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sScenes that were converted to MP4 scenes and copied (with the MP4 conversion 
function) ( l121)*2
*2 /
Excluding scenes that were converted from 4K MP4 scenes
∫ Setting up the custom effect
It is possible to enjoy the Highlight Playback with your favori te effect by setting up the combination 
of an image effect and music.
1 Touch [CUSTOM].
2 Touch [EFFECT SETUP] or [MUSIC SELECT].
3
(When [EFFECT SETUP] is selected)
Touch the desired effect.≥ When [EFFECT SETUP] is changed, [MUSIC SELECT] will be set 
the same as [EFFECT SETUP]. (To set [EFFECT SETUP] and 
[MUSIC SELECT] to different settings, change [MUSIC SELECT] 
after setting [EFFECT SETUP].)
(When [MUSIC SELECT] is selected)
Touch the desired sound.≥When [EFFECT SETUP] is set to [NONE], you will be able to selec t [NO MUSIC]. When [NO 
MUSIC] is selected, the audio recorded at the time of shooting  is played back.
≥ [USER BGM] lets you use the music stored on your smartphone. To  set [USER BGM], use the 
Wi-Fi function [Link to Cell] and create Highlight Playback fro m the smartphone app “Image App”. 
The music data will be saved in this unit as [USER BGM].
≥ Only one track can be saved in this unit as music data for [USE R BGM]. Each time you create 
Highlight Playback using the “Image App”, music data will be re placed.
≥ For information on the file format and playback time of music d ata that can be used as [USER 
BGM], refer to the “Image App”.
≥ To delete the music data saved a s [USER BGM] in this unit, perform [DELETE USER BGM]. 
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(To test the music audio)
Touch [START].≥ Touch the other music option to  change the music to be tested.
≥ When you touch [STOP], the music playback stops.
4 Touch [ENTER].
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Touch [SET] to select the item to change.
*1 If you touch [SET] of Highlight Playback when the Baby Calendar is displayed, [SELECT DATE] 
and [SELECT SCENES] will not be available. ( l11 0 )
*2 If you touch [SET] of Highlight Playback when the Baby Calend ar is displayed, these items will 
not be displayed. ( l11 0 )
≥ When you have finished changing the settings, touch [EXIT].
∫ Scene setting
1(Only when Highlight Playback is started from [ALL AVCHD])Touch the recording format of the scene to be played back.
2 Touch [SELECT DATE] or [SELECT SCENES].
3
(When [SELECT DATE] is selected)Touch the date to be played back.≥ A maximum of 7 days can be selected.
≥ When touched, the date is selected and surrounded by red. Touch  the date again to cancel the 
operation.
(When [SELECT SCENES] is selected)
Touch the scenes to be played back.≥Up to 99 scenes can be selected in succession.
≥ When touched, the scene is selected and   is displayed. Touch th e scene again to cancel the 
operation.
4 Touch [Enter]/[ENTER].
Playing back with the settings changed
[SCENE SETUP]*1:
Select the scene or date to be played back.
[FAVORITE SCENE SETUP]*2:
Set up the favorite scenes. ( l103)
[FAVORITE SCENE PLAY]*2:
Set up if the favorite scenes are to be included in the Highlig ht 
Playback or not. ( l103 )
[PRIORITY SETUP]:
Select the target to give priority to play back. ( l103 )
[PLAYBACK TIME]:
Select the time to play back. ( l104)
[TITLE SETUP]:
Select the title sheet to be displayed at the beginning, and en ter 
the title. ( l104 )
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∫
Checking the favorite scenes
1 Touch the scenes to be played back.
2 Touch [Add] and add the favorite part.
≥Approximately 4 seconds before and after touching [Add] will be  
added as favorite.
≥ Number of favorite scenes that can be added are 1 to 14. (Number 
of scenes that can be added differs depending on the scenes 
selected.)
≥ Favorite check display  ( A) is displayed in orange, and favorite 
check display  B is displayed on the slide bar.
≥ To cancel the favorite, play back to the position checked as fa vorite, 
and touch [Cancel].
≥ It is convenient to use Slow-motion Playback and Frame-by-frame  
Playback. ( l93, 94 )
3 Touch   and stop the playback.≥It will return to the thumbnail display screen and  ¡ is displayed on 
the scenes added as favorite scenes.
4 Touch [Return].
≥All the scenes checked as favorite may not be played back depen ding on the playback time 
setting. ( l104 )
To clear the favorite scenes from the thumbnail display
1 Touch [Reset].
2 Touch [RESET ALL] or [RESET SELECTED].
≥The check on all the favorite scenes will be cleared when [RESE T 
ALL] is selected.
3(When [RESET SELECTED] is selected in Step 2)
Touch the scene to be cleared.
∫ Playing back the favorite scenes
Touch [ON] or [OFF].
∫Priority settings
Touch [NONE] or [FACE].≥If you touch [FACE], priority is given to the part detected as a face.
[ON]:Include the scenes added in the [FAVORITE SCENE SETUP] into the  Highlight 
Playback.
[OFF]:Do not include the scenes added in the [FAVORITE SCENE SETUP] i nto the 
Highlight Playback.
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∫
Playback time setting
Touch the playback time.
≥The playback time of [AUTO] is a maximum of approx. 5 minutes.
≥ Playback time may become shorter than the setting, or it may not even be played back if the part 
recognized as clearly recorded is short.
∫ Setting up the title
1 Touch  /  to select your favorite title sheet.
≥Title and date will not be displayed when [NONE] is selected.2 Touch [TITLE].
3 Enter the title.
≥Touch the text entry icon in the center of the screen and enter  the 
title.
≥ After entering the title, touch [Enter].
Entering text
≥ The characters can be conveniently input without moving the cur sor when the [Auto Cursor 
Position] is set to [ON]. (l 38)
≥ A maximum of 18 characters can be entered.
4 Touch [ENTER] to end registration.≥The date of the first scene of the Highlight Playback will be d isplayed as the date.
≥The entered title will be cleared when the unit is turned off o r the Highlight Playback is finished.
 [APPROX 90 SEC.]/[APPROX 3 MIN.]/[AUTO]
 [NONE]/[PICTURE 1]/[PICTURE 2]/[PICTURE 3]/[PICTURE 4]
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AText entry icon
IconDescription of operation
[A] etc. Enters a character.
/ Moves the cursor to left or right.
[A/a/1] Switches between [A]/[a] (alphabet) and [&/1] (symbols/n umbers).
Enters a space.
[Delete]Deletes a character.
Deletes the previous character if the cursor is in an empty spa
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The scenes put together as a Highlight Playback can be saved as a single scene.
The recorded scenes can be saved in the SD card.
1 Stop the playback of the Highlight Playback or wait until the H ighlight 
Playback is finished.
2 To u c h   [ S AV E ] .
3 Select the format to save.
*1 This format is displayed only when an AVCHD scene is selected .
*2 This format is not displayed when an AVCHD scene is selected.
*3 [MP4 1920 k1080/30p] cannot be selected when an MP4 [720/30p] scene is sel ected.
*4 / [MP4 1920 k1080/30p] and [MP4 1280k 720/30p] cannot be selected when an MP4 [360/30p] 
scene is selected.
(When [AVCHD 1920 k1080/60i] is selected)
≥ Scenes recorded in 1080/60p are converted to 1080/60i (picture  quality [HA] of [REC MODE]) 
and saved.
≥ Scenes recorded in 1080/60i are recorded in [HA] regardless of  [REC MODE] ([PH]/[HA]/[HG]/
[HE]) of a scene.
4 Touch [YES].
5 Touch [EXIT].
≥  is displayed on the thumbnail of the scenes saved by the Highl ight Playback.
Saving the Highlight Playback
[AVCHD 1920k1080/60i]*1:It will be saved in high-definition image quality.
[MP4 1920 k1080/30p]*2, 3, 4:It will be saved in high-definition image quality. The format 
supports playback on a PC.
[MP4 1280 k720/30p]*4:It will be saved with an image quality, allowing you to upload  it 
on the Internet in higher image quality. The format supports 
playback on a PC.
[MP4 640 k360/30p]:It will be saved with an image quality, allowing you to upload  it 
on the Internet faster. The format supports playback on a PC.
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Manual Edit
You can join desired AVCHD scenes, scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera or parts of these 
scenes in the order they were recorded to play back or save as  a single scene with music added.
≥ You cannot manually edit the following scenes:
j /
4K MP4 scene
j MP4/iFrame scene
1Select the menu.
2Touch [1080/60p] or [1080/60i].≥Touch [Enter].
≥ Thumbnails are displayed by each scene.
3Select the scene or part of the scene to play back, and set the  music.≥To select a scene ( l107)
≥ To select part of a scene ( l107 )
≥ To set the music ( l108 )
≥ Touching [Return] after selecting a scene may cancel the select ed scene.
4Touch [Enter].
5Touch [YES], and select the playback operation for the edited s cene. (l29)≥In the following cases, the screen for selecting [PREVIEW], [SA VE] (l109 ), [SELECT AGAIN], 
and [EXIT] is displayed. Touch the desired item.
j Touch [NO]
j Playback finishes
j Stop playback
≥You can also select combinations of scenes and parts of scenes.
≥ You can select up to 99 scenes. (Each 3 second thumbnail of par t of a scene is treated as a 
single scene.)
≥ You can create a combined scene of up to about 6 hours long.
≥ Skip Playback, Slow-motion Playback, Frame-by-frame Playback an d Direct Playback are not 
possible. : [EDIT SCENE] 
# [MANUAL EDIT]
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≥When saving a manually edited scene, check the free space on th e SD card.
Before selecting the scene, check the table below and create su fficient free space for saving it.
(Approximate free space requirements for saving a manually edit ed scene)
≥ “h” is an abbreviation for hour, “min” for minute and “s” for s econd.
∫To select a scene
Touch the scene to be played back.≥The scene selection is made as you touch it, and the   indicatio n appears on the thumbnail. To 
cancel the operation, touch the scene again.
≥ When part of a scene has been selected, the   indication appears  on the thumbnail. If you 
touch the thumbnail, the scene will be displayed by 3 second th umbnails.
≥ Next (previous) page is displayed by touching  / .
∫ To select part of a scene
1 Touch [3 sec].≥To cancel the operation, touch it again.2 Touch the desired scene.≥The touched scene is displayed by 3 second thumbnails.3(To select a single thumbnail)Touch the thumbnail of the part you want to play back.≥The thumbnail selection is made as you touch it, and the   indic ation (white) appears on the 
thumbnail. To cancel the selection, touch the thumbnail again.
≥ Next (previous) thumbnail is displayed by touching  / .
≥ Touching [Return] when the thumbnail has been selected returns  you to the screen that displays 
the thumbnails of scenes. The   indication appears on the thumbn ail of the scene 
containing the selected part.
Saving formatTotal time of an edited  sceneFree space required
[AVCHD 1920 k1080/60i] 30 min
Approx. 4 GB
1 h Approx. 8 GB
[MP4 1280k720/30p] 30 min
Approx. 2 GB
1 h Approx. 4 GB
[MP4 640k360/30p] 30 min
Approx. 0.4 GB
1 h Approx. 0.8 GB
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4(To select thumbnails by specifying a range)
Touch [Range].≥To cancel the operation, touch it again.5(To select thumbnails by specifying a range)Touch the range (start and finish points) you want to 
play back.
≥The range between start and finish points are selected, and the  
 indication (white) appears on the thumbnails.
≥ To cancel the selected thumbnails, from among the thumbnails wi th 
the   indication (white), touch the range (start and finish poin ts) 
you want to cancel.
≥ If you touch [Enter]/[Return]/[Mus ic]/[Range] when a start point has 
been selected, the start po int thumbnail will be canceled.
≥ Touching [Return] when the thumbnail has been selected returns 
you to the screen that displays the thumbnails of scenes. The 
 indication appears on the thumbnail of the scene containing th e selected part.
≥ You can also select multiple ranges within the same scene.
≥ Next (previous) thumbnail is displayed by touching  / .
≥ To select other scenes, touch [Return] to return to the screen  that displays the thumbnails of 
scenes, and perform the following operations.
j When selecting a scene:
Touch the desired scene.
j When selecting part of a scene:
Perform the operations in Steps 1-5.
∫ To set the music
1 Touch [Music].
2 Touch the desired sound.
≥When [NO MUSIC] is selected, the audio recorded at the time of  shooting is played back.
≥ [USER BGM] lets you use the music stored on your smartphone. To  set [USER BGM], use the 
Wi-Fi function [Link to Cell] and create Highlight Playback fro m the smartphone app “Image App”. 
The music data will be saved in this unit as [USER BGM].
≥ Only one track can be saved in this unit as music data for [USE R BGM]. Each time you create 
Highlight Playback using the “Image App”, music data will be re placed.
≥ For information on the file format and playback time of music d ata that can be used as [USER 
BGM], refer to the “Image App”.
≥ To delete the music data saved a s [USER BGM] in this unit, perform [DELETE USER BGM]. 
( l 38)
(To test the music audio)
Touch [START].≥ Touch the other music option to  change the music to be tested.
≥ When you touch [STOP], the music playback stops.
3 Touch [ENTER].
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To save a manually-edited scene
You can save manually edited scenes as a single scene.
The recorded scenes can be saved in the SD card.
1 Stop the playback of a manually-edited scene or wait until the  playback is 
finished.
2 To u c h   [ S AV E ] .
3 Select the format to save.
(When [AVCHD 1920 k1080/60i] is selected)
≥ Scenes recorded in 1080/60p are converted to 1080/60i (picture  quality [HA] of [REC MODE]) 
and saved.
≥ Scenes recorded in 1080/60i are recorded in [HA] regardless of  [REC MODE] ([PH]/[HA]/[HG]/
[HE]) of a scene.
4 Touch [YES].≥If you are using the battery, a message recommending that you u se the AC adaptor will be 
displayed. To start the saving operation, touch [START].
5 Touch [EXIT].
≥You can save scenes even when using the battery, but we recomme nd that you use the AC 
adaptor.
≥ Manually-edited scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera will  be saved as normal AVCHD or 
MP4 scenes.
≥ For information on the approximate free space requirements for  saving a manually edited scene, 
refer to page  107.
[AVCHD 1920 k1080/60i]:It will be saved in high-definition image quality.
[MP4 1280 k720/30p]:It will be saved with an image quality, allowing you to upload  it on 
the Internet in higher image quality. The format supports playback 
on a PC.
[MP4 640 k360/30p]:It will be saved with an image quality, allowing you to upload  it on 
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Baby Calendar
When a baby’s birthday and name are registered, scenes recorded since the baby’s birthday are 
displayed as thumbnails for each age in months.
≥ You cannot select scenes recorded as Backup for Twin Camera.
≥ Scenes recorded before the birthday are not displayed.
≥ Scenes with no baby in them are also displayed.
≥ You can register up to 3 babies.
1To u c h   .
2(When registering for the first time)Enter the baby’s birthday.≥Touch the date to be set, then set the desired value using  / .
≥ The year can be set between 2000 and 2039.
≥ Touch [Enter].
3(When registering for the first time)Touch [YES], and enter the baby’s name.≥If you touch [NO], the Baby Calen dar will be displayed without the baby’s name registered.
([Baby 1] is displayed.)
≥ Input method is same operation as for setting up the title. ( l104 )
≥ After entering the name, touch [Enter].
≥ A maximum of 9 characters can be entered.
4Check the Baby Calendar.≥The name of the registered baby  and its age in months are 
displayed.
≥ You can switch the age in months display by touching  / .
≥ Except for months with no recordings, the age in months display  
is available for each month.
MENU
: Changes the age in months display to that of 
the previous month
If you touch this icon when the youngest age in months is 
displayed, the oldest age in months will be displayed.
: Changes the age in months display to that of 
the next month
If you touch this icon when the oldest age in months is 
displayed, the youngest age in months will be displayed.
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AName display
B Age in months display
C Thumbnail for the 
previous age in 
months
D Thumbnail for the next 
age in months