Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Instruction Manual
- Reset All
- Highlights of the Camcorder
- Table of contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Preparations
- 3. Recording
- Recording Clips and Photos
- Video Configuration: Resolution, Bit Rate and Frame Rate
- Slow & Fast Motion Recording
- Shooting Modes
- Exposure Adjustment
- Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit
- White Balance
- Using Looks
- Zooming
- Focus Adjustment
- Image Stabilization
- Setting the Time Code
- Setting the User Bit
- Using the Mini Advanced Shoe
- Recording Audio
- Using an External Microphone
- Audio Scenes
- Audio Recording Level (Built-in Microphone/MIC Terminal)
- Microphone Attenuator (Built-in Microphone or External Microphone)
- Low-Cut Filter (MIC Terminal)
- Wind Screen (Built-in Microphone)
- Microphone Directionality (Built-in Microphone)
- Audio Equalizer (Built-in Microphone)
- Audio Limiter
- Audio Compressor
- Using Headphones
- Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal
- Pre-Recording
- Onscreen Displays
- Using the Optional RC-V100 Remote Controller
- Using the GP-E2 GPS Receiver
- 4. Customization
- 5. Playback
- 6. External Connections
- 7. Saving Clips
- 8. Additional Information
- Quick Guide
- Important Usage Instructions
- Supplied Accessories
- Table of Contents
- Names of Parts
- Charging the Battery Pack
- Basic Preparations
- Setting the Date, Time and Language
- Using SD Cards
- Recording Clips and Photos
- Playing Back and Saving Clips and Photos
- Connecting to an External Monitor
- Onscreen Icons and Displays
- Safety Instructions and Handling Precautions
- Others
- Abridged Specifications
- Additional Information
- Optional Accessories
- Specifications
Troubleshooting
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SD Card and Accessories
Cannot insert the SD card.
- The SD card you are trying to insert is not facing the correct direction. Turn it over and insert it.
Cannot record on the SD card.
- A compatible SD card must be used (A 28).
- Initialize the SD card (A 30) when you use it with the camcorder for the first time.
- The SD card is full. Delete some recordings (A 88) to free some space or replace the SD card.
The optional RC-V100 Remote Controller or commercially available remote control does not
work.
- Make sure that [System Setup] > [REMOTE Terminal] is set to [RC-V100 (REMOTE A)] when
using the optional RC-V100 Remote Controller or to [Standard] when using a commercially
available remote control.
- Turn off the camcorder, reconnect the remote controller and then turn the camcorder back on
again.
Connections with External Devices
Video noise appears on a nearby TV screen.
- When using the camcorder in a room where a TV is located, keep a distance between the
compact power adapter and the power or antenna cables of the TV.
Playback looks fine on the camcorder but there is no image on the external monitor.
- The camcorder is not connected correctly to the external monitor. Make sure the camcorder is
connected correctly (A 92).
- The video input on the external monitor is not set to the video terminal to which you connected
the camcorder. Select the correct video input.
The camcorder is connected using the optional HTC-100 High Speed HDMI Cable, but there is
no picture or sound from the external monitor.
- Disconnect the High Speed HDMI cable and then restore the connection or turn the camcorder
off and then on again.
- The connected monitor is not compatible with the selected video configuration. Change the
video configuration to one that the monitor supports.
The computer does not recognize the camcorder even though the camcorder is connected
correctly.
- Connect the camcorder to the computer only while the photo index screen is displayed.
- Disconnect the USB cable and turn off the camcorder. After a short while, turn it on again and
restore the connection.
- Connect the camcorder to a different USB port on the computer.
Cannot transferclips and photos to the computer.
- The SD card contains too manyclips and photos. Delete some recordings (A 88) until the SD
card contains a combined total of 2,500 (Windows)/1,000 (macOS) or fewer recordings.