Sony DCR-PC107E manual

3-089-179- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Camera Operations Guide Read th is first Digital Video Ca mera Recorder DCR-PC106E/PC10 7E[...]

2 Read this first Before ope rating th e unit, please r ead th is manu al thorou ghly, and r etain it for fut ure refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or shock haza rd, do not exp ose the un it to rain or mo istu re. To avoi d el ect ri cal sh ock , do not op en the cabinet. Refer servicing to qua lified personnel only. FOR CUSTOMERS I N THE UNITE[...]

3 Notes on usin g this manual • The images of the LCD scr een and t he viewfi nder used on this manu al are capture d using a di gital still camera, and thus may ap pear diffe rent from what you see. • T he illustratio ns used on this ma nual are based on the mode l DCR-PC 107E. Notes on us ing the camcorder • H old your camcor der, putting y[...]

4 • When re moving y our camcorder from the Handycam Statio n, hold both your camc order and the Handyc am Station as shown in the follo wing illustrat ion, and re move it f rom the Ha ndycam Station . b Notes • When disconn ecting the AC Adaptor from the Handycam Statio n, hold both the DC plug and the Handycam St ation and d isconnect the AC [...]

5 Read thi s first ................. ................... .................... ................... .................. 2 Quick St art Guid e Recordin g movies ....................... ................... .................... ................... ..... 8 Recordin g/Playing b ack with ease .... .................... ............. ................... ... 1[...]

6 Recording a picture usin g various effects .... ............. .................... ........... 32 Fading in and out of a scene – FA DER .......... ..................... ................... ................... 32 Searching for the startin g point ....... .................... ............. ................... ..... 33 Searching for the last scene[...]

7 Advanced operations Customizing Your Cam- corder Changing t he men u setting s .... .......... 44 Using the (MANUAL SET) menu – PROGRAM AE/P EFFECT, etc. ................ ........... ........... ........... ..... 45 Using the (CAMERA SET ) menu – D ZOOM/16: 9WIDE, etc . ...... ..... 48 Using the (PLAYER SET)/ (VCR SET) menu – HiFi SO UND/AU[...]

Quick Star t Guide 8 Quick Start Guide Recording movies 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the bat ter y, see pa ge 1 2. 2 Insert a cassett e into the camcord er. a Slide the B ATT (battery relea se) lever an d remove the battery terminal cover. b Attach the b attery pac k with its termin al side facing you r camcor der[...]

Qui ck S tart Guide Quick Start Guide 9 3 Start recording while chec king the subject on the LCD screen. The date and time is n ot set up in the d efault se tting. To se t the dat e and time , see page 18. 4 View the recor ded picture on the L CD screen. a Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While press ing the gree n button[...]

Quick Star t Guide 10 Recording/Playing back with ease By switchi ng to Easy Han dycam operat ion, recor ding/pla yback op eration becomes eve n easier. Easy Ha ndycam op eration al lows easy rec ording/ playba ck for eve n first time u sers by pr ovidi ng on ly the basic func tions for r ecordin g/play back. For det ails, se e instruc tions for ea[...]

Getting started Getting started 11 Getting sta rted Step 1: Checking supplied items Make su re yo u ha ve fo llowing items suppl ied with your camcorder. The nu mber in pare nthese s indicat es the numbe r of that it em supplied. AC Adaptor (1) Ma ins le ad ( 1) Handycam Station (1) Wireless Remote Comma nder (1) A butto n-type lith ium batter y is[...]

Getting started 12 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You ca n charge the batt ery by attach ing the “InfoLITHI UM” battery pack (F series) to your ca mco rder . b Notes • You can not use batteries oth er than the “InfoLITHIUM” bat tery pack (F series) (p. 85). • Do not short-circui t the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or bat tery term inals [...]

Getting started Getting started 13 6 In sert your camcorder i nto the Hand ycam S tati on. 7 Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). The CHARGE lamp li ghts up an d char ging starts. To charge the b attery pack u sing only the AC Adapt or You can charge t he battery p ack on a trip, even if you ha ve not broug ht the Han dycam Sta tion along. With the v[...]

Getting started 14 To check the re maining batte ry – Batte ry Inf o You ca n check the battery’s cur rent char ge level and its current remainin g recordin g time both duri ng chargi ng or when the powe r is turne d off. 1 Set the PO WER switc h to OF F (CH G). 2 Open the LCD pane l. 3 Pr ess DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The ba ttery in form atio n appe[...]

Getting started Getting started 15 * A pproximate num ber of minutes when recording while you r epeatedly r ecord, start/s top, slide the POWER switch to ch ange the power mo de, and zoom. The actual batte ry life may be shor ter. Playing tim e Appr oximate nu mber of minutes ava ilable when yo u use a ful ly charg ed batt er y pack at 25°C (77°F[...]

Getting started 16 Step 3: Turning the power on You need to sl ide the POWE R switch repea tedly to se lect the des ired po wer mode to record or play. When using th is camcorder for the first tim e, the CLOCK SET screen appe ars (p. 18). 1 Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. 2 Wh ile pres sing the gr een b utto n, sl ide the POWER switch down. The [...]

Getting started Getting started 17 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusting the LCD p anel You can adj ust the angle and brightness of the LCD panel to m eet vario us recordin g situations. Even when the re ar e obs truc tio ns be twe en you and t he subje ct, you ca n check the subjec t on the LCD screen durin g recording by adjus [...]

Getting started 18 LCD panel r otated 1 80 degr ees an d close d with the sc reen fac ing out . 1 Slide the POW ER sw itch to se lect the CAMERA mode. (p. 16) 2 Extend the vi ewfind er, and cl ose the LCD pan el wi th th e sc reen faci ng ou t. appe ars on the sc reen . 3 Touch . 4 Touch . The LCD scr een is turned off. 5 Touch the LCD screen whi l[...]

Getting started Getting started 19 3 T ouch to disp lay PAGE 1. 4 T ouc h MENU. 5 S elect (SETUP MENU) with / , then touch EXEC. 6 S elect CLOCK SET with / , then touch EXEC. 7 Set Y (year) with / , then touc h . You ca n set any yea r up to the yea r 2079. 8 Set M (month), D (day), H (h our) and M (minute) in the same wa y as was done in step 7, t[...]

Getting started 20 Step 6: Inserting a cassette tape You can use mini DV casset tes onl y. For details o n these cassettes (su ch as wri te- protec tion) , see page 8 3. b Note • Do not force the cas sette into the comp artmen t. This may c ause a ma lfunction of your ca mcorder. 1 Sli de the OPEN/ Z EJECT lever in the direction of the arrow and [...]

Getting started Getting started 21 Step 7: Setting the screen language You can sel ect the la nguage t o be used on the LCD screen. 1 Tu rn on your camco rder. 2 Open th e LCD pa nel . 3 T ouch to disp lay PAGE 1. 4 T ouc h MENU. 5 Selec t (SETUP MENU), then select LANGUAGE with / , then touch EXEC. 6 Select the desi red lang uage wi th / , then to[...]

Recording 22 Recording Recording movies Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Getting st arted” (p. 11 - p. 21). When y ou are recording, mov ies will be recorded along with stereo sou nd. z Tip • Performing Ea sy Handycam operation , even first time users can record easily. For details, see pa ge 26. 1 Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. [...]

Recording Recording 23 the PO WER sw itch until the CAMER A lamp lights up, and then pre ss REC START/STOP. z Tips • If you do not use your camcord er for a long time, remove the cas sette and s tore i t. • Y ou can also record movi es by pressing REC START/STO P beside the LCD screen. It is us eful for recordi ng from a low angle or recordi ng[...]

Recording 24 Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the cam corder, th en rotate it 180 degr ees towards the subject. A mirror-image o f the s ubject a ppears on t he LCD screen, but the picture will be no rmal when recorde d. Usin g the s elf-ti mer With the self-tim er, you c an start reco rding after a de lay of about 10 sec ond s. 1 Touch and select [...]

Recording Recording 25 Recording still images – Tape ph oto recording You can re cord still i mages . Before recording, follow step s 1 to 7 in “Getti ng starte d” (p. 11 - p. 2 1). 1 S et the LENS COVER switch to OPE N. 2 Open th e LCD pa nel . 3 Slide the POWER switch un til the CAMERA lamp lights up. 4 Press and hold PHOTO l ightly. You wi[...]

Recording 26 Recording with ease – Easy Handycam With this Easy Handycam opera tion, most o f the camera s ettings are set t o the a utomatic mode , only basi c functio ns becom e availa ble, and t he scr een font si ze increa ses for ea sy viewing. Even fir s t time users can enjoy easy record ing. Bef ore reco rding, follo w steps 1 to 7 in “[...]

Recording Recording 27 Adjusting the exposure The exposur e is adju sted auto maticall y in the defaul t setti ng. Adjusting t he exposure for backl it subjects When yo ur subject has its back t o the sun or other light, yo u can adjus t the expo sure to preve nt the subject from b ecoming shadowed . Press BACK LIGHT when the POWER switch is set to[...]

Recording 28 To return the setting to automatic exposure Follow steps 1 to 3, th en touch [ AUTO] in step 4. Or s et [EXP OSURE] to [ AUT O] (p. 2 9). b Notes • You cannot use the Flex ible spot m eter together with the NightShot pl us function. • If you set [PROGRAM AE], [ SPOT METE R] is autom atically set to [ AUTO ]. z Tip • If you set [S[...]

Recording Recording 29 Adjusting the exposure manu ally You ca n fix the brightness of a pict ure at the best exposu re. When recordin g indoors on a clear day , for instance, you ca n avoid backl ight s hado w s on people ne xt to the windo w by ma nual ly fixi ng the ex posu re to that of the wall side of the room. 1 Slide the POWER switch to sel[...]

Recording 30 Recording in dark places – Nigh tShot pl us You can recor d subjec ts in dark places (su ch as when capturing t he face of yo ur baby sle eping) with thi s funct ion. Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON. and ”NIGHTSHOT PLUS ” appear. To cancel NightSho t plus, se t the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF. b Notes • Do not use the Nigh[...]

Recording Recording 31 Adjusting the focus The focus is adjusted automatically in the defaul t setting. Adjusting the focus for an off- center subj ect – S POT FOCUS You can select and adjust the focal point to aim it at a su bject not loca ted in the cen ter of the screen . 1 Slide the POWER switch to select the CAMERA mode. 2 T ouc h to disp la[...]

Recording 32 4 Tou ch [MANUAL]. 9 appea rs. 5 Touch or to adjust the focus. : To foc us on close s ubjects. : To fo cus on di stan t su bjects. 9 chan ges to w hen the foc us canno t be adjus ted an y furthe r. 9 change s to when the focus cannot be adjusted any closer . Tips for f ocu sing manual l y • It is eas ier to foc us on the subj ect whe[...]

Recording Recording 33 [MONOTONE] When f ading in , the pictur e gradua lly change s from bl ack-and -white to color. When f ading out, the picture gr adually ch ange s from color to bl ack-an d-white. 1 Slide the POWER switch to select the CAMERA mode. 2 T ouc h to disp lay [PAG E1] in the sta ndby mode (t o fade in) or during recording (to fade o[...]

Recording 34 4 Touch . To cancel the oper ation Touch [END SCH] aga in. b Note • The EN D SEAR CH func tion will not w ork corr ectly when there is a blank sect ion between rec orded sec tions on the ta pe . z Tip • When t he PLAY/EDIT mode is se lected, yo u can do this operation. Searchin g manually – EDIT SEARCH You can search for th e sta[...]

Playback Playback 35 Playba ck Viewing pictures recorded on a tape Make sure yo u have a recorded tape inserted into your cam corder. When yo u want to play ba ck recordi ngs on your TV, see page 40 . You can con trol playback using the Remot e Commander . z Tip • P erforming E asy Handycam operat ion, even first time u sers ca n p lay ba ck easi[...]

Playback 36 Indicators di splayed during playback A Rem ain ing ba tter y time B Recordi ng mode (SP or LP) C Tape tr ansport indicato r D Time code (h our: m inute : secon d: fr ame) or tape co unter (ho ur: minut e: second) E Function bu tton F Vide o operati on bu tton s Playing back in var ious modes To fast f orward or rewind during playback ?[...]

Playback Playback 37 Playing back with ease – Eas y Handy cam Easy H andyc am ope ration allo ws eas y playba ck for even first t ime users by provid ing only the basi c func tions for playb ack. Al so, the scr een fon t size in crease s for e asy vie wing. Ma ke su re you h ave a reco rded tap e inserte d into yo ur camc order. z Tip • Wh en y[...]

Playback 38 Various playback functions You ca n display t he record ed date and camera setting data. Display ing the screen ind icators You can choose to display the tim e code, tape count er, and oth er informa tion on the scr een. Press DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The in dica tors appe ar/disa ppear as yo u pres s the butto n. z Tips • You can displ ay [...]

Playback Playback 39 If you re cord t he pictur e without setting the clock, [-- -- --- -] a nd [--: --:--] will a ppear . A Stea dyS hot of f B Exp os ure C Wh ite b ala nce D Gain E Shutte r speed F Aper ture value FN 0:00:00:00 60m i n AWB 100 9d B F1. 7 AUTO[...]

Playback 40 Playing the picture on a TV Conn ect yo ur cam cord er vi a the Han dycam Station or the A/V OUT jack of your camcorder to a TV using the supplied A/V connect ing cabl e. Connect the supp lied AC Adaptor to the wall socket for the power supply (p . 15). Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devi ces to be conne cted. T[...]

Playback Playback 41 Locating a scene on a tape for playback Searching qu ickly for a desi red scene – Zero set memory 1 During playba ck, press ZERO SE T MEMORY on the Remote Comman der at the point you wan t to locate later on. The tape c ounter is reset to “0:00: 00” and appear s on the sc reen. If the tape counter is not dis played, pr es[...]

Playback 42 Playback starts automatica lly fro m the selecte d title. To cancel the oper ation Press STOP on the Remote Commander. b Notes • You cann ot use Ti tle search wh en [CM SEAR CH] is set to [OFF] on the (CM SET) m enu (it is set to [ON] by default) (p. 54 ). • Title searc h will n ot fu nction correct ly when there is a blank section [...]

Playback Playback 43 cho osing the re cord ing date on t he scree n. ([CM SEARCH] is set to [ON] by def ault). When y ou are us ing a ca ssett e that does not have Cas sette Me mory, yo ur camcor der searches the still image automatica lly regard less of th e re cordi ng da te. 1 Slide t he POWER swi tch rep eatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 [...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 44 B Advanced ope rations Cust omizing Yo ur Camc order Changing the menu settings You can cha nge va rious settin gs or make detailed adjustments u sing the menu ite ms displaye d on the scr e en . 1 Turn on the power (p. 16). 2 Touch to displa y [PAGE1]. 3 Touch MENU to di s play th e menu. 4 Sele ct the icon of the des[...]

Customizi ng Your C amcord er Customizing Your Camcorder 45 Using the (MANUAL SET) menu – PROGRAM AE/P EFFECT, e tc. You can select items li sted below on the MANUAL SET menu. To select i tems, se e “Cha nging the m enu sett ings” (p. 4 4). The defau lt settin gs are ma rked wit h G . Th e indicato rs in pare ntheses appear wh en the setting [...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 46 **Your camcord er is adjust ed to focus only on dist ant subj ects. b Note • When you set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON, [PROGRAM AE] does no t work. (The indica tor flashe s .) P EFFECT You can add special effects (such as films) to a picture befo re or after re cording . appea rs when th e effect is select ed. b [...]

Customizi ng Your C amcord er Customizing Your Camcorder 47 FLASH LVL Note that these se ttings will not functio n with e xternal f lashes th at do no t suppo rt the fo llowing setting s. b Note • The setti ng returns to [NORMAL] whe n you disconnect the powe r source from your camcorder for more than 5 minutes. AUTO SHTR HIGH To make th e flash [...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 48 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – D ZO OM/16: 9WIDE, etc. You can sele ct items listed be lo w on th e CAMERA SET menu. To select items , see “Changi ng the m enu s ettings” (p. 44) . The default s ettings a r e marked with G . The indic ator s in pare nthe ses appear when the settin g is selec ted. The s ettings you[...]

Customizi ng Your C amcord er Customizing Your Camcorder 49 * The pi cture a p pea rs in fu ll scr een when the wide-scr een TV switch es to fu ll mo de. **Played in 4:3 mode. When yo u play a picture in th e wide mode, it appea rs as you have seen on the LCD screen or in the vi ewfinder. STEADYSHOT You can select this func tion to compensate for c[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 50 Using the (PLAYER SET)/ (VCR SET) menu – HiFi SOUND/ AUDIO MIX You can sele ct items listed be lo w in th e menu (the PLAYER SET menu for DCR-PC1 06E, the VCR SET menu for DCR-PC107 E). To select these items, s e e “ Ch anging the menu set tings” (p. 4 4). The default setti ngs are mark ed with G . The indic ator[...]

Customizi ng Your C amcord er Customizing Your Camcorder 51 Using the (LCD/VF SET) menu – LCD B.L./LCD COLOR/VF B.L. You can select it e ms li sted below on t h e LCD/ VF SET menu. To select items, see “Changing the m enu settings ” (p. 44). The default settin g s are marked with G . The screen shows the items you c an operate at the moment. [...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 52 Using the (CM SET) menu – TIT LE/TAP E TITLE/ ERASE A LL, etc. You can sele ct items listed be lo w on th e CM SET menu. To select items, se e “Ch anging the menu settings” ( p. 44). The default setti ngs are mark ed with G . The sett ings you can adju st v ary depe ndin g on the powe r mode of your camc order. T[...]

Customizi ng Your C amcord er Customizing Your Camcorder 53 Color white t yellow t violet t red t cyan t gree n t blue Size smal l y la rge (You can only selec t the small size when you are en tering mor e than 13 charac ters. ) Position You can select from 8 to 9 ch oices. 4 To uch [TITLE OK], then touch [SAVE TITLE ]. During playbac k, playback p[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 54 CM SEARCH TAPE TITLE You can lab el a cass ette with Cassette Me mory (up to 10 lett e rs). The label will be displayed for approxima tely 5 seconds when you sele ct the CAMERA mode and i nser t a casset te, or whe n you sele ct t he PL AY/EDIT mod e. Up to 4 tit les will be disp layed at the sa me time if the cassette[...]

Customizi ng Your C amcord er Customizing Your Camcorder 55 Using the (TAPE SET) menu – REC MO DE/ FRAM E REC/I NT.REC, etc. You can select it e ms lis ted below on t h e TAPE SET menu. To select these ite ms, see “Cha nging the m enu sett ings” (p. 4 4). The defau lt settin gs are ma rked wit h G . Th e indicato rs in pare ntheses appear wh [...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 56 b Notes • When you use fr ame recording continuous ly, the rem aining tape time will not be indic ated correctly . • The last s cene wi ll be longer t h an o ther scen es. INT.R EC You ca n record pictur es on the tap e at a sele cted in terval. You can achieve exc ellent recor dings of flowe rs blooming, etc . wit[...]

Customizi ng Your C amcord er Customizing Your Camcorder 57 z Tip s • If you adjus t the focus m anually, you m ay be able to reco rd clear pictures ev en if the li ght changes (p. 31). • You c an silence the beeps during recording (p . 60).[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 58 Using the (SETUP MENU) menu – CLOCK SET / USB ST REAM/LANGUA GE, etc. You can select it ems listed bel ow on the SETUP ME NU men u. To sel ect item s, see “C hanging the menu sett ings ” (p. 44) . The default setti ngs are mark ed with G . The sett ings you can adju st v ary depe ndin g on the powe r mode of your[...]

Customizi ng Your C amcord er Customizing Your Camcorder 59 – When a mode othe r than CAMER A is selected. • If [A.S H UT OFF] is set to [5min] when the camcor der is used on th e batt ery pa ck, the power will be turned off after approxima tely 5 minutes (p. 60 ).[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 60 Using the (OTHERS) menu – WORLD TIME, etc . You can sele ct items listed be lo w on th e OTH ERS m enu. To se lect thes e items , see “Changi ng the m enu s ettings” (p. 44) . The default setti ngs are mark ed with G . The sett ings you can adju st v ary depe ndin g on the powe r mode of your camc order. Th e sc [...]

Customizi ng Your C amcord er Customizing Your Camcorder 61 b Note • The setti ng returns to [ON] when you hav e the power source disconne cted from your camcorder for more than 5 minutes. DISPLAY REC LAMP VIDEO EDIT Select to make pr ograms an d dubbin g the select ed scen es to a tape on a VCR (p. 6 4). G LCD Select to show the displays such as[...]

Dubbing/Editing 62 Dubb ing/E ditin g Connecting to a VCR or TV You can create a cop y of the picture reco rded on your camcord er on ot her record ing dev ice (p. 63). For DCR-PC107E, you can also record the picture from a VCR t o a tape inserted into your camcord er (p. 64). Conn ect yo ur cam cord er vi a the Han dycam Station or the A/V OUT jac[...]

Dubbing/E diting Dubbing/Editing 63 To use an i .LINK cable f or conn ection Use a n i.LINK c able (o ptional) t o conne ct your camc order to the other d evice via t he DV Inte rfac e. The video an d soun d sign als are transmit ted digita lly, pr oducing high quality pict ures. No te th at you ca nno t rec ord the pictu re and so und separa tely [...]

Dubbing/Editing 64 Recording pictures from a VCR (DCR -PC107E) You can record and edit pictures fro m a VCR on a tape inse rted in your cam cord er via an i.LINK cable. Insert a cassette for recording in your camc order. 1 Con nect your VCR to your camcord er (p. 62). 2 Sli de the POWER switch repeate dly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 3 Set your ca[...]

Dubbing/E diting Dubbing/Editing 65 • In sert a ca ssette fo r record ing. • Set the input s e lector to input mode if your VCR has on e. 3 Prepare your ca mcorde r (pla ying device). • Insert a cas sette for editing. • Slide the POWER switc h repeat edly to sele ct th e PLA Y/E DIT m ode . 4 T ouc h to disp lay [PAG E1]. 5 T ouc h MENU. 6 [...]

Dubbing/Editing 66 8 Select [EXECUTE] with / , then touc h [EXEC]. The reco rding st arts on yo ur VCR wh en the setting is correct. [COMPLETE ] appears when the [ IR SETUP ] code test is finished . Go on to “Ste p 2: Adj usting the synchro nization of the VCR” (p. 66 ). When record ing fails to start , select another [IR SETU P] code and tr y [...]

Dubbing/E diting Dubbing/Editing 67 You can adj ust the syn chronizati on of your camcor der and the VCR t o avoid not recording the start ing scene. 1 Re move the cassette from your camc order. Prep are a pe n and paper to take notes. 2 S et the VCR to recording p ause mode. Skip this step if y ou have sel ected i.LINK in step 9 (p. 65) . b Note ?[...]

Dubbing/Editing 68 When y ou are perf orming Di gital pr ogram editing for the first time to a ta pe in a VCR, go thro ugh the procedures de scribed in Steps 1 and 2 ( p. 64 - p. 66 ) before hand. 1 Pr epare a cassette. Inse rt a tape to be played back int o the camcor der, t hen inse rt a cass ette for recordi ng into you r VCR. 2 Touch to displa [...]

Dubbing/E diting Dubbing/Editing 69 To save a program withou t using it to record Touc h [ END] in ste p 9. The program i s stored i n memory until t he cass ette i s ejec ted. To erase prog rams 1 Follo w steps 1 t o 4 in “Recor ding the selec ted scenes as progra ms” (p. 67 ), then touc h [UNDO ]. 2 T ouch [ERASE 1MARK] to delete the last set[...]

Dubbing/Editing 70 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can record additio nal audio to the origin al sound on the tape . You can ad d sound to a tape alr eady recorde d in the 12-bit mode with out era sing th e origi n al so und. Prepari ng for audio recor ding Record a udio in one of the fol lowing ways. • Us ing th e inter nal m icr ophone (no[...]

Dubbing/E diting Dubbing/Editing 71 4 To uch (pause) agai n at the point where you want to start recor ding the sound. The p layback pauses. 5 T ouc h a nd se lect [PAG E3]. 6 To uch [A DUB CTRL]. 7 To uch [AUDIO DUB]. A green X mark ap pears on th e LCD screen . 8 T ouc h (play) and sta rt pla ying back the audio you want to record at the same tim[...]

Dubbing/Editing 72 Creating DVDs or VCDs When your camc order is co nnect ed to a Son y VA IO seri es per sonal c omputer , you c an easily burn the pictur e recorded on the tape to a DVD (Direct Acc ess to “Click to DVD”). And, when your camc orde r is conn ecte d to a pe rson al compu ter, you can ea sily burn th e pict ure recorded on the ta[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 73 Trou bleshoo ting Troubleshooting If you r un into any probl em using yo ur camcor der, use the f ollowing ta ble to troubl eshoot the problem. If the prob lem persists, remov e the po wer source an d contact yo ur Sony deale r. If “C: ss : ss ” is disp layed on the LCD scr een or t he view fi nder , th e se[...]

Troubleshooting 74 Cassett e tapes The battery pack is quickly dischar ged. • The tem perature of the envir onment is too low, or the batte ry pack has not been cha rged enough. This is not a malfunction . c Fully charge t he battery aga i n. If the p robl em pers ists, r eplace the battery pack wit h a new one. It may be damaged. (p. 12, 85) The[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 75 LCD screen /viewfi nder Recording Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective A ctions An unknown language appe ars on th e scre en. c See page 21 . An unknown picture appe ars on the scre en. • The ca mcorder is i n [DEMO MODE]. ([DEMO MODE ] is automa tically displayed whe n you leave the camco rder for 10 minut es aft[...]

Troubleshooting 76 Playback The S teadyShot func tion does not function . c Set STEADYSHOT to [ON] in th e (CAMERA SET) menu. (p. 49) Auto foc us does not function. c Set [FOCUS] to [ AUTO]. (p. 31) c The recor ding conditio ns are not suitabl e for auto focus. Adjust the focus manu ally. (p. 31) A vertical band appe ars when recor ding candle ligh[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 77 Dubbing/Edi ting No sound or only a low sound is heard. c Set [HiFi SOUND] to [STER EO] in the (PLAYER SET) menu for DCR-PC106E, o r in the (VCR S ET) menu for DCR-PC107E. (p. 50) c Turn up th e volume. (p. 35) c On the (PLAY ER SET) menu for DCR-PC106E, or on the (VCR SET) menu for DC R-PC107E, adjust [AUDIO MI[...]

Troubleshooting 78 The titl e cannot be delete d. c S et the write-prote ct tab to REC. (p. 84) Titl e sear ch does not wor k. c Enter a title if ther e is no title o n the t ape. (p. 52) c Us e a cass ette wi th Cass ette Memory . (p. 83 ) c Set [CM SEARCH] to [ON] in the (CM SET) menu. (p. 54) • There is a blank section in the begin ning or mid[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 79 Warning indicators and messages Self-dia gnosis display/Wa rning indicat ors If ind icators appear o n the scree n or in t he viewf inder, ch eck the followi ng. See th e page i n parent heses for de tails . Indicat ion Cause and/or Corrective A ctions C: ss : ss / E: ss : ss (S elf- diagnosi s display) Some sym[...]

Troubleshooting 80 * You hear a melody or beep sound when the warning in dicators appe ar on the screen. Z (Eje ct cass ette w arning )* Slow flashing: • Th e write-pro tect tab on th e cassette is set to lock (p. 84). Fas t flas hing: • Mois ture conden sation h as occurred (p. 88). • The self -diagnosis display code is displ ayed (p. 79). ([...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 81 Warning messag es If me ssages appear on the scre en, check th e follo wing. Se e the page in paren theses fo r detai ls. Subjects Indicat ions Corrective Actions/References Battery Use the ”I nfoLITHIUM” battery p ack. c See page 85. Batte ry level is low . c Charge the battery (p. 12). Old battery. Use a n[...]

Troubleshooting 82 * For DCR-PC107E Others Cannot r ecord due t o copyright protection.* – Cannot a dd audio. Disconnect the i.LIN K cable. c See page 70. Not recor ded in SP mode. Cann ot add audio. c See page 70 . Not recor ded in 12-bit au dio. Cannot add aud io. c See page 70 . Cannot add audio on the blank porti on of a tape. c See pa ge 70.[...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 83 Addition al Informatio n Using your camcorder abroad Powe r sup ply You can u se your camcorder i n any count ries/ regions using the AC Adaptor supplie d with your camco rder withi n AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 H z. On TV color systems Your camcorde r is a PAL sy stem- based camc order. If you want to[...]

Additional Information 84 z Tip • The memor y capacit y of the cas sette marked with is 4k bits. Your camcorde r can acco mmod ate c assett es hav ing a m emor y capa city of up t o 16k bit s. Copyrigh t signa l When yo u play back If the casse tte you play b ack on your camcorde r conta ins copyr ight signa ls, you c annot c opy it to a tape in [...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 85 About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack This unit i s compatible with the “Inf oLITHI UM” b att ery pack ( F series) . Your camc order op erates onl y with the “Inf oLITH IUM” b attery pack. “Inf oLITH IUM” F series battery p ack s ha ve t he mark. What is the “Inf oLITHI UM” bat te[...]

Additional Information 86 About sto rage of the bat tery pack • If the ba ttery pac k is not used for a long time , fully charge the batter y pack and use it on yo ur camcorder onc e a year to maintain the proper func tion. To store the bat tery pack, remove it from your camc orde r and put it in a dry , cool plac e. • To com pletely use up the[...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 87 devi ce. It is als o indi cated near t he i.L INK interface on some devices. The maximum baud rate for d evice that does not hav e any indica tion (suc h as this uni t) is “S100. ” The ba ud rate may di ffer fro m the indica ted value when the unit is conn ected to devi ce with a differe n t max[...]

Additional Information 88 • Do not wrap your c amcorder with a to wel, for exam ple, and oper ate it. D oin g so mi ght cau se heat to build up insi de. • When discon necting the mai n s lea d, pull by the plug and not the c ord. • Do not damage the mains lead such as by placing an ything heavy on it. • Keep m etal cont acts clea n. • Kee[...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 89 LCD screen • D o not add ex cessiv e pressur e on the LCD screen, as it may cause damage. • If your camc order is used in a cold pla ce, a resi dual ima ge ma y appe ar on the LCD s creen. This is not a malfunctio n. • While usin g your c amcor der, th e back of the LCD screen may heat up . Th[...]

Additional Information 90 Pro cedures Connect your camcorder to a wall socket using the supplie d AC Adaptor, and leave it with th e PO WER s witc h set t o OFF (CH G) for more than 2 4 hours. Rem oving dust f rom in side t he view fin der 1 Remov e the eyecup. 1 Pull out the v iewfi nder. 2 Re move the s crew on eac h side of th e eyecu p and view[...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 91 Minimum ill umination 5 lx (lux) (F 1.7) 0 lx (lux) (d uring the Night Shot plus function) * * Objec ts unable to be seen du e to the dark c an be shot with infrared li ghting. Input/Out put conne ctors Audio/Video output AV MINI JACK Video sign al: 1 Vp-p , 75 Ω (ohms), unbala nced, sync nega tiv[...]

Additional Information 92 45 g (1.6 oz) Oper ating temper ature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Type Lith ium ion Des ign and spe cificat ions are s ubject to change without notic e. Types of differences DCR-PC 106E 107E DV Interface OUT IN/OUT[...]

Quick Reference Quick Refer ence 93 Quick Refere nce Identifying parts and controls Camcorder A LCD/T ouc h pa nel scre en (p. 2 , 17) B LCD BACKLIGHT button* (p. 17) C REC START/STOP button (p. 22) D Bat tery pack /Batte ry termi nal cover (p. 1 2) E BAT T (batt ery rele ase) lever (p. 1 3) F Eye cup ( p. 9 0) G Vie wfinder (p. 2, 17) H REC START [...]

Quick Reference 94 A ( LANC) jack (bl ue) The LANC c ontrol ja ck is used for control ling the tape tr ansport of v ideo devi ce and pe ripheral s connec ted to it. B Jack cove r C A/V OUT jack (yellow) (p. 62) D Belt lock r e lease le ver E PHOTO button (p. 25) F Speaker G MIC (P LUG IN PO WER) j ack (r ed) (p. 7 0) This ja ck works a s an input f[...]

Quick Reference Quick Refer ence 95 A Micr ophone ( p. 70) B Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens)/Lens c over Your camcorde r is equip ped with a Carl Zeiss lens whic h can reprod uce fine images. The lens f or your camco rder was de velo ped jointl y by Ca rl Zeiss, in Ger many, a nd Sony Cor poration. I t adopts the M TF measur emen t syst em for vi deo camera[...]

Quick Reference 96 A Viewfi nder len s adjust ment leve r (p. 17) B OPEN/ Z EJECT lever (p. 20) C Tripod receptacl e Make sure that the leng th of the tripod screw is less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Otherw ise, you c annot attach the tripo d securel y, and the screw ma y damage yo ur camcor der. D Strap Bel t E Casset te lid (p. 20) F Inte rface con [...]

Quick Reference Quick Refer ence 97 2 Detach the S trap Be lt at tachme n t fr om you r camcorde r. 3 Us e the Str ap Belt as a w rist stra p as illustr ated. To attach the Strap Belt Insert the Strap Belt att achment to your camcorder and move it in the dire c tion o f the arrow unti l it clic ks and i s locked. b Note • T he Strap Belt ma y det[...]

Quick Reference 98 Handycam St ation A Inte rface con nector B (USB) ON/OFF switch Set the (USB) ON/OFF switch to ON while usi ng the USB connectio n. C A/V OUT jack (p. 62) D S VIDEO OUT jack E DC IN jack ( p. 12) F For D CR-PC106E: DV OU T Inte rface (p . 62) For D CR-PC107E: DV Interfac e (p. 62) G (USB) jack 1 2 6 5 4 3 7[...]

Quick Reference Quick Refer ence 99 Remote Commander Remove the insulation shee t before using the Remote Commander. A PHOTO button (p. 2 5) B SEARCH M. button* (p. 41) C . / > buttons* (p. 41) D Vide o co ntr ol bu ttons ( Rewi nd, Play bac k, F ast-f orward, Paus e, Stop, Slow) (p. 36) E ZERO SET ME MORY bu tton* (p . 41) F Tran smit ter After[...]

Quick Reference 100 WARNING Battery may explode if mistre ated. Do not rechar ge, disas semble o r dis pose of i n fi re. b Notes on the Remote Commander • A button- type lithium ba ttery (CR202 5) is used in the R emote Comman der. Do not us e batt eries o ther than CR2025. • Point the remot e sensor away from strong light sources such a s dir[...]

Quick Reference Quick Refer ence 101 Indicator s for the LCD scre en and viewfinder Following in dicators will app ear on the LCD scree n and view finder to indicat e the state of your c amcorder. Indicat ors var y depe nding on your c amcorder model. Indicat ors Meanings y 60 min Remainin g battery (p . 22) SP LP Recor ding mode (p. 23 ) STBY REC [...]

Quick Reference 102 Index Numerics 16:9WIDE mode ............ ... 48 21-pin adaptor ...... ............. 40 A A/V c onnectin g cable .. 40, 62 AC Adaptor .......... ....... ...... 15 Adj usting th e viewfi nder ... 17 Audio dubbing ( A DUB CTRL)................ ......... 70 AUDIO MIX . ....... ....... 50, 71 AUDIO MODE .... ....... ...... 55 Aut o [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Reference 103 O Operation con firmation bee p See B EEP P PAL ..... ............. ....... ....... ....83 Photo scan ........ .............. ....43 Photo search ............ ...........42 Pict ure eff ect ( P EFFECT) ......... .............. ....... .......46 Picture search ....... ....... ...... .36 Playb ack (V SPD PLA Y) Do[...]

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