Sony HDR-CX500 User Manual

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Importing movies and 

photos to a computer

(Easy PC Back-up)

Movies and photos recorded on your 

camcorder that have not yet been saved 

with Easy PC Back-up can be imported 

to a computer automatically. Turn on the 

computer beforehand.

Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall 

socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor for this 

operation (p. 14).

1

   

Turn on your camcorder, then 
connect the camcorder to the 
computer using the supplied USB 
cable.

The [USB SELECT] screen appears on 

the camcorder screen.

2

   

Touch [ USB CONNECT] to 
import images from the internal 
memory, or [

USB CONNECT] to 

import images from a “Memory 
Stick PRO Duo” media.

The [Handycam Utility] window 

appears on the computer screen.

3

   

On the computer screen, click 
[Easy PC Back-up]  [Import].

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Movies and photos are imported to 

your computer.

When the operation is completed, the 

“PMB” screen appears.

When the operation is completed, a screen 

to indicate that movies are being analyzed 

may appear. It may take a long time to 

analyze movies. In the meantime, you can 

operate “PMB.”

You can create either high definition image 

quality (HD) discs (Blu-ray disc/AVCHD 

format disc) (p. 34) or standard definition 

image quality (SD) discs (p. 36) from imported 

high definition image quality (HD) movies.

See “PMB Guide” on importing selected movies 

and photos (p. 34).

You can export high definition image quality 

(HD) movies from your computer to your 

camcorder. On the “PMB” screen, click 

[Manipulate]  [Export to]  [Handycam 

(Internal Memory)] or [Handycam (Memory 

Stick)]. See “PMB Guide” for details (p. 34).

Changing the destination drive 

or folder for movies and photos

On the [Handycam Utility] screen in 
step 3 above, click [Easy PC Back-up]  
[Change]. On the screen displayed, you 
can select the drive or folder where the 
images are to be saved.

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