Sony HDR-PJ330E manual

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    4-529-73 5- 12 (1) HDR-CX330/CX330E/PJ330E /PJ340/PJ340E/PJ350/PJ350E 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 Please al so refe r to : http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/Sup port/[...]

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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  RECYCL ING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Lithium-Ion batteries are recy clable. You can help preserve our environm ent by returning your used rechar geable bat teries to the collecti on and recycling location 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[...]

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    GB 5 This equ ipment m ust not be co- locate d or ope rate d in co njun ction with an y other an tenna o r trans mitte r.  CAUTI ON You ar e ca utio ned that any change s or modifications not expressly approved in this manu al could void your authority to operate this equipment.  Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with t[...]

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    GB 6 with the essentia l requirements a nd other relevant provis ions of Directive 1999/5/EC. For detai ls, please access the following URL: http://www.compliance.sony.de/  Noti ce for the customers in the countries applying EU Directives Manufacturer: Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Toky o, 108-0075 Japan For EU product comp liance: Son[...]

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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, and atta ch the bat ter y pack. 2 Pull out the Built- in USB Cable . 3 Connec t the AC Adapt or and th e camcor de r with th e USB connection support cable, and conn ect the AC Adapt or to the wa ll outlet (wal l socket) . • The POWER/CH G (c[...]

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    GB 10 • Tur n of f yo ur c amco rde r b efor e 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 • T o set the date and ti me again, se lect  [Set up]  [ Clock Settings]  [D ate & Time Setti ng]. • To turn off the op erati ng soun d, sele ct  [Se tup]  [G e n e r a l S e t t i n g s ]  [Bee p]  [Off]. 1 Open the L CD monit or of yo ur cam corder and turn the power on. 2 S[...]

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    GB 12 Inserting a mem ory card • To select a mem ory card as t he recording medium, se lect  [Setup ]  [ Media Sett ings]  [Medi a Sel ect]  [Mem ory Card] . (HD R-P J34 0/P J34 0E/ PJ3 50/ PJ 350E ) • T o eject the memory car d, open the cov er and lightl y push th e memo ry ca rd i n on ce.  Types of mem ory card you can use wi[...]

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    GB 13 Recordi ng/Playback Rec ordin g/Pl ayba ck Recording • In the default se tting, m ovies are recorded with HD for mat and MP4 format simultaneously (Dua l Video REC). MP4 format is easy for playing back your movies on a smar tphone, for u ploading to a networ k, or for uploading to the We b. • You can chec k th e rec or ding time of a med [...]

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    GB 14 Shoo ting p hotos 1 Open the lens cover. 2 Open the LCD moni tor and select [MO DE]  (Ph oto ). 3 Press PH OTO ligh tly to adju st the focu s, then press it fully. • When the focus is adju sted properly, AE/A F lock indicato r appears on the LCD monitor . Power z oom le ver[...]

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    GB 15 Recordi ng/Playback Playback 1 Open the L CD mo nitor and p ress the (View Imag es) butto n on the camc order to en ter the playback mode. 2 Sele ct / to move the desired eve nt to the cent er, a nd th en sele ct t he part circ led (  ) in t he figure. To the MENU scree n Event name To the previ ous ev ent Remaining battery To the next eve[...]

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    GB 16  Playback op erations  To select the forma t of the movie you want to play, edit, or copy to other devices In step 2, selec t at the top right of the L CD monitor  [H D Qual ity] or [ MP4] . 3 Select th e image . Volume / P revious/ Next Delete / Fast-reverse/ Fast-forwar d Context / Play/P ause Stop Play/S top sl ide sh ow Moti on S[...]

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    GB 17 Recordi ng/Playback Viewing images at a larger size Conne cting th e camco rder to a T V 1 Connec t the HDM I OUT jack of the c amcor der t o the HDMI IN ja ck of a TV us ing the H DMI cab le supplie d. • If you r TV does n ot have an HDMI jac k, connect the Multi/Mi cro USB Terminal of the camcorder to the video/audio input jacks of the TV[...]

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    GB 18 Saving i mages Using PlayMe mories Hom e™ PlayMemori es Home al lows y ou to impo rt movies a nd photos to your computer to use t hem in a variety of ways.  To down load P layMe mories Home PlayMemori es Home can be d ownloaded f rom the follow ing URL. www.sony .net/ pm/  To check the computer system You can chec k the computer requi[...]

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    GB 19 Saving images Connecting an external m edia device  External media device Connect an e xternal media dev ice to t he Multi/Mi cro USB Ter minal of your camcorde r using VMC-UAM2 U SB Adaptor Cable (sold separ ately) . • Movi es are copied with hig h defin ition i mage q uality (H D).  Recorder without a USB ja ck Connect a recor der t[...]

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    GB 20 Using the Wi-Fi function For the latest informati on and more detailed infor mation on the function s of PlayMe mories Mobile, visit the following UR L. http:/ /www.sony .net/p mm/  Android OS Install PlayMemories Mobile from Google play. • Android 4.0 or higher is re quired to use On e-Touc h functions (NFC).  iOS Install PlayMemorie[...]

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    GB 21 Saving images  One-to uch connect ion with an Android supporting NF C • Canc el the s leep mode or un lock the sc reen on the smar tphone befo reha nd. • Make sure that is displayed on the L CD mo nitor of th e camcorder and the smartphone. • C ont inue to uchi ng the camcor der to the s martphone withou t moving u ntil PlayMemories [...]

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    GB 22 You can record wit h the camcorder using your smartphone as a wireless remote commande r. • De pend ing on loc al el ectri cal inter ference or the smar tphone ’s capabilities, the live view images may not be displayed smoot hly.  Input the passwor d displayed on the camcorder (first time only).  Selec t [Se tti ngs ]  [Wi-Fi] ?[...]

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    GB 23 Saving images Connect your comp uter to a wirel ess ac cess point o r wi reles s broadb and r outer in ad vance. Saving movies and photos to your compu ter via Wi-Fi 1 Install th e dedicated software in yo ur compute r (first t ime on ly). Windows: PlayM emories Home www.sony.net/pm/ Mac: Wire les s Au to Im po rt http://www.sony.co.jp/imsoft[...]

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    GB 24 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. 3 Select a desired me nu item. Scroll th e menu items up or down .[...]

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    GB 25 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 26 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 t he LCD m onit or b efore the power turns off or you can no longer rec ord movies. In this case, leave the power off and wai t until th[...]

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    GB 27 Others Effective (p hoto, 16:9): Approx. 2 290 000 pix els Effective (p hoto, 4:3): Approx. 1 710 000 pixels Lens : G Lens 30× (O ptica l) *4 , 60× (Clea r Imag e Zoom, while record ing movies) *5 , 350× (Digita l) Filter diameter: 37 mm ( 1 1/2 in.) F1.8 - F4.0 Focal length: f= 1.9 mm - 57 .0 mm (3/32 in . - 21 / 4 i n . ) When converted [...]

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    GB 28 Operating temp erature: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Storage temperature: –2 0 °C to +60 °C (–4 °F to +140 °F) Dimension s (approx.): HDR-CX330/ CX330E: 57.0 mm × 59.5 mm × 119.0 mm (2 1/4 in . × 2 3/8 in. × 4 3/4 in.) (w/h/d) includ ing the projecting parts 57.0 mm × 59.5 mm × 128.5 mm (2 1/4 in. × 2 3/8 in. × 5 1/8 in[...]

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    GB 29 Others • The rec ording times are measured when recording movies wi th the default settin gs ([ REC Mode]: [Standa rd ], [Dual Video REC]: [On]). • Typical recording time shows the time whe n you repe at re co rdin g start/stop, swit ching the [S hooting Mode], and zoo ming.  Trademarks • AVC HD, AV CHD Progr ess ive, AV CHD logot yp[...]

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    GB 30 Parts and cont rols Figures in ( ) a re ref erence pages .  Pow er zoom le ver (13, 14)  PHOTO button (1 4)  N mark (2 1) NFC : Ne ar Fi eld Communication  LENS COVE R s witch (13, 14)  L ens (G lens )  B uilt- in microphone  PR OJECTOR FOCUS lever (17 ) (HDR-PJ330E/PJ340/PJ 340E/ PJ350/PJ350E)  Multi-selector (1 1) ?[...]

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    GB 31 Others  Multi/Micro USB Terminal This terminal does not support VMC-AVM1 Ad aptor Cable (s old separate ly). You cann ot use access ories vi a an A/V remote conn ector .  Grip belt  B uilt -in US B C able (9 )  Tripod receptacle  BATT (b att ery ) re lea se l ever  To fasten the grip belt[...]

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    © 2014 Sony Corporation Printed in China Additional informat ion on this product and answer s to frequ entl y aske d que stion s can be found at our Customer Supp ort Website. http://www.sony.net/ GB[...]