Sony HXR-MC2000U, MC2000N

Printed in Japan

Printed on 70% or more recycled paper using VOC

(Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil

based ink.

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Contents

Main 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 White, red, blue or green 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 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 Step 1: Attaching the supplied microphone, eyecup and the lens hood Page Page 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 BATT (battery) RELEASE button Approximate time (min.) required when you fully charge a fully discharged battery pack. Battery pack Charging time NP-F570 (supplied) 265 NP-F770 475 NP-F970 645 Charging the battery pack abroad 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 Changing the language setting Step 4: Making setting adjustments before recording The LCD panel Open the LCD panel (), then rotate it to the best angle to record or play (). The viewfinder Notes on the LCD/EVF-EVF switch The shoulder pad Step 5: 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 card you can use with your camcorder To eject the memory card Open the cover and lightly push the memory card in once. Access lamp Note direction of notched corner. Recording/Playback Recording Remove the lens cap by pressing both knobs on its sides. Slide the POWER switch to ON while pressing the green button. Recording movies Press MODE to light up the (Movie) lamp. Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus, then press it fully. Flashes When disappears, the photo is recorded. 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] . Recording/Playback Selecting the recording mode Touch (MENU) [Show others] [ REC MODE] (under [SHOOTING SET] category). Touch a desired setting. Touch . High quality recording Prioritizing the subject Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter) Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec) Controlling the image settings manually with the RING Press the MANUAL button to activate the manual adjustment mode. Rotate the RING to adjust the focus manually. Menu items that can be assigned Page Playback. Playing movies Volume adjustment Previous To stop OPTION To adjust the sound volume of movies While playing back movies, touch adjust with / . 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 save a scenario for Highlight Playback Touch (OPTION) [ SCENARIO SAVE] [YES] during Highlight Playback. To play back a saved Highlight Playback scenario To erase the saved Highlight Playback scenario Using PB zoom with photos Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) Playing images on a TV Jacks on your camcorder Connecting to a high definition TV Page 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) When your TV is monaural (When your TV has only one audio input jack) 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 [EDIT] category). 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 undo the protection of movies and photos 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 [EDIT] category). 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 To add all the movies recorded on the same day at one time 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 Saving movies and photos with a computer Preparing a computer (Windows) Step 1 Checking the computer system When using a Macintosh Step 2 Installing the supplied software PMB Page 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 62. Disc type Features DVD-R/DVD+R/DVD+R DL Unrewritable DVD-RW/DVD+RW Rewritable Creating a disc with one touch (One Touch Disc Burn) Importing movies and photos to a computer Editing movies Capturing photos from a movie Creating an AVCHD disc appears. Follow the instructions on the screen to create a disc. Playing an AVCHD disc on a computer Creating a Blu-ray Disc Copying a disc Saving images with an external device Saving images in external media (DIRECT COPY) After the operation is completed, touch on the camcorder screen. 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 Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express Ordinary DVD device Player Creating device Disc type Page To play back a disc on the ordinary DVD player To play back a disc on the DVD writer Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder, etc. Page Customizing your camcorder Using menus Operating menus Using MY MENU Using the OPTION MENU Customizing your camcorder Menu lists (MANUAL SETTINGS) category (SHOOTING SET) category (PHOTO SETTINGS) category (PLAYBACK) category (MANAGE MEDIA) category (GENERAL SET) category MANUAL SETTINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition) SCENE SELECTION WHITE BAL. (White balance) SPOT MTR/FCS (Spot meter/ focus) SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) SPOT FOCUS EXPOSURE FOCUS TELE MACRO AE SHIFT WB SHIFT SMTH SLW REC (Smooth slow rec) To change the setting SHOOTING SET (Items for customized shooting) / SET REC MODE (Recording mode) GUIDEFRAME STEADYSHOT CONVERSION LENS LOW LUX FACE DETECTION PRIORITY SETTING SMILE DETECTION SMILE SENSITIVITY AUDIO REC SET MICREF LEVEL (Microphone reference level) AUTO BACK LIGHT RING SETTING X.V.COLOR WIDE SELECT PHOTO SETTINGS (Items for recording photos) SELF-TIMER IMAGE SIZE STEADYSHOT PLAYBACK (Items for playback) VISUAL INDEX VIEW IMAGES DATE INDEX EDIT (Items for editing) OTHERS (Items for other settings) USB CONNECT BATTERY INFO To close the battery information screen REPAIR IMG.DB F. GENERAL SET (Other setup items) SOUND/DISP SET VOLUME BEEP COMPONENT HDMI RESOLUTION DISP OUTPUT (Display output) CLOCK/ LANG CLOCK SET AREA SET DST SET/SUMMERTIME LANGUAGE SET Troubleshooting Overall operations 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 (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged. The CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged. The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time. Memory card Recording 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 Connecting to a Computer Examples of functions that cannot be used simultaneously Cannot use Because of following settings Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators C:(or E:) : (Self-diagnosis display) (Battery level warning) (Warning indicator pertaining to battery pack temperature) (High temperature warning) Description of warning messages If messages appear on the screen, follow the instructions. Recording media Internal memory format error. Data error. Page 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 World time difference Maintenance and precautions About the AVCHD format What is the AVCHD format? Recording and playback on your camcorder About the memory card 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 period 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 AC Adaptor AC-L100C Rechargeable battery pack NP-F570 Input/Output connectors LCD screen General On trademarks Notes on the License On GNU GPL/LGPL applied software Page Quick reference Screen indicators Upper left Center Upper right Bottom Page Parts and controls The numbers in ( ) are reference pages. Page Page HXR-MC2000U/MC2000N 4-263-129-11(1) Index D E F G HXR-MC2000U/MC2000N 4-263-129-11(1) Quick reference O P R