Sony Handycam HDR-CX330E Reference guide

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Digital HD Video Camera Recorder

HDR-CX330/CX330E/PJ330E/PJ340/PJ340E/PJ350/PJ350E

Use this Help Guide when you have any questions on how to use your product.

Before use

Getting started

Recording

Playback

Saving images with an external device

Help Guide

How to Use

Go to Page Top

Using the Wi-Fi function

Menu operations

Charging time/recording time of movies/number of recordable photos

Additional information

Troubleshooting

Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators

Warning messages

How to Use

Troubleshooting

Notes on use

4-531-073-12(1)

Troubleshooting

List of Topics

Table Of Contents

Digital HD Video Camera Recorder i

Before use 1

Model Information 27

Model Information 94

Parts and controls 28

Parts and controls (front/top) 96

Parts and controls (LCD monitor) 97

Parts and controls (side) 98

Parts and controls (back/bottom) 99

Screen indicators 29

Screen indicators 101

How to operate 30

Selecting items on the LCD monitor 103

Getting started 2

Checking the supplied items 31

Supplied items 104

Power source preparations 32

Attaching the battery pack 105

Charging the battery pack using the AC Adaptor 107

Charging the battery pack using your computer 109

Turning the power on 111

Using this product supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket) 112

Initial setup 33

Setting the language, date and time 113

Adjusting the angle of the LCD monitor for easier viewing 115

Displaying items on the LCD monitor 116

Preparing a memory card 34

Inserting a memory card 117

Types of memory card you can use with this product 119

Recording 3

Recording movies/photos 35

Recording movies 120

Shooting photos 122

Useful functions for recording 36

Zooming 124

Capturing photos during movie recording (Dual Capture) 126

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Recording in mirror mode 127

Intelligent Auto 128

Playback 4

Playing images using Event View 37

Playing movies and photos from the Event View screen 129

Screen display on the Event View screen 131

Playing images using Highlight Playback 38

Playing back a short movie (Highlight Playback) 133

Changing the settings for Highlight Playback 135

Saving Highlight Playback (Scenario Save) 137

Playing back a saved scenario 138

Playing MP4 movies (HD movie) (switching the movie format) 39

Playing MP4 movies (HD movie) (switching the movie format) 139

Editing images from the playback screen 40

Notes on editing 140

Deleting the selected images 141

Deleting by date 143

Dividing a movie 144

Capturing a photo from a movie (models with the internal memory or models

with the USB IN/OUT jacks) 145

Viewing trajectory of a moving object (Motion Shot Video) 146

Using the built-in projector 41

Notes on using the projector (models with the projector) 147

Using the built-in projector (models with the projector) 148

Using the projector for your computer or smartphone (models with the

projector) 150

Playing images on a high definition TV 42

Connecting this product to a high definition TV 152

Using BRAVIA Sync 153

On Photo TV HD 154

On the HDMI cable 155

Playing images on a non-high-definition TV 43

Connecting this product to a non-high-definition TV 156

Saving images with an external device 5

Using the PlayMemories Home software 44

Using the PlayMemories Home software 158

Checking the computer system 159

Installing the PlayMemories Home software in your computer 160

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Disconnecting this product from the computer 162

About the dedicated software for this product 163

Creating a Blu-ray disc 164

Saving images on an external media device 45

Notes on use of the external media 165

Saving images on an external media device 167

Saving the desired images in this product to the external media device 169

Playing back images in the external media device on this product 171

Deleting images in the external media device 173

Creating a disc with a recorder 46

Creating a disc with a recorder 174

Using the Wi-Fi function 6

What you can do with the Wi-Fi function 47

What you can do with the Wi-Fi function 176

Controlling via a smartphone 48

Using your smartphone or tablet as a wireless remote commander 178

Using your smartphone or tablet as a wireless remote commander using the

NFC function (NFC one-touch remote) 180

Transferring images to a smartphone 49

Transferring movies (MP4) and photos to your smartphone or tablet 182

Transferring movies (MP4) and photos to your smartphone or tablet using the

NFC function (NFC one-touch sharing) 184

Transferring images to a computer 50

Send to Computer 187

Transferring images to a TV 51

Playing images on a TV (View on TV) 189

Connecting a smartphone 52

Connecting to an Android smartphone or tablet 191

Connecting to an iPhone or iPad 193

Connecting to an NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet 195

Installing PlayMemories Mobile 53

About the PlayMemories Mobile software 197

Menu operations 7

Using menu items 54

Setting up menu items 198

How to use the keyboard 199

Shooting Mode 55

Movie 201

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Photo 202

Camera/Mic 56

White Balance 203

Exposure 205

Focus 206

Low Lux 207

Scene Selection 208

Picture Effect 210

Fader 212

Self-Timer 213

SteadyShot (Movie) 214

SteadyShot (Photo) 216

Digital Zoom 217

Conversion Lens 218

Auto Back Light 219

Face Detection 220

Smile Shutter 221

Smile Sensitivity 222

Blt-in Zoom Mic 223

Wind Noise Reduct. 224

Micref Level 225

Ctrl with Smartphone 226

My Button 227

Grid Line 228

Display Setting 229

Image Quality/Size 59

REC Mode 230

Frame Rate 232

Dual Video REC 233

Image Size 234

Playback Function 60

Event View 235

Scenario 236

Edit/Copy 61

Send to Smartphone 237

View on TV 238

Send to Computer 239

Delete 240

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Protect 241

Copy 242

Direct Copy 244

Setup 62

Media Select (HDR-PJ340/PJ340E/PJ350/PJ350E) 245

Media Info 246

Format 247

Empty (HDR-PJ340/PJ340E/PJ350/PJ350E) 248

Repair Img. DB F. 249

File Number 250

Data Code 251

Volume 253

Motion Interval ADJ 254

Download Music (HDR-CX330/PJ340/PJ350) 255

Empty Music (HDR-CX330/PJ340/PJ350) 256

WPS Push 257

Access point settings 258

Edit Device Name 260

Disp MAC Address 261

SSID/PW Reset 262

Network Info Reset 263

TV Type 264

HDMI Resolution 265

CTRL FOR HDMI 266

USB Connect 267

USB Connect Setting 268

USB Power Supply 269

USB LUN Setting 270

Beep 271

Monitor Brightness 272

Airplane Mode 273

Language Setting 274

Battery Info 275

Power Save 276

Initialize 277

Demo Mode 278

Date & Time Setting 279

Area Setting 280

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Charging time/recording time of movies/number of recordable photos 8

Check the charging time 66

Charging time 281

Expected recording and playback times for individual batteries 67

Expected recording time with each battery pack 282

Expected playback time with each battery pack 283

Expected movie recording time and number of recordable photos for the

internal memory 68

Notes on recording movies 284

Expected recording time of movies 285

Expected number of recordable photos 287

Expected movie recording time and number of recordable photos for memory

cards 69

Notes on recording movies 284

Expected recording time of movies 288

Expected number of recordable photos 290

Bit-rate for each recording mode 70

Bit-rate and recording pixels 291

Pixels recorded at each image size of photos 71

Recording pixels and aspect ratio 292

Additional information 9

Precautions 72

About the AVCHD format 293

About the memory card 294

About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 296

Handling of this product 73

On use and care 298

On connecting to a computer or accessory etc. 301

Notes on optional accessories 302

On moisture condensation 303

Notes on disposal/transfer the ownership of this product (models equipped

with the internal memory) 304

Maintenance 74

On handling the LCD monitor 305

To clean the casing and the projector lens surface (models with the projector)

306

About care and storage of the lens 307

Using this product abroad 75

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Using this product abroad 308

World time difference 310

Trademarks 76

On trademarks 312

License 77

Notes on the License 314

Zoom magnifications 78

Zoom magnifications 316

Troubleshooting 10

If you have problems 79

If you have problems 317

Overall operations 80

The power does not turn on. 318

This product does not operate even when the power is set to on. 319

The menu settings have been changed automatically. 320

This product gets warm. 321

A rattling noise is heard when this product is shaken. 322

Intelligent Auto is canceled. 323

Batteries/power sources 81

The power abruptly turns off. 325

The POWER/CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is

being charged. 326

The POWER/CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being

charged. 327

The remaining battery power is not displayed correctly. 328

The battery pack is quickly discharged. 329

Monitor 82

Menu items are grayed out. 330

The buttons do not appear on the LCD monitor. 331

The buttons on the LCD monitor quickly disappear. 332

There are dots in the shape of a grid on the monitor. 333

The backlight of the LCD monitor turns off if you do not attempt to operate this

product for a while. 334

Memory card 83

Operations using the memory card cannot be performed. 335

Images stored on the memory card cannot be deleted. 336

The data file name is not indicated correctly or flashes. 337

Images cannot be played back or the memory card is not recognized. 338

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Recording 84

Pressing START/STOP or PHOTO does not record images. 339

Photos cannot be recorded. 340

The access lamp remains lit or flashing even if recording has stopped. 341

The imaging field looks different. 342

The actual recording time for movies is less than the expected recording time

of the recording media. 343

This product stops recording. 344

There is a slight time lag between the moment when START/STOP is pressed

and the actual movie recording starts or stops. 345

The auto focus does not function. 346

SteadyShot does not function. 347

Images cannot be recorded or played back correctly. 348

The subjects passing across this product very fast appear crooked. 349

Horizontal stripes appear on the images. 350

[Monitor Brightness] cannot be set. 351

Photos are recorded automatically. 352

Playback 86

Images cannot be played back. 353

Photos cannot be played back. 354

The movie freezes. 355

An icon appears on a thumbnail. 356

No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback. 357

Wi-Fi 87

The wireless access point you want to connect to does not appear. 358

[WPS Push] does not work. 359

[Ctrl with Smartphone], [Send to Smartphone], [Send to Computer] or [View

on TV] terminates prematurely. 360

Cannot transfer movies to your smartphone. 361

The shooting screen does not display smoothly. The connection is cut off.

362

The NFC connection does not work. 363

Editing movies/photos on this product 88

Unable to edit. 364

A movie cannot be divided. 365

The demonstration movies cannot be deleted. (models with the internal

memory) 366

Playback on a TV 89

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