Sony XR550E User Manual
Handycam” handbook, Recording/playback
4-170-535-12(1)
Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
“Handycam” Handbook
2010 Sony Corporation
HDR-CX550E/CX550VE/
XR550E/XR550VE
Table of contents
Getting started
Recording/Playback
Making good use of your
camcorder
Saving images with an
external device
Customizing your
camcorder
Additional information
Quick reference
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Read this first
- Operation flow
- Advice for successful recording
- Table of contents
- Getting started
- Recording/Playback
- Recording
- 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
- Playing images on a TV
- Making good use of your camcorder
- Saving images with an external device
- Customizing your camcorder
- Using menus
- 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
- Quick reference