Sony 4k Manual

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Recording/Playback
Recording/Playback
Recording
• While recording movies in the XAVC S 4K 100Mbps or XAVC S 4K 60Mbps format, video signals (HDMI output signal/AV cable output signal) are not 
output to external media.
To record MP4 movies simultaneously (Dual Video 
REC)
When [Dual Video REC] is set to [On], the camcorder records movies 
in MP4 format while recording movies in XAVC S 4K format, XAVC S 
HD format, or AVCHD format at the same time.
Select    [Image Quality/Size]   [Dual Video REC]   desired 
setting.
• MP4 format is easy for playing back your movies on a smartphone, for  uploading to a network, or for uploading to the Web.
Recording movies
1Open the LCD monitor, and press START/STOP to 
start recording.
• To stop recording, press START/STOP again.
• Items on the LCD monitor disappear if you do not operate the camcorder for a few seconds. To display items again, touch 
anywhere except the buttons on the LCD monitor.
Notes
Power zoom lever 
						

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Recording photos during movie recording (Dual 
Capture)
You can record photos during movie recording by pressing PHOTO.
• You may not be able to shoot photos depending on the setting in [ REC Mode] and [ Frame Rate].
• You cannot specify the storage destination (internal memory/memory  card) of photos and movies separately (FDR-AX30/AXP35).
To suppresses the voice of the person recording the 
movie (My Voice Canceling)
Press   (My Voice Canceling) (page 51). The voice of the person 
recording the movie will be suppressed.
Approximate recording time available
*1FDR-AX30/AXP35 only*2If you want to record up to the maximum recording time, you need to 
delete the demonstration movie on this product (FDR-AX30/AXP35).
• When recording with using the default setting:
[ File Format]: [ XAVC S 4K], [ REC Mode]: [60Mbps ], [Dual 
Video REC]: [Off]
• When using a Sony memory card.
• The actual recording time or number of recordable photos is displayed  on the LCD monitor during recording.
Notes
Movie formatInternal memory*1Memory card (64 GB)
XAVC S 4K 2 h. 5 min.*
22h. 5min. 
						

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Recording/Playback
Shooting photos
1Open the LCD monitor and select [MODE]  
(Photo).
• You can also switch between  (Movie) and  (Photo) by pressing 
the  / (Shooting Mode) button (FDR-AX33/AXP33/AXP35).
2Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus, then press it 
fully.
• When the focus is adjusted properly, AE/AF lock indicator appears on the LCD monitor.
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Using the manual adjustment features
Making the manual adjustment using the MANUAL 
ring
Press the MANUAL button to switch to manual adjustment mode.
 Rotate the MANUAL ring to make the adjustment.
• To return to automatic adjustment mode, press MANUAL button again.
• When Zoom function is assigned, make the adjustment by only rotating 
the MANUAL ring.
Assigning a menu item to the MANUAL ring
1Press and hold MANUAL button (page 51) for a few 
seconds.
•The menu items you can control with the MANUAL ring will appear 
on the [Manual Ring Setting] screen.
2Rotate the MANUAL ring (page 51) to select the item 
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Recording/Playback
Playback
1Open the LCD monitor and press the  (View 
Images) button on the camcorder to enter the 
playback mode.
• The Event View screen appears after some seconds.
2Select  /  to move the desired event to the 
center, and then select the part circled () in the 
figure.
*1The icon varies depending on the [ File Format] setting.*2Highlight Movie Maker will be displayed when Movie format is set to 
AVCHD.
• Photos and movies are stored in the same recording medium  (internal memory/memory card). (FDR-AX30/AXP35)
• To select the XAVC S movies or AVCHD movies you want to play, edit,  or copy to other devices, select     [Image Quality/Size]   
[ File Format].
• You can play movies of the selected frame rate only in the case of  XAVC S 4K movies. Select the frame rate according to the movies you 
want to play.
To the MENU screen
Event name To the
previous event Events
Change to the movie/photo recording mode Switch Movie 
Format 
button*1 
(4K/MP4)
To the next 
event
Time-line bar
Change Event Scale button
Highlight Movie
Maker*
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To switch between movies and photos (Visual index)
Select the desired type of images.
Playback operations
3Select the image.
Volume/ Previous/Next
Delete / Fast-reverse/Fast-forward
Context / Play/Pause
Stop Play/Stop slide show
Motion Shot Video Motion Interval ADJ
To go back to
the Event View screen
Previous
Next
Change to the movie/photo recording mode Event name
Recorded time/
number of 
photos
Movie
Photo
Last played image Switch 
Image Type 
button 
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Recording/Playback
To delete the images
Select    [Image Quality/Size]   [ File Format]   
format of images to be deleted.
• The available format varies depending on the [ File Format] setting. Select [Edit/Copy]   [Delete]  [Multiple Images]   image type 
to be deleted.
 Touch and display the   mark on the images to be deleted, then 
select .
Switching to MP4
Select “Switch Movie Format button.”
• The Movie Format Select screen appears.Select the format of the movie.
To copy the images from the internal memory to a 
memory card (FDR-AX30/AXP35)
Select    [Edit/Copy]   [Copy]   [Int. Memory   
Memory card]   [Multiple Images].
 Select the image type to be copied.
 Touch and display the   mark on the images to be copied, then 
select .
 Select .
Switch Movie 
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Viewing images on a TV
Playable images may be restricted depending on the combination of 
the movie format at the time of recording, the type of playback 
images selected on the Event View screen, and the HDMI output 
settings.
Playing back images
1Connect the HDMI OUT jack of the camcorder to the 
HDMI IN jack of a TV using the HDMI cable supplied.
How to set the playback images
Movie 
formatTV[HDMI 
Resolution]Visual index 
(page 26)Playback 
image quality
XAVC S 
4K 4K TV [Auto], [2160p/
1080p] MOVIE
PHOTOMOVIE/
PHOTO 4K image 
quality
[1080p], [1080i], 
[720p] MOVIE
MOVIE/
PHOTO High definition 
image quality 
(HD)
PHOTO 4K image  quality*
High 
definition 
TV [Auto], [1080p], 
[1080i], [720p]
MOVIE
PHOTOMOVIE/
PHOTO High definition 
image quality 
(HD)
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Recording/Playback
Connecting the camcorder to a network-compatible 
TV
Connect the camcorder to an access point with a security setting 
(page 39). Press  (View Images) on the camcorder, and then select    [Wireless]   [Function]   [View on TV]   image type 
to be played back.
• You can view AVCHD movies, MP4 movies, and photos only.
Movie 
formatTV[HDMI 
Resolution]Visual index 
(page 26)Playback 
image quality
XAVC S 
HD
AVCHD 4K TV or 
High 
definition 
TV [Auto], [2160p/
1080p], [1080p], 
[1080i], [720p]
MOVIE
MOVIE/
PHOTO High definition 
image quality 
(HD)
PHOTO 4K image  quality (when 
connected to a 
4K TV)*
* The resolution will be the HDMI Resolution set on your camcorder.
• Images will be played when [HDMI Resolution] is set to [Auto]  (default setting).
• If images are not played properly with [Auto], change the [HDMI  Resolution] setting. Select     [Setup]   [Connection]   
[HDMI Resolution]   desired setting. 
• If your TV does not have an HDMI jack, connect the Multi/Micro USB  Terminal of the camcorder to the video/audio input jacks of the TV 
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You can play back the movies recorded in XAVC S 4K file format while 
magnifying and trimming the part you want to watch, and also while 
zooming the scene up to the full high definition image quality.
Playing back trimmed movies (Trimming Playback) 
recorded in XAVC S 4K format
1Change the HDMI output setting to output 4K 
movies.
Select    [Setup]   [Connection]   [HDMI 
Resolution]   desired setting.
2Connect the HDMI OUT jack of the camcorder to the 
HDMI IN jack of a TV using the HDMI cable supplied.
TV[HDMI Resolution]
4K TV [Auto]*, [2160p/108 0p]*, [1080p], [1080i], 
[720p]
High definition TV [Auto],  [1080p], [1080i], [720p]
* The screen turns blank for a few seconds when you turn on or off the  trimmed movie playback function.
3Touch   (trimming on) on the LCD monitor during 
playback, and then select the part to be trimmed by 
touching there.
• The playback image is trimmed in high definition image quality (HD).
Signal flow