Sony HDR-SR5E manual

3-210-375- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Handycam Handbook HDR-SR 5E/SR7E/SR8E Enjoying your camcor der 9 Gett ing St art ed 15 Recordi ng/Playbac k 23 Editing 46 Utilizi ng record ing med ia 57 Custom izing your camcor der 61 Troubles hooting 84 Additional Info rma tio n 96 Quick Reference 107[...]

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 feren ce. In “H andycam Handboo k” (this Handbo ok) The ope rations an d handlin g of your camcord er are e xplained. Refer also t o “Opera ting Guide” (t he separate volume). Handl ing t he im[...]

3 into the termi nal will da mage the te rminal and may re sult in a malfunc tion of your camcor der. • Con nect a n A/V conn ecting cable or compone nt video c able to the H andyca m Station when usi ng your cam corder attach ed to the Han dyca m St atio n. • Dis con nec t th e AC Ad ap tor f rom the Handycam Station holding bot h the Hand yca[...]

4 About the Carl Zeiss l ens Your ca mcorde r is equi pped with a C arl Zeiss lens, which was deve loped jointly by Carl Zeiss, in Ge rmany, and Sony Corpora tion, and pr oduce s superior ima ges. It adopts the MTF me asurement system for video c ameras an d offers a qual ity typica l of a Carl Zeiss l ens. Also, the len s for your camcor der is T [...]

5 Notes on usi ng the Ha rd Dis k Driv e Hand ycam Save all you r recorded image da ta • 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 such as DVD- R using your computer (p. 45). Also, you can save your image data using a VCR, or a DVD/HDD reco[...]

6 Table of Contents Read this befor e operating your camcorder .. .......... ......... .......... ..... 2 Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam ..... .......... ......... .......... .. 5 Subjec t example s and solu tions ..... 8 Operation fl ow ........ ......... ....... ........ 9 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking adva ntag e of two typ[...]

7 Pre venti ng data on the ha rd dis k of the c amcor der f rom be ing re cover ed .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... ........ 60 What yo u can do wit h the (SETTINGS ) categor y of the HOME MENU .......... .......... .... 61 Using the HO ME M ENU ..... ...... ... 6 1 List of t he (SETTI NGS ) ca teg ory items . ...... ..... ........[...]

8 Subjec t exam ples a nd sol utions Checking your golf swing Get ting a good shot of a ski slop e or beach B SMTH SLW REC ...... ........ ......... 32 B Backlight . ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 32 B BEACH ........... ......... ........ ......... .. 80 B SNOW ........ ...... ......... ........ ........ 80 Capturing still images du ring mo[...]

9 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Enjoying your camcorder Operation flow B Get ready (p. 15). B Recor d using yo ur cam corder ( p. 27). • Movies are recorde d on the hard disk, and still images are recorded on either the hard disk or a “ Memory Stick Duo.” • You can select the ima ge quality: HD (high definition ) image quality or SD (standard d[...]

10 B Play ba ck the image s. x Viewing on the LCD screen of y our camcorde r (p. 34) x Viewing on a high de finition TV ( p. 41) You can en joy mo vies with HD (high defin ition) ima ge quality , with the same ima ge qualit y as they were recorded. x Viewing on a no n-high-def inition 16: 9 (wide) TV (p. 42) You c an enjo y mov ies reco rded wi th [...]

11 Enjoyi ng your cam corder z Tip s • Figures such as 15M and 9M in the ta ble show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps. • You can record movies of a maximum of 3,999 sc enes with HD (high definition) image quality, and 9,999 scenes with SD ( standard d efinition) ima ge quality . • You can reco rd the maxim um 9,99 9 still image s on th[...]

12 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Taki ng adva ntag e of tw o type s of menu s B Catego ries an d items of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTHERS) cat egory (MANAGE HD D/MEMORY ) categor y (SETTING S) categor y To cu stomi ze your camc order ( p. 61) * . * You can also set these items during Easy Handycam operation (p. 23[...]

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 ) cate gory 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 y ou touc h an ite m, its e xplanat ion appears on the s creen. To apply t he option , touch [YE S], otherw ise, touch [NO ]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Touch (HELP ) again in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen dur ing shootin g or play back displays the function s avai lable at tha t moment. [...]

15 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing su ppli ed ite ms Make sure that you have th e followin g item s suppl ied with your camcord er. The numb er in the p arent he ses ind icat es the numb er of t hat ite m s upp lie d. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 16) Mains lead (1) (p. 16) Handycam Sta tion (1) (p. 16, 110) 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. 101) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cannot attach any “Inf oLITHIUM” 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 ma[...]

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 H andyca 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 pres sing DISP /BATT INFO ag ain while the inform ation is displa yed. Cha rging tim e Approx imate time (m in.) require d when you fully charge a fully discharge d battery pack. Recording time App rox ima te time (m in.) a vail abl e wh en you use a fully c harged ba ttery pack. “HD” stands for hi gh definitio n image qua lity, and “S D?[...]

19 Gettin g Started Playin g time App roxim ate t ime (mi n.) avai lable whe n you use a full y char ged batte ry pack. “HD” stan ds for high defi niti on i mage quality, and “SD” stands for standa rd image qualit y. HDR-SR5E: HDR-SR7E/SR8E: On the batte ry p ack • Before changing the battery pac k, slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) and[...]

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 wh en using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set th e date and time, the [ CLOCK 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 automatically 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 pur[...]

22 • The information is displayed or hidden (display y no display) each t ime you p ress DISP/ BATT INFO. You ca n view ima ges using the viewfi nder with t he LC D pan el clo sed to avoid weari ng dow n the b atte ry, or whe n the ima ge seen on the LC D scre en is poor . z Tips • You can adjust the b rightness of the vi ewfinder backlight by [...]

23 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Reco rding and pl ayba ck wit h ease (Eas y Handyc am operat ion) Easy Handy cam ope ration mak es nearly al l settings autom atic so that you can perfo rm recordi ng or play back ope ration w ithout det ailed settin gs. It also mak es screen f ont size large r for eas y viewi ng. 1 Slide the PO WER switch[...]

24 1 Slide the POW ER switch G to t urn on your cam corder. 2 Press (VIEW IMAGES) I (or D ). The VISUAL INDEX scree n appears o n the LCD scr een (It may take some ti me to displa y the thum bnails). 1 :Displ ays mov ies with HD (high defin ition) image quali ty. * 2 :Displ ays stil l images on the h ard dis k. 3 :Display s still imag es on a “Me[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback 3 Start playback. Movi es: Touch the or tab and the movie to be played back. z Tips • When playback from t he selected movie reaches t he last movie, the s creen returns to t he VISUAL INDEX screen. • You can slow down the playback s peed by touchin g / during pause. • You can adjust volume by touching (HOME) t (S ETTI [...]

26 To canc el Easy Hand ycam opera tion Press EASY A again. dis appears from t he LCD sc reen. Menu se ttings dur ing E asy Hand ycam operatio n Press (HOM E) C (or B ) to display the men u item s availa ble f or setup changes (p. 12 , 61). b Notes • Most of the menu items automaticall y return to the default settings . The settings of some menu [...]

27 Recordin g/Playback Recor ding b Not es • If the ACCESS lam p is lit or flashing aft er recording is finished, it means d ata is s till being written onto the hard disk or “Memory Stick Duo.” Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not remove the battery or AC Adaptor. • The maximum continuous recordable time is approxi[...]

28 You ca n record mo vies on the ha rd disk of your cam corder. For th e recor dable tim e, see page 11. 1 Slide the POWER switch C in the direction of the arrow to light up the (Mo vie) la mp. 2 Press START/STOP B (o r F ). To stop reco rding, press STAR T/STOP B (or F ) again . Still i mages are re corded on th e hard dis k in the defa ult setti[...]

29 Recordin g/Playback You can magnif y images up to 10 times the origin al size with the power zoom lever or the zoom but tons below the LCD scree n. Move the power zoom lever sl ightly for a slower zoom . Move it furthe r for a faster zoom. b Not es • Be sure to keep your finger on t he power zoom lever. If you move yo ur finger off the power z[...]

30 Press (f lash) r epeatedl y to se lect an appropri ate settin g. No ind ication (A uto f lash): Automatical ly flashes when there is ins ufficient am bient light. r (Forced flash): Always uses the flash regardless of the surrounding brightnes s. r (No flash): Records without flash. b Notes • The r ecommended distance to the subject when using [...]

31 Recordin g/Playback • You can record still im ages during recording standby in the same way as when the (Still) lamp is turned on. You can also record with the flash. You ca n chan ge the record ing me dia o f still images to a “M emory S tick Duo .” In the defaul t setting , still images are r ecorded on the har d disk o f the camco rder.[...]

32 z Tips • To record an image brighter, use Super NightShot functi on (p. 82). To record an image more fait hfully t o the ori ginal colors, us e Colo r Slow Shutter function (p. 81). To ad just th e expos ure fo r backl it subj ects, press BACK LIGHT to display . . To cancel the back l ight fu nction, press BACK LIGH T agai n. Open th e LCD pan[...]

33 Recordin g/Playback • [RECORD SOUND] Select [ON] ( ) to superimpose soun ds suc h as co nversa tion o n the slow m otion pictures (The def ault setting is [OFF]) . Your camcord er reco rds sounds for about 12 s econd s whi le [ Recor ding ...] is displayed in step 3 . b Not es • Sounds cannot b e recorded while shooti ng a 3 second-movie (ap[...]

34 Rec ordin g/P lay back Play back 1 Slide the PO WER switch E to turn on your camcorder . 2 Display the desired INDEX screen. Press (VIE W IMAGES) F (or C ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LCD screen (It m ay take some ti me to display the thumb nails) . 1 : Displays movi es with HD (hi gh definition) image qual ity. * Playing back from [...]

35 Recordin g/Playback 2 : Displa ys still i mages o n the hard d isk. 3 : Displays still ima ges on a “Mem ory Stick D uo.” * appears for movi es with SD (standard definition ) image quality. z Tip s • You can change the image quality of a movie you want to play back by touching (OPT ION) t tab t [ / INDEX SET] on the INDEX scre en of or . ?[...]

36 3 Start playing b ack. On the INDEX sc reen, touc h the or tab to play bac k movies. z Tips • When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie, the screen returns to the INDEX screen. • Touch / during pause to play back movie slowly. • A touch of / makes the reverse/fast forward approximate ly 5 times faster, 2 touches makes it[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback The det ected face images a re displaye d on the inde x 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) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [ INDEX]. 3 Touc h v / V to sele ct the de sire d sce ne. 4 Touc h b / B t o sear ch for the de sire d face im age, then to uch the fa ce i[...]

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 To se arch for movi es, t ouch the or tab. To se arch f or st ill im age s, touch th e ta b. 3 Touch [D ATE] . The r ecording dates o f images are displaye d on the screen. 4 Touch v / V to sele ct th e da te of [...]

39 Recordin g/Playback Playi ng the i mage on a TV Connec tion m ethods and qual ity of the image (HD (high de finition)/SD (standa rd definitio n)) viewed on the TV scree n differ dependi ng on w hat type of TV is con nected, 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 manu[...]

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 , touc h v / V to chang e the pa ge. 4 Touch the answer to th e question displayed on the screen. Meanw hile, you ca n make the relev[...]

41 Recordin g/Playback Images re corded wit h HD (high de finition) i mage qua lity are playe d back with HD (hig h definitio n) image qua lity. Images re corded with SD (sta ndard defi nition) im age 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 HO[...]

42 Images recorded wi th HD (high defi nition ) quality are conv erted to SD (sta ndard definition ) 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 rati o accor ding to th e conne cted TV (16:9 /4:3) Set [TV TY PE] to [16:[...]

43 Recordin g/Playback : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU se tting (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [576i] (p. 74) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYP E] t [16:9]/ [4:3 ] (p . 73 ) b Not es • An A/V connecting cable is also needed to output a udio signals. Connect th e white and r ed plugs of the A/ V connecting ca[...]

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 V CR using the A/V co nnecti ng cabl e. Set the inpu t select or on the VC R to LINE (V IDEO 1, VI DEO 2, etc. ). When you r TV is mo naura l (When your TV h as only on e audi o input jack) Conn ect the ye llow plug of the A/V connec ting cabl e to the[...]

45 Recordin g/Playback Saving imag es Recor ded images ar e stored on the interna l hard dis k of your camco rder . Due to the li mited capacit y of the i nternal hard disk, ma ke sure tha t you save the image data to som e 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 bed be[...]

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 c an delete images on the h ard di sk or a “Memo ry Stick Duo” (p. 46). EDIT You can e dit the im ages on the ha rd disk or a “Me mory Stic k Duo ” (p. 46). PLAYLIST EDIT You ca [...]

47 Editing 4 Touch the image to be deleted . The se lected im age is marke d with . Press an d hold the im age on th e LCD screen to conf irm the image. T ouc h to retu rn to the previous screen. 5 Touch t [YES] t . To de lete al l im ages of t he same type (on each tab) at one time In step 3 , touch [ DEL ETE ALL]/ [ D ELETE ALL]/[ DELETE ALL] t [[...]

48 4 Touc h th e stil l im age to b e dele ted. The sel ect ed st ill im age is mar ked wi th . Pres s and hold th e still image on the LCD screen to con firm the s till im age. T ouch to retu rn to t he pre vious screen . 5 Touch t [YE S] t . To dele te all still images o n the “Mem ory St ick Du o” In step 3 , touch [ DELETE ALL] t [YES] t [Y[...]

49 Editing b Not es • You cannot restore movies once they are divided. • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while dividing the movie. It may damage the hard d isk. • If the divided original movie is included in the Playlist, the movie in the Playlist will also be divided. • A slight difference may occur fr[...]

50 To copy all the s till images re corded on the sam e day at one tim e 1 Touch (HOME ) t (OTHERS) t [EDIT] t [COPY]. 2 Touch [ t COPY by date]. The rec ording dates o f still images are displaye d on the screen. 3 Touch v / V to sele ct th e re cord ing da te of the d esir ed st ill im age . 4 Touc h wh ile th e sele cted recordi ng date is h ig [...]

51 Editing To add all t he mo vies r ecorde d on th e same day at one ti me 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [PLAYLIST EDIT]. 2 Touch [ ADD by date] or [A D D b y d a t e ] . The re cording da tes of movie s are displaye d on the scree n. 3 Touc h v / V to sele ct the recor din g da te of the desire d movie. 4 Touch whil e the s elect ed recor ding date[...]

52 3 Sele ct the scene to be del eted from the list. The sel ect ed sc ene is mar ked w ith . Press and hold t he image on th e LCD screen to con firm the image. Touch to r eturn to the pre vious screen . 4 Touch t [YE S] t . z Tips • The original scenes are not changed even if you erase th e scenes from the P laylist. To chan ge the ord er withi[...]

53 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 ordin g devices, such as VCRs or DVD/HDD recorders. Connect the device in eith er of the following ways. Connec t your cam corder to the w all socket using the suppl ied AC Ad aptor fo r this operat ion (p. 1 6). Ref er als o to th e[...]

54 channel) plug to the audio input jack on the device. 1 Turn on your camc order, and press (VIEW IMAG ES). Set [ TV TYP E] a ccor din g to th e disp la y device (p. 73). 2 Insert the recording media in the recording device. If your record ing device has an inp ut select or , set it to th e input mo de. 3 Connect your camcorder to the recording de[...]

55 Editing 4 Touch [ PRINT] (ha rd disk ) or [ PRINT] (“ Memory Stic k Duo”) depending on the media of the image to be pri nted. You can sel ect a st ill ima ge on the screen. 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 th[...]

56 ratio, the left and right ends of the im age may be trimmed widely. • Some printer models may not support the date printing function. Refer to your printer’s instruction m anual for details. • The images described be low may not be printed out: – The image edited by a computer – The image recorded by other devices – The image file ex[...]

Util izi ng rec ord ing me di a 57 Util izin g recor ding me dia (MANA GE HDD/ MEMORY) categor y This cate gory enable s you to use the hard disk or a “Me mory Stick Duo” for various purposes. FORMAT You can form at the hard di sk and recov er recorda ble free spa ce (p. 57). FORMAT You can format the “M emor y Stick Du o” and re cover the [...]

58 For mat ting de let es al l imag es o n a “Memory Stick D uo.” 1 Turn on your c amcorder. 2 Insert the “ Memory Sti ck Duo” to be formatted into your camcorder. 3 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE HDD/MEMORY) t [F O R M A T ] . 4 Touch [YE S] t [YE S]. 5 When [Completed.] appears, touch . b Notes • Even the still images protected with anothe r de[...]

Util izi ng rec ord ing me di a 59 Repai ring t he imag e data base f ile This fu nction ch ecks the m anagem ent informati on and the consi stency of movi es and still im ages in the hard disk , and repa irs any inco nsistencies fou nd. 1 Turn on your camcorder. 2 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE HD D/MEMORY) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.]. The [RE PAIR IMG.DB F.] sc[...]

60 Preven ting dat a on the hard d isk of t he camcor der fr om bei ng rec overed [ EM PTY ] allo ws you to writ e unin tell ig ible data on to t he h ard di sk of t he camcor der. In t his way, it may be come more dif ficult to reco ver any o riginal data. When you di spose of or tr ansfer th e camcor der to oth ers, it i s recomme nded that you p[...]

61 Customizi ng your cam corder Customizi ng your camcor der What y ou can do with the (SETTINGS) catego ry of the H OME MEN U You can chang e the recordi ng function s and the opera ting settin gs for your co nvenienc e. 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HO ME). 2 Touch (SETT INGS). 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the item is n ot on the sc[...]

62 MOVIE S ETTI NGS (p. 63 ) PHOTO SETT INGS (p. 67) VIEW IM AGES SE T (p. 7 0) SOUND/ DISP SET* 2 (p . 72) OUTPU T SETTINGS (p. 73) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 74) List of th e (SET TI NGS ) category items Items Page / REC SET* 1 63 REC MODE 63 REC MODE 64 AE SHIFT* 3 64 WB SHI FT* 3 64 NIGHTSHOT LIGHT 64 WIDE SELECT 65 DIGITAL ZOOM 65 STEADYSHOT 65 AUTO SLW [...]

63 Customizi ng your cam corder GENERAL SET (p. 75) Items Page DEMO MODE 75 REC LAMP 75 CALIBRATION 103 A.SHUT OFF 75 REMOTE C TRL 75 DROP SE NSOR 75 * 1 You can set these items also during Easy Handycam opera tion (p. 23). * 2 The menu n ame is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] du ring Easy Handycam operation . * 3 HDR-SR7E/SR8E MOVIE SE TTINGS (Ite ms [...]

64 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 movies with quick movements may appear rough when you play the image back. z Tips • See page 11 for the expected recording time of each recording mode. You can select a record ing mod e to rec ord a movie wit h SD (standard [...]

65 Customizi ng your cam corder When r ecordi ng with SD (st andar d definitio n) imag e qual ity, you ca n select the aspe ct rat io accor ding to the T V conn ected. Refer a lso to the instruct ion manual s supplied with your T V. B 16:9 WID E Reco rds images to the full screen on a 16:9 (wide) TV scre en. 4:3 ( ) Records i mages to the fu ll scr[...]

66 Diagona l stripes ap pear in portio ns of the screen where br ightnes s is at a pre set lev el. This is usefu l as a gu ide w hen ad justin g the brightn ess. Wh en y ou chan ge t he defa ult setting, is di splayed. Th e zebr a patter n is not recorded. B OFF The zebr a patte rn is n ot dis played. 70 The zebra pat tern appears at a screen brigh[...]

67 Customizi ng your cam corder S You can s elect a n item yo u want to set to the CAM CT RL dial. For detail s, see page 33. The defaul t setting is [ON] , allowin g you to sear ch for faces d urin g movi e recor ding. Face icons and their meanings : Wh en the se ttin g is [ON ]. : When the fi rst face is detect ed. : When face de tectio n is comp[...]

68 VGA (0.3M ) ( ) Allow s the maxim um numb er of s till imag es t o b e r ecord ed. b Notes • [ IMAGE SIZE] can be set only during recording standby. B FINE ( ) Records still images at th e fine image quality leve l. STANDARD ( ) Records still images at the standard im age quality leve l. Capac ity of th e “Memo ry Stick Du o” (MB) an d the[...]

69 Customizi ng your cam corder * The image size is fixed depending on the aspect ratio of the image rec orded: – [ 2.3M] with HD (high definition) image quality – [ 2.3M] in the as pect ratio 16:9 with SD (standard defini tion) image quali ty – [1.7M] in the aspe ct ratio 4:3 with SD (standard defini tion) image quali ty HDR-SR7E/SR8E * The [...]

70 See page 64. See page 64. See page 65. See page 65. See page 66. See page 66. See page 66. See page 67. See page 31. WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift) (HDR-SR7E/ SR8E) NIGHTSHOT L IGHT STEADYSHOT (HDR-SR7E/ SR8E) GUIDEFRAME ZEBRA FLASH LEVEL REDEYE RE DUC DIAL SETTING (HDR-SR7E/ SR8E) STILL MEDIA VIEW I MAGES SE T (Ite ms to cu stomize the di splay[...]

71 Customizi ng your cam corder DATE/TI ME A Date B Time CAMERA DA T A C SteadyShot off D Brightne ss E White ba lance F Gain G Shutter speed H Apertu re value I Exposure z Tip s • appears for an im age recorded using a flas h. • The data code is displa yed on the TV screen if you connect your camcor der to a T V. • The indicator toggles thro[...]

72 SOUND /DISP SE T (Item s to adjust the sound an d the screen ) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not on the scre en, t ouch v / V to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 61 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 76 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . Touch / to adjust th e volume (p. 36). B ON A melody sounds wh en yo u start/s top recording[...]

73 Customizi ng your cam corder 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 reduced during recording. z Tip s • This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way. OUTPUT SETTI NGS (Items for wh en c[...]

74 B LCD P ANEL Shows displa ys such as the tim e code in the viewfinder ( HDR-SR7E /SR8E) and on the LCD sc reen . V-OUT/PANEL Shows displa ys such as the tim e code in the viewfinde r (HDR-SR 7E/SR8E), on th e TV screen and LCD scre en. Select [COMPONENT] when c onnecting your cam corder to a TV with the compo nent i nput jack . 576i Select when [...]

75 Customizi ng your cam corder 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 61 (OPTION MENU) t page 76 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[...]

76 Activa ting functi ons us ing the O PTION MENU The (OPTION) MENU appears j ust like the pop-u p window t hat appea rs when you right-c lick the mouse on a co mputer. Various av ailabl e functio ns are di splayed. 1 While using your camcord er, touch (OP TION) on t he screen. 2 Touch the desired item . If you cannot find the desire d item, touch [...]

77 Customizi ng your cam corder Rec ord ing it em s on t he OPT IO N MENU Items * Page tab FOCUS –7 8 SPOT FOCUS –7 9 TELE MACRO –7 9 EXPOSURE –7 9 SPOT METER –7 9 AE SHIFT** a 64 SCENE SELECTION –8 0 WHITE BAL. –8 1 WB SHIF T** a 64 COLOR SLOW SHTR –8 1 SUPER NIGH TSHOT –8 2 tab FADER –8 2 D.EFFECT –8 2 PICT.EFFECT –8 2 tab[...]

78 DATE/T IME –5 4 SIZE –5 4 INTERVAL SET a 71 * Items that are incl uded also in the HOME MENU. ** Items that are incl uded also in the HOME MENU, but the item na mes are dif ferent. Items * Page Functi ons se t in the OPTION MENU Items you can set only on the (OPTION ) MENU will be de scribed be low. The def ault sett ings are mar ked with B [...]

79 Customizi ng your cam corder • For HDR-SR7E/SR8E: You can als o adjust the focus manually using the CAM CTRL dial (p. 33). You can sele ct and a djust t he foca l point to aim it at a subject n ot locat ed at the cente r of the screen. 1 Touch the subject on the screen . 9 appea rs . 2 Touch [END]. To ad just the fo cus au tom ati cally , tou [...]

80 1 Touch the point whe re you want to fix and adjust t he expos ure on the s creen. appe ars . 2 Touch [END]. To retur n the sett ing to auto matic expo sure, touch [AUT O] t [ END ] in step 1 . b Notes • If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. You ca n recor d imag es effe ctivel y in various situatio ns. B AUTO S[...]

81 Customizi ng your cam corder b Not es • If you set [SCENE SELECTION], [WHITE BA L.] se ttin g is canc eled. • If you set [SCENE SELECTION] to [TWILIGHT PO RT.] and switch from still image reco rding to mov ie recor ding, the setting changes to [AUTO]. You can ad just the colo r balance to the brightne ss of the recor ding envi ronment . B AU[...]

82 The ima ge will be record ed at a m aximum of 16 tim es t he se nsit ivi ty of Nigh tSho t recording if you set [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] to [ON] while t he NIGHTSHOT switch ( p. 31) is also set to ON. appe ars o n the screen . To re tur n to the n orma l se tting , set [SUP ER NIGHTSHOT] to [OFF]. b Notes • Do not use [ SUPER NIGHTSHOT] in bright pla[...]

83 Customizi ng your cam corder A still image i s recorded a fter ab out 10 seconds. Press PHOTO when [SELF-TIME R] is set to [ ON], a nd appe ars. To canc el the count down, to uch [R ESE T]. To ca ncel the self-t imer , sele ct [O FF]. z Tip s • You can also operate by pressing PHOTO on the Remote Comm ander (p. 111) . SELF-TIMER[...]

84 Troublesho oting Troubl eshoo ting If you run i nto an y prob lems using y our camcord er, use the fo llowing t able to trouble shoot the pr oblem . If the proble m persists, d isconnec t the power so urce and conta ct your Sony de aler. • Overa ll oper ations/ Eas y Han dycam operat ion/Remote Commander . ......... ... 84 • Batteries/P ower[...]

85 Troubles hooting The (OPTION) is not displayed. • The OPT ION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handyc am operation. The menu sett ings have changed automatically. • Dur ing E asy Hand ycam o peration, nearly all the menu it ems w ill be autom atica lly set to the de fault se tting s. • Dur ing E asy Hand ycam o peration, some menu items are[...]

86 The /CHG (charge) lamp does not light whi le the batte ry pack is being charged. • Slide the PO WER switch to OF F (CHG) (p. 16). • Attach the batter y pack to the camc order correctl y (p. 16 ). • Connect the mains lea d to the wall socket properly . • The batter y charg e is comple ted (p. 16 ). • Set the camc order ont o the Hand yc[...]

87 Troubles hooting You cannot de lete images stored on or format the “Memory Stick Duo.” • R elease the lock o n the wr ite-protect tab of the “Memor y Stic k Du o” if th ere is one (p. 100). • The maximum number of ima ges that yo u can dele te on the index sc reen at on e time is 100. • You c annot delet e the images prot ected on [...]

88 The actual record ing time fo r movie is less than the expected approximate recording time of the hard dis k. • Depending on an object, suc h as a fast moving obje ct, the time ava ilable for recording m ay shorte n (p. 11, 63). The recordi ng stops. • The temperature of you r camcorder is extrem ely high. Turn off your camcorder and leav e [...]

89 Troubles hooting Horizontal stripes appear on the images. • This occurs when recordi ng images under a fluoresce nt lamp, sodi um lamp, or mercury lamp. T his is not a malfunct ion. Black bands app ear when you record a TV screen or computer screen. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( p. 65) (HDR-SR5E). [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] cannot be operated. • Se[...]

90 A movie cannot be divided. • A movie that is too short cannot be divided. • A movie protec ted on another dev ice cannot be divide d. Unable to copy the images from the hard disk to a “Memo ry Stick Duo.” • You cannot c opy a movie fr om the hard disk to a “Memory St ick Duo” as a still image during pl ayback on your camcor der. Yo[...]

91 Troubles hooting [FADER] [S UPER NIGHTSHOT], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [D.EFFECT], [CANDLE], [FIREWORKS] [D.EFFECT] [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [FADER] [OLD MOVIE] [SCENE SELECTION], [PICT.EFFECT] [PICT.EFFECT] [OLD MOVIE] [STEADYSHOT] [SMTH SLW REC] (HDR-SR5E) [TELE MACRO] [SCENE SELECTION] [AUTO SLW SHUTTR] [SMTH S LW REC] , [D.EFFECT], [SC[...]

92 Troubleshoo ting Warnin g indi cator s and me ssages If indic ators appear in the viewfi nder (HDR-SR 7E/SR8E) or 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 horize d Sony service fac ility. C:[...]

93 Troubles hooting (Warnin g indicator pertaining t o “Memory St ick Duo”) • No “Memory S tick Duo” is inser ted (p. 31). (Warnin g indicato rs perta ining to “Memory St ick Duo” for matting) * • The “Mem ory S tick D uo” i s damag ed. • The “Mem ory S tick D uo” is not formatted c orrectly (p. 58, 99). (Warning in dicato[...]

94 The Image Databa se File is damaged. Do you want to create a new file? HD movie management information is dama ged. Create new informat ion? • The image ma nagement f ile is damage d. When you touch [YES], a new image management file is created. The old rec orded image s on the hard dis k of th e ca mcor der ca nno t be p laye d back (Image f [...]

95 Troubles hooting x PictBr idge comp liant pri nte r Not connected to PictBridge com pat ible pr inter . • Turn of f the pr int er an d on aga in, then rem ove t he U SB ca ble (sup plie d) a nd reco nn ect it. Cannot print. Check the printer. • Turn of f the pr int er an d on aga in, then rem ove t he U SB ca ble (sup plie d) a nd reco nn ec[...]

96 Additio nal Inform ation Using your c amcord er abroa d Power supply You ca n use your camc order in any countrie s/regions using th e AC Ad aptor supplied with your camcorder within the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/6 0 Hz range. View ing im ages r ecor ded wi th HD (high de finition ) image qu ality In cou ntries/regions where 1 080/50i is supporte d,[...]

97 Additional I nformation Setting to the local time You can e asily set the clo ck to t he local time by se tting a time dif ference when using your camcorde r ab road. T ouch (HOME ) t (SETTINGS) t [CLO CK/ LANG ] t [AREA SE T] and [SUMMERT IME] (p . 74). World time difference Time-zone differe nces Area setting GMT Lisbon, Lond on +01:00 Berlin,[...]

98 Files on the camcorde r har d disk/f older struct ure The file/fol der struct ure is shown below. You do no t usually need to acknow ledge the file/ folde r struct ure, when rec ording /playi ng back images o n the camcorde r. To en joy st ill imag es or mov ies by connect ing to a compute r, se e “Pictu re Mot ion Bro wser Guid e,” th en us[...]

99 Additional I nformation Maint enance an d precaut ions Your digi tal vi deo camera recor der incorpo rates both the AVCHD format a nd the MPEG2 fo rmat for the reco rding func tion . What i s the A VCHD format ? The AVCHD format is a h igh definiti on digital vide o camera format used to record an HD (hig h definitio n) signal of ei ther the 108[...]

100 Photographic Experts Group) format. The file extension is “.JPG.” • File names of still i mages: – 101- 0001: This file name appears on the screen of your camcorder. – DSC00001.JPG: This file nam e appears on the display of a computer. • A “Memory Stick Duo” f ormatted by a computer (Windows OS/M ac OS) does not h ave guaranteed[...]

101 Additional I nformation Notes on using “Me mory Stic k Micro” (optional) • To use a “Memory Stick Micro” with this camcorder, you need a Duo-sized M2 Adaptor. Insert the “M emory Stick Micro” into the Du o- sized M2 Adaptor, and th en insert the adaptor into the Memory Stick Duo slot. If you insert a “Memory Stick Micro” into [...]

102 • Have spare battery packs ready for two or three times the expected rec ording time, and make trial recordings before making the actual recording. • Do not expose the battery pack to water. The battery pack is not water re sistant. About th e remaini ng battery tim e indica tor • When the power goes off even though the remaining b attery[...]

103 Additional I nformation • Avoid rough handling, disassembling, modifying, physical shock, or impact such as hammering, dropping or stepping on the product. Be particularly careful of the lens. • Keep the POW ER switch s etting to OFF (CHG) when you are not using your camcorder. • Do not wrap you r camcorder with a towel, for example, and [...]

104 2 Touch (HOM E) t (SETTINGS) t [GENERAL SET] t [CALIBRATION]. 3 Touch “×” di splayed on the screen with t he corner of the “M emory Stick Duo” or the like 3 times. Touch [CAN CEL] to cancel . If you did not press the righ t spot, try the calib ration ag ain. b Notes • Do not use a sharp-pointed object for calibration. Doing so m ay d[...]

105 Additional I nformation On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype ar e trademarks of Matsushita Electric I ndustrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation . • “Memory Stic k,” “ ,” “Memo ry Stick Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “Memo[...]

106 On GN U GPL/LGP L appl ied s oftwar e The sof tware t hat is e ligible fo r the f ollowing GNU General Public License (hereinafter referred to as “GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (hereinaft er referred to as “LGPL”) ar e included in the camcorder. This informs you that you have a righ t to have access to, modify, and redistri[...]

107 Quick Re ferenc e Quick Reference Ident ifyi ng parts and contro ls The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. A Power zoo m lever (29, 37) B PHOTO button (28) C Eyec up (HDR-SR7 E/SR8E ) D Viewfi nder (22) (HDR-SR7E/SR8E) E Viewfi nder lens adjust ment leve r (22) (HDR-SR7E/SR8E) F ACCESS lam p (Hard disk) (27 ) G (flash) button (3 0) H REMOTE [...]

108 A Active Inte rface Shoe The Ac tive Interface Shoe suppli es power to opti onal accessor ies such as a video l ight, a flash , or a microph one. The acc essory can be t urned on or off as you oper ate the POW ER switch on yo ur camco rder. R efer to the operat ing instruct ions supplied w ith your accessory for details. The Ac tive Interfa ce [...]

109 Quick Re ferenc e A Spea ker Playba ck sound s come out fro m the speaker. For how to adju st the volume, see p age 36. B LCD scre en/touc h panel (21) C STAR T/STOP but ton (28) D Zoom buttons (2 9, 37) E (HOME) but ton (13, 61) F EASY bu tton (23) G POWER swit ch (20) H /CHG (charge) la mp (16) I (Mov ie) / (S till ) mod e lam ps (20) J Acces[...]

110 A Internal microph one (29) An Active Interfac e Shoe co mpatible microph one (optiona l) will take prec edence wh en conne cted. B Flash (30) C Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (4) D NIGHTSHOT switch (31) E CAM CT RL d ial (3 3) (HDR-SR7E/SR8E) F MANUAL button (33) (HDR-SR7E/SR8E) G BACK LIG HT bu tton (32 ) H BATT ( battery releas e) leve r (17) I Trip[...]

111 Quick Re ferenc e Remote C ommand er A DATA C ODE b utton (7 0) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you p ress this during playb ack. B PHOTO button (28) The on-screen image when you press this button will be recorded as a still ima ge. C SCAN/ SLOW bu ttons (36) D . > (Previous/N ext) buttons (3 6) [...]

112 Indi cators d ispla yed duri ng rec ordin g/pl ayba ck Recor din g movies Recordi ng still imag es Viewin g movi es Viewing s till image s A Recor ding qua lity (HD /SD) (63) a nd recording mo de (XP/HQ/SP/LP) (63) B HOME button (1 3) C Remain ing batte ry (approx. ) (17) D Recor ding status ([STB Y] (stand by) or [REC] (re cording )) E Coun te[...]

113 Quick Re ferenc e Followin g indicator s appear during recordi ng/play back to ind icate the settings of your camc order. Upper le ft Cent er Upper right Botto m * HDR-SR7E/SR8E The reco rding da te an d time is recor ded automa tically on the har d disk a nd “Memo ry Sti ck Duo.” The y are not displayed w hile record ing. Howev er, you can[...]

114 Glossa ry x 5.1 ch surr ound so und A system that plays back sound on 6 s peakers, 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 12 0 Hz or lower. x AVCHD format A high definition digital video camera format used to record an HD (high[...]

115 Quick Re ferenc e Quick Reference Index Numeric 1080i/576i .................. ...........74 16:9 .. ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...73 16:9 WIDE............ ...... ....... ...65 21-pin adapto r ......... ....... ...... .44 4:3 ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... .65, 73 4:3 TV ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... .42 576i .......[...]

116 HD QUALITY ...... ............... 63 HD REC M ODE......... ...... .... 6 3 HD (high definition) image qualit y ......... .... ....... ....... ....... ... 9 HDD INFO .......... ................. 5 8 HDMI cabl e ......... ....... ...... .... 42 HDMI OUT jack . ....... ...... .... 41 Help ... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... . 13 High altit [...]

117 Quick Re ferenc e Recordi ng ....... ....... ...... ....23, 2 7 Recordi ng quality ..... ....... .....63 Recordi ng time ......... ...... 11, 18 REDEYE REDU C .. ....... ...... .66 Remaining Battery . ....... ....... ....... .....17 Hard dis k .. ....... .... ....... ...58 Remaini ng battery..... ....... .....17 REMAINI NG (movi e) ......... .6[...]

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