Sony HDRSR7 manual

3-210-374- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Handycam Handbook HDR-SR 5/SR7/SR 8 Enjoying your camcor der 9 Gett ing St art ed 15 Recordi ng/Playbac k 23 Editing 46 Utilizi ng record ing med ia 57 Custom izing your camcor der 61 Troubles hooting 84 Additional Info rma tio n 96 Quick Reference 107[...]

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

3 into the termi nal will da mage the te rminal and may re sult in a malfunc tion of your camcor der. • Con nect an A/V connec ting c able or compone nt video cabl e to the Ha ndycam Station when usi ng your camco rder attach ed to the Han dyca m Stat ion. • Dis con nec t the AC Ad aptor fr om t he Handycam Station h olding both th e Hand ycam [...]

4 About the Carl Zeiss lens Your ca mcorde r is equippe d with a C arl Zeiss lens, which was deve loped jointly by Carl Zeiss, in Ge rmany, and Sony Corpora tion, and pr oduces supe rior image s. It adopts the MTF me asurement system for video c ameras and offe rs a qualit y typical of a Carl Zeiss l ens. Also, t he lens fo r you r camcor der is T [...]

5 Notes on usi ng the Ha rd Dis k Driv e Hand ycam Save all you r recorded image da ta • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on external media. It is recommended that you save the image data on a disc such as DVD- R using your computer (p. 45). Also, you can save your image data using a VCR, or a DVD/HDD reco[...]

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

7 Pre venti ng data on the ha rd dis k of the c amcor der f rom be ing re cover ed .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... ........ 60 What yo u can do wit h the (SETTINGS ) categor y of the HOME MENU .......... .......... .... 61 Using the HO ME ME NU ........ ..... . 61 List of t he (SETTI NGS ) cat ego ry items . ...... ........ ......[...]

8 Subjec t exam ples a nd sol utions Checking your golf swing Get ting a good shot of a ski slop e or beach B SMTH SLW REC ...... ........ ......... 32 B Backlight . ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 32 B BEACH ........... ......... ........ ......... .. 8 0 B SNOW ........ ...... ......... ........ ........ 80 Capturing still images du ring m[...]

9 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Enjoying your camcorder Operation flow B Get ready (p. 15). B Recor d using yo ur camcor der (p. 27). • Movies are recorded on the ha rd disk, a nd still images are recorded on either the hard disk or a “ Memory Stick Duo.” • You can select the ima ge quality: HD (high definition ) image quality or SD (standard d[...]

10 B Play ba ck the image s. x Viewing on the LCD screen of y our camcorde r (p. 34) x Viewing on a high de finition TV ( p. 41) You can en joy movie s with HD (hi gh definitio n) image quality , with the same ima ge qualit y as they were recorded. x Viewing on a no n-high-defin ition 16:9 (wi de) TV (p. 42) You c an enjo y movie s reco rded with H[...]

11 Enjoyi ng your cam corder z Tip s • Figures such as 15M and 9M in the ta ble show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps. • You can record movies of a maximum of 3,999 sce nes with HD (high def inition) image quali ty, and 9,999 scenes with SD ( standard definit ion) image quality . • You can reco rd the maxim um 9,999 s till images on th[...]

12 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Taki ng adva ntag e of two ty pes of menus B Catego ries an d items of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTHERS) cat egory (MANAGE HD D/MEMORY) c ategory (SETTING S) categor y To cu stomize your camcord er ( p. 61 ) * . * You can also set these items during Easy Handycam operation (p. 23). [...]

13 Enjoyi ng your cam corder 1 While pressing the green button in the center, slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to t urn on the power. 2 Press (HOME) A (o r B ). 3 Touch the desired categor y. Exam ple: (OTHERS ) catego ry 4 Touch the desired item. Exampl e: [EDIT] 5 Follow the gu ide on the scr een for further operation. To hide[...]

14 3 Touch the item you want to le arn more about. When y ou touc h an ite m, its e xplanat ion appears on the sc reen. To apply t he option , touch [YES ], otherw ise, touch [NO ]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Touch (HELP ) again in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen dur ing shooting or play back displays the function s availabl e at tha t moment. Y[...]

15 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing supp lied items Make sure that you have th e followin g item s suppl ied with your camcord er. The number in the pa rent hes es ind icates the numb er of t hat ite m sup pli ed. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 16) Power cord (1) (p. 16) Handycam Sta tion (1) (p. 16, 110) Component v ideo cable (1) (p . 41) [...]

16 Step 2: Charg ing the b atter y pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 101 ) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cannot attach any “Inf oLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder. 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Stati on. Be sure th at the v ma[...]

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

18 pres sing DISP /BATT INFO ag ain while the inform ation is displa yed. Cha rging time Approx imate time (m in.) require d when you fully charge a fully discharged ba ttery pack. Recording time App rox imate time (min .) av ailab le when you use a fully c harged batt ery pack. “HD” stands for hi gh definitio n image qua lity, and “S D” st[...]

19 Gettin g Started Playin g time App roxim ate t ime ( min. ) av aila ble w hen you use a full y char ged batter y pack. “HD” stan ds for high defi niti on i mage quality, and “SD” stands for standa rd image qualit y. HDR-SR5: HDR-SR7/SR8: On the batte ry pack • Before changing the battery pac k, slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) and t[...]

20 Step 3 : Turn ing th e power on and sett ing th e dat e and time Set the dat e and time whe n using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set th e date and ti me, the [CL OCK S ET] screen appe ars every tim e you turn on you r camcor der o r chang e the POWE R swi tch posi tion . 1 While pressing the green button, slide the POWER swi[...]

21 Gettin g Started charge the built-in rechargeable battery and then set the date and time again (p. 104). • It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on. You cannot operate your camcorder during this time. • The lens cover opens automatically when the power is turned on. It closes when the playba[...]

22 • The information is displayed or hidden (display y no display) each t ime you p ress DISP/ BATT INFO. You ca n view ima ges using the viewfinde r with t he LCD panel clos ed to a void w earing dow n the ba tte ry, o r whe n the im age s een on the LC D scre en is poor . z Tips • You can adjust the b rightness of the vi ewfinder backlight by[...]

23 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Reco rding and pl ayback with e ase (Eas y Handyc am operat ion) Easy Handy cam operat ion mak es nearly all settings automa tic so that you c an perform recordi ng or play back ope ration w ithout detai led settings. It a lso makes scree n font size larger for eas y viewi ng. 1 Slide the PO WER switch G i[...]

24 1 Slide the POW ER switch G to turn o n your camcorder. 2 Press (VIEW IMAGES) I (or D ). The VISUAL INDEX scree n appears o n the LCD scr een (It may take some ti me to displa y the thum bnails). 1 :Displ ays mov ies with HD ( high defin ition) ima ge quality. * 2 :Displ ays stil l images on the h ard dis k. 3 :Display s still imag es on a “Me[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback 3 Start playback. Movi es: Touch the or tab and the movie to be played back. z Tips • When playback from t he selected movie reaches t he last movie, the s creen returns to t he VISUAL INDEX screen. • You can slow down the playback s peed by touchin g / during pause. • You can adjust volume by touching (HOME) t (S ETTI [...]

26 To canc el Easy Hand ycam opera tion Press EASY A again. disa ppears from t he LCD sc reen. Menu se ttings dur ing E asy Hand ycam operatio n Press (HOM E) C (or B ) to display the men u item s availa ble f or setup changes (p. 12 , 61). b Notes • Most of the menu items automaticall y return to the default settings . The settings of some menu [...]

27 Recordin g/Playback Recor ding b Not es • If the ACCESS lam p is lit or flashing after recording is finished, it means d ata is still being written onto the hard disk or “Memory Stick Duo.” Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not remove the battery or AC Adaptor. • The maximum continuous recordable time is approxima[...]

28 You ca n record mo vies on the ha rd disk of your cam corder. For th e recorda ble time, see page 11. 1 Slide the POWER switch C in the direction of the arrow to light up the (Mo vie) la mp. 2 Press START/STOP B (o r F ). To stop reco rding, press STAR T/STOP B (or F ) again . Still i mages are reco rded on the ha rd disk in the defa ult setting[...]

29 Recordin g/Playback You can magnif y images up to 10 times the origin al size with the power zoom lever or the zoom but tons below the LCD screen. Move the power zoom lever sl ightly for a slower zoom . Move it furthe r for a faster zoom. b Not es • Be sure to keep your finger on the pow er zoom lever. If you move yo ur finger off the power zo[...]

30 Press (f lash) r epeatedl y to se lect an appropri ate setting. No ind ication (A uto f lash): Automatically flashes when there is insuff icient am bient light. r (Forced flash): Always uses the flash regardless of the surrounding brightnes s. r (No flash): Records without flash. b Notes • The r ecommended distance to the subject when using th[...]

31 Recordin g/Playback • You can record still im ages during recording standby in the same way as when the (Still) lamp is turned on. You can also record with the flash. You ca n chan ge the record ing me dia of st ill images to a “M emory S tick Duo .” In the defaul t setting , still images are r ecorded on the har d disk o f the ca mcor der[...]

32 z Tips • To record an image brighter, use Super NightShot functi on (p. 82). To record an image more fait hfully t o the ori ginal c olors, use Color Slow Shutter function (p. 81). To ad just th e exposu re fo r backlit subjec ts, press BACK LIGHT to display . . To cancel the ba ck l ight fu nction, p ress BAC K LIGH T agai n. Open th e LCD pa[...]

33 Recordin g/Playback • [RECORD SOUND] Select [ON] ( ) to supe rimpose soun ds suc h as co nversa tion o n the slow m otion pictures (The def ault setting is [OFF]) . Your camcord er records soun ds for about 12 s econd s whi le [ Recor ding ...] is displayed in step 3 . b Not es • Sounds cannot b e recorded while shooti ng a 3 second-movie (a[...]

34 Rec ordin g/P lay back Play back 1 Slide the PO WER switch E to turn on your camcorder . 2 Display the desired INDEX screen. Press (VIE W IMA GES ) F (or C ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LCD screen (It m ay take some ti me to display the thumb nails) . 1 : Displays movi es with HD (high definition) image qual ity. * Playing back from[...]

35 Recordin g/Playback 2 : Displa ys still i mages o n the hard d isk. 3 : Displays still ima ges on a “Mem ory Stick Duo. ” * appears for movi es with SD (standard definition ) image quality. z Tip s • You can change the image quality of a movie you want to play back by touching (OPT ION) t tab t [ / INDEX SET] on the INDEX scre en of or . ?[...]

36 3 Start playing b ack. On the INDEX sc reen, touc h the or tab to play back movie s. z Tips • When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie, the screen returns to the INDEX screen. • Touch / during pause to play back movie slowly. • A touch of / makes the reverse/fast forward approximate ly 5 times faster, 2 touches makes it[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback The det ected face images a re displayed on the inde x screen. You can play back th e movi e from t he selec ted face imag e. 1 Turn on yo ur camco rder. 2 Touch (HOME) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [ INDEX]. 3 Touc h v / V to sele ct the desi red scen e. 4 Touc h b / B t o sear ch for the de sire d face im age, then to uch the fa ce ima[...]

38 1 Slid e the POWER swit ch to turn on the camcorde r, and press (VIEW IMAGES). The VISUAL INDEX s creen appears on the LC D screen . 2 To se arch for movi es, to uch t he o r tab. To se arch fo r stil l ima ges , touch the ta b. 3 Touch [D ATE] . The r ecording dates o f images are displaye d on the screen. 4 Touch v / V to sele ct th e date of [...]

39 Recordin g/Playback Playi ng the i mage on a TV Connec tion met hods and qualit y of t he image (HD (high de finition)/SD (standa rd definitio n)) viewed on the TV screen di ffer dependi ng on w hat type of TV is c onnec ted, and the conne ctors used. Use the sup plied AC Adap tor as the pow er source (p. 1 6). Refer a lso to the instruct ion ma[...]

40 Your cam corder wi ll advise you of the most advant ageous way o f con necting y our T V. 1 Turn on your camc order, and press (HOME). 2 Touch ( OTHERS). 3 Touch [TV CONNECT Guide]. If the item is not on the sc re en, to uch v / V to chang e the page . 4 Touch the answer to the q uestion displayed on the screen. Meanw hile, you ca n make the rel[...]

41 Recordin g/Playback Images re corded wit h HD (high defi nition) ima ge quality are played ba ck with HD (high definitio n) image quali ty. Images reco rded with SD (stand ard defini tion) image qua lity are played back with SD (sta ndard defi nition) im age qualit y. Connect ing to a h igh defi nition TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HO[...]

42 Images recorded with HD (high defini tion) qua lity are conv erted to SD (stand ard defini tion) and pl ayed back . Image s recor ded wit h SD (sta ndard d efini tion) ima ge qua lity are play ed back with S D (stand ard def init ion) image qua lity . To set t he aspect ratio a ccordi ng to the co nnect ed TV (16: 9/4: 3) Set [TV TY PE] to [16:9[...]

43 Recordin g/Playback : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU se tting (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [480i] (p. 74) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYPE ] t [16:9]/ [4:3 ] (p . 73) b Not es • An A/V connecting cable is also needed to output a udio signals. Connect th e white and red pl ugs of the A/ V connecting cab[...]

44 When c onnec ting to your TV via a VCR Conn ect your ca mcorde r to the LINE IN input on the VCR using the A/V conne cting ca ble. Set the inpu t select or on the VCR to LINE (VIDE O 1, VID EO 2, etc.). When you r TV is mo naura l (When you r TV has on ly on e audio inp ut jack ) Conn ect the yell ow plug of the A/V co nnecti ng cable to the vid[...]

45 Recordin g/Playback Saving imag es Recor ded images ar e stored on the interna l hard dis k of your camco rder . Due to the li mited capacit y of the i nternal hard di sk, make su re that you save the ima ge data to some typ e of extern al media such as a D VD-R or a co mputer . Y ou can save the images record ed on the camcorde r as describe d [...]

46 Editing (OTHE RS) cate gory This cat egor y enable s you t o edit t he images, to pr int still imag es and to connect your cam corder to a computer. DELETE You c an delete images on the h ard disk or a “Memo ry Stick Duo” (p. 46). EDIT You can e dit the imag es on the hard d isk or a “Me mory Stic k Duo” (p. 46). PLAYLIST EDIT You ca n c[...]

47 Editing 4 Touch the image to be deleted . The se lected im age is marke d with . Press an d hold the im age on th e LCD screen to conf irm the image. T ouc h to return to the previous screen. 5 Touch t [YES] t . To de lete al l imag es of th e same type (on each tab) at one time In step 3 , touch [ DEL ETE ALL]/ [ DELETE ALL]/[ DELETE ALL] t [YE[...]

48 4 Touc h th e s till ima ge t o be dele ted. The sel ect ed st ill ima ge is marked wit h . Pres s and hold th e still image on the LCD screen to con firm the s till im age. T ouch t o retur n to the p re vious screen . 5 Touch t [YE S] t . To dele te all still images o n the “Mem ory St ick Duo” In step 3 , touch [ DELETE AL L] t [YES] t [Y[...]

49 Editing b Not es • You cannot restore movies once they are divided. • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while dividing the movie. It may damage the hard d isk. • If the divided original movie is included in the Playlist, the movie in the Playlist will also be divided. • A slight difference may occur fr[...]

50 To copy all the s till images re corded on the sam e day at one tim e 1 Touch (HOME ) t (OTHERS) t [EDIT] t [COPY]. 2 Touch [ t COPY by date]. The rec ording dates o f still images are displaye d on the screen. 3 Touch v / V to sele ct th e reco rdi ng da te of the d esire d st ill im age . 4 Touc h while th e sele cted recordi ng date is h ig h[...]

51 Editing To add all t he movi es reco rded o n the same day at one time 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [PLAYLIST EDIT]. 2 Touch [ ADD by date] or [A D D b y d a t e ] . The re cording da tes of movies are displaye d on the scree n. 3 Touc h v / V to sele ct the recor din g date of the desire d movie. 4 Touch whil e the se lected record ing date is h[...]

52 3 Sele ct the scene to be del eted from the list. The sel ect ed sc ene is m arke d wit h . Press and hold t he image on th e LCD screen to con firm the image. Touch to re turn to th e prev ious screen . 4 Touch t [YE S] t . z Tips • The original scenes are not changed even if you erase th e scenes from the P laylist. To chan ge the ord er wit[...]

53 Editing Dubbi ng to V CR or DV D/HDD rec order s You can dub im ages playe d back on your camcorde r to other recor ding dev ices, such as V CRs or DVD/HDD recorders. Connect the device in eith er of the following ways. Connec t your cam corder to the w all outle t using the supp lied AC Ada ptor for this op eration (p. 1 6). Ref er als o to th [...]

54 channel) plug to the audio input jack on the device. 1 Turn on your camc order, and press (VIEW IMAG ES). Set [ TV TYP E] a ccord ing to the displa y device (p. 73). 2 Insert the recording media in the recording device. If your record ing device has an inp ut select or , set it to th e input mo de. 3 Connect your camcorder to the recording devic[...]

55 Editing 4 Touch [ PRINT] (ha rd disk ) or [ PRINT] (“ Memory Stic k Duo”) depending on the media of the image to be pri nted. You can sel ect a st ill ima ge on the screen. 5 Touch the still image t o be printed . The se lected im age is marked with . Press an d hold the im age on th e LCD screen to conf irm the image . Touch to return to th[...]

56 ratio, the left and right ends of the image may be trimmed widely. • Some printer models may not support the date printing function. Refer to your printer’s instruction m anual for details. • The images described be low may not be printed out: – The image edited by a computer – The image recorded by other devices – The image file exc[...]

Util izi ng rec ordin g me dia 57 Util izin g recor ding me dia (MANA GE HDD/ MEMORY) categor y This cate gory enable s you to use the hard disk or a “Me mory Stick Duo” for various purposes. FORMAT You can form at the hard di sk and recov er recorda ble free space (p. 57). FORMAT You can format the “M emor y Stick Duo” and re cover the rec[...]

58 For matti ng de let es all i mage s on a “Memory Stick D uo.” 1 Turn on your c amcorder. 2 Insert the “ Memory Sti ck Duo” to be formatted into your camcorder. 3 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE HDD/MEMORY) t [F O R M A T ] . 4 Touch [YE S] t [YE S]. 5 When [Completed.] appears, touch . b Notes • Even the still images protected with anothe r dev[...]

Util izi ng rec ordin g me dia 59 Repai ring t he imag e data base f ile This fu nction chec ks the man ageme nt informati on and the consis tency of movi es and still im ages in the hard disk , and repairs any inco nsistencies found. 1 Turn on your camcorder. 2 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE HD D/MEMORY) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.]. The [RE PAIR IMG.DB F.] scree[...]

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

61 Customizi ng your camco rder Customizi ng your camcor der What y ou can do with the (SETTINGS) catego ry of the HOME MENU You can chang e the recording fun ctions and the opera ting settin gs for your conve nience . 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HO ME). 2 Touch (SETT INGS). 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the item is n ot on the scree[...]

62 MOVIE S ETTING S (p. 63 ) PHOTO SETT INGS (p. 67) VIEW IM AGES SE T (p. 7 0) SOUND/ DISP SET* 2 (p . 72) OUTPU T SETTINGS (p. 73) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 74) List of the (SET TIN GS) category items Items Page / REC SET* 1 63 REC MODE 63 REC MODE 64 AE SHIFT* 3 64 WB SHI FT* 3 64 NIGHTSHOT LIGHT 64 WIDE SELECT 65 DIGITAL ZOOM 65 STEADYSHOT 65 AUTO SLW SH[...]

63 Customizi ng your camco rder GENERAL SET (p. 75) Items Page DEMO MODE 75 REC LAMP 75 CALIBRATION 103 A.SHUT OFF 75 REMOTE C TRL 75 DROP SE NSOR 75 * 1 You can set these items also during Easy Handycam opera tion (p. 23). * 2 The menu n ame is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] du ring Easy Handycam operation . * 3 HDR-SR7/SR8 MOVIE SE TTINGS (Ite ms fo[...]

64 HD LP Increas es the recording ti me (Long Play) (AVC HD 5M (LP)). b Notes • If you record in th e LP mode, details in movies with quick movements may appear rough when you play the image back. z Tips • See page 11 for the expected recording time of each recording mode. You can select a record ing mod e to rec ord a movie wit h SD (standard [...]

65 Customizi ng your camco rder When r ecordi ng with SD (st andar d definitio n) imag e qualit y, you ca n select th e aspe ct rat io accor ding to the T V conn ected. Refer a lso to the instruct ion manual s supplied with your T V. B 16:9 WID E Reco rds images to the full screen on a 16: 9 (wide) TV scre en. 4:3 ( ) Records i mages to the fu ll s[...]

66 Diagona l stripes appe ar in portio ns of the screen where br ightnes s is at a pre set lev el. This is usefu l as a gu ide whe n adjus tin g the brightn ess. Wh en you chan ge the defaul t setting, is di splayed. Th e zebra pa ttern is not recorded. B OFF The zebr a patte rn is n ot dis played. 70 The zebra pat tern appears at a screen brightne[...]

67 Customizi ng your camco rder S You can s elect a n item yo u want to set to the CAM CT RL dial. For detail s, see page 33. The defaul t setting is [ON] , allowin g you to sear ch for faces d urin g movi e recor ding. Face icons and their meanings : Wh en the sett ing is [ON] . : When the fi rst face is detect ed. : When face de tectio n is compl[...]

68 VGA (0.3M ) ( ) Allow s the maxim um numb er of stil l imag es t o b e rec orde d. b Notes • [ IMAGE SIZE] can be set only during recording standby. B FINE ( ) Records still images at th e fine image quality leve l. STANDARD ( ) Records still images at the standard im age quality leve l. Capac ity of th e “Memo ry Stick Du o” (MB) an d the[...]

69 Customizi ng your camco rder * The image size is fixed depending on the aspect ratio of the image rec orded: – [ 2.3M] with HD (high definition) image quality – [ 2.3M] in the as pect ratio 16:9 with SD (standard defini tion) image quality – [1.7M] in the aspe ct ratio 4:3 with SD (standard defini tion) image quality HDR-SR7/SR8 * The imag[...]

70 See page 64. See page 64. See page 65. See page 65. See page 66. See page 66. See page 66. See page 67. See page 31. WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift) (HDR-SR7/SR8) NIGHTSHOT L IGHT STEADYSHOT (HDR-SR7/SR8) GUIDEFRAME ZEBRA FLASH LEVEL REDEYE RE DUC DIAL SETTING (HDR-SR7/SR8) STILL MEDIA VIEW I MAGES SE T (Ite ms to cu stomize the di splay) Touch 1[...]

71 Customizi ng your camco rder DATE/TI ME A Date B Time CAMERA DA T A C SteadyShot off D Brightne ss E White ba lance F Gain G Shutter speed H Apertu re value I Exposure z Tip s • appears for an im age recorded using a flas h. • The data code is displa yed on the TV screen if you connect your camcor der to a T V. • The indicator toggles thro[...]

72 SOUND /DISP SE T (Item s to adjust the sound and the screen) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not on th e scree n, touc h v / V to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 61 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 76 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . Touch / to adjust th e volume (p. 36). B ON A melody sounds wh en you s tart/stop recording, [...]

73 Customizi ng your camco rder b Not es • When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically selected fo r the setting. • When you select [ BRIGHT], battery li fe is slightly reduced during recording. z Tip s • This adjustment does not affect th e recorded images in any way. OUTPUT SETTI NGS (Items for wh en [...]

74 • When you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with the ID-1/ID-2 system, set [T V TYPE] to [16:9]. The TV switches to full mode automaticall y. Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied wi th your TV. B LCD P ANEL Shows displa ys such as the tim e code in the viewfind er (HDR-SR7/SR8) and on the LCD screen. V-OUT/PANEL Shows displa[...]

75 Customizi ng your camco rder GENERAL SET (Oth er se tup it ems) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scr een, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 61 (OPTION MENU) t page 76 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B . The defaul t setting is [ON] , allowin g you to view the de monstrat ion in about 10 minute[...]

76 Activa ting functi ons usin g the OP TION ME NU The (OPTION) MENU appears just l ike the pop-u p window t hat appears w hen you right-c lick the mouse on a comp uter. Various av ailabl e functio ns are displa yed. 1 While using your camcord er, touch (OP TION) on t he screen. 2 Touch the desired item . If you cannot find the desire d item, touch[...]

77 Customizi ng your camco rder Rec ord ing it ems on th e OPT ION MENU Items * Page tab FOCUS –7 8 SPOT FOCUS –7 9 TELE MACRO –7 9 EXPOSURE –7 9 SPOT METER –7 9 AE SHIFT** a 64 SCENE SELECTION –8 0 WHITE BAL. –8 1 WB SHIF T** a 64 COLOR SLOW SHTR –8 1 SUPER NIGH TSHOT –8 2 tab FADER –8 2 D.EFFECT –8 2 PICT.EFFECT –8 2 tab /[...]

78 DATE/T IME –5 4 SIZE –5 4 INTERVAL SET a 71 * Items that are incl uded also in the HOME MENU. ** Items that are incl uded also in the HOME MENU, but the item name s are dif ferent. Items * Page Functi ons se t in the OPTION MENU Items you can set only on the (OPTION ) MENU will be de scribed below. The def ault sett ings are mar ked with B .[...]

79 Customizi ng your camco rder • For HDR- SR7/SR8: You can als o adjust the focus manually using the CAM CTRL dial (p. 33). You can sele ct and a djust t he foca l point to aim it at a subject n ot locat ed at the cente r of the screen. 1 Touch the subject on the screen. 9 appea rs. 2 Touch [END]. To ad just the foc us aut oma tica lly, touch [A[...]

80 1 Touch the point whe re you want to fix and adjust t he expos ure on the s creen. appe ars. 2 Touch [END]. To retur n the sett ing to auto matic expo sure, touch [AUT O] t [ END ] in step 1 . b Notes • If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. You ca n recor d images effect ively in various situatio ns. B AUTO Sele[...]

81 Customizi ng your camco rder b Not es • If you set [SCENE SELECTION], [WHITE BA L.] se ttin g is canc eled. • If you set [SCENE SELECTION] to [TWILIGHT PO RT.] and switch from still image reco rding to mov ie recording, the s etting changes to [AUTO]. You can ad just the colo r balance to the brightne ss of the recor ding envi ronment. B AUT[...]

82 The ima ge will be record ed at a m aximum of 16 tim es t he se nsit ivi ty of Nigh tSho t recording if you se t [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] to [ON] while t he NIGHTSHOT switch ( p. 31) is also set to ON. appe ars o n the screen . To re turn to the no rma l sett ing, s et [S UPE R NIGHTSHOT] to [OFF]. b Notes • Do not use [ SUPER NIGHTSHOT] in bright pl[...]

83 Customizi ng your camco rder A still image i s recorded a fter ab out 10 seconds. Press PHOTO when [SELF-TIME R] is set to [ ON], a nd ap pears. To canc el the cou nt do wn, to uch [RE SET]. To ca ncel the self-t imer , sele ct [OFF ]. z Tip s • You can also operate by pressing PHOT O on the Remote Comm ander (p. 111). SELF-TIMER[...]

84 Troublesho oting Troubl eshoo ting If you run i nto an y prob lems u sing y our camcord er, use t he follow ing t able to trouble shoot the pr oblem. If the problem persists, d isconnec t the po wer so urce an d conta ct your Sony de aler. • Overa ll oper ations/ Easy Handyc am operat ion/Remote Commander . ......... ... 84 • Batteries/P owe[...]

85 Troubles hooting The (OPTION) is not displayed. • The OPT ION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handyc am operation. The menu sett ings have changed automatically. • Dur ing E asy Hand ycam op eration, nearly all the menu it ems wi ll be automa tically set to the de fault sett ings. • Dur ing E asy Hand ycam ope ration, som e menu items are [...]

86 The /CHG (charge) lamp does not light whi le the batte ry pack is being charged. • Slide the PO WER sw itch to OFF (CHG) (p. 16). • Attach the batter y pack to the camc order correctl y (p. 16 ). • Connect the pow er cord to the wall outlet properly . • The batter y charg e is comple ted (p. 16 ). • Set the camc order ont o the Hand yc[...]

87 Troubles hooting You cannot de lete images stored on or format the “Memory Stick Duo.” • R elease the lock o n the writ e-protect tab of the “Memor y Stic k Du o” if th ere is one (p. 100). • The maximum number of image s that you can dele te on the ind ex scree n at one tim e is 100. • You c annot delet e the images prote cted on [...]

88 The actual record ing time for mo vie is less than the expected approximate recording time of the hard dis k. • Depending on an object, suc h as a fast moving obje ct, the time ava ilable for recording m ay shorten (p . 11, 63). The recordi ng stops. • The temperature of you r camcorder is extrem ely high. Turn off your camc order and leav e[...]

89 Troubles hooting Horizontal stripes appear on the images. • This occurs when recordi ng images under a fluoresce nt lamp, sodi um lamp, or mercury lamp. T his is not a ma lfunct ion. Black bands app ear when you record a TV screen or computer screen. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( p. 65) (HDR-SR5). [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] cannot be operated. • Se[...]

90 A movie cannot be divided. • A movie that is too short cannot be divided. • A movie protec ted on another dev ice cannot be divide d. Unable to copy the images from the hard disk to a “Memory S tick Duo.” • You cannot c opy a movie from the ha rd disk to a “Memory St ick Duo” as a still image during pl ayback on your camcor der. Yo[...]

91 Troubles hooting [FADER] [S UPER NIGHTSHOT], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [D.EFFECT], [CANDLE], [FIREWORKS] [D.EFFECT] [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [FADER] [OLD MOVIE] [SCENE S ELECTION], [PICT.EFFECT] [PICT.EFFECT] [OLD MOVIE] [STEADYSHOT] [SMTH SLW REC] (HDR-SR5) [TELE MACRO] [SCENE SELECTION] [AUTO SLW SHUTTR] [SMTH S LW REC] , [D.EFFECT], [SC[...]

92 Troubleshoo ting Warnin g indi cator s and me ssages If indic ators appear in the viewfinde r (HDR-SR 7/SR8) or on the L CD screen, check th e follo wing. You can fi x some sympt oms by y ourself. If the pro blem per sists eve n after you have t ried a coupl e of times, contact your So ny deal er or local aut horized S ony service fac ility. C:([...]

93 Troubles hooting (Warnin g indicator pertaining t o “Memory St ick Duo”) • No “Memory S tick Duo” is inserted (p. 31). (Warnin g indicato rs perta ining to “Memory St ick Duo” for matting) * • The “Mem ory S tick D uo” i s damag ed. • The “Mem ory S tick D uo” is not formatted c orrectly (p. 58, 99). (Warning in dicator[...]

94 The Image Databa se File is damaged. Do you want to create a new file? HD movie management information is dama ged. Create new informat ion? • The image ma nagement file is damage d. When you touch [YES ], a new image management file is created. The old rec orded image s on the hard dis k of th e ca mcor der ca nno t be p laye d back (Image f [...]

95 Troubles hooting x P ictBr idge comp liant prin ter Not connected to PictBridge com patib le prin ter. • Turn of f the pr int er an d on aga in, then rem ove t he U SB ca ble (sup plie d) a nd reco nne ct i t. Cannot print. Check the printer. • Turn of f the pr int er an d on aga in, then rem ove t he U SB ca ble (sup plie d) a nd reco nne c[...]

96 Additio nal Inform ation Using your c amcord er abroa d Power supply You ca n use your camc order in any countrie s/regions using th e AC Adap tor supplied with your camcorder within the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 H z range. Use a c ommerci ally a vailabl e AC pl ug adaptor [a] , if necessary, de pending on the design of the w all outlet [b] . Vie[...]

97 Additional I nformation Setting to the local time You can e asily set the clo ck to t he local time by se tting a time dif ference when using your camcorde r ab road. To uch ( HOME) t (SE TTINGS) t [C LO CK/ LANG] t [AREA SET ] and [ DST SET] o r [SUMMER TIME] (p. 74). World time difference Time-zone differe nces Area setting GMT Lisbon, Lond on[...]

98 Files on the camcorde r har d disk/f older struct ure The file/fol der struct ure is shown below. You do no t usually need to acknowled ge the file/ folde r struct ure, when rec ording /playi ng back images o n the camcorde r. To en joy st ill imag es or mov ies by connect ing to a compute r, se e “Pictu re Mot ion Bro wser Guid e,” th en us[...]

99 Additional I nformation Maint enance an d precaut ions Your digi tal vi deo camera recor der incorpo rates bo th the AVCHD form at and the MPEG2 fo rmat f or the reco rding func tion . What i s the A VCHD format? The AVCHD format is a h igh definiti on digital vide o camera form at used to rec ord an HD (hig h definitio n) signal of ei ther the [...]

100 Photographic Experts Group) format. The file extension is “.JPG.” • File names of still i mages: – 101- 0001: This file name appears on the screen of your camcorder. – DSC00001.JPG: This file nam e appears on the display of a computer. • A “Memory Stick Duo” f ormatted by a computer (Windows OS/M ac OS) does not hav e guaranteed[...]

101 Additional I nformation Notes on using “Me mory Stic k Micro” (optional) • To use a “Memory Stick Micro” with this camcorder, you need a Duo-sized M2 Adaptor. Insert the “M emory Stick Micro” into the Du o- sized M2 Adaptor, and th en insert the adaptor into the Memory Stick Duo slot. If you insert a “Memory Stick Micro” into [...]

102 • Have spare battery packs ready for two or three times the expected rec ording time, and make trial recordings before making the actual recording. • Do not expose the battery pack to water. The battery pack is not water re sistant. About th e remaini ng battery tim e indica tor • When the power goes off even though the remaining b attery[...]

103 Additional I nformation • Avoid rough handling, disassembling, modifying, physical shock, or impact such as hammering, dropping or stepping on the product. Be particularly careful of the lens. • Keep the POW ER switch se tting to OFF (CHG) when you are not using your camcorder. • Do not wrap you r camcorder with a towel, for example, and [...]

104 2 Touch (HOM E) t (SETTINGS) t [GENERAL SET] t [CALIBRATION]. 3 Touch “×” di splayed on the screen with t he corner of the “M emory Stick Duo” or the like 3 times. Touch [CAN CEL] to cancel . If you did not press the righ t spot, try the calib ration ag ain. b Notes • Do not use a sharp-pointed object for calibration. Doing so m ay d[...]

105 Additional I nformation On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype ar e trademarks of Matsushita Electric I ndustrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation . • “Memory Stic k,” “ ,” “Memo ry Stick Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “Memo[...]

106 On GN U GPL/LGP L appli ed sof tware The sof tware tha t is eligibl e for the followin g GNU General Public License (hereinafter referred to as “GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (hereinaft er referred to as “LGPL”) ar e included in the camcorder. This informs you that you have a right t o have access to, modify, and redistribu[...]

107 Quick Re ferenc e Quick Reference Ident ifyi ng parts and contro ls The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. A Power zoo m lever (29, 37) B PHOTO button (28) C Eyec up (HDR-SR7 /SR8) D Viewfi nder (22) (HDR- SR7/SR8 ) E Viewfi nder lens adjust ment lever (22) (HDR-SR7/ SR8) F ACCESS lam p (Hard disk) (27) G (flash) button (3 0) H REMOTE ja ck [...]

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

109 Quick Re ferenc e A Spea ker Playba ck sound s come out fro m the speaker. For how to adju st the volume, see p age 36. B LCD scre en/touch pa nel (21) C STAR T/STOP but ton (28) D Zoom buttons (2 9, 37) E (HOME) but ton (13, 61) F EASY bu tton (23) G POWER swit ch (20) H /CHG (charge) la mp (16) I (Mov ie) / (Sti ll) mode lamp s (20) J Access [...]

110 A Internal microphone (29) An Active Interfac e Shoe co mpatible microph one (optiona l) will take prec edence wh en conne cted. B Flash (30) C Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (4) D NIGHTSHOT switch (31) E CAM CT RL d ial (3 3) (HDR-SR7/SR8) F MANUAL button (33) (HDR-SR7/SR8) G BACK LIG HT bu tton (32 ) H BATT ( battery release) lever (17) I Tripo d rec[...]

111 Quick Re ferenc e Remote C ommand er A DATA CO DE b utton (7 0) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you p ress this during playb ack. B PHOTO button (28) The on-screen image when you pr ess this button will be recorded as a still ima ge. C SCAN/ SLOW butt ons (36) D . > (Previous/N ext) buttons (3 6)[...]

112 Indi cators d ispla yed duri ng rec ording/ play back Recor ding mo vies Recordi ng still imag es Viewin g movi es Viewing s till image s A Recor ding quali ty (HD/SD ) (63) and recording mo de (XP/HQ/SP/LP) (63) B HOME button (1 3) C Remain ing batter y (approx.) (17 ) D Recor ding status ([STB Y] (standby) or [REC] (re cording )) E Coun ter ([...]

113 Quick Re ferenc e Followin g indicator s appear duri ng recordi ng/play back to ind icate the settin gs of your camc order. Upper le ft Cent er Upper right Botto m * HDR-SR7/SR8 The reco rding da te an d time is rec orded automa tically on the hard disk and “Memo ry Sti ck Duo.” The y are not displayed w hile record ing. Howev er, you can c[...]

114 Glossa ry x 5.1ch su rroun d sound A system that plays back sound on 6 s peakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (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 (hig[...]

115 Quick Re ferenc e Quick Reference Index Numeric 1080i/480i .................. ...........74 16:9 .. ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...73 16:9 WIDE............ ...... ....... ...65 480i ............................... ........74 4:3 ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... .65, 73 4:3 TV ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... .42 5.1ch sur[...]

116 HD (high definition) image qualit y ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ...... 9 HDD INFO ........................... 5 8 HDMI cabl e ....... ...... ......... ....4 2 HDMI OUT jack . ....... ...... .... 41 Help ... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... . 13 High altit udes . ....... ....... ....... ... 5 High Definitio n TV .............. 41 H[...]

117 Quick Re ferenc e REDEYE REDU C ......... ...... .66 Remaining Battery . ....... ....... ....... .....17 Hard dis k .. ....... .... ....... ...58 Remaini ng battery..... ....... .....17 REMAINI NG (movi e) ......... .66 Remote Commander .....85, 111 REMOTE CT RL (Remote con trol) ......... ....... ...75 REPAI R IMG.DB F. ..... ...... .59 RESET [...]

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