Hi,

I am having a hard time finding the user manual for the USA model Z7U. It seems that all of the links I have found are now dead. Does anyone know where I can find it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

http://www.humanvalues.net/hdv/pdf/Sony_HVR-Z7U_and_HVR-Z7N_Operating_Guide.pdf

Thanks Adam! I really appreciate you posting the link.

I just happened to notice that the link posted above is broken.

Instead, go to http://www.humanvalues.net/hdv/ and click on the "Documentation Index" link.

There you'll find a collection of (currently) 1465 PDF files, including brochures and manuals for most all HDV, AVCHD, and XDCAM EX products from Canon, JVC, Panasonic, and Sony.

The majority of the PDFs are in the English language but there are a number of Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional) and Japanese language files as well as a few other languages. All are clearly indicated in the filename.

Aside from HDV, AVCHD, and XDCAM EX, there are also some brochures and manuals for XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, HDCAM SR, AVCCAM and AVC-Intra, along with some DVCAM and HDCAM products. Panasonic's P2 HD products are also fairly well covered.

There are also some standards documents for ISO/IEC MPEG-4 Part 10 AVC, MPEG-4 AAC, ITU-T Rec. H.264, various whitepapers, etc.

Thank you.

Frank.

Or you could go right to "the horse's mouth" and download the manual from Sony. It is available on the Z7 product page, along with brochures and other info. Click on the "resources" tab here: Sony Product Detail Page - HVRZ7U (http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-broadcastcameras/cat-hdv/product-HVRZ7U/)

For info on other cameras from Sony's pro series, start at this link: Sony | Product Catalog - Cameras - Broadcast & Production (http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-broadcastcameras/)