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Question posted by krotovs on November 28th, 2011

Remote Commander

Specs for Sony HDR-XR160 say that it has wireless remote commander. Yet, there is no remote control in the box. What is 'remote commander'? How to utilize this functionality?

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on November 28th, 2011 5:57 PM
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