Sony HDR-CX7EK manual

3-214-657- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Handycam Handbook HDR-CX6EK/CX7E / CX7EK Enjoyi ng Your Camcorder 8 Gett ing St art ed 15 Recordi ng/Playbac k 24 Editing 46 Utilizing Recording Media 54 Customizing Your Camcorder 57 Troubles hooting 77 Additional Info rma tio n 87 Quick Reference 98[...]

2 Read t his be fore o peratin g your camcorde r Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read this Handboo k tho roughly, and re tain it for future re ference . On “H andycam Handboo k” (t his book ) “Handyc am Handb ook” (PDF/ this Hand book) ex plains how to operate yo ur camcor der in deta il. Please r ead “Oper ating Guide” (the sep a[...]

3 • Wh en conn ecting your 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 into the term inal wi ll d ama ge t he term inal an d may result in a malfu nction of your camcor der. • Con nect the A/V co nnect ing cabl e to the Hand yca m Stati on when us ing yo u[...]

4 • It i s recomm ended tha t you save you r image dat a periodi cally, aft er recordin g. Notes o n batter y pack/ AC Adapt or • While the acc ess lamp is lit, be sure to avoid the following . They may cause malfu nctions. – Removing the battery pack – Removing the AC Adaptor (while operating the camcorder on the external power source) –[...]

5 Tabl e of Cont ents Read thi s before oper ating your camcorder ... .......... ......... .......... ... 2 Subjec t example s and solution s ..... 7 Operation f low ...... ....... ......... .......... 8 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking a dvant age of tw o type s of menus ...... ......... ....... ......... ........ 12 Step 1: Ch ecking su ppl[...]

6 (Items for recording mov ies) PHOTO SETTINGS ........... .......... 63 (Items for recording still images) VIEW IMAGES SET ..... .......... ...... 65 (Items to custo mize the dis play) SOUND/DISP SET .... ......... .......... 66 (Items to adjust the soun d and the scr een) OUTPUT SETTINGS ................ ... 67 (Items fo r when connecti ng other [...]

7 Subjec t exam ples and solu tions Checking your golf swing Gettin g a good shot of a ski slope or beach B SMTH SLW REC ......... ........ .......33 B Backlight . ......... ......... ........ ........ 32 B BEACH........... ......... ......... ........ .. 74 B SNOW ........ ...... ......... ........ ........ 74 Capturing still images du ring movie [...]

8 Enjoying Your Camcorder Operation flow B Get ready (p. 1 5). • On the “Memory St ick PRO Duo” you can use with your camcorder, see page 11. B Record us ing yo ur camco rder (p . 28). • You can record m ovies and still im ages on a “Memor y Stick PR O Duo.” • You can select the image quality: HD (high definiti on) image quality or SD[...]

9 Enjoyi ng Your Camco rder B Play b ack th e images (p. 34) . x Viewin g on a high definitio n TV (p. 39) You c an enj oy mov ies wi th H D (hig h def inition) image qual ity, with th e sam e ima ge qu ality as the y wer e recor ded . x Viewin g on a non-hi gh-defin ition TV ( p. 39) You can en joy movi es r ecorded with H D (hig h def initio n) i[...]

10 The reco rding time depend s on the c apacity of “Me mory Sti ck PRO D uo” and r ecording m ode (p. 59). Approximate record able time in minute s (Minimum recor dable time in minute s) * Since the recordab le time is less than 5 minutes, appears (p. 84). z Tips • Figures such as 15M and 9M in the t able s how the average bit r ate. M stand[...]

11 Enjoyi ng Your Camco rder • For rec ording m ovies, it is rec ommended that you use a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” of 512 MB or la rger marked with: – (“Memory Stick PRO Duo”) – (“Memory St ick PRO-HG Duo”) • A “Memor y Stick PR O Duo ” of up t o 8 GB h as been con firmed to opera te corre ctly wit h this camcor der. • S ee t[...]

12 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Taki ng adva ntag e of tw o types of menu s B Catego ries an d items of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTHERS) cat egory (MANAGE MEM ORY STICK) category (SETTING S) categor y * To cu stomize your camcord er (p . 57). * You can also set these items during Easy Handycam operation (p. 24). [...]

13 Enjoyi ng your cam corder 1 While pressing the green button in the center, slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to t urn on the power. 2 Press (HOME) A (o r B ). 3 Touch the desired categor y. Exam ple: (OTHERS) ca tego ry 4 Touch the desired item. Exampl e: [EDIT] 5 Follow the gu ide on the scr een for further operation. To hide[...]

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 [YES ], 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: Check ing su ppli ed items Make sure that you have th e followin g item s suppl ied with your camcord er. The numb er in the p arent hes es ind icat es the numb er of t hat ite m s uppli ed . AC Adaptor (1) (p. 16) Mains lead (1) (p. 16) Handycam Sta tion (1) (p. 16, 101) Component v ideo cable (1) (p . [...]

16 Step 2: Charg ing th e batter y pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 92) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cannot 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 mark [...]

17 Gettin g Started To remo ve your ca mcorder f rom th e Handyc am Stati on Turn o ff the p ower, th en remove the camcorde r from the Ha ndyca m Station holding both your c amcord er and the Handy cam St ation. To char ge the ba tte 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 I N jack on your [...]

18 inform ation for up to 20 seconds by pres sing DISP /BATT INFO ag ain while the inform ation is displa yed. Char ging time ( full charg e) Approx imate time (m in.) require d when you fully charge a fully discharged ba ttery pack. Recording time App rox ima te time (m in.) a vail able when you use a fully c harged ba ttery pack. “HD” stan ds[...]

19 Gettin g Started • We do not recommend using an NP-FH30, which only allows short recording and playback times, with your camcorder. On the chargin g/reco rding/ playb ack ti me • Times measured when using the camcorder at 25 ° C (77 °F) (10 °C to 30 °C ( 50 °F to 86 °F) is recommended). • The recording and playback time will be short[...]

20 Step 3 : Turn ing th e power on and sett ing th e dat e and ti me 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 o r chang e the POWE R swi tch posi tion . 1 While pressing the green button, slide the POWER swi[...]

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 automa tically 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 pu[...]

22 Fasten the gri p belt and hol d your camcor der cor rectly . Fasten ing the gr ip belt Step 5: In serti ng a “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” See page 11 on the “Mem ory Stick ” you can u se with your cam corde r. z Tip s • See fo llowing pages on the record able time of movies and recor dable number of st ill images. – Movies (p. 10) – Sti[...]

23 Gettin g Started 3 Insert the “Memory S tick PRO Duo .” 1 Open the Mem ory Stick Duo co ver in the direction of the arrow. 2 Ins ert the “Mem ory St ick PR O Duo” into the Me mory St ick Duo slot in the right direc tion un til i t cl icks. 3 Close the Me mory Stic k Duo cover. If you insert a new “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo, ” the [Cre at[...]

24 Recording/ Playback Record ing an d play back with ease (Easy Handyc am op erati on) Easy H andycam ope ration mak es nearly a ll settings au tomatic so that you can per form recording or playba ck op eration w ithout det ailed settin gs. It also m akes screen font size larger for easy vie wing. 1 Slide the POWER switch I in the direction of the[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback 1 Slide the POWER switch I to tu rn on your camcorder. 2 Press (VIEW IMAG ES) B (or G ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on t he LCD screen (It may take some time to d isplay the thum bna ils). Playi ng back i mages f rom IND EX Press (Film Roll Index) C , or touch (HO ME) E (or D ) t (VIEW IM AGES) t [ INDEX]. Playing back r[...]

26 3 Start playback. Movies : Touch the or tab, and then touch the desi red movie. z Tips • When playback from the selected movie reache s the last movie, th e screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX scr een. • You can slow down the playback speed by touching / during pause. • You can adjust volum e by touching (HOME) E (or D ) t (SET TINGS) t [SO[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback To ca ncel E asy Hand ycam op eration Press EASY A ag ain. disappe ars from t he LCD screen. Menu s ettin gs dur ing Easy Handyca m opera tio n Press (HOME ) E (or D ) to display the men u item s av ailabl e for setu p ch anges (p. 12, 57). b Not es • Most of the menu items auto matically retu rn to the default settings. Th[...]

28 Reco rding “Mem ory Stick ” you can us e with your camcor der • F or recordi ng movie s, it is recomm ended that y ou use a “M emory Stick PR O Du o” of 512 MB or larg er marke d with: – (“Me mory Stic k PRO Duo”) – (“M emory Stick PRO-HG Duo”) • A “Memory Stick PRO Duo” of up to 8 GB has be en confir med to ope rate [...]

29 Recordin g/Playback For the reco rdable time, se e page 10. 1 Slide the POWER switch C in th e directi on of the arrow t o light up the (Movie) lam p. 2 Press START/STOP B (or F ). To stop reco rding, pre ss START/STO P B (or F ) again. For the reco rdable numb er of still image s, see pa ge 63. 1 Slide the POWER switch C until the (Still) lam p[...]

30 You can ma gnif y im ages up to 10 time s the orig ina l size wit h the po wer zoom leve r or the zoom bu ttons beside the L CD screen. Move th e power zoom le ver sli ght ly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. b Notes • Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom lever. If you move your finger off the power zoom lever, th[...]

31 Recordin g/Playback Press (flash) re peated ly to select an approp riate s etting . No indica tion (A uto fla sh): Au tomatically flashes when there is insufficie nt amb ient light. r (Forced fl ash): Always uses th e flash regardless of the surrounding brightness. r (No f lash): Records without flash. b Not es • The recommended distance to th[...]

32 3 Set the NIGHTSHOT swit ch to ON ( appears ). b Notes • The NightShot and Supe r NightShot functions use infrared light. Therefore, do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects. • Remove t he conversion lens (optional). • Adjust the focus manual ly ([FOCUS], p. 72) when it is hard to focus automatic ally. • Do n ot [...]

33 Recordin g/Playback Fast movi ng subjects a nd actions, which cannot be ca ptured under the o rdinary shooting c onditions, can be shot in smooth moving slow-motion for about 3 seconds. This is usef ul to s hoot f ast ac tions such as a golf or tennis swi ng. 1 Slide the POWER switch to turn on the camc orde r. 2 Touch (HOME) t (CAMERA) t [SMTH [...]

34 Rec ordin g/P lay back Play back 1 Slide the PO WER switch F to turn on your camcorder . 2 Display the des ired INDEX screen. Press (VIEW IMAGES) G (or C ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LCD screen (It m ay take some ti me to display the thumb nails) . Lens cover Clos es when th e IN DEX scre en ap pear s. POWER switch F (Film Roll Ind[...]

35 Recordin g/Playback * appears for movi es with SD (standard definition) image qua lity. To play back movies of anothe r image quality, tou ch (OPTION) t tab t [ / INDEX SET] when displaying movies on the INDEX screen. z Tip s • The number of the images on the VISUAL INDEX screen can be changed 6 y 12 by moving the power zoo m l ever E . To fix[...]

36 3 Start playing b ack. Touch the or tab to play back movies. z Tips • When p layback from the selected movie reaches the last movie, the screen returns to the INDEX screen. • Touch / during pause to play back movie slowly. • A t ouch of / makes the reverse/fast forward approximate ly 5 times faster, 2 touches makes it approximately 10 time[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback The det ected face images a re displaye d on the INDEX screen. You can play back th e movi e from t he selec ted face imag e. 1 Turn on yo ur camco rder. 2 Touch (HOME) A (or B ) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [ INDEX]. 3 Touc h v / V to sele ct the desi re d sce ne. 4 Touc h b / B t o sear ch for the de sire d face im age, then to uch th[...]

38 1 Slid e the POWER swit ch to turn on the camcorde r, and press (VIEW IMAGES). The VISUAL INDEX s creen appears on the LC D screen . 2 Touch the or tab. 3 Touch [D ATE] . The reco rding da tes of movies ar e displaye d on the screen. 4 Touch v / V to sele ct th e da te of th e desired movi e. 5 Touch while the sel ected da te of the desired m ov[...]

39 Recordin g/Playback Playi ng the i mage on a TV Connec tion met hods and qual ity of the image viewed on the TV scr een di ffer dependi ng on w hat type of TV is connec ted, and the conne ctors used. Use the sup plied AC Adap tor as the pow er source (p. 1 6). Refer a lso to the instruct ion manual s supplied with the de vice to be connect ed. b[...]

40 Your cam corder wi ll advise you of the most advant ageous way o f con necting your TV. 1 Turn on your camc order, and press (HOME). 2 Touch ( OTHERS). 3 Touch [TV CONNECT Guide]. If the item is not on the scre en, to uc h v / V to chang e the pa ge. 4 Select the TV type you use. Meanw hile, you ca n make the rel evan t connect ion b etween y ou[...]

41 Recordin g/Playback Images re corded wit h HD (high de finition) i mage quali ty are playe d back with HD (high definitio n) image qua lity. Images re corded with SD (stand ard defini tion) imag e quality are played back with SD (sta ndard definition) image qual ity. Connect ing to a h igh defi nition TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOM[...]

42 Images recorded wi th HD (high defi nition) qua lity are conv erted to SD (sta ndard def inition) and pl ayed back . Image s recor ded wit h SD (sta ndard d efini tion) ima ge qua lity are play ed back with S D (stand ard def init ion) image qua lity . To set t he asp ect ratio a ccor ding to th e conne cted TV (16:9/4 :3) Set [TV TY PE] to [16:[...]

43 Recordin g/Playback * Set this according to yo ur TV. : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU se tting (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [576i] (p. 68) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYP E] t [16:9]/ [4:3 ] * (p. 67) • An A/V connecting cable is also needed to output a udio si gnals. Connect th e white and red pl ugs[...]

44 When c onnec ting to your TV via a VCR Conn ect your ca mcorde r to the LIN E IN inp ut on the VCR using the A/V co nnecti ng cable. Set the inpu t select or on the VC R to LINE (VID EO 1, VI DEO 2, etc. ). When you r TV is mo naura l (When your TV h as only on e audio i nput j ack) Conn ect the ye llow plug of the A/V connec ting cabl e to the [...]

45 Recordin g/Playback Saving imag es Record ed imag es are stored o n the “M emory Sti ck PR O D uo. ” Due to the lim ited ca pacity o f the “M emor y Stick PR O Duo , ” make sure that y ou save the ima ge dat a to some type of external media such as a D VD-R or a co mputer . Y ou can save the images record ed on the camcor der as descri b[...]

46 Editing (OTHE RS) cate gory This cat egor y enable s you t o edit t he images, to pr int still imag es and to connect your cam corder to a comput er. DELETE You ca n delete im ages on the “Memory Stick PRO Du o” (p. 46). EDIT You can ed it the imag es on t he “M emory Stick PRO Du o” (p. 48). PLAYLIST EDIT You ca n crea te and edit a Pl [...]

47 Editing To de lete al l im ages of t he same type (on each tab) at one time In step 2 , touch [ DELETE ALL]/ [ D ELETE ALL]/[ DELETE ALL] t [YES ] t [YES] t . To delete all the mov ies or the still images record ed on the same da y at one ti me 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [DELETE] . 2 Touch the type of ima ge you want to delete ( [ DELETE by dat[...]

48 Div iding a movie You ca n divide movi es on the “Me mory Stick PRO Duo. ” b Notes • During Easy Handycam operation, you cannot divide movies. Cancel Easy Handycam operation (p. 24). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [EDIT ]. 2 Touch [D IVIDE] t [ DI VID E]/ [ DIVIDE]. 3 Touch the movie to be divide d. The sel ect ed mov ie sta rts pl aybac k. [...]

49 Editing Creati ng t he P layl ist A Playlist i s a list showing thum bnails of the mo vies that you have se lected. The origin al scenes are not chan ged even if you edit or de lete the s cene s in th e Pla ylist . b Not es • During Easy Handycam operation, you cannot add movies to the Playli st or edit the Playlist. Cancel Easy Handycam opera[...]

50 1 Touch (HOME) t ( VIE W IMAG ES) t [PLAYLIS T]. The Pl ayli st screen app ears. 2 Touch the ima ge from whi ch you want to playb ack. The Pl ayli st is playe d bac k from th e sele cted imag e to the end, t hen the screen returns to the Pl aylist screen. z Tips • You can play back m ovies of another i mage quality by touching (OPTION) t tab t[...]

51 Editing Dubbi ng to V CR or DV D/HDD rec order s You can dub im ages pla yed back on your camco rder to other rec ording dev ices, such as VCRs or DVD/HDD recorders. Th is is a convenie nt way of distribu ting dubbed discs. C onnect the device in either of the fol lowing ways. Connec t your cam corder to the w all socket using the suppl ied AC A[...]

52 A/V connecting cable to the video input jack, and the red (right channel) or th e white (left channel) plug to the audio input jack on the device. 1 Turn on your camc order, and press (VIE W IMAGES). Set [ TV TYP E] a ccor din g to the disp lay device (p. 67). 2 Insert the recording media in the recording device. If your record ing device has an[...]

53 Editing 5 Touch the still image t o be printed . The se lected im age is marked with . Press an d hold the im age on th e LCD screen to conf irm the image . Touch to return to the previ ous screen. 6 Touch (OPTION), set the followi ng options, t hen touch . [COPIES]: Se t number of copie s of a still imag e to be printed . You can set up to 20 c[...]

54 Utili zing R ecording Medi a (M ANAGE MEMORY STICK) cate gory This categor y enable s you t o use t he “Memory St ick PRO Duo” for various purp oses . FORMAT You ca n format the “ Memory Stic k PRO Duo” and rec over the rec ordab le free space (p. 55). INFO You ca n display the “ Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” c apacity (p. 55). REPAIR IM G.[...]

55 Utilizi ng Reco rding Med ia • Do not attem pt the f ollowing op erations whe n [Executing...] is on the screen: – Operate t he POWER swit ch or buttons – Eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” • While [ FORMAT ] is activated, do not disconnect the AC Ad aptor. Checki ng the “Mem ory Sti ck PRO Duo ” info rmati on You ca n displa y the[...]

56 Repair ing t he imag e data base file This func tion che cks the manag ement inform ation and t he con sistency of m ovies in the “M emor y Stick PRO D uo,” and repairs a ny inco nsistenci es found . 1 Turn on your c amcorder. 2 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEMORY STICK) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.]. The [REPAIR IMG. DB F.] screen appears . 3 Touch [YE S][...]

57 Customizi ng Your Camco rder Customizi ng Your Camcor der What y ou can do with the (SETTINGS) catego ry of the HOME MENU You can chang e the recordi ng function s and the opera ting settin gs for your co nvenience . 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HO ME). 2 Touch ( SETTINGS) . 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the item is n ot on the scr[...]

58 MOVIE S ETTING S (p. 59 ) PHOTO SETT INGS (p. 63) VIEW IM AGES SE T (p. 6 5) SOUND/ DISP SET * 2 (p. 66) OUTPU T SETTINGS (p. 67) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 68) List of th e (SETT ING S) category items Items Page / REC SET * 1 59 REC MODE 59 REC MODE 60 NIGHTSHOT LIGHT 60 WIDE SELECT 60 DIGITAL ZOOM 60 STEADYSHOT 61 AUTO SLW SHUTTR 61 X.V.COLOR 61 GUIDEFR [...]

59 Customizi ng Your Camco rder GENERAL SET (p. 69) Items Page DEMO MODE 69 REC LAMP 69 CALIBRATION 94 A.SHUT OFF 69 REMOTE C TRL 69 * 1 You can set these items also during Easy Handycam opera tion (p. 24). * 2 The menu n ame is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Handycam operation. MOVIE SE TTINGS (Ite ms for r ecording movies) Touch 1 , then[...]

60 HD LP Increas es the recording ti me (Long Play) (AVC HD 5M (LP)). b Notes • If you record in th e LP mode, details in scenes with quick movements may appear rough when you play back the movie. z Tips • See page 10 for the expected recording ti me of each recording mode. You can select a record ing mod e to rec ord a movie wit h SD (standard[...]

61 Customizi ng Your Camco rder 20 × Up to 10 × zoom is pe rformed opti cally, and after that , up to 20 × zoom is perform ed digit ally. You can compe nsate f or ca mera sh ake (the default set ting is [ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tripod (o ptional), then the image becom es natural. When r ecord ing i n dark plac es, the sh[...]

62 ON Always di splays th e remain ing “Me mory Stick PRO Duo” indi cator. b Notes • When t he remaining record able time for movies is less than 5 minutes, the indicato r stays on the scr een. You ca n set this functi on when yo u use the built- in flash, or an external fla sh (optional ) that i s compatib le with your camc order. HIGH( ) Ma[...]

63 Customizi ng Your Camco rder PHOTO S ETTING S (Item s for r ecording st ill images) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scr een, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 57 (OPTION MENU) t page 70 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B . B 6.1M ( ) Records s till imag es clearl y. 4.6M ( ) Rec ords sti ll im[...]

64 – [3.4M] in the aspect ratio 4:3 with SD (standard definition) i mage quality b Notes • All number s measured at the following setting: Top: [FIN E] is se lected for imag e quality. Bottom: [STANDARD] is selected for image quality. • All number s measured when using a “ Memory Stick PRO Duo” made by Sony Corporation. The number of s ti[...]

65 Customizi ng Your Camco rder VIEW I MAGES SE T (Ite ms to c usto mi ze th e displ ay ) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scr een, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 57 (OPTION MENU) t page 70 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B . You can s elect the image qual ity of the movie you pl ay b ack. B H[...]

66 • Depending on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” condition, bars [--:--:--] appear. You can sel ect the num ber of thum bnails that appear on the VISUAL INDEX screen. B ZOOM LI NK Change the num ber of thumbnai ls (6 or 12) with the po wer zoom lever on your camc orde r. * 6IMAGES Displays thu mbnails of 6 images. 12IMAG ES Displays thu mbnails o[...]

67 Customizi ng Your Camco rder You can ad just the br ightnes s of the LCD screen’s ba cklight. B NORMAL Stand ard brightne ss. BRI GHT Brightens the LCD screen . b Not es • When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically selected fo r the setting. • When you select [ BRIGHT], battery li fe is slightly red[...]

68 B LCD P ANEL Shows displa ys such as the tim e code on the LCD sc reen . V-OUT/PANEL Shows displa ys such as the tim e code on the TV screen an d the LCD screen. Select [COMPONENT] when c onnecting your cam corder to a TV with the compo nent input jack . 576i Select when connect ing your camcorder to a TV with the compon ent input jack. B 1080i/[...]

69 Customizi ng Your Camco rder GENERAL SET (Oth er se tup it ems) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scr een, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 57 (OPTION MENU) t page 70 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B . The defaul t setting is [ON] , allowin g you to view the de monstrat ion in about 10 minute[...]

70 Activa ting functi ons usin g the O PTION MENU The OPTION MENU appears just l ike the pop-u p window t hat appear s when you right-c lick the mouse on a comp uter. Various av ailabl e functio ns are disp layed. 1 While using your camcord er, touch (OPTION) o n the screen . 2 Touch the desired item . If you cannot find the desire d item, touch an[...]

71 Customizi ng Your Camco rder Rec ord ing it ems on th e OPT ION MENU Items * 1 Page tab FOCUS –7 2 SPOT FOCUS –7 2 TELE MACRO –7 2 EXPOSURE –7 3 SPOT METER –7 3 SCENE SELECTION –7 3 WHITE BAL. –7 4 COLOR SLOW SHTR –7 5 SUPER NIGH TSHOT –7 5 tab FADER –7 5 D.EFFECT –7 5 PICT.EFFECT –7 6 tab / REC SET a 59 REC MODE a 59 REC[...]

72 Functi ons se t in the OPTION MENU Items yo u can set onl y on the OPTION MENU wi ll 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 (focusing on close subj[...]

73 Customizi ng Your Camco rder You can fix the br ight ness of a picture 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 ex posure, touch [AUT O] t in step 1 . You can ad just and f ix the expos ure [...]

74 win dows th at come s in betwe en the camcorder a nd the subject. PORTRAIT (Soft po rtrait) ( ) Sele ct to br ing out t he subjec t such as people or flowers while creating a soft background. SPOTLIGHT ** () Select to pre vent people’s f aces from appeari ng excessive ly white when subj ects are lit by s trong li ght. BEACH ** () Select to t a[...]

75 Customizi ng Your Camco rder • f lashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after touching , set [ WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO]. • If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE SELEC TION] i s set to [AUTO ]. z Tip s • If you have changed th e batter y pack while [AUTO] was selected, or bring your camcorde[...]

76 You ca n add sp ecial effects to an ima ge during re cording or pl ayba ck. appear s. 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 Images appe ar as a pale pastel dr awing. You can se lect the microph one level for recording sound. Select [L OW] [...]

77 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou bles hooting If you run into any problems using yo ur camcorde r, use th e follow ing table t o trouble shoot th e probl em. If the p roblem persists, disconnect th e power sour ce and contac t your Sony dea ler. • O verall op eration s/Easy Ha ndycam operation/ Remote Commande r ............. 77 • Batt[...]

78 – [WIDE SELECT] –[ X . V . C O L O R ] – [ INDEX SET] – [FILE NO.] – [ IMAGE SIZE] – [ / INDEX SET] – [ DISPLAY] – [ IN TERVAL SET] –[ V O L U M E ] – [BEEP] –[ T V T Y P E ] – [COMPONENT] – [CLOCK SE T] – [AREA SET] – [SUMMERTIME] – [ LANGUAGE SET] – [DEMO MOD E] – [TIMING] and [RECORD SOUND] in [SM TH SLW RE[...]

79 Troubles hooting The battery pack is quickly discharged. • The ambient te mperature is too hi gh or low. This is not a malf unction. • Fully charge the ba ttery agai n. If the problem pe rsists, repla ce the battery pa ck with a new one (p. 16). Menu items are grayed out. • You ca nnot selec t graye d items i n the curren t recording/p lay[...]

80 The access l amp remains lit o r flashing even when you stop recording. • Your camcorder is recording the scen e you have jus t shot on the “Memory Stick PR O Duo.” The imaging f ield looks dif ferent. • Th e ima ging field may l ook di fferent depending on th e conditio n of your camcorder. This i s not a malfunct ion. The flash doe s n[...]

81 Troubles hooting The screen image i s bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF (p. 32). The screen image i s dark, and th e subject does not appear on the screen. • Pre ss and hold D ISP/ BA TT I NF O fo r a f ew seconds to turn on the backlight (p . 21). Horizontal stripes appear on the images[...]

82 • You can add no more th an 999 images wi th HD (hig h definiti on) image qua lity, or 99 image s with SD (s tandar d defin ition) i mage qualit y, to a Playlis t. Erase unnecessa ry image s from the Playlis t (p. 50). • You cannot add still i mages in th e Pla ylist. A movie cannot be divided. • A mov ie that is too short cannot be divide[...]

83 Troubles hooting [SCENE SELECTION] NightShot, [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [OLD MOVIE], [TELE MACRO], [F ADER] [SPOT METER] NightShot , [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] [EXPOSURE] NightShot, [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] [WHITE BAL.] NightShot, [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] [ONE PUSH] in [WHITE BAL.] [SMTH S LW REC] [SPOT FOCUS] [SCENE SELECTION] [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] [FADER], [[...]

84 Troubleshoo ting Warnin g indi cator s and me ssages If indi cators appear on the LCD screen, check th e follo wing. You can fi x some sym ptoms by y ourself. If the pro blem per sists eve n after you have t ried a coupl e of times, contact your So ny deal er or local aut horized S ony service fac ility. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-diagnosis display[...]

85 Troubles hooting • Access to t he “Memory Stick PRO Duo” was restric ted on another devic e. (Warni ng indica tor pert aining t o the Memory S tick Duo cover) Slow flashing • Th e Memory St ick Duo cover is open (p. 22). (Warni ng indica tor pert aining t o the flash) Fast flashing * • Ther e is some thing w rong wit h the flash. (Warn[...]

86 informat ion, playing ba ck the old recorded i mages may beco me possibl e. If it does not work, copy the im age to a comput er using the supp lied software. Inconsist encies f ound in Image Database File. Movies cannot be recorded or played. Do you want to repair the Imag e Database File? Inconsist encies f ound in Image Database File. Cannot r[...]

87 Additional I nformation Addition al Informa tion Using y our ca mcor der ab road Power supply You can use yo ur cam corder in any countries/re gions using the AC Adapt or suppl ied with yo ur camcor der within th e AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz ra nge. Viewin g imag es record ed wit h HD (high d efinition) im age quality In countries/re gions whe[...]

88 Setting to the local time You can e asily set t he clock to the local ti me by sett ing a time diffe rence whe n using you r camcord er abroad. Touch (HOME) t (SETTI NGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [AREA SET] an d [SUMMERTI ME] (p. 68). World tim e differen ce Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, London +01:00 Ber lin, Paris +02:00 H elsinki, C[...]

89 Additional I nformation Files /fol der st ructure on the “Memo ry St ick PRO Duo ” The file/ folder structu re is shown belo w. You do not usually need to acknow ledge the fi le/ fold er stru ctur e, when re cordi ng/pl aying ba ck imag es on the ca mcorder . To enj oy st ill ima ges or mov ies by con nect ing to a com pute r, se e “Pic tu[...]

90 Maint enan ce and pr ecau tions Your di gital vide o camera rec order incor porates both the AVC HD forma t and the MP EG2 forma t for the reco rding function. What is the AVC HD format? The A VCHD form at is a high definit ion digital video cam era for mat used t o record an HD ( high def initi on) si gnal o f either the 1080i spec ificat ion *[...]

91 Additional I nformation – DSC00001.J PG: This file name appears on the display of a computer. • A “Memory Stick P RO Duo” formatted by a computer (Windows OS/Mac OS) does not have guaranteed compatibi lity with your camcor der. • Data read/write speed may vary depending on the combination of t he “Memory Stick PRO Duo” and the “M[...]

92 • Do not leave the “ Memory Stick Micro” within the reach of small children. They might accidentally s wallow it. On imag e data c ompatibilit y • Image data files recorded on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” by your camcorder confor m to the “Design rule for Camera File system” universal standard established by the JEITA (Japan Electron[...]

93 Additional I nformation when the batte ry pack is frequently used. Use the remaining battery time indication as a rough guide only. • The E mark that indicates low batte ry flashes even if ther e are st ill 5 to 10 minute s of batt ery time remaining, depe nding on the operating conditions or ambie nt temperature . About s torage of the batter[...]

94 – if any liquid gets in your eyes, wash with plenty of water and consult a doctor. x When not us ing your camc order for a long time • Periodically turn it on and let it run such as by playing back or recording images for about 3 minutes. • Use up the bat tery pack completely be fore storing it. Moisture co ndensat ion If your cam corder i[...]

95 Additional I nformation On han dling th e casi ng • If the casing is soiled, clean the camcorder body with a soft cloth lightly moistene d with water, and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth. • Avoid the followi ng to avoid dam age to the finish: – Using chemicals s uch as thinner, benzine, alcohol, che mical cloths, repell ent, ins[...]

96 On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered t rademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype are trademarks of Mats ushita Ele ctric In dustrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporati on. • “Memory Stick,” “ ,” “M emory Stick Duo,” “ ,” “Memory S tick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,”[...]

97 Additional I nformation On GNU GP L/LGPL app lied softwar e The softw are that is el igible for th e fo llowing GNU General Public License (hereinafter referred to as “GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (h ereinafter refe rred to as “LGPL”) are included in the camc order. This informs you that you have a right to have access to, [...]

98 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 0, 37) B PHOTO button (29) C POWER switch (20) D START/STO P button (29 ) E Batter y pack (16) F Internal microph one (30) An Active Interfac e Shoe co mpatible microph one (optiona l) will take prec edence wh en conne cted. G (M[...]

99 Quick Re ferenc e A Active I nterfa ce Shoe The Act ive Interface Shoe supplies 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. T[...]

100 A DISP/BATT INFO b utton (17, 21) B BACK LIGH T bu tton (32) C RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the setting s, includin g the settin g of the date and time. D LCD scre en/tou ch panel (2 1) E (HOME) bu tton (13, 57 ) F Zoom but tons (30, 37) G START/STO P button (29 ) H Memory Stick Duo slo t (22) I Access lamp (22) J (Film Roll Index) bu tton ([...]

101 Quick Re ferenc e A Flash (31) B Lens (Carl Ze iss Lens) (4) C Camera record ing lamp (69) Lights up in red during record ing. Flashes when remaining “ Memory Stic k PRO Duo ” space or ba ttery power is low. D Remo te sensor/In frared p ort Poin t the Re mot e Comm and er (p. 1 02) towards th e remote sensor t o operate your c amcord er. Ha[...]

102 Remo te Comm ander A DATA CODE button (65) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO button (29) 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[...]

103 Quick Re ferenc e Indic ators display ed dur ing r ecording /play back Recordi ng mov ies Recording still image s Viewin g movies Viewing st ill images A Record ing qua lity (HD/SD) (59) and recording mod e (XP/HQ/SP/LP) (59) B HOM E button (13 ) C Remaini ng battery (a pprox.) (17 ) D Record ing status ([STBY ] (standb y) or [REC] (re cording)[...]

104 Followi ng indicato rs appear during record ing/p layback to indicate th e setting s of your camc order. Upper le ft Center Upper right Bottom The r ecording date a nd time i s record ed automa ticall y on the “ Memory Stic k PRO Duo.” Th ey are not displayed whi le recordi ng. Ho wever, y ou ca n check them a s [DATA CODE] during playback [...]

105 Quick Re ferenc e Gloss ary x 5. 1ch surro und so und A system that plays back sound o n 6 speakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 120 Hz or lower. x AVCHD format A high definition digital video camera format used to r[...]

106 Quick Reference Inde x Nume ric 16:9 ........ ....... ....... ....... ...... .... 67 21-pin adaptor. ....... ....... ....... . 44 4:3 . ....... ....... ....... ...... .......60, 67 5.1ch surround recording .... .. 30 A AC Adapt or ....... ...... ....... ......16 ADD by date ......................... 4 9 AREA SET ... ....... .... ....... ...... [...]

107 Quick Re ferenc e In dex sc ree n dis play but ton ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ..... 103 INDEX S ET .......... ...... ....6 2, 65 Indicato rs .... ....... ......... ....... .104 INDOOR........ ....... ...... ....... ...74 INFO ( “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo” ) ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... .55 “InfoLITHIUM” battery p[...]

108 SP....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....59, 60 SPOT FOC US ..... ....... ....72, 83 SPOT METE R (Flexible spot meter). ...... ....... ..... ....... .... 73, 83 SPOTL IGHT ....... ....... .... ......7 4 STANDARD .................... .... 6 3 STEADYSHOT ..... ......... 61, 80 Still image IMAGE SIZE ...... ...... .... 63 QUALITY ...............[...]

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