Sony HDR-UX1 manual

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    2-696-728- 11 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation http://www.son y.net/ Printed on 100% recycled pa per us ing VOC (V ola til e Or gani c Co mpou nd) -free vegetabl e oil b ased in k. Printed in Japan Additiona l infor mation on this pr oduct and a nswers to frequentl y asked questi ons can be found at our Custom er Support W ebsite . US Digital HD Video [...]

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    2 To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex pose th e unit to ra in or moisture. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to th e presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be o f sufficient magnitude to constitute a r isk of electri c shock to persons. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user t[...]

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    3 IMPORTANT SA FEGUARDS For your prot ection , please re ad these sa fety instr uct ion s co mp lete ly b efo re o per atin g the appl iance, and kee p this m anual for future re ference . Carefully observe a ll warni ngs, prec autions and in structio ns on the ap pliance , or t he o ne described in the opera ting instruct ions and adhere to th em.[...]

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    4 IMPORT ANT SA FEGUARD S (Con tinue d) Ligh tning For added protection for t his set during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unpl ug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This wi ll prevent damage t o the s et due to lightning and power-line surges. Dam age Requ ir [...]

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    5 Read t his befor e ope ratin g your camc order Before operat ing the un it, pl ease re ad this manual th oroughly, and retain it for future referen ce. CAUTION The use of op tical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in haza[...]

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    6 Read thi s befo re operati ng your c amcorde r (Cont inued) Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentia l installation . This equipment gene rates[...]

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    7 Type s of “Memor y Stick” you can u se in your camcord er There are tw o si zes o f “Memor y St ick. ” You can use “Me mory S tick Duo” marked with or (p. 132). “Memory Sti ck Duo” (This siz e can be used with your camcorder.) “Memory Sti ck” (You canno t use it in your ca mcorder.) • You cann ot use an y type of me mory car[...]

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    8 Read thi s befo re operati ng your c amcorde r (Cont inued) About m enu ite ms, LCD p anel, viewfi nder, and lens • A menu item that is gr ayed o ut is not availa ble un der the curren t record ing or playback c ondition s. • Th e LCD s creen and the vi ewfind er are manufa ctured usi ng extrem ely high- precisio n technology , so over 99 .99[...]

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    9 Abo ut the C arl Zeiss lens Your ca mcor der is equ ipped with a Ca rl Zeiss lens, which was developed join tly by Carl Zeiss, in Germany , and Sony Corpor ation, an d produc es supe rior image s. It ad opts the M TF measu reme nt sys tem fo r video ca meras an d offers a qual ity typical of a Carl Zei ss lens. Also , the lens for your camcorde r[...]

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    10 Table of Content s Read this bef ore operating your camcorder .... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... ..... 5 Subject examples a nd solutions ............ ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ... 14 Operation f low ....... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... .......... ...... 16 Experienc[...]

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    11 Viewing the images ........ ...... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... ........ 48 Using PB zoom Playing back a ser ies of still images (Slide show) Playing the ima ge on a TV ............. .......... ...... ...... .......... ....... ...... ....... .... 52 (OTHERS) category ....... ....... ...... .......... ...... .[...]

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    12 What you ca n do with t he (SETTI NGS) categ ory of the HOME MENU ..... .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... .......... ...... 80 Using the HOME MENU List of the (SETTI NGS) ca teg ory ite ms MOVIE SETTINGS ...... ......... ....... .......... ...... ...... .......... ....... ...... .......... ... 82 (Items for r ecord ing m[...]

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    13 Troubleshootin g ....... .......... ...... ....... .......... ...... ...... ....... .......... ...... ....... .. 107 Warning indi cators and me ssages ........... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ......122 Using your c amcorder abroad . .......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... .........127 About the Disc ............ [...]

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    14 Subjec t ex amples and solut ions Shooting Checking your golf swing B Smooth s low recor ding ......... .... 46 Flowers in close-up B Soft po rtrait ....... ...... ..... ......... .... 95 B Focus . ...... ...... ......... ..... ...... ...... . 94 B Telema cro ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... . 94 Focusing on the dog on the left side of the s[...]

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    15 A child on the stage under a spot light B Spotlight ........... ...... ........ ...... .... 95 Fireworks with all its splendor B Sunset&Moon ......... ...... ........ .... 9 5 B Focus ....... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... . 94 A sleeping child under dim light B NightShot ....... ...... ...... ........ ...... . 45 B Color Slow Shut ter[...]

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    16 Operation flow B Unpac k the c amco rder and th e su pplied acces sorie s. Read th e supplied “Read This First” before you use your cam corder. B Prepa re the rig ht disc ( p. 20). You can consul t the [DISC SELECT GUIDE] (page 75) displaye d on the scree n to select the right disc. • You will find a ch art to he lp you select a disc in th[...]

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    17 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Enjoyin g movies record ed wit h the HD (high definiti on) image qu ality B You can view the movies with the HD (high definitio n) image qu ality (p. 52) . b Notes • Images reco rded with the SD ( standard definition) image quality cannot be conv erted to HD (high definition) im age quality. z Tips • If your TV i s [...]

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    18 Experience the beauty of HD (hi gh definition ) images B Your camcor der of fers both AV CH D and DV D rec ordin g forma ts. The r ecording f orma t depends on t he im age qua lity, HD (high defini tion) o r SD (st andard defini tion). Sele ct the im age qual ity when you use a ne w disc on yo ur camco rder (p. 37). b Notes • You cann ot chang[...]

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    19 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Expe cted re cordab le ti me on one si de of a disc z Tip s • Figures such as 12M and 9 M in the table show the average bit r ate. M stands for Mbps. • If you use a doubl e-sided disc, you can record on both sides of the disc (p. 1 29). Recording time HD (high definition) i mage quality ( ): the minimum re cording t[...]

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    20 Sele cti ng th e ri ght d isc You can use DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD+R DL discs of 8 cm in diameter with your cam corder. What you c an do wit h the recor ded imag es depe nds on the im age reco rding quality, HD (high defin ition) or SD (stand ard defini tion), and th e type of disc you selected . B Selec ting t he rig ht disc f or your pur[...]

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    21 Enjoyi ng your cam corder ( ) indicates t he reference page. *1 There are 2 recor ding formats, VIDEO mode and VR mode, fo r DVD-RW. *2 Finalizing is required to play the disc in a DVD drive on a computer. A DVD+RW that is not finalized may cause the computer to malfu nction. SD (stand ard d efini tion) image quality Disc type What you can do on[...]

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    22 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking advantage of two types of menus When yo u want to cust omize yo ur camcorde r, open the “HOME ME NU.” This menu i s the gateway to all the fun ctions of your ca mcorder . See page 24 for furthe r details. “ HOME MENU” - the starting point for all operations wit h your camcorder I don’t want to kee[...]

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    23 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Just a to uch on t he sc reen dur ing shoo tin g or play back d is play s the func ti ons a vail abl e at that moment. You w ill find it easy to make va rious settings. S ee page 28 fo r further details. “ OPTION MENU” en ables you to acce ss functions directly I want be sure which still image I am deleting. What sh[...]

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    24 x Notes on th e men u operatio n Place your fi ngers on the re ar side of the LCD pane l (touch pane l) to support it. Then, touc h the but tons disp laye d on th e screen wi th your thumb. Perform the same actions as expl ained above when you press the b uttons on the LCD pane l. • Be careful no t to press the bu ttons belo w the LCD panel ac[...]

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    25 Enjoyi ng your cam corder 3 Touch t he (OT HERS) cat ego ry . 4 Touch [EDI T]. 5 Touch [ DELETE]. 6 Touch [ DELE TE]. 7 Touch the image you want to delete. 8 Touch t [YES] t .[...]

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    26 B When you want t o know som ethin g about the func tion of eac h item o n the HOM E MENU - HELP 1 Press (HOME). The HOME MENU appe ars. 2 Touch ( HELP ). The bo ttom of the (HELP ) button turns orange. 3 Touch the item you want to know the content. When y ou to uch an item , its expl anatio n appear s on t he sc reen . To appl y the optio n, to[...]

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    27 Enjoyi ng your cam corder B Categ ories and it ems of the HO ME MENU Category Item CAMERA M OVIE (p. 41) PHOTO (p. 42) SMTH SLW REC (p. 46) VIEW IMAGES VISUAL INDEX (p. 50) PLA YL IS T (p. 6 1) OTHE RS EDI T (p. 58) PLAYLIST EDIT (p. 61) PRINT (p. 67) SELECT DEV ICES COMPUTER (p. 65) TV CONNECT Guide (p. 52) PRINTER (p. 67) MANA GE DISC/ MEMO RY[...]

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    28 Deletin g a still image duri ng viewing is expla ined as an ex ampl e. 1 While viewing the still image you want to del ete, t ouch (OPTION) on the screen. 2 Touch . 3 Touch [ DELET E] t [YES] t . Items on the OPT ION MENU See pa ges 93 a nd 9 9. When the item you want is n ot on th e screen Touch an other tab. If you cann ot find t he item a nyw[...]

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    29 Gettin g Started Gettin g Star ted Step 1: Check ing su ppli ed ite ms Make sure that you have th e follow ing item s supp lied w ith y our camcord er. The numb er in th e paren the ses ind ic ates th e numb er of t ha t it em sup plie d. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 30) Power cord (1) (p. 30) Component v ideo cable (1) (p . 53) A/V conn ecting ca ble (1)[...]

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    30 Step 2: Charg ing th e batt ery pa ck You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (M series) (p. 134) after attaching it to your camcorder. 1 Slide the PO WER swi tch in the direction of the arrow to OFF (CHG) (The defau lt setting). 2 Attach the battery pack by sliding it in the direction of the arrow until it clicks. 3 Connect the AC Ada[...]

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    31 Gettin g Started z Tip s • If you attach the battery pack or connect the AC Adaptor when the POWER s witch is set to OF F (CHG), your camcorder turns on, then off again, afte r a few s eco nd s. To remov e the b attery pack Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). Slid e the B ATT (b atter y rele ase) lever and remove th e batter y pack. b Not es [...]

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    32 Step 2: Charg ing the battery pac k (Cont inue d) SD ( stand ard de fini tion ) ima ge qua lity * Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turning the power on/off and zooming. b Notes • All times measured with re cording mo de [S P] under the following conditio ns: Top: When the L CD backlight turns on. Midd[...]

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    33 Gettin g Started On the AC Adap tor • Use the nearby wall outlet when us ing the AC Adaptor. Disconn ect the AC Adaptor fro m the wall outlet immediately i f any ma lfunction occurs while using your camcorder. • Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a narrow space, such as between a wall and furniture. • Do not short-cir cuit the DC plug of [...]

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    34 To turn off th e po wer Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). b Notes • It takes a few seconds f or your camcorder t o be ready to shoot after the po wer is turned on. You cannot operate your ca mcorder during this time . • The lens cover opens automatically when the power is turned on. It closes when the playback screen is selected, or the p[...]

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    35 Gettin g Started z Tip s • If you open the LCD panel 90 degr ees to the camcorder, then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side, you can close the L CD panel with the LCD screen facing out. This is convenient during playback operations. • On the HOME MENU, touch (SETTINGS) t [SOUND/DISP SET] t [LCD BRIGHT] (p. 89) to adjust the brightness of [...]

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    36 Step 5: Setting the dat e and time (Cont inued) 3 Display [CLOCK/ LANG] with v / V , then touch it . 4 Touch [CLOCK SET]. 5 Select the desired geographical area with v / V , then touch [NEXT ]. 6 Set [DST SET ] or [SUMME RTIME], then touch [NEXT]. 7 Set [Y] (y ear) wi th v / V . 8 Select [M] with b / B , th en set th e mont h. 9 Set [D] (day), h[...]

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    37 Gettin g Started Step 6: In sert ing a di sc or a “Memor y Stic k Duo” A new 8 c m DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or DVD+R DL is required for recordi ng (p. 20). b Not es • Remove dust or fingerprints from the disc beforehand, using a soft cloth (p.130 ). 1 Check that the power of your camcorde r is o n. 2 Slide the disc cover OPE N switch in the [...]

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    38 Step 6: Inserting a disc or a “Memory Stic k Duo” ( Continued ) Skip to step 6 wh en you use a DVD-R/ DVD+R DL. 5 When you use a DVD-RW/ DVD+RW, touch [Use DISC SELECT GUIDE]. 6 Touch [R ecord HD (hig h defi ni tio n) im ages .]. Touch [R ecord SD (standa rd defini tion) images .] to re cord wit h SD (stand ard defi nit ion ) im age qu ali t[...]

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    39 Gettin g Started again to record new images, see “Deleting all scenes on the disc ( Formatting)” on page 76. • You can chec k the right dis c using [DISC SELECT GUIDE] on the HOME MENU (page 75). You can use on ly a “Memory St ick Duo” marked with or (p. 132). 1 Open the LCD panel. 2 Insert the “M emory Stick Duo” into the “Memor[...]

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    40 Shooting Reco rding the i mages b Notes • If the ACCESS lamp (page 37, 3 9) is on after recordin g is finis hed, it m eans data is still being written onto the disc or “M emory Stick Duo.” Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect t he battery o r AC Adaptor. POWER switch PHOTO (HOME) C START/S TOP B START/ S[...]

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    41 Shooting Movies are r ecor ded on the d isc. Slide the PO WER switch in the direct ion of the arrow to li ght up the (Movie) lamp. Press START/STOP A (or B ). To stop recording, press START/STOP again. Recordi ng movies To record high resolution still images on the “Memory Stick Duo” during shooting a m ovie (Dual Rec) t See page 44. To swit[...]

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    42 Recordi ng the images ( Contin ued) Still images ar e reco rded on the “Memo ry Sti ck Duo. ” Slide the POW ER switch in the di rection of the arrow to light up the (Still) lamp. Press PHO T O light ly to ad just the foc us A , then pr ess it fully B . A shu tter sou nd is heard. When disapp ears, t he im age ha s been recor ded. Recording s[...]

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    43 Shooting You can magn ify imag es from about 1.1 to 10 times the ori ginal size with the power zoom leve r or the zo om butto ns below th e LCD scre en. Move the power zo om lever slight ly for a slower zoom . Move it furthe r for a faster zoom. b Not es • Be sure to keep your finger on t he power zoom lever. If you move yo ur finger of f the [...]

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    44 Recordi ng the images ( Contin ued) the di sc on th e devi ce that suppor ts 5. 1ch surround soun d. For details, refer t o the instruction manual of your wire less micropho ne. * Optional wireless micropho ne is not available in all countries/regions. Press (flash ) repea tedl y to se lect an appropri ate settin g. No ind ication (Auto f lash):[...]

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    45 Shooting z Tip s • When the POWER sw itch is s et to (Movie), the size of still images becomes 2.3M (16:9 wide) or 1.7M (4:3). • You can record still im ages during record ing standby in the same way as when t he POWER switch is set to (Still). You can also record with the flash. Set the NIGHTSHOT swi tch to ON. ( appear s.) b Not es • The[...]

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    46 Recordi ng the images ( Contin ued) Fast moving subjects and actions, which cannot be captur ed under the ordinary shooting con ditions, can be sho t in smooth movin g slow-moti on for about 3 seco nds. This is useful to shoo t fast actions such as a golf or t ennis swi ng. 1 Slide the POW ER swi tch to turn on th e camcorder. 2 Press (HOME) A ([...]

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    47 Shooting –[ A E S H I F T ] ( p . 8 2 ) – [W B SHIFT] (p. 82) To as sign the me nu it ems to the camera control ring 1 Press and hold MANUAL for a few seconds. The [RING SETTING] screen appears. 2 Rotate the camera cont rol ring an d select the ite m to b e a ssigned. 3 Press MANUAL. z Tip s • The functions of the ite ms that can be assign[...]

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    48 Playback View ing t he im ages Slide the PO WER switch to turn o n your camcorder . Pr ess (V IEW I MA GES) A (or B ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on t he LCD screen. (It may take some time to display the VISUAL INDEX screen.) Len s co ver Closes in accord ance wit h (VIE W I MAG ES ). POWER swi tch (VIE W IMA GES ) A (HOME) C (VIE W I MAG E[...]

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    49 Playback On the VISUAL INDEX screen, touc h the tab and the m ovie to be play ed b ack . To pl ay b ack m ovies slowl y Touch / during pau se. To adju st th e soun d volume Touch (OPT ION) t tab t [VOLUME], then adjust the vol ume with / . z Tip s • A touch of / makes the reve rse/fast for ward approxima tely 5 times faster, 2 touche s makes i[...]

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    50 View in g the i mag es (C ont inue d) On the VISUAL INDEX screen, touch the tab and the st ill image to be played back. Viewing still ima ges To switch to the playback mode u sing the (HO ME) button 1 Press (HOME) C (or D ) when th e power of t he camcord er is on. 2 Touch the (VIEW IMAGES) category on the HOME MENU. 3 Touch [VISUAL INDEX]. Prev[...]

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    51 Playback You ca n ma gn ify s til l im age s f rom abo ut 1.1 to 5 times the or iginal size . Magn ifi cati on c an be ad ju sted with the power zoom lever or the z oom butto ns below the LCD screen. 1 Play ba ck the still ima ges you wa nt to magnify. 2 Magnify t he stil l ima ge with T (Tel ephoto ). The scre en is frame d. 3 Touch the screen [...]

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    52 Playi ng th e im age o n a TV Connec tion m etho ds and q uali ty of t he image vi ewed on t he TV scre en differ depend ing on what t ype o f TV i s conne cted , and t he conn ecto rs used . Use t he suppl ied AC Ad aptor a s the powe r source (p. 30). Refer also to the instru ction man uals supplied with t he devic e to be c onnecte d. You ca [...]

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    53 Playback Images re corded w ith HD (high de finiti on) image qua lity are pla yed back with HD (high definitio n) image qua lity. Images re corded wit h SD (standard definition) image qual ity are played back with SD (standard definition) image qua lity. Connect ing to a high d efinit ion TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU setti [...]

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    54 Playi ng the image on a TV (Cont inued) b Notes • Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo. • Images are not output from the HDMI OUT jack, i f copyright protection signals are recorded in the images. • Som e TVs may not function cor rectly (e.g., n o sound or image) with t his connection. • Do not connect the HDMI OU T jack of your camcorde[...]

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    55 Playback Images re corded wit h HD (high de finition) qu ality is c onverted to SD (standard definiti on) and pl ayed b ack. Imag es rec orded with SD (st andar d defi niti on) image q uali ty are play ed back with SD (stand ard def inition ) imag e qualit y. To se t the as pect ra tio acc ording to th e conn ected TV (16: 9/4: 3) Set [TV TYPE] [...]

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    56 Playi ng the image on a TV (Cont inued) : Signal fl ow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOME MENU setting (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [480i] (p. 90) (SETTINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYPE] t [16:9]/ [4:3] (p. 90) b Notes • An A/ V connecting cable is also needed to output audio signals. Connect t he white and red plugs of t he A/ [...]

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    57 Playback When c onnec ting to yo ur TV vi a a VCR Connec t your cam corde r to the LINE IN input on the VCR usi ng the A/ V conne cting ca ble. Set the inpu t selector on the VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, e tc.). When your TV is m onaura l (Whe n yo ur TV has o nly on e audio input j ack) Connec t the yell ow plug of t he A/V co nnectin g cabl [...]

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    58 Editing (OTHER S) ca tegor y This cat ego ry en ables y ou to edit t he images on a d isc or a “Memory Stick Duo.” EDIT You can ed it the imag es on a disc or a “Memo ry Stick Duo” (p. 5 8, 59). PLAYLIST EDIT You ca n crea te and edit a Playli st (p. 61). PRINT You can prin t sti ll i mages on a co nnect ed PictBri dge pr inter (p. 67) .[...]

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    59 Editing Press an d hold the im age o n the LCD screen to conf irm the ima ge. T ouch to return to the previous screen. 6 Touch t [YES] t . To del ete al l movi es on the d isc a t one time In step 4 , touch [ DELET E ALL] t [YES] t [Y ES] t . b Not es • Images cannot be restored once they are deleted. • Do not remove t he battery pack or the[...]

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    60 To dele te all still imag es on th e “Mem ory St ick Du o” In step 4 , touch [ DELETE ALL] t [YES] t [YES] t . b Notes • You cannot restore still images once they are deleted. • You cannot delete still images when a “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-prote ct tab is set to the write-protect pos ition (p. 132), or when the selected ima[...]

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    61 Editing b Not es • Molvies cannot be restored once they are divided. • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while editing images. It may da mage the disc. • You can do this operation only with DVD-RW (VR mode) for the SD (standa rd definitio n) image quality. • Even if the divided movie is included in the[...]

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    62 Creat ing the Playli st (C ontinu ed) 5 Touch t [YES] t . To add al l the mo vies on t he disc i n the Pl aylist In step 3 , touch [ ADD ALL] t [YE S] t [YES] t . b Notes • Do n ot remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while ed iting the Playlist. It may damage the disc. z Tips • You can add a maximum of 999 movies to[...]

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    63 Editing T o er ase all the s cenes fr om the Play list In step 3 , t ouc h [ER ASE A LL] t [Y ES ] t [YES] t . z Tip s • The original scenes are not changed even if you erase the scenes from t he Playlist. 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (OT HERS) t [PLAYLIST EDI T]. 3 Touch [MO VE]. 4 Select the scene to be moved. The se [...]

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    64 Creat ing the Playli st (C ontinu ed) 5 Touch at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes. The movi e pauses . 6 Touch t [YES] t . b Notes • A slig ht difference may occur from the point where you touch and the actual dividing point, as your camcorder selects the dividing point based on about half-second increments. z Tips • [...]

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    65 Dubbi ng/print ing Dubbing /prin ting (SELE CT DEVI CE S) catego ry This categ ory enabl es you to utilize yo ur camcorde r conne cted to othe r devices . COMP UTER Your ca mcorde r can be conn ected to your comput er (p . 100). TV CONNE CT Guide Your cam corder adv ises you of the most advant ageou s way of conn ecting your TV to view i mages o[...]

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    66 Dubbin g to VCR or DVD/H DD r ecorde rs You ca n dub images play ed back on your camc order to oth er recording de vices, suc h as VCRs or DVD/H DD recor ders. Co nnec t the dev ice in ei ther of the follow ing wa ys. Connec t your ca mcorde r to the wall out let using th e supplied A C Adapt or for this oper atio n (p. 30). Refe r also to the i[...]

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    67 Dubbi ng/print ing 1 Insert the recorded d isc into your camcorde r. 2 Turn on your camcorder, and press (VIEW IM AGES). Set [TV TYPE] acco rding to th e display device ( p. 9 0). 3 Insert the recording media in the recording device. If your rec ording d evice has an inpu t selector , set it to the input mode. 4 Connect your camcorder to the rec[...]

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    68 Printing recor ded ima ges (Pict Bridge compl iant print er) (Conti nued) 1 Touc h th e stil l im age to be prin ted . The se lected image i s marked with . Press and hold t he image on th e LCD screen to co nfir m the i mage. Touch to return to th e previous screen . 2 Touch (OPTION), set th e follo wing o ptions, then t ouch . [COPIES] : Set n[...]

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    69 Utilizi ng re cordin g media Util izi ng re cordin g medi a (MANAGE DIS C/MEMORY) cate gory This ca tegory en able s you to use a disc or a “Memo ry Stick Duo” for va rious purposes. FINA LIZE You can ena ble discs t o be played on other device s by finalizi ng them (p. 70). DISC SELE CT GU IDE Your cam corder adv ises you of the ri ght disc[...]

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    70 Makin g the disc co mpat ible wit h play back on other devic es or DVD drive s (Fin alizi ng) Finalizi ng makes t he reco rded disc co mpati ble for play back with other devi ces and DVD driv es of co mputer s. During fin alizing, you c an select the disc menu type to view disc con tents (p. 72). b Notes • Playba ck compatib ility with all dev[...]

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    71 Utilizi ng re cordin g media The follow ing opera tions are for the di scs recorded with HD (high defin ition) ima ge qual ity. To pla y back a di sc on a nother device f or the first t ime (p. 72) To add re cording s to a fin alized dis c (p. 7 8) Operati on flow Make desired s ettings. B Dis c m en u Playback on other de vice Finali ze AVCHD-c[...]

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    72 Making the disc compati ble wit h playback on other devic es or DVD dri ves (Finaliz ing) (Con tinued) To pl ay b ack a disc on an othe r dev ice after a ddin g a re cordin g (p. 72) b Notes • It takes from a minute to a maximum of several hours to finalize a disc. The shorter the amount of material recorded on the disc, the longer it takes fo[...]

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    73 Utilizi ng re cordin g media 7 When [Com pleted.] appears, touch . b Not es • Do not apply s hock or vibr ation to y our camcorder, and do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during finalizing. When you need to disconnect the AC Adaptor, make sure that the power of your camcorder is set to off and disconnect the AC Adaptor af ter the (Movie ) or (St[...]

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    74 Playi ng a di sc on other dev ices The kin d of device you can pla y a disc on depend s on the image qu ality (HD (hi gh def init ion ) or SD ( sta ndard defi nit ion )) selec ted when the di sc wa s record ed. F or detail s, refer to the in struct ion manual supplied w ith your devic e. Discs recorded with HD (high definitio n) image qu ality Y[...]

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    75 Utilizi ng re cordin g media b Not es • The disc may not be played back, or the movies may not be played smoothly on some computers. • You cannot play back or e dit movies that have been copied from the disc to the hard disk of your computer di rectly. For details on how to import movie s, refer to the “First Step Gui de” on the supplied[...]

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    76 Deleti ng a ll sc enes on th e dis c (Forma tting ) Format ting makes th e recorde d disc new and reusa ble by delet ing all the data recor ded on the di sc. The r ecord ing capacit y of the disc i s recovere d by format ting i t. A DVD-R/DVD+R DL cannot be formatted. Replace it with a new disc. If you format a finalized disc Formatt ing dele te[...]

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    77 Utilizi ng re cordin g media When the di sc is fo rmatte d, yo u can start reco rding on the disc. To for mat a disc w ith S D (stand ard definiti on) imag e qual ity • Se lect the re cord ing f orm at, VI DEO mo de or VR mode, for DVD-RW (p. 21). • Select t he aspec t ratio, [16 :9 WIDE ] or [4:3], for DVD+RW. b Not es • Use the AC Adapto[...]

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    78 Record ing ad diti ona l scenes after fi nali zing (Unfin alize ) You ca n record additio nal mat erial on the finalized DVD-RWs/DVD+RWs after the foll owi ng ste ps, if ther e is s pace to re cord on the disc. b Notes • Use the AC Adaptor as power source to prevent your camcorder from running out of power during the operation. • Do not appl[...]

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    79 Utilizi ng re cordin g media Checki ng the dis c informati on 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (MANAGE DISC/ MEMOR Y) t [DIS C IN FO] . If the item is no t on th e sc reen , tou ch / to chang e the pa ge. Followi ng informat ion is displaye d. • Media t ype • Recording f ormat • Dis c title • Date and time of the firs[...]

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    80 Customiz ing your ca mcorder What y ou can do with th e (SETTI NGS) catego ry o f the HOME M ENU You ca n cha nge t he re cordi ng f unc tion s and the oper atin g settings for yo ur conve nien ce. 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (SE TTINGS). 3 Touch the desir ed set up ite m. If the item is not o n the screen , touch v / V[...]

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    81 Custom izing your ca mco rder MOVIE SETT INGS (p. 82) PHOTO SETTING S (p. 8 5) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 88 ) SOUND/DIS P SET (p . 89) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 90) CLOCK / LA NG (p. 91 ) GENERAL SET (p . 91) List of the (SETTINGS) category items Items Page HD REC MO DE 82 SD REC MO DE 82 AE SHIFT 82 WB SHIFT 82 NS LIGHT 83 WIDE SELECT 83 DIGI TAL ZOOM 83 [...]

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    82 MOVI E SETT ING S (Items fo r recording movies) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item is not on the screen, touch v / V to ch ange th e page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 80 (OPTION MENU) t page 92 The defa ult set ting s are mark ed with B . You can select a re cordi ng mod e to rec ord a movie with HD (hig h defi niti on) imag e quality from 4 leve[...]

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    83 Custom izing your ca mco rder and the se tting v alue a ppear whe n [WB SHIFT] is anyt hing othe r than the defa ult settin g. z Tip s • When the white balance is set to a lower value, images appear bluish, and when set to a higher value, images appear reddish . • You can also adjust the setting manually using the camera control ring (p. 46)[...]

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    84 MOVIE SETTIN GS (Conti nued ) b Notes • You cann ot activate this function during recording. • The function is released if you use the zoom function. You ca n display th e frame a nd check t hat the subjec t is horizonta l or vertical by setting [GUIDEFRAME] to [ON]. The fr ame i s no t re corde d. Pr ess D ISP/ BATT INFO to ma ke the frame [...]

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    85 Custom izing your ca mco rder AE SH IF T Assig ns [AE SHIFT] (p. 82) to th e camera control rin g. WB SH IFT Assigns [WB SHIFT] (p. 82 ) to the camera control rin g. z Tip s • You can make this setting als o by keepin g MANUAL pressed. • See page 46 on further details on the camera control ri ng. • Manual settings will be retaine d even if[...]

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    86 PHOTO SE TTING S (C ontinue d) Capac ity of th e “Mem ory Stick Du o” (MB) an d the number of recor dable images When the PO WER switc h is (Still) When the POWER switc h is (Movie)* * The image size is f ixed as follows depending on the recording image quality: – [ 2.3M] with HD (high definition) image quality – [ 2.3M] in the aspect ra[...]

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    87 Custom izing your ca mco rder B FINE ( ) Rec ord s still im ag es at the fin e imag e qualit y level. STANDARD ( ) Records s till images a t the sta ndard im age qualit y level. B SERI E S Assigns fi le nu mbers in sequ ence even if the “Memor y Stick Duo” is r eplaced with another one. T he file number is rese t when a new folder is create [...]

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    88 VIEW IMAGE S SET (Item s to custom ize the sound volum e and displ ay) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item is not on the screen, touch v / V to ch ange th e page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 80 (OPTION MENU) t page 92 The defa ult set ting s are mark ed with B . Touch / to ad just the volume (p. 49). During playb ack, displays the information (dat[...]

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    89 Custom izing your ca mco rder SOUND/ DISP SET (Items to ad just beep and the sc reen) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on th e scree n, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 80 (OPTION MENU) t page 92 The def ault se ttings ar e marked with B . B ON A mel ody so unds when you s tart/stop record ing, or operat e t[...]

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    90 OUTP UT SE TTIN GS (Items fo r when co nnecting other devic es) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item is not on the screen, touch v / V to ch ange th e page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 80 (OPTION MENU) t page 92 The defa ult set ting s are mark ed with B . You ne ed to conve rt the signa l depending on th e TV co nnect ed w hen pl aying back th e i[...]

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    91 Custom izing your ca mco rder CLOCK/ LA NG (Items to set clock and lang uage) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on th e scree n, tou ch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 80 (OPTION MENU) t page 92 See page 35. You can ad just a tim e diff erenc e with out stopping t he clock . Set yo ur lo ca l area using v / V when [...]

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    92 B 5 min The camcord er is automati cally turn ed off when you do not operate your cam corder for mo re tha n appr oxim ately 5 minut es. NEVE R The camco rder is not autom atically turned off. • When you connect your camcorder to a wall outlet, [A.SHUT OFF] is automatically set to [NEVER ]. The defau lt settin g is [ON], allowin g you to use t[...]

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    93 Custom izing your ca mco rder 3 Change the set ting, t hen touch . When the item y ou want is not on the screen Touch an other tab . If you cann ot find the item anywh ere, the func tion does no t work under t he situ ation. Record ing ite ms on the O PTION ME NU See page 92 for setting operation. * Items that are included also in the HOME MENU.[...]

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    94 Recordi ng item s on t he OPTIO N MENU (Continu ed) Items yo u can set onl y on the OPTION MENU wi ll be described be low. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 80 (OPTION MENU) t page 92 The defa ult set ting s are mark ed with B . You c an adju st the foc us manua lly. You can select this function also when you wa nt to focu s on a certai n subject i[...]

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    95 Custom izing your ca mco rder You can fi x the bri ghtne ss o f an i mage manuall y. When re cording i ndoors on a clea r day, for in stan ce, yo u ca n avoi d backlight shadows on pe ople nex t to the window by fixing the exp osure to tha t of the w all side of the roo m. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the ex posure by touchi ng / . 3 Touc[...]

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    96 Recordi ng item s on t he OPTIO N MENU (Continu ed) Selec t this to m aintain th e atm ospher e of situatio ns such as sunsets , general night views or firewo rks. LANDSCAPE**( ) Select thi s to shoot dis tant subj ects cl early. This settin g also preven ts your camcor der fr om foc usi ng on glas s or me tal mesh in win dows t hat co mes in be[...]

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    97 Custom izing your ca mco rder • The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness, which may result in a slowdown of the motion of the image. The image will be recorde d at a maximum of 16 times the s ensitiv ity of NightS hot recordi ng if you set [SUPER NS] to [ON] while the NIGHTSHOT swi tch (p. 45) is also set to ON. [...]

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    98 Recordi ng item s on t he OPTIO N MENU (Continu ed) You ca n add s pecial effects to an im age during re cordi ng or playba ck. appe ars. B OFF Does not use [PICT. EFFECT] sett ing. SEPIA Images a ppear i n sepia. B&W Images a ppear i n black a nd whit e. PASTEL* Images appe ar as a pale paste l drawing. You can se lect th e mic rophone leve[...]

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    99 Custom izing your ca mco rder Viewin g i tems on th e OPTION MENU See page 92 for s etting operati on. * Items that are included in the HOME MENU also . Items * Page tab DELETE a 58 DELETE ALL a 59 tab DIVIDE a 60 ERASE a 62 ERASE ALL a 63 MOVE a 63 -- (A tab depend s on the sit uation) ADD a 62 ADD ALL a 62 PRINT a 67 SLIDE SHOW -5 1 VOLUME a 8[...]

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    100 Using a Comput er What yo u ca n do wit h Wind ows c ompute r When you ins tall the “Pi cture Mot ion Browse r” on a Wind ows compu ter fro m the supplie d CD-ROM, you can enj oy the followi ng operat ions. z Tips • See page 105 when you use a Macintosh computer. x Playin g a d isc in AV CHD fo rmat t Player for AVCHD You can view movi es[...]

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    101 Using a Com puter has been upgrade d or in a multi- boot environme nt. CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2. 8 GHz CPU or faste r (Pentium 4 3.6 GHz or faste r is recommended. ) For processi ng SD (standard de finitio n) imag e quality c ontent only, an Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or faster is nece ssary. Application: DirectX 9.0c or later (This product is based[...]

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    102 Inst alling th e “Fir st Ste p Guide” and so ftwa re You need to insta ll the “First Step Gu ide” and softwa re to your Wind ows comp uter before conn ecting your cam corder to the computer. Th e insta lla tion is required only for the first ti me. Conte nts to be ins tal led an d proce dur es may dif fer depend ing on you r OS. z Tips [...]

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    103 Using a Com puter 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 in “Installing the “First Step Gu ide”” (p. 102). 2 Click [In stall]. 3 Select the langua ge for the applicatio n to be in stalled, then click [Ne xt]. 4 Click [N ext]. 5 Read [License Agreeme nt], select [I accept th e terms of the license agreement] when you ag ree, then click [Next]. 6 Select [...]

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    104 Installin g the “Fi rst Step G uide” and so ftware ( Continued ) 9 One of the following installation screens appears, depending o n the computer environment. Check the screen and follow the instructions displayed to install the required softw are. x Sonic UD F Rea der Software re quired to reco gniz e an AVCHD format disc x Wind ows Medi a [...]

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    105 Using a Com puter Viewi ng “Fir st Step Guide ” z Tip s • See page 105 when yo u use a M acintosh computer. To view “Firs t Step Guid e” on you r comput er, Mi crosoft I ntern et Exp lorer Ver.6.0 or later is recom mended. Double-click the [HDR-UX1 First St ep Guide (HTML)] icon on the deskto p. • You can als o start by select ing [[...]

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    106 Using a Macintosh comput er (C ontinue d) Double- click “Fi rstStepGui de(pdf)” . To view the PDF, A dobe Reader is neede d. If it is not installed on your comp uter, you can downl oad i t fr om t he Ad obe System s web page : http: //www .adob e.co m/ Viewi ng “First S tep Guide ”[...]

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    107 Troublesh ooting Troubleshoo ting Trou bles hooti ng If you run into any problem s using your camcorder, use the foll owing tabl e to trouble shoot the problem. If the prob lem p ersists, d isconnec t the p ower so urce and co ntact your Sony d ealer. The camcorder d oes not operate even when the power i s set to on . • It takes a few s econd[...]

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    108 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The power abru ptly tu rns off. • Wh en approxima tely 5 minu tes have elapse d while you do not oper ate your camcor der, the camc order is autom atic ally tu rned off (A.S HUT O FF) . Ch ange the sett ing of [ A.S HUT O FF] (p. 92), or turn on th e power again, or use the AC Ada ptor. • T he battery pac k is [...]

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    109 Troublesh ooting An unknown imag e appears on t he LCD screen or viewfinder. • Th e camcorder is in [DEMO MODE] ( p. 91). Touch the LCD scre en to cancel [DEMO MODE]. An unknown i ndicator appears on the screen. • A wa rning indica tor or message appears on the sc reen (p. 122). The image remain s on the LCD screen. • Th is occurs if you [...]

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    110 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) Images ca nnot be delet ed. • T he maxim um number of im ages that you can delete on the ind ex screen at one time is 100. • Im ages cannot be deleted depe nding on the type an d mode of a disc (p. 20 ). Remaining disc space indicator is not displayed. • Se t [ RE MAINING] to [ON] to alw ays di splay the r em[...]

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    111 Troublesh ooting Refer also to “ Adjusting the image dur ing record ing” (p. 113). Pressing START/STO P does not record movies on the disc. • Th e playb ack sc reen is display ed. Set your c amcorder to re cording standby (p. 4 2). • Your camcorder is reco rding the s cene you have jus t shot on the disc . • The disc has run o ut of s[...]

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    112 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) – Cap turing s till images while s hooting a movi e – [S MT H SLW REC] – [FADER] – [PICT.E FFECT] – [D.EFFEC T] – The conver sion lens (optio nal) a ttached • E ven if auto fla sh or (A uto rede ye reducti on) is s elected , you c annot use the i nternal fl ash with: – NightShot – [ SUPE R N S] ?[...]

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    113 Troublesh ooting Refer also to “ Menu” ( p. 116). The auto fo cus does n ot functio n. • Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 94). • Th e recordi ng condition s are not suita ble for auto focus. Adjust the focus manua lly (p. 94). [STEADYSHOT] doe s not funct ion. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 83). • [STEADYSHOT] may not be able to co mpensat[...]

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    114 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The supp lied Remot e Command er does not func tion. • Set [REMOTE CTRL] to [ON] (p. 92). • Ins ert a bat tery into t he batt ery ho lder with the +/– po larities cor rectly matchi ng the +/– marks (p . 138). • Re move a ny obs tructio ns betwe en the R emote Comma nder and the r emote sensor. • Poi nt [...]

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    115 Troublesh ooting “ ” is indicated o n an image in the VI SUAL INDEX screen. • Lo ading of the data m ay have failed. It ma y be indicated c orrectly w hen you turn off the power an d then tu rn it on again, or repea t removin g and inserting the “M emory St ick Duo” a couple of ti mes. • This may app ear on still images re corded o [...]

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    116 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) You cannot play back the disc, or the disc is not recognized. • To pla y ba ck a di sc r eco rde d wit h HD (hig h de fini ti on) ima ge qu alit y, you need a devi ce compatible with AVCHD format (p. 74). • C lean the disc using a soft clo th (p. 130). • Fin alize the di sc (p. 70). • A di sc recorded in VR[...]

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    117 Troublesh ooting [SUPE R NS] canno t be operated. • S et the NIGH TSH OT s witc h to ON. [COLO R SLOW S] does not operate correctly. • [COLOR SLOW S] may not operate co rrectly in total darkness. Use NightShot or [SUP ER NS]. You cannot a djust [LCD BL LEVEL] . • You cannot a djust [LC D BL LEVEL] when: – The LCD pane l is closed on you[...]

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    118 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) The discs you can edit on you r camcorder are: • DVD-R W/DVD+RW recorded with HD (high d efinition) image qual ity • DVD-R W (VR mode) recorded with SD (standard definition) image quality Unable to edit. • There are no images record ed on t he disc. • Un able to edit be cause of the con dition of the image.[...]

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    119 Troublesh ooting • You r printe r may n ot print im ages ed ited on a computer o r recorded using ot her devices. This is not a malfun cti on. You cannot de lete an im age. • You cannot delete images from a DVD-R/DVD+R DL. • You cannot delet e images recor ded with SD (sta ndard definit ion) imag e quality on a DVD- RW (VIDEO mode)/DVD+RW[...]

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    120 Trouble shooting (Continu ed) When using the movies on a disc, a computer does not recognize your camcorder. • Ins tall Pictur e Motion Br owser (p. 102). • Disconnect the USB devi ce oth er than the keyboar d, the m ouse, an d the c amcor der from t he computer. • Disconnect the ca ble from the co mputer and cam corder, re start t he co [...]

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    121 Troublesh ooting An error messag e appears while op erating Pict ure Motion Browser. • C lose Pictu re Motion B rowser on your Wi ndows compu ter firs t, then set t he POWER swi tch on your camcorde r to another mode . The movie, still image or sound of your camcorder is not played on your computer correctly. • If your camcord er is connect[...]

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    122 Warnin g in dicato rs and mes sage s If in dica tors ap pear on th e LCD scr een or in the view find er, ch eck the fo llo wing. So me sy mp toms y ou c an fix by y ou rse lf . If the probl em persis ts even afte r you hav e tried a couple of times, contact your Sony dealer or l ocal autho rized Sony s ervi ce facili ty. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self[...]

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    123 Troublesh ooting % (Moisture condensation warning)* Slow flashing • Re move the power sourc e, and then leave it for about 1 hour (p. 136). (High te mperature warning) Slow flashing • The temperat ure of your camco rder is getting higher. Turn off your camc order and leav e it f or a whi le in a cool place. Fast flashing * • The temperat [...]

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    124 Warning indicator s and m essages (Conti nued) x Dis c Overheated. R ecording on disc disable d. Overheated. C annot open. Try later. Overheated. C annot activate function. Wait a while and try again later. Z Recording on disc disabled. • A malf unction h as o ccurred with the disc and the disc ca nnot be used . Scene number on disc is full. [...]

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    125 Troublesh ooting This is a read-only Memory Stick. • Inse rt a writable “Memory S tick Duo.” Incompat ible ty pe of M emory Stick. • A typ e of “Memory S tick Duo” incomp atible with your camcord er is inserted ( p. 132) . This Memory St ick is not formatted correctly. • Check the fo rmat, then format t he “Memory Stick D uo” [...]

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    126 Warning indicator s and m essages (Conti nued) Flash cannot charge. Not available. • T here is somethi ng wrong with the flash. Lens accessory attached. Cannot use flash. (p. 44) x Oth ers E Please connect AC adaptor. • Wh en the batter y is low, you ar e trying to finaliz e, format , or unfinali ze a disc. Use th e AC Ad aptor as t he po w[...]

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    127 Additional Inf ormatio n Addition al Informa tion Using y our ca mcor der ab road Power supply You can use yo ur cam corder in a ny countries/re gions using the AC Adapt or suppl ied with your cam corder wit hin the AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz ra nge. Use a comm ercia lly avai lable A C plug adapto r [a], if necessary, dependin g on the des ig[...]

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    128 Using yo ur camco rder abroa d (C ontinue d) Setting to the local time You can e asily se t the c lock t o the lo cal time by se tting a ti me diffe rence when usin g your camcord er abroad. Set (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [AREA SET ] and [DST SET]/[SUMMERTIM E] on the H OME M ENU (p. 35 ). World tim e diffe rence Time-zone differences Area se[...]

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    129 Additional Inf ormatio n About the Disc See pag e 20 for the details of discs which you can use with your camcorder. Notes on use • Hold the disc by its ed ge wh ile supp orting the cent er hole lig htly. Do no t touch the recordin g side (the opposite of t he printed sid e when us ing a si ngl e-sid ed disc) . • Before shooting, be sure to[...]

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    130 About th e Disc (Cont inued) Care and storag e of the discs • Keep the d isc cl ean, or the ima ge qu ality of the audi o and video output may dete rior ate. • Clean the disc w ith a soft cl oth. Wipe the di sc from the c enter out . For dirt, clea n the disc w ith a soft cloth slightly m oistened in w ater, then re move the moi sture with [...]

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    131 Additional Inf ormatio n About the AVC HD fo rmat Your digi ta l vi deo camer a reco rd er incorpo rates both th e AVC HD form at and the DVD format for the recording functi on. What i s the A VCHD format ? The AVCHD format is a high definiti on digital vide o camera format used to record an HD (hig h definit ion) signal of either t he 1080i sp[...]

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    132 About the “ Mem ory St ick ” A “Memor y St ick” is a compact , po rtabl e IC record ing me dium wit h a data ca pacity that exc eeds th e capacit y of a flopp y disk . You can use only a “Memory Stick Duo ,” which is ab out the half size of a standard “Memo ry Stick” with y our c amcorder. How ever, we do n ot guar ante e th e o[...]

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    133 Additional Inf ormatio n • Do not insert anyth ing other than a “Memory Stick Duo” into the “Memory Stick Duo” slot. Doing so may cause a malfunction. x On a locati on for use Do not use or kee p the “ Memor y Stick Duo” in the foll owing locati ons: • Places subject to extremely high t emperature, such as a car parked out side [...]

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    134 About the “ InfoL ITHI UM” b atter y pack Your ca mcorde r operates only with an “InfoLI THIU M” batt ery pack (M serie s). “InfoLI THIUM ” M series ba ttery pa cks have th e mark. Wha t is an “I nfoLI THIU M” bat tery pack? An “In foLITHI UM” ba tter y pack i s a lithium -ion batt ery pack th at has funct ions for comm unic[...]

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    135 Additional Inf ormatio n About b attery life • Battery c apacity decreases over time and through repeated use. If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant, it is probably time to replace it with a new one. • Each battery’s l ife is governed by storage, operating and environ mental conditio ns. Mainte nance a nd preca ution[...]

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    136 Mainten ance an d precaut ions (Con tinued) • Ke ep the Remote Commande r and button-typ e battery out of chi ldren’s reach. If the battery is accidentally swallowed, consult a doctor immediate ly. • If the batte ry elec trolytic liquid has leaked: – consult your local authorized Sony service facility. – wash off any liquid that may h[...]

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    137 Additional Inf ormatio n 4 Touch “×” dis played on t he screen wi th the corner of the “Mem ory Stick Duo” or the like. The posit ion of “×” change s. Touch [CANCEL] to cancel. If you did not press the right spot , try the calib ratio n agai n. b Not es • Do not use a sharp-pointed object for calibration. Doing so may damage the[...]

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    138 x Procedures Conn ect your ca mcorde r to a wall out let usin g the supp lied AC Adapt or, and l eave it with th e PO WER swit ch set t o OFF ( CH G) for more than 24 hours. To chang e the batte ry of th e Remot e Comm ander 1 While pressi ng on the tab, inset your fing ernai l into the sl it to pull out th e batte ry case. 2 Place a new batter[...]

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    139 Additional Inf ormatio n SD 3M (LP): Appro x. 110 min Viewfinder Electri c view finder (color) Image device (ClearVid CMOS Sensor) CMOS: 5.9 mm (1/ 3 type) Recor ding pixe ls (still , 4:3): Max. 4.0 m ega (2 304 × 1 72 8) pixels * 2 Gross: Appr ox. 2 100 000 pixe ls Effect ive (mov ie, 16:9 ): 1 430 000 pixe ls Effect ive (mov ie, 4:3): 1 080 [...]

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    140 Specific ations ( Continued ) General Power re quireme nts DC 7.2 V (battery pa ck) DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consumption Durin g camer a recordi ng using the viewfinde r with normal brightness: 5.0 W Durin g camer a recordi ng using the LCD wi th norm al bright ness: 5.2 W Oper ati ng temp era tur e 0 °C to + 40 ° C (32 °F to 104 [...]

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    141 Additional Inf ormatio n On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype ar e trademarks of Matsushita Electr ic Industrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corp oration. • “Memory Stic k,” “ , ” “Memo ry Stick Duo,” “ ,” “Memor y Stick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “M[...]

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    142 Quick Reference Iden tify ing p arts and c ont rols The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pag es. A Power zoom l ever (4 3, 5 1) B PHOTO button (42) C Eyec up D Viewfinder (35 ) E Viewfinder le ns adjustm ent lever (35 ) F POWER switch (33) G (Movie)/ (Still) m ode lamps (33) H CHG (charge) lam p (30) I Hooks for a sho ulder bel t Attach a shoulde[...]

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    143 Quick R efere nce A Activ e Inter face Sh oe (43) The Act ive Interfa ce Shoe supplie s power t o opt ional acces sori es suc h as a video light, a flash, or a micropho ne. The ac cessory can be turned on or off as you op erate t he PO WER sw itch on your camcord er. Refer to the op erati ng instruct ions su pplied wi th your accessory fo r det[...]

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    144 Identifyi ng parts a nd con trols ( Continu ed) A RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the sett ings, in cluding the settin g of th e date and t ime. B DISP/BATT IN FO button (31) C LCD scre en/tou ch panel (2 2, 34) D START/STO P button (41 ) E Zoom but tons (43, 51) F (HOME) bu tton (24, 80 ) G JACK CO VER OPEN /CLOSE knob H Speaker Play back sou [...]

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    145 Quick R efere nce A Dis c co ver O PE N sw itch /AC CE SS lamp ( 37) B Intern al 4 ch mi crophone (43) An Active Inte rface S hoe comp atible microph one ( optiona l) will take preced ence w hen c onnec ted. C Flash (44) D Lens (Carl Ze iss Lens) (9) E Camera control ring (46) F Camera record ing lam p (4 0) Lights up in red during rec ording. [...]

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    146 Identifyi ng parts a nd con trols ( Continu ed) Remo te Co mma nder A DATA CODE button (88) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO button (42) The on-screen image when you press this butt on will be record ed as a still image. C SCAN/SLOW buttons (49) D . > (Previ[...]

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    147 Quick R efere nce Indic ators dis playe d dur ing r ecordi ng/p layba ck A Recor ding forma t (HD/SD) (18) an d recording m ode (HQ +/HQ/SP/LP) (82) B HOME button (2 2) C Remain ing batt ery (approx .) (31) D Recor ding status ([STBY] (stand by) or [REC] (re cording )) E Cou nte r (ho ur/ minu te/s eco nd) F Disc type (20) G Recor ding m ode (3[...]

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    148 Indicato rs displa yed durin g recordi ng/playb ack (Co ntinued ) A Recordi ng for mat (H D/SD) (1 8) an d recording mode (HQ+/HQ/SP/LP) (8 2) B Retu rn butto n C Remaini ng batter y (approx .) (31) D Play back m ode E Counte r (hou r/minu te/s econd) F Dis c ty pe ( 20) G Previous/N ext button (49) H OPTION but ton (23) I Video o per ation but[...]

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    149 Quick R efere nce Followin g indicator s appear during recordi ng/play back to ind icate the settings of your camc order. Upper le ft Upper c enter Upper right Cent er Botto m The dat e, ti me, and camera setti ng data of the re corde d imag es are re corde d auto matic ally on the disc an d “Memory Stick Duo.” T hey are not displayed while[...]

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    150 Glossa ry x 12 cm disc A disc wit h a diameter of 12cm. You cannot use 12cm discs wit h your camcorder. x 5.1 ch surr ound so und A system that plays back sound on 6 s peakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 12 0 Hz or [...]

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    151 Quick R efere nce works as the gateway to the f unctions of your camcorder. x JP EG JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, a still image data compression (data capacity reduction) s tandard. Your camcorder records s till images in JPEG form at. x MP EG MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, the group of standards for the codin[...]

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    152 Inde x Nume ric 1080i/480i . ................... ......... 9 0 16:9 ........ ....... ..... .... ....... .. 38, 90 16:9 WIDE ........ .... ....... .... .... 83 480i ........ ....... ..... .... ....... .... .... 90 4:3 ...... .... ..... .... ....... ..... ....83, 90 4:3 TV.... ..... .... ..... ....... .... ..... . 5 5 5.1ch surround recording ...[...]

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    153 Quick R efere nce Flash butt on ... .... ..... ....... .... ...44 FLASH LEVEL ...... .... ....... ...87 FOCUS ....... ....... ..... .... ..94, 1 13 FORMAT....... ....... .... ..... .... .132 Full charg e ............ .... ..... ...... .30 G GENERAL SE T ....... ..... .... ...91 Grip bel t ......... .... ....... ..... .... ...40 GUIDEF RAME ....[...]

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    154 Index (Co ntinued ) Pickup lens ......................... 13 7 PictBri dge ....... ..... .... ....... ..... . 67 PictBri dge P RINT ...... .... ......6 7 PICT.EFF ECT (Pict ure effect). ...... ..... ..... ...... .....98, 117 Playback .. ..... ....... .... ..... ....... . 48 Playing time .............. ............ 32 Playlist Crea ting ........[...]

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    155 Quick R efere nce Wide T V ........ ....... .... ..... ...... .55 Windows .....................100, 105 World time dif ference.........1 28 Write-pro tect tab ............ .... .132 Z ZEBRA ... .... ..... ....... .... ..... .....84 Zoom ....... .... ..... ....... .... ..... .....4 3 Zoom l ever ....... ..... .... ....... .... .43[...]