••The SDHC logo and SDXC logo are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC.

••“AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation.

••The “DV” is a registered trademark.

••Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

••HDMI, the HDMI logo, and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

••Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows Vista® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

••Screenshots are used in accordance with Microsoft Corporation guidelines.

••IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

••Intel® is a registered trademark or a trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

••Apple®, Macintosh®, and Mac OS® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

••Other model names, company names, and product names listed in these operating instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

••This product is licensed under the AVC Patent Portfolio License for the personal and non-commercial use of a consumer, and no license is granted or shall be implied for any use other than the personal uses detailed below.

-To encode video in compliance with the AVC standard (“AVC Video”)

-To decode AVC Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non-commercial activity

-To decode AVC Video that was obtained from a video provider licensed to provide AVC Video Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC (http://www.mpegla.com).

-Separate license contracts must be obtained from MPEG LA where SD Memory Cards containing information recorded with this product are to be distributed to end users for commercial purposes. “End user” refers to persons or organizations handling such contents for personal use.

■■How to read this document

Illustrations

••Illustrations of the camera, menu screens, and other items, may vary from the actual items.

••In order to identify the terminals on the camera body, the supplied protective caps are not illustrated except in “Description of parts” (Pages 19, 20).

Reference pages

••Reference pages in this document are indicated by (Page 00).

SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards

••SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards are all described as memory cards. Each name is described when explained individually.

Notations

••The menu items displayed on the screen are enclosed in square brackets like [Menu items], and characters printed on camera and the remote control are enclosed in angle brackets as in <item name>.

Menu display language

••[English] is set in the factory settings. You can change the display language in [LANGUAGE] item of the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] screen.

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