Sony HDRCX350E Bedienungsanleitung

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    4-171-500- 12 (1) Digital HD Video Camera Recor der “Handycam ” Handbook  2010 Sony Corporation HDR-CX300/CX350/CX350V/ CX370/XR350/XR350V T able of contents 9 Getting started 12 Recording/Playback 20 Making good use of your camcorder 39 Saving images with an external device 52 Customizing your camcorder 61 Additional information 85 Quick re[...]

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    2 US Read this first Supplied items The num bers in ( ) are the sup plied quan tity .  AC A daptor (1)  P ower co rd (Ma ins lead) (1)  Componen t A/V cable (1)   A/V connecting cable (1)   USB cable (1)   W ireless Remo te Commander (1) A butt on-type lithium bat tery is already installed. Remove the insula tion sheet be[...]

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    3 US About language setting The on-screen displa ys in each local language are used for illu strating the opera ting procedur es. Change the screen languag e before u sing the camcor der if necessary (p. 16). On recording T o ensur e stable operatio n of the memory card, it is recomm ended to initialize the memory card with yo ur camcorder befo re [...]

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    4 US When the camcoder is connected to a computer or accessories Do not try to format the reco rding media of the camcorder u sing a comp uter . If you do so , your camcorder m ay not o perate correctly . When connecting the camco rder to ano ther device with communica tion cables, be sure to insert the connector plug in the co rrect way . Pushing [...]

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    5 US When using a sh oulder belt (sold separate ly), do not crash the camco rder agains t an object. Do not use your camco rder in very loud areas. On the drop sensor (HDR- XR350/ XR350V ) T o protect the internal har d disk from shock by dro pping, the camco rder has a dr op sensor f unction (p. 84). W hen a drop occurs, or under a non-gravi ty co[...]

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    6 US Operation flow Getting star ted (p. 12) Prepar e the power source a nd memory card. Recording movies and photos (p . 20) Recording mo vies  p . 20  Changing the reco rding mode (p . 25)  E xpected recording time (MEDI A INFO, p . 79) Shooting pho tos  p . 22 Playing movies and phot os Playback on the camco rder  p . 28 Playing i[...]

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    7 US Advic e for succ essful rec ording  T o get good results in recording Stabilizing your camcorder When yo u hold the camcor der , keep your upper body uprigh t, and hold yo ur arms close to yo ur body . The SteadySh ot function is effective against ca mera-shake, however , it is essential that you no t move the cam corder . Zooming smoothly [...]

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    8 US  Useful recor ding techniques Capturing images beautifully without troublesome setting INTELLIGENT A UTO(24) Focusing on the child on the left side of the screen Prioritizing the sub ject(26) SPOT FOCUS(68) Capturing photos during movie recording Dual Rec(27) Smile Shu tter (27) Recording in a dimly-lit room LOW L UX(72) Capturing fireworks[...]

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    9 T able of contents US T able of cont ents Read this first ......................................................................................... 2 Notes on use . ................................................................................ 4 Operation flow . ...................................................................................[...]

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    10 US Mak ing good use of your camcor der Deleting movies and photos .................................................................... 39 Prot ecting recorded movies and photos (P rotect) . ........................................ 40 Dividing a movie . ................................................................................. 41 Capturing[...]

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    11 T able of contents US PLA YBACK (Items for pla yback) .................................................................. 76 EDIT (Items for editing) ........................................................................... 78 OTHERS (Items for other settings) .................................................................. 78 MANAGE MEDIA (I[...]

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    12 US Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the battery pack HDR -CX300/CX350/CX350V/CX370 HDR -XR350/XR350V Battery pack DC IN jack DC plug Pow er cord (Mains lead) T o the wall outlet (wall socket) AC Adaptor /CHG (flash/charge) lamp Battery pack /CHG (flash/charge) lamp AC Adaptor T o the wall outlet (wall socket) Pow er cord (Mains lead) DC plug D[...]

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    13 Getting started US Y ou can charge the “ InfoLITHIU M“ battery pack (V series) after attachin g it to yo ur camcor der . Notes Y ou cannot a ttach an y “Inf oLITHIUM” ba ttery pack other than the V series to your camco rder . 1 T urn off your camcorder by closing the L CD screen. 2 Attach the battery pack by aligning the battery terminal[...]

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    14 US T o remove the ba ttery pack Close the LCD screen. Pushing the PUSH (ba ttery release) butto n (  ), remo ve the batt ery pack in the direction of the arr ow (  ). T o use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power sour ce Make the same co nnections as “ Step 1: Char ging the battery pack. ” Even if the bat tery pack is attach ed, the b[...]

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    15 Getting started US Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camcorder is turned o n and the lens co ver is opened. T o turn on your camcor der when the LCD screen is open, press PO WER . 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. T o s et the date and t[...]

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    16 US Notes The date an d time does not appear d uring recordin g, but they are a uto matically recor ded on the recordin g media, and can be display ed during playback. T o display the dat e and time, touc h (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [PLA YBA CK SET] (under [PLA YBA CK] catego ry)  [DA T A CODE]  [D A TE/TIME]    . Y ou can turn[...]

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    17 Getting started US Step 3: P reparing the recording media The recor ding media that can be used differs depending on y our camco rder . The following icons ar e displa yed on the screen of y our camcor der . HDR -CX300/CX350/CX350V/CX370 * In ternal memory Memo ry card HDR -XR350/XR350V * In ternal hard disk M emory card * In the defaul t settin[...]

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    18 US  T ouch [ YES]  . The recor ding medium is cha nged. T o check the recording media settings In either mo v ie recor ding mode or pho to recor ding mode, the media icon of the selected recor ding media is displa yed at the to p right corner of the screen. The icon displa yed may va ry dep ending on yo ur model. Inser ting a memor y card [...]

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    19 Getting started US Open the cover , and inser t the memor y card with the nothched edge in the direction as illustrated until it clicks. Close the cover after inserting the memory card. The [Creat e a new Image Da tabase File.] screen ma y appear if yo u insert a new memory card. I n that case, to uch [YES]. If yo u recor d only pho tos on the m[...]

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    20 US Recording/Playback Recording In the defa ult setting, movies a re recor ded with high definition image quali ty (HD) on the followin g media. HDR -CX300/CX350/CX350V/CX370: Internal memory HDR -XR350/XR350V : Internal hard di sk Tips T o change the recordin g media, see page 17. 1 F asten the grip belt. 2 Open the L CD screen of your camcorde[...]

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    21 Recording/Playback US T o stop recor ding, pr ess ST ART/STOP a gain. Y ou can stop r ecording also b y touching  in the bot tom left of LCD screen. The icons an d indicator s on the LCD panel will be display ed for abou t 3 seconds, then disappear after turning on yo ur camcor der or switching the r ecording (m ovie/photo)/p layback modes. T[...]

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    22 US Tips See page 96 on the recorda ble time of movies. Y ou can reco rd phot os during movie r ecording b y pressin g PHOTO fully (Dual Rec, p. 27). When a face is detected, a white frame a ppe ars and the imag e quality aro und the face is optimized a ut omatically ([F ACE DETECTION], p . 72). Y ou can specify the priority face by to uching it [...]

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    23 Recording/Playback US  Press PHO TO lightly to adjust the f ocus, then press it fully . Y ou can recor d photos also by t ouching on the LCD screen. When disappears, the pho to is recor ded. Tips See page 98 on the recorda ble number of p hotos. T o change the image size, to uch (MENU)  [Show others]  [ IMAGE SIZE] (under [PHOTO S ETTIN[...]

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    24 US Useful functions for recor ding movies and photos Zooming Y ou can magnify images up to 17 times the original size with the power zoom lever . Y ou can magnify images also with the / on the LCD screen. Mo ve the power zoom lever s lightly for a slower zoom. M ove it further for a fast er zoom. Notes Be sure to keep your finger o n the power z[...]

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    25 Recording/Playback US Camera-shak e detection (W alk), (T r ipod) The camcor der detects whether camera- shake occurs or not, a nd makes the optim um compensa tion. Notes The camcor der may not det ect the expec ted scene or subject, depending on the r ecording condition s. Y ou cannot use the flash depending on the scenes detected. T o cancel I[...]

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    26 US of the media is chan ged depending on recor ding mode.  T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [ REC MODE] (under [SHOOTING SET ] categor y).  T ouch a desired setting . If yo u want t o record high q uality images with the high definition imag e quality (HD), select the FX or FH mode. If yo u want t o record lo nger movies, select the LP [...]

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    27 Recording/Playback US Notes The face you to uched may no t be detected, depending on the surro unding brightness o r hairstyle of the sub ject. In this case, touch the face again when you r ecord. Tips The double-lined frame a round a face targ eted for possible smile detection sho t turns oran ge. If the face you t ouched disap pears from the L[...]

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    28 US Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies a nd photos tha t are r ecorded on the f ollowing r ecording m edia are pla yed. HDR -CX300/CX350/CX350V/CX370: Internal memory HDR -XR350/XR350V : Internal hard di sk Tips T o change the recordin g media, see page 17. 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camcorder is turn[...]

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    29 Recording/Playback US  / : Displays the p revious/next mo vie.  Returns to the reco rding screen. *  is display ed when  is touched. appears when the stan dard definition imag e quality (STD) mo vie is selected with [ / SET] (p . 25). Y ou can scroll the displa y by to uching and dragging  or  .  appears wi th the movie or p[...]

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    30 US T o adjust the sound volume of movies While playin g back movies, to uch  adjust with /  . Y ou can also adjust the sound v olume b y using / in the OPTI ON MENU . Viewing photos Y our camcorder displa ys t he selected photo . Tips When viewing phot os recorded o n the memory card, (playback folder) appears o n the screen.    T[...]

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    31 Recording/Playback US Useful functions for playing movies and photos Searching for desir ed images by date (Date Index) Y ou can search for desir ed images by da te efficiently . Notes Y ou cannot use the Dat e Index function for photos o n the memory card.  Press ( VIE W IMAGES). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears.  T ouch  [DA TE INDEX][...]

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    32 US Tips Y ou can also display the F ilm Roll Index by touching (MENU)  [Sho w others]  [VIEW IMA GES] (under [PLA YBACK] catego ry)  [ FILM ROLL]. Searching for desir ed scene by face (F ace Index) The face images detected or t ouched during movie reco rding ar e displa yed on the INDEX screen. Y ou can play back the movie fro m the sel[...]

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    33 Recording/Playback US T o stop Highlight Playback T o pause, touch . T o stop , touch or . T o change the settings for Highlight Playback After touchin g [ HIGHLIGHT], to uch [HIGHLIGHT S ET] before the H ighlight Playback starts. Y ou can set following it ems. [PLA YBA CK RANGE] Set the range of mo vies to be played by selecting the from and to[...]

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    34 US T o erase the saved Highlight Playback scenario T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [ SCEN ARIO ERASE] (under [ED IT] catego ry)  [ERASE] and select a scenario you wan t to erase w ith / , t hen touch  [YES]   . T o eras e all scenarios, touch (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [ SCEN ARIO ERASE] (under [EDIT] categ ory)  [ERASE ALL[...]

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    35 Recording/Playback US Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) T ouch on the photo playback screen. The slide sho w begins from the selected photo . T o stop the slide show T ouch . T o restart the slide show T ouch again. Notes Y ou cannot o perate playback zoom d uring slide show . Tips Y ou can set contin uous slide sho w playback by sele[...]

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    36 US Playing images on a T V Connection methods and the image quality (high definition (HD) or sta ndard definition (STD)) viewed on the TV screen differ depending on what type of TV is connected, and the co nnectors used. Connecting a T V using [ T V CONNECT Guide] Y ou can connect your camco rder to the TV easily following the in structions disp[...]

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    37 Recording/Playback US T ypes of connection cables between your camcorder and T V Connecting to a high definition T V Componen t A/V Cable (supp lied) HDMI Cable (sold separat ely) Connecting to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV Componen t A/V Cable (supp lied) A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (sold separately) A/V connecting cable (su[...]

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    38 US Notes When you p lay back standar d definition image quality (STD) mo vies on a 4:3 TV that is not compa tible with the 16:9 signal, recor d movies with 4:3 aspect ratio. T ouch (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [OTHER REC SET] (under [SHOOTING SET] categ ory)  [ WIDE SELECT]  [4:3]    (p. 74). Tips If you co nnect your camco rder [...]

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    Making good use of your camcorder 39 US Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deleting movies and p hotos fro m recor ding media. Notes Y ou cannot r estore ima ges once they are deleted. Sav e important mo vies and pho tos in advance. Do not remo ve the batt ery p ack or the A C Ada ptor fro m yo[...]

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    40 US Pr otec ting recor ded movies and photos (Pr otec t) Pro tect movies and ph otos to a void deleting them by mistake. Tips Y ou can pro tect movies and ph otos on the playback screen from OPTIO N MENU . 1 T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [PROTECT ] (under [EDIT ] category). 2 T o protect movies, t ouch [ PROTECT ]  [ PROTECT ]/[ PROTECT [...]

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    41 Making good use of your camcorder US T o undo the protection of movies and photos T ouch the movie or p hoto ma rked with  in step 3.  disappears. T o protect all the movies and photos recorded on the same da y at one time Notes Y ou cannot select [ PRT . by date] f or still images reco rded on the memory card.  In step 2, to uch [ PROT[...]

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    42 US Capturing a photo from a movie 1 T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [PHOT O CAPTURE] (under [EDIT ] categor y). The [PHOT O CAPTURE] screen appears. 2 T ouch the movie to be captured . The selected movie starts playback. 3 T ouch at the point where you want to captur e. The movie pa uses. Play and pa use toggles as you pr ess . 4 T ouch . Wh[...]

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    43 Making good use of your camcorder US 5 T ouch  . Notes The image size is fixed depending on the ima ge quality of the mo vie: [ 2.1M] with high definition image quality (HD) [ 0.2M] in 16:9 (wide) with standard definition image quali ty (STD) [V GA(0.3M)] in 4:3 with standard definitio n image quality (S TD) The recor ding medium where yo u w[...]

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    44 US  T ouch  [ YES]   . Tips T o check the dubbed movies after dubb ing is finished, select [MEMOR Y CARD] on [MO VIE MED I A SET] and p lay them back (p . 17). Copying photos Y ou can copy pho tos from the in ternal recor ding media of the camco rder to memory card. Insert a memory card in to your cam corder before the o peration. No[...]

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    45 Making good use of your camcorder US  Select the photo to be copied. [COPY by select]: T ouch the photo t o be copied, and ma rk with . Y ou can select multiple ph otos. Press a nd hold the image do wn on the screen to confirm the image. T ouch to return to the p revious screen. [COPY by da te]: Select the recording date o f the photo to be c[...]

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    46 US Playing the Playlist  T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [PLA YLIST ] (under [PLA YBACK] categor y). Mo vies added to the Playlist a ppear .  T ouch the movie you wan t to play back. The Playlist is p layed back fro m the selected movie to the end, then the screen returns to the P laylist screen. T o erase unnecessary movies from the P[...]

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    47 Making good use of your camcorder US  T ouch  [YES]   . Tips Even if y ou erase a movie from a P laylist, the original movie is not de leted. T o change the order within the Playlist  T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [PLA YLIST EDIT] (under [EDIT] categ ory).  T ouch [ MOVE]/[ M OVE].  S elect t he movie to be mo ved. The[...]

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    48 US Setting the GPS function Set the GPS switch to ON ( ap pears on the LCD screen). Y our camcorder starts tr ying to triangulat e. When yo ur camcor der triangulates successfully , it will record the location info rmation a t the time movies and pho tos were r ecorded. Notes U s e the GPS function in outdoors. The camcorder m ay not be able t o[...]

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    49 Making good use of your camcorder US Acquiring the current loca tion information Y ou can display the curren t location on a map . S et the GPS switch to ON so tha t your camcor der can acquire the curren t location informa tion. T ouch ( Y OUR L OC A TION) on the recording scr een. The current locatio n is displa yed and marked a t the center o[...]

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    50 US  T ouch the image marker where you recor ded the movies and photos to be play ed back. The image ma rker turns r ed. The movies or p hotos r ecorded at tha t location ar e display ed on the left of the screen.  T ouch the desired movie or photo . Playback starts from the selected scene. Notes The map alwa ys displays the n orth at the t[...]

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    51 Making good use of your camcorder US Adjusting the clock and the area automatically (A UTO CL OCK ADJ/ A UTO AREA ADJ) Y our camcorder can ma intain accurat e time and com pensate f or time difference aut oma tically , by acquiring time and location info rmation fro m GPS.  T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [CL OCK/ LANG] (under [GENERAL SE[...]

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    52 US Saving images with an external device Saving images in external media (DIREC T COP Y ) Y ou can save mo vies and pho tos on external media (USB stora ge device), such as an external hard disk driv e. Y ou can also play back images on the ca mcorder o r another playback device. Notes For this o peration, you n eed the USB Ada ptor Cable VMC-U [...]

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    53 Saving images with an external device US 6 After the operation is completed , touch on the camcorder screen. Notes The number o f scenes you can save o n the external media are as follo ws. Ho wever , even if the external media has free space, you canno t save scenes exceeding the fo llowing num ber . High definition image q uality (HD) movies: [...]

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    54 US where the external media is connected with [Settings]. Notes The Date I ndex and Ma p Index (HD R - CX350V/XR350V) of phot os cannot be display ed. If your ca mcorder does not r ecognize the external media, tr y the following o perations. Reconnect the USB Ada ptor Cab le to your camcorder If the external media has the A C power cable, connec[...]

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    55 Saving images with an external device US Ordinary DVD device Player DVD pla yer Compu ter that can pla y DVDs, etc. Creating devic e DVD writer , DVDirect Expr ess (p. 55) DVD writer , other than DVDir ect Express (p . 58) Di sc recorder , etc. (p . 59) Disc type Standar d definition image quali ty (STD) disc       Notes Always[...]

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    56 US  Inser t an unused disc into the DVD writer , and close the disc tray . The [DISC BURN] scr een appears o n the camcor der screen.  Press (DISC BURN) on the DVD writer . Mo vies recor ded on the internal recor ding media that ha ve not been saved on a ny discs will be recorded ont o the disc. When there a re unsaved high definition (HD)[...]

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    57 Saving images with an external device US  T ouch  [YES] on the camcor der screen. T o create another disc of the same cont ents, insert a new disc and touch [CREA TE SAME DISC].  A fter the operation is co mplet ed, touch [EXIT]  [END] on the camco rder screen.  Di sconnect the USB cable from y our camcor der . Notes Do not do an [...]

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    58 US Tips If you ca nnot pla y back created standa rd definition (STD) image q uality discs on an y DVD pla yer , connect the camcorder to the DVD writer , and then play bac k. Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer , etc., other than DVDirect Express U s e USB cable t o connect your camco rder to a disc creatio n dev[...]

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    59 Saving images with an external device US  Disconnect the USB cable. Creating a standar d definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder , etc. Y ou can dub images pla yed back on yo ur camcor der on a disc or video cassette, by conn ecting your camcor der to a disc recor der , a Sony DVD writer , etc., other than DVDir ect Express, with [...]

  • Seite 60

    60 US  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.  When dubbing is finished, stop the recording devic e, and then your camcorder . Notes Since dubb ing is performed via analog data transfer , the image quality ma y deteriorat e.[...]

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    Customizing your camc order 61 US Customizing y our camcorder Using menus U sing the menus, you ca n perform useful funct ions an d chang e various settings. I f you make good use of menu opera tions, yo u can enjo y using your ca mcorder . The camcor der has various men u items under each of eight men u categories. MANU AL SETTINGS (I tems to adju[...]

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    62 US Notes Y ou may no t be able to set some menu i tems, depending on the r ecording o r playback condi tions. Grayed o ut menu i tems or settings a re not a vailable. Tips Depending on the menu i tems being chan ged, your camco rder switc hes between playback mode and recordin g mode (movie/phot o). Using MY MENU Y ou can use the menu items m or[...]

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    63 Customizing your camc order US Using the OPTION MENU The OPTIO N MENU appears j ust like the pop-up windo w that a ppears when you righ t-click the mouse on a co mpu ter . When is display ed at bott om-right of the screen, y ou can use the OPTION MENU . Y ou touc h , and the menu it ems you ca n change in the co ntext appear .  T ouch (OPTION[...]

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    64 US Menu lists (MANU AL SET TINGS) category SCENE SELECTION 66 F ADER 66 WHITE BAL. 67 SPO T MTR/FCS 68 SPO T METER 68 SPO T FOCUS 68 EXPOSURE 68 FOCUS 69 TELE M ACRO 69 GOLF SHO T 69 SM TH SL W REC 70 (SHOOTING SET ) categor y / SET 25 REC MODE 25 GUIDEFRAME 71 STEADY SHOT 71 CONVERSION LENS 71 L OW LUX 72 F ACE DETEC TION 72 PRIORIT Y SE T TING[...]

  • Seite 65

    65 Customizing your camc order US (O THERS) category Y OUR LOCA TION * 1 49 USB CONNECT USB CONNECT* 2 58 USB CONNECT* 3 58 USB CONNECT 58 DISC BURN Operating Guide T V CONNECT Guide 36 MUSIC TOOL EMPT Y MUSIC 34 DOWNL OAD MUSIC 34 BA T TERY INFO 78 (MANAGE MEDIA ) category MEDIA SET TINGS MOVIE MEDIA SET 17 PHO T O MEDIA SE T 17 MEDIA INFO 79 MEDI[...]

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    66 US MANU AL SET TINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition) See “U sing men us ” (p. 61) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with  . SCENE SELEC TION Y ou can record imag es effectively in various situa tions.  AUT O Records imag es in average im age quality without the [SCENE S ELECTION] function. T WILIGHT* ( ) Main t[...]

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    67 Customizing your camc order US WHITE F ADER Fades in/ou t with the white effect. Out In BLACK F ADER Fades in/ou t with the black effect. Out In T o cancel the fader before starting the operation, t ouch [OFF]. Tips When you p ress ST ART/STO P , the setting is cleared. A movie reco rded using [BLA CK F ADER] may be difficu lt to see in the VIS [...]

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    68 US When the white balance has been set with [ONE PUSH], if the lighting co nditions changed b y bringing yo ur camcorder o utdoors from inside the ho use, or vice versa, you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] p rocedure to r eadjust the white balance. SPOT M TR/FCS (Spot meter/ focus) Y ou can adjust the brigh tness and focus for the selected subject s[...]

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    69 Customizing your camc order US FOCUS Y ou can adjust the focus man ually . Y ou can select this funct ion also when you wan t to focus on a certain subject inten t ionally . T ouch (nearby sub ject)/ (distant subject) to adju st the focus. T o adjust the focus au toma tically , touch [A UTO]. Notes When you set [FOCUS] to [MANU AL],  appears.[...]

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    70 US On the [GOLF SHO T] screen, frame the subject in the white guide frame in the center o f the screen, then press S T ART/ STOP . The 0.5 second poin t before S T AR T/ STOP is p ressed is assumed as the mo ment of impact, an d the period of 1.5 se conds before a nd 0.5 second after it (2 second s total) is recor ded. When im pact sound is dete[...]

  • Seite 71

    71 Customizing your camc order US SHOO TING SE T (Items for customized shooting) See “U sing men us ” (p. 61) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with  . / SET See page 25. REC MODE (Recording mode) See page 25. GUIDEFRAME Y ou can display the frame and c heck that the subject is horizon tal or vertical. The frame is not r e[...]

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    72 US L OW LUX Y ou can record b right color imag es, even in dim light.  OFF The LOW L UX function is not used. ON ( ) The LOW L UX function is used. F ACE DETEC TION Detects the faces of your sub jects and adj usts the focus/color/exposure aut oma tically . Also, it adj usts the image quality of face parts mo re finely , in t he case of the hi[...]

  • Seite 73

    73 Customizing your camc order US SMILE SENSITIVIT Y Sets the smile detection sensitivity using the Smile Shu tter function. HIGH Detects even a slight smile.  MEDIUM Detects a normal smile. L OW Detects a big smile. A UDIO REC SET  BL T -IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in z oom microphone) Y ou can record a mo vie with vivid sound app rop riate to the zo[...]

  • Seite 74

    74 US PHO TO SET TINGS (Items for recor ding photos) See “U sing men us ” (p. 61) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with  . SELF- TIMER Press P HOTO to s tart the count do wn. A photo is r ecorded a fter about 10 seconds.  OFF Cancels the self-timer . ON ( ) Starts the self-timer recordin g. T o c ancel the recordin g, [...]

  • Seite 75

    75 Customizing your camc order US STEAD YSHO T Y ou can compensat e for camera s hake. Set [ STEADY SH OT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tripod (sold separately), then the image becomes na tural.  ON The SteadySho t function is used. OFF ( ) The SteadySho t function is not used. FLASH MODE Y ou can select t he flash setting when you recor d photos u[...]

  • Seite 76

    76 US PLA YBACK (Items for playback) See “U sing men us ” (p. 61) on the operatio n. VISU AL INDEX See page 28. VIEW IMAGES  DA TE INDEX See page 31.  MAP (HDR-CX350V/XR350V ) See page 47.  FILM ROLL See page 31.  F ACE See page 32. PLA YLIST See page 45. HIGHLIGHT See page 32. SCENARIO See page 33. PLA YBACK SET  / SET See page [...]

  • Seite 77

    77 Customizing your camc order US  OFF Data code is not displa yed. DA TE/TIME Displays the da te and time. CAMERA DA T A Displays ca mera setting data. COORDINA TES * Displays coor dinates. * HDR -CX350V/XR350V DA TE/TIME  Date  Time CAMERA DA T A  SteadySho t off  Brightness  White balance  Gain  Shu tter speed  A pertu[...]

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    78 US EDIT (Items for editing) See “U sing men us ” (p. 61) on the operatio n. DELETE See page 39. SCENARIO ERASE See page 34. PROTECT See page 40. DIVIDE See page 41. PHOT O CAPTURE See page 42. MOVIE DUB See page 43. PHOT O COPY See page 44. PLA YLIST EDIT See page 45. O THERS (Items for other settings) See “U sing men us ” (p. 61) on the[...]

  • Seite 79

    79 Customizing your camc order US MANA GE MEDIA (Items for recor ding media) See “U sing men us ” (p. 61) on the operatio n. MEDIA SET TINGS See page 17. MEDIA INFO Y ou can check the remaining r ecordab le time for each r ecording mode of the recor ding media for mo vies and the app ro ximate free a nd used media space of the recordin g media.[...]

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    80 US or [EMPTY] when you use the camcorder next time. REP AIR IMG.DB F . See page 89, 94. GENERAL SE T (Other setup items) See “U sing men us ” (p. 61) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with  . SOUND/DISP SET  VOL UME Y ou can adjust the vol ume of pla yback sound by to uching / .  BEEP  ON A melody sounds when y[...]

  • Seite 81

    81 Customizing your camc order US If you o pen the LCD panel 180 degrees to face the screen outside and c lose the LCD panel to the camcor der body , the s etting becomes [NORMAL] au toma tically . Tips This adjustmen t does not affect the recor ded images in an y way .  L CD COL OR Y ou can adjust the colo r of the LCD screen by to uching / . T[...]

  • Seite 82

    82 US  COMPONENT Select [COMPONENT] when connecting your camco rder to a TV with the compo nent in put jack. 480i Select this when connecting your camcorder t o a TV with the component inpu t jack.  1080i/480i Select this when connecting your camcorder t o a TV that has the componen t inpu t jack and is capa ble of displa ying the 1080i signa[...]

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    83 Customizing your camc order US  DST SET/SUMMERTIME Y ou can change this setting wi thout stop ping the clock. Set to [ON] to mo ve the time forward 1 hour .  OFF Does not set the DST SET . ON Sets the DST SET .  LANGUA GE SET Y ou can select t he language t o be used on the LCD screen. Tips Y our camcor der offers [ENG[SIMP]] (simplifie[...]

  • Seite 84

    84 US Tips When you set this i tem to [ON] and to uch , the demonstra tion starts playing. The demonstra tion will be suspended: When you p ress ST ART/STO P or PHOT O When you t ouch the screen during the demonstra tion (The demon stration starts again after abou t 10 minut es) When you t urn on the (Phot o) lamp When you p ress (VIEW IMAGES)  [...]

  • Seite 85

    Additional information 85 US Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y problems using y our camcor der , follow the steps belo w .  Check the list (p. 85 to 95), and inspect your camcorder .  Disconnect the power source, attach the power sourc e again after about 1 minute, and turn the camcorder on.  Press RESET (p. 11[...]

  • Seite 86

    86 US The menu settings have changed automatically . The followin g menu it ems return to the default settings in m ore than 12 ho urs after you close the LCD screen. [SCENE SELECTION] [WHITE BAL.] [SPOT MTR/FCS] [SPOT METER] [SPOT FOCUS] [EXPOSURE] [FOCUS] [LOW L UX] [BL T -IN ZOOM MIC] [MICREF LEVEL] [A UTO BACK LI GHT] [DROP S ENSOR] (HDR -XR350[...]

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    87 Additional information US The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time. The amb ient tem perature is t oo high or too low . This is not a malfunction. The battery pack has not been char ged enough. Fully cha rge the bat tery again. If the prob lem persists, replace the bat tery pack with a n ew one (p . 106). The indic[...]

  • Seite 88

    88 US The tempera ture of y our camcor der is extremely high. T urn off your camcor der and leave it f or a while in a cool place. The tempera ture of y our camcor der is extremely lo w . T urn off your camco rder and take it to a warm place. Leav e the camcorder there for a while, then turn o n the camcorder . Photos cannot be recor ded. Y ou cann[...]

  • Seite 89

    89 Additional information US SteadyShot does not function. Set [ STEADY SHOT] to [A CTIVE] or [ST ANDARD], [ STEAD YS HOT] to [O N] (p. 71, 75). Even if [ STEADY SHOT] is set to [ACTIVE] o r [ST ANDARD], [ STEAD YS HOT] to [ON], y our camcor der may no t be able to com pensate fo r excessive vibratio ns. The subjects passing by the screen very fast[...]

  • Seite 90

    90 US Sound is quiet when the LCD screen is closed facing out. Open the LCD screen. When yo u record sound wi th [MICREF LE VEL] (p . 73) set to [LOW], the reco rded sound may be difficult to hear . Sounds cannot be reco rded while shooting with [SMTH SL W REC] or [GOLF SHOT]. The demonstration movies cannot be played. (HDR-CX350/CX350V/CX370/ XR35[...]

  • Seite 91

    91 Additional information US The image appears distorted on the 4:3 T V . This hap pens when viewing an image recorded in the 16:9 (wide) mode on a 4:3 TV . S et [TV T YPE] correctly (p. 81) an d play back the image. Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen of the 4:3 T V. This hap pens when viewing an imag e recorded in the 16:9 (wid[...]

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    92 US Cannot use Because of following settings [PRIORITY SETTING]/ [SMILE DETECTION]/ [SMILE SENSITIVITY] [GOLF SHO T], [SMTH SL W REC], [ DIGIT AL ZOOM], [SPOT MTR/FCS], [SPOT METER], [SPO T FOCUS], [EXPOSURE], [FOCUS], [T WILIGHT], [SUNRISE&S UNSET], [FIREW ORKS], [LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT], [BEA CH], [SNO W], [WHITE BAL.], [ F ADER], [ SELF- T[...]

  • Seite 93

    93 Additional information US ( Warning indicator pertaining to memory card) Slow flashing Free spaces fo r recor ding images ar e running out. F or the type of memory card yo u can use with your camco rder , see page 18. N o memo ry card is inserted (p. 18). F ast flashing There ar e not enough free spaces fo r recordin g images. After sto ring the[...]

  • Seite 94

    94 US Description of warning messages If messag es appear o n the screen, follow the instructions. Recording media Internal memory format error . HDD format error . The internal reco rding media of the camcor der is set differently fro m the default forma t. Perfo rming [MEDI A FORMA T] (p . 79) ma y enable y ou to use your cam corder . This will d[...]

  • Seite 95

    95 Additional information US Reinsert the memor y card. Reinsert the memory card a few times. If even then the indicator flashes, the memo ry card could be damaged. T r y with another memory card. This memory card is not formatted correctly . Forma t the memory card (p . 79). No te that if you fo rmat the memory card, all the reco rded movies and p[...]

  • Seite 96

    96 US Recording time of movies/number of recor dable photos “HD ” stands for high definition image quality , and “STD ” stands for standa rd image quality . Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time A ppr oxima te time ava ilable when you use a fully charged ba ttery pack. HDR -CX300/CX350/CX350V/CX370 (u[...]

  • Seite 97

    97 Additional information US Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and m (minute) Recording mode Recording time [STD HQ] 3 h 55 m HDR -CX350/CX350V High definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m (minute) Recording mode Recording time HDR-CX350 HDR-CX350V [HD FX] 3 h 2 h 55 m [HD FH] 3 h 55 m 3 h 45 m [HD HQ] 7 h 50 m 7 h 35 m [H[...]

  • Seite 98

    98 US Memor y card High definition image quality (HD) (unit: minu te) A VC HD 24M (FX) A VC HD 17M (FH) A VC HD 9M (HQ) A VC HD 5M (LP) 1GB 5 (5) 6 (6) 10 (9) 20 (15) 2GB 10 (10) 10 (10) 25 (20) 45 (35) 4GB 20 (20) 25 (25) 55 (40) 95 (75) 8GB 40 (40) 55 (55) 115 (80) 195 (155) 16GB 85 (85) 115 (115) 230 (165) 395 (315) 32GB 175 (175) 230 (230) 465 [...]

  • Seite 99

    99 Additional information US LP: A ppr ox. 5Mbps (a verage) 1,440  1,080 pixels/16:9 Standar d definition image quali ty (STD): HQ: A pprox. 9Mbps (a verage) 720  480 pixels/16:9, 4:3 The photo r ecording p ixels and the aspect ratio . Photo r ecording mode: 3,072  2,304 dots/4:3 3,072  1,728 dots/16:9 1,600  1,200 dots/4:3 640  4[...]

  • Seite 100

    100 US Using your camc order abroad Po wer supply Y ou can use your camcor der in any countries/r egions using the A C Adapto r supp lied with your camco rder within the AC 100 V t o 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz rang e. Viewing high definition image quality (HD) movies In coun t ries/regions where 1080/60i i s supported, y ou can view the movies with the sa[...]

  • Seite 101

    101 Additional information US Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clock to the loca l time by setting a time differen ce when using your camcor der abr oad. T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [CL OCK/ LANG] (under [GENERAL SET] cat egory)  [AREA SET] and [DST S ET]/[SU MMER TIME] (p. 82). HDR-CX350V/XR350V When [A UTO CLOCK ADJ] a[...]

  • Seite 102

    102 US Maintenance and precautions About the A VCHD format What is the A VCHD format? The A VCHD f ormat is a high definition digital video camera forma t used to recor d a high definition (HD) signal of either the 1080i specification * 1 or the 720p specification * 2 using efficient data comp ressio n coding technology . The MPEG-4 A VC/H.264 f or[...]

  • Seite 103

    103 Additional information US Y ou may no t be able to recor d location informa tion at location s or in situa tions where radio signals from the GPS satelli tes do not reach the camcor der as follows. In tunnel s, indoors or under the shade o f buildings. Between tal l buildings or a t narro w streets surrounded b y buildings. In undergr ound loca[...]

  • Seite 104

    104 US Croatia, Esto nia, Latvia, Lithuania, P oland and Slovenia © EuroGeogra phics France source: Géoro ute® IGN F rance & BD Carto® IGN Fra nce Germany Die Grundlagendaten wur den mit Genehmigung der zustaendigen Behoerden entnommen. Great B ritain Based upon Crown Copyrigh t material. Greece © EuroGeogra phics; Copyright Geoma tics Ltd[...]

  • Seite 105

    105 Additional information US If you u se the “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media near magnets or magnetic fields I t is recommended tha t you make a back-u p of important da ta on the har d disk of a com puter . Do not at tach a label or the like on “ Memo ry Stick PRO Duo ” medi a or “ Memo ry Stick Duo ” media adapto r . Do not touch, o r[...]

  • Seite 106

    106 US and an A C Ada pto r/charger (sold separa tely). The “Inf oLITHIUM ” battery pack calculates the power cons umption acco rding to the o perating condition s of your ca mcorder , and displa ys the remaining ba ttery time in minutes. The battery pack NP -FV50 is compatible with “ ActiFORCE. ” “ ActiFORCE” is a new genera t ion powe[...]

  • Seite 107

    107 Additional information US About x.v .Color x.v .Color is a more familiar t erm for the xvY C C standard p roposed by Son y , and is a trademark of Sony . xvY CC is an interna tional standar d for colo r space in video. This stan dard can expr ess a wider color rang e than the currently used broadcast stan dard. About handling of your camcor der[...]

  • Seite 108

    108 US Y ou bring yo ur camcorder fro m an air condition ed car or room in to a hot place outside. Y ou use your camco rder after a squall or a shower . Y ou use your camco rder in a hot an d humid place. Ho w to preven t moist ure conden sation When you b ring your cam corder from a co ld place into a wa rm place, put yo ur camcorder in a plastic [...]

  • Seite 109

    109 Additional information US On charging the pre-installed rechargeable battery Y our camcor der has a pre-in stalled rechargeable battery to retain the da te, time, and o ther settings even when the LCD screen is closed. The pre- installed rechargea ble battery is always cha rged while your camcor der is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket)[...]

  • Seite 110

    110 US Mul tiMediaCard is a trademar k of Mul tiMediaCard A ssociation. All other product nam es mentioned her ein may be the trademarks or register ed trademarks of their respective com panies. Furthermore,  and  are n ot mentio ned in each case in this Han dbook.  Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRO DUCT OTHER TH AN CONSUMER PERSO N[...]

  • Seite 111

    111 Additional information US On GNU GPL/L GPL applied software The software tha t is eligible for the f ollowing GNU General Public License (hereinafter r eferred to as “ GPL ”) or GNU Lesser G eneral Public License (hereinafter r eferred to as “L GPL ”) are included in the camco rder . This informs yo u that yo u have a right t o have acc[...]

  • Seite 112

    112 US Quick refer ence Screen indicators Upper left Indicator Meaning MENU butt on (61) Self-timer recording (74) GPS tracking statu s (48) Flash (75)/ REDEYE REDUC (75) MICREF LEVEL lo w (73) WIDE SELECT (74) BL T -IN ZOOM MIC (73) 60 min Remaining bat tery Recording f older Return but ton (61) Center Indicator Meaning [STBY]/[REC] Re cording s t[...]

  • Seite 113

    113 Quick referenc e US P ar ts and contr ols Figures in ( ) a re ref erence pages. HDR -CX300/CX350/CX350V/CX370 HDR -XR350/XR350V  Active Interface Shoe The Active I nterface Sh oe supplies power t o accessories such as a video light, a flash, or a micropho ne (sold separatel y). The accessory can be turned on or o ff as you open or close the [...]

  • Seite 114

    114 US When you o pen or close the shoe cover , slide it as indica ted by the arro w . When you a re recor ding movies wi th an external flash (sold separately) connected to the accessory shoe, turn off the power of the external flash to prevent c harging no ise being recorded. Y ou cannot use an external flash (sold separately) a nd the built-in f[...]

  • Seite 115

    115 Quick referenc e US  DC IN jack (12)  A/V Remote Connector (36)  Grip belt (20)  Hook for a shoulder belt  T r ipod receptacle A ttach a tripod (sold separately) to the tripod receptacle using a tripod screw (sold separately: the length of the screw must be less than 5.5 mm (7/32 in.)).  Memory card slot (19)  Memory card A[...]

  • Seite 116

    116 US  SCAN/SL OW buttons (29)   /  (Previous/Next) buttons (29)  PLA Y button  STOP butt on  DISPLA Y button (21)  T ransmitter  ST ART/STOP button (20)  Po wer zoom buttons  P AUSE button  VISU AL INDEX button (29) Displays a VIS U AL INDEX screen during playback.   /  /  /  /ENTER buttons When [...]

  • Seite 117

    117 US Quick referenc e Index D DA T A CODE ........................16, 76 DA TE/TIME..........................16, 77 Date In dex ................................... 31 DELETE ....................................... 39 DEMO MOD E ............................ 83 DIGIT AL ZOOM .......................73 Disc recorder ...............................59 [...]

  • Seite 118

    118 US MUSIC TOOL ......................34, 78 MY MENU .................................. 62 MY MENU SETTING ............... 62 N NTSC..........................................100 O ONE PUSH .................................67 Operation flow .............................. 6 OPTION MENU ........................ 63 Original ..........................[...]

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    Addi tional informa tion on this p roduct and answers t o frequently a sked question s can be found a t our Cus tomer Su pport W ebsite. http://www.son y .net/[...]