Sony HDR-SR10E manual

3-286-594- 11 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operati ng Guide HDR-SR 10E For details on th e advanced operat ions, please refer to “Hand ycam Han dbook” (PDF ).[...]

2 Read this first Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read th is manua l thorough ly, and ret ain it for futur e refere nce. To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. Replace the battery with th e specified type o nly. Otherwis[...]

3 caused by ina ppropriat e waste handl ing of the bat tery. Th e recycl ing of th e mater ials will hel p to c onserve natural r esources. In case of produc ts that for safe ty, perform ance or d ata in tegrity reason s requ ire a p erma nent c onnec tion w ith a n incorpo rated battery, th is battery should be replac ed by qualifi ed service staf[...]

4 – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which th e receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for hel p. The supplied interface cable must b e used with the equipment in order to comply wi th the limits fo r a digital device pur suant to S ubpart B of P art 15 of FCC Ru[...]

5 • If you re peat r ecordin g/d elet ing image s for a lo ng time, fragmen tation of data occurs o n the media. Images cann ot be saved or r ecor ded. In such a case , save y our im ages on so me type of e xter nal medi a first, an d then perform [MEDIA FORM AT] * . • Fasten the grip belt and hold your camcorder correctly while recor ding. •[...]

6 (high definition) ima ge quality on your camcorder with th e following devices; – Other AVCHD format compatible devices which are not compatible with High Pr ofile – Device s which are not compatible with the AVCHD format Sav e all you r record ed im age da ta • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded ima ges on e[...]

7 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: C harg ing th e battery pack You ca n charge the “I nfoLITHI UM” battery pack (H series) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Not es • You cannot attach any “InfoL ITHIUM” battery pack other than the H series to your camcorder. 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Stat i[...]

8 To char ge th e batt ery pack u sing o nly the AC Ad apto r Turn the POWE R switch to OFF (CH G), then conne ct th e AC Ad aptor direc tly to the DC IN jack on the camco rder. Chargi ng time: Approx imate time (m in.) require d when you fully charge a comp letely ex hau sted batte ry pack. Record ing/Play back time: App rox ima te ti me (m in.) a[...]

9 Gettin g Started Step 2: T urnin g the p ower on , and sett ing the date an d time 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER switch repeatedly in the direction o f the arrow until the respective lamp lights u p. (Movie): To rec ord movie s (Still): To record st ill images Go t o s t ep 3 when you turn on your camco rder for t he f irst ti[...]

10 Step 3 : Se lecti ng th e medi a You can sele ct th e ha rd di sk or “Memor y Stick PRO Du o” as the rec ording/p layback / editing m edia on your ca mcorde r. Select the media f or mo vies and sti ll i mages separate ly. The defaul t setting is hard di sk for movies and s til l imag es. b Notes • You can do recording/playback/editing oper[...]

11 Gettin g Started 1 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 “M emor y St ick PRO 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. 2 If you have selected “Memory Stick PRO Du o” as the mov[...]

12 Recording/ Playback Reco rding The ima ges are record ed on t he medi a sele cted i n the media se tting ( p. 10). In th e defaul t sett ing , both mo vies and st ill i mage s are rec ord ed on the ha rd di sk . 1 Turn the PO WER swit ch C until the respective lamp lights up. Press the gree n button onl y when the PO WER switch C is in the OFF ([...]

13 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Play back You can play bac k the image recor ded in the media that has been set on the med ia settin g (p. 10). In the default set ting, the i mages on th e hard disk are played ba ck. 1 Turn the POWER sw itch B to turn on your camcorder. 2 Press (VIEW I MAGES) C (or A ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen ([...]

14 To adju st the sou nd volum e of movies When pl aying bac k a mov ie, touch (OPTION) t tab t [V OLU M E], then ad just the vol ume with / . z Tips • On the VISUAL INDEX screen, i / B appears with the image on the tab that was m ost recently played back/recorded. When you touch an image marke d with i / B , you can play it back from the point i[...]

15 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Name an d fu nctio ns of e ach p art Buttons, j acks, etc., w hich a re not expl ained in othe r chapt ers, ar e expl ained here. 1 Power zoom le ver Move the po wer zoom leve r slightly for a slower z oom. M ove it further for a faste r zoom. You can magni fy still images fro m about 1.1 to 5 times the original size (Play[...]

16 qd EASY button Press EASY to display and most of the set tings a re set automa tically for ea sy record ing/ playbac k. To can cel, p ress EASY again. qf DISP/ BATT INFO button You can swit ch th e sc reen displ ay w hen you press while the power is set to on. When you press while the P OWER swi tch is set to OFF (C HG), you can ch eck the remai[...]

17 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Indic ators dis playe d duri ng reco rdi ng/pl ayback Recordi ng mov ies Recording still imag es Viewin g movi es Viewing st ill images A HOM E button B Remaini ng bat tery (a pprox.) C Record ing status ([STBY ] (standb y) or [REC] (re cording) ) D Recor din g qual ity ( HD/SD ) and Recording mode (FH/HQ/SP/LP) E Recor di[...]

18 Followi ng indicato rs appear during record ing/p laybac k to indi cate the sett ings of your camc order. Upper le ft Center Upper right Bottom z Tip s • Indica tors and their position s are approximate and differ from what you actually see. See “Handycam Handbo ok” (PDF) for details. • The re cording date and time is recorded automatica[...]

19 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Perfor mi ng vari ous func tion s - “ HO ME” and “ OPTION” You can di spl ay t he me nu s cree n by pressing (HOME) A (or B )/ (OPTION). For deta ils of the menu items, see “Ha ndycam Hand book” ( PD F) (p. 23). You can ch ange t he ope rat ing s etti ngs fo r your conve nien ce. Press (HOME) A (or B ) to displ[...]

20 b Notes • When the item you want is no t on the screen, touch another tab. If you cannot find the item anywhere, the function is not available under the current situation. • The (OPT ION) MENU cannot be used during Easy Handycam operation. Items of the HOME MENU (CAM ERA) c atego ry MOVIE * PHOTO * SMTH S LW REC (VIEW IMA GES) cat egory VISU[...]

21 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Item s you can set on ly o n the O PTI ON MENU will be de scribed be low. CLOCK/ LANG [CLOC K SET ]* , [A REA SET], [SUM MERTI ME], [ LANGUAGE SET ]* GENERAL SET [DEMO MODE], [REC LAMP] , [CAL IBRATI ON], [A.SHUT OFF], [QUICK ON STBY], [REMOTE CTRL] , [DROP SEN SOR ], [CT RL FOR HDMI] * You can set these items also during [...]

22 Connec ting with the A/V conne cting cable You can dub to VCRs, DVD/HDD recorders wit h SD (standard definiti on) image q uality. Connec ting with the USB cable You ca n dub to movi e dubbing compati ble DVD writers, etc., with HD (high definiti on) im age qua lity. z Tips • You can dub movies or copy still images from the hard disk to a “ M[...]

23 Enjoyi ng with a compute r Enjoying with a com puter Perf ormi ng wit h a com pute r x “Handy cam Han dbook ” (PDF) “Han dycam Ha ndbook” (PDF) expl ains in detail ab out your camc order and its pract ical u se. x “Pictu re Motion Brows er” (onl y for Window s user s) “Pic ture M oti on Br owser ” is t he sup plie d software. You[...]

24 Stan dard in stal lati on is r equ ired . Operati on is not a ssured if the a bove OS has been upgrad ed o r in a multi-bo ot environm ent. CPU: Inte l Pentiu m 4 2. 8 GHz or f aster (Intel Pentium 4 3.6 GHz or faster, Intel Pentium D 2.8 GH z or faster, Intel Core Duo 1.66 GH z or faster, o r Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GH z or faster is recomm ended[...]

25 Enjoyi ng with a compute r 1 Connect the AC Ad aptor to the Handycam Station and a wall outle t (wa ll sock et ). 2 Set your cam corder onto th e Handycam Station, then tur n on your camcorder. 3 Connect t he (USB) j ack of the Handycam Station (p. 16) to the computer usin g the s upplied USB cable. The [USB SELEC T] screen app ears on your camc[...]

26 Troublesho oting Troubl eshoo ting If you run i nto any prob lems using your camcord er, use the fo llowing table t o trouble shoot the pr oblem . If the proble m persists, d isconnec t the power source and conta ct your Sony de aler . Note s befor e send ing your camco rder for repair • Your camcorder may be requir ed to initialize or change [...]

27 Troubles hooting You cannot instal l “Pictur e Motion Browser.” • C heck the comput er envir onment require d to install “Picture Motion Browser.” • I nstall “P icture Mot ion Br owser” in the proper order (p. 2 4). “Picture Motion Browser” d oes not work correctly. • Qui t “Pictur e Motion Br owser” and restar t your c[...]

28 • T he temperature of your camcorder is low. Make the camcorder warm. • When the indicator flashes slowly, fr ee space for recording images are running out. • No “M emory Stick PR O Duo” is ins ert ed (p. 1 0). • When the indicator flashes quickly, there are not enough free space for recording im ages . • Delete unnecessary images,[...]

29 Additi onal Info rmation Addition al Informa tion Precau tion s On use an d care • Do not use o r store the camcorder and accessories in the fol lowing locations: – A nywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to temp eratures above 60°C (1 40°F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun[...]

30 – Leaving the casi ng in contact with r ubber or vinyl objects for a long period of time About care and stora ge of the lens • Wipe the surface of the lens clean wi th a sof t cloth in the following instances: – When there are fi ngerprints on the lens surface. – In hot or humid locations – When the lens is exposed to salty air such as[...]

31 Additi onal Info rmation Speci fic ations System Video compression format: AVCHD (HD)/ MPEG2 (S D)/JPEG (St ill images) Audio compression format: Dolb y Digital 2/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5.1 Creato r Video signal: PAL color, CCIR standards 1080/50i s pecification Hard disk: 40 GB When measuring medi a capacity, 1 GB equals 1 billion bytes, a po rtio[...]

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