Sony VBD-MA1 manual

© 2011 Sony Corporation 4-281-572- 12 (1) Find a Ty pe o f Copy 8 Intr od ucin g 20 Prepara tions for Reco rding 28 Copy ing Vi deos 40 Copy ing P hot os 51 Previewi ng disc 54 Setup 56 Using with a C omputer 60 Troubl eshooti ng/ Ref erenc es 64 Ad ditio nal Info rma tio n 76 Multi-Function Blu-ray Disc™ /DVD Recorder Operating Instructions VBD[...]

2 WARNING To reduc e the risk of fire or ele ctric shock, do n ot expo se th is appa ratu s to rai n or moisture . Apparat us shall no t be exp osed to dripping or splashin g and no object s filled with liquids, such as vases, shall b e placed on the apparatus. Do not i nstall this equi pment in a confi ned space such as a bookshe lf or sim ilar un[...]

3 elect ricia n for repl acement of the obsole te out let. 10) Prot ect the power cord from being walked on or pinched parti cularly a t plugs, conven ience re ceptacle s, and the poin t wher e they exit f rom th e appa ratus. 11) On ly use atta chments /acces sories spec ified by th e man ufacture r. 12) Use on ly with the cart, stand, tri pod, br[...]

4 b Not e • If you have any questions about this product, please visit the web site or contact our customer information service center in your country. The telephone number below is not for customer service but only for official purpose. For Cu stomers i n U.S.A . Owner’s Record The produ ct label is located on t he bottom of the uni t. Recor d[...]

5 • “DVDirect,” “Handycam,” “Cyber-shot,” “ α ,” “Bloggie,” “Memory Stick,” “Memory Stick Duo,” “Memory Stick PRO,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” ‘Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,” “Memory Stick Micro,” “MagicGate” and their logos are trademarks, or registered trademarks of So ny Corporation. • AVCHD and the A[...]

6 Safety Regulations .......... ...... .......... 2 Find a type o f copy mode ...... ....... ... 8 Type of co py mode A Copy HD video as is ... ...... .......... . 10 Type of co py mode B Down- convert HD vi deo to SD video quality ..... .......... .......... ...... .......... . 12 Type of co py mode C Copy SD video as is ................ .... 14 T[...]

7 Using the Setup Me nu......... .......... 56 Rec Q uality (REC mode) .......... .... 56 Auto Sto p Timer ........ ........ ...... ...... 5 6 Auto Cha pter ............ ..... ......... ...... 5 7 Auto Fin aliz ing .......... ........ ...... ...... 57 Disc M enu .. ........ ...... ........ ........ .... 57 Final ize disc ....... ........ ......... [...]

8 Sele cting a co py mod e SD HD Video Photo Photo Video SD HD Video Video SD HD Video HD Video Video Photo SD HD Video HD Video Video Find a Type of Copy Find a type of copy mod e Depen ding on y our came ra and i mages take n, you can sel ect the ty pe of copy t hat best s erves yo ur needs. First of al l, check your camera and sele ct the typ e [...]

9 What typ e of di sc do yo u want to cr eate? 9 Selecting c opy mode Blu-ray Disc™ (HD vi deo) DVD (HD vi deo) DVD (SD v ideo) Blu-ray Disc™ or DV D page 10 page 12 page 14 page 16 page 18 Refer ence page for cop y mode[...]

10 : type of forma t Connection and setup Type of copy mod e Copy HD video as is Allow you to copy HD (High Definition) video taken in AV CHD format onto discs in high definition image quality. b HDD Buil t-in memo ry Memory Card Use a USB cabl e b page 30 A Copy videos to a memory card by camera’s function Insert a Memo ry Card into the slot 10 [...]

11 Select the copy mode and create a disc! 11 Selecting c opy mode Full Copy the entire contents in the reco rding media. page 40 Incremental* 1 Copy only new cont ents in the re cording media. Play list* 1 Copy playlist contents in th e recording media. Sele ct Vide os Select videos by scene* 1 or shooting date, and then copy. One Touch Disc Burn*[...]

12 Type of copy mod e Down-convert HD video to SD video quality Copy videos taken in HD (High Definition) image quality onto a disc in SD (Standard Definition) image quality for more compatibility with various playback devices. What is recording media of your camera? Connection and setup HDD Buil t-in memo ry 8cm D isc Memory Card DV tape b page 33[...]

13 Select the copy mode and create a disc! 13 Selecting c opy mode The created disc is … Manu al Copy contents by operating the ca mera. page 49 Full Copy the entire contents in the reco rding media. Manu al Copy contents by operating the ca mera. page 45 DVD disc • SD video is copied. • SD videos or photos can be copied additionally if the d[...]

14 What is recording media of your camera? Connection and setup Type of copy mod e Copy SD video as is You can copy SD (S tandard Definition) video t aken in Handycam ® onto a disc by vari ous typ e of c opy mode. b HDD Buil t-in memo ry Memory Card DV/D8 tape b page 30 A b page 35 Use a USB cabl e b page 32 b page 33 Use a DV (i .LINK) cable* Use[...]

15 15 Select the copy mode and create a disc! Selecting c opy mode One Touch Disc Burn Press the DISC BURN button on the camera to copy. (Use a USB cab le.) Full Copy the entire contents in the reco rding media. Incremental Copy only new cont ents in the re cording media. Play list Copy playlist contents in th e recording media. Sele ct Vide os Sel[...]

16 What is the recording media of your video device? Connection and setup Type of copy mod e Copy video using came ras or vi deo devices You can co py videos from practic ally any camera or video device to a disc using an AV cable. (For DV cameras, DV cab le can be used.) b page 32 b page 33 Use a DV (i.LINK) cable* Use an A V cable* Video s 16 DV [...]

17 Select the copy mode and create a disc! page 45 Full Copy the entire contents in the recording media. DVD disc • SD video is copied. • SD videos or photos can be copied additionally if the disc is not finalized. 17 Selecting c opy mode The created disc is … page 49 Manual Copy conte nts by operating the camera. Manual Copy conte nts by ope[...]

18 Copy photos Archive photos such as JPEG file on a disc. What is recording media of your camera? Connection and setup Memory Card Built-in memory HDD b page 30 A Use a USB cable b page 35 Insert a Memory card into t he slo t 18 Photos Type of copy mod e Sony came ras* 1 , etc: ty pe of fo rmat * 2 * 2 Sony ARW file only * 1 Except for “Bloggie?[...]

19 Select the copy mode and create a disc! page 51 The created disc is … 19 Selecting c opy mode Selec t Ph otos Select photos by scene or shooting date, and then co py. Full Copy the entire contents in the recording media. Blu-ray Disc™ • Photos are copied. • Photos or HD videos can be copied additionally. page 51 DVD disc • Photos are c[...]

20 Before you start re cording video or p hoto con tents to a disc, rea d “Fi nd a Type of Copy ” (page 8). “Find a Type of Copy” shows you t he required c onnections fo r your devic e and guide s you through th e recording pr ocess. About HD video an d SD vid eo “HD (Hig h Definition) video” ref ers to high defin ition image qu ality v[...]

21 Introdu cing Icons In thi s manual, section headings have diffe rent ico ns dependi ng on t he devic e or op eration. Use the se icons to de termine t he connecti on or devic e operation . Type of de vices Type of rec ording me dia in ca meras Type of re cordab le disc Icons Meaning Sony digital video camera or Sony digital still ca mera Another[...]

22 You can ea sily copy videos or pho tos using this unit . You can copy HD (Hi gh Definition) videos ta ken in AVCHD format with various cameras to a Blu -ray Disc or DV D media. HD ( High D efinition) v ideos c an be co pied in HD ( High Defi niti on) i mage quali ty. You can cop y videos from various camera s and AV device s directly onto discs [...]

23 Introdu cing Suppor ted cop y meth ods The abi lity to copy depe nds on y our came ra and i ts recordin g media , type of video/phot os or disc type you a re creatin g. This u nit support s the foll owing copy ing. • Copy HD (High Definition) vi deo taken in AV CHD format by Sony or other manufacturer’s camera to Blu-ray Disc or DVD me dia *[...]

24 To copy th e followin g photos t o a disc. • Copy phot os taken in RAW fo rmat wit h another man ufacturer's ca mera. b Not es • You cannot copy videos with copy-protected conten t (commercial BDs, DVDs, or VHS software, some programs from satellite or CATV receivers, etc.). • You cannot copy videos or photos to the disc created on a [...]

25 Introdu cing Conf irm that the pa ckage co ntains the follo wing it ems. If any of thes e items are missing or da maged, plea se contact your de aler. The numb er in paren theses indicat es the numb er of items . VBD-MA1 (t his unit) AC adapter (1) USB cable (1) AC power cord (1) Operating I nstructions (this d ocument) (1 ) b Note • Use an AC[...]

26 Front an d sides A Memor y card slot (page 35) Insert a “ Memory Stick D uo” or SD Card he re. b Not e • You cannot use this slot as a memory card reader when connected to your computer. B Memory c ard ac cess L ED Lights a mber wh en accessing a mem ory card. C Disc tray (page 29) D Emer gency ej ect hol e If you canno t open the di sc tr[...]

27 Introdu cing Top pane l Rear panel A Display window Disp lays t he op eratio n scre en, and im ages fro m a con nected devic e or memory ca rd. B V / v / B / b / ENTER buttons (pag es 45, 54) C RETU RN bu tton ( page 38 , 56) If you want t o display the [Men u], press this button. D 1 (power) but ton (page 28) E (rec ord) bu tton ( pages 40, 49)[...]

28 1 Connect the supplied AC power cord to the AC adapter. 2 Insert the power plug of th e AC adapter into this unit’s DC IN connector . 3 Insert the p ower plug of the AC power cord i nto a power outlet. b Not es • Be sure to use the suppli ed AC power cord and the AC adapter. • Do not use damaged cables, such as cables with deformed connect[...]

29 Preparatio ns for R ecording 1 Press the Z (eject) button . The d isc tra y eject s. The disc t ray open s halfway. Op en it fully by ha nd. 2 Place the disc in the disc tray wi th its recording side d own, and push th e disc tray in th e direction of th e arrow. b Note • Do n ot touch the recording side of the dis c. Push t he dis c unti l it[...]

30 For types o f connec tion and set tings, see the “Con nection a nd setup” sec tion for your “Type o f copy m ode ( A - E )” on pages 10 t hrough 1 8. b Not es • Connect the AC adapter to the cam era if one is s upplied with the camera. • If you copy a large amount of video at one time, it will require more time to copy. If you do not[...]

31 Preparatio ns for R ecording 3 Check the USB connection on the camera. Sony digital video camera (such as Handycam ® ) The [ USB SELEC T] scree n appe ars. Be sur e to sel ect th e media that st ores i mages to recor d. Button names on the [USB SELECT] scre en z Hints • Dependin g on the model, USB connection m ay comp lete s imply by c onnec[...]

32 1 Turn on the camer a. b Not e • Connect the AC adapter to the cam era if one is s upplied with the camera. 2 Set th e camera to pl ayback mode. • Play back operation differs among camer as. For most camer as, switch the power/mode b utton to playback, PLAY/EDIT or VTR mode to play video. For details, refer to the operating instruc tions of [...]

33 Preparatio ns for R ecording 1 Turn on the video device. b Note • Connect the AC adapter to the camera if one is supplied wit h the camera. 2 Operate the video device to s tart playback of video . • Playback operation differs among vi deo devices. For most cameras, switch the power/mode butt on to playback, PLAY/EDIT or VTR mode to play vide[...]

34 AUDIO IN connec tors Multi p ort (or use multi output station ) VIDEO IN conne ctor USB/AV cable for mult i-use terminal (supplied with camera or sold separ ately) Connecti ng a camera with multi por t: Connect ing a video dev ice: AUDIO IN connec tors To AU DIO/V IDEO OUT connect ors VIDEO IN conne ctor Audio/vi deo cable (not supplied)[...]

35 Preparatio ns for R ecording Insert a memory card i nto the memory card slot. Push the mem ory card into t he slot until you hea r a click. To rem ove, push the card and pull out . b Notes • Before use, check that the memory card is inserted correctly. If you push the memory card by force, this may cause damage to both the memory card and this[...]

36 You can ope rate this unit in t wo di fferen t way s: Fol lowin g the mess age in the disp lay, and sele ctin g the opt ion f rom th e menu . After the power is turned on, this unit automatica lly detect s an inserted memory card, disc, and the input signals from con nected dev ices. A message indic ating how to prepa re for recordi ng then app [...]

37 Preparatio ns for R ecording If a record ed disc is inserted If you insert a recorded disc , the disc inform ation will appe ar. Press the ENTE R button to proc eed. To ch ange t he disc to other o ne, press the Z (eject ) button to eje ct the curre nt disc. When m ultiple im age typ es are re corded in a conne cted came ra or ins erted memory c[...]

38 The [Men u] dis play ap pears when th e RETURN bu tton i s presse d aft er the p ower is turned on . You c an per form recor ding pro cedures manually by sel ecting o ptions fr om the me nu. To co py vid eos or photos by op eratin g the m enu Press the RETU RN butto n to display [Men u], and follow th e procedu re below. 1 Press V or v to select[...]

39 Preparatio ns for R ecording 3 Press V or v to select the input. According to t he copy type select ed in step 2, input opti ons will differ. Only selec table inputs wi ll appea r. If you select [Photo b Disc] in step 1, or [HD b HD] in step 2, only [USB] and [Mem ory Card] will appear. If you select [HD b SD] in step 2, only [VIDE O IN] will ap[...]

40 By connec ting a camer a to this unit vi a USB cabl e, or ins erti ng a memory ca rd into the mem ory card slot, H D (High Defi nition) video or SD (Stand ard Defini tion) video can b e reco rded as is. b Not e • See “Supported/unsupported devices , images and discs” on page 23 previously. 1 Prepare for record ing. Initi ally, turn on this[...]

41 Copying Videos E Number of required discs 3 Press the (record) button to start recording. This unit starts the record ing process. The foll owing appears in the dis play window. If the contents do not fit onto a sing le disc The disc will be ejecte d automa tically whe n it bec ome s full, a nd th e mess age “Inser t a blank dis c.” ap pears[...]

42 If you select c opy mode [Select Vid eos] in step 2 (page 40), select [Thu mbnail] or [Shootin g Date]. 1 Press V or v to select [Thumbnail] or [Shooting Date], and press the ENTER but ton. 2 Press B / V / v / b to select the thumbnai l or shooti ng date you wish to copy, and press t he ENTER but ton to mar k. Pres sing the EN TER button togg le[...]

43 Copying Videos This m ode allows y ou to rec ord video fro m a camera on to a disc by sim ply pre ssing DIS C BURN o n the cam era. You ca n record addi tional video on to a disc that has been p reviou sly re corde d on, as with copyin g only new videos (p age 40). 1 Turn on thi s unit (pag e 28) and insert a disc (p age 29). 2 Turn on the camer[...]

44 4 Touch DISC BURN o n the camera’s LCD screen, or press the DISC BURN ( ) b utton on the camcorder. This un it star ts the reco rdin g proce ss. If the came ra’s media has both HD (High Definition) and SD (Sta ndard Definition ) videos: HD ( High D efinition) videos are recor ded ont o the di sc (page 24). b Not es • Depending on the camer[...]

45 Copying Videos By connec ting a camer a to this uni t via DV (i.LIN K) cabl e, you can c opy vid eo record ed on a DV tape to di sc. 1 Prepare for recording. Init ially, turn on this uni t (page 28), ins ert a d isc (p age 29 ) and co nnect a DV (i.LINK) cable for recording (pa ge 32). z Hint • If all the preparations are complete f or copying[...]

46 B Copy mode [ Full ] With a sin gle touc h of the (reco rd) button , you can c opy all videos reco rded on a t ape t o a disc. This uni t auto mati cally control s pla yback o n th e connec ted camer a. [ Manual ] You can c opy videos to a disc w hile cont rolli ng pl ayba ck manu all y on t he connec ted camer a (page 46). 7 Press the (record) [...]

47 Copying Videos The foll owing appears in the dis play window. To pau se reco rding Press the (reco rd) button durin g recording. To resume recording, press the (recor d) button ag ain. z Hint • Thi s unit starts and stops recording automatically as i t detects video input signals from a connected video device. For example: – When you press t[...]

48 7 Press V or v to select [Yes] and press the ENTER button. Wh en fina lizin g has co mple ted, the disc tray opens. b Not es • Start recor ding immediately afte r inserting a disc. The recording process may take a few seconds to start after pressing the ( record) button if the disc was inser ted more than 10 minutes prior to starti ng. • Whe[...]

49 Copying Videos By co nnecting a c amera or vide o device to this unit via an audio/vi deo cable, you can copy vid eos from pra ctically any c amera o r video devi ce to a disc. You ca n copy videos of H D (High Definiti on) quality to a disc by down- conver ting to SD (Standa rd Defin ition). The cr eated di sc will be pl ayable on mos t DVD pla[...]

50 The fo llow ing a ppe ars i n the disp lay window . To pause recording Press the (rec ord) butto n during record ing. To resume re cording, pre ss the (reco rd) butt on agai n. 7 Press the (stop) butto n to stop recording. 8 To record an ad ditional video, repeat steps 6 and 7. 9 Press the Z (eject) button to eject the disc when recording is com[...]

51 Copy ing P hotos You ca n copy photo s onto a disc from a cam era c onn ected to th is u nit, o r a memo ry card i nserte d into t he memo ry card slot, with a sin gle touc h of the (r ecord) button . You ca n also copy ph otos selected by vie wing th umb nails . b Note • See “ Supported/unsuppor ted devices, images and discs” on page 23 p[...]

52 3 Press the (record) button to start recording. This un it star ts the reco rdin g proce ss. The fo llow ing a ppe ars i n the disp lay window . If the contents do no t fit onto a single dis c The disc wi ll be e jected au tomatica lly when it becomes f ull, a nd the messag e “Ins ert a blan k disc. ” appear s. Remov e the creat ed disc and [...]

53 Copy ing P hotos If you select copy mode [Sel ect Photos] in step 2 (pag e 51), select [ Thumbna il] or [Shootin g Date]. 1 Press V or v to select [Thu mbnail] or [Shooting Date] and press the ENTER butt on. 2 Press B / V / v / b to select the viewin g thumbna il or s hootin g date you want to copy and press the ENTER button to mark. Pressing th[...]

54 You can check the i nfor mation , such as type of recorde d content s, remai ning capaci ty, etc., a bout a d isc crea ted with thi s unit. Y ou can che ck images by playing b ack SD (Standar d Definition) videos or photos. b Not es • You cannot play back disc s created with a video device other than this unit. This unit does not support playb[...]

55 Preview ing disc To prev iew SD (Standa rd Def inition ) vide os Press V or v to select [Preview Vi deo], and pre ss the ENT ER but ton. The Disc Me nu appear s. If the di sc is no t finalize d, the Disc Men u is not displayed and pl ayback o f the video start s. Press V / v / B / b to selec t the tit le you wan t to prev iew, and press the ENTE[...]

56 You can ch ange t he v ariou s se ttings for creating discs in the Setup Menu sc reen. 1 Turn on this unit and press the RETURN button. The [Men u] dis play ap pears . 2 Press V or v to select [Setup], and press the ENTER button. 3 Press V or v to select a menu item to confirm or change, and press the ENTER button. c indi cates the de fault sett[...]

57 Setup Spec ify th e time inte rval at which chapte rs are crea ted auto matical ly on a disc. Auto Ch apter is ava ilab le when you us e the DV IN connector or VIDEO IN connector to conne ct your vid eo device . OFF No chapters are inser ted. c 5 minutes Inserts c hapters a t approxima tely 5-minu te intervals . 10 mi nutes Inserts cha pters at [...]

58 3 Press V or v to select [Yes] and press the EN TER button. This unit starts fina lizing the d isc. When the mess age [Comp leted .] appear s, fin alizin g has compl eted . b Not e • It takes a few minutes to finaliz e a disc. Depending on the content s of a disc, f inalizing may take tim e. You can er ase all cont ent reco rded on a DVD+RW, D[...]

59 Setup ON The uni t is auto matica lly tur ned off. This unit automat ically plays a d emo when it is not opera ted for a set period of time. OFF Disables t he demo. c ON Enable s the demo . Set the appropr iate colo r system f or the camera used to record or the output signal from c onnected video device. NTSC Set this when you copy vi deos reco[...]

60 You can co nnect th is unit t o a computer using the sup plied USB ca ble. 1 Connect the supplied AC power cord, the AC adapter, and this unit (page 28) . 2 Turn on this un it. 3 Turn on the comput er. 4 Connect the comput er to this unit. This uni t is detected an d identif ied by the comp uter. [P C Mode] appears in the display win dow. b Not [...]

61 Using with a Co mputer The icon appears on the taskbar when this un it is recog nized by the c omputer . To disc onn ect this unit fr om th e comp uter , use the icon. b Note • Depending on the operating syst em, operation method or displaye d icon may vary. 1 Click the icon on th e taskbar. The “Sa fely remo ve USB Ma ss Storag e Devi ce”[...]

62 When using as a n external di sc drive, availabl e functions on Windows diff er depending on version or e dition. You ne ed to install a com merciall y availabl e software for BD/DVD/C D drive dep ending on the application. (Software fo r BD/DVD/C D drive is not sup plied.) For details on re quiremen ts for using an ex ternal drive, refe r to th[...]

63 Using with a Co mputer b Notes • The info rmation s hown h erein is for re ferenc e purposes only, and does not p rovide any guarantees regarding operation or functions, using Windows, software, or this unit. • When using software, it is necessary to meet system requirements imposed by the software, as well as the requirements specifi ed by [...]

64 If you ex perience an y of the foll owing diff icult ies wh ile usi ng th is unit , use this trouble shooting guide to help remedy t he problem be fore reque sting repairs. Ref er also to the opera ting instructio ns of your camera or video device s. To create a DVD by down-converting an HD (High Definition) video • Connec t a camera to this u[...]

65 Troubles hooting/R eferences • Make sure that [VIDEO IN] is s elected f or input. T o select t he input ma nually, ope rate from the [M enu] scre en (page 3 8). • Di sconnect all cabl es. Turn this uni t and video device off, then on a gain. Rec onnect the video dev ice to this unit. The number o f discs required does not appear on t he scre[...]

66 Cannot record to this disc b y the selected operation. • Usable discs dif fer dependin g on t ype of content and recording method ( pages 23, 67). For exampl e: – SD ( Standard Definitio n) video stored on a camer a connected with a USB cabl e cannot be re corded to DVD+R DL disc. – SD (Standard Defini tion) vid eo cannot be recorded to BD[...]

67 Troubles hooting/R eferences The followi ng writable discs are compatible with t his unit. However, not all disc operations are sup ported. Suppor ted Di scs an d Memor y Cards Discs Disc ty pe Usabl e discs Supported v ersions Reco rding PC m ode BD-R Up to 6× media* 1 * 2 BD-R DL Up to 6× media BD-RE Up to 2× media* 1 BD-RE DL Up to 2× med[...]

68 Notes on usin g di scs • Use round discs onl y. Do not u se odd- shaped di scs (stars, he arts, card shape, et c.) as it may damage t his un it. • The quality of commercial ly-made recor dable discs ca n vary. Sub-stan dard discs may no t record no rmally. • Some reco rded discs can not be play ed on playb ack device s due to the recor din[...]

69 Troubles hooting/R eferences This un it has slots fo r the fo llowing mem ory card s. However, not all memory car d operat ions are sup ported. • SD Memory Card * 1 • SDHC Mem ory Card * 2 • SDXC Mem ory Card * 3 Notes on usin g memory cards • Sli de the writ e protec t swit ch with a thin imp lement. • Use y our cam era to form at a m[...]

70 When re cording video , the length of time requi red for recor ding depends on t he REC mo de setting (su ch as FX , HD FH, SP, etc.) o n a camera u sed to sh oot the v ideo, and the numb er of scen es the vide o contai ns. Typ ically , more ti me is requi red to reco rd vid eos onto a disc if the video was r ecorded with a hig her imag e qual i[...]

71 Troubles hooting/R eferences The ch art be low pr ovides a gen eral est imate of dis c spac e (rec ordab le tim e) ava ilable for record ing videos onto a disc. (Minimum re cordable ti me is in parent heses.) Recordi ng HD (High Definition ) video Reco rdabl e tim e depe nds on t he REC mo de sett ing on the came ra. * BD-R DL or BD-RE DL provid[...]

72 b Not e • A Blu-ray Disc and DVD (AVCHD disc) cannot be played on an AVCHD incompatible DVD player or recorder. Do not insert these discs in the DVD player or recorder. The DVD player or recorder may fail to eject the disc, and erase its contents. About Creat ed Disc s Characte ristic of d isc Blu-ray Disc™ • Using a Blu- ray Disc enable s[...]

73 Troubles hooting/R eferences This unit creat es a disc men u on the reco rded di sc. The Disc Menu is dis played eac h time a disc is insert ed into a pl ayback device an d can be used to selec t vide os from da tes or thumb nails. Accordi ng to the type of disc being created and th e device conn ection used for reco rding, disc confi gurat ion [...]

74 • The Disc Menu di splays th umbnails of the titles c reated a t point s in th e video where the shoo tin g date chang es. For each tit le, chapters (bre akpoints of a vi deo on the disc) a re automat ically creat ed by scene be tween the point wh ere you start and stop shooting on the camer a. • If you copy video s recorded in a vari ety of[...]

75 Troubles hooting/R eferences Discs re corded p hotos • When co pying ph otos to a disc, new file n umbers ar e assigned to the reco rded phot os in the order the y are copi ed to the di sc. • The record ed phot os are stored in a fol der “ sss VBD MA” crea ted under the “DCIM” folder o n the di sc. (Example : “100VB DMA”, “101V[...]

76 Opera tion and st orage con ditions Avoi d usi ng or s tori ng thi s uni t in hot or humid lo cations, or plac es where it might be subjec t to severe vibr ation or direc t sunlight. Clea ning Use a soft , dry clot h to cle an the ext ernal surfaces of th is unit. Do not us e an abrasive, disposable c loth such as paper towel s, as they may da m[...]

77 Additi onal In formatio n Crea table d iscs • DVD (D VD+R/+RW/ -R/-RW) Standa rd Definition (SD) video recordi ng High De finition (HD) vi deo recor ding Photo r ecording • D VD ( DVD+ R DL ) Standa rd Definition (SD) video recordi ng • Blu-ray Disc (BD-R/R E) High De finition (HD) vi deo recor ding Photo r ecording Recordabl e discs* 1 BD[...]

78 12cm disc (BD, DVD, CD), 8cm disc (DVD, CD) DV IN* 1 4-pin i .LINK (I EEE1394), S100, D VC-SD input VIDEO IN 1 Vp-p/75 ohm s AUDIO IN 2 Vrms (Impe dance more than 47 kilohm s) USB port Type A * 2 Type mini B * 3 Memory c ard slot * “Memo ry Stick Duo” SD Memory Card LCD mon itor 2.7 ty pe TFT d rive Power DC 12 V (supplied from t he DC I N j[...]

79 Nume rics 1080/6 0p ..... .... ....... ....... ....... 2 3 3D photo .... .................... 22, 53 3D vid eo ..... ....... ...... ....... ..... 2 3 A ARW fil e ........ ....... ....... . 22, 23 AUDIO IN conn ectors......... 34 Audio/v ideo cabl e......... ....... 33 Auto Chapt er .. ....... ....... .... ... 57 Auto Fin alizi ng ...... ....... [...]

80 S Scene ..... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... 73 SD (Standard Definition) discs ... ....... ..... ....... ...... ..... .... 73 SD (Standard Definition) video .. ..... ....... ....... ...... ..... .... 20 SD Card ...... ..... ....... ....... ...... 69 Select input .......... .......... 39, 45 Select Pho tos 3D ...... ..... ....... ...... ....[...]

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