User manual SONY HDR-UX7

[. . . ] 2-319-777-11(1) Enjoying Your Camcorder 13 Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Getting Started 20 Recording/Playback 30 Operating Guide Editing Utilizing Recording Media 48 56 65 86 91 HDR-UX5/UX7 Customizing Your Camcorder Using a Computer Troubleshooting US Additional Information 103 Quick Reference 118 Spanish Quick Guide/ 130 Guía rápida en español Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website. http://www. sony. net/ Printed on 70% or more recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)free vegetable oil based ink. Printed in Japan © 2007 Sony Corporation WARNING To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely before operating the appliance, and keep this manual for future reference. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions on the appliance, or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to them. Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outlet before cleaning or polishing it. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. [. . . ] Various functions are displayed in the context of the operation. OPTION MENU 3 Change the setting, then touch . Using the OPTION MENU When the item you want is not on the screen Touch another tab. If you cannot find the item anywhere, the function does not work under the situation. b Notes · The tabs and items that appear on the screen depend on the recording/playback status of your camcorder at the time. · Some items appear without a tab. · You cannot use the OPTION MENU during Easy Handycam operation. 1 While using your camcorder, touch (OPTION) on the screen. (OPTION) Customizing Your Camcorder Tab 2 Touch the desired item. If you cannot find the desired item, touch another tab to change the page. Continued , 79 Activating functions using the OPTION MENU (Continued) See Recording items on the OPTION MENU See page 79 for setting operation. Items * Page Viewing items on the OPTION MENU See page 79 for setting operation. Items * Page tab FOCUS SPOT FOCUS TELE MACRO EXPOSURE SPOT METER AE SHIFT (HDR-UX7) SCENE SELECTION WHITE BAL. WB SHIFT (HDR-UX7) COLOR SLOW SHTR SUPER NIGHTSHOT tab FADER D. EFFECT PICT. EFFECT tab REC MODE REC MODE MICREF LEVEL IMAGE SIZE QUALITY SELF-TIMER TIMING RECORD SOUND a a a a 67 67 85 70 72 85 38 38 84 85 85 a a 81 81 81 82 82 67 82 83 68 84 84 tab DELETE DELETE ALL tab DIVIDE ERASE ERASE ALL MOVE a a a a 50 51 52 52 a a 48 49 -- (A tab depends on the situation) ADD ADD ALL PRINT SLIDE SHOW VOLUME DATA CODE SLIDE SHOW SET ADD ADD ALL -- (No tab) COPIES DATE/TIME SIZE DISC MENU** a a a a 55 55 55 59 a a a a a a a 51 51 54 42 41 73 42 51 51 * Items that are included in the HOME MENU also. **[DVD MENU] for SD (standard definition) image quality 80 Details on the OPTION MENU items Items you can set only on the OPTION MENU will be described below. The default settings are marked with B. ­ When the focus is adjusted manually. · You can also adjust the focus manually using the camera control dial (p. 38) (HDR-UX7). SPOT FOCUS FOCUS You can adjust the focus manually. You can select this function also when you want to focus on a certain subject intentionally. You can select and adjust the focal point to aim it at a subject not located at the center of the screen. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 2 Touch (focusing on close subjects)/ (focusing on distant subjects) to sharpen the focus. appears when the focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and appears when the focus cannot be adjusted farther away. 3 Touch . 1 Touch the subject on the screen. 2 Touch [END]. To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO] t [END] in step 1. b Notes · If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. Customizing Your Camcorder To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO] t in step 1. b Notes · The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in. ) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto. TELE MACRO This is useful to shoot small subjects, such as flowers or insects. You can blur out backgrounds and the subject stands out clearer. When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON] ( ), the zoom (p. 35) moves to the top of the T (telephoto) side automatically and allows recording subjects at a close distance, down to about 37 cm (14 5/8 in. ) (HDR-UX5), or 45 cm (17 3/4 in. ) (HDRUX7). z Tips · It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle) to adjust the zoom for recording. When you want to record a subject at close range, move the power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then adjust the focus. · The focal distance information (the distance at which the subject is focused on; to be referred when it is dark and hard to adjust focus) appears for a few seconds in the following cases. (It will not be displayed correctly if you are using a conversion lens (optional). ) ­ When the focus mode is switched from automatic to manual. To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wideangle (W side). Continued , 81 Details on the OPTION MENU items (Continued) b Notes · When recording a distant subject, focusing may be difficult and can take some time. · Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. [. . . ] · No someta la videocámara a golpes ni vibraciones en las siguientes situaciones: ­ mientras el indicador ACCESS esté encendido ­ mientras el indicador ACCESS esté parpadeando ­ mientras se muestre [ACCESO A DISCO] o [ABRIENDO. . . ] en la pantalla de cristal líquido 138 · Es posible que se tarde algún tiempo en expulsar el disco según las condiciones de éste y los materiales grabados. · Es posible que la operación de expulsión de un disco tarde hasta 10 minuto si éste está dañado o sucio de huellas dactilares, etc. En ese caso, es posible que el disco sufra daños. Para expulsar un "Memory Stick Duo" Abra el panel de cristal líquido y empuje ligeramente el "Memory Stick Duo" hacia el interior de la ranura una vez. b Notas · Cuando el indicador de acceso se enciende o parpadea, significa que la videocámara está leyendo o grabando datos. No sacuda ni golpee la videocámara, desconecte la alimentación, expulse el "Memory Stick Duo" ni retire la batería. [. . . ]