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VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK
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1 Set the power switch to .
2 Set the MODE switch to .
● The index screen for videos appears. The image
on the index screen shows the first part of the
shooting.
●
To switch the medium to be played back, see pages
21, 48 and 49.
3 Press / / / to select the video file
you want to play back.
4 Press 49 to start playback.
5 To pause playback, press 49 again.
To return to the index screen
Slide the zoom lever to W when playback is
paused.
To adjust the speaker volume
During playback slide the zoom lever towards T
to turn up the volume, or towards W to turn down
the volume.
To turn on/off the date display
Set [DATE/TIME] to [ON], [AUTO] or [OFF].
(੬ pg. 48, 49)
To turn on/off the on-screen display
Press INFO/ repeatedly.
To check the file information
Press INFO/ when playback is paused.
(੬ pg. 38)
To play back files in the [EXTMOV] folder
If the data cannot be recorded properly, the
video files are saved to the [EXTMOV] folder.
(੬ pg. 22)
To play back the files in the [EXTMOV] folder,
press the recording start/stop button while the
index screen is displayed in step 2, and then
proceed to step 3 after [MPG] is displayed.
● The fast forward, rewind, slow, frame-by-frame
playback, and playlist creation functions are not
available for files in the [EXTMOV] folder.
● When you delete the files in the [EXTMOV] folder,
perform on the PC.
NOTES:
● The playback picture can be viewed in the LCD
monitor or on a connected TV. (੬ pg. 26)
● At the junctions between scenes, the image may
stop momentarily or the sound may be
interrupted. However, this is not a malfunction.
● To join scenes without distortion, load the video
files into the PC and use the provided software to
combine the files. When the combined file is used
to record a DVD, it will have the same joints
without distortion between scenes as a
commercial DVD. Refer to “How To Create DVDs
simply” of software installation and USB
connection guide for more about DVD creation.
● The date and counter can be displayed during
playback. (੬ pg. 49)
● When the camera heats up, the U indicator
flashes. If the camera continues to heat up,
playback may be stopped to protect the recording
medium. In this case, turn off the camera power,
and then wait until the camera cools down.
(੬ pg. 56)
● When a cable is connected to the AV connector,
the sound is not heard from the speaker.
Video Playback
Power Switch
Lock Button
49
Zoom Lever
INFO/
MODE
Speaker
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