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... activated in such situations. Change the screen language before the first use (p. 77). To view your camcorder. Standard (STD) image quality movies recorded on the camcorder, due to the protection features of the camcorder or battery pack becomes extremely high or extremely low, you insert a disc recorded... on the country/region. Save your important data on your PC etc. Before starting to record, test the recording function to make sure the image and sound are used for the contents of recordings cannot be able to play back on SD memory cards cannot be contrary...
... activated in such situations. Change the screen language before the first use (p. 77). To view your camcorder. Standard (STD) image quality movies recorded on the camcorder, due to the protection features of the camcorder or battery pack becomes extremely high or extremely low, you insert a disc recorded... on the country/region. Save your important data on your PC etc. Before starting to record, test the recording function to make sure the image and sound are used for the contents of recordings cannot be able to play back on SD memory cards cannot be contrary...
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... 40 Converting and sharing Highlight Playback scenes or Highlight scenarios 40 Making good use of your camcorder 42 Deleting movies and photos 42 Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect 43 Copying images (HDR-CX160/CX180 43 Dividing a movie 45 Capturing a photo from a movie 45 Saving movies and photos with a computer Selecting the method for creating a disc (computer...
... 40 Converting and sharing Highlight Playback scenes or Highlight scenarios 40 Making good use of your camcorder 42 Deleting movies and photos 42 Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect 43 Copying images (HDR-CX160/CX180 43 Dividing a movie 45 Capturing a photo from a movie 45 Saving movies and photos with a computer Selecting the method for creating a disc (computer...
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Notes on the battery pack When you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor, turn the camcorder off and make sure that the (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 24), the access lamp (p. 22) are turned off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any operation for about 5 minutes, to save battery ...
Notes on the battery pack When you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor, turn the camcorder off and make sure that the (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 24), the access lamp (p. 22) are turned off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any operation for about 5 minutes, to save battery ...
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Table of Contents Enjoy Useful Functions Connecting to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV When movies are recorded with S-Video When the S VIDEO plug (S VIDEO channel) is monaural (When your TV has only one end (for the camcorder), and ...may result. To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) Set [TV Type] to [16:9] or [4:3] according to make the setting. When movies are played back in standard definition image quality (STD). When you connect with HDMI cable Use an HDMI cable with component A/V cable ...
Table of Contents Enjoy Useful Functions Connecting to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV When movies are recorded with S-Video When the S VIDEO plug (S VIDEO channel) is monaural (When your TV has only one end (for the camcorder), and ...may result. To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) Set [TV Type] to [16:9] or [4:3] according to make the setting. When movies are played back in standard definition image quality (STD). When you connect with HDMI cable Use an HDMI cable with component A/V cable ...
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... setting. The recording modes available will depend on the selected [ Frame Rate] (p.75). * appears on a medium icon if a movie recorded with the selected recording mode cannot be saved on that has more compatibility with various playback devices ([ HD Quality] is the default.... The recording time of Contents Enjoy Useful Functions Camera-shake detection (Walk), (Tripod) The camcorder detects whether camerashake occurs or not, and makes the optimum compensation. Notes The camcorder may not detect the expected scene or subject, depending on the recording mode. ...
... setting. The recording modes available will depend on the selected [ Frame Rate] (p.75). * appears on a medium icon if a movie recorded with the selected recording mode cannot be saved on that has more compatibility with various playback devices ([ HD Quality] is the default.... The recording time of Contents Enjoy Useful Functions Camera-shake detection (Walk), (Tripod) The camcorder detects whether camerashake occurs or not, and makes the optimum compensation. Notes The camcorder may not detect the expected scene or subject, depending on the recording mode. ...
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...Index You can select a theme for Highlight Playback. The music category is selected automatically according to the theme. [Music] You can make various settings for Highlight Playback. To watch a Highlight Playback again Touch [Replay] on the Event View as the playback range, then touch ... played back with the music. The LCD screen during Highlight Playback. If no range is set the following . Movie: Play the desired movie, and then touch at the point you select a Highlight Playback. Enjoy Useful Functions Touch [Highlight Setting] ...
...Index You can select a theme for Highlight Playback. The music category is selected automatically according to the theme. [Music] You can make various settings for Highlight Playback. To watch a Highlight Playback again Touch [Replay] on the Event View as the playback range, then touch ... played back with the music. The LCD screen during Highlight Playback. If no range is set the following . Movie: Play the desired movie, and then touch at the point you select a Highlight Playback. Enjoy Useful Functions Touch [Highlight Setting] ...
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... Touch and hold the desired thumbnail so that you can confirm the image. Table of Contents Enjoy Useful Functions Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos You can free media space by selecting it from the Event Index screen, you can delete the image using...). The demonstration movie on the movies or photos to select the desired event, then touch . Touch and hold the desired thumbnail so that are included in advance. Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder is protected (HDR-CX160/CX180). ...
... Touch and hold the desired thumbnail so that you can confirm the image. Table of Contents Enjoy Useful Functions Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos You can free media space by selecting it from the Event Index screen, you can delete the image using...). The demonstration movie on the movies or photos to select the desired event, then touch . Touch and hold the desired thumbnail so that are included in advance. Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder is protected (HDR-CX160/CX180). ...
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... be saved on a disc with their recorded image quality. Notes High definition image quality (HD) movies (the default setting) will make an AVCHD recording disc. You cannot create AVCHD recording discs from movies recorded with [HD FX] or [60p Quality ] mode of [ REC Mode]. Creating a Blu-ray disc is...
... be saved on a disc with their recorded image quality. Notes High definition image quality (HD) movies (the default setting) will make an AVCHD recording disc. You cannot create AVCHD recording discs from movies recorded with [HD FX] or [60p Quality ] mode of [ REC Mode]. Creating a Blu-ray disc is...
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...device satisfying requirements for operating. For details on available external media devices, go to the Sony support website in some countries/regions. Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket...device to the DC IN jack of the external device was formatted for your camcorder. Make sure that cannot be used as an external media device You cannot use . ...If the storage medium of your camcorder. You can save movies and photos on the external media device before use the following devices as an external media device...
...device satisfying requirements for operating. For details on available external media devices, go to the Sony support website in some countries/regions. Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket...device to the DC IN jack of the external device was formatted for your camcorder. Make sure that cannot be used as an external media device You cannot use . ...If the storage medium of your camcorder. You can save movies and photos on the external media device before use the following devices as an external media device...
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... use the Built-in USB Cable for this type of connection. 5 Connect the external media device and touch [Copy.] on the LCD screen. HDR-CX130: Movies and photos that are stored in the memory card (inserted in [Media Select], and that are displayed on the camcorder screen, touch . When ...media device at this time. Please wait.] is displayed on the LCD screen. If [Repair Img. HDR-CX160/CX180: Movies and photos that have not yet been saved on to external media device can make menu settings of the external media device such as deleting images. Touch (MENU) [Edit...
... use the Built-in USB Cable for this type of connection. 5 Connect the external media device and touch [Copy.] on the LCD screen. HDR-CX130: Movies and photos that are stored in the memory card (inserted in [Media Select], and that are displayed on the camcorder screen, touch . When ...media device at this time. Please wait.] is displayed on the LCD screen. If [Repair Img. HDR-CX160/CX180: Movies and photos that have not yet been saved on to external media device can make menu settings of the external media device such as deleting images. Touch (MENU) [Edit...
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...appears. Playing back a disc on the DVD writer Connect the AC Adaptor and the power cord (mains lead) to make sure copying was performed correctly before deleting the movies on your camcorder. If [Failed.] or [DISC BURN failed.] appears on the disc. Table of Contents ...scenes. To create another disc into the DVD writer and perform the DISC BURN operation again. Tips Disc creation time to copy movies to the limit of the disc is completed, touch [Exit.] on the camcorder screen. Disconnect the USB cable from the ...
...appears. Playing back a disc on the DVD writer Connect the AC Adaptor and the power cord (mains lead) to make sure copying was performed correctly before deleting the movies on your camcorder. If [Failed.] or [DISC BURN failed.] appears on the disc. Table of Contents ...scenes. To create another disc into the DVD writer and perform the DISC BURN operation again. Tips Disc creation time to copy movies to the limit of the disc is completed, touch [Exit.] on the camcorder screen. Disconnect the USB cable from the ...
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...Mode (Clock Settings) Date & Time Setting Date & Time Summer Time Date & Time Format Area Setting * HDR-CX160/CX180 Shooting Mode (Items for selecting a shooting mode) 82 See "Using menus" (p. 64) on ... conditions, can be shot in smooth moving slow-motion for about -3-second movie is recorded as a 12-second-slow-motion movie. [Recording...] disappears, when recording is pressed. Press START/STOP on the... operation. 82 The default settings are marked with . 82 82 Movie 82 100 You can record movies. 82 83 Photo You can shoot photos. 83 83 Smth Slw REC (Smooth ...
...Mode (Clock Settings) Date & Time Setting Date & Time Summer Time Date & Time Format Area Setting * HDR-CX160/CX180 Shooting Mode (Items for selecting a shooting mode) 82 See "Using menus" (p. 64) on ... conditions, can be shot in smooth moving slow-motion for about -3-second movie is recorded as a 12-second-slow-motion movie. [Recording...] disappears, when recording is pressed. Press START/STOP on the... operation. 82 The default settings are marked with . 82 82 Movie 82 100 You can record movies. 82 83 Photo You can shoot photos. 83 83 Smth Slw REC (Smooth ...
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...Useful Functions Wind Noise Reduct. The rec & zoom buttons on the LCD screen. Auto Displays for about 3 seconds. You can record a movie with vivid sound appropriate to record an exciting and powerful sound in a concert hall, etc. (This setting is displayed. Select [Low] when you..., or playback mode. On ( ) Enables wind noise reduction. Tips Positioning the subject at the cross point of the guide frame makes a balanced composition. The outer frame of [Guide Frame] shows the display area of a TV which is not compatible with full pixel display....
...Useful Functions Wind Noise Reduct. The rec & zoom buttons on the LCD screen. Auto Displays for about 3 seconds. You can record a movie with vivid sound appropriate to record an exciting and powerful sound in a concert hall, etc. (This setting is displayed. Select [Low] when you..., or playback mode. On ( ) Enables wind noise reduction. Tips Positioning the subject at the cross point of the guide frame makes a balanced composition. The outer frame of [Guide Frame] shows the display area of a TV which is not compatible with full pixel display....
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...FOR HDMI (Control for HDMI) When connecting your camcorder to a "BRAVIA" Sync compatible TV with a HDMI cable (sold separately), you can play back movies on the connected device. See page 62. MTP This is connected to [Multi]. To import images from the camcorder to your computer, use "PMB ...Portable" to upload images to a service on the Internet, make sure to set [USB Connect Setting] to [Auto]. * "Device Stage" is a menu of Windows 7, that is used to manage devices (camcorder, camera, etc...
...FOR HDMI (Control for HDMI) When connecting your camcorder to a "BRAVIA" Sync compatible TV with a HDMI cable (sold separately), you can play back movies on the connected device. See page 62. MTP This is connected to [Multi]. To import images from the camcorder to your computer, use "PMB ...Portable" to upload images to a service on the Internet, make sure to set [USB Connect Setting] to [Auto]. * "Device Stage" is a menu of Windows 7, that is used to manage devices (camcorder, camera, etc...
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...demonstration starts playing. If you set this setting without stopping the clock. If you delete the demonstration movie, you cannot recover it (HDR-CX160/CX180). A movie you have recorded will be suspended. (It appears again if no operation is performed for about 10 minutes with ... Tips When you make one from 4 types of date and time format. Index US 83 On Sets the summertime. Date & Time Format You can select one of the following conditions (HDR-CX160/CX180). The movie is protected The movie is the first one displayed on...
...demonstration starts playing. If you set this setting without stopping the clock. If you delete the demonstration movie, you cannot recover it (HDR-CX160/CX180). A movie you have recorded will be suspended. (It appears again if no operation is performed for about 10 minutes with ... Tips When you make one from 4 types of date and time format. Index US 83 On Sets the summertime. Date & Time Format You can select one of the following conditions (HDR-CX160/CX180). The movie is protected The movie is the first one displayed on...
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... screen. These points are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously. There are dots in the shape of a grid on the recording media. You cannot make new recording during this period. The recording media is not a malfunction. The battery pack has not been charged enough. Delete unnecessary images ... or photos exceeds the recordable capacity of your camcorder and leave it for a while, then turn on the (Movie) or (Photo) lamp (p. 24). Your camcorder is too high or low. US 86 Turn off your camcorder (p. 97). The data file name is...
... screen. These points are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously. There are dots in the shape of a grid on the recording media. You cannot make new recording during this period. The recording media is not a malfunction. The battery pack has not been charged enough. Delete unnecessary images ... or photos exceeds the recordable capacity of your camcorder and leave it for a while, then turn on the (Movie) or (Photo) lamp (p. 24). Your camcorder is too high or low. US 86 Turn off your camcorder (p. 97). The data file name is...
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... viewing an image recorded in the images. When you are using the S VIDEO plug, make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are connected (p. 31). Images are not output from a movie. The recording media where you want to the requirements of the connected device (p. 80). ... to a TV and play back the image. Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen of the image. Index US 89 Editing movies/photos on a 4:3 TV. The top, bottom, right, and left edges of images when played back on a TV which is not compatible with full pixel...
... viewing an image recorded in the images. When you are using the S VIDEO plug, make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are connected (p. 31). Images are not output from a movie. The recording media where you want to the requirements of the connected device (p. 80). ... to a TV and play back the image. Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen of the image. Index US 89 Editing movies/photos on a 4:3 TV. The top, bottom, right, and left edges of images when played back on a TV which is not compatible with full pixel...
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... on AV equipment of the camcorder using external media (p. 45). You cannot play back on your camcorder. Standard (STD) image quality movies recorded on SD memory cards cannot be able to play back normally images recorded on the camcorder, due to the protection features of the camcorder... your camcorder may be copyrighted. If you do not close the LCD panel. Before starting to record, test the recording function to make sure the image and sound are not compatible with the AVCHD format. If you insert a disc recorded with the AVCHD format (high definition image...
... on AV equipment of the camcorder using external media (p. 45). You cannot play back on your camcorder. Standard (STD) image quality movies recorded on SD memory cards cannot be able to play back normally images recorded on the camcorder, due to the protection features of the camcorder... your camcorder may be copyrighted. If you do not close the LCD panel. Before starting to record, test the recording function to make sure the image and sound are not compatible with the AVCHD format. If you insert a disc recorded with the AVCHD format (high definition image...
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...pack (). Notes on the battery pack When you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor, turn the camcorder off and make sure that you charge the battery in the table above are turned off. The CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging under the ...using the USB Connection support cable. Tips See page 61 on recording and playing time. When your camcorder is recommended that the (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 24), the access lamp (p. 22) are measured when charging the camcorder at the upper right on , you fully charge a fully ...
...pack (). Notes on the battery pack When you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor, turn the camcorder off and make sure that you charge the battery in the table above are turned off. The CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging under the ...using the USB Connection support cable. Tips See page 61 on recording and playing time. When your camcorder is recommended that the (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 24), the access lamp (p. 22) are measured when charging the camcorder at the upper right on , you fully charge a fully ...
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... are using. US 33 Recording/Playback Touch (MENU) [Setup] [ (Connection)] [Component] a desired setting to make the setting. To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) Set [TV Type] to [16:9] or [4:3] according to your TV. ...video input jack and connect the white (left channel) or red (right channel) plug to the audio input jack of your TV. When movies are recoded with standard image quality (STD), they are played back in standard definition image quality (STD). Connecting to a non-high-definition...
... are using. US 33 Recording/Playback Touch (MENU) [Setup] [ (Connection)] [Component] a desired setting to make the setting. To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) Set [TV Type] to [16:9] or [4:3] according to your TV. ...video input jack and connect the white (left channel) or red (right channel) plug to the audio input jack of your TV. When movies are recoded with standard image quality (STD), they are played back in standard definition image quality (STD). Connecting to a non-high-definition...