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Sony 4-191-794-11(1), HXR-MC50E, HXR-MC50P manual

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4-191-794-11(1)

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Operating Guide

Digital HD VideoCamera Recorder

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HXR-MC50E/MC50P

Contents

Main Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide HXR-MC50E/MC50P Digital HD Video Camera Recorder HXR-MC50E/MC50P Read this first Supplied items Using the camcorder Menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder and lens About language setting On recording Notes on playing back Black points Discs recorded with HD image quality (high definition) Save all your recorded image data Notes on battery pack/AC Adaptor Note on the camcorder/battery pack temperature When the camcorder is connected to a computer or accessories Notes on use Operation flow Table of contents Getting started Recording/Playback Making good use of your camcorder Saving movies and photos with a computer Saving images with an external device Customizing your camcorder Additional information Quick reference Getting started Step 1: Attaching the supplied microphone and the lens hood Attaching the microphone holder Attach the microphone to the microphone holder Page To remove the lens hood Turn the fixing ring in the opposite direction of when attaching and remove it. Step 2: Charging the battery pack When the battery is charged, disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack of your camcorder. Charging time Approximate time (min.) required when you fully charge a fully discharged battery pack. Battery pack Charging time NP-FV50 155 NP-FV70 (supplied) 195 NP-FV100 390 To remove the battery pack Notes on the battery pack Notes on the AC Adaptor Step 3: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time To turn off the power On turning the camcorder on or off using the LCD screen or the viewfinder Changing the language setting Step 4: Preparing the recording media Selecting the recording media for movies Selecting the recording media for photos Getting started To check the recording media settings Inserting a memory card Types of memory card you can use with your camcorder Size of memory cards that can be used with your camcorder Note direction of notched corner. Access lamp To eject the memory card Open the cover and lightly push the memory card in once. Recording/Playback Recording Fasten the grip belt. Open the LCD screen of your camcorder. Your camcorder is turned on and the lens cover is opened. MODE button (Movie): When recording a movie (Photo): When recording a photo Recording movies Press START/STOP to start recording. To stop recording, press START/STOP again. Data code during recording 90 degrees (max.) 180 degrees (max.) 90 degrees to the camcorder Shooting photos In the default setting, photos are recorded on the internal memory. Flashes Press MODE to turn on the (Photo) lamp. The LCD screen display switches for photo recording mode, and the screen aspect ratio becomes 4:3. If white circular spots appear on photos Useful functions for recording movies and Zooming Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO) To cancel INTELLIGENT AUTO Selecting high definition image quality (HD) or standard image quality (STD) Touch (MENU) [Show others] [ / SET] (under [SHOOTING SET] category). Touch [YES] . Selecting the recording mode Touch (MENU) [Show others] [ REC MODE] (under [SHOOTING SET] category). Touch a desired setting. Touch . Prioritizing the subject Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter) Recording sound with more presence (5.1ch surround recording) Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec) Infrared port You can record photos during movie recording by pressing PHOTO. Recording in dark places (NightShot) When you press NIGHTSHOT, appears, and you can record images even in total darkness. Controlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL dial MANUAL dial Press MANUAL to activate the manual adjustment mode. Pressing MANUAL switches the setting mode between automatic and manual. Rotate the MANUAL dial to adjust the focus. Page Playback / : Displays the previous/next movie. Returns to the recording screen. Playing movies Volume adjustment Previous To stop OPTION Viewing photos Your camcorder displays the selected photo. Useful functions for playing movies and Searching for desired images by date (Date Index) Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index) Playing back a digest of your movies (Highlight Playback) To stop Highlight Playback To pause, touch . To stop, touch or . To change the settings for Highlight Playback To save a scenario for Highlight Playback Touch (OPTION) [ SCENARIO SAVE] [YES] during Highlight Playback. Using PB zoom with photos Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) Touch on the photo playback To stop the slide show To restart the slide show Playing images on a TV Connecting a TV using [TV CONNECT Guide] Types of connection cables between your camcorder and TV Connecting to a high definition TV Connecting to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV When connecting to your TV via a VCR To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) Using BRAVIA Sync On Photo TV HD Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and You can free media space by deleting movies and photos from recording media. Touch (MENU) [Show others] [DELETE] (under To delete movies, touch [ DELETE] [ DELETE] or [ DELETE]. Touch and display the mark on the movies or photos to be deleted. Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect) To protect all the movies and photos recorded on the same day at one time To undo the protection of movies and photos recorded on the same day at one time Dividing a movie Touch (MENU) [Show others] [ DIVIDE] (under Touch the movie to be divided. Touch at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes. Touch [YES] . Capturing a photo from a movie Touch (MENU) [Show others] [PHOTO CAPTURE] (under [EDIT] category). The [PHOTO CAPTURE] screen appears. Touch the movie to be captured. The selected movie starts playback. Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal memory to memory card Dubbing movies Touch (MENU) [Show others] [MOVIE DUB] (under [EDIT] category). The [MOVIE DUB] screen appears. Copying photos Using the Playlist of movies Creating the Playlist Playing the Playlist Touch (MENU) [Show others] [PLAYLIST] (under [PLAYBACK] category). Touch the movie you want to play back. To erase unnecessary movies from the Playlist To change the order within the Playlist Using the GPS function (HXR-MC50E) What is GPS? Making good use of your camcorder Setting the GPS function indicators GPS reception status Acquiring the current location information You can display the current location on a map. Set the GPS switch to ON so that your camcorder can acquire the current location information. Searching for a desired scene by recording location (Map Index) Press ( VIEW IMAGES). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears. Touch [ MAP]. Returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen Scale Displaying the coordinate information (COORDINATES) Adjusting the clock and the area automatically (AUTO CLOCK ADJ/ AUTO AREA ADJ) Page Saving movies and photos with a computer Preparing a computer (Windows) Step 1 Checking the computer system Step 2 Installing the supplied software PMB Saving movies and photos with a computer The [USB SELECT] screen appears on the camcorder screen automatically. Touch [ USB CONNECT] on the camcorder screen to make the computer recognize your camcorder. Click [Continue] on the computer Starting PMB Motion Browser) Double-click the PMB short-cut icon on the computer screen. You can view, edit, or create discs of movies and photos using PMB. Reading PMB Help Selecting the method for creating a disc (computer) Characteristics of each type of disc Discs you can use with PMB You can use 12 cm discs of following type with PMB. For Blu-ray disc, see page 67. Saving movies and photos with a computer Creating a disc with one touch (One Touch Disc Burn) Turn on your computer, and place an unused disc on the DVD drive. Turn on your camcorder, then connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Press (DISC BURN). Importing movies and photos to a computer Creating an AVCHD disc Page Follow the instructions on the screen to create a disc. Copying a disc Editing movies Capturing photos from a movie Saving images with an external device Saving images in external media (DIRECT COPY) After the operation is completed, touch on the camcorder When connecting an external media To save desired movies and photos To play back images in the external media on the camcorder To finish the external media connection Creating a disc with a DVD writer, recorder Selecting the method for creating a disc Saving images with an external device Ordinary DVD device Player Creating device Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express Page To play back a disc on the DVD writer To play back a disc on the ordinary DVD player Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder, etc. Page Page Customizing your camcorder Using menus Operating menus Using MY MENU Using the OPTION MENU Menu lists (MANUAL SETTINGS) category (SHOOTING SET) category (PHOTO SETTINGS) category (PLAYBACK) category (OTHERS) category (MANAGE MEDIA) category (GENERAL SET) category MANUAL SETTINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition) SCENE SELECTION FADER WHITE FADER WHITE BAL. (White balance) You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. AUTO OUTDOOR ( ) INDOOR () SPOT MTR/FCS (Spot meter/ focus) SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) SPOT FOCUS EXPOSURE FOCUS TELE MACRO ON ( ) AE SHIFT You can adjust the exposure manually. ON ( and the adjustment value) WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift) You can adjust the white balance manually. ON ( and the adjustment value) GOLF SHOT SMTH SLW REC (Smooth slow rec) SHOOTING SET (Items for customized shooting) / SET REC MODE (Recording mode) GUIDEFRAME FACE DETECTION CONVERSION LENS LOW LUX PRIORITY SETTING SMILE DETECTION SMILE SENSITIVITY AUDIO REC SET BLT-IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in zoom microphone) OTHER REC SET DIGITAL ZOOM AUTO BACK LIGHT WIDE SELECT PHOTO SETTINGS (Items for recording photos) SELF-TIMER IMAGE SIZE FLASH LEVEL REDEYE REDUC (Redeye reduction) STEADYSHOT FLASH MODE FILE NO. (File number) PLAYBACK (Items for playback) VISUAL INDEX VIEW IMAGES DATE INDEX COORDINATES (HXR-MC50E) See page 57. Photo DATE/TIME CAMERA DATA EDIT (Items for editing) OTHERS (Items for other settings) MANAGE MEDIA (Items for recording media) MEDIA SETTINGS MEDIA INFO To turn off the display GENERAL SET (Other setup items) SOUND/DISP SET VOLUME BEEP OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE COMPONENT HDMI RESOLUTION DISP OUTPUT (Display output) CLOCK/ LANG CLOCK SET AREA SET AUTO CLOCK ADJ (Auto clock adjustment) (HXR-MC50E) AUTO AREA ADJ (Auto area adjustment) (HXR-MC50E) OTHER SETTINGS CALIBRATION CTRL FOR HDMI (Control for HDMI) REC LAMP (Recording lamp) REMOTE CTRL (Remote control) Troubleshooting Overall operations/Wireless Remote Commander The power does not turn on. The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to on. The menu settings have changed automatically. Batteries/power sources The power abruptly turns off. The /CHG (flash/charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged. The /CHG (flash/charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged. The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time. LCD screen/viewfinder Memory card Recording Photos cannot be recorded. The access lamp remains lit or flashing even if recording was stopped. The imaging field looks different. The flash does not work. The camcorder stops operating. Playback is indicated on an image on the VISUAL INDEX screen. No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback. Playing back images stored on memory card on other devices Images cannot be played back or the memory card is not recognized. Editing movies/photos on your camcorder Unable to edit. Movies cannot be added in the Playlist. Dubbing/Connecting to other devices Images are not dubbed correctly. GPS (HXR-MC50E) The camcorder is not receiving a GPS signal. The current location on the map of the camcorder is different from the actual current location. Examples of functions that cannot be used simultaneously The following list shows examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items. Cannot use Because of following settings Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators C:(or E:) : (Self-diagnosis display) Page Description of warning messages Recording media Other Recording time of movies/number of recordable photos HD stands for high definition image quality, and STD stands for standard image quality. Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time Approximate time available when you use a fully charged battery pack. Expected number of recordable photos Internal memory You can record the maximum 9,999 photos. Memory card Page Using your camcorder abroad Power supply Viewing high definition image quality (HD) movies Viewing standard definition image quality (STD) movies On TV color systems Setting to the local time HXR-MC50E World time difference Maintenance and precautions About the AVCHD format What is the AVCHD format? Recording and playback on your camcorder About GPS (HXR-MC50E) On triangulating errors On the restriction of use of GPS on an airplane On the map data On the geographic coordinate system On copyright About the memory card On the memory card adaptor On image data compatibility About the Memory Stick media About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack What is an InfoLITHIUM battery pack? To charge the battery pack To use the battery pack effectively About the remaining battery time indicator About x.v.Color About handling of your camcorder On use and care When not using your camcorder for a long time Moisture condensation LCD screen To clean the LCD screen On adjustment of the touch panel (CALIBRATION) On handling the casing About care and storage of the lens On charging the pre-installed rechargeable battery How to charge the pre-installed rechargeable battery Note on disposal/transfer Specifications System Input/Output connectors LCD screen General On trademarks Notes on the License On GNU GPL/LGPL applied software Quick reference Screen indicators Upper left Center Upper right Bottom Parts and controls Figures in ( ) are reference pages. Page Wireless Remote Commander VISUAL INDEX button (36) To change the battery of the Wireless Remote Commander WARNING Tab Insulation sheet Quick reference Index D E F G N O P R S Page Page Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide HXR-MC50E/MC50P http://www.sony.net/ Digital HD Video Camera Recorder HXR-MC50E/MC50P