User’s Manual
CAMILEO SX500
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome and thank you for choosing a TOSHIBA product.
For your convenience, your TOSHIBA product is furnished with two guides:
a) Quick Start Guide, and
b)
Please read these instructions carefully before using the camcorder. Keep 
this Manual in a safe place for later reference.
this comprehensive PDF User’s Manual.
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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE
Preparing the camcorder
1  Insert the battery pack.
3 Insert the battery pack.
2 Open
1 Push out
Battery cover
4 Close the battery cover.
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About the battery pack
You will find the battery pack inserted in the camcorder. When shipped from 
the factory, the battery pack is inserted backwards to prevent current flow. 
Before using, please re-insert the battery pack correctly as shown in the 
illustration.
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2  Insert the SD Memory Card.
h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camcorder. Please 
purchase a commercially sold card.
h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is referred to as the “card”.
1 Open the card slot cover.
2 Insert the card.
3 Close the card slot cover.
2 Pull it out.
1 Push the card in.
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Shooting
1  Press the POWER button for at 
least 1 second to turn the 
camcorder on.
h If the screen to set the date 
and time appears, press the 
MENU button 2 times to 
cancel it.
For how to set the date and 
time, see page 19.
POWER button
2  Record.
To record a video clip:
h Press the [
] button to 
begin recording a video clip.
] button again 
h Press the [
to end the recording.
To take a photo:
h Press the [
] button.
h A still image is captured.
[
[
] button
(Video recording button)
] button
(Photo shooting button)
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Playback
1  Press the play [=] button.
h The display changes to the 
Playback Screen.
2  Select the image to play back.
h Use the arrow keys to move 
the orange frame to the image 
you wish to play back.
h The image information for the 
framed image is shown in the 
bottom part of the monitor.
3  Press the OK button.
h Press the play [=] button.
Deleting files
1  On the screen in step 2, move 
the orange frame to the file you 
wish to delete, and press the 
MENU button.
2  Select “DELETE”, and press 
the OK button.
3  Select “DELETE SINGLE”, and 
press the OK button.
4  Select “DELETE”, and press 
the OK button.
h If you press [G] or [H], the 
screen to delete a different file 
will appear.
MENU button
Play [=] button
Arrow keys
OK button
Arrow keys
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Orange frame
Remaining battery
power indication
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5  When you are finished deleting files, press the MENU button. 
h Pressing the MENU button 3 times will return you to the screen in step 
2.
When you are finished using the camcorder...
Press the POWER button for at least 1 second to turn the camcorder off.
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