Sony HDR-CX405 manual

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    4-564-744- 12 (1) HDR-CX40 5/CX440/PJ410/ PJ440 Gett ing s tar ted Recor ding/P lay back Savi ng ima ges Customiz ing y our camco rde r Others Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide http://r d1.sony.ne t/help/cam/1440/ h_zz/ “Help Guide” (Web manual) Refer to “Help Guid e” for in-depth instruct ions on t he many functions of the c[...]

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    GB 2 Read this first Before operat ing th e unit , pleas e read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Owner’s Record The mod el and seri al numb ers ar e located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the spa ce provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this p roduct. Model No. H[...]

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    GB 3 for replacement of the obsolete outlet. • Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched p articularly at plugs, convenience r eceptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. • Only use attac hments/acc essories specified by t he manufacturer. • Use only with the cart, stand, tri pod, bracket, or table specified by [...]

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    GB 4  RECYCLING LITHIUM- ION BATTERIES Lithium-Ion batteries are recy clable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and r ecycling loca tion nearest you. For more i nformatio n regardi ng recycli ng of rechar geable batte ries, call toll fr ee 1-800-822-8837, or visit http :// www.c[...]

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    GB 5  Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a Class B d igital device , pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reas onable protec tion again st ha rmfu l int er fer enc e in a res ide nti al installation. Th is equipm ent generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency[...]

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    GB 6 This product has b een tested and found complian t with the limits set out in the EMC regulati on for using connection cables sho rter than 3 mete rs ( 9.8 fee t). The electromagnetic fields at the specific fr equencies may influence the picture and sound of thi s unit.  Dispos al of waste ba tteries and e lec tri ca l an d e lect ron ic eq[...]

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    GB 7 Table of Cont ents Read thi s fir st ....... ...... ........ ....... 2 Lear nin g mor e abo ut the camc order (H elp Guid e) .... ... 7 Getting starte d ............. 8 Suppl ied ite ms ........ ..... ........ ..... 8 Chargi ng the bat tery pac k ....... 9 Turning the p ower on ..... ..... ..... 11 Insert ing a m emory c ard ..... .... 12 Reco[...]

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    GB 8 Getti ng start ed Supplied items The numbers in ( ) indic ate the suppl ied qua ntity. •C a m c o r d e r ( 1 ) •A C A d a p t o r ( 1 ) The shape of the AC Adaptor differs depending on the count ries/ regions . • USB connection s upport c able (1) The US B connection sup port cable is designed for use with th is camcorder only. Use this[...]

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    GB 9 Getting st arted Charging the battery pack 1 Turn of f your c amcorder by clos ing the LCD moni tor. 2 Slide the battery cover in the direc tion of the a rrow, and open it. 3 Insert the batt ery pack while pressi ng and holding the b atte ry rel ease leve r. 4 Close the batter y cove r and slide it back se curely. 5 Pull out the Built- in USB [...]

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    GB 10 • Tur n of f yo ur c amco rde r b efo re yo u re move the ba tte ry p ack .  Charging the battery using you r computer Turn off y our camcord er and connect th e camcord er to a running computer using the Built-in USB Cable .  To use y our camcorder con nected to the wall ou tlet (wall socket) Connect the ca mcorder to the wall outlet[...]

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    GB 11 Getting st arted Turning the power on • To s et the date and time again, se lect  [Setup]  [C l o c k Settings]  [Date & Time Setting]. (I n case yo u haven’t u sed your camcorder for s everal months) • To tu rn off the oper ating s ound, sele ct  [Setup]  [ Gener al S ett ings]  [Beep]  [Off]. 1 Open the L CD m[...]

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    GB 12 Inserting a mem ory card • To select a memory card as the recor ding medium, select  [Setup]  [ Media Se ttings]  [ Me dia S ele ct]  [Memory Car d]. (HDR-CX440/PJ440) • To eject the memory card, open the cover and lightly push the memory card in o nce.  Types of mem ory card you can use with your camcorder Recording imag e[...]

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    GB 13 Getting st arted Recording images in a format other tha n XAVC S SD Speed Class Capaci ty (oper ation verif ie d) microSD memory c ard/ microSDHC memory card/ microSDXC memory card Clas s 4 or f aster Up to 64 GB Memory Stick Micro (Mark2) media –U p t o 1 6 G B[...]

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    GB 14 Recor ding/Play back Recording • In the default setting, movies are recorded with AVCH D and MP4 format simultaneous ly (Dual Video REC). MP4 format is easy for play ing back your mo vie s on a sma rtp hone , fo r u plo adi ng to a ne two rk, o r for uploading to the Web. • You c an check th e record ing time of a medium on the LCD mon it[...]

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    GB 15 Recordi ng/Playback Shooti ng photo s 1 Open the lens cover. 2 Open the L CD m onito r an d se lect [MODE ]  (Photo). 3 Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus, then press it fully. • When the focus is adjusted proper ly, AE/AF lock indi cator appears on the LC D mon itor. Power z oom le ver[...]

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    GB 16 Playback 1 Open the LCD moni tor and press t he (View Imag es) butt on on th e camcor der to enter the playback m ode. 2 Select / to mo ve the desire d eve nt to the center , and then select th e part circl ed (  ) in the figure. * Highlight Movie Maker will be displa yed when Movie format is set to AVCHD. • To s e l e c t t h e X A V C [...]

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    GB 17 Recordi ng/Playback  Playback operations  To select the format of the movie you want to play, edit, or copy to othe r devices In step 2, se lect at the top rig ht of the LCD monit or  [H D Quali ty] or [ MP4]. 3 Select the image. Volume / Previou s/Next Delete / Fast-revers e/Fast-forward Contex t / Play/Pause Stop Play /Stop s lide [...]

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    GB 18 Viewing images at a larger size Conne ctin g the camc order t o a T V 1 Connec t the HDMI OU T jac k of the cam cord er to the HDMI IN jack of a TV using the HDMI cable supplied. • If your TV does not have a n HDMI jack, connect th e Multi Termina l of the camcorder to the video /audio input jacks of the TV using an AV cable (sold sepa rate[...]

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    GB 19 Saving images Saving i mages Using PlayMemo ries Home ™ PlayMemorie s Home allo ws you to import movies a nd photos t o your computer to use them in a variet y of ways.  To dow nlo ad PlayMem orie s Home PlayMemories Home can be download ed from the following URL. www.son y.net/p m/  To check the computer system You can check the co m[...]

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    GB 20 Connecting an externa l media device  Recor der witho ut a USB jack Connect a record er to the Multi Termin al of your camcorder usin g an AV ca ble ( sold se parate ly). Sign al f low  Insert the batter y pack to th e camco rder.  Connect the AC Adap tor (sup plied) to the c amcorder.  Connect the AV cable (sold se parately) to t[...]

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    GB 21 Saving images Using the Wi-Fi function (HD R- CX440/ PJ 410/ PJ440) For the latest infor mation and more detailed inf ormation on the functions of PlayMemor ies Mo bile , v isit the fo llow ing UR L. http://www .sony.net /pmm/  Android O S In stal l Pla yMem ori es Mo bile from Google play. • Android 4.0 or higher is required to use O ne[...]

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    GB 22  One-t ouc h co nnec tion with an Android supporting NFC • Ca ncel the sleep mode o r unlock the scr een on t he smar tphone beforehand. • Ma ke su re th at is disp laye d on the LC D mon itor of the camcorder and the smartphone. • Co ntinue t ouching the camcorde r to the smartphone withou t moving until PlayMemories Mobile starts ([...]

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    GB 23 Saving images You can record with the camc ord er us ing y our smartphone as a wireless remo te c omma nde r. 2 Select t he image you want to trans fer , an d ad d , and then sel ect  . • The SSID and a passwo rd are disp laye d, and t he ca mcor der is ready to be connected with the smartph one. 3 Connect th e camco rder to the smar tph[...]

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    GB 24 • Depen ding o n local electri cal int erfer ence or t he smar tphon e’s cap abil iti es , the live vi ew ima ges may not be displayed smo othly. Connect your comp uter to a wireless acc ess point or wireless broadb and router in advan ce. Notes Saving movies and photos t o your comp uter via Wi-Fi 1 Install the dedicated software in your[...]

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    GB 25 Saving images 4 Start sendin g images from the camcord er to the compu ter.  Press the (View Im ages) button on your camcor der.  Select  [Wirel ess]  [ Functio n]  [Send to Computer]. • Images are aut omatically transferred to and saved on the c ompu ter. • Only newly reco rded images are transferred. Importing movies and [...]

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    GB 26 Customi zin g your c amco rder Using the m enus • Selec t to finish sett ing the men u or to re tur n to the prev io us menu screen. 1 Select . 2 Select a ca tegor y. Num ber o f the cat egor y which is displayed depends on the model. 3 Select a desired me nu item. Scroll th e menu items up or down .[...]

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    GB 27 Others Others Precautions AC Adaptor Do not short-circui t the battery terminal with any m etallic objects. This may cause a ma lfunction. Playing back ima ges with other dev ice s You may not be able to play back images that were record ed on your camcorder with other devices normally. Also, you ma y not be able to play back images re corded[...]

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    GB 28 Camcorder temperature If you use the camcorder continuously for a long time, the camcorder g ets very warm. T his is not a malfunc tion. Overheat protection Depending on the camcorder and battery temperature, you may be unable to record mov ies or the power may turn off automa tically to protect the camcorder. A message will be displ ayed o n[...]

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    GB 29 Others Specifications System Sign al form at: NTSC col or, EIA sta ndar ds (1080 60i compatib le models) PAL color, CCIR standards (1080 50i c omp ati ble mo dels ) HD TV Movie reco rding forma t: XAVC S (XAV C S fo rmat) Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 Audi o: MP EG-4 L inear P CM 2c h (48 kHz/ 16 bit ) AVCHD (AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compatible) : Vi[...]

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    GB 30 Input/Outp ut connector s HDMI OUT jack: HDMI micro connector PROJECTOR IN jack (HDR-PJ410/ PJ440): HDMI micr o connector USB jack: Typ e A (Built-in U SB) USB connector is only for output (For cust omer s in E urop e). Multi Term inal LCD monitor Picture: 6.7 c m (2.7 type, asp ect ratio 16:9 ) Tota l numbe r of pixel s: 230 40 0 (96 0 × 24[...]

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    GB 31 Others  Rechargeable batt ery pac k NP -BX1 Used battery: Lithium-i on battery Maximum volta ge: DC 4.2 V Nominal voltage: DC 3.6 V Maximum char ge voltage: DC 4.2 V Maximum ch arge curren t: 1.89 A Capacity: 4.5 Wh (1 240 m Ah) Design and sp ecifications of y our cam corder and access orie s are subject to change without not ice. HDR-CX40[...]

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    GB 32 • The terms HDMI and HDMI High- Definition Multim edia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademark s of HDMI Licensing LLC in the Unite d States and other countries. • Microsoft, Win dows, and Windows Vista are either registered tra demar ks or trad emark s of Microsoft Cor poration in th e United States and/or oth[...]

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    GB 33 Others Parts a nd controls Figure s in ( ) a re refe rence pages.  Power zoom lever (14 , 15)  PHOTO button (15)  N mark (22) (HDR-C X440/ PJ410/PJ440) NFC: Near Field Communication  LENS COVE R switch (14 , 15)  Lens (ZEISS lens)  Buil t- in m ic roph on e  PROJECTOR FOCUS lever (18) (HDR-PJ410/PJ44 0)  Multi-sel ecto[...]

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    GB 34  Tripod receptacle  Bat ter y cov er (9 )  Bat ter y re le ase le ve r  Bat ter y pac k ( 9)  To fasten the grip belt[...]

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    GB 35 Others[...]

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    © 2015 Sony Corporation Printed in China Additional informat ion on this product an d answer s to frequ entl y aske d que stio ns can be found at our Customer Supp ort Website. http://www.sony.net/ GB[...]