71 Introduction 10About this Manual 10Conventions Used in this Manual 10Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs 12Names of Parts 142 Preparations 20Charging the Battery Pack 20Preparing the Camcorder 22Attaching the Lens Hood 22Using the Viewfinder 22Adjusting the Position and Brightness ofthe LCD Screen 23Wireless Controller 25Using a Tripod 25Basic Operation of the Camcorder 26Using the Touch Screen 26Operating Modes 27Using the Menus 28First Time Settings 30Setting the Date and Time 30Changing the Language 30Changing the Time Zone 31Using a Memory Card 32Memory Cards Compatible for Use withthe Camcorder 32Inserting and Removing a MemoryCard 33Selecting the Memory for theRecordings 34Relay Recording 34Double Slot Recording 35Initializing the Memory 363 Recording 37Recording Movies and Photos 37Preparing to Record 37Recording in AUTO Mode 38Recording in y (Manual) Mode 41Quick Start Function 43Selecting the Video Quality (RecordingMode) 44Selecting the Frame Rate 45Focus Adjustment 46Manual Focus 46Autofocus 47Face Detection 48Touch & Track 50Zooming 51Using the Zoom Lever or WirelessController 51Using the Touch Screen’s ZoomControls 52Soft Zoom Control 53Digital Tele-Converter 53Advanced Image Stabilization 54Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit 55Automatic Exposure RecordingPrograms 56Exposure Adjustment 58Using the Manual Exposure RecordingProgram 58Exposure Compensation 59White Balance 61Special Scene Recording Programs 63Image Effects 65Self Timer 66Audio Recording Level 67Built-In Microphone Directionality 68Audio Equalizer 69Audio Mix 70Using Headphones 71Using the Mini Advanced Shoe 72Using an External Microphone 73Using the SM-V1 Surround Microphoneor DM-100 Directional StereoMicrophone 73Using the WM-V1 WirelessMicrophone 73Using Commercially AvailableMicrophones 74Using an External Video Light 75Using a Zoom Remote Controller 76Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal 77Video Scopes 78Displaying the Waveform Monitor during[A Programmed AE] RecordingProgram 78Displaying the Waveform Monitor during[y Manual Exposure] RecordingProgram 78Displaying the Edge Monitor 78Video Snapshot 79Pre-Recording 80Onscreen Displays and Data Code 81Faders 82Table of contents
