NEX-EA50UH - Video camera SONY - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL NEX-EA50UH SONY

Interchangeable Lens Digital HD Video Camera Recorder

• / SET SD
• HD: R E C F O R M AT
• SIMULTANEOUS REC
• FIFO BUTTON SET
• SD WIDE REC

- IMAGE SIZE

- FILE NUMBER

- WIDE CONVERT

(AUDIO SET)

- AUDIO FORMAT

* 画面には表示されません。

④ ご注意

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.

DV MODE

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.

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)

• GAIN/ISO SEL
• ISO SET*
• AUTO ISO LIMIT*
• FLASH SET

(REC/OUT SET)

• HD / SD S E T
• REC FORMAT
• SIMULTANEOUS REC
• REC BUTTON SET
• [SD] W I D E R E C
• IMAGE SIZE
• FILE NUMBER
• WIDE CONVERT

(AUDIO SET)

- AUDIO FORMAT

* Not displayed on the screen.

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

- DV W I D E R E C

- CANCEL DV MODE

- WIDE CONVERT

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.

CANCEL DV MODE

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

• HD / SD S E T

- REC FORMAT

• SIMULTANEOUS REC

- RFC BUTTON SET

- SD: W I D E R E C

• MEDIASELECT

• AUDIO FORMAT

DV mode screen

When the camcorder is set to DV mode, the screen appears as follows.

100% 1:1-1 1:18AM 1:1-1 1:21AM 1:1-1 1:25AM 1:1-1 1:36AM 1:1-1 1:42AM 1:1-1 1:42AM 1:1-1 2:09AM 1:1-1 2:11AM 1:1-1 2:12AM 1:1-1 2:12AM 1:1-1 2:15AM 2012-1-1 720x480 60I 1:18:57 AM DUR 00:00:48 TCR 00:04:26.00

graph LR
    A["A"] -->|2012-1-1 1:18:57 AM| B["B"]
    B -->|720x480 60i| C["C"]
    D["DUR 00:00:48"] -->|DUR 00:00:48| E["E"]
    D -->|TCR 00:04:26.00| E
    C --> A

ADate and time of recording started
BResolution
CFrame rate
DRecording mode
ETime 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.

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.

Notes

• DV mode does not support external media.
- In DV mode, still images cannot be viewed.

REC BUTTON SET

[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.

• REC BUTTON: [ ] FMU
• HANDLE REC BUTTON: [ ] FMU

To change the setting

Press MENU → select ⇌ (REC/OUT SET) menu → [REC SET] → [HD: REC BUTTON SET] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

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

You can use [REC BUTTON SET] when (1) [/ SET] is set to [ ] and (2) HD: [SDMULTANEOUS 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.

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 [RDC BUTTON SET] with the status check function.

Reviewing the most recently recorded scene (Last Scene Review)

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.

DV SIMULTANEOUS REC

When the camcorder is set to DV mode, [SUMTANEOUS REC] appears as [SUMTANEOUS REC].

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.

GAIN/ISO SEL

This setting is fixed to [GAIN] when the camcorder is set to DV mode. ISO cannot be set.

FACE DETECTION

You can set [FACE DETECTION] to [ON] or [OFF] in DV mode. However the priority face frame (double frame) is not enabled.

GPS

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.

Remote Control

When the camcorder is set to DV mode, the following buttons cannot be used. - SCAN/SLOW button

Notes

- You cannot play back movies slowly during pause. Fast forward and fast reverse during playback are 5 times faster than normal playback speed.

DV WIDE REC

When the camcorder is set to DV mode, [SWIDE REC] appears as [WHITE REC].

WIDE CONVERT

When the camcorder is set to DV mode, [SWIDE CONVERT] appears as [WIDE CONVERT].

[WHITE CONVERT] functions the same as [WHITE CONVERT].

Changing the recording setting/image size

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

Tips

- You cannot record movies in 24p or 30p frame rate.

DV mode folder structure

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.

graph TD
    A["ROOT"] --> B["DCIM"]
    A --> C["MP_ROOT"]
    A --> D["MISC"]
    A --> E["PRIVATE"] --> F["SONY"] --> G["DVF"]*
    A --> H["DVF"]**

* SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
** "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media, flash memory unit

Estimated recording time in DV mode

Memory card
(unit: minute)

16 GB 70

32 GB 140

64 GB 280

Flash memory unit

(unit: minute)

128 GB 585

Français

• HD: F O R M A T O R E G .

• REO: SIMULTANEA

• TASTO DI REG.

• FORMATO RSEG.

graph LR
    A["A"] -->|2012-1-1 1:18:57 AM| DUR_DUR_00:00:48
    B["B"] -->|720x480 60i| DUR_DUR_00:00:48
    C["C"] -->|60i| DUR_DUR_00:00:48
    DUR_DUR_00:00:48 --> E["E"]
    DUR_TCR_00:04:26.00 --> E