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Before reading this user manual ....................... 2
Safety information ............................................ 4
Quick start guide ........................................... 10
Getting to know the camcorder ...................... 13
WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH YOUR CAMCORDER ........................ 13
LOCATION OF CONTROLS ......................................................... 14
IDENTIFIYING THE SCREEN DISPLAYS ...................................... 16
Getting started .............................................. 19
INSERTING/EJECTING THE BATTERY ........................................ 19
CHARGING THE BATTERY ......................................................... 20
CHECKING THE BATTERY STATE .............................................. 21
Basic operation of the camcorder ................... 24
TURNING YOUR CAMCORDER ON/OFF .................................... 24
SWITCHING TO THE POWER SAVING MODE ............................ 24
SETTING THE DATE/TIME FOR THE FIRST TIME........................ 25
SETTING THE OPERATION MODES ........................................... 26
SWITCHING THE INFORMATION DISPLAY MODE ..................... 26
USING THE SHORTCUT MENU (OK GUIDE) ............................... 27
SELECTING THE LANGUAGES ................................................... 29
Getting ready to start recording ...................... 30
INSERTING AND EJECTING A MEMORY CARD (NOT SUPPLIED) ... 30
SELECTING A SUITABLE MEMORY CARD (NOT SUPPLIED) ..... 31
RECORDABLE TIME AND CAPACITY ......................................... 33
ATTACHING THE STRAP ............................................................ 34
ADJUSTING THE LCD SCREEN .................................................. 34
Basic recording ............................................. 35
RECORDING VIDEOS.................................................................. 35
RECORDING PAUSE/RESUME .................................................. 36
TAGGING AND CAPTURING GREAT MOMENTS WHILE RECORDING
(MY CLIP FUNCTION)
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RECORDING PHOTOS ................................................................ 38
RECORDING WITH EASE FOR BEGINNERS (SMART AUTO) ...... 39
ZOOMING IN/OUT....................................................................... 40
USING THE BACK LIGHT BUTTON ............................................. 41
Basic playback .............................................. 42
CHANGING THE PLAYBACK MODE ........................................... 42
PLAYING BACK VIDEOS ............................................................. 43
PLAYING BACK MY CLIP ............................................................ 45
USING THE SMART BGM FUNCTION ......................................... 45
TAGGING AND CAPTURING GREAT MOMENTS WHILE PLAYING
BACK VIDEO ............................................................................... 46
VIEWING PHOTOS ...................................................................... 47
ZOOMING DURING PHOTO PLAYBACK..................................... 48
Using the menu items .................................... 49
HANDLING MENUS .................................................................... 49
MENU ITEMS .............................................................................. 50
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