Sony Handycam 3-286-598-13(1) manual

3-286-598- 13 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Handycam Handbook HDR-SR 10E Enjoying your camcor der 9 Gett ing St art ed 15 Recordi ng/Playbac k 25 Editing 47 Utilizi ng record ing med ia 60 Custom izing your camcor der 64 Troubles hooting 85 Addition al Info rma tio n 97 Quick Reference 107[...]

2 Read t his be fore o peratin g your camcor der Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read this Handboo k tho roughly, and re tain it for future re ference . In “H andycam Handboo k” (t his Handbo ok) The ope rations an d handlin g of your camcord er are expl ained. Refer also to “Opera ting Guide” (t he separate volume). Handl ing t he im[...]

3 • When c onnect ing y our camc order to another de vice wit h a cable, be sure to ins ert the conn ector plu g in the corre ct way. Pushin g the plug forcibl y into the term inal wi ll d ama ge t he term in al an d may result in a malfu nction of your camcor der. • Co nnect cabl es to the connectors of the Hand yca m Stati on when us ing yo u[...]

4 – Devi ces whic h are not compa tible with the AVCHD format About this H andbo ok • T he imag es of t he LCD scr een u sed in t his Handbook fo r illustrati on purposes are capture d using a digita l still camer a, and there fore m ay app ear dif ferent . • In th is Handbo ok, the hard di sk of your camcorde r and “ Memory Stick PR O Duo?[...]

5 Notes on usi ng the Hard D isk Driv e Hand ycam Save all you r recorded imag e data • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on exter nal media periodically. It is recommended that you save the image data on a disc such as a DVD-R us ing your computer (p. 46). Also, you can save your image data using a VCR, or[...]

6 Table of Content s Read this befor e operating your 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 ntag e of two ty[...]

7 Pre venti ng data on the ha rd dis k of the c amcor der f rom be ing re cover ed .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .... 62 Repairing t he image database file .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .... 63 What yo u can do wi th the (SETTI NGS) ca tegory of the HOME MENU .......... .......... .... 64 Using the H [...]

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 ...... ........ ......... 33 B Backlight . ......... ......... ........ ........3 3 B BEACH ........... ......... ........ ......... .. 82 B SNOW ........ ......... ......... ........ ..... 82 Capturing still images du ring mov[...]

9 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Enjoying your camcorder Operation flow You ca n selec t the m edia ( hard di sk or “Me mory St ick PR O Duo” ) separa tely for movie recordi ng and still im age reco rding (p . 22). b Not es • When you select the media for movie s, select the image quality ( HD (high definition) or SD (standar d definition)) as wel[...]

10 B Save r ecor ded images. x Dubbing i mages fro m the internal hard disk t o a “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” (p . 51) x Dubbing t o other de vice s (p. 56) The dub bing image q uality (HD (high defin ition)/SD (standard definiti on)) vari es depe nding o n th e co nnecte d de vice. For d etai ls, s ee pa ge 56 . x Editing on a c ompute r (p. 46) Y[...]

11 Enjoyi ng your cam corder z Tip s • Figures such as 16M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps. • For the recordable time of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” see page 24. • You can record movi es of a maximum of 3,999 sc enes with HD (high definition) image quality, and 9,999 scenes with SD ( standard d efinition) image q[...]

12 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Takin g adva ntag e of two ty pes of menus B Catego ries an d items o f the HOM E MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTHERS) cat egory (MANAGE MEDI A) category (SETTING S) categor y To cu stomize your camcord er (p . 64) * . * You can also set these items du ring Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). F or[...]

13 Enjoyi ng your cam corder 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER switc h in the directi on of the arrow t o turn on the p ower . 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 t he HOME [...]

14 3 Touch the item you want to le arn more about. When you t ouch an it em, its explan atio n appears on the s creen. To apply t he option , touch [YE S], otherw ise, touch [NO ]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Touch (HELP) ag ain in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen dur ing shootin g or play back displays the function s availa ble at tha t moment. Y[...]

15 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: C heck ing su pplied items Make sure t hat you have th e followin g item s suppl ied with your camcorde r. The numb er in the p arent hes es ind icat es the numb er of t hat ite m s upp lied . AC Adaptor (1) (p. 16) Power cord (Mai ns lead) (1) (p. 16) Handycam Sta tion (1) (p. 16, 110) Component A/ V ca[...]

16 Step 2: Charg ing th e batter y pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) ( p. 101) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cann ot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” 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 remov e the camcorde r from the H andyca m Station holding both your c amcord er and the Handy cam St ation. To cha rge th e batte 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 IN jack on your c[...]

18 After a while, th e approx imate rec ordable time and ba ttery infor mation app ear for about 7 sec onds. Yo u can view th e battery inform ation for up to 20 seconds by pres sing DISP /BATT INFO ag ain while the inform ation is displa yed. Cha rging tim e Approx imate time (m in.) require d when you fully charge a fully discharge d battery pack[...]

19 Gettin g Started • The /CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging, or Batt ery Info (p . 17) will not be correctly displayed under the following conditions: – The battery pack is not attached correctly. – The battery pack is damaged. – The battery pack is worn-out (For Battery Info only). • The power will not be supplied fr om the batt[...]

20 Step 3 : Turn ing th e pow er 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 time, the [C LOCK SET ] screen appe ars every tim e you turn on you r camcor der or change the POWE R swit ch posi tion . 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER switch[...]

21 Gettin g Started • 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 playback screen is selected, or the power is turned off. • In the setting at the time of pur[...]

22 • Tou ch (HOME) t (SETTI NGS) t [SOUND/DISP SET] t [LCD BRIGHT] (p. 73), and adjust the brightness of the L CD scr een. • The informati on is displayed or hidden (display y no display) each t ime you p ress DISP/ BATT INFO. Fasten the gri p belt and hol d your camcor der cor rectly . Fasten ing the gr ip belt Step 5: S elec ting the media Yo[...]

23 Gettin g Started 3 Touch [YE S] t . The m edia for movies is chan ged. 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [P H OT O MEDIA SET] on the LCD screen of your camcorder. The media setting screen fo r still images appear s. 2 Touch the desired media . 3 Touch [YE S] t . The media for stil l images i s changed . To ch eck the media se tting 1 Turn th e P[...]

24 The [C reate a ne w Imag e Da tabase File.] screen appears on the LC D screen when y ou in sert a new “Me mory St ick PRO Duo.” 3 Touch [YES]. To r ecor d o nly stil l i mage s o n a “Mem ory Stic k PRO Duo,” touch [NO] . To eje ct the “M emory St ick PR O Duo” Open the Memor y Stick Duo cover and lightly pu sh the “Memory Stick PR[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Reco rding and pl ayba ck wit h ease (Easy Ha ndycam op erati on) Easy Handy cam operat ion mak es nearly all settings automa tic so that you c an perform recordi ng or playba ck operat ion withou t detaile d settings. It also m akes the scr een font size large r for easy vi ewing. Th e images are r ecorde[...]

26 1 Turn the PO WER swit ch G to tu rn on you r camcorder. 2 Press ( VIEW I MAGES) A (or E ). The VI SUAL INDEX screen appear s on th e LCD scr een (I t may t ake some second s). 1 :Goe s to the Film Roll Index screen . 2 :Goes to the Fa ce Inde x screen. 3 :Displ ays mov ies with HD (high defin ition) image quali ty. * 4 :Display s still images .[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback 3 Start playback. Movi es: Touch the or ta b, then se lect the desir ed movie to play back. z Tip s • 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 speed by touching / during pause. • You can adjust the volume by touching[...]

28 To canc el Easy Hand ycam opera tion Press EASY I again . disap pears 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 , 64). b Notes • M ost of the menu items automatic ally return to the default settings . The settings of some men[...]

29 Recordin g/Playback Recor ding The ima ges a re reco rded on the me dia selected in th e medi a settin g (p. 2 2). In th e defau lt se tting, both mo vies and sti ll imag es are record ed on th e har d disk . b Not es • If the ACCESS lam p is lit or flashing after recording is finished, it means d ata is s till being written onto the media. Do[...]

30 1 Turn the POWER sw itch C in the direction of the arrow until the (Movie) lamp lights up. 2 Press START/STOP F (o r B ). To stop reco rding, press STAR T/STOP F (or B ) again . 1 Turn the PO WER sw itch C in th e directi on of the arr ow until the (Sti ll) lamp light s up. 2 Press PHOT O E lightl y to adjust the focus A (a beep sounds) , then p[...]

31 Recordin g/Playback You can magnif y images up to 15 times the origin al size with the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons on th e LCD fram e. 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 t he power zoom lever. If you move yo ur finger off the power zoom [...]

32 When you press QUICK ON, the camcord er goes to slee p mode (pow er saving mode ) instead of turn ing off. Th e QUICK O N lamp keeps fl ashing duri ng slee p mode. P ress QU ICK ON agai n to start recording next time. Y our c amcorder returns to record ing stan dby in approxi mately 1 secon d. z Tips • Duri ng sleep mode, the battery is consum[...]

33 Recordin g/Playback To adj ust th e expo sure f or back lit su bjects, press . (back li ght) to display . on the screen. To cancel the ba ck light function, press . (back l ight) a gain. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degr ees to the camcorde r ( 1 ), th en rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side ( 2 ). z Tip s • A mirror-image of the subject appears [...]

34 • Duri ng Easy Handycam operation, the [SMTH SLW REC] function cannot be used. Cancel Easy Handycam operation.[...]

35 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Play back You can pla y back the images on the media selec ted in the medi a settin g (p. 22). In th e defau lt se tting, the imag es on t he har d disk a re pl ayed bac k. 1 T urn the PO WER switch E to turn on y our camcorder . 2 Press (VIEW IMAGES) F (or C ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD s[...]

36 z Tips • The number of the images on the VISUAL INDEX s creen can be changed 6 y 12 by moving the power zoom lever D . To fix this num ber, press (HOME) B (o r A ) t (SET TINGS) t [VIEW IMAGE S SET] t [ DISPLAY] (p. 72). 3 Start playing b ack. Touch the or tab, then selec t the desired movie to pla y back. z Tips • When p layback from the se[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback z Tip s • You can switch the playback mode by touching (HOME) B (o r A ) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [VISUAL INDEX]. Movies ca n be divided by a set time a nd the first scene of ea ch division is displ ayed on the INDE X screen. You can start playing back a movie from th e selec ted th umbnai l. Selec t the m edia w hich c ontai ns t[...]

38 b Notes • Faces may not be detected depending on recording c ondition s. Example: People wearing glasses or hats, or who do not face towards the camera. • Set [ INDEX SET] to [ON] (the default setting) before recording t o play back from [ INDEX] (p. 70). Make s ure that flashes during recording, and detected face images are stored in [Face [...]

39 Recordin g/Playback 1 Play ba ck the still ima ge you wa nt to magnify. 2 Magnify t he still image wit h T (Tel ephoto) . The scre en is frame d. 3 Touch the screen at t he poin t you want to displa y in th e center of the di splayed fram e. 4 Adjust the magnifi cation with W (Wide angle )/T (Tel ephot o). To canc el, touc h . Touch on the still[...]

40 b Notes • Your camcorder and the Handycam Stati on are equipped with A/V Remote Connector or A/V OUT jack (p. 107, 110). Connect the A/V connecting cable or component A/V cable either to the Handycam Station or to your camcorder. If you connect A/V connecting cables or component A/V cable t o both the Handycam Station and your camcorder at th [...]

41 Recordin g/Playback Images re corded wit h HD (high de finition) i mage quali ty are playe d back with HD (high definitio n) image qua lity. Images re corded with SD (sta ndard defi nition) im age quality are played back with SD (sta ndard definition) image qual ity. Connect ing to a h igh defi nition T V : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HO[...]

42 Images recorded with HD (high defi nition) qua lity are conv erted to SD (stand ard def inition) and pl ayed b ack. Image s recor ded wit h SD (sta ndard d efini tion) image qu ality are pla yed back with S D (stand ard def init ion) image qua lity . To set the ho rizontal to verti cal ratio a ccordi ng to the connecte d TV ( 16:9/4: 3) Set [TV [...]

43 Recordin g/Playback b Not es • When you pla y back a mo vie recor ded with S D (standar d definitio n) image qua lity on a 4:3 TV tha t is not compatible with the 16:9 signal, touch (HOME) t (SETTIN GS) t [MOVI E SETTINGS] t [WI DE SELECT] t [4:3] on your camcorder wh en recording an image (p. 67) . * Set [TV TYPE] according to your TV. : Sign[...]

44 When c onnectin g to yo ur TV via a VCR Conn ect your ca mcorde r to the LINE IN input on the VC R us ing the A /V co nnecting cab le. Se t the i nput s elec tor on th e VC R to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc. ). When y our TV is monaur al (Whe n your TV has on ly on e audio i nput jack ) Conn ect the yell ow plug of the A/V connec ting ca ble to t[...]

45 Recordin g/Playback 3 Operate the remote commander of the TV. You can do the follow ing op erat ions. – Display (VIEW IM AGES) of (HOME) by pressing the SYNC MENU button – Display an INDEX screen, s uch as the VISUAL INDEX scre en, by pressing up/ down/left/right/en ter buttons on the remote commander of your TV, and play back the desired mo[...]

46 Saving imag es The imag es are r ecorde d on the m edia s elected in the me dia se tting ( p. 22). Du e to the l imited capaci ty of the media, make sur e that y ou sav e the image dat a to so me type of exter nal medi a such as a D VD-R or a compute r . z Tips • You can dub/ copy the images recorded on the hard disk to the “Memory Stick PRO[...]

47 Editing Editing (OTHER S) ca tegor y This ca tegory enables y ou to e dit the image s on the med ia. Also, yo u can en joy your cam corder by c onnecting to other devices. DELETE You can de lete images on t he med ia (p. 48). PHOTO CAPTURE You can save a sele cted fr ame from a record ed movie as a s till im age (p. 50) . MOVIE DUB You ca n dub [...]

48 Delet ing im ages You ca n delete imag es reco rded on t he media usin g your cam corder. b Notes • Y ou cannot restore images once th ey are deleted. • Do not remove the battery pack or the A C Adaptor from your camcorder w hile deleting the images. It may damage the media. • Do n ot eject “M emory Stick P R O Duo” w hile deleting ima[...]

49 Editing b Not es • If the deleted movie is includ ed in the Playlist (p. 54), the movie added to the Playlist is deleted also from t he Pla ylist. Sele ct the medi a wh ich co nta ins the stil l image you w ant to dele te before the ope ratio n (p. 23). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [D ELETE]. 2 Touch [ DELET E]. 3 Touch [ DE LETE]. 4 Touch the [...]

50 Captur ing a still imag e from a movie You ca n sav e a sele cted frame from a record ed movie as a stil l image. Select th e media wh ich cont ains movi es, and the me dia where you w ant to save still images be fore the opera tion (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [PH O TO CAPTURE]. The [PHOTO CAPTURE] screen appears . 2 Touch the movie to[...]

51 Editing Dubbin g/copy ing images to a “ Memory Stic k PRO Du o” wi th your cam cord er You can dub m ovies recorde d on the internal hard d isk of yo ur c amcorder to a “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo.” Insert a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” into your cam corder be fore the opera tion. b Not es • When you record a movie on a “Memory Stick PRO Du[...]

52 5 Touch t [YES]. Dubbing starts. z Tips • To check the dubbed mo vies after dubbing is finis hed, select [ MEMORY STICK] /[ MEMORY STICK] on [ MOVIE MEDIA SET] and play them back (p. 2 2). You can copy stil l im ages from the inte rna l hard disk of the camc order to a “M emor y Stick PRO Duo. ” Insert a “M emor y Stick PRO Duo” into y[...]

53 Editing Divid ing a movie Selec t the m edia w hich c ontai ns the movie you wan t to divide bef ore the ope ration (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHE RS) t [ED I T] . 2 Touch [ DIVIDE]. 3 Touch the mov ie to be divided . The se lected movie s tarts pl ayback . 4 Touch at the point whe re you want to divide the movie into scenes. The m ovie pause s[...]

54 Creati ng the Playlis t The Playlist i s a list sh owing thum bnails of the mov ies that yo u have select ed. The or iginal mo vies ar e not changed even if you edit o r de lete t he mo vies added to the Playlist. Select the me dia yo u want to creat e, pla y, or edit a Play list before the ope ration (p. 22). b Notes • Image s with HD (high d[...]

55 Editing Select the media yo u want to cre ate, play, or edit a Playl ist before the operati on (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [PLAYLIST]. The Play list scree n appears . 2 Touch the movie yo u want to play back. The Play list is pl ayed back fro m the select ed movie to the e nd, th en the screen returns to the Playlist screen. To era[...]

56 Dubbin g to ot her de vices You can dub images playe d back on your camcord er to other reco rding de vices, such as VCR s or DVD/H DD record ers. Con nect the dev ice in eith er of the fo llowing ways. Conn ect your cam corde r to the wall out let (wall sock et) using th e supplied AC Ada ptor for this o peration (p. 16). Refer also to the i ns[...]

57 Editing • To hide the screen indicators (such as a counter, etc.) on the screen of the monitor device connected, touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [DISP OU TPUT] t [LCD PANE L] (the default setting) on the HOME MENU (p. 75). To record the date/tim e and camera setti ngs data, display them on the screen (p. 72). • When you are [...]

58 3 Touch [ USB CONNECT] or [ USB CONNECT] according to the media on w hich the mo vie you want to dub is recorded. 4 Operate the device to be connected, and start recording. For details, refer to the instruc tion manual s supplied with t he device to be connect ed. 5 After d ubbing is comple te, touc h [END] t [ YES], then d isconnect the USB cab[...]

59 Editing You can sel ect a st ill ima ge on the screen. 5 Touch the still image t o be printed . The sele cted still image is marked wi th . Press an d hold the still image on the LCD screen to conf irm the still image. Touch to return to the previ ous screen. 6 Touch (OPTION), set the followi ng options, t hen touch . [COPIES]: S et the number o[...]

60 Utilizin g re cording media (MANAG E ME DI A) catego ry This categor y enable s you t o use t he ha rd disk or a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” for various pu rposes. MOVIE ME DIA SE T You can se lect the media f or movies (p. 22). PHOTO MEDIA SET You can select the med ia for still i mages (p. 23). MEDI A INFO You ca n display the m edia inf ormat[...]

Util izi ng rec ord ing me di a 61 Delet ing all im ages (Forma tting ) Format ting dele tes all th e images to r ecover recorda ble free spa ce. Connec t your cam corder to th e wall out let (wall socket ) usin g the supp lied AC Adaptor for this operati on (p. 16). b Not es • T o avoid the loss of important images, you should save them (p. 46) [...]

62 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 write unin tell ig ible data on to t he ha rd dis k of t he 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 p[...]

Util izi ng rec ord ing me di a 63 Repai ring t he imag e data base f ile This func tion chec ks the m anageme nt informati on and the consi stency of movi es and sti ll imag es in the medi a, an d repai rs any inco nsistencies found. 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] t [H DD] or [MEMORY STICK]. 2 Touch [ YES]. The m anagem ent f[...]

64 Customiz ing your ca mcorder What yo u can d o with the (SET TINGS) categ ory of th e HOME MENU You ca n chang e the recor ding f uncti ons an d the oper atin g settings for yo ur conve nience . 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOM E). 2 Touch (SETTINGS). 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the it em is not on th e screen, touch / to change[...]

65 Customizi ng your camco rder MOVIE SETT INGS (p. 66) PHOTO SETTING S (p. 70) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 72) SOUND/DIS P SET** (p . 73) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 74) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 75) List of the (SETT INGS) category items Items Page REC MODE 66 AUDIO MODE 67 NIGHTS HOT LIGHT 67 WIDE SELECT 67 DIGI TAL ZOOM 67 STEADYSHOT 68 AUTO SLW SHUTTR 68 X.V.COLOR 68 [...]

66 GENERA L SET (p. 76) Items Page DEMO MODE 76 REC LA MP 76 CALIBRA TION 104 A.SHUT OF F 76 QUICK ON STBY 76 REMOTE C TRL 76 DROP SE NSOR 76 CTRL F OR HDM I 77 * You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). ** The menu name is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Handycam operati on. MOVIE SETT INGS (Items for recordi ng[...]

67 Customizi ng your camco rder B SD SP ( ) Recor ds in standard qua lity mode (SD 6M (SP )). SD L P ( ) Incre ases th e reco rding ti me ( Long Pla y) (SD 3M (LP)). b Not es • If you record in the LP mode , the quality of movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements may app ear with block no ise when you play back the image. z Tip s ?[...]

68 180 × Up to 15 × zoom is perfor med optica lly, and afte r that, up to 180 × zoom is performe d digita lly. You ca n com pensat e for came ra sh ake (th e default sett ing is [ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tri pod ( optional ), the n th e ima ge bec omes natu ral. When r ecordin g in da rk pl aces, the shutt er speed is au [...]

69 Customizi ng your camco rder b Not es • When the remain ing recordabl e time for movie s is less than 5 minutes, th e indicator stays on the screen. When you set to [ON] (the defa ult setting) , you can display the recording date a nd time whil e playin g back the i mage reco rded o n your cam corder, on devices com patible with the subtitle d[...]

70 ON[ NO FRAMES] ( ) Detect s a face without sho wing a fra me. The d etect ed fa ce im age is op tim ized autom atica lly. OFF Does not use [FACE DETECTION] f uncti on. b Notes • Faces may not be detected depending on recording c ondition s. • [ FACE DETECTION] may not fu nction properly depending on recording conditions. Set [FACE DETECTION][...]

71 Customizi ng your camco rder Capac ity of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” an d the num ber o f record able still im ages (Unit : number o f images )* When the POWER switch is (Still) * The number of recordable still images shown is for the maximum image size of your camcorder. The actual numbe r of recordab le still images is displayed on the LCD[...]

72 VIEW IMAGE S SET (Ite ms to cus tom ize th e disp lay ) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not on th e scre en, touc h / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 64 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 78 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . During playb ack, displays the in formation (data c ode) re corded autom atica lly at the time of rec[...]

73 Customizi ng your camco rder 6IMAGE S Display s thumbnail s of 6 images. 12IM AGES Display s thumbnail s of 12 images. * You can also operate wi th the zoom buttons on the LCD frame or on the Remote Commande r. SOUND /DISP SET (Items to adj ust the so und and the sc reen) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the it em is not o n the scree n, to uch / to chan g[...]

74 You ca n adjust the brightne ss of the LCD scr een’ s ba ckli ght. B NORMAL Standard b rightnes s. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD s creen. b Notes • When y ou connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor, [BRIGHT] is automatically s elected for the setting. • When y ou select [B RIGHT], battery l ife is [...]

75 Customizi ng your camco rder B LCD PANEL Shows disp lays such a s the time code on the LCD screen. V-OUT/ PANEL Shows disp lays such a s the time code on the TV screen and LCD screen. Select [COMPONENT] when connecting your cam corde r to a TV with t he compon ent in put jack. 576i Select w hen conn ecting your camc order t o a TV with the compo[...]

76 GENERAL SET (Other set up items) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not on th e scre en, touc h / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 64 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 78 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . The defau lt setting is [ON], allowing you to view the demonstr ation in a bout 10 minutes, after you tu rn the POWE R switc[...]

77 Customizi ng your camco rder b Not es • Set the drop sensor to [ON] when you use the camcorder. Otherwise, if you drop the camcorder, you may damage the internal hard disk. • In a non-gravity situation, the drop sensor activates. When you record images during an activity such as roller-coasting o r skydiving, you can set [D ROP SENSOR] to [O[...]

78 Activa ting functi ons usin g the OP TION ME NU The (OPTION) MENU appears just like 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 disp layed. 1 While using your camcorder, touch (OPTION) on the screen. 2 Touch the desired item . If you cannot find the desire d item, touch ano[...]

79 Customizi ng your camco rder Rec ord ing it ems on th e OPT ION MENU Items * Page tab FOCUS –8 0 SPOT FOCUS –8 0 TELE MACRO –8 0 EXPOSURE –8 1 SPOT METER –8 1 SCENE SELECTION –8 1 WHITE BAL. –8 2 COLOR SLOW SHTR –8 3 SUPER NI GHTSHOT –8 3 tab FADER –8 3 D.EFFECT –8 4 PICT.EFFECT –8 4 tab REC MODE a 66 BLT-IN ZO OM MIC –[...]

80 Functi ons se t in t he OPTION M ENU Items you can set only on the (OPTI ON) MENU will be described be low. The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . You c an adju st the foc us manua lly. You can select this function also when you wa nt to focu s on a certai n subject int entiona lly. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears. 2 Touch (focus ing on close s[...]

81 Customizi ng your camco rder You can fix the br ight ness of a pictur e manua lly. Adju st th e bright ness when the subject i s too b right or too da rk. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the ex posure by touchi ng / . 3 Touch . To ret urn the sett ing to auto matic exp osure, touch [AUT O] t in step 1 . You can ad just and f ix the expos ure[...]

82 LANDSCAPE*( ) Sele ct to sho ot dist ant subj ects clea rly. This settin g also preven ts your camcor der fr om foc using on glas s or me tal m esh in windows between the camcord er and the subject. PORTRAIT (Soft po rtrait) ( ) Sele ct to bri ng out t he subjec t such as people or flowers while creating a soft background. SPOTLIGHT* *( ) Select[...]

83 Customizi ng your camco rder 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 framing white objects while is flashing q uickly. • flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after t[...]

84 When you select [OLD MOVI E], appea rs and y ou ca n add an o ld mov ie effect t o imag es. To canc el [D.EFFEC T], touc h [OFF]. You ca n add sp ecial effects to an ima ge during re cording. ap pears. B OFF Does not use [PICT. EFFECT] setti ng. SEPIA Images a ppear in s epia. B&W (B lack and white) Images a ppear in b lack and white. PASTEL[...]

85 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou bles hooti ng If you run into any problems using yo ur camc order, use th e follow ing table t o troubleshoo t th e probl em. If the p roblem persists, disconnect th e power sour ce and contac t your Sony dea ler. • Overall op erat ions/Easy Handyc am operation/ Remote Commande r ............. 85 • Batt[...]

86 The (OPTION) button i s not displayed. • The OPTION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handyc am operation . The menu s ettings have changed automatically. • Duri ng Easy Handyca m operation, nearly all the menu it ems will be au tomati cally se t to the d efault se tti ngs. • Duri ng Easy Handyca m operation, some menu items are fi xed as fo[...]

87 Troubles hooting • When the t ime sele cted in [QUIC K ON STBY] has el apsed during sleep mode, the camcor der is automa tical ly turned off (p. 76) . Turn on t he power ag ain. • Charg e the battery pa ck (p. 16). The /CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the b attery pack is being charged. • Turn th e POWER switch to OFF (C HG) (p. 16)[...]

88 The data fi le name is not ind icated correctly or flashes. • Th e file is dama ged. • Th e file forma t is not supported by your camcorder (p. 100 ). Refer also t o “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” (p. 87). Pressing START/STO P or PHOTO does not record imag es. • The p lay back s cre en is dis playe d. S et th e POWER switc h to (Movie) or (St[...]

89 Troubles hooting • If you keep apply ing vibration on the camcorde r, recordin g may stop. There is a time difference be tween the point where you press START/ STOP and the point that the recorded movie starts/stops. • On your camc order, there m ay be a slight time diff erence betw een the point whe re you press START /STOP and the actual p[...]

90 Images cannot be played back. • S ele ct th e me dia and th e im age qua lity o f a movie you want to pla y back by touch ing (HO ME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MOVIE MEDIA SET]/ [PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 22). Still images cannot b e played back. • S till ima ges canno t be play ed back if you have mod ified files or fol ders, or have edited th e data [...]

91 Troubles hooting • You cannot add still ima ges in the Pla ylist. A movie cannot be divided. • A movi e that is t oo short cannot be d ivided. • A mov ie prote cted on a nother de vice cannot be divi ded. A still image cannot be captured from a movie. • The medi a where you want to save still image s is full. You cannot view the image or[...]

92 [FADER] [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [D.EFFECT], [CANDLE], [FIREWORKS] [D.EFFECT] [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [FADER], [SCENE SELECTION], [PICT.EFFECT] [OLD MOVIE] [SCENE SELECTION], [PICT.EFFECT] [PICT.EFFECT] [OLD MOVIE] [TELE MACRO] [SCENE SELECTION] [AUTO SLW SHUTTR] [SMTH SLW REC], [SCENE SELECTION], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [S[...]

93 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting If indicato rs appear on the L CD screen, check t he follow ing. If the probl em persist s even af ter you have tried to fix a coup le of times, contact your Sony dea ler or loca l authori zed Sony service faci lity . C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-di agnosis display) C:04: ss • Th e battery pac k is not an “InfoLI[...]

94 (Warn ing indi cator p ertaining to “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo”) Slow flashing • Free space fo r recording i mages are running out. F or the type of “Mem ory Stick” yo u can use with your camcorder, see page 2 . • No “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” is inserted (p. 23). Fast flashing • There are not e nough free space for recordin g images.[...]

95 Troubles hooting x Media HDD format error. • The h ard dis k of t he c amcor der is s et differentl y from the default format. Performing [ FO RMAT] ( p. 61) may ena ble you to use your camcorder. This w ill del ete all d ata in t he har d disk . Data error. • An e rror occurred duri ng reading or writing the hard disk of the c amcorder. Thi[...]

96 • For mat the “Memory St ick PRO Duo” (p. 61), or dele te them using your computer. Cannot save still pictur e. • Wh en using th e Dual Rec function , do not remove the “Memory S tick PRO Duo” from the camco rder until movie reco rding is finished and the st ill images ar e stored on it (p . 32). This Memory Stick may not be able to [...]

97 Additional Info rmation Addition al Informa tion Using y our ca mcor der abro ad Power supply You can use yo ur cam corder in a ny countries/re gions using the AC Adaptor suppl ied with yo ur camcor der withi n the AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz ra nge. Viewin g imag es record ed wit h HD (high defi nition) im age quality In countries/re gions whe[...]

98 Setting to the local time You can e asily set t he clock to the local ti me by sett ing a ti me diffe rence when using you r camcord er abroad. Touc h (HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [AREA SET] an d [SUMMERTI ME] (p. 75). World tim e differen ce Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, London +01:00 Berlin, Paris +02:00 Helsinki, Cai[...]

99 Additional Info rmation File/ folde r stru cture on the c amcord er hard disk and “M emor y Stic k PRO Du o” The file/ folder structu re is shown belo w. You do not usua lly need to acknowle dge the fi le/ fold er stru ctur e, when re cordi ng/pl aying ba ck im ages on the ca mcorder . To enj oy st ill ima ges or mo vies by connec ting t o a[...]

100 Maint enan ce and pr ecau tions What is the AVC HD format? The A VCHD form at is a high definit ion digital video cam era for mat used t o record an HD (h igh def initi on) si gnal o f either the 1080i spec ificat ion * 1 or the 720p specif icatio n * 2 on internal hard disk drive, using efficien t data comp ression codi ng tec hnolo gy. The M [...]

101 Additional Info rmation – If you use the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” near magnets or magnetic fields • It is recommended you make a bac k-up of important data on the hard disk of a computer. • Be carefu l not to apply excessive fo rce when writing on a memo area on a “Memor y Stick PRO Duo.” • Do not attach a label or the like on a ?[...]

102 The “Inf oLITHIU M” batter y pack calcula tes the powe r consumpt ion accord ing to the operatin g condi tions of your camc order, an d displays t he remain ing battery time in minutes. To char ge th e batt ery pack • Be sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your camcorder. • We recommend charging the battery pack in an[...]

103 Additional Info rmation On use an d care • Do not use o r store the camcorder and accessories in the following lo cations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to temp eratures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. They may malfunction or become defo r[...]

104 x How to prev ent mois ture conde nsation When yo u bring yo ur camco rder from a cold plac e into a warm place, put your camcor der in a plastic ba g and seal it tigh tly. Re move th e bag whe n the air temper ature insi de the p lastic bag has reached t he surroun ding tem perature (after about 1 ho ur). LCD sc reen • Do n ot exert excessiv[...]

105 Additional Info rmation On chargi ng the pre-ins tall ed rech argeab le batter y Your ca mcor der has a pr e-inst alled rechar geable b attery t o retain the dat e, time, and ot her setti ngs ev en wh en the POWER switch i s set to OFF (CHG). Th e pre- inst alled re charg eable ba ttery is al ways charge d wh ile you r camc order is co nnecte d[...]

106 Note s on the Lice nse ANY USE OF THIS P RODUCT 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 MPEG -2 PATENT POR TFOLIO , WHIC H LICE NSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. , 250 [...]

107 Quick Re ferenc e Quick Reference Iden tifyi ng parts and contro ls The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. A Power zoo m lever (31, 38) B PHOTO button (30) C QUICK ON button (32) D /CHG (charge) la mp (16) E ACCESS lam p (Hard disk) (29 ) F DC IN jack (16) G Hook for a shoulder be lt Attac h a shoulder be lt (optiona l). H HDMI OUT (mini) ja[...]

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 o ff as you oper ate the POW ER switch on yo ur camco rder. R efer to the o perat ing instruct ions supplied w ith your accessory for details. The Ac tive Interfa c[...]

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 (VIEW IMAGES) bu tton (35) C NIGHTSHOT switch (32) D (HOME) but ton (13, 64) E Zoom buttons (3 1, 38) F STAR T/STOP but ton (30) G LCD scre en/touch pa nel (21) H RESET button Initia lizes all the set tings, incl uding the s[...]

110 A Built-in m icrophone (31 ) An Active Interfac e Shoe co mpatible microph one (optiona l) will take prec edence wh en conne cted. B Flash (69) C Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (4) D Interf ace conn ecto r Connec ts your camcor der to the Handyca m Station. E BATT ( battery releas e) leve r (17) F Tripo d rece ptacle Attac h th e tripo d (opt ion al) t[...]

111 Quick Re ferenc e Remote C ommand er A DATA C ODE b utton (7 2) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you p ress this during playb ack. B PHOTO button (30) The on-screen image when you press this button will be recorded as a still image. C SCAN/ SLOW bu ttons (36) D . > (Previous/N ext) buttons (3 6) E[...]

112 Indica tors d ispla yed duri ng rec ording/ play back Recor din g movies Recordi ng still imag es Viewin g movi es Viewing s till image s A HOME button (1 3) B Rema ining batte ry (approx. ) (17) C Recor ding status ([STB Y] (stand by) or [REC] (re cording )) D Rec ord ing qua lity (H D/SD ) a nd recording mo de (FH/HQ/SP/LP) (66) E Recor ding/[...]

113 Quick Re ferenc e Followin g indicator s appear during recordi ng/play back to ind icate the sett ings of your camc order. Upper left Cent er Upper right Botto m z Tips • Indicators and their positions are approximate and differ from what you actually see. Indicato rs when you made changes Indicator Mea ning AUDIO MODE (67) Self-tim er reco r[...]

114 The reco rding da te and time is r ecorded automa tically o n the me dia. Th ey are no t display ed while re cording. Howeve r, you can chec k them as [DATA CODE] dur ing playba ck ( p. 72). Data code d uring record ing[...]

115 Quick Re ferenc e Gloss ary x 5. 1ch surr ound so und 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[...]

116 Quick Reference Inde x Nume ric 1080i/576i . ....................... ..... 7 5 16:9 ........ ....... ....... ....... ...... .... 74 16:9 WIDE ... ....... ....... ...... .... 67 21-pin adaptor. ....... ....... ....... . 44 4:3 . ....... ....... ....... ...... .......67, 74 4:3 TV.. ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... 42 576i ........ ....... .[...]

117 Quick Re ferenc e Hard d isk........ ....... ...... ......5 , 99 HD movie management file ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .....9 9 HD (high definitio n) image quali ty ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ...9 HDD INFO ............. ..............60 HDMI cabl e ............ ....... ...... .42 HDMI OU T jack ....... ....... ....[...]

118 Remaini ng Batte ry ........ ...... ....... ......1 7 Hard disk ........ ....... .... .... 60 “Memory Stick PRO Duo” ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ......6 0 Remaining battery . ....... ....... . 17 REMAINING SET (movie) ...... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ......6 8 Remote Comman der .. ... 86, 111 REMOTE CTR L (Remote co n[...]

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