Operating Instructions
Refer Servicing to Qualified Service Personnel
Following mark and symbols are located on bottom of the unit
SDR-H79P
FCC Note
AC adaptor
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
Important Safety Instructions
Carefully observe copyright laws
Indemnity concerning recording content
Cards that you can use with this unit
USE & Location
Licenses
For the purposes of these operating instructions
Contents
Others
With a PC
Accessories
VW-VBG070
CD-ROM
Inserting the battery
Charging the battery
How to turn on the power
Quick Guide
Recording motion pictures Playback
Recording still pictures
Still picture playback
Parts identification
Handling
LCD monitor
Lens cover
Joystick
1819
Grip belt
Tripod receptacle
Charging the battery
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging lamp Charge a
Inserting the battery
Battery model Voltage Recording Maximum Actual
Battery model number
Charging time and recordable time
Charging time
Battery capacity indication
Connecting to the AC outlet
Internal HDD SD Memory Card
Before using 3 About HDD and SD cards
Display on the screen Indication in these
Instructions Capacity
About SD cards
12 GB
SD card handling
16 GB
32 GB
HDD handling
Access lamp
Inserting/removing an SD
Rotate the mode dial to OFF
Card
Securely close the SD card slot cover
How to turn the power on and off with the LCD monitor
Selecting a mode
Turning the unit on/off
To turn on
Press the Menu button
Using the menu screen
Enter Menu
To get back to the previous screen
Language selection
Menu list
Motion picture recording menus
Still picture recording menus
Motion picture playback menus
Still picture playback menus
Press the Menu button to finish the setting
Setting date and time
Select the menu. l
Press the joystick to enter the selection
Select Home and press the joystick
≥ When the destination is in summer time
Select Destination and press the joystick
Basic # SET World Time # YES
Adjusting the brightness and color level Select the menu. l
Adjusting LCD monitor
Setup # LCD SET # YES
Brightness
Press this button to switch on/off Intelligent auto mode
Intelligent auto mode
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Mode Scene/Effect
When the Intelligent auto mode is set to off
Press the recording start/stop button to start recording
Recording motion pictures
Screen indications
To end the recording
Record motion picture to be uploaded to YouTube
Press the WEB Mode button
Audio recording modes
Dolby
HDD
Recording modes and recordable time
Press the recording start/stop button
Recording still pictures
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Size of still pictures Selected recording destination
Number of pixels
Basic # Picture Size # desired setting
Recording with a shutter sound effect Select the menu. l
Advanced # Shtr Effect # on
Zoom in/out function
Recording functions
Move the zoom lever
Digital zoom function
Quick start
Recording yourself
To cancel the optical image stabilizer function
Optical image stabilizer function
Press the O.I.S. button
Operation icons
Recording functions
Select an icon with the joystick
Enter
Video recording mode
Operation icons
PRE-REC *1
Backlight
Picture recording mode
Compensation
Fade
Soft skin mode
Help mode
To exit the help mode
MagicPix
Self-timer
To stop the timer midway through
PRE-REC
Face detection
Menus
Menus
Auto slow shutter mode
Manual focus mode
Manual mode
To restore to the automatic adjustment
Manual recording functions
Manual focus adjustment
Scene mode
To cancel the scene mode function
Select the manual mode. l Select the menu. l
Auto white balance adjustment
Select the white balance mode with the joystick
White balance
Select the manual mode. l Select with the joystick
Adjust the settings with the joystick
Manual shutter speed/ aperture adjustment
To restore to automatic adjustment
Select the manual mode. l Select or with Joystick
Select the scene to be played back, then press the joystick
Motion picture playback
To cancel the resume function
Setup # Resume Play # on
To change the playback speed
Resuming the previous playback Select the menu. l
Playing back a playlist
Playing back motion pictures by date
Still picture playback
Select the file to be played back, then press the joystick
Select the playback operation with the joystick
About still picture compatibility
PICT. Setup # Slide Interval # desired setting
Short
Normal Approx sec Long Approx sec
Deleting scenes/files one at Time
Deleting scenes/files
Deleting multiple scenes/ files
Press the button during playback
Press the button
Deleting the copied scenes collectively
To continue deleting other scenes/files
To complete editing
Editing scenes
To complete the settings
Locking motion pictures
Select the scene to be protected, then press the joystick
Select the scene to be divided, then press the joystick
Dividing a scene to delete
To continue dividing and deleting other scenes
Dividing a scene to delete
Creating a new playlist
Using playlists
Deleting scenes
Editing a playlist
Select the menu. l 26 Edit # ADD # YES
Adding scenes to playlist
Moving scenes within a playlist
Scenes can be added to the created playlist
Editing still pictures
Locking still pictures
Select the file to be protected, then press the joystick
To cancel all Dpof settings
Dpof setting
Copying still picture files
Select Select or ALL then press the joystick
Select the file to be copied, then press the joystick
To cancel copying halfway
Copying still picture files
To continue copying other files
Management
HDD and SD card
Formatting HDD
Formatting an SD card
Start playback on this unit
Playback on TV
Setup # EXT. Display # on
To watch images with a 169 aspect ratio on a regular TV
To display the on-screen information on the TV
With a DVD burner
About discs that can be used
Data Motion pictures Still pictures Media
Insert the disc in the DVD burner
Connecting this unit to the DVD burner
DVD Copy function
Select menus with the following procedures
Copying all the scenes to discs
Copying added scenes to discs
Selecting the scenes to copy to 1 disc
Favorite Scenes function
Select the scenes to be copied and then press the joystick
Select START, then press the joystick
Selecting the scenes by playlist to copy to discs
Selecting the scenes by date to copy to discs
Select Date
Burn Disc # HDD # Video # Favorite Scenes # Select Playlist
About the time it takes to copy
About playing back the discs
Disc type Copy time
Playing back a disc inserted in the DVD burner
When using a USB terminal
Using SD card slot or USB terminal of other video devices
With other video devices
Recording dubbing images onto other video devices
Connect this unit to a printer
With a printer PictBridge
Select PictBridge # HDD or SD Card then press the joystick
Select a file to be printed, then press the joystick
Standard
Select Print # YES and press the joystick
Before using 1 What you can do with a PC
VideoCam Suite
Operating environment
CPU
RAM
SD card reader function mass storage
Article 8 Termination of License
End User License Agreement
Installing VideoCam Suite
Setup1 Installation
Check the contents, then close the window
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
Uninstalling the software
About the PC display
Connection and recognition
Connect this unit to a PC
Select PC/RECORDER # HDD or SD Card then press the joystick
To disconnect USB cable safely
When accessing the card
Example folder structure
Double click the icon in task tray
Using software 1 Using VideoCam Suite
When the operating instructions will not open
Reading the operating instructions of the software
Upload to YouTube
If using a Macintosh
Recording indications
White
Playback indications
Green
10000
Indications when other products are connected
Confirmatory indications
Card l
This Card Cannot Record in Video Mode
HDD Backup Recommended
Error OCCURRED. Recording is Stopped
This Battery Cannot be Used
Cannot Operate DUE to LOW Temperature
About recovery
Error OCCURRED. Please Turn Unit OFF, then Turn on Again
Disconnect USB Cable
Functions Conditions which Disable the functions
Functions that cannot be
Used simultaneously
Problem Check points
Troubleshooting
Operation arbitrarily stops
Problem
Scenes or files cannot be deleted or edited
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With a PC
With other products
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
About this unit
About the battery
About condensation
About the AC adaptor
Causes of condensation
Helpful hint
Explanation of terms
White balance adjustment
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
Recording a subject with little contrast
Specifications
SD Card/Hard Disk Video Camera
USB
Operating temperature
Mass Weight
Operation
Operating humidity
Picture size
Still pictures Recording media
Number of recordable
Pictures
Picture size 640k480 640k360
Number of recordable pictures
60 GB
128 MB
Accessory No Description
Optional accessories
Visa
Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
Request for Service Notice USA and Puerto Rico Only
Request for Service Notice
Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty United States and Puerto Rico
Accessory Purchases United States and Puerto Rico
Customer Services Directory United States and Puerto Rico
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Index
Carga de la batería
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Inserción de la batería
Cómo encender la cámara
Reproducción
Grabación de imágenes fijas
Pulse el botón de inicio/detención de la grabación
Reproducción de imágenes fijas
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