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Table of contents

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS............................................................3
Read this first........................................................................................6

Getting started

Step 1: Charging the battery pack.............................................................13
Charging the battery pack abroad...................................................16
Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time...........................17
Changing the language setting.......................................................19
Step 3: Preparing the recording media.......................................................20
To check the recording media settings..............................................20
Copying movies and photos (HDR-CX160/CX180)................................22
Recording/Playback
Recording...........................................................................................23
Selecting the recording mode........................................................27
Playback on the camcorder.....................................................................28
Performing Highlight Playback.......................................................31
Playing images on a TV..........................................................................32

Advanced operations

Deleting movies and photos...................................................................35

Saving movies and photos with a computer

Useful functions available if you connect the camcorder to a computer
(Windows)..........................................................................................36
Preparing a computer (Windows).............................................................37
When using a Macintosh...............................................................37
Starting PMB (Picture Motion Browser).......................................................40
Uploading images to a network service......................................................40