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...) are designed to Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. For the State of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: HDR-CX520V Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Supplied items The numbers in a particular installation. Telephone No.: 858-942-2230 This device complies with ...call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800222-SONY (7669). These limits are the supplied US This equipment generates, uses, and can be used in a residential installation. Operation is subject to comply with Part 15 of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: HDR-CX500V Responsible Party: Sony Electronics ...
...) are designed to Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. For the State of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: HDR-CX520V Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Supplied items The numbers in a particular installation. Telephone No.: 858-942-2230 This device complies with ...call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800222-SONY (7669). These limits are the supplied US This equipment generates, uses, and can be used in a residential installation. Operation is subject to comply with Part 15 of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: HDR-CX500V Responsible Party: Sony Electronics ...
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..., the recording media may be damaged, recorded images may not be provided, even if recording or playback is turned off and landing of an airplane (HDR-CX500V/CX520V). If you repeat recording/deleting images for the contents of the following when the (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 15) or the access lamp (p. 48...
..., the recording media may be damaged, recorded images may not be provided, even if recording or playback is turned off and landing of an airplane (HDR-CX500V/CX520V). If you repeat recording/deleting images for the contents of the following when the (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 15) or the access lamp (p. 48...
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... 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time 15 Changing the language setting 16 Recording Recording 17 Acquiring location information using the GPS (HDR-CX500V/CX520V 21 Playback Playback on the camcorder 22 Playing images on a TV 25 Saving movies and photos with a computer Preparing a computer (Windows 27 When using...
... 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time 15 Changing the language setting 16 Recording Recording 17 Acquiring location information using the GPS (HDR-CX500V/CX520V 21 Playback Playback on the camcorder 22 Playing images on a TV 25 Saving movies and photos with a computer Preparing a computer (Windows 27 When using...
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... on the country/region selected for a few seconds and the power is turned POWER button You can change the on-screen displays to [OFF] (HDR-CX500V/CX520V). (under [GENERAL SET] category) [ LANGUAGE SET] a desired language . Changing the language setting You can turn off your camcorder also...
... on the country/region selected for a few seconds and the power is turned POWER button You can change the on-screen displays to [OFF] (HDR-CX500V/CX520V). (under [GENERAL SET] category) [ LANGUAGE SET] a desired language . Changing the language setting You can turn off your camcorder also...
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..., appears on the LCD screen, and your camcorder acquires the location information from the GPS satellites. US 21 Recording Acquiring location information using the GPS (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) When you to use functions such as follows; The indicator changes according to the strength of Japan by ZENRIN CO., LTD., other areas by...
..., appears on the LCD screen, and your camcorder acquires the location information from the GPS satellites. US 21 Recording Acquiring location information using the GPS (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) When you to use functions such as follows; The indicator changes according to the strength of Japan by ZENRIN CO., LTD., other areas by...
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CX500V/CX520V)/[ FILM ROLL]/[ FACE]) (p. 53). : Displays high definition image quality (HD) movies.* Displays photos. / : Displays movies recorded on your camcorder when the ... photos on the LCD Switches operating button display. To MENU screen Displays the screen to select the index type ([DATE INDEX]/[ MAP] (HDR-
CX500V/CX520V)/[ FILM ROLL]/[ FACE]) (p. 53). : Displays high definition image quality (HD) movies.* Displays photos. / : Displays movies recorded on your camcorder when the ... photos on the LCD Switches operating button display. To MENU screen Displays the screen to select the index type ([DATE INDEX]/[ MAP] (HDR-
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... can display the VISUAL INDEX by touching (MENU) [PLAYBACK SET] (under [PLAYBACK] category). The recording date, time, and shooting conditions, and coordinates (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) are played as fast as about 5 times about 10 times about 30 times about 60 times. You can continue playback...
... can display the VISUAL INDEX by touching (MENU) [PLAYBACK SET] (under [PLAYBACK] category). The recording date, time, and shooting conditions, and coordinates (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) are played as fast as about 5 times about 10 times about 30 times about 60 times. You can continue playback...
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...next photo. Returns to the recording screen. *1 The screen to select the index type is not displayed when [PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 47) is touched. CX500V/CX520V)) (p. 53).*1 : Displays high definition image quality (HD) movies.*2 Displays photos. / : Displays photos recorded on the screen. ...movie is selected with [ / SET] (p. 52). *3 is displayed when is set to select the index type ([DATE INDEX]/[ MAP] (HDR- If you touch a point in the PB ZOOM frame, the point comes to the center in the photo by moving the power zoom lever while...
...next photo. Returns to the recording screen. *1 The screen to select the index type is not displayed when [PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 47) is touched. CX500V/CX520V)) (p. 53).*1 : Displays high definition image quality (HD) movies.*2 Displays photos. / : Displays photos recorded on the screen. ...movie is selected with [ / SET] (p. 52). *3 is displayed when is set to select the index type ([DATE INDEX]/[ MAP] (HDR- If you touch a point in the PB ZOOM frame, the point comes to the center in the photo by moving the power zoom lever while...
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...on your camcorder, and record it on the recording device. Refer to the audio input jack on the device. US Sony DVD writer may deteriorate. You cannot dub images to recorders connected with an HDMI cable. To hide the screen indicators (... screen size of display devices (TV, etc.) is performed via analog data transfer, the image quality may not be available in some 44 countries/regions. CX500V/CX520V), or camera settings data, touch (MENU) [PLAYBACK SET] (under [GENERAL SET] category) [DISP OUTPUT] [...
...on your camcorder, and record it on the recording device. Refer to the audio input jack on the device. US Sony DVD writer may deteriorate. You cannot dub images to recorders connected with an HDMI cable. To hide the screen indicators (... screen size of display devices (TV, etc.) is performed via analog data transfer, the image quality may not be available in some 44 countries/regions. CX500V/CX520V), or camera settings data, touch (MENU) [PLAYBACK SET] (under [GENERAL SET] category) [DISP OUTPUT] [...
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... acquiring the time from GPS or not. DST SET/ SUMMERTIME p. 15 LANGUAGE SET......... Sets whether or not the camcorder is to be used or not. * HDR-CX500V/CX520V US 55 Making good use of your camcorder to light up or not. POWER ON BY LCD........ CTRL FOR HDMI p. 26 REC LAMP Sets...
... acquiring the time from GPS or not. DST SET/ SUMMERTIME p. 15 LANGUAGE SET......... Sets whether or not the camcorder is to be used or not. * HDR-CX500V/CX520V US 55 Making good use of your camcorder to light up or not. POWER ON BY LCD........ CTRL FOR HDMI p. 26 REC LAMP Sets...
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...jack: HDMI mini connector USB jack: mini-AB LCD screen Picture: 7.5 cm (3.0 type, aspect ratio 16:9) Total number of Sony's ClearVid and the image processing system (BIONZ) allow still image resolution equivalent to the sizes described. ** [ STEADYSHOT] is set ...to 104 °F) Storage temperature: -20 C to + 60 C (-4 °F to [STANDARD] or [OFF]. HDR-CX500: approximately 31.5 GB HDR-CX500V: approximately 30.7 GB HDR-CX520: approximately 63.5 GB HDR-CX520V: approximately 62.7 GB Image device: 6.3 mm (1/2.88 type) CMOS sensor Recording pixels (photo, 4:3): Max. 12.0 mega (4...
...jack: HDMI mini connector USB jack: mini-AB LCD screen Picture: 7.5 cm (3.0 type, aspect ratio 16:9) Total number of Sony's ClearVid and the image processing system (BIONZ) allow still image resolution equivalent to the sizes described. ** [ STEADYSHOT] is set ...to 104 °F) Storage temperature: -20 C to + 60 C (-4 °F to [STANDARD] or [OFF]. HDR-CX500: approximately 31.5 GB HDR-CX500V: approximately 30.7 GB HDR-CX520: approximately 63.5 GB HDR-CX520V: approximately 62.7 GB Image device: 6.3 mm (1/2.88 type) CMOS sensor Recording pixels (photo, 4:3): Max. 12.0 mega (4...
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... AC Adaptor for the supplied battery pack (in h (hour) and m (minute) Recording mode [SD HQ] [SD SP] [SD LP] (5.1 ch)* [SD LP] (2 ch)* Recording time HDR-CX500 HDR-CX500V 7 h 50 m 7 h 40 m 11 h 35 m 11 h 20 m 22 h 15 m 21 h 40 m 24 h 15 m 23 h 40 m High definition image quality (...HD) in h (hour) and m (minute) Recording mode [HD FH] [HD HQ] [HD SP] [HD LP] (5.1 ch)* [HD LP] (2 ch)* Recording time HDR-CX500 HDR-CX500V 3 h 50 m 3 h 45 m 7 h 50 m 7 h 35 m 9 h 30 m 9 h 15 m 12 h 40 m 12 h 20 m 13 h 20 m 13 h Recording mode [HD FH] [HD ...
... AC Adaptor for the supplied battery pack (in h (hour) and m (minute) Recording mode [SD HQ] [SD SP] [SD LP] (5.1 ch)* [SD LP] (2 ch)* Recording time HDR-CX500 HDR-CX500V 7 h 50 m 7 h 40 m 11 h 35 m 11 h 20 m 22 h 15 m 21 h 40 m 24 h 15 m 23 h 40 m High definition image quality (...HD) in h (hour) and m (minute) Recording mode [HD FH] [HD HQ] [HD SP] [HD LP] (5.1 ch)* [HD LP] (2 ch)* Recording time HDR-CX500 HDR-CX500V 3 h 50 m 3 h 45 m 7 h 50 m 7 h 35 m 9 h 30 m 9 h 15 m 12 h 40 m 12 h 20 m 13 h 20 m 13 h Recording mode [HD FH] [HD ...
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... operations. Active Interface Shoe The Active Interface Shoe supplies power to initialize all the settings including the clock setting. GPS switch (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) Speaker HDMI OUT jack (25) Access lamp (Internal memory, "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media) (48)... rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees, you operate the POWER switch on your camcorder. Built-in microphone Flash Lens (Sony G lens) Camera recording lamp The camera recording lamp lights up in ( ) are reference pages. facing out. Press RESET to optional...
... operations. Active Interface Shoe The Active Interface Shoe supplies power to initialize all the settings including the clock setting. GPS switch (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) Speaker HDMI OUT jack (25) Access lamp (Internal memory, "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media) (48)... rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees, you operate the POWER switch on your camcorder. Built-in microphone Flash Lens (Sony G lens) Camera recording lamp The camera recording lamp lights up in ( ) are reference pages. facing out. Press RESET to optional...
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... 32 Recording fast action in slow-motion (SMTH SLW REC 32 Controlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL dial 33 Acquiring location information (GPS) (HDR-CX500V/CX520V 34 Playback on the camcorder 36 Playing movies 36 Viewing photos 37 Useful functions for playing movies and photos 39 Searching for desired images...
... 32 Recording fast action in slow-motion (SMTH SLW REC 32 Controlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL dial 33 Acquiring location information (GPS) (HDR-CX500V/CX520V 34 Playback on the camcorder 36 Playing movies 36 Viewing photos 37 Useful functions for playing movies and photos 39 Searching for desired images...
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Table of Contents Useful Recording Techniques Searching for a desired scene by recording location (Map Index) (HDR-CX500V/CX520V 40 Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index 41 Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index 42 Playing back a digest ... to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV 49 Using "BRAVIA" Sync 51 Editing Deleting movies and photos 52 Acquiring the current location information (HDR-CX500V/CX520V 54 Capturing a photo from a movie 55 Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal memory to "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media 56 Dubbing movies...
Table of Contents Useful Recording Techniques Searching for a desired scene by recording location (Map Index) (HDR-CX500V/CX520V 40 Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index 41 Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index 42 Playing back a digest ... to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV 49 Using "BRAVIA" Sync 51 Editing Deleting movies and photos 52 Acquiring the current location information (HDR-CX500V/CX520V 54 Capturing a photo from a movie 55 Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal memory to "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media 56 Dubbing movies...
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... File/folder structure on the internal memory and "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media ...116 Maintenance and precautions 118 About the AVCHD format 118 About GPS (HDR-CX500V/CX520V 118 About the "Memory Stick" media 120 About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 121 About x.v.Color 122 About handling of your camcorder 122 Index 127...
... File/folder structure on the internal memory and "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media ...116 Maintenance and precautions 118 About the AVCHD format 118 About GPS (HDR-CX500V/CX520V 118 About the "Memory Stick" media 120 About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 121 About x.v.Color 122 About handling of your camcorder 122 Index 127...
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Table of Contents Press RESET to initialize all the settings including the clock setting. GPS switch (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) (34) Speaker HDMI OUT jack (48) Access lamp (Internal memory, "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media) (68) While the lamp is lit ... (sold separately: the length of the screw must be less DATA CODE button (88) Displays the date and time, camera setting data, or coordinates (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) of the recorded images when you press this button will be recorded as a still image. SCAN/SLOW buttons (37 Previous/Next) buttons (36...
Table of Contents Press RESET to initialize all the settings including the clock setting. GPS switch (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) (34) Speaker HDMI OUT jack (48) Access lamp (Internal memory, "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media) (68) While the lamp is lit ... (sold separately: the length of the screw must be less DATA CODE button (88) Displays the date and time, camera setting data, or coordinates (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) of the recorded images when you press this button will be recorded as a still image. SCAN/SLOW buttons (37 Previous/Next) buttons (36...
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... BURN Operating Guide CTRL FOR HDMI 100 TV CONNECT Guide 47 REC LAMP 100 MUSIC TOOL REMOTE CTRL 101 EMPTY MUSIC 44 DOWNLOAD MUSIC 44 * HDR-CX500V/CX520V BATTERY INFO 91 Table of Contents (MANAGE MEDIA) category MEDIA SETTINGS MOVIE MEDIA SET PHOTO MEDIA SET MEDIA INFO MEDIA FORMAT INT.
... BURN Operating Guide CTRL FOR HDMI 100 TV CONNECT Guide 47 REC LAMP 100 MUSIC TOOL REMOTE CTRL 101 EMPTY MUSIC 44 DOWNLOAD MUSIC 44 * HDR-CX500V/CX520V BATTERY INFO 91 Table of Contents (MANAGE MEDIA) category MEDIA SETTINGS MOVIE MEDIA SET PHOTO MEDIA SET MEDIA INFO MEDIA FORMAT INT.
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... Adaptor from the camcorder, holding both the camcorder and the DC plug. Even if the camcorder is turned off and landing of an airplane (HDR-CX500V/CX520V). Using the camcorder Do not hold the camcorder by the following when the (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 22) or the access lamp (p. 68) are...
... Adaptor from the camcorder, holding both the camcorder and the DC plug. Even if the camcorder is turned off and landing of an airplane (HDR-CX500V/CX520V). Using the camcorder Do not hold the camcorder by the following when the (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 22) or the access lamp (p. 68) are...
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.... The clock may not be adjusted to show messages in a specified language. In this case, set [AUTO CLOCK ADJ] and [AUTO AREA ADJ] to [OFF] (HDR-CX500V/CX520V).
.... The clock may not be adjusted to show messages in a specified language. In this case, set [AUTO CLOCK ADJ] and [AUTO AREA ADJ] to [OFF] (HDR-CX500V/CX520V).