Sony DCR-PC108E manual

3-089-182- 12 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Camera Operatio ns Guide [GB] Camera Operations Guide Rea d this first Digital Video Camera Recorde r DCR-PC 108E/PC109 E[...]

Read this first 2 Read this first Before ope rating the unit, plea se read this manu al thorou ghly, an d r etain it f or fut ur e refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or sho ck ha zard, do not exp os e the u nit to ra i n or mo is tu re . To avoi d el ec tr i cal sh ock, do not op en the cabinet. Refer servicing to qua lified personnel only. “M[...]

Read this first 3 • T elevisi on pr ogra ms , films, vide o ta pe s, and ot her mater ia ls m ay be co pyr igh ted. Unauthor iz e d recor din g of such materi als may be contrar y to th e copyright laws. Notes on the L CD panel, viewfinder, an d lens • The LCD screen and the viewfi nder are manufa ctured u sing ext remely high -precisi on techn[...]

Read this first 4 Notes on h andl ing t he H andy cam St atio n • When atta ch ing you r camcorde r to the Handy cam Station , insert your cam corder in the direct ion of the arrow as sh own in t he foll owing illu stratio n. Be sure to insert it al l the way . • When re moving y our camc order fr om the Handycam Statio n, hold both your camc o[...]

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6 Read this first ............... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ....... 2 Quic k Start Guid e Recording m ovies .. ............ ............. .................... ............. ............. ........... 10 Recording s till image s ............... ............. ............. ............. ...............[...]

7 Adjustin g the expo sure ......... ............. .................... ............. ............. ......... 37 Adjustin g th e e xpo s ure for back li t subjec ts ....... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. .... ....... .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... . 37 Fixing the exposure for the selected subject – Flexible spot meter .......................... 37 Ad[...]

8 Advanced operations Usin g th e Me nu Selecting me nu item s ............ ........... . 62 Using the (CAMERA SET) m enu – PROGRAM AE/WHITE BA L./16:9 WIDE, etc. .................. ........... ....... 64 Using the (MEMORY SET) men u – BURST/QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE/ ALL ERASE/NEW FOLDER, etc. . ........... ................. ........... ....... 70 Us[...]

9 Additi ona l Infor m at ion Using you r camcord er abroad .. ........ 125 Usable ca ssette ta pes .................. ... 125 About the “M emory Stick” ........ ........ 1 27 About the “I nfoLITHIUM ” battery pa ck ............ ............ ........ 1 29 About i.LINK ............ ........... .............. 1 31 Maint enance a nd precaut io[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 10 Quick Start Guide Recording movies 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the b att ery, see pa ge 16. 2 Insert a cassette i nto the camcorder. a Slide the BATT (battery rel ease) lever and remo ve the b attery terminal c over. b Attach the battery pack w ith its terminal side facing y our camcorder [...]

Qui ck S tar t Gu ide Quick Start Guid e 11 3 Start recordi ng while checking the subj ect on the LCD screen. The date and t ime is not s et up in the default setting. To set the date and ti me, see pa ge 22. 4 View the recorded picture on the L CD screen. a Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green butto[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 12 Recording still images 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the b att ery, see pa ge 16. 2 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into t he camcorder. a Slide the BATT (battery rel ease) lever and remo ve the b attery terminal c over. b Attach the battery pack w ith its terminal side facing y our camcorde[...]

Qui ck S tar t Gu ide Quick Start Guid e 13 3 Start r ecording whil e checking the subject on the LCD sc reen. The date and time is not set up in t he default setting. To se t the dat e and time, s ee page 22. 4 View the recorded picture on the L CD screen. a Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green butt[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 14 Recording/Playing back with ease By switchi ng to E asy Handy cam operati on, recordi ng/playb ack opera tion becomes eve n easier. Easy Handy cam ope ratio n al lows ea sy r ecordi n g/pla yback f or ev en fir s t time u sers by prov iding only th e basi c func tions f or reco rding /playbac k. For det ails, se e ins tru c [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 15 Getting sta rted Step 1: Checking supplied items Make su re yo u have f ollowi ng items suppl ied with your ca mcorder . The nu mber in parenthe ses indi cates the numbe r of that it em supplied. “Memor y Stick Duo ” 8MB (1) You can use o nly a “M emory St ick Duo,” which i s about hal f the size of a sta[...]

Getting started 16 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You ca n ch arge the bat tery by att aching the “InfoLITHI UM” battery pack (F series) to your ca m co rder . b Notes • You can not use ba tte r ie s oth er than th e “InfoLITHIUM” bat ter y pack (F series) (p. 129). • Do not shor t- cir cu it the DC pl ug of the AC Ada ptor or bat te[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 17 6 Insert your camco rder into the Hand ycam S tation. 7 Slide the PO WER switch up to OFF (CHG) . The CHAR GE lamp lights up an d cha rging starts. To charge the batt ery pack usi ng only the AC Adapt or You ca n charge the b attery pa ck on a t rip, even if you h ave not brou ght the Ha ndyca m St at i on alon g[...]

Getting started 18 1 Set th e POW ER s witc h to OFF (C H G ). 2 Open the LC D pa nel. 3 Press DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The ba tter y info rma tion ap pea rs for ab ou t 7 secon ds. Keep t he bu tton pr essed t o view it fo r abo ut 20 second s. A Batt ery charge lev el: Di splay s appr oxima te rema i n ing amo un t of power l ef t i n t h e ba tter y p[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 19 Recording time when recording with the viewfinder Appr ox imat e nu mber of m in u t es ava ilabl e when yo u us e a full y charg ed batt er y pack at 25°C (77°F) . For DC R-PC109E : For DC R-PC108E : * A pproxima te num ber of minute s whe n reco rd i ng while you r e peated ly r ecor d, start/s top, sli de th[...]

Getting started 20 Step 3: Turning the power on You need to slide the POWE R swi tc h repea tedly t o se lect the desire d power mod e to record or play. When using th is camcorder for the first time , the [CLOCK SET] screen ap pears (p. 2 2). 1 Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. 2 Whil e pr essi ng t he g r ee n b utt on, slid e the POWER switch d[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 21 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusting the LCD p anel You can adj u st the angle and brightn ess of the LCD pane l to meet va rious recordin g situations. Even w hen ther e ar e o bstr uc tions be t ween yo u and th e subjec t, you can ch eck the su bjec t on the LCD scre en d urin g reco rd in [...]

Getting started 22 To use th e viewfin der duri ng operat ion When yo u are rec ording o n a ta pe or a “ Memory Stick Duo, ” you can ad just the expo sur e (p. 37) and fa der ( p. 42) whi le ch ecking the image on the vi ewfinde r. Ha ve the LC D panel ro tated 18 0 degr ees an d clo sed wi th t he scre en f acing out. 1 Set t he power mode to[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 23 4 Touc h [M ENU] . 5 Select (TIME/LANGU.) with / , then touch . 6 Select [CLOCK SET] with / , then touch . 7 Set [Y] (year) with / , then touch . You ca n s et any yea r up to the yea r 2079 . 8 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour a nd minu te i n th e same way as w as do ne i n step 7, then touch . Step 6: Insertin[...]

Getting started 24 2 Insert a cassette with its window-side facing up . 3 Press . The cassette compartmen t aut omatic al ly slides b ack in. 4 Close the lid. To eject the cassette 1 Slide th e OPEN / Z EJECT lever in the direct io n of the arr ow a nd op en the lid. The cassette compartmen t aut omatic al ly comes out. 2 Take ou t the ca sset t e,[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 25 b Notes • If you f or ce the “M e mory S tick Duo” int o the “Memor y Stick Duo” slot in the wrong direction , the “Memor y S tic k Duo” slo t may be damaged . • D o not insert anything other t han a “Memory Stick Duo” i nto th e “Mem ory Stick Du o” slot. Doing so may caus e a ma lfunc ti[...]

Getting started 26 5 Select the desired language with / , then touch . z Tip • Your camcor der offers [ENG [ SIMP]] (simpli fied English) for when yo u canno t find your nativ e tongue among the opt ions.[...]

Recording Recording 27 Recording Recording movies You can reco rd movies on a tape or a “Memor y Stic k Duo. ” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “G ettin g st arted” (p. 15 to p. 25). When yo u are rec ording on a tape, mov ies will be rec orded along with ste reo sound. When you a re rec ording on a “Memory Sti ck Duo,” the movi[...]

Recording 28 Indicato rs displayed during recor d ing on a t ape The indica tors will not be record ed on th e tape. Date/time an d the camera settings data (p. 57) will not be displaye d duri ng recordi ng. A Indic ators fo r Cassett e Memory ca ssettes B Rem a in in g ba tt e r y The indicated time may not be correct depe nding on the en vironmen[...]

Recording Recording 29 • Wh en yo u are re cording on a “Memory S tick Duo” with an extern al f las h (op tional ) conn ected to th e accessory shoe, turn off the po wer of th e extern al flash to prev en t cha rgi ng noise being recorded. z Tips • If you do not use your camcor de r for a lo ng tim e , remove the cass ette and stor e it. ?[...]

Recording 30 Move the po wer zo om lever sli gh tly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom . To record wider range of view Move th e powe r zoo m leve r tow a rds W . The sub ject appe ars farth er a way ( Wi de angle) . To record cl os er view Move th e po wer zoo m leve r towa rd s T. The subj ect appe ars clos er (T elephot o). Re[...]

Recording Recording 31 2 Touch [SELF-TIMER]. If the item is not displaye d on the screen , touc h / . If you ca nnot fi nd i t , to uc h [MENU], and select it from the (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 Touc h [ON ], t hen . appe ar s. 4 Press REC START/STOP. You w ill hear a beep sound co unting down for abo ut 10 secon ds (The co unt do wn indic ati o n begi n[...]

Recording 32 4 Press and ho ld PHOTO li ghtly. You will hea r a li ght b eepi ng so und wh en the focu s and br i ghtn es s se tting s are adjust ed . Reco rdin g do es not start at t hi s point. *The number of image s th at can be re co rd ed varies depending on the image q ualit y setting and the r ecording environme nt. 5 Press PHOTO fully. A sh[...]

Recording Recording 33 For DCR-PC10 8E: Select th e (MEMORY SET) menu , [STILL SET], then [ QUALITY] (p. 71). The image siz e is set to [640 × 480]. The num ber of pic tures yo u ca n reco r d on a “Memor y Stic k Duo” va ries de p endi ng on the qualit y /size of the i mag e and the recording environment. Refer to the following list for the a[...]

Recording 34 3 Touch [ON] , then . app ears. 4 Press PHOTO. You wil l hear a bee p soun d counti ng dow n for ab ou t 10 se con ds (Th e coun t down indicati on begins from 8) . The imag e is reco rd ed. Whe n ba rs of disa p pear, th e image is record ed on the “Me m or y Stick Du o. ” To cancel the count dow n Touch [R ES ET] . To cancel th e[...]

Recording Recording 35 Recording with ease – Eas y Hand ycam With thi s Easy H andyca m ope ratio n, most of the camera settings ar e set to autom atic mode , only basi c functi ons b ecome avai labl e, and screen fo nt size increases for eas y view ing. E ven fir st time u sers c an enj oy eas y recording. Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 i[...]

Recording 36 Recordin g a still image 1 Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. 2 Open the LCD panel. 3 Slide the POWER switch repeated l y unti l th e CAME RA -MEM lamp lig hts up. 4 Press EASY. The EA SY l ig ht s up in bl ue . 5 Press and ho ld PHOTO li ghtly. You will hea r a li ght b eepi ng so und wh en the focu s and br i ghtn es s se tting s are[...]

Recording Recording 37 Adjusting the exposure The exposur e is adjuste d automati cally in th e defaul t setti ng. Adjusting t he exposure for backlit subjects When yo ur subject has its ba ck to the su n or other l ight, yo u can adj us t the e xpo sure to preve nt th e subject from b ecoming shadowed . Press BACK LIGHT d urin g recordin g or in t[...]

Recording 38 b Notes • You can not use the Fl ex ibl e spot mete r toge the r with: – Nig htShot p lus functi on – Super Ni ghtShot plus fun ction – Color S low Sh utt er functio n • If you set [PROGRAM AE], [ SPOT METER] is autom atica lly s et t o [AU TO]. z Tip • If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is automaticall y set to [MANUAL]. [...]

Recording Recording 39 Recording in dark places – NightS hot plus, etc. You can record subj ects in dark places (su ch as when ca pt uring t he face of yo ur baby sleepi ng ) with the NightS hot pl us, Super NightSho t plus or Colo r Slow Shu tter functio n. The N ightShot plus and S uper N ightSho t plus fu nctio n enabl e yo u to r eco r d an i[...]

Recording 40 • When usi ng the Supe r NightS hot plus or Color Sl ow Shutter fu nc tio n, the shutte r sp e ed of you r camc order ch a nges depe nding o n th e brig htness . The mot ion of the picture may slow do wn at this time. • Adju st the f o cu s manuall y when it is ha rd to focu s autom atica lly. • Do not cover t he inf rared por t [...]

Recording Recording 41 To adjust the focus aut oma tica lly Follo w steps 1 and 2, then touch [ AUT O] in step 3. Or se t [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p . 41). b Note • Y ou cannot use the SPOT FOCUS function togethe r with [PROGRAM AE]. z Tip • If you se t [ SPOT F O CUS ] , [FOCU S] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. Adjusting the focus manually You can[...]

Recording 42 Recording a picture using various effects Fading i n and out of a scene – FADER You ca n add the fol l owing ef f ects to currently record i ng pictures. [BLACK FADER ] [WHITE FADER] [MOSAIC FADER] [MONOTONE] When fa ding in, t he pictu re gr adual ly change s from black-a nd-white to c olor. When f ading ou t, th e pictu re gra dua [...]

Recording Recording 43 4 Touc h th e des ir ed e ffe ct, then tou ch . When you touch [O V E RL AP], [WI PE] or [DOT FA DER], the imag e on th e ta pe in your camcor der is sto red as a still ima ge. (While sto ring the image, the sc reen tur ns to blue .) 5 Press REC START/STOP. The fa der indic ator stop s flas hing and disappears when the fa de [...]

Recording 44 [SLOW SHUTTR] (slow shutter ) You c an s lo w dow n the s hut t er speed . Thi s mode is suit ab le fo r shoo ting a su bjec t m o re clea rly in a da rk pl ace . [OLD MOVIE] You c an a dd an ol d m ov ie-ty pe atm o sp here to pictures. Your camcord er automatica lly records pictures in the letter box mode for all sc reen size , sepi [...]

Recording Recording 45 Overlayin g stil l images on movies on a tape – MEMORY MI X You can supe rimpose a still image you h ave reco rde d on a “Memo r y S tick Duo” o ve r th e movie you ar e currently recording on a t ape. You can then record the superimpo sed pict ures on a tape or a “Memo ry St ick Duo .” (You canno t superim pos e a [...]

Recording 46 6 Touch the desired effect. The still image is superi mp osed on the movie w hi ch i s c urrent ly displa ye d on the LCD screen . 7 Touch (decrease )/ (in crease) to adjust the fo llowing. For [M T CAM LUMI.] The color sc heme of the brig ht ar ea in the still i mage which is to be swapped into a movi e. Wh en you want to reco rd only[...]

Recording Recording 47 Searching for the starting point Searching f or the last scene of the most rec ent record ing – END SEARCH This fun ction i s handy when you have play ed back the ta pe, for example, b ut want t o start recording righ t after the most recently recorded sce ne. When you use a cas sette without Cassette Memory, the END SEARCH[...]

Recording 48 3 Keep touc hi ng (to go backward)/ (to go forward) and release it at the point where you want the recording to sta rt. Revie wing the most recently recorded scenes – Rec r eview You ca n vi ew a few seconds of t he scene recor ded just before yo u stop ped th e tape. 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the CAMERA-TAPE mode[...]

Playback Playback 49 Playba ck Viewing movies recorded on a tape Make sur e you have a r ecorde d cassett e inserted into yo ur cam c ord er. Some of the ope ratio ns are po ssible us ing the Remot e C omman der or using t he touch panel . When yo u want to pla y back reco rdin gs on your TV, see page 59. z Tip • P erforming E asy Handycam op era[...]

Playback 50 Indicato rs displayed during ta pe playback A Rem a in in g ba tt e r y B Recordi ng m od e (SP or LP) C Tape tr an sport in dica to r D Time code (hour : min ute : seco nd: frame) or tape co unter (ho u r : m i nut e: se co nd) E Pers onal Me nu bu tton (p. 62) F Vide o operatio n buttons When a “M em or y St ic k D u o” has bee n [...]

Playback Playback 51 Viewing reco rdings wit h added effects – Digital e ffect You can apply [STILL], [FL ASH], [LUMI. KEY], and [TRAIL] effects when viewing recorded p ictures. For details on each e ffect, see page 43. 1 Slid e the PO WER swi tch rep eatedl y to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch while the picture y ou want to add th e effect to[...]

Playback 52 Viewing r ecordings on a “Memory Stick Duo” You ca n view pic t ures one at a t ime on the screen . Wh en you ha ve a lot of pic tures, yo u can list them to search th rough them easily. Make su re yo u ha v e a r eco rded “Memory Stick Duo” inserted in to your camcorde r. When you wan t to p lay b ack a recorded pictur e on you[...]

Playback Playback 53 Indicators d isplayed du ring “Mem ory Stick Duo” playback A Remaining batte ry B Image s ize C Pict ure number /Total number o f rec or ded pi cture s i n th e cu rr ent play bac k fol der D Playb ack fold er E Play ing ti me (m ovies o nly ) F Previous/ne xt folder ico n The fo llow ing indic ator s appe ar wh en the firs[...]

Playback 54 To display 6 pictures a t a time, includin g movies – In dex Screen Tou ch . To re t u r n to the sing le disp lay mo de, touc h the pict ur e t hat you wan t to dis pl ay . To view pictu res in othe r folders in the index screen 1 Touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch [PB FOLD ER]. 4 Selec t a fo lder with / , the n touch . Playing back with eas[...]

Playback Playback 55 3 Press EASY. The EASY l igh ts u p in blue . 4 Play ba ck pictures. When play ing bac k on a tape The fol l owing but t ons can be opera te d. (pla y/paus e)/ (fast forward)/ (stop)/ (rewind) You c an ope rate thes e oper ations and SLOW y o n the Remote Commander. When play in g bac k on a “M e mory Sti c k Duo” Touc h . [...]

Playback 56 Various playback functions You ca n mag nify a sm al l subjec t in a record ing an d d isplay i t on the s cr een. You can also display th e reco rded date an d the name of the folder in which the pictur e is recorded. Magnifyi ng picture s – Tape playback zoom/Memory pl ayback zoom You ca n magnif y mo vies record ed on a tape or sti[...]

Playback Playback 57 Displa ying the sc reen indicato rs You can choose to di splay the time code, t ape counter, and other information on the scree n. Press DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The i ndicat or swit ches on or off as yo u press t he butt on. z Tip • Y ou can displa y the sc r een ind icators dur ing playback on a TV. Select the (STANDARD SET) menu[...]

Playback 58 E Shutter spe ed F Apertu re val ue * Appears only dur i ng tape playba ck b Note • Camera se tting dat a do not appe ar when movies on a “Memory Stick Duo ” are pla ye d ba ck . z Tips • Exposure adjustmen t value ( 0 EV) app ears when a “Memory Sti ck Duo ” is play ed back. • appears for t he picture rec orded using an e[...]

Playback Playback 59 Playing the picture on a TV Connec t y our ca mco rder via t he Hand yca m Station or th e A/V jack o f your camcord er to a TV usin g the su pplied A/V co nnecting cable. Connect the supplie d AC Adapt or to the wall socket for the power supply (p. 1 6). Refer also to the instruc tion manuals supplied with the de vi ces to be [...]

Playback 60 Locating a scene on a tape for playback Searc hing quickl y for a de sired scene – Ze ro set memory 1 During playback, pre ss ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Comman der at the poin t you wa nt t o locate la ter on. The tape counter is rese t to “0:0 0:00 ” and app ears o n the scr een. If the tape count er is not di sp laye d, pr es[...]

Playback Playback 61 3 Press . (previous)/ > (next) on the Remote Comma nder to select a title that you want to play. Playback sta rts automatic ally from t he selected title. To cancel the operat i on Press STOP on th e Remote Commander. b Notes • You cannot use Title search when [ SEARCH] is set to [OFF] on the (EDIT/PLAY) menu (it is set to[...]

Using the Menu 62 B Advanced ope rations Using th e Menu Selecting menu items You can cha nge variou s settings or make detailed adjustments u sing the m enu items displaye d on th e scr een. 1 Turn on the power (p. 20 ). 2 Touch . The Perso nal M en u appe ars. It ems t hat are used oft en are disp layed as short- cuts. 3 Touch [MENU] to display t[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 63 7 Touc h , the n to hide t he men u screen. You c an also touc h (return) to go ba ck a screen each time you touch the b utton. To use th e short-cut s of the P ersonal Menu The availabl e items var y depending o n the powe r mod e of yo ur cam c orde r. U na vailab le items will be grayed out. You ca n cu stom ize[...]

Using the Menu 64 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PROGRA M AE/WH ITE BAL./16 :9 WIDE, etc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on the CAMERA SET menu. To select items , see “Selec tin g menu items” (p. 62). The default settings are marked wit h G . The indic at or s in pare nthe se s appe ar when the settin g is selecte d. The settin gs you can[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 * You r camc order is adj uste d to focus only on subj e ct s in the mi ddle to far dis ta nc e. **Your camco rd er is adjuste d to fo cu s onl y on dist an t subjects. b Note • [SPO RTS] (sp orts le sson) w ill not w ork wh en t he P OWER switc h is set to CA MERA- MEM. SPOT METER See page 37 for det ai ls. EXPO[...]

Using the Menu 66 b Notes • You c annot use t he white ba lance t ogether wi th the Ni ghtShot plus or Super NightShot plus function. • The s etting retur ns to [AUTO] when you disconn ect the powe r source from your camcor der for more t han 5 minut es. z Tips • For be tter col or b al an ce adjust ment wh en [ W H I T E BAL . ] is set to [A[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 FLASH MO D E b Note • For DCR -PC109E: If the fla sh is not cap able of pre venting the red-ey e phenomeno n, you can select only [ON] or [AUTO]. FLASH LE VEL You c an s ele ct an appr opriat e f lash setti ng for re cord ing w ith a n ex ternal fla sh (opti onal). b Note • The setti ng r etur ns to [ NOR MAL] [...]

Using the Menu 68 SELF -TIM ER See page 3 0, 33 for det a ils. DIGITAL Z OOM You can sel ect the maximum z oom level in case you want to zoom to a le vel greater than 10 times wh ile recordi ng on a tape. Note that the i m age quality decrea ses wh en you a re using the digi t al zoo m. T hi s f unc tion is us eful w he n record ing en larg ed pic [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 STEADYSHOT You can select this func tio n to compensa te fo r camera -s ha k e. G OFF Standard setti ng ( to recor d pic t ur es to play back on a 4:3 TV) . The recorded picture wi ll not be wid e. ON ( ) Select to record a pict ure to be played ba ck on a 16:9 wide TV. G ON Standard se tti ng (enable the Stea dyS [...]

Using the Menu 70 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – BURS T/Q UALITY/I MA GE SIZE/ALL ERASE/ NEW FOLDER, e tc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on the MEMORY SET menu. To select i tems, see “Selec tin g menu items” (p. 62). The default settings are marked wit h G . The indic at or s in pare nthe se s appe ar when the settin g is selecte d. The [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 71 QUALITY IMAGE SI ZE For DC R -PC10 9E: MOVIE SET IMAGE SIZ E REMAINING ALL ERASE You can dele te all the pictures on a “ Memory Stick Duo” that are not wr ite- protec te d. To d elete pic tures on e by one, see page 10 6. 1 Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER]. 2 Touch [Y ES] twice. To ca ncel del etion of a l[...]

Using the Menu 72 b Notes • The fo ld er will not be del et e d even whe n you de le te al l the pictures in th e folder. • Do not do an y of the f oll owin g wh ile [ E rasi ng all data ...] is displ ayed : – Move the PO WE R switch to select other powe r m ode s. – Ope rate any butt ons. – Eje ct the “ Memory Stick Duo.” FORMAT The [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 73 REC FOLDER As the de fault setting, pictu res are saved in the 101M SDCF f older. Y ou ca n selec t a folde r to save y our pi ct ur es . Cre at e new fo lder s f ro m the [N EW FOLDE R] menu, then se lect the folder to be used for record ing with / and touch . When yo u have a lot of pi cture s, you can searc h fo[...]

Using the Menu 74 Using the (PICT. APPLI.) menu – PICT . EFFECT/ SLIDE S HOW/FRA ME REC/ INTER VAL RE C/INT. RE C– STL, etc . You can select items li sted below on the PI CT. APPL I. men u. To se lect i te m s, see “S el ec tin g menu items” (p. 62). The default settings are marked wit h G . The indic at or s in pare nthe se s appe ar when [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 75 b Note • You cann ot add effects t o externa lly inp ut picture s. Also, y ou cannot out put pictu res edite d with Pic ture eff ects via t he DV Interfa ce. z Tip • You can cop y pictur e s ed ite d usi ng pic tu re effects to a “M emor y St ic k Duo” (p . 95) or to another tape (p . 93) . MEMO RY MIX See [...]

Using the Menu 76 To ca ncel t he sli de show, to uch [E ND]. To pa use, touch [PAUSE ]. z Tips • You can sel ect the first picture for the slide show by touching / befo re touching [START]. • If m ovies ar e playe d in the slid e show, you can adjust the vo lume by touchin g (decrease)/ (increase). FRAME REC You can record pi cture s with a st[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 77 INTERVAL REC. You can recor d pictur es on a tape at a select ed inte rval, when yo u record flowe rs bloom ing, et c. C onnect your c amcor der to the wall s ocket using the su pplie d AC Adaptor du ring the oper ation. a: [RE C TI M E] b: [INTERVAL] 1 Touch . 2 Touch [INTERV AL]. 3 Selec t a desire d inter val ti[...]

Using the Menu 78 INT. REC- STL This fu nc tion is use ful to ob se rve t he move m en t of clou ds or the cha nge of daylight. You r camcorder wil l shoot a sti ll image at a sele cted inter val and record it on a “Me mory St i ck Duo.” a: Shootin g time b: Int er val 1 Touch . 2 Select a desire d interv al time (1, 5, or 10 minute s), the n t[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 79 Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) m enu – TITLE/ TAPE TI TLE, etc. You can select items liste d below on the EDIT/ PLAY me nu. To sel ect i tems, see “Sel ecti ng menu items” (p. 62). The defau lt setting s are mark ed with G . The setti ngs you can adj u st va ry depen ding on the power m ode of your ca mco rd er . Th [...]

Using the Menu 80 BURN VCD When yo ur camc orde r i s co nnec te d t o a pe rson al com p uter , you can eas i ly burn the pictu re rec orde d on t he ta pe on a CD- R (Direc t Access t o Vide o CD Burn) using this co mm and. See the su pplied “Computer Applica tions Guide” for det ails. END SEARCH SEARCH TITLE Any tit le s yo u have su pe rimp[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 81 3 Touch to m ove s to sele ct the ne xt cha rac ter, an d enter th e char ac ter in th e sam e man ner. 4 Whe n yo u have f in is he d ente ring cha ract ers , tou ch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch (color), / (positio n), [SIZ E] as ne ce ssar y to sele ct a desire d colo r, po sitio n or siz e. Color white t yellow t vi ol e[...]

Using the Menu 82 TAPE TITLE You can lab el a casset te with Casse tte Memory (u p to 10 lett e rs). The label will be displayed for approxima tely 5 seconds when you select the CAME RA- TAPE mode a nd in sert a cass ette, or when y ou se lect t he PLAY /ED IT mode. Up to 4 titles wi ll be disp layed at th e same time if the cassette has titles sup[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 83 Using the (STANDARD SET) menu – REC MODE /MULTI- SOUND/A UDIO M IX/USB- CAMERA , etc. You can selec t the items listed below o n the STANDARD SET menu. To select these item s , see “Sel ecti ng menu item s” ( p. 62). The default se ttings a re marked with G . The indica t or s in par ent hes es appea r w h en[...]

Using the Menu 84 b Notes • You can pla y ba ck a dual sound track c as se tte on thi s cam corder. Howev er, you canno t record a dual sou nd track on this c amcorde r. • The setting returns to [STER EO] when you disc onnect th e pow er source from yo ur camcorder for more t han 5 minu tes. AUDIO MIX You ca n ad just th e audio ba lanc e be tw[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 85 b Notes • When you conne ct your c amcorder t o outs ide powe r sources, [ BRIGHT] is autom atically selected for the setting. • When you sele ct [BRIGHT] , batt ery li fe is reduced by abou t 10 pe rce nt du ring recordi ng. A/V c DV OUT You can co nnec t a di gita l de vice and a n an alog d evic e to your ca[...]

Using the Menu 86 REMAINING REMOTE CTRL b Note • The setting returns to [ON] when you have t he power source d isconnecte d fro m your camcorder for more t han 5 minu tes. REC LED BEEP G AUTO Select to dis pla y the rem aining ta pe in dic ator for about 8 second s: • After you sele ct the CAMERA-TAPE m ode with the cassette insert ed, and your[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 87 DISPLAY b Note • You c annot input a sign al to y our cam corder if you press DISPL AY/BATT IN FO while [V-OUT/PANEL] is select ed. MENU ROTATE You can select the scro lling direction (up or down) of the menu items on the LCD screen w hen you to uch or . A.SHUT OFF b Note • When you conne ct you r camcorde r to[...]

Using the Menu 88 Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) menu – CLOCK SET/ WORLD T IME, etc . You can select i tems li sted be low on t h e TIME / LANGU. menu. To select ite ms, see “Selec ting menu items” (p. 62). The sett i ngs yo u can adjus t v ary depen ding on the po wer mode of your ca mcorder . The screen show s the item s yo u can cu rren tly oper[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 89 Customizing Personal Menu You ca n ad d fre que ntly us ed menu items to Perso n al M en u, or sor t the m in the or der you like (cus tomizing). You c an customize t he Perso nal M en u for e ach pow er mo de of your camc orde r. Adding a menu – Add You ca n ad d fre que ntly us ed menu items to Per so nal M en [...]

Using the Menu 90 Dele ting m enu – Dele te 1 Touch . 2 Touch [P-MENU SET UP]. If the d esired menu is not di splayed on th e screen, to uch / until the menu i s displa yed. 3 Touch [DELETE]. 4 Touch the me nu that you want to dele te. 5 Touch [YES]. The selected me nu is deleted from Pers onal Menu. 6 Touch . b Not e • You cannot delete [ME NU[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 91 4 Touch the m enu ite m you wa nt to move. 5 Touc h / to move the me nu ite m to the desired place. 6 Touc h . To so rt mor e item s, re pe at step s 4 to 6. 7 Touc h [E ND]. 8 Touc h . b Note • Y ou cannot mov e [P-MENU SE T UP]. Init iali zin g t he s e ttin gs – Reset You can in iti alize Pers onal Menu to t[...]

Dubbing/Editing 92 Dubb ing/ Edi ting Connecting to a VCR or TV You can record the picture from a VCR or T V to a tap e or a “M emory Stic k Duo” in serted into yo ur c amcord er (p. 94). You can als o create a co py of the pict ure recorded o n your camcorder on other recordin g device (p. 93). Conn ec t yo ur cam c or d e r via the Ha n dy c [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 93 To use an i .LINK cabl e for c onnection Use a n i.LIN K cable (optio nal) t o conne ct your camc order t o othe r de vice vi a the D V Inte rfa ce. Th e video an d so und signal s ar e transmit ted digitall y, producing high quali ty pict ures. No te that yo u canno t rec ord th e pictur e and sound s epar ately.[...]

Dubbing/Editing 94 Recording pictures from a VCR or TV You ca n reco rd and edit pictur es or TV progra ms fro m a VCR or TV on a tape or a “Memor y Stick Du o” inser ted in your camcorde r. You can als o reco rd a scene as a still imag e on a “ Memory St ick Duo. ” Insert a cass ette or a “Memory Stick Duo” fo r recordin g in yo ur cam[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 95 3 Press PHOTO li gh t ly at the sc ene you want to record. Ch eck the image and press it fully. The im age is not re cord ed unless you pres s PHOTO fully. Releas e it if you do not want to rec o r d th e scen e, an d sele ct ot her s cen e as desc rib ed a bove. Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick D[...]

Dubbing/Editing 96 8 Tou ch , then . b Notes • For DCR-PC109E: You can record sti ll images fixed to im age size [640 × 480]. • The Data code and titles r ecorded on th e tape cannot be recor ded on t he “Mem ory Stic k Duo.” The tim e and date the pi cture is recor ded on t he “Mem ory Stick Duo” will be recor de d. • The sound is r[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 97 10 Touc h , th en . b Notes • Y ou cannot dub th e index scre en . • Y ou may n ot be able to d ub imag es modifie d on your compute r or recorded wi th other cam corders on yo ur camcorder. • Y ou cannot dub MP EG m ovie s on th e tape. Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digit al pr o gra m edit ing Yo[...]

Dubbing/Editing 98 connect i on. The dubbing proce du re is easier with the i.LINK connection . 2 Prepare your VCR. • Inser t a casse tte for record ing. • Set the input selector to input mode if your VCR ha s one. 3 Prepare you r cam corder (play i ng device). • Insert a c assette for editing. • Slide the POWER swi tch to se lect the PLAY/[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 99 To se t the [ I R SETUP ] co de When yo u conn ect wi t h an A/V co nn ecting cabl e, you need to ch eck the [IR SET UP] code signa l to s ee if your V CR ca n be ope ra ted by your ca mco rd er (inf rare d ra y em it t er ). 1 Tou ch , then [IR SETUP]. 2 Sele ct the [ IR SETUP] code o f your VCR with / , the n to[...]

Dubbing/Editing 100 * TV/VCR c omponent Step 2 : Adj usting t he synchroni zation of the VCR Follow the steps bel ow when you are performing digital program edit for the first time to a ta pe in a VCR. You can skip this setting if you have set up your VCR before usin g the fo llo wing proce dure . You can adjust the sync hronizat ion o f you r camc[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 101 5 Rewind the tape on your VCR, then play back in slow mo de . 5 openi n g numbe rs for each [I N ] an d closin g num ber s for ea ch [OUT ] appea r. 6 Take a not e of the ope ni ng n um ber value of each [CUT-IN] and the closing number value of each [CUT-OUT], then calcu l ate th e average n umber value for each [...]

Dubbing/Editing 102 6 Touch the desired ite m. When y ou are reco rding on a tape in the V C R Touc h [OTHER DEV I C E ]. When yo u ar e re cording on a “Me mory S tick D uo” 1 Touch [MEMORY STICK]. 2 Touch [I MAGE SIZE] repeat edly to select the desired ima ge size. 7 Search for the begi n ning of the first scene th at you want to d ub on yo u[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 103 To end Digital progra m editing Touc h [E ND] . To save a program withou t using it to record Touc h [E ND] in step 11 . The program i s stored i n memory until t h e cass et te is ejecte d. To erase prog rams 1 Follo w st eps 1 t o 6 i n “R e cording the selec t ed s cenes as progra ms” (p. 10 1), then touc [...]

Dubbing/Editing 104 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can record addi tional audio to the origin al sou nd on the tap e. You ca n add sound to a tape alr eady recorded in the 12-bit mode with out eras ing the o riginal so und. Prepari ng for audi o recordi ng Record a udio in on e of the following wa ys. • Using the in terna l micr ophone (n o[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 105 you have r ecorded afterwards i s not ou tput from t he speaker. Check the sound by us ing a T V. • When you co nnect o ptional a ccessori es such as an extern al mic ropho ne, exte nd the vie wf ind er first. • D o not conne ct A/V conn ecting cabl es to bot h your camcorder and t he Handycam Station. T he s[...]

Dubbing/Editing 106 Checking a nd adjus ting the recorded sound 1 Play back t he ta pe on whi c h you have recorded a udio in “Reco rding so und” (p. 105). 2 Touch . 3 Touch [MENU]. 4 Touch / to select (STANDARD SET), then to uch . 5 Touch / to select [AUDIO MIX], th en touch . 6 Touch / to adjust the balance between the original sound (ST1) an[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 107 To dele te pictures o n the inde x screen You ca n easil y se arch for th e pi cture to be dele ted by di splayi ng 6 pict ures at o nce. 1 Slid e the P OWER swi tch to sel ect th e PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch . 3 Touch . 4 Touch . 5 Touch [ DELET E]. 6 Touc h t he pi c ture y ou wa nt to del et e. appears on the ima[...]

Dubbing/Editing 108 5 Touch [PROTECT]. 6 Touch the image th at you want to protect. 7 Touch . 8 Touch [END]. To cancel image prot ection Follow steps 1 to 5, th en touch the image to canc el ima ge p rote ction . - disapp ears fr om the i mag e. Sele ctin g st ill im ages fo r pri nting – Prin t mar k You ca n mark im ages th at you want t o prin[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 109 b Note • D o not mark imag es on yo ur camc order i f th e “Memor y Stick Duo ” alrea dy has so me image s with the P rint ma rk put on oth er devic es. Th is may change the i nformatio n of the imag es wit h the Prin t mark pu t on the oth er device . Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer)[...]

Dubbing/Editing 110 6 Select (STANDARD SET), then [USB-PLY/EDT] by touching / and . 7 Select [PictBridge], then touch . 8 Touch . 9 Connect the USB jack (p. 142) of your Handyc am Statio n to a p rinter using the supplied USB cable, then set the USB ON/OFF switc h on the Handy cam Statio n to ON. The location of th e USB jack of th e prin te r diff[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 111 To print anoth er im age Repeat st eps 1 to 6. To stop printing Touc h [C AN C E L] wh ile pri nt ing . To finish printing Touch [END] an d di sconnect the USB cab le from you r Ha nd ycam St ation a nd p rinter . b Notes • D o not atte m pt the follo wing opera tio ns when is on the scree n. The operatio ns ma[...]

Troubleshooting 112 Trou bles hooti ng Troubleshooting If you run into any p roblem using yo ur camc order , us e the fol lowin g t able to tro ub lesho ot the pr o blem . If th e pr oblem persi sts, rem ove th e po wer sou r ce an d contact yo ur Son y dealer . If “C: ss : ss ” is d is playe d on th e L CD screen or the vi ewfi nder, the self-[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 113 Batteries /Power sour ces Cassette t apes Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective A ctions The CHARGE lamp does not light while the b attery p ack is bei ng charged. c Attach the batt ery pack to th e camcord er corre ctly. If t he lam p stil l does not ligh t up, th en i t indicat es that n o powe r is s upplied from[...]

Troubleshooting 114 LCD screen /viewfinder The Cass e tte Me mor y indi cato r do es not a ppear w hile using a casset te wit h Casse tte M emory. c Clean the gol d-pla ted co nne ctor of the cassette. (p. 126) The remain ing ta pe indi cator is n ot displa yed. c Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] on the (STANDARD SET) menu to alw ays displ ay the remain in[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 115 Recording If you are using a “Memory Stick Duo” fo r reco rding, refer a lso to the “Me mory St ick Du o” sect ion. (p. 117) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective A ctions The tape does not st art when you press RE C ST ART / STOP. c Slide th e POW ER swi tc h to tur n on th e CA MER A-TA P E lamp. (p . 20) [...]

Troubleshooting 116 Playback If yo u are pl aying back th e pic tures stored on a “M emo ry Stick Duo ,” refer also t o the “ Memo ry Stic k Duo” sectio n. (p . 11 7) The ext ernal flas h (optional) does not wor k. • The power of the flash is not turned on, or the flash is not at ta c h ed correctl y. • Two or mor e flashes ar e attache[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 117 “Memory Stick Duo” Noises appe ar and is displayed on the screen . • The tape was reco rd ed in a TV color sys t em other than th at of your camcorde r. This is not a malfunc ti on. (p. 1 25) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective A ctions Cannot op era te fu nc tion s using the “Memory St ic k Duo. ” c Set[...]

Troubleshooting 118 Dubbing/ Editing Image prot ecti on cannot be app lied. c When y ou are usin g the “M emory Stic k Duo” with t he write-pr otect tab, release the lo ck on the writ e-protect tab of the “Memory Stick Duo. ” (p. 127) c Perform the opera ti on ag ai n on the inde x sc reen . (p. 107) Cannot mark p ictures for prin t. c When[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 119 The Title searc h doe s not work. c Enter a ti tle if ther e is no t itle on t he tape . (p. 80) c Use a cassette wit h Cassett e M emo ry . (p. 125) c Set [ SEARCH] to [ON] in th e (EDIT/PLAY) menu. (p. 80) • There is a blank se c ti on in the be ginn ing or middle of the tape. This is not a malfun ction. St[...]

Troubleshooting 120 Warning indicators and messages Self-d iagnosis display /Warning i ndicators If in dicato rs appe ar on t he sc reen or i n the vi ewfi nder , check t he foll owin g. See t he pag e in par enthes es for det ails. Indicat ion Cause and/or Corrective Actions C: ss : ss/ E: ss : ss (Self - diagnos is di splay) Some sy mptoms c an b[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 121 * Y ou hear a melody or beep so und when the warni ng ind icators appear on the sc ree n. (Warning i ndicator perta ining to “Memor y Stic k Duo” formatti ng)* • The “M e mory S tic k Duo ” data is dama ge d. • The “Me mor y S tic k Duo ” is not forma tte d c o rrec tl y (p. 72). (Warning i ndic[...]

Troubleshooting 122 Warning mes sages If me ss ages app ear on the sc re en, c hec k the fol lowi ng . See t he page i n pa renthe ses fo r det ai ls . Subjects Indicati ons Corrective Actions/ References Battery Use t he “In foLITHIUM” batt ery pack . c See pa ge 129. Batt ery leve l is low . c Charge the batter y (p . 16) . Old battery. Use a[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 123 “Memory S tick Duo” USB streami ng. .. T his f unc ti on is no t available . • You tried to play back or re c or d on a “Memory S tic k Duo” dur ing USB Streamin g. Memory St ick fo ld er s are full. • You c annot create folders exceedin g 999MSDC F. c You cannot dele te the cre at e d fol der s usi[...]

Troubleshooting 124 Others Cannot record due to copyr i ght protecti on. – Cannot add au dio. Discon nect the i.LINK c able . c See pa ge 104. Not recor ded in SP mode. C annot add audio. c See pa ge 104. Not reco rded in 1 2-bit audi o. Ca nnot add audio. c See pa ge 104. Cannot add au dio on the blank por tio n of a tape. c See pa ge 104. Casse[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 125 Addition al In formation Using your camcorder abroad Powe r sup ply You can u se you r camcorde r in any c ount ries/ regions using the AC Adaptor supplie d with your camco rder wit hin AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 H z. On TV color systems Your cam c orde r i s a PAL sy stem- base d camc orde r. If[...]

Additional Information 126 z Tip • The memor y capacity of th e cas s ette mark ed with is 4k bits. Your camcorde r can acco m mod ate c ass e ttes havi ng a m emo r y cap a cit y of up t o 16k bit s. Copyrigh t signal When yo u play back If the cas sette y ou pl ay bac k on your cam corder conta ins co pyright s ignal s, you c annot c opy it to [...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 127 About the “Memory Stick” The “M emory S tick” i s a new lig ht and sm all recording med ia which, desp ite its size, can store m ore da ta tha n a flop py disk. You can use f o llow i ng types of “ Memo ry Stick” on yo ur camcorder. Howev er, appearan ce on the li st does not guarant[...]

Additional Information 128 • B e c aref ul n ot to apply exces si ve fo rce wh e n writing on a memo area o n a “M emor y Stick Duo.” • Do not attach a label or the like on a “Memory Stick Du o” or a Mem ory St ick Du o ad apto r. • W hen you car r y or stor e a “M e mory St i ck Duo ,” p u t it i n it s c a s e. • Do not touch,[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 129 • All other pr oduc t na m es men tion ed her ei n may be the t radema rks or re gist ered trad em ark s of th eir res pect iv e co mpa ni es . Furt hermo re, “™” and “® ” are not me ntion ed in each case in this manual. About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack This unit is compatib[...]

Additional Information 130 – Put the b attery pack in a pocket to warm it up, and i nse rt it in yo ur camc orde r r ig ht before y ou start t aki ng shot s. – Use a large ca paci ty batter y pa ck: N P - FF70/FF 71 ( option al) . • Freque nt use of t he LCD sc re en or a freque nt playba ck, fast forw ard or rew ind op eratio n wear s out th[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 131 About i. LINK The DV Interf ace on this u nit is an i.LINK- comp liant DV In terfac e. This secti on des cribes the i.L INK sta ndar d an d i t s featur es. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a digital serial int er fa ce for trans f er ring d ig i ta l v id eo, digi t al au dio, and other data to other [...]

Additional Information 132 Maintenance and precautions On use and ca re • Do not use or st ore the c amcor der an d accessori es in the following lo cations. – Anywh ere ex t r emely hot or col d . Never leave th em e xpose d to tem pe ratur es above 60°C (14 0°F), such a s un der direc t sunl ight, near heaters or in a car parked in the s un[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 133 This is not a malfunction. Do not close t he cassette lid until the casse tte is e jected. No te o n mois tu re c ond en sat io n Mois t ur e m ay con de nse whe n you br in g your camco rd er fr om a c old p lac e into a warm pl ace (or vic e versa) or when you use yo ur camc order in a humid p[...]

Additional Information 134 4 Touc h th e “×” disp laye d on t he scree n with th e corner of the su ppli ed “M emory Stick Duo .” The po si t ion of the “×” cha n ges . If you did n ot pre ss the righ t spot , start from step 4 aga in. b Note • You cannot c alibr a te the LCD scr een if you ha ve rotated t he LC D panel an d set i t[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 135 Specification Video camera r ecorder Sys tem Video recording system 2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system Stil l im age re co rdi n g s ys t e m Exif Ver . 2.2 *1 *1 “Exif” is a fil e format for still images, establishe d by the JEI TA (J ap an Elect ro nic s and Inform ation Tec hnology I[...]

Additional Information 136 MIC jack Minija ck, 0.388 mV low impeda nce with DC 2.5 to 3.0 V, out put impeda nce 6. 8 k Ω (kil o hms) (Ø 3. 5 mm) , Ster eo type LCD screen Picture 6.2 cm (2.5 ty pe) Total dot number 123 200 (56 0 × 220 ) General Power requ i rements DC 7.2 V (batt ery pac k) DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consum ption (when[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 137 Oper at ing te mperat u r e 0 ° C to 40 ° C ( 32 ° F to 104 ° F) Type Lithiu m ion Desi gn an d speci fication s are subjec t to cha nge without notice.[...]

Quick Reference 138 Quick Refe rence Identifying parts and controls Camcord er A LCD/ T o uch pa ne l scre en (p. 3, 21) B LCD BACKLIGHT b utton* (p. 21) C REC START/STOP button (p. 27, 50) D BATT (batt er y rel eas e) leve r (p. 1 6) E Eyecup F Viewfinde r (p. 3, 21) G Acces s la mp (p. 24, 127) H POWER sw itch (p. 20) I “Mem or y Stick D u o”[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 139 A Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens)/Lens c ove r Your cam corde r is equi p ped wit h a Carl Zeiss lens wh ich can re prod uce fine images . The lens f or your ca mcorder was deve loped jointl y by Ca rl Z eiss, in G erm any, a nd So ny Cor por at i on . It adop ts th e M TF measur ement sy stem for vide o cameras an d of[...]

Quick Reference 140 A MIC (P LU G IN PO W ER ) j ack (r ed ) (p. 10 4) This ja ck works as an input ja ck for an extern al mic ro phone as w e ll as a po wer- supply j ac k for a plug- i n- pow er micr ophone. Whe n th e ex tern al microphon e is connecte d, it ta kes precede nce. B Jack cove r C (LA N C) ja c k (b lu e) The LANC control jack is us[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 141 A Viewfinde r lens adjus tment le ver (p . 21) B Cassette lid (p . 23) C Stra p Be lt (p. 3) D OPEN/ Z EJE C T leve r (p . 23) E Inte rf ac e conne ctor F Tripod r ece ptacle Mak e su re th a t the le ng th o f the tr ip o d scre w is le ss th an 5.5 m m (7/ 32 in ch ). Otherwise, you cannot atta ch the trip od[...]

Quick Reference 142 To atta ch the St rap Bel t Insert the Strap Belt a ttachment to your camc or der a nd m o ve it in t he direct io n of the arrow until it clicks a nd is locked. b Note • The Strap Be l t may deta ch acci de ntally if not attach ed pr oper ly. z Tip • The len g th of the Str ap B el t is a djusta ble . (p. 3) Handycam Stat i[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 143 Remote Commander Remove the insulation shee t befor e usin g the Remote Commander. A PHOTO button (p. 31) B Mem or y contr ol but t ons (Index* , –/+, Mem or y playbac k) (p. 52 ) C SEARCH M. button* (p. 60, 61) D . / > butt on s* (p. 60, 61 ) E Vide o con trol butt ons (Re wind, Play back, Fast-for ward ,[...]

Quick Reference 144 WARNING Battery may explode if mistre ate d . Do not rechar ge, disas semble or disp ose of in fi re. b Notes on the Remote Commander • A button- typ e lithiu m ba tt er y (CR 202 5) is used in the R emote Co mmander. Do not u se batt eries ot her than CR2025. • Point the remot e sensor awa y from str ong light sources such [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 145 Indicator s for the LCD screen and viewfi nder Following in dicators will a ppear on the LCD scree n an d view fi nder to in d icate t he state of your c amcorder. Indicato rs var y dependi ng on your c amcorder model . Indicat ors Meanings y 60mi n Remainin g batte ry (p. 28) SP , LP Recordin g mod e (p. 29 ) [...]

Quick Reference 146 Index Numerics 16:9 WIDE mode ..... ......... 68 21-pin adaptor ...... ....... 59, 94 A A/V c onn ectin g cabl e .......... ............ 59, 92, 104 AC Adaptor ....... .......... ...... 16 Accessory sh oe .. .......... .... 139 Adj us ting th e view fi nder .......... ................. ......... 21 Audio dubbing (AUD DUB CTRL)..[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 147 Interv al ph oto reco rding (INT. REC-STL) .........78 Interv al re co rding (INTERVA L REC) .....77 J JPEG ...... .......... ....... .........127 L LANC ......... ...... ........... .....140 LANGUAGE .......... .......... .88 Lang uage (LANGUAGE) ..... ...... .25 LCD back light (LCD B L LEVEL) ......84 LCD BAC[...]

Printed in Japan Printed on 1 00% r ecycled paper usi ng VOC (Volat i le Orga nic Comp ound) - free vege table oil b ase d ink . Sub soun d See MULTI-SOUND Super Ni ghtShot pl us .... . ... 39 T Tape counter ............. ......... 28 Tele phot o See Zoom Time code ............. .......... ... 28 Title (Cass ette Memory ) TAPE TITLE ........ ... ..[...]