Sony 4-157-878-12(1) manual

4-157-878- 12 (1) © 2009 Sony Corp oration Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Oper ating Gu ide Before operatin g the unit, pl ease read this manual thoro ughly, and re tain it for fut ure refere nce. HXR-NX5E /NX5P/NX5M[...]

2 Read this first Befo re o perat ing this uni t, ple ase read this manua l thoroughly , and retain i t for future refere nce. To ha ndle th e recor ded ima ges on your compu ter Refer to “H elp” o n the suppli ed C D-ROM “Content Manag ement Ut ility.” Types of memory cards yo u can use in your camco rder • Y ou can use th e followin g m[...]

3 b Not es • The camcorder is not dustproof, dripproof or waterproof. See “About handling of your camcorder” (p. 109). • Connect cables to your camcorder with their terminals placed the correct way. S queezing the terminals into your camcorder's jacks may damage them or res ults in a malfuncti on of your cam cord er. • HXR-NX5E/NX5P:[...]

4 recordin gs on a TV, you need a PAL system-based TV . • Te levision pro grams, films, vi deo tapes, and other materials ma y be copyrig hted. Unauthori zed recordi ng of such mate rials may be co ntrary to the c opyright law s. • Because of t he way that t he im age de vice (CMOS sensor) rea ds out image signa ls, the follo wing phenom ena ma[...]

5 About t his ma nual • Mem ory cards and a flash memory un it are both ref erred to as recordin g media in this man ual. • The imag es of th e LCD scree n and the viewfinder use d in this manual for illustration pu rposes are capture d using a digi tal sti ll camer a, a nd ther efore ma y appear di fferent. • Th e on- screen disp lays in e a[...]

6 Table of Content s Read this fi rst ........ ....... ......... ....... .......... ...... .......... ...... .......... .......... ...... .. 2 Step 1: Checking supplied ite ms ............ ...... .......... ...... .......... ...... .......... .. 9 Step 2 : Attaching the s upplied microphone and t he lens hood with lens cover ...... ...... .........[...]

7 Operating the MODE menu ............ ...... .......... .......... ...... .......... ...... ........ 57 Protecting record ed images (Protect) .......... ......... ....... .......... ...... .......... . 58 Using the Play list of movie s . ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .......... ...... .......... . 59 Crea ting t he Playl ist . ......[...]

8 Troubleshootin g ....... .......... ....... ......... ....... ......... .......... ....... ......... ....... ... 90 Warning indica tors and message s ............ ......... ....... .......... ......... ....... ... 99 Recording time of movies ............ ...... .......... ...... .......... .......... ...... ........ 101 Using your camcorder abroa[...]

9 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Checki ng supp lied ite ms Make sure that you have follo wing items suppl ied with your camco rder. The number in the par enthe ses ind icat es the numb er o f tha t it em s uppli ed. • Memory cards are not included. See pages 2 and 106 for types o f memory cards that you can use on your camc order. AC [...]

10 Step 2: At tachin g the su pplied microph one and the le ns h ood w ith le ns cov er When yo u use the supplied mi crophone (ECM-XM1) for re cording soun d, do the following steps. 1 Attach the wind screen B to the suppl ied microp hone A . 2 Place the microph one A in the micropho ne hold er C with the model name facing upward, close the cover,[...]

11 Gettin g Started To rem ove th e lens hood wi th len s cover Turn th e lens ho od in the op posite d irection to the arrow 2 in the illu stratio n while pressing the PUSH (lens hood release ) button. z Tip s • If you attach or remove a 72mm (2 7/8 in.) PL filter or MC protector , remove the lens hood with lens cover. To op en or close t he shu[...]

12 Step 3: Chargi ng the b attery pa ck You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (L series) with the supplied AC Adaptor/Charger. b Notes • You cannot use batteries other than the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack ( L series) (p. 107). 1 Set the mode swit ch to CHARGE. 2 Connect the power cord (mains lead) to the AC Adaptor/Charger. 3 Conne[...]

13 Gettin g Started To stor e the batt ery pac k If the batter y pack is not in use f or a whil e, run do wn the ba tter y and st ore it. See pag e 108 for detail s on storage of the battery pack. Chargin g time Approxima te time (min.) required whe n you charg e a fully discha rged batter y pack. b Not es • The supplied battery pack is NP-F570. [...]

14 • Even if your camcorder is turned off, AC power (house current ) is still supplied to it while connected to the wall outlet (wall socket) via the AC Adaptor/Charger. Step 4: T urning th e power on and hold ing your camcor der prop erly To re cord or play back, set t he POWER swit ch to ON . When you use your ca mcorder for th e first time, t [...]

15 Gettin g Started 2 Hold the camcorder properly. 3 Ensure a good gr ip, t hen f asten the gri p belt. To turn off the po wer Slide the POWER switch to OFF. b Not es • If warning messages appear on the screen, follow the instructions. Step 5: Adj ustin g the LCD panel and viewf inder Open the LCD p anel 180 degrees ( 1 ), the n rota te it t o th[...]

16 b Notes • You may s ee primary c olors shim mering in the viewfinder when you m ove your line o f sight. This is no t a malfu nction. The shimmerin g colors will not be recorded on the recording media. z Tips • You can adjust the brightness of t he viewfinder backlight from [VF BACKLIGHT] (p. 83 ). • To display images both on the LCD displ[...]

17 Gettin g Started Step 6: S ettin g the date and time Set the date and time when usin g your camcorde r for the first time. If yo u do not set the dat e and ti me, [CLOCK SET] screen appear s every time yo u turn on your camcorde r. z Tip s • If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 mont hs , the built-in rech argeable battery gets discharg[...]

18 The cloc k starts. • S et [SUMM ERTIME ] to [ON] to move t he time forward 1 hour. • You can s et any year up to the year 2 037. z Tips • The date and time are automatically recorded on the selected record ing media, and can be displayed during playback (DATA CODE button, p. 51). You ca n change t he on-scree n displays to show messages in[...]

19 Gettin g Started Step 7: In serting a memor y card/A ttachin g a flas h memory un it 1 Open the cover in the direction of the arrow. 2 Orient the memory ca rd’s notched corner as shown in the illustr ation, a nd insert in to the memory card slo t until it clicks. b Notes • If you in sert a memory card into the s lot in the wrong direction, t[...]

20 b Notes • You can only select a slot t hat already has a memory car d insert ed. • While movies are being recorded on the memory card, you cannot switch the slot even if you press the memory card slot A/B buttons. z Tips • When only one slot has a memory card inserted, the slot th at has th e memory card is sel ected automaticall y. • If[...]

21 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Recor ding Your ca mcorder record s movies on mem ory cards or a flash memory un it. Do the followi ng step s to reco rd movies . • This camcorder c an record movies in either high definit ion image quality (HD) or standard definition image qual ity (SD). T he factory setting is high definition image qua[...]

22 2 Slide the POW ER switch to ON w hile pressing the g reen button. 3 Press the record button or the handle record button. The reco rding lamp lights up durin g recordin g. To stop the movie record ing, press the re cord button or th e handle rec ord button a gain. z Tips • When recording in high definition image quality (HD ), the aspect ratio[...]

23 Recordin g/Playback b Not es • Do not eject the m emory card that is currently being used for recording. Replace only t he memory card whose slot lamp is off. • Even if you press the memory card slot button, A or B, while recording movies, you cannot switch the slot currently being used. • When the remaining r ecording time of the memo ry [...]

24 • REC BUTTON:[ ][ ] • HANDLE REC BUTTON:[ ] [ ] To chan ge the s etting Press MENU t se lect (R EC/OU T SE T) t [REC SET] t [REC BUT TON SET] with the SEL/P USH EXEC dial. You ca n set the record ing imag e quality, high defin ition imag e quality (HD) or st andard definit ion imag e quality (SD ), separa tely fo r the memory car d and the f[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback You can select the recording format (bi t-rate, im age size, frame rate, sc anning system). In t he default set ting, [ ] is selecte d. To ch ange th e setti ng Press MENU t select (REC/OUT SET) t [ REC SET] t [REC FORMAT] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. Setti ng value If you sele ct [ ], for exampl e, mo vies are r ecorded with[...]

26 Changi ng the setti ngs of your camcor der reco rding s Move the pow er zoom le ver D slig htly for a slower zo om. Move it further for a faster zoom. z Tips • The minimum distance required between your camcorder and the subj ect for focus is about 1 cm (about 13 /32 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto. • The[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback You can adjust th e focus manuall y for differe nt recording c onditions. Use this functio n in the follo wing cases. – To recor d a subject behind a window covered with raindrops. – To recor d horizontal stripes. – To record a subject with little contrast b etween the subject and i ts background. – When you want to f[...]

28 [EXPANDED FOCUS] is a ssigned to th e ASSIGN 7 b utton (p. 4 5). Press the ASSIGN 7 button. [EXPANDED FOCUS] appears and t he center of th e screen is m agnified by a bout 2.0 ti mes. It will be ea sier to confirm the focus settin g during manua l focusing. The screen retu rns to the original size when you press the butt on agai n. b Notes • E[...]

29 Recordin g/Playback 2 When the iris is automati cally adju sted, press the IR IS button E . next to the iris valu e disappea rs, or the ir is va lue ap pears on t he sc reen. 3 Adju st th e iris w ith th e iris rin g A . When you assign [PUSH AUTO IRIS] to one of t he ASSIGN button s, you can aut omati call y adju st the ir is whi le pressing a [...]

30 [100] appe ars on the screen whe n you set the sh utter speed to 1 /100 sec ond. The l arger the va lue on th e screen , the faster the shutter speed. 4 Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial G to lock the shut ter speed . To readjust the shutte r speed, do steps 2 to 4 . z Tips • It is di fficult to focus autom atically a t a lower shutter speed. Manua[...]

31 Recordin g/Playback memory A ( A) and mem ory B ( B), respec tive ly. Unles s a white ba lanc e is readj usted, valu es will remain even aft er t he power has be en turned off. When you select PR ESET, [OUTDOOR], [INDOOR] or [MANU WB TEMP] is selecte d, accord ing to which one you previo usly se t with [WB PRESET] in the (CAMERA SET) men u. 1 Du[...]

32 A or B starts flash ing rapidly. It will stay on when the whit e bal ance adju stment is complete d and the adjuste d value is stored in A o r B. b Notes • When a white balance adjus tment value has no t been obtained successfully, A or B turns from rapid flashing to slow flashing. Adjust the subject appropriately and s et the shutter speed to[...]

33 Recordin g/Playback 1 During standby, press the PICTU RE PROFIL E butto n B . 2 Select a picture profile number with the SEL/P USH EXEC dia l A . You ca n record w ith the se ttings of the selected pi cture profil e. 3 Select [OK] wit h the SEL/P USH EXEC dial A . To canc el the pic ture pro file re cording Select [OFF ] in step 2 with the SEL /[...]

34 BLACK L EVEL To set the bl ack level. GAMMA To selec t a ga mma curve . BLACK GA MMA To corr ect gamma in low intensi ty area. Item Description and settings [MASTE R BLACK ] Sets the ma ster blac k level. -15 to +15 [BLACK R] Sets the bla ck level of Rch. [MASTE R BLACK ] + [BLAC K R] is the bla ck level of Rch. -15 to +15 [BLACK G] Sets the bla[...]

35 Recordin g/Playback KNEE To set kn ee point and slope for vide o signal compre ssion to preve nt over-exposu re by limitin g signals in high int ensity are as of t he subjec t to the d ynamic range of your c amcorder. COLOR MODE To set typ e and level of colo rs. COLOR LEVEL To set the colo r level. COLOR PHASE To set the colo r phase. Item Desc[...]

36 COLOR DEPTH To set the co lor depth for each color phase. This func tion is mor e effective for chroma tic colors and less effect ive for achrom atic colo rs. The color l ooks deeper as you i ncrease the settin g value to more posi tive side, and ligh ter as you decr ease the va lue to more ne gative side . This functi on is effectiv e even if y[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback DETAIL To set item s for th e detail . Item Description and settings [LEVEL ] S ets the deta il level. -7 to +7 [MANUAL SET] [ON/OFF] : Turns on and of f the manu al de tail ad just ment . [ON] : Enables the ma nual det ail adjust ment (a utomati c optimizat ion will not be performe d). [OFF] : Disables the m anual detail a d[...]

38 SKINTO NE DETAIL To ad just th e deta il of s kinto ne are as to reduce wrin kles. COPY To copy t he settings of the pi cture profile to another pict ure profile numbe r. RESET To reset the pi cture p rofile to the default settin g. Item Description and settings [ON/OFF] Suppresse s details in skin-tone areas to reduce wrinkles. Sel ect [ON] whe[...]

39 Recordin g/Playback To co py the pi cture profil e settin g to anothe r pictur e pro file num ber See page 32 for the locat ion of the butto ns. 1 Press the PICTURE P ROFILE button B . 2 Sel ect the pict ure pro file num ber tha t you wa nt to copy from wi th the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial A . 3 Select [SETTING ] t [COPY] wi th SEL/PUSH EXEC dial A . 4[...]

40 When the CH1 sw itch is set to INT MIC When the CH1 i s set to INPUT1 2 Set the INPUT1 switch B to an appropria te position for the microph one conne cted to t he INPU T1 jack A . LINE: Fo r inputting soun d from an audio de vice MIC: For inputti ng sound from an exter nal microph one that does not suppor t the +48V power source. MIC+ 48V:For in[...]

41 Recordin g/Playback 2 Turn the AUDIO LE VEL dial F to adjust the volu me duri ng reco rding or standby. To re stor e aut omati c adju stme nt Set the AUTO/MAN (CH1/CH2) switch E of the manua lly adju sted channel to AUTO. z Tip s • To che ck other audio s ettings, p ress the STATUS CHE CK button G . • You can select [L INEAR PCM] or [DOLBY D[...]

42 • If the GPS in dicator does not become a triangulating status indicator even after several minutes, the camcorder is having trouble with receiving GPS signals. You may start recording if you do not need to record location information, or go t o a location wi th access to the open sky. • The camcorder can hardly recei ve GPS signals indoors [...]

43 Recordin g/Playback • The longer the recording time, the poorer the image quality. • The camcorder does not perform relay recording with the m emory cards d uring [S MOOTH SLOW REC]. If t he space on the memory card is insuff icient, the camcorder records m ovies only as long as there is space available. • The time of the movie re corded u[...]

44 The tim e code of this camcorde r synchroni zes with that of the conn ected camcorde r. [TC IN] appears on this camco rder screen . Follo wing condi tions must be sati sfied to input time c ode. • The T C LINK switc h is set to IN, and there are input ti me code data. • Recording standby • The frame rate of this camcorde r time code and th[...]

45 Recordin g/Playback Assign ing the fu nctions to the A SSIGN but tons Some function s can be assigned to the ASSIGN b uttons fo r use. You can a ssign a sing le f unct ion t o an y one of t he ASS IGN 1 to 7 bu ttons. Functions you can assign to the ASSIGN buttons The butt ons in par enth eses in dica te t hat th e func tion s ar e as sign ed to[...]

46 • [--------] appears if no function is as signed to the ASS IGN button . 4 Select the function that you wan t to assign with the SEL/PU SH EXEC dial A . 5 Select [O K] with th e SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial A . 6 Select [ RETURN] with the SE L/ PUSH EX EC dial A . 7 Press the MENU button B to hi de the menu sc reen. Assigning the fu nctions t o the ASS[...]

47 Recordin g/Playback Play back You can play back movies as fo llows: 1 Slide the PO WER sw itch to ON. 2 Press the VISUAL INDEX b utton. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears after a few sec onds. You can display the V ISUAL INDE X screen also by pre ssing the MO DE button , followed by touc hing [PLAY] t [VIS UAL INDEX] on the screen. You ca n turn on[...]

48 3 Play back mo vies. 1 Touch the recording media you wa nt to play back. : Memory card A : Memory card B : Flas h memory unit 2 Touch the playback mode, and select the desire d image quality of movies. : High definition i mage qua lity (HD) : Standard de finition imag e quality (SD) 3 Touch twic e the thumbnail of the movie you want to play bac [...]

49 Recordin g/Playback Your ca mcorde r star ts pl aying t he se lected movie. b Not es • You may not be able to play back movies reco rded on other camcorders. z Tip s • When playback from the s elected movie reaches the last movie, the s creen returns t o the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Touch / during pause to play back movies s lowly. • As yo[...]

50 2 Touch t he pla yback mo de, then select (still image) . 3 Touch twi ce the thum bnail of the sti ll image yo u want to view . The first t ouch will show the informatio n on the still ima ge at the lowe r part of the scree n. A Date and time of recording B Resolu tion C Im age si ze D Playback folder E Playback fo lder e dge Indicat es that thi[...]

51 Recordin g/Playback Chang ing/che cking th e setting s in your camcor der You can tur n on and off the di splay of the time code, and other informa tion on the screen. Press the DISPL AY button B . The screen i ndicators tur n on (display ed) and off (not d isplayed) as you p ress the button. In th e recor ding mode, t he sc reen c hange s like [...]

52 appears dur ing playba ck of the movie reco rded with [MANU WB TEMP ]. b Notes • The exposure correction value ( EV), shutter speed, iris and flash on/off will be disp layed during viewing still images. • When you play back the memory card on other devices, the camera data may be displayed incorrectly. Confirm the correct camera data on your[...]

53 Recordin g/Playback 1 Press the STAT US CHECK button D . 2 Turn the SE L/PUSH EXEC di al C until a desired display shows up on the screen . AUDIO t OUTPUT t ASSIGN t CAMER A t REC BUTTON SET t MEDI A INF O t BATTERY INFO Setup ite ms are displayed a ccording to the sett ings o f the ca mcorder when i t is turned on. To hide the displ ay Press th[...]

54 Connec ting a moni tor or a TV Playba ck image quality depends o n the type o f monitor or TV, or the jacks u sed to m ake the connec tion. You d o not ne ed an a udio cable t o connec t a moni tor that su pports SD I audio inp ut via an SDI cable. If the monitor does not support SDI audi o input, you m ust connect the re d and white jacks with [...]

55 Recordin g/Playback b Not es • Select the jack to output signals with [OUT PUT SELECT]. • Output resoluti on depends on the settings of [S DI/HDMI/COMPONENT] . • If you set [SDI/HDMI/C OMPONENT] to [576p], no signals are output from the SDI OUT jack. • Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo. • Images are not output from the HDMI OUT jack[...]

56 If your TV/VCR ha s a 21 -pin ad aptor ( EUROC ONNECTOR) Use a 2 1-pi n adap tor (co mmercia lly av aila ble) t o vie w play back images . TV/VCR Connect ing a m onitor o r a TV (Co ntinued )[...]

57 Editing Editing Operat ing th e MODE me nu You can edit the r ecorded movies , for mat recor ding me dia, etc. 1 Set th e POWER switch to ON. 2 Press the MODE button. 3 Touch the desire d cat egory. Exam ple: [EDI T] cate gory 4 Touch the desired item. Exampl e: [DELETE ] 5 Operate following t he instructions on th e screen. To hid e the M ODE m[...]

58 Protec ting recorde d images (Protec t) Protec t movies a nd stil l images t o avoid dele ting them by mi sta ke. z Tips • You can also protect movies and still images by pressing the M ENU button on the VI SUAL INDEX screen or the playback screen. 1 Press the MODE button. 2 Touch [EDIT ] t [P ROTECT]. 3 To protect movies, touch [MOV IE PROTEC[...]

59 Editing Using th e Playli st of movi es The Playli st is a li st sho wing th umb nails of the movi es that you ha ve selecte d. The or igina l movi es are not changed even i f you edit or erase the m ovies adde d to the Playlis t. b Not es • High definit ion image quality (HD) movies and standard definition image qu ality (SD) movies are added[...]

60 [ERASE A LL] t select the des ired recording media a nd image quality. 3 Touch the movie to be erased fro m the list. is disp layed on the sele cted mo vies. z Tips • Press and hold the image down to preview the image. Touch to return to the previous screen. 4 Touch t [YES ] t . z Tips • Even if you erase a movie f rom a Playlist, the origin[...]

61 Editing image quality of the movies, star t again from the beginning. 6 Touch t . b Not es • The image size is fixed depending on the image quality of the movie: – [2. 1M] with high definition image quality (HD) – [0. 2M] in 16:9 (wide) with standard definition image quality (SD) – [VGA(0 .3M)] in 4:3 wit h standard definition image qual[...]

62 • A slight difference may occur from the point where you touch a nd the actual dividing point, as your camcorder selects the dividing point based in about half-second i ncrements. • If you divide the original movie, the movie added to the Playlist will also be divided. z Tips • You can also divide a movie by pressing the MENU button on the[...]

63 Editing z Tips • Press and hold the image down to preview the image. Touch to retu rn to the previous screen. 5 Touch t [Y ES] t . To del ete all mo vies/still images a t one ti me In step 3 , to uch [MOVIE DELET E ALL] t select the desired re cording m edia and image qu alit y t [YES] t [YES ] t . • To dele te all still images a t one time,[...]

64 [DUB by se lect]: Touc h the movie t o be dubbed, and mark it with . You can select mu ltiple movies. z Tip s • Press and hold the i mage down to preview the image. Touch to return to the previous screen. When you select [DUB ALL], fo llow the i nstru ctions on the s cree n. 6 Touch t [ YES] t . You can c opy still image s recorded on the memo[...]

65 Editing Form atti ng the recor ding m edia For matti ng dele tes al l data from th e recordi ng med ia to re cover r ecordabl e free space. b Not es • Connect y our camcorder to the wall out let (wall socket) using th e supplied AC Adaptor/Charger to prevent your camcorder from running out of power during the operation. • To avoid the loss o[...]

66 6 Press and hold the STOP button for m ore th an 3 sec onds. The me dia empty sc reen a ppe ars. 7 Touch [YES ] t [YES] t . b Notes • It may take from several minut es to several hours to empty recording media, depending on the capacity. You can check the actua l time required on the LCD screen. • If you stop the operation while [Executing..[...]

67 Using the Me nu Using t he Menu Operat ing the m enu You can cha nge various set tings or make detail ed adju stments usi ng the me nu ite ms displayed on the sc reen. z Tip s • You may select menu i tems also with the B / b buttons. 1 Set th e POWER switch to ON. 2 Press the MENU button . Th e menu screen app ears. 3 Turn t he SEL/ PUSH E XEC[...]

68 6 Press the MENU button to hide the menu sc reen. To re turn to the previo us sc reen, select [ RETURN]. b Notes • The available m enu items vary depending on the context of your camcorder during recording or playback. Ope ratin g the m enu (C onti nued)[...]

69 Using the Me nu . Menu ite ms z : Func tion s th at ret urn to th e def aul t se tting s wh en yo u sw itch the format, pe rform the functio ns by the MODE but ton, or turn off t he camco rder. : Func tions that can be assigned to the A SSIGN b uttons. (CAM ERA SET) me nu (p. 71) GAIN SE T SMOOT H GAIN HYPER GAIN z AGC L IMIT MINUS AGC IRIS RING[...]

70 * HXR-NX5E/NX5P only (OTHER S) menu (p. 86) ASSIGN BUTTON CLOC K SET AREA SET SUMMERTIME LANGUAGE DATE REC BEEP REC LAMP[F] REC LAMP[R] REMOTE CONTROL OPERATI ON TIME CALIBRATION (SMOOT H SLOW R EC) menu (p. 42 ) REC MODE REC TIMING (EDIT) menu (p. 58, 59, 61, 62) PROTEC T ADD TO PLAYLI ST DIVIDE DELETE DELETE ALL (PLAYLIST EDIT) menu (p. 59) AD[...]

71 Using the Me nu (CAM ERA SET) menu Sett in gs t o adj ust your ca mcor der to t he recording condi tions (GAIN SET/BACK LIGH T/ST EADYSH OT, etc. ) The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 67 for details on selecting menu items. You can set gain v alues for H, M [...]

72 OFF Disables min us gain control du ring autom atic gain co ntrol. You ca n select the operatin g direction of the iris ring. B NORMAL Makes imag es dark with clock wise rotation of the iris ring. OPPOS ITE Makes imag es dark with cou nter- clockwise rota tion of the iris r ing. z Tips • You can assign this function to an ASSIGN button (p. 45)[...]

73 Using the Me nu • This functio n is not effective tempo rarily when [HYPER GAIN] is s et to [ON]. z Tip s • You can assign an ASSIGN button to work as [ON/OFF] (p. 45). You can sele ct t he spee d at which t he expos ure is adjusted automati cally followin g the chan ges in the bright ness of the subj ect. You c an sele ct the speed fro m [F[...]

74 x STEADYSHOT TYPE You ca n select a typ e of camera- shake reduct ion for differen t recording sit uations. HARD Reduces camer a shake c onsiderab ly. This s etting i s not su itable for re cording when you are using te chniques like panning o r tilt ing. B STANDARD Standar d camera-shake red uction. SOFT Reduces camera shak es moderat ely. Slig[...]

75 Using the Me nu Whe n you set th is fun ctio n to [ ON] ( ), the displaye d image becomes about 1.5 ti mes larger. The ima ge quality decrea ses because the image i s digitally proc esse d. Th is fun cti on help s you to fo cus on far-awa y subjects such as a wild bird away at a distance. The def ault se tting is [OFF]. b Not es • The func tio[...]

76 x ON/OF F When yo u select [ON], yo u can display color ba rs on the screen or re cord them on record ing media . This func tion helps yo u to adjust color s when y ou view movi es recor ded wit h your camcor der on a T V or a monitor . The d efault s etting is [O FF]. b Notes • This function is automatically set to [OFF] when you switch the f[...]

77 Using the Me nu (REC/O UT SET) menu Recording settings , input a nd ou tput setti ngs (REC SET/VI DEO OUT) The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 67 for details on selecting menu items. You can sele ct a r ecord ing for mat. x / S E T See page 24. x REC FORMA T[...]

78 b Notes • When you view a movie recorded in s tandard definition image qua lity (SD) with [ WIDE REC] set to [ON] on a s tandard 4:3 TV, images of the movie may appear horizontally compressed whi le maintaining its origi nal height. In s uch a case, s elect LETTER BOX or [EDGE CROP]. • If you change the setting from [S QUEEZE] to another opt[...]

79 Using the Me nu MONO Outpu ts in monaural. x INT MIC S ENS You can set reco rding sensi tivity of the internal micropho ne. B NORMAL Sensi tivity tha t is normally used in prof ess io nal re cor din gs. HIGH Sensi tivity tha t is normally used in consum er recordings. appe ars on the st atus ch eck screen. x INT MIC W IND B OFF Disable s wind no[...]

80 x INPUT2 TRIM x INPUT2 WIND You can se t INPUT2 in the same way as INPUT1. z Tips • -48 dBu is set as 0 dB in your camcor der. • Set INPUT TRIM to [0dB] for the supplied microphone. • The INPUT TRIM function adjusts the input level from an external micr ophone. When using a highly sensitive micr ophone or recording loud sound, set this to [...]

81 Using the Me nu (DIS PLAY SE T) menu Display settings of the di splay and the viewfinder (MARK ER/VF BACKLIGHT/ DISPLAY OUTPUT, etc.) The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 67 for details on selecting menu items. You ca n display a zebr a pattern as a gu ide fo[...]

82 disp lay area t hat r egu lar h ome T Vs ca n disp lay. The def ault setti ng is [ OFF] . x GUIDEF RAME When yo u select [16:9] or [4:3], you c an display fra me markers that he lp you to check horizontal and ve rtical positi ons of a sub ject. The def ault settin g is [OF F]. b Notes • Only the time code is output to an externa l device via e[...]

83 Using the Me nu NUMBER Display s a number (0 through 99) tha t indicate s the zoom posit ion. You can select how to di splay the foca l distance durin g manual focus. B METER Displa ys the f ocal d istance in met ers. FEET Displa ys the f ocal dis tance in feet. You can sel ect how to display th e shutter speed. B SEC OND Display s the shutter s[...]

84 b Notes • When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [ BRIGHT] is automatical ly selected for the setting. • When you select [BRIGHT], the recordable time with the battery is slig htly reduced. B ON Displa ys images in the viewfi nder in color. OFF Displa ys images in the vie wfinder in black and w hite. B AUTO Turns on the vi[...]

85 Using the Me nu (TC/ UB SET) menu (TC PR ESET/UB PRESET, e tc.) The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 67 for details on selecting menu items. See page 43. See page 43. You can s elect h ow th e time code adva nces. B REC RUN Advanc es the t ime code only durin[...]

86 (OTHER S) menu Settings wh ile record ing or other basi c settings (AR EA SET/BEEP, etc.) The defa ult set tings ar e marked with B . The in dicators in parent heses appe ar when the items ar e select ed. See page 67 for details o n selecting menu items. See page 45. See page 17. You ca n adjust a ti me differe nce withou t stopping the clock. W[...]

87 Using the Me nu When you set this function to [O N], you can u se the s upplie d Wire less R emote Command er (p. 121). The de fault setting is [ON]. z Tip s • Set to [ OFF] to prevent your camcorder from responding to a command sent by another remote contro l unit. Displays the to tal hours of opera tion in 10- hour incre ments. See page 110.[...]

88 Connec ting with a Comput er Savi ng imag es with a comput er Prepar ing a c omput er (Win dows ) You ca n perform foll owing operati ons usin g “C onte nt Ma nage ment Uti lity .” • Im porting ima ges to a com puter • V iewing imp orted images To sa ve movies usin g a comput er, ins tall the software from the supp lied CD-ROM “Cont en[...]

89 Connecting with a Computer Computer]), then double-click [SONYCMU(E:)] (CD- ROM). 4 Selec t the langua ge for the ap plicatio n to be inst alled, then c lick [OK]. 5 When th e inst all w izard screen appe ars, click [ Nex t]. 6 Con firm th e licen se agree ment, and if you ac cept t he te rms, click [ Next] . 7 Select the dri ve or f older t o i[...]

90 Troublesho oting Troubl eshoo ting If you run int o any problem s using your cam corder, fol low the flow cha rt below. • Power so urces /LCD sc reen/Wi rel ess Re mote Command er···p . 90 • Memory card/ flash memo ry unit· ··p. 92 • Recordi ng···p. 92 • Pla yback···p. 95 • Co nnectin g to TV···p. 96 • D ubbing/Ed itin[...]

91 Troubles hooting The battery pack discharges too quickly. • Ambient tem perature is too hig h or low, or the battery pack has not been charged enough . This is not a malfunct ion. • Fully charge the battery again. If the prob lem persist s, the battery may be worn-out . Replace it with a new one (p. 12, 107). The image remain s on the LCD sc[...]

92 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The remaining movi e recording indicator is no t displayed. • Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] to always display the rem aining movie recording ind icator (p. 84). The camcorder d oes not operate with the memory card inserted. • The memory c ard was formatted on a com puter. Format it on this cam corder (p. 65). The dat[...]

93 Troubles hooting The imaging field looks different. • The im aging field may l ook differ ent depen ding on t he conditi on of y our camcorde r. This is not a mal funct ion. The actual recording time for movies is less than the expected recording time of the recording media. • Depending on the recording con ditions, th e time available for r[...]

94 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) • There are some functions you cannot activat e simultane ously. Th e followin g list shows example s of unworkable c ombinations of functions and menu items. Iris, gain, shutter speed, or white b alance cannot be ad justed manually. • Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch to M ANUAL. Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or gre[...]

95 Troubles hooting The subjects p assing by the frame very fast appear crooked . • This is cal led the focal p lane phenom enon. This is not a malfunc tion. Because of the way tha t the imag e device (CMOS sens or) reads out im age signals, the subjects passin g by the frame rapidly mi ght appear crooke d depending on the recording cond itions. [...]

96 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The data file name is d isplayed incorrectly, o r flashing. • The file is dam aged. • The file forma t is not supporte d on your camcorder (p . 104). • Only the file name is displa yed, if the fold er structure doe s not conform to the universal standard. No sound or onl y a lo w sound is heard. • Turn u p t[...]

97 Troubles hooting Neither image nor sound is played back on the TV or monitor connected with the H DMI cable or a commerci ally available 75 Ω (oh m) coaxial cabl e. • Signal s are not out put from th e HDMI OUT and SDI OUT jacks w hen the USB ja ck is connecte d. The image appears distorted on the 4:3 TV. • This ha ppens when vi ewing a mo [...]

98 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The computer d oes not recognize the camcorder. • Disconnect th e cable from the comput er, the n connect it ag ain securel y. • Disconnect th e cable from the comput er, rest art the c omputer , then con nect th e compu ter to your camcorder co rrectly. Movies cannot be viewed or copied to a computer. • Disco[...]

99 Troubles hooting Warnin g indica tors and mess ages When an error occurs, a wa rning indica tor appear s on the LCD sc reen or in the view finder . You ca n fix so me proble ms asso ciat ed with the sy mptoms yours elf. If the pr oblem persists eve n after you have tried a co uple of times, co ntact your Sony dealer or loca l auth orize d Son y [...]

100 (Warnin g indicat or pert aining to a flash memory unit) Slow flashing • Free spaces for recording images are runn ing out. For the flas h memo ry unit you can u se with your cam corder, s ee page 20 . • No flash memory unit is a ttached (p. 20). Fast flashing • There are not e nough free sp aces for recordin g images. dele te unneces sar[...]

101 Additional I nformation Addition al Information Recordin g time of movies Recording time Appro xima te time a vail able wh en yo u use a fully cha rged batte ry pack. (unit: mi nute) b Not es • Top: HXR-NX5E/NX 5P Bottom: HXR-NX5M • U sing E CM- XM1 • Typical recor ding time shows the time when you repeat recording start/s top, zooming, a[...]

102 x When [ AUDIO FORMA T] is set to [DOL BY DI GITAL ] (unit: minute) Standa rd defini tion ima ge quality (SD) (unit: minute) b Notes • The recordable time may vary depending on the recording and subject conditions, [REC SE T] (p. 77). • The numb er in ( ) is the minimu m recorda ble time. z Tips • You can record m ovies of a maximu m of 3[...]

103 Additional I nformation Using y our ca mcorde r abroad Power supply You can use yo ur camco rder in any country /region using t he AC Adap tor/ Char ger supplied w ith your cam corder with in th e AC 10 0 V to 24 0 V, 50 H z/ 60 Hz ran ge. Viewing hig h definitio n image qu ality (HD) movies In countries/re gions where 1080/ 50i is supported , [...]

104 File/f older structur e on the me mory ca rd and the fl ash memory unit The file/fol der structure is shown below . You do not usually ne ed to acknow ledge the file/ folde r stru cture , when re cordi ng/pl ayin g back mo vies and s till images on the camc order. * “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, flash memory u nit ** SD memory card, SDHC me[...]

105 Additional I nformation Maint enanc e and prec aution s What i s the AVC HD form at? The AVCHD format is a high definiti on digital video cam era forma t used to record a high defini tion (HD) si gnal, using effic ient data co mpression codi ng technolo gy. The MPEG-4 AVC /H.264 for mat is adopted to compre ss video data , and the Dolby D igita[...]

106 On triang ulati ng err ors • If you mov e to anothe r location right after settin g the GPS swit ch to ON, it ma y take a longer tim e for the camcor der to start triangu lating, comp ared to whe n you stay in the same place. • Er ror caused by the position of GPS satell ites The ca mcorder autom aticall y tria ngulate s your cu rrent loca [...]

107 Additional I nformation On image data com patibili ty • Image data files re corded on a memory ca rd by your camcorder conform to the “Design ru le for Camera File system” universal standard established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). • On your camcorder, you cannot play back still ima[...]

108 • Frequent use of the LCD screen or a frequent playback, fast forward or rewind operation wears out the battery pack faster. We recommend using a lar ge capacity battery pack: NP-F770/F970 (sold separately). • Be sure to set the POW ER switch to OFF when not recording or playing back on your camcorder. The battery pack is also consumed when[...]

109 Additional I nformation • x.v.Col or is a more fa miliar term for the xvYCC standard p roposed by S ony, and is a tradem ark of Sony. • xvYCC i s an in terna tional st andar d for color space in video. This standa rd can express a wider co lor rang e than the currentl y used b roadcast sta ndard. On use an d care • Do not us e or store th[...]

110 x Note on mois ture conde nsati on Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place (or vice versa) or when you use your camcor der in a humid place as shown below. • When you bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed u p by a heating device. • When you bring your camcorder from an air [...]

111 Additional I nformation On chargi ng the pre-ins talled rech argeab le batte ry Your ca mcorde r has a pre-i nstalle d rechar geable battery to re tain t he date, time, and ot her settings even when t he POW ER switch is se t to OF F. Th e pre-i nstal led recharg eable batt ery is alwa ys charged whil e your camco rder is co nnecte d to the wal[...]

112 Specif ica tions System Vide o sig nal PAL co lor, CCIR st andards HDTV 1080/50i, 720/50p Video recording system HD imag e quality: MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 AVCHD SD i mage quali ty: MPE G-2 PS Audio record ing syste m Line ar PCM 2c h (48 kH z 16-b it) Dolby Digi tal 2ch ( 48 kH z 16-bi t) Dolb y Dig ital St ereo Creat or empl oyed Stil l image re co[...]

113 Additional I nformation i (headphones) jack Stereo -minij ack (Ø 3.5 mm) Input c onnecto rs INPUT1/INPUT2 jacks XLR 3-pin , female, MIC: -4 8 dBu: 3 k Ω (kilohms) (Variab le in the range of between - 6 0d B u a n d - 3 0d B u i n 6d B u s t e p b y the INP UT TRIM function) LINE: + 4 dBu: 10 k Ω (kilohms) (0 dBu = 0.775 V rms ) Input /Outpu [...]

114 Oper atin g tempe rat ure 0° C t o 4 0° C ( 3 2° F t o 1 0 4° F ) Storage te mperature - 2 0° C t o + 6 0° C ( - 4° F t o + 1 4 0° F ) Dimensions (appr ox.) 136 × 51 × 90 mm ( 53 / 8×21 / 8×35 / 8i n . ) ( w / h / d ) exclu ding the proje cting parts Mass (approx.) 270 g (9. 6 oz) excl uding the pow er cord (mai ns lead ) * See the [...]

115 Additional I nformation Notes on the L icens e ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY P ROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER AP PLICABLE PATENT S IN THE MPEG- 2 PATE NT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPE[...]

116 Quick Reference Iden tify ing par ts and con tro ls The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pages. A Hook for shoulde r strap (119) B ASSIGN 7/EXPANDED FOCUS button (45 ) C Accessory shoe mount D Micropho ne fixing clamp er (10) E Micropho ne holder (10 ) F Microp hone (10 ) G Accessory shoe H TC LINK sw itch ( 43) I TC LINK IN/OUT jack (43) J Zoom [...]

117 Quick Re fere nce A Lens (10) B Lens hoo d with lens cove r (10) C Intern al micro phone ( 39) D Front rec ording lamp (86) Th e recor ding la mp fla shes if the remai ning ca pacity of recor ding medi a or bat ter y is lo w. E Remote se nsor (87) F ASSIGN 4/ZE BRA butto n (45) G ASSIGN 5/AE SHIFT butt on * (45) H ASSIGN 6/VISUAL INDEX button ([...]

118 A VIDEO OUT jack/AUDIO OUT j acks (54) B COMPONENT OUT jack (54) C HDMI OUT jack (54) D USB j ack (88) E SDI OUT jack (54) F RELEASE lever (20) G Handle zo om lever (26) H Handle re cord button (21) I INPUT2 j ack (1 0) J INPUT1 j ack (1 0) K Cable hol der (10) Provided for securing a mic rophone cable, etc. L INPUT2 switc h (39) M INPUT1 switc[...]

119 Quick Re fere nce A Hook for shoulder strap B Focu s ring ( 27) C Lens cover l ever (1 0) D Zoom ring ( 26) E Iris ring (28 ) F GAIN butto n (29) G WHT BA L button * (30) H SHUTT ER SPEED b utton (2 9) I AUTO/MANUAL switch (28) J i (headpho nes) jack For st ereo min i-jack head phones K BATT RELEASE butto n (12) L Batte ry pa ck (12) M Memory c[...]

120 A RESET bu tton If you press the RE SET button, a ll settings i ncluding t he clock setting (exc ept the pi cture pr ofil e setting s) retu rn to th e defau lt. B VISUAL INDEX button (47) C Playback co ntrol buttons ( PREV/ PLAY */ NEXT/STOP/PAUSE/SCAN/ SLOW) (4 7) D DATA CODE button (51) E DISPLAY butto n (51) F LCD scre en/touch pa nel (15) G[...]

121 Quick Re fere nce Remove th e insulation sheet before using the Wi reless Remo te Comman der. A DATA COD E button (5 1) B TC RESET but ton (43) C SCAN/SLO W buttons (4 7) D . > (PREV/N EXT) buttons (47) E PLAY bu tton (47) F STOP bu tton (47) G DISPLAY but ton (51) H Transmit ter I STAR T/STOP button (21) J Powe r zoom buttons (26) K PAU SE [...]

122 Scre en ind icato rs Upper le ft Center Upper right Bottom z Tip s • Indicator s may look different or appear at different positions . • Some indicator s may not appear, depending on your camcorder model. Indicator Meaning t 60min Remain ing ba tter y / SET ( 24), REC FORM AT ( 25) WIDE REC (77) GPS tr iangulatin g status (41 ) ND filter (3[...]

123 Quick Re fere nce Data code during r ecordin g The r ecordin g date, t ime a nd condit ion ar e record ed aut omatica lly o n the re cording media. T hey are not disp layed whi le recordi ng. Howe ver, you can ch eck them by pressing t he DATA CODE butt on (p. 51).[...]

124 Inde x A AC Ad aptor /Cha rger ....... ..... 1 2 Access lam p ....... .... ....... ....... . 19 Accessory shoe ...... ....... ...... 116 Accessory shoe mount ........ 11 6 Accessory shoe plate . ....... .. 11 6 ACTIVE STEADYSHOT .... 73 AE RESPONS E ... ....... .... ...... 73 AE SHIFT... ....... .... ....... ..72, 94 AE SHIFT/ASSIGN 5 button ..[...]

125 Quick Re fere nce Hook for shoulder strap ......119 HYPER GAIN ...... .... ....... .... .71 I Image datab ase file ........ ...... .66 INDOOR........ ....... .... ....... .... .31 Indoor.... ...... ..... ....... .... ....... ...31 “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack ....... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ....... ...1 07 INPUT 1 ...... ..... .......[...]

126 Index (Co ntinued) Recording image quality ......2 4 Recording la mp ....... ..... ....... . 21 REC /OUT SE T menu .. ...... ... 77 Relay reco rding ... ....... .... ...... 22 REMAINI NG .... ...... ..... ....... . 84 REMOTE CONTROL...... .... 87 Remote se nsor ..... ....... .... .... 117 REPAIR IMAGE DB FIL E ...... ..... ...... ..... ....... [...]

127 Quick Re fere nce[...]

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