Sony HANDYCAM HDR-CX150, User Manual

Page 1: ...book 2010 Sony Corporation HDR CX110 CX150 XR150 Table of contents 9 Getting started 12 Recording Playback 20 Making good use of your camcorder 40 Saving images with an external device 49 Customizing your camcorder 58 Additional information 80 Quick reference 103 ...

Page 2: ...ixels 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 These points are normal results of the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods of time may cause malfunctions Do not aim at ...

Page 3: ...e its contents without warning DVD media containing AVCHD footage may be played on a compatible Blu ray Disc player recorder or other compatible device Save all your recorded image data To prevent your image data from being lost save all your recorded images on external media periodically It is recommended that you save the image data on a disc such as DVD R etc using your computer Also you can sa...

Page 4: ... and its screen indication are exaggerated or simplified for understandability In this manual the internal memory HDR CX150 and the hard disk HDR XR150 of the camcorder and the memory card are called recording media In this manual the DVD disc recorded with high definition image quality HD is called AVCHD disc Design and specifications of your camcorder and accessories are subject to change withou...

Page 5: ...ock noise made when this function is activated by the camcorder may also be recorded If the drop sensor catches a drop repeatedly recording playback may be stopped Note on using the camcorder at high altitudes HDR XR150 Do not turn on the camcorder in a low pressure area where the altitude is more than 5 000 meters 16 000 feet Doing so may damage the internal hard disk drive of your camcorder ...

Page 6: ...ting photos p 24 Playing movies and photos Playback on the camcorder p 29 Playing images on a TV p 37 Saving images Saving movies and photos with a computer Saving movies and photos in external media p 49 Saving images with a DVD writer recorder p 51 Deleting movies and photos p 40 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 7: ...que Stabilize yourself move your camcorder horizontally as you turn your upper body slowly Stay still at the end of panning for a while to make the scene look stable Accentuating movies with narration Consider the sound to be recorded with your movies Narrate the subject or talk to the subject during shooting Aim for a balanced volume of voices since the recording person is closer to the microphon...

Page 8: ...on the child on the left side of the screen Prioritizing the subject 27 SPOT FOCUS 65 Capturing photos during movie recording Dual Rec 28 Smile Shutter 28 Recording in a dimly lit room LOW LUX 68 Capturing fireworks or a sunset in all its splendor FIREWORKS 63 SUNRISE SUNSET 63 Checking your golf swing SMTH SLW REC 66 ...

Page 9: ...cording better images automatically INTELLIGENT AUTO 25 Selecting high definition image quality HD or standard image quality STD 26 Selecting the recording mode 26 Prioritizing the subject 27 Capturing smiles automatically Smile Shutter 28 Recording high quality photos during movie recording Dual Rec 28 Recording in mirror mode 28 Playback on the camcorder 29 Useful functions for playing movies an...

Page 10: ...51 Selecting the method for creating a disc 51 Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer DVDirect Express 52 Creating a high definition image quality HD disc with a DVD writer etc other than DVDirect Express 55 Creating a standard definition image quality STD disc with a recorder etc 56 Customizing your camcorder Using menus 58 Operating menus 58 Using MY MENU 59 Using the OPTION MENU 60 Menu ...

Page 11: ...d playback with each battery pack 90 Expected recording time of movies 90 Expected number of recordable photos 92 Using your camcorder abroad 93 Maintenance and precautions 95 About the AVCHD format 95 About the Memory Stick media 95 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 97 About x v Color 98 About handling of your camcorder 98 Quick reference Screen indicators 103 Parts and controls 104 Index 107 ...

Page 12: ...ack HDR CX110 CX150 HDR XR150 Power cord Mains lead To the wall outlet wall socket AC Adaptor DC plug DC IN jack CHG charge lamp Battery pack CHG charge lamp DC IN jack Power cord Mains lead To the wall outlet wall socket AC Adaptor DC plug Battery pack ...

Page 13: ...he 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 DC IN jack of your camcorder Tips See page 90 on recording and playing time When your camcorder is on you can check the approximate amount of remaining battery power with the remaining battery indicator...

Page 14: ...ns 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 We do not recommend using an NP FV30 which only allows short recording and playback times with yo...

Page 15: ... 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 DST SET or SUMMERTIME date and time then touch The clock starts If you set DST SET or SUMMERTIME to ON the clock advances 1 hour Touch the button on the LCD screen MODE l...

Page 16: ...RAL SET category BEEP OFF If the button you touch does not react correctly calibrate the touch panel p 99 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 p 78 is set to OFF turn off your camcorder by pressing POWER Changing the language setting You can ch...

Page 17: ... default setting both movies and photos are recorded on this recording media You can perform recording playback and editing operations on the selected medium Tips See page 90 for the recordable time of movies See page 92 for the number of recordable photos Selecting the recording media for movies HDR CX150 XR150 Touch MENU Show others MEDIA SETTINGS under MANAGE MEDIA category MOVIE MEDIA SET The ...

Page 18: ...d 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 HDR CX150 XR150 Types of memory card you can use with your camcorder Only Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2 media Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media SD memory cards Class 4 or faster and SDHC memory cards Class 4 or faster can be used with this camcorder A Mu...

Page 19: ... In that case touch YES If you record only photos on the memory card touch NO Confirm the direction of the memory card If you forcibly insert the memory card in the wrong direction the memory card 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 format the memory card by touching ME...

Page 20: ...owing media HDR CX110 Memory card HDR CX150 Internal memory HDR XR150 Internal hard disk Tips To change the recording media see page 17 HDR CX150 XR150 To open the lens cover Slide the LENS COVER switch to open Tips When you finish recording or when you play back images close the len cover 1 Fasten the grip belt HDR CX110 CX150 ...

Page 21: ...rder when the LCD screen is already open press POWER p 15 You can switch recording modes by pressing MODE Press MODE to light up the desired recording mode lamp HDR CX110 CX150 HDR XR150 MODE button Movie When recording a movie Photo When recording a photo MODE button Movie When recording a movie Photo When recording a photo ...

Page 22: ...he recording movie photo playback modes To display the icons and indicators again touch anywhere on the screen except the rec zoom buttons on the LCD Notes If you 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...

Page 23: ... p 43 You can check the recordable time estimated remaining capacity etc by touching MENU Show others MEDIA INFO under MANAGE MEDIA category The LCD screen of your camcorder can display recording images across the entire screen full pixel display However this may cause slight trimming of the top bottom right and left edges of images when played back on a TV which is not compatible with full pixel ...

Page 24: ...p The LCD screen display switches for photo recording mode and the screen aspect ratio becomes 4 3 Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus then press it fully You can record photos also by touching on the LCD screen When disappears the photo is recorded Tips See page 92 on the recordable number of photos To change the image size touch MENU Show others IMAGE SIZE under PHOTO SETTINGS category a des...

Page 25: ...angle and about 80 cm about 31 1 2 in for telephoto Tips You can set DIGITAL ZOOM p 70 if you want to zoom to a greater level Recording better images automatically INTELLIGENT AUTO By pressing you can record images using the INTELLIGENT AUTO function When you turn the camcorder toward the subject the camcorder records using the optimum combination of the three detection modes Face detection Scene ...

Page 26: ...d image quality from the high definition image quality HD that enables you to record fine images or the standard definition image quality STD that has more compatibility with various playback devices Change the image quality according to the recording situation or the playback device Touch MENU Show others SET under SHOOTING SET category Touch HD QUALITY to record high definition image quality HD ...

Page 27: ...D recording mode 24M of HD FX is the maximum bit rate and the value other than of HD FX such as 17M is an average bit rate HD FX AVC HD 24M FX HD FH AVC HD 17M FH HD HQ AVC HD 9M HQ the default setting HD LP AVC HD 5M LP The recording mode of the standard image quality STD is limited to the following value 9M is an average bit rate STD HQ STD 9M HQ M such as in 24M means Mbps Prioritizing the subj...

Page 28: ...tection and smile detection with PRIORITY SETTING p 69 When you specify the priority subject by touching the detection frame on the LCD screen the face with a double lined frame has priority If a smile is not detected set the SMILE SENSITIVITY p 69 Recording high quality photos during movie recording Dual Rec You can record photos during movie recording by pressing PHOTO Notes may appear when the ...

Page 29: ... Open the LCD screen of your camcorder Your camcorder is turned on To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is already open press POWER p 15 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 or a desired movie to playback a movie Touch the Photo a desired photo to view a photo M...

Page 30: ...d movie Notes You may not be able to play back the images with other devices than camcorder Tips When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie the screen returns to the 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 also display the VISUA...

Page 31: ...st with You can also adjust the sound volume by using in the OPTION MENU Viewing photos Your camcorder displays the selected photo Tips When viewing photos recorded on the memory card playback folder appears on the screen To start stop slide show Next OPTION MENU Previous To the VISUAL INDEX screen ...

Page 32: ... DATE INDEX On the Film Roll Index Face Index screen you can display the Date Index by touching the date in the upper right corner of the screen Searching for desired scene by pinpoint Film Roll Index Movies can be divided by a set time and the first scene of each division is displayed on the INDEX screen You can start playing back a movie from the selected thumbnail Press VIEW IMAGES The VISUAL I...

Page 33: ...wearing glasses or hats or who do not face towards the camera Make sure that you set FACE DETECTION to ON p 68 the default setting prior to recording to search movies on the Face Index Tips You can also display the Face Index by touching MENU Show others VIEW IMAGES under PLAYBACK category FACE Playing back a digest of your movies Highlight Playback Your camcorder selects Highlight Playback scenes...

Page 34: ...d and the music SHUFFLE To play back movies in random order select ON Notes The PLAYBACK RANGE setting is cleared when the Highlight Playback stops Tips You can change the settings for Highlight Playback during Highlight Playback by touching OPTION If you change the settings for Highlight Playback Highlight Playback scenes are re selected If you change MUSIC after you select THEME the music will b...

Page 35: ... music file is transferred to the camcorder if you cannot play the music the music file may be damaged Delete the music file by touching MENU Show others MUSIC TOOL under OTHERS category EMPTY MUSIC then transfer the music file again If you delete music files using EMPTY MUSIC the music data recorded on your camcorder at the factory will be deleted too In this case you can restore them using Music...

Page 36: ...ns from the selected photo To stop the slide show Touch To restart the slide show Touch again Notes You cannot operate playback zoom during slide show Tips You can set continuous slide show playback by selecting OPTION tab SLIDE SHOW SET while playing photos The default setting is ON continuous playback ...

Page 37: ...he input on the TV to the connected jack Refer to the instruction manuals of the TV Turn on your camcorder and touch MENU Show others TV CONNECT Guide under OTHERS category on the LCD screen Use the supplied AC Adaptor as the power source p 14 Touch High Definition TV Touch to select the input jack of your TV then touch The connection medhod is displayed If you touch HINT you can see tips for the ...

Page 38: ... LINE IN input on the VCR using the A V connecting cable Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 etc To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV 16 9 4 3 Set TV TYPE to 16 9 or 4 3 according to your TV p 77 When your TV is monaural When your TV has only one audio input jack Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and connect the white...

Page 39: ...ur camcorder to the TV using more than one type of cable to output images the order of priority of the TV input jacks is as follows HDMI component S VIDEO video HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface is an interface to send both video audio signals The HDMI OUT jack outputs high quality images and digital audio Using BRAVIA Sync You can operate your camcorder with the remote commander of your T...

Page 40: ...lete an image on the playback screen from OPTION MENU To delete all images recorded in the recording media and recover all the recordable space of the media format the media p 74 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 or DELETE To de...

Page 41: ...movies and photos to avoid deleting them by mistake Tips You can protect movies and photos on the playback screen from OPTION MENU 1 Touch MENU Show others PROTECT under EDIT category 2 To protect movies touch PROTECT PROTECT PROTECT To protect photos touch PROTECT PROTECT 3 Touch the movies and photos to be protected is displayed on the selected images Press and hold the image down on the LCD scr...

Page 42: ...Touch PROTECT To undo the protection of movies and photos recorded on the same day at one time In step above select the recording date of the desired movies photos then touch UNPROTECT Dividing a movie 1 Touch MENU Show others DIVIDE under EDIT category 2 Touch the movie to be divided The selected movie starts playback 3 Touch at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes The movie p...

Page 43: ... on the camcorder Use the supplied software PMB for more advanced editing Tips You can divide a movie on the playback screen from OPTION MENU Capturing a photo from a movie 1 Touch MENU Show others PHOTO CAPTURE under EDIT category The PHOTO CAPTURE screen appears 2 Touch the movie to be captured The selected movie starts playback 3 Touch at the point where you want to capture The movie pauses Pla...

Page 44: ...al recording media to memory card HDR CX150 XR150 Dubbing movies You can dub movies recorded on the internal recording media of your camcorder to memory card Insert memory card into your camcorder before the operation Notes When you record a movie on the memory card for the first time create the image database file by touching MENU Show others REPAIR IMG DB F under MANAGE MEDIA category MEMORY CAR...

Page 45: ...ious screen DUB by date Select the recording date of the movie to be dubbed then touch You cannot select multiple dates Touch YES Tips To check the dubbed movies after dubbing is finished select MEMORY CARD on MOVIE MEDIA SET and play them back p 17 Copying photos You can copy photos from the internal recording media of the camcorder to memory card Insert a memory card into your camcorder before t...

Page 46: ...d play them back p 18 Using the Playlist of movies The Playlist is a list showing thumbnails of the movies that you have selected The original movies are not changed even if you edit or erase the movies added to the Playlist Creating the Playlist Notes High definition image quality HD movies and standard definition image quality STD movies are added to an individual Playlist Touch MENU Show others...

Page 47: ...nd standard definition image quality STD movies Tips You can add a maximum of 999 high definition image quality HD movies or 99 standard definition image quality STD movies to the Playlist You can add a movie on the playback screen or the Playlist screen by touching OPTION Playing the Playlist Touch MENU Show others PLAYLIST under PLAYBACK category Movies added to the Playlist appear Touch the mov...

Page 48: ...LIST EDIT under EDIT category Touch MOVE MOVE Select the movie to be moved The selected movie is marked with Touch the image on the LCD screen to confirm the image Touch to return to the previous screen Touch Select the destination with Touch YES Tips When you select multiple movies the movies are moved following the order appearing in the Playlist Destination bar ...

Page 49: ...t screen appears when the external media is connected to your camcorder Operation is not assured with every device satisfying requirements for operating Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC adaptor p 14 Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the external media For details on available external media go to the Sony support website in your country region...

Page 50: ...u can make menu settings of the external media such as deleting images Touch MENU Show others on the VISUAL INDEX screen To save desired movies and photos Notes You cannot copy or search photos by date which are recorded on the memory card Touch Play without copying in step 5 above The VISUAL INDEX screen of the external media is displayed Touch MENU Show others MOVIE DUB when selecting movies PHO...

Page 51: ...r 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 the external media Disconnect the USB Adaptor Cable Creating a disc with a DVD writer recorder Selecting the method for creating a disc Several methods for creating an AVCHD disc or a standard definition image quality STD disc from hig...

Page 52: ...ect the DVD writer to the USB jack of your camcorder with the USB cable of the DVD writer Ordinary DVD device Player DVD player Computer that can play DVDs etc Creating device DVD writer DVDirect Express p 52 DVD writer other than DVDirect Express p 55 Disc recorder etc p 56 Disc type Standard definition image quality STD disc Notes Always maintain your PlayStation 3 to use the latest version of t...

Page 53: ... BURN OPTION Perform this operation in the following cases When dubbing a desired image When creating multiple copies of the same disc When converting high definition HD movies to standard definition STD movies and creating a disc When dubbing images in the memory card HDR CX150 XR150 Touch DISC BURN OPTION in step 4 Select the recording media containing the movie s you want to save HDR CX150 XR15...

Page 54: ...isc of the same contents insert a new disc and touch CREATE SAME DISC After the operation is completed touch EXIT END on the camcorder screen Disconnect the USB cable from your camcorder Notes Do not do any of the following when creating a disc Turn off the camcorder Disconnect the USB cable or the AC adaptor Subject the camcorder to mechanical shock or vibration Eject the memory card from the cam...

Page 55: ... firmware of the Sony DVDirect DVD writer to its latest version For details see the following website http sony storagesupport com 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 14 Turn on your camcorder and connect a DVD writer etc to the USB jack of your camcorder with the USB cable supplied The USB SELECT screen appears...

Page 56: ...r to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 14 Sony DVD writer may not be available in some countries regions High definition image quality HD movies will be dubbed with standard definition image quality STD A V connecting cable supplied Connect the A V connecting cable to the input jack of another device A V connecting cable with S VIDEO sold separately Whe...

Page 57: ...ndicators such as a counter etc on the screen of the monitor device connected touch MENU Show others OUTPUT 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 ...

Page 58: ... MANAGE MEDIA Items for recording media p 74 GENERAL SET Other setup items p 76 Operating menus Touch MENU 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 To return to the previous menu screen to...

Page 59: ... the menu items 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 MENU 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 regist...

Page 60: ...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 your camcorder ...

Page 61: ... REC SET DIGITAL ZOOM 70 AUTO BACK LIGHT 70 X V COLOR 70 WIDE SELECT 70 PHOTO SETTINGS category SELF TIMER 71 IMAGE SIZE 71 FILE NO 71 PLAYBACK category VISUAL INDEX 29 VIEW IMAGES DATE INDEX 32 FILM ROLL 32 FACE 33 PLAYLIST 47 HIGHLIGHT 33 SCENARIO 34 PLAYBACK SET SET 26 DATA CODE 72 EDIT category DELETE DELETE 40 DELETE 40 SCENARIO ERASE ERASE 35 ERASE ALL 35 PROTECT PROTECT 41 PROTECT 41 DIVIDE...

Page 62: ... 74 HDD 2 74 MEMORY CARD 1 2 74 REPAIR IMG DB F INT MEMORY 1 84 88 HDD 2 84 88 MEMORY CARD 1 2 84 88 GENERAL SET category SOUND DISP SET VOLUME 31 76 BEEP 76 LCD BRIGHT 76 LCD BL LEVEL 76 LCD COLOR 76 DISPLAY SET 76 OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE 77 COMPONENT 77 HDMI RESOLUTION 77 DISP OUTPUT 78 CLOCK LANG CLOCK SET 15 AREA SET 78 DST SET SUMMERTIME 78 LANGUAGE SET 78 POWER SETTINGS A SHUT OFF 78 POWER O...

Page 63: ...r from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows between the camcorder and the subject PORTRAIT Soft portrait Brings out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background SPOTLIGHT Prevents people s faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light BEACH Takes the vivid blue of the ocean or a lake SNOW Takes bright pictures of a white landscape Adju...

Page 64: ... a studio or under sodium lamps or incandescent like color lamps ONE PUSH The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light Touch ONE PUSH 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 Touch flashes quickly When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory the indicator stops flashin...

Page 65: ...le 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 the subject in the frame of which you want to adjust the exposure To return the setting to automatic exposure touch AUTO Notes EXPOSURE is automatically set to MANUAL...

Page 66: ...dark and focus adjustment is difficult appears for a few seconds in the following cases This information will not display correctly if a conversion lens sold separately is being used When the focus mode is switched from automatic to manual When you set focus manually TELE MACRO This is useful to shoot small subjects such as flowers or insects You can blur out backgrounds and the subject stands out...

Page 67: ...frame 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 Touch to cancel the smooth slow recording To change the setting Touch OPTION then select the setting you want to change TIMING Select the recording start point after START STOP is pressed T...

Page 68: ...dim light OFF The LOW LUX function is not used ON The LOW LUX function is used FACE DETECTION Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus color exposure automatically Also it adjusts the image quality of face parts more finely in the case of the high definition image quality HD movies ON Detects faces OFF Does not detect faces Notes Faces may not be detected depending on recording con...

Page 69: ...te level PRIORITY SETTING Selects the priority subject for the face detection or the smile shutter Adjusts focus color exposure automatically for the selected faces AUTO Detects faces automatically CHILD PRIORITY Detects with priority on a child s face ADULT PRIORITY Detects with priority on an adult s face Tips When you specify the priority subject by touching the detection frame on the LCD scree...

Page 70: ...se blue of the sea can be more faithfully reproduced Refer to the instruction manuals of the TV OFF Records in ordinary color range ON Records in x v Color Notes Set X V COLOR to ON when the recorded movie will be played back on an x v Color compliant TV If the movie recorded with this function ON is played back on a non x v Color compliant TV the color may not be reproduced correctly X V COLOR ca...

Page 71: ...ore photos in relatively clear quality 1 600 1 200 VGA 0 3M Allows the maximum number of photos to be recorded 640 480 Notes The selected image size is effective when the Photo lamp is lit See page 92 for the number of recordable photos FILE NO File number You can select the way to assign file number of photos SERIES Assigns file numbers of photos in sequence The file number becomes larger each ti...

Page 72: ... 46 HIGHLIGHT See page 33 SCENARIO See page 34 PLAYBACK SET SET See page 26 DATA CODE During playback your camcorder displays the information Date time Camera data recorded automatically at the time of recording OFF Data code is not displayed DATE TIME Displays the date and time CAMERA DATA Displays camera setting data DATE TIME Date Time CAMERA DATA SteadyShot off Brightness Movie Photo ...

Page 73: ...t your camcorder to a TV Depending on the recording media condition bars appear EDIT Items for editing See Using menus p 58 on the operation DELETE See page 40 SCENARIO ERASE See page 35 PROTECT See page 41 DIVIDE See page 42 PHOTO CAPTURE See page 43 MOVIE DUB HDR CX150 XR150 See page 44 PHOTO COPY HDR CX150 XR150 See page 45 PLAYLIST EDIT See page 46 ...

Page 74: ...ies and the approximate free and used media space of the recording media To turn off the display Touch Notes Since there is a management file area the used space is not displayed as 0 even if you perform MEDIA FORMAT p 74 Tips Only the information of the medium selected on MOVIE MEDIA SET p 17 is displayed Change the medium setting if necessary HDR CX150 XR150 MEDIA FORMAT Formatting deletes all t...

Page 75: ...at you perform EMPTY When the internal recording media is selected on the MEDIA FORMAT screen touch EMPTY Notes Connect the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet wall socket You cannot perform EMPTY unless you connect the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet wall socket To avoid the loss of important images they should be saved on a computer or other devices before performing EMPTY Disconnect all cables except t...

Page 76: ... life is slightly reduced during recording If you open the LCD panel 180 degrees to face the screen outside and close the LCD panel to the camcorder body the setting becomes NORMAL automatically Tips This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way LCD COLOR You can adjust the color of the LCD screen by touching Tips This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way DISP...

Page 77: ...hen you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with the ID 1 ID 2 system set TV TYPE to 16 9 The TV switches to full mode automatically Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV COMPONENT Select COMPONENT when connecting your camcorder to a TV with the component input jack 480i Select this when connecting your camcorder to a TV with the component input jack 1080i 480i Select t...

Page 78: ...T SET SUMMERTIME You can change this setting without stopping the clock Set to ON to move the time forward 1 hour OFF Does not set the DST SET ON Sets the DST SET LANGUAGE SET You can select the language to be used on the LCD screen Tips Your camcorder offers ENG SIMP simplified English for when you cannot find your native tongue among the options POWER SETTINGS A SHUT OFF Auto shut off You can se...

Page 79: ...n after about 10 minutes When you turn on the Photo lamp When you press VIEW IMAGES CALIBRATION See page 99 DROP SENSOR HDR XR150 Your camcorder detects that it is dropping and protects the internal hard disk ON Activates the drop sensor When it is detected that the camcorder is dropping you may not be able to record or play back images correctly to protect the internal hard disk When dropping is ...

Page 80: ... memory card on other devices p 84 Editing movies photos on your camcorder p 84 Playback on the TV p 85 Dubbing Connecting to other devices p 85 Connecting to a Computer p 85 Examples of functions that cannot be used simultaneously p 86 Overall operations The power does not turn on Attach a charged battery pack to the camcorder p 12 The plug of the AC Adaptor has been disconnected from the wall ou...

Page 81: ...ge lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged If the temperature of the battery pack is too high or too low you may not be able to charge it p 97 Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly p 12 If the problem persists disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket and contact your Sony dealer The battery pack may be damaged The remaining battery time indicator does no...

Page 82: ...e unnecessary images p 40 Total number of movie scenes or photos exceeds the recordable capacity of your camcorder p 90 92 Delete unnecessary images p 40 While DROP SENSOR is activated p 79 you may not record images HDR XR150 The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low Turn o...

Page 83: ...EADYSHOT to ACTIVE or STANDARD p 68 Even if STEADYSHOT is set to ACTIVE or STANDARD your camcorder may not be able to compensate for excessive vibrations The subjects passing by the screen very fast appear crooked This is called the focal plane phenomenon This is not a malfunction Because of the way the image device CMOS sensor reads out image signals the subjects passing by the lens rapidly might...

Page 84: ...LCD screen When you record sound with MICREF LEVEL p 69 set to LOW the recorded sound may be difficult to hear Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting with SMTH SLW REC A movie is played back automatically HDR CX150 XR150 Movies play automatically as a demonstration movie when the filmed movie fulfills a certain condition on your camcorder p 79 This is not a malfunction Playing back images stored...

Page 85: ...es using the outer frame of GUIDEFRAME p 67 as a guide The image appears distorted on the 4 3 TV This happens when viewing an image recorded in the 16 9 wide mode on a 4 3 TV Set TV TYPE correctly p 77 and play back the image Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen of the 4 3 TV This happens when viewing an image recorded in the 16 9 wide mode on a 4 3 TV This is not a malfunction D...

Page 86: ...indicators appear on the LCD screen check the following If the problem persists even after you have tried to fix a couple of times contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility In this case when you contact them give them all the numbers of the error code beginning with C or E C or E Self diagnosis display C 04 The battery pack is not an InfoLITHIUM battery pack V series Use a...

Page 87: ...p 49 delete unnecessary images or format the memory card p 74 The image data base file may be damaged Check the data base file by touching MENU Show others REPAIR IMG DB F under MANAGE MEDIA category the recording medium HDR CX150 XR150 The memory card is damaged Warning indicators pertaining to memory card formatting The memory card is damaged The memory card is not formatted correctly p 74 Warni...

Page 88: ... want to create a new file HD movie management information is damaged Create new information The management file is damaged When you touch YES a new management file is created The old recorded images on the media cannot be played back Image files are not damaged If you execute REPAIR IMG DB F after creating new information playing back the old recorded images may become possible If it does not wor...

Page 89: ...ll the recorded movies and photos are deleted Still picture folder is full Cannot record still pictures You cannot create folders exceeding 999MSDCF You cannot create or delete created folders using your camcorder Format the memory card p 74 or delete folders using your computer This memory card may not be able to record or play movies Use a memory card recommended for your camcorder p 18 This mem...

Page 90: ...to HQ Typical recording time shows the time when 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 u...

Page 91: ...s the VBR Variable Bit Rate format to automatically adjust image quality to suit the recording scene This technology causes fluctuations in the recording time of the media Movies containing quickly moving and complex images are recorded at a higher bit rate and this reduces the overall recording time Memory card High definition image quality HD unit minute AVC HD 24M FX AVC HD 17M FH AVC HD 9M HQ ...

Page 92: ... still image resolution equivalent to the sizes described Tips You can also use memory card with a capacity of under 1 GB for recording photos The following list shows the bit rate pixels and aspect ratio of each recording mode movie audio etc High definition image quality HD FX Max 24Mbps 1 920 1 080 pixels 16 9 FH Approx 17Mbps average 1 920 1 080 pixels 16 9 HQ Approx 9Mbps average 1 440 1 080 ...

Page 93: ...iew standard definition image quality STD movies you need a NTSC system based TV with AUDIO VIDEO input jacks An A V connecting cable must be connected On TV color systems Your camcorder is a NTSC system based camcorder If you want to view the playback image on a TV it must be a NTSC system based TV with an AUDIO VIDEO input jack System Used in NTSC Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Ch...

Page 94: ...i 03 30 Tehran 04 00 Abu Dhabi Baku 04 30 Kabul 05 00 Karachi Islamabad 05 30 Calcutta New Delhi 06 00 Almaty Dhaka 06 30 Yangon 07 00 Bangkok Jakarta 08 00 Hong Kong Singapore Beijing 09 00 Seoul Tokyo 09 30 Adelaide Darwin Time zone differences Area setting 10 00 Melbourne Sydney 11 00 Solomon Is 12 00 Fiji Wellington Eniwetok Kwajalein 11 00 Samoa 10 00 Hawaii 09 00 Alaska 08 00 Los Angeles Tij...

Page 95: ...80 60i 1440 1080 60i Audio signal Dolby Digital 2ch Recording media HDR CX110 Memory card HDR CX150 Internal memory memory card HDR XR150 Internal hard disk memory card 1 1080i specification A high definition specification which utilizes 1 080 effective scanning lines and the interlace system 2 720p specification A high definition specification which utilizes 720 effective scanning lines and the p...

Page 96: ...he summer Places under direct sunlight Places with extremely high humidity or subject to corrosive gases On the Memory Stick Duo media adaptor When using Memory Stick PRO Duo media with Memory Stick media compliant device be sure to insert the Memory Stick PRO Duo media into Memory Stick Duo media adaptor When using Memory Stick PRO Duo media with Memory Stick media compliant device inserting Memo...

Page 97: ...e ambient temperature is 10 C 50 F or below and the length of time you can use the battery pack becomes shorter In that case do one of the following to use the battery pack for a longer time Put the battery pack in a pocket to warm it up and install it on your camcorder right before you start taking shots Use a large capacity battery pack NP FV70 NP FV100 sold separately Frequent use of the LCD sc...

Page 98: ...g radio waves or radiation The camcorder may not be able to record properly Near AM receivers and video equipment Noise may occur On a sandy beach or anywhere dusty If sand or dust gets in your camcorder it may malfunction Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired Near windows or outdoors where the LCD screen or the lens may be exposed to direct sunlight This damages the LCD screen Operate you...

Page 99: ... temperature inside the plastic bag has reached the surrounding temperature after about 1 hour LCD screen Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD screen as it may cause uneven color and other damage If your camcorder is used in a cold place a residual image may appear on the LCD screen This is not a malfunction While using your camcorder the back of the LCD screen may heat up This is not a malf...

Page 100: ...is attached The rechargeable battery will be fully discharged in about 3 months if you do not use your camcorder at all Use your camcorder after charging the pre installed rechargeable 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 How to charge the pre installed rechargeable batte...

Page 101: ...face are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licencing LLC Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc in the U S and other countries Intel Intel Core and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corp...

Page 102: ...opyright Based on requests by the owners of copyright of these software applications we have an obligation to inform you of the following Please read the following sections Read license1 pdf in the License folder on the CD ROM You will find licenses in English of C Library Expat zlib libjpeg dtoa and pcre software On GNU GPL LGPL applied software The software that is eligible for the following GNU...

Page 103: ...y HD STD and recording mode FX FH HQ LP 26 Recording playback editing media 17 0 00 00 Counter hour minute second 30 00min Estimated recording remaining time 22 FADER 63 9999 9999 9999 Approximate number of recordable photos and recording media 24 Playback folder 31 100 112 Current playing movie or photo Number of total recorded movies or photos 30 Bottom Indicator Meaning FACE DETECTION set to OF...

Page 104: ...tch 20 Built in microphone Indicator Meaning OPTION button 60 VIEW IMAGES button 29 Slide show button 36 101 0005 Data file name 31 Protected image 41 Index button 31 Indicators and their positions are approximate and may differ from what you actually see Some indicators may not appear depending on your camcorder model ...

Page 105: ...nt during playback operations HDR CX110 CX150 HDR XR150 VIEW IMAGES button 29 Speaker RESET button Press RESET using a pointed object Press RESET to initialize all the settings including the clock setting HDMI OUT jack 37 USB jack 52 55 MODE button 21 Movie Photo lamps 21 DISC BURN button see Operating Guide INTELLIGENT AUTO button 25 POWER button 15 HDR CX110 CX150 ...

Page 106: ...p belt 20 Hook for a shoulder belt Memory card slot 19 BATT battery release lever 14 Memory card access lamp 19 While the lamp is lit or flashing the camcorder is reading or writing data 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 ...

Page 107: ... MANUAL SETTINGS 63 MEDIA FORMAT 74 MEDIA INFO 74 MEDIA SETTINGS 17 Memory card 18 Memory Stick media 18 95 Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media 18 95 Memory Stick PRO Duo media 18 95 Menus 58 61 MICREF LEVEL 69 Mirror mode 28 Moisture condensation 99 MOVIE DUB 44 MOVIE MEDIA SET 17 Movies 22 30 MPEG 4 AVC H 264 95 MUSIC TOOL 35 74 MY MENU 59 MY MENU SETTING 59 N NTSC 93 Symbols 1080i 480i 77 16 9 77 4 3...

Page 108: ...ges in external media 49 SCENARIO 34 SCENE SELECTION 63 86 Screen indicators 103 Self diagnosis display Warning indicators 86 SELF TIMER 71 SCENARIO ERASE 35 SHOOTING SET 67 Slide show 36 SLIDE SHOW SET 36 SMILE DETECTION 69 86 SMILE SENSITIVITY 69 86 Smile Shutter 28 SMTH SLW REC 66 SNOW 63 SOUND DISP SET 76 SPOT FOCUS 65 SPOTLIGHT 63 SPOT METER 65 SPOT MTR FCS 65 STEADYSHOT 68 SUMMERTIME 78 SUNR...

Page 109: ...Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website http www sony net ...