Sony HDR-HC5E manuals
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1 Operating Guide2 Read this first3 Type of cassette you can use in your camcorderTypes of “Memory Stick” you can use in your camcorder When using a “Memory Stick Duo” with “Memory Stick” compatible equipment Using the camcorder About menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens 4 Read this first (Continued)About changing the language setting On recording On playing back HDV tapes on other devices About this manual About the Carl Zeiss lens 5 Table of Contents6 Dubbing/EditingQuick Reference Using a Computer Troubleshooting Additional Information 7 Trying out the new HDV formatWhat is the HDV format Why shoot in the HDV format 8 Viewing video recorded in the HDV formatViewing on a high definition TV (p. 31) Viewing on a 16:9 (wide)/4:3 TV (p. 33) Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders (p. 61) Connecting to a computer (p. 70) 9 Step 1: Checking supplied items15 Step 4: Making setting adjustments before recording16 Step 5: Inserting a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo”20 Recording25 Playback28 Using the guide functions (USAGE GUIDE)29 Searching for the starting point30 Searching for the starting point (Continued)2 Press STOP when you want to stop playback 3 Press mREW 4 Press PLAY Searching for a scene by date of recording (Date search) 1 Press SEARCH M. on the Remote Commander 2 Press .(Previous)/>(Next) to select a recording date To cancel the operation 31 Playing the picture on a TV36 Using the menu items37 Menu items39 CAMERA SET menu46 MEMORY SET menuSettings for the “Memory Stick Duo” STILL SETx QUALITY BFINE () STANDARD () x IMAGE SIZE For HDR-HC5E: B4.0M ( 4.0M ) 3.0M ( 3.0M ) 1.9M () VGA (0.3M) () For HDR-HC7E: B6.1M ( 6.1M ) 4.6M ( 4.6M ) 3.1M ( 3.1M ) Capacity of the “Memory Stick Duo” (MB) and the number of recordable pictures When the POWER switch is set to CAMERA MEMORY When the POWER switch is set to CAMERA- TAPE When the POWER switch is set to PLAY/ EDIT 47 ALL ERASEMEMORY SET menu (Continued) [ALL FILES]: [CURRNT FOLDER]: Deletes all the images in the selected folder 48 FORMATFILE NO NEW FOLDER REC FOLDER (Recording folder) PB FOLDER (Playback folder) 49 PICT.APPLI. menuPICT.APPLI. menu (Continued) 50 D.EFFECT (Digital effect)CINEMA EFECT (Cinematic effect) STILL FLASH (flash motion) TRAIL SLOW SHUTTR (slow shutter) (HDR- HC5E) OLD MOVIE 51 PICT.EFFECT (Picture effect)SKINTONE NEG.ART SEPIA B&W (Black and white) SOLARIZE PASTEL MOSAIC SMTH SLW REC (Smooth slow recording) 52 EDIT/PLAY menu53 STANDARD SET menu54 STANDARD SET menu (Continued)REC FORMAT DV SETxREC MODE (Recording mode) BSP (SP) LP (LP) xWIDE SELECT B16:9 WIDE 4:3 () xAUDIO MODE B12BIT 16BIT () xAUDIO MIX 55 VOLUMEMIC LEVEL (HDR-HC7E) LCD/VF SETxLCD BRIGHT xLCD BL LEVEL B NORMAL BRIGHT Using the x LCD COLOR xVF B.LIGHT BNORMAL STANDARD SET menu (Continued) 56 COMPONENTi.LINK CONV TV TYPE DISP GUIDE (Display guide) STATUS CHECK 57 GUIDEFRAMECOLOR BAR (HDR-HC7E) DATA CODEDATE/TIME CAMERA DATA (below) REMAININGREMOTE CTRL (Remote control) REC LAMP (Recording lamp) 58 BEEPDISP OUTPUT (Display output) MENU ROTATE A.SHUT OFF (Auto shut off) CALIBRATION QUICK REC (Quick recording) TIME/LANGU. menu 59 Customizing Personal MenuCustomizing Personal Menu (Continued) 60 Deleting a menu itemArranging the order of menu items displayed on Personal Menu1 Touch t [P-MENUSET UP] t[DELETE] t [SORT] 2 Touch the menu item you want to move 2 Touch the menu item that you 3 Touch to move the menu want to delete item to the desired place 3 Touch [YES] t 4 Touch 5 Touch [END] t Initializing the Personal Menu settings (Reset)Touch t [P-MENUSET UP] t [RESET] t [YES] t [YES] t 61 Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders64 Recording pictures from a VCR68 Printing recorded images70 What you can do with Windows computer71 System requirementsWhen using “Picture Motion Browser” OS: CPU: Application: Sound system: Direct Sound compatible sound card Memory: Hard disk: Display: Others: When playing still images recorded on a “Memory Stick Duo” on a computer CPU: Computer a Using 72 Installing the “First Step Guide” and software74 Viewing “First Step Guide”Using a Macintosh computer 75 Troubleshooting76 Troubleshooting (Continued)Another VCR malfunctions when you use the supplied Remote Commander Batteries/Power sourcesThe power abruptly turns off The /CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged The /CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time The battery pack discharges too quickly LCD screen/viewfinderYou cannot turn the LCD backlight off You cannot turn off the indicator The buttons do not appear on the touch panel The buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work at all Menu items are grayed out is not displayed The picture in the viewfinder is not clear The picture in the viewfinder has disappeared 77 Cassette tapes/“Memory Stick Duo”The cassette cannot be ejected from the compartment The remaining tape indicator is not displayed You cannot delete the recorded picture on the tape a “Memory Stick Duo.” Image protection cannot be applied, or you cannot mark pictures for print 78 RecordingThe tape does not start when you press START/STOP You cannot record on the “Memory Stick Duo.” The recording image view looks different The flash does not work [END SEARCH] does not work 79 [COLOR SLOW S] does not operate correctlyYou cannot use [SUPER NS] The auto focus does not function [STEADYSHOT] does not function The BACK LIGHT function does not function The [FLASH LEVEL] cannot be changed Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or green appear on the screen The subjects passing fast by the frame might appear crooked The color of the picture is not correctly displayed The screen picture is bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen The screen picture is dark, and the subject does not appear on the screen Horizontal bands appear Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen 80 PlaybackYou cannot play back a tape You cannot play back in reverse direction Image data stored on a “Memory Stick Duo” cannot be played back You cannot hear the sound recorded with 4CH MIC REC on another camcorder Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines look jagged No sound or only a low sound is heard The picture or sound breaks off The movies freeze for a while, or the sound breaks off “---”is displayed on the screen Noises appear and or is displayed on the screen Date Search does not work correctly No picture appears during [END SEARCH] or Rec Review appears on the LCD screen 81 Playing back on TVThe picture appears distorted on a 4:3 TV Black bands appear at the top and bottom on a 4:3 TV Dubbing/Editing/Connecting to other devices Pictures from connected devices cannot be zoomed 82 Connecting to a computerFunctions that cannot be used together 84 Warning indicators and messagesQ(Warning indicators pertaining to the tape) Slow flashing: Fast flashing: Z(Eject cassette warning) -(Warning indicator pertaining to image deletion) - (Warning indicator pertaining to the write-protectof the “Memory Stick Duo”) (Warning indicator pertaining to the flash) (Warning indicator pertaining to camera-shakewarning) 85 Description of warning messagesxMoisture condensation %Z Moisture condensation. Eject the cassette (p. 93) %Moisture condensation. Turn off for 1H. (p. 93) xCassette/Tape ZReinsert the cassette. (p. 16) QZ The tape is locked - check the tab. (p. 88) 86 Warning indicators and messages (Continued)x“Memory Stick Duo” Reinsert the Memory Stick This Memory Stick is not formatted correctly Memory Stick folders are full x Dual Rec Cannot save still picture x PictBridge compliant printer Check the connected device Cannot print. Check the printer 87 Using your camcorder abroad88 Maintenance and precautionsxWhen labeling the cassette xAfter using the cassette xWhen cleaning the gold-platedconnector 89 About the “Memory Stick”On a “Memory Stick Duo” with a write-protecttab 90 Maintenance and precautions (Continued)xOn handling a “Memory Stick” xOn a location for use xOn the Memory Stick Duo adaptor xOn a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” On image data compatibility 91 About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery packWhat is an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack To charge the battery pack To use the battery pack effectively About the remaining battery time indicator About storage of the battery pack 92 About i.LINKWhat is i.LINK About the i.LINK Baud rate * What is Mbps To use i.LINK functions on this unit About the required i.LINK cable 93 About x.v.ColorOn using your camcorderOn use and care 94 xIf moisture condensation has occurredVideo head xNote on moisture condensation xHow to avoid moisture condensation 95 LCD screenxTo clean the LCD screen xOn adjustment of the touch panel (CALIBRATION) On handling the casing About care and storage of the lens 96 SpecificationsVideo recording system (HDV) Video recording system (DV) Still image recording system Audio recording system (HDV) Audio recording system (DV) Video signal Usable cassette Tape speed (HDV) Tape speed (DV) Recording/playback time (HDV) Recording/playback time (DV) Fast forward/rewind time Viewfinder 97 Image deviceLens Focal length Color temperature Minimum illumination 98 Audio/Video outputCOMPONENT OUT jack HDMI OUT jack Headphone jack (HDR-HC7E) LANC jack USB jack MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack (HDR-HC7E) HDV/DV jack Picture Total dot number 211 200 (960 × 220) Power requirements Average power consumption Operating temperature Storage temperature Dimensions (approx.) 99 Mass (approx.)Supplied accessories Current consumption Maximum output voltage Output voltage Capacity Type 100 On trademarksNotes on the License 101 Identifying parts and controls105 Indicators displayed during recording/playback109 Index
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