Sony HDR-TD30V - Manual

US Read this first Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. CAUTION Battery pack If the battery pack is mishandled, the battery pack can burst, cause a fire or even chemical burns. Observe the following cautions. Do not disassemble. Do not cr...

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US About language setting The on-screen displays in each local language are used for illustrating the operating procedures. Change the screen language before using the camcorder if necessary (p. 22). On recording Before starting to record, test the recording function to make sure the image and sound...

US About this manual, illustrations and on-screen displays In this manual, the and icons indicate the 3D and 2D sides of the 2D/3D switch, respectively. The example images used in this manual for illustration purposes are captured using a digital still camera, and therefore may appear different from...

10 US Table of contents and indicate the 3D and 2D sides of the 2D/3D switch (p. 26), respectively. The items you can set differ depending on the position of the switch. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

11 Table of c on ten ts US Playing images on a TV .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Enjoying 5.1ch surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

1 US Parts and controls Figures in ( ) are reference pages.  Active Interface Shoe  Flash/Video light  Lens (G lens)  Built-in microphone  Remote sensor/Infrared port  Camera recording lamp (58) The camera recording lamp lights up in red during recording. The lamp flashes when the remaining re...

1 US To fasten the grip belt Wireless Remote Commander  DATA CODE button (58) Displays the date and time, camera setting data, or coordinates (HDR-TD30V) of the recorded images when you press this button during playback.  PHOTO button (27) The on-screen image when you press this button will be rec...

1 US Getting started Supplied Items The numbers in ( ) are the supplied quantity. Camcorder (1)AC Adaptor (1) Power cord (Mains lead) (1) HDMI cable (1) USB connection support cable (1) The USB connection support cable is designed for use with this camcorder only. Use this cable when the Built-in US...

1 US G etting star ted Charging the battery pack 1 Close the LCD screen and attach the battery pack. 2 Connect the AC Adaptor (  ) and the power cord (mains lead) (  ) to your camcorder and the wall outlet (wall socket). The CHG (charge) lamp turns on. The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the batt...

1 US Charging the battery using your computer Turn off your camcorder and connect the camcorder to a running computer using the Built-in USB Cable. To charge the battery from a wall outlet (wall socket) using the Built-in USB Cable You can charge the battery by connecting the Built-in USB Cable to a...

1 US G etting star ted To remove the battery pack Close the LCD screen. Slide the BATT (battery) release lever (  ) and remove the battery pack (  ). To use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power source Make the same connections as those for charging the battery pack.Even if the battery pack is at...

0 US Turning the power on, and setting the date and time Set the date and time, and adjust the lens with [Auto 3D Lens Adjust] to record optimum 3-dimensional movies. 1 Open the LCD screen of your camcorder and turn the power on. You can also turn on the camcorder by pressing POWER (p. 14).  2 Sele...

US Tips on using [Auto 3D Lens Adjust] Referring to the following examples, display a subject that will indicate a higher scale on the LCD screen. Subjects that indicate a higher scale: Bright subjects, such as objects outdoors in daylight Subjects with various colors and shapes Changing the languag...

US G etting star ted To turn off the beep sound Select  [Setup]  [ General Settings]  [ Beep ]  [Off ]. Notes The recording date, time and condition, and coordinates (HDR-TD30V) are recorded automatically on the recording media. They are not displayed during recording. However, you can check the...

US Inserting a memory card Open the cover, and insert the memory card until it clicks. The [Preparing image database file. Please wait.] screen appears if you insert a new memory card. Wait until the screen disappears.  To eject the memory card Open the cover and lightly push the memory card in onc...

US Recording/Playback Recording In the default setting, movies are recorded in 3D with high definition image quality (HD). Recording movies 1 Open the LCD screen and press MODE to turn on the (Movie) lamp. 2 Set the 2D/3D switch to 3D. To record 2D movies, set the 2D/3D switch to 2D.  3 Press START...

US Rec or ding/P la yback If you feel uncomfortable with 3D movies If you feel uncomfortable while viewing 3D movies on the LCD screen for a long time, press the 2D/3D DISP button to switch the image from 3D to 2D. The image appears in 2D, but the camcorder continues recording in 3D. When the screen...

US To display items on the LCD screen Items on the LCD screen disappear if you do not operate the camcorder for a few seconds after you turn the camcorder on or switch between the movie recording and photo shooting modes. Touch anywhere except the buttons on the LCD screen to display information on ...

US Rec or ding/P la yback  Estimated recording remaining time, Recording image quality (HD/STD), Frame rate (60p/60i/24p) and recording mode (PS/FX/FH/HQ/LP) (38)  View Images button (32)  My Button (you can assign your favorite functions to icons displayed in this area) (57) To record in mirror ...

0 US Zooming Move the power zoom lever to magnify or reduce the size of the image. W (Wide angle): Wider range of view T (Telephoto): Close view You can magnify images as follows. 3D recording: Up to 12 times the original size (Extended Zoom) 2D recording: Up to 17 times the original size (Extended ...

US Playback You can search for recorded images by date and time of recording (Event view), or location of recording (Map view) (HDR-TD30V). 1 Set the 2D/3D switch to 3D. To play back 2D movies and photos, set the 2D/3D switch to 2D.  2 Open the LCD screen and press the button on the camcorder to en...

US Rec or ding/P la yback 5 Select the appropriate buttons on the LCD screen for various playback operations. Volume / Previous/Next Delete / Fast-reverse/fast-forward Context / Play/Pause Stop Play/stop short movies Some buttons described above may not appear, depending on the image being played ba...

US Screen display on the Event View screen Reduced-size images which enable you to view many images at the same time on an index screen are called “thumbnails.” Notes To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on external media periodically. (p. 52)   To go back to t...

US Rec or ding/P la yback Playing movies and photos from a map (HDR-TD30V) 1 Switch to the Map View by touching  [Map View]. 2 Select the recording location. Touch the direction on the map in which you want the map to be scrolled. Keep touching that point to scroll the map continuously. If you chan...

US Screen display on the Map View To play back images with other devices You may not be able to play back normally images recorded on your camcorder with other devices. Also, you may not be able to play back images recorded on other devices with your camcorder. Standard definition image quality (STD...

US Adv anced oper ations Advanced operations Adjusting the depth of 3D movies In the default setting, the camcorder detects the relative position between a subject and its background during recording, and automatically adjusts the parallax effect accordingly, so that you will feel comfortable when w...

US 3 Select / to adjust the horizontal direction  . The screen used to adjust the horizontal direction appears in 3D.  Recording images with various settings Selecting the image quality of movies (Recording mode) You can switch the recording mode to select the movie quality when recording high def...

US Adv anced oper ations Types of media Recording mode 3D PS * FX FH/ HQ/ LP AVCHD recording discs — — — * [60p Quality ] can be set only when the [ Frame Rate] is set to [60p]. On image quality The image quality and the bit-rate for each recording mode can be set as follows. (“M,” such as in “24M,”...

US Playing images on a TV Connection methods and the image quality viewed on the TV screen differ depending on what type of TV is connected, and the connectors used. Connecting to a 3D TV Movies recorded in 3D are played back in 3D. Make sure that the 2D/3D switch of the camcorder is set to 3D. Conn...

US Adv anced oper ations When you play back standard definition image quality (STD) movies on a 4:3 TV that is not compatible with the 16:9 signal, set [ Wide Mode] to [4:3] to record movies with 4:3 aspect ratio (p. 57). If you connect your camcorder to the TV using more than one type of cable to o...

US On “Photo TV HD” This camcorder is compatible with the “Photo TV HD” standard. “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 * , a whole new world of photos can be enjoyed in b...

US Editing Editing Editing on your camcorder Notes Some basic editing operations can be done on the camcorder. If you want to perform advanced editing operations, install the “PlayMemories Home” software. You cannot restore images once they are deleted. Save important movies and photos in advance. D...

US Sa ving mo vies and phot os with a c omput er Saving movies and photos with a computer Playing images on a computer The “PlayMemories Home” software allows you to import movies and still images to your computer to use them in a variety of ways. What you can do with “PlayMemories Home” software (W...

US Preparing a computer (Windows) Checking the computer system OS * 1 Microsoft Windows XP SP3 * 2 /Windows Vista SP2 * 3 /Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8 CPU * 4 Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster, or Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz or faster is required when processing 3D, FX...

US Sa ving mo vies and phot os with a c omput er Notes on installation If the “PlayMemories Home” software is already installed on your computer, connect the camcorder to your computer. Functions that can be used with this camcorder will then be available. If the “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” softw...

0 US Starting the “PlayMemories Home” software 1 Double-click the “PlayMemories Home” icon on the computer screen. When using Windows 8, select the “PlayMemories Home” icon from the start screen. 2 Double-click the “PlayMemories Home Help Guide” short-cut icon on the computer screen to see how to us...

1 US Sa ving images with an e xter nal devic e Saving images with an external device Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder Notes Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation (p. 17) Refer to the instruction...

US Notes 3D movies are converted to 2D with standard definition image quality (STD). You cannot copy images to recorders connected with an HDMI cable. Since copying is performed via analog data transfer, the image quality may deteriorate. High definition image quality (HD) movies will be copied with...

US Customizing y our camc or der Customizing your camcorder Using menus The camcorder has various menu items under each of 6 menu categories. Shooting Mode Camera/Mic Image Quality/Size Playback Function Edit/Copy Setup 1 Select . 2 Select a category. MENU Playback Function Edit/Copy Setup Shooting ...

US Menu lists Shooting Mode Movie .......................................... Records movies. Photo ........................................... Shoots photos. Smth Slw REC ........................... Records smooth slow-motion movies. Golf Shot .................................... Divides 2 seconds o...

0 US Others/Index Troubleshooting If you run into any problems using your camcorder, follow the steps below.  Check the list (p. 60 to 62), and inspect your camcorder.  Disconnect the power source, attach the power source again after about 1 minute, and turn the camcorder on.  Press RESET (p. 14)...

1 US O thers/I ndex Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators If indicators appear on the LCD screen, check the following. If the problem persists even after you have tried to fix a couple of times, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. In this case, when you contact th...

US O thers/I ndex Recording time of movies/number of recordable photos “HD” stands for high definition image quality, and “STD” stands for standard definition image quality. Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time Approximate time available when you use a fully ...

US (unit: minute) 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 210 (160) 430 (325) 865 (655) (5.1ch) * 370 (300) 740 (610) 1490 (1225) (2ch) * 380 (310) 770 (630) 1545 (1260) Standard definition image quality (STD) (unit: minute) 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB (5.1ch) * 220 (200) 445 (410) 895 (825) (2ch) * 225 (210) 460 (420) 920 (845) *...

US About handling of your camcorder On use and care The camcorder is not dustproofed, dripproofed or waterproofed. Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts. Shoe cover Built-in USB Cable Battery pack LCD Screen Jack cover Do not aim at the sun. Doing so might cause your camcorder to malfunct...

US O thers/I ndex When not using your camcorder for a long time To keep your camcorder in optimum state for a long time, turn it on and let it run by recording and playing back images about once a month. Use up the battery pack completely before storing it. Note on the camcorder/battery pack tempera...

US When the camcorder is connected to other devices through a USB connection and the power of the camcorder is turned on, do not close the LCD panel. The image data that has been recorded may be lost. Notes on optional accessories We recommend that you use genuine Sony accessories. Genuine Sony acce...

US O thers/I ndex On handling the LCD screen If you leave fingerprints, hand cream, etc. on the LCD screen, the coating of the LCD screen will come off easily. Wipe those off as soon as possible. If you wipe the LCD screen strongly with a tissue, etc., the coating of the LCD screen may be scratched....

1 US O thers/I ndex Specifications System Signal format: NTSC color, EIA standards HDTV 1080/60i, 1080/60p specification Movie recording format: HD: 3D: MPEG-4 MVC/H.264 AVCHD format Ver.2.0 compatible 2D: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 AVCHD format Ver.2.0 compatible STD: MPEG2-PS Audio recording system: Dolby D...

US O thers/I ndex On trademarks “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. “AVCHD,” “AVCHD 3D/Progressive,” “AVCHD” logotype and “AVCHD 3D/Progressive” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. “Memory Stick,” “ ,” “Memory Stick Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stic...

US END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MAP DATA FOR VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER PRODUCTS (HDR-TD30V) YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE. IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End-User License Agreement (“LICENSE”) is a legal agreement between you and Sony Corporation (“SONY”)...

US O thers/I ndex together with their respective affiliates, are hereinafter collectively referred to as “SONY’s Licensors”). All rights not specifically granted under this LICENSE are reserved by SONY or SONY’s Licensors. HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES The SOFTWARE is not fault-tolerant and is not designed, ...

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US O thers/I ndex Index F Face Priority ................................39FH .................................................38Full charge ...................................18FX .................................................38 G GPS ...............................................41Grip belt ......