Sony HDR-XR550 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Table of contents
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Table of contents
Read this first ......................................................................................... 2
Notes on use .
................................................................................ 5
Operation flow .
...................................................................................... 6
Advice for successful recording .
................................................................. 7
Getting started
Step 1: Charging the battery pack ............................................................. 12
Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time .
.......................... 15
Changing the language setting .
....................................................... 17
Step 3: Preparing the recording media
....................................................... 18
Selecting the recording media for movies .
.......................................... 18
Selecting the recording media for photos .
.......................................... 18
Inserting a memory card .
............................................................... 19
Recording/Playback
Recording ........................................................................................... 21
Recording movies .
....................................................................... 22
Shooting photos .
......................................................................... 24
Useful functions for recording movies and photos .
....................................... 26
Zooming .
................................................................................... 26
Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO) .
.................. 26
Selecting high definition image quality (HD)
or standard image quality (STD) .
...................................................... 27
Selecting the recording mode .
........................................................ 28
Prioritizing the subject .
................................................................. 28
Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter) .
.................................. 29
Recording sound with more presence (5.1ch surround recording) .
............ 29
Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec) .
........... 30
Recording in dark places (NightShot)................................................. 30
Recording in mirror mode .
............................................................. 31
Controlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL dial .
.............. 31
Playback on the camcorder .
.................................................................... 33
Useful functions for playing movies and photos .
.......................................... 36
Searching for desired images by date (Date Index) .
............................... 36
Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) .
...................... 36
Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index) .
................................. 37
Playing back a digest of your movies (Highlight Playback) .
..................... 37
Using PB zoom with photos .
........................................................... 39
Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) .
....................................... 40