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USER MANUAL NEXEA50H SONY

New functions have been added to your camcorder by the firmware update. The new functions and their respective operations are described here. Please refer to the Operating Guide of your camcorder. In addition to the existing two types of image quality/format, high-definition (HD, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) and standard (SD, MPEG-2 PS), the firmware update this time enabled recording and playback of movies in standard image quality for DV format on this camcorder. When you select [DV MODE] on the [REC SET] menu and press [YES], the camcorder restarts in DV mode. b Notes

• Use SD cards of Class 6 or faster in DV mode. When the camcorder is set to DV mode, the following items cannot be used. If you want to use these items, cancel DV mode.

• Reviewing the most recently recorded scene (Last Scene Review) – You can assign this function to an ASSIGN button. However, it cannot be used in DV mode.

• Viewing still images

• Protecting recorded movies and still images (Protect) – [PROTECT] is not displayed on the [EDIT] menu.

• Dividing a movie – [DIVIDE] is not displayed on the [EDIT] menu.

• Copying movies and still images – DV files cannot be copied, including copies onto external media. – [COPY] is not displayed on the [EDIT] menu.

• Capturing still images from a movie

• MODE button – You cannot switch to photo mode. – You also cannot record or view photos. Menu items which cannot be used in DV mode (CAMERA SET)

– FLASH SET (REC/OUT SET) –/ SET – REC FORMAT – SIMULTANEOUS REC

(AUDIO SET) – AUDIO FORMAT* Not displayed on the screen.b Notes• When you select DV mode, [ AUDIO FORMAT] is fixed to [LINEAR PCM], and [ LPCM] is not displayed on the screen. When the camcorder is set to DV mode, the following items can be used. (REC/OUT SET) – SIMULTANEOUS REC– WIDE REC– CANCEL DV MODE– WIDE CONVERTb Notes

• When you switch from DV mode to another, settings made in DV mode are initialized. If a movie file exceeds 2 GB during recording, the camcorder divides the recording into separate files by creating a new file(s) automatically. However, the divided files are displayed as a single movie on the screen of the camcorder. When you select [CANCEL DV MODE] on the [REC SET] menu and press [YES], the camcorder cancels DV mode and restarts. When DV mode is canceled, the following settings return to the default.
• GAIN/ISO SEL•/ SET• REC FORMAT• SIMULTANEOUS REC• REC BUTTON SET• WIDE REC•MEDIA SELECT• AUDIO FORMAT

When the camcorder is set to DV mode, the screen appears as follows. A Date and time of recording startedB ResolutionC Frame rateD Recording modeE Time code of recording started Time code will not be displayed correctly when you play back recording media with no time code, or recording media with time code that your camcorder does not support. z Tips

• SCAN/SLOW buttons are disabled.

• In DV mode, fast forward and fast reverse during playback are 5 times faster than normal playback speed.

• When you play back a DV file recorded with a camcorder other than this camcorder, the F value may not be displayed correctly. b Notes

• DV mode does not support external media.

• In DV mode, still images cannot be viewed. DV mode screen5

[ REC BUTTON SET] is added to the [REC SET] menu, and you can start and stop recording on different recording media at different times by operating the START/STOP button or the handle START/STOP button. In the default setting, movies are recorded on both the memory card and the flash memory unit at the same time when either START/STOP button is pressed.

• HANDLE REC BUTTON: [ ] [ ] To change the setting Press MENU t select (REC/OUT SET) menu t [REC SET] t [ REC BUTTON SET] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. You can use [ REC BUTTON SET] when (1) [ / SET] is set to [ ] and (2) [ SIMULTANEOUS REC] is set to [ON]. When the camera is set to [ ] mode, when [ ] image quality is selected, or simultaneous recording is set to off, [ REC BUTTON SET] cannot be used. z Tips

• Using this function, you can, for example, perform usual recording to a memory card (using the START/ STOP button), while also recording non-stop to a backup high-capacity flash memory unit - started by the handle START/STOP button - until the end of shooting.

• While recording on the flash memory unit, if you start a separate recording on a memory card, use a memory card that has been formatted by this camcorder.

• While recordings on a flash unit and memory card are in progress, if a recording error occurs on the memory card and recording stops, you cannot restart recording on the memory card unless you stop recording on the flash memory unit and reformat the memory card.

• You can check the setting value of [ REC BUTTON SET] with the status check function. When recording on both media separately by setting [ REC BUTTON SET], the last scene recorded on the media selected in [MEDIA SELECT] will be played back.

The setting of REC BUTTON SET The recording media and button REC BUTTON: [ ] [ ] HANDLE REC BUTTON:

Recording on both the memory card and the flash memory unit starts and stops at the same time when either START/STOP button is pressed. REC BUTTON: [ ]

HANDLE REC BUTTON: [ ]

Recording on the memory card starts and stops when the START/STOP button is pressed, and on the flash memory unit when the handle START/STOP button is pressed. REC BUTTON: [ ]

HANDLE REC BUTTON: [ ]

Recording on the flash memory unit starts and stops when the START/STOP button is pressed, and on the memory card when the handle START/STOP button is pressed. Reviewing the most recently recorded scene (Last Scene Review)6

When the camcorder is set to DV mode, [ SIMULTANEOUS REC] appears as [ SIMULTANEOUS REC]. b Notes

• If one of the recording media becomes full during simultaneous recording, thumbnails of contents on that recording media cannot be created and [?] is displayed. This setting is fixed to [GAIN] when the camcorder is set to DV mode. ISO cannot be set. You can set [FACE DETECTION] to [ON] or [OFF] in DV mode. However the priority face frame (double frame) is not enabled. Even with this setting on, DV recording specifications do not provide for current location information to be recorded on DV movies. However, functions using GPS such as [GPS INFORMATION], [AUTO CLOCK ADJ] and [AUTO AREA ADJ] are available. When the camcorder is set to DV mode, the following buttons cannot be used. – SCAN/SLOW button b Notes

• You cannot play back movies slowly during pause. Fast forward and fast reverse during playback are 5 times faster than normal playback speed. When the camcorder is set to DV mode, [ WIDE REC] appears as [ WIDE REC]. When the camcorder is set to DV mode, [ WIDE CONVERT] appears as [ WIDE CONVERT]. [ WIDE CONVERT] functions the same as [ WIDE CONVERT]. SIMULTANEOUS REC

When the camcorder is set to DV mode, the setting values of [ REC FORMAT] are fixed as follows. Setting value 60i: 480/60i 50i: 576/50i Image size 720 × 480 60i 720 × 576 50i z Tips• You cannot record movies in 24p or 30p frame rate. The DV mode folder structure is shown below. You do not usually need to acknowledge the folder structure, when recording/playing back movies and still images on the camcorder.

– CONVERSIONE WIDE (IMPOST. AUDIO) – FORMATO AUDIO