Sony HDR-SR1E manual

2-889-914- 12 (1) © 2006 Sony Co rporation http://www.son y.net/ Printed on 70% or more r ecycled pap er using VO C (Volatile Org anic Compound) - free veg etable oi l based ink. Printed in Japan Additiona l inform ation on this product and a nswers to frequentl y asked questions c an be found at our Custom er Support Web site. GB Digital HD Video[...]

2 Read t his be fore ope ratin g your camc order Befo re operat ing the uni t, plea se read this manua l thoroughly , and retain i t for future refere nce. To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex pose th e unit to ra in or moisture. Replace the battery with the specified type o nly. Otherwise, fire or injury may resu lt. A moulded pl ug comply[...]

3 Your c amcorder is suppli ed with two kinds of op eratio ns guides. – “Ope rat ing Gui de” (Thi s manua l) – “First Step Guide” for using your camco rder with th e computer connect ed (stored o n the suppl ied CD -ROM) Type s of “Memory Stick” you ca n use in your camcord er There are tw o si zes o f “Me mory St ick. ” You can[...]

4 Read thi s befo re operati ng your c amcorde r (Cont inued) About m enu ite ms, LC D panel, viewfi nder, and lens • A menu item th at is gr ayed o ut is no t availa ble under the curren t recor ding or playback c onditions. • Th e LCD scr een and the viewfind er are manufa ctured using ex tremely hi gh- precisio n technology , so over 99.99% [...]

5 Notes on u sing t he Har d Dis k Driv e Ha ndycam Save all you r recorded imag e data • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on external media. It is recommended that you save the image data on a disc using your computer. (For details, s ee the “Fir st Step Guide” on the supplied CD-ROM.) Also, you can s[...]

6 Table of Content s Read this bef ore operating your camcorder ........... ...... ....... ...... .......... ..... 2 Notes on using the Hard Disk Dri ve Handycam ..... ...... .......... ...... ....... ..... 5 Subject examples a nd solutions ........ ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... ...... ....... ... 1 0 Operation f low ........... ....... [...]

7 Viewing the images . .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... ....... .... 40 Using PB zoom Playing back a ser ies of still images (Slide show) Playing the ima ge on a TV .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... . 44 Saving images ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ..[...]

8 What you ca n do with the (SETTI NGS) categor y of the HOME MENU .. ...... ....... .......... ...... ...... ....... .......... ...... ....... ...... 64 Using the HOME MENU List of t he (SETTINGS ) ca tegory i tem s MOVIE SETTINGS ...... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... ....... ...... 66 (Items for r ecord ing m[...]

9 Troubleshootin g ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ....... .... 90 Warning indi cators and me ssages ....... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... ...... ......103 Using your c amcorder abroad ........... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... .........108 Files on the c amcorder hard[...]

10 Subjec t ex amples and sol utions Shooting Checking your golf swing B Smooth s low recor ding ...... ....... 38 Flowers in close-up B Soft po rtrait .... ...... ...... ........ ...... . 80 B Focus . ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... . 78 B Telema cro ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... . 79 Focusing on the dog on the left side of the [...]

11 A child on the stage under a spot light B Spotlight ........... ...... ........ ...... .... 80 Fireworks with all its splendor B Sunset&Moon ............... ..... ...... . 80 B Focus ....... ...... ...... ...... ..... ......... . 78 A sleeping child under dim light B NightShot .... ...... ......... ..... ...... .... 37 B Color Slow Shut ter [...]

12 Operation flow B Get read y. • Read the suppl ied “Read This Fi rst” before you use your camco rder. • Prepare for re cording as described from pag e 23. B Shoot u sin g your cam corde r (p. 3 2). • Mo vies ar e recor ded on the ha rd di sk, an d still images are recorded on either t he hard disk or a “Me mory Stick Duo.” • You c[...]

13 Enjoyi ng your camco rder Sav ing or dele ting imag es you r ecor ded wi th yo ur cam cor der B Save recorded images. x Saving imag es on a disc usi ng a computer t See Fir st Step G uide on t he supp lied CD-ROM for details. x Copying ima ges to a computer t See Fir st Step G uide on t he supp lied CD-ROM for details. x Dubbing images on VCR or[...]

14 Experience the beauty of HD (high definition ) images B Your camcorde r offers both HD (hi gh def initio n) and SD (st andar d defini tion) recordi ng image qual ities. The images recorded with SD (standard definition) image quality cannot be converte d to HD (high defini tion) im age qualit y. Select a re cording form at before yo u start shoot[...]

15 Enjoyi ng your camco rder * The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours. z Tip s • Figures such as 15M and 9M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps. • You can record movi es of a maximum of 3,999 scene s with HD (high definition) image quality, and 9,999 scenes with S D (standard d efinition) ima ge q[...]

16 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking advantage of two types of menus When yo u want to custom ize your camc order, open the “HOME ME NU.” This me nu is the gateway to all the functio ns of your camcor der. See page 18 for fur ther details. When delet ing movies with HD (high definition) image quality, fo r example “ HOME MENU” - the st[...]

17 Enjoyi ng your camco rder Just a t ouch on t he sc reen du ring shoo tin g or pl ayback dis play s t he fu ncti ons av ailab le a t th at moment. You w ill find it easy to make vario us settings. See pag e 22 for further details. When deleti ng a movie with HD (high d efinition) im age quality, for exam ple “ OPTION MENU” en ables you to acc[...]

18 x Notes on the me nu opera tion Place your fi ngers on the rear side of the LCD pane l (touch panel) to support it. Then, touc h the but tons disp laye d on th e screen wi th your thumb. Perform the same actions as expl ained above when yo u press the buttons on the LCD pane l. • Be careful not to press the buttons be low the LCD panel acci de[...]

19 Enjoyi ng your camco rder 3 Touch (OTHERS ). 4 Touch [ EDIT]. 5 Touch [ DELETE ]. 6 Touch [ DELETE ]. 7 Touch the image you want to delete. 8 Touch t [YES] t .[...]

20 B When you want to kn ow somethi ng about the func tion of eac h item o n the HOM E MENU - HELP 1 Press (HOME). The HOME MENU appe ars. 2 Touch ( HELP ). The bo ttom of the (HE LP) but ton turns orange. 3 Touch the item you want to know the content. When y ou touc h an i tem, i ts exp lan ation appears on t he scre en. To apply t he option, touc[...]

21 Enjoyi ng your camco rder B Categ ories and item s of the HO ME MENU Category Item CAMERA M OVIE (p. 33) PHOTO (p. 34) SMTH SLW REC (p. 38) VIEW IMAGES VISUAL INDEX (p. 40) PLA YL IST (p . 54) OTHE RS EDI T (p . 51) PLAYLIST EDIT (p. 54) PRINT (p. 59) SELECT DEV ICES COMPUTER (p. 57) TV CONNECT Guide (p. 44) PRINTER (p. 59) MANA GE HDD /MEMOR Y [...]

22 Delet ing a movie dur ing viewing is expla ined as an ex ample. 1 While viewing the movie you want to dele te, t ouch ( OPTIO N) on the screen. 2 Touch . 3 Touch [ DEL ETE] t [YE S] t . Items on the OPT ION MENU See pa ges 78 and 83. When the item you wa nt is n ot on th e screen Touch an other tab . If you cannot fi nd the item a nywhere, t he [...]

23 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Checki ng supp lied ite ms Make sure that you have the fol lowing item s supp lied w ith y our camcord er. The number in the par enthe ses ind icates the numb er o f tha t it em s uppli ed. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 24) Mains lead (1) (p. 24) Component v ideo cabl e (1) (p. 45) A/V conn ecting ca ble (1) (p. 4 [...]

24 Step 2: Chargi ng the batt ery pa ck You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (M series) (p. 114) after attaching it to your camcorder. 1 Slide the PO WER switch i n the direction of the arrow to OFF (CHG) (The defau lt setting). 2 Attach the battery pack by sliding it in the direction of the arrow until it clicks. 3 Connect the AC Adap[...]

25 Gettin g Started b Not es • Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack holding both the camcorder and the DC plug. z Tip s • If you attach the battery pack or connect the AC Adaptor when the POWER switc h is set to OFF (CHG), your camcorder turns on, then off again, aft er a f ew se cond s. To remov e the b attery pack Slide the POWER swi[...]

26 Step 2: Charg ing the battery pac k (Cont inue d) Cha rging ti me Approx imate time (min .) required whe n you fully charge a fully disc harged battery pack. Recording time App roxim ate ti me (m in.) a vail able wh en you use a fully c harged battery pack. HD (hig h def initi on) ima ge qu ality with record ing mode [ SP] SD (st anda rd def ini[...]

27 Gettin g Started On the battery pack • Before changing the battery pack, s lide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) and turn off the (Movie) l amp/ (St ill) lamp. • The CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging, or B attery Info (p . 25) will not be correctly displayed under the following conditions: – The battery pack is not at tached correctly[...]

28 Step 3: Tu rnin g the pow er on To reco rd, slid e the PO WER sw itch repeated ly to turn on the respectiv e lamp. When us ing it for th e f irst ti me, th e [CLOCK SE T] screen appear s (p. 30). While pressing the green bu tton in the center, slide the POWER switch repeatedly in the direction of the arrow to turn on the power. When yo u record,[...]

29 Gettin g Started Step 4: A djus ting the LC D panel an d viewfi nder Open th e LCD panel 90 degrees to th e camcorde r ( 1 ), then ro tate i t to the best angle to reco rd or pl ay ( 2 ). To turn off the LCD bac klight to make the batte ry last longer Press and hol d DISP/BATT INFO for a few seconds unt il appear s. This setting is pra ctical wh[...]

30 Step 5 : Se tting the date and ti me 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 time , the [CLOCK SET] screen appe ars every time yo u turn on your camcor der or ch ange t he POWE R s witch posi ti on. b Notes • If you do not use your camcorder for abou t 4 months , the built-in recha[...]

31 Gettin g Started 10 Make sure that the clock is correctly set, then touc h . The cl ock starts. You ca n set any year up to the year 2037. z Tip s • The date and time doe s not appear during recording, but th ey are automatical ly recorded on the hard dis k, and can be dis played during playback (see page 72 for [ DATA CODE]). • Refer to pag[...]

32 Shooting Reco rding the i mages b Notes • If the ACCESS lamp is lit or flashing after recording is finished, it means data is still being written onto t he hard disk or “M emory Stick Duo.” Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect the b attery or AC Adaptor. Open the LC D pane l. In sert the “Mem ory Stick[...]

33 Shooting Slide the PO WER switch in the direct ion of the arrow to li ght up the (Movie) lamp . Press START/STOP A (or B ). To stop recording, press START/STOP again. b Not es • You cannot record m ovies on a “Memory Stick Duo.” Recordi ng movies To record high resolution still images during shooting a movie (Dual Rec) t See p age 37. To s[...]

34 Recordi ng the images ( Contin ued) Still imag es ar e reco rded on t he ha rd di sk in the defau lt se ttin g. To reco rd sti ll i mages on a “Memor y Sti ck Du o,” ch ange the r ecord ing media (p. 35). Sli de the P OWER switc h repea tedl y in th e direc tion of the ar row to light up the (Still) lamp. Press PHO T O light ly to ad just th[...]

35 Shooting To chan ge the recordi ng medi a of st ill images Before pressing PHOTO, selet the media as follows: 1 Touch (OPTION) t tab t [STI LL ME DIA]. 2 Select th e me dia in which yo u want to save still ima ges, then touch . Your cam corder retu rns to recording standby mode. If y ou select [MEM ORY STICK], appears on t he scre en. To ejec t [...]

36 Recordi ng the images ( Contin ued) z Tips • You can set [DIGI TAL ZOOM] (p. 67) if you want to zoom to a level greater than 10 × when recording movies. Sound p icked up by the built-in 4ch micropho ne is c on verted to 5.1 ch surround sound and re corded. Y our camcorder has Dolby Digi tal 5.1 Creat or installed for recordin g 5.1ch surround[...]

37 Shooting • If you use the flash in bright places such as when shooting a backlit subject, the flas h may not be effective. • When attaching a conversion lens (optional) or a filter (optional ) to your camcorder, the flash light does not emit light. z Tip s • You can change the br ightness of the flash by setting [FLASH LEVEL] (p. 71), or y[...]

38 Recordi ng the images ( Contin ued) To ad just th e exposu re for back lit subj ects, press BACK LIGHT to display . . To cancel the ba ck light functi on, press BACK LIGH T agai n. Open th e LCD pan el 90 de gre es to the camcord er ( 1 ), then rotate it 180 degrees to th e lens s ide ( 2 ). z Tips • A m irror-image of the subject appears on t[...]

39 Shooting b Not es • Sounds cannot be recorded. You can assign one menu item you use often t o the camer a con trol r ing. Since the fo cus ad just men t is assi gned t o the ca mera co ntrol r ing i n the defau lt settings, the operation b elow is describe d as adjusting the fo cus using the ring . 1 Press MANUAL to ac tivate the m anual adjus[...]

40 Playback View ing t he im ages Slide the PO WER switch to turn on yo ur camco r der . Pr ess (V IEW IMAGES) A (or B ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on t he LCD screen. (It ma y take some time to disp lay th e thu mbna ils.) 1 : Displ ays movies wit h HD (high defi ni tion ) im age qu ali ty. 2 : Displays movies wi th SD (standard definition) [...]

41 Playback On the VISUAL I NDEX screen , touch the , or ta b, and the mo vie to be playe d back. To pl ay back movie s slow ly Touch / during pau se. To adju st the so und volu me Touch (OPT ION) t tab t [VOLUME], then adju st the volume with / . z Tip s • A touch of / makes the reve rse/fast forwa rd approximately 5 times faster, 2 touche s mak[...]

42 View ing t he ima ges (C ont inued) On the VISUAL IN DEX scree n, touch the , or tab, and the still image t o be played back. Viewing still ima ges To switch to the playback mode using the (HOME) butto n 1 Press (HOME) C (o r D ) when th e power of the camcorder is on . 2 Touch (V IEW IMA GES) on the H OME MEN U. 3 Touch [VISUAL INDEX]. Previ ou[...]

43 Playback You can magn ify s till imag es f rom about 1.1 to 5 times the or iginal size . Magn ifica tion can be ad jus ted wit h the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons below the LCD screen. 1 Play ba ck the still image s you want to magnify. 2 Magnify t he stil l ima ge with T (Tel ephoto ). The scre en is framed. 3 Touch the sc reen at the po[...]

44 Playi ng th e im age o n a T V Connec tion me thods an d quali ty of the image vi ewed on the TV screen dif fer depend ing on w hat typ e of TV i s connect ed, and t he conn ectors u sed. Use t he supplie d AC Ad aptor a s the power source (p. 24). Refer also to the instru ction man uals supplied with t he devic e to b e connec ted. You ca n mak[...]

45 Playback Images re corded with H D (high defini tion) image qua lity are playe d back with HD (high definitio n) image quality . Images recorde d with SD (standard definition) imag e quality are played back with SD (stand ard defini tion) image qua lity. Connect ing to a high d efinit ion TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU sett i[...]

46 Playi ng the image on a TV (Cont inue d) b Notes • Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo. • Images are not output from the HDMI OUT jack, i f copyright protection signals are recorded in the images. • Som e TVs may not function correctly (e. g., no sound or image) with t his connection. • Do not connect the HDMI OUT jack of your camcorde [...]

47 Playback Images re corded with HD (high defini tion) quality is c onverted to SD (standard defini tion) and pl ayed b ack. Imag es rec orded with SD (st anda rd def ini tion ) imag e qua lity ar e pl ayed back with SD (stand ard def inition) imag e qualit y. To se t the as pect ra tio a ccordin g to th e conn ected TV (16 :9/4: 3) Set [TV TYPE] [...]

48 Playi ng the image on a TV (Cont inue d) : Signal fl ow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU setting (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [576i] (p. 74) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYPE] t [16:9]/ [4:3] (p. 74) b Notes • An A/ V connecting cable is als o needed to output audio signals. Connect t he white and red plugs of the A/[...]

49 Playback When c onnectin g to your TV via a VCR Connec t your camcor der to the L INE IN input on the VCR using t he A/V con necting ca ble. Set the inpu t selector on the VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 , etc.). When your TV is m onaur al (Whe n yo ur TV has o nly on e au dio inpu t jack ) Connec t the yellow plug of the A/V connectin g cable to [...]

50 Saving images Record ed images are stored on the inter nal hard disk of you r camcorde r . Due to the limit ed capacit y of the in ternal hard disk, make sure that you save the ima ge data t o some type of external media s uch a s a D VD-R or a comput er . Y ou can sa ve the ima ges r eco rde d on the camc ord er a s des cr ibed bel o w . By usi[...]

51 Editing Editing (OTHE RS) cate gor y This ca tegor y enable s you to edi t the images on the ha rd di sk or a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” EDIT You can e dit the im ages on the hard di sk or a “Memory St ick Duo” (p. 51, 52). PLAYLIS T EDIT You can cr eate an d edit a Pla yli st (p. 54). PRINT You can prin t st ill i mages on a c onnec ted PictB[...]

52 Deleting image s (Contin ued) 5 Touch the image to be delet ed. The sel ect ed scen e is mar ked wit h . Press and hold t he image on the L CD screen to con fir m the image . T ou ch to re turn to the p revious screen . 6 Touch t [YES] t . To delete all ima ges of the same type (on ea ch tab) at one time In step 4 , touc h [ DELETE ALL]/ [ DELET[...]

53 Editing 6 Touch t [YES] t . To delete all sti ll image s on th e “Memo ry Stick Duo” In step 4 , to uch [ DELE TE ALL] t [YES] t [Y ES] t . b Not es • You cannot r estore still im ages once th ey are deleted. • You cannot d elete still images when a “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-p rotect tab is set to the write-protect position ([...]

54 b Notes • Use the AC Adaptor as t he power source to prevent your camcorder from running out of power during copying. • Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect the A C Adaptor during copying. • It may take l ong when ther e are many still images to be copied. • You cann ot copy still images on a “Memory[...]

55 Editing 5 Touch t [YES] t . b Not es • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while editing the Playlist. I t may dam age the hard disk. • You cannot a dd still image s to a Playlist. z Tip s • You can add a maximum of 999 movies with HD (high definition) image quality, or 99 movies with SD (standard definiti[...]

56 Creat ing the Playl ist (C ontinu ed) T o era se all th e scene s from the P layli st In step 3 , tou ch [ ERASE ALL] or [E R A S E A L L ] t [YES] t [YES] t . z Tips • The original scenes are not changed even if you erase th e scenes from the Playlist. 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOME). 2 Touch ( OTHERS) t [PLAYL IST EDIT ]. 3 Touc[...]

57 Dubbi ng/printing Dubbing /printing (SELE CT DEVI CES) catego ry This categ ory enables you to utilize your camcorde r connec ted to other device s. COMP UTER Your ca mcorder ca n be connec ted to your comput er (p. 84 ). TV CONNE CT Guid e Your cam corder advises you of t he most advant ageous wa y of connecti ng your TV to view i mages on the [...]

58 Dubbin g to VCR o r DVD/H DD r ecorde rs You ca n dub images playe d back on your cam corder to oth er recording de vices, such as VCR s or DVD/H DD recor ders. Conne ct the dev ice in ei ther of the foll owing ways. Conn ect your cam corder to the wall socket usin g the supplied AC Adaptor for this opera tion (p. 24). Refe r also to the instruc[...]

59 Dubbi ng/printing 1 Turn on your camcorder, and press (VIEW IMAGES ). Set [TV TYPE] acco rding to th e display device ( p. 74). 2 Insert the recording media in the recording device. If your recordi ng device has an inpu t selector , set it to the input mode. 3 Connect your camcorder to the recording device (V CR or DVD/ HDD recorder) w ith the A[...]

60 Printing recor ded ima ges (Pict Bridge compl iant pri nter) (Con tinued) b Notes • We can guarantee the operation of only models that are PictBridge comp atible. 1 Touc h th e st ill im age to be prin ted. The se lected image i s marke d with . Press and hold t he image on the L CD screen to co nfir m the i mage. Touch to return to the pre vi[...]

61 Utilizi ng re cordin g medi a Util izi ng re cordin g me dia (MANA GE HDD/MEMO RY) cat egory This cate gory enab les you to use th e hard disk or a “Me mory Stick Duo” for va rious purposes. FORMAT You can form at the hard disk an d recover recorda ble free space (p. 62). FORMAT You can format the “M emory Stick Duo” and re cover the r e[...]

62 Delet ing all scenes on th e record ing med ia (Forma tting ) Y ou can dele te all the images o n the h ard disk of the cam corde r to reco v er reco rdab le free space t o allo w you to wri te in. b Notes • T o a void the loss of important images, you should sav e them (p. 50) before performing [F O R M A T ] . 1 Turn on your camc order, then[...]

63 Utilizi ng re cordin g medi a Checki ng the HDD informati on You can disp lay the hard disk inf ormation, and chec k the appro ximate amount of free hard disk space . 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (MANAGE HDD/ MEMOR Y) t [I N F O ] . To turn o ff the display Touch . b Not es • The calculation for hard disk space is 1MB =[...]

64 Customiz ing your camc order What y ou can do with the (SETTI NGS) catego ry o f the HOME M ENU You ca n cha nge t he re cor din g func ti ons an d the oper ating set tings for your co nvenien ce. 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (SETTI NGS). 3 Touch the desir ed set up it em. If the item is not o n the scree n, touch v / V [...]

65 Custom izing your ca mcorder MOVIE SETTIN GS (p. 6 6) PHOTO SETTING S (p. 6 9) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 72 ) SOUND/DIS P SET (p . 73) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 74) CLOCK / LANG (p. 75 ) GENERAL SET (p . 75) List of the (SETTINGS ) category items Items Page / REC SET 66 REC MODE 66 REC MODE 66 AE SHIFT 66 WB SHIFT 67 NS LIGHT 67 WIDE SELECT 67 DIGI TAL ZOO[...]

66 MOVI E SETTIN GS (Items fo r recording mov ies) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, t ouch v / V to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 64 (OPTION MENU) t page 77 The defa ult set ting s are mark ed with B . You can sel ect a recor ding format t o record a movie. B HD QUA LITY Records with HD (high de finition) im[...]

67 Custom izing your ca mcorder z Tip s • Touch if the subject is white or t he backlight is bright, or touch if the subject is black or the light is dim. • You can a djust the autom atic exposur e level to brighter or darker when [EXPOSURE] is set to [AUTO]. • You can also adjust the setting manually using the camera control ring (p. 39). Se[...]

68 MOVIE SETTIN GS (Conti nued ) Sele ct [ON ] so th at th e imag e on th e scre en is magnifie d by about 2 times when adjusting focus m anually (p. 78). The scr een re turn s to the o rig inal s ize automa tical ly when the focu sing i s finish ed. Touch [OFF] to release thi s function . b Notes • You cann ot activate this function during recor[...]

69 Custom izing your ca mcorder WB SH IFT Assig ns [WB SHIFT] (p. 67) to th e camera control rin g. z Tip s • You can make this setting also b y keeping MANUAL pressed (p. 39). • See page 39 on further details on the camera control ri ng. • Manual settings will be retaine d even if you change the as signed item of the camera control ring. How[...]

70 PHOTO SE TTING S (C onti nued) Capac ity of th e “Mem ory Stick Du o” (MB) an d the numb er of rec ordable images When the PO WER switch is (Still) When the POWER switc h is (Movie)* * The image size is f ixed as follows depending on the recording image quality: – [ 2.3M] with HD (high definition) image quality – [ 2.3M] in the aspect ra[...]

71 Custom izing your ca mcorder B FINE ( ) Rec ords st ill ima ges at the fine image qualit y level. STANDARD ( ) Records s till images a t th e sta ndard image qualit y level. B SERI E S Assig ns file numbe rs in sequence. If an imag e is d eleted , its f ile numb er is s kipped . RESET Assig ns file numbe rs in sequence, followi ng the large st f[...]

72 VIEW IMAGE S SET (Item s to customize th e sound vol ume and displ ay) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, t ouch v / V to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 64 (OPTION MENU) t page 77 The defa ult set ting s are mark ed with B . Touch / to adjust the volume (p. 41). During playb ack, displays the inform ation (d[...]

73 Custom izing your ca mcorder SOUND/ DISP SET (Items to ad just beep and the scree n) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on th e scree n, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 64 (OPTION MENU) t page 77 The def ault se ttings ar e marked with B . B ON A mel ody sounds when you s tart/stop record ing, or operate the [...]

74 OUTP UT SETT INGS (Items fo r when connec ting other dev ices) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, t ouch v / V to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 64 (OPTION MENU) t page 77 The defa ult set ting s are mark ed with B . You ne ed to convert t he signal dependi ng on th e TV co nnected when pl aying ba ck the im[...]

75 Custom izing your ca mcorder CLOCK/ LA NG (Items to set clock and language ) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on th e scree n, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 64 (OPTION MENU) t page 77 See page 30. You can ad just a tim e diff erenc e wi thout stopping t he clock. Set yo ur loc al ar ea using v / V when us[...]

76 GENERA L SET (C onti nued) B 5 min The camcord er is automati cally turn ed off when you do not operate your cam corder for mo re tha n appr oxim ately 5 minut es. NEVE R The camco rder is not autom atical ly turned off. z Tips • When you connect your camcorder to a wall socket, [A. SHUT OFF] is a utomatically set to [NEVE R]. The defau lt set[...]

77 Custom izing your ca mcorder Activa ting func tions us ing th e OPTI ON MEN U The OPTION MENU appears just like the pop-up w indow that app ears when you righ t-clic k the mo use on a compu ter. Vari ous functi ons are di spla yed i n the contex t of the opera tion. b Not es • The tabs and items that appear on the screen depend on the recordin[...]

78 Record ing it ems on the OPTION MEN U See page 77 for setti ng operati on. * Items that are included also in the HOME MENU. Item s you can set o nly o n the OP TION MENU will be de scribed below. The def ault settin gs are mark ed with B . You ca n adjus t the f ocus m anua lly. You can select thi s function also whe n you want to focu s on a ce[...]

79 Custom izing your ca mcorder You can sele ct a nd adj ust t he foca l po int to aim it at a subj ect no t locat ed at the center of the screen. 1 Touch the subject on the scr een. 9 appea rs. 2 Touch [END]. To ad just th e focu s autom atica lly, touch [AUTO] t [ END ] in step 1 . • If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [F OCUS] is automatically set to [MA[...]

80 Recordi ng item s on t he OPTIO N MENU (Conti nued) 2 Touch [END]. To retur n the se tting to automat ic exposu re, touch [AUT O] t [ END ] in step 1 . • If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. • The setting r eturns to [AUTO] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for m ore than 12 hours. You ca n record im[...]

81 Custom izing your ca mcorder ONE PUSH ( ) The whit e balanc e will be adj usted accordin g to the ambi ent ligh t. 1 Touch [ONE PUSH]. 2 Fram e a white o bjec t such as a p iece of paper, to fill the screen under the same lighting condi tions as you will shoot the s ubject. 3 Touch [ ]. flashes quickl y. When the wh ite balance h as been adju st[...]

82 Recordi ng item s on t he OPTIO N MENU (Conti nued) WHIT E FAD ER BLACK FADER You ca n add digital eff ects to your recordi ngs. appe ars. 1 Touch the desired effec t. 2 When you select [LUMI. KEY], adjust the ef fect wi th / , then touch . The image d isplayed wh en you to uch is saved as a sti ll image. 3 Touch . appears. T o ca ncel [D.EFFEC [...]

83 Custom izing your ca mcorder The self -timer starts recor ding a stil l image after about 10 seconds. Press PHOTO when [SEL F-TIMER] is set to [ ON], a nd appears. To canc el the cou nt down, touch [RESET]. To ca ncel the s elf-tim er, sel ect [O FF]. • You can also operate by pressing PHOT O on the Remote Comm ander (p. 126). SELF-TIMER Viewi[...]

84 Using a Computer What yo u ca n do wit h Wind ows c ompu ter When you ins tall the “P ictur e Motion Browse r” on a Wi ndows com puter fro m the supplied CD -ROM, you c an enjoy the followi ng operation s. z Tips • The supplied software “Pictur e Motion Browser” does not support a Macintosh computer. x One T ouch Dis c Burn By pressing[...]

85 Using a Comp uter Motion Browser” stored on the CD-ROM (supplied). Refe rring to “Inst alling the “Fi rst St ep Guide”” ( p. 86 ), st art th e “Fi rst St ep Guid e”, th en foll ow th e instru ctio ns. The He lp guide e xplains al l the func tions of all the soft ware appl icatio ns. Refer to the Help gu ide for further detailed ope[...]

86 Standar d installa tion is requ ired. Operatio n is not assured if the above OS has been upgrad ed. CPU: MMX P entium 200 MHz or fas ter Othe rs: USB port (this must b e provided as standard) z Tips • If your computer has a Memory S tick slot, insert the “Memory S tick Duo” o n which still images are recorded in to the Memory S tick Duo Ad[...]

87 Using a Com puter 4 Click [Fi rstStepGuide]. 5 Select y our langua ge from the pull-dow n menu . 6 Click [Fir st Step Guide (HTML)]. Ins talla tion s tarts . Wh en [Save is comp lete] ap pears, cl ick [O K] to fin ish th e ins tallat ion. To in stall t he First Step Gu ide in P DF In step 4 , cl ick [First Step Guide (PDF)]. To inst all the so f[...]

88 Installin g the “Fi rst Step G uide” and so ftware ( Continued ) 5 Read [License Agreement], select [I accept the terms of the license agreement] when you agree, then click [Next]. 6 Select your camcor der vi deo system, then click [Next]. 7 Select where to save the software, then click [Next]. 8 Click [Install] o n the [Ready to Install the[...]

89 Using a Com puter The short-cu t icons, such as [ ] (Pictu re Motion Browse r), appear on the deskt o p. 11 Remove the CD-ROM from the disc dri ve of your comput er. After you instal l the softwar e, a shortcut icon for the cu stomers reg istration website is cre ated o n the desktop. Once you re gister on the w ebsite, you can get secure an d u[...]

90 Troublesho oting Troubl esh ooting If you run into any pr oblems usi ng your c amcorder , use the following table to troublesh oot the problem . If the prob lem persists, disconne ct the power sourc e and contac t your Sony de aler. Note s before se nding yo ur camco rder for r epair • Your camc order m ay be required to ini tialize o r change[...]

91 Troublesh ooting The po wer ab ruptly turns off. • Whe n approximate ly 5 minutes have e lapsed while you do not ope rate your camcor der, the camcorder is au tomatica lly t urned off (A.SHUT OFF) . Chan ge the s etting o f [A.S HUT OFF] (p. 76), or turn on the power again, or use the AC Adaptor. • Th e battery pack is disc harged or runn in[...]

92 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) An unknown image appears on the LCD screen or viewfinder. • The camcorder is in [DEMO MO DE] (p. 75). To uch the L CD scree n to c ancel [ DEMO MODE]. An unknown indicator appears on the screen. • A wa rning indicator or message appears on th e screen (p. 103) . The image rem ains on the LCD screen. • T his oc[...]

93 Troublesh ooting You cannot de lete all im ages at one time. • R elease the lock on th e write-protect ta b of the “Memory S tick Duo” if there is on e (p. 112). You cannot fo rmat the “Me mory Stick Duo.” • R elease the lock on th e write-protect ta b of the “Memory S tick Duo” if there is on e (p. 112). The data file n ame is n[...]

94 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) The ACCESS lamp remains lit or flashing even when you sto p recording. • Yo ur camcorder is recording the scene you have just shot on th e hard disk. The rec ording angle d iffe rs depe nding on the P OWER swi tch set ting p ositi on. • The recordin g angle fo r the still image i s wider t han th e one fo r the [...]

95 Troublesh ooting • M oisture cond ensation h as occur red. Turn off your c amcorder a nd leave it about 1 hour in a cool pla ce (p. 116 ). There is a time difference between the point where you press START/STOP and the point that the recorded movie starts/stops. • On your cam corder, the re may be a slight time di fference be tween the point[...]

96 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) The screen image is bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF (p. 37). The screen image is dark, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • Pr ess and hold DISP/B ATT INFO for a few se conds to t urn on the backlight (p. 29). The image app ears too bright or f[...]

97 Troublesh ooting “ ” is indicated o n an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Lo ading of the data may have failed. It may be indica ted correctly w hen you turn off the power an d then tu rn it on a gain, or repea t removin g and inserti ng the “M emory Stic k Duo” a couple of time s. • This may app ear on still images re corded on o[...]

98 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) The aspect ratio of the playback is not correct when connecting your camcorder to th e TV. • Se t [TV TYPE] dependi ng on your TV (p. 74). The image ap pears distorted on th e 4:3 TV. • T his happens wh en viewin g an image r ecorded in t he 16:9 (wide ) mode on a 4: 3 TV. Set [TV TYPE] c orrectly (p. 74) and pl[...]

99 Troublesh ooting [COLOR SLOW S] does not operate correctly. • [COLOR SLOW S] may not operate correc tly in total darkne ss. Use NightShot or [SUP ER NS]. You cannot a djust [LCD BL LEVEL]. • You cannot adj ust [LCD BL LEVEL] when: – The LCD panel is closed on your camc order with the LCD screen facing out . – The power is supplied fr om [...]

100 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) You can not dub corre ctly using the HDMI ca ble. • Yo u cannot dub ima ges using the HDMI c able. You can not d ub corre ctly using the A/V connec ting cable. • T he A/V connecting cable is not connected properly. Make sure that the A/V connec ting cable is c onnected to the pr oper jack, i.e. to the input jac[...]

101 Troublesh ooting Cannot view the movies on the hard disk played on your camcorder on a computer monitor. • Inst all Picture Motion Browse r (p. 87). • Make sure yo u insert the con nector i n the co rrect directio n, then connect the USB cab le to the USB jack on your camc order firmly. • Select (SELEC T DEVICES) t [COM PUT ER] t [ y C OM[...]

102 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) The extension of a file is not displayed on yo ur computer. • To disp lay the ex tensi on, follow the step s bel ow: 1 Click [Tool ] in the window folder t [Fo lder option... ] t [Vie w] tab. 2 Remove the check mark from the [Hide file extens ions for known fi le types] under Advanced Sett ings. 3 Click [O K]. If[...]

103 Troublesh ooting Warnin g indica tors and messag es If indic ators appear on the LCD screen or in the view finder, c heck the follow ing. Some symptoms you can fix by yourself. If the probl em persist s even aft er you have tri ed a couple of times, c ontact your Sony deale r or local au thori zed Sony servi ce facili ty. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Sel[...]

104 Warning indicator s an d messages (Co ntinued) (Warnin g indicat or perta ining to incompatible “M emory Stick Duo”)* • An inco mpa tib le “M emor y St ick D uo” is insert ed (p. 1 12). - (Warning in dicator pe rtain ing to the w rite-protect of the “Memory Stick Duo”)* • T he write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick Duo ” is [...]

105 Troublesh ooting Still picture folde r is full . Can not record still pictures. • Delete unn ecessary images (p. 51) or perform [ FORMAT] (p. 6 2). HD movie record ing disabled. SD movie recording disabled. • M ovies cannot be recorded due to some limita tions of the hard di sk of the camcorder. However, y ou ma y be able to r ecor d still [...]

106 Warning indicator s an d messages (Co ntinued) Recovering data • Your camcorder tries t o reco ver data automa tically if the data writing was not p erf or med pr oper ly. Cannot recove r data. • Wr iting data onto the h ard disk of the camcorder ha s failed. Attemp ts were made t o recover the data , but the y were unsucc essful. x “Mem [...]

107 Troublesh ooting Error. Cancel the task. • C heck the pr inter. Cannot print. Check the printer. • Tur n off t he pr int er a nd on agai n, then rem ove the USB ca ble (s upp lie d) a nd reco nne ct i t. x Flash Charging … Cannot recor d still images. • You are trying to reco rd a s till im age while the ex ternal fl ash is chargi ng. F[...]

108 Additio nal Inform ation Using your camcor der abroa d Power supply You ca n use your camcorde r in any countrie s/regions using th e AC Adaptor supplied with y our camc order within the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz ra nge. View ing im ages rec orded wi th HD (high de finition ) imag e qual ity In cou ntries/regions where 1080 /50i is supporte d[...]

109 Additional Inf ormation Setting to the l ocal time You can e asily se t the cloc k to t he local time by sett ing a time di fferen ce when using y our camcorde r abroad. Set (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [AREA SET] a nd [SUMMERTIME] on the HOME MENU (p. 30). World time differenc e Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, London +01:00 Berl[...]

110 Files on the camc orde r har d disk /fol der struct ure The file/fol der structure is shown below. You do not usually ne ed to acknowl edge the file/ folde r stru ctur e, wh en rec ordin g/pla yin g back images on th e cam corde r. To en joy s til l images or movie s by connec ting to a comp uter, see pag e 84, then use the supp lied applic ati[...]

111 Additional Inf ormation About the AVCHD form at Your digi ta l vi deo camer a r ecord er incorpo rates bo th the AV CHD form at and the MPEG2 fo rmat for th e recordi ng func ti on. What i s the AVC HD form at? The AVCHD format is a high definiti on digital vide o camera form at used to record an HD (hig h definitio n) signal of eith er the 108[...]

112 About the “ Me mory St ick ” A “Memor y St ick” is a compact , po rta ble IC record ing medium with a larg e data capa city. You can use only a “Memory Stick Duo,” which is ab out the half size of a standa rd “Memo ry Stick,” wit h your camco rder. How ever, w e do not g uarante e the oper ation of all type s of “Memory Stick [...]

113 Additional Inf ormation • Do not insert anyth ing other than a “Memory Stick Duo” into the “Memory Stick Duo” slot. Doing so may cause a malfunction. x On a location for use Do not use or kee p the “Mem ory Stick Duo” in the foll owing locati ons: • Places subject to extremely high t emperature, such as a car parked out side in [...]

114 About the “ Inf oLITHI UM” b atter y pa ck Your ca mcorder ope rates only with an “InfoLI THIU M” batt ery pack (M serie s). “InfoLI THIUM ” M series ba ttery pa cks have th e mark. Wha t is an “Inf oLITHI UM” bat tery pack? An “In foLITHI UM” ba tter y pack is a lithium -ion batter y pack that has fu nctions for comm unicat[...]

115 Additional Inf ormation About b attery life • Battery c apacity decreases over time and through repeated use. If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant, it is probably time to replace it with a new one. • Each battery’s l ife is governed by storage, operating and environ mental conditions. Mainte nance a nd preca uti ons[...]

116 Mainten ance an d precaut ions (Con tinued) • Ke ep the Remote Commander and button-type battery out of chi ldren’s reach. If the battery is accidentally swallowed, consult a doctor immediate ly. • If the battery electrolytic liquid has leaked: – consult your local authorized Sony service facility. – wash off any liquid that may have [...]

117 Additional Inf ormation If you did not press the right spot, try the calib ratio n again. b Not es • Do not use a sharp-pointed object for calibration. Doing so may damage the LCD screen. • You cannot calibrate th e LCD screen if i t is rotated, or closed with the s creen facing out. On han dling the ca sing • If the casing is soiled, cle[...]

118 Specif ica tio ns System Vide o compre ssi on fo rmat AVCHD (HD)/MPEG2 (SD)/JPEG (S till i mage s) Audio compression format Dolby Di git al 2/5. 1c h Dolby Digi tal 5.1 Cr eato r Vide o sig nal PAL colo r, CCIR standa rds 1080/50i specif icatio n Hard disk 30 GB When meas urin g madia cap acit y, 1 GB equals 1 billion bytes, a porti on of which[...]

119 Additional Inf ormation Input /Outpu t c onnecto rs Audio/Video output 10-pin co nnector Video sign al: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω ( ohms), unbala nced Lumin ance signal : 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanc ed Chromi nance signal: 0.3 V p-p, 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanc ed Audio signa l: 327 mV (at load impe danc e 47 k Ω (kilohms)), Output impe danc e wi th l ess t[...]

120 Specific ations ( Continued ) Storage te mperature -20 °C to + 60 °C (-4 °F to + 140 °F) Dimensions (approx.) 56 × 31 × 100 m m (2 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 4 in.) (w/h/d) excluding the projectin g parts Mass (approx.) 190 g (6.7 oz) ex cluding the ma ins lead * See the label on the AC Adaptor for other specifications . Rechar geab le batte ry pack[...]

121 Additional Inf ormation Notes on th e Lice nse ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH 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 PATE NT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG [...]

122 Quick Reference Iden tify ing p art s and c on trols The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pages. A Power zoom lev er (35, 4 3) B PHOTO button (34) C Eyec up D Viewfinder (29 ) E Viewfinder le ns adjustmen t lever (29) F POWER switch (28) G (Movie)/ (Still) mode lamps (28) H CHG (charge) lam p (24) I Hooks for a sho ulder belt Attach a shoulder be[...]

123 Quick R efere nce A Activ e Interfac e Shoe (36) The Act ive Interface Shoe supplies power t o opt ional acces sori es suc h as a video light, a flash, or a microphone . The ac cessory can b e turned on or off as you op erate the POWER switch on your camcord er. Refer to the op era ting instruct ions su pplied wi th your accessory fo r details.[...]

124 Identifyi ng parts a nd con trols ( Continu ed) A RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the sett ings, in cludin g the settin g of th e date and t ime. B DISP/BATT INFO button (25, 29) C LCD scre en/touch pa nel (16, 29) D START/STO P button (33) E Zoom but tons (35, 43) F (HOME) bu tton (18, 64) G DISC BURN bu tton (50) H JACK COV ER OPEN/CL OSE kno[...]

125 Quick R efere nce A Intern al 4ch micropho ne (36) An Active Inte rface Shoe comp atible microph one (opt ional) w ill take preced ence w hen c onnec ted. B Flash (36) C Lens (Carl Ze iss Lens) (4) D Camera control ring (39 ) E Camera record ing lamp (7 5) Lights up in red during record ing. Flashes wh en remaining hard disk sp ace or ba tte ry[...]

126 Identifyi ng parts a nd con trols ( Continu ed) Remo te Co mma nder A DATA CODE button (72) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO button (34) The on-screen image when you press this butt on will be record ed as a still image. C SCAN/SLOW buttons (41) D . > (Previ[...]

127 Quick R efere nce Indic ato rs dis playe d dur ing r ecor ding/p layba ck A Recor ding format (HD/SD) (14 ) and recording m ode (XP /HQ/SP/LP) (66) B HOME button (16) C Remain ing battery (approx.) (25) D Recor ding status ([STBY] (sta ndby) or [REC] (recordi ng)) E Cou nter ( hour/ minu te/se cond) F OPTI ON b utton (17) G Dual Rec (37) H VIE [...]

128 Indicato rs displa yed dur ing reco rding/pl ayback ( Continued ) A Recordi ng form at (HD/SD) (14) an d recording mode ( XP/HQ/SP/LP) (6 6) B Retu rn butto n C Remaini ng battery (ap prox.) (25) D Play back m ode E Curren t scen e numb er/N umber of tota l scenes F Counte r (hou r/minu te/s econd) G Previous/N ext button (41) H OPTION but ton [...]

129 Quick R efere nce Followin g indicators a ppear during recordi ng/playbac k to indicate the settings of your camc order. Upper left Cent er Upper right Botto m The reco rding date and time is recor ded automa tically on the h ard disk and “Memo ry Sti ck Duo. ” The y are not displayed w hile recording . However, you can chec k them as [DAT [...]

130 Glossa ry x 5.1ch su rround so und A system that plays back sound on 6 s peakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the r ear (right and left) with an addit ional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 12 0 Hz or lower. x AVCHD fo rmat A high definition digital video camera format used to record an HD (hi[...]

131 Quick R efere nce x Recording im age quali ty The image quality, HD (high definition) or SD (standard definition), can be selected for movi es. The higher the recording quality, the shorter the recording time of the hard disk. x Thumbna il Reduced-size images which enable you to view many images at the same time. “VISUAL INDEX” use a thumbn[...]

132 Inde x Nume ric 1080i/576i .. ........................... 7 4 16:9 ........ ..... .... ..... ....... .... ..... . 74 16:9 WIDE ..... ..... .... ..... .... .... 67 21-pin adaptor. ..... .... ..... ....... . 49 4:3 ........ .... ....... ..... .... ..... .. 67, 74 4:3 TV.... ..... .... ..... .... ....... ..... . 47 576i ........ ..... .... ..... .[...]

133 Quick R efere nce GUIDEF RAME .... .... ..... .... ...68 H HD movie management file ......... ...... ..... ..... .... ....... ...1 10 HD QUALITY ......................66 HD REC MODE ....... ....... .... .66 HD (high definitio n) image quali ty ....... ..... .... ..... ....... .... ...14 HDD INFO ... ............ ............63 HDMI cabl e .....[...]

134 Index (Co ntinued ) Playing time . ....................... .. 26 Playlist Crea ting ...... ...... ..... .... .... 54 ERAS E ....... .... ..... .... ......55 MOVE . .... ..... ....... .... ..... . 56 Playb ack ....... .... ..... ....... . 55 PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) ... 80 POWER s witch.... .... ..... ....... . 28 Pre-installed rechargeable batt[...]

135 Quick R efere nce WHITE FADE R ............ .... ...82 Wide ang le ......... ..... .... ....... ...3 5 WIDE SEL ECT .... ...... ....67 , 99 Wide T V ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... .... .47 Windows ........ ....... .... ..... .84, 85 World time dif ference.........1 09 Write-pro tect tab ......... ..... ...1 12 X XP .... ..... ...... ..... .....[...]