Overall operations

Symptom

Explanation/Solution

 

 

 

• Has the camcorder been left unused for a long period of time?

The date and time are incorrect.

The backup built-in rechargeable battery may be discharged.

 

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Menu items that cannot be used at the same time

Symptom

Cannot use

Because of the following settings

 

 

 

 

“iSCENE”

“Aperture : Manual,” “Shutter : Manual”

 

 

 

 

“Aperture: Manual”

“Shutter : Manual,” “iSCENE”

 

 

 

 

“Shutter: Manual”

“Aperture : Manual,” “iSCENE”

Menu items are greyed out

 

 

“Video Resolution,”

“Time Lapse REC”

 

 

“Fader”

 

 

“Photo Resolution”

“Cont. Shot : High Speed”

You cannot select greyed items in the current recording/playback mode.

There are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously.

The list shown above shows examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items.

Menu and quick menu cannot be used in Smart Auto mode.

The following functions cannot be used during video recording:

Only quick menu is available during video recording.

The following functions are automatically set to Off or Auto mode in the Smart Auto mode:

-“iSCENE”, “Shutter”, “Digital Effect”, “Tele Macro”, etc.

In the Smart Auto mode, your camcorder automatically chooses the appropriate camcorder settings based on a detected type of scene. Most settings are automatically adjusted in Smart Auto mode. And so, to set or adjust functions on your own, release the Smart Auto mode first.

The following functions are automatically set to Off or Auto mode in the Slow Motion mode:

-iSCENE, Resolution, White Balance, Shutter, Super C.Nite, Face Detection, Fader, Digital Zoom, Time Lapse REC, etc.

In Slow Motion mode, menu cannot be accessed, however, some of Quick menu such as Aperture, EV, Focus, Digital Effect etc. are available.

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HMX-S10BP/XIL, HMX-S16BP/XER, HMX-S10BP/XER, HMX-S15BP/XIL, HMX-S16BP/EDC specifications

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