Sony HANDYCAM DCR-SR40 manuel d'utilisation

2-698-880- 11 (1) Hand ycam Ha ndbook DCR-SR40 /SR60/SR 80 © 2006 Sony Corporation Enjoying wi th your Hard Disk Driv e Ha ndycam 13 Getting Started 16 Easy Handycam 27 Recordi ng /Pla yback 32 Using the Se tup items 47 Dubbing , Print ing 70 P erf orming with a comput er 77 T rou ble shoot ing 101 Additi onal Inform ation 117 Editing image s 66 G[...]

2 To reduce f ire or shock ha zard, do not ex pose the un it to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to th e presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be o f sufficient magnitude to constitute a r isk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to t[...]

3 For your prot ection, p lease read the se safety instr uctio ns comp letely befo re o per ating the appl iance, an d keep this manual for future re ference. Carefully observe all warnings, pr ecautions and in structions o n the appliance , or the one described in the operating in structions and adhere to th em. Power Sourc es This set shoul d be [...]

4 Ligh tning For added protection for t his set during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug i t from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This wi ll prevent damage to th e set due to lightning and power-line surges. Dam age Requ irin g Servic e Unplug the set from the wa[...]

5 Before operat ing the unit , please re ad this Handbook thoroughly , and retain it for future re ference. Replace the battery with the specified type only. Otherwise, fire or injury may result. RECYCLI NG LITHIUM -ION BATT ERIES Lithium-Io n batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batter[...]

6 Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentia l installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not inst[...]

7 Notes on the S etup ite ms, LCD scr een and len s • A se tup item that is g rayed ou t is not av ailable und er the current recordin g or playback co nditions. • The LCD scre en is manu factured using extremely high-p recision technology , so over 99.99% of the pixels ar e operati onal for effective use. However , ther e may b e some tiny bla[...]

8 Sav e all your recorded image data • In the case of your ima ge data bein g damaged, sav e all your recorded im ages. It is recommended that you save the image data on a D VD using your computer (p.83, 96). Also, yo u can sav e it using VCR/D VD device (p.70). • It i s recommended that you save your image data periodic ally after rec ording. [...]

9 T ab le of Co ntents IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .. .......... ............. .......... ......... .......... .......... ... 3 Read this f irst ........ .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 5 Notes on usi ng the Hard Disk Driv e Handycam ........ ......... .......... .......... ... 8 What you can do[...]

10 To adjust t he exposure for bac klit subjec ts (BACK LIGH T) To adjust t he focus for an of f center subject To fix th e exposure for th e selected s ubject To ad d sp ecial effe cts To reco rd in mirror mode To use a tripod To at tach th e shoul der be lt Playback To play back a series of still images (Slide show) To use Playb ack z oom Recordi[...]

11 Customizing Person al Menu ........ ......... .......... ............. .......... ......... ........ 64 Creating th e Playlist .... .......... .......... .......... ......... ............. .......... .......... .... 66 Playing the Pla ylist ...... .......... .......... .......... ............ .......... .......... .......... .... 68 Setting imag[...]

12 Maintenance and precautions .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .... 121 Glossary ........ ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ............. .......... ......... ........ 1 24 Index ................ ......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... ........ 126 Glos[...]

13 Enjoy ing with yo ur Hard Disk Dri ve Handyc am Y ou can record i mages to the ha rd disk of the cam corder . Hard Disk Dri ve Handy cam offers more opt ions than the tape or the D VD camcorder fo r your conv enienc e and entertai nment. Enjoying with your Hard Dis k Drive Ha ndycam What y ou can do with y our Hard Di sk Driv e Handyc am Reco rd[...]

14 The su pplied software “ImageM ixer for H DD Camc order” is req uired. One T ouch DVD Burn ( p.83) Y ou can sav e a reco rded imag e on a DVD wi th a simple tou ch. Images that hav e not bee n sav ed to a D VD with One T ouch DVD Burn can automaticall y be sa v ed. • The qua lity of a recor ded image remain s ev en when it is sav ed on a D[...]

15 Enjoy ing with yo ur Hard Disk Dri ve Handyc am Images a re recorded on t he internal hard disk. Whe n the hard disk bec omes full, you ca nnot recor d ne w images . It is reco mmended t hat y ou sav e th e image data per iodi cally , then de lete unnece ssary images from th e hard disk of yo ur camcorde r . • If you delete the im ages, you ca[...]

16 Make sure that you have follo wing ite ms supplied with your c amcorder . The nu mber in the par enthese s indi cates th e number of that item s upplied . AC Adap tor (1) (p .17) P ower cord (1) (p.17 ) Handycam Stat ion (1) (p. 17) A/V conne cting cable (1 ) (p. 42, 70, 72) USB cab le (1) (p .74, 76, 84 ) Wireless Remo te Commander (1) (p .41 )[...]

17 Ge tting Start ed Y ou can cha rge the batte ry after att aching the “InfoLITH IUM” ba ttery pack (P series) (p.120) to your camcord er . • Y ou cannot us e an NP-FP30 battery pack with your camcorder . (See the reverse s ide of the battery pack for the mode l number .) Installing the battery pack with excess force may lead to camcorder ma[...]

18 5 Set the cam corder onto the Handycam Station securely . Be sure to set th e camcorder to the end. The CH G (charge) lamp li ghts up and charging start s. The CHG (charge) lam p turn s of f whe n the ba ttery pack is fully charged. • When setting the camcorder onto the Handycam Station, close the DC IN jack cover . T o ch arge t he batter y p[...]

19 Ge tting Start ed T o remo ve your camco rder f rom the Handyc am Station T urn off the power , then remove the camcorde r from the Ha ndycam Sta tion holdi ng b oth . When s toring the batter y p ack Use up the batt ery pac k complete ly if you do not intend t o use it for a long time (p. 120). T o u se an outs ide power so urce Mak e the same [...]

20 Playba ck time Approxi mate time (min. ) av ailab le when y ou use a full y charged batter y pack. DCR-SR40 DCR-SR60/SR80 * When the LCD backlight turns on. On the batte ry pack • Before changing the battery pac k, slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). • The CHG (charge) lamp fl ashes during charging, or BA TTER Y INFO (p.37) will not be corr[...]

21 Ge tting Start ed T o recor d, slid e the PO WER sw itch to turn on the re specti v e lamp. When us ing it for the fi rst time , the [CLOCK SET] sc reen appe ars (p.25). 1 Remove the lens cap by pressing both tabs o n the sides of the cap . Pull the lens cap string down until stopped b y the grip bel t (DCR- SR40). 2 T urn on the power by slidin[...]

22 T o turn off the power Slide the PO WER switch to OFF (CHG). Put th e lens cap ba ck aft er turn ing o f f t he power (DCR-SR40). • At the time of purchase , the power will be set to turn off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any operation for approximately five minutes, to s a ve battery power ([A.SHUT OF F], p.63).[...]

23 Ge tting Start ed Open th e LCD scree n 90 degrees to th e camcorde r ( 1 ), then rotate it to the best ang le to re cord or pl ay ( 2 ). • Be careful not to press the buttons on the LCD frame accidentally , when you open or adjust the LCD screen. • If you open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the camcorder , rotate it 180 degrees to the lens si[...]

24 Y ou can play back recor ded images (p .30, 33), or cha nge the sett ings (p.47) using th e touch pane l. T ouch the buttons displayed on th e screen. Support the r ear of th e LCD panel with yo ur finger . Then, touch the b utto ns displayed on the screen. • Perform the same actions as described abov e when you press the buttons on the LCD fr[...]

25 Ge tting Start ed Set th e date and tim e whe n usin g this camcorde r for the first time. If you do not set the da te and time, the [CLOCK SET] sc reen appear s e very time you turn on your camcor der or s lide th e PO WER swit ch. • If you do not use your camcorder for abou t 3 mont hs , the built-in rechargeable batte ry gets discharged and[...]

26 By r ecor ding in t he 16 :9 (wid e) mo de, y ou can e njoy wide-a ngle, hi gh-resolutio n images. • If you intend to view images on a wide TV , recording in the 16: 9 (wide) mode is recommended. 1 Slide the PO WER switch in the dire ction of the a rrow to ligh t up the (Movie) lamp. 2 Press WIDE SELECT repeatedl y to select the desired screen[...]

27 Easy Ha ndyca m - using your c amcorder with automat ic setting s Easy Ha ndycam o perati on is a function for making n early all settin gs automatic with j ust one press of t he EASY butto n. Since only basi c functions be come available and screen font size increases for easy vie wing, eve n first t ime users can enjo y easy op erati on. Compl[...]

28 1 Slide the PO WER switch A i n the di rection of the ar ro w to li ght up t he (Movie) lamp. 2 Press EASY. [Eas y Handycam op erati on ON.] appe ars, then appear s on the LCD sc reen. 3 Press ST ART/STOP B (or C ). T o stop re cording, pre ss ST AR T/STOP again. • [REC MODE] is set to [HQ] (default settings) (p.60) . • The ma ximum continuo[...]

29 Easy Ha ndyca m - using your c amcorder with automat ic setting s 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the arr ow to light up the (Still) lamp. 2 Press EASY. [Easy H andycam operatio n ON.] appea rs, then appears on the LCD screen . 3 Press PHOT O D lightly to adjust the focus A , then press it fully B . A shu tter sound is heard. When[...]

30 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to ligh t up the (PLA Y/ EDIT) lamp . The VISU AL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen. 2 Press EASY. [Eas y Handycam op erati on ON.] appe ars, then appear s on the LCD sc reen. Pla yback wi th eas e ACCESS Slide the POWE R switch in the direction of the arrow while pressing th[...]

31 Easy Ha ndyca m - using your c amcorder with automat ic setting s 3 Start pla ybac k. T ouch (Movie) tab, the n touch th e thum bnai l of the mov ie to be played back. When pl aybac k from t he sele cted mo vie reaches the l ast mo vie, t he scre en ret urns to the VISU AL INDEX screen. • T ouch / during pause to pl ay back movie slowly . • [...]

32 1 Slide the PO WER switch in the direction of the arr ow repeatedly to light up the respective lamp. 2 Star t recording. • If the A CCESS lamp is on or flashing a fter recording is finished, it means data is still being written onto the hard disk. Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder , and do not remov e the battery pack or AC A d[...]

33 Record ing/Playba ck 1 Slide the PO WER switch repeated l y to light up the (PLA Y/EDIT) lamp. The VISU AL INDEX screen appears o n the LCD screen. • Moving the zoom lever changes the VISUAL INDEX screen indication f rom 6 to 12 and more images can be displayed at t he same ti me. • T ouch [ DISPLA Y] in ST ANDARD SET to set the number of th[...]

34 Y ou can searc h for des ired images by date efficientl y . 1 Slide the PO WER switch repeatedly to light up the (PLA Y/ED IT) l amp. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LC D screen . 2 T o search f or movies, touc h (Movie) tab. T o sear ch for still imag es, t ouch (Still ) ta b. 3 T ouch [D A TE]. The r ecording dates o f images are displ[...]

35 Record ing/Playba ck T o use zoom ....................... 16 Move the power zoom lever 1 slightly for a slower zoom . Move it furth er for a faster zoom. • Be careful not to remove your finger suddenly from the power zoom lever 1 . If you d o so, the sound of the lev er moving m ay be recorded. • Y ou cannot change the zoom s peed with the z[...]

36 T o record in mirror mode ............ qs Open the LCD scr een qs 90 de gre es to t he camcord er ( 1 ), then rotate it 180 d egree s to the lens side ( 2 ). • A mirror-image of the subject appears on the LCD screen, b ut the image will be norma l when recorded. T o use a tripod........................ qg Atta ch the tri pod (option al: th e l[...]

37 Record ing/Playba ck T o check the remaining bat ter y .... qf Set the POWER switch to O FF (CHG), then press DISP/BA TT INFO qf . If you pres s this button once , B A TTE R Y INFO appe ars on the screen for about sev en second s. Press the bu tton whi le B A TTER Y INF O appear s on the scre en to extend the i ndicat ion to the 20- second ma xi[...]

38 Y ou can check th e last reco rded mov ie/st ill image. Also , you can delete the chec ked images. 1 Sl ide t he P O WE R s w itch to l ight up the (Movie) or (Still) lamp, then to uch . The playba ck o f the l ate st sce ne st arts. T o return to recording T ouch . • Camera data (recording date, conditions, etc.) is not displayed. • W hen r[...]

39 Record ing/Playba ck Indic ators display ed dur ing reco rding /playba ck ( ) is a referen ce page. The indicat ors during record ing will not be recorde d. Re cordi ng mo vies Recording still images 1 Remain ing battery (approx.) (37) 2 Recor ding mode ( HQ / SP / LP ) (60) 3 Recor ding status ([STBY] (stand by) / [REC] (re cording)) 4 Coun ter[...]

40 When yo u can chan ge the setup it ems, or during re cording or pl ayback , following indica tors are displa yed. Upper le ft Upper ce nter Upper right Cente r Bottom The rec ording d ate and tim e are reco rded automa ticall y . The y are not displaye d while recordi ng. However , you ca n check them a s [DA T A CODE ] during playba ck (p.61). [...]

41 Record ing/Playba ck Remo ve the insu lation sheet before usin g the Remote Commander . 1 DA T A CODE (p.61) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images (p.61) when you press this while playing back. 2 PHOT O (p.29, 32) The on-screen image when you press thi s button will be recorded as a still image. 3 SCAN/SLOW (p.[...]

42 Connec t your cam corder to the input jack of TV or VCR using A/V con necting cable 1 or A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO 2 . Conne ct your c amcor der to th e wall ou tlet using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation (p. 17). Refer al so to the instruction m anuals supplied with the de vices to be conne cted. • T o view the recorded imag[...]

43 Record ing/Playba ck • When you se t [TV TYPE] t o [4:3], the image quality may deter iorate. Also, when the reco rded image’ s aspect ratio switches between 16:9 (wide) and 4:3, the image may jitt er . • On some 4:3 TVs, t he still im ages recor ded in 4: 3 aspect ratio may not be displayed full screen. This is not a malfunction. • When[...]

44 Recor ded images are st ored on the inte rnal hard disk of the camcor der . Due to some limitation s on the i nternal hard disk, make sur e that y ou sav e the image data to the e xternal media. Y ou can sav e th e ima ges re corde d on t he c amcord er a s desc ribed belo w . By usin g the softw are in the sup plied CD-R OM, the quality o f a r[...]

45 Record ing/Playba ck Y ou can provide free hard disk space by deleting image data on the camco rder . • Y ou can check the free hard disk space of the camcorder on [HDD INFO] (p.58). • Protected images cannot be deleted. T o delete the images, cancel the protection (p.69). • Important data should be sav ed (p.44). • Do not delete the ima[...]

46 Y ou can de lete movies or sti ll images by date at once . 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/EDI T) lamp. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LC D screen . 2 T o de lete movies, touch (Movie) tab. T o de lete s till im age s, touch (Still) tab. 3 T ouch [D A TE]. The r ecording dates o f images are displaye d on the screen. 4 T[...]

47 Usin g the Set up items 1 Slide the PO WER switch i n the direction of the arro w repeatedly to light up the respective lamp. 2 T ouch th e LCD screen to select the setup item. Unavailabl e item s will be gr ayed ou t. x T o use th e short -cuts o f Person al Men u On Persona l Menu, short -cuts for frequ ently used setup it ems are added . • [...]

48 1 T ouch t [SETUP]. 2 Selec t the desired setup it em. T ouch / to se lect the item , then touch . (The proc ess in step 3 is the same as that in st ep 2 .) 3 Select t he desired item. • Y ou can also tou ch the item directly t o select it. 4 Cus tomize the it em. After f inis hing the se ttings, to uch t (clos e) to hide the setu p screen. If[...]

49 Usin g the Set up items Setup it ems A vai lable se tup i tems ( z ) vary depending on th e operating mode. The following settings are made automati cally durin g Easy Handy cam o peration (p.27). Position of lamp: Mov ie Still PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam CAMERA SET (p.51) PR OGRAM A E zz – AU TO SPO T METE R zz – AU TO EXPOSU RE zz – AU TO W[...]

50 * 1 The settin g values before Eas y Handycam oper ation are m aintained. * 2 DCR-SR60/SR80 * 3 DCR-SR40 * 4 [USB SELECT] appears automatically when your camcord er is connected to a comput er or other device with the Handycam Station and th e USB cable. Position of lamp: Movie Sti ll PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam ST AND ARD SET (p.60) REC MODE z –[...]

51 Usin g the Set up items The defau lt se ttin gs are mar ked w ith B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear when the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 47 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can re cord image s effectively in various situat ions with t he PR OGRAM AE functio n. B AUTO Select t o automat ically record imag es effectiv ely wi[...]

52 Y ou can fix the bri ghtness o f an i mage manual ly . When re cordi ng in doors on a cl ear day , for example , you can avoid backlight shadows on people next to the window by fixing the exposure to that of the wall side of the ro om. 1 T ouch [ MANU AL]. appears. 2 Adjust the exposur e by touching /. 3 T ouc h . T o retur n the s ettin g to au[...]

53 Usin g the Set up items Automat ically acti v ates the elect ronic shutter to adju st the shutter speed when recordi ng in b right condit ions if y ou set it to [ON] (the default set ting). Y ou c an s elect and adju st t he f ocal p oint to aim it at a subject not locate d in the cent er of the scr een. 1 T ouc h the subj ect on t he screen . 9[...]

54 x FLASH LEVE L HIGH( ) Makes the flash level higher. B NORMAL ( ) LOW ( ) Makes th e flash level lower . • The setting retur ns to [NORMAL] after you remove the power sour ce for more than fi ve minutes. Y ou can reco rd images at a maximum of 16 times the sensitivity of Night Shot plus in dark plac es. Set [SUPER NSPLUS] to [ ON] while th e N[...]

55 Usin g the Set up items (optical zo om) DCR-SR 40 B OFF Up to 20 × zoom is per formed opt ically . 40 × Up to 20 × zoom is pe rformed opti cally , and after tha t up to 40 × zoom is performe d digita lly . 800 × Up to 20 × zoom is pe rformed opti cally , and after t hat, u p to 800 × zoom is perform ed digita lly . DCR- SR6 0/SR8 0 B OFF [...]

56 The de fault s ettings a re mark ed with B . The in dicators in parenthe ses appe ar when the items ar e selected . See page 47 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou ca n rec ord several st ill im age s one a fter another by pressing PHOTO. B OFF Select this when not recordi ng contin uously . NORMAL ( ) Records st ill images co ntinuously [...]

57 Usin g the Set up items The defau lt se ttin gs are mar ked w ith B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear when the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 47 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can a dd the following effects to curren tly recordi ng images . 1 During s tandby ( fade in ) or record ing (f ade out), selec t the desire d effect, [...]

58 MOSAIC Pictur e appears mosa ic-patter ned. See page 72. Y ou c an copy images to a compu ter w hen connec ting you r camcor der to your co mputer with the USB cabl e and the H andyca m Statio n or print still images w hen conne cting to the PictBr idge co mpliant p rinter (p.74). DVD B URN The it em has the same fu nction a s the DVD BURN butto[...]

59 Usin g the Set up items The [DR OP SE NSOR] is set to [ON] as the default setting . When the drop sensor sense s a drop of the camcorder ( appear s), you may not reco rd/play ba ck the images to protect th e internal hard di sk. • Set the drop senso r to [ON] (default setting) when you use the camcorder . Otherwise when you dr op the camcorder[...]

60 The de fault s ettings a re mark ed with B . The in dicators in parenthe ses appe ar when the item is sele cted. See page 47 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can select an image qu ality of the movi e from thr ee lev els. B HQ ( HQ ) Records in high quality mo de. SP ( SP ) Records in stan dard qual ity mode. LP ( LP ) Increas es the r[...]

61 Usin g the Set up items The re corded image w ill n ot be affect ed even when you cha nge th e sett ing. x LCD BR IGHT Y ou can adjust the br ightness of the LCD screen. 1 Adjust the bright ness with / . 2 T ouc h . x LCD BL L EVEL Y ou can adjust the br ightness of the LCD scre en’ s ba cklig ht. B NORMAL Stand ard brightness . BRI GHT Bright[...]

62 CAMERA DA T A 3 SteadyShot off 4 Exposure 5 White b alance 6 Gain 7 Shutter sp eed 8 Apertur e value 9 Exposure value • appears for an image recorded using a flash (optional). • The data code is displayed on the TV screen, if you connect your camcorder to a TV . • The indicato r toggles through the follo wing sequences as you press D A T A[...]

63 Usin g the Set up items B ON A mel ody sounds when you s tart/stop record ing, or operate the tou ch panel. OFF Cance ls the melody. B LCD P ANEL Shows displays such as the counter on the LCD scre en . V-OUT/ P ANEL Shows the display a lso on the TV screen. B NORMAL Scroll s the setup it ems downwards by touching . OPPOSITE Scroll s the set up i[...]

64 Y ou can add desir ed se tup i tems to Person al Menu, and cu stomize Persona l Menu settings. T his is c on venient if you ad d frequen tly used setup it ems to Personal Menu. Y ou can add up to 28 set up item s for (Movie), (Still) or (PLA Y/EDIT). Dele te a les s impo rtant setu p item, if you want to add more . 1 T ouch t [P-MENU SE T UP] t [...]

65 Usin g the Set up items 1 T ouch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [S ORT]. If t he des ired s etup item i s not disp laye d, touc h / . 2 T ouch the setup item you want to mo ve. 3 T ouch / to move the setup item to the desired place. 4 T ouch . T o sort more items, repea t step 2 to 4 . 5 T ouch [END ] t . • Y ou cannot move [P-MENU SET UP]. T ouch t [P-M[...]

66 A Playlis t is a l ist displayi ng your fa v orite movi es select ed from t he origin al mov ies. Playlist G lossary (p.124) • Do not remove the battery pack or the A C Adaptor from you camcorder while editing the Playlist. It may damage the hard di sk of the c amcorder. • Y ou can add up to 99 scenes in the Playlist. • Y o u cannot add st[...]

67 Editing i mages 4 T ouch t [YE S]. T o era se all t he scenes at the same ti me T o uch [ERASE A LL] in step 2 t [YES ]. • The original images are not changed ev en if you erase the images from the Playlist. 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/EDIT ) lamp . The VISU AL INDEX screen appear s on the LCD scr een. 2 T ouch (Pl aylist) [...]

68 Y ou can play the Play list. 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/ EDIT) lamp. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LC D screen . 2 T ou ch (P layl ist) tab . A list of the scenes adde d in the Playlist appears . 3 T ouch t he image f rom which y ou want to pla ybac k. The scre en ret urns t o th e VIS UA L INDEX scree n when the P[...]

69 Editing i mages T o ca ncel prot ection f rom the de sired image T ouch the im age mar ked with - in ste p 3 . - mark disappears. Y ou can set protection for selected im ages by recordi ng date. 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/EDIT ) lamp . The VISU AL INDEX screen appear s on the LCD scr een. 2 T ouch [DA TE]. 3 Select th e desi[...]

70 Y ou can save images on your ca mcorder to VC Rs or D VD reco rders. Connec t your cam corder to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor for th is operation (p.17). Re fer also to the in struction ma nuals supplie d with the devices to be conne cted. • T o sav e image data on your computer or to sa ve D VD using a computer, see page 83, [...]

71 Dubbi ng, Printin g 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/EDIT ) lamp . Set [TV T YPE] accor ding to the pla yback device ( p.42). 2 Insert th e record ing media for y our VCR or D VD recorder . If your recordi ng device h as an inpu t selector , set it to the input mode. 3 Connect your camcorder to the VCR/D VD device with th e A/V co[...]

72 Y ou can record images or TV pr ograms from a VCR, TV or DVD device o nto the hard disk o f camcor der . Connec t your cam corder to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor for th is operation (p.17). Re fer also to the in struction ma nuals supplie d with the devices to be conne cted. • On y our camcorder , yo u cannot view images copie[...]

73 Dubbi ng, Printin g 1 Connect your camcorder to the TV or VCR/D VD device wi th the A/V connecti ng cabl e (suppli ed) 1 or the A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (opt ional) 2 . • Connect y our camcorder to t he output jacks of a TV or VCR/D VD device. 2 If you a re recor ding fr om a VCR/ DV D d evi ce, insert t he video tape or the DVD i nto[...]

74 Y ou can print out s til l ima ges us ing a Pict Bridg e comp liant pr inte r witho ut connect ing the camco rder to a compu ter . • T o print still images after having copied them onto a computer , see page 93. 1 T urn on th e printer . 2 Connect the Handycam Station to the wa ll outle t using the supp lied AC A d a p t o r. 3 Set the cam cor[...]

75 Dubbi ng, Printin g 1 Select th e image to be printed with /. 2 T ouch [SET] t [COPIES]. 3 Select the numb er of copies to be printed wi th / . Y ou can set a maximum of 20 c opies of one ima ge to be printe d. 4 T ouch t [END]. T o print the date on the ima ge, touch [SET] t [D A TE/TIME] t [D A TE] or [D A Y&TIME ] t . 5 T ouch [EXEC ] t [[...]

76 2 ...Op en the sh oe cover . 345 ...Open t he jack c over . 1 Shoe c over (DCR-SR6 0/SR80) 2 Active Interface Shoe (DCR-SR6 0/SR80) The Ac ti ve Int erface Shoe suppl ies power to optio nal acce ssori es such as a vide o light, a flash, or a mi crophone . The accessory can be t urned on or off as you opera te the PO WER switc h on your camcord e[...]

77 Perform ing with a com puter If you in stall “Imag eMixer for HDD Camcorde r” in the supplied CD -R OM on your com puter (p.80), you can operat e various functions by conne cting the c amcorder wi th your com puter . Main fu nctions of the su pplied so ftware • Other functions are also av ailable other than described be low . For detail s,[...]

78 When using th e supplied software, you need the foll owing sy ste m req uire ments below. OS : W indows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 3 or late r) /W indo ws XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professi onal • Standard installation is required. Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded. CPU : In tel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster (Pen[...]

79 Perform ing with a com puter • The system requirem ents for Macintosh are also shown on the website. Pixela home page: http: //www .pixel a.co.j p/oem/so ny/e/ Com pliant S oftware : – Cap ty MP EG Edi t EX (Video edit ing software) – C apty D VD/VCD 2 (D VD authorin g software) Copyin g image files from the camc order to a Mac intosh 1 T [...]

80 Y ou need to inst all the s oftwa re to y our W ind o ws comp uter . The installation i s only require d once. 1 Confirm that your camcorder is not connected to th e computer . 2 T urn on th e computer . • Log on a s Administr ators for installation. • Close all the applications running on the computer before ins talling the software. 3 Plac[...]

81 Perform ing with a com puter 8 Read [License Agreement], check [I accept the terms of the license agreement] when you agree, then click [Nex t]. 9 Select a fo lder to save the software , then click [Next]. 10 Select [NTSC], then click [Next]. 11 Click [Install] on th e [Ready to Install the Program] screen. The inst allation fo r “Ima geMixer [...]

82 3 Clic k [Fin ish]. 13 Make sure [Y es, I want to restar t my computer no w .] is checked, then c lick [Fin ish]. The comp uter turn s off once , then star ts up again au tomati cally (R estart). When you complete the installation, the short- cut icons for [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder] and [ImageM ixer destination folder] appear on the desktop [...]

83 Perform ing with a com puter Y ou can save images with eas e by pressing the DVD BUR N button on the H andyc am Station ( One T ouch DVD Burn function) without any complex operatio ns of your comput er . • Images that have not been s av ed to a D VD with One T ouch DVD Burn can automatically be saved. • The history of each sav ed image is re[...]

84 • When you play back a created DVD, the ending of each movie pauses for a few se conds. Howe ver , when you m ake the Seamless playback settin g with ImageMixer Menu, the ending of each movie does not pause. B efore connecting the camcorder to a computer via USB, refer to “Setting Seamless playback”(p.86). 1 Confirm that the Handycam Stati[...]

85 Perform ing with a com puter • If your com puter has a USB keyboard a nd a USB mouse as standard equipment, leave them connected and connect the Handycam Station to an available USB jack with the USB cable. A Current s tatus of all D VD creation B Current s tatus per D VD C Number of DVD created D Number of DVD required E Remainin g time (appr[...]

86 Setting Se amless playbac k When you play b ack a cr eated D VD, the endin g of each movie pa uses fo r a fe w seconds. When you m ake a setti ng for Seamless playback, the en ding of eac h movie does not p ause. Once yo u make this settin g, you do not hav e to m ake the same sett ing next time. 1 Double click [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorde r] on[...]

87 Perform ing with a com puter Y ou can view and edi t images copie d from the camc order to your computer . Also, you can cr eate a DVD with th e copie d mater ials. Y ou can c hoose either w ay to c opy images as follo ws. Copying images that have not been saved (Easy PC Back-up) (p. 87): Images that hav e not been copied to a computer can autom[...]

88 3 Connect the Handycam Station to the wa ll outle t using the suppl ied AC A d a p t o r. 4 Set the cam corder onto the Handycam Station, then sl ide the PO WER switch to turn on. • When you set the camcorder onto the Handycam St ation, connect securely onto the interface connector of the Handycam Station (p.76 ). • Y ou can perform this ope[...]

89 Perform ing with a com puter B Destination f older Displays t he destination f olders. T o change the destination, click [Brows e], then select the desired folder. Each time you copy images to the folder displayed on the screen, a new folder containing the copied images is creat ed under the folder (p.87). Images that h av e not been co pied t o[...]

90 [USB SELECT] appears o n the LC D scree n of the cam corder . • For connecting with the USB cable, see page 84. • Make sure no other USB devices are connected to your computer . • If your computer has a USB keyboard and a USB mouse as standard equipment, lea ve them connected and connect the Handycam Station to an av ailable USB jack with [...]

91 Perform ing with a com puter 10 Click the images you want t o copy . The sel ected imag es on which you hav e click ed are marked with . M ark al l the desi red im ages with . • Y ou can also click the checkbox on the previe w screen. • Y ou can select both the mo vies and still images at the same time . • T o change the destination, click[...]

92 Y ou can vie w imag es copied to your comput er . 1 Double-clic k [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder] on the desktop . ImageM ixer Menu ap pears. • Y ou can also start up I mageMix er Menu by clicking [start] t [ All Progra ms] t [PIXEL A] t [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder] t [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder]. 2 Click [V iewing a nd Edit ing] . Browser [...]

93 Perform ing with a com puter Stil l image Y ou can pri nt and expand image s using the button s at the to p of th e scr een. • For data compatible with Exif, click (Exif) to display the recording conditions such as shutter speed, exposure, aperture, etc. Click (Print) in step 5 . Printing still images[...]

94 Y ou can dele te unnec essary scenes fr om a movi e copied to your compu ter . 1 T urn on th e computer . 2 Double-clic k [ImageMixer f or HDD Camcorder] on the desktop . ImageM ixer Menu ap pears. • Y ou can also start up I mageMix er Menu by clicking [start] t [All Progra ms] t [PIXE LA] t [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder] t [ImageMixer for HDD[...]

95 Perform ing with a com puter 8 Check [Cut the specified range]. 9 Search the scene you want to delete b y c lic king or . 10 Drag and drop the fir st frame of the scene you want to delete to [Star t]. 11 Display the last frame of the scene to d elete on the center frame by clic king or , t hen drag a nd drop the frame to [End ]. 12 Click [Cut]. [...]

96 Y ou can crea te a DVD with an inde x menu by putting image s on your comp uter as materi als. Y ou can also us e edited images (p.94) o n the co mputer as D VD materials. • When the created D VD is played back, th e ending of each movie pauses for a few seconds, depending on the device us ed. • For available D VD types, see page 83. 1 T urn[...]

97 Perform ing with a com puter 8 Cli c k [O K]. Image Mixer3 D VD Au thoring starts up. 9 Click [ W rite] tab t [Write] on the ImageMixer3 D VD Authoring scr een . [Write sett ings] screen appea rs. 10 Click [OK]. DVD creati on start s up. • When you ins ert a b urned DVD- RW/ DVD+R W in the disc drive in step 2 , a message appears, asking if yo[...]

98 Y ou can sav e images in a Playlist on the camcorde r to a D VD. • For creating a Playlist, refer to page 66. 1 Confirm that the Handycam Stati on is not connect ed to a computer . 2 T urn on th e computer . • Close all appl ications running on the computer . 3 Place the recordabl e D VD on the disc drive . • It is recomm ended that you us[...]

99 Perform ing with a com puter 10 Click [ Writ e] tab t [Write] on the ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring screen. [Write sett ings] screen appea rs. 11 Click [OK]. DVD creati on start s up. • When you ins ert a b urned DVD- RW/ DVD+R W in the disc drive in step 3 , a message appears, asking if you want to delete images saved on a DVD. 12 Once th e comple[...]

100 Due to limitat ion of the hard disk space of the comp uter , it is re commended that you delete the imag e data on the har d disk once you s av e i t to a D VD or othe r med ia. • Before you delete images from your computer, check that the images saved on the D VD or other media can be played back properly . • Y o u cannot edit images on th[...]

101 T ro ubleshoo ting If you ru n into any problems using you r camcord er , refer to the fo llowing table t o troublesho ot then. If yo ur problem pe rsists, remove the power source and contact your Sony dealer . Note be fore se nding yo ur cam corder f or rep air • Y our camcord er may be re quireed to in itialize or change the current hard di[...]

102 Y our camcorder gets warm. • T his is beca use the power has been turned on for a lo ng time. This i s not a m alfunction. T urn off your camcorder and lea ve it for a wh il e in a cool place. The pow er does not turn on. • The battery pack is not attach ed to the camco rder . Atta ch a charged battery pa ck to the camc order (p.17). • T [...]

103 T ro ubleshoo ting The batte ry pack is qui ckl y dischar ged. • Th e temperatu re of the environment is too high or low . This is not a malfunction. • Th e battery pack ha s not been c harged enough. Fully cha rge the battery a gain. If the proble m persists, repl ace the battery pack wit h a ne w one (p.17) . A problem occurs when the cam[...]

104 Refer also to “ Adjusting the image during recording” (p.10 5). Pressing ST ART/STOP or PHO T O does n ot record movies/still im ages. • S lide t he POWER s witch to light up the (Movie ) or the (St ill) lam p. • Y our camcorder is recor ding the image you have just shot on the hard disk of the cam corder . Y ou cannot pr ess PHO TO whi[...]

105 T ro ubleshoo ting The actual reco r ding time for movi e is less than the expected appro ximate recording time. • Whe n you reco rd an object that moves fast, th e time available for re cording ma y shorten (p. 19, 60). The recording stops. • The temperat ure of your camcorder is extremely high. Tu rn off your camcorder and lea ve it for a[...]

106 Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or green app ear on the screen. • T he spots appear when you are recording in [SUPER NSPLUS] or [COLOR SLOW S]. This is not a malf unction. The color of the image is not correctly displa yed. • Set the NIGHTSHO T PLUS switch to OFF (p.35). The image appears too bright on the screen, and the subject does not a[...]

107 T ro ubleshoo ting “ ” is indicated o n an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Lo ading of the data may have failed. I t may be i ndicated corr ectly when you turn o f f the p ower and then tu rn it on again. • Y o u removed th e AC Adap tor or the batte ry pack before the A CC ESS lamp is turn ed off after recording. This m ay damage y[...]

108 Y ou cannot use [PROGRAM AE]. • Y ou cannot use [PR OGRAM AE] togethe r with: – NightS hot plus – [S UPER N SPLU S] – [COLOR SLO W S] – [OLD MO VIE] • [ SPORTS] will not work when the POWER switch is se t to (Still). Y ou cannot use [SPOT METER]. • Y ou c ann ot use [SPO T METER] together with: – NightS hot plus – [S UPER N SP[...]

109 T ro ubleshoo ting [COLOR SLOW S] does not operate correctly . • [COLOR SLO W S] m ay not opera te correctly in total darkne ss. Use Ni ghtShot plus or [SUPER NSPLUS]. • Y ou cannot use [ COLO R SLO W S] to gethe r with : – [F ADER] – [D.EFFECT ] – [PR OGRAM AE ] –[ E X P O S U R E ] – [SPOT METER] Y ou cann ot use [ SELF-TIMER]. [...]

110 Images from connected devices are not displayed on the LCD screen (DCR-S R60/ SR80). • T ouch t [REC CTRL] ( p.73). The aspect ratio of the playbac k is n ot correct when connecting y our camc order to the TV . • Se t [TV TYPE ] depending on your TV (DC R-SR60/SR80) (p.4 2). Images from connected de vices cannot be zoomed (DCR-SR60/SR80). ?[...]

111 T ro ubleshoo ting [Cannot star t Easy Handycam.] or [C annot cancel Easy Handycam.] appears on the scr een of your camcorde r . • Y o u cannot start or ca ncel the Easy Handyc am operation du ring USB connecti on. Remove the USB cable from the Handycam Stat ion first (p.86), then touch [END] on th e LCD screen of the cam corder . Y ou cannot[...]

112 If yo u press the D VD BURN button on the Handycam Station, the software on the computer does not run. • Se t the camcorder onto the Handycam Station sec urely (p.18). • After appears in t he task t ray on th e screen o f your co mputer , pres s D VD BURN a gain. While performing Easy PC Back-up, [Not enough space on destinatio n hard disk.[...]

113 T ro ubleshoo ting If in dicat ors appe ar on the LCD screen , chec k the f ollo wing. Y ou can solv e some o f the symp toms by yourself. I f your prob lem persi sts even after you have tried a coup le of time s, cont act your Sony dealer o r local aut horized Sony se rvice faci lity . C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-di agnosis display) C:04: ss • T[...]

114 (W arning indicator pe rtaining to camera-shake warn ing)* • T he amount of light s is not suff icient , so camera-shak e easily occurs. Us e the flash. • The camcorder is uns teady , so camera- shake eas ily occurs. Ho ld the camcord er steady with both hands and recor d the image. Howe ver , not e that the camera- shake warning indicator [...]

115 T ro ubleshoo ting Manageme nt file d amaged. Cre ate new fil e? • Th e image mana gement file is dama ged. When you touch [Y ES], a new image manage ment f ile is c reated. When a ne w mana gement f il e is c reated, t he old reco rded ima ges o n th e hard dis k of the camcorde r cannot b e played back. (Image f iles are not damaged .) In t[...]

116 x Oth er E Please connect AC Adapt or . • Y ou are trying to format the camcorder hard di sk, while the battery ca pacity is lo w . Use the A C Adapto r as the p ower source to prevent the battery f rom wear ing out in the mi ddle of this operatio n. Pla ybac k pr ohibited . • Y ou can only play back the image s recorded by the camcorder . [...]

117 Add ition al In forma tion Power supply Y ou can use you r camcorder in any countries/ regions using the AC Adaptor supp lied with your camc order within t he A C 100 V to 240 V , 50/60 Hz range. Use a commer cially a v ailable AC pl ug adap tor [ a], if ne cess ary , depe ndin g on the des ign of th e wall outle t [b] . On TV colo r systems Y [...]

118 Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the cl ock to the local time by settin g a time dif ference whe n using your camcorder abroa d. Set [AREA SET] and [DST SET] / [SUM MER TIME] in the TIME/ LANGU. (p.25). Worl d time diffe rence 1 23 4 68 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 6 1 7 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 Area code Time-zone differences [...]

119 Add ition al In forma tion The file/fo lder structure is shown below . Y o u do not usually ne ed to a cknowledge the file/f older stru cture, when reco rding/ playi ng back im ages on t he camcor der . T o enjoy st ill im ages or mo vies by connecting to a compute r , see page 77, then use the suppl ied applicat ion. 1 Image manageme nt files [...]

120 This unit is compa tible with an “InfoLITH IUM” b attery pa ck (P seri es). Y our camco rder oper ates onl y with an “InfoLITH IUM” b attery pack. “InfoLITH IUM” P series batt ery packs have the mark. Wha t is an “InfoL ITHIU M” bat tery pack? An “InfoL ITHIUM” battery pac k is a lithium -ion batter y pack that has fu nction[...]

121 Add ition al In forma tion On use an d care • Do not use or st ore the camcorder and access ories in the fo llowing locations. – A nywhere extremely hot or cold or humid places. Nev er leave them exposed to temperatures above 60°C (140°F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. They may malfunction or b[...]

122 On the L CD screen • Do n ot exer t excessiv e pressure on the LCD screen. Blurs appear and it may c ause a malfunction of your camcorder . • If your camcorder is used i n a cold place, a residual image may appear on the LCD s creen. This is no t a malfu nction. • While you are using your camcorder, the back of the LCD scr een may heat up[...]

123 Add ition al In forma tion x Procedures Connec t your camcor der to a wall outl et using the AC Adaptor supp lied with your camcorde r, and le av e you r camcorder with the POWER switch turned off for more than 24 hours. T o ch ange th e batte ry of t he Remote Comman der (DCR -SR60/ SR80 ) 1 While pre ssing on the tab, inse t your fingernail i[...]

124 x Extensio n The las t three le tters of a f ile nam e after “. ”. The ex tension of a movie fil e recorded on the c amcorder is “.MPG, ” while that of a still ima ge is “.JPG” . If you cannot see an extension on your file name, see page 111. x Formatting The proces s of deleting al l recorded im age data from the har d disk of t he[...]

125 Glossar y , Index x VISUAL INDE X This func tion displays im ages of movies and still im ages you have recorded so th at you can select those s cenes you w ant to play back .[...]

126 Nume rics 12IMAGE S ..... ....... ....... ....... . 62 16:9 (wid e) ... ....... ....... ......... . 26 4:3 ........ ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... 26 6IMAGES....... ....... ....... ....... . 62 A A/V connecting cable ...... ....... ....... ....... . 16, 42, 70, 72 A/V jack .. .......... . 42, 70, 72, 7 6 AC Adaptor .......... 16, 17, 18,[...]

127 Glossar y , Index H Handycam Station..... ......16, 1 7 Hard d isk........ ....... ...... ....13, 78 HDD...... ......... .....5 8, 88, 9 0, 98 HDD FORMAT ....................58 HDD INFO ...........................58 HDD SET ................... ..........58 Highland . ....... ....... ...... ....... .....8 Hi-Sp eed USB ... ....... ....... .....7[...]

128 Pre-installed rechargeable batte ry ...... ....... ....... ....... ...... 122 Preparation Camc order ........ ....... ......1 6 Compu ter ...... ....... ......... . 80 Previe w ......... ....... ....... ....92, 94 Previous/next but ton ....... 31, 33 Previous/Next Date button....... ....... ....... ... 34, 46, 69 Print ......... ....... .......[...]

129 Glossar y , Index Warning messages ..............113 WHITE BAL. (White b alance)......... ....52, 108 WHITE FADE R ... ...... ....... ...57 Wide ang le ............ ...... ....... ...35 WIDE DI SPLAY ........ ....... ...61 WIDE SEL ECT ...... ....... .26, 55 Windows 2000 ......................78 Windows XP ......... ...... ......... .78 WIPE ..[...]

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