Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HDR-SR7E Sony
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3-210-379- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operati ng Guide HDR-SR 5E/SR7E/SR8E For details on th e advanced operat ions, please refer to “Hand ycam Han dbook” (PD F).
2 Read this first Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read this manua l thorough ly, and ret ain it for futur e refere nce. To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Replace the battery with th e specified type o nly.
3 • When connecting your camcorder to another device with communication cables , be sure to insert the connector plug in the correct way. Pushing the plug forcibly into the terminal will damage the terminal and may result in a malfunction of your camcorder.
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5 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing su ppli ed ite ms Make sure that you have th e followin g item s suppl ied wi th yo ur cam corde r. The numb er in the p arent he ses ind icat es the numb er of t hat ite m s upp lie d. AC Adaptor (1) (p.
6 Step 2: Charg ing th e batt ery pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) a fter attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • Your camcor der operates only with an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack ( H series). 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Stati on.
7 Gettin g Started To char ge the ba tte ry pack us ing on ly the AC Adap tor Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG), then connect t he AC Adap tor dir ectly to the DC IN ja ck on the ca mcorde r. Chargi ng time: Approxima te time (min .) require d when you fully cha rge a comp letely exh austed battery pa ck.
8 Step 3 : Tu rning the power on, a nd se tting the dat e and ti me 1 While pressing the green button, slide the POWER switch repeatedly in the direction of the arrow until the respective lamp light s up.
9 Gettin g Started Step 4: P repa ring for re cord ing Open th e LCD pane l 90 degr ees to the camcorde r ( 1 ), th en rota te it t o the best angle to reco rd or pl ay ( 2 ). You can vi ew imag es us ing th e vi ewfind er to avoid we aring down the battery, or whe n the im age s een on t he LCD scre en is p oor.
10 Recording/ Playback Reco rding 1 Slide the POW ER switch C until the respective lamp lights up. Press the gree n button onl y when the POW ER switch C is in the OFF (CHG) po sition. • (Movie): To record movies • (Still) : To record still images 2 Start recording.
11 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back z Tip s • You can chec k the free hard di sk space by pressing (HOME) B t (MANAGE HDD/MEMORY) t [ INF O]. • You can capture up to 3 still images by pre ssing PHOTO E during movie recording. • The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours.
12 Playba ck 1 Slide the POW ER switch D to t urn on your cam corder. 2 Press (VIEW IMAGES) C (or A ). The VISUAL INDEX scree n appear s on the LCD screen (It may t ake some ti me to displa y the thum bnails). • Press (Film Roll Index) B to display the (Film Roll Index) screen.
13 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back To adju st th e soun d volume o f movies When pl aying b ack a movie , touch (OPTION) t tab t [VOLUME] , then adju st the volume with / . z Tip s • When playback from the selected movie reache s the last movie , the s creen re turns to the I NDEX screen.
14 Parts and functi ons used f or the camc ord er The nu mbers in ( ) are ref ere nce pa ges. 1 Power zoom lever To use the zoo m, move the power zo om lever. Mov e the power z oom lever slight ly for a slow er zoom. M ove it further for a faster zoom .
15 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back 5 Viewfind er lens adjustment lev er (9) (HDR-SR7E/SR8E) 6 ACCES S lam p (Har d dis k) When t he ACCESS lamp is lit or flash ing, your cam corder is w riting/re ading data. 7 (flash) button You can sele ct t he setti ngs for t he fl ash.
16 eg DISP/BAT T INFO button You can swit ch th e sc reen displ ay w hen you press while the power is set to on. When yo u press while the po wer is set to OFF (CHG) , you can ch eck th e remain ing batt ery.
17 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Indic ators dis playe d duri ng reco rdi ng/pl ayback Recordi ng mov ies Recording still imag es Viewin g movi es Viewing st ill images A Recor din g qual ity ( HD/S D) and Recording mo de (XP/HQ/SP/LP) B HOM E button C Remaini ng bat tery (a pprox.
18 X VISUAL INDEX button Followi ng indicato rs appear during record ing/p laybac k to indi cate the sett ings of your camc order. Upper le ft Center Upper right Bottom * HDR-SR7E /SR8E b Notes • The recordi ng date and time is recorde d automatically on the hard disk and “Memory Stick Duo.
19 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Perfor ming vari ous func tion s - “ HOME” and “ OPTION” You can chang e the recordi ng function s and the oper atin g settings fo r your co nvenien ce. For de tails , see “Hand ycam Han dbook” (PDF ). 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HOME) A (or B ).
20 b Notes • When the item you want is not on the scre en, touch another tab. If you cannot find the item anywhere, the function is not available under the current situation. • The tabs and items that appear on the screen depend on the recording/playback status of your camcorder at the time.
21 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Items you can set only on the OPTION MENU will be described belo w. SOUND/DISP SET * 2 [VO LU ME] * 1 , [BEEP] * 1 , [LCD BRIGHT], [LCD BL LEVEL], [LCD COLO R], [ VF B .
22 Saving imag es Due to the lim ited ca paci ty of t he int ernal hard disk, m ake sure that you save the image dat a to so me typ e of ext ernal me dia such as a DVD-R or a computer . You can save the images reco rded on th e camco rde r as des cri bed be low.
23 Enjoyi ng with a compute r Enjoying with a com puter Viewi ng “Han dycam Hand book ” (PDF) For details on using your camcorder, see “Han dycam Ha ndbook” (PDF). To view “H and ycam Han dbook” (PDF), you need t o install A dobe Rea der on your comput er.
24 What yo u ca n do wit h a Win dows comput er When you ins tall the “Pi cture Mot ion Browse r” on a Window s compu ter from the supplie d CD-ROM, you c an enjoy the followi ng operat ions. x Creating a disc with ima ges taken with your ca mcorder by one simp le operatio n By pressing DISC BURN on t he Handyca m Station (p.
25 Enjoyi ng with a compute r DVD burn er (CD-ROM d rive is necessary fo r installation ) b Not es • Even in a computer environment where the operations are guaranteed, frames may be dropped from movies with HD (high definiti on) image qual ity, resul ti ng in uneven playback.
26 9 Click [Next] on the connection confirmation screen of the computer. b Notes • Even if a screen prompting you to restart your computer appears, you do not need to restart it at this time. Click [NO], and continue installing the software. • The authentica tion may take time.
27 Enjoyi ng with a compute r After you instal l the software, sh ortcut icons f or “Pictu re Motion Br owser” an d “Pic ture M oti on Br owser Guid e” ar e created on t he desk top. For the basic operation of “P icture M otion Browser ,” see “P ictur e Motion Br owser Guide.
28 2 Click [Safe ly remove USB Ma ss Storage Device]. 3 Click [OK] (Wind ows 2000 only). 4 Touch [END] on the scree n of your camcorder. 5 Touch [YES ] on t he screen of your camcorder. 6 Disconnec t the USB cable fr om the Handycam Statio n and the comput er.
29 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou bles hooti ng If you run into any problems using yo ur camcorde r, use th e follow ing table t o trouble shoot th e probl em. If the p roblem persists, disconnect th e power sou rce and contac t your Sony dea ler.
30 You cannot ma ke new recordi ng during this pe riod. • T he hard disk of th e camcorde r is full. Delete unn ecessary im ages (p. 22). • T otal number of movie scenes or still images ex ceeds th e recordabl e capaci ty of your camc order. Delete unnecessary images (p .
31 Troubles hooting (Warning on the hard d isk of the camcorder)* Fast flashing • An er ror may have occurre d with the hard disk driv e in your camcord er. (Warni ng on the hard dis k of the camcorder)* Fast flashing • The hard di sk of t he c amc orde r i s fu lly reco rd ed .
32 Additio nal Inform ation Precau tio ns On use an d care • Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories i n the following locations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to te mperatures above 60°C (140°F), su ch as under di rect sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in th e sun.
33 Additi onal Info rmation – Leaving the casing in contact with rubber or vinyl objects for a long period of time. About c are and st orage of th e lens • Wipe t he surface of th e lens clean with a soft cloth in t he followin g instances: – When there are fingerprints on the lens surface.
34 Specif ica tions System Video compression format AVCHD (HD)/M PEG2 (SD)/J PEG (Still images) Audio compression format Dolby Digital 2/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5.
35 Additi onal Info rmation Input /Out put conn ecto rs Audio/Video output 10-pin connector Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω (ohms) Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω (ohms) Chrominance sign al: 0.3 Vp-p, 75 Ω (ohms) Audio signal: 327 mV (a t load impedance 47 k Ω (kilohms)), Output imped ance with less than 2.
36 Oper ating t emper ature 0 °C to + 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Stora ge temp eratur e -20 °C to + 60 °C (-4 °F to + 140 °F) Dimen sio ns (a ppro x.) 48 × 29 × 81 mm (1 15/16 × 1 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.) (w/h/d) excluding the projecting parts Mass (app rox.
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