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

Finalizing Discs After Copying
Finalize the disc after copying is finished. This enables the disc to be played
back using this unit, PC, DVD writer, DVD player, or external Blu-ray drive
that supports the BD-MV and AVCHD formats.
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Select video or still image mode.
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2
Tap “FINALIZE”.
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3
Tap “YES”.
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After finalizing, tap “OK”.
Creating Discs with an External Blu-ray Drive
You can copy the recorded files to discs or play back the created discs using
an optional external Blu-ray drive.
Compatible External Blu-ray Drives
You can use BE08LU20 from LG. (as of December, 2010)
Creating Discs with an External Blu-ray Drive
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Preparing an External Blu-ray Drive
“Preparing an External Blu-ray Drive” (A p. 79)
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Copying to Discs
“Copying All Files” (A p. 79)
“Copying Files by Date (2D mode only)” (A p. 80)
“Copying Selected Files” (A p. 81)
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Other Operations
“Playing Back with an External Blu-ray Drive” (A p. 82)
Memo :
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Discs that are recorded in MP4(MVC) format cannot be played back on
AVCHD compatible Blu-ray recorders. Play it back on an external Blu-ray
drive.
“Playing Back with an External Blu-ray Drive” (A p. 82)
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The recordable time on the disc varies according to the way of recording.
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When there are many files to back up, it may take time for the backup to
be completed. Wait for a while as the access lamp appears blinking, which
indicates normal operation.
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Recording date and time will not be displayed when playing back a disc
that contains videos recorded in 3D mode.
Changing the Media of the External Blu-ray Drive
Set the type of media according to the loaded Blu-ray disc or DVD.
1
Prepare an external Blu-ray drive.
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Insert a disc into the external Blu-ray drive.
“Preparing an External Blu-ray Drive” (A p. 79)
2
Tap “CHANGE REC. MEDIA” in the “BACK-UP” menu.
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3
Tap “Blu-ray DISC”, “DVD(AVCHD)”, or “DVD-Video”.
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The media changes to the tapped item. Select the appropriate setting
according to the disc.
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Selecting “Blu-ray DISC” enables you to save videos in a Blu-ray disc
in the high definition quality.
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Selecting “DVD(AVCHD)” enables you to save videos in a DVD in the
high definition quality.
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Selecting “DVD-Video” enables you to save videos in a DVD after
converting to the standard image quality.
Caution :
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“DVD-Video” cannot be selected when saving AVHCD(3D) videos.
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Media cannot be changed when saving MP4(MVC) videos. (Only
recordable to BD)
Copying
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