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Table of contents
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Table of contents
Read this first .........................................................................................2
Notes on use .................................................................................5
Operation flow .......................................................................................6

Getting started

Step 1: Attaching the supplied microphone and the lens hood .........................11
Attaching the microphone holder .................................................... 11
Attach the microphone to the microphone holder ................................12
Attaching the lens hood .................................................................13
Step 2: Charging the battery pack ............................................................. 15
Step 3: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time ........................... 18
Changing the language setting ........................................................19
Step 4: Preparing the recording media ....................................................... 20
Selecting the recording media for movies ...........................................20
Selecting the recording media for photos ...........................................20
Inserting a memory card ................................................................ 21

Recording/Playback

Recording ...........................................................................................23
Recording movies ........................................................................ 24
Shooting photos ..........................................................................26
Useful functions for recording movies and photos ........................................ 28
Zooming ....................................................................................28
Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO) ...................28
Selecting high definition image quality (HD) or standard image
quality (STD) ............................................................................... 29
Selecting the recording mode ......................................................... 30
Prioritizing the subject .................................................................. 30
Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter) ................................... 31
Recording sound with more presence (5.1ch surround recording) .............31
Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec) ............32
Recording in dark places (NightShot).................................................32
Recording in mirror mode .............................................................. 32
Controlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL dial ...............33
Playback on the camcorder ..................................................................... 35