Maintenance and precautions (Continued)

xProcedures

Connect your camcorder to a wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor, and leave it with the POWER switch set to OFF (CHG) for more than 24 hours.

To change the battery of the Remote Commander

1While pressing on the tab, inset your fingernail into the slit to pull out the battery case.

2Place a new battery with the + side facing up.

3Insert the battery case back into the Remote Commander until it clicks.

Tab

WARNING

Battery may explode if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble or dispose of in fire.

•When the lithium battery becomes weak, the operating distance of the Remote Commander may shorten, or the Remote Commander may not function properly. In this case, replace the battery with a Sony CR2025 lithium battery. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion.

Specifications

System

Video compression format

AVCHD (HD)/MPEG2 (SD)/JPEG (Still images)

Audio compression format

Dolby Digital 2/5.1ch

Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator

Video signal

NTSC color, EIA standards 1080/60i specification

Usable discs

8cm DVD-R/DVD+R DL/DVD-RW/

DVD+RW

Recording format

Movie

HD:

AVCHD 1080/60i SD:

DVD-R/DVD+R DL: DVD-VIDEO

DVD-RW: DVD-VIDEO (VIDEO mode), DVD-Video Recording (VR mode)

DVD+RW: DVD+RW Video

Still image

Exif Ver.2.2*1

Recording time

DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+RW:

AVC HD 12M (HQ+): Approx. 15 min

AVC HD 9M (HQ): Approx. 20 min

AVC HD 7M (SP): Approx. 25 min

AVC HD 5M (LP): Approx. 32 min

SD 9M (HQ): Approx. 20 min

SD 6M (SP): Approx. 30 min

SD 3M (LP): Approx. 60 min

DVD+R DL:

AVC HD 12M (HQ+): Approx. 27 min

AVC HD 9M (HQ): Approx. 35 min

AVC HD 7M (SP): Approx. 45 min

AVC HD 5M (LP): Approx. 60 min

SD 9M (HQ): Approx. 35 min

SD 6M (SP): Approx. 55 min

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