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Table of contents 10
Getting started 12
20
Recording/Playback
Making good use of your 31
camcorder
Saving movies and photos 33
with a computer
HDR-CX300E/CX305E/CX350E/
Saving images with an 44
CX350VE/CX370E/XR350E/XR350VE
external device
Customizing your 53
Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
camcorder
Operating Guide
Additional information 61
Quick reference 70
2010 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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Disposal of Old Electrical FOR CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) Hereby, Sony Corporation, declares that this HDR-CX350VE, HDR-XR350VE This symbol on the product or on its Digital HD Video Camera Recorder is in packaging indicates that this product shall compliance with the essential requirements not be treated as household waste. Instead and other relevant provisions of the it shal
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be caused by inappropriate waste handling Regulatory Information of the battery. The recycling of the materials Declaration of Conformity will help to conserve natural resources. Trade Name: SONY In case of products that for safety, Model No.: HDR-CX300E performance or data integrity reasons Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. require a permanent connection with an Address: 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, incorporated battery, this battery should CA 92127 U.S.A. be replaced by qualifi
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interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, Supplied items if not installed and used in accordance The numbers in ( ) are the supplied with the instructions, may cause harmful quantity. interference to radio communications. AC Adaptor (1) However, there is no guarantee that Power cord (Mains lead) (1) interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause Component A/V cable
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=> Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direct LCD Screen sunlight for long periods of time may cause malfunctions.
=> Do not aim at the sun. Doing so might cause your camcorder to malfunction. Take images of the sun only in low light conditions, such as at dusk. Battery pack About language setting
=> The on-screen displays in each local language are used for illustrating the operating procedures. Change the screen language before using the camcorder if necessary (p. 16). On recording
=> T
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AVCHD format Note on the camcorder/battery pack
=> You may not be able to play back normally temperature images recorded on your camcorder with other
=> When the temperature of the camcorder devices. Also, you may not be able to play back or battery pack becomes extremely high or images recorded on other devices with your extremely low, you may not be able to record camcorder. or play back on the camcorder, due to the
=> Standard (STD) image quality movies recorded protection features of
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actually appear on your camcorder. And, the Notes on use illustrations of your camcorder and its screen indication are exaggerated or simplified for
=> Do not do any of the following. Otherwise, the understandability. recording media may be damaged, recorded
=> In this manual, the internal memory (HDR- images may be impossible to play back or may CX300E/CX305E/CX350E/CX350VE/CX370E) be lost, or other malfunctions could occur. and the hard disk (HDR-XR350E/XR350VE) of ejecting the memor
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Operation flow Getting started (p. 12) Prepare the power source and memory card. Recording movies and photos (p. 20) Recording movies p. 21 Changing the recording mode Expected recording time(MEDIA INFO) Shooting photos p. 23 Playing movies and photos Playback on the camcorder p. 25 Playing images on a TV p. 28 Saving images Saving movies and photos with a computer p. 33 Saving movies and photos in external media p. 44 Saving images with a DVD writer/recorder p. 46 Deleting mov
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Table of contents Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Operation flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting started Step 1: Charging the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of contents Customizing your camcorder Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Getting detailed information from the “Handycam” Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Additional information Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Getting started Step 1: Charging the battery pack HDR-CX300E/CX305E/CX350E/CX350VE/CX370E DC IN jack Battery pack DC plug Power cord (Mains lead) AC Adaptor /CHG (flash/charge) To the wall outlet (wall socket) lamp HDR-XR350E/XR350VE DC IN jack Battery pack DC plug Power cord (Mains lead) AC Adaptor /CHG (flash/charge) lamp To the wall outlet (wall socket) GB 12
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Getting started You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (V series) after attaching it to your camcorder. Notes
=> You cannot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the V series to your camcorder. Turn off your camcorder by closing the LCD screen. 1 Attach the battery pack by aligning the battery terminals () and 2 pushing the battery pack in the direction of the arrow () until it clicks. Connect the AC Adaptor and the power cord (mains lead) to your 3 camcorder an
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To use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power source Make the same connections as “Step 1: Charging the battery pack.” Even if the battery pack is attached, the battery pack is not discharged. Notes on the battery pack
=> When you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor, close the LCD screen and make sure that the (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 20), the access lamp (p. 19) are turned off.
=> The /CHG (flash/charge) lamp flashes during charging under the following conditions: The batt
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Getting started 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 and the lens cover is opened.
=> To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is open, press POWER. MODE lamp POWER button 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 (MENU) [Show others] [CLOCK/ LANG] (under [GENERAL SET] category) [CLOCK
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Notes
=> The date and time does not appear during recording, but they are automatically recorded on the recording media, and can be displayed during playback. To display the date and time, touch (MENU) [Show others] [PLAYBACK SET] (under [PLAYBACK] category) [DATA CODE] [DATE/TIME] .
=> You can turn off the operation beeps by touching (MENU) [Show others] [SOUND/DISP SET] (under [GENERAL SET] category) [BEEP] [OFF] .
=> If the button you touch does not reac
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Getting started Step 3: Preparing the recording media The recording media that can be used differs depending on your camcorder. The following icons are displayed on the screen of your camcorder. HDR-CX300E/CX305E/CX350E/ CX350VE/CX370E * Internal Memory memory card HDR-XR350E/XR350VE * Internal hard Memory disk card * In the default setting, both movies and photos are recorded on this recording media. You can perform recording, playback and editing operations on the selected medium. Ti
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Touch [YES] . The recording medium is changed. To check the recording media settings In either movie recording mode or photo recording mode, the media icon of the selected recording media is displayed at the top right corner of the screen. Recording media icon
=> The icon displayed may vary depending on your model. Inserting a memory card Notes
=> Set the recording medium to [MEMORY CARD] to record movies and/or photos on a memory card. Types of memory card you can use with your camcorde
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Getting started
=> “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, half the size of “Memory Stick”, or standard size SD cards can be used for this camcorder.
=> Do not attach a label or the like on memory card or memory card adaptor. Doing so may cause a malfunction. Open the cover, and insert the memory card with the notched edge in the direction as illustrated until it clicks.
=> Close the cover after inserting the memory card. Note direction of notched corner. Access lamp The [Create a new Image Database Fi
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Recording/Playback Recording In the default setting, movies are recorded with high definition image quality (HD) on the following media. HDR-CX300E/CX305E/CX350E/CX350VE/CX370E: Internal memory HDR-XR350E/XR350VE: Internal hard disk Tips
=> To change the recording media, see page 17. Fasten the grip belt. 1 Open the LCD screen of your camcorder. 2 Your camcorder is turned on and the lens cover is opened.
=> To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is already open, press POWER (p. 15
