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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
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 . ....................................................... 17
Step 3: Preparing the recording media ....................................................... 18
Selecting the recording media for movies . .......................................... 18
Selecting the recording media for photos . .......................................... 18
Inserting a memory card . ............................................................... 19
Recording/Playback
Recording ........................................................................................... 21
Recording movies ........................................................................ 22
Shooting photos . ......................................................................... 24
Useful functions for recording movies and photos ........................................ 26
Zooming . ................................................................................... 26
Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO) . .................. 26
Selecting high definition image quality (HD)
or standard image quality (STD) . ...................................................... 27
Selecting the recording mode . ........................................................ 28
Prioritizing the subject .................................................................. 28
Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter) ................................... 29
Recording sound with more presence (5.1ch surround recording) . ............ 29
Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec) . ........... 30
Recording in dark places (NightShot)................................................. 30
Recording in mirror mode .
............................................................. 31
Controlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL dial . .............. 31
Playback on the camcorder . .................................................................... 33
Useful functions for playing movies and photos ........................................... 36
Searching for desired images by date (Date Index) . ............................... 36
Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) ....................... 36
Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index) .................................. 37
Playing back a digest of your movies (Highlight Playback) ...................... 37
Using PB zoom with photos . ........................................................... 39
Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) . ....................................... 40