Sony MC2000N manual

HXR-MC2000U/MC2000N 4-263-129- 11 (1)  2010 Sony Corporation Before opera ting the unit, please read this man ual thoro ughly , and retain i t for future r eference . Operating Guide Digital HD V ideo Camer a Recor der[...]

2 US Read this first Supplied items The num bers in ( ) are the su pplied quan tity .  AC A daptor (1)  P ower co rd (Ma ins lead) (1)  A/V connecting cable (1)   USB cable (1)   USB A d apt or Cable (1)   Lens hood (1)   Eye cu p (1)   Microp hone (1)   W ind s creen (1)   Lens cap (1)   Rec[...]

3 US The LCD screen and the viewfinder are manufactur e d using extremel y high-precision technology , so over 99.99% of the pixe ls are operational fo r ef fective use. Ho wever , there may be some tin y black points a nd/or bright points (white , red, blue , or green in color) tha t appear co nstantly o n t he LCD screen. These points ar e normal[...]

4 US Discs recorded with HD image quality (high definition) This camcor der captur es hig h definition footage in the A VCHD forma t. DVD media con t aining A VCHD footage sho u ld not be used with DVD based players or r e corders, as the D VD player/ recorder m ay fail to eject the media and may erase its con tents witho ut warning. D VD media con[...]

5 US Notes on use Do not do an y of the follo wing. Other wise, the recordin g media may be damaged, r e corded images ma y be impossible to pla y back or ma y be lost, or other malfunctions could occur . ejecting the memory card when the access l amp (p . 22) is lit or flashing removin g the battery pack or A C Ada ptor from the camcor der, o r ap[...]

6 US T able of cont ents Read this first ......................................................................................... 2 Notes on use ................................................................................. 5 Getting star ted Step 1: Attaching the supplied microphone , eyecup and the lens hood .............. 10 Attaching the su[...]

7 T able of contents US Useful functions for playing movies and photos ........................................... 36 Searching for desired images b y date (Date Index) ................................ 36 Searching for desired sc ene by pinpoint (F ilm Roll Index) ....................... 36 Searching for desired sc ene by face (F ace Index) .......[...]

8 US Saving images with an external device Saving images in external media (DIRECT COPY ) ........................................... 64 Creating a disc with a DVD writer , recorder .................................................. 66 Selecting the method for creating a disc ............................................ 66 Creating a disc with the [...]

9 T able of contents US Additional inf ormation Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 93 Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators ........................................... 99 Recording time of movies/number of rec ordable photos ............................... 103 Expected time of recordi[...]

10 US Getting star ted Step 1: A ttaching the supplied microphone , eyecup and the lens hood Attaching the supplied microphone  Attach the wind screen  to the micr ophone  .  Unlock the stopper of the microphone holder  and open the co ver .  Align the con vex part of the microphone with the concave part of the holder , then place[...]

11 Getting started US Attaching the eyecup A ttach the eyecup aligned w ith the eyecup groove in the viewfinder . Y ou can attach the eyecup facing either the right o r left side. Attaching the lens hood Align the marks on the lens hood to those on the camco rder , and turn the lens hood in the direction of the arr ow . A ttach the eyecup securely [...]

12 US T o remov e the Lens hood T urn the lens hood cover in the direction of the arro w as il lustra ted while pressing the lever on the lens hood cover . Tips If you a ttach, remove o r adjust a n 37 mm (1 1/2 in.) PL filter or MC p rotector , remove the lens hood. Attaching the lens cap A ttach the lens cap by p ressing both knobs o n its sides.[...]

13 Getting started US Step 2: Charg ing the batter y pack Y ou can charge the “ InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack (L series) after attachin g it to yo ur camcor der . Notes Y ou cannot a ttach any “I nfoLITHIUM ” b attery pack other than the L series to your cam corder . 1 Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) (the default setting). 2 Attach the bat[...]

14 US 5 When the battery is charged, disconnect the AC A daptor from the DC IN jack of your camcorder . Tips See page 103 on recordin g and pla ying time. When your ca mcorder is o n, you can check the app roximate amo unt of remaining ba tter y power with the remaining ba tter y indicator a t the upper left on the LCD screen. When the batt ery p o[...]

15 Getting started US Charging the battery pack abroad Y ou can charge the ba ttery pack in any coun tries/regions using the A C Ada ptor supp lied with your camco rder within the AC 100 V - 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz range. Notes Do not use an electronic vo ltage transf ormer . Notes on the battery pack When you r emove the battery pack or disconnect the[...]

16 US Step 3: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Slide the POWER switch to ON while pressing the g reen button. 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. T o s et the date and time a gain, touch (MENU)  [Sho w others]  [CLOCK/ LANG] (under [GENERAL SET] ca tegory)  [CLO CK SET]. When a n item i[...]

17 Getting started US Notes The date an d time does not appear d uring recordin g , but they are a utomatically reco rded on the recordin g media, and can be displa yed during pla yback. T o display the da te and time, touch (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [PLA YBA CK SET] (under [PLA YB ACK] ca tegor y)  [DA T A CODE]  [D ATE/TIME]   [...]

18 US Step 4: Making setting adjustments before recor ding The L CD panel Open the LCD panel (  ), then rota te it to the best angle to recor d or play (  ). Tips If you r otate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the lens side , you can close the LCD pan el with the LCD screen facing out. This i s conv enient during p layback operation s. Y ou can [...]

19 Getting started US Notes Y ou may see primary colors shimmerin g in the viewfinder when you move yo ur line of sight. This is n ot a malfunction. The shimmering colors will no t be recorded on the r ecording media. Tips Y ou can view pictures usin g the viewfinder to avoid wearing do wn t he battery , or when the pictur e seen on the LCD screen [...]

20 US Step 5: P reparing the recor ding media The recor ding media of your camcor der are displayed o n t he screen as follows. * In ternal memory Memo r y card * In the defa ult setting, both movies and p hotos are recor ded on this recor ding media. Y ou can perform recordin g, playback and editing o p erations o n the selected medium. Tips See p[...]

21 Getting started US T o check the recor ding media settings In either mo vie recording mode or ph oto reco rding mode, the media icon o f t he selected recor ding media is displa yed at the to p r ight corner of the scr een. Inser ting a memor y card Notes Set the recording medi um to [MEMOR Y CARD] to record mo vies and/or photos on a mem ory ca[...]

22 US Open the cover , and inser t the memor y card with the notched edge in the direction as illustrated until it clicks. Close the cover after inserting the memory card. The [Creat e a new Image Da t abase File.] screen ma y appear if you insert a new memory card. I n t hat case, to uch [YES]. If you recor d only photos on the mem ory card, touch[...]

Recording/Playback 23 US Recording/Playback Recording In the defa ult setting, movies a nd photos a re recorded on the in ternal memor y . Mo vies are recorded with high definition ima ge quality (HD). Tips T o change the recordin g me dia, see page 20. See page 28 when you recor d images with the standar d image quality (STD). 1 Remove the lens ca[...]

24 US Recording movies  Press MODE t o light up the (Movie) lamp. The LCD screen displa y switches for mo vie recording mode, and the screen aspect ratio becomes 16:9.  Press ST AR T/STOP  (or  ). T o stop recor ding, press ST ART/STO P again. The icons an d indicator s on the LCD panel will be displa yed for abou t 3 s econds, then dis[...]

25 Recording/Playback US operate yo ur camcorder during this time. The followin g states will be indicated if data is s till being written ont o the recordin g media after recordin g has finished. During this time, do not a pply shock o r v ibratio n to the camcor der , or remov e the battery or AC A daptor . A ccess la mp (p . 22) is lit or flashi[...]

26 US  Press PHO TO lightly to adjust the f ocus, then press it fully . When disappears, the pho to is recor de d. Tips See page 104 on the recorda ble number o f photos. T o change the image size, to uch (MENU)  [Show others]  [ IMAGE S IZE] (under [PHOTO S ET TINGS] category)  a desired setting   . Y ou cannot r ecord pho tos wh[...]

27 Recording/Playback US Useful functions for recor ding movies and photos Zooming Y ou can magnify images up to 17 times the original size with the power zoom lever . Mo ve the power zoom lever  slightly fo r a slower zoom. M ove it further for a fas ter zoom. Notes Be sure not to mo ve your finger o f f the power zoom lever suddenly . The oper[...]

28 US Scene detection  (Backlight), (L andscape), (T wilight), (Spotlight), (Low light), (Macro) The camcor der s elects the most effective setting au toma t ically , depending on the scene. Camera-shak e detection (W alk), (T r ipod) The camcor der detec ts whether camera- shake occurs or not, a nd makes the optim um com pensation. Notes The ca[...]

29 Recording/Playback US Selecting the recording mode Y ou can select a recording mode to r ecord the high definition image quality (HD) movies fro m 4 levels. The recor ding time of the media is chan ged depending on recor ding mode. In the defa u lt setting, [ REC MODE] is set to [HD FH].  T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [ REC MODE] (under[...]

30 US Prioritizing the subject When [F ACE DETECTI ON] (p . 82) is s et to [ON] (the defa ult setting), and several faces are detected, to uch the face you want to recor d as priority . Focus/color/exposur e are ad justed a utomatically for the selected face. Since the face yo u touched has p r iority also with the Smile Shut ter func tion, your ca[...]

31 Recording/Playback US Recording high quality photos during movie recor ding (Dual Rec) Y ou can record p hotos d uring movie recor ding by p ressing PH OTO. Notes may a ppear when the capacity of the recordin g media is not enough or when y ou record p hotos con tinuously . Y ou cannot record photos while is display ed. When [ REC MOD E] is set [...]

32 US Notes Y ou cannot swit ch the setting of [IRIS] and [SHUTTER SPEED] between auto matic and manual b y pressin g MANU AL during movie recordin g. Set the automa tic or manual mode before starting mo vie recording. The menu i tem settings done befo re will be retained even if you set o ther menu it em settings after that. I f [EXPOSURE] is set [...]

33 Recording/Playback US Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies a nd photos tha t are recor ded on the internal memo r y are played. Tips T o change the recordin g me dia, see page 20. 1 Slide the POWER switch to ON while pressing the g reen button. 2 Press ( VIE W IMAGES). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears a fter some seconds. Y[...]

34 US  Switc hes operating butt on displa y .  T o MENU screen  Di splays the scr een to select the index type ([DA TE INDEX] (p . 36)/[ FILM ROLL] (p. 36)/[ F ACE] (p . 36)).  / : Displays im ages recor ded on the previous/next dat e. *  / : Displays the p revious/next image.  Returns to the reco rding screen. *  is display ed[...]

35 Recording/Playback US (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [PLA YBA CK SET] (under [PLA YBACK] cat egory)  [DA T A CODE]  a desired setting    . T o adjust the sound volume of movies While playin g back movies, to uch  adjust with /  . Y ou can also adjust the soun d volume b y using / from (OPTION) MENU . Viewing photos Y our camc[...]

36 US Useful functions for playing movies and photos Searching for desir ed images by date (Date Index) Y ou can search for desir ed images by date efficiently . Notes Y ou cannot use the Dat e Index function fo r photos o n the memory card.  Press ( VIE W IMAGES). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears.  T ouch  [DA TE INDEX].  T ouch / to s[...]

37 Recording/Playback US  Press ( VIE W IMAGES). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears.  T ouch  [ F ACE].  T ouch / to select the desired movie .  T ouch / to search f or the desired face image , then touch the desired face image to view the scene. Playback starts from the beginning of the scene with the selected face image. Notes Faces [...]

38 US [MUSIC] Fro m the music ca tegory , you can select one or more o f the following: [MUS IC1] - [MUSIC4]. [A UDIO MIX] The original sound is play e d back with the music. T ouch / to adj ust the balance between the original sound and the mu sic. [SHUFFLE] T o play back movies in random o rder , s elect [ON]. Notes The [PLA YBA CK RANGE] setting[...]

39 Recording/Playback US  Play back the photo y ou want to magnify .  Magnify the photo with T ( T elephoto). The screen is framed.  T ouch the screen at the poin t you want to display in the c enter of the displayed frame . The point wher e you to uched on the screen is moved t o the center o f the display fram e.  Adjust the magnifica[...]

40 US Playing images on a T V Playback image q uality depends on the type of TV , or the jacks used to make the connection. U se the supplied A C Ada ptor to obtain A C power (p. 14). Refer also to the instruction manuals su pplied with the device to be connected. Jacks on your camcorder Open the jack cover and co nnect the cable. R-AUDIO-L VIDEO Y[...]

41 Recording/Playback US : Signal flow T ype Camcorder Cable TV Men u S etting Notes If you co nnec t only com p onent video cable (sold separa tely), audio signals are no t outp ut. C onnect the white and r ed plugs to ou tput a udio signals. : Signal flow T ype Camcorder Cable TV Men u S etting Notes Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo . Images [...]

42 US Connecting to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 T V : Signal flow T ype Camcorder Cable TV Men u S etting * Change the settings acco rding to the TV connected. Notes If you co nnec t only com p onent video cable (sold separa tely), audio signals are no t outp ut. C onnect the white and r ed plugs to ou tput a udio signals.   COMP[...]

43 Recording/Playback US : Signal flow T ype Camcorder Cable TV Men u S etting * Change the settings acco rding to the TV connected. When connecting to your T V via a VCR Connect your camcor der to the LINE IN input on the V CR using the A/V connecting cable. Set the inpu t selector on the V CR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc.). T o set the aspect r[...]

44 US Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deleting movies and p hotos from recor ding media. Notes Y ou cannot r estore im ages once they ar e deleted. Sav e important mo vies and photos in advance. Do not remo ve the batt ery p ack or the A C Ada ptor fro m your camcorder while deleting the ima[...]

45 Making good use of your camcorder US  T ouch / to select the recordin g date o f the desired movies/ph otos, then touch . T ouch the image on the LCD screen to confirm the image. T ouch to return to the previous scr een.  T ouch [YES]   .  Pr otec ting recor ded movies and photos (Pr otec t) Pro tect movies and ph otos to a void d[...]

46 US T o undo the protection of movies and photos T ouch the movie or p hoto marked with  in step 3.  disappears. T o protect all the movies and photos recorded on the same da y at one time Notes Y ou cannot select [ PRT . by date] fo r sti ll images reco rded on the memory card.  In step 2, t ouch [ PROTECT]  [ PR T . by da te]/[ PR T[...]

47 Making good use of your camcorder US A slight difference ma y occ ur from the point where you to uch and the actual dividing point, as yo ur c amcor der selects the dividing point based on abou t half-second incremen ts. If you di vide the original movie, the mo vie added to the Playlist will also be divided. If the divided movie is in cluded in[...]

48 US T o continue cap turing, touch , then repeat steps fro m step 3. T o capture a pho to f rom an other movie, touch , then repeat steps from st ep 2. 5 T ouch  . Notes The image size is fixed depending on the ima ge quality of the mo vie: [ 2.1M] with high definition image quality (HD) [ 0.2M] in 16:9 (wide) with standard definition image qu[...]

49 Making good use of your camcorder US  T ouch the type of dubbing. [DUB by select]: T o select movies and dub [DUB by da te]: T o dub all mo vies of a specified date [ DUB ALL]: T o dub the high definition image q uality (HD) Playlist [ DUB ALL]: T o dub the standar d definition image q uality (STD) Playlis t When yo u select the Playlist as t[...]

50 US  Select the photo to be copied. [COPY by select]: T ouch the photo t o be copied, and ma rk with . Y ou can select multiple ph otos. Press a nd hold the image do wn on the screen to confirm the image. T ouch to return to the p revious screen. [COPY by da te]: Select the recording date o f the photo to be co pied, then touch . Y ou cannot s[...]

51 Making good use of your camcorder US T o add all the movies rec orded on the same day at one time  In step 2, t ouch [ ADD b y date]/ [ ADD by da te]. The recording da tes of mo v ies are display e d on the screen.  T ouch / to select the recordin g date o f the desired movie, then t ouch . T ouch the image on the LCD screen to confirm the[...]

52 US  T ouch  [YES]   . Tips Even if y ou erase a movie from a P laylist, the original movie is not de leted. T o change the order within the Pla ylist  T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [PLA YLIST EDIT] (under [EDIT] categ or y).  T ouch [ MOVE]/[ M OVE].  S elect the movie to be moved. The sele cted movie is mark e d with [...]

Saving movies and photos with a computer 53 US Saving movies and photos with a comput er Pr eparing a computer ( Windo ws) Y ou can perform followin g operatio ns using “PMB (Pictur e Motion Br owser). ” Im porting images to a com puter V iew ing and editin g imported images Creating a di sc U ploading movies and pho tos to websi tes T o save m[...]

54 US Others USB port (this must be pr ovided as standard, Hi-Speed USB (US B 2.0 compa t ible)), Blu- ray Disc/DVD b ur ner (CD-ROM driv e is necessary for installation) Either NTFS o r exF A T file system is recommended as the hard disk file system. * 1 Standa rd installation i s required. Operatio n is not assur ed if the OS has been upgraded or[...]

55 Saving movies and photos with a computer US  T urn on your camcorder , then connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable. The [USB SELECT] scr een appears o n the camcor der screen aut oma tically .  T ouch the one of the media types displayed on the camcor der screen to make the comput er recogniz e your camcorder . [...]

56 US Star ting PMB (P ic ture Motion Browser) Double-click the “ PMB” short-cut icon o n the comp uter screen. Notes If the icon is no t displayed on the com puter screen, click [Start]  [All Progra ms]  [ PMB] to start “PMB . ” Y ou can view , edit, or crea te discs of mo vies and pho tos using “ PMB. ” Reading “PMB Help ” F[...]

57 Saving movies and photos with a computer US Selec ting the method for cr eating a disc (computer) Severa l methods for creatin g a hig h definition image quality (HD) disc or a standar d definition image quality (STD) disc fro m high definition image quality (HD) movies or photos recor ded on your camcorder are described here. Select the me thod[...]

58 US Characteristics of each type of disc U sing a Blu-ray Disc enables y ou to reco rd high definition image q uality (HD) movies of a lo nger duratio n than DVD discs. High definition image q u ality (HD) movie can be reco rded on D VD media, such as DVD-R discs, and a high definition image q uality (HD) disc is created. Y ou can play a high def[...]

59 Saving movies and photos with a computer US Creating a disc with one touch (One T ouch Disc Burn) Mo vies and photos reco rded on yo ur camcor der that ha ve not yet been saved with One T ouch Disc Burn function can be saved on a disc a utoma tica lly . M ovies and pho tos are sa ved on a disc with their recor ded image quality . Notes High defi[...]

60 US Impor ting movies and photos to a c omputer Mo vies and photos reco rded on yo ur camcor der can be imported to a com puter . T urn on the compu ter beforehand . Notes Connect your camcor der to the wa ll outlet (wall socket) using the supp lied AC A daptor fo r this o peration (p . 14). 1 T urn on your camcorder , then connect the camcorder [...]

61 Saving movies and photos with a computer US Capturing photos from a movie Y ou can save a frame of a mo vie as a photo file. Double-click the mo vie to be e dited on “PMB, ” then click [Show Edit P alette] on the right side of the screen  [Sa ve F rame]. See “PMB H elp ” (p. 56) f or details. Creating an A VCHD disc Y ou can create a [...]

62 US appears. T o add movies to the previously selected ones, select the movies in the main window and drag a nd drop onto the window fo r selecting movies. 5 F ollow the instructions on the screen to crea te a disc. I t may take a lon g time to create a di sc. Playing an A VCHD disc on a computer Y ou can play back A VCHD di scs using “Pla yer [...]

63 Saving movies and photos with a computer US Creating a standar d definition image quality (STD) disc that can be play ed on ordinary DVD players Y ou can create a s tandard definitio n image quality (STD) disc b y selecting movies previous ly imported to yo ur comput er (p . 60). Notes Y ou may select high definition image q uality (HD) movies a[...]

64 US Saving images with an external device Saving images in external media (DIREC T COP Y ) Y ou can save mo vies and photos on ext er nal media (USB stora ge device), such as an external hard disk driv e. Y ou can also play back images on the ca mcorder o r another playback device. Notes Y ou cannot use the follo wing dev ices as an external medi[...]

65 Saving images with an external device US 6 After the operation is completed , touch on the camcorder screen. Notes The number o f scenes you can sav e on the external media are as follo ws. However , even if the external media has free space, you canno t save scenes exceeding the fo llowing num ber . High definition image q u ality (HD) movies: [...]

66 US T o play back images in the external media on the camcorder  T ouch [Play wi thout cop ying.] in step 5 above. The VISU AL INDEX screen of the external media is display ed.  P lay back the imag e (p. 33). Y ou can also view images on a TV connected to your ca mcorder (p . 40). Y ou can play back the high definition image quality (HD) mo[...]

67 Saving images with an external device US Creating a disc with the dedicat ed DVD writer , DVDirect Express Y ou can create a disc o r play back the images on a cr e ated disc by u sing the dedicated DVD wri ter , DVDirect Expr ess (sold separately). Refer also to the instruction manual supp lied with the DVD writer . Notes Connect your camcor de[...]

68 US  Inser t an unused disc into the DVD writer , and close the disc tray . The [DISC BURN] scr een appears o n the camcor der screen.  Press (DISC BURN) on the DVD writer . Mo vies recorded on the int ernal memory that hav e not been saved on an y discs will be recorded ont o the disc. When there a re unsav ed high definition (HD) and stan[...]

69 Saving images with an external device US socket) (p. 14).  T urn on your camco rder , and conn ect the DVD writer to the  (US B) jack of your camco rder with the USB cable of the DVD writer . Y ou can play back m ovies on the TV screen by connecting the camco rder to a T V (p. 40).  Insert a crea ted disc into the D VD writer . The movi[...]

70 US writer . Refer also to the instruction man uals supp lied with the device to be connected. Notes Connect your camcor der to the wa ll outlet (wall socket) using the supp lied AC A daptor fo r this o peration (p . 14). Sony D VD writer may no t b e available in som e countries/regio ns. Always main tain the fir mwar e of the S ony DVDirect (DV[...]

71 Saving images with an external device US  Start playback on your camcorder , and recor d it on the recording devic e. Refer to the instruction man uals supplied with your reco rding device for deta ils.  When dubbing is finished, stop the recording devic e, and then your camcorder . Notes Since dubb ing is per formed via analog data transf[...]

72 US Customizing y our camcorder Using menus U sing the menus, yo u can perform useful functions and chan ge various settings. I f you make good use of menu opera t ions, yo u can enjoy using yo ur c amcor der . The camcor der has various menu it ems under each of eigh t menu ca tegories. MANU AL SETTINGS (I tems to adjust for scene c ondition) ?[...]

73 Customizing your camc order US Notes Y ou may no t be able to set some men u items, depending o n the recordin g or playback condi t ions. Grayed o ut menu i tems or settings are no t available . Tips Depending on the menu i tems being chan ged, your cam corder swit ches between playback mode and recordin g mode (movie/phot o). Using MY MENU Y o[...]

74 US Using the OPTION MENU The OPTIO N MENU appears j ust like the pop-up window that a ppears when you right-click the mouse on a co mpu ter . When is displayed at bot tom-right of the screen, you ca n use the OPTION MENU . Y ou touch , and the menu i tems yo u can chang e in t he cont ext appear .  T ouch (OPTION).  T ouch the desired tab [...]

75 Customizing your camc order US Menu lists (MANU AL SE T TINGS) category SCENE SELECTION 77 WHITE BAL. 77 SPO T MTR/FCS 78 SPO T METER 78 SPO T FOCUS 79 EXPOSURE 79 FOCUS 79 TELE M ACRO 80 AE SHIFT 80 WB SHIFT 80 SM TH SL W REC 80 (SHOOTING SET ) categor y / SET 28 REC MODE 29 GUIDEFRAME 81 STEADY SHOT 82 CONVERSION LENS 82 L OW LUX 82 F ACE DETE[...]

76 US (MANAGE MEDIA ) category MEDIA SET TINGS MOVIE MEDIA SET 20 PHO T O MEDIA SE T 20 MEDIA INFO 88 MEDIA FORMA T INT . MEMORY 88 MEMOR Y CARD 88 REP AIR IMG.DB F . INT . MEMORY 97, 101 MEMOR Y CARD 97, 101 (GENERAL SET ) category SOUND/DISP SET VOL UME 35, 90 BEEP 90 L CD BRIGHT 90 L CD BL LEVEL 90 L CD COL OR 90 DISPLA Y SET 90 OUTPUT SET TINGS[...]

77 Customizing your camc order US MANU AL SET TINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition) See “U sing menus ” (p. 72) on the o peration. The default set tings are ma rked with  . SCENE SELEC TION Y ou can record ima ges effectively in variou s situa t ions.  AUT O Records imag es in average im age quality without the [SCENE S ELECTION] fu[...]

78 US INDOOR (  ) The white balance is a ppro priately adjust ed for the follo wing recording condi t ions:  Indoors  A t party scenes or studios where the lighting condi t ions cha nge quickly  U nder vide o lamps in a st udio, o r under sodium lamps or in candescent-like colo r lamps ONE PUSH ( ) The white balance will be adjusted acc[...]

79 Customizing your camc order US Notes [EXPOSURE] is a utoma tica lly set to [MANU AL]. SPOT FOCUS Y ou can select and adjust the focal poin t to aim it a t a subject not located at the cen ter of the screen. T ouch the subject in the frame of which yo u want t o adjust the f ocus. T o adjust the focus au tomatically , touch [A UTO]. Notes [FOCUS][...]

80 US TELE MACRO This is useful to shoot small subjects, such as flowers or in s ects. Y ou can blur o ut backgrounds a nd the subject stands o ut clearer .  OFF Cancels TELE MA CRO . (TELE MACRO is also canceled when you mov e t he zoom lever to the W side.) ON ( ) The zoom (p . 27) moves to the to p of the T (telephot o) side auto matically an[...]

81 Customizing your camc order US Notes Y ou cannot r ecord sound. Image q uality is not as good as that o f normal recordin g.    SHOO TING SE T (Items for customized shooting) See “U sing menus ” (p. 72) on the o peration. The default set tings are ma rked with  . / SET See page 28. REC MODE (Recording mode) See page 29. GUIDEFRAM[...]

82 US STEAD YSHO T Y ou can compensa te for camera shake. Set [ STEAD YSH OT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tripod (sold separately), then the image becomes na tural.  ACTIVE Pro vides a more pow erful SteadyShot effect. ST ANDARD Pro vides the SteadySh ot effect under re latively stable recor ding conditions. OFF ( ) The SteadySho t f unction is no[...]

83 Customizing your camc order US PRIORIT Y SET TING Selects the priority subject for the face detection or the smile shu tter . Ad justs focus/color/exposure au tomatically for the selected faces.  AUT O Detects faces auto matically . CHILD PRIORITY Detects with priority on a child ’ s face. ADUL T PRIORIT Y Detects with priority on an ad u l[...]

84 US  OFF U p to 17× zoom is performed. 160× U p to 160× zoom is performed digitally . Notes When [ STEAD YSHO T] is set to other than [ACTIVE], u p to 12× zoom is performed optically .  AUT O BACK LIGHT Y our camcorder ad justs the exposure f or backlit subjects au tomatically .  ON Ad justs the exposure fo r b acklit subjects aut om[...]

85 Customizing your camc order US PHO TO SET TINGS (Items for recor ding photos) See “U sing menus ” (p. 72) on the o peration. The default set tings are ma rked with  . SELF- TIMER Press P HOTO to s tart the count do wn. A photo is r ecorded after about 10 seconds.  OFF Cancels the self-timer . ON ( ) Starts the self-timer recordin g. T [...]

86 US PLA YBA CK (Items for playback) See “U sing menus ” (p. 72) on the o peration. VISU AL INDEX See page 33. VIEW IMAGES  DA TE INDEX See page 36.  FILM ROLL See page 36.  F ACE See page 36. PLA YLIST See page 51. HIGHLIGHT See page 37. SCENARIO See page 38. PLA YBACK SET  / SET See page 28.  DA T A CODE During playback, your [...]

87 Customizing your camc order US Tips The data code is displa yed on the TV screen if you connect yo ur camcor der to a TV . Depending on the recor ding media conditio n, bars [--:--:--] ap pear .    EDIT (Items for editing) See “U sing menus ” (p. 72) on the o peration. DELETE See page 44. SCENARIO ERASE See page 38. PROTECT See page[...]

88 US O THERS (Items for other settings) See “U sing menus ” (p. 72) on the o peration. USB CONNECT See page 69. BA T TERY INFO Y ou can check the estimat ed remaining capacity o f the battery . Notes If the rema ining batt ery is 999 minutes or mo re, [>999min] is display ed on the LCD screen. T o close the battery information screen T ouch[...]

89 Customizing your camc order US memory card from yo ur c amcor der (The access lamp is li t or flashing while format t ing memory card.). T o preven t data on the internal memory from being recovered [EMPTY ] allows you to wri te uninte lligible data on to the internal memory of the camcor der . In this way i t may become more difficu lt to r eco[...]

90 US GENERAL SE T (Other setup items) See “U sing menus ” (p. 72) on the o peration. The default set tings are ma rked with  . SOUND/DISP SET  VOLUME Y ou can adjust the vo lume of playback sound by to uching / .  BEEP ON A melody sounds when you s tart/stop recordin g, or operat e the touch panel .  OFF Cancels the melody .  L [...]

91 Customizing your camc order US  16:9 Select this to view your movies on a 16:9 (wide) TV . The recorded mo vies and phot os are pla yed b ack as shown belo w . Mo v ies and pho tos recorded in 16:9 (wide) mode Mo v ies and pho tos recorded in 4:3 mode 4:3 Select this to view your movies and pho tos on a 4:3 standard TV . The recorded movies a[...]

92 US  L CD P ANEL Shows disp lays such as the time code on the LCD screen/viewfinder . V-OUT/P ANEL Shows disp lays such as the time code on the LCD screen/viewfinder , and on the TV screen. CL OCK/ LANG  CL OCK SE T See page 16.  AREA SET Y ou can adjust a time differ ence withou t stop ping the clock. Set your local area when using your[...]

Additional information 93 US Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y problems usin g your camcor der , follow the steps belo w .  Check the list (p. 93 to 102), and inspect your camcorder .  Disconnect the power source, attach the power sourc e again after about 1 minute, and turn the camcorder on.  Press RESET (p. 1[...]

94 US [ SELF-TIMER] Y our camcorder gets warm. Y our camcor der may become warm during operation. This is n ot a malfunction. Batteries/power sour ces The power abruptly turns off . U se t he AC A daptor . If [A.SHUT O FF] is set to [ON], after about 30 min utes of displaying a n index in playback mode and no camco rder operation, the camcorder wil[...]

95 Additional information US The image in the viewfinder is not clear . Mo ve the vie wfinder lens adjustmen t le ver until the image a ppe ars clearly (p . 18). The L CD screen is not turned on. Slide the LCD/EVF -EVF switch to LCD/EVF (p. 19). Memor y card Operations using the memory card cannot be performed. If yo u use the memory card forma tte[...]

96 US there for a while, then turn o n the camcorder . If yo u keep app lying vibra t ion on the camcor der , recording ma y stop. There is a time differ ence between the point when ST ART/STOP is pr essed and the point that the recor ding movie is started or stopped actually. On your camco rder , t here may be a sligh t time difference between the[...]

97 Additional information US is indicated on an image on the VISU AL INDEX screen. This may a ppe ar on an ima ge recor ded on other devices, edited on a com puter , etc. Y ou remo ved t he AC A daptor o r the battery pack while the recording media ico n at the top right corner of the screen flashes, or befo re the access lamp is t ur ned off after[...]

98 US Neither image nor sound is played back on the T V , projector , or A V amplifier connected with the HDMI cable. If yo u cannot view images or h ear sound on the TV , projector , or A V amplifier co nnected with the HDMI cable, o r f licker occurs, tr y disconnecting and connecting the HD MI cable, or t urn on your cam corder aga in. The top ,[...]

99 Additional information US Cannot use Because of following settings [F ACE DETECTION] [SMTH SL W REC], [ DIGIT AL ZO OM], [SPOT MTR/FCS], [SPOT METER], [SPO T FOCUS], [EXPOSURE], [FOCUS], [T WILIGHT], [SUNRISE&S UNSET], [FIREW ORKS], [LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT], [BEA CH], [SNO W], [WHITE BAL.], [ SELF-TIMER] [PRIORITY SETTING]/ [SMILE DETECTION][...]

100 US ( Warning indicator pertaining to memory card) Slow flashing Free spaces fo r recording images a re running out. F or the typ e of memory card yo u c an use with your camco rder , s ee page 21. N o memo r y card is inserted (p. 21). F ast flashing There ar e not enough free spaces fo r recording images. After sto r ing the images on o t her [...]

101 Additional information US The Image Database File is damaged . D o you want to cr eate a new file? HD movie management information is damaged. Creat e new information? The managem ent file is damaged. W hen you to uch [YES], a new managemen t f ile is creat ed. The old recor de d images on the media cannot be play ed back (Image files are not d[...]

102 US This memor y card is not formatted correctly . Forma t the memor y card (p . 88). Note that if you fo rmat the memo ry c ard, all the reco rded movies and p hotos ar e deleted. Still picture folder is full. Cannot r ecord still pictures. Y ou cannot cr e ate fo lders exceeding 999MSDCF . Y ou cannot crea te or delete created f olders using y[...]

103 Additional information US Recording time of movies/number of recor dable photos “HD ” stands for high definition imag e quality , and “STD ” stands for sta ndard image quality . Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time A pproxima te time available when yo u use a fully charged ba ttery pack. (unit: m[...]

104 US Tips Y ou can recor d movies of a maximum of 3,999 scenes with high definition image quality (HD), and 9,999 scenes with standar d def inition image quality (STD). The maximum co ntinuo us recor ding time of movies is a ppro ximately 13 hours. Y our camcor der uses the VBR (V ariable Bit Rate) forma t to automa t ically adjust imag e quality[...]

105 Additional information US recorda ble photos i s displayed o n the LCD screen during recor ding (p. 117). The number o f recordab le photos o f memory card ma y vary depending on the recording condition s. Notes The unique pixe l array of Son y’ s ClearV id and the image pr ocessing system allow still image resolu tion equivalent to the sizes[...]

106 US Using your camc order abroad Po wer supply Y ou can use your camcor der in any countries/r egions using the A C Adap tor supp lied with your camco rder within the AC 100 V t o 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz ran ge. Viewing high definition image quality (HD) movies In coun tr ies/regions wher e 1080/60i is supported, y ou can view the movies with the sa[...]

107 Additional information US Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when using yo ur camcor der abr oad. T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [CL OCK/ LANG] (under [GENERAL SET] cat egory)  [AREA SET] and [DST S ET]/[SUMMER TIME] (p. 92). W orld time difference Time-zone differences[...]

108 US Maintenance and precautions About the A VCHD format What is the A VCHD format? The A VCHD f ormat is a high definitio n digital video camera forma t used to recor d a high definition (HD) signal of either the 1080i specification * 1 or the 720p specification * 2 using efficient data comp ression coding technology . The MPEG-4 A VC/H.264 f or[...]

109 Additional information US On the memory card adaptor When using memo r y card with memory card comp liant device inserting memory card into memo r y card adapto r , make sure the memory card is inserted facing in the correct direction. No te that impro p er use may cause a malfunction. On image data compatibility Image da t a files recorded on [...]

110 US playback, fast fo rward or reverse opera tion wears ou t the battery pack faster . W e recommend usin g a large ca pacity battery pack: NP -F770/NP-F970 (sold separat ely). Be sure to slide the POWER swit ch to OFF (CHG), when not r ecording o r playing back on your ca mcorder . The bat tery pack is also consumed when yo ur camcorder i s in [...]

111 Additional information US malfunction cannot be repair ed. If an y s olid object or liquid g ets inside the casing, unpl ug your camcorder and ha ve it checked by a Son y dea ler before o perating it any further . A void rough ha ndling, disassembling, modifying, physical shock, or im pact such as hammering, dro pping o r stepping on the produc[...]

112 US  (MENU)  [Show others]  [OTHER SETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] cat egory)  [CALIBRA TION].  T ouch “  ” disp layed on the screen with the corner of memo ry card or the like 3 times. T ouch [CANCEL] to cancel calibra tion. Notes If you did n ot pres s the right spot, try the calibration a gain. Do not use a sharp-point ed[...]

113 Additional information US dispose of the memory card, it is r e commended that you des troy the actual body of the memo ry card. Specifications System Signal forma t: NTSC color , EIA sta ndards HDTV 1080/60i specification Mo vie recordin g forma t: HD: MPEG-4 A VC/H.264 A VCHD fo rmat compa t ible STD: MPEG-2 PS A udio recordin g system: Dolby[...]

114 US pro jecting parts, lens hood and eyecup 255 mm  234 mm  464 mm (10 1/8 in. × 9 1/4 in. × 18 3/8 in.) (w/h/d) including the p rojecting parts, battery pack (NP -F570), lens hood, memor y card, eyecup and micro phone (ECM-PS1) Mass (a pprox.) 2.7 kg (5 l b 15 oz) includin g the lens hood and eyecup 2.9 kg (6 l b 6 oz) includin g the ba[...]

115 Additional information US On trademarks “ A V CHD ” and “ A VCHD ” logotype are trademarks of P anasonic Corp oratio n and Sony Corporation. “M emor y Stick, ” “ , ” “Memo ry Stick Duo, ” “ , ” “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo, ” “ , ” “M emor y Stick PRO-H G Duo, ” “ , ” “MagicGat e, ” “ , ” “MagicGat e [...]

116 US GNU General Public License (hereinafter r eferred to as “ GPL ”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (hereinafter r eferred to as “L GPL ”) are included in the camco rder . This informs yo u t hat yo u have a right t o have access to , modify , and redistribute sour ce code for these software progra ms under the conditio ns of the s[...]

Quick referenc e 117 US Quick refer ence Screen indicators Upper left Indicator Meaning MENU butt on (72) Self-timer recording (85) MICREF LEVEL lo w (83) WIDE SELECT (84) 60 min Remaining bat ter y Recording f older Return but ton (72) Center Indicator Meaning [STBY]/[REC] Re cording s tatus (24) Photo size (85) Slide show set (39)  W arning (9[...]

118 US Indicator Meaning  INTELLIGENT A UTO (27) OPTION b utton (74) VIEW IMA GES button (33) Slide show b utton (39) 101-0005 Data file name (35)  Prot ected image (45) Index bu tton (35) Indica tors and their positio ns are a pproxima te and may differ fr om what yo u actually see. [...]

119 Quick referenc e US P ar ts and contr ols The num bers in ( ) are ref erence pages.  Cold shoe  REMO TE jack The REMOTE jack is used fo r contro lling the playback of video devices and peripherals connected to it.   (Headphone) jack  Cable holder The cable holder is used fo r fixing the A/V connecting cable, etc.  REC ST AR T/[...]

120 US  Eyecup  Viewfinder (18)  L CD screen/touch panel (2, 18)  L CD/EVF-E VF switch (19)  Lens hood r elease lever (12)  Viewfinder lens adjustment lev er (18)  Hook for the Shoulder belt A ttach the Shoulder belt (sold separa tely).  BA T T (batter y) RELEASE button (14)  Speaker  Battery pack (13)  CHG (charge)[...]

121 Quick referenc e US  Microphone (10)  Slide cov er (22)  REC lamp (Camer a recording lamp) The REC lamp ligh ts up in red during recordin g. The REC lamp flashes if the reco rding media or batt ery p ower is lo w .  Lens ( G Lens)  Lens hood  Grip belt  RING (31)    T ripod receptacle A ttach the tripod (sold separ[...]

HXR-MC2000U/MC2000N 4-263-129- 11 (1) 122 US Index D DA T A CODE ........................17, 86 DA TE/TIME..........................17, 86 Date In dex ................................... 36 DELETE ....................................... 44 DIGIT AL ZOOM ....................... 83 Disc recorder ............................... 70 DISPLA Y SET .......[...]

HXR-MC2000U/MC2000N 4-263-129- 11 (1) 123 Quick referenc e US O ONE PUSH .................................78 One T ouch Disc Burn ................ 59 OPTION MENU ........................ 74 Original ........................................ 48 OTHER REC SET ....................... 83 OTHERS ...................................... 88 OTHER SETTINGS ..[...]

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