Sony HDR-CX540 manual

4-530-43 7- 11 (1) HDR-CX540/CX610E/PJ530 E/PJ540/PJ540E/PJ610E Gett ing s tar ted Recor ding/Pl ayba ck Savi ng ima ges Customiz ing y our camco rde r Others Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide Please al so refe r to : http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/Sup port/[...]

GB 2 Read this first Before operat ing the u nit, p lease read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Owner’s Record The mod el and serial n umbe rs are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the spa ce provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this p roduct. Model No. HDR[...]

GB 3 for replacement of the obsolete outlet. • Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched p articularly at plugs, convenience r eceptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. • Only use attac hments/acc essories specified by t he manufacturer. • Use only with the cart, stand, tripod , bracket, or table specified by [...]

GB 4 Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones ca n cause hearing loss.  RECYCLING LITHIUM- ION BATTERIES Lithium-Ion batteries are recy clable. You can help preserve our environm ent by returning your used rechar geable bat teries to the collecti on and recycling location nearest you. For more i nformatio n regardi ng recycli ng of[...]

GB 5 This equ ipment mus t not be co - locate d or opera ted in conj unct ion with an y other an tenna o r transmi tter.  CAU TIO N You ar e ca utio ned that any change s or modifications not expressly approved in this manu al could void your authority to operate this equipment.  Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with t[...]

GB 6 with the essentia l requirements a nd other relevant provis ions of Directive 1999/5/EC. For detai ls, please access the following URL: http://www.compliance.sony.de/  Notice for the customers in the countries applying EU Directives Manufacturer: Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Toky o, 108-0075 Japan For EU product comp liance: Sony[...]

GB 7 Table of Cont ents Read thi s fir st ....... ...... ........ ....... 2 Lear nin g mor e abo ut the camc order (H elp Guid e) .... ... 7 Getting starte d ............. 8 Suppl ied ite ms ........ ..... ........ ..... 8 Chargi ng the bat tery pac k ....... 9 Turning the p ower on ..... ..... ..... 11 Insert ing a m emory c ard ..... .... 12 Reco[...]

GB 8 Getti ng start ed Supplied items The numbers in ( ) indic ate the suppl ied qua ntity. •C a m c o r d e r ( 1 ) •A C A d a p t o r ( 1 ) The shape of the AC Adaptor differs depending on the count ries/ regions . • USB connection s upport c able (1) The US B connection sup port cable is designed for use with th is camcorder only. Use this[...]

GB 9 Getting st arted Charging the battery pack 1 Turn of f your c amcorder by clos ing the LCD moni tor, and atta ch the bat tery p ack. 2 Pull out the Built- in USB Cable. 3 Connec t the AC Ad apto r and the ca mcord er with the USB connection support cable, and conn ect the AC Adapt or to the wall o utlet (wall sock et). • The POWER/CH G (char[...]

GB 10 • Tur n of f your cam cor der befo re yo u re move the batt ery pack .  Charging the battery using you r computer Turn off y our camcorder and connect th e camcorder to a running computer using the Built-in USB Cable.  To use y our camcorder con nected to the wall ou tlet (wall socket) Connect the ca mcorder to the wall outlet (wall s[...]

GB 11 Getting st arted Turning the power on • To s et the date and time again, se lect  [Setup]  [C l o c k Settings]  [Date & Time Setting]. • To tu rn off the oper ating s ound, sele ct  [Setup]  [ Gener al Se ttin gs]  [Beep]  [Off]. 1 Open the LCD monit or of your ca mcord er an d turn the power on. 2 Following the [...]

GB 12 Inserting a mem ory card • To select a memory card as the recordi ng medium, select  [Setup]  [ Media Se ttings]  [ Med ia S ele ct]  [Memory Card ]. (HDR-CX540/CX6 10E/PJ540/PJ540E /PJ610E) • To eject the memory card, open the cover and lightly push the memory card in o nce.  Types of mem ory card you can use with your cam[...]

GB 13 Recordi ng/Playback Rec ordin g/Pl ayba ck Recording • In the default se tting, m ovies are recorded with HD for mat and MP4 format simultaneously (Dua l Video REC). MP4 format is easy for playing back your movies on a smar tphone, for u ploading to a network, or for uploading to the Web. • Ite ms on the LCD mon itor disa ppear if you do [...]

GB 14 Shoo ting p hotos 1 Open the LCD moni tor and se lect [MOD E]  (Ph oto) . 2 Press PH OTO ligh tly to adju st the focu s, then press it fully. • When the focus is adju sted properly, AE/A F lock indicator appea rs on the LCD monitor . Power zoom lever[...]

GB 15 Recordi ng/Playback Playback 1 Open the L CD monit or an d pres s the (View Imag es) butto n on the camc order to en ter the playback mode. 2 Sele ct / to move the desired eve nt to the cent er, a nd th en sele ct t he part circ led (  ) in t he figure. To the MENU scree n Event name To the previ ous ev ent Remaining battery Events Change [...]

GB 16  Playback op erations  To select the forma t of the movie you want to play, edit, or copy to other devices In step 2, selec t at the top right of the L CD monitor  [H D Qual ity] or [ MP4] . 3 Select th e image . Volume / Previou s/Next Delete / Fast-rev erse/Fast- forward Context / Play/ Pause Stop Play/S top sl ide sh ow Moti on S [...]

GB 17 Recordi ng/Playback Viewing images at a larger size Conne cting th e camco rder to a T V 1 Connec t the HDMI OUT j ack of the c amco rder t o the HDMI IN ja ck of a TV using the H DMI cab le supplied. • If you r TV does n ot have an HDMI jac k, connect the Multi/Mi cro USB Terminal of the camcorder to the video/audio input jacks of the TV u[...]

GB 18 Saving i mages Using PlayMe mories Hom e™ PlayMemori es Home al lows you to import mov ies and photos to y our computer to use t hem in a variety of ways.  To down load P layMemo ries Hom e PlayMemori es Home can be d ownloaded fr om the following URL. www.sony .net/ pm/  To check the computer system You can chec k the computer re qui[...]

GB 19 Saving images Connecting an external m edia device  External media device Connect an e xternal media device to the Mul ti/Micro U SB Terminal of your camcorde r using VMC-UAM2 U SB Adaptor Cable (sold separ ately) . • Movi es are copied with hig h defin ition i mage q uality (H D).  Recorder without a USB ja ck Connect a recor der to [...]

GB 20 Using the Wi-Fi function For the latest informati on and more detailed infor mation on the function s of PlayMe mories Mobile, visit the following URL. http:/ /www.sony .net/pmm/  Android OS Install PlayMemories Mobile from Google play. • Android 4.0 or higher is re quired to use On e-Touc h functions (NFC).  iOS Install PlayMemories [...]

GB 21 Saving images  One-to uch connect ion with an Android supporting NF C • Canc el the sl eep mod e or u nloc k the sc reen on the smar tphone befo reha nd. • Make sure that is displayed on the L CD mo nitor of th e camcorder and the smartphone. • C ont inue touc hi ng t he camcor der to the s martphone withou t moving u ntil PlayMemori[...]

GB 22 You can record wit h the camcorder using your smartphone as a wireless remote commande r. • De pend ing o n l oca l el ectr ica l inter ference or the smar tphone ’s capabilities, the live view images may not be displayed smoot hly.  Input the pa ssword displayed on the camcorder (first time only).  Sel ect [ Set ting s]  [Wi-Fi][...]

GB 23 Saving images Connect your comp uter to a wirel ess acc ess poi nt or wirel ess broadb and ro uter i n adv ance. Saving movies and photos to your compute r via Wi-Fi 1 Install th e dedicated software in yo ur compute r (first t ime on ly). Windows: PlayM emories Home www.sony.net/pm/ Mac: Wire les s Au to Imp ort http://www.sony.co.jp/imsoft/[...]

GB 24 Customi zing y our c amcorde r Using the m enus • Selec t to finish sett ing the men u or to re turn to t he pr evio us menu screen. 1 Select . 2 Select a ca tegor y. 3 Select a desired me nu item. Scroll th e menu items up or down .[...]

GB 25 Others Others Precautions AC Adaptor Do not short-circui t the battery terminal with any m etallic objects. This may cause a ma lfunction. Playing back ima ges with other dev ice s You may not be able to play back images that were record ed on your camcorder with other devices normally. Also, you ma y not be able to play back images re corded[...]

GB 26 Overheat protection Depending on the camcorder and battery temperature, you may be unable to record mov ies or the power may turn off automa tically to protect the camcorder. A message will be displ ayed o n the LCD mo nito r bef ore the power turns off or you can no longer rec ord movies. In this case, leave the power off and wai t until the[...]

GB 27 Others Approx. 2 290 000 pix els Effective (p hoto, 16:9): Approx. 2 290 000 pix els Effective (p hoto, 4:3): Approx. 1 710 000 pixels Lens : G Lens 30× (O ptica l) *4 , 60× (Clear Im age Zoom, while record ing movies) *5 , 350× (Digita l) Filter diameter: 46 m m (1 13/16 in.) F1.8 - F4.0 Focal length: f= 1.9 mm - 57 .0 mm (3/32 in . - 21 [...]

GB 28 General Power requi rements: DC 6.8 V/7.2 V (battery pac k), DC 5 V 1 500 mA (AC Adaptor), DC 8.4 V ( DC IN jack) USB Charging : DC 5 V 1 500 mA Average power cons umption: During ca mera record ing using LC D monitor at normal brightness: 2.4 W Operating temp erature: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Storage temperature: –2 0 °C to +60[...]

GB 29 Others without using the US B Connection supp ort ca ble. • The rec ordin g and play back times are measured when using the camcor der at 25 °C (77 ° F). • The recording time s are measured when recording movies wi th the default settin gs ([ REC Mode]: [Standa rd ], [Dual Video RE C]: [On]). • Typical r ecording time shows the time w[...]

GB 30 Parts and cont rols Figures in ( ) a re ref erence pages .  Power zoo m lever (13, 14)  PHOTO b utton (14)  Mu lti in te rfa ce shoe For details on compatible access ories of the M ulti interf ace shoe , visit the Son y web site in your a rea, or consu lt your Son y dealer o r local authorized Sony service facility. Oper ation s w it[...]

GB 31 Others  Memo ry card s lot (12)  HDMI OUT jack  PROJEC TOR IN jack (1 7) (HDR - PJ530E/PJ540/PJ5 40E/ PJ610E)  POWER/CHG (charge) lamp (9)  START/STOP button (13)  Battery pack (9)  DC IN jack  Loop for a shoulder belt  Grip belt  Buil t- in U SB C ab le ( 9)  Multi/Micro USB Terminal Suppor ts M icro USB comp[...]

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