Sony DSC-H50 User manual

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Handycam & Accessories 2004 / 2005
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www.sony-imaging.com You make it a Sony
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New High Definition Video
HDV imaging excellence
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Contents / Format Overview
Get your memories moving.
With Sony quality imaging
Thanks to breathtaking image quality and a host of new technologies, making home movies on a Sony Handycam has
never been more rewarding. The Sony range is stylish, compact and full of user-friendly features so getting those great
shots isn’t hard at all, it’s fun! With image quality like this, you can keep your memories moving – just as they should be.
Easy to Use
The benefits of Handycam Station
High Definition Video
Your Imaging Engine
3 CCD Movies
3 Megapixel Photos
Wonderful Widescreen (16:9)
Perfect Prints
User-friendly Features (Handycam Station)
Burn, Edit and Share
DVD Handycam
Important Accessories
Accessory Compatibility
Technology Glossary
Illustrated Product Overview (HDV, MiniDV, MICROMV)
Illustrated Product Overview (DVD, Digital 8, Hi8)
Technical Specifications
Shoot on DVD
Easy playback with DVD Handycam
Find your Sony
speciality …
Superb Images
Enjoy Sony quality
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* Sony DVD-R media recorded in Video mode can be played back on most Sony DVD players and recorders
sold after the year 2000 and on a PlayStation®2. The 8 cm DVD-R discs used in a DVD Handycam are
compatible with most PlayStation®2 consoles. When playing back an 8 cm DVD-R disc recorded in Video
mode, always place the PlayStation®2 console in the horizontal position. PlayStation is a registered
trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
** We recommend a VAIO desktop or notebook.
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All six Handycam formats deliver
excellent quality images. From new High
Definition Video to DVD Handycam
and miniature MICROMV, Sony movie
magic is guaranteed.
Shoot and play on DVD!
DVD means a revolution in
home-movie making! Shoot
directly onto DVD and simply
play back your movie on a
DVD player* – in DVD quality.
(see pp. 16-17, 26)
Tiny size, big style
For ultimate portability, your
mini MICROMV comes with a
recharging cradle, which makes
watching movies easier too!
(see p. 25)
Beautiful colours
Upright design, Handycam
Station convenience and all the
imaging excellence of up to
3.3 megapixels. That’s MiniDV,
PC-style!
(see pp. 8-9, 25)
Pro settings
Meet professional film
standards with a Sony semi-pro
Handycam.
(see pp. 8-9, 24-25)
World-class design
Designed to take your breath
away! Sony’s super-compact
HC Series is smart in more
ways than one.
(see pp. 11-13, 24-25)
A High Definition revolution
Record and play back in
new ultra-high quality HDV –
on regular DV tapes.
(see pp. 4-9, 24)
For an Illustrated Product Overview, turn to pages 24-26. For the Technology Glossary, see pages 22-23.
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Crossover digital
Quality digital films on afford-
able analogue tape! Digital 8
sharing is easy, so burn a DVD
copy on your PC** or DVD
recorder.
(see p. 26)
Full-feature analogue
Capture all the fun on analogue
film – with 990x digital zoom, a
big LCD and up to 16 hours of
battery power!
(see p. 26)
PLAY
… or choose
the best Handycam
format for you
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Manual Features
You can manually adjust white
balance, gain and iris ring
rotation as well as shutter
speed and image stabilisation,
to name but a few.
On-handle Zoom
The HDR-FX1E’s practical
on-handle controls let
you zoom and select from
8 zoom speeds.
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* Lens
The T* coating on this
Carl Zeiss classic virtually
eliminates ghosting and flaring.
Digital / Analogue Jacks
Thanks to i.LINK™, component
and analogue AV jacks,
you can watch your footage
exactly as you wish.
16:9 LCD /
16:9 Colour Viewfinder
Frame your shot exactly as
it will appear on TV with a
3.5" 16:9 hybrid LCD and 16:9
colour viewfinder.
3 x 1.07 Mega CCDs
For optimal image definition,
your Handycam records each
primary colour (RGB) on its
own dedicated chip.
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Sony’s High Definition
Video revolution
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High Definition Video
Sony’s new flagship HDR-FX1E
High Definition (HD) Handycam
delivers unprecedented Handycam
film-making power – to put you right
at the forefront of the HD revolution.
Harness superb specs and be the
first to create and enjoy your own
HD images, in the exquisite quality
only this format can offer.
Perfect balance
The superb array of manual and
pre-adjustable automatic features on
the HDR-FX1E gives you the control
and precision you need to express
your talents on film (see above).
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The 1080i HDV video signal gives
you more pixels than MiniDV, for
superior image resolution.
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A Sony world first
The Sony HDR-FX1E is no normal
High Definition camcorder – it’s the
world’s first consumer HD model to
use the 1080i video signal, which
gives you more pixels and a higher bit
rate for astonishing image quality.
What’s more, the HDR-FX1E offers
rare dual-format ‘switchability’ so you
can record and play back on HDV
1080i and MiniDV. Whichever format
you choose, with 16:9, three CCDs
and the finest Vario-Sonnar T* lens
from Carl Zeiss, this Handycam has
the semi-pro features to do any film
justice.
Switch to 1080i HDV
For full HDR-FX1E
specifications, turn to page 24.
For the Technology Glossary,
see page 22.
HDV connectivity
To transfer HD footage
to an HD-ready PC or TV,
simply hook up your
Handycam with an i.LINK™,
AV or component cable.
HDV editing
Non Linear Editing software lets
you rearrange HDV footage on
your PC at home.
HDTV
Enjoy the beauty of your
High Definition movie on a
High Definition Ready TV.
It’s an HD world
With the growing popularity of the HD
format, HD home movie-makers now
enjoy applications previously reserved
for regular DV. Thanks to non-linear
editing (NLE) software and Sony’s fast
i.LINK™ interface, you can polish
your footage on a PC like a VAIO
desktop or notebook. And of course
you can admire your finished HDV
film on a Sony High Definition Ready
WEGA Engine TV – and let the quality
shine through. You’ll adore the pro-
fessional big screen feel when
you watch your very first HDV movie.
Recording Format
1080i HDV
MiniDV
Number of pixels
1440 x 1080
720 x 576
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Your Imaging Engine
CCD technology
Light captured by the lens goes
straight to the CCD, which is
where Sony’s record-breaking
chip technology comes into
play. Our chips give you up to
3.3 megapixels for that trade-
mark Sony image accuracy (as
a rule, the more pixels, the bet-
ter the image quality). Most
Sony CCDs also feature our
electronic image stabilisation
technology, so it won’t matter if
you wobble while you’re
recording. Gyroscopic sensors
automatically alert the CCD,
which corrects excess shaking
at the moment of capture.
Engineered for excellence.
It’s an image thing
Capturing
Watch any movie made on a Sony
megapixel Handycam, and you can’t
help noticing the outstanding image
quality. That’s down to our new ultra-
fast processors that give your
Handycam time to repeatedly refine
the quality of your images before
they’re recorded. From capture and
conversion to signal noise reduction,
the technology is flawless and the
results are sublime. Make your
movies with a Sony Handycam and
you’ll see what we mean.
Origin of light
Less reflection
Lens CCD
our smallest models record the
sharpest images, while the
Vario-Sonnar T* lens uses
ZEISS’ own advanced T* lens
coating to virtually eliminate
ghosting and flaring. For the
complete list of lens specifica-
tions, turn to page 27.
Carl Zeiss lenses
For the best possible supply of
incoming light, nearly all Sony
camcorders rely on a master
lens from Carl Zeiss. ZEISS
deliver with precision-crafted
glass for world-class image
definition. Two ZEISS lenses
lead the field: the super-com-
pact Vario-Tessar ensures even
ZEISS’ special T* coating cuts
reflection by up to 70%.
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Your Imaging Engine
To view specifications for the whole
Handycam range, turn to pages 24-27.
14-bit DXP
A Sony megapixel Handycam
uses 14-bit DXP technology to
convert analogue light into digi-
tal signals with excellent levels
of detail. And it can even cor-
rect under- or over-exposed
shots.
Raw Data Noise Reduction
This new Sony technology
makes Advanced HAD more
effective than ever. It applies
noise reduction (NR) directly at
source to the original image
data, as your Handycam is
reading it off the CCD. With
quality like this, you’ll be proud
to show your movies to friends.
Inter-frame NR
This technology is only possible
because your Handycam can
work so fast. By quickly com-
paring successive frames, it
isolates and reduces the type
of signal noise that could
adversely affect colour and
luminance.
Converting
Noise
reduction
Filming in poor light can’t
always be avoided and leaves
lesser camcorders with ‘picture
noise’ – fuzzy footage that’s no
fun to watch. But a Sony
Digital Handycam uses
Advanced HAD to cut out fuzz
at the moment of conversion.
This technology means the
CCD can convert more light per
pixel, reducing picture noise by
up to 50%.
every single bit of data passed
on by the CCD – up to a huge
3 million pixels! By retaining
this data, the Resolution
Converter delivers unprece-
dented image quality.
Resolution Converter
When a Sony megapixel
Handycam converts light into
the Digital Video format, thanks
to our new ultra-high speed
signal processors, it can save
67,5 MHzSpeed is the key to digital clarity – and a Sony
Handycam processes your images phenomenally fast
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3 CCD Movies
Optical Image Stabiliser
Sony semi-pro camcorders combat
jerky movements with our ingenious
Optical Image Stabiliser. Sensors
respond by adjusting a prism fitted
in front of the lens, or even the lens
itself.
The magic of 3
Whether you’re filming moving
images or want to catch the still shot
of your life, your Sony Digital Handy-
cam won’t let you down. When you
select your Handycam, we offer a
choice of different imaging technolo-
gies, depending on what type of
image and what size of camcorder is
more important to you. For superb
moving image quality, for example,
Sony semi-professional camcorders
are driven by not just one but three
CCD chips. The camcorder splits
incoming light into the three primary
colours, then records each colour on
its own dedicated chip.
Movies or stills.
In Sony digital quality
3 CCDs make
movies great
Manual control at the flick of a switch!
You can choose to adjust focus or
zoom yourself with the ring on the
DCR-HC1000E.
Home movies in realistic
Dolby®surround
Enjoy 5.1-channel surround on a home
theatre system – with 4-ch recording
and the Click to DVD 2.0 software on
selected VAIOs.
Our 3-CCD system harnesses the
properties of natural light to capture
movement in the finest detail – for big
screen images you’ll never forget.
Record in surround sound!
Enjoy the special depth and realism of
genuine surround sound, even on your
home movies! In combination with
our 4-channel microphone* below, the
DCR-HC1000E Handycam lets you
record a 4-channel soundtrack, which
you can then convert to 5.1-channel
surround using Sony Click to DVD
software on a VAIO desktop or
notebook. Your surround sound DVD
is ready to watch in no time at all.
Microphones
The ECM-CQP1
4-channel microphone
is ideal for recording
4-channel sound on
the DCR-HC1000E.
* 4-ch microphone not supplied
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Compact imaging power
Just because most Sony camcorders
are small enough to hold in the palm
of your hand, it doesn’t mean you
have to compromise on image quality
when you make your movies. With
3.3 megapixels packed into one chip,
the DCR-PC350E Handycam gives
you the moving and still imaging
power typical of the super-compact
Sony range. High numbers of pixels
are ideal for taking excellent photos
too. Combined with special Sony
features like a Carl Zeiss lens and
Primary Color Filter (see right),
they’ll deliver irresistible images for
memories you’ll treasure.
Primary Color Filter
Sony’s Primary Color Filter delivers
truly breathtaking colours. Like the
3 CCDs in our semi-pro camcorders,
it splits incoming light into red, blue
and green – the primary colours used
to reproduce images on screens – so
your footage looks more natural and
warmer when you play it back on TV.
And by doubling the green wave-
length, it flatters to please – green is
the colour picked up best by the
human eye!
For beautifully natural images,
our special filter converts all light into
primary colours.
To view the whole PC-style
Handycam range, turn to
pages 24-25.
Tripods
A tripod such as the
VCT-D680RM is ideal
when you’re waiting
for that special shot –
be it moving or still.
DCR-PC350E
3 megapixels make
this compact
Handycam ideal for
high-quality still pho-
tography and movies.
Lenses
Increase your imaging
range with a High
Grade wide or tele
conversion lens like
the VCL-HG0737X.
3 megapixels
take
fabulous photos
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3 Megapixel Photos
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Enhanced True Widescreen performance
compared to 800,000 pixel camcorders with
the zoom set to wide.
Another day, another
widescreen classic
When you capture your life in Sony
Handycam quality, the real buzz
comes when you get your images
home. Enjoy your life story on TV like
a widescreen movie, or print out still
photos – as sharp and true as on a
digital camera.
Settle back with 16:9
Our high-quality True Widescreen
(16:9) Recording Mode gives you the
big-movie feel of genuine widescreen
every time you play back your home
movies on a widescreen TV. Each
megapixel Sony Handycam can
record footage in True Widescreen –
for the enhanced resolution of up to
561% more pixels. True Widescreen
also lets you capture a wider angle
and get more of the scene you’re
recording into the frame.
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Wonderful Widescreen (16:9)
Number of
camcorder pixels
1.07 megapixels
2.11 megapixels
3.3 megapixels
Increase in
effective pixels
on TV screen
+ 116%
+ 318%
+ 561%
Increased wide-
angle recording
+ 52%
+ 111%
+ 165%
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