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
USE & Location
Indemnity concerning recording content
Carefully observe copyright laws
Cards that you can use with this unit
Licenses
For the purposes of these operating instructions
Contents
Others
With a PC
Accessories
VW-VBG070
CD-ROM
Quick Guide
Charging the battery
Inserting the battery
How to turn on the power
Recording motion pictures Playback
Recording still pictures
Still picture playback
Parts identification
Handling
LCD monitor
Grip belt
Joystick
Lens cover
1819
Tripod receptacle
Charging the battery
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging lamp Charge a
Inserting the battery
Charging time
Battery model number
Battery model Voltage Recording Maximum Actual
Charging time and recordable time
Battery capacity indication
Connecting to the AC outlet
Instructions Capacity
Before using 3 About HDD and SD cards
Internal HDD SD Memory Card
Display on the screen Indication in these
About SD cards
32 GB
SD card handling
12 GB
16 GB
HDD handling
Access lamp
Securely close the SD card slot cover
Rotate the mode dial to OFF
Inserting/removing an SD
Card
To turn on
Selecting a mode
How to turn the power on and off with the LCD monitor
Turning the unit on/off
To get back to the previous screen
Using the menu screen
Press the Menu button
Enter Menu
Language selection
Menu list
Motion picture recording menus
Still picture recording menus
Motion picture playback menus
Still picture playback menus
Press the joystick to enter the selection
Setting date and time
Press the Menu button to finish the setting
Select the menu. l
Basic # SET World Time # YES
≥ When the destination is in summer time
Select Home and press the joystick
Select Destination and press the joystick
Brightness
Adjusting LCD monitor
Adjusting the brightness and color level Select the menu. l
Setup # LCD SET # YES
Basic camera positioning
Intelligent auto mode
Press this button to switch on/off Intelligent auto mode
Before recording
Mode Scene/Effect
When the Intelligent auto mode is set to off
To end the recording
Recording motion pictures
Press the recording start/stop button to start recording
Screen indications
Dolby
Press the WEB Mode button
Record motion picture to be uploaded to YouTube
Audio recording modes
HDD
Recording modes and recordable time
Size of still pictures Selected recording destination
Recording still pictures
Press the recording start/stop button
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Advanced # Shtr Effect # on
Basic # Picture Size # desired setting
Number of pixels
Recording with a shutter sound effect Select the menu. l
Digital zoom function
Recording functions
Zoom in/out function
Move the zoom lever
Quick start
Recording yourself
To cancel the optical image stabilizer function
Optical image stabilizer function
Press the O.I.S. button
Enter
Recording functions
Operation icons
Select an icon with the joystick
Video recording mode
Operation icons
PRE-REC *1
Fade
Picture recording mode
Backlight
Compensation
MagicPix
Help mode
Soft skin mode
To exit the help mode
Self-timer
To stop the timer midway through
PRE-REC
Face detection
Menus
Menus
Auto slow shutter mode
Manual recording functions
Manual mode
Manual focus mode
To restore to the automatic adjustment
Select the manual mode. l Select the menu. l
Scene mode
Manual focus adjustment
To cancel the scene mode function
Select the manual mode. l Select with the joystick
Select the white balance mode with the joystick
Auto white balance adjustment
White balance
Select the manual mode. l Select or with Joystick
Manual shutter speed/ aperture adjustment
Adjust the settings with the joystick
To restore to automatic adjustment
Select the scene to be played back, then press the joystick
Motion picture playback
Resuming the previous playback Select the menu. l
Setup # Resume Play # on
To cancel the resume function
To change the playback speed
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
Normal Approx sec Long Approx sec
PICT. Setup # Slide Interval # desired setting
About still picture compatibility
Short
Press the button during playback
Deleting scenes/files
Deleting scenes/files one at Time
Deleting multiple scenes/ files
To complete editing
Deleting the copied scenes collectively
Press the button
To continue deleting other scenes/files
Select the scene to be protected, then press the joystick
To complete the settings
Editing scenes
Locking motion pictures
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
Scenes can be added to the created playlist
Adding scenes to playlist
Select the menu. l 26 Edit # ADD # YES
Moving scenes within a 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
Formatting an SD card
HDD and SD card
Management
Formatting HDD
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
Copying added scenes to discs
Select menus with the following procedures
DVD Copy function
Copying all the scenes to discs
Select START, then press the joystick
Favorite Scenes function
Selecting the scenes to copy to 1 disc
Select the scenes to be copied and then press the joystick
Burn Disc # HDD # Video # Favorite Scenes # Select Playlist
Selecting the scenes by date to copy to discs
Selecting the scenes by playlist to copy to discs
Select Date
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
Recording dubbing images onto other video devices
Using SD card slot or USB terminal of other video devices
When using a USB terminal
With other video devices
Select a file to be printed, then press the joystick
With a printer PictBridge
Connect this unit to a printer
Select PictBridge # HDD or SD Card then press the joystick
Standard
Select Print # YES and press the joystick
Before using 1 What you can do with a PC
RAM
Operating environment
VideoCam Suite
CPU
SD card reader function mass storage
Article 8 Termination of License
End User License Agreement
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
Setup1 Installation
Installing VideoCam Suite
Check the contents, then close the window
Uninstalling the software
Select PC/RECORDER # HDD or SD Card then press the joystick
Connection and recognition
About the PC display
Connect this unit to a PC
Double click the icon in task tray
When accessing the card
To disconnect USB cable safely
Example folder structure
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
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Playback indications
White
Green
Indications when other products are connected
Confirmatory indications
Card l
This Battery Cannot be Used
HDD Backup Recommended
This Card Cannot Record in Video Mode
Error OCCURRED. Recording is Stopped
Disconnect USB Cable
About recovery
Cannot Operate DUE to LOW Temperature
Error OCCURRED. Please Turn Unit OFF, then Turn on Again
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
Helpful hint
About the AC adaptor
About condensation
Causes of condensation
Auto focus
White balance adjustment
Explanation of terms
Automatic white balance
Recording a subject with little contrast
Specifications
SD Card/Hard Disk Video Camera
USB
Operating humidity
Mass Weight
Operating temperature
Operation
Pictures
Still pictures Recording media
Picture size
Number of recordable
128 MB
Number of recordable pictures
Picture size 640k480 640k360
60 GB
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
Cómo encender la cámara
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Carga de la batería
Inserción de la batería
Reproducción de imágenes fijas
Grabación de imágenes fijas
Reproducción
Pulse el botón de inicio/detención de la grabación
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