Operating Instructions
About recording formats and compatibility of the unit
Indemnity about recorded content
Read this first
Handling built-in memory
SD Memory Card, Sdhc Memory Card and Sdxc Memory Card
Cards that you can use with this unit
For the purposes of these operating instructions
Contents
Advanced Recording
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Use as a card reader 126 Using the unit as a web camera 129
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Names and Functions of Main Parts
Power button l USB/AV connector l 12, 104, 113
Hdmi mini connector l 104
LCD monitor l
Select using the SET button
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Lens
Open the battery/card cover
Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. l
Close the battery/card cover
Charging the battery
Connect the USB cable to the AC adaptor
Charging and recording time
Charging/Recording time
By Cipa standard
Battery capacity indication
Number
Approx 210 min Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Recording to a card
Cards that you can use with this unit
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Inserting/removing an SD card
Open the battery/card cover Status indicator a
Check that the status indicator has gone off
Insert remove the SD card into from the card slot
Close the battery/card cover
To turn off the unit
About Standby Mode
Turning the unit on/off
About the high temperature warning icon
Unit
Playback Mode l 39
Selecting a mode
Recording Mode l 27, 30
Press the REC/ button
Menu
Setting date and time
Select the menu. l
# Clock SET
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Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Basic motion picture recording
If the surface of the unit gets hot
Recording motion pictures
≥ Before turning on the unit, remove the lens cap
Recording time elapsed
Counter display will be reset to
During recording
During recording standby
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
Press the button halfway
Recording still pictures
Open the LCD monitor
Press the button fully
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About the recording standby screen display
About the screen indications in the still picture recording
About the focusing area
PT Autofocus
About picture size
640k480
Open the LCD monitor. Select the menu. l
Menu 1 # REC Mode # Voice Record
Recording audio
During audio recording
Audio operation indicator l
About the screen display for audio recording
Intelligent Auto Mode
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Auto Focus
Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic White Balance
Motion picture/Still picture/Audio playback
Thumbnail display
Operation icon
Play back using the SET button
Motion picture/audio playback
Still picture playback
Towards
Speaker volume adjustment
Change the thumbnail display
Audio compatibility
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Using the menu screen
To get back to the previous screen
Select the menu
Using Option Menu
Menu 1 , 2 or # desired setting
Clock SET
Alert Sound
Display
Language
Economy
Brightness
TV Output
Format
Initial SET
Format
Delete Data
When creating a folder
REC Folder
Playback Folder
File NO. CONT’D
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About the zoom bar
Using the zoom
Zoom lever
Double range zoom
Press the zoom range button
Zoom Mode
About the maximum zoom magnification
Image Stabiliser
Image Stabiliser for motion pictures Select the menu
Image Stabiliser for still pictures Select the menu
3M Burst
Menu 2 # Burst # desired setting 16M 16M Burst
Burst recording
16M 16M Reverse Burst
Burst setting Maximum number of pictures
Maximum number of pictures in the burst
Pan the unit horizontally or vertically
Recording panorama still pictures
Press the button to start the recording
Menu 2 # Panorama # Panorama or
360e Panorama
Recording technique
About size of still pictures
180e Panorama
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Recording functions of menus
REC Mode
Menu 1 # REC Mode # desired setting
Picture Size
Creative Control
≥ Old Movie OLD
≥ Miniature Effect Mini jAudio is not recorded
≥ One Point Colour 1CLR
Scene Mode
Intelligent Auto
Spot Light
Sports
Portrait
Snow
Limitations of Scene Mode settings
Comp
Zoom Mode
HDR Backlight
Panorama
Menu 2 # Flash # desired setting
Burst
Flash
When Ø2 2 sec is selected
Self Timer
Menu 2 # Self Timer # desired setting
When Ø10 10 sec is selected
Menu 2 # Photo View # desired setting
Photo View
S.VIDEO
Menu 2 # Auto Review # desired setting
Auto Review
S.PICTURE
Focus
Menu 3 # ISO # desired setting
ISO
Auto
Multi
Focus Mode
Metering Mode
Menu 4 # Face Chaser # on
About prioritised face chaser
Face Chaser
Shortcuts
Recommended Settings
Wind CUT
Menu 4 # Wind CUT # on
AE Lock
Øself Timer
AF Lock
Flash
AF lock
AE lock
Exposure compensation
Menu 3 # White Balance
Manual recording
White Balance
To set the White Balance manually
Menu 3 # Focus # desired setting
Setting the focus and recording
Using Manual Focus
Select Manual and press the SET button
Playback using operation icon
Playback Operations
Button to the right for Approximately 3 seconds tilt to
During Pause ≥ Press the SET button to restore
With playback paused, tilt the SET
Left for reverse slow-motion Motion Playback
Creating still picture from motion picture
Move the zoom lever to side
Cutting out a section of a panorama still picture
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Saving the zoomed still picture
Press the button fully while zoomed
Various playback functions
Normal
Select Start using the SET button and press
Short
Long
Displaying file information
Recording Mode
Using the playback menu
Slideshow
TRANSFER/PROTECT
Play Volume
# Play Volume
Delete
Resize
Press the Menu button to complete the settings
Select the menu Menu # Resize # desired setting
RED-EYE Correct
# RED-EYE CORRECT. # Correction
Splitting a scene
Edit Video
Pause
Specify the starting position for the scene
Operations Play back
Fast forward
Press
Scene splicing
Select the scene with the thumbnail screen
Copy
Deleting files/folders
Deleting displayed file
Press the button or the recording start/stop Button
Select YES using the SET button and press the SET Button
Deleting multiple files at once
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Deleting all files
Deleting a folder
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Press the Menu button to complete the settings
Protecting a file
Menu # Protect
≥ Always use the supplied AV cable
Watching Video/Pictures on your
Connect this unit to a TV 104
105
About the status indicator of the unit
Select the video input on the TV
Picture quality
System
Play back from the unit
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108
Connecting with an Hdmi mini cable
TV format setting
Menu # TV Output # Hdmi # AUTO/720p/1080i/480p
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Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
Menu # TV Output # Viera Link # on
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Operate with the remote control for the TV
Other linked operations
Select Copy ALL to begin copying to the SD card 111
Copying from Built-in Memory to SD card
Set to Playback Mode. l
Copy Selected
Press the recording start/stop button or the button
112
Dubbing images onto other video devices
113
Start recording on the connected device
114
Smart wizard
What you can do with a PC
HD Writer VE
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Important Notice
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≥ Data cannot be written to the unit from a PC
End User License Agreement
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Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer VE
CPU
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RAM
To use the HD Writer VE
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Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
Installation
Uninstalling HD Writer VE
Click Yes. Click Next
Connect this unit to a PC
Connecting to a PC
Turn on the unit
To disconnect USB cable safely
Use as a card reader
126
Example folder structure in built-in memory/SD card
About the PC display
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Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
Copying your still pictures to your PC
Card reader function mass storage
Necessary
Using the unit as a web camera
129
Software
Start Windows Live Messenger or Messages
130
Starting HD Writer VE
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If using Mac
Operating environment
Double click on the Camsd or Cammem Displayed on the desktop
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Menu # Eye-Fi # Transfer # on
Using the Eye-Ficard
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Using Direct Mode
Menu # Eye-Fi # Start Direct Mode
# TRANSFER/PROTECT
Selecting files to transfer
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≥ The Eye-Fi menu only appears when an Eye-Fi card is used
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Indications
Recording indications
Burst recording l
ISO50/ISO100/ISO200/ISO400/ISO800/ISO1600
Eye-Fi settings l
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F3.5 Iris value l Shutter Speed l
Playback indications
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Time display
Confirmatory indications
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Check Card
Messages
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Card Full
Troubleshooting
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Changes Angle of view of the recording standby
Problem Check points Status
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ON. l
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About this unit
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When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
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About the battery
Be sure to detach the battery after use
About the AC adaptor
Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording
Do not throw old battery into fire
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About status indicator during charging
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LCD monitor
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About the SD card
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Licenses
About copyright
Carefully observe copyright laws
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Built-in Approx
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SD card
Memory
160
Approximate number of recordable pictures
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