Table of Contents
Beginner's Guide
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4
Charging
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4
Recording
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4
Playback
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4
Shooting Tips
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4
Holiday Season/Christmas
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5
Wedding
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6
Travel
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7
Amusement Park
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9
Getting Started
Precautions on Recording and Playing Back 3D Images
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11
Verifying the Accessories
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13
Charging the Battery Pack
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15
Grip Adjustment
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16
Inserting an SD Card
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16
Types of Usable SD Card
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Using the Touch Screen
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18
Names of Buttons and Functions on the LCD Monitor
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18
Clock Setting
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Resetting the Clock
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Changing the Display Language
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21
Holding this Unit
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22
Tripod Mounting
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22
Using the Remote Control
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22
Attaching Headphones
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23
Attaching an External Microphone
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24
Using this Unit Overseas
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Charging the Battery Pack Overseas
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24
Setting the Clock to Local Time when Traveling
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25
Setting Daylight Saving Time
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25
Optional Accessories
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26
Recording
Taking Videos in 3D Mode
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Taking Still Images in 3D Mode
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28
Taking Videos in Intelligent Auto Mode
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29
Zooming
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31
Taking Still Images in Intelligent Auto Mode
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32
Zooming
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Adjusting Parallax During Recording
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34
Manual Recording
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Scene Selection
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Adjusting Focus Manually
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Using Focus Assist
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Adjusting Brightness
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Setting Shutter Speed
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Setting Aperture
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Setting White Balance
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40
Setting Backlight Compensation
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41
Taking Close-up Shots
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Setting the USER Button
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42
Using the Control Dial for Recording
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Reducing Camera Shake
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Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF)
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44
Capturing Smiles Automatically (SMILE SHOT)
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45
Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE RECORDING)
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46
Taking Group Shots (Self-timer)
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Remaining Recording Time/Battery Power
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49
Playback
Playing Back Videos
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52
Playing a Video with Defective Management Information
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Playing Back Still Images
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55
Adjusting Parallax During Playback
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56
Slideshow Playback
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57
Searching for a Specific Video/Still Image
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58
Date Search
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58
Connecting to and Viewing on TV
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58
Playing Back 3D Images
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58
Playing Back 2D Images
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60
Playing Back a DVD or Blu-ray Disc Created on this Unit
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63
Digest Playback on a Blu-ray or DVD Player
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64
Editing
Deleting Unwanted Files
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65
Deleting the Currently Displayed File
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65
Deleting Selected Files
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65
Protecting Files
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66
Protecting/Releasing Protection of the Currently Displayed File
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66
Protecting/Releasing Protection of Selected Files
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66
Capturing a Still Image in the Video during Playback
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67
Capturing a Required Part in the Video (TRIMMING)
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68
Capturing Videos for Uploading to YouTube
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69
Copying
Copying Files
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70
Creating Discs with a DVD Writer
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72
Preparing a DVD Writer (CU-VD50U)
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73
Preparing a DVD Writer (CU-VD3U)
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73
Creating a Disc
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73
Playing Back with a DVD Writer
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77
Finalizing Discs After Copying
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78
Creating Discs with an External Blu-ray Drive
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78
Preparing an External Blu-ray Drive
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79
Creating a Disc
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79
Playing Back with an External Blu-ray Drive
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82
Creating a Disc Using a Connected Blu-ray Recorder
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83
Dubbing Files by Connecting to a DVD Recorder
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83
Using a USB External Hard Disk Drive
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84
Preparing a USB External Hard Disk Drive
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84
Copying All Files
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84
Playing Back Files in the USB External Hard Disk Drive
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85
Deleting Folders in the USB External Hard Disk Drive
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86
Formatting the USB External Hard Disk Drive
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87
Importing Files from the USB External Hard Disk Drive
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87
Dubbing Files to a VHS Tape Using a VCR
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88
Copying Files to an SD Card
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89
Moving Files to an SD Card
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90
Copying to Windows PC
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91
Verifying System Requirements (Guideline)
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92
Installing the Provided Software
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92
Backing Up All Files
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93
Organizing Files
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94
Recording Videos to Discs
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95
Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software
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96
List of Files and Folders
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97
JVC Software Licence Agreement
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98
Menu Settings
Operating the Menu
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Operating the Main Menu
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99
Operating the Common Menu
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99
Main Menu for Video Recording
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SCENE SELECT
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FOCUS
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102
FOCUS ASSIST
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FOCUS ASSIST COLOR
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102
BRIGHTNESS ADJUST
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102
SHUTTER SPEED
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102
APERTURE PRIORITY
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102
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