Sony Handycam Hdr Cx110E Users Manual CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E

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Read this first
- Notes on use
Operation flow
Advice for successful recording
Table of contents
Getting started
Recording/Playback
Making good use of your camcorder
Saving images with an external device
- Saving images in external media (DIRECT COPY)
- Creating a disc with a DVD writer, recorder
Customizing your camcorder
Additional information
Quick reference

4-170-893-13(1)

Digital HD Video Camera Recorder

“Handycam” Handbook

 2010 Sony Corporation

HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/

CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E

Table of contents 9

Getting started 12

Recording/Playback 20

Making good use of your

camcorder

Saving images with an

external device

Customizing your

camcorder

Additional information 80

Quick reference 103

Read this first

Supplied items

The numbers in ( ) are the supplied

quantity.

 AC Adaptor (1)

 Power cord (Mains lead) (1)

 Component A/V cable (1) 

 A/V connecting cable (1) 

 USB cable (1) 

 Rechargeable battery pack NP-FV50 (1)

 CD-ROM “Handycam” Application

Software (1)

“PMB” (software, including “PMB Help”)

“Handycam” Handbook (PDF)

 “Operating Guide” (1)

See page 18 for the memory card you can use

with this camcorder.

Using the camcorder

Do not hold the camcorder by the following

parts, and also do not hold the camcorder by

the jack covers.

LCD Screen

Battery pack

The camcorder is not dustproofed, dripproofed

or waterproofed. See “About handling of your

camcorder” (p. 98).

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Menu items, LCD panel, and lens

A menu item that is grayed out is not available

under the current recording or playback

conditions.

The LCD screen is manufactured using

extremely high-precision technology, so over

99.99% of the pixels 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 the sun. Doing so might cause

your camcorder to malfunction. Take images

of the sun only in low light conditions, such as

at dusk.

About language setting

The on-screen displays in each local language

are used for illustrating the operating

procedures. Change the screen language before

using the camcorder if necessary (p. 16).

On recording

To ensure stable operation of the memory card,

it is recommended to initialize the memory

card with your camcorder before the first use

(p. 74). Initializing the memory card will erase

all the data stored on it and the data will be

irrecoverable. Save your important data on your

PC etc.

Before starting to record, test the recording

function to make sure the image and sound are

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Black points

White, red, blue or green points

recorded without any problems.

Compensation for the contents of recordings

cannot be provided, even if recording or

playback is not possible due to a malfunction of

the camcorder, recording 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 the copyright laws.

Notes on playing back

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 devices

which are not compatible with High Profile

Devices which are not compatible with the

AVCHD format

You may not be able to play back normally

images recorded on your camcorder with other

devices. Also, you may not be able to play back

images recorded on other devices with your

camcorder.

Standard (STD) image quality movies recorded

on SD memory cards cannot be played on AV

equipment of other manufacturers.

Discs recorded with HD image quality

(high definition)

This camcorder captures high definition footage

in the AVCHD format. DVD media containing

AVCHD footage should not be used with DVD

based players or recorders, as the DVD player/

recorder may fail to eject the media and may

erase its contents without warning. DVD media

containing AVCHD footage may be played on

a compatible Blu-ray Disc player/recorder or

other compatible device.

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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 save your

image data using a VCR, or a DVD/HDD

recorder (p. 51).

You cannot make a AVCHD disc from the

image data recorded with (MENU) 

[Show others]  [ REC MODE] (under

[SHOOTING SET] category) set to [HD

FX]. Save them on a Blu-ray Disc or using an

external media (p. 49).

Notes on battery pack/AC Adaptor

Be sure to remove the battery pack or the AC

Adaptor after turning off the camcorder.

Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the

camcorder, holding both the camcorder and the

DC plug.

Note on the camcorder/battery pack

temperature

When the temperature of the camcorder

or battery pack becomes extremely high or

extremely low, you may not be able to record

or play back on the camcorder, due to the

protection features of the camcorder being

activated in such situations. In this case, an

indicator appears on the LCD screen (p. 86).

When the camcoder is connected to a

computer or accessories

Do not try to format the recording media of the

camcorder using a computer. If you do so, your

camcorder may not operate correctly.

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

malfunction of the camcorder.

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If you cannot record/play back images,

perform [MEDIA FORMAT]

If you repeat recording/deleting images for

a long time, fragmentation of data occurs on

the recording media. Images cannot be saved

or recorded. In such a case, save your images

on some type of external media first, and then

perform [MEDIA FORMAT] by touching

(MENU)  [Show others] 

[MEDIA FORMAT] (under [MANAGE

MEDIA] category)  the desired medium

(HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E)  [YES]  [YES]  .

Carl Zeiss lens

Your camcorder is equipped with a Carl Zeiss

lens, which was developed jointly by Carl

Zeiss, in Germany, and Sony Corporation, and

produces superior images. It adopts the MTF

measurement system for video cameras and

offers a quality typical of a Carl Zeiss lens.

MTF= Modulation Transfer Function. The

number value indicates the amount of light

from a subject coming into the lens.

Notes on optional accessories

We recommend using genuine Sony accessories.

Genuine Sony accessories may not be available

in some countries/regions.

About this manual, illustrations and

on-screen displays

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 camcorder and its screen

indication are exaggerated or simplified for

understandability.

In this manual, the internal memory (HDR-

CX116E/CX150E/CX155E) and the hard disk

(HDR-XR150E/XR155E) 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

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AVCHD disc.

Design and specifications of your camcorder

and accessories are subject to change without

notice.

Confirm the model name of your

camcorder

The model name is shown in this manual when

there is a difference in specification between

models. Confirm the model name on the

bottom of your camcorder.

The main differences in specification of this

series are as follows.

Recording

media

Capacity

of internal

recording

media

USB

jack

HDR-

CX110E

Memory

card

— Input/

output

HDR-

CX115E

Output

only

HDR-

CX116E

Internal

memory +

memory

card

8GB Output

only

HDR-

CX150E

16GB Input/

output

HDR-

CX155E

Output

only

HDR-

XR150E

Internal

hard disk

+ memory

card

120GB Input/

output

HDR-

XR155E

Output

only

Notes on use

Do not do any of the following. Otherwise, the

recording media may be damaged, recorded

images may be impossible to play back or may

be lost, or other malfunctions could occur.

ejecting the memory card when the access

lamp (p. 19) is lit or flashing

removing the battery pack or AC Adaptor

from the camcorder, or applying mechanical

shock or vibration to the camcorder when the

(Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 21) or the

access lamp (p. 19) are lit or flashing

When using a shoulder belt (sold separately), do

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not crash the camcorder against an object.

Do not use your camcorder in very loud areas.

On the drop sensor (HDR-XR150E/

XR155E)

To protect the internal hard disk from shock

by dropping, the camcorder has a drop sensor

function (p. 79). When a drop occurs, or

under a non-gravity condition, the block 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-XR150E/XR155E)

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.

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Operation flow

Getting started (p. 12)

Prepare the power source and memory card.

Recording movies and photos (p. 20)

Recording movies  p. 22

 Changing the recording mode (p. 26)

 Expected recording time (MEDIA INFO, p. 74)

Shooting 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

media space again.

Advice for successful recording

 To get good results in recording

Stabilizing your camcorder

When you hold the camcorder, keep your upper body upright,

and hold your arms close to your body.

The SteadyShot function is effective against camera-shake,

however, it is essential that you not move the camcorder.

Zooming smoothly

Zoom in and out slowly and smoothly. And, use zooming

sparingly. Excessive zooming will make movies that may make

the viewer feel tired when viewing them.

Evoking a feeling of spaciousness

Use the panning technique. 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 microphone than the recorded person.

Using accessories

Make good use of camcorder accessories.

For example, using a tripod, you can make a time-lapse

recording or record subjects in dim light, such as scenes of

fireworks, or night views. By always carrying spare batteries, you

can continue recording without worrying about battery power

shortages.

 Useful recording techniques

Capturing images beautifully without

troublesome setting

INTELLIGENT AUTO(25)

Focusing 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)

Table of contents

Read this first .........................................................................................2

Notes on use . ................................................................................4

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 . ....................................................... 16

Step 3: Preparing the recording media ....................................................... 17

Selecting the recording media for movies (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/

XR150E/XR155E) . ......................................................................... 17

Selecting the recording media for photos (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/

XR150E/XR155E) . ......................................................................... 17

Inserting a memory card . ............................................................... 18

Recording/Playback

Recording ........................................................................................... 20

Recording movies . ....................................................................... 22

Shooting photos . ......................................................................... 24

Useful functions for recording movies and photos . ....................................... 25

Zooming . ................................................................................... 25

Recording 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 and photos . .......................................... 32

Searching for desired images by date (Date Index) . ............................... 32

Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) . ...................... 32

Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index) . ................................. 33

Playing back a digest of your movies (Highlight Playback) . ..................... 33

Using PB zoom with photos . ........................................................... 35

Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) . ....................................... 36

Playing images on a TV .......................................................................... 37

Connecting a TV using [TV CONNECT Guide] . ...................................... 37

Using “BRAVIA” Sync . ..................................................................... 39

Making good use of your camcorder

Deleting movies and photos .................................................................... 40

Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect) . ........................................ 41

Dividing a movie . ................................................................................. 42

Capturing a photo from a movie (HDR-CX110E/CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E) . ............................................................................................ 43

Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal recording media to memory

card (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E) . ................................... 44

Dubbing movies . ......................................................................... 44

Copying photos . .......................................................................... 45

Using the Playlist of movies . .................................................................... 46

Creating the Playlist . .................................................................... 46

Playing the Playlist . ...................................................................... 47

Saving images with an external device

Saving images in external media (DIRECT COPY) ........................................... 49

Creating a disc with a DVD writer, recorder . ................................................. 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 lists . .......................................................................................... 61

Table of contents

MANUAL SETTINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition) ..................................... 63

SHOOTING SET (Items for customized shooting) ............................................... 67

PHOTO SETTINGS (Items for recording photos) ................................................. 71

PLAYBACK (Items for playback) .................................................................. 72

EDIT (Items for editing) ........................................................................... 73

OTHERS (Items for other settings).................................................................. 74

MANAGE MEDIA (Items for recording media) ................................................... 74

GENERAL SET (Other setup items) ............................................................... 76

Additional information

Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 80

Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators........................................... 86

Recording time of movies/number of recordable photos . ............................... 90

Expected time of recording and 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 card . ................................................................ 95

About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack . .............................................. 96

About x.v.Color . ........................................................................... 98

About handling of your camcorder . .................................................. 98

Quick reference

Screen indicators .................................................................................103

Parts and controls . ...............................................................................104

Index . ...............................................................................................107

Getting started

Step 1: Charging the battery pack

HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/CX150E/CX155E

HDR-XR150E/XR155E

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

Getting started

You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (V series) after attaching it to your

camcorder.

Notes

You cannot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the V series to your camcorder.

Turn off your camcorder by closing the LCD screen.

Attach the battery pack by sliding it in the direction of the arrow until it

clicks.

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.

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 at the upper left on the LCD screen.

Charging time

Approximate time (min.) required when you fully charge a fully discharged battery pack.

Battery pack Charging time

NP-FV50(supplied) 155

NP-FV70 195

NP-FV100 390

Times measured with the camcorder at 25 C (77 °F).

10 C to 30 C (50 °F to 86 °F) is recommended.

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To remove the battery pack

Close the LCD screen. Slide the BATT (battery) release lever () and remove the battery

pack ().

To use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power source

Make the same connections as “Step 1: Charging the battery pack.” Even if the battery pack is

attached, the battery pack is not discharged.

Charging the battery pack abroad

You can charge the battery pack in any countries/regions using the AC Adaptor supplied with

your camcorder within the AC 100 V - 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz range.

Notes

Do not use an electronic voltage transformer.

Notes on the battery pack

When you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor, close the LCD screen and make sure

that the (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 21), the access lamp (p. 19) are turned off.

The CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging under the following 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.

We do not recommend using an NP-FV30, which only allows short recording and playback times, with

your camcorder.

In the default setting, the power turns off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any

operation for about 5 minutes, to save battery power ([A.SHUT OFF], p. 78).

Notes on the AC Adaptor

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.

Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a narrow space, such as between a wall and furniture.

Do not short-circuit the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or battery terminal with any metallic objects. This

may cause a malfunction.

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Getting started

Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the

date and time

Open the LCD screen of your camcorder.

Your camcorder is turned on.

To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is open, press POWER.

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.

Set [SUMMERTIME], date and time, then touch .

The clock starts.

If you set [SUMMERTIME] to [ON], the clock advances 1 hour.

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Touch the button on the

LCD screen

MODE lamp

POWER button

Notes

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

(MENU)  [Show others]  [PLAYBACK SET] (under [PLAYBACK] category)  [DATA

CODE]  [DATE/TIME]    .

You can turn off the operation beeps by touching (MENU)  [Show others]  [SOUND/DISP

SET] (under [GENERAL 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 change the on-screen displays to show messages in a specified language.

Touch (MENU)  [Show others]  [CLOCK/ LANG] (under [GENERAL SET]

category)  [ LANGUAGE SET]  a desired language    .

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Getting started

Step 3: Preparing the recording media

The recording media that can be used differs depending on your camcorder. The following

icons are displayed on the screen of your camcorder.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E

Memory

card

HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E

Internal

memory

Memory

card

HDR-XR150E/XR155E

Internal hard

disk Memory

card

* In the 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-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/

XR150E/XR155E)

 Touch (MENU)  [Show others]  [MEDIA SETTINGS] (under

[MANAGE MEDIA] category)  [MOVIE MEDIA SET].

The [MOVIE MEDIA SET] screen appears.

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Touch the desired recording media.

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Touch [YES]  .

The recording medium is changed.

Selecting the recording media for photos (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/

XR150E/XR155E)

 Touch (MENU)  [Show others]  [MEDIA SETTINGS] (under

[MANAGE MEDIA] category)  [PHOTO MEDIA SET].

The [PHOTO MEDIA SET] screen appears.

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Touch the desired recording media.

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Touch [YES]  .

The recording medium is changed.

To check the recording media settings

In either movie recording mode or photo recording mode, the media icon of the selected

recording media is displayed at the top right corner of the screen.

The icon displayed 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-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E).

Types of memory card you can use with your camcorder

You can use the following memory cards for this camcorder; “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (Mark2) media,

“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” media, SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards, SDXC memory cards

(Speed Class 4 or faster is required for each SD card). However, operation with all memory cards is not

assured.

“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media of up to 32 GB and SD cards of up to 64 GB have been verified to

operate with your camcorder.

In this manual, “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (Mark2) media and “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” media are

called “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media. SD memory card, SDHC memory card and SDXC memory card

are called SD card.

Notes

A MultiMediaCard cannot be used with this camcorder.

Movies recorded on SDXC memory cards cannot be imported to or played back on computers or A/V

devices not supporting the exFAT* file system by connecting the camcorder to these devices with the

USB cable. Confirm in advance that the connecting equipment is supporting the exFAT system. If you

connect an equipment not supporting the exFAT system and the format screen appears, do not perform

the format. All the data recorded will be lost.

* The exFAT is a file system that is used for SDXC memory cards.

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Recording media icon

Getting started

Size of memory card you can use with your camcorder

“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, half the size of “Memory Stick”, or standard size SD cards can be used

for this camcorder.

Do not attach a label or the like on memory card or memory card adaptor. Doing so may cause a

malfunction.

Open the cover, and insert the memory card with the nothched edge in the

direction as illustrated until it clicks.

Close the cover after inserting the memory card.

The [Create a new Image Database File.] screen may appear if you insert a new memory

card. 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 (MENU)  [Show others]  [MEDIA

FORMAT] (under [MANAGE MEDIA] category)  [MEMORY CARD] (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/

CX155E/XR150E/XR155E)  [YES]  [YES]  .

To eject the memory card

Open the cover and lightly push the memory card in once.

Do not open the cover during recording.

When inserting or ejecting the memory card, be careful so that the memory card does not pop out and

drop.

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Access lamp

Note direction of notched corner.

Recording/Playback

Recording

In the default setting, movies are recorded with high definition image quality (HD) on the

following media.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E: Memory card

HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E: Internal memory

HDR-XR150E/XR155E: Internal hard disk

Tips

To change the recording media, see page 17 (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E).

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 lens cover.

Fasten the grip belt.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/CX150E/CX155E

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Recording/Playback

HDR-XR150E/XR155E

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).

You can switch recording modes by pressing MODE. Press MODE to light up the desired recording

mode lamp.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/CX150E/CX155E

HDR-XR150E/XR155E

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MODE button

(Movie): When recording a movie

(Photo): When recording a photo

MODE button

(Movie): When recording a movie

(Photo): When recording a photo

Recording movies

Press START/STOP to start recording.

You can start recording also by touching  in the bottom left of LCD screen.

To stop recording, press START/STOP again.

You can stop recording also by touching  in the bottom left of LCD screen.

The icons and indicators on the LCD panel will be displayed for about 3 seconds, then disappear after

turning on your camcorder or switching the 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 seconds until you can start recording after you turn on the camcorder. You cannot

operate your camcorder during this time.

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START/STOP button

[STBY]  [REC]

about 3sec

after

Rec & zoom buttons on LCD

Recording/Playback

The following states will be indicated if data is still being written onto the recording media after recording

has finished. During this time, do not apply shock or vibration to the camcorder, or remove the battery or

AC Adaptor.

Access lamp (p. 19) is lit or flashing

The media icon in the upper right of the LCD screen is flashing

Tips

See page 90 on the recordable time of movies.

ou can record photos during movie recording by pressing PHOTO fully (Dual Rec, p. 28).

When a face is detected, a white frame appears and the image quality around the face is optimized

automatically ([FACE DETECTION], p. 68).

ou can specify the priority face by touching it (p. 27).

In the default setting, a photo is recorded automatically when the camcorder detects the smile of a person

during movie recording (Smile Shutter, p. 28).

You can capture photos from recorded movies (HDR-CX110E/CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E

/XR155E)(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 display. In this case, set [GUIDEFRAME] to

[ON] (p. 67), and record images using the outer frame displayed on the screen as a guide.

To adjust the angle of the LCD panel, first open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder (), and

then adjust the angle ().

[ STEADYSHOT] is set to [ACTIVE] in the default setting.

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]  [PLAYBACK

SET] (under [PLAYBACK] category)  [DATA CODE]  a desired setting  

 .

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 90 degrees (max.)

 180 degrees (max.)  90 degrees to the

camcorder

Shooting photos

In the default setting, photos are recorded on the following recording media.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E: Memory card

HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E: Internal memory

HDR-XR150E/XR155E: Internal hard disk

Tips

To change the recording media, see page 17 (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E).



Press MODE to turn on the (Photo) lamp.

The LCD screen display switches for photo recording mode, and the screen aspect ratio

becomes 4:3.

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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 desired setting   .

You cannot record photos while is displayed.

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Flashes  Lights up

Recording/Playback

Useful functions for

recording movies and

photos

Zooming

You can magnify images up to 25 times the

original size with the power zoom lever.

You can magnify images also with the /

on the LCD screen.

Move the power zoom lever slightly for a

slower zoom. Move it further for a faster

zoom.

Notes

SteadyShot may not reduce image blurring as

desired when the power zoom lever is set to the

T (Telephoto) side.

Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom

lever. If you move your finger off the power

zoom lever, the operation sound of the power

zoom lever may also be recorded.

You cannot change the zoom speed with the

/ on the LCD screen.

The minimum possible distance between

camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp

focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide

angle and about 80 cm (about 31 1/2 in.) for

telephoto.

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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

detection and Camera-shake detection.

When the camcorder detects the subject,

the icons that correspond to the detected

condition are displayed.

Tips

In the default setting, INTELLIGENT AUTO

is set to ON.

Face detection

(Portrait), (Baby)

The camcorder detects faces, and adjusts

the focus, color, and exposure.

Scene detection

 (Backlight), (Landscape),

(Twilight), (Spotlight), (Low light),

(Macro)

The camcorder selects the most effective

setting automatically, depending on the

scene.

Camera-shake detection

(Tripod)

The camcorder detects that camera-shake

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Wider range of view

(Wide angle)

Close view

(Telephoto)

does not occur, and makes the optimum

setting for tripod.

Notes

The camcorder may not detect the expected

scene or subject, depending on the recording

conditions.

To cancel INTELLIGENT AUTO

Press .

or the detection mode icons disappear,

and you can record with the preferred

settings.

Also, the INTELLIGENT AUTO setting

is canceled if you change the following

settings:

[SMTH SLW REC]

[SCENE SELECTION]

[WHITE BAL.]

[SPOT MTR/FCS]

[SPOT METER]

[SPOT FOCUS]

[EXPOSURE]

[FOCUS]

[TELE MACRO]

[STEADYSHOT]

[AUTO BACK LIGHT]

[LOW LUX]

[FACE DETECTION]

[SMILE PRIORITY]

Notes

Above settings are reset to the default settings

when INTELLIGENT AUTO is set to ON.

Selecting high definition image

quality (HD) or standard image

quality (STD)

You can select the desired image quality

from the high definition image quality

(HD) that enables you to record fine

images, or the standard definition image

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quality (STD) that has more compatibility

with various playback devices. Change the

image quality according to the recording

situation or the playback device.

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Touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [ / SET] (under

[SHOOTING SET] category).

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Touch [ HD QUALITY] to

record high definition image

quality (HD) images, or touch

[ STD QUALITY] to record

standard definition image quality

(STD) images.

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Touch [YES]  .

Recording image quality is changed.

Tips

You can record, play, or edit movies in the

selected image quality only. To record, play, or

edit movies in another image quality, change

this setting.

Selecting the recording mode

You can select a recording mode to record

the high definition image quality (HD)

movies from 4 levels. The recording time

of the media is changed depending on

recording mode.

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High quality

recording

Long time

recording

Recording/Playback



Touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [ REC MODE] (under

[SHOOTING SET] category).

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Touch a desired setting.

If you want to record high quality

images with the high definition image

quality (HD), select the FX or FH

mode. If you want to record longer

movies, select the LP mode.

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Touch  .

Notes

You cannot create an AVCHD disc from a

movie recorded with [HD FX] mode of

[REC MODE]. Save a movie recorded with

[HD FX] mode onto Blu-ray discs or external

storage devices (p. 49).

Tips

Movies are recorded with AVCHD 1920 

1080/50i format when the FX or FH mode

of the high definition image quality (HD) is

selected. And when the HQ or LP mode of the

high definition image quality (HD) is selected,

movies are recorded with AVCHD 1440 

1080/50i format. Movies are recorded with

MPEG-2 format when the standard image

quality (STD) is selected.

You can select the following high definition

image quality (HD) 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)

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[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 subject

When [FACE DETECTION] (p. 68) is set

to [ON] (the default setting), and several

faces are detected, touch the face you want

to record as priority. Focus/color/exposure

are adjusted automatically for the selected

face. Since the face you touched has priority

also with the Smile Shutter function, your

camcorder records a photo automatically

when it detects the smiling face.

Touch the face with the double-lined frame

again to cancel.

Notes

The face you touched may not be detected,

depending on the surrounding brightness or

hairstyle of the subject. In this case, touch the

face again when you record.

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Touch the face you want to record as

priority.

The double-lined frame is displayed.

Tips

The double-lined frame around a face targeted

for possible smile detection shot turns orange.

If the face you touched disappears from the

LCD screen, the subject selected in [PRIORITY

SETTING] (p. 69) has priority. If the face you

touched returns to the screen, the face has

priority.

Capturing smiles automatically

(Smile Shutter)

In the default setting, a photo is recorded

automatically when the camcorder detects

the smile of a person during movie

recording. An orange frame appears around

a face targeted for possible smile detection

shot.

Notes

Smiles may not be detected depending on

recording conditions, subject conditions, and

the setting of your camcorder.

When [ REC MODE] is set to [HD FX], you

cannot use the Smile Shutter function.

Tips

You can select the subject that has priority

for face detection 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).

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Recording high quality photos

during movie recording (Dual Rec)

You can record photos during movie

recording by pressing PHOTO.

Notes

may appear when the capacity of the

recording media is not enough or when you

record photos continuously. You cannot record

photos while is displayed.

When [ REC MODE] is set to [HD FX], you

cannot use Dual Rec.

Tips

When the MODE lamp is set to (Movie), the

size of photos becomes [ 2.7M] (16:9 wide)

or [2.1M] (4:3).

You can record photos during recording

standby in the same way as when the (Photo)

lamp is turned on.

Recording in mirror mode

Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the

camcorder (), then rotate it 180 degrees

to the lens side ().

Tips

A mirror-image of the subject appears on the

LCD screen, but the image will be normal when

recorded.

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Recording/Playback

Playback on the camcorder

In the default setting, movies and photos that are recorded on the following recording media

are played.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E: Memory card

HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E: Internal memory

HDR-XR150E/XR155E: Internal hard disk

Tips

To change the recording media, see page 17 (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E).

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).

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.

Touch or ()  a desired movie () to playback a movie.

Touch the (Photo) ()  a desired photo () to view a photo.

Movies are displayed and sorted by recording date.

Switches operating button display.

To MENU screen

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Displays the screen to select the index type ([DATE INDEX]/[ FILM ROLL]/

[FACE]) (p. 32, 32, 33).

/ : Displays movies recorded on the previous/next date.*

/ : Displays the previous/next movie.

Returns to the recording screen.

*  is displayed when  is touched.

appears when the standard definition image quality (STD) movie is selected with [ /

SET] (p. 26).

You can scroll the display by touching and dragging  or .

 appears with the movie or photo that was most recently played or recorded. If you touch the

movie or photo with , you can continue playback from the previous time. ( appears on the

photo recorded on the memory card.)

Playing movies

Your camcorder starts playing the selected 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 VISUAL INDEX by touching (MENU)  [Show others]  [VISUAL

INDEX] (under [PLAYBACK] category).

The recording date, time, and shooting conditions are recorded automatically during recording. This

information is not displayed during recording, but you can display it during playback by touching

(MENU)  [Show others]  [PLAYBACK SET] (under [PLAYBACK] category)  [DATA

CODE]  a desired setting    .

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To pause/play

To fast-forward

OPTION

To fast-reverse

To stop

Volume adjustment

Recording/Playback

To adjust the sound volume of movies

While playing back movies, touch  adjust 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.

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To start/stop slide

show

OPTION MENU

To the VISUAL INDEX

screen

Useful functions for

playing movies and

photos

Searching for desired images by

date (Date Index)

You can search for desired images by date

efficiently.

Notes

You cannot use the Date Index function for

photos on the memory card.

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Press (VIEW IMAGES).

The VISUAL INDEX screen appears.

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Touch  [DATE INDEX].

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Touch / to select the date

of the desired image, then touch

The images of the selected date are

displayed on the VISUAL INDEX

screen.

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Tips

You can also display Date Index by touching

(MENU)  [Show others]  [VIEW

IMAGES] (under [PLAYBACK] category)

 [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.

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Press (VIEW IMAGES).

The VISUAL INDEX screen appears.

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Touch  [ FILM ROLL].

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Touch / to select the

desired movie.

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Touch / to search for the

desired scene, then touch the

scene you want to play back.

Playback starts from the selected

scene.

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Returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen

Sets the interval at which to create

thumbnails of scenes in a movie.

Returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen

Recording/Playback

Tips

You can also display the Film Roll Index by

touching (MENU)  [Show others] 

[VIEW IMAGES] (under [PLAYBACK]

category)  [ FILM ROLL].

Searching for desired scene by face

(Face Index)

The face images detected or touched during

movie recording are displayed on the

INDEX screen.

You can play back the movie from the

selected face image.

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Press (VIEW IMAGES).

The VISUAL INDEX screen appears.

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Touch  [ FACE].

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Touch / to select the

desired movie.

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Touch / to search for the

desired face image, then touch

the desired face image to view

the scene.

Playback starts from the beginning of

the scene with the selected face image.

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Notes

Faces may not be detected depending on

recording conditions.

Example: People 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 at random, puts them together, and

plays them back as a digest of your high

definition image quality (HD) movies

with music and visual effects. Scenes

for Highlight Playback differ each time

Highlight Playback is selected. You can save

the desired Highlight Playback scenario.

Touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [ HIGHLIGHT] (under

[PLAYBACK] category).

The settings for Highlight Playback appear.

The Highlight Playback starts after several

seconds.

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Returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen

To stop Highlight Playback

To pause, touch .

To stop, touch or .

To change the settings for Highlight

Playback

After touching [ HIGHLIGHT], touch

[HIGHLIGHT SET] before the Highlight

Playback starts. You can set following items.

[PLAYBACK RANGE]

Set the range of movies to be played by selecting

the from and to date, then touch .

If no range is set, your camcorder plays the

movies starting from those of the date displayed

on the VISUAL INDEX screen until the most

recently recorded movie.

[THEME]

Select one of the following: [SIMPLE],

[NOSTALGIC], [STYLISH], [ACTIVE] (the

default setting)

The music category is selected automatically

according to the theme.

[MUSIC]

From the music category, you can add one or

more of the following: [MUSIC1] - [MUSIC4]

(the default setting), [MUSIC5] - [MUSIC8]

(the desired music* for HDR-CX110E/CX150E/

XR150E).

* To change music files, for details, see page 35.

[AUDIO MIX]

The original sound is played back with the

music.

Touch / to adjust the balance between

the original sound 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.

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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 be selected

automatically for the theme from next time.

To save a scenario for Highlight

Playback

Touch (OPTION)  [ SCENARIO

SAVE]  [YES] during Highlight

Playback.

You can save a maximum of 8 scenarios.

If 8 scenarios have already been saved,

[HIGHLIGHT SCENARIO full. HIGHLIGHT

SCENARIOS may be erased when the

SCENARIO ERASE button is pressed.]

appears on the LCD screen. Touch

[SCENARIO ERASE] to delete unwanted

scenarios.

To play back a saved Highlight Playback

scenario

Touch (MENU)  [Show others] 

[SCENARIO] (under [PLAYBACK]

category) and select a scenario you want to

play back with / and touch .

Notes

If movies included in the Highlight Playback

scenario you are going to play are deleted or

divided, the scenario is played back with those

movies skipped.

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Recording/Playback

To erase the saved Highlight Playback

scenario

Touch (MENU)  [Show others] 

[SCENARIO ERASE] (under [EDIT]

category)  [ERASE] and select a scenario

you want to erase with / , then touch

 [YES]   .

To erase all scenarios, touch (MENU)

 [Show others]  [ SCENARIO ERASE]

(under [EDIT] category)  [ERASE ALL]

 [YES]  [YES]   .

You can erase also by touching

(OPTION) during Highlight Scenario Playback

or on the scenario selection screen.

To change music files (HDR-CX110E/

CX150E/XR150E)

You can transfer music files from audio CDs

or MP3 files to your camcorder, and play them

with Highlight Playback. To transfer music files,

you need to install the supplied software “PMB”

on your computer. Turn on your camcorder and

computer, connect them with the supplied USB

cable, then touch [DOWNLOAD MUSIC] on

the camcorder screen. (If the [USB SELECT]

screen does not appear, touch (MENU)

 [Show others]  [MUSIC TOOL] (under

[OTHERS] category)  [DOWNLOAD

MUSIC]).

After the 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 Transfer, a software installed

together with “PMB.” To start Music Transfer,

click [Start]  [All Programs]  [PMB]

 [PMB Launcher]  [Export]  [Music

Transfer]. For operating instructions, see

[Music Transfer] help.

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Using PB zoom with photos

You can magnify photos from about 1.1 to 5

times the original size.

Magnification can be adjusted with the

power zoom lever.

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Play back the photo you want to

magnify.

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Magnify the photo with T

(Telephoto).

The screen is framed.

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Touch the screen at the point you

want to display in the center of

the displayed frame.

The point where you touched on the

screen is moved to the center of the

display frame.

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Adjust the magnification with W

(Wide angle)/T (Telephoto).

To cancel, touch .

Playing back a series of photos

(Slide show)

Touch on the photo playback

screen.

The slide show begins 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).

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Recording/Playback

Playing images on a TV

Connection methods and the image

quality (high definition (HD) or standard

definition (STD)) viewed on the TV screen

differ depending on what type of TV is

connected, and the connectors used.

Connecting a TV using [TV

CONNECT Guide]

You can connect your camcorder to the TV

easily following the instructions displayed

on the LCD screen, [TV CONNECT

Guide].



Switch the 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 connection or change the settings of

your camcorder.



Connect your camcorder to the

TV.

* HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/CX150E/

CX155E

** HDR-XR150E/XR155E



HDMI OUT jack

A/V Remote

Connector

Connectors on your

camcorder

Input connectors

on the TV



Touch [YES].

When the A/V connecting cable is used

to output movies, movies are output with

standard definition image quality (STD).



Play back movies and photos on

your camcorder (p. 29).

Types of connection cables between

your camcorder and TV

Connecting to a high definition TV

Component A/V Cable (supplied)

HDMI Cable (sold separately)

Connecting to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3

Component A/V Cable (supplied)



A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (sold

separately)

A/V connecting cable (supplied)

When connecting to your TV via a VCR

Connect your camcorder to the 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 (left channel) or red (right channel) plug

to the audio input jack of your TV or VCR.

When you connect with component

A/V cable

If you connect only component video plugs,

audio signals are not output. Connect the white

and red plugs to output audio signals.



(Yellow)

(White)

(Red)

(White)

(Red)

(Yellow)

(Green) Y

(Blue)

PB/CB

(Red)

PR/CR

(White)

(Red)

(Green) Y

(Blue)

PB/CB

(Red)

PR/CR

(White)

(Red)

Recording/Playback

When you connect with HDMI cable

Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo.

Use an HDMI mini connector on one end

(for the camcorder), and a plug suitable for

connecting your TV on the other end.

from the HDMI OUT jack of your camcorder.

Some TVs may not function correctly (e.g., no

sound or image) with this connection.

Do not connect the camcorder HDMI OUT

jack to an external device HDMI OUT jack, as

malfunction may result.

When you connect with A/V

connecting cable with S VIDEO

When the S VIDEO plug (S VIDEO channel)

is connected, audio signals are not output. To

output audio signals, connect the white and red

plugs to the audio input jack of your TV.

This connection produces higher resolution

images compared with the A/V connecting

cable.

Notes

When you play back standard definition image

quality (STD) movies on a 4:3 TV that is not

compatible with the 16:9 signal, record movies

with 4:3 aspect ratio. Touch (MENU)

 [Show others]  [OTHER REC SET]

(under [SHOOTING SET] category) 

[WIDE SELECT]  [4:3]  

 (p. 70).

If your TV/VCR has a 21-pin adaptor

(EUROCONNECTOR)

Use a 21-pin adaptor (sold separately) to

view playback pictures.

Tips

If you connect your 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 TV by

connecting your camcorder to a “BRAVIA”

Sync compatible TV launched in 2008 or

later with the HDMI cable.

You can operate the menu of your

camcorder by pressing the SYNC MENU

button of the remote commander of your

TV. You can display index screens such

as VISUAL INDEX, play selected movies

or display selected photos by pressing up/

down/left/right/enter buttons of the remote

commander of your TV.

Notes

There may be some operations you cannot do

with the remote commander.

To set your camcorder, touch (MENU)

 [Show others]  [OTHER SETTINGS]

(under [GENERAL SET] category) 

[CTRL FOR HDMI]  [ON] (the default

setting)    .

Also set your TV. Refer to the instruction

manual of the TV for details.

The operation of “BRAVIA” Sync differs

according to each model of BRAVIA. Refer to

the instruction manual of your TV for details.

Tips

If you turn off the TV, your camcorder is turned

off simultaneously.











TV/VCR

Making good use of your camcorder

Deleting movies and

photos

You can free media space by deleting

movies and photos from recording media.

Notes

You cannot restore images once they are

deleted. Save important movies and photos in

advance.

Do not remove the battery pack or the AC

Adaptor from your camcorder while deleting

the images. It may damage the recording media.

Do not eject memory card while deleting

images from the memory card.

You cannot delete protected movies and photos.

Undo the protection of the movies and photos

to delete them, before you try to delete them

(p. 41).

If the deleted movie is included in the Playlist

(p. 46), the movie added to the Playlist is

deleted also from the Playlist.

If the deleted movie is included in the saved

Highlight Playback scenario (p. 35), the movie

is also deleted from the scenario.

Tips

You can delete 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.”

Touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [DELETE] (under

[EDIT] category).

To delete movies, touch

[ DELETE]  [ DELETE] or

[ DELETE].

To delete photos, touch [ DELETE] 

[DELETE].









Touch and display the mark

on the movies or photos to be

deleted.

Press and hold the image down on the

LCD screen to confirm the image. Touch

to return to the previous screen.

Touch  [YES] 

 .

To delete all movies/photos at one time

In step 2, touch [ DELETE] 

[DELETE ALL]/[ DELETE ALL]

 [YES]  [YES]   .

To delete all photos at one time, touch

[DELETE]  [ DELETE ALL]  [YES]

 [YES]   .

To delete all the movies/photos

recorded on the same day at one time

Notes

You cannot delete photos on memory card by

recording date.

 In step 2, touch [ DELETE] 

[DELETE by date]/[ DELETE

by date].

To delete all photos on the same day at one

time, touch [ DELETE]  [ DELETE

by date].







Making good use of your camcorder

 Touch / to select the recording

date of the desired movies/photos, then

touch .

Touch the image on the LCD screen to

confirm the image. Touch to return

to the previous screen.

 Touch [YES]   .



Protecting recorded

movies and photos

(Protect)

Protect movies and photos to avoid deleting

them by mistake.

Tips

You can protect movies and photos on the

playback screen from OPTION MENU.

Touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [PROTECT] (under

[EDIT] category).

To protect movies, touch

[ PROTECT] 

[ PROTECT]/[ PROTECT].

To protect photos, touch [ PROTECT]

 [ PROTECT].

Touch the movies and photos to

be protected.

 is displayed on the selected images.

Press and hold the image down on the

LCD screen to confirm the image. Touch

to return to the previous screen.

Touch  [YES] 

 .





To undo the protection of movies and

photos

Touch the movie or photo marked with 

in step 3.

 disappears.

To protect all the movies and photos

recorded on the same day at one time

Notes

You cannot select [ PRT. by date] for still

images recorded on the memory card.

 In step 2, touch [ PROTECT] 

[PRT. by date]/[ PRT. by date].

To protect all photos on the same day at

one time, touch [ PROTECT] 

[PRT. by date].

 Touch / to select the recording

date of the desired movies/photos, then

touch .

Touch the image on the LCD screen to

confirm the image. Touch to return

to the previous screen.

 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

Touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [ DIVIDE] (under

[EDIT] category).

Touch the movie to be divided.

The selected movie starts playback.

Touch at the point where

you want to divide the movie into

scenes.

The movie pauses. Play and pause

toggles as you press .

Touch  [YES]  .

Notes

You cannot restore movies once they are

divided.

You cannot divide protected movie. Undo the

protection of the movie to divide it, before you

try to divide it (p. 41).

Do not remove the battery pack or the AC

Adaptor from your camcorder while dividing

the movie. It may damage the recording media.

Also, do not eject the memory card while





Adjusts the dividing point with more

precision after you selected the dividing

point with .

Returns to the beginning of the selected

movie

Making good use of your camcorder

dividing movies on the memory card.

A slight difference may occur from the point

where you touch and the actual dividing

point, as your camcorder selects the dividing

point based on about half-second increments.

If you divide the original movie, the movie

added to the Playlist will also be divided.

If the divided movie is included in the saved

Highlight Playback scenario (p. 34), the movie

is deleted from the scenario.

Only simple editing is available 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 (HDR-

CX110E/CX116E/

CX150E/CX155E/

XR150E/XR155E)

Touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [PHOTO CAPTURE]

(under [EDIT] category).

The [PHOTO CAPTURE] screen

appears.

Touch the movie to be captured.

The selected movie starts playback.

Touch at the point where

you want to capture.

The movie pauses. Play and pause

toggles as you press .

Touch .

When capturing is finished, the screen

returns to pause.

The captured photo is saved on the

recording media selected in [PHOTO

MEDIA SET] (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/

CX155E/XR150E/XR155E) (p. 17).



Adjust the capturing point with more

precision after you selected the point with

Returns to the beginning of the selected

movie

To continue capturing, touch , then

repeat steps from step 3.

To capture a photo from another movie,

touch , then repeat steps from step 2.

Touch  .

Notes

The image size is fixed depending on the image

quality of the movie:

[ 2.1M] with high definition image quality

(HD)

[0.2M] in 16:9 (wide) with standard

definition image quality (STD)

[VGA(0.3M)] in 4:3 with standard definition

image quality (STD)

The recording medium where you want to save

photos should have enough free space.

The recording date and time of captured photos

is the same as the recording date and time of

the movies.

If the movie you are capturing from has no data

code, the recording date and time of the photo

will be the date and time you captured from

the movie.

You cannot capture a photo from a movie

recorded on memory card (HDR-CX116E/

CX155E/XR155E).











Dubbing/copying

movies and photos

from the internal

recording media to

memory card (HDR-

CX116E/CX150E/

CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E)

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 CARD].

Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet

(wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor to

prevent your camcorder from running out of

power during dubbing.

Tips

The original movie will not be deleted after

dubbing.

All included images in a Playlist will be dubbed.

The images recorded by this camcorder and

stored onto the recording media are called

“original.”



Touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [MOVIE DUB] (under

[EDIT] category).

The [MOVIE DUB] screen appears.









Making good use of your camcorder



Touch the type of dubbing.

[DUB by select]: To select movies and

dub

[DUB by date]: To dub all movies of a

specified date

[DUB ALL]: To dub the high

definition image quality (HD) Playlist

[DUB ALL]: To dub the standard

definition image quality (STD) Playlist

When you select the Playlist as the

source of dubbing, follow the on-screen

instructions to dub the Playlist.



Select the movie to be dubbed.

[DUB by select]: Touch the movie to be

dubbed, and mark it with . You can

select multiple movies.

Press and hold the image down on the

LCD screen to confirm the image. Touch

to return to the previous 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 the operation.

Notes

Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet

(wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor to

prevent your camcorder from running out of

power during copying.



Touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [PHOTO COPY] (under

[EDIT] category).

The [PHOTO COPY] screen appears.









Remaining capacity of the

memory card



Touch the type of copying.

[COPY by select]: To copy selected

photos

[COPY by date]: To copy all photos of

a specified date



Select the photo to be copied.

[COPY by select]: Touch the photo to

be copied, and mark with . You can

select multiple photos.

Press and hold the image down on the

screen to confirm the image. Touch

to return to the previous screen.

[COPY by date]: Select the recording

date of the photo to be copied, then

touch . You cannot select multiple

dates.



Touch  [YES] 

 .

Tips

To check the copied photos after copying

is finished, select [MEMORY CARD] on

[PHOTO MEDIA SET] and play them back

(p. 17).







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]  [PLAYLIST EDIT]

(under [EDIT] category).



Touch [ ADD] or [ ADD].



Touch the movie to be added to

the Playlist.

The selected movie is marked with .

Press and hold the image down on the

LCD screen to confirm the image. Touch

to return to the previous screen.



Touch  [YES] 

 .





Making good use of your camcorder

To add all the movies recorded on the

same day at one time

 In step 2, touch [ ADD by date]/

[ADD by date].

The recording dates of movies are

displayed on the screen.

 Touch / to select the recording

date of the desired movie, then touch

Touch the image on the LCD screen to

confirm the image. Touch to return

to the previous screen.

 Touch [YES]   .

Notes

Do not remove the battery pack or the AC

Adaptor from your camcorder while adding

movies to the Playlist. It may damage the

recording media. Also, do not eject the memory

card while editing movies on the memory card.

You cannot add photos to the Playlist.

You cannot create a Playlist which contains

both high definition image quality (HD) movies

and 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 movie you want to

play back.

The Playlist is played back from the

selected movie to the end, then the

screen returns to the Playlist screen.

To erase unnecessary movies from the

Playlist

 Touch (MENU)  [Show others]

 [PLAYLIST EDIT] (under

[EDIT] category).

 Touch [ ERASE]/[ ERASE].

To erase all the movies from the Playlist,

touch [ ERASE ALL]/[ ERASE

ALL]  [YES]  [YES]  

 Select the movie to be erased from the

list.

The selected movie is marked with .

Press and hold the image down on the

LCD screen to confirm the image. Touch

to return to the previous screen.



 Touch  [YES]  

Tips

Even if you erase a movie from a Playlist, the

original movie is not deleted.

To change the order within the Playlist

 Touch (MENU)  [Show others]

 [PLAYLIST 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

Saving images with an external device

Saving images in

external media

(DIRECT COPY)

You can save movies and photos on external

media (USB storage device), such as an

external hard disk drive. You can also play

back images on the camcorder or another

playback device.

Notes

For this operation, you need the USB Adaptor

Cable VMC-UAM1 (sold separately).

The USB Adaptor Cable VMC-UAM1 may not

be available in some countries/regions.

You cannot use the following devices as an

external media.

media with a capacity exceeding 2 TB

ordinary disc drive such as CD or DVD drive

media connected via USB hub

media with built-in USB hub

card reader

You may not be able to use external media with

a code function.

FAT file system is available for your camcorder.

If the external media was formatted to NTFS

file system, etc., format the external media on

your camcorder before use. The format screen

appears when the external media is connected

to your camcorder. However, the format screen

may appear even if you use the external media

of FAT file system.

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.

Tips

You can import images saved in the external

media by using the supplied software “PMB.”

Connect the AC Adaptor and the

power cord (mains lead) to the













DC IN jack of your camcorder and

the wall outlet (wall socket).

If the external media has the AC

power cable, connect it to the

wall outlet (wall socket).

Connect the USB Adaptor Cable

to the external media.

Connect the USB Adaptor Cable

to the  (USB) jack of your

camcorder.

When the [Create a new Image

Database File.] screen appears, touch

[YES].

Touch [Copy.] on the camcorder

screen.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E:

Movies and photos that have not yet

been saved on to external media can

be saved.

HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/

XR150E/XR155E:

USB Adaptor

Cable (sold

separately)

Movies and photos in the internal

recording media of the camcorder that

have not yet been saved on to external

media can be saved.

This screen will appear only when there

are newly recorded images.

After the operation is completed,

touch on the camcorder

screen.

Notes

The number of scenes you can save on the

external media are as follows. However, even if

the external media has free space, you cannot

save scenes exceeding the following number.

High definition image quality (HD) movies:

Max. 3,999

Standard definition image quality (STD)

movies: 9,999

Photos: 9,999 frames × 899 folders

The number of scenes may be smaller

depending on the type of images recorded.

When connecting an external media

The images saved in the external media

are displayed on the LCD screen. The

movie display and photo display buttons

on the VISUAL INDEX screen change as

illustrated below.

You 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

You can save images from the memory

cards to the external media.

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)/[PHOTO COPY] (when

selecting photos).

 Follow the on-screen instructions to

select the recording media (HDR-

CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E) and image selection methods.

 When you selected [DUB by select],

touch the image to be saved.

appears.

When you selected [DUB by date], select

the date of the images to be dubbed with

/ , then touch and go

to step .

Press and hold the image down on the

LCD screen to confirm the image. Touch

to return to the previous screen.

By touching date, you can search for

images by date.

 Touch  [YES]  on the

camcorder screen.





Remaining external media capacity

Saving images with an external device

To play back images in the external

media on the camcorder

 Touch [Play without copying.] in step 5

above.

The VISUAL INDEX screen of the

external media is displayed.

 Play back the image (p. 29).

You can also view images on a TV

connected to your camcorder (p. 37).

You can play back the high definition

image quality (HD) movies on your

computer using [Player for AVCHD]. Start

[Player for AVCHD], and select the drive

where the external media is connected

with [Settings].

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 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 high definition image

quality (HD) movies or photos recorded on

your camcorder are described here. Select

the method that suits your disc player.

Notes

Prepare a DVD disc such as a DVD-R, for

creating a disc.

See page 49 to save images in the external

media.

AVCHD format compatible device

Player

Sony Blu-ray disc player

PlayStation3, etc.

Creating device

DVD writer, DVDirect Express (p. 52)

DVD writer, etc., other than DVDirect

Express (p. 55)

Disc type

AVCHD disc (high definition image quality

(HD))







Creating a disc with the dedicated

DVD writer, DVDirect Express

You can create a disc or play back the

images on a created disc by using the

dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express

(sold separately).

Refer also to the instruction manual

supplied with the DVD writer.

Notes

Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall

socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor for this

operation (p. 14).

Only unused discs of the following types can

be used:

12cm DVD-R

12cm DVD+R

The device does not support two-layered discs.

DVDirect Express is referred to as “DVD

writer” in this section.



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 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 the PlayStation3 system

software.

The PlayStation3 may not be available in some

countries/regions.

The AVCHD disc can be played back only on

AVCHD format compatible devices.

The AVCHD disc should not be used in DVD

players/recorders. Because DVD players/

recorders are not compatible with the AVCHD

format, DVD players/recorders may fail to eject

the disc.

You cannot create an AVCHD disc from a

movie recorded with [HD FX] mode of

[REC MODE]. Save a movie recorded with

[HD FX] mode onto Blu-ray discs or external

storage devices (p. 49).





Saving images with an external device



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 that have not been saved on

any discs will be recorded onto the disc

(HDR-CX110E/CX115E).

Movies recorded on the internal

recording media that have not been

saved on any discs will be recorded

onto the disc (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/

CX155E/XR150E/XR155E).

When there are unsaved high definition

(HD) and standard definition (STD)

image quality movies, they will be saved

on individual discs according to the image

quality.



Repeat steps 3 and 4 when the

total memory size of movies to

be burnt exceeds that of the disc.



Touch  [END]  [EJECT

DISC] on the camcorder screen.

Remove the disc after the operation is

completed.



Touch , then disconnect the

USB cable.



To customize a disc with DISC 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-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E)

 Touch [DISC BURN OPTION] in step 4.

 Select the recording media containing

the movie(s) you want to save (HDR-

CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E).

When you select movies with high

definition image quality (HD), the

screen to select the image quality of the

disc to be created appears on the LCD

screen. Select the desired image quality,

and touch .

The image quality of the disc depends on

the recording time of the selected movies

when you create a disc converting them

from high definition image quality (HD)

to standard definition image quality

(STD).

 Touch the movie you want to burn on

the disc.

appears.

Press and hold the image down on the

LCD screen to confirm the image. Touch

to return to the previous screen.





Remaining Disc capacity

To play back a disc on the DVD writer

 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

the DVD writer to the  (USB) jack of

your camcorder with the USB cable of

the DVD writer.

You can play back movies on the TV

screen by connecting the camcorder to a

TV (p. 37).

 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.

To play back a disc on the ordinary DVD

player

Select the standard image quality (STD)

on the screen to select the image quality

of the disc to be created in step  of

“To customize a disc with DISC BURN

OPTION.”



By touching date, you can search for

images by date.

 Touch  [YES] on the camcorder

screen.

To create another disc 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 camcorder

Play the created disc to make sure dubbing was

performed correctly before deleting the movies

on your camcorder.

If [Failed.] or [DISC BURN failed.] appears on

the screen, insert another disc into the DVD

writer and perform the DISC BURN operation

again.

Tips

If the total memory size of movies to be burnt

by the DISC BURN operation exceeds that of

the disc, disc creation stops when the limit is

reached. The last movie on the disc may be

cut off.

Disc creation time to dub movies to the limit

of the disc is about 20 to 60 minutes. It may

take more time depending on the recording

mode or the number of scenes. Also, if high

definition image quality (HD) is converted to

standard definition image quality (STD), image

quality conversion takes longer than the actual

recording.















Saving images with an external device

Tips

If you cannot play back created standard

definition (STD) image quality discs on any

DVD player, connect the camcorder to the

DVD writer, and then play back.

Creating a high definition image

quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer,

etc., other than DVDirect Express

Use USB cable to connect your camcorder

to a disc creation device, which is

compatible with high definition image

quality (HD) movies, such as a Sony DVD

writer. Refer also to the instruction manuals

supplied with the device to be connected.

Notes

Connect your camcorder 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.



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 on

the camcorder screen.

If the [USB SELECT] screen does not

appear, touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [USB CONNECT] (under

[OTHERS] category).



Touch the recording media that

contains the images on the

camcorder screen.

[ USB CONNECT]: Internal

memory

[USB CONNECT]: Internal hard

disk

[USB CONNECT]: Memory card

The displayed recording media differ

depending on the model.



Record movies on the connected

device.

For details, refer to the instruction

manuals supplied with the device to be

connected.



After the operation is completed,

touch [END]  [YES] on the

camcorder screen.



* HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/CX150E/

CX155E

** HDR-XR150E/XR155E



Insert the recording media in the

recording device.

If your recording device has an input

selector, set it to the input mode.



Connect your camcorder to the

recording device (a disc recorder,





Disconnect the USB cable.

Creating a standard definition

image quality (STD) disc with a

recorder, etc.

You can dub images played back on your

camcorder on a disc or video cassette,

by connecting your camcorder to a disc

recorder, a Sony DVD writer, etc., other

than DVDirect Express, with the A/V

connecting cable. Connect the device in

either way of  or . Refer also to the

instruction manuals supplied with the

devices to be connected.

Notes

Connect your camcorder 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)

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 VIDEO cable. If you

connect the S VIDEO plug only, you will

hear no sound. The yellow plug (video)

connection is not necessary.





A/V Remote Connector

Signal flow

S VIDEO

VIDEO

(Yellow)

(White)

AUDIO

(Red)

Input

(Yellow)

Saving images with an external device

etc.) with the A/V connecting

cable  (supplied) or an A/V

connecting cable with S VIDEO

 (sold separately).

Connect your camcorder to the input jacks

of the recording device.



Start playback on your

camcorder, and record it on the

recording device.

Refer to the instruction manuals supplied

with your recording device for details.



When dubbing is finished, stop

the recording device, and then

your camcorder.

Notes

Since dubbing is performed via analog data

transfer, the image quality may deteriorate.

You cannot dub images to recorders connected

with an HDMI cable.

To hide the screen indicators (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)  [DISP

OUTPUT]  [V-OUT/PANEL]  

 .

When the screen size of display devices (TV,

etc.) is 4:3, touch (MENU)  [Show

others]  [OUTPUT SETTINGS] (under







[GENERAL SET] category)  [TV TYPE] 

[4:3]    .

When you connect a monaural device, connect

the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable

to the video input jack, and the white (left

channel) or the red (right channel) plug to the

audio input jack on the device.

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Customizing your camcorder

Using menus

Using the menus, you can perform useful functions and change various settings. If you make

good use of menu operations, you can enjoy using your camcorder.

The camcorder has various menu items under each of eight menu categories.

MANUAL SETTINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition)  p. 63

SHOOTING SET (Items for customized shooting)  p. 67

PHOTO SETTINGS (Items for recording photos)  p. 71

PLAYBACK (Items for playback)  p. 72

EDIT (Items for editing)  p. 73

OTHERS (Items for other settings)  p. 74

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, touch .

may not be displayed depending on the menu item.



/ : The menu list moves from category to category.

/ : The menu list moves through 4 items at once.

You can touch buttons and drag the screen to scroll the list of the menu.

The selected category icon is displayed in orange.

When you touch , the screen returns to the MY MENU screen.



Customizing your camcorder

Notes

You may not be able to set some menu items, depending on the recording or playback conditions.

Grayed out menu items or settings are not available.

Tips

Depending on the menu items being changed, your camcorder switches between playback mode and

recording mode (movie/photo).

Using MY MENU

You can use 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 register menu items on MY MENU, and enjoy using your

“Handycam.”

Tips

When an external storage device is connected, the exclusive MY MENU appears.













Using the OPTION MENU

The OPTION MENU appears just like the pop-up window that appears when you right-click

the mouse on a computer. When is displayed at bottom-right of the screen, you can use

the OPTION MENU. 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 your camcorder

at the time.





Menu item

Tab

Customizing your camcorder

Menu lists

(MANUAL SETTINGS) category

SCENE SELECTION 63

FADER 63

WHITE BAL. 64

SPOT MTR/FCS 65

SPOT METER 65

SPOT FOCUS 65

EXPOSURE 65

FOCUS 66

TELE MACRO 66

SMTH SLW REC 66

(SHOOTING SET) category

/ SET 26

REC MODE 26

GUIDEFRAME 67

STEADYSHOT 68

CONVERSION LENS 68

LOW LUX 68

FACE DETECTION 68

PRIORITY SETTING 69

SMILE DETECTION 69

SMILE SENSITIVITY 69

AUDIO REC SET

BLT-IN ZOOM MIC 69

MICREF LEVEL 69

OTHER 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

SCENARIO ERASE

ERASE 35

ERASE ALL 35

PROTECT

PROTECT 41

DIVIDE 42

PHOTO CAPTURE*1*2*4 43

MOVIE DUB*1*2

DUB by select 45

DUB by date 45

DUB ALL/ DUB ALL 45

PHOTO COPY*1*2

COPY by select 46

COPY by date 46

PLAYLIST EDIT

ADD/ ADD 46

ADD by date/ ADD by date 47

ERASE/ ERASE 47

ERASE ALL/ ERASE ALL 47

MOVE/ MOVE 48

(OTHERS) category

USB CONNECT

USB CONNECT*1 55

USB CONNECT*2 55

USB CONNECT 55

DISC BURN Operating Guide

TV CONNECT Guide 37

MUSIC TOOL*3

EMPTY MUSIC 35

DOWNLOAD MUSIC 35

BATTERY INFO 74

(MANAGE MEDIA) category

MEDIA SETTINGS

MOVIE MEDIA SET*1*2 17

PHOTO MEDIA SET*1*2 17

MEDIA INFO 74

MEDIA FORMAT

INT. MEMORY*1 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

SUMMERTIME 78

LANGUAGE SET 78

POWER SETTINGS

A.SHUT OFF 78

POWER ON BY LCD 78

OTHER SETTINGS

DEMO MODE 79

CALIBRATION 99

CTRL FOR HDMI 79

DROP SENSOR*2 79

*1 HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E

*2 HDR-XR150E/XR155E

*3 HDR-CX110E/CX150E/XR150E

*4 HDR-CX110E

Customizing your camcorder

MANUAL

SETTINGS

(Items to adjust for scene

condition)

See “Using menus” (p. 58) on the operation.

The default settings are marked with .

SCENE SELECTION

You can record images effectively in various

situations.

AUTO

Records images in average image quality

without the [SCENE SELECTION] function.

TWILIGHT* ( )

Maintains the darkening

atmosphere of the distant

surroundings in twilight

scenes.

SUNRISE&SUNSET* ( )

Reproduces the atmosphere

of scenes such as sunsets or

sunrises.

FIREWORKS* ( )

Takes spectacular shots of

fireworks.

LANDSCAPE* ( )

Shoots distant subjects

clearly. This setting also

prevents your camcorder

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.

* Adjusted to focus on subjects farther away

only.

** Adjusted not to focus on subjects a short

distance away.

Notes

If you set [SCENE SELECTION], [WHITE

BAL.] setting is canceled.

FADER

You can record a transition with the

following effects adding to the interval

between scenes.

Select the desired effect in [STBY] (to

fading in) or [REC] (to fading out) mode.

OFF

Does not use an effect.

WHITE FADER

Fades in/out with the white effect.

Out In





BLACK FADER

Fades in/out with the black effect.

Out In

To cancel the fader before starting the

operation, touch [OFF].

Tips

When you press START/STOP, the setting is

cleared.

A movie recorded using [BLACK FADER] may

be difficult to see in the VISUAL INDEX screen.

WHITE BAL. (White balance)

You can adjust the color balance to the

brightness of the recording environment.

AUTO

The white balance is adjusted automatically.

OUTDOOR ( )

The white balance is appropriately adjusted

for the following recording conditions:

 Outdoors

 Night views, neon signs and fireworks

 Sunrise or sunset

 Under daylight fluorescent lamps





INDOOR ()

The white balance is appropriately adjusted

for the following recording conditions:

 Indoors

 At party scenes or studios where the

lighting conditions change quickly

 Under video lamps in 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 flashing.

Notes

Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the

color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool

white fluorescent lamps.

When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing

white objects while is flashing quickly.

flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not

be set.

When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps

flashing after touching , set [WHITE

BAL.] to [AUTO].

If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE

SELECTION] is set to [AUTO].

Tips

If you have changed the battery pack while

[AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder

outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), aim

your camcorder at a nearby white object for

about 10 seconds for better color balance

adjustment.

When the white balance has been set with

[ONE PUSH], if the lighting conditions

changed by bringing your camcorder outdoors









Customizing your camcorder

from inside the house, or vice versa, you need

to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust

the white balance.

SPOT MTR/FCS (Spot meter/

focus)

You can adjust the brightness and focus

for the selected subject simultaneously.

This function enables you to use [SPOT

METER] (p. 65) and [SPOT FOCUS]

(p. 65) at the same time.

Touch the subject in the frame of which you

want to adjust the brightness and focus.

To adjust the brightness and focus

automatically, touch [AUTO].

Notes

[EXPOSURE] and [FOCUS] are automatically

set to [MANUAL].

SPOT METER (Flexible 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].

SPOT FOCUS

You can select and adjust the focal point to

aim it at a subject not located at the center

of the screen.

Touch the subject in the frame of which you

want to adjust the focus.

To adjust the focus automatically, touch

[AUTO].

Notes

[FOCUS] is automatically set to [MANUAL].

EXPOSURE

You can fix the brightness of a picture

manually. Adjust the brightness when the

subject is too bright or too dark.

Touch / to adjust the brightness.

To adjust the exposure automatically, touch

[AUTO].









FOCUS

You can adjust the focus manually. You can

select this function also when you want to

focus on a certain subject intentionally.

Touch (nearby subject)/ (distant

subject) to adjust the focus.

To adjust the focus automatically, touch

[AUTO].

Notes

When you set [FOCUS] to [MANUAL], 

appears.

The minimum possible distance between

camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp

focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide

angle and about 80 cm (about 31 1/2 in.) for

telephoto.

Tips

appears when the focus cannot be adjusted

any closer, and appears when the focus

cannot be adjusted farther away.

It is easier to focus on the subject by moving

the power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to

adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle)

to adjust the zoom for recording. When you

want to record a subject at close range, move

the power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then

adjust the focus.

The focal distance information (distance at

which the subject is focused on; used as a guide

if it is 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

clearer.

OFF

Cancels TELE MACRO. (TELE MACRO is

also canceled when you move the zoom lever

to the W side.)

ON ( )

The zoom (p. 25) moves to the top of the T

(telephoto) side automatically and allows

recording subjects at a close distance down to

about 38 cm (15 in.).

Notes

When recording a distant subject, focusing may

be difficult and can take some time.

Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 66)

when it is hard to focus automatically.

SMTH SLW REC (Smooth slow

rec)

Fast moving subjects and actions, which

cannot be captured under the ordinary

shooting conditions, can be shot in smooth

moving slow-motion for about 3 seconds.

Press START/STOP on the [SMTH SLW

REC] screen.

An about-3-second movie is recorded

as a 12-second-slow-motion movie.

[Recording…] disappears, when recording

is finished.





Customizing your camcorder

SHOOTING SET

(Items for customized

shooting)

See “Using menus” (p. 58) on the operation.

The default settings are marked with .

/ SET

See page 26.

REC MODE (Recording

mode)

See page 26.

GUIDEFRAME

You can display the frame and check that

the subject is horizontal or vertical.

The frame is not recorded.

OFF

Does not display the guide frame.

Displays the guide 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.

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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. The default

setting is [3sec AFTER].

Notes

You cannot record sound.

Image quality is not as good as that of normal

recording.

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The point when START/STOP is pressed.

[3sec AFTER]

[3sec BEFORE]

STEADYSHOT

You can compensate for camera shake.

Set [ STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( )

when using a tripod (sold separately), then

the image becomes natural.

ACTIVE

Provides a more powerful SteadyShot effect.

STANDARD

Provides the SteadyShot effect under relatively

stable recording conditions.

OFF ( )

The SteadyShot function is not used.

Notes

If you change the setting of

[STEADYSHOT], the imaging field will also

change accordingly.

CONVERSION LENS

When using a conversion lens (sold

separately), use this function to record

using the optimum compensation for

camera shake and focus for the lens.

OFF

Select this when you do not use a conversion

lens.

WIDE CONVERSION ( )

Select this when you use a wide-conversion

lens.

TELE CONVERSION ( )

Select this when you use a tele-conversion

lens.

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LOW LUX

You can record bright color images, even in

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 conditions, subject conditions, and

the setting of your camcorder.

[FACE DETECTION] may not function

properly depending on recording conditions.

Set [FACE DETECTION] to [OFF] in this case.

Tips

For better face detection performance, shoot the

subject(s) under the following conditions:

Shoot in a sufficiently bright place

The subject(s) does not wear glasses, a hat

or mask

The subject(s) faces directly towards the

camera

The detected faces are recorded in Face Index,

however, some faces may not be. Also, there

is a limit to the number of faces that can be

recorded in Face Index. To play back from the

Face Index, see page 33.

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When [DUAL CAPTURE] is selected,

appears on the screen in movie recording

standby, and changes into when movie

recording starts.

SMILE SENSITIVITY

Sets the smile detection sensitivity using the

Smile Shutter function.

HIGH

Detects even a slight smile.

MEDIUM

Detects a normal smile.

LOW

Detects a big smile.

AUDIO REC SET

 BLT-IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in zoom

microphone)

You can record a movie with vivid sound

appropriate to the zoom position.

OFF

The microphone does not record sound

following zooming in or out.

ON ( )

The microphone records sound following

zooming in or out.

 MICREF LEVEL (Microphone

reference level)

You can select the microphone level for

recording sound.

NORMAL

Records various ambient sounds, converting

them into the appropriate level.

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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

screen, the face with a double-lined frame has

priority (p. 27).

SMILE DETECTION

The shutter is released when the camcorder

detects a smile (Smile Shutter).

DUAL CAPTURE ( )

Only during movie recording, the shutter is

released automatically, when the camcorder

detects a smile.

ALWAYS ON ( )

The shutter is released when the camcorder

detects a smile whenever the camcorder is in

recording mode.

OFF

Smiles are not detected, so photos are not

recorded automatically.

Notes

Smiles may not be detected depending on

recording conditions, subject conditions, and

the setting of your camcorder.

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LOW ( )

Records ambient sound faithfully. Select

[LOW] when you want to record an exciting

and powerful sound in a concert hall, etc.

(This setting is not suitable for recording

conversations.)

OTHER REC SET

 DIGITAL ZOOM

You can select the maximum zoom level up

to 25× in case you want to zoom to a level

greater than following optical zoom during

recording. Note that the image quality

decreases when you use the digital zoom.

OFF

Up to 25× zoom is performed optically.

300×

Up to 300× zoom is performed digitally.

 AUTO BACK LIGHT

Your camcorder adjusts the exposure for

backlit subjects automatically.

ON

Adjusts the exposure for backlit subjects

automatically.

OFF

Does not adjust the exposure for backlit

subjects.

 X.V.COLOR

You can capture wider range of colors.

Various colors such as the brilliant color of

flowers and turquoise 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] cannot be set to [ON]:

When recording standard definition image

quality (STD) movies

While recording a movie

 WIDE SELECT

When recording standard definition image

quality (STD) movies, you can select the

horizontal to vertical ratio according to the

TV connected. Refer also to the instruction

manuals supplied with your TV.

16:9 WIDE

Records movies to the full screen on a 16:9

(wide) TV screen.

4:3 ( )

Records movies to the full screen on a 4:3

TV screen.

Notes

Set [TV TYPE] correctly according to the TV

connected for playback (p. 77).

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The right side of the bar shows the digital

zooming factor. The zooming zone appears

when you select [300×].

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PHOTO SETTINGS

(Items for recording photos)

See “Using menus” (p. 58) on the operation.

The default settings are marked with .

SELF-TIMER

Press PHOTO to start the count down. A

photo is recorded after about 10 seconds.

OFF

Cancels the self-timer.

ON ( )

Starts the self-timer recording. To cancel the

recording, touch [RESET].

IMAGE SIZE

You can select a photo size to be shot.

3.1M ( )

Records photos clearly (2,048 × 1,536).

2.4M ( )

Records photos clearly in the 16:9 (wide) ratio

(2,048 × 1,152).

1.9M ( )

Allows you to record more 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.

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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 time

you record a photo.

Even if the memory card is replaced with

another one, the file number is assigned in

sequence.

RESET

Assigns file numbers in sequence, following

the largest file number existing on the

recording medium.

When the memory card is replaced with

another one, the file number is assigned for

each memory card.

PLAYBACK

(Items for playback)

See “Using menus” (p. 58) on the operation.

VISUAL INDEX

See page 29.

VIEW IMAGES

 DATE INDEX

See page 32.

 FILM ROLL

See page 32.

 FACE

See page 33.

PLAYLIST

See page 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

Customizing your camcorder

 White balance

 Gain

 Shutter speed

 Aperture value

 Exposure

Tips

The data code is displayed on the TV screen if

you connect your camcorder to a TV.

Depending on the recording media condition,

bars [--:--:--] appear.

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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 (HDR-

CX110E/CX116E/CX150E/

CX155E/XR150E/XR155E)

See page 43.

MOVIE DUB (HDR-CX116E/

CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E)

See page 44.

PHOTO COPY (HDR-CX116E/

CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E)

See page 45.

PLAYLIST EDIT

See page 46.

OTHERS

(Items for other settings)

See “Using menus” (p. 58) on the operation.

The default settings are marked with .

USB CONNECT

See page 51.

TV CONNECT Guide

See page 37.

MUSIC TOOL (HDR-CX110E/

CX150E/XR150E)

See page 35.

BATTERY INFO

You can check the estimated remaining

capacity of the battery.

To close the battery information screen

Touch .

MANAGE MEDIA

(Items for recording media)

See “Using menus” (p. 58) on the operation.

MEDIA SETTINGS (HDR-

CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/

XR150E/XR155E)

See page 17.

MEDIA INFO

You can check the remaining recordable

time for each recording mode of the

recording media for movies 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-

CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E).

MEDIA FORMAT

Formatting deletes all the movies and

photos to recover recordable free space.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E:

Touch [YES]  [YES]  .

HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E:

Select the recording media to be formatted,

touch [YES]  [YES]  .

Notes

Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall

socket) using AC Adaptor supplied for this

operation (p. 14).

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To avoid the loss of important images, you

should save them before formatting the

recording media.

Protected movies and photos will also be

deleted.

While [Executing…] is displayed, do not close

the LCD screen, operate the buttons on the

camcorder, disconnect the AC Adaptor, or eject

the memory card from your camcorder (The

access lamp is lit or flashing while formatting

memory card.).

To prevent data on the internal

recording media from being recovered

(HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E)

[EMPTY] allows you to write unintelligible

data onto the internal recording media of

the camcorder. In this way it may become

more difficult to recover any original

data. When you dispose of or transfer the

camcorder, it is recommended that 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 the AC Adaptor.

Do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during the

operation.

While deleting data, do not apply any vibrations

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or shocks to your camcorder.

The actual performing time for deleting data is

as follows;

HDR-CX116E: about 1 minute

HDR-CX150E/CX155E: about 2 minutes

HDR-XR150E/XR155E: about 60 minutes

If you stop performing [EMPTY] while

[Executing…] appears, be sure to complete the

operation by performing [MEDIA FORMAT]

or [EMPTY] when you use the camcorder next

time.

REPAIR IMG.DB F.

See page 84, 88.

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GENERAL SET

(Other setup items)

See “Using menus” (p. 58) on the operation.

The default settings are marked with .

SOUND/DISP SET

 VOLUME

You can adjust the volume of playback

sound by touching / .

 BEEP

ON

A melody sounds when you start/stop

recording, or operate the touch panel.

OFF

Cancels the melody.

 LCD BRIGHT

You can adjust the brightness of the LCD

screen by touching / .

Tips

This adjustment does not affect the recorded

images in any way.

 LCD BL LEVEL (LCD backlight level)

You can select the brightness of the LCD

screen’s backlight.

NORMAL

Standard brightness.

BRIGHT

Brightens the LCD screen.

Notes

When you connect your camcorder to the wall

outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC

Adaptor, [BRIGHT] is automatically selected

for the setting.

When you select [BRIGHT], battery life is

slightly reduced during recording.

If you open the LCD panel 180 degrees to face

the screen outside and close the LCD panel

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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.

 DISPLAY SET

You can set the duration of displaying the

icons or indicators on the LCD screen.

AUTO1

Displays for about 3 seconds. The rec & zoom

buttons on the LCD is displayed.

AUTO2

Displays for about 3 seconds. The rec & zoom

buttons on the LCD is not displayed.

Always displays. The rec & zoom buttons on

the LCD is not displayed.

Tips

The icons or indicators are displayed in the

following cases.

When you turn on your camcorder.

The LCD screen is touched (Except rec &

zoom buttons on LCD).

When you switch your camcorder to the

movie recording, photo recording, or

playback modes.

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Customizing your camcorder

OUTPUT SETTINGS

 TV TYPE

You need to convert the signal depending

on the TV connected when playing back

movies and photos. The recorded movies

and photos are played back as following

illustrations.

16:9

Select this to view your movies on a 16:9

(wide) TV. The recorded movies and photos

are played back as shown below.

Movies and photos

recorded in 16:9

(wide) mode

Movies and photos

recorded in 4:3 mode

4:3

Select this to view your movies and photos on

a 4:3 standard TV. The recorded movies and

photos are played back as shown below.

Movies and photos

recorded in 16:9

(wide) mode

Movies and photos

recorded in 4:3 mode

Notes

Horizontal to vertical ratio of high definition

image quality (HD) movies is 16:9.

 COMPONENT

Select [COMPONENT] when connecting

your camcorder to a TV with the

component input jack.

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576i

Select this when connecting your

camcorder to a TV with the component

input jack.

1080i/576i

Select this when connecting your

camcorder to a TV that has the component

input jack and is capable of displaying the

1080i signal.

 HDMI RESOLUTION

Select the output image resolution when

connecting your camcorder to a TV with an

HDMI cable (sold separately).

HD CONTENTS

Set the output image resolution recorded with

high definition image quality (HD).

AUTO

Normal setting (outputs the signal according

to the TV automatically).

1080p

Outputs the 1080p signal.

1080i

Outputs the 1080i signal.

720p

Outputs the 720p signal.

576p

Outputs the 576p signal.

STD CONTENTS

Set the output image resolution recorded with

standard definition image quality (STD).

AUTO

Normal setting (outputs the signal according

to the TV automatically).

576p

Outputs the 576p signal.

576i

Outputs the 576i signal.

 DISP OUTPUT (Display output)

You can set where the screen displays are to

be output.

LCD PANEL

Shows displays such as the time code on the

LCD screen.

V-OUT/PANEL

Shows displays such as the time code on the

LCD screen, and on the TV screen.

CLOCK/ LANG

 CLOCK SET

See page 15.

 AREA SET

You can adjust a time difference without

stopping the clock. Set your local area when

using your camcorder in other time zones.

Refer to the world time difference on page

94.

 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 summertime.

Sets the summertime.

 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 set your camcorder to turn off

automatically when you do not operate

your camcorder for more than about 5

minutes.

5min

The camcorder turns off automatically.

NEVER

The camcorder does not turn off

automatically.

Notes

When you connect your camcorder to a

wall outlet (wall socket), [A.SHUT OFF] is

automatically set to [NEVER].

 POWER ON BY LCD

You can set your camcorder to turn on

and off when you open and close the LCD

screen.

ON

The camcorder turns on and off when the

LCD screen opens and closes.

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Customizing your camcorder

OFF

The camcorder does not turn on and off when

the LCD screen opens and closes.

OTHER SETTINGS

 DEMO MODE

When your camcorder is connected to a

wall outlet (wall socket), a demonstration

movie appear about 10 minutes after you

turn on the (Movie) lamp by pressing

MODE.

ON

The demonstration appears.

OFF

The demonstration does not appear.

Notes

A movie you have recorded will be registered as

the demonstration movie if it satisfies all of the

following conditions (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/

CX155E/XR150E/XR155E).

The movie is protected

The movie is the first one displayed on the

VISUAL INDEX screen

The movie is saved on the internal recording

media

The movie is recorded with high definition

image quality (HD)

Tips

When you set this item to [ON] and touch

, the demonstration starts playing.

The demonstration will be suspended:

When you press START/STOP or PHOTO

When you touch the screen during the

demonstration (The demonstration starts

again after about 10 minutes)

When you turn on the (Photo) lamp

When you press (VIEW IMAGES)

 CALIBRATION

See page 99.

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 DROP SENSOR (HDR-XR150E/

XR155E)

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 detected, appears.

OFF ( )

Deactivates the drop sensor.

Notes

Set the drop sensor to [ON] when you use

the camcorder. Otherwise, if you drop the

camcorder, you may damage the internal hard

disk.

In a non-gravity situation, the drop sensor

activates. When you record images during an

activity such as roller-coasting or skydiving, you

can set [DROP SENSOR] to [OFF] so as not to

activate the drop sensor.

 CTRL FOR HDMI (Control for HDMI)

When connecting your camcorder to a

“BRAVIA” Sync compatible TV with the

HDMI cable (sold separately), you can play

back movies on your camcorder by aiming

the TV’s Remote Commander at the TV

(p. 39).

ON

Operates your camcorder using the TV’s

Remote Commander.

OFF

Does not operate your camcorder using the

TV’s Remote Commander.

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Additional information

Troubleshooting

If you run into any problems using your

camcorder, follow the steps below.

 Check the list (p. 80 to 89), and

inspect your camcorder.

 Disconnect the power source, attach

the power source again after about 1

minute, and turn the camcorder on.

 Press RESET (p. 105) using a pointed

object, and turn the camcorder on.

If you press RESET, all settings,

including the clock setting, are reset.

 Contact your Sony dealer or local

authorized Sony service facility.

Your camcorder may be required to initialize or

change the current internal recording media of

your camcorder, depending on the problem. In

the event of this, the data stored on the internal

recording media will be deleted. Be sure to

save the data on the internal recording media

on other media (backup) before sending your

camcorder for repair. We will not compensate

you for any loss of internal recording media

data.

During repair, we may check a minimum

amount of data stored on the internal recording

media in order to investigate the problem.

However, your Sony dealer will neither copy

nor retain your data.

Overall operations ..........................................p. 80

Batteries/power sources ................................ p. 81

LCD screen ...................................................... p. 81

Memory card ................................................... p. 82

Recording .........................................................p. 82

Playback ........................................................... p. 83

Playing back images stored on memory card on

other devices .................................................... p. 84

Editing movies/photos on your camcorder

..... p. 84

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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 outlet (wall

socket). Connect it to the wall outlet (wall

socket) (p. 12).

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 the functions still do not work, press RESET

(p. 105) using a pointed object. (If you press

RESET, all settings, including the clock setting,

are reset.)

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. Leave your camcorder with the

power of your camcorder on. Turn off your

camcorder and take it to a warm place. Leave

the camcorder there for a while, then turn on

your camcorder.

The menu settings have changed

automatically.

The following menu items return to the

default settings in more than 12 hours after

you close the LCD screen.

[SCENE SELECTION]

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Additional information

[WHITE BAL.]

[SPOT MTR/FCS]

[SPOT METER]

[SPOT FOCUS]

[EXPOSURE]

[FOCUS]

[LOW LUX]

[BLT-IN ZOOM MIC]

[MICREF LEVEL]

[AUTO BACK LIGHT]

[DROP SENSOR] (HDR-XR150E/XR155E)

The following menu items return to the

default settings when you switch between

movie recording and photo recording and

playback modes.

[ FADER]

[TELE MACRO]

[SELF-TIMER]

Your camcorder gets warm.

Your camcorder may become warm during

operation. This is not a malfunction.

Batteries/power sources

The power abruptly turns off.

Use the AC Adaptor.

In the default setting, when about 5 minutes

have elapsed while you do not operate your

camcorder, the camcorder is automatically

turned off (A.SHUT OFF). Change the setting

of [A.SHUT OFF] (p. 78), or turn on the

power again.

Charge the battery pack (p. 12).

The CHG (charge) lamp does not light

while the battery pack is being charged.

Close the LCD screen (p. 12).

Attach the battery pack to the camcorder

correctly (p. 12).

Connect the power cord (mains lead) to the

wall outlet (wall socket) properly.

The battery charge is completed (p. 12).

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The CHG (charge) 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. 96).

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

not indicate the correct time.

The ambient temperature is too high or too

low. This is not a malfunction.

The battery pack has not been charged

enough. Fully charge the battery again. If the

problem persists, replace the battery pack with

a new one (p. 97).

The indicated time may not be correct

depending on the environment of use.

The battery pack is quickly discharged.

The ambient temperature is too high or low.

This is not a malfunction.

The battery pack has not been charged

enough. Fully charge the battery again. If the

problem persists, replace the battery pack with

a new one (p. 97).

LCD screen

Menu items are grayed out.

You cannot select grayed items in the current

recording/playback situation.

There are some functions you cannot activate

simultaneously (p. 86).

The buttons do not appear on the touch

panel.

Touch the LCD screen lightly.

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The buttons on the touch panel do not

work correctly or do not work at all.

Adjust the touch panel ([CALIBRATION])

(p. 99).

The buttons on the touch panel quickly

disappear.

Set [DISPLAY SET] to [ON] (p. 76).

Memory card

Operations using the memory card

cannot be performed.

If you use the memory card formatted on a

computer, format it again on your camcorder

(p. 74).

Images stored on the memory card

cannot be deleted.

The maximum number of images that you can

delete on the index screen at one time is 100.

You cannot delete the protected images.

The data file name is not indicated

correctly or flashes.

The file is damaged.

The file format is not supported by your

camcorder (p. 96).

Recording

Refer also to “Memory card” (p. 82).

Pressing START/STOP or PHOTO does not

record images.

The playback screen is displayed. Press MODE

to turn on the (Movie) or (Photo) lamp

(p. 21).

Your camcorder is recording the image you

have just shot on the recording media. You

cannot make new recording during this

period.

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The recording media is full. Delete

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-XR150E/

XR155E)

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 off your camcorder and

take it to a warm place. Leave the camcorder

there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.

Photos cannot be recorded.

You cannot record photos together with:

[ FADER]

[SMTH SLW REC]

When [ REC MODE] is set to [HD FX], you

cannot record photos while recording movies.

The access lamp remains lit or flashing

even if recording was stopped.

Your camcorder is recording the scene you

have just shot on the memory card.

The imaging field looks different.

The imaging field may look different

depending on the condition of your

camcorder. This is not a malfunction.

The actual recording time for movies is

less than the expected recording time of

the recording media.

Depending on the recording conditions, the

time available for recording may be shorter, for

example when recording a fast moving object,

etc. (p. 90).

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Additional information

The camcorder stops operating.

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 off your camcorder and

take it to a warm place. Leave the camcorder

there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.

If you keep applying vibration on the

camcorder, recording may stop.

There is a time difference between the

point when START/STOP is pressed and

the point that the recording movie is

started or stopped actually.

On your camcorder, there may be a slight

time difference between the point where you

press START/STOP and the actual point that

recording movie starts/stops. This is not a

malfunction.

The horizontal to vertical ratio of the

movie (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be

changed.

The horizontal to vertical ratio of high

definition image quality (HD) movies is 16:9

(wide).

The auto focus does not function.

Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 66).

The recording conditions are not suitable for

auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p. 66).

SteadyShot does not function.

Set [ STEADYSHOT] 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.

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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 appear crooked depending on

the recording conditions.

Horizontal stripes appear on the images.

This occurs when recording images under a

fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury

lamp. This is not a malfunction.

Black bands appear when you record a TV

screen or computer screen.

Set [ STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 68).

[LCD BL LEVEL] cannot be adjusted.

You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:

The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder

with the LCD screen facing out.

The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor.

Magnification changes when the

recording mode is switched.

You cannot use digital zoom when your

camcorder is in the photo recording mode.

Playback

Images cannot be played back.

Select the type of recording media you want

to play back (p. 17). (HDR-CX116E/CX150E/

CX155E/XR150E/XR155E)

Select the image quality of the movie you want

to play back (p. 26).

Images recorded on other devices may not be

played back. This is not a malfunction.

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Photos cannot be played back.

Photos cannot be played back if you have

modified files or folders, or have edited the

data on a computer. (The file name flashes in

that case.) This is not a malfunction.

is indicated on an image on the

VISUAL INDEX screen.

This may appear on an image recorded on

other devices, edited on a computer, etc.

You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery

pack while the recording media icon at the top

right corner of the screen flashes, or before

the access lamp is turned off after recording.

This may damage your image data and is

displayed.

is indicated on an image on the

VISUAL INDEX screen.

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-

CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E).

If it still appears, delete the image with

(p. 40).

No sound or only a quiet sound is heard

during playback.

Turn up the volume (p. 31).

Sound is quiet when the LCD screen is closed

facing out. Open the 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].

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A movie is played back automatically.

(HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E)

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 on

memory card on other devices

Images cannot be played back or the

memory card is not recognized.

The playback device does not support playing

back memory cards (p. 3).

Editing movies/photos on your

camcorder

Unable to edit.

Unable to edit because of the condition of the

image.

Movies cannot be added in the Playlist.

There is no free space in the recording media.

You can add no more than 999 high definition

image quality (HD) movies, or 99 standard

definition image quality (STD) movies, to a

Playlist. Erase unnecessary movies from the

Playlist (p. 47).

You cannot add photos in the Playlist.

A movie cannot be divided.

A movie that is too short cannot be divided.

A protected movie cannot be divided.

A photo cannot be captured from a

movie.

The recording media where you want to save

photos is full.

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Additional information

Playback on the TV

Neither image nor sound is played on the

connected TV.

When you are using the component A/V

cable, set [COMPONENT] according to the

requirements of the connected device (p. 77).

When you are using the component video

plug, make sure the red and white plugs of the

A/V connecting cable are connected (p. 38).

Images are not output from the HDMI OUT

jack, if copyright protection signals are

recorded in the images.

When you are using the S VIDEO plug,

make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V

connecting cable are connected (p. 39).

The top, bottom, right, and left edges

of images are trimmed slightly on a

connected TV.

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

display.

It is recommended you record images 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.

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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.

Dubbing/Connecting to other

devices

Images are not dubbed correctly.

You cannot dub images using the HDMI cable

(sold separately).

The A/V connecting cable is not connected

properly. Make sure to connect the cable to the

input jack of another device (p. 56).

Connecting to a Computer

“PMB” cannot be installed.

Check the computer environment or

installation procedure required to install

“PMB”.

“PMB” does not work correctly.

Quit “PMB” and restart your computer.

The camcorder is not recognized by the

computer.

Disconnect devices from the USB jack of the

computer other than the keyboard, mouse,

and your camcorder.

Disconnect the USB cable from the computer

and your camcorder, and restart the computer,

then connect the computer and your

camcorder again in the correct order.

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Examples of functions that cannot

be used simultaneously

The following list shows examples of

unworkable combinations of functions and

menu items.

Cannot use Because of following settings

INTELLIGENT

AUTO

[SMTH SLW REC]

[FACE

DETECTION]

[SMTH SLW REC],

[DIGITAL ZOOM],

[SPOT MTR/FCS],

[SPOT METER], [SPOT

FOCUS], [EXPOSURE],

[FOCUS], [TWILIGHT],

[SUNRISE&SUNSET],

[FIREWORKS],

[LANDSCAPE],

[SPOTLIGHT], [BEACH],

[SNOW], [WHITE BAL.],

[FADER], [ SELF-

TIMER]

[PRIORITY

SETTING]/

[SMILE

DETECTION]/

[SMILE

SENSITIVITY]

[SMTH SLW REC],

[DIGITAL ZOOM],

[SPOT MTR/FCS],

[SPOT METER], [SPOT

FOCUS], [EXPOSURE],

[FOCUS], [TWILIGHT],

[SUNRISE&SUNSET],

[FIREWORKS],

[LANDSCAPE],

[SPOTLIGHT], [BEACH],

[SNOW], [WHITE BAL.],

[FADER], [ SELF-

TIMER]

[SCENE

SELECTION]

[SMTH SLW REC], [LOW

LUX], [ FADER], [TELE

MACRO]

Self-diagnosis display/Warning

indicators

If 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 an

“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (V series)

(p. 96).

Connect the DC plug of the AC Adaptor to the

DC IN jack of your camcorder securely (p. 12).

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 and

operate your camcorder again.

E::

Follow the steps from  to  on page 80.

(Warning on the internal hard disk of

the camcorder)

Fast flashing

The internal hard disk of the camcorder is full.

An error may have occurred with the internal

hard disk of the camcorder.

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Additional information

 (Battery level warning)

Slow flashing

The battery pack is nearly used up.

Depending on the operating environment or

battery conditions,  may flash, even if there

are about 20 minutes remaining.

(Warning indicator pertaining to

battery pack temperature)

The battery pack temperature is high. Change

the battery pack or place it in a cool place.

(High temperature warning)

Slow flashing

The temperature of your camcorder is getting

higher. Turn off your camcorder and leave it

for a while in a cool place.

Fast flashing

The temperature of your camcorder is

extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and

leave it for a while in a cool place.

(Low temperature warning)

Fast flashing

The temperature of your camcorder is

extremely low. Make the camcorder warm.

(Warning indicator pertaining to

memory card)

Slow flashing

Free spaces for recording images are running

out. For the type of memory card you can use

with your camcorder, see page 18.

No memory card is inserted (p. 18).

Fast flashing

There are not enough free spaces for recording

images. After storing the images on other

media (p. 49), delete unnecessary images, or

format the memory card (p. 74).

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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-

CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E).

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).

(Warning indicator pertaining to

incompatible memory card)

Incompatible memory card is inserted (p. 18).

 (Warning indicator pertaining to

the write-protect of the memory card)

Access to the memory card was restricted on

another device.

(Warning indicator pertaining to

camera-shake warning)

The camcorder is unsteady, so camera-shake

easily occurs. Hold the camcorder steady with

both hands and record the image. However,

note that the camera-shake warning indicator

does not disappear.

(Warning indicator pertaining to drop

sensor)

The drop sensor function (p. 79) is activated,

and has detected that the camcorder has

been dropped. Therefore, the camcorder is

taking steps to protect the internal hard disk.

Recording/playback may be disabled as a

result.

The drop sensor function does not guarantee

the protection of the internal hard disk under

all possible situations. Use the camcorder

under stable conditions.

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(Warning indicator pertaining to

photo recording)

The recording media is full.

Photos cannot be recorded during processing.

Wait for a while, then record.

When [ REC MODE] is set to [HD FX], you

cannot record photos while recording movies.

(Warning indicator pertaining to smile

shutter)

The smile shutter cannot be used with the

current setting of the camcorder.

Tips

You may hear a melody when some warning

indicators appear on the screen.

Description of warning messages

If messages appear on the screen, follow the

instructions.

Recording media

Internal memory format error.

HDD format error.

The internal recording media of the

camcorder is set differently from the default

format. Performing [MEDIA FORMAT]

(p. 74) may enable you to use your camcorder.

This will delete all data in the internal

recording media.

Data error.

An error occurred during reading or writing

the internal recording media of the camcorder.

This may occur when you keep applying shock

on the camcorder.

Movies recorded on other devices may not be

played back.

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The Image Database File is damaged. Do

you 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 work, copy the image

using the supplied software.

There is no HD movie management

information. Create new information?

You cannot record or play back movies

because no high definition image quality (HD)

movie management information exists. If you

touch [YES], new management information

is created and you can record or play back

movies with high definition image quality

(HD).

You can record standard definition image

quality (STD) movies or photos.

Inconsistencies found in Image Database

File. Do you want to repair the Image

Database File?

The Image Database File is damaged. Do

you want to repair the Image Database

File?

Inconsistencies found in Image Database

File. Cannot record or play HD movies. Do

you want to repair the Image Database

File?

The management file is damaged, and you

cannot record movies or photos. Touch [YES]

to repair.

You can record photos on a memory card.

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Additional information

Buffer overflow

You cannot record because the drop sensor

senses a drop of the camcorder repeatedly.

If you are at risk of dropping the camcorder

constantly, set [DROP SENSOR] to [OFF],

and you may be able to record the image again

(p. 79).

Recovering data.

Your camcorder tries to recover data

automatically if the data writing was not

performed properly.

Cannot recover data.

Writing data onto the media of the camcorder

has failed. Attempts were made to recover the

data, but they were unsuccessful.

Reinsert the memory card.

Reinsert the memory card a few times. If even

then the indicator flashes, the memory card

could be damaged. Try with another memory

card.

This memory card is not formatted

correctly.

Format the memory card (p. 74). Note that if

you format the memory card, all 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).

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This memory card may not be able to

record or play images correctly.

Use a memory card recommended for your

camcorder (p. 18).

Do not eject the memory card during

writing. Data may be damaged.

Reinsert the memory card, and follow the

instructions on the LCD screen.

Other

No further selection is possible.

You can select only 100 images at one time for:

Deleting movies/photos

Protecting movies/photos, or releasing the

protection

Dubbing movies

Copying photos

Editing the Playlist of high definition image

quality (HD) movies

Data protected.

You tried to delete protected data. Release the

protection of the data.

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Recording time of

movies/number of

recordable photos

“HD” stands for high definition image

quality, and “STD” stands for standard

image quality.

Expected time of recording and

playback with each battery pack

Recording time

Approximate time available when you use a

fully charged battery pack.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/

CX150E/CX155E

(unit: minute)

Battery pack Continuous

recording time

Typical recording

time

Image quality HD STD HD STD

NP-FV50

(supplied)

125 180 60 90

NP-FV70 260 375 130 185

NP-FV100 515 745 255 370

HDR-XR150E/XR155E

(unit: minute)

Battery pack Continuous

recording time

Typical recording

time

Image quality HD STD HD STD

NP-FV50

(supplied)

110 155 55 75

NP-FV70 235 325 115 160

NP-FV100 470 650 235 325

Each recording time is measured when the

[REC MODE] is set 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

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temperatures.

The recording and playback time will be shorter

depending on the conditions under which you

use your camcorder.

Playing time

Approximate time available when you use a

fully charged battery pack.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/

CX150E/CX155E

(unit: minute)

Battery pack

Image quality HD STD

NP-FV50

(supplied)

190 280

NP-FV70 395 565

NP-FV100 785 1120

HDR-XR150E/XR155E

(unit: minute)

Battery pack

Image quality HD STD

NP-FV50

(supplied)

170 225

NP-FV70 355 465

NP-FV100 710 925

Expected recording time of movies

Internal memory

HDR-CX116E

High definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m

(minute)

Recording mode Recording time

[HD FX] 45 m

[HD FH] 55 m

[HD HQ] 1 h 55 m

[HD LP] 3 h 15 m

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Additional information

Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and

m (minute)

Recording mode Recording time

[STD HQ] 2 h

HDR-CX150E/CX155E

High definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m

(minute)

Recording mode Recording time

[HD FX] 1 h 25 m

[HD FH] 1 h 55 m

[HD HQ] 3 h 50 m

[HD LP] 6 h 35 m

Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and

m (minute)

Recording mode Recording time

[STD HQ] 3 h 55 m

Internal hard disk

HDR-XR150E/XR155E

High definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m

(minute)

Recording mode Recording time

[HD FX] 11 h 20 m

[HD FH] 14 h 50 m

[HD HQ] 29 h 40 m

[HD LP] 50 h 30 m

Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and

m (minute)

Recording mode Recording time

[STD HQ] 30 h 30 m

Tips

You can record movies of a maximum of 3,999

scenes with high definition image quality (HD),

and 9,999 scenes with standard definition image

quality (STD).

The maximum continuous recording time of

movies is approximately 13 hours.

Your camcorder uses 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)

AVC HD 5M

(LP)

1GB 5

(5)

(6)

(9)

(15)

2GB 10

(10)

(20)

(35)

4GB 20

(20)

(25)

(40)

(75)

8GB 40

(40)

(55)

115

(80)

195

(155)

16GB 85

(85)

115

(115)

230

(165)

395

(315)

32GB 175

(175)

230

(230)

465

(335)

790

(630)

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Standard definition image quality (STD)

(unit: minute)

STD 9M (HQ)

1GB 10

(10)

2GB 25

(25)

4GB 55

(50)

8GB 115

(105)

16GB 235

(210)

32GB 475

(425)

Notes

The recordable time may vary depending on the

recording and subject conditions and [ REC

MODE] (p. 26).

The number in ( ) is the minimum recordable

time.

Expected number of recordable

photos

Internal recording media (HDR-CX116E/

CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/XR155E)

You can record the maximum 9,999 photos.

Memory card

3.1M

1GB 580

2GB 1150

4GB 2350

8GB 4800

16GB 9600

32GB 19000

The selected image size is effective when the

(Photo) lamp is lit.

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The number of recordable photos of memory

card shown is for the maximum image size

of your camcorder. The actual number of

recordable photos is displayed on the LCD

screen during recording (p. 103).

The number of recordable photos of memory

card may vary depending on the recording

conditions.

Notes

The unique pixel array of Sony’s ClearVid and

the image processing system (BIONZ) allow

still image resolution equivalent to the sizes

described.

Tips

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

pixels/16:9

LP: Approx. 5Mbps (average) 1,440  1,080

pixels/16:9

Standard definition image quality (STD):

HQ: Approx. 9Mbps (average) 720  576

pixels/16:9, 4:3

The photo recording pixels and the aspect ratio.

Photo recording mode:

2,048  1,536 dots/4:3

2,048  1,152 dots/16:9

1,600  1,200 dots/4:3

640  480 dots/4:3

Dual recording:

2,208  1,244 dots/16:9

1,664  1,244 dots/4:3

Capturing a photo from a movie:

1,920  1,080 dots/16:9

640  360 dots/16:9

640  480 dots/4:3

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Additional information

Using your camcorder

abroad

Power supply

You can use your camcorder in any

countries/regions using the AC Adaptor

supplied with your camcorder within the

AC 100 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz range.

Viewing high definition image quality

(HD) movies

In countries/regions where 1080/50i is

supported, you can view the movies with

the same high definition image quality

(HD) as that of the recorded movies.

You need an PAL-system-based and

1080/50i compatible TV (or monitor) with

component and AUDIO/VIDEO input

jacks. A component A/V cable or an HDMI

cable (sold separately) must be connected.

Viewing standard definition image

quality (STD) movies

To view standard definition image quality

(STD) movies, you need a PAL-system-

based TV with AUDIO/VIDEO input

jacks. An A/V connecting cable must be

connected.

On TV color systems

Your camcorder is a PAL-system-based

camcorder. If you want to view the playback

image on a TV, it must be a PAL-system-

based TV with an AUDIO/VIDEO input

jack.

System Used in

PAL Australia, Austria, Belgium,

China, Czech Republic,

Denmark, Finland, Germany,

Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary,

Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, New

Zealand, Norway, Poland,

Portugal, Singapore, Slovak

Republic, Spain, Sweden,

Switzerland, Thailand, United

Kingdom, etc.

PAL-M Brazil

PAL-N Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

NTSC Bahama Islands, Bolivia,

Canada, Central America,

Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,

Guyana, Jamaica, Japan,

Korea, Mexico, Peru, Surinam,

Taiwan, the Philippines, the

USA, Venezuela, etc.

SECAM Bulgaria, France, Guiana, Iran,

Iraq, Monaco, Russia, Ukraine,

etc.

Setting to the local time

You can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when using your

camcorder abroad. Touch (MENU)  [Show others]  [CLOCK/ LANG] (under

[GENERAL SET] category)  [AREA SET] and [SUMMERTIME] (p. 78).

World time difference

Time-zone

differences

Area setting

GMT Lisbon, London

+01:00 Berlin, Paris

+02:00 Helsinki, Cairo, Istanbul

+03:00 Moscow, Nairobi

+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, Tijuana

–07:00 Denver, Arizona

–06:00 Chicago, Mexico City

–05:00 New York, Bogota

–04:00 Santiago

–03:30 St.John’s

–03:00 Brasilia, Montevideo

–02:00 Fernando de Noronha

–01:00 Azores, Cape Verde Is.

Additional information

Maintenance and

precautions

About the AVCHD format

What is the AVCHD format?

The AVCHD format is a high definition

digital video camera format used to

record a high definition (HD) signal of

either the 1080i specification*1 or the

720p specification*2 using efficient data

compression coding technology. The

MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is adopted to

compress video data, and the Dolby Digital

or Linear PCM system is used to compress

audio data.

The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is capable

of compressing images at higher efficiency

than that of the conventional image

compressing format. The MPEG-4 AVC/

H.264 format enables a high definition

video signal shot on a digital video camera

recorder to be recorded on 8 cm DVD

discs, hard disk drive, flash memory,

memory card, etc.

Recording and playback on your

camcorder

Based on the AVCHD format, your

camcorder records with the high definition

image quality (HD) mentioned below.

In addition to high definition image

quality (HD), your camcorder is capable

of recording a standard definition (STD)

signal in the conventional MPEG-2 format.

Video signal*3: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 1920

 1080/50i, 1440  1080/50i

Audio signal: Dolby Digital 2ch

Recording media:

HDR-CX110E/CX115E: Memory card

HDR-CX116E/CX150E/CX155E: Internal

memory, memory card

HDR-XR150E/XR155E: 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 progressive

system.

*3 Data recorded in AVCHD format other than

the above mentioned cannot be played on your

camcorder.

About the memory card

Memory card formatted by a computer

(Windows OS/Mac OS) does not have

guaranteed compatibility with your camcorder.

Data read/write speed may vary depending

on the combination of the memory card and

memory card compliant product you use.

Damaged or lost data may occur in the

following cases (the data will not be

compensated for):

If you eject the memory card, or turn off your

camcorder while your camcorder is reading

or writing image files on the memory card

(while the access lamp is lit or flashing)

If you use the memory card near magnets or

magnetic fields

It is recommended that you make a back-up of

important data on the hard disk of a computer.

Do not attach a label or the like on memory

card or memory card adaptor.

Do not touch, or allow metallic objects to come

into contact with the terminals.

Do not bend, drop or apply strong force to the

memory card.

Do not disassemble or modify the memory

card.

Do not let the memory card get wet.

Keep the memory card out of the reach of small

children. There is danger that a child might

swallow it.

Do not insert anything other than the compliant

size of memory card into the memory card slot.

Doing so may cause a malfunction.

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Do not use or keep the memory card in the

following locations:

Places subject to extremely high temperature,

such as a car parked outside in the summer

Places under direct sunlight

Places with extremely high humidity or

subject to corrosive gases

On the memory card adaptor

When using memory card with memory card

compliant device inserting memory card

into memory card adaptor, make sure the

memory card are inserted facing in the correct

direction. Note that improper use may cause a

malfunction.

On image data compatibility

Image data files recorded on memory card by

your camcorder conform to the “Design rule

for Camera File system” universal standard

established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics

and Information Technology Industries

Association).

On your camcorder, you cannot play back

photos recorded on other devices (DCR-

TRV900E or DSC-D700/D770) that do not

conform to the universal standard. (These

models are not sold in some regions.)

If you cannot use memory card that have been

used with another device, format it with your

camcorder (p. 74). Note that formatting erases

all information on the memory card.

You may not be able to play back images with

your camcorder:

When playing back image data modified on

your computer

When playing back image data recorded with

other devices

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About the “Memory Stick” media

Types of “Memory Stick” media Recording/Playback

“Memory Stick Duo”

media (with MagicGate) 

“Memory Stick PRO

Duo” (Mark2) media 

“Memory Stick PRO-HG

Duo” media *

* This product does not support 8-bit parallel

data transfer but it supports 4-bit parallel data

transfer the same as with “Memory Stick PRO

Duo” media.

This product cannot record or play data that

uses “MagicGate” technology. “MagicGate” is

a copyright protection technology that records

and transfers the contents in an encrypted

format.

About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery

pack

Your camcorder operates only with an

“InfoLITHIUM” V series battery packs.

“InfoLITHIUM” V series battery packs

have the mark.

What is an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack?

An “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack is a

lithium-ion battery pack that has functions

for communicating information related to

operating conditions between your camcorder

and an AC Adaptor/charger (sold separately).

The “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack calculates the

power consumption according to the operating

conditions of your camcorder, and displays the

remaining battery time in minutes.

The battery pack NP-FV50 is compatible with

“ActiFORCE.”

“ActiFORCE” is a new generation power

system. Battery capacity, boost charge, and

the speed and accuracy of battery time

remaining calculations have been improved

when compared with current “InfoLITHIUM”

P-series battery.

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Additional information

To charge the battery pack

Be sure to charge the battery pack before you

start using your camcorder.

We recommend charging the battery pack in an

ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C

(50 °F to 86 °F) until the CHG (charge) lamp

turns off. If you charge the battery pack outside

of this temperature range, you may not be able

to charge it efficiently.

To use the battery pack effectively

Battery pack performance decreases when the

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 screen or a frequent

playback, fast forward or reverse operation

wears out the battery pack faster. We

recommend using a large capacity battery pack:

NP-FV70/NP-FV100 (sold separately).

Be sure to close the LCD screen when not

recording or playing back on your camcorder.

The battery pack is also consumed when your

camcorder is in recording standby or playback

pause.

Have spare battery packs ready for 2 or 3 times

the expected recording time, and make trial

recordings before making the actual recording.

Do not expose the battery pack to water. The

battery pack is not water resistant.

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About the remaining battery time

indicator

When the power goes off even though the

remaining battery time indicator indicates that

the battery pack has enough power to operate,

charge the battery pack fully again. Remaining

battery time will be indicated correctly. Note,

however, that the battery indication will not be

restored if it is used in high temperatures for

a long time, or if left in a fully charged state,

or when the battery pack is frequently used.

Use the remaining battery time indication as a

rough guide only.

The  mark that indicates low battery flashes

even if there are still 20 minutes of battery

time remaining, depending on the operating

conditions or ambient temperature.

About storage of the battery pack

If the battery pack is not used for a long time,

fully charge the battery pack and use it up on

your camcorder once a year to maintain proper

function. To store the battery pack, remove it

from your camcorder and put it in a dry, cool

place.

To discharge the battery pack on your

camcorder completely, touch (MENU)

 [Show others]  [POWER SETTINGS]

(under [GENERAL SET] category) 

[A.SHUT OFF]  [NEVER], and leave your

camcorder in recording standby until the power

goes off (p. 78).

About battery life

Battery capacity decreases over time and

through repeated use. If decreased usage time

between charges becomes significant, it is

probably time to replace it with a new one.

Each battery’s life is governed by storage,

operating and environmental conditions.

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About x.v.Color

x.v.Color is a more familiar term for the xvYCC

standard proposed by Sony, and is a trademark

of Sony.

xvYCC is an international standard for color

space in video. This standard can express a

wider color range than the currently used

broadcast standard.

About handling of your camcorder

On use and 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 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 your camcorder on DC 6.8 V/7.2 V

(battery pack) or DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor).

For DC or AC operation, use the accessories

recommended in these operating instructions.

Do not let your camcorder get wet, for example,

from rain or sea water. If your camcorder

gets wet, it may malfunction. Sometimes this

malfunction cannot be repaired.

If any solid object or liquid gets inside the

casing, unplug your camcorder and have it

checked by a Sony dealer before operating it

any further.

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Avoid rough handling, disassembling,

modifying, physical shock, or impact such

as hammering, dropping or stepping on the

product. Be particularly careful of the lens.

Keep the LCD screen closed when you are not

using your camcorder.

Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel, for

example, and operate it. Doing so might cause

heat to build up inside.

When disconnecting the power cord (mains

lead), pull it by the plug and not the cord.

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.

If the battery electrolytic liquid has leaked:

Consult your local authorized Sony service

facility.

Wash off any liquid that may have contacted

your skin.

If any liquid gets in your eyes, wash with

plenty of water and consult a doctor.

When not using your camcorder for a

long time

To keep your camcorder in optimum state for a

long time, turn it on and let it run by recording

and playing back images about once a month.

Use up the battery pack completely before

storing it.

Moisture condensation

If your camcorder is brought directly from a cold

place to a warm place, moisture may condense

inside your camcorder. This may cause a

malfunction to your camcorder.

If moisture condensation has occurred

Leave your camcorder for about 1 hour without

turning it on.

Note on moisture condensation

Moisture may condense when you bring your

camcorder from a cold place into a warm place

(or vice versa) or when you use your camcorder

in a humid place as follows:

You bring your camcorder from a ski slope

into a place warmed up by a heating device.

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Additional information

You bring your camcorder from an air

conditioned car or room into a hot place

outside.

You use your camcorder after a squall or a

shower.

You use your camcorder in a hot and humid

place.

How to prevent moisture condensation

When you bring your camcorder from a cold

place into a warm place, put your camcorder in

a plastic bag and seal it tightly. Remove the bag

when the air 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

malfunction.

To clean the LCD screen

If fingerprints or dust make the LCD screen

dirty, it is recommended that you use a soft

cloth to clean it.

When you use the LCD Cleaning Kit (sold

separately), do not apply the cleaning liquid

directly to the LCD screen. Use cleaning paper

moistened with the liquid.

On adjustment of the touch panel

(CALIBRATION)

The buttons on the touch panel may not work

correctly. If this happens, follow the procedure

below. It is recommended that you connect your

camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using

the supplied AC Adaptor during the operation.

 (MENU)  [Show others] 

[OTHER SETTINGS] (under [GENERAL

SET] category)  [CALIBRATION].

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 Touch “” displayed on the screen with the

corner of memory card or the like 3 times.

Touch [CANCEL] to cancel calibration.

Notes

If you did not press the right spot, try the

calibration again.

Do not use a sharp-pointed object for

calibration. Doing so may damage the LCD

screen.

You cannot calibrate the LCD screen if it is

rotated, or closed with the screen facing out.

On handling the casing

If the casing is soiled, clean the camcorder body

with a soft cloth lightly moistened with water,

and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth.

Avoid the following to avoid damage to the

finish:

Using chemicals such as thinner, benzine,

alcohol, chemical cloths, repellent, insecticide

and sunscreen

Handling the camcorder with above

substances on your hands

Leaving the casing in contact with rubber or

vinyl objects for a long period of time

About care and storage of the lens

Wipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft

cloth in the following instances:

When there are fingerprints on the lens

surface

In hot or humid locations

When the lens is exposed to salty air such as

at the seaside

Store in a well-ventilated location subject to

little dirt or dust.

To prevent mold, periodically clean the lens as

described above.

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On charging the pre-installed

rechargeable battery

Your camcorder has a pre-installed rechargeable

battery to retain the date, time, and other settings

even when the LCD screen is closed. The pre-

installed rechargeable battery is always charged

while your camcorder is connected to the wall

outlet (wall socket) via the AC Adaptor or while

the battery pack 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 battery

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 (HDR-

CX116E/CX150E/CX155E/XR150E/

XR155E)

Even if you delete all movies and still images, or

perform [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 74), data on the

internal recording media may not be completely

erased. When you transfer the camcorder, it is

recommended that you perform [EMPTY] (p. 75)

to prevent the recovery of your data. Also, when

you dispose of the camcorder, it is recommended

that you destroy the actual body of the camcorder.

Note on disposal/transfer of the

memory card

Even if you delete data in the memory card or

format the memory card on your camcorder or

a computer, you may not delete data from the

memory card completely. When you give the

memory card to somebody, it is recommended

that you delete date completely using data

deletion software on a computer. Also, when you

dispose of the memory card, it is recommended

that you destroy the actual body of the memory

card.

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Additional information

On trademarks

“Handycam” and are

registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

“AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype are

trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony

Corporation.

“Memory Stick,” “ ,” “Memory Stick Duo,” “

,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,”

“,” “Memory Stick

PRO-HG Duo,” “ ,”

“MagicGate,” “ ,” “MagicGate

Memory Stick” and “MagicGate Memory Stick

Duo” are trademarks or registered trademarks

of Sony Corporation.

“InfoLITHIUM” is a trademark of Sony

Corporation.

“x.v.Colour” is a trademark of Sony

Corporation.

“BIONZ” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

“BRAVIA” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

“DVDirect” is a trademark of Sony

Corporation.

“Blu-ray Disc” and the logo are trademarks.

Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks

of Dolby Laboratories.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition

Multimedia Interface 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 Corporation

or its subsidiaries in the United States and other

countries.

“PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony

Computer Entertainment Inc..

Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Adobe Acrobat

are either registered trademarks or trademarks

of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United

States and/or other countries.

SDXC and SDHC logos are trademarks of

SD-3C, LLC.

MultiMediaCard is a trademark of

MultiMediaCard Association.

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All other product names mentioned herein may

be the trademarks or registered trademarks of

their respective companies. Furthermore, 

and  are not mentioned in each case in this

Handbook.

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Notes on the License

ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER

THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY

MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE

MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO

INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA

IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A

LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN

THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH

LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA,

L.L.C., 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300,

DENVER, COLORADO 80206.

THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE

AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE

OF A CONSUMER TO

(i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE

WITH THE AVC STANDARD (“AVC VIDEO”)

AND/OR

(ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS

ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A

PERSONAL AND

NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR

WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER

LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO.

NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE

IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE

OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C.

SEE <HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM>

“C Library,” “Expat,” “zlib,” “libjpeg,” “dtoa,” and

“pcre” software are provided in your camcorder.

We provide this software based on license

agreements with their owners of copyright. 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 General Public License (hereinafter referred

to as “GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public

License (hereinafter referred to as “LGPL”) are

included in the camcorder.

This informs you that you have a right to have

access to, modify, and redistribute source code for

these software programs under the conditions of

the supplied GPL/LGPL.

Source code is provided on the web. Use

the following URL to download it. When

downloading the source code, select DCR-SX43

as the model for your camcorder.

http://www.sony.net/Products/Linux/

We would prefer you do not contact us about the

contents of source code.

Read “license2.pdf ” in the “License” folder on the

CD-ROM. You will find licenses (in English) of

“GPL,” and “LGPL” software.

To view the PDF, Adobe Reader is needed. If

it is not installed on your computer, you can

download it from the Adobe Systems web page:

http://www.adobe.com/

Quick reference

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Quick reference

Screen indicators

Upper left

Indicator Meaning

MENU button (58)

Self-timer recording (71)

MICREF LEVEL low (69)

WIDE SELECT (70)

BLT-IN ZOOM MIC (69)

60 min Remaining battery

Recording folder

Return button (58)

Center

Indicator Meaning

[STBY]/[REC] Recording status (22)

Photo size (71)

Slide show set (36)



Warning (86)

Playback mode (30)

Drop sensor off (79)

Drop sensor activated (79)

Upper right

Indicator Meaning

Recording image quality

(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

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 [OFF] (68)

SMILE DETECTION (69)

LOW LUX (68)

 Manual focus (66)

SCENE SELECTION (63)

 White balance (64)

SteadyShot off (68)

SPOT MTR/FCS (65)/

SPOT METER (65)/

EXPOSURE (65)

TELE MACRO (66)

X.V.COLOR (70)

CONVERSION LENS (68)

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INTELLIGENT AUTO

(25)

Upper left Center Upper right

Bottom

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Parts and controls

Figures in ( ) are reference pages.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/

CX150E/CX155E

HDR-XR150E/XR155E

 Lens (Carl Zeiss lens)

 LENS COVER switch (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.

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Quick reference

 LCD screen/Touch panel (15, 28)

If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees, you

can close the LCD panel with the LCD screen

facing out. This is convenient during playback

operations.

HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/

CX150E/CX155E

HDR-XR150E/XR155E

 (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)

HDR-CX115E/CX116E/CX155E/XR155E:

output only

 MODE button (21)

 (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (21)

 (DISC BURN) button (see Operating

Guide)

 (INTELLIGENT AUTO) button (25)

 POWER button (15)

HDR-CX110E/CX115E/CX116E/

CX150E/CX155E

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HDR-XR150E/XR155E

 Power zoom lever (25, 35)

 PHOTO button (24)

 Battery pack (12)

 START/STOP button (22)

 CHG (charge) lamp (12)

 DC IN jack (12)

 A/V Remote Connector (37)

 Grip 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.)).

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Quick reference

Index

DEMO MODE ............................79

DIGITAL ZOOM .......................70

Disc recorder ...............................56

DISPLAY SET .............................76

DISP OUTPUT ...........................78

DIVIDE ........................................42

DOWNLOAD MUSIC ..............35

DROP SENSOR ..........................79

Dual Rec ......................................28

Dubbing .......................................44

DVDirect Express .......................52

DVD writer............................52, 55

EDIT .............................................40

EMPTY ........................................75

EMPTY MUSIC..........................35

EXPOSURE .................................65

External media ............................49

FACE DETECTION .............68, 86

Face Index ....................................33

FADER .........................................63

FH .................................................26

FILE NO. ......................................71

Film Roll Index ...........................32

FIREWORKS ..............................63

FOCUS .........................................66

Format ..........................................74

Fully charged ...............................12

FX .................................................26

GENERAL SET ...........................76

GUIDEFRAME...........................67

HD/STD SET ..............................26

HDMI RESOLUTION ...............77

HIGHLIGHT ..............................33

Highlight Playback .....................33

HQ ................................................26

IMAGE SIZE ...............................71

INDOOR .....................................64

“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack ...96

INTELLIGENT AUTO ........25, 86

LANDSCAPE ..............................63

LANGUAGE SET .................16, 78

LCD BL LEVEL ..........................76

LCD BRIGHT .............................76

LCD COLOR ...............................76

LOW LUX....................................68

LP ..................................................26

Maintenance ................................95

MANAGE MEDIA ...............17, 74

MANUAL SETTINGS ...............63

MEDIA FORMAT ......................74

MEDIA INFO .............................74

MEDIA SETTINGS ....................17

Memory card .........................18, 95

“Memory Stick” media ...............18

“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”

media ......................................18, 96

“Memory Stick PRO Duo”

media ......................................18, 96

Menus .....................................58, 61

MICREF LEVEL .........................69

Mirror mode ...............................28

Moisture condensation ..............98

MOVIE DUB ..............................44

MOVIE MEDIA SET .................17

Movies ....................................22, 30

MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 .................95

MUSIC TOOL ............................74

MY MENU ..................................59

MY MENU SETTING ...............59

ONE PUSH .................................64

Operation flow ..............................6

OPTION MENU ........................60

Original ........................................44

Symbols

1080i/576i ....................................77

16:9 ...............................................77

4:3 .................................................77

576i ...............................................77

A.SHUT OFF ..............................78

A/V connecting cable...........38, 56

Abroad .........................................93

AREA SET ...................................78

AUDIO REC SET .......................69

AUTO BACK LIGHT ................70

AVCHD format ...........................95

BATTERY INFO .........................74

Battery pack .................................12

BEACH ........................................63

BEEP.............................................76

BLACK FADER ..........................64

BLT-IN ZOOM MIC ..................69

“BRAVIA” Sync ...........................39

CALIBRATION ..........................99

CAMERA DATA ........................72

Capturing a photo from

a movie .........................................43

Charging the battery pack .........12

Charging the battery pack

abroad ....................................14, 93

CLOCK/LANG ...........................78

CLOCK SET ................................15

COMPONENT ...........................77

CONVERSION LENS ................68

Copy .............................................45

Creating a disc ............................51

CTRL FOR HDMI ......................79

DATA CODE ........................16, 72

DATE/TIME..........................16, 72

Date Index ...................................32

DELETE .......................................40

108

OTHER REC SET .......................70

OTHERS ......................................74

OTHER SETTINGS ...................79

OUTDOOR .................................64

OUTPUT SETTINGS ................77

PAL ...............................................93

PB zoom .......................................35

PHOTO CAPTURE ...................43

PHOTO COPY ...........................45

PHOTO MEDIA SET ................17

Photos ....................................24, 31

PHOTO SETTINGS ...................71

PLAYBACK .................................72

PLAYBACK SET .........................72

Playing..........................................29

Playlist ..........................................46

PLAYLIST EDIT .........................46

PORTRAIT ..................................63

Power on ......................................15

POWER ON BY LCD ................78

POWER SETTINGS ..................78

Precautions ..................................95

PRIORITY SETTING ..........69, 86

PROTECT ...................................41

REC MODE .................................26

Recording ....................................20

Recording and playback time ...90

Recording media.........................17

Recording time of movies/

number of recordable photos ....90

Repair ...........................................80

REPAIR IMG.DB F. ..............87, 88

RESET ........................................105

Saving images 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

SUNRISE&SUNSET...................63

Supplied items ...............................2

TELE MACRO ............................66

Telephoto .....................................25

Thumbnail ...................................40

Tripod.........................................106

Troubleshooting ..........................80

TV .................................................37

TV color systems ........................93

TV CONNECT Guide ...............37

TV TYPE .....................................77

TWILIGHT .................................63

USB cable ...............................52, 55

USB CONNECT ...................52, 55

VBR ..............................................90

VIEW IMAGES ....................29, 32

VISUAL INDEX .........................29

Volume ...................................31, 76

Wall outlet (wall socket) ............12

Warning messages ......................88

WHITE BAL. ..............................64

WHITE FADER ..........................63

Wide angle ...................................25

WIDE SELECT ...........................70

x.v.Color .................................70, 98

Zoom ......................................25, 35

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