Sony HD1000P, HVR-HD1000E manual

3-279-638-13(1)

Digital HD Video

Camera Recorder

Operating Guide

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference

The supplied CD-ROM includes Operating Guide for the HVR-HD1000 series. (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese versions). For more details, see “Using the CD-ROM Manual” on page 17.

HVR-HD1000E/HD1000P

Contents

© 2007 Sony Corporation Read this first For the customers in the Nederland Voor de klanten in Nederland For customers in the U.S.A Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity CAUTION Notes Hinweis Continued Read this first (Continued) Geräten ab Aviso Page Avis Nota Page Notes on use Type of cassette you can use in your camcorder The HDV standards Types of “Memory Stick” you can use in your camcorder When using a “Memory Stick Duo” with “Memory Stick” compatible equipment •The camcorder is not dustproof, dripproof or waterproof See “On using your camcorder” (p. 100) About menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens About changing the language setting On recording About the Carl Zeiss lens Table of Contents Read this first Using the CD-ROMManual Step 1: Checking supplied items Step 2: Attaching the supplied Connecting to a computer Copying still images to a computer Copying movies on a tape to a computer Troubleshooting Using the CD-ROMManual http://www.adobe.com Step 1: Checking supplied items Step 2: Attaching the supplied microphone, eyecup and the lens hood Step 2: Attaching the supplied microphone and the lens hood (Continued) Attaching the lens hood Attaching the lens cap Attach the lens cap by pressing both knobs on its sides To remove the Lens hood Step 3: Charging the battery pack Step 3: Charging the battery pack (Continued) To remove the battery pack When storing the battery pack Fully discharge the battery before storing it for an extended period (p. 98) You can check the remaining battery charge on the LCD screen •All times measured under the following conditions: Top: When the LCD turns on Bottom: Recording with the viewfinder while the LCD turns off •You cannot turn off the viewfinder Playing time Step 4: Turning the power on and setting the date and time Step 5: Making setting adjustments before recording Step 6: Inserting a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo” 1 Open the jack cover Started Getting To eject a “Memory Stick Duo” Lightly push the “Memory Stick Duo” in once Recording Beep Shutter click Recording (Continued) Zooming You can magnify images to 10 times the original size with the power zoom lever Power zoom lever Close view: (Telephoto) Controlling the image settings manually with the RING It is useful to assign a frequently used menu item to the RING MANUAL button RING 2Rotate the RING and select a menu item to be assigned Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects Recording in mirror mode Playback Playback (Continued) Viewing still images Touch To display pictures on a “Memory Stick Duo” on the Index screen Using PB zoom Magnification can be adjusted with the power zoom lever 1Play back the picture you want to magnify 2Magnify the picture with T (Telephoto) 4Adjust the magnification with W (Wide angle)/T (Telephoto) Searching for the starting point Playing the picture on a TV Playing the picture on a TV (Continued) Connecting to a high definition TV HD (high definition) image quality HDMI Component video cable : Signal flow, ( ): Reference pages HDMI HDMI cable (optional) •Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo (on the front cover) i.LINK cable (optional) To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) Change the [VIDEO OUT] setting to match your TV (Blue) PB/CB [576i] (62) (Red) PR/CR S VIDEO (optional) (White) (Red) (supplied)(Yellow) (STANDARD SET) [VCR HDV/DV] t [AUTO] (59) Using the menu items Menu items Menu items (Continued) EDIT/PLAY menu (p. 58) STANDARD SET menu (p. 59) TIME/LANGU. menu (p. 65) CAMERA SET menu CAMERA SET menu (Continued) SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) 1Touch the point where you want to fix and adjust the exposure on the screen appears 2Touch [END] 3Touch [] •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 CAMERA COLOR You can adjust the color intensity with /. appears when [CAMERA COLOR] is anything other than the default setting Decreases color Increases color TELE MACRO When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON] (17 3/4 in.) To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wide- angle (W side) SUPER NS (Super NightShot) ZEBRA BOFF The zebra pattern is not displayed The zebra pattern appears at a screen brightness level of about 70 IRE • IRE represents the screen brightness CONV.LENS Select this when the conversion lens (optional) is not used WIDE CONV. () Select this to use the wide conversion lens (optional) TELE CONV. () MEMORY SET menu Settings for the “Memory Stick Duo” STILL SET x QUALITY BFINE () When the POWER switch is set to PLAY/ EDIT ALL ERASE 1Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER] [ALL FILES]: Deletes all the images on the “Memory Stick Duo.” [CURRNT FOLDER]: Deletes all the images in the selected folder MEMORY SET menu (Continued) NEW FOLDER Touch [YES] t REC FOLDER (Recording folder) Select the folder to be used for recording with /, then touch PICT.APPLI. menu PICT.APPLI. menu (Continued) D.EFFECT (Digital effect) You can add digital effects to recording/ playback 1Touch the desired effect 2Adjust the effect with /, then PICT.EFFECT (Picture effect) You can add special effects to a picture during recording or playback. appears Does not use [PICT.EFFECT] setting SKINTONE EDIT/PLAY menu REC CTRL (Movie recording control) END SEARCH EXEC STANDARD SET menu Settings while recording on a tape or other basic settings VCR HDV/DV Select the playback signal. Normally select [AUTO] Switches the signals between HDV and STANDARD SET menu (Continued) REC FORMAT You can select a recording format BHDV1080i () Records in the HDV1080i specification VOLUME Touch /to adjust the volume (p. 33) MIC LEVEL You can adjust the recording sound level manually Select to adjust the recording sound level automatically STANDARD SET SET menu (Continued) xVF B.LIGHT You can adjust the brightness of the viewfinder Brightens the viewfinder screen. x VF COLOR BON – OPERATION – DRUM RUN – TAPE RUN – THREADING STANDARD SET menu (Continued) DATA CODE Data code is not displayed DATE/TIME Displays the date and time TIME/LANGU. menu Customizing Personal Menu Arranging the order of menu items displayed on Personal Menu Initializing the Personal Menu settings (Reset) Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders Open the jack cover and connect the cable Using an i.LINK cable (optional) Select the required settings from the table below and make the menu settings HDV*1 [AUTO] Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders (Continued) Dubbing to another device 1 Prepare your camcorder for playback Insert the recorded cassette Slide the POWER switch to PLAY/ EDIT Recording pictures from a VCR Recording pictures from a VCR (Continued) 6 Start playing the cassette on your VCR 7 Touch [REC START] at the point you want to start recording 8 Stop recording Touch (Stop) or [REC PAUSE] Deleting recorded pictures from the “Memory Stick Duo” Marking images on the “Memory Stick Duo” with specific information Printing recorded images Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) (Continued) Connecting to a computer Copying still images to a computer Copying still images to a computer (Continued) To USB jack USB cable (optional) 1 Turn on the computer Close down all applications running on the computer 101MSDCF DSC0ss (up to Still image file ss.JPG Copying movies on a tape to a computer Notes on connecting to the computer [VCR HDV/DV] t [HDV] [i.LINK CONV] HDV DV t DV DV [ON:EDGE Copying movies on a tape to a computer (Continued) When copying the movie in the HDV format from the computer to your camcorder Set [VCR HDV/DV] to [HDV] and [i.LINK CONV] to [OFF] (p. 59) When copying the movie in the DV format from the computer to your camcorder Troubleshooting Troubleshooting (Continued) LCD screen/viewfinder Menu items are grayed out You cannot turn off the indicator The buttons do not appear on the touch panel You cannot delete pictures or format a “Memory Stick Duo.” Image protection cannot be applied, or you cannot mark pictures for print The data file name is not indicated correctly, or flashes Recording The tape does not start when you press START/STOP [COLOR SLOW S] does not operate correctly You cannot use [SUPER NS] The auto focus does not function [STEADYSHOT] does not function Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or green appear on the screen (p. 97) •Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional) (p. 101) You cannot hear the sound recorded with 4CH MIC REC on another camcorder • Adjust [AUDIO MIX] (p. 60) Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines look jagged The 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 Time code and other information appear on the display of the connected device You cannot add sound to the recorded tape You cannot dub correctly using the HDMI cable New sound added to a recorded tape on another camcorder is not heard Still pictures cannot be dubbed from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo.” Functions that cannot be used together of [D.EFFECT] [EXPOSURE], other than 0 in [AE SHIFT] [D.EFFECT] Warning indicators and messages Warning indicators and messages (Continued) Q(Warning indicators pertaining to the tape) Slow flashing: Fast flashing: Z(Eject cassette warning) Memory Stick folders are full x Dual Rec Cannot save still picture x PictBridge compliant printer Check the connected device Using your camcorder abroad Maintenance and precautions Maintenance and precautions (Continued) xWhen labeling the cassette Do not put a label along this border Labeling position xAfter using the cassette •When you carry or store a “Memory Stick Duo,” put it in its case •Do not bend, drop or apply strong force to the “Memory Stick Duo.” •Do not disassemble or modify the “Memory Stick Duo.” •Do not let the “Memory Stick Duo” get wet •Do not use or keep the “Memory Stick Duo” in the following locations: About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack have the mark What is an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack To charge the battery pack To use the battery pack effectively About i.LINK What is i.LINK About the i.LINK Baud rate i.LINK’s maximum baud rate varies according to the device. There are 3 types S100 (approx. 100 Mbps*) When connecting your camcorder to another About the required i.LINK cable Use the Sony i.LINK 4-pin-to-4-pincable (during HDV/DV dubbing) About x.v.Color On using your camcorder xIf moisture condensation has occurred •The warning message does not appear when the power is turned on Neither xNote on moisture condensation •When you use your camcorder after a squall or a shower 2Touch t [MENU] t (STANDARD SET) t [CALIBRATION] t Block-noiseappears The playback screen goes blank. (Solid blue screen) LCD screen xTo clean the LCD screen On charging the pre-installedrechargeable battery 3 months xProcedures Removing dust from inside the viewfinder 1 Remove the viewfinder Specifications Input/Output connectors VIDEO OUT jack Pin jack 1Vp-p,75 Ω (ohms) S VIDEO OUT jack Specifications (Continued) Output voltage DC 8.4 V 170 g (6.0 oz) excluding the power cord (mains lead) Rechargeable battery pack (NP-F570) Identifying parts and controls Identifying parts and controls (Continued) Page Indicators displayed during recording/playback Recording still images during tape recording (Dual Rec) Data code during recording Viewing movies NTape transport indicator OVideo operation buttons (33) PData file name Picture number/Total number of recorded pictures in the current playback folder Indicators displayed during recording/playback (Continued) Indicators when you made changes Upper left Upper right Center Other indicator Information (92) Index NEG.ART NS LIGHT NTSC Number of recordable pictures Index (Continued) Page Page Page http://www.sony.net Printed in Japan