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Contents
Quick start guide ........................................... 10
Getting to know the camcorder ...................... 14
WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH YOUR CAMCORDER ........................ 14
LOCATION OF CONTROLS ......................................................... 15
IDENTIFYING THE SCREEN DISPLAYS ....................................... 17
Getting started .............................................. 21
INSERTING/EJECTING THE BATTERY ........................................ 21
CHARGING THE BATTERY ......................................................... 22
CHECKING THE BATTERY STATE .............................................. 23
Basic operation of the camcorder ................... 25
TURNING YOUR CAMCORDER ON/OFF .................................... 25
SETTING THE OPERATION MODES ........................................... 26
USING THE TOUCH SCREEN ..................................................... 26
SETTING THE TIME ZONE AND DATE/TIME
FOR THE FIRST TIME .................................................................. 28
SELECTING THE OSD LANGUAGE ............................................. 29
Getting ready to start recording ...................... 30
INSERTING/EJECTING A MEMORY CARD (NOT SUPPLIED) ...... 30
SELECTING A SUITABLE MEMORY CARD (NOT SUPPLIED) ..... 31
RECORDABLE TIME AND CAPACITY ......................................... 33
USING THE GRIP BELT ............................................................... 34
ADJUSTING THE LCD SCREEN .................................................. 35
Basic recording ............................................. 36
RECORDING VIDEOS.................................................................. 36
RECORDING PHOTOS ................................................................ 38
RECORDING WITH EASE FOR BEGINNERS (SMART AUTO) ...... 39
ZOOMING ................................................................................... 40
Basic playback .............................................. 41
CHANGING THE PLAYBACK MODE ........................................... 41
PLAYING VIDEOS ....................................................................... 42
VIEWING PHOTOS ...................................................................... 45
Using the menu items .................................... 47
HANDLING MENUS .................................................................... 47
MENU ITEMS .............................................................................. 48
Advanced recordings ..................................... 50
White Balance ............................................................................. 50
EV (Exposure Value) .................................................................... 51
Back Light ................................................................................... 51
Self Timer .................................................................................... 52
Super C.Nite ................................................................................ 52
Cont. Shot ................................................................................... 53
Focus .......................................................................................... 53
Special effects for recordings ......................... 54
Fader ........................................................................................... 54
Time Lapse REC ......................................................................... 55
Digital Effect ................................................................................ 57
Editing videos and photos .............................. 58
Delete .......................................................................................... 58
Protect ........................................................................................ 59
Divide .......................................................................................... 60
Combine ..................................................................................... 61
File Info ........................................................................................ 62