- 10 -Information for Your Safety ......................... 3Accessories ................................................. 12Optional accessories .................................. 13PreparationWhat you can do with this unit .................. 14Recording to the SD card ...................... 14Linking to external devices .................... 14Remote operations with an iPad ............ 15Names and Functions of Main Parts ......... 16Power supply ............................................... 23Charging the battery .............................. 23Inserting/removing the battery ............... 25Charging and recording time ................. 26Connecting to the AC outlet ................... 28Preparation of SD cards ............................. 29Cards that you can use with this unit ..... 29Inserting/removing an SD card .............. 30Turning the unit on/off ................................ 31Selecting a mode ........................................ 31Using the LCD monitor/Viewfinder ............ 32Switching between the LCD monitor andviewfinder displays ................................ 32Using the LCD monitor .......................... 33How to use the touch screen ................. 34LCD monitor adjustment ........................ 35Viewfinder adjustment ........................... 36Recording yourself ................................. 37Setting date and time .................................. 38Using the menu screen .............................. 40RecordingBefore recording ......................................... 41Selecting a media to record ....................... 41Formatting media ................................... 42Recording motion picture .......................... 42Switching between Auto andManual Mode ............................................... 44Adjusting the Picture Quality ..................... 46Using the zoom ........................................... 48Image Stabilizer Function .......................... 50Focus ........................................................... 52One Push AF ......................................... 55Push AF ................................................. 56Focus Assist .......................................... 56White Balance ............................................. 60Iris/Gain adjustment ................................... 64Iris adjustment ....................................... 64Gain adjustment .................................... 66Manual shutter speed ................................. 69Audio Input ..................................................71Switching Audio Input ............................71Adjusting the audio input level ...............73Counter display ...........................................75Setting the Time Code ...........................75Setting the User Information ..................77Setting the Recording Counter ...............78USER button ................................................79Setting the USER button ........................79Using the USER button ..........................80Functions of the USER button ...............81Useful functions ..........................................98Color Bar Screen ...................................98ND filter ..................................................99Switching the screen indications/mode information display .......................99Using Operation Icons ..............................100Using of jog dial ........................................101PlaybackMotion picture/Still picture playback ......104Motion picture playback usingoperation icon ......................................108Useful functions ........................................109Creating still picture frommotion picture ......................................109Repeat Playback ..................................110Resuming the previous playback .........110Playing back scenes or still picturesby date .................................................111EditingDeleting scenes/still pictures ...................112Protecting scenes/still pictures .............113Copying between SD cards ......................114Linking to external devicesConnecting Headphones, a Remote Controlor an External Monitor ..............................116Headphones .........................................116Remote control .....................................116External monitor ...................................117Setting the external outputresolution .............................................119Connecting to a PC(File transfer/nonlinear editing) ...............121Operating environment(mass storage) .....................................121Contents