Contents list
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Before use
- How to use this User Guide
- How to use this User Guide
- Model Information
- Parts and controls/Screen indicators
- Parts and controls
- Screen indicators
- About language setting
- About language setting
- Operating your camcorder
- Selecting items on the LCD screen
Getting started
- Checking the supplied items
- Supplied items
- Charging the battery pack
- Charging the battery pack using the AC Adaptor (Models with an AC Adaptor)
- Charging the battery pack using your computer
- Turning the power on, and setting the date and time
- Turning the power on, and setting the date and time
- Preparing the recording media
- Selecting a recording medium (Models with internal memory)
- Inserting a memory card
Recording
- Recording
- Recording movies
- Shooting photos
- Screen indicators during recording
- Useful functions for recording images
- Zooming
- Capturing photos during movie recording (Dual Capture)
- Recording in mirror mode
- Intelligent Auto
- Recording the selected subject clearly (Face Priority) (Models with touch panel)
Playback
- Playback
- Playing movies and photos from the Event View screen
- Dividing a movie
- Capturing a photo from a movie (Models with internal memory or models with a USB input function)
- Highlight playback
- Enjoying a digest of your movies (Highlight Playback)
- Changing the settings for Highlight Playback
- Saving Highlight Playback in high definition image quality (HD) (Scenario Save)
- Converting Highlight Playback scenes or Highlight Scenarios to standard definition image quality (STD) (Highlight Movie)
- Using the built-in projector
- Using the built-in projector (Models with a projector)
- Using the projector for your computer or smartphone (Models with the PROJECTOR IN jack)
Playing images on a TV
- Playing images on a high definition TV
- Connecting the camcorder to a high definition TV
- Playing images on a non-high-definition TV
- Connecting the camcorder to a non-high-definition TV
- Setting the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3)
- When your TV is monaural (When your TV has only one audio input jack)
- Connecting the camcorder to a TV via a VCR
- Playing images on a TV supporting “BRAVIA” Sync
- Using “BRAVIA” Sync
Saving images with an external device
- Using the “PlayMemories Home” software
- Playing images on a computer
- Checking the computer system
- Installing the “PlayMemories Home” software in your computer
- Disconnecting your camcorder from the computer
- The devices on which the created disc can be played back
- Starting the “PlayMemories Home” software
- Downloading the dedicated software for the camcorder
- Saving images on an external media device
- Saving images on an external media device easily (models with an AC Adaptor)
- Saving the desired images in the camcorder to the external media device (models with an AC Adaptor and internal memory)
- Playing back images in the external media device on the camcorder (models with an AC Adaptor)
- Devices that cannot be used as an external media device
- Creating a disc with a recorder
- Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder
Customizing your camcorder
- Using menu items
- Setting up menu items
- Shooting Mode
- Movie
- Photo
- Camera/Mic
- White Balance
- Spot Meter/Fcs (Spot meter/focus) (HDR-CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/ PJ390E)
- Spot Meter (Flexible spot meter) (HDR-CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/ PJ390E)
- Spot Focus (HDR-CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/ PJ390E)
- Exposure
- Focus
- Low Lux
- Scene Selection
- Fader
- Self-Timer
- Tele Macro
- SteadyShot (movie)
- SteadyShot (photo) (HDR-CX280/ CX280E/ CX290/ CX290E/ CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/ PJ390E)
- Digital Zoom
- Auto Back Light
- Face Detection
- Smile Shutter
- Smile Sensitivity
- Closer Voice (HDR-CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/ PJ390E)
- Blt-in Zoom Mic
- Auto Wind NR (HDR-CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/ PJ390E)
- Wind Noise Reduct. (HDR-CX220/ CX220E/ CX230/ CX230E/ CX280/ CX280E/ CX290/ CX290E/ PJ220/ PJ220E/ PJ230/ PJ230E)
- Micref Level (Microphone reference level)
- My Button
- Grid Line
- Display Setting
- Image Quality/Size
- REC Mode
- Frame Rate
- HD/MP4/STD Setting
- Wide Mode
- x.v.Color
- Image Size
- Playback Function
- Event View
- Highlight Movie
- Scenario
- Edit/Copy
- Delete
- Protect
- Copy
- Direct Copy
- Setup
- Media Select (HDR-CX230/ CX230E/ CX290/ CX290E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ230/ PJ230E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/ PJ390E)
- Media Info
- Format
- Repair Img. DB F.
- File Number
- Data Code
- Volume
- Download Music (HDR-CX220/ CX230/ CX280/ CX290/ CX320/ CX380/ PJ220/ PJ230/ PJ380)
- Empty Music (HDR-CX220/ CX230/ CX280/ CX290/ CX320/ CX380/ PJ220/ PJ230/ PJ380)
- TV Type
- HDMI Resolution
- CTRL FOR HDMI (Control for HDMI)
- USB Connect
- USB Connect Setting
- USB LUN Setting
- Beep
- LCD Brightness
- Power On By LCD (HDR-CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/ PJ390E)
- Language Setting
- Calibration (HDR-CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/ PJ390E)
- Battery Info
- Power Save
- Initialize
- Demo Mode
- Date & Time Setting
- Area Setting
Troubleshooting
- If you have problems
- If you have problems
- Troubleshooting
- Overall operations
- Batteries/power sources
- LCD screen
- Memory card
- Recording
- Playback
- Editing movies/photos on your camcorder
- Playback on the TV
- Copying/Connecting to other devices
- Connecting to a computer
- Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators
- Self-diagnosis display
- Warning Indicators
Maintenance and precautions
- Maintenance and precautions
- About the AVCHD format
- About the memory card
- About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
- About handling of your camcorder
- On use and care
- On moisture condensation
- On charging the pre-installed rechargeable battery
- Notes on disposal/transfer the ownership of the camcorder
- Recording time of movies/number of recordable photos
- Charging time
- Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack
- Expected recording time of movies
- Expected number of recordable photos
- Zoom magnification
- Using your camcorder abroad
- Using your camcorder abroad
- On trademarks
- On trademarks
- License
- Notes on the License