Sony UX19E manuale d’uso

3-285-373- 12 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Oper atin g Guid e HDR-UX9E/U X10E/ UX19E/UX20E Enjo ying wi th y our camcord er 11 Getting Start ed 19 Recordi ng/Playbac k 32 Editing 54 Utilizi ng the media 70 Customizing your camcor der 82 Performi ng with a comput er 103 Troubl eshooting 107 Additional Info rmation 12[...]

2 Read t his be fore opera ting y our ca mcorde r Befo re operat ing the uni t, plea se read this manua l thoroughly , and retain i t for future refere nce. To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. CAUTIO N The use of optical in[...]

3 Dispos al of w aste batteri es (applic able in the Eu rope an Unio n and other European countri es with separa te collection systems) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. By ensuring thes e batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help pr[...]

4 Read thi s before o peratin g your c amcorder ( Continued ) Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentia l installation. This equipment generates, u[...]

5 * You can use “Memory Stick PRO Duo” whether Mark2 is indicated or not. • See pag e 31 for the rec ordable time of a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” / “Me mory Stick PRO-H G Duo ” (This siz e can be used with your camcorder.) “Memory Sti ck” (You canno t use it in your ca mcorder.) • “Memory Stick P RO Du[...]

6 Read thi s before o peratin g your c amcorder ( Continued ) • Exposing th e LCD screen , the viewf inder, or the lens to dir ect sunlight for long period s of time may ca use malf unction s. • Do not aim at the su n. Doing so might cause y our camc order to malfuncti on. Take ima ges of the sun only in low light conditions, such as at dusk. O[...]

7 Abo ut the C arl Zeis s lens Your ca mcorde r is equipp ed with a Ca rl Zeiss lens, which was developed joint ly by Carl Zeiss, in Germany , and Sony Corpor ation, an d produces su perior image s. It ad opts the MT F measu remen t syst em for video ca meras and offe rs a quality typic al of a Carl Zei ss lens. Also, the l ens for your camcorde r [...]

8 Table of Content s Read this before ope rating you r camcorder ..... ....... ......... ....... ........ 2 Subjec t examples an d solutions . .. 10 Enjoy us ing various “ Media” according to your needs .......... ... 11 Operation fl ow ......... ...... ...... .......... 12 Features of the media ............. ...... 14 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO[...]

9 Playing a dis c on other d evices .... 74 Chec king the medi a i nfor mat ion ... 76 Formatting the media ......... .......... . 76 Reco rdin g addi tio nal m ovie s aft er finalizing .... ......... ....... ......... ....... . 78 Finding the r ight disc (DIS C SELECT GUIDE) ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... . 79 Repairing t he image data[...]

10 Subjec t exam ples and so lut ions Checking your golf swi ng Gettin g a good shot of a ski slope or beach B SMTH SLW REC ..... ........ ...... .... 40 B Back light............ ...... ........ ...... .. 40 B BEACH ....... ......... ...... ........ ...... 100 B SNOW ..... ......... ...... ........ ...... ... 100 Capturing still images du ring movi[...]

11 Enjoyi ng with your ca mcorder Enjoy using vari ous “Media” according to your needs You can s elect a desi red media for r ecordin g/playbac k/edi ting fr om the in terna l memory (HDR -UX19E /UX20E), a disc or a “M emory Stick PRO D uo” (p. 2 6). To se t the m edia for movies or still ima ges, you can select either [MOVIE MEDIA SET] or [...]

12 Operation flow B Get r ead y x Sele ctin g the me dia (p. 26) Sele ct the media of movies/ still ima ges acco rding to you r needs. For movies , set the desi red image qual ity (HD (high definiti on) or SD (standard de finition)) at the sam e time. B Record usin g your camcord er (p. 36) Your cam corder is co mpatib le with the A VCHD format “[...]

13 Enjoyi ng with your ca mcorder B View movie s reco rded with HD (high definition) image quali ty x Viewing on a h igh definit ion TV You can enjo y movies reco rded with HD (high definitio n) image quali ty (p . 47 ). z Tips • Refer also to the information about [TV CONNECT Guide] (p. 48). • You can also view movies on a non-high-def inition[...]

14 Features of the m edia You can save images on the internal memory (HDR-UX19E/UX20E) or DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD+R DL discs of 8 cm in d iameter on the camcorder. Also, you can save imag es on a “Memory Stick PRO D uo.” For details on the co mpatibility of t he “Memory Stick” t ypes, see page 4. What you can do w ith the record ed i[...]

15 Enjoyi ng with your ca mcorder Approxima te reco rdable time in minutes on the i nternal memory ( HDR-UX19E/UX20E ) and one side of a disc . Recordable time differs depending on the setting of [REC MODE] (p. 84). ( ): the minimum rec ording time * Record “1920 × 1080/50i” of the AVCHD format. ** Record “1440 × 1080/50i” of the AVCHD fo[...]

16 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Taking advantage of two types of menus B Catego ries a nd item s of th e HOME MENU (CAMERA) cate gory (VIEW IMAGES) category (OTHER S) c ategor y (MANAGE MEDIA) ca tegory (SETTINGS) category *1 To cu stomize y our cam corder (p . 82). *1 You can also set these items during Easy Handycam operation (p. 32). For the[...]

17 Enjoyi ng with your ca mcorder 1 While pressing the green button, slide the P OWER switch in the directi on of the arrow t o turn on the p owe r. 2 Press (HOME) A (or B ). 3 Touch the desire d cat egory. Example : (OTHER S) catego ry 4 Touch the desired item. Exampl e: [EDIT] 5 Follow the gu ide on the scr een for further operation. To hide t he[...]

18 3 Touch the item you want to learn 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 Tou ch (HEL P) agai n in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen dur ing shooting or play back disp lays the fun ctions avai lable at tha t moment. Yo[...]

19 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 wi th yo ur cam corde r. 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. 20) Power cord (Mai ns lead) (1) (p. 20) Component A/ V cable (1) (p. 4 9, 51) A/V conn ecting [...]

20 Step 2: Chargi ng the batt ery pa ck You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 128) aft er attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cannot attach any “Inf oLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder. 1 Slide the PO WER switch i n the direction of the arrow to OFF (CHG) (The defau lt setting[...]

21 Gettin g Started b Not es • Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack holding both the camcorder and the DC plug. To remov e the ba ttery pa ck 1 Slide th e POWER swit ch t o OFF (CHG). 2 Press an d hold the BATT (battery releas e) button and remove the ba ttery pack i n the d ire ction of th e arr ow. b Not es • When you remove th e bat[...]

22 Step 2: Charg ing the battery pac k (Cont inued) When th e media is set t o the inter nal memory ( HDR-UX1 9E/UX20 E) or th e “ Memory St ick PRO Duo ” : When the media is set t o the di sc: * Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turning the power on/off and zooming. b Notes • For details on how to se[...]

23 Gettin g Started • The power will not be supplied from the battery as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC IN jack of your camcor der, even when the power cord (m ains lead) is di sconnected from the wall out let (wall socket). • When attachin g an option al video li ght, it is recommended that you use an NP-FH70 or NP- FH100 batter[...]

24 Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the dat e and ti me (Contin ued) 3 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT]. 4 Set [SUMMERT IME], then touch [NEXT]. 5 Set [Y] (y ear) with / . 6 Select [M] with / , then set the month with / . 7 Set [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way, then touch [NE XT]. 8 Make sure that th[...]

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

26 Step 5 : Se lecti ng the medi a You ca n select the desired media for recording/play back/e diting for eithe r movies or still images, a ccording to your needs. For the med ia fo r movie s, set th e inte rnal memo ry * /disc/ “Memor y Stick PRO Duo, ” and also set the image quality ( (high definiti on) or (standard definition)). Fo r the med[...]

27 Gettin g Started 4 When [Com pleted.] appears, touch . The m edia for movies is now set. 1 Touch (H OME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [PHO TO MEDI A S ET] . The se lect s creen o f the media f or sti ll images is displayed . 2 Touch the desire d medi a. b Not es • You cannot select t he disc as the media f or still images. 3 Touch [YE S]. 4 When [Com pl[...]

28 Step 6 : Ins ertin g a disc or a “ Memor y Sti ck P RO Duo” When rec ordin g imag es by s ettin g the media to the in ternal memo ry (HDR- UX19E /UX20E) in “Step 5,” you do no t need t o pe rform the pr ocedu re in “Step 6.” When yo u set the medi a to [ DISC ] in “S tep 5”, a new 8 cm DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, or DVD+R DL is requir[...]

29 Gettin g Started b Not es • You cannot use [Use DISC SELECT GUIDE] during Easy Handycam operation (p. 32). Format the disc, following the instructions on the screen. 6 Touch [Re cord HD (hi gh definit ion) images .]. Touch [Record SD (sta ndard de finition) images.] to rec ord with SD (standard defini tion) im age qual ity. Items disp laye d v[...]

30 Step 6: Inserting a disc or a “Memory Stick P RO Duo” (Cont inued) • To delete all of the previously recorded ima ges from a DVD-RW/DVD+RW, then to use it again to re cord new images, se e “Formatting the media” on page 76. • You can check the right disc using [DISC SELECT GUIDE] on the HOME MENU (p. 79). When you se t the me dia to [...]

31 Gettin g Started To ejec t the “Me mory St ick PRO Duo” Open the L CD panel and Memo ry Stick Duo cove r, t hen li ght ly p ush on th e “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” in once and slide out it alon gside the camcord er body. b Not es • To prevent the media from being broken or recorded images from being lost, do not do the following when th e [...]

32 Recording/ Playback Recor ding an d pl ayback with e ase (Easy Handyc am op erati on) Easy H andycam opera tion makes near ly all settings au tomatic so that you can perform recor ding or pl ayback operat ion s with out d etailed sett ings . It al so ma kes t he scre en fo nt si ze large r for e asy v iewing . The images are recor ded on the s e[...]

33 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 1 Slide the POW ER switch G to turn on yo ur camcorder. 2 Press (VIEW IMA G ES) I or E . The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on t he LCD screen (It may take some time to display the thum bnail s). 1 : Goes to the F ilm Roll Index scr een (p. 4 5). 2 : Goes to th e Face Ind ex scre en (p. 45). 3 : Displ ays the movi es with HD[...]

34 Recordi ng and pl ayback w ith ease (Easy Han dycam opera tion) (Continu ed) 3 Start playback. Movies: Touch the , or t ab and the mov ie to be playe d back. * The settin g of [DATA C ODE] is fix ed to [DA TE/TIME] (p. 90). z Tips • When playback from the selected movie reac hes the last movie, the screen returns t o the VISUAL INDEX screen. ?[...]

35 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k To ca ncel E asy Ha ndyca m oper ation Press EASY A agai n. disappe ars fro m the screen . Menu set tings dur ing Easy H andycam op eration Press (HOME) B or C to display the menu item s available for set up changes (p. 16, 82). b Not es • Most of the menu items aut omatically return to the default settings. The setting[...]

36 Reco rding The image s are rec orded on the set media ( p. 26). Th e defau lt setti ngs ar e shown belo w. HDR-UX9E/UX10E: Movie: Disc Still imag e: “Me mory St ick PRO Duo ” HDR-UX19E/UX20E: Movie: Interna l memory Still image: Inte rnal memo ry b Notes • If the AC CESS lamp (p. 28)/access lamp (p. 30) is lit or flashing after recordin g [...]

37 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 1 Slide the POWER sw itch A in the directi on of the arrow t o light up the (M ovie) lamp. 2 Press START/STOP B (or C ). To stop reco rding, press STA RT/STOP again. 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direc tion of t he ar row to light u p the (Still) lamp. 2 Press PHOT O F light ly to adjust the focus A (a beep sounds), t[...]

38 Rec ordin g (Con tinu ed) You can mag nif y images to 15 ti mes th e orig inal size w ith the power zoom le ver o r the zoom buttons on the LCD frame. Move th e powe r zoom l eve r slig htly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. b Notes • Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom lever. If you move your finger off the powe[...]

39 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k If you press the QUICK ON button, instead of turning off the power, the camcorde r becom es power saving status (Sleep m ode). While the Slee p mode is set, the QUIC K ON butt on is flashed. To resume the nex t recordi ng, press the QU ICK ON button again. Y our camcord er will be read y for recordi ng after about 1 secon[...]

40 Rec ordin g (Con tinu ed) To ad just th e exposu re for back lit subj ects, press . (back ligh t) to display . on the LCD screen . To cancel th e back lig ht function, pre ss . (back light) ag ain. You can reco rd images showing th e images to the person t o be recorded. Open th e LCD pan el 90 de gree s to the camcord er ( 1 ), then rotate it 1[...]

41 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k • [RECORD SOUND] Select [ON] ( ) to superimpose sounds such as conversa tion on the slow motion pictures. ( The default setting is [OFF]. ) Your camcorder rec ords sounds for abo ut 12 seconds while [Recor ding...] i s displa yed in step 2 . b Not es • Sounds cannot b e recorded while recording a 3 second-movie (appro[...]

42 Play back Play ba ck the imag es recor ded on the s elect ed media (p. 2 6). The de fault s etti ngs are sho wn belo w. HDR-UX9E/UX10E: Movie: Disc Still imag e: “Me mory St ick PRO Duo ” HDR-UX19E/UX20E: Movie: Interna l memory Still image: Inte rnal memo ry 1 Slide the PO WER switch A to turn on your camcorder . 2 Press (VIEW IMA GES) B (o[...]

43 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 1 : Goes to the F ilm Roll Index scr een (p. 4 5). 2 : Goes to th e Face Ind ex scre en (p. 45) . 3 : Displ ays the movi es with HD (high def inition) ima ge quality. When SD ( standard definition ) image quality is selected on [MOVIE MEDIA SE T] (p. 26), is displayed. When [DISC] is selected, is displayed. 4 : Displa ys [...]

44 Playbac k ( Conti nued) Touch th e tab and the still i mage to be played back. To adju st the sou nd volum e of mo vies When pl aying back a movie, tou ch (OPTION ) t tab t [VOLUME], then adju st the volume wi th / . z Tips • Y ou can switch the VISUA L INDEX scr een by touching (HOME) D (or E ) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [VI SUAL INDEX]. Viewing still[...]

45 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k Movies ca n be divided by a set time and the first scene of ea ch division is display ed on the inde x scr een. Yo u can start play ing ba ck a movi e fro m th e sele cted sce ne. Set the media that conta ins t he movie to be play ed back in a dvance (p. 26) . 1 Press (VIEW IMAG ES). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears. 2 Tou[...]

46 Playbac k ( Conti nued) • Set [ INDEX SET] to [ON] before recording to search f or a movie from the [ INDEX] (Face Index) screen (the default s etting) (p. 87). When a face image is recorded in the Face Index during movie recording, lights up. z Tips • You can displ ay the [ INDEX] (Face Index) screen by touching (HOME) t (VIEW IMAGE S) t [ [...]

47 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 3 Touch the sc reen at the po int you want to displa y in t he cente r of th e display ed fram e. 4 Adjust the magnif icatio n with W (Wi de angle )/T (Telep hoto). To canc el, touch . Touch on the still im age playba ck screen. The slide show begins from the se lected image. Touch to stop the slide show. To restar t, t o[...]

48 Playi ng the image on a TV ( Conti nued) Jacks on yo ur camcorder Open the ja ck cover and connec t the cabl e. Your cam corder will adv ise you of the m ost advant ageous way of c onnect ing your TV. 1 Touch (H OME) t (OTH ERS) t [TV CONNECT Guide]. If the it em is n ot on the scre en, to uch / to ch ange the page. 2 Touch the answer to the qu [...]

49 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 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 defini tion) image qua lity. Connect ing to a high d efiniti on TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV H[...]

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

51 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k * Assign an appropriate s etting according to the TV used. : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU setti ng (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [576i] (p. 93) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYPE ] t [16:9]/ [4:3 ] * (p. 93) • When the component plugs are connected, audio signals are not output. [...]

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

53 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 3 Operate the remote commander of the TV. You can do the f ollowing operat ions. – Dis play (VIE W IMAGES) of (HOME) by pressing SY NC MENU button. – Display an INDEX scree n such as the VISUAL INDEX screen by pressing up/dow n/left/right or en ter button of the remote comm ander , and pl ay b ack the desired mo vies [...]

54 Editing (OTHER S) cat egory This cat egor y enab les y ou to ed it t he images rec orded on th e media. In a ddition, this cate gory enable s you to utilize your camcor der by connecti ng it to ot her devi ces. DELETE You ca n delete the im ages on the me dia (p. 55). PHOTO CAPTU RE (HDR-UX1 0E/ UX19 E/UX20E ) You ca n capture a de sired scene a[...]

55 Editing Delet ing im ages You can d elete the ima ges rec orded on the media u sing your ca mcorder. b Not es • You cannot restore images once they are deleted. • You cannot delete images on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” when the write-protection is set to the images. z Tip s • You can select up to 100 images at one time. • You can dele[...]

56 Deleting image s (Contin ued) 4 When [ Compl eted.] appears, t ouch . To delete the most recent ly reco rded movie 1 In step 3 , touch [ LAS T SCENE DEL]. 2 Touch t [YES]. 3 When [C ompleted .] appea rs, touch . b Notes • You c annot delete the most r ecently recorded movie on a disc when performing the following operations after recording: ?[...]

57 Editing To delete all sti ll images at one time 1 In st ep 3 , touch [ DELETE ALL ]. 2 Touc h [YE S] t [YES]. 3 When [ Compl eted .] appe ars, t ouch . To dele te all th e still imag es record ed on the sa me day a t one time 1 In st ep 3 , tou ch [ DELETE by da te]. 2 Touc h / to select the rec ording date of the desir ed still imag es, then to[...]

58 Capturi ng a still image f rom a m ovie (HD R-UX10E/UX 19E/UX2 0E) (Continu ed) 2 Touch the movie that you want to capture a still image from. The sel ected movie is playe d back . 3 Touch to pause at the poi nt where you want to capture. The movi e pauses. Play and pause t oggles as you press . You can adjust the capturing point with more pre c[...]

59 Editing Dubbin g/copy ing imag es from o ne medi a to anoth er medi a on y our c amcord er You ca n dub m ovies fr om the internal memory (HDR-UX19E/UX20E) or a “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” (HD R-UX10E/ UX20E ) to a disc without changing the ir image qu alit y. The co mpatib ility of the med ia typ es varies depending on the types of your ca mcor[...]

60 Dubbin g/copying images from one media to another media on your camcord er (Con tinued) 4 Touch the desired movie for dubbing. * Displays re maining memory space of disc. Each color displays the following status. Black: Used memory space Green: Memory space scheduled to be us ed White: Free memor y space The sel ected movie is mark ed with . Pre[...]

61 Editing Copy th e sti ll imag es r ecorded on the inte rnal memo ry to a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” Insert the “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” in to the ca mcord er i n adva nce. b Not es • Connect your camco rder to the wall outlet (wa ll socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation. z Tip s • To check t he copied s till image s af[...]

62 Div iding mo vies Set the medi a that contai ns the movie to be divided in adva nce (p. 26). 1 Touch (H OME) t (OTH ERS) t [EDIT]. 2 Touch [D IVIDE]. 3 Touch the movie to be divi ded. The sel ected movie is playe d back . 4 Touch at the point where you want to divide the movie into the scenes. The movi e pauses. Play and pause t oggles as you pr[...]

63 Editing Creati ng t he Pla ylist A Playlist i s a list show ing thumbna ils of the mo vies that you ha ve selec ted. The origin al mov ies are not ch anged, even i f you edit or dele te the movies in the Playl ist. Set the desire d media for creat ing/playba ck/ editing a Pl aylist in adva nce (p. 26 ). b Not es • Movies with HD (h igh definit[...]

64 Creat ing the Playli st (Co ntinu ed) 2 Touch / to select the recor ding date of the desire d movies, then to uch . The mo vies r ecorded on th e selec ted date ar e disp layed on the LCD scr een. Touch the movie on the LCD screen to confir m. Tou ch to return to th e previous scr een. 3 Touch t [YES]. 4 When [ Compl eted.] appears, t ouch . b N[...]

65 Editing 4 Touch t [YE S]. 5 When [C omplete d.] ap pear s, tou ch . z Tip s • The original movies are not changed even if you erase the movies from the P laylist. To chan ge the order withi n the P laylist 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [PLAYLIST EDIT]. 2 Touch [ MOVE]/[ MOVE]/ [ MOVE]. 3 Touch the mo vie to be move d. The sele cted mov ie is mar[...]

66 Dubbin g mov ies t o other recor din g devi ces You can dub mo vies playe d back on your cam corder to other reco rding de vices, such as VCRs or DVD/H DD record ers. Co nnect th e device in eith er of the fo llowi ng ways. Conn ect your cam corder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using th e supplied AC Adaptor for this o peration (p. 2 0). Refe[...]

67 Editing 1 Turn on the camcor der, t hen set the media that contains the desired movies for dubb ing (p. 2 6). 2 Press (VIEW IMAGES). Set [TV TYPE] acco rding to th e display devi ce (p. 93). 3 Prepare the recording device. Turn on th e recordi ng device. When dubb ing mo vies to the VCR, ins ert a cassett e tape for reco rdin g. When dubbin g mo[...]

68 3 Touch the medi a which contai ns the movie t o be dubbed. 4 Start recording on the connected device. Refer to the in struction m anuals suppl ied wit h the conn ecte d device for deta ils. 5 When d ubbing i s fin ished, t ouch [END] t [YES] and disconnect the USB cable. z Tips • If the [USB SELECT] screen does not appear, touch (HOME) t (OTH[...]

69 Editing 4 Touch the still imag e to be printed . The sele cted st ill imag e is mar ked with . Pres s an d hold the sti ll ima ge on the LCD screen to conf irm. Touch to retur n to t he im age sel ectio n scre en. 5 Touch (OPTION), set t he followi ng options , then touch . [COPIES]: Se t numb er of c opies of a still imag e to be printed. Y ou [...]

70 Utilizin g the me dia (MANA GE MEDIA) ca tego ry This catego ry enab les y ou to use th e media for vario us purposes. MOVIE ME DIA SE T Set the me dia for movies (p. 26 ). PHOTO MEDIA SET (HDR-UX19E/ UX20 E) Set the media f or st ill imag es (p. 27). FINAL IZE You ca n enable disc s to be played on othe r devic es by finalizing th em (p. 71). M[...]

71 Utilizi ng the media Making the di sc com patib le wit h play back on other de vices (F inali zing) Finalizing makes the recorded di sc compatible for play back with other devi ces and DVD drives o f comp uters. Before finalizing , you can sel ect a type of DVD menu that e nables you to s elect a p articular scene ( p. 7 3). Discs record ed with[...]

72 Making t he disc c ompatible w ith pl ayback on other devi ces (Fina lizing) (Continu ed) To add re cordings to a fin alized disc (p. 7 8) b Notes • During Easy Handycam operation, you cannot add recordings to a finalized disc even if you use DVD- RW or DVD+RW. To d o so, cancel Easy Handycam oper ation (p. 35). To pl ay b ack a disc o n an ot[...]

73 Utilizi ng the media b Not es • It takes from a minute to a maximum of s everal hours to finalize a disc. The shorter the amount of material recorded on the disc, the longer it takes for finalizing. 1 Place your camco rder in a stable position, then connect the AC Adaptor to t he DC IN jack on your camcorde r and the wall outlet (wall socket).[...]

74 • You cannot create the disc menu with DVD-RW (VR mode) for t he SD (standard d efinition) image quality. Playin g a disc on othe r device s The k ind of d evice yo u can play a d isc on depends on the image quality (H D (high definitio n) or SD (standard def inition)) sele cted w hen the d isc wa s rec orded . For detai ls, refer to the instr[...]

75 Utilizi ng the media z Tip s • Devices that support s ubtitles can display the recording da te and time where the subtitles normally appear (p. 86). Refer to the instruction manual of your device. • If you have created the disc menu (p. 73), you can select the desired scene in the menu. • You can also play the playlist back on other device[...]

76 Checki ng the media informat ion You ca n check th e estim ated a vailabl e recor ding ti me and memor y usage of t he media, a ccording to the se tting of [MO VIE MEDIA SET] (p. 26). Touch ( HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MEDIA INFO]. You can check other information by t ouching . To turn off the display, touch . b Notes • The calculation for the [...]

77 Utilizi ng the media 6 When [Com pleted.] appears, touch . b Not es • Do not apply s hock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during formatting. • Even the images protected with another device against accidental deletion are also deleted. • Do not attem pt the followin g operations when [Executing...] is on[...]

78 b Notes • You cannot change the image quality of a disc during recording . • For details on AVCHD format/DVD format, see page 14, 126. 6 Touch the option that i s right for you on the screen. The di sc wi ll be for mat ted in th e reco rdi ng ima ge qu alit y and format you sele cted. When fo rmatti ng is co mplet ed, yo u can start recordin[...]

79 Utilizi ng the media For th e discs r ecorde d with SD (standard definiti on) ima ge quality • When using finalized DVD-RW (VR mode) discs, yo u can record add itional mater ial on the dis c witho ut any addi ti onal s teps . • To unfi nalize DV D-RW (VIDEO mode), to uch (HOM E) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [UNFINALIZE]. • If you have created the DV[...]

80 Repair ing the im age d ataba se f ile This func tion checks th e managem ent inform ation and the c onsistenc y of m ovies and sti ll i mages on th e inter nal me mory (HDR-UX 19E/UX 20E), or of movi es on the “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo” and re pairs any inconsi stencies found. 1 Touch (H OME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] t [INT. MEMOR[...]

81 Utilizi ng the media Preven ting dat a on the in ternal memory of the camco rder from being re covered (H DR-UX 19E/ UX20E) [ EMPT Y] al lows you to wr ite unint ell igibl e data o nto th e inte rnal m emo ry of the camcor der. In this way , it ma y becom e more diffic ult to recover an y original da ta. When y ou di spose of or trans fer the ca[...]

82 Customiz ing your camcor der What yo u ca n do wit h the (SETTINGS ) catego ry of the HOM E MENU You ca n cha nge t he re cordi ng fu ncti ons and the oper ating set tings for your co nvenien ce. 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (SE TTINGS). 3 Touch the desire d set up item . If the it em is not on the scr een, tou ch / to c[...]

83 Custom izing your cam corder PHOTO SETTING S (p. 88) VIEW IM AGES SE T (p. 9 0) SOUND/ DISP SET ** (p. 9 1) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 93) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 94) GENERAL SET (p. 94) * You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation (p. 32). ** [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Hand ycam operation. GUIDEFRAM E 86 ZEBRA 86 REMAININ G SET 86 SUB-T DA[...]

84 MOVI E SETTIN GS (Items fo r recording mov ies) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, t ouch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 82 (OPTION MENU) t page 96 The defa ult set tings are marked with B . You ca n select a re cording qu ality to rec ord a movie. x For HD (high defin ition) imag e quality: HD FH * ([...]

85 Custom izing your cam corder • The maximum shooting distance using [NIGHTSHOT LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet). When r ecord ing wi th SD ( stan dard definitio n) imag e quality, you can sele ct the aspe ct rat io a ccordin g to t he T V conn ected. Refer a lso to th e inst ruction ma nuals supplied with your TV. B 16:9 WID E Reco rds images to t[...]

86 MOVIE SETTINGS (Conti nued) You ca n display th e guide frame and chec k that the sub ject is horiz ontal or vert ical by setting [GUIDEFRAME] to [ON]. The guid e frame is no t record ed. Pre ss DISP/BA TT INFO to make the guide frame disappear . The defaul t setting is [OFF]. z Tips • Positioning the subject at the cross point of the guide fr[...]

87 Custom izing your cam corder OFF ( ) Records wit hout flas h. b Not es • The recommended distance to the subject when using the buil t-in flash is appr oximately 0.3 to 2.5 m (1 to 8 feet). • Remove any dust from the surface of the flash lamp before using it. Flash effect may be impaired if heat discoloration or dust obscures the lamp. • /[...]

88 To pla y back a mov ie f rom the F ace Inde x screen, see page 45. b Notes • The detect able number of face i mage is limited. You ca n set this function w hen you use an ext ernal conve rsion lens (op tion al) that is compa tible with your c amcorder. You can shoot wit h the Steady Shot function adjusted optim ally for the co nversion lens at[...]

89 Custom izing your cam corder Capaci ty of a “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” an d the num ber of rec ordable still images (Approx.)* When the (Still) lamp is lights up: * All numbers measured wh en recording st ill images at the maximum image size. Check the actual number of rec ordable still images while recording s till image s on the LC D screen ([...]

90 VIEW IMAGE S SET (Ite ms to custo mize th e disp lay) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, t ouch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 82 (OPTION MENU) t page 96 The defa ult set tings are marked with B . During playb ack, displays the inform ation (data c ode) recor ded aut omati cally at the time of reco rd[...]

91 Custom izing your cam corder You can s elect the numbe r of thum bnai ls that appear o n the VISUAL INDEX screen or the Playlist. Thumbn ail 1 Glossar y (p. 143) B ZO OM LINK Change the number of thumbnail s (6 or 12) with th e power zoom leve r on your camcorder. * 6IMAGE S Display s thumbnails of 6 images. 12IM AGES Display s thumbnails of 12 [...]

92 SOUND/ DISP SET (Con tinue d) You ca n adjust the bri ghtness of the LC D scr een’s bac kligh t. B NORMAL Standard b rightness. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD screen. b Notes • When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [ BRIGHT] is automatical ly selected for the setting. • When you select [BR IGHT], battery life is slightly red[...]

93 Custom izing your cam corder OUTP UT SETTIN GS (Items for connecting othe r devices) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the s creen, touch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 82 The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . You need to convert th e signal dependi ng on the TV conn ecte d when play ing back the image. The [...]

94 CLOCK/ L ANG (Items to set c lock and lang uage) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, t ouch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 82 See page 23 . You ca n adjust a tim e difference without stopping the cl ock. Set you r local area using / when using your camc order in other time z ones. Refer to the world ti[...]

95 Custom izing your cam corder B 5 min The camcorder is automa ticall y turned off when you do not ope rate your camcor der for mo re than approxima tely 5 minute s. NEVER The camcorder is not automat ically turn ed off . b Not es • When you connect your camcorder to a wall outlet (wall socket), [A.SHUT OFF] is automatically set t o [NEVER]. You[...]

96 Acti vating function s using th e OPTION MENU The (OPTION MENU) appears just l ike 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 (OP TION) on the screen. 2 Touch the desired ite m. If you cannot find the desired it em, touch ano [...]

97 Custom izing your cam corder *1 Items that are included in the HOME MENU also . *2 These items also available in the HOME MENU, but wit h different item n ames. *3 [DVD MENU] for SD (standard definition) image qua lity FLASH MODE a 86 TIMING –4 0 RECORD SOUND –4 1 Viewing items on the OPTI ON MENU Items *1 Page tab DELETE *2 a 55 DELETE by d[...]

98 Functi ons se t in t he OPTION MEN U Items you can set only on the (OPTION MENU) will be described below. The defa ult set tings are marked 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 subject[...]

99 Custom izing your cam corder You can fix the br igh tne ss of a pict ure manua lly. Adju st the bri ghtness wh en the subject i s too b right or t oo dark re lative to the bac k ground. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the ex posure by touching / . 3 Touch . To ret urn the sett ing to automati c exposur e, touch [AUT O] t in step 1 . You can [...]

100 LANDSCAPE * () Sele ct to s hoot dis tant subject s clea rly. This settin g also prevents your c amcorder fr om foc usi ng on gl ass or met al me sh in win dows t hat co mes in be twee n the camcorder a nd the subject. PORTRAIT ( ) Sele ct to b ring out the s ubject such as people or flowers wh ile crea ting a sof t background. SPOTLIGHT ** () [...]

101 Custom izing your cam corder 3 Touch [ ]. flashes quickly . When th e whit e balance h as been adjus ted and st ored in the memo ry, the in dicat or stop s flashing. 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 s hooting a white objec[...]

102 WHIT E FAD ER BLACK FADER When yo u set [OLD MOVIE], appears and you ca n add an o ld movie effe ct to images. T o cancel [D.EFFECT ], touch [OFF]. You ca n add spec ial effect s to an im age during re cording. appears. B OFF Does not use [PICT. EFFECT] setting. SEPIA Images a ppear in sepia. B&W Images a ppear in black a nd whit e. PASTEL [...]

103 Performi ng with a comp uter Perform ing with a compute r What y ou can do with Wind ows co mputer Whe n you in stal l the “P ictur e Moti on Browse r” on a Wi ndows com puter fro m the supplied CD-ROM , you can enjo y the following ope rations. x Play ing a di sc in the AVC HD for mat t Play er for AV CHD x Impor ting i mages re corded on [...]

104 What you ca n do wit h Window s comput er (Con tinued) b Notes • In addition to the above, you need a computer that fulfills ap propriate system requir ements to operate the OS i nstalled on the comput er. • Even in a computer environment where the operations are guaranteed, f rames may be dropped from movies, resulting in uneven playback. [...]

105 Performi ng with a comp uter 7 Click [Conti nue]. 8 Read [ License Agreeme nt], se lect [I accept th e terms of the li cense agreeme nt] i f you agre e, then click [Next ]. 9 Confir m the in stallat ion se ttings, then click [Install]. b Not es • Even if a screen prompting you to restart your computer appears, you do not need to restart it at[...]

106 What you ca n do wit h Window s comput er (Con tinued) • D o not connect anything to other USB ports of a com puter. • When co nnecti ng to a comp uter w ith a USB key board an d USB m ouse conn ected as st anda rd equi pment, con nect y our camco rder to another U SB port using the USB ca ble. b Notes • Operations are not guarante ed whe[...]

107 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. • Overal l operation s/Easy Ha ndycam operation/ Remote Com mander ....... p. 107 • Batte rie[...]

108 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) –[ E X P O S U R E ] – [SPOT ME TER] – [SCENE SELECTION] – [WHITE B AL.] – [ COLOR S LOW SH TR] – [SUPER NIGHTSHO T] – [ BLT-IN ZOOM MIC] – [MICREF LEVEL] Even if you p ress EASY, menu settings do not switch t o their defaults auto matically. • D uring Easy Handyc am operatio n, settings for the f[...]

109 Troubles hooting The po wer abr uptly t urns of f. • Whe n approximate ly 5 minutes have elapsed whi le you do not operate your camcor der, the cam corder is a utomati cally turned o ff (A.SHUT OF F). Chang e the setting o f [A.SHUT OFF] (p . 95), or turn on the power a gain, or use the AC Ada ptor. • If the time set with [QUIC K ON STBY] ([...]

110 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The disc canno t be remove d. • M ake sure the powe r source (batter y pack or AC Adaptor) is co nnected corre ctly (p. 20). • T he disc is dama ged or is dirty wit h finge rprints , etc. In th is case, it m ay take up to 10 min utes to remov e the disc. • The temperat ure of your camco rder is extremel y hig[...]

111 Troubles hooting • Whe n you are using one of the foll owing discs a fter fina lizing it, m ake the disc to b e able to record ad ditiona l scenes (p. 78 ). Or use a new disc. – DVD+RW – DVD-RW recorded with HD (high definition) image quality – DVD-RW (VIDEO mode) recorded with SD (stand ard defini tion) ima ge qualit y • The temperat[...]

112 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) – there is no media that has be en set on [MOVIE MEDIA SET] in your camcorder. The auto focus does not function . • Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p . 98). • The recording c onditions are no t suitable for auto focus. Adjust the focu s manually (p. 98). [STEADYSHO T] does not function. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p[...]

113 Troubles hooting You cannot play back a disc. • Che ck ou t the d isc co mpatibil ity (p. 14). • Inser t a disc with the recordi ng side facing your camco rder (p. 28). • The disc t hat was recorded, formatt ed, of finalized on other devices may not be played back on your cam corder. • The temperat ure of your camcord er is extremely hi[...]

114 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) “ ” is indicated on an image in the disc menu/DVD men u. • L oading of the data may have failed when the disc was final ized. For the foll owing discs, m ake th e disc ca pable of additiona l recordin g (p. 78), th en remake the disc menu by finaliz ing the disc agai n (p. 73). The disc menu/DVD menu may be d[...]

115 Troubles hooting Movies c annot be added in t he Playlist. • There is no free s pace in the medi a. • To th e Playli st on the int ernal memory (HDR-UX19E/ UX20E) or the “ Memory Stick PRO Duo ,” you can add a maximum of 999 movies wit h HD (high definition) image quality , or 99 movies w ith SD (standar d definition) image qualit y. To[...]

116 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) • On ly the S VIDEO plug of the A/V connecti ng cable wit h S VIDEO ( optional) is conn ecte d to the T V. Make su re the red and whi te plugs ar e connected (p. 51). The image ap pears distorted on the 4:3 TV. • T his happens when vi ewing a image recorded in the 16:9 (wi de) mode on a 4 :3 TV. Set [ TV TYPE] [...]

117 Troubles hooting [FACE DETECTION] [SMTH SLW REC ], [FOCUS], [S POT FOCU S], [EXPOSURE], [SPOT METER], Ni ghtShot, [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [WHITE BAL.], [DIGITAL ZOOM], [TWILIGHT]/ [TWILIGHT PORT.]/ [CANDLE]/ [SUNRISE&SUNSET]/ [FIREWORKS]/ [LANDSCAPE]/ [SPOTLIGHT]/ [BEACH]/[SNOW] in [SCENE SELECTION], [D.EFFECT], [PICT.EFFECT] [...]

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

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

120 Warning indicator s and messa ges (Continu ed) x Media Internal memory format error. • The format of the internal mem ory (HD R- UX19E/UX 20E) of the camcorder is different from the o riginal format set at the time of purch ase. You may be able to use the original format by perform ing [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 76). The data of the curre nt form at [...]

121 Troubles hooting Memory Stick folders are full. • You cannot cr eate folders exceedi ng 999MSDC F. You cannot create or dele te created folde rs using your cam corder. • For mat th e “Me mory Sti ck PR O Duo” (p. 76), or delet e folders using you r comput er. Cannot save still picture. • When usi ng the Dual Rec function, do not eject[...]

122 Additio nal Inform ation Using your camcor der ab road Power supply You ca n use your camcorde r in any countrie s/regions using th e AC Adaptor supplied with yo ur camcord er with in the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz ra nge. View ing im ages rec orded wi th HD (high de finition ) image qual ity In cou ntries/regions w here 1080 /50i is supporte [...]

123 Add ition al Info rma tion Setting to the l ocal time You can e asily se t the clock to the l ocal ti me by se tting a time differen ce when using y our camcorde r abroad. Touch ( HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [AREA SE T] and [ SUMMERTIM E] (p. 94). World time differenc e Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, London +01:00 Berli[...]

124 Files/ folder struc ture on the in ternal memory (HDR-UX 19E/UX 20E) an d a “Memor y Stic k PRO Duo” The file/fo lder structure on t he internal memo ry (HDR-UX19E/UX 20E)/“Mem ory Stick PRO Duo” is shown b elow. Yo u do not usually ne ed to ac knowledge the fil e/folder struc ture, w hen recordi ng/playing ba ck images on th e camcorde[...]

125 Add ition al Info rma tion Precau tion s and mainte nance See pag e 14 for the details of discs which you can use with your camcorder. Notes on use • Hold t he disc by its edge while supp orting the cent er hole light ly. Do not touch the recordin g side (the opposite of the pri nted sid e when usi ng a sing le- sided di sc). • Before shoot[...]

126 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) Care and storag e of the discs • Keep the d isc clea n, or the ima ge qual ity of the audi o and video output may dete rior ate. • Cl ean the disc wi th a soft cloth. Wi pe the disc from th e cent er out . For dirt, clea n the disc wit h a s oft cl oth s lig htl y moi ste ned i n water, then re m[...]

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

128 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) On imag e data compatibilit 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 Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). • On your camcorde[...]

129 Add ition al Info rma tion About t he remain ing battery time indicato r • When the power goes off even though the remaining batter y time indicator indicate s that the battery pack has e nough power to operate, charge the battery pack fully again. Remaining battery time will be indicated c orrectly. Note, however, that the battery indication[...]

130 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) • Do not damage the power cord (mains lead) such as by placing anything heavy on it. • Keep metal contacts clean. • Keep the Remote Commander and button-type battery out of chi ldren’s reach. If the battery is accidentally swallowed, consult a doctor immediate ly. • If the battery electro l[...]

131 Add ition al Info rma tion 3 Touch “×” dis played on the screen with th e corner of the “Me mory Stick PRO Du o” or the like 3 tim es. The pos ition of “×” chan ges . Touch [CANCEL] to cancel. If you did not press the right spot, try the calib ratio n again. b Not es • Do not use a sharp-pointed object for calibration. Doing so [...]

132 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) 3 Remove d ust from the eyec up block with a camera blower , etc. 4 Press the vi ewfinder back onto the body of the camc order. 5 Remove dust from the inside ar ea where the eyec up block w as attache d with a came ra blo wer, et c. 6 Atta ch the eyecu p bl ock to the viewfind er, pushing it strai gh[...]

133 Add ition al Info rma tion Speci fic ations System Vide o compr essi on f ormat AVCHD (HD)/MPEG2 (SD)/JPEG (Still images) Audio compression format Dolby D igital 2/ 5.1ch Dolb y Digi tal 5.1 Cr eato r Video si gnal PAL color, CC IR standards 1080/50 i specification Internal memo ry (HDR-UX19 E/UX20E) 8 GB When measu ring media ca pacity , 1 GB [...]

134 Specific ations ( Continued ) Input/Ou tput co nnectors A/V Remote connector Compo nent/vi deo and aud io output jack HDMI OUT j ack HDMI Type C mini connec tor USB jack mini-B HDR-UX9E/UX19E: Output only LCD sc reen Image 6.7 cm (2. 7 type, aspect rati o 16:9) Total dot numb er 211 200 (960 × 220) General Power re quireme nts DC 6.8 V /7.2 V [...]

135 Add ition al Info rma tion Rechar geable battery pack NP- FH60 Maximum output voltage DC 8. 4 V Output voltage DC 7. 2 V Capacity 7.2 Wh (1 00 0 mAh) Type Li-io n Design and specif ications are subjec t to change without notice. • Your camcorder is pr oduced under the license of Dolby Laboratories. On t radem arks • “Handycam” and are r[...]

136 Note s on the Lice nse ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN AN Y MANNER THAT COMPLIES WIT H THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER AP PLICABLE PATENT S IN THE MP EG-2 PA TENT POR TFOLIO , WHICH LI CENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. , 250 S[...]

137 Quick Referenc e Quick Reference Ident ify ing part s and co ntrol s The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. A Power zoo m lever (38, 46) B PHOTO button (32, 37) C POWER swit ch (23) D /CHG (flash/ch arge) l amp ( 20, 8 6) E QUICK ON button (39) F A/V Re mote conne ctor (48, 66) G DC IN jack (20) H Disc cover O PEN switch (28) I ACCESS la mp [...]

138 Identifyi ng parts a nd control s (C ontinu ed) A Memory Stick Duo slo t/Memory Stick Duo slot cover (30 ) B LCD scre en/touch pa nel (1 6, 25) C (HOME) bu tton (16, 82) D Zoom but tons (38, 46) E START/ST OP button (32, 37 ) F RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the sett ings, incl uding the settin g of th e date and t ime. G DISP/BATT INFO button[...]

139 Quick Referenc e A Built- in micro phone ( 38) An Active Interf ace Sho e compat ible microph one (opt ional) wi ll take preced ence wh en con nected . B Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) C Flash (86) D Infrare d port/Remote sensor Poin t the Re mote Co mmand er (p. 1 40) towards th e remo te sensor to ope rate your c amcorder. E Camera record ing lamp (9[...]

140 Identifyi ng parts a nd control s (C ontinu ed) Remo te Co mmand er A DATA CODE button (90) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO button (37) The on-screen image when you press this butt on will be recorded as a still image. C SCAN/SLOW buttons (43, 44) D . > (Pr[...]

141 Quick Referenc e Indic ators displ aye d duri ng reco rding /play back Recordi ng movi es Recording still imag es Viewin g movi es Viewing st ill images A HOM E button (16) B Remaini ng battery (appr ox.) (21) C Record ing status ([ST BY] (s tandby) or [REC] (re cording) ) D Recording format (HD/SD) and recording mod e (FH/FS/HQ/SP/LP) (84) E M[...]

142 Indicato rs displayed during r ecording /playb ack (Conti nued) Y Data file name / Scene number Z VISUAL INDEX button (42) Followi ng indicators app ear during record ing/p laybac k to indicat e the sett ings of your camcord er. Upper le ft Upper right Center Bottom b Notes • Indicator s and their positions are approxim ate and differ from wh[...]

143 Quick Referenc e Gloss ary x 5 .1ch surr ound so und 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 [...]

144 Inde x Nume ric 1080i/576i .. ........................... 9 3 1440 × 1080/50i............ 15, 126 16:9 ........ ..... ....... .... ..... ...... .... 93 16:9 WIDE ........ ...... ..... ....... . 85 1920 × 1080/50i............ 15, 126 21-pin adaptor. ..... ....... .... ...... 52 4:3 ........ ....... .... ..... ....... ....85, 93 4:3 TV.... ....[...]

145 Quick Referenc e G GENERAL SE T ....... ..... ...... .94 Grip bel t ...... ....... ..... ....... .... ...25 GUIDEF RAME .... .... ....... .... .86 H HD (high definitio n) image quali ty ..... ....... .... .14, 15, 31 , 84 HDMI cabl e ............ .... ....... ...50 Help . ....... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ...17 High definition TV ........[...]

146 Index (Co ntinued) REMOTE CTR L (Remote control ) ....... .... ..... ....... .... ......95 REPAIR IMG.DB F. ........ .... 80 RESET ... ....... ..... ...... .....89, 138 S SCENE SE LECTI ON... 99, 117 SD (standard d efinition) image qualit y ........... ..... . 14, 15, 31, 84 Self-diagnosis display ......... 11 8 SELF-T IMER ...... .... ....... [...]

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