Sony HXR-MC50E manuals
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Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide Digital HD Video Camera Recorder 23 RecordingFasten the grip belt. Open the LCD screen of your camcorder.Your camcorder is turned on and the lens cover is opened.MODE button (Movie): When recording a movie (Photo): When recording a photo 24 Recording moviesPress START/STOP to start recording.To stop recording, press START/STOP again. 25 Data code during recording 90 degrees (max.) 180 degrees (max.) 90 degrees to the camcorder 26 Shooting photosIn the default setting, photos are recorded on the internal memory. Flashes Press MODE to turn on the (Photo) lamp. The LCD screen display switches for photo recording mode, and the screen aspect ratio becomes 4:3. Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus, then press it fully. 28 Useful functions for recording movies and 35 Playback / : Displays the previous/next movie. Returns to the recording screen. 36 Playing moviesVolume adjustment Previous To stop OPTION To fast-forward To pause/play Your camcorder starts playing the selected movie. To adjust the sound volume of moviesWhile playing back movies, touch adjust with / . 37 Viewing photosYour camcorder displays the selected photo. 38 Useful functions for playing movies and 43 Playing images on a TVConnecting a TV using [TV CONNECT Guide]44 Types of connection cables between your camcorder and TV Connecting to a high definition TV Connecting to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV When connecting to your TV via a VCR To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) When your TV is monaural (When your TV has only one audio input jack) When you connect with component A/V cable When you connect with HDMI cable When you connect with A/V connecting cable with S-Video If your TV/VCR has a 21-pin adaptor (EUROCONNECTOR) 45 Using BRAVIA SyncMaking good use of your camcorder 46 Deleting movies and You can free media space by deleting movies and photos from recording media. Touch (MENU) [Show others] [DELETE] (under To delete movies, touch [ DELETE] [ DELETE] or [ DELETE]. Touch and display the mark on the movies or photos to be deleted. Touch [YES] .To delete all movies/photos at one timeIn step 2, touch [ DELETE] [DELETE ALL]/[ DELETE ALL] [YES] [YES] . To delete all the movies/photos recorded on the same day at one time In step 2, touch [ DELETE] [DELETE by date]/[ DELETE by date]. 47 Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect)To protect all the movies and photos recorded on the same day at one time To undo the protection of movies and photos recorded on the same day at one time 48 Dividing a movieTouch (MENU) [Show others] [ DIVIDE] (under Touch the movie to be divided. Touch at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes. Touch [YES] .Making good use of your camcorder 49 Capturing a photo from a movieTouch (MENU) [Show others] [PHOTO CAPTURE] (under [EDIT] category).The [PHOTO CAPTURE] screen appears. Touch the movie to be captured.The selected movie starts playback. Touch at the point where you want to capture.The movie pauses. Play and pause toggles as you press . Touch .When capturing is finished, the screen returns to pause.Adjust the capturing point with more precision after you selected the point with . Returns to the beginning of the selected movie Touch . 50 Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal memory to memory cardDubbing movies Touch (MENU) [Show others] [MOVIE DUB] (under [EDIT] category).The [MOVIE DUB] screen appears. 51 Copying photos52 Using the Playlist of moviesCreating the Playlist 53 Playing the Playlist Touch (MENU) [Show others] [PLAYLIST] (under [PLAYBACK] category). Touch the movie you want to play back.To erase unnecessary movies from the Playlist To change the order within the Playlist 54 Using the GPS function (HXR-MC50E)59 Preparing a computer (Windows)Step 1 Checking the computer system 60 Step 2 Installing the supplied software PMBSaving movies and photos with a computer The [USB SELECT] screen appears on the camcorder screen automatically. 61 Touch [ USB CONNECT] on the camcorder screen to make the computer recognize your camcorder. Click [Continue] on the computer Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.To disconnect your camcorder from the computer 62 Starting PMB Motion Browser)Double-click the PMB short-cut icon on the computer screen. You can view, edit, or create discs of movies and photos using PMB. Reading PMB Help 63 Selecting the method for creating a disc (computer)Characteristics of each type of disc 64 Discs you can use with PMBYou can use 12 cm discs of following type with PMB. For Blu-ray disc, see page 67.Saving movies and photos with a computer 65 Creating a disc with one touch (One Touch Disc Burn)Turn on your computer, and place an unused disc on the DVD drive. Turn on your camcorder, then connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Press (DISC BURN). Follow the instructions on the computer screen. 66 Importing movies and photos to a computer67 Creating an AVCHD disc69 Follow the instructions on the screen to create a disc.Copying a disc Editing movies Capturing photos from a movie Saving images with an external device 70 Saving images in external media 72 Creating a disc with a DVD writer, recorder79 Using menus82 Menu lists (MANUAL SETTINGS) category (SHOOTING SET) category (PHOTO SETTINGS) category (PLAYBACK) category (EDIT) category 83 (OTHERS) category (MANAGE MEDIA) category (GENERAL SET) category 84 MANUAL SETTINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition)SCENE SELECTION FADERWHITE FADER BLACK FADER To cancel the fader before starting the operation, touch [OFF]. 85 WHITE BAL. (White balance)You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. AUTO OUTDOOR ( ) INDOOR () ONE PUSH ( ) 86 SPOT MTR/FCS (Spot meter/ focus)SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) SPOT FOCUS EXPOSURE FOCUS 87 TELE MACROAE SHIFTYou can adjust the exposure manually. ON ( and the adjustment value) 88 WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift)You can adjust the white balance manually. ON ( and the adjustment value) GOLF SHOT SMTH SLW REC (Smooth slow rec)To change the setting [TIMING] 89 SHOOTING SET (Items for customized shooting)/ SET REC MODE (Recording mode) GUIDEFRAME STEADYSHOT 90 FACE DETECTIONCONVERSION LENS LOW LUX 91 PRIORITY SETTINGSMILE DETECTION SMILE SENSITIVITY AUDIO REC SET BLT-IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in zoom microphone) MICREF LEVEL (Microphone reference level) DIAL SETTING NIGHTSHOT LIGHT X.V.COLOR AUDIO MODE 92 OTHER REC SET DIGITAL ZOOM AUTO BACK LIGHT WIDE SELECT 93 PHOTO SETTINGS (Items for recording photos)SELF-TIMER IMAGE SIZE 94 FLASH LEVELREDEYE REDUC (Redeye reduction) STEADYSHOT FLASH MODE FILE NO. (File number) 95 PLAYBACK (Items for playback)VISUAL INDEX VIEW IMAGES DATE INDEX MAP (HXR-MC50E) FILM ROLL FACE PLAYLIST HIGHLIGHT SCENARIO PLAYBACK SET 97 EDIT OTHERS (Items for other settings) 98 MANAGE MEDIA (Items for recording media)MEDIA SETTINGS MEDIA INFO MEDIA FORMATTo prevent data on the internal memory from being recovered REPAIR IMG.DB F. 99 GENERAL SET (Other setup items)SOUND/DISP SET VOLUME BEEP LCD BRIGHT LCD BL LEVEL (LCD backlight level) LCD COLOR DISPLAY SET 100 OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE COMPONENT HDMI RESOLUTION DISP OUTPUT (Display output) 101 CLOCK/ LANG CLOCK SET AREA SET AUTO CLOCK ADJ (Auto clock adjustment) (HXR-MC50E) AUTO AREA ADJ (Auto area adjustment) (HXR-MC50E) SUMMERTIME LANGUAGE SET 102 OTHER SETTINGS CALIBRATION CTRL FOR HDMI (Control for HDMI) REC LAMP (Recording lamp) REMOTE CTRL (Remote control) Additional information 103 TroubleshootingOverall operations/Wireless Remote CommanderThe power does not turn on. The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to on. The menu settings have changed automatically. Your camcorder gets warm. The supplied Wireless Remote Commander does not function. sensor. Another DVD device malfunctions when you use the supplied Wireless Remote Commander. 104 Batteries/power sources The power abruptly turns off. The /CHG (flash/charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged. The /CHG (flash/charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged. The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time. 105 LCD screen/viewfinderMemory card Recording106 Photos cannot be recorded.The access lamp remains lit or flashing even if recording was stopped. The imaging field looks different. The flash does not work. The camcorder stops operating. The horizontal to vertical ratio of the movie (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be changed. The auto focus does not function. 107 Playback is indicated on an image on the VISUAL INDEX screen. No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback. 108 Playing back images stored on memory card on other devicesImages cannot be played back or the memory card is not recognized. Editing movies/photos on your camcorderUnable to edit. Movies cannot be added in the Playlist. A movie cannot be divided. A photo cannot be captured from a movie. Playback on the TVNeither image nor sound is played on the connected TV. The top, bottom, right, and left edges of images are trimmed slightly on a connected TV. The image appears distorted on the 4:3 TV. Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen of the 4:3 TV. 109 Dubbing/Connecting to other devicesImages are not dubbed correctly. GPS (HXR-MC50E)The camcorder is not receiving a GPS signal. The current location on the map of the camcorder is different from the actual current location. Connecting to a ComputerPMB cannot be installed. PMB does not work correctly. The camcorder is not recognized by the computer. 110 Examples of functions that cannot be used simultaneouslyThe following list shows examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items.Cannot use Because of following settings Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicatorsC:(or E:) : (Self-diagnosis display) (Battery level warning) 112 Description of warning messages114 Recording time of movies/number of recordable photosHD stands for high definition image quality, and STD stands for standard image quality. Expected time of recording and playback with each battery packRecording timeApproximate time available when you use a fully charged battery pack. Playing timeApproximate time available when you use a fully charged battery pack. Expected recording time of moviesInternal memoryHigh definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m (minute) Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and m (minute) Memory cardHigh definition image quality (HD) Standard definition image quality (STD) 115 Expected number of recordable photosInternal memoryYou can record the maximum 9,999 photos. Memory card 117 Using your camcorder abroadPower supply Viewing high definition image quality (HD) movies Viewing standard definition image quality (STD) movies On TV color systems 118 Setting to the local timeHXR-MC50E World time difference 119 Maintenance and precautionsAbout the AVCHD formatWhat is the AVCHD format? Recording and playback on your camcorder About GPS (HXR-MC50E)120 On triangulating errorsOn the restriction of use of GPS on an airplane On the map data On the geographic coordinate system On copyright On the navigation function 121 About the memory cardOn the memory card adaptor On image data compatibility About the Memory Stick media 122 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 About battery life 123 About x.v.ColorAbout handling of your camcorderOn use and care 124 When not using your camcorder for a long timeMoisture condensation LCD screen To clean the LCD screen On adjustment of the touch panel (CALIBRATION) 125 On handling the casingAbout care and storage of the lens On charging the pre-installed rechargeable battery How to charge the pre-installed rechargeable battery Note on disposal/transfer Note on disposal/transfer of the memory card 126 Specifications130 Screen indicatorsUpper left Center Upper right Bottom 131 Parts and controls135 IndexD E F G H I L M A B C 136 NO P R S T U V W Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide 139 Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
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