high definition digital camcorder samsung h300 user manual

user manual

HMX-H300BN/HMX-H300SN/HMX-H300RN/HMX-H300UNHMX-H303BN/HMX-H303SN/HMX-H303RN/HMX-H303UNHMX-H304BN/HMX-H304SN/HMX-H304RN/HMX-H304UNHMX-H305BN/HMX-H305SN/HMX-H305RN/HMX-H305UNHMX-H320BN/HMX-H320SN/HMX-H320RN/HMX-H320UN

High Definition Digital Camcorderwww.samsung.com/register

For video recording, use a memory card that supports faster write speeds.- MemoryCard:AClass6SDHCcardorabove.

WarningToReduceTheRiskOfFireOrElectricShock,DoNotExposeThisApparatusToRainOrMoisture.

CautionApparatusshallnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashingandnoobjectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvases,shallbeplacedontheapparatus.Todisconnecttheapparatusfromthemains,theplugmustbepulledoutfromthemainssocket,thereforethemainsplugshallbereadilyoperable.

CAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK).

NOUSER-SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDEREFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.

Thissymbolindicatesthatdangerousvoltageconsistingariskofelectricshockispresentwithinthisunit.

Thissymbolindicatesthatthereareimportantoperatingandmaintenanceinstructionsintheliteratureaccompanyingthisunit.

CAUTIONRISKOFELECTRICSHOCK

DONOTOPEN

1. Readtheseinstructions.

2. Keeptheseinstructions.

3. Heedallwarnings.

4. Followallinstructions.

5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

6. Cleanonlywithdrycloth.

7. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.

8. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

9. Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongareprovidedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

10.Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

11.Onlyuseattachment/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.

12.Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecifiedbythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisused,usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.

13.Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.

14.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,suchaspower-supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.

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15.Apparatusshallnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashingandnoobjectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvases,shallbeplacedontheapparatus.

16.VENTILATION:

SlotsandopeningsinthecabinetareprovidedforventilationtoensurereliableoperationoftheCAMCORDERandtoprotectitfromoverheating.Theseopeningsmustnotbeblockedorcovered.NeverplaceyourCAMCORDERonabed,sofa,rug,orothersimilarsurface:onorneararadiatororheatregister.ThisCAMCORDERshouldnotbeplacedinabuilt-ininstallationsuchasabookcaseorrackunlessproperventilationisprovidedorthemanufacturer’sinstructionshavebeenadheredto.

17.POWERSOURCES:

TheCAMCORDERshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedonthelabel.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersupplyatyourhome,consultyourappliancedealerorlocalpowercompany.ACAMCORDERisintendedtobeoperatedfrombatterypower,orothersources,refertotheoperatinginstructions.

18.GROUNDINGORPOLARIZATION:

ThisCAMCORDERmaybeequippedwitheitherapolarized2-wireAClineplug(aplughavingonebladewiderthantheother)ora3-wiregroundingtypeplug,aplughavingathird(grounding)pin.Ifyouareunabletoinserttheplugfullyintotheoutlet,tryreversingtheplug.Iftheplugstillfailstofit,contactyourelectriciantoreplaceyouroutlet.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedplug.

19.POWER-CORDPROTECTION:

Power-supplycordsshouldberoutedsothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedonorpinchedbyitemsplaceduponoragainstthem,payingparticularattentiontocordsorplugs,convenientreceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheunit.

20.OUTDOORANTENNAGROUNDING:

CAMCORDER,besuretheantennaorcablesystemisgroundedtoprovidesomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandbuilt-upstaticcharges,Section810oftheNationalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPANo.70-1984,providesinformationwithrespecttopropergroundingofthemastandsupportingstructure,groundingofthelead-inwireandsupportingstructure,groundingofthemastandsupportingstructure,groundingofthelead-inwiretoanantennadischargeunit,sizeofgroundingtoconductors,locationofantenna-dischargeunit,connectiontogroundingelectrodesandrequirementsforthegroundingelectrode.Seefigurebelow.

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDINGELECTRODE SYSTEM(NEC ART 250, PART H)

NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

ELECTRICSERVICEEQUIPMENT

GROUNDCLAMP

ANTENNALEAD INWIRE

ANTENNADISCHARGE UNIT(NEC SECTION 810-20)

21.LIGHTNING:

ForaddedprotectionofthisCAMCORDERduringalightningstormorwhenitisleftunattendedandunusedforlongperiodsoftime,unplugitfromthewalloutletanddisconnecttheantennaorcablesystem.ThiswillpreventdamagetotheCAMCORDERduetolightningandpowerlinesurges.

22.POWERLINES:

Anoutsideantennasystemshouldnotbelocatedinthevicinityofoverheadpowerlinesorotherelectriclightorpowercircuitswhereitcanfallintosuchpowerlinesorcircuits.Wheninstallinganoutsideantennasystem,extremecareshouldbetakentokeepfromtouchingsuchpowerlinesorcircuitsascontactwiththemmightbefatal.

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23.OVERLOADING:

Donotoverloadwalloutletsandextensioncordsasthiscanresultinariskoffireorelectricshock.

24.OBJECTSANDLIQUIDS:

NeverpushobjectsofanykindintothisCAMCORDERthroughopeningsastheymaytouchdangerousvoltagepointsorshortoutapartthatcouldresultinafireorelectricshock.NeverspillliquidsofanykindontotheCAMCORDER.Shouldspillageoccur,unplugunitandhaveitcheckedbyatechnicianbeforeuse.

25.SERVICING:

DonotattempttoservicethisCAMCORDERyourself.Openingorremovingcoversmayexposeyoutodangerousvoltageorotherhazards.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

26.DAMAGEREQUIRINGSERVICE:

UnplugthisCAMCORDERfromthewalloutletandreferservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnelunderthefollowingconditions:

a. Whenthepower-supplycordorplugisdamaged.b. Ifanyliquidhasbeenspilledonto,orobjectshavefalleninto

theCAMCORDER.c. IftheCAMCORDERhasbeenexposedtorainorwater.d. IftheCAMCORDERdoesnotoperatenormallybyfollowing

theoperatinginstructions,adjustonlythosecontrolsthatarecoveredbytheoperatinginstructions.ImproperadjustmentofothercontrolsmayresultindamageandwilloftenrequireextensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechniciantorestoretheCAMCORDERtoitsnormaloperation.

e. IftheCAMCORDERhasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeendamaged.

f. WhentheCAMCORDERexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance,thisindicatesaneedforservice.

27.REPLACEMENTPARTS:

Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,besuretheservicetechnicianhasusedreplacementpartsspecifiedbythemanufacturerandhavingthesamecharacteristicsastheoriginalpart.Unauthorizedsubstitutionsmayresultinfire,electricshockorotherhazards.

28.SAFETYCHECK:

UponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairstothisCAMCORDER,asktheservicetechniciantoperformsafetycheckstodeterminethattheCAMCORDERisinsafeoperatingorder.

29.Topreventdamagewhichmayresultinfireorshockhazard,donotexposethisappliancetorainormoisture.

30.Ifthispowersupplyisusedat240Vac,asuitableplugadaptorshouldbeused.

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USERINSTALLERCAUTION:YourauthoritytooperatethisFCCcertifiedequipmentcouldbevoidedifyoumakechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythispartyresponsibleforcompliancetopart15FCCrules.

NOTE:HgLAMP(S)INSIDETHISPRODUCTCONTAINMERCURYAND

MUSTBERECYCLEDORDISPOSEDOFACCORDINGTOLOCAL,STATEORFEDERALLAWS.Fordetailsseelamprecycle.org,eiae.org,orcall1-800-Samsung(7267864)


NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:- Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.- Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.- Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.- Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianfor

helpandforadditionalsuggestions.TheusermayfindthefollowingbookletpreparedbytheFederalCommunicationsCommissionhelpful:“HowtoIdentifyandResolveRadio-TVInterferenceProblems.”ThisBookletisavailablefromtheU.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice,Washington,D.C.20402,StockNo.004-000-00345-4.

FCC WarningTheuseriscautionedthatchangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15ofFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions;(1) Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2) Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including

interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

CALIFORNIA USA ONLYThis Perchlorate warning applies only to primary CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells in the product sold or distributed ONLY in California USA“ Perchlorate Material - special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.”

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SAFETY WARNINGSWhattheiconsandsignsinthisusermanualmean;

WARNINGThereisapotentialriskofdeathorseriousinjury.

CAUTION

Thereisapotentialriskofpersonalinjuryordamagetotheproduct.

Toreducetheriskoffire,explosion,electricshock,orpersonalinjurywhenusingyourcamcorder,followthesebasicsafetyprecautions.

Herearehintsorpagenumberreferencesyouwillfindhelpfulwhenyouoperatethecamcorder.

Settingsrequiredbeforeusingafunction.

Thesewarningsignsareheretopreventinjurytoyouandothers.Pleasefollowthemexplicitly.Afterreadingthissection,keepitinasafeplaceforfuturereference.

PRECAUTIONS

Warning!WhenusingtheACpoweradaptorwithyourcamcorder,connecttheadaptortoanoutletwithprotectivegrounding.Donotexposethecamcorderbatterytodirectsunlight,heaters,radiators,fire,oranyothersourceofexcessiveheat.

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CautionIfyoureplacethebatterywiththewrongbattery,youcancauseanexplosion.Replaceonlywiththesamebatteryoranequivalenttype.

IfyouplugtheACadaptorintoa240VACoutlet,besuretouseasuitableplugadaptor.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON USE

Aboutthisusermanual

ThankyouforpurchasingthisSamsungCamcorder.Pleasereadthisusermanualcarefullybeforeyouusethecamcorderandkeepithandyforfuturereference.Shouldyourcamcorderfailtooperatecorrectly,refertoTroubleshooting.

This User Manual covers HMX-H300, HMX-H303, HMX-H304, HMX-H305, HMX-H320 models.

IllustrationsofmodelHMX-H300areusedinthisusermanual.ThedisplaysinthisusermanualmaynotbeexactlythesameasthoseyouseeontheLCDscreen.Designsandspecificationsofthecamcorderandotheraccessoriesaresubjecttochangewithoutanynotice.Inthisusermanual,theiconorsymbolintheparenthesisappearinginadescriptionofasubmenuitemindicatesitwillappearonthescreenwhensettingthecorrespondingitem.Ex)Submenuitemof“Video Quality”page54

-“Super Fine”( ):RecordsintheSuperFinequality.(Ifset,thecorrespondingicon( )willappearonthescreen.)

The following terms are used in this manual:‘Scene’referstothepointwhereyoupresstheRecord Start/Stopbuttontostartrecordinguntilyoupressagaintopausetherecording.Theterms‘photo’and‘stillimage’areusedinterchangeablyandhavethesamemeaning.

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BeforeusingthiscamcorderThis camcorder records video in H.264 (MPEG4 part10/AVC) format and in High Definition Video (HD-VIDEO) or Standard Definition Video (SD-VIDEO).You can play back and edit the video recorded by the camcorder on a personal computer using the internal software of this camcorder.Please note that this camcorder is not compatible with other digital video formats.Before recording important video, make a trial recording.Playbackyourtrialrecordingtomakesurethevideoandaudiohavebeenrecordedproperly.Recordedcontentsmaybelostduetoamistakewhenhandlingthiscamcorderormemorycard,etc.Samsungwillnotprovidecompensationfordamagesduetothelossofrecordedcontents.Make a backup of important recorded data.ProtectyourimportantrecordeddatabycopyingthefilestoaPC.WealsorecommendyoucopyitfromyourPCtootherrecordingmediaforstorage.RefertothesoftwareinstallationandUSBconnectionguide.Copyrights: Please note that this camcorder is intended for individual use only.Datarecordedonthestoragemediainthiscamcorderusingotherdigital/analogmediaordevicesisprotectedbytheCopyrightActandcannotbeusedwithoutpermissionoftheownerofthecopyright,exceptforpersonalenjoyment.Evenifyourecordaneventsuchasashow,performance,orexhibitionforpersonalenjoyment,westronglyrecommendthatyouobtainpermissionbeforehand.ForOpenSourcelicencesinformation,refertothe“Opensource-H300.pdf”intheprovidedCD-ROM.

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Notesregardingtrademarks

AllthetradenamesandregisteredtrademarksmentionedinthismanualorotherdocumentationprovidedwithyourSamsungproductaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.Furthermore,“™”and“®”arenotmentionedineachcaseinthismanual.TheSDlogoisatrademark.TheSDHClogoisatrademark.Microsoft®,Windows®,WindowsVista®,Windows®7,andDirectX®areeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksoftheMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.Intel®,Core™,Core2Duo®,andPentium®aretheregisteredtrademarksortrademarksoftheIntelCorporationintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.AMDandAthlon™areeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofAMDintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.Macintosh,MacOSareeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofAppleInc.intheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.YouTubeisatrademarkofGoogleInc.FlickrisatrademarkofYahoo.twitterisatrademarkofTwitter.PicasaisatrademarkofGoogleInc.FacebookisatrademarkofFacebookInc.HDMI,theHDMIlogoandHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC.Adobe,theAdobelogo,andAdobeAcrobatareeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofAdobeSystemsIncorporatedintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.

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Thesafetyprecautionsillustratedbelowaretopreventpersonalinjuryormaterialdamages.Heedallinstructionscarefully.

WARNINGThereisapotentialriskofdeathorseriousinjury.

Prohibitedaction. Donottouchtheproduct.

CAUTIONThereisapotentialriskofpersonalinjuryordamagetotheproduct.

Donotdisassembletheproduct. Unplugfromthepowersupply. Thisprecautionmustbefollowed.

WARNING

Donotoverloadoutletsorextensioncordsasthismayresultinabnormalheatorfire.

Usingthecamcorderattemperaturesover60℃ (140 ℉ )mayresultinfire.Keepingthebatteryatahightemperaturemaycauseanexplosion.

DonotallowwaterormetalandinflammablemattertoenterthecamcorderorACpoweradaptor.Doingsomayposeafirehazard.

Nosandordust!FinesandordustenteringthecamcorderorACpoweradaptorcouldcausemalfunctionsordefects.

Nooil!OilenteringthecamcorderorACpoweradaptorcouldcauseelectricshock,malfunctionsordefects.

Donotaimthecamcorderdirectlyintothesun.Doingsocouldcauseeyeinjuries,aswellasleadtomalfunctioningofinternalpartsoftheproduct.

DonotbendthepowercordordamagetheACpoweradaptorbypressingonitwithaheavyobject.Theremaybeariskoffireorelectricshock.

DonotdisconnecttheACadaptorbypullingonitspower-cord,asthiscoulddamagethepower-cord.

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WARNING

DonotusetheACadaptorifithasdamaged,splitorbrokencordsorwires.Doingsomaycausefireorelectricshock.

DonotconnecttheACadaptorunlesstheplugcanbefullyinsertedwithnopartofthebladesexposed.

Donotdisposeofbatterypackinafireasitmayexplode.

Neverusecleaningfluidorsimilarchemicals.Donotspraycleanersdirectlyonthecamcorder.

Keepthecamcorderawayfromwaterwhenusednearthebeachorpoolorwhenitrains.Thereisariskofmalfunctionorelectricshock.

Keeptheusedlithiumbatteryormemorycardoutofthereachofchildren.Ifthelithiumbatteryormemorycardisswallowedbychildren,consultphysicianimmediately.

Donotplugorunplugthepowercordwithwethands.Thereisariskofelectricshock.

Keepthepower-cordunpluggedwhennotinuseorduringlightningstorms.Thereisariskoffire.

WhencleaningtheACadaptor,unplugthepower-cord.Thereisariskofmalfunctionorelectricshock.

Ifthecamcordermakesanabnormalsound,orsmellorsmokes,unplugthepower-cordimmediatelyandrequestservicefromaSamsungservicecenter.Thereisariskoffireorpersonalinjury.

Ifthecamcordermalfunctions,immediatelydetachtheACadaptororbatteryfromthecamcorder.Thereisariskoffireorinjury.

Donotattempttodisassemble,repair,orreformthecamcorderortheACadaptortoavoidariskoffireorelectricshock.

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DonotpressthesurfaceoftheLCDwithforce,orhititwithasharpobject.IfyoupushtheLCDsurface,displayunevennessmayoccur.

Donotdroporexposethecamcorder,batterypack,ACadaptororotheraccessoriestoseverevibrationsorimpact.Thismaycauseamalfunctionorinjury.

Donotusethecamcorderonatripod(notsupplied)inaplacewhereitissubjecttoseverevibrationsorimpact.

Donotusethecamcorderneardirectsunlightorheatingequipment.Thismaycauseamalfunctionorinjury.

Donotleavethecamcorderinaclosedvehicleforalongtime,wherethetemperatureisveryhigh.

Donotexposethecamcordertosootorsteam.Thicksootorsteamcoulddamagethecamcordercaseorcauseamalfunction.

Donotusethecamcorderneardenseexhaustgasgeneratedbygasolineordieselengines,orcorrosivegassuchashydrogensulphide.Doingsomaycorrodetheexternalorinternalterminals,disablingnormaloperation.

Donotexposethecamcordertoinsecticide.Insecticideenteringthecamcordercouldcausetheproducttofailtooperatenormally.Turnthecamcorderoffandcoveritwithvinylsheet,etc.beforeusinginsecticide.

Donotexposethecamcordertosuddenchangesintemperatureorhighhumidity.Thereisalsoariskofdefectorelectricshockwhenusingoutdoorsduringlightningstorms.

DonotplacethecamcorderwiththeopenLCDscreendown.

Donotwipethecamcorderbodywithbenzeneorthinner.Theexteriorcoatingcouldpeelofforthesurfacecoulddeteriorate.

DonotleavetheLCDscreenopenwhennotusingthecamcorder.

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DonotholdthecamcorderbytheLCDmonitorwhenliftingit.TheLCDscreencoulddetachandthecamcordermayfall.

DonotusethecamcordernearTVorradio:ThiscouldcausenoiseontheTVscreenortoradiobroadcasts.

Donotusethecamcordernearstrongradiowavesormagnetismsuchasspeakersandalargemotor.Noisecouldentervideooraudiothatarebeingrecorded.

UseSamsung-approvedaccessoriesonly.Usingproductsfromothermanufacturersmaycauseoverheating,fire,explosion,electricshockorpersonalinjuriescausedbyabnormaloperation.

Placethecamcorderonastablesurfaceandaplacewithventilationopenings.

Keepimportantdataseparately.Samsungisnotresponsiblefordataloss.

Usethemainsplugwhereitcanbereadilyoperable.Ifanyproblemoccurswiththeproduct,themainsplugmustberemovedtodisconnectpowercompletely.Turningoffthepowerbuttonontheproductdoesnotcompletelydisconnectthepower.

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Contents

Before reading this user manual ....................... 2Safetywarnings............................................................................. 2

Precautions................................................................................... 2

Importantinformationonuse......................................................... 2

Safety information ............................................ 4Warning......................................................................................... 4

Caution.......................................................................................... 6

Contents ......................................................... 8

Quick start guide ........................................... 11YoucanrecordvideosinH.264format!....................................... 11

Getting to know the camcorder ...................... 15What’sincludedwithyourcamcorder.......................................... 15

Locationofcontrols..................................................................... 16

Identifyingthescreendisplays..................................................... 18

Getting started .............................................. 21Attachingthegripbelt.................................................................. 21

Usingthebattery......................................................................... 22

Chargingthebattery.................................................................... 23

Checkingthebatterystate........................................................... 24

Basic operation of the camcorder ................... 27Turningyourcamcorderon/off.................................................... 27

AdjustingtheLCDscreen............................................................ 28

Settingtheoperationmodes........................................................ 29

Usingthedisplay( )button....................................................... 29

Usingthetouchpanel.................................................................. 30

First time settings ........................................... 31Settingthetimezoneanddate/timeforthefirsttime................... 31

Selectingthelanguages............................................................... 32

About the storage media ................................ 33Selectingthestoragemedia(HMX-H303/H304/H305/H320only).. 33

Inserting/ejectingamemorycard(notsupplied)......................... 34

Selectingasuitablememorycard(notsupplied).......................... 35

Recordabletimeandcapacity..................................................... 37

Basic recording ............................................. 38Recordingvideos......................................................................... 38

Capturingphotosduringvideorecording..................................... 40

Recordingphotos........................................................................ 41

Recordingwitheaseforbeginners(SMARTAUTO)...................... 42

Zooming...................................................................................... 43

Anti-Shake(OIS:OpticalImageStabilizer).................................... 44

Contents

Basic playback .............................................. 45Changingtheplaybackmode...................................................... 45

Playingvideos............................................................................. 46

Viewingphotos............................................................................ 48

using the menu items .................................... 50Handlingmenus.......................................................................... 50

Menuitems.................................................................................. 51

Advanced recording ...................................... 53SCENE...................................................................................... 53

VideoResolution.......................................................................... 53

VideoQuality............................................................................... 54

PhotoResolution......................................................................... 54

PhotoSharpness......................................................................... 55

WhiteBalance............................................................................. 55

Aperture...................................................................................... 56

Shutter........................................................................................ 57

EV............................................................................................... 58

SuperC.Nite................................................................................ 58

Focus.......................................................................................... 59

DigitalEffect................................................................................ 60

Fader........................................................................................... 61

TeleMacro.................................................................................. 62

Cont.Shot................................................................................... 62

WindCut..................................................................................... 63

DigitalZoom................................................................................ 63

SelfTimer.................................................................................... 64

TimeLapseRec.......................................................................... 64

QuickView.................................................................................. 66

Guideline..................................................................................... 67

Advanced playback ....................................... 67PlayOption.................................................................................. 67

Highlight...................................................................................... 68

SlideShowOption....................................................................... 69

FileInfo........................................................................................ 69

Editing files .................................................... 70Delete.......................................................................................... 70

Protect........................................................................................ 71

Copy(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)............................................ 72

Divide.......................................................................................... 73

Combine..................................................................................... 74

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System setting .............................................. 75SettingMenuItems...................................................................... 75

StorageType(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)................................ 76

StorageInfo(HMX-H303/H304/H305only).................................. 76

CardInfo(HMX-H300/H320only)................................................ 76

FileNo......................................................................................... 77

TimeZone................................................................................... 77

Date/timeSet.............................................................................. 78

DateType.................................................................................... 78

TimeType................................................................................... 78

Date/TimeDisplay....................................................................... 79

AutoLCDOff............................................................................... 80

BeepSound................................................................................ 81

ShutterSound............................................................................. 81

AutoPowerOff............................................................................ 82

QuickOnSTBY........................................................................... 82

PCSoftware................................................................................ 83

USBConnect.............................................................................. 84

HDMITVOut............................................................................... 84

TVConnectGuide....................................................................... 85

TVDisplay................................................................................... 85

Format......................................................................................... 86

DefaultSet................................................................................... 86

Language.................................................................................... 86

Demo.......................................................................................... 87

Anynet+(HDMI-CEC)................................................................... 87

Connecting to a TV ........................................ 88ConnectingtoahighdefinitionTVwithHDMI.............................. 88

ConnectingtoaregularTV.......................................................... 89

ViewingonaTVscreen............................................................... 90

Dubbing videos ............................................. 91DubbingtoaVCRorDVD/HDDrecorder..................................... 91

Printing photos .............................................. 92Directprintingwithapictbridgeprinter......................................... 92

using with a Windows computer .................... 94Whatyoucandowithawindowscomputer................................ 94

Usingtheintelli-studioprogram................................................... 95

Usingasaremovablestoragedevice........................................... 99

Troubleshooting ........................................... 101Warningindicatorsandmessages............................................. 101

Symptomsandsolutions........................................................... 106

maintenance & additional information ............ 112Maintenance.............................................................................. 112

Usingyourcamcorderabroad................................................... 113

Glossary.................................................................................... 114

Specifications .............................................. 115 10 11

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Thisquickstartguideintroducesthebasicoperationandfeaturesofyourcamcorder.Seethereferencepagesformoreinformation.

You can record videos in H.264 format!YoucanrecordvideosinH.264formatthatisconvenienttoemailandsharewithyourfriendsandfamily.Youcanalsotakephotoswithyourcamcorder.

Quick start guide

STEP1:Getready1. Attachthebatterytothe

camcorder.page22Alignthebatterywiththeindicator()onthebatterycompartment,andthenpushthebatteryinthedirectionofthearrow.

2. Chargethebatteryfully.page23

ThebatteryisfullychargedwhentheCHG(charging)indicatorlightturnsgreen.

3. Insertamemorycard.page34

YoucanusecommerciallyavailableSDHC(SDHighCapacity)orSDmemorycardswiththiscamcorder.Settheappropriatestoragemedia.(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)page33

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STEP2:Recordwithyourcamcorder

Recording start/stop button

LCD screenYourcamcorderturnsonwhenyouopentheLCDscreen.

Zoom lever

MODE button

PHOTO button

Mode indicator

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Recording videosYourcamcorderusesadvancedH.264compressiontechnologytogiveyoutheclearestvideoquality.

1. OpentheLCDscreen.

2. PresstheRecording start/stopbutton.

3. Tostoprecording,presstheRecording start/stopbutton.

Recording photosYourcamcordercanrecordhighqualityphotoswitha16:9aspectratio.

1. OpentheLCDscreen.

2. PressthePHOTObuttonlightlytoadjustthefocus.

3. FullypressthePHOTObuttonwhenthesubjectisinfocus.

Using‘QuickOnSTBY’byopening/closingtheLCDscreen.WhenyouclosetheLCDscreenduringstandby,yourcamcordergoestoQuickOnSTBYmode(powersavingmode).YoucanstartrecordingquicklywhenyouopentheLCDscreen.page82

Thedefaultvideoresolutionsettingis“1080/60i”.YoucanalsorecordvideosinSD(standarddefinition)videoquality.Youcanalsotakephotoswhilerecordingvideos.page40

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STEP3:Playbackvideosorphotos

Viewing videos or photos on the LCD screenYoucanfindrecordingsquicklybyusingthethumbnailindexview.

1. TouchthePlay( )tabonthescreeninSTBYmode.Thethumbnailindexviewappears.Thethumbnailofthelatestcreatedorplayedfileishighlighted.

2. Touchthethumbnail( HD / SD / )tab,thentouchthedesiredimage.

Viewing on a high definition TVYoucanenjoyHD(highdefinition)videosonanHDTV.page88

YoucanalsoplaybackvideosonanSD(standarddefinition)imagequalityTV.page89

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STEP4:Saverecordedvideosorphotos

Simple and fun! Enjoy the various features of the internal Intelli-studio program on your Windows computer.

UsingtheIntelli-studioprogrambuiltinyourcamcorder,youcanimportvideo/photosintoyourcomputer,editorsharethevideos/photoswithyourfriendsandfamily.Fordetails,seepages95~98.

Quick start guide

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Importing and viewing videos/photos from the camcorder to your PC

1. LaunchtheIntelli-studioprogrambyconnectingthecamcordertoyourPCwithaUSBcable.

AnewfilesavingscreenappearswiththeIntelli-studiomainwindow.Click“Yes”,andtheuploadingprocedurestarts.

2. ThenewfilesaresavedtoyourPCandregisteredto“Contents Manager”ontheIntelli-studioprogram.

YoucanarrangethefilesbydifferentcriteriasuchasFace,Date,etc.

3. Double-clickonthefileyouwouldliketoplayback.

Sharing videos/photos on YouTube/Flickr/FaceBookShareyourcontentswiththeworldbyuploadingvideosandphotosdirectlytoawebsitewithoneclick.Click “Share” “Upload” tab on the browser. page98

TheIntelli-studiorunsautomaticallyoncethecamcorderisconnectedtoaWindowscomputer(whenyouspecify“PC Software:On”)page83

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Ifthecamcorder’sstoragemediaisfull,youcannotrecordnewvideosorphotos.Deletevideosorphotosthatyouhavesavedtoacomputerfromthecamcorder’sstoragemedia.Thenyoucanrecordnewvideosorphotosonnewlyfreedupspace.

Touch the Play ( ) tabMenu ( ) tab“Delete” on the LCD screen.page70

Quick start guide

SavedfilesintoyourPCContentsManager

FoldersdirectoryonyourPC

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WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH YOUR CAMCORDERYournewcamcordercomeswiththefollowingaccessories.Ifanyoftheseitemsismissingfromyourbox,callSamsung’sCustomerCarecenter.

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Model name InternalMemory Color Lens

HMX-H300BN/HMX-H300SN/HMX-H300RN/HMX-H300UN/HMX-H320BN/HMX-H320SN/HMX-H320RN/HMX-H320UN

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Black/Silver/Red/Blue30x(Optical)300x(Digital)

HMX-H303BN/HMX-H303SN/HMX-H303RN/HMX-H303UN

8GB


16GB


32GB

Althoughsomefeaturesofthemodelsaredifferent,theyoperateinthesameway.

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Battery(IA-BP210R)

(AD43-00197A)

AC power adaptor(AA-MA9type)(AD44-00151A)

Audio/Video cable(AD39-00184A)

USB cable(AD39-00169A)

User manual CD(AD46-00355A)

Quick start guide(AD68-05486A)

Mini HDMI cable(AD39-00159A)

Memory card Carrying case(IA-CC1U27B)

External battery charger

(IA-BC9UA4)

Optional accessories

Theexactappearanceofeachitemmayvarybymodel.Thecontentsmayvarydependingonthesalesregion.PartsandaccessoriescanbepurchasedafterconsultingwithyourlocalSamsungdealer.SAMSUNGisnotresponsibleforreducedbatterylifetimeormalfunctionscausedbyanyunauthorizeduseofaccessoriessuchastheACpoweradaptororthebatteries.Youcanpurchaseadditionalbatteries(IA-BP210E/IA-BP420E)fromSamsungauthorizedservicecenter.Amemorycardisnotincluded.Seepage35formemorycardscompatiblewithyourcamcorder.YourcamcorderincludestheusermanualCDandtheprintedquickstartguide.

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LOCATION OF CONTROLS

Front&Left

1 Internalmicrophone

2 Lens

3 Lensopen/closeswitch

4 TFTLCDscreen(Touchscreen)

5 Powerbutton

6 Displaybutton

7 MODEbutton

8 Anti-shake(OIS)button

9 SMART AUTO button

10 AV(Audio/Video)jack

11 USBjack

12 HDMIjack

13 Jackcover(HDMI,USB,AV)

Duringarecording,becarefulnottoblocktheinternalmicrophoneandlens.

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1 Modeindicator:Recordmode(Video/Photo)

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3 Zoom(W/T)lever

4 Internalspeaker

5 Charging(CHG)indicator

6 Jackcover(DCIN)

7 DCINjack

8 Recordingstart/stopbutton

9 Gripbelt

1 Memorycardslot

2 Memorycardcover

3 Gripbelthook

4 Tripodreceptacle

5 Batteryreleaseswitch

RightTop&Bottom

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IDENTIFYING THE SCREEN DISPLAYSTheavailablefunctionsvarydependingontheoperationmodeyou’veselected.Differentindicatorsappeardependingonthesettingvalues.

ThisOnScreenDisplay(OSD)isshownintherecord( )modeonly.SelecttherecordmodebypressingtheMODEbutton.page29

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Settingsoffunctionsmarkedwith*arenotretainedwhenthecamcorderisturnedoff.(SettingsofAperture,Shutter,Focusarenotretainedwhentheoperatingmodeisswitched.)Theon-screenindicatorsarebasedonan32GBSDHCmemorycardcapacity.Forwarningindicatorsandmessages,seepages101~105.Theillustrateditemsaboveandtheirpositionscanbechangedwithoutnoticetoimproveperformance.Thetotalnumberofrecordablephotosisbasedonavailablespaceonthestoragemedia.ThelargestnumbertheOSDImageCountercandisplayis“9,999”.Thiscamcorderprovidesonerecordmodewhichcombinesthevideoandphotorecordmodes.Youcaneasilyrecordvideosorphotosinthesamemodewithouthavingtochangeit.

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Indicator Meaning

/ / Recordmode(Video/Photo)/SmartAuto

STBY// / Operatingstatus(standby/recording/Pause)/SelfTimer*

, SCENE,DigitalEffect

, WhiteBalance,Fader*

/ Manualfocus*/TouchPoint*

F2 /S.1/60

Manualaperture*/Manualshutter*

- 0.3 EV(ExposureValue)*

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Playtab/Pausetab/Stoptab,Rectab

Center of the LCD screen

Indicator Meaning

00:00:00 Timecounter(videorecordingtime)

Card FullWarningindicatorsandmessages

[307Min] Remainingrecordabletime

Indicator Meaning

Opticalzoom/Digitalzoombar

TimeZone(visit)

12:00 AMJAN/01/2011 Date/Time

1Sec/72Hr TimeLapseREC*

Right of the LCD screen

Indicator Meaning

/Storagemedia(Memorycardorinternalmemory)(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)

Batteryinfo.(remainingchargelevel)

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Imagecounter(totalnumberofrecordablephotoimages),PhotoResolution,VideoQuality,VideoResolution

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ThisOnScreenDisplay(OSD)isshowninvideoplay( HD / SD )modeonly.SelectthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreentoselectthevideoplay( HD / SD )mode.page45

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Theplayrelatedtab,thevolumecontrol,andthereturntabappearbrieflyonthescreen.Theyreappearwhenyoutouchthescreenanywhere.Forwarningindicatorsandmessages,seepages101~105.

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Indicator Meaning

Videoplaymode

/Operatingstatus(play/pause)

00:00:05/00:00:50Playbacktime/recordedtime

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Storagemedia(Memorycardorinternalmemory)(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)

Batteryinfo.(remainingchargelevel)

PlayOption

100_0001 Filename(filenumber)

,VideoQuality,VideoResolution

Protect

JAN/01/2011 12:00 AM Date/Time

Bottom of the LCD screen

Indicator Meaning

10Volumecontrol

/Volumetab/Playrelatedfunctiontab(frameadvance)

Returntab

Playrelatedfunctiontab(skip/search/pause/playback/slowplayback)

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ThisOnScreenDisplay(OSD)isshowninphotoplay( )modeonly.SelectthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreentoselectthephotoplay( )mode.page45

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Top of the LCD screen

Indicator Meaning

Photoplaymode

/ X1.1 Slideshow/Playbackzoom(X1.1~X8.0)

100_0001 Filename(filenumber)

1/10

Photoimagecounter(currentimage/totalnumberofrecordedimages)

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Storagemedia(Memorycardorinternalmemory)(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)

Batteryinfo.

Eraseprotection

Photoresolution

JAN/01/2011 12:00 AM Date/Time

Bottom of the LCD screen

Indicator Meaning

Volumetab(whenactivatingslideshow)

Returntab

Previousimage/Nextimagetab

Slideshowstarttab

Menutab

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ATTACHING THE GRIP BELTAdjustthelengthofgripbeltsothatthecamcorderisstablewhenyoupresstheRecording start/stopbuttonwithyourthumb.

Ifyoumakethegripbelttootightanduseexcessiveforcetoinsertyourhand,thegripbelthookofthecamcordermaybedamaged.

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USING THE BATTERYPurchaseextrabatteriestoallowcontinuoususeofyourcamcorder.

Attachingthebattery

Alignthebatterywiththeindicator()onthebatterycompartment,andthenpushthebatteryinthedirectionofthearrow.

Detachingthebattery

SlidetheBattery releaseswitchandpulloutthebattery.GentlyslideBattery releaseswitchinthedirectionasshowninthefigure.

Samsungisnotresponsibleforproblemsthatarecausedbyusingunapprovedbatteries.Ifyouusebatteriesfromothermanufacturers,thereisadangerofoverheating,fire,orexplosion.Detachthebatteryfromthecamcorderwithcaretopreventitfromfalling.

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CHARGING THE BATTERYYoucanchargethebatteryusingtheACpoweradaptorortheUSBcable.

Insertthebatteryintothecamcorder.page22Tocharge,usethesuppliedACpoweradaptorortheUSBcable.

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Thecharging(CHG)indicatorlightsupandchargingstarts.Afterthebatteryisfullycharged,thecharging(CHG)indicatorturnsgreen.

Using the AC power adaptor

ConnecttheACpoweradaptortothecamcorderproperly,andthenplugtheACPoweradaptorinthewalloutlet.

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ConnecttheUSBcabletothecamcorderproperly,andthenconnecttheotherendtoaUSBportofaPC.

PleasemakesurethattherearenoforeignsubstancesintheplugandsocketwhenyouconnecttheACpowersupplytothecamcorder.

Whencharging,ifboththeUSBcableandACpoweradaptorareconnected,theACpoweradaptorwilloverridetheUSB.YoucannotoperatethecamcorderusingUSBpoweronly.Usethepoweradaptororbatterytopowerthecamcorder.USBchargingtimemaydependonthetypeofUSBhostonyourPC.Ifyouusethecamcorderwhileyouarechargingthebattery,chargingmaytakelonger.

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CHECKING THE BATTERY STATEYoucancheckthechargingstateandremainingbatterycapacity.

Tocheckthechargingstate

ThecoloroftheLEDindicatesthepowerorchargingstate.

(Orange)Charging

(Green)Fullycharged

(Off)Error

Batteryleveldisplay

Thebatteryleveldisplayshowstheamountofbatterypowerremaininginthebattery.

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Fullycharged -

25~50%used -

50~75%used -

75~95%used -

95~98%used -

Exhausted(flickers):Thedevicewillsoonturnoff.Changethebatteryassoonaspossible.

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- Thedevicewillbeforcedtoturnoffafter3seconds."Low

battery"

Thefiguresabovearebasedonafullychargedbatteryatanormaltemperature.Lowambienttemperaturemayaffecttheusetime.Batterycapacitydecreasesovertimeandthroughrepeateduse.Keepthecamcorderturnedoffwhilenotoperatingit.Storethebatteryseparatelywhenfinishedchargingorwhennotusingitforalongtime.Thiswillhelpextendthelifeofthebattery.

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Available running time for the battery

Battery type IA-BP210R

Charging time UsingtheACpoweradaptor:approx.160min.UsingtheUSBcable:approx.330min.

Video resolution HD SD

Continuous recording time Approx.180min. Approx.200min.

Playback time Approx.200min. Approx.260min.

Chargingtime:Approximatetimeinminutesrequiredtofullychargeacompletelyexhaustedbattery.Recording/Playbacktime:Approximatetimeavailablewhenyouhavefullychargedthebattery.‘HD’standsforhighdefinitionimagequalityand‘SD’standsforstandardimagequality.Recording/Playbacktimemaydiffer,dependingonyourusageandconditions.Forexample,ifyouuseZoomorRecording start/stopbuttonrepeatedly,thebatteriesmaydischargefaster.Therecordingandplaybacktimeswillbeshorterwhenyouuseyourcamcorderinlowtemperatures.WerecommendusingACpoweradaptorwhenyouuseTimeLapseREC.

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Thecontinuousrecordingtimeaboveshowstheavailablerecordingtimewhenyourecordwithoutusinganyotherfunctionafterrecordingstarts.Thebatterymaydischarge2-3timesfasterthanthisreferenceifyouusetherecordstart/stop,thezoom,andtheplayfunctions.Prepareadditionalbatterieswiththeexpectationthattheactualrecordingtimeisabout1/3to1/2ofthetimeslistedabove.

Using an AC power source

WerecommendthatyouusetheACpoweradaptortopowerthecamcorderfromahouseholdACoutletwhenrecordingandplayingthecamcorderindoors.Theconnectionisthesameasthatforbatterycharging.page23

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About the battery

Battery Properties Alithium-ionbatteryissmall-sizedandhasahighcapacity.Low

ambienttemperature(below10ºC(50ºF))mayshortenitsusagetimeandaffectitsfunction.Beforerecordinginlowtemperatures,putthebatteryintoyourpockettowarmit,theninstallitinthecamcorder.

Make sure to store the battery separately after use. - Asmallamountofbatterypowerisconsumedwhenthe

batteryisstoredinthecamcorderevenifthecamcorderpowerisoff.

- Thebatterymaybecompletelydischarged,ifithasbeeninstalledandleftinthecamcorderforalongperiodoftime.Ifthisoccurs,thebatterymaynotfullyoperateevenifyouchargeit.

- Ifthebatteryisnotusedforalongtime,fullychargethebatteryandthen,usingyourcamcorder,drainthechargecompletelyonceevery1monthstokeepthebatteryfunctioningproperly.

Charge an extra battery before using the camcorder outdoors in cold temperatures.- Thecoldtemperaturemayshortenthelengthoftimeyoucan

usethebatterybeforeneedingtorechargeit.- CarrythesuppliedACpoweradaptortochargethebattery

whiletravelling.

Check whether the battery terminal is damaged if the battery falls or is dropped.- Ifyouinstallabatterywiththedamagedterminalintothe

camcorder,youcandamagethecamcorder.

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Remove the battery and the memory card from the camcorder and disconnect the AC power adaptor after use.- Storethebatteryinastable,coolanddryplace.

(Recommendedtemperature:15ºC~25ºC(59ºF~77ºF),recommendedhumidity:40%~60%)

- Temperaturesthataretoohighortoolowshortenthebatterylifetime.

- Thebatteryterminalscanbecomerustyormalfunctionifthebatteryisstoredinasmokyordustylocation.

Recycle or dispose of your dead batteries properly. The battery lifetime is limited. - Batterycapacitydecreasesovertimeandthroughrepeated

use.Ifdecreasedusagetimebetweenchargesbecomessignificant,itisprobablytimetoreplacethebatterywithanewone.

- Eachbattery’slifeisaffectedbystorage,operating,andenvironmentalconditions.

MakesuretoturnoffthecamcorderbeforedisconnectingtheACpoweradaptor.Otherwise,youcandamagethestoragemediaordata.UseanearbywalloutletwhenusingtheACpoweradaptor.DisconnecttheACpoweradaptorfromthewalloutletimmediatelyifanymalfunctionoccurswhileusingyourcamcorder.DonotplacetheACAdaptorinaconfinedspacewhenyouuseit,suchasbetweenawallandapieceoffurniture.

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TURNING YOUR CAMCORDER ON/OFF

Power( ) button

LCD screen

1. OpentheLCDscreentoturnonthecamcorder.YourcamcorderturnsonautomaticallywhenyouopentheLCDscreen.

2. Toturnoffthecamcorder,pressthePower( )buttonforaboutonesecond.

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ADJUSTING THE LCD SCREENThewideLCDscreenonyourcamcorderoffershighqualityimageviewing.

1. OpentheLCDscreenwithyourfinger.Thescreenopensupto90°.

2. WiththeLCDscreenopen90°,rotateitforwards(towardsthelens)orbackwards.Youcanrotateitupto180°towardsthelensandupto90°backward.Toviewrecordingsmoreconveniently,rotatethescreenby180°towardsthelens,andthenfolditbacktothebody.

Excessiverotationmaydamagetheconnectivehingebetweenthescreenandthecamcorder.

Cleanfingerprintsordustonthescreenwithasoftcloth.

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SETTING THE OPERATION MODESYoucanswitchtheoperatingmodeinthefollowingordereachtimeyoupresstheMODEbutton.Recordmode( )↔Playmode( ).

Eachtimetheoperationmodechanges,therespectivemodeindicatorlightsturnon.TouchingthePlay( )tabintherecordmodeswitchestheoperationmodetotheplaymode.

Thiscamcorderprovidesonerecordmodewhichcombinesthevideoandphotorecordmodes.Youcaneasilyrecordvideosorphotosinthesamemodewithouthavingtochangemodes.

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USING THE DISPLAY( ) BUTTON

Switchingtheinformationdisplaymode

Press the Display( ) button.

Thefullandminimumdisplaymodesalternate.

Minimum display modeFull display mode

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Warningindicatorsandmessagesmayappeardependingontherecordingconditions.TheDisplay( )buttondoesnotworkwhenthemenuscreenisbeingdisplayed.

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(Record mode): Torecordvideosorphotos.

(Play mode): Toplayvideosorphotos,oreditthem.

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USING THE TOUCH PANEL Touch

Slightlytouchitemswithyourfingertoselectthemortoexecutevvfunctions.

DonotplaceaprotectivefilmontheLCDscreen.IfyouleaveafilmattachedtotheLCDscreenforalongtime,strongadhesionbetweenthefilmandthesurfaceofthescreenmaycauseamalfunctionofthetouchpanel.

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SETTING THE TIME ZONE AND DATE/TIME FOR THE FIRST TIMESetthedateandtimeofyourlocalareawhenyouturnonthecamcorderforthefirsttime.

1. OpentheLCDscreentoturnonthecamcorder.

Thetimezone(“Home”)screenappearsbasedonLondon,Lisbon(GreenwichMeanTime).

2. Selectyourlocalareaonthemapbytouchingtheleft( )orright( )tabontheLCDscreen,andthenpressthe( )tab.

The“Date/Time Set”screenappears.

3. Touchthedateandtimeinformation,andthenchangethesettingvaluesbyusingtheup( )ordown( )tabs.

4. Makesuretheclockiscorrectlyset,andthentouchthe( )tab.

Themessage“Date/Time Set”appears.

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Youcansettheyearupto2037,basedonthe“Home”item.Set“Date/Time Display”toOn.page79Activatingthe( )iconmovesthetimeforwardby1hour.

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ChargingtheinternalrechargeablebatteryTheinternalbatteryisalwaysrechargedwhileyourcamcorderisconnectedtotheACpowerorwhilethebatteryisattached.Ifyouhavenotusedthecamcorderforabout2weeksandyouhavenotconnectedtheACpowerorthebatterytoit,theinternalbatteryfullydischarges.Ifthisoccurs,chargetheinternalbatterybyconnectingthecamcordertothesuppliedACadaptorfor24hours.

Turningthedateandtimedisplayon/offToswitchthedateandtimedisplayonoroff,accessthemenuandchangetheDate/TimeDisplaymode.page79

SimplesettingoftheclockbytimedifferenceYoucaneasilysettheclocktothelocaltimebysettingatimedifferencewhenusingyourcamcorderabroad.Select"TimeZone"onthemenu,thensetthetimedifference.page77

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SELECTING THE LANGUAGESYoucanselectthelanguagethatdisplayedontheLCDscreen.Thecamcorderretainsthelanguagesettingevenwhenyouturnitoff.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab.

2. Touchtheup( )/down( )tabuntil“Language”appears.

3. Touch“Language,”andthentouchthedesiredOSDlanguage.

4. TouchtheExit( )orReturn( )tabtocompletethesetting.

Thecamcorderdisplaysthemenusandmessagesinthelanguageyouselected.

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한국어

Français

Deutsch

Language

Supported languages

English Norsk Hrvatski

한국어 Dansk Українська

Français Polski Русский

Deutsch Čeština 中文

Italiano Slovensky 日本語

Español Magyar ไทย

Português Română Türkçe

Nederlands Български

Svenska Ελληνικά

Suomi Srpski

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SELECTING THE STORAGE MEDIA(HMX-H303/H304/H305 only)Youcanrecordvideosandphotosintheinternalmemoryoramemorycard.Selectthedesiredstoragemediabeforestartingrecordingorplayback.

YoucanuseSDorSDHCcardsinyourcamcorder.However,somecardsarenotcompatibledependingonthememorycardmanufacturerandmemorycardtype.Beforeinsertingorejectingthememorycard,turnthecamcorderoff.

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1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab.

2. Touchtheup( )/down( )tabuntil“Storage Type”appears.

3. Touch“Storage Type,”thentouchthedesiredstoragemedia.

Submenu items

Internal Memory ( ):Whenusingtheinternalmemory.Card ( ):Whenusingthememorycard(SDorSDHCcard).

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INSERTING / EJECTING A MEMORY CARD (NOT SUPPLIED)

Toavoiddataloss,turnoffthecamcorderbypressingthePower ( )buttonforonesecondbeforeinsertingorejectingthememorycard.Becarefulnottopushthememorycardtoohard.Thememorycardmaysuddenlypopout.

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Toinsertamemorycard

1. Turnthecamcorderoff.

2. Openthememorycardcover.

3. Insertthememorycardintothecardslotuntilitsoftlyclicks.Makesurethatthecamcorderisplacedasshownaboveandtheterminalportionofthecardisfacingup.

4. Closethememorycardcover.

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1. Turnthecamcorderoff.

2. Openthememorycardcover.

3. Gentlypushthememorycardtoejectit.

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SELECTING A SUITABLE MEMORY CARD (NOT SUPPLIED)

Compatiblememorycards

YoucanuseSD(SecureDigital)andSDHC(SecureDigitalHighCapacity)cardswiththiscamcorder.WerecommendyouuseanSDHC(SecureDigitalHighCapacity)card.ThiscamcordersupportsSDcardsupto2GB.WecannotguaranteenormaloperationwithSDcardsbiggerthan2GB.MMC(MultiMediaCard)andMMCPlusarenotsupported.Compatiblememorycardcapacity:SD:1GB~2GBSDHC:4GB~32GBForvideorecording,useamemorycardthatsupportsfasterwritespeeds(aboveSDHCClass6card).SD/SDHCmemorycardshaveamechanicalwrite-protectionswitch.Settingtheswitchpreventsaccidentalerasureoffilesrecordedonthecard.Toenablewriting,movetheswitchupinthedirectionoftheterminals.Tosetwriteprotection,movetheswitchdown.

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AnSDHCcardisahigherversion(Ver.2.00)oftheSDcardandsupportscapacitiesabove2GB.SDHCcardscannotbeusedwithcurrentSDenabledhostdevices.

Commoncautionsformemorycards

Damageddatamaynotberecoverable.Werecommendyoumakeaback-upofimportantdataseparatelyontheharddiskofyourPC.Turningthepowerofforremovingamemorycardduringanoperationsuchasformatting,deleting,recording,andplaybackmaycausedataloss.IfyoumodifythenameofafileorfolderstoredinthememorycardwithyourPC,yourcamcordermaynotrecognizethemodifiedfile.

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Handlingamemorycard

Werecommendthatyoupoweroffbeforeinsertingorremovingthememorycardtoavoiddataloss.Wecannotguaranteethatyoucanusememorycardsformattedbyotherdevices.Whenyouformatacard,besuretoformatthememorycardusingthiscamcorder.Youmustformatnewly-purchasedmemorycards,memorycardswithdatathatyourcamcordercannotrecognize,andcardswithdatasavedbyotherdevices.Notethatformattingerasesalldataonthememorycard.Ifyoucannotuseamemorycardthathasbeenusedwithanotherdevice,formatitwithyourcamcorder.Notethatformattingerasesallinformationonthememorycard.Amemorycardhasacertainlifespan.Ifyoucannotrecordnewdata,youhavetopurchaseanewmemorycard.Donotbend,drop,orsubjectthecardtostrongimpacts.Donotplaceforeignsubstancesonthememorycardterminals.Useasoftdryclothtocleantheterminalsifrequired.Donotpasteanythingotherthanthelabelprovidedwiththecardonthelabelpastingareaofthecard.Donotuseadamagedmemorycard.Becarefultokeepthememorycardoutofthereachofchildren,whomightswallowit.

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Thedatastoragespeedmaydiffer,dependingonthemanufacturerandproductionsystem.

SLC(SingleLevelCell)system:fasterwritespeedenabled.MLC(MultiLevelCell)system:onlylowerwritespeedissupported.

Forbestresults,werecommendusingamemorycardthatsupportsafasterwritespeed.Usingalowerwritespeedmemorycardforrecordingvideomaycausedifficultieswhenstoring.Youmayevenloseyourvideodataduringtherecording.Inanattempttopreserveeverybitoftherecordedvideo,thecamcorderforciblystoresthevideoonthememorycardanddisplaysawarning:“Low speed card. Please record at a lower resolution.”Ifyouareunavoidablyusingalowspeedmemorycard,theresolutionandqualityoftherecordingmaybelowerthanthevalueyouset.page53Thehigherthevideoresolutionandquality,themorememorythecamcorderuses.

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Recordingtimeavailableforvideoinminutes

Resolution Quality Internal memory* Storage media (Capacity)8GB 16GB 32GB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB

1080/60iSuperFine 61 125 253 8 15 30 61 125 253

Fine 74 152 307 9 18 36 74 152 307Normal 94 193 390 12 23 46 94 193 390

720/60pSuperFine 86 177 357 11 21 42 86 177 357

Fine 115 235 475 14 28 57 115 235 475Normal 171 351 708 21 42 84 171 351 708

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Fine 336 688 1387 42 83 166 336 688 1387Normal 494 1011 2039 62 123 244 494 1011 2039

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8GB 16GB 32GB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB2944x1656 5014 9999 9999 656 1251 2482 5014 9999 99991920x1080 9402 9999 9999 1173 2346 4654 9402 9999 9999

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Actualrecordingtimesmaydifferdependingontherecordingconditionsandthesubject.Thehigherthequalityandresolution,themorememoryisused.Lowerresolutionandqualityincreasestherecordingtime,buttheimagequalitymaysuffer.Thebitrateautomaticallyadjuststotherecordingimage.Accordingly,therecordingtimemayvary.Memorycardsbiggerthan32GBmaynotoperatenormally.Whenavideofileexceeds1.8GB,anewvideofileiscreatedautomatically.Themaximumnumberofrecordablephotoandvideofilesis9999respectively.TherecordinglengthofaTimeLapseRECmayvarydependingonsettings.Itemsmarkedwith*areavailableonlywithHMX-H303/H304/H305models.

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RECORDING VIDEOSThiscamcordersupportsbothHighDefinition(HD)andStandardDefinition(SD)imageresolutions.Settheresolutionyouwantbeforerecording.page53

Insertamemorycard.page34Settheappropriatestoragemedia.(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)page33OpentheLCDscreentoturnonthecamcorder.YourcamcorderturnsonautomaticallywhenyouopentheLCDscreen.SettheLensopen/closeswitchtoopen( ).page16SelecttherecordmodebypressingtheMODEbutton.page29

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2. PresstheRecording start/stopbutton.

Therecording()indicatorappears,andrecordingstarts.

3. Tostoprecording,presstheRecording start/stopbuttonagain.

4. TouchtheQuickView( )icontoviewthemostrecentlyrecordedvideo.

AftertheQuickViewiscomplete,yourcamcorderreturnstothestandbymode.

UsingthecontinuousrecordingfunctionUsingtheContinuousRecordingfunction,youcanavoidrecordingunwantedsceneswhilerecordingvideo.Usingthisfunction,youcanmakeonevideofilewhileyourecordonlydesiredscenes.

1. PresstheRecording start/stop button.Therecording()indicatorappears,andrecordingstarts.

2. TouchthePausetab,thenitwillpausetherecordingwithappearing( )indicator.

IfyouwanttorecordcontinuouslytouchtheRectabagain,andifyouwanttostoptherecordingtouchtheStoptab.

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Ifpowerisinterruptedoranerroroccursduringrecording,thevideomaynotberecorded/edited.Samsungisnotresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyafailureofnormalrecordingorplaybackoperationsbecauseofamemorycarderror.Notethatdamageddatacannotberecovered.Donotturnoffthecamcorderorremovethememorycardwhilethecamcorderisaccessingthememorycard.Doingsomaydamagethememorycardorthedatainthememorycard.

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CAPTURING PHOTOS DURING VIDEO RECORDINGYour camcorder can capture photos without interrupting video recording.

Insert a memory card. page 34Set the appropriate storage media. (HMX-H303/H304/H305 only) page 33Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder. Your camcorder turns on automatically when you open the LCD screen.Set the Lens open/close switch to open ( ). page 16Select the record mode by pressing the MODE button. page 29

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The recording () indicator appears, and recording starts.

2. While recording the video, frame the scene you want to photograph, and then press the PHOTO button.

The camcorder has recorded the photo image without a shutter sound and then it is available to record the next image after about six seconds.Video keeps recording, even while you take photos.

3. To stop recording, press the Recording start/stop button again.

You cannot capture photos under the following conditions:- During a time lapse recording- During paused when recordingPhotos are captured in 1920x1080 resolution regardless of the resolution of the video recording.When the HDMI cable is connected to the camcorder, you cannot capture a photo while recording a video.If you capture a picture within 10 seconds after starting video recording, the picture may not be saved because of extended saving time.

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RECORDING PHOTOSYoucantakephotosandstoretheminthestoragemedia.Setthedesiredresolutionbeforerecording.page54

Insertamemorycard.page34Settheappropriatestoragemedia.(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)page33OpentheLCDscreentoturnonthecamcorder.YourcamcorderturnsonautomaticallywhenyouopentheLCDscreen.SettheLensopen/closeswitchtoopen( ).page16SelecttherecordmodebypressingtheMODEbutton.page24

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2. FramethesubjectintheLCDscreen,andthenhalf-pressthePHOTObutton.

Whenthesubjectisinfocus,()indicatorappearsgreen.Ifitappearsred,readjustthefocus.

3. FullypressthePHOTObutton.Theshuttersoundisheard.(when“Shutter Sound:On”isset)

4. TouchtheQuickView( )icontoviewthemostrecentlyrecordedphoto.

Toreturntothestandbymode,touchtheReturn( )tab.

Donotturnoffthecamcorderorremovethememorycardwhentakingphotosasitmaydamagethestoragemediaordata.

Therecordablenumberofphotosvariesdependingontherecordingconditionsandthephotoresolution.page37Thecamcorderdoesnotrecordaudiowhenyoutakephotos.Donotturnoffthecamcorderorremovethememorycardwhentakingphotosasitmaydamagethestoragemediaordata.Iffocusingisdifficult,usethemanualfocusfunction.page59Fortheon-screendisplayinformation,seepages101~105.Forvariousfunctionsavailableduringrecording,seepages53~69.PhotofilesconformtotheDCF(DesignruleforCameraFilesystem)standard,establishedbyJEITA(JapanElectronicsandInformationTechnologyIndustriesAssociation).

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RECORDING WITH EASE FOR BEGINNERS (SMART AUTO)InSmartAutomode,yourcamcorderautomaticallychoosestheappropriatesettingsbasedonthetypeofsceneitdetects(Indoor,Night,etc.).SmartAutomodeishelpfulifyouarenotfamiliarwiththebestcamcordersettingsforvariousscenes.

1. PresstheSMART AUTObutton.TheSmartAuto( )andAnti-shake(OIS)( )iconappearontheLCDscreen.

2. Alignyoursubjectintheframe.Thecamcorderautomaticallydetectsthescenewhenyoualignthesubject.TheappropriatesceneiconappearsontheLCDscreen.

Appearswhenrecordingatnight.(Night)

Appearswhenrecordingimagesoflandscapeswithbacklighting.(Backlight)

Appearswhenrecordingpeople.(Portrait)

Appearswhenrecordingaverybrightscene.(White)

Appearswhenrecordinganoutdoorscene.(Landscape)

Appearswhenrecordingimagesofclose-up.(Macro)

Appearswhenrecordingimagesofclearskies.(Bluesky)

Appearswhenrecordingimagesofforestedareas.(Naturalgreen)

Appearswhenrecordingimagesofsunsets.(Sunset)

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4. TocancelSmartAutomode,presstheSMART AUTObuttonagain.

Buttons unavailable during Smart Auto operation: Menu( )tab/Anti-shake (OIS)button/etc.MostsettingsareautomaticallyadjustedinSmartAutomode.Tosetoradjustfunctionsonyourown,releasetheSmartAutomodefirst.SMARTAUTOmustbesetbeforerecording.Whenthereisnodetectedscene,the( )iconappears.Thecamcordermaynotselectthecorrectscenedependingonshootingconditions,suchascamcordershake,lighting,anddistancetothesubject.

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ZOOMINGThiscamcorderallowsyoutorecordusingoptical30xpowerzoomanddigitalzoombyslidingtheZoomlever.

Tozoomin

SlidethezoomlevertowardsT(telephoto).Thedistantsubjectisgraduallymagnified.Thehighestzoommagnificationratiois30xinthenormalzoom-in.

Tozoomout

SlidethezoomlevertowardsW(wideangle).Thesubjectgetssmallerandfurtheraway.Thesmallestopticalzoomratioisthesubject’soriginalsizewhenzoomed-out.

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Usingtheopticalzoomdoesnotdegradetheimagequalityandclarity.Usethedigitalzoomwhenyouwanttozoommorethantheopticalzoomrange.page63Focusingmaybecomeunstablewhenyourecordwithafastzoomorzoomintoasubjectstandingtoofaraway.Ifthisoccurs,usethemanualfocusfunction.page59Theminimumdistanceyoucanhavebetweenthecamcorderandsubjectwhilemaintainingsharpfocusisabout1cm(about0.4inches)forwideangleandabout100cm(about39.4inches)fortelephoto.(about50cm(19.7inches)forTeleMacro.)Ifyouwanttoshootthesubjectclosetothelensatawideangle,usetheTeleMacrofunction.page62Frequentuseofthezoomfunctionconsumesmorepower.Thecamcordercanrecordthesoundofthezoommechanism.Whenusingthezoomfunctionwhileholdingthecamcorderwithyourhand,useAnti-shake(OIS)forstablerecording.page44

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Anti-Shake (OIS: Optical Image Stabilizer)

UsetheAnti-shake(OIS:OpticalImageStabilizer)functiontocompensateforunstableimagescausedbyshakingmovementswhenholdingthecamcorder.

SelecttherecordmodebypressingtheMODEbutton.page29

EachpresstheAnti-shake (OIS)( )buttonrepeattheAnti-shake(OIS),Anti-shake(OISDUO)andOff.

UsetheAnti-Shake(OIS)functioninthefollowingcasesWhenrecordingwhilewalkingorridinginamovingcar.Whenrecordingwiththezoomfunction.Whenrecordingsubjectsofasmallsize.

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Basic playbackCHANGING THE PLAYBACK MODE

YoucansettherecordmodeandtheplaymodeinturnwiththeMODEbutton.YoucanalsoswitchtheoperationmodedirectlyintotheplaybackthumbnaildisplaybytouchingthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreen.Themostrecentlycreatedfileishighlightedinthethumbnailview.Thecamcorderselectsthethumbnaildisplayoptionsbasedonthestandbymodethatwaslastused.However,youcanchoosethevideo(HDorSD)orphotothumbnailviewdisplayoptionsbytouchingtheHD( HD ),SD( SD ),orphoto( )tabontheLCDscreen.

Understanding how to change the operation modes

YoucaneasilychangetheoperationmodesbytouchingtheLCDscreenorusingthebuttonsasshowninthefollowingfigures:

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PLAYING VIDEOSYoucanpreviewrecordedvideosinthethumbnailindexview,findthevideoyouwantquickly,andplaybackdirectly.

Insertamemorycard.page34Settheappropriatestoragemedia.(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)page33TouchthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreentoselecttheplaymode.page45

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Videothumbnailscorrespondingtothevideoresolutionyouselectedappearonthescreen.Tochangethecurrentthumbnailpage,touchtheup( )ordown( )tab.

2. Touchthethumbnailofthedesiredvideoclip.

Thecamcorderplaysthevideoyouselectedandplaybackcontroltabsappearbriefly.Theyreappearwhenyoutouchanywhereonthescreen.Tostopplaybackandreturntothethumbnails,touchtheReturn( )tab.

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Itmaytakesometimetostartplayback,dependingonthesizeandqualityoftheselectedvideo.Thecamcordermaynotplaythefollowingvideofiles:- Avideorecordedonanotherdevice.- Avideowhosefileformatisnotsupportedbythecamcorder.Youcanusevariousplayoptionsduringthevideoplayback.Youcansetplaybacksettingsusingthe“Play Option”menu.page67YoucanplaytherecordedvideosonaTVorPC.pages88,94IfyoutouchtheMenu( )tabduringplayback,playispausedandthemenuscreenappears.

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PlaybackandpausealternatewhenyoutouchthePause( )/Play( )tabduringplayback.TouchtheReturn( )tabtostopplayback.

Search playback

Duringplayback,eachtouchoftheReversesearch( )/Forwardsearch( )tabincreasestheplayspeed:

RPS(ReversePlaybackSearch)/FPS(ForwardPlaybackSearch)rate:x2x4x8x2

Skip playback

TouchtheReverseskip( )/Forwardskip( )tabduringplayback.

TouchingtheForwardskip( )tabplaysthenextvideo.TouchingtheReverseskip( )playsthebeginningofthescene.IfyoutouchtheReverseskip( )forthreesecondsorlessafteravideostarts,thecamcorderplaysthepreviousvideo.PlaceandholdyourfingerontheReverseskip( )/Forwardskip( )tabtosearchforavideonumberquickly.Whenyouliftoffyourfinger,thecamcorderplaysthevideoyouselected.

Slow playback

Whenplaybackispaused,touchingtheReverseslow( )/Forwardslow( )tabreducestheplaybackspeed:

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Whenplaybackispaused,touchtheReverseframeadvance( )/Forwardframeadvance( )tomakethevideogoinreverseorforwardoneframeatatime.

ToadjustthevolumeYoucanheartherecordedsoundfromtheinternalspeaker.

1. TouchtheVolume( )tabontheLCDscreen.

2. Touchthe( )/( )tabtoincreaseordecreaseaudiovolume.

Youcanadjustthesoundlevelbetween“0~19.”Whenthelevelisat“0,”youcannothearsound.

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2. Touchthephotoyouwanttodisplay.

Thecamcorderdisplaysthephotoyouselectedinfullscreenandplaybackcontroltabsappearbriefly.Theyreappearwhenyoutouchanywhereonthescreen.

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Loadingtimemayvarydependingonthesizeandqualityofthephotoyouselected.Yourcamcordermaynotplaybackthefollowingphotofilesnormally:- Aphotorecordedonanotherdevice.- Aphotowithafileformatnotsupportedbythiscamcorder.(One

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Youcanviewaphotoslideshowwithbackgroundmusic.TouchtheSlideShow( )tabduringphotoplayback.

The( )indicatorappears.Theslideshowstartsfromthecurrentselectedphoto.Tostoptheslideshow,touchtheReturn( )tab.

TostartaslideshowinthemenuscreenTouchtheMenu( )tab“Slide Show Start.”

Allphotosareplayedbackdependingontheslideshowoptions.page69Ifyouselectthethumbnaildisplaybydate( ),thecamcorderplaysbackonlyphotostakenonthecorrespondingdateintheslideshow.Youcanadjustthebackgroundmusic’svolumelevelusingtheVolume( )tabwhileplayingbacktheslideshowwithmusic.

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1. Touchthephotoyouwanttomagnify.

Thecamcorderdisplaystheselectedphotoonthefullscreen.

2. AdjustthemagnificationwiththeZoom(W/T)lever.

Magnificationstartsfromthecenterofthephoto.Youcanzoominfromx1.1tox8.0.

3. Touchtheup( )/down( )/left( )/right( )tabtoviewtheareayouwantonthemagnifiedphoto.

4. Tocancel,touchtheReturn( )tab.

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Themenuscreenappears.Tochangethecurrentpage,touchtheup( )/down( )tab.

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4. Toexitthemenu,touchtheExit( )orReturn( )tab.

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SCENE Auto 53

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Focus Auto 59

Anti-Shake(OIS) On 44

DigitalEffect Off 60

Fader Off 61

TeleMacro Off 62

Cont.Shot Off 62

WindCut Off 63

DigitalZoom Off 63

SelfTimer Off 64

TimeLapseREC Off 64

QuickView On 66

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Playbackmenuitems

Operation mode

Items

Video Photo Default value Page

Thumbnail Single Thumbnail Single

PlayOption X X PlayAll 67

Highlight X X - 68

Delete - 70

Protect Off 71

Copy* - 72

EditDivide X X - 73

Combine X X X - 74

FileInfo - 69

SlideShowStart X X - 49

SlideShowOption X X - 69

:available,X:notavailable

Menuoptionsanddefaultvaluesmaybechangedwithoutpriornotice.Somegraycoloredmenuoptionscannotbeselected.page111Itemsmarkedwith*areavailableonlywithHMX-H303/H304/H305models.

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1080/60i ( ): RecordsintheHD(1920x1080/60i)format.720/60p ( ): RecordsintheHD(1280x720/60p)format.480/60p ( ): RecordsintheSD(720x480/60p)format.

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UsingtheiScenefunction,youcanselectasettingthatmatchesthesceneyouareshooting(Sports,Portrait,etc.).Basedonyourselection,thecamcordersetstheappropriateshutterspeedandapertureautomaticallyforoptimalrecording.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab “ SCENE.”

2. Touchthedesiredsubmenuitem.Tochangethecurrentpage,touchtheup( )/down( )tab.


Whenyouspecify“Aperture: Manual”or“Shutter: Manual,”theSCENEmodeiscancelled.

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1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Video Resolution.”

2. Touchthedesiredsubmenuitem.


“60i”indicatesthecamcorderwillrecordininterlacedscanmodeat60fieldspersecond.“60p”indicatesthecamcorderwillrecordinprogressivescanmodeat60framespersecond.RecordedfilesareencodedusingVariableBitRate(VBR).VBRisanencodingsystemthatautomaticallyadjuststhebitrateinresponsetotheimagebeingrecorded.Theavailablevideorecordingtimediffersaccordingtothevideoresolutionyouselect.page37

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Auto:Forrecordingundernormalconditions.Sports ( ):Forrecordingpeopleorobjectsinmotion.Portrait ( ):Forrecordingportraits.Capturesnaturalskin

tones.Spotlight ( ):Whenstronglightstrikesthesubject.On

stage,forexample.Beach/Snow ( ):Wherethereflectionoflightisintense

suchasasnowfieldorbeach.Food ( ): Tomakefoodmorecolorful.Candle Light ( ):Forrecordinginthesoftglowof

candlelight.Indoor ( ): Forrecordingindoorswithartificiallight.

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Video QualityYoucanselectthequalityofthevideotoberecorded.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Video Quality.”



Thehighertheresolutionis,theshortertheavailablerecordingtime.Ontheotherhand,thelowertheresolution,thelongertheavailablerecordingtime.

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1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Photo Resolution.”



Thenumberofrecordableimagesdiffersaccordingtothephotoresolutionyouselect.page37Photosthatarerecordedonyourcamcordermaynotplaybackproperlyonotherdigitaldevicesthatdonotsupportthesephotosizes.

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Super Fine ( ):Recordsvideosinsuperfineimagequality.Fine ( ):Recordsvideosinfineimagequality.Normal ( ):Recordsvideosinnormalimagequality.

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Super Fine

Fine

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Submenu items

2944x1656 ( ):Recordsinthe2944x1656resolution.1920x1080 ( ):Recordsinthe1920x1080resolution.

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White Balance

Auto

Daylight

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Submenu items

Auto:Controlsthewhitebalanceautomaticallyinresponsetolightingconditions.

Daylight ( ):Forrecordingoutdoorsinclear,naturallight.Cloudy ( ):Forrecordingintheshadeorcloudyweather.Fluorescent ( ):Forrecordingunderwhitefluorescentlights.Tungsten ( ):Forrecordingunderhalogenlampsandincandescent

lights.Custom WB ( ):Letsyouadjustthewhitebalancemanuallyto

matchthelightsourceorsituation.

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Photo SharpnessThisfunctionletsyoucreatemoresharperorsofterimagebyprocessingthecapturedimagewhenyoutakeaphoto.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Photo Sharpness.”



White BalanceThiscamcorderautomaticallyadjuststhecolorofthesubject.Youcanrecordinnaturalcolorsdependingonthesubjectandlightingconditions.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“White Balance.”



UnderstandingWhiteBalanceTheWhiteBalance(WB)processremovesunrealisticcolorcasts,sothatwhiteobjectsarerenderedwhiteinyourimageandallothercolorslooknatural.Properwhitebalancehastotakeintoaccountthe“colortemperature”ofalightsource,whichreferstotherelativewarmthorcoolnessofwhitelight.

Submenu items

Soft ( ):Smoothstheedgesofphotoimages.Makesimagesofter.

Normal ( ):Thephotoimagesappearwithsharpedgesandaresuitableforprinting.

Sharp ( ):Sharpenstheedgesinphotoimagesfurther.

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Tosetthewhitebalancemanually

1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“White Balance”“Custom WB.”

The“( )Set White Balance”indicatorappears.

2. Fillthescreenwithawhitesubject,andthentouchthe( )tab.

Thecamcorderstoresthewhitebalancesetting.

3. Toexitthemenu,touchtheExit( )orReturn( )tab.Thecamcorderappliesthestoredwhitebalancethenexttimeyourecord.

Whensettingthewhitebalancemanually,thesubjectmustbewhite,otherwise,yourcamcordermaynotdetectanappropriatesettingvalue.Theadjustedsettingremainsuntilyousetthewhitebalanceagain.Duringnormaloutdoorrecording,settingWhiteBalanceto“Auto”mayprovidebetterresults.Cancelthedigitalzoomfunctionforclearandprecisewhitebalancesetting.page63Resetthewhitebalanceiflightconditionschange.

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1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Aperture.”



Tungsten

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Submenu items

Auto: Setstheaperturevalueautomatically.Manual ( ):Touchthedecrease( )orincrease( )tab

toadjusttheaperture.Youcanchoosefromthefollowingsettings:F1.8,F2,F2.8,F4,F5.6,F8,F11,F16

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UnderstandingApertureYoucanadjusttheaperturevaluetocontroltheamountoflightreachingtheimagesensor.Thesmallertheaperturevalue,thegreatertheamountoflight.Forexample,F1.8letsinmorelightthanF2.8.Youneedtoadjusttheaperturevalueinthefollowingcases:

Whenyouareshootingagainstthelightorwhenthebackgroundistoobright.Whenyouareshootingonareflectivenaturalbackgroundsuchasatthebeachorwhenskiing.Whenthebackgroundisoverlydark(forexample,sceneryatnight).

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Whenyouspecify“Aperture: Manual,”the SCENEmodeiscancelled,“Super C.Nite”issetto“Off,”and“Shutter”issetto“Auto”automatically.Iftheapertureissettomanual,theaperturevaluechangesdependingonthezoomlevelyouchange.

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ShutterThecamcorderautomaticallysetstheshutterspeeddependingonthescene’sbrightness.Userhighshutterspeedstorecordfastmovingobjectsandlowshutterspeedstorecordsloworstationaryobjectsorobjectsindimmerlight.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Shutter.”



Theimagemaynotseemsmoothwhenyousetahighshutterspeed.Whenrecordingatashutterspeedof1/1000orlower,makesurethesunisnotshiningdirectlyintothelens.Astheshutterspeedgetsslower,thecamcordercanbeharmedbytoomuchlight.Whenyouspecify“Shutter: Manual,”the SCENEmodeiscancelled,“Super C.Nite”issetto“Off,”and“Aperture”issetto“Auto”automatically.Eveniftheshutterspeedissetto1/10000,thecamcordersupportsonlyupto1/2000whilerecordingphotos.

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Auto:Thecamcorderautomaticallysetstheappropriateshutterspeedvalue.

Manual ( ): Touchthedecrease( )orincrease( )tabtoadjustthesettingvalues.Youcanchoosefromthefollowingsettings:1/60,1/100,1/250,1/500,1/1000,1/2000,1/4000,or1/10000.

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EVDependingontheintensityoftheambientlight,yourvideosandphotosmaybetoobrightordark.UsingtheEVfunction,youcanmanuallyadjustvideoandphotoimagebrightness.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“EV.”

2. Touchthedecrease( )orincrease( )tabtoadjustthesettingvalues.Youcanchoosefromthefollowingsettings:

EVvalues( ):-2.0,-1.6,-1.3,-1.0,-0.6,-0.3,0,+0.3,+0.6,+1.0,+1.3,+1.6,+2.0


UnderstandingEV(ExposureValue)Exposurevalueisthetotalamountoflightallowedtofallonthephotographicmedium(Imagesensor)duringtheprocessoftakingphotosorvideos.Thehigherthenumber,thegreatertheexposure.Forexample,+0.3letsinmorelightthan-0.3.

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Super C.NiteYoucanadjusttheshutterspeedwhenrecordingaslowmovingobject,orrecordabrighterimageindarkplaceswithoutacompromiseincolors.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Super C.Nite.”



Submenu items

Off:Disablesthefunction.Normal (

OFFOFF

SUPERSUPER

): Theshutteropensfor1/60ofasecondinthenormalmodeandautomaticallyswitchestoopenfor1/30ofasecondinadarkplace.Usethisfunctiontogetbrightimagesinadarkplace.Super (

OFFOFF

SUPERSUPER): Theshutteropensfor1/15ofasecondregardlessofsurroundingconditions.Usethisfunctiontogetbrightimagesinadarkerplace.

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FocusThecamcorderusuallyfocusesonasubjectautomatically(autofocus).Whenyouturnthecamcorderon,focusisalwayssettoautomatic.Youcanalsosetthefocusmanually.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Focus."



Submenu items

Auto: Inmostsituations,itisbettertousetheautomaticfocusfeature,asitletsyouconcentrateonthecreativesideofyourrecording.

Manual ( ): Youmayneedtofocusmanuallyunderconditionsinwhichautomaticfocusingisdifficultorunreliable.Touch( )or( )tabtoadjustthefocus.

Touch Point ( ): TofocusonasubjectshownontheLCDscreen,simplytouchthesubjectonthescreen.

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Yourcamcorderautomaticallyfocusesasubjectfromclose-uptoinfinity.However,thecamcordermaynotfocuscorrectly,dependingontherecordingconditions.Ifitdoesnotfocuscorrectly,usethemanualfocusmode.Toadjustthefocus,placeandholdyourfingeronthe( )foranearersubject,andonthe( )tabforafarthersubject.

Thenearerorfarthericon( / )appearsinthecenterwhenfocusadjustmentreachestheend.Thecamcorderappliestheadjustedvaluerightafteryoutouchthe( )or( )tab.

<Nearersubject> <Farthersubject>

CHG

10CM

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ScenestosetfocusmanuallyforScenescontainingseveralobjects,someclosetothecamcorder,othersfartheraway.Sceneswithapersonenvelopedinfogorsurroundedbysnow.Sceneswhichcontainveryshinyorglossysurfacessuchasthatofacar.Sceneswithpeopleorobjectsmovingconstantlyorquicklysuchasathleticeventsorcrowdscenes.

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Usingthetouchpointfunction

UsingtheTouchPointfunction,youcanhavethecamcorderfocusonasmallsectionofthepicture.YougetthecamcordertofocusonaparticularpointbytouchingthedesiredpointontheLCDscreen.

To activate the touch point with a long touchYoucanactivatetouchpointbylightlypressingaparticularpointontheLCDscreenforabout2seconds.

TheAutoFocus(AF)settingisusefulwhenyouoperatethezoomfunctionbecauseyoumightnotbeabletokeepaccuratefocusafterthezoomratiohasbeenchanged.Inthemanualfocussettingmenuscreen,youcanaccessautofocusbytouchingtheAF( )tabonthescreen.Youcanreturntomanualfocusbytouchingthemanualfocusingtabs.IfyouhaveenabledtheTouchPointfunction,youcanresetthefocustoAutobytouchingtheAF( )tabontheLCDscreen.

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1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Digital Effect.”



Advanced recording

Digital Effect

Off

Black & White

Sepia

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Examples of 9 Digital Effect options

Off WithoutanyDigitalEffect,theimageretainsanormal,naturallook.

Black & White( )Thismodechangestheimagetoblackandwhite.

Sepia( )Thismodegivestheimageanold-time,reddishbrownlook.

Negative( )Thismodereversesthecolors,creatinganegativeimage.

Art ( )Thismodehelpsadjustforfacialimperfections.

Ghost ( 02 03 04)Thismodehelpstheimagehaveafterimageeffectlikeghostsmovingaround.

Dazzle ( 02 03 04)ThismodechangestheimagesbrighterbyraisingSaturation.

Noir (02 03 04)Thismodechangestheimagesimpressivebyhighlightcontrast.

Western(02 03 04)Themodechangetheimagetofadedandoldfilmlook.

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FaderYoucangiveyourrecordingaprofessionallookbyusingspecialeffectssuchasfadeinatthebeginningofasequenceorfadeoutattheendofasequence.

1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Fader.”



RecordingavideowithFadeeffect

Fade in

With“Fader”setto“In,”presstheRecording start/stopbutton.Therecordingstartswithadarkscreen,andthentheimageandsoundfadein.

Fade out

With“Fader”setto“Out,”presstheRecording start/stopbuttontostoprecording.Theimageandsoundfadeout,thescreengoesblack,andthentherecordingstops.

Fade in-out

With“Fader”setto“In-Out,”presstheRecording start/stopbutton.Therecordingstartswithadarkscreen,andthentheimageandsoundfadein.Tostoprecording,presstheRecording start/stopbutton.Theimageandsoundfadeout,thescreengoesblack,andthentherecordingstops.

ThecamcorderautomaticallyturnstheFaderfunctionoffafterithasbeenusedonce.Youmustresetiteachtimeyouwanttouseit.

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Fader

Off

In

Out

In-Out

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Submenu items

Off:DisablesthefunctionIn ( ):Assoonasyoustartrecording,therecordingfadesin.Out ( ):Whentherecordingisdone,itfadesout.In-Out ( ):Whenyoustartorstoprecording,the

recordingfadesinorfadesoutaccordingly.

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FadeOut(Approx.3seconds)

FadeIn(Approx.3seconds)

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Tele MacroUsingtheTeleMacrofunction,youcangetcloseupimageswhicharecreatedbyfocusingonasmallportionofalargeobjectatateleangle.Itisusefultogetcloseupimagesofflowersorinsectsetc.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Tele Macro.”



WhenrecordinginTeleMacromode,thefocusspeedmaybelowered.Useatripod(notsupplied)topreventcamcordershakeintheTeleMacromode.AvoidshadowswhenrecordingintheTeleMacromode.Asthedistancetothesubjectdecreases,focusingareanarrows.Ifyoucannotgetproperfocus,movetheZoomlevertoW(Wide)slowlyandadjustthedistancetothesubject.WhenusingthezoomtotelephotointheTeleMacromode,theminimumdistanceyoucanhavebetweenthecamcorderandsubjectis50cm.

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1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Cont. Shot.”



Ifanerroroccurs(Cardfull,etc.)duringcontinuousshot,therecordingstopsandanerrormessageappears.When“Cont. Shot”is“On,”thecamcorderfixesthephotoresolutionat1920x1080.

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Off:Disablesthefunction.On ( ):Youcanfocusonasmallportionofalargeobject

atateleangle.

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Off:Thecamcorderrecordsonlyonephotoimage.On ( ):WhenyoupressthePHOTObutton,the

camcordercantakeupto8photosinonesecond.

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Wind CutUsingtheWindCutfunction,youcanreducewindnoisewhenrecordingsoundusingtheinternalmicrophone.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Wind Cut.”



UsingtheWindCutfunctionalsoremovessomelowfrequencysoundwiththewindnoise.

Digital ZoomThedigitalzoomenableshigherzoommagnificationthantheopticalzoom.Digitalzoomcanelectronicallymagnifyanimagecreatedbytheopticallensupto300times.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Digital Zoom.”



Whenyouusethedigitalzoom,thecamcorderprocessestheimagedigitallymorethanintheopticalzoommode.Asaresult,theimageresolutionmaydeteriorate.

Submenu items

Off:Disablesthefunction.On ( ):Reduceswindnoisewhenrecordingsoundusing

theinternalmicrophone.

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Therightsideofthebarshowsthedigitalzoomingzone.Thezoomingzoneappearswhenyoumovethezoomlever.

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Self TimerWhenyouenabletheself-timer,thereisatimedelayof10secondsbeforerecordingstarts.Youcanrecordvideosortakephotosofyourself.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Self Timer.”



ThecamcorderautomaticallyturnstheSelfTimerfunctionoffafterithasbeenusedonce.Youmustturnitoneachtimeyouwanttouseit.

Time Lapse RECUsingtheTimeLapsefeature,youcanprogramyourcamcordertocreateatimelapsevideobyrecordingaseriesofframesoverasetperiodoftimewithasettimeintervalbetweeneachframe.TheTimeLapsefeatureletsyoucreatetimelapsevideosofbloomingflowersandsimilarsubjects.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Time Lapse REC”“On.”

Themenuscreenappears.

2. Touchthedesireditems(Interval,RecLimit)andthentouchtheup( )ordown( )tabtosetthevalues.

3. Touchthe( )tabtofinishthesetting.


5. AftersettingtheTimeLapseRECmode,presstheRecording start/stopbutton.

TheTimeLapseRECstarts.TimeLapseREConlysupportsthe[HD]720/60PresolutionandSuperFinequality.

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Off:DisablestheSelfTimer.10 Sec ( ):Thereisatimedelayof10secondsafteryou

presstheRecord Start/StoporPHOTO button.

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REC Time : 1Hr 12Min

Interval

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Submenu items

Off:DisablesTimeLapseREC.On ( ):- Interval(“Sec”):Imageofthesubjectiscapturedataset

interval.Imagesareautomaticallyshotaframeatatimeatthespecifiedintervalandstoredinthestoragemedia.0.5135(seconds).

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• Timelapserecordingmodeisreleasedoncerecordinghasbeenfinished.TostartanotherTimeLapseRecording,repeatsteps1through5.

• 60capturedimagescomposeavideoof1secondlength.Sincetheminimumlengthofavideoyourcamcordercansaveisonesecond,theintervalyousetdefineshowlongthetimelapserecordingshouldbe.Forexample,ifyousettheintervalto“5 Sec,”totalrecordingtimeshouldbesettoatleast5minutetorecordaminimumvideolengthof1second(60images).

• Oncethetimelapserecordingfinishesrecordingforitstotalrecordingtime,itswitchestothestandbymode.

• PresstheRecording start/stopbuttonifyouwanttostopthetimelapserecording.

• Audioisnotrecordedduringtimelapserecording.• Ifavideorecordingfillsup1.8GBofstoragememory,a

newrecordingfileisautomaticallystartedatthatpoint.• Ifthebatterychargeisexhaustedduringthetimelapse

recording,thecamcordersavestherecordinguptothatpointandswitchestostandbymode.Aftersometime,itdisplaysawarningmessage,thenturnsoffautomatically.

• IfmemoryrunsoutduringaTimeLapseREC,thecamcorderswitchestostandbymodeaftersavingwhatwasrecordedsofar.

• DuringTimeLapseREC,thezoomandfocusfunctionsarefixedsothatyoucannotchangethesettings.Evenifthesubjectismoved,youcannotchangethefocus.

• Whenatimelapserecordingstarts,the“Time Lapse Recording”messageblinksonthescreenanditappearsthatthescreenhasstopped.Thisisanormaloperation;donotremovethepowersourceormemorycardfromthecamcorder.

• WerecommendusingtheACpoweradaptorforatimelapserecording.

• Pausefunctionisnotavailableduringtimelapserecording.

TheTimeLapseRecordingfunctionrecordsimageframesatapredefinedintervaloverthetotalrecordingtimetoproduceatime-lapsevideo.

TimeLapseRecordingisusefulforfilminginthefollowingsituations:• Bloomingflowers• Abirdbuildinganest• Cloudsrollingbyinthesky

TotaltimeforrecordingRecordinginterval

Timeline

Timeforrecordingonthestoragemedia(avideoclipofTimeLapseREC)

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Quick ViewUsingtheQuickViewfunction,youcanviewthemostrecentlyrecordedvideoorphotoimagesimmediatelyafteryouhaverecordedthem.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Quick View.”



DeletingfilesafterQuickViewIfyoutouchthedelete( )tabduringQuickView,thefileyouareviewingisdeleted.

TheQuickViewfunctionisnotavailableunderthefollowingconditions:- Ifthemodehasbeenchangedaftertherecording- IftheUSBcableisconnectedtothecamcorder.- Ifthecamcorderhasbeenrestartedaftertherecording- AfterplayingQuickViewForphotosrecordedwith“Cont. Shot,”onlythelastfileinthesequenceisdisplayed.

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Off:QuickView( )icondoesnotappearonthescreenafteryoufinishtherecording.

On:QuickView( )iconappearsonthescreenassoonasyoufinishtherecording.TouchtheQuickViewicontoviewthemostrecentvideoorphotoyouhaverecorded.AftertheQuickViewiscompleted,yourcamcorderswitchesbacktothestandbymode.

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GuidelineThiscamcorderprovides3typesofguidelinestohelpyoutosetabalancedimagecompositiononthescreen.


1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Guideline.”

2. Touchthedesiredguidelineaccordingtothesubject.

Theselectedguidelineappearsonthescreen.


Positioningasubjectatthecrosspointofaguidelineprovidesabalancedcomposition.Guidelinesarenotrecorded.

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SelectthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreentoselecttheVideoplay( HD / SD )mode.page45

1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Play Option.”



Submenu items

Off:Disablesthefunction.:Placingthesubjectatthecentercrosspointputsthe

subjectinthemiddleoftheframe.:PositioningsubjectswithintheSafetyZonerectangle

ensurestheywillberecorded.:Forrecordingmultiplesubjects.Puttingsubjectsator

nearthegridcrosspointscreatesabalancedcomposition.

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Play All ( ):Playsvideoclipsinsuccessionstartingfromavideoyouselectandendingatthelastvideoyourecorded,thenreturnstothethumbnailindexview.

Play One ( ):Playstheselectedvideoonce,andthenreturnstothethumbnailview.

Repeat All ( ):PlaysallthevideoclipsrepeatedlyuntilyoutouchtheReturn( )tab.

Repeat One ( ):PlaysoneselectedvideorepeatedlyuntilyoutouchtheReturn( )tab.

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HighlightTheHighlightfunctionplaysaportionofeachrecordedvideoatrandom.

SelectthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreentoselecttheVideoplay( HD / SD )mode.page45

1. TouchtheMenu( )tab.“Highlight.”



Highlightplaybacktimetothedurationofavideo

Video Duration Highlight playback time

Lessthan5sec. Fullplayback

5to30sec. Plays5secondsatrandom.

30sec.to5min. Plays5secondsofeach30secondsectionatrandom.

5min.to10min. Plays11secondsofeach2minutesectionatrandom.

Over10min. Plays15secondsofeach3minutesectionatrandom.

lfyouruntheHighlightfunctioninthedatethumbnaildisplay,Highlightplaysrandomportionsofallthefilesintheselecteddateset.IntheHighlightplaymode,youcanadjustthevolumebytouchingthescreen.Youcanalsocanceltheplayback.

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Recent ( ):Playsaportionofallvideoscreatedwithinthelast24hours.

All ( ):Playsaportionofallvideofiles.

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Slide Show OptionYoucansettheplayoptionsfortheslideshowwiththeslideshowsettingmenus.

SelectthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreentoselectthephoto( )mode.page45

1. TouchtheMenu( )tab.“Slide Show Option.”

2. Touchthedesiredsubmenuitemandtouchthe( )/( )tabtosetthevalueyouwant.


File InfoYoucanseetheimageinformationforallimages.

SelectthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreentoselecttheVideoplay( HD / SD )orPhotoplay( )mode.page45

1. TouchtheMenu( )tab“File Info.”

2. Selectthefileyouwanttoviewthefileinformationfor.

Theinformationoftheselectedfileappears.

3. Toexitthemenu,touchtheReturn( )tab.

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Interval: Continuouslyplaysbackphotosattheintervalyouselect.Youcanchoose1sec.or3sec.

Music: Youcanturntheinternalbackgroundmusiconoroff.Thiscamcorderhas7defaultbackgroundmelodiesstoredintheboot-upflashmemory.WhenmusicisOn,startingaslideshowstartstheplaybackofthe7melodiesinshufflemode.

Effect: Continuouslyplaysbackphotosusingthefadein/outeffecttotransitionbetweenimages.

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Videosorphotosappearasthumbnails.

2. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Delete”touchthedesiredsubmenuitem.

Ifyoutouch“Select Files,”youwillseeimagethumbnails.GotoStep3.Ifyoutouch“All Files,”youwillseethemessagethatcorrespondstothatoption.GotoStep4.

3. Touchthefilesyouwanttodelete.Afteryouhaveselectedallthefilesyouwanttodelete,touchthe( )tab.GotoStep4.

SeeSubmenuitemsbelowforadditionaldetails.

4. Touch“Yes.”Ifyouselected“All Files,”thecamcorderdeletesallthefilesinthestoragemedia,exceptforthosethatareprotected.Ifyouselected“Select Files,”thecamcorderdeletesthefilesyouselected.

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Select Files:Deletesindividualimages.Touchtheimagesyouwanttodelete.Theindicator

( )isdisplayedontheselectedimages.Touchingthethumbnailimagetogglestheimagebetweenbeingselectedfordeletion( )ornotselected.

Touchthe ( )tab.Theselectedimagesaredeleted.All Files:Deletesallimages.

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PROTECTYoucanprotectimportantrecordingsfromaccidentalerasure.Theprotectedvideosandphotoscannotbedeletedunlessyouformatthememorycardorcanceltheprotection.


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Videosorphotosappearasthumbnails.

2. TouchtheMenu( )tab“Protect”touchthedesiredsubmenuitem.

Ifyoutouch“Select Files,”youwillseeimagethumbnails.GotoStep3.Ifyoutouch“All Files,”youwillseethemessagethatcorrespondstothatoption.GotoStep4.

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3. Touchthefilesyouwanttoprotect.Afteryouhaveselectedallthefilesyouwanttoprotect,touchthe( )tab.GotoStep4.

SeeSubmenuitemsbelowforadditionaldetails.

4. Touch“Yes.”Ifyouselected“All On,”the( )indicatorappearsonallfiles.Ifyouselected“All Off,”the( )indicatordisappearsfromallprotectedfiles.Ifyouselected“Select Files,”theindicatorappearsonthefilesyouselectedforprotectionanddisappearsfromthefilesyouremovedprotectionfrom.

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Select Files:Protectsindividualimages.Touchtheimagestoprotectfromerasure.

The( )indicatorappearsontheselectedimages.Touchingthethumbnailimagetogglestheimagebetweenbeingselected( )ornotselected.

Touchthe ( )tab.All On:Protectsallimages.All Off:Turnsoffprotectiononallprotectedimagesallat

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COPY (HMX-H303/H304/H305 only)Videosandphotosstoredintheinternalmemorycanbecopiedtotheexternalflashmemorycard.Copyingtothememorycarddoesnotdeletetheoriginalsintheinternalmemory.

Insertamemorycard.page34TouchthePlaytab( )ontheLCDscreentoselecttheplaymode.page45

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1. TouchtheHD( HD ),SD( SD )orPhoto( )tab.• Videosorphotosappearas

thumbnails.

2. TouchtheMenu( )tab “Copy.”


4. Themessagethatcorrepspondstotheselectedoptionappears.Touch“Yes.”• Theselectedimagesare

copied.

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• Select Files:Copyindividualimages.Touchtheimagesyouwanttocopy.The( )indicatorisdisplayedontheselectedimages.Touchingthethumbnailimagetogglestheimagebetweenbeingselected( )ornotselected.Touchthe( )tab.Theselectedimagesarecopied.

• All Files:Copyallimages.

• Youcanalsooperatethisfunctioninthefullandsingleimagedisplaymode.

• Ifthewriteprotectiontabonthememorycardissettolock,youcannotcopytheimages.page35

• Youcannotcopyafileifthememorycardhasinsufficientfreespace.Removeunnecessaryfilesbeforeproceeding.page101

• Thecopyfunctiondoesnotworkifthebatterychargeisinsufficient.WerecommendyouusetheACadaptortoensurethecamerahascontinuouspowerwhencopying.

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DIVIDEYoucandivideavideointotwo,andeasilydeleteasectionyounolongerneed.Asthisfunctioneditstheoriginalfile,makesuretobackuptheoriginalbeforedividingit.

Insertamemorycard.page34Settheappropriatestoragemedia.(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)page33SelectthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreentoselecttheVideoplay( HD / SD )mode.page45

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2. Touchthevideoyouwanttoedit.Theselectedvideoisdisplayedaspaused.

3. Searchforthepointofdivisionbytouchingtheplaybackcontroltabs.

Playbackcontroltabs:/ / / / /

4. Touchthepause( )tabatthepointofdivision,andthentouchtheCutting( )tab.

Amessageappearsaskingforyourconfirmation.

5. Touch“Yes.”Thevideoyouselectedisdividedintotwovideoclips.Thesecondclipofthedividedvideoisdisplayedasthelastthumbnail.Afterthedivision,youcanpartiallydeleteanunnecessarysectionorcombineitwithothervideos.

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Youcanalsooperatethisfunctioninthefullandsingleimagedisplaymodes.Youcannotdividefilesthatareprotected( ).Canceltheprotectfunctionfirst.page71Thedividedvideomaydriftbeforeorafterthedivisionpointbyapproximately2seconds.TheDividefunctionisnotavailableunderthefollowingconditions:- Ifthetotalrecordedtimeofthevideoislessthan6seconds.- Ifyoutrytodividesectionswithoutleaving3secondsatthe

beginningandtheend.- IfthevideofileisrecordedintheTimeLapseRECmode.- Iftheremainingmemoryspaceonyourmemorycardislessthan

15MB.- Whenthenumberoffilesonthecardreaches9999.Youcannotdividephotos.

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COMBINEYoucancombinetwodifferentvideos.Asthisfunctioneditstheoriginalfiles,makesuretobackuptheoriginalfilesbeforecombiningthem.

Insertamemorycard.page34Settheappropriatestoragemedia.(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)page33SelectthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreentoselecttheVideoplay( HD / SD )mode.page45

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1. TouchtheMenu( )tab “Edit” “Combine.”

2. Touchthevideothumbnailsofthevideosyouwanttocombineintheorderyouwantthemcombined.

The( )indicatorandtheordernumberappearontheselectedvideos.Touchingthevideothumbnailtogglesavideobetweenbeingselected( )ornotselected.The( )indicatordoesnotappearifthevideofileshavedifferentresolutions.

3. Touchthe ( )tab.Amessageappearsaskingforyourconfirmation.

4. Touch“Yes.”Thecamcordercombinesthevideofilesyouselectedintheorderyoudesignated,andthenstoresthecombinedvideosasasinglevideofile.

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Youcannotcombinefilesthatareprotected( ).Canceltheprotectfunctionfirst.page71Theoriginalvideosarenotpreserved.TheCombinefunctionisnotavailableunderthefollowingconditions:- IftheVideosareindifferentresolutionformats.Forexample,

videosrecordedat“Video Resolution: 1080/60i”and“Video Resolution: 720/60p”cannotbecombined.

- Ifthefilesizeofthecombinedvideosexceeds1.8GB.- OneorbothvideofilesarerecordedintheTimeLapseRECmode.- Iftheremainingmemoryspaceonyourmemorycardislessthan

15MB.- Ifavideo’sfileformatisnotsupportedbythecamcorder.- Whenthecamcorderisplayingavideofile.

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SETTING MENU ITEMS

Refertopage50forsettingmenus.Foritemoperationdetails,gotothepagenumberlistedinthetableunderPage.

Items Default value PageStorageType* InternalMemory 76StorageInfo* - 76CardInfo** - 76

FileNo. Series 77TimeZone Home 77

Date/TimeSet JAN/01/201112:00AM(SummerTime:Off) 78DateType JAN/01/2011 78TimeType 12Hr 78

Date/TimeDisplay Off 79AutoLCDOff On 79BeepSound On 80

ShutterSound On 81AutoPowerOff 5Min 81QuickOnSTBY Off 82

PCSoftware On 82USBConnect MassStorage 83HDMITVOut Auto 84

TVConnectGuide - 84TVDisplay On 85

Format - 85DefaultSet - 86Language English 86

Demo On 87Anynet+(HDMI-CEC) On 87

Menuoptionsanddefaultvaluesmaybechangedwithoutpriornotice.Thetimetypemaychangedependingonthelanguageyouselected.Itemsmarkedwith*areavailableonlywithHMX-H303/H304/H305models.Itemsmarkedwith**areavailableonlywithHMX-H300/H320models..

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Storage Type (HMX-H303/H304/H305 only)Youcanrecordvideosandphotosontheinternalmemoryoramemorycard.Selectthedesiredstoragemediabeforestartingrecordingorplayback.page33

Storage Info (HMX-H303/H304/H305 only)Thisfunctionshowsyouthestorageinformationoftheselectedstoragemedia,suchasusedandavailablememoryspace,etc.

Insertamemorycardinthecamcorderbeforeviewingthestorageinformation.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Storage Info.”

2. Touchthedesiredsubmenuitem.Usememoryspace,availablememoryspace,andrecordabletimeappears.Availablespaceandrecordabletimedependonthevideoresolutionyou’veselected.


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Insertamemorycard.page34

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Card Info.”

Usedmemoryspace,availablememoryspace,andrecordabletimeappear.Availablespaceandrecordabletimedependonthevideoresolutionyou’veselected.

2. Toexitthemenu,touchtheReturn( )tab.

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Internal Memory:Displaysthestorageinformationoftheinternalmemory.

Card:Displaysthestorageinformationofthememorycard.

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System setting

File No.Filenames(numbers)areassignedtorecordedimagesaccordingtothenumberingoptionyouselect.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“File No.”



Whenyouset“File No.”to“Series,”thecamcorderassignseachfileadifferentnumbertoavoidduplicatingfilenames.Thisisusefulwhenyouwanttomanageyourfilesonacomputer.

Time ZoneYoucansettheclocktothelocaltimewhenusingyourcamcorderinadifferenttimezone.

Settingthelocaltime

1. TouchtheMenu( )tabSetting( )tab“Time Zone”“Visit.”

2. Touchtheleft( )ortheright( )tabtoselectthevisitedarea.

3. Touchthe( )tabwhenthetimezonesettingiscomplete.

Thecamcorderdoesnotapplythetimezoneyousetifyoufinishthesettingbytouchingthe( )tabwithouttouchingthe( )tab.

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Series:Assignsfilenumbersinacontinuoussequenceevenafteryoureplaceorformatthestoragemediaordeleteallfiles.EachfileisgivenauniquefilenumberthatallowsconvenientimagemanagementonaPC.Reset:Resetsthefilenumberto0001afteryouformatthememorycard,deleteallfiles,orinsertanewmemorycard.

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Home:ThecamcorderdisplaysthetimeaccordingtoyoursettingsontheDate/TimeSetmenu.SelectHomewhenusingthecamcorderforthefirsttimeorwhenreturningtheclocktoyourhometowndate/timesetting.Visit ( ): Whenyouvisitalocalinadifferenttimezone,theVisitfunctionallowsyoutousethelocaltimewithoutchangingyourhometowntimesetting.Thecamcorderadjuststheclockinaccordancewiththetimedifferencebetweenthetwolocations.

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Date/Time SetBysettingthedateandtime,youcandisplaythedateandtimeoftherecordingduringplayback.page31

Date TypeYoucansetthedisplayformatforthedate.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Date Type.”



Thisfunctiondependsonthe“Date/Time Display”setting.page79

Time TypeYoucansetthedisplayformatforthetime.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Time Type.”

2. Touchthedesireddisplayoption.


Thisfunctiondependsonthe“Date/Time Display”setting.page79Submenu items

2011/01/01:Displaysthedateintheyear/month(two-digit)/dayformat.

JAN/01/2011:Displaysthedateinthemonth/day/yearformat.

01/JAN/2011:Displaysthedateintheday/month/yearformat.

01/01/2011:Displaysthedateintheday/month(two-digit)/yearformat.

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Date/Time DisplayYoucansetwhetherornotthedateand/ortimearedisplayedontheLCDscreen.

Beforeyouusethe“Date/Time Display”function,youmustsetthedateandtime.page31

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Date/Time Display.”



Thedate/timeisdisplayedontheLCDscreenaccordingtotheselectedoption.

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Off:Currentdate/timeinformationisnotdisplayed.Date:Displaysthecurrentdate.Time:Displaysthecurrenttime.Date & Time:Displaysthecurrentdateandtime.

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Auto LCD OffToreducepowerconsumption,thecamcorderautomaticallydimsthebrightnessoftheLCDscreenifthecamcorderisidleforaperiodoftime.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Auto LCD Off.”



Whenthe“Auto LCD Off”functionisenabled,youcanpressanybuttononthecamcordertoreturnLCDbrightnesstonormal.AutoLCDOffisdisabledinthefollowingcases:- IftheACpoweradaptorisconnected.- WhiletheDemofunctionisinoperation.

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Off:Disablesthefunction.On:Whenthecamcorderisidleformorethan2minutes

intheSTBYmode,orformorethan5minuteswhenrecordingavideo,thepowersavingmodestartsbydimmingtheLCDscreen.

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<Duringrecording> <LCDscreenisdarkened>

After2minutes

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STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]

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STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]STBY 00:00:00 [307Min]

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Beep SoundTheBeepSoundfunctionletsyoucontrolwhetherabeepsoundswhenyoutouchcertainbuttonsonthescreen.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Beep Sound.”


3. Toexit,touchtheExit( )orReturn( )tabuntilthemenudisappears.

TheBeepSoundiscanceledinthefollowingcases:- Duringrecordingandplayback.- Whenthecamcorderhasacableconnection(Audio/Videocable,

HDMIcable,etc.).

Shutter SoundTheShutterSoundfunctionletsyouturntheshuttersoundthatplayswhenyoupressthePHOTObuttononoroff.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Shutter Sound.”



Thecamcorderdoesnotmaketheshuttersound:- IfyoupressthePHOTObuttonduringvideorecording.- Whenthecamcorderhasacableconnection(Audio/Videocable,

HDMIcable,etc.).

Submenu items

Off: Disablesthefunction.On:Youwillhearabeepwhenpressingbuttonsortabs

suchasthePower( )buttonorRecording start/stopbutton.

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Off: Disablesthefunction.On:Youwillheartheshuttersoundwhenyoupressthe

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Auto Power OffYoucansetyourcamcordertoturnoffautomaticallyifitisidlefor5minuteswithoutanoperation.Thisfunctionpreventsunnecessarypowerconsumption.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Auto Power Off.”



AutoPowerOffdoesnotworkinthefollowingsituations:- Whenthecamcorderhasacableconnection.(USBcable,AC

poweradaptor,etc.)- WhiletheDemofunctionisinoperation.- Whileyouarerecording,playing(exceptpause),orrunninga

photoslideshow.Toturnthecamcorderonagain,pressthePower( )button.

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1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Quick On STBY.”



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Off: Disablesthefunction.5 Min:Thecamcorderturnsoffifidlefor5minuteswithout

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Werecommendturningoffthecamcorderafterusetoreduceenergyconsumption.However,asanalternative,youcanusetheQuickOnSTBYfunctionundermostshootingconditionstoreduceenergyconsumptioneffectively.ThemodeindicatorkeepsblinkingintheQuickOnSTBYmode.TheQuickOnSTBYmodeisnotavailableunderthefollowingconditions:- WhentheLCDscreenisopen.- Whenavideocable(HDMI,Audio/Videocable)ortheUSBcable

isconnectedtothecamcorder.- Whenyouoperatethebuttonsonthecamcorder.

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1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“PC Software.”



ThePCSoftwarefunctionisnotavailableunderthefollowingconditions:- If“USB Connect”issetto“PictBridge”ToenablethePCSoftwarefunction,set“USB Connect”to“Mass Storage,”inthesystemsettingmenuoption.page84ThePCSoftwareiscompatiblewiththeWindowsoperatingsystemsonly.

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Off:ClosingtheLCDscreenturnsoffthecamcorder.5 Min:ClosingtheLCDscreenstartstheQuickOnSTBY

modeafterashortperiodoftime.ThecamcorderstaysinQuickOnSTBYmodefor5minutesandthenturnsoffunlessyouopentheLCDscreenorpushabutton.

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USB ConnectYoucantransferdatatoaPCorprintphotosdirectlybyestablishingthecorrectUSBconnection.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“USB Connect.”



BeforeconnectingaUSBcable,checkwhetherthecurrentUSBmodeisappropriateforthefunctionyouwanttouse.

HDMI TV OutYoucansettheHDMIvideooutputtomatchtheTVyouhaveconnectedthecamcorderto.

UsingtheHDMIcable(notsupplied),connectthecamcordertoyourTV.page88

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“HDMI TV Out.”



Submenu items

Mass Storage:ConnecttoaPCtotransfervideosorphotos.page99

PictBridge:ConnecttoaPictBridgeprintertoprintphotosdirectly(whenusingthePictBridgefunction).page92

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Auto:Thevideosignalsareoutputinthesameformatastherecordedfile.UsethissettingonlywhenconnectingtoanHDTV.

480p:Therecordedfileisoutputinthe720x480pformat.Usethissettingonlywhenconnectingtoastandard,analogTVwhichsupportsStandardDefinition(SD)progressivescanthroughitstheHDMIjacks.

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TV Connect GuideYoucanviewtheTVConnectGuidebeforeyouconnectthecamcordertoyourTVset.

1. TouchtheMenu( )tabSetting( )tab“TV Connect Guide.”

2. Touchthedesiredsubmenuitem.TheTVConnectGuideappearsdependingontheselectedsubmenuitems.RefertotheTVConnectGuidewhenyouconnectyourcamcordertoaTV.


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1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“TV Display.”



ThethumbnaildisplayandDemoscreensareshownontheTVevenifyouset“TV Display”to“Off.”

Submenu items

HDMI:SelectHDMIwhenconnectingthecamcordertoaTVwithanHDMIcable.

Composite:SelectCompositewhenconnectingthecamcordertoaTVwithaVideo/Audio(composite)cable.

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Off:TheOSD(OnScreenDisplay)menusareonlyshownontheLCDscreen.

On: TheOSDmenusareshownontheLCDscreenandtheTVscreenaswell.

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FormatUsethisfunctionifyouwanttodeleteallfilescompletelyortocorrectproblemsonthestoragemedia.

Insertamemorycard.page34

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Format.”

2. Touchthedesiredsubmenuitem.(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)

Amessageappearsaskingaboutformattingthememorycard.

3. Touch“Yes”“Yes.”Theformatisexecutedandtheformattingmessageappears.Donotremovethestoragemediaorperformanyotheroperation(suchasturningoffthepower)duringformatting.Also,besuretousetheprovidedACpoweradaptortopowerthecamcorderwhenformatting.Thememorycardmaybecorruptedifthebatterybecomesexhaustedduringformattingandtheformattingprocessstopsbeforethecardiscompletelyformatted.Ifthestoragemediabecomescorrupted,formatitagain.

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1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Default Set.”

Amessageappearsaskingforyourconfirmation.

2. Touch"Yes"ifyouwantallthesettingsreturnedtothedefault.

TheTimeZonescreenappearsafterallsettingsreturntotheirdefaults.

3. Setthedateandtimeagain.page31

Donotturnoffthepowerwhileusingthisfunction.Initializingthecamcordersettingstofactorydefaultsdoesnotaffectrecordedimages.

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TV Connect Guide

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DemoDemomodeautomaticallyshowsyouthemajorfunctionsthatareincludedwithyourcamcordersothatyoumayusethemmoreeasily.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Demo.”



UsingtheDemofunctionYoucaneasilyoperatedemofunctiontouchingMenu( )tabfor5seconds.TheDemomodeiscanceledinthefollowingcases:- IftheLCDscreenistouched.- Ifyoupressanybutton(Recording start/stop,Anti-shake

(OIS),Display( ),SMART AUTO,MODE,PHOTO,etc.).However,thecamcorderenterstheDemomodeautomaticallyafter5minutesinSTBYmodeifitisidlefor5minuteswithoutanoperation.Ifyoudon’twanttheDemofunctiontostart,set“Demo”to“Off.”

TheDemofunctiondoesnotoperateinthefollowingcase:- Ifyouset“Auto Power Off”to“5 Min”andyouareusingthebattery

topowerthecamcorder,theAutoPowerOfffunctionturnsthecamcorderoffbeforeDemocanrun.

Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)ThiscamcordersupportsAnynet+.Anynet+isanAVnetworksystemthatletsyoucontrolallconnectedSamsungAVdeviceswithanAnynet+supportedSamsungTVremotecontrol.

1. TouchtheMenu( )Setting( )tab“Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC).”



WhenyouturnonthecamcorderanditisconnectedbyanHDMIcabletoaTVthatsupportsAnynet+,theTVautomaticallyturnson.IfyoudonotwanttousetheAnynet+function,setthe“Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)”to“Off.”FordetailsontheAnynet+(HDMI-CEC)function,refertotheusermanualofSamsung’sAnynet+supportedTV.

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Connecting to a TVCONNECTING TO A HIGH DEFINITION TV WITH HDMIYoucanviewHighDefinition(HD)qualityvideosrecordedinHDresolutiononanHDTVusinganHDMIconnection.ThiscamcordersupportsHDMIoutputtodeliverhigh-definitionvideotransfer.

CheckifthereisanHDMIinputjackonyourTV.UsetheACpoweradaptortopowerthecamcorderwhenyouattachittoaTV.Select“HDMI TV Out.”page84

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1. Turnonthecamcorder.Ifyoudonotturnonthecamcorderfirst,thecamcordermayfailtorecognizetheconnectedTV.

2. ConnectthecamcordertotheTVwithaMiniHDMIcable.

3. SettheTV’sinputorsourceselectortotheHDMIinputyou’veattachedthecamcorderto.

RefertotheTV’sinstructionmanualtoseehowtoselecttheTV’sinputorsource.

4. Selecttheplaybackmodeonyourcamcorder,andthenstarttoplaybackvideosorphotos.pages46,48

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WhatisAnynet+function?TheAnynet+functionletsyoucontrolalldevicesthatsupporttheAnynet+functionwiththesameremote.YoucanusetheAnynet+functiononthecamcorderifthecamcorderisconnectedbyanHDMIcabletoaTVthatsupportsAnynet+.Formoreinformation,refertotheAnynet+supportedTV’susermanual.

When“HDMI TV Out”issetto“Auto,”youcanplayanSDvideofileinHDformat.Thiscamcordercomeswiththe“TV Connect Guide”menufunction.IfyoutrytoconnectthecamcordertoaTVanddon’thaveyouruser’smanual,youcanusethe“TVConnectGuide”menufunctiontoviewconnectioninstructionsonthecamcorder’sscreen.page85YoucanuseonlyaCtoAtypeMiniHDMIcablewiththiscamcorder.TheHDMIjackonthecamcorderisforoutputonly.IfyouconnectanAnynet+supportedTVtothecamcorderwithanHDMIcable,turningonthecamcordermayturntheTV’spoweron.(anAnynet+function)Ifyoudon’twantthistooccur,set“Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)”to“Off.”page87UseonlyHDMI1.3cablewhenconnectingtotheHDMIjackofthiscamcorder.IfyouuseanothertypeofHDMIcable,thescreendisplaymaynotwork.

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CONNECTING TO A REGULAR TVYoucanviewimagesrecordedwithyourcamcorderonaregularTVthatsupportsstandarddefinition.Thiscamcordersupportsthecompositeoutputforstandarddefinitionvideotransfer.

UsetheACpoweradaptortopowerthecamcorderwhenyouconnectittoaTV.

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Connecting an Audio/Video cable for the composite output

1. ConnectthecamcordertoaTVwithanAudio/Videocable.Turnonthecamcorder,andthenconnectanAudio/Videocable.Ifyoudonotturnonthecamcorderfirst,thecamcordermayfailtorecognizetheconnectedTV.

2. SettheTV’sinputorsourceselectortotheinputyou’veattachedthecamcorderto.

RefertotheTV’sinstructionmanualtoseehowtoselecttheTVinput.

3. Selecttheplaybackmodeonyourcamcorder,andthenstarttoplaybackvideosorphotos.pages46,48

Makesureyou’veconnectedthecamcordertothecorrectinputjacks.TheTVscreenmaynotdisplaytherightvideoinformationifthecamcorderisconnectedincorrectly.WhenconnectingtoaTVusingtheAudio/Videocable,matchthecolorofthecablestothecolorofthecorrespondingjacks.VideoinputmayappeargreendependingontheTV.Ifthisoccurs,connecttheyellowplugoftheAudio/VideocabletothegreenjackoftheTV.WhenthecamcorderisconnectedtoaTVwithmorethanonetypeofcable,thecamcorderoutputsvideosignalsinthefollowingorderofpriority:- HDMIAudio/Video(composite)outputThiscamcordercomeswiththe“TV Connect Guide”menufunction.IfyoutrytoconnectthecamcordertoaTVanddon’thaveyouruser’smanual,youcanusethe“TV Connect Guide”menufunctiontoviewconnectioninstructionsonthecamcorder’sscreen.page85IfyourTVhasoneaudiojack(monoinput),connecttheyellowplugoftheAudio/Videocabletothevideojack,thewhiteplugtotheaudiojack,andleavetheredplugunconnected.WhenyouconnectthecamcordertoaTVusingtheAudio/Videocable,imagesrecordedinhigh-definitionimagequality(1080/60ior720/60p)areplayedbackinstandarddefinitionimagequality.

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VIEWING ON A TV SCREEN

Image appearance depends on the TV screen aspect ratio

Recording ratio Appearance on Wide (16:9) TV Appearance on 4:3 TV

Imagesrecordedina16:9ratio:VideoimagesPhotoimagesPhotocaptureimages

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Dubbing videosDUBBING TO A VCR OR DVD/HDD RECORDERVideosrecordedinthiscamcordercanbedubbedtoaVCRorDVD/HDDrecorders.

Videosaredubbedtotheotherrecordingdeviceviaanalogdatatransfer(compositeconnection).UsethesuppliedAudio/Videocable.UsetheACpoweradaptortopowerthecamcorderwhenyoudubtoaVCRorDVD/HDDrecorder.

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Connectyourcamcordertotheinputjacksoftherecordingdevice.Ifyourrecordingdevicehasaninputselector,setittothecorrectinputmode.

2. Insertthestoragedevice(tape,disc,etc.)intotherecordingdevice.

3. Starttheplaybackonyourcamcorder,andrecorditontherecordingdevice.

Refertotheinstructionmanualssuppliedwithyourrecordingdevicefordetails.

4. Whendubbingisfinished,stoptherecordingdeviceandyourcamcorder.

VideosrecordedonthiscamcordercanonlybedubbedusingtheAudio/VideocableinSD(standarddefinition)imagequality,regardlessoftherecordingresolution(HD/SD).YoucannotdubtoarecorderwithanHDMIcable.TocopyavideorecordedinHD(highdefinition)imagequality,usetheinternalsoftwareofyourcamcorder,andcopythevideotoyourcomputer.page95Becausedubbingisperformedviaanalogdatatransfer,theimagequalitymaydeteriorate.Tohidethescreenindicators(suchasthecounter,etc.)onthescreenoftheconnectedmonitordeviceset“TV Display: Off.”page85Torecordthedate/time,displayitonthescreen.page79

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Printing photosDIRECT PRINTING WITH A PICTBRIDGE PRINTERYoucanprintphotosdirectlybyconnectingyourcamcordertoaPictBridgeprinter(soldseparately)usingaUSBcable.

Insertthememorycard.page34Settheappropriatestoragemedia.(HMX-H303/H304/H305only)page33SelectthePlay( )tabontheLCDscreentoselectthePhotoplay( )mode.page45

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2. UseaUSBcabletoconnectyourcamcordertotheprinter.

3. Turnyourprinteron.ThephotothumbnailsappearontheLCDscreen.

4. Touchthephotosyouwanttoprint,andthentouchthePrint( )tab.

Thecorrespondingmessageappears.

5. Touch“Yes.”

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TocanceltheprintsettingTouchtheReturn( )tabontheLCDscreen.

TostopprintingafterprintingstartsTouch“Cancel”onthescreen.

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Tosetthedate/timeimprintforPictbridgeprinters

1. Intheprintermode,touchtheMenu( )tab.

Theprintoptionsappearonthescreen.

2. Touch“Date/Time.”



Theprinterprintstheselecteddateandtimeonthephotos.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A WINDOWS COMPUTERYoucanperformthefollowingfunctionsbyconnectingyourcamcordertoyourWindowscomputerwithaUSBcableandusingtheIntelli-studioeditingsoftwarebuiltintoyourcamcorder.

Mainfunctions

Intelli-studioeditingsoftware’smainfunctions.- Playingbackrecordedvideosorphotos.- Editingrecordedvideosorphotos.- UploadingtherecordedvideosandphotostoYouTube,Flickr,

Facebook,etc.Youcantransferorcopythefiles(videosandphotos)savedonthestoragemediaintoyourcomputer(themassstoragefunction).

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Thefollowingrequirementsmustbesatisfiedtousetheinternaleditingsoftware(Intelli-studio):

Items Requirement

OS MicrosoftWindowsXPSP2,Vista,orWindows7

CPU Intel®Core2Duo®1.66GHzorhigherisrecommendedAMDAthlon™X2Dual-Core2.2GHzorhigherisrecommended(Notebook:IntelCore2Duo2.2GHzorAMDAthlonX2Dual-

Core2.6GHzorhigherisrecommended)

RAM 1GBorhigherisrecommended

VideoCard

NVIDIAGeForce8500orhigher,ATIRadeonHD2600seriesorhigher

Display 1024x768,16-bitcolororhigher(1280x1024,32-bitcolorrecommended)

USB USB2.0

DirectX DirectX9.0corhigher

MemoryCard ASDHCcardofClass6orabove

Systemrequirementsmentionedabovearerecommendations.Evenonasystemthatsatisfiestherequirements,Intelli-studiomaynotoperateoptimally.Onaslowercomputerthanrecommended,videoplaybackmayskipframesoroperateerratically.IftheversionofDirectXonyourcomputerislowerthan9.0c,installDirectX9.0corhigher.WerecommendtransferringtherecordedvideostoaPCbeforeplayingbackoreditingthevideodata.TorunIntelli-studio,alaptopcomputerrequiresbetterandfastercomponentsthanadesktopPC.Intelli-studioisnotMacintoshcompatible.Wecannotguaranteethefunctionalityofthirdpartysoftware.ForbestperformancepleaseuseSamsung’sbuiltinIntelli-Studiosoftware.

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USING THE Intelli-studio PROGRAMIntelli-studio is a built-in program that allows you to play back and edit files. You can upload files to web sites, such as YouTube or Flickr. For details, select “Help” “Help” on the Intelli-studio screen.

Step 1. Connecting the USB cable

1 Set “USB Connect: Mass Storage” and “PC Software: On”.

These are the default settings.

2 Connect the camcorder to a PC with the USB cable.

A new file saving window appears along with the Intelli-studio main window. If your camcorder has no new files, the pop-up window for saving new files will not appear.Depending on your version of Windows, the Windows removable disk window may also appear.

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1. Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon on the taskbar.2. Select “USB Mass Storage Device”, and then click “Stop”.3. If the “Stop a Hardware device” window appears, click “OK”.4. Disconnect the USB cable from the camcorder and PC.

Use the provided USB cable. (Supplied by Samsung)Make sure you insert the USB plug into the USB jack with the plug facing in the correct direction.Use the AC power adaptor to power the camcorder when transferring fi les to your computer.When the USB cable is connected, turning the camcorder on or off may cause the PC to malfunction.If you disconnect the USB cable from the PC or the camcorder while transferring fi les, the data transmission will stop and the data may be damaged.If you connect the camcorder to a PC via a USB HUB or simultaneously connect the camcorder along with other USB devices, the camcorder may not work properly. If this occurs, remove all USB devices from the PC, and then reconnect the camcorder.Intelli-studio may not automatically run. If this occurs, access My Computer or Windows Explorer, open the drive that corresponds to your camcorder, fi nd Intelli-studio, and then run iStudio.exe.

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2 Displayfilesintheselectedfolder.

3 SwitchtoPhotoeditmode.

4 SwitchtoVideoeditmode.

5 SwitchtoSharemode.

6 Enlargeorreducethethumbnailsinthelist.

7 Selectafiletype.

8 Viewvideosandphotosoftheselectedfolderonyourcomputer.

9 Showorhidevideosandphotosoftheconnecteddevice.

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Step3.Playingbackvideosorphotos

YoucanplaybacktherecordingsconvenientlyusingtheIntelli-studioapplication.

1 WithIntelli-studio,clickthedesiredfoldertodisplayyourrecordings.

Videoorphotothumbnailsappearonthescreen,dependingonthefolderyouselected.

2 Choosethevideoorphotothatyouwanttoplay.Youcanviewthefileinformationbymovingthemouseoverthefile.Ifyouclickavideothumbnailonce,thevideoplaysbackinsidethethumbnailframe,allowingyoutosearchforadesiredscenewithease.

3 Afteryouselectthevideoorphotoyouwant,double-clicktoplayback.

Playbackstartsandthecontrolsappear.

Intelli-studiosupportsthefollowingfileformats:-Videoformats:MP4(Video:H.264,Audio:AAC),WMV(WMV7/8/9)-Photoformats:JPG,GIF,BMP,PNG,TIFF

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Youcaneditthevideosorphotosinvariouswayswithvariousfunctions.(ChangeSize,Fine-Tuning,ImageEffect,InsertFrame,etc.)BeforeeditingavideoorphotoinIntelli-studio,makeabackupcopyofthevideoorphotofileandstoreitonyourcomputerforsafe-keepingusingMyComputerorWindowsExplorer.

1 Choosethevideosorphotosyouwanttoedit.

2 Click“Movie Edit”or“Photo Edit”accordingtotheselectedfileontheIntelli-studiobrowser.

Theselectedfileappearsintheeditingwindow.

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Step5.Sharingthevideos/photosonline

Shareyourcontentswiththeworldbyuploadingphotosandvideosdirectlytoawebsitewithoneclick.

1 Choosethevideosorphotosyouwanttoshare.

2 Click“Share”ontheIntelli-studiobrowser.Theselectedfileappearsinthesharingwindow.

3 Clickthewebsiteyouwouldliketouploadfilesto.Youcanchoose“YouTube”,“twitter”,“Flickr”,“Facebook”,“Picasa”,“Email”,oranotherwebsiteyouwanttouseforyoursitemanagement.

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5 EnteryourIDandthepasswordtoaccess.Accesstothewebsitecontentscanbelimiteddependingonyourwebaccessenvironment.

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USING AS A REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICEYoucancopyvideoorphotofilesrecordedbythecamcordertoaWindowscomputerbyconnectingthecamcordertothecomputerusingaUSBcable.

Viewingthecontentsofstoragemedia

1. Set“USB Connect”to“Mass Storage.”page84

2. Set“PC Software”to “Off.”page83

3. Insertamemorycard.page34

4. ConnectthecamcordertothePCwiththeUSBcable.page95

The“RemovableDisk”or“Samsung”windowappearsonthePC’sscreenafteramoment.Select“OpenfolderstoviewfilesusingWindowsExplorer”,andthenclick“OK.”

5. Thefoldersinthestoragemediaappear.Differentfiletypesarestoredindifferentfolders.

6. Selectthedesiredfolderorfilestocopy,thendraganddropthemintothedestinationfolder.

ThefolderorfilesarecopiedfromthestoragemediatothePC.

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Thefolderandfilestructureforstoragemediaarebelow.FilenamingfollowsDCF(DesignruleforCameraFileSystem)rules.

Video file (H.264) ➀

HD-qualityvideoshaveanHDV_####.MP4nameformat.SD-qualityvideoshaveaSDV_####.MP4nameformat.Thefilenumberusedinthefilenameautomaticallyincreaseswhenyoucreateanewvideofile.Anewfolderiscreatedwhenthefilenumberhasreached999~1,000.Thefoldernamesaregiveninthefollowingorder:100VIDEO,101VIDEO,etc.Themaximumnumberoffoldersis999.Thecamcordercancreateamaximumof9,999filesinastoragemedia.

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Aswithvideofiles,thefilenumberusedinthefilenameautomaticallyincreaseswhenyoucreateanewphotofile.PhotoshaveaSAM_####.JPGnameformat.Thefoldernamesaregiveninthefollowingorder:100PHOTO,101PHOTO,etc.

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VideofilesarecompressedinH.264format.Thefileextensionis“.MP4.”Refertopage53forthevideoresolution.

Photo files

PhotoimagesarecompressedinJPEG(JointPhotographicExpertsGroup)format.Thefileextensionis“.JPG.”Refertopage54forthephotoresolution.

Donotmodifythenameofavideofilerecordedbythecamcorder.Forproperplayback,thecamcorderrequiresthatfileshavetheiroriginalfolderandfilenames.

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TroubleshootingBeforecontactingaSamsungauthorizedservicecenter,performthefollowingsimplechecks.Theymaysaveyouthetimeandexpenseofanunnecessarycall.

WARNING INDICATORS AND MESSAGESProblemsmayoccurbecauseofthefollowingreasons.Checktheinformationandtakecorrectiveaction.

Battery

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LowBattery - Thebatteryisalmostdischarged. ReplacewithachargedbatteryorconnecttheACpoweradaptor.

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Checkwhetherthebatteryisauthentic.Ifnot,changetoanauthenticSamsungbattery.WerecommendyouuseonlygenuineSamsungbatteriesinthiscamcorder.

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InternalMemoryFull

Thereisnotenoughspacetorecordintheinternalmemory.

Deleteunnecessaryfilesintheinternalmemory.Back-upfilestoyourPCoranotherstoragemediaanddeletefiles.Useamemorycard.

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Thememorycardmayhavebeenformattedbyanotherdeviceandmaystillhaveexistingimagesonit.

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RecoveringData…Don’tpoweroffandkeepcardinside.

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Deleteunnecessaryfilesonthestoragemedia.BackupfilestoyourPCoranotherstoragemediaanddeleteunneededfiles.Changetoanothercardwhichhasenoughfreespace.Set“File No.”to“Reset.”Formatthestoragemedia.

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Corruptedfile - Thisfilecannotberead. UsethecamcordertoformatthestoragemediaafterbackingupimportantfilestoaPCoranotherstoragedevice.

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Editing videos


Cannotselectdifferentresolution.

- Thefilesyouwanttocombinehavedifferentresolutions. Youcannotcombinefilesthathavedifferentresolutions.•

NotenoughfreespaceinCard. - Youcannoteditduetoinsufficient

spaceonmemorycard. Editafterdeletingunnecessaryfiles.•

Select2filesforcombine. - Onlytwofilescanbecombined.

Combinetwofilesfirst,andthencombinetheresultingfilewithanadditionalfile.Notethatyoucannotcombinefilesifthetotalsizeofthecombinedfilesexceeds1.8GB.

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Thefileswhosetotalsizeislikelytoexceed1.8GBcannotbecombined.

Performadivideorpartialdeletefunctionfirsttodeleteunnecessarypartsofthefiles,andthenperformthecombinefunction.

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USB


FailPrinterConnectingChange'USBConnect'

-AproblemoccurredwhenconnectingthecamcorderviaUSBtoaprinter.

ChecktheUSBcable.Trytheconnectionprocedureagain.Switch“USB connect”functionto“PictBridge.”

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FailUSBConnectingChange'USBConnect'

-AproblemoccurredwhenconnectingthecamcorderviaUSBtoaPC.

ChecktheUSBcable.Trytheconnectionprocedureagain.Switch“USB connect”functionto“Mass Storage.”

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InkError - Thereisaproblemwithaninkcartridge.

Checktheinkcartridge.Putanewinkcartridgeintotheprinter.

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PaperError - Thereisaproblemwiththepaper.

Checkthepaperintheprinter.Ifthereisnopaper,insertpaper.

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FileError - Thereisaproblemwiththefile. Yourcamcorderdoesnotsupportthisfileformat.Tryanotherfilerecordedonyourcamcorder.

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PrinterError - Thereisaproblemwiththeprinter.

Turntheprinter’spoweroffandon.Contacttheprintermanufacturer’sservicecenter.

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PrintError - Aproblemoccurredduringprinting.

Donotremovethecamcorder’spowersourceorejectthememorycardduringprinting.

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SYMPTOMS AND SOLUTIONSIftheseinstructionsdonotsolveyourproblem,contactyournearestSamsungauthorizedservicecenter.

Power

Symptom Explanation/Solution

Thecamcorderdoesnotturnon.

Thebatterymaynotbeinstalledinyourcamcorder.Insertthebatteryintothecamcorder.Theinsertedbatterymaybedischarged.Chargethebatteryorreplaceitwithachargedone.IfyouusetheACpoweradaptor,makesureitisproperlyconnectedtoawalloutlet.

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Thepowerturnsoffautomatically.

Is“Auto Power Off”setto“5 Min”?Ifnobuttonispressedforabout5minutes,thecamcorderisautomaticallyturnedoff(“Auto Power Off”).Todisablethisoption,changethesettingof“Auto Power Off” to“Off.”page82Thebatteryisalmostexhausted.Chargethebatteryorreplaceitwithachargedone.

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Powercannotbeturnedoff. RemovethebatteryorunplugtheACpoweradaptor,andconnectthepowersupplytothecamcorderagainbeforeturningiton.

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Thebatterydischargesquickly.Thetemperatureistoolow.Thebatteryisnotfullycharged.Chargethebatteryagain.Thebatteryhasreachedtheendofitslifespanandcannotberecharged.Useanotherbattery.

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Display


TheTVscreenorLCDdisplayhasdistortedimagesorhasstripesatthetop/bottomorontheleft/right.

Thiscanoccurwhenrecordingorviewinga16:9ratioimageona4:3ratioTV,orviceversa.Formoredetails,seethedisplayspecification.page90

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UnknownimageappearsontheLCDscreen.

ThecamcorderisinDemomode.IfyoudonotwanttoseeDemoimages,change“Demo”to“Off.”page87

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Unknownindicatorappearsonthescreen. Awarningindicatorormessageappearsonthescreen.pages101~105•

AnafterimageremainsontheLCDscreen.

ThisoccursifyoudisconnecttheACpoweradaptororremovethebatterybeforeturningthepoweroff.

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TheimageontheLCDscreenlooksdark. Ambientlightistoobright.•

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Recording


PressingtheRecordingstart/stopbuttondoesnotstartrecording.

PresstheMODEbuttontosettherecordmode.page29Thereisnotenoughfreespacetorecordonthestoragemedia.Checkifmemorycardisnotinsertedorwrite-protecttabissettolock.

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Theactualrecordingtimeislessthantheestimatedrecordingtime.

Theestimatedrecordingtimemayvarydependingoncontentandfeaturesused.Whenyourecordanobjectthatmovesquickly,theactualrecordingtimemaybeshortened.

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Therecordingstopsautomatically.

Thereisnomorefreespaceforrecordingonthestoragemedia.BackupimportantfilesonyourPCandformatthestoragemediaordeleteunnecessaryfiles.Ifyoumakerecordingsordeletefilesfrequently,theperformanceofthestoragemediadeteriorates.Ifthisoccurs,formatthestoragemediaagain.Ifyouuseamemorycardwithalowwritespeed,thecamcorderautomaticallystopsrecordingvideosanddisplaysamessageontheLCDscreen.

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Whenrecordingasubjectilluminatedbybrightlight,averticallineappears. Thisisnotamalfunction.•

Whenthescreenisexposedtodirectsunlightduringrecording,thescreenbecomesredorblackforaninstant.

Thisisnotamalfunction.•

Duringrecording,thedate/timedoesnotdisplay. “Date/Time Display”issetto “Off.”Setthe“Date/Time Display” toOn.page79•

Youcannotrecordaphotoimage.

Setyourcamcordertotherecordmode.page29Releasethelockonthewrite-protectiontabofthememorycardifany.Thestoragemediaisfull.Useanewmemorycardorformatthestoragemedia.page86Orremoveunnecessaryimages.page70

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Youdon’theartheshuttersoundwhenyourecordaphotoimage.

Set“Shutter Sound”to “On.”Duringdualrecording(videoandphoto),theShutterSoundisoff.WhentheMiniHDMIcableorAudio/Videocableisconnectedtothecamcorder,theShutterSoundisnotavailable.

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Youdon’thearthebeepsound.

Set“Beep Sound”to“On.”Beepsoundistemporallyoffwhilerecordingvideos.WhentheMiniHDMIcableorAudio/Videocableisconnectedtothecamcorder,theBeepSoundisnotavailable.

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ThereisatimedifferencebetweenthepointwhereyoupresstheRecordingstart/stopbuttonandthepointwheretherecordedvideostarts/stops.

Onyourcamcorder,theremaybeaslighttimedelaybetweenthepointwhereyoupresstheRecording start/stopbuttonandtheactualpointwheretherecordedvideostarts/stops.Thisisnotanerror.

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Horizontalstripesappearontheimages. Thisoccurswhenrecordingimagesunderafluorescentlamp,sodiumlamp,ormercurylamp.Thisisnotamalfunction.

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Storage Media


Memorycardfunctionsdonotoperate.

Insertamemorycardintoyourcamcorderproperly.page34Ifyouuseamemorycardformattedonacomputer,formatitagaindirectlyonyourcamcorder.page86

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Imagecannotbedeleted.

Releasethelockonthewrite-protecttabofthememorycard(SDHC/SDmemorycard),ifany.page35Youcannotdeleteaprotectedimage.ReleaseprotectionoftheimageusingtheProtectfunction.page71

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Youcannotformatthememorycard.

Releasethelockonthewrite-protecttabofthememorycard(SDHC/SDmemorycard),ifany.page35Thememorycardisnotsupportedonyourcamcorderorthecardhassomeproblems.

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Thedatafilenameisnotindicatedcorrectly.

Thefilemaybecorrupted.Thefileformatisnotsupportedbyyourcamcorder.Thefilenameisdisplayedcorrectlyonlyifthedirectorystructurecomplieswiththeinternationalstandard.

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Adjusting the image during recording


Focusdoesnotadjustautomatically.

Set“Focus”to “Auto.”page59Therecordingconditionsarenotsuitableforautofocus.Adjustthefocusmanually.page59Thelensisdustyonthesurface.Cleanthelensandcheckthefocus.Recordingisbeingmadeinadarklocation.Usealighttobrightenthearea.

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Theimageappearstoobright,flickers,orchangescolor.

Thismayoccurwhenyoumakearecordingunderafluorescentsodium,ormercurylamp.Cancel“ SCENE”toavoidorminimizethisphenomenon.page53

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Image’scolorbalanceisnotnatural. Thewhitebalanceisincorrect.Settheproper“White Balance.”page55•

Asubjectpassingquicklythroughtheframeappearsdistorted

Thisiscalledthefocalplanephenomenon.Thisisnotamalfunction.Becauseofthewaytheimagedevice(CMOSsensor)readsoutvideosignals,asubjectpassingthroughaframerapidlymayappeartobend,dependingontherecordingconditions.

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Playback on your camcorder


Playback(play/pause)functiondoesnotwork. Imagefilesrecordedusinganotherdevicemaynotplayonyourcamcorder.Checkmemorycardcompatibility.page35

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Photoimagesstoredonastoragemediaarenotdisplayedintheactualsize.

Photoimagesrecordedonotherdevicesmaynotappearintheiractualsize.Thisisnotanerror.

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Playbackisinterruptedunexpectedly. CheckiftheACpoweradaptororbatterybackisproperlyconnectedandsecure.•

Playback on other devices (TV, etc.)

Symptom Explanation/SolutionYoucannotviewtheimageonorhearthesoundfromtheconnecteddevice. Makesurethattheconnectioncableisconnectedtotheproperjack.•

TheimageappearsdistortedonaTV. ThisphenomenoniscausedbyconnectingtoaTVwith4:3aspectratio.•YoucannotviewtheimageonorhearthesoundfromaTVconnectedusingtheHDMIcable.

ThecamcordercannotoutputImagesfromtheHDMIjackifthematerialiscopyrightprotected.

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Connecting/Dubbing with other devices (Recorder, PC, Printer, etc.)


YoucannotdubcorrectlyusingtheHDMIcable. YoucannotdubimagesusingtheHDMIcable.•

YoucannotdubcorrectlyusingtheAudio/Videocable.

TheAudio/Videocableisnotconnectedproperly.MakesurethattheAudio/Videocableisconnectedtotheproperjack,i.e.totheinputjackofthedeviceusedfordubbingimagesfromyourcamcorder.page91

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YourPictBridgeprintercannotprintphotosfromyourcamcorder.

Yourprintermaynotprintimageseditedonacomputerorrecordedusingotherdevices.Thisisnotanerror.

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Connecting to a computer


Yourcomputerdoesnotrecognizeyourcamcorder.

DisconnecttheUSBcablefromthecomputerandcamcorder,restartthecomputer,andthenconnecttheUSBcableagaincorrectly.

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CannotplayavideofileproperlyonaPC.

Wecannotguaranteethefunctionalityofthirdpartysoftware.ForbestperformancepleaseuseSamsung’sbuiltinIntelli-Studiosoftware.Youneedavideocodectoplaythefilerecordedonyourcamcorder.Installthesoftwareprovidedwithyourcamcorder.page94Makesureyouinserttheconnectorinthecorrectdirection,andconnecttheUSBcabletotheUSBjackonyourcamcorderfirmly.Disconnectthecablefromthecomputerandcamcorder,restartthecomputer,andthenconnectthecableagainproperly.ToplaybackanHDvideofile,youneedacomputerwithbetterspecifications.Useacomputerwiththerecommendedspecifications.page94

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Intelli-studiodoesnotfunctionproperly. ExittheIntelli-studioapplication,andrestarttheWindowscomputer.•

Intelli-studiodoesnotstart. Set“PC Software”to“On”intheSettingsmenuorinstallIntelli-studioonthecomputer.pages83,95

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Yourcomputerisnotplayingvideos,images,orsoundlocatedonyourcamcorderproperly.

Videoplaybackorsoundmaystoptemporarilydependingonyourcomputer.Thevideoorsoundcopiedtoyourcomputerisnotaffected.IfyourcamcorderisconnectedtoacomputerthatdoesnotsupportHi-speedUSB(USB2.0),theimageorsoundmaynotplaycorrectly.Images,video,andsoundcopiedfromthecamcordertoyourcomputerarenotaffected.

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Theplaybackscreenispausedordistorted.

Checkthesystemrequirementstoplayavideo.Shutdownallotherapplicationscurrentlyrunningonthecomputer.Ifyouplayavideoonyourcamcorderwhenitisconnectedtoacomputer,thevideomaynotplaysmoothlyonthecomputer,dependingonthetransferspeed.PleasecopythefiletoyourPC,andthenplayitback.

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Overall operations


Thedateandtimeareincorrect.

Hasthecamcorderbeenleftunusedforalongperiodoftime?Thebackupinternalrechargeablebatterymaybedischarged.page23

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Menu items that cannot be used at the same time

Symptom Cannot use Because of the following settings

Twofunctionscannotbeusedatthesametime.

“ SCENE” “Aperture: Manual,” “Shutter: Manual”

“Aperture: Manual” “Shutter: Manual, ” “ SCENE”

“Shutter: Manual” “Aperture: Manual,” “ SCENE”

“Video Resolution,”“Video Quality,”“Fader”

“Time Lapse REC”

“Photo Resolution” “Cont. Shot”

Youcannotselectgrayedmenuitemsinthecurrentrecording/playbackmode.Therearesomefunctionsyoucannotactivatesimultaneously.Thelistshownaboveshowsexamplesofunworkablecombinationsoffunctionsandmenuitems.MenucannotbeusedinSmartAutomode.Thefollowingfunctionscannotbeusedduringvideorecording:“Video Resolution,”“Video Quality,”“Photo Resolution,”“Photo Sharpness,”“Fader,”“Cont.Shot,”“Digital Zoom,”“Self Timer.”

ThefollowingfunctionsareautomaticallysettoOfforAutomodeintheSmartAutomode:“ SCENE,”“Shutter,”“Digital Effect,”“Tele Macro,”etc.

IntheSmartAutomode,yourcamcorderautomaticallychoosestheappropriatecamcordersettingsbasedonadetectedtypeofscene.MostsettingsareautomaticallyadjustedinSmartAutomode.Tosetoradjustfunctionsonyourown,releasetheSmartAutomodefirst.

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Maintenance & additional informationMAINTENANCEThesuggestionsbelowwillhelpyoufulfillanywarrantyobligationsandallowyoutoenjoythisproductformanyyears.

Cautions when storingForsafekeepingofthecamcorder,turnoffthecamcorder.- RemovethebatteryandACpoweradaptor.- Removethememorycard.

Cleaning the camcorderBefore cleaning, turn off the camcorder and remove the battery and AC power adaptor.

To clean the exterior- Wipegentlywithasoftdrycloth.Donotapplyexcessiveforce

whencleaning.Gentlyrubthesurface.- Donotusebenzeneorthinnertocleanthecamcorder.Theexterior

coatingcouldpeelofforthecasecoulddeteriorate.To clean the LCD screenWipeverygentlywithasoftdrycloth.Becarefulnottodamagethescreen.To clean the lensUseablowerbrushtoremovedust,andthenwipethelensgentlywithasoftcloth.Ifnecessary,wipegentlywithlenspaperortissue.- Moldmayformifthelensisleftdirty.- Ifthelenslooksdim,turnoffthecamcorderandleaveitofffor

about1hour.

LCD screenTo prolong its service life, do not rub the LCD screen with a coarse cloth.

Be aware of the following LCD screen phenomena. They are not malfunctions.- Whenyouusethecamcorder,thesurfacearoundtheLCDscreen

mayheatup.- Ifyouleavethepoweronforalongtime,thesurfacearoundthe

LCDscreenbecomeshot.- Whenusingthecamcorderincoldconditions,anafterimagemay

appearontheLCDscreen.

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AnLCDscreenismanufacturedusingadvancedtechnologywhichcreatesscreenswithpixelfailureratesoflessthan0.01%.However,ablackorbrightspot(red,blue,white)mayappearinthecenteroftheLCDscreenanduptotwospotsmayappearoutsidethecenter.Thesespots,whicharenormallyincurredduringthemanufacturingprocess,donotaffecttherecordedimages.

Whenthereisdewcondensation,putthecamcorderasideforawhilebeforeusing

Whatisdewcondensation? Dewcondensationhappenswhenacamcorderismovedtoa

locationwherethereisasignificanttemperaturedifferencefromthepreviouslocation.Thedewcondensesontheexternalorinternalpartsofthecamcorder,andonthereflectionlens.Ifthereisdewonorinyourcamcorder,itmaycausethecamcordertomalfunctionordamagethecamcorderwhenyouturnthepoweron.Exactlywhendoesdewcondensationoccur?

Whenyoumovethecameratoalocationwithahighertemperaturethanthepreviouslocation,orwhenyoumoveittoahotareasuddenly.Examples:- Yourecordoutsideincoldweatherduringthewinterandthen

movethecamerainindoors.- Yourecordoutsideinhotweatherafterbeingindoorsorinside

acarwheretheA/Cwasrunning.WhatcanIdo?- Turnthepoweroff,detachthebattery,andleavethe

camcorderinadryareafor1~2hoursbeforeusingit.

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Usethecamcorderonlyafterdewcondensationhascompletelydisappeared.Besuretousetherecommendedaccessoriessuppliedwiththecamcorder.Forservice,contactyournearestSamsungauthorizedservicecenter.

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Maintenance & additional information

USING YOUR CAMCORDER ABROADEachcountryorregionhasitsownelectricandcolorsystems.Beforeusingyourcamcorderabroad,checkthefollowingitems.

Power sources

TheACadaptorprovidedletsyoupower,recharge,anduseyourcamcorderinanycountry/regionthathasACpowerinthe100Vto240V,50/60Hzrange.YoumayneedacommerciallyavailableACplugadaptordependingonthedesignoflocalwalloutlets.

On TV color systems

YourcamcorderisanNTSCbasedcamcorder.IfyouwanttoviewyourrecordingsonaTVorcopythemtoanexternaldevice,itmustbeanNTSCbasedTVorexternaldeviceandhavetheappropriateAudio/Videojacks.Otherwise,youmayneedtouseaseparatevideoformattranscoder(Forexample,anNTSCtoPALformatconverter).

TheformattranscoderisnotprovidedbySamsung.

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NTSC-compatible countries/regions

Bahamas,Canada,CentralAmerica,Japan,Korea,Mexico,Philippines,Taiwan,UnitedStatesofAmerica,etc.

PAL-compatible countries/regions

Australia,Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,China,CIS,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Egypt,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,GreatBritain,Holland,HongKong,Hungary,India,Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Libya,Malaysia,Mauritius,Norway,Romania,SaudiArabia,Singapore,SlovakRepublic,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Syria,Thailand,Tunisia,etc.

YoucanmakerecordingswithyourcamcorderandviewpicturesontheLCDscreenanywhereintheworld.

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GLOSSARY

AF (Auto Focus)Asystemthatautomaticallyfocusesthecamcorderlensonthesubject.Yourcamcorderusesthecontrasttofocusautomatically.

ApertureTheaperturecontrolstheamountoflightthatreachesthecamcorder’ssensor.

Camcorder shake (Blur)Ifthecamcorderismovedwhiletheshutterisopen,theentireimagemayappearblurred.Thisoccursmoreoftenwhentheshutterspeedisslow.Preventcamcordershakebyraisingthesensitivity,usingafastershutterspeed.Alternately,useatripod,theDISorOISfunctiontostabilizethecamcorder.

CompositionCompositioninphotographymeansarrangingobjectsinaphoto.Usually,abidingbytheruleofthirdsleadstoagoodcomposition.

Complementary metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CmOS)CMOSisanimagesensorproducingimagesapproachingthequalityofCCD(chargecoupleddevice)sensors.Itconsumeslesspower,meaningalongerbatterylifeonyourcamcorder.

Digital zoomAfeaturethatartificiallyincreasestheamountofzoomavailablewithzoomlens(Opticalzoom).WhenusingtheDigitalzoom,theimagequalitywilldeteriorateasthemagnificationincreases.

Effective Pixel CountUnlikethetotalpixelcount,thisistheactualnumberofpixelsusedtocaptureanimage.

EV (Exposure Value)Allthecombinationsofthecamcorder’sshutterspeedandlensaperturethatresultinthesameexposure.

ExposureTheamountoflightallowedtoreachthecamcorder’ssensor.Exposureiscontrolledbyacombinationoftheshutterspeed,theaperturevalue,andISOsensitivity.

Focal lengthThedistancefromthemiddleofthelenstoitsfocalpoint(inmillimeters).Longerfocallengthsresultinnarroweranglesofviewandthesubjectismagnified.Shorterfocallengthsresultinwideranglesofview.

F. No (F-Number)Thef-numberdefinesthebrightnessoflens.Smallernumberlenshasgenerallybrighterimage.Thef-numberisdirectlyproportionaltothefocallengthandinverselyproportionaltothelensdiameter.*F.No=focallength/diameteroflensaperture

mPEG-4 AVC/H.264MPEG-4AVC/H.264definesthelatestvideocodingformatstandardizedbytheISO-IECandtheITU-T,in2003.ComparedwiththeconventionalMPEG-2format,MPEG-4AVC/H.264hasmorethantwicetheefficiency.YourcamcorderemploysMPEG-4AVC/H.264toencodehighdefinitionvideos.

Optical zoomThisisageneralzoomwhichcanenlargeimageswithalensanddoesnotdeterioratequalityofimages.

QualityAnexpressionoftherateofcompressionusedinadigitalimage.Higherqualityimageshavealowerrateofcompression,whichusuallyresultsinalargerfilesize.

ResolutionThenumberofpixelspresentinadigitalimage.Highresolutionimagescontainmorepixelsandtypicallyshowmoredetailthanlowresolutionimages.

Shutter speedShutterspeedreferstotheamountoftimeittakestoopenandclosetheshutter,anditisanimportantfactorinthebrightnessofaphoto,asitcontrolstheamountoflightwhichpassthroughtheaperturebeforeitreachestheimagesensor.Afastshutterspeedallowslesstimetoletlightinandthephotobecomesdarkerandmoreeasilyfreezessubjectsinmotion.

Tele macroThisfeatureallowsyoutocaptureclose-upimagesofverysmallobjects.WhenusingtheTeleMacrofeature,thecamcordercanmaintainasharpfocusonsmallobjectsatanearlife-sizeratio(1:1).

White balance (color balance)Anadjustmentoftheintensitiesofcolors(typicallytheprimarycolorsred,green,andblue),inanimage.Thegoalofadjustingthewhitebalance,orcolorbalance,istocorrectlyrenderthecolorsinanimage.

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Specifications

Modelname

HMX-H300BN/HMX-H300SN/HMX-H300RN/HMX-H300UNHMX-H303BN/HMX-H303SN/HMX-H303RN/HMX-H303UNHMX-H304BN/HMX-H304SN/HMX-H304RN/HMX-H304UNHMX-H305BN/HMX-H305SN/HMX-H305RN/HMX-H305UNHMX-H320BN/HMX-H320SN/HMX-H320RN/HMX-H320UN

System

Videosignal NTSCPicturecompressionformat H.264(MPEG-4.AVC)Audiocompressionformat AAC(AdvancedAudioCoding)Imagedevice 1/4”CMOSEffectivepixels 1.7MTotalpixels 5MLens F1.8~F3.8,30xopticalzoom,300xdigitalzoomFocallength 2.47mm~74.1mm

LCDscreenSize/dotnumber 3”WideTouchLCD/230kLCDscreenmethod TFTLCD

Connectors

Compositeoutput 1Vp-p(75Ωterminated)HDMIoutput CtypeconnectorAudiooutput -7.5dBs(600Ωterminated)USBoutput miniUSB-Btype(USB2.0HighSpeed)

General

Powersource DC5V,LithiumIonbatterypack3.7VPowersourcetype LithiumIonbatterypack,Powersupply(100V~240V)50/60HzPowerconsumption(Recording) 2.5W(LCDon)Operatingtemperature 0˚C~40˚C(32˚F~104˚F)Storagetemperature -20˚C~60˚C(-4˚F~140˚F)Storagemedia Memorycard(SD/SDHC)(Notsupplied)Externaldimensions(WxHxD) Approx.49.5mm(1.95inches)x56.6mm(2.23inches)x119.7mm(4.71inches)Weight Approx.228g(0.50lb,8.04oz)(ExceptforLithiumIonbattery)InternalMIC Omni-directionalstereomicrophone

Thetechnicalspecificationsanddesignmaybechangedwithoutnotice.

WarrantySAMSUNG

LIMITED WARRANTY

SAMSUNG Electronics America Inc. (SEA), warrants that this product is free from defective material and workmanship.SEA further warrants that if product fails to operate properly within the specified warranty period and the failure is due to improper workmanship or defective material, SEA will repair or replace the product at it’s option.All warranty repairs must be performed by a SEA authorized service center. The name and address of the location nearest you can be obtained by calling toll free: 1-800 SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864).Labor1 yearParts1 yearOn carry-in models, transportation to and from the service center is the customer’s responsibility.The original dated sales receipt must be retained by the customer and is the only acceptable proof of purchase.It must be presented to the authorized service center.

EXCLUSIONS (WHAT IS NOT COVERED)

This warranty does not cover damage due to accident, fire, flood and/or other acts of God; misuse, incorrect line voltage, improper installation, improper or unauthorized repairs, commercial use, or damage that occurs in shipping.Exterior and interior finish, lamps, and glass are not covered under this warranty.Customer adjustments which are explained in the instruction manual are not covered under the terms of this warranty.This warranty will automatically be voided for any unit found with a missing or altered serial number. This warranty is valid only on products purchased in the United States and Puerto Rico.Some States do not allow the exclusions or limitations of incidental or consequential damages, or allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from State to State.

RoHS compliant

Ourproductcomplieswith“TheRestrictionOftheuseofcertainHazardousSubstances

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