6VQT3W38Information for Your Safety......................2Accessories...............................................9PreparationNames and Functions of Main Parts ..... 10Power supply........................................... 13Inserting/removing the battery........... 13Charging the battery ......................... 14Charging and recording time............. 15Recording to a card ................................ 16Cards that you can use withthis unit.............................................. 16Inserting/removing an SD card.......... 17Turning the unit on/off............................18Selecting a mode ....................................19How to use the touch screen .................19About the Touch Menu ...................... 20Setting date and time.............................. 21BasicBefore recording ..................................... 22Selecting a media to record[HC-V500M].............................................. 23Recording motion pictures ....................24Recording still pictures .......................... 26Recording still pictures inMotion Picture Recording Mode........ 28Intelligent Auto Mode ............................. 29Motion picture/Still picture playback .... 31Using the menu screen .......................... 34Using the Setup Menu ............................35Advanced (Recording)Using the zoom ....................................... 43Zoom ratio during the Still PictureRecording Mode ............................... 43Image Stabilizer Function ...................... 441080/50p recording ................................. 45Recording with the Touch Function...... 46Touch function icons ......................... 46Recording functions ofoperation icons ....................................... 49Operation icons................................. 49Recording functions of menus.............. 55Manual recording.................................... 68White Balance................................... 69Manual shutter speed/irisadjustment ........................................ 70Manual Focus adjustment................. 71Contents