Sony Handycam HDR-SR10 manual

3-286-597- 11 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Handycam Handbook HDR-SR10 Enjoying your camcor der 9 Gett ing St art ed 15 Recordi ng/Playbac k 25 Editing 47 Utilizi ng record ing media 60 Custom izing your camcor der 64 Troubles hooting 85 Additional Info rma tion 97 Quick Reference 107[...]

2 Read t his be fore o peratin g your camcorde r Befo re oper ating the unit, ple ase re ad this Handboo k tho roughly, a nd retai n it fo r future re ference . In “H andycam Handboo k” (this Handbo ok) The ope rations an d handling of you r camcord er are expl ained. Re fer also to “Opera ting Guide” (the separate volu me). Handl ing t he [...]

3 • When c onnect ing your camcord er to another de vice with a cable, be sure t o ins ert the conn ector plu g in the corre ct way. Pushin g the plug forcibl y into the term inal will dam age the te rmin al a nd may result in a malfu nction of your camcor der. • Co nnect cabl es to the con nectors of the Hand yca m Stati on when us ing yo ur c[...]

4 – Devi ces whic h are no t co mpatib le with the AVCHD format About this H andbook • T he imag es of t he LCD scr een u sed in t his Handbook fo r illustration pur poses are capture d using a digita l still camer a, and there fore may appea r differ ent. • In th is Handbo ok, the hard di sk of your camcorde r and “ Memory Stick PRO D uo?[...]

5 Notes on usi ng the Ha rd Dis k Driv e Hand ycam Save all you r recorded image da ta • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on exter nal media periodically. It is recommended that you save the image data on a dis c such as a DVD-R using your computer (p. 46). Also, you can save your image data using a VCR, o[...]

6 Table of Contents Read this before ope rating you r camcorder .. .......... ......... .......... ..... 2 Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam ..... .......... ......... .......... .. 5 Subjec t example s and solution s ..... 8 Operation fl ow ........ ......... ....... ........ 9 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking adva ntage of two typ[...]

7 Pre venti ng data on the ha rd dis k of the c amcor der f rom be ing re cover ed .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... ........ 62 Repairing t he image database file .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... ........ 63 What yo u can do wit h the (SETTI NGS) ca tegory of the HOME MENU .......... .......... .... 64 Using the HO[...]

8 Subjec t exam ples a nd sol utions Checking your golf swing Get ting a good shot of a ski slop e or beach B SMTH SLW REC ...... ........ ......... 33 B Backlight . ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 33 B BEACH ........... ......... ........ ......... .. 8 2 B SNOW ........ ...... ......... ........ ........ 82 Capturing still images du ring m[...]

9 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Enjoying your camcorder Operation flow You ca n select the m edia (ha rd disk o r “Mem ory Stick PRO Du o”) separa tely for movie recordi ng and still imag e reco rding (p. 22) . b Not es • When you select the media for movie s, select the image quality ( HD (high definition) or SD (standar d definition)) as well. [...]

10 B Save r ecor ded im ages. x Dubbing i mages from t he internal hard disk to a “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” (p . 51) x Dubbing t o other de vices (p. 56 ) The dub bing image q uality (H D (h igh def inition)/SD (standard d efinition) ) varie s depend ing on the co nnecte d de vice. For d etai ls, s ee pa ge 56 . x Editing on a c omputer ( p. 46) [...]

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

12 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Taki ng adva ntag e of two ty pes of menus B Catego ries an d items of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTHERS) cat egory (MANAGE MEDI A) category (SETTING S) categor y To cu stomize your c amcord er (p. 6 4) * . * You can also set these items during Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). For th[...]

13 Enjoyi ng your cam corder 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER switc h in the directi on of the arrow t o turn on the p ower . 2 Press (HOME) A (o r B ). 3 Touch the desired categor y. Exam ple: (OTHERS) ca tego 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 HOME [...]

14 3 Touch the item you want to le arn more about. When you t ouch an item , its explan ation appears on t he sc reen. To apply t he option, to uch [YES], otherw ise, touch [NO]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Touch (HELP) ag ain in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen dur ing shooting or play back disp lays the functions av ailabl e at tha t moment. You[...]

15 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 with your camcord er. 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. 16) Power cord (Mai ns lead) (1) (p. 16) Handycam Sta tion (1) (p. 16, 110) Component A/ V cable ([...]

16 Step 2: Charg ing the b atter y pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 101 ) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cann ot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder. 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Stati on. Be sure th at the v ma[...]

17 Gettin g Started To remo ve your ca mcorder fr om the Handyc am Stati on Turn o ff the p ower, th en remove the camcorde r from the Ha ndycam Station holding both y our c amcorder and th e Handy cam Stat ion. To char ge the ba tter y pack us ing onl y the AC Adap tor Turn o ff the p ower, th en connect the AC Adaptor to the DC I N jack on your c[...]

18 After a while, th e approx imate rec ordable time and ba ttery infor mation app ear for about 7 sec onds. You ca n view the ba ttery inform ation for up to 20 seconds by pres sing DIS P/BATT INFO ag ain wh ile the inform ation is displa yed. Cha rging ti me Approx imate time (m in.) required w hen you fully charge a fully discharged ba ttery pac[...]

19 Gettin g Started • The /CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging, or Batt ery Info (p. 17) will not be correctly displayed under the following conditions: – The battery pack is not attached correctly. – The battery pack is damaged. – The battery pack is worn-out (For Battery Info only). • The power will not be supplied fr om the batte[...]

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 ti me, th e [CL OCK SE T] screen appe ars every tim e you turn on you r camcor der o r chang e the POWE R swi tch posi tion . 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER swi[...]

21 Gettin g Started charge the built-in rechargeable battery and then set the date and time again (p. 105). • It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on. You cannot operate your camcorder during this time. • The lens cover opens automatically when the power is turned on. It closes when the playba[...]

22 • Tou ch (HOME) t (SETTI NGS) t [SOUND/DISP SET] t [LCD BRIGHT] (p. 73), and adjust the brightness of the LCD scr een. • The informati on is displayed or hidden (display y no display) each t ime you p ress DISP/ BATT INFO. Fasten the gri p belt and hol d your camcor der cor rectly . Fasten ing the gr ip belt Step 5: S elec ting the media You[...]

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

24 The [C reate a ne w Imag e Data base File.] screen appears on the LC D screen when y ou in sert a new “Me mory St ick PRO Duo.” 3 Touch [YES]. To r ecor d o nly s till ima ges on a “Mem ory Stick PRO D uo,” touch [N O]. To eje ct the “M emory St ick PRO D uo” Open the Memory Stic k Duo cover and lightly pu sh the “Memory Stick PRO [...]

25 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Reco rding and pl ayback with e ase (Easy Ha ndycam op erati on) Easy Handy cam operat ion mak es nearly all settin gs automati c so that you can perform recordi ng or playback operatio n without de tailed setti ngs. It also mak es the screen fon t size large r for easy vi ewing. Th e images are r ecorded [...]

26 1 Turn the PO WER switch G to turn on your camcord er. 2 Press ( VIEW IMAG ES) A (or E ). The VI SUAL IND EX screen appe ars on th e LCD scr een (I t may t ake some second s). 1 :Goe s to the Film Roll Index screen . 2 :Goes to the Face Inde x screen. 3 :Displ ays mov ies with HD (h igh defin ition) image quality. * 4 :Display s still images . P[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback 3 Start playback. Movi es: Touch the or tab, then select the desired movi e to play back. z Tip s • When playback from t he selected movie reaches t he last movie, the s creen returns to t he VISUAL INDEX screen. • You can slow down the playback speed by touching / during pause. • You can adjust the volume by touching ([...]

28 To canc el Easy Hand ycam opera tion Press EASY I again . disapp ears from t he LCD sc reen. Menu se ttings dur ing E asy Hand ycam operatio n Press (HOM E) C (or B ) to display the men u item s availa ble f or setup changes (p. 12 , 64). b Notes • M ost of the menu items automatica lly return to the default settings . The settings of some men[...]

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

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

31 Recordin g/Playback You can magnif y images up to 15 times the origin al size with the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons on the L CD frame. Move the power zoom lever sl ightly for a slower zoom . Move it furthe r for a faster zoom. b Not es • Be sure to keep your finger on the pow er zoom lever. If you move yo ur finger off the power zoom l[...]

32 When you press QUICK ON, the camcord er goes to sleep m ode (pow er saving mode ) instead of turn ing off. Th e QUICK O N lamp keeps fl ashing during slee p mode. Pr ess QU ICK ON ag ain to start recording next time. Y our cam corder returns to record ing standby in approxi mately 1 secon d. z Tips • Duri ng sleep mode, the battery is con sume[...]

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

34 • Duri ng Easy Handycam operation, the [SMTH SLW REC] function cannot be used. Cancel Easy Handycam operation.[...]

35 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Play back You can pla y back the im ages on the me dia select ed in the media se tting (p. 22). In th e defau lt se tting, the im ages on t he har d disk a re pl ayed bac k. 1 T urn the PO WER switch E to turn on y our camcorder . 2 Press (VI EW IMAGES) F (or C ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD[...]

36 z Tips • The number of the images on the VISUAL INDEX screen can be changed 6 y 12 by moving the power zoom lever D . To fix this number, press (HOME) B (o r A ) t (SET TINGS) t [VIE W IMAGE S SET] t [ DISPLAY] (p. 72). 3 Start playing b ack. Touch the or tab, then selec t the desired movie to play ba ck. z Tips • When p layback from the sel[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback z Tip s • You can switch the playback mode by touching (HOME) B (o r A ) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [VISUAL INDEX]. Movies ca n be divided by a set time and t he first scene of ea ch division is display ed on the INDE X screen. You can start pla ying back a movie from th e sele cted thumbnai l. Selec t the m edia w hich c ontai ns t[...]

38 b Notes • Faces may not be detected depending on recording c onditions. Example: People wearing glasses or hats, or who do not face towards the camera. • Set [ INDEX SET] to [ON] (the default setting) before recording t o play back from [ INDEX] (p. 70). Ma ke sure that flashes during recording, and detected face images are stored in [Face I[...]

39 Recordin g/Playback 1 Play ba ck the still ima ge you want to magnify. 2 Magnify t he still image wit h T (Tel ephoto) . The scre en is frame d. 3 Touch the sc reen a t the point you w ant to displa y in th e center of the di splayed fram e. 4 Adjust the magnifi cation with W (Wide angle )/T (Tel ephoto). To canc el, touch . Touch on the still i[...]

40 b Notes • Your camcorder and the Handycam Stati on are equipped with A/V Remote Connector or A/V OUT jack (p. 107, 110). Connect the A/V connecting cable or component A/V cable either to the Handycam Station or to your camcorder. If you connect A/V connecting cables or component A/V cable t o both the Handycam Station and your camcorder at th [...]

41 Recordin g/Playback Images re corded wit h HD (high defi nition) ima ge quality are played back with HD (high definitio n) image quali ty. Images reco rded with SD (stand ard definition) image qual ity are played back with SD (sta ndard defi nition) imag e quality. Connect ing to a h igh defi nition TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME [...]

42 Images recorded with HD (high defini tion) quali ty are convert ed to SD (standard definition ) 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 the ho rizontal to verti cal ratio a ccordi ng to the connec ted TV (16:9/4 :3) Set [TV T[...]

43 Recordin g/Playback b Not es • When you pla y back a mo vie recor ded with S D (standard de finition) i mage quali ty on a 4:3 T V that is not compatible with the 16:9 signal, touch (HOME) t (SETTIN GS) t [MOVIE SETTINGS] t [WI DE SELECT] t [4:3] on your camcorder wh en recording an i mage (p. 67). * Set [TV TYPE] according to your TV. : Signa[...]

44 When c onnec ting to your TV via a VCR Conn ect your cam corder to t he LINE IN input on the VC R usin g the A/V conne cting cab le. Se t the in put sel ecto r on th e VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc. ). When y our TV is monaur al (Whe n your TV has on ly one au dio inp ut jack ) Conn ect the yell ow plug of the A/V connec ting ca ble to the [...]

45 Recordin g/Playback b Not es • To set your camcorder, touch (HOM E) t (SET TINGS) t [G ENER AL SET] t [CTRL FOR H DMI] t [ON] (the default setting). • Also set yo ur TV. R efer t o the instru ction manual of the TV for details . z Tip s • If you turn off the TV, your camcorder is turned off simultaneo usly.[...]

46 Saving imag es The imag es are r ecorde d on the m edia s elected in the me dia se tting ( p. 22). Due to the l imited capaci ty of the media, make sur e that y ou sav e the image d ata to so me type of ext ernal medi a such as a D VD-R or a compute r . z Tips • You can dub/ copy the images recorded on the hard disk to the “Memory Stick PRO [...]

47 Editing Editing (OTHER S) ca tegory This ca tegory enables y ou to e dit the image s on the med ia. Also, yo u can enjo y your cam corder by c onnecting to other devices. DELETE You can de lete images on t he med ia (p. 4 8). PHOTO CAPTURE You can save a sele cted fr ame from a record ed movie as a s till im age (p. 50) . MOVIE DUB You ca n dub [...]

48 Delet ing im ages You ca n delete imag es reco rded on the media usin g your cam corder. b Notes • Y ou cannot restore images once th ey are deleted. • Do not remove the battery pack or the A C Adaptor from your camcorder w hile deleting the images. It may damage the media. • Do n ot eject “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo” while deleting images [...]

49 Editing b Not es • If the deleted movie is includ ed in the Playlist (p. 54), the movie added to the Playlist is deleted also from t he Pla ylist. Sele ct the medi a wh ich con tain s the still image you w ant to delete before the ope ratio n (p. 23). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [D ELETE]. 2 Touch [ DELET E]. 3 Touch [ DE LETE]. 4 Touch the st[...]

50 Captur ing a still imag e from a movie You ca n save a s elect ed fram e from a record ed movie as a stil l image. Select th e media wh ich contai ns movies, and the me dia where you w ant to save still images be fore the operati on (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [PH OT O CAPTURE]. The [PHOTO CAPTURE] screen appears . 2 Touch the movie to[...]

51 Editing Dubbin g/copy ing images to a “ Memory Stic k PRO Du o” with your cam cord er You can dub m ovies recorde d on the internal hard d isk of yo ur camc order to a “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo.” Insert a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” i nto your cam corder be fore the opera tion. b Not es • When you record a movie on a “Memory Stick PRO Du[...]

52 5 Touch t [YES]. Dubbing starts. z Tips • To check the dubbed mo vies after dubbing is finis hed, select [ MEMORY STICK]/[ MEMORY STICK] on [ MOVIE MEDIA SET] and play them back (p. 2 2). You can copy s till ima ges f rom t he in terna l hard disk of the camcord er to a “M emory Stick PRO Duo. ” Insert a “M emor y Stick PRO Duo” into y[...]

53 Editing Divid ing a movie Selec t the m edia w hich c ontai ns the movie you wan t to divide bef ore the ope ration (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHE RS) t [ED IT ]. 2 Touch [ DIVIDE] . 3 Touch the mov ie to be divided . The se lected movie s tarts p layback . 4 Touch at the poi nt where you want to divide the movie into scenes. The m ovie pause s[...]

54 Creati ng the Pl aylis t The Playlist is a list sh owing thumbna ils of the mov ies that you ha ve select ed. The or iginal mo vies ar e not changed even if you edit o r dele te the movie s ad ded t o the Playlist. Select the me dia yo u want to creat e, pla y, or edit a Play list before the ope ration (p. 22). b Notes • Image s with HD (high [...]

55 Editing Select the media yo u want to creat e, play, or edit a Playl ist before the operation (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [PLAYLIST]. The Play list scree n appears . 2 Touch the movie yo u want t o play back. The Play list is pl ayed back fro m the select ed movie to the e nd, th en the screen returns to the Playlist screen. To era[...]

56 Dubbin g to ot her de vices You ca n dub images playe d back on your camcorder to other recordi ng device s, such as VCRs or DVD/H DD record ers. Con nect the dev ice in eith er of the fo llowing ways. Conn ect your cam corder to t he wall outle t (wall socket ) using the supp lied AC Adaptor for this o peration (p. 16). Refer also to the i nstr[...]

57 Editing • To hide the screen indicators (such as a counter, etc.) on the screen of the monitor device connected, touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [DISP OU TPUT] t [LCD PANEL ] (the default setting) on the HOME MENU (p. 75). To record the date/tim e and camera settings data, display them on the screen (p. 72). • When you are c[...]

58 3 Touch [ USB CONNECT] or [ USB CONNECT] according to the media on w hich the movie you want to dub is recorded. 4 Operate the device to be connected, and start recording. For details, refer to the instruc tion manual s supplied with t he device to be connect ed. 5 After d ubbing is comple te, touc h [END] t [ YES], then d isconnect the USB cabl[...]

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

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

Util izi ng rec ordin g me dia 61 Delet ing all im ages (For matting ) Format ting dele tes all th e images to r ecover recorda ble free spa ce. Connec t your cam corder to the w all outle t (wall socket ) using th e suppli ed AC Adaptor for this operati on (p. 16). b Not es • T o avoid the loss of important images, you should save them (p. 46) b[...]

62 Preven ting dat a on the hard d isk of t he camcor der fr om bei ng rec overed [ EM PTY ] allo ws yo u to wr ite unin tell igib le dat a on to the hard disk of t he camcor der. In t his way, it may be come more dif ficult to reco ver any o riginal data. When you di spose of or tr ansfer th e camcor der to oth ers, it i s recomme nded that you pe[...]

Util izi ng rec ordin g me dia 63 Repai ring t he imag e data base f ile This fu nction chec ks the man ageme nt informati on and the consis tency of movie s and sti ll imag es in the medi a, and rep airs any inco nsistencies found. 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] t [H DD] or [MEMORY STICK]. 2 Touch [ YES]. The m anagemen t fil[...]

64 Customiz ing your camc order What yo u can d o with the (SET TINGS) categ ory of the HO ME MENU You ca n chang e the recor ding f uncti ons an d the oper ating se ttings for your co nveni ence. 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOM E). 2 Touch (SETTINGS). 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the it em is not on th e screen, touch / to change [...]

65 Customizi ng your camco rder MOVIE SETTIN GS (p . 66) PHOTO SETTINGS (p . 70) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 72) SOUND/DIS P SET** (p . 73) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 74) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 75) List of the (SETTINGS) category items Items Page REC MODE 66 AUDIO MODE 67 NIGHTS HOT LIGHT 67 WIDE SELECT 67 DIGI TAL ZOOM 67 STEADYSHOT 68 AUTO SLW SHUTTR 68 X.V.COLOR 68 [...]

66 GENERAL SE T (p. 76) Items Page DEMO MODE 76 REC LAMP 76 CALIBRA TION 104 A.SHUT OF F 76 QUICK ON STBY 76 REMOTE C TRL 76 DROP SE NSOR 76 CTRL F OR HD MI 77 * You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). ** The menu name is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Ea sy Handycam operation. MOVIE SETTIN GS (Items for recording m[...]

67 Customizi ng your camco rder B SD SP ( ) Recor ds in standard qua lity mode (SD 6M (SP)). SD L P ( ) Incre ases the record ing time (Long Play) (SD 3M (LP)). b Not es • If you record in the LP mode, the quality of movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements may app ear with block no ise when you play back the image. z Tip s • See [...]

68 180 × Up to 15 × zoom is perfor med optica lly, and afte r that, u p to 180 × zoom is performe d digita lly. You ca n comp ensate fo r camer a shak e (the default sett ing is [ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tri pod (opt ional), then the image bec omes n atu ral. When r ecordin g in da rk pl aces, th e shutt er speed is au to[...]

69 Customizi ng your camco rder b Not es • When the remain ing recordabl e time for movies is less than 5 minutes, the i ndicator stays on the screen. When you set to [ON] (the defa ult setting), you can display the re cording date and time whil e playin g back the i mage reco rded o n your cam corder, on dev ices compa tible with the subtitle di[...]

70 ON[ NO FRAMES] ( ) Detect s a face w ithout sho wing a frame . The d etect ed face imag e is op timize d autom atically . OFF Does not use [FACE DETECTION] func tion . b Notes • Faces may not be detected depending on recording c onditions. • [F ACE DETECTION] may not function properly depending on recording conditions. Set [FACE DETECTION] t[...]

71 Customizi ng your camco rder Capac ity of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” an d the num ber of r ecord able still im ages (Unit : number o f images )* When the POWER switch is (Still) * The number of recordable still images shown is for the maximum image size of your camcorder. The actual numbe r of recordable still images is displayed on the LCD [...]

72 VIEW IMAGE S SET (Ite ms to custo miz e the d ispla y) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not o n th e scree n, touch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 64 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 78 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . During playb ack, displays the in formation (data c ode) re corded automa ticall y at the time of reco[...]

73 Customizi ng your camco rder 6IMAGE S Display s thumbnail s of 6 images. 12IM AGES Display s thumbnail s of 12 images. * You can also operate wi th the zoom buttons on the LCD frame or on the Remote Commande r. SOUND /DISP SET (Items to adj ust the sound and the scree n) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the it em is not on t he sc reen, touch / to chan ge [...]

74 You ca n adjust the bri ghtness of the LCD scr een’ s bac klig ht. B NORMAL Standard b rightness. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD s creen. b Notes • When y ou connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor, [BRIGHT] is automatically sel ected for the setting. • When y ou select [BR IGHT], battery life is sl[...]

75 Customizi ng your camco rder • When you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with the ID- 1/ID-2 system, set [TV TYPE] to [16:9]. The TV switches to full mode automatically . Refer also to the instruc tion manuals supplied wit h your TV. B LCD PANEL Shows disp lays such a s the time code on the LCD screen. V-OUT/ PANEL Shows disp lays suc[...]

76 GENERAL SET (Other set up items) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not o n th e scree n, touch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 64 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 78 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . The defau lt setting is [ON], allowing you to view the demonstr ation in about 10 minutes, after you turn th e POWER swit ch[...]

77 Customizi ng your camco rder b Not es • Set the drop sensor to [ON] when you use the camcorder. Otherwise, if you drop the camcorder, you may damage the internal hard disk. • In a non-gravity situation, the drop sensor activates. When you record images during an activity such as roller-coasting o r skydiving, you can set [D ROP SENSOR] to [ [...]

78 Activa ting function s usin g the OP TION MENU The (OPTION) MENU appears just l ike the pop-u p window tha t appears whe n you right-c lick the mouse on a comput er. Various av ailabl e functio ns are displa yed. 1 While using your camcord er, touch (OP TION) on t he screen. 2 Touch the desired item . If you cannot find the desire d item, touch [...]

79 Customizi ng your camco rder Rec ordi ng it ems on the O PTI ON MENU Items * Page tab FOCUS –8 0 SPOT FOCUS –8 0 TELE MACRO –8 0 EXPOSURE –8 1 SPOT METER –8 1 SCENE SELECTION –8 1 WHITE BAL. –8 2 COLOR SLOW SHTR –8 3 SUPER NIGH TSHOT –8 3 tab FADER –8 3 D.EFFECT –8 4 PICT.EFFECT –8 4 tab REC MODE a 66 BLT-IN ZO OM MIC –[...]

80 Functi ons se t in t he OPTION M ENU Items you can set only on the (OPTION) MENU wi ll be described belo w. The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . You c an adju st the focus m anually. You ca n select this function also wh en you want t o focu s on a certain subj ect int entionall y. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears. 2 Touch (focus ing on close [...]

81 Customizi ng your camco rder You can fix the br ight ness of a picture manua lly. Adju st the brightne ss when the subject i s too b right or too 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[...]

82 LANDSCAPE*( ) Sele ct to sho ot dist ant subj ects clea rly. This settin g also prevents your camcorde r fr om foc using on glas s or met al me sh in windows bet ween the camcord er and the subject. PORTRAIT (Soft po rtrait) ( ) Sele ct to br ing out t he subjec t such as people or flowers wh ile cre ating a soft background. SPOTLIGHT* *( ) Sele[...]

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

84 When you select [OLD MOVIE] , appea rs and y ou can add an old movie effec t to imag es. To canc el [D.EFFEC T], touc h [OFF]. You ca n add spec ial effe cts to a n image during re cording. appea rs. B OFF Does not use [PICT. EFFECT] setti ng. SEPIA Images a ppear in s epia. B&W (B lack and white) Images a ppear in b lack and white. PASTEL I[...]

85 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. • Overall op eration s/Easy Handycam operation/ Remote Com mande r . ............ 85 • Batte [...]

86 The (OPTION) butt on is no t displayed. • The OPTION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handyc am operation . The menu s ettings have changed automatically. • Duri ng Easy Handycam oper ation, nearly all the menu it ems will be autom aticall y set to the d efault se tti ngs. • Duri ng Easy Handycam ope ration, some menu items are fi xed as fo[...]

87 Troubles hooting • When the t ime sele cted in [QUIC K ON STBY] has el apsed during sleep mode, the camcor der is automa tically tur ned off (p. 76) . Turn on t he power ag ain. • Charg e the battery pack (p. 16). The /CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is b eing charged. • Turn th e POWER switch to OFF (C HG) (p. 16).[...]

88 The data fi le name is not indic ated correctly or flashes. • Th e file is dama ged. • Th e file format is not supported b y your camcorder (p. 100) . Refer also t o “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” (p. 87). Pressing START/STO P or PHOTO does not record i mages. • The p lay back s cre en is dis playe d. S et th e POWER switc h to (Movie ) or (S[...]

89 Troubles hooting • If you keep apply ing vibration on the camcorde r, recordin g may stop. There is a time difference betw een the point where you press START/ STOP and the point that the recorded movie starts/stops. • On your camc order, there may be a slight time diff erence between the point where you press START /STOP and the actu al poi[...]

90 Images cannot be played back. • S ele ct the medi a and th e imag e qu ality of a movie you want to play b ack by touching (HO ME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MOVIE MEDIA SET]/ [PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 22). Still images cannot b e played back. • S till ima ges canno t be played ba ck if you have mod ified files or fold ers, or have edited th e data on [...]

91 Troubles hooting • You cannot add still image s in the Playli st. A movie cannot be divided. • A movi e that is t oo short cannot be d ivided. • A mov ie prote cted on anot her devi ce cannot be divi ded. A still image cannot be captured from a movie. • The medi a where you want to save still image s is full. You cannot view the image or[...]

92 [FADER] [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [D.EFFECT], [CANDLE], [FIREWORKS] [D.EFFECT] [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [FADER], [SCENE SELECTION], [PICT.EFFECT] [OLD MOVIE] [SCENE SELECTION], [PICT.EFFECT] [PICT.EFFECT] [OLD MOVIE] [TELE MACRO] [SCENE SELECTION] [AUTO SLW SHUTTR] [SMTH SLW REC], [SCENE SELECTION], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [S[...]

93 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting If indicato rs appear on the L CD screen, check t he followi ng. If the probl em persist s even afte r you have tried to fix a coup le of times, contact your Sony dea ler or loca l authorized S ony serv ice faci lity . C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-di agnosis display) C:04: ss • Th e battery pac k is not an “InfoL[...]

94 (Warn ing indi cator p ertaining to “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo”) Slow flashing • Free space fo r recording i mages are running out. F or the t ype of “ Memory Stick” yo u can use with your camcorder, see page 2 . • No “Memory Stick PR O Duo” is inserte d (p. 23). Fast flashing • There are not e nough free space for recordin g image[...]

95 Troubles hooting x Media HDD format error. • The h ard dis k of t he c amcor de r is s et different ly from the default format. Performing [ FORM AT] (p . 61) may ena ble you t o use y our cam corder. This w ill del ete al l dat a in the hard disk. Data error. • An e rror occurred duri ng reading or writing the hard disk of the cam corder. T[...]

96 • For mat the “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” (p. 61), or dele te them using your computer. Cannot save still picture. • Wh en using the Dua l Rec function , do not remove the “Memory S tick PRO Duo” from the camco rder until movie reco rding is fi nished and the still images ar e stored on it (p . 32). This Memory Stick may not be able to r[...]

97 Additional I nformation Addition al Informa tion Using y our ca mcor der abro ad 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 availa ble AC plug adapto r [a], if necessary, depending on t he desig n of[...]

98 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. Touch (HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [AREA SET] and [DS T SET] or [SUMMERTIME] ( p. 75). World tim e differen ce Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, London +01:00 Berlin, Paris +02:00 H[...]

99 Additional I nformation File/ folde r struct ure on the camc order hard di sk and “M emory St ick PR O Duo” The file/ folder structur e is shown below . You do not usua lly need to ac knowledg e 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 mo vies by connec ting t o a [...]

100 Maint enan ce and pr ecautio ns What is the AVC HD format? The A VCHD format is a high de finition digital video cam era forma t used to rec ord an HD ( high def initi on) si gnal o f either the 1080i spec ificati on * 1 or the 720p specif icatio n * 2 on internal hard disk drive, using efficient da ta compressi on coding tec hnolo gy. Th e MP [...]

101 Additional I nformation – If you use the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” near magnets or magnetic fields • It is recommended you make a bac k-up of important data on the hard disk of a computer. • Be carefu l not to apply excessive f orce when writing on a memo area on a “Memor y Stick PRO Duo.” • Do not attach a label or the like on a ?[...]

102 The “Inf oLITHI UM” batter y pack calcula tes the power co nsumpti on accord ing to the o peratin g conditions of your camc order, an d displays the remaining battery time in m inutes. To char ge the ba tter y pack • Be sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your camcorder. • We recommend charging the battery pack in an [...]

103 Additional I nformation On use an d care • Do not use o r store the camcorder and accessories in the following lo cations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to temp eratures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. They may malfunction or become defo r[...]

104 x How to prev ent mois ture conde nsation When yo u bring your ca mcorde r from a cold pla ce into a warm place, put your camcor der in a plastic ba g and seal it tigh tly. Re move th e bag whe n the air temperat ure insi de the p lastic bag has reached t he surroun ding tempe rature (af ter about 1 ho ur). LCD sc reen • Do n ot exert excessi[...]

105 Additional I nformation On chargi ng the pre-ins tall ed rech argeab le battery Your ca mcorde r has a pre-i nstal led rechar geable b attery t o retain the dat e, time, and ot her setti ngs even when the POW ER switch i s set to OFF (CHG). Th e pre- inst alled re charg eable ba ttery is al ways charge d whil e your c amcord er is connect ed to[...]

106 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 MPEG -2 PATENT POR TFOLIO , WHICH LICE NSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. , 250 ST[...]

107 Quick Re ferenc e Quick Reference Ident ifyi ng parts and contro ls The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. A Power zoo m lever (31, 38) B PHOTO button (30) C QUICK ON button (32) D /CHG (charge) la mp (16) E ACCESS lam p (Hard disk) (29) F DC IN jack (16) G Hook for a shoulder belt Attac h a shoulder be lt (optiona l). H HDMI OUT (mini) jack[...]

108 A Active Inte rface Shoe The Ac tive Interface Shoe supplies power to opti onal accessor ies such as a video l ight, a flash, or a mi crophone . The acc essory can be t urned on or off as you oper ate the POW ER switch on yo ur camco rder. R efer to the o peratin g instruct ions supplied wit h your accessory for details. The Ac tive Interface S[...]

109 Quick Re ferenc e A Spea ker Playba ck sound s come ou t from the speaker. For how to adju st the volume, see p age 36. B (VIEW IMAGES) bu tton (35) C NIGHTSHOT switch (32) D (HOME) but ton (13, 64) E Zoom buttons (3 1, 38) F STAR T/STOP but ton (30) G LCD scre en/touch pa nel (21) H RESET button Initia lizes all the set tings, incl uding the s[...]

110 A Built-in m icrophone (31 ) An Active Interfac e Shoe co mpatible microph one (optiona l) will take prec edence wh en conne cted. B Flash (69) C Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (4) D Interf ace conn ecto r Connec ts your camcor der to the Handyca m Station. E BATT ( battery re lease) lever (17) F Tripo d recept acle Attac h the tr ipo d (opt ional ) to[...]

111 Quick Re ferenc e Remote C ommand er A DATA CO DE bu tton (7 2) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you p ress this during playb ack. B PHOTO button (30) The on-screen image when you pr ess this button will be recorded as a still ima ge. C SCAN/ SLOW butt ons (36) D . > (Previous/N ext) buttons (3 6)[...]

112 Indi cators d isplaye d duri ng recor ding/ playba ck Recor ding mo vies Recordi ng still imag es Viewin g movi es Viewing s till image s A HOME button (1 3) B Remain ing battery (approx.) (17 ) C Recor ding status ([STB Y] (standby) or [REC] (re cording)) D Rec ord ing quali ty ( HD/S D) and recording mo de (FH/HQ/SP/LP) (66) E Recor ding/play[...]

113 Quick Re ferenc e 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 z Tips • Indicators and their positions are approximate and differ from what you actually see. Indicato rs when you made changes Indicator Mea ning AUDIO MODE (67) Self- timer reco[...]

114 The reco rding da te and time is r ecorded automa tically o n the me dia. Th ey are n ot display ed while reco rding. H owever, you can chec k them as [DATA CODE] dur ing playba ck (p . 72). Data code d uring record ing[...]

115 Quick Re ferenc 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[...]

116 Quick Reference Inde x Nume ric 1080i/480i .. ........................... 75 16:9 ........ ....... ....... ....... ...... .... 74 16:9 WIDE ... ....... ....... ...... .... 67 480i ........ ....... ....... ....... ...... .... 75 4:3 ........ ....... ....... ...... .......67, 74 4:3 TV.... ..... ....... ...... ....... ...... 42 5.1ch surround rec[...]

117 Quick Re ferenc e HD movie management file ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ...... .99 HD (high definitio n) image quali ty ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ...9 HDD INFO ............... ............60 HDMI cabl e ............ ....... ...... .42 HDMI OU T jack ....... ....... .....4 1 Help . ....... ....... ....... ...... ....[...]

118 Remainin g Batte ry ........ ...... ....... ..... . 17 Hard disk ........ ....... ....... . 60 “Memory Stick PRO Duo” ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... . 60 Remaining battery . ....... ....... . 17 REMAINING SET (movie) ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... . 6 8 Remote Comman der ..... 86, 111 REMOTE CTR L (Remote c[...]

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