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Sony 4-114-858-12(1), HVR-Z5E, HVR-Z5P x.v.Color , COLOR BAR

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xTRANS CURVE

You can select the transition curve.

Characteristics of the transition curves are

illustrated in the following graphs.

*1: parameter level

*2: time

LINEAR

Makes the transition linearly.

BSOFT STOP

Makes the transition slowly at the end.

SOFT TRANS

Makes the transition slowly at the

beginning and end, and linearly in

between.

bNotes

• You cannot change [TRANS TIME] and

[TRANS CURVE] settings during store, check,

or execution of [SHOT TRANSITION]. Cancel

[SHOT TRANSITION] setting by pressing the

ASSIGN 4 button several times before changing

[TRANS TIME] or [TRANS CURVE] setting.

xSTART TIMER

You can set the timer for starting the shot

transition. You can select the time from

[5sec], [10sec] and [20sec]. The default

setting is [OFF].

xREC LINK

BOFF

Not use this function

SHOT-A

Starts transition to SHOT-A when

recording is started.

SHOT-B

Starts transition to SHOT-B when

recording is started.

When you set this function to [ON], you

can record with the wider color range. Your

camcorder can reproduce brilliant and vivid

colors for flowers and the beautiful blue-

green of tropical oceans that cannot be

matched by conventional technologies.

The default setting is [OFF].

bNotes

• The colors may not be well reproduced when

you play back a movie recorded with this

function set to [ON] on a TV that does not

support x.v.Color.

• You cannot set [x.v.Color] in the following

cases:

– When recording in SD (standard) format

– When recording movies

• When you set [x.v.Color] to [ON], the picture

profile will be disabled.

xON/OFF

When you select [ON], you can display

color bars on the screen or record them on a

tape. This function helps you to adjust

colors when you view movies recorded

with your camcorder on a TV or a monitor.

The default setting is [OFF].

bNotes

• This function is automatically set to [OFF]

when you turn the power off and back on.

*1

*2

*1

*2

*1

*2

x.v.Color COLOR BAR

Press the MENU button t select the (CAMERA SET) with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

Contents

Main GB http://www.sony.net/ Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide HVR-Z5E/Z5P Read this first Types of cassette you can use in your camcorder The HDV format Types of Memory Stick you can use in your camcorder Notes on use Using the camcorder About menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens About temperature of your camcorder and battery pack Read this first (Continued) On recording On playing back HDV tapes on other devices About this manual Table of Contents Getting Started Recording/Playback Using the menu items .......................................................... .62 Table of Contents (Continued) Using the Menu Dubbing/Editing Troubleshooting Page Step 1: Checking supplied items Step 2: Attaching the supplied microphone and the lens hood with lens cover 1 2 3 4 6 Step 2: Attaching the supplied microphone and the lens hood with lens cover (Continued) To remove the lens hood with lens cover To open or close the shutter of the lens hood with lens cover Attaching the lens hood with lens cover Step 3: Charging the battery pack 1 2 3 4 To remove the battery pack To store the battery pack Charging time Recording time Playing time Step 3: Charging the battery pack (Continued) Using an outside power source Page Step 4: Turning the power on and holding your camcorder properly 1 2 3 To turn off the power Step 5: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder To turn off the LCD backlight to make the battery last longer The LCD panel The viewfinder Step 5: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder (Continued) When the picture in the viewfinder is hard to see Step 6: Setting the date and time 1 2 3 4 Page Step 7: Inserting a tape or a Memory Stick Duo 1 2 3 To eject the cassette 2 Step 7: Inserting a tape or a Memory Stick Duo (Continued) To eject a Memory Stick Duo Recording 1 2 3 Recording (Continued) [STBY] t [REC] zTips To capture still images Capacity of the Memory Stick Duo (MB) and the number of recordable pictures To store still images captured from movies on a tape on Memory Stick Duo Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings Adjusting the zoom Using the zoom ring Using the zoom lever Using the handle zoom 1 2 Adjusting the focus manually Using automatic focus temporarily (Push auto focus) Using the expanded focus (Expanded focus) Adjusting the image brightness Adjusting the iris To adjust the iris automatically Adjusting the exposure To adjust the gain automatically Adjusting the shutter speed Adjusting the gain To adjust the shutter speed automatically Adjusting the volume of light (ND filter) Adjusting to natural color (White balance) 1 2 3 To save the adjusted white balance value in memory A or B To adjust the white balance automatically 1 2 3 To cancel the picture profile recording To change the picture profile Page BLACK LEVEL To set the black level. To correct gamma in low intensity area. GAMMA To select a gamma curve. KNEE To set the color phase. COLOR MODE To set type and level of colors. COLOR LEVEL COLOR DEPTH COLOR CORRCT COLOR CORRCT (Continued) WB SHIFT To set items for the white balance shift. To set items for the detail. DETAIL SKINTONE DTL To adjust the detail of skintone areas to redu ce wrinkles. To reset the picture profile to the default setting. PROFILE NAME To name the picture profiles set in [PP1] through [PP6] (p. 41). To name the picture profile settings To copy the picture profile setting to other picture profiles To reset the picture profile settings 1 2 Adjusting the volume Attaching a Memory Recording Unit Page Assigning the functions to the ASSIGN buttons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 1 Assigning the functions to the ASSIGN buttons (Continued) 2 Using the Shot transition 1 2 Playing back the most recently recorded movies (Last scene review) Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes (Rec review) Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording (End search) 1 2 3 4 Assigning the functions to the ASSIGN buttons (Continued) bNotes Press the ASSIGN 4 button repeatedly to exit the shot transition screen. Playback 1 2 Playback (Continued) To search for a scene while viewing a movie To adjust the volume To view still images To display the list of still images (index screen) To delete still images from the Memory Stick Duo Changing/checking the settings in your camcorder 1 2 Changing the screen Displaying recording data (Data code) 1 2 To hide the display Displaying the settings in your camcorder (Status check) Checking the remaining battery (Battery Info) Locating a scene on a tape 2 3 2 3 To cancel the operation Playing the picture on a TV Jacks on your camcorder Connecting to a high definition TV B CA A HDMI IN 3 B C Playing the picture on a TV (Continued) To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) Connecting to a 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV D E F G D Playing the picture on a TV (Continued) E When connecting to your TV via a VCR 2 Using the menu items 1 2 3 4 5 6 Menu items position. (CAMERA SET) menu (p. 67) (AUDIO SET) menu (p. 75) Using the Menu (DISPLAY SET) menu (p.78) (IN/OUT REC) menu (p. 83) Menu items (Continued) (TC/UB SET) menu (p. 86) (MEMORY SET) menu (p.88) (OTHERS) menu (p. 90) (CAMERA SET) IRIS/EXPOSURE GAIN SETUP SMOOTH GAIN HYPER GAIN MINUS AGC AGC LIMIT WB PRESET WB OUTDR LVL SMOOTH WB AE SHIFT AE RESPONSE AT IRIS LMT ECS FREQ. FLCKR REDUCE CNTRST ENHCR STEADYSHOT BACK LIGHT SPOTLIGHT AF ASSIST FOCUS MACRO SMTH SLW REC D.EXTENDER HANDLE ZOOM SPEED ZOOM INTERVAL REC DV FRAME REC SHOT TRANSITION x.v.Color COLOR BAR (AUDIO SET) menu DV AU.MODE (DV Audio mode) AUDIO LIMIT INT MIC SET XLR SET A M AUDIO CH SEL DV AUDIO MIX (DISPLAY SET) ZEBRA HISTOGRAM PEAKING EXP.FOCUS TYPE CAM DATA DSP (Camera data display) AU.LVL DISP (Audio level display) ZOOM DISPLAY FOCUS DISP SHUTTER DISP LCD BRIGHT LCD COLOR LCD BL LEVEL VF B.LIGHT VF COLOR DISP OUTPUT VF POWERMODE LETTER SIZE REMAINING (IN/OUT REC) REC FORMAT VCR HDV/DV HDV PROGRE. DV PROGRE. DV REC MODE (DV Recording mode) DV WIDE REC VIDEO OUT i.LINK SET EXT REC CTRL (TC/UB SET) menu TC PRESET UB PRESET TC COUNTUP TC RUN TC MAKE TC LINK UB TIME REC UB-DATE/TC-TIME (MEMORY SET) ALL ERASE FORMAT FILE NO. PB FOLDER (Playback folder) NEW FOLDER REC FOLDER (Recording folder) (OTHERS) menu CAMERA PROF. (Camera profile) ASSIGN BTN CLOCK SET WORLD TIME LANGUAGE PB ZOOM (Playback zoom) QUICK REC DATE REC BEEP HOURS METER Dubbing to VCR, DVD/HDD device, etc. Jacks on your camcorder Connecting to external devices Dubbing to VCR, DVD/HDD device, etc. (Continued) Using an i.LINK cable (optional) 2 Dubbing/Editing When connecting with the A/V connecting cable with S VIDE O (optional) 1 Dubbing to VCR, DVD/HDD device, etc. (Continued) Dubbing to another device 2 3 Recording pictures from a VCR Recording movies 2 3 Recording pictures from a VCR (Continued) 4 5 6 7 Copying movies on a tape to a computer Copying movies on a tape to a computer (Continued) (HDV or DVCAM (DV)) to be copied to the computer. Notes on connecting to the computer Step:1 Connect an i.LINK cable When copying the movie in the HDV format from the computer to your camcorder Step:2 Copying the movies Copying still images to a computer For Windows users For Macintosh users System requirements Copying the pictures Troubleshooting Power sources/LCD screen/Remote Commander Cassette tapes/Memory Stick Duo Recording End search or last scene review does not work. Automatic focus does not function. Menu items are grayed out or do not work. Page Playback Page Connecting to TV Dubbing/Editing/Connecting to other devices Connecting to a computer Warning indicators and messages Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators Warning indicators and messages (Continued) Warning messages Using your camcorder abroad Power supply On TV color systems Viewing HDV format pictures recorded in HDV format Viewing DVCAM (DV) format pictures recorded in DVCAM (DV) format Maintenance and precautions What is the HDV format? Playback To prevent a blank section from being created on the tape Copyright signal Compatibility of the DVCAM/DV formats Mini DVCAM and mini DV cassettes Compatibility on playback Compatibility on editing using DV jacks Additional Information bNotes About the Memory Stick Memory Stick Duo (with MagicGate) a Memory Stick PRO Duo a Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo a Notes on using Memory Stick Micro On image data compatibility About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack To use the battery pack effectively About the remaining battery time indicator About storage of the battery pack About battery life About i.LINK About the i.LINK Baud rate To use i.LINK functions on this unit On use and care About x.v.Color About handling of your camcorder Moisture condensation Video head LCD screen On handling the casing About care and storage of the lens On charging the pre-installed rechargeable battery 1 2 Specifications System Output connectors Input/Output connectors LCD screen General Specifications (Continued) AC Adaptor/Charger AC-VQ1050 Rechargeable battery pack NP-F570 Additional Information On trademarks Notes on the License Identifying parts and controls To mount the accessory shoe To remove the accessory shoe Page Identifying parts and controls (Continued) To attach the shoulder strap Identifying parts and controls (Continued) To change the battery of the Remote Commander Remote Commander WARNING Indicators for the LCD screen and viewfinder Recording movies Recording still images Data code during recording Viewing movies Viewing still images Indicators for the LCD screen and viewfinder (Continued) Upper left Upper right Center Bottom Indicators when you made changes Index A B C D E F G H I M N O P Q T U V W X