Sony HDR-XR550 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Read this first

  2
  • Notes on use

    5
• Operation flow

  6
• Advice for successful recording

  7
• Table of contents

  9
• Getting started

  12
  • Step 1: Charging the battery pack

    12
  • Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time

    15
    • Changing the language setting

      17
  • Step 3: Preparing the recording media

    18
    • Selecting the recording media for movies

      18
    • Selecting the recording media for photos

      18
    • Inserting a memory card

      19
• Recording/Playback

  21
  • Recording

    21
    • Recording movies

      22
    • Shooting photos

      24
  • Useful functions for recording movies and photos

    26
    • Zooming

      26
    • Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO)

      26
    • Selecting high definition image quality (HD) or standard image quality (STD)

      27
    • Selecting the recording mode

      28
    • Prioritizing the subject

      28
    • Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter)

      29
    • Recording sound with more presence (5.1ch surround recording)

      29
    • Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec)

      30
    • Recording in dark places (NightShot)

      30
    • Recording in mirror mode

      31
    • Controlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL dial

      31
  • Playback on the camcorder

    33
  • Useful functions for playing movies and photos

    36
    • Searching for desired images by date (Date Index)

      36
    • Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index)

      36
    • Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index)

      37
    • Playing back a digest of your movies (Highlight Playback)

      37
    • Using PB zoom with photos

      39
    • Playing back a series of photos (Slide show)

      40
  • Playing images on a TV

    41
    • Connecting a TV using [TV CONNECT Guide]

      41
    • Using “BRAVIA” Sync

      43
• Making good use of your camcorder

  44
  • Deleting movies and photos

    44
  • Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect)

    45
  • Dividing a movie

    46
  • Capturing a photo from a movie

    47
  • Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal recording media to memory card

    48
    • Dubbing movies

      48
    • Copying photos

      49
  • Using the Playlist of movies

    50
    • Creating the Playlist

      50
    • Playing the Playlist

      51
  • Using the GPS function (HDR-CX550V/XR550V)

    52
    • Setting the GPS function

      53
    • Acquiring the current location information

      54
    • Searching for a desired scene by recording location (Map Index)

      54
    • Displaying the coordinate information (COORDINATES)

      55
    • Adjusting the clock and the area automatically (AUTO CLOCK ADJ/AUTO AREA ADJ)

      56
• Saving images with an external device

  57
  • Saving images in external media (DIRECT COPY)

    57
  • Creating a disc with a DVD writer, recorder

    59
    • Selecting the method for creating a disc

      59
    • Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express

      60
    • Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer, etc., other than DVDirect Express

      63
    • Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder, etc.

      64
• Customizing your camcorder

  66
  • Using menus

    66
    • Operating menus

      66
    • Using MY MENU

      67
    • Using the OPTION MENU

      68
  • Menu lists

    69
  • MANUAL SETTINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition)

    71
  • SHOOTING SET (Items for customized shooting)

    76
  • PHOTO SETTINGS (Items for recording photos)

    80
  • PLAYBACK (Items for playback)

    82
  • EDIT (Items for editing)

    84
  • OTHERS (Items for other settings)

    84
  • MANAGE MEDIA (Items for recording media)

    85
  • GENERAL SET (Other setup items)

    86
• Additional information

  91
  • Troubleshooting

    91
    • Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators

      98
  • Recording time of movies/number of recordable photos

    103
    • Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack

      103
    • Expected recording time of movies

      104
    • Expected number of recordable photos

      105
  • Using your camcorder abroad

    107
  • Maintenance and precautions

    109
    • About the AVCHD format

      109
    • About GPS (HDR-CX550V/XR550V)

      109
    • About the “Memory Stick” media

      111
    • About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack

      112
    • About x.v.Color

      114
    • About handling of your camcorder

      114
• Quick reference

  119
  • Screen indicators

    119
  • Parts and controls

    120
  • Index

    125