Sony HDRCX7 manuale d’uso

3-214-656- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Handycam Handbook HDR-CX7/CX 7K Enjoyi ng Y our Camcorder 8 Gett ing St art ed 15 Recordi ng/Playbac k 24 Editing 46 Utilizing Recording Media 54 Customizing Your Camcorder 57 Troubles hooting 77 Additional Info rma tion 87 Quick Reference 98[...]

2 Read t his be fore o peratin g your camcorde r Befo re operat ing the uni t, plea se read this Handboo k thoroug hly, and retain it for future re ference. On “H andycam Handboo k” (t his book ) “Handyc am Handbook ” (PDF/this Hand book) explai ns how to ope rate your camcor der in deta il. Please r ead “Oper ating Guide” (the separ at[...]

3 • Wh en conn ecting y our camc order to another de vice with a c able, be sure to ins ert the conn ector plu g in the corre ct way. Pushin g the plug forcibl y into the term inal will dama ge t he te rmin al a nd may result in a malfu nction of your camcor der. • Con nect the A/V conne cting ca ble to the Hand yca m Stati on when us ing yo ur[...]

4 • It i s recommend ed that you save your image dat a periodica lly, after rec ording. Notes o n batter y pack/ AC Adapt or • While the acc ess lamp is lit, be sure to avoid the following. The y may cause malfu nctions. – Removing the battery pack – Removing the AC Adaptor (while operating the camcorder on the external power source) – Ej[...]

5 Tabl e of Cont ents Read thi s before operat ing your camcorder ... .......... ......... .......... ... 2 Subjec t examples and solutions ..... 7 Operation f low ...... ....... ......... .......... 8 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking a dvantag e of two ty pes of menus ...... ......... ....... ......... ........ 12 Step 1: Ch ecking supp lied[...]

6 (Items for recording mov ies) PHOTO SETTINGS ........... .......... 63 (Items for recording still images) VIEW IMAGES SET .. ......... .......... 65 (Items to custo mize the dis play) SOUND/DISP SET .... ......... .......... 66 (Items to adjust the soun d and the scr een) OUTPUT SETTINGS ................ ... 67 (Items fo r when connecti ng other [...]

7 Subjec t examp les and so lutions Checking your golf swing Gettin g a good shot of a ski slope or beach B SMTH SLW REC ...... ........ ......... .33 B Backlight . ......... ......... ........ ........ 32 B BEACH........... ......... ......... ........ .. 74 B SNOW ........ ...... ......... ........ ........ 74 Capturing still images du ring movie[...]

8 Enjoying Your C amcorder Operation flow B Get ready (p. 1 5). • On the “Memory St ick PRO Duo” you can use with your camcorder, see page 11. B Record us ing your ca mcorder ( p. 28). • You can record m ovies and still ima ges on a “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo.” • You can select the image quality: HD (high definiti on) image quality or SD [...]

9 Enjoyi ng Your Camcorder B Play b ack th e images (p. 34) . x Viewin g on a high definition TV (p. 39 ) You c an enjoy movie s with H D (hig h defin ition) ima ge qual ity, with the s ame ima ge qu ality as they wer e rec orded . x Viewin g on a non-high-def inition T V (p. 39) You can en joy movi es r ecorded with H D (hig h def initio n) image [...]

10 The reco rding time depends on the capacit y of “Me mory Stick PRO Duo” a nd recording mode (p. 59). Approximate recordable time in mi nutes (Min imum recor dable time in minutes) * Since the recordab le time is less than 5 minutes, appears (p. 84). z Tips • Figures such as 15M and 9M in the t able s how the average bit r ate. M stands for[...]

11 Enjoyi ng Your Camcorder • For rec ording m ovies, it is recomm ended that you use a “Memory Stick PRO D uo” of 512 MB or la rger marked with: – (“Memory Stick PRO Duo”) – (“Memory St ick PRO-HG Duo”) • A “Memor y Stick PRO D uo” of u p to 8 GB h as been con firmed to operate co rrectly wit h this camcor der. • S ee the[...]

12 “ HOME” and “ O PTION” - Taki ng adva ntage o f two type s of menu s B Catego ries an d items of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTHERS) cat egory (MANAGE MEM ORY STICK) category (SETTING S) category * To cu stomize y our cam corder (p . 57). * You can also set these items during Easy Handycam operation (p. 24). [...]

13 Enjoyi ng your camco rder 1 While pressing the green button in the center, slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to t urn on the power. 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[...]

14 3 Touch the item you want to le arn more about. When you t ouch an item , its explanat ion appears on t he scre en. To apply t he option, touc h [YES], otherw ise, touch [NO]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Touch (HELP) agai n in st ep 2 . Just a touch on th e screen during shooting or play back disp lays the fun ctions avai lable at tha t moment. You[...]

15 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Checki ng suppli ed ite ms Make sure that you have the fol lowing item s suppl ied with your camcord er. The number in the par enthe ses ind icates the numb er o f tha t it em s uppli ed. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 16) Power cord (1) (p. 16) Handycam Sta tion (1) (p. 16, 101) Component v ideo cable (1) (p . 41) [...]

16 Step 2: Chargi ng the batt ery pa ck You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 92) aft er attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cannot 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 mark[...]

17 Gettin g Started To remo ve your camco rder from the Handyc am Station Turn o ff the p ower, th en remove the camcorde r from the Ha ndycam Sta tion holding both y our camc order a nd the Handy cam Stat ion. To char ge the ba ttery pa ck usin g only the AC Adap tor Turn o ff the p ower, th en connect the AC Adaptor to the DC I N jack on your cam[...]

18 inform ation for up to 20 secon ds by pres sing DISP /BATT INFO ag ain while the inform ation is displaye d. Char ging ti me (fu ll charg e) Approx imate time (min .) required whe n you fully charge a fully disc harged battery pack. Recording time App roxim ate ti me (m in.) a vaila ble wh en you use a fully c harged battery pack. “HD” stan [...]

19 Gettin g Started • We do not recommend using an NP-FH30, which only allows short recording and playback times, with your camcorder. On the charging /record ing/pla yback ti me • Times measured when using the camcorder at 25 ° C (77 °F) (10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F) is recommended). • The recording and playback time will be shorter[...]

20 Step 3 : Turn ing th e power on and sett ing th e 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 th e date and time , the [CLOCK SET] screen appe ars every time yo u turn on your camcor der o r chang e the POWE R swi tch posi tion . 1 While pressing the green button, slide the POWER switch[...]

21 Gettin g Started charge the built-in rechargeable battery and then set the date and time again (p. 95). • 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 automa tically when the power is turned on. It closes when the playba[...]

22 Fasten the gri p belt and hold you r camcor der cor rectly . Fasten ing the gr ip belt Step 5: In serti ng a “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” See page 11 on the “Memor y Stick” you can u se with your cam corde r. z Tip s • See fo llowing pages on the rec ordable ti me of movies and recor dable number of still image s. – Movies (p. 10) – Sti[...]

23 Gettin g Started 3 Insert the “Memory Stick PR O Duo .” 1 Open the Mem ory Stick Duo cove r in the direction of the arrow. 2 Ins ert the “Mem ory St ick PR O Duo” into the Me mory Stic k Duo slot in the right direction until it cl icks. 3 Close the Me mory Stick Duo co ver. If you insert a new “ Memory Stick PRO Duo, ” the [Creat e a[...]

24 Recording/ Playback Record ing an d playba ck with ease (Easy Handyc am oper ation) Easy H andycam opera tion makes near ly all settings au tomatic so that you can perform recording or playba ck operati on without d etailed settin gs. It also mak es screen font size larger for easy vie wing. 1 Slide the POWER switch I in the direction of the arr[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback 1 Slide the POWER switch I to tu rn on your camcord er. 2 Press (VIEW IMAGES) B (or G ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on t he LCD screen (It may take some time to d isplay the thum bnail s). Playi ng back i mages from INDEX Press (Film Roll Index) C , or touch (HO ME) E (or D ) t (VIEW IM AGES) t [ INDEX]. Playing back rec[...]

26 3 Start playback. Movies : Touch the or tab, and then touch the desi red movie. z Tips • When playback from the selected movie reache s the last movie, th e screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX scr een. • You can slow down the playback speed by touching / during pause. • You can adjust volum e by touching (HOME) E (or D ) t (SET TINGS) t [SO[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback To ca ncel E asy Hand ycam op eration Press EASY A ag ain. disa ppears from t he LCD sc reen. Menu s ettings during Easy Handyca m opera tion Press (HOME ) E (or D ) to di splay the men u item s availa ble fo r setup ch anges (p. 12, 57). b Not es • Most of the menu items auto matically return to the default settings. The s[...]

28 Reco rding “Mem ory Stick ” you can use with yo ur camcor der • F or recording m ovies, it is rec ommende d that y ou use a “Mem ory Stick PRO Du o” of 512 MB or larg er marked wit h: – (“Me mory Stic k PRO Duo”) – (“M emory Stick PRO-HG Duo”) • A “Memory Stick PRO Du o” of up to 8 GB has be en confir med to ope rate [...]

29 Recordin g/Playback For the reco rdable time, se e page 10. 1 Slide the POWER sw itch C in the directi on of the arrow t o light up the (Movie) lamp. 2 Press START/STOP B (or F ). To stop reco rding, press STA RT/STOP B (or F ) again. For the reco rdable numb er of still images, see pa ge 63. 1 Slide the POWER switch C until the (Still) lamp lig[...]

30 You can mag nify imag es up to 10 times the orig inal size w ith the power zoom le ver o r the zoom bu ttons beside the LCD screen. Move th e power zoom le ver sli ght ly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. b Notes • Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom lever. If you move your finger off the power zoom lever, the op[...]

31 Recordin g/Playback Press (flash) re peatedly to sel ect an approp riate se tting. No indica tion (Aut o flash) : Automatically flashes when there is insufficient ambient light. r (Forced fl ash): Always uses the fl ash regardless of the surrounding brightness. r (No f lash): Records without fl ash. b Not es • The recommended distance to the s[...]

32 3 Set the NIGHTSHOT swit ch to ON ( appears ). b Notes • The NightShot and Supe r NightShot functions use infrared light. Therefore, do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects. • Remove t he conversion lens (opti onal). • Adjust the focus manual ly ([FOCUS], p. 72) when it is hard to focus automatic ally. • Do n ot[...]

33 Recordin g/Playback Fast movi ng subjects and actions, wh ich cannot be capt ured un der the ordinary shooting c onditions, c an be shot in smooth moving slow-motion for abou t 3 seconds. This is usef ul to s hoot f ast ac tions such as a golf or tennis swi ng. 1 Slide the POWER switch to turn on the camc orde r. 2 Touch (HOME) t (CAMERA) t [SMT[...]

34 Rec ordin g/P lay back Play back 1 Slide the PO WER switch F to turn on your camcorder . 2 Display the des ired INDEX screen. Press (VIEW IMAGES) G (or C ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LCD screen (It m ay take some ti me to display the thumb nails). Lens cover Clos es whe n the I NDEX scre en ap pears. POWER switch F (Film Roll Index[...]

35 Recordin g/Playback * appears for movi es with SD (standard definition ) image quality. To play back mov ies of another image quality, tou ch (OPTION) t tab t [ / INDEX SET] when displaying movies on the INDEX screen. z Tip s • The number of the images on the VISUAL INDEX screen can be changed 6 y 12 by moving the power zoo m le ver E . To fix[...]

36 3 Start playing b ack. Touch the or tab to play back movies. z Tips • When p layback from the selected movie reaches the last movie, the screen returns to the INDEX screen. • Touch / during pause to play back movie slowly. • A t ouch of / makes the reverse/fast forward approximate ly 5 times f aster, 2 touches makes it approximately 10 tim[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback The det ected face im ages are di splayed on the INDEX screen. You can play back th e movi e from t he selec ted face imag e. 1 Turn on yo ur camco rder. 2 Touch (HOME) A (or B ) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [ INDEX]. 3 Touc h v / V to sele ct the desir ed sce ne. 4 Touc h b / B t o sear ch for the de sire d face im age, then to uch the[...]

38 1 Slid e the POWER swit ch to turn on the camcorde r, and press (VIEW IMAGES). The VISUAL INDEX s creen appears on the LC D screen . 2 Touch the or tab. 3 Touch [D ATE]. The reco rding date s of movies are displaye d on the screen. 4 Touch v / V to sele ct the d ate of the desired movi e. 5 Touch while the sel ected date of the desired m ovie is[...]

39 Recordin g/Playback Playi ng the i mage on a TV Connec tion method s and q uality of the image viewed on the TV scr een di ffer dependi ng on wha t type of TV is con nected, and the conne ctors used. Use the sup plied AC Adap tor as the pow er source (p. 1 6). Refer a lso to the instruct ion manual s supplied with the devic e to be connec ted. b[...]

40 Your cam corder will adv ise you of the m ost advant ageous way of c onnect ing your TV. 1 Turn on your camc order, and press (HOME). 2 Touch ( OTHERS). 3 Touch [TV CONNECT Guide]. If the item is not on th e scr een, to uch v / V to chang e the page . 4 Select the TV type you use. Meanw hile, you can ma ke the rele vant connect ion bet ween your[...]

41 Recordin g/Playback Images re corded with H D (high defini tion) image qua lity are playe d back with HD (high definitio n) image quality . Images recorde d with SD (standard definition) imag e quality are played back with SD (stand ard definiti on) image qua lity. Connect ing to a h igh defi nition TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME [...]

42 Images recorded with HD (high definition ) quality are c onverted to SD (stand ard defini tion) and pl ayed back . Image s recor ded wit h SD (sta ndard d efini tion) ima ge qua lity are play ed back with S D (stand ard def init ion) image qua lity . To set t he aspect r atio acco rding to the connect ed TV (16: 9/4:3) Set [TV TY PE] to [16:9] o[...]

43 Recordin g/Playback * Set this according to yo ur TV. : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU se tting (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [480i] (p. 6 8) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYPE ] t [16:9]/ [4:3 ] * (p. 67) • An A/V connecting cable is also needed to output a udio signals . Connect the white and red plugs [...]

44 When c onnec ting to your TV via a VCR Conn ect your cam corder to th e LINE IN inp ut on the VCR using the A/V connect ing cabl e. Set the inpu t selector on th e VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc. ). When you r TV is mona ural (Wh en your TV has only on e audio inp ut jack ) Conn ect the yell ow plug of the A/V conne cting cabl e to the video[...]

45 Recordin g/Playback Saving images Record ed imag es are stored o n the “M emory Sti ck PR O D uo. ” Due to the lim ited ca pacity o f the “M emory St ick PRO Duo, ” make sure that you sav e the image d ata to som e type of external media such as a D VD-R or a co mputer . Y ou can save the images record ed on the ca mcorder as desc ribed [...]

46 Editing (OTHE RS) cate gory This cat egor y enable s you t o edit t he images, to pr int still imag es and to connect your cam corder to a co mputer. DELETE You ca n delete imag es on the “Me mory Stick PRO Du o” (p. 46). EDIT You can ed it the im ages on the “Me mory Stick PRO Du o” (p. 48). PLAYLIST EDIT You ca n create and edi t a Pla[...]

47 Editing To de lete all images of the s ame type (on each tab) at one time In step 2 , touch [ DELETE ALL]/ [ D ELETE ALL]/[ DELETE ALL] t [YES ] t [YES] t . To delete all the mov ies or the still images recorded on the sam e day at one ti me 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [DELETE] . 2 Touch the type of image you want to delete ( [ DELETE by date] /[...]

48 Div iding a m ovie You ca n divide movie s on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo. ” b Notes • During Easy Handycam oper ation, you cannot divide movies. Cancel Easy Handycam operation (p. 24). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [EDI T]. 2 Touch [D IVIDE] t [ D IVID E]/ [ DIVIDE]. 3 Touch the movie to be divide d. The sel ected movie starts pl aybac k. 4 [...]

49 Editing Creati ng t he Pla ylist A Playlist i s a list show ing thumbna ils of the mo vies that you have se lected. The origin al scenes are not chan ged even if you edit or dele te the scene s in th e Playl ist. b Not es • During Easy Handycam operation, you cannot add movies to the Playli st or edit the Playlist. Cancel Easy Handycam operati[...]

50 1 Touch (HOME) t (VIEW IMAG ES) t [PLAYLIST]. The Pl aylist s creen app ears. 2 Touch the ima ge from whi ch you want to playb ack. The Pl aylist is played ba ck from the sele cted imag e to the end, t hen the screen returns to the Pl aylist screen. z Tips • You can play back movies of another image quality by touching (OP TION) t ta b t [ / I[...]

51 Editing Dubbi ng to V CR or DV D/HDD rec order s You can dub im ages playe d back on your cam corder to othe r recording dev ices, such as V CRs or DVD/HDD recorders. Th is is a convenie nt way of distribu ting dubbed discs. C onnect the device in either of the follo wing ways. Connec t your camcor der to the wa ll outlet using the supp lied A C[...]

52 A/V connecting cable to the video input jack, and the red (right channel) or th e white (left channel) plug to the audio input jack on the device. 1 Turn on your camc order, and press (V IEW IMAGES). Set [ TV T YPE] acco rdin g to the dis pla y device (p. 67). 2 Insert the recording media in the recording device. If your record ing device has an[...]

53 Editing 5 Touch the still image t o be printed . The se lected im age is marked with . Press an d hold the ima ge on the LC D screen to conf irm the image . Touch to return to the previous screen. 6 Touch (OPTION), set the followi ng options, t hen touch . [COPIES]: Se t number of copie s of a still imag e to be printed. Y ou can set up to 20 co[...]

54 Utili zing Rec ording M edia (M ANAGE MEMORY STICK) cate gory This categor y enable s you t o use t he “Memory St ick PRO Duo” for various purp oses . FORMAT You ca n format the “Me mory Stick PRO Duo” and rec over the record able free space (p. 55). INFO You ca n display the “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo” c apacity (p. 55). REPAIR IM G.DB [...]

55 Utilizi ng Recordi ng Media • Do not attem pt the followin g operations w hen [Executing...] is on the screen: – Operate t he POWER switch or buttons – Eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” • While [ FORMAT ] is activated, do not disconnect the AC Ad aptor. Checki ng t he “Mem ory Sti ck PRO Duo ” info rmati on You ca n displa y the ?[...]

56 Repair ing t he imag e data base file This func tion checks th e managem ent inform ation and the c onsistenc y of m ovies in the “M emory Sti ck PRO Duo,” a nd repairs a ny inco nsistencies fo und. 1 Turn on your c amcorder. 2 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEMORY STICK) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.]. The [REPAIR IMG. DB F.] screen appears . 3 Touch [YE S].[...]

57 Customizi ng Your Camcorder Customizi ng Your Camcorder What y ou can do with the (SETTINGS) catego ry of the HOME MENU You can chang e the recording fun ctions and the opera ting settings for yo ur conveni ence. 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HO ME). 2 Touch ( SETTINGS) . 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the item is n ot on the screen,[...]

58 MOVIE S ETTINGS (p. 59) PHOTO SETT INGS (p. 63) VIEW IM AGES SE T (p. 6 5) SOUND/ DISP SET * 2 (p. 66) OUTPU T SETTINGS (p. 67) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 68) List of the (S ETTI NGS) category items Items Page / REC SET * 1 59 REC MODE 59 REC MODE 60 NIGHTSHOT LIGHT 60 WIDE SELECT 60 DIGITAL ZOOM 60 STEADYSHOT 61 AUTO SLW SHUTTR 61 X.V.COLOR 61 GUIDEFR AME[...]

59 Customizi ng Your Camcorder GENERAL SET (p. 69) Items Page DEMO MODE 69 REC LAMP 69 CALIBRATION 94 A.SHUT OFF 69 REMOTE C TRL 69 * 1 You can set these items also during Easy Handycam opera tion (p. 24). * 2 The menu n ame is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Handycam operation. MOVIE SE TTINGS (Ite ms for r ecording movies) Touch 1 , then [...]

60 HD LP Increas es the recording ti me (Long Play) (AVC HD 5M (LP)). b Notes • If you record in the L P mode, details in s cenes with quick movements may appear rough when you play back the movie. z Tips • See page 10 for the expected recording time of each recording mode. You can select a record ing mod e to rec ord a movie wit h SD (standard[...]

61 Customizi ng Your Camcorder 20 × Up to 10 × zoom is pe rformed optic ally, and after that , up to 20 × zoom is perform ed digital ly. You can compe nsate f or ca mera sh ake (the default set ting is [ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tripod (o ptional), then the image becom es natural. When r ecord ing i n dark plac es, the shu[...]

62 ON Always di splays the r emaining “Memory Stick PRO Duo” indi cator. b Notes • When t he remaining recordable ti me for movies is less than 5 minutes, the indicato r stays on the scr een. You ca n set this function w hen you use the built- in flash, or an extern al flash (opt ional) that i s compatib le with your camc order. HIGH( ) Makes[...]

63 Customizi ng Your Camcorder PHOTO S ETTING S (Item s for r ecording st ill images) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scr een, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 57 (OPTION MENU) t page 70 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B . B 6.1M ( ) Records s till imag es clearl y. 4.6M ( ) Rec ords still im a[...]

64 – [3.4M] in the aspect ratio 4:3 with SD (standard definition) i mage quality b Notes • All number s measured at the following setting: Top: [FIN E] is sele cted for im age qualit y. Bottom: [STANDARD] is selected for image quality. • All number s measured when using a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” made by Sony Corporation. The number of s ti[...]

65 Customizi ng Your Camcorder VIEW I MAGES SE T (Ite ms to c ustom ize th e displ ay) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scr een, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 57 (OPTION MENU) t page 70 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B . You can s elect the image qual ity of the movie you pl ay back. B HD QU[...]

66 • Depending on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” condition, bars [--:--:--] appear. You can sel ect the numbe r of thumbnails that appear on the VISUAL INDEX screen. B ZOOM LI NK Change the num ber of thumbnails (6 or 12) with the po wer zoom l ever on your camc orde r. * 6IMAGES Displays thu mbnails of 6 image s. 12IMAG ES Displays thu mbnails o[...]

67 Customizi ng Your Camcorder You can ad just the br ightnes s of the LCD screen’s ba cklight. B NORMAL Stand ard brightness . BRI GHT Brightens the LCD screen . b Not es • When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically selected fo r the setting. • When you select [ BRIGHT], battery life i s slightly redu[...]

68 • When you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with the ID-1/ID-2 system and play back a disc, s et [TV TYPE] to [16:9]. The TV automaticall y switches the aspect ra tio according to the pl ayback picture. Refer also to the manual supp lied with your TV. B LCD P ANEL Shows displa ys such as the time code on the LCD sc reen. V-OUT/PANEL S[...]

69 Customizi ng Your Camcorder GENERAL SET (Oth er setu p item s) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scr een, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 57 (OPTION MENU) t page 70 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B . The defaul t setting is [ON] , allowing you to view the de monstrat ion in about 10 minutes,[...]

70 Activa ting f unction s using the O PTION MENU The OPTION MENU appears ju st like the pop-u p window tha t appears when you right-c lick the mouse o n a co mputer. Various av ailable fu nctions are displayed. 1 While using your camcord er, touch (OPTION) o n the screen. 2 Touch the desired item . If you cannot find the desired it em, touch ano t[...]

71 Customizi ng Your Camcorder Rec ordi ng it ems on t he OPT ION MENU Items * 1 Page tab FOCUS –7 2 SPOT FOCUS –7 2 TELE MACRO –7 2 EXPOSURE –7 3 SPOT METER –7 3 SCENE SELECTION –7 3 WHITE BAL. –7 4 COLOR SLOW SHTR –7 5 SUPER NIGH TSHOT –7 5 tab FADER –7 5 D.EFFECT –7 5 PICT.EFFECT –7 6 tab / REC SET a 59 REC MODE a 59 REC [...]

72 Functi ons se t in the OPTI ON MENU Items yo u can set only on th e OPTI ON MENU wi ll be described below . The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . You c an adjust t he focus ma nually. You can select this function also when you want to focu s on a certain subj ect intentio nally. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears. 2 Touch (focus ing on close subj[...]

73 Customizi ng Your Camcorder You can fix the br ight ness of a picture manua lly. Adju st the bri ghtness wh en the subject i s too b right or t oo dark. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the ex posure by touching / . 3 Touch . To ret urn the sett ing to auto matic ex posure, touch [AUT O] t in step 1 . You can ad just and f ix the expos ure to[...]

74 win dows th at come s in betwe en the camcorder a nd the subject. PORTRAIT (Soft po rtrait) ( ) Sele ct to br ing out t he subjec t such as people or flowers wh ile crea ting a sof t background. SPOTLIGHT ** () Select to pre vent people’s fa ces from appeari ng excessive ly white when subj ects are lit by strong light. BEACH ** () Select to t [...]

75 Customizi ng Your Camcorder • f lashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after touching , set [ WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO]. • If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE SELEC TION] i s set to [AUTO ]. z Tip s • If you have changed th e batter y pack while [AUTO] was selected, or bring your camcorder[...]

76 You ca n add spec ial effect s to an im age during re cording or pl ayback . appe ars. B OFF Does not use [PICT. EFFECT] setting. SEPIA Images a ppear in s epia. B&W (B lack and white) Images a ppear in b lack and white. PASTEL Images appe ar as a pale pastel drawi ng. You can se lect the microph one level for recording sound. Select [L OW] [...]

77 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you run into any problems using yo ur camcorde r, use the fo llowing ta ble to trouble shoot the problem. If the p roblem persists, disconnect the po wer source an d contac t your Sony deal er. • O verall opera tions/Easy Handyc am operation/ Remote Com mander ............. 77 • Batterie[...]

78 – [WIDE SELECT] –[ X . V . C O L O R ] – [ INDEX SET] – [FILE NO.] – [ IMAGE SIZE] – [ / INDEX SET] – [ DISPLAY] – [ IN TERVAL SET] –[ V O L U M E ] – [BEEP] –[ T V T Y P E ] – [COMPONENT] – [CLOCK SET] – [AREA SET] – [D ST SET]/[SUMMERTIME] – [ LANGUAGE SET] – [D EMO MODE] – [TIMING] and [RECORD SOUND] in [SM[...]

79 Troubles hooting The battery pack is quickly discharged. • The ambient te mperature is too high or low. This is not a malf unction. • Fully charge the ba ttery agai n. If the problem pe rsists, replac e the battery pack with a new one (p. 16). Menu items are grayed out. • You ca nnot select grayed ite ms in the curren t recording/p layback[...]

80 The access l amp remains lit or flashing even when you stop recording. • Your camcorder is recording the scen e you have jus t shot on the “Mem ory Stick P RO Duo.” The imaging f ield looks dif ferent. • Th e imaging field m ay look di fferent depending on th e condition of you r camcorder. This i s not a malfunct ion. The flash doe s no[...]

81 Troubles hooting The screen image i s bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF (p. 32). The screen image i s dark, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • Pre ss an d ho ld D ISP/ BAT T INF O fo r a few seconds to turn on the backlight (p. 21). Horizontal stripes appear on the images. [...]

82 • You can add no mor e than 999 i mages with HD (hig h definition) image quali ty, or 99 image s with S D (sta ndard defin ition) i mage qualit y, to a Playlis t. Erase unnecessa ry image s from the Pl aylist (p . 50). • You cannot a dd still image s in th e Playli st. A movie cannot be divided. • A mov ie that is too short cannot be divid[...]

83 Troubles hooting [SCENE SELECTION] NightShot, [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [OLD MOVIE], [TELE MACRO], [F ADER] [SPOT METER] NightShot , [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] [EXPOSURE] NightShot, [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] [WHITE BAL.] NightShot, [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] [ONE PUSH] in [WHITE BAL.] [SMTH S LW REC] [SPOT FOCUS] [SCENE SELECTION] [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] [FADER], [[...]

84 Troubleshoo ting Warnin g indi cator s and me ssages If indi cators ap pear on the LCD screen, check th e follo wing. You can fi x some sympt oms by yourself . If the pro blem per sists eve n after you have t ried a coupl e of times, contact your So ny deal er or local aut horized Sony se rvice facility. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-diagnosis display[...]

85 Troubles hooting • Access to t he “Memory Stick PRO Duo” was restric ted on another device. (Warni ng indica tor pert aining t o the Memory S tick Duo cover) Slow flashing • Th e Memory Stic k Duo cover is open (p. 22). (Warni ng indica tor pert aining t o the flash) Fast flashing * • Ther e is some thing w rong wit h the flash. (Warni[...]

86 informat ion, playing ba ck the old recorded i mages may beco me possibl e. If it does not work, copy the im age to a comput er using the supplied sof tware. Inconsist encies f ound in Image Database File. Movies cannot be recorded or played. Do you want to repair the Imag e Database File? Inconsist encies f ound in Image Database File. Cannot r[...]

87 Additional I nformation Addition al Information Using y our ca mcorde r abroad Power supply You can use yo ur camco rder in any countries/re gions using the AC Adaptor suppl ied with yo ur camcor der within th e AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz range . Use a comm ercia lly availabl e AC plug adapto r [a], if necessary, dep ending on the des ign of t[...]

88 Setting to the local time You can e asily set t he clock to the local ti me by sett ing a time diffe rence whe n using you r camcord er abroad. To uch (HO ME) t ( SETTINGS ) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [AREA SE T] and [DST SET]/[SUMMER TIME] (p. 68 ). World tim e differen ce Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, London +01:00 Ber lin, Paris +02:0[...]

89 Additional I nformation Files /fol der st ructure on the “Memo ry St ick PRO Duo ” The file/ folder structure is shown below. Yo u do not usually ne ed to acknowle dge the file / fold er stru ctur e, when re cordi ng/pl aying ba ck imag es on the ca mcorder . To enj oy st ill ima ges or mov ies b y conne ctin g to a com puter , see “P ictu[...]

90 Maint enance and prec autions Your di gital video ca mera record er incor porates both the AVC HD forma t and the MP EG2 forma t for the recordi ng function. What is the AVC HD format? The A VCHD format i s a hi gh definit ion digital video came ra format used to record an HD ( high def initi on) si gnal o f either the 1080i spec ificati on * 1 [...]

91 Additional I nformation – DSC00001.J PG: This file name appears on the display of a computer. • A “Memory Stick P RO Duo” formatted by a computer (Windows OS/Mac OS) does not have guaranteed compatibi lity with your camcorder. • Data read/write speed may vary depending on the combination of t he “Memory Stick PRO Duo” and the “Me[...]

92 • Do not leave the “ Memory Stick Micro” within the reach of small children. They might accidentally s wallow it. On imag e data c ompatibilit y • Image data files recorded on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” by your camcorder conform to the “Design rule for Camera File system” universal standard established by the JEITA (Japan Electroni[...]

93 Additional I nformation when the batte ry pack is frequently use d. Use the remaining battery time indication as a rough guide only. • The E mark that indicates low batte ry flashes even if ther e are still 5 to 10 mi nutes of batt ery time remaining, depe nding on the operating conditions or ambie nt temperature. About s torage of the battery[...]

94 – if any liquid gets in your eyes, wash with plenty of water and consult a doctor. x When not us ing your camcord er for a long time • Periodically turn it on and let it run such as by playing back or recording images for about 3 minutes. • Use up the bat tery pack completely before storing it. Moisture co ndensat ion If your cam corder is[...]

95 Additional I nformation On han dling th e casi ng • If the casing is soiled, clean the camcorder body with a soft cloth lightly moistene d with water, and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth. • Avoid the followi ng to avoid damage to the finish: – Using chemicals s uch as thinner, benzine, alcohol, che mical cloths, repell ent, inse[...]

96 On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered t rademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype are trademarks of Matsush ita Electri c Industrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick,” “ ,” “M emory Stick Duo,” “ ,” “Memory S tick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,” ?[...]

97 Additional I nformation On GNU GP L/LGPL app lied softwar e The softw are that is eligible for the fo llowing GNU General Public License (hereinafter referred to as “GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (h ereinafter refe rred to as “LGPL”) are included in the camc order. This informs you that you have a right to have access to, mo[...]

98 Quick Reference Iden tifyin g par ts an d cont rols The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pages. A Power zoom lev er (30, 3 7) B PHOTO button (29) C POWER switch (20) D START/STO P button (29) E Batter y pack (16) F Internal microphone (30) An Active Interfac e Shoe co mpatible microph one (optional) w ill take prec edence wh en conne cted. G (Mo v[...]

99 Quick Re ferenc e A Active I nterfa ce Shoe The Act ive Interface Shoe supplies power t o optio nal ac cessori es suc h as a video light, a flash, or a microphone . The ac cessory can be tu rned on or off as you op erate the POWER switch on your camcord er. R efer t o the op erati ng instruct ions suppl ied with yo ur accessory fo r details. The[...]

100 A DISP/BATT INFO button (17, 21) B BACK LIGH T butt on (32) C RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the setting s, includin g the settin g of the date and time. D LCD scre en/touch pa nel (21) E (HOME) bu tton (13, 57) F Zoom but tons (30, 37) G START/STO P button (29) H Memory Stick Duo slo t (22) I Access lamp (22) J (Film Roll Index) bu tton (35) [...]

101 Quick Re ferenc e A Flash (31) B Lens (Carl Ze iss Lens) (4) C Camera record ing lamp (6 9) Lights up in red during record ing. Flashes when remaining “ Memory Stic k PRO Duo ” space or ba ttery power is low. D Remo te sensor/Infra red port Poin t the Re mote Co mmand er (p. 1 02) towards th e remote sensor t o operate your c amcorder. Hand[...]

102 Remo te Comm ander A DATA CODE button (65) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO button (29) 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) button s (36) E PLAY b utton ( 36) F ST[...]

103 Quick Re ferenc e Indic ators display ed dur ing r ecording /play back Recordi ng movi es Recording still image s Viewin g movies Viewing st ill images A Record ing quality (HD/SD) (5 9) and recording mod e (XP/HQ/SP/LP) (59) B HOM E button (13) C Remaini ng battery (appr ox.) (17) D Record ing status ([ST BY] (s tandby) or [REC] (re cording) )[...]

104 Followi ng indicators app ear during record ing/p layback to indicate th e setting s of your camcord er. Upper le ft Center Upper right Bottom The r ecording date a nd time i s record ed automa ticall y on the “ Memory Stic k PRO Duo.” Th ey are not displ ayed whil e recordi ng. How ever, you can che ck them a s [DATA CODE] during playback [...]

105 Quick Re ferenc e Gloss ary x 5. 1ch surro und sound A system that plays back sound o n 6 speakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 120 Hz or lower. x AVCHD format A high definition digital video camera format used to r [...]

106 Quick Reference Inde x Nume ric 16:9 ........ ....... ..... ...... ....... ...... 67 4:3 ........ ....... ....... ...... .......60, 67 5.1ch surround recording ...... 3 0 A AC Adapt or ....... ...... ....... ......16 ADD by date ......................... 49 AREA SET ... ....... .... ....... ...... 68 AUTO SLW SHUTTR (Auto Slow S hutte r) ......[...]

107 Quick Re ferenc e IMAGE SI ZE ..... ....... ....... .....63 In dex sc ree n dis play but ton ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ..... 103 INDEX S ET ....... ....... ...... 62, 65 Indicato rs .... ....... ......... ....... .104 INDOOR........ ....... ...... ....... ...74 INFO ( “Mem ory Sti ck PRO Duo” ) ..... ....... ....... .....[...]

108 SP....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....59, 60 SPOT FOC US ......... .......72, 83 SPOT METE R (Flexible spot meter). ...... ....... ..... ....... .... 73, 83 SPOTL IGHT ....... ....... .... ......7 4 STANDARD .................... .... 63 STEADYSHOT .............. 61, 80 Still image IMAGE SIZE ... ....... ......6 3 QUALITY ................. [...]

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