Sony HXR-MC1P manual

4-121-565- 14 (1) © 2009 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Oper ating Gu ide Before operatin g the unit, pl ease read this manua l thorough ly, and re tain it f or future refere nce HXR-MC1P[...]

2 Read t his be fore o perati ng you r camc order Befo re operat ing the unit, ple ase read t his manua l thoroughly , and reta in it for future refere nce. Handl ing t he imag es recor ded on your camcor der on a comp uter Refe r to “P MB (P ictu re Mo tion Bro wser ) Guide” s tored on the supplied CD-ROM . Types of “Memor y Stick” med ia [...]

3 • Do no t appl y shoc k or vibr ati on to th is camcor der. Th is may c ause a m alfunc tion. If you must use th is camco rder where shock or vibra tion is likely , use a comme rciall y availa ble shock ab sorber, etc. • Do not do any of the fol lowing wh en the (Mov ie)/ (Sti ll) mo de lam ps (p. 12) or t he access l amp (p. 1 4) is li t or [...]

4 • Compe nsati on for t he c onte nts o f recordin gs cannot be provided, even if recordin g or playba ck is not possibl e due to a malfunct ion of the cam corder, storage media, etc. • TV color systems diff er dependi ng on the country/ region. T o vie w your recordi ngs on a TV, you need a PAL system -based TV. • Te levision pro grams, fil[...]

5 Tabl e of Cont ents Read this be fore operating your camcorder ......... ....... .......... ......... ..........2 Step 1: Checki ng supplied items .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ... 8 Step 2: Char ging the battery pack ............ ......... .......... .......... ......... ..........9 Step 3: Turning t he power o[...]

6 (MANAGE MEDIA) category ............. ......... .......... ....... ......... .......... 44 Setting the image quality ....... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... 4 4 Checking the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media informa tion ...... .......... ... 45 Deleting all images (Formatti ng) ........ .......... .........[...]

7 Warning in dicators and messa ges ....... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... . 74 Files/folder structure on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media . .......... .... 77 Maintenance a nd precautions . .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... ........ 78 Abou t the AVCH D for mat ......... ...... ........ ...... [...]

8 Getting St arted Step 1 : Check ing su pplie d item s Make sure tha t you have the fo llowing items supplie d with your cam corder. The nu mber in the pa rentheses in dicates th e number of that it em supplie d. AC Adaptor (1) (p . 9) Power cord (Mains lea d) (1) (p. 9) Component A/ V cable (1) (p. 29) A/V conne cting cable (1) (p. 31, 40) USB ca[...]

9 Gett ing Sta rte d Step 2: C hargi ng the ba ttery pa ck You ca n charge t he “Inf oLITHIUM” battery pack H series (p. 79) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Not es • You cannot attach any “InfoL ITHIUM” battery pack other than H series to your camcorder. 1 Open the jack cover, then align the v mark of the DC plug with the V of the[...]

10 To rem ove the bat tery pack Slide the POWER switch to OFF. Slid e the BATT RELE ASE le ver and remove the batter y pack. b Notes • When you remove the batt ery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor, make sure t hat the (Movie) l amp/ (Still) lamp ( p. 12)/ access lam p (p. 14) are turn ed off. If you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC A[...]

11 Gett ing Sta rte d Appr oximate availa ble reco rding time App roximat e t ime ( min.) avai lable whe n you use a full y charged battery pa ck. “HD” stan ds f or hi gh def ini tion i mage quality, and “SD” stands for standa rd image qualit y. * Typical recording time sh ows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turn ing the powe[...]

12 Step 3 : Turn ing the pow er on, and se tting the dat e and time Set the dat e and time whe n using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set the date and time, the [CLOCK SET ] scre en appea rs ever y time you turn on yo ur camcorder or pre ss the (Movie)/ (Stil l) select butto n. 1 Turn on your c amcorder. While pressi ng the gree [...]

13 Gett ing Sta rte d 9 Make sure that the clock is correctly set, then tou ch . The cl ock starts. You ca n set any year up to the year 2037. To turn off the LC D backlig ht to mak e the batte ry last longer Press and ho ld DISPLAY/BATT INFO for a few second s until appe ars. This setting is pra ctical when you use your camcorde r in bright condit[...]

14 Step 4: In serti ng “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” media See page 2 on the “Mem ory Stick ” media you can use with your ca mcorder . z Tips • See foll owing pages on t he recordable time of movies and recordable number of still images. – Movies (p. 15) – Still ima ges (p. 52) 1 Insert the “M emory Stick PR O Duo” media. 1 Open t he ?[...]

15 Gett ing Sta rte d The r ecording time depends on the capa city of “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” med ia and [REC MODE] ( p. 49). N umbers in ( ) indic ates the m inimum recordin g time. HD (hi gh definitio n) imag e qual ity (min.) * Movies are recorded with AVCHD 1920 × 1080/50i format. ** Movies are recorded with AVCHD 1440 × 1080/50i format. [...]

16 Recording/ Playback Using th e HOME MENU You ca n cha nge the recor din g func tions and the oper ating se ttings for your co nvenien ce. 1 While pressing the green button, slide the POWER switch to ON. 2 Touch (HOME) . 3 Touch the desired category. Examp le: (OTHERS) catego ry 4 Touch the desire d item. Example: [ EDIT] 5 Follow the guide on th[...]

17 Recording /Playback 3 Touch the item you want to learn more about. When you touch an item, its expl anation appears on t he screen . To apply t he option, touch [YES], oth erwise, touch [NO] . z Tip s • To deactivate the HELP , touch (HELP) again in step 2 .[...]

18 Reco rding In the defau lt setting, th e image quality is set to HD (high def inition) . To change the image quali ty, r efer to “Set ting t he i mage qu ality ” (p . 44) . b Notes • If you aim the lens towards a strong light source, such as car headlights or the sun, a “ghost” caused by the lens may appear in the picture. • If the a[...]

19 Recording /Playback 1 While pressing the green button, slide the P OWER switch to ON t o tur n on the (Movie ) l amp. 2 Press START/STOP B . To stop reco rding, pres s START/STO P B again. 1 While pressing the green b utton, slide the POWE R switch to ON. 2 Press the (Movie)/ (St ill) select b utton E until the (Still) la mp lights up . 3 Press [...]

20 If you slide th e HOLD . switch t o the right, th e buttons cannot function. Use this func tion to pre vent pr ess ing in correc t but tons . The follo wing opera tions beco me invali d. – Touch panel – START/STOP bu tton ( p. 18) – PHOTO button (p. 18) – (Movie)/ (Still) select button (p. 18) – DISPLAY/BATT INFO butto n (p. 10) – CA[...]

21 Recording /Playback You can re cord hi gh qual ity sti ll imag es during mo vie reco rding by pressing PHOTO. b Not es • Do not eject the “ Memory Stick PRO Duo” media before movie recording is finished and the still images are com pletely stored on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media. • may appear when the capacity of th e “Memory St[...]

22 You ca n assign one m enu item you use often to the CAM CTRL di al. Sinc e the fo cus adju stment i s assign ed to the C AM CTRL di al in the defau lt setti ngs, the oper ati on belo w is desc ribe d as adjust ing the focus usin g the dial. 1 Press MANUAL to act ivate the m anual adjustm ent mode. Pressing MANUAL switches the setting mode bet we[...]

23 Recording /Playback Play back 1 While pressing the green button, then slide the PO WER switch to ON to turn on your camcorder . 2 Touch (VI EW IMA GES) B . The VISUAL INDEX screen app ears on the LCD screen (It may take some t ime to display the thum bnail s). (HO ME) A (VIE W IMAGE S) B Power zoom leve r C Previous 6 imag es Next 6 images Selec[...]

24 1 :Goe s to the Fi lm Roll In dex scre en (p. 26) . 2 :Goes to the Face Inde x screen (p. 26). 3 :Displ ays movie s with HD (h igh defin ition) image quality. * 4 :Displ ays sti ll images . * appears when you s elect the movie wi th SD (standard defini tion) image quality i n [ / SET] (p. 44). z Tips • The number of the images on the VISUAL IN[...]

25 Recording /Playback Touch the tab, the n select the desired still image to pla y back. z Tip s • You can switch the playback mode by touching (HOME) A t (VI EW IMA GES) t [VISUAL INDEX]. Viewing st ill images Previou s/Next Goes to th e VISUAL INDEX screen (OPTION) Return (to the VIS UAL INDEX screen) Slide s how (p. 28)[...]

26 Movies ca n be divided by a set time and the first scen e of each di vision is d isplayed o n the inde x screen. You can start playing bac k a movi e from t he selecte d thumbn ail. 1 Turn on the cam corder, and touch (V IEW IMAGES). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears. 2 Touch (Film Ro ll Index) . 3 Touch / to select the desired movie. 4 Touch / to[...]

27 Recording /Playback b Not es • Faces may not be detected depending on recording conditions. Example: People wearing glasses or hats, or who do not face towards the camera. z Tip s • You can display the [Face Index] screen by touching (HOME) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [ INDEX]. You can sea rch for desired m ovies by date efficient ly. b Not es • You[...]

28 Touch on the still ima ge playback screen. The sli de show be gin s from the se lected stil l ima ge. Touch to stop the slide show. To re star t, tou ch ag ain. b Notes • Y ou cannot operate playback zoom during slide show . z Tips • You c an also play back the slide show by touching (OPT ION) t ta b t [SLIDE SHOW] on the VISUAL INDEX screen[...]

29 Recording /Playback Images re corded with H D (high defi nition) image quality are played back with HD (hig h definitio n) image quali ty. Images reco rded with SD (stand ard definition) image qual ity are played back with SD (stand ard defini tion) imag e quality. Connect ing to a h igh def inition T V : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME[...]

30 Images recorded with HD (high defini tion) quality a re converte d to SD (standard definition) and pl ayed b ack. Ima ges rec orded w ith SD (s tanda rd defin ition ) image quali ty are p layed back with S D (stand ard def ini tion) image qu alit y. To set the ho rizontal to verti cal ratio accordi ng to th e conn ected TV (1 6:9/4:3) Set [TV TY[...]

31 Recording /Playback * Set [TV TYPE] according to your TV. : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU s ettin g (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [576i] (p. 56) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYPE ] t [16:9]/ [4:3 ] * (p. 56) • If you connect only component video, audio signals are not output. Con nect the white and re d[...]

32 If your TV/VCR has a 21-pin adaptor (EUROCO NNECTOR) You ne ed the 21-pin adaptor (sold separat ely) t o conne ct you r camc order t o a TV for view ing record ed images (for models with th e mark printed on the bottom surface only). This adap tor is designed for ou tput use only. b Notes • When the A/V connecting cable is used to output image[...]

33 Recording /Playback Saving images Recor ded imag es are stored on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media. Due t o the limited capacit y of the “M emory Stick PRO Duo” medi a, make sure tha t you save the ima ge data to some type of external medi a such as a DVD-R or a computer. You can sav e the i mages record ed on the ca mcorde r as de scri [...]

34 Editing (OTHE RS) cate gory This categor y enab les you t o edi t the images on th e “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media. Also, you ca n enjoy you r camcor der by conne cting to othe r devices. DELETE You ca n delete imag es on the “Me mory Stick PRO Du o” media (p. 34). PHOTO CAPTU RE You ca n save a s elect ed fram e from a record ed movie as[...]

35 Editing 4 Touch the mov ie to be deleted . The select ed movie is mark ed with . Press an d hold the m ovie on the LCD screen to conf irm th e movi e. T ouch to return to the previous screen. 5 Touch t [YES] t . To de lete all movies at one ti me In step 3 , touch [ DELETE ALL] / [ DELETE ALL] t [YES] t [YES] t . To de lete all the mo vies re co[...]

36 Captu ring a stil l imag e from a mov ie You ca n save a s elect ed fram e from a record ed movie as a stil l image. Se lect the image qua lity of the m ovies to be capt ured before t he oper ation (p. 44). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [P HOTO CAPTURE]. The [PHOTO CAPTURE] screen appears . 2 Touch the movie to be ca ptured. The sel ected mov ie [...]

37 Editing Divid ing a movie Select the image qu ality of the m ovie you want to di vide before th e operation (p. 44). z Tip s • The images recorded on yo ur camcorder are called “original.” 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTH ERS) t [E DIT]. 2 Touch [D IVIDE]. 3 Touch the mov ie to be divided . The se lected movie s tarts p layba ck. 4 Touch a t the poin[...]

38 Creati ng the Pl aylis t The Playlist i s a list showin g thumbna ils of the mov ies that you ha ve selected . The or iginal mo vies are not change d even if you edit o r dele te the movie s ad ded to the Playlist. Select the i mage qu ality of the movie y ou want t o crea te, play , or ed it a Pl aylist before the o peratio n (p. 4 4). b Notes [...]

39 Editing Select the image qu ality of the m ovie you want to creat e, play , or ed it a Pl aylis t before the opera tion ( p. 44). 1 Touch (HOME) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [PLAYLIST]. The Play list scree n appear s. 2 Touch the movie y ou want to play back. The Play list is pl ayed back f rom the select ed movie to the e nd, then t he screen returns to t[...]

40 Dubbin g to other devic es You can dub images playe d back on your camcorder to other recordi ng devices, suc h as VCRs or DVD/H DD record ers. Con nect the de vice in ei ther of the followi ng ways. Conn ect your cam corder to the wall outlet (wa ll socket ) using the supp lied AC Ada ptor for this oper ation (p. 9). Refer al so to the instruc [...]

41 Editing b Not es • You cannot dub to recorders connected with an HDMI cable. • To hide the screen indicators (such as a counter, etc.) on the screen of the monitor device connected, touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [DISP OU TPUT] t [LCD PANEL ] (the default setting) on the HOME MENU (p. 56). To record the date/tim e and camer[...]

42 3 Touch [ U SB CONNECT]. 4 Operate the device to be connected, and start recording. For details, refer to the instruc tion manual s supplied with the de vice to be connect ed. 5 After d ubbing is compl ete, tou ch [END] t [ YES], then d isconnect the USB cable. Attention This c amcorder captu res high definiti on foota ge in th e AVCHD f ormat .[...]

43 Editing 4 Touch the still image to be printed . The sele cted still image is marked with . Press an d hold the still im age on the LCD screen to conf irm the still image. Touch to return to the pre vious screen. 5 Touch (OPTION), set the followi ng options, t hen touch . [COPIES]: S et the number o f copies of a still image t o be printe d. You [...]

44 Uti lizi ng Medi a (MANAGE MEDIA) catego ry This categor y enab les you t o use t he “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo” m edia for various pu rposes. / S E T You can se lect the ima ge qu ality for m ovie s (p. 44). MEDI A INFO You can di splay the “M emory Stick PRO Duo” me dia informa tion such as the record able ti me, etc. (p. 45). MEDIA FORM A[...]

45 Utilizi ng Media Checki ng the “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo” me dia informati on You can check the re maining reco rdable time for each [REC MODE] (p. 49), and the appr oximat e free an d used space of th e “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” media. 1 Turn the (Movie) la mp on. 2 Touch (H OME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MEDIA INFO]. The re mainin g recordab le t[...]

46 • Do not attempt the follow ing operation s when [Executing...] is on the screen: – Operate the POWER switch or buttons – Eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media • While [MEDIA FORMAT] is activated, do not disconnect the AC Adaptor. Repair ing the image databa se f ile This fu nction ch ecks the man ageme nt informati on and the consi[...]

47 Customizi ng Your Camcorder Customizi ng Your Camcorder What y ou can do with the (SET TINGS) catego ry of the HOME MEN U 1 Turn on your camcorder, then touch (HOME). 2 Touch (SETT INGS). 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the item is not on the scr een, touch / to chang e the page . 4 Touch the desired item. If the item is not on the scr een, t[...]

48 MOVIE S ETTINGS (p. 49) PHOTO SETT INGS (p. 52) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 53) SOUND/ DISP SET (p. 55) OUTPU T SETTINGS (p. 56) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 57) GENERA L SET (p . 57) List of the (SETTI NGS) category items Items Page REC MODE 49 AE SHIFT 49 WB SHI FT 49 WIDE SELECT 50 DIGITA L ZOOM 50 AUTO SLW SHUTTR 50 X.V.COLOR 50 GUIDEFR AME 50 ZEBRA 50 REM AININ[...]

49 Customizi ng Your Camcorder MOVIE SETTIN GS (Ite ms for reco rding m ovie s) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not o n the scr een, tou ch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 47 (OPTION MENU) t page 59 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with B . You c an sele ct a re cordi ng qu ality t o reco rd a movie. x For HD (hi gh defi[...]

50 When re cording wi th SD (standar d defini tion) imag e quality, yo u can sele ct the horizo ntal to v ertic al ratio accord ing to t he TV co nnecte d. Refer al so to the instruc tion manua ls supplied w ith your TV. B 16:9 WIDE Reco rds im ages to t he f ull sc reen on a 16 :9 (wide) TV screen. 4:3 ( ) Records images to the f ull screen on a 4[...]

51 Customizi ng Your Camcorder setting , is di splayed. The zebra patt ern is not reco rded. B OFF The zeb ra pattern is no t displayed. 70 The zebra pattern ap pears at a screen bright ness level of abo ut 70 IRE. 100 The zebra pattern ap pears at a screen bright ness level of abo ut 100 IRE or higher. b Not es • Portions of the screen where bri[...]

52 PHOTO SE TTINGS (Items fo r recording still images) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, touch / to ch ange the p age. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 47 (OPTION M ENU) t page 59 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h B . B 4.0M ( ) Records still images clea rly (2,304 × 1,728). 3.0M ( ) Records still images clearly in the 16[...]

53 Customizi ng Your Camcorder RESET Assig ns file numbe rs in sequenc e, followi ng the large st file numbe r existing on the curre nt recording “Me mory Stick PRO Duo” media. See page 49. See page 49. See page 50. See page 50. See page 51. AE SHIFT WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift) GUID EFRAM E ZEBRA DIAL SETTING VIEW IM AGES SE T (Ite ms to cus[...]

54 CAMERA DA T A C SteadyS hot off D Brightnes s E White balance F Gain G Shu tter sp eed H Aperture value I Exposu re z Tips • The data code is displayed on the TV screen if you connect your camcorder to a TV. • Depending on the “M emory Stick PRO Duo” media conditio n, bars [--:--:-- ] appear. • appears on all i mages recorded with t he[...]

55 Customizi ng Your Camcorder SOUND/ DISP SE T (Items to ad just the soun d and the scre en) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not o n the scr een, tou ch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 47 (OPTION MENU) t page 59 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with B . Touc h / to adju st th e volum e (p. 24). B ON A mel ody sounds whe[...]

56 OUTP UT SE TTINGS (Items fo r when connec ting oth er devices) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, touch / to ch ange the p age. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 47 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 59 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h B . You ne ed to conver t the signal depe nding on th e TV co nnected when playing back th e image [...]

57 Customizi ng Your Camcorder CLOCK/ L ANG (Items to set clock and lang uage) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not o n the scr een, tou ch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 47 (OPTION MENU) t page 59 See page 12. You can adju st a t ime dif fere nce with out stopping t he clock. Set your local area using / w hen using your c[...]

58 The defau lt setting is [O N], allowing you to do the playb ack operation w ith the remot e comman der of yo ur TV b y connect ing your camcorde r to a “ BRAVIA” Sync compat ible TV with th e HDMI ca ble. z Tips • If you turn off the T V, your camcorder is turned off simultaneously. CTRL FOR HDM I (Con trol f or HDMI)[...]

59 Customizi ng Your Camcorder Activa ting functi ons us ing the OPTION MENU The OPTION MENU appears just like the pop-u p window th at appears w hen you righ t-clic k the mouse on a computer . Vari ous a vail able f unct ions are di splayed. 1 While using your camcorder, touch (O PTION) on the screen. 2 Touch the desire d item. If you can not find[...]

60 Recordi ng items on the OPTI ON MENU Items * Page tab FOCU S –6 1 SPOT FOCUS –6 1 TELE MACRO –6 1 EXPOSURE –6 2 SPOT METER –6 2 AE SHIFT a 49 SCENE SELECT ION –6 2 WHITE BAL. –6 3 WB SHI FT a 49 COLOR SLOW SHTR –6 4 tab FADER –6 4 D.EFFECT –6 4 PICT.EFFE CT –6 4 tab REC MODE a 49 BLT-IN ZOOM MIC –6 5 MICRE F LEVEL –6 5 [...]

61 Customizi ng Your Camcorder Funct ions s et in th e O PTION MENU Item s yo u c an se t on ly o n the O PTIO N MENU will be de scribed below . The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with B . You ca n adj ust th e foc us man ually. You ca n select thi s function also whe n you wan t to focu s on a c erta in su bjec t in tent ional ly. 1 Touch [MANUAL][...]

62 You can fix the brightne ss of a picture man uall y. Adju st th e brigh tne ss whe n the subj ect i s too bri ght or to o da rk. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appe ars. 2 Adjust the expos ure by touching / . 3 Touch . To retur n the sett ing to auto matic ex posure, touch [AUT O] t in step 1 . z Tips • You can also adjust the setting manually using the CA[...]

63 Customizi ng Your Camcorder LANDSCAPE * () Sele ct to shoot dis tant sub jects cl early . This sett ing also prev ents your cam corder from focu sing on glass or metal mesh in windo ws that come s in between the camcorder and th e subject. PORTRA IT (Soft portrait ) ( ) Selec t to bring out the subject su ch as people or flowers while crea ting [...]

64 • flashes slowly if [ ONE PUSH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was select ed, if keeps flashing after touching , set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO]. • If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE SELECTION] is set t o [AUTO]. z Tips • If you have changed the battery pack while [AUTO] was selected, or bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, [...]

65 Customizi ng Your Camcorder When you set [BLT-IN ZOOM MIC] to [ON] ( ), you can r ecord a movie with direct ional sound as you move th e power zoom leve r (The defaul t setting is [OF F]). You can sele ct the microph one lev el for recordi ng sound. Select [LOW] when y ou want to record excit ing and powerful sound in a concer t hall, et c. B NO[...]

66 Enjoyin g with a c omputer Per formi ng with a comp uter x “PMB” (only for Win dows users ) “PMB ” is the su pplied softw are. You can enjoy the fo llowing ope rations. – Creating a disc with one touch operation – Importing ima ges to a computer – Editing imported image s – Creating a disc b Notes • The su pplied software “PM[...]

67 Enjoying wi th a computer • You can read images recorded on “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media in “M emory Stick” media slot of a computer. However, in the following cases, do not use the “Memory Stick” media slot of the computer, but connect your camcorder to t he computer with the US B cable: – The computer is not compatible with “[...]

68 For cu stomers with writable Blu-ra y Disc Drive You ca n create a Bl u-ray disc. Cl ick [BD Add-on Software] on the installation scre en and follow the on-scree n instruction s to instal l the update . b Notes • You need to install “PMB” befor ehand using the supplied CD-ROM. To di scon nect t he USB cable 1 Click the icon t [Saf ely remo[...]

69 Troub leshoot ing Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you run into any problems using yo ur camc order, use th e followi ng table to troubleshoo t the problem . If the proble m persists, disconnect the po wer source and contac t your Sony dea ler. • Overall operatio ns ....... ......... ........ ......... 69 • Batter ies/Power so urces ...[...]

70 • The battery pack has no t been charged enough. Fully charge the batte ry again. If the p roblem pe rsists , replace the b attery pack with a new one (p. 9). • The indi cated time may n ot be co rrect depending on th e environme nt of use. The battery pack is quickly discha rged. • The ambient te mperatur e is too high or low . This is no[...]

71 Troub leshoot ing You cannot record a stil l image. • You c annot record a still image to gether with: – [SMTH SLW REC] – [FADER ] – [D. EFFECT] – [P ICT.EFFECT] The access lamp remains lit or flashing even wh en you stop recording. • Your camcorder is recording the sce ne you have just shot on the “ Memory S tick PRO Duo” media.[...]

72 An image c annot b e found for playback. • Select the image qual ity of a movie y ou want t o play back by to uching (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [ / SET] (p. 44). Images cannot be played back. • Images cannot be played ba ck if you have modified files or folde rs, or have e dited the data on a com puter. (The file name flashes in the case of s[...]

73 Troub leshoot ing • Whe n you are using the S VIDEO plug, make sure the red and white plu gs of the A/V connect ing cable are conn ected (p. 31). The image appears distorted on the 4:3 TV. • This happens when viewi ng an image recorded in the 16:9 (wide) mode on a 4:3 TV. Set [TV TYPE] corr ectly (p. 56) and play b ack the image. Black bands[...]

74 Warnin g indi cator s and me ssage s If indi cators ap pear on the L CD scre en, check th e follo wing. You can fi x some sympt oms by yourse lf. If the probl em persists ev en after you have tried to fix a couple o f time s, contact your Sony deal er or local authorize d Sony servic e facilit y. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-diagnosis display) C:04: [...]

75 Troub leshoot ing (Warnin g indicato rs pert aining to “Memory Stick PRO Duo” m edia formatting) * • The “M emor y Stic k PRO Duo” media is da maged. • The “M emor y Stic k PRO Duo” media is not formatte d correctly (p. 45, 78). (Warning in dicator per taining to incompatible “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media) * • An incompatibl[...]

76 Do not eject the Memory Stick during writing. Data may be damaged. • Insert the “Memor y Stick PR O Duo” media ag ain, and follow the instr uctions on th e screen. The Image Database Fi le is damaged. Do you want to create a new file? HD movie management information is dama ged. Creat e new informat ion? • The image mana gement file is d[...]

77 Additional Informatio n Addition al Informa tion Files /fol der st ructu re on t he “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media The file/ folder structure is shown below . You do not usuall y need to ackn owledge th e file/ fold er stru ctur e, when r ecord ing/p laying back i mages on the camcor der. To enjo y stil l image s or movie s by conne cting to[...]

78 Maint enance and pr ecautio ns What is the AVC HD forma t? The A VCHD format is a high de finition digital video cam era forma t used to rec ord an HD (h igh d efiniti on) si gnal o f eith er the 1080i spec ificati on * 1 or the 720p specif icatio n * 2 , using efficient data compre ssion coding te chnolog y. The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 forma t is adop[...]

79 Additional Informatio n • Damaged or lost data may occur in the following cases (the data will not be co mpens ate d for ): – If you eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, or turn off your camcorder while your camcorder is reading or wr iting image files on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” medi a (while the access lamp is lit or flas hing[...]

80 Wha t is an “Inf oLITH IUM” ba ttery pack? An “InfoL ITHIUM” battery pac k is a lithium -ion batter y pack that has fu nctions for comm unicati ng information re lated to oper ating con ditions betwe en your camcord er and an opt ional AC Ada ptor/ charg er. The “Inf oLITHI UM” batte ry pack calcula tes the power co nsumpti on accord[...]

81 Additional Informatio n – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to temp eratures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. They may malfunction or become defo rme d. – Near strong m agnetic fields o r mechanical vibration. The camcorder may malfunction. – Ne[...]

82 x Note on mois tur e conde ns ation Moisture may co ndense w hen y ou bring your cam corder fro m a cold plac e into a warm pl ace (or vice versa ) or when y ou use your camc order in a humi d place as follows: • You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed up by a heating device. • You bring your camcorder from an air condi[...]

83 Additional Informatio n About c are an d st orage o f the len s • Wipe the surface of the l ens clean with a soft cloth in t he following in stances: – 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 we ll-ventilate d location subj[...]

84 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 recording u sing the L CD with nor mal brightness: HD: 3.8 W SD: 3.2 W Operating temperature: 1 °C to 40 °C (33.8 °F to 104 ?[...]

85 Additional Informatio n On trad emarks • “AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick, ” “ ,” “Memo ry Stick Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PR O-HG Duo,” “ ,” “MagicGate ,” “ ,” “MagicGate Memory Stick” and[...]

86 On GNU G PL/LGP L appli ed soft ware The sof tware tha t is eligibl e for the followin g GNU General Public License (hereinafter referred to as “GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (hereinaft er referred to as “LGPL”) are included in the camcorder. This informs you that you have a right t o have access to, modify, and redistribute[...]

87 Quick Refer ence Quick Reference Iden tify ing part s and cont rols The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. Main bo dy A Batte ry pack (9) B BATT RE LEASE leve r (10) C DC IN jack (9) D (USB) jack ( 41, 42) E A/V Re mote Conne ctor (28) F HDMI OUT jack (28) G Spea ker Playba ck sound s come ou t from the speaker. For how to adju st the volume,[...]

88 A (Movie)/ (Still) mode lamp s (12) B (Movie)/ (Still ) select butto n (12) C PHOTO button (19) D Camera rec ording lam p (57) Lights up i n red during re cording. Flashes when remain ing “Mem ory Stick PRO D uo” me dia spac e or batt ery power is low. E START/STO P button (19 ) F CAM CTRL d ial ( 22) G MANUAL button (22) H DISPLAY/BATT INFO[...]

89 Quick Refer ence A RESET button Initia lizes all the set tings, in cluding th e setting of the date and t ime. B CHG (c harge) la mp (9) C HOL D . switch (20) D POWER swit ch (12) E Contro ller hook a ttachment/T ripod rece ptacle You ca nnot use a tripo d when you attac h the contr oller hook. To att ach the co ntroll er hook Slid e the c ontro[...]

90 Camera A Built-in m icrophone B Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (4) C Tripo d recept acle Attach the trip od (sold separate ly) to th e trip od recep tacle us ing a tr ipod screw (sold sep arate ly: the le ngth of the scr ew must b e less than 5.5 mm ( 7/32 in.) ). To adhe re the ca ble clamp er Raise t he one- touch ta pe, then wind the cable around the[...]

91 Quick Refer ence Indic ators display ed d uring r ecordi ng/pl ayback Recordi ng movi es Recording still imag es Viewin g movies Viewing st ill images A HOM E button (47 ) B Remaini ng battery (appr ox.) (10) C Record ing status ([STBY] ( standby) or [REC] (re cording) ) D Record ing quality (HD/SD) (4 4) an d recor din g mode (FH/H Q/SP /LP) (4[...]

92 Followi ng indicato rs appear during record ing/p laybac k to indicat e the settin gs of your camcord er. Upper left Center Upper right Bottom z Tip s • Indicators and their pos itions are approximate and differ from what you actually see. • If you play back the image recorded with other device supporting 5.1ch surround sound, appears on the[...]

93 Quick Refer ence Index Numeric 1080i/576i ............ .................56 16:9 .. ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .....5 6 21-pin adapto r ....... ...... ....... ...32 4:3 .. ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... .56 4:3 TV ....... ....... ....... ....... .......30 576i ...................... .................56 A AC Adapto r........[...]

94 LCD BL LEVEL (LCD backlight level) ........... 55 LCD BRIGHT ............ .... ......5 5 LCD COLOR .......... ............ . 55 LCD PANE L ........... ....... ..... . 56 LCD panel ........... ........... ......1 2 LP ...... .... ....... ....... ....... ...... .... 49 M Mainten ance ... ....... ....... ....... . 78 MANAGE MEDIA category ...... ..[...]

95 Quick Refer ence U USB 2. 0 .... ....... ....... ....... ...... .66 USB cabl e ........ ........... ....... .....8 USB CONNECT...................77 USB SEL ECT ....... ...... ....4 1, 42 V VCR or DVD/HDD recorders ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... .40 VIEW I MAGES SET ...... .....53 Viewing pictures on a TV .....28 VISUAL INDEX[...]

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