"Handycam" User Guide
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Ctrl with Smartphone

You can operate the camcorder using your smartphone or tablet as a wireless remote commander.

  1. Install “PlayMemories Mobile” on your smartphone.

  • If “PlayMemories Mobile” is already installed in your smartphone, update the software to the latest version.

  • For the latest supported OS, refer to the download page of “PlayMemories Mobile.”

  • This application is not guaranteed to work on all smartphones and tablets.

  1. On the camcorder LCD screen, select [Camera/Mic] [Shooting Assist] [Ctrl with Smartphone].

  1. Confirm that the SSID and a password are displayed on the camcorder LCD screen.

A: SSID
B: Password

  1. On your smartphone, select the SSID displayed on the camcorder LCD screen, and then enter the password displayed on the camcorder LCD screen.

  • Connect to the camcorder using your smartphone.

  1. Operate the camcorder using your smartphone.

A: START/STOP button ( (Movie) mode) / PHOTO button ( (Photo) mode)
B: Zoom button (W: Wide angle / T: Telephoto)
C: (Movie) / (Photo) mode switching button
D: Setting button ( (Photo) mode only)

  • You can also perform the zoom operation with the zoom lever on your smartphone.

Functions that can be set with the setting button


Flash:
Select [Off], [On] or [Auto].
Self-Timer:
Select [Off] or [10sec].
Review Check:
Select [Off], [Review Only] or [Review, Save Image]. When you select [Review, Save Image], you can store still images to your smartphone.

Notes

  • The photo size stored on the smartphone is [2M].

  • Movies are recorded on the camcorder and are not stored on the smartphone.

  • If the distance between the camcorder and smartphone is too far, a connection may not be established. Connect the camcorder and smartphone within 5 m.

  • The operation methods and display screens for the application are subject to change without notice by future upgrades.

To connect an Android smartphone to the camcorder

  1. Start up “PlayMemories Mobile” on the smartphone.

  1. Select the SSID displayed on the camcorder.

  1. Enter the password displayed on the camcorder.

To connect an iOS smartphone to the camcorder

  1. Open the settings menu.

  1. Select Wi-Fi.

  1. Select the SSID displayed on the camcorder.

  1. Enter the password displayed on the camcorder.

  1. Confirm that the SSID displayed on the camcorder is selected.

  1. Start up “PlayMemories Mobile.”

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