User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Beginner's Guide
- Holiday Season/Christmas
- Wedding
- Travel
- Amusement Park
- Getting Started
- Precautions on Recording and Playing Back 3D Images
- Verifying the Accessories
- Charging the Battery Pack
- Grip Adjustment
- Inserting an SD Card
- Using the Touch Screen
- Clock Setting
- Changing the Display Language
- Holding this Unit
- Tripod Mounting
- Using the Remote Control
- Attaching Headphones
- Attaching an External Microphone
- Using this Unit Overseas
- Optional Accessories
- Recording
- Taking Videos in 3D Mode
- Taking Still Images in 3D Mode
- Taking Videos in Intelligent Auto Mode
- Taking Still Images in Intelligent Auto Mode
- Adjusting Parallax During Recording
- Manual Recording
- Reducing Camera Shake
- Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF)
- Recording at Intervals (TIME-LAPSE RECORDING)
- Taking Group Shots (Self-timer)
- Remaining Recording Time/Battery Power
- Playback
- Editing
- Copying
- Copying Files
- Creating Discs with a DVD Writer
- Creating Discs with an External Blu-ray Drive
- Creating a Disc Using a Connected Blu-ray Recorder
- Dubbing Files by Connecting to a DVD Recorder
- Using a USB External Hard Disk Drive
- Dubbing Files to a VHS Tape Using a VCR
- Copying Files to an SD Card
- Moving Files to an SD Card
- Copying to Windows PC
- Menu Settings
- Operating the Menu
- Main Menu for Video Recording
- SCENE SELECT
- FOCUS
- FOCUS ASSIST
- FOCUS ASSIST COLOR
- BRIGHTNESS ADJUST
- SHUTTER SPEED
- APERTURE PRIORITY
- WHITE BALANCE
- BACKLIGHT COMP.
- TELE MACRO (2D mode only)
- TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF
- DIS
- GAIN UP
- WIND CUT
- GRID
- TIME-LAPSE RECORDING
- 3D VIDEO REC FORMAT (3D mode only)
- VIDEO QUALITY
- ZOOM (2D mode only)
- x.v.Color (2D mode only)
- USER BUTTON SETTING
- 3D SOUND
- MIC LEVEL
- MIC LEVEL SETTING
- HEADPHONE VOL. ADJ.
- Main Menu for Still Image Recording
- Main Menu for Video Playback
- Main Menu for Still Image Playback
- Common Menu
- CLOCK ADJUST
- DATE DISPLAY STYLE
- LANGUAGE
- MONITOR BRIGHTNESS
- REC MEDIA FOR VIDEO
- REC MEDIA FOR IMAGE
- OPERATION SOUND
- AUTO POWER OFF
- QUICK RESTART
- REMOTE
- DEMO MODE
- TOUCH SCREEN ADJUST
- 3D DISPLAY WARNING (3D mode only)
- VIDEO OUTPUT (2D mode only)
- HDMI OUTPUT
- HDMI CONTROL
- AUTO FINALIZE
- FACTORY PRESET
- UPDATE
- FORMAT BUILT-IN MEM.
- FORMAT SD CARD
- ERASE ALL DATA
- Names of Parts
- Indications on the LCD monitor
- Troubleshooting
- Battery Pack
- Recording
- Recording cannot be performed.
- Recording stops automatically.
- The continuous shooting speed of still images is slow.
- The focus is not adjusted automatically.
- Zoom does not work.
- Mosaic-type noise occurs when recording scenes with fast movements or extreme changes in brightness.
- Vertical lines appear on recorded images.
- Card
- Playback
- Sound or video is interrupted.
- The same image is displayed for a long time.
- The motion is choppy.
- Cannot find a recorded file.
- No date/time display.
- Images do not appear on the TV properly.
- Images are projected vertically on the TV.
- The image displayed on TV is too small.
- Unable to delete file.
- When connected to the TV via the HDMI mini cable, proper images and sounds are not output.
- 3D images cannot be seen on a 3D compatible TV properly.
- Editing/Copying
- Computer
- Screen/Image
- Other Problems
- The buttons on the touch screen do not work.
- The unit operates slowly when switching between video mode and still image mode, or when switching the power on or off.
- The image is grainy.
- This unit heats up.
- Make a backup of important recorded data.
- When connected to the TV via the HDMI mini cable, proper images and sounds are not output.
- The language on the display changed.
- HDMI-CEC functions do not work properly, and the TV does not work in conjunction with this unit.
- Error Message?
- CHECK LENS COVER
- SET DATE/TIME!
- COMMUNICATION ERROR
- FORMAT ERROR!
- DATA DELETION ERROR
- ERROR IN BUILT-IN MEMORY!
- MEMORY CARD ERROR!
- NOT FORMATTED
- RECORDING FAILURE
- PLAYBACK FAILED
- VIDEO MANAGEMENT FILE IS DAMAGED, RECOVERY IS REQUIRED TO RECORD/PLAYBACK, RECOVER?
- UNSUPPORTED FILE!
- THIS FILE IS PROTECTED
- CHECK CARD'S WRITE PROTECTION SWITCH
- INSUFFICIENT AVAILABLE SPACE
- SCENE QUANTITY EXCEEDED LIMIT
- NUMBER OF FOLDERS OVERFLOW
- FILE QUANTITY LIMIT EXCEEDED
- CAMERA TEMPERATURE IS TOO COLD KEEP CAMERA POWER ON PLEASE WAIT
- RECORDING CANCELLED
- UNABLE TO RECORD PROPERLY IN 3D PLEASE SWITCH TO 2D FOR RECORDING
- TOO MUCH PARALLAX BETWEEN LEFT & RIGHT IMAGES. YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO VIEW THE 3D IMAGES
- Maintenance
- Specifications

Card
Cannot insert the SD card.
Make sure not to insert the card in the wrong direction.
“Inserting an SD Card” (A p. 16)
Unable to copy to SD card.
To record to the card, it is necessary to perform media settings.
“REC MEDIA FOR VIDEO” (A p. 122)
To use cards that have been used on other devices, it is necessary to format
(initialize) the card using “FORMAT SD CARD” from media settings.
“FORMAT SD CARD” (A p. 131)
Playback
Sound or video is interrupted.
Sometimes playback is interrupted at the connecting section between two
scenes. This is not a malfunction.
The same image is displayed for a long time.
Replace the SD card. (When the SD card is damaged, difficulty in reading
the data occurs. This unit will try to play back as much as possible, but it will
stop eventually if the condition persists.)
Execute “FORMAT SD CARD” in the “COMMON” menu. (All data will be
deleted.)
“FORMAT SD CARD” (A p. 131)
The motion is choppy.
When “3D MOTION RELIEF” is set to “ON” during playback, scenes that are
likely to cause motion sickness will be skipped. To play back normally even
for the scenes that are likely to cause motion sickness, set “3D MOTION
RELIEF” to “OFF”.
“3D MOTION RELIEF (3D mode only)” (A p. 117)
To avoid recording scenes that will be played back in stop-motion, refer to
“Precautions on Recording and Playing Back 3D Images”.
“Precautions on Recording and Playing Back 3D Images” (A p. 11)
Replace the SD card. (When the SD card is damaged, difficulty in reading
the data occurs. This unit will try to play back as much as possible, but it will
stop eventually if the condition persists.)
Execute “FORMAT SD CARD” in the “COMMON” menu. (All data will be
deleted.)
“FORMAT SD CARD” (A p. 131)
Verify the system requirements of your PC when using Everio MediaBrowser
3D to play back.
“Verifying System Requirements (Guideline)” (A p. 92)
Cannot find a recorded file.
Press the 3D button to switch to the desired mode for playback.
“Playing Back Videos” (A p. 52)
Set “3D VIDEO REC FORMAT” in the video recording menu to “MP4(MVC)”
or “AVCHD”.
“3D VIDEO REC FORMAT (3D mode only)” (A p. 104)
Change the playback media by tapping I/J on the index screen.
“Operation Buttons for Video Playback” (A p. 53)
“Operation Buttons for Still Image Playback” (A p. 55)
Select “PLAYBACK OTHER FILE” in the menu. (Video files that have
damaged management information can be played back.)
“Playing a Video with Defective Management Information” (A p. 54)
No date/time display.
Recording date and time will not be displayed when playing back a disc that
contains videos recorded in 3D mode.
When playing back a disc created in DVD-Video format, no information such
as date and time will be displayed.
Images do not appear on the TV properly.
Disconnect the cable and connect again.
“Connecting via the HDMI Mini Connector” (A p. 61)
Turn off and on this unit again.
Images are projected vertically on the TV.
Set “VIDEO OUTPUT” in the “COMMON” menu to “4:3”.
“VIDEO OUTPUT (2D mode only)” (A p. 127)
Adjust the TV's screen accordingly.
The image displayed on TV is too small.
Set “VIDEO OUTPUT” in the “COMMON” menu to “16:9”.
“VIDEO OUTPUT (2D mode only)” (A p. 127)
Unable to delete file.
Files (videos/still images) that are protected cannot be deleted. Release
protection before deleting the file.
“Protecting Files” (A p. 66)
When connected to the TV via the HDMI mini cable, proper
images and sounds are not output.
Images and sounds may not be output properly depending on the TV
connected. In such cases, perform the following operations.
A Disconnect the HDMI mini cable and connect it again.
B Turn off and on this unit again.
“Connecting via the HDMI Mini Connector” (A p. 61)
3D images cannot be seen on a 3D compatible TV properly.
Set “HDMI OUTPUT” in the “COMMON” menu accordingly.
“HDMI OUTPUT” (A p. 128)
Troubleshooting
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