Sony 3-286-590-13(1) manual

3-286-590- 13 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Handycam Handbook HDR-SR 11E/SR12E Enjoying your camcor der 9 Gett ing St art ed 15 Recordi ng/Playbac k 25 Editing 48 Utilizi ng record ing med ia 62 Custom izing your camcor der 66 Troubles hooting 89 Addition al Info rma tio n 102 Quick Reference 112[...]

2 Read t his be fore o peratin g your camcor der Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read this Handboo k tho roughly, and re tain it for future re ference . In “H andycam Handboo k” (t his Handbo ok) The ope rations an d handlin g of your camcord er are expl ained. Refer also to “Opera ting Guide” (t he separate volume). Handl ing t he im[...]

3 – Eject the “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” from the cam corder – Remove the ba ttery pack or AC Adaptor from the camco rder – Apply mec hanica l shock or vibrati on to the cam corder • When c onnect ing y our camc order to another de vice wit h a cable, be sure to ins ert the conn ector plu g in the corre ct way. Pushin g the plug forcibl y [...]

4 On pl aying ba ck recor ded ima ges on othe r devic es • Yo ur camcor der is compat ible with MPEG-4 AVC/H.26 4 High Profile for HD (high defi nition) ima ge quality recordin g. The refore, y ou c annot p lay back imag es recorded with HD (high definitio n) image qual ity on your camco rder with th e follow ing devic es; – Other AVCHD format [...]

5 Notes on usi ng the Hard D isk Driv e Hand ycam Save all you r recorded imag e data • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on exter nal media periodically. It is recommended that you save the image data on a disc such as a DVD-R us ing your computer (p. 47). Also, you can save your image data using a VCR, or[...]

6 Table of Content s Read this befor e operating your camcorder .. .......... ......... .......... ..... 2 Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam ..... .......... ......... .......... .. 5 Subjec t example s and solu tions ..... 8 Operation fl ow ........ ......... .......... ..... 9 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking adva ntag e of two ty[...]

7 Deleting all images (Forma tting) ... 63 Pre venti ng data on the ha rd dis k of the c amcor der f rom be ing re cover ed .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .... 64 Repairing t he image database file .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .... 65 What yo u can do wi th the (SETTI NGS) ca tegory of the HOME MENU .[...]

8 Subjec t exam ples a nd sol utions Checking your golf swing Get ting a good shot of a ski slop e or beach B SMTH SLW REC ...... ........ ......... 33 B Backlight . ......... ......... ........ ........3 3 B BEACH ........... ......... ........ ......... .. 86 B SNOW ........ ......... ......... ........ ..... 86 Capturing still images du ring mov[...]

9 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Enjoying your camcorder Operation flow You ca n selec t the m edia ( hard di sk or “ Memory Stick PRO Du o”) sepa rately fo r movi e recordi ng and still im age reco rding ( p. 22). b Not es • When you select the media for movie s, select the image quality ( HD (high definition) or SD (standar d definition)) as wel[...]

10 B Save r ecor ded images. x Dubbing i mages fro m the internal hard disk t o a “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” (p . 52) x Dubbing t o other de vice s (p. 58) The dub bing image q uality (HD (high defin ition)/SD (standard definiti on)) vari es depe nding o n th e co nnecte d de vice. For d etai ls, s ee pa ge 58 . x Editing on a c ompute r (p. 47) Y[...]

11 Enjoyi ng your cam corder z Tip s • Figures such as 16M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps. • For the recordable time of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” see page 24. • You can record movi es of a maximum of 3,999 sc enes with HD (high definition) image quality, and 9,999 scenes with SD ( standard d efinition) image q[...]

12 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Takin g adva ntag e of two ty pes of menus B Catego ries an d items o f the HOM E MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTHERS) cat egory (MANAGE MEDI A) category (SETTING S) categor y To cu stomi ze your camc order ( p. 66) * . * You can also set these items du ring Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). F o[...]

13 Enjoyi ng your cam corder 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER switc h in the directi on of the arrow t o turn on the p ower . 2 Press (HOME) A (o r B ). 3 Touch the desired categor y. Exam ple: (OTHER S) cate gory 4 Touch the desired item. Exampl e: [EDIT] 5 Follow the gu ide on the scr een for further operation. To hide t he HOME [...]

14 3 Touch the item you want to le arn more about. When you t ouch an it em, its explan atio n appears on the s creen. To apply t he option , touch [YE S], otherw ise, touch [NO ]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Touch (HELP) ag ain in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen dur ing shootin g or play back displays the function s availa ble at tha t moment. Y[...]

15 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: C heck ing su pplied items Make sure t hat you have th e followin g item s suppl ied with your camcorde r. The numb er in the p arent hes es ind icat es the numb er of t hat ite m s upp lied . AC Adaptor (1) (p. 16) Power cord (Mai ns lead) (1) (p. 16) Handycam Sta tion (1) (p. 16, 115) Component A/ V ca[...]

16 Step 2: Charg ing th e batter y pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) ( p. 106) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cann ot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder. 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Stati on. Be sure th at the v ma[...]

17 Gettin g Started To remo ve your ca mcorder f rom the Handyc am Stati on Turn o ff the p ower, th en remov e the camcorde r from the H andyca m Station holding both your c amcord er and the Handy cam St ation. To cha rge th e batte ry pack us ing on ly the AC Adap tor Turn o ff the p ower, th en connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on your c[...]

18 After a while, th e approx imate rec ordable time and ba ttery infor mation app ear for about 7 sec onds. Yo u can view th e battery inform ation for up to 20 seconds by pres sing DISP /BATT INFO ag ain while the inform ation is displa yed. Cha rging tim e Approx imate time (m in.) require d when you fully charge a fully discharge d battery pack[...]

19 Gettin g Started • Top: When the media is set to t he hard disk Bottom: When the media is set to the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” On the batte ry p ack • When you remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor, turn the POWE R switch to OFF (CHG) and turn off the (Movie) lamp/ (Still) lamp ( p. 20)/ACCE SS lamp (p. 29). • The /CHG (charge) lamp [...]

20 Step 3 : Turn ing th e pow er on and sett ing th e dat e and time Set the dat e and time whe n using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set th e date and time, the [C LOCK SET ] screen appe ars every tim e you turn on you r camcor der or change the POWE R swit ch posi tion . 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER switch[...]

21 Gettin g Started • It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on. You cannot operate your camcorder during this time. • The lens cover opens automatically when the power is turned on. It closes when the playback screen is selected, or the power is turned off. • In the setting at the time of pur[...]

22 • The informati on is displayed or hidden (display y no display) each t ime you p ress DISP/ BATT INFO. You ca n view ima ges using the viewfi nder with t he LCD pan el clos ed to a void wearing dow n the ba tte ry, or whe n the im ag e seen on the LC D scre en is poor . z Tips • You can adjust the brightness of t he viewfinder backlight by [...]

23 Gettin g Started 3 Touch [ YES] t . The m edia for movies is chan ged. 1 Touch ( HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [PHO TO MEDIA SET] on the LCD screen of your camcorder. The media setting screen fo r still images appear s. 2 Touch the desired media . 3 Touch [ YES] t . The media for stil l images i s changed . To ch eck the media se tting 1 Turn th e P [...]

24 The [C reate a ne w Imag e Da tabase File.] screen appears on the LC D screen when y ou in sert a new “Me mory St ick PRO Duo.” 3 Touch [YES]. To r ecor d o nly stil l i mage s o n a “M emory St ick PRO Duo, ” touch [N O]. To eje ct the “M emory St ick PR O Duo” Open the Memor y Stick Duo cover and lightly pu sh the “Memory Stick P[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Reco rding and pl ayba ck wit h ease (Eas y Handyc am operat ion) Easy Handy cam operat ion mak es nearly all settings automa tic so that you c an perform recordi ng or playba ck operat ion withou t detaile d settings. It also m akes the scr een font size large r for easy vi ewing. The images are recorded [...]

26 1 Turn the PO WER swit ch G to tu rn on you r camcorder. 2 Press (V IEW IMAGES ) I (or E ). The VI SUAL INDEX screen appear s on th e LCD scr een (I t may t ake some second s). 1 :Goe s to the Film Roll Index screen . 2 :Goes to the Fa ce Inde x screen. 3 :Displ ays mov ies with HD (high defin ition) image quali ty. * 4 :Display s still images .[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback 3 Start playback. Movi es: Touch the or tab, then se lect the des ired movie to play back. z Tip s • When playback from t he selected movie reaches t he last movie, the s creen returns to t he VISUAL INDEX screen. • You can slow down the playback s peed by touchin g / during pause. • You can adjust the volume by touchin[...]

28 To canc el Easy Hand ycam opera tion Press EASY A again . disap pears from t he LCD sc reen. Menu se ttings dur ing E asy Hand ycam operatio n Press (HOM E) C (or B ) to display the men u item s availa ble f or setup changes (p. 12 , 66). b Notes • M ost of the menu items automatic ally return to the default settings . The settings of some men[...]

29 Recordin g/Playback Recor ding The ima ges a re reco rded on the me dia selected in th e medi a settin g (p. 2 2). In th e defau lt se tting, both mo vies and sti ll imag es are record ed on th e har d disk . b Not es • If the ACCESS lam p is lit or flashing after recording is finished, it means d ata is s till being written onto the media. Do[...]

30 1 Turn the POWER sw itch C in the direction of the arrow until the (Movie) lamp lights up. 2 Press START/STOP F (o r B ). To stop reco rding, press STAR T/STOP F (or B ) again . 1 Turn the PO WER sw itch C in th e directi on of the arr ow until the (Sti ll) lamp light s up. 2 Press PHOT O E lightl y to adjust the focus A (a beep sounds) , then p[...]

31 Recordin g/Playback You can magnif y images up to 12 times the origin al size with the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons on th e LCD fram e. Move the power zoom lever sl ightly for a slower zoom . Move it furthe r for a faster zoom. b Not es • Be sure to keep your finger on t he power zoom lever. If you move yo ur finger off the power zoom [...]

32 When you press QUICK ON, the camcord er goes to slee p mode (pow er saving mode ) instead of turn ing off. Th e QUICK O N lamp keeps fl ashing duri ng slee p mode. P ress QU ICK ON agai n to start recording next time. Y our c amcorder returns to record ing stan dby in approxi mately 1 secon d. z Tips • Duri ng sleep mode, the battery is consum[...]

33 Recordin g/Playback To adj ust th e expo sure f or back lit su bjects, press . (back li ght) to display . on the screen. To cancel the ba ck light function, press . (back l ight) a gain. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degr ees to the camcorde r ( 1 ), th en rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side ( 2 ). z Tip s • A mirror-image of the subject appears [...]

34 • Duri ng Easy Handycam operation, the [SMTH SLW REC] function cannot be used. Cancel Easy Handycam operation. You ca n assign one m enu item you use often to the CAM CTRL di al. Sinc e the fo cus adju stme nt is as signed to the C AM CTRL di al in the default settings , the oper ati on belo w is descr ibed as adjust ing the focus using th e d[...]

35 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Play back You c an play b ack the images o n the med ia selec ted i n the medi a sett ing (p. 22) . In the d efaul t setting , the image s on the ha rd disk are pl ayed back . 1 T urn the PO WER switch E to turn on y our camcorder . 2 Press (VIEW IM A G ES) F (or C ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the[...]

36 z Tips • The number of the images on the VISUAL INDEX s creen can be changed 6 y 12 by moving the power zoom lever D . To fix this num ber, press (HOME) B (or A ) t (SE TTINGS) t [VIEW IMAGE S SET] t [ DISPLA Y] (p. 76). 3 Start playing b ack. Touch the or tab, the n select the desired mov ie to play back. z Tips • When p layback from the se[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback To adju st th e sound vol ume Touch (OPTION) t tab t [VOL UME ], th en ad jus t the vo lume wit h /. z Tip s • You can switch the playback mode by touching (HOME ) B (or A ) t (V IEW IMAGES) t [VISUAL INDEX]. Movies ca n be divided by a set time a nd the first scene of ea ch division is displ ayed on the INDE X screen. You [...]

38 4 Touch / , then t ouch the desired face imag e to view the scene. Play back star ts from th e begin ning of the sc ene with the se lected f ace ima ge. b Notes • Faces may not be detected depending on recording c ondition s. Example: People wearing glasses or hats, or who do not face towards the camera. • Set [ INDEX SET] to [ON] (the defau[...]

39 Recordin g/Playback You ca n ma gnif y st ill ima ges fro m ab out 1.1 to 5 times th e original size . Magn ifi cati on can be ad jus ted wit h th e power zoom lever or the z oom butto ns on the LCD f rame. 1 Play ba ck the still ima ge you wa nt to magnify. 2 Magnify t he still image wit h T (Tel ephoto) . The scre en is frame d. 3 Touch the sc[...]

40 Playi ng the imag e on a T V Connec tion m ethods and q uality of the image (HD (high defini tion)/SD (sta ndard definiti on)) v iewed o n the TV sc reen di ffer depend ing on what t ype of TV is connect ed, and t he conn ecto rs used . Use t he suppl ied AC Adap tor a s the power source (p. 16). Refer also to the instruct ion manual s supplied [...]

41 Recordin g/Playback Your camc order will advis e you of th e most advant ageous way of conn ecting y our TV. 1 Turn on your camcorder, and touch (HOME) t (OTH ERS) t [TV CONNECT Guide]. If the item is not on th e scr een, touch / to cha nge the pa ge. 2 Touch the ans wer to the quest ion displayed on t he screen. Meanw hile, you c an ma ke the r[...]

42 Images recor ded wit h HD ( high de finit ion) image q uality are p layed b ack wi th HD (h igh defini tion) image qua lity. Ima ges recorde d with SD (stand ard def inition) im age qual ity are playe d back wi th SD (standar d defini tion) imag e qual ity. Conne cting to a h igh d efini tion TV t (p. 43) t (p. 42) : Signal fl ow Type Camcorder [...]

43 Recordin g/Playback Images re corded w ith HD (high de finition) qu ality ar e conve rted to SD (sta ndard defi nition) and pl ayed b ack. Im ages rec orded with SD ( standa rd def initi on) im age qua lity ar e play ed back with SD (stand ard def inition ) image qu ality. To set t he horizo ntal t o vertica l rat io accor ding t o the conn ecte[...]

44 b Notes • W hen you play back a m ovie recorded w ith SD ( standard def inition) ima ge quality on a 4:3 T V that is n ot compatible with th e 16:9 s ignal, touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [MOVIE SETTINGS] t [WID E SELEC T] t [4:3] on your camcorder when recording an image (p. 69) . * Set [TV TYPE] according to your TV. : Signal fl ow Type Camcor[...]

45 Recordin g/Playback When c onnec ting to yo ur TV vi a a VCR Connec t your cam corder to th e LINE IN input o n the VCR u sing th e A /V co nnectin g cabl e. Se t the in put sele ctor on the VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, e tc.). When your TV is mon aural (When y our TV has only one audio input j ack) Connec t the yellow plug of the A/V connec t[...]

46 2 Turn on your c amcorder. The TV inpu t is switched automati cally, and t he imag e of your ca mcorde r is displaye d on the TV. 3 Operate the remote commander of th e TV . You can do the f ollow ing opera tions . – Display (VIEW IMAGES) of (HOME) by pressing the SYNC MENU button – Display an INDEX screen, such as the VISUAL INDEX screen, b[...]

47 Recordin g/Playback Saving imag es The images are record ed o n the m edia s elect ed in t he m edia setti ng (p. 22). Due t o th e limi ted capaci ty of the media , make sure that y ou save the imag e data to some type of external media such a s a DVD-R or a comp uter. z Tip s • You can dub/copy the images recorded on the hard di sk to the ?[...]

48 Editing (OTHE RS) cate gory This categor y enable s you t o edit the images on th e media. Also, you can enjoy your cam corder by connecting to other devi ces. DELETE You ca n delete im ages on the med ia (p. 49 ). PHOTO CAPTU RE You ca n sav e a sele cted frame from a record ed movie as a stil l image ( p. 51). MOVIE D UB You ca n dub movie s r[...]

49 Editing Delet ing imag es You can delet e image s reco rde d on the media u sing your c amcord er. b Not es • Y ou cannot restore images once they are deleted. • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while deleting the images. It may damage the media. • Do not eject “Memory Stick PR O Duo” while deleting[...]

50 b Notes • If the delete d movie is included in the Playlist (p. 55), the movie added to the Playlis t is deleted also from the Playlist. Sele ct th e med ia wh ich co ntai ns the sti ll image you want to delet e before the oper ation (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [D ELETE ]. 2 Touch [ DELETE]. 3 Touch [ D ELETE] . 4 Touc h th e still i[...]

51 Editing Captur ing a s till image from a movie You can save a sele cted fr ame from a record ed movie as a s till im age. Sele ct the med ia wh ich conta ins mov ies, and the m edia wher e you wan t to save still images before th e opera tion (p. 22 ). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [PHOTO CAPTURE ]. The [PHOTO CAPTURE ] screen appear s. 2 Touch t[...]

52 Dubbin g/copy ing imag es to a “ Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” with your c amcord er You ca n dub movie s record ed on the inter nal hard disk of your camco rder to a “Memory St ick PRO Duo.” Insert a “M emor y Stick PRO Duo” into your cam corder before the opera tion. b Notes • When y ou record a movie on a “M emory Stick PRO Duo” f[...]

53 Editing [DUB by date]: Sele ct the record ing date of the movie to be dub bed, then tou ch . You ca nno t sele ct mu ltip le date s. 5 Touch t [Y ES]. Dub bing st arts . z Tip s • To check the dubbed movies after dubbing is fini shed, se lect [ MEMORY STICK]/ [ MEMORY STICK] on [MOVIE MEDIA SET] and play them back (p. 22). You can copy sti ll [...]

54 z Tips • To check the copied still images after copying is finishe d, se lect [M EMORY STICK ] on [PHOTO MEDI A SET] and play th em back (p. 23). Divid ing a mov ie Selec t the med ia which c ontains the movi e you w ant to divide before the o perat ion (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTH ERS) t [EDIT]. 2 Touch [ DIVIDE]. 3 Touch the mov ie to be d[...]

55 Editing b Not es • You cannot restore movies once they are divided. • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while dividing the movie. It may damage the media. Also, do not eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” while dividing movies on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” • A slight difference may occur from the po[...]

56 To add a ll the mov ies reco rded on the same da y at one time 1 In step 2 , touch [ ADD by dat e]/ [ ADD by date]. The reco rding da tes of movies ar e displaye d on the screen. 2 Touch / to select the rec ording date of the de sired movi e. 3 Touc h whil e the se lect ed rec ording date is h ig hlig hte d. The mo vies reco rded o n the sel ect[...]

57 Editing The sele cted mov ie is mark ed with . Press an d hold the m ovie on the LCD screen to conf irm the movie. Touch to return to the previ ous screen. 4 Touch t [YES ] t . To chan ge t he or der w ithin t he P layli st 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [PLAYLIST EDIT]. 2 Touch [ MOVE]/[ MOVE]. 3 Select the movi e to be moved. The sele cted mov ie[...]

58 Dubbin g to ot her de vices You can dub images playe d back on your camcord er to other reco rding de vices, such as VCR s or DVD/H DD record ers. Con nect the dev ice in eith er of the fo llowing ways. Conn ect your cam corde r to the wall out let (wall sock et) using th e supplied AC Ada ptor for this o peration (p. 16). Refer also to the i ns[...]

59 Editing • To hide the screen indicators (such as a counter, etc.) on the screen of the monitor device connected, touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [DISP OU TPUT] t [LCD PANE L] (the default setting) on the HOME MENU (p. 79). To record the date/tim e and camera setti ngs data, display them on the screen (p. 75). • When you are [...]

60 3 Touch [ USB CONNECT] or [ USB CONNECT] according to the media on w hich the mo vie you want to dub is recorded. 4 Operate the device to be connected, and start recording. For details, refer to the instruc tion manual s supplied with t he device to be connect ed. 5 After d ubbing is comple te, touc h [END] t [ YES], then d isconnect the USB cab[...]

61 Editing You can sel ect a st ill ima ge on the screen. 5 Touch the still image t o be printed . The sele cted still image is marked wi th . Press an d hold the still image on the LCD screen to conf irm the still image. Touch to return to the previ ous screen. 6 Touch (OPTION), set the followi ng options, t hen touch . [COPIES]: S et the number o[...]

62 Utilizin g re cording media (MANAG E ME DI A) catego ry This categor y enable s you t o use t he ha rd disk or a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” for various pu rposes. MOVIE ME DIA SE T You can se lect the media f or movies (p. 22). PHOTO MEDIA SET You can select the med ia for still i mages (p. 23). MEDI A INFO You ca n display the m edia inf ormat[...]

Util izi ng rec ord ing me di a 63 Delet ing all im ages (Forma tting ) Forma ttin g dele tes al l th e imag es to r ecover recorda ble free spa ce. Connec t your cam corder to th e wall outlet (wall soc ket) usin g t he s uppl ied AC Adap tor for thi s oper atio n (p. 1 6). b Not es • T o avoid the loss of important images, you should save them [...]

64 Preven ting dat a on the hard d isk of t he camcor der fr om bei ng rec overed [ EMPTY ] allo ws you to writ e unin tell ig ible data on to t he ha rd dis k of t he camcor der. In t his way, it may be come more dif ficult to reco ver any o riginal data. When you di spose of or tr ansfer th e camcor der to oth ers, it i s recomme nded that you pe[...]

Util izi ng rec ord ing me di a 65 Repai ring t he imag e data base f ile This func tion chec ks the m anageme nt informati on and the consi stency of movi es and sti ll imag es in the medi a, an d repai rs any inco nsistencies found. 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] t [HDD] or [MEMORY STICK]. 2 Touch [ YES]. The m anagem ent fi[...]

66 Customiz ing your ca mcorder What yo u can d o with the (SET TINGS) categ ory of th e HOME MENU You ca n chang e the recor ding f uncti ons an d the oper atin g settings for yo ur conve nience . 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOM E). 2 Touch (SETTINGS). 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the it em is not on th e screen, touch / to chang [...]

67 Customizi ng your camco rder MOVIE SETT INGS (p. 68) PHOTO SETTING S (p. 73) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 75) SOUND/DIS P SET** (p . 77) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 78) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 79) List of the (SETTINGS) category items Items Page REC MODE 68 AUDIO MODE 69 AE SHIFT 69 WB SHIFT 69 NIGHTS HOT LIGHT 69 WIDE SELECT 69 DIGI TAL ZOOM 70 STEADYSHOT 70 AUTO SLW [...]

68 GENERA L SET (p. 80) Items Page DEMO MODE 80 REC LA MP 80 CALIBRA TION 109 A.SHUT OF F 80 QUICK ON STBY 80 REMOTE C TRL 80 DROP SE NSOR 81 CTRL F OR HDM I 81 * You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). ** The menu name is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Handycam operati on. MOVIE SETT INGS (Items for recordi ng[...]

69 Customizi ng your camco rder B SD SP ( ) Recor ds in standard qua lity mode (SD 6M (SP)). SD L P ( ) Incre ases th e reco rding ti me ( Long Pla y) (SD 3M (LP)). b Not es • If you record in the LP mode , the quality of movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements may app ear with block no ise when you play back the image. z Tip s •[...]

70 b Notes • Set [TV T YPE] correctly according to the TV connected for playback ( p. 78). Yo u can sel ect th e m axim um zoom leve l in case you want to zoom to a lev el greater than 12 × du ring recor ding. N ote that the image quality d ecreases w hen you use the digital zoom. B OFF Up to 12 × zoom is perfor med optica lly. 24 × Up to 12 ?[...]

71 Customizi ng your camco rder Dia gonal stri pes a ppear in po rti ons of th e scre en wher e brigh tnes s is at a pres et lev el. This is useful as a gui de when adjusting the brightness. When you ch ange the de fault setting , is disp layed. The zebra pa ttern is not reco rded. B OFF The zeb ra pattern is not displaye d. 70 The zebra pattern ap[...]

72 • If you use the flash in bright places such as when shooting a backlit subject, th e flash may not be effective. You ca n set this functi on when yo u use the built- in flash, or an ext ernal fla sh (optional ) that i s compatib le with your camc order. HIGH( ) Makes the fla sh level high er. B NORMAL( ) LOW( ) Makes the fla sh level lowe r. [...]

73 Customizi ng your camco rder When using a c onversion l ens (option al), use this function to record u sing the optimum co mpensat ion for camer a shake for ea ch lens. You can select [WIDE CONVERSION] ( ) or [TE LE CONVERSION] ( ). The default set ting is [OFF ]. CONVERSION L ENS PHOTO SET TINGS (Ite ms for r ecording still images) Touch 1 , th[...]

74 Capac ity of th e “Memo ry Stick PR O Duo” a nd the num ber of record abl e still images (Unit: num ber of images )* When the POWER switc h is (Still) * The number of recordable st ill images shown is for the maximum image size of your camcorder. The actual number of recordable still images is displayed on t he LCD screen during recor ding ([...]

75 Customizi ng your camco rder See page 72. See page 72. See page 72. See page 73. REDE YE REDU C DIAL SETTING FACE DETECTION CONVERSION L ENS VIEW IM AGES SE T (Ite ms to customiz e the display ) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the it em is not o n the scree n, to uch / to chang e the pa ge. How to se t (HOME MENU) t page 66 (OPTION M ENU) t pa ge 82 The d[...]

76 CAMERA DA T A C SteadyS hot off D Brightnes s E White balance F Gain G Shu tter s peed H Aperture value I Exposu re z Tips • app ear s fo r an imag e re cor de d usi ng a fla sh. • The data code is displayed on the TV screen if you connect your camcorder to a TV. • The indicato r toggles through the following sequences as you press DATA CO[...]

77 Customizi ng your camco rder SOUND/ DISP SE T (Items to ad just the sound and the s creen) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scree n, tou ch / to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 66 (OPTION MENU) t page 82 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B . Touc h / to a djus t the vo lume (p. 37). B ON A mel ody sounds when [...]

78 b Notes • When y ou connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [ BRIGHT] is automaticall y selected for the setting. • When y ou select [B RIGHT], battery l ife is slightly reduced during recording. z Tips • This adjustment does no t affect the recorded images in any way. OUTP UT SETT INGS (Items for when con necting other d evices) [...]

79 Customizi ng your camco rder B LCD PANEL Show s displays suc h as the time code in the viewfind er and on the LCD screen. V-OUT/ PANEL Show s displays suc h as the time code in the viewfinder , on the TV screen and LCD screen. Select [COMPONENT] when connecting your cam corde r to a TV with t he compon ent in put jack. 576i Select w hen conn ect[...]

80 GENERAL SET (Other set up items) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not on th e scre en, touc h / to change the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 66 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 82 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . The defau lt setting is [ON], allowing you to view the demonstr ation in a bout 10 minutes, after you tu rn the POWE R switch [...]

81 Customizi ng your camco rder When t he drop sensor has d etected that the camcorde r has been droppe d, your camcorde r may n ot al low you t o rec ord and play back c orrectl y to p rotec t the in ternal hard disk, as the de fault setting is [O N]. When dro pping is det ected, appe ars. b Not es • Set the drop sensor to [ON] when you use the [...]

82 Activa ting functi ons usin g the OP TION ME NU The (OPTION) MENU appears just like the pop-u p window t hat appears w hen you right-c lick the mouse on a comp uter. Various av ailabl e functio ns are disp layed. 1 While using your camcorder, touch (OP TION) on t he screen. 2 Touch the desired item . If you cannot find the desire d item, touch a[...]

83 Customizi ng your camco rder * Items that are incl uded also in the HOME MENU. Rec ord ing it ems on th e OPT ION MENU Items * Page tab FOCUS –8 4 SPOT FOCUS –8 4 TELE MACRO –8 4 EXPOSURE –8 5 SPOT METER –8 5 AE SHIFT a 69 SCENE SELECTION –8 5 WHITE BAL. –8 6 WB SHIFT a 69 COLOR SLOW SHTR –8 7 SUPER NI GHTSHOT –8 7 tab FADER ?[...]

84 Functi ons se t in t he OPTION M ENU Items you can set only on the (OPTION) MENU will be described be low. The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . You c an adju st the foc us manua lly. You can select this function also when you wa nt to focu s on a certai n subject int entiona lly. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears. 2 Touch (focus ing on close su[...]

85 Customizi ng your camco rder You can fix the br ight ness of a pictur e manua lly. Adju st th e bright ness when the subject i s too b right or too da rk. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the ex posure by touchi ng / . 3 Touch . To ret urn the sett ing to auto matic exp osure, touch [AUT O] t in step 1 . z Tip s • You can also adjust the se[...]

86 LANDSCAPE*( ) Sele ct to sho ot dist ant subj ects clea rly. This settin g also preven ts your camcor der fr om foc using on glas s or me tal m esh in windows between the camcord er and the subject. PORTRAIT (Soft po rtrait) ( ) Sele ct to bri ng out t he subjec t such as people or flowers while creating a soft background. SPOTLIGHT* *( ) Select[...]

87 Customizi ng your camco rder b Not es • Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps . • When you select [ ONE PUSH], keep framing white objects while is flashing q uickly. • flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after t[...]

88 When you select [OLD MOVI E], appea rs and y ou ca n add an o ld mov ie effect t o imag es. To canc el [D.EFFEC T], touc h [OFF]. You ca n add sp ecial effects to an ima ge during re cording. ap pears. B OFF Does not use [PICT. EFFECT] setti ng. SEPIA Images a ppear in s epia. B&W (B lack and white) Images a ppear in b lack and white. PASTEL[...]

89 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou bles hooti ng If you run into any problems using yo ur camc order, use th e follow ing table t o troubleshoo t th e probl em. If the p roblem persists, disconnect th e power sour ce and contac t your Sony dea ler. • Overall op erat ions/Easy Handyc am operation/ Remote Commande r ............. 89 • Batt[...]

90 The (OPTION) button i s not displayed. • The OPTION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handyc am operation . The menu s ettings have changed automatically. • Duri ng Easy Handyca m operation, nearly all the menu it ems will be au tomati cally se t to the d efault se tti ngs. • Duri ng Easy Handyca m operation, some menu items are fi xed as fo[...]

91 Troubles hooting Chan ge the setti ng of [A.SH UT OFF] (p. 8 0), or turn on the po wer ag ain. • When the t ime sele cted in [QUIC K ON STBY] has el apsed during sleep mode, the camcor der is automa tical ly turned off (p. 80) . Turn on t he power ag ain. • Charg e the battery pa ck (p. 16). The /CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the b [...]

92 You cannot delete images stored on or format the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” • Th e maximu m numbe r of still ima ges that you ca n dele te on t he index screen at o ne time is 100 . • You ca nnot de lete t he s till im ages prote cted on anot her devi ce. The data fi le name is not ind icated correctly or flashes. • Th e file is dama ged.[...]

93 Troubles hooting The actual recording time for movies is less than t he expected approximate recording time of the media. • Dependin g on t he re cording c onditions, the time avai lable for record ing may be shorte r, for example when recording a fast moving object, etc. (p. 11, 24). The recording stops. • The temperat ure of your camcorder[...]

94 [SUPER NIGHTS HOT] cannot be operate d. • S et the NIGH TSHO T sw itch to ON. [COLOR SLOW SHTR] do es not operate correctly. • [COLOR SLOW SHTR] may not operate correc tly in tota l darknes s. Use Nig htShot or [SUPER NIGHTSHOT]. You can not adjus t [L CD BL LEVEL] . • You cannot a djust [LCD B L LEVEL] when: – The LCD panel is closed on[...]

95 Troubles hooting Images cannot be played back or the “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” is not recognized. • You cannot play back a movie recor ded with HD ( high defi nition) i mage quality on a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” on a device that is not c ompat ible wit h AV CHD format. Una ble t o edit . • Unabl e to edit because of the condition of the[...]

96 You can not dub correct ly. • You cannot dub im ages us ing the HDMI cable. • Th e A/V conn ecting ca ble is no t connecte d properly . Make su re to c onnect to t he in put jack of a nother d evice ( p. 40). The f ollowing l ist shows exam ples of unwork able c ombinati ons o f functi ons and menu items. Dubbin g/Connecti ng to other device[...]

97 Troubles hooting [FACE DETECTION] NightShot, [SMTH SLW REC], [DI GITAL ZOOM], [FOCUS], [SPOT FOCU S], [EXPOSURE], [SPOT METER], [TWILIGHT], [TWILIGHT PORT.], [CANDLE], [SUNRISE&SUNSET], [FIREWORKS], [LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT], [BEACH], [SNOW], [WHITE BAL.], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [D.EFFECT], [PICT.EFFECT] [DISP OUTPUT] [CTRL FOR[...]

98 Troubleshoo ting If indic ators appear in the viewfi nder or on the LCD scre en, chec k the fol lowin g. If the probl em persis ts even afte r you have tried to fix a couple o f times, c ontact y our Sony d ealer or lo cal aut horized Sony serv ice facili ty. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-diagnosis display) C:04: ss • T he battery pac k is not an ?[...]

99 Troubles hooting (Warnin g indicator pertaini ng to “Memory St ick PRO Duo”) Slow flashing • Free space fo r recordin g images a re running out. For the type of “ Memory Stick” you can u se with your camcorder, see page 2 . • No “Memory Stic k PRO D uo” is inserted (p. 23). Fast flashing • Th ere are not enough f ree space for [...]

100 If mess ages app ear on th e screen , follow the instructions. x Media HDD format error. • T he hard disk of the camcorde r is set different ly from the default fo rmat. Perf ormi ng [ FO RMAT] ( p. 63 ) may enabl e you to use your camc order. This will de lete all data in t he har d disk. Data error. • An error oc curred du ring r eading o[...]

101 Troubles hooting This Memory Stick is not formatted correctly. • Check the forma t, then fo rmat the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” with you r camcorder if necessary (p. 63, 1 05). Memory Stick folders are full. • You cannot create folders exceedi ng 999MSDC F. You cannot create or delete crea ted folder s using your camcorder. • For mat th e[...]

102 Additio nal Inform ation Using your c amcord er abr oad Power supply You can use your camc order in any countrie s/regions using th e AC Ad aptor supplied with your camcorder within the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/6 0 Hz range. Viewi ng im ages r ecorde d wit h HD (high de finition ) image qu ality In cou ntries/regions where 1 080/50i is supporte d,[...]

103 Additional Info rmation Setting to the loc al time You can e asily set the clo ck to t he local time by se tting a time dif ference when using your camcorde r ab road. T ouch (HO ME) t (SETTINGS) t [CLO CK/ LAN G] t [AREA SE T] and [SUMMERT IME] (p . 79). World ti me difference Time-zone differe nces Area setting GMT Lisbon, Lond on +01:00 Berl[...]

104 File/ folde r stru cture on t he camc order hard disk and “ Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” The file/fol der struct ure is shown below. You do no t usually need to acknowl edge the file/ folde r struct ure, when rec ording /playi ng back images o n the camcorde r. To en joy st ill imag es or mo vies by co nnec ting to a comp uter, see “PMB Guid e[...]

105 Additional Info rmation Maint enance an d precaut ions What i s the A VCHD format? The AVCHD format is a h igh definiti on digital vide o camera format used to record an HD (hig h definitio n) signal of ei ther the 1080 i sp ecif icat ion * 1 or the 7 20p specif ication * 2 on internal hard disk drive, using effici ent data compression co ding [...]

106 – If you use the “M emory Stick PRO Duo” near magnets or ma gnetic fields • It is recommended you make a back-up of important data on the hard disk of a computer. • Be careful not to apply excessive force when writing on a memo ar ea on a “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo.” • Do n ot attach a label or the lik e on a “Memor y Stick PRO Du[...]

107 Additional Info rmation your cam corder, an d displa ys the remai ning battery tim e in minutes. To char ge the ba tte ry pack • Be sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your camcor der. • We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 °C to 30 ° C (50 °F to 86 °F) until the /CHG (charge)[...]

108 On use an d care • Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories i n the following locations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to temperatures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under dir ect sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in th e sun. They may malfunction or become deformed. – Near strong magn[...]

109 Additional Info rmation x How to pr event moi sture con densa tion When you b ring your ca mcorder fr om a cold place i nto a warm place , put your camcorde r in a plastic bag a nd seal it tightly. Remove t he bag when the air tempera ture inside th e plastic bag has reache d the surround ing te mperat ure (afte r about 1 hou r). LCD scree n ?[...]

110 On charg ing the pre-in stall ed recha rge able bat tery Your ca mcorde r has a pre- install ed recha rgeable ba ttery to retai n the da te, time , and othe r settings even when the POWER switch is set t o OFF ( CHG). The p re- insta lled re charg eable bat tery is alwa ys charge d while your camcor der is c onnec ted to the wal l outle t (wall[...]

111 Additional Info rmation Notes on the L icense ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER AP PLICABLE PATENT S IN THE MPEG- 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG L[...]

112 Quick Reference Iden tifyin g par ts an d cont rols The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pag es. A Power zoom l ever (3 1, 39) B PHOTO button (30) C Eyec up D Viewfinder (22 ) E Viewfinder le ns adjustmen t lever (22) F QUICK ON b utton (32) G /CHG (charge ) lamp H ACCESS lamp (Hard di sk) (29) I DC IN j ack (16) J Hook for a sho ulder belt Attac[...]

113 Quick Re ferenc e A Active I nterfa ce Shoe The Act ive Interfa ce Shoe supplie s power t o optio nal ac cessori es suc h as a video light, a flash, or a micropho ne. The ac cessory can be turned on or off as you op erate t he POWE R swi tch on your camcord er. R efer t o the op erati ng instruct ions suppl ied with yo ur accessory fo r details[...]

114 A Speaker Play back sound s come out f rom the speaker. For how t o adjust the vol ume, see pa ge 37. B NIGHTSHOT switch (32) C (VIEW IMAG ES) button (35) D LCD scre en/tou ch panel (2 1) E (HOME) bu tton (13, 66 ) F Zoom but tons (31, 39) G START/STO P button (30 ) H RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the setting s, includin g the settin g of the[...]

115 Quick Re ferenc e A Built- in microp hone (31) An Active Interfa ce Shoe compatible microph one ( optiona l) will t ake preced ence wh en conn ected. B Flash (71) C Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (4) D MANUAL button (34) E CAM CTR L dial (34) F Tripod rece ptacl e Attach th e tripod (op tional) to the tripod receptac le using a trip od screw (optional [...]

116 Remo te Comm ander A DATA CODE button (75) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO button (30) The on-screen image when you press this butt on will be recorded as a still image. C SCAN/SLOW buttons (36) D . > (Previou s/Next) b uttons (36) E PLAY b utton ( 36) F ST[...]

117 Quick Re ferenc e Indic ators display ed dur ing reco rding /play back Recordi ng mov ies Recording still imag es Viewin g movies Viewing st ill images A HOM E button (13 ) B Remaini ng battery (a pprox.) (17 ) C Record ing status ([STBY ] (standb y) or [REC] (re cording) ) D Recor ding qu alit y (HD/S D) and recor din g mode (F H/HQ/ SP/ LP) ([...]

118 Followi ng indicato rs appear during record ing/p layback to indicate th e setting s of your camc order. Upper left Center Upper right Bottom z Tip s • Indicator s and their positions are approxim ate and differ from what you actually see. Indicat ors when yo u made changes Indicator Meaning AUDIO MODE (6 9) Self-tim er recording (88) Flash l[...]

119 Quick Re ferenc e The r ecordin g date and time i s recor ded automa ticall y on t he medi a. They are no t displayed w hile recor ding. How ever, yo u can ch eck th em as [DATA CODE] dur ing playba ck (p . 75 ). Data code during recor ding[...]

120 Glossa ry x 5.1ch su rroun d sound A system that plays back sound on 6 s peakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an addit ional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 12 0 Hz or lower. x AVCHD fo rmat A high definition digital video camera format used to record an HD (hig[...]

121 Quick Re ferenc e Quick Reference Index Numeric 1080i/576i ............ .................79 16:9 .. ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...78 16:9 WIDE............ ...... ....... ...69 21-pin adapto r ....... ...... ....... ...45 4:3 ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... .69, 78 4:3 TV ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... .43 576i .......[...]

122 Grip be lt........ ....... ....... ...... .... 22 GUIDEFRA ME ....... ....... ...... 70 H Handycam S tation ... ....... ...... 16 Hard dis k . ..... ....... ....... .... 5, 104 HD movie management file ...... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... .... 104 HD (high definition) image qualit y .... ....... ....... ....... ...... ...... 9 HDD INFO[...]

123 Quick Re ferenc e Recordi ng ....... ....... ...... ....25 , 29 Recordi ng time ......... ...... 11, 18 REDEYE REDU C ......... ...... .72 Remaining Battery . ....... ....... ....... .....17 Hard dis k .. ..... ...... ....... ...62 “Memory Stick PRO Duo” ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .....6 2 Remaini ng battery..... ....... .....17[...]

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