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## Slideshow

Continuous Playback
Slideshow with music
Images are automatically played back in succession.

1. Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode.

1. MENU (Slideshow) desired slideshow on the control wheel

(Continuous Playback) | Starts playback from the currently displayed image. Playback stops at the image just before the starting image.
(Slideshow with music) | Plays back still images in succession along with effects and music.

Note

- [Slideshow] is not available when [View Mode] is set to [Folder view (MP4)] or [AVCHD view].

### Continuous Playback

1. Select the desired image for playing with the control wheel.

1. MENU (Slideshow) [Continuous Playback]

Control wheel | Action
| Stop
| Sets the display settings.
| Displays the volume control screen. Adjust the volume using / on the control wheel. Press to close the volume control screen.
| Rewinds image.
| Forwards image.

Viewing panoramic images during continuous playback
The whole panoramic image is displayed for 3 seconds.
You can scroll a panoramic image by pressing .

### Slideshow with music

1. MENU (Slideshow) [Slideshow with music] on the control wheel

Displays the setting screen.

1. Select a desired setting.

1. [Start]

1. Press to end the slideshow.

Note

- [Slideshow with music] is not available for the following images:

- Panoramic images

- 3D images recorded in [Standard] or [Wide] size

Playback Selection Selects the group of images to be shown. The setting is fixed to [Folder] when the internal memory is used to record images.
| All | Plays a slideshow of all the images in order.
| This Date | Plays a slideshow of images with the currently selected date range when View Mode is [Date View].
| Folder | Plays a slideshow of images in the currently selected folder in Folder View.

Effects Selects the playback speed and mood for slideshows. If the playback time of movie is long, an image is taken from it and displayed.
| Simple | A simple slideshow switching images at a preset interval. The playback interval is adjustable in [Interval] and you can thoroughly enjoy your images.
| Nostalgic | A moody slideshow reproducing the atmosphere of a movie scene.
| Stylish | A stylish slideshow proceeding at a middle tempo.
| Active | A high-tempo slideshow suitable for active scenes.

Music Specifies the music to be played during slideshows. You can select more than one background music track. Press on the control wheel to display the volume control screen, then press / to adjust the volume.
| Music1 | The default setting for a [Simple] slideshow.
| Music2 | The default setting for a [Nostalgic] slideshow.
| Music3 | The default setting for a [Stylish] slideshow.
| Music4 | The default setting for an [Active] slideshow.
| Muting | Does not use BGM.

Note

- The movies are played back without their audio.

Interval Sets the screen switching interval. The setting is fixed to [Auto] when [Simple] is not selected as the [Effects].
| 1 sec | Sets the display interval of images for a [Simple] slideshow.
| 3 sec
| 5 sec
| 10 sec
| Auto | The interval is set to suit the selected [Effects] item.

Selecting background music
You can transfer a desired music file from your CDs or MP3 files to the camera to play back during slideshow. To transfer music, install the “Music Transfer” software (supplied) to your computer. [Details]

- You can record up to four pieces of music on the camera. (The 4 preset pieces (Music1 – Music4) can be replaced with the ones you transferred.)

- The maximum length of each music file for music playback of the camera is about 5 minutes.

- If you cannot play back a music file due to damage or other malfunctions of the file, execute [Empty Music] and transfer the music again. [Details]

Related Topic
“Music Transfer”
Installing “PMB” and “Music Transfer” (Windows)
Installing “Music Transfer” (Macintosh)
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