Sony HDR-HC5E manual

2-319-807- 12 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Oper atin g Guid e HDR-HC 5E/HC 7E Enj oyin g picture s wit h high defini tion quality 7 Gett in g Star ted 9 Recording / Playbac k 18 Using the M enu 36 Dubbing/Editing 61 Using a Com puter 70 Troubles hooting 75 Add iti ona l In form a tion 87 Qui ck Refe rence 101[...]

2 Read this first Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read this manua l thorough ly, and ret ain it for futur e refere nce. To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Replace the battery with th e specified type o nly. Otherwise, fire or injury may resu lt. A moulded plug comply ing with BS 1363 is fitted to [...]

3 Type of ca ssette you can use in yo ur camcor der You can use mini DV cass ettes mark ed with . Your camc order is not compatib le with the Casse tte Mem ory func ti on (p . 8 8). Type s of “Memory Stick” you can u se in your camcord er You can use “Memor y St ick Duo” mar ked with or (p. 89). “Memory Sti ck Duo” (This siz e can be us[...]

4 • Exposing the L CD screen , the viewf inder, or the lens to dir ect sunlight for lon g period s of time may ca use malf unction s. • Do not aim at the su n. Doing so might cause y our cam corder to ma lfunction . Take pictures of the sun onl y in l ow li ght conditions, such as at dusk. About c hangin g the lan guage setting The on- screen d[...]

5 Tabl e of Cont ents Read this fi rst ..... .......... ...... ....... ...... 2 Trying out t he new HDV format! ..... 7 Viewin g video recor ded in the H DV format! .... ....... .......... ...... ...... .......... 8 Step 1: Ch ecking su pplied item s .... 9 Step 2: Ch arging the battery pac k .......... ...... .......... ....... ...... .......... .[...]

6 Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorder s ....... .......... ...... .......... ... 61 Reco rding pictur es from a VC R ... 64 Dubb ing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick Du o” ....... .......... ... 66 Delet ing recorde d pictures from the “Memory Stick Du o” ....... .......... ... 66 Mark ing imag es on th e “Memo ry Stick Duo” with [...]

7 Enjoyi ng picture s with hig h definit ion qualit y Enjoying pictures with high de finition quality Tryi ng out the ne w HDV fo rmat! High im age qu ality The HDV format has abou t 2 times the hor izonta l resolution of a standard TV resulting in about 4 tim es the amo unt of pixels providing high quali ty images. Being HDV format compliant, your[...]

8 Viewin g vi deo re cord ed in t he HDV for mat! Viewin g on a high definit ion TV (p. 31) Pictures recorded in t he HDV format can be played back as crisp HD (hig h definition) pictur es on a high def inition TV. • For details on HDV1080i compliant TVs, see page 31. Viewin g on a 16:9 (wide)/ 4:3 TV (p. 33) Your camcorder can down co nvert vide[...]

9 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing su ppli ed ite ms Make sure that you have fol lowing item s suppl ied with your camco rder. The numb er in the p arent hes es ind icat es the numb er of t hat ite m s upp lied . AC Adaptor (1) (p. 10) Mains lead (1) (p. 10) Wireless Re mote Commande r (1) (p. 104) A button-type lithium ba ttery [...]

10 Step 2: Charg ing th e batt ery pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 91) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cannot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder. 1 Attach the battery pack to your camcorder. Attach the b attery p ack by s liding it in the d[...]

11 Gettin g Started To remov e the ba ttery pa ck Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). Slid e the B ATT (ba tter y rele ase) le ver an d remove th e batter y pack. When s tori ng th e ba ttery pack Fully disch arge the bat tery be fore stori ng it for an exte nded peri od (p. 91). To ch eck the remainin g batte ry (Battery In fo) Set the PO WER swi[...]

12 HDR-HC7E * Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turning the power on/off and zooming. b Notes • All times measured und er the f ollowing conditions: Top: When the L CD backlight turns on. Middle: When the LCD backlight turns off. Bottom: Re cording with the viewf inder while the LCD panel is closed. Playi[...]

13 Gettin g Started • When attachin g an option al vide o light, it is recommended that you use an NP-FH70 or NP- FH100 battery pack. On the chargin g/reco rding/ playb ack ti me • Times meas ured with the camcorder at 25 °C (77 °F) ( 10 to 3 0 °C (50 °F to 86 °F) is recommended). • The recording and playbac k time will be shorter when y[...]

14 3 Set [M] ( month), then touch and repeat for [D] (day), hour and minute . The cloc k starts. To turn off th e pow er Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). To reset the date a nd time You ca n set the desire d date and time by touching t [MENU] t (TIME/LANGU.) t [CLOCK SET] (p. 36). b Notes • If you do not use your camcorder for abou t 3 months[...]

15 Gettin g Started Step 4: M akin g settin g adju stments befor e record ing Open th e LCD pane l 90 degr ees to the camcorde r ( 1 ), th en rota te it t o the best angle to reco rd or pl ay ( 2 ). To turn off the LCD back light to make the batte ry last longer Press and ho ld DISPLAY/BATT INFO for a few second s until appears. This setting is pra[...]

16 Step 5 : In serti ng a t ape or a “Mem ory Stick Duo” You can use mini DV cassett es only (p. 88). b Notes • The recordable time varies depending on [ REC MODE] (p. 54). 1 Slide and hold the OPE N/ EJECT lever in the direction of the arrow and open the lid. The casse tte compar tment au tomatic ally com es out an d opens up. 2 Insert a cas[...]

17 Gettin g Started To ejec t a “Mem ory S tic k Duo” Lightly push the “Mem ory Stick Duo” in once. b Not es • When the access lam p is lit or flashing, your camcorder is reading/writing data. Do not shake or knock your camcorder, turn the power off, eject the “Memory Stick Duo,” or remove the battery pack. Otherwise, image data may b[...]

18 Recording/ Playback Easy R ecordi ng/Pl ayback (Ea sy Hand ycam) With thi s Easy Handyc am opera tion, most of the c amera settin gs are automa tically opt imally adjust ed, whic h fre es yo u from detail ed adj ustme nts. The sc reen fo nt s ize inc reas es for easy viewi ng. 1 Slide the PO WER switch E to turn o n the CAM ERA-TA PE lam p. 2 Pr[...]

19 Recordin g/Playback Slide the P OWER s witch E to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp. Touch th e buttons on the touch pa nel A as follows. x To cancel Ea sy Handycam ope ration Press EASY C ag ain. dis appear s fro m the s creen . x Adjustable me nu setti ngs during E asy Hand ycam operatio n Touch [MENU] t o displa y adjust able men u sett ings. See pa[...]

20 Reco rding Movi es are re corde d on a tape. Slide the PO WER switch in the di rection of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the CAM ERA-TAPE lamp. Press START/STOP A (o r B ). To stop reco rding, pre ss START/STO P again. z Tips • The pictures are recorded in the HDV format in the default s etting (p. 54). To record high q uality stil l image s [...]

21 Recordin g/Playback Still images are r ecorded on the “Memory Stick Duo. ” Slide the PO WER switc h in th e directi on of the arrow rep eatedly to turn on the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp. Press an d hold PHO TO lightl y to adjust the f ocus, then press it fully to record. A shut ter s ound is he ard. When di sappear s, t he im age ha s been recor ded[...]

22 You can m agnif y im ages to 10 ti mes the orig ina l size wit h the po wer zoom leve r or the zoo m bu ttons on the LCD panel . Move th e power zoom l eve r slig htly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. b Notes • Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom lever. If you move your finger off the power zoom lever, the opera[...]

23 Recordin g/Playback • For HDR-HC5E: When the POWER switc h is s et to CAM ERA- TAPE, still images will be r ecorded at image size 2.3M in the HDV f ormat, 1.7M (4:3) or 2.3M (16:9) in the DV format. • For HDR-HC7E: When the POWER switc h is s et to CAM ERA- TAPE, still images will be r ecorded at image size 4.6M in the HDV f ormat, 3.4M (4:3[...]

24 (Forced flash): Always uses the flash regardless of the surrounding brightnes s. r (No flash): Records without flash. b Notes • The recommended distance to the subject when using the built-in flash is 0.3 to 2.5 m (1 to 8 feet). • Remove any dust from the surface of the flash lamp before using it. Flash eff ect may be impaired if h eat disco[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback Play back Sli de th e POW ER sw itch in th e dir ecti on of th e arro w repe at edly t o turn on the PLAY/ EDIT lamp. Touch to rewind to th e desired sc ene, then tou ch to start playback. To adju st th e soun d volume Touch t [VOLUME], then / to adju st the v olume. z Tip s • If you cannot find [VOL UME] in , touch [MENU] [...]

26 Touch . The mos t rec ently recor ded i mage is dis playe d. * is displayed on the tape playback screen. To disp lay pic tures on a “Memo ry Stic k Duo” o n the In dex scr een Touch . Touch one of the pi ctures to bac k to the si ngle displ ay mode . A Previous/ Next 6 picture s B The picture disp layed befor e switching to the index scre en[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback You can magn ify imag es from about 1.1 to 5 tim es (fr om about 1 .5 t o 5 time s in s til l images) the o rigina l size . Magn ifi cati on can be ad jus ted w ith th e power zoom lever or th e zoom buttons on the LCD pa nel. 1 Play ba ck the pi cture you want to magnify. 2 Mag nify the pi cture w ith T (Tel ephoto). 3 Touch[...]

28 Using th e guid e func tions (U SAGE GUI DE) You can easily select the desired setting screens by us ing the g uide fu nctions (USAGE GUIDE). Your ca mcorder ha s 4 guide fun ctions as shown belo w. 1 Touch [GUIDE]. 2 Select the desired item. e.g., to reco rd night views Touch [SHOOT GUIDE] t [SELE CT SCENE] t / to display [To keep the mood of a[...]

29 Recordin g/Playback Search ing fo r the start ing po int END SEARCH will not work once you ejec t the cass ette after y ou have record ed on the ta pe. Make sure that t he CAMERA-TAPE lamp lights up (p . 20). Touch t . The last scene of the most recent record ing is playe d back for about 5 second s, and the ca mcorde r enters the standby mode a[...]

30 1 During playback, press ZE RO SET ME MORY on the Remote Commander at a point yo u want to locate later on . The tape counter i s reset to “0: 00:00” and app ears on t he scree n. If the tape cou nter is no t displayed, press DISPLAY. 2 Press STOP when you want to stop playback. 3 Press m REW. The ta pe stops automatic ally wh en the tape co[...]

31 Recordin g/Playback Playin g the p ictur e on a TV Connec tion met hods and image quality differ de pending on what typ e of TV is connec ted and co nnect ors used. Use the sup plied AC Adaptor as the po wer source (p. 1 0). Refer a lso to th e inst ruction ma nuals supplied with the de vice to be connect ed. b Not es • Make all menu settings [...]

32 Conne cting to a h igh d efi niti on TV : Signal flo w, ( ): Refer ence pages Type Camcorder Cable TV Menu Setting (STANDARD SET) [VCR HDV/DV] t [AUTO] (53) [COMPONENT] t [1080i/57 6i] (56) • An A/ V connecting cable is also needed to output audio signals. Connect t he white and red plugs of the A/ V connecting cable to the aud io input jack o[...]

33 Recordin g/Playback (STANDARD SET) [VCR HDV/DV] t [AUTO] (53) • Use an HDMI cable wit h the HDM I logo ( on the fron t cover ). • Pictures in the DV format are not output from the HDMI OUT jack, if copyright protection signals are recorded in t he pictures. • DV format pictures input to the camcorder via i.LINK cable (p. 64) cannot be outp[...]

34 To set t he asp ect ratio a ccor ding to th e conne cted TV (16:9/4 :3) Change the [TV TYPE] setting t o match your TV (p. 56). b Notes • When you play back a tape recorded in the DV format on a 4:3 TV not compatible with the 16:9 signal, set [ WIDE SELECT] to [4:3] on your camcor der when recording a picture (p. 54). : Signal flo w, ( ): Refe[...]

35 Recordin g/Playback When c onnect ing to yo ur TV vi a a VCR Select on e of the co nnectin g method s on page 6 1, ac cording to the inp ut jack of th e VCR. Co nnect yo ur camcor der to the LINE IN input on th e VCR usin g the A/V connec ting cable . Set the input selec tor on the VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1 , VIDEO 2, etc. ). When you r TV is mon aur[...]

36 Using t he Me nu Using th e menu it ems 1 Slide the POW ER switch in the di rection of the arro w repeatedly to turn on the respective lamp. CAMERA-TAPE lamp: settin gs on a t ape CAMERA-MEMORY lamp: settings on a “Memo ry Stick Duo” PLA Y/ED IT la mp: s ett ings for vi ewin g/ed itin g 2 Touch the LCD screen to select the menu item. Unavai [...]

37 Usin g the Me nu Menu ite ms Availa ble menu items ( z ) vary dep ending on which lamp is lit. During Easy Handycam operation, the setting is set au tomatic ally as shown in the fo llowing list. Position of lamp: TAPE MEMOR Y PLAY/EDIT Easy Handycam CAMERA SET menu (p. 39) SCENE SE LECT zz – AUTO SPOT METER zz – – EXPO SURE zz – AUTO WHI[...]

38 PictB ridg e PRI NT – – z – USB SELECT – – z – DEMO MODE z –– ON EDIT/PLAY menu (p. 52) VAR. SPD PB – – z – REC CTRL – – z – END SEAR CH z – z – STANDARD SET menu (p. 5 3) VCR HDV/DV – – z AUTO REC FORMAT z –– z * 1 DV SET z – z SP * 1 /16:9 WIDE* 1 /* 1 / –* 1 VOLU ME z * 4 z * 4 z z * 1 * 3 MIC LEVE [...]

39 Usin g the Me nu CAME RA SE T menu Sett in gs t o adj us t yo ur c amco rder to the recordin g condi tions The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appe ar when the i tems a re se lected . See page 36 for detai ls on selecting menu items. You can re cord pictur es ef fecti vely in various situati ons with the [...]

40 b Notes • If you set [SCENE SELECT], the settings of [SHUTTR SPEED] (HDR-HC7E) and [WHITE BAL.] are canceled. You can adjust and f ix t he expo sure t o the subject, so that it is r ecor ded in suit able brig htnes s ev en w hen the re i s st rong contrast be tween the subj ect and th e backgr ound, such as sub jects in the spot li ght o n sta[...]

41 Usin g the Me nu 3 Touch [ ] . flashes quickly . When th e whit e balance h as been adjus ted and st ored in the memo ry, the in dicat or stop s flashing. b Not es • Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps . • When you select [ ONE PUSH], keep framing white objects while is fla[...]

42 z Tips • Tou ch if the subject is white or the backlight is b right, or touch if t he subject is black or the light is dim. • You can adjust the automatic exposure level to brighter or darker when [EXPOSURE] is set to [AUTO]. • For HDR- HC7E: You can also adjust the setting manually using the CAM CTRL dial (p. 23). You can a djust t he col[...]

43 Usin g the Me nu This is useful to shoot small subjects, such as flowers or in sects. You can bl ur out backgro unds and t he subject sta nds out clear er. When yo u set [TEL E MACRO] t o [ON] ( ), th e zoom (p. 22) moves to th e top of the T (Telep hoto) si de auto maticall y and allow s for record ing s ubjec ts at a cl ose distan ce as follow[...]

44 When u sing ei ther the Ni ghtS hot ( p. 24) or [SUPER NS] (p. 43) fu nction to reco rd, yo u can recor d clea rer pict ures by se tti ng [N S LIGHT], which emit s infrared light (inv isi ble) , to [O N] (the de faul t s ett ing) . b Notes • Do n ot cover th e infrared port with your fingers or other objects (p. 103). • Remove t he conversio[...]

45 Usin g the Me nu z Tip s • You can also operate by pressing PHOTO on the Remote Comm ander (p. 104) . You can sele ct the ma ximum zo om level in case you wa nt to zoom to a level grea ter than 10 × (the defaul t setting ) while record ing on a tape. Note that t he imag e quali ty dec rease s when you ar e usi ng th e digital zoom . B OFF Up [...]

46 MEMORY SE T menu Settings for th e “Memory Stick Duo” The defa ult set tings are marked with B . The in dicators in par entheses appear when the items ar e select ed. See page 36 for details on selecting menu items. x QUALI TY B FINE ( ) Records still images at the fine image quality leve l. STANDARD ( ) Records still images at the standard [...]

47 Usin g the Me nu When th e POWER switch is set to CAMERA- TAPE* When the POWER switch is set to PLAY/ EDIT* * [ IM AG E SI ZE ] is fi xed to [ 1.2M] in HDV format, [ 0.2M] in DV format (16:9 ) and [VGA (0.3M)] in DV format (4:3). b Notes • All numbers m easured at the following setti ngs: Top: [FINE ] is selected for ima ge quality. Bottom: [S[...]

48 1 Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER]. [ALL FILES]: Deletes all the images on th e “Mem ory St ic k Duo. ” [CURRNT FOLDER]: Delete s all the images in the selecte d folder . 2 Touch [YES] twic e t . b Notes • The fol der will not be deleted even when you delete all the pictures in the folder . • Do not do any of the following while [ E[...]

49 Usin g the Me nu PICT .APPLI . men u Special eff ects on pictures or additional functions on record ing/playb ack The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appe ar when the i tems a re se lected . See page 36 for detai ls on selecting menu items. You can reco rd a t ransit ion w ith th e followi ng effe cts add[...]

50 z Tips • You can s elect the first picture for the slide show with / before touchin g [STAR T]. You ca n add digit al effects to recording / playba ck. 1 Touch the desi red effect. 2 Adjust the ef fect with / , then to uch . 3 Touch . appears. To canc el [D.EFFEC T], touc h [OFF] in step 1 . B OFF Does not use [D.EFF ECT] setting. CINEMA EFECT[...]

51 Usin g the Me nu You ca n add sp ecia l effect s to a pict ure during rec ordin g or playbac k. appears. B OFF Does not use [P ICT.EF FEC T] settin g. SKINTONE * Makes skin texture look more smooth er and more appeal ing. NEG.A RT The colo r and brightne ss are revers ed. SEP IA Picture s appear in se pia. B&W (Blac k and white) Picture s ap[...]

52 • The image quality of [SMTH SLW REC ] is somewhat less than normal recording. To can cel [ SMTH SL W REC], selec t [END]. See page 68. You ca n conne ct the ca mcorde r to a perso nal co mput er with a USB ca ble and import pictures to the com puter. Y ou can also connect the camcor der to a Pi ctBrid ge compat ible pri nter (p. 68) u sing t [...]

53 Usin g the Me nu – Pictur e search – Reverse playback • Playing back slowly to the reverse direction and playing back frame by frame to the reverse direction ar e not available in HDV format. See page 64. EXEC The most recently recor ded pictur e is played ba ck for ab out 5 sec onds and t hen stops automa ticall y. CAN CEL Stops [END SEAR[...]

54 b Notes • Disconnect the i. LINK cable before changing the [VCR HDV/DV] setti ng. Otherwise, the connected device, s uch as a VCR, may not be able to recognize the video signal from your camcorder. • Whe n [AUTO] is selected, if th e signal switches between HDV and DV f ormats, the picture and sound are interrup ted temporarily. • When [i.[...]

55 Usin g the Me nu Touch / to adjus t the bala nce of the original soun d (ST1) an d the sound recorde d afterwa rds (ST2), then to uch . b Not es • The original sound (ST1) i s output at the default setting. Touc h / to adju st th e vo lume (p. 25). z Tip s • For HDR-HC7E: You can also adjust the setting u sing the CAM CTRL dial (p. 23). You [...]

56 Select [COMPONENT] when connecting your cam corder to a TV with the compo nent input jack . 576i Select when connect ing your camcorder to a TV with the compon ent input jack. B 1080i/57 6i Select when connect ing your camcorder to a TV that has the comp onent in put jack and is capable of dis playing the 1080i signal. Signals i n HDV format are[...]

57 Usin g the Me nu You ca n disp lay th e frame an d chec k that the subje ct is horizont al or verti cal by setting [GUIDEFRAME] to [ON]. The frame i s not reco rded. Press DISPL AY/ BATT INFO to ma ke the frame disappe ar. z Tip s • Placing the subject at the cross point of the guide frame makes a balanced composition. You c an disp lay th e c[...]

58 B ON A beepin g sound sta rts when y ou start /stop recording, or oper ate the to uch p anel. OFF Cancels th e beeping sound a nd shutter sound. B LCD P ANEL Shows displa ys such as the tim e code on the LCD screen and in the viewfinde r. V-OUT/PANEL Shows displa ys such as the tim e code on the TV screen, L CD screen, and in the viewfind er. B [...]

59 Usin g the Me nu TIME/L ANGU. menu See page 36 for detai ls on selecting menu items. See page 13. When usi ng your cam corder abr oad, you can set the tim e differenc e by touchi ng / , th e clock will be adju sted in accor dance wit h the tim e diffe rence. If you se t the t ime diffe rence t o 0, th e cloc k retu rns to the orig inal ly se t t[...]

60 1 Touch t [P-M ENU SET UP] t [DEL ETE]. If the d esir ed m enu it em is not displayed, touch / . 2 Touch the menu item that you want to dele te. 3 Touch [YES] t . b Notes • You cannot d elete [MENU] and [P-ME NU SET UP]. 1 Touch t [ P-MENU SE T UP] t [SORT]. If the desire d menu item i s not displaye d, touch / . 2 Touch the menu item yo u wan[...]

61 Dubbin g/Editing Dubbing /Editin g Dubbi ng to V CR or DVD/HDD recor ders Connec t your cam corder to the w all socket using the suppl ied AC Ad aptor for thi s operatio n (p. 1 0). R efer a lso t o the inst ructio n manu als su pplie d wit h the devi ces t o be c onnect ed. The conne ction method a nd the image quality wil l differ d epending o[...]

62 b Notes • You cann ot dub pictures using the HDMI cable. • Picture s recorded in the DV format are dubbed as SD (standard definition) image s, regardless of the connection. Jacks on yo ur camcorder Open the ja ck cover and connec t the cabl e. Using an i.LI NK cabl e (supplie d) Select the re quired setti ngs from the tabl e below an d make [...]

63 Dubbin g/Editing 3 Connect your recording device (VCR or DVD/HDD recorder) to your camcorder. See pa ge 61 for conn ecti on de tails . 4 Start playback o n your camcorde r, and recordi ng on the recording device. Refer t o the operating i nstructio ns supplied w ith your re cording de vice for details . 5 When dubb ing is complet e, sto p your c[...]

64 Record ing pi cture s from a VCR You ca n record mo vies from a VCR on a tape . You can reco rd a s cene as a st ill im age on a “ Memo ry S tick Duo. ” Be sure t o i nser t a casse tte or a “M emor y Stick Du o” for recordi ng in your ca mcorde r beforehan d. You ca n conne ct your ca mcorder to a VCR devic e using an i.LIN K cable . Co[...]

65 Dubbin g/Editing 6 Start playing th e cassette on your VCR. The pi cture p layed on t he connec ted devi ce appe ars on the LCD sc reen of your c amcord er. 7 Touch [ REC START] at the point you want to start recordin g. 8 Stop rec ording . Touch (Stop ) or [REC PAUSE]. 9 Touch t . b Not es • You need an i.LINK cable f or this operation. • Y[...]

66 Dubbi ng pi cture s fro m a tape to a “ Memor y Stick Duo” You ca n record a de sired scene onto a “Memory Stick Duo” a s a st ill i mage, f rom a movie you recorded on a tape . Make sure you have a record ed tape a nd a “Memo ry Stick Duo ” inserted into you r camco rder. 1 Slide the POW ER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDI[...]

67 Dubbin g/Editing Marki ng im ages on the “Mem ory St ick Duo” with spec ific infor mation ( Print mark /Image prot ection) When y ou are u sing a “Memo ry Stick Duo” with th e write -protect tab, ma ke sure the write-pr otect tab on the “Me mory Stick Duo ” is n ot s et to the wri te-p rot ect p osit ion (p. 89). The DPO F (Digi tal [...]

68 Printi ng r ecor ded im ages (PictBri dge comp liant print er) You ca n print out pic tures using a Pict Bridg e co mplia nt pr inte r wit hout connect ing the cam corder to a computer. Connec t you r camcorde r to the AC Ada ptor to obtain po wer from the wall socke t (p. 10). Insert the “Mem ory Stick Duo ” contai ning still images in to y[...]

69 Dubbin g/Editing – Disconn ect the USB cable from the print er. – Remove the “Memory Stick Duo” from your camcorder. • If the printer s tops working, d isconnect the USB cable, turn the printer off and on again and restart the operation from the beginning. • Some printers m ay cut off lef t, right, top and lower parts of the image. E[...]

70 Using a Comput er What yo u can d o wit h Wind ows com puter When you insta ll the “P icture Mot ion Browse r” on a Window s compu ter from the supplie d CD-ROM, you can enjoy t he followi ng operat ions. b Notes • You cannot inst all the supplied software, “Picture Motio n Browser,” on a Macintosh computer. x Importing movies taken wi[...]

71 Using a Comput er When usi ng “Pi cture Motio n Browser” OS: Microsoft Windows 20 00 Professional, W indows XP Home Edition or W indows XP Professiona l or W indows X P Medi a Center Editi on Stand ar d ins tal lat ion i s r equir ed. For processi ng HD footage , Windows XP SP2 is re quired. Operat ion is no t assured if the abov e OS has be[...]

72 Inst alling th e “Fir st Ste p Guide” and softw are You need to insta ll the “First Step Gu ide” and softwa re to your Wind ows comp uter before conn ecting your camcorder to the computer. Th e insta lla tion i s required only for the f irst ti me. Conte nts to be inst alle d and pr oce dures may dif fer depend ing on your O S. z Tips ?[...]

73 Using a Comput er 4 Check your area and country/ region, then click [Next]. The software to be i nstalle d will be confi gured a ccor ding to your coun try/ region . 5 Read [License Agree ment], select [I accept the terms of the license agreement] when yo u agree, then click [Ne xt]. 6 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDIT [...]

74 Viewin g “Fi rst S tep Guide” To view “ First Step Guide” on yo ur comput er, M icroso ft Inte rnet E xplor er Ver.6. 0 or later is reco mmend ed. Double - click the s hort-cut icon for “F irst Ste p Guid e” on the d esk top. z Tips • You can also start by selecting [Start] t [Programs] ([All Programs] f or Windows XP) t [Sony Pict[...]

75 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou bles hooti ng If you run into any problems using yo ur camcorde r, use th e follow ing table t o trouble shoot th e probl em. If the p roblem persists, disconnect th e power sour ce and contac t your Sony dea ler. • Overall op eration s/Easy Handyc am/ Remote Comma nder....... ...... ........ ...... ... 7[...]

76 Another VCR m alfuncti ons when you use the supplied Remote Commander. • Select a co mmander m ode other than VT R 2 for your VCR. • Cove r the sensor of your VCR wit h black paper. The power abru ptly tur ns off. • Whe n approxima tely 5 minutes ha ve elapsed whil e you do not operate yo ur camcord er, the camcord er is aut omatical ly tu[...]

77 Troubles hooting Menu items are grayed out. • You cann ot selec t grayed item s in the current re cording/ playback sit uation . • Depen ding on the functi ons, you may no t be able to use them together (p. 82) . is not displayed. • During Ea sy Handycam operation, not all menu items a re functio nal. Cancel Easy Handycam operation (p. 1 9[...]

78 The data fi le name is not ind icated correctly, or flashes. • The fi le is damaged. • Use the f ile f orm at com patib le wi th you r camcorder (p. 89 ). Refer also to “C assett e tap es/“M emory Stick Duo”” section (p. 77). The tape does not start when you press START/STOP. • Slide the P OWER swit ch to t urn on the CAME RA-TAPE [...]

79 Troubles hooting [COLOR SL OW S] do es no t oper ate correctly. • [COLOR SL OW S] ma y not o perate correc tly in tota l darkness. Use NightS hot or [SUPER NS]. You cannot us e [SUPER NS]. • The NIGHTSHOT switch is not set to ON (p. 24). The auto fo cus does n ot functio n. • Set [FOCUS] to [ AUTO] (p. 42). • The r ecording cond itions a[...]

80 Refer also to “C assett e tap es/“M emory Stick Duo”” section (p. 77). You cannot play back a tape. • Slide the P OWER swit ch to t urn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp. • Rewi nd the tape (p. 25) . You cannot play back in reverse direc tion. • Reve rse playba ck is not possi ble with th e tape recorded in the HDV format. Image data stored on[...]

81 Troubles hooting • There is a blank section between recorde d sections of th e tape. This is not a malfunct ion. No picture appe ars during [END SEARCH] or Rec Review. • The tape was recorde d in both HDV and DV for mat s. Th is is not a mal func tion. appears on the LCD screen. • This appears w hen y ou pla y back a tape recorded on other[...]

82 You cannot dub correc tly usi ng the A/V connecting cable. • You c annot input e xternally from a devic e connected with the A/V connecting cabl e. • The A/V connec ting ca ble is not co nnected properly. Make sur e that the A/V conn ecting cabl e is connecte d to the inpu t jack of the oth er device for dubbing a p icture from your camcorde[...]

83 Troubles hooting • For HDR-HC7E: When [COLOR BAR] is set, all the “Not available” menu ite ms on the list are not available. [EXPOSURE] NightShot [WHITE BAL.] Ni ghtShot [SHARPNESS] [CINEMA EFEC T] [SHUTTR SPEED] of th e CAM CTRL dial (HDR-HC7E) NightShot, [CINEMA EFECT], [OLD MOVIE], [SM TH S LW RE C] [AE SHIFT] [F IREWORKS], [MANUAL] of [...]

84 Warnin g in dicato rs and messa ges If in dica tors ap pear o n the LC D scre en or i n the view find er, chec k the fol lowin g. So me sy mp toms you c an f ix b y y our sel f. I f the probl em persis ts even afte r you have tried a couple of times, contact your Sony dealer or l ocal author ized S ony se rvice facili ty. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self[...]

85 Troubles hooting Q (Warni ng indic ators p ertaini ng to the tape) Slow flashing: • Th ere is le ss than 5 minut es rema ining on the tape. • No c assett e is inse rted. * • Th e write- protect ta b on the casse tte is set to lo ck (p. 88) . * Fast flashing: • The t ape ha s ru n out. * Z (Eject cassette warning)* Slow flashing: • Th e[...]

86 x “Mem ory Stic k Duo” Reinsert the Memory Stick. (p. 16) • Re insert th e “Mem ory Sti ck Duo” a few times. If even then th e indica tor flashes , the “Memory Stic k Duo” might be damaged. Try with another “Memory St ick Duo.” This Mem ory Stick is not formatted correctly. • Check the format, t hen format the “Memor y Stic[...]

87 Additional I nformation Addition al Informa tion Using y our ca mcor der ab road Power supply You can use yo ur cam corder in any country /region usi ng the AC Ad aptor suppl ied with your camco rder wit hin the AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz ra nge. On TV colo r systems Your camcorder is PAL system, so its picture can only be vie wed on a PAL sys[...]

88 Maint enan ce and pr ecau tions Your ca mcorde r is capabl e of reco rding in both HDV and DV formats. You ca n use mini DV form at casset tes only. Use a c assett e with the mark. Your camc order is not co mpatible with th e Cassette Memory func tion. What is the HDV format? The HD V format is a vi deo forma t devel oped to record a nd play bac[...]

89 Additional I nformation x When l abeli ng th e cass ette Be sure to place the label only on the locati ons shown in the follo wing illust ration so as not to ca use a malfun ction of your camc order. x Afte r usi ng th e casset te Rewind th e tape to the beginning to avoid distortion of the pictu re or the so und. T he cass ett e shou ld then be[...]

90 Notes o n use Damaged or lost ima ge dat a will no t be compens ated f or, a nd may o ccur i n the following c ases: • If you eject the “Memory Stick Duo,” turn the power off on your camcorder, or remove the battery pack for replacement while your camcorder is reading or writing image files on the “Memory Stick Duo” (while the access l[...]

91 Additional I nformation Thi s un it i s co mp atib le wi th an “InfoLIT HIUM” ba ttery pa ck (H series). Your camcor der o perat es on ly with an “InfoLIT HIU M” batte ry pack . “Inf oLITH IUM” H seri es ba tter y pac ks have the mark. What i s an “I nfoLI THIUM ” batt ery pack? An “ InfoLITHI UM” batte ry pack is a lithi um-[...]

92 About b attery l ife • Battery capacity decreases over time and through re peated use. If decr eased usage time between charges becomes significant, it is probably time t o replace it with a new one. • Each battery’s life is governed by storage, operating and envir onmental conditions. The HD V/DV In ter face on th is un it is a n i.LINK-c[...]

93 Additional Info rmation b Not es • When connecting your camcorder to another i.LINK-compatibl e device, be sure to turn off the power of t he device and disconn ect the AC Adaptor from the wall socket before connecting or disconnecting the i.LINK cable. About t he re quired i .LINK c able Use th e Son y i.LI NK 4- pin-t o-4- pin ca ble (during[...]

94 Moisture c ondensat ion. Tur n off for 1H.] appea rs. The indi cator w ill not appear w hen the mo isture co ndenses on the lens . x If moistu re conde nsation ha s occu rred None of th e funct ions except cas sett e ejectio n wi ll work . Eject the ca sset te, tu rn off you r camcord er, and le ave it for a bout one ho ur with the c assette lid[...]

95 Additional I nformation • The video heads will degrade after long use. If you cannot obtain a clear image even after using a cleaning cassette (optio nal), it m ight be because the video heads are worn out. Please contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility to have the video hea ds replaced. LCD scree n • Do not exert [...]

96 On charg ing the pre-in stall ed recha rgeab le bat tery Your ca mcorde r has a pre- install ed recha rgeable batter y to re tain th e date , time , and other set tings even when the PO WER switch is se t to OFF (CHG). The pre- insta lled r echar geabl e batte ry is alwa ys charge d while your camcor der is connec ted to the wall so cket via th [...]

97 Additional I nformation Image device HDR-HC5E: 5.9 mm (1/3 t ype) CM OS senso r Recor ding pixels ( still , 4:3): Max. 4 .0 mega (2 3 04 × 1 728) pixels * 2 Gross: Appr ox. 2 100 000 pixe ls Effect ive (mov ie, 16:9 ): Approx . 1 430 000 pixels Effect ive (mov ie, 4:3): Approx . 1 080 000 pixels Effect ive (still, 16:9): Approx . 1 490 000 pixe[...]

98 Input/Ou tput co nnectors Audio/Video output 10-pin c onnec tor Video sign al: 1 Vp- p, 75 Ω (ohms) Lumina nce sign al: 1 Vp -p, 75 Ω (oh ms) Chromi nance signal: 0 .3 Vp -p, 75 Ω (ohms) Audio sign al: 327 mV (at load impedanc e 47 k Ω (kilohms)), Output impedanc e with l ess than 2 .2 k Ω (kil oh ms) COMPONENT OUT jack Y: 1 Vp-p , 75 Ω (o[...]

99 Additional I nformation Mass (approx.) HDR-HC5E: 530 g (1 lb 2 oz) mai n unit only 630 g (1 lb 6 oz) i ncluding the NP- FH60 r echar geabl e batte ry pa ck and DVM60 cassette. HDR-HC7E: 550 g (1 lb 3 oz) mai n unit only 650 g (1 lb 6 oz) i ncluding the NP- FH60 r echar geabl e batte ry pa ck and DVM60 cassette. Supplied accessories See page 9. A[...]

100 On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Co rporation. • HDV and the HDV logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. • “Memory Stick,” “ ,” “Memory St ick Duo,” “ ,” “Memory S tick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “MagicGate,” “ ,” “Ma gic Gate Memo ry S tick ” a[...]

101 Quick Re fere nce Quick Reference Ident ify ing part s and co ntrol s The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. A Power zoo m lever (22) B PHOTO button (21) C Viewfi nder lens adjust ment leve r (15) D Viewfi nder (15) E Eyecu p F HDMI OU T jack (Outpu t only) (31) • T he available video signals are read, and the appropriate output format is [...]

102 A HDR-HC7E: MANUAL button (23) B HDR-HC7E: CAM CT RL dial ( 23) C NIGHTSHOT switch (24) D BACK LIGH T bu tton (24) E Zoom but tons (22) F START/STO P button (20 ) G DISPLAY/BATT INFO button (11) H (USB) jack (68) I Speaker Play back sou nds come ou t from the speaker. For how t o adjust the vol ume, see pa ge 25. J Access lamp (1 6, 89) K “Me[...]

103 Quick Re fere nce A OPEN/EJE CT lever (16) B Fla sh C Lens (Carl Ze iss Lens) (4) D Remo te sensor/In frared p ort Poin t the Re mot e Comm and er (p. 1 04) towards th e remo te sensor to ope rate your c amcord er. E Microp hone An Active Interf ace Sho e compat ible microph one ( optiona l) will t ake preced ence wh en con nected . F RE C lamp[...]

104 Remo te Co mmand er A PHOTO button (21) The on-screen image when you press this button will be recorded onto th e “Memory Stick Duo” as a still image. B Memory control buttons (I ndex * , –/+, Memory play back) (26) C SEARCH M. but ton * (30) D . > (Previous/Next ) buttons * (30) E Video control buttons (Re wind, Playback, Fast-forward[...]

105 Quick Re fere nce Indic ators displ aye d duri ng reco rding /play back A Recor ding forma t ( or ) (54) Recording mode ( SP or LP ) is also displayed in the DV form at. B Rema ining batt ery (approx .) C Recor ding status ([STBY] (standby) or [REC] (recordi ng)) D Duri ng recordi ng: Tape counter (hour: minut e: sec ond) Duri ng playba ck: Tim[...]

106 O Tape trans por t indi cato r P Video o perat ion buttons ( 25) Q Data fil e name R Pictu re num ber/To tal nu mber of recor ded pi cture s in th e cur rent playb ack fo lder S Playba ck fold er (4 8) T Prev iou s/Ne xt f old er i con The following indicators appear when th e first or last picture of t he current folder is displaye d and when [...]

107 Quick Re fere nce Upper left Upper right Center Botto m Indicato rs when you made changes Indicator Meaning Recordi ng format (53 ) AUDIO MODE * (54 ) SP LP Recordin g mode * (54 ) Self-tim er recording (44 ) WIDE SELECT * (54 ) QUICK REC ** (58) Inte rv al p hot o recordi ng (49) Flas h light (43) Indicator Meaning HDV input/ DV input (64 ) HD[...]

108 Othe r in dicato r You ca n easily ch eck the m eaning of each indica tor that appears on th e LCD scr een. 1 Touch [GUIDE] t [DISP G UIDE]. 2 Touch the area inc luding th e indica tor that you w ant to ch eck. The me anings of the indica tors i n the area ar e liste d on the scr een. If you cannot fi nd the indi cator you want to check, tou ch[...]

109 Quick Re fere nce Index Numeric 1080i/576i ........... ..................56 12BIT ...... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... .54 16BIT ...... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... .54 21-pin adapt or .. ....... .... ....... ...35 576i ............................... ........56 A AC Adapto r........ ..... ....... .... ...10 AE SHIF T . ....... ..... .[...]

110 Lens cov er ......... .... ....... .. 14, 20 LP (Long Play) ..................... 54 M Macinto sh ....... ..... ....... ...... ....74 Mains lead .... ....... .... ....... ..... . 10 Maintenance and precautions ...... ..... ...... ..... ..... ...... ..... ....... . 88 MEMORY S ET men u ...... .... 46 “Memory Sti ck” .. .... ....... ..... . 8[...]

111 Quick Re fere nce USB SEL ECT .. ....... .... ....... ...52 Using ab road ......... .... ....... .....87 V VAR.S PD PB (Various speed playback) .....52 VF B.LIGHT (Viewfinder brightnes s) ........55 VOLUM E ...... .... ....... ..... ...... .55 W Warning indicators................ 84 Warning me ssages .. ....... ...... .85 WB SHIFT (White Bal an[...]

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