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Table of contents 8
Getting started 10
14
Recording
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Playback
Saving movies and photos 23
HDR-XR500E/XR500VE/
with a computer
XR520E/XR520VE
Saving images with a DVD 34
writer/ recorder
Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
Operating Guide Making good use of your 38
camcorder
Additional information 49
2009 Sony Corporation
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Read this first Before operating the unit, please read this AC Adaptor manual thoroughly, and retain it for future Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a reference. narrow space, such as between a wall and furniture. WARNING Use the nearby wall outlet (wall socket) To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not when using the AC Adaptor. Disconnect expose the unit to rain or moisture. the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet (wall socket) immediately if any malfunction Do not expose the batteries to
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relevant provisions of the Directive 1999/5/ negative consequences for the environment EC. For details, please access the following and human health, which could otherwise URL: http://www.compliance.sony.de/ be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials Notice for the customers in the will help to conserve natural resources. countries applying EU Directives For more detailed information about (HDR-XR500E/XR520E) recycling of this product, please conta
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household waste disposal service or the CAUTION shop where you purchased the product. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to For customers in the U.S.A. operate this equipment. If you have any questions about this Note product, you may call: This equipment has been tested and found Sony Customer Information Center 1-800- to comply with the limits for a Class B 222-SONY (7669). digital device, pursuant to Part
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media may be damaged, recorded images may received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. be lost or other malfunctions could occur. ejecting the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media removing the battery pack or AC Adaptor Supplied items from the camcorder
=> Do not apply shock or vibration to the The numbers in ( ) are the supplied camcorder. The camcorder may not be able to quantity. record or play movies and photos. AC Adaptor (1)
=> Do not use the camcorder in very lou
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the recording media. Images cannot be saved Devices which are not compatible with the or recorded. In such a case, save your images AVCHD format on some type of external media first, and then Discs recorded with high definition perform [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 38).
=> The viewfinder and the LCD screen are image quality (HD) manufactured using extremely high-precision
=> This camcorder captures high definition footage technology, so over 99.99% of the pixels are in the AVCHD format. DVD media cont
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Operation flow Recording movies and photos (p. 14)
=> In the default settings, movies are recorded with high definition image quality (HD) on the internal hard disk.
=> In the default settings, photos are recorded on the internal hard disk.
=> You can change the recording media selected, and the image quality of movies (p. 40, 44). Playing movies and photos (p. 18) Playing movies and photos on your camcorder (p. 18) Playing movies and photos on a connected TV (p. 21) Saving movies and photos on
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Table of contents Read this first.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Operation flow.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Getting started Step 1: Charging the battery pack.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of contents Saving images with a DVD writer, recorder Selecting the method for creating a disc (DVD writer/recorder).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer, etc. (USB cable connection).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Creating a standard definition image quality (SD) disc with a recorder, etc.
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Getting started Step 1: Charging the battery pack Battery pack DC IN jack ACCESS lamp (hard disk) DC plug Power cord (mains lead) AC Adaptor /CHG lamp To the wall outlet (wall socket) You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) after attaching it to your camcorder.
=> You cannot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H series to your camcorder. Turn off your camcorder by retracting the viewfinder and closing the LCD 1 screen. Attach the battery pack by sliding
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Getting started
=> See page 55 on charging, recording and playing time.
=> When your camcorder is on, you can check the approximate amount of remaining battery power with the remaining battery indicator at the upper left on the LCD screen. To remove the battery pack Retract the viewfinder and close the LCD screen. Slide the BATT (battery) release lever and remove the battery pack . To use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power source Make the same connections as “Step 1: Charging the battery
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Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time Open the LCD screen of your camcorder. 1 Your camcorder is turned on.
=> To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is open, press POWER. POWER (Movie): To record movies (Photo): To record photos Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT]. 2 Touch the button on the LCD screen.
=> To set the date and time again, touch (HOME) (SETTINGS) [CLOCK/ LANG] [CLOCK SET]. When an item is not on the
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Getting started To turn off the power Close the LCD screen. The (Movie) lamp flashes several seconds, then the camcorder is turned off. POWER
=> You can turn off your camcorder also by pressing POWER.
=> If the viewfinder is pulled out, retract the viewfinder as shown in the illustration below. Changing the language setting You can change the on-screen displays to show messages in a specified language. Touch (HOME) (SETTINGS) [CLOCK/ LANG] [ LANGUAGE SET] the desired language
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Recording Recording Recording movies In the default setting, movies are recorded with high definition image quality (HD) on the hard disk (p. 40, 44). Fasten the grip belt. Open the LCD screen of your camcorder. Your camcorder is turned on.
=> To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is already open, press POWER. Press START/STOP to start recording. Zoom lever Wide Telephoto [STBY] [REC] To stop recording, press START/STOP again.
=> Move the power zoom lever slightly for a
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Recording
=> You can change the recording mode of movies (p. 44).
=> [ STEADYSHOT] is set to [ACTIVE] in the default setting.
=> To adjust the angle of the LCD panel, first open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder (), and then adjust the angle (). If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the lens side (), you can record movies/photos in mirror mode. 90 degrees (max.) 90 degrees to the camcorder 180 degrees (max.)
=> When you make recording by only using the viewfinder, pull out t
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Press MODE to turn on the (Photo) lamp. The aspect ratio of the screen becomes 4:3. Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus, then press it fully. Zoom lever Wide Telephoto Flashes Lights up When disappears, the photo is recorded.
=> Move the power zoom lever slightly for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
=> You can check the recordable number of photos on the LCD screen (p. 58).
=> To change the image size, touch (HOME) (SETTINGS) [PHOTO SETTINGS] [ IMAGE SIZE
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Recording Recording and playing movies and photos easily (Easy Handycam operation) Simply press EASY. To cancel Easy Handycam operation, press EASY again after you finish recording, or menu operations. During Easy Handycam operation, you can set basic options, such as changing the image size or deleting images, among the setting and adjustment items. Other items are set automatically.
=> When Easy Handycam operation is started, nearly all menu settings are reset to the default settings autom
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Playback Playback.on.the.camcorder In the default setting, movies and photos on the internal hard disk are played (p. 40). Playing movies Open the LCD screen of your camcorder. Your camcorder is turned on.
=> To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is already open, press POWER. Press (VIEW IMAGES). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears after some seconds.
=> You can display the VISUAL INDEX screen by pressing (VIEW IMAGES) on the LCD screen as well. Touch the (or ) tab a desired
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Playback Your camcorder starts playing the selected movie. Previous Next Volume OPTION MENU To stop To fast-forward To fast-reverse To pause/play
=> When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie, the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen.
=> Touch / during pause to play back movies slowly.
=> As you repeat touching / during playback, movies are played as fast as about 5 times about 10 times about 30 times about 60 times.
=> You can turn on or off the on-screen display by p
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Your camcorder displays the selected photo. Previous To start/stop slide show Next To the VISUAL INDEX screen
=> You can zoom in the photo by moving the zoom lever while viewing photos (PB ZOOM). If you touch a point in the PB ZOOM frame, the point comes to the center in the frame.
=> When viewing photos recorded on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, (playback folder) appears on the screen. 20
