Sony HVR-Z5N User Manual
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Be sure to insert a “Memory Stick Duo” for
recording in your camcorder and assign
[PHOTO] to the ASSIGN 7/PHOTO button
(p. 46) beforehand.
recording in your camcorder and assign
[PHOTO] to the ASSIGN 7/PHOTO button
(p. 46) beforehand.
1
Perform steps 1 to 4 in
“Recording movies.”
“Recording movies.”
2
Start playing the cassette.
The pictures on the VCR appear on the
screen of your camcorder.
screen of your camcorder.
3
Press the ASSIGN 7/PHOTO
button on your camcorder or the
PHOTO button on the Remote
Commander at the scene you
want to record.
button on your camcorder or the
PHOTO button on the Remote
Commander at the scene you
want to record.
b
Notes
• The image size is 1.2M when capturing a still
image from a movie recorded and played back
in the HDV format. The image size is 0.2M
when capturing a still image from a movie
recorded and played back in the DVCAM (DV)
and widescreen (16:9) formats, or VGA (0.3M)
when the movie is recorded and played back in
the DVCAM (DV) and 4:3 formats.
in the HDV format. The image size is 0.2M
when capturing a still image from a movie
recorded and played back in the DVCAM (DV)
and widescreen (16:9) formats, or VGA (0.3M)
when the movie is recorded and played back in
the DVCAM (DV) and 4:3 formats.
Recording still images
Copying movies on a
tape to a computer
tape to a computer
Connect your camcorder to the computer
with an i.LINK cable.
The computer needs to have an i.LINK
connector and be installed with editing
software that can copy video signals.
The software required depends on the
format of the recorded pictures and the
format for copying to the computer (HDV
or DVCAM (DV)) as shown in the table
below.
with an i.LINK cable.
The computer needs to have an i.LINK
connector and be installed with editing
software that can copy video signals.
The software required depends on the
format of the recorded pictures and the
format for copying to the computer (HDV
or DVCAM (DV)) as shown in the table
below.
b
Notes
• The HDV/DV jack of your camcorder does
not have a power-supply function.
• When you connect your camcorder to a
computer via an i.LINK cable, make sure that
the terminals of the i.LINK cable are placed the
right way. Squeezing the terminals into jacks
may damage the terminals and jacks, or result in
a malfunction of your camcorder.
the terminals of the i.LINK cable are placed the
right way. Squeezing the terminals into jacks
may damage the terminals and jacks, or result in
a malfunction of your camcorder.
• You cannot copy image data stored on a
“Memory Stick Duo” onto your computer via an
i.LINK cable.
i.LINK cable.
• Refer to the operating instructions of the
software for the details on image copying.
• Refer to the operating instructions of the editing
software for the recommended connection.
• Some editing software on the computer may not
work correctly.
• You cannot change format DVCAM (DV) to
HDV.
The required menu settings vary depending
on the recorded images and the format
on the recorded images and the format
Recorded
format
format
Format for
copying to
the computer
copying to
the computer
Required software
HDV
HDV
Editing software
capable of
copying HDV
signal
capable of
copying HDV
signal
HDV
DVCAM
(DV)
Editing software
capable of
copying DVCAM
(DV) signal
capable of
copying DVCAM
(DV) signal
DVCAM
(DV)
DVCAM
(DV)
Editing software
capable of
copying DVCAM
(DV) signal
capable of
copying DVCAM
(DV) signal
Recording pictures from a VCR
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