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Sony CX500VE - page 1
4-149-357- 11 (1) Digital HD Video Camera Recor der Operating Guide 2009 Sony Corporation HDR-CX500E/CX500VE/ CX505VE/CX520E/CX520VE T able of con tents 7 Getting started 9 Recording 13 Playback 18 Saving movies and photos with a computer 23 Saving images with a DVD writer , recor der 34 Making good use of your camcorder 41 Additional informati ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 2
2 GB Read this first Before opera ting the unit, please read this manual tho roughly , and retain i t for fu ture refer ence. WARNING T o reduce fire or shock hazard , do not expose the unit to rain or moistur e. Do not expose the batteries to ex cessive hea t such as sunshine, fire or the like. CAUTION Battery pack If the bat tery pack is mishandl ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 3
3 GB comp liance.son y .de/ Notice for the customers in the countries applying EU Directives (HDR-CX500E/CX520E) The man ufacturer of this p roduct is Son y Corporation, 1-7-1 K onan M inato-k u T okyo , 108-0075 Japan. The A uthorized Represen tative fo r EMC and p roduct safety is Sony Deutschlan d GmbH, H edelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 St uttgart, ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 4
4 GB to the ap plicable collection poin t for the recycling of was te batt eries. For m ore detailed info rmation a bout recycling of this p roduct or ba ttery , please contact yo ur local Civic Off ice, yo ur household was te disposal ser vice or the shop where y ou pur chased the product. Supplied items The num bers in ( ) are the sup plied quan ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 5
5 GB extremely lo w , you may not be able t o record or play back o n the camcor der , due to the pro tection featur es of the camcor der being activated in such si tuation s. In this case, an in dicato r appears o n the LCD screen (p. 54). On recording Before starting to reco rd, test the r ecording function to make sure the imag e and sound ar e ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 6
6 GB Operation flow Recording movies and phot os (p . 13) In the defa ult settings, movies a nd photos a re reco rded with high definition image q uality (HD) on the int ernal memory . Y ou can change the r ecordin g media selected, and the image q uality of mo vies (p . 43). Playing movies and phot os Playing movies and photos on y our cam ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 7
7 T able of contents GB T able of contents Read this first ......................................................................................... 2 Operation flow ....................................................................................... 6 Getting star ted Step 1: Charging the batt ery pack .......................................... ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 8
8 GB Saving images with a DVD writer , recor der Selecting the method for creating a disc (DVD writer/recor der) ........................ 34 Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer , DVDirect Express ...................... 35 Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer , etc. other than DVDirect Express .............. ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 9
Getting started 9 GB Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the battery pack Y ou can charge the “ InfoLITHIU M” ba ttery pack (H series) after attaching i t to your camcor der . Y ou ca nnot at tach any “ InfoLITHIU M” bat tery pack other than H series to your camcor der . 1 T urn off your camcor der by closing the L CD screen. 2 Attach the ba ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 10
10 GB See page 58 on charging, r ecording an d playing time. When your ca mcorder is o n, you can ch eck the appr oxima te amoun t of rem aining bat tery p ow er with the remaining ba ttery indicator a t the upper left on the LCD scr een. T o remove the battery pack Close the LCD screen. Slide the BA TT (b a ttery) release lever and remo ve the ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 11
11 Getting started GB Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of y our camcorder . The lens cov er is opened and yo ur camcor der is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is o pen, press PO WER. 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. T o set the date and t ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 12
12 GB (under [GENERAL SET] category) [BEEP] [OFF] . Once the clock is set, the clock time is aut omatically adj usted with [A UTO CLOCK ADJ] and [A UTO AREA ADJ] set to [ON]. The clock ma y not be adj usted to the correct time au toma tically , depending on the coun tr y/regio n selected for your camco rder . In this case, set [ ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 13
Recording 13 GB Recording Recording Recording movies In the defa ult setting, movies a re recor ded with high definition image quali ty (HD) on the internal memo ry (p. 43, 48). F asten the grip belt. Open the L CD screen of your camc order . The lens cov er is opened and yo ur camcor der is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the L ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 14
14 GB T o sto p recordin g, press S T ART/ST OP again. Y ou ca n stop reco rding also by to uching on the LCD screen. Y ou ca n magnify images with the power zoom lever . Move the pow er zoom lever slightly fo r a slower zoom. M ov e it further for a faster zoom. The icons an d indicator s on the LCD panel will be display ed for abou t 3 second ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 15
15 Recording GB In the defaul t setting, white frames ap pear around det ected faces, and the image quality in an d around those faces is optimized au tomatically ([F ACE D ETECTION], p . 48). Y ou can specif y the priority face b y touching i t, and its imag e quality is adj usted accordin gly . A double-lined frame appears ar ound the face you wa ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 16
16 GB Press PHO TO lightly to adjust the focus , then press it fully . Y ou ca n record p hotos also by to uching on the LCD screen. When disappears, the pho to is recor ded. Mo ve the power zoom lever sligh tly for a slo wer zoom. Mo ve it further for a fas ter zoom. Y ou ca n check the recor dable num ber of photos o n the LCD screen (p. 60). ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 17
17 Recording GB Acquiring location inf ormation using the GPS (HDR-CX500VE/CX505VE/ CX520VE) When yo u set the GPS switch to ON, appears o n the LCD screen, and yo ur camcor der acquires the locatio n informa tion from the GPS sat ellites. A cquiring the location inf ormatio n enables yo u to use functions such as the M ap In dex. The indicato r ch ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 18
18 GB Playback Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies a nd photos o n the internal memo ry are played (p . 43). Playing movies Open the L CD screen of your camc order . The lens cov er is opened and yo ur camcor der is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, press PO WER (p. 11). Pres ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 19
19 Playback GB Returns to the reco rding screen. * appears when the stan dard definition imag e quality (SD) mo vie is selected with [ / SET] (p . 48). ** is displayed when is touc hed. Y ou ca n scroll the display b y touchin g and dragging or . appears wi th the movie or pho to that was most r ecently pla yed or recor ded. ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 20
20 GB Switc hes operating b utto n displa y . T o MENU screen Displays the scr een to select the index type ([DA TE INDEX]/[ MAP] (HDR- CX500VE/CX505VE/CX520VE)) (p . 49). * 1 : Displays high definitio n image quality (HD) mo vies. * 2 Displays p hotos. / : Displays p hotos r ecorded on the p revious/next da te. * 3 / : ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 21
21 Playback GB Playing images on a T V Connection methods and the image quali ty (high definition (HD) or standar d definition (SD)) viewed on the TV screen differ depending on what type of TV is connected, and the connectors used. Y ou can co nnect your camcor der to the TV easily following the instructions of [TV CONNECT Guide]. Connecting a T V ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 22
22 GB (MENU) [OUTPUT SETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] category) [COMPONENT] [576i] T o connect a 4:3 TV : (MENU) [OUTPUT SETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] category) [TV TYPE] [4:3] T o activate “B RA VIA ” Sync: (MENU) [OUTPUT SETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] category) [CTRL FOR HDMI] ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 23
Saving movies and photos with a computer 23 GB Saving movies and photos with a comput er Pr eparing a computer ( Windows) Y ou can perform follo wing operation s using “PMB (Pictur e Mo tion Br owser). ” Im porting images to a com pu ter V iewing and editing im ported images Creating a di sc U ploading mo vies and phot os to websit es T o save ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 24
24 GB * 1 Standard in stallation is requir ed. Operation is not assur ed if the OS has been upgraded or in a multi-boot en vironmen t. * 2 64-bit edition s and Starter (Editio n) are not supported. * 3 Starter (Edition) is no t supported. When using a Macintosh The supp lied software “PMB ” is no t supported b y Macin tosh com puter s. T o proc ...
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25 Saving movies and photos with a computer GB T ouch [ USB CONNECT ] on the camcorder screen. If the [USB S ELECT] screen does not appear , touch (MENU) [USB CONNECT] (under [OTHERS] categ ory). Click [Continue] on the c omputer screen. Read the terms of the license agreement car efully . If you agree to the terms, change to , ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 26
26 GB Selec ting the method f or creating a disc (computer) Severa l methods for cr eating a high definition image quality (HD) disc or a sta ndard definition image quality (S D) disc from high definition image quality (HD) movies or photos recor ded on your camcorder are described here. Selec t the method that suits yo ur disc player . Player Choo ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 27
27 Saving movies and photos with a computer GB Disc type Featur es DVD-R/D VD+R/DVD+R DL U nrewritable DVD-R W/DVD+R W Rewritable Always main tain your P LA YST A TION 3 to use the la test version o f the PLA YST A TION 3 syst em software. The PLA YST A TION 3 m ay not be a vailable in some coun tries/regions. ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 28
28 GB Creating a disc with one touch (One T ouch Disc Burn) Y ou can save mo vies and phot os on a disc. Mo vies and pho tos recor ded on your camcor der that ha ve not yet been sav ed with One T ouc h Disc Burn function can be saved on a disc a utoma tically . Movies and pho tos are sa ved on a disc with their recor ded image quality . High defini ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 29
29 Saving movies and photos with a computer GB Impor ting movies and photos to a c omputer (Easy PC Back-up) Mo vies and pho tos recor ded on your camcor der that ha ve not yet been sav ed with Easy PC Back-up can be imported to a com puter a uto matically . T urn on the comp uter befo rehan d. Connect your camcor der to the wall outlet (wall socke ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 30
30 GB Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc Y ou can create a high definition im age quality (HD) disc by p utting tog ether high definition image q uality (HD) movies previous ly imported to yo ur com puter (p . 29). In this section, the procedure f or recor ding a high definition image quality (HD) mo vie on a DVD di sc (p . 27) is e ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 31
31 Saving movies and photos with a computer GB 4 At the top of the window , click [Manipulate] [A VCHD (HD) Creation]. The window used to select movies appears. T o add movies to the pr eviously selected ones, select the movies in the main window and drag a nd drop o nto the window fo r selecting movies. 5 F ollow the instructions on the screen ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 32
32 GB Creating a standar d definition image quality (SD) disc that can be play ed on ordinary DVD players Y ou can create a s tandard definition im age quality (SD) disc b y selecting movies and pho tos previou sly imported to y our co mp uter (p . 29). Y ou ma y select high definition image quality (HD) movies as sour ces. How ever , imag e qualit ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 33
33 Saving movies and photos with a computer GB Editing movies Y ou can cut out onl y necessary par ts from a mo vie and save i t as another file. U sing “ PMB, ” s elect the movie yo u want t o edit, then click [Ma nipula te] [V ideo T rimming] on the menu t o display the V ideo T r imming windo w . S ee “PMB Guide ” o n the operatio n ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 34
34 GB Saving images with a DVD writer , recorder Selec ting the method f or creating a disc (DVD writer/rec order) Severa l methods for cr eating a high definition image quality (HD) disc or a sta ndard definition image quality (S D) disc from high definition image quality (HD) movies or photos recor ded on your camcorder are described here. Selec ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 35
35 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order GB Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer , DVDirect Express Y ou can perform the following o perations by using the dedica ted DVD writer , DVDirect Expr ess (sold separatel y) : Creat e a disc of the same image q uality as that of the r ecorded mo vie. Convert high definition (HD) mo vies to s ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 36
36 GB T o customize a disc with DISC BURN OPTION P erform this operation in the f ollowing cases. When du bbing a desir ed image When crea ting mul tiple cop ies of the same disc When con verting high definition (HD) movies to stan dard definition (S D) movies, and cr eating a disc T ouch [DISC BURN OPTI ON] in step 3 abo ve. Selec t the re ...
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37 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order GB many o f the same disc. Do not do an y of the follo wing when creating a disc. T urn off the camcorder Close the LCD screen of the camcor der Disconnect the USB cable or the A C A dapto r Subject the camcor der to mechanical shock or vibra tion Eject the “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media from the c ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 38
38 GB Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer , etc . other than DVDirect Express U se USB cab le to connect your cam corder to a disc creatio n device, which is compa tible with high definition imag e quality (HD) movies, s uch as a Sony D VD writer . Refer also to the instruction manuals supp lied with the device to b ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 39
39 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order GB Creating a standar d definition image quality (SD) disc with a recor der , etc . Y ou can dub images p layed back on y our camcor der on a disc or video cassette, by conn ecting your camcor der to a disc recor der or a Sony D VD writer other than DVDir ect Express, etc. with the A/V connecting cable ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 40
40 GB 3 Start playback on your camcorder , and record it on the recording devic e. Refer to the instruction man uals supplied with your reco rding device for details. 4 When dubbing is finished, stop the recording devic e, and then your camcorder . Since dubb ing is performed via analog data transfer , the image quality may deterio rate. Y ou ca nn ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 41
Making good use of your camcorder 41 GB Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deleting movies and p hotos fro m recor ding media. Select the recording medium tha t con tains the movies and p hotos yo u want t o delete b efor e starting the operation (p . 43). F o r movies, select the image quality ...
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42 GB Adjusting f or shooting conditions Recording in dark places (NightShot) When yo u press NI GHTSHOT , appears, and yo u can recor d images even in total darkness. Press NI GHTSHOT aga in to cancel the Nigh tShot function. U sing N ightShot in b right places will cause a malfunction of your cam corder . Adjusting focus , etc., manually (MANU AL ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 43
43 Making good use of your camcorder GB Changing the recor ding media Y ou can select the internal memory or “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media as the recor ding, playback, or edi ting medium on your camco rder . Select t he medium to be used for movies a nd phot os separately . In the defa ult setting, both movies and photos a re reco rded on the ...
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44 GB * M arked with M ark2 or n ot, either can be used. “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media of up to 32 GB are confirmed to wo rk with this camcor der . Open the “Memory Stick Duo” media/jack cover , and insert the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media into the “Memory Stick Duo” media slot until it clicks. Close the “M emory Stick Duo ? ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 45
45 Making good use of your camcorder GB Cust omizing your camcorder with menus Y our camcorder has MY MENU wher e 6 menu i tems yo u use most often can be register ed, and MENU , where all menu items a re displa yed. Men u items a re described in more details with color pho tos in the “H andycam ” H andbook (p . 52). Using MY MENU Open the ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 46
46 GB [DELETE], [PHO TO CAPTURE], [ HIGHLIGHT], [ SCEN ARIO], [T V CONNECT Guide], [OUTPUT S ETTINGS] T o change settings by using MENU Open the L CD screen of y our camcorder . The lens cov er is opened and yo ur camcor der is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is already open, pr ess POWER (p . 11). T ouch (MENU). ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 47
47 Making good use of your camcorder GB T ouch (OPTION). T ouch the desired tab the item to change the setting. After completing the setting, touch . Grayed o ut menu i tems or settings a re not available . When the item y ou wan t is not on the screen, touch an other tab. (Th ere may be no tab .) The tabs and it ems that a ppear on ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 48
48 GB Menu lists (MANU AL SET TINGS) category SCENE SELECTION .................. Selects an ap prop riate reco rding setting accor ding to the type of scene, such as night view or beach. F ADER .................................... Fades scenes in or out. WHITE BAL. ................................ Adju sts the color balance to the brigh tness of th ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 49
49 Making good use of your camcorder GB (PHOT O SET TINGS) category SELF- TIMER .......................... Sets the self-timer when your camcorder is in p hoto reco rding mode. IMAGE SIZE .......................... Sets the photo size. STEADY SHOT ...................... Sets the SteadyShot function when r ecording ph otos. FLASH MODE .............. ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 50
50 GB PHOT O COP Y COPY b y select ............... Selects photos a nd copy . COPY b y date .................. Copies all photos of a specified date. PLA YLIST EDIT ADD/ ADD ........ A dds movies in a pla ylist. ADD by date/ ADD by date............ A dds movies r ecorded on a same da y at o ne time in a playlist. ERASE/ ERASE ... Erases mo vies fro ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 51
51 Making good use of your camcorder GB OUTPUT SET TINGS T V TYPE ............................. p . 22 COMPONENT .................. p . 21 HDMI RESOL UTION ....... Selects the outpu t image resol ution when connecting yo ur camcorder t o a TV with an HDMI cable. DISP OUTPUT .................. Sets whether the on-screen displays ap pears on the TV s ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 52
52 GB Getting detailed information fr om the “Handycam ” Handbook The “H andy cam ” Han dbook is a user guide designed to be read on a com put er screen. The functions of yo ur camcor der are described, some of them with color ph otos. The “H andy cam ” Han dbook is intended to be read when you wan t to know m ore abou t operating y our ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 53
Additional information 53 GB Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y pr oblems using y our camcor der , us e the follo wing table to troubles hoot the prob lem. If the pr oblem persists, disconnect the power sour ce and contact yo ur Sony dealer . Notes before sending y our camcorder for repair Y our ca mcorder ma y be requir ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 54
54 GB Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators If indica tors a ppear on the LCD scr een, check the follo wing. If the pr oblem persists even after y ou have tried to fix a cou ple of times, con tact your Son y dealer or local authorized Son y ser vice facility . C:04: The battery pack is not an “ InfoLITHIU M” battery pack H series. U ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 55
55 Additional information GB Pr ecautions On use and care Do not use or sto re the camcor der and accessories in the following loca tions: Anywhere extrem ely hot, cold o r humid. Never lea ve them exposed to temperatur es a bove 60 C (140 °F), such a s under direct sunlight, near hea ters or in a car park ed in the sun. They may malfunction o ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 56
56 GB Han dling the camcorder wi th above substances on y our hands Leaving the casing in con tact with rubber or vinyl objects for a lo ng period of time About care and storage of the lens W ipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the follo wing instances: When there a re fingerprints o n the lens surface In hot o r humid location s ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 57
57 Additional information GB Specifications System Signal forma t: P AL color , CCIR standar ds HDTV 1080/50i specification Mo vie recordin g format: V ideo: HD: MPEG-4 A V C/H.264 A VCHD forma t compa tible SD: MPEG-2 PS A udio: Dolby Digital 2ch/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5.1 Crea tor Photo file forma t : DCF V er .2.0 Compatible : Exif V er .2.21 Compa ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 58
58 GB 50 Hz/60 Hz Curren t consum ption: 0.35 A - 0.18 A Po wer cons umption: 18 W Outpu t voltage: DC 8.4 V * Operating tempera ture: 0 C to 40 C (32 °F t o 104 °F) Stora ge tempera ture: –20 C to + 60 C (-4 °F to +140 °F) Dimensions (a ppr ox.): 48 29 81 mm (1 15/16 × 1 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.) (w/h/d) excluding the pro j ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 59
59 Additional information GB Recording mode Recording time HDR-CX520E HDR-CX520VE [SD HQ] 15 h 50 m 15 h 35 m [SD SP] 23 h 25 m 23 h 5 m [SD LP] (5.1 ch) * 44 h 50 m 44 h 20 m [SD LP] (2 ch) * 48 h 55 m 48 h 20 m * Y ou can change the recor ding sound fo rmat with [A UDI O MODE] (p . 48). Example of expected recording time of movies in a “Memory ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 60
60 GB Screen indicators Upper left Indicator Meaning MENU butt on A UDI O MODE Self-timer recording GPS tracking statu s Flash, REDEYE RED UC MICREF LEVEL lo w WIDE SELECT BL T-IN ZOOM MI C 60 min Remaining bat tery Return but ton Center Indicator Meaning [STBY]/[REC] Re cor ding statu s Photo size Slide show set NightS hot W arning Playbac ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 61
61 Additional information GB Indicator Meaning 0:00:00 Counter (ho ur:minute: second) [00min] Estimated reco rding remaining time F ADER 9999 9999 A ppr oxima te number o f recorda ble phot os and recordin g media Playback folder 100/112 Curren t playing mo vie or photo/N umber of total recorded mo vies or pho tos Bottom Indicator Meaning [F ACE DE ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 62
62 GB facing out. This i s conv enient during p layback operation s. ( VIE W IMA GES) button (18) POWER button (11) NIGHTSHOT button (42) (DISC BURN) button (28) RESET button Press RES ET using a point ed object. Press RES ET to initialize all the settings including the clock settin g. GPS switch (HDR-CX500VE/CX505VE/ CX520V ...
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Sony CX500VE - page 63
63 Additional information GB Pow er zoom lever (14, 16, 20) PHOT O button (15) MODE button (11) (movie)/ (Photo) lamps (11) Battery pack /CHG (flash/charge) lamp (9) A/V Remote Connector (21) ST AR T/ST OP button (13) Grip belt (13) Hook for a shoulder belt DC IN jack (9) T ripod receptacle (42) B ...
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64 GB Y ou will find the menu lists on pages 48 to 51. Index I Image q uality ............................... 48 Install ............................................ 24 L Language ...................................... 12 M Macint osh .................................... 24 Main tenance ................................ 55 “M emory Stick ” media ...
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GB Addi tional informa tion on this p roduct and answers t o frequently a sked question s can be found a t our Cus tomer Su pport W ebsi te. http://www.son y .net/ Printed on 70% o r more r ecycled paper using V OC (V olatile Organic Compound)-free veg etable oil based ink. Printed in Japan ...
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