Handycam® Handbook
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4-170-534-11(1) HDR-CX550/CX550V/ XR550/XR550V Digital HD Video Camera Recorder "Handycam" Handbook Table of contents 9 Getting started 12 Recording/Playback 21 Making good use of your 44 camcorder Saving images with an 57 external device Customizing your 66 camcorder Additional information 91 Quick reference 119 2010 Sony Corporation
4-170-534-11(1) HDR-CX550/CX550V/ XR550/XR550V Digital HD Video Camera Recorder "Handycam" Handbook Table of contents 9 Getting started 12 Recording/Playback 21 Making good use of your 44 camcorder Saving images with an 57 external device Customizing your 66 camcorder Additional information 91 Quick reference 119 2010 Sony Corporation
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... photos 49 Using the Playlist of movies 50 Creating the Playlist 50 Playing the Playlist 51 Using the GPS function (HDR-CX550V/XR550V 52 Setting the GPS function 53 Acquiring the current location information 54 Searching for a desired scene by recording location (... with the dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express 60 Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer, etc., other than DVDirect Express 63 Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder, etc 64 Customizing your camcorder Using menus 66 Operating menus 66 Using MY MENU 67 Using...
... photos 49 Using the Playlist of movies 50 Creating the Playlist 50 Playing the Playlist 51 Using the GPS function (HDR-CX550V/XR550V 52 Setting the GPS function 53 Acquiring the current location information 54 Searching for a desired scene by recording location (... with the dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express 60 Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer, etc., other than DVDirect Express 63 Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder, etc 64 Customizing your camcorder Using menus 66 Operating menus 66 Using MY MENU 67 Using...
Handycam® Handbook
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...high definition image quality (HD) to standard definition image quality (STD). Touch the movie you select movies with an external device US 61 When you want to burn on the DVD writer. Insert an unused disc into the DVD writer, and close the disc tray. The [DISC BURN] screen appears on the camcorder... Touch [END] [EJECT DISC] on the LCD screen to be created appears on the LCD screen. To customize a disc with DISC BURN OPTION Perform this operation in step 4. Select the recording media containing the movie(s) you can search for ...
...high definition image quality (HD) to standard definition image quality (STD). Touch the movie you select movies with an external device US 61 When you want to burn on the DVD writer. Insert an unused disc into the DVD writer, and close the disc tray. The [DISC BURN] screen appears on the camcorder... Touch [END] [EJECT DISC] on the LCD screen to be created appears on the LCD screen. To customize a disc with DISC BURN OPTION Perform this operation in step 4. Select the recording media containing the movie(s) you can search for ...
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...CONNECT] (under [OTHERS] category). Touch the recording media that contains the images on the camcorder screen. [ USB CONNECT]: Internal memory [ USB CONNECT]: Internal hard disk [ USB CONNECT]: Memory card The displayed recording media differ depending on the model. ...camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation (p. 14). Sony DVD writer may not be available in step 2 of "To customize a disc with DISC BURN OPTION." Tips If you cannot play back. Creating a high definition image quality (HD...
...CONNECT] (under [OTHERS] category). Touch the recording media that contains the images on the camcorder screen. [ USB CONNECT]: Internal memory [ USB CONNECT]: Internal hard disk [ USB CONNECT]: Memory card The displayed recording media differ depending on the model. ...camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation (p. 14). Sony DVD writer may not be available in step 2 of "To customize a disc with DISC BURN OPTION." Tips If you cannot play back. Creating a high definition image quality (HD...
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...on recording conditions, subject conditions, and the setting of your camcorder. [FACE DETECTION] may not be detected depending on recording conditions. Also, it adjusts the ... LOW LUX function is used . Notes If you change the setting of the high definition image quality (HD) movies. ON Detects faces. STEADYSHOT You can compensate for the lens. OFF ...optimum compensation for camera shake and focus for camera shake. Also, there US 77 Customizing your subjects and adjusts the focus/color/exposure automatically. OFF ( ) Does not detect faces. ...
...on recording conditions, subject conditions, and the setting of your camcorder. [FACE DETECTION] may not be detected depending on recording conditions. Also, it adjusts the ... LOW LUX function is used . Notes If you change the setting of the high definition image quality (HD) movies. ON Detects faces. STEADYSHOT You can compensate for the lens. OFF ...optimum compensation for camera shake and focus for camera shake. Also, there US 77 Customizing your subjects and adjusts the focus/color/exposure automatically. OFF ( ) Does not detect faces. ...
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...any way. LCD COLOR You can set [TV TYPE] to view your camcorder US 87 Customizing your movies on a 16:9 (wide) TV. OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE You need to the camcorder body, the setting becomes [NORMAL] automatically. Tips This adjustment does...displayed in 4:3 mode (wide) mode Notes Horizontal to vertical ratio of high definition image quality (HD) movies is touched (Except rec & zoom buttons on LCD). When you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with your movies and photos on a 4:3 standard TV. to convert...
...any way. LCD COLOR You can set [TV TYPE] to view your camcorder US 87 Customizing your movies on a 16:9 (wide) TV. OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE You need to the camcorder body, the setting becomes [NORMAL] automatically. Tips This adjustment does...displayed in 4:3 mode (wide) mode Notes Horizontal to vertical ratio of high definition image quality (HD) movies is touched (Except rec & zoom buttons on LCD). When you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with your movies and photos on a 4:3 standard TV. to convert...
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... default setting, the demonstration movie is recorded with high definition image quality (HD) Tips When you set your camcorder to turn off automatically when you do not operate your camcorder for when you cannot find your camcorder US 89 Customizing your native tongue among the options. Set to... appears. AUTO AREA ADJ (Auto area adjustment) (HDR-CX550V/XR550V) See page 56. DST SET/SUMMERTIME You can select the language to be used on the LCD screen. Tips Your camcorder offers [ENG[SIMP]] (simplified English) for more than about 10...
... default setting, the demonstration movie is recorded with high definition image quality (HD) Tips When you set your camcorder to turn off automatically when you do not operate your camcorder for when you cannot find your camcorder US 89 Customizing your native tongue among the options. Set to... appears. AUTO AREA ADJ (Auto area adjustment) (HDR-CX550V/XR550V) See page 56. DST SET/SUMMERTIME You can select the language to be used on the LCD screen. Tips Your camcorder offers [ENG[SIMP]] (simplified English) for more than about 10...
Operating Guide
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... on the LCD screen. To customize a disc with an external device US 53 Movies recorded on the internal recording media that have not been saved on any discs will be recorded onto the disc. When there are unsaved high definition (HD) and standard definition (STD) image quality movies, ... to be created appears on the camcorder screen. The [DISC BURN] screen appears on the camcorder screen. Press (DISC BURN) on the LCD screen to the previous screen. By touching date, you select movies with high definition image quality (HD), the screen to select the image...
... on the LCD screen. To customize a disc with an external device US 53 Movies recorded on the internal recording media that have not been saved on any discs will be recorded onto the disc. When there are unsaved high definition (HD) and standard definition (STD) image quality movies, ... to be created appears on the camcorder screen. The [DISC BURN] screen appears on the camcorder screen. Press (DISC BURN) on the LCD screen to the previous screen. By touching date, you select movies with high definition image quality (HD), the screen to select the image...
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... writer and perform the DISC BURN operation again. Tips If the total memory size of movies to be created in step 2 of "To customize a disc with the USB cable of the DVD writer. You can also operate by the DISC BURN operation exceeds that of the disc is... the USB cable. US 54 To play back movies on the screen to select the image quality of the disc to be burnt by the camcorder screen. Touch [END] [EJECT DISC] on the recording mode or the number of scenes. Also, if high definition image quality (HD) is reached.
... writer and perform the DISC BURN operation again. Tips If the total memory size of movies to be created in step 2 of "To customize a disc with the USB cable of the DVD writer. You can also operate by the DISC BURN operation exceeds that of the disc is... the USB cable. US 54 To play back movies on the screen to select the image quality of the disc to be burnt by the camcorder screen. Touch [END] [EJECT DISC] on the recording mode or the number of scenes. Also, if high definition image quality (HD) is reached.