10VQT3W31Accessories.............................................12Quick Guide.............................................13PreparationNames and Functions of Main Parts ..... 17Power supply........................................... 20Inserting/removing the battery........... 20Charging the battery ......................... 21Charging and recording time............. 22Recording to a card ................................ 23Cards that you can use withthis unit.............................................. 23Inserting/removing an SD card.......... 24Turning the unit on/off............................25Selecting a mode ....................................26How to use the touch screen .................26About the Touch Menu ...................... 27Setting date and time.............................. 28BasicBefore recording ..................................... 29Selecting a media to record[HC-V500M].............................................. 30Recording motion pictures ....................31Recording still pictures .......................... 33Recording still pictures inMotion Picture Recording Mode........ 35Intelligent Auto Mode ............................. 36Motion picture/Still picture playback .... 38Using the menu screen .......................... 41Using the Setup Menu ............................42Advanced (Recording)Using the zoom .......................................50Zoom ratio during theStill Picture Recording Mode ............. 50Image Stabilizer Function ......................511080/60p recording ................................. 52Recording with the Touch Function......53Touch function icons ......................... 53Recording functions ofoperation icons .......................................56Operation icons................................. 56Recording functions of menus.............. 63Manual recording.................................... 77White Balance................................... 78Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment................................... 79Manual Focus adjustment................. 80Advanced (Playback)Playback Operations .............................. 81Motion picture playback usingoperation icon ................................... 81Creating still picture frommotion picture ................................... 82Highlight & Time Frame Index .......... 83Repeat Playback............................... 83Resuming the previous playback ...... 84Zooming in on a still pictureduring playback (Playback zoom) ..... 84Various playback functions ................... 85Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date .......................... 85Highlight Playback ............................ 86Changing the playback settingsand playing back the slide show ....... 92Deleting scenes/still pictures ................ 94Deleting part of a scene (AVCHD) .... 95Dividing a scene (AVCHD)................ 96Dividing a scene to partially delete(iFrame/MP4) .................................... 97Deleting personal information ........... 98Protecting scenes/still pictures ......... 98Relay scene combining [HC-V500M]..... 99Watching Video/Pictures onyour TV .................................................. 101Connecting with a HDMI minicable ............................................... 104Connecting with the AV multicable ............................................... 104Playback using VIERA Link™ ............. 105Converting and playing back2D images as 3D ................................... 107Contents