Enjoying your
Getting Started
Editing
Utilizing recording media
Customizing your 66 camcorder
Read this before operating your camcorder
About menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens
About changing the language setting
The
On recording
On playing back recorded images on other devices
About this Handbook
About the Carl Zeiss lens
Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam
Table of Contents
Read this before operating your
Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive
Handycam
Subject examples and solutions
Deleting all images (Formatting)
Preventing data on the hard disk of
the camcorder from being recovered
Repairing the image database file
What you can do with the
Subject examples and solutions
BSPOTLIGHT
Enjoying your camcorder
bNotes
BGet ready (p. 15)
xSelecting the media (p. 22)
BRecord with HD (high definition) image quality
BSave recorded images
x Dubbing to other devices (p. 58)
xEditing on a computer (p. 47)
BDelete images
x Deleting the selected images (p. 49)
HD (high definition) image quality
SD (standard definition) image quality
“HOME” and “OPTION”
-Taking advantage of two types of menus
Using the HOME MENU
1 While pressing the green button
turn the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to turn on the power
2 Press (HOME) A (or B)
3 Touch the desired category
3 Touch the item you want to learn more about
To deactivate the HELP
Using the OPTION MENU
Step 1: Checking supplied items
Step 2: Charging the battery pack
To remove your camcorder from the Handycam Station
To charge the battery pack using only the AC Adaptor
POWER switch
With the v mark
on the right
Remaining battery (approx.)
Recording capacity (approx.)
Charging time
NP-FH50
NP-FH60(supplied)
opened
Image
quality
•Top: When the media is set to the hard disk
Bottom: When the media is set to the “Memory Stick PRO Duo”
Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the date and time
Step 4: Making setting adjustments before recording
Step 5: Selecting the media
3 Touch [YES] t
The media for movies is changed
Selecting the media for still images
1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [PHOTO
The media setting screen for still images appears
3 Touch [YES]
To record only still images on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” touch [NO]
To eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo”
•Do not open the Memory Stick Duo cover during recording
The number in ( ) is the minimum recordable time
Recording and playback with ease (Easy Handycam operation)
Recording movies
Recording still images
2 Press EASY A
appears on
Playing back recorded movies/still images
1 Turn the POWER switch G to turn on your camcorder
2 Press (VIEW IMAGES) I (or E)
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen (It may take some seconds)
HOME MENU Searches for images by date (p. 38)
3 Start playback
Movies:
Touch the or tab, then select the desired movie to play back
Toggles Play or Pause as you touch
Returns (to the
To cancel Easy Handycam operation
Press EASY A again. disappears from the LCD screen
Menu settings during Easy Handycam operation
Invalid buttons during Easy Handycam operation
Recording
2 Press START/STOP F (or B)
F(or B) again
appears beside or . When disappears, the image has been
recorded
For the recordable time and the number of recordable images, see pages
Zooming
Wider range of view:
(Wide angle)
Close view: (Telephoto)
(Telephoto)
Starting shooting quickly (QUICK ON)
Recording in dark places (NightShot)
Recording high quality still images during movie recording (Dual Rec)
You can record high quality still images during movie recording by pressing
PHOTO
Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects
Recording in mirror mode
Recording fast action in slow- motion (SMTH SLW REC)
1Touch (HOME) t (CAMERA) t [SMTH SLW REC]
2Press START/STOP
Controlling the image settings manually with the CAM CTRL dial
You can assign one menu item you use often to the CAM CTRL dial
MANUAL
CAM CTRL dial
1Press MANUAL to activate the manual adjustment mode
Playback
3 Start playing back
Playing movies
Touch the or tab, then select the desired movie to play back
Returns (to the INDEX screen)
Beginning of the movie/ previous movie
To adjust the sound volume
Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index)
1 Turn the POWER switch to turn on the camcorder, and press (VIEW IMAGES)
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears
2 Touch (Film Roll Index)
4 Touch /, then touch the desired face image to view the scene
Playback starts from the beginning of the scene with the selected face image
Searching for desired images by date (Date Index)
You can search for desired images by date efficiently
2 To search for movies, touch the
Using PB zoom
You can magnify still images from about
1Play back the still image you want to magnify
2Magnify the still image with T (Telephoto)
The screen is framed
Playing the image on a TV
Selecting the most advantageous connection - TV CONNECT Guide
1 Turn on your camcorder, and touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [TV CONNECT
Guide]
If the item is not on the screen, touch /to change the page
2 Touch the answer to the question displayed on the screen
Connecting to a high definition TV
t (p. 42)
t (p. 43)
(SETTINGS) t
Component A/V cable
HDMI
HDMI cable (optional)
Connecting to a non-high-definition16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV
t (p. 44)
Set [TV TYPE] to [16:9] or [4:3] according to your TV (p. 78)
1 (supplied)
: Signal flow
[OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [COMPONENT] t [576i] (p. 79)
t[TV TYPE] t [16:9]/ [4:3]* (p. 78)
A/V connecting cable with
When connecting to your TV via a VCR
When your TV is monaural (When your TV has only one audio input jack)
If your TV/VCR has a 21-pinadaptor
(EUROCONNECTOR)
On “PhotoTV HD”
2 Turn on your camcorder
3 Operate the remote commander of the TV
You can do the following operations
Saving images
Editing
(OTHERS) category
Item list
DELETE
You can delete images on the media (p. 49)
PHOTO CAPTURE
Deleting images
Deleting still images
3 Touch [DELETE]
4 Touch the still image to be deleted
The selected still image is marked with
Press and hold the still image on the LCD screen to confirm the still image
Capturing a still image from a movie
Dubbing/copying images to a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” with your camcorder
5 Touch t [YES]
Dubbing starts
Copying still images
1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [PHOTO COPY]
The [PHOTO COPY] screen appears
Dividing a movie
Creating the Playlist
To add all the movies recorded on the same day at one time
1In step 2, touch [ADD by date]/ [ADD by date]
The recording dates of movies are displayed on the screen
2Touch /to select the recording date of the desired movie
3Touch while the selected recording date is highlighted
The selected movie is marked with
Press and hold the movie on the LCD screen to confirm the movie
To change the order within the Playlist
2Touch [MOVE]/[MOVE]
3Select the movie to be moved
Dubbing to other devices
1 Turn on your camcorder, and press (VIEW IMAGES)
Set [TV TYPE] according to the display device (p. 78)
2 Insert the recording media in the recording device
If your recording device has an input selector, set it to the input mode
Connect your camcorder to the input jacks of the recording device
Printing recorded still
images
You can select a still image on the screen
5 Touch the still image to be printed
6 Touch(OPTION), set the following options, then touch
[DATE/TIME]: Select [DATE], [DAY&TIME], or [OFF] (no date/time printed)
[SIZE]: Select the paper size
(MANAGE MEDIA) category
Checking the media information
Deleting all images (Formatting)
Preventing data on the hard disk of the camcorder from being recovered
3 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MEDIA FORMAT] t [HDD]
The [FORMAT] screen appears
4 Press and hold . (back light) for a few seconds (p. 113)
The [EMPTY] screen appears
Repairing the image database file
What you can do with the (SETTINGS) category of the HOME MENU
List of the
(SETTINGS)
category items
MOVIE SETTINGS (p. 68)
VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 75)
MOVIE SETTINGS
BSD SP ()
Records in standard quality mode (SD 6M (SP))
SD LP ()
Increases the recording time (Long Play) (SD 3M (LP))
AUDIO MODE
DIGITAL ZOOM
BOFF
Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically
24 ×
150 ×
The zebra pattern is not displayed
The zebra pattern appears at a screen brightness level of about 70 IRE
• IRE represents the screen brightness
REMAINING SET
BON
HIGH()
Makes the flash level higher
BNORMAL()
LOW()
Makes the flash level lower
PHOTO SETTINGS
When the POWER switch is (Still)
1GB230
2GB475
4GB930
8GB1900
VIEW IMAGES SET
Movie
Still image
DISPLAY
You can select the number of thumbnails that appear on the VISUAL INDEX screen
BZOOM LINK
SOUND/DISP SET
OUTPUT SETTINGS
CLOCK/LANG
GENERAL SET
DROP SENSOR
CTRL FOR HDMI (Control for HDMI)
(p. 45)
Activating functions using the OPTION MENU
Various available functions are displayed
1 While using your camcorder, touch (OPTION) on the screen
Tab
2 Touch the desired item
Recording items on the OPTION MENU
tab
FOCUS
SPOT FOCUS
TELE MACRO
Functions set in the
OPTION MENU
EXPOSURE
To return the setting to automatic exposure
touch [AUTO] t in step
SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter)
SCENE SELECTION
LANDSCAPE*()
PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) ()
SPOTLIGHT**()
BEACH** ()
Select to take the vivid blue of the ocean or a lake
•When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing
white objects while is flashing quickly
•flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set
•When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps
flashing after touching , set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO]
D.EFFECT (Digital effect)
To cancel [D.EFFECT], touch [OFF]
PICT.EFFECT (Picture effect)
You can add special effects to an image during recording. appears
SEPIA
Troubleshooting
The (OPTION) button is not displayed
The menu settings have changed automatically
Your camcorder gets warm
The supplied Remote Commander does not function
Another DVD device malfunctions when you use the supplied Remote Commander
Change the setting of [A.SHUT OFF] (p. 80), or turn on the power again
(p. 80). Turn on the power again
•Charge the battery pack (p. 16)
The /CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged
•Turn the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) (p. 16)
You cannot delete images stored on or format the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.”
The data file name is not indicated correctly or flashes
Recording
Refer also to “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (p. 91)
Pressing START/STOP or PHOTO does not record images
The recording stops
•If you keep applying vibration on the camcorder, recording may stop
The auto focus does not function
•Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 84)
[STEADYSHOT] does not function
[SUPER NIGHTSHOT] cannot be operated
[COLOR SLOW SHTR] does not operate correctly
You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL]
Playing back images
Images cannot be played back
Playing back images stored on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” on other devices
Images cannot be played back or the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not recognized
Editing images on your camcorder
Unable to edit
•Unable to edit because of the condition of the image
Dubbing/Connecting to other devices
You cannot dub correctly
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
Page
Self-diagnosisdisplay/Warning indicators
C:(or E:) ss:ss (Self-diagnosisdisplay)
C:04:ss
C:13:ss / C:32:ss
E:20:ss / E:31:ss / E:61:ss
(Warning indicator pertaining to “Memory Stick PRO Duo”)
(Warning indicators pertaining to “Memory Stick PRO Duo” formatting)
(Warning indicator pertaining to incompatible “Memory Stick Duo”)
(Warning indicator pertaining to the flash)
(Warning indicator pertaining to camera-shakewarning)
Description of warning messages
If messages appear on the screen, follow the instructions
xMedia
HDD format error
•The hard disk of the camcorder is set differently from the default format
This Memory Stick is not formatted correctly
Memory Stick folders are full
•Format the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (p. 63), or delete them using your computer
Cannot save still picture
This Memory Stick may not be able to record or play movies
Using your camcorder abroad
Setting to the local time
World time difference
Time-zone
Area setting
differences
File/folder structure on the camcorder hard disk and “Memory Stick PRO Duo”
Maintenance and precautions
–If you use the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” near magnets or magnetic fields
It is recommended you make a
•When you carry or store a “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” put it in its case
•Do not bend, drop or apply strong force to the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.”
•Do not disassemble or modify the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.”
your camcorder, and displays the remaining battery time in minutes
To charge the battery pack
To use the battery pack effectively
About the remaining battery time indicator
About storage of the battery pack
About handling of your camcorder
On use and care
–Near AM receivers and video equipment. Noise may occur
•Keep metal contacts clean
Keep the Remote Commander and
xHow to prevent moisture condensation
LCD screen
•Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD screen, as it may cause damage
xTo clean the LCD screen
xOn adjustment of the touch panel
On charging the pre-installedrechargeable battery
3 months
xProcedures
On trademarks
Notes on the License
On GNU GPL/LGPL applied software
Identifying parts and controls
AActive Interface Shoe
BRemote sensor/Infrared port
D. (back light) button (33)
Reference Quick
Page
Handycam Station
ABuilt-inmicrophone (31)
BFlash (71)
CLens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (4)
DMANUAL button (34)
Remote Commander
ADATA CODE button (75)
CSCAN/SLOW buttons (36)
D. > (Previous/Next) buttons (36)
EPLAY button (36)
Indicators displayed during recording/playback
Indicators when you made changes
Upper left
AUDIO MODE (69)
Self-timerrecording (88)
Flash light (71)
Data code during recording
Glossary
Index
Grip belt
GUIDEFRAME
Handycam Station
HD movie management file
HD (high definition) image
Recording
25
Recording time
11
Remaining
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