Sony HDR-UX7E manual

2-319-778- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Oper atin g Guid e HDR-UX3E/U X5E/UX7E Enjoyi ng Your Camcorder 10 Getting Start ed 17 Recordi ng/Playbac k 27 Editing 45 Utilizing Record ing Media 53 Customizing Your Camcor der 62 Using a Co mpute r 84 Troubl eshooting 89 Additional Info rmation 101 Quick Reference 116[...]

2 Read t his be fore opera ting y our ca mcorde r Befo re operat ing the uni t, pleas e read this manua l thoroughly , and retain 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. CAUTIO N The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. Use of cont rols or adjustme[...]

3 Regula tory Inform ation CAUTION You are cautioned t hat any changes or modifications not expre ssly approved in this manual could void your authorit y to operate this equipment. Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Cla ss B digita l device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits are desig ne[...]

4 Read thi s before o peratin g your c amcorder ( Continued ) Your ca mcorde r is supplie d with two kinds of op eratio ns gu ides. – “Oper ating Guide” (This man ual) – “First Step Guide” f or using your camco rder with th e com puter connec ted (sto red on th e supp lied CD-RO M) Types of th e disc you c an us e in yo ur camcor der Yo[...]

5 Using the ca mcorder • Do not hold the cam corder by th e follo wing parts. • The camcorder is not dustproofed, dripproofe d or waterproofe d. See “Handlin g your cam corder” (p. 107 ). • To prevent discs from being broken or recorded images from being lost , do not do the follo wing when either of the respe ctive lamps of the POWER swi[...]

6 Read thi s before o peratin g your c amcorder ( Continued ) About la nguage setting The on- screen displays in each lo cal langua ge are u sed for illustrating the oper ating proc edures. C hange th e screen language before u sing your camcord er if necessary (p. 22) . On pl aying t he di sc on other devic es You c an play ba ck, or fo rmat discs[...]

7 Tabl e of Cont ents Read thi s before operat ing your camcorder ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ... 2 Subjec t examples and solutions ..... 9 Operation f low ....... ....... ...... .......... 10 Selecting the right disc ... ...... ....... . 12 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking advantage of tw o types of menus ........... ...... ....[...]

8 MOVIE SETTINGS .... ......... ....... ... 64 (Items for recording mov ies) PHOTO SETTINGS ........ ....... ...... 68 (Items for recording still images) VIEW IMAGES SET ............... ...... 71 (Items to custo mize the displa y) SOUND/DISP SET ............. .......... 72 (Items to adjust the soun d and the scr een) OUTPUT SETTINGS ............. .[...]

9 Subjec t examp les and so lutions Checking your golf swing Getting a good shot of a ski slope or beach B SMTH SLW REC ........... ..... ....... 34 B Backlight.... ...... ......... ...... ........ ...34 B BEACH ....... ......... ...... ........ ...... ...81 B SNOW........ ......... ...... ........ ...... ...81 Capturing still images du ring movie [...]

10 Operation flow B Prepa re the right disc (p. 12) . You can co nsul t the [DISC SELECT GUIDE] (p. 58) displayed on the screen t o select the righ t disc. B Initialize th e disc (p . 24). When yo u format the di sc, you can select the recording im age quali ty, HD (high definiti on) or SD (standard de finition). HD (high defin ition) imag e qualit[...]

11 Enjoyi ng Your Camcorder Enjoyin g movies record ed wit h the HD (hi gh defin ition) image qu ality B View ing mov ies on a HD ( high de finiti on) TV (p. 41) You can enjo y movies with HD (high defini tion) image quality , with t he same image q uality a s they were record ed. B Viewi ng movie s on a non- HD (hig h definitio n) TV (p. 42) You c[...]

12 Sele cti ng th e rig ht di sc You can use DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD+R DL discs o f 8 cm in diameter with your cam corder. Wh at you can do w ith the recor ded images de pends on the im age recordi ng quality, HD (high definitio n) or SD (standard defi nition), and th e type of disc you select ed. ( ) indicates t he reference page. *1 There [...]

13 Enjoyi ng Your Camcorder Approx imate recordabl e time in minute s on one side of a disc. Re cordable tim e differs depending on the record ing mode (p. 62). ( ): the minimum rec ording time b Not es • The aspect ratio of images recorded with HD (high def inition) image quality is 16:9 (wide). z Tip s • Figures such as 12M and 9 M in the tab[...]

14 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking advantage of two types of menus B Catego ries a nd item s of th e HOME MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGE S) catego ry (OTHER S) c ategory (MAN AGE DISC /ME MORY) category (SET TINGS) catego ry To cu stomize y our camc order (p . 62) * . * You can set these items during Easy Handycam operation (p. 27). On t[...]

15 Enjoyi ng Your Camcorder 1 Slide the POWER swit ch to turn on your cam corder. 2 Press (HOME) A or B . 3 Touch the desire d cat egory. Example : ( OTHERS) catego ry 4 Touch the desired item. Exampl e: [EDIT] 5 Perform th e operation, fol lowing the instructions on the screen. To turn o ff the HO ME MENU Touch . B When you wa nt to know s omethin[...]

16 3 Touch the item you want to know the content. When you t ouch an item, its explanat ion appears on t he scre en. To apply t he option, touc h [YES], otherw ise, touch [NO]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Tou ch (HELP) ag ain in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen during shooting or play back disp lays the fun ctions availa ble at tha t moment. You w[...]

17 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Checkin g suppli ed ite ms Make sure that you have the fol lowing item s suppl ied wi th yo ur cam corde r. The number in the par enthes es indic ates th e numb er o f tha t ite m sup plie d. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 18) Mains lead (1) (p. 18) Component v ideo cable (1) (p . 41) A/V conn ecting ca ble (1) (p. [...]

18 Step 2: Chargin g the batt ery pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 106 ) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You can use only the H series of “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack with your camcorder. 1 Slide the PO WER switch in the direction of the arrow to OFF (CHG) (The defau lt setting). 2 Raise the [...]

19 Gettin g Started To remov e the ba ttery pa ck 1 Slide th e POWER swit ch t o OFF (CHG). 2 Raise th e viewf inder . 3 Pres s the BAT T (battery release) button and r emove the ba ttery pa ck. b Not es • When you remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor, make sure tha t the (Movie) lamp/ (Still) lamp (p. 21) is tur ned off. When s toring the b[...]

20 Step 2: Charg ing the battery pac k (Cont inued) HDR-UX7E * Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turning the power on/off and zooming. ** “ HD ” stands for high definition image quality, and “ SD ” stands for standard image quality. b Notes • All times measured wit h recording mode [SP] under the [...]

21 Gettin g Started • When a ttaching an optional video li ght, it is recommended that you use an NP-FH100 battery pack. • We do not recommend using an NP-FH30, which only allows short recording and playback times, with your camcorder. On the charging /recordin g/playb ack time • Times measured when using the camcorder at 25 ° C (77 °F) ( 1[...]

22 Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the dat e and ti me (Contin ued) 3 Set [SUMMERT IME], then touch [NEXT]. 4 Set [Y] (y ear) with v / V . 5 Select [M] with b / B , th en set the mont h with v / V . 6 Set [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way, then touch [NE XT]. 7 Make sure that the clock is correctly set, then to uch . The cloc k st[...]

23 Gettin g Started Step 4: A djustin g your ca mcorde r to suit you Open th e LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then ro tate i t to th e best angle to reco rd or pl ay ( 2 ). To turn off the LCD back light to make the batte ry last longer Press and hol d DISP/BATT INFO for a few seconds unt il appear s. This setting is pra ctical when [...]

24 Step 5: Insert ing a disc or a “Memo ry Stic k Duo” A new 8 cm DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD- R, or DVD+R DL is required for recording (p. 12). b Notes • Remove dust or fingerprints from th e disc beforehand, using a soft cloth (p.104 ). 1 Check that th e power of your camcorder is on. 2 Slide the disc cover OP EN switch in the direction of the arro[...]

25 Gettin g Started Touch [Record SD (sta ndard defin ition) images.] to rec ord with SD (standard defini tion) im age qual ity. Items disp laye d var y depe ndi ng on the status of your ca mcorder, or the type of disc inserted. 7 Touch the optio n that is rig ht for you on t he screen. The disc wi ll be f ormatte d with th e imag e recording qu al[...]

26 Step 5: Inserting a disc or a “Memory Stick D uo” (Conti nued) You can use only a “Memory Stick Duo” marked wi th or (p. 105). z Tips • The number of r ecordable images vary, depending on the image quality or the image size. For details, see page 68. 1 Open the LCD panel. 2 Insert the “M emory Stick Duo” into the “M emory Stick D[...]

27 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k Recording/P layback Easy Re cording /Play back (Easy Handyc am) With t his Easy Handycam operati on, mo st of the camera settin gs are automati cally o ptimal ly adju sted, which f rees yo u from detail ed adj ustme nt s. The screen font size increases f or easy view ing. 1 Slide the POWER switch G to light u p the (Movie[...]

28 Easy Re cording /Playback (Easy Ha ndycam) (Cont inue d) 1 Slide the POW ER switch G to turn on your camcorder. 2 Press (VIEW IMA GES) I or D . The VISUA L INDEX scr een appears on t he LCD screen. (It m ay take some time to display the VISUAL INDEX screen.) 3 Start playback. Viewin g movi es: Touch the tab and th e movie to be played back. View[...]

29 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k z Tip s • When all movies from the selected one to the last one are play ed back , th e scr een ret urns to the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Touch / during pause to play back movies slowly. • To adjust the sound vol ume, touch (HOME) t (SE TTING S) t [SOUND SETTI NGS] t [VOLUME], then adjust the volume with / . To cancel [...]

30 Reco rding the i mages Fasten the gri p belt in the order shown below, then hold your ca mcorder sec urely. b Notes • If the ACCESS lam p (p. 24, 26) i s on after recordin g is finishe d, it means that data is still being writte n onto the disc or “Memor y Stick Duo.” Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect[...]

31 Recor din g/Pl ayback Movies are r ecor ded on t he di sc. S ee pag e 13 for the rec ording time. Sli de the P OWER s witch A in the direction of th e arrow to light up the (Movie) lam p. Press START/STOP B or C . To stop recording, press START/STOP again . To record h igh res olution st ill images on the “M emory S tick Duo” d uring shooti [...]

32 Recordi ng the i mages (C ontinued ) You can mag nify images to 10 tim es the orig inal size wit h the po wer zo om le ver or the zoo m buttons below the LCD screen. Move th e powe r zoom l eve r slig htly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. b Notes • Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom lever. If you move your fing[...]

33 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k Press (flash) repeat edly to select an approp riate se tting. No indica tion (Aut o flash): Au tomatically flashes when there is i nsufficient a mbient light. r (Forced fl ash): Always uses the fl ash regardless of the surrounding brightness. r (No f lash): Records wit hout flash. b Not es • The recommended distance to [...]

34 Recordi ng the i mages (C ontinued ) – 4.6M (16:9 wide) or 3.4M (4:3) (HDR- UX7E) • You can record still images during recording standby in the same way as when the POWER switch is set to (Still). You can also record with the flash. Set the NIGHTSHOT swit ch to ON. ( appears .) b Notes • The NightShot and Supe r NightShot fu nctions use in[...]

35 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 1 Slide the POWER sw itch to tu rn on the camc or der. 2 Press (HO ME) A or B to di splay the HOME MENU. 3 Touch (CAMERA). 4 Touch [SMTH SLW REC]. 5 Press START/STOP. An about 3 second-m ovie is record ed as a 12 second- slow-motion-m ovie. When [Recording···] disappear s, recording is finis hed. Touch to cancel the sm[...]

36 Recordi ng the i mages (C ontinued ) – [WB SHIFT] (p. 65) To ass ign a menu item to the ca mera cont rol di al 1 Press and hold MANUAL for a few seconds. The [DIAL SETTING] s creen appears. 2 Rotate t he cam era control dial and select the item to be assigned. 3 Press MANUAL. b Notes • Manual setting s will be r etained even if you change th[...]

37 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k View ing the im ages Slid e the PO WER switc h A to turn on y our camcorder . Press ( VIEW IM A GES) B or C . The VISUAL INDEX scree n appears on t he LCD screen. (It m ay take some time to display the VISUAL INDEX screen.) z Tip s • Moving the zoom lever F changes the number of thumbnails on t he VISUAL INDEX screen be[...]

38 View ing t he ima ges (C ontinu ed) Start playba ck . Touch the tab and the movie to be played back. When all movies from the select ed one t o the last one are played back, th e scre en retu rns to the VISUAL INDEX scre en. Touch th e tab a nd the still imag e to be played back . To swit ch to the pl ayback mod e using the (HOM E) button D or E[...]

39 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k You can magn ify st ill im age s fro m abo ut 1.1 to 5 times the or iginal size . Magn ifica tion can be ad juste d with th e power zoom lever or the zoom buttons below the LCD screen. 1 Play ba ck the still image s you want to magnify. 2 Magnify t he stil l image with T (Tel ephoto ). The scre en is framed. 3 Touch the s[...]

40 Playi ng th e imag e on a TV Connec tion me thods an d quality of the image vi ewed on the TV screen dif fer depend ing on w hat type o f TV is connected , and t he conn ectors us ed. Use t he supplied AC Ad aptor a s the pow er source (p. 18). Refer also to the instru ction manu als supplied with t he device to be c onnecte d. You ca n make sur[...]

41 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k Images re corded with HD (high defini tion) image quali ty are played ba ck with HD (hig h definitio n) image quality . Images recorde d with SD (standard defi nition) image qua lity are played back with SD (stand ard definiti on) image qual ity. Connect ing to a high d efiniti on TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV [...]

42 Playi ng the image on a TV ( Conti nued) Images recorded with HD (high definition ) quality is conv erted to SD (standar d definition ) and pl ayed b ack. Ima ges r ecord ed with S D (sta ndard defini tion ) image qua lity ar e pla yed ba ck with S D (sta ndard defini ti on) imag e qua lity . To set t he aspect r atio acco rding to th e connecte[...]

43 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU setti ng (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [576i] (p. 74) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYPE ] t [16:9]/ [4:3 ] (p . 74) • An A/V connecting cable i s also needed to output a udio signals. Connect the white and red plugs of the A/ V connecting cable to [...]

44 Playi ng the image on a TV ( Conti nued) When c onnec ting to you r TV v ia a VCR Conn ect your cam corder to the LINE IN input on the VC R using t he A/V co nnecting cab le. Set th e inpu t selec tor on th e VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc. ). When y our T V is mon aural ( When y our TV has on ly one au dio input j ack) Conn ect the yellow p[...]

45 Editing Editing (OTHE RS) cate gor y This ca tegor y enable s you to edit the images on a disc or a “ Memory Stic k Duo.” In addition , this catego ry enable s you to utilize your camcorder by c onnecting it to other dev ices. DELETE You can delet e the ima ges on a disc or a “Memo ry Stick Du o” (p. 45 ). EDIT You can ed it the movies o[...]

46 Deleting image s (Contin ued) 5 Touch t [YES] t . To delet e all mo vies on the dis c at one time In step 3 , touc h [ DE LETE ALL] t [YES] t [YES] t . To dele te the last record ed movi e In step 3 , touc h [ LAST SC ENE DEL] t t [YES] t . To delete SD (stan dard de finition ) image qu ality movies • You can delete movies on DVD-RW (VR mode) [...]

47 Editing Divid ing th e image b Not es • During Easy Handycam operation, you cannot divide movies. Can cel Easy Handycam operation. 1 On the (HOME MENU), touch (OTHER S) t [EDIT]. 2 Touch [D IVIDE]. 3 Touch the mov ie to be divided . The m ovie is pla yed bac k. 4 Touch at the point where you want to div ide the movie into the scenes. The m ovi[...]

48 Creati ng the Pl aylist A Pl aylist is a list s howin g thum bnail s of the mov ies that you ha ve selected . The origi nal sce nes are no t chang ed, even if you edit o r delete the sc enes in t he Play list. Make sure to insert the rec orded d isc into your camc order. b Notes • You can do this operation only with DVD-RW (VR mode) for t he S[...]

49 Editing 2 Touch [ERASE]. To eras e all t he sc enes from t he Playl ist, touch [ERASE ALL] t [YES] t [YE S] t . 3 Select the scene to be deleted fro m the list. The select ed scene is marke d with . Press and hol d the image on the L CD scre en to conf irm the ima ge. Touch to return to th e previous screen. 4 Touch t [YES] t . z Tip s • The o[...]

50 Dubbin g to VCR or DVD/H DD reco rders You ca n dub images played ba ck on your camc order to other reco rding device s, such as VCRs or DVD/H DD record ers. Co nnect th e device in eith er of the fo llowi ng ways. Conn ect your camco rder to the wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for th is operation (p. 18). Refe r also to the instruc ti[...]

51 Editing 1 Insert the recorded d isc into your camcorde r. 2 Turn on your camcorder, and press (VIEW IMAGES ). Set [TV TYPE] acco rding to th e display device ( p. 74). 3 Insert the recording media in the recording device. If your recording device has an input selector , set it to the input mode. 4 Connect your camcorder to the recording device ([...]

52 Printing recor ded image s (Pict Bridge com pliant printer) (C ontinue d) 1 Touc h th e stil l im age t o be prin ted. The se lected ima ge is ma rked with . Press and hold t he image on the L CD screen to co nfirm t he imag e. Touch to return to the previous screen . 2 Touch (OPTION), set t he follo wing o ptions, then to uch . [COPIES] : Set n[...]

53 Utiliz ing Reco rdin g Media Utilizing Recording Media (MANAGE DISC/ MEMORY) catego ry This ca tegory enabl es you to use a disc or a “Memo ry Stick Duo” for various purp oses. FINA LIZE You can ena ble discs to be pl ayed on other device s by finalizing them (p. 53). DISC SELECT GUIDE Your cam corder advises you of t he right disc for your [...]

54 Making the disc compati ble with pl ayback on othe r devices or DV D drives (Finaliz ing) (Conti nued) The followi ng operations are for the discs reco rded with HD (high defi nition) image qua lity. To pl ay b ack a di sc o n anot her de vic e for the first time (p. 55 ) To add re cordings to a fin alized disc (p. 61) b Notes • During Easy Ha[...]

55 Utiliz ing Reco rdin g Media To pl ay back a di sc on anothe r dev ice af ter ad ding a reco rding (p. 55 ) b Not es • It takes from a minute to a maximum of several hours to finalize a disc. The shorter the amount of material recorded on the disc, the longer it takes for finalizing. • Use the AC Adaptor as the power source to prevent your c[...]

56 Making the disc compati ble with pl ayback on othe r devices or DV D drives (Finaliz ing) (Conti nued) b Notes • Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect the A C Adaptor during finalizing. When you need to disconnect the AC Adaptor, make sure that the power of your camcorder is set to off and disconnect the AC A[...]

57 Utiliz ing Reco rdin g Media Playin g a disc on other dev ices The kind of device you ca n play a disc on depends on the image qual ity (HD (high definitio n) or SD (standar d definition )) sele cted w hen t he d isc wa s rec orded . For detail s, refer to the in struct ion manual supplied with your device or c onsult your deale r. Discs record [...]

58 The volu me label of the disc rec orded with SD (s tandard de finition ) image quality The date when the disc was fi rst used is record ed. <e.g .> When the disc was first used at 6:00 pm on January 1st 2007: 2007_01_01_06H00M _PM z Tips • Images in discs reco rded with SD (standard definition) image quali ty are stored in the following [...]

59 Utiliz ing Reco rdin g Media Deleti ng all sce nes on th e disc (For matting ) Formatti ng makes the recor ded disc new and reusab le by deleting all the data recorde d on the disc. The reco rding capac ity of the disc is re covered by form attin g it. A DVD-R/DVD+R DL cannot be formatted. Repl ace it with a new disc. If you format a fin alized [...]

60 Deleting all sc enes on the disc (Form atting ) (Contin ued) The di sc wi ll be for matte d in the reco rdi ng ima ge qu alit y and format you sele cted. When the di sc is f ormat ted, y ou can start recording on the disc. To form at a di sc with SD (sta ndard definitio n) image qu ality • Select the recordi ng format, V IDEO mode or VR mode, [...]

61 Utiliz ing Reco rdin g Media Recor ding addit ional scen es aft er fi naliz ing You can reco rd ad diti onal m ateria l on t he finalized DVD-RW/DVD+RW after the follow ing st eps, if the re is space to rec ord on the d isc. 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on your camcorder, then connect the mains lead to the wall socket. 2 Slide the [...]

62 Customiz ing Your Camcor der What y ou can do with the (SETTI NGS) catego ry of the HOM E MENU You ca n cha nge t he re cordi ng fu ncti ons and the oper ating set tings for your co nvenience . 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (SE TTINGS). 3 Touch the desire d set up item . If the item is not o n the screen , touch v / V to [...]

63 Custom izing Your Camcorde r PHOTO SETTING S (p. 68) VIEW IM AGES SE T (p. 7 1) SOUND/ DISP SET * 3 (p. 72 ) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 74) CLOCK / LANG ( p. 75) GENERAL SET (p. 75) *1 HDR-UX7E *2 You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation (p. 27). *3 [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Handycam operation. AUTO SLW SHUTTR 66 X.V.COLOR 66 GUI[...]

64 MOVI E SETTIN GS (Items fo r recording mov ies) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item is not on the scre en, touc h v / V to ch ange the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 62 (OPTION MENU) t page 77 The defa ult set tings are marked with B . You can select a reco rding mode to record a movie with HD (hig h defi nition) image quality from 4 levels. [...]

65 Custom izing Your Camcorde r Sele ct [ON ] to adj ust the white b alanc e to the desired sett ing using / . and the se tting v alue a ppear whe n [WB SHIFT] is anyt hing other than th e default settin g. z Tip s • When the white bala nce is set to a lower value, images appear bluish, and when set to a higher value, images appear reddish . • [...]

66 MOVIE SETTINGS (Conti nued) The shutte r speed becom es 1/25 seconds automa tically when s hooting in dark places (the def ault settin g is [ON ]). When rec ording, se t to [ ON] to cap ture wider range of col ors. Variou s colors such as th e bril liant color of f lowers and turquoi se blue o f the sea can be more faithf ully reproduced . b Not[...]

67 Custom izing Your Camcorde r b Not es • Discs recorded with HD (high definition) image quality can be played on AVCHD format compatible devices onl y (p. 57). You can set thi s function when you shoot still image s using the b uilt-in flash , or an exte rnal flash (o ption al) that is comp atib le with your ca mcorder. HIGH( ) Makes the flash [...]

68 PHOTO SETTI NGS (Items fo r recording still imag es) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item is not on the scre en, touc h v / V to ch ange the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 62 (OPTION MENU) t page 77 The defa ult set tings are marked with B . HDR-UX3E/U X5E B 4.0M ( ) Records still images c learly. 3.0M ( ) Records still imag es clearly in the [...]

69 Custom izing Your Camcorde r When the POWE R switch is (Movie)* HDR-UX3E/UX5E * 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 aspect ratio 16:9 with SD (standard defini tion) image quality – [1 .7M] in the aspect ratio 4:3 with SD (standard d[...]

70 PHOTO SE TTING S (C ontinue d) B FINE ( ) Records still images at the fine image quality leve l. STANDARD ( ) Records still images at the standard image quality leve l. B SERIES Assigns file num bers in sequence even if the “Memory S tick Duo” is replac ed with another one. RESE T Assigns fi le numbers indi vidually for e ach “Memory Stick[...]

71 Custom izing Your Camcorde r VIEW I MAGES SET (Ite ms to c ustomi ze th e displ ay) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the s creen, touch v / V to chang e the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 62 (OPTION MENU) t page 77 The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . Duri ng pl ayback , disp lays the inf orma tion (data code) reco rded aut[...]

72 You can sel ect the numbe r of thumbnails that appear on the VISUAL INDEX screen. Thum bnail G loss ar y (p. 123) B ZOOM LI NK Change the num ber of thumbnails (6 or 12) with the zoom leve r on your camcorder. * 6IMAGES Displays thu mbnails of 6 image s. 12IMAG ES Displays thu mbnails of 12 im ages. * You can operate with the zoom buttons on the[...]

73 Custom izing Your Camcorde r You can ad just the br ightn ess of the LC D screen’s ba cklight. B NORMAL Stand ard brightness . BRI GH T Brightens the LCD sc reen. b Not es • When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatica lly selected fo r the setting. • When you select [BRIGHT], batter y life is slightly r[...]

74 OUTP UT SETT INGS (Items fo r when connec ting other dev ices) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item is not on the scre en, touc h v / V to ch ange the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 62 (OPTION MENU) t page 77 The defa ult set tings are marked with B . You ne ed to convert the si gnal dependi ng on th e TV co nnected w hen play ing back t he im[...]

75 Custom izing Your Camcorde r CLOCK/ LA NG (Items to set clock and language ) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the s creen, touch v / V to chang e the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 62 (OPTION MENU) t page 77 See page 21. You can ad just a t ime d iffer ence witho ut stopping t he clock. Set yo ur loc al area using v / V when using [...]

76 GENERA L SET (C ontin ued) B 5 min The camcord er is automati cally turned off when you do not operate your cam corder for mo re tha n appro xima tely 5 mi nutes . NEVE R The camco rder is not automat ically tu rned off. b Notes • When you connect your camcorder to a wall socket, [A. SHUT OFF] is a utomatically set to [NEVER ]. The defau lt se[...]

77 Custom izing Your Camcorde r Activa ting func tions us ing the OPTI ON MEN U The OPTION MENU appears just like the pop-up w indow that app ears when you righ t-clic k the mouse on a comput er. Vari ous fu ncti ons ar e disp laye d in the contex t of the opera tion. 1 While using your camcorder, touch (OP TION) on the screen. 2 Touch the desire d[...]

78 See See page 77 for setting opera tion. See page 77 for setting oper ation. * Items that are included i n the HOME MENU also. ** [DVD MENU] for SD (standard definit ion) image quality Recordi ng items on the OPT ION MENU Items * Page tab FOCU S -7 9 SPOT FOCUS -7 9 TELE MACRO -7 9 EXPOSURE -8 0 SPOT METER -8 0 AE SHIFT (HDR-UX7E) a 64 SCENE SELE[...]

79 Custom izing Your Camcorde r Detail s on the OP TION M ENU items Item s you can set on ly on the OP TION MENU will be de scribed below . The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . You ca n adjus t the f ocus m anuall y. You can select thi s function also whe n you want to focu s on a ce rtain subj ect in tent ional ly. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appe[...]

80 Detail s on th e OPTIO N MENU items (Cont inued) b Notes • When recording a distant subject, focusing may be diffi cult and ca n take some time. • Adjust the f ocus manually ([FOCU S], p. 79) when it is hard to focus automatic ally. You can fix the brightness of a picture man ually. Adju st the br ightn ess wh en the subj ect i s t oo br igh[...]

81 Custom izing Your Camcorde r FIREWORKS* ( ) Fi rewor ks a re re cord ed in all the ir splendo r. LANDSCAPE*( ) Shoots distant su bjects cl early. T his sett ing also prev ents your camcor der from focus ing on gl ass or m etal mesh in windo ws that comes in between the camcorder and th e subject. PORTRAIT ( ) Bring s out the subject suc h as peo[...]

82 Detail s on th e OPTIO N MENU items (Cont inued) b Notes • Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluore scent la mps. • When you select [ONE PUSH], keep shooting a white object while is flashing quickly. • flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if ke[...]

83 Custom izing Your Camcorde r BLACK FADER If you select [OL D MOVIE], appears. You can ad d an o ld movie effec t to images. T o ca ncel [D.EFFE CT], touch [OFF]. You can add sp ecial effects to an imag e during rec ording or pl ayback. appe ars. B OFF Does not use [PIC T.EFFE CT] settin g. SEP IA Images appe ar in sepia. B&W Images appe ar i[...]

84 Using a Computer What yo u can d o wit h Wind ows com puter When you ins tall the “Pi cture Mot ion Browse r” on a Wi ndows com puter from the supplie d CD-ROM, you c an enjoy the followi ng operation s. z Tips • See page 88 when you use a Macintosh computer. x Playin g a di sc in AV CHD fo rmat t Player for AVCHD You can view movies with [...]

85 Using a Comp uter Edition Stan dard in stallatio n is re quired . Operation is not assured if t he above OS has been upgrade d or in a multi-boot environme nt. CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2. 8 GHz CPU or faster (Intel Pentium 4 3.6 GHz or faster, Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz or faster, or Int el Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster is recomm ended.) For processi ng [...]

86 Inst alling the “ First Ste p Guide” and softwa re Before connecting your camcorder to the computer, you n eed to in stal l the “Firs t Step Guide” and so ftwa re to your Windows co mputer . The insta llati on is required only fo r the first t ime. Conte nts to be inst alle d and pr oce dures may dif fer dependin g on your OS. z Tips •[...]

87 Using a Comp uter 4 Confirm the area a nd country/ region you live in, then click [Next]. The softwa re to be i nstalle d will be confi gured a ccor ding to your coun try/ region . 5 Read [License Agreemen t], check [I accept the terms of the license agreement] i f you agree, then click [Ne xt]. 6 Connect y our c amcorder to your computer via a [...]

88 Viewin g “Fi rst S tep Guide” z Tips • See page 88 when you use a Macintosh computer. To view “ First Step Guide” on your comput er, M icroso ft Inte rnet E xplor er Ver.6. 0 or later is recom mended. Double- click the shortcut icon of [First Step Guide] on the des ktop. z Tips • You can also start by selecting [Start], [Programs] ([[...]

89 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you run into any problems using your camcorde r, use the fo llowing tabl e to trouble shoot the problem. If the p roblem persists, disconnect the po wer source an d contac t your Sony deal er. • Overal l operation s/Easy Hand ycam/ Remote Comma nder....... ...... ........ ..... p. 89 • B[...]

90 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) Even if you p ress EASY, menu settings do not switch t o their defaults auto matically. • Following me nu settings rema in as they were set even during Easy Hand ycam operation. – [FILE NO.] – [VOLUME] –[ T V T Y P E ] – [ DISPLAY] –[ B E E P ] – [SUB-T DATE] – [CLOCK SET] – [AREA SET] – [SU MMER[...]

91 Troubles hooting The CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged. • Att ach the ba ttery pac k to the cam corder correctly (p. 18). If the problem persi sts, disconnect the AC Adaptor fro m the wall socket and conta ct your Sony dealer. The battery pac k may be damaged. The remaining battery time indicator does not indica[...]

92 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The indicat ors of the di sc type and the recording format on the LCD screen are grayed out. • The dis c may ha ve be en cr eate dwi th a device othe r than your camcorde r. You can play back the dis c with your camcord er, but you can not record additio nal scenes. You can not o perate f uncti ons usi ng the “M[...]

93 Troubles hooting • Even if auto flash or (Auto redey e reductio n) is se lected, you cannot us e the flash with: – NightShot – [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] – [TWILIGHT], [CANDLE], [SUNRISE&SUNSET], [F IREWORKS] [LANDSCAPE], [SP OTLIGHT], [BEACH] or [SNOW] in [SC ENE SELECTION] – [MANUAL] in [EXPOSURE] – [SPOT METER] The actual recording tim[...]

94 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The screen image is dark, and the subjec t does not appear on the screen. • Press and hold DISP/BATT INFO f or a few seco nds to turn on t he backli ght (p. 23). Horizontal stripes appear on the image. • This occurs when r ecording ima ges under a fluores cent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp. This is not a m [...]

95 Troubles hooting • Sound is not output when the LCD scree n is closed . Open th e LCD scree n. • Whe n you record sound with [MI CREF LEVEL] (p. 83) set to [LOW], the record ed sound may be d ifficult t o hear. • In case of [SMTH SLW REC], you cannot record sounds during shootin g (about 3 seconds). You cannot play back the disc, or the di[...]

96 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) • You ca nnot delete a scene during Eas y Handycam o peration. • A scene prote cted on another de vice cannot be delete d. Unable to copy the images from a disc to a “Memory Stick Du o.” • You ca nnot cop y a movie from a disc to a “Memor y Stick Duo” as a still im age during playb ack on your camcorde[...]

97 Troubles hooting When using the movies on a disc, a computer does no t recognize your camcorder. • Inst all Picture Motion Brows er (p. 86). • Dis connec t the USB dev ice other th an the keyboard, the mouse, and the c amcorder from th e comp uter. • Disconnect t he cabl e from t he computer and camcor der, restart the com puter, then conn[...]

98 Warnin g in dicato rs and messa ges If in dica tors ap pear o n the LC D scre en or i n the view find er, chec k the fol low ing. So me sy mpto ms you can fix by y ourse lf. If the probl em persists ev en after you hav e tried a couple of times, contact your Sony dealer or l ocal author ized S ony se rvice facili ty. C: (or E :) ss : ss (Sel f-d[...]

99 Troubles hooting (High te mperature warning) Slow flashing • The temperatu re of your camcord er is getting hi gher. Turn off your camcorde r and leave it fo r a while i n a cool place. Fast flashing * • The temperatu re of your camcord er is extremely high. Turn off your camcorde r and leave it fo r a while i n a cool place. (Warning in dic[...]

100 Warning indicator s and messa ges (Continu ed) disc may enable you to use the disc on your camcorder (DVD-RW/DVD+RW only) (p. 59). x “Mem ory Stic k Duo” Reinsert the Memory Stick. • Reinsert the “M emory St ick Duo” a few times. If even then th e indica tor fla shes, the “Memory St ick Duo” could be damage d. Try with anothe r ?[...]

101 Additional I nformation Addition al Information Using y our camc order ab road Power supply You can use yo ur camco rder in any countries/re gions using the AC Adaptor suppl ied with your camco rder wit hin the AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz range . Viewin g imag es rec orded with H D (high d efinition ) image q uality In countries/re gions where[...]

102 Using yo ur camcorde r abroa d (Con tinued) Setting to the local time You can e asily se t the c lock to the loca l ti me by sett ing a time di fference when usi ng your camcord er abroad. Set (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [AREA SET] and [SUMMERTIME] on the HOME MENU (p. 21). World tim e diffe rence Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon,[...]

103 Additional I nformation Precau tions an d mainte nance See pag e 12 for the details of discs which you can use with your camcorder. Notes on use • Hold t he disc by its edge while supp orting the cent er hole light ly. Do not touch the recordin g side (the opposite of the print ed sid e when usi ng a sing le- sided di sc). • Before shoot in[...]

104 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) Care and storage of the discs • Keep the d isc clea n, or the ima ge qual ity of the audi o and video outp ut may dete rior ate. • Clean the disc wit h a soft cl oth. Wipe the di sc from the cen ter out. For dirt, clea n the disc with a soft cloth slightly m oistened in water, then rem ove the mo[...]

105 Additional I nformation A “Memor y Stick ” is a co mpact, portab le IC recor ding medium with a large da ta capaci ty. You can use only a “Memo ry Sti ck Du o,” which is about the half size o f a sta ndard “Memo ry Stick,” with you r camcor der. Howeve r, we do not guara ntee the operation of al l types of “Memory Stick Duo” on [...]

106 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) • Do not insert any thing other than a “Memory Stick Duo” into the “Memory Stick Duo” slot. Doing so m ay cause a malfunction. x On a locati on for use Do not use or ke ep the “Memory St ick Duo” in the following loc ations: • Places subj ect to extremel y high temperature, such as a [...]

107 Additional I nformation To char ge the ba ttery pa ck • Be sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your camcor der. • We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 °C to 30 ° C (50 °F to 86 °F) until the CHG (charge) lamp turns off. If you charge the battery pack outside of this temperatur[...]

108 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) – Near strong magnetic fields or mechanical vibration. The camcor der may malfunction. – Near strong radio waves or radiation. The camcorder may not be able to record properly. – Near AM receivers and vi deo equipment. Noise may occur. – On a sandy beach or anywhere dusty . If sand or dust ge[...]

109 Additional I nformation LCD scree n • Do not exert excessive pressure on t he LCD screen, as it may cause damage. • If your camcor der is used in a cold pl ace, a residual image may appear on the LC D screen. This is not a malfunction. • While using your camcorder, the back of the LCD screen may heat up. This is not a malfunction. x To cl[...]

110 • Store in a well-ventila ted location subject to little dirt or dust. • To prevent mold, periodically clean the lens as described above. It is recommended that you operate your camcorder about once a month to keep it in optimum s tate for a long time. On charg ing the pr e-instal led recha rgeab le batter y Your ca mcorder ha s a pre-insta[...]

111 Additional I nformation Viewfinder Electri c viewfin der (color) Image device (CMOS Sensor) HDR-UX3E/UX5E: CMOS: 5.9 mm (1/ 3 type) Recor ding pixels ( still , 4:3): Max. 4.0 m ega (2 304 × 1 728) pi xels * 2 Gross: Appr ox. 2 100 000 pixels Effect ive (movie , 16:9): 1 430 000 pixe ls Effect ive (movie , 4:3): 1 080 000 pixe ls Effect ive (st[...]

112 Specific ations ( Continued ) * 3 The focal length figures are act ual figures resu lting from wide an gle pixel readout. • Manufactured under li cense from Dolby Laboratories. Input/Ou tput co nnectors Audio/Video output 10-pin c onnecto r Video sign al: 1 Vp- p, 75 Ω (ohms) Lumina nce signal : 1 Vp-p, 7 5 Ω (ohms) Chromi nance sig nal: 0.[...]

113 Additional I nformation Mass (approx.) HDR-UX3E/UX5E: 530 g (1 lb 2 oz) mai n unit only 610 g (1 lb 5 oz) i ncluding the NP- FH60 r echar geabl e batte ry pa ck and a disc HDR-UX7E: 590 g (1 lb 4 oz) mai n unit only 690 g (1 lb 8 oz) i ncluding the NP- FH70 r echar geabl e batte ry pa ck and a disc Supplied accessories See page 17. AC Adap tor [...]

114 Specific ations ( Continued ) On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype are trademarks of Matsush ita Electri c Industrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick,” “ ,” “Memory Stic k Duo,” “ ,” “Memory S tick PRO Duo,” “ ,” ?[...]

115 Additional I nformation On GNU GP L/LGPL a pplied so ftware The softw are that is eligible for the fo llowing GNU General Public License (hereinafter referred to as “GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (h ereinafter re ferred to a s “LGPL”) are included in the camc order. This informs you that you have a right to have access to, [...]

116 Quick Reference Iden tify ing p arts and c ont rols The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pages. A POWER switch (21) B (flash) button (3 3) C /CHG (cha rge) lamp (18, 33) D REMOTE ja ck Conn ect other opti onal acce ssori es. E (USB) jack (51) HDR-UX3E: Outp ut only F A/V OUT jack (43) G DC IN j ack (18 ) H Active Inte rface Shoe (32) The Ac tive [...]

117 Quick Referenc e A (VIEW IMAG ES) button (37) B DISP/BAT T INFO button (19) C EASY bu tton (27) D RESET button Initia lizes all th e settings , includi ng the setting of the date a nd time. E LCD scre en/touch pane l (14, 23) F STAR T/STOP butto n (31) G Zoom buttons (32, 39) H (HOME ) button (15, 62) I MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack (HDR- UX7E ) Whe[...]

118 Identifyi ng parts a nd control s (C ontinu ed) A Disc cover OPEN swi tch/ACCESS lamp (24) B Internal microphone (32) An Active Interf ace Sho e compati ble microph one (optional) wi ll take prec edence when con nected . C Flash (33) D Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (6) E MANUAL button (35) (HDR-UX7E) F Camera co ntrol dial (35) (HDR-UX 7E) G Power zoo[...]

119 Quick Referenc e Remote C ommander A DATA COD E button (71) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you p ress this during playb ack. B PHOTO button (31) The on-screen image when you press th is button will be recorded as a still ima ge. C SCAN/ SLOW buttons (3 8) D . > (Previous/N ext) buttons (3 8) E P[...]

120 Indi cators disp layed d uring rec ording/ playba ck A Recordi ng format (HD/SD) (1 0) and recording mode (HQ+/HQ/SP/LP) (6 4) B HOME but ton (15) C Remaini ng battery (ap prox.) (19) D Recordi ng status ([STBY] (standby) or [REC] ( recordin g)) E Counte r (hou r/minut e/seco nd) F Dis c ty pe ( 12) Recordi ng mode (VIDE O/VR) appear s for DVD-[...]

121 Quick Referenc e K Image s ize ( 68) L Current still image n umber /T otal number of record ed stil l image s M Data fil e name N Slide show b utton (39) O Prev ious/Next button (38) P Pla yback f older Q VISUAL INDEX button (3 7) Following indicators appe ar during reco rding /play back t o in dicate the s ett ings of your cam corder. Upper le[...]

122 Indicato rs displayed during r ecording /playb ack (Conti nued) Bottom The date , time, and ca mera setting da ta of the reco rded imag es are re corded autom atically on th e disc and “M emory Stick Duo .” They are no t displayed whi le recor ding. However, you can check th em as [DATA C ODE] duri ng playback (p. 71). You ca n view the re [...]

123 Quick Referenc e Gloss ary x 5.1c h surroun d sound A system that plays back sound o n 6 speakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 120 Hz or lower. x AVCHD format A high definition digital video camera format used to r e[...]

124 Inde x Nume ric 12IMAGE S ... ..... ...... ..... ....... . 72 16:9 ...... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... .... 74 16:9 WIDE ... ....... .... ....... ..... . 65 21-pin adaptor. ..... ....... .... ...... 44 4:3 ........ .... ....... ..... ....... ....65, 74 4:3 TV.... ..... .... ....... ..... ...... .... 42 5.1ch surround recording ...... 3 2 5[...]

125 Quick Referenc e SOUND/DISP SET . ......72 VIEW IMAGES SET ....71 HQ ... ....... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ...64 HQ+ ... ..... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... .64 I Image qual ity ..... ..... ....... ...... .70 IMAGE SI ZE ... ....... .... ....... ...68 Indicato rs .... ....... ..... ....... .... .121 INDOOR........ ....... .... ..... .[...]

126 Index (Co ntinued) SPOT FOC US ..... .... .......79, 97 SPOT METE R (Flexible spot meter). .... ....... ..... .... ....... .. 80, 97 SPOTL IGHT ..... ...... ..... .... .... 81 STANDARD .................... .... 70 STEADYSHOT ........ 65, 93, 97 Still image ............... ........ 31, 37 SUB-T DATE .... ...... ..... ....... . 66 SUMMERT IME ...[...]

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