Sony DCR-SX83 Handycam&reg manual

4-171-509- 11 (1) Digital Video Camera Recor der “Handycam ” Handbook  2010 Sony Corporation DCR-SX83 T able of contents 8 Getting started 11 Recording/Playback 19 Making good use of your camcorder 35 Saving images with an external device 44 Customizing your camcorder 51 Additional information 71 Quick referenc e 91[...]

2 US Read this first Supplied items The num bers in ( ) are the sup plied quan tity .  AC A daptor (1)  P ower co rd (Ma ins lead) (1)  A/V connecting cable (1)   USB cable (1)   Rechargeab le battery pack NP -FV30 (1)  CD-ROM “ Ha ndycam ” A pplicatio n Software (1) “PMB ” (software, inc luding “PMB H elp ”) “[...]

3 US Before starting to reco rd, test the r ecording function to make sure tha t the image and soun d are reco rded withou t any p roblems. Compensation f or the con tents o f recordin gs cannot be pr ovided, even if recor ding or playback is not possib le due to a malfunction of the camcorder , stora ge media, etc. TV color systems differ dependin[...]

4 US About images, illustrations , and screen displays of this manual The examp le images used in this manual fo r illustration p urposes are captur ed using a digital still camera, and therefo re may a ppe ar different fro m images and scr een indicators tha t actually appear on y our camcor der . And, the illustration s of your cam corder and i t[...]

5 US Operation flow Getting star ted (p. 11) Prepar e the power sour ce and memory card. Recording movies and photos (p . 19) Recording mo vies  p . 20  Changing the reco rding mode (p . 24)  Expected recording time (MEDI A INFO, p . 66) Shooting pho tos  p . 21 Playing movies and phot os Playback on the camco rder  p . 27 Playing im[...]

6 US Advic e for succ essful rec ording  T o get good results in recording Stabilizing your camcorder When yo u hold the camcor der , keep your upper body uprigh t, and hold yo ur arms close to yo ur body . The SteadySh ot function is effective against ca mera-shake, however , it is essen tial that you no t move the cam corder . Zooming smoothly[...]

7 US  Useful recor ding techniques Capturing images beautifully without troublesome setting INTELLIGENT A UTO (23) Focusing on the child on the left side of the screen Prioritizing the sub ject (25) SPOT FOCUS (58) Capturing photos during movie recording Dual Rec (25) Smile Shu tter (25) A sleeping child under dim light LOW L UX (61) Capturing f[...]

8 US T able of conten ts Read this first ......................................................................................... 2 Notes on use . ................................................................................ 4 Operation flow . ...................................................................................... 5 Advice for su[...]

9 T able of contents US Mak ing good use of your camcor der Deleting movies and photos .................................................................... 35 Prot ecting recorded movies and photos (P rotect) . ........................................ 37 Dividing a movie . ............................................................................[...]

10 US Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting ............................................................................... 71 Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators ........................................... 76 Recording time of movies/number of rec ordable photos . ............................... 80 Expected time of recording and playback [...]

Getting started 11 US Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the battery pack Y ou can charge the “ InfoLITHIU M” ba ttery pack (V series) after attaching it t o your camcor der . Notes Y ou cannot a ttach an y “Inf oLITHIUM” ba ttery pack other than the V series to your camco rder . 1 T urn off your camcorder by closing the L CD screen. 2 Atta[...]

12 US Tips See page 80 on recordin g and playin g time. When your ca mcorder is o n, you can ch eck the appr oxima te amoun t of rem aining bat tery p ower with the remaining ba ttery indicator a t the upper left on the LCD scr een. Charging time A ppr oxima te time (min.) requir ed when you fully char ge a fully discharged ba ttery pack. Battery p[...]

13 Getting started US The tempera ture of the ba ttery pack is low . Remove the ba ttery pack from your camco rder and pu t it in a warm place. The tempera ture of the ba ttery pack is high. Remove the ba ttery pack from your camco rder and pu t it in a cool place. In the defaul t setting, the power turns o ff autom atically if you leav e your camc[...]

14 US Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camcorder turns o n. T o turn on your camcorder when the L CD screen is open, press PO WER. 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. T o s et the date and time aga in, touch (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [CL[...]

15 Getting started US Notes The date an d time do not ap pear during recor ding, but they ar e auto matically recor ded on the recor ding media, and can be displa yed during playback. T o display the dat e and time, touc h (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [PLA YBA CK SET] (under [PLA YBA CK] catego ry)  [DA T A C ODE]  [D ATE/ TIME]    [...]

16 US Step 3: P reparing the recording media The recor ding media that can be used differs depending on y our camco rder . The following icons ar e displa yed on the screen of y our camcor der . * In ternal memory Memo ry card * In the defaul t setting, both movies and p hotos ar e recor ded on this recordin g media. Y ou can perform recordin g, pl[...]

17 Getting started US T o check the recording media settings The recor ding media icon is disp layed in the top righ t corner of the screen when using recor ding mode for mo vies or pho tos. The icon displa yed on the LCD screen varies depending o n the camcorder y ou use. Inser ting a memor y card Notes Set the recording medi um to [MEMOR Y CARD] [...]

18 US Open the cover , or ient the memory card’ s notched corner as shown in the illustration, and insert into the memor y card slot until it clicks. Close the cover after inserting the memory card. The [Creat e a new Image Da tabase File.] screen ma y appear if yo u insert a new memory card. I n that case, to uch [YES]. If yo u recor d only pho [...]

Recording/Playback 19 US Recording/Playback Recording In the defa ult setting, movies a re recor ded on the int ernal memory . Tips See page 16 on changing the r ecording media. T o open the lens cover Slide the LENS COVER switc h to open. Tips When you finish r ecording o r when you pla y back images, close the lens cov er . 1 F asten the grip bel[...]

20 US Recording movies Press ST ART/STOP to start recording . Y ou can start recor ding also by touchin g  in the bottom left of the L CD screen. T o stop recor ding, pres s ST AR T/STOP a gain. Y ou can stop r ecording also by t ouching  in the bott om left of LCD screen. The icons an d indicator s on the LCD panel will be display ed for abo[...]

21 Recording/Playback US AC A d apt or . Access la mp (p . 18) is lit or flashing The media icon in the upper right o f the LCD screen is flashing Tips Y ou can recor d photos d uring movie recor ding by p ressing PH OTO fully (Dual Rec, p . 25). When a face is detected, a white frame a ppe ars and the imag e quality aro und the face is optimized a[...]

22 US  Press PHO TO lightly to adjust the f ocus, then press it fully . Y ou can recor d photos also by t ouching on the LCD screen. When disappears, the pho to is recor ded. Tips See page 81 on the recorda ble number of p hotos. T o change the image size, to uch (MENU)  [Show others]  [ IMA GE SIZE] (under [PHOTO S ETTINGS] category)  [...]

23 Recording/Playback US Useful functions for recor ding movies and photos Zooming Y ou can magnify images up to 25 times the original size with the power zoom lever . Y ou can magnify images also with the / on the LCD screen. Mo ve the power zoom lever s lightly for a slower zoom. M ove it further for a fast er zoom. Notes SteadySho t may no t red[...]

24 US Camera-shak e detection (T ripod) The camcor der detects that camera-shak e does not occur , and makes the optimum setting for tripod. Note The camcor der may not det ect the expec ted scene or subject, depending on the r ecording condition s. T o cancel INTELLIGENT A UTO Press . or the detection mode icons disa ppear , and yo u can recor d w[...]

25 Recording/Playback US Prioritizing the subject When [F ACE DETECTIO N] (p . 61) is set to [ON] (the defa ult setting), and several faces are detected, to uch the face you wa nt to recor d as priority . Focus/color/exposure are ad justed a utom atically for the selected face. Since the face yo u touched has p riority also with the Smile Shut ter [...]

26 US Tips When the MOD E lamp is set to (Movie), the size of phot os becomes [ 2.7M] (16:9 wide) or [2.1M] (4:3). Y ou can recor d photos d uring recordin g standby in the same way as when the (Photo) lamp is t urned on. Recording in mirror mode Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcor der (  ), then rota te it 180 degrees to the lens side ([...]

27 Recording/Playback US Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies a nd photos tha t are r ecorded on the in ternal memor y are pla yed. Tips See page 16 on changing the r ecording media. 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camcorder turns o n. T o turn on your camcorder when the L CD screen is already open, pres s POW[...]

28 US  Returns to the reco rding screen. *  is display ed when  is touched. Y ou can scroll the displa y by touc hing and dragging  or  .  appears wi th the movie or pho to that was most r ecently pla yed or recor ded. If yo u touch the movie or p hoto with  , yo u can contin ue playback from the p revious time. (  a ppears [...]

29 Recording/Playback US Viewing photos Y our camcorder displa ys t he selected photo . Tips When viewing phot os recorded o n a memory card, (playback folder) a ppears on the screen.   Previous T o the VISU AL INDEX screen T o start/stop slide show Next OPTION[...]

30 US Useful functions for playing movies and photos Searching for desir ed images by date (Date Index) Y ou can search for desir ed images by da te efficiently . Notes Y ou cannot use the Date I ndex function for photos o n the memory card.  Press ( VIE W IMAGES). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears.  T ouch  [DA TE INDEX].  T ouch / to s[...]

31 Recording/Playback US Tips Y ou can also display the F ilm Roll Index by touching (MENU)  [Sho w others]  [VIEW IMA GES] (under [PLA YBACK] catego ry)  [ FILM ROLL]. Searching for desir ed scene by face (F ace Index) The face images detected during m ovie recor ding are dis played o n the INDEX screen. Y ou can play back the movie fro m[...]

32 US  T ouch the screen at the point y ou want to display in the c enter of the displayed frame . The point wher e you to uched on the screen is moved t o the center of the display fram e.  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 phot o play[...]

33 Recording/Playback US Playing images on a T V Connect your camcor der to the inp ut jack of a TV or V CR using the A/V connecting cable  or an A/V co nnecting cable with S VIDEO  . Connect your cam corder to the wall outlet (wall socket) u sing the sup plied A C Ada pto r for this opera tion (p . 13). Refer also to the instruction manuals [...]

34 US T o set the aspect ratio according to the connected T V (16:9/4:3) T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [OUTPUT S ETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] ca tegory)  [T V T YPE]  [16:9] or [4:3]    . When connecting to your T V via a VCR Connect your camcor der to the LINE IN inp ut on the V CR using the A/V connecting cable. Set the inpu[...]

Making good use of your camcorder 35 US Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deleting movies and p hotos fro m recor ding media. Notes Y ou cannot res tore ima ges once they are deleted. Sav e important mo vies and pho tos in advance. Do not remo ve the batt ery p ack or the A C Ada ptor fro m yo[...]

36 US  T ouch / to select the recording date o f the desired movies/ph otos, then touch . T ouch the image down on the LCD screen to confirm the image. T ouch to return to the pr evious screen.  T ouch [YES]   . [...]

37 Making good use of your camcorder US Pr otec ting recor ded movies and photos (Pr otec t) Pro tect movies and ph otos to a void deleting them by mistake. Tips Y ou can pro tect movies and pho tos on the playback screen from OPTION MENU . 1 T ouch (MENU)  [Sho w others]  [PROTECT ] (under [EDIT ] category). 2 T o protect movies, t ouch [ PR[...]

38 US Dividing a movie 1 T ouch (MENU)  [Sho w others]  [ DIVIDE] (under [EDIT ] category). 2 T ouch the movie to be divided. The selected movie starts playback. 3 T ouch at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes. The movie pa uses. Play and pa use toggles as you pr ess . 4 T ouch  [ YES]  . Notes Y ou cannot res tore [...]

39 Making good use of your camcorder US Capturing a photo from a movie 1 T ouch (MENU)  [Sho w others]  [PHOT O CAPTURE] (under [EDIT ] categor y). The [PHOT O CAPTURE] screen appears. 2 T ouch the movie to be captured . The selected movie starts playback. 3 T ouch at the point where you want to captur e. The movie pa uses. Play and pa use to[...]

40 US Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the int ernal recor ding media to memor y card Dubbing movies Y ou can dub movies r ecorded on the internal reco rding media o f your camco rder to memory card. Insert memory card in to your cam corder before the o peration. Notes When you r ecord a mo vie on the memory card for the first time, cr eate t[...]

41 Making good use of your camcorder US Tips T o check the dubbed movies after dubb ing is finished, select [MEMOR Y CARD] on [MO VIE MEDI A SET] a nd p lay them back (p . 16). Copying photos Y ou can copy pho tos from the in ternal recor ding media of the camco rder to memory card. Insert a memory card in to your cam corder before the o peration. [...]

42 US Using the Pla ylist of movies The Playlist is a lis t showing th umbna ils of the movies that y ou ha ve selected. The original movies ar e not cha nged even if you edit o r erase the movies added to the Playlist. Creating the Pla ylist  T ouch (MENU)  [Sho w others]  [PLA YLIST EDIT ] (under [EDIT ] categor y).  T ouch [ ADD]. ?[...]

43 Making good use of your camcorder US selected movie to the end, then the screen returns to the P laylist screen. T o erase unnecessary movies from the Playlist  T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [PLA YLIST EDIT] (under [EDIT] categ ory).  T ouch [ ERASE]. T o erase all the movies from the Pla ylist, touch [ ERASE ALL]  [YES]  [YES][...]

44 US Saving images with an external device Saving images in external media (DIREC T COP Y ) Y ou can save mo vies and pho tos on external media (USB stora ge device), such as an external hard disk driv e. Y ou can also play back images on the ca mcorder o r another playback device. Notes For this o peration, you n eed the USB Ada ptor Cable VMC-U [...]

45 Saving images with an external device US 6 After the operation is completed , touch on the camcorder screen. Notes The number o f scenes you can save o n the external media are as follo ws. Mo vies: 9,999 Photos: 9,999 frames × 899 f olders The number o f scenes may be smaller depending on the type of images r ecorded. When connecting an extern[...]

46 US T o finish the external media connection  T ouch o n the VISU AL INDEX screen of the external media.  Di sconnect the USB Ada pto r Cable. Creating a disc with a DVD writer , recorder Creating a disc with the dedicat ed DVD writer , DVDirect Express Y ou can create a disc or p lay back the images on a cr eated disc by u sing the dedicat[...]

47 Saving images with an external device US  Inser t an unused disc into the DVD writer , and close the disc tray . The [DISC BURN] scr een appears o n the camcor der screen.  Press (DISC BURN) on the DVD writer . Mo vies recor ded on the internal recor ding media that ha ve not been saved on a ny discs will be recorded ont o the disc.  Re[...]

48 US Y ou can play back mo vies on the TV screen by connecting the camco rder to a T V (p. 33).  Insert a created disc in to the DVD writer . The movies o n the disc appear as VISU AL INDEX on the camcor der screen.  P ress the pla y but ton on the D VD writer . Y ou can also operate b y the camcorder screen.  T ouch [END]  [EJECT DISC[...]

49 Saving images with an external device US If the [USB S ELECT] screen does not appear , touch (MENU)  [Show others]  [USB CONNECT] (under [OTHERS] categ ory).  T ouch the recor ding media that contains the images on the camcorder screen. [ USB CONNECT]: Internal memory [ USB CONNECT]: M emory card The display ed recordin g media differ d[...]

50 US  Inser t the recording media in the recording devic e. If your r ecording device has a n inpu t selector , set it to the input mode.  Connect your camcorder t o the recording devic e (a disc recorder , etc.) with the A/V connecting cable  (supplied) or an A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO  (sold separately). Connect your camcor de[...]

Customizing your camc order 51 US Customizing y our camcorder Using menus U sing the menus, you ca n perform useful funct ions an d change va rious settings. If y ou make good use of menu opera tions, yo u can enjo y using your ca mcorder . The camcor der has various men u items under each of eight men u categories. MANU AL SETTINGS (I tems to adju[...]

52 US Notes Y ou may no t be able to set some menu i tems, depending on the r ecording o r playback conditio ns. Grayed o ut menu i tems or settings a re not a vailable. Tips Depending on the menu i tems being chan ged, your camco rder switc hes between playback mode and recordin g mode (movie/phot o). Using MY MENU Y ou can use the menu items m or[...]

53 Customizing your camc order US Using the OPTION MENU The OPTIO N MENU appears j ust like the pop-up windo w that a ppears when you righ t-click the mouse on a co mpu ter . When is display ed at botto m-right of the screen, yo u can use the OPTION MENU . Y ou touch , and the men u item s you can cha nge in the con text appear .  T ouch (OPTION[...]

54 US Menu lists (MANU AL SET TINGS) category SCENE SELECTION 56 F ADER 56 WHITE BAL. 57 SPOT MTR/FCS 58 SPOT METER 58 SPOT FOCUS 58 EXPOSURE 58 FOCUS 58 TELE MACRO 59 SMTH SL W REC 59 (SHOOTING SET ) categor y REC MODE 24 GUIDEFRAME 60 STEADY SHOT 60 CONVERSION LENS 61 L OW LUX 61 F ACE DETEC TION 61 PRIORITY SE T TING 61 SMILE DETEC TION 62 SMILE[...]

55 Customizing your camc order US (GENERAL SET ) category SOUND/DISP SET VOL UME 28, 68 BEEP 68 L CD BRIGHT 68 L CD BL LEVEL 68 L CD COL OR 68 DISPLA Y SET 68 OUTPUT SET TINGS T V TYPE 33 DISP OUTPUT 69 CL OCK/ LANG CL OCK SET 14 AREA SET 69 DST SET/SUMMERTIME 69 LANGUA GE SET 69 POWER SET TINGS A.SHUT OFF 69 POWER ON BY L CD 69 OTHER SETTINGS DEMO[...]

56 US MANU AL SET TINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition) See “U sing men us ” (p. 51) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with  . SCENE SELEC TION Y ou can record imag es effectively in various situa tions.  AUT O Records imag es in average im age quality without the [SCENE S ELECTION] function. T WILIGHT* ( ) Main t[...]

57 Customizing your camc order US BLACK F ADER Fades in/ou t with the black effect. Out In T o cancel the fader before starting the operation, t ouch [OFF]. Tips When you p ress ST ART/STOP , the setting is cleared. A movie reco rded using [BLA CK F ADER] may be difficu lt to see in the VIS U AL INDEX screen. WHITE BAL. ( White balance) Y ou can ad[...]

58 US SPOT M TR/FCS (Spot meter/ focus) Y ou can adjust the brigh tness and focus for the selected subject simul taneously . This function enables yo u to use [SPOT METER] (p . 58) and [SPOT FOCUS] (p. 58) a t t he same time. T ouch the subject in the frame of which you want t o adjust the b rightness and f ocus. T o adjust the brightnes s and focu[...]

59 Customizing your camc order US T ouch (nearby subject)/ (distant subject) to adju st the focus. T o adjust the focus au toma tically , touch [A UTO]. Notes When you set [FOCUS] to [MANU AL],  appears. The minimum possible dis tance between camcorder a nd subject while maintainin g sharp f ocus is about 1 cm (abou t 13/32 in.) for wide a ngle [...]

60 US SHOO TING SE T (Items for customized shooting) See “U sing men us ” (p. 51) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with  . REC MODE (Recording mode) See page 24. GUIDEFRAME Y ou can display the frame and c heck that the subject is horizon tal or vertical. The frame is not r ecorded.  OFF Does not display the guide fram[...]

61 Customizing your camc order US ST ANDARD Pro vides the SteadySh ot effect under rela tively stable recor ding condi tions. OFF ( ) The SteadySho t function is not used. Notes When you c hange the setting o f [ STEAD YS HOT], the imaging field will also change acco rdingly . CONVERSION LENS When using a co nv ersion lens (sold separatel y), use t[...]

62 US A UDIO REC SET  BL T -IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in zoom microphone) Y ou can record a mo vie with vivid sound app rop riate to the zoom positio n.  OFF The microph one does not reco rd sound following zoomin g in or ou t. ON ( ) The microph one recor ds sound follo wing zooming in or ou t.  MICREF LEVEL (Microphone refer ence level) Y ou ca[...]

63 Customizing your camc order US  OFF U p to 25× zoom is performed optically . 300× U p to 300× zoom is performed digitally .  AUT O BACK LIGHT Y our camcorder adj usts the exposure fo r backlit subjects au toma tically .  ON Ad justs the exposure fo r backlit subjects aut omatically . OFF Does not adjust the exposur e for backlit subj[...]

64 US PLA YBACK (Items for playback) See “U sing men us ” (p. 51) on the operatio n. VISU AL INDEX See page 27. VIEW IMAGES  DA TE INDEX See page 30.  FILM ROLL See page 30.  F ACE See page 31. PLA YLIST See page 42. PLA YBACK SET  DA T A CODE During playback, your ca mcorder dis plays the informa tion (Date/time, Cam era data) reco[...]

65 Customizing your camc order US DA TE/TIME  Date  Time CAMERA DA T A  SteadySho t off  Brightness  White balance  Gain  Shu tter speed  A perture value  Exposure Tips The data code is displa yed on the TV screen if you connect yo ur camcorder t o a TV . Depending on the recor ding media conditio n, bars [--:--:--] ap pe[...]

66 US O THERS (Items for other settings) See “U sing men us ” (p. 51) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with  . USB CONNECT See page 48. BA T TERY INFO Y ou can check the estimated r emaining capacity o f the battery . T o close the battery information screen T ouch . MANA GE MEDIA (Items for recor ding media) See “U sin[...]

67 Customizing your camc order US the memory card from yo ur camcorder (Th e access lamp is li t or flashing while forma tting memory card.). T o prevent data on the in ternal recording media fr om being recov ered [EMPTY ] allows you to wri te uninte lligible data on to the int ernal recording m edia of the camcor der . In this way it ma y b ecome[...]

68 US GENERAL SE T (Other setup items) See “U sing men us ” (p. 51) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with  . SOUND/DISP SET  VOL UME Y ou can adjust the vol ume of pla yback sound by to uching / .  BEEP  ON A melody sounds when you s tart/stop recordin g, or operate the t ouch panel. OFF Cancels the melody .  [...]

69 Customizing your camc order US OUTPUT SET TINGS  T V TYPE See page 33.  DISP OUTPUT (Display output) Y ou can set where the screen displays ar e to be outp ut.  L CD P ANEL Shows disp lays such as the time code on the LCD screen. V-OUT/P ANEL Shows disp lays such as the time code on the LCD screen, and on the TV screen. CL OCK/ LANG [...]

70 US OTHER SET TINGS  DEMO MODE When yo ur camcor der is connected to a wall outlet (wall socket), a demonstra tion movie a ppear about 10 min utes after you turn on the (Movie) lam p by pr essing MODE.  ON The demonstra tion ap pears. OFF The demonstra tion does not a ppear . Tips When you set this i tem to [ON] and to uch , the demonstra t[...]

Additional information 71 US Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y problems using y our camcor der , follow the steps belo w .  Check the list (p. 71 to 79), and inspect your camcorder .  Disconnect the power source, attach the power sourc e again after about 1 minute, and turn the camcorder on.  Press RESET (p. 92[...]

72 US [SPOT METER] [SPOT FOCUS] [EXPOSURE] [FOCUS] [LOW L UX] [BL T -IN ZOOM MIC] [MICREF LEVEL] [A UTO BACK LI GHT] The followin g menu it ems return to the default settings when y ou switch between movie reco rding and p hoto reco rding and playback modes. [ F ADER] [TELE MACR O] [ SELF-TIMER] Y our camcorder gets warm. Y our camcor der may becom[...]

73 Additional information US The buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work at all. Ad just the touc h panel ([CALIBRA TION]) (p. 87). The buttons on the touch panel quickly disappear . Set [DISPLA Y SET] to [ON] (p . 68). Dots in lines appear on the L CD screen. This is not a malfunction. These dots ar e not recorded. Memor y [...]

74 US The tempera ture of y our camcor der is extremely lo w . T urn off your camco rder and take it to a warm place. Leav e the camcorder there for a while, then turn o n the camcorder . If yo u keep app lying vibra tion on the camcor der , recording may s top . There is a time differ ence between the point when ST ART/STOP is pressed and the poin[...]

75 Additional information US is indicated on an image on the VISU AL INDEX screen. The image da ta base fi le may be damaged . Check the data base file by touching (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [REP AIR IMG.DB F .] (under [MAN A GE MEDI A] catego ry)  the recording medium. I f it still appears, delet e the image with (p. 35). No sound or only a [...]

76 US Connecting to a Computer “PMB” cannot be installed. Check the comp uter en vironmen t or installation pr ocedure requir ed to install “PMB. ” “PMB” does not work correctly. Quit “PMB ” and restart your com puter . The camcorder is not r ecognized by the computer . Disconnect devices from the USB jack of the comp uter other tha[...]

77 Additional information US C:06:  The battery pack tempera ture is high. Chang e the battery pack or place it in a cool place . C:13:  / C:32:  Remove the pow er source. Reconnect it a nd operate y our camcor der again. E:  :  Follo w the steps from  to  o n page 71.  (Battery level warning) Slow flashing Th[...]

78 US Description of warning messages If messag es appear o n the screen, follow the instructions. Recording media Internal memory format error . The internal memo ry of the camcorder is set differently fro m the default fo rmat. Perf orming [MEDI A FORMA T] (p . 66) m ay enable yo u to use your camco rder . This will delete all data in the interna[...]

79 Additional information US Do not eject the memor y card during writing. Data may be damaged . Reinsert the memory card, and follo w the instructions on the LCD screen. Other No further selec tion is possible. Y ou can add no mor e than 99 movies to a Playlist. Y ou can select only 100 images a t one time fo r: Deleting movies/pho tos Prot ecting[...]

80 US Recording time of movies/number of recor dable photos Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time A ppr oxima te time ava ilable when you use a fully charged ba ttery pack. Internal memory (unit: minu te) Battery pack Con tinuous recor ding time T ypical recor ding time NP -FV30 (supp lied) 100 50 NP -FV50 19[...]

81 Additional information US (unit: minu te) HQ SP LP 2GB 25 (25) 40 (25) 85 (55) 4GB 55 (50) 80 (50) 175 (110) 8GB 115 (105) 170 (105) 355 (230) 16GB 235 (210) 340 (210) 715 (465) 32GB 475 (425) 685 (425) 1435 (930) Notes The recor dable time may va ry dep ending on the recordin g and subject condi tions, [ REC MODE] (p . 60). The number in ( ) is[...]

82 US Using your camc order abroad Po wer supply Y ou can use your camcor der in any countries/r egions using the A C Adapto r supp lied with your camco rder within the AC 100 V t o 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz rang e. On T V color systems Y our camcorder is a NTSC-system-based camcor der . If you wan t to vie w the playback image on a TV , it mus t be a NT[...]

83 Additional information US Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clock to the loca l time by setting a time differen ce when using your camcor der abroad . T ouch (MENU)  [Show others]  [CLOCK/ LANG] (under [GENERAL SET] cat egory)  [AREA SET] and [DST S ET]/[SU MMER TIME] (p. 69). W orld time difference Time-zone differences[...]

84 US Maintenance and precautions About the “Memor y Stick ” media “M emor y Stick ” media are a compact, portable IC reco rding medium wi th a large data capaci ty . Y ou can use only “M emor y Stick Duo ” media, which are abou t the half size of standard “ Memory Stick ” medi a, with your camcor der . Ho wever , we do not guara nt[...]

85 Additional information US adapto r on “ Memo ry Stick” media com pliant device, make sure the “ Memo ry Stick PRO Duo ” media adaptor is inserted int o the device in the correct direction. If in serted in the wrong direction, the device may be damaged. Do not insert “M emory Stick Duo ” media adapto r without “ Memory Stick PRO Duo[...]

86 US Frequen t us e of the LCD screen or a freq uent playback, fast fo rward or reverse operatio n wears ou t the battery pack faster . W e recommend usin g a large capaci ty battery pack: NP -FV70/NP -FV100 (s old separatel y). Be sure to close the LCD screen when not recordin g or playin g back on your cam corder . The battery pack is also consu[...]

87 Additional information US A void rough handling, disas sembling, modifying, physical shock, or im pact such as hammering, dro pping o r steppin g on the product. Be particularly careful of the lens. Keep the LCD screen closed when you a re not using your ca mcorder . Do not wrap yo ur camcor der with a towel , for example , and operat e it. Doin[...]

88 US  (MENU)  [Show others]  [OTHER SETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] cat egory)  [CALIBRA TION].  T ouch “  ” displa yed on the screen with the corner of memo ry card or the like 3 times. T ouch [CANCEL] to cancel calibra tion. Notes If you did n ot pres s the right spot, try the calibration a gain. Do not use a sharp-point ed [...]

89 Additional information US Note on disposal/transfer of the memory card Even if y ou delete data in the memo ry card or forma t the memory card on your ca mcorder o r a comp uter , you may n ot delete data fro m the memory card com pletely . When yo u give the memory card to somebody , it is reco mmended that you de lete date co mpletel y using d[...]

90 US Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRO DUCT OTHER TH AN CONSUMER PERSO N AL USE IN ANY MANNER TH A T COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 ST AND ARD FOR ENCODING VID EO INFORMA TION FOR P ACKA GED MEDI A IS EXPRESSL Y PROHIBITED WITHO UT A LICENSE UNDER AP PLICABLE P ATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 P A TENT PORTFOLI O , WHICH LICENSE IS A V AILABLE FROM MPEG LA, [...]

Quick referenc e 91 US Quick refer ence Screen indicators Upper left Indicator Meaning MENU butt on (51) Self-timer recording (63) MICREF LEVEL lo w (62) WIDE SELECT (63) BL T -IN ZOOM MIC (62) 60 min Remaining bat tery Recording f older of memory card Return but ton (51) Center Indicator Meaning [STBY]/[REC] Re cording s tatus (20) Photo size (63)[...]

92 US P ar ts and contr ols Figures in ( ) a re ref erence pages.  Lens (C arl Zeiss lens)  LENS COVER switch  Built-in microphone  L CD screen/T ouch panel (26, 51) If you r otat e the LCD panel 180 degrees, you can close the LCD panel with the LCD scr een facing out. This i s conv enient during p layback operation s.  ( VIEW IMAGES[...]

93 Quick referenc e US  T r ipod receptacle A ttach a tripod (sold separately) to the tripod receptacle using a tripod screw (sold separately: the length of the screw must be less than 5.5 mm (7/32 in.)).[...]

94 US Index DST SET ...................................... 69 Dual Rec ......................................25 Dubbing .......................................40 DVDirect Expr ess ....................... 46 DVD writer............................ 46, 48 E EMPTY ........................................ 67 EXPOSURE .................................58 [...]

95 US Quick referenc e PLA YBACK ................................. 64 Playback ....................................... 27 PLA YBACK S ET ......................... 64 Playlist .......................................... 42 PLA YLIST EDIT ......................... 65 POR TRAIT ..................................56 Po wer on ............................[...]

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