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1 Introduction 10
About this Manual 10
Conventions Used in this Manual 10
Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs 12
Names of Parts 14
2 Preparations 20
Charging the Battery Pack 20
Preparing the Camcorder 22
Attaching the Lens Hood 22
Using the Viewfinder 22
Adjusting the Position and Brightness of
the LCD Screen 23
Grip Belt and Straps 24
Wireless Controller 25
Using a Tripod 26
Basic Operation of the Camcorder 27
Using the Touch Screen 27
Operating Modes 28
Using the Menus 29
First Time Settings 31
Setting the Date and Time 31
Changing the Language 31
Changing the Time Zone 32
Using a Memory Card 33
Memory Cards Compatible for Use with
the Camcorder 33
Inserting and Removing a Memory
Card 34
Selecting the Memory for the
Recordings 34
Relay Recording 35
Double Slot Recording 36
Initializing the Memory 36
3 Recording 38
Recording Movies and Photos 38
Preparing to Record 38
Recording in AUTO Mode 39
Recording in
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(Manual) Mode 42
Quick Start Function 44
Selecting the Video Quality (Recording
Mode) 45
Selecting the Frame Rate 46
Focus Adjustment 47
Manual Focus 47
Autofocus 48
Face Detection 49
Touch & Track 51
Zooming 52
Using the Zoom Lever or Wireless
Controller 52
Using the Touch Screen’s Zoom
Controls 53
Soft Zoom Control 54
Digital Tele-Converter 54
Advanced Image Stabilization 55
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit 56
Automatic Exposure Recording
Programs 57
Exposure Adjustment 59
Using the Manual Exposure Recording
Program 59
Exposure Compensation 60
White Balance 62
Special Scene Recording Programs 64
Image Effects 66
Self Timer 67
Audio Scenes and Other Audio
Settings 68
Audio Recording Level 69
Built-In Microphone Directionality 70
Audio Equalizer 71
Auto Wind Screen 71
Audio Mix 72
Using Headphones 73
Using the Mini Advanced Shoe 74
Using an External Microphone 75
Using the SM-V1 Surround Microphone
or DM-100 Directional Stereo
Microphone 75
Using the WM-V1 Wireless
Microphone 76
Using Commercially Available
Microphones 76
Using an External Video Light 77
Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal 78
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