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VQT1A45
Contents
Information for your safety ................................... 2
Before using
Accessories.......................................................... 6
Optional................................................................ 6
Parts identification and handling .......................... 6
Fitting the lens cap............................................... 8
The grip belt ......................................................... 9
Power supply ....................................................... 9
Charging time and recordable time .................... 11
Turning the camera on....................................... 11
Setting date and time ......................................... 12
Using the LCD monitor....................................... 13
Using the viewfinder........................................... 13
Quick Start ......................................................... 14
Inserting/removing a cassette ............................ 15
Inserting/removing a card .................................. 16
Selecting a mode ............................................... 17
How to use the joystick ...................................... 17
Help mode.......................................................... 19
Switching the language...................................... 19
Using the menu screen ...................................... 19
Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder...................... 21
Using the remote control.................................... 22
Record mode
Check before recording...................................... 24
Recording on a tape........................................... 25
Recording check ................................................ 26
Blank search function......................................... 26
Recording still pictures on a card
while recording image onto a tape .................. 27
Recording still pictures onto a card
(Photoshot)...................................................... 27
Zoom in/out function .......................................... 29
Recording yourself ............................................. 30
Backlight compensation function ....................... 30
Colour night view function.................................. 31
Soft skin mode ................................................... 31
Tele macro function ........................................... 32
Fade in/fade out function ................................... 32
Wind noise reduction function............................ 33
Anti-Ground-Shooting (AGS) ............................. 33
Self-timer recording............................................ 34
Wide/4:3 Function .............................................. 34
Image stabilizer function .................................... 35
Guideline function .............................................. 35
Recording in various situations
(Scene mode).................................................. 36
Recording in natural colours
(White balance) ............................................... 37
Manual focus adjustment ................................... 38
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment ....... 38
Playback mode
Playing back tape............................................... 40
Slow-motion playback/
frame-by-frame playback................................. 41
Variable-speed search function.......................... 41
Playback on TV .................................................. 42
Playing back card............................................... 43
Deleting files recorded on a card ....................... 44
Formatting a card............................................... 44
Protecting files on a card.................................... 45
Writing the printing data on a card
(DPOF setting) ................................................ 45
Edit mode
Recording from a tape onto a card..................... 46
Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR
(Dubbing)......................................................... 46
Using the DV Cable for Recording
(Digital Dubbing).............................................. 47
Audio dubbing .................................................... 48
Printing pictures by directly connecting to
the printer (PictBridge) .................................... 49
With a PC
Before Use ......................................................... 51
Install/Connection............................................... 54
Software............................................................. 57
Others............................................................ 59
Menu
Menu list............................................................. 62
Menus related to taking pictures ........................ 64
Menus related to playback ................................. 64
Other menus ...................................................... 65
Others
Indications.......................................................... 66
Warning/alarm indications.................................. 67
Functions cannot be used simultaneously ......... 68
Before requesting repair
(Problems and solutions)................................. 69
Cautions for Use ................................................ 73
Explanation of terms .......................................... 77
Specifications
Specifications..................................................... 79
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