Sony HDR-XR105E manual

4-121-426- 12 (1) HDR- XR100E/XR105E/XR106E/ XR200E/XR200VE Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide  2009 Sony Corporation T able of conten ts 8 Getting started 10 Recording 14 Playback 19 Saving movies and photos with a computer 24 Saving images with a DVD writer/ recorder 35 Making good use of your camcorder 39 Additional information [...]

2 Read this first Before opera ting the unit, please read this manual tho roughly , and retain i t for fut ure refer ence. WARNING T o reduce fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the unit to rain or moistur e. Do not expose the batteries to ex cessive heat such as sunshine , fire or the like. CAUTION Battery pack If the bat ter y pack is mishandled[...]

3 Notice for the customers in the countries applying EU Directives (HDR-XR100E/XR105E/XR106E/XR200E) The man ufacturer of this pr oduct is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 K onan Mina to-ku T ok yo, 108-0075 J apan. The A uthorized Represen tative for EM C and prod uct safety is Sony Deutschlan d GmbH, Hedelfing er Strasse 61, 70327 St uttgart, Germany . F [...]

4 For customers in the U .S.A. If yo u have an y questions about this product, yo u may call: Sony C ustomer I nformatio n Center 1-800- 222-SONY (7669). The num ber b elow is f or the FCC related mat ters only . Regulatory Information Declaration of C onformity T rade Na me: SONY Model N o.: HD R -XR200E Responsible P arty : Sony Electronics I nc.[...]

5 received, inc luding int erference that ma y cause undesired o peration. Supplied items The num bers in ( ) are the supp lied quan tity .  AC A daptor (1)  P ower cor d (Mains lead) (1)  Componen t A/V cable (1)   A/V connecting cable (1)   USB cable (1)   W ireless Remot e Commander (1) (only fo r HDR -XR200E/XR200VE) [...]

6 Do not turn on the camco rder in a low-pr essure area, where the alti tude is more than 5,000 meters (16,000 feet). Doing so ma y damage the hard disk driv e of the camcorder . If you r epeat recordin g/deleting images for a long time, fragmen tation of data occurs on the recordin g media. Images cannot be sa ved or recor ded. In such a case, sav[...]

7 Operation flow Recording movies and phot os (p. 14) In the defa ult settings, movies ar e recorded with high definition image quality (HD) o n the internal har d disk. In the defa ult settings, photos a re recor ded on the internal har d disk. Y ou can cha nge the recor ding media selected, and the image quality of mo vies (p. 40, 45).   ?[...]

8 T able of contents Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Operation flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

9 T able of contents Creating a standard definition image quality (SD) disc with a r ecorder , etc. (A/V connecting cable connection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Mak ing good use of your camcor der Deleting movies and photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

10 Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the batter y pack Y ou can cha rge the “I nfoLITHIUM” ba ttery pack (H series) after attaching it t o your camcor der . Y ou cannot at tach any “ InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack other than the H series to your camco rder . 1 T urn off your camcorder by closing the L CD screen. 2 Attach the battery pack by sl[...]

11 Getting started T o remove the batt er y pack Close the LCD screen. Slide the BA TT (battery) release lever  and remo ve the battery pack  . T o use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power sour ce Make the same co nnections as “S tep 1: Charging the ba ttery p ack. ” Notes on the battery pack and the AC A daptor When you r emove the bat[...]

12 Step 2: T ur ning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camcorder when the LCD screen is o pen, press POWER. POWER 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. T o set the date and time a gain, touch (H OME)  (SETTINGS) ?[...]

13 Getting started T o turn off the power Close the LCD screen. The (Movie) lam p flashes several s econds, then the camcor der is turned off. POWER Y ou can turn off your camco rder also by pr essing POWER. When [POWER O N BY LCD] (p. 46) is set to [O FF], turn off your camcor der by pressin g POWER. Changing the language setting Y ou can chan ge [...]

14 Recording Recording Recording movies In the defa ult setting, movies ar e recorded with high definition image quali ty (HD) on the hard disk (p. 40, 45).  F asten the grip belt.  Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camcorder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, press PO WER. For HDR- [...]

15 Recording  Press ST ART/STOP to start recording . T o stop recordin g, press ST ART/STO P again. Mo ve the power zoom lever slightly f or a slower zoom. M ove it further for a faster zoom. If you c lose the LCD screen during recordin g, the camcorder sto ps recording. See page 56 on the recorda ble time of movies. The maximum co ntinuous r ec[...]

16 Shooting photos In the defa ult setting, photos a re recor ded on the hard disk (p . 40).  Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camcorder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, press PO WER. For HDR- XR100E/XR105E/XR106E Open the lens cover .  Press MODE t o turn on the (Photo) lamp. The[...]

17 Recording  Press PHO TO lightly to adjust the f ocus, then press it fully . When disappears, the p hoto is recor ded. Mo ve the power zoom lever slightly f or a slower zoom. M ove it further for a faster zoom. Y ou can check the recor dable number of p hotos on the LCD screen (p . 58). T o chang e the image size, touch (HOME)  (SET TINGS) [...]

18 Recording and playing mo vies and photos easily (Easy Handycam operation) Simpl y press EAS Y . T o cancel Easy Handyca m operation, pr ess EASY again a fter you finish recor ding, or menu operation s. During Easy Handyca m operation, you ca n set basic options, such as c hanging the image size or deletin g images, amon g the setting and adjustm[...]

Playback 19 Playback Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies and p hotos on the in ternal hard disk ar e played (p . 40). Playing movies  Open the LCD scr een of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camcorder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, press PO WER.  Press ( VIEW IMA GES). The VISU AL[...]

20 HDR-XR200E/XR200VE  /  appears o n the movie/photo tha t was played or r ecorded most recen tly . T ouch the image to contin ue playing from the scene. Y our cam corder starts pla ying the selected movie. When pla yback from the selected movie reaches the last mo vie, the screen returns to the VISU AL INDEX screen. T ouch / during pa use t[...]

21 Playback Viewing photos T ouch (Photo)   a desired phot o  on the VISU AL INDEX screen. Y our camco rder displays the selected pho to. Y ou can zoom in the photo b y moving the zoom lever while viewing photos (PB ZOOM). I f you touch a point in the PB ZOOM frame, the poin t comes to the cen ter in the frame. When viewing phot os recorde[...]

22 Playing images on a T V Connection methods and the image quali ty (high def inition (HD) or s tandard definition (SD)) pla yed on the TV s creen differ depending on wha t type of T V is connected, and the connectors used. Y ou can connect your camco rder to the TV easily following the instructions of [TV CONNECT Guide]. Connecting a T V using [ [...]

23 Playback Make the req uired outpu t settings on your ca mcorder . T o connect a high definition TV via componen t video jacks: (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [OUTPUT SETTINGS]  [COMPONENT]  [1080i/576i]    T o connect a non-high-definition TV via componen t v ideo jacks: (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [OUTPUT SETTINGS]  [COMPONENT] [...]

24 Saving movies and photos with a comput er Pr epar ing a computer ( W indows) Y ou can perform f ollowing opera tions using “PMB (Pictur e Motio n Browser). ” Im porting images to a com puter V ie wing and editing im ported images Creating a di sc U ploading movies an d photos to websi tes T o save movies and p hotos using a comp uter , insta[...]

25 Saving movies and photos with a computer Step 2 I nstalling the supplied software “PMB” Install “ PMB ” befor e connecting your camcor der to a comp uter . If a versio n of “PMB ” supplied with an other device has already been installed on the comp uter , check the version. (The versio n number is disp layed by clicking [H elp] - [Ab[...]

26  Click [Continue].  Confirm the license agr eement, and if you accept the t erms, change to  click [Next]  [Install] on the computer screen.  F ollow the on-screen instructions to install the software. Depending on the com puter , you may need to install third party software. If the installation screen a ppears, follow the instruc[...]

27 Saving movies and photos with a computer Selec ting the method for cr eating a disc (computer) Severa l methods for creatin g a high definition image quality (HD) disc or a standard definition image quality (S D) disc from high definition image quality (HD) movies or photos recor de d on your camcorder ar e describe d here. Select the metho d th[...]

28 Discs you can use with “PMB” Y ou can use 12 cm discs of fo llowing type with “PMB. ” For B lu-ray disc, see page 32. Disc type Featur es DVD-R/D VD+R/DVD+R DL U nrewritable DVD-R W/DVD+R W Rewritable Always main tain your PLA Y ST A TION  3 to use the latest ver sion of the PLA YST ATI ON  3 system software. The PLA YST A TION [...]

29 Saving movies and photos with a computer Creating a disc with one touch (One T ouch Disc Burn) Y ou can sav e movies and pho tos on a disc by simp ly pressin g the (DISC BURN) bu tton o n your camcor der . Movies and pho tos recorded o n your camcor der that ha ve not yet been saved with One T ouch Disc Burn can be saved on a disc aut omatically[...]

30 Impor ting movies and photos to a c omputer (Easy PC Back-up) Mo vies and phot os recorded on y our camcor der that hav e not yet been saved with Easy PC Back-up can be imported to a com puter a utoma tically . T urn on the comp uter befor ehand. Connect your camcor der to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the AC A daptor sup plied for this op[...]

31 Saving movies and photos with a computer Star ting PMB (P icture Motion Browser) Double-click the “ PMB” sh ort-cut icon on the comp uter screen. If the icon is no t displayed on the co mput er screen, click [Start]  [All Progra ms]  [Sony Pictur e Utility]  [PMB] t o start “PMB. ” Y ou can view , edit, or cr eate discs of mo vi[...]

32 4 At the top of the window , click [Manipulate]  [A VCHD (HD) Creation]. The window used to select movies appears. T o add movies to the p reviously selected ones, select the movies in the main window and drag a nd drop on to the window fo r select ing movies. 5 F ollow the instructions on the screen to crea te a disc. I t may take a long tim[...]

33 Saving movies and photos with a computer Creating a standar d definition image quality (SD) disc that can be play ed on ordinary DVD players Y ou can crea te a standar d definition image quality (SD) disc b y select ing movies and pho tos previousl y imported to your comp uter (p . 30). Y ou may select high definition image quality (HD) movies a[...]

34 Editing movies Y ou can cut ou t only necessary parts from a mo vie and save it as a nother file. U sing “PMB, ” s elect the movie you want t o edit, then click [Mani pulate]  [V ideo T rimming] on the menu t o display the V ideo T rimming window . See the PMB Guide on the o peration (p . 31). Capturing photos from a movie Y ou can sav e [...]

Saving images with a DVD writer , recorder 35 Saving images with a DVD writer , recorder Selec ting the method for cr eating a disc (DVD writer/rec order) Severa l methods for creatin g a high definition image quality (HD) disc or a standard definition image quality (S D) disc from high definition image quality (HD) movies or photos recor de d on y[...]

36 Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer , etc. (USB cable connection) Y ou can sav e high definition image quality (HD) movies on a di sc by connecting your camco rder to disc crea tion devices, such as a Son y DVD writer , with the USB cable. Refer also to the instruction man u als supp lied with the devices to be c[...]

37 Saving images with a DVD writer , recorder Creating a standar d definition image quality (SD) disc with a recor der , etc. (A/V connecting cable connection) Y ou can du b images play ed back on your camcor der on a disc or video cassette, by conn ect ing your ca mcorder to a disc recor der or a Sony D VD writer , etc. with the A/V connecting cab[...]

38 3 Start playback on your camcorder , and record it on the recording devic e. Refer to the instruction man uals supplied with your reco rding device for details. 4 When dubbing is finished, stop the recording devic e, and then your camcorder . Since dubb ing is performed via analog data transfer , the image quality ma y deteriorate. Y ou cannot d[...]

Making good use of your camcorder 39 Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deletin g movies and p hotos from r ecording media. Select the recording medium tha t contain s the movies and p hotos you wa nt to delete before sta rting the operation (p . 40). 1 T ouch (HOME)  (O THERS)  [DELETE].[...]

40 Changing the recor ding medium Y ou can select the internal har d disk or “M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” media as the recor ding, playback, or editing medi um on your camco rder . Select t he medium to be used for movies a nd photos separa tely . In the default setting, both mo vies and phot os are r ecorded on the har d disk. Y ou can do recordi[...]

41 Making good use of your camcorder  T ouch the desired recor ding medium.  T ouch [ YES]  . The recor ding medium is chan ged. T o check the recor ding media settings Light up the (Mo vie) lamp to check the recordin g medium used for mo vies, or the (Photo) lam p for pho tos. The media icon is displa yed at the top righ t corner of the s[...]

42 Cust omizing your camcorder with menus Men u items ar e describe d in more details wi th color pho tos in the “Ha ndycam Ha ndbook” (p. 48). Using the HOME MENU When yo u press the (HOME) bu tton, the HOME MENU a ppe ars. Y ou ca n change the settings of yo ur camcorder .  T ouch the desired category  the menu item to be changed. Men u[...]

43 Making good use of your camcorder Using the HELP function T o s ee the descriptions on the H OME MENU , touch (HELP) on the H OME MENU screen. (The botto m of turns orang e.) Then, touch the men u item you want t o know about. Using the OPTION MENU The OPTION MENU a ppears just like the pop-up window tha t appears when y ou right-click the mou s[...]

44 List of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category MOVIE ......................................... p . 14 PHOT O ........................................ p. 16 SMTH SL W REC ......................... Recor ds fast moving sub jects in slow-motion. ( VIEW IMAGES) category VISUAL INDEX ........................... p. 19 MAP * ..................................[...]

45 Making good use of your camcorder USB CONNECT USB CONNECT .......... Connects the internal hard disk via USB . USB CONNECT .......... Connects the “M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” media via USB. DISC BURN ....................... p . 29 DOWNL OAD MUSIC ** .. Download music files that ca n be played with HIGHLIGHT P LA YBA CK. T V CONNECT Guide .....[...]

46 AUT O SLW SHUTTR ....... Adjusts the s hutter s pee d aut omatically . GUIDEFRAME .................. Displays the frame to make sure the sub ject is horizontal or vertical position. FLASH MODE ** .............. S ets how the flash is activated. FLASH LEVEL ** ............... S ets the brightness of flash. REDEYE REDUC ** ........... Prevents r e[...]

47 Making good use of your camcorder REMOTE CTRL ** ............. Sets whether the W ireless Remote Comma nder is to be used or not. DROP SENSOR ................ p. 5 CTRL FOR HDMI ............. p. 23 [SOUND/DISP S ET] is changed to [SO UND SETTINGS] during Easy Handy cam operation. * HDR -XR200VE ** HDR -XR200E/XR200VE  List of the OPTION MENU [...]

48 Getting detailed information fr om the “Handycam Handbook ” The “H andycam H andbook” is a users guide designed to be read on a com puter screen. The functions of yo ur camcorder are described, some of them with co lor photos. Th e “Ha ndycam H andbook ” is intended to be r ead when you want to kn ow more a bout operating y our camco[...]

Additional information 49 Additional informa tion T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y problem s using your camcor der , us e the following ta ble to troubles hoot the problem. I f the prob lem persists, disconnect the power sour ce and contact yo ur Sony dealer . Notes before sending y our camcorder for repair Y our camcorder ma y be required to[...]

50 The camcorder is not r ecognized by the computer . Disconnect devices from the USB jack of the comp uter other than the keyboard, mo use, and your ca mcorder . Disconnect the USB cable fro m the compu ter and your ca mcorder , and restart the com puter , then connect the comp uter and yo ur camcor der again in the proper or der . Self-diagnosis [...]

51 Additional information  Access t o the “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo ” media was restricted on ano ther device. (HDR-XR200E/XR200VE) There is something wr ong with the flash. The amoun t of light is not s ufficient. U se the flash. (HDR -XR200E/XR200VE) The camcor der is unsteady . Hold the camco rder steady with both hands. H owever , note tha [...]

52 A void the following to a void damag e to the finish: U sing chemicals such as thinner , benzine, alcohol, chemical clo ths, repellent, insecticide and sunscreen Han dling the camcorder with abo ve substances on y our hands Leaving the casing in con tact with rubber or vinyl objects for a lo ng period of time About care and storage of the lens W[...]

53 Additional information Note on disposal/transfer of the camcorder Even if y ou perform [MEDI A FORMA T] or forma tting the hard disk o f the camcorder , you ma y not delete data fro m the hard disk comp letely . When you transf er the camcorder , it is recommended tha t you perform [ EMPT Y] (See “Getting detailed info rmation from the “H an[...]

54 Specifications System V ideo signal: P AL color , C CIR standards HDTV 1080/50i specif ication Recording fo rmat: V ideo: HD: MPEG-4 A V C/H.264 A VCHD forma t compatible SD: MPEG2-PS A udio: Dolby Digital 2ch/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5.1 Crea tor Photo file forma t: DCF V er .2.0 compa tible Exif V er .2.21 compatible MPF Baseline compa tible Record[...]

55 Additional information HDR -XR200E/XR200VE: 70  68  122 mm (2 7/8  2 3/4  4 7/8 in.) (w/h/d) including the p rojecting parts 70  68  133 mm (2 7/8  2 3/4  5 1/4 in.) (w/h/d) including the p rojecting parts, and the sup plied rechargeab le battery pack attached Mass (a ppro x.): HDR -XR100E/XR105E/XR106E: 330 g (11 oz) mai[...]

56 Expected recording time of movies in the internal hard disk T o set the recordin g mode, touch (HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [MOVIE S ET TINGS]  [REC MODE]. I n the default setting, the recordin g mode is [HD SP] (p. 45). High definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) m (minute) Recording mode Recording time HDR-XR100E/ XR105E/ XR106E HDR-XR200E [...]

57 Additional information On trademarks “H andycam ” and are registered tradema rks of Sony Corporatio n. “ A VCHD ” and “ A VCHD ” logotype are trademarks of P anasonic Corporation an d Sony Corporation. “M emory Stick, ” “ , ” “Memo r y Stick Duo, ” “ , ” “M emory Stick PRO Duo, ” “ , ” “M emory Stick PRO-HG [...]

58 Screen indicators U pper left Center Upper right Bottom Upper left Indicator Meaning HOME b utton A UDIO MODE Self-timer recording GPS tracking statu s Curren t location Flash, REDEYE RED UC BL T -IN ZOOM MIC MICREF LEVEL lo w WIDE SELECT  60 min Remaining bat tery Return but ton Center Indicator Meaning [STBY]/[REC] Recordin g status Photo s[...]

59 Additional information Indicator Meaning OPTION b utton VIEW IMA GES butto n Slide show b utton 101-0005 Data file name VISU AL INDEX bu tton Indica tors and their positions a re app roxima te and may differ fr om what you actually see. Depending on the models of camco rder , some indicato r may not be displa yed.   P ar ts and contr ols F[...]

60  Camera recor ding lamp (46) The camera recor ding lamp ligh ts up in red during recor ding. The lamp flashes when the remaining r ecording media capaci ty or battery power is low .  Remote sensor/Infrared port  LENS COVER switch  L CD screen/T ouch panel (12)  (HOME) button (42)  Zoom buttons (15, 17, 21)  ST ART/STOP butto[...]

61 Additional information  (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (12)  CHG lamp (HDR-XR100E/XR105E/ XR106E)/ /CHG lamp (HDR- XR200E/ XR200VE) (10)  AC CESS lamp (Hard disk) (10) While the lamp is li t or flashing, the camcorder i s reading or writing data.  Battery pack (10)  DC IN jack (10)  Po wer zoom lever (15, 17, 21)  PHOT O button (17)[...]

62 Y ou will find the menu lists on pages 44 to 47. Index A Active I nterface Shoe ................. 59 A V CHD..................................27, 35 A/V connecting cable.................37 B Battery ..........................................10 Blu-ray di sc .................................. 32 C Capturing p hotos from a movie ..................[...]

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