You’ll get superior pictures with much clearer images under low light conditions. BSI CMOSNormal CMOS Full HD 1080 Viewing Performance Your camcorder uses advanced H.264 compression technology to give you the clearest video quality. Its full HD resolution displays your pictures more clearly than normal standard (SD) quality pictures. 480 High-Defi nition (Full HD) 1080 1920 720 Standard-Defi nition (SD) SSD (Solid State Drive) for Built-in Storage Media (HMX-H203/H204/H205 only) Your camcorder uses an advanced SSD technology (based on flash memory) for its built-in memory. The SSD helps the camcorder boot, read data, and operate software much faster than normal HDD (Hard Disk Drives). Also, SSD is very stable, durable, and makes less noise while in operation. It is environmentfriendly because low electric power is required. Touch panel adopted You can play recorded images and set functions by simply tapping on the LCD screen. Dual Recording While recording full HD videos, you can capture still images with the simple push of a button. Capture still images and save them to the storage. Shooting Custom Scenes In Scene mode, appropriate options are pre-set for each kind of scene. Select a scene that matches your shot for easy shooting. Shift over wider range of motion with Smart OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) Smart OIS improves on existing Optical Image Stabilization by allowing the camcorder lens to shift over wider range of motion in wide/tele zoom position. This allows the camcorder to compensate for greater degrees of camcorder shake and delivers a stunning level of image smoothness. Magic Finger Focus, Magic Finger Shot To focus on a subject, just touch the screen and shoot. Your camcorder optimizes the focus for the touched point, giving you professional results with one easy operation. You can also focus on your subject and take a photo with a touch of your fi nger. Smart Auto with Self-Decision on Situation In Smart Auto mode, your camcorder automatically chooses the appropriate camcorder settings based on the type of scene it detects. Smart Auto mode is helpful if you are not familiar the best camcorder settings for various scenes. Time Lapse Recording Catches the Moment Time lapse recording lets you capture the blooming of fl owers or the passage of clouds like the pros. Use this function to make UGC (User-Generated Content ) videos, artistic recordings, eductational programs or documentary videos. Make All Your Recordings with a Simple VIEW Button! Press the iView button to preview your storyboards before printing them. It’s a quick and easy way to see a digest of what you’ve recorded without having to view the whole video. Video digests and storyboard printing The Digest/Storyboard function captures 16 still images from the video you select and saves the images to the storage media. You get a quick overview of your video - a real help when you want to review a video quickly. Direct Upload of Your Videos to the Web! Intelli-studio built-in editing software installs directly from your camcorder to your PC when you connect the camcorder to your PC via USB cable. Using Intelli-studio, you can upload your videos and photos to your PC with ease and upload them directly to YouTube, Flickr or Facebook. Sharing videos with your friends and family is simpler than ever. iii STBY 00:00:00 [307Min] MENU 9999 before reading this user manual SAFETY WARNINGS What the icons and signs in this user manual mean; WARNING Means that there is a potential risk of death or serious injury. CAUTION Means that there is a potential risk of personal injury or damage to the product. CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your camcorder, follow these basic safety precautions. Means hints or referential pages that may be helpful when operating the camcorder. These warning signs are here to prevent injury to you and others. Please follow them explicitly. After reading this section, keep it in a safe place for future reference. PRECAUTIONS Warning! .. ............................................................................................................................................................ outlet with protective grounding. .. .............................................................................................................................................................................. other source of excessive heat. Caution If you replace the battery with the wrong battery, you can cause an explosion. Replace only with the same battery or an equivalent type. If you plug the AC adapter into a 240V AC outlet, be sure to use a suitable plug adapter. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON USE Before using this camcorder .. .......................................................................... (MPEG4 part10/AVC) format and in High Definition Video (HD-VIDEO) or Standard ........................