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    4-257-862- 11 (1) GB © 2010 Sony Co rporation NEX- VG10/V G10E Inte rchangeable Lens Digital HD Video Camera Recorder “Handycam” Handboo k Table of con tents Sample im ages Menu Index[...]

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    2 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Notes on using the camcorder How to use this handb ook Clic k on a button at up per right on the cover and eac h page to jump to the correspon ding page . This is co nvenien t when searc hing for a functi on you want to use. You ca n jump to the page s by clicking on the page number s mentioned in t[...]

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    3 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Table of cont ents Notes on using the camc order How to use this han dbook ········ ········ ······ ······· ······ ·· 2 Sampl e images ······· ····· ········ ········· ········ ······ ········ ··· 5 Basic op e[...]

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    4 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Connect ing with othe r equipm ent Crea ting a d isc u sing a c omput er ········· ········ ······· 7 2 Creatin g a disc usin g a DVD writer /record er ······· 75 Trou blesho oting Trou bleshoot ing ······ ········ ········ ······ ·····[...]

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    5 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Sample images “Thi s is the scene I want t o capture in an image, but ho w can I do?” You may find the an swer by going th rough the samp le imag es listed he re. Clic k the desired s ample image. Shooting movie s as clea r as sti ll im ages (p age 6) Shooti ng when holdi ng the camcord er by ha[...]

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    6 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Shooting movie s as cl ear as st ill image s Defocusing the ba ckground (25) Adjusting the col or (21) Focusing manua lly (16) In better brightnes s (20) Shooting when holding the camcorder by ha nd Preventing camera shake (32) Following a moving subject (31) Shooting landscapes The sky in vivid col[...]

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    7 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Shooting clear still images In candle light (29) Holding the camera by hand (28) The same scene with different brightness (36) Scenery with a wide range of brightness (44) Light outdoors shot from a dark i nterior (44) Capturing the best moment (34) 29 28 36 44 44 34[...]

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    8 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Basic operations Usin g the o perati ng but tons When you turn the c ontrol dial or press th e v / V / b / B buttons followi ng the on-scree n display, you can select items and settings. Your select ion is determine d when you press the con trol dial . The co ntrol dial and v / V / b / B buttons all[...]

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    9 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index The ME NU and FOCUS but tons and the co ntrol dial have different roles, depend ing on the screen display. The assig ned role (functi on) of each button is sho wn on the scree n. To use the fun ction shown at th e upper righ t corner of the scr een, press the ME NU button . To use the function sho w[...]

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    10 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Usin g function s in the menu Menu You can set up th e basi c se ttings for the ca mcorde r as a w hole, o r execu te f unctio ns s uch as record ing, playba ck, or other op erations. Allows you to select a shooting mo de. * Still image on ly 1 Pres s th e MENU bu tto n. 2 Select the desired i tem [...]

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    11 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Allows you to set focusing met hod, continu ous shooting, self-t imer, etc. * Still image on ly Allows y ou to se t the r eco rding mode of movies and the i mage size of still imag es. Allows you to make bright ness settings such as exp osure comp ensation, and c olor setting s such a s white bala [...]

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    12 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Allows you to set playback func tions. * Still image on ly Allows you to make more det ailed shooting settin gs, or change the cam corder settings. Play back Delete Deletes ima ges. Movie/St ill Select Se lects a movie or still ima ge to play back. Image Index Selects the number of image s to be di[...]

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    13 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index * Still image on ly Memory Card Tool Form at Formats the mem ory car d. Recov er Image D B Repairs th e image data base file o f movies when inconsiste ncies are found . File Num ber* Selects the meth od used for assigning file numb ers to imag es.[...]

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    14 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Usin g functions with the buttons on the contro l panel DISP (Displ ay Content s) Using the button: 1 Press t he DISP but ton repeatedl y to select th e desired mod e. Using the menu: 1 Durin g shooting, M ENU button t [C amer a] t [D is play Cont ent s]. Durin g playback, MENU butt on t [Playback [...]

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    15 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index • T he TV or mon itor conn ected to the camcorder u sing an HDM I cable (sold se parately ) will show the same d isplay conten ts set with [Display Conte nts]. During playback Disp. Basic I nfo Sho ws rec ord in g in for ma tio n. Disp. Deta il Info Shows detailed recording information. No Disp. [...]

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    16 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index AF/MF Sele ct Sel ects au to fo cusing or manual foc using. 1 FOCU S button t desi red mode. Or, MENU button t [Cam era] t [AF/MF Select] t de sir ed mod e. * Still image on ly (Autof ocus ) Focu ses automatically. (DMF) * After fo cusing autom atically, ma ke fine fo cus adjustment manually (Direc[...]

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    17 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index 1 MEN U button t [Cam era] t [AF/MF Select] t [DMF]. 2 Press the PHOTO button halfwa y down to foc us automatically . 3 Keep the PHOTO button halfwa y down, rotate the focusi ng ring of th e lens to a chi ev e a s har p f ocus. • [ Autofoc us Mode] is fix ed to [Sin gle-shot AF]. DMF (Direct M an[...]

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    18 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Gai n Incre ase th e gain when reco rdi ng in dim pl aces . Sel ect t he des ired gai n valu e whe n yo u do not wan t the gain to be inc reased with the [Auto] se tting. 1 In movi e recordin g mode, GAIN button t desire d setting. Or, MENU button t [B righ tness /C olor ] t [Gai n] t de sired sett[...]

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    19 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index ISO Sets the lumi nous sensi tivi ty for record ing st ill i mages . 1 In still im age recording mode, GAI N button t desi red setting . Or, MENU button t [B righ tness /C olor ] t [ISO] t desired se tting. • [ ISO AUTO ] is selected when using th e following functions : – [ Hand-he ld Tw iligh[...]

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    20 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Exposure Comp. You ca n adjust the exposu re in 1/3 EV steps in a range of –2. 0 EV to +2.0 EV . 1 (Ex pos ure C omp .) butt on t desi re d val ue. Or, MENU button t [Brightne ss/Color ] t [Exposur e Comp.] t desi re d valu e. • Y ou canno t use [Exp osure Co mp.] wh en using [M anual Ex posure[...]

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    21 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index White Balance Adju sts th e colo r tones acco rding t o the am bien t light c ondi tions . Use thi s fe ature when the co lor t one of th e imag e di d not come o ut a s you expe cted, or when you w ant to change the c olor tone on purp ose fo r photog raphic ex pression. 1 WB (W hite Balance) butt[...]

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    22 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index 1 MENU button t [Bri ghtness/Color] t [ Whi te B alan ce] t desired mod e. 2 As necessary, [Op tion] t adjust th e color tone. Adjusting it toward + turns the image redd ish and adjustin g it towa rd – turns the image bluish. 1 MEN U button t [Br igh tnes s/ Colo r] t [White Balance] t [C.Temp./ [...]

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    23 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Imag e Index Displays mul tiple images at the same time. In movie reco rding mode : 1 Press the (Playback) butt on to switc h to the playback mode. 6-imag e index appears. You can switch to 12-image index; MEN U button t [Playba ck] t [Ima ge Index]. In still image recording mode: 1 Press the (Play[...]

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    24 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Program Auto While exposure is adjust ed by the cam cord er auto mati cally, yo u can set shootin g func tion s suc h as Ga in/ISO sens itivit y, Cre ativ e Style , Whi te Bala nce. 1 Pres s th e cont rol dial and se lect [Pr og ram Au to] . Or, MENU button t [S hoo t Mod e] t [Pr ogram Auto]. 2 Se[...]

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    25 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Aper ture Pr iori ty Blurs or sha rpens things in front of and be yond the subjec t. • I f prope r exposure ca nnot be ob tained aft er the setup in still ima ge record ing mode , when you pr ess the PHOT O button halfway d own, the shutter sp eed blink s. Althou gh you ca n shoot as it is, reset[...]

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    26 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Shutte r Priority Allow s you to manua lly adjust an d fix the shutte r speed. You can make a movi ng subject look still or emph asize the mo vement of a moving subj ect by adj usting the shu tter speed. • T he (Came ra shake warn ing) indi cator is no t indicated in shutter speed pr iority mode [...]

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    27 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Manual Exp osure You can sho ot with the desired e xposure setting by adjusting b oth the sh utter speed and apertur e. • T he (Camer a shake warn ing) indic ator is not in dicated in manual e xposure mod e. • I n manua l exposu re mode, the [Gai n] settin g [Auto] is set to [0 dB], an d the [I[...]

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    28 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Hand-he ld Twilight Shoots nig ht scenes with less noi se and blur witho ut using a tripod. This ite m is a vail able in stil l ima ge re cordi ng mode only. • T he shutte r clicks 7 tim es and an image is rec orded. • A fter shoo ting, no ise reduc tion (Lon g Exposu re NR) will be d one for t[...]

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    29 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Anti Motion Blu r This is suita ble for indoor shots with out using a flash (so ld separately), to redu ce the subjec t blur. This ite m is a vail able in stil l ima ge re cordi ng mode only. 1 Press the c ontrol di al and s elect [Ant i Motion Blur]. Or, MENU button t [S hoo t Mod e] t [Anti Motio[...]

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    30 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Autofo cus Are a Selec ts the focusing area . Use this func tion when it is diffi cult to get the pr oper focus in auto fo cus mo de. 1 MEN U button t [Cam era] t [Autofoc us Area] t desired mode. • [ Multi] is selected when using the following function s: – [ Hand-he ld Tw ilight] – [An ti M[...]

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    31 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Auto focus Mode Select s the fo cus me thod wh en t he PHO TO bu tto n is pres sed. This ite m is a vail able in stil l ima ge re cordi ng mode only. 1 MEN U button t [Cam era] t [Autof ocus Mode] t de si red mode . • I n movie re cording mode, the camc order auto matically fo cuses app ropriate [...]

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    32 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index SteadyShot Sets wh ether or not you use the SteadyShot funct ion of the lens. 1 MEN U button t [Cam era] t [SteadyShot] t desired setting. • [ Standar d] is sele cted when us ing the foll owing fu nctions: – [ Hand-he ld Tw ilight] – [An ti Motion Blur] • [ Active] c an be selec ted when re[...]

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    33 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Driv e Mode You can se t the drive mo de, such as continu ous, self-tim er, or bracket shoo ting. This ite m is a vail able in stil l ima ge re cordi ng mode only. 1 MEN U button t [Cam era] t [Drive Mode] t desi re d mode. • Y ou canno t change the setting when usin g the follow ing func tions: [...]

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    34 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Continu ous Adv. Shoots ima ges continuou sly while you press an d hold down the PHOTO button . 1 MEN U button t [Cam era] t [Drive Mode] t [Con ti nuou s Adv .] . • Y ou canno t use [Con tinuous Adv .] with the fo llowing functions . – [ Hand-he ld Tw ilight] – [An ti Motion Blur] – [Auto [...]

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    35 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Self-timer This ite m is a vail able in stil l ima ge re cordi ng mode only. 1 MEN U button t [Cam era] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-t imer]. 2 [Op tio n] t desir ed mod e. • Y ou canno t use [Self -timer] with the follow ing funct ions: – [ Hand-he ld Tw ilight] – [An ti Motion Blur] – [Auto HDR[...]

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    36 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Brac ket : Cont. Shoots 3 im ages while au tomatica lly shifting the exp osure from base, to darker, then t o lighter. Press and hold dow n the PHOTO butt on until the bracke t recording is com pleted. You can se lect an image that su its yo ur inte ntion , afte r reco rdin g. This ite m is a vail [...]

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    37 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Flash Mode In a dark locat ion, using a flash (sold separat ely) allows you to shoot the subject bri ghtly, and it als o helps to preven t camera s hake. When shoo tin g into the sun, you ca n use a fla sh to sho ot a b right imag e of the ba ckli t subje ct. This ite m is a vail able in stil l ima[...]

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    38 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Rec Mo de Sets the recor ding mode of movies. 1 MEN U button t [Rec Mode/Image Size] t [Rec Mode] t desired mode. • Y ou cann ot creat e an AVC HD disc f rom a m ovie reco rded wi th [FX 2 4M] mode. Save a movie r ecorded with [F X 24M] mode onto a Blu-ra y Disc (pag e 73). Mode Image si ze Avera[...]

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    39 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Image Size The imag e siz e de termin es th e size of th e ima ge fi le that is r ecord ed when you recor d a stil l imag e. The lar ger t he i mage s ize, the mor e det ail w ill be re produc ed wh en the imag e is p rinte d on lar ge-f ormat pape r. T he sma ller the imag e siz e, th e more imag [...]

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    40 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Aspect Ratio Sets the aspec t ratio of sti ll images. 1 MEN U button t [Rec Mode/Image Size] t [Aspect Ratio ] t desired mode. 3:2 Standard a spect ratio. Suitable for prints. 16:9 For vie wing on a high- defini tion TV .[...]

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    41 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Creati ve Style Allows you to sele ct the desire d image processi ng. You ca n adjus t exposur e (shutter speed an d apertu re) as you lik e with [Creativ e Style]. 1 MEN U button t [Br igh tnes s/ Colo r] t [Creativ e Style] t desi red mode. 2 When yo u want to ad just contras t, satura tion, or s[...]

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    42 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Meteri ng M ode Select s the mete ring mod e that set s which p art of the subjec t to m easure t o determi ne the expos ure. This ite m is a vail able in stil l ima ge re cordi ng mode only. 1 MEN U button t [Br igh tnes s/ Colo r] t [Met er ing Mod e] t de sir ed mode. • [ Multi] is selected wh[...]

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    43 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Flash Compen sati on Adjusts t he light am ount o f flash (sold separately ) in 1/3 E V steps in a range of –2.0 EV to +2.0 E V. Flash compensa tion cha nges the amount of flas h light o nly. Exp osure comp ensation chang es the amount of flash light al ong with the change of the shu tter speed a[...]

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    44 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index DRO/Auto HDR Correc ts the brigh tness or contrast. This ite m is a vail able in stil l ima ge re cordi ng mode only. 1 MEN U button t [Br igh tnes s/ Colo r] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t desired mode. • Y ou can se lect [DRO /Auto HD R] only in the follow ing modes: –[ M a n u a l E x p o s u r e ] – [...]

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    45 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Widens th e range (grada tions) so that you can record from brig ht parts to dark parts in correc t brightness (A uto High Dyna mic Range). An image with pr oper exposur e and an overl aid image are r ecor ded. 1 MEN U button t [Br igh tnes s/ Colo r] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t [Auto HDR]. 2 [Op tio n] t d[...]

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    46 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Del et e Allows you to select unw anted images for deletion. 1 MEN U button t [Playba ck] t [Del ete] t desired mode. • Y ou can se lect up to 100 images. Multiple Movie s Deletes the selec ted movies. Press the control dia l to confirm [Sel ect] a nd [OK] . Multiple Still Images Deletes the sele[...]

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    47 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Movie /Still Select Select s mov ies o r sti ll i mages to pla y ba ck. 1 MEN U button t [Playba ck] t [Movie/Still Select] t desired m ode. • Y ou canno t display movies and st ill images on the same ind ex screen . Movie Displays th e movi e. Still Disp lays t he stil l image . Note z Switching[...]

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    48 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Imag e Index Selects th e number of im ages to be displayed on the index. 1 MEN U button t [Playba ck] t [Im age Index ] t des ired mode. 6 Images Displays 6 images. 12 Images D isplays 12 images . z Switching be tween the movie and t he sti ll image You can switch the image type on the ima ge inde[...]

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    49 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Protect Protect s rec ord ed imag es ag ain st acc ident al er asur e. The mark is displa yed for registere d images. 1 MEN U button t [Playba ck] t [Protect] t desir ed mode. • You can p rot ect up to 100 imag es a t a t ime. Multiple Movie s Applie s or cance ls the prot ection of the selected [...]

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    50 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Still Slide Show Plays ba ck stil l imag es au tomati cally. 1 MEN U button t [Playba ck] t [Still Slide Show] t desired mode t [OK]. • Y ou canno t pause th e slide show . To stop the slide sh ow, pre ss the cont rol dial. Repeat On Plays back images i n a continuous loo p. Off A fter all the im[...]

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    51 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Enlarge Stil l image You ca n check the fo cus by enlar ging a portion of the still image on the screen . 1 MEN U button t [Playba ck] t [ Enlarge Still image]. 2 Adjust the scaling by turning the co ntrol dia l. 3 Select the portion you want to enl arge by press ing the v / V / b / B button. 4 To [...]

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    52 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Movie Aud io Rec Sets whether or not you record the sou nd during mo vie record ing. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Movie A udio Rec] t desi red setting . • W hen [Off] is sele cted, the camcord er does not record sound from eithe r the built- in microp hone or an extern al microp hone (sold se para[...]

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    53 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Grid L ine Sets whether the gr id line is displa yed or not. The gri d line will help you to adjust the comp osition of images. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Grid Li ne] t desired se tting. On Displays the grid line. Off Does not display the gri d line.[...]

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    54 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Shoot w/o Lens Sets wh ether or not the recording ca n be started whe n no lens is attache d. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Sh oot w/ o Le ns] t desired se tting. Enable Allows you to use non-Sony E-mount lenses a nd mount adaptor s. Disable Recording starts only w hen a lens is attach ed.[...]

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    55 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Red Eye Re duct ion A fla sh (sold se parately) st robes 2 or more t imes bef ore shootin g to reduc e the r ed-eye phenom enon. This ite m is a vail able in stil l ima ge re cordi ng mode only. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Red Eye Re duction] t desired setti ng. • T urn on the power of a fl ash ([...]

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    56 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Auto Re view You can chec k the recor ded i mage rig ht aft er t he sh ootin g. This ite m is a vail able in stil l ima ge re cordi ng mode only. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Auto Re view] t desired se tting. 2 Sec Displays for 2 seconds. Off Does not display.[...]

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    57 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Volume Settings Adjusts the soun d volume of mo vies in 16 steps. You ca n check the sou nd that is actu ally recorde d using headph ones, etc. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Volume Settings] t des ire d val ue. Or, pr ess M ENU whi le r eco rdin g or playi ng back mov ie s t desire d valu e. • T hi[...]

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    58 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Beep Sets w hether o r not t he beep sounds. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Beep] t desi red setting . On The beep sounds wh en the subje ct comes into f ocus, duri ng countdown of the self-ti mer, etc. Off Tur ns off the beep.[...]

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    59 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Langua ge Selects the l anguage to be used in the menu items, warnings and messa ges. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [ Language ] t de sir ed la ngua ge.[...]

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    60 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Date/T ime Setup Sets the date and t ime aga in. • T he camc order does not have a featu re for supe rimposi ng dates on still images. By using “PMB” in the CD-ROM (suppli ed), you can print or save still imag es with the dat e. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Date/Time Setup] . 2 Set the date, t[...]

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    61 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Area Se tting Sets th e area wher e yo u are usin g the camco rder . Thi s all ows you t o set the local area when you use the ca mcorder abr oad. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Area Setting] t desire d setting. 2 Pre ss the b / B buttons t o select an ar ea.[...]

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    62 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Power Save You ca n make the cam corder switc h to power save mod e. Opening/ closing the LCD panel, e tc. returns the cam corder to the shoot ing mode. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Power Save ] t de sir ed se tti ng. • T urn off the camcord er when you do not use it fo r a long time . • W hen t[...]

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    63 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index LCD Brightness Sets the brightness of the LCD monitor in 5 step s between –2 a nd +2. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [LCD Brightness] t desired value. • Y ou can ad just [LCD Brigh tness] on ly when the LC D monitor is turned on. Note[...]

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    64 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Viewfind er Br ight. Sets the brightness of the vie wfinder in 3 steps betwe en –1 and +1. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Vie wfinder Bright.] t desired val ue. • Y ou can ad just [Viewfi nder Brig ht.] only wh en the viewfin der is turn ed on. Note[...]

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    65 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Cleani ng Mode Allows you to cle an the image se nsor. • C leaning can be perf ormed only w hen the bat tery level is (3 re maining battery ic ons) or mo re. We reco mmen d th at y ou u se t he A C A dapt or. • D o not use a spray blow er becaus e it may sca tter water droplets in side the ca m[...]

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    66 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Version Display s the ver sion of y our camc order and lens. Con firm the version whe n a firm ware upda te is r eleas ed. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Version]. • A n updat e can be pe rformed onl y when th e battery l evel is (3 remain ing batte ry icons) or more. We recom mend that yo u use a s[...]

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    67 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Demo Mod e Sets whether or no t to display the movie for the demonstra tion, whe n there is only on e movie on the memory c ard. Select [Off ] when you do not want to see the de monstratio n. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Demo Mo de] t des ire d sett ing . On If there is only one movie on the memory [...]

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    68 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Rese t Defaul t Initiali zes t he setti ng to the d efault se ttin g. Even if you ac tivate [Res et Defa ult], the images a re re tained . 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Reset D efault] t [OK ]. • B e sure not to turn off the ca mcorder while resettin g. • T he settin gs of [Date /Time Setup ] and[...]

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    69 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Format Format s the memory card. Whe n you use a memory card with this camcorder for the fi rst time, it is recomm ended to for mat the memory card using the camcor der for stabl e performan ce of the me mory c ard bef ore shoo ting. Note th at fo rmatti ng perma nentl y erases all data on th e mem[...]

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    70 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Recove r Image DB When inconsistenc ies are found in the i mage data base file of movie s, caused by proce ssin g mo vies on comput ers, et c., mo vies wil l no t be r eco rde d or p lay ed ba ck. If t his happen s, the ca mcor der repai rs th e f ile. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [Recov er Image DB][...]

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    71 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index File Number Selects t he meth od for assign ing file number s to still im ages. 1 MEN U button t [Setup] t [File Number] t de sire d set ti ng. Series Does not rese t numbers of still image files, an d assigns numbers to files in sequence until the number reaches “9999.” Reset Resets n umbers o[...]

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    72 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Connecting with other equipment Cre ating a disc us ing a co mputer Select th e me thod th at best suits your d isc pla yer. See “PMB Help” f or de tails on crea ting a disc using “P MB.” • A DVD record ed with hi gh defi nition im age qualit y (HD) is calle d an “AVC HD disc” in this[...]

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    73 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index You ca n create a Blu-ray Disc from A VCHD form at movie s imported to a computer using the suppl ied software “PMB.” To c reating a Blu-ray D isc, you must instal l [BD Add-on Software]. Click [BD Add-on Softwar e] on the installatio n screen of “PMB,” and install this plug-in accordi ng t[...]

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    74 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index You ca n create a stand ard definiti on image qua lity (STD ) DVD from A VCHD form at movies imported to a co mputer using sup plied software “PMB .” 1 Turn on y our comput er and place an empty disc on the DVD dr ive. 2 Star t “ P MB.” 3 Click [Calendar ] or [Index] to the left of the scre[...]

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    75 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Creati ng a di sc using a DVD writer/re corder You can create an AVCHD disc using a DVD writ er/recorder (excluding DVDirect Expre ss), and play it on AVCHD format pl ayback devices (Sony Blu-ra y Disc player, PlaySta ti on®3, et c.) • A DVD record ed with hi gh defi nition im age qualit y (HD) [...]

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    76 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshoo ting If you expe rience trouble with th e camcorder, try the followi ng solutions. The battery p ack cannot be attached. • Y ou canno t use NP-FV 30/FV50 . Sufficient remaining bat tery indicator is disp layed but the powe r runs out too quickl y. • T his phen omen[...]

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    77 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index • If the C HARGE lamp is f lashi ng s lowly (abou t 1. 5-se cond int erval s) The am bient tempe rature is ou tside the su itable ran ge for char ging the ba ttery pac k. Charge the batt ery pack u nder the suita ble tempe rature s between 10 ° C and 30 °C (50 °F and 8 6 °F). Nothing is displ[...]

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    78 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index • Y ou cannot us e a flash wit h the follo wing reco rding mode: – [Bracket: Cont .] – [ Hand-he ld Twilig ht] – [Anti Motion Blur ] – Movie recording Fuzzy white circular spots appear on im ages shot usin g a flash. • P articles (dust, p ollen, etc. ) in t he air ref lected th e flash [...]

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    79 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index The subj ects passing by t he frame very fast appear crooke d. • T his is call ed the focal plane phe nomenon. This is not a mal function . Becau se of the way tha t the image device (C MOS sens or) reads out imag e signals , the su bjects pa ssing by the frame rapidly might appear cr ooke d de p[...]

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    80 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index The imag e and sound are interrupted by noise when viewing a movie on a compu te r. • You ar e pl ayi ng ba ck t he movi e di rec tly f rom th e mem ory car d. Im po rt th e m ovi e to you r co mput er usi ng “PMB” an d play it bac k. • T he image and sound may be int errupted , depend ing [...]

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    81 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index The setti ng is reset without t he resetting operat ion. • T he batter y pack was removed wh en the pow er switch was set to ON. Wh en removi ng the bat tery pack, make sure the camcorder is turned off a nd the acce ss lamp is not il luminat ed. The camco rder does not wo rk properly. • T urn o[...]

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    82 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Warning mess ages If the fo llowin g message s appear , foll ow the instruct ions b elow. Incompa tible battery. Use correct model. • A n incompat ible ba ttery pack is being us ed. Set Area/D ate/Time. • S et the date and time. If yo u have not used the camc order for a long time, ch arge the [...]

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    83 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Cannot recognize len s. Attach it pro perly. • T he lens is n ot attache d properl y, or the lens is not attach ed. If the mes sage appe ars when a lens is attach ed, reatt ach the lens . If the me ssage app ears frequ ently, c heck whethe r the contac ts of the len s and ca mc order are clea n o[...]

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    84 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index No ima ges selected. • Y ou attempt ed to delete without sp ecifying im ages. Cannot create more folder s. • T he folder with a na me beginni ng with “99 9” exi sts on the mem ory card. You cann ot crea te any folder s if this is the case.[...]

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    85 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Othe rs Usin g the camcorde r abroad You can use t he bat tery cha rger (supp lied), a nd the AC Ad aptor (s upplied) i n any count ry or region where the power supply is within A C 100 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/ 60 Hz. • Do not use an el ectr oni c tra nsf orme r (tr ave l co nve rter) , as thi s ma y c[...]

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    86 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index AVCHD format The A VCHD form at is a high defi nition digital vi deo camera form at used to rec ord a high de finition (HD) sig nal of either the 108 0i specification 1) or the 720p spe cification 2) using ef ficient da ta compressi on coding te chnology. T he MPEG-4 AVC /H.264 for mat is adopt ed [...]

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    87 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Memory card You can use f ollowing memory cards wi th this c amcorder : “M emory S tick PRO D uo” (Mar k2) media, “Memory Stick PRO -HG Du o” medi a, SD mem ory card, SDHC memory card, and SDXC memory car d of Class 4 or more. Ho wever, prop er operat ion canno t be guaran teed for all mem [...]

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    88 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index The typ es of “Memor y Stic k” med ia th at ca n be used wit h the ca mcor der ar e lis ted in the table be low. Howe ver, proper op eration can not be guar anteed fo r all “Memory Stick” media fu nctions. 1) This is e quipped with Magi cGate functi on. Magi cGate is c opyright protectio n [...]

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    89 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Batt ery pack Your c amcorder op erates only wit h V series batte ry packs. You can not use any ot her batt ery p acks. You c ann ot u se NP- FV30/ FV50 , ev en t houg h they are V s erie s. On charging the battery pack We reco mmend c harg ing the b atte ry pack in an ambi ent tempe rat ure of fr [...]

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    90 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Batt ery charger • Only NP-FV series t ype battery pac ks (and no others) ca n be charged in the bat tery charger (sup plied). Batt eries other than t he specified kind may leak, ov erheat, or explode if you attempt to charge them, po sing a risk of inj ury from electro cution and burns. • Remo[...]

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    91 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Moun t Adaptor Using the Mount Ada ptor LA-E A1 (sold separate ly), you can at tach an A-mo unt lens to your ca mcorder . For d etails, refer t o the opera ting i nstruct ions su pplied with t he Mount Ada pt or . • When an A- moun t len s is atta che d, you ca nno t use th e aut o focus fu nct i[...]

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    92 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Cle ani ng • Do not touch the inside of the camcord er, such as lens cont acts. Blow aw ay dust from inside the mo unt using a comm ercially av ailable bl ower*. For deta ils on cleaning the image sensor, see page 65. * Do no t use a sp ray blowe r. Usin g one ma y caus e a malf unc tio n. • Cl[...]

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    93 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Index Inde x A AF/MF Se lect ...... ....... ........ ....... ........ ........... ...... 16 Anti Mot ion Blur .... ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ...... 29 Apertur e .......... ........ ....... ........ ....... ........ ........... .. 25 Apertur e Priority ........ ........ ....... .....[...]

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    94 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Menu ........ ........... ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ........ .. 10 Brightn ess/Color ...... ........ ........... ....... ........ .. 11 Camera .. ........ ....... ........ ....... ............ ....... ...... 11 Playbac k ............ ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ...... [...]

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    95 GB Table of conte nts Sample images Me nu Index Notes on th e Licens e “C Libr ary”, “Exp at”, “zli b”, “dtoa” , “pcr e”, a nd “li bjp eg” sof twar e are p rovi ded in the camcor der. We pr ovide this softwa re based on licen se agreem ents with thei r owners of copyright . Based on requests by the owners of copyrigh t of[...]