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3 Delete the scene.
Deleting Scenes from the [  Movies] or [  Movies] Index Screen
Operating modes:
1 Open the [  Movies] or [  Movies] index screen.For AVCHD movies, to delete all the scenes recorded on a specific 
date, drag your finger left/right until the desired date appears in the title 
bar.
2 Delete the scenes.
* When you select [Select], perform the following procedure to select the individ- ual scenes you want to delete before touching [Yes].
** Touch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progress. Some scenes may 
be deleted nevertheless.
To select individual scenes
1 Touch on the individual scenes you want to delete.
• A checkmark  ! will appear on the scenes you touch. The total 
number of selected scenes will appear next to the   icon.
• Touch a selected scene to remove the checkmark. To remove all  checkmarks at once, touch [Remove All] >  [Yes].
2 After selecting all the desired scenes, touch [OK].
Options [
date]Delete all the scenes recorded on the date shown in the 
control button. For AVCHD movies only.
[Select]Select individual scenes to delete.
[All Scenes]Delete all the scenes.
[ Ý ] >  [Edit] >  [Delete] > [Yes] >  [OK]
[Edit] > [Delete]  > Desired option* >  [Yes]** > [OK]
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Deleting a Single Scene from a Story
Operating modes:
1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the scene you want to delete.
2 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the  scene you want to delete.
3 Touch the orange [ ] icon on the left to open the [Edit Scene]  screen.
4 Delete the scene. 
Deleting Scenes from a Story by Rating
Operating modes:
1 Open the information screen of the story that contains the scenes  you want to delete.
2 Open the rating selection screen.
[G]  >  [ Gallery]  > Bring the desired story to the 
front  > [Scene List]
[]  > [Yes]  > [OK]  > [K ]
[G] >  [ Gallery]  > Bring the desired story to the 
front  > [Story Details]
[Edit Story]  > [Delete]
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3 Touch one or more of the rating buttons to select all the applicable scenes.
• A grayed out rating button indicates that no scenes in the story have been given that particular rating.
• The number of selected scenes appears on the screen.
• Touch the rating button again to remove those scenes from the  selection.
4 Delete all applicable scenes.
* Touch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progress. Some scenes may  be deleted nevertheless.
Deleting Stories
Operating modes:
Deleting a story permanently deletes all the scenes it contains. The two 
preexisting stories, [Unsorted] and [Video Snapshot], cannot be 
deleted.
1 Open the gallery.
2 Select the story you want to delete.
Drag your finger right/left to bring the desired story to the front.
3 Delete the story.
* Touch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progress. Some scenes may  be deleted nevertheless.
[Set]  > [Yes]* >  [OK] > [K ]
[G] >  [ Gallery]
[Story Details] >  [Edit Story] > [Delete Story]  > [Yes]* 
>  [OK]
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IMPORTANT
• Be careful when deleting recordings. Once deleted, scenes cannot be  recovered.
• Deleting a story permanently deletes all the scenes it contains.
• When deleting scenes, scenes will be removed from the [  Movies]  or [  Movies] index screen and from any stories in the gallery they 
may have belonged to, regardless of the method used to delete them.
• Save copies of important scenes before deleting them ( A146). 
• Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or  flashing (while scenes are being deleted).
- Do not open the memory card slot cover.
- Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder.
- Do not change the camcorder’s operating mode.
NOTES
• To delete all movies and make all recordable space available again you  may prefer to initialize the memory ( A41).
Selecting the Playback Starting Point
If you have a very long scene, you may want to start playing back the 
scene from a certain point. You can use the movie timeline to break the 
scene to segments at fixed time intervals ranging from 6 seconds to 
6 minutes.
Operating modes:
1 Open the [  Movies] index screen.
2 Open the scene’s [Timeline] screen.
The [Timeline] screen appears. The large thumbnail will show the first 
frame of the scene. Below it, the timeline ruler shows frames taken 
from the scene at fixed intervals.
[I ] >  Desired scene
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3 Touch the desired frame in the timeline ruler to start playing back the scene from that point. 
To change the interval between frames !
Touch twice to return to the index screen.
 Previous/next scene.
# Drag your finger left along the ruler to display the next 5 frames.
$ Scene’s recording mode and length.
% Recording date and time.
& Drag your finger right along the ruler to display the previous 
5frames.
 Current scene / Total number of scenes.
( Currently selected interval between frames.
[6 sec]  > Desired interval >  [K ]
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Onscreen Displays and Data Code
With every scene or photo recorded, the camcorder keeps a data 
code. For AVCHD movies, the data code includes date/time of record-
ing, information about the camera setup, etc. For MP4 movies, the 
data code is the date of recording. You can choose the information to 
be displayed.
Operating modes:
1Press .
2 Select the information to be displayed.
NOTES
• The data code will appear when the screen is touched, regardless of the  selected option.
[ Other Settings] >  [y ] or [ ] >  [Data Code]  > 
Desired option  > [X ]
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Video Stories and Cinema Style
Using Story Creator to Create Compelling Stories
Story Creator is a helpful function that offers suggestions for typical 
scenes in a number of situations. With Story Creator, creating interest-
ing video stories is as easy as selecting one of the story themes, such 
as [Travel], [Party] or [Kids & Pets], and following the suggested cate-
gories to record video. During playback, select your story from the gal-
lery to play back the scenes you recorded as a single, compelling video 
story (A78).
Operating modes:
Creating a New Story
1Press .
2 Start Story Creator mode.
3 Touch [Create New Story] and select the desired theme.  Drag your finger left/right to bring the desired story theme to the front.
4 Touch [Create Story] and then se lect the story scene (category).
Initially, the current date will be used as the story’s title, but you can 
change it by touching [ ì] (A 87).
[  Recording Standard]  > [é ] >  [OK]
[ë ] (including the story scene title)  > Desired story 
scene  > Orange [
] icon on the left
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5 Touch [To Recording Screen].A confirmation screen will appear that shows the selected theme, story 
scene (category), shooting advice and the recommended shooting 
length.
6Touch [OK]. • A new story will be created and the camcorder will enter record pause mode. The selected story scene category will appear at the 
bottom of the screen.
• If you touch [?], a screen showing the selected theme, story scene  (category), shooting advice and the recommended shooting length 
will appear.
Recording a Scene within a Story
Press  Y  to record movies within the selected story scene 
(category).
• Use the displayed recommended length as a reference when recording  scenes.
• Scenes will be recorded under the story and story scene currently  selected.
• You can also record video snapshot scenes ( A71).
!Shooting tip for the current category.
 Recommended length of scenes in this category.
# Currently selected story scene (category). You can 
touch here to return to the list of story scenes.
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To select a different story scene (category)
1Touch [ë] (including the story scene title) at the bottom of the 
screen.
2 Drag your finger up/down to sele ct another category and touch the 
orange [ ] icon on the left.
To exit Story Creator mode
1Press .
2 Touch [  Recording Standard] and then select a different  recording standard.
NOTES
• When recording video snapshot scenes, you can have the camcorder  automatically link the length of video snapshot scenes to the recom-
mended length of story scenes with the  r >  [Video Snapshot 
Length] setting.
• Relay recording is not available during Story Creator mode.
Recording Additional Scenes within an Existing Story
1Press .
2 Start Story Creator mode.
3 Touch [Continue Existing Story] and select the desired story.
Drag your finger left/right to bring the desired story to the front.
4 Touch [Continue Story].
5Touch [ ë] (including the story scene title).
The list of story scenes will appear. The numbers on the right will show 
how many scenes you have recorded in each story scene (category).
6 Drag your finger up/down to select a category and touch the  orange [ ] icon on the left.
7 Touch [To Recording Screen] and then press  Y to 
record a scene within the selected story scene. 
[  Recording Standard]  > [é ] >  [OK]
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Cinema Mode and Cinema-Look Filters
In  (cinema)  mode, the camcorder will adjust the frame rate and 
several other picture-related settings to give your recordings a cine-
matic look. In this mode you can also use a variety of professional cin-
ema-look filters to create unique movies with a distinctive appearance.
Operating modes:
1Press .
2 Set the camcorder to   mode.
3 Select the desired cinema-look filter.
*  When you select a cinema-look filter other than [Cinema Standard], you can  change the effect level with the following procedure before touching [OK].
• The selected cinema-look filter will be applied and its number will 
appear on the control button.
To select the effect level of the cinema-look filter
[Camera Mode] >  [] > [OK]
[FILTER 1]  > Desired cinema-look filter*  > [OK]
[w ] >  [L] (low), [M] (medium) or [H] (high)  > [K ]
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