Sony HDR-TD30V manual

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    HDR-TD30/TD30V Please also refer to : http://www.son y .net/SonyInfo/Support/ 3D Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide 4-450-148- 13 (1) T able of contents Getting started Recording/Playback Advanced operations Editing Saving movies and photos with a computer Saving images with an external device Customizing your camcorder Others/Index[...]

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    2 US Owner ’ s Record The model and serial numbers ar e located on the botto m. Record the serial number in the space pro vided below . Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon y our Sony dealer regardin g this product. Model N o . HDR - Serial No. Model N o . AC- Serial No. WARNING T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, 1) do not ex[...]

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    3 US IMPORT ANT SAFE T Y INSTRUC TIONS SA VE THES E INSTR UCTIO NS. D ANGER - TO REDUCE THE RIS K OF FIRE OR ELECTRI C SH OCK, CAREFULL Y FOLL OW THES E INSTR UCTIO NS. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follo w all instructions. Do not use this appara tus near wa ter . Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block an y [...]

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    4 US Representative plug of po wer supply cord of c ountries/regions around the world. A T yp e (American T yp e) B T yp e (British T ype) BF T yp e (British T ype) B3 T yp e (British T ype) C T yp e (CEE T yp e) SE T ype (CEE T yp e) O T yp e (Ocean T ype) The repr esentativ e supp ly voltag e and pl ug type are described in this chart. Depend on [...]

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    5 US Coun tries/regions V oltage Fr equency (Hz) Plug type Thailand 220 50 C/BF V ietnam 220 50 A/C Oceania Coun tries/regions V oltage Fr equency (Hz) Plug type A ustralia 240 50 O New Zealand 230/240 50 O North America Coun tries/regions V oltage Fr equency (Hz) Plug type Canada 120 60 A USA 120 60 A Centr al America Coun tries/regions V oltage F[...]

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    6 US Read this first Before opera ting the unit, please read this manual tho roughly , and retain i t for fut ure refer ence. CAUTION Battery pack If the ba tt ery pac k i s mi sh and led, the ba tt ery pack ca n b urs t, ca use a fir e o r even ch emic al bur ns. Obse rve th e f ollo wi ng ca uti on s. Do not disassemble. Do not crush and do not e[...]

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    7 US For the customers in the U .S.A. UL is an int ernationally r ecognized safety organiza tion. The UL Mar k on the prod uct means it has been UL Listed. If yo u have a ny ques tions abou t this product, yo u may call: Sony C ustomer I nforma tion Center 1-800- 222-SONY (7669). The num ber below is for the FCC rela ted mat ters only . Regulatory [...]

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    8 US About language setting The on-screen displa ys in each local language are used for illu strating the operatin g procedur es. Change the screen languag e before u sin g the camcor der if necessary (p. 22). On recording Before starting to reco rd, test the r ecording function to make sure the imag e and sound ar e recorded wi thout an y prob lem[...]

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    9 US About this manual, illustrations and on-screen displays In this man ual, the and icon s indicate the 3D and 2D sides of the 2D/3D swit ch, respectively . The examp le images used in this manual fo r illustration p urposes are captur ed using a digital still camera, and therefo re may a ppear different fro m images and scr een indicators tha t [...]

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    10 US T able of conten ts and indicate the 3D a nd 2D sides of the 2D/3D switch (p . 26), respec tive ly . The items y ou can set differ depending on the position o f the switch. IMPORT ANT SAFE TY INSTRUC TIONS ........................................................... 3 Read this first ............................................................[...]

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    11 T able of contents US Playing images on a TV ......................................................................... 42 Enjoying 5.1ch surround sound ...................................................... 43 Editing Editing on your camcorder ..................................................................... 45 Deleting movies and photos ...[...]

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    12 US END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MAP DA T A FOR VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER PRODUCTS (HDR-TD30V) ....................................................................... 74 Screen indicators ................................................................................. 77 Index .......................................................................[...]

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    13 US P ar ts and c ontrols Figures in ( ) a re ref erence pages.  Active Interface Shoe  Flash/Video light  Lens (G lens)  Built-in microphone  Remote sensor/Infrared port  Camera recording lamp (58) The camera recor ding lam p lights up in red during recor ding. The lam p flashes when the remaining r ecording media ca pacity or [...]

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    14 US  ( View Images) button  POWER button  LIGHT ( Video Light) button Each time you pr ess the LIGHT but ton, the setting chang es as follows. Off (no indicator)  A uto ( )  On ( ) ...  2D/3D DISP (display) button (27)  2D/3D switch (26)  Battery pack (17)  Memor y card slot/ acc ess lamp (24)  RESET button Press RES[...]

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    15 US T o fasten the grip belt Wireless Remot e Commander  DA T A CODE button (58) Displays the da te and time, camera set ting data, or coor dinates (HDR -TD30V) of the recorded ima ges when you pr ess this butt on during pla yback.  PHOT O button (27) The on-screen image when y ou press this butt on will be recorded as a still image.  SC[...]

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    16 US Getting star ted Supplied Items The num bers in ( ) are the sup plied quan tity . Camcorder (1) AC Adapt or (1) Po wer cord (Mains lead) (1) HDMI cable (1) USB connection suppor t cable (1) The USB connection su pport cable is designed for use with this camco rder only . U se this cable when the Built-in USB Cable o f the camcorder (p. 18) is[...]

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    17 US Getting started Charging the ba tter y pack 1 Close the L CD screen and attach the battery pack . 2 Connect the AC Adapt or (  ) and the power cor d (mains lead) (  ) to your camcorder and the w all outlet (wall socket). The CHG (char ge) lamp t urns on. The CHG (char ge) lamp t urns off when the battery pack is fully charged. Disco nne[...]

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    18 US Charging the battery using your computer T urn off your camcor der and connect the camcorder to a running c omputer using the Built-in USB Cable. T o charge the battery from a wall outlet (wall socket) using the Built-in USB Cable Y ou can cha rge the bat tery by connecting the Built-in USB Cable to a wall o utlet (wall socket) using an A C-U[...]

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    19 US Getting started T o remove the batt er y pack Close the LCD screen. Slide the BA T T (battery) release lever (  ) and r emove the battery pack (  ). T o use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power sourc e Make the same co nnections as those for cha rging the batt ery p ack. Even if the ba ttery pack is attached, the ba ttery pack is not [...]

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    20 US T urning the power on, and setting the dat e and time Set the date and time, a nd adjust the len s with [A uto 3D Lens A dju st] to recor d optim um 3-dimensional mo vies. 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder and turn the pow er on. Y ou can also turn on the camcor der by pressin g POWER (p . 14).  2 Select the desired language, then s[...]

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    21 US Getting started 5 Confirm the notice on continuous use of your camcorder . 6 Select [Run] and display a subject on the L CD screen. If you select [R un Later], the [A uto 3D Lens Ad just] screen will appear when yo u turn on the camco rder next time.  7 When the scale of the indicator exceeds the  mark, select [OK]. The camcor der auto [...]

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    22 US Tips on using [A uto 3D Lens A djust] Referring to the follo wing examp les, display a s ubject that will indicate a higher scale on the LCD screen. Subjects that in dicate a higher scale: Bright subjects, such as o bjects outdoors in da ylight Subjects with various co lors and sha pes Changing the language setting Y ou can cha nge the on-scr[...]

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    23 US Getting started T o turn off the beep sound Select  [Setup]  [ General Settings]  [ Be ep ]  [Off ]. Notes The recor ding date, time a nd condition, a nd coordina tes (HDR -TD30V) are r ecorded au toma tically on the recordin g media. They are not disp layed during r ecording. H owever , you can check them as [Da ta Code] during p[...]

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    24 US Inser ting a memor y card Open the cover , and inser t the memory card until it clicks. The [Preparing ima ge database file. Please wait.] screen appears if y ou insert a new memory card. W ait un til the screen disappears.  T o eject the memor y card Open the cover and ligh tly push the memory card in on ce. Notes T o ensure stable o pera[...]

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    25 US Getting started Notes A Mul tiMediaCard canno t be used with this camcorder . Mo vies recorded on the “ M emory Stick XC-H G Duo ” media and S DX C memo ry c ar ds cannot be imported to or p layed back on co mpu ters or A V de vices no t supporting the exF A T * file system by connecting the camcor der to these devices with the USB cable.[...]

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    26 US Recording/Playback Recording In the default settin g, movies are recorded in 3D with high definition image q uality (HD). Recording movies 1 Open the L CD screen and press MODE to turn on the (M ovie) lamp. 2 Set the 2D/3D switch to 3D . T o record 2D mo vies, set the 2D/3D switch to 2D .  3 Press ST ART/STOP to start recording . T o stop [...]

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    27 US Recording/Pla yback If you feel uncomf ortable with 3D movies If yo u feel uncomfo rtable while viewing 3D movies on the L CD screen for a lon g time, pres s the 2D/3D DISP bu tto n to switch the imag e from 3D to 2D . The image a ppears in 2D , bu t the camcor der contin ues recor ding in 3D . When the screen is switc hed from 2D to 3D , the[...]

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    28 US T o display items on the L CD screen I tems on the L CD screen disappear if yo u do not opera te the camcor der for a few seconds after you t urn the camcorder o n or switc h between the movie recor ding and pho to shooting modes. T ouch anywhere excep t the butt ons on the LCD scr een to display inf ormation o n icons wi th functions con ven[...]

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    29 US Recording/Pla yback  Estimated r ecording r emaining time, Recor ding image q uality (HD/STD), Fra me rate (60p/60i/24p) and reco rding mode (PS/FX/FH/HQ/LP) (38)  V iew Imag es butt on (32)  M y Butto n (you can as sign your fav orite functions t o icons disp layed in this ar ea) (57) T o record in mirror mode Open the LCD panel 90 [...]

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    30 US Zooming Move the pow er zoom lever to magnify or reduce the siz e of the image. W (W ide angle): W ider range o f view T (T elephoto): Close view Y ou can magnify images as follows. 3D recordin g: U p to 12 times the original size (Extended Zoom) 2D recordin g: U p to 17 times the original size (Extended Zoom) Mo ve the power zoom lever sligh[...]

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    31 US Recording/Pla yback Notes If the movies a ppear doubled o n the LCD screen, return the zoom to the o riginal level. A su bject within 30 cm (11 7/8 in.) awa y should be recor ded in 2D. Be sure to keep your finger o n the power zoom lever . If you mov e your finger off the pow er zoom lever , the operation sound o f the power zoom lever ma y [...]

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    32 US Pla yback Y ou can search f or reco rded images b y date and time o f recor ding (Ev ent view), or location o f recor ding (Ma p view) (HDR -TD30V). 1 Set the 2D/3D switch to 3D . T o play back 2D mo vies and photos, set the 2D/3D switch to 2D .  2 Open the L CD screen and press the button on the camcorder to enter the playback mode . Y ou[...]

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    33 US Recording/Pla yback 5 Select the appropriate buttons on the L CD screen f or various playback operations . V olume / Previous/N ext Delete / Fast-reverse/fast-f orward Context / Play/P ause Stop Play/sto p short movies Some butt ons described above ma y not ap pear , depending on the imag e being played back. As you r epeat selecting / during[...]

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    34 US Screen display on the Ev ent View screen Reduced-size images which enable y ou to view man y images at the same time o n an index screen ar e called “thum bnails. ” Notes T o preven t your image da ta from being lost, sav e all your recorded ima ges on external media periodically . (p . 52)   T o go back to the Ev ent V iew screen P[...]

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    35 US Recording/Pla yback Playing movies and photos fr om a map (HDR- TD30V ) 1 Switch to the Map V iew by touching  [Map View]. 2 Select the recording location. T ouch the direction on the ma p in which you wan t the map to be scrolled. K eep touching tha t point to scr oll the map contin uously . If you c hange the ma p scale using the power z[...]

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    36 US Screen display on the Map View T o play back images with other devices Y ou may not be able t o play back normally ima ges recorded o n your camco rder with other devices. Also, you ma y not be able to pla y back images reco rded on other devices with your ca mcorder . Standar d definition image quality (S TD) movies reco rded on SD memo ry c[...]

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    37 US Advanced operations Advanced oper ations Adjusting the depth of 3D movies In the defa ult setting, the camcor der detects the relati ve position between a subject and its backgr ound during r ecording, and a utoma tically adjusts the parallax effect accordingly , s o tha t you will feel comfo rtable when watching 3-dim ensional movies. Notes [...]

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    38 US 3 Select / to adjust the horizontal direction  . The screen used to adjust the ho rizontal direction ap pears in 3D.  Recording images with various settings Selecting the image quality of movies (Recording mode) Y ou can switch the recording mode to select the movie quality when recording high definition image quality (HD) mo v ies. The[...]

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    39 US Advanced operations T ypes of media Recording mode 3D PS * FX FH/ HQ/ LP A V CHD recordin g discs ——— * [60p Quality ] can be set only when the [ Frame Rat e] is set to [60p]. On image quality The image quali ty and the bit-ra te fo r each recor ding mode can be set as follows. (“M, ” such as in “24M, ” means “Mb ps. ”) For [...]

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    40 US T o record subjects other than people ( T racking focus) T ouch the subject you wan t to recor d. Y our camcor der adjus ts the focus aut oma tically . Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter) A photo is r ecorded auto matically when the camcorder detects the smile of a person during movie recordin g (p. 57). ([Dual Capture] is the defa[...]

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    41 US Advanced operations F ace detection: (P ortrait), (Baby) Scene detection:  (Backlight), (Landscape), (Night Scene), (Spotlight), (Low light), (Macro) Camera-shak e detection: (W alk), (T ripod) Sound detection: , (A uto W ind NR) T o cancel the In telligent A uto function, select  [Off ]. T o record images brighter than those recorded u[...]

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    42 US Playing images on a T V Connection methods and the image quali ty viewed on the TV s cr een differ depending on what type of TV is connected, and the connectors used. Connecting to a 3D T V Mo vies recor ded in 3D are pla yed back in 3D . Make sur e that the 2D/3D swit ch of the camcor der is set to 3D . Connecting to a high definition T V Wh[...]

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    43 US Advanced operations When you p lay back standar d definition image quality (STD) mo vies on a 4:3 TV that is not compa tible with the 16:9 signal, set [ Wide Mode] to [4:3] to r ecord mo vies with 4:3 aspect ratio (p . 57). If you co nnect your camco rder to the TV using more than o ne type of cable to o utpu t images, HDMI ou tput takes p ri[...]

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    44 US On “Photo TV HD” This camcor der is com patible with the “Pho to TV HD” standar d. “Ph oto TV HD ” allows for highly-detailed, pho to-like depiction of su btle textures a nd colors. By connecting Son y’ s Photo T V HD- compa tible devices using an HD MI cable * , a whole new world o f photos ca n be enjoy ed in brea thtaking HD [...]

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    45 US Editing Editing Editing on your camcorder Notes Some basic editing operatio ns can be done on the camcorder . If you want to perfo rm advanced editing operatio ns, install the “PlayM emories Ho me ” software. Y ou cannot rest ore images o nce they are deleted. Sav e important mo vies and pho tos in advance. Do not remo ve the battery pack[...]

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    46 US 2 Select the point where you want to divide the movie into sc enes using / , and then select . Notes A slight difference ma y occur from the point where you select and the actual dividing poin t, as your camco rder selects the dividing point based on about half-second incr ements. Capturing a photo from a movie 1 Select  [Photo Captur e] t[...]

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    47 US Saving movies and photos with a computer Saving movies and photos with a comput er Playing images on a c omputer The “Pla yMemo ries Ho me ” s oftwar e allows you t o import movies a nd still images to yo ur comp uter to use them in a variety o f ways. What you can do with “PlayMemories Home” software ( Windows) “Pla yMemories H ome[...]

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    48 US Pr eparing a computer (Windo ws) Checking the computer system OS * 1 Microsoft W indo ws XP SP3 * 2 /W indows V ista SP2 * 3 /W indows 7 S P1/W indows 8 CPU * 4 In tel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or fa ster , or Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or fas ter (In tel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz or faster i s required when processing 3D , FX or FH movies, and In tel Core [...]

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    49 US Saving movies and photos with a computer Notes on installation If the “Pla yMemo ries Hom e ” software is already installed on your co mpu ter , connect t he camcorder t o your com puter . Functions tha t can be used with this camcorder will then be available . If the “PMB (P icture M otion Bro wser)” software is installed on yo ur co[...]

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    50 US Star ting the “PlayMemories Home ” sof tware 1 Double- click the “PlayMemories Home” icon on the computer screen. When using W indo ws 8, select the “PlayM emories H ome ” icon from the start screen. 2 Double- click the “PlayMemories Home Help Guide” short- cut icon on the computer scr een to see how to use “PlayMemories Hom[...]

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    51 US Saving images with an external device Saving images with an external device Crea ting a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recor der Notes Connect your camcor der to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied A C A dapto r for this operation (p . 17) Refer to the instruction man ual supplied with the device connected. C[...]

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    52 US Notes 3D movies ar e conv erted to 2D with standard definition image quali ty (STD). Y ou cannot cop y images to reco rders connected with an HDMI cab le. Since cop ying is performed via analog data transfer , the image quality may deterio rate. High definition image q uality (HD) movies will be copied with standard definitio n image quality [...]

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    53 US Saving images with an external device Mak e s ure no t t o dis con nect t he U SB cab le while [Pr epa ring ima ge da tabase file . Pl ease wai t.] is disp la yed on the L CD scree n. If [Repair Im g. DB F .] is displayed on the camcorder scr een, select . 2 Select [Copy .] on the camcorder screen. Mo vies and phot os that are s tored on the [...]

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    54 US The F A T file system is available f or your camcorder . If the stora ge medium of the external device was format ted for the NTFS file system, etc., fo rmat the external media device using the camcor der before use. The f ormat screen appears when a n external media device is connected to your ca mcorder . Make sure tha t important da ta has[...]

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    55 US Customizing your camc order Customizing y our camcorder Using menus The camcorder has various men u items under each of 6 menu cat egories. Shooting Mode Camera/Mic Image Quality/Size Playback F unction Edit/Cop y Setup 1 Select . 2 Select a category. MENU Playback Function Edit/Copy Setup Shooting Mode Camera/Mic Image Quality/Size 3 Select [...]

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    56 US Menu lists Shooting Mode Movie .......................................... Record s movies. Photo ........................................... Shoots photos. Smth Slw REC ........................... Records smooth slow-m otion movies. Golf Shot .................................... Divides 2 se co nds of fast mo vement in to frames which are the[...]

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    57 US Customizing your camc order F ace F ace Detection ............... Au tomatically detects faces. Smile Shutter .................. A utoma tically takes a shot whenever a smile is detected. Smile Sensitivity ............ S ets the smile detection sensitivi ty for the Smile Sh utter function. Flash Flash ................................... Sets [...]

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    58 US Edit/Copy Delete.......................................... Deletes movies o r photos. Protect ........................................ Protects mo vies or photos t o avoid de leting. Direct Copy ............................... Copies images sto red in the camcor der to some type of external media device. Setup Media Settings Media Info ......[...]

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    59 US Customizing your camc order Battery Info ...................... Displays the ap proxim ate rema ining batt ery t ime. Pow er Save ...................... Sets the LCD screen and the power so that they turn off a utoma tically . Demo Mode .................... Sets playback of the demonstra tion movie a bout the functions of the camcorder . Cloc[...]

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    60 US Others/I ndex T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y pro blems using y our camcor der , follow the steps below .  Check the list (p. 60 to 62), and inspect your camcorder .  Disconnect the power source, attach the power sourc e again after about 1 minute, and turn the camcorder on.  Press RESET (p. 14) using a pointed object, and tur[...]

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    61 US Others/Index Self- diagnosis display/W arning indicators If indica tors a ppear on the LCD screen, check the follo wing. If the pr oblem persists even after y ou have tried to fix a cou ple of times, con tact your Son y dealer or local authorized Son y ser vice facility . In this case, when you contact them, give them all the num bers of the [...]

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    62 US The battery pack tempera ture is high. Chang e the battery pack or place it in a cool place . Because the temperatur e of your ca mcorder has reached a level where HD MI out put has stop ped, no image is displa yed on the connected monit or , etc. Le a ve the camcor der until the tempera ture decreases. H owever , you can con tinue recor ding[...]

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    63 US Others/Index Recording time of movies/number of recor dable photos “HD ” stands f or high definition image quality , and “ STD ” stands fo r standar d definition image q uality . Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time A ppr oxima te time ava ilable when you use a fully charged ba ttery pack. 3D ([...]

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    64 US (unit: minu te) 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 210 (160) 430 (325) 865 (655) (5.1ch) * 370 (300) 740 (610) 1490 (1225) (2ch) * 380 (310) 770 (630) 1545 (1260) Standard definition image quality (STD) (unit: minu te) 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB (5.1ch) * 220 (200) 445 (410) 895 (825) (2ch) * 225 (210) 460 (420) 920 (845) * Y ou can chang e the recordin g sound forma [...]

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    65 US Others/Index Standar d definition image quality (S TD): HQ: A ppr ox. 9 Mbps (a verage) 720  480 pixels/16:9, 4:3 The photo r ecording p ixels and the aspect ratio . Photo r ecording mode, Dual cap ture: 6,016×3,384 dots/16:9 4,512×3,384 dots/4:3 4,224×2,376 dots/16:9 2,592×1,944 dots/4:3 1,920  1,080 dots/16:9 640  480 dots/4:3 [...]

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    66 US About handling of your camcor der On use and care The camcor der is not dust proof ed, drippr oofed or wat erproofed. Do not hold the camco rder by the fo llowing parts. Shoe cover Built-in USB Cable Battery pack L CD Screen Jack cover Do not aim a t the sun. Doing so might cause your camco rder to malfunction. T ake images of the sun only in[...]

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    67 US Others/Index When not using your camcor der for a long time T o keep your camco rder in optim um state fo r a long time, turn i t on and let it run b y recordin g and playin g back images about o nce a mon th. U se up the batt ery p ack co mplete ly before storing i t. Note on the camcorder/batt ery pack temperature When the tem perature o f [...]

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    68 US When the camco rder is connected to other devices through a USB connection an d the power of the camco rder is turned on, do n ot close the LCD panel. The imag e data that has been recorded may be lost. Notes on optional accessories W e recommend tha t you use genuin e Sony accessories. Genuine Son y accessories may not be a vailable in some [...]

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    69 US Others/Index On handling the L CD screen If you lea ve fingerprints, ha nd cream, etc. o n the LCD screen, the coating of the L CD screen will come off easily . Wipe those off as soon as possible. If you wi pe the LCD screen strongly wi th a tissue, etc., the coating o f the LCD screen may be scratched. If the LCD screen becomes dirty with fi[...]

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    70 US How to charge the pr e -installed rechargeable batt er y Connect your camcor der to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the supp lied AC Ada pto r , an d leave it wi th the LCD screen closed for mor e than 24 hour s.[...]

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    71 US Others/Index Specifications System Signal forma t: NTSC color , EI A standar ds HDTV 1080/60i, 1080/60p specific a tion Mo vie recordin g format: HD: 3D: MPEG-4 MV C/H.264 A VCHD f ormat V er .2.0 com patible 2D: MPEG-4 A V C/H.264 A VCHD fo rmat V er .2.0 com patible STD: MPEG2-PS A udio recordin g system: Dolby Digital 2ch/5.1ch Dolby Digit[...]

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    72 US Mass (a ppr ox.) HDR -TD30V : 460 g (1 lb) main unit o nly 510 g (1 lb 1 oz) includin g the supplied recharg eable batt ery p ack HDR -TD30: 450 g (15 oz) main unit o nly 500 g (1 lb 1 oz) includin g the supplied recharg eable batt ery p ack AC Adapt or AC-L200C/AC-L200D Po wer requir ements: A C 100 V - 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz Curren t consum pt[...]

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    73 US Others/Index On trademarks “H andycam ” and are registered tradema rks of Sony Corpora tion. “ A V CHD , ” “ A VCHD 3D/P rogressive , ” “ A VCHD ” logotype and “ A VCHD 3D/Progr essive ” logotype are tradema rks of Pa nasonic Corporation and Son y Corporation. “M emory Stick, ” “ , ” “M emory Stick Duo, ” “ ,[...]

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    74 US END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MAP D A T A FOR VIDEO CAMERA REC ORDER PRODUC TS (HDR- TD30V ) YOU SHOULD CAREFULL Y READ THE FOLLOWING A GREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE. IMPOR T ANT -READ CAREFULLY : This End-U ser License Agreement (“ LICENSE ”) is a legal agreement between you and Son y Corporation (“ SONY”), the licensor of the[...]

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    75 US Others/Index together with their respective affiliates, ar e hereinafter collectively referr ed to as “SONY’ s Licensors”). All rights not specifically granted under this LICENS E are reserved by SONY or SO NY’ s Licensors. HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES The SOFTW ARE is not faul t-tolerant a nd is not designed, manufactur ed or intended f or u[...]

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    76 US GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION This LICENSE shall be go verned by the laws of Ja pan without givin g effect to its conflict of laws pro visions or the U nited N ation s Conven tion for Contracts for the I nternatio nal Sale of Goods, which is expressl y excluded. An y disput e arising out o f this LICENSE shall be subject to the excl usive ve[...]

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    77 US Others/Index Japan Jordan  Royal Jo rdanian Geographic Centr e Mexico Fuen te: INEGI (Instit uto N acional de Estadística y Geografía.) Norway Copyright  2000; N orwegian Mapp ing A uthority Portugal Source: Ig eoE – Portugal Spain Informació n geográfica prop iedad del CNIG Sweden Based upon electronic data  N ational Land Sur[...]

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    78 US A udio Mode (57) Low Lux (56) EV AE Shift (56) Shu tter Speed (56) IRIS (56) Spot M eter/Fcs (56)/S pot Meter (56)/ Exposur e (56) In telligent A uto (40) 101-0005 Data file name  Prot ect (58) Flash (57)/Flash Level (57)/ Red Eye Reduction (57) Indica tors and their positio ns are a ppro ximat e and may differ fr om what yo u actually see[...]

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    79 US Others/Index Index F Face Priori ty ................................ 39 FH .................................................38 Full charg e ................................... 18 FX ................................................. 38 G GPS ...............................................41 Grip belt ....................................... 15 [...]

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    80 US Y ou will find the menu lists on pages 56 to 59. U USB ............................................... 18 USB A dapto r Cable ....................52 USB Connect ............................... 58 USB connection su pport cable .............................................. 16 V VBR .............................................. 64 W W all outl[...]

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    US Printed in China  2013 Sony Corporation Addi tional informa tion on this p roduct and answers t o frequently as ked questions ca n be found a t our Cu stomer S upport W ebsite. http://www.son y .net/[...]