Sony HDR-CX530E Reference guide
Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
HDR-CX530E/CX540/CX610E/PJ530E/PJ540/PJ540E/PJ610E
Use this Help Guide when you have any questions on how to use your product.
Before use
Getting started
Recording
Playback
Saving images with an external device
Using the Wi-Fi function
Menu operations
Charging time/recording time of movies/number of recordable photos
Additional information
Help Guide
How to Use
Table Of Contents
How to Use i......................................................................................................................................
How to Use 13.............................................................................................................................
Before use 1................................................................................................................................
Model Information 25.............................................................................................................
Model Information 91.......................................................................................................
Parts and controls 26.............................................................................................................
Parts and controls (front/top) 93......................................................................................
Parts and controls (LCD monitor) 94...............................................................................
Parts and controls (side) 95.............................................................................................
Parts and controls (back/bottom) 96................................................................................
Screen indicators 27..............................................................................................................
Screen indicators 98........................................................................................................
Getting started 2..........................................................................................................................
Checking the supplied items 28.............................................................................................
Supplied items 100..........................................................................................................
Power source preparations 29...............................................................................................
Attaching the battery pack 102........................................................................................
Charging the battery pack using the AC Adaptor 104......................................................
Charging the battery pack using your computer 106.......................................................
Turning the power on 108................................................................................................
Using this product supplying power from a wall outlet 109..............................................
Initial setup 30........................................................................................................................
Setting the language, date and time 110.........................................................................
Adjusting the angle of the LCD monitor for easier viewing 112.......................................
Displaying items on the LCD monitor 113........................................................................
Preparing a memory card 31.................................................................................................
Inserting a memory card 114...........................................................................................
Types of memory card you can use with this product 116...............................................
Recording 3.................................................................................................................................
Recording movies/photos 32.................................................................................................
Recording movies 117.....................................................................................................
Shooting photos 119........................................................................................................
Useful functions for recording 33...........................................................................................
Zooming 121....................................................................................................................
Capturing photos during movie recording (Dual Capture) 122........................................
Recording in mirror mode 123.........................................................................................
Intelligent Auto 124..........................................................................................................
Decreasing the voice volume of the person recording the movie 125.............................
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Recording the selected subject clearly (Face Priority) 126..............................................
Recording subjects other than people (Tracking focus) 127............................................
Playback 4...................................................................................................................................
Playing images using Event View 34.....................................................................................
Playing movies and photos from the Event View screen 128..........................................
Screen display on the Event View screen 130.................................................................
Playing images using Highlight Playback 35.........................................................................
Playing back a short movie (Highlight Playback) 132......................................................
Changing the settings for Highlight Playback 134...........................................................
Saving Highlight Playback 135........................................................................................
Playing back a saved scenario 136.................................................................................
Playing MP4 movies (HD movie) (switching the movie format) 36........................................
Playing MP4 movies (HD movie) (switching the movie format) 137................................
Editing images from the playback screen 37.........................................................................
Notes on editing 138........................................................................................................
Deleting the selected images 139....................................................................................
Deleting by date 141........................................................................................................
Dividing a movie 142.......................................................................................................
Capturing a photo from a movie (models with the internal memory or
models with the USB IN/OUT jacks) 143.........................................................................
Viewing trajectory of a moving object 144.......................................................................
Using the built-in projector 38................................................................................................
Notes on using the projector (models with the projector) 145..........................................
Using the built-in projector (models with the projector) 146.............................................
Using the projector for your computer or smartphone (models with the
projector) 148...................................................................................................................
Playing images on a high definition TV 39.............................................................................
Connecting this product to a high definition TV 150........................................................
Enjoying 5.1ch surround sound 151................................................................................
Using BRAVIA Sync 152.................................................................................................
On Photo TV HD 153.......................................................................................................
On the HDMI cable 154...................................................................................................
Playing images on a non-high-definition TV 40.....................................................................
Connecting this product to a non-high-definition TV 155.................................................
Saving images with an external device 5....................................................................................
Using the PlayMemories Home software 41..........................................................................
Using the PlayMemories Home software 156..................................................................
Checking the computer system 157.................................................................................
Installing the PlayMemories Home software in your computer 158.................................
Disconnecting this product from the computer 159..........................................................
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About the dedicated software for this product 160...........................................................
Creating a Blu-ray disc 161..............................................................................................
Saving images on an external media device 42....................................................................
Notes on use of the external media 162..........................................................................
Saving images on an external media device 163............................................................
Saving the desired images in this product to the external media device 164..................
Playing back images in the external media device on this product 165...........................
Deleting images in the external media device 166..........................................................
Creating a disc with a recorder 43.........................................................................................
Creating a disc with a recorder 167.................................................................................
Using the Wi-Fi function 6...........................................................................................................
What you can do with the Wi-Fi function 44..........................................................................
What you can do with the Wi-Fi function 169...................................................................
Controlling via a smartphone 45............................................................................................
Using your smartphone or tablet as a wireless remote commander 171.........................
Using your smartphone or tablet as a wireless remote commander
using the NFC function (NFC one-touch remote) 173.....................................................
Transferring images to a smartphone 46...............................................................................
Transferring movies (MP4) and photos to your smartphone or tablet 175.......................
Transferring movies (MP4) and photos to your smartphone or tablet
using the NFC function (NFC one-touch sharing) 177.....................................................
Transferring images to a computer 47...................................................................................
Send to Computer 179.....................................................................................................
Transferring images to a TV 48.............................................................................................
Playing images on a TV 181............................................................................................
Connecting a smartphone 49.................................................................................................
Connecting to an Android smartphone or tablet 182.......................................................
Connecting to an iPhone or iPad 184..............................................................................
Connecting to an NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet 186..............................................
Installing PlayMemories Mobile 50........................................................................................
About the PlayMemories Mobile software 188.................................................................
Menu operations 7.......................................................................................................................
Using menu items 51.............................................................................................................
Setting up menu items 189..............................................................................................
How to use the keyboard 191..........................................................................................
Shooting Mode 52..................................................................................................................
Movie 192........................................................................................................................
Photo 193........................................................................................................................
Camera/Mic 53......................................................................................................................
White Balance 194...........................................................................................................
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Spot Meter/Fcs 196.........................................................................................................
Spot Meter 197................................................................................................................
Spot Focus 198................................................................................................................
Exposure 199...................................................................................................................
Focus 200........................................................................................................................
AE Shift 201.....................................................................................................................
White Balance Shift 202..................................................................................................
Low Lux 203....................................................................................................................
Scene Selection 204........................................................................................................
Picture Effect 206............................................................................................................
Cinematone 207..............................................................................................................
Fader 208........................................................................................................................
Self-Timer 209.................................................................................................................
SteadyShot(Movie) 210...................................................................................................
SteadyShot (Photo) 211..................................................................................................
Digital Zoom 212..............................................................................................................
Auto Back Light 213.........................................................................................................
Face Detection 214..........................................................................................................
Smile Shutter 215............................................................................................................
Smile Sensitivity 216........................................................................................................
Flash (Only when connecting an external flash) 217.......................................................
Flash Level (Only when connecting an external flash) 218.............................................
Red Eye Reduction (Only when connecting an external flash) 219.................................
Premium CloserVoice 220...............................................................................................
My Voice Canceling 221..................................................................................................
Blt-in Zoom Mic 222.........................................................................................................
Auto Wind NR 223...........................................................................................................
Audio Mode 224...............................................................................................................
Audio Rec Level 225........................................................................................................
Ctrl with Smartphone 226................................................................................................
My Button 227..................................................................................................................
Grid Line 228...................................................................................................................
Display Setting 229..........................................................................................................
Audio Level Display 230..................................................................................................
Image Quality/Size 56............................................................................................................
REC Mode 231................................................................................................................
Frame Rate 232...............................................................................................................
Dual Video REC 233........................................................................................................
Image Size 234................................................................................................................
Playback Function 57............................................................................................................
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Event View 235................................................................................................................
Scenario 236....................................................................................................................
Edit/Copy 58..........................................................................................................................
Send to Smartphone 237.................................................................................................
View on TV 238...............................................................................................................
Send to Computer 239.....................................................................................................
Delete 240.......................................................................................................................
Protect 241......................................................................................................................
Copy 242.........................................................................................................................
Direct Copy 243...............................................................................................................
Setup 59................................................................................................................................
Media Select 244.............................................................................................................
Media Info 245.................................................................................................................
Format 246......................................................................................................................
Empty 247........................................................................................................................
Repair Img. DB F. 248.....................................................................................................
File Number 249..............................................................................................................
Data Code 250.................................................................................................................
Volume 252......................................................................................................................
Motion Interval ADJ 253..................................................................................................
Download Music (HDR-CX540/PJ540) 254.....................................................................
Empty Music (HDR-CX540/PJ540) 255...........................................................................
WPS Push 256................................................................................................................
Access point settings 257................................................................................................
Edit Device Name 259.....................................................................................................
Disp MAC Address 260....................................................................................................
SSID/PW Reset 261........................................................................................................
Network Info Reset 262...................................................................................................
TV Type 263....................................................................................................................
HDMI Resolution 264.......................................................................................................
CTRL FOR HDMI 265......................................................................................................
USB Connect 266............................................................................................................
USB Connect Setting 267................................................................................................
USB Power Supply 268...................................................................................................
USB LUN Setting 269......................................................................................................
Beep 270.........................................................................................................................
Monitor Brightness 271....................................................................................................
Airplane Mode 272...........................................................................................................
Power ON w/monitor 273.................................................................................................
Language Setting 274......................................................................................................
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Calibration 275.................................................................................................................
Battery Info 276...............................................................................................................
Power Save 277..............................................................................................................
Initialize 278.....................................................................................................................
Demo Mode 279..............................................................................................................
Date & Time Setting 280..................................................................................................
Area Setting 281..............................................................................................................
Charging time/recording time of movies/number of recordable photos 8....................................
Check the charging time 63...................................................................................................
Charging time 282...........................................................................................................
Expected recording and playback times for individual batteries 64.......................................
Expected recording time with each battery pack 283......................................................
Expected playback time with each battery pack 284.......................................................
Expected movie recording time and number of recordable photos for the
internal memory 65................................................................................................................
Notes on recording movies 285.......................................................................................
Expected recording time of movies 286...........................................................................
Expected number of recordable photos 288....................................................................
Expected movie recording time and number of recordable photos for
memory cards 66...................................................................................................................
Notes on recording movies 285.......................................................................................
Expected recording time of movies 289...........................................................................
Expected number of recordable photos 291....................................................................
Bit-rate for each recording mode 67......................................................................................
Bit-rate and recording pixels 292.....................................................................................
Pixels recorded at each image size of photos 68..................................................................
Recording pixels and aspect ratio 293.............................................................................
Additional information 9...............................................................................................................
Precautions 69.......................................................................................................................
About the AVCHD format 294..........................................................................................
About the memory card 295............................................................................................
About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 297.........................................................................
Handling of this product 70....................................................................................................
On use and care 299.......................................................................................................
On connecting to a computer or accessory etc. 302........................................................
Notes on optional accessories 303..................................................................................
On moisture condensation 304........................................................................................
Notes on disposal/transfer the ownership of this product (models
equipped with the internal memory) 305..........................................................................
Maintenance 71.....................................................................................................................
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On handling the LCD monitor 306...................................................................................
To clean the casing and the projector lens surface (models with the
projector) 307...................................................................................................................
About care and storage of the lens 308...........................................................................
Using this product abroad 72.................................................................................................
Using this product abroad 309.........................................................................................
World time difference 311................................................................................................
Trademarks 73.......................................................................................................................
On trademarks 313..........................................................................................................
License 74.............................................................................................................................
Notes on the License 315................................................................................................
Zoom magnifications 75.........................................................................................................
Zoom magnifications 316.................................................................................................
Troubleshooting ii..............................................................................................................................
Troubleshooting 10......................................................................................................................
If you have problems 76........................................................................................................
If you have problems 317................................................................................................
Overall operations 77.............................................................................................................
The power does not turn on. 318.....................................................................................
This product does not operate even when the power is set to on. 319............................
The menu settings have been changed automatically. 320.............................................
This product gets warm. 321............................................................................................
A rattling noise is heard when this product is shaken. 322..............................................
Intelligent Auto is canceled. 323......................................................................................
Batteries/power sources 78...................................................................................................
The power abruptly turns off. 325....................................................................................
The POWER/CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack
is being charged. 326......................................................................................................
The POWER/CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is
being charged. 327..........................................................................................................
The remaining battery power is not displayed correctly. 328...........................................
The battery pack is quickly discharged. 329....................................................................
Monitor 79..............................................................................................................................
Menu items are grayed out. 330......................................................................................
The buttons do not appear on the LCD monitor. 331.......................................................
The buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work
at all. 332.........................................................................................................................
The buttons on the LCD monitor quickly disappear. 333.................................................
There are dots in the shape of a grid on the monitor. 334...............................................
The backlight of the LCD monitor turns off if you do not attempt to
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The backlight of the LCD monitor turns off if you do not attempt to
operate this product for a while. 335................................................................................
Memory card 80.....................................................................................................................
Operations using the memory card cannot be performed. 336........................................
Images stored on the memory card cannot be deleted. 337............................................
The data file name is not indicated correctly or flashes. 338...........................................
Images cannot be played back or the memory card is not recognized. 339....................
Recording 81.........................................................................................................................
Pressing START/STOP or PHOTO does not record images. 340...................................
Photos cannot be recorded. 341......................................................................................
The access lamp remains lit or flashing even if recording has stopped. 342...................
The imaging field looks different. 343..............................................................................
The actual recording time for movies is less than the expected
recording time of the recording media. 344.....................................................................
This product stops recording. 345....................................................................................
There is a slight time lag between the moment when START/STOP is
pressed and the actual movie recordingstarts or stops. 346...........................................
The auto focus does not function. 347.............................................................................
SteadyShot does not function. 348..................................................................................
Images cannot be recorded or played back correctly. 349..............................................
The subjects passing across this product very fast appear crooked. 350.......................
Horizontal stripes appear on the images. 351.................................................................
[Monitor Brightness] cannot be set. 352..........................................................................
Sound is not recorded correctly. 353...............................................................................
Photos are recorded automatically. 354..........................................................................
Playback 83...........................................................................................................................
Images cannot be played back. 355................................................................................
Photos cannot be played back. 356.................................................................................
The movie freezes. 357...................................................................................................
An icon appears on a thumbnail. 358..............................................................................
No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback. 359.......................................
Left and right sound is heard unbalanced when playing back movies
on computers or other devices. 360.................................................................................
Wi-Fi 84.................................................................................................................................
The wireless access point you want to connect to does not appear. 361........................
[WPS Push] does not work. 362......................................................................................
[Ctrl with Smartphone], [Send to Smartphone], [Send to Computer] or [
View on TV] terminates prematurely. 363........................................................................
Cannot transfer movies to your smartphone. 364............................................................
The shooting screen does not display smoothly. The connection is cut
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The shooting screen does not display smoothly. The connection is cut
off. 365.............................................................................................................................
The NFC connection does not work. 366.........................................................................
Editing movies/photos on this product 85..............................................................................
Unable to edit. 367...........................................................................................................
A movie cannot be divided. 368.......................................................................................
The demonstration movies cannot be deleted. (models with the
internal memory) 369.......................................................................................................
Playback on a TV 86..............................................................................................................
Neither image nor sound is played on the connected TV. 370........................................
The top, bottom, right, and left edges of images are trimmed slightly
on a connected TV. 371...................................................................................................
The image appears distorted on the 4:3 TV. 372.............................................................
Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the LCD monitor of the 4:
3 TV. 373.........................................................................................................................
Copying/Connecting to other devices 87...............................................................................
Images are not copied correctly. 374...............................................................................
Connecting to a computer 88.................................................................................................
PlayMemories Home cannot be installed. 375.................................................................
PlayMemories Home does not work correctly. 376..........................................................
This product is not recognized by the computer. 377......................................................
Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators 11..............................................................................
Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators 89........................................................................
Self-diagnosis display 378...............................................................................................
Warning messages 12.................................................................................................................
Warning messages 90...........................................................................................................
Warning Indicators 381....................................................................................................
List of Topics ii...................................................................................................................................
How to Use 13.............................................................................................................................
Troubleshooting 20......................................................................................................................
Notes on use 23................................................................................................................................
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Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
HDR-CX530E/CX540/CX610E/PJ530E/PJ540/PJ540E/PJ610E
Playback
Playing images using Event View
Playing images using Highlight Playback
Playing MP4 movies (HD movie) (switching the movie format)
Editing images from the playback screen
Using the built-in projector
Playing images on a high definition TV
Playing images on a non-high-definition TV
Notes on use
4-531-298-11(1)
Copyright 2014 Sony Corporation
Help Guide
How to Use
4
Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
HDR-CX530E/CX540/CX610E/PJ530E/PJ540/PJ540E/PJ610E
Saving images with an external device
Using the PlayMemories Home software
Saving images on an external media device
Creating a disc with a recorder
Notes on use
4-531-298-11(1)
Copyright 2014 Sony Corporation
Help Guide
How to Use
5
Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
HDR-CX530E/CX540/CX610E/PJ530E/PJ540/PJ540E/PJ610E
Using the Wi-Fi function
What you can do with the Wi-Fi function
Controlling via a smartphone
Transferring images to a smartphone
Transferring images to a computer
Transferring images to a TV
Connecting a smartphone
Installing PlayMemories Mobile
Notes on use
4-531-298-11(1)
Copyright 2014 Sony Corporation
Help Guide
How to Use
6
Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
HDR-CX530E/CX540/CX610E/PJ530E/PJ540/PJ540E/PJ610E
Charging time/recording time of movies/number of recordable photos
Check the charging time
Expected recording and playback times for individual batteries
Expected movie recording time and number of recordable photos for the internal memory
Expected movie recording time and number of recordable photos for memory cards
Bit-rate for each recording mode
Pixels recorded at each image size of photos
Notes on use
4-531-298-11(1)
Copyright 2014 Sony Corporation
Help Guide
How to Use
8
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