Sony DCR-SR50E manuale d’uso

2-698-884- 11 (1) Hand ycam Ha ndbook DCR-SR30 E/SR40E/SR5 0E/ SR60E/SR7 0E/SR80E © 2006 Sony Corporation Enjo y ing w ith your Ha rd Disk Driv e Handycam 10 Get ting St arted 13 Easy Handycam 24 Recor ding /Pla ybac k 29 Usi ng the Se tup it ems 44 Dubbing, Printing 67 P erf orming with a comp uter 74 T roubleshoot ing 98 Addition al Inf or matio[...]

2 Befo re operat ing the uni t, plea se read this Handboo k thorough ly , and retain it for fu ture refere nce. T o reduce fir e or shoc k haza rd, do not expose the unit t o rain o r moisture. Replace the battery with th e specified type onl y . Otherwise, fire or injur y may result. NOTICE ON THE SUPP LIED AC ADAPTO R A mo ulded plug comply ing w[...]

3 Y our camco rder is su pplied w ith two kinds of op eratio ns guides . Fo r opera ting an d handl ing the cam corde r , refer to “O perating Gui de” and “Ha ndycam Handbook ” (PDF/this Han dbook). On usin g the camc order • Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts. • The camco rder is not dust proofed, drip proofed o r waterpr[...]

4 • T ele v isio n progr ams, fil ms, vi deo ta pes, and other material s may be copyright ed. Unauthori zed recordi ng of such mate rials may be co ntrary to the copyright laws. Y ou cannot dub copyrigh t prote cted software o n your cam corder . Compatibi lity of ima ges • Y ou can not play back bot h movies and sti ll image s other than the [...]

5 Save all you r recorded image da ta • In the case of you r image data being damaged, sav e all your r ecorded images. It is recommended that you save the image data on a D VD using your computer (p.80, 93 ). Also, you can save it using VCR/D VD device (p.67). • It is recommended that you save your image data periodically after recording. Do n[...]

6 T able of Cont ents Read this fi rst ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ..... 2 Notes on using the Hard Disk Dri ve Handycam............ .......... .......... ........ 5 What you can do with your Hard Disk Dri ve Handycam ......... .......... ...... 10 Using your Hard Disk Drive Handyca[...]

7 To fix the expos ure for the selec ted subject To add special ef fects To record in mirror mode To use a tripo d To attach th e shoulder belt Playbac k To play back a s eries o f still i mages (Sl ide show) To use Playb ack zoom Recording /playback To check the remainin g battery To check available free ha rd disk space To turn off t he operation[...]

8 Creating the Playlist ............ .......... .......... ......... .......... ............. .......... ...... 63 Playing the Pla ylist .............. .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... 65 Setting image protection (Prote ction)......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 6 5 Dubbing to VCR/DVD[...]

9 Glossary ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .. 121 Index......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... ......123 Glossa r y , Index[...]

10 Y ou can reco rd images to the hard di sk of the cam corder . Hard Disk Dri v e Handyca m offe rs more o ptions than th e tape or the DV D camco rder for your con v enience and en tertai nment. Enjoyin g with your Hard Disk Drive Handyc am What you ca n do with your Hard Disk Drive Handyc am Reco rdin g onto the har d dis k for lo ng hou rs (p.2[...]

11 Enjoy ing with yo ur Hard Disk Dr ive Handyc am The su pplied software “ImageM ixer for H DD Camc order” is req uired. One T ouch DVD Burn (p. 80) 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 quality of a re corde[...]

12 Image s are recorded on the internal hard disk. Whe n the hard disk be comes full, you c annot record new image s. It is recomm ended that you sav e th e image data pe riodically, the n delete unnece ssary images fro m the hard d isk of your camcorde r . • If you delete the images, y ou can record new images on the f ree hard disk space again.[...]

13 Ge tting Start ed Make sure that you have following items suppl ied with yo ur camcor der . The number in the parentheses in dicates the numb er o f th at it em s uppli ed. AC Ada ptor (1) (p .14) Mains lead (1) (p .14) Hand ycam Stat ion ( 1) ( p .14 ) A/V conn ecting cab le (1) (p .39, 67, 69) USB cab le (1) (p .71, 7 3, 81) Wireless Re mote C[...]

14 Y ou can cha rge the ba ttery af ter at taching the “InfoL ITHIUM” b attery pa ck (P se ries) (p.117) to you r camcor der . • Y o u cannot use an NP- FP30 battery p ack with your camcorder . (See the re verse side of the battery pack for the model number .) Installing the battery pack wit h excess force may lead t o camcorder malfunction s[...]

15 Ge tting Start ed 5 Set th e camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely . Be sure to set the c amc order to the end. The CHG (charg e) lamp lights up and char ging st arts. Th e CHG ( charg e) lam p turns of f when th e batter y pack is fully char ged. • When sett ing the camcorder onto the Handycam Station, close the DC IN jack cove r . T o[...]

16 T o remove your camcord er from the Handy cam S tati on T urn off the power , then remove the camcord er from the Hand ycam Station holdin g both. When st oring the batt ery pack Use up the batt ery pack comp letely if you do not int end to u se it fo r a long t ime (p.1 17). T o use an outsid e power source Make the sam e connections as you do [...]

17 Ge tting Start ed Playba ck time Approxi mate time ( min.) a v ailable when you use a full y char ged batte ry pack. DCR-SR30E/SR40E DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E * When the LCD backlight tur ns on. On the b attery p ack • Before changing the battery pack, slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). • The CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging, or[...]

18 T o recor d, slid e the P OW ER swit ch to tu rn on the resp ective lam p. When usi ng it f or th e firs t time , the [CLO CK SET] s creen ap pears ( p.22). 1 Remove the lens cap by pressing both tabs on th e sides of the cap. Pull t he le ns ca p str ing dow n unti l stoppe d by the grip be lt (DCR- SR30E/SR40E). 2 T urn on th e power by slidin[...]

19 Ge tting Start ed T o turn off the power Slide the PO WER switch to OFF (CHG). Put the lens ca p back after tu rning off the power (DCR -SR30E/SR40E ). • At the time of purcha se, the power will be set to turn off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any operation for approximately fi ve minutes, to sav e battery power ([A.SHUT OF[...]

20 Open the LCD screen 90 d egrees to t he camcord er ( 1 ), then rota te it to the best angle to recor d or play ( 2 ). • Be careful not to press t he buttons on the LCD frame accidentally , when you open or adjust th e LCD sc reen . • If you open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the camcorder , rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side, then you can[...]

21 Ge tting Start ed Y ou can pl ay ba ck recor ded imag es (p. 27, 30), or change the settings (p.44 ) using the touch pa nel. T ouch t he b utto ns di spla yed on the s cree n. Support the r ear of the LCD pane l with y our finger . Then, touch th e butt ons displayed on the screen. • Perform t he same actions as described abo ve when you press[...]

22 Set the dat e and time whe n using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set the dat e and time, the [CLOCK SET] scre en appears every t ime you turn on your camcor der or sli de the PO WE R switch. • If you do not use your camcorder for abou t 3 months , the built-in rechargeable ba ttery gets discharged and the d ate and time set[...]

23 Ge tting Start ed By record ing in the 16:9 (w ide) mode , you can enjoy wide -angle, high-re solution 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 directi on of the arr ow to light up the (Movie) lamp. 2 Press WIDE S ELECT repeatedly to select the desi[...]

24 Easy H andycam opera tion is a function for making n early all settings automat ic with just one press of th e EASY button. Since only basic functi ons become av ailabl e and sc reen font si ze incre ases f or eas y vie win g, e ven fir st t ime use rs can enjo y easy op eratio n. Comple te the p reparatio ns descri bed in step s 1 to 7 (p.13 to[...]

25 Easy Ha ndyca m - using your c amcorder with autom atic sett ings 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the arr ow to light up the (Mo vie ) l amp. 2 Press EASY. [Easy Ha ndycam oper ation O N.] appears, t hen appear s on the LCD screen. 3 Press ST ART/STOP B (or C ). T o stop recording, press ST ART/ST OP again. • [RE C MODE] is set [...]

26 1 Slide the PO WER switc h A in the directio n of the arr ow to light up the (Still) lam p. 2 Press EASY. [Eas y Handycam op erati on ON.] appe ars, then appears on the LCD screen. 3 Press PHO TO D l ightly to adjust the focus A , then press it full y B . A shutter sound is heard. Whe n disappears, the image has bee n recorded . • [ QU ALITY] [...]

27 Easy Ha ndyca m - using your c amcorder with autom atic sett ings 1 Slide the PO WER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to light up the (PL A Y /EDIT ) lamp. The VISU AL INDEX screen appears o n the LCD screen. 2 Press EASY. [Easy H andycam operatio n ON.] appea rs, then appe ars on the LC D screen . Play back w ith e ase ACCESS Sli[...]

28 3 Start pla yback . T ouch (Mo vie) ta b, then touc h the thumbna il of the mo vie to be pl aye d back. When playba ck fro m the se lected movi e reac hes the last mo vie, the s creen r eturns to the VISUAL INDEX screen. • T ouch / during pause to play back movie slo wly . • T ouch [S ETUP] t [V OLUME], then adjust it with / . T ouch (Still [...]

29 Record ing/Playba ck 1 Slide the POWER s witch in the direction of the arrow repeatedl y to light up the respective lamp. 2 Start recor ding. • If the A CCE SS lamp is on or flashing after recordi ng is finished, it means data is still being writte n onto the hard disk. D o not apply shock or vibration to y our camcorder, and do not remove the[...]

30 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to light up the (PL A Y/EDI T) lamp. The VISU AL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen. • Moving the zoom lever changes the VISU AL INDEX screen indication f rom 6 to 12 and more images can be displayed at the same time . • T ouch [ DISPLA Y] in ST ANDARD SET to set the number of thumbnails that appear in[...]

31 Record ing/Playba ck Y ou can sea rch for de sire d image s by da te ef fi ciently . 1 Slide the POWER s witch repeatedly to light up the (PL A Y/EDIT) lam p. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD scr een. 2 T o searc h for movies, touch (Movie) tab. T o search f or still images, to uch (Still) t ab. 3 T ouch [DA TE ]. The re cordin g dates[...]

32 T o use zoom ....................... 16 Mov e the po wer zo om le ver 1 sl ightly for a slower z oom. Move it fu rther fo r a faster zoom. • Be careful not to remove your finger suddenl y from t he power zoo m lever 1 . If you do so, the sound of the lev er moving may be recorded. • Y o u cannot change the zoom speed wi th the zoom buttons 6[...]

33 Record ing/Playba ck T o record in m irror mode............ qs Open the LCD sc reen qs 90 degree s to the camcorde r ( 1 ), th en rota te it 1 80 de grees to the lens side ( 2 ). • A mirror -image of the subject appears on the LCD screen, but the image will be normal when recorded. T o use a tripod ....................... qg Attach the tripod [...]

34 T o check the remaining battery .... qf Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG), then press DISP/B A TT INFO qf . If you press this button once, BA T TER Y INFO appe ars on the screen for about sev en seconds. Press the button while BA TTERY INFO appears on the screen t o extend the indica tion to the 20- second ma ximum. T o check avai lable free har[...]

35 Record ing/Playba ck Y ou can check th e last reco rded mo vie/s till image . Also, you can del ete the chec ked images. 1 Slide the PO W ER switch to light up the (Mo vie) or (Still) lamp, the n to uc h . The pla yback o f the la test s cene sta rts. T o return to recording T o uch . • Camera data (recording date, conditions, etc.) is not dis[...]

36 Indi cators d isplaye d during recordin g/play back ( ) is a referenc e page. The in dicators during re cording wil l not be record ed. Recording movies Recording still images 1 Remaini ng battery (ap prox.) (3 4) 2 Recordi ng mode ( HQ / SP / LP ) (57) 3 Recordi ng status ([STBY] (stand by) / [REC] ( recordin g)) 4 Count er (hou r: minu te: sec[...]

37 Record ing/Playba ck When y ou can c hange t he setu p items, or during rec ording or pl ayback, fol lowing indicato rs are disp layed. Upper le ft Upper c enter Upper right Center Botto m The reco rding date and time are recor ded autom atica lly . Th ey are no t displ ayed while recordin g. However , you can check them as [D A T A C ODE] durin[...]

38 Remove the i nsulation sh eet before using the Remote Co mmande r . 1 D A T A CODE (p.5 8) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images (p.58) when you press this while pla ying back. 2 PH O TO ( p.2 6, 2 9) The on-screen image wh en you press th is button will be recorded as a still ima ge. 3 SCAN/SLOW (p.28, 30) 4 .[...]

39 Record ing/Playba ck Connec t your camcor der to the input jack of TV or V CR using A/V connecting cable 1 or A/V c onnectin g cable with S VIDEO 2 . Conn ect your camcorde r to the wall so cket using the supplie d AC Adaptor f or this oper ation (p .14). Refer a lso to th e instruct ion manual s supplied with the de vices to be c onnecte d. •[...]

40 • On som e 4:3 TVs, the still images recorde d in 4:3 aspect ratio may not be displayed full screen. This is not a malfunction. • When y ou play back an im age recorded in 16:9 (wide) aspect ratio on a 4:3 TV not compatible with the 16:9 (wide) signal, set [T V TYPE] to [4:3]. When y our TV is monaura l (Whe n your TV has on ly one au dio in[...]

41 Record ing/Playba ck Recor ded images ar e store d on the inter nal hard disk of the ca mcorder . Due to som e limitati ons on the interna l hard di sk, make sure that y ou sa ve the image da ta to the exter nal medi a. Y ou can save the images r ecorded on the camcorde r as describe d below . By us ing the so ftware in th e sup plie d CD-ROM, t[...]

42 Y ou can provi de fr ee hard disk s pace by deleti ng image data on the camco rder . • Y ou can check the free har d disk space of the camcorder on [HDD INFO] (p.55). • Protected images cannot b e deleted. T o delete the images, cancel the protection (p.66). • Imp ortant data should be sa ved (p.41). • Do not delete the im age data on th[...]

43 Record ing/Playba ck Y ou can delete movies or still images by date at on ce. 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PL A Y/E DIT) l amp. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD scr een. 2 T o delete movies, touch (Mov ie) tab . T o delet e stil l image s, touch (Still) tab. 3 T ouch [DA TE ]. The re cordin g dates of images are displaye d[...]

44 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to ligh t up the respective lamp . 2 T ouch the LCD screen to select the setu p item. Una vai labl e items will be grayed ou t. x T o use the short-c uts of Person al Menu On Personal Men u, short-cuts f or frequently use d setup items ar e added. • Y ou can customi ze Personal [...]

45 Usin g the Set up items 1 To u c h t [SETUP]. 2 Select the desi red set up item . T o uch / to select the item, th en touch . (The pro cess in step 3 is the same as that in step 2 .) 3 Selec t the desire d item. • Y ou can also touch the item directl y to select it. 4 Customi ze the ite m. After finishi ng the settings , touch t (close) to hid[...]

46 Setu p items A vai lable setup item s ( z ) v ary dep ending on t he operat ing mode . The foll owi ng settin gs are ma de automa tically during Ea sy Hand ycam opera tion (p.24). Position of lamp: Movie Sti ll PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam CAMERA SET (p.48) PRO GRAM AE zz – AU TO SPO T METER zz – AU TO EXPOSU RE zz – AU TO WHI TE BAL . zz – [...]

47 Usin g the Set up items * 1 The setting values before Easy Handycam ope ration are maintained. * 2 DCR-SR50E/SR 60E/SR70E/SR80E * 3 DCR- SR30 E/SR4 0E * 4 DCR- SR60 E/SR8 0E * 5 [USB SELECT] appears automatically when your camcord er is connected to a computer or oth er device with the Handycam Station and the USB cable. Position of lamp: Mov ie[...]

48 The de fault s ettings a re mark ed with B . The in dicators in parent heses appe ar wh en the items ar e selected . See page 44 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can re cord ima ges effectively in variou s situations wi th the PR OGRAM AE function. B AUTO Selec t to automa ticall y recor d imag es eff ectiv ely without the [PR OGRAM AE[...]

49 Usin g the Set up items Y ou can fix the brightness of an image manua lly . When recordi ng indoors on a clear day , for example, you can avoid backlig ht shadows on people next to the window by fixing the expo sure to that of the wall side o f the room . 1 T ouch [ MANU AL]. appears. 2 Adjust the e xposu re by touching /. 3 T ouch . T o retur n[...]

50 Auto mati cally activates the elect roni c shutter to adjust t he shutter speed when recording in bright conditions i f you se t it to [ON] (th e default setting). Y ou can select a nd adj ust th e focal point to aim it at a s ubject not lo cated in the center o f the screen . 1 T ouch the subjec t on the screen. 9 appears. 2 T ouch [ END]. T o [...]

51 Usin g the Set up items x FLASH LE VEL HIGH( ) Makes the f lash leve l highe r . B NORMAL ( ) LOW ( ) Makes t he flash lev el lo wer . • The setting returns to [NORMAL] after you remove the po wer source for more than fi ve minutes. Y ou can record im ages at a maxim um of 16 time s t he se nsiti v ity o f Ni ghtSh ot pl us i n da rk places . [...]

52 (optical zoom) DCR-SR3 0E/SR4 0E B OFF Up to 20 × zoom is performe d optically. 40 × Up to 20 × z oom is p erformed optically , and after that up to 40 × zoom is performed digitall y . 800 × Up to 20 × z oom is p erformed optically , and after that, up to 800 × zoom is performed digitall y . DCR-SR5 0E/SR6 0E/SR7 0E/SR80 E B OFF Up to 12 [...]

53 Usin g the Set up items The defau lt se ttin gs are ma rked w ith B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 44 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can record several sti ll images one after another by pressing PHOTO. B OFF Selec t this when not record ing continuousl y . NORMAL ( ) Reco rds still[...]

54 The de fault s ettings a re mark ed with B . The in dicators in parent heses appe ar wh en the items ar e selected . See page 44 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can add the following effects to curre ntly record ing images. 1 During s tandby (f ade in) or recording ( fade out), select the desired e f fec t, then touch . When you selec[...]

55 Usin g the Set up items MOSAIC Picture appears mosaic-pat terned. See page 69. Y ou can copy im ages to a co mputer when connec ting your c amcor der to your comput er with the USB cable a nd the H andyca m Station or print still ima ges when connecti ng to the Pict Bridge co mpliant pr inter (p.7 1). DVD BURN The ite m has t he same f unction a[...]

56 The [DR OP SENSOR] is set to [ON] as the defa ult s ettin g. When t he drop s ensor senses a drop of the camcor der ( a ppears), y ou may not record/pla y back the ima ges to pro tect th e inte rnal hard d isk. • Set the drop sensor to [ON] (default setting) when you use the camcorder. Otherwise when you drop the camcorder , you may damage the[...]

57 Usin g the Set up items The defau lt se ttin gs are ma rked w ith B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the item is sel ected. See page 44 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can s elect an image qualit y of th e mo vie from three lev els. B HQ ( HQ ) Reco rds in high qua lity mode. SP ( SP ) Recor ds in standard qual ity mode.[...]

58 The rec orded ima ge will no t be af fected ev en when you ch ange t he sett ing. x LCD BRIGHT Y ou can adjus t the brigh tness of the LCD screen. 1 Adjust the brig htness with / . 2 T ouch . x LCD BL LEVE L Y ou can adjus t the brigh tness of the LCD screen’ s backli ght. B NORMAL Standard b rightness. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD s creen. • W[...]

59 Usin g the Set up items CAMERA DA T A 3 SteadySh ot of f 4 Exposure 5 White bala nce 6 Gain 7 Shutter spee d 8 Apertur e value 9 Exposure value • appears for an image recorded using a flash (optional). • The data code is displa yed on the TV screen, if you connect your camcor der to a TV . • The indicator toggles through the following sequ[...]

60 B ON A melody sounds wh en you sta rt/stop recording, or operate the touc h panel. OFF Cancels th e melody . B LCD P ANEL Shows displays such as the counter on the LCD screen. V-OUT/PANEL Sho ws the d ispla y also on th e TV scree n. B NORMAL Scrolls the se tup items downwards by touching . OPPOS ITE Scrolls the se tup items upwards by touching [...]

61 Usin g the Set up items Y ou can add desired setup it ems to Personal Menu, an d customize Personal Men u settings. This i s con venient if you add frequ ently u sed se tup items to Pe rsonal Menu. Y ou can add up to 28 setup items for (Movie), (S till) or (PLA Y/EDIT ). Dele te a le ss impo rtan t setu p item , if you want to add more . 1 T ouc[...]

62 1 T ouch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [SORT]. If the desire d setup item is not displa yed, touch / . 2 T ouch t he setup item y ou wan t to move. 3 T ouch / to move the setup item to th e desired place. 4 T ouch . T o sort m ore items, repeat step 2 to 4 . 5 T ouch [END] t . • Y ou cannot move [P-MENU SET UP]. T ouch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [RESE T] t [YE[...]

63 Editing i mages A Playlist is a list displaying your favorite movies select ed from the original movi es. Playlis t Glossar y (p.121) • Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from you camcor der while editing the Pla ylist. It may damage th e hard disk of the camcorder . • Y ou can add up to 99 scenes in t he Playlist. • Y ou can[...]

64 4 T ouch t [YE S]. T o erase all the scenes at the same time T ouc h [ERASE ALL] in step 2 t [YE S]. • The original images are not changed e ven if you erase th e images from the P laylist. 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 ou ch (Pla ylist) tab t [EDIT] t [MO[...]

65 Editing i mages Y ou can play th e Play list. 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PL A Y/E DIT) l amp. The VISU AL INDEX screen appear s on the LCD scr een. 2 T o uch (Pla ylist) tab. A list of the sc enes ad ded in the Pla ylist appear s. 3 T ouch the image fr om which y ou want to play back. The scre en returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen[...]

66 T o cancel pr otect ion fro m the desi red image T ouch the ima ge mark ed with - in step 3 . - mark disappears. Y ou can set prote ction for se lected images by recor ding da te. 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 ouch [D A TE]. 3 Select the desired date to prot[...]

67 Dubbi ng, Printin g Y ou can sav e imag es on y our cam corde r to VCRs or D VD record ers. Connec t your camcor der to the wall soc ket using the supplie d A C Adapt or for this ope ration (p.14). Refer al so to th e instruct ion manu als supplie d with th e dev ices to b e connecte d. • T o s a ve image data on your computer or to save D VD [...]

68 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/EDI T) lamp. Set [T V TYPE] accor ding to the pl ayback device (p.39). 2 Insert th e recording media for your VCR or D VD recor der . If your record ing device has an input select or , set it to the i nput mode . 3 Connect your camcor der to the VCR/D VD device with th e A/V connect ing cab le (sup[...]

69 Dubbi ng, Printin g Y ou can recor d images or TV progra ms from a VCR, TV or DVD de vice onto the hard disk of camcorde r . Connec t your camcor der to the wall soc ket using the supplie d A C Adapt or for this ope ration (p.14). Refer al so to th e instruct ion manu als supplie d with th e dev ices to b e connecte d. • On your camcorder , yo[...]

70 1 Connect your camcord er to the TV or VCR/DV D device with the A/V connect ing cab le (suppl ied) 1 or the A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (op tional) 2 . • Connect your camcorder to the output jacks of a TV or VCR/ DVD de vice. 2 If y ou are recordi ng from a VCR/ D VD device, in sert the vi deo tape or the D VD into the playback device . [...]

71 Dubbi ng, Printin g Y ou can print out sti ll images using a PictBri dge compli ant printer without connec ting the c amcorder to a comput er . • T o print still ima ges after having copi ed them onto a computer , see page 90. 1 T urn on the prin ter . 2 Connect th e Handycam Station to the wall socket using the supplied AC A d ap t o r . 3 Se[...]

72 2 T ouch [SET] t [ COPIE S]. 3 Select the number of cop ies to be printe d with / . Y o u can set a max imum of 20 copi es of one image t o be printed. 4 T ouch t [END ]. T o p rint the da te on the imag e, tou ch [SET] t [DA TE/TIME] t [D A TE] or [D A Y&TIM E] t . 5 T ouch [EXEC] t [YES]. When p rinting i s finished, [Printing...] disappea[...]

73 Dubbi ng, Printin g 2 ...Ope n the shoe co ver . 345 ...Open t he ja ck c ov er . 1 Sh oe cove r (DCR- SR50E/SR6 0E/SR70E /SR80E) 2 Active Interface Shoe (DCR- SR50E/SR6 0E/SR70E /SR80E) The Active Interface Shoe supplies power to opti onal a ccessor ies such as a vi deo light, a fl ash, or a micro phone. T he accessory c an be turne d on or off[...]

74 If you i nstall “Imag eMixer for H DD Camcorde r” in the supplied CD -R OM on your com puter (p.77), you can operat e various functions by conn ecting the cam corder with your compute r . Main func tions of the supplied software • Other functions are also ava ilable oth er than described below . For details, see the help in the supplied so[...]

75 Perform ing with a com puter When using the suppl ied software, you nee d the following system requirement s below . OS : W indows 2000 Professiona l (Service Pack 3 or late r) /Windows XP Home Edition/Windo ws XP Professional • St andard installati on is required. Operatio n is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded. CPU : Intel Pent i[...]

76 • The system requirements for Macintosh are also shown on the website. Pixela home page: http:// www .pix ela.c o.jp/oem/so ny/e/ Compli ant Softwa re: – Capty MPE G Edit EX (V ideo editing soft ware) – Capty DVD/VCD 2 (DVD authoring softwa re) Copyin g image f iles from the camc order to a Maci ntosh 1 T urn on your Macin tosh. 2 Connect [...]

77 Perform ing with a com puter Y ou need to instal l the sof tware to your W indo ws comp uter . The instal lation is only require d once. 1 Confirm that y our camco r der is no t connected to the compu ter . 2 T urn on the comput er . • L og on as Adm inistrators for ins tallation. • C lose all the applications runn ing on the computer be for[...]

78 8 Read [License Agreement], check [I accept the terms of the license agreement] when you a gree, then clic k [Next]. 9 Select a folder to save the software, then clic k [Next]. 10 Select [P AL], t hen clic k [Next]. 11 Click [Install] o n the [Ready to Install the Program] screen. The insta llation for “Ima geMixer for HDD Camcorder” starts.[...]

79 Perform ing with a com puter 3 Click [Finish] . 13 Make s ure [Y es, I want to restar t my co mputer now .] is chec ked, then c lic k [Finish ]. The com puter t urns off once, then st arts up ag ain au tomatic ally (R estart ). When you c omplete the installat ion, the short- cut icons for [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder] and [Ima geMixer destinat[...]

80 Y ou can sav e images with ease by pressing the D VD B URN b utto n on th e Handycam Station (One T ouch DVD Burn function) without any complex operations of yo ur comput er . • Images that have not been sa ved to a D VD with One T ou ch D VD Burn can automatically be saved. • The history of each sa ved image is r ecorded according to the us[...]

81 Perform ing with a com puter • When you play back a created DVD, the ending of each movie pauses for a f ew seconds. Ho wever , when you make the Seamless playback se tting with ImageMixer Menu, t he ending of each movie does not pause. Before connecting the camcorder to a computer via USB, refer to “Setting Seamless playback”(p.83). 1 Con[...]

82 • 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 the USB cable. A Current status of all DVD creation B Current status per D VD C Number of D VD cr eated D Number of D VD required E Remaining time (appr ox.) When you complete creati[...]

83 Perform ing with a com puter Setting Seamles s playba ck When you pl ay back a crea ted D VD, the ending of each movie pauses for a few seco nds. Wh en you mak e a set ting f or Seamle ss play back, the endi ng of ea ch movi e does not pa use. Once you make this setting , you do not h av e to ma ke the same sett ing next time. 1 Double click [Im[...]

84 Y ou can vi ew and edit ima ges cop ied f rom the camcord er to your comp uter . Also, you can crea te a D VD wit h the copie d material s. Y ou can ch oose eith er way to copy ima ges as follows. Copying images that have not been saved (Easy PC Back-up) (p.84): Images that ha ve not been copied to a computer can automatically be copied to your [...]

85 Perform ing with a com puter 3 Connect th e Handycam Station to the wall socket using the supplied AC A d ap t o r . 4 Set th e camcorder onto the Handycam Station, then slide the PO WER s witch to turn on. • When you set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station, connect securely onto the interface connector of the Handycam Station (p.73). • [...]

86 Imag es that h av e not been copi ed to a compu ter are automa ticall y copied to your comp uter . • While copying images, do not apply vibration on the camcorder . The copying may be terminated. 9 Once the comp letion dialog for copy appears, c lick [OK]. The copi ed imag es are displaye d. • See page 8 3 to rem ov e the USB cable from the [...]

87 Perform ing with a com puter [USB SELECT] appears on the LCD scre en of t he camcor der . • For connecting with the USB cable, see page 81. • Make sure no other USB devices are connected to your computer . • 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[...]

88 10 Cl ick the images you want to copy . The selected images on whic h you have cli cked ar e mark ed wi th . Mark all th e desired images with . • Y ou can also click the checkbox on the previe w screen. • Y ou can select both t he movies and still images at the same time. • T o change the destina tio n, click [ Options], then s elect the [...]

89 Perform ing with a com puter Y ou can view image s copied to your comput er . 1 Double-click [Imag eMixer for HDD Cam cor der] on the desktop. ImageM ixer Menu appears . • Y ou can also start up Im ageMixer Menu by clicking [start] t [All Programs] t [PIXEL A] t [I mageMixer for HDD Camcorder] t [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder]. 2 Clic k [Viewi [...]

90 Stil l imag e Y o u can print and expand im ages using the buttons a t the t op of the screen. • For data co mpatible with Ex if, click (Exif) to display the recording conditions such as shutter speed, exposure, aperture, etc. Click (Print ) in step 5 . Printing still im ages[...]

91 Perform ing with a com puter Y ou can delete un necessary scenes from a movie copie d to your com puter . 1 T urn on the comput er . 2 Double-click [ImageMixer for HDD Cam cor der] on the desktop. ImageM ixer Menu appears . • Y ou can also start up Im ageMixer Menu by clicking [start] t [All Programs] t [PIXE LA] t [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorde[...]

92 8 Check [Cut the speci fied rang e]. 9 Search the scene you want to delet e by c lic king or . 10 Drag and drop the first frame o f the scene you want to delete to [Star t]. 11 Display the last fram e of the scene to delete on the center frame by c licking or , then drag and drop the frame to [End]. 12 Click [Cut]. • When you want to delete mo[...]

93 Perform ing with a com puter Y ou can cre ate a DVD with an index m enu by pu tting images on yo ur comput er as materi als. Y ou can also use edit ed images (p.91) on th e computer as D VD m aterials. • When the creat ed D VD is played back, the ending of each mo vie pauses for a fe w seconds, depending on the device used. • For a vailable [...]

94 8 Click [OK]. ImageMi xer3 D VD Auth oring starts up. 9 Clic k [ Write] tab t [ Write] on the ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring screen. [Write settings] scre en appears. 10 Clic k [OK]. D VD crea tion star ts up. • When you insert a burned DVD-R W/ DVD+R W in the disc dri ve in step 2 , a message appears, asking if you want t o delete images sav ed on[...]

95 Perform ing with a com puter Y ou can save images in a Play list on the camcorde r to a D VD. • For creating a Playlist, refer to page 63. 1 Confirm that th e Handycam Station is not connected to a computer . 2 T urn on the comput er . • Clos e all applications running on the computer . 3 Place the recordabl e DVD on the disc dri ve . • It[...]

96 10 C lick [ Wr ite] tab t [Write] on the ImageMixer3 D VD Au thoring screen. [Write settings] scre en appears. 11 Clic k [OK]. D VD crea tion star ts up. • When you insert a burned DVD-R W/ DVD+R W in the disc dri ve in step 3 , a message appears, asking if you want t o delete images sav ed on a DVD. 12 O nce the completion dialog for D VD cre[...]

97 Perform ing with a com puter Due t o limitat ion of the ha rd dis k space o f the compu ter , it is recommen ded that you del ete the i mage data on the har d disk onc e you save it to a D VD or other m edia. • Before you delete im ages from your computer , check that th e images sa ved on the D VD or other media can be played back properly . [...]

98 If you run int o any problems using yo ur camcorde r , refer to the following tabl e to troublesho ot them. If you r problem persi sts, remove the power source and c ontact your Sony de aler . Note be fore se nding yo ur camc order fo r repair • Y o ur camcorder may be required to init ialize or cha nge the current hard disk of the camcorder, [...]

99 T ro ubleshooti ng The po wer doe s not tur n on. • The battery p ack is not att ached to the ca mcorder . Attach a char ged batt ery pack to the camcorder (p.14). • Th e battery pack is disc harged or running low . Charge the battery pac k (p.14). • The plug of the A C Adapt or has been remov ed from t he wall socket. Connect i t to the w[...]

100 An unknown image appears o n the screen. • The camcorder is in [D EMO MODE] (p.55). T ouch the LCD screen. An unknown indicator appears o n the screen. • T hey may be warning indicators or message s (p.110). The image rem ains on the LCD screen. • T his occurs if you rem ov e the AC Adaptor from the wa ll socket or re move the batter y pa[...]

101 T ro ubleshooti ng The A CCESS lamp lights up even when y ou stop recording. • Y o ur camcorder is recor ding the image you have just sho t on the hard disk of the camcor der . Do not rem ove the AC Adapt or or the ba ttery pack wh ile the lamp is t urned on. The re cordin g angle diffe rs de pending on the PO WER switc h settin g positi on. [...]

102 Refer also to “Setup items” (p.1 04). The auto f ocus does not function. • Set [FOCUS] to [AUT O] (p.50). • T he recording c onditions are not sui table for aut o focus. Adjust th e focus manual ly (p.50). [STEAD YSHO T] does not funct ion. • Set [STEAD YSHO T] to [ON] (p.52). • [STEAD YSHO T] may n ot work for an excessi v e camera[...]

103 T ro ubleshooti ng Black bands ap pear when you recor d a TV screen or computer screen. • S et [S TEA D YS HOT] to [OFF] ( p.5 2). The supplied Remote Commander does not function. • S et [REM OTE CT RL] to [O N] (p.5 9). • Inse rt a battery i nto the bat tery holder with t he +/– pola rities corre ctly matching the +/– ma rks (p.120).[...]

104 The data file name is n ot indicated correctly . • On ly the file name is displa yed if the directory st ructure does not conform to the cam corder standard. • T he file is damaged. • T he file forma t is not supported on your camcorder (p.116). The data file name flashes. • T he file is damaged. • T he file forma t is not supported o[...]

105 T ro ubleshooti ng Y ou c anno t use [ WHI TE BAL.]. • Y o u cannot u se [WHITE BAL.] togeth er with: – Nigh tShot plus – [SUPER NSPLUS] Y ou cannot use [SPOT FOCUS]. • Y ou cannot use [SPOT FOCUS] together with [PR OGRAM AE]. Y ou cannot use [SUPE R NSPLUS]. • Th e NIGH TSHOT PLUS swit ch is n ot se t to O N. • Y ou cannot use [SUP[...]

106 Y ou c annot adjus t [LCD BL LEVE L]. • Y ou cann ot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when power is suppl ied from the AC Adap tor . Scenes cann ot be added in the Playlist. • The added scenes exceed 99. Delete unnecessary scenes (p.42, 63) . A scene cannot be deleted. • Pr otected images c annot be deleted. C ancel t he image protectio n (p.66). Im[...]

107 T ro ubleshooti ng The computer do es not recognize your camcorder . • Inst all the supplie d software “Image Mixer for HDD Camcorde r” (p.77). • Set the camcorder on to the Handyc am Station securely (p.15). • Remove the USB ca ble from the Hand ycam Stat ion and th e computer , then con nect it again firml y . • R emove USB device[...]

108 The ima ge or sound on y our ca mcord er cannot be pla yed bac k correctl y . • When you connect your cam corder to a computer n ot compatibl e with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), it may not be able to be pl ayed back correctly . Howev er, it does not affect the images or sounds cop ied to your compu ter . • Wh en you s et [USB SP EED] to [FULL SP[...]

109 T ro ubleshooti ng The beep sounds for fi ve seconds. • The temperat ure of your camcorder is extremely high. Tu rn off your camcorder and lea ve it for a whil e in a cool place. • Som e problem s hav e occ urred in your camcorder . Turn off and on, then opera te your camcor der again. Others[...]

110 If ind icators appear o n the LC D screen , check the foll owing. Y ou c an s olve some of t he sy mpto ms by yourself . If your pro blem persi sts even after you have tri ed a cou ple of t imes, c ontact yo ur Sony dealer or loca l authorized Sony serv ice faci lity . C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-diagnosis di spla y) C:04: ss • T he battery pack [...]

111 T ro ubleshooti ng (Warning indi cato r pe rtai ning to camera-shake warning)* • Th e amoun t of li ghts is not sufficient, s o camera-s hake easi ly occurs. Use the flash. • The camcorder is unsteady , s o camera- shake ea sily occurs. Hol d the camcorder steady with bot h hands and record the image. Howe ver , note that t he camera- shake[...]

112 Mana gem ent fi le da mage d. Crea te new file ? • T he image mana gement file is damage d. When you touch [ YES], a new image management fil e is creat ed. When a new manage ment file is created , the old recorded im ages on the hard d isk of the camcorder cannot be p layed back. (Image files are not damaged.) In this c ase, copy the imag e [...]

113 T ro ubleshooti ng x Other E Pleas e connect AC Adaptor . • Y ou are trying to format the camcorder hard disk, while the batter y capacity is low . Use the AC Adapto r as the power source to prevent the ba ttery fr om wearin g out in the mi ddle of this operation. Play back prohi bi ted . • Y ou can only play back the images recorde d by th[...]

114 Power supply Y ou can us e your camco rder in any count ries/ regions using the A C Adaptor supp lied with your camc order with in the A C 100 V to 240 V , 50/6 0 Hz range. On TV color syste ms Y our camcord er is a P AL system -based camco rder . If y ou wa nt t o vie w th e play back pictur e on a TV , it must be a P AL system based TV with a[...]

115 Add ition al In forma tion Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the c lock to the local time by settin g a time difference when using yo ur camcorder abroad. Set [AREA SET] and [SUMMER TIME] in the TIME/LANGU. (p.22). Wo rld time differ ence 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 cod e Time-zone [...]

116 The file/fold er structure is shown below . Y ou do not usually need to acknowled ge the file/folder structure, when recording/p laying back i mages on th e camcor der . T o enjoy still im ages or movies by connect ing to a compu ter , see pag e 74, then use th e supplied appl ication. 1 Image management files When you del ete the files, you ca[...]

117 Add ition al In forma tion Thi s un it is comp atib le wi th a n “InfoLITH IUM” ba ttery pack (P series). Y our camcord er operates onl y with an “InfoLIT HIUM” battery pa ck. “Inf oLITHI UM” P serie s batte ry packs ha v e the mark. What i s an “Inf oLITHI UM” ba tter y pack? An “ InfoLITHI UM” ba ttery pa ck is a lithi um-[...]

118 On use an d care • Do not use or store the camcorder and acc essories in the following locations. – A nywhere e xtremely hot or cold or humid places. Nev er leave t hem exposed to temperatures above 60°C (140°F), such as under direct sunligh t, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. The y may malfunction or become deformed. – Near [...]

119 Add ition al In forma tion On the LCD scr een • Do not exert excessi ve pressure on the LCD screen. Blurs appear and it may cause a malfunction of your camcorder . • If your camcorder is used in a cold place, a residual image may appear on the LC D screen. This is not a malfunction. • While you are using your camcorder , the back of the L[...]

120 x Procedures Conn ect your cam corder to a wall soc ket using the AC Adaptor supplied with your camcord er, and leave your ca mcorde r with the P OWER switch tur ned of f for mo re than 24 hours. T o chan ge th e ba tter y o f th e Remo te Commander (DCR -SR50E/SR60E/ SR70 E/SR8 0E) 1 While pressi ng on the tab, inse t your fingernail into the [...]

121 Glossar y , Index x Extens ion The last three l etter s of a f ile na me afte r “. ”. The exte nsion of a mov ie file reco rded on the camcord er is “.MPG, ” while that of a still im age is “.JPG”. If you cannot see an extension on yo ur file name, see pa ge 108. x Formatti ng The process of dele ting all reco rded image data from t[...]

122 x VISU AL IN DEX This funct ion displa ys image s of m ovies and still ima ges you have recorded so that you can select tho se scenes you want to play back.[...]

123 Glossar y , Index Numeric s 12IMA GES ........ ....... ....... .....59 16:9 (wid e) ......... ....... ....... .....23 21-pin adaptor ....... ...... ....... ...40 4:3 .. ......... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...23 6IMAGES ........ ....... ....... ...... .59 A A/V connecting cable ....... ....... ...... ....... .13, 39, 67, 6 9 A/V jack...... [...]

124 Fragme ntation...... ....... ........121 FULL SP EED ...... ....... ...... .... 58 H Handycam Stat ion ... .......13, 1 4 Hard dis k . ....... ....... ....... .. 10, 75 HDD ........ ....... .... 55, 85, 87, 95 HDD FORMAT ....... ............. 5 5 HDD INFO . .......................... 55 HDD SET .. .............. ............. 55 Highlan d .....[...]

125 Glossar y , Index Pre-installed r echargeable batte ry ....... ....... ....... ....... ..... 119 Preparation Camcorder .. ....... ....... .....13 Computer ........... ....... .....7 7 Preview . ...... .......... ...... ....89, 9 1 Previous/next butto n .......28, 30 Previous/Next Da te button ...... ....... ....... ....31, 43 , 66 Print ...... [...]

126 Warning me ssages .......... .... 110 WHITE BAL. (White balance) . ........... 49, 105 WHITE FAD ER ......... ...... .... 54 Wide ang le........... ....... ...... .... 32 WIDE DI SPLAY..... ....... ...... 58 WIDE SEL ECT ..... ....... .. 23, 52 Windows 2000 ...................... 75 Windows XP...... ...... ......... .... 75 WIPE ... ....... ...[...]

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