4 Basic Setup
1. Turn on the camcorder.
• Open the LCD panel or press ON/OFF.
2. Touch the desired language for onscreen displays and then touch [▷].
3. Touch the desired date/time format and then touch [▷].
4. Set the date and time.
• Touch a field you want to change and touch [▲] or [V] to change. Repeat as necessary.
• Touch [24H] to use 24-hour clock or leave untouched to use AM/PM.
5. Touch [OK] and then touch [▷].
6. Touch [AVCHD] or [MP4] to select the movie format and then touch [▷].
• HFR68/R67/R66 After you select the movie format, you need to select the memory to be used for recording movies (step 7) and photos (step 8).
• HF R606 No further settings are necessary. Skip to step 9.
7. Touch [] (built-in memory) or [SD] (memory card) and then touch [▷].
8. Touch [] (built-in memory) or [SD] (memory card) and then touch [▷].
9. Touch [OK] to complete the basic setup and close the setup screen.
2 Charging the Battery Pack
Charge the supplied battery pack in advance. Fully charging the supplied battery pack will take about 5 hours 35 minutes.
1. Plug the compact power adapter into a power outlet and connect it to the camcorder's DC IN terminal.
Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter before plugging the power cord into the power outlet.
2. Attach the battery pack to the camcorder.
Press the battery pack softly into the battery attachment unit and slide it up until it clicks in place.
3. Charging will start when the camcorder is turned off.
• The POWER/CHG indicator will turn on in red (battery pack charging). When the red POWER/CHG indicator goes out, the battery pack is fully charged.
4. When the battery pack is fully charged, disconnect the compact power adapter from the camcorder and then from the power outlet.
3 Inserting a Memory Card
You can use commercially available SD, SDHC and SDXC cards with this camcorder. We recommend using memory cards rated CLASS 4, 6 or 10. Initialize a memory card before using it with the camcorder for the first time (PDF> Initializing the Memory).
1. Open the LCD panel.
• The camcorder will turn on and the first screen of the basic setup will appear.
2. Press ON/OFF to turn off the camcorder.
• Make sure the POWER/CHG indicator is off.
3. Open the memory card slot cover and insert the memory card.
• Insert the memory card at a slight angle, with the label facing toward the lens.
4. Close the memory card slot cover.
5 Shooting Video and Taking Photos
1. Turn on the camcorder and open the lens cover.
Open the LCD panel or press ON/OFF and then slide down the lens cover switch.
2. Video: Press START/STOP to start recording video. Press again to stop recording.
3. Photos: Touch [PHOTO] to record a photo.
4. When you finish recording, close the lens cover and turn off the camcorder.
6 Playing Back Video and Viewing Photos
1. Press the button.
The [] index screen will open. To play back different content, change the index screen.
[] Photo Playback] for the [] (photos) index screen.
Baby Album] for the [] index screen (only scenes recorded in Baby mode).
[]Video Snapshot] for the [] index screen (only AVCHD video snapshot scenes).
2. Touch the thumbnail of the scene or photo you want to play back.
• During playback, touch the screen to display the playback controls.
To change the memory* or movie format
From the index screen:
1. Touch the index screen button (next to the (Home) button).
2. Select the memory* ( or SD) and/ or movie format (AVCHD or MP4) of the recordings you wish to play back and then touch [OK].
*HF R68/R67/R66 only.
To delete recordings
From the index screen:
1. Touch [Edit] [Delete].
2. Select whether to delete scenes/photos by date/folder, selected scenes/photos, or all scenes/photos.
• To select individual recordings: touch all the scenes/photos you wish to delete to mark them with a ☑, then touch [OK].
3. Touch [Yes] [OK].