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Recording Motion Picture
This can record full high definition motion pictures compatible with the AVCHD format or 
motion pictures recorded in MP4, MOV.
Audio will be recorded in stereo.
1Start recording by pressing the motion 
picture button.
A Elapsed recording time
B  Available recording time
•Recording of motion picture appropriate for each 
mode is possible.
•The recording state indicator (red)  C will flash while 
recording motion pictures.
•If approximately 10 seconds elapses without an 
operation being performed, part of the display will 
disappear. Press [DISP.] or touch the monitor to 
make the display reappear.
•When recording a motion picture, do not cover the 
microphone with your fingers or other objects.
•Release the motion picture button right after you 
press it.
2Stop the recording by pressing the motion 
picture button again.
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Switching the Information Displayed on the 
recording screen
Press [DISP.] to change.
•You can select between [ ] (monitor style) and [ ] 
(viewfinder style) for each of the monitor and the viewfinder 
display screen using [Monitor Disp. Style] and [LVF Disp.Style] 
in the [Custom] menu.
([ ] monitor style)
•Screen will switch as follows:
(Example of monitor display)
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B Without information
C With information (tilt sensor display)¢1
D Without information (tilt sensor display)
E On-monitor recording information¢2
F Turned off
¢ 1 Histograms are displayed when the [Histogram] of the [Custom] menu is set to [ON].
It is also possible to display the Exposure meter by setting the [Expo.Meter] of the [Custom] 
menu to [ON].  (P58)
¢ 2 It is displayed when the [Monitor Info. Disp.] of the [Custom] menu is set to [ON].  (P59)
Settings can be adjusted directly by touching each of the items displayed on the screen.
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([ ] viewfinder style)
•Screen will switch as follows:
(Example of display on viewfinder)
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¢ 1 Histograms are displayed when the [Histogram] of the [Custom] menu is set to [ON].
It is also possible to display the Exposure meter by setting the [Expo.Meter] of the [Custom] 
menu to [ON].  (P58)
•If approximately 10 seconds elapses without an operation being performed, part of the display 
will disappear. Press [DISP.] or touch the monitor to make the display reappear.
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∫About the tilt sensor display
With the tilt sensor displayed, it is easy to correct the tilt of the camera etc.
1Press [DISP.] to display the tilt sensor.2Check the tilt of the camera.
A Horizontal direction:
Correcting tilt to the leftBVertical direction:
Correcting downward tilt
•When the tilt of the camera is little, the indicator changes to green.•When recording with a vertical orientation, the display automatically switches to a 
vertically orientated display.
•Even after correcting the tilt, there may still be an error of approximately ± 1°.•When [Fn Button Set] of the [Custom] menu is set to [Level Gauge], you can switch the tilt 
sensor display on/off by pressing function button.
•Tilt sensor display may not be displayed correctly when this unit is in motion.•When tilted significantly upwards or downwards to record, the tilt sensor display may not be 
displayed correctly, and the Direction Detection Function  (P65) may not work correctly.
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Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures
1Press [(].
2Press  2 or 1.
•If you press and hold  2/1, you can play back the pictures in 
succession.
•It is also possible to forward or rewind the image by rotating the control dial.•It is also possible to forward or rewind th e image by dragging the screen horizontally.
•You can forward or rewind pictures continuously by keeping your finger on the left or 
right sides of the screen after forwarding/rewinding a picture.
(Pictures are displayed reduced in size)
•Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.
∫To finish playback
Press [(] again, press the motion picture button or press the shutter button 
halfway.
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This camera complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system” established 
by JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. This camera can only display pictures that comply with the 
DCF standard.
•Pictures recorded with another camera may not be able to play back on this unit.
Playing Back Pictures
2 : Play back the previous picture
1 : Play back the next picture
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Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the rear dial right.
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•When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication  A appears for about 1 second.
•The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorates.•You can move the enlarged part by pressing  3/4 /2/ 1 of the 
cursor button or dragging the screen.  (P15)
•You can also enlarge (2k) the image by double-touching the part 
you want to enlarge. If you double-touch the enlarged image, the 
magnification is reset to 1 k.
•You can also enlarge/reduce the  image by pinching out/pinching 
in  (P15)  on the part you want to enlarge/reduce.
•You can forward or rewind the image while maintaining the same 
zoom magnification and zoom position for the Playback Zoom by 
rotating the control dial during Playback Zoom.
Displaying multiple screens (Multi Playback)
Rotate the rear dial left.
1 screen 12 screens 30 screens Calendar screen 
display
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It is possible to switch the playback screen by touching the 
following icons.
–[ ]: 1 screen
–[ ]: 12 screens
–[ ]: 30 screens
–[ ]: Calendar screen display
•Screen can be switched by dragging the slide bar up or down.
A Slide bar
B Number of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
•The screen can be switched gradually by dragging the screen up 
or down.
•Pictures displayed using [ ] cannot be played back.
∫To return to Normal Playback
Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select a picture and then press [MENU/SET].
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•The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected 
when the Calendar screen is first displayed.
•If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day 
is displayed.
•You can display the Calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.•If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as January 1st, 2012.•If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [World Time], the pictures are 
displayed by the dates at the travel destination in Calendar Playback.
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date (Calendar Playback)
1Rotate the rear dial left to display the Calendar 
screen.
2Press 3/4 /2 /1  to select the date to be played back.
•If there were no pictures recorded during a month, that 
month is not displayed.
3Press [MENU/SET] to display the images that are 
recorded in selected date.
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Rotate the rear dial left to return to the Calendar screen 
display.
4Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select a picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
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This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD, MP4, MOV and 
QuickTime Motion JPEG formats.
In Playback Mode, select a picture with the motion 
picture icon ([ ]), and then press 3 to play back.
AMotion picture icon
B The motion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on the 
screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s].
•Some information (recording information, etc.) is not displayed for motion pictures recorded in 
[AVCHD].
•Touching [ ] in the middle of the screen allows you to play back motion pictures.
∫Operations performed during Motion Picture Playback
Display at the right of the screen  while playing back corresponds to  3/4/ 2/1 on the 
cursor button.
•
When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual.•To play back the motion pictures recorded by this unit on a PC, use the “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” 
software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•Motion pictures recorded with other camera may not be able to play back on this unit.•Motion pictures recorded with [Miniature Effect] in Creative Control Mode play back at 
approximately 10 times speed.
Playing Back Motion Pictures
3Play/Pause4St op
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Fast rewind¢
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Fast forward¢
Frame-by-frame rewind
(while pausing)Frame-by-frame forward
(while pausing)
Control  dial
(left)Reduce volume levelControl  dial
(right)Increase volume level
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Control panel disappears after approximately 2 seconds if no operation is performed. Touch 
the screen to redisplay the control panel.
¢ The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you press  1/2 again.
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You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture.
1Press 3 to pause motion picture playback.
2Press [MENU/SET].
•The same operation can be performed by touching [ ].•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is 
selected.
•It will be saved with [Picture Size] set to [S] (2 M), [Aspect Ratio] set to [ W], and [Quality] set 
to [ ›].
•Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser than with normal picture quality.
•While recording [MP4], using [VGA/30p], the ab ility to create still pictures is disabled.•You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment.•[ ] is displayed during playback of still pictures created from motion pictures.
A picture group consists of multiple pictures.  You can play back pictures in a group either 
continuously or one by one.
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You can edit or delete all pictures in a group at once. (For example, if you delete a picture 
group, all pictures in the group are deleted.)
•Pictures recorded after the number of pictures has exceeded 50000 will not be grouped.•Pictures recorded on other cameras may not be recognized as a Picture Group. 
•Pictures will not be grouped if recorded without setting the clock.
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
Playing Back Group Pictures
[ ˜ ]:
A picture group 
consisting of pictures 
taken in the Burst 
Mode with the burst 
speed [SH].  (P153)[]:A picture group 
consisting of pictures 
taken in a single 
Time Lapse Shot. 
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Select a picture with the group picture icon ([˜], [ ]), and then press 3.
•You can also start playing back by touching [ ] at the center of the screen.
∫Operations during Group Pictures playback
Display at the right of the screen  while playing back corresponds to  3/4/ 2/1 on the 
cursor button. Continuously playing back Group Pictures
3Continuous playback/
Pause4Stop
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Fast rewind
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Fast forward
Rewind
(while pausing)Forward
(while pausing)
Playing back each Group Pictures
1Select a picture with the group picture icon ([ ˜], [ ]), 
and then press  4.
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You can also start playing back by touching [ ] or [ ].
2Press  2/1  to flip through images.
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Touch [ ] or press  4 again to return to the normal playback 
screen.
•Each picture in a group can be treated same as normal pictures 
when they are played back. (Such as Multi Playback, Playback 
Zoom and deleting images)
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