Sony HDR-AX2000 manual

4-163-319- 11 (1) © 2009 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Oper atin g Guid e HDR-AX2000 Gett in g Star te d 15 Recording / Playbac k 25 Editing 56 Using th e Menu 65 Conn ecti ng w it h a Comput er 81 Troubles hooting 83 Add iti on al In fo rma tion 95 Qui ck Refe rence 109 Span ish Qu ick Guide / Guía rápida en españ ol 118[...]

2 Owner’s Re cord The model and ser ial numbers are l ocated on t he bottom. Record th e serial number in the space provided below. Refer to thes e numbers whenever you call upon your S ony dealer regarding thi s product. To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to[...]

3 SAVE THE SE INSTR UCTIO NS. DANGER - TO REDUCE THE R ISK OF FIR E OR ELECT RIC S HOCK, CAREFULL Y FOLL OW THES E INSTRUCTIONS. • Read these instructions. • Keep these instruction s. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all i nstructions. • Do not use this apparatu s near water. • Clean only with dry cloth. • Do not block any ventilation op[...]

4 • Refer all servicing to qualified service personn el. Servicing is required when the apparatu s has been damaged in an y way, such as power-s upply cord or pl ug is da maged, liqui d has be en spilled or o bjects h ave fallen in to the apparatus, the apparatus has b een exposed to rain or moisture, does not operat e normally, or has been dropp[...]

5 Read this f irst Before operating th is unit, plea se read this manual th oroughly, and retain it for future referen ce. To handl e th e recorde d imag es on your compu ter Refe r to “H elp” on th e supp lied CD -RO M “Content Managem ent Utili ty.” Replace the battery with th e specified type only. Otherwise, fire or injury may resu lt. [...]

6 UL is an int er natio nall y rec og nize d safe ty organiza tion. The UL Mark on the pr oduct mean s it has been U L Li sted. If you have any q uestions about this produ ct, you may c all: Sony Custom er Inform ation Ce nter 1-800-22 2-SONY (7669). The number below is for the FCC relate d matt ers o nly . Regulat ory Informatio n CAUTIO N You are[...]

7 Repres entativ e plug of po wer su pply co rd of c ountrie s/reg ions a round th e worl d. The representative supply vol tage and pl ug type are described in this chart. Depend on an area, Differ ent type of plug and supply voltage are used. Attention: Power cord meeting d emands from each country shall be used. - For only the United States Use a[...]

8 Oceania North America Central America South Ame rica Middle East Africa Countries/regions Voltage Frequency (Hz) Plug type Australia New Zealand 240 230/240 50 50 O O Countries/regions Voltage Frequency (Hz) Plug type Canada USA 120 120 60 60 A A Countries/regions Voltage Frequency (Hz) Plug type Bahamas Costa Rica Cub a Dominican (rep) El Salvad[...]

9 Types of memory card s you can use in your camcord er You can use “ Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” media, “ Memory Stick PRO -HG Duo” media, SD memory c ards, and SDHC memory c ards in your ca mcorder. Yo u cannot use a MultiMe dia Card . • “Memory Stick PRO D uo” me dia and “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” media are both called “Me mory Sti[...]

10 About m enu item s, LCD p anel, viewfi nder, an d lens • A menu item tha t is gr ayed o ut is not availa ble un der the curren t record ing or playback c ondition s. • Th e LCD s creen and the vi ewfind er are manufa ctured usi ng extrem ely high- precisio n technology , so over 99 .99% of the pixe ls are opera tional for effe ctive use. How[...]

11 – Images on the screen look horizontall y divided when a subject is lighted wi th a flash. The phenomena can be reduced by using a slower shutter speed. On playin g back mo vies • Your camcor der is compatib le with MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 Hi gh Profi le for high defin ition imag e quality (H D) recordin g. There fore, you ca nnot play back image [...]

12 Table of Content s IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS ........ ....... ......... ....... .......... ........ 3 Read this fi rst ............... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... .......... ...... .......... ..... 5 Step 1: Checking supplied ite ms ........ .......... ...... .......... ....... ......... ....... ... 1 5 Step 2: Attach[...]

13 Operating the MODE menu ............ .......... ...... .......... ...... .......... ...... ........5 6 Protecting record ed images (Protect) .......... ......... ....... ...... .......... ....... ....5 7 Using the Play list of movie s .... .......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .......... .... 58 Crea ting t he P layli st .... ..[...]

14 Troubleshootin g ....... .......... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... .......... ....... ...... 83 Warning indica tors and message s ..... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ....... ...... 92 Recording time of movies ......... ......... ....... ......... ....... .......... ...... ....... ...... 95 Using your camcorder a[...]

15 Gettin g Started Gettin g Star ted Step 1: Check ing su ppli ed ite ms Make sure that you have fol lowing item s suppl ied with your camco rder. The numb er in th e paren the ses ind ic ates th e numb er of t ha t it em s up plie d. • Memory cards are not included. See pages 9 and 99 for types of memory cards t hat you can use on your camc ord[...]

16 Step 2: At tachin g the le ns hoo d with lens cover Align th e marks on th e lens ho od to those o n the camc order, and tur n the lens hood in t he directio n of the arrow 2 until i t is locked. To remov e the le ns hood with lens cover Turn t he lens h ood in th e oppo site direc tion to th e arrow 2 i n the il lu stra tion whil e pressing th [...]

17 Gettin g Started Step 3: C harg ing th e batt ery pack You ca n charge t he “I nfoLITHI UM” battery pack (L series) with the supplied AC Adap tor. b Not es • You cannot use batteries ot her than the “InfoL ITHIU M” ba ttery pack (L series ) (p. 100). 1 Press the batte ry pack against the back of your camcorder and slide it down. 2 With[...]

18 5 Set the POW ER switch to OFF (CHG). The CHG l amp lights up a nd c harging starts. Aft er char ging th e bat tery The CHG l amp tur ns off whe n the bat tery is fully ch arged . Disconne ct the A C Adapt or from t he DC IN jack. z Tips • Y ou can che ck the re maining battery lif e with the status check fu nction (p. 50). To rem ove th e bat[...]

19 Gettin g Started – The battery pack is too cold. Remove the b attery pack and put it in a warm place. – The battery pack is too hot. Remove the battery pack and pu t it in a cool place. • The power will not be supplied fr om the batte ry as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC IN jack of your camcorder, even when the power cord (m[...]

20 2 Hold the camcorder properly. 3 Ensure a good grip, then fasten the grip belt . To turn off th e pow er Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). b Notes • If warning messages appear on the screen, follow the instr uctions (p. 93) . Step 5: A djus ting th e LCD pane l and viewfi nder Open the LC D panel 180 degrees ( 1 ), t hen rotate it to the be[...]

21 Gettin g Started You can vi ew pictu re usi ng the vi ewfind er to save the ba ttery, or wh en the pic ture on the LC D scr een is no t clea r. b Not es • You may s ee primary colors shimmering in the viewfinder when you move your line of s ight. This is not a malfunction. The shimmering colors will not be recorded o n th e memory card. z Tip [...]

22 Step 6 : Se tting the da te a nd time Set the dat e and time whe n using you r camcord er for the first time . If you do not set the d ate and ti me, [C LOCK SET] scr een appears eve ry time you tu rn on your camcor der. z Tips • If you do not use your camcorder for abou t 3 months , the built-in rechargeable battery gets discharged and the da[...]

23 Gettin g Started The cl ock starts. • Set [DST SET] /[SUMMERT IME] to [ON ] to move the time forward 1 hou r. • You can set any year up to the year 2037. • For midnig ht, set it to 12:00 AM . For midday, set it to 12:00 PM. z Tip s • The date a nd ti me are a utomatica lly recor ded o n the selected memory card, and can be displayed duri[...]

24 Database F ile.] scre en appea rs. Follow th e screen indication, and touch [YES]. To ejec t the m emory card Lightly pu sh the memory card once. b Notes • When t he access lamp is lit or flashin g in red, your camcorder is reading/writing d ata. Do not shake or knock your camcorder, turn t he power off, eject the memory card, or remove the ba[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Recor ding Your camcorder records movies on memo ry cards. Do the fol lowing steps to re cord movies. • This camcorder can reco rd movies in either high definit ion image quality (HD) or standard definition image quality (S D). The fact ory setting is high definition image qua lity (HD) ([REC F ORMAT ], [...]

26 2 Slide the POW ER switch to ON while p ressing the g reen button. 3 Press the record button or the handle record button. The reco rding l amp ligh ts up during rec ordin g. To stop the movie record ing, press th e recor d button or th e handle re cord bu tton again. z Tips • When recordi ng in high definition image quality (HD ), the aspect r[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback b Not es • Do not eject the memory card that is cur rently being used for recording. Replace only the mem ory card whose slot lamp is off. • Even if you press the memory card slot button, A or B, while recording mo vies, you cannot switch the slot currently being used. • When the remaining recording t ime of the memory [...]

28 Setting value If you se lect [ ], for ex ample, mo vies ar e recor ded wit h follo wing for mat. • H D: High defi nition image quality. SD is standa rd definiti on image quali ty. • 108 0: Effect ive scann ing line s • 60: Frame rat e • i: Scanni ng system • FX: Re cordi ng mode b Notes • The recording mode is fixed to FX or F H with[...]

29 Recordin g/Playback Changi ng the sett ings o f your ca mcor der record ings . Move the power zo om le ver D slightly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. z Tip s • The minimum distance required between your camcorder and the subject for focus is about 1 cm (about 13/ 32 in.) for w ide angle and abo ut 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet[...]

30 You ca n adjust the focus manu ally f or different recordi ng con ditions. Use this functio n in the following cases. – T o record a subject behind a window cover ed with raindrops. – T o record horizontal stripes. – T o record a subjec t with little contrast betwee n the subject and its background. – When you want to focus on a s ubject[...]

31 Recordin g/Playback [EXPANDED FOCUS] is assi gned to the ASSI GN 7 but to n (p. 4 3). Press the ASSIGN 7 button. [EXPANDED FOCUS] appears a nd the center of t he sc reen i s mag nifie d by a bout 2.0 ti mes . It wi ll b e easi er to conf irm t he focus setting during man ual focusing. The scr een re tur ns to the orig inal size whe n you press t[...]

32 2 When the ir is is automatic ally adj usted, press the IRIS bu tton E . next to the iris va lue disapp ears, or the ir is va lue ap pea rs on t he sc reen . 3 Adjust th e iri s with th e iri s ring A . When you a ssign [PUSH AUTO IRIS] to one of the ASS IGN buttons, yo u can automat icall y adjust the ir is whil e pressing and holding that ASSI[...]

33 Recordin g/Playback [100] appears on th e screen w hen you set the shutter speed to 1/10 0 second . Th e larger th e valu e on the screen, the faster the shutter speed. 4 Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial G to lock the shutter speed. To readjust the shutter speed, do steps 2 to 4 . z Tip s • You can set a shutter speed between 1/3 second and 1/1000[...]

34 recordi ng envi ronm ent. You ca n store whi te balanc e values in memory A ( A) and me mory B ( B), respecti vely. Unl ess a whit e balanc e is readj usted, v alues will re main even aft er the power h as been turn ed o ff. When you select PRESET, [OUTDOOR] or [INDOOR] is selected, according to which one yo u prev iously set wi th [ WB PRESE T][...]

35 Recordin g/Playback To ad just th e whi te ba lanc e automatica lly Press the WHT BA L bu tton A or set th e AUTO/MANUAL switch D to AUTO. b Not es • When you set t he AUTO/MANUAL switch D to AUTO, other m anual adjusted it ems (iris, gain, and shutter speed) also become automatic . You can cu stomiz e the pict ure q uality by adjusting pi ctu[...]

36 2 Select the PICTURE PROFIL E numbe r with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial A . 3 Select [SETTING ] with t he SEL/P USH EXEC d ial A . 4 Sele ct an i tem t o be adj usted with t he SEL/PUSH EXEC dial A . 5 Adjust th e pict ure qu ality with the SEL / PUSH EXEC dial A . 6 Repeat step s 4 and 5 to adj ust other items . 7 Select [ RETURN] with t he SEL/ PUSH[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback GAMMA To sele ct a gamma curve. COLOR MODE To set typ e and level of c olors. COLOR LEVEL To set the colo r level. COLOR PHASE To set the colo r phase. WB SHI FT To set items for the whit e balan ce shi ft. Item Description and settings [STANDARD] Standard gamma curve [CINEMATONE1 ] Gamma curve 1 for produc ing tone of film c[...]

38 DETAIL To set i tems for the deta il. SKINTO NE DETAI L To ad jus t the d eta il of s kinto ne areas to re duce wrin kle s. COPY To copy t he settings of the picture profile to anot her picture profile num ber. RESET To reset the picture profil e to t he default sett ing. Item Description and settings Sets the de tail leve l. -7 to +7 Item Descr[...]

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 35 for the loca tion of the but tons. 1 Press the PICTURE P ROFILE button B . 2 Sel ect the pi ctur e profil e num ber tha t you wa nt to copy fro m with the SEL / PUSH EXEC dial A . 3 Select [SETTING ] t [COPY] wi th SEL/PUSH EXEC dial A .[...]

40 When th e CH1 sw itc h is set to INT MIC When the CH1 i s set to INPUT 1 2 Set the INPUT1 switch B to an appropria te posit ion for the microph one conne cted to t he INPU T1 jack A . LINE: For inp utting sound from an audio de vice MIC: For inputti ng sound from a n exter nal mic rophone tha t does not suppor t the +4 8V pow er source. MIC+ 48V[...]

41 Recordin g/Playback To re stor e aut omat ic adju stme nt Set the AUTO/MAN (CH1/CH2) switch E of the manua lly adju sted ch annel to AU TO. z Tip s • To check oth er audio s ettings, p ress the STATUS CHE CK butt on G . • For other setting s, see the (AUDIO SET) menu (p. 75). You c an s elect the chan nel, CH 1 or CH 2, to output fro m the h[...]

42 • The camcorder does not perform relay recording with memory cards during [SMOOT H SLOW REC]. If the space on the memory ca rd is insufficient, the camcorder records movies only as long as there is space available. • The tim e of the movie recorded using [SMOO TH SLO W REC ] i s reco rded afte r bei ng converted to sl ow-motion, not t he tim[...]

43 Recordin g/Playback Assign ing th e func tions to t he A SSIG N buttons Some function s can be assigned to the ASSIGN b uttons fo r use. You can a ssign a sing le f unc tion to an y on e of t he AS SIGN 1 to 7 bu ttons. Functions you can assign to the ASSIGN buttons The butt ons in pare nth ese s in dica te t hat the func tion s a re as sign ed [...]

44 • [--------] appears if no f unction is assigned 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 the SE L/PUS H EXEC dial A . 6 Select [ RETURN] with t he 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 AS[...]

45 Recordin g/Playback Play back You can pl ay bac k movi es as f ollow s: 1 Slide the PO WER switch 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 INDEX screen al so by pre ssing the MODE b utton, follow ed by touc hing [PLAY] t [VIS UAL INDEX] on the screen . You ca n tur[...]

46 3 Play back mo vies. 1 Touch the recording me dia you want to play bac k. : Memory card A : Memory card B 2 Touch the playback mode , and select th e desired im age quality of movies. : High definition image q ualit y (HD) : Standard de finition im age quality (SD) 3 Touch twic e the thumbnail of the movie you wan t to play back. The fir st touc[...]

47 Recordin g/Playback Your ca mcord er star ts pl aying the se lecte d movi e. b Not es • You may not be able to play back movies r ecorded on other camcorders. z Tip s • When playback from t he selected movie reaches the last m ovie, the screen ret urns to the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Touch / during pause to play back m ovies slowly. • As y[...]

48 2 Touch t he pla yback mo de, then select (still imag e). 3 Touch twi ce the th umbnail of the still im age yo u want to vie w. The first t ouch will sho w the inform ation on t he still ima ge at the low er part of th e screen. 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 t[...]

49 Recordin g/Playback Chang ing/che ckin g the s ettings in your camcor der You can tur n on and off t he display of the time code, and other inform ation on the screen. Press the DISPL AY button B . The screen i ndicato rs turn on (dis played) and off (not displayed ) as you p ress the button. In th e reco rding mode , the sc reen c hange s like [...]

50 b Notes • The exposure correction value (EV), shutter speed, iris and flash on/off will be disp layed during viewing still images. • When y ou play back the memory card on other devices, the camera data may be displayed incorrectly. Confirm the correct camera data on your camcorder. You can ch eck the se ttin gs o f the f ollo win g items. ?[...]

51 Recordin g/Playback Connec ting a monit or or a TV Playba ck imag e qualit y dep ends on the type of moni tor or TV, or the ja cks used t o make the connec tion. Use the suppl ied AC Adapt or to obtai n AC power (p. 19). Refer also to th e inst ruct ion ma nuals suppl ied with th e de vice t o be conne cted. Jacks on you r camcord er Open t he j[...]

52 Conn ectin g to a high d efinit ion TV : Signal fl ow Type Camcorder Cable TV Menu Setting (REC/OUT SET) menu t [VIDEO OUT] t [COMPONENT OUTPUT] t [1080i/48 0i] (defa ult) (p. 74) b Notes • If you connect only component video plugs, audio sign als are n ot output. Connect the white and red plugs to output audio signals. AUDIO High definit ion [...]

53 Recordin g/Playback (R EC /OUT SE T) menu t [VIDEO OUT] t [HDM I OU TP UT ] t [AUTO] (default ) (p. 74) b Not es • Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo. • Images are not output from the HDMI OUT jack of your camcorder, if copyright protection signals are recorded in t he movies. • Your TVs may not function correctly (for example, no sound [...]

54 To set t he asp ect rati o accor ding to the conne cted TV (16:9 /4:3) Select (REC /OUT SET) t [VIDEO OUT] t [TV TYPE ] and th e aspe ct ratio t o match your TV (p. 74). z Tips • When your TV is monaural (when your TV has only one audio input jack), conn ect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video i nput jack and connect the w[...]

55 Recordin g/Playback * Change the settings accordi ng to the T V connected. When c onnect ing to yo ur TV vi a a VCR Sele ct the c onnec ting meth od with [VIDEO OUT] (p. 74) de pend ing o n th e in put j ac k of t he VCR. Co nnect yo ur camc order to the LINE IN i nput on t he VCR . Set the i nput selec tor on the VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, [...]

56 Editing Opera ting th e MO DE menu You can edit the rec orded mov ies, form at memory c ards, etc. 1 Set the POW ER switch to ON. 2 Press the MODE button. 3 Touch the desired category. Exampl e: [ED IT] ca tegory 4 Touch the desire d item . Example : [DELETE] 5 Operate following th e instructions on the screen. To hide the MOD E menu sc ree n To[...]

57 Editing Prot ecting re cord ed imag es (Pr otect ) Prot ect mov ies a nd s till images t o avo id deleti ng them by mistak e. z Tip s • You can also protect movies and stil l images by pressing the MENU button on the VISUAL INDEX screen or the playback screen. 1 Press the MODE button . 2 Touch [ EDIT] t [PRO TE C T ] . 3 To protect movies, to [...]

58 Using th e Play list of movies The Playlist is a list sh owing th umbnails of the mov ies that yo u have sele cted. The or igina l movie s are no t chan ged ev en if you e dit or er ase the movi es adde d to the Playlist. b Notes • High de finition image qua lity (HD) movies and standard definit ion image quality (S D) movies are added to indi[...]

59 Editing z Tips • Pr ess and hold the image down to preview the image. Touch to return to the previous screen. 4 Touch t [YES] t . z Tip s • Even if you erase a movie from a Playlist, the original movie i s not deleted. • You can also erase movies by pressing the MENU button on the Playlist screen or the Playlist playback scre en. To chan g[...]

60 quality of the movies, start again from the beginning. 6 Touch t . b Notes • The image size is fixe d depending on the image quality of the movi e: – [2.1M] with high defin ition image quality (HD) – [0.2M] in 16: 9 (wide) with standa rd definition image quality (S D) – [VGA(0.3M)] in 4 :3 with standard definition image quality (S D) •[...]

61 Editing • A slight difference may occur from the point where you touch and the actual di viding point, as your camcorder selects the dividing point based in about half-second increments. • If you divide the original movie, the movie added to the Playlist wil l also be div ided. z Tip s • You can also divide a movie by pr essing the MENU bu[...]

62 z Tips • Press and hold the image down to preview the image. Touch to r eturn to the previous screen. 5 Touch t [YES] t . To delete all movie s/still imag es at one time In step 3 , touch [MOVIE DE LETE ALL] t select the de sired memo ry card and image qua lity t [YES] t [YES ] t . • To dele te all still images at one time, touch [PHOTO DELE[...]

63 Editing Preven ting data on th e memo ry car d from being recove red Unintell igible data wi ll be written o n the memory c ard. T hus, it may beco me more difficu lt to reco ver any or iginal dat a. Even if you form at the memory ca rd, th ere ma y be some da ta rema ining. T heref ore, when you dispose of or tran sfer the memor y card, it is r[...]

64 Repair ing the im age data base f ile This func tion che cks the manag eme nt inform ation and t he con sistenc y of movie s on the memo ry card , and rep airs any inconsistenc ies found . b Notes • Connect your camcor der to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor to prevent your camcorder from running out of power during [...]

65 Using the Me nu Using t he Men u Operat ing th e menu You can cha nge vari ous settings or ma ke detail ed adju stments us ing the menu ite ms displayed on the screen . z Tip s • You may select menu items also with the B / b buttons. 1 Set th e POWER swi tch to O N. 2 Press the MENU button . Th e menu sc reen app ears. 3 Turn t he SEL/ PUSH E [...]

66 6 Press the MENU button to hide the menu sc reen. To re turn to the prev ious sc reen , sel ect [ RETURN]. b Notes • The a vailable men u items vary depending on the context of your camcorder during r ecording or playback. Ope rati ng th e me nu (Co nti nue d)[...]

67 Using the Me nu . Menu ite ms z : Func tion s that ret urn to the def aul t s ett ings wh en yo u sw itch the format, pe rform the fun ctions by the MODE butt on, or turn off the camco rder. : Func tions t hat ca n be assigned to th e ASSIGN button s. (CAM ERA SET) men u (p. 69) GAIN SE T AGC L IM IT MINUS AGC IRIS RING ROTATE WB PR ESET AWB SEN[...]

68 (OTHER S) menu (p. 80) ASSIGN BUTTON CLOC K SET AREA SET DST SET/ SUMMERTIME LANGUAGE BEEP REC LAMP REMOTE CONTROL CALIBRATION (SMOOT H SLOW R EC) menu (p. 41 ) REC MODE TIMING (EDIT) menu (p. 57, 58, 60, 61) PROTEC T ADD TO PLAYLI ST DIVIDE DELETE DELETE ALL (PLAYLIST EDIT) menu (p. 58) ADD MOVE ERASE ERASE AL L Menu item s (C ont inue d)[...]

69 Using the Me nu (CAM ERA S ET) menu Sett in gs t o adj us t yo ur c amco rder to the recording condi tions (GAIN SET/ BACK LIGH T/ST EADYSH OT, et c.) The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parent heses appe ar when the i tems a re se lect ed. See page 65 for detai ls on selecting menu items. You can set gain v alues for[...]

70 HIGH Automa tica lly ad justs the w hite bala nce while reducing redness or bluene ss. MIDDLE LOW Automa tica lly ad justs the w hite bala nce while in creasing redness or blu eness. b Notes • Thi s is on ly effective when wh ite balance is adjusted aut omatically. • [ AWB SENS] is not effective under a clear sky or the sun. x ON/OF F You ca[...]

71 Using the Me nu b Not es • [SPOTLIGHT] is set to [OFF ] when yo u set [BACK LIGHT] to [ ON ]. • [SPOTLIGHT] i s set to [O FF] if all of i ris, gai n, and shutter speed are adjusted manually. z Tip s • You can assign this function to an ASSIGN button (p. 43). x SET B STEADYSH OT You can act ivate the camera -shake reductio n setting. ACTIVE[...]

72 When yo u set this func tion to [ON] ( ), t he di splayed image beco mes about 1.5 ti mes larg er. The im age qua lity decre ases beca use t he imag e is digi tall y processe d. This fu nction h elps you t o focu s on fa r-away subjec ts s uch as a wild bird away at a di stanc e. The defa ult setting is [OFF]. b Notes • The fun ction return s [...]

73 Using the Me nu x TYPE Selec ts a type of the color bars. z Tip s • You can assign an ASSIGN button to work as [ON/OFF] (p. 43). TYPE 1 TYPE 2 TYPE 3 TYPE 4 (75% brightne ss of TYPE 3) (REC /OUT SET) menu Reco rding settin gs, inpu t and outpu t setting s (REC FORM AT/VIDEO OUT, etc. ) The def ault se tting s are ma rked with B . The indi cato[...]

74 x HDMI OUTPUT You ca n select the resol ution of the out put signal from the HDMI OUT ja ck. B AUTO 720p/480i 1080i/48 0i 480p 480i x COMPONE NT OUTP UT You ca n select the resol ution of the out put signal from the COMPONENT OUT jacks. 720p/480i B 1080i/48 0i 480i x TV TYPE You ne ed to conve rt the signa l depending on a t ype of your TV when [...]

75 Using the Me nu (A UDI O SET) menu Settin gs for the aud io recordi ng (AUDIO LIMIT/XLR SET, etc.) The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parent heses appe ar when the i tems a re se lect ed. See page 65 for detai ls on selecting menu items. You can s et the clip ping- nois e reduc tion function for C H1/CH2 . B OFF Disa[...]

76 LINKED ( ) Control s the audio level of CH1 linke d with that of CH 2. Sound inpu ts from CH1 and CH2 wi ll be recor ded as a set of sound such as stereo so und. appears on the status c heck scre en. b Notes • This function is available when the CH1 and CH2 switches are se t to MAN and the INPUT1 and INPUT2 switches are both set to MIC or both[...]

77 Using the Me nu (DIS PLAY SE T) menu Display settings of t he display and the viewfinder (MARK ER/VF BACKLIGHT/ DISPLAY OUTPUT, etc.) The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parent heses appe ar when the i tems a re se lect ed. See page 65 for detai ls on selecting menu items. You ca n display a zebr a patter n as a guide[...]

78 • You cannot d isplay markers u nder following conditions: – [EXPANDED FOCUS] – During [SMOOTH SLOW REC] – When t he current time is displayed after the power is turned on • You can display markers only on the LCD panel and viewfinder. You cannot display them on an external device. z Tips • You can display all types of markers at th [...]

79 Using the Me nu B NORMAL Stand ard brightne ss. BRI GH T Brightens the LCD sc reen. b Not es • When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [BR IGHT] is automatica lly selected f or the se tting. • When you select [BRIGHT], the recordable time with the battery is slightly reduc ed. You can ad just the br ightn ess of th e view f[...]

80 (OTHER S) me nu Settings wh ile record ing or other ba sic settings (AR EA SET/BEEP, etc.) The defa ult set tings are marked with B . The in dicators in p arentheses appe ar wh en the items ar e select ed. See page 65 for details on selecting menu items. See page 43. See page 22. You ca n adju st a time diffe rence w ithout stopping the clock. W[...]

81 Connecting with a Compu ter Connecting w ith a Com puter Savi ng imag es wit h a com pute r Prepa ring a c omput er ( W indo ws) You can per form follo wing opera tions using “Con tent Manage ment Util ity.” • Impo rting i mages to a c omputer • Vie wing impo rte d ima ges To save movi es using a compu ter, install the softwa re from the[...]

82 • If the scr een does not appear, click [Start] t [Computer] (in Windows XP, [My Computer]), then double-click [SONYCMU(E:)] (CD-ROM). 4 Select the language for the appl icatio n to be in sta lled , th en cli ck [ OK]. 5 When the in stall wizar d scre en a ppears , click [Ne xt]. 6 Confir m the license agree ment, and if you ac cept the term s[...]

83 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou bles hooti ng If you run into any proble ms using your ca mcorde r, follow th e flow ch art below . • Power source s/LCD sc reen/Wir eless Re mote Commander· ··p. 83 • Memor y card·· ·p. 85 • Recordin g···p. 86 • Playback ···p. 8 9 • Connect ing t o TV ···p. 9 0 • Dubbing/E diting[...]

84 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The CHG lamp blinks during charging the battery pack. • At tach the battery pac k correctl y (p. 17). If the CHG lamp still cont inues blink ing, the ba ttery pack may be da maged. Disc onnect the power plug and consult your Sony deal er. • If the tempera ture of the batter y pack is too high or too low, the bat[...]

85 Troubles hooting Another video device m alfunctions when you use the supplied W ireless Remote Commander. • Se lect a commande r mode other than DVD2 for your video devic e. • C over the s ensor o f your video d evice wit h black p aper. When a devi ce is connected to the RE MOTE jack, t he camcorder or th e device does not oper ate prop erl[...]

86 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The recording d oes not sta rt when you press the record button. • T he playback scr een is displa yed. Finish playba ck operat ion (p. 45). • There is no empty sp ace on th e memo ry card. Re place t he memory card wi th new on e, dele te unnecessar y images (p. 61) or forma t the memory card (p. 62). • T ota[...]

87 Troubles hooting The aspect ratio (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be changed. • Th e aspect rati o of high definition image qualit y (HD) movies is 16: 9 (wide). Automatic focus does not funct ion. • S et the FOC US s witch to AU TO to ena ble the au toma tic focu s funct ion ( p. 3 0). • Adj ust the focus man ually if the autom atic focus do es [...]

88 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The subjects p assing by the fram e very fast appear crooked. • T his is ca lled the focal pla ne phenome non. This i s not a ma lfunction. Because of the w ay that the im age devi ce (CM OS senso r) reads out i mage sign als, t he subjec ts pass ing by t he fram e rapidly mi ght appear crooked dependi ng on the r[...]

89 Troubles hooting Refer also to th e “Mem ory ca rd” se ctio n (p. 85). The desired images cannot be found. Images cannot be played back. • S elect the memor y card and im age quality of the image you want to play back on the VISUAL INDEX sc reen (p. 45). • Im age data canno t be played bac k if you have modifi ed file names or folders, o[...]

90 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) Neither image nor sound is played back on the TV connected with the component video cable. • Se t [VIDEO OUT] according to th e requirement s of the connected de vice (p. 74). • Wh en you are usin g the compone nt video cable, m ake sure that y ou connect the red and whi te plugs of th e A/V connectin g cable (p[...]

91 Troubles hooting Time code an d other informa tion appear on th e display of the connected device. • Set [DISPLAY OUTPUT ] to [L CD PANEL] while co nnected wi th the A/ V connectin g cable (p. 79). Dubbing cannot be done correctly using the A/V connectin g cable. • Th e A/V connecti ng cable is not co nnected pro perly. Make sure that the A/[...]

92 Warnin g in dicato rs and messa ges When an erro r occ urs, a war ning indic ator appears on t he LCD s creen or i n the viewf ind er. You can f ix som e prob lems as soci ated wi th the symp toms you rse lf. If th e pro ble m persists even after you hav e tried a c ouple of tim es, cont act y our Sony dealer or l ocal author ized Sony servi ce [...]

93 Troubles hooting -- (Warni ng indic ator pertaining to the write-pro tect of the memory card) • Access to t he memory card was restrict ed on another devi ce. * When [BEEP] is s et to [ON] (p. 80), you hear a melody when the warning indicators appear on the screen. If messag es appea r on the screen , follow the instructio ns. Memory c ard Dat[...]

94 Cannot recove r data. • Wr iting dat a onto t he me dia of t he camcorder ha s failed. Attemp ts were made t o rec over the data, bu t the y were unsucc essful. Reinsert memo ry card A. Reinsert memo ry card B. • Reinser t the memor y card a few time s. If even then the me ssage app ears, the memory ca rd could be damag ed. Try with anothe r[...]

95 Additional I nformation Addition al Informa tion Recordin g time of movies “HD” stan ds f or hi gh d efi niti on i mage quality, and “SD” stands for standard image qualit y. Recording time Appro xima te time a vail able w hen yo u use a fully cha rged batte ry pack . (unit: mi nute) b Not es • Top: When the LCD b acklight is on Bottom:[...]

96 x Standard def inition imag e quality (S D) (unit: minute) b Notes • The recordable tim e may vary depending on the recording a nd subjec t conditio ns, [REC FORM AT] (p. 27 ). • The number i n ( ) is the m inimum r ecordable time. z Tips • You can record m ovies of a maximum of 3 ,999 scenes with high definition im age quality (HD) , and [...]

97 Additional I nformation Using y our ca mcor der ab road Power supply You can use yo ur cam corder in a ny country /region usi ng the AC Adaptor suppl ied with your camco rder wit hin the A C 1 0 0V t o 2 4 0V , 5 0H z / 6 0H z r a n g e . Viewing hig h definitio n image qu ality (HD) movies In countries/re gions where 1080/60i is supported , you[...]

98 File/f older struct ure on the me mory ca rd The file/fol der struct ure is shown below. Yo u do not usually ne ed to ackn owledge the file/ folde r stru cture , when re cor ding/ playin g bac k movies an d sti ll images on the ca mcord er. * “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media ** SD memory card, SDHC m emory ca rd A Image m anag eme nt files When [...]

99 Additional I nformation Maint enanc e and prec aution s What i s the A VCHD format ? The AVCHD format is a high definiti on digital video c amera format used to record a high defini tion (HD ) signal, usin g efficient data co mpression c oding techno logy. The MPEG-4 AVC /H.264 format is adop ted to compre ss video da ta, an d the D olby D igita[...]

100 • It is recommended to make a back-up of important data on the hard disk of a computer. • Be careful not to apply excessive force when writing on a memo area on “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media. • Do n ot attach a label or the lik e on “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media or a “Memory Stick Duo” media adaptor. • When y ou carry or store[...]

101 Additional I nformation The “In foLITHIU M” batt ery pack calc ulates the power consump tion accor ding to t he ope ratin g cond iti ons of your cam corder, an d displa ys the rem aining battery tim e in minutes. With an AC Ad apto r, the re mai ning ba ttery time and c hargi ng time appe ar. To char ge the ba tte ry pack • Be sure to cha[...]

102 On use an d care • Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories i n the following locations. – Anywhere extremely hot or cold. Never leave them exposed to temperatures 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 deformed. – Near strong magnetic fiel[...]

103 Additional I nformation air temperature i nside the pl astic bag has r eached the ambient temperature (after about 1 hour). LCD scree n • Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD screen, as it may cause damage. • If your camcorder is us ed in a cold pl ace, a residual image may appear on the LC D screen. This is not a malfunction. • Whi[...]

104 chargi ng the pr e-inst alle d recharg eabl e batt ery. Howeve r, e ven if t he pr e-i nstalle d rechar geabl e bat tery is no t ch arged , the camcord er operati on will not be af fected as long as you a re not re cording th e date. x Procedures Conn ect your ca mcorde r to a wall out let (wal l soc ket) usi ng the s up plie d AC Adap tor , an[...]

105 Additional I nformation Speci fic ations System Video si gnal NTSC color, EIA standards HDTV 108 0/60i Vide o record ing sys tem HD image qual ity: MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 A VCHD SD image qual ity: MPEG-2 PS Audi o reco rding s ystem Dolby Digital 2c h (48 kHz 16 -bit) Dolb y Dig ital S tere o Cr eato r empl oyed Stil l image rec ording sys tem DCF V[...]

106 (0 dBu = 0.77 5 Vrms ) Input/Ou tput co nnectors USB jack mini-B Remote jack Stereo min i-minij ack (Ø 2.5 mm) LCD sc reen Pictu re 8.0 cm (3. 2 type, aspec t ratio 16:9) Total dot numb er 921 600 (1 920 × 480) General Power re quireme nts DC 7.2 V (bat tery pack) DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consumption Durin g camer a recordi ng usin[...]

107 Additional I nformation On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. • “Memor y Stick ,” “ ,” “Me mory Stic k Duo,” “ , ” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo[...]

108 On GNU G PL/LG PL appl ied softwar e The sof tware t hat is e ligible fo r the f ollowing 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 righ t to have access to, modify, and redistrib[...]

109 Quick Re fere nce Quick Reference Ident ify ing part s and co ntrol s The numbe rs in ( ) are refere nce pages. A VIDEO OUT jack/AUDIO OUT jacks (51) B COMPONENT OUT jack (5 1) C HDMI OUT jack (51) D USB jack (81) E CHG (char ge) la mp ( 17) F DC IN jack (17) G Hook for shoulder strap (11 1) H Handl e z oom leve r ( 29) I Hand le record but ton[...]

110 A Lens (16 ) B Lens hood wit h lens cover (16) C Internal microph one (39) D Fron t reco rdin g la mp (8 0) The reco rding l amp flas hes if t he remai ning capac ity of the memo ry card or batter y is low. E Remote senso r (80) F ASSIGN 4/Z EBRA bu tton (43) G ASSIGN 5/AE SHI FT button * (43 ) H ASSIGN 6/VISUAL INDEX button (43) I CH1 (INT MIC[...]

111 Quick Re fere nce A Hook for shoulder strap B Focu s ring ( 30) C Lens cover lever (16) D Zoom ring ( 29) E Iris ring (31 ) F GAIN butto n (32) G WHT BA L button * (33) H SHUTT ER SPE ED button (32) I AUTO/MANUAL switch (31) J i (headpho nes) jack For st ereo min i-jack head phone s K BATT RELEASE butto n (18) L Batte ry pa ck (17) M Memory ca [...]

112 A RESET bu tton If you press the RE SET button , all settings i ncluding the c lock se tting (exc ept the pi cture pr ofil e settin gs) retu rn to th e defau lt. B VISUAL INDEX button (45) C Playback co ntrol buttons ( PREV/ PLAY */ NEXT/STOP/PAUSE/SCAN/ SLOW) (4 5) D DATA CODE button (49) E DISPLAY butto n (49) F LCD scre en/tou ch panel (2 0)[...]

113 Quick Re fere nce Remove th e insulat ion sheet befor e using the Wi reless Remo te Comman der. A DATA C ODE butt on (4 9) B TC R ESET but ton This butto n does not work w ith this camcord er. C SCAN/SLO W bu ttons (45) D . > (PREV/N EXT) buttons (45) E PLAY bu tton (45) F STOP bu tton (45) G DISPLAY but ton (49) H Transmit ter I STAR T/STOP[...]

114 Scre en ind icato rs Upper le ft Center Upper right Bottom z Tip s • Indicators may look different or appear at different positions . Data code during re cording The r ecordin g date , time a nd cond ition are record ed aut omatic ally o n the memory card. They a re no t di splaye d whi le recordi ng. How ever, yo u can chec k them by pressin[...]

115 Cont inue d , Quick Re fere nce Index A AC Adapto r........ ..... ....... .... ...17 Access lamp ....... ..... ....... .... ...23 ACTIVE STEADYSHOT . ...71 AE RESPO NSE ...... ....... .... ...70 AE SHIF T ... ....... ..... ....... .70, 87 AE SHIFT/ASSIGN 5 button ....... .... ....... ..... .... ....... ..... ...... .43 AF AS SIST ........ .....[...]

116 Index (Co ntinued) INT MI C SENS ... ....... .... ......7 5 INT MI C SET...... .... ....... ..... . 7 5 INT MI C WIND ......... ...... .... 75 Internal microphone ............. 75 IRIS ... ...... ..... ....... .... ..... ....... . 31 IRIS b utton ... ..... .... ....... .... .... 31 Iris ri ng ......... ..... .... ....... .... ....3 1 IRI S RING[...]

117 Quick Re fere nce TV ...... ..... ....... .... ....... ..... .... ...51 TV color sy stems ........ ....... ...97 TV TYPE ....... .... ....... ..... ...... .74 U USB SEL ECT .... ....... ..... ...... .82 Using t he menu ..... ...... .... 56, 65 Using your camcorder abroad ....... .... ....... ..... .... ....... ..... ...... .97 V VF BA CKLI GHT [...]

118 Proced imi ento s inic iales Paso 1 : Com proba ción de los eleme ntos sumini strad os Asegúr ese de qu e su videocá mar a contie ne los siguientes elementos. El nú mero e ntre p aréntesis indica la cantid ad del ele mento. • No se incluyen las tarjetas de memoria. Adaptador de alimenta ción de ca (AC- L10 0C ) (1 ) (p ág. 1 20) Cable [...]

119 Spanish Quick G uide/Guía rápida en es pañol Paso 2: Col ocac ión del pa raso l de l obje tiv o con tapa de l obje tivo Alinee las marcas en el paraso l con las marcas en la vi deocámara y g ire el parasol del objetivo en la dirección que indica la flecha 2 hasta que se bloquee. Para ex traer el par asol del objetiv o con tapa del ob jeti[...]

120 Paso 3 : Carg a de la baterí a Puede cargar la batería “Inf oLITHIUM” ( serie L) con el adaptador de alimentación de ca suministrado. b Notas • No s e puede utilizar baterías que no s ean “InfoLITHIUM” (serie L). 1 Ejerza presión sobr e la batería contra l a par te poste rior de la videocámara y deslícela hacia abajo. 2 Con la[...]

121 Spanish Quick G uide/Guía rápida en es pañol 5 Ajuste el interruptor POWER en OFF (CHG). El indica dor C HG se encien de y se inicia el proceso de ca rga. Despué s de car gar la bate ría El indi cador CH G se apaga cu an do la bater ía es tá comp letamen te car gada. Descon ecte el ada ptador de alimenta ción de ca de la toma de DC IN. [...]

122 Acer ca de la batería • Antes de cambiar la batería, ajuste el int erruptor POWER en la posición OFF (CHG). • El indicador CHG parpadeará durante la carga o la información de la batería no s e mostrará correctam ente en las siguientes condiciones. – La batería no e stá correctamente conect ada. – La batería está dañada. – [...]

123 Spanish Quick G uide/Guía rápida en es pañol 2 Sostenga la videocámara correctamente. 3 Asegúrese de que la sostiene correctamente y luego ajuste la correa de sujeción. Para apaga r la vide ocám ara Desl ice el in terr upto r POWER a l a posi ción OFF (CHG). b Not as • Si en la pantalla aparecen mensajes de advertencia, siga las i nst[...]

124 z Consejos • Puede ajustar el brillo de la pantalla LCD en [BRILLO LCD]. Puede ver imá genes util izando el visor para ahorrar ene rgía de la bater ía o c uando la imagen en la pant alla LCD no sea cl ara. b Notas • Es posible que los colores primarios produzcan algún resplandor cuando en el visor usted cambie su l ínea visual. No s e [...]

125 Spanish Quick G uide/Guía rápida en es pañol Paso 6 : Ajus te d e la fe cha y la ho ra Ajust e la fech a y la hora cuando us e la videoc ámara po r primera vez. De lo contrar io, la pantalla [A JUS.REL OJ] apar ecer á cada vez que enc ien da la videoc ámara. z Consejos • Si no usa la vi deocámara durante aproxim adame nte 3 mese s , la[...]

126 El re loj se p one en marcha. • Ajuste [HORA VERANO] en la posición [ACTIVADO] para avanzar 1 h • Puede seleccionar cualquier año hasta el año 2037. • Para la medianoche, ajú stelo en 12:00 AM. Para el mediodía, ajústelo en 12:00 PM. z Consejos • La fecha y la hora s e graban automáticamente en la tarjeta de memoria seleccionada [...]

127 Spanish Quick G uide/Guía rápida en es pañol • Cuando ins erta una nueva tarjeta de memoria en modo de espera, aparece la pantalla [Crear nuevo arch.base de datos de imágenes.]. Siga las indicaciones en pantalla y toque [SÍ]. Para ex pulsar la tarjeta de memor ia Empuje suavemen te la t arjeta de memo ria una vez. b Not as • Cuando el [...]

128 Grabación/ Reproducci ón Grabac ión La vi deocám ara gr aba pe lícu las en l as t arjeta s de me moria. Proc eda d e la s iguien te fo rma par a grab ar pelí cula s. • Esta videocámara puede grabar películ as con calidad de imagen de alta definición (HD) o calidad de imagen de definición estándar (SD). El ajuste predeterminado de f[...]

129 Spanish Quick G uide/Guía rápida en es pañol 2 Deslice el interruptor POWER a la posición ON m ientras presiona el botón ver de . 3 Presi one el botón de gra bación o el botón de grabac ión de la mani ja. El ind icador de grabac ión se en cien de durant e la grab ación. Para det ener la grabac ión de una pe lícu la, vuelva a presio[...]

130 Grab ació n conti nua en la s tarj etas de me moria , una des pués de otra ( Graba ción con rele vo) Inserte las tarje tas de memor ia en las ranur as A y B , de manera que l a videocá mara cam bie la tarj eta de memo ria A (o B) just o antes de q ue se ter mine el e spacio d e la otr a tarjet a y con tinúe grab ando en la sigui ente tarje[...]

131 Spanish Quick G uide/Guía rápida en es pañol Valor de a juste Por ejem plo, si se lecciona [ ], las pe lículas se graba n con el sigui ente f ormato. • HD: Calida d de imagen de alta defin ición. SD es la calida d de imagen de definic ión estánd ar. • 1080: Lín eas de ex ploración e fect ivas • 60: Vel ocidad de c uadros • i: S[...]

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