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    3-087-936- 12 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Computer Applications Guide Digital Video Camera Recorder[...]

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    2 Read this first The suppli ed CD-ROM incl udes the fo llowing software. For Win dow s compu ter : Pictur e Package For Maci n tosh com p uter : Im age Mixer V C D 2 Sys tem r e quir ement For Wi ndows use rs When vi ew ing pic tu re s recorded on a tape on a co m put er • OS: Micro so ft Window s 98 SE, Win dow s 2000 Prof es siona l, W indow s[...]

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    3 About th i s manual • The n ame of the power switch on the camc or der var ie s de pendin g on the mode l . To re cord on a t ap e : CA M ERA- T A PE or CAME RA To play : PLAY/EDIT, PLAYER or VCR CAM ERA - TA P E and PLA Y /E D IT are used in this manual. Refer to the separa te Camera Oper a tions Gu ide supp lied wit h y our camcorder fo r det[...]

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    4 Read this first ............... ............. ................... .................... ............. ............. 2 Connecti ng t o a Windows co mputer Introduction to editin g pictures on a comp uter .......... .................... ............ . 6 Featur es ... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ..... ......[...]

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    5 Additional i nformati on Troubleshoo ting ..... ................... ............. ................... .................... ........... 35 Index ......... ............. ................... ................... ............. .................... ........... 41[...]

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    Connecting to a Windows computer 6 Conne cting t o a Windows comp uter Introduction to editing pictures o n a computer Features When installi n g the Pic tu re Packag e f ro m the su pp lied CD -R OM, y ou c an mana ge still im ag es and movi e s record ed on yo ur camcor de r as digi t al d at a o n your c om p uter al ong with sev eral fea t ur e[...]

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    Connecting to a W indows computer Connect ing to a Wind ows comput er 7 Overview of the prepar ation Follow the s teps belo w to comple te the prep aration. * These illust rations are of mo dels wit h a Handycam Statio n. For model s with a Ha ndycam St ation, plac e your cam corder on t he Handycam Station, t hen connect t he Handycam Stati on to [...]

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    Connecting to a Windows computer 8 Step 1: Installing the software on a computer You need to install the software to your computer to have fun with your recorded still imag es an d mov ies . The ins t a l l at i on is required only for the first time. From th e seco nd t ime on, you onl y need to con nect your camcor der a nd the comput er. For Win[...]

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    Connecting to a W indows computer Connect ing to a Wind ows comput er 9 agreeme nt] when you agree, then cli ck [Next]. 7 Select where to save the software, then click [Next]. 8 Click [Install] on t he [Ready to Install the Progra m] screen. The i ns tallat io n start s. 9 Make sure [Yes, I wa nt to restart my computer now .] is ch ecked, then clic[...]

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    Connecting to a Windows computer 10 2 Click [Next]. 3 Clic k [Finis h] . The computer re starts a utomatically , then a short- cu t icon fo r [Pict ure Pack age M en u] appe ars o n th e de skto p. 10 Remove the CD-ROM from the dis c drive of your computer. If you hav e any q uestions ab out Picture Pack age For detai ls, refe r to th e operat ing [...]

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    Connecting to a W indows computer Connect ing to a Wind ows comput er 11 Using the USB cabl e (suppli ed) when viewing p ictures o n a tape Befor e fo llowin g t he pr ocedur es below , make sure y ou have i nstalled Pi cture Pac kage on yo ur compute r (p. 8 ). b Notes • Do not connect your camcorde r to the computer at this p oint. • The comp[...]

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    Connecting to a Windows computer 12 z Tip • You can confi rm the r e is no prob le m e ve n if you select [Yes ] or [Con tin ue Anyway] depending on the OS. 6 Click (Playbac k). Make sur e that the mo vie recorde d on a tape is played ba ck. 7 Make sure yo u hear the soun d, the n click [Next]. b Note • When you cannot hear the sound, sele ct a[...]

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    Connecting to a W indows computer Connect ing to a Wind ows comput er 13 The se tti ngs from s teps 7 t o 9 ar e sa ved. From the sec ond time on, [USB Stre aming Tool] doe s not start up . z Tip • To adjust the i mage qua li ty an d bright ness whe n conne cting your camc order to the co mputer afte r the second time, select [St art ], [Progra m[...]

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    Connecting to a Windows computer 14 It may ta ke some time for th e computer t o recogn ize the ca mcord er when y ou connec t the US B cabl e for t he fi rst ti me. [Pi ctur e Pa ckag e Menu ] st arts up, and pictures in a “Memo ry Stick” are automati cally copie d to the computer. . After al l the pi ct ur es are co pied to the comput e r, [P[...]

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    Connecting to a W indows computer Connect ing to a Wind ows comput er 15 To discon nect the US B cable For Window s 2000/Win dows Me / Windows XP If [USB M O D E ] appe ar s on the LCD s creen, follow the procedure b elow to dis connect the USB ca ble. 1 Click the [Un plug o r ej ect ha rd ware] icon o n the t ask tr ay. 2 Click [Sa fely re m ove S[...]

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    Connecting to a Windows computer 16 The l ocat ion of th e DV I nterf ace vari es depend ing on t he m odel. Refe r to the s epa rate Came ra Oper ation s G u ide su pp lied wit h y our camc order f or the loca ti on . For the model t hat is s upplied with the Hand ycam Sta tion, con nect the i.LI NK cable t o the DV Interf ace on the Handyc am S t[...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 17 Managi ng pictu res on a Wi nd ows comp uter Copying, viewing and creating pictures Thi s ch apter de scrib es how t o use the appl icat ions th at ar e in clud ed i n Pi ctu re Pac kage. Ther e are appl ic at i ons t h at appe ar on [P i c ture Pac kage Me nu] an[...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer 18 [Pi ctur e Package V iewe r] start s up, the n the pictures in the new est folde r appear s. 4 Doub le-click a picture you want to see. The sel ected pictur e is di splaye d. Still ima ge files You ca n pr in t , ex pand , an d rot at e pic t u res using th e butto ns at the to p of t he scre en. If you cl[...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 19 4 Search for th e point on the tape where you want to sta rt copyin g. 5 Connect your ca mco rder to the computer us ing a USB cabl e (supplied ) or i.LINK cable (opti onal) (p. 11, 15). [Pict u re Pac kage Men u] star ts up automatically . 6 Click [Au tom at i c [...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer 20 9 Click [Output settings], then select where to store the image s . When you se lect [Vid eo CD] for where to sto r e the ima ge s, pl ace a ne w CD- R in the disc dr ive. Select where to s ave images, then c lick [OK]. . b Note • CD-RWs c ann ot be use d. 10 Click [Start]. The mov ie is aut o mat i ca l[...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 21 Creating an origi nal slid e show – Picture Pa ckage Aut o Slide You ca n add mus i c an d effe ct s to s elected pict ures save d on you r co mpute r an d autom a tically cr eate a slid e s how. You can combine stil l images and movies i n the slid e show. The [...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer 22 sample mu sic on the a pplicatio n. Selec t music, then click [OK]. . 8 Click [Effect settings], then select the effect. You ca n se le ct on e of th e 5 ef fect s . Sel e ct an ef fect , t hen cl ick [OK] . . 9 Click [Output settings], th en select where to store the images. Whe n yo u select [Vid eo CD] [...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 23 Slide show cre ation starts . The remainin g time appears on the c omputer sc reen. . 11 Click [No] when yo u want to finish . . To cr ea te anoth er co py wit h th e sa me cont en t, cl ick [Y es ], the n plac e a new CD- R in the disc drive. b Notes • A ny an [...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer 24 6 Click [Write to CD-R]. . Place a ne w C D - R in the di sc drive. b Note • CD-RWs c ann ot be use d. 7 Click [Start]. Saving to a CD-R starts. The r emaining time a ppears on the co mputer scree n. . 8 Click [No] when you want to finish. The disc tra y comes out a utomatically. . To crea t e an othe r [...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 25 5 Connect your ca mcorder to a computer v ia a US B cable (supplie d) (p. 11). [Pict u re Pac kage Men u] star ts up automatically . b Note • When you connec t your cam co rd er to a compute r, make sure you insert th e connector i n the corre ct direction. If y[...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer 26 • Once you ha ve created a Vi deo CD, you cannot add image s to the sa me CD-R . • There may be a few second -break about eve ry 10 minutes on th e created Video CD. This is due to the AVI format used to creat e th e Vid eo CD, whi ch divides a pictur e eve ry 10 min ute s (abo ut 4 GB) to write it on [...]

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    Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 27 7 Click [ Copy]. . After copying is finis hed, a new folder appear s. Normally, a new folder is automatical ly crea ted wi th a nu mber one high er t han t he last cr eat e d f ol der. b Note • You ca nnot copy pictu res when all folders fr om 100 to 999 are use[...]

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    Connecting to a Macintosh computer 28 Connec tin g to a M a cinto sh co mp u t er Connecting your camcorder to a computer b Note • The computer ma y not re cogniz e the c amcorder if you conne ct them with the USB cable (supp lied) before turning on you r cam c or der . 1 Insert a “M emory Sti ck” into you r camcor der. 2 Prepare the power so[...]

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    Connecting to a Macintosh computer Conne ctin g t o a Ma cintos h comp uter 29 Copying pictures recorded on a “Memory Stick” (only the models with a Memory Stick slot) Double-clic k the “M emory S tick” icon. Then, dr ag and drop th e des ired pict ure file onto the hard disk icon. To play b ack movies You ne ed QuickT im e 3.0 or a la t er[...]

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    Other functions 30 Oth er fu nctio ns Creating a DVD (Direct Access to “Click to DVD”) b Notes • Some mod els are not comp atible f or th is op eratio n. Regardin g supported m odels, che ck to see if there i s a listing for the Burn DVD feature in the index of the Camera Op erat ions Guid e. • You can only use an i.LINK cable for this oper[...]

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    Other functions Other functions 31 DVD. The name of the power switch on the camc or der vari e s dependi ng on the mo del. 3 Insert a recorded cassette in to your cam cor der. 4 Connect your ca mcorder to a comput er via an i.LINK ca ble (opt iona l). ( p. 15 ) b Note • When you connec t your cam co rd er to a compute r, make sure you insert th e[...]

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    Other functions 32 To cancel the oper ation For touc h panel mo dels Select [CANCEL] on the L CD screen of your camc order. For SEL/PUSH EXEC dial mo dels Press BU RN D V D /VCD of your ca mcorder. b Notes • You cannot c an cel th e operation afte r [F ina li z ing DVD.] is displayed on the LCD screen of your camc or der . • Do not disconne c t[...]

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    Other functions Other functions 33 Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder — Digit al conver t func tion b Notes • Som e models ar e not com patible fo r th is operation . Rega rding supp orted mode ls, chec k to see if there is a lis ting for t he Digita l conver t function in the index of th e C am era Ope rations Guide. ?[...]

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    Other functions 34 The pr oced ur e of the m en u sett i ngs va ries depe ndi ng on th e mod el . 4 Start pl ayback on the ana log vid eo unit . 5 Start captur ing procedu res on your computer. Reg arding opera tio n , refer to t he oper at ing ins tru cti ons sup pli ed with the software or on-line help. After capt uring image s and sound Stop c a[...]

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    Additional information Addition al in fo rmation 35 Addition al in formatio n Troubleshooting Sympt om Caus e and/ or Cor r e ct ive Actions The compute r does n ot recogn ize your c amc orde r. c Disco nne ct th e ca ble f ro m the compu ter a nd c amco rder , th en connect it again f ir m l y. c For the model that is supplied wi th the Handy cam [...]

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    Additional information 36 The ima ge does not appear on [USB St rea min g Tool ] wh en using t he US B ca ble. c The U SB driv er has been r egistere d inco rrectly as the compu ter was co nnecte d to your c amcor der befo re the in stallat i on of the USB driver was compl eted. Follo w the procedure below to install the [P icture Pa ckage] correct[...]

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    Additional information Addition al in fo rmation 37 The im ag e does not ap pear on [USB Streamin g Tool] whe n usin g the USB ca ble. ( Cont inue d from th e pr ev ious pag e) For Windo ws 2000 Log on as Admin istrato rs. 1 Check th a t your camc order is con nected t o a co mputer . 2 Right- click [My Comp uter], then click [Proper ties ]. The [S[...]

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    Additional information 38 The ima ge does not appear on [USB St rea min g Tool ] wh en usin g the USB cable. (Continu ed from the pr evious pag e) For Windows XP Log o n as Admi nistr at ors. 1 Check that yo ur ca mcorde r is c onnec ted to a c omputer . 2 Click [Sta rt]. 3 Right-clic k [My Co mputer], then c lick [Pro perties] . The [S ys te m Pro[...]

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    Additional information Addition al in fo rmation 39 The “ Me m or y Stick ” i con ([Re mova ble Dis k] o r [S ony MemoryStic k]) does not appe ar on the comp uter s creen. (o nly th e models with a Memory Stick slot) c Slide the POWER switch repea tedly to se lect th e PLAY/EDIT mode on your camc orde r. c Inse rt a “M emor y St i ck” int o[...]

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    Additional information 40 [Cann ot st art Easy Hand ycam with U SB con nected] or [C annot cance l Easy Hand ycam w i t h USB conn ected] a ppea rs on t he scre en of your cam c order. c You cannot star t or cancel the Easy Hand ycam settings while the USB cab le is con ne cted. Dis connect the USB cab le from yo ur camc order f irs t. Ther e is no[...]

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    Additional information 41 Addition al in fo rmation Index A AV I fo rma t ........ ......... ...... ....26 B BURN DVD ........... ...... .......31 BURN VCD ............ ...... ...... .25 C CD-R ........ ... 20 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 CD-ROM .......... ...... ......... ......8 CD-RW ....... ...... 20 , 22 , 24 , 25 Click to DVD ....... ...... ...... ...[...]

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