Sony HDR-UX10 manual

3-285-372- 11 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Oper atin g Guid e HDR-UX10/UX20 Enjo ying wi th y our camcord er 13 Getting Start ed 21 Recordi ng/Playbac k 34 Editing 56 Utilizi ng the media 72 Customizing your camcor der 84 Performi ng with a comput er 105 Troubl eshooting 109 Additional Info rmation 124 Quick Referen[...]

2 To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to th e presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be o f sufficient magnitude to constitute a r isk of electri c shock to persons. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to[...]

3 IMPORTANT SA FEGUARDS For your prot ection, ple ase read these sa fety instr uctio ns co mple tely b efor e oper atin g the appl iance, an d keep this m anual for future re ference. Carefully observe all w arnings, pr ecautions and in structions o n the ap pliance, or the o ne described in the operating in structions and adhere to them . Power So[...]

4 IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS (C ontinued) Ligh tning For added protection for t his set during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug i t from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This wi ll prevent da mage to the set due to lightning and power-line surges. Dam age Requ iring [...]

5 Read t his be for e opera ting your c amcor der Before operat ing the un it, plea se read this manual th oroughly, and retain it for future referen ce. Do not e xpose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. CAUTION The use of op tical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. Use of controls or adjustment[...]

6 Read thi s before o peratin g your c amcorder ( Continued ) Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentia l installation. This equ ipment generates, [...]

7 * You can use “Memory Stick PRO Duo” whether Mark2 is indicated or not. • See pag e 33 for the rec ordable tim e of a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” / “Me mory Stick PRO-H G Duo ” (This siz e can be used with your camcorder.) “Memory Sti ck” (You canno t use it in your ca mcorder.) • “Memory Stick P RO D[...]

8 Read thi s before o peratin g your c amcorder ( Continued ) • Exposing th e LCD screen , the viewfind er, or the lens to dir ect sunlight for long period s of time may ca use malf unction s. • Do not aim at the su n. Doing so might cause y our camc order to malfunction . Take ima ges of the sun only in low li ght conditions, such as at dusk. [...]

9 Abo ut the Car l Zeis s lens Your ca mcorde r is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens, which was developed joint ly by Carl Zeiss, in Germany , and Sony Corpor ation, and pro duces supe rior images . It ad opts the MT F measu remen t syst em for video ca meras and offers a qua lity typical of a Carl Zei ss lens. Also, the l ens for your camcorde r is [...]

10 Table of Content s IMPORTANT SAFEGUA RDS ........ 3 Read this before ope rating your camcorder ..... ....... ......... ....... ........ 5 Subjec t examples an d solutions .. . 12 Enjoy us ing various “ Media” according to your needs .......... ... 13 Operation fl ow ......... ...... ...... .......... 14 Features of the media ............. ..[...]

11 Playing a dis c on other devi ces .. .. 76 Chec king the medi a i nfor mat ion .. . 78 Formatting the media ......... .......... . 78 Reco rdin g addi tio nal m ovie s aft er finalizing .... ......... ....... ......... ....... . 80 Finding the r ight disc (DISC SELECT GUIDE) ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... . 81 Repairing t he image da[...]

12 Subjec t exam ples and so lut ions Checking your golf swi ng Gettin g a good shot of a ski slope or beach B SMTH SLW REC ..... ........ ...... .... 42 B Back light............ ...... ........ ...... .. 42 B BEACH ....... ......... ...... ........ ...... 102 B SNOW ..... ...... ......... ...... ........ ... 102 Capturing still images du ring movi[...]

13 Enjoyi ng with y our cam corder Enjoy using vari ous “Media” according to your needs You can s elect a desi red media for r ecordin g/playbac k/edi ting fr om the in terna l memory (HDR -UX20), a disc or a “ Memory Stick PRO Duo” (p. 28). To set the m edia for movies or stil l images , you can sele ct e ither [ M OVIE MEDIA SET] or [PHOT[...]

14 Operation flow B Get r eady x Sele ctin g the me dia (p. 28) Sele ct the media of movies/ still ima ges acco rding to you r needs. For movies , set the desi red image qual ity (HD (high definition ) or SD (standard defi nition)) at the same time. B Record usin g your camcord er (p. 38) Your cam corder is co mpatib le with the A VCHD format “19[...]

15 Enjoyi ng with y our cam corder B View movie s reco rded with HD (high definition) image quali ty x Viewing on a hig h definition TV You can enjo y movies reco rded with HD (hi gh definition) im age quali ty (p . 49 ). z Tips • Refer also to the information about [TV CONNECT Guide] (p. 50). • You can also view movies on a non-high-def initio[...]

16 Features of the m edia You can save i mages on the intern al memory (HDR-UX20) or DVD-R W, DVD+RW, DVD- R, and DVD+R DL discs of 8 cm in diameter on the camcorder. Also, you can save images on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” For de tails on the compati bility of the “Memory St ick” types, see page 6 . What you can do wit h the record ed images[...]

17 Enjoyi ng with y our cam corder Approxima te reco rdable time in minut es on the intern al memory (HDR-UX20) and one side of a disc. Recorda ble time differs de pending on the set ting of [REC MODE] (p. 86). ( ): the minimum rec ording time * Record “1920 × 1080/60i” of the AVCHD format. ** Record “1440 × 1080/60i” of the AVCHD format.[...]

18 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Taking advantage of two types of menus B Catego ries a nd item s of th e HOME MENU (CAMERA) cate gory (VIEW IMAGES) category (OTHER S) c ategory (MANAGE MEDIA) ca tegory (SETTINGS) category *1 To cu stomize y our camc order (p . 84). *1 You can also set these items during Easy Handycam operation (p. 34). For the [...]

19 Enjoyi ng with y our cam corder 1 While pressing the green button, slide the P OWER switch in th e directi on of the arrow t o turn on the p owe r. 2 Press (HOME) A (or B ). 3 Touch the desire d cat egory. Example : (OTHER S) catego ry 4 Touch the desired item. Exampl e: [EDIT] 5 Follow the gu ide on the scr een for further operation. To hide t [...]

20 3 Touch the item you want to learn more about. When you t ouch an item, its explanatio n appears on t he scre en. To apply t he option, touc h [YES], otherw ise, touch [NO]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Tou ch (HEL P) again in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen during shooting or play back disp lays the funct ions availa ble at tha t moment. You w[...]

21 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Checkin g suppli ed items Make sure that you have the fol lowing item s suppl ied wi th yo ur cam corde r. The number in th e par enthes es indic ates the numb er o f tha t ite m sup plie d. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 22) Power cord (Mai ns lead) (1) (p. 22) Component A/ V cable (1) (p. 5 1, 53) A/V conn ecting [...]

22 Step 2: Chargin g the batt ery pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 130) aft er attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cannot attach any “Inf oLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder. 1 Slide the PO WER switch in the direction of the arrow to OFF (CHG) (The defau lt setting).[...]

23 Gettin g Started b Not es • Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack holding both the camcorder and the DC plug. To remov e the ba ttery pa ck 1 Slide th e POWER swit ch t o OFF (CHG). 2 Press an d hold the BATT (battery releas e) button and re move the batt ery pack i n the d ire ction of th e arr ow. b Not es • When you remove th e ba[...]

24 Step 2: Charg ing the battery pac k (Cont inued) When th e media is set t o the intern al memo ry (HDR -UX20 ) or the “ Me mory Sti ck PRO Duo ” : When the media is set t o the disc: * Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turning the power on/off and zooming. b Notes • For details on how to set the me[...]

25 Gettin g Started • The power will not be supplied from the b attery as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC IN jack of your camcor der, even when the power cord (m ains lead) is di sconnected from the wall out let (wall socke t). • When attachin g an option al video light, it is recommended that you use an NP-FH70 or NP- FH100 batte[...]

26 Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the dat e and ti me (Contin ued) 3 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT]. 4 Set [D ST SET] or [SUMME RTIME], then touch [NEXT]. 5 Set [Y] (y ear) with / . 6 Select [M] with / , then set the month with / . 7 Set [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way, then touch [NE XT]. 8 Mak[...]

27 Gettin g Started Step 4: Making a djustme nts befo re recor ding Open th e LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then ro tate i t to th e best angle to reco rd or pl ay ( 2 ). To turn off the LCD back light 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 when y[...]

28 Step 5 : Se lecti ng the medi a You ca n select the desired media for rec ording/play back/editi ng for either movi es or still images, a ccording to your ne eds. For the medi a for mo vies , set th e intern al me mory * /d isc/“M emory Stick PRO Duo,” and also set the image quality ( (high definiti on) or (sta ndard definiti on)). For the m[...]

29 Gettin g Started 4 When [Com pleted.] appears, touch . The m edia for movies is now set. 1 Touch (H OME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [PHO TO MEDI A S ET] . The se lect s creen o f the media f or sti ll images is displayed . 2 Touch the desire d medi a. b Not es • You cannot select t he disc as the media f or still images. 3 Touch [YE S]. 4 When [Com pl[...]

30 Step 6 : Ins ertin g a disc or a “ Memor y Sti ck P RO Duo” When rec ordin g imag es by s ettin g the media to t he int ernal memor y (HDR-UX20) in “St ep 5,” yo u do not ne ed to perform th e proced ure in “Step 6.” When yo u set the medi a to [ DISC ] in “S tep 5”, a new 8 cm DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, or DVD+R DL is required for r[...]

31 Gettin g Started b Not es • You cannot use [Use DISC SELECT GUIDE] during Easy Handycam operation (p. 34). Format the disc, following the instructions on the screen. 6 Touch [Re cord HD (hi gh definit ion) images .]. Touch [Record SD (sta ndard defin ition) images.] to rec ord with SD (standard defini tion) imag e qual ity. Items disp laye d v[...]

32 Step 6: Inserting a disc or a “Memory Stick P RO Duo” (Cont inued) • To delete all of the previously recorded ima ges from a DVD-RW/DVD+RW, then to use it again to re cord new images, se e “Formatting the media” on page 78. • You can check the right disc using [DISC SELECT GUIDE] on the HOME MENU (p. 81). When you se t the me dia to [...]

33 Gettin g Started To ejec t the “Me mory Sti ck PRO Duo” Open the L CD panel and Memory St ick Duo cove r, t hen li ght ly p ush on th e “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” in once and slide out it alon gside the camcord er body. b Not es • To prevent the media from being broken or recorded images from being lost, do not do the following when th e [...]

34 Recording/ Playback Recor ding an d pl ayback with e ase (Easy Handyc am op erati on) Easy H andycam opera tion makes near ly all settings autom atic so that you can perform recor ding or pl ayback operat ion s with out d etailed sett ings . It al so ma kes t he scre en fo nt si ze large r for e asy v iewing . The images are recor ded on the s e[...]

35 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 1 Slide the POW ER switch G to turn on you r camcorder. 2 Press (VIEW IMA G ES) I or E . The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on t he LCD screen (It may take some time to display the thumb nails ). 1 : Goes to the Fil m Roll I ndex screen (p. 47). 2 : Goes to th e Face Ind ex screen (p. 47). 3 : Displ ays the movi es with HD ([...]

36 Recordi ng and pl ayback w ith ease (Easy Han dycam opera tion) (Continu ed) 3 Start playback. Movies: Touch the , or t ab and the mov ie to be playe d back. * The settin g of [DATA C ODE] is fix ed to [DATE/TIM E] (p. 92). z Tips • When playback from the selected movie reac hes the last movie, the screen returns t o the VISUAL INDEX screen. ?[...]

37 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k To ca ncel E asy Ha ndyca m oper ation Press EASY A agai n. disappe ars fro m the s creen . Menu set tings duri ng Easy Hand ycam oper ation Press (HOME) B or C to display the menu item s available for set up changes (p. 18, 84). b Not es • Most of the menu items aut omatically return to the def ault settings. The setti[...]

38 Reco rding The image s are rec orded on the set media ( p. 28). Th e defau lt setti ngs ar e shown belo w. HDR-UX10: Movie: Disc Still imag e: “Me mory St ick PRO Duo ” HDR-UX20: Movie: Interna l memory Still image: Inte rnal memo ry b Notes • If the AC CESS lamp (p. 30)/access lamp (p. 32) is lit or flashing after recordin g is finished, [...]

39 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 1 Slide the POWER swi tch A in the directi on of the arrow t o light up the (Movie) lamp. 2 Press START/STOP B (or C ). To stop reco rding, press START /STOP again. 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direc tion of t he ar row to light u p the (Still) lamp . 2 Press PHOT O F light ly to adjust the focus A (a beep sounds), t[...]

40 Rec ordin g (Con tinue d) You can mag nify im ages to 15 tim es the orig inal size wit h the po wer zo om lev er or the zoom buttons on the LCD frame. Move th e powe r zoom l eve r slig htly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. b Notes • Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom lever. If you move your finger off the powe[...]

41 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k If you press the QUICK ON button, instead of turning off the power, the ca mcorder becom es power saving status (Sleep mode ). While the Slee p mode is set, the QUIC K ON butt on is flashed. To r esume the next recordi ng, press the QUICK ON button again. Y our camcord er will be read y for recordi ng after about 1 second[...]

42 Rec ordin g (Con tinue d) To ad just the ex posure fo r backl it subjec ts, press . (back ligh t) to display . on the LCD screen . To cancel th e back lig ht function, pre ss . (back light) again. You can reco rd images showing th e images to the person t o be recorded. Open th e LCD pan el 90 de gree s to the camcord er ( 1 ), then rotate it 18[...]

43 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k • [RECORD SOUND] Select [ON] ( ) to superimpose sounds such as conversa tion on the slow moti on pictures. ( The default setting is [OFF].) Your camcorder rec ords sounds for abo ut 12 seconds while [Recor ding...] is displayed i n step 2 . b Not es • Sounds cannot b e recorded while recording a 3 second-movie (approx[...]

44 Play back Play ba ck the imag es recor ded on the s elect ed media (p. 2 8). The de fault s etti ngs are sho wn belo w. HDR-UX10: Movie: Disc Still imag e: “Me mory St ick PRO Duo ” HDR-UX20: Movie: Interna l memory Still image: Inte rnal memo ry 1 Slide the PO WER switch A to turn on your camcorder . 2 Press (VIEW IMA GES) B (or C ). The VI[...]

45 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 1 : Goes to the Fil m Roll I ndex screen (p. 47). 2 : Goes to th e Face Ind ex screen (p. 47). 3 : Displ ays the movi es with HD (high defini tion) image quality. When SD ( standard definition ) image quality is selected on [ MOVIE MEDIA SET] (p. 28), is displayed. When [DISC] is selected, is displayed. 4 : Displa ys th e[...]

46 Playbac k ( Conti nued) Touch th e tab a nd the still image to be played back. To adju st the sou nd volum e of mo vies When pl aying back a m ovie, touch (OPTION) t tab t [VOLUME], then a djust th e volume wi th / . z Tips • Y ou can switch the VISUA L INDEX scr een by touching (HOME) D (or E ) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [VI SUAL INDEX]. Viewing still[...]

47 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k Movies ca n be divided by a se t time and the first scene of ea ch division is display ed on the inde x scr een. Yo u can start play ing ba ck a movi e fro m th e sele cted sce ne. Set the media that conta ins t he movie to be play ed back in a dvance (p. 28) . 1 Press (VIEW IMAG ES). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears. 2 To[...]

48 Playbac k ( Conti nued) • Set [ INDEX SET] to [ON] before recording to search f or a movie from the [ INDEX] (Face Index) screen (the default s etting) (p. 89). When a face image is recorded in the Face Index during movie recording, lights up. z Tips • You can displ ay the [ INDEX] (Face Index) screen by touching (HOME) t (VIEW IMAGE S) t [ [...]

49 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k 3 Touch the scre en at the poin t you w ant to displa y in t he cente r of th e display ed fram e. 4 Adjust the magnif icatio n with W (Wi de angle )/T (Telep hoto). To canc el, touch . Touch on the still im age playba ck screen. The slide show begins from the se lected image. Touch to stop the slide show. To restar t, t [...]

50 Playi ng the image on a TV ( Conti nued) Jacks on yo ur camcorder Open the ja ck cover and connec t the cabl e. Your cam corder will adv ise you of the most advant ageous way of c onnecting your TV . 1 Touch (H OME) t (OTH ERS) t [TV CONNECT Guide]. If the it em is no t on th e scre en, tou ch / to ch ange the page. 2 Touch the answer to the qu [...]

51 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k Images re corded with HD (high definiti on) image quali ty are played ba ck with HD (hig h definitio n) image quality . Images recorde d with SD (standard defini tion) image qual ity are played back with SD (stand ard definition) image qual ity. Connect ing to a high d efiniti on TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV H[...]

52 Playi ng the image on a TV ( Conti nued) Images recorded with HD (high definition ) quality is conv erted to SD (standar d definition ) and pl ayed b ack. Ima ges r ecord ed with S D (sta ndard defini tion ) image qua lity ar e pla yed ba ck with S D (sta ndard defini ti on) imag e qua lity . To set t he aspect r atio acco rding to th e connecte[...]

53 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k * Assign an appropriate s etting according to the TV used. : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU setti ng (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [480i] (p. 95) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYPE ] t [16:9]/ [4:3 ] * (p. 95) • When the component plugs are connected, audio signals are not output. [...]

54 Playi ng the image on a TV ( Conti nued) When c onnec ting to you r TV v ia a VCR Conn ect your camco rder to the LIN E IN input on the VC R using the A/V co nnecting cab le. Set th e inpu t selecto r on th e VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc. ). When y our T V is mon aural ( When y our TV has on ly one au dio input j ack) Conn ect the yellow p[...]

55 Rec ord ing/ Play bac k b Not es • To set your camcorder, touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [GENERA L SET] t [CTRL FOR HD MI] t [ON] ( the default setting). • Your TV also need to be set. Refer to the instruction m anual of th e TV for details. z Tip s • If you turn off the TV, your camcorder is turned off simultaneo usly.[...]

56 Editing (OTHER S) categ ory This cat egor y enab les y ou to ed it t he images rec orded on th e media. In addi tion, this cate gory enable s you to utilize your camcor der by connecti ng it to ot her devi ces. DELETE You ca n delete the ima ges on the medi a (p. 57). PHOTO CAPTU RE You ca n capture a desire d scene as a still image from a recor[...]

57 Editing Delet ing im ages You can d elete the ima ges rec orded on the media u sing your camc order. b Not es • You cannot restore images once they are deleted. • You cannot delete images on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” when the write-protection is set to the images. z Tip s • You can select up to 100 images at one time. • You can dele[...]

58 Deleting image s (Contin ued) 4 When [ Compl eted.] ap pears, touc h . To delete the most recent ly reco rded movie 1 In step 3 , touch [ LAST SCENE DEL]. 2 Touch t [YES]. 3 When [C ompleted .] appea rs, touch . b Notes • You c annot delete the most r ecently recorded movie on a disc when performing the following operations after recording: ?[...]

59 Editing To delete all sti ll images at one time 1 In st ep 3 , touch [ DELETE ALL ]. 2 Touc h [YE S] t [YES]. 3 When [ Compl eted .] appe ars, t ouch . To dele te all the st ill imag es record ed on the sa me day at o ne time 1 In st ep 3 , tou ch [ DELETE by da te]. 2 Touc h / to se lect th e rec ording date of the desir ed still imag es, then [...]

60 Capturi ng a still image f rom a m ovie (C ontinue d) 2 Touch the movie that you want to capture a still image from. The sel ected movie is played ba ck. 3 Touch to pause a t the point where you want to capture. The movi e pauses. Play and pause t oggles as you press . You can adjust the capturing point with more pre cision us ing / . 4 Touch . [...]

61 Editing Dubbin g/copy ing imag es from o ne medi a to anoth er medi a on y our c amcord er You ca n dub m ovies from the inte rnal memory (H DR-UX2 0) or a “Memo ry Stick PRO Du o” to a disc wi thout cha nging the ir image qu alit y. The co mpatib ility of the med ia typ es varies depending on the types of your ca mcorder. For detail s, see [...]

62 Dubbin g/copying images from one media to another media on your camcord er (Con tinued) 4 Touch the desired movie for dubbing. * Displays re maining memory space of disc. Each color displays the following status. Black: Used memory space Green: Memory space scheduled to be us ed White: Free memor y space The sel ected movie is marked w ith . Pre[...]

63 Editing Copy th e sti ll imag es r ecorded on the inte rnal memo ry to a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” Insert the “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” in to the ca mcord er i n adva nce. b Not es • Connect your camco rder to the wall outlet (wa ll socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation. z Tip s • To check t he copied s till images aft[...]

64 Div iding mo vies Set the medi a that contai ns the movie to be divided in advanc e (p. 28 ). 1 Touch (H OME) t (OTH ERS) t [EDIT]. 2 Touch [D IVIDE]. 3 Touch the movie to be divi ded. The sel ected movie is played ba ck. 4 Touch at the point where you want to divide the movie into the scenes. The movi e pauses. Play and pause t oggles as you pr[...]

65 Editing Creati ng t he Playl ist A Playlist i s a list show ing thumbnails of the mo vies that you ha ve selec ted. The origin al mov ies are not ch anged, even i f you edit or dele te the movies in the Playl ist. Set the desire d media for creat ing/playback / editing a Pl aylist in adva nce (p. 28). b Not es • Movies with HD (h igh definitio[...]

66 Creat ing the Playli st (Co ntinu ed) 2 Touch / to select the recor ding date of the desire d movies, then to uch . The mo vies r ecorded on th e selec ted date ar e disp layed on the LCD scr een. Touch the movie on the LCD screen to confir m. Tou ch to return to th e previous scr een. 3 Touch t [YES]. 4 When [ Compl eted.] ap pears, touc h . b [...]

67 Editing 4 Touch t [YES ]. 5 When [C omplete d.] ap pear s, tou ch . z Tip s • The original movies are not changed even if you erase the movies from the P laylist. To chan ge the order within t he Pl aylist 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [PLAYLIST EDIT]. 2 Touch [ MOVE]/[ MOVE]/ [ MOVE]. 3 Touch the mo vie to b e moved. The sele cted mov ie is mar[...]

68 Dubbin g mov ies t o other recor din g devi ces You can dub mo vies played b ack on your camc order to othe r recording devices, such as VC Rs or DVD/H DD record ers. Co nnect th e device in eith er of the fo llowi ng ways. Conn ect your camco rder to the wall outlet (wall sock et) using the supp lied AC A daptor for this o peration (p. 2 2). Re[...]

69 Editing 1 Turn on the camcor der, t hen set the media that contains the desired movies for dubb ing (p. 2 8). 2 Press (VIEW IMAGES). Set [TV TYPE] acco rding to th e display devi ce (p. 95). 3 Prepare the recording device. Turn on th e recordi ng device. Whe n dubb ing mo vies to the VC R, inse rt a cassett e tape for reco rdin g. When dubbin g [...]

70 3 Touch the medi a which contai ns the movie t o be dubbed. 4 Start recording on the connected device. Refer to the in struction m anuals suppl ied wit h the conn ecte d device for deta ils. 5 When d ubbing i s fin ished, t ouch [END] t [YES] and disconnect the USB cable. z Tips • If the [USB SELECT] screen does not appear, touch (HOME) t (OTH[...]

71 Editing 4 Touch the still imag e to be printed . The sele cted st ill imag e is mar ked with . Pres s an d hold the sti ll ima ge on the LCD screen to conf irm. Touch to retur n to t he im age sel ectio n scre en. 5 Touch (OPTION), set the followi ng options , then touch . [COPIES]: Se t numb er of c opies of a still imag e to be printed. Y ou c[...]

72 Utilizin g the me dia (MANA GE MEDIA) ca tego ry This catego ry enab les y ou to use th e media for vario us purposes. MOVIE ME DIA SET Set the me dia for movies (p. 28 ). PHOTO MEDIA SET (HDR-UX20) Set the media f or st ill imag es (p. 29). FINAL IZE You ca n enable discs to be played on other devic es by finalizing them (p. 73). MEDI A INFO Yo[...]

73 Utilizi ng the media Making the di sc com patib le wit h play back on other de vices (F inalizin g) Finalizing makes the recorded di sc compatible for play back with other devi ces and DVD drives o f comp uters. Before finalizing , you can sel ect a type of DVD menu that e nables you to s elect a p articular scene ( p. 7 5) . Discs record ed wit[...]

74 Making t he disc c ompatible w ith pl ayback on other devi ces (Fina lizing) (Continu ed) To add re cordings to a fin alized di sc (p. 80) b Notes • During Easy Handycam operation, you cannot add recordings to a finalized disc even if you use DVD- RW or DVD+RW. To d o so, cancel Easy Handycam operation (p. 37). To pl ay b ack a disc o n an oth[...]

75 Utilizi ng the media b Not es • It takes from a minute to a maximum of s everal hours to finalize a disc. The shorter the amount of material recorded on the disc, the longer it takes for finalizing. 1 Place your camco rder in a stable position, then connect the AC Adaptor to t he DC IN jack on your camcorde r and the wall outlet (wall socket).[...]

76 • You cannot create the disc menu with DVD-RW (VR mode) for t he SD (standard d efinition) image quality. Playin g a disc on othe r devices The k ind of d evice yo u can pl ay a d isc on depends on the image quality (HD (high definitio n) or SD (standard def inition)) sele cted w hen t he dis c was record ed. For detai ls, refer to the instru [...]

77 Utilizi ng the media z Tip s • Devices that support s ubtitles can display the recording da te and time where the s ubtitles normally appear (p. 88). Refer to the instruction manual of your device. • If you have created the disc menu (p. 75), you can select the desired scene in the menu. • You can also play the playlist back on other devic[...]

78 Checki ng the media informat ion You ca n check th e estima ted avai lable recor ding ti me and memor y usage of t he media, a ccording to the settin g of [MOV IE MEDIA SET] (p. 28) . Touch ( HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MED IA INFO]. You can check other information by t ouching . To turn off the display, touch . b Notes • The calculation for the[...]

79 Utilizi ng the media 6 When [Com pleted.] appears, touch . b Not es • Do not apply s hock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during formatting. • Even the images protected with another device against accidental deletion are also deleted. • Do not attem pt the followin g operations w hen [Executing...] is o[...]

80 b Notes • You cannot change the image quality of a disc during recording . • For details on AVCHD format/DVD format, see page 16, 128. 6 Touch the option that i s right for you on the screen. The di sc will be for matte d in the reco rdi ng ima ge qu alit y and format you sele cted. When fo rmatti ng is co mplet ed, yo u can start recording [...]

81 Utilizi ng the media For th e discs r ecorded w ith SD (standard definiti on) ima ge quality • When using finalized DVD-RW (VR mode) discs, yo u can record add itional mater ial on th e dis c witho ut any addi ti onal s teps . • To unfi nalize DVD-RW (VIDEO mode), to uch (HOM E) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [UNFINALIZE]. • If you have created the DV[...]

82 Repair ing the im age d ataba se f ile This func tion checks the m anageme nt inform ation and the c onsistency of mov ies and sti ll i mages on th e inter nal me mory (HDR-UX 20), or of movie s on the “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” an d repairs any inconsistenc ies found. 1 Touch (H OME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] t [INT. MEMORY] ( HDR-[...]

83 Utilizi ng the media Preven ting dat a on the in ternal m emory of t he camco rder from being reco vered (H DR-UX20 ) [ EMP TY] al lows y ou to wr ite unint ellig ible d ata o nto the intern al me mory of the camcor der. In this way , it ma y becom e more difficul t to recover an y original da ta. When y ou di spose of or trans fer the camcorde [...]

84 Customiz ing your camcor der What yo u ca n do wit h the (SETTINGS ) catego ry of the HOM E MENU You ca n cha nge t he re cordi ng fu ncti ons and the oper ating set tings for your conve nience . 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (SE TTINGS). 3 Touch the desire d set up item . If the it em is not on the scr een, touch / to ch[...]

85 Custom izing your camco rder PHOTO SETTING S (p. 90) VIEW IM AGES SE T (p. 9 2) SOUND/ DISP SET ** (p. 9 3) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 95) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 96) GENERAL SET (p. 96) * You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation (p. 34). ** [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Hand ycam operation. GUIDEFRAM E 88 ZEBRA 88 REMAININ G SET 88 SUB-T DA[...]

86 MOVI E SETTIN GS (Items fo r recording mov ies) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item is not on the scre en, touch / to chang e the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 84 (OPTION MENU) t page 98 The defa ult set tings are marked with B . You ca n select a reco rding qual ity to record a movie. x For HD (high defin ition) imag e quality: HD FH * () Re[...]

87 Custom izing your camco rder • The maximum shooting distance using [NIGHTSHOT LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet). When r ecord ing wi th SD ( stan dard definitio n) image qu ality, you can select the aspe ct rat io a ccordin g to t he T V conn ected. Refer a lso to th e inst ruction ma nuals supplied with your TV. B 16:9 WID E Reco rds images to th[...]

88 MOVIE SETTINGS (Conti nued) You ca n display the gu ide frame an d check that the sub ject is horiz ontal or vert ical by setting [GUIDEFRAME] to [ON]. The guid e frame is no t record ed. Pre ss DISP/BA TT INFO to make the guide frame disappear . The defaul t setting is [OFF]. z Tips • Positioning the subject at the cross point of the guide fr[...]

89 Custom izing your camco rder OFF ( ) Records wit hout flas h. b Not es • The recommended distance to the subject when using the buil t-in flash is appr oximately 0.3 to 2.5 m (1 to 8 feet). • Remove any dust from the surface of the flash lamp before using it. Flash effect may be impaired if heat discoloration or dust obscures the lamp. • /[...]

90 To pla y back a mov ie f rom the F ace Inde x screen, see page 47. b Notes • The detect able number of face i mage is limited. You ca n set this function wh en you use an ext ernal co nver sion le ns (opt ional) that is compa tible with your c amcorder. Y ou can shoot wit h the Steady Shot function adj usted optim ally for the co nversion lens[...]

91 Custom izing your camco rder Capaci ty of a “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” an d the num ber of rec ordable still images (Approx.)* When the (Still) lam p is light s up: * All numbers measured when recording still images at the maximum image size. Check the actual number of rec ordable still images while recording s till images on the LCD s creen (p[...]

92 VIEW IMAGE S SET (Ite ms to c ustom ize th e disp lay) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item is not on the scre en, touch / to chang e the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 84 (OPTION MENU) t page 98 The defa ult set tings are marked with B . During playb ack, displays the inform ation (data c ode) recor ded auto matica lly at the time of reco rdin[...]

93 Custom izing your camco rder You can s elect the numbe r of thum bnai ls that appear o n the VISUAL INDEX screen or the Playlist. Thumbn ail 1 Glossary (p. 1 45) B ZO OM LINK Change the number of thumbnail s (6 or 12) with th e power zoom leve r on your camcorder. * 6IMAGE S Display s thumbnails of 6 images. 12IM AGES Display s thumbnails of 1 2[...]

94 SOUND/ DISP SE T (Con tinued) You ca n adjust the bri ghtness of the LC D scr een’s back light. B NORMAL Standard b rightness. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD screen. b Notes • When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [ BRIGHT] is automatical ly selected for the setting. • When you select [BR IGHT], battery life is slightly redu[...]

95 Custom izing your camco rder OUTP UT SETTIN GS (Items for connecting othe r devices) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the s creen, touch / to chang e the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 84 The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . You need to convert the sig nal dependi ng on the TV conn ecte d when play ing back the image. The r[...]

96 CLOCK/ L ANG (Items to set c lock and languag e) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item is not on the scre en, touch / to chang e the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 84 See page 25 . You ca n adjust a tim e difference without stopping the cl ock. Set you r local area using / whe n using your camc order in other time zone s. Refer to the world time[...]

97 Custom izing your camco rder B 5 min The camcorder is automa ticall y turned off when you do not ope rate your camcorde r for mo re than approxima tely 5 minutes. NEVER The camcorder is not automat ically turn ed off . b Not es • When you connect your camcorder to a wall outlet (wall socket), [A.SHUT OFF] is automatically set to [NEVER]. You c[...]

98 Acti vating function s using th e OPTION ME NU The (OPTION MENU) appears just lik e the pop-u p window tha t appears when you right-c lick the mouse o n a comp uter. Various av ailable fu nctions are di splayed. 1 While using your camcord er, touch (OP TION) on the screen. 2 Touch the desired ite m. If you cannot find the desired item , touch an[...]

99 Custom izing your camco rder *1 Items that are included in the HOME MENU also . *2 These items also available in the HOME MENU, but wit h different item nam es. *3 [DVD MENU] for SD (standard definition) image qua lity FLASH MODE a 88 TIMING –4 2 RECORD SOUND –4 3 Viewing items on the OPTI ON MENU Items *1 Page tab DELETE *2 a 57 DELETE by d[...]

100 Functi ons se t in t he OPTION MEN U Items you can set only on the (OPTION MENU) will be described below. The defa ult set tings are marked with B . You c an adjust t he focus ma nually. You can select this function also when you want to focu s on a certain subj ect intentio nally. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears. 2 Touch (focus ing on close subjec[...]

101 Custom izing your camco rder You can fix the br igh tne ss of a pict ure manua lly. Adjust the bri ghtness when the subject i s too brig ht or too dark rel ative to the bac k ground. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the ex posure by touching / . 3 Touch . To ret urn the sett ing to automati c exposur e, touch [AUT O] t in step 1 . You can ad[...]

102 LANDSCAPE * () Sele ct to s hoot dis tant subject s clea rly. This settin g also prevents your c amcorder fr om foc usi ng on gl ass or met al me sh in win dows t hat co mes in be twee n the camcorder a nd the subject. PORTRAIT ( ) Sele ct to b ring out the s ubject such as people or flowers wh ile creating a soft background. SPOTLIGHT ** () Se[...]

103 Custom izing your camco rder 3 Touch [ ]. flashes quickly . When th e whit e balance h as been adjus ted and st ored in the memo ry, the in dicat or stop s flashing. b Not es • Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps . • When you select [ONE PUSH], keep s hooting a white objec[...]

104 WHIT E FAD ER BLACK FADER When yo u set [OLD MOVIE], appear s and you ca n add an old m ovie effect to images. T o cancel [D.EFFECT ], touch [OFF]. You ca n add spec ial effect s to an ima ge during re cording. ap pears. B OFF Does not use [PICT. EFFECT] setting. SEPIA Images a ppear in sepia. B&W Images a ppear in black a nd whit e. PASTEL[...]

105 Performi ng with a comp uter Perform ing with a compute r What y ou can do with Wind ows co mputer Whe n you in stall th e “Pic ture Mo tion Browse r” on a Wi ndows com puter from the supplied CD-ROM, you can enjo y the following ope rations. x Play ing a di sc in the AVCH D format t Play er for AV CHD x Impor ting ima ges re corded on your[...]

106 What you ca n do wit h Window s comput er (Con tinued) b Notes • In addition to the above, you need a computer that fulfills ap propriate system requir ements to operate the OS i nstalled on the comput er. • Even in a computer environment where the operations are guaranteed, f rames may be dropped from movies, resulting in uneven playback. [...]

107 Performi ng with a comp uter 7 Click [Con tinue]. 8 Read [ License Agreeme nt], se lect [I accept th e terms of the li cense agreeme nt] i f you agre e, then click [Next ]. 9 Confir m the in stallat ion se ttings, then click [Install]. b Not es • Even if a screen prompting you to restart your computer appears, you do not need to restart it at[...]

108 What you ca n do wit h Window s comput er (Con tinued) • D o not connect anything to other USB ports of a com puter. • When co nnecti ng to a comp uter w ith a USB key board an d USB mouse connec ted as st anda rd equi pment, con nect y our camco rder to another U SB port using the USB ca ble. b Notes • Operations are not guarante ed when[...]

109 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you run into any problems using your camcorde r, use the fo llowing tabl e to trouble shoot the problem. If the p roblem persists, disconnect the po wer source an d contac t your Sony deal er. • Overal l operation s/Easy Hand ycam operation/ Remote Com mander ....... p. 109 • Batte ries[...]

110 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) – [SPOT ME TER] – [SCENE SELECTION] – [WHITE B AL.] – [ COLOR S LOW SH TR] – [SUPER NIGHTSHO T] – [ BLT-IN ZOOM M IC] – [MICREF LEVEL] Even if you p ress EASY, menu settings do not switch t o their defaults auto matically. • D uring Easy Handyca m operation, sett ings for the f ollowing menu it ems [...]

111 Troubles hooting The po wer abr uptly t urns of f. • Whe n approximately 5 mi nutes have elapsed whi le you do not operate your camcor der, the cam corder is au tomatica lly turned o ff (A.SHUT OF F). Chang e the setting o f [A.SHUT OFF] (p . 97), or turn on the power a gain, or use the AC Ada ptor. • If the time set with [QUIC K ON STBY] ([...]

112 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The disc canno t be remove d. • M ake sure the powe r source (battery pa ck or AC Adaptor) is co nnected corre ctly (p. 22). • T he disc i s damage d or is d irty with finge rprints , etc. In this c ase, it ma y take up to 10 min utes to remov e the disc. • The temperat ure of your camco rder is extremel y hi[...]

113 Troubles hooting • Whe n you are using one of the followin g discs a fter finaliz ing it, m ake the di sc to be able to record ad ditiona l scenes (p. 80 ). Or use a new disc. – DVD+RW – DVD-RW recorded with HD (high definition) image quality – DVD-RW (VIDEO mode) recorded with SD (stand ard defini tion) ima ge qualit y • The temperat[...]

114 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) – there is no media that has been set on [MOVIE MEDIA SET] in your camcorder. The auto focus does not function . • Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] ( p. 100). • The recording c onditions are not sui table for auto focus. Adjust the focu s manually (p. 100). [STEADYSHO T] does not function. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] ([...]

115 Troubles hooting You cannot play back a disc. • Che ck ou t the disc compa tibility (p. 16) . • Inser t a disc with the recordi ng side facing your camco rder (p. 30). • The disc t hat was recorded, formatt ed, of finalized on other devices may not be played back on your cam corder. • The temperat ure of your camcord er is extremely hig[...]

116 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) “ ” is indicated on an image in the disc menu/DVD men u. • L oading of the data may have f ailed when the disc was final ized. For the foll owing discs, m ake the disc capa ble of a dditional recordin g (p. 80), th en remake the disc menu by finaliz ing the disc agai n (p. 75). The disc menu/DVD menu may be d[...]

117 Troubles hooting Movies c annot be added in t he Playlist. • There is no free s pace in the medi a. • To th e Playli st on the inter nal mem ory (HD R-U X20) or the “Mem or y Stic k PRO Duo,” you can add a max imum of 999 movies with HD (hi gh definition) image quality, or 99 movi es with S D (standard defini tion) image quality. To th [...]

118 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) • On ly the S VIDEO plug of the A/V connecti ng cable wit h S VIDEO (opti onal) is conn ecte d to the T V. Make su re the red and whi te plugs are connected (p. 53). The image ap pears distorted on th e 4:3 TV. • T his happens when vi ewing a image recorded in the 16:9 (wi de) mode on a 4 :3 TV. Set [ TV TYPE] [...]

119 Troubles hooting [FACE DETECTION] [SMTH SLW REC ], [FOCUS], [S POT FOCU S], [EXPOSURE], [SPOT METER], Ni ghtShot, [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [WHITE BAL.], [DIGITAL ZOOM], [TWILIGHT]/ [TWILIGHT PORT.]/ [CANDLE]/ [SUNRISE&SUNSET]/ [FIREWORKS]/ [LANDSCAPE]/ [SPOTLIGHT]/ [BEACH]/[SNOW] in [SCENE SELECTION], [D.EFFECT], [PICT.EFFECT] [...]

120 Warnin g in dicato rs and messa ges If in dica tors ap pear o n the LC D scre en or i n the view find er, chec k the fol low ing. So me sy mpto ms you can fix b y yo urse lf. I f the probl em persists ev en after you hav e tried a couple of times, contact your Sony dealer or l ocal author ized S ony se rvice facili ty. C: (or E :) ss : ss (Sel [...]

121 Troubles hooting (High te mperature warning) Slow flashing • The temperat ure of your camcord er is getting hi gher. Turn off your camcorde r and leave it fo r a while i n a cool place. Fast flashing * • The temperat ure of your camcord er is extremely high. Turn off your camcorde r and leave it fo r a while i n a cool place. (Warning in di[...]

122 Warning indicator s and messa ges (Continu ed) x Media Internal memory format error. • The format of the internal mem ory (HDR- UX20) of the camc order is different fro m the or iginal format s et at t he time of purchase. You may be able to use the original format by perform ing [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 78). The data of the curre nt form at is all[...]

123 Troubles hooting Memory Stick folders are full. • You cannot creat e folders exceeding 999MSDC F. You cannot create or delete created folde rs using your camc order. • For mat th e “Memo ry Sti ck PRO D uo” (p. 78), or delet e folders using you r comput er. Cannot save still picture. • When usi ng the Dual Rec function, do not eject t[...]

124 Additio nal Informati on Using your camcor der ab road Power supply You ca n use your camcorde r in any countrie s/regions using the A C Adaptor supplied with yo ur camcord er with in the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz ra nge. Use a c ommerci ally avail able AC plu g adaptor [a] , if necessary, depen ding on the design of the w all outlet [b]. Vie[...]

125 Add itiona l Infor mati on Setting to the l ocal time You can e asily se t the clock to the l ocal ti me by se tting a time differen ce when using y our camcorde r abroad. Tou ch (H OME) t (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [ARE A SET] a nd [DST SET]/ [SUMMER TIME] ( p. 96 ). World time differenc e Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, Londo[...]

126 Files/ folder struc ture on the inte rnal memory (HDR -UX20 ) and a “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo” The file /folder structu re on t he intern al memory (HDR- UX20)/“Memor y Stick PR O Duo” is shown be low. You do not usua lly need to ackno wledge the fi le/folder struc ture, when recordi ng/playing ba ck images on th e camcorder. To enjoy movi[...]

127 Add itiona l Infor mati on Precau tions an d mainte nance See pag e 16 for the deta ils of discs which you can use with your camcorder. Notes on use • Hold t he disc by i ts edge w hile supp orting the cent er hole lightly. Do not touch the recordin g side (the opposite of the print ed sid e when usi ng a sing le- sided di sc). • Before sho[...]

128 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) Care and storage of the discs • Keep the d isc clea n, or the ima ge qual ity of the audi o and video outp ut may dete rior ate. • Cl ean the disc wi th a soft cloth. Wipe the disc from th e cent er out . For dirt, clea n the disc wit h a s oft cl oth s lig htl y moi ste ned i n water, then re mo[...]

129 Add itiona l Infor mati on A “Memor y Stick ” is a co mpact, portab le IC recor ding medium with a large da ta capaci ty. You can use only a “Memo ry Sti ck Du o,” which is about the half size o f a sta ndard “Memo ry Stick,” with you r camcorde r. Howeve r, we do not guara ntee the operation of all types of “Memory Stick Duo” o[...]

130 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) On imag e data compatibilit y • Image data files recorded on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” by your camcorder conform to the “Design rule for Camera File system” universal standard established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). • On your camcorde[...]

131 Add itiona l Infor mati on About t he remain ing battery time indicato r • When the power goes off even though the remaining batter y time indicator indicates that the battery pack has e nough power to operate, charge the battery pack fully again. Remaining battery time will be indicated c orrectly. Note, however, that the battery indication [...]

132 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) • Do not damage the power cord (mains lead) such as by placing anything heavy on it. • Keep metal contacts clean. • Keep 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 electroly[...]

133 Add itiona l Infor mati on 3 Touch “×” dis played on the sc reen with the corner of the “Me mory Stick PRO Duo” or the like 3 tim es. The positi on of “×” chan ges. Touch [CANCEL] to cancel. If you did not press the right spot, try the calib ration ag ain. b Not es • Do not use a sharp-pointed object for calibration. Doing so ma[...]

134 Preca utions a nd mainten ance ( Conti nued) 3 Remove d ust from t he eyec up block with a camera blower , etc. 4 Press the vi ewfinder back onto th e body of the camc order. 5 Remove dust from the in side area where the eyec up block wa s attache d with a came ra blo wer, et c. 6 Atta ch the eyecu p bl ock to the viewfind er, pushing it strai [...]

135 Add itiona l Infor mati on Speci fic ations System Vide o compr essi on f ormat AVCHD (HD)/MPEG2 (SD)/JPEG (Still images) Audio compression format Dolby D igital 2/ 5.1ch Dolb y Digi tal 5.1 Cr eator Video si gnal NTSC color, EIA standards 1080/60 i specification Internal memo ry (HDR-UX20 ) 8 GB When measu ring media ca pacity , 1 GB equals 1 [...]

136 Specific ations ( Continued ) Input/Ou tput co nnectors A/V Remote connector Compo nent/vi deo and audio ou tput jack HDMI OUT j ack HDMI Type C mini c onnecto r USB jack mini-B LCD sc reen Image 6.7 cm (2. 7 type, aspect ratio 16: 9) Total dot numb er 211 200 (960 × 220) General Power re quireme nts DC 6.8 V /7.2 V (battery pa ck) DC 8.4 V (A[...]

137 Add itiona l Infor mati on Rechar geable battery pack NP- FH60 Maximum output voltage DC 8. 4 V Output voltage DC 7. 2 V Capacity 7.2 Wh (1 00 0 mAh) Type Li-io n Design and specif ications are subjec t to change without notice. • Your camcorder is pr oduced under the license of Dolby Laboratories. On t radem arks • “Handycam” and are r[...]

138 Note s on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN AN Y MANNER THAT COMPLIES WIT H THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER AP PLICABLE PATENT S IN THE MP EG-2 PA TENT POR TFOLIO , WHICH LI CENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. , 250 ST[...]

139 Quick Referenc e Quick Reference Ident ify ing part s and co ntrol s The numbe rs in ( ) are reference pa ges. A Power zoo m lever (40, 48) B PHOTO button (34, 39) C POWER swit ch (25) D /CHG (flash/ch arge) l amp (2 2, 88) E QUICK ON button (41) F A/V Re mote conne ctor (50, 68) G DC IN jack (22) H Disc cover O PEN switch (30) I ACCESS la mp ([...]

140 Identifyi ng parts a nd control s (C ontinu ed) A Memory Stick Duo slo t/Memory Stick Duo slot cover (32 ) B LCD scre en/touch pa nel (18, 27) C (HOME) bu tton (18, 84) D Zoom but tons (40, 48) E START/ST OP button (34, 39 ) F RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the sett ings, incl uding the settin g of th e date and t ime. G DISP/BATT INFO button [...]

141 Quick Referenc e A Built- in micro phone ( 40) An Active Interf ace Sho e compat ible microph one (opt ional) wi ll take preced ence wh en con nected . B Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) C Flash (88) D Infrare d port/Remote senso r Poin t the Re mote Co mmand er (p. 142 ) towards th e remo te sensor to ope rate your c amcorder. E Camera recording lamp (9[...]

142 Identifyi ng parts a nd control s (C ontinu ed) Remo te Co mmand er A DATA CODE button (92) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO button (39) The on-screen image when you press this butt on will be recorded as a still image. C SCAN/SLOW buttons (45, 46) D . > (Pr[...]

143 Quick Referenc e Indic ators displ aye d duri ng reco rding /play back Recordi ng movies Recording still imag es Viewin g movi es Viewing st ill images A HOM E button (18) B Remaini ng battery (appr ox.) (23) C Record ing status ([ST BY] (standb y) or [REC] (re cording) ) D Recording format (HD/SD) and recording mod e (FH/FS/HQ/SP/LP) (86) E Me[...]

144 Indicato rs displayed during r ecording /playb ack (Conti nued) Z VISUAL INDEX button (44) Followi ng indicators app ear during record ing/p laybac k to indicat e the sett ings of your camcord er. Upper le ft Upper right Center Bottom b Notes • Indicator s and their positions are approxima te and differ from what y ou actually see depending o[...]

145 Quick Referenc e Gloss ary x 5 .1ch surro und sound A system that plays back sound o n 6 speakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 120 Hz or lower. x AVCHD format A high definition digital video camera format used to r e[...]

146 Inde x Nume ric 1080i/480i ......... .................... 95 1440 × 1080/60i............ 17, 128 16:9 ...... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... .... 95 16:9 WIDE ........ ...... ..... ....... . 87 1920 × 1080/60i............ 17, 128 480i ...... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... .... 95 4:3 ........ .... ....... ..... ....... ....87, 95 4:3 TV.[...]

147 Quick Referenc e FS ....... ..... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... .86 G GENERAL SE T ....... ..... ...... .96 Grip bel t ...... ....... ..... ....... .... ...27 GUIDEF RAME .... .... ....... .... .88 H HD (high definitio n) image quali ty ..... ....... .... .16, 17, 33 , 86 HDMI cabl e ............ .... ....... ...52 Help . ....... .... .....[...]

148 Index (Co ntinued) Remote Comman der ... 110, 142 REMOTE CTR L (Remote control ) ....... .... ..... ....... .... ......97 REPAIR IMG.DB F. ........ .... 82 RESET ... ..... ....... .... .......91, 140 S SCENE SEL ECTION. 101, 119 SD (standard d efinition) image qualit y ......... ....... . 16, 17 , 33, 86 Self-diagnosis display ......... 120 SEL[...]

149 Spanish Quick Guid e/Guía rápida en es pañol Spanish Quic k Guide/Guía rápida en españo l Paso 1 : Com probac ión de los compon ente s sumini strados Asegúres e de que dispone de los sigu ientes compon entes suministrado s con su videoc ámara. El núm ero ent re parén tesis indica el núme ro de comp onentes suministrad os. Adaptado r[...]

150 Paso 2 : Carga de la baterí a Puede cargar la batería “InfoLITHIUM” (serie H) tras conectarla a la videocámara. b Notas • No puede instalar ninguna bat ería “InfoLITHIUM” que no sea de la serie H a la videocámara. 1 Deslice el interruptor POWER en el sentido de la flecha hacia la posici ón OFF (CHG) (ajuste predeterminado). 2 Al[...]

151 Spanish Quick Guid e/Guía rápida en es pañol 5 Una vez cargada la batería, desconecte el adaptador de alimenta ción de ca de l a toma de entrada de cc de la videocámara. b Not as • Desconecte el adaptador de alimentación de ca de la toma de entrada de cc sujetando a la vez la videocámara y la clavija de cc Para extra er la ba tería 1[...]

152 Paso 2: Car ga de la bater ía (Con tinúa) Tiemp o de grabaci ón disp onible Tiempo aproximado (mi n) disponible cuando ut iliza un a baterí a completame nte car gada. “ HD ” significa ca lidad de imagen de alta definición, mientras que “ SD ” significa calidad de imagen estándar. Si aju sta el so porte en la memor ia interna (HDR-[...]

153 Spanish Quick Guid e/Guía rápida en es pañol Acer ca de la bate ría • Antes de cambiar la batería, deslice el interruptor POWER hacia la posición OFF (CHG) y apague los indicadores (Película)/ (Imagen fija) o los indicadores ACCESS o de acceso. • El indicador /CHG (flash/carga) par padeará durante la carga o bien la Battery Info no [...]

154 Paso 3 : Encend ido de la v ideocá mara y ajust e de la f echa y la hor a Ajuste la fe cha y l a ho ra cu ando ut ilic e la videoc ámara por pri mera vez. Si no a justa la fec ha y l a hora, aparec erá la panta lla [AJU S.RELOJ ] cada vez qu e encien da la video cámar a o cambi e la posici ón del interrupt or POWER. 1 Mientras mantiene p r[...]

155 Spanish Quick Guid e/Guía rápida en es pañol 8 Compruebe qu e el reloj se haya ajustado correctamente y, a continua ción, toque . El reloj emp ezará a funci onar. Pued e sele ccionar cu alquier año hast a el 2037. Para l as doce d e la noche, ajúst elo en las 12:00 AM . Par a las d oce del m ediod ía, a júste lo en las 12:0 0 PM. Para [...]

156 Paso 4: Rea lizac ión de ajus tes pr evios a la grabac ión Abra e l panel LCD 90 grado respecto a la videoc ámara ( 1 ) y, a continu ación, gírel o en el á ngulo que le resu lte m ás adecu ado para grabar o r eproduci r ( 2 ). Para desa ctivar la luz de fondo de la pant alla LCD y con seguir que l a bater ía dure más tiempo Manten ga p[...]

157 Spanish Quick Guid e/Guía rápida en es pañol Apri ete la corre a de suje ción y suj ete la video cámara correct amen te. Ajuste de la correa de sujeció n[...]

158 Paso 5 : Selecc ión del sopo rte Es posible sel eccionar el sopo rte deseado para la grabación, repro ducción o edición de películas o imágenes fijas en función de sus necesidades. En el caso del sopo rte para película s, deberá ajustar la me moria interna * /disco/“Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” y, además, la calida d de imagen ( (alta d[...]

159 Spanish Quick Guid e/Guía rápida en es pañol 4 Cuando aparezca [Finalizado .], toque . El so porte para películas quedará ajustado . 1 Toque (H OME) t (GEST IONAR S OPORTE) t [AJ.S OPORT E FOTO]. Apar ecer á la pantall a de sel ección del sop orte p ara imá genes fijas . 2 Toque el sop orte deseado. b Not as • No es posible selecciona[...]

160 Paso 6: In serció n de un dis co o un “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo ” Si ajust a el soporte en la memor ia inter na (HDR-U X20) par a gra bar im ágenes en el “Pas o 5”, n o se rá nec esa rio ej ecut ar e l proced imiento de l “Paso 6”. Si ajust a el sopo rte en [DISCO] en el “Paso 5”, se necesita rá un DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R o DVD+R[...]

161 Spanish Quick Guid e/Guía rápida en es pañol b Not as • No es posible uti lizar la función [Utilizar la GUÍA SELECT.DISCO.] durante el modo de operación Easy Handycam. Siga las instrucciones que aparecen e n la pantalla para formatear el disco. 6 Toque [Graba imá genes HD (alta definición ).]. Toque [Gra ba imágenes SD (definic ión [...]

162 Paso 6: Inserción de un d isco o un “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (Contin úa) • Para asegurarse de que utiliza el disco adecuado, consulte la [GUÍA SELEC.DISCO] del HOME MENU. Si ajusta el so porte en “Memory Stick” en el “Paso 5” , se necesitará un “M emory Stick PRO Du o” para la grab ación. z Suger enci as • Para gr abar ú[...]

163 Spanish Quick Guid e/Guía rápida en es pañol Expu lsar un “Memory S tick PRO Duo” Abra el panel LCD y la cubierta del Memory Stic k Duo y, a contin uación, empuje lig eramen te haci a aden tro e l “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo” y deslíc elo hacia afuera por el cue rpo de la videoc ámara. b Not as • Para evitar que el soporte se rom pa [...]

164 Grab ación Las im ágenes se gr aban e n el so port e ajusta do. A conti nuaci ón se indic an los ajust es pred etermi nados. HDR-UX10: Pelí cula: d isco Image n fija: “Memory Stick PRO Duo” HDR-UX20: Pelíc ula: me moria inter na Image n fija: memor ia inter na b Notas • Si el indicador ACCESS o el indicador de acce so se ilumina o pa[...]

165 Spanish Quick Guid e/Guía rápida en es pañol 1 Deslice el in terruptor POWER A en el sen tido de la flech a para qu e se ilumin e el in dicador (Pe lícula ). 2 Presi one START/ STOP B (o C ). Para det ener la graba ción, presi one STAR T/STOP nueva mente. 1 Deslice el interruptor POWER A en el sentido de la flecha para que se ilumine el in[...]

166 Repr oducci ón Reprodu zca las imá genes grab adas en el soport e seleccion ado. A contin uación se indi can los ajus tes p redeter minados. HDR-UX10: Pelí cula: d isco Image n fija: “Memory Stick PRO Duo” HDR-UX20: Pelíc ula: me moria inter na Image n fija: memor ia inter na 1 Deslice el interruptor PO WER A para encender l a videocá[...]

167 Spanish Quick Guid e/Guía rápida en es pañol 1 : va a la pantalla de índ ice de películas . 2 : va a la pant alla de índice de ca ras. 3 : muestra las pelíc ulas con calidad de image n HD (alta definición). Al seleccionar la calidad de imagen SD (definición estándar) en [AJ.SOPORTE PEL.], aparece . Al sel eccionar [DISCO], aparece . 4[...]

168 Reprodu cción (Contin úa) Toque la ficha y la imagen fija que desea reproducir. Para ajus tar el volu men del sonid o de las pelícu las Al rep roducir una pel ícula, toque (OPTIO N) t ficha t [VOL.] y, a cont inuaci ón, ajuste el vo lumen con / . z Suger enci as • Es posible alternar la panta lla VISUAL INDEX si toca (HOME) D (o E ) t (V[...]

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