Sony Handycam HDR-XR100E, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...eo Camera Recorder Operating Guide 2009 Sony Corporation Table of contents 8 Getting started 10 Recording 14 Playback 19 Saving movies and photos with a computer 24 Saving images with a DVD writer recorder 35 Making good use of your camcorder 39 Additional information 49 ...

Page 2: ...place 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 tur...

Page 3: ...ng of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Applicable Accessories Wireless Remote Comander HDR XR200E XR200VE Disposal of waste batteries applicable in the European Union and...

Page 4: ...ate this equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the ins...

Page 5: ... The camcorder may not be able to record or play movies and photos Do not use the camcorder in very loud areas The camcorder may not be able to record or play movies and photos When connecting the camcorder to another device with communication cables be sure to insert the connector plug in the correct way Pushing the plug forcibly into the terminal will damage the terminal and may result in a malf...

Page 6: ...computer Also you can save your image data using a VCR or a DVD HDD recorder On playing back recorded images on other devices The camcorder is compatible with MPEG 4 AVC H 264 High Profile for high definition image quality HD recording Therefore you cannot play back images recorded with high definition image quality HD on the camcorder with the following devices Other AVCHD format compatible devic...

Page 7: ...corder p 19 Playing movies and photos on a connected TV p 22 Saving movies and photos on a disc Saving movies and photos with a computer p 24 You can create a disc with either high definition image quality HD or standard definition image quality SD from high definition image quality HD movies imported to the computer See page 27 on the characteristics of each type of disc Creating a disc with a DV...

Page 8: ...g the method for creating a disc computer 27 Creating a disc with one touch One Touch Disc Burn 29 Importing movies and photos to a computer Easy PC Back up 30 Changing the destination drive or folder for movies and photos 30 Starting PMB Picture Motion Browser 31 Creating a high definition image quality HD disc 31 Playing a high definition image quality HD disc on a computer 32 Creating a Blu ray...

Page 9: ...Changing the recording medium 40 To check the recording media settings 41 Dubbing or copying movies and photos from the internal hard disk to a Memory Stick PRO Duo media 42 Customizing your camcorder with menus 42 Using the HELP function 43 Getting detailed information from the Handycam Handbook 48 Additional information Troubleshooting 49 Precautions 51 Specifications 54 Screen indicators 58 Par...

Page 10: ...er and the wall outlet wall socket Be sure that the mark on the DC plug is facing the right The charge lamp lights up and charging starts The 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 See page 55 on charging recording and playing time When your camcorder is on you can check the approxim...

Page 11: ...ovie lamp Photo lamp p 12 ACCESS lamps p 10 access lamp p 41 are turned off Do not short circuit the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or battery terminal with any metallic objects This may cause a malfunction In the default setting the power turns off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any operation for approximately 5 minutes to save battery power A SHUT OFF Charging the battery pack abro...

Page 12: ...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 The date and time does not appear during recording but they are automatically recorded on the recording media and can be displayed during playback To display the date and time touch HOME SETTINGS VIEW IMAGES SET DATA CODE DATE TIME You can turn...

Page 13: ...urned off POWER You can turn off your camcorder also by pressing POWER When POWER ON BY LCD p 46 is set to OFF turn off your camcorder by pressing POWER Changing the language setting You can change the on screen displays to show messages in a specified language Touch HOME SETTINGS CLOCK LANG LANGUAGE SET the desired language ...

Page 14: ...orded with high definition image quality HD on the hard disk p 40 45 Fasten the grip belt 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 For HDR XR100E XR105E XR106E Open the lens cover ...

Page 15: ...panel 90 degrees to the camcorder and then adjust the angle If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the lens side you can record movies photos in mirror mode In the default setting a photo is recorded automatically when the camcorder detects the smile of a person during movie recording SMILE SHUTTER An orange frame appears around a face targeted for possible smile detection shot You can change ...

Page 16: ...isk p 40 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 For HDR XR100E XR105E XR106E Open the lens cover Press MODE to turn on the Photo lamp The aspect ratio of the screen becomes 4 3 ...

Page 17: ...ing You can record photos during movie recording by pressing PHOTO The image file size is as follows when recording high definition image quality HD movies HDR XR100E XR105E XR106E 2 3M HDR XR200E XR200VE 3 0M Your camcorder flashes automatically when there is insufficient ambient light The flash does not work during movie recording You can change how your camcorder flashes by touching HOME SETTIN...

Page 18: ...ally Some menu items retain the settings that were made before Easy Handycam operation appears during Easy Handycam operation mode Acquiring recording location information using the GPS HDR XR200VE When you set the GPS switch to ON appears on the LCD screen and your camcorder acquires the location information from the GPS satellites Acquiring the location information enables you to use functions s...

Page 19: ...he VISUAL INDEX screen appears after some seconds You can display the VISUAL INDEX screen by pressing VIEW IMAGES on the LCD screen as well Touch the or tab a desired movie HDR XR100E XR105E XR106E appears on the movie photo that was played or recorded most recently Touch the image to continue playing from the scene Previous Next To return to recording mode To the list of recording dates To the in...

Page 20: ...d on the panel behind the LCD panel The recording date time and shooting conditions are recorded automatically during recording This information are not displayed during recording but you can display it during playback by touching HOME SETTINGS VIEW IMAGES SET DATA CODE a desired setting Protected demonstration movie has been provided on your camcorder when you buy it To adjust the sound volume of...

Page 21: ... by moving the zoom lever while viewing photos PB ZOOM If you touch a point in the PB ZOOM frame the point comes to the center in the frame When viewing photos recorded on a Memory Stick PRO Duo media playback folder appears on the screen Displays the Map Index screen p 44 HDR XR200VE Previous To start stop slide show To the VISUAL INDEX screen Next ...

Page 22: ...uction manuals of the TV Turn on your camcorder and touch HOME OTHERS TV CONNECT Guide on the LCD screen When an item is not on the screen touch until the item appears Use the supplied AC Adaptor as the power source p 11 Connect your camcorder and TV referring to TV CONNECT Guide High Definition TV Select the TV type TV CONNECT Guide 16 9 or 4 3 TV A V Remote Connector HDMI OUT mini jack When the ...

Page 23: ...NERAL SET CTRL FOR HDMI ON On PhotoTV HD This camcorder is compatible with the PhotoTV HD standard PhotoTV HD allows for highly detailed photo like depiction of subtle textures and colors By connecting Sony s PhotoTV HD compatible devices using an HDMI cable sold separately or the component A V cable supplied a whole new world of photos can be enjoyed in breathtaking full HD quality The TV will au...

Page 24: ...AVCHD format disc DVD video Intel Pentium 4 2 8 GHz or faster is required when creating a DVD video by converting high definition image quality HD to standard definition image quality SD Copying a disc Software DirectX 9 0c or later This product is based on DirectX technology It is necessary to have DirectX installed Memory For Windows XP 512 MB or more 1 GB or more is recommended However 256 MB o...

Page 25: ...you install a higher version of PMB first some functions may not work correctly See page 48 on the Handycam Handbook Confirm that your camcorder is not connected to the computer Turn on the computer Log on as an Administrator for installation Close all applications running on the computer before installing the software Place the supplied CD ROM in the disc drive of your computer The installation s...

Page 26: ...quired to complete the installation When the installation is completed following icons will appear Other icons may appear No icon may appear depending on the installation procedure The Handycam Handbook is not installed in this procedure p 48 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 ...

Page 27: ...p 29 HD Importing movies and photos to a computer Easy PC Back up p 30 Creating a AVCHD format disc with high definition image quality HD p 31 HD Ordinary DVD playback devices a DVD player a computer that can play DVDs etc Importing movies and photos to a computer Easy PC Back up p 30 Creating a standard definition image quality SD disc p 33 SD To create a Blu ray disc the BD Add on Software for P...

Page 28: ...th PMB For Blu ray disc see page 32 Disc type Features DVD R DVD R DVD R DL Unrewritable DVD RW DVD RW Rewritable Always maintain your PLAYSTATION 3 to use the latest version of the PLAYSTATION 3 system software The PLAYSTATION 3 may not be available in some countries regions ...

Page 29: ...age quality HD movies import movies to a computer first p 30 and then create a standard definition image quality SD disc p 33 Install PMB beforehand p 25 however do not start PMB Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the AC Adaptor supplied for this operation p 11 With the DISC BURN button you can save movies and photos recorded on the internal hard disk only 1 Turn on your c...

Page 30: ... PC Back up Import Movies and photos are imported to your computer When the operation is completed the PMB screen appears When the operation is completed a screen to indicate that movies are being analyzed may appear It may take a long time to analyze movies In the meantime you can operate PMB You can create either high definition image quality HD discs Blu ray disc AVCHD format disc p 31 or stand...

Page 31: ...ity HD movies previously imported to your computer p 30 In this section the procedure for recording a high definition image quality HD movie on a DVD disc p 27 is explained You can play a high definition image quality HD disc on AVCHD format playback devices such as a Sony Blu ray disc player and a PLAYSTATION 3 You cannot play the disc on ordinary DVD players p 27 1 Turn on your computer and plac...

Page 32: ...on the computer environment Creating a Blu ray disc You can create a Blu ray disc with a high definition image quality HD movie previously imported to a computer p 30 To create a Blu ray disc the BD Add on Software for PMB must be installed Click BD Add on Software on the installation screen of PMB and install this plug in according to the on screen instructions Connect your computer to the intern...

Page 33: ...ture Utility PMB 3 Click Folders or Calendar on the left side in the window and select the folder or date then select the movies and photos High definition image quality HD movies are marked with To select plural movies and photos hold the Ctrl key down and click thumbnails 4 At the top of the window click Manipulate DVD Video SD Creation The window used to select movies and photos appears To add ...

Page 34: ...want to edit then click Manipulate Video Trimming on the menu to display the Video Trimming window See the PMB Guide on the operation p 31 Capturing photos from a movie You can save a frame of a movie as a photo file On the movie playback window of PMB click to display Save Frame windows See the PMB Guide on the operation p 31 ...

Page 35: ... a DVD R for creating a disc See page 32 to create a Blu ray disc Player Choosing a method and disc type AVCHD format playback devices a Sony Blu ray disc player PLAYSTATION 3 etc Creating a high definition image quality HD disc with a DVD writer etc USB cable connection p 36 HD Ordinary DVD playback devices a DVD player a computer that can play DVDs etc Creating a standard definition image qualit...

Page 36: ...D writer etc to the USB jack of your camcorder with the USB cable supplied The USB SELECT screen appears on the camcorder screen 2 Touch USB CONNECT when movies are recorded on the internal hard disk or USB CONNECT when movies are recorded on a Memory Stick PRO Duo media on the camcorder screen 3 Record movies on the connected device For details refer to the instruction manuals supplied with the d...

Page 37: ...ith A V Remote Connector p 59 Connect the A V connecting cable to your camcorder 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 ...

Page 38: ... monitor device connected touch HOME SETTINGS OUTPUT SETTINGS DISP OUTPUT LCD PANEL the default setting To record the date time or camera settings data touch HOME SETTINGS VIEW IMAGES SET DATA CODE a desired setting In addidion touch HOME SETTINGS OUTPUT SETTINGS DISP OUTPUT V OUT PANEL When the screen size of display devices TV etc is 4 3 touch HOME SETTINGS OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE 4 3 When you c...

Page 39: ...all photos at one time In step 2 touch DELETE DELETE ALL YES YES Formatting the recording media Formatting deletes all the movies and photos to recover recordable free space Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the AC Adaptor supplied for this operation p 11 To avoid the loss of important images you should save them p 27 35 before formatting the recording media Touch HOME MA...

Page 40: ...e desired medium Touch YES The recording medium is changed Selecting the media for photos Touch HOME MANAGE MEDIA PHOTO MEDIA SET The PHOTO MEDIA SET screen appears Movies Hard disk Memory Stick media Photos Coping with shooting conditions Many settings and adjustment options are available on the menu p 42 Recording in dark places NightShot HDR XR200E XR200VE When you press NIGHTSHOT appears You c...

Page 41: ...tick PRO HG Duo media Marked with Mark2 or not either can be used Memory Stick PRO Duo media of up to 16 GB is confirmed to work with this camcorder Open the Memory Stick Duo media cover and insert the Memory Stick PRO Duo media into the Memory Stick Duo media slot until it clicks If you force the Memory Stick PRO Duo media into the slot in the wrong direction the Memory Stick PRO Duo media the Me...

Page 42: ...eturn to the previous screen touch To hide the HOME MENU screen touch You cannot select the grayed items or settings HOME HOME button To eject the Memory Stick PRO Duo media Open the Memory Stick PRO Duo media cover and lightly push the Memory Stick PRO Duo media in once Do not open the Memory Stick Duo media cover during recording When inserting or ejecting the Memory Stick PRO Duo media be caref...

Page 43: ...TION MENU The OPTION MENU appears just like the pop up window that appears when you right click the mouse on a computer The menu items you can change in the context appears Touch the desired tab the item to change the setting Menu item Tab After completing the setting touch OPTION When the item you want is not on the screen touch another tab There may be no tab You cannot use the OPTION MENU durin...

Page 44: ...current location on a map PHOTO CAPTURE Captures photos from desired scenes of movies MOVIE DUB DUB DUB p 42 PHOTO COPY COPY by select p 42 COPY by date p 42 EDIT DELETE p 39 DELETE p 39 PROTECT Sets the protection to avoid deleting movies PROTECT Sets the protection to avoid deleting photos DIVIDE Divides movies PLAYLIST EDIT ADD ADD Adds movies in a playlist ADD by date ADD by date Adds movies r...

Page 45: ...ecommended AUDIO MODE Sets the recording sound format 5 1ch surround 2ch stereo NIGHTSHOT LIGHT Emits infrared light when using NIGHTSHOT WIDE SELECT Sets the horizontal to vertical ratio when recording movies with standard definition image quality SD DIGITAL ZOOM p 15 STEADYSHOT p 15 AUTO SLW SHUTTR Adjusts the shutter speed automatically X V COLOR p 15 GUIDEFRAME Displays the frame to make sure ...

Page 46: ...12 LCD BRIGHT Adjusts the brightness of the LCD screen LCD BL LEVEL Adjusts the backlight of the LCD screen LCD COLOR Adjusts the color intensity of the LCD screen OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE p 23 DISP OUTPUT Sets whether the on screen displays appears on the TV screen or not COMPONENT p 23 HDMI RESOLUTION Sets the output image resolution when connecting your camcoder to a TV with an HDMI cable CLOCK ...

Page 47: ...a subject you touch the screen TELE MACRO Shoots a subject in focus with the background out of focus EXPOSURE Adjusts the brightness of movies and photos FOCUS Focuses manually SCENE SELECTION Selects an appropriate recording setting according to the type of scene such as night view or beach WHITE BAL Adjusts the white balance tab FADER Fades scenes in or out tab BLT IN ZOOM MIC Records movies wit...

Page 48: ...ive of your computer 2 On the installation screen displayed click Handycam Handbook 3 Select the desired language and the model name of your camcorder then click Handycam Handbook PDF The model name of your camcorder is printed on its bottom surface 4 Click Exit Exit then remove the CD ROM from your computer To view the Handycam Handbook double click the short cut icon on the computer screen When ...

Page 49: ...let wall socket or remove the battery pack then reconnect it after about 1 minute If your camcorder still does not work press the RESET button p 60 using a pointed object If you press the RESET button all settings including the clock setting are reset The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off the camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place The temperature of your camcorde...

Page 50: ...eed to be repaired Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Inform them of the 5 digit code which starts from E 101 0001 When the indicator flashes slowly the file is damaged or unreadable The hard disk of your camcorder is full Delete unnecessary images on the hard disk p 39 An error may have occurred with the hard disk drive in your camcorder Battery power is low The te...

Page 51: ... 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 inside of the LCD screen Operate your camcorder on DC 6 8 V 7 2 V battery...

Page 52: ... outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor and leave it with the LCD screen closed for more than 24 hours Do not damage the power cord mains lead such as by placing anything heavy on it Do not use a deformed or damaged battery pack Keep metal contacts clean Keep the Wireless Remote Commander and button type battery out of children s reach If the battery is accidentally swallowed consult a d...

Page 53: ...e the Memory Stick PRO Duo media to somebody it is recommended that you delete date completely using data deletion software on a computer Also when you dispose of the Memory Stick PRO Duo media it is recommended that you destroy the actual body of the Memory Stick PRO Duo media To change the battery of the Wireless Remote Commander HDR XR200E XR200VE While pressing on the tab inset your fingernail...

Page 54: ... mm 1 8 1 7 8 in When converted to a 35 mm still camera For movies 40 600 mm 1 5 8 23 5 8 in 16 9 For photos 37 555 mm 1 1 2 21 7 8 in 4 3 Color temperature AUTO ONE PUSH INDOOR 3 200 K OUTDOOR 5 800 K Minimum illumination 5 lx lux AUTO SLW SHUTTR ON Shutter speed 1 25 sec 0 lx lux during NightShot function HDR XR200E XR200VE The unique pixel array of Sony s ClearVid and the image processing syste...

Page 55: ... FH60 Maximum output voltage DC 8 4 V Output voltage DC 7 2 V Maximum charge voltage DC 8 4 V Maximum charge current 2 12 A Capacity 7 2 Wh 1 000 mAh Type Li ion Design and specifications of your camcorder and accessories are subject to change without notice Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Expected charging and running time for the supplied battery pack minute HDR XR100E XR105E ...

Page 56: ...SD SP 29 h 10 m 43 h 50 m 43 h 40 m SD LP 5 1 ch 56 h 0 m 84 h 10 m 83 h 40 m SD LP 2 ch 61 h 0 m 91 h 50 m 91 h 20 m Example of expected recording time of movies in a Memory Stick PRO Duo media Recording mode For 4 GB capacity in minute High definition HD Standard definition SD FH 25 25 HQ 55 35 55 50 SP 65 45 80 50 LP 5 1 ch 90 70 160 105 LP 2 ch 95 70 170 110 You can change the recording sound ...

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Page 58: ... Indicator Meaning Recording quality HD SD and recording mode FH HQ SP LP Recording playback media 0 00 00 Counter hour minute seond 00min Expected recording remaining time FADER LCD backlight off Drop sensor off Drop sensor activated 9999 9999 Approximate number of recordable photos and recording media Playback folder 100 112 Current playing movie or photo Number of total recorded movies or photo...

Page 59: ...y not be displayed Parts and controls Figures in are reference pages HDR XR100E XR105E XR106E HDR XR200E XR200VE Built in microphone Active Interface Shoe The Active Interface Shoe supplies power to optional accessories such as a video light a flash or a microphone The accessory can be turned on or off as you operate the POWER switch on your camcorder HDMI OUT mini jack 22 A V Remote Connector 22 ...

Page 60: ...R106E HDR XR200E XR200VE VIEW IMAGES button 19 DISC BURN button 29 EASY button 18 GPS switch HDR XR200VE 18 RESET button Press RESET to initialize all the settings including the clock setting POWER button 13 NIGHTSHOT button 40 DISP display button 20 To turn off the backlight of the LCD screen press and hold DISP down To turn it on press and hold DISP down again Speaker Access lamp Memory Stick PR...

Page 61: ...200VE 10 ACCESS lamp Hard disk 10 While the lamp is lit or flashing the camcorder is reading or writing data Battery pack 10 DC IN jack 10 Power zoom lever 15 17 21 PHOTO button 17 MODE button 16 START STOP button 15 Grip belt 14 Hook for a shoulder belt Tripod receptacle 40 BATT battery release lever 11 ...

Page 62: ...2 44 I Image quality 40 Install 25 L Language 13 M Macintosh 24 Memory Stick 41 Memory Stick PRO Duo 41 Menu 42 Movies 14 19 N NightShot 40 O One Touch Disc Burn 29 Operation beeps 12 Operation flow 7 OPTION MENU 43 47 P Parts and controls 59 Photos 16 21 Playback 19 Playing a high definition image quality HD disc 32 PMB Picture Motion Browser 24 25 PMB Guide 31 Precautions 51 R Recording 14 Recor...

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