SWITCHING THE INFORMATION DISPLAY MODE You can switch the on-screen information display mode. Press the [Display ( )] button. • The full and minimum display modes will alternate. [254Min]STBY 9999 1/50 STBY • Warning indicators and messages may appear depending on the recording conditions. • In the menu screen, the [Display ( )] button will be deactivated. Basic operation of the camcorder USING THE SHORTCUT MENU (OK GUIDE) The shortcut menu (OK guide) represents the most frequently accessed functions for the selected mode. Pressing the [Control (OK)] button will display the shortcut menu of frequently used functions on the LCD screen. An example: Setting EV (Exposure Value) in the recording mode using the shortcut menu (OK guide). 1 Press the [Control (OK)] button in STBY mode. • The shortcut menu (OK guide) appears. [254Min]STBY 9999 2 Press the [Control (Left)] button to select EV function. • Press the [Control (Left/Right)] button to adjust the exposure while viewing the image on the LCD screen. 3 Press the [Control (OK)] button to confirm your selection. • Press the [Control (OK)] button to exit the shortcut menu. • The exposure value setting is applied and the indicator ( ) and setting value appear. [254Min]STBY 9999 0.0 EV [254Min]STBY +1.0 9999 1/50 • The shortcut menu (OK guide) cannot be used in the SMART AUTO mode. • The example above shows how to set EV in the recording mode using the shortcut menu. The setting procedure could be different for other menu items. • The shortcut menu appears briefly. The shortcut menu reappears when you press the [Control (OK)] button. Basic operation of the camcorder SHORTCUT FUNCTION USING THE CONTROL BUTTONS Button Recording ( ) mode Playback ( ) mode Menu selection Video playback ( ) mode Photo playback ( ) mode OK -Access the shortcut menu -Confirm selection -Exit the shortcut menu -Access the shortcut menu - Playback / Pause - Access the shortcut menu - Playback zoom Confirms selection UP - iSCENE - Zoom (tele) Increases the volume -Moves the cursor up DOWN - Focus - Zoom (wide) Decreases the volume -Moves the cursor down LEFT EV -Search playback RPS (Reverse Playback Search) rate: x2>x4>x8>x16 -Previous skip playback Previous image Moves to the previous menu RIGHT Face Detection -Search playback FPS (Forward Playback Search) rate: x2>x4>x8>x16 - Next skip playback Next image Moves to the next menu Basic operation of the camcorder SELECTING THE LANGUAGES You can select a language to appears on the LCD screen. 1 Press the [MENU] button • [Control (Left/Right)] button • Settings. 2 Press the [Control (Up/Down)] button to select Language, and then press the [Control (OK)] button. 3 Press the [Control (Up/Down)] button to select the desired OSD language, and then press the [Control (OK)] button. 4 Press the [MENU] button to exit the menu. • The OSD language appears in the selected language. [254Min]STBY Exit Settings Default Set Language Format [254Min]STBY Exit Settings Default Set Language Format English Francais ...... Submenu items Francais Espanol Svenska Dansk Slovensky БългарскиHrvatski .... Turkce .....English Deutsch Italiano Portugues Suomi Norsk Polski Magyar Romana........УкраїнськаРусский ...... ..... Nederlands Cestina српски ... • Language options may be changed without prior notice. • The selected language remains even without the battery. • The date and time format may change depending on the language you selected. 30 Getting ready to start recording INSERTING AND EJECTING A MEMORY CARD (NOT SUPPLIED) To avoid data loss, turn off the camcorder by pressing the [Power ( )] button before inserting or ejecting the memory card. Be careful not to push the memory card too hard. The memory card may suddenly pop out. If you eject the memory card from the camcorder while it keeps turning on, the camcorder turns off. ••• Your camcorder supports only SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards. Compatibility with this camcorder may vary depending on the card manufacturer and type. To insert a memory card 1 Turn the camcorder off. 2 Open the memory card cover as shown in the figure. 3 Insert the memory card into the card slot until it softly clicks. Make sure that the camcorder is placed as shown above and the terminal portion of the card is facing up. 4 Close the cover. • To eject a memory card 1 Turn the camcorder off. 2 Open the memory card cover as shown in the figure. 3 Gently push the memory card to eject it. 4 Pull the memory card out of the memory card slot and close the cover. CARD CARD Getting ready to start recording SELECTING A SUITABLE MEMORY CARD (NOT SUPPLIED) Compatible memory cards • You can use SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards with this camcorder. We recommend you use an SDHC card. This camcorder supports SD cards up to 2GB. We cannot guarantee normal operation with SD cards bigger than 2GB. • MMC (Multi Media Card) and MMC Plus are not supported. • Compatible memory card capacity: -SD: 1GB~2GB -SDHC: 4GB~32GB -SDXC: ~up to 64...