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Table of contents
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Table of contents
Read this first .........................................................................................2
Notes on use .................................................................................4
Operation flow .......................................................................................6
Advice for successful recording ..................................................................7

Getting started

Step 1: Charging the battery pack .............................................................12
Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time ........................... 15
Changing the language setting ........................................................16
Step 3: Preparing the recording media .......................................................17
Selecting the recording media for movies (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/
XR150E/XR155E) .......................................................................... 17
Selecting the recording media for photos (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/
XR150E/XR155E) .......................................................................... 17
Inserting a memory card ................................................................ 18

Recording/Playback

Recording ...........................................................................................20
Recording movies ........................................................................ 22
Shooting photos ..........................................................................24
Useful functions for recording movies and photos ........................................ 25
Zooming ....................................................................................25
Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO) ...................25
Selecting high definition image quality (HD)
or standard image quality (STD) ....................................................... 26
Selecting the recording mode ......................................................... 26
Prioritizing the subject .................................................................. 27
Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter) ................................... 28
Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec) ............28
Recording in mirror mode .............................................................. 28
Playback on the camcorder ..................................................................... 29
Useful functions for playing movies and photos ........................................... 32
Searching for desired images by date (Date Index) ................................32
Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) ....................... 32
Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index) .................................. 33
Playing back a digest of your movies (Highlight Playback) ...................... 33
Using PB zoom with photos ............................................................ 35
Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) ........................................ 36