Sony HDR-CX500E manual

4-149-357- 11 (1) Digital HD Video Camera Recor der Operating Guide  2009 Sony Corporation HDR-CX500E/CX500VE/ CX505VE/CX520E/CX520VE T able of con tents 7 Getting started 9 Recording 13 Playback 18 Saving movies and photos with a computer 23 Saving images with a DVD writer , recor der 34 Making good use of your camcorder 41 Additional informati[...]

2 GB Read this first Before opera ting the unit, please read this manual tho roughly , and retain i t for fu ture refer ence. WARNING T o reduce fire or shock hazard , do not expose the unit to rain or moistur e. Do not expose the batteries to ex cessive hea t such as sunshine, fire or the like. CAUTION Battery pack If the bat tery pack is mishandl[...]

3 GB comp liance.son y .de/ Notice for the customers in the countries applying EU Directives (HDR-CX500E/CX520E) The man ufacturer of this p roduct is Son y Corporation, 1-7-1 K onan M inato-k u T okyo , 108-0075 Japan. The A uthorized Represen tative fo r EMC and p roduct safety is Sony Deutschlan d GmbH, H edelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 St uttgart,[...]

4 GB to the ap plicable collection poin t for the recycling of was te batt eries. For m ore detailed info rmation a bout recycling of this p roduct or ba ttery , please contact yo ur local Civic Off ice, yo ur household was te disposal ser vice or the shop where y ou pur chased the product. Supplied items The num bers in ( ) are the sup plied quan [...]

5 GB extremely lo w , you may not be able t o record or play back o n the camcor der , due to the pro tection featur es of the camcor der being activated in such si tuation s. In this case, an in dicato r appears o n the LCD screen (p. 54). On recording Before starting to reco rd, test the r ecording function to make sure the imag e and sound ar e [...]

6 GB Operation flow Recording movies and phot os (p . 13) In the defa ult settings, movies a nd photos a re reco rded with high definition image q uality (HD) on the int ernal memory . Y ou can change the r ecordin g media selected, and the image q uality of mo vies (p . 43).   Playing movies and phot os Playing movies and photos on y our cam[...]

7 T able of contents GB T able of contents Read this first ......................................................................................... 2 Operation flow ....................................................................................... 6 Getting star ted Step 1: Charging the batt ery pack ..........................................[...]

8 GB Saving images with a DVD writer , recor der Selecting the method for creating a disc (DVD writer/recor der) ........................ 34 Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer , DVDirect Express ...................... 35 Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer , etc. other than DVDirect Express ..............[...]

Getting started 9 GB Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the battery pack Y ou can charge the “ InfoLITHIU M” ba ttery pack (H series) after attaching i t to your camcor der . Y ou ca nnot at tach any “ InfoLITHIU M” bat tery pack other than H series to your camcor der . 1 T urn off your camcor der by closing the L CD screen. 2 Attach the ba[...]

10 GB See page 58 on charging, r ecording an d playing time. When your ca mcorder is o n, you can ch eck the appr oxima te amoun t of rem aining bat tery p ow er with the remaining ba ttery indicator a t the upper left on the LCD scr een. T o remove the battery pack Close the LCD screen. Slide the BA TT (b a ttery) release lever  and remo ve the[...]

11 Getting started GB Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of y our camcorder . The lens cov er is opened and yo ur camcor der is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is o pen, press PO WER. 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. T o set the date and t[...]

12 GB (under [GENERAL SET] category)  [BEEP]  [OFF]    . Once the clock is set, the clock time is aut omatically adj usted with [A UTO CLOCK ADJ] and [A UTO AREA ADJ] set to [ON]. The clock ma y not be adj usted to the correct time au toma tically , depending on the coun tr y/regio n selected for your camco rder . In this case, set [[...]

Recording 13 GB Recording Recording Recording movies In the defa ult setting, movies a re recor ded with high definition image quali ty (HD) on the internal memo ry (p. 43, 48).  F asten the grip belt.  Open the L CD screen of your camc order . The lens cov er is opened and yo ur camcor der is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the L[...]

14 GB T o sto p recordin g, press S T ART/ST OP again. Y ou ca n stop reco rding also by to uching  on the LCD screen. Y ou ca n magnify images with the power zoom lever . Move the pow er zoom lever slightly fo r a slower zoom. M ov e it further for a faster zoom. The icons an d indicator s on the LCD panel will be display ed for abou t 3 second[...]

15 Recording GB In the defaul t setting, white frames ap pear around det ected faces, and the image quality in an d around those faces is optimized au tomatically ([F ACE D ETECTION], p . 48). Y ou can specif y the priority face b y touching i t, and its imag e quality is adj usted accordin gly . A double-lined frame appears ar ound the face you wa[...]

16 GB  Press PHO TO lightly to adjust the focus , then press it fully . Y ou ca n record p hotos also by to uching on the LCD screen. When disappears, the pho to is recor ded. Mo ve the power zoom lever sligh tly for a slo wer zoom. Mo ve it further for a fas ter zoom. Y ou ca n check the recor dable num ber of photos o n the LCD screen (p. 60).[...]

17 Recording GB Acquiring location inf ormation using the GPS (HDR-CX500VE/CX505VE/ CX520VE) When yo u set the GPS switch to ON, appears o n the LCD screen, and yo ur camcor der acquires the locatio n informa tion from the GPS sat ellites. A cquiring the location inf ormatio n enables yo u to use functions such as the M ap In dex. The indicato r ch[...]

18 GB Playback Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies a nd photos o n the internal memo ry are played (p . 43). Playing movies  Open the L CD screen of your camc order . The lens cov er is opened and yo ur camcor der is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, press PO WER (p. 11).  Pres[...]

19 Playback GB  Returns to the reco rding screen. * appears when the stan dard definition imag e quality (SD) mo vie is selected with [ / SET] (p . 48). **  is displayed when  is touc hed. Y ou ca n scroll the display b y touchin g and dragging  or  .  appears wi th the movie or pho to that was most r ecently pla yed or recor ded.[...]

20 GB  Switc hes operating b utto n displa y .  T o MENU screen  Displays the scr een to select the index type ([DA TE INDEX]/[ MAP] (HDR- CX500VE/CX505VE/CX520VE)) (p . 49). * 1  : Displays high definitio n image quality (HD) mo vies. * 2  Displays p hotos.  / : Displays p hotos r ecorded on the p revious/next da te. * 3  / : [...]

21 Playback GB Playing images on a T V Connection methods and the image quali ty (high definition (HD) or standar d definition (SD)) viewed on the TV screen differ depending on what type of TV is connected, and the connectors used. Y ou can co nnect your camcor der to the TV easily following the instructions of [TV CONNECT Guide]. Connecting a T V [...]

22 GB (MENU)   [OUTPUT SETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] category)  [COMPONENT]  [576i]    T o connect a 4:3 TV : (MENU)   [OUTPUT SETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] category)  [TV TYPE]  [4:3]    T o activate “B RA VIA ” Sync: (MENU)   [OUTPUT SETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] category)  [CTRL FOR HDMI][...]

Saving movies and photos with a computer 23 GB Saving movies and photos with a comput er Pr eparing a computer ( Windows) Y ou can perform follo wing operation s using “PMB (Pictur e Mo tion Br owser). ” Im porting images to a com pu ter V iewing and editing im ported images Creating a di sc U ploading mo vies and phot os to websit es T o save [...]

24 GB * 1 Standard in stallation is requir ed. Operation is not assur ed if the OS has been upgraded or in a multi-boot en vironmen t. * 2 64-bit edition s and Starter (Editio n) are not supported. * 3 Starter (Edition) is no t supported. When using a Macintosh The supp lied software “PMB ” is no t supported b y Macin tosh com puter s. T o proc[...]

25 Saving movies and photos with a computer GB  T ouch [ USB CONNECT ] on the camcorder screen. If the [USB S ELECT] screen does not appear , touch (MENU)   [USB CONNECT] (under [OTHERS] categ ory).  Click [Continue] on the c omputer screen.  Read the terms of the license agreement car efully . If you agree to the terms, change to , [...]

26 GB Selec ting the method f or creating a disc (computer) Severa l methods for cr eating a high definition image quality (HD) disc or a sta ndard definition image quality (S D) disc from high definition image quality (HD) movies or photos recor ded on your camcorder are described here. Selec t the method that suits yo ur disc player . Player Choo[...]

27 Saving movies and photos with a computer GB Disc type Featur es DVD-R/D VD+R/DVD+R DL U nrewritable DVD-R W/DVD+R W Rewritable Always main tain your P LA YST A TION  3 to use the la test version o f the PLA YST A TION  3 syst em software. The PLA YST A TION  3 m ay not be a vailable in some coun tries/regions.  [...]

28 GB Creating a disc with one touch (One T ouch Disc Burn) Y ou can save mo vies and phot os on a disc. Mo vies and pho tos recor ded on your camcor der that ha ve not yet been sav ed with One T ouc h Disc Burn function can be saved on a disc a utoma tically . Movies and pho tos are sa ved on a disc with their recor ded image quality . High defini[...]

29 Saving movies and photos with a computer GB Impor ting movies and photos to a c omputer (Easy PC Back-up) Mo vies and pho tos recor ded on your camcor der that ha ve not yet been sav ed with Easy PC Back-up can be imported to a com puter a uto matically . T urn on the comp uter befo rehan d. Connect your camcor der to the wall outlet (wall socke[...]

30 GB Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc Y ou can create a high definition im age quality (HD) disc by p utting tog ether high definition image q uality (HD) movies previous ly imported to yo ur com puter (p . 29). In this section, the procedure f or recor ding a high definition image quality (HD) mo vie on a DVD di sc (p . 27) is e[...]

31 Saving movies and photos with a computer GB 4 At the top of the window , click [Manipulate]  [A VCHD (HD) Creation]. The window used to select movies appears. T o add movies to the pr eviously selected ones, select the movies in the main window and drag a nd drop o nto the window fo r selecting movies. 5 F ollow the instructions on the screen[...]

32 GB Creating a standar d definition image quality (SD) disc that can be play ed on ordinary DVD players Y ou can create a s tandard definition im age quality (SD) disc b y selecting movies and pho tos previou sly imported to y our co mp uter (p . 29). Y ou ma y select high definition image quality (HD) movies as sour ces. How ever , imag e qualit[...]

33 Saving movies and photos with a computer GB Editing movies Y ou can cut out onl y necessary par ts from a mo vie and save i t as another file. U sing “ PMB, ” s elect the movie yo u want t o edit, then click [Ma nipula te]  [V ideo T rimming] on the menu t o display the V ideo T r imming windo w . S ee “PMB Guide ” o n the operatio n [...]

34 GB Saving images with a DVD writer , recorder Selec ting the method f or creating a disc (DVD writer/rec order) Severa l methods for cr eating a high definition image quality (HD) disc or a sta ndard definition image quality (S D) disc from high definition image quality (HD) movies or photos recor ded on your camcorder are described here. Selec [...]

35 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order GB Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer , DVDirect Express Y ou can perform the following o perations by using the dedica ted DVD writer , DVDirect Expr ess (sold separatel y) : Creat e a disc of the same image q uality as that of the r ecorded mo vie. Convert high definition (HD) mo vies to s[...]

36 GB T o customize a disc with DISC BURN OPTION P erform this operation in the f ollowing cases. When du bbing a desir ed image When crea ting mul tiple cop ies of the same disc When con verting high definition (HD) movies to stan dard definition (S D) movies, and cr eating a disc  T ouch [DISC BURN OPTI ON] in step 3 abo ve.  Selec t the re[...]

37 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order GB many o f the same disc. Do not do an y of the follo wing when creating a disc. T urn off the camcorder Close the LCD screen of the camcor der Disconnect the USB cable or the A C A dapto r Subject the camcor der to mechanical shock or vibra tion Eject the “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media from the c[...]

38 GB Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer , etc . other than DVDirect Express U se USB cab le to connect your cam corder to a disc creatio n device, which is compa tible with high definition imag e quality (HD) movies, s uch as a Sony D VD writer . Refer also to the instruction manuals supp lied with the device to b[...]

39 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order GB Creating a standar d definition image quality (SD) disc with a recor der , etc . Y ou can dub images p layed back on y our camcor der on a disc or video cassette, by conn ecting your camcor der to a disc recor der or a Sony D VD writer other than DVDir ect Express, etc. with the A/V connecting cable[...]

40 GB 3 Start playback on your camcorder , and record it on the recording devic e. Refer to the instruction man uals supplied with your reco rding device for details. 4 When dubbing is finished, stop the recording devic e, and then your camcorder . Since dubb ing is performed via analog data transfer , the image quality may deterio rate. Y ou ca nn[...]

Making good use of your camcorder 41 GB Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deleting movies and p hotos fro m recor ding media. Select the recording medium tha t con tains the movies and p hotos yo u want t o delete b efor e starting the operation (p . 43). F o r movies, select the image quality[...]

42 GB Adjusting f or shooting conditions Recording in dark places (NightShot) When yo u press NI GHTSHOT , appears, and yo u can recor d images even in total darkness. Press NI GHTSHOT aga in to cancel the Nigh tShot function. U sing N ightShot in b right places will cause a malfunction of your cam corder . Adjusting focus , etc., manually (MANU AL[...]

43 Making good use of your camcorder GB Changing the recor ding media Y ou can select the internal memory or “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media as the recor ding, playback, or edi ting medium on your camco rder . Select t he medium to be used for movies a nd phot os separately . In the defa ult setting, both movies and photos a re reco rded on the [...]

44 GB * M arked with M ark2 or n ot, either can be used. “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media of up to 32 GB are confirmed to wo rk with this camcor der .  Open the “Memory Stick Duo” media/jack cover , and insert the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media into the “Memory Stick Duo” media slot until it clicks. Close the “M emory Stick Duo ?[...]

45 Making good use of your camcorder GB Cust omizing your camcorder with menus Y our camcorder has MY MENU wher e 6 menu i tems yo u use most often can be register ed, and MENU , where all menu items a re displa yed. Men u items a re described in more details with color pho tos in the “H andycam ” H andbook (p . 52). Using MY MENU  Open the [...]

46 GB [DELETE], [PHO TO CAPTURE], [ HIGHLIGHT], [ SCEN ARIO], [T V CONNECT Guide], [OUTPUT S ETTINGS] T o change settings by using MENU  Open the L CD screen of y our camcorder . The lens cov er is opened and yo ur camcor der is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is already open, pr ess POWER (p . 11).  T ouch (MENU). [...]

47 Making good use of your camcorder GB  T ouch (OPTION).  T ouch the desired tab  the item to change the setting.  After completing the setting, touch . Grayed o ut menu i tems or settings a re not available . When the item y ou wan t is not on the screen, touch an other tab. (Th ere may be no tab .) The tabs and it ems that a ppear on[...]

48 GB Menu lists (MANU AL SET TINGS) category SCENE SELECTION .................. Selects an ap prop riate reco rding setting accor ding to the type of scene, such as night view or beach. F ADER .................................... Fades scenes in or out. WHITE BAL. ................................ Adju sts the color balance to the brigh tness of th[...]

49 Making good use of your camcorder GB (PHOT O SET TINGS) category SELF- TIMER .......................... Sets the self-timer when your camcorder is in p hoto reco rding mode. IMAGE SIZE .......................... Sets the photo size. STEADY SHOT ...................... Sets the SteadyShot function when r ecording ph otos. FLASH MODE ..............[...]

50 GB PHOT O COP Y COPY b y select ............... Selects photos a nd copy . COPY b y date .................. Copies all photos of a specified date. PLA YLIST EDIT ADD/ ADD ........ A dds movies in a pla ylist. ADD by date/ ADD by date............ A dds movies r ecorded on a same da y at o ne time in a playlist. ERASE/ ERASE ... Erases mo vies fro[...]

51 Making good use of your camcorder GB OUTPUT SET TINGS T V TYPE ............................. p . 22 COMPONENT .................. p . 21 HDMI RESOL UTION ....... Selects the outpu t image resol ution when connecting yo ur camcorder t o a TV with an HDMI cable. DISP OUTPUT .................. Sets whether the on-screen displays ap pears on the TV s[...]

52 GB Getting detailed information fr om the “Handycam ” Handbook The “H andy cam ” Han dbook is a user guide designed to be read on a com put er screen. The functions of yo ur camcor der are described, some of them with color ph otos. The “H andy cam ” Han dbook is intended to be read when you wan t to know m ore abou t operating y our[...]

Additional information 53 GB Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y pr oblems using y our camcor der , us e the follo wing table to troubles hoot the prob lem. If the pr oblem persists, disconnect the power sour ce and contact yo ur Sony dealer . Notes before sending y our camcorder for repair Y our ca mcorder ma y be requir[...]

54 GB Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators If indica tors a ppear on the LCD scr een, check the follo wing. If the pr oblem persists even after y ou have tried to fix a cou ple of times, con tact your Son y dealer or local authorized Son y ser vice facility . C:04:  The battery pack is not an “ InfoLITHIU M” battery pack H series. U [...]

55 Additional information GB Pr ecautions On use and care Do not use or sto re the camcor der and accessories in the following loca tions: Anywhere extrem ely hot, cold o r humid. Never lea ve them exposed to temperatur es a bove 60  C (140 °F), such a s under direct sunlight, near hea ters or in a car park ed in the sun. They may malfunction o[...]

56 GB Han dling the camcorder wi th above substances on y our hands Leaving the casing in con tact with rubber or vinyl objects for a lo ng period of time About care and storage of the lens W ipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the follo wing instances: When there a re fingerprints o n the lens surface In hot o r humid location s[...]

57 Additional information GB Specifications System Signal forma t: P AL color , CCIR standar ds HDTV 1080/50i specification Mo vie recordin g format: V ideo: HD: MPEG-4 A V C/H.264 A VCHD forma t compa tible SD: MPEG-2 PS A udio: Dolby Digital 2ch/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5.1 Crea tor Photo file forma t : DCF V er .2.0 Compatible : Exif V er .2.21 Compa[...]

58 GB 50 Hz/60 Hz Curren t consum ption: 0.35 A - 0.18 A Po wer cons umption: 18 W Outpu t voltage: DC 8.4 V * Operating tempera ture: 0  C to 40  C (32 °F t o 104 °F) Stora ge tempera ture: –20  C to + 60  C (-4 °F to +140 °F) Dimensions (a ppr ox.): 48  29  81 mm (1 15/16 × 1 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.) (w/h/d) excluding the pro j[...]

59 Additional information GB Recording mode Recording time HDR-CX520E HDR-CX520VE [SD HQ] 15 h 50 m 15 h 35 m [SD SP] 23 h 25 m 23 h 5 m [SD LP] (5.1 ch) * 44 h 50 m 44 h 20 m [SD LP] (2 ch) * 48 h 55 m 48 h 20 m * Y ou can change the recor ding sound fo rmat with [A UDI O MODE] (p . 48). Example of expected recording time of movies in a “Memory [...]

60 GB Screen indicators Upper left Indicator Meaning MENU butt on A UDI O MODE Self-timer recording GPS tracking statu s Flash, REDEYE RED UC MICREF LEVEL lo w WIDE SELECT BL T-IN ZOOM MI C 60 min Remaining bat tery Return but ton Center Indicator Meaning [STBY]/[REC] Re cor ding statu s Photo size Slide show set NightS hot  W arning  Playbac[...]

61 Additional information GB Indicator Meaning 0:00:00 Counter (ho ur:minute: second) [00min] Estimated reco rding remaining time F ADER 9999 9999 A ppr oxima te number o f recorda ble phot os and recordin g media Playback folder 100/112 Curren t playing mo vie or photo/N umber of total recorded mo vies or pho tos Bottom Indicator Meaning [F ACE DE[...]

62 GB facing out. This i s conv enient during p layback operation s.  ( VIE W IMA GES) button (18)  POWER button (11)  NIGHTSHOT button (42)  (DISC BURN) button (28)  RESET button Press RES ET using a point ed object. Press RES ET to initialize all the settings including the clock settin g.  GPS switch (HDR-CX500VE/CX505VE/ CX520V[...]

63 Additional information GB  Pow er zoom lever (14, 16, 20)  PHOT O button (15)  MODE button (11)  (movie)/ (Photo) lamps (11)  Battery pack  /CHG (flash/charge) lamp (9)  A/V Remote Connector (21)  ST AR T/ST OP button (13)  Grip belt (13)  Hook for a shoulder belt  DC IN jack (9)  T ripod receptacle (42)  B[...]

64 GB Y ou will find the menu lists on pages 48 to 51. Index I Image q uality ............................... 48 Install ............................................ 24 L Language ...................................... 12 M Macint osh .................................... 24 Main tenance ................................ 55 “M emory Stick ” media[...]

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