Sony HDR-PJ810E manual

4-489-506 - 11 (2) HDR-PJ810/ PJ810E/PJ820/PJ820E Gett ing s tar ted Recor ding/Pl ayback Savi ng ima ges Customiz ing yo ur camco rde r Others Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide Please al so refe r to : http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/Sup port/[...]

GB 2 Read this first Before operati ng the uni t, pleas e read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Owner’s Record The mod el and se rial n umbers 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. HD[...]

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/accessor ies specified by t he manufacturer. • Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by t[...]

GB 4 Use the nearby wall outlet (wall socket) when using the AC Adaptor. Disconnect the AC Ad aptor from the wall outlet (wa ll socket) imm ediately if any malfunction oc curs while using the apparatus. Even if your camcorder is turned off, AC power source (mains) is still supplied to it while connected to the wall outlet (wa ll socket) v ia the AC[...]

GB 5  Regula tor y In for mati on This equipment must not be co- located or operated in conjunct ion with any other antenna or transmitter.  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 f[...]

GB 6 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: Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61 , 70327 Stutt gart, Germany This pr[...]

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[...]

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 support ca ble is designed for use with th is camcorder only. Use this[...]

GB 9 Getting st arted Charging the battery pack 1 Turn of f your c amcorder by clos ing the LCD moni tor, retrac t the view finder , and atta ch the batter y pack. 2 Pull out the Built- in USB Cable. 3 Connec t the AC Ad aptor and th e camcor der wi th the USB connection support cable, and conn ect the AC Adapt or to the wall o utlet (wal l socket)[...]

GB 10 • Tur n off y our camco rde r befo re yo u rem ove t he ba ttery pack .  Charging the battery using you r computer Turn off y our camcorder an d connect the camcor der 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 outl et (wal[...]

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]. • To tu rn off the oper ating s ound, sele ct  [Setup]  [ Gener al Se tting s]  [Beep]  [Off]. 1 Open the LCD m onitor of yo ur camco rder an d turn the power on. • You can also[...]

GB 12 Inserting a mem ory card • To select a memory card as the recording medium, select  [Setup]  [ Media Se ttings]  [Me dia S ele c t]  [Memo ry Card]. • 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 1 Open the cov er, and insert the m[...]

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 uploadi ng to a network, or for uploading to the Web. • Items on the L CD monitor disappear i f you do n[...]

GB 14 Shoo ting p hotos 1 Open the LCD monito r and sele ct [MODE]  (Ph oto) . • You can also switch between (Movie) and (Photo) by pressing the / ( Shooting Mode ) button. 2 Press PH OTO ligh tly to adju st the focu s, then press it fully. • When the focus is adju sted properly, AE/AF lock indicator appears on the LCD monitor . Power z oom [...]

GB 15 Recordi ng/Playback Playback 1 Open the LCD monito r 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 even[...]

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] o r [ M P4]. 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 [...]

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 H DMI O UT jack of the camco rder t o the HDMI IN ja ck of a TV using the HDMI cab le supplied. • 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 us[...]

GB 18 Saving i mages Using PlayMe mories Hom e™ PlayMemori es Home al lows you to impo rt movies a nd photos to your computer to use t hem in a variety of ways.  To down load Pl ayMemorie s Home PlayMemori es Home can be downloa ded from the fo llowing URL. www.sony .net/ pm/  To check the computer system You can chec k the computer requir [...]

GB 19 Saving images Connecting an external m edia device  External media device Connect an e xternal medi a device to t he Multi/Mi cro USB Terminal of your camcorde r using VMC-UAM2 USB Adaptor Cab le (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 to [...]

GB 20 Using the Wi-Fi function For the latest informati on and more detailed infor mation on the function s of PlayMemor ies Mobile, visit the following URL. http:/ /www.sony.n et/pmm/  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 PlayMemories [...]

GB 21 Saving images  One-to uch connect ion with an Android supporting NF C • Canc el th e slee p mode or unl ock 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 onti nue t ouchi ng t he camcor der to the s martphone withou t moving u ntil PlayMemorie[...]

GB 22 You can record wit h the camcorder using y our smartphone as a wireless remote commande r. • De pendi ng o n loc al electr ical inter ference or the smar tphone ’s capabilities, the live view images may not be displayed smoot hly.  Inpu t the passw ord displayed on the camcorder (first time only).  Se lec t [S etti ngs ]  [Wi-Fi][...]

GB 23 Saving images Connect your comp uter to a wirel ess acc ess poi nt or wi reless broadb and rout er in advance. Saving movies and photos to your co mputer 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: Wirel ess A uto Im port http://www.sony.co.jp/imsoft/ Ma[...]

GB 24 Customi zing y our camco rder Using the m enus • Selec t to finish sett ing the men u or to retu rn to the pr evio us menu screen. 1 Select . 2 Select a ca tegory. 3 Select a desired me nu item. Scroll th e menu items up or down . Menu list s Shooting Mo de Movie Phot o Smth Slw REC Golf Shot Came ra/M ic Manual Settings White Balan ce Spot[...]

GB 25 Customizing your ca mcorder Face Face Detecti on Smil e Sh utt er Smile Sensitivit y Flash *1 Flash Flash Level Red Eye Reduction Micropho ne Premiu m Closer Voice My Voice Canceling Blt-in Zoom M ic Auto Wind NR Audio Mode Audio R ec Level Shooti ng Assist Ctrl with Smartphon e My Button Focus Magnifier Grid Line Display Settin g Zebr a Peak[...]

GB 26 *1 You can s et this item whe n you use a f lash (sold s eparatel y). *2 You can s et this item whe n you use an externa l media dev ice (sold separately). *3 HDR- PJ810 /PJ820 *4 HDR-PJ810E /PJ820E USB LU N Setti ng Genera l Settings Beep Monito r Brig htness Auto K eystone ADJ Airp lane M ode REC Lamp Remote Ctrl Langua ge Settin g 24p Mode[...]

GB 27 Others Others Precautions AC Adaptor Do no t short-cir cuit the ba ttery terminal with any metall ic objects. This may cause a malfunc tion. Playing back ima ges with other devic es You may not be able to play back images that were recorded on your camcorder with other devic es norma lly. A lso, y ou may n ot be able to play back image s reco[...]

GB 28 LCD moni tor The LCD monitor is manufact ured using e xtremel y high-pr ecis ion techno logy, so ove r 99.99% of the pixels are operational fo r effective use. H owever, th ere may be some tiny black points and/or bright points (white, red, blue, or green in color) that appe ar constantly o n the LC D monitor . Thes e points are normal re sul[...]

GB 29 Others Specifications System Signal format: NTSC color, EIA standards (HDR-PJ810/PJ820) PAL colo r, CCIR standa rds (HDR-PJ810E/PJ820E) HD TV Movie recording format: AVCHD (AVC HD format Ver.2.0 compatible): Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H .264 Audio: Dolby Digital 2ch/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator *1 MP4: Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H .264 Audio: MPEG -4 AAC-LC[...]

GB 30 1/25 secon d (HDR-PJ 810E/ PJ820 E)) *3 The unique pixel arr ay of Sony ’s Clea rVi d and th e image proces sing sy stem (BIONZ-X) allow still image reso lu tion equ iv ale nt t o th e sizes described. *4 [ SteadySho t] is se t to [Standard] or [Off]. *5 [ SteadySho t] is se t to [Active]. Input/Outp ut connectors HDMI OUT jack: HDMI micro [...]

GB 31 Others rechargeable battery pack attached Mass (approx.) 460 g (1 lb) main unit only 510 g (1 lb 1 oz) including the supplied rechargeable battery pack  AC Adaptor AC-UU D11 Power require ments: AC 100 V - 2 4 0V , 5 0H z / 6 0H z Curre nt consumpti on: 200 mA Power consumpt ion: 11 W Output vo ltage: DC 5 .0 V, 15 0 0m A Operating tempera[...]

GB 32 without opening th e LCD monitor.  Trademarks •A V C H D , A V C H D P r o g r e s s i v e , AVCHD log otype and AVCHD Prog ressive lo gotype ar e tradema rks of P anasoni c Corporatio n and Sony Corporat ion. • Memory Stick and ar e tradema rks or r egister ed trademar ks of Sony Corporatio n. • Blu-ray Disc ™ and Blu-ray™ are t[...]

GB 33 Others Parts a nd controls Figure s in ( ) a re refe rence pages.  B uilt -in mi cro pho ne  Multi interface shoe For details on compat ible accessori es of the Multi interfac e shoe, visit the Sony web site i n your ar ea, or consult y our Son y dealer or local auth orized Sony service facility. Operat ions with other manufact ure’s [...]

GB 34  Pow er zoom le ver (13, 14)  PHOTO button (1 4)  Viewfinder lens adjustme nt lever  Eyecup  Viewfinder  POWE R/CHG (charge) lamp (9)  S TART/STOP button (13)  Batte ry pack (9)  DC IN jack  (m icrophone) jack (PLUG IN POWER )  (headphones) jac k  G rip belt  Loop for a shoulder belt  B uilt- in US[...]

GB 35 Others • Rem ove the i nsula tion shee t befo re u sin g t he Wi rel ess Remote Commander. Insu latio n she et[...]

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