User manual SONY HANDYCAM HDR-CX360V THE BUILT-IN USB CABLE ALLOWS YOU TO...

[. . . ] These points are normal results of the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way. "Operating Guide" (1) See page 19 for the memory card you can use with this camcorder. Using the camcorder Black points White, red, blue or green points Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts, and also do not hold the camcorder by the jack covers. LCD screen Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods of time may cause malfunctions. Doing so might cause your camcorder to malfunction. Take images of the sun only in low light conditions, such as at dusk. About changing the language setting Battery pack The on-screen displays in each local language are used for illustrating the operating procedures. Change the screen language before using your camcorder if necessary (p. [. . . ] This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows between the camcorder and the subject. 59 GB WHITE FADER Fades in/out with the white effect. INDOOR () In The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions: Indoors At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly Under video lamps in a studio, or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like color lamps Out BLACK FADER Fades in/out with the black effect. Out In ONE PUSH ( ) To cancel the fader before starting the operation, touch [OFF]. Tips When you press START/STOP, the setting is cleared. A movie recorded using [BLACK FADER] may be difficult to see in the VISUAL INDEX screen. The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light. Frame a white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing. Notes Set [WHITE BAL. ] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps. When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing is flashing quickly. white objects while flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set. keeps When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if , set [WHITE flashing after touching BAL. ] to [AUTO]. If you set [WHITE BAL. ], [SCENE SELECTION] is set to [AUTO]. WHITE BAL. (White balance) You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically. OUTDOOR ( ) The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions: Outdoors Night views, neon signs and fireworks Sunrise or sunset Under daylight fluorescent lamps 60 GB Tips If you have changed the battery pack while [AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment. When the white balance has been set with [ONE PUSH], if the lighting conditions changed by bringing your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust the white balance. touch [AUTO]. SPOT MTR/FCS (Spot meter/ focus) You can adjust the brightness and focus for the selected subject simultaneously. ON Detects faces. OFF ( ) Customizing your camcorder Does not detect faces. Notes Faces may not be detected depending on recording conditions, subject conditions, and the setting of your camcorder. [FACE DETECTION] may not function properly depending on recording conditions. Set [FACE DETECTION] to [OFF] in this case. Tips Positioning the subject at the cross point of the guide frame makes a balanced composition. The outer frame of [GUIDEFRAME] shows the display area of a TV which is not compatible with full pixel display. STEADYSHOT You can compensate for camera shake. Set [ STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tripod (sold separately), then the image becomes natural. ON The SteadyShot function is used. Tips For better face detection performance, shoot the subject(s) under the following conditions: Shoot in a sufficiently bright place The subject(s) does not wear glasses, a hat or mask The subject(s) faces directly towards the camera The detected faces are recorded in Face Index, however, some faces may not be. Also, there is a limit to the number of faces that can be GB 63 recorded in Face Index. To play back from the Face Index, see page 32. AUDIO REC SET BLT-IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in zoom microphone) You can record a movie with vivid sound appropriate to the zoom position. OFF The microphone does not record sound following zooming in or out. The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor. The zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level. OFF Up to 60× zoom is performed optically. ON ( ) The microphone records sound following zooming in or out. 2000× Up to 60× zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 2000× zoom is performed digitally. MICREF LEVEL (Microphone reference level) You can select the microphone level for recording sound. [. . . ] Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Intel, Intel Core, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Adobe Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. SDXC and SDHC logo are trademarks of SD3C, LLC. [. . . ]