Sony DCR-HC54E manual

3-278-984- 11 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital Video Camera Recorder Oper atin g Guid e DCR-HC51E /HC52E/ HC53E/HC54E Gett in g Star te d 9 Recording / Playbac k 17 Using th e Menu 28 Dubbing/Editing 43 Using a Com puter 47 Troubles hooting 51 Add itio nal Info rma tion 58 Qui ck Refe rence 68[...]

2 Read this first Befo re operat ing the unit, plea se read t his manua l thoroughly , and retain i t for future refere nce. To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. Replace the battery with the specified type o nly. Otherwise, [...]

3 The supplied in terface cable must be used wit h the equipment in order to comply wit h the limits for a digital device pursuant to Sub part B of P art 15 of FCC Rules . Battery pa ck This device complie s with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operatio n is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and [...]

4 Dispos al of wast e batt eries (appl icable in the Eu ropean Unio n and other Euro pean countrie s with sep arate collecti on systems) This s ymbol on the bat ter y or on the packag ing i ndicat es th at the batt ery provide d with this produc t shall not be treate d as hou sehold waste. By ensuri ng these batteri es are di spose d of cor rectly [...]

5 will da mage the te rmin al and may re sult in a malfunc tion of your cam corder. About m enu ite ms, LC D panel , viewfi nder, a nd lens • A menu ite m that is grayed out is not available under the curre nt record ing or playback co nditions. • The LCD sc reen a nd the vi ewfin der a re manufac tured using ext remel y high- precision te chno[...]

6 video c ameras and offe rs a quality ty pical of a C arl Zeiss le ns. * MTF stands for Modulation Transfer Function. The number value indicates the amount of lig ht from a subject coming into the lens. Read thid first (Con tinued)[...]

7 Tabl e of Cont ents Read this fi rst ..... ....... ......... ....... ...... 2 Notes on us e ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... 4 Step 1: Ch ecking supp lied items .......... ...... ....... .......... ...... .......... ...... 9 Step 2: Ch arging the bat tery pack .......... ...... ....... .......... ...... .......... .... 10 Step 3: Turn ing th[...]

8 Using yo ur camc order abroa d ..... . 58 Maint en ance an d prec aut ions . ... .. 59 Usabl e cas sette t apes ....... ........ . 59 Abou t the “Inf oLIT HIUM ” batte ry pack ........ ........ ...... ........ ........ .... 60 Abou t i.LINK ...... ........ ......... ..... .... 61 On usi ng y our ca mcorde r .. ..... .... 62 Specifications .. [...]

9 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing supp lied it ems Make sure that you have follo wing items suppl ied with your camco rder. The number in the par enthe ses ind icat es the numb er o f th at it em supp lied . AC Adaptor (1) (p. 10) Power cord (Mai ns lead) (1) (p. 10) A/V conn ecting ca ble (1) (p. 26, 43 ) USB cable (1) (DCR-HC5[...]

10 Step 2: Charg ing the b attery pa ck You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 60) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cannot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder. 1 Align the te rminals of the b attery pack and your camcorder 1 , the n attach the battery pa[...]

11 Gettin g Started To us e an ou tsid e power sour ce You can ope rate your camc order using the power fro m the wall o utlet (wal l socket ) by making the sam e connec tions as you do when ch argin g the bat tery pack . The ba ttery pack will n ot lose its ch arge in this case . To remov e the ba ttery pa ck 1 Turn off t he power, then press PUSH[...]

12 Recording time App roxim ate time ( min.) avail able when you use a fully c harged battery pack. * Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turning the power on/off and zooming. b Notes • All times measured und er the f ollowing conditions: Top: Recording with L CD screen. Bottom: Rec ording with viewfinder w[...]

13 Gettin g Started Step 3: T urnin g the pow er on and setting the date an d time Set th e date and tim e whe n usin g thi s camcorde r for the first time. If yo u do not set the date and time, the [CLOCK SET] screen ap pears ever y time you turn on your camcorde r or c hange the POWE R switch position. 1 While pressing the green button, slide the[...]

14 You ca n change t he on-scree n displays to show messages in a specified language. Touch t [MENU] t (SETUP MENU) t [ LANGUAGE], then sele ct the desire d languag e. Changin g the l anguage se tting Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the dat e and ti me (Contin ued)[...]

15 Gettin g Started Step 4: M aking s etting ad justme nts befor e record ing Slide th e LENS COVER switch to OPEN. After r ecordin g, set t he LENS C OVER switch to CL OSE, to clo se the l ens c over. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degrees to th e camcorde r ( 1 ), th en rota te i t to the best angle to reco rd or pl ay ( 2 ). b Not es • Do not pr ess [...]

16 Step 5: Insert ing a Cas sette You can use mini DV cassett es only (p. 59). 1 Slide and hold the OPEN/ EJECT lever in the direction of the arrow and open the lid. The casse tte compar tment au tomatic ally com es out an d opens up. 2 Insert a cassette wi th its window facing outwards, then press . The cassette compartment automatically slides ba[...]

17 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Easy Re cordi ng/Play back (Easy Ha ndycam ) With t his Easy Handycam operati on, mo st of the camera settin gs are automati cally o ptimal ly adju sted , whic h frees you f rom de tail ed adj ustme nt s. The screen font size increases for easy view ing. 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the a[...]

18 Slide the POWER switch A in the directi on of the a rrow repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp. Touch the buttons on the screen D as follows. x To can cel Easy Ha ndycam opera tion Press EASY C again. disappea rs from the scr een D . x Adjust able menu se ttings d uring Easy H andycam oper ation Touch to display adjustable m enu settings. See[...]

19 Recordin g/Playback Recor ding Slide the PO WER switc h in th e directi on of the arrow rep eatedly to turn on the CAMERA lamp. Press REC START/STOP A (or B ). To stop recording, press REC START/STOP A (or B ) ag ain. Open t he lens cover (p . 15) . REC START /STOP B POWER switch REC START/ STOP A If the POWER sw itch is set to OFF( CHG), sl ide[...]

20 You can ma gnify imag es up to 40 time s the orig inal size w ith the powe r zoom leve r or the zoom buttons on the LCD frame. Move th e powe r zoom l eve r slig htly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. b Notes • [STEADYSHOT] may not reduce image blurring as desired when the power zoom lever is set t o the T (Telephot o) sid[...]

21 Recordin g/Playback To adj ust t he ex posure for backl it su bjects , press . (back li ght) to display . . To cancel th e backlight function, press . (back li ght) again. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degrees to th e camcorde r ( 1 ), th en rota te it 1 80 deg rees to the lens side ( 2 ). z Tip s • A mirror-image of the subject appears on the LCD s[...]

22 Playba ck Slide the PO WER switch in the di rection of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDIT lamp. Start playin g back. Touch to re wind the tape to the desired poi nt, then touch to start pl ayback . * Playback automatically stops if pause is engaged for more than 3 minutes. To adju st the volume Touch t [PAGE1] t [VOL ], then / to adj[...]

23 Recordin g/Playback Using the guide func tions (US AGE GUID E) You can easily select the desired setting screens by using t he guide functio ns (USAGE GUIDE). Your cam corder has 2 guide func tions as shown below. 1 Touch [GUIDE ]. 2 Select the desired item. e.g., t o record nigh t views Touch [SHOOT GUIDE] t [SELC T SCEN E ] t [PAGE r ]/[PAGE R[...]

24 Search ing for t he sta rting poi nt Make sure that the CAMERA lamp lights up (p . 19). [END SCH] (END SEARCH) will not work once yo u eject th e cassett e after you have rec orded on the tape . Touch t [P AGE1], then touch [END SCH]. The l ast scen e of the m ost rec ent recordin g is played ba ck for about 5 seconds, and th e camcorde r enters[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback 3 Select [EDITSEARCH ] with / , then touch [ EXEC]. 4 Sele ct [ ON] wit h / , then touch [EX EC] t . 5 Touch . The l ast 2 second s (approx.) of the mo st rece ntly r ecord ed sce ne are play ed bac k. Then, your camcor der is set to standby. 0:00:00 STBY 60m i n EDIT FN GUIDE[...]

26 Playi ng the pict ure on a TV You c an con nect y our camc order to the in put ja ck of a TV or a VCR using the A /V con necting cabl e ( 1 ) or t he A/V connecti ng cable with S VIDEO ( 2 ). Con nect your camc order to t he wall outle t (wa ll sock et) us ing th e supp lied AC Ada ptor for this opera tion (p. 10 ). Refe r also to the instru cti[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback If your TV/VCR has a 2 1-pin adap tor (EUROCONNE CTOR) You need the 21-p in ad aptor ( optional) to connec t your cam corder to a TV for viewi ng re corde d imag es. Th is adap tor i s designed for ou tput use only. TV/VCR[...]

28 Using t he Menu Using th e menu it ems 1 Slide the POW ER switch i n the direction o f the arrow repeatedly to turn on the respective lamp. CAMERA lamp: setting s for recordin g on a tape PLA Y/ED IT lam p: se tting s for vi ewin g/ed iting 2 Touch the LCD screen to sele ct the menu item. Unavai labl e items wi ll be gra yed out . x To use the o[...]

29 Usin g the Menu Operat ion bu tton items Avail abl e opera ti on but tons vary depend ing on the positio n of the lamp a nd the display (PAGE). The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems a re sele cted. The avai labl e funct ions during Ea sy Handy cam ope ratio n are mark ed with “ * ?[...]

30 You can ad just and fix the e xposure t o the subject, so that it is r ecor ded in suit able brig htness ev en wh en t here i s st rong contrast be tween the subj ect and the backgr ound, such as subje cts in the spot li ght o n stage . 1 Touch the point whe re you want to fix and adjust t he expo sure on t he scr een. appe ars. 2 Touch [END]. T[...]

31 Usin g the Menu SPOR T** (Sports lesson) ( ) Select t o minimi ze shake when sh ooting fast m oving subj ects. SNOW ** ( ) Selec t this when shooting in very bright, white c onditions, such as on a ski slo pe; otherw ise pictu res may a ppear too dark. BEACH** ( ) Select to prevent people’s faces fr om appear ing dark in stro ng light or refle[...]

32 BLACK MOSC. FADER MONOTONE When fa ding in, the pi cture gradu ally change s from black an d white to co lor. When f ading out, it gradually cha nges from color to blac k and whit e. You can ad just the co lor bal ance to the brightn ess of the recordi ng environ ment. B AUTO The white balance is adjuste d autom atically . OUTDOOR ( ) The white [...]

33 Usin g the Menu See page 13. You can ad just the br ightn ess of the LC D scre en. The record ed pict ure wi ll not be affect ed b y thi s ope ratio n. Adjust the bri ghtness with / . You can use t he video opera tion buttons ( / / / ) on every P AGE. [PAGE1 ] See page 36. See page 22. See page 24. See page 72. [PAGE2 ] Duri ng pl ayback , dis p[...]

34 2 Touch [ RET.] t . To retu rn to the normal pl ayback mode , touch (Play/Pau se) twice (o nce from frame playba ck). b Notes • You will not hear the recorded sound. You may see mosaic-lik e images of the previously played picture. Using the inter nal stere o microp hone (p. 68), yo u can a dd sound t o a ta pe already recorded in 12-b it mode[...]

35 Usin g the Menu 5 Touch (Stop) when you wa nt to stop recordi ng. To dub on other scene s, repeat step 2 to select sc enes, then touch [AUDIO DUB ]. 6 Touch [ RET.] t . To check t he recorded sou nd 1 Play back the tape on which you have recorded audio (p . 22). 2 Touch t [PAGE1] t [MENU]. 3 Select (PLAYER SET) for the DCR- HC51E/HC53E, or (VC R[...]

36 * The value set before Easy Handycam operation will be r etained during Easy Handycam operation. Menu items • Available menu items ( z ) vary depend ing on wh ich lamp is lit. • During Easy Handycam operation, the following settings are autom atically applied (p. 17 ). CAME RA PLAY/ EDIT Easy Handycam MANUAL SET menu (p. 3 7) P EFFEC T zz OF[...]

37 Usin g the Menu MANUAL SE T menu – P EFFECT The defau lt setting is mar ked with B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems a re sele cted. See page 28 for details on selecting menu items. You ca n add sp ecial e ffects to a pi ctur e during rec ording or pl ayback. appears. B OFF Does not use [P EF FECT] setting. NEG.A RT The[...]

38 CAME RA SET menu – D ZOOM/WI DE SEL/STEAD YSHOT, et c. The defa ult set tings are marked with B . The in dicators in parent heses a ppear wh en the items ar e select ed. See page 28 for details o n selecting menu items. You can selec t the maxim um zoom leve l in case you wa nt to zoom to a level greater than 40 × (the default setting) w hile[...]

39 Usin g the Menu When using th e NightShot plus (p. 20) func tion t o record , you can re cord cl earer pictures by setting [N .S.LIGHT ], which emits in frared light (i nvisible ), to [ ON] (the default set ting). b Not es • Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects (p. 68). • Remove the conversion lens (optional) if [...]

40 LCD/VF SET menu – LCD B.L./LCD COLO R/VF B.L., etc The defa ult set tings are marked with B . See page 28 for details o n selecting menu items. You ca n adjust the bri ghtness of the LC D scree n’s b acklig ht. The record ed pi cture will not be affected by this ope ration. B BRT NORM AL Standard b rightness. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD screen[...]

41 Usin g the Menu TAPE SE T men u – REC MO DE/AUD IO MODE/ REMAIN The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems a re sele cted. See page 28 for details on selecting menu items. B SP ( SP ) Recor ds in the SP (Stand ard Play) mode on a cassett e. LP ( LP ) Incre ases t he reco rding time to 1[...]

42 OTHERS m enu – WORL D TIM E, etc . The defa ult set tings are marked with B . See page 28 for details o n selecting menu items. When usi ng your camco rder abroa d, you can set the t ime differenc e by touching / , the cloc k will be adjust ed in accord ance wit h the time diffe rence. If you se t the tim e differe nce to 0, the cloc k return [...]

43 Dubbin g/Editing Dubbing /Editing Dubbi ng to V CR or DVD/HDD recor ders You can dub im ages playe d back on your ca mcorder to other recordin g devices, such as VCRs or DVD/HDD recorders. You can connect your camcorder to VCRs or DVD/HDD recorders, usi ng the A/V connecting cable ( 1 ), the A/V connec ting cable wit h S VIDEO ( 2 ), or the i.LI[...]

44 b Notes • When you are connecting your camcorder to a monaural device, connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video input jack, and the red (right channel) or th e white (left channel) plug to the audio input jack on the device. • When you connect a device via an A/V conn ecti ng cabl e, set [DISP OU T] to [L CD] (th e de[...]

45 Dubbin g/Editing Record ing pict ures f rom a VCR , etc. (DCR- HC52E/ HC54 E) Using an i.LINK ca ble (optiona l), you can record pictu res from a VC R, etc., on a tape. Be sure to insert a cassette for re cording in your camcord er beforeh and. You ca n conne ct your c amcord er to a V CR or a n i.LI NK-com patible d evice u sing th e i.LI NK ca[...]

46 5 Start playing th e cassette on t he VCR. The pict ure playe d on the con nected devi ce appe ars on the LCD sc reen o f your cam corder. 6 Touch [REC START] at the point you want to s tart recording. 7 Stop rec ording. Touch (Stop) or [RE C PAUSE]. 8 Touch [ RET.] t . b Notes • The indicator appears when you connect your camcorder and other [...]

47 Using a Computer Using a Compute r What y ou can do with Window s co mputer (DCR- HC53E/ 54E) Whe n you instal l the “ Pictu re Mo tion Browse r” on a Wi ndows c omputer fro m the supplied CD-ROM , you can en joy the following ope rations. b Not es • You cannot ins tall the supplied software, “Picture Motion Browser”, on a Macintosh co[...]

48 Memory: 256 MB or more Hard disk: Disc volume required for installation: Ap proximately 350 MB Display: Minimum 1024 × 768 dots Others: USB port (this must be provid ed as stan dard, H i-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compat ible) is recomm ended), DV Interf ace (IEEE 1394, i.LIN K) (to connect via an i.LIN K cabl e), dis c drive (CD-ROM drive is ne cessar[...]

49 Using a Computer 5 Select t he desire d language and the model name of your camcorde r from the pull -down men u. 6 Click [Fi rstStepGuide(HTM L)]. Ins talla tion s tart s. Wh en [Save is comp lete] ap pears, click [O K] to fi nish th e ins tall ation . To vie w the “F irst S tep Guid e” in PD F In step 6 , cl ick [Fir stStep Guide( PDF)]. T[...]

50 Viewin g “Fi rst S tep Gu ide” (DCR -HC5 3E/5 4E) To view “ First Step Guide” on yo ur comput er, M icroso ft Inte rnet E xplor er Ver.6. 0 or later is reco mmended . Doubl e-click th e short-cut icon for your camcor der’s “Firs t Step Guide” on th e desk top. z Tips • You can also start by selecting [Start] t [Programs] ([All Pr[...]

51 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you run into any problems using yo ur camcorde r, use the fo llowing ta ble to trouble shoot the problem . If the proble m persists, disconnect the po wer source an d contac t your Sony dea ler. • Overal l operat ions/Easy Handycam ..... 51 • Batte ries/Power sources ....... ........ ...[...]

52 • Attach the b attery p ack to the cam corder correct ly (p. 10). • Connect the po wer cord (main s lead) to the wall outlet ( wall socket) pr operly (p. 10). • The battery charge is co mplete d (p. 10). The CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged. • Attach the b attery p ack to the cam corder correctly (p. 10).[...]

53 Troubles hooting The Cassette M emory indicator or title display do es not appear while using a cassette with Cassette Memory. • This camcor der does not support Cassette Memory , so the ind icator does not a ppear. The remain ing tape ind icator is not displayed. • Set [ REMAIN] to [ ON] to alway s display th e remai ning tape in dicator ( [...]

54 The color of the picture is n ot correctly displayed. • Deactivat e the NightS hot plus fu nction (p. 20). The screen picture is bright, and the subjec t does not appear on the screen. • Deactivat e the NightS hot plus fu nction (p. 20), o r cance l the ba cklight f unction (p. 21). Undesirable flicker o ccurs. • This anomaly may occur whe[...]

55 Troubles hooting You cannot dub correct ly using the A/V connecting cable. • The A/ V connecti ng cable is not connected properly. Make su re that the A/V connect ing cable is connec ted to the inpu t jack of anoth er device for dubbing a picture from your camcord er (p. 43). New sound adde d to a recorde d tape is not heard. • Adjus t [AUDI[...]

56 Warnin g in dicato rs and messa ges If in dica tors ap pear o n the LC D scre en or i n the view find er, chec k the fol low ing. So me sy mpto ms you c an f ix b y yo urse lf. If the probl em persists ev en after you have tried a couple of times, contact your Sony dealer or l ocal author ized S ony se rvice facili ty. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-di[...]

57 Troubles hooting If messag es appear on the scre en, fol low the instructio ns. % Z Moisture condensation. Eject the cassette (p. 62) % Moist ure co ndensati on. Tu rn off for 1H. (p. 6 2) Z Reinsert the cassette. (p. 16) • Check if th e cassette is dam aged. Q Z The tape is locked - check the tab. (p. 59) Examples o f warning messages[...]

58 Additio nal Inform ation Using your camcor der ab road Power supply You ca n use your camcorde r in any country /region u sing the AC A daptor supplied with yo ur camcord er with in the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz ra nge. On TV color syste ms Your camcorder is PAL system, so its pictur e can only b e viewed on a PA L system TV with an AUDIO/VIDE[...]

59 Additional I nformation Maint enanc e and prec aution s You ca n use mi ni DV for mat cass ett es onl y. Use a casse tte with t he mark. Your camc order is not co mpatible with th e Cassette Memory function. To prev ent a blank sectio n from bein g create d on th e tap e Go to the en d of the recor ded secti on using END SE ARCH ( p. 24) bef ore[...]

60 This unit is c ompatible wi th an “InfoL ITHIU M” batt ery pack (H serie s). Your ca mcorder ope rates only wit h an “InfoLI THIUM ” batter y pack. “InfoLI THIUM ” H series batter y packs have th e mark . Wha t is an “Inf oLITH IUM” bat tery pack? An “In foLITHI UM” ba ttery pack i s a lithium -ion batter y pack that has fu n[...]

61 Additional I nformation About b attery life • Battery capacity decreases over ti me and through repeated use. If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant, it is probably time to replace it with a new one. • Each battery’s life i s governed by storage, operating and environ mental conditions. The DV Inte rfa ce on th is uni [...]

62 b Notes • When connecting your camcorder to another i.LINK-compatible devi ce, be sure to turn off the power of the device and disc onnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet (wall s ocket) before connecting or di sconnecting the i. LINK cable. About the requi red i. LINK cabl e Use the Sony i .LINK 4 -pin-to-4-pin cable (during DV dubbing) . [...]

63 Additional I nformation • The warning message does not appear when the power is turned on. •N e i t h e r % or Z f lash when a cassette is i nserted and video operation buttons are touched. If moistur e starts to condense , your camcorde r sometime s cannot de tect cond ensa tion . If t his h appe ns, th e cas sett e is sometim es not ejecte[...]

64 2 Touch the “× ” displayed on the screen with the corne r of th e “Memory Stick” or the like. The position of t he “×” changes. If you did not press the right spot, st art from step 2 again. • You cannot calibra te the LCD screen if it is rotated. On hand ling the ca sing • If the casing is soiled, clean t he camcorder body wit[...]

65 Additional I nformation 6 Att ach the ey ecup block to the viewfi nder, pushing it straight on until it clicks. b Not es • The eyecup block is a precision part. Do not disassemble it further. • Do not to uch the lens of the eyecup block. On chargi ng the pre-ins talled rech arge able batte ry Your ca mcorde r has a pre-i nstalle d rechar gea[...]

66 Color tempera ture [AUTO], [ONE PUSH], [INDOOR] (3 200 K), [OUTDOOR] (5 800 K) Minimum ill umination 11 l x (l ux) (F 1.8) 0 lx (lux) (d uring NightS hot plus function) Input/Ou tput co nnectors A/V Remote Connector 10-pin c onnecto r Video sign al: 1 Vp- p, 75 Ω (ohms) Luminan ce signal : 1 Vp-p , 75 Ω (ohms) Chromi nance sig nal: 0.3 Vp -p, [...]

67 Additional I nformation * See th e label on th e AC Ad aptor fo r other s pecifications . Rechar geable battery pack (N P-FH30) Maximum output voltage DC 8. 4 V Output voltage DC 7. 2 V Capacity 3.6 Wh (50 0 mAh) Dimensions (approx.) 31.8 × 18.5 × 45 .0 mm (1 5/16 × 3/4 × 1 13/ 16 in) (w/h/d) Mass (approx.) 40 g (1. 5 oz ) Operat ing tempera[...]

68 Quick Reference Iden tify ing p arts and c ontro ls The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pages. A NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch (20) B Power zo om lever (20) C OPEN/EJECT lever (16) D Hooks for a sho ulder belt Attach a shoulder belt (optional) . E Grip be lt (15) F Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (5) G LENS COVER switch (15) H Internal stereo m icropho ne (34) I [...]

69 Quick Re fere nce A DISP/BAT T INFO button (11, 15) B EASY bu tton (17) C RESET button Initia lizes all th e settings , includi ng the setting of the date a nd time. D LCD scre en/touch pa nel (15, 71) E Zoom buttons (2 0) F REC STA RT/STOP but ton (17, 19) G Spea ker Playback sounds comes out fro m the speaker. For how to adju st the volume, se[...]

70 A POWER switch (13) B Viewfinder (15 ) C Eyecup (64) D Viewfinder le ns adjustmen t lever (15) E For DCR-HC51E/HC53E: DV OUT in terface (43) For DCR-HC52E/HC54E: DV i nterfac e (43, 45) F DC IN j ack (10 ) G A/V Remot e Connector (26, 43) H CAMERA, PLAY/EDIT l amp (13) I REC START /STOP button (1 7, 19) J Tripo d recept acle Attach th e tripod ([...]

71 Quick Re fere nce Indic ators displ aye d duri ng reco rding /play back A Remaini ng batte ry (appr ox.) B Record ing mo de ( SP or LP ) (41) C Record ing status ([STBY] ( standby) or [REC] (re cording) ) D Recording: Tape co unter ( hour: minute: second) Playback: Time co de (hour : minut e: seco nd: f rame) E Recor din g capa city of t he t ap[...]

72 You can use [DISP GUIDE] (p. 7 2) to check th e funct ion of ea ch indicat or that appear s on t he L CD scr een. b Notes • Some of the indicators may not appear when you use [DISP GUIDE]. Upper le ft Upper right Center Bottom b Notes • The c ontent and the position of the indic ator are normal. It may differ from the actual display. The dat[...]

73 Quick Re fere nce To finish the operatio n, touch [END ]. z Tip s • You can also operate by touchin g t [DISP GU IDE].[...]

74 Inde x Nume ric 12BIT. ...... ..... ....... .... ....... ..... . 41 16BIT. ...... ..... ....... .... ....... ..... . 41 16:9 WIDE ........ ...... ..... ....... . 38 21-pin adaptor. ..... ....... .... ...... 27 4:3 ........ ....... .... ....... ..... ...... .... 38 A A DUB CTRL (Audio dubbing) . .................. 34 AC Adapt or ........... .....[...]

75 Quick Re fere nce Recordi ng .... ....... ....... 17, 19 , 53 Recordi ng time ....... .... ....... ...12 REMAIN .. ....... ..... ...... ..... .....4 1 Reversal Pl ayback....... ....... ...34 S S VID EO cab le ....... .... ....2 6, 43 SCENE SEL. . .... ....... ..... ...... .30 Searching for the starting point ....... .... ....... ..... .... .....[...]

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