Sony DCR-DVD305 manual

2-661-370- 11 (1) Operat ing Guid e DCR-D VD105/D VD20 5/D VD305/ D VD6 05/D VD70 5/D VD755 © 2006 Sony Cor poration Enjo ying with y our D VD Handyca m 14 Getting Star ted 20 Easy Handycam 34 Recor ding /Pla yback 42 Pla ybac k on D VD de vices 56 Usin g the Reco rded di sc 63 Using the Setup items 66 Edi ting on D VD Handyca m 87 Dubbing, Printi[...]

2 power co rd T o reduce fir e or shoc k hazar d, do not expose the unit to rain or moistu re . WARNING This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to th e presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the pr oduct’ s enclosure that may be o f sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended [...]

3 Fo r your prot ection, p lease re ad these sa fety instr uct ions comp lete ly be fore oper atin g the applianc e, an d keep this ma nual for futu re referen ce. Careful ly observe all warning s, precautio ns and in structio ns on the appli ance, o r the one described in the operati ng instructio ns and adhere to th em. Power Sourc es This set sh[...]

4 Ligh tning For added protection for this set during a lig htning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outle t and disconnect the antenn a or cable system. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and power -line surges. Dam age Requ irin g Ser v ice Unplug the set from the w[...]

5 Before oper ating the unit , please read this manual thoroughl y , and retain i t for future referen ce. CAUTION The use of o pti cal in stru ment s wit h this product will increase eye hazard. Us e of controls or adjustments or perform ance of proc edures other t han those speci fied here in may result in haz ardous radi ation exposure. Repla ce[...]

6 – Reo rient o r reloc ate the re ceiving an tenna . – Inc rease the se parati on betw een the equip ment and recei ver . – Con nec t the eq uip ment into a n ou tlet on a circu it diffe rent from t hat to whic h the recei ver i s connect ed. – Con sult the dealer o r an e xperien ced radio / TV te chnici an for he lp. The sup plied int er[...]

7 When usin g a “Memory Stick Duo” w ith “Memory Stick ” compatib le equip ment (For DC R-DV D30 5/DVD 755) Be sure to insert the “Mem ory Stick Duo” into the Memory Stick Du o Ad aptor . Memor y Stick D uo Adaptor On usin g the camcord er • Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts. • The camco rder is not dust proofed, drip[...]

8 On recording • Before startin g to reco rd, test the re cording function to make sure the picture and soun d are recor ded wit hout any proble ms. Y ou cannot delete images once y ou rec ord t hem on a D VD-R. Use a DVD-R W/DVD+R W for trial reco rding (p.1 6). • Compe nsatio n for t he con tents o f recordin gs cannot be provided, even if re[...]

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10 T able of Cont ents What you can do with your DVD Handycam ....... ............. ............. .......... 14 Choosing a dis c .. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 16 Using your DVD Handycam .......... ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 18 Step 1: Checking suppli[...]

11 To adjust the focus for an of f center subject To fix the expos ure for the selected sub ject To record in mirror mode To add special ef fects To use a tripo d To attach th e shoulder belt Playbac k To use Playb ack zoom To play back a seri es of stil l images (Sl ide show) Recording /playback To check the remainin g battery To turn off t he ope[...]

12 PICT.APPLI. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 77 Speci al ef fect s on p ictur es or addi tiona l func tion s on re cor ding /pl ayb ack (PICT. EFFECT/D.EFFEC T, etc.) DISC SET (DCR-DVD105/DVD205/DVD605/DVD705) / MEDIA SET (DCR-DVD305/DVD755) ........... ............. ................. ...[...]

13 Troubleshootin g ........ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............109 Warning indi cators and messages ............ ............ ............. ............. ...... 127 Using your c a mcorder abro ad ...... ............. ............ ............. ............. ...... 132 About the dis c ..... ...........[...]

14 Y our D VD Hand ycam rec ords imag e data o n 8cm D VD * . It is more con venient than video ta pe and far mor e versatile. Enjoyin g with yo ur DVD Hand ycam What yo u can do with your DVD Ha ndycam * D VD (D igital V er satile Disc) is a high-capacity optical disc. No rewinding to start recording (p.36, 42) Record ed images are sto red in empt[...]

15 Enjoyin g with your DVD Handycam ** Finalizing: a process to make it possible to pl ay b ack recorded D VD on other D VD devices (see page 40 and 56) . Playba ck on a DVD d evice or D VD drive ( p.40, 56) Y ou can p lay back r ecorde d and f inaliz ed ** discs on a ho me D V D device, DVD recorder or DVD dri ve o f a com pute r that supports 8 c[...]

16 Y our DVD Ha n dycam is compatible with 8cm D VD-R , D VD-RW and DVD+R W. It doe s not suppor t 12cm discs. Recording format for DVD- RW When y ou use a D VD- R W, you can c hoose the recor ding form at from VI DEO mo de or VR mo de. In this manual, VI DEO mode is indica ted as and VR mode a s . Disc and recording formats Glossary (p.146,147) * [...]

17 Enjoyin g with your DVD Handycam Record ing tim e Record ing time per disc side The mini mu m record ing time is giv en in parentheses. unit: mi n. • The recording time for the movie drops when the disc also contain s still images. Disc use For reliabil ity durability of recordi ng /playba ck, we re commend that you use Sony discs or discs wit[...]

18 Continu ed on the r ight page Using yo ur DVD Handy cam 1 Prepari ng (See page 20 to 32.) Se lect the disc that best suits your needs. Repeated use of a disc T o save recorded images T o use one disc repeatedly What wou ld you li k e to do after recording? Playing back disc on a various D VD devices Deleting and e diting images in your DVD Handy[...]

19 Enjoyin g with your DVD Handycam Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize 4 Viewin g on another DVD device (See pag es 56 and 60.) T o view a disc recorded on your D VD H andyca m on other DVD devices, you need to fin al iz e i t fir st . • The less the recording volum e of the disc is, the more it takes time to finalize the disc.[...]

20 Make sure that you have follo w ing items supplied with your camc o rder . The nu mber in th e parenth eses indi cates the number of that item supp lied. • Discs and “Memory Stick Duo” a re not supplied . AC Adap tor (1) (p .21) P ower cord (1) (p .21) A/V conne cting cable (1 ) (p .54, 96, 98, 102) USB cab le (1) (p .100, 102) (F or DCR-D[...]

21 Gett ing S tarted Y ou can cha rge the bat tery after at tachi ng the “InfoLITH IUM” battery pack (P series) (p.137) to your camc order . • Y ou cannot us e an NP-FP30 battery pack with your camcorder . (See the re verse side of the battery pack for the model number . ) Installing the battery pac k with excess fo rce may lead to camcorder [...]

22 5 The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the bat tery is fully char ged. Disconnect the A C Adaptor from the DC IN jack on your camcorder . • Disconnect the A C Adaptor holding both your camcorder and the DC plug. T o remove the batte r y pack Slide the PO WER switch to OFF (CHG). Slide th e B A TT (battery) re lease lever and remove the ba tter[...]

23 Gett ing S tarted For DCR-D VD3 05/D VD755 * T y pical recording time shows the time when you repeat re cording sta rt/stop, turn ing the power on/ off a nd zooming. • T imes shown v ary according to the following conditions. – T op: When the LCD backlight t ur ns on. – Middle: Wh en the LCD backlight turns off. – Bot tom: Recording t im[...]

24 On th e AC A daptor • Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet close by . I f any trouble occurs wh ile using the adaptor, immediately shut off the po wer by disconnecting the p lug from t he wall outlet. • Do n ot use the AC Adaptor placed in a narrow space, such a s between a wall and f urniture. • Do n ot short-circ ui[...]

25 Gett ing S tarted T o recor d, slide the POWER switch t o turn on the re specti ve lamp. When us ing it for the f irst t ime, the [CLOCK SET] sc reen a ppears (p.2 8). 1 Remove the lens cap by pressing both knobs on the sides of th e cap. 2 T urn on the powe r by slidin g the PO WER switch i n the di rection of the arro w w hile pressing the gre[...]

26 Open the LCD sc reen 90 d egrees to t he camcord er ( 1 ), th en rotate i t to the b est angle to recor d or play ( 2 ). • Be careful not to pr ess the buttons on the LCD frame accidentally when you open or adjust the LCD sc reen . • If you open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the camcorder, then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side, you can [...]

27 Gett ing S tarted Y ou can play back reco rded pict ures (p.38, 44), or change the settings (p .66) using the touch pa nel. T ouch t he bu ttons displa yed on t he scr een. Support the r e ar of the LCD panel with the pal m of your le ft hand. The n, touch the buttons displayed o n the screen. • Perform t he same actions as e xplained above wh[...]

28 Set the dat e and time whe n using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set the dat e and time, th e [CLOCK SET] scr een appears every t ime you turn on your camcor der or slide the P OWER s witch. • If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 months , the built-in rec hargeable battery gets discharged and the d ate and ti me set[...]

29 Gett ing S tarted A new 8 cm DVD-R , D VD- R W, or D V D+R W is required for recor ding (p.16) . • Remove dust or fi nger prin ts from th e disc beforehand, us ing the cle aning cloth supplied with your camcorder (p.134). 1 Check that the power of y our camcor der is on. • Y ou can remove t he disc when a power sour ce is connected to your c[...]

30 4 Close the disc co ve r . The [DISC ACCESS] screen appears. It may take some time to re cognize the disc de pending on the disc typ e an d conditi on. x DV D - R Y ou can sta rt recordin g immediate ly after [DISC ACCESS] disappear s from t he LCD sc reen. Y o u do n ot need to p roceed to st eps a fter step 5 . x DV D - RW Select the recordin [...]

31 Gett ing S tarted • After your camcorder recognizes th e disc, disc information such a s the date you started to use it and information on pre v iously recorded areas appears for about 8 seconds. The information on pre v iously recorded areas may not be di splayed correctly depending on the con dition of the disc. • T o delete all of the pre[...]

32 By r ecor ding in the 16:9 (w ide) mode , you can e njoy wide -angle, high-r esolution pictures. • If you intend to view pictures on a wide TV , recording in the 16: 9 (wide) mode is recommended. 1 Slide the PO WER switch in the dire ction of th e arrow to li ght up the (M ovie) lamp. 2 Press WIDE S ELECT repeatedly to select the desired scree[...]

33 Gett ing S tarted 1 Slide the PO WE R switch to light up the (S till ) lamp . The i mage size r atio ch anges to 4:3. 2 Select the recording media for still images (For DCR-D VD305/ DVD 7 5 5 ). 1 T o uch t [STILL MEDIA]. 2 Select the rec o rding media for st i ll images and touch . • T he default setting is [MEMOR Y S TICK]. 3 Press WIDE S EL[...]

34 Easy H andycam opera tion is a functi on for making nearly all setting s automatic w ith j ust one pre ss of the EASY bu tton. Y our camcorder auto matically carries out th e various adju stments required for shooting, so no detailed se ttings are r equired. Si nce only b asic fun ctions become available an d screen font size i ncreases for eas [...]

35 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings[...]

36 1 Slide the PO WER switch A in the di rection of t he arro w to li ght up the (Movie) lamp. 2 Press ST ART/STOP B (or C ). • The default s ettings is [S P] (p.80). T o stop re cording, pre ss ST AR T/STOP again. T o record the ne xt imag es Perform step 2 . • Y o u can continue recording if you have not finalized the disc (p.56) and t here i[...]

37 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the arrow t o light up the (Still) lamp. 2 Select the recording destination fo r still images (For DCR-DV D305/DVD755). 1 T o uch [SETUP] t [STILL ME DIA]. 2 Select the m edia for recor ding sti ll im ages, t hen touc h . The recordi n[...]

38 1 Press PLA Y/EDIT A (or B ) The VISU AL INDEX sc reen appears on the LCD scre en. 1 tab: D isp lays the mo vies. 2 tab: D ispl ays the still ima ges o n the disc . 3 tab: Display s the stil l images on t he “Memor y Stick Duo” ( For DCR-D VD305/DVD755). • It may take some time to display the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Select tab to play bac[...]

39 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings • When playback of the selected m ovie reaches the end, the screen returns t o the V ISU AL INDEX screen. • T ouch / during pause t o play back movie slowly . • When you touch a movie marked with i , you can p lay it back from the point you have stopped previously . • T ouc[...]

40 Finalizi ng makes the re corde d D VD c ompati ble for playb ack wi th DVD devices an d DVD drives of comp uters. W i th Easy Han dycam op eration, yo ur D VD Ha ndycam sets up the following optio ns automa tically . Therefo re, you can final ize a disc easily . – creating a DV D menu to display images as thum bnails on a D VD player , etc. ?[...]

41 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings Finali zing a disc T o uch the LCD screen in th e following steps. • Do not apply sho ck or vibration to your camcorder , and do not disconnect the A C adaptor during finalizing. • T he shorter the amou nt of material recor ded, the longer it takes for finalizing. Complete d a [...]

42 1 Slide the POWER s wi tch in the d irection of the arro w to light up the (Movie) lam p. 2 Press ST ART/STOP A (or B ). T o stop re cording, pre ss ST AR T/STOP again. Recording/ Playback Reco rding Movi es PHO T O POWER s witch ST AR T/ST OP A Remov e the lens cap . ST AR T /ST OP B DCR-D VD105/D VD605: Slide the PO WER switch in the direction[...]

43 Recor ding/Playba ck 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up t he (S till) lamp. 2 Select the recording media for still images (For DCR-DV D30 5/D VD755 ). 1 T o uch t [STILL MEDIA]. 2 Select the m edia for recor ding sti ll im ages, t hen touc h . The recordi ng screen retur ns with the selected r ecording medi a displayed at the top right. • Th[...]

44 1 Slide the PO WER switch to turn on y our camcorder . 2 Press PLA Y /EDIT A (or B ). The VISU AL INDEX sc reen appears on the LCD scre en. 1 tab: Displa ys the movies. 2 tab: D isplay s the still imag es on the disc. 3 t ab: D isplay s the still imag es o n the “Mem ory Stick Duo ” (For DCR-D VD305/DVD755). • It may take some time to disp[...]

45 Recor ding/Playba ck 3 Start pla ying bac k. Movies Still Images T ouch tab and the mo vie to be pla yed back . • When playback of the selected m ovie reaches the end, the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen. • T ou ch / during pause to play back movie slowly . • One touch makes the re verse/fast forward approximately 5 times faster,[...]

46 T o use zoom ....................... 15 Move the power zoom lever 1 slightly for a slower zoom . Move it fu rther for a faster zoom. • Be careful not to remove your f inger suddenly from the power zoom le ver 1 If you do so, the sound of the lever moving may be recorded. • Y ou cannot change the zoom speed with the zoom buttons 5 on the LCD [...]

47 Recor ding/Playba ck When recording in 5.1ch surround sound, a ttac h the suppli ed surround micr ophone to y our camcorde r . Without a surround m icrophone, your camcorder records in 2ch sound. • is d isplayed on the screen during 5.1ch recording/playback. 5.1ch sound is converted to 2ch when played back on your camcor der . Dolby Digital 5.[...]

48 T o record in mirror mod e ........... 0 Open the LCD sc reen 0 90 degree s to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then rotate it 180 de grees to the lens side ( 2 ). • A mirror-image of the subject appears on the LCD screen, but the picture wil l be normal wh en recorded. • When recording in m irror mode, the image is not displayed in the viewfinder . T [...]

49 Recor ding/Playba ck 1 Play ba ck the pi cture you want to magnify . 2 Mag nify the pict ure with T (T e lephoto ). A frame appe ars on the LCD sc reen. 3 T ouch the port ion that you want to displ ay in the center of the LCD screen. 4 Adjust t h e magn ificati on with W ( Wide angle) /T (T elephot o ). T o cancel , touch [EN D]. • Y ou cannot[...]

50 Y ou can check or del ete the last reco rded scen e. Y ou cann ot delete it if: – yo u have remo ved the disc. – yo u have recor d ed the new movies or s til l im ages . 1 Sl ide the PO WER s witc h to light u p the (Mov i e) or (Still) lamp, then to uch . The play back o f t he la tes t sce ne st arts . T o return to recordi n g T ouch . ?[...]

51 Recor ding/Playba ck Indic ators d isplayed d uring reco rding/p layback ( ) is a referen ce page. The indicat ors during record ing will not be recorded. Re cord ing movie s Recording still images 1 Remain ing batt ery (approx .) (49) 2 Recor ding mode ( HQ / SP / LP ) (80) 3 Recor ding status ([STBY ] (standby) / [REC] (re cording )) 4 Coun te[...]

52 When yo u can ch ange the setup items, or during re cording or pl ayba ck, following indicat ors displaye d. Upper le ft Upper ce nter Upper right Cente r Bottom The r ecording da te and time is recorded automat ically on the disc and “ Memory Stick Duo” (DCR-DVD3 0 5/D VD755). They are not display ed whi le recordi ng. However , you can ch [...]

53 Recor ding/Playba ck Remo ve the insula tion sheet befor e using the Remote Commander . 1 DA T A CODE (p.82) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images (p.82) when yo u press this while playing back. 2 PHOT O (p .37, 42) The on-screen image when you press thi s button will be recorded as a still image. 3 SCAN/SLOW ([...]

54 Connec t your cam corder to t he input jac k of TV or VCR usi ng A/V conne cting cable 1 or A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO 2 . Conne ct your c amcor der to the wa ll outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operati on (p.21). Refe r also to the instruc tion manua ls supplied with the de vices to be connecte d. 1 A/V conn ecting ca ble (s[...]

55 Recor ding/Playba ck • When you play back a picture r ecorded in 16 :9 (wide) aspect ratio on a 4:3 TV not compatible with the 16:9 (wide) signal, set [T V TYPE] to [4:3] . When you r TV is monau ral ( When y our TV has only one audio inpu t jack) Connec t the yellow plug of t he A/V connec ting cab le to the vid eo input jack and conne ct the[...]

56 Finalizi ng makes the re corde d D VD c ompati ble for playb ack wi th DVD devices an d DVD drives of comp uters. • Playback compatibility with any D VD device is no t guaranteed. The fol lowing settings ar e available befo re finalizing. – Select the type of DVD menu to view disc content (see page 59) * – Create a Photomovie to view still[...]

57 Playback on D VD dev ices T o add recordings t o a finalized disc (p.6 3) T o play back a disc in a DVD device aft er addin g a record ing (p.58) * Not possible f or (p.59). Make a new rec ording Recordings cannot be added. Unfinal ize the disc. When the D VD menu or Photom ovie has been created, a conf irm ation screen prompts you to confirm th[...]

58 • It tak es from a minut e to a few hours for fina lizing. T he shorter the a mount of mat erial re corded on the d isc, the longer it takes for finalizing . • Use t he A C Adap tor as the power so urce to pre vent y our camco rder fr om running out of powe r duri ng final izin g. • When you finalize a double-sided disc, you must finalize [...]

59 Playback on D VD dev ices T o se lect a DVD menu sty le 1 T ouch [DVD MENU]. 2 Select the de sired style from 4 ty pes of patt ern with / . Selec t [NO MENU] if you do not create a D VD menu. 3 T ouch t [END]. T o change a P hotom ovie se ttin g 1 T ouch [PHOT O MO V IE]. 2 T ouch [YES]. Select [NO] if yo u do not cr eate a Photom ovie. 3 T ouch[...]

60 A fi nalize d disc reco rded wit h your camc order can be played ba ck on a DVD device, etc. (p. 56). DVD+R W discs ca n be playe d back wi thout finalizi ng. • Do no t use the 8cm CD ad aptor wit h an 8cm DVD as it m ay cause a m alfunc tion. • Make sur e that a ver tic ally installed DVD device is p laced in the p osition where a disc c an[...]

61 Playback on D VD dev ices • Do not u se the 8 cm CD adapt or with an 8cm DVD as it m ay cause a m alfunct ion. • Eve n when y ou use a D VD+R W , yo u must fina lize th e disc ( p.56). Otherwi se, it ma y cause a m alfunc tion. Use a DVD driv e th at supports 8cm disc s, and a DVD playb ack applic ation must have been i nstalle d on y our c [...]

62 The date the disc was first used is recorded on the v olume label of the disc. <e.g .> When th e disc was first used at 6:0 0 pm on January 1s t 2006: 2006_01_01_ 06H00M_P M Images are sto red in the following folders o n the disc. x Movies DVD-R/DV D-RW (VI DEO mode)/DV D+RW: VIDEO_TS folder DVD-RW (VR mode ): DVD_R T A V folder x Stil l [...]

63 Using th e Recorded disc (DVD -RW/DVD +RW) Y ou can recor d addit ional mater ial on the finalized D VD-RWs (VIDEO mode)/ D V D+R Ws by following the steps below if ther e is space to reco rd on the disc. When usin g the finali zed DVD-R W (V R mode) di sc, you c an re cord ad ditional material on th e disc without any additional steps. • Use [...]

64 Formatting m akes the record ed disc new and reusable by deleting all the da ta recorded on the disc. The recor ding capa city of th e disc is recov ered b y format ting it. • A DVD-R cannot be formatted. Replace it with a new disc . Formatt ing a fin alized disc * T o use a DVD menu or a P hotomovie on a D V D+R W, the disc must be finalized [...]

65 Using th e Recorded disc (DVD -RW/DVD +RW) 7 T ouch [Y ES] t [YES], then touch when [Completed.] appears. • Y ou cannot change the movie aspect ratio which you set in step 6 for the D VD+R W. Format the disc again to change the aspect ratio. • During the Easy Handycam oper ation (p.34), the screen in step 5 does not appear ev en if you inser[...]

66 1 Slide the P O WER switch in the d irection of the arrow to light up th e respective lam p. When carryi ng out the playb ack settings, pre ss PLA Y/EDIT to go to the playback scre en. 2 T ouch the LCD screen t o select the setup item. Una vai lable items wi ll be grayed ou t. x T o use the short-cu ts of Pers onal Menu On Personal Men u, short-[...]

67 Usin g the Setu p items 1 To u c h t [SETUP]. 2 Select the de sired se tup ite m. T o uch / to select the item, th en touch . (The process in step 3 is the same as that in step 2 .) 3 Selec t the desired it em. • Y ou can also touch the item directl y to select it. 4 Customi ze the item. After finishi ng the sett ings, touch t (close) to hid e[...]

68 Setu p items A vai lable setup ite ms ( z ) vary depen ding on the operat ing mode . The foll owing se ttings are made automa tically dur ing Easy Hand ycam operation (p. 34). Movie Sti ll PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam CAMERA SET (p.70) PRO G RAM AE zz – AU TO SPO T METER zz – AU TO EXPOSU RE zz – AU TO WHI TE BAL . zz – AU TO A UTO SHUTTER z[...]

69 Usin g the Setu p items * 1 The setting values before Ea sy Handycam operation are maintained. * 2 DCR-DVD305/D VD755 * 3 DCR-DVD105/D VD605 * 4 DCR-DVD205/D VD305/DVD705/D VD755 * 5 DCR-DVD105/D VD205/DVD605/D VD705 * 6 [USB SELECT] appears automatically when your camcord er is connected to a computer or other device with a USB cable. Movie Sti[...]

70 The de fault sett ings are ma rked with B . The in dicators in par entheses appear when the items ar e selected. See page 66 for d etails on selecting setup items. Y ou can re cord pi ctures ef fecti vely i n vari ous situations wi th the PR OGR AM AE function. B AUTO Select to automat ically record p ictures eff ectivel y without the [ PROGRAM [...]

71 Usin g the Setu p items Y ou can fix the brightness of a picture manua lly . When reco rding indo ors on a c lear day , for instan ce, you ca n avoid backlight shadows on people next to the window by fixing the expo sure to that of the wall si de of the room . 1 T ouch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the exposure by touching /. 3 T ouch . T o retu r[...]

72 Auto mati cal ly act iv a tes th e elec tro nic shutter to adjust t he shutter spe ed when recording in brig ht condit ions if you set it t o [ON] (th e default setting) . Y ou can select a n d adj ust the f ocal po int to aim it at a su bject no t located in the cen ter of the screen . 1 T ouch the subjec t on the screen. 9 appears. 2 T ouch [ [...]

73 Usin g the Setu p items LOW ( ) Makes t he flash le vel lower . • The setting returns t o [NORMAL] when you set the POWER switch to OFF ( CHG) for mo re than 12 hours. Y ou can re cord pic tures at a maxi mum of 16 time s the sensi tiv ity o f Nigh tShot plus in dark places . Set [SUPER NSPLUS] to [ON] whil e the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switc h is set [...]

74 Y ou can sel ect the maxi mum zoom le vel in case yo u want t o zoom great er than optical zoom magnif ication li sted as below: While r ecordi n g on a disc. Note that t he image qua lity decreases w hen you are usin g the digita l zoom. For DCR-D VD105/DVD 605 B OFF Up to 20 × zoom is performe d optic ally . 40 × Up to 20 × z oom is p erfor[...]

75 Usin g the Setu p items – w hen you change [REC MODE ] (p.80)/with a DVD-R /DVD-R W (VIDEO mode)/DVD+R W inserted wh ile 4:3 is set. T o play back images on a DVD player or a D VD recor der, the w ay you se e pictur es on the TV scre en may di ffer depending on your player. F o r details, ref er to the instruct ion manua ls suppli ed with the [...]

76 B FINE ( ) Records still images at the fi n e imag e quality level. ST ANDARD ( ) Records still im ages at the standard im age quality level. The siz e of sti ll images (Appr ox. kB) B 1.0M Records still images clearly . VGA (0.3M ) Allo ws for the max imum number of i mages to be recorded. • When t he picture ratio is changed to 16:9, the ima[...]

77 Usin g the Setu p items B SERI ES Assig ns numbers to files in se quence even if the d isc or “ Memor y Stick Duo ” (For DCR-DVD305/DVD755 ) is cha nged. RESET Resets th e file numberin g to 0001 each tim e the dis c or “Memory Stick Du o” (For DCR - DVD305/D VD755 ) is change d. FILE NO. The defau lt s ett ings are ma rked w ith B . The[...]

78 Using th e viewfind er Y ou can adjust [EXPOSURE] and [F ADER] while usi ng the viewfinder by having the LCD scre en rotat ed 180 degre es and closed with the screen facing out. 1 Make sure the (Movie) lamp lights up. 2 Exte n d the vie wfin der , and clos e the LCD screen with the scr een facing o ut. appears. 3 T ouch . [Set LCD of f ?] appear[...]

79 Usin g the Setu p items COMPUTER Cop ies still im ages in the “Mem ory Stic k Duo . ” PRINT Prin ts still ima ges in the dis c using the Pict Brid ge com plian t printe r . PRINT Prin ts still ima ges in the “M emory Sti ck Duo” u sing t he P ictBr idge c ompliant prin ter . • [USB SELE CT] auto matically a ppears on the screen in the [...]

80 When the “Memory Stick Duo ” is format ted, all the da ta wi ll be delet ed. 1 Format the “Me mory Stick Duo ” by to uching [YES] t [YES]. 2 T ouch when [Completed .] appears. • Even still images protected with another equipment against accident al deletion are deleted. • Do n ot atte mpt the following ope rations when [Executing.. .[...]

81 Usin g the Setu p items Y ou can select w hether to pla y back audi o recorde d using ot her devices with dual soun d or stereo soun d. B STEREO Plays back wit h main and sub so und (or stereo sound). 1 Plays ba ck with main soun d or the le ft channel sound. 2 Plays b ack wit h sub sou nd or t he righ t channel sound. • The setting returns to[...]

82 x WIDE DI SPLA Y (For DCR-D VD105/ DVD605)/VF WIDE DISP (Fo r DCR- DVD205 /DVD305/DVD7 05/DVD755) Y ou can sel ect ho w a 16:9 (w ide) aspe ct ratio pictur e appears i n the viewfinder . B LETTER BOX Nor mal set ting (s tandar d type o f scree n) SQUEZE (Squ eeze) Expands the pi cture vertical ly if blac k bands at the top and bot tom in 16: 9 ([...]

83 Usin g the Setu p items Y ou can se lect the numbe r of thum bnails t hat appear on the VISU AL INDEX screen. Thumbn ail Glossary (p.14 7) B ZO OM LINK Change the number of thumbna ils (6 or 12) with the z oom lever on y our camcor der . * 6IMAGE S Display s thumbnail s of 6 images. 12IM AGES Display s thumbnail s of 12 images. * Y ou can operat[...]

84 B 5min The camcord er is automat ically turned of f when you do not operate you r camcorder for more than approxi mately 5 mi nutes. NEVE R The camco rder is not automatical ly turned off. • When you connect your camcorder to a wall outlet, [A.SHUT OFF] is automatically set to [NEVER ]. Set t o [ON ] (th e defaul t se tting ) to di spl ay the [...]

85 Usin g the Setu p items Y ou can add desired setup it ems to Personal Menu, an d customi ze Personal Menu settings. This i s conv enient if you add frequ ently u sed setu p item s to Pe rsonal Menu. Y ou can add up to 27 setup items for (Movie), (Still) or PLA Y/EDIT . Dele te a le ss im por tant setup item, if you want to add more . 1 T ouch t [...]

86 1 T ouch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [SORT]. If the desire d setup item is not di splayed touch / . 2 T ouch t he setup i tem you wa nt to move. 3 T ouch / to move th e setup item to th e desired place . 4 T ouch . T o sort m ore items, repeat step 2 to 4 . 5 T ouch [END] t . • Y ou cannot move [P-MENU SET UP]. T ouch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [RESE T] t [Y[...]

87 Editing on DVD Handy cam Y ou can dub r ecorded s till images f rom a “Memo ry Stick Duo ” to a di sc or from a di sc to a “Memory Stick Duo. ” • Use th e A C Adap tor as power so urce to prev e nt your camc order from running out of power during operati on during copying. • Do not a pply sho ck o r vibrat ion to your camcor der , an[...]

88 Make sure to insert the recorded D VD a nd “Memory Stic k Duo” int o your cam corder . 1 Slide the PO W ER switch to turn on your camco rder and p ress PLA Y/EDI T. 2 T ouch tab , then [EDIT]. 3 T ouch [COPY ]. 4 T ouch the stil l image to be copied. The sel ect ed sc ene is m arke d with . Press and hold t he image on th e LCD screen to con[...]

89 Editing on DVD Handy cam Make s ure to i nsert the r ecorde d “Memo ry Stick Duo ” into your ca mcorde r . 1 Slide the POWER switch to tu rn on your camcor der and press PLA Y/EDIT. 2 T ouch tab. 3 T ouch [E DIT ]. 4 T ouch [D ELE TE]. 5 T o uch the still image to be deleted. The se lected sce ne is mark ed with . Press an d hold the im age [...]

90 Using D VD-R Ws recorded inVR mode, you can delet e pictures or divide movies on the disc with your c amcorder. Make sure to insert the recorded disc into your camc order. Origina l Glossary (p. 147) 1 Slide the PO W ER switch to turn on your camco rder and p ress PLA Y/EDI T. 2 Select tab or tab that includes the image you want to delete, th en[...]

91 Editing on DVD Handy cam When you touch , it cha nges to and the o perationa l butto ns below appear . T o hide t he buttons, touch . • Pl ay and pause toggles as you pr ess . • A slight difference may occur from the point where you touch and the actual dividing point, as your camcorder selects th e dividing point based o n half-second incre[...]

92 5 T ouch t [YES]. 6 T ou ch [YES] to see the Playlist or [NO] to return to o r tab. T o add al l the movies on the disc at th e same time T ouch [ ADD ALL] in step 3 . T o add all the still im ages on th e disc in a Pla ylist It is recom mende d that you c reat e a Photom ovie (p.94) be forehand, t hen add it in a Playl ist. • W hen you add st[...]

93 Editing on DVD Handy cam The se lected sce ne is mark ed with . Press an d hold the im age on th e LCD screen to confi r m the image. T ouc h to return to the previous screen. 5 T ouch . 6 Select the designated po sition with [ T ]/[ t ]. 7 T ouch t [Y ES]. • When yo u have selected multiple scenes, the scenes are m ov ed following the or d er[...]

94 Photomo vie ca tegoriz es still images as a movi e, you can a dd more image s in the Playlist. Photomovie Gl ossary (p.147) 1 Slide the PO W ER switch to turn on your camco rder and p ress PLA Y/EDI T. 2 T ouch tab t [E DIT] t [PHOT OMOVIE]. 3 T ouch [YES] . All of t he still images on the d isc are converted to a si ngle m ovie file , a nd adde[...]

95 Editing on DVD Handy cam[...]

96 Y ou can c opy picture s played b ack on you r cam corder to ot her recor ding devices, suc h as VCRs or D VD re corders . After dubbing them to an HDD (h ard disc driv e) video recorder , you can enjoy images stored on the ha rd disc of the re corder. Connec t your cam corder to t he wall outlet using the su pplied AC Adaptor for th is operatio[...]

97 Dubbing , Printing 1 Insert the recorded disc into your camcor der . 2 Slide the POWER switch to tu rn on your camcor der and press PLA Y/EDIT. Set [TV T YPE] accor ding to the playback device ( p.54) (For D CR-DVD205/ DVD3 0 5/D VD705/D VD755). 3 Insert th e recording media f or your VCR or D V D recorder . If your recordi ng d evice has an inp[...]

98 Y ou can record p ictures or TV prog rams f rom a VC R, TV o r DVD de v ice onto a disc usi ng you r camcor der . Connec t your cam corder to t he wall outlet using the su pplied AC Adaptor for th is operation (p.21). Re fer also to th e instructio n manual s supplied with th e devices to be conne cted. 1 A/V conn ecting ca ble (suppl ied) Conne[...]

99 Dubbing , Printing 1 Connect your camcorder to the TV or VCR/D V D device with the A/V connecti ng cable ( supplied) 1 or the A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (optional) 2 . • Connect y our camcorder to t he output jacks of a TV or VCR/D VD device. 2 If you a re recordi ng from a VCR/ DV D d evice, insert the cassette or disc into the playbac[...]

100 Y ou can print out sti ll ima ges usin g a Pict Bridg e com plia nt pr inte r witho ut connect ing the camcor der to a computer . Conn ect your ca mcorde r to the wall ou tlet usin g t he s uppl ied AC Adap tor for th is oper atio n. Insert the disc or “Mem ory Stick Duo” on which stil l images are st ored into your camcord er and turn on t[...]

101 Dubbing , Printing • Do not attempt the following operations when is on the screen. The operatio ns may not be performed properly . – Operate the PO WE R switch. – D isconnect the USB cable ( supplied) fro m the printer. – Slide the disc co ver OPEN switch. – Remove the “Memory Stick Du o” from your camcorder . • If the printer [...]

102 12 ...Open the jac k cov er . 4 ...Re move th e sh oe cover. 1 REMO TE jack (For DCR-DVD305/DVD755) • Connect other optional accessories. 2 A/V (audio/ video) ja ck (p .54, 9 6, 98) 3 Shoe c over (For DCR-DVD305/DVD755) 4 Active Interface Shoe (For DCR-DVD305/DVD755) The Ac tive Interface Shoe suppl ies power to optio nal access ories suc h a[...]

103 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD3 05/DV D755) When you install the Pict ure Packag e or N ero Express 6 software on a W indows comp uter from t he suppl ied CD-R OM, you can e njoy the fol lowing oper ation s by conne cting yo ur camcorde r to your comput er . • The M aci ntosh c omp uter does n ot suppor t the supp lied Pic ture Package and Nero E[...]

104 x When usi ng W indows compu ter When using Pi cture P acka g e on a computer OS: Mi crosoft Windows 2000 Professional / W indows XP Home Edition / Windo ws XP Profes sional Standard i nstalla tion is r equired. O peration is no t as sur ed i f t he a bove OS has bee n upgraded. CPU: Inte l Pentium III 600MHz or faster (Pentium III 1GHz or fast[...]

105 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD3 05/DV D755) Y ou need to install t he softwar e to your W i ndows comp uter before connecting y our camcorder t o the comput er . The instal lation is r equired on ly for th e first time. Content s to be install ed and procedu res may differ depending on your OS. 1 Confirm that your camcor der i s not connected to th[...]

106 7 Read [License Agreement], chec k [I accept the terms of the license agreement] when you a gree, then c lic k [Ne xt]. 8 Select where to save the software, then clic k [ Next]. 9 Select [NTSC], the n clic k [Install]. 10 Cli ck [Instal l] on th e [Ready to Install the Program] screen. The i nstalla tion of Pi cture P ackage starts. 11 Click [N[...]

107 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD3 05/DV D755) 2 Clic k [Nex t]. 3 Click [Finish] . 14 Make sure [Y es, I want to restart my computer now .] is checked, then click [Fin ish ]. The com puter t urns of f once, then st arts up ag ain auto matically (Restar t). Th e sho rt-cut icon s fo r [Pic ture Pa ckag e Men u], [P ictu re Pack age Me nu dest inat ion[...]

108 T o view “First Step Guide ” on your comput er , Microsof t Internet Exp lorer V er . 6.0 or la ter is r eco mmen ded. Doubl e-clic k the ic on on the deskt op. • Y ou can also start b y selecting [Star t ], [Programs] ([All Prog rams] for Windows X P), [Pic ture Package] , and [First Step Guide], then start up [Firs t Step Guide]. • T [...]

109 T ro ubleshoo ting If you run into any problems using your camcorder , use th e follow i ng table to troubleshoot the probl em . If the problem persists, remo ve the power source and contact your Son y dealer . The camcorder does not op e rate even when t he power is set to on. • Di sconnec t the AC Adaptor f rom th e wall outlet or rem ove t[...]

110 Y our camcorder gets warm. • T his is b ecause the power has been tur ned on fo r a long t ime. This i s not a m alfunction . Turn off your camcorder and leav e it for a while in a cool place. The pow e r does no t turn on. • The battery pack is not attached t o the camcorder . Attach a char ged battery pa ck to the c amcorder (p.21). • T[...]

111 T ro ubleshoo ting A problem occurs when the cam corder is connected to t he A C Adaptor . • T urn off the po wer , and disconnect th e AC Adaptor fro m the wall outle t. Then, connect it again. An unknown picture appears on the s creen. • Th e camcorder is in [DEMO MO DE] (p.79 ). T o uch the LCD scr een or ins ert a disc or “Mem ory Sti[...]

112 The disc canno t be removed. • Make sure th e power s o urce (ba ttery pack or A C Adaptor) is c onnected correc tly (p.21). • Remove the batter y pack from the ca mcorder , then att ach it aga in (p.22). • Attach a ch arged bat tery pack to the camcord er (p.21). • T he disc i s damaged or is dirty with fingerpr ints, etc . In this c a[...]

113 T ro ubleshoo ting The data file n ame is not i ndicated correctly . • Onl y the file name is display ed if the directory str ucture does not conform to the univ e rsal standard . • Th e file is damaged. • Th e file format is not supporte d on your camcor der (p.135). The data f ile name flashes. • Th e file is damaged. • Th e file fo[...]

114 The external flash ( optional) does not work (For DCR-DVD305/D VD755). • The power of the flas h is not tu rned on, or t he flash is not atta ched correctly . • Y ou cann ot record with the flash with: – D uring recordin g movies – [SUPE R NSPL US ] – [COLOR SLO W S] – [D. EFFECT] – [ BURST] – The con vers ion lens (opt ional) a[...]

115 T ro ubleshoo ting Refer al so to “Setup items” (p.11 7). The auto f ocus does not func tion. • Set [FOCUS] to [A UTO] (p.72). • The recordin g conditio n s are not suitabl e for auto fo cus. Adjust t he focus manu ally (p.72). [STEAD YSHO T] does not function. • S et [STE ADYSHOT] to [O N] (p.75 ). • [STEAD YSHO T ] may not work fo[...]

116 Black bands appear when y ou record a TV screen or computer screen. • Set [STEAD YSHO T] to [OFF] (p.75). The supp lied Remote Co m mander do es not funct ion. • Set [REMO TE CTRL] to [ON] (p.83 ). • Ins ert a battery into the ba ttery hol der with the +/– p olariti es co rrectly matchin g the +/– ma rks (p.141). • Remove an y obstr[...]

117 T ro ubleshoo ting • Th is may appear on st ill images ta ken with other devices, edi ted on a computer, etc. No sound or only a low so und is hear d when p laying ba ck a d isc. • Set [MUL TI-SOUND] to [STEREO] (p.81). • T urn up the v olume (p.45 ). • Soun d is not output when the LC D screen is closed. Open the LCD screen. • Whe n [...]

118 Y ou cannot use [PROGRAM AE]. • Y ou cann ot use [PROGRAM AE] together with: – N ightShot p lus – [SUPE R NSPL US ] – [COLOR SLO W S] – [OLD MOVIE] • [ SPORTS] will not wo rk when the POWER swi tch is se t to (St ill). Y ou cannot use [SPOT METER]. • Y ou cann ot use [SPO T METER] together with: – N ightShot p lus – [SUPE R NS[...]

119 T ro ubleshoo ting [COLO R SLO W S] does not operate correctly . • [COLOR SLO W S] m ay not oper ate correc tly in total darkness. Use NightShot p lus or [SUPER NSPLUS] . • Y ou cannot use [C OLOR SLO W S] toge ther with : – [F ADER ] –[ D . E F F E C T ] – [PR OGRA M AE] –[ E X P O S U R E ] – [SPOT METER] Y ou cann ot use [ SELF[...]

120 Y ou cannot e dit a D VD-R/D VD-RW ( VIDEO mode)/D VD+RW with your camcorder . Unable t o edit. • There are n o im ages recorded o n the disc. • Un able to edit be cause of the con dition of the ima ge. • Y ou cannot edit an image protec ted on another device. Scenes cann ot be added in th e Playlist. • T he disc is full, or the a dded [...]

121 T ro ubleshoo ting Y ou cannot copy the disc to the 12cm D V D. • Us e the supp lied software , Nero Expres s 6. Refer to the i nstruction manual s upplied with Nero Express 6 f or de tails. Prints cannot be made using a PictBridge print er (For DCR-D VD305/DVD755). • Y o ur printer ma y not print image s recorded usi ng other devices. This[...]

122 The beep soun ds fo r 5 seconds. • T he temperat ure of your camco rder is extremely high. T urn off your cam corder and leave it for a whil e in a coo l pla ce. • M oisture con densation has occurred with th e disc. T ur n off your camcorder and leave it for about 1 hour, then turn on your camc order again (p.1 39). • Som e problems have[...]

123 T ro ubleshoo ting 4 Double-clic k [Driver ] t [ Setup.ex e] . For Windows 2000 1 Click [ Start] , [Setti ngs], then [C ontrol Pan el]. 2 Click [Sys tem]. The [Sys tem Propertie s] windo w ap pears. 3 Click [Hardware] tab . 4 Click [Device Ma nager]. The [D evice Man ag er] w indow app ears . 5 Make sure t hat [SONY DDX-C1002 USB Device] appear[...]

124 4 Double-click [Driver] t [Set up.ex e]. An error message appears when y o u place the supplied CD-ROM in y o ur computer . • Set the comp uter display as follo ws: –8 0 0 × 600 d ots or more, Hi gh Color (16 b its, 65 000 col ors) or more Y ou cannot use the supplied CD-ROM on a Macintosh computer . • The supplie d softw are Picture Pac[...]

125 T ro ubleshoo ting • Th e computer d oes no t recognize the “Mem ory Stic k Duo” during cam corder o peration suc h as disc playb ack or editing. Finish camcor der operatio n before conne cting the camc order to the co mputer agai n. [Cannot start Easy Hand ycam with USB connected] or [ Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connected] appe[...]

126 The “First Step Guide” is not displayed correctly . • Follo w the procedure belo w and refer to “First Step Guide” (Fi rstStepGuide.p df). 1 Place the sup plied CD- R OM in the disc driv e of your computer. 2 Double-click [M y Computer ]. 3 Right-c l ick [PICTUREP ACKA G E] (Disc driv e) * . * Drive names (such as (E:)) may vary depen[...]

127 T ro ubleshoo ting If indic ators appear on the LC D scree n or in the vie wfi nder , check the fo llowi ng. Some sympto ms you can fix by yourself. If the proble m persists even after you have tried a couple o f times, contac t your S ony dealer or loca l authori zed Sony s ervice f acility . C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-di agnosis display) C:04: s[...]

128 E (Battery level warning) Slow flashing • T he battery pack is nearly used up. • De pending on th e operatin g environment or batte ry condition s, E may fla sh, eve n if there are appro ximately 20 mi nutes rema ining. % (Moisture condensation warning)* Fast flashing • M oisture c ondensa tion has occurre d with the di sc. T urn off your[...]

129 T ro ubleshoo ting x Moistur e condensatio n % Moist ure condensat ion. T urn off for 1 H. (p.139) % Condensati on. Cannot open. Remove disc later . (p.139) x Disc Overheated. Recording on disc disab led. Overheated. Cannot open. T ry late r . Z Recor ding on disc disab led. • A m alfuncti on has occu rred with the disc and it cannot b e used[...]

130 x “Memory St ick Duo ” Reinsert th e Memory Stick. • Re insert the “Memory St ick Duo” a few times. If even then the i n dicato r flashes, the “Memory Stic k Duo” can be damage d. T ry with another “Memory Stick Duo . ” This is a read-only Memory Stick. • Ins ert a writable “Memory S tick Duo. ” Inco mpa tible type o f M[...]

131 T ro ubleshoo ting x Easy Ha ndycam Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam. (p.34) Cannot cancel E asy Handycam. (p.34) Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam with USB connected. ( p .34) Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connected. ( p .34) In valid during Easy Handycam opera t ion. (p.34) No recording i n Easy Han dycam opera t ion. (p.34) • Th e D VD+RW ha[...]

132 Power supply Y ou can us e your cam corder in any co untries/ regions using the A C Ada ptor suppli ed with your camc order with in the AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/6 0 Hz range. Use a c ommercial ly av ailable AC p lug adaptor [a] , if necessary , dep ending on th e design o f the wall o utlet [b]. On TV color syste ms Y our camcord er is an NTSC sy[...]

133 Additional Information Setting to the local tim e Y ou can easily set the c lock to the local tim e by setting a time difference whe n using your camcorder abroa d. Set [A REA S ET] an d [DST SET ]/[SUMMERT IM E] in the TIME/ LANGU. (p.28). Wo rld time differe nce 1 23 4 68 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 6 1 7 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 Area co[...]

134 See page 16 for the details of di scs which y o u can use with y o ur camcorder . Notes o n use • Hold the disc by its ed ge while supp orting the ce nter hole light ly . Do not tou ch the recordin g side (the opposite of the printed side when using a singl e-sided disc). • Be fore shooti ng, be sure to remove dust and fi ngerprint s from t[...]

135 Additional Information A “M emor y Stick” is a co mpact, por table IC recordi ng m edium w ith a d ata ca pacity that exceeds the capacity of a floppy disk . Y ou can use onl y a “Memo ry Stick Duo , ” which is about the h alf si ze of a sta ndard “Memo ry Stick” in your camcord er . Ho wev er , appearan ce on the list be low do es [...]

136 x On a loc at ion for use Do no t use or keep t he “Memo ry Sti ck Duo ” in th e followi ng lo cati ons . • Places subject to extremely high temperature, such as a car parked outside in the summer . • Places under direct sunlight. • Places with extremely hi gh humi dity or subject to co rr os ive ga se s. x On the Memo ry St ick Duo A[...]

137 Additional Information Thi s un it i s com pat ible wi th a n “InfoLITH IUM” battery pack (P series). Y our camcord er operat es only with a n “InfoLIT HIUM ” batte ry pack. “Inf oLITHIUM” P se ries batt ery packs hav e the mark. What i s an “ InfoL ITHI UM” batte r y pack? An “ InfoLITHI UM” battery pack is a lithi um-ion b[...]

138 Battery life • The battery life is li mited. Batter y capacity drops little by little as you use it more and more, and as time passes. When the av ailable battery time is shortened considerably , a pr obable cause is that the battery pack has reached the end of its life. Please buy a new battery pack. • The ba ttery life varies according to[...]

139 Additional Information On use an d care • Do not use or stor e the camcorder and accessories in the fo llowing locations. – Anywhere extremely hot or cold. Nev er leave them exposed to temperatures above 60°C (140°F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car park ed in the sun. They may malfunction or become deformed. – N[...]

140 x How to preven t moisture c ondensat ion When you brin g you r camcord er from a col d plac e into a warm pl ace, put your camcorder in a p lastic bag and seal i t tightly . Remo ve the bag w hen the air temp erature inside the plastic ba g has reached t he surroun ding tempera ture (aft er about one hour). On the L CD screen • Do n ot exer [...]

141 Additional Information On the pi ckup lens • Do not touch the lens inside the disc cover . Keep the disc c over closed e xcept when inserting and removing the disc, to keep dust out. • When your camcorder does not work because the pickup lens is d irty , clean it with a blower (not supplied). Do not touch the pickup lens directly during cle[...]

142 WAR NI N G Batter y may explode if mistreat ed. Do not recharge, di sassemble or disp ose of in fire. • A button-t ype lithium batt ery (CR2025) is used in the Rem ote Commander . Do not use batteries other than the CR2025. • When t he lithium battery becomes weak, the operating distance of the Remote Com mander may shorten, or the Remote C[...]

143 Additional Information System Video compression format MPEG2/JPEG (Still images ) Audio c ompression for mat DCR-D VD105/D VD205/D VD605/D VD705 Dolby Digital 2ch Dolby Digital St ereo Cr eator DCR-D VD305/D VD755 Dolby Digital 2/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5. 1 Creator Video signal NTSC color, EIA standards Usable discs 8cm DVD-R/D VD- R W/DVD+R W Rec[...]

144 Input/Ou tput connecto rs DCR-DVD10 5/DVD205/DVD60 5/ DVD705 Audio/Video outpu t 10 pin connector V ideo signal: 1 Vp-p , 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p , 75 Ω (ohm s), unbalanced Chrominance signal: 0.286 Vp-p, 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced Audio signal: 327 mV (at Load impedance 47 k Ω (kilohms) ), Output impeda nce less t[...]

145 Additional Information (1 5/16 × 3/4 × 1 13/16 in.) (w × h × d) Mass (Approx. ) 40 g (1.5 oz) Operating temperatur e 0°C to + 40°C (32°F to 104 °F) Ty p e Li-io n Design and specifications ar e subject to change without notice.[...]

146 x 12cm disc A disc with a diam eter of 12cm. Y ou cannot use 12cm discs with this DVD Handycam. x 5.1ch su rround so und A system t hat plays back sound o n 6 speak ers, 3 at the front (left, right and cent er) and 2 at th e rear (rig ht and lef t) with an additional l ow-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for freque ncies of 120Hz or lowe[...]

147 Glossar y , Inde x x MPEG 2 MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, the group of stan dards for the cod ing (image compre ssion) o f video (m ovie) and audio. There are MPEG 1 (standard definition) a nd M PEG2 (high definition) formats. D VD Handycam records mo v ies in MPEG2 format. x Original A movie or still pho to recorde d by D VD Ha[...]

148 Nume rics 16:9 WIDE ........ ......... .... 32, 64 4:3 .......... ......... ......... .......32, 64 5.1ch surround recording .... .. 46 5.1-channel surround sound ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... .... 4 6 8cm DVD ... ......... ......... ........14 A A/V connecting cable ...... ......... ......... .... 20, 54, 96, 98 A/V jack .. ..[...]

149 Glossar y , Inde x G Grip bel t .... ......... ......... ......... . 25 H Help . ......... ......... ......... ........10 3 High-speed transfer .......15, 104 Holding the camcorder .. .......25 HQ ... ......... ......... ......... ......... . 80 I Icon ...... See Di splay indicat ors ID1/I D2 ... ......... ......... ......... ...54 IMAGE SI ZE [...]

150 POWER s witch...... ........... .... 2 1 Pre-installed rechargeable batte ry ......... ......... ......... ...... 141 Preparation Camc o rder .... ......... ........ 20 Compu ter .......... ......... .. 103 Previous/next but ton ...... ......... ......... ......... . 38, 39, 45 Print ... ......... ......... ......... ......100 PRO GRAM AE .. ..[...]

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