Operating Instructions
Information for Your Safety
Use only the recommended accessories
Handling of HDD SDR-H85
Indemnity about recorded content
For the purposes of these operating instructions
Do not expose the HDD to vibrations and shocks
Carefully observe copyright laws
Cards that you can use with this unit
Licenses
≥ Sdxc Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC
Contents
With a PC
Backup
Playback
Others
CD-ROM
Accessories
Optional accessories
Parts identification
Handling
2021
16 AF/AE button AF/AE l Joystick
Battery release lever Battery l Tripod receptacle
Grip belt Adjust the belt length and the pad position
Flip the belt Adjust the length Replace the belt
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Power supply
Setup
Insert the battery until it clicks and locks
Inserting the battery
≥ Press the power button to turn off the power. l
Charging the battery
Connect the AC adaptor to this unit’s DC input terminal
Connecting to the AC outlet
20 min
≥ Temperature 25 oC/humidity 60%
Charging and recording time
50 min
≥ These times are approximations
Battery capacity indication
≥ The display changes as the battery capacity reduces
Sdhc
Recording to a card
Cards that you can use with this unit
Sdxc
VQT2L35
Inserting/removing an SD card
Access lamp Access a
Check that the access lamp has gone off
Securely close the SD card cover
To turn on the power To turn off the power
Turning the power on and off with the power button
Turning the power on and off with the LCD monitor
Turning the unit on/off
Change the mode to recording or playback
Selecting a mode
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to or
Recording mode l 36 Playback mode l 59
Using the menu screen
Move the joystick left
Menu list
Recording mode
Language selection
These menus are only for
OFF
Power saving function is not activated
OFF
Minutes
Power LCD LCD SET TV Aspect Initial SET
Beeps for 4 times
Does not appear
Playback mode
COPY*1*3
Appears These menus are only for
Setup # DATE/TIME # OFF/D/T/ Date
Setting date and time
Setup # Clock SET
Select the menu. l
Select Destination and press the joystick
Setup # SET World Time
Select Home and press the joystick
Current time Time difference from GMT Greenwich Mean Time
Adjusting the brightness Colour level of the LCD monitor
Adjusting LCD monitor
LCD monitor adjustment
Make adjustments
Recording Yourself
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Basic motion picture recording
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Recording Basic
Intelligent auto mode
Intelligent auto/Manual button iA/MANUAL
Auto focus
About Intelligent auto mode
Automatic white balance
Quick start
Quick power on
Close the LCD monitor while the mode is set to
Open the LCD monitor
Pictures
Screen indications in the motion picture recording mode
Recording motion
Press the recording start/stop button to start recording
Selecting a media to record SDR-H85
Media Select
Long recording mode
Recording in long recording mode
Normal recording mode
Press and hold the Long REC. button
SD card
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
50 min 40 min 20 min
HDD
Favors image quality B Favors recording time
Long recording mode Recording mode
≥ Recordable time using the battery l
Shooting guide
Message is displayed when this unit is moved rapidly
Record Setup # Shooting Guide # on
Recording Basic 3 Recording still pictures
About the screen indications in still picture recording
Picture size
Number of recordable pictures
Enhanced optical zoom Digital zoom function
Record Setup # D.ZOOM # desired setting
Recording Basic 4 Recording functions
Zoom lever
Optical image stabilizer button
Active mode
Image stabilizer function
About target frame
Press the AF/AE button
Start recording
Operation icons
Recording functions
Operation icons
Backlight
Help mode
Web mode
Compensation
Intelligent contrast
Soft skin mode
Guide line
Control
Soft skin mode
Help mode
Web mode
PRE-REC
Menus
Primary
Record Setup # Auto Slow Shtr # on
Record Setup # Wind Noise Canceller # on
Record Setup # Zoom MIC # on
Record Setup # WB Adjust
Self Timer
Scene Mode
Wind Noise Canceller
Auto Slow Shtr
Manual recording
Functions
To set the white balance manually
Select With the joystick Select the white balance mode
White balance
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Open
Record Setup # MF Assist #
Recording with manual focus
Select the scene to be played back, then press the joystick
Change the mode to
Motion picture playback
Playback
Change the thumbnail display
To play back scenes recorded in long recording mode l
Select the playback operation with the joystick
Select Change Video
Slow-motion playback
Speaker volume adjustment
Fast forward/rewind playback
Frame-by-frame playback
≥ Quality will be different from the normal still picture
Creating still picture from motion picture
Time frame index
≥ Next previous scene can be displayed by selecting
Select the playback date, then press the joystick
Playing back motion pictures by date
Select the date select icon and press the joystick
Date select icon
Repeat playback
Video Setup # Repeat Play #
Video Setup # Resume Play #
Resuming the previous playback
Still picture playback
Still picture compatibility
Playing back still pictures
By date
Slides Interval
Date Setup
Select START, then press the centre of the joystick
Short
Select Delete and press the joystick or press the button
Deleting scenes/still
To delete by confirming images being played back
Editing
Press the Menu button while deleting
Video Setup or Photo SETUP#
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Scene Protect
Select the scene to be divided, then press the joystick
Dividing a scene to
Partially delete
Select with the joystick
Photo Setup # Dpof SET #
Dpof setting
What is DPOF?
Dpof SET # Cancel ALL
HDD
Setup # Card Status
Setup # Media Status
Confirming remaining capacity on the copy destination
≥ The thumbnail view of the copy destination is indicated
Copying SDR-H85
Copy
Formatting
Setup # Format Card
Setup # Format Media
Select SD Card or HDD and press the joystick
With a TV
Watching Video/Pictures
On your TV
AV cable supplied ≥ Insert the plugs as far as they will go
Setup # EXT. Display # on
To display the on-screen information on the TV
DVD-RAM DVD-RW/+RW DVD-R/DVD-R DL
To copy to/play back a disc
Preparing for copying/playing back
Play Disc
Insert the disc in the DVD burner
Burn Disc
Copying to discs
≥ Eject the disc after copying is completed
Important Notice
Approximate time for copying to a disc
Mini AB USB Connection Cable supplied with DVD burner
≥ When playing back on a TV, connect this unit to the TV. l
Playing back the copied disc
Auto protect
Managing the copied disc
Formatting discs
Displaying disc information
Dubbing images onto
Using SD card slot or USB Terminal of other video devices
When using a USB terminal
Other video device
What you can do with a
VideoCam Suite Smart wizard
VQT2L35
End User License Agreement
Before opening the CD-ROM package, please read the following
CPU
Operating environment
Operating environment for VideoCam Suite
RAM
Sound
Free hard disk
Space
Interface
Windows 71 GB or higher
Higher processor
MHz or higher
Windows Vista Home Basic 512 MB or higher
For Windows Vista
Installation
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
≥ After uninstalling the software, be sure to reboot the PC
Uninstalling VideoCam Suite
PC must be rebooted for the application to work
Turn on the unit
Connecting to a PC
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Connect this unit to a PC
Safely
Charging the battery using USB bus power
To disconnect USB cable
Example folder structure of an SD card
About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to your PC
Example folder structure of HDD
Using with a PC
Starting VideoCam Suite
Connect this unit to a PC. l
≥ This service is available as of 1 December
Upload to YouTube
Select YouTube
Operating environment
Recording indications
OPEN/F2.2
Indication of connection to other devices
Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Playback indications
Confirmatory indications
100
About recovery
101
Used simultaneously
102
103
Troubleshooting
Remaining battery indication is not displayed properly
104
105
106
About this unit
107
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
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About the battery
About the AC adaptor
About charging errors
110 About SD cards
Causes of condensation
LCD monitor
About condensation
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Specifications
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113
USB
114
80 GB Compression
Specifications may change without prior notice
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