Sony Handycam HDR-XR100 Operating Manual page 9

on some type ofexternal media first, and then
peribrm [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 42).
•The
L CD screen is manuihctured using
extremely high-precision technolog}; so over
99.99% of the pixels are operational fbr dTective
use. However, there may be some tiny black
points and/or bright points (white, red, blue,
or green in color) that appear constantly on the
LCD screen. These points are normal results of
the manufhcturing process and do not affbct the
recording in aW wa?c
On recording
• Beibre starting to record, test the recording
flmction to make sure the image and sound are
recorded without aW problems.
• Compensation fbr the contents of recordings
cannot be provided, even if recording or
playback is not possible due to a malftmction of
the camcorder, recording media, etc.
• TV color systems differ depending on the
country/region. To view your recordings on a
T'v; you need a NTSC system based T'_(
• Television programs, films, video tapes,
and other materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such materials may
be contrary to the copyright laws.
• To prevent your image data f)com being lost,
save all your recorded images on external media
periodically. It is recommended that you save
the image data on a disc such as DVD-R using
your computer. Also, you can save your image
data using a VCR, or a DVD/HDD recorder.
On playing back recorded images on
other devices
• The camcorder is compatible with MPEG 4
AVC/H.264 High Profile fbr high definition
image quality (HD) recording. Therefore, you
cannot play back images recorded with high
definition image quality (HD) on the camcorder
with the lbllowing devices;
- Other AVCHD fbrmat compatible devices
which are not compatible with High Profile
- Devices which are not compatible with the
AVCHD lbrmat
Discs recorded with high definition
image quality (HD)
• This camcorder captures high definition fbotage
in the AVCHD fbrmat. DVD media containing
AVCHD fbotage should not be used with DVD
based players or recorders, as the DVD player/
recorder may fhil to eject the media and may
erase its contents without warning. DVD media
containing AVCHD lbotage may be played on
a compatible Blu-ray Disc
TM
player/recorder or
other compatible device.
About language setting
• The on screen displays in each local language
are used for illustrating the operating
procedures. Change the screen language beibre
using the camcorder if necessary (p. 16).
About this manual
• The images of the L('D screen used in this
manual fbr illustration purposes are captured
using a digital still camera, and therefbre may
appear diffbrent fl'om the actual images of the
LCD screen.
• In this Operating Guide, the hard disk of the
camcorder and "Memory Stick PRO Dud'
media are called "recording media2
• In this Operating Guide, both "Memory Stick
PRO Duo" media and "Memory Stick PRO HG
Duo" media are rdbrred as "Memory Stick PRO
Duo" media.
• 5_u will find the "Handycam Handbook" (PDF)
on the supplied CD ROM (p. 51).
• The screenshots are l)com Windows Vista. The
scenes may vary depending on the operating
system of the computer.