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
Playing Back a DVD or Blu-ray Disc Created on this Unit
BD/DVDs created using the backup function on this unit can be played back on TV using an optional DVD writer (DVDs only) with playback function (CU-
VD50U) or a normal BD/DVD player. DVDs can also be played back on this unit by connecting the optional DVD writer with playback function.
“Playing Back with a DVD Writer” (A p. 77)
“Playing Back with an External Blu-ray Drive” (A p. 82)
“Playing Back Files in the USB External Hard Disk Drive” (A p. 85)
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For details on how to play back on a normal DVD or Blu-ray disc player, refer to the instruction manual of the player.
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3D (AVCHD) Files
Playback Device DVD
(DVD-Video format)
DVD
(AVCHD format)
Blu-ray Disc Device’s Internal HDD
DVD writer with playback function (CU-VD3U,
CU-VD50U)
-
P
- -
External Blu-ray drive connected to this unit -
P P
-
DVD player/
DVD recorder
-
P*1
-
P
Blu-ray player/
Blu-ray recorder
-
P*1 P*1 P
USB external hard disk drive - - -
P
Computer - *2 *2 *2
*1: Only on AVCHD compatible devices.
*2: Use Everio MediaBrowser 3D Player to play back an AVCHD file on the computer. Refer to the help file of the provided Everio MediaBrowser 3D software
to operate.
Memo :
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When AVCHD files recorded in 3D are played back on a normal recorder or player, the left and right images will be displayed separately.
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When there are many files in the disc, it may take time for them to be displayed on the screen. Wait for a while as the access lamp appears blinking, which
indicates normal operation.
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3D (MP4(MVC)) Files
Playback Device
DVD
(DVD-Video format)
DVD
(AVCHD format)
Blu-ray Disc Device’s Internal HDD
DVD writer with playback function (CU-VD3U,
CU-VD50U)
- - - -
External Blu-ray drive connected to this unit - -
P
-
DVD player/
DVD recorder
- - - -
Blu-ray player/
Blu-ray recorder
- - - -
USB external hard disk drive - - -
P
Computer - - - *
* Use Everio MediaBrowser 3D Player to play back an MP4(MVC) file on the computer. Refer to the help file of the provided Everio MediaBrowser 3D software
to operate.
Memo :
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Videos recorded in MP4(MVC) format can be copied or played back only when dubbed to a Blu-ray disc or hard disk drive.
Copy or play back by connecting this unit to an external Blu-ray drive or USB external hard disk drive.
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When there are many files in the disc, it may take time for them to be displayed on the screen. Wait for a while as the access lamp appears blinking, which
indicates normal operation.
Playback
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