Sony HDR-SR1 manual

2-889-913- 12 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation http://www.son y.net/ Printed on 70% or more r ecycled pap er using VO C (Volatile Org anic Compound) - free veg etable oi l based ink. Printed in Japan Additiona l inform ation on this product a nd answers to frequentl y asked questions c an be found at our Custom er Support We bsite. US Digital HD Video [...]

2 To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex pose th e unit to ra in or moisture. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to th e presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be o f sufficient magnitude to constitute a r isk of electr ic shock to persons. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user t[...]

3 IMPORTANT SA FEGUARDS For your prot ection, p lease read the se safety instr uctio ns comp letely bef ore oper ating the appl iance, an d keep this manua l for future re ference. Carefully observe all warnings, pr ecauti ons and in structions o n the appliance , or t he one described in the operating in structions and adhere to th em. Power Sourc[...]

4 IMPORT ANT SAFE GUARDS (C ontinu ed) Ligh tning For added protection for t his set during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug i t from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This wi ll prevent damage to th e set due to lightning and power-line surges. Dam age Requ irin [...]

5 Read t his befor e ope ratin g yo ur camc orde r Before operat ing th e unit, pl ease re ad this manual th oroughly, and retain it for future referen ce. Replace the battery with the specified type only. Otherwise, fire or injury may resu lt. RECYCLI NG LIT HIUM-ION BATTER IES Lithium-Io n batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our envir[...]

6 Read thi s befo re operati ng your c amcorde r (Cont inued) Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentia l installation. This equipment generates, u[...]

7 Memory Stick Duo Ada ptor Using the ca mcorder • Do not hol d the camco rder by the follo wing parts. • The camco rder is not dustproo fed, dripproofe d or waterproofe d. See “Mai nten ance a nd pr ecau tions ” (p. 119). • To prev ent the ha rd disk from be ing bro ken or re corde d imag es fr om bei ng lost, do not do the follo wing wh[...]

8 Read thi s before o perati ng your c amcorde r (Cont inued) • TV color system s differ depending on the countri es/region s. To view yo ur recordin gs on a TV, you need an NTSC system-based TV . • Te levision pro grams, films , video tapes, and other materials ma y be copyrig hted. Unauthori zed recordi ng of such materia ls may be co ntrary [...]

9 Notes on u sing t he Har d Dis k Driv e Ha ndycam Save all you r recorded imag e data • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on external media. It is recommended that you save the image data on a disc using your computer. (For details, s ee the “Fir st Step Guide” on the supplied CD-ROM.) Also, you can s[...]

10 Table of Content s Read this bef ore operating your camcorder ........... ...... ....... ...... .......... ..... 5 Notes on using the Hard Disk Dri ve Handycam ..... ...... .......... ...... ....... ..... 9 Subject examples a nd solutions ............ ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... ... 14 Operation f low .......... ....... ..[...]

11 Viewing the images ........ ...... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... . 44 Using PB zoom Playing back a ser ies of still images (Slide show) Playing the ima ge on a TV ............. .......... ...... ...... ....... .......... ...... ....... ....4 8 Saving images ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ..[...]

12 What you ca n do with the (SETTI NGS) categor y of the HOME MENU ........ ....... ...... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... 68 Using the HOME MENU List of t he (SETTINGS ) ca tegory i tem s MOVIE SETTINGS ......... ...... .......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... ... 70 (Items for r ecord ing m[...]

13 Troubleshootin g ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ....... .... 94 Warning indi cators and me ssages ........... ......... ....... ...... ....... ...... .........107 Using your c amcorder abroad ........... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... .........112 Files on the c amcorder hard[...]

14 Subjec t ex amples and sol utions Shooting Checking your golf swing B Smooth s low recor ding ...... ....... 42 Flowers in close-up B Soft po rtrait .... ...... ...... ........ ...... . 84 B Focus . ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... . 82 B Telema cro ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... . 83 Focusing on the dog on the left side of the [...]

15 A child on the stage under a spot light B Spotlight ........... ...... ........ ...... .... 84 Fireworks with all its splendor B Sunset&Moon ............... ..... ...... . 84 B Focus ....... ...... ...... ...... ..... ......... . 82 A sleeping child under dim light B NightShot .... ...... ......... ..... ...... .... 41 B Color Slow Shut ter [...]

16 Operation flow B Get read y. • Read the suppl ied “Read This Fi rst” before you use your camco rder. • Prepare for re cording as described from pag e 27. B Shoot u sin g your cam corde r (p. 3 6). • Mo vies ar e recor ded on the ha rd di sk, an d still images are recorded on either t he hard disk or a “Me mory Stick Duo.” • You c[...]

17 Enjoyi ng your camco rder Sav ing or dele ting imag es you r eco rded with y our cam cor der B Save recorded images. x Saving imag es on a disc usi ng a computer t See Fir st Step G uide on t he supp lied CD-ROM for details. x Copying ima ges to a computer t See Fir st Step G uide on t he supp lied CD-ROM for details. x Dubbing images on VCR or [...]

18 Experience the beauty of HD (high definition ) images B Your camcorde r offer s both HD (hi gh def initio n) and SD ( stand ard defi nition) recordi ng image qual ities. The images recorded with SD (standard definition) image quality cannot be converte d to HD (high defini tion) im age qualit y. Select a re cording for mat before yo u start shoo[...]

19 Enjoyi ng your camco rder * The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours. z Tip s • Figures such as 15M and 9M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps. • You can record movi es of a maximum of 3,999 scene s with HD (high definition) ima ge quality, and 9,999 scenes with S D (standard d efinition) ima ge [...]

20 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking advantage of two types of menus When yo u want to custom ize your camc order, open the “HOME ME NU.” This menu is the gateway to all the functio ns of your camcor der. See page 22 for further detail s. When delet ing movies with HD (high definition) image quality, for example “ HOME MENU” - the star[...]

21 Enjoyi ng your camco rder Just a t ouch on t he sc reen du ring shoo tin g or pl ayback dis play s t he fu ncti ons av ailab le a t th at moment. You w ill find it easy to make vario us settings. See p age 26 for further details. When deleti ng a movie with HD (high d efinition) i mage quality, for exam ple “ OPTION MENU” en ables you to acc[...]

22 x Notes on the me nu opera tion Place your fi ngers on the rear side of the LCD pane l (touch panel) to support it. Then, touc h the but tons disp laye d on th e screen wi th your thumb. Perform the same actions as expl ained above when yo u press the buttons on the LCD pane l. • Be careful not to press the buttons be low the LCD panel acci de[...]

23 Enjoyi ng your camco rder 3 Touch (OTHERS ). 4 Touch [EDI T]. 5 Touch [ DELETE ]. 6 Touch [ DELETE ]. 7 Touch the image you want to delete. 8 Touch t [YES] t .[...]

24 B When you want to kn ow somethi ng about the func tion of eac h item o n the HOM E MENU - HELP 1 Press (HOME). The HOME MENU appe ars. 2 Touch ( HELP ). The bo ttom of the (HE LP) but ton turns orange. 3 Touch the item you want to know the content. When y ou touc h an i tem, i ts exp lan ation appears on t he scre en. To apply t he option, touc[...]

25 Enjoyi ng your camco rder B Categ ories and item s of the HO ME MENU Category Item CAMERA M OVIE (p. 37) PHOTO (p. 38) SMTH SLW REC (p. 42) VIEW IMAGES VISUAL INDEX (p. 44) PLAYLIST (p. 58) OTHE RS EDI T (p . 55) PLAYLIST EDIT (p. 58) PRINT (p. 63) SELECT DEV ICES COMPUTER (p. 61) TV CONNECT Guide (p. 48) PRINTER (p. 63) MANA GE HDD /MEMOR Y FOR[...]

26 Delet ing a movie dur ing viewing is expla ined as an ex ample. 1 While viewing the movie you want to dele te, t ouch (OPTIO N) on the screen. 2 Touch . 3 Touch [ DELET E] t [YES] t . Items on the OPT ION MENU See pa ges 82 and 87. When the item you wa nt is n ot on th e screen Touch an other tab . If you cannot fi nd the item a nywhere, t he fu[...]

27 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Checki ng supp lied ite ms Make sure that you have the fol lowing item s supp lied w ith y our camcord er. The number in the par enthe ses ind icat es the numb er o f th at it em s uppli ed. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 28) Mains lead (1) (p. 28) Component v ideo cabl e (1) (p. 49) A/V conn ecting ca ble (1) (p. 4[...]

28 Step 2: Chargi ng the b attery pa ck You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (M series) (p. 118) after attaching it to your camcorder. 1 Slide the PO WER switch i n the direction of the arrow to OFF (CHG) (The defau lt setting). 2 Attach the battery pack by sliding it in the direction of the arrow until it clicks. 3 Connect the AC Adap[...]

29 Gettin g Started b Not es • Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack holding both the camcorder and t he DC plug. z Tip s • If you attach the battery pack or connect the AC Adaptor when the POWER switc h is set to OFF (CHG), your camcorder turns on, then off again, aft er a f ew se con ds. To remov e the b attery pack Slide the POWER sw[...]

30 Step 2: Charg ing the battery pac k (Cont inue d) Cha rging ti me Approx imate time (m in.) required whe n you fully charge a fully disc harged battery pack. Recording time App roxim ate time (m in.) a vail able when you use a fully c harged battery pack. HD (hig h def initi on) ima ge qu ality with record ing mode [SP] SD (st anda rd def initi [...]

31 Gettin g Started On the battery pack • Before changing the battery pack, s lide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) and turn off the (Movie) l amp/ (St ill) lamp. • The CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging, or B attery Info (p . 29) will not be correctly displayed under the following conditions: – The battery pack is not at tached correctly[...]

32 Step 3: Tu rnin g the pow er on To reco rd, slid e the PO WER sw itch repeated ly to turn on the respectiv e lamp. When us ing it for th e f irst ti me, th e [CLOCK SE T] screen appear s (p. 34). While pressing the green bu tton in the center, slide the POWER switch repeatedly in the direction of the arrow to turn on the power. When yo u record,[...]

33 Gettin g Started Step 4: A djus ting the LC D pane l and view finder Open th e LCD pane l 90 degrees to th e camcorde r ( 1 ), then ro tate i t to the best angle to reco rd or pl ay ( 2 ). To turn off the LCD bac klight to make the batte ry last longer Press and hol d DISP/BATT INFO fo r a few seconds unt il appear s. This setting is pra ctical [...]

34 Step 5 : Se tting the date 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 ti me, the [CLOCK SET ] screen appe ars every tim e you turn on your camcor der or ch ange t he POWE R s witch posi ti on. b Notes • If you do not use your camcorder for abou t 4 months , the built-in rech[...]

35 Gettin g Started 10 Make sure that the clock is correctly set, then touc h . The cl ock starts. You ca n set any year up to the year 2037. For midn ight, set it to 12:00 A M. For midd ay, set it to 12:00 PM. z Tip s • The date and time doe s not appear during recording, but th ey are automatical ly recorded on the hard dis k, and can be dis pl[...]

36 Shooting Reco rding the i mages b Notes • If the ACCESS lamp is lit or flashing after recording is finished, it means data is still being written onto t he hard disk or “M emory Stick Duo.” Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect the b attery or AC Adaptor. Open the LC D pane l. In sert th e “Mem ory Stic[...]

37 Shooting Slide the PO WER switch in the direct ion of the arrow to li ght up the (Movie) lamp . Press START/STOP A (or B ). To stop recording, press START/STOP again. b Not es • You cannot record m ovies on a “Memory Stick Duo.” Recordi ng movies To record high resolution still images during shooting a movie (Dual Rec) t See p age 41. To s[...]

38 Recordi ng the images ( Contin ued) Still imag es ar e reco rded on t he ha rd di sk in the defau lt se ttin g. To reco rd sti ll i mages on a “Memor y Sti ck Du o,” ch ange the r ecord ing media (p. 39). Sli de th e POWER switc h repe ated ly in th e dir ection of th e arrow to light up the (Still) lamp. Press PHO T O light ly to ad just th[...]

39 Shooting To chan ge the recordi ng medi a of still images Before pressing PHOTO, selet the media as follows: 1 Touch (OPTION) t tab t [STI LL M EDIA ]. 2 Select th e me dia in which yo u want to save still ima ges, then touch . Your cam corder retu rns to recording standby mode. If y ou select [MEM ORY STICK], appears on t he scre en. To ejec t [...]

40 Recordi ng the images ( Contin ued) z Tips • You can set [DIGI TAL ZOOM] (p. 71) if you want to zoom to a level greater than 10 × when recording movies. Sound p icked up by the built-in 4ch micropho ne is c on verted to 5.1 ch surrou nd sound and re corded. Y our camcorder has Dolby Digi tal 5.1 Creat or installed for recordin g 5.1ch surroun[...]

41 Shooting • If you use the flash in bright places such as when shooting a backlit subject, the flas h may not be effective. • When attaching a conversion lens (optional) or a filter (optional ) to your camcorder, the flash light does not emit light. z Tip s • You can change the br ightness of the flash by setting [FLASH LEVEL] (p. 75), or y[...]

42 Recordi ng the images ( Contin ued) To ad just th e exposu re for bac klit subj ects, press BACK LIGHT to display . . To cancel the ba ck lig ht functi on, press BACK LIGH T agai n. Open th e LCD pan el 90 de gre es to the camcord er ( 1 ), then rotate it 180 de grees to th e lens s ide ( 2 ). z Tips • A m irror-image of the subject appears on[...]

43 Shooting b Not es • Sounds cannot be recorded. You can assign one menu item you use often t o the camer a con trol r ing. Since the f ocus ad just men t is assi gned t o the ca mera co ntrol r ing i n the defau lt settings, the operation b elow is descri bed as adjusting the fo cus using the ring. 1 Press MANUAL to ac tivate the m anual adjust[...]

44 Playback View ing t he im ages Slide the PO WER switch to turn on your camcorder . Pr ess (V IEW IMAGES) A (or B ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on t he LCD screen. (It ma y take some time to disp lay th e thu mbna ils.) 1 : Displ ays movies wit h HD (high defi ni tion ) im age qu ali ty. 2 : Displays movies wi th SD (standard definition) ima[...]

45 Playback On the VISUAL I NDEX screen , touch the , or tab, a nd the movie to be playe d back. To pl ay back movie s slow ly Touch / during pau se. To adju st the so und volu me Touch (OPT ION) t tab t [VOLUME], then adju st the volume with / . z Tip s • A touch of / makes the reve rse/fast forwa rd approximatel y 5 times faster, 2 touc hes mak[...]

46 View ing t he ima ges (C ont inued) On the VISUAL IN DEX scree n, touch the , or tab, and the still image t o be played back. Viewing still ima ges To switch to the playback mode using the (HOME) button 1 Press (HOME) C (o r D ) when th e power of the camcorder is on . 2 Touch (VIEW IMA GES) on the HOME MEN U. 3 Touch [VISUAL INDEX]. Previ ous /[...]

47 Playback You can magn ify s till ima ges f rom abou t 1.1 to 5 times the or iginal size . Magn ifica tion can be ad jus ted wit h the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons below the LCD screen. 1 Play ba ck the still ima ges you want to magnify. 2 Magnify t he stil l ima ge with T (Tel ephoto ). The scre en is framed. 3 Touch the sc reen at the p[...]

48 Playi ng th e im age o n a T V Connec tion m ethods an d quali ty of t he image vi ewed on the TV screen dif fer depend ing on w hat typ e of TV i s conne cted, and t he conn ectors u sed. Use t he supplie d AC A daptor as the power source (p. 28). Refer also to the instru ction man uals supplied with t he devic e to b e connec ted. You ca n mak[...]

49 Playback Images re corded with H D (high defini tion) image qua lity are playe d back with HD (high definitio n) image quality . Images reco rded with SD (standard definition) im age quality are played back with SD (stand ard defini tion) image qua lity. Connect ing to a high d efinit ion TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU sett i[...]

50 Playi ng the image on a TV (Cont inue d) b Notes • Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo. • Images are not output from the HDMI OUT jack, if copyright protection signals are recorded in the images. • Som e TVs may not function correctly (e. g., no sound or image) with t his connection. • Do not connect the HDMI OUT jack of your camcorde r[...]

51 Playback Images re corded with H D (high defini tion) quality is c onverted to SD (standard defi nition) and pl ayed b ack. Imag es rec orded with SD (st anda rd def ini tion ) imag e qua lity ar e pl ayed back with SD (stand ard def inition) imag e qualit y. To se t the as pect ra tio a ccordin g to th e conn ected TV (16 :9/4: 3) Set [TV TYPE][...]

52 Playi ng the image on a TV (Cont inue d) : Signal fl ow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU setting (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [480i] (p. 78) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYPE] t [16:9]/ [4:3] (p. 78) b Notes • An A/ V connecting cable is als o needed to output audio signals. C onnect the white and red plugs of the A/[...]

53 Playback When c onnect ing to your TV via a VCR Connec t your cam corder to the L INE IN inpu t on the VCR using t he A/V con necting ca ble. Set the inpu t selector on the VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 , etc.). When your TV is m onaur al (Whe n yo ur TV has o nly on e au dio inpu t jack ) Connec t the yellow plug of the A/V connect ing cable to[...]

54 Saving images Record ed images are stored on the inter nal hard disk of you r camcor der . Due to the lim ited capacit y of the in ternal hard disk, make sure that you save the im age data t o some type of external media s uch a s a D VD-R or a comput er . Y ou can sa ve the ima ges r eco rde d on the camc ord er a s des cr ibed bel o w . By usi[...]

55 Editing Editing (OTHE RS) cate gor y This ca tegor y enable s you to edi t the images on the ha rd di sk or a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” EDIT You can e dit the im ages on the hard di sk or a “Memory St ick Duo” (p. 55, 56). PLAYLIS T EDIT You can cr eate an d edit a Pla yli st (p. 58). PRINT You can prin t st ill i mages on a c onnec ted PictB[...]

56 Deleting image s (Contin ued) 5 Touch the image to be delet ed. The sel ect ed scen e is mar ked wit h . Press and hold t he image on the L CD screen to con fir m the image . T ou ch to re turn to the p revious screen . 6 Touch t [YES] t . To delete all ima ges of the same type (on ea ch tab) at one time In step 4 , touc h [ DELETE ALL]/ [ DELET[...]

57 Editing 6 Touch t [YES] t . To delete all sti ll image s on th e “Memo ry Stick Duo” In step 4 , to uch [ DELE TE ALL] t [YES] t [Y ES] t . b Not es • You cannot r estore still im ages once th ey are deleted. • You cannot d elete still images when a “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-p rotect tab is set to the write-protect position ([...]

58 b Notes • Use the AC Adaptor as t he power source to prevent your camcorder from running out of power during copying. • Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect the A C Adaptor during copying. • It may take l ong when ther e are many still images to be copied. • You cann ot copy still images on a “Memory[...]

59 Editing 5 Touch t [YES] t . b Not es • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while editing the Playlist. I t may dam age the hard disk. • You cannot a dd still ima ges to a Playlist. z Tip s • You can add a maximum of 999 movies with HD (high definition) image quality, or 99 movies with SD (standard definiti[...]

60 Creat ing the Playl ist (C ontinu ed) T o era se all th e scene s from the P layli st In step 3 , tou ch [ ERASE ALL] or [ ERASE ALL] t [Y ES] t [YE S] t . z Tips • The original scenes are not changed even if you erase th e scenes from the Playlist. 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOME). 2 Touch ( OTHERS) t [PLAYL IST EDIT ]. 3 Touch [ [...]

61 Dubbi ng/printing Dubbing /printing (SELE CT DEVI CES) catego ry This categ ory enables you to utilize your camcorde r connec ted to other devic es. COMP UTER Your ca mcorder ca n be connec ted to your comput er (p. 8 8). TV CONNE CT Guid e Your cam corder advises you of t he most advant ageous wa y of connecti ng your TV to view i mages on the [...]

62 Dubbin g to VCR o r DVD/H DD r ecorde rs You ca n dub images playe d back on your camcorder to oth er recording de vices, such as VCR s or DVD/H DD recor ders. Conne ct the dev ice in ei ther of the foll owing ways. Connec t your cam corder to the wall outlet using t he supplied AC A daptor for this operat ion (p. 28). Refe r also to the instruc[...]

63 Dubbi ng/printing 1 Turn on your camcorder, and press (VIEW IMAGES). Set [TV TYPE] acco rding to th e display device ( p. 78). 2 Insert the recording media in the recording device. If your recordi ng device h as an inpu t selector , set it to the input mode. 3 Connect your camcorder to the recording device (V CR or DVD/ HDD recorder) w ith the A[...]

64 Printing recor ded ima ges (Pict Bridge compl iant pri nter) (Con tinued) b Notes • We can guarantee the operation of only models that are PictBridge comp atible. 1 Touc h th e st ill im age to b e prin ted. The se lected image i s marke d with . Press and hold t he image on the L CD screen to co nfir m the i mage. Touch to return to the pre v[...]

65 Utilizi ng re cordin g medi a Util izi ng re cordin g me dia (MAN AGE HDD/ MEMORY ) ca tego ry This cate gory enab les you to use th e hard disk or a “Me mory Stick Duo” for va rious purposes. FORMAT You can form at the hard disk an d recover recorda ble free space (p. 66). FORMAT You can format the “M emory Sti ck Duo” and re cover the [...]

66 Delet ing all scenes on th e record ing med ia (Forma tting ) Y ou can dele te all the images o n the h ard disk of the cam corde r to reco v er reco rdab le free space t o allo w you to wri te in. b Notes • T o a void the loss of important images, you should sav e them (p. 54) before performing [F O R M A T ] . 1 Turn on your camc order, then[...]

67 Utilizi ng re cordin g medi a Checki ng the HDD informati on You can disp lay the hard disk inf ormation, and chec k the appro ximate amount of free hard disk space . 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (MANAGE HDD/ MEMOR Y) t [I N F O ] . To turn o ff the display Touch . b Not es • The calculation for hard disk space is 1MB =[...]

68 Customiz ing your camc order What y ou can do with the (SETTI NGS) catego ry o f the HOME M ENU You ca n cha nge t he re cor din g func ti ons an d the oper ating set tings for your co nvenien ce. 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (SE TTINGS). 3 Touch the desir ed set up it em. If the item is not o n the scree n, touch v / V [...]

69 Custom izing your ca mcorder MOVIE SETTIN GS (p. 7 0) PHOTO SETTING S (p. 7 3) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 76 ) SOUND/DIS P SET (p . 77) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 78) CLOCK / LANG (p. 79 ) GENERAL SET (p . 79) List of the (SETTINGS) category items Items Page / REC SET 70 REC MODE 70 REC MODE 70 AE SHIFT 70 WB SHIFT 71 NS LIGHT 71 WIDE SELECT 71 DIGI TAL ZOOM[...]

70 MOVI E SETTIN GS (Items fo r recording movies) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, t ouch v / V to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 68 (OPTION MENU) t page 81 The defa ult set ting s are mark ed with B . You can sel ect a recor ding forma t to record a movie. B HD QUALITYY Records with HD (high de finition) ima[...]

71 Custom izing your ca mcorder z Tip s • Touch if the subject is white or t he backlight is bright, or touch if the subject is black or the light is dim. • You can a djust the autom atic expo sure level to brighter or darker when [EXPOSURE] is set to [AUTO]. • You can also adjust the setting manually using the camera control ring (p. 43). Se[...]

72 MOVIE SETTIN GS (Conti nued ) Sele ct [ON ] so th at th e imag e on th e scre en is magnifie d by about 2 times when adjusting focus m anually (p. 82) . The scr een re turn s to the orig inal size automa tical ly when the focu sing i s finish ed. Touch [OFF] to release thi s function . b Notes • You cann ot activate this function during record[...]

73 Custom izing your ca mcorder WB SH IFT Assigns [WB SHIFT] (p. 71) t o the cam era control rin g. z Tip s • You can make this setting also b y keeping MANUAL pressed (p. 43). • See page 43 on further details on the camera control ri ng. • Manual settings will be retaine d even if you change the as signed item of the camera control ring. How[...]

74 PHOTO SE TTING S (C onti nued) Capac ity of th e “Mem ory Stick Du o” (MB) an d the numb er of rec ordabl e images When the PO WER switch is (Still) When the POWER switc h is (Movie)* * The image size is f ixed as follows depending on the recording image quality: – [ 2.3M] with HD (high definition) image quality – [ 2.3M] in the aspect r[...]

75 Custom izing your ca mcorder B FINE ( ) Rec ords s till ima ges at the fine imag e qualit y level. STANDARD ( ) Records s till images a t th e sta ndard image qualit y level. B SERI E S Assig ns file numbe rs in sequence. If an imag e is d eleted , its f ile numb er is skip ped. RESET Assig ns file numbe rs in sequence, followi ng the large st f[...]

76 VIEW IMAGE S SET (Item s to customize th e sound vol ume and displ ay) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, t ouch v / V to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 68 (OPTION MENU) t page 81 The defa ult set ting s are mark ed with B . Touch / to adjust the volume (p. 45). During playb ack, displays the inform ation (d[...]

77 Custom izing your ca mcorder SOUND/ DISP SET (Items to ad just beep and the scree n) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on th e scree n, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 68 (OPTION MENU) t page 81 The def ault se ttings ar e marked with B . B ON A mel ody sounds when you start/stop record ing, or operate the t[...]

78 OUTP UT SETT INGS (Items fo r when connec ting other dev ices) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item is not o n the screen, t ouch v / V to chan ge the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 68 (OPTION MENU) t page 81 The defa ult set ting s are mark ed with B . You ne ed to convert t he signal dependi ng on th e TV co nnected when pl aying ba ck the ima[...]

79 Custom izing your ca mcorder CLOCK/ LA NG (Items to set clock and lang uage) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on th e scree n, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 68 (OPTION MENU) t page 81 See page 34. You can ad just a tim e diff erenc e wi thout stopping t he clock. Set yo ur loc al ar ea using v / V when us[...]

80 GENERA L SET (C onti nued) B 5 min The camcord er is automati cally turn ed off when you do not operate your cam corder for mo re tha n appr oxim ately 5 minut es. NEVE R The camco rder is not autom atical ly turned off. z Tips • When you connect your camcorder to a wall socket, [A. SHUT OFF] is automatically set to [NEVER ]. The defau lt sett[...]

81 Custom izing your ca mcorder Activa ting func tion s using th e OP TION ME NU The OPTION MENU appears just like the pop-up w indow that app ears when you righ t-clic k the mo use on a compu ter. Vari ous functi ons are di spla yed i n the contex t of the opera tion. b Not es • The tabs and items that appear on the screen depend on the recordin[...]

82 Record ing it ems on the OPTION MEN U See page 81 for setti ng operati on. * Items that are included also in the HOME MENU. Item s you can set o nly on the O PTIO N MENU will be de scribed below. The def ault settin gs are mark ed with B . You ca n adju st the f ocus manua lly. You can select thi s function also whe n you want to focu s on a cer[...]

83 Custom izing your ca mcorder You can sele ct a nd adj ust t he foca l po int to aim it at a subj ect no t locat ed at the center of the screen. 1 Touch the subject on the scr een. 9 appea rs. 2 Touch [END]. To ad just th e focu s autom ati cally, touch [AUTO] t [ END ] in step 1 . • If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is automatically set to [MAN[...]

84 Recordi ng item s on t he OPTIO N MENU (Conti nued) 2 Touch [END]. To retur n the se tting to automat ic exposu re, touch [AUT O] t [ END ] in step 1 . • If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. • The setting r eturns to [AUTO] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG ) for m ore tha n 12 hours. You ca n record [...]

85 Custom izing your ca mcorder ONE PUSH ( ) The whit e balanc e will be adj usted accordin g to the ambi ent ligh t. 1 Touch [ONE PUSH]. 2 Fram e a white o bjec t su ch as a pie ce of paper, to fill the screen under the same lighting condi tions as you will shoot the s ubject. 3 Touch [ ]. flashes quickl y. When the wh ite balance h as been adju s[...]

86 Recordi ng item s on t he OPTIO N MENU (Conti nued) WHIT E FAD ER BLACK FADER You ca n add digital eff ects to your recordi ngs. appe ars. 1 Touch the desired effec t. 2 When you select [LUMI. KEY], adjust the ef fect wi th / , then touch . The image d isplayed wh en you to uch is saved as a sti ll image. 3 Touch . appears. T o ca ncel [D.E FFEC[...]

87 Custom izing your ca mcorder The self -timer starts recor ding a stil l image after about 10 seconds. Press PHOTO when [SELF-TIME R] is set to [ ON], a nd ap pears. To canc el the cou nt down , touch [RESE T]. To ca ncel the self-tim er, sel ect [O FF]. • You can also operate by pressing PHOT O on the Remote Comm ander (p. 130). SELF-TIMER Vie[...]

88 Using a Computer What yo u ca n do wit h Wind ows c ompu ter When you ins tall the “P ictur e Motion Browse r” on a Windows c omputer fro m the supplied CD -ROM, you c an enjoy the followi ng operation s. z Tips • The supplied software “Pictur e Motion Browser” does not support a Macintosh computer. x One T ouch Dis c Burn By pressing [...]

89 Using a Comp uter Motion Browser” stored on the CD-ROM (supplied). Refe rring to “Inst alling the “F irst St ep Guide”” ( p. 90 ), st art th e “Fi rst St ep Guid e”, th en foll ow th e instru ctio ns. The He lp guide e xplains al l the func tions of all the soft ware appl icatio ns. Refer to the Help gu ide for further detailed ope[...]

90 Standar d installa tion is req uired. Operatio n is not assured if the above OS has been upgrad ed. CPU: MMX P entium 200 MHz or fas ter Othe rs: USB port (this must b e provided as standard) z Tips • If your computer has a Memory S tick slot, insert the “Memory S tick Duo” o n which still images are recorded in to the Memory S tick Duo Ad[...]

91 Using a Com puter 4 Click [Fi rstStepGuide]. 5 Select y our langua ge from the pull-dow n menu . 6 Click [Fir st Step Guide (HTML)]. Ins talla tion s tarts . Wh en [Save is comp lete] ap pears, click [O K] to fi nish th e ins tallat ion. To in stall t he Firs t Step Gu ide in P DF In step 4 , cl ick [First Step Guide (PDF)]. To inst all the so f[...]

92 Installin g the “Fi rst Step G uide” and so ftware ( Continued ) 5 Read [License Agreement], select [I accept the terms of the license agreement] when you agree, then click [Next]. 6 Select your camcor der vi deo system, then click [Next]. 7 Select where to save the software, then click [Next]. 8 Click [Install] o n the [Ready to Install the[...]

93 Using a Com puter The short-cu t icons, such as [ ] (Pictu re Moti on Browse r), appear on the deskt o p. 11 Remove the CD-ROM from the disc dri ve of your comput er. After you instal l the softwar e, a shortcut icon for the cu stomers reg istration website is cre ated o n the desktop. Once you re gister on the w ebsite, you can get secure an d [...]

94 Troublesho oting Troubl esh ooting If you run into any pr oblems usi ng your c amcorder , use the following table t o troubl eshoot the problem . If the pro blem persists, disconne ct the powe r source and contac t your Sony de aler. Note s before se nding yo ur camco rder for r epair • Your camc order m ay be required to ini tialize o r chang[...]

95 Troublesh ooting The po wer ab ruptly turns off. • Whe n approximate ly 5 minutes have e lapsed while you do no t operate your camcor der, the camcorder is au tomatica lly t urned off (A.SHUT OFF) . Chan ge the s etting o f [A.S HUT OFF] (p. 80), or turn on the power again, or use the AC Adaptor. • Th e battery pack is disc harged or run nin[...]

96 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) An unknown image appears on the LCD screen or viewfinder. • The camcorder is in [DEMO MO DE] (p. 79). Touch t he LCD sc reen to c ancel [ DEMO MODE]. An unknown indicator appears on the screen. • A wa rning indicator or message appears on th e screen (p. 107) . The image rem ains on the LCD screen. • T his occ[...]

97 Troublesh ooting You cannot de lete all im ages at one time. • R elease the lock on th e write-protect ta b of the “Memory S tick Duo” if there is on e (p. 116). You cannot fo rmat the “Me mory Stick Duo.” • R elease the lock on th e write-protect ta b of the “Memory S tick Duo” if there is on e (p. 116). The data file n ame is n[...]

98 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) The ACCESS lamp remains lit or flashing ev en when you sto p recording. • Yo ur camcorder is recording the scene you have just shot on th e hard disk. The rec ording angle d iffe rs depe nding on the P OWER swi tch set ting p ositi on. • The recording angle fo r the still image i s wider t han th e one fo r the [...]

99 Troublesh ooting • M oisture cond ensation has occur red. Turn off your camcorder and lea ve it ab out 1 hou r in a cool pla ce (p. 120 ). There is a time difference between the point where you press START/STOP and the point that the recorded movie starts/stops. • On your cam corder, the re may be a slig ht time di fference between the point[...]

100 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) The screen image is bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF (p. 41). The screen image is dark, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • Pr ess and hold DISP/B ATT INFO f or a few seconds to turn on t he backlight (p. 33). The image app ears too bright or [...]

101 Troublesh ooting “ ” is indicated o n an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Lo ading of the data may have failed. It may be indi cated correctly when you turn off the power an d then tu rn it on a gain, or repe at removin g and ins erting the “M emory St ick Duo” a couple of time s. • This may app ear on still images re corded o n [...]

102 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) The aspect ratio of the playback is not correct when connecting your camcorder to th e TV. • Se t [TV TYPE] depending on your TV (p. 78). The image ap pears distorted on th e 4:3 TV. • T his happens wh en viewin g an image recorded in t he 16:9 (wide ) mode on a 4:3 TV. Set [TV TYPE] c orrectly (p. 78) and play[...]

103 Troublesh ooting [COLOR SLOW S] does not operate correctly. • [C OLOR SLOW S] may not opera te correctly in total da rkness. Use NightSh ot or [SUPER NS]. You cannot a djust [LCD BL LEVEL] . • You cannot adj ust [LCD BL LEVEL] when: – The LCD pane l is closed on your camcorde r with the LCD screen facing out. – The p ower is s upplied f[...]

104 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) You can not dub corre ctly using the HDMI ca ble. • Yo u canno t dub im ages using the HDMI cable. You can not d ub corre ctly using the A/V connec ting cable. • T he A/V connecting cable is not connected properly. Make sure that the A/V conne cting cable is c onnected to the pr oper jack, i.e. to the input jac[...]

105 Troublesh ooting Cannot view the movies on the hard disk played on your camcorder on a computer monitor. • Inst all Picture Motion Brow ser (p. 91). • Make sure yo u insert the con nector i n the co rrect directio n, then connect the USB cab le to the USB jack on your camc order firmly. • Select (SELEC T DEVICES) t [COM PUT ER] t [ y COMP[...]

106 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) The extension of a file is not displayed on yo ur computer. • To disp lay the exte nsi on, follow the step s bel ow: 1 Click [Tool ] in the window folder t [ Folder option.. .] t [Vie w] tab. 2 Remove the check mark from the [Hide file extens ions for know n file types] under Advanced Sett ings. 3 Click [O K]. If[...]

107 Troublesh ooting Warnin g indica tors and mess ages If indic ators appear on the LCD screen or in the view finder, c heck the follow ing. Some symptoms you can fix by yourself. If the probl em persist s even aft er you have tried a couple of times, c ontact your Sony dea ler or local au thori zed Sony servi ce facili ty. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self[...]

108 Warning indicator s an d messages (Co ntinued) (Warnin g indicat or perta ining to incompatible “M emory Stick Duo”)* • An inco mpa tib le “M emor y St ick D uo” is insert ed (p. 1 16). - (Warning in dicator pe rtain ing to the w rite-protect of the “Memory Stick Duo”)* • T he write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick Duo ” is [...]

109 Troublesh ooting Still picture folde r is fu ll. Can not record still pictures. • Delete unn ecessary images (p. 55) or perform [ FORMAT] (p. 66). HD movie record ing disabled. SD movie recording disabled. • M ovies cannot be recorded due to some limita tions of the hard di sk of the camcorder. However, y ou ma y be able to r ecor d stil l [...]

110 Warning indicator s an d messages (Co ntinued) Recovering data • Your camcorder tries t o reco ver data automa tically if the data writ ing was not p erf or med pr oper ly. Cannot recove r data. • Wr iting data onto the h ard disk of the camcorder ha s failed. Attemp ts were made t o recover the data , but they were unsucc essful. x “Mem [...]

111 Troublesh ooting Error. Cancel the task. • C heck the pr inter. Cannot print. Check the printer. • Tur n off t he pr int er a nd on a gai n, then rem ove the USB ca ble (s upp lie d) a nd reco nne ct i t. x Flash Charging … Cannot recor d still images. • You are trying to reco rd a s till image while the ex ternal fl ash is chargi ng. F[...]

112 Additio nal Inform ation Using your camcor der abroa d Power supply You ca n use your camcorde r in any countrie s/regions using th e AC Adaptor supplied with y our camc order within the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz ra nge. Use a c ommer cially ava ilable AC pl ug adaptor [a] , if necessary, depen ding on the design of the w all outlet [b] . Vie[...]

113 Additional Inf ormation Setting to the l ocal time You can e asily se t the cloc k to t he local time by sett ing a time di fferen ce when using y our camcorder a broad. Set (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [AREA SET] and [DST SET]/[SU MMERTIME] on the HOME MENU (p. 34) . World time differenc e Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, London [...]

114 Files on the camc orde r har d disk /fol der struct ure The file/fol der structure is shown below. You do not usually ne ed to acknowl edge the file/ folde r stru ctur e, wh en rec ordin g/pla yin g back images on th e cam corde r. To en joy s til l images or movie s by connec ting to a comp uter, see pag e 88, then use the supp lied applic ati[...]

115 Additional Inf ormation About the AVCHD form at Your digi ta l vi deo camer a r ecord er incorpo rates bo th the A VCHD form at and the MPEG2 fo rmat for th e recordi ng func ti on. What i s the AVC HD fo rmat? The AVCHD format is a high definiti on digital vide o camera form at used to record an HD (hig h definitio n) signal of eith er the 108[...]

116 About the “ Me mory St ick ” A “Memor y St ick” is a compact , po rta ble IC record ing medi um with a larg e data capa city. You can use only a “Memory Stick Duo,” which is ab out the half size of a standa rd “Memo ry Stick,” wit h your camco rder. How ever, w e do not g uaran tee the oper ation of all type s of “Memory Stick[...]

117 Additional Inf ormation • Do not insert anyth ing other than a “Memory Stick Duo” into the “Memory Stick Duo” slot. Doing so may cause a malfunction. x On a location for use Do not use or kee p the “Mem ory Stick Duo” in the foll owing locati ons: • Places subject to extremely high t emperature, such as a car parked out side in [...]

118 About the “ Inf oLITHI UM” b atter y pa ck Your ca mcorder ope rates only wit h an “InfoLI THIU M” batt ery pack (M serie s). “InfoLI THIUM ” M series ba ttery pa cks have th e mark. Wha t is an “Inf oLITHI UM” bat tery pack? An “In foLITHI UM” ba tter y pack is a lithium -ion batter y pack that has fu nctions for comm unica[...]

119 Additional Inf ormation About b attery life • Battery c apacity decreases over time and through repeated use. If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant, it is probably time to replace it with a new one. • Each battery’s l ife is governed by storage, operating and environ mental conditions. Mainte nance a nd preca uti ons[...]

120 Mainten ance an d precaut ions (Con tinued) • Ke ep the Remote Commander and button-type battery out of chi ldren’s reach. If the battery is accidentally swallowed, consult a doctor immediate ly. • If the battery electro lytic liquid has leaked: – consult your local authorized Sony service facility. – wash off any liquid that may have[...]

121 Additional Inf ormation If you did not press the right spot, try the calib ratio n again. b Not es • Do not use a sharp-pointed object for calibration. Doing so may damage the LCD screen. • You cannot calibrate th e LCD screen if i t is rotated, or closed with the s creen facing out. On han dling the ca sing • If the casing is soiled, cle[...]

122 Specif ica tio ns System Vide o compre ssi on fo rmat AVCHD (HD)/MPEG2 (SD)/JPEG (S till i mag es) Audio compression format Dolby Di git al 2/5. 1c h Dolby Digi tal 5.1 Cr eato r Vide o sig nal NTSC c olor, EIA stan dards 1080/60i specif icatio n Hard disk 30 GB When meas urin g madia cap acit y, 1 GB equals 1 billion bytes, a porti on of which[...]

123 Additional Inf ormation Input /Outpu t c onnecto rs Audio/Video output 10-pin co nnector Video sign al: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω ( ohms), unbala nced Lumin ance signal : 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanc ed Chromi nance signal: 0.286 Vp-p, 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanc ed Audio signa l: 327 mV (at load impe danc e 47 k Ω (kilohms)), Output impe danc e wi th l ess [...]

124 Specific ations ( Continued ) Storage te mperature -20 °C to + 60 °C (-4 °F to + 140 °F) Dimensions (approx.) 56 × 31 × 100 m m (2 1 /4 × 1 1/4 × 4 in.) (w/h/d) excluding the projectin g parts Mass (approx.) 190 g ( 6.7 oz ) excl udi ng the p ower cord * See the label on the AC Adaptor for other specifications . Rechar geab le batte ry [...]

125 Additional Inf ormation Notes on th e Lice nse 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 PATE NT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG [...]

126 Quick Reference Iden tify ing p art s and c on trols The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pages. A Power zoom lev er (39, 4 7) B PHOTO button (38) C Eyec up D Viewfinder (33 ) E Viewfinder le ns adjustmen t lever (33) F POWER switch (32) G (Movie)/ (Still) mode lamps (32) H CHG (charge) lam p (28) I Hooks for a sho ulder belt Attach a shoulder be[...]

127 Quick R efere nce A Activ e Interfac e Shoe (40) The Act ive Interface Shoe supplies power t o opt ional acces sori es suc h as a video light, a flash, or a microphone . The ac cessory can be turned on or off as you op erate the POWER switch on your camcord er. Refer to the op era ting instruct ions su pplied wi th your accessory fo r details. [...]

128 Identifyi ng parts a nd con trols ( Continu ed) A RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the sett ings, in cludin g the settin g of th e date and t ime. B DISP/BATT INFO but ton (29, 33) C LCD scre en/touch pa nel (20, 33) D START/STO P button (37) E Zoom but tons (39, 47) F (HOME) bu tton (22, 68) G DISC BURN bu tton (54) H JACK COV ER OPEN/CL OSE kn[...]

129 Quick R efere nce A Intern al 4ch micropho ne (40) An Active Inte rface Shoe comp atible microph one (opt ional) w ill take preced ence w hen c onnec ted. B Flash (40) C Lens (Carl Ze iss Lens) (8) D Camera control ring (43 ) E Camera record ing lamp (7 9) Lights up in red during record ing. Flashes wh en remaining hard disk space or ba tte ry [...]

130 Identifyi ng parts a nd con trols ( Continu ed) Remo te Co mma nder A DATA CODE button (76) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO button (38) The on-screen image when you press this butt on will be record ed as a still image. C SCAN/SLOW buttons (45) D . > (Previ[...]

131 Quick R efere nce Indic ato rs dis playe d dur ing r ecor ding/p layba ck A Recor ding format (HD/SD) (18 ) and recording m ode (XP /HQ/SP/LP) (70) B HOME button (2 0) C Remain ing battery (approx.) (2 9) D Recor ding status ([STB Y] (standby) or [REC] (re cording)) E Cou nter ( hour/ minu te/se cond ) F OPTI ON b utton ( 21) G Dual Rec (41) H [...]

132 Indicato rs displa yed dur ing reco rding/pl ayback ( Continued ) A Recordi ng form at (HD/SD) (18) an d recording mode ( XP/HQ/SP/LP) (7 0) B Retu rn butto n C Remaini ng battery (ap prox.) (2 9) D Play back m ode E Curren t scen e numb er/N umbe r of tota l scenes F Counte r (hou r/minu te/s econd) G Previous/N ext button (45) H OPTION but to[...]

133 Quick R efere nce Followin g indicator s appear during recordi ng/playbac k to indicat e the settings of your camc order. Upper left Cent er Upper right Botto m The reco rding da te and time is recor ded automa tically on the h ard disk and “Memo ry Sti ck Duo. ” The y are not displayed w hile recording . However, you can chec k them as [DA[...]

134 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 r ear (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 (hi[...]

135 Quick R efere nce x Recording im age quali ty The image quality, HD (high definition) or SD (standard definition), can be selected for movi es. The higher the recording quality, the shorter the recording time of the hard disk. x Thumbna il Reduced-size images which enable you to view many images at the same time. “VISUAL INDEX” use a thumbn[...]

136 Inde x Nume ric 1080i/480i .. ........................... 7 8 16:9 ........ ..... .... ..... ....... .... ..... . 78 16:9 WIDE ........ .... ....... .... .... 71 480i ........ ..... .... ..... ....... .... ..... . 78 4:3 ........ .... ....... ..... .... ..... .. 71, 78 4:3 TV.... ..... .... ..... .... ....... ..... . 51 5.1ch surround recording[...]

137 Quick R efere nce H HD movie manage ment fi le ....1 14 HD QUALITY ......................70 HD REC MODE ....... ....... .... .70 HD (high definitio n) image quali ty ....... ..... .... ..... ....... .... ...18 HDD INFO ...........................67 HDMI cabl e .......... ...... ..... .... .50 HDMI OU T jack............ .... ...49 Help HOME MENU[...]

138 Index (Co ntinued ) ERAS E ....... .... ..... .... ......59 MOVE . .... ..... ....... .... ..... . 60 Playb ack ....... .... ..... .... .... 59 PORTRA IT (Soft portrait) ... 8 4 Power c ord...... ..... .... ..... .... .... 28 POWER s witch.... .... ..... .... .... 32 Pre-installed rechargeable batte ry ......... ....... .... ..... ...... .. 121[...]

139 Quick R efere nce Windows .......... ..... .... ..... .88, 89 World time dif ference.........1 13 Write-pro tect tab ......... ..... ...1 16 X XP .... ..... ...... ..... ..... ...... ..... .... .70 Z ZEBRA ... .... ..... ..... ...... ..... .... .72 Zoom ..... .... ....... ..... .... ....... .... .39 Zoom l ever ..... .... ..... ....... .... ...[...]