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VQT0N73
Contents
Information for your safety................................... 2

Before using

Accessories.......................................................... 4
Optional...................................................... .......... 4
Parts identification and handling............ .............. 4
Fitting the lens cap .............................................. 6
The one-touch free-style grip belt........................ 7
Using the LCD monitor......................................... 7
Using the viewfinder............................................. 8
Power supply....................................................... 8
Charging time and recordable time...................... 9
Inserting/removing a cassette............................ 10
Inserting/removing a card.................................. 11
Turning the camera on....................................... 12
Selecting a mode............................................... 12
How to use the joystick...................................... 12
Switching the language................................. ..... 14
Using the menu screen...................................... 14
Setting date and time..................... .................... 15
Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder................. ..... 15
Using the remote control.................................... 16
Free style remote control with mic..................... 18

Record mode

Check before recording...................................... 19
Recording on a tape........................................... 20
Recording still pictures on a card while
recording image onto a tape............................ 20
Check the recording........................................... 21
Blank search function......................................... 21
Recording still pictures onto a card
(Photoshot)...................................................... 21
Zoom in/out function.......................................... 23
Recording yourself............................................. 23
Quick start.......................................................... 24
Backlight compensation function....................... 24
Night view functions........................................... 24
Soft skin mode................................................... 25
Tele-macro function........................................... 25
Fade in/fade out function ................................... 26
Wind noise reduction function............................ 26
Using the built-in video flash .............................. 26
Self-timer recording............................................ 27
Recording images for wide-screen TVs ............. 28
Image stabilizer function .................................... 28
Continuous Photoshot........................................ 29
Recording in various situations
(Scene mode)............................................... ... 29
Recording in natural colours
(White balance)............................................... 30
Manual focus adjustment ................................... 31
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment ....... 32

Playback mode

Playing back tape............................................... 33
Slow-motion playback/
frame-by-frame playback................................. 34
Variable-speed search function.......................... 34
Playback on TV.................................................. 35
Playing back card............................................... 35
Deleting files recorded on a card....................... 36
Formatting a card............................................... 37
Protecting files on a card.................................... 37
Writing the printing data on a card
(DPOF setting)................................................ 37

Edit mode

Recording from a tape onto a card..................... 39
Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR
(Dubbing)......................................................... 39
Recording the contents of other equipment....... 40
Using the DV Cable for Recording
(Digital Dubbing).............................................. 41
Audio dubbing.. .................................................. 42
Printing pictures by directly connecting to
the printer (PictBridge) .................................... 43

Menu

Menu list............................................................. 45
Menus related to taking pictures........................ 47
Menus related to playback................................. 47
Other menus...................................................... 48

Others

Indications.......................................................... 49
Warning/alarm indications.................................. 50
Functions cannot be used simultaneously......... 52
Before requesting repair
(Problems and solutions)................................. 53
Cautions for Use................................................ 56
Explanation of terms. ......................................... 60

Specifications

Specifications..................................................... 61
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