Sony HXR-MC2000U, MC2000N Table of contents

Table of contents

Read this first..........................................................................................2

Notes on use..................................................................................5

Step 1: Attaching the supplied microphone, eyecup and the lens hood...............10

Attaching the supplied microphone...................................................10

Attaching the eyecup.....................................................................11

Attaching the lens hood..................................................................11

Step 2: Charging the battery pack..............................................................13

Step 3: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time............................16

Changing the language setting.........................................................17

Step 4: Making setting adjustments before recording.....................................18

The LCD panel..............................................................................18

The viewfinder.............................................................................18

The shoulder pad..........................................................................19

Step 5: Preparing the recording media........................................................20

Selecting the recording media for movies............................................20

Selecting the recording media for photos............................................20

Inserting a memory card.................................................................21

Recording............................................................................................23

Recording movies.........................................................................24

Shooting photos...........................................................................25

Useful functions for recording movies and photos.........................................27

Zooming.....................................................................................27

Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO)....................27

Selecting high definition image quality (HD)

or standard image quality (STD)........................................................28

Selecting the recording mode..........................................................29

Prioritizing the subject...................................................................30

Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter) ....................................30

Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec).............31

Controlling the image settings manually with the RING...........................31

Playback on the camcorder......................................................................33