Sony HDR-SR12E manuale d’uso

3-286-590- 11 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Handycam Handbook HDR-SR 11E/SR12E Enjoying your camcor der 9 Gett ing St art ed 15 Recordi ng/Playbac k 25 Editing 48 Utilizi ng record ing med ia 62 Custom izing yo ur camcor der 66 Troubles hooting 89 Additional Info rma tio n 102 Quick Reference 112[...]

2 Read t his be fore o peratin g your camcorde r Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read th is Handboo k tho roughly, and re tain it for future re feren ce. In “H andycam Handboo k” (this Handbo ok) The ope rations an d handlin g of your camcord er are e xplained. Refer also t o “Opera ting Guide” (t he separate volume). Handl ing t he i[...]

3 – Eject the “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” from the cam corder – Remove the ba ttery pack or AC Adapt or from the camco rder – Apply mec hanical sho ck or vibrati on to the cam corder • When c onnect ing y our cam corder to another de vice wit h a cable , be sure to ins ert the conn ector plu g in the corre ct way. Pushin g the plug forcibl [...]

4 On play ing ba ck record ed ima ges on othe r devic es • Yo ur camcor der is compat ible with MPEG-4 AVC/H.26 4 High Profile for HD (high defi nition) ima ge quality recordin g. The refore, y ou c annot p lay back images re corded with HD (high definitio n) image qual ity on your camco rder with th e follow ing devic es; – Other AVCHD format [...]

5 Notes on usi ng the Ha rd Dis k Driv e Hand ycam Save all you r recorded image da ta • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on exter nal media periodically. It is recommended that you save the image data on a dis c such as a DVD-R us ing your computer (p. 47). Also, you can save your image data using a VCR, [...]

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

7 Deleting all images (Forma tting) ... 6 3 Pre venti ng data on the ha rd dis k of the c amcor der f rom be ing re cover ed .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... ........ 64 Repairing t he image database file .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... ........ 65 What yo u can do wit h the (SETTI NGS) ca tegory of t he HOME MENU[...]

8 Subjec t exam ples a nd sol utions Checking your golf swing Get ting a good shot of a ski slop e or beach B SMTH SLW REC ...... ........ ......... 33 B Backlight . ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 33 B BEACH ........... ......... ........ ......... .. 86 B SNOW ........ ...... ......... ........ ........ 86 Capturing still images du ring mo[...]

9 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Enjoying your camcorder Operation flow You ca n selec t the media ( hard di sk or “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo”) se parately for movie recordi ng and still im age reco rding ( p. 22). b Not es • When you select the media for movie s, select the image quality ( HD (high definiti on) or SD (standard definition)) as well. ?[...]

10 B Save r eco rded imag es. x Dubbing i mages fro m the internal hard disk t o a “Memory Sti ck PRO Du o” (p. 52) x Dubbing t o other de vice s (p. 58) The dub bing image quali ty (H D (high defin ition)/SD (standard d efiniti on)) vari es depe nding on th e co nnecte d de vice. For d etai ls, s ee pa ge 58 . x Editing on a c ompute r (p. 47)[...]

11 Enjoyi ng your cam corder z Tip s • Figures such as 16M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps. • For the recordable time of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” see page 24. • You can record movies of a maximum of 3,999 sc enes with HD (high definition) image quality, and 9,999 scenes with SD ( standard d efinition) image qu[...]

12 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Taki ng adva ntag e of tw o type s of menu s B Catego ries an d items of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTHERS) cat egory (MANAGE MEDI A) category (SETTING S) categor y To cu stomi ze your camc order ( p. 66) * . * You can also set these items during Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). F or[...]

13 Enjoyi ng your cam corder 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER switc h in the directi on of the arrow t o turn on the p ower . 2 Press (HOME) A (o r B ). 3 Touch the desired categor y. Exam ple: (OTHER S) cate gory 4 Touch the desired item. Exampl e: [EDIT] 5 Follow the gu ide on the scr een for further operation. To hide t he HOME [...]

14 3 Touch the item you want to le arn more about. When you t ouch an it em, its explan atio n appears on the s creen. To apply t he option , touch [YE S], otherw ise, touch [NO ]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Touch (HELP) ag ain in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen dur ing shootin g or play back displays the function s avai lable at tha t moment. Y[...]

15 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing su ppli ed ite ms Make sure that you have th e follow ing item s suppl ied with your camcord er. The numb er in th e parent he ses ind icat es the numb er of t ha t ite m s up plie d. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 16) Power cord (Mai ns lead) (1) (p. 16) Handycam Sta tion (1) (p. 16, 115) Component A/ V c[...]

16 Step 2: Charg ing th e batt ery pa ck You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) ( p. 106) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cann ot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder. 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Stati on. Be sure th at the v m[...]

17 Gettin g Started To remo ve your ca mcorder f rom th e Handyc am Stati on Turn o ff the p ower, th en remove the camcorde r from the H andyca m Station holding both your c amcord er and the Handy cam St ation. To char ge th e batte ry pack us ing on ly the AC Adap tor Turn o ff the p ower, th en connect the AC Adaptor to the DC I N jack on your [...]

18 After a wh ile, th e approx imate rec ordable time and ba ttery inform ation app ear for about 7 sec onds. Yo u can view th e batte ry inform ation for up to 20 seconds by pres sing DISP /BATT INFO ag ain while the inform ation is displa yed. Cha rging tim e Approx imate time (m in.) require d when you fully charge a fully discharge d battery pa[...]

19 Gettin g Started • Top: When the media is set to t he hard disk Bottom: When the media is set to the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” On the batte ry p ack • When you remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor, turn the POWE R switch to O FF (CHG) and turn off the (Movie) lamp/ (Still) lamp ( p. 20)/ACCE SS lamp (p. 29). • The /CHG (charge) lamp[...]

20 Step 3 : Turn ing th e power on and sett ing th e dat e and ti me Set the dat e and time w hen using this camcord er for the first time . If you do not set th e date an d time , the [ CLOCK SET ] screen appe ars every ti me you turn on you r camcor der o r chang e the POWE R swi tch posi tion . 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER s[...]

21 Gettin g Started • It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on. You cannot operate your camcorder during this time. • The lens cover opens automatically when the power is turned on. It closes when the playback screen is selected, or the power is turned off. • In the setting at the time of pur[...]

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

23 Gettin g Started 3 Touch [ YES] t . The m edia for movies is chan ged. 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [PHO TO MEDIA SET] on the LCD screen of your camcorder. The media setting screen fo r still images appear s. 2 Touch the desired media . 3 Touch [ YES] t . The media for stil l images i s changed . To ch eck the media se tting 1 Turn th e P O[...]

24 The [C reate a ne w Imag e Da tabase File.] screen appears on the LC D screen when y ou in sert a new “Me mory St ick PRO Duo.” 3 Touch [YES]. To r eco rd o nly st ill i mag es o n a “M emory St ick PRO Du o,” to uch [N O]. To eje ct the “M emor y Stick PR O Duo ” Open the Memory Stic k Duo cover and lightly pu sh the “Memory Stick[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Reco rding and pl ayba ck wit h ease (Eas y Handyc am operat ion) Easy Handy cam ope ration mak es nearly al l settings autom atic so that you can perfo rm recordi ng or playba ck operat ion withou t detaile d settings. It al so makes the scr een fon t size large r for easy vi ewing. Th e images are r ecor[...]

26 1 Turn the PO WER swit ch G to tu rn on you r camcorder. 2 Press (V IEW IMAGES ) I (or E ). The VI SUAL IND EX screen appe ars on th e LCD scr een (I t may t ake some second s). 1 :Goe s to the Film Roll Index screen . 2 :Goes to the Face Inde x screen. 3 :Displ ays mov ies with HD (high def inition) image qua lity. * 4 :Display s still images .[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback 3 Start playback. Movi es: Touch the or tab, then se lect the des ired movie to play back. z Tip s • When playback from t he selected movie reaches t he last movie, the s creen returns to t he VISUAL INDEX screen. • You can slow down the playback s peed by touchin g / during pause. • You can adjust the volume by touchin[...]

28 To canc el Easy Hand ycam opera tion Press EASY A again . disap pears from t he LCD sc reen. Menu se ttings dur ing E asy Hand ycam operatio n Press (HOM E) C (or B ) to display the men u item s availa ble f or setup changes (p. 12 , 66). b Notes • M ost of the menu items automatic ally return to the default settings . The settings of some men[...]

29 Recordin g/Playback Recor ding The ima ges a re reco rded on the media select ed in th e medi a sett ing (p. 2 2). In th e defa ult se tting, both mo vies and sti ll imag es are recor ded on the har d disk . b Not es • If the ACCESS lam p is lit or flashing aft er recording is finished, it means d ata is s till being written onto the media. Do[...]

30 1 Turn the POWER sw itch C in the direction of the arrow until the (Movie) lamp lights up. 2 Press START/STOP F (o r B ). To stop reco rding, press STAR T/STOP F (or B ) again . 1 Turn th e POWER sw itch C in th e directi on of the arr ow until the (Sti ll) lamp ligh ts up. 2 Press PHOT O E lightl y to adjust the focus A (a beep sounds) , then p[...]

31 Recordin g/Playback You can magnif y images up to 12 times the origin al size with the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons on th e LCD fram e. Move the power zoom lever sl ightly for a slower zoom . Move it furthe r for a faster zoom. b Not es • Be sure to keep your finger on t he power zoom lever. If you move yo ur finger off the power zoom [...]

32 When you press QUICK ON, the camcord er goes to slee p mode (pow er saving mode ) instead of turning off. Th e QUICK O N lamp keeps fl ashing duri ng slee p mode. P ress QU ICK ON agai n to start recording next time. Y our camcorde r returns to record ing stan dby in approxi mately 1 sec ond. z Tips • Duri ng sleep mode, the battery is consume[...]

33 Recordin g/Playback To adj ust th e expo sure fo r backl it su bjects, press . (back li ght) to display . on the screen. To cancel the ba ck light function, press . (back l ight) ag ain. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degr ees to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side ( 2 ). z Tip s • A mirror-image of the subject appears o[...]

34 • Duri ng Easy Handycam operation, the [SMTH SLW REC] function cannot be used. Cancel Easy Handycam operation. You ca n assign one m enu item you use often to the CAM CTRL di al. Sinc e the fo cus adju stm ent is assign ed to the C AM CTRL di al in the default settings , the oper ati on belo w is descr ibed as adjust ing the focus usin g the d[...]

35 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Play back You c an play b ack the images o n the med ia sele cted i n the medi a sett ing (p. 22) . In the d efaul t setting , the image s on the ha rd disk are pl ayed back . 1 T urn the PO WER switch E to turn on y our camcorder . 2 Press (VIEW IMA GES) F (or C ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the L[...]

36 z Tips • The number of the images on the VISUAL INDEX screen can be changed 6 y 12 by moving the power zoom lever D . To fix this number, press (HOME) B (or A ) t (SE TTINGS) t [VIEW IMAGE S SET] t [ DIS PLAY] (p. 76). 3 Start playing b ack. Touch the or tab, the n select the desired movie to play back. z Tips • When p layback from the selec[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback To adju st th e soun d volume Touch (OPTION) t tab t [VOL UME ], th en a djus t the vo lum e wit h /. z Tip s • You can switch the playback mode by touching (HOME ) B (or A ) t (V IEW IMAGES) t [VISUAL INDEX]. Movies ca n be divid ed by a set time a nd the first scene of ea ch division is displ ayed on the INDE X screen. Yo[...]

38 4 Touch / , the n touch the desired face im age to view the scene. Play back star ts from th e begin ning of the sc ene with the se lected face ima ge. b Notes • Faces may not be detected depending on recording c ondition s. Example: People wearing glasses or hats, or who do not face towards the camera. • Set [ INDEX SET] to [ON] (the defaul[...]

39 Recordin g/Playback You ca n ma gnif y s till ima ge s fr om abou t 1.1 to 5 times the or iginal size . Magn ifi cati on can be ad jus ted w ith th e power zoom lever or the z oom butto ns on the LCD f rame. 1 Play ba ck the still ima ge you wa nt to magnify. 2 Magnify t he still image wit h T (Tel ephoto) . The scre en is frame d. 3 Touch the s[...]

40 Playi ng the imag e on a T V Connec tion m ethods and q uality of t he image (HD (high defi nition)/SD (standard definiti on)) v iewed o n the TV sc reen differ depend ing on what t ype o f TV i s conne cted, and t he conn ecto rs used . Use t he suppl ied AC Ad aptor a s the power source (p. 16). Refer also to the instruct ion manual s supplied[...]

41 Recordin g/Playback Your camc order will advis e you of th e most advant ageou s way of conn ecting your TV. 1 Turn on your camcorder, and touch (HOME) t (OTH ERS) t [TV CONNECT Guide]. If the item is not on th e sc reen, tou ch / to chan ge the pa ge. 2 Touch the ans wer to the questi on displayed on t he screen. Meanw hile, you can m ake t he [...]

42 Images recor ded wit h HD ( high de finit ion) image q uality are pl ayed b ack with HD (h igh defini tion) image quality. Ima ges rec orded with SD (st andar d definition ) image qu ality ar e playe d back wi th SD (standar d defini tion) imag e qual ity. Conne cting to a h igh d efi niti on TV t (p. 43) t (p. 42) : Signal fl ow Type Camcorder [...]

43 Recordin g/Playback Images re corded w ith HD (high de finiti on) qualit y are conve rted to SD (standard definition) and pl ayed b ack. Im ages rec orded w ith SD ( standa rd def initi on) im age qual ity are played back with SD (stand ard def inition ) image qu ality. To set t he horizo ntal t o verti cal ra tio acc ordin g to the connec ted T[...]

44 b Notes • W hen you play back a m ovie recorde d with S D (standard def inition) image qua lity on a 4:3 TV tha t is not compatible with th e 16:9 s ignal, touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [MOVIE SETTINGS] t [WID E SELEC T] t [4:3] on your camcor der when recording an image (p. 69) . * Set [TV TYPE] according to your TV. : Signal fl ow Type Camcor[...]

45 Recordin g/Playback When c onnect ing to yo ur TV vi a a VCR Connec t your cam corder to th e LINE IN input o n the VCR u sing the A /V co nnectin g cabl e. Se t th e input sele ctor on th e VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, e tc.). When you r TV is mon aural (When y our TV has only on e audio input j ack) Connec t the yellow plug of the A/V connec[...]

46 2 Turn on your c amcorder. The TV inpu t is switched automati cally, and t he imag e of your ca mcorde r is displaye d on the TV. 3 Operate the remote commander of th e TV. You can do the f ollow ing opera tions . – Display (VIEW IMAGES) of (HOME) by pressing the SYNC MENU button – Display an INDEX screen, such as the VISUAL INDEX screen, by[...]

47 Recordin g/Playback Saving imag es The imag es are record ed on the m edi a sele cted in the media sett ing (p . 22 ). Du e to th e limi ted capaci ty of the media , make sure that y ou save the imag e data to some type of external media such a s a DVD-R o r a comp uter. z Tip s • You can dub/copy the images recorded on the hard di sk to the ?[...]

48 Editing (OTHE RS) cate gory This cat egor y enable s you t o edit t he images on th e media. Also, you can enjoy your cam corder by connecti ng to other devi ces. DELETE You ca n delete im ages on the med ia (p. 49 ). PHOTO CAPTU RE You ca n sav e a sele cted frame from a record ed movie as a stil l image ( p. 51). MOVIE D UB You ca n dub movie [...]

49 Editing Delet ing imag es You can delet e image s reco rded on the media u sing your c amcord er. b Not es • Y ou cannot restore images once they are deleted. • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while deleting the images. It may damage th e media. • Do not eject “Memory Stick PR O Duo” while deleting[...]

50 b Notes • If the dele ted movie is incl uded in the Playlist (p. 55), the movie added to the Playlis t is deleted also from the Playlist. Sele ct th e med ia wh ich co nt ains the sti ll image you want to delet e before the oper ation (p. 2 2). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [D ELETE ]. 2 Touch [ DELETE]. 3 Touch [ D ELETE] . 4 Touc h th e stil [...]

51 Editing Captur ing a s till image from a movie You can save a sele cted fr ame from a record ed movie as a s till im age. Sele ct the med ia wh ic h conta in s mov ies , and the m edia wher e you wan t to save still images before th e opera tion (p. 22 ). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [PHOTO CAPTURE ]. The [PHOTO CAPTURE ] screen appear s. 2 Touc[...]

52 Dubbin g/copy ing imag es to a “ Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” with your c amcord er You ca n dub movie s record ed on the interna l hard disk of your camco rder to a “Memory St ick PRO Duo.” Insert a “M emor y Stick PRO D uo” into your cam corder before the opera tion. b Notes • When y ou record a movie on a “M emory Stick PRO Duo” [...]

53 Editing [DUB by date]: Sele ct the record ing date of the movie to be dub bed, then tou ch . You ca nno t sele ct mu ltip le date s. 5 Touch t [Y ES]. Dub bing st arts . z Tip s • To check the dubbed movies after dubbing is fini shed, se lect [ MEMORY STICK]/ [ MEMORY STICK] on [MOVIE MEDIA SET] and play them back (p. 22). You can copy sti ll [...]

54 z Tips • To check the copied still images after copying is finishe d, se lect [M EMOR Y STICK ] on [PHOTO M EDIA SET] and play th em back (p. 23). Divid ing a mov ie Selec t the med ia which c ontains the movi e you w ant to divide before the o perat ion (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTH ERS) t [EDIT]. 2 Touch [ DIVIDE] . 3 Touch the mov ie to be[...]

55 Editing b Not es • You cannot restore movies once they are divided. • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while dividing the movie. It may damage the media. Also, do not eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” while dividing movies on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” • A slight difference may occur from the po[...]

56 To add a ll the mov ies reco rded on the same da y at one time 1 In step 2 , touch [ ADD by dat e]/ [ ADD by date]. The reco rding da tes of movies ar e displaye d on the screen. 2 Touch / to select the rec ording date of the de sired movi e. 3 Touc h whil e the se lect ed rec ording date is hig hlig hte d. The mo vies reco rded o n the sel ecte[...]

57 Editing The sele cted mov ie is mark ed with . Press an d hold the m ovie on the LCD screen to conf irm the movie. Touch to return to the previ ous screen. 4 Touch t [YES ] t . To chan ge t he o rder withi n the P lay list 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [PLAYLIST EDIT]. 2 Touch [ MOVE]/[ MOVE]. 3 Select the movi e to be moved. The sele cted mov ie [...]

58 Dubbin g to ot her de vices You ca n dub images playe d back on your camcord er to other re cording de vices, such as V CRs or DVD/H DD record ers. Con nect the dev ice in eith er of the fo llowing ways. Conn ect your ca mcorde r to the wall out let (wall socket) usin g the suppli ed AC A daptor for this o peration (p. 16). Refer also to the i n[...]

59 Editing • 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 PANE L] (the default setting) on the HOME MENU (p. 79). To record the date/tim e and camera setti ngs data, display them on the screen (p. 75). • When you are [...]

60 3 Touch [ USB CONNECT] or [ USB CONNECT] according to the media on which the mo vie you want to dub is r ecorded. 4 Operate the device to be connected, and start recording. For details, refer to the instruc tion manual s supplied with t he device to be connect ed. 5 After d ubbing is comple te, touc h [END] t [ YES], then disconnect the USB cabl[...]

61 Editing You can sel ect a st ill ima ge on the screen. 5 Touch the still image t o be printed . The sele cted still image is marked wi th . Press an d hold the still image on the LCD screen to conf irm the still image. Touch to return to the previ ous screen. 6 Touch (OPTION), s et the followi ng options, t hen touch . [COPIES]: S et the number [...]

62 Utilizin g re cording media (MANAG E M EDI A) cate gory This categor y enable s you t o use t he ha rd disk or a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” for various pu rposes. MOVIE ME DIA SE T You can se lect the media f or movies (p. 22). PHOTO MEDIA SET You can select the med ia for still i mages (p. 23). MEDI A INFO You ca n display the m edia inf ormat[...]

Util izi ng rec ord ing medi a 63 Delet ing all im ages (For matting ) Forma ttin g dele tes all th e ima ges to recover recorda ble free spa ce. Connec t your cam corder to th e wall outlet (wall soc ket) us ing t he s upp lie d AC Ad aptor for thi s op eratio n (p. 1 6). b Not es • T o avoid the loss of important images, you should save them (p[...]

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

Util izi ng rec ord ing medi a 65 Repai ring t he imag e data base f ile This fu nction ch ecks the m anagem ent informati on and the consi stency of movi es and sti ll imag es in the me dia, an d repai rs any inco nsistencies fou nd. 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] t [HDD] or [MEMORY STICK]. 2 Touch [ YES]. The m anagem ent fi[...]

66 Customiz ing your ca mcorder What yo u can d o with the (SET TINGS) categ ory of th e HOME MENU You ca n chang e the recor ding f uncti ons an d the oper atin g settings for yo ur conve nience . 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOM E). 2 Touch (SETTINGS). 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the it em is not on th e scree n, touch / to chang[...]

67 Customizi ng your cam corder MOVIE SETT INGS (p. 68) PHOTO SETTINGS (p . 73) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 75) SOUND/DIS P SET** (p . 77) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 78) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 79) List of the (SETTINGS) category items Items Page REC MODE 68 AUDIO MODE 69 AE SHIFT 69 WB SHIFT 69 NIGHTS HOT LIGHT 69 WIDE SELECT 69 DIGI TAL ZOOM 70 STEADYSHOT 70 AUTO SLW [...]

68 GENERAL SE T (p. 80) Items Page DEMO MODE 80 REC LAMP 80 CALIBRA TION 109 A.SHUT OF F 80 QUICK ON STBY 80 REMOTE C TRL 80 DROP SE NSOR 81 CTRL F OR HDM I 81 * You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). ** The menu name is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Ea sy Handycam operation. MOVIE SETT INGS (Items for recordi ng [...]

69 Customizi ng your cam corder B SD SP ( ) Recor ds in standard qua lity mode (SD 6M (SP)). SD L P ( ) Incre ases t he reco rding ti me (Long P lay) (SD 3M (LP)). b Not es • If you record in the LP mode, the quality of movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements may app ear with block no ise when you play back the image. z Tip s • S[...]

70 b Notes • Set [TV T YPE] correctly according to the TV connected for playback (p . 78). You can sel ect the m axim um zoo m le vel in case you wa nt to zoom to a level greater than 12 × du ring recor ding. N ote that the image quality d ecreases w hen y ou use t he digital zoom. B OFF Up to 12 × zoom is perfor med optica lly. 24 × Up to 12 [...]

71 Customizi ng your cam corder Diago nal stri pes a ppear in po rti ons of th e scre en wher e bri ghtnes s is at a pres et lev el. This is useful as a guide when adjusting the brightne ss. When you ch ange th e default setting , is displayed. The zebra pa ttern is not reco rded. B OFF The zeb ra pattern is not displaye d. 70 The zebra pattern ap [...]

72 • If you use the flash in bright places such as when shooting a backlit subject, th e flash may not be effectiv e. You ca n set this func tion when yo u use the built- in flash, or an external fla sh (option al) that i s compatib le with your camc order. HIGH( ) Makes the fla sh level high er. B NORMAL( ) LOW( ) Makes the fla sh level lowe r. [...]

73 Customizi ng your cam corder When using a c onversi on lens (option al), use this functi on to record u sing the optimum co mpensat ion for camer a shake for ea ch lens. You can select [WIDE CONVERSION] ( ) or [TELE CONVERSION] ( ). The default set ting is [OFF ]. CONVERSION L ENS PHOTO SET TINGS (Ite ms for r ecording still images) Touch 1 , th[...]

74 Capac ity of the “ Memo ry Stick PR O Duo” a nd the numbe r of recor dabl e still images (Unit: num ber of images )* When the POWER switc h is (Still) * The number of recordable st ill images shown is for the maximum image size of your camcorder. The actual number of recordable still images is displayed on t he LCD screen during recor ding. [...]

75 Customizi ng your cam corder See page 72. See page 72. See page 72. See page 73. REDE YE REDU C DIAL SETTING FACE DETECTION CONVERSION L ENS VIEW IM AGES SE T (Ite ms to customiz e the display ) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the it em is not o n the scree n, to uch / to chang e the pa ge. How to se t (HOME MENU) t page 66 (OPTION M ENU) t pa ge 82 The d[...]

76 CAMERA DA T A C SteadyS hot off D Brightnes s E White balance F Gain G Shu tter s peed H Aperture value I Exposu re z Tips • ap pe ars for an im ag e rec or ded usin g a f las h. • The data code is displayed on the TV screen if you connect your camcorder to a TV. • The indicato r toggles through the following sequences as you press DATA CO[...]

77 Customizi ng your cam corder SOUND/ DISP SE T (Items to ad just the sound and the s creen) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scr een, tou ch / to ch ange the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 66 (OPTION MENU) t page 82 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B . Touc h / to a djus t the vo lum e (p. 37). B ON A mel ody so unds wh[...]

78 b Notes • When y ou connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [ BRIGHT] is automaticall y selected for the setting. • When y ou select [B RIGHT], battery l ife is slightly reduced during recording. z Tips • This adjustment does no t affect the recorded images in any way. OUTP UT SETT INGS (Items for when con necting other d evices )[...]

79 Customizi ng your cam corder B LCD PANEL Show s displays suc h as the time code in the viewfind er and on the LCD screen. V-OUT/ PANEL Show s displays suc h as the time code in the viewfinder , on the TV screen and LCD screen. b Not es • The setting of [DISP OUTPUT] may be changed according to t he setting of [CTRL FOR HDMI] (p. 81). Select [C[...]

80 GENERAL SET (Other set up items) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item is not on the scre en, t ouch / to change the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 66 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 82 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . The defau lt setting is [ON], allowing you to view the demonstr ation in a bout 10 minutes, after you tu rn the POWE R switch to[...]

81 Customizi ng your cam corder When t he drop sensor has d etected that the camcorde r has been droppe d, your camcorde r may n ot al low yo u to rec ord an d play back c orrectl y to p rotect t he in ternal hard disk, as the de fault setting is [O N]. When dro pping is det ected, appe ars. b Not es • Set the drop sensor to [ON] when you use the[...]

82 Activa ting functi ons u sing the O PTION MENU The (OPTION) MENU appears just l ike the pop-u p window t hat appea rs when you right-c lick the mo use on a co mputer. Various av ailabl e funct ions are di splayed. 1 While using your camcord er, touch (OP TION) on t he screen. 2 Touch the desired item . If you cannot find the desire d item, touch[...]

83 Customizi ng your camco rder * Items that are incl uded also in the HOME MENU. Rec ord ing it ems on th e OPT ION MENU Items * Page tab FOCUS –8 4 SPOT FOCUS –8 4 TELE MACRO –8 4 EXPOSURE –8 5 SPOT METER –8 5 AE SHIFT a 69 SCENE SELECTION –8 5 WHITE BAL. –8 6 WB SHIFT a 69 COLOR SLOW SHTR –8 7 SUPER NI GHTSHOT –8 7 tab FADER ?[...]

84 Functi ons se t in t he OPTION M ENU Items you can set only on the (OPTION) MENU wi ll be described be low. The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . You c an adju st the foc us manua lly. You can select this function also when you wa nt to focu s on a certai n subject in tentiona lly. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears. 2 Touch (focus ing on close s[...]

85 Customizi ng your cam corder You can fix the br ight ness of a picture manua lly. Ad just th e bright ness wh en the subject i s too b right or too dark. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the ex posure by touchi ng / . 3 Touch . To ret urn the sett ing to auto matic ex posure, touch [AUT O] t in step 1 . z Tip s • You can also adjust the set[...]

86 LANDSCAPE*( ) Sele ct to sho ot dist ant subj ects clea rly. This settin g also preven ts your camcor der fr om foc using on glas s or met al me sh in windows bet ween the camcord er and the subject. PORTRAIT (Soft po rtrait) ( ) Sele ct to br ing out t he subjec t such as people or flowers while creating a sof t background. SPOTLIGHT* *( ) Sele[...]

87 Customizi ng your cam corder b Not es • Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps . • When you select [ ONE PUSH], keep framing white objects while is flashing q uickly. • flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after t[...]

88 When you select [OLD MOVIE] , appea rs and y ou ca n add an o ld mov ie effec t to imag es. To canc el [D.EFFEC T], touc h [OFF]. You ca n add sp ecial effects to an ima ge during re cording. ap pears. B OFF Does not use [PICT. EFFECT] setti ng. SEPIA Images a ppear in s epia. B&W (B lack and white) Images a ppear in b lack and white. PASTEL[...]

89 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou bles hooti ng If you run into any problems using yo ur camcorde r, use th e follow ing table t o trouble shoot th e probl em. If the p roblem persists, disconnect th e power sou rce and contac t your Sony dea ler. • Overall op erat ions/Easy Handyc am operation/ Remote Comma nder ............. 89 • Batt[...]

90 The (OPTION) butt on is no t displayed. • The OPTION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handyc am operation . The menu s ettings have changed automatically. • Duri ng Easy Handyca m operation, nearly all the menu it ems w ill be a utomati cally se t to the d efault se tti ngs. • Duri ng Easy Handyca m operation, some menu items are fi xed as [...]

91 Troubles hooting Chan ge the setti ng of [A.SH UT OFF] (p. 8 0), or turn on the pow er aga in. • When the t ime sele cted in [QUIC K ON STBY] has el apsed during sleep mode, the camcor der is automa tical ly turned off (p. 80) . Turn on t he power ag ain. • Charg e the battery pa ck (p. 16). The /CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the ba[...]

92 You cannot delete images stored on or format the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” • Th e maximu m numbe r of still ima ges that you ca n dele te on t he inde x screen at o ne time is 100 . • You ca nnot delete t he s till images pr otected on anot her devi ce. The data fi le name is not indic ated correctly or flashes. • Th e file is dama ged. [...]

93 Troubles hooting The actual recording time for movies is less than t he expected approximate recording time of the media. • Dependin g on t he re cording conditi ons, the time avai lable for record ing may be shorte r, for example when recording a fast mov ing object, etc. (p. 11, 24). The recording stops. • The temperat ure of your camcorde[...]

94 [SUPER NIGHTS HOT] cannot be operate d. • S et the NIGH TSHO T sw itch to ON. [COLOR SLOW SHTR] do es not operate correctly. • [COLOR SLOW SHTR] may not opera te correc tly in tota l darknes s. Use N ightShot or [SUPER NIGHTSHOT]. You can not adjus t [L CD BL LEVEL] . • You cannot a djust [LCD B L LEVEL] when: – The LCD panel is closed o[...]

95 Troubles hooting Images cannot be played back or the “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” is not recognized. • You cannot play back a movie recorde d with HD ( high defi nition) i mage qual ity on a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” on a device that is not co mpat ible wit h AV CHD format. Una ble t o edit . • Unabl e to edit because of the condition of th[...]

96 You can not dub correct ly. • You cannot dub images us ing th e HDMI cable. • Th e A/V conn ecting ca ble is no t conn ected properly . Make sure to c onnect to the in put jack of a nother d evice ( p. 40). The f ollowing l ist shows exam ples of unwork able c ombina tions o f func tions a nd menu items. Dubbin g/Connecti ng to other devices[...]

97 Troubles hooting [FACE DETECTION] NightShot, [SMTH SLW REC], [DIG ITAL ZOOM], [FOCUS], [SPOT FOCU S], [EXPOSURE], [SPOT METER], [TWILIGHT], [TWILIGHT PORT. ], [CANDLE], [SUNRISE&SUNSET], [FIREWORKS], [LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT], [BEACH], [SNOW], [WHITE BAL.], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [D.EFFECT], [PICT.EFFECT] [DISP OUTPUT] [CTRL FO[...]

98 Troubleshoo ting If indicat ors appear in the viewfi nder or on the LCD scre en, chec k the fol lowin g. If the probl em persis ts even afte r you have tried to fix a couple o f times, c ontact your Sony dea ler or lo cal aut horized Sony serv ice facili ty. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-diagnosis display) C:04: ss • T he battery pac k is not an “[...]

99 Troubles hooting (Warnin g indicator pertaining t o “Memory St ick PRO Duo”) Slow flashing • Free space fo r recordi ng images a re running out. For the t ype of “ Memory Stick” you can u se with your camcorder, see page 2 . • No “Memory Sti ck PRO D uo” is inserted (p. 23). Fast flashing • Th ere are not enough f ree space for[...]

100 If mess ages appe ar on th e screen , follow the instructions. x Media HDD format error. • T he hard dis k of the camcor der is set different ly from the default fo rmat. Perf ormi ng [ FORMAT] (p. 63) may enable you to use your camc order. This will de lete all data in t he ha rd disk. Data error. • An error oc curred du ring r eading or w[...]

101 Troubles hooting This Memory Stick is not formatted correctly. • Check the forma t, then fo rmat the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” with you r camcorder if necessary (p. 63, 105). Memory Stick folders are full. • You cannot creat e folders exceedi ng 999MSDC F. You cannot create or delete crea ted folder s using your camcorder. • For mat th e[...]

102 Additio nal Inform ation Using your c amcord er abroa d Power supply You ca n use your camc order in any countrie s/regions usi ng the AC Ad aptor supplied with your camcorder within the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/6 0 Hz range. View ing im ages r ecor ded wi th HD (high de finition ) image qu ality In cou ntries/regions where 1 080/5 0i is supporte [...]

103 Additional I nformation Setting to the local time You can e asily set the clo ck to t he local time by se tting a time dif ference when using your camcorde r ab road. T ouch ( HOME ) t (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK / LANG] t [AREA SE T] and [SUMMERT IME] (p . 79). World time difference Time-zone differe nces Area setting GMT Lisbon, Lond on +01:00 Berlin[...]

104 File/ folde r struct ure on t he camc order hard di sk and “ Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” The file/fol der struct ure is shown below. You do no t usually ne ed to acknow ledge the file/ folde r struct ure, when rec ording /playi ng back images o n the camcorde r. To en joy st ill imag es or mo vies by co nnec ting to a comp uter, see “PMB Guid[...]

105 Additional I nformation Maint enance an d precaut ions What i s the A VCHD format ? The AVCHD format is a h igh definiti on digital vide o camera format used to record an HD (hig h definitio n) signal of ei ther the 1080 i sp ecif ic atio n * 1 or the 7 20p specif ication * 2 on internal hard disk drive, using effici ent data compression co din[...]

106 – If you use the “M emory Stick PRO Duo” near magnets or ma gnetic fields • It is recommended you make a back-up of important data on the hard disk of a computer. • Be careful not to apply excessive force when writing on a memo ar ea on a “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo.” • Do n ot attach a label or the lik e on a “Memor y Stick PRO Du[...]

107 Additional I nformation your cam corder, an d displa ys the rem aining battery tim e in minutes. To char ge the ba tte ry pack • 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)[...]

108 On use an d care • Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories i n the following locations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to te mperatures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under dir ect sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in th e sun. They may malfunction or become deformed. – Near strong mag[...]

109 Additional I nformation x How to pr event moi sture con densa tion When you b ring your ca mcor der f rom a cold place i nto a warm place , put your camcorde r in a plastic bag and seal it tightly. Remove t he bag whe n the air tempera ture inside th e plastic bag has reache d the surround ing te mperat ure (afte r about 1 hou r). LCD scree n ?[...]

110 On charg ing the pre-i nstall ed recha rge able bat tery Your ca mcorde r has a pre- insta lled recha rgeable battery to retai n the da te, time , and other set tings even when the POWER switch is set t o OFF (CHG ). The p re- insta lled re charg eable bat tery is alwa ys charge d while your camcor der is connec ted to the wal l outle t (wall s[...]

111 Additional I nformation Notes on the L icense ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY P ROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER AP PLICABLE PATENT S IN THE MPEG- 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG [...]

112 Quick Reference Iden tifyin g par ts an d cont rols The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pag es. A Power zoom l ever (3 1, 39) B PHOTO button (30) C Eyec up D Viewfinder (22 ) E Viewfinder le ns adjustm ent lever (22 ) F QUICK ON b utton (32) G /CHG (charge ) lamp H ACCESS lamp (Hard di sk) (29) I DC IN j ack (16 ) J Hook for a sho ulder belt Att[...]

113 Quick Re ferenc e A Active I nterfa ce Shoe The Act ive Interfa ce Shoe supplies power t o optio nal ac cessori es suc h as a video light, a flash, or a micropho ne. The ac cessory can be turned on or off as you op erate t he PO WER swi tch on your camcord er. R efer t o the op erati ng instruct ions suppl ied with yo ur accessory fo r details.[...]

114 A Speaker Play back sound s come out f rom the speaker. For how t o adjust the vol ume, see pa ge 37. B NIGHTSHOT switch (32) C (VIEW IMAG ES) button (35) D LCD scre en/tou ch panel (2 1) E (HOME) bu tton (13, 66 ) F Zoom but tons (31, 39) G START/STO P button (30 ) H RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the setting s, includin g the settin g of the[...]

115 Quick Re ferenc e A Built- in microp hone (31) An Active Interfa ce Shoe compatib le microph one ( optiona l) will take preced ence wh en conn ected. B Flash (71) C Lens (Carl Ze iss Lens) (4) D MANUAL button (34) E CAM CTR L dial (34) F Tripod rece ptacl e Attach th e tripod (op tional) to the trip od receptac le using a trip od screw (optiona[...]

116 Remo te Comm ander A DATA CODE button (75) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO button (30) The on-screen image when you press this butt on will be recorded as a still image. C SCAN/SLOW buttons (36) D . > (Previou s/Next) b uttons (36) E PLAY b utton ( 36) F ST[...]

117 Quick Re ferenc e Indic ators display ed dur ing r ecording /play back Recordi ng mov ies Recording still image s Viewin g movies Viewing st ill images A HOM E button (13 ) B Remaini ng battery (a pprox.) (17 ) C Record ing status ([STBY ] (standb y) or [REC] (re cording) ) D Recor ding qu alit y (HD/S D) and recor din g mode (F H/HQ/ SP/ LP) ([...]

118 Followi ng indicato rs appear during record ing/p layback to indicate th e setting s of your camc order. Upper le ft Center Upper right Bottom z Tip s • Indicator s and their positions are approxim ate and differ from what you actually see. Indicat ors when yo u made changes Indicator Meaning AUDIO MODE (6 9) Self-tim er recording (88) Flash [...]

119 Quick Re ferenc e The r ecordin g date and time i s rec orded automa ticall y on t he medi a. They are no t displayed w hile recor ding. Ho wever, yo u can ch eck th em as [DATA CODE] dur ing playba ck (p . 75 ). Data code during recor ding[...]

120 Glossa ry x 5.1ch su rroun d sound A system that plays back sound on 6 s peakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 12 0 Hz or lower. x AVCHD fo rmat A high definition digital video camera format used to record an HD (high[...]

121 Quick Re ferenc e Quick Reference Index Numeric 1080i/576i .................. ...........79 16:9 .. ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...78 16:9 WIDE............ ...... ....... ...69 21-pin adapto r ....... ...... ....... ...45 4:3 ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... .69, 78 4:3 TV ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... .43 576i .......[...]

122 Grip bel t........ ....... ....... ...... .... 22 GUIDEFRA ME ....... ....... ...... 70 H Handycam S tation ... ....... ...... 16 Hard dis k . ....... ..... ....... .... 5, 104 HD movie management file ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ...... 104 HD (high definition) image qualit y .... ....... ....... ....... ...... ...... 9 HDD INFO[...]

123 Quick Re ferenc e Recordi ng ....... ....... ...... ....25, 2 9 Recordi ng time ......... ...... 11, 18 REDEYE REDU C ......... ...... .72 Remaining Battery . ....... ....... ....... .....17 Hard dis k .. ....... .... ....... ...62 “Memory Stick PRO Duo” ....... ...... ..... ....... ....... ...... .62 Remaini ng battery..... ....... .....17[...]

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