Sony DCR-SX60 manual

T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index Click Handycam Handbook DCR-SX40/SX41/SX60  2009 Sony Corporation 4-132-760- 11 (1) US[...]

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 Useful functions for playing movies and photos ........................................... 35 Searching for desired sc ene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) ....................... 35 Searching for desired sc ene by face (F ace Index) .................................. 35 Searching for desired ima[...]

5 T able of Contents Useful Recording T echniques Index GENERAL SET (Other setup items) ............................................................. 72 F unc tions set in the OPTION MENU ........................................................ 74 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 ..................................................... 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) Screen indicator[...]

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]    . Notes When you co nnect your camcorder to a TV com patible with the ID-1/ID-2 system, set [TV T YPE] to [16:9]. The TV switch[...]

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 an NTSC-system-based camcor der . If you wan 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 [DS T SET] or [SU MMERTIME] (p . 71). W orld time difference Time-zone differences Area[...]

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 Playlist .......................................... 48 PMB Guide .................................... 2 POR TRAIT .................................. 77 Po wer on ...................................... 17 POWER ON BY LCD ................ 73 Precau tions .................................. 93 P[...]

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/[...]