Sony Fdrax53b Manual

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Getting started
To format the recording media
• To ensure stable operation of the memory card, it is recommended to format the memory card with your camcorder before the first use.
• To format the memory card, select     [Setup]   [Media 
Settings]   [Format]   desired recording medium   .
• Formatting 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. 
						

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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/Playback
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-AX40/AX55/AXP55).
To suppresses the voice of the person recording the 
movie (My Voice Canceling)
Press   (My Voice Canceling) (page 53). The voice of the person 
recording the movie will be suppressed.
Approximate recording time available
*1If you want to record up to the maximum recording time, you need to 
delete the demonstration movie on this product (FDR-AX40/AX55/
AXP55).
*2When using a Sony memory card.*3When recording with using the default setting:
[ File Format]: [ XAVC S 4K], [ REC Mode]: [60Mbps ], [Dual 
Video REC]: [Off]
*4Approximate recording time when recording with the following setting: 
[ File Format]: [ XAVC S HD], [ Frame Rate]: [60p]
*5Approximate recording time when recording with the following setting: 
[ File format]: [ AVCHD], [ REC Mode]: [High Quality ]
• The actual recording time or number of recordable photos is displayed  on the LCD monitor during recording.
Notes
Movie formatInternal memory*1Memory card*2
XAVC S 4K 2 h. 10 min.64 GB: 2 h. 05 min.*3
XAVC S HD 2 h. 35 min. 64 GB: 2 h. 35 min.*4
AVCHD 8 h. 15 min.16 GB: 2 h. 00 min.*5 
						

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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-AX53/AX55/AXP55).
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.
Power zoom lever 
						

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Recording/Playback
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 (FDR-AX53/
AX55/AXP55)
1Press and hold MANUAL button (page 53) 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 53) to select the item 
to be assigned, and then press MANUAL button. 
						

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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 (page 28).*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-AX40/AX55/AXP55)
• To select the XAV C S movies or AVCHD mov ies y ou 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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Recording/Playback
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 
(Visual 
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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-AX40/AX55/AXP55)
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 .
• XAVC S movies saved on the internal memory cannot be copied to SDHC 
memory cards or external media devices with the FAT file system.
Notes
Switch Movie 
Format button 
						

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Recording/Playback
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.
2Set the input of TV to HDMI IN.
3Play back images on the camcorder.
Signal flow 
						

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How to set the playback images
* 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 using 
an AV cable (sold separately).
Movie 
formatTV[HDMI 
Resolution]Visual index 
(page 27)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
High 
definition TV [Auto], [1080p], 
[1080i], [720p] MOVIE
PHOTOMOVIE/
PHOTO High definition 
image quality 
(HD)
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)*