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

Grip Adjustment
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A Pull back the belt
B Adjust the length
C Attach the belt
Caution :
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Be sure to fasten the grip belt properly.
If the belt is loose, this unit may drop and result in injuries or damages.
Inserting an SD Card
When a commercially available SD card is inserted, recordings can be made
to either the card or built-in memory separately.
“Types of Usable SD Card” (A p. 17)
“Approximate Video Recording Time” (A p. 50)
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Open the LCD monitor.
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Press and hold the M button for 2 seconds or more to turn off the power.
3
Open the cover.
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Insert an SD card.
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Insert with the label facing upwards.
Warning
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Make sure not to insert the card in the wrong direction.
It may cause damage to the unit and card.
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Turn off the power of this unit before inserting or removing a card.
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Do not touch the metal contact area when inserting the card.
Memo :
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To record to the card, it is necessary to perform media settings.
When no card is available, set media settings to “BUILT-IN MEMORY” for
recording.
“REC MEDIA FOR VIDEO” (A p. 122)
“REC MEDIA FOR IMAGE” (A p. 123)
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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)
Getting Started
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