Sony Handycam HDRCX12 User Manual

							Quick Reference
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Indicators when you made changes
Following indicators appear during 
recording/playback to indicate the settings 
of your camcorder.
Upper left
IndicatorMeaning
 AUDIO MODE (62)
Self-timer recording (83)
    Flash/REDEYE REDUC 
(65)
BLT-IN ZOOM MIC 
(82)
MICREF LEVEL low 
(82)
WIDE SELECT (63)
Upper right
IndicatorMeaning
 Fader (82)
LCD backlight off (20)
Center
IndicatorMeaning
 Slide show set (35)
NightShot (28)
Super NightShot (81)
Color Slow Shutter (81)
PictBridge connecting 
(54)
 
 Warning (91)
Bottom
Indicator Meaning
FACE DETECTION (68)
DETECTION SET (68)
Picture effect (82)
Digital effect (82)
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 Manual focus (79)
         
SCENE SELECTION 
(79)
 Back light (29)
  White balance (81)
STEADYSHOT off (63)
EXPOSURE (79)/ 
SPOT METER (78)
AE SHIFT (62)
WB SHIFT (62)
TELE MACRO (78)
ZEBRA (64)
X.V.COLOR (64)
 CONVERSION LENS 
(65)
Tips
  Indicators and their positions are approximate 
and differ from what you actually see.
  The function is temporarily unavailable when  appears.
Data code during recording
The recording date and time is recorded 
automatically on the “Memory Stick 
PRO Duo.” They are not displayed while 
recording. However, you can check them as 
[DATA CODE] during playback (p.
  70).

Upper left
Upper right
Bottom Center 
						

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Glossary
5.1ch surround soundA system that plays back sound on 6 speakers, 
3 at the front (left, right and center) and 2 at 
the rear (right and left) with an additional 
low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for 
frequencies of 120 Hz or lower.
AVCHD formatA high definition digital video camera format 
used to record an HD (high definition) signal 
using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format.
Dolby DigitalAn audio encoding (compression) system 
developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.
Dolby Digital 5.1 CreatorSound compression technology developed by 
Dolby Laboratories Inc. which compresses audio 
efficiently while preserving high sound quality. 
Sounds are compressed effectively with high 
quality sound, and it enables producing 5.1ch 
surround sound.
FragmentationThe condition of a media in which files are 
divided into pieces scattered around the media. 
You may not save your images correctly. You 
can solve the condition by performing [MEDIA 
FORMAT] (p.
 57).
JPEGJPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts 
Group, a still image data compression (data 
capacity reduction) standard. Your camcorder 
records still images in JPEG format.
MPEGMPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, 
the group of standards for the coding (image 
compression) of video (movie) and audio. 
There are MPEG1 and MPEG2 formats. Your 
camcorder records movies with SD (standard 
definition) image quality in MPEG2 format.
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 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264The latest image coding format standardized 
jointly by two international standardization 
organizations, the ISO-IEC and the ITU-T, in 
2003. Compared with the conventional MPEG2 
format, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 has more than 
twice the efficiency. Your camcorder employs 
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 to encode high definition 
movies.
ThumbnailReduced-size images which enable you to 
view many images at the same time. [VISUAL 
INDEX], [
INDEX] and [INDEX] use a 
thumbnail display system.
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Index
Numeric
1080i/480i ...............................  73
16:9  ..........................................  73
16:9 WIDE  ..............................  63
4:3  ...................................... 63, 73
4:3 TV  ......................................  39
480i  ..........................................  73
5.1ch surround recording.....  27
A
A.SHUT OFF (Auto shut off) 
..................................................  75
A/V connecting cable 
...................................... 14, 40, 51
A/V OUT jack  .................. 36, 51
A/V Remote Connector 
............................................ 36, 51
AC Adaptor  ............................  15
AE SHIFT  ...............................  62
AREA SET  ..............................  74
AUDIO MODE  .....................  62
AUTO SLW SHUTTR  
(Auto Slow Shutter)  ..............  63
AVCHD format  ......  10, 97, 112
B
B&W (black and white)  ........  82
Back light  ................................  29
Backup  ....................................  43
Battery pack  ............................  15
BEACH  ...................................  80
BEEP........................................  72
BLACK FADER  .....................  82
BLT-IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in 
zoom microphone)................  82
“BRAVIA” Sync  .....................  41
Button-type lithium battery 
................................................  108
C
CALIBRATION  ...................  101 CAMERA CONTROL dial 
..................................................  30
CAMERA DATA 
..................  70
CANDLE  ................................  80
Charging the battery  .............  15
Charging time  ........................  17
CLOCK/LANG  ......................  74
CLOCK SET  ...........................  18
COLOR SLOW SHTR  
(Color Slow Shutter)  .............  81
COMPONENT  ......................  73
Component A/V cable 
...................................... 14, 38, 40
Computer  ...............................  43
Connection  ................. 38, 39, 51
CONVERSION LENS...........  65
CTRL FOR HDMI  
(Control for HDMI)..............  75
D
D.EFFECT (Digital effect)  ....  82
DATA CODE  .........................  70
DATE/TIME  ...........  54, 70, 111
Date Index  ..............................  34
DC IN jack  ..............................  15
DC plug  ...................................  15
DELETE  ..................................  45
DEMO MODE  .......................  75
DETECTION SET  .................  68
DIAL SETTING  ............... 30, 65
DIGITAL ZOOM  ..................  63
DISPLAY  ................................  71
Display indicators................  110
DISP OUTPUT  ......................  73
DIVIDE...................................  48
Dolby Digital 5.1ch surround 
..................................................  27
Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator  ...  112
DST SET  .................................  74
Dual Rec..................................  28
Dubbing  ..................................  51
E
Easy Handycam  .....................  22
EDIT  ........................................  48
Editing  .....................................  44
EXPOSURE  ............................  79
F
FACE DET. SETTING..........  68
FACE DETECTION  .............  68
FACE FUNC. SET  .................  68
Face Index  ..............................  33
FADER  ....................................  82
File/Folder  ..............................  96
FILE NO. (File number)  .......  66
Film Roll Index  ......................  33
FIREWORKS  .........................  80
FLASH LEVEL  .......................  65
FLASH MODE.......................  65
FOCUS  ....................................  79
Format.....................................  57
Fragmentation  .....................  112
FRAME SETTING  ................  68
G
GENERAL SET ......................  75
Grip belt  ..................................  20
GUIDEFRAME......................  64
H
Handycam Station  ......... 15, 107
HD (high definition) image 
quality  .................................  8, 10
HD FH  ....................................  62
HD HQ  ...................................  62
HD LP  .....................................  62
HDMI cable  ............................  39
HDMI OUT jack  ...................  36
HDMI RESOLUTION  ..........  73
HD movie management 
information folder  .................  96
HD SP  .....................................  62 
						

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HELP .......................................  12
Holding the camcorder  ........  20
HOME MENU  ................. 11, 59
I
Icon ........................................  110
ID-1/ID-2  ...............................  73
Image management files  .......  96
IMAGE SIZE  ..........................  66
Indicators  ..............................  111
INDOOR  ................................  81
“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack 
..................................................  98
J
JPEG  ................................ 96, 112
L
LANDSCAPE  .........................  80
LANGUAGE SET  ............ 19, 74
LCD BL LEVEL  
(LCD backlight level)  ............  72
LCD BRIGHT  ........................  72
LCD COLOR..........................  72
LCD panel  ..............................  20
M
Maintenance...........................  97
MANAGE MEDIA category 
..................................................  56
MEDIA INFO  ........................  57
“Memory Stick”  .................  2, 97
“Memory Stick Duo”  ............  97
Memory Stick Duo adaptor 
..................................................  98
“Memory Stick PRO Duo” 
............................................ 21, 97
“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” 
..................................................  97
MICREF LEVEL  ....................  82
Mirror mode  ..........................  29
Moisture condensation  .......  100MOVE 
.....................................  50
Movie  ................................ 22, 26
MOVIE SETTINGS  ..............  62
MPEG....................................  112
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 
.......................................... 97, 112
MPEG2  ...................................  96
N
NightShot  ...............................  28
NIGHTSHOT LIGHT  ..........  63
NTSC  .......................................  94
Number of recordable still 
images  .....................................  66
O
OLD MOVIE  .........................  82
ONE PUSH  ............................  81
OPTION MENU  ...................  76
Original  ...................................  48
OTHERS category  .................  44
OUTDOOR  ............................  81
OUTPUT SETTINGS  ...........  73
P
PASTEL ..................................  82
PB zoom  ..................................  34
PHOTO CAPTURE  ..............  47
PHOTO SETTINGS..............  66
PICT.EFFECT  
(Picture effect)  .......................  82
PictBridge  ...............................  54
Playback  ............................ 23, 31
Playback time  .........................  17
Playing the image on a TV  ...  36
Playlist  .....................................  49
PLAYLIST EDIT  ...................  49
PMB  .........................................  14
PMB Guide  .............................  14
PORTRAIT (Soft portrait)  ...  80
Power cord (Mains lead)  ......  15Pre-installed rechargeable 
battery 
...................................  101
Print.........................................  54
Printer  .....................................  54
Q
QUICK ON  ............................  28
QUICK ON STBY  
(Quick on standby)  ...............  75
R
REC LAMP  
(Recording lamp) ..................  75
REC MODE  
(Recording mode)  .................  62
Recording  ......................... 22, 25
Recording time  ......................  17
REDEYE REDUC  ..................  65
Remaining battery  .................  16
REMAINING SET (movie) 
..................................................  64
Remote Commander  ..........  108
REMOTE CTRL  
(Remote control)  ...................  75
Repairing the image database 
file  ............................................  58
RESET button  ......................  106
S
Save ..........................................  43
SCENE SELECTION  ............  79
SD (standard definition) image 
quality  .................................  8, 10
SD HQ  .....................................  62
SD LP  ......................................  62
SD movie files  ........................  96
SD SP  .......................................  62
Self-diagnosis display  ............  91
SELF-TIMER  .........................  83
SEPIA  ......................................  82
SETTINGS category  ..............  59
Slide show  ...............................  35 
						

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SMILE PRIORITY .................  69
SMILE SENSITIVITY  ...........  69
SMILE SHUTTER  .................  68
SMTH SLW REC  ...................  29
SNOW  .....................................  80
SOUND/DISP SET................  72
SPOT FOCUS  ........................  78
SPOTLIGHT  ..........................  80
SPOT METER  
(Flexible spot meter)  .............  78
SPOT MTR/FCS  
(Spot meter focus)  .................  78
STEADYSHOT  ......................  63
Still image  ......................... 22, 26
Still image files  .......................  96
SUB-T DATE  
(Subtitle date)  .........................  64
SUMMERTIME  .....................  74
SUNRISE&SUNSET  .............  80
SUPER NIGHTSHOT  ..........  81
S VIDEO cable  ................. 40, 51
T
TELE MACRO .......................  78
Telephoto  ................................  27
Thumbnail  ............................  112
Trademark  ............................  102
Tripod  ...................................  107
TV color system  .....................  94
TV CONNECT Guide  ..........  37
TV TYPE  ................................  73
TWILIGHT  ............................  79
TWILIGHT PORT.  ...............  80
U
USB cable .................... 14, 52, 54
USB CONNECT  .............. 53, 96
USB jack  ................................  107
USB SELECT  .................... 52, 54
Using abroad  ..........................  94
V
V-OUT/PANEL  .....................  73
VCR or DVD/HDD recorders 
..................................................  51
VIEW IMAGES SET  .............  70
Viewing images on a TV  ......  36
VISUAL INDEX  .............. 23, 31
VOLUME  ...............................  72
Volume adjustment......... 24, 32
W
Wall outlet (Wall socket)  .....  15
Warning indicators  ...............  91
Warning messages  .................  92
WB SHIFT  
(White Balance Shift)  ............  62
WHITE BAL.  
(White balance)  .....................  81
WHITE FADER  ....................  82
Wide angle  ..............................  27
WIDE SELECT  ......................  63
Wide TV  .................................  39
World time difference  ...........  95
X
X.V.COLOR ...........................  64
Z
ZEBRA ....................................  64
Zooming  .................................  27
ZOOM LINK  .........................  71