Table of Contents
Beginner’s Guide
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3
Charging
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3
Recording
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3
Playback
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3
Shooting Tips
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3
Holiday Season/Christmas
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4
Wedding
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5
Travel
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6
Amusement Park
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8
Getting Started
Key Features
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9
Verifying the Accessories
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10
Charging the Battery Pack
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11
Grip Adjustment
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12
Using as a Hand Strap
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12
Inserting an SD Card
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13
Types of Usable SD Card
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13
Turning On the Unit
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14
Clock Setting
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15
Resetting the Clock
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16
Changing the Display Language
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17
Holding this Unit
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17
Tripod Mounting
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17
Using this Unit Overseas
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18
Charging the Battery Pack Overseas
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18
Setting the Clock to Local Time when Traveling
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19
Setting Daylight Saving Time
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19
Optional Accessories
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20
Recording
Taking Videos in Auto Mode
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21
Zooming
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22
Manual Recording
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23
Scene Selection
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24
Adjusting Focus Manually
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25
Adjusting Brightness
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26
Setting White Balance
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27
Setting Backlight Compensation
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28
Taking Close-up Shots
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28
Capturing Human Subjects Clearly (Face Detection AE/AF) . 29
Reducing Camera Shake
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30
Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE RECORDING)
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31
Recording Automatically by Sensing Movements (AUTO REC)
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32
Remaining Recording Time/Battery Power
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33
Playback
Playing Back Videos
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35
Playing a Video with Defective Management Information ... 35
Searching for a Specific Video
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36
Date Search
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37
Connecting to and Viewing on TV
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37
Connecting via the HDMI Mini Connector
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38
Connecting via the AV Connector
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39
Editing
Deleting Unwanted Files
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41
Deleting the Currently Displayed File
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41
Deleting Selected Files
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42
Deleting All Files
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43
Protecting Files
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43
Protecting/Releasing Protection of the Currently Displayed
File
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43
Protecting/Releasing Protection of Selected Files
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44
Protecting All Files
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45
Releasing Protection of All Files
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45
Copying
Dubbing Files to a Disc by Connecting to a DVD Recorder ... 46
Creating a Disc Using a Connected Blu-ray Recorder
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47
Copying to Windows PC
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48
Verifying System Requirements (Guideline)
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48
Installing the Provided Software (Built-in)
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49
Backing Up All Files
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50
Organizing Files
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52
Recording Videos to Discs
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53
Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software
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54
List of Files and Folders
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55
Copying to Mac Computer
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56
Menu Settings
Operating the Menu
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57
Recording Menu (Video)
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58
Playback Menu (Video)
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61
Display Settings Menu
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63
Basic Settings Menu
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64
Connection Settings Menu
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65
Media Settings Menu
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66
USB CONNECTION MENU
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67
Names of Parts
Front
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68
Rear
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68
Bottom
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69
Interior
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69
LCD Monitor
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70
Indications on the LCD monitor
Video Recording
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70
Video Playback
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71
Troubleshooting
When the unit is not working properly
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71
Battery Pack
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72
Recording
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72
SD Card
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73
Playback
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73
Editing/Copying
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74
Computer
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74
Screen/Image
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75
Other Problems
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75
Error Message?
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76
Maintenance
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77
Specifications
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78
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