Sony HANDYCAM HDR-CX100 manual

T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Click Handycam Handbook HDR-CX100  2009 Sony Corporation 4-129-504- 11 (1) US[...]

2 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Using the Handycam Handbook Y ou will find informatio n on using your cam corder to its fullest in this Ha ndycam Ha ndbook. Read the Hand ycam Hand b ook in addition to the Operating G uide (a separate vol ume). Info rmation on using y our camcorder co nnected to a compu ter will b e found in[...]

3 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index T able of contents Using the Handycam Handbook ................................................................. 2 Searching for information quickly ....................................................... 2 Useful recor ding techniques ..........................................................[...]

4 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Searching for desired sc ene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) ....................... 38 Searching for desired sc ene by face (F ace Index) .................................. 38 Searching for desired images b y date (Date Index) ................................ 39 Using PB zoom with photos ......[...]

5 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index VIEW IMAGES SET (Items to customize the display) ........................................ 74 SOUND/DISP SET (I tems to adjust the sound and the screen) ........................... 76 OUTPUT SET TINGS (I tems for when connected to a T V ) .................................. 78 CL OCK/ LANG (I te[...]

6 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful rec ording techniques Checking your golf swing Getting a good shot of a ski slope or beach SMTH SL W REC .......................................... 33  AUT O BACK LIGHT ...................................... 69 BEACH ....................................................... 86 SNOW ...[...]

7 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index P ar ts and controls Figures in ( ) a re referen ce pages.  Lens (Carl Zeiss lens) (15)  LENS COVER switch (22, 24, 28, 30)  Built-in microphone  LCD scr een/T ouch panel (10, 33) If you r otate the LCD panel 180 degr ees, you can close the LCD panel with the LCD scr een facing out[...]

8 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Pow er zoom lever (32, 40)  PHOT O button (25, 31)  MODE button (24, 30)  (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (19)  Battery pack (17)  CHG (charge) lamp (17)  Speaker  DC IN jack (17)  A/V Remote Connector (42, 56)  ST AR T/STOP button (23, 29)  Grip belt (22, 28)  Hook[...]

9 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Bottom Indicator Meaning F ACE DETECTI ON (72) DETECTIO N SET (73)  Man ual focus (85) SCENE SELECTION (86)  White balance (87) SteadySho t off (67) SPOT MTR/FCS (83)/ EXPOSURE (85)/SPO T METER (83) TELE MACR O (84) X.V .COLOR (67) C ONVERSIO N LENS (68, 71) OPTION b utton (10) VIEW IMA [...]

10 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - T ak ing advantage of two types of menus Using the HOME MENU When yo u press (HOME), the H OME MENU appears. Y ou can chang e the settings of yo ur camcorder , etc.  T ouch the desired category  the menu item to be changed.  F ollow the instructions on[...]

11 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index The tabs and it ems that appear on the scr een depend on the recor ding/playback status o f your camco rder at the time. [...]

12 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Menu lists List of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category MOVIE * p. 28 PHOT O * p. 30 SMTH SL W REC p. 33 ( VIEW IMAGES) category VISUAL INDEX * p . 36 FILM ROLL * p. 38 F ACE * p. 38 PLA YLIST p. 54 (O THERS) categor y DELETE * DELETE p. 47 DELETE p. 47 PHOT O CAPTURE p. 49 MOVIE DUB DUB p. 50 DUB[...]

13 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index DISP OUTPUT p. 78 COMPONENT p. 79 HDMI RESOL UTION p. 79 CL OCK/ LANG CL OCK SE T * p. 19 AREA SET p. 80 DST SE T/SUMMERTIME p. 80 LANGUA GE SET * p. 80 GENERAL SET DEMO MODE p . 81 C ALIBRA TION p. 108 A.SHUT OFF p . 81 POWER ON B Y L CD p. 82 C TRL FOR HDMI p. 82 [SOUND/DISP S ET] is change[...]

14 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Read this befor e operating y our camcorder Supplied items The num b ers in ( ) are the s upplied quan tity .  A C Adap tor (1)  P ower cor d (Mains lead) (1)  Compo nent A/V cable (1)   A/V connecting cab le (1)   USB cab le (1)   Recharg eable battery pack NP -FH5[...]

15 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index of the sun only in lo w light condition s, such as at dus k. About changing the language setting The on-screen displa ys in each local l anguage are used for illu strating the operating procedur es. Change the screen language befor e u sing your ca mcorder if necessary (p. 20). Recording Befo[...]

16 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index subject coming in to the lens.[...]

17 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the batter y pack 3 2 1 3 Y ou can cha rge the “Inf oLITHIUM” bat ter y pack (H series) after attaching i t to your camcor der . Y ou cannot at tach any “I nfoLITHIUM” bat ter y pack other than the H series to your camco rder . 1 T urn off your camco[...]

18 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Charging time A ppro ximate time (min.) requir ed when you fully charge a fully discharg ed battery pack. Battery pack Charging time NP -FH50 (supplied) 135 NP -FH70 170 NP -FH100 390 When the bat ter y pack is charged a t 25  C (77 ˚F) (10  C to 30  C (50 ˚F to 86 ˚F) is recommen[...]

19 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is open, pres s POWER. 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. T o set the date an[...]

20 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index The date an d time does not appear during reco rding, but they are a utomatically r ecorded on the recordin g media, and can be displayed during p layback. T o display the date an d time, touch (HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [VIEW IMA GES SET]  [DA T A CODE]  [D A TE/TIME]    . Y ou[...]

21 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording/Pla yback F ive pieces of advice f or successful r ecording Stabilizing your camcor der When yo u hold the camcorder , keep your up p er body upright, and hold yo ur arms close to your body . The SteadySh ot function is effective against camera-shake , however , it is essential that[...]

22 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording and pla ying movies and photos easily ( Easy Handycam Opera tion) Simp ly press EAS Y . Y ou can record o r play movies and p hotos easily (Easy Hand ycam operation). During Easy Handy cam operation, yo u can set basic options, such as c hanging the image size or deleting imag es, a[...]

23 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Press EASY . appears o n the LCD screen.  Press ST ART/STOP to start recording . T o stop recordin g, press ST ART/STOP a gain. Tips The [REC MODE] is fixed to [HD S P] or [SD SP] (p . 65).   POWER button [STBY ]  [REC][...]

24 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Shooting photos  Open the lens cover .  Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is already open, pr ess POWER (p. 19).  Press EASY . appears o n the LCD screen.  Press MODE t o turn on the (Photo) lamp[...]

25 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Press PHO T O lightly to adjust the focus, then press it fully . When disappears, the p hoto is recorded o n the internal memory . Playing movies  Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is already open, pr[...]

26 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  T ouch the (or ) tab (  )  a desired movie (  ).  : Displays the F ilm Roll Index screen (p. 38).  : Displays the F ace Index screen (p . 38).  : Displays high definitio n image quality (HD) movies. *  : Displays p hotos. * appears when yo u select standard definition[...]

27 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Viewing photos On the VISUAL INDEX scr een, touch the (Photo) tab (  )  a desired photo (  ). Y our camco rder starts playing the selected photo . Tips The setting of [D A T A C ODE] is fixed to [D A TE/TIME] (p. 74). T o change the r ecording media, select the recording media on [P [...]

28 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording Recording movies In the defa ult setting, movies are r ecorded with high definition image quali ty (HD) on the internal m emory (p. 60, 65).  F asten the grip belt.  Open the lens cover .  Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on y[...]

29 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Press ST ART/STOP to start recording . T o stop recordin g, press ST ART/STOP a gain. If you c lose t he LCD screen while recordin g movies, the camcorder st ops recording. See page 98 on the recorda ble time of movies. When a mo vie f ile exceeds 2 GB, the next movie file is crea ted aut[...]

30 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Y ou can switch the shooting mode b y touching (HOME)  (CAMERA)  [MOVIE]. Data code during recor ding The recor ding date, time and co ndition are r ecorded au tomatically on the reco rding media. They are no t displayed during r ecording. Ho wever , you can check them as [D A T A CODE][...]

31 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Press PHO T O lightly to adjust the focus, then press it fully . When disappears, the p hoto is recorded . See page 99 on the recorda ble number of phot os. T o change the ima ge size, touch (HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [PHOTO SETTINGS]  [ IMAGE S IZE]  a desired setting    (p[...]

32 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful functions for rec ording movies and photos Zooming Y ou can magnify images up t o 10 times the original size with the power zoom lever or the zoom but tons on the LCD frame . Mo ve the power zoom lever slightly f or a slower zoom. M ove it further fo r a faster zoom. Notes Be sure to k[...]

33 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording in mirror mode Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camco rder  , then rotate i t 180 degrees to the lens side  . Tips A mirror -image of the subject ap pe ars on the LCD screen, b ut the image will be normal when recorded. Recording fast action in slow-motion (SMTH SL W REC )[...]

34 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes Y ou cannot recor d sound with [SMTH SL W REC]. Image q uality of [SMTH SL W REC] is not as good as that of n ormal recording. Switching the screen displa y, or turning the L CD back light on/off Each time you pr ess DISP , t he screen indicato rs, such as rema ining battery power , etc[...]

35 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies and pho tos that are r ecorded on the int ernal memor y are pla yed (p. 60). Playing movies  Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is already open, p[...]

36 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index movie or p hoto with  , you can con tinue playback from the p revious time. (  appears o n the photo r ecorded on “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media.) Y our camco rder starts playing the selected movie. Tips When pla y back from the selected movie reaches the last m ovie, the screen ret[...]

37 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Y our camco rder displays the selected photo . Tips When viewing phot os recorded on “ Memory Stick PRO Duo ” media, (playback folder) a ppears on the screen.   Previous T o t he VISU AL INDEX screen T o star t/stop slide sh ow Next OPTION MENU[...]

38 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful functions for playing mo vies and photos Searching for desir ed scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) Mo vies can be divided by a set time and the first scene of each division is dis played on the INDEX screen. Y ou can sta r t playing back a m ovie from the selected thumbna il. Select t[...]

39 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Press ( VIE W IMAGES). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears.  T ouch (F ace Index).  T ouch / to select the desired movie.  T ouch / to search for the desir ed face image, then touch the desired face image to view the scene . Playback starts from the beginning of the scene with the s[...]

40 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index the (Photo) tab .  T ouch date on the screen. The recor ding dates of imag es are displa yed on the screen.  T ouch / to select the date of the desired image, then touch . The images o f the s elected date ar e displayed on the VIS U AL INDEX screen. Tips On the [Film Roll Index]/[F ace[...]

41 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Adjust the magnification with W ( Wide angle)/T ( T elephoto). T o cancel, touch . Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) T ouch on the photo playback screen. The slide sho w b egins from the selected photo . T o stop the slide show T ouch . T o restart the slide show T ouch again. [...]

42 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing images on a T V Connection methods and the image quali ty (hig h definition (HD) or stan dard definition (SD)) viewed on the TV screen differ depending on what type of TV is connected, and the connectors used. Y ou can connect your camco rder to the TV e asily followin g the instruc t[...]

43 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Connecting to a high definition T V High definition imag e quality (HD) movies are p layed back with high definition image quali ty (HD). Standar d definition image quality (S D) movies are pla yed back with standard definition image quality (S D). : Signal flow T ype Camcorder Cable TV HOME [...]

44 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Some TVs may not function correctly (e.g., no sound o r image) with this connection. Do not connect the HDMI O UT jack of your camcor der and HDMI OUT jack of the external device with the HDMI cable. This m ay cause a malfunction. Connecting to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 T V Hig[...]

45 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index (SETTINGS)  [OUTPUT SETTINGS]  [TV T YPE]  [16:9]/[4:3] * (p. 78) Notes When the S VIDEO pl ug (S VIDEO channel) is connected, a udio signals are not ou tput. T o output a udio signals, connect the white and red p lugs to the audio inp ut jack of your TV . This connection pr oduces h[...]

46 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Using “BRA VIA ” Sync Y ou can opera te your camcor der with the Remote Commander of y our T V by connecting your camco rder to a “BRA VIA ” Sync co mpatible TV launched in 2008 or la ter with the HDMI cable.  Connect your camcorder and a “BRA VIA ” Sync compatible T V with the[...]

47 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Editing Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deletin g movies and p hotos from reco rding media. Select the recording medium tha t contains the movies and p hotos you wan t to delete b efor e starting the operation (p . 60). For m ovies, select the image quality (p . 65). N[...]

48 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index T o delete all photos o n the same day at one time, touch [ DELETE]  [ DELETE by dat e].  T ouch / to select the recordin g date of the desired mo vies/photos, then to uch . The movies/ph otos recorded o n the selected date are di splayed on the screen. Tips T ouch the image do wn on th[...]

49 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Capturing a photo from a movie Select the recording media which con tains movies and the ima ge quality , and the recor ding media where you wan t to save p hotos befo re the operation (p . 60, 65). 1 T ouch (HOME)  (O THERS)  [PHOT O C APTURE]. The [PHOT O CAPTURE] screen appears. 2 T [...]

50 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the int ernal memor y to “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media Dubbing movies Y ou can du b movies recorded o n the internal memo r y of your camco rder to “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media. Insert “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media into y our camcorder be[...]

51 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  T ouch  [ YES]   . Tips T o check the dubbed movies a fter dubbing is finished, select [MEMOR Y STICK] on [MO VIE MED I A SET] and play them back (p . 60). Copying photos Y ou can cop y photos from the in ternal memory of the camcor der to “M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” media. Ins[...]

52 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Pr otecting recorded movies and photos (Pr otect) Pro tect movies and photos t o avoid deleting them by mistake. Select the recording medium tha t contains the movies and p hotos you wan t to pro tect b efor e starting the operation (p . 60). For movies, select the image quality (p . 65). Tip[...]

53 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Dividing a movie Select the recording media which con tains the movie and the ima ge quality you wan t t o divide befor e the operation (p . 60, 65). 1 T ouch (HOME)  (O THERS)  [EDIT ]  [ DIVIDE]. 2 T ouch the movie to be divided. The selected movie starts playback. 3 T ouch at the [...]

54 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Using the Pla ylist of movies The Playlist is a lis t showing thum bnails of the movies that y ou have selected. The original movies ar e not chang ed e ven if you edit o r delete the movies added to the Playlist. Select the recording media and the ima ge quality you wa nt to crea te, play , [...]

55 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing the Playlist Select the recording media and the ima ge quality you wa nt to play a P laylist before t he operatio n (p. 60).  T ouch (HOME)  ( VIEW IMAGES)  [PLA YLIST ]. Mo vies added to the Playlist ap p ear .  T ouch the movie you want to play back. The Playlist is p la[...]

56 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Creating a disc with a DVD writer , recorder Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer , etc. (USB cable connection) Y ou can sav e high def inition imag e quality (HD) movies on a di s c by conn ec ting your camco rder to disc creatio n de vices, such as a Son y DV[...]

57 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index countries/regio ns. Notes Connect your camcor der to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supp lied AC Ada ptor for this o peration (p . 18). High definition image q uality (HD) movies will be dubbed with standard definition ima ge quality (SD).  A/V connecting cable (supplied) Connect [...]

58 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index of the recor ding device.  Start playback on your camcorder , and record it on the recording devic e. Refer to the instruction man uals supplied with your reco rding device for details.  When dubbing is finished, stop the recording devic e, and then your camcorder . Notes Since dubb ing[...]

59 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Checking the batter y information Y ou can check the estima ted remaining capacity o f the battery . T ouch (HOME)  (O THERS)  [BA T TERY INFO]. The remainin g battery capacity is shown. T o close the battery information screen T ouch .[...]

60 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Utilizing recor ding media Changing the recor ding media Y ou can select the internal memo r y or “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media as the recor ding, playback, or editing medium o n your camco rder . S elect the medium to be used for movies a nd photos separat ely . In the default setting, [...]

61 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index PRO-HG Duo ” media) * Marked wi th Mark2 or not, ei ther can be used. See page 99 for the recor dable time of “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media/“Memor y Stick PRO-HG Duo” media (This size can be used with your camcor der .) “Memory Stick” media (Yo[...]

62 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Checking the media information Y ou can check the r emaining recor dable time for each r ecording mode of the recor ding media selec ted on [MO VIE MED I A SET] (p . 60), and the app roximat e free and used media space of the recor ding media. Notes During Easy Handy cam operation, you cann o[...]

63 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Deleting all movies and photos (F ormatting) Forma tting deletes all the movies an d photos t o recover recor dable free space. Notes Connect your camcor der to the wall outlet (wall socket) using A C Adapto r supplied for this o peration (p . 18). T o avoid the los s of important images, y o[...]

64 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Pr eventing data on the internal memor y from being reco vered [ EMPT Y] al lows yo u to write unintelligible da ta onto the in ternal memory of the camcor der . In this way , it ma y b ecome mor e diff icult to recov er an y original data. When you dispose of o r transfer the camco rder , it[...]

65 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Customizing y our camcorder MOVIE SET TINGS (I tems for rec ording movies) The default set tings are marked with  . / SET Y ou can select image quality f or recordin g, playback, or editing from high definition ima ge quality (HD) or stan dard definition image q uality (SD). Steps (HOME) ?[...]

66 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes If you r ecord in the LP mode, the quality of mo vies may be degraded, or scenes with quick mov ements may a ppear with block noise when you pla y back the image. Tips See page 98 for the expected recording time o f each recording mode. Y ou can select the [REC MODE] for each r ecording[...]

67 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index STEAD YSHOT Y ou can com pensate for ca mera shake. Set [ STEADY SHOT] t o [OFF] ( ) when using a tripod (sold separately), then the imag e becomes nat ural. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [ STEADYSHO T ]  a desired setting     ON The SteadySho t functi[...]

68 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index GUIDEFRAME Y ou can disp lay the frame and check tha t the subject is horizontal or vertical. The frame is not r ecorded. Press D ISP to make the frame disap pe ar . Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [GUIDEFRAME]  a desired setting     OFF Does not display[...]

69 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  OFF Select this when you do not use a con version lens. WIDE CONVERSION ( ) Select this when you use a wide-conversio n lens. TELE CONVERSION ( ) Select this when you use a tele-conv ersion lens. A UTO BACK LIGHT Y our camco rder adjusts the exposure f or backlit subjects aut omatically .[...]

70 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index PHO T O SE T TINGS (I tems for r ecording photos) The default set tings are marked with  . IMAGE SIZE Y ou can select a photo size t o be shot. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [PHOTO SETTINGS]  [ IMAGE SIZE]  a desir ed setting     4.0M ( ) Records photos in the high qua[...]

71 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index GUIDEFRAME Y ou can disp lay the frame and check tha t the subject is horizontal or vertical. The frame is not r ecorded. Press D ISP to make the frame disap pe ar . Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [PHOTO SETTINGS]  [GUIDEFRAME]  a desired setting     OFF Does not display t[...]

72 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index F ACE FUNC. SE T (Items to set face function) The default set tings are marked with  . F ACE DE T . SE T TING Y ou can adj ust the settings for the F ACE DETECTION function. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [F ACE FUNC. SET ]  [F ACE DET . SE T TING]  [F ACE DETEC TION]/[FRAME SE T T[...]

73 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index SMILE SHUT TER Y ou can adj ust the settings for the SMILE S HUT TER function. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [F ACE FUNC. SET ]  [SMILE SHUT TER]  [DETEC TION SET ]/[SMILE SENSITIVIT Y ]/[SMILE PRIORITY ]/[FRAME SET TING]  a desired setting     DETEC TION SET The shu t[...]

74 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index VIEW IMAGES SET (Items to customize the display) The default set tings are marked with  . / SET Y ou can select image quality f or recordin g, playback, or editing from high definition ima ge quality (HD) or stan dard definition image q uality (SD). Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [ VIEW [...]

75 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index CAMERA DA T A  SteadySho t off  Brightness  White balance  Gain  Shu tter speed  A per ture value  Exposure Tips The data code is displa yed on the T V screen if you connect yo ur camcorder to a TV . Depending on the recor ding media condition, bars [--:--:--] a ppear . ?[...]

76 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index SOUND/DISP SET (I tems to adjust the sound and the screen) The default set tings are marked with  . VOL UME Y ou can adj ust the volume o f playback sound. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [SOUND/DISP SE T ]  [ VOLUME]  (quieter)/ (louder)    BEEP Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS[...]

77 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index If you o pen the LCD panel 180 degrees to face the screen outside and c lose t he LCD panel to the camcorder body , the setting becomes [NORMAL] au tomatically . Tips This adjustmen t does not affect the recorded images in a ny way . L CD COL OR Y ou can adj ust the color of the LCD screen. S[...]

78 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index OUTPUT SET TINGS (I tems for when connected to a T V ) The default set tings are marked with  . T V T YPE Y ou need to con vert the signal depending on the T V connected when playing back m ovies and pho tos. The recorded mo vies and photos ar e played back as follo wing illustrations. Ste[...]

79 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  L CD P ANEL Shows disp lays such as the time code on the LCD screen. V-OUT/P ANEL Shows displa ys such as the time code on the LCD screen, and on the TV screen. COMPONENT Select [COMPONENT] when connecting your camco rder to a TV with the componen t input jack. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS[...]

80 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index CL OCK/ LANG (I tems to set clock and language) The default set tings are marked with  . CL OCK SET See page 19. AREA SET Y ou can adj ust a time difference withou t stoppin g the clock. S et your local area when using your camco rder in other time zones. Refer t o the world time differenc[...]

81 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index GENERAL SE T (Other setup items) The default set tings are marked with  . DEMO MODE When yo ur camcorder is conn ec ted to a wall outlet (wall socket), a demonstra tion movie appear a b out 10 min utes after yo u turn on the (Movie) lam p by pres sing MODE. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS) [...]

82 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  5min The camcor der turns off auto matically . NEVER The camcorder does no t turn off automa tically . Notes When you co nnect your camcorder to a wall o utlet (wall s ocket), [A.SHUT OFF] is a utomatically set to [NEVER]. POWER ON BY L CD Y ou can set your ca mcorder to turn on a nd off [...]

83 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index F unc tions set in the OPTION MENU I tems you can set only o n the OPTION MENU will be describe d below . The default set tings are marked with  . SPOT M TR/FCS Y ou can adj ust the brightness and f o cus for the selected subject simulta neously . This function enables yo u to use [SPOT ME[...]

84 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index SPOT FOCUS Y ou can select and adj ust the focal point to aim it a t a subject not located a t the center of the screen. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [SPOT FOCUS]  touch the poin t to be focused within the frame on the screen  [END ]  T o adjust the focus aut omatically [...]

85 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index EXPOSURE Y ou can fix the brightness o f a picture man ually . Ad just the brightness when the sub je ct is too bright or t oo d ark. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [EXPOSURE]  [MANUAL]  (darker)/ (brighter)   T o adjust the exposure a utomatically , touch [A UTO]. FOCU[...]

86 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index SCENE SELEC TION Y ou can reco rd images effectively in vario us situation s. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [SCENE SELEC TION]  a desired setting    AUT O Au tomatically recor ds images effectively without the [SCENE S ELECTION] function. T WILIGHT* ( ) Ma intains the [...]

87 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index WHITE BAL. ( White balance) Y ou can adj ust the color balance to the brightnes s of the recording en vironmen t. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [ WHITE BAL.]  a desired setting    AUT O The white balance is adjus ted automa tically . OUTDOOR ( ) The white balance is a [...]

88 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index F ADER Y ou can reco rd a transition wi th t he followin g effec ts adding to the int er val bet ween scenes. Select the desired effect in [STBY] (to fading in) or [REC] (to fading ou t) mode. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [F ADER]  a desired setting    OFF Does not us[...]

89 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  NORMAL Records va rious ambient so unds, converting them int o the appro priate level. L OW ( ) Records am bient sound faithfully . Select [LOW] when you want t o record an exciting a nd powerful sound in a concert hall, etc. (This setting is not suitable fo r recording co nversation s.) [...]

90 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If yo u run into any p roblems using y our camcor der , use the following list to troubles hoot the problem. I f the problem persists, disconnect the power sour ce and contact yo ur S on y dea ler . Overall operations/Easy Ha ndycam operation ................[...]

91 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index [A UTO BA CK LIGHT] [SPOT MTR/FCS] [SPOT METER] [SPOT FOCUS] [EXPOSURE] [FOCUS] [SCENE SELECTION] [WHITE BAL.] [BL T-IN ZOOM MIC] [MICREF LEVEL] Y our camcorder gets warm. Y our camcorder m ay become warm during operation. This is n ot a malfunction. Batteries/power sour ces The power abruptl[...]

92 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Images stored on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media cannot be deleted. The maximum n umber of images that y ou can delete on the index screen a t one time is 100. Y ou cannot delete the p rotected images. The data file name is not indicated correctly or flashes. The file is damaged. The fil[...]

93 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index The screen image is dark, and the subject does not appear on the screen. Press a nd hold DISP down fo r a few seconds to turn on the backlight (p . 34). Horizontal stripes appear on the images. This occurs when recording ima ges under a fluorescent la mp, sodium lam p, or mer cur y l amp . Th[...]

94 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing back images stor ed on “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media on other devices Images cannot be played back or the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media is not recognized . Y ou cannot pla y back high def inition image quality (HD) movies o n “Memo r y Stick PRO Duo ” medi a on a device th[...]

95 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Cannot use Because of following settings [F ACE DETECTION] [SMTH SL W REC], [DIGIT AL ZOOM], [SPOT MTR/FCS], [SPO T METER], [SPOT FOCUS], [EXPOSURE], [FOCUS], [TWILIGHT], [CANDLE], [SUNRISE&S UNSET], [FIREW ORKS], [LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT], [BEA CH], [SNO W], [WHITE BAL.], [ DETECTION SET][...]

96 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index ( Warning indicators pertaining to “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media formatting) The “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media is damaged. The “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media is not f orma tted correctly (p. 63). ( Warning indicator pertaining to incompatible “M emory Stick Duo” media) Incom p[...]

97 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Cannot recov er data. W riting data on to the media of the camcorder has failed. A ttemp ts were made to recov er the data, but they wer e unsuccessful. Reinsert the M emory Stick . Reinsert the “M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” media a few times. If even then the indicat or flashes, the “M emo[...]

98 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Additional inf ormation Recording time of movies/number of recor dable photos “HD ” stands for high definitio n image quality , and “ SD” s tands for standar d image quality . Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time A ppro ximate time ava ilable w[...]

99 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index “Memory Stick PRO D uo ” media High definition image quality (HD) (unit: minu te) A VC HD 16M (FH) A VC HD 9M (HQ) A VC HD 7M (SP) A VC HD 5M (LP) 1GB 6 (6) 10 (9) 15 (10) 20 (15) 2GB 10 (10) 25 (20) 35 (25) 45 (35) 4GB 25 (25) 55 (40) 70 (50) 95 (70) 8GB 55 (55) 115 (80) 145 (100) 195 (1[...]

100 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Using your camc order abroad Po wer supply Y ou can use your ca mcorder in an y countries/r egions using the AC A dapto r supp lied with your camcorder wi thin the AC 100 V t o 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz ran ge. Viewing high definition image quality (HD) movies In coun tries/regions where 1080/60i [...]

101 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when usin g your camcor der abroad. T ouch (HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [CLOCK/ L ANG]  [AREA SET] and [DS T SET] or [SU MMERTIME] (p . 80). W orld time difference Time-zone differences Are[...]

102 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index F ile/folder structure on the internal memory and “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media The file/folder structure is sho wn below . Y ou do not usually need to acknowledge the file/ folder structure, when r ecording/pla ying back movies and pho tos on the camcorder . T o enjoy movies or p hotos[...]

103 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index The image files may be destro yed or may not be played back. Operation is not gua ranteed, if you perform the above opera tion. When you de lete image files, follow the steps on page 47. Do not delet e the image files on the camcorder dir ectly f rom the com puter . Do not forma t the record[...]

104 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Maintenance and precautions About the A VCHD format What is the A VCHD format? The A VCHD fo rmat is a high definition digital video camera forma t used to recor d a high def inition (HD) signal of either the 1080i specification * 1 or the 720p specification * 2 using efficient data comp res[...]

105 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Damaged or lost da ta may occur in the following cases (the da ta wi ll not be compensa ted for): If you eject the “ Memory Stick PRO Duo ” media, or turn off your ca mcorder while your camcorder i s reading or writing image files on the “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” medi a (while the acc[...]

106 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index About the “I nfoLITHIUM” battery pack Y our camco rder operates only wi th an “Inf oLITHIUM” ba tter y pack (H series). “Inf oLITHIUM” H series batt er y packs have the mark. What is an “I nfoLITHIUM” battery pack? An “Inf oLITHIUM” bat ter y pack is a lithium-ion ba tter[...]

107 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Each battery’ s life is governed b y storage, operating an d environmen tal conditions. About x.v .Color x.v .C olor is a mor e familiar term for the xvY CC standard p roposed by Sony , and is a trademark of Sony . xvY CC is an internation al standard for colo r space in video. This stan d[...]

108 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Y ou use your camcor der in a hot and humid place. Ho w to prevent mo isture condensa tion When you b ring your camcor der from a cold place into a wa rm place, put your camco rder in a plastic bag and seal it tightly . Remove the bag when the air tempera ture inside the plastic bag has reac[...]

109 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index will not be affected as long as you a re not recordin g the date. How to charge the pr e -installed rechargeable battery Connect your camcor der to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the supp lied AC Ada ptor , and leave it with the LCD screen closed for m ore than 24 hours. Note on disposal/[...]

110 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRO DUCT OTHER TH AN CONSUMER PERSON AL USE IN ANY MANNER TH A T COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 ST ANDARD FOR EN CODING VIDEO INFORMA TION FOR P ACKA GED MEDIA IS EXPRESSL Y PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER AP PLICABLE P A TENTS IN THE MPEG-2 P A TENT PORTFO [...]

111 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Symbols 1080i/480i .................................... 79 16:9 ............................................... 78 4:3 ................................................. 78 480i ............................................... 79 A A.SHUT OFF .............................. 81 A/V connecting ca[...]

112 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Mirror mode ............................... 33 Mo isture condensa tion ............107 MOVIE DUB .............................. 50 MOVIE MEDI A SET ................. 60 Mo vies ....................... 22, 25, 28, 35 MOVIE S ET TINGS ...................65 MPEG ................................[...]

113 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Addi tional information o n this product and answers t o frequently asked ques tions can be found a t our Custom er Support W ebsite. http://www.son y.net/[...]