Contents

 

Information for Your Safety ..........................

2

Accessories....................................................

7

Features..........................................................

8

Preparation

Before using

[1]Handling of Built-in Memory and HDD (Hard disk drive) [HDC-TM20/HDC-HS20] ....................... 9

 

Handling of built-in memory

 

 

[HDC-TM20] ..........................................

9

 

Handling of HDD [HDC-HS20].............

10

[2]

Parts identification and handling.....

11

 

[HDC-SD20/HDC-TM20] .....................

11

 

[HDC-HS20].........................................

14

Setup

 

[1]

Power supply .....................................

17

 

Charging the battery ............................

17

 

Inserting/removing the battery .............

18

 

Charging and recording time ...............

19

 

Connecting to the AC outlet.................

21

[2]

Preparation of SD cards....................

22

 

Cards that you can use with this unit...

22

 

Inserting/removing an SD card ............

23

[3]

Selecting a mode

 

 

(Turning the unit on/off) ....................

24

 

Turning the power on and off with

 

 

the LCD monitor ..................................

25

[4]

How to use the touch screen............

26

[5]

Using the menu screen .....................

27

 

Language selection .............................

28

 

Menu list ..............................................

28

[6]

Setting date and time ........................

32

 

World time setting (Displaying the

 

 

time of the travel destination) ..............

34

[7]

Adjusting LCD monitor .....................

35

 

LCD monitor adjustment......................

35

 

Touch screen calibration......................

36

 

Changing the picture quality on

 

 

the LCD monitor ..................................

36

 

Recording Yourself ..............................

36

[8]

Using with the remote control..........

37

 

Operation of direction buttons/

 

 

OK button ............................................

38

Recording

Recording (Basic)

[1]

Before recording ...............................

39

Preparation

 

Intelligent auto mode...........................

40

 

 

 

Quick start ...........................................

42

 

 

Quick power on ...................................

43

 

[2]

Recording motion pictures ..............

44

 

 

Recording modes/approximate

 

 

 

recordable time ...................................

46

 

 

PRE-REC ............................................

47

 

 

Shooting guide ....................................

47

Recording

[3]

Recording still pictures ....................

48

 

 

Picture quality......................................

49

 

 

Simultaneous recording

 

 

 

(recording still pictures while

 

 

 

recording motion pictures)...................

50

 

 

............Number of recordable pictures

50

 

[4]

Zoom in/out function ........................

51

 

[7]

Digital zoom function...........................

51

Playback

Recording with the video light.........

54

[5]

Optical image stabilizer function.....

52

 

[6]

AF tracking ........................................

53

 

Recording (Advanced)

[1]Recording functions of operation

icons...................................................

55

 

Operation icons...................................

55

Backup

[2] Recording functions of menus ........

58

White balance .....................................

69

[3] Manual recording ..............................

68

 

Manual shutter speed/

 

 

iris adjustment.....................................

70

 

Manual focus adjustment ....................

71

 

 

Picture adjustment ..............................

71

 

 

 

With a PC

 

 

 

Others

5

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