Sony CX520E User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Read this first

  2
• Operation flow

  6
• Table of contents

  7
• Getting started

  9
  • Step 1: Charging the battery pack

    9
    • Charging the battery pack abroad

      10
  • Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time

    11
    • Changing the language setting

      12
• Recording

  13
  • Recording

    13
    • Acquiring location information using the GPS (HDR-CX500VE/CX505VE/CX520VE)

      17
• Playback

  18
  • Playback on the camcorder

    18
  • Playing images on a TV

    21
• Saving movies and photos with a computer

  23
  • Preparing a computer (Windows)

    23
    • When using a Macintosh

      24
  • Selecting the method for creating a disc (computer)

    26
  • Creating a disc with one touch (One Touch Disc Burn)

    28
  • Importing movies and photos to a computer (Easy PC Back-up)

    29
    • Changing the destination drive or folder for movies and photos

      29
  • Starting PMB (Picture Motion Browser)

    30
  • Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc

    30
    • Playing a high definition image quality (HD) disc on a computer

      31
    • Creating a Blu-ray disc

      31
  • Creating a standard definition image quality (SD) disc that can be played on ordinary DVD players

    32
    • Copying a disc

      32
    • Editing movies

      33
    • Capturing photos from a movie

      33
• Saving images with a DVD writer, recorder

  34
  • Selecting the method for creating a disc (DVD writer/recorder)

    34
  • Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express

    35
  • Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer, etc. other than DVDirect Express

    38
  • Creating a standard definition image quality (SD) disc with a recorder, etc.

    39
• Making good use of your camcorder

  41
  • Deleting movies and photos

    41
  • Adjusting for shooting conditions

    42
  • Changing the recording media

    43
    • To check the recording media settings

      43
    • Dubbing or copying movies and photos from the internal memory to “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media

      44
  • Customizing your camcorder with menus

    45
  • Getting detailed information from the “Handycam” Handbook

    52
• Additional information

  53
  • Troubleshooting

    53
  • Precautions

    55
  • Specifications

    57
  • Screen indicators

    60
  • Parts and controls

    62
  • Index

    64