Operating Guide Guía de operaciones
HDR-CX300/CX350/CX350V CX370/XR350/XR350V
171-504-121
Sony Corporation
Owner’s Record
Important Safety Instructions
Countries/regions Voltage Frequency Hz
Countries/regions Voltage
Countries/regions
Central America
Read this first
Battery pack
For the customers in the U.S.A
Shoe cover LCD Screen Battery pack
Using the camcorder
Supplied items
Menu items, LCD panel, and lens
On recording
About language setting
Discs recorded with HD image quality high definition
Save all your recorded image data
If you cannot record/play back images, perform Media Format
When the camcoder is connected to a computer or accessories
About this manual, illustrations and on-screen displays
Confirm the model name of your camcorder
On the drop sensor HDR-XR350 XR350V
Operation flow
Prepare the power source and memory card
Recording movies p
Shooting photos p
Table of contents
Saving images with an external device
Lamp
Charging the battery pack
Getting started
CHG flash/charge lamp
Turn off your camcorder by closing the LCD screen
To remove the battery pack
Push battery release button
To use a wall outlet wall socket as a power source
Charging the battery pack abroad
Open the LCD screen of your camcorder
Turning the power on, and setting the date and time
Set DST SET or SUMMERTIME, date and time, then touch
Your camcorder is turned on and the lens cover is opened
To turn off the power
Changing the language setting
Selecting the recording media for movies
Preparing the recording media
Selecting the recording media for photos
Touch the desired recording media Touch YES
Inserting a memory card
To check the recording media settings
Types of memory card you can use with your camcorder
Recording media icon
To eject the memory card
Access lamp
Open the cover and lightly push the memory card in once
Touch Menu Show others
Recording/Playback
Fasten the grip belt Open the LCD screen of your camcorder
Press START/STOP to start recording
Recording movies
To stop recording, press START/STOP again
Rec & zoom buttons on LCD About 3sec After
Degrees max Degrees to Camcorder
Data code during recording
Shooting photos
Press Mode to turn on the Photo lamp
Flashes Lights up When disappears, the photo is recorded
Subject Particles dust, pollen, etc. in the air
If white circular spots appear on photos
Visual Index screen appears after some seconds
Press View Images
Playing movies
Volume adjustment Previous To stop To fast-reverse Next
Your camcorder starts playing the selected movie
To fast-forward To pause/play
While playing back movies, touch Adjust with
To adjust the sound volume of movies
Viewing photos
Your camcorder displays the selected photo
Playing images on a TV
Connecting a TV using TV Connect Guide
Connect your camcorder to
Hdmi OUT jack
When you connect with component A/V cable
When connecting to your TV via a VCR
When you connect with Hdmi cable
Play back movies and photos on your camcorder p
On Photo TV HD
When you connect with A/V connecting cable with S Video
Touch Menu Show
Deleting movies and photos
To delete movies, touch
Others Delete under Edit category
Delete by date
, touch
By date
Touch YES
Checking the computer System
Preparing a computer
Installing the supplied Software PMB
When using a Macintosh
Click Continue on the computer screen
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software
Reading PMB Help
Starting PMB Picture
To disconnect your camcorder from the computer
Double-click the PMB short-cut icon on the computer screen
Player
Characteristics of each type of disc
Selecting the method for creating a disc computer
Discs you can use with PMB
Disc type Features
Unrewritable
Rewritable
One Touch Disc Burn
Creating a disc with one touch
USB Select screen appears on the camcorder screen
Click Import
Window for import appears on the computer screen
Movies and photos with a computer
Playing an Avchd disc on a computer
Creating an Avchd disc
Follow the instructions on the screen to create a disc
Window used to select movies appears
Creating a Blu-ray disc
Capturing photos from a movie
Editing movies
Copying a disc
Saving images with an external device
Saving images in external media
To save desired movies and photos
When connecting an external media
Camcorder screen
Remaining external media capacity
To finish the external media connection
Selecting the method for creating Disc
To play back images in the external media on the camcorder
Ordinary DVD device Player
To customize a disc with Disc Burn Option
Press Disc Burn on the DVD writer
Touch , then disconnect the USB cable
Touch YES on the camcorder Screen
To play back a disc on the DVD writer
Touch the recording media that
Contains the images on
Camcorder screen
Device
Connecting cable with S Video sold separately
Connecting cable supplied
Remote Connector Input
Signal flow
Output V-OUT/PANEL
Touch Menu Touch Show others on the MY Menu screen
Using menus
Setting menus
Customizing your camcorder
Using MY Menu
Example deleting Spot MTR/FCS and registering
Menu item
Using the Option Menu
Shooting SET category
Manual Settings category
Menu lists
Edit category
Photo Settings category
Playback category
Manage Media category
Others category
SOUND/DISP SET
General SET category
Click Exit Exit, then remove the CD-ROM from your computer
Getting detailed information from the Handycam Handbook
Troubleshooting
Self-diagnosis display/Warning Indicators
On use and care
Precautions
To clean the LCD screen
When not using your camcorder for a long time
On charging the pre-installed rechargeable battery
LCD screen
To change the battery of the Wireless Remote Commander
Specifications
System
Tab
AC Adaptor AC-L200C/AC-L200D
Input/Output connectors
General
Recording mode Recording time
Rechargeable battery pack NP-FV50
High definition image quality HD in h hour and m minute
Image quality
Mode
For 4 GB capacity
On trademarks
Upper left
Screen indicators
Center
Upper right
Parts and controls
IndicatorMeaning
Active Interface Shoe
Lens G lens Flash
Quick reference
Camera recording lamp
Memory card slot 22 Memory card Access lamp
Push battery release button
Power zoom lever Photo button 26 Mode button
Capturing photos from
Index
Page
Recording/Playback
Table of contents Getting started
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Read this first
About language setting
Show others
On the drop sensor HDR-XR350E XR350VE
Playback on the camcorder Playing images on a TV
Recording movies
Shooting photos
To get good results in recording
Advice for successful recording
Prioritizing the subject26
Useful recording techniques
Dual Rec27 Smile Shutter
Selecting high definition image quality HD
With a recorder, etc
Creating a standard definition image quality STD disc
Additional information
HDR-CX300E/CX305E/CX350E/CX350VE/CX370E
DC in jack Battery pack
Charging time
Charging the battery pack abroad
Set SUMMERTIME, date and time, then touch
Category Language SET a desired language
Changing the language setting
HDR-XR350E/XR350VE
Types of Memory Stick media you can use with your camcorder
To eject the memory card
Recording
To stop recording, press START/STOP again
Show others Playback SET under Playback category
Desired setting
Lights up
Flashes
Zooming
Useful functions for recording movies and photos
Recording better images Automatically Intelligent Auto
Wider range of view Close view Wide angle Telephoto
To cancel Intelligent Auto
Selecting the recording mode
Touch
Show Others SET under Shooting SET category
Touch the face with the double-lined frame again to cancel
Media is changed depending on recording mode
Prioritizing the subject
Show
Capturing smiles automatically Smile Shutter
Recording in mirror mode
Desired movie to playback a movie
Desired photo to view a photo
Touch
Photo
Playing movies
To adjust the sound volume of movies
Searching for desired images by Date Date Index
Useful functions for playing movies and photos
Searching for desired scene by Pinpoint Film Roll Index
Press
Playing back a digest of your Movies Highlight Playback
Searching for desired scene by face Face Index
Press View Images
Touch Face
To stop Highlight Playback
To change the settings for Highlight Playback
To save a scenario for Highlight Playback
To play back a saved Highlight Playback scenario
To erase the saved Highlight Playback scenario
Using PB zoom with photos
Adjust the magnification with W Wide angle/T Telephoto
Touch on the photo playback screen
Playing back a series of photos Slide show
To stop the slide show
To restart the slide show
TV Connect Guide
Under Others category on the LCD screen
Connect your camcorder to the TV
Cable
When you connect with component
When you connect with A/V Connecting cable with S Video
TV/VCR
Using Bravia Sync
If your TV/VCR has a 21-pin adaptor
, touch Delete Delete by date/ Delete by date
Others Delete under Edit category To delete movies, touch
Show
Touch the movies and photos to be protected
Edit category To protect movies, touch
Protect under
Protect movies and photos to avoid deleting them by mistake
To undo the protection of movies and photos
Dividing a movie
Touch Menu Show Others
Touch at the point where you want to capture
Under Edit category
Touch the movie to be captured
Show Others Movie DUB under Edit category
Dubbing movies
Movie DUB screen appears
Good
Touch the type of dubbing
Copying photos
Select the movie to be dubbed
Touch the type of copying
Creating the Playlist
Using the Playlist of movies
Others Playlist under
Playing the Playlist
Touch the movie you want to play back
To add all the movies recorded on the same day at one time
To change the order within the Playlist
What is GPS?
GPS reception status
Setting the GPS function
Touch MAP
Acquiring the current location Information
Touch Your Location on the recording screen
To close the map screen
Touch the desired movie or photo
Displaying the coordinate Information Coordinates
Playback category
Data Code under
Category
Auto Area ADJ
Under
USB Adaptor Cable sold Separately
Touch Copy. on the camcorder screen
When connecting an external media
Avchd disc high definition image quality HD
Connect the AC Adaptor
Power cord mains lead to
DC in jack of your camcorder
Wall outlet wall socket
Touch the movie you want to burn on the disc Appears
END on the camcorder
After the operation is completed, touch
Screen Disconnect the USB cable from your camcorder
Insert a created disc into the DVD Writer
Displayed recording media differ depending on the model
Recording device
Insert the recording media
Recording device a disc recorder
External
Data Code
Operating menus
Using MY Menu
Tab
Menu lists
Your Location USB Connect Disc Burn
Fader
Scene Selection
Portrait Soft portrait
Beach
Out
White BAL. White balance
Spot Meter Flexible spot meter
Spot MTR/FCS Spot meter/ focus
Spot Focus
Exposure
Tele Macro
Focus
Golf Shot
Divides 2 seconds of fast movement into
Touch OPTION, then select the setting you want to change
To change the setting
Point when START/STOP is pressed
Smth SLW REC Smooth slow rec
SET
REC Mode Recording mode
Guideframe
Steadyshot
LOW LUX
Priority Setting
Face Detection
Smile Detection
Audio REC SET
Smile Sensitivity
Other REC SET
BLT-IN Zoom MIC Built-in zoom microphone
Image Size
SELF-TIMER
Wide
You can select a photo size to be shot
Flash Level
Flash Mode
Redeye Reduc Redeye reduction
High
View Images
Visual Index
Playlist
Highlight
Movie Photo
Camera Data
Delete
Battery Info
Scenario Erase
Protect
Media Info
Media Settings
Media Format
To turn off the display
LCD BL Level LCD backlight level
Repair IMG.DB F
SOUND/DISP SET
You can adjust the color of the LCD screen By touching
Output Settings
Recorded in 169 recorded in 43 mode Wide mode
169
Disp Output Display output
CLOCK/ Lang
Other Settings
Power Settings
Shut OFF Auto shut off
You can select the language to be used on the LCD screen
REC Lamp Recording lamp
Remote Ctrl Remote control
Ctrl for Hdmi Control for Hdmi
Extremely high. Turn off your camcorder
Overall operations/Wireless Remote Commander
Using a pointed object. If you press
Menu settings have changed automatically
Batteries/power sources
Supplied Wireless Remote Commander does not function
+/- marks p
Recording
LCD screen
Memory card
Imaging field looks different
Photos cannot be recorded
Flash does not work
Camcorder stops operating
Playback
Playback on the TV
Playing back images stored on Memory card on other devices
Editing movies/photos on your Camcorder
Connecting to a Computer
Dubbing/Connecting to other Devices
GPS HDR-CX350VE/XR350VE
Examples of functions that cannot Be used simultaneously
High temperature warning
Battery level warning
Low temperature warning
Cor E
IMG.DB F. under Manage Media
Show others Repair
Recording media
Description of warning messages
Other
Expected recording time of movies
Expected time of recording Playback with each battery pack
Recording time
Playing time
Internal hard disk
Recording mode
Memory card
Expected number of recordable Photos
Internal recording media
High definition image quality HD
Additional information
100
Using your camcorder abroad
Time-zone Area setting Differences
Setting to the local time
101
World time difference
102
Maintenance and precautions
About the Avchd format
About GPS HDR-CX350VE XR350VE
103
About the Memory Stick media
104
Pack
About the InfoLITHIUM battery
105
106
About x.v.Color
107
About handling of your camcorder
Moisture condensation
108
On adjustment of the touch panel
109
How to charge the pre-installed rechargeable battery
110
On GNU GPL/LGPL applied software
111
Flash
112
LOW LUX Manual focus
Color
Location button Data file name Protected image Index button
113
Option button View Images button Slide show button
114
Speaker GPS switch HDR-CX350VE/XR350VE Reset button
Lens G lens Flash Camera recording lamp
Remote sensor/Infrared port
Memory card slot Memory card Access lamp
Power zoom lever 24, 34 Photo button 23 Mode button
115
Data Code button
Insulation sheet
116
Enter buttons
117
Charging the battery pack
Self-diagnosis display/Warning
118
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tab [SLIDE SHOW SET] while playing photos. The default setting is [ON] (continuous playback).