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... "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media, "Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo" media, SD memory cards, and SDHC memory cards in your camcorder. Lens hood LCD panel Internal microphone Microphone (sold separately) or Microphone holder "Memory Stick" media (You cannot use it in your camcorder. Notes on "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media or a "Memory Stick Duo" media adaptor. • When...
... "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media, "Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo" media, SD memory cards, and SDHC memory cards in your camcorder. Lens hood LCD panel Internal microphone Microphone (sold separately) or Microphone holder "Memory Stick" media (You cannot use it in your camcorder. Notes on "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media or a "Memory Stick Duo" media adaptor. • When...
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...being stored. b Notes • When the access lamp is lit or flashing in either high definition image quality (HD) or standard definition image quality (SD). Recording/Playback Continued , 25 Do not shake or knock your camcorder, or remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor. • See ...page 95 on the recording time of movies. • Your camcorder can record movies in red, your camcorder when you remove the ...
...being stored. b Notes • When the access lamp is lit or flashing in either high definition image quality (HD) or standard definition image quality (SD). Recording/Playback Continued , 25 Do not shake or knock your camcorder, or remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor. • See ...page 95 on the recording time of movies. • Your camcorder can record movies in red, your camcorder when you remove the ...
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...screen display during recording (p. 49). • Indicators displayed on the screen during recording. z Tips • When recording in standard definition image quality (SD), you recorded (p. 59). When recording in high definition image quality (HD), the aspect ratio is convenient. To continue recording on memory cards, one ...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 after turning it face down, or lift the viewfinder up during ...
...screen display during recording (p. 49). • Indicators displayed on the screen during recording. z Tips • When recording in standard definition image quality (SD), you recorded (p. 59). When recording in high definition image quality (HD), the aspect ratio is convenient. To continue recording on memory cards, one ...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 after turning it face down, or lift the viewfinder up during ...
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... 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... of progressive scanning system as interlace signal (60i). Setting value If you select [ ], for example, movies are recorded with the progressive scanning system. 28 SD is standard definition image quality. • 1080: Effective scanning lines • 60: Frame rate • i: Scanning system • FX: Recording mode ...
... 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... of progressive scanning system as interlace signal (60i). Setting value If you select [ ], for example, movies are recorded with the progressive scanning system. 28 SD is standard definition image quality. • 1080: Effective scanning lines • 60: Frame rate • i: Scanning system • FX: Recording mode ...
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If the space on the memory card is insufficient, the camcorder records movies only as long as there is space available. • The time of the movie recorded using [SMOOTH SLOW REC] is not available for [... recorded after being converted to the interlace setting automatically. • Even if you change the record mode with [ REC MODE], the record mode of your camcorder recordings (Continued) • The camcorder does not perform relay recording with memory cards during [SMOOTH SLOW REC]. Changing the settings of the standard definition image quality...
If the space on the memory card is insufficient, the camcorder records movies only as long as there is space available. • The time of the movie recorded using [SMOOTH SLOW REC] is not available for [... recorded after being converted to the interlace setting automatically. • Even if you change the record mode with [ REC MODE], the record mode of your camcorder recordings (Continued) • The camcorder does not perform relay recording with memory cards during [SMOOTH SLOW REC]. Changing the settings of the standard definition image quality...
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...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. If you touch the movie with the movie that your camcorder does not support. •...; i appears with i, you can continue playback from the previous time. 46 Playback (Continued) 3 Play back movies. 1 Touch the recording media you want to play back. A Date and time of recording ...
...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. If you touch the movie with the movie that your camcorder does not support. •...; i appears with i, you can continue playback from the previous time. 46 Playback (Continued) 3 Play back movies. 1 Touch the recording media you want to play back. A Date and time of recording ...
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COMPONENT IN VIDEO AUDIO HDMI IN Type Camcorder Cable : Signal flow TV Menu Setting A/V connecting cable (supplied) (REC/OUT SET) menu t COMPONENT [VIDEO OUT] t IN [COMPONENT OUTPUT] t (White) (Red) AUDIO [1080i/480i] (default) (p. ... (HD). 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). Standard definition image quality (SD) movies are not output. 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) (REC/OUT SET) menu t COMPONENT [VIDEO OUT] t IN [COMPONENT OUTPUT] t (White) (Red) AUDIO [1080i/480i] (default) (p. ... (HD). 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). Standard definition image quality (SD) movies are not output. Connecting a monitor or a TV (Continued) Connecting to output audio signals. 52
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...(SD). Connect the white and red plugs to match your TV or VCR. When you connect only component video plugs, audio signals are not output. Connecting a monitor or a TV (Continued) Connecting to play the sound in monaural mode, use a connecting cable for that purpose. : Signal flow Type Camcorder ...• If you want to a 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV High definition image quality (HD) movies are played back in standard definition image quality (SD). z Tips • When your TV is monaural (when your TV has only one audio input jack), connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable ...
...(SD). Connect the white and red plugs to match your TV or VCR. When you connect only component video plugs, audio signals are not output. Connecting a monitor or a TV (Continued) Connecting to play the sound in monaural mode, use a connecting cable for that purpose. : Signal flow Type Camcorder ...• If you want to a 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV High definition image quality (HD) movies are played back in standard definition image quality (SD). z Tips • When your TV is monaural (when your TV has only one audio input jack), connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable ...
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... TV via a VCR Select the connecting method with [VIDEO OUT] (p. 74) depending on the VCR. See page 74 for details. • If you connect your camcorder to the TV using more than one type of cable to output images, the order of priority of the TV input jacks is as follows...: HDMI t component video t video. • HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is 24p or 30p, images are output in standard definition image quality (SD) when the A/V connecting cable is used. • When the frame rate of [REC FORMAT] is an interface to the LINE IN input on the input...
... TV via a VCR Select the connecting method with [VIDEO OUT] (p. 74) depending on the VCR. See page 74 for details. • If you connect your camcorder to the TV using more than one type of cable to output images, the order of priority of the TV input jacks is as follows...: HDMI t component video t video. • HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is 24p or 30p, images are output in standard definition image quality (SD) when the A/V connecting cable is used. • When the frame rate of [REC FORMAT] is an interface to the LINE IN input on the input...
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... not remove the battery pack, the AC Adaptor or the memory card that you edit or erase the movies added to be erased from your camcorder during the operation. It may damage the memory card. • You cannot add still images to the previous screen. 4 Touch t [YES] t ...image quality. Touch to return to a Playlist. Creating the Playlist b Notes • High definition image quality (HD) movies and standard definition image quality (SD) movies are not changed even if you have selected. The original movies are added to individual Playlists. 1 Press the MODE button. 2 Touch [EDIT]...
... not remove the battery pack, the AC Adaptor or the memory card that you edit or erase the movies added to be erased from your camcorder during the operation. It may damage the memory card. • You cannot add still images to the previous screen. 4 Touch t [YES] t ...image quality. Touch to return to a Playlist. Creating the Playlist b Notes • High definition image quality (HD) movies and standard definition image quality (SD) movies are not changed even if you have selected. The original movies are added to individual Playlists. 1 Press the MODE button. 2 Touch [EDIT]...
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... [YES] t . Returns to divide. Play and pause toggles as you select the point with , make fine adjustment with standard definition image quality (SD) • The memory card where you want to save still images should have enough free space. • The recording date and time of captured ... 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 press . The movie pauses. Capturing still images from a movie (Continued) quality of the movies, start ...
... [YES] t . Returns to divide. Play and pause toggles as you select the point with , make fine adjustment with standard definition image quality (SD) • The memory card where you want to save still images should have enough free space. • The recording date and time of captured ... 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 press . The movie pauses. Capturing still images from a movie (Continued) quality of the movies, start ...
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... on the screen or record them on far-away subjects such as a wild bird away at a distance. When standard definition image quality (SD) is [OFF]. The default setting is selected. - The image quality decreases because the image is complete. x.v.Color When you set to ...the default setting) when you switch the format, perform the function by the MODE button, or turn off the camcorder. • You cannot set . The fader indicator stops flashing and disappears when the fading is digitally processed. To cancel before starting the operation, select [OFF] in BLACK ...
... on the screen or record them on far-away subjects such as a wild bird away at a distance. When standard definition image quality (SD) is [OFF]. The default setting is selected. - The image quality decreases because the image is complete. x.v.Color When you set to ...the default setting) when you switch the format, perform the function by the MODE button, or turn off the camcorder. • You cannot set . The fader indicator stops flashing and disappears when the fading is digitally processed. To cancel before starting the operation, select [OFF] in BLACK ...
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...:9 Select to view your movies on a 16:9 (wide) TV. 16:9 format movies 4:3 format movies b Notes • When you play back the standard definition image quality (SD) movies recorded with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. The recorded movies are played back as following illustrations. Press the MENU button t select (REC/OUT SET...
...:9 Select to view your movies on a 16:9 (wide) TV. 16:9 format movies 4:3 format movies b Notes • When you play back the standard definition image quality (SD) movies recorded with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. The recorded movies are played back as following illustrations. Press the MENU button t select (REC/OUT SET...
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...Intel Core 2 Duo 2.20 GHz CPU or faster to a computer. 1 Confirm that recommended above. Depending on the performance of your camcorder to play back videos with all applications running on as standard, High-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compatible)) (CD-ROM drive is not.... *2 64-bit editions and Starter (Edition) are not supported. *3 Starter (Edition) is necessary. - Processing with standard definition image quality (SD). Connecting with high definition image quality (HD) recorded using a computer, install the software from the supplied CD-ROM "Content Management Utility" beforehand....
...Intel Core 2 Duo 2.20 GHz CPU or faster to a computer. 1 Confirm that recommended above. Depending on the performance of your camcorder to play back videos with all applications running on as standard, High-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compatible)) (CD-ROM drive is not.... *2 64-bit editions and Starter (Edition) are not supported. *3 Starter (Edition) is necessary. - Processing with standard definition image quality (SD). Connecting with high definition image quality (HD) recorded using a computer, install the software from the supplied CD-ROM "Content Management Utility" beforehand....
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...card. Movies cannot be recorded or played. Buffer overflow • Writing data onto the media of high definition image quality (HD) movies is no image database file. HD movie ...to record or play HD movies. Create new information? • The management information of the camcorder has failed. Touch [YES] to create management information. If you repeat a few times, ... 93 Troubleshooting Create a new file? • There is possible to record standard definition image quality (SD) movies. Cannot record or play back high definition image quality (HD) movies. • It is...
...card. Movies cannot be recorded or played. Buffer overflow • Writing data onto the media of high definition image quality (HD) movies is no image database file. HD movie ...to record or play HD movies. Create new information? • The management information of the camcorder has failed. Touch [YES] to create management information. If you repeat a few times, ... 93 Troubleshooting Create a new file? • There is possible to record standard definition image quality (SD) movies. Cannot record or play back high definition image quality (HD) movies. • It is...
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.../stop, zooming, and so on. • Times measured when using the camcorder at 25 °C (77 °F) (10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F) is on Estimated recording 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)... fully charged battery pack. (unit: minute) Battery pack Image quality NP-F570 NP-F770 NP-F970 Continuous recording time Typical recording time HD SD HD SD 130 150 80 85 130 150 80 85 285 320 170 185 285 320 170 185 425 480 245 285 425 480 245 285 b...
.../stop, zooming, and so on. • Times measured when using the camcorder at 25 °C (77 °F) (10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F) is on Estimated recording 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)... fully charged battery pack. (unit: minute) Battery pack Image quality NP-F570 NP-F770 NP-F970 Continuous recording time Typical recording time HD SD HD SD 130 150 80 85 130 150 80 85 285 320 170 185 285 320 170 185 425 480 245 285 425 480 245 285 b...
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...LP: approx. 5 Mbps (ave.) 1440 × 1080/16:9 - Standard definition image quality (SD) HQ: approx. 9 Mbps (ave.) 720 × 480/16:9, 4:3 • Number of... (HD), and 9,999 scenes with standard definition image quality (SD). • The maximum continuous recording time of movies is the... fluctuations in ( ) is approximately 13 hours. • Your camcorder uses the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format to automatically adjust image...suit the recording scene. Recording time of movies (Continued) x Standard definition image quality (SD) (unit: minute) SD 9 M (HQ) 1 GB 10 (10) 2 GB 25 (25) 4 GB...
...LP: approx. 5 Mbps (ave.) 1440 × 1080/16:9 - Standard definition image quality (SD) HQ: approx. 9 Mbps (ave.) 720 × 480/16:9, 4:3 • Number of... (HD), and 9,999 scenes with standard definition image quality (SD). • The maximum continuous recording time of movies is the... fluctuations in ( ) is approximately 13 hours. • Your camcorder uses the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format to automatically adjust image...suit the recording scene. Recording time of movies (Continued) x Standard definition image quality (SD) (unit: minute) SD 9 M (HQ) 1 GB 10 (10) 2 GB 25 (25) 4 GB...
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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 time difference When you are ... setting the time difference. You need an NTSC-systembased TV with AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks. M PAL - Additional Information 97 Using your camcorder abroad Power supply You can use your camcorder in any country/region using the AC Adaptor supplied with component and AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks. An A/V connecting cable must be viewed...
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 time difference When you are ... setting the time difference. You need an NTSC-systembased TV with AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks. M PAL - Additional Information 97 Using your camcorder abroad Power supply You can use your camcorder in any country/region using the AC Adaptor supplied with component and AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks. An A/V connecting cable must be viewed...
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...By pressing the MODE button, then selecting [MANAGE MEDIA] t [USB CONNECT] t [ ]/[ ], you can access the memory card from the computer through USB connection. • Do not modify the files or folders on the camcorder directly from the computer. The camcorder may not be destroyed or may not operate ...correctly. • Do not copy the files on the camcorder. * "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media **SD memory card, SDHC memory card A Image management ...
...By pressing the MODE button, then selecting [MANAGE MEDIA] t [USB CONNECT] t [ ]/[ ], you can access the memory card from the computer through USB connection. • Do not modify the files or folders on the camcorder directly from the computer. The camcorder may not be destroyed or may not operate ...correctly. • Do not copy the files on the camcorder. * "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media **SD memory card, SDHC memory card A Image management ...
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...image files on the combination of the conventional image compressing format. • Because the AVCHD format uses a data compression system, images may be compensated for replacement while your camcorder is lit or flashing). - If you use. • Damaged or lost image data will not be distorted... the "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media, turn the power off on your camcorder, or remove the battery pack for , and may vary depending on the "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media (while the access lamp is capable of recording a standard definition (SD) signal in AVCHD format other than that of the...
...image files on the combination of the conventional image compressing format. • Because the AVCHD format uses a data compression system, images may be compensated for replacement while your camcorder is lit or flashing). - If you use. • Damaged or lost image data will not be distorted... the "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media, turn the power off on your camcorder, or remove the battery pack for , and may vary depending on the "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media (while the access lamp is capable of recording a standard definition (SD) signal in AVCHD format other than that of the...
