Sony DCR-SR57E manual

T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index GB Click Handycam Handbook DCR-SR37E/SR38E/SR47E/SR48E/SR57E/ SR67E/SR77E/SR87E  2009 Sony Corporation 4-124-311- 12 (1)[...]

2 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Using the Handycam Handbook Y ou will find informatio n on using your cam corder to its fullest in this Ha ndycam H andbook. Read the Hand ycam Hand b ook in addition to the Operating G uide (a separate vol ume). Info rmation on using y our camcorder co nnected to a compu ter will b e found in[...]

3 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index T able of contents Using the Handycam Handbook ................................................................. 2 Searching for information quickly ....................................................... 2 Useful recor ding techniques ..........................................................[...]

4 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Viewing photos ........................................................................... 36 Useful functions for playing movies and photos ........................................... 38 Searching for desired sc ene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) ....................... 38 Searching for desire[...]

5 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index GENERAL SET (Other setup items) ............................................................. 76 F unc tions set in the OPTION MENU ........................................................ 78 T roubleshooting Tr oubleshooting ....................................................................[...]

6 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful rec ording techniques Checking your golf swing Getting a good shot of a ski slope or beach SPORTS ..................................................... 81  Backlight .................................................. 33 BEACH ....................................................... 81[...]

7 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index P ar ts and controls Figures in ( ) a re referen ce pages.  Speaker  Built-in microphone (33)  Lens (Carl Z eiss lens) (15)  LENS COVER switch (22, 23, 28, 30)  A/V Remote Connector (42, 56)  Pow er zoom lever (32, 40)  PHOT O button (24, 30)  CHG (charge) lamp (16) [...]

8 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  POWER button (19)  DISP (display) button (34)  EASY button (23)  (DISC BURN) button (see Operating Guide)  ( VIEW IMAGES) button (25, 35)  Access lamp (“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media) (60) While the lamp is li t or flashing, the camcorder i s reading or writing data.  ?[...]

9 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Indicator Meaning  Back light (33) OPTION b utton (10) VIEW IMA GES button (25, 35) Slide show b utton (41) 101-0001 101-0005 Data file name (26, 36)  Prot ected image (49) VISU AL INDEX bu tton (26, 36) * DCR-S R57E/SR67E/SR77E/SR87E Indica tors and their positions ar e appr oximate and[...]

10 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - T ak ing advantage of two types of menus Using the HOME MENU When yo u press (HOME), the H OME MENU appears. Y ou can chang e the settings of yo ur camcorder , etc.  T ouch the desired category  the menu item to be changed.  F ollow the instructions on[...]

11 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Menu lists List of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category MOVIE * 1 p. 28 PHOT O * 1 p. 30 ( VIEW IMAGES) category VISUAL INDEX * 1 p. 36 FILM ROLL * 1 p. 38 F ACE * 1 p. 38 PLA YLIST p . 52 (O THERS) categor y DELETE * 1 DELETE p. 44 DELETE p. 44 PHOT O CAPTURE p . 46 MOVIE DUB DUB by select p . 47[...]

12 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index [SOUND/DISP S ET] is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Han dycam operation. * 1 Y ou can set this item during Easy Han dycam operation. * 2 DCR-SR57E/S R67E/SR77E/SR87E List of the OPTION MENU Follo wing items ar e available on the OPTION MENU o nly . tab SPOT MTR/FCS p. 78 SPOT METER p[...]

13 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Read this befor e operating y our camcorder Supplied items The num b ers in ( ) are the s upplied quan tity .  A C Adap tor (1)  P ower cor d (Mains lead) (1)  A/V connecting cab le (1)   USB cab le (1)   Recharg eable battery pack Only for DCR -SR37E/SR38E/SR47E/ SR48E/S[...]

14 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Exposing the LCD screen, or the lens to dir ec t sunlight for lo ng periods of time may cause malfunctions. Do not aim a t the sun. Doing so might cause your camco rder to malfunction. T ake images of the sun only in lo w light condition s, such as at dus k. About changing the language settin[...]

15 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Note on disposal/transfer Even if y ou perform [ DELETE ALL], [ DELETE ALL] or [MEDI A FORMA T], some data might no t be entirely deleted from the har d disk. When you transf er the camcorder , it is recomm ended that you perform [ EMPTY] (p. 63) to preven t the recovery of your da ta. Also, [...]

16 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the batter y pack Y ou can cha rge the “Inf oLITHIUM” bat ter y pack (H series) after attaching i t to your camcor der . Y ou cannot at tach any “I nfoLITHIUM” bat ter y pack other than the H series to your camco rder . 1 T urn off your camcorder by [...]

17 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Charging time A ppro ximate time (min.) requir ed when you fully charge a fully discharg ed battery pack. DCR-SR37E/SR38E/SR47E/SR48E/SR57E/SR67E Battery pack Charging time NP -FH30 (supplied) 115 NP -FH50 135 NP -FH70 170 NP -FH100 390 DCR-SR77E/SR87E Battery pack Charging time NP -FH50 (sup[...]

18 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes on the AC A daptor U se the nearby wall outlet (wall socket) when using the AC A dapto r . Disconnect the AC Ada ptor from the wall outlet (wall socket) immediately if an y malfunction occurs while using your camcorder . Do not use the AC A dapto r placed in a narrow space, such as betw[...]

19 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is open, pr ess POWER. 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. T o set the date an[...]

20 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index If the bu tton you to uch does not react correctly , c alibrat e the touch panel (p. 102). T o turn off the power Close the LCD screen. The (M ovie) lamp flashes for a f ew s econds and the pow er is turned off. Y ou can turn off your camco rder also by pressin g POWER. When [POWER O N BY LCD[...]

21 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording/Pla yback F ive pieces of advice f or successful r ecording Stabilizing your camcor der When yo u hold the camcorder , keep your up p er body upright, and hold yo ur arms close to your body . The SteadySh ot function is effective against camera-shake , however , it is essential that[...]

22 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording and pla ying movies and photos easily ( Easy Handycam Opera tion) Simp ly press EAS Y . Y ou can record o r play movies and p hotos easily (Easy Hand ycam operation). During Easy Handy cam operation, yo u can set basic options, such as c hanging the image size or deleting imag es, a[...]

23 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Press EASY . appears o n the LCD screen.  Press ST ART/STOP to start recording . T o stop recordin g, press ST ART/STOP a gain. Tips The [REC MODE] is fixed to [S P] (p . 64). Shooting photos  Open the lens cover .   [STBY ]  [REC][...]

24 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is already open, pr ess POWER (p. 19).  Press EASY . appears o n the LCD screen.  Press MODE t o turn on the (Photo) lamp.  Press PHO TO lightly to adjust the f[...]

25 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing movies  Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is already open, pr ess POWER (p. 19).  Press ( VIEW IMAGES). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears after som e se conds.  T ouch the (Movie) tab (  )[...]

26 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Y our camco rder starts playing the selected movie. Tips When pla y back from the selected movie reaches the last m ovie, the screen returns to the VIS U AL INDEX screen. Y ou can slow down the p layback spee d by touc hing / during pa use. Y ou can adjust the vo lume by touchin g  ad just[...]

27 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips The setting of [D A T A C ODE] is fixed to [D A TE/TIME] (p . 70). T o change the r ecording media, select the recording media on [P HOTO MEDI A SET] (p . 59). T o cancel Easy Handycam operation After you finish r ecording, or close men u setting screen, press EAS Y again. disappears fro[...]

28 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording Recording movies In the defa ult setting, movies are r ecorded on the internal har d disk (p. 59).  F asten the grip belt.  Open the lens cover .  Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is alre[...]

29 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Press ST ART/STOP to start recording . T o stop recordin g, press ST ART/STOP a gain. See page 94 on the recorda ble time of movies. The maximum co ntinuous reco rdable time of movies is a bout 13 hours. When a mo vie f ile exceeds 2 GB, the next movie file is crea ted automa tically . Y [...]

30 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Data code during recor ding The recor ding date, time and co ndition are r ecorded au tomatically on the reco rding media. They are no t displayed during r ecording. Ho wever , you can check them as [D A T A CODE] d uring pla y back (p. 70). Shooting photos In the defa ult setting, photos ar [...]

31 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Press PHO TO lightly to adjust the focus , then press it fully . When disappears, the p hoto is recor ded. See page 95 on the recorda ble number of phot os. T o change the ima ge size, touch (HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [PHOTO SETTINGS]  [ IMAGE S IZE]  a desired setting    (p[...]

32 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful functions for rec ording movies and photos Zooming Y ou can magnify images with the pow er zoom lever . Y ou can also magnify images with the zoom bu ttons on the L CD f rame (DCR -SR38E/SR48E/ SR57E/SR67E/S R77E/SR87E). The magnifying level of your ca mcorder is as follo ws: DCR-S R37[...]

33 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording sound with more pr esence (5.1ch surround recording) (DCR- SR57E/SR67E/SR77E/SR87E) Dolby Digital 5.1ch surr ound sound can be recorded wi th t he built-in micr ophone. Y ou can enjoy r ealistic sound when playing the movie o n devices t hat su pport 5.1ch surround sound. Notes If y[...]

34 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording in mirror mode Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camco rder  , then rotate i t 180 degrees to the lens side  . Tips A mirror -image of the subject ap pe ars on the LCD screen, b ut the image will be normal when recorded. Switching the screen displa y Info rmation (remainin [...]

35 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies and pho tos that are r ecorded on the int ernal hard disk are played (p . 59). Playing movies  Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camco rder is turned on. T o turn on your ca mcorder when the LCD screen is already open,[...]

36 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Y our camco rder starts playing the selected movie. Tips When pla y back from the selected movie reaches the last m ovie, the screen returns to the VIS U AL INDEX screen. T ouch / during pause to pla y back movies slowly . As you r epeat touching / during playback, mo vies are played as fast [...]

37 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Y our camco rder displays the selected photo . Tips When viewing phot os recorded on “ Memory Stick PRO Duo ” media, (playback folder) a ppears on the screen.   Previous T o t he VISU AL INDEX screen T o star t/stop slide sh ow Next OPTION MENU[...]

38 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful functions for playing mo vies and photos Searching for desir ed scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) Mo vies can be divided by a set time and the first scene of each division is dis played on the INDEX screen. Y ou can sta r t playing back a m ovie from the selected thumbna il. Select t[...]

39 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Press (VIE W IMAGES). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears.  T ouch (F ace Index).  T ouch / to select the desired movie.  T ouch / to search for the desired fac e image, then touch the desired face image to view the scene . Playback starts from the beginning of the scene with the se[...]

40 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  T o search for movies , touch the (Movie) tab. T o search for photos, touch the (Photo) tab .  T ouch date on the screen. The recor ding dates of imag es are displa yed on the screen.  T ouch / to select the date of the desired image, then touch . The images o f the s elected date a[...]

41 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  T ouch the screen at the point you wan t to display in the center of the displayed frame .  Adjust the magnification with W ( Wide angle)/T ( T elephoto). T o cancel, touch . Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) T ouch on the photo playback screen. The slide sho w b egins from [...]

42 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing images on a T V Connect your camcor der to the inpu t jack of a T V or V CR using the A/V connecting cable  or an A/V co nnect ing cable with S VIDEO  . Connect yo ur camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) u sing the sup plied AC A daptor f or this operation (p . 17). Refer [...]

43 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Play back movies and photos on y our camcorder (p. 35). T o set the aspect ratio according to the connected T V (16:9/4:3) T ouch (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [OUTPUT SETTINGS]  [TV T YPE]  [16:9] or [4:3]    . Tips T o check informa tion (counter , etc.) on the screen of the[...]

44 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Editing Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deletin g movies and p hotos from reco rding media. Select the recording medium tha t contains the movies and p hotos you wan t to delete b efor e starting the operation (p . 59). Notes Y ou cannot rest ore images once they ar e [...]

45 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index of the desired mo vies/photos, then to uch . The movies/ph otos recorded o n the selected date are di splayed on the screen. Tips T ouch the image do wn on the LCD screen to confirm the image. T ouch to return to the previous scr een.  T ouch  [YES]   .  [...]

46 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Capturing a photo from a movie Y ou can sav e a selec ted frame from a recor ded movie as a photo . Select the recording media which con tains movies, and the r ecording media where yo u want t o save photos befo re the operation (p . 59). 1 T ouch (HOME)  (O THERS)  [PHOT O C APTURE]. [...]

47 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the int ernal hard disk to “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media Dubbing movies Y ou can du b movies recorded o n the internal har d disk of your cam corder to “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media. Insert “M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” media into y our camcord[...]

48 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips T o check the dubbed movies a fter dubbing is finished, select [MEMOR Y STICK] on [MO VIE MEDI A SET] a nd play them back (p . 59). Copying photos Y ou can cop y photos from the in ternal hard disk of the camco rder to “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media. Insert “M emor y Stick PRO Duo [...]

49 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Pr otecting recorded movies and photos (Pr otect) Pro tect movies and photos t o avoid deleting them by mistake. Select the recording medium tha t contains the movies and p hotos you wan t to pro tect b efor e starting the operation (p . 59). Tips Y ou can prot ect movies and photos on the pl[...]

50 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Dividing a movie Select the recording medium which conta ins the movie you wan t to divide b efor e the operation (p . 59). 1 T ouch (HOME)  (O THERS)  [EDIT ]  [ DIVIDE]. 2 T ouch the movie to be divided. The selected movie starts playback. 3 T ouch at the point where you want to di[...]

51 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Using the Pla ylist of movies The Playlist is a lis t showing thum bnails of the movies that y ou have selected. The original movies ar e not chang ed e ven if you edit o r delete the movies added to the Playlist. Select the recording media yo u want to creat e, play , or edit a Playlist befo[...]

52 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing the Playlist Select the recording media yo u want to pla y a Playlist befo re the operation (p . 59).  T ouch (HOME)  ( VIEW IMAGES)  [PLA YLIST ]. Mo vies added to the Playlist ap p ear .  T ouch the movie you want to play back. The Playlist is p layed back from the selec[...]

53 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Creating a disc with a DVD writer , recorder Creating a disc with the dedicat ed DVD writer , DVDirect Express Operating on the camco rder screen, you can save mo vies on a disc when using the dedicated DVD wri ter , DVDirect Expres s (sold separately). Y ou can also play back images on a cr [...]

54 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index T o create a disc with the selected images T o dub a desired image on to the disc or to creat e many of the same discs, perform this operation.  T ouch [DISC B URN OPTION] in step 3 above.  S elect the recording m edia containing the movie(s) yo u want to sav e. Mo vie thumbnails a ppea[...]

55 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Do not do an y of the following when crea ting a disc. T urn off the camcorder Disconnect the USB cable or the A C adapto r Subject the camcor der to mechanical shock or vibra tion Eject the “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media from the camcor der Y ou cannot add movies t o a created disc. Play[...]

56 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Creating a disc with a r ecorder , etc. Y ou can du b images played back on y our camcor der to a disc or video cassette, by conn ec ting your camco rder to a disc recor der , a Sony DVD writer o ther than DVDirect Expr ess, etc., with the A/V connecting cable. Connect the device in either wa[...]

57 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Start playback on your camcorder , and record it on the recording devic e. Refer to the instruction man uals supplied with your reco rding device for details.  When dubbing is finished, stop the recording devic e, and then your camcorder . Notes Since dubb ing is performed via analog d[...]

58 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Checking the batter y information Y ou can check the estima ted remaining capacity o f the battery . T ouch (HOME)  (O THERS)  [BA T TERY INFO]. The remainin g battery capacity is shown. T o close the battery information screen T ouch .[...]

59 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Utilizing recor ding media Changing the recor ding media Y ou can select the internal har d disk or “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media as the recor ding, playback, or editing medium o n your camco rder . S elect the medium to be used for movies a nd photos separat ely . In the default setting[...]

60 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index (“M emory Stick PRO-HG Duo ” media) * Mark ed with Mark2 or not, ei ther can be used. See page 94 for the recor dable time of “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media/“Memor y Stick PRO-HG Duo” media ( This size can be used with y our camcorder .) “Memory[...]

61 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Checking the media information Y ou can check the r emaining recor dable time for each r ecording mode of the recor ding media selec ted on [MO VIE MEDI A SET] (p . 59), and the app roximat e free and used media space of the recor ding media. Notes During Easy Handy cam operation, you cann ot[...]

62 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Deleting all movies and photos (F ormatting) Forma tting deletes all the movies an d photos t o recover recor dable free space. Notes Connect your camcor der to the wall outlet (wall socket) using A C Adapto r supplied for this o peration (p . 17). T o avoid the los s of important imag es, yo[...]

63 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Pr eventing data on the internal hard disk fr om being reco vered [ EMPT Y] allows you to write unintelligible da ta onto the in ternal hard disk of the camco rder . In this way , it may become more difficult to reco ver any original data. When y ou dispose of or transfer the camco rder , it [...]

64 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Customizing y our camcorder MOVIE SET TINGS (I tems for recor ding movies) The default set tings are marked with  . REC MODE (Recording mode) Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [REC MODE]  a desired setting    Y ou can select a recor ding mode to record mo [...]

65 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index WIDE SELEC T Y ou can select the horizon tal to vertica l ratio accor ding to the T V connected. Refer also to the instruction manuals su pplied with your TV . Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [ WIDE SELECT ]  a desired setting     16:9 WIDE Records mo vi[...]

66 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index STEAD YSHOT Y ou can com pensate for ca mera shake. Set [ STEADY SHOT] to [O FF] ( ) w hen using a tripod (sold separately), then the ima ge becomes nat ural. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [ STEADYSHO T ]  a desired setting     ON The SteadySho t funct[...]

67 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index REMAINING SET Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [ REMAINING SET ]  a desired setting     ON Always disp lays the remaining reco rding media indicator . AUT O Displays the r emaining recordin g time of movies for abou t 8 seconds in situa tions such as thos[...]

68 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index PHO T O SE T TINGS (I tems for r ecording photos) The default set tings are marked with  . IMAGE SIZE Y ou can select a photo size t o be shot. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [PHOT O SE T TINGS]  [ IMAGE SIZE]  a desired setting    DCR-SR37E/SR38E/SR47E/SR48E/SR57E/SR67E ?[...]

69 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index A UTO SL W SHUT TR (Auto Slow Shutter) When reco rding in dark places, the sh utter speed is aut omatically reduced to 1/25 second . Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [PHOT O SE T TINGS]  [AUT O SL W SHUT TR]  a desired setting     ON The A uto Slow Sh utter function is used.[...]

70 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index VIEW IMAGES SET (Items to customize the display) The default set tings are marked with  . DA T A CODE During playback, your camcorder displa ys the informatio n (data code) recorded a utomatically at the time of r ecording. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [ VIEW IMAGES SET ]  [DA T A C[...]

71 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips The data code is displa yed on the T V screen if you connect yo ur camcorder to a TV . Depending on the recor ding media condition, bars [--:--:--] a ppear .   [...]

72 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index SOUND/DISP SET (I tems to adjust the sound and the screen) The default set tings are marked with  . VOL UME Y ou can adj ust the volume o f playback sound. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [SOUND/DISP SE T ]  [ VOLUME]  (quieter)/ (louder)    BEEP Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS[...]

73 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index If you o pen the LCD panel 180 degrees to face the screen outside and c lose t he LCD panel to the camcorder body , the setting becomes [NORMAL] a utomatically . Tips This adjustmen t does not affect the recorded images in a ny way . L CD COL OR Y ou can adj ust the color of the LCD screen. S[...]

74 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index OUTPUT SET TINGS (I tems for when connected to a T V ) The default set tings are marked with  . T V T YPE See page 43. DISP OUTPUT (Display output) Y ou can set where the screen disp lays are to be ou tput. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [OUTPUT SET TINGS]  [DISP OUTPUT ]  a desire[...]

75 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index CL OCK/ LANG (Items to set clock and language) The default set tings are marked with  . CL OCK SET See page 19. AREA SET Y ou can adj ust a time difference withou t stoppin g the clock. S et your local area when using your camco rder in other time zones. Refer t o the world time difference[...]

76 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index GENERAL SE T (Other setup items) The default set tings are marked with  . DEMO MODE When yo ur camcorder is conn ec ted to a wall outlet (wall socket), a demonstra tion movie appear a b out 10 min utes after yo u turn on the (Mo vie) lamp by p ressing MOD E. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS) ?[...]

77 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index POWER ON BY L CD Y ou can set your ca mcorder to turn on a nd off when you open and close the LCD screen. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [GENERAL SE T ]  [POWER ON BY LCD ]  a desired setting     ON The camcor der turns on and off when the LCD screen opens a nd closes. OFF[...]

78 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index F unc tions set in the OPTION MENU I tems you can set only o n the OPTION MENU will be describ ed below . The default set tings are marked with  . SPOT M TR/FCS Y ou can adj ust the brightness and f o cus for the selected subject simulta neously . This function enables yo u to use [SPOT ME[...]

79 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index SPOT FOCUS Y ou can select and adj ust the focal point to aim it a t a subject not located a t the center of the screen. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [SPOT FOCUS]  touch the poin t to be focused within the frame on the screen  [END ]  T o adjust the focus aut omatically [...]

80 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index EXPOSURE Y ou can fix the brightness o f a picture man ually . Ad just the brightness when the sub je ct is too bright or t oo d ark. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [EXPOSURE]  [MANU AL]  (darker)/ (brighter)   T o adjust the exposure a utomatically , touch [A UTO]. FOC[...]

81 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index SCENE SELEC TION Y ou can reco rd images effectively in vario us situation s. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [SCENE SELECTION]  a desired setting    AUT O Au tomatically recor ds images effectively without the [SCENE S ELECTION] function. T WILIGHT* ( ) Ma intains the d[...]

82 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes If you set [SCENE S ELECTION], [WHITE BAL.] setting is can celed. WHITE BAL. ( White balance) Y ou can adj ust the color balance to the brightnes s of the recording en vironmen t. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [ WHITE BAL.]  a desired setting    AUT O The white b[...]

83 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips If you h ave changed the ba tter y pack while [A UTO] was selected, or taken your camco rder outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), select [A UTO] and aim y our camcorder a t a nearby white object for abo ut 10 seconds for better co lor balance adjustmen t. When the white balance has[...]

84 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index MICREF LEVEL (Microphone referenc e level) Y ou can select the microph one level for r ecording sound. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [MICREF LE VEL]  a desired setting    NORMAL Records va rious ambient so unds, converting them int o the appro priate level. L OW ( ) Re[...]

85 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If yo u run into any p roblems using y our camcor der , use the following list to troubles hoot the problem. I f the problem persists, disconnect the power sour ce and contact yo ur S on y dea ler . Overall operations/Easy Ha ndycam operation ................[...]

86 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Some menu i tems retain the setting made during Easy Ha ndycam operation even a fter Easy Handy cam operation is finished. The followin g items return to the defa ult settings in more tha n 12 hours after you close the LCD screen. [DROP S ENSOR] [SPOT MTR/FCS] [SPOT METER] [SPOT FOCUS] [EXPOS[...]

87 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media Operations using the “M emory Stick PRO Duo” media cannot be per formed. If yo u use “Memo r y Stick PRO Duo ” media forma tted on a comp uter , format i t again on y our camco rder (p. 62). Images stored on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media canno[...]

88 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index SteadyShot does not function. Set [ STEADY SHOT] to [ON] (p . 66). Even if [ STEADYS HOT] is set to [ON], your cam corder may no t be able to compensa te for excessiv e vibrations. A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark. This occurs when the contrast [...]

89 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing back images stor ed on “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media on other devices Images cannot be played back or the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media is not recognized . The device may not su pport “M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” media. Editing movies/photos on y our camcorder Unable to edit.[...]

90 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Connect the DC plug of the AC A dapto r to the DC IN j ack of your camco rder securely (p. 16). C:13:  / C:32:  Remove the pow er source. Reconnect it and operate y our camcorder again. E:20:  / E:31:  / E:61:  / E:62:  / E:91:  / E:94:  A malfu[...]

91 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index ( Warning indicator pertaining to camera-shake warning) The camcor der is unsteady , so c amera-shake easily occurs. Hold the camco rder steady with both hands and r ecord the image. H owever , note tha t the camera-shake warning indicato r does not disappear . ( Warning indicator pertaining [...]

92 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recovering data. Y our camcorder tries to r ecover data aut omatically if the data writing was not performed pro p erly . Cannot recov er data. W riting data on to the recording media of the camcor der has failed. At tempts were made t o recover the da ta, but they were unsuccessful. Reinsert[...]

93 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Additional inf ormation Recording time of movies/number of recor dable photos Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time A ppro ximate time ava ilable when you use a fully charged ba tter y pack. In ternal hard disk DCR-SR37E/SR38E/SR47E/SR48E/ SR57E/SR67E: [...]

94 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index (unit: minu te) Battery pack NP -FH100 830 925 DCR-SR77E/SR87E: (unit: minu te) Battery pack NP -FH50 (supp lied) 170 195 NP -FH70 370 415 NP -FH100 830 925 T op: In ternal hard disk Bottom: “ Memory Stick PRO Duo ” media Expected recording time of movies Internal hard disk DCR-SR37E/SR47[...]

95 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index (unit: minu te) HQ SP LP (5.1ch) ** LP (2ch) ** 8GB 115 (100) 170 (100) 325 (215) 355 (230) 16GB 230 (205) 340 (205) 655 (435) 715 (460) ** Y ou can change the recording sound format on [A UDIO MODE] (p . 64). Notes Num bers in the table are based on using Son y “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” m[...]

96 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Using your camc order abroad Po wer supply Y ou can use your ca mcorder in an y countries/r egions using the AC A dapto r supp lied with your camcorder wi thin the AC 100 V t o 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz ran ge. On T V color systems Y our camco rder is a P AL-system-based camcor der . If you wan t t[...]

97 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when usin g your camcor der abroad. T ouch (HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [CLOCK/ LANG]  [AREA SET] and [S UMMER TIME] (p . 75). W orld time difference Time-zone differences Area setting GMT L[...]

98 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index F ile/folder structure on the internal har d disk and “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media The file/folder structure is sho wn below . Y ou do not usually need to acknowledge the file/ folder structure, when r ecording/pla ying back movies and pho tos on the camcorder . T o enjoy movies or p ho[...]

99 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Maintenance and precautions About the “Memor y Stick ” media “M emory Stick ” media are a compact, portable IC reco rding medium with a larg e data capaci ty . Y ou can use only “ Memo r y Stick Duo ” media, which are abou t the half size of standard “ Memo r y Stick ” media, [...]

100 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index When using “ Memory Stick PRO Duo ” media inserted into “ Memory Stick Duo ” media adapto r on “M emory Stick” media com pliant device, make sure the “ Memory Stick PRO Duo ” medi a adapto r is inserted into the device in the correct direction. If in ser ted in the wrong dire[...]

101 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Put the batt er y pack in a pocket to warm it up , and install it on your ca mcorder right before yo u start tak ing shots. U se a large capacity ba tter y pack: NP -FH70/ FH100 (sold separately). Frequen t use of the LCD screen or a frequen t playback, fast fo r ward or rever se operation w[...]

102 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Do not wrap yo ur camcorder with a to wel, for example , and operate it. Doin g so mig ht ca use heat to build u p inside. When disconnecting the power co rd (mains lead), pull it by the pl ug and not the cord. Do not damage the po wer cord (mains lead) such as by p lacing anything heavy on [...]

103 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes If you did n ot press the right spot, try the calibration a gain. Do not use a sharp-point ed object for calibration. Do ing so may damage the LCD screen. Y ou cannot calibra te the LCD screen if it is rota ted, or closed with the screen facing out. On handling the casing If the casing[...]

104 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index On trademarks “H andycam ” and ar e registered tradema rks of Sony Corporation. “M emory Stick, ” “ , ” “M emor y Stick Duo , ” “ , ” “M emory Stick PRO Duo, ” “ , ” “M emor y Stick PRO-H G Duo, ” “ , ” “M emory Stick Micro , ” “MagicGat e, ” “ ,[...]

105 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Symbols 16:9 .........................................43, 65 4:3 ...........................................43, 65 5.1ch surround r ecording ..........33 A A.SHUT OFF .............................. 76 A/V connecting cable.................56 Ab road .........................................96[...]

106 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index PHOTO CAPTURE ................... 46 PHOTO COPY ........................... 48 PHOTO MED IA SET ................ 59 Photos ............................. 26, 30, 36 PHOTO S ET TINGS ...................68 Playing.................................... 25, 35 Playlist .............................[...]

107 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Addi tional information o n this product and answers t o frequently asked ques tions can be found a t our Custom er Support W ebsite. http://www.son y.net/[...]