Sony HDR-CX500 Camcorder User Manual


 
Table of contents
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Table of contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................ 3
Read this first ......................................................................................... 6
Operation flow ..................................................................................... 10
Getting started
Step 1: Charging the battery pack ............................................................. 13
Charging the battery pack abroad .................................................... 14
Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time ........................... 15
Changing the language setting ........................................................ 16
Recording
Recording ........................................................................................... 17
Acquiring location information using the GPS (HDR-CX500V/CX520V) ....... 21
Playback
Playback on the camcorder ..................................................................... 22
Playing images on a TV .......................................................................... 25
Saving movies and photos with a computer
Preparing a computer (Windows) ............................................................. 27
When using a Macintosh ................................................................ 28
Selecting the method for creating a disc (computer) ...................................... 30
Creating a disc with one touch (One Touch Disc Burn) .................................... 32
Importing movies and photos to a computer (Easy PC Back-up) ........................ 33
Changing the destination drive or folder for movies and photos ............... 33
Starting PMB (Picture Motion Browser) ....................................................... 34
Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc ......................................... 34
Playing a high definition image quality (HD) disc on a computer .............. 35
Creating a Blu-ray disc ................................................................... 35
Creating a standard definition image quality (SD) disc that can be played on
ordinary DVD players ............................................................................. 36
Copying a disc ............................................................................. 36
Editing movies ............................................................................ 37
Capturing photos from a movie ....................................................... 37