Sony HDR-AX2000E manuel d'utilisation

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    4-163-320- 13 (1) © 2009 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Oper atin g Guid e HDR-AX2000E Gett in g Star ted 11 Recording / Playbac k 21 Editing 52 Using the M enu 61 Conn ecti ng w it h a Comput er 77 Troubles hooting 79 Add itio nal Info rma tion 91 Qui ck Refere nce 105[...]

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    2 Read this first Befo re o per atin g thi s uni t, p lease rea d th is manua l thoroughly , and retain i t for future refere nce. To ha ndle th e rec orded i mage s on your compu ter Refer to “H elp” o n the suppli ed CD-ROM “Content Manag ement Ut ility.” To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Exc[...]

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    3 Notice If static electri city or electromagnetism causes data transfer to dis continue midway (fail) , restart the application or disconnect and connect the communication cable (USB, etc.) again. Notice for th e cust omers i n the countries applying EU Dire ctives The manufacturer of this product i s Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo,[...]

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    4 Regulat ory Informatio n CAUTIO N You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual coul d void your au thority to operate t his equipment. Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed t[...]

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    5 do not perform the format. All the data recorded will be lost. * The e xFAT is a f ile system th at is used for SDXC memory cards. Size o f memor y card you can use wit h your camcord er • “Memory Stick PRO Duo” me dia, half th e size of “Memor y Stick,” or standard si ze SD card s can be use d for this camcor der. • Do not attach a l[...]

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    6 cons tant ly on the LCD screen and /or the viewfi nder. Th ese poi nts are no rmal results of the manufac turing proce ss and do n ot aff ect th e reco rdin g in a ny way. Do not e xpos e your cam corder’ s viewfi nder, lens, or LCD screen to the sun or strong l ight sour ce for ex tended perio ds. • Int ense ligh t sources, espec ially the s[...]

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    7 – O ther AVCHD format compatible device s which are not compati ble with High Profile – Devices which are not compatible with the AVCHD format • Movies made using this c amcorder m ay not pla y back normal ly on devices o ther than th is ca mcor der. Also, movies recorded on other devi ces may not pl ay back p rope rly o n this ca mco rder [...]

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    8 Table of Content s Read this fi rst ........ ....... ......... ....... .......... ...... .......... ...... .......... ...... .......... .. 2 Step 1: Checking supplied ite ms ........ .......... ...... .......... ....... ......... ....... ... 11 Step 2: Attaching the lens hood with lens cover .......... .......... ...... .......... 12 Step 3: Char[...]

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    9 Operating the MODE menu ............ .......... ...... .......... ...... .......... ...... ........5 2 Protecting reco rded images (Protect) .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ...... ........53 Using the Play list of movi es .... .......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .......... .... 54 Crea ting t he Play list . ...... .[...]

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    10 Troubleshootin g ....... .......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .......... ...... .......... ... 79 Warning indic ators and me ssages ............ ......... ....... .......... ...... .......... ... 88 Recording time of movies ............ .......... ...... .......... ...... .......... ...... .......... 9 1 Using your camcorder ab[...]

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    11 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: C hecki ng supp lied ite ms Make sure that you have follo wing items suppl ied with your camco rder. The number in the par enthe ses ind icat es the numb er o f th at it em supp lied . • Memo ry cards are not included. See pages 5 and 95 for types of memory cards that y ou can use on your camc order. A[...]

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    12 Step 2: At tachin g the le ns hood w ith lens cover Align th e marks on th e lens ho od to those o n the cam corder, and tur n the lens hood in t he direct ion of the arrow 2 until i t is locked. To remov e the le ns hood with lens cover Turn t he lens hood in the o pposite dire ction to th e arrow 2 in the illu stra tion whil e pressing th e PU[...]

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    13 Gettin g Started Step 3: C hargin g the batt ery pa ck You ca n charge the “I nfoLITHI UM” battery pack (L series) with the supplied AC Adap tor. b Not es • You cannot use batteries other than t he “InfoL ITHIUM ” battery p ack (L serie s) (p. 96) . 1 Press the batte ry pack against the back of your camcorder and sl ide it down. 2 With[...]

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    14 5 Set the POW ER switch to OFF (CHG). The CHG l amp lig hts up and c harging starts. Aft er chargi ng the b atter y The CHG l amp turns off when the ba ttery is fully ch arged. Di sconnect the AC Ada ptor from t he DC IN jack. z Tips • You can check t he remaining battery lif e with the status check fu nction (p. 46). To rem ove th e batter y [...]

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    15 Gettin g Started – The battery pack is too cold. Remove the b attery pack and put it in a war m place. – The battery pack is too hot. Remove the battery pack and pu t it in a cool place. • The powe r will not be suppli ed from the b attery as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC IN jack of your camcorder, even when the power cord [...]

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    16 2 Hold the camcorder properly. 3 Ensure a good grip, then fasten the grip belt . To turn off th e power Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CH G). b Notes • If warning messages appear on the screen, follow the instr uctions (p. 89). Step 5: A djust ing the LCD pane l and viewfi nder Open the LC D panel 1 80 degrees ( 1 ), then rotate it to the best[...]

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    17 Gettin g Started You can vi ew pictu re usi ng the vi ewfin der to save the ba ttery, or when t he picture on the LC D scree n is not cl ear. b Not es • Y ou may see pr imary color s shimmer ing in the viewfinder when you move your li ne of sight. This is not a malfunction. The shimmering colors wi ll not be r ecorded o n the memo ry card. z T[...]

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

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    19 Gettin g Started The cl ock starts. • Set [ SUMMERTIME] to [ON] t o move the time forward 1 hour. • You can set any year up to the year 2037. z Tip s • The date and time ar e automatic ally recor ded on the selected memory card, and can be displayed during playback (DATA CODE button, p. 45). You can ch ange t he on-s creen dis plays t o sh[...]

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    20 Database F ile.] screen appears. Foll ow the screen indication, and touch [YES]. To ejec t the m emory card Lightly pu sh the memory card onc e. b Notes • When the access l amp is lit or flashing in red, your camcorder is reading/writing data. Do not shake or knock your camcorder, turn t he power off, eject the memory card, or remove the batte[...]

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    21 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Recor ding Your camcorder records movies on memory cards. Do the fol lowing steps to record movies. • This cam corder can record movies in eit her high definition image quality ( HD) or standard definition image quality (SD). The factory sett ing is high definition im age quali ty (HD) ([REC FORMAT ], p.[...]

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    22 2 Slide the POW ER switch to ON w hile pressing the green button. 3 Press the record button or the handle record button. The reco rding lam p lights up du ring record ing. To stop the movie record ing, press the re cord butto n or the handle re cord button a gain. z Tips • When recording in high definition im age quality (HD), the aspect ratio[...]

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    23 Recordin g/Playback b Not es • Do not eject the memory card that is currently being used f or recording. Replace only the memory card whose slot lamp is off. • Even if you press the memory card slot button, A or B, while recording movies, you cannot switch the slot currently being used. • Wh en the remaining recording time of the memory ca[...]

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    24 You can se lect th e reco rding format (b it-rate , ima ge quali ty, ima ge size, frame r ate, sca nning system). In the default setting, [ ] is selected. To chan ge the s etting Press MENU t select (REC/OUT SET) t [REC FORMAT] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. Setting value If you se lect [ ], for ex ample, mo vies ar e recor ded wit h follo wing fo[...]

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

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    26 You ca n adjust the foc us manual ly for different recording conditio ns. Use this functio n in the following cases. – T o record a subject behind a window cover ed with raindrops. – T o record horizontal stripes. – T o record a subjec t with little contrast betwee n the subject and its background. – When you want to focus on a subject i[...]

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    27 Recordin g/Playback [EXPANDED FOCUS] is assi gned to the ASS IGN 7 but to n (p. 3 9). Press the ASSIGN 7 button. [EXPANDED FOCUS] appears a nd the center of t he sc reen i s mag nifie d by a bout 2.0 ti mes. It will be eas ier to confir m the focus setting during manua l focusing. Th e scr een re turns to the orig inal size w hen yo u press the [...]

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    28 2 When the ir is is automat ically adj usted, press the IRIS bu tton E . next to the iris va lue disapp ears, or the ir is valu e app ears on the sc reen. 3 Adjust the iri s with th e iri s ring A . When you a ssign [PUSH AUTO IR IS] to one of the ASSIG N buttons, you can automat icall y adjust the ir is whil e pressing and holding that ASSIGN b[...]

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    29 Recordin g/Playback [100] appears on th e screen whe n you set the shutter sp eed to 1/ 100 sec ond. The la rger th e value on t he scre en, the faster the shutter speed. 4 Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial G to lock the shutter speed. To readjust the shutter speed, do steps 2 to 4 . z Tip s • It is difficul t to foc us automatic ally at a l ower s[...]

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    30 memory A ( A) and me mory B ( B), respecti vely. Unl ess a whit e balanc e is readj usted, v alues will remain even aft er the power h as been turned off. When you select PRESET, [OUTDOOR] or [INDOOR] is selected, according to which one yo u prev iously s et wi th [ WB PRESE T] in the (CAMERA SET) menu. 1 During recording or standby, set the AUT[...]

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    31 Recordin g/Playback To ad just th e whit e balan ce automatica lly Press the WHT BA L bu tton A or set th e AUTO/MANUAL switch D to AUTO. b Not es • Wh en you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch D to AUTO, other m anual adjusted it ems (iris, gain, and shutter speed) also become automatic. You can cu stomiz e the pi cture q ualit y by adjusting pi ctur[...]

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    32 2 Select the PICTURE PROFIL E number with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial A . 3 Select [SETTING ] with t he SEL/P USH EXEC dia l A . 4 Sele ct an i tem to be adj usted with t he SEL/PUSH EXEC dial A . 5 Adjust the pict ure qu ality wi th the SEL / PUSH EXEC dial A . 6 Repeat step s 4 an d 5 to adjust other items . 7 Select [ RETURN] with t he SEL/ PUSH E[...]

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    33 Recordin g/Playback GAMMA To sele ct a gamma cu rve. COLOR MODE To set type an d level of colo rs. COLOR LEVEL To set the colo r level. COLOR PHASE To set the colo r phase. WB SHI FT To set items for the whit e balan ce shift . Item Description and settings [STANDARD] Standard gamma curve [CINEMATONE1 ] Gamma curve 1 for produc ing tone of film [...]

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    34 DETAIL To set i tems for the deta il. SKINTO NE DETAI L To ad jus t the de tail of skin tone areas to redu ce wr inkle s. COPY To copy t he settings of the pi cture profile to another pict ure profile num ber. RESET To reset the picture profil e to t he default sett ing. Item Description and settings Sets the de tail level . -7 to +7 Item Descri[...]

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    35 Recordin g/Playback To co py the pi cture profil e settin g to anothe r pictur e pro file num ber See page 31 for the locat ion of the butto ns. 1 Press the PICTURE P ROFILE button B . 2 Sel ect the pi cture pro file nu mber tha t you wa nt to copy from wi th the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial A . 3 Select [SETTING ] t [COPY] wi th SEL/PUSH EXEC dial A . 4[...]

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    36 When the CH1 swit ch is set to INT MIC When the CH1 i s set to INPUT1 2 Set the INPUT1 switch B to an appropria te position for the micr ophone conne cted to t he INPU T1 jack A . LINE: For inputting soun d from an audio de vice MIC: For inputti ng sound from an exter nal microph one that d oes not suppor t the +48V power source. MIC+ 48V:For in[...]

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    37 Recordin g/Playback To re stor e aut omat ic adju stme nt Set the AUTO/MAN (CH1/CH2) switch E of the manua lly adju sted chann el to AUTO. z Tip s • To check other a udio settin gs, press the STATUS CHE CK button G . • For other settings, s ee the (AUDIO SET ) menu (p. 71). You c an sel ect t he ch anne l, CH1 o r C H2, to output fro m the h[...]

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

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    39 Recordin g/Playback Assign ing the fu nctions to the A SSIGN but tons Some functi ons can be assigned to the ASSIGN b uttons fo r use. You can a ssign a sing le f unc tion to an y on e of t he AS SIGN 1 to 7 bu ttons. Functions you can assign to the ASSIGN buttons The butt ons in pa renth eses indi cate t hat the func tion s a re as sign ed t o [...]

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    40 • [--------] appears if no function is assigned to the ASS IGN button . 4 Select the function that you wan t to assign with the SEL/PU SH EXEC dial A . 5 Select [O K] with th e SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial A . 6 Select [ RETURN] with t he SEL/ PUSH EX EC dial A . 7 Press the MENU button B to hi de the menu sc reen. Assigning the fu nctions t o the A SS[...]

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    41 Recordin g/Playback Play back You can pl ay bac k movi es as f ollow s: 1 Slide the PO WER sw itch to ON. 2 Press the VISUAL INDEX b utton. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears after a fe w seconds. You can display the V ISUAL INDE X screen also b y pressing the MODE button , followed by touc hing [PLAY] t [VIS UAL INDEX] on the screen. You ca n turn[...]

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    42 3 Play back mo vies. 1 Touch the recording media you wa nt to play back. : Memory card A : Memory card B 2 Touch the playback mode, and select the desir ed image quali ty of movies. : High definition image qua lity (HD) : Standard de finition ima ge quality (SD) 3 Touch twic e the thumbnail of the movie you want to play ba ck. The fir st touch w[...]

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    43 Recordin g/Playback Your ca mcord er star ts pl aying the s electe d movi e. b Not es • You m ay not be able t o play back movies recorded on o ther camcorders. z Tip s • When playback from the selected m ovie reaches the la st movie, the screen r eturns to the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Touch / during paus e to play back m ovies slowly. • A[...]

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    44 2 Touch t he pla yback mo de, then select (still image). 3 Touch twi ce the thum bnail of the sti ll image yo u want to vie w. The first t ouch will show the informat ion on the stil l image at the l ower part of th e screen. A Date and tim e of recording B Resolu tion C Im age si ze D Playback folder E Playback fo lder edge Indicat es that this[...]

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    45 Recordin g/Playback Chang ing/che cking th e setting s in your camcor der You can tur n on and off th e display of the time code, and other inform ation on the screen. Press the DISPL AY button B . The screen i ndicators tur n on (display ed) and off (not d isplayed) a s you p ress the button. In th e reco rding mode , the sc reen c hange s like[...]

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    46 b Notes • The exposure correction value (EV), shutter speed, iris and flash on/off will be disp layed during viewing still images. • When you pl ay back the me mory card on other devices, the camera data may be displayed incorrectly. Confirm the correct camera data on your camcorder. You can ch eck th e sett ings of the fo llow ing items. ?[...]

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    47 Recordin g/Playback Connec ting a monit or or a TV Playba ck imag e qualit y depen ds on th e type of monito r or TV, or th e jack s used t o make the connec tion. Use the suppl ied AC Adaptor t o obtain AC po wer (p. 15). Refer also to th e inst ruct ion ma nuals suppl ied w ith th e devi ce t o be connect ed. Jacks on you r camcorder Open t he[...]

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    48 Conn ectin g to a high d efinit ion TV : Signal fl ow Type Camcorder Cable TV Menu Setting (REC/OUT SET) menu t [VIDEO OUT] t [COMPONENT OUTPUT] t [1080i/57 6i] (defa ult) (p. 70) b Notes • If you connect only component video plugs, audio sign als are not output. Connect the white and red plugs to output audio signals. AUDIO High definit ion i[...]

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    49 Recordin g/Playback (R EC /OUT SE T) menu t [VIDEO OUT] t [HDM I OU TP UT ] t [AUTO] (default ) (p. 70) b Not es • U se an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo. • Images are not output from the HDMI OUT jack of your camcorder, if copyright protection signals are recorded in t he movies. • Your TVs may not function correctly (for e xample, no soun[...]

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    50 To set t he aspect ratio acco rding to the conne cted TV (16:9/4 :3) Select (REC /OUT SET) t [VIDEO OUT] t [TV TYPE ] and th e aspect ra tio to ma tch your TV (p. 7 0). z Tips • When your TV is monaural (when your TV has only one audio input jack), conn ect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video i nput jack and connect the wh[...]

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    51 Recordin g/Playback * Change the settings accordi ng to the TV connected. When c onnect ing to your TV via a VCR Sele ct the c onnec ting meth od with [VIDEO OUT] (p. 7 0) depe nding on the i nput jac k of the VCR. Co nnect yo ur camcord er to the L INE IN i nput on the VCR. Set the input se lector on the VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc.). b [...]

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    52 Editing Opera ting th e MODE me nu You can ed it t he rec orded mov ies, fo rmat memory c ards, etc. 1 Set the POW ER switch to ON. 2 Press the MODE button. 3 Touch the desired category. Exampl e: [EDI T] categor y 4 Touch the desir ed ite m. Example : [DELETE] 5 Operate following th e instructions o n the screen. To hide the MODE menu sc reen T[...]

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    53 Editing Protec ting rec orded im ages (Pr otect ) Prot ect mov ies a nd s till im ages t o avo id deleti ng them by mistak e. z Tip s • You can als o protect movies and still images by pressing the MENU button on the VIS UAL INDEX screen or the playback screen. 1 Press the MODE button. 2 Touch [ EDIT] t [PRO TE C T] . 3 To protect movies, to u[...]

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    54 Using th e Play list of movies The Playlist i s a list showin g thumbnails o f the mov ies that you ha ve selected . The or igina l movie s are no t chan ged ev en if you e dit or eras e the movi es adde d to t he Playlist. b Notes • High defini tion image quality (H D) movies and standard definit ion image quality (SD) movies are added to ind[...]

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

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

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    57 Editing • A slight difference may occ ur from the point where you touch and the actual dividing point, as your camcorder selects the dividing point based in about half-second increments. • If you divid e the original movie, the movie added to the Playlist will als o be divided. z Tip s • You can also divide a movie by pressing the MENU but[...]

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    58 z Tips • P ress and hold the image down to previe w the image. Touch to ret urn to the previous screen. 5 Touch t [YES] t . To delete all movie s/still imag es at one time In step 3 , touch [MOVIE DE LETE ALL] t select the de sired memo ry card and image qua lity t [YE S] t [YES ] t . • To delete all stil l images at one time, touch [PHOTO D[...]

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    59 Editing Preven ting dat a on the m emory c ard from being recove red Uninte lligible data wi ll be written o n the memory c ard. T hus, it may beco me more difficu lt to recover any origina l data. Eve n if you form at the memory ca rd, th ere ma y be some da ta remain ing. The refore, whe n you dispose of or tran sfer the m emory card , it is r[...]

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    60 Repair ing the im age databa se f ile This func tion checks t he managem ent inform ation and the consist ency of movies on the memo ry card , and rep airs an y inconsiste ncies found. b Notes • Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor to prevent your camcorder from running out of power during the o[...]

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    61 Using the Me nu Using t he Menu Operat ing the m enu You can cha nge various set tings or make detail ed adju stments us ing the menu ite ms displayed on the screen. z Tip s • You m ay select menu items also with the B / b buttons. 1 Set th e POWER switch to ON. 2 Press the MENU button . The menu screen app ears. 3 Turn t he SEL/ PUSH E XEC di[...]

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    62 6 Press the MENU button to hide the menu sc reen. To re turn to the prev ious sc reen , sel ect [ RETURN]. b Notes • The availa ble menu items vary depending on the context of your camcorder during recording or playback. Ope ratin g the m enu ( Conti nue d)[...]

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    63 Using the Me nu . Menu ite ms z : Func tion s t hat r eturn to the d efau lt s ettin gs w hen you swit ch t he format, perform the functio ns by the MODE button, or turn off t he camco rder. : Func tions that can be assigned to th e ASSIGN b uttons. (CAM ERA SET) m enu (p. 65) GAIN SE T AGC L IMIT MINUS AGC IRIS RING ROTATE WB PR ESET AWB SENS A[...]

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    64 (OTHER S) menu (p. 76) ASSIGN BUTTON CLOC K SET AREA SET SUMMERTIME LANGUAGE BEEP REC LAMP REMOTE CONTROL CALIBRATION (SMOOT H SLOW R EC) menu (p. 37 ) REC MODE TIMING (EDIT) menu (p. 53, 54, 56, 57) PROTEC T ADD TO PLAYLI ST DIVIDE DELETE DELETE ALL (PLAYLIST EDIT) menu (p. 54) ADD MOVE ERASE ERASE AL L Menu items (Con tin ued)[...]

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    65 Using the Me nu (CAM ERA SET) menu Sett in gs t o adj us t yo ur c amco rder to the recording condi tions (GAIN SET/BACK LIGH T/ST EADYSH OT, et c.) The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems a re sele cted . See page 61 for details on selecting menu items. You can set gain v alues for H [...]

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    66 HIGH Automa ticall y adjust s the white ba lance while reducing redness or blueness . MIDDLE LOW Automa ticall y adjust s the white ba lance while in creasing r edness or bluenes s. b Notes • This is only effe ctive when wh ite balance is adjusted aut omatically. • [AWB SE NS] is not effective under a clear sky or the sun. x ON/OF F You can [...]

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    67 Using the Me nu b Not es • [SP OTLIGHT] is set to [ OFF] when yo u set [BACK LIGHT] to [ ON ]. • [SP OTLIGHT] is se t to [OFF] if all of iris, g ain, and shutter speed are adjusted manually. z Tip s • You can assign this function to an ASSIGN button (p. 39). x SET B STEADYSH OT You can act ivate the camera-sha ke reductio n setting. ACTIVE[...]

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    68 When yo u set this function t o [ON] ( ), th e displ ayed i mage become s about 1.5 ti mes larger. The image quality decre ases beca use t he imag e is digi tall y processe d. This fu nction helps y ou to focu s on fa r-away subjec ts s uch as a wild bird away at a di stanc e. The defa ult setting is [OFF]. b Notes • The funct ion returns to t[...]

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    69 Using the Me nu x TYPE Selec ts a type of the color bar s. z Tip s • You can assign an ASSIGN button to work as [ON/OFF] (p. 39). TYPE 1 TYPE 2 TYPE 3 TYPE 4 (75% brightne ss of TYPE 3) (REC /OUT SET) menu Reco rding settin gs, input and out put setting s (REC FORMAT/VI DEO OUT, et c.) The def ault se tting s are ma rked with B . The indi cato[...]

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    70 x HDMI OUTPUT You can sel ect the resolut ion of the output signal from the HDMI OUT ja ck. B AUTO 720p/576i 1080i/57 6i 576p 576i x COMPONE NT OUTP UT You can sel ect the resolut ion of the output signal from the COMPONENT OUT jacks. 720p/576i B 1080i/57 6i 576i x TV TYPE You ne ed to convert t he signal depe nding on a t ype of your TV when pl[...]

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    71 Using the Me nu (A UDIO SE T) menu Settin gs for the aud io recor ding (AUDIO LIMIT/XLR SET, etc.) The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems a re sele cted . See page 61 for details on selecting menu items. You can s et the clip pin g-noi se reduc tion function for C H1/CH2 . B OFF Disab[...]

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    72 LINKED ( ) Controls the audio level of C H1 linked with that of C H2. Sound inputs f rom CH1 and CH2 wi ll be recorde d as a set of sound such as stereo so und. appears on the status c heck scre en. b Notes • This function is available when the CH1 and CH2 switches are se t to MAN and the INPUT1 and INPUT2 switches are both set to MIC or both [...]

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    73 Using the Me nu (DIS PLAY SE T) menu Display settings of the di splay and the viewfinder (MARK ER/VF BACKLIGHT/ DISPLAY OUTPUT, etc.) The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems a re sele cted . See page 61 for details on selecting menu items. You ca n display a zebr a patter n as a guide [...]

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    74 • You cann ot display markers u nder following conditions: – [EXPANDED FOCUS] – During [SMOOTH SLOW REC] – When the current time is displa yed after the power is turned on • You can display markers only on the LCD panel and viewfinder. You cannot display them on an external device. z Tips • You can di splay all ty pes of markers at t[...]

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    75 Using the Me nu B NORMAL Stand ard brightness . BRI GH T Brightens the LCD sc reen. b Not es • When you connect your camcor der to outside power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatica lly selected fo r the setting. • When you select [BRIGHT] , the recordable time with the battery is slightly reduc ed. You can ad just th e brightn ess of th e view f[...]

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    76 (OTHER S) me nu Settings wh ile record ing or other basi c settings (AR EA SET/BEEP, etc.) The defa ult set tings are marked with B . The ind icators in parent heses a ppear wh en the items ar e select ed. See page 61 for details o n selecting menu items. See page 39. See page 18. You ca n adjust a ti me differe nce withou t stopping the clock. [...]

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    77 Connecting with a Computer Connecting w ith a Compute r Savi ng imag es with a c ompute r Prepa ring a comp uter (W indow s) You can per form follow ing operations using “Con tent Managem ent Utility.” • I mporti ng images to a compute r • Viewin g imp orte d ima ges To save movi es using a computer, install the softwa re from the suppl [...]

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    78 • I f the screen does not appear , click [Start ] t [Computer] (in Windows XP, [My Computer]), then double-click [SONYCMU(E:)] (CD-ROM). 4 Select the language for th e applicat ion to be in sta lled, th en c lick [ OK]. 5 When the in stall wizar d scre en app ears , click [Ne xt]. 6 Confir m the license agree ment, and if you ac cept the te rm[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you run into any proble ms using your cam corder, follow the flow ch art below . • Po wer sour ces/L CD screen/ Wirel ess Remo te Comman der···p . 79 • Memory ca rd···p. 81 • Recording···p. 82 • Playback·· ·p. 85 • Connecting to T V···p. 8 6 • Dubbing/Editi ng/Conn[...]

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    80 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The CHG lamp blinks during charging the battery pack. • Atta ch the batt ery pack correc tly (p. 13). If the CHG lamp still cont inues blinking, the battery pack may be da maged. Disconne ct the power plug and consul t your Sony dealer. • If the te mperature of the batte ry pack is too high or too low, the batte[...]

  • Page 81

    81 Troubles hooting Another video device m alfunctions when you use the sup plied Wireless Remote Commander. • Select a comm ander mode other than DVD2 for your video device. • Cover the sensor of your video dev ice with black paper. When a device i s connected to the REMOT E jack, the camcorder o r the device does not oper ate prop erly. • T[...]

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    82 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The recording d oes not start wh en you press the record button. • The play back screen is disp layed. Finish pla yback operation (p. 41). • There is no empty space o n the mem ory car d. Replac e the m emory card with ne w one, de lete unnecessar y images (p. 57) or format the memo ry card (p. 58). • Tota l n[...]

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    83 Troubles hooting The aspect ratio (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be changed. • The aspe ct ratio of high definit ion image qualit y (HD) movies is 16:9 (w ide). Automatic focus does not funct ion. • Se t the FO CUS s witch to AUTO to e nable the au tomatic focu s fun ction ( p. 26) . • Adjust the focus m anually if the autom atic focu s does not[...]

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    84 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The subjects p assing by the fram e very fast appear crooked. • This i s called t he focal pla ne phenome non. This is not a malfuncti on. Because of the w ay that the im age device (CM OS senso r) reads o ut imag e sign als, the subjec ts pass ing by t he fram e rapidly mi ght appear crooked de pending on the rec[...]

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    85 Troubles hooting Refer also to th e “Mem ory ca rd” se ctio n (p. 81). The desired images cannot be found. Images cannot be played back. • Sele ct the memory card a nd image quality of the image you want to play back on the VISUAL INDEX sc reen (p. 41). • Image da ta cannot be play ed back if you have modifi ed file names or folde rs, or[...]

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    86 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) Neither image nor sound is played back on the TV connected with the component video cable. • Set [VIDEO OUT] ac cording to the require ments of the connected de vice (p. 70). • Wh en you are u sing the component video cabl e, make sur e that y ou connect the red an d white plugs of th e A/V connectin g cable (p.[...]

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    87 Troubles hooting Time code an d other information ap pear on the disp lay of the connected device. • Set [DISP LAY OUTPUT] to [ LCD PANEL ] while connect ed with t he A/V connec ting ca ble (p. 75). Dubbing cannot be done correctly using the A/V connectin g cable. • The A/V c onnecting cable is not connected pro perly. Make sure tha t the A/[...]

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    88 Warnin g in dicato rs and messa ges When an erro r occ urs, a war ning indic ator appear s on t he LCD s creen or i n the viewf ind er. You can f ix som e prob lems as soci ated wi th the sympto ms yo urse lf. If th e pro blem persists even aft er you have tr ied a couple of tim es, cont act your Son y deal er or l ocal author ized Sony servi ce[...]

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    89 Troubles hooting -- (Warni ng indic ator pertaining to the write-pro tect of the memory card) • Access t o the m emory card was restrict ed on another device. * When [BEEP] is s et to [ON] (p. 76), you hear a melody when the warning indicators appear on the screen. If messag es appear on the scre en, fol low the instructio ns. Memory c ard Dat[...]

  • Page 90

    90 Recovering data. • Your camco rder tries to reco ver data automa tically if the data writ ing was not perf or med prop erly . Cannot recove r data. • Writing data ont o the m edia of t he camcorder ha s failed. Attemp ts were made t o recove r the da ta, but they were unsucc essful. Reinsert memo ry card A. Reinsert memo ry card B. • Reins[...]

  • Page 91

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

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    92 x Standard def inition imag e quality (SD) (unit: minute) b Notes • The recordable time may vary depending on the recording a nd subject conditions, [REC FORM AT] (p. 24 ). • The numb er in ( ) is the minimum r ecordable time. z Tips • You can record movies of a maximum of 3 ,999 scenes with high definition im age quality (HD) , and 9,999 [...]

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    93 Additional Info rmation Using y our camc orde r abroad Power supply You can use yo ur camco rder in any country /region using t he AC Adap tor suppl ied with your camco rder wit hin the A C 1 0 0V t o 2 4 0V , 5 0H z / 6 0H z r a n g e . Viewing hig h definitio n image qu ality (HD) movies In countries/re gions where 1080/ 50i is supported , you[...]

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    94 File/f older structur e on the me mory ca rd The file/fol der structure is shown below . You do not usuall y need to ackn owledge the file/ folde r stru cture , whe n recor ding/ play ing bac k movies and sti ll imag es on the c amcord er. * “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media ** SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory car d A Image m anag em[...]

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    95 Additional Info rmation Maint enanc e and prec aution s What i s the AVC HD fo rmat? The AVCHD format is a high definiti on digital video c amera for mat used to recor d a high defini tion (HD) si gnal, using effic ient data co mpression codi ng technolo gy. The MPEG-4 AVC /H.264 for mat is adopted to compre ss video data , and the Dolb y Digita[...]

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    96 On imag e data compatibilit y • Image data files recorded on a memory card by your camcorder conform to the “Design rule for Camera File system” universal standard established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). • On your camco rder, you cannot play back still images recorded on other devic[...]

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    97 Additional Info rmation • Frequent us e of the LCD sc reen or a frequent playback, fast forward or rewind operation wears out the bat tery pack faster. We recommend usi ng a large capacity battery pack: NP-F7 70/F970 (sold separately). • Be sure t o set the POWER switch to OFF when not recording or pl aying back on your camcorder. The batter[...]

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    98 • Do not let your camcorder get wet, for example, from rain or s ea water. If your camcorder gets wet, it may malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired. • If any solid object or liquid gets inside the casing, unplug your camcorder and have it checked by a Sony dealer before operating it any further. • Avoid rou gh handling[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Additional Info rmation On adjust ment of t he touch panel (CALIBRAT ION) The b uttons on the tou ch panel may not work cor rectly. If th is happens, fo llow the procedu re below . It is recomm ended th at you conne ct your camc order to the wal l outle t (wal l socket ) usin g the supp lied AC Adaptor du ring the opera tion. 1 Turn on th e camc[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Removin g dust fro m inside the viewfi nder 1 Remove the eye piece of the viewfinder. Slid e down the v iewfi nder re lease lever and hol d it at the p osition ( 1 ), then lift the eye pi ece o f the viewfi nder as indi cated wi th the arro w in th e illu strati on ( 2 ). 2 Remove dust inside the eye piece and viewfinder with a blower. Mainten [...]

  • Page 101

    101 Additional Info rmation Speci fic ations System Video si gnal PAL color, CC IR standard s HDTV 108 0/50i Vide o record ing sys tem HD image qual ity: MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 A VCHD SD image qual ity: MPEG-2 PS Audi o record ing syst em Dolby Digital 2c h (48 kHz 16-bi t) Dolb y Digi tal St ereo Cr eato r empl oyed Stil l image reco rding sys tem DCF [...]

  • Page 102

    102 (0 dBu = 0.775 V rms) Input/Ou tput co nnecto rs USB jack mini-B Remote jack Stereo min i-minij ack (Ø 2.5 mm) LCD sc reen Pictu re 8.0 cm (3. 2 type, aspect rati o 16:9) Total dot numb er 921 600 (1 920 × 480) General Power re quireme nts DC 7.2 V (bat tery pack) DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consumpt ion Durin g camera re cording usi [...]

  • Page 103

    103 Additional Info rmation On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVC HD” and “AVCHD” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. • “ Memory S tick ,” “ ,” “Me mory Stick Duo,” “ , ” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PRO-HG Du[...]

  • Page 104

    104 On GNU G PL/LGP L appli ed soft ware The sof tware tha t is eligibl e for the following GNU General Public License (hereinafter referred to as “GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (hereinaft er referred to as “LGPL”) ar e included in the camcorder. This informs you that you have a right to have access to, modify, and redistribute[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Quick Re fere nce Quick Reference Iden tify ing part s and co ntrol s The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. A VIDEO OUT jack/AUDIO OUT ja cks (47) B COMPONENT OUT jack (4 7) C HDMI OUT jack (47) D USB jack (77) E CHG (charge ) lamp (13) F DC IN jack (13) G Hook for shoulder strap (10 7) H Handl e z oom leve r ( 25) I Hand le record button ([...]

  • Page 106

    106 A Lens (12 ) B Lens hood wit h lens cover (12) C Internal microphone (35) D Fron t recor ding lamp (76) The reco rding lam p flashe s if the remai ning capac ity of th e memory card or batter y is low. E Remote senso r (76) F ASSIGN 4/ZEB RA bu tton (39) G ASSIGN 5/AE SHIFT button * (39 ) H ASSIGN 6/VISUAL INDEX button (39) I CH1 (INT MIC /INPU[...]

  • Page 107

    107 Quick Re fere nce A Hook for shoulder strap B Focu s ring ( 26) C Lens cover l ever (1 2) D Zoom ring ( 25) E Iris ring (27 ) F GAIN butto n (28) G WHT BA L button * (29) H SHUTT ER SPEED button (2 8) I AUTO/MANUAL switch (27) J i (headpho nes) jack For st ereo min i-jack head phones K BATT RELEASE butt on (14) L Batte ry pa ck (13) M Memory ca[...]

  • Page 108

    108 A RESET bu tton If you press the RE SET button , all settings i ncluding the cl ock setti ng (exc ept the pi cture pr ofil e settin gs) retu rn to th e defau lt. B VISUAL INDEX button (41) C Playback co ntrol buttons ( PREV/ PLAY */ NEXT/STOP/PAUSE/SCAN/ SLOW) (4 1) D DATA CODE button (45) E DISPLAY butto n (45) F LCD scre en/touch pa nel (16) [...]

  • Page 109

    109 Quick Re fere nce Remove th e insulation sheet before using the Wi reless Remo te Comman der. A DATA CO DE button (45) B TC R ESET butto n This butto n does not work with th is camcord er. C SCAN/SLO W buttons (4 1) D . > (PREV/N EXT) buttons (41) E PLAY bu tton (41) F STOP bu tton (41) G DISPLAY but ton (45) H Transmit ter I STAR T/STOP but[...]

  • Page 110

    110 Screen ind icato rs Upper left Center Upper right Bottom z Tip s • I ndicators may look different or appear at different positions. Data code during re cording The r ecordin g date , time a nd cond ition are record ed aut omatic ally o n the memory card. They a re no t di splay ed whi le recordi ng. Howe ver, you can ch eck th em by pressing [...]

  • Page 111

    111 Cont inue d , Quick Re fere nce Index A AC Adapto r........ ..... ....... .... ...13 Access lamp ....... ....... ..... ...... .19 ACTIVE STEADYSHOT . ...67 AE RESPO NSE ........ ..... ...... .66 AE SHIF T ...... .... ..... ....... .66, 83 AE SHIFT/ASSIGN 5 button ....... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ....... .... .39 AF AS SIST ...... ..... .[...]

  • Page 112

    112 Index (Co ntinued ) INT MI C SET...... ....... .... ......7 1 INT MI C WIND ......... .... ......7 1 Internal microphone ............. 7 1 IRIS ... ...... ..... ..... ...... ..... .... .... 27 IRIS b utton ..... ....... ..... .... ......2 7 Iris ri ng .... ....... ..... .... ....... ..... . 27 IRI S RING R OTAT E .... ..... .. 65 L LANGUAGE ...[...]

  • Page 113

    113 Quick Re fere nce TV color sy stems ........... .... ...93 TV TYPE ....... ....... .... ....... .... .70 U USB SEL ECT ....... .... ....... .... .78 Using t he menu ..... ...... .... 52, 61 Using your camcorder abroad ....... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ....... .... .93 V VF BA CKLI GHT ........ ... 75, 83 VF PO WERMODE ........... ...75 VI[...]

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    http://www.son y.net/ Printed in Japan Additiona l inform ation on this product a nd answers to frequentl y asked questi ons can be found at our Custom er Support We bsite.[...]