Sony Handycam HDRCX12 User Manual

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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.).
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.
Notes When the A/V connecting cable is used to 
output images, images are output with SD 
(standard definition) image quality.
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.
On “Photo TV HD”
Your camcorder is compatible with “Photo 
TV HD.” “Photo TV HD” allows for 
highly-detailed, photo-like depiction of 
subtle textures and colors. By connecting 
Sony’s Photo TV HD-compatible devices 
using an HDMI cable* or a component A/
V cable**, a whole new world of photos can 
be enjoyed in breathtaking full HD quality.
*  The TV will automatically switch to the 
appropriate mode when displaying photos. 
**
  Setup of the TV will be necessary. Please refer 
to the instruction manual of your Photo TV 
HD-compatible TV for details.
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Using “BRAVIA” Sync
You can do the playback operation 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.
1  Connect your camcorder and a 
“BRAVIA” Sync compatible TV with 
the HDMI cable (optional).
2  Turn on your camcorder.
The TV input is switched automatically, 
and the image of your camcorder is 
displayed on the TV.
3  Operate the remote commander of 
the TV.
You can do the following operations.
  Display  (VIEW IMAGES) of  
(HOME) by pressing the SYNC MENU 
button
  Display an INDEX screen, such as the 
VISUAL INDEX screen, and play back the 
desired movies or still images by pressing 
up/down/left/right/enter buttons on the 
remote commander of your TV
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Notes To set your camcorder, touch  (HOME) 
  (SETTINGS)  [GENERAL SET]  
[CTRL FOR HDMI]  [ON] (the default 
setting).
  Also set your TV. Refer to the instruction 
manual of the TV for details.
Tips  If you turn off the TV, your camcorder is turned 
off simultaneously.
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Saving images
The images are recorded on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” Due to th\
e limited capacity of the 
“Memory Stick PRO Duo,” make sure that you save the image data to \
some type of external 
media such as a DVD-R or a computer.
You can save the images recorded on the camcorder as described below.
Saving images using a computer
By using “PMB” on the supplied CD-ROM, you can save images recorde\
d on your camcorder 
with HD (high definition) image quality or SD (standard definitio\
n) image quality. 
You can rewrite movies with HD (high definition) image quality from \
the computer to your 
camcorder, if necessary. For details, see “PMB Guide.”
Creating a disc with One Touch (One Touch Disc Burn)
When connecting your camcorder to a computer, you can save 
images recorded on the camcorder directly to a disc simply by 
pressing the 
 (DISC BURN) button.
Saving images on a computer (Easy PC Back-up)
You can save images recorded on the camcorder on the hard disk of 
a computer.
Creating a disc with selected images
You can save images copied to your computer on a disc. You can also 
edit those images.
Refer to the supplied “Operating Guide.” 
Saving images by connecting your camcorder to other devices
Connecting with the A/V connecting cable
You can dub movies with SD (standard definition) image quality.
Connecting with the USB cable
You can dub movies with HD (high definition) image quality or SD 
(standard definition) image quality.
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Editing
 (OTHERS) category
This category enables you to edit the 
images on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” 
Also, you can enjoy your camcorder by 
connecting to other devices.
Item list
DELETE
You can delete images on the “Memory 
Stick PRO Duo” (p. 45).
PHOTO CAPTURE
You can save a selected frame from a 
recorded movie as a still image (p. 47).
EDIT
You can edit the images (p. 48).
PLAYLIST EDIT
You can create and edit a Playlist (p. 49).
PRINT
You can print still images on a connected 
PictBridge printer (p.  54).
USB CONNECT
You can connect the camcorder to a 
computer etc., via the USB cable.
See “Operating Guide” for connecting to 
the computer.
TV CONNECT Guide
Your camcorder helps you select the 
appropriate connection for your device 
(p.
 36).
 (OTHERS) category 
						

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Deleting images
You can delete images recorded on the 
“Memory Stick PRO Duo” using your 
camcorder.
Notes You cannot restore images once they are 
deleted.
  Do not remove the battery pack or the AC 
Adaptor from your camcorder, and do not eject 
the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” while deleting 
images. It may damage the “Memory Stick PRO 
Duo.”
  When write-protection is set to the images 
in the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” by another 
device, you cannot delete the images from the 
“Memory Stick PRO Duo.”
  Important data should be saved on external 
media (p.  43).
 Do not try to delete files on the “Memory 
Stick PRO Duo” of the camcorder from the 
computer.
Tips  You can select up to 100 images at one time. You can delete an image on the playback screen 
from the  (OPTION) menu.  To delete all images recorded on the “Memory 
Stick PRO Duo” and recover all the recordable 
space of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” format 
the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (p.
  57).
Deleting movies
You can free “Memory Stick PRO Duo” 
space by deleting image data.
You can check the free “Memory Stick PRO 
Duo” space using [MEDIA INFO] (p.
 57).
Set the image quality of the movie you want 
to delete beforehand (p.  56).
1 Touch  (HOME)   (OTHERS) 
 [DELETE].
2  Touch [DELETE].
3 Touch [DELETE] or [DELETE].
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4 Touch the movie to be deleted.
The selected image is marked with .
Press and hold the image on the LCD 
screen to confirm.
Touch 
 to return to the previous 
screen.
5  Touch   [YES]  .
To delete all movies at one time
In step 3, touch [DELETE ALL]/ 
[DELETE ALL]  [YES]  [YES] 
 .
To delete all the movies recorded on the 
same day at one time
  In step 3, touch [DELETE by date]/ 
[DELETE by date].
  Touch  /  to select the recording date of 
the desired movies, then touch .
The movies recorded on the selected date are 
displayed on the screen.
Touch the movie on the LCD screen to 
confirm. Touch 
 to return to the previous 
screen. 
  Touch 
  [YES]  .
Notes If the deleted movie is included in a Playlist 
(p.  49), the movie is deleted also from the 
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Deleting still images
1 Touch  (HOME)   (OTHERS) 
 [DELETE].
2  Touch [DELETE].
3 Touch [DELETE].
4 Touch the still image to be deleted.
The selected still image is marked with .
Press and hold the still image on the 
LCD screen to confirm.
Touch 
 to return to the previous 
screen.
5  Touch   [YES]  .
To delete all still images at one time
In step 3, touch [DELETE ALL]  
[YES]  [YES]  .     
						

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Capturing a still image from a movie 
  
You can save a selected frame from a 
recorded movie as a still image.
Set the image quality of the movie you 
want to create still images from beforehand 
(p.
 56).
1 Touch  (HOME)   (OTHERS) 
 [PHOTO CAPTURE].
The [PHOTO CAPTURE] screen 
appears.
2  Touch the movie to be captured.
The selected movie starts playback.
3 Touch  at the point where you 
want to capture.
The movie pauses.
4  Touch .
When capturing is finished, the screen 
returns to pause.
To continue capturing
Touch , then follow the steps 3 to 4. To 
capture a still image from another movie, 
touch 
 then follow the steps 2 to 4.
To finish capturing
Touch   .
Notes  The image size is fixed depending on the image 
quality of the movie:
  [ 2.1M] with HD (high definition) image 
quality
  [ 0.2M] in 16:9 (wide) with SD (standard 
definition) image quality
  [VGA (0.3M)] in 4:3 with SD (standard 
definition) image quality 
  The “Memory Stick PRO Duo” should have 
enough free space.
  The recording date and time of captured still 
images 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 still 
image will be the date and time you captured 
from the movie.
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Adjusts the capturing point with 
more precision after the capturing 
point has been selected with 
.
Returns to the beginning of the selected 
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Dividing a movie
Set the image quality of the movie you want 
to divide beforehand (p. 56).
Tips The images recorded on your camcorder are 
called “original.”
1  Touch  (HOME)   (OTHERS) 
 [EDIT].
2  Touch [DIVIDE].
3 Touch the movie to be divided.
The selected movie starts playback.
4  Touch  at the point where 
you want to divide the movie into 
scenes.
The movie pauses.
Play and pause toggles as you press .
5  Touch   [YES]  .
Notes You cannot restore movies once they are 
divided.
  Do not remove the battery pack or the AC 
Adaptor from your camcorder, and do not eject 
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the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” while dividing 
the movie. It may damage the “Memory Stick 
PRO Duo.”
 
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.
Tips  You can divide a movie on the playback screen 
by using  (OPTION) menu.
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Adjusts the dividing point with more 
precision after the dividing point has 
been selected with 
.
Returns to the beginning of the selected 
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Creating the Playlist
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 delete the movies added to the 
Playlist.
Set the image quality in which you want 
to create/play/edit a Playlist beforehand 
(p.
 56).
Notes Images with HD (high definition) image quality 
and SD (standard definition) image quality are 
added to an individual Playlist.
1  Touch  (HOME)   (OTHERS) 
 [PLAYLIST EDIT].
2  Touch [ADD] or [ADD].
3 Touch the movie to be added to the 
Playlist.
The selected movie is marked with .
Press and hold the movie on the LCD 
screen to confirm. 
Touch 
 to return to the previous 
screen.
4  Touch   [YES]  .
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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 .
The movies recorded on the selected date are 
displayed on the screen.
Touch the movie on the LCD screen to 
confirm. Touch 
 to return to the previous 
screen.
  Touch 
  [YES]  .
Notes Do not remove the battery pack or the AC 
Adaptor from your camcorder, and do not eject 
the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” while adding 
movies. It may damage the “Memory Stick PRO 
Duo.”
  You cannot add still images to a Playlist. You cannot create a Playlist which contains 
both HD (high definition) image quality and SD 
(standard definition) image quality.
Tips  You can add a maximum of 999 movies with 
HD (high definition) image quality, or 99 
movies with SD (standard definition) image 
quality to the Playlist.
  You can add a movie on the playback screen or 
the INDEX screen by touching  (OPTION).  You can copy the Playlist to a disc as it is, by 
using the supplied software.
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Playing the Playlist
Set the image quality in which you want 
to create/play/edit a Playlist beforehand 
(p. 56).
1 Touch  (HOME)   (VIEW 
IMAGES)  [PLAYLIST].
The Playlist screen appears.
2  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  (HOME)   (OTHERS)  
[PLAYLIST EDIT].
  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 
Playlist.
The selected movie is marked with .
Press and hold the movie on the LCD screen 
to confirm. 
Touch 
 to return to the previous screen.  
Touch 
  [YES]  .
Tips The original movies are not changed even if you 
erase the movies from the Playlist.
To change the order within the Playlist
  Touch  (HOME)   (OTHERS)  
[PLAYLIST EDIT].
  Touch [
MOVE]/[MOVE].
  Select the movie to be moved.
The selected movie is marked with .
Press and hold the movie on the LCD screen 
to confirm.
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 in which they 
appear in the Playlist.
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Destination bar