How to Use
Before use
Model Information
Parts and controls
- Parts and controls (front/top)
- Parts and controls (LCD monitor)
- Parts and controls (side)
- Parts and controls (back/bottom)
Screen indicators
Movie recording format
Getting started
Checking the supplied items
Power source preparations
- Attaching the battery pack
- Charging the battery pack using the AC Adaptor
- Charging the battery pack using your computer
- Turning the power on
- Using this product supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket)
Initial setup
- Setting the language, date and time
- Adjusting the angle of the LCD monitor for easier viewing
- Adjusting the angle of the viewfinder for easier viewing (models with the viewfinder)
- Displaying items on the LCD monitor
Preparing a memory card
Recording
Recording movies/photos
Changing the brightness manually for recording
- Controlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL ring
- Assigning frequently-used functions to the MANUAL button or MANUAL ring
Useful functions for recording
- Zooming
- Capturing photos during movie recording (Dual Capture)
- Recording in mirror mode
- Intelligent Auto
- Decreasing the voice volume of the person recording the movie (My Voice Canceling)
- Recording the selected subject clearly (Lock-on AF)
Playback
Playing images using Event View
Creating a highlight movie
- About Highlight Movie Maker
- Creating a highlight movie (MP4 format) with Highlight Movie Maker
- Adding a highlight point during recording
- Playing highlight movies
Playing MP4 movies (HD movie) (switching the movie format)
Editing images from the playback screen
- Notes on editing
- Deleting the selected images
- Deleting by date
- Dividing a movie
- Capturing a photo from a movie (models with the internal memory or models with the USB IN/OUT jacks)
- Viewing trajectory of a moving object (Motion Shot Video)
Using the built-in projector
- Notes on using the projector (models with the projector)
- Using the built-in projector (models with the projector)
- Using the projector for your computer or smartphone (models with the projector)
Playing images on a 4K TV
- Viewing images on a 4K TV
- Enlarging a part of an XAVC S 4K movie on the screen during playback on TV (Trimming Playback)
Playing images on a high definition TV
- Connecting this product to a high definition TV
- Enjoying 5.1ch surround sound
- Using BRAVIA Sync
- On Photo TV HD
- On the HDMI cable
- Enlarging a part of an XAVC S 4K movie on the screen during playback on TV (Trimming Playback)
Playing images on a non-high-definition TV
Saving images with an external device
How to save movies
Using the PlayMemories Home software
- Using the PlayMemories Home software
- Checking the computer system
- Installing the PlayMemories Home software in your computer
- Disconnecting this product from the computer
- About the dedicated software for this product
- Creating a Blu-ray disc
Saving images on an external media device
- Notes on use of the external media
- Saving images on an external media device
- Saving the desired images in this product to the external media device
- Playing back images in the external media device on this product
- Deleting images in the external media device
Creating a disc with a recorder
Using the Wi-Fi function
What you can do with the Wi-Fi function
Controlling via a smartphone
- Using your smartphone or tablet as a wireless remote commander
- Using your smartphone or tablet as a wireless remote commander using the NFC function (NFC one-touch remote)
Transferring images to a smartphone
- Transferring movies (MP4) and photos to your smartphone or tablet
- Transferring movies (MP4) and photos to your smartphone or tablet using the NFC function (NFC one-touch sharing)
Transferring images to a computer
Transferring images to a TV
Connecting a smartphone
- Connecting to an Android smartphone or tablet
- Connecting to an iPhone or iPad
- Connecting to an NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet
Installing PlayMemories Mobile
Live Streaming
- About Live Streaming
- Preparing Live Streaming
- Performing Live Streaming
- Restrictions for Live Streaming
Controlling other cameras through this product
- Shooting with this product and other cameras with Multi Camera Control
- Connecting this product to one camera with Multi Camera Control (Single Connection)
- Connecting this product to more than one camera with Multi Camera Control (Multi Connection)
- Editing images recorded with several cameras
Menu operations
Using menu items
Shooting Mode
Camera/Mic
- White Balance
- Spot Meter/Fcs
- Spot Meter
- Spot Focus
- Exposure
- Focus
- IRIS
- Shutter Speed
- AGC Limit
- AE Shift
- White Balance Shift
- Low Lux
- Scene Selection
- Picture Effect
- Cinematone
- Fader
- Self-Timer
- SteadyShot (Movie)
- SteadyShot (Photo)
- Digital Zoom
- Auto Back Light
- Manual Ring Setting
- NIGHTSHOT Light
- Face Detection
- Smile Shutter
- Smile Sensitivity
- Flash (Only when connecting an external flash)
- Flash Level (Only when connecting an external flash)
- Red Eye Reduction (Only when connecting an external flash)
- My Voice Canceling
- Blt-in Zoom Mic
- Auto Wind NR
- Audio Mode
- Audio Rec Level
- My Button
- Focus Magnifier
- Grid Line
- Display Setting
- Zebra
- Peaking
- Audio Level Display
Image Quality/Size
Wireless
- Ctrl with Smartphone
- Multi Camera Control
- Live Streaming
- Send to Smartphone
- Send to Computer
- View on TV
- Airplane Mode
- Multi Camera Ctrl Set
- Vid REC during strm.
- WPS Push
- Access point settings
- Edit Device Name
- Disp MAC Address
- SSID/PW Reset
- Network Info Reset
Playback Function
Edit/Copy
Setup
- Media Select (Models with the internal memory)
- Media Info
- Format
- Empty (Models with the internal memory)
- Repair Img. DB F.
- File Number
- Data Code
- Volume
- Motion Interval ADJ
- Download Music (Models with the USB IN/OUT jacks)
- Empty Music (Models with the USB IN/OUT jacks)
- TV Type
- HDMI Resolution
- CTRL FOR HDMI
- USB Connect
- USB Connect Setting
- USB LUN Setting
- Beep
- Monitor Brightness
- Auto Keystone ADJ (Models with the projector)
- REC Lamp
- Power ON w/monitor (FDR-AX30)
- Language Setting
- 24p Mode (1080 50i-compatible device)
- Cancel 24p Mode (1080 50i-compatible device)
- Calibration
- Battery Info
- Power Save
- Initialize
- Demo Mode
- Version
- Date & Time Setting
- Area Setting
Charging time/recording time of movies/number of recordable photos
Check the charging time
Expected recording and playback times for individual batteries
Expected movie recording time and number of recordable photos for the internal memory
- Notes on recording movies
- Expected recording time of movies (models with the internal memory)
- Expected number of recordable photos (models with the internal memory)
Expected movie recording time and number of recordable photos for memory cards
Bit-rate for each recording mode
Pixels recorded at each image size of photos
Additional information
Precautions
- About the AVCHD format
- About the memory card
- About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack
- Services and software provided by other companies
Handling of this product
- On use and care
- On connecting to a computer or accessory etc.
- Notes on optional accessories
- On moisture condensation
- Notes on disposal/transfer the ownership of this product (models equipped with the internal memory)
- Note on disposal/transfer of the memory card
Maintenance
- On handling the LCD monitor
- To clean the casing and the projector lens surface (models with the projector)
- About care and storage of the lens