Sony DCR-DVD650E manual

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2 Read t his be fore ope ratin g your camc order Befo re operat ing the unit, plea se read t his manua l thoroughly , and reta in it for future refere nce. To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex pose th e unit to ra in or moisture. Do n ot expo se th e batt eries to exce ssiv e heat such as sunsh ine, fire or the like . Battery pac k If the b[...]

3 ATTENT ION The electr omagnetic fields a t the spec ific frequencies may influen ce the picture and sound of this unit. This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits se t out in th e EMC Directive for using connection cables short er than 3 meters (9.8 feet). Notice If static electrici ty or electromagnetism causes data transfe[...]

4 Read thi s befo re operati ng your c amcorde r (Cont inued) If you have any questions about this product, you may ca ll: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) . The number below is for the FCC related matters only. Regulat ory Informatio n CAUTIO N You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this[...]

5 – 8cm DVD-RW – 8cm DVD+RW – 8cm DVD-R – 8cm DVD+R DL Use the discs with marks listed below. See page 12 for det ails. For reliabil ity and durab ility of recor ding/ playba ck, we recom mend usin g Sony discs. b Not e • Using an uncer tificated disc m ay in a few cas e cause unsatisfactory recording/playback. Type s of “Memory Stick ?[...]

6 Read thi s befo re operati ng your c amcorde r (Cont inued) • W hen conne cting you r camcorder to anot her dev ice wi th a ca ble, be s ure to insert the con nector pl ug in the co rrect way. Pu shing th e plug fo rcibl y into t he term inal will da mage the ter min al and may result in a mal function of your camco rder. About m enu ite ms, LC[...]

7 the ca mcord er, it is reco mmended that you destroy th e actual body of the ca mcorde r. Abo ut the C arl Zeis s lens Your ca mcorde r is equip ped wit h a Carl Zeiss lens, which was developed join tly by Carl Zeiss, in Germany , and Sony Corpor ation, an d produce s superior ima ges. It ad opt s the M TF meas ureme nt sys tem for video ca meras[...]

8 Table of Content s Read this before ope rating you r camcorder .. ...... ....... ......... ....... ..... 2 Table of Cont ents ............ ....... ...... .. 8 Subjec t examples an d solution s ... 10 Enjoy us ing vario us “Media” according to your needs .......... ... 11 Media for yo ur camcorder ............ 1 2 Using your camcorde r .......[...]

9 Formatting media .. ....... ...... .......... . 71 Reco rdi ng addi ti on al movi es af te r finalizing ............. ....... ...... .......... . 73 Finding the r ight disc (DI SC SELECT GUIDE) ...... ......... ....... ...... ....... .... 74 Repairing t he image database f ile .......... ...... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... . 75 Pre ve[...]

10 Subjec t ex amples and sol utions Shooting Flowers in c lose- up B PORTRAIT ......... ...... ...... ........ ...... ... 90 B FOCUS ............ ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... 89 B TELE MACRO .... ...... ...... ..... ......... ... 8 9 Focus ing o n the dog on the left side of the scree n B SPOT MTR/FCS . ...... ......... ..... ...... ... 88[...]

11 Enjoyi ng with Your Camc order Enjoying with Y our Camc order Enjoy usi ng v arious “Med ia” acco rding to y our needs You can se lect desired m edia fo r recordi ng/playbac k/editin g from the internal me mory (DCR - DVD450E/DVD850E), a disc or “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” media (p. 26). To set the media for movies or stil l images, you can [...]

12 Media f or yo ur camc orde r With your camcorde r, you can record i mages on either th e internal m emory (DCR-DVD450E/ DVD850E), an 8cm DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD+R DL dis c, or “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” media. See pag e 5 for the typ es of “Memor y Stick” media you c an use in your camcor der . When yo u use a DVD-RW , you can choose t[...]

13 Enjoyi ng with Your Camc order Figur es in the table ar e the approximate r ecordin g time in minutes usi ng the inter nal memo ry (DCR-DVD450E/DVD850E) and on one side of a disc. The rec ordable tim e on the acce ptable media vari es dependi ng on media ty pe and the [R EC MODE] (p. 79) setting. Figure s in ( ) are the mi nimum record ing t ime[...]

14 Using yo ur camcorder 1 Selecting med ia (p. 26) You can sel ect media sepa rately for movi es and still images. In the case of re cording on a disc, select the disc that best suits your needs. Do you want to del ete or edit ima ges on your camcorder? Yes No For l o ng rec ording Yes No Do you want to delete images and reuse the disc? * Select t[...]

15 Enjoyi ng with Your Camc order 4 Viewing on o ther dev ices x View ing image s on a TV (p. 45) You ca n view the ima ges rec orded and ed ited on yo ur cam corder on the co nnecte d TV. x Play ing the disc on othe r devices (p. 69) To play a disc recorded on your camc order on oth er device s, you need to fi nalize the disc first. b Notes • Th[...]

16 “ HO ME” and “ OPTION” - Taking advantage of two types of menus B Categories and i tems of the HOM E MENU (CAME RA) ca tegor y (VIEW IMAGES) category (OTHER S) c ateg ory (MAN AGE MED IA) c ate gory (SET TINGS) catego ry * 1 To cu stomize your c amcorder (p. 77 ). “ HOME MENU” - the starting point for opera tions with your camcorder [...]

17 Enjoyi ng with Your Camcor der 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER s witch in the directi on of the ar row to turn on your camcorder. 2 Press (HOME) A (or B ). 3 Touch the desired category. Example : (OTHERS) ca tegor y 4 Touch the desired item. Exampl e: [EDIT] 5 Fol low the guide on the scr een for further operation. To hide t he[...]

18 3 Touch the item you want to know the content. When y ou touc h an item, i ts explan ation appears on t he sc reen. To apply t he option, to uch [YES], otherw ise, touch [NO]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Tou ch (HEL P) again in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen dur ing shooting or play back disp lays the fun ctions av ailable at tha t moment. Yo[...]

19 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing supp lied i tems Make sure that you have th e following item s supp lied w ith y our camcord er. The number in the par enth eses in dica tes the numb er o f th at it em sup plie d. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 20) Power cord (mai ns lead) (1) (p. 20) A/V conn ecting ca ble (1) (p. 45, 62) USB cable (1) ([...]

20 Step 2: Charg ing the b atter y pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H seri es) (p. 117) aft er attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • Your camc order oper ates only w ith “InfoLITH IUM” batt ery pack ( H seri es). 1 Turn the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to OFF (CHG) (the default set ting). 2 Attach the [...]

21 Gettin g Started To remov e the b attery pack 1 Turn the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). 2 Slide t he BATT (batt ery) release lever ( 1 ) and re move the bat tery pack ( 2 ). b Not es • When you remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor, make sure that the (Movie) lamp/ (Still) lamp (p . 23)/ACCE SS lamp (p. 28)/ access l amp (p. 30) ar e turned of[...]

22 Step 2: Charg ing the bat tery pack (Continue d) Playin g time App roxim ate time ( min .) avai labl e when you use a fully c harged batt ery pack. When playing the internal memory (DCR-DVD 450E/DVD850E) or “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” media When playing a disc b Notes • See page 26 for select ing the media. On the batt ery pac k • Before cha[...]

23 Gettin g Started Step 3: T urnin g the powe r on, and se tting the date an d time Set th e date and tim e wh en usin g thi s camcorde r for the first time. If yo u do not set the date and time, the [CLOCK SET] screen ap pears ever y time you turn on your camcorde r or change the POWER switc h position. 1 Whi le pressing the green button, turn th[...]

24 Step 3: Turning the power on, an d setting the da te and time ( Conti nued) b Notes • If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 mont hs , the built-in rech argeable battery gets discharged and the date an d time settings may be cleared f r om the memory. In t hat case, charge the b uilt-in rechar geable battery and then set the date and tim[...]

25 Gettin g Started Step 4: Making a djust ments be fore recordin g Slide th e LENS COVER switch to OPEN. After r ecording, set t he LENS COVER swi tch to C LOSE to close th e lens cove r. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degree s to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then rotate it to the b est angle to re cord or play ( 2 ). b Not es • Do not press t he buttons on t[...]

26 Step 5 : Selecti ng media You can set the m edia to be used f or movies and still images s eparat ely. For movies, y ou can select th e interna l memory * , a disc, or “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media. For still images, you can selec t the internal memor y * , or “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media. DCR-DVD150 E/DVD650E In the de fault s etti ng, m[...]

27 Gettin g Started 1 Touch (H OME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [P HOTO MEDI A SET] . The stil l image media setting screen appear s. 2 Touch the desired media. b Not es • You cannot select a disc for the s till image media. 3 Touch [YES ]. 4 When [Completed.] appears, touch . The stil l image media is changed. To c onfirm the s elect ed medi a 1 Slid e t[...]

28 Ste p 6: Insert ing a d isc or “Mem ory St ick PRO Duo” med ia When you sele ct [INT. MEMOR Y] in “Step 5, ” this “Step 6” operatio n is unnecessary (DCR-DVD450E/DVD850E). When y ou selec t [DISC] in “St ep 5,” a new 8 cm DV D-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, or DVD +R DL is required (p. 1 2). b Notes • Remove dust or f ingerprints from th e[...]

29 Gettin g Started 5 Touch the option th at is right for you on t he screen. x DVD -RW Selec t the reco rding format , [VIDEO] or [V R] (p. 12), th en touch . x DVD +RW Select the asp ect r atio of the movie, [16:9 WIDE ] or [4:3], then touc h . 6 Touch [YES ]. 7 When [Completed.] is displ ayed, touch . When the forma tting is completed , y ou can[...]

30 Step 6: Inserti ng a disc or “M emory S tick PR O Duo” media (Continu ed) This ope ration is ne cessary onl y when you select [MEMORY STICK] in “Step 5.” See page 5 on the “Mem ory Stick” med ia you can use with your ca mcorder . z Tips • If you record only s till images on the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” media, operations after st[...]

31 Gettin g Started To remo ve the “Memor y Stick P RO Duo” m edia Open the L CD panel a nd “Mem ory Stick Duo” media co ver. Lig htly pu sh th e “Memo ry Stick PRO D uo” medi a in once, then slid e it out of the s lot. b Not es • To prevent media from being broken or recorded images from being lost, do not do the following when the a[...]

32 Recording/ Playback Record ing and p laying bac k with e ase ( Easy Handyc am operat ion) Easy H andycam operati on makes near ly all settings au tomatic so that you can perform recor ding or playing back oper ation wi thout d etailed sett ings. I t al so makes the scre en font size larger for ea sy viewi ng. The images are recor ded on th e sel[...]

33 Recordi ng/Playb ack 1 Tur n the POWER switch G to turn on your camcorder. 2 Press (VI EW IMAGES) I (o r D ). The VIS UAL INDEX scree n appe ars on t h e scre en. (It may take some time to display the thum bnai ls. ) 3 Start playback. Movies: Touch the ta b and the m ovie to be played back. Playing back recorded movies/still images Previous 6 im[...]

34 Recordi n g an d playi ng back with ea se (E asy Handycam operat ion) (Continu ed) z Tips • When playback from the selected movie reaches the l ast movie, th e screen ret urns to the V ISUAL INDEX screen. • You can slow down the playback speed by touching / during pause. • You can adjust the volume by touching t adjust with / t during play[...]

35 Recordi ng/Playb ack To cancel Easy Han dycam operat ion Press EASY A ag ain. disappear s from t he screen. Menu s ettings duri ng Ea sy Hand ycam opera tio n Touch (HOM E) C (or B ) to di splay the men u item s avai lable fo r setup ch anges (p.16, 77). b Not es • Most of the menu items aut omatically retu rn to the default settings. The sett[...]

36 Reco rding The ima ges are r ecorded on the me dia select ed on the med ia settin g (p. 26). DCR-DVD150 E/DVD650E In the de fault s etti ng, movi es are recorde d on a dis c. Still images are reco rded on “Memory Stick PRO Du o” media only. DCR-DVD450E/D VD850E In the de fault s etting, bot h movies and sti ll images are re corded on th e in[...]

37 Recordi ng/Playb ack • You can check the f ree media space for movies by touching ( HOME) D (or E ) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MEDIA INFO] (p. 7 0). 1 Tur n the POWER switch A unti l the (Movie ) lamp lights up. 2 Press ST ART/STOP B (or C ). To stop reco rding, pres s START/STO P again. 1 Turn the POWER switch A until the (Still) lamp li ghts up. 2 [...]

38 Rec ordin g (C ontinu ed) You can ma gnify imag es up to 60 ti mes the orig inal size w ith the powe r zoo m leve r or the zoom button s on the LCD fra me. Move th e power zo om leve r slight ly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. b Notes • [ S TEADYSHOT] may not reduce image blurring as desired when the power zoom lever is [...]

39 Recordi ng/Playb ack To adj ust the ex posure fo r backlit subj ects, press . (Backlig h t) to di splay . . To cancel th e back light function, press . (Backlight) aga in. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degree s to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then r otate it 18 0 degrees to the lens side ( 2 ). z Tips • A mirror-image of the subject appears on the LCD scre[...]

40 Play back You can play back i mages rec orded o n the medi a sele cted i n the media setting (p. 26 ). DCR-DVD150 E/DVD650E In the default settin g, movie s on a dis c are play ed. Sti ll ima ges are re corded and playe d on “Mem ory Sti ck PRO Du o” media only. DCR-DVD450 E/DVD850E In the defau lt setting, images in the inter n al memor y a[...]

41 Recordi ng/Playb ack 3 Start playback. Touch the tab an d the movie to be played b ack. When play back from the selec ted movie reaches the last mov ie, the screen r eturns to the VISUAL INDEX screen. z Tips • Touch / during pause to play back movie slowly. • When playing m ovies from the internal memo ry (DCR-DVD450E/DVD850E) or from “Mem[...]

42 Playbac k (Conti nued) T o adjust the so und volume of mov ies While playing ba ck movies , touch t adjust with / t . Y ou ca n adjust the soun d volume fr om the OPTION MENU. z Tips • You can switch screen to the VIS UAL INDEX screen by touching (HOME) D (or E ) t (VIEW IMAG ES) t [ VISUAL INDEX]. Movies ca n be divided by a set time, and the[...]

43 Recordi ng/Playb ack 4 Touch / to search for the desired face image, then select the face image of the scene you want to play back. Pla yback st arts from the se lect ed scen e. b Not es • Faces may not be detected depending on recording conditions. Example: People wearing glasses or hats , or not facing toward s the camera . • Set [ FACE SE[...]

44 Playbac k (Conti nued) 1 Play back the sti ll image you want to magni fy. 2 M agni fy the s till im age wi th T (Telep hoto). The scree n is framed . 3 To uch the scre en at the poi nt you wan t to dis play in the c ente r of the disp laye d frame. 4 Adjust the magnification wi th W (Wide angl e)/T (Tel ephoto) . To canc el, tou ch . Touch on th[...]

45 Recordi ng/Playb ack Playin g the ima ges on a TV Connec t your ca mcorde r to the inpu t jack of a T V or VCR using th e A/V co nnectin g cable 1 or an A/V co nnecting ca ble with S VID EO 2 . C onnec t your camcor der to the wall ou tlet (w all socket) using the su pplied AC Adaptor for this opera tion (p. 20). Refer al so to the instruction m[...]

46 Playi ng the images on a TV (Continue d) b Notes • When you set [TV TYPE] to [4:3], the ima ge quality may deterior ate. Also, when the recor ded image’ s aspect ratio switches between 16:9 (wide) and 4:3, the im age may jitter . • When you play back an im age recorded in 16:9 (wide) aspect ratio on a 4:3 TV not compatible with the 16:9 (w[...]

47 Edit ing Editing (OTHE RS) ca tegory This cat egory enables you t o edit image s o n the med ia, or copy them onto your compu ter fo r view ing, editing or creating an origin al DVD. b Not es • You can select the media of th e image to be edited by touching (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MOVIE MEDIA SET]/[PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 26). DELETE You can d[...]

48 Delet ing im ages b Notes • You cannot restore i mages once they ar e deleted. z Tips • You can select up to 100 images at one time. Select before hand t he media wh ich cont ains the movie you want to delete (p. 26). b Notes • When you select [DISC ] on [MOVIE MED IA SET] (p. 26), you cannot delete movies during Easy Handycam operation (p[...]

49 Edit ing To dele te the mo st recent ly rec orded movie 1 In st ep 3, touch [ L AST SCEN E DEL ]. 2 Touch t [YES ]. 3 When [Comp leted.] a ppears, t ouch . You cannot delete the most re cently recorde d movie: – if you remov e the disc from your camcor der after recordi ng. – if you turn off you r camcorde r after recordin g. b Not es • Do[...]

50 To del ete all t h e still images record ed on the sam e day at one time 1 In step 3 , touc h [ DELE TE by date]. 2 Touch / to sele ct the recording date of the d esired still images, then touch . The st ill images recorded on the selected da te are disp layed on the screen . Touch t he still ima g e on the scr een to confir m. Touch to return t[...]

51 Edit ing 2 Touch the movie t hat yo u want to play back and capture an image from. The se lected mov ie is played back. 3 Touch to pause at the point where you want to capture. The m ovie pause s. Play an d pause toggl es as you press . 4 Touch . appear s while t he stil l image is captu red and stored on the m edia you select ed. To c apture an[...]

52 Dubbin g/copying images to media withi n your camcor der (DCR-DV D450E/DVD65 0E/DVD85 0E) You ca n dub movies from the inte rnal memory (DCR-DVD450E/DVD8 50E) or “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media (DC R- DVD650E/DVD850E) to a disc. Insert a di sc in your camc order beforeha nd. The medi a you can sel ect depend s on your camcor der mode l. See the[...]

53 Edit ing If the disc space is not sufficient to record the e ntire m ovie, [Not eno ugh memory space.] appears. 5 Touch t [YES ]. 6 When [Completed.] appears, touch . To dub all t he movi es recor ded on t he same day at one time 1 In st ep 3 , touch [DUB by date]. 2 To uch / to sele ct th e reco rding date of the desir ed movies, th en touch . [...]

54 Dubbi ng/copyin g images t o media wit hin your cam corder (DCR-DVD4 50E/ DVD65 0E/DVD8 50E) (Continu ed) z Tips • To check the copied still images, se lect [MEMORY STICK] on [PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 27). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTH ERS) t [P HOTO COPY]. The [PHOTO COP Y] screen appears. 2 Touch [ COPY b y selec t]. 3 Touc h th e s till im age to be co[...]

55 Edit ing Prote cting images You can protect record ed movies o r sti ll image s from acci dental delet ion. z Tips • You can select up to 100 images at one t ime. Select be forehand the media which c ontains the mov ie you want to prot ect (p. 26). 1 Touch (H OME) t (OTHER S) t [E DI T] . 2 Touch [ PROTECT]. 3 Touch [ PROTECT]. 4 Touch the mov[...]

56 Protecti ng images (Cont inued) To unpr otect al l the movi es record ed on the sam e day at one time In step 2 , sele ct th e recor ding date of the desir ed movi es, then touch t [OFF]. When [C ompleted .] appear s, touch . b Notes • Do not remove the b attery pack or th e AC Adaptor from your camcorder while protecting movies. • Do not re[...]

57 Edit ing To unpro tect still images In step 4 , touc h the s till image mark ed wi th - . - disappe ars. To pro tect all the stil l image s reco rded on the same day at on e time 1 In st ep 3 , touch [ PRT. by date ]. 2 To uch / to sele ct th e reco rding date of the desir ed still images, then touc h . The stil l image s recorded on the selecte[...]

58 Div iding mo vies Select before hand t he media wh ich cont ains the mov ie you want to divi de (p. 26). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTH ERS) t [E DIT]. 2 Touch [ DIVIDE]. 3 Touch the movie that you want to divi de. The sel ected mov ie is play ed back . 4 Touch at the point where you want to div ide. The movi e pauses. Play and pause t oggles as you pres[...]

59 Edit ing Creati ng t he Pla ylist A Playlist i s a list show ing thumb nails of the mo vies that you have se lected. The origin al scenes a re not chan ged eve n though you edit or delet e the movies i n the Playlis t. Select bef orehand the m edia to use to creat e, play, or edit a Play list (p. 26). z Tips • To a Playlist, you can add a m ax[...]

60 Creat ing the Playl ist (C ontinu ed) b Notes • Do not remove the b attery pack or th e AC Adaptor from your camcorder while adding the movies. • Do not remove the “Memory S tick PRO Duo” media while adding movies in the “Memory Stick PRO Duo ” media. • You cannot add still im ages to a Playlist. z Tips • You can add a movie when[...]

61 Edit ing To chan ge t he order with in th e Play list 1 Touch ( HOME) t (OTHER S) t [PLAYL IST EDIT]. 2 Touch [ MOVE]. 3 Select the movi e that you wa n t t o move. The sele cted mo vie is marked with . Press an d hold the movi e on the screen to conf irm. Touch to return to the pre vious screen. 4 Touch . 5 Select th e destinatio n wit h / . 6 [...]

62 Dubbin g movies t o VCR or DV D/HDD recor ders You can dub mo vies pla yed back on your camcorde r to othe r recordi ng device s, such a s VCRs or DVD/HDD recorders. Connect the device in either of the following ways. Conn ect your cam corder to the wall outlet (wa ll socket ) using the supp lied AC Ada ptor for this o peration (p. 20). Re fer a[...]

63 Edit ing b Not es • To hide the screen indicators, such as a counter on the screen of the monitor device connected, touch (HOME) t (SE TTING S) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [DISP OUT PUT] t [LCD PANEL] (the default setting) (p. 84). • To record the date/tim e and camera settings data, display them on the screen (p. 82). • When you are connecting [...]

64 2 Connect the (USB) jack of your camcorder to a DVD writer, etc. using the suppl ied USB cable (p. 126). The [ USB SELECT] sc reen appe ars on the cam corde r screen. 3 Touch me dia which cont ains the movie to be dubbed. 4 Start recording on the connected device. Refer to the in struction m anuals suppl ied with the co nnecte d device fo r deta[...]

65 Utilizin g Media Util izing Med ia (MANAGE MEDIA) categ ory This cate gory enables you to use th e media for vari ous purpo ses. MOVIE M EDIA SET You can s elect the me dia for mo vies (p. 26). PHOT O MEDIA SET (D CR-D VD450 E/ DVD850 E ) You can s elect the me d ia for stil l images (p. 26). FINA LIZE You can ena ble discs to be pl ayed on othe[...]

66 Makin g the di sc com patible with pl ayback on other devices (Fina lizing) Finalizi ng makes th e recorded di sc compa tible for play back with other device s and DVD driv es of com puters. Before finalizing , you can selec t the style of the DVD menu w hich display s the movie list (p. 68). Finaliz ing is requir ed dependin g on the ty pe of d[...]

67 Utilizin g Media T o add mo vies to a fin alized disc (p.73) b Not es • During Easy Handycam operation (p. 32), even when you are using a DVD-RW or DVD+RW, you cannot record additio nal movies onto the disc after finalizing t he disc. C ancel Ea sy Handycam operation. T o play ba ck a disc in othe r device s after add ing movies (p.68) Make a [...]

68 Making t he disc compatibl e with playback on oth e r device s (Finalizing) (Continu ed) b Notes • It takes from a minute to a maximum of several hours to finalize a disc. The shorter the amount of material recorded on the disc, the longer it takes for finalizin g. 1 Place your cam corder in a stable place, and connect th e AC Adaptor to the D[...]

69 Utilizin g Media b Not es • During Easy Handycam operation (p. 32), the DVD menu style is fixed to [ST YLE1]. • You cannot create a DVD menu for a DVD-RW (VR m ode). Play ing a disc on other devices Fina lizing a d isc (p. 6 6) allows you t o view movies re corded by yo ur camcorde r on other DVD devices. However, we do not guarant ee proper[...]

70 z Tips • For details on operations and procedures, s ee the “PMB Guide ” on the supplied CD-ROM (p. 97 ). The volume label of the dis c The date and time when the disc was fir st used is reco rded. Howe ver, the dat e and time of fina lizing may b e recor d ed depend ing on the opera ting cond itions. <e.g .> When the disc was first [...]

71 Utilizin g Media Formatting media For matti ng de letes all ima ges and retu rns the r ecording media to it s origin al emp ty state. To avoid the loss of importan t images, dub or copy them on other media (p. 5 2, 62) before performing [MEDIA F ORMAT]. 1 C onnect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on your camcorder, then connect the power cord (m[...]

72 Formattin g media (C ontinue d) 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on your camcord er, then connect the power cord (mains lead) to the wall ou tlet (wall socket). 2 Turn on your c amcorder. 3 Insert the disc to be formatted into your cam corder. 4 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MEDIA FORMAT] t [DISC]. x DVD-RW Select t he recordi ng fo[...]

73 Utilizin g Media Recor ding addit ional movi es after f inali zing You can re cord additi onal movie s on the finalized DVD-RW (VIDEO mode)/ DVD+RW discs after the follo wing steps, if the disc has free space. When using the fin alized DVD-RW (VR mode), you ca n recor d addit ional m ovies o n the di sc with out any addition al step s. b Not es [...]

74 b Notes • Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect the A C Adaptor during the operation. • A DVD menu cr eated during finalizing is deleted. • For a double-sided disc, perform these steps for each side of the disc. Findin g the ri ght disc (DISC S ELECT GUI DE) Sele ct the opti on th at is ri ght f or yo u o[...]

75 Utilizin g Media Repai ring the i mage data base file This func tion chec ks the image database file an d the consiste ncy of movies an d still imag es on th e inte rnal m emo ry (DCR - DVD450E/DVD850E), o r movies in the “Mem ory Sti ck PRO D uo” me dia, an d repairs any inco nsistencies fou nd. 1 Touch (H OME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [REPAIR IM[...]

76 Preventi ng data on th e internal memo ry from being re covered (DCR-D VD450E/DV D850E) [ E MPT Y] allo ws y ou to w rite unin tell igib le dat a onto t he in tern al memory. I n this way, it may become mo re diffic ult to reco ver an y original data. Wh en you dispose of or give the camc order to somebody, it is recommend ed that you perform [ [...]

77 Custom izing Your Camco rder Customizi ng Your Camcorder What y ou can do wi th the (SETTINGS ) catego ry of the HOME MENU You can chang e the recording fun ctions and the opera ting settings for yo ur conve nience. 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (SETTINGS ) . 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the item is not on the sc ree[...]

78 MOVIE S ETTINGS (p. 79) PHOTO SETT INGS (p. 81) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 82) SOUND/DI SP SET * 3 (p. 83) OUTPU T SETTINGS (p. 84) CLOCK/ LAN G (p. 84) GENERA L SET (p . 85) List of the (SETTINGS) category items Items Page REC MODE 79 AUDIO M ODE * 1 79 WIDE SELECT 79 DIGITAL ZOOM 79 STEADYSHOT 80 AUTO SLW SHUTTR 80 GUIDEFR AME 80 REMAINING SET 80 FAC[...]

79 Custom izing Your Camco rder MOVIE SETTIN GS (Ite ms for reco rding m ovie s) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item is not on the scree n, touch / to ch ange the p age. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 77 (OPTION MENU) t page 86 The def ault se ttings ar e marked with B . You ca n sele ct a rec ording mode to record a movie with the image qu ality from 3 [...]

80 120× Up to 60 × zoom i s perform ed optic ally , and after that, up to 120 × zoom is performed digitall y . 2000× Up to 60 × zoom i s perform ed optic ally , and after that, up to 2,000 × zoo m is perform ed digitall y . You ca n comp ensate fo r camer a shak e. Set [ STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when usin g a tr ipod (s old sep ara tely ), th[...]

81 Custom izing Your Camco rder PHOTO S ETTINGS (Item s for record ing st ill ima ges) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item is not on the scree n, touch / to ch ange the p age. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 77 (OPTION MENU) t page 86 The def ault se ttings ar e marked with B . B VGA (0. 3M) ( 640 × 480) Records th e stil l imag es of aspec t ratio 4:3 c[...]

82 VIEW IMAGE S SET (Ite ms to custo mize the di splay ) Touch 1 , t hen 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, touch / to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 77 (OPTION MENU) t page 86 The defa ult setting s are mark ed with B . During pla yback, your camcorder displ ays the i nformat ion (da ta code) recorde d automa tically at the [...]

83 Custom izing Your Camco rder SOUND/ DISP SET (Items to ad just sou nd and the screen ) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item is not on the scree n, touch / to ch ange the p age. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 77 (OPTION MENU) t page 86 The def ault se ttings ar e marked with B . Touc h / to adjust th e vo lume . B ON A mel ody sounds when you start/stop[...]

84 OUTP UT SE TTINGS (Items fo r when connec ting oth er devices) Touch 1 , t hen 2 . If the item i s not o n the screen, touch / to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 77 The defa ult setting s are mark ed with B . See page 45. B LCD PANE L Shows displa ys such as the tim e code on the LCD screen and in the viewfinder . V-OUT/PANEL Sh[...]

85 Custom izing Your Camco rder GENERAL SET (Oth er se tup it ems) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the item is not on the scree n, touch / to ch ange the p age. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 77 The def ault se ttings ar e marked with B . If you co nnect the ca mcorde r to a wall outle t (wall so cket), yo u can vi ew the demonstra tion in about 10 mi nutes a[...]

86 Activa ting function s using th e OPTION MEN U The OPTION MENU appears just like the pop-u p window that appears w hen you right-c lick the mouse o n a comput er. Various fun ctions are displaye d. 1 While using your camcord er, touch (OP TION) on the screen. 2 Touch the desired it em. If you cannot find the desired it em, touch ano ther tab to [...]

87 Custom izing Your Camco rder Rec ordi ng it ems on the O PTIO N MENU Items * Page tab SPOT MTR/FC S -8 8 SPOT METER -8 8 SPOT FOCUS -8 8 TELE MACRO -8 9 EXPOSURE -8 9 FOCUS -8 9 SCENE SELECTION -9 0 WHITE BAL. -9 1 tab FADER -9 1 tab REC MODE a 79 BLT-IN ZO OM MIC -9 2 MICREF L EVEL -9 2 IMAGE SIZE a 81 SELF-T IMER -9 2 * Items that are included[...]

88 Functi ons set i n the OPTION MENU Items yo u can set only on th e OPTION MENU wi ll be described belo w. The defa ult setting s are mark ed with B . You ca n adjust the exposure an d focus for the selec ted su bjec t simu ltan eous ly. Th is function e nables you to use [SPOT METER] ( p. 88) an d [SPOT FO CUS] (p. 88) at the same time. 1 Touc h[...]

89 Custom izing Your Camco rder This is us eful to recor d sma ll su bjects , su ch as flowers or in sects. You can blur ou t backgro unds and the sub ject stands out clear er. When yo u set [TELE MACR O] to [ON] ( ), the zoom (p . 38) moves to the top of the T (telepho to) side autom atically and allows recordin g sub jects at a close d istance do[...]

90 You ca n record images e ffectiv ely in variou s situatio ns with the [SCENE SELECTI ON] func tion. B AUTO Select thi s to autom aticall y record ima ges effect ively without the [ SCENE SELECTI ON ] functi on. TWILIG HT * () Select this to ta ke night vie w without losing th e mood. CANDLE ( ) Select this to ta ke scene without losing candle m [...]

91 Custom izing Your Camco rder You can ad just the co lor balance to the brightne ss of the recordi ng environm ent. B AUTO The whit e balanc e is adjusted automa tically. OUTDOOR ( ) The whit e balanc e is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording condit ions: – Outdoors – Night views, neon s igns and fireworks – Sunrise or sun[...]

92 When you set [BLT-IN ZOOM M IC] to [ON] ( ), you can r ecord sou nd with direct ivity as you mo ve the powe r zoom lever. Th e default setti ng is [OFF]. You can se lect the mic rophone level for recording sound. Select [L OW] whe n you want to recor d exciti ng and po werful so und in a concert hall , etc. B NORMAL Records va rious surround so [...]

93 Performing with Your Comput er Perform ing with Your Comp uter What y ou can do wi th Windows computer When yo u in stall the “PM B” (Pi cture Motion Br owser) on a Win dows c omputer from the sup plied C D-ROM, you ca n enjoy the foll owing operati ons. x Im porting ima ges taken with your camco rder to a comp uter x V iewing impo rted imag[...]

94 What you ca n do with Wi ndows com puter (Con tinued) • If you use a Notebook PC, connect it to the AC Adaptor as the power source. Otherwise, the software will not work properly due to the power saving function of the PC. • You can read images recorded on “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media in a “Memory Stick” media slot of a computer. How[...]

95 Performing with Your Comput er 4 Touch [ USB CONNECT] on the screen of your camcord er. 7 C lick [Continue]. 8 R ead the terms of the license agreement carefu lly. If you agree to the terms, change to , then click [Next]. 9 Confirm t he installation setting s, then click [Install]. b Not es • Even if a screen prompting you to restart your comp[...]

96 What you ca n do with Wi ndows com puter (Con tinued) The [US B SELECT] screen ap pears on the cam corde r screen. 3 Touch [ USB CONNECT]. The window for sele cting movies to be imported is displ ayed. 4 On the compu ter screen, select the movies you want to i mport from the disc. Put a che ck in th e chec kbox of th e movies yo u want to import[...]

97 Performing with Your Comput er 3 C lick [Easy PC Back-up] in the [Handycam Utility] w indow. 4 Sele ct the file format to be imported, and click [Import]. Movies a nd still images t hat have no t been i mported to a compute r are aut omati call y imp orted t o you r comput er. Wh en the impor t of th e data is com ple ted, “P MB” sta rts u p[...]

98 What you ca n do with Wi ndows com puter (Con tinued) 4 At th e top of the window, click [Manipulate] - [DVD-V ideo (SD) Creation]. The window for sele cting movi es and still ima g es appears. • To add movies and still ima ges to the previously select ed ones, select them in th e main window and drag and drop onto the window for select ing mo[...]

99 Performing with Your Comput er 1 C lick the icon on the task tray on t he bot tom r ight of th e de sk top. 2 C lick [Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device]. 3 Touch [END] on the screen of your camcorder. 4 Touch [YES ] on t he scree n of your camcorder. 5 D isconnect the USB cable from the camcorder an d the computer. b Not es • Do not discon[...]

100 Troublesho oting Troub lesho oting If you run i nto an y proble ms using your camcord er, use t he followi ng tab le to trouble shoot the pr oblem. If the problem persists, d isconnec t the po wer sourc e and conta ct your Son y deal er. • Overall operations/Easy Handycam operation ..... ......... ............ ......... ........... ......... [...]

101 Troubles hooting Even if you press EASY, menu settings do not switch to their defaults automatically. • Following menu settings r emain as they were set even during Easy Han dycam operation (p. 32). – [M OVIE MEDIA SET] – [PHOTO ME DIA SET] * – [AUD IO MODE] * – [ WIDE SELECT] – [SUB -T DATE] – [ FACE SET] – [ IMA GE SIZE] – [[...]

102 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) The battery pack is quickly discha rged. • The ambient temperat ure is t oo high o r low. This is not a malf unction. • The b attery p ack has not been charged enough. Fully cha rge the battery pack ag ain. If the problem persists, re place the batt ery pack with a new one (p. 20). Menu items are grayed out. ?[...]

103 Troubles hooting You cannot de lete images on the “Memory S tick PRO Duo” media. • The maximum numbe r of images that you can dele te on the IN DEX s creen at one time is 100. • You cannot delete pro tected images ( p. 55). The dat a fi le name is no t in dicated correctly or flashes. • The file is corrupted . • The file format is n[...]

104 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) The movie asp ect ratio (16:9/4:3) cannot be ch anged. • You cannot change th e movie aspect rati o in the f ollowing cas es. – When [DISC] is selected on [MOVIE MEDIA SET], you inserted a DVD+RW , or no disc is inse rted. – W hen [MEMORY STICK] is se lected on [MOVIE MEDIA SET], no “Memory Stick PR O Duo ?[...]

105 Troubles hooting “ ” is indicated on an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Loading of the data m ay hav e failed. It may be i ndicated c orrectly when yo u turn off the power and then turn it on again, or repeat removing a nd in serting t he “Mem ory Stic k PRO Duo” media a coupl e of times. • You removed the batter y pack or the A[...]

106 Trouble shooting (Conti nued) • Whe n you create a disc usi ng the supplied “PMB” soft ware, select 2ch for the audio setting. • Record movies with [AUDIO M ODE ] set t o [2ch STEREO] on your camco rder (p. 79). The movie is not played in th e correct aspect ratio. • If m ovies in both 16:9 (wi de) and 4:3 are dubbed on a DVD+RW, thos[...]

107 Troubles hooting – DVD-R – DVD+R DL • [UNFINALIZE] is not ava ilable during Easy Handycam operation (p. 32 ). You cannot edit or rec ord additi onal images on a disc using other devices. • You may not be able to edit or rec ord additiona l images on a disc recorded on your camcorder usin g other devic es. You cannot hear the sound on th[...]

108 Warnin g indicato rs and mes sages If in dica tors ap pear on th e LCD screen or in the viewfinder, check the fol lowing. Some sym ptoms you can fix by yourself. If the pr oblem persist s ev en aft er you have t ried a cou ple of ti mes, contac t your Sony d ealer or loca l authorized Sony serv ice facil ity . C: (or E :) ss : ss ( Self-diagnos[...]

109 Troubles hooting E (Battery level warning) Slow flashing • The battery pac k is nearly used up. • Depending on th e operating, environm ent, or batter y condition s, E may fla s h, ev en if ther e are approx imately 20 minute s remaini ng. (High te mperature warning) Slow flashing • The temperatu re of your camcorder is gettin g higher. T[...]

110 Warning indicator s and messages (Co ntinued) If mess ages appear on the sc reen, foll ow the instructions. x Media Internal memory format error. • The fo rmat of the inte rnal memo ry o f your camcorder ha s been changed from the defa ult form at. You may b e able to use the in ternal memo ry again after formatti ng it (p. 71) . All the data[...]

111 Troubles hooting The Image Database File is damaged. Do you want to create a new file ? • The image dat abase file is da maged. When you touch [Y ES], a new image datab ase file is c reated. The old recorded imag es on the “Memo ry Stick PRO Du o” media canno t be play ed back (Image fil es are no t dama ged). If you perform [REPAIR IMG.D[...]

112 Additio nal Inform ation Using your camcor der abroa d Power supply You ca n use your camcorde r in any countrie s/regions using th e AC Adap tor supplied with y our camc order within the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz range. On TV color syste ms Your ca mcorde r is a PAL-s ystem-b ased camcord er. If you want to view the playba ck imag e on a [...]

113 Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Setting to the l o cal tim e You can e asily set the clock to t he local time by sett ing a time di fferen ce when using y o ur camcorde r abroad. Touch ( HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [CL OCK/ LANG ] t [AREA SE T] and [ SUMMERTIM E] (p. 84 ). World time differenc e Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, London +01:00 [...]

114 File/f older structur e on the in ternal m emory (DCR -DVD450 E/DVD850 E) and “Memory Stick PRO D uo” media The file/fol der struct ure is shown bel ow. You do not usua lly need to ackn owledge the file/ folde r stru cture, wh en recordin g/pla ying back images on th e cam corde r. To en joy stil l images or movie s by connec ting to a comp[...]

115 Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Maint enance and prec autions See pag e 12 for the details of discs which you can use with your camcorder. Notes on use • Hold the disc by its edge while supporting the center hole li ghtly. Do not touch the record ing side (the opposite of the printed side when using a single-sided disc). • Before shooting, be su[...]

116 Mainten ance and precaut ions (Con tinued) Care and storag e of the di scs • Keep the disc clean, or the image quality of the audio and video ou t put may deteriorate. • Clean the disc with a soft cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Fo r dirt, clean the disc with a soft c loth slightly moistened in water, t hen remove the moistur e wi[...]

117 Addi tiona l Info rmat ion • Do not let the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media get wet. • Keep the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media out of the reach of small children. They might accidentally swallo w it. • Do not in sert anything other than “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media into t he “Memory Stick Duo” media slot. Doing so may ca use a [...]

118 Mainten ance and precaut ions (Con tinued) Wha t is an “InfoL ITHIU M” batt ery pack? An “InfoL ITHIUM ” battery pa ck is a lithium -ion batter y pack that has fu nctions for comm unicati ng information re lated to oper ating con ditions betwe en your camcord er and an optio nal AC Ada ptor/ charger . The “I nfoLITHIU M” battery pa [...]

119 Addi tiona l Info rmat ion On use an d care • Do not use o r store the camcorder and accessories in the following locations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold, or humid. Never leave them exposed to temp eratures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. They may malfunction or become def[...]

120 Mainten ance and precaut ions (Con tinued) x How to prev ent mois ture conde nsation When yo u bring your ca mcorde r from a cold pla ce into a warm place, put your camcor der in a plasti c b ag and sea l it tigh tly . Remov e the bag when t he air temperat ure inside t h e pla stic bag has reach ed the ambien t temperat ure afte r abou t 1 hou[...]

121 Addi tiona l Info rmat ion On the pi ckup lens • Do not to uch the pickup lens inside the disc cover. Keep the disc cover closed except when inserting and removing the disc, to keep dust out. • When your camcorder does not work because the pickup lens is dirty, clean it with a camera blower (sold separa tely). Do not tou ch the pickup lens [...]

122 Mainten ance and precaut ions (Con tinued) On charg ing the pre-in stalled recha rgeab le batt ery Your ca mcorde r has a pre-in stalled recha rgeable battery to r etain the date, t ime, and other set tings even when the POWER switch is se t to OFF (CHG) . The pre- insta lled r echargeab le bat tery is a lways charge d while your ca mcorde r is[...]

123 Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Speci fications System Vide o compress ion forma t MPEG2/JPEG (Still images ) Audio compression format DCR-DVD150E/DVD650E Dolby Digital 2ch Dolby Digital St ereo Creator DCR-DVD450E/DVD850E Dolby Digital 2ch/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5.1 Creato r Video si gnal PAL color, CCIR st andards Internal memory (DCR-DVD4 50E/ DVD85[...]

124 Specific ations (Continued ) General Power re quireme nts DC 6.8 V/7.2 V (battery p ack) DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consumption DCR-DVD150E/DVD650E Using the LCD s creen (normal brightness): 2.4 W Using the Viewfinder: 2.2 W DCR-DVD450E/DVD850E Using the LCD s creen (normal brightness): 2.1 W Using the Viewfinder: 1.9 W Oper ati ng tem[...]

125 Addi tiona l Info rmat ion On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick, ” , “Memory Stick Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick PR O-HG Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick Micro,” “M agicGate,” “ ,” “MagicGate Memory St ick” and “MagicG[...]

126 Quick Reference Iden tify ing part s and c ontrols The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pages. A Speak er (34, 42) Play back sou nds come out from th e speaker. For how t o adjust the vol ume, see pa ge 42. B “M emory Stick Duo” media slot/cov er and access lamp (30) The a ccess lamp li ghts for bo th the inte rnal m emo ry * an d “Mem ory [...]

127 Quic k Refe rence A P OWER switch (23) B V iewfi nder (25) C C HG (charge ) lamp ( 20) D (Movie)/ (Sti ll) mode lamps (23) E Battery pa ck (20) F Built-in mic rophon e (38) G P ower zoom lev er (38, 43) H P HOTO button (32, 3 7) I D C IN jack (20) J S TART/ STOP button (32, 37) K Tripod re ceptacle Att ach th e tripo d (so ld sepa rate ly: th e[...]

128 Identifyi ng parts a nd controls ( Continu ed) A Disc cover (28) B Hook for a shoulder belt Attach a should er be lt (so ld separa tely). C Grip belt (25) D Disc cover OPEN switch and ACCESS lamp (28) E Lens (C arl Zeiss Lens) (7) F LENS COVER switch (25) G A/V Remote C onnector (45, 62) Conn ect othe r opt ional ac cess ories .[...]

129 Quic k Refe rence Indic ators dis played dur ing recor ding/p layback Recordi ng movi es Recording still imag es Viewin g movies Viewing st ill images A H OME bu tton (17, 77 ) B R emaining battery (appr ox.) (64) C R ecording status ([ST BY] (s tandby) or [REC] (re cording) ) D R ecording m ode (HQ/SP /LP) (79) E Me dia type (12) F C ounter (h[...]

130 Indicato rs displayed dur ing reco rding/pl ayback ( Continued ) Upper le ft Upper right Center Bottom z Tips • The contents and positions of the indicators illustrate d here may differ from the actual indicators on the screen of your camcorder. Some indicators do not appear depending on the model. The reco rding da te, time, and ca mera sett[...]

131 Quic k Refe rence Gloss ary x 5.1c h surroun d sound A system that plays back sound o n 6 speakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 120 Hz or lower. x Dolby Digita l An audio encoding (compression) system developed by Do[...]

132 Inde x Nume ric 16:9 ........ ......... ....... ......... ...... 45 16:9 WIDE ........ ........... ........ 29 21-pin adaptor. ......... ............ . 46 4:3 ........ ....... ......... ...........29, 45 5.1ch surround recording ...... 38 5.1ch surround sound ........... 3 8 8cm DVD ... ........... ......... ...... 12 A AC Adapt or .. ....... .[...]

133 Quic k Refe rence L LANDSCAPE .......................90 LANGUAGE SET ................84 LAST SC ENE DEL (dele te) ....... ......... ........... ......... ..........4 9 LCD BL LEVEL (LCD ba ck light le v el) ...... ......... ......8 3, 104 LCD BRI GHT ... ....... ......... ...83 LCD COLO R ..... ......... ....... ...83 LCD pa nel...... .........[...]

134 Index (Co ntinued ) WHITE BAL. (White balance) ...... ......... ............ ......... ..........9 1 WHITE FAD ER .... ......... ......9 1 WIDE SEL ECT ..... ........... .... 7 9 Windows....... ..... ...... ......... ....9 3 World time diff erence ........ 113 Z Zoom ..... ......... ............ ......... . 38[...]