User manual SONY HDR-XR150

[. . . ] 4-170-893-13(1) Table of contents 9 12 20 40 49 58 80 103 Getting started Recording/Playback Making good use of your camcorder Saving images with an external device Customizing your camcorder Additional information HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/ CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E Digital HD Video Camera Recorder "Handycam" Handbook Quick reference 2010 Sony Corporation Read this first Supplied items The numbers in ( ) are the supplied quantity. AC Adaptor (1) Power cord (Mains lead) (1) Component A/V cable (1) A/V connecting cable (1) USB cable (1) Rechargeable battery pack NP-FV50 (1) CD-ROM "Handycam" Application Software (1) "PMB" "Handycam" Menu items, LCD panel, and lens A menu item that is grayed out is not available under the current recording or playback conditions. The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high-precision technology, so over 99. 99% of the pixels are operational for effective use. However, there may be some tiny black points and/or bright points (white, red, blue, or green in color) that appear constantly on the LCD screen. [. . . ] OFF Does not use an effect. FIREWORKS* ( ) Takes spectacular shots of fireworks. Customizing your camcorder LANDSCAPE* ( ) Shoots distant subjects clearly. This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows between the camcorder and the subject. WHITE FADER Fades in/out with the white effect. Out In PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) () Brings out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background. 3 GB BLACK FADER Fades in/out with the black 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 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. ONE PUSH ( ) WHITE BAL. (White balance) You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. 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]. 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 4 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. To return the setting to automatic exposure, touch [AUTO]. SPOT MTR/FCS (Spot meter/ focus) You can adjust the brightness and focus for the selected subject simultaneously. This function enables you to use [SPOT METER] (p. 65) at the same time. Notes [EXPOSURE] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. SPOT FOCUS You can select and adjust the focal point to aim it at a subject not located at the center of the screen. Touch the subject in the frame of which you want to adjust the brightness and focus. To adjust the brightness and focus automatically, touch [AUTO]. Notes [EXPOSURE] and [FOCUS] are automatically set to [MANUAL]. Touch the subject in the frame of which you want to adjust the focus. To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO]. Notes [FOCUS] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. EXPOSURE You can fix the brightness of a picture manually. Adjust the brightness when the subject is too bright or too dark. Customizing your camcorder SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) You can adjust and fix the exposure to the subject, so that it is recorded in suitable brightness even when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background, such as subjects in the spotlight on stage. Touch / to adjust the brightness. To adjust the exposure automatically, touch [AUTO]. Touch the subject in the frame of which you want to adjust the exposure. 5 GB FOCUS You can adjust the focus manually. You can select this function also when you want to focus on a certain subject intentionally. 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. (TELE MACRO is also canceled when you move the zoom lever to the W side. ) Touch (nearby subject)/ (distant subject) to adjust the focus. To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO]. Notes When you set [FOCUS] to [MANUAL], appears. [. . . ] Furthermore, and are not mentioned in each case in this Handbook. Additional information 101 GB Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L. L. C. , 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206. THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD ("AVC VIDEO") AND/OR (ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, L. L. C. [. . . ]