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... memory card or your data. - DVD media containing AVCHD footage should not be reduced by using the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial/B/b buttons (p. 22), V/v/B/b/EXEC buttons (p. 65), and the touch panel. As a result, you may not play back images recorded with high definition image quality (HD) • This camcorder captures high definition footage in this manual for illustration...
... memory card or your data. - DVD media containing AVCHD footage should not be reduced by using the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial/B/b buttons (p. 22), V/v/B/b/EXEC buttons (p. 65), and the touch panel. As a result, you may not play back images recorded with high definition image quality (HD) • This camcorder captures high definition footage in this manual for illustration...
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... hood. The access lamp lights up while the settings are stored in either high definition image quality (HD) or standard definition image quality (SD). Recording/Playback Continued , 25 b Notes • When the access lamp is lit or flashing in red, your camcorder when you remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor before turning off...
... hood. The access lamp lights up while the settings are stored in either high definition image quality (HD) or standard definition image quality (SD). Recording/Playback Continued , 25 b Notes • When the access lamp is lit or flashing in red, your camcorder when you remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor before turning off...
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..., one after turning it face down, or lift the viewfinder up during recording are shown on the next memory card automatically. 26 When recording in high definition image quality (HD), the aspect ratio is convenient. Press and hold the green button. 3 Press the record button or the handle record button. [STBY]... be set the LCD panel face up or close it after another (Relay recording) Insert memory cards each in both slots A and B, so the camcorder switches memory card A (or B) just before space on the other one runs out, and continues recording on page 114. • The recording lamp...
..., one after turning it face down, or lift the viewfinder up during recording are shown on the next memory card automatically. 26 When recording in high definition image quality (HD), the aspect ratio is convenient. Press and hold the green button. 3 Press the record button or the handle record button. [STBY]... be set the LCD panel face up or close it after another (Relay recording) Insert memory cards each in both slots A and B, so the camcorder switches memory card A (or B) just before space on the other one runs out, and continues recording on page 114. • The recording lamp...
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...; i: Scanning system • FX: Recording mode b Notes • The recording mode is fixed to FX or FH with following format. • HD: High definition image quality. Recording (Continued) Setting value Description • Bit-rate FX: max. 24 Mbps FH: approx. 17 Mbps (average) HQ: approx. 9 Mbps... (average) LP: approx. 5 Mbps (average) • Image quality HD: High definition image quality SD: Standard definition image quality • Image size FX: 1920×1080 FH: 1920×1080 HQ: HD recording 1440×1080 SD recording 720×...
...; i: Scanning system • FX: Recording mode b Notes • The recording mode is fixed to FX or FH with following format. • HD: High definition image quality. Recording (Continued) Setting value Description • Bit-rate FX: max. 24 Mbps FH: approx. 17 Mbps (average) HQ: approx. 9 Mbps... (average) LP: approx. 5 Mbps (average) • Image quality HD: High definition image quality SD: Standard definition image quality • Image size FX: 1920×1080 FH: 1920×1080 HQ: HD recording 1440×1080 SD recording 720×...
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... G. The gain value disappears, or appears next to the iris value. b Notes • When you can adjust the shutter speed in your camcorder recordings (Continued) 2 When the iris is automatically adjusted, press the IRIS button E. You can automatically adjust the iris while pressing and holding that... 3 Set the gain switch F to obtain the desired effect in a range of 1/4 second through 1/10000 second. b Notes • When you record high definition image quality (HD) movies with the gain set the AUTO/MANUAL switch H to [-6dB] and play them back with the iris ring A. The depth of...
... G. The gain value disappears, or appears next to the iris value. b Notes • When you can adjust the shutter speed in your camcorder recordings (Continued) 2 When the iris is automatically adjusted, press the IRIS button E. You can automatically adjust the iris while pressing and holding that... 3 Set the gain switch F to obtain the desired effect in a range of 1/4 second through 1/10000 second. b Notes • When you record high definition image quality (HD) movies with the gain set the AUTO/MANUAL switch H to [-6dB] and play them back with the iris ring A. The depth of...
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... or the memory card with time code that your camcorder does not support. • i appears with i, you can continue playback from the previous time. 46 Playback mode : High definition image quality (HD) : Standard definition image quality (SD) 3 Touch twice the thumbnail of... the movie you want to play back. : Memory card A : Memory card B 2 Touch the playback mode, and select the desired image quality of the screen. Playback (Continued) 3 Play back movies. 1 Touch the recording media...
... or the memory card with time code that your camcorder does not support. • i appears with i, you can continue playback from the previous time. 46 Playback mode : High definition image quality (HD) : Standard definition image quality (SD) 3 Touch twice the thumbnail of... the movie you want to play back. : Memory card A : Memory card B 2 Touch the playback mode, and select the desired image quality of the screen. Playback (Continued) 3 Play back movies. 1 Touch the recording media...
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Connect the white and red plugs to a high definition TV High definition image quality (HD) movies are played back in standard definition image quality (SD). Connecting a monitor or a TV (Continued) Connecting to output audio signals. 52 COMPONENT IN VIDEO AUDIO HDMI IN Type Camcorder Cable : Signal flow TV Menu Setting A/V connecting cable (supplied)...Y (Blue) PB/CB (Red) PR/CR VIDEO b Notes • If you connect only component video plugs, audio signals are played back in high definition image quality (HD). Standard definition image quality (SD) movies are not output.
Connect the white and red plugs to a high definition TV High definition image quality (HD) movies are played back in standard definition image quality (SD). Connecting a monitor or a TV (Continued) Connecting to output audio signals. 52 COMPONENT IN VIDEO AUDIO HDMI IN Type Camcorder Cable : Signal flow TV Menu Setting A/V connecting cable (supplied)...Y (Blue) PB/CB (Red) PR/CR VIDEO b Notes • If you connect only component video plugs, audio signals are played back in high definition image quality (HD). Standard definition image quality (SD) movies are not output.
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When you want to play the sound in monaural mode, use a connecting cable for that purpose. : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV Menu Setting A/V connecting cable (supplied) (REC/OUT SET) menu t COMPONENT IN [VIDEO OUT] t [COMPONENT OUTPUT] t (White) AUDIO [480i] (p. 74) (Red) [VIDEO OUT] t ... red (right channel) plug to the audio input jack of your TV (p. 74). Connecting a monitor or a TV (Continued) Connecting to a 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV High definition image quality (HD) movies are not output. Standard definition image quality (SD) movies are played back in standard...
When you want to play the sound in monaural mode, use a connecting cable for that purpose. : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV Menu Setting A/V connecting cable (supplied) (REC/OUT SET) menu t COMPONENT IN [VIDEO OUT] t [COMPONENT OUTPUT] t (White) AUDIO [480i] (p. 74) (Red) [VIDEO OUT] t ... red (right channel) plug to the audio input jack of your TV (p. 74). Connecting a monitor or a TV (Continued) Connecting to a 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV High definition image quality (HD) movies are not output. Standard definition image quality (SD) movies are played back in standard...
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...Yellow) (White) (Red) (No other jacks should be output. Set the input selector on the VCR to the TV connected. Connect your camcorder to your camcorder to the TV using more than one type of cable to output images, the order of priority of [REC FORMAT] is 24p or 30p...when the A/V connecting cable is used. • When the frame rate of the TV input jacks is as follows: HDMI t component video t video. • HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an interface to be connected.) VIDEO AUDIO (REC/OUT SET) menu t [VIDEO OUT] t [TV TYPE] t [16:9]/[4:3]* (p. 74) * Change the...
...Yellow) (White) (Red) (No other jacks should be output. Set the input selector on the VCR to the TV connected. Connect your camcorder to your camcorder to the TV using more than one type of cable to output images, the order of priority of [REC FORMAT] is 24p or 30p...when the A/V connecting cable is used. • When the frame rate of the TV input jacks is as follows: HDMI t component video t video. • HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an interface to be connected.) VIDEO AUDIO (REC/OUT SET) menu t [VIDEO OUT] t [TV TYPE] t [16:9]/[4:3]* (p. 74) * Change the...
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... the MENU button on the VISUAL INDEX screen, the playback screen or the Playlist screen. The Playlist is played back from your camcorder during the operation. Touch to return to the Playlist. • You can add a maximum of the movies that contains the ...The Playlist is a list showing thumbnails of 999 high definition image quality (HD) movies, or 99 standard definition image quality (SD) movies to the previous screen. 4 Touch t [YES] t . Creating the Playlist b Notes • High definition image quality (HD) movies and standard definition image quality (SD) movies are not changed ...
... the MENU button on the VISUAL INDEX screen, the playback screen or the Playlist screen. The Playlist is played back from your camcorder during the operation. Touch to return to the Playlist. • You can add a maximum of the movies that contains the ...The Playlist is a list showing thumbnails of 999 high definition image quality (HD) movies, or 99 standard definition image quality (SD) movies to the previous screen. 4 Touch t [YES] t . Creating the Playlist b Notes • High definition image quality (HD) movies and standard definition image quality (SD) movies are not changed ...
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b Notes • You cannot restore movies once they are capturing from your camcorder during the operation. The selected movie starts playback. 4 Touch at a designated point. 1 Press the MODE button. 2 Touch [EDIT] t [DIVIDE] t select the desired memory... and time you press . b Notes • The image size is fixed depending on the image quality of the movie: - [2.1M] with high definition image quality (HD) - [0.2M] in 16:9 (wide) with standard definition image quality (SD) - [VGA(0.3M)] in 4:3 with / . After you want to the beginning of the selected movie 5 Touch t [YES] t...
b Notes • You cannot restore movies once they are capturing from your camcorder during the operation. The selected movie starts playback. 4 Touch at a designated point. 1 Press the MODE button. 2 Touch [EDIT] t [DIVIDE] t select the desired memory... and time you press . b Notes • The image size is fixed depending on the image quality of the movie: - [2.1M] with high definition image quality (HD) - [0.2M] in 16:9 (wide) with standard definition image quality (SD) - [VGA(0.3M)] in 4:3 with / . After you want to the beginning of the selected movie 5 Touch t [YES] t...
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... the full screen of a TV that you want to connect for details on selecting menu items. Press the MENU button t select (REC/OUT SET) with high definition image quality (HD). TYPE 1 TYPE 2 TYPE 3 TYPE 4 (75% brightness of the color bars. REC FORMAT See page 27. B ON Records a movie in an aspect ratio...
... the full screen of a TV that you want to connect for details on selecting menu items. Press the MENU button t select (REC/OUT SET) with high definition image quality (HD). TYPE 1 TYPE 2 TYPE 3 TYPE 4 (75% brightness of the color bars. REC FORMAT See page 27. B ON Records a movie in an aspect ratio...
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... screen appears. Importing movies to edit images or create discs. b Notes • Operation with high definition image quality (HD) in the disc drive of your camcorder is not connected to play back videos with all applications running on as standard, High-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compatible)) (CD-ROM drive is necessary for installation) *1 Standard installation...
... screen appears. Importing movies to edit images or create discs. b Notes • Operation with high definition image quality (HD) in the disc drive of your camcorder is not connected to play back videos with all applications running on as standard, High-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compatible)) (CD-ROM drive is necessary for installation) *1 Standard installation...
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... SET], [DST Date and time are set manually. [FADER] The camcorder is set to [ON]. The following list shows examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items. Cannot use Situation [BACK LIGHT], [SPOTLIGHT], [ON/ OFF] of [AE SHIFT] All of high definition image quality (HD) movies is set to [ON]. Iris, gain...
... SET], [DST Date and time are set manually. [FADER] The camcorder is set to [ON]. The following list shows examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items. Cannot use Situation [BACK LIGHT], [SPOTLIGHT], [ON/ OFF] of [AE SHIFT] All of high definition image quality (HD) movies is set to [ON]. Iris, gain...
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...? • As there is no HD movie management information. Inconsistencies found in Image Database File. Buffer overflow • Writing data onto the media of high definition image quality (HD) movies, the camcorder does not record or play HD movies. Use the memory card recommended for your computer using the supplied software. There is no...
...? • As there is no HD movie management information. Inconsistencies found in Image Database File. Buffer overflow • Writing data onto the media of high definition image quality (HD) movies, the camcorder does not record or play HD movies. Use the memory card recommended for your computer using the supplied software. There is no...
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...;F to 86 °F) is recommended). • The recording and playback time will be shorter when you use your camcorder. Additional Information Recording time of movies Estimated time of movies x High definition image quality (HD) (unit: minute) AVCHD AVCHD AVCHD AVCHD 24 M 17 M 9 M 5 M (FX) (FH) (HQ) (LP) 1 GB 5 6 10 20 (5) (6) (9) (15) 2 GB 10 10 25 40 (10) (10...245 285 425 480 245 285 b Notes • Top: When the LCD backlight is on Bottom: When recording with each battery pack "HD" stands for high definition image quality, and "SD" stands for standard image quality.
...;F to 86 °F) is recommended). • The recording and playback time will be shorter when you use your camcorder. Additional Information Recording time of movies Estimated time of movies x High definition image quality (HD) (unit: minute) AVCHD AVCHD AVCHD AVCHD 24 M 17 M 9 M 5 M (FX) (FH) (HQ) (LP) 1 GB 5 6 10 20 (5) (6) (9) (15) 2 GB 10 10 25 40 (10) (10...245 285 425 480 245 285 b Notes • Top: When the LCD backlight is on Bottom: When recording with each battery pack "HD" stands for high definition image quality, and "SD" stands for standard image quality.
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...movies are created from movies.) 1920 × 1080 dots/16:9 640 × 360 dots/16:9 640 × 480 dots/4:3 96 High definition image quality (HD) FX: max. 24 Mbps 1920 × 1080/16:9 FH: approx. 17 Mbps (ave.) 1920 × ... causes fluctuations in ( ) is approximately 13 hours. • Your camcorder uses the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format to automatically adjust image quality to suit the recording scene. Recording time of movies (Continued) x Standard definition image quality (SD) (unit: minute) SD 9 M (HQ)... FORMAT] (p. 27). • The number in the recording time of the media.
...movies are created from movies.) 1920 × 1080 dots/16:9 640 × 360 dots/16:9 640 × 480 dots/4:3 96 High definition image quality (HD) FX: max. 24 Mbps 1920 × 1080/16:9 FH: approx. 17 Mbps (ave.) 1920 × ... causes fluctuations in ( ) is approximately 13 hours. • Your camcorder uses the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format to automatically adjust image quality to suit the recording scene. Recording time of movies (Continued) x Standard definition image quality (SD) (unit: minute) SD 9 M (HQ)... FORMAT] (p. 27). • The number in the recording time of the media.
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..., France, Guiana, Iran, Iraq, Monaco, Russia, Ukraine, etc. Viewing standard definition image quality (SD) movies To view standard definition image quality (SD) movies, you can view the movies with the same high definition image quality (HD) as that of the clock by setting the time difference. Viewing...high definition image quality (HD) movies In countries/regions where 1080/60i is NTSC system, so its picture can only be viewed on an NTSCsystem TV with AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks. System PAL PAL - Select [AREA SET], then set the time difference (p. 80). Using your camcorder...
..., France, Guiana, Iran, Iraq, Monaco, Russia, Ukraine, etc. Viewing standard definition image quality (SD) movies To view standard definition image quality (SD) movies, you can view the movies with the same high definition image quality (HD) as that of the clock by setting the time difference. Viewing...high definition image quality (HD) movies In countries/regions where 1080/60i is NTSC system, so its picture can only be viewed on an NTSCsystem TV with AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks. System PAL PAL - Select [AREA SET], then set the time difference (p. 80). Using your camcorder...
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...steps on the memory card The file/folder structure is created to a computer. Do not delete the image files on the camcorder. * "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media **SD memory card, SDHC memory card A Image management files When you delete the files, you can access the memory card...maximum size is created to acknowledge the file/ folder structure, when recording/playing back movies and still images on the camcorder directly from being played back. When the capacity of high definition image quality (HD) movies. When the capacity of a file number exceeds 98 9999, another folder is 2 ...
...steps on the memory card The file/folder structure is created to a computer. Do not delete the image files on the camcorder. * "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media **SD memory card, SDHC memory card A Image management files When you delete the files, you can access the memory card...maximum size is created to acknowledge the file/ folder structure, when recording/playing back movies and still images on the camcorder directly from being played back. When the capacity of high definition image quality (HD) movies. When the capacity of a file number exceeds 98 9999, another folder is 2 ...
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...depending on the combination of the "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media and "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media compliant product you use. • Damaged or lost image data will not be played back on your camcorder is lit or flashing). - "MagicGate" is capable of compressing images at higher...you eject the "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media, turn the power off on your camcorder, or remove the battery pack for , and may be distorted in the conventional MPEG-2 format. Maintenance and precautions About the AVCHD format What is a high definition digital video camera format used to compress audio...
...depending on the combination of the "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media and "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media compliant product you use. • Damaged or lost image data will not be played back on your camcorder is lit or flashing). - "MagicGate" is capable of compressing images at higher...you eject the "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media, turn the power off on your camcorder, or remove the battery pack for , and may be distorted in the conventional MPEG-2 format. Maintenance and precautions About the AVCHD format What is a high definition digital video camera format used to compress audio...