Sony HDR-GW66E manual

HDR-GW66E/GW66V/GW66VE/GWP88/GWP88E/GWP88V/GWP88VE Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide 4-466-075- 11 (1) T able of contents Getting started Recording/Playback Advanced operations Editing Saving movies and photos with a computer Saving images on an external media device Customizing your camcorder Others/Index Please also refer to : http[...]

2 GB Read this first Before opera ting the unit, please read this manual tho roughly , and retain i t for fut ure refer ence. Owner ’ s Record The model and serial numbers ar e located on the botto m. Record the serial number in the space pro vided below . Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon y our Sony dealer regardin g this product. Mo[...]

3 GB Even if y our camcor der is turned off, A C power source (m ains) is still sup plied to it while connected to the wall outlet (wall socket) via the AC A dap tor . For customers in CANADA REC YCLING LITHIUM-ION BA T TERIES Lithium-I on bat teries are recyclable. Y ou can hel p preserve our envir onment b y returnin g your used recha rgeable bat[...]

4 GB Disposal of Old Electric al & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the pr oduct or on i ts packaging indicat es that this pr oduct shall not be treated as h ousehold waste . Inst ead it shall be handed over t o the app licable collection point f[...]

5 GB About language setting The on-screen displa ys in each local language are used for illu strating the operatin g procedur es. Change the screen languag e before u sin g the camcor der if necessary (p. 21). On recording Before starting to reco rd, test the r ecording function to make sure the imag e and sound ar e recorded wi thout an y prob lem[...]

6 GB In this man ual, the internal memory (HDR - GWP88/GWP88E/GWP88V/GWP88VE) of the camcorder a nd the memory card are called “r ecording media. ” In this man ual, the DVD disc recor ded with high definition image quality (HD) is called A VCHD r ecording disc. The model name is sho wn in this manual when there is a difference in specification [...]

7 GB About water -proof , dust-proof , and shock- proof per f ormance of the camcorder This camcorder is equip ped to be water - proof, dus t-proof and shock-p roof. Damage caused from misuse, ab use or failure t o properly main tain the camcorder is not co vered by the limited warranty . This camcor der is water -proof/d ust-proof equivalent to IE[...]

8 GB Notes on using the camcorder under/ near water The touch pane l may be activated b y water splashes on the screen ico ns. The touch pane l cannot be operated underwater . U s e the bu tton s of the camcor der to perform shooting opera tions. Do not subject the camcor der to shock such as from jum ping in to water . Do not open and close the ba[...]

9 GB About the message displayed on the screen The followin g message will appear o n the LCD screen of the camco rder after y ou replace or c harge the ba ttery , or you set [Scene Selec tion] t o [Beach], [Underwater], or [Sno w]. This does not indicat e a malfunction of the camcor der . I t displays a m essage that y ou should confirm before use[...]

10 GB T able of cont ents Read this first ....................................................................................... 2 Learning more about the camcor der (“Handycam ” User Guide) ................ 6 About water-pr oof, dust -proof , and shock-proof performance of the camcorder .... 7 Parts and controls ..............................[...]

11 T able of contents GB Editing Editing on your camcorder ..................................................................... 38 Deleting movies and photos ......................................................... 38 Dividing a movie ........................................................................ 38 Capturing a photo from a movie (HDR-G[...]

12 GB P ar ts and c ontrols Figures in ( ) a re ref erence pages.  GPS antenna (HDR-GW66V/GW66VE/ GWP88V/GWP88VE) (34)  Built-in microphone  Flash  Lens (G lens)  SELF-REC button  Loop for the Wrist strap HDR -GWP88/GWP88E/GWP88V/ GWP88VE  LCD scr een/T ouch panel (20, 21) If you r otate the L CD panel 180 degrees, you can clos[...]

13 GB HDR -GW66E/GW66V/GW66VE HDR -GWP88/GWP88E/GWP88V/ GWP88VE  Power z oom lever (27)  ST AR T/ST OP button (24)  PHOT O button (25)  PROJEC T OR button (36) (HDR-GWP88/ GWP88E/GWP88V/GWP88VE)  Memor y card acc ess lamp (22) While the lamp is li t or flashing, the camcorder i s reading or writing da ta.  Memor y card slot (22) ?[...]

14 GB Getting star ted Supplied items The num bers in ( ) are the sup plied quan tity . Camcorder (1) HDMI cable (1) USB cable (Micro USB cable) (1) Wrist strap (1) Rechargeable battery pack NP-BX1 (1) “Operating Guide ” (This manual) (1) For cust omers in the USA and Canada AC Adapt or AC-UD11 (1) For cust omers in coun tries/regions other tha[...]

15 GB Getting started Charging the ba tter y pack 1 Close the L CD screen. 2 Open the battery/memor y card/ jack cover . Slide the cover lock lever (  ) to slide bac k the battery/memory card/jack cov er (  ). Then open the battery/memory card/jack cover (  ).  3 Inser t the battery . Insert the battery while pressing a nd holding the b[...]

16 GB 4 For cust omers in the USA and Canada: Connect the AC Adapt or (AC- UD11,  ) and the USB cable (  ) to your camcor der and the wall outlet (wall socket). For cust omers in countries/ regions other than the USA and Canada: Connect the AC Adapt or (AC- UD10,  ), the power cor d (mains lead) (  ) and the USB cable (  ) to your ca[...]

17 GB Getting started Charging the battery using your computer 1 Close the L CD screen. 2 Open the battery/memor y card/ jack cover . Slide the cover lock lever (  ) to slide bac k the battery/memory card/jack cov er (  ). Then open the battery/memory card/jack cover (  ).  3 Connect the camcorder to a running computer using the USB cab[...]

18 GB Charging time A ppr oxima te time (min.) requir ed when you fully charg e a fully discharged bat tery pack. Charging with A C A dapt or: 155 min Charging with yo ur com puter: 275 min The charging times s hown above a re measured when cha rging the camcor der at a tem perature o f 25 °C (77 °F). I t is recommended tha t you char ge the batt[...]

19 GB Getting started T o check the remaining battery power An icon indica ting the remaining ba ttery power is displa yed. High  Low Emp ty I t will take appro ximat ely 1 minut e to display the co rrect remaining ba ttery power . The remainin g battery power may no t be displayed co rrectly depending on amb ient condi tions and the enviro nmen[...]

20 GB T urning the power on, and setting the dat e and time 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder and turn the pow er on. 2 Select the desired language, then select [Next]. 3 Select the desired geographical area with / , then select [Next]. 4 Set [Daylight Savings] or [Summer Time], select the date format and the date and time. If you set [Da yl[...]

21 GB Getting started Changing the language setting Y ou can cha nge the on-screen disp lays to sho w messages in a specified language. Select  [S etu p]  [ General Settings]  [Language Setting]  a desired languag e. T o turn off the power Close the LCD screen. T o adjust the angle of the L CD panel First o pen the LCD panel 90 degrees [...]

22 GB Pr eparing the rec ording media The recor ding media that can be used are dis played o n the screen of your ca mcorder as followin g icons. Default r ecording medi um Alternati ve recor ding medium HDR -GW66E/GW66V/ GW66VE Memo ry card — HDR -GWP88/GWP88E/ GWP88V/GWP88VE In ternal memory Memo ry card Notes Y ou cannot select a different r e[...]

23 GB Getting started T o eject the memor y card Open the cover and ligh tly push the memory card in on ce. Notes T o ensure stable o peration of the mem ory card, it is reco mmended to forma t the memory card with your ca mcorder befo re the first use (p . 48). Forma tting the memory card will erase all the data stor ed on it and the data will be [...]

24 GB Recording/Playback Recording In the default settin g, movies and photos ar e recorded on the fo llowing media. Movies are recorded with high definition image quality (HD). HDR -GW66E/GW66V/GW66VE: M emory card HDR -GWP88/GWP88E/GWP88V/GWP88VE: I nternal memory Recording movies 1 Open the L CD screen. 2 Press ST ART/STOP to start recording . T[...]

25 GB Recording/Pla yback The LCD screen of yo ur camcorder ca n display r ecording imag es across the entir e screen (full pixel display). H owever , this may cause sligh t trimming of the top , botto m, right, and left edges of imag es when played back o n a TV which is not compa tible with full pixel displa y . It is reco mmended you reco rd ima[...]

26 GB T o display items on the L CD screen I tems on the L CD screen disappear if yo u do not opera te the camcor der for a few seconds after you t urn the camcorder o n or switc h between the movie recor ding and pho to shooting modes. T ouch anywhere excep t the butt ons on the L CD screen to display inf ormatio n on icons wi th functions con ven[...]

27 GB Recording/Pla yback  In telligent A uto butt on  A ppr oxima te num ber of recor dable phot os, Aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3), Ph oto size (L/M/S)  Estimated r ecording r emaining time, Recor ding image q uality , Frame rat e, Recording mode (HD/STD), Mo vie size (MP4) (32)  V iew Imag es butt on (29)  M y Butto n (you can as sign[...]

28 GB T o record in mirror mode 1 Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcor der (  ), then rotat e it 270 degrees to the lens side (  ). 2 P ress S ELF-REC bu tton (  ) t o start recor ding. A mirror -image of the sub ject appears on the LCD screen, but the ima ge will be normal when recorded. Y ou can only recor d in mirror mode when th[...]

29 GB Recording/Pla yback Playback Y ou can search f or reco rded images b y date an d time of recor ding (Ev ent V ie w) o r location of recor ding (Ma p V iew) (HDR -GW66V/GW66VE/GWP88V/GWP88VE). 1 Open the L CD screen and select ( View Images) on the L CD screen to enter the pla yback mode. Y ou can display the E vent V iew w hen the LCD screen [...]

30 GB V olume / Previous/N ext Delete / Fast-r everse/fast-forward Context / P ause/Pla y Stop / P lay/stop s lide show Some butt ons described above ma y not ap pear , depending on the imag e being played back. As you r epeat selecting / during pla yback, movies are pla yed as fast as abou t 5 times  about 10 times  about 30 times  abou t[...]

31 GB Recording/Pla yback Notes T o preven t your image da ta from being lost, sav e all your recorded ima ges on external media periodically . (p. 40) Playing movies and photos fr om the Map View (HDR-GW66V/GW66VE/GWP88V/ GWP88VE) Switc h to the Ma p V iew by touc hing  [Ma p V iew]. When you u se the map data fo r the first time: A message ap [...]

32 GB Advanced oper ations Recording images with various settings Selecting the image qualit y of movies (Recording mode) Y ou can switch the recordin g mode to select the movie quality when recording high definition image quality (HD) mov ies. The recording time (p . 53) or the type of media de vice to which the images can be copied may change , d[...]

33 GB Advanced operations Y ou can select the direction in which you move the cam corder by t ouching / / / on the LCD screen. 3 S weep the camcorder to the end of the guide, follo wing the indication on the screen. Y ou can play back pano ramic phot os using the “Pla yMemo ries Home ” software. T o select the image size of the photo taken by i[...]

34 GB Recording information on y our location (GPS) (HDR- GW66V/GW66VE/GWP88V/ GWP88VE) When yo u set [GPS Setting] to [On] (the default setting), the GPS trian gulating icon will appear o n the screen and the camcor der will start se a rching fo r GPS satellit e signals. The icon displa yed will vary according to the in tensity o f the signal rece[...]

35 GB Advanced operations Notes Refer to the instruction man uals of the TV as well. If the TV does not have the HDMI in put jack, use an A V C able (sold separa tely) fo r connection. Y ou cannot use the supp lied AC ada ptor as the power source when the cam corder is conn ected to a TV using an A V cable. Charge the ba ttery pack before co nnecti[...]

36 GB Using the built-in projector (HDR-GWP88/ GWP88E/GWP88V/ GWP88VE) Y ou can use a flat surface such as a wall as a screen to view recorded imag es using the built-in pr ojector . 1 P ull out the stand. 2 F ace the projector lens to wards a sur face , such as a wall, and then press PROJECTOR. 3 When the operating guide screen appears, select [Pr[...]

37 GB Advanced operations 5 Use the po wer zoom lever t o move the selection frame that appears on the L CD screen, then press ST AR T/ST OP button. For details o n playback, see page 29. T o turn off the projecto r , pr ess PROJECT OR. Notes The LCD screen turns o ff while an image is being projected. Be careful of the following o perations or sit[...]

38 GB Editing Editing on your camcorder Notes Some basic editing operatio ns can be done on the camcorder . If you want to perfo rm advanced editing operatio ns, install the “PlayM emories Ho me ” software. Y ou cannot rest ore imag es once they are deleted. Sav e important mo vies and pho tos in advance. Do not remo ve the battery pack or the [...]

39 GB Editing 2 Select the point where you w ant to divide the movie into sc enes using / , and then select . Notes A slight difference ma y occur from the point where you select and the actual dividing poin t, as your camco rder selects the dividing point based on about half-second incr ements. An MP4 movie canno t be divided. Capturing a photo fr[...]

40 GB Saving movies and photos with a comput er Playing images on a c omputer The “Pla yMemo ries Ho me ” s oftwar e allows you t o import movies a nd still images to yo ur comp uter to use them in a variety o f ways. What you can do with “PlayMemories Home” software ( Window s) “Pla yMemories H ome ” c an be downloaded from the followi[...]

41 GB Saving movies and photos with a computer Pr eparing a computer (Windo ws) Checking the computer system OS * 1 Microsoft W indo ws XP SP3 * 2 /W indows V ista SP2 * 3 /W indows 7 S P1/W indows 8 CPU * 4 In tel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or fa ster , or Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or fas ter (In tel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz or faster i s required when processi[...]

42 GB Notes on installation If the “Pla yMemo ries Hom e ” software is already installed on your co mpu ter , connect t he camcorder t o your com puter . Functions tha t can be used with this camcorder will then be available . If the “PMB (P icture M otion Bro wser)” software is installed on yo ur comp uter , it will be overwritten by the ?[...]

43 GB Saving movies and photos with a computer Star ting the “PlayMemories Home ” sof twar e 1 Double- click the “PlayMemories Home” icon on the computer screen. When using W indo ws 8, select the “PlayM emories H ome ” icon from the start screen. 2 Double- click the “PlayMemories Home Help Guide” short- cut icon on the computer scr[...]

44 GB Saving images on an external media device Creating a standar d definition image quality (STD) disc with a recor der Connect your camcor der to a disc recor der with an A V Cable (sold separately). Y o u can cop y images pla yed back on your camcor der on a disc or video cassette. Notes Y ou cannot use the supp lied AC ada ptor as the power so[...]

45 GB Customizing your camc order Customizing y our camcorder Using menus The camcorder has various men u items under each o f 6 menu catego ries. Shooting Mode (Items for selecting a shooting mode)  p. 47 Camera/Mic (Items for customiz ed shooting)  p. 47 Image Quality/Size (Items for setting up image quality or size)  p . 48 Playback F u[...]

46 GB T o find a menu item quickly The [Camera/Mic] and [Setu p] menus ha ve sub-categ ories. Select the sub-catego r y ico n so that the LCD screen disp lays the list o f menus in the sub-categ ory selec ted. When you cannot select a menu item Gray ed out men u items o r settings are no t availab le. When yo u select the grayed out men u item, you[...]

47 GB Customizing your camc order Menu lists Shooting Mode Movie .......................................... Record s movies. Photo ........................................... Shoots phot os. Smth Slw REC ........................... Records smooth slow-m otion movies. Golf Shot .................................... Divides two seconds of fast movem e[...]

48 GB Microphone Blt-in Zoom Mic ............. R ecor ds movies with vivid sound a ppr opriat e to the zoom position. Wind Noise Reduct. ...... Reduces the wind noise recorded fro m the built-in micro phone. Micref Level ..................... Sets the microphone leve l for recor ding. Shooting Assist My Button ........................ Assigns funct[...]

49 GB Customizing your camc order Connection T V T ype ............................. Co n verts the signal depending on the TV connected (p. 34). HDMI Resolution ........... S elects the out put image r esolution when co nnecting your camcor der to a TV with an HDMI cable. CTRL FOR HDMI ............. Sets whether or not the TV’ s Remote Commander[...]

50 GB Others/I ndex T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y pro blems using y our camcor der , follow the steps below .  Check the list (p. 50 to 52), and inspect your camcorder .  Disconnect the power source, attach the power sourc e again after about 1 minute, and turn the camcorder on.  T ouch  [Setup]  [ General Settings]  [Ini[...]

51 GB Others/Index Self- diagnosis display/W arning indicators If indica tors a ppear on the LCD screen, 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 . In this case, when you contact them, give them all the num bers of the [...]

52 GB Delete unnecessary images (p. 38), o r format the memory card after sto ring the images on ot her media (p. 48). The image da ta base fi le ma y be damaged. Check the data base file by selecting  [Setup]  [ Media Settings]  [Repair Img. DB F .]  t he r ecording medi um (HDR - GWP88/GWP88E/GWP88V/GWP88VE). The memory card is damag [...]

53 GB Others/Index Recording time of movies/number of recor dable photos “HD ” stands f or high definition image quality , and “ STD ” stands fo r standar d definition image q uality . Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time A ppr oxima te time ava ilable when you use a fully charged ba ttery pack. (uni[...]

54 GB Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and min (minute) Recording mode Recording time HDR-GWP88/ GWP88E HDR-GWP88V/ GWP88VE [Standar d ] 3 h 50 min (3 h 30 min) 3 h 5 min (2 h 50 min) Y ou can record m ovies of a maxim um of 3,999 scenes with high definition image quality (HD) and 9,999 scenes with standar d definition image qual[...]

55 GB Others/Index Notes The unique pixe l array of Son y’ s ClearV id and the image pr ocessing system of Son y’ s BIONZ allows still image resol ution equivalen t to the sizes described. On bit-rate and r ecording pixels The bit-ra te, pixe ls and aspect ratio of each recordin g mode for movies (mo vie + audio , etc.) High definition image q [...]

56 GB On a sandy beach or an ywhere dusty . If sand or dus t gets in your camco rder , it may malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repair ed. Near windo ws or ou tdoors, where the LCD screen or the lens ma y be exposed to direct sunlight. This damag es the inside of the LCD screen. For DC or A C operatio n, use the accessories recommen[...]

57 GB Others/Index Pushing the plug f orcibl y into the terminal will damage the terminal and ma y result in a malfunction of the camcor der When the camco rder is connected to other devices through a USB connection an d the power of the camco rder is turned on, do n ot close the LCD panel. The imag e data that has been recorded may be lost. Notes [...]

58 GB On charging the pre-installed rechargeable batt er y Y our camco rder has a pr e-installed rechar geable bat tery to retain the date, time, and other settin gs even when the LCD screen is closed. The pr e-installed rechar geable bat tery is always charg ed while your camcor der is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket) via the AC A dapt o[...]

59 GB Others/Index Specifications System Signal forma t: NTSC color , EIA standar ds (HDR -GW66V/ GWP88/GWP88V) P AL color , CCIR standar ds (HDR -GW66E/ GW66VE/GWP88E/GWP88VE) HD TV Mo vie recordin g format: A VCHD (A VCHD fo rmat V er .2.0 compa tible): V ideo: MPEG-4 A VC/H.264 A udio: Dolby Digital 2ch Dolb y Digital Stereo Creato r * 1 MPEG-2 [...]

60 GB Throw Dis tance: 0.5 m (1.6 feet) or ov er Contrast ra tio: 1500:1 Resolution (o utpu t): nHD (640  360) Continuo us pro jection time (when using the supplied ba ttery pack): A p pro x. 1 h 10 min. General Po wer requir ements: DC 3.6 V (battery pack), DC 5.0 V , 1 300 mA (AC A dapto r) USB Charging (M ulti/Micr o USB T er minal): DC 5 V 5[...]

61 GB Others/Index On trademarks “H andycam ” and are registered tradema rks of Sony Corpora tion. “ A VCHD , ” “ A VCHD Progres sive, ” “ A VCHD ” logotype and “ A VCHD Pr ogressive ” logotype are trademarks o f Pana sonic Corporation and Sony Corporatio n. “M emory Stick, ” “ , ” “Memo ry Stick Duo, ” “ , ” “[...]

62 GB END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MAP D A T A FOR VIDEO CAMERA REC ORDER PRODUC TS (HDR- GW66V/GW66VE/GWP88V/ GWP88VE) YOU SHOULD CAREFULL Y READ THE FOLLOWING A GREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE. IMPOR T ANT -READ CAREFULLY : This End-User License Agreement (“ LICENSE ”) is a legal agreement between you and Son y Corporation (“ SONY”)[...]

63 GB Others/Index photogra phs, anima tion, video, a udio, m usic, text and “ ap plets ” , incorporated into the SOFTW ARE), and any co pies of the SOFTW ARE, are owned by SONY , licensors and su ppliers to SO NY and their respective affiliates (such licensors a nd supplier s to SONY , together with their respective affiliates, ar e hereinafte[...]

64 GB pro visions or the U nited N ation s Conven tion for Contracts for the I nternatio nal Sale of Goods, which is expressl y excluded. An y disput e arising out o f this LICENSE shall be subject to the excl usive ven ue of the T okyo District Court, and the parties hereby consent to the v enue and jurisdiction o f such court. THE P ARTIES HEREBY[...]

65 GB Others/Index Japan Jordan  Royal Jo rdanian Geographic Centr e Mexico Fuen te: INEGI (Instit uto N acional de Estadística y Geografía.) Norway Copyright  2000; N orwegian Mapp ing A uthority Portugal Source: Ig eoE – Portugal Spain Informació n geográfica prop iedad del CNIG Sweden Based upon electronic data  N ational Land Sur[...]

66 GB Center Indicator Meaning Slideshow Set  W arning (51)  Playback mode (29) Right Indicator Meaning 60i 720 Recording imag e quality (HD/MP4/STD), frame rate (60p/50p/60i/50i), recordin g mode (PS/FX/ FH/HQ/LP) and mo vie size (32) Reco rding/pla yback/ editing media (22) 0:00:00 Counter (ho ur:minute: second) 00min Estimated recor ding r[...]

67 GB Others/Index Index M Mac ............................................... 40 Map V iew ..................................... 31 Media Settings .............................22 Memo ry card ............................... 22 “M emory Stick Micro ” (Mark2) media ............................................ 22 Men u lists .....................[...]

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