Sony HDR-TG1E User Manual

3-288-519-13(1)© 2008 Sony CorporationDigital HD Video Camera RecorderHandycam HandbookHDR-TG1E/TG3EEnjoying YourCamcorder8Getting Started 14Recording

10The recording time depends on the capacity of “Memory Stick PRO Duo” and recording mode (p. 62).Approximate recordable time in minutes (Minimum reco

100A PHOTO button (27)B Memory Stick Duo slot (21)C Access lamp (21)D Battery pack (15)E Built-in microphone (28)F POWER button (18)G HDMI OUT jack (3

101Quick ReferenceA Hook for wrist strapAttach the strap and place your hand through the loop to prevent the camcorder from damage by being dropped.B

102Handycam StationA (DISC BURN) button (44)B Interface connectorConnect to the interface connector on your camcorder when you attach your camcorder

103Quick ReferenceIndicators displayed during recording/playbackRecording moviesRecording still imagesViewing moviesViewing still imagesA HOME button

104Following indicators appear during recording/playback to indicate the settings of your camcorder.Upper leftCenterUpper rightBottomz Tips• Indicator

105Quick ReferenceGlossaryx 5.1ch surround soundA system that plays back sound on 6 speakers, 3 at the front (left, right and center) and 2 at the rea

106IndexNumeric1080i/576i...7016:9...6921-pin adaptor...422ch STEREO

107Quick ReferenceSETTINGS category ...60SOUND/DISP SET ...68VIEW IMAGES SET ...67HQ ...62IIcon ...See

108SEPIA...77SETTINGS ...60SETTINGS category ... 60Sleep mode ...

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11Enjoying Your Camcorder“ HOME” and “ OPTION”- Taking advantage of two types of menusB Categories and items of the HOME MENU(CAMERA) category(VIEW IM

121 Open the LCD panel to turn on your camcorder.2 Touch (HOME).3 Touch the desired category.Example: (OTHERS) category4 Touch the desired item.Exa

13Enjoying Your Camcorder3 Touch the item you want to learn more about.When you touch an item, its explanation appears on the screen.To apply the opti

14Getting StartedStep 1: Checking supplied itemsMake sure that you have the following items supplied with your camcorder.The number in the parentheses

15Getting StartedStep 2: Charging the battery packYou can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack NP-FH50 (p. 93) after attaching it to your camcorder.b

16b Notes• You cannot charge the battery pack while the QUICK ON lamp is flashing. When the QUICK ON lamp is flashing, press POWER to turn off your ca

17Getting StartedTo use a power source from a wall outlet (wall socket)Make the same connections as you do when charging the battery pack. The battery

18On the charging/recording/playback time• Times measured when using the camcorder at 25 °C (77 °F) (10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F) is recommended).•

19Getting StartedTo turn off the LCD backlight to make the battery last longerPress and hold DISP/BATT INFO for a few seconds until appears. This se

2Read this before operating your camcorderBefore operating the unit, please read this Handbook thoroughly, and retain it for future reference.On “Hand

203 Touch (HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [CLOCK SET].The [CLOCK SET] screen appears.4 Select the desired geographical area with / , then tou

21Getting StartedStep 5: Inserting a “Memory Stick PRO Duo”See page 2 on the “Memory Stick” you can use with your camcorder.z Tips• See following page

22Recording/PlaybackRecording and playback with ease (Easy Handycam operation)Easy Handycam operation makes nearly all settings automatic so that you

23Recording/Playbackb Notes• If you close the LCD panel during recording, the recording will be stopped.z Tips• During Easy Handycam operation, faces

243 Start playback.Movies:Touch the or tab, and then touch the desired movie to play back.z Tips• When playback from the selected movie reaches t

25Recording/PlaybackTo cancel Easy Handycam operationPress EASY E again. disappears from the LCD screen.Menu settings during Easy Handycam operation

26Recordingb 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

27Recording/Playback1 Open the LCD panel to turn on the (Movie) lamp.2 Press START/STOP B.To stop recording, press START/STOP B again.1 Open the LCD

28You can magnify images up to 10 times the original size with the power zoom lever.Move the power zoom lever slightly for a slower zoom. Move it furt

29Recording/PlaybackWhen you close the LCD panel, the camcorder goes to sleep mode (power saving mode) instead of turning off. The QUICK ON lamp keeps

3• If you close the LCD panel when your camcorder is connected to other devices with the USB cable, the recorded images may be lost.• When connecting

30Fast moving subjects and actions, which cannot be captured under the ordinary shooting conditions, can be shot in smooth moving slow-motion for abou

31Recording/PlaybackRecording/PlaybackPlaybackb Notes• If you close the LCD panel while the index screen is displayed or while playing back the images

321 :Goes to the Film Roll Index screen (p. 34).2 :Goes to the Face Index screen (p. 34).3 :Displays movies with HD (high definition) image quality

33Recording/PlaybackTouch the tab, then select the desired still image to play back.To adjust the sound volumeTouch (OPTION) t tab t [VOLUME], th

34Movies can be divided by a set time and the first scene of each division is displayed on the index screen. You can start playing back a movie from t

35Recording/Playbackz Tips• You can display the [Face Index] screen by touching (HOME) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [ INDEX].You can search for desired movies

36Touch on the still image playback screen.The slide show begins from the selected still image.Touch to stop the slide show.To restart, touch ag

37Recording/PlaybackPlaying the image on a TVConnection methods and quality of the image viewed on the TV screen differ depending on what type of TV i

38Your camcorder will advise you of the most advantageous way of connecting your TV.1 Turn on your camcorder, and touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [TV CONN

39Recording/PlaybackImages recorded with HD (high definition) image quality are played back with HD (high definition) image quality. Images recorded w

4On playing back recorded images on other devices• Your camcorder is compatible with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 High Profile for HD (high definition) image qual

40Images recorded with HD (high definition) quality are converted to SD (standard definition) and played back. Images recorded with SD (standard defin

41Recording/Playback* Set [TV TYPE] according to your TV.When connecting to your TV via a VCRConnect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR us

42When 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

43Recording/Playbackb Notes• To set your camcorder, touch (HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [GENERAL SET] t [CTRL FOR HDMI] t [ON] (the default setting).• Also

44Saving imagesRecorded images are stored on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” Due to the limited capacity of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” make sure that you

45EditingEditing(OTHERS) categoryThis category enables you to edit the images on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” Also, you can enjoy your camcorder by con

46Deleting imagesYou can delete images recorded on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” using your camcorder.b Notes• You cannot restore images once they are de

47Editingb Notes• If the deleted movie is included in the Playlist (p. 49), the movie added to the Playlist is deleted also from the Playlist.1 Touch

48b 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 (wid

49Editing• Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor, or eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” from your camcorder while dividing the movie. It may

5Table of ContentsRead this before operating your camcorder ...2Subject examples and solutions ...7Operation flow

50To add all the movies recorded on the same day at one time1 In step 2, touch [ ADD by date]/[ ADD by date].The recording dates of movies are display

51EditingPress and hold the movie on the LCD screen to confirm the movie. Touch to return to the previous screen.4 Touch t [YES] t .z Tips• The ori

52Dubbing to other devicesYou can dub images played back on your camcorder to other recording devices, such as VCRs or DVD/HDD recorders. Connect the

53Editingb Notes• You cannot dub to recorders connected with an HDMI cable.• To hide the screen indicators (such as a counter, etc.) on the screen of

541 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station or attach the Dedicated USB Terminal Adaptor to the camcorder securely, then turn on your camcorder.2

55EditingPrinting recorded images(PictBridge compliant printer)You can print out still images using a PictBridge compliant printer, without connecting

56• Refer also to the instruction manual of the printer to be used.• Do not attempt the following operations when is on the screen. The operations ma

57Utilizing MediaUtilizing Media (MANAGE MEDIA) categoryThis category enables you to use the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” for various purposes./ SETYou can

58Checking the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” informationYou can check the remaining recordable time for each [REC MODE] (p. 62), and the approximate free and

59Utilizing Media• Do not attempt the following operations when [Executing...] is on the screen:– Close the LCD panel– Operate the (Movie)/ (Still)

6MOVIE SETTINGS ... 62(Items for recording movies)PHOTO SETTINGS ... 66(Items for recording still images)VIEW I

60Customizing Your CamcorderWhat you can do with the (SETTINGS) category of the HOME MENUYou can change the recording functions and the operating se

61Customizing Your CamcorderMOVIE SETTINGS (p. 62)PHOTO SETTINGS (p. 66)VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 67)SOUND/DISP SET** (p. 68)OUTPUT SETTINGS (p. 69)CLOCK/ L

62MOVIE SETTINGS(Items for recording movies)Touch 1, then 2.If the item is not on the screen, touch / to change the page.How to set (HOME MENU) t pag

63Customizing Your Camcorderb Notes• Set [TV TYPE] correctly according to the TV connected for playback (p. 69).You can select the maximum zoom level

64100The zebra pattern appears at a screen brightness level of about 100 IRE or higher.b Notes• Portions of the screen where brightness is about 100 I

65Customizing Your CamcorderYou can set this function when you record still images using the built-in flash.When you set [REDEYE REDUC] to [ON], then

66PHOTO SETTINGS(Items for recording still images)Touch 1, then 2.If the item is not on the screen, touch / to change the page.How to set(HOME MENU)

67Customizing Your CamcorderSee page 63.See page 63.See page 64.See page 64.See page 65.See page 65.GUIDEFRAMEZEBRAFLASH MODEFLASH LEVELREDEYE REDUCFA

68CAMERA DATACSteadyShot offDBrightnessEWhite balanceFGainGShutter speedHAperture valueIExposurez Tips• appears for an image recorded using a flash.•

69Customizing Your CamcorderYou can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen’s backlight.B NORMALStandard brightness.BRIGHTBrightens the LCD screen.b N

7Subject examples and solutionsChecking your golf swingGetting a good shot of a ski slope or beachB SMTH SLW REC...30 B BEACH...

70B LCD PANELShows displays such as the time code on the LCD screen.V-OUT/PANELShows displays such as the time code on the TV screen and the LCD scree

71Customizing Your CamcorderGENERAL SET(Other setup items)Touch 1, then 2.If the item is not on the screen, touch / to change the page.How to set (HO

72Activating functions using the OPTION MENUThe OPTION MENU appears just like the pop-up window that appears when you right-click the mouse on a co

73Customizing Your CamcorderRecording items on the OPTION MENUItems * Page tabFOCUS–74SPOT FOCUS–74TELE MACRO–74EXPOSURE–75SPOT METER–75SCENE SELECTIO

74Functions set in the OPTION MENUItems you can set only on the OPTION MENU will be described below.The default settings are marked with B.You can

75Customizing Your CamcorderYou can fix the brightness of a picture manually. Adjust the brightness when the subject is too bright or too dark.1 Touch

76LANDSCAPE*()Select to shoot distant subjects clearly. This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows that

77Customizing Your Camcorderb Notes• Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.• When y

78PASTELImages appear as a pale pastel drawing.When you set [BLT-IN ZOOM MIC] to [ON] ( ), you can record a movie with directional sound as you move

79TroubleshootingTroubleshootingTroubleshootingIf you run into any problems using your camcorder, use the following table to troubleshoot the problem.

8B Get ready (p. 14).• On the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” you can use with your camcorder, see page 2.• Your camcorder turns on when you open the LCD panel

80– [FLASH MODE]– [ INDEX SET]– [ IMAGE SIZE]– [FILE NO.]– [ DISPLAY]–[VOLUME]– [BEEP]–[TV TYPE]– [COMPONENT]– [CLOCK SET]– [AREA SET]– [SUMMERTIME

81TroubleshootingThe buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work at all.• Adjust the touch panel ([CALIBRATION], p. 96).You cannot

82The actual recording time for movie is less than the expected approximate recording time of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.”• Depending on the recording

83TroubleshootingAn image cannot be found for playback.• Select the image quality of a movie you want to play back by touching (HOME) t (MANAGE ME

84You cannot view the image or hear the sound on the TV.• When you are using the component A/V cable, set [COMPONENT] according to the requirements of

85Troubleshooting[WIDE SELECT] [OLD MOVIE][FACE DETECTION][SMTH SLW REC], [FOCUS], [SPOT FOCUS], [EXPOSURE], [SPOT METER], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [D.EFFEC

86Warning indicators and messagesIf indicators appear on the LCD screen, check the following.You can fix some symptoms by yourself. If the problem per

87Troubleshooting (Warning indicator pertaining to incompatible “Memory Stick PRO Duo”)*• An incompatible “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is inserted (p. 92).-

88The Image Database File is damaged. Do you want to create a new file?HD movie management information is damaged. Create new information?• The image

89Additional InformationAdditional InformationUsing your camcorder abroadPower supplyYou can use your camcorder in any countries/regions using the AC

9Enjoying Your CamcorderB Play back the images from the Memory Stick slot of AVCHD format compatible devices.You can play images saved on a “Memory St

90Setting to the local timeYou can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when using your camcorder abroad. Touch (HOME

91Additional InformationFiles/folder structure on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo”The file/folder structure is shown below. You do not usually need to ackno

92Maintenance and precautionsWhat is the AVCHD format?The AVCHD format is a high definition digital video camera format used to record an HD (high def

93Additional Information– If you use the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” near magnets or magnetic fields.• It is recommended you make a back-up of important da

94your camcorder, and displays the remaining battery time in minutes.The battery pack NP-FH50 supplied with HDR-TG1E/TG3E is compatible with “ActiFORC

95Additional InformationOn use and care• Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories in the following locations:– Anywhere extremely hot, cold o

96x How to prevent moisture condensationWhen you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place, put your camcorder in a plastic bag and sea

97Additional InformationOn charging the pre-installed rechargeable batteryYour camcorder has a pre-installed rechargeable battery to retain the date,

98Notes on the LicenseANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO

99Quick ReferenceQuick ReferenceIdentifying parts and controlsThe numbers in ( ) are reference pages.A QUICK ON lamp (29)B /CHG (charge) lamp (15)C LC