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# Setting the date/time of the internal clock

The date/time and time zone are recorded as metadata in the content (clip) while shooting. The date/time metadata will affect the playback order by the thumbnail.

Always check and set the date/time and time zone before using the camera for the first time.

Do not change the setting of the date/time and time zone while shooting.

Press the <DISPLAY SELECT> button to switch the display of the LCD monitor to the status display.

Set the <DISPLAY> switch to <UB>.

Press the <HOLD> button several times to display the time zone (time difference from Greenwich mean time) on the status display.

For time zone display, refer to “Time code indications” in “Status display”.

Set the <TCG> switch to <SET>.

Set hours/minutes (h/min) and advance (no display)/delay ([−] display) from the Greenwich mean time by the cursor buttons (/).

Example) Time difference 5:00 delay (New York)

Set as [05:00 −].

The time zones are always recorded as metadata together with date/time.

Set this matched to the local time by referring to the time zone table.

Set the <TCG> switch to <F-RUN> or <R-RUN> to apply the time zone.

Press the <HOLD> button several times to display [DATE] on the status display.

Set the <TCG> switch to <SET>.

Set date (Y/M/D) by the cursor buttons.

The year setting upper limit is 2037.

: The digit to be set (flashing) moves to the right.

: The digit to be set (flashing) moves to the left.

: The value of the flashing digit is incremented by one.

: The value of the flashing digit is decremented by one.

Press the <HOLD> button to display [TIME] on the status display.

Set hours/minutes/seconds (h/min/s) by the cursor buttons.

Set the <TCG> switch to <F-RUN> or <R-RUN>.

When this switch is switched, the internal clock starts to operate.

NOTE

- Thumbnail operations and menu operations on thumbnail operation section are not possible while the <TCG> switch is set to <SET>.

- After setting year/month/day in step 9, the internal clock will start if the <TCG> switch is set to <F-RUN> or <R-RUN>.

- To cancel settings while setting year/month/day, hours/minutes/seconds and time zone, set the <TCG> switch to <F-RUN> or <R-RUN> with the <SET> button held down.

- The internal clock can be corrected with the accurate date and time from GPS by enabling the built-in GPS function.

  The internal clock time (local date and time) is maintained accurately using the received time (Greenwich mean time) and time zone when the time is received by the built-in GPS. Check the time zone setting again if the time zone setting is not correct, such as the [DATE] and [TIME] display is different from the local time. (It is not necessary to reset [DATE] and [TIME].)

- The accuracy of the clock is approximately ±30 seconds per month. Check and reset the time when accurate time is required.

#### Time zone table

Time difference | Region | Time difference | Region
--- | --- | --- | ---
00:00 | Greenwich | +01:00 | Central Europe
−00:30 |  | +01:30 |
−01:00 | Azores | +02:00 | Eastern Europe
−01:30 |  | +02:30 |
−02:00 | Mid-Atlantic | +03:00 | Moscow
−02:30 |  | +03:30 | Tehran
−03:00 | Buenos Aires | +04:00 | Abu Dhabi
−03:30 | Newfoundland | +04:30 | Kabul
−04:00 | Halifax | +05:00 | Islamabad
−04:30 | Caracas | +05:30 | Mumbai
−05:00 | New York | +06:00 | Dakar
−05:30 |  | +06:30 | Yangon
−06:00 | Chicago | +07:00 | Bangkok
−06:30 |  | +07:30 |
−07:00 | Denver | +08:00 | Beijing
−07:30 |  | +08:30 |
−08:00 | Los Angeles | +09:00 | Tokyo
−08:30 |  | +09:30 | Darwin
−09:00 | Alaska | +10:00 | Guam
−09:30 | Marquesas Islands | +10:30 | Lord Howe Island
−10:00 | Hawaii | +11:00 | Solomon Islands
−10:30 |  | +11:30 |
−11:00 | Midway Islands | +12:00 | New Zealand
−11:30 |  | +12:45 | Chatham Islands
−12:00 | Kwajalein Atoll | +13:00 | Phoenix Islands
+00:30 |  |  |

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