Using your camcorder abroad

Power supply

You can use your camcorder in any countries/regions using the AC Adaptor supplied with your camcorder within the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz range.

Viewing high definition image quality (HD) movies

In countries/regions where 1080/60i is supported, you can view the movies with the same high definition image quality (HD) as that of the recorded movies. You need a NTSC-system-based and 1080/60i compatible TV (or monitor). An HDMI cable must be connected.

Viewing standard definition image quality (STD) movies

To view standard definition image quality (STD) movies, you need a NTSC-system-based TV with AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks. An A/V connecting cable must be connected.

On TV color systems

Your camcorder is a NTSC-system-based camcorder. If you want to view the playback image on a TV, it must be a NTSC-system-based TV with an AUDIO/VIDEO input jack.

System
Used in
NTSC
Bahama Islands, Bolivia, Canada, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Surinam, Taiwan, the Philippines, the USA, Venezuela, etc.
PAL
Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, etc.
PAL-M
Brazil
PAL-N
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
SECAM
Bulgaria, France, Guiana, Iran, Iraq, Monaco, Russia, Ukraine, etc.

Setting to the local time

You can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when using your camcorder abroad. Select [Setup] [Clock Settings] [Date & Time Setting] [Daylight Savings] or [Summer Time], and [Setup] [Clock Settings] [Area Setting]. [Details] [Details]

World time difference


Time-zone differences
Area setting
GMT
Lisbon, London
+01:00
Berlin, Paris
+02:00
Helsinki, Cairo, Istanbul
+03:00
Nairobi
+03:30
Tehran
+04:00
Moscow, Abu Dhabi, Baku
+04:30
Kabul
+05:00
Karachi, Islamabad
+05:30
Calcutta, New Delhi
+06:00
Almaty, Dhaka
+06:30
Yangon
+07:00
Bangkok, Jakarta
+08:00
Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing
+09:00
Tokyo, Seoul
+09:30
Adelaide, Darwin
+10:00
Melbourne, Sydney
+11:00
Solomon Is
+12:00
Fiji, Wellington, Eniwetok, Kwajalein
–11:00
Samoa
–10:00
Hawaii
–09:00
Alaska
–08:00
Los Angeles, Tijuana
–07:00
Denver, Arizona
–06:00
Chicago, Mexico City
–05:00
New York, Bogota
–04:00
Santiago
–03:30
St. John’s
–03:00
Brasilia, Montevideo
–02:00
Fernando de Noronha
–01:00
Azores, Cape Verde Is.