Sony Handycam HDRCX12 User Manual

Getting Started
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Step 5: Inserting a “Memory Stick PRO Duo”
For types of “Memory Stick” you can use in 
your camcorder, see page 2.
Tips For the number/time of recordable images, see 
the following pages.
  Movie (p. 10) Still image (p. 66)
1  Insert the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.”
  Open the Memory Stick Duo cover in the 
direction of the arrow.
  Insert the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” into 
the Memory Stick Duo slot in the right 
direction until it clicks.
  Close the Memory Stick Duo cover.
2 Slide the...

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Recording/Playback
Recording and playback with ease  
(Easy Handycam operation)
Easy Handycam operation makes nearly all settings automatic so that you \
can perform 
recording or playback operations without detailed settings. It also make\
s the screen font size 
larger for easy viewing.
Recording movies
1 Slide the POWER switch   in the 
direction of the arrow until the  
(Movie) lamp lights up.
2  Press EASY .
3 Press START/STOP  (or ) to 
start recording.*
To stop recording, press START/STOP...

Recording/Playback
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Playing back recorded movies/still images
1 Slide the POWER switch  to turn on your camcorder.
2 Press  (VIEW IMAGES)  (or ).
The [VISUAL INDEX] screen appears on the LCD screen (It may take some\
 seconds).
  : Goes to the Film Roll Index screen (p.  33).
  : Goes to the Face Index screen (p.  33).
  : Displays movies with HD (high definition) image quality.*
  : Displays still images.
*  appears when you select the movie with SD (standard definition) ima\
ge quality in...

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Tips
 When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie, the screen\
 returns to the [VISUAL 
INDEX] screen.
  You can slow down the playback speed by touching  /  during pause. You can adjust the volume by touching , then touch /.
Still images:
Touch the 
 tab, then select the desired still image to play back.
*  The setting of [DATA CODE] is fixed to [DATE/TIME] (p.  70).

To cancel Easy Handycam operation
Press EASY  again.  disappears 
from the LCD screen.
Menu settings during Easy...

Recording/Playback
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Recording
Notes If the access lamp is lit or flashing after 
recording is finished, it means data is still being 
written onto the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” Do 
not eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” and do 
not remove the battery or AC Adaptor.
  When a movie file exceeds 2 GB, the next movie 
file is created automatically.
 Tips For types of “Memory Stick” you can use in 
your camcorder, see page 2.
  You can check the recordable time and the 
remaining capacity, etc., by...

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Recording movies
1 Slide the POWER switch  in the 
direction of the arrow until the  
(Movie) lamp lights up.
2  Press START/STOP  (or ).
To stop recording, press START/STOP 
 (or ) again.
Recording still images
1 Slide the POWER switch  in the 
direction of the arrow until the  
(Still) lamp lights up.
2  Press PHOTO   lightly to adjust the 
focus  (a beep sounds), then press 
it fully  (a shutter click sounds).
 appears beside . When  
disappears, the image has been 
recorded.
Tips  For...

Recording/Playback
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Zooming
You can magnify images up to 12 times the 
original size with the power zoom lever or 
the zoom buttons on the LCD frame.
Move the power zoom lever slightly for a 
slower zoom. Move it further for a faster 
zoom.
Notes 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 
zoom buttons on the LCD frame.
  The...

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Starting shooting quickly (QUICK ON)
When you press QUICK ON, the 
camcorder goes to sleep mode (power 
saving mode) instead of turning off. 
The QUICK ON lamp keeps flashing 
during sleep mode. Press QUICK ON 
again to start recording next time. Your 
camcorder returns to recording standby in 
approximately 1 second.
Tips During sleep mode, the battery is consumed at 
about half that of usual recording, enabling you 
to save battery power.
  The power turns off automatically if you do 
not operate...

Recording/Playback
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Tips To record an image brighter, use the Super 
NightShot function (p.  81). To record an image 
more faithfully to the original colors, use the 
Color Slow Shutter function (p.
  81).
Adjusting the exposure for backlit 
subjects
To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects, 
press  (back light) to display  on the 
screen. To cancel the back light function, 
press  (back light) again.
Recording in mirror mode
Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the 
camcorder (), then rotate it...

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[RECORD SOUND]
Select [ON] () to superimpose sounds 
such as conversation on the slow motion 
pictures (The default setting is [OFF]). 
Your camcorder records sounds for 
about 12 seconds while [Recording…] is 
displayed in step .
Notes  Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting a 
3-second movie (approx.).
  Image quality of [SMTH SLW REC] is not as 
good as that of normal recording.
  If you play back a movie that is recorded when 
[RECORD SOUND] on [SMTH SLW REC] is 
set to [OFF], 
 is...