On trademarks

  • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

  • “AVCHD”, “AVCHD” logotype, “AVCHD Progressive” and “AVCHD Progressive” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation.

  • “Memory Stick,” “,” “Memory Stick Duo,” “,” “Memory Stick Micro,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “,” “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,” “,” “MagicGate,” “,” “MagicGate Memory Stick” and “MagicGate Memory Stick Duo” are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

  • “x.v.Color” and “x.v.Colour” are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

  • “BIONZ” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

  • “BRAVIA” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

  • Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray are trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc Association.

  • Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

  • The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.

  • Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

  • Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

  • Intel, Intel Core, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

  • ” and “PlayStation” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

  • NAVTEQ and the NAVTEQ Maps logo are trademarks of NAVTEQ in the US and other countries.

  • The micro SDXC logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.

  • Facebook and the “f ” logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Facebook, Inc.

  • YouTube and the YouTube logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google Inc.


All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Furthermore, and are not mentioned in each case in this manual.

Notes on the License

ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206.

THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THEPERSONAL USE OF A CONSUMER OR OTHER USES IN WHICH IT DOES NOT RECEIVEREMUNERATION TO
(i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD ( “AVC VIDEO”) AND/OR(ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONALACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVCVIDEO.
NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C.

We provide the software in your camcorder based on license agreements with the owners of the respective copyrights. Based on requests by the owners of copyright of these software applications, we have an obligation to inform you of the following. Please read the following sections.
Copies of the licenses (in English) are stored in the internal memory of your camcorder. Establish a Mass Storage connection between your camcorder and a computer, and read the files in the “LICENSE” folder in “PMHOME.”

On GNU GPL/LGPL applied software
The software that is eligible for the following GNU General Public License (hereinafter referred to as “GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (hereinafter referred to as “LGPL”) are included in the camcorder.
This informs you that you have a right to have access to, modify, and redistribute source code for these software programs under the conditions of the supplied GPL/LGPL.
Source code is provided on the web. Use the following URL to download it. When downloading the source code, select HDR-CX390 as the model for your camcorder.
We would prefer you do not contact us about the contents of source code.
Copies of the licenses (in English) are stored in the internal memory of your camcorder. Establish a Mass Storage connection between your camcorder and a computer, and read the files in the “LICENSE” folder in “PMHOME.”