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Tips

The data code is displayed on the TV screen if

you connect your camcorder to a TV.

Depending on the recording media condition,

bars [--:--:--] appear.

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EDIT

(Items for editing)

See “Using menus” (p. 73) on the operation.

DELETE

See page 45.

SCENARIO ERASE

See page 38.

PROTECT

See page 46.

DIVIDE

See page 47.

PHOTO CAPTURE

See page 48.

MOVIE DUB

See page 49.

PHOTO COPY

See page 50.

PLAYLIST EDIT

See page 51.

Summary of Contents for HXR-MC1500P

Page 1: ...HXR MC2000E MC1500P 4 263 139 12 1 2010 Sony Corporation Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Operating Guide Digital HD Video Camera Recorder ...

Page 2: ...or Digital HD Video Camera Recorder 1 Operating Guide 2 See page 21 for the memory card you can use with this camcorder Using the camcorder Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts and also do not hold the camcorder by the jack covers Lens hood Panel EVF block LCD panel Battery pack Microphone Viewfinder The camcorder is not dustproofed dripproofed or waterproofed See About handling of you...

Page 3: ...cording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of the camcorder recording media etc TV color systems differ depending on the country region To view your recordings on a TV you need a PAL system based TV Television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the copyright laws Because of the way that the ima...

Page 4: ...een and the viewfinder p 100 When the camcorder is connected to a computer or accessories Do not try to format the recording media of the camcorder using a computer If you do so your camcorder may not operate correctly When connecting the camcorder to another device with communication cables be sure to insert the connector plug in the correct way Pushing the plug forcibly into the terminal will da...

Page 5: ... on use Do not do any of the following Otherwise the recording media may be damaged recorded images may be impossible to play back or may be lost or other malfunctions could occur ejecting the memory card when the access lamp p 22 is lit or flashing removing the battery pack or AC Adaptor from the camcorder or applying mechanical shock or vibration to the camcorder when the Movie Photo lamps p 23 ...

Page 6: ... 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 Playback 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 imag...

Page 7: ... movies and photos Protect 46 Dividing a movie 47 Capturing a photo from a movie 48 Dubbing copying movies and photos from the internal memory to memory card 49 Dubbing movies 49 Copying photos 50 Using the Playlist of movies 51 Creating the Playlist 51 Playing the Playlist 52 Saving movies and photos with a computer Preparing a computer Windows 54 Step 1 Checking the computer system 54 Step 2 Ins...

Page 8: ... DVDirect Express 70 Creating a standard definition image quality STD disc with a recorder etc 71 Customizing your camcorder Using menus 73 Operating menus 73 Using MY MENU 74 Using the OPTION MENU 75 Menu lists 76 MANUAL SETTINGS Items to adjust for scene condition 78 SHOOTING SET Items for customized shooting 82 PHOTO SETTINGS Items for recording photos 86 PLAYBACK Items for playback 87 EDIT Ite...

Page 9: ...with each battery pack 104 Expected recording time of movies 104 Expected number of recordable photos 106 Using your camcorder abroad 107 Maintenance and precautions 109 About the AVCHD format 109 About the memory card 109 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 110 About x v Color 111 About handling of your camcorder 111 Specifications 114 Quick reference Screen indicators 118 Parts and controls 120 I...

Page 10: ...older and open the cover Align the convex part of the microphone with the concave part of the holder then place the microphone into the holder Close the cover and lock the stopper securely Be sure to align the mark on the microphone and the mark on the holder facing each other Turn the plug of the microphone counter clockwise to 180 degrees in the direction of the arrow and connect it to the Mic j...

Page 11: ...e in the viewfinder You can attach the eyecup facing either the right or left side Attaching the lens hood Align the marks on the lens hood to those on the camcorder and turn the lens hood in the direction of the arrow Attach the eyecup securely until it fits the corresponding part properly ...

Page 12: ...er Tips If you attach remove or adjust an 37 mm 1 1 2 in PL filter or MC protector remove the lens hood Attaching the lens cap Attach the lens cap by pressing both knobs on its sides Remove the grip belt and attach the lens cap by leading the grip belt through the attachment on the lens cap string Then attach the grip belt to the camcorder again ...

Page 13: ...on of the arrow while pressing it until it clicks 3 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack of your camcorder Be sure that the mark on the DC plug is facing to the mark on your camcorder 4 Connect the AC Adaptor and the power cord mains lead to your camcorder and the wall outlet wall socket The CHG charge lamp lights up and charging starts The CHG charge lamp turns off when the battery pack is fu...

Page 14: ...en Charging time 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 Times measured with the camcorder at 25 C 77 F 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F is recommended To remove the battery pack Slide the POWER switch to OFF CHG Push the BATT battery RELEASE button and remove the battery pack To use a wall...

Page 15: ...tions The battery pack is not attached correctly The battery pack is damaged The temperature of the battery pack is low Remove the battery pack from your camcorder and put it in a warm place The temperature of the battery pack is high Remove the battery pack from your camcorder and put it in a cool place Notes on the AC Adaptor Use the nearby wall outlet wall socket when using the AC Adaptor Disco...

Page 16: ...eographical area with then touch NEXT To set the date and time again touch MENU Show others CLOCK LANG under GENERAL SET category CLOCK SET When an item is not on the screen touch until the item appears 3 Set SUMMERTIME date and time then touch The clock starts If you set SUMMERTIME to ON the clock advances 1 hour Touch the button on the LCD screen ...

Page 17: ...MENU Show others PLAYBACK SET under PLAYBACK category DATA CODE DATE TIME If the button you touch does not react correctly calibrate the touch panel p 112 To turn off the power Slide the POWER switch to OFF CHG Changing the language setting You can change the on screen displays to show messages in a specified language Touch MENU Show others CLOCK LANG under GENERAL SET category LANGUAGE SET a desi...

Page 18: ...el with the LCD screen facing out This is convenient during playback operations You can adjust LCD BRIGHT LCD BL LEVEL LCD COLOR by touching MENU Show others SOUND DISP SET under GENERAL SET category p 91 The viewfinder Pull out the LCD panel block to adjust the position and rotate the viewfinder to the best angle 90 degrees max 180 degrees max 180 degrees max Viewfinder lens adjustment lever Move...

Page 19: ...EVF EVF switch In the default setting the switch is set to LCD EVF When you set the switch to LCD EVF you can record using the LCD screen whereas you can record using the viewfinder with the LCD screen closed When you set the switch to EVF you can record using only the viewfinder Notes When the LCD EVF EVF switch is set to EVF you cannot operate the touch panel You cannot use LCD and EVF simultane...

Page 20: ...ecordable time of movies See page 106 for the number of recordable photos Selecting the recording media for movies Touch MENU Show others MEDIA SETTINGS under MANAGE MEDIA category MOVIE MEDIA SET The MOVIE MEDIA SET screen appears Touch the desired recording media Touch YES The recording medium is changed Selecting the recording media for photos Touch MENU Show others MEDIA SETTINGS under MANAGE ...

Page 21: ...nd SDXC memory cards are called SD cards Memory Stick PRO Duo media of up to 32 GB and SD memory cards of up to 64 GB have been tested and proven to operate with your camcorder Notes MultiMediaCard cannot be used with this camcorder Images recorded on SDXC memory cards cannot be played back or imported on non exFAT compatible computers AV components etc connected to this camcorder by USB cable Che...

Page 22: ... memory card in the wrong direction the memory card memory card slot or image data may be damaged Notes If Failed to create a new Image Database File It may be possible that there is not enough free space is displayed format the memory card by touching MENU Show others MEDIA FORMAT under MANAGE MEDIA category MEMORY CARD YES YES To eject the memory card Open the cover and lightly push the memory c...

Page 23: ...ange the recording media see page 20 See page 28 when you record images with the standard image quality STD 1 Remove the lens cap by pressing both knobs on its sides 2 Slide the POWER switch to ON while pressing the green button You can switch recording modes by pressing MODE Press MODE to light up the desired recording mode lamp MODE button Movie When recording a movie Photo When recording a phot...

Page 24: ... seconds then disappear after turning on your camcorder or switching the recording movie photo playback modes To display the icons and indicators again touch anywhere on the screen Notes The maximum continuous recordable time of movies is about 13 hours When a movie file exceeds 2 GB the next movie file is created automatically It will take several seconds until you can start recording after you t...

Page 25: ...ers MEDIA INFO under MANAGE MEDIA category The LCD screen of your camcorder can display recording images across the entire screen full pixel display However this may cause slight trimming of the top bottom right and left edges of images when played back on a TV which is not compatible with full pixel display In this case set GUIDEFRAME to ON p 82 and record images using the outer frame displayed o...

Page 26: ...lly When disappears the photo is recorded Tips See page 106 on the recordable number of photos To change the image size touch MENU Show others IMAGE SIZE under PHOTO SETTINGS category a desired setting You cannot record photos while is displayed Flashes Lights up ...

Page 27: ...s STEADYSHOT is set to ACTIVE You can also magnify images with on the LCD screen by setting DISPLAY SET to AUTO1 Note however that you cannot change the zoom speed with Tips You can set DIGITAL ZOOM p 85 if you want to zoom to a greater level Recording better images automatically INTELLIGENT AUTO By pressing you can record images using the INTELLIGENT AUTO function When you turn the camcorder towa...

Page 28: ...DETECTION AUTO BACK LIGHT STEADYSHOT IRIS SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY SETTING Notes Above settings are reset to the default settings when INTELLIGENT AUTO is set to ON Selecting high definition image quality HD or standard image quality STD You can select the desired image quality from the high definition image quality HD that enables you to record fine images or the standard definition image quality S...

Page 29: ...annot use Dual Rec or the Smile Shutter function when you set REC MODE to HD FX Tips Movies are recorded with AVCHD 1920 1080 50i format when the FX or FH mode of the high definition image quality HD is selected And when the HQ or LP mode of the high definition image quality HD is selected movies are recorded with AVCHD 1440 1080 50i format Movies are recorded with MPEG 2 format when the standard ...

Page 30: ...e lined frame around a face targeted for possible smile detection shot turns orange If the face you touched disappears from the LCD screen the subject selected in PRIORITY SETTING p 84 has priority If the face you touched returns to the screen the face has priority Capturing smiles automatically Smile Shutter A photo is recorded automatically when the camcorder detects the smile of a person An ora...

Page 31: ...OCUS setting is assigned the default setting Press the MANUAL button to activate the manual adjustment mode The setting mode switches between automatic and manual every time you press the MANUAL button Rotate the RING to adjust the focus manually Menu items that can be assigned FOCUS p 80 EXPOSURE p 80 IRIS Shoots images with the IRIS priority mode If you adjust the IRIS you can sharpen the subjec...

Page 32: ...to the W Wide angle side the IRIS is reset to F3 4 as you move the zoom lever to the T Telephoto side If you adjust the IRIS the in focus range in front of and behind the focused subject is changed When you open the IRIS wider a smaller F stop the in focus range becomes narrower and when you close the IRIS narrower a larger F stop the in focus range becomes wider You can set the IRIS to a preferre...

Page 33: ...a see page 20 1 Slide the POWER switch to ON while pressing the green button 2 Press VIEW IMAGES The VISUAL INDEX screen appears after some seconds You can display the VISUAL INDEX screen also by touching VIEW IMAGES on the LCD screen Images are displayed and sorted by recording date 3 Touch or a desired movie to playback a movie Touch the Photo a desired photo to view a photo ...

Page 34: ...emory card Playing movies Your camcorder starts playing the selected movie Notes You may not be able to play back the images with other devices than camcorder Tips When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie the screen returns to the INDEX screen Touch during pause to play back movies slowly As you repeat touching during playback movies are played as fast as about 5 times about 10...

Page 35: ...ovies While playing back movies touch adjust with You can also adjust the sound volume by using from OPTION MENU Viewing photos Your camcorder displays the selected photo Tips When viewing photos recorded on the memory card playback folder appears on the screen To start stop slide show Next OPTION MENU Previous To the VISUAL INDEX screen ...

Page 36: ...ng for desired scene by pinpoint Film Roll Index Movies can be divided by a set time and the first scene of each division is displayed on the INDEX screen You can start playing back a movie from the selected thumbnail Press VIEW IMAGES The VISUAL INDEX screen appears Touch FILM ROLL Touch to select the desired movie Touch to search for the desired scene then touch the scene you want to play back P...

Page 37: ...sual effects Scenes for Highlight Playback differ each time Highlight Playback is selected You can save the desired Highlight Playback scenario Touch MENU Show others HIGHLIGHT under PLAYBACK category The settings for Highlight Playback appear The Highlight Playback starts after several seconds To stop Highlight Playback To pause touch To stop touch or To change the settings for Highlight Playback...

Page 38: ...saved HIGHLIGHT SCENARIO full HIGHLIGHT SCENARIOS may be erased when the SCENARIO ERASE button is pressed appears on the LCD screen Touch SCENARIO ERASE to delete unwanted scenarios To play back a saved Highlight Playback scenario Touch MENU Show others SCENARIO under PLAYBACK category and select a scenario you want to play back with and touch Notes If movies included in the Highlight Playback sce...

Page 39: ...splay frame Adjust the magnification with W Wide angle T Telephoto To cancel touch Playing back a series of photos Slide show Touch on the photo playback screen The slide show begins from the selected photo To stop the slide show Touch To restart the slide show Touch again Notes You cannot operate playback zoom during slide show Tips You can set continuous slide show playback by selecting OPTION t...

Page 40: ...s supplied with the device to be connected Jacks on your camcorder Open the jack cover and connect the cable R AUDIO L VIDEO Y Pb Cb Pr Cr HDMI OUT Connecting to a high definition TV COMPONENT IN VIDEO High definition image quality HD movies are played back in high definition image quality HD Standard definition image quality STD movies are played back in standard definition image quality STD AUDI...

Page 41: ...tly for example no sound or image Select HD CONTENTS or STD CONTENTS according to on the recorded image quality p 92 Do not connect the HDMI OUT jack of your camcorder and HDMI OUT jack of the external device with the HDMI cable This may cause a malfunction This camcorder is not compatible with BRAVIA sync HDMI cable sold separately HDMI IN Show others menu OUTPUT SETTINGS under GENERAL SET catego...

Page 42: ...o signals A V connecting cable supplied Component video cable sold separately COMPONENT IN White Red AUDIO VIDEO Green Y Blue PB CB Red PR CR Show others menu OUTPUT SETTINGS under GENERAL SET category COMPONENT 1080i 576i p 92 OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE 16 9 4 3 p 91 COMPONENT IN VIDEO High definition image quality HD movies are played back in standard definition image quality STD Standard definitio...

Page 43: ...your TV or VCR Notes When you play back standard definition image quality STD movies on a 4 3 TV that is not compatible with the 16 9 signal record movies with 4 3 aspect ratio Touch MENU Show others OTHER REC SET under SHOOTING SET category WIDE SELECT 4 3 p 85 If your TV VCR has a 21 pin adaptor EUROCONNECTOR Use a 21 pin adaptor commercially available to view playback images Tips If you connect...

Page 44: ...s By connecting Sony s Photo TV HD compatible devices using an HDMI cable or the component video cable a whole new world of photos can be enjoyed in breathtaking full HD quality The TV will automatically switch to the appropriate mode when displaying photos Setup of the TV will be necessary Please refer to the instructions of your Photo TV HD compatible TV for details ...

Page 45: ...o Tips You can delete an image on the playback screen from OPTION MENU To delete all images recorded in the recording media and recover all the recordable space of the media format the media p 89 Reduced size images which enable you to view many images at the same time on an index screen are called thumbnails 1 Touch MENU Show others DELETE under EDIT category 2 To delete movies touch DELETE DELET...

Page 46: ... to avoid deleting them by mistake Tips You can protect movies and photos on the playback screen from OPTION MENU 1 Touch MENU Show others PROTECT under EDIT category 2 To protect movies touch PROTECT PROTECT PROTECT To protect photos touch PROTECT PROTECT 3 Touch the movies and photos to be protected is displayed on the selected images Press and hold the image down on the LCD screen to confirm th...

Page 47: ...t one time In step above select the recording date of the desired movies photos then touch UNPROTECT Dividing a movie 1 Touch MENU Show others DIVIDE under EDIT category 2 Touch the movie to be divided The selected movie starts playback 3 Touch at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes The movie pauses Play and pause toggles as you press 4 Touch YES Notes You cannot restore movie...

Page 48: ...yback screen from OPTION MENU Capturing a photo from a movie You can capture photos from movies recorded on the internal memory of your camcorder Set MOVIE MEDIA SET to INT MEMORY beforehand p 20 1 Touch MENU Show others PHOTO CAPTURE under EDIT category The PHOTO CAPTURE screen appears 2 Touch the movie to be captured The selected movie starts playback 3 Touch at the point where you want to captu...

Page 49: ...l be the date and time you captured from the movie Dubbing copying movies and photos from the internal memory to memory card Dubbing movies You can dub movies recorded on the internal memory of your camcorder to memory card Insert memory card into your camcorder before the operation Notes When you record a movie on the memory card for the first time create the image database file by touching MENU ...

Page 50: ...DUB by date Select the recording date of the movie to be dubbed then touch You cannot select multiple dates Touch YES Tips To check the dubbed movies after dubbing is finished select MEMORY CARD on MOVIE MEDIA SET and play them back p 20 Copying photos You can copy photos from the internal memory of the camcorder to memory card Insert a memory card into your camcorder before the operation Notes Co...

Page 51: ...HOTO MEDIA SET and play them back p 20 Using the Playlist of movies The Playlist is a list showing thumbnails of the movies that you have selected The original movies are not changed even if you edit or erase the movies added to the Playlist Creating the Playlist Notes High definition image quality HD movies and standard definition image quality STD movies are added to an individual Playlist Touch...

Page 52: ...ition image quality STD movies Tips You can add a maximum of 999 high definition image quality HD movies or 99 standard definition image quality STD movies to the Playlist You can add a movie on the playback screen or the Playlist screen by touching OPTION Playing the Playlist Touch MENU Show others PLAYLIST under PLAYBACK category Movies added to the Playlist appear Touch the movie you want to pl...

Page 53: ... Show others PLAYLIST EDIT under EDIT category Touch MOVE MOVE Select the movie to be moved The selected movie is marked with Touch the image on the LCD screen to confirm the image Touch to return to the previous screen Touch Select the destination with Touch YES Tips When you select multiple movies the movies are moved following the order appearing in the Playlist Destination bar ...

Page 54: ... 66 GHz or faster or Intel Core 2 Duo 1 66 GHz or faster Intel Core 2 Duo 2 26 GHz or faster is required when processing HD FX HD FH movies However Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or faster is sufficient for the following operations Importing the movies and photos to the computer One Touch Disc Burn Creating an Blu ray Disc AVCHD disc DVD video Intel Core Duo 1 66 GHz or faster is required when creating a...

Page 55: ...mcorder to a computer Notes If a version of PMB under 5 0 00 has been installed on your computer you may be unable to use some functions of those PMB when installing the PMB from the supplied CD ROM Also PMB Launcher is installed from the supplied CD ROM and you can start PMB or other software by using the PMB Launcher Double click the PMB Launcher short cut icon on the computer screen to start PM...

Page 56: ...instructions to install the required software Restart the computer if required to complete the installation When the installation is completed following icons will appear Remove the CD ROM from your computer Starts PMB Displays PMB Help Displays PMB Launcher PMB Launcher enables you to start PMB or other software or to open web sites Other icons may appear No icon may appear depending on the insta...

Page 57: ...om the computer The image files may be destroyed or may not be played back When importing a long movie or edited image use the supplied software PMB If you use any other software images may not be imported properly If file size exceeds 2 GB during a long recording a new file is created automatically resulting in the movie being divided into multiple files when you view the recording media directly...

Page 58: ...reating a Blu ray Disc with high definition image quality HD p 63 AVCHD format playback devices a Sony Blu ray Disc player PlayStation 3 etc Creating a disc with one touch One Touch Disc Burn p 60 Importing movies and photos to a computer p 61 Creating a AVCHD format disc with high definition image quality HD p 62 Ordinary DVD playback devices a DVD player a computer that can play DVDs etc Importi...

Page 59: ...Sony Blu ray Disc player and a PlayStation 3 You cannot play the disc on ordinary DVD players Standard definition image quality STD movie converted from high definition image quality HD movie can be recorded on DVD media such as DVD R discs and a standard image quality STD disc is created Discs you can use with PMB You can use 12 cm discs of following type with PMB For Blu ray Disc see page 63 Dis...

Page 60: ...and then create a standard definition image quality STD disc p 64 Install PMB beforehand p 55 however do not start PMB Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the AC Adaptor supplied for this operation p 14 With One Touch Disc Burn function on your camcorder you can save movies and photos recorded on the internal memory only 1 Turn on your computer and place an unused disc on t...

Page 61: ...ntains the images you want to save on the camcorder screen USB CONNECT Internal memory USB CONNECT Memory card If the USB SELECT screen does not appear touch MENU Show others USB CONNECT under OTHERS category The window for import appears on the computer screen 3 Click Import Refer to PMB Help p 57 for details Movies and photos are imported to your computer When the operation is completed the PMB ...

Page 62: ...ion image quality HD movie on a DVD disc is explained 1 Turn on your computer and place an unused disc on the DVD drive See page 58 for the type of discs you can use If any other software than PMB starts automatically shut it down 2 Start PMB p 57 3 Click Calendar or Index on the left side in the window and select the date or folder then select the high definition image quality HD movies High defi...

Page 63: ...ironment Creating a Blu ray Disc You can create a Blu ray Disc with a high definition image quality HD movie previously imported to a computer p 61 To create a Blu ray Disc the BD Add on Software for PMB must be installed Click BD Add on Software on the installation screen of PMB and install this plug in according to the on screen instructions Connect your computer to the internet when you install...

Page 64: ... the left side in the window and select the date or folder then select the movies High definition image quality HD movies are marked with To select plural movies hold the Ctrl key down and click thumbnails 4 At the top of the window click Create DVD Video Format Discs STD The window used to select movies appears To add movies to the previously selected ones select the movies in the main window and...

Page 65: ... you use the external media of FAT file system Operation is not assured with every device satisfying requirements for operating Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC adaptor p 14 Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the external media Tips You can import images saved in the external media by using the supplied software PMB 1 Connect the AC Adaptor and...

Page 66: ...ay buttons on the VISUAL INDEX screen change as illustrated below You can make menu settings of the external media such as deleting images Touch MENU Show others on the VISUAL INDEX screen To save desired movies and photos You can save images from the memory cards to the external media Notes You cannot copy or search photos by date which are recorded on the memory card Touch Play without copying i...

Page 67: ...able connect it to the wall outlet wall socket To finish the external media connection Touch on the VISUAL INDEX screen of the external media Disconnect the USB Adaptor Cable Creating a disc with a DVD writer recorder Selecting the method for creating a disc Several methods for creating an AVCHD disc or a standard definition image quality STD disc from high definition image quality HD movies or ph...

Page 68: ...with HD FX mode of REC MODE Save a movie recorded with HD FX mode onto Blu ray Disc or external storage devices p 63 65 Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer DVDirect Express You can create a disc or play back the images on a created disc by using the dedicated DVD writer DVDirect Express sold separately Refer also to the instruction manual supplied with the DVD writer Notes Connect your c...

Page 69: ...en converting high definition HD movies to standard definition STD movies and creating a disc When dubbing images in the memory card Touch DISC BURN OPTION in step 4 Select the recording media containing the movie s you want to save When you select movies with high definition image quality HD the screen to select the image quality of the disc to be created appears on the LCD screen Select the desi...

Page 70: ...nnect the AC Adaptor and the power cord mains lead to the DC IN jack of your camcorder and the wall outlet wall socket p 14 Turn on your camcorder and connect the DVD writer to the USB jack of your camcorder with the USB cable of the DVD writer You can play back movies on the TV screen by connecting the camcorder to a TV p 40 Insert a created disc into the DVD writer The movies on the disc appear ...

Page 71: ...ECT under OTHERS category Touch the recording media that contains the images on the camcorder screen USB CONNECT Internal memory USB CONNECT Memory card Record movies on the connected device For details refer to the instruction manuals supplied with the device to be connected After the operation is completed touch END YES on the camcorder screen Disconnect the USB cable Creating a standard definit...

Page 72: ...y may deteriorate You cannot dub images to recorders connected with an HDMI cable To hide the screen indicators such as a counter etc on the screen of the monitor device connected touch MENU Show others OUTPUT SETTINGS under GENERAL SET category DISP OUTPUT LCD PANEL the default setting To record the date time or camera settings data touch MENU Show others PLAYBACK SET under PLAYBACK category DATA...

Page 73: ... settings p 89 MANAGE MEDIA Items for recording media p 89 GENERAL SET Other setup items p 91 Operating menus Touch MENU Touch Show others on the MY MENU screen See the next page for details on MY MENU Touch the central part of the left side of screen to change the display Touch the menu item to be changed After changing the setting touch To finish setting the menu touch To return to the previous ...

Page 74: ... photo Using MY MENU You can use the menu items more easily by registering the menu items you use most often on MY MENU You can register 6 menu items on each MY MENU of the MOVIE PHOTO and PLAYBACK Example deleting SPOT MTR FCS and registering LOW LUX Touch MENU Touch MY MENU SETTING Touch MOVIE Touch SPOT MTR FCS Touch Touch LOW LUX under SHOOTING SET category When MY MENU is displayed touch Tips...

Page 75: ...ENU You touch and the menu items you can change in the context appear Touch OPTION Touch the desired tab the item to change the setting After completing the setting touch Notes Grayed out menu items or settings are not available When the item you want is not on the screen touch another tab There may be no tab The tabs and items that appear on the screen depend on the recording playback status of y...

Page 76: ...85 WIDE SELECT 85 PHOTO SETTINGS category SELF TIMER 86 IMAGE SIZE 86 STEADYSHOT 86 FILE NO 86 PLAYBACK category VISUAL INDEX 33 VIEW IMAGES DATE INDEX 36 FILM ROLL 36 FACE 36 PLAYLIST 52 HIGHLIGHT 37 SCENARIO 38 PLAYBACK SET SET 28 DATA CODE 87 EDIT category DELETE DELETE 45 DELETE 45 SCENARIO ERASE ERASE 38 ERASE ALL 38 PROTECT PROTECT 46 PROTECT 46 DIVIDE 47 PHOTO CAPTURE 48 MOVIE DUB DUB by se...

Page 77: ...IMG DB F INT MEMORY 98 102 MEMORY CARD 98 102 GENERAL SET category SOUND DISP SET VOLUME 35 91 BEEP 91 LCD BRIGHT 91 LCD BL LEVEL 91 LCD COLOR 91 DISPLAY SET 91 OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE 91 COMPONENT 92 HDMI RESOLUTION 92 DISP OUTPUT 92 CLOCK LANG CLOCK SET 16 AREA SET 93 SUMMERTIME 93 LANGUAGE SET 93 POWER SETTINGS A SHUT OFF 93 OTHER SETTINGS CALIBRATION 112 REC LAMP 93 ...

Page 78: ...the camcorder and the subject PORTRAIT Soft portrait Brings out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background SPOTLIGHT Prevents people s faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light BEACH Takes the vivid blue of the ocean or a lake SNOW Takes bright pictures of a white landscape Adjusted to focus on subjects farther away only Adjusted not t...

Page 79: ...nged the battery pack while AUTO was selected or taken your camcorder outdoors after inside use or vice versa aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment When the white balance has been set with ONE PUSH if the lighting conditions changed by bringing your camcorder outdoors from inside the house or vice versa you need to redo the ONE PUSH pr...

Page 80: ... you set FOCUS to MANUAL appears The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm about 13 32 in for wide angle and about 80 cm about 31 1 2 in for telephoto Tips appears when the focus cannot be adjusted any closer and appears when the focus cannot be adjusted farther away It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the power zoom lever to...

Page 81: ...he automatic exposure level to brighter or darker when EXPOSURE is set to AUTO You can also adjust the setting manually using the RING p 31 WB SHIFT You can adjust the white balance to the desired setting using and the setting value appear when you use WB SHIFT Tips When the white balance is set to a lower value pictures appear bluish and when set to a higher value pictures appear reddish You can ...

Page 82: ...F Does not display the guide frame ON Displays the guide frame Tips Positioning the subject at the cross point of the guide frame makes a balanced composition The outer frame of GUIDEFRAME shows the display area of a TV which is not compatible with full pixel display When recording with the viewfinder the outer frame of GUIDEFRAME is not displayed Notes You cannot record sound Image quality is not...

Page 83: ...sion lens LOW LUX You can record bright color images even in dim light OFF The LOW LUX function is not used ON The LOW LUX function is used FACE DETECTION Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus color exposure automatically Also it adjusts the image quality of face parts more finely in the case of the high definition image quality HD movies ON Detects faces OFF Does not detect fac...

Page 84: ...elected faces AUTO Detects faces automatically CHILD PRIORITY Detects with priority on a child s face ADULT PRIORITY Detects with priority on an adult s face Tips When you specify the priority subject by touching the detection frame on the LCD screen the face with a double lined frame has priority p 30 SMILE DETECTION The shutter is released when the camcorder detects a smile Smile Shutter DUAL CA...

Page 85: ...sea can be more faithfully reproduced Refer to the instruction manuals of the TV OFF Records in ordinary color range ON Records in x v Color Notes Set X V COLOR to ON when the recorded movie will be played back on an x v Color compliant TV If the movie recorded with this function ON is played back on a non x v Color compliant TV the color may not be reproduced correctly X V COLOR cannot be set to ...

Page 86: ...Notes The selected image size is effective when the Photo lamp is lit See page 106 for the number of recordable photos STEADYSHOT You can compensate for camera shake Set STEADYSHOT to OFF when using a tripod sold separately then the image becomes natural ON The SteadyShot function is used OFF The SteadyShot function is not used FILE NO File number You can select the way to assign file number of ph...

Page 87: ...ee page 37 SCENARIO See page 38 PLAYBACK SET SET See page 28 DATA CODE During playback your camcorder displays the information Date time Camera data recorded automatically at the time of recording OFF Data code is not displayed DATE TIME Displays the date and time CAMERA DATA Displays camera setting data DATE TIME Date Time CAMERA DATA SteadyShot off Brightness White balance Gain Shutter speed Ape...

Page 88: ...epending on the recording media condition bars appear EDIT Items for editing See Using menus p 73 on the operation DELETE See page 45 SCENARIO ERASE See page 38 PROTECT See page 46 DIVIDE See page 47 PHOTO CAPTURE See page 48 MOVIE DUB See page 49 PHOTO COPY See page 50 PLAYLIST EDIT See page 51 ...

Page 89: ...he recording media To turn off the display Touch Notes Since there is a management file area the used space is not displayed as 0 even if you perform MEDIA FORMAT p 89 Tips Only the information of the medium selected on MOVIE MEDIA SET p 20 is displayed Change the medium setting if necessary MEDIA FORMAT Formatting deletes all the movies and photos to recover recordable free space Select the recor...

Page 90: ...o the wall outlet wall socket You cannot perform EMPTY unless you connect the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet wall socket To avoid the loss of important images they should be saved on a computer or other devices before performing EMPTY Disconnect all cables except the AC Adaptor Do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during the operation While deleting data do not apply any vibrations or shocks to your ca...

Page 91: ... slightly reduced during recording Tips This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way LCD COLOR You can adjust the color of the LCD screen by touching Tips This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way DISPLAY SET You can set the duration of displaying the icons or indicators on the LCD screen AUTO1 Displays for about 3 seconds The rec zoom buttons on the LCD is d...

Page 92: ...when connecting your camcorder to a TV that has the component input jack and is capable of displaying the 1080i signal HDMI RESOLUTION Select the output image resolution when connecting your camcorder to a TV with an HDMI cable sold separately HD CONTENTS Set the output image resolution recorded with high definition image quality HD AUTO Normal setting outputs the signal according to the TV automa...

Page 93: ... language to be used on the LCD screen Tips Your camcorder offers ENG SIMP simplified English for when you cannot find your native tongue among the options POWER SETTINGS A SHUT OFF Auto shut off You can set your camcorder to turn off automatically when you do not operate your camcorder for more than about 30 minutes ON The camcorder turns off automatically OFF The camcorder does not turn off auto...

Page 94: ...es p 98 Editing movies photos on your camcorder p 98 Playback on the TV p 98 Dubbing Connecting to other devices p 99 Connecting to a Computer p 99 Examples of functions that cannot be used simultaneously p 99 Overall operations The power does not turn on Attach a charged battery pack to the camcorder p 13 The plug of the AC Adaptor has been disconnected from the wall outlet wall socket Connect it...

Page 95: ...rsists disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket and contact your Sony dealer The battery pack may be damaged The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time The ambient temperature is too high or too low This is not a malfunction The battery pack has not been charged enough Fully charge the battery again If the problem persists replace the battery pack wit...

Page 96: ...ty of your camcorder p 104 106 Delete unnecessary images p 45 The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low Turn off your camcorder and take it to a warm place Leave the camcorder there for a while then turn on the camcorder Photos cannot be recorded You cannot record photos to...

Page 97: ...s out image signals the subjects passing by the lens rapidly might appear crooked depending on the recording conditions Horizontal stripes appear on the images This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp sodium lamp or mercury lamp This is not a malfunction Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen Set STEADYSHOT to an option except for ACTIVE p 83 LCD BL LEV...

Page 98: ... back or the memory card is not recognized The playback device does not support playing back memory cards p 3 Editing movies photos on your camcorder Unable to edit Unable to edit because of the condition of the image Movies cannot be added in the Playlist There is no free space in the recording media You can add no more than 999 high definition image quality HD movies or 99 standard definition im...

Page 99: ...mage Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen of the 4 3 TV This happens when viewing an image recorded in the 16 9 wide mode on a 4 3 TV This is not a malfunction Dubbing Connecting to other devices Images are not dubbed correctly You cannot dub images using the HDMI cable sold separately The A V connecting cable is not connected properly Make sure to connect the cable to the input ...

Page 100: ...Self diagnosis display C 04 The battery pack is not an InfoLITHIUM battery pack L series Use an InfoLITHIUM battery pack L series p 110 Connect the DC plug of the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack of your camcorder securely p 13 C 06 The battery pack temperature is high Change the battery pack or place it in a cool place C 13 C 32 Remove the power source Reconnect it and operate your camcorder again E ...

Page 101: ... the LOCK position Warning indicator pertaining to camera shake warning The camcorder is unsteady so camera shake easily occurs Hold the camcorder steady with both hands and record the image However note that the camera shake warning indicator does not disappear Warning indicator pertaining to photo recording The recording media is full Photos cannot be recorded during processing Wait for a while ...

Page 102: ...u can record standard definition image quality STD movies or photos Inconsistencies found in Image Database File Do you want to repair the Image Database File The Image Database File is damaged Do you want to repair the Image Database File Inconsistencies found in Image Database File Cannot record or play HD movies Do you want to repair the Image Database File The management file is damaged and yo...

Page 103: ...21 This memory card may not be able to record or play images correctly Use a memory card recommended for your camcorder p 21 Do not eject the memory card during writing Data may be damaged Reinsert the memory card and follow the instructions on the LCD screen Other No further selection is possible You can add no more than 999 high definition image quality HD movies or 99 standard definition image ...

Page 104: ...5 C 77 F 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F is recommended The recording and playback time will be shorter when you use your camcorder in low temperatures The recording and playback time will be shorter depending on the conditions under which you use your camcorder Playing time Approximate time available when you use a fully charged battery pack unit minute Battery pack Image quality HD STD NP F570 supplie...

Page 105: ...it Rate format to automatically adjust image quality to suit the recording scene This technology causes fluctuations in the recording time of the media Movies containing quickly moving and complex images are recorded at a higher bit rate and this reduces the overall recording time Memory card High definition image quality HD unit minute AVC HD 24M FX AVC HD 17M FH AVC HD 9M HQ AVC HD 5M LP 1GB 5 5...

Page 106: ...olution equivalent to the sizes described Tips The following list shows the bit rate pixels and aspect ratio of each recording mode movie audio etc High definition image quality HD FX Max 24Mbps 1 920 pixels 1 080 pixels 16 9 FH Approx 17Mbps average 1 920 pixels 1 080 pixels 16 9 HQ Approx 9Mbps average 1 440 pixels 1 080 pixels 16 9 LP Approx 5Mbps average 1 440 pixels 1 080 pixels 16 9 Standard...

Page 107: ...o view standard definition image quality STD movies you need a PAL system based TV with AUDIO VIDEO input jacks An A V connecting cable must be connected On TV color systems Your camcorder is a PAL system based camcorder If you want to view the playback image on a TV it must be a PAL system based TV with an AUDIO VIDEO input jack System Used in PAL Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic De...

Page 108: ...3 30 Tehran 04 00 Abu Dhabi Baku 04 30 Kabul 05 00 Karachi Islamabad 05 30 Calcutta New Delhi 06 00 Almaty Dhaka 06 30 Yangon 07 00 Bangkok Jakarta 08 00 Hong Kong Singapore Beijing 09 00 Seoul Tokyo 09 30 Adelaide Darwin Time zone differences Area setting 10 00 Melbourne Sydney 11 00 Solomon Is 12 00 Fiji Wellington Eniwetok Kwajalein 11 00 Samoa 10 00 Hawaii 09 00 Alaska 08 00 Los Angeles Tijuan...

Page 109: ...n which utilizes 720 effective scanning lines and the progressive system 3 Data recorded in AVCHD format other than the above mentioned cannot be played on your camcorder About the memory card A memory card formatted by a computer Windows OS Mac OS does not have guaranteed compatibility with your camcorder Data read write speed may vary depending on the combination of the memory card and memory ca...

Page 110: ...annot record or play data that uses MagicGate technology MagicGate is a copyright protection technology that records and transfers the contents in an encrypted format About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack Your camcorder operates only with an InfoLITHIUM L series battery packs InfoLITHIUM L series battery packs have the mark What is an InfoLITHIUM battery pack An InfoLITHIUM battery pack is a lithium ...

Page 111: ...o store the battery pack remove it from your camcorder and put it in a dry cool place About battery life Battery capacity decreases over time and through repeated use If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant it is probably time to replace it with a new one Each battery s life is governed by storage operating and environmental conditions About x v Color x v Color is a more famili...

Page 112: ...e when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place or vice versa or when you use your camcorder in a humid place as follows You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed up by a heating device You bring your camcorder from an air conditioned car or room into a hot place outside You use your camcorder after a squall or a shower You use your camcorder in a hot and hu...

Page 113: ...has a pre installed rechargeable battery to retain the date time and other settings even when the LCD screen is closed The pre installed rechargeable battery is always charged while your camcorder is connected to the wall outlet wall socket via the AC Adaptor or while the battery pack is attached The rechargeable battery will be fully discharged in about 3 months if you do not use your camcorder a...

Page 114: ...ortion of which is used for system management and or application files The capacity that a user can use is below HXR MC2000E Approx 63 5 GB HXR MC1500P Approx 31 5 GB Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder color Picture 0 5 cm 0 2 type aspect ratio 4 3 Total dot number 201 600 Approx 300 224 3 RGB Image device 4 5 mm 1 4 type CMOS sensor Recording pixels photo 4 3 Max 7 1 mega 3 072 pixels 2 304 pixels ...

Page 115: ...ature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions approx 255 mm 232 mm 456 mm 10 1 8 in 9 1 4 in 18 in w h d including the projecting parts lens hood and eyecup 255 mm 234 mm 464 mm 10 1 8 in 9 1 4 in 18 3 8 in w h d including the projecting parts battery pack NP F570 lens hood memory card eyecup and microphone ECM PS1 Mass approx 2 7 kg 5 lb 15 oz including ...

Page 116: ...iMediaCard Association All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Furthermore and are not mentioned in each case in this manual Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PRO...

Page 117: ...supplied GPL LGPL Source code is provided on the web Use the following URL to download it When downloading the source code select DCR SX20 as the model for your camcorder http www sony net Products Linux We would prefer you do not contact us about the contents of source code Read license2 pdf in the License folder on the CD ROM You will find licenses in English of GPL and LGPL software To view the...

Page 118: ... Indicator Meaning 00min Estimated recording remaining time 9999 9999 Approximate number of recordable photos and recording media Playback folder 35 100 112 Current playing movie or photo Number of total recorded movies or photos 34 Bottom Indicator Meaning FACE DETECTION set to OFF 83 SMILE DETECTION 84 LOW LUX 83 Manual focus 80 SCENE SELECTION 78 White balance 78 White balance 87 SteadyShot off...

Page 119: ...aning INTELLIGENT AUTO 27 OPTION button 75 VIEW IMAGES button 33 Slide show button 39 101 0005 Data file name 35 Protected image 46 Index button 35 Indicators and their positions are approximate and may differ from what you actually see ...

Page 120: ...the A V connecting cable etc REC START STOP button 24 Power zoom lever 27 38 PHOTO button 26 POWER switch 16 Memory card slot 22 Access lamp 22 HDMI OUT jack Output only 40 The available video signals are read and the appropriate output format is selected and output automatically USB jack mini AB Output only 56 RESET button Initializes all the settings including the setting of the date and time A ...

Page 121: ...e lever 12 Viewfinder lens adjustment lever 18 Hook for the Shoulder belt Attach the Shoulder belt sold separately BATT battery RELEASE button 14 Speaker Battery pack 13 CHG charge lamp 13 DC IN jack 13 INTELLIGENT AUTO button 27 MANUAL button 31 MODE button 23 VIEW IMAGES button 33 Movie lamp 23 Photo lamp 23 ...

Page 122: ...up in red during recording The REC lamp flashes if the recording media or battery power is low Lens G Lens Lens hood Grip belt RING 31 Tripod receptacle Attach the tripod sold separately the length of the screw must be less than 5 5 mm 7 32 in to the tripod receptacle using a tripod screw ...

Page 123: ...T 89 MEDIA INFO 89 MEDIA SETTINGS 20 Memory card 21 109 Memory Stick media 21 Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media 21 110 Memory Stick PRO Duo media 21 110 Menus 73 76 MICREF LEVEL 84 Microphone 10 Moisture condensation 112 MOVIE DUB 49 MOVIE MEDIA SET 20 Movies 24 34 MPEG 4 AVC H 264 109 MY MENU 74 MY MENU SETTING 74 O ONE PUSH 79 One Touch Disc Burn 60 Symbols 1080i 576i 92 16 9 92 4 3 92 576i 92 A A S...

Page 124: ...NG 31 S Saving images in external media 65 SCENARIO 38 SCENARIO ERASE 38 SCENE SELECTION 78 100 Screen indicators 118 Self diagnosis display Warning indicators 100 SELF TIMER 86 SHOOTING SET 82 Slide show 39 SLIDE SHOW SET 39 SMILE DETECTION 84 100 SMILE SENSITIVITY 84 100 Smile Shutter 30 SMTH SLW REC 81 SNOW 78 Software 55 SOUND DISP SET 91 Specifications 114 SPOT FOCUS 80 SPOTLIGHT 78 SPOT METE...

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