Document Outline

• Read this first
  • Notes on use
• Operation flow
• Advice for successful recording
• Table of contents
• Getting started
  • Step 1: Charging the battery pack
  • Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time
    • Changing the language setting
  • Step 3: Preparing the recording media
    • Selecting the recording media for movies
    • Selecting the recording media for photos
    • Inserting a memory card
• Recording/Playback
  • Recording
    • Recording movies
    • Shooting photos
  • Useful functions for recording movies and photos
    • Zooming
    • Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO)
    • Selecting high definition image quality (HD) or standard image quality (STD)
    • Selecting the recording mode
    • Prioritizing the subject
    • Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter)
    • Recording sound with more presence (5.1ch surround recording)
    • Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec)
    • Recording in dark places (NightShot)
    • Recording in mirror mode
    • Controlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL dial
  • Playback on the camcorder
  • Useful functions for playing movies and photos
    • Searching for desired images by date (Date Index)
    • Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index)
    • Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index)
    • Playing back a digest of your movies (Highlight Playback)
    • Using PB zoom with photos
    • Playing back a series of photos (Slide show)
  • Playing images on a TV
    • Connecting a TV using [TV CONNECT Guide]
    • Using “BRAVIA” Sync
• Making good use of your camcorder
  • Deleting movies and photos
  • Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect)
  • Dividing a movie
  • Capturing a photo from a movie
  • Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal recording media to memory card
    • Dubbing movies
    • Copying photos
  • Using the Playlist of movies
    • Creating the Playlist
    • Playing the Playlist
  • Using the GPS function (HDR-CX550VE/XR550VE)
    • Setting the GPS function
    • Acquiring the current location information
    • Searching for a desired scene by recording location (Map Index)
    • Displaying the coordinate information (COORDINATES)
    • Adjusting the clock and the area automatically (AUTO CLOCK ADJ/AUTO AREA ADJ)
• Saving images with an external device
  • Saving images in external media (DIRECT COPY)
  • Creating a disc with a DVD writer, recorder
    • Selecting the method for creating a disc
    • Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express
    • Creating a high definition image quality (HD) disc with a DVD writer, etc., other than DVDirect Express
    • Creating a standard definition image quality (STD) disc with a recorder, etc.
• Customizing your camcorder
  • Using menus
    • Operating menus
    • Using MY MENU
    • Using the OPTION MENU
  • Menu lists
  • MANUAL SETTINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition)
  • SHOOTING SET (Items for customized shooting)
  • PHOTO SETTINGS (Items for recording photos)
  • PLAYBACK (Items for playback)
  • EDIT (Items for editing)
  • OTHERS (Items for other settings)
  • MANAGE MEDIA (Items for recording media)
  • GENERAL SET (Other setup items)
• Additional information
  • Troubleshooting
    • Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators
  • Recording time of movies/number of recordable photos
    • Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack
    • Expected recording time of movies
    • Expected number of recordable photos
  • Using your camcorder abroad
  • Maintenance and precautions
    • About the AVCHD format
    • About GPS (HDR-CX550VE/XR550VE)
    • About the memory card
    • About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
    • About x.v.Color
    • About handling of your camcorder
• Quick reference
  • Screen indicators
  • Parts and controls
  • Index