh
Menu list
Menus and Indications
Scene Protect l 72 Dpof SET l
Playback menus Motion picture playback Play Setup
Language l Playback menus Still picture playback Play Setup
101
Menus related to Advanced and Setup
Recording indications
Indications
103
104
Playback indications
PC connection indications
Confirmatory indications
105
Messages
106
107
About recovery
108
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
Unit operations
Troubleshooting
109
110
111
112
113
With a computer
When connected to another device
114
115
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
About this unit
About the AC adaptor
About the battery
116
117
About the SD card
About the miniSD Card
LCD monitor
What to do with the lens is fogged up
Explanation of terms
About condensation
Causes of condensation
Auto focus
White balance
119
120
Specifications
121
122
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