Sony HDR-TG3E manual

3-288-523- 13 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operati ng Guide HDR-TG1E/TG3E For details on th e advanc ed oper ations, ple ase refer to “Handyca m Hand book ” (PDF) .[...]

2 Read this first Befo re oper atin g the uni t, plea se read t his manua l thorough ly, and ret ain it for fu ture 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. Otherwi[...]

3 and huma n health w hich coul d otherwise be caused by ina ppropriat e wa ste han dling o f 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 i ntegrit y rea sons requ ire a p erma nent c onnec tion w ith a n incorpo rated battery, this batt er[...]

4 However, there is no guarantee that int erference will not o ccur i n a pa rticular i nstallation. I f this equipment does cause harmful in terference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try t o correct th e interference by one or more of the following measures: [...]

5 Type s of “Memor y Sti ck” you ca n use with your cam corder • For recording movies, it is recommended that you use a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” of 1 GB or larger mark ed with: – (“Memory Stick PRO Duo”) * – (“Me mor y Stic k PRO-HG Duo”) * Marked with Mark2 or not, either can be used. • A “Memory Stick P RO Duo” of up to [...]

6 When th e camc orde r is conn ected t o a comput er • Do not try to format the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” in the camcorder using a comp uter. If you do so, your camcorder may not operate correctly. About la nguage setting • The on-screen displ ays in each local language are used for illustrat ing the operating proce dures. Change the screen l[...]

7 Gettin g Started Gettin g Star ted Step 1: C harg ing th e batt ery pa ck You ca n charge the “I nfoLITHI UM” battery pack NP-FH50 after attaching it to your camcorder. b Not es • You cannot attach any “ InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than NP -FH50 to your camcorder. 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Stat ion. [...]

8 b Notes • You cannot charge the battery pack while the QUICK ON lamp is flashing. When the QUICK ON lamp is flashing , press POWER to turn off your camcorder. Make sure the QUICK ON lamp is not flashing before charging the battery pack. To rem ove the ba ttery pa ck Turn o ff you r ca mcorde r and open t he battery/Me mory Stick Duo c over. Sli[...]

9 Gettin g Started On the batte ry p ack • When you remove th e battery pack, turn off your camcorder, and turn off the (Movie) lamp/ ( Still) lamp (p. 10)/access lamp (p. 12)/QUICK ON lamp. • The power will not be supplied fr om the bat tery as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC IN jack of your camcorder or the Handycam Station, eve[...]

10 Step 2 : Tu rning the power on, a nd se tting the dat e and ti me 1 Open the LCD panel. Your camcord er turns on. To t urn o n you r ca mcor der when th e LCD pa nel is opene d, close i t and open it a gain, or pr ess POWER with the LCD panel opene d. To adjust the LCD pane l, open th e LCD panel 90 d egree s to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then ro ta [...]

11 Gettin g Started 3 Touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [CLOCK SE T]. 4 Select t he desir ed geogr aphical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. 5 Set [SUMME RTIME], [Y] (year), [M] (month ), [D] (day), hour and minute, then t ouch . The cl ock starts. To turn off the power When recor ding standb y/rec ording mo de, clos e the L CD pane l, t[...]

12 Step 3: Ins ertin g a “Mem ory St ick PR O Duo” See page 5 on the “ Mem ory St ick” y ou can use with you r cam corder. 1 Insert the “M emory Stick P RO Duo.” 1 Open t he batt ery/Memory Stick Duo cover. 2 Insert t he “Memory S tick P RO Duo” all t he wa y in until it clic ks. 3 Close the batt ery/Me mory Stick Duo cover. 2 Open [...]

13 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Recording/P layback Recor ding 1 Open the LCD pane l. 2 Slide the (M ovie)/ (Still) select switch C until the respective lamp lights u p. • (Movie ): To re cord mov ies • (Still): T o record still image s 3 Start recording. Press START/STO P A . To stop recording, press START/STOP A again . • See “Handycam Handbook[...]

14 z Tips • You can check the free “Memory Stick PRO Duo” space by touching (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MEDIA IN FO]. • You can capture still images by pressing PHOTO B during movie recording. • When a m ovie file exceeds 2 GB, the next movie file is create d automatically. • The maximum recordable time of Sony “Memory Stick PRO Duo”[...]

15 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Play back 1 Open the LCD panel to t urn on your camcor der. 2 Touch (V IEW IMAGES). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on t he LCD screen (It may take some time to display the thum bna ils ). 3 Start playback. Touch the or tab, t hen se lect the desired movi e to play back. T o uch the tab, then select the desired still image[...]

16 To adju st the sou nd volum e of movies When pl ayin g back a mov ie, touch (OPTION) t tab t [VOLUME], then ad just the vol ume with / . z Tips • On the VISUAL INDEX screen, i appears with the image on the tab that was m ost recently played back/recorded ( B for the still image ). When you touch a movi e marked with i , you can play it back fr[...]

17 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Name an d fu nctio ns of e ach p art Buttons, j acks, etc ., which a re not e xplaine d in othe r chapt ers, ar e expl ained here. A Flash The flas h will flas h autom atica lly dependi ng on recordi ng cond itions in the defau lt s ett ing . Touch (HO ME) t (SETTI NGS) t [PHOTO SETTINGS] t [FLASH MODE] to cha nge the sett[...]

18 G DISP/BATT INFO button You can swit ch t he sc reen dis pla y when you press DISP/B ATT INFO wh ile the power i s on. You ca n chec k the re main ing ba ttery w hen you press it after you open the LC D panel and press POWER to t urn off your camcor der . H Built-in microphone Sound p icked u p by the i nternal micropho ne i s con verted to 5.1c[...]

19 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 b attery (a pprox.) C Record ing status ([STBY ] (standb y) or [REC] (re cordi ng)) D Recor din g qual ity ( HD/SD ) and Recording mode (FH/HQ/SP/LP) E Media F [...]

20 Followi ng indicato rs appear duri ng 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 • Indicator s and their positions are app roximate and differ from what you actually see. See “Handycam Handbo ok” (PDF) for details. • The recordi ng date and time are recorde d automat[...]

21 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Perfor mi ng var ious fu ncti ons - “ HOME” and “ OPTION” You can di spl ay t he me nu s cree n by touching (HOM E)/ (OPTIO N). For detai ls of th e men u item s, see “ Han dycam Handb ook” (PDF) ( p. 26 ). You can ch ange t he ope rat ing s etti ngs fo r your co nvenien ce. Touc h (HOM E) to display the menu s[...]

22 • The (OPTION) M ENU 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 VISUAL INDEX * INDEX * INDEX * PLAYLIST (OTHERS) category DELETE * [ DELETE ], [ DELETE ] PHOTO CAPTURE (HDR-TG1E) EDIT [ DELETE ], [ DELETE ], [ DIVI DE] PLAYLIST EDIT [ ADD], [[...]

23 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Item s you can set on ly on the OPT ION MENU will be de scribed be low. Items of the OPTION MENU tab [FOC US], [SP OT FOCU S], [TELE MAC RO], [EXPOSURE], [SPOT MET ER], [SCENE SELECTION], [WHITE BAL.], [ COLOR SLOW SHT R] tab [FAD ER], [D .EF FECT] , [PIC T.EF FEC T] tab [BLT-IN ZOOM MI C], [MI CREF LEVEL], [SELF-TIMER], [[...]

24 Connec ting with the USB cable You ca n dub to movi e dubbi ng compa tible DVD writers, etc., with HD (high definiti on) im age qua lity. Delet ing im ages Sele ct the imag e qual ity of th e mov ie you wan t t o de lete b efor e t he o pe ratio n. 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTH ERS) t [DELETE]. 2 Touch [ DELETE ]. 3 Touch [ DELE TE] or [ DELETE], then t[...]

25 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back b Not es • Formatting will delete all data recor ded on th e “Memory Stick PRO Duo.”[...]

26 Enjoyin g with a comput er Per form ing wi th a co mput er x “Handyc am Ha ndbook” (PD F) “Handyca m Handb ook” ( PDF) explains in detail about your c amcor der and its prac tica l use . x “Pictu re Moti on Bro wser” ( only for Win dows user s) “Picture Mo tion B rowser” i s the su pplied soft ware. You can enjo y the fol lowin g[...]

27 Enjoyi ng wit h a compute r CPU: Intel Pentiu m 4 2.8 GHz or fast er (Intel Pentium 4 3.6 GH z or faster , Intel Pentiu m D 2.8 GHz or fast er, Intel Core Duo 1.66 G Hz or faste r, Intel Co re 2 Duo 1.66 G Hz or faste r is recomme nded.) • Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or faster enables the following operation s: – Importing the contents to the co[...]

28 5 Select the la nguage for t he appl icatio n to be ins talled , then click [Next] . 6 As the screen to c onfirm the connection appears, conne ct your camco rder to the compute r following the ste ps below. When usin g the Handy cam Station 1 Conn ect th e AC Ad aptor to the Handycam Station and a wall outlet (wall socke t). 2 Set your camcorder[...]

29 Enjoyi ng wit h a compute r b Not es • If you close the LCD panel when your camcorder is connected to other devices with the USB cable, the recorded images may be lo st. z Tip s • If the [ USB SELECT] screen does not appear , touch (HOM E) t (OTH ERS) t [USB CONNECT].[...]

30 Troublesho oting Troubl eshoo ting If you run i nto any problem s using your camcord er, use the fo llowing table t o trouble shoot the pr oblem . If the prob lem persists, d isconn ect the power source and conta ct your Sony de aler . • For the symptoms of your camcorder, see “Handycam Handbook” (PDF) and for connecting to the computer, s[...]

31 Troubles hooting If indicato rs appear on t he LCD screen, check t he follow ing. If the probl em persist s even af ter you h ave tried a coup le of times , conta ct your Sony dealer or l ocal a uthor ized So ny ser vice faci lity . Self-diagnos is display/Warning indi cat or s Indicators Causes/Solutions C:04: ss • The ba ttery pa ck is not a[...]

32 Additio nal Infor mation Precau tio ns On use an d care • Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories i n the following locations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to te mperatures above 60°C (140°F ), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in th e sun. They may malfunction or [...]

33 Additi onal Info rmation About c are and st orage of th e lens • Wipe t he surface of th e lens clean with a soft cloth in t he followin g instances : – When there are fingerprints on the lens surface. – In hot or humid locations – When the lens is exposed to salty air such as at the seaside. • Store in a well-ventil ated lo cation sub[...]

34 Input /Outpu t conn ectors A/V Remote Connector: Comp onent/video and audio output jack HDMI OUT jack: HDMI min i Connector LCD s cree n Image: 6.7 cm (2.7 type, aspect ratio 16:9) Total dot number: 211 200 (960 × 220) Gene ral Power requirements: DC 6.8 V/7.2 V (battery pack) DC 8.4 V (A C Adaptor) Average power consumption: During camera reco[...]

35 Additi onal Info rmation On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype ar e trademarks of Matsushita Electr ic Industrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corp oration. • “Memory Stick,” “ ,” “Memory Stick Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “Memory[...]

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