Sony DCR-SX40E manual

T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Click Handycam Handbook DCR-SX30E/SX31E/SX40E/SX41E/SX50E/ SX60E  2009 Sony Corporation 4-132-761- 12 (1) GB[...]

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 Searching for desired sc ene by face (F ace Index) .................................. 35 Searching for desired images b y date (Date Index) ................................ 36 Using PB zoom with photos ............................................................ 37 Playing back a series of pho[...]

5 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index T roubleshooting Tr oubleshooting ............................................................................... 81 Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators ........................................... 85 Additional inf ormation Recording time of movies/number of rec ordable photos ..........[...]

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 ..................................................... 77  Backlight .................................................. 30 BEACH ....................................................... 77[...]

7 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index P ar ts and controls Figures in ( ) a re referen ce pages.  Lens (Carl Z eiss lens) (14)  LENS COVER switch (20, 22, 26, 28)  Built-in microphone  Pow er zoom lever (30, 37)  PHOT O button (23, 28)  MODE button (22, 28)  (Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (17)  Battery pack (15) ?[...]

8 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  Speaker  (DISC BURN) button (see Operating Guide)  “Memor y Stick Duo” media slot (56)  Access lamp (Internal memory, “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” media) (56) While the lamp is li t or flashing, the camcorder i s reading or writing data.   (USB) jack * (52) * DCR-SX30E/SX[...]

9 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 touch (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 [...]

10 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes When the item y ou want is not o n the screen, touch an other tab. (There ma y be no tab.) Y ou cannot use the OPTIO N MENU during Easy Handy cam operation. The tabs and it ems that appear on the scr een depend on the recor ding/playback status o f your camco rder at the time.   ?[...]

11 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Menu lists List of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category MOVIE* p. 26 PHOT O* p . 28 ( VIEW IMAGES) category VISUAL INDEX* p. 33 FILM ROLL* p. 35 F ACE* p. 35 PLA YLIST p . 48 (O THERS) categor y DELETE* DELETE p. 41 DELETE p. 41 PHOT O CAPTURE p . 43 MOVIE DUB DUB by select p . 44 DUB by date p . [...]

12 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index [SOUND/DISP S ET] is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Han dycam operation. * Y ou can set this item during Easy Ha ndycam operation. List of the OPTION MENU Follo wing items ar e available on the OPTION MENU o nly . tab SPOT MTR/FCS p. 74 SPOT METER p . 74 SPOT FOCUS p . 75 TELE MACRO [...]

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 NP -FH30 (1)  CD-RO M “Han dycam A [...]

14 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index 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 setting The on-screen displa ys in each local l anguage are used for illu strating the operating procedur es. Chan[...]

15 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 [...]

16 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. Battery pack Charging time NP -FH30 (supplied) 115 NP -FH50 135 NP -FH70 170 NP -FH100 390 When the bat ter y pack is charged a t 25  C (77 ˚F) (10  C to 30  C (50 ˚F to 86 ˚F[...]

17 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[...]

18 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. 96). T o turn off the power Close the LCD screen. The (Movie) lam p flashes for a few seconds 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] ([...]

19 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[...]

20 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[...]

21 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 . 60).   [STBY ]  [REC] ST ART/STOP button[...]

22 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Shooting photos  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 already open, pr ess POWER (p. 17).  Press EASY . appears o n the LCD screen.  Press MODE t o turn on the (Photo) lamp[...]

23 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 on the internal memory . 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[...]

24 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  T ouch the (Movie) tab (  )  a desired movie (  ).  : Displays the F ilm Roll Index screen (p. 35).  : Displays the F ace Index screen (p . 35).  : Displays m ovies.  : Displays p hotos.  appears wi th t he movie or p hoto that was most r ecently played or r ecorde[...]

25 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Viewing photos On the VISUAL INDEX scr een, touch the (Photo) tab (  )  a desired photo (  ). Y our camco rder starts playing the selected photo . Tips The setting of [D A T A C ODE] is fixed to [D A TE/TIME] (p . 66). T o change the r ecording media, select the recording media on [P[...]

26 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording Recording movies In the defa ult setting, movies are r ecorded on the internal memo r y (p. 55).  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 alread[...]

27 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 88 on the recorda ble time of movies. When a mo vie f ile exceeds 2 GB, the next movie file is crea ted automa tically . Y ou can chan ge the recording media and r ecording mode (p . 55, 60). [ [...]

28 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. 66). Shooting photos In the defa ult setting, photos ar [...]

29 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 89 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[...]

30 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful functions for rec ording movies and photos Zooming Y ou can magnify images up t o 60 times the original size with the power zoom lever . Mo ve the power zoom lever slightly f or a slower zoom. M ove it further fo r a faster zoom. Notes SteadySho t may not reduce im age blurring as desi[...]

31 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 [...]

32 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 memor y are pla yed (p. 55). 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, p[...]

33 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 [...]

34 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[...]

35 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[...]

36 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  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 selected face image. Notes Faces ma y not be detected dependin[...]

37 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  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 ar e displayed on the VIS U AL INDEX screen. Tips On the [Film Roll Index]/[F ace Index] screen, yo[...]

38 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 [...]

39 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 . 16). Refer [...]

40 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index 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 moni tor , touch (HO ME)  (SETTINGS)  [OUTPUT SETTING[...]

41 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 . 55). Notes Y ou cannot rest ore images once they ar e [...]

42 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  T ouch / to select the recording da te 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  [...]

43 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 . 55). 1 T ouch (HOME)  (O THERS)  [PHOT O C APTURE]. [...]

44 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the int ernal memor y to “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media Dubbing movies Y ou can du b movies recorded o n the internal memo r y of your camco rder to “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media. Insert “M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” media into y our camcorder b[...]

45 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 . 55). Copying photos Y ou can cop y photos from the in ternal memory of the camcor der to “M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” media. Insert “M emor y Stick PRO Duo ?[...]

46 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 . 55). Tips Y ou can prot ect movies and photos on the pl[...]

47 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 . 55). 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[...]

48 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[...]

49 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index  T ouch the movie you want to play back. The Playlist is p layed back from the selected movie to the end, then the screen returns to the P laylist screen. T o erase unnecessary movies from the Playlist  T ouch (HOME)  (OTHERS)  [PLA YLIST EDIT].  T ouch [ ER ASE]. T o erase all[...]

50 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 [...]

51 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[...]

52 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[...]

53 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 on 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[...]

54 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index 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 data transfer , the image quality may deterio rate. T o hide the screen indicato[...]

55 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Utilizing recor ding media Changing the recor ding media Y ou can select the internal memo r y 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, [...]

56 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index (“M emory Stick PRO-HG Duo ” media) * Marked wi th Mark2 or not, ei ther can be used. See page 89 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[...]

57 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 . 55), and the app roximat e free and used media space of the recor ding media. Notes During Easy Handy cam operation, you cann ot[...]

58 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 . 16). T o avoid the los s of important imag es, yo[...]

59 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Pr eventing data on the internal memor y from being reco vered [ EMPT Y] a llows you t o write unintelligible da ta onto the in ternal memory of the camcor der . In this way , it ma y b ecome mor e diff icult to recov er an y original data. When you dispose of o r transfer the camco rder , it[...]

60 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 [...]

61 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index DIGIT AL ZOOM Y ou can select the maximum zoom level u p to 60 × in case you want t o zoom to a level greater than follo wing optical zoom during recor ding. Not e that the image quality decreases when you use the digital zoom. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [DIGIT A[...]

62 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index GUIDEFRAME Y ou can disp lay the frame and check tha t the subject is horizontal or vertical. The frame is not r ecorded. Press D ISP to make the frame disap pe ar . Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [GUIDEFRAME]  a desired setting     OFF Does not display[...]

63 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index F ACE SE T Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [ F ACE SET ]  a desired setting     ON The camcor der detects faces automa tica lly and displa ys the Face Index s creen (p . 35). Face icon s and their meanings : This icon ap pears when the setting is [ON]. :[...]

64 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     VGA(0.3M) ( ) Records pho tos clearly[...]

65 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index GUIDEFRAME Y ou can disp lay the frame and check tha t the subject is horizontal or vertical. The frame is not r ecorded. Press D ISP to make the frame disap pe ar . Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [PHOT O SE T TINGS]  [GUIDEFRAME]  a desired setting     OFF Does not displa[...]

66 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[...]

67 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 .   [...]

68 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[...]

69 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[...]

70 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 40. 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[...]

71 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 17. 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[...]

72 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 (Movie) lam p by pres sing MODE. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS) [...]

73 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[...]

74 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 describe d 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[...]

75 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 [...]

76 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[...]

77 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* ( ) Main tains the d[...]

78 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[...]

79 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index When the white balance has been set with [ONE PUSH], if the ligh ting conditions cha nged by bringing your camco rder outdoors fro m inside the house, or vice versa, yo u need to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedur e to readjust the white balance. F ADER Y ou can reco rd a transition wi th t he foll[...]

80 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[...]

81 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 ................[...]

82 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index [SPOT FOCUS] [EXPOSURE] [FOCUS] [SCENE SELECTION] [WHITE BAL.] [BL T-IN ZOOM MIC] [MICREF LEVEL] Backlight Y our camcorder gets warm. Y our camcorder m ay become warm during operation. This is n ot a malfunction. Batteries/power sour ces The power abruptly turns off . U se the AC A daptor . I[...]

83 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index The data file name is not indicated correctly or flashes. The file is damaged. The file format is no t supported by yo ur c amcor der (p. 94). Recording Refer also to “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media (p. 82). Pressing ST ART/STOP or PHOT O does not record images . The playback screen is dis[...]

84 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Playback Images cannot be played back. Select the recording media you wa nt to play back by touc hing (HOME)  (MAN AGE MEDI A)  [MOVIE MEDI A SET]/[PHO TO MEDIA S ET] (p . 55). Photos cannot be played back. Photos cann ot be played back if you ha ve modified fi les or folder s, or have [...]

85 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Connecting/Dubbing to other devices Y ou cannot hear the sound on the TV connected to your camcorder . When yo u are using the S VIDEO plug, make sure the r ed and white plugs of the A/V co nnecting cable ar e connected (p. 39). The aspect ratio of the playback is not correct when connecting [...]

86 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index F ast flashing There ar e not enough free space for reco rding images. After sto ring the images on other m edia (p. 50, see Operating G uide too), delete unnecessary images, or forma t the “Memo r y Stick PRO Duo ” m edia (p. 58). The image da ta b ase file may be damaged. Check the data[...]

87 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index 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 the M emory Stick . Reinsert the “M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” media a few times. If even then the indicat or flashes, th[...]

88 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 memory/ “Memory Stick PRO D uo” media (unit: min[...]

89 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes The number in ( ) is the minim um recordable time. Tips Y ou can record m ovies of a maximum of 9,999 scenes. Y our camcorder uses the VBR (V ariable Bit Rate) forma t to autom atically adjust image quality to suit the r ecording scene. This technology causes fluctuations in the r ecord[...]

90 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[...]

91 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/ L ANG]  [AREA SET] and [S UMMER TIME] (p . 71). W orld time difference Time-zone differences Area setting GMT [...]

92 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index F ile/folder structure on the internal memory 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 hotos [...]

93 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, [...]

94 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index that imp roper use may cause a malfunction. 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[...]

95 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index wears ou t the battery pack faster . W e recommend usin g a large capacity bat ter y pack: NP -FH70/FH100 (sold separately). Be sure to close the LCD screen when not recordin g or playing back on y our camcorder . The battery pack is also consumed when yo ur camcorder i s in recording standb [...]

96 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Do not damage the po wer cord (mains lead) such as by p lacing anything heavy on i t. Do not use a deformed or da maged battery pack. Keep metal con tacts clean. If the bat ter y electrolytic liquid has leaked: Consult yo ur lo cal authorized Son y ser vice facility . W ash off an y liquid th[...]

97 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index On handling the casing If the casing is soiled, clean the ca mcorder body with a soft cloth lightly mo istened with water , and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth. A void the following to a void damage to the finish: U sing chemicals such as thinner , benzine, alcohol, chemical clo th[...]

98 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 emory Stick PRO-H G Duo, ” “ , ” “M emory Stick Micro , ” “MagicGa te, ” “ , ?[...]

99 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Symbols 16:9 .........................................40, 60 4:3 ...........................................40, 60 A A.SHUT OFF .............................. 72 A/V connecting cable.................53 Ab road .........................................90 AREA SET ..............................[...]

100 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Po wer on ...................................... 17 POWER ON BY LCD ................ 73 Precau tions .................................. 93 PROTECT ................................... 46 R REC MODE ................................. 60 Recording .................................... 26 Recordin[...]

101 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/[...]