User guide

Table of Contents
Beginner’s Guide ...........................................................
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Charging .................................................................................. 4
Recording
................................................................................ 4
Playback .................................................................................. 4
Shooting Tips ........................................................................... 4
Holiday Season/Christmas ...................................................... 5
Wedding .................................................................................. 6
Travel ....................................................................................... 7
Amusement Park ..................................................................... 9
Getting Started
Verifying the Accessories ...................................................... 11
Charging the Battery Pack
..................................................... 12
Grip Adjustment ..................................................................... 13
Using as a Hand Strap ....................................................... 13
Inserting an SD Card ............................................................. 13
Types of Usable SD Card ................................................... 14
Using the Touch Screen ........................................................ 15
Names of Buttons and Functions on the LCD Monitor ....... 16
Clock Setting ......................................................................... 17
Resetting the Clock ............................................................ 18
Changing the Display Language ............................................ 19
Holding this Unit .................................................................... 19
Tripod Mounting .................................................................... 19
Using this Unit Overseas ....................................................... 20
Charging the Battery Pack Overseas ................................. 20
Setting the Clock to Local Time when Traveling ................. 21
Setting Daylight Saving Time ............................................. 21
Optional Accessories ............................................................. 22
Recording
Taking Videos in Auto Mode .................................................. 23
Zooming ............................................................................. 25
Capturing Still Images During Video Recording ................. 25
Taking Still Images in Auto Mode ........................................... 26
Zooming ............................................................................. 28
Manual Recording ................................................................. 29
Shooting According to Scene (Subject) ............................. 30
Adjusting Focus Manually .................................................. 32
Adjusting Brightness .......................................................... 33
Setting White Balance ........................................................ 34
Setting Backlight Compensation ........................................ 35
Taking Close-up Shots ....................................................... 36
Recording with Effects ........................................................... 37
Recording with Animation Effects ...................................... 37
Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF) ....... 39
Capturing Smiles Automatically (SMILE SHOT) ................. 40
Recording while Displaying a Magnified View of a Selected
Face (FACE SUB-WINDOW) ......................................... 41
Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information
............................................................................................ 43
Setting SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY ...................................... 45
Editing the Registered Face Information ............................ 46
Reducing Camera Shake ....................................................... 47
Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE RECORDING) ............. 48
Recording Automatically by Sensing Movements (AUTO REC)
............................................................................................ 49
Taking Group Shots (Self-timer) ............................................ 50
Recording Videos with Date and Time ................................... 52
Checking the Remaining Recording Time ............................. 53
Playback
Playing Back Videos .............................................................. 55
Checking the Content of Videos Quickly (Digest Playback)
........................................................................................
57
Playing a Video with Defective Management Information ... 58
Playing Back Still Images ....................................................... 58
Slideshow Playback ........................................................... 59
Searching for a Specific Video/Still Image by Date ................ 60
Connecting to and Viewing on TV .......................................... 61
Connecting via the HDMI Mini Connector .......................... 61
Connecting via the AV Connector ...................................... 62
Playing Back Playlists ............................................................ 63
Editing
Deleting Unwanted Files ........................................................ 64
Deleting the Currently Displayed File
................................. 64
Deleting Selected Files ...................................................... 64
Protecting Files ...................................................................... 65
Protecting/Releasing Protection of the Currently Displayed
File .................................................................................. 65
Protecting/Releasing Protection of Selected Files .............. 66
Capturing a Still Image in the Video During Playback ............ 67
Capturing a Required Part in the Video (TRIMMING) ............ 67
Capturing Videos for Uploading to YouTube .......................... 68
Creating Playlists from the Recorded Videos ......................... 70
Creating Playlists with Selected Files ................................. 70
Creating Playlists by Date .................................................. 71
Editing Playlists .................................................................. 72
Deleting Playlists ................................................................ 73
Copying
Creating a Disc Using a Connected Blu-ray Recorder ........... 74
Dubbing Files to a Disc by Connecting to a DVD Recorder
... 75
Dubbing Files to a VHS Tape by Connecting to a VCR .......... 75
Copying to Windows PC ........................................................ 76
Verifying System Requirements (Guideline) ....................... 76
Installing the Provided Software (Built-in) ........................... 77
Backing Up All Files ........................................................... 78
Organizing Files ................................................................. 79
Recording Videos to Discs ................................................. 80
Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software ........... 82
List of Files and Folders ..................................................... 83
Copying to Mac Computer ..................................................... 84
Menu Settings
Operating the Menu ............................................................... 85
Operating the Shortcut Menu
............................................. 85
Operating the Main Menu ................................................... 86
Operating the Common Menu ............................................ 86
Recording Menu (Video) ........................................................ 87
SCENE SELECT ................................................................ 89
FOCUS .............................................................................. 89
BRIGHTNESS ADJUST ..................................................... 89
WHITE BALANCE .............................................................. 89
BACKLIGHT COMP. .......................................................... 89
TELE MACRO .................................................................... 89
TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF ................................................. 89
GAIN UP ............................................................................ 89
WIND CUT ......................................................................... 90
ANIMATION EFFECT ........................................................ 90
TIME-LAPSE RECORDING ............................................... 90
AUTO REC ........................................................................ 90
DATE/TIME RECORDING ................................................. 90
FACE SUB-WINDOW ........................................................ 90
SMILE SHOT ..................................................................... 91
SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY .................................................. 91
FACE REGISTRATION ...................................................... 91
VIDEO QUALITY ................................................................ 91
ZOOM ................................................................................ 92
ZOOM MIC ........................................................................ 92
Recording Menu (Still Image) ................................................ 93
SCENE SELECT ................................................................ 94
FOCUS .............................................................................. 94
BRIGHTNESS ADJUST ..................................................... 94
WHITE BALANCE .............................................................. 94
BACKLIGHT COMP. .......................................................... 94
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