Sony DCR-PC350E manual

2-103-201- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Camera Operatio ns Guide [GB] Camera Operations Guide Rea d this first Digital Video Camera Recorde r DCR-PC 350E[...]

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. “Mem o ry Stick”[...]

3 • The LCD screen and the viewfi nder are manufa ctured u sing ext remely high -precisi on technolo gy, so over 99.99% of the p ixels a re operatio n al for effe ct iv e us e. Howeve r, the r e may be som e tiny black poin ts and/ or bright poi nts (whi te , red , blu e, or gree n in co lor ) tha t ap pe ar con st ant ly o n th e LC D scr e e n [...]

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 or de r and the H[...]

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

7 Record ing a mov ie .......... .... ...... ..... ...... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ....... ...... .... ....... .... ... 36 Recording a still image ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... .. ....... .... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ....... ..... 3 7 Making full use of Easy Handycam operation ...................... ..................[...]

8 Advanced operations Usin g th e Me nu Selecting me nu item s ....................... . 63 Using the (CAMERA SET) m enu – PROGRAM AE/WHITE BAL ./16:9 WIDE, etc. .................. ........... ....... 65 Using the (MEMORY SET) men u – BURST/QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE/ ALL ERASE/NEW FOLDER, etc. .............. ........... ................. ........... .[...]

9 Additi ona l Infor m at ion Using you r camcord er abroad .. ........ 126 Usable ca ssette ta pes .................. ... 126 About the “M emory Stick” ........ ........ 1 28 About the “I nfoLITHIUM ” battery pa ck ............ ............ ........ 1 30 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 in the dire ction of 1 and pu sh it down i n the direction of 2. Remove th e battery termin al cover when it lif ts[...]

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 21. 4 View the recorded picture on the L CD screen. a Remo ve th e le ns ca p. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green button , slide [...]

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 in the dire ction of 1 and pu sh it down i n the direction of 2. Remove th e battery termin al cover when it lif [...]

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 21. 4 View the recorded picture on the L CD screen. a Remo ve th e le ns ca p. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green button , slide[...]

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 ” 16MB (1) You can use o nly a “M emory St ick Duo,” which i s about hal f the size of a st[...]

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 Note • You can not use ba tte r ie s oth er than th e “InfoLITHIUM” bat ter y pack (F series) (p. 130). • Do not shor t- cir cu it the DC pl ug of the AC Ada ptor or bat ter[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 17 5 Insert your camco rder into the Hand ycam S tation. 6 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 You ca n check the batter y’s current charge l evel and its current remainin g re cord ing time both duri ng char ging or when the power i s turne d off. 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 [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 19 * Wi th LCD BACKLIGHT set to ON. b Note • T he power will not be suppl ied from t he battery pac k even w h e n the ma in s lead is disconn ecte d f r o m th e wall so cket in t he follo wing cas es: – When the AC adaptor is c onnected to the DC IN jack of your camc orde r – When the AC adaptor is c onnecte[...]

Getting started 20 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusti ng the LCD pan el You ca n ad just the ang le and brigh tness of the LCD pane l to meet variou s recording situation s. Even w hen th ere are obst ructi ons be twee n you and t he s ubject , you can check t he su bject on t he LCD scree n during record ing by adjus ting the a[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 21 the viewfi nder. Ha ve the LCD panel ro tated 180 degr ees an d cl osed w ith t he s creen facing ou t. 1 Set the power mode t o CAMERA-TAPE or CAMERA-MEMORY (p. 19). 2 Close the LCD pane l with the sc reen facin g ou t. appea rs on the sc re en. 3 Touch . [Set LC D of f? ] appe ar s on th e sc reen . 4 Touch [ Y[...]

Getting started 22 4 Touch [MENU]. 5 Select (TIME/LANGU.) with / , then touch . 6 Select [CLOCK SET] with / , then touch . 7 Set [Y] (year) with / , then touch . You can se t any yea r up t o the yea r 20 79. 8 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way as was done in step 7, then touch . The cloc k sta rts t o move. Step 6: Insert[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 23 3 Press . The casset te compartment a utomatica lly slides ba ck in. 4 Close the lid. To eject t he cassette 1 Slide the OPEN/EJECT lever in the dire ctio n of th e arro w and open the l id. The casset te compartment a utomatica lly comes out and op en s up. 2 Take out the ca sset te , the n pr ess . The casset t[...]

Getting started 24 “Memory Sti ck Duo ” sl ot ma y be dam a ge d or th e still ima ge in the “M em or y St ic k Duo” ma y be erased . • Do not inse rt any thing other tha n a “ Me mo ry Stick Duo” into the “Mem or y St ic k Duo” slot. Doi ng so may c ause a m alfuncti on of y our cam corder. • When t he acce ss lamp is li t or f[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 25 5 Select the desi red language with / , then touch . z Tip • Your camcorder offers [ENG [SIMP]] (simp lifi ed English) for when you cannot find your native tongue amo ng the options.[...]

Recording 26 Recording Recording movies You ca n record mo vies on a ta pe or a “Memor y St ick Du o.” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Gettin g sta rted” (p . 15 to p. 24). When y ou are rec ordin g on a ta pe, mo vi es will be r ec orded al on g with ster eo sound. When yo u are recording on a “Memory Stick Duo” (MPEG movi e [...]

Recording Recording 27 Indicators d isplayed du ring reco rding on a tape The indicato rs will not be recorded on the tape. Date/time and the camera set tings data ( p. 58) will not be disp layed du ring r ecording . A Indica tors fo r Cassette Memory cass ettes B Appr ox imate remain ing batt ery an d cont inuo us rec ording time The indicate d ti[...]

Recording 28 • Whe n you a r e r e c o rdi ng on a “Mem ory S t ick D u o” with an ext ern al flash (opt io n al ) connec te d to the accesso ry shoe, t urn off the po wer of the ex ternal flash to preve nt ch argi ng noi se being recor de d. z Tip • If you do not use your ca m corde r fo r a long ti me , remove the casse t te and store it [...]

Recording Recording 29 Move the pow er zoo m lever sli gh tly for a slower zoom. Move it further for a fa ster zoom. To re cor d w id er ran ge of view Move the pow er zoo m lev er to wards W. The s ub ject app ears farthe r aw ay ( Wid e angl e). To re cor d cl ose r view Move the power zoom lever towar ds T. The s ub ject app ears cl os er (Te le[...]

Recording 30 1 Touch . 2 Touch [SELF-TIMER]. If th e ite m is not disp layed on t he scre en, touch / . If you ca nnot fi nd it , touch [MENU], and select i t from the (CAM ERA SE T) me nu (p. 65). 3 Touch [ON] , then . app ears. 4 Press REC START/STOP. 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 indicat[...]

Recording Recording 31 [MENU], and select [PROGRES. REC] from the (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 Touc h [ON ], t hen . appear s. 4 Press REC START/STOP. Press it agai n to st op recor di ng. To cancel the progressive recording mode Fol lo w step s 1 and 2 , the n se lect [OF F] in ste p 3. Note on the progre ssive recor ding mode In a no rma l TV broa dcas t[...]

Recording 32 3 Slide the POWER switch repeated l y until the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp lig hts u p. The selected re cord in g folder is displa yed. 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 num ber of ima ge s [...]

Recording Recording 33 Selecting image quali ty or siz e Select th e (MEMORY SET) menu , [STILL SET], then [ QUALITY] or [ I MAGE SIZE] (p. 72). 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 approx[...]

Recording 34 The setti ngs are dis played cyc lically in the follow i n g order . When the r ed- ey e reduc ti on f eat ur e is t ur ned o ff No indicator di sp laye d: Aut omatic al ly flashes when there is n ot enough surrou nding li gh t. m (Force d flash ): A lw ays us es the flas h regardl ess o f t he sur roun ding b right ness . m (No flash)[...]

Recording Recording 35 [MEN U ] an d sele ct it from t he (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 Touc h [ON ], t hen . appe ar s. 4 Press PHOTO full y. 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 ns from 8) . The i m ag e is reco rded . Whe n bars of disap pear, the im age i s record ed o n the “M em ory S[...]

Recording 36 Recording with ease – Easy Hand ycam With this E asy Handycam opera tion, most of the camera settings are set to automatic mode, o nly bas ic funct ions be come availa ble, and screen font si ze increases for easy viewing . Even firs t time us ers can enjoy easy recording. Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “ Getting started?[...]

Recording Recording 37 –U S B S t r e a m i n g • D uring Easy Handyc a m ope r a tio n, the followin g buttons are not availa ble: – LCD BACKL IG H T (p. 20) – BACK LIGHT (p. 38) – FOCUS (p. 41) • D uring Easy Handyc am operation, the settings of the function s tha t are no t disp layed o n the sc reen re turn to their de fa ul ts. Pre[...]

Recording 38 Making ful l use of Easy Han dycam opera tion 1 Touch [MENU]. The availab le menu items ar e di sp laye d on the scre en. 2 Touch the desired ite m. 3 Select the desired setting. For [CLOC K SET] 1 Set [Y ] (y ear) w ith / , th en tou ch . 2 Set [M] ( month), [D] (day ), hou r and minutes in the same way as [Y] (year), then touch . For[...]

Recording Recording 39 Fixing the exposur e for the selected s ubject – Fl exible spo t met er You can adj ust and fi x the expo sure to the subject, so th at it is re corded in sui table brightn ess even when t here is strong contrast between the subj ect and the ba ckgroun d (such as subject s in the limeli ght on stage) . 1 Touc h du rin g rec[...]

Recording 40 4 Adjust th e exposur e by touchin g (dim)/ (bright), then touch . To return the setting to automatic exposure Follow steps 1 and 2, then select [AUTO] in step 3. b Note • You cannot use the ma nua l exposur e to ge the r with: – Nig htShot fun ction – Super NightSho t function – Color S low Sh utt er functio n – [CINEMA EFEC[...]

Recording Recording 41 To cancel Su per NightShot, follow st eps 3 and 4, then sele ct [OFF] i n step 5. Or, set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF. To record a clearer picture in co lor on the ta pe – Color Slow S hutter 1 Slid e the P OWER swi tch to sel ect th e CAMERA-TAPE mode. 2 Make sure the NIGHTSHOT switch is set to OFF. 3 Touch . 4 Touch [ COL[...]

Recording 42 To adjust the focus aut oma tically Follow steps 1 and 2, then touch [ AUTO] in step 3. Or, pr ess FO C US aft er step 4. b Note • You cannot use the SPOT FOCUS funct ion together with [PROGRAM AE]. • Focusing dista nce in formatio n will not be displa yed. • If you set [S POT FOC US], y our cam corder is autom atically set to m [...]

Recording Recording 43 Recording a picture using various effects Fading in an d out of a s cene – FADER You can add th e fol lowing effects to currently record ing pictures. [BLACK FADER] [WHITE FADER] [MOSAIC FADER] [MONOTONE] When f adin g in , the pi ct ure grad ually c hange s from bl ack-and -whi te to color. When fad in g o ut, th e p ict u[...]

Recording 44 5 Press REC START/STOP. The fa de r indic at or stops flash in g and disapp ears when the fade is c omp lete. To cancel the oper ation Follo w steps 2 an d 3, then sele c t [OFF] i n ste p 4. b Note • You cannot use the FAD ER functi on toge t her with: – Self- timer – Super NightSho t function – Color S low Sh utt er functio n[...]

Recording Recording 45 [TRAIL] You ca n reco rd a pictur e s o that an inciden tal image like a trail is left. [SLOW SHUTTR] (Slow Shutter) You c an slow dow n the s hutte r spee d. This mode is suitable fo r shoo ting a subject more clea rly i n a da rk plac e. [OLD MOVIE] You ca n add an ol d mov ie -t yp e atmo sphe re to pict ures. Your camcord[...]

Recording 46 – [AE SHIFT] is anythi ng oth er than 0 – [16:9 W IDE] mo de – Progr es siv e recording mo de – Picture effect [PI CT.EFFECT] • When you are recordin g with [CINEMA EFECT], you cannot swi tch over t o any othe r types of D igital effects. • When you set [D ELAY MOTI ON], the eff ect is canceled durin g the zoom operat ion. [...]

Recording Recording 47 The s till ima ge stor ed in the “Me mory S tick Duo” w ill b e di s pl ay ed on th e t hum bnai l screen . 5 Touch (previous)/ (next) to select the still i mage to overlap. 6 Touc h th e des ir ed ef fec t. The still image is su perimposed on t h e movie whi ch is curr entl y di splaye d on the LCD s creen. 7 Touch (decr[...]

Recording 48 Searching for the starting point Searc hing for th e last scene of the most rece nt recordi ng – END SEARCH This func tion is ha ndy when you have pla yed back the t ape , for example, but want to start recording right after the most recently recorded sc ene. When you use a cassett e wit hou t Cass et te Me m ory , the E ND SEARCH fu[...]

Recording Recording 49 3 Keep touching (to go backward)/ (to go forward) and releas e it at the po i nt where you want the record i ng to start. Reviewing t he most recen tly recorded sc enes – Rec review You can view a few sec onds of the sc ene record ed just be fore yo u st oppe d the tape . 1 Slid e the POW ER swi tch re peate dly t o select [...]

Playback 50 Play back Viewing movies recorded on a tape Make sur e yo u ha v e a rec o rde d cass e tte inserted into your camcorder. Some of th e operati ons are possibl e using th e Remote Comman der. When yo u want to play back recording s on your TV, see page 60. z Tip • Performing Eas y Handycam operati on, even first time users can play bac[...]

Playback Playback 51 Indicators d i splayed du ring tape playback A Remaining batte ry B Reco rd ing m od e (SP or LP) C Tape tr ans po rt indi cat or D Time cod e (hour: minute: seco nd: fr ame) or tap e counte r (hou r: mi nute: sec ond) E Per son al Menu butto n (p . 63) F Vid eo o perat i on bu tton s When a “Mem o ry Stic k D uo” ha s be e[...]

Playback 52 Viewing r ecordings with added effects – Digital effect You ca n ap ply [DELAY MOTI ON], [STILL], [FLASH], [LUMI. KEY], and [TRAIL] effects when viewing recorded pictures . For details on each effect, see page 44. 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch whil e the pi cture yo u want to add the effect [...]

Playback Playback 53 Viewing recordings on a “Memory Stick Duo” You can vi ew pi ctures on e at a time on t he screen . Whe n you have a lo t of pict ures, you can list the m to search through them easi ly. Make s ur e yo u have a r ec orde d “M emory Stick Duo” inserted in to your c amcorder. When yo u wan t to play ba ck a recorde d pict [...]

Playback 54 Indicators di splayed during “Memo ry Stick Duo” p layback A Rem a in in g ba tt e r y B Imag e s ize C Picture num ber /T ot al numb er of recorde d pictur es in the curren t playbac k folder D Playbac k fo lder E Playing ti me (m ovi e s only) F Previous/nex t fo lder icon The follow i ng indi cators appea r w h en the first or la[...]

Playback Playback 55 To display 6 pictures a t a time , including mo vies – Inde x Screen Touc h . To re tu rn to th e sing le d i spla y m o d e, to uc h th e pictu re th at you w an t to disp lay. To view pictures i n other fol ders in the index screen 1 Touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch [ PB FOLD E R]. 4 Sele ct a fold er wi th / , the n to uch . Play[...]

Playback 56 (play/p a use) / (fast forwar d) / (stop)/ (rewind) You ca n op erate thes e opera t i ons and SLOW y on the Remote Commander. When playin g bac k on a “Mem or y Stick Duo” Touc h . The follow i ng button s ca n be opera te d. (previ ous)/ (next)/ (pla y/ paus e for movi e)/ (delet e) You can control play back with th e Remote Comma[...]

Playback Playback 57 Various playback functions You can mag nify a small su bject in a record ing an d displ ay i t on the sc r een. You can also di splay the reco rded date an d t he name of the fold er in whi ch the pi cture is recorded. Magnifying p i ctures – Tape playback zoo m/Memory playback zoom You can mag nify mo vi es recorde d on a ta[...]

Playback 58 z Tip • You ca n als o chang e the zo om rat i o usin g th e zoom buttons on LCD f rame. • If you press DISPL AY/B A TT IN FO duri ng the playback zo om op eratio n, th e fr am e will di sa ppe ar. Display ing the scr een indica tors You can choose to display the tim e code, tape count er, and ot her in f ormatio n on the scre en. P[...]

Playback Playback 59 E Shutte r sp eed F Aper ture val ue * A ppears on ly dur ing tap e playback b Note • C amera se tting data do not app ear when movi es on a “Memor y S tic k Duo” are pla ye d ba ck. z Tip • E xpos ure adjustm en t value (0E V ) appea rs when a “Memor y S tic k Duo” is pla ye d ba ck. • appears for the pictu re re[...]

Playback 60 Playing the picture on a TV Conn ec t yo ur cam c or d e r via the Ha n dy c am Statio n or th e A/V jack of your camcor der to a TV using the sup plied A/V co nn ecting cable. Connect the supp lied AC Adaptor to the wall socket for the power supply (p . 16). Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devi ces to be co nne [...]

Playback Playback 61 Locating a scene on a tape for playback Searching qu ickly for a desi red scene – Zero set memory 1 During pl ayback, p r ess ZERO SE T MEMORY on the Remote Comman der at t he point you want t o locate later on. The tape c ounter is re set to “0 :00:00” and appear s on th e sc reen . If the tape counter is not dis pl ay e[...]

Playback 62 3 Press . (previous)/ > (next) on the Remote Comman de r to select a title that you want to play. Playback starts automaticall y from the selecte d titl e. To cancel the oper ation Press STOP on the Remote Commander. b Note • You cannot use Title search when [ SEAR CH] is set to [OF F] on the (EDIT /PLA Y) menu (i t is set to [ON] [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 63 B Advanced op erations Usin g the Menu Selecting menu items You can cha nge var i ous sett ings or make detailed adjustments us ing the me nu items disp layed on t he scr een. 1 Turn on the power (p. 1 9). 2 Touc h . The P erso nal M enu ap pear s. It ems th at are used o ften are disp laye d as sh ort- cuts. 3 Tou[...]

Using the Menu 64 7 Touch , then to hide the me nu screen. You c an a lso to uch (retur n) t o go back to a screen each time you touch the button. To use th e short-cu ts of t he Person al Menu The avai lable it em s vary de pend i n g on the powe r mode of your cam corde r. Una v a ilabl e items will b e grayed out. You ca n cust omize the short -[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PROGR AM AE/WHIT E BAL./16 :9 WIDE, etc. You can select items li sted below on t he CAMERA SET menu. To select items, see “Sel ecti ng menu item s” (p. 6 3). The default settin gs are marked with G . The indica t or s in par ent hes es appea r w h en the setting is sele cted. The[...]

Using the Menu 66 * Your camco rder is a djusted to focus onl y on su bjects i n the m iddle to far dist ance. **Your camcord er is adjusted to foc us only on dist an t su b j ect s. b Note • [S P O RT S ] (s ports less on) will not wor k w h e n the P OWE R sw it ch is s et to CAM ER A - MEMOR Y. SPOT METER See page 3 9 for de tails . EXPOSURE S[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 z Tip • For better co l or bal an ce ad ju s tm en t when [WHITE BAL.] is set to [AUTO], aim your camcorde r at a nearby white obj ect for about 10 seconds afte r settin g the P OWER s witch to CAMERA-TAPE when: – Yo u remove the batt ery pa ck fo r replac ement. – You br ing your camcorde r outdoo rs from in[...]

Using the Menu 68 EXP. FOCUS When y ou are recording pict ures on a “Memor y Stic k Duo” whil e focusin g manua lly, you can s ee i f the fo cus is correc tly ad justed by m agnif ying the cen ter of the p icture to twic e its orig inal size (p. 42). FLASH SET No te th a t the s e se tt ing s wi ll n o t fu n c tio n w i th e x t ern a l fl as [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 ZEBRA This is use fu l as a gui de w h en adj us ting th e br i ght nes s. Wh en you chang e th e defaul t s et t ing, is di s played. The zebra patter n i s no t recor d e d. b Note • Portio ns of the scree n where br ight ness is above 100 I R E ma y app ear ove rexpo sed. z Tip • The zeb ra pattern is diagon[...]

Using the Menu 70 * Pic tu re appe ars in ful l scree n w h e n the wi de - scree n T V sw it ches to full mod e. **Pl ayed in 4:3 mode . When you pla y a picture in t he wide mod e, it appears as you have seen on the LCD screen o r in t he viewfin der. STEADYSHOT Yo u ca n se lect th i s fu nc ti on to com pe n sa te for ca me r a- sh ak e. PROGRE[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 71 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – BURST/QU ALIT Y/IMAGE SIZE/ALL ERASE/N EW FOLDE R, etc. You can select items li sted below on t he MEMORY SET menu. To select items, see “Sel ecti ng menu item s” (p. 6 3). The default settin gs are marked with G . The indica t or s in par ent hes es appea r w h en the setting is[...]

Using the Menu 72 QUALITY IMAGE SIZ E MOVIE SET IMAGE SIZE REMAINING ALL ERASE You ca n de lete al l the pictur es on a “Me m or y Stick D uo” that ar e no t write- prote cted. To delet e p ictures one b y on e, see pag e 107. 1 Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER]. G FIN E ( ) Select to record s till images wi th the fine imag e quali ty (com[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 73 2 Touch [Y ES] twice. To ca ncel del etion of a ll p ictur es, sel ect [ NO]. 3 Touch . b Note • The fol der will not be deleted even when you delet e all the pict ures in the fol der. • Do not do any of the fo llo wing while [ Erasi ng al l da ta ...] is di spl ayed: – Move the POWER switch to sele ct other [...]

Using the Menu 74 b Note • You canno t delete the cr eate d f old ers using you r cam c or de r. You wil l hav e to form at the “Memor y St ic k Duo” (p. 73), or delete them usi ng you r compute r . • The numbe r of pict ures that can be recor de d on a “Me mory S ti ck Duo ” may de c rea se as the number of folders increases on the “[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 75 Using the (PICT. APPLI.) menu – PICT. EFFECT/ SLI D E SH OW/F RAME REC/SMTH INT. RE C, etc. You can select items list ed below on the PICT. APPLI . m enu . To se le ct item s, see “Se lecti ng menu items” (p. 63). The default settin gs are marked with G . The indica t or s in par ent hes es appea r w h en the[...]

Using the Menu 76 b Note • You c annot ad d effects t o externa lly in put picture s. Also, you cannot ou tput pic tures ed ited with Picture effe cts via the DV Interface. z Tip • You can co py pictures e dit ed using picture ef fec ts to a “Memory Stic k Duo” ( p. 96) or to another t ape (p. 94) . MEMORY MIX See page 4 6 for de tails . PB[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 77 To cance l the slid e sh ow, touc h [EN D ]. To pause , touc h [PAU S E]. z Tip • You c an selec t the firs t pictur e for t he slide s how by t ouching / befor e touchin g [START]. • If movies are pl ay ed in the slide sho w , you ca n adj ust th e volume by to uch ing (decrease)/ (increase) . FRAME REC You ca[...]

Using the Menu 78 2 Sele ct t he d esire d in terv al b y touc hing / , the n to uch . You ca n select from 1 to 120 s ec onds f or the inte rval . 3 Touch [RE C STA RT ]. Reco rdin g starts and z chang es to re d. When yo ur camc order ha s shot severa l frames, it reco rds them on the t ape, af ter pe rforming th e END SEARCH funct io n de pe ndi[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 79 INT. REC-STL This fun ct i o n is usefu l to obse rve th e m o vem ent of cl ouds o r t he c hange of dayligh t. Your camcorder will shoot a st ill image at a s elected inte rval and reco rd it on a “Mem ory St ic k D u o.” a: Shootin g time b: Inte rv al 1 Touch . 2 Select a de si red inte rv al tim e ( 1, 5, [...]

Using the Menu 80 Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) me nu – TITLE/ TAPE TI TLE, etc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on th e EDIT/ PLAY menu. To sele ct items, see “Sel ecting menu items” (p. 63). The default settings are marked wit h G . The sett ings you ca n adjust var y depe ndin g on t he powe r mode o f yo ur cam corde r. The sc reen shows th [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 81 BURN VCD When you r cam c order is co nnect ed to a pers ona l comp uter, y ou c an eas ily b urn the pic tu re recor ded on the tape on a CD -R (D irec t Acce ss to V id eo CD B ur n) using this c omma nd. See the s upplie d “Co mpute r Appl icatio ns Gui de” fo r det ails . END SEARCH SEARCH TITLE Any title s[...]

Using the Menu 82 3 Touch to move s to sel ec t the ne xt chara cter , an d en ter th e cha r ac ter i n th e sam e man ner . 4 When yo u have fini shed e nt ering cha ract er s, touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch (c olor), / (posit ion), [SI ZE] as nece ss ary to se lect a desi red co lor, posi tion o r size. Color white t yellow t violet t red t cyan t gr[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 83 TAPE TITLE You can lab el a cas sette with Cass ette Memory (up to 10 l etters) . The labe l w i l l be di sp laye d fo r appr ox imat ely 5 seco nds w h en you s el ec t the CAMER A-T APE mode and ins ert a c assette , or when you s elect th e PLAY/ EDIT mode. Up to 4 titles will be dis played at t he same time if[...]

Using the Menu 84 Using the (STANDARD SET) menu – REC MO DE/M ULT I- SOUND/ AUDIO M I X/US B-CAM ERA, etc. You can sele ct the items listed be low on the STANDARD SET menu. To select thes e items, see “Selec tin g men u items” (p. 63) . The defa ult settings are marked with G . The indic at or s in pare nthe se s appe ar when the settin g is [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 85 b Note • You can pla y ba ck a dua l sound trac k cass et te on this camcorder . Howeve r, yo u cannot record a dual soun d track on this cam co rd er. • The setti ng r et ur ns to [S TEREO] when you disc onne c t the powe r sour c e from you r camcorder for more than 5 minutes . AUDIO MIX You c an a djust the [...]

Using the Menu 86 b Note • Whe n you con nect your camcord er to th e wall so cket , [BRI GHT] is a utoma ticall y select ed for the se tti ng. • When you sel ect [BRI GHT] , batte ry life is reduc e d by about 10 pe r cent during recording. A/V c DV OUT You ca n co nnect a di gi t al device a nd an an alog dev ice to yo ur camc orde r an d con[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 87 DATA CODE REMAINING REMOTE CTRL b Note • The setti ng r etur ns to [ ON] when you hav e th e power sourc e disc onne c ted fro m your camcorder for more than 5 minutes . REC LED BEEP G OFF Select no t to dis play date , time an d the ca me r a set tings da ta du r ing playback . DATE/TIME Select to disp lay the d[...]

Using the Menu 88 DISPLAY b Note • You canno t input a signal to your c amc or der if you pr e ss DI SPLAY/ BA TT INFO while [V-OUT/PANEL] is selected. MENU ROTATE You ca n select the scro lling d irection (up or down ) of the menu items on the LC D scree n w he n you touc h or . A.SHUT OFF b Note • When you conne ct y our camcord er to th e wa[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 89 Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) menu – CLOCK SE T/ WOR LD TIME , et c . You ca n select i tems lis ted below on the TI ME/ LANGU. menu. To select items, see “Selecti ng menu items” (p. 63). The settin gs you can adjust vary d ependin g on the pow er mode of your cam corder . The screen shows the items you ca n curre[...]

Using the Menu 90 Customizing Personal Menu You c an a dd frequ ently us ed m enu item s to Perso nal Me nu, or sor t th em in th e or de r you like (cus tomizing). You can customize the Perso na l Menu f or each po w er m ode of you r camc orde r. Adding a men u – Add You c an a dd frequ ently us ed m enu item s to Person al Menu for ea si er an[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 91 Deleting men u – Delet e 1 Touc h . 2 Touch [P-MENU SET UP]. If the desired menu is not di splayed on t h e screen, touch / u ntil the menu is disp layed. 3 Touch [DELETE]. 4 Touc h th e me nu th at you w ant t o delete. 5 Touc h [Y E S] . The select ed menu is deleted from Perso nal Menu. 6 Touch . b Note • Yo[...]

Using the Menu 92 4 Touch the menu item you want to move. 5 Touch / to move the me nu ite m to the desired place. 6 Touch . To sort more items, repeat s teps 4 to 6. 7 Touch [END]. 8 Touch . b Note • You cannot mo ve [P-MENU S ET UP]. Initia liz in g the sett in gs – Reset You can initiali ze Person al Menu to the defau lt setti ngs afte r a dd[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 93 Dubbing /Editing Connecting to a VCR or TV You can record the picture from a VCR or TV to a tap e or a “Me mory Stick Du o” inserted into your ca mcord er (p. 95). You can a ls o create a cop y of the pic ture recorde d on your camcorder on other recording device (p. 94). Connec t y our ca mco rder via t he Ha[...]

Dubbing/Editing 94 connect the same cables to both yo ur camcord er and the Ha ndycam Stati on. The i mage might be distorted. To use an i .LINK c able for co nnection Use an i.LINK cable (optio nal) to co nnect your camc order t o othe r d evice vi a the DV Inter f a ce. Th e vi deo and sound si g nals ar e transmitted digita lly , pr oducin g hig[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 95 Recording pictures from a VCR or TV You can reco rd and edit pi ctures or TV prog ra ms from a VCR or T V on a tape or a “Memor y Stic k Duo” i nser ted in your camcorder. You can also re cord a scene as a still image on a “Mem ory Stic k Duo.” Insert a cassette or a “Memory S tick Duo ” for recording [...]

Dubbing/Editing 96 The pi ctures o n the VC R or TV app ear on the scr een of your camc order. 3 Press PHOTO light l y at the scene you want to record. Check the image and press it full y. The im age is no t re cor de d unl ess yo u pres s PHOTO fully. Re lease it i f you do not want to record the sc ene, and sel ect o ther scene as de sc ribe d ab[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 97 8 Touch , the n . b Note • T he Data code and titles rec orded on the ta pe cannot be reco rded on t he “Memory Stic k Duo.” Th e time and date the pi cture is recorded on the “Memory Stick D uo” wi ll be recorded. • T he sound is re corded i n 32kHz m onaural. z Tip • Y ou can also re cord a movi e [...]

Dubbing/Editing 98 10 Touch , then . b Note • You cannot dub the index scree n. • You may not be able to dub imag es modifie d on your computer or recorded with o ther camc orders on y our camc order. • You c annot dub MPEG m ovies on the t ape. Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digi tal pr ogram ed iting You can select up to 20 scenes [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 99 1 Connect your VCR to the cam cor der as a record ing device (p . 93). You ca n us e eithe r t he A/V conn ecting cable or the i.LINK cable to ma ke the conne ction. Th e du bbin g pr ocedure is easier with the i.LINK connecti o n. 2 Prepare yo ur VCR. • Insert a ca ss ette fo r reco rdi ng. • Set the input se[...]

Dubbing/Editing 100 When co nne cting with an i.LINK cable Touc h [i.LI NK], t h en . Go on to “St ep 2 : Adj usting the synchronizat ion of the VCR” (p. 101). To set the [IR SETUP] code When yo u conne ct with an A / V con nect i ng cable, yo u need to check t he [ IR SETUP ] code signal t o se e if your V CR ca n be ope ra te d by your ca mco[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 101 [IR SE TUP ] c o de lis t The fo llow ing [I R SETUP] codes are record ed on you r camc order by de faul t. (It is set at “3” as the default sett in g. ) * TV/VCR component Step 2 : Ad justing the synchroni zation of the VCR Foll ow the steps below when you are performing digital pro gram edit for the first t[...]

Dubbing/Editing 102 Skip this step i f you have s elected [i.LI NK] in ste p 11 on page 99. b Note • Run the ta pe for abo ut 10 seconds befor e pausing. The st art ing sc e ne s may not ge t recorded whe n you st art reco rd ing f r om th e beginning of the tape. 3 Touch , then [ADJ TEST]. 4 Touch [EXEC]. A pictur e (abo ut 50 s econd s lon g) w[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 103 Duo,” inse rt a “Me mory Stick Duo” into your camcor der. 2 Touc h . 3 Touc h [M ENU] . 4 Touc h / to sel ect ( EDIT / PLAY), then touch . 5 Touc h / to sel ec t [PROG . EDIT], then touch . 6 Touc h th e des ired item . When yo u are recording on a tape in the VCR Touch [ O TH ER DEVICE] . When y ou ar e re[...]

Dubbing/Editing 104 11 Repeat step s 7 t o 10 and cr eate progr ams. 12 Set your VCR to recording pa use . Skip th is step if your ca mcorder is conn ecte d vi a an i .LIN K cab le or reco rdin g on a “Mem or y Stick Duo. ” 13 Touch [START]. 14 Touch [EXEC]. A searc h f or the beg inni ng of the fi rst program starts , the n the r ec o r di ng [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 105 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can record a dditional audio t o the origin al sound o n the tap e. You can add sound to a tape alre ady recorded in the 12 -bit mode with out eras ing the o riginal s ound. Preparing f or audio r ecording Reco rd audio i n on e of the f ollowin g w a ys. • Using th e inter [...]

Dubbing/Editing 106 using the A/V connecti ng cable. Howe ver, the soun d you have recorde d afterwar ds is n ot outpu t from the speaker . Check t he sound b y using a TV. • Do not c onnect A/V connecting cables to both yo ur camcorder and the H an dyc am Stat ion . The sound might be dist or te d. Recordin g sound 1 Insert a record ed cass ette[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 107 Checking and adjusti ng the recorded sound 1 Play back th e t ape on whi ch yo u have recorde d audio i n “ Recor ding sound” (p. 106). 2 Touc h . 3 Touc h [M ENU] . 4 Touc h / to sel ect (STANDARD SET), then touch . 5 Touc h / to sel ec t [AUD IO MIX], then touch . 6 Touch / to adjust the balance between the[...]

Dubbing/Editing 108 To delete pictures on the in dex screen You ca n easi ly se arch for t he pi cture to be dele ted b y disp laying 6 pict ures at o nce. 1 Slide th e POWE R swi tc h to se lect the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch . 3 Touch . 4 Touch . 5 Touch [ DELETE]. 6 Touc h the pi cture you wan t to del e te. appears on t he image to be de leted. To[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 109 5 Touch [PROTECT]. 6 Touch the image that you want to protect. 7 Touc h . 8 Touc h [E ND]. To cancel image pr otection Follow steps 1 to 5, t hen touch the ima ge to cancel i m age prot ec tion. - disapp ears fro m the i m ag e. Selecting s till imag es for prin ting – Pr int ma rk You can ma rk image s that yo[...]

Dubbing/Editing 110 b Note • When the “M emor y St ic k Duo” alrea dy c onta in s images m arked by anot her device , marki ng ima ges on your camcor de r may c ha nge the pri nt ma r k informat ion e ntered by the other d evice. Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) With a PictBridge co mpatible pri n ter, you can easily pr[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 111 6 Select (STANDARD SET), then [USB-PLY/EDT] by touchin g / and . 7 Select [PictBridg e], th en touch . 8 Touc h . 9 Connect the USB jack (p. 142) of your Handyc am S tation to a p rinter us ing the supplied USB cable, then set the USB ON/ OFF swi tch on t he Hand yc am St ati on to ON. The location of the USB jac[...]

Dubbing/Editing 112 To pr int ano t he r im age Repe a t step s 1 t o 6. To stop printing Touch [CANCEL] while printing. To finish pr inti ng Tou ch [ E N D ] and disc onn ect the U SB ca ble from your Handycam Station and prin ter . b Note • Do not attem pt the foll owing opera ti ons whe n is on the screen. The opera ti ons may not be performed[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 113 Trou blesh ootin g Troubleshooting If you r un int o any prob lem us ing yo ur camcor der, use th e following tabl e t o troubl eshoo t the pro blem. If the probl em persists, remov e the power source and contact yo ur Sony deal e r. If “C: ss : ss ” is disp l ayed on the LCD scr een o r the vi ewfi nder, t[...]

Troubleshooting 114 Batteri es/Power so urces Casse tte tapes Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The CHARGE lamp does not ligh t while the ba ttery pa ck is being charged. c Atta ch the b atte ry pac k to t he cam cord er cor rect ly. If th e la mp sti ll doe s not lig ht up, the n it ind ic ates tha t no powe r is supp lie d from the wall so[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 115 LCD screen /viewfi nder The Casse tte Me mo ry indica tor doe s not appe ar wh ile u sing a ca ssette with Cassett e Memor y . c Clean the g ol d -p la ted connector of the cas s ette. (p. 127) The remaini ng tape indica tor is not dis playe d. c Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] on the (STANDARD SET) menu to always dis[...]

Troubleshooting 116 Recordin g If you are usin g a “Me mory St i ck Duo” for reco rd ing, re fer al s o to the “M em or y St ick Du o” sec tio n. (p. 118 ) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The t ape does not start wh en yo u press RE C ST ART /S TOP. c Slide the POW ER s witch to tu rn on the C AME RA-TA PE la mp. (p. 19 ) c The tap[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 117 Playback If you are pl aying b ack t he pict ures s tored on a “ Memo ry Stic k Duo, ” refe r also to t he “Me mory S tick Duo” sectio n. (p. 118) The flash leve l c an not be chang ed. • The flash le ve l canno t be changed dur in g Easy Handyc am ope r ation. Flicke ring or changes in colo r occurs [...]

Troubleshooting 118 “Memory Stick D uo” END SEARCH d oes not work correctly . • Th ere is a blan k secti on in the begin ning or middl e of the ta pe. This is not a m al fu nction . Noises a ppear and is displa yed on the sc reen. • The tape was reco rd ed in a TV color syst em other than tha t of your camcorde r. This is not a malf unc ti [...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 119 Dubbing/Edi ting Cannot del et e all pi ct ur es at once . c When you ar e using the “M emory Stic k Duo” with the writ e-protect tab, release the loc k on th e write-pr ot ect ta b of the “M emor y St ic k Duo. ” (p. 128) c Cancel ima ge prot ect ion on the pict ure. (p . 108) Image prote c ti on cann [...]

Troubleshooting 120 The titl e cannot be del e te d. c Set the write-protec t tab to REC . (p. 127) The Title se arc h doe s not work. c Ente r a t itle if ther e is no tit le on t he t ape. (p. 81) c Use a cassett e wit h Ca ss ette Memor y. (p . 126) c Set [ SE A R CH] to [ON] in the (EDIT / PLA Y) men u. (p. 81) • There is a blan k sec ti on i[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 121 Warning indicators and messages Self-dia gnos is display/Warni ng indi cat or s If ind icato rs appea r on t he scree n or in the vi ewfinde r, ch eck the follow ing. See the p age i n pare nthese s for de tails. Indicat ion Cause and/or Corrective A ctions C: ss : ss / E: ss : ss (Sel f- diagnosi s dis play) S[...]

Troubleshooting 122 * You hear a me lody or beep sound when the wa rn ing in dicators a ppe ar on the sc r een. (Warning indicato r pertai ning to “Memor y S tic k Duo” fo rm a tti ng) * • Th e “Memo ry Sti ck Duo” data is da ma ge d. • The “Mem ory St ick Duo” is no t form atte d co rre ctly (p. 73). (Warning indicato r pertainin g[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 123 Warning messag es If me ss ages app ear on the sc re en, ch ec k the fol lowi ng . See th e p age in par enth es es fo r de tails . Subjects Indicati ons Corrective Actions/ References Battery Use the “InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack. c See page 130. Bat ter y level is lo w . c Charge the ba tt ery (p. 16). Old [...]

Troubleshooting 124 “Mem ory S t i ck Duo ” NO FILE AVAILABLE. • There is no file in the selected folder. Chargin g... ca nnot reco rd still images. • You tri ed to rec ord an i mage whil e charging the fla sh. Wait until t he flash ch ar ge indicat or remain s lit (p. 33). USB streami ng. . . This fun ction is not av ai la ble . • You tr[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 125 Others Cannot record due to co pyr ig ht protectio n. – Cannot add aud io. Disc onn ect the i.LINK cabl e. c S ee page 105. Not recorde d in SP mode . Cannot add a udio. c See page 105. Not recorded in 12-bit audio . Cannot a dd au dio. c See page 105. Cannot add aud io on the bla nk portion of a tape. c S ee[...]

Additional Information 126 Addition al Inf ormation Using your camcorder abroad Power supp ly You can use you r camcorder i n any cou ntries/ regions using th e AC Adaptor su pplied with your ca m cor d er w ith in AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 H z. On TV color systems Your cam cord er is a PA L sy stem-b ased camc orde r. If you wan t t o vi ew the pl [...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 127 z Tip • The memo ry capa city of th e cass ette marked with is 4k bi ts. Your c amcor der ca n accommoda te casset tes ha ving a m emory c apacity of up to 1 6k bits. Copyrig ht signal When y ou pl ay back If the cas sette yo u play bac k on your camcorde r conta ins cop yright s ignals, you c[...]

Additional Information 128 About the “Memory Stick” The “M emory St ick” is a new l ight a nd small recordi ng me dia whic h, despite its si ze, can store more data th an a fl oppy d isk. You can use fo llowi ng ty pes o f “Memory Stick” on your ca mcorder . However , appearan ce on the l ist does no t guarantee th e ope ratio n of a ll[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 129 • Be careful not t o ap pl y excessiv e fo rce when writ ing on a m emo a rea on a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” • Do not at tach a l abel or the like on a “ Memo ry Stic k D uo ” or a M em o ry St ick Duo adapt or . • When you carr y or st ore a “Memo ry Stick Duo,” put i t in its case[...]

Additional Information 130 About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack This unit is compatible with the “Inf oLITH I U M” ba t te ry pac k (F se ries). You r camc or der op er ate s on ly with the “Inf oLI T H I U M ” ba ttery pac k. “Inf oLITHI UM” F se ries bat tery pa cks hav e the mark. What is the “Inf oLITHIUM” batte ry pack? The[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 131 • To discha rg e the bat tery pa ck on you r camcorder complete ly , se t [A.S HUT OFF] to [NEVER] on the (STANDARD SET) menu and leav e your cam c orde r i n ta pe recording s tandby until the power goes off (p. 88) . About ba ttery li fe • T he battery life is l imited. Battery capacity dr[...]

Additional Information 132 dev ic e. It is al so indica ted ne ar th e i.LINK inte rf ac e on som e de vi ce . The maximum baud rate for dev ice that does not hav e an y indic at ion (suc h as thi s un it) is “S100. ” The ba ud r ate ma y di ffer fr om the ind icated value when the unit is c onnecte d to devi ce with a different maximum baud ra[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 133 • Do not w rap yo ur ca mcord er with a tow el, for exam ple, an d oper ate it. Doing so mig ht cause heat to b uild up in side. • When disc onne ctin g the main s lea d, pul l b y the pl ug and not th e l ead . • Do not dam age th e m a ins lea d such as by placi n g anythi ng hea vy o n [...]

Additional Information 134 because the vide o head is worn . Pleas e contac t your S ony dealer or l ocal a uthoriz ed So ny service fa cility to have the v ideo head replac ed. LCD screen • Do not add ex cess ive pr essure on t h e LCD scre en , as it may cause dama ge . • If you r cam c order is us ed in a c ol d pl ace, a residu al ima ge ma[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 135 To charge the pre- in st all ed but t on -t ype battery Your c amc orde r h as a pr e-i nsta ll ed but ton -ty pe battery to retai n the date, time, and other settings e ven whe n the P OWER switch is se t to OFF (CHG). The pre-ins talled butto n-type batte r y is al w ay s char ge d while yo u [...]

Additional Information 136 Specification Video camer a recorder System Vide o reco rd i ng sys te m 2 rotary heads, He lical sca nning syst em Stil l ima g e rec ord ing sy s t e m Exif Ve r. 2.2 *1 *1 “Ex i f ” is a fi le fo rm at fo r st ill ima g e s, establishe d by the JEI TA (J ap an Elect ro nic s and Inform ation Te chnology Industrie s[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 137 DC 7.2 V (bat tery pac k) DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consumption (when using the battery pack) Duri ng c ame ra re co rdi n g usi ng t he v iewf i nder 2.9 W Durin g ca m era recor ding usi ng th e L CD 3.2 W Oper at ing te mperat u r e 0 ° C to 40 ° C (32 ° F to 104 ° F) Storage te[...]

Quick Reference 138 Quick Refe rence Identifying parts and controls Camcord er A Lens cap (p . 26, 3 1) B LCD/ T o uch pa ne l scre en (p. 2, 20) C Zoom button s on L CD frame (p. 28) D REC START/STOP button (p. 26, 51) E Speaker F BATT (batt er y rel eas e) leve r (p. 1 6) G CHARGE lamp (p. 16) H EASY button (p. 36, 55) I LCD BACKLIGHT b utton* (p[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 139 A Foc us ri ng ( p. 42) B Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens ) 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 cam[...]

Quick Reference 140 A (flash ) button (p. 33) B A/V (au di o/ vi de o) jack ( p. 60, 93, 10 5) C (LA N C) ja c k (b lu e) The LANC control ja ck is used for control ling the tape transp ort of vide o devi ce an d peri pherals c onnecte d to i t. D Jack cove r E FOCUS butto n* (p. 42) F NIGHTSHOT switch (p. 4 0) G Belt lo ck release leve r (p. 141) [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 141 A Viewfinde r lens adjus tment le ver (p . 20) B Cassette lid (p . 22) C Stra p Be lt (p. 3) D OPEN /E JE CT lever (p. 2 2) E Interf ace connect or F Tri po d recep tacl e Make sure that the length of t he tripod screw is less than 5.5 mm (7/3 2 inch). Other wise, yo u cann ot att a ch t he trip od secur ely, a[...]

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 Not e • The S trap Belt may detac h ac c ide nt al ly if not attached prope r ly. z Tip • The length of the Strap Belt i s adjust able. ( p. 3) Handycam St ation [...]

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. 53 ) C SEARCH M. button* (p. 61, 62) D . / > butt on s* (p. 61, 62 ) E Vide o con trol buttons (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. Indicat ors Meanings y 60mi n Remainin g batte ry (p. 27) , Re c or d in g mode (p. 28) STBY RE C Recordin g standb y/ recording mode Image quali ty[...]

Quick Reference 146 Index Numerics 16:9 WIDE mode .............. 70 21-pin adaptor ...... ....... 60, 95 A A/V c onn ectin g cabl e .......... ............ 60, 93, 105 AC Adaptor ....... .......... ...... 16 Adj us ting th e vi ew find er ... 20 AE SHIFT ............ .......... ... 67 Audio dubbing (AUD DUB CTRL)................ ...... . 105 AUDIO [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 147 “Inf oLITHIU M” bat tery pack ......... ................. .........130 Infrared ray emitte r ..... .....100 Inte llige nt ac cess ory sh oe ......... ................. . 105, 139 Inter val ph oto re cord ing (I NT. REC-STL) ........ .......... .79 J JPEG ...... .......... ....... .........128 L LANC .......[...]

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 . Standard (STANDARD) See I mage qual ity (QUALITY) STEADYSHOT ........ ......... 70 Stereo/monaural ... .......... ... 84 STILL ......... .......... .......... ... 44 Still image format........... . 128 STILL SET .... ....[...]