Samsung HDR-CX7EK manual

3-214-661- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operati ng Guide HDR-CX6EK/CX7E /CX7EK For details on th e advanced operatio ns, please refer to “Hand ycam Handbo ok” (PDF).[...]

2 Read this first Befo re oper ating the unit, ple ase re ad this manua l thorough ly, and reta in it for future refere nce. To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Replace the battery with the specified type o nly. Otherwise, fire or injury may resu lt. A mou lded plug co mply ing with BS 1363 is fitted to [...]

3 • A “Memory Stick PRO Duo” of up to 8 GB has been confirmed to operate correctly with this cam cor der. • See page 12 for the recordable time of a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” • “Memory Stick PRO Duo” and “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” are both called as “Memory Stick PRO Duo” in this manual. Using the camcorder • The camcorder [...]

4 Table of Content s Read this fi rst ........ ....... ...... .......... ...... .......... ...... ....... .......... ...... .......... ..... 2 Notes on u se .. ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... . 2 Step 1: Checking supplied ite ms ........ .......... ...... .......... .....[...]

5 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing supp lied items Make sure that you have th e followin g item s suppl ied wi th yo ur cam corde r. The number in the par ent heses indic ates th e numb er o f t hat item sup plie d. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 6) Mains lead (1) (p. 6) Hand ycam St ation (1 ) (p . 6) Component v ideo cable (1) (p . 14) A/V[...]

6 Step 2: Charg ing the b atter y pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) a fter attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • Your camcor der operates only with an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack ( H series). 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Stati on. Be sure th at the v mark on the DC plug is facin[...]

7 Gettin g Started To remov e the ba ttery pa ck Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). Slid e the B ATT (ba tter y rele ase) le ver and remove th e batter y pack. b Not es • When you remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor, m ake sure that the (Mo vie) lamp/ (Still) lamp (p. 9) is tur ned off. To char ge the ba tter y pack us ing onl y the AC Ad[...]

8 wall socket immedia tely if any malfunct ion occurs while using your camcorder. • Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a narrow space, such as between a wall and furniture. • Do not short-circuit the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or ba ttery termin al with a ny metall ic objects. This may cause a malfunction. • Even if your camcorder is turned o[...]

9 Gettin g Started Step 3: T urnin g the pow er on, an d setting the date an d time 1 While pressing the green button, slide the POWER switch repeatedly in the direction of the arrow until the respective lamp lights u p. (Movie): To record movies (Still): To record st ill images • When you turn on (St ill) lamp, the screen aspect ratio is changed[...]

10 Step 4: Insert ing a “ Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” See page 2 on the “Memor y Stick” you can use with you r camco rder. 1 Open the LCD panel. 2 Slide the POW ER switch repeatedly until the (Movie) lamp l ights up. 3 Insert the “M emory Stick P RO Duo.” 1 Open the Memor y Stick Duo cover in the direct ion of the arrow. 2 Insert t he “Me[...]

11 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Recording/P layback Recor ding 1 Slide the POWER switch A until the respective lamp lights up. Pres s th e gree n but ton o nly w hen the POW ER sw it ch is in the OF F (CH G) p ositi on. • (Movie ): To re cord mov ies • (Still): T o record still images 2 Start recording. Press START/STO P D (or B ). To stop recording,[...]

12 z Tips • You can check the free “Memory Stick PRO Duo” space by touching (HOME) t (MANAGE MEMORY STICK) t [ INFO]. • You can capture up to 3 still images by pres sing PHOTO during mov ie recording. • The maximum recordable time of Sony “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is as follows with recording mode [HD SP] (the def ault setting); 512 MB: [...]

13 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Play back 1 Slide the POWER switch A to tu rn on your camco rder. 2 Press the (VIEW IMAGES) B (or D ) bu tton. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on t he LCD screen (It may take some time to display the thum bnail s). • Press the (Film Roll Index) button C to play back images from INDEX. See “Handycam Handbook” (PDF) fo[...]

14 To adju st the sou nd volum e of movies When pl aying bac k a movie , touch (OPTION) t tab t [VOLUME], then ad just the volum e with / . z Tips • When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie, the screen retur ns to the INDEX scr een. • i appears with the image on the tab that was most recentl y played back/record ed ( B for t[...]

15 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Names and func tions of p arts and c ontro ls 1 Power z oom leve r To use th e zoom, move the po wer zoom lev er. M ove th e power zoom le ver slig htly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster z oom. During pla yback, yo u can magnify still images from about 1.1 to 5 times the original siz e (Playback z oom). • [...]

16 qs RESET but ton To in itia lize th e set ting s (Rese t), p ress RESE T to i nitia liz e all th e sett ings , includin g settings for dat e and time. qd LCD screen /touc h panel To reco rd in mirror mod e, open the L CD scre en 90 degree s to the c amcord er ( 1 ), then ro tate it 180 de grees to the le ns side ( 2 ). qf (HOM E) bu tton ( p. 20[...]

17 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back w; HDMI OUT (mini) ja ck Connec t an HD MI cable (opti onal). wa A/V OU T jack Connect the A/V co nnect ing ca ble. ws DC IN jac k wh Active In terfac e Shoe The Active Interfac e Shoe supplies po wer to optiona l acce ssories such as a vide o light, a flash, or a micro phone. T he accesso ry can be turned on or off as you[...]

18 Indi cators d isplaye d duri ng recor ding/ play back Recor ding mo vies Recordi ng still im ages Viewin g movi es Viewing s till ima ges A Rec ord ing quali ty ( HD/S D) and Recording m ode (XP/HQ/SP/LP) B HOME but to n C Rema ining batter y (approx.) D Recor ding status ([STB Y] (standby) or [REC] (re cording)) E Coun ter (hou r/mi nute /seco [...]

19 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Followin g indicator s appear duri ng recordi ng/play back to indic ate the settin gs of your camc order. Upper le ft Cent er Upper right Botto m b Notes • The recording date and time are recorded automatically on t he “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo.” They are not dis played while recording. However, you can check them a s [[...]

20 Perf orming various funct ions - “ HOME” and “ OPTION” You ca n cha nge t he re cordi ng f unct ions and the ope rating setting s for your c onvenie nce. For det ails, see “ Handyca m Hand book” (PDF). 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOME) A (or B ). 2 Touch the desired category. 3 Touch the desired se tup item. 4 Follow the g[...]

21 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back b Not es • When the item you want is not on the screen, touch another tab. • The tabs and items that appear on the screen depend on the recording/playback s tatus of your ca mcor der at th e tim e. • Some items appear wi thout a tab. • The OP TION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handycam operation (p. 12). Items of[...]

22 Items yo u can set only on th e OPTION MENU wi ll be described belo w. CLOCK/ LANG [CLOCK SET] * 1 , [AREA SET], [SUMMERTIME], [ LANGUAGE SET] * 1 GENERAL SET [DEMO MODE], [REC LAMP], [CALIBRATION], [A.SHUT OFF ], [REMOTE CTRL] * 1 You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation (p. 12). * 2 The menu name is changed to [SOUND SETTING[...]

23 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Saving imag es Due t o the l imited capa city o f the “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” ma ke sure that you save the im age da ta to some type of media such as a DVD-R or th e hard di sk of a compu ter. You can sav e the i mages record ed on the camcorde r as described be low. By using th e “Pictur e Motion Brow ser” on the [...]

24 Enjoyin g with a computer Viewin g “Ha ndyc am Hand book ” (PD F) For adva nced use of your camcorde r, se e “Handyc am Handb ook” (PDF) . To view “ Handyc am Handb ook” (PDF ), you need to install Adobe Reader on your comput er. 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Place the CD-ROM (supplied) in the dis c drive of your c omputer. The select sc[...]

25 Enjoyi ng with a com puter What y ou can do with a Wind ows c ompute r Whe n you instal l the “ Pictu re Mo tio n Browse r” on a Windo ws comput er fro m the supplied CD-RO M, you can e njoy the following ope rations. x Creatin g a disc with imag es taken w ith your cam corder by one simple operati on By pressing DISC BURN (p. 17 ) on the Ha[...]

26 b Notes • The above operating environment is for playing movies with [HD SP] image quality (7 Mbps) on a computer. • Even in a computer environment where th e operations are guaranteed, f rames may be dropped from movi es with HD (high definition) image quality, resu lting in uneven playback. However, imported images and images on disc s cre[...]

27 Enjoyi ng with a com puter b Notes • Even if a screen pr ompting you to restart your computer appears, you do not need to restart it at this time. Restart your computer after completing the installation. • It may take some tim e for the authentication. 0 Follo w the on-s creen i nstru ction s to install the soft ware. One o f the f ollowing [...]

28 • When connecting to a computer with a USB keyboard and USB mous e connected as standard equipment, connect the Handycam Station to another USB port using the USB cable. b Notes • Operations are not guarantee d when multiple USB devices are connected to a computer. • Be su re t o co nne ct th e USB ca ble to a U SB po rt. If the USB cable [...]

29 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you run into any problems using yo ur camcorde r, use th e followi ng table to trouble shoot the probl em. If t he prob lem persists, disconnect the po wer source and contac t your Sony dea ler. Menu items are grayed out. • There are some fu nctions you c annot activ ate si multane ously. [...]

30 • Make sure t he media check t ool of t he comput er activa tes. For de tails on the media ch eck tool, see “Picture Mot ion Browser Guide .” If indi cators ap pear on the L CD sc reen, check th e fol lowing . You can fi x some sympt oms by yourse lf. If the probl em persists ev en after you have tried a couple of times, contact your Sony [...]

31 Troubles hooting (Warni ng indic ator p ertaini ng to camera-shake warning) • The amount of light is no t suffici ent, so camera-s hake easily occu rs. Use the flash. • The camcor der is un steady, s o cam era- shak e eas ily oc curs. Hold the camcorder steady with both hands and record the i mage. However, note tha t the c ame ra-sh ak e wa[...]

32 Additio nal Inform ation Precau tio ns 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 direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in th e sun. They may malfunction or [...]

33 Additi onal Info rmation About c are and st orage of th e lens • Wipe t he surface of th e lens clean with a soft cloth in t he following in stances: – When there are fingerprints on the lens surface. – In hot or humid locations – When the lens is exposed to salty air such as at the seaside. • Store in a well-ventil ated locati on subj[...]

34 Specif ica tions System Video compression format AVCHD (HD)/M PEG2 (SD)/J PEG (Still images) Audio compression format Dolby Digital 2/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator Video signal PAL co lor, CCIR stan dar ds 1080/50i specification Recording format Movie (HD): AVCHD 1080/50i Movie (SD): MPEG2-PS Still imag e: Exif Ver.2.2 * 1 Ima ge d evi ce 6.3 [...]

35 Additi onal Info rmation including the projecting parts, and the NP- FH60 rechargeable battery pack attached Mass (approx.) 370 g (13 oz) main unit only 450 g (15 oz) including the NP-FH60 rechargeable battery pack, and a “Memory Stick PRO Duo ” Handyc am Stat ion D CRA- C191 Input /Out put c onnec tors Audio/Video output 10 pin connector Vi[...]

Printed on 70% or more recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)- free vegetable oil bas ed ink. Printed in Japan GB Addition al inform ation on this pr oduct and answer s to frequent ly asked ques tions can be found at o ur Custome r Support Website. On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered t rademarks of Sony Corporation. ?[...]