Sony Handycam DCR-SX45E, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...Recording Playback Making good use of your camcorder Saving movies and photos with a computer Saving images with an external device Customizing your camcorder Additional information Quick reference Digital Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide 4 264 740 12 1 ...

Page 2: ...Replace the battery with the specified type only Otherwise fire or injury may result AC Adaptor Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a narrow space such as between a wall and furniture Use the nearby wall outlet wall socket when using the AC Adaptor Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket immediately if any malfunction occurs while using your camcorder Even if your camcorder is t...

Page 3: ...u will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources In case of products that for safety performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery this battery should be re...

Page 4: ...le Party Sony Electronics Inc Address 16530 Via Esprillo San Diego CA 92127 U S A Telephone No 858 942 2230 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CAUTION You are cautioned...

Page 5: ...s in are the supplied quantity AC Adaptor 1 Power cord Mains lead 1 A V connecting cable 1 USB connection support cable 1 Attach this to the Built in USB Cable p 12 if the Built in USB Cable is not long enough Rechargeable battery pack NP FV30 1 CD ROM Handycam Application Software 1 PMB software including PMB Help Handycam Handbook PDF Operating Guide This manual 1 PMB Portable software is pre lo...

Page 6: ...d even if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of the camcorder storage media etc TV color systems differ depending on the country region To view your recordings on a TV you need a PAL system based TV Television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to copyright laws Note on playback Images r...

Page 7: ...g genuine Sony accessories Availability of such products is subject to country region About images illustrations and screen displays of this manual The example images used in this manual for illustration purposes are captured using a digital still camera and therefore may appear different from images and screen indicators that actually appear on your camcorder And the illustrations of your camcord...

Page 8: ...photos p 21 Playing movies and photos Playback on the camcorder p 23 Playing images on a TV p 26 Saving images Saving movies and photos with a computer p 30 Saving movies and photos in external media p 35 Saving images with a DVD writer recorder p 38 Deleting movies and photos p 28 If you delete the image data that has been saved on your computer or a disc you can record new images on the free med...

Page 9: ...Playback Recording 19 Playback on the camcorder 23 Playing images on a TV 26 Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos 28 Saving movies and photos with a computer Preparing a computer 30 When using a Macintosh 30 Starting PMB Picture Motion Browser 33 Using PMB Portable 33 Saving images with an external device Saving images in external media DIRECT COPY 35 Creating a disc with a...

Page 10: ...10 GB Quick reference Screen indicators 59 Parts and controls 60 Index 62 ...

Page 11: ...ding it in the direction of the arrow until it clicks 3 Connect the AC Adaptor and the power cord mains lead to your camcorder and the wall outlet wall socket Align the mark on the DC plug with that on the DC IN jack The CHG charge lamp lights up and charging starts The CHG charge lamp turns off when the battery pack is fully charged 4 When the battery is charged disconnect the AC Adaptor from the...

Page 12: ... the battery of the notebook computer may be depleted rapidly In this case do not leave your camcorder connected for a long time Tips You can charge your camcorder by using the Built in USB Cable from the wall outlet wall socket with the USB charging AC adaptor AC U501AD AC U50AG sold separately You cannot use Sony portable power unit CP AH2R CP AL sold separately The USB charging AC adaptor may n...

Page 13: ... conditions The battery pack is not attached correctly The battery pack is damaged The temperature of the battery pack is low Remove the battery pack from your camcorder and put it in a warm place The temperature of the battery pack is high Remove the battery pack from your camcorder and put it in a cool place In the default setting the power turns off automatically if you leave your camcorder wit...

Page 14: ...open press POWER 2 Select the desired geographical area with then touch NEXT To set the date and time again touch MENU Show others CLOCK LANG under GENERAL SET category CLOCK SET When an item is not on the screen touch until the item appears 3 Set SUMMERTIME date and time then touch The clock starts If you set SUMMERTIME to ON the clock advances 1 hour MODE lamp POWER button Touch the button on th...

Page 15: ...T under GENERAL SET category BEEP OFF If the button you touch does not react correctly calibrate the touch panel To turn off the power Close the LCD screen The Movie lamp flashes for a few seconds and the power is turned off Tips You can turn off your camcorder also by pressing POWER When POWER ON BY LCD is set to OFF turn off your camcorder by pressing POWER Changing the language setting You can ...

Page 16: ... medium Tips See page 53 for the recordable time of movies See page 54 for the number of recordable photos Selecting the recording media for movies DCR SX65E SX85E Touch MENU Show others MEDIA SETTINGS under MANAGE MEDIA category MOVIE MEDIA SET The MOVIE MEDIA SET screen appears Touch the desired recording media Touch YES The recording medium is changed Selecting the recording media for photos DC...

Page 17: ...corder For recording movies on Memory Stick PRO Duo media it is recommended that you use Memory Stick PRO Duo media of 512 MB or larger In this manual Memory Stick PRO Duo media and Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media are called Memory Stick PRO Duo media and SD memory cards SDHC memory cards and SDXC memory cards are called SD memory cards Notes MultiMediaCard cannot be used Images recorded on SDXC mem...

Page 18: ... memory card slot or image data may be damaged Notes If Failed to create a new Image Database File It may be possible that there is not enough free space is displayed initialize the memory card by touching MENU Show others MEDIA FORMAT under MANAGE MEDIA category MEMORY CARD DCR SX65E SX85E YES YES To eject the memory card Open the cover and lightly push the memory card in once Do not open the cov...

Page 19: ...ing the recording media DCR SX65E SX85E 1 Fasten the grip belt 2 Open the LCD screen of your camcorder 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 14 You can switch recording modes by pressing MODE Press MODE to light up the desired recording mode lamp Movie When recording a movie Photo When shooting a photo M...

Page 20: ...u close the LCD screen while recording movies the camcorder stops recording The maximum continuous recordable time of movies is about 13 hours When a movie file exceeds 2 GB the next movie file is created automatically It will take several seconds until you can start recording after you turn on the camcorder You cannot operate your camcorder during this time The following states will be indicated ...

Page 21: ...ANDARD 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 Data code during recording The recording date time and condition are recorded automatically on the recording media They are not displayed during recording However you can check them as DATA CODE during playback To display them touch MENU Show others PLAY...

Page 22: ...s then press it fully You can record photos also by touching on the LCD screen When disappears the photo is recorded Tips To change the image size touch MENU Show others IMAGE SIZE under PHOTO SETTINGS category a desired setting Flashes Lights up ...

Page 23: ...CD screen of your camcorder Your camcorder turns on To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is already open press POWER p 14 2 Press VIEW IMAGES The VISUAL INDEX screen appears after some seconds You can display the VISUAL INDEX screen also by touching VIEW IMAGES on the LCD screen 3 Touch Movie a desired movie to play back a movie Touch the Photo a desired photo to view a photo Movies are d...

Page 24: ...en 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 display the VISUAL INDEX by touching MENU Show others VISUAL INDEX under PLAYBACK category The recording date time and shooting conditions are recorded automatically during recordin...

Page 25: ... GB Viewing photos Your camcorder displays the selected photo Tips When viewing photos recorded on a memory card playback folder appears on the screen Previous To the VISUAL INDEX screen To start stop slide show Next OPTION ...

Page 26: ...ld separately When connecting to another device via the S VIDEO jack by using an A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable sold separately higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plugs left right audio and the S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of the A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable sold separately The yellow plug connection is not ne...

Page 27: ...CTOR Use a 21 pin adaptor sold separately to view playback pictures Notes When you set TV TYPE to 4 3 the image quality may deteriorate Also when the recorded image s aspect ratio switches between 16 9 wide and 4 3 the image may jitter On some 4 3 TVs the photos recorded in 4 3 aspect ratio may not be displayed full screen This is not a malfunction When you play back an image recorded in 16 9 wide...

Page 28: ...ON MENU To delete all images recorded in the recording media and recover all the recordable space of the media format the media Reduced size images which enable you to view many images at the same time on an index screen are called thumbnails 1 Touch MENU Show others DELETE under EDIT category 2 To delete movies touch DELETE DELETE To delete photos touch DELETE DELETE 3 Touch and display the mark ...

Page 29: ...ood use of your camcorder GB Touch to select the recording date of the desired movies photos then touch Touch the image down on the LCD screen to confirm the image Touch to return to the previous screen Touch YES ...

Page 30: ... Others USB port this must be provided as standard Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compatible DVD burner CD ROM drive is necessary for installation Macintosh OS PMB Portable Mac OS X 5 v10 5 v10 6 1 Standard installation is required Operation is not assured if the OS has been upgraded or in a multi boot environment 2 64 bit editions and Starter Edition are not supported Windows Image Mastering API IMAPI Ver ...

Page 31: ...ing on the computer Click Install Select the country or region Select the language for the application to be installed then proceed to the next screen Read the terms of the license agreement carefully If you agree to the terms change to and then click Next Install Turn on your camcorder then connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable The USB SELECT screen appears on the cam...

Page 32: ...ll Image Mastering API v2 0 for Windows XP in response to the message displayed when you try to start those functions To disconnect your camcorder from the computer Click the icon at the bottom right of the desktop of the computer Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device Touch END YES on the camcorder screen Disconnect the USB cable Notes Access from the computer using the supplied software PMB Do no...

Page 33: ...he application PMB Portable is pre loaded in this camcorder You can easily upload images to a network service even with a computer on which PMB is not installed You can see the detailed usage when you click the help button in the upper right after starting PMB Portable Starting up PMB Portable Windows Turn on your camcorder then connect it to a computer with the Built in USB cable The USB SELECT s...

Page 34: ...er is established Click PMBP_Mac in the PMBPORTABLE folder The Region Selection screen appears Select the appropriate Region and Country Area and then click OK The User Agreement screen appears Read the agreement carefully If you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree PMB Portable starts up For more details on PMB Portable see the PMB Portable help Notes Always connect to a network when u...

Page 35: ...ars when the external media is connected to your camcorder The format screen may appear even in the case of media utilizing the FAT file system Operation is not assured with every connectable device Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC adaptor p 13 Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the external media Refer to the Sony support page for your country...

Page 36: ...gs of the external media such as deleting images Touch MENU Show others on the VISUAL INDEX screen To save desired movies and photos You can also save images recorded on memory cards Notes You cannot search or copy photos recorded on memory card by recording date Touch Play without copying in step 5 above The VISUAL INDEX screen of the external media is displayed Touch MENU Show others MOVIE DUB w...

Page 37: ... images on a TV connected to your camcorder p 26 Notes The Date Index of photos cannot be displayed If your camcorder does not recognize the external media try the following operations Reconnect the USB Adaptor Cable to your camcorder If the external media has the AC power cable connect it to the wall outlet wall socket To finish the external media connection Touch on the VISUAL INDEX screen of th...

Page 38: ...nd connect the DVD writer to the USB jack of your camcorder with the USB cable of the DVD writer You cannot connect to the Built in USB Cable Insert an unused disc into the DVD writer and close the disc tray The DISC BURN screen appears on the camcorder screen Press DISC BURN on the DVD writer Movies recorded on the internal recording media that have not been saved on any discs will be recorded on...

Page 39: ... connecting the camcorder to a TV p 26 Insert a created disc into the DVD writer The movies on the disc appear as VISUAL INDEX on the camcorder screen Press the play button on the DVD writer You can also operate by the camcorder screen Touch END EJECT DISC on the camcorder screen and remove the disc after the operation is completed Touch and disconnect the USB cable Notes Do not do any of the foll...

Page 40: ...he wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 13 Connect the AC Adaptor and the power cord mains lead to the DC IN jack of your camcorder and the wall outlet wall socket p 13 Turn on your camcorder and connect a DVD writer etc to the USB jack of your camcorder with the Built in USB Cable The USB SELECT screen appears on the camcorder screen If the USB SELECT screen ...

Page 41: ...ut jack of another device A V connecting cable with S VIDEO sold separately When connecting to another device via the S VIDEO jack by using an A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable sold separately higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plug left right audio and the S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of the A V connecting cable with an S VID...

Page 42: ... SETTINGS under GENERAL SET category DISP OUTPUT LCD PANEL the default setting To record the date time or camera settings data touch MENU Show others PLAYBACK SET under PLAYBACK category DATA CODE a desired setting In addition touch MENU Show others OUTPUT SETTINGS under GENERAL SET category DISP OUTPUT V OUT PANEL When the screen size of display devices TV etc is 4 3 touch MENU Show others OUTPUT...

Page 43: ...or recording media p 47 GENERAL SET Other setup items p 48 Menu items are described in more details in the Handycam Handbook Operating menus Touch Touch Show others on the MY MENU screen See the next page for details on MY MENU Touch the central part of the left side of screen to change the display Touch the menu item to be changed After changing the setting touch To finish setting the menu touch ...

Page 44: ...tems more easily by registering the menu items you use most often on MY MENU You can register 6 menu items on each MY MENU of the MOVIE PHOTO and PLAYBACK Example deleting SPOT MTR FCS and registering FADER Touch Touch MY MENU SETTING Touch MOVIE Touch SPOT MTR FCS Touch Touch FADER under MANUAL SETTINGS category When MY MENU is displayed touch Repeat the same steps above to register menu items on...

Page 45: ...ENU You touch and the menu items you can change in the context appear Touch OPTION Touch the desired tab the item to change the setting After completing the setting touch Notes Grayed out menu items or settings are not available When the item you want is not on the screen touch another tab There may be no tab The tabs and items that appear on the screen depend on the recording playback status of y...

Page 46: ...n when recording movies AUTO SLW SHUTTR Adjusts the shutter speed automatically FACE DETECTION Adjusts the image quality of the face s automatically AUDIO REC SET BLT IN ZOOM MIC Records movies with vivid sound appropriate to the zoom position MICREF LEVEL Sets the microphone level OTHER REC SET DIGITAL ZOOM Sets the maximum zoom level of the digital zoom that exceeds the zoom level of the optical...

Page 47: ...RASE Erases movies from a playlist ERASE ALL Erases all movies from a playlist MOVE Changes the order of movies in a playlist OTHERS category USB CONNECT USB CONNECT Connects the internal memory via USB USB CONNECT Connects the memory card via USB DISC BURN Allows you to save images onto discs BATTERY INFO Displays the battery information MANAGE MEDIA category MEDIA SETTINGS MOVIE MEDIA SET Sets t...

Page 48: ...cted p 26 DISP OUTPUT Sets whether the on screen displays appears on the TV screen or not CLOCK LANG CLOCK SET Sets the date and time p 14 AREA SET Adjusts for a time difference without stopping the clock p 14 SUMMERTIME Sets the summertime p 14 LANGUAGE SET Sets the display language p 15 POWER SETTINGS A SHUT OFF Changes the A SHUT OFF setting p 11 POWER ON BY LCD Sets whether or not the camcorde...

Page 49: ...splayed click Handbook 3 Select the desired language and the model name of your camcorder then click Install Install by following the instructions on the screen The model name of your camcorder is printed on its bottom surface To view the Handycam Handbook double click the short cut icon on the computer screen When using a Macintosh open the Handbook GB folder in the CD ROM then copy Handbook pdf ...

Page 50: ...e plug of the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet wall socket p 13 The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to on It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on This is not a malfunction Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket or remove the battery pack then reconnect it after about 1 minute If your camcorder still does not...

Page 51: ...ntact them give them all the numbers of the error code beginning with C or E C 04 The battery pack is not an InfoLITHIUM battery pack V series Use an InfoLITHIUM battery pack V series p 11 Connect the DC plug of the AC Adaptor to your camcorder securely p 11 C 06 The battery pack temperature is high Change the battery pack or place it in a cool place C 13 C 32 Remove the power source Reconnect it ...

Page 52: ...ible memory card is inserted p 17 Access to the memory card was restricted on another device The camcorder is unsteady Hold the camcorder steady with both hands However note that the camera shake warning indicator does not disappear The recording media is full Delete unnecessary images p 28 ...

Page 53: ...hen you repeat recording start stop switching the MODE lamp and zooming Times measured when using the camcorder at 25 C 77 F 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F is recommended The recording and playback time will be shorter when you use your camcorder in low temperatures The recording and playback time will be shorter depending on the conditions under which you use your camcorder Playing time Approximate ti...

Page 54: ...ime Expected number of recordable photos Internal recording media DCR SX65E SX85E You can record the maximum 9 999 photos Memory card VGA 0 3M 512MB 2800 1GB 5700 2GB 11500 4GB 22500 8GB 46500 16GB 91000 32GB 185000 The indicated number of recordable photos on a memory card is based on the maximum image size of your camcorder The actual number of recordable photos is displayed on the LCD screen du...

Page 55: ...d care Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories in the following locations Anywhere extremely hot cold or humid Never leave them exposed to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as under direct sunlight near heaters or in a car parked in the sun They may malfunction or become deformed Near strong magnetic fields or mechanical vibration The camcorder may malfunction Near strong radio waves or...

Page 56: ...echargeable battery However even if the pre installed rechargeable battery is not charged the camcorder operation will not be affected as long as you are not recording the date Procedures Connect your camcorder to a wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor and leave it with the LCD screen closed for more than 24 hours Note on disposal transfer of the camcorder DCR SX65E SX85E Even if ...

Page 57: ...ature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Specifications System Signal format PAL color CCIR standards Movie recording format Video MPEG 2 PS Audio Dolby Digital 2ch Dolby Digital Stereo Creator Photo file format DCF Ver 2 0 Compatible Exif Ver 2 21 Compatible MPF Baseline Compatible Recording media Movie Photo Internal memory DCR SX65E 4 GB DCR SX85E 16 GB Memo...

Page 58: ...emory Stick Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO HG Duo Memory Stick Micro MagicGate MagicGate Memory Stick and MagicGate Memory Stick Duo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation InfoLITHIUM is a trademark of Sony Corporation DVDirect is a trademark of Sony Corporation Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Microsoft Windows Windows...

Page 59: ...imated recording remaining time FADER 9999 9999 Approximate number of recordable photos and recording media Playback folder of memory card 100 112 Current playing movie or photo Number of total recorded movies or photos Bottom Indicator Meaning FACE DETECTION set to OFF Manual focus SCENE SELECTION White balance SteadyShot off SPOT MTR FCS SPOT METER EXPOSURE TELE MACRO BACK LIGHT INTELLIGENT AUTO...

Page 60: ... is convenient during playback operations VIEW IMAGES button 23 POWER button 14 LIGHT button Press to light up the LIGHT iAUTO button Speaker USB jack 31 35 40 Power zoom lever PHOTO button 22 MODE button 19 movie photo lamp 19 RESET button Press RESET using a pointed object Press RESET to initialize all the settings including the clock setting Battery pack 11 START STOP button 20 CHG charge lamp ...

Page 61: ... flashing the camcorder is reading or writing data Memory card slot 17 Built in USB Cable Tripod receptacle Attach a tripod sold separately to the tripod receptacle using a tripod screw sold separately the length of the screw must be less than 5 5 mm 7 32 in BATT battery release lever 12 ...

Page 62: ...f diagnosis display 51 Setting the date and time 14 Software 30 Specifications 57 Supplied items 5 T Thumbnail 28 Tripod 61 Troubleshooting 50 Turning the power on 14 TV 26 TV TYPE 26 U USB cable 38 40 USB CONNECT 38 40 V VBR 53 VIEW IMAGES 23 VISUAL INDEX 23 Volume 24 W Wall outlet wall socket 11 Warning indicators 51 Windows 30 Z Zoom 20 Symbols 16 9 27 4 3 27 A A V connecting cable 26 41 B Batt...

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