Sony DCR-HC30E manual

3-088-340- 12 (1) © 2004 Sony Cor poration Camera Operatio ns Guide [GB] Camera Operations Guide Rea d this first Digital Video Cam era Recorder DCR-HC30E/HC4 0E[...]

2 DCR-HC30E/HC40E 3-088-34 0- 12 (1) Read this first Before ope rating the unit, plea se read this manu al thorou ghl y , and ret ai n i t f or fut ur e refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or sho ck ha zard, do not exp os e the u n it to rai n or mois tu re . To avoi d el ec tr i cal sh ock, do not op en the cabinet. Refer servicing to qua lified[...]

3 Notes on the L CD panel, viewfinder, an d lens • The LCD screen and the vi ewfi n d er are manufa ctured using extrem ely high -precision technolo gy, so over 99. 99% of the pixe ls are operatio n al for effe ct iv e us e. Howeve r, the r e may be som e tiny black poin ts and/ or bright poi nts (white , red , blue, or green in co lor) tha t ap [...]

4 DCR-HC30E/HC40E 3-088-34 0- 12 (1) • Do not hold the cam co rder by the follo wing parts. Viewfin der LCD pa nel Battery pack[...]

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6 Read this first ............... ............. ................... ............. .................... ............ . 2 Quic k Start Guid e Recording m ovies .............. ............. ............. .................... ............. ........... 10 Recording s till image s ............... ............. ............. ................... ..........[...]

7 Adjustin g the expo sure ................ ............. ............. ................... ............. ... 37 Adjustin g th e e xpo s ure for back li t subjec ts ......... ..... .. .... .. .... .. .... ... .... .. .... ...... ..... .. .... . 37 Fixing the exposure for the selected subject – Flexible spot meter .......................... 38 Adj[...]

8 Advanced operations Usin g th e Me nu Selecting me nu item s ............ ........... . 62 Using the (CAMERA SET) m enu – PROGRAM AE/WHITE BA L./16:9 WIDE, etc. ............ ................. ....... 64 Using the (MEMORY SET) men u – BURST/QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE/ ALL ERASE/NEW FOLDER, etc. . ........... ................. ........... ....... 70 Us[...]

9 Troublesh ooting Troublesh ooting ...... ........... .............. 112 Warning in dicat ors and mes sages ... 120 Additi ona l Infor m at ion Using you r camcord er abroad .. ........ 124 Usable ca ssette ta pes ............. ........ 1 24 About the “M emory Stick” ........ ........ 126 About the “I nfoLITHIUM ” battery pa ck ....... ...[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 10 Quick Start Guide Recording movies 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the b att ery, see pa ge 16. 2 Insert a cassette i nto the camcorder. Slide the b attery pack in the direction of the arrow un til it clicks. a Slide the OPEN/ Z EJECT lever in the dir ection of the arrow to op en the li d. The[...]

Qui ck S tar t Gui de Quick Start Guid e 11 3 Start r ecording whil e checking the subject on the LCD sc reen. The date and time is not set up in t he default setting. To se t the dat e and time, s ee page 22. 4 View the recorded picture on the L CD screen. a Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green butt[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 12 Recording still images 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the b att ery, see pa ge 16. 2 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into t he camcorder. Slide the b attery pack in the direction of the arrow un til it clicks. Insert it so that the b mark is at the bottom left corner. Push in u ntil it clicks[...]

Qui ck S tar t Gui de Quick Start Guid e 13 3 Start r ecording whil e checking the subject on the LCD sc reen. The date and time is not set up in t he default setting. To se t the dat e and time, s ee page 22. 4 View the recorded picture on the L CD screen. a Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green butt[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 14 Recording/Playing back with ease By switch ing to Easy Hand ycam ope ration, recording /playbac k operat ion becomes eve n easier. Easy Handyca m operation allows easy recording/ playback for e ven first time u sers by prov iding on ly the basic f unctio ns for recordin g/play back. For det ails, se e instr uc tions for each[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 15 Getting sta rted Step 1: Checking supplied items Make su re yo u have f ollowi ng items suppl ied with your ca mcorder . The nu mber in parenthe ses indi cates the numbe r of that it em supplied. “Memor y Stick Duo ” 8MB (1) You can use only a “M emory Stic k Duo,” wh ich is about hal f the size of a stan[...]

Getting started 16 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You ca n ch arge the bat t ery by attach ing the “InfoLITHI UM” battery pack (P series) to your ca m co rder . b Notes • You can not use ba tte r ie s oth er than th e “InfoLITHIUM” bat ter y pack (P series) (p. 128). • Do not short-circui t the DC plug of th e AC Ada ptor or bat tery[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 17 The CHG (charge) lamp light s up and char ging s tar ts. After charging the b a ttery The CHG (charg e) lamp turn s off when th e batte r y is fu lly char ge d. Dis co nnec t th e AC Adap tor f ro m th e D C IN jac k. To remove t he batt ery pack 1 Set the P OWER switc h to OFF (CHG). 2 Slid e the batter y pa ck [...]

Getting started 18 Cha rgi ng tim e Approximate number of minutes require d when you fully c harg e a full y disc harge d batter y pa ck at 25°C (77°F ). (10 – 30 °C (50 – 8 6°F ) recom mend ed.) Recording time when record ing with t he LCD screen o n Appr ox imate nu mber of m i nut e s availa bl e when y ou use a full y char ged batt ery [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 19 For DCR-HC40E: For DCR-HC30E: * Wi th LCD BACKLIGHT set to ON. b Notes • T he power will not be suppl ied from the battery pack when the AC Ada ptor is co nnect ed to th e DC I N jack of your camcorder, even if its mains lea d is disc onn ec ted f r om the w all so cket . • T he record ing a nd pla yb ack tim[...]

Getting started 20 Step 3: Turning the power on You need to slide the POWER swi tch repea tedly to se lect th e desire d power mod e to record or play. When using th is camcorder for the first time , the [CLOCK SET] screen ap pears (p. 22). 1 Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. 2 Whil e pr essi ng t he gr een b utt o n, s lide the POWER switch down.[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 21 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusting the LCD p anel You can adj u st the angle and brightn ess of the LCD pane l to meet va rious recordin g situations. Even w hen there ar e obst r uc tions be twee n yo u and th e subjec t, you can ch eck the su bjec t on the LCD scre en d urin g reco rdin g [...]

Getting started 22 To use th e viewfin der duri ng operat ion When yo u are rec ording o n a ta pe or a “ Memory Stick Duo, ” you can ad just the expo sur e (p. 37) and fa der ( p. 42) whi le ch ecking the image on the vi ewfinde r. Have t he LCD panel ro tated 18 0 degr ees an d clo sed wi th t he scre en f acing out. 1 Set t he power mode to [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 23 4 Touc h [M ENU] . 5 Select (TIME/LANGU.) with / , then touch . 6 Select [CLOCK SET] with / , then touch . 7 Set [Y] (year) with / , then touch . You ca n s et any yea r up to the yea r 2079. 8 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour a nd minu te i n th e same way as was done in step 7, then touch . Step 6: Inserting th[...]

Getting started 24 2 Insert a cassette with its window-side facing up . 3 Press . The cassette compartmen t aut omatic al ly slides b ack in. 4 Close the lid. To eject the cassette 1 Slide th e OPEN / Z EJECT lever in the direct io n of the arr ow and op en the lid. The cassette compartmen t aut omatic al ly comes out. 2 Take ou t the ca sset t e ,[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 25 b Notes • If you f or ce the “M e mory S tick Duo” int o the “Memor y Stick Duo” slot in the wrong direction , the “Memor y S tic k Duo” slo t may be damaged . • D o not insert a nything ot her than a “M emory S tick Duo” i nto th e “Memor y Stick Du o” slot. Doing s o may caus e a ma lfun[...]

Getting started 26 5 Select the desired language with / , then touch . z Tip • Your camcor der offers [ENG [ SIMP]] (simpli fied English) for when yo u canno t find your nativ e tongue among the opt ions.[...]

Recording Recording 27 Recording Recording movies You can reco rd movies on a tap e or a “Memor y Stic k Duo.” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “G ettin g st arted” (p. 15 to p. 25 ). When yo u are rec or ding on a tap e, movi es will be rec orded along with ste reo sound. When you a re rec ording on a “M emory S tick Duo,” the [...]

Recording 28 Indicato rs displayed during recor d ing on a t ape The indica tors will not be record ed on th e tape. Date/time an d the camera settings data (p. 57) will not be displaye d duri ng recordi ng. A Indic ators fo r Cassett e Memory ca ssettes B Rem a in in g ba tte r y The indicated time may not be correct depe nding on the en vironment[...]

Recording Recording 29 • Wh en yo u are rec ording on a “Mem ory Stic k Duo” with an extern al fl ash ( optio nal) c onnec ted to the accessory shoe, turn off the po wer of th e extern al flash to prev en t cha rgi ng noise being rec or de d. z Tips • If you do not use your camcord e r for a lo ng tim e, remove the cass ette and stor e it. [...]

Recording 30 Move the po wer zo om lever sli gh t l y for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom . To record wider range of view Move th e power zoom le ver to w a rds W . The sub ject appe ars fa rth er aw ay (W ide angle) . To record cl os er view Move th e po wer zoo m leve r towa rds T. The subj ect appe ars clos er (Tel ep hoto). Re[...]

Recording Recording 31 2 Touch [SELF-TIMER]. If the item is not displaye d on the screen , touc h / . I f you ca nn ot fin d it , t ouc h [MENU], and select it from the (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 Touc h [ON ], t hen . appe ar s. 4 Press REC START/STOP. You w ill hear a beep so und co unting down for abo ut 10 secon ds (The co unt do wn indic ati o n begi[...]

Recording 32 4 Press and ho ld PHOTO li ghtly. You will hea r a li ght b eepi ng so und wh en the focu s and br i ght nes s se tting s ar e adjust ed . Reco rdin g do es not st ar t at this point. *The number of image s th at can be re co rd ed varies depending on the image q uality s etting and the r ecording environme nt. 5 Press PHOTO fully. A s[...]

Recording Recording 33 Selecting image quali ty or siz e For DCR-HC40E: Select th e (MEMORY SET) m enu, [STILL SET], then [ QUALITY] or [ IMAGE SIZE] (p. 71). For DCR-HC30E: Select th e (MEMORY SET) m enu, [STILL SET], then [ QUALITY] (p. 71). The image siz e is set to [640 × 480]. The num ber of pic tures you ca n recor d on a “Memor y Stic k D[...]

Recording 34 [MENU] and sele ct it fr om the (CAMERA SE T) menu. 3 Touch [ON] , then . app ears. 4 Press PHOTO. You wil l hear a bee p sound co untin g down for ab ou t 10 se con ds (Th e co unt do wn indicati on begins from 8). The imag e is reco rd ed. Whe n ba rs of disa p pear, the image is recorded on the “Me m or y Stick Du o. ” To cancel[...]

Recording Recording 35 Recording with ease – Eas y Hand ycam With this Easy H andyca m ope ratio n, most of the camera settings ar e set to autom atic mode , only basic f unction s beco me avail able, and screen fo nt size increases for eas y view ing. E ven fir st time u sers c an enj oy eas y recording. Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in [...]

Recording 36 Recordin g a still image 1 Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. 2 Open the LCD panel. 3 Slide the POWER switch repeated l y until the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp ligh ts up. 4 Press EASY. The EA SY l ig ht s up in bl ue . 5 Press and ho ld PHOTO li ghtly. You will hea r a li ght b eepi ng so und wh en the focu s and br i ght nes s se tting s ar e[...]

Recording Recording 37 For [SE LF- TIMER ] ( in the CAMER A- MEMORY mode only) Touc h [ O N ], t hen . Press PHOTO fu lly. You w ill hear a beep so und co unting down for abo ut 10 sec onds . W he n the ba rs of disap pear, the ima ge is re cord ed on the “M em ory St ic k D u o.” Adjusting the exposure The exposure is adjus ted automatica lly [...]

Recording 38 Fixing the expo sur e for the sele cted subjec t – Fle xible spot meter You ca n ad just and fix th e exp osure to the subject, so that it is recorded in suit able brightness ev en when there i s strong contrast betwee n the subj ect and the ba ckgrou nd (such as su bjects in the lime light on stag e). 1 Touch during recording or in [...]

Recording Recording 39 4 Adjust the exposure by tou ching (dim)/ (bright), then touch . To return the settin g to auto m atic exposure Fol lo w steps 1 a nd 2, t he n sele ct [AU T O] in step 3 . b Note • Y ou cannot use the ma nua l e xposu re togethe r wit h: – Nigh tS hot pl us f unc tio n – Super Nig h tS hot plus f unc ti on – Color Sl[...]

Recording 40 2 Set the NIGHTS HOT PLUS switch to ON. and [“NIGHTSHOT PLUS”] appear. 3 Touch . 4 Touch [SUPER NSPLUS]. If th e ite m is not displa yed on the sc reen, touch / . If y ou ca nnot fin d it, to uch [MENU], and select i t from the (CAMERA SE T) menu. 5 Touch [ON], then . and [“SUPER NIGHTSHOT PLUS”] appear. To c ancel Supe r Nigh [...]

Recording Recording 41 Adjusting the focus The focus is adjusted automatically in the defaul t setting. Adjusting the focus for an of f- center subj ect – SPOT FOCU S You can select and adju st the focal point t o aim it at a su bject not l ocated in the center of the screen . 1 Touc h during re c ordi ng or i n the sta ndby mo de. 2 Touc h [S PO[...]

Recording 42 3 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears . 4 Touch or t o sharpe n the focus. : To fo cu s on cl os e su bjec ts . : To foc us on di stant su bjects . 9 chan ges to when th e focus canno t be adjus ted any fu rth er. 9 change s to when the fo cus ca nnot b e adj usted any closer . Tips for focu sing manually • It is eas ie r to focus on th e s ub[...]

Recording Recording 43 [OVERLAP] (fade in on ly) [WIPE] (f ade in only ) [DOT FADER] (fade in only) 1 Slide the POWER switch to select the CAMERA-TAPE mode. 2 Touc h in the st an dby m ode (to fade in) or du ring recording (to fade out). 3 Touch [FADER]. If the item is not displaye d on the screen , touc h / . I f you ca nn ot fin d it , t ouc h [M[...]

Recording 44 4 Touch [ MENU]. 5 Select (P ICT. APPLI.) , then [ OVERLAP] by touching / and . The record ed ima ge app ears o n th e thumbnail s creen. 6 Touch (pre vi ou s)/ (ne xt ) to selec t the s till i mage to be su perimpose d. 7 Touch [ON], then . 8 Touch . 9 Press REC START/STOP to start recordi ng. [M. OV R LA P ] stops flas hing, a nd dis[...]

Recording Recording 45 * It is hard to a djust th e focus a utomati call y when you choose this effe ct . Adj ust the focus manually usin g a tripod to ste a dy the camc order. 5 Touc h . appears . To cancel Digital effe ct Fol lo w step s 2 and 3 , then se lect [O FF] in step 4. b Notes • Y ou cannot use Digi tal effect toge the r w ith: – Sup[...]

Recording 46 [M T CAM CHROMA] (Memory Chroma key) You c an have th e movie sw ap into th e blue are a of a sti ll image such as an il lustration o r into a fram e with a b lu e area en c losed by the fram e. 1 Check th at you have a “ Memor y Stic k Duo” with the still imag e to be super impo sed an d a tape (onl y if yo u are recor ding on t a[...]

Recording Recording 47 • Wh en yo u use the MEMORY MIX f unction i n the mirror mo de (p. 30), t he pictu re on the L CD screen appear s nor m al ly, w itho ut being mir ro r- reve rsed. • You may not be able to pl ay back pictur es modifi ed on your computer or recorded with o ther camc orders on your camco rd er. z Tip • T he suppli ed SPVD[...]

Recording 48 3 Touch . The last scen e of the mo st re cent re cord ing is played back f or about 5 secon ds, and the camc o rd er enters the sta ndby mode at th e point whe re the l ast reco rd ing h as finish ed. To cancel the oper ation Touc h [C ANCEL ]. b Note • The EN D SE ARCH function will n ot wo rk corr ectly when there is a blank sect [...]

Playback Playback 49 Playba ck Viewing movies recorded on a tape Make sur e you have a r e c orded cas sette inserted into yo ur cam c ord er. Some of the ope rations a re possi ble usi ng the Remot e C ommander or usi ng t he touch panel . When yo u want to pla y back reco rdings on your TV, see page 59. z Tip • P erforming E asy Handycam op era[...]

Playback 50 Indicato rs displayed during ta pe playback A Rem a in in g ba tte r y B Recordi ng m od e (SP or LP) C Tape tr an sport in dicato r D Time code (hour : minu te: s econ d: fr ame) or tape co unter (ho ur: mi nut e: seco nd) E Pers onal Me nu bu tton (p. 62) F Vide o operatio n buttons When a “M emor y Stick Du o” has bee n insert ed[...]

Playback Playback 51 Viewing reco rdings wit h added effects – Digital e ffect You can apply [STILL], [FL ASH], [LUMI. KEY], and [TRAIL] effects when viewing recorded p ictures. For details on each e ffect, see page 44. 1 Slid e the PO WER swi tch rep eatedl y to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch wh ile the picture y ou want to add th e effect t[...]

Playback 52 Viewing r ecordings on a “Memory Stick Duo” You ca n view pict ures one at a t ime on the screen . Wh en you have a lot of pictu res, yo u can list them to search th rough them easily. Make su re yo u ha v e a r eco rded “Memory Stick Duo” inserted in to your camcorde r. When you wan t to p lay b ack a rec orded pictur e on you [...]

Playback Playback 53 Indicators d isplayed du ring “Mem ory Stick Duo” playback A Remaining batte ry B Image s ize C Pict ure number /Total number o f rec or ded pi ctures i n th e curr ent play bac k fol der D Playb ack f old er E Play ing ti me (m ovies o nly ) F Previous/ne xt folder ico n The fo llow ing indic ator s appe ar wh en the first[...]

Playback 54 To re t u r n to the sing le disp la y mode, t ouch the pict ur e t hat you wan t to displ ay . To view pictu res in othe r folders in the index screen 1 Touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch [PB FOLD ER]. 4 Selec t a fo lder with / , th en touc h . Playing back with ease – Easy Handycam Easy Ha ndycam o peratio n allow s easy playba ck for ev en[...]

Playback Playback 55 3 Press EASY. The EASY l igh ts u p in blue . 4 Play ba ck pictures. When play ing bac k on a tape The fol l owing but t ons can be ope rated. (pla y/paus e)/ (fa st fo rward) / (stop)/ (rewind) You c an ope rate thes e oper ations and SLOW y on the Remote Commander. When play in g bac k on a “M e mory Sti c k Duo” Touc h .[...]

Playback 56 Various playback functions You ca n mag nify a sm al l subject in a record ing and d isplay i t on the scr een. You can also display the reco rded date an d the name of the folder in which the pictur e is recorded. Magnifyi ng picture s – Tape playback zoom/Memory pl ayback zoom You ca n magnify mo vies recorded on a tape or still i m[...]

Playback Playback 57 z Tip • If you press DSPL/BAT T INFO during the playb ack zoom oper at ion , the f ram e will disappear . Displa ying the sc reen indicato rs You can choose to di splay the time co de, ta pe counter, and other information on the scree n. Press D SPL/BATT INFO. The i ndicat or swit ches on or off as yo u press t he butt on. z [...]

Playback 58 E Shutter spe ed F Apertu re val ue * Appears only dur i ng tape playback b Note • Camera se tting data d o not appear whe n movies on a “Memory Stick Duo ” are pla ye d ba ck . z Tips • Exposure adjustmen t value ( 0 EV) app ears when a “Memory Sti ck Duo ” is play ed back. • app ears for the picture recorde d using an ex[...]

Playback Playback 59 Playing the picture on a TV Conne ct you r camcor der to a TV us ing the supplied A/V co nnecting c able as shown in the follo wing ill ustration. Connect the supplie d AC Adapt or to the wall socket for the power supply (p. 1 6). Refer also to the instruc tion manuals supplied with the de vi ces to be con nec ted. To copy t o [...]

Playback 60 Locating a scene on a tape for playback Searc hing quickl y for a de sired scene – Ze ro set memory 1 During playback, pre ss ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Comman der at the po int you wa nt to locate la ter on. The tape counter is rese t to “0:0 0:00 ” and app ears o n the scree n. If the tape count er is not disp laye d, pr ess [...]

Playback Playback 61 3 Press . (previous)/ > (next) on the Remote Comma nder to select a title that you want to play. Playback sta rts automatic ally from t he selected title. To cancel the operat i on Press STOP on th e Remote Commander. b Notes • You cannot use Title search when [ SEARCH] is set to [OFF] on the (EDIT/PLAY) menu (it is set to[...]

Using the Menu 62 B Advanced ope rations Using th e Menu Selecting menu items You can cha nge variou s settings or make detailed adjustments u sing the m enu items displaye d on th e scr een. 1 Turn on the power (p. 20). 2 Touch . The Perso nal M en u appe ars. It em s that ar e used oft en are disp layed as short- cu ts. 3 Touch [MENU] to display [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 63 6 Select the desired setti ng. chan ges t o . If you de cide not t o change the s etting, to uch to retur n to the pr evi o us scree n. 7 Touc h , t hen t o hid e the me n u screen. You c an also touc h (ret urn) to g o back a screen each time you touch the b utton. To use th e short-cut s of the P ersonal Menu The[...]

Using the Menu 64 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PROGRA M AE/WH ITE BAL./16 :9 WIDE, etc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on the CAMERA SET menu. To select items , see “Selec tin g menu items” (p. 62). The default s ettings a re marked with G . The indic ator s in parent heses appe ar wh en th e settin g is selecte d. The settin gs you can[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 * You r camc order is adju ste d to focus only on subj e ct s in the mi ddle to far dis ta nc e. **Your camco rd er is adjuste d to fo cu s onl y on dist an t subjects. b Note • [SPO RTS] (spo rts lesso n) wi ll no t wor k when the POW ER s witch is set to CA MERA- MEMORY . SPOT METER See page 38 for det ai ls. E[...]

Using the Menu 66 b Notes • You canno t use the white ba la nc e tog eth e r with the Night S hot plus, or Super NightS ho t plus functi on. • The s etting returns to [AUTO] whe n you disconn ect the power source from your c amcorder for more t han 5 minut es. z Tips • For be tter col or b al an ce ad justme nt when [W HI T E BA L. ] is set t[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 b Note • DCR-HC40E : If the fla sh is not capa ble of pre venting the r ed-eye ph enomeno n, you can se lect only [ON ] or [AUTO]. FLASH LE VEL You c an s elect an approp riate flas h se tting for reco rding with an ex tern al fla sh (opti onal). b Note • The setti ng r etur ns to [ NOR MAL] whe n you dis co nn[...]

Using the Menu 68 DIGITAL Z OOM You can sel ect the maximum z oom level in case you want to zoom to a le vel greater than 10 times wh ile recordi ng on a tape. Note that the i m age quality decrea ses wh en you a re using th e di gi tal zoo m . This func tion is us eful w he n record ing en larg ed pic ture s of a d ista nt su bject , such as a b i[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 STEADYSHOT You can select this func tio n to compensa te fo r camera -s ha k e. G ON Standard se tti ng (enable the Ste a dyS hot function). OFF ( ) Select t o deacti vate the S teadyShot function. Select to shoot a stationary subj ect with a tripod, or when usi ng a conversi on le ns ( opti ona l) . Nat ur al pic [...]

Using the Menu 70 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – BURS T/Q UALITY/IMA GE SIZE/ALL ERASE/ NEW FOLDER, e tc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on the MEMORY SET menu. To select i tems, see “Selec tin g menu items” (p. 62). The default s ettings a re marked with G . The indic ator s in parent heses appe ar wh en th e settin g is selecte d. The s[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 71 QUALITY IMAGE SI ZE For DCR-HC40E: MOVIE SET IMAGE SIZ E REMAINING ALL ERASE You can dele te all the pictures on a “ Memory Stick Duo” that are not wr ite- protec te d. To d elete pic tu res one by one, see pag e 106. 1 Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER]. 2 Touch [Y ES] twice. To ca ncel del etion of a ll p [...]

Using the Menu 72 b Notes • The fo ld er will not be d elet e d even when you dele te al l the pic tures in th e fold er. • Do not do an y of the f oll owing wh ile [ Erasing a ll da ta ...] is displ ayed : – Move the PO WE R switch to select other powe r mode s. – Ope rate any butt ons. – Eje ct the “ Memory Stick Duo. ” FORMAT The s[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 73 REC FOLDER As the de fault setting, picture s are sav ed in th e 101MS DCF fold er. Yo u can sel ect a folde r to save y our pict ur es. C re at e new fo lders f rom th e [NEW FOLDE R] menu, then se lect the folder to be used for record ing with / and touch . When yo u have a lot of pi cture s, you can searc h for [...]

Using the Menu 74 Using the (PICT. APPLI.) menu – PICT . EFFECT/ SLIDE S HOW/FRA ME REC/ INTER VAL RE C/INT. RE C– STL, etc. You can select items li sted below on the PI CT. APPL I. men u. To se lect i te m s, see “S el ec ting menu items” (p. 62). The default s ettings a re marked with G . The indic ator s in parent heses appe ar wh en th [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 75 b Note • You cann ot add effects to e xternally input p ictures. Also , you ca nnot output pictures ed ited with Pic ture eff ects via t he DV Interface. z Tip • You can cop y pictur e s ed ite d usi ng pic tu re effects to a “Mem or y St ic k Duo” (p . 95) or to another tape (p . 93) . MEMO RY MIX See p ag[...]

Using the Menu 76 To ca ncel t he sli de show, to uch [E ND]. To pa use, touch [PAUSE ]. z Tips • You can sel ect the first picture for the slide show by touching / before touc hing [START]. • If m ovies are playe d in the slide show, you can adjust the volume by touc hing (decrease)/ (incr ease). FRAME REC You can record pi ct ures w ith a sto[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 77 INTERVAL REC You can recor d pictures on a tape at a selecte d interv al, wh en you reco rd fl owers bloom ing, et c. Conn ect yo ur c amcorder to t he wa ll socke t usi ng the supp lied A C Adaptor du ring the oper ation. a: [REC TIME] b: [INTERVAL] 1 Touch . 2 Touch [INTERV AL]. 3 Selec t a desire d inter val tim[...]

Using the Menu 78 INT. REC- STL This fu nc tion is use fu l to obse rve the movem en t of clou ds or the cha nge of daylight. You r camcorder wil l shoot a sti ll image at a sele cted inter val and record it on a “Me mory St i ck Duo.” a: Shoo ting time b: Inte rval 1 Touch . 2 Select a desire d interv al time (1, 5, or 10 minute s), the n touc[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 79 Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) m enu – TI TLE/ TAPE TI TLE, etc. You can select items liste d below on the EDIT/ PLAY me nu. To sel ect i tems, see “Sel ecti ng menu items” (p. 62). The defau lt setting s are mark ed with G . The setti ngs you can adj u st va ry depen ding on the power m ode of your ca mcord er . The[...]

Using the Menu 80 BURN VCD When yo ur camc or der is co nnec te d t o a person al comp uter, yo u can easi ly burn the pictu re rec orde d on t he ta pe on a CD- R (Direc t Access t o Vid eo CD Bu rn) using this co mm and. See the supplied “Computer Appl ications Guide” for det ails. END SEARCH SEARCH TITLE Any tit le s yo u have su pe rimp os [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 81 3 Touch to m ove s t o select the ne xt charac ter, an d enter th e char ac ter in th e sam e m anner . 4 Whe n yo u have f in is he d ente ri ng cha rac ters, tou ch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch (color), / (positi o n), [SIZ E] as nece ssar y to select a desire d color, po sitio n or siz e. Color white t yellow t vi ol e t[...]

Using the Menu 82 TITLE DISP You can vi ew t he titl e wh en you pla y back the pictur e. TAPE TITLE You can lab el a casset te with Casse tte Memory (u p to 10 lett e rs). The label will be displayed for approxima tely 5 seconds when you select the CAME RA- TAPE mode a nd inse rt a cassette , or wh en you select the PL AY/ED IT mode. Up to 4 title[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 83 Using the (STANDARD SET) menu – REC MODE /MULTI- SOUND/A UDIO MIX /USB-CA MERA, etc. You can selec t the items listed below o n the STANDARD SET menu. To select these item s , see “Sel ecti ng menu item s” ( p. 62). The default se ttings a re marked with G . The indica t or s in par enthes es ap pea r when th[...]

Using the Menu 84 b Notes • You can pla y ba ck a dual sound track c as sette on thi s camcord er. Howev er, you canno t record a dual sou nd track on this c am c or de r. • The setting returns to [STEREO] when yo u discon nect the power source from your camcorder for more t han 5 minu tes. AUDIO MIX You ca n ad just th e au dio ba l anc e betw[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 85 b Notes • When you connec t your ca mcorder t o outside power sou rces, [B RIGHT] is automatica lly selected for the setting. • When you sele ct [BRIGHT], ba tt ery li fe is reduced b y abou t 10 pe rce nt du ring recordi ng. A/V c DV OUT You can co nnec t a di gita l de vice and a n an alog d evic e to your ca[...]

Using the Menu 86 DATA CODE REMAINING REMOTE CTRL b Note • The setting returns to [ON] when you have the power sou rce disc onnected from you r camcorder for more t han 5 minu tes. REC LED BEEP G OFF Select not to display date, tim e and the camera se tti ngs data during playback. DATE /TIME Se le c t to dis play the date and time during playback[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 87 DISPLAY b Note • You c annot input a sign al to y our camco rder if y ou press DSPL/BATT INFO while [V- OUT/P ANEL] is sel ected. MENU ROTATE You can select the scro lling direction (up or down) of the menu items on the LCD screen w hen you to uch or . A.SHUT OFF b Note • When you connec t your camcorder to the[...]

Using the Menu 88 Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) menu – CLOCK SET/ WORLD T IME, etc . You can select i tems li sted below on t h e TIME / LANGU. menu. To select ite ms, see “Sel ecting menu items” (p. 62). The sett i ngs you can adjus t v ary depen ding on the po wer mode of your ca mcorder . The screen shows the item s you ca n curr en tly oper at[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 89 Customizing Personal Menu You ca n ad d fre que ntly us ed menu item s to Perso n al M en u, or sor t the m in the or der you like (cus tomizing). You c an customize t he Perso nal Men u for e ach pow er mo de of your camc orde r. Adding a menu – Add You ca n ad d fre que ntly us ed menu item s to Per so nal Men [...]

Using the Menu 90 Dele ting m enu – Dele te 1 Touch . 2 Touch [P-MENU SET UP]. If the d esired menu is not di splayed on th e screen, to uch / until the me nu is displa yed. 3 Touch [DELETE]. 4 Touch the me nu that you want to dele te. 5 Touch [YES]. The selected me nu is deleted from Pers onal Menu. 6 Touch . b Not e • You cannot delete [ME NU[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 91 4 Touch the m enu ite m you wa nt to move. 5 Touc h / to move the me nu ite m to the desired place. 6 Touc h . To so rt mor e item s, re peat st eps 4 to 6. 7 Touc h [E N D]. 8 Touc h . b Note • Y ou cannot move [P -MENU SE T UP]. Init iali zing t he se ttin gs – Reset You can in iti alize Pers onal Menu to the[...]

Dubbing/Editing 92 Dubb ing/ Edit ing Connecting to a VCR or TV You can record the picture from a VCR or T V to a tap e or a “M emory Stic k Duo” in serted into yo ur c amcord er (p. 94). You can als o create a co py of the pict ure recorded o n your camcorder on other recordin g dev ice (p. 93). Conn ect yo ur cam corde r to a TV or VC R as sh[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 93 To use an i .LINK cabl e for c onnection Use a n i.LINK cable (optio nal) to c onnect your camc order t o ot he r device via the D V Inte rfa ce. Th e video an d sound signal s are transmit ted digitall y, producing high quali ty pict ures. No te that yo u canno t rec ord th e pictur e and sound s eparat ely. F or[...]

Dubbing/Editing 94 Recording pictures from a VCR or TV You ca n reco rd and edit pi ctures or T V progra ms fro m a VCR or TV on a tape or a “Memor y Stick Du o” inserte d in your camcorde r. You can also reco rd a scene as a still imag e on a “ Memory St ick Duo. ” Insert a cass ette or a “M emory Sti ck Duo” for recor ding in your c a[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 95 2 Play the v ideo , or receive the TV progra m yo u want to recor d. The pict ures on t he VC R or TV ap pear on the sc reen o f yo ur camc orde r. 3 Press PHOTO li gh t ly at the sc ene you want to record. Ch eck the image and press it fully. The im age is not re cord ed unless you press PHOTO fully. Releas e it [...]

Dubbing/Editing 96 6 Tou ch [ REC S TOP] at th e po int you want t o st op recor di ng . 7 Tou ch (stop ) to stop t ape play back. 8 Tou ch , then . b Notes • DCR-HC40E: You can reco rd stil l ima ge s f ixe d to im age siz e [640 × 480]. • The Data code and titles r ecorded on th e tape cannot be recor ded on t he “Mem ory Stick Duo.” The[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 97 10 Touc h , th en . b Notes • Y ou cannot dub th e index screen . • Y ou may n ot be able to d ub images modified on y our compute r or recorded wi th other cam corders on yo ur camcorder. • Y ou cannot dub MP EG m ovie s on th e tape. Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digit al pr o gram edit i n g You[...]

Dubbing/Editing 98 connect i on. The dubbing procedu re is easier with the i.LINK connection . 2 Prepare your VCR. • Insert a c assette for re cording. • Set th e input sele ctor to inpu t mode if your VCR ha s one. 3 Prepare you r cam corder (playi ng device). • Inser t a cassette for edit in g. • Slide the POWER switch t o select the PLAY[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 99 To se t the [I R SETUP ] code When yo u conn ect wit h an A/V co nn ecting cabl e, you need to ch eck the [IR SET UP] code signa l to s ee if your V CR ca n be opera t ed b y your ca mco rd er (inf ra red ra y em itt er ). 1 Tou ch , then [IR SETUP]. 2 Sele ct the [ IR SETUP] code o f your VCR with / , the n to uc[...]

Dubbing/Editing 100 * TV/VCR c omponent Step 2 : Adjusti ng the synchroni zation of the VCR Follow the steps bel ow when you are performing digital program edit for the first time to a ta pe in a VCR. You can skip this setting if you have set up your VCR before usin g the fo llow ing p roce dure. You can adjust the synchr onizati on of your camcord[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 101 5 Rewind the tape on your VCR, then play back in slow mo de . 5 openi n g numbe rs for each [ IN ] an d closin g num ber s for each [ O U T ] appea r. 6 Take a not e of the openi ng num ber value of each [CUT-IN] and the closing number value of each [CUT-OUT], then calcu l ate th e average n um ber value for each[...]

Dubbing/Editing 102 6 Touch the desired ite m. When y ou are reco rding o n a tape in the V C R Touc h [OTHER DEV I C E ]. When yo u ar e re cording on a “Me mory S tick D uo” 1 Touch [MEMORY STICK]. 2 Touch [I MAGE SIZE] repeat edly to select the desired ima ge size. 7 Search for the begi n ning of the first scene th at you want to d ub on yo [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 103 To end Digital progra m editing Touc h [E ND] . To save a program withou t using it to record Touc h [E ND] in s te p 11. The program i s stored i n memory until t h e cass et te is ejecte d. To erase prog rams 1 Follo w st eps 1 t o 6 i n “R e cording the selec t ed s cenes as progra m s” (p. 10 1), then tou[...]

Dubbing/Editing 104 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can record addi tional audio to the origin al sou nd on the tap e. You ca n add sound to a tape alr eady recorded in the 12-bit mode with out eras ing the o riginal so und. Prepari ng for audi o recordi ng Record a udio in one of th e following wa ys. • Using th e int ernal mi cropho ne (no[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 105 you have r ecorded afterwards i s not output from the speaker. Check the sound by us ing a T V. Recording so und 1 Insert a recorded cassette i nto yo ur cam cord er. 2 Slid e the PO WER swi tch rep eatedl y to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 3 Touc h (pla y/ pau se) t o pl ay t he tape. 4 Touc h ( pl ay/p ause) ag ai[...]

Dubbing/Editing 106 Checking a nd adjus ting the recorded sound 1 Play back t he ta pe on whi c h you have recorded a udio i n “Reco rding so und” (p. 105). 2 Touch . 3 Touch [MENU]. 4 Touch / to select (STANDARD SET), then to uch . 5 Touch / to select [AUDIO MIX], th en touch . 6 Touch / to adjust the balance between the original sound (ST1) a[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 107 To dele te pictures o n the inde x screen You ca n easil y se arch for th e pictu re to be dele ted by di splayi ng 6 pict ures at o nce. 1 Slid e the P OWER swi tch to sel ect th e PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch . 3 Touch . 4 Touch . 5 Touch [ DELETE]. 6 Touc h t he pi c ture you w a nt to delet e. appears on the ima g[...]

Dubbing/Editing 108 5 Touch [PROTECT]. 6 Touch the image th at you want to protect. 7 Touch . 8 Touch [END]. To cancel image prot ection Follow steps 1 to 5, th en touch the image to canc el ima ge p rote ction . - disapp ears fr om the i m ag e. Sele ctin g sti ll im ages for p rin ting – Prin t mar k You ca n mark im age s that you want t o pr [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 109 b Note • D o not mark images on your camcor der if the “Memor y Stick Duo ” already has some images w ith the P rint ma rk put on oth er device s. This may change the i nformatio n of the imag es wit h the Prin t mark pu t on the oth er device. Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) You can[...]

Dubbing/Editing 110 6 Select (STANDARD SET), then [USB-PLY/EDT] by touching / a n d . 7 Select [PictBridge], then touch . 8 Touch . 9 Connect the USB jack (p. 137) of your camcor der to a pr inter usin g t he suppl ied USB cabl e. The location of th e USB jack of th e prin te r differs depending on the model. Refer to the operati ng instruct ions s[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 111 To print anoth er im age Repeat st eps 1 to 6. To stop printing Touc h [C ANC E L] wh ile pri n t i n g . To finish printing Touch [END] an d disc on nect the USB cab le from you r camc order an d print er . b Notes • D o not atte mp t the follow ing opera tions whe n is on the scree n. The operatio ns may not [...]

Troubleshooting 112 Trou blesho oting Troubleshooting If you run into any p roblem using yo ur camc order, us e the fol lowing t able to tro ub lesho ot the pro blem . If the pr oblem persi sts, rem ove the po wer sour ce and contact yo ur Son y dealer . If “C: ss : ss ” is d is playe d on the L C D screen or the vi ewfi nder, the self-diag nos[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 113 Batteries /Power sour ces Cassette t apes Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective A ctions The CHG (charge) lamp does not light wh ile the ba ttery pa ck is being charged. c Attach the batt ery pack to th e camcord er corre ctly. If t he lam p stil l does not ligh t up, th en it indicates that n o power is suppl ied f[...]

Troubleshooting 114 LCD screen /viewfinder The Casse tte Me mo r y in d i cato r do es not a ppear w hile using a ca ssette with Casse tte M emory. c Clean the gol d-pla ted co nne ctor of the cassette. (p. 125) The remain ing tape indi cator i s not displa yed. c Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] on the (STANDARD SET) menu to alw ays displ ay the remain in[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 115 Recording If you are using a “Memory Stick Duo” fo r reco rding, refer a lso to the “Me mory St ick Du o” sect ion. (p. 117) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective A ctions The tape does not st art when you press RE C ST ART / STOP. c Slide th e POW ER switc h to turn on th e C AMERA - T A P E la mp. (p. 20) [...]

Troubleshooting 116 Playback If yo u are pl aying back th e pictu res stor ed on a “Mem ory St ick Duo ,” ref er als o to the “ Memo ry Stic k Duo” sectio n. (p. 11 7) The ext ernal flash ( optional) doe s not wor k. • The power of the flash is not turned on, or th e flash is not atta ched correctl y. • Two or mor e flashes ar e attache[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 117 “Memory Stick Duo” Noises appear and is displayed on the screen . • The tape was reco rd ed in a TV color sys t em other than th at of your camcorde r. This is not a malfuncti on. (p. 124) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective A ctions Cannot op era te fu nc tion s using the “Memory St ic k Duo. ” c Set th[...]

Troubleshooting 118 Dubbing/ Editing Image prot ecti on cannot be app lie d. c When you a re using th e “Memory S tick Duo” wi th the write- protect ta b, release the lo ck on t he writ e-protect t ab of the “Me mory Stic k Duo.” (p. 126) c Perform the opera ti on ag ai n on the inde x sc reen . (p. 107) Cannot mark p ictures for prin t. c [...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 119 The ti tle is not displ a yed. c Set [ TITLE DISP] to [ON] in the (EDIT/PLAY) menu. (p. 82) • The title canno t be displayed dur i ng Easy Handycam ope r at ion. The title ca nn ot be deleted . c Set the w r i te-pr otec t ta b to REC. (p. 125) The Title searc h doe s not work. c E nter a titl e if there is n[...]

Troubleshooting 120 Warning indicators and messages Self-d iagnosis display /Warning i ndicators If in dicato rs appe ar on the scre en or in t he view find er, che ck the fo llow ing. Se e the pag e in p arenth eses for det ails. Indicat ion Cause and/or Corrective Actions C: ss : ss/ E: ss : ss (Self - diagnos is di splay) Some sy mptoms c an be [...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 121 * Y ou hear a melody or beep so und when the warning ind icators appear on the sc ree n. Warning messag es If me ss ages app ear on the scre en, ch eck th e f ollow i ng . See the p age in p ar en thes es for de ta ils. (Warning i ndicator p ertaining to incompa ti b le “Memory Stic k Duo”)* • An inc om p[...]

Troubleshooting 122 “Mem ory S t i ck Duo ” In se rt a M e mo r y Sti ck. c See pa ge 24. Rein sert t he M emory Stick. c Rein sert the “Me mory Stic k Duo” a few time s. If ev en the n the i ndicat or flashes, t he “Mem ory Stick Duo” might be damaged . Try with another “Memory Stick Duo .” Do not eject the Mem ory Stick during wri[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 123 PictBrid ge compliant printer Cann ot pr int . Check the pr in ter. c Swi tc h of f th e print e r and swit ch it on again, th en di sc onne c t the USB cable and reconn ect it. FLASH Chargi ng… C annot re cord s till im ages. • You are tryin g t o record a still image while c hargi ng the flash ( opti onal[...]

Additional Information 124 Addition al Inf ormation Using your camcorder abroad Power supp ly You can use you r camcorder i n any count ries/ regions using th e AC Adaptor su pplied with your ca m cor d er w ith in AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 H z. On TV color systems Your cam corder is a PAL syste m-b ased camc order. If you wan t to view the pl ayb a[...]

Addit iona l I nform ation Additional Information 125 z Tip • The memo ry capa city of th e cass ette marked with is 4k bi ts. Your c amcor der ca n accommoda te casset tes ha ving a m emory c apacity of up to 1 6k bits. Copyrig ht signal When y ou pl ay back If the cas sette yo u play bac k on your cam corde r conta ins cop yright s ignals, yo u[...]

Additional Information 126 About the “Memory Stick” The “M emory St ick” is a new l ight and small recordi ng me dia whic h, despite its size, can store more data th an a fl oppy d isk. You can use fol lowing types of “ Memory Stick” on your ca mcorder . However, appearan ce on the list d oes not g uarantee the ope ratio n of a ll ty pe[...]

Addit iona l I nform ation Additional Information 127 • Be caref ul not to ap ply ex ce ssiv e force wh en writ ing on a m emo a rea on a “M emor y Stic k Duo.” • D o not at tach a l abel or t he like on a “M emory Stic k D uo ” or a M em o ry St ic k D u o adaptor . • When yo u ca rry or store a “ Memory Stick Duo,” put i t in it[...]

Additional Information 128 • All othe r pro duc t name s m entio ne d here in may be the trademarks or regi ste re d trademar ks of the ir respec tive companies . Fur thermor e, “™” an d “®” are n ot ment ioned in each ca se in th is manu al . About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack This unit i s compatible wit h the “InfoL ITH IUM [...]

Addit iona l I nform ation Additional Information 129 – P ut the batter y pac k in a poc ket to w a rm it up, and inse rt it in you r c amc or der righ t befor e yo u sta rt ta ki ng sho ts . – Use a large c apacity battery pac k: NP-F P70/FP9 0 (opti on al). • F re quen t us e of the LCD sc reen o r a fre qu ent play back, fas t for ward or [...]

Additional Information 130 About i.LINK The DV Interfa ce on this unit is an i.LINK- compliant DV Interf ace. This se c tio n de scribes the i.LI N K s ta nda rd and its features. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a dig ital seria l interf ace for tran sf erring digital video, d igital au dio, an d other data to other i .LINK-compatible device. You ca n al[...]

Addit iona l I nform ation Additional Information 131 Maintenance and precautions On use and care • D o not use or st or e the cam c orde r a nd accessor ies in the following locations. – An ywh er e extre mely ho t or cold. Ne ve r leav e them expos ed t o temp erat ures above 60°C (1 40°F) , such as under dire ct sunl ight, nea r he at ers [...]

Additional Information 132 Note on mois ture co ndensati on Moi st ur e m ay conde ns e w he n you br i ng y our camco rd er fro m a cold plac e into a warm pl ace (or vice ve rsa) or w hen you use yo ur camcord er in a humid place as shown bel ow. • When you bring yo ur camc order fr om a ski slope i nt o a pl a ce warm e d up by a heating devic[...]

Addit iona l I nform ation Additional Information 133 4 Touc h t he “× ” disp l aye d on the sc reen with the corne r of th e suppli ed “Me mory Stic k Duo.” The p os ition o f th e “ × ” chang es . If yo u did no t pres s th e righ t spot , start from step 4 agai n. b Note • Y ou cannot cali br a te the LCD scree n if you ha ve rot[...]

Additional Information 134 Specification Video camer a recorder System Vide o reco rd i ng syst e m 2 rotary heads, He lical scanni ng system Stil l ima g e rec ord in g s y s t e m Exif Ve r. 2.2 *1 *1 “Ex i f ” is a fi le fo rm a t fo r s t ill ima g e s, establishe d by th e JEITA (Japan Ele ct r onic s and In formatio n Technolog y Ind ustr[...]

Addit iona l I nform ation Additional Information 135 DV input/output 4-pin co nnect or LANC jack Stereo min i -minij ack (Ø 2. 5 mm) USB jack mini-B MIC jack Min ij ack, 0.38 8 mV l o w impe da nce with DC 2.5 to 3.0 V, o utpu t impe da nce 6.8 k Ω (kiloh ms) (Ø 3. 5 m m ), Stereo type LCD screen Pictu re 6.2 cm (2 .5 ty pe) Total dot numb er [...]

Quick Reference 136 Quick Refe rence Identifying parts and controls Camcord er A LCD/ T o uch pa ne l scre en (p. 3, 21) B LCD BACKLIGHT* (p. 21) C REC START/STOP (p. 27, 50) D BACK LI G H T bu tton * (p . 37) E DSPL/BATT INFO bu tton (p. 17) F EASY button (p. 35, 54) G Viewfinde r (p. 3, 21) H FOR DCR-HC40E: Connection Lamp The Con n ec t ion Lam [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 137 A DV Interface B (USB ) jack C Jac k co ver D A/V (audio/v ideo) ja ck E (LANC) jack (blue) The L A N C co ntro l jac k is used for cont rolli ng th e ta pe tr anspo rt of video dev ic e an d periph erals connec t ed to it. F RESET button If you press RESET, all the sett ings incl udi n g the date and time , ex[...]

Quick Reference 138 A PHOTO button (p. 31) B Viewfi nd e r lens adjust ment lever (p. 21) C BATT (bat tery) re leas e butt on (p. 16) D CHG (charge) lamp (p. 16) E REC START/STOP (p. 27, 50) F DC IN jack ( p. 16) G For DCR-HC40 E: Inte ll i gen t acce ssor y s hoe / shoe c ove r (p. 1 04 ) For DCR-HC30 E: Acces so ry s hoe/sh oe cove r • Rem ove [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 139 A OPEN/ Z EJE C T leve r (p . 23) B Stra p Be lt (p. 3) C Cassette lid (p . 23) D Tri po d recep tacl e Make sure that the length of t he tripod screw is less than 5.5 mm (7/3 2 inch). Other wise, yo u cann ot atta ch the tr ip od secur ely, an d th e screw m ay dam age your camc orde r. Using the S trap Bel t [...]

Quick Reference 140 Remote Commander Rem ov e the in sula tio n sh e e t be fo re us i ng th e Remote Commander. A PHOTO button (p. 31) B Memor y contro l butt on s (Index *, –/+, Memor y pl ay back) (p . 52 ) C SEARCH M. but t on* (p . 60, 61) D . / > button s * (p . 60, 61) E Vide o control bu t t ons (Rewind , Playbac k, Fas t-forwa rd , Pa[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 141 WARNING Battery m ay explode if mist reated. Do not rechar g e, disassem ble or dispo se of in fire . b Notes on the Remote Commander • A button- type lit hium batte r y (C R 2025 ) is used in the Re mote C ommander . Do not u se bat teries o ther than CR202 5. • P oi nt th e remote senso r away from str on[...]

Quick Reference 142 Indicat ors for t he LCD scree n and vi ewfinder Following indicators will appear on the LCD scre en and vie wfind er to indi ca te the st at e o f your camcor der. Indi cato rs vary depen ding on your camc order m odel . Indicators M eanings y 60min Remaining ba tte r y (p . 28) SP , LP Recording mode (p. 2 9) STBY REC Recordin[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 143 Index Numerics 16:9 WIDE mode .... .......... .68 21-pin adapt or ......... .....59, 94 A A/V connecting cable ......... ..............59, 92, 1 04 AC Adaptor .......... ....... ... ....16 Accessory shoe .............. ..138 Adju sting t he viewfinde r ... 21 Audio du bbin g (AUD DUB CTRL) ......... ...........[...]

Quick Reference 144 Interva l re co rding (INTERVAL REC) ..... 77 J JPEG ........ .......... ....... ....... 12 6 L LANC ............ ........... ...... . 137 LANGUAGE ........ ............. 88 Lan guage (LANGUAGE) ........ ... 25 LCD ba ck light (LCD BL LEVEL) ...... 84 LCD BACK LIG HT ... 2 1, 136 LCD br i ght ne ss (LCD BRIGHT).......... 21 LCD [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 145 T Tape counter ........... ....... ....28 Telep hoto See Z oom Time code ........ .... ..............28 Title (Cass ette Memory ) TAPE TITLE . .......... ....82 TITL ERASE ............. .81 TITLE ............... ....... ....80 TITLE DISP ......... .......82 Title searc h .... ................. ....60 TRAIL ....[...]

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