Table of Contents
Beginner’s Guide ........................................................... 4
Useful Shooting Techniques
Holiday Season/Christmas ...................................................... 5
Wedding .................................................................................. 6
Travel ....................................................................................... 8
Amusement Park ................................................................... 10
Getting Started
Verifying the Accessories ...................................................... 12
Attaching the Core Filter ..................................................... 13
Charging the Battery Pack ..................................................... 14
Grip Belt Adjustment (GZ-EX555/GZ-EX515) ........................ 15
Grip Belt Adjustment (GZ-E505) ............................................ 15
Inserting an SD Card ............................................................. 16
Types of Usable SD Card ................................................... 16
Using the Touch Screen ........................................................ 17
Adjusting the Touch Panel ................................................. 18
Names of Buttons and Functions on the LCD Monitor ....... 19
Clock Setting ......................................................................... 21
Resetting the Clock ............................................................ 22
Changing the Display Language ............................................ 23
Holding this Unit .................................................................... 23
Tripod Mounting .................................................................... 24
Using this Unit Overseas ....................................................... 24
Charging the Battery Pack Overseas ................................. 24
Setting the Clock to Local Time when Traveling ................. 25
Setting Daylight Saving Time ............................................. 25
Optional Accessories ............................................................. 26
Recording
Taking Videos in Auto Mode .................................................. 27
Capturing Still Images During Video Recording ................. 29
Taking Still Images in Auto Mode ........................................... 30
Zooming ................................................................................ 33
Manual Recording ................................................................. 33
Shooting According to Scene (Subject) ............................. 35
Adjusting Focus Manually .................................................. 36
Adjusting Brightness .......................................................... 37
Setting Backlight Compensation ........................................ 38
Setting White Balance ........................................................ 39
Taking Close-up Shots ....................................................... 40
Recording with Effects ........................................................... 41
Recording with Animation Effects (ANIMATION EFFECT) . 42
Recording with Face Decorations (DECORATE FACE
EFFECT) ........................................................................ 44
Recording with Decorative Stamps (STAMP) .................... 45
Recording with Personal Handwriting (HANDWRITING
EFFECT) ........................................................................ 46
Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF) ....... 47
Capturing Smiles Automatically (SMILE SHOT) ................. 48
Capturing Pets Automatically (PET SHOT) ........................ 49
Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information
............................................................................................ 51
Setting SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY ...................................... 53
Editing the Registered Face Information ............................ 54
Reducing Camera Shake ....................................................... 55
Marking the Video While Recording ...................................... 56
Slow-motion (High-speed) Recording .................................... 56
Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE RECORDING) ............. 57
Recording Stop-Motion Videos (STOP-MOTION REC) ......... 59
Recording Automatically by Sensing Movements (AUTO REC)
............................................................................................ 60
Taking Group Shots (Self-timer) ............................................ 61
Recording Videos with Date and Time ................................... 63
Checking the Remaining Recording Time ............................. 64
Playback
Playing Back Videos .............................................................. 67
Normal Playback ................................................................ 68
Checking the Recording Date and Other Information ......... 70
MARKING PLAYBACK ...................................................... 70
DIGEST PLAYBACK .......................................................... 74
PLAYBACK PLAYLIST ...................................................... 76
PLAYBACK OTHER FILE .................................................. 77
Playing Back Still Images ....................................................... 78
Slideshow Playback ........................................................... 80
Searching for a Specific Video/Still Image by Date ................ 80
Connecting to and Viewing on TV .......................................... 81
Connecting via the HDMI Mini Connector .......................... 82
Connecting via the AV Connector ...................................... 83
Editing
Deleting Unwanted Files ........................................................ 84
Deleting the Currently Displayed File ................................. 84
Deleting Selected Files ...................................................... 84
Protecting Files ...................................................................... 85
Protecting/Releasing Protection of the Currently Displayed
File .................................................................................. 85
Protecting/Releasing Protection of Selected Files .............. 86
Capturing a Still Image in the Video During Playback ............ 87
Combining Videos Recorded by Seamless Recording (GZ-
EX555) ............................................................................... 87
Capturing a Required Part in the Video (TRIMMING) ............ 88
Creating Playlists from the Recorded Videos ......................... 89
Creating Playlists with Selected Files ................................. 89
Creating Playlists by Date .................................................. 91
Editing Playlists .................................................................. 92
Deleting Playlists ................................................................ 94
Copying
Creating a Disc Using a Connected Blu-ray Recorder ........... 95
Dubbing Files to a Disc by Connecting to a DVD Recorder ... 95
Dubbing Files to a VHS Tape by Connecting to a VCR .......... 96
Copying Files to an SD Card (GZ-EX555) ............................. 97
Moving Files to an SD Card (GZ-EX555) ............................... 98
Copying to Windows PC (GZ-EX555/GZ-EX515) ................ 100
Verifying System Requirements (Guideline) ..................... 100
Installing the Provided Software ....................................... 101
Backing Up Files .............................................................. 102
Recording Videos to Discs ............................................... 103
Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software ......... 105
List of Files and Folders ................................................... 106
Copying to Windows PC (GZ-E505) .................................... 107
Verifying System Requirements (Guideline) ..................... 107
Installing the Provided Software (Built-in) ......................... 108
Backing Up All Files ......................................................... 109
Organizing Files ............................................................... 110
Recording Videos to Discs ............................................... 111
Backing Up Files Without Using Provided Software ......... 113
List of Files and Folders ................................................... 114
Copying to Mac Computer ................................................... 115
Using Wi-Fi (GZ-EX555/GZ-EX515)
Wi-Fi Capabilities ................................................................. 116
Operating Environment ........................................................ 117
Precautions on Using Wi-Fi ................................................. 117
Image Monitoring via Direct Connection (DIRECT
MONITORING) ................................................................ 118
Image Monitoring via an Access Point at Home (INDOOR
MONITORING) ................................................................ 121
Image Monitoring via the Internet (OUTDOOR MONITORING)
.......................................................................................... 126
Sending Still Images via E-mail upon Detection of Face or
Movement (DETECT/MAIL) ............................................. 129
Record and Send Videos via E-mail (VIDEO MAIL) ............. 130
Image Monitoring on TV (TV MONITORING) ....................... 132
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