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4-170-892-12(1) HDR-CX110/CX150/XR150 Digital HD Video Camera Recorder "Handycam" Handbook Table of contents 9 Getting started 12 Recording/Playback 20 Making good use of your 40 camcorder Saving images with an 49 external device Customizing your 58 camcorder Additional information 80 Quick reference 103 2010 Sony Corporation
4-170-892-12(1) HDR-CX110/CX150/XR150 Digital HD Video Camera Recorder "Handycam" Handbook Table of contents 9 Getting started 12 Recording/Playback 20 Making good use of your 40 camcorder Saving images with an 49 external device Customizing your 58 camcorder Additional information 80 Quick reference 103 2010 Sony Corporation
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... high definition image quality (HD) is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens, which was developed jointly by touching (MENU) [Show others] [MEDIA FORMAT] (under [MANAGE MEDIA] category) the desired medium (HDR-CX150/XR150) [YES] [YES] . Recording Capacity USB media of a Carl Zeiss lens. Memory - Notes on use your camcorder in Germany, and Sony...
... high definition image quality (HD) is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens, which was developed jointly by touching (MENU) [Show others] [MEDIA FORMAT] (under [MANAGE MEDIA] category) the desired medium (HDR-CX150/XR150) [YES] [YES] . Recording Capacity USB media of a Carl Zeiss lens. Memory - Notes on use your camcorder in Germany, and Sony...
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... Selecting the recording media for movies (HDR-CX150/XR150 17 Selecting the recording media for photos (HDR-CX150/XR150 18 Inserting a memory card 18 Recording/Playback Recording 20 Recording movies 22 Shooting photos 24 Useful functions for recording movies and photos 25 Zooming 25 Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO 25 Selecting high definition image quality (HD) or standard...
... Selecting the recording media for movies (HDR-CX150/XR150 17 Selecting the recording media for photos (HDR-CX150/XR150 18 Inserting a memory card 18 Recording/Playback Recording 20 Recording movies 22 Shooting photos 24 Useful functions for recording movies and photos 25 Zooming 25 Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO 25 Selecting high definition image quality (HD) or standard...
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... good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos 40 Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect 41 Dividing a movie 42 Capturing a photo from a movie 43 Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal recording media to memory card (HDR-CX150/XR150 44 Dubbing movies 44 ... dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express 52 Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer, etc., other than DVDirect Express 55 Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder, etc 56 Customizing your camcorder Using menus 58 Operating menus 58 Using MY MENU...
... good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos 40 Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect 41 Dividing a movie 42 Capturing a photo from a movie 43 Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal recording media to memory card (HDR-CX150/XR150 44 Dubbing movies 44 ... dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express 52 Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer, etc., other than DVDirect Express 55 Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder, etc 56 Customizing your camcorder Using menus 58 Operating menus 58 Using MY MENU...
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...recording media. Touch [YES] . You can be used differs depending on your camcorder. The following icons are recorded on this recording media. The recording medium is changed. Selecting the recording...HDR-CX150/XR150) Touch (MENU) [Show others] [MEDIA SETTINGS] (under [MANAGE MEDIA] category) [MOVIE MEDIA SET]. HDR-CX110 Memory card HDR-CX150 * Internal memory Memory card HDR-XR150 * Internal hard Memory disk card * In the default setting, both movies and photos are displayed on the screen of your camcorder...
...recording media. Touch [YES] . You can be used differs depending on your camcorder. The following icons are recorded on this recording media. The recording medium is changed. Selecting the recording...HDR-CX150/XR150) Touch (MENU) [Show others] [MEDIA SETTINGS] (under [MANAGE MEDIA] category) [MOVIE MEDIA SET]. HDR-CX110 Memory card HDR-CX150 * Internal memory Memory card HDR-XR150 * Internal hard Memory disk card * In the default setting, both movies and photos are displayed on the screen of your camcorder...
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Recording media icon The icon displayed may vary depending on a memory card (HDR-CX150/XR150). A MultiMediaCard cannot be used with your camcorder. Types of memory card you can use with your model. US 18 The recording medium is displayed at the top right corner of up to 32 GB have ...
Recording media icon The icon displayed may vary depending on a memory card (HDR-CX150/XR150). A MultiMediaCard cannot be used with your camcorder. Types of memory card you can use with your model. US 18 The recording medium is displayed at the top right corner of up to 32 GB have ...
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...image data 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] (HDR-CX150/XR150) [YES] [YES] . It may be damaged. ...Memory Stick PRO Duo" media or "Memory Stick Duo" media adaptor. Getting started Note direction of the memory card. If you insert a new memory card. "Memory Stick PRO Duo"media/"Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo"media (This size can be used with your camcorder.) "Memory...
...image data 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] (HDR-CX150/XR150) [YES] [YES] . It may be damaged. ...Memory Stick PRO Duo" media or "Memory Stick Duo" media adaptor. Getting started Note direction of the memory card. If you insert a new memory card. "Memory Stick PRO Duo"media/"Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo"media (This size can be used with your camcorder.) "Memory...
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HDR-CX110: Memory card HDR-CX150: Internal memory HDR-XR150: Internal hard disk Tips To change the recording media, see page 17 (HDR-CX150/XR150). Recording/Playback Recording In the default setting, movies are recorded with high definition image quality (HD) on the following media. HDR-CX110/CX150 US 20 To open the lens cover Slide the LENS COVER switch to open. Tips When you finish recording or when you play back images, close the len cover. 1 Fasten the grip belt.
HDR-CX110: Memory card HDR-CX150: Internal memory HDR-XR150: Internal hard disk Tips To change the recording media, see page 17 (HDR-CX150/XR150). Recording/Playback Recording In the default setting, movies are recorded with high definition image quality (HD) on the following media. HDR-CX110/CX150 US 20 To open the lens cover Slide the LENS COVER switch to open. Tips When you finish recording or when you play back images, close the len cover. 1 Fasten the grip belt.
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... for photo recording mode, and the screen aspect ratio becomes 4:3. Press PHOTO lightly to turn on the (Photo) lamp. US 24 HDR-CX110: Memory card HDR-CX150: Internal memory HDR-XR150: Internal hard disk Tips To change the image size, touch (MENU) [Show others] [ IMAGE...are recorded on the LCD screen. Flashes Lights up When disappears, the photo is recorded. Tips See page 92 on the recordable number of photos. To change the recording media, see page 17 (HDR-CX150/XR150). Press MODE to ...
... for photo recording mode, and the screen aspect ratio becomes 4:3. Press PHOTO lightly to turn on the (Photo) lamp. US 24 HDR-CX110: Memory card HDR-CX150: Internal memory HDR-XR150: Internal hard disk Tips To change the image size, touch (MENU) [Show others] [ IMAGE...are recorded on the LCD screen. Flashes Lights up When disappears, the photo is recorded. Tips See page 92 on the recordable number of photos. To change the recording media, see page 17 (HDR-CX150/XR150). Press MODE to ...
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... seconds. You can display the VISUAL INDEX screen also by recording date. Movies are played. HDR-CX110: Memory card HDR-CX150: Internal memory HDR-XR150: Internal hard disk Tips To change the recording media, see page 17 (HDR-CX150/XR150). 1 Open the LCD screen of your camcorder when the LCD screen is turned on. To turn on your...
... seconds. You can display the VISUAL INDEX screen also by recording date. Movies are played. HDR-CX110: Memory card HDR-CX150: Internal memory HDR-XR150: Internal hard disk Tips To change the recording media, see page 17 (HDR-CX150/XR150). 1 Open the LCD screen of your camcorder when the LCD screen is turned on. To turn on your...
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Also, do not eject the memory card while dividing movies on the memory card. A slight difference may damage ... appears. 2 Touch the movie to be divided. If the divided movie is included in [PHOTO MEDIA SET] (HDR-CX150/XR150) (p. 18). To continue capturing, touch , then repeat steps from step 3. To capture a photo ... Playback scenario (p. 34), the movie is deleted from the scenario. Only simple editing is saved on the camcorder. Capturing a photo from a movie 1 Touch (MENU) [Show others] [PHOTO CAPTURE] (...
Also, do not eject the memory card while dividing movies on the memory card. A slight difference may damage ... appears. 2 Touch the movie to be divided. If the divided movie is included in [PHOTO MEDIA SET] (HDR-CX150/XR150) (p. 18). To continue capturing, touch , then repeat steps from step 3. To capture a photo ... Playback scenario (p. 34), the movie is deleted from the scenario. Only simple editing is saved on the camcorder. Capturing a photo from a movie 1 Touch (MENU) [Show others] [PHOTO CAPTURE] (...
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...HDR-CX150/XR150: Movies and photos in the internal recording media of your camcorder. Saving images with an external device Notes For this operation, you need the USB Adaptor Cable VMC-UAM1 (sold separately) 5 Touch [Copy.] on your camcorder...is available for your camcorder before use external media with the external media. For details on available external media, go to the Sony support website in your ... the external media on the camcorder screen. You can save movies and photos on to external media can be saved. HDR-CX110: Movies and photos that have...
...HDR-CX150/XR150: Movies and photos in the internal recording media of your camcorder. Saving images with an external device Notes For this operation, you need the USB Adaptor Cable VMC-UAM1 (sold separately) 5 Touch [Copy.] on your camcorder...is available for your camcorder before use external media with the external media. For details on available external media, go to the Sony support website in your ... the external media on the camcorder screen. You can save movies and photos on to external media can be saved. HDR-CX110: Movies and photos that have...
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High definition image quality (HD) movies: Max. 3,999 Standard definition image quality (... [YES] on the type of scenes may be smaller depending on the camcorder screen. When connecting an external media The images saved in step 5 above. The VISUAL... such as illustrated below. CX150/XR150) and image selection methods. When you selected [DUB by date which are recorded on the memory card. Touch ...the LCD screen to select the recording media (HDR- The movie display and photo display buttons on the VISUAL INDEX screen. To save scenes exceeding...
High definition image quality (HD) movies: Max. 3,999 Standard definition image quality (... [YES] on the type of scenes may be smaller depending on the camcorder screen. When connecting an external media The images saved in step 5 above. The VISUAL... such as illustrated below. CX150/XR150) and image selection methods. When you selected [DUB by date which are recorded on the memory card. Touch ...the LCD screen to select the recording media (HDR- The movie display and photo display buttons on the VISUAL INDEX screen. To save scenes exceeding...
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... the camcorder screen. When you want to save (HDRCX150/XR150). Select the desired image quality, and touch . The image quality of the disc depends on the recording time of the same disc When converting high definition (HD) movies to standard definition (STD) movies, and creating a disc When dubbing images in the memory card (HDR-CX150/XR150...
... the camcorder screen. When you want to save (HDRCX150/XR150). Select the desired image quality, and touch . The image quality of the disc depends on the recording time of the same disc When converting high definition (HD) movies to standard definition (STD) movies, and creating a disc When dubbing images in the memory card (HDR-CX150/XR150...
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... 41. EDIT (Items for editing) See "Using menus" (p. 58) on the recording media condition, bars [--:--:--] appear. DELETE See page 40. MOVIE DUB (HDR-CX150/ XR150) See page 44. Customizing your camcorder to a TV. Depending on the operation. SCENARIO ERASE See page 35. PHOTO CAPTURE See page 43. DIVIDE See page 42. PHOTO COPY...
... 41. EDIT (Items for editing) See "Using menus" (p. 58) on the recording media condition, bars [--:--:--] appear. DELETE See page 40. MOVIE DUB (HDR-CX150/ XR150) See page 44. Customizing your camcorder to a TV. Depending on the operation. SCENARIO ERASE See page 35. PHOTO CAPTURE See page 43. DIVIDE See page 42. PHOTO COPY...
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... the information of the medium selected on [MOVIE MEDIA SET] (p. 17) is a management file area, the used media space of the battery. HDR-CX110: Touch [YES] [YES] . OTHERS (Items for recording media) See "Using menus" (p. 58) on the operation.... Notes Since there is displayed. MEDIA SETTINGS (HDR-CX150/ XR150) See page 17. HDR-CX150/XR150: Select the recording media to be formatted, touch [YES] [YES] . Notes Connect your camcorder to recover recordable free space. The default settings are marked with ...
... the information of the medium selected on [MOVIE MEDIA SET] (p. 17) is a management file area, the used media space of the battery. HDR-CX110: Touch [YES] [YES] . OTHERS (Items for recording media) See "Using menus" (p. 58) on the operation.... Notes Since there is displayed. MEDIA SETTINGS (HDR-CX150/ XR150) See page 17. HDR-CX150/XR150: Select the recording media to be formatted, touch [YES] [YES] . Notes Connect your camcorder to recover recordable free space. The default settings are marked with ...
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... the camcorder, disconnect the AC Adaptor, or eject the memory card from being recovered (HDR-CX150/XR150) [EMPTY] allows you stop performing [EMPTY] while [Executing...] appears, be sure to the wall outlet (wall socket). See page 84, 88. as follows; HDR-CX150: about 2 minutes HDR-XR150: about...When you dispose of important images, they should be saved on the internal recording media from your camcorder (The access lamp is lit or flashing while formatting memory card.). REPAIR IMG.DB F. Do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during the operation. While...
... the camcorder, disconnect the AC Adaptor, or eject the memory card from being recovered (HDR-CX150/XR150) [EMPTY] allows you stop performing [EMPTY] while [Executing...] appears, be sure to the wall outlet (wall socket). See page 84, 88. as follows; HDR-CX150: about 2 minutes HDR-XR150: about...When you dispose of important images, they should be saved on the internal recording media from your camcorder (The access lamp is lit or flashing while formatting memory card.). REPAIR IMG.DB F. Do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during the operation. While...
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... sensor activates. Otherwise, if you drop the camcorder, you turn on the (Movie) lamp by aiming the TV's Remote Commander at the TV (p. 39). ON Operates your camcorder to a "BRAVIA" Sync compatible TV with high definition image quality (HD) Tips ...; When you use the camcorder. US 79 Customizing your camcorder using the TV's Remote Commander. When it is detected that it satisfies all of the following conditions (HDR-CX150/XR150). ...
... sensor activates. Otherwise, if you drop the camcorder, you turn on the (Movie) lamp by aiming the TV's Remote Commander at the TV (p. 39). ON Operates your camcorder to a "BRAVIA" Sync compatible TV with high definition image quality (HD) Tips ...; When you use the camcorder. US 79 Customizing your camcorder using the TV's Remote Commander. When it is detected that it satisfies all of the following conditions (HDR-CX150/XR150). ...
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Turn off your camcorder and leave it to vertical ratio of high definition image quality (HD) movies is 16:9 (wide). Magnification changes when the recording mode is pressed and the point that recording movie starts/stops. Adjust the ... played back. This is not a malfunction. Playback Images cannot be played back. Select the type of recording media you want to play back (p. 17). (HDR-CX150/XR150) Select the image quality of the movie you record a TV screen or computer screen. Set [ STEADYSHOT] to play back (p. 26). Images recorded...
Turn off your camcorder and leave it to vertical ratio of high definition image quality (HD) movies is 16:9 (wide). Magnification changes when the recording mode is pressed and the point that recording movie starts/stops. Adjust the ... played back. This is not a malfunction. Playback Images cannot be played back. Select the type of recording media you want to play back (p. 17). (HDR-CX150/XR150) Select the image quality of the movie you record a TV screen or computer screen. Set [ STEADYSHOT] to play back (p. 26). Images recorded...
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.... (HDR-CX150/XR150) Movies play automatically as a demonstration movie when the filmed movie fulfills a certain condition on your camcorder Unable to...add no more than 999 high definition image quality (HD) movies, or 99 standard definition image quality (STD) movies..., to [LOW], the recorded sound may be damaged. Photos cannot be played back. Photos cannot be played back if you have modified files or folders, or have edited the data on a computer. (The file name flashes in that is not a malfunction. Playing back images stored on memory...
.... (HDR-CX150/XR150) Movies play automatically as a demonstration movie when the filmed movie fulfills a certain condition on your camcorder Unable to...add no more than 999 high definition image quality (HD) movies, or 99 standard definition image quality (STD) movies..., to [LOW], the recorded sound may be damaged. Photos cannot be played back. Photos cannot be played back if you have modified files or folders, or have edited the data on a computer. (The file name flashes in that is not a malfunction. Playing back images stored on memory...