Contents
3
Information for Your Safety.............................. 2

Before Use

Standard Accessories...................................... 4
Optional Accessories....................................... 4
Controls and Components............................... 4
The Remote Controller.................................... 7
Power Supply .................................................. 8
Charging Time and
Available Recording Tim e................. ............ 9
The One-touch Free Style Grip Belt................ 9
Attaching the Lens Cap................................. 10
Attaching the Shoulder Strap......................... 10
Inserting a Cassette....................................... 11
Using a Card.................................................. 11
Turning on the Movie Camera....................... 12
Selecting Modes............................................ 12
Using the Viewfinder/LCD Monitor ................ 12
Using the Menu Screen................................. 13
List of Menus................................................. 14
Setting Date and Time................................... 18
Internal Lithium Battery Recharge................. 18
LP Mode........................................................ 18
Audio Recording Mode.................................. 18

Recording Mode

About Recording............................................ 19
Recording on a Tape..................................... 19
Recording a Still Picture on a Card
(Photoshot)................................................. 21
Quick Start..................................................... 22
Self-timer Recording...................................... 23
Zoom In/Out Functions.................................. 23
Digital Zoom Function.................................... 24
Image Stabilizer Function.............................. 24
Fade In/Out Functions................................... 25
Backlight Compensation Function................. 25
Night View Functions..................................... 25
Soft Skin Function......................................... 26
Wind Noise Reduction Function.................... 26
Wide/Pro-Cinema Functi on.. ......................... 26
Cinema Function........................................... 27
Recording in Special Situations..................... 27
Recording in Natural Colou rs... ..................... 27
Adjusting White Balance Manually................ 28
Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment................ 29
Manual Iris Adjustment.................................. 30
Manual Focus Adjustment............................. 30
Recording with Fixed Brightness................... 30
Advanced Functions...................................... 31
Using the Auto Pop-up Flash......................... 32
Red Eye Reduction Function......................... 33
Digital Effect Functions.................................. 33

Playback Mode

Playing Back a Tape..................................... 36
Finding a Scene You Want to Play Back....... 36
Slow Motion Playback................................... 37
Still Playback/Still Advance Playback............ 37
Index Search Function.................................. 38
Playback Zoom Function ............................... 38
Playback Digital Effect Functions.................. 39
Playing Back a Card...................................... 39
Slide Show .................................................... 40
Creating a Title.............................................. 40
Adding a Title ................................................ 41
Writing Printing Data on a Card..................... 41
Protecting the Files on a Card....................... 42
Deleting the Files Recorded on a Card ......... 42
Formatting a Card......................................... 43
Playing Back on Your TV.............................. 43

Editing Mode

Recording from a Tape onto a Card.............. 45
Audio Dubbing............................................... 45
Copying on a DVD-R or
an S-VHS (or a VHS) Cassette................... 46
Recording the Contents of
Other Equipment......................................... 46
Using the DV Cable for Recording................ 47
Printing pictures with directly connecting
to the printer (PictBridge)............................ 47

With a PC

Copying Still Pictures to a PC ....................... 49
Using as a Web Camera .................... ........... 49
Using MotionDV STUDIO .............................. 49
Using SD Viewer........................................... 50
Using a Card in a Personal Computer........... 50

Others

Indications..................................................... 51
Initializing the Modes..................................... 53
Warning/Alarm Indications............................ 53
Notes and Hints............................................. 54
Cautions for Use............................................ 61
Before Requesting Repair
(Problems and Solutions) ........................... 65
Explanation of Terms.................................... 67

Specifications

Specifications................................................ 69
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