Sony DCR-HC40E 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 ghly , and retain i t for futur e refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or shock haza rd, do not exp os e the unit to rain o r mo istu re. To avoi d el ectr ical shock , do no t ope n the cabinet. Refer servicing to qua lified personnel[...]

3 Notes on the L CD panel, viewfinder, an d lens • The LCD screen and the viewfinder are manufa ctured using extrem ely high -precision technolo gy, so over 99. 99% of the pixe ls are operatio nal for effectiv e use. Howeve r, there may be some ti ny black points a nd/ or bright poi nts (white , red, blue, or gree n in color) tha t app ear co nst[...]

4 DCR-HC30E/HC40E 3-088-34 0- 12 (1) • Do not hold the camcorder by the following par ts. 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 the exposu re for backli t subjec ts ......... ..... ...... .... ...... ....... .... ...... .... ....... ..... 37 Fixing the exposure for the selected subject – Flexible spot meter .......................... 38 Adjustin g th[...]

8 Advanced operations Usin g the Menu Selecting me nu items ............ ............ 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 Using [...]

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

Quick Star t Guide 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 recording while chec king the subj ect on the LCD screen. 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 recor ded picture on t he LCD scre en. a Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green but[...]

Quick Star t Guide 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 recording while chec king the subj ect on the LCD screen. 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 recor ded picture on t he LCD scre en. a Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green but[...]

Quick Star t Guide 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, see ins tructio ns for ea ch o[...]

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 camcor der. 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 charge the bat tery by att aching the “InfoLITHI UM” battery pack (P series) to your ca mcor der. b Notes • You can not use batterie s other than th e “InfoLITHIUM” bat tery pack (P series) (p. 128). • Do not short-circui t the DC plug of th e AC Ada ptor or bat tery term ina[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 17 The CHG (charge) lamp light s up and char ging s tar ts. After charging the b attery The CHG (charg e) lamp turn s off when th e batte ry is full y charge d. Disco nnec t the AC Adap tor f rom th e DC IN jack. To remove t he batt ery pack 1 Set the P OWER switc h to OFF (CHG). 2 Sl ide t he ba ttery pack out in t[...]

Getting started 18 Cha rgi ng tim e Approximate number of minutes r equired 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 oximat e numbe r of minut es availa ble when y ou use a full y char ged batt ery p ack[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 19 For DCR-HC40E: For DCR-HC30E: * With 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 ected from th e wa ll sock et. • T he record ing and playbac k time will[...]

Getting started 20 Step 3: Turning the power on You need to slide the POWER swi tch repea tedly to se lect the 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 Wh il e pre ssi ng th e gre en b utto 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 ust the angle and brightn ess of the LCD pane l to meet va rious recordin g situations. Even when th ere are o bstruc tions be tween yo u and th e subjec t, you can ch eck the su bjec t on the LCD scre en dur ing re cordin g by a [...]

Getting started 22 To use th e viewfin der duri ng operat ion When yo u ar e reco rdin g on a tape or a “Memor y Stick Duo, ” you can ad just the expo sur e (p. 37) and fa der ( p. 4 2) 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 S et the power mode to[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 23 4 T ouc h [ME NU]. 5 S elect (TIME/LANGU.) with / , then touc h . 6 Selec t [CLOCK SET] with / , then touch . 7 Set [Y] (y ear) with / , then touch . You ca n set any year up to the year 2079 . 8 Set [M] (month ), [D] (day), ho ur and minu te i n th e same way as was done in step 7, then touch . Step 6: Inserting[...]

Getting started 24 2 Ins ert a cassette with its window-side facing up . 3 Pr ess . The cassette compartmen t automatically slides b ack in. 4 Close th e lid. To eject the cassette 1 Slide th e OPEN / Z EJECT lever in the direct ion of the arr ow and op en the lid. The cassette compartmen t automatically comes out. 2 Take out th e cass ette, then p[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 25 b Notes • If you force the “Me mory Stick Duo ” into the “Memor y Stick Duo” slot in the wrong direction , the “Memor y Stick 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 malfunction of[...]

Getting started 26 5 Sele ct the desired language with / , then touch . z Tip • Your camcor der offers [ENG [ SIMP]] (simpli fied English) for when you cannot find your na tive tongue among the options.[...]

Recording Recording 27 Recording Recording movies You can reco rd movies on a tape or a “Memor y Stic k Duo.” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “G ettin g started” (p. 1 5 to p. 25 ). When yo u are rec ording on a tape, mov ies will be rec orded along with ste reo sound. When you a re rec ording on a “M emory S tick Duo,” the mov[...]

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 for Cas sette Me mory ca sset tes B Rem ain ing batt ery The indicated time may not be correct depe nding on the en vironment of[...]

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 ent charging nois e being recor ded. z Tips • If you do not use your camc order for a long tim e, remove the cass ette and stor e it. • Y [...]

Recording 30 Move the po wer zoom lever sli ghtly 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 ward s W. The sub ject appe ars fa rth er aw ay (W ide angle) . To record cl oser view Move th e power zoom le ver tow ards T. The subj ect appe ars clos er (T elephoto) . Recordin g [...]

Recording Recording 31 2 To uch [SELF-TIMER]. If the item is not displaye d on the screen, touc h / . If yo u cann ot fi nd it , to uch [MENU], and select it from the (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 T ouc h [ON] , the n . appe ars. 4 Pre ss REC START/STOP. You w ill hear a beep so und co unting down for abo ut 10 sec onds (The count do wn indic ati on begi ns[...]

Recording 32 4 Press and ho ld PHOTO lightly. You will hea r a li ght b eepi ng so und wh en the focu s and br ightn ess set tings are adjust ed. Re cordin g does not star t at this point. *The number of image s that can be record ed varies depending on the image q uality s etting and the r ecording environme nt. 5 Pr ess PHOTO fully. A shut ter so[...]

Recording Recording 33 Selecting image quality or size 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 Du[...]

Recording 34 [MENU] and sele ct it fr om the (CAMERA SE T) menu. 3 Touch [ON], then . app ears. 4 Pr ess PHOTO. You wil l hear a bee p sound co untin g down for ab out 10 se conds (The co unt dow n indicati on begi ns from 8) . The imag e is reco rded. Whe n bars of disa ppear, th e image is recorde d on the “Me mory Sti ck Duo.” To cancel the [...]

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. Even fir st tim e users c an e njoy easy 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 Op en the LCD panel. 3 Sli de the POWER switch repeatedly until the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp ligh ts up. 4 Pr ess EASY. The EA SY lights up in blue. 5 Press and ho ld PHOTO lightly. You will hea r a li ght b eepi ng so und wh en the focu s and br ightn ess set tings are adjust e[...]

Recording Recording 37 For [SE LF- TIMER ] ( in the CAMER A- MEMORY mode only) Touc h [ON], t hen . Press PHOTO fu lly. You w ill hear a beep so und co unting down for abo ut 10 sec onds . When th e bars of disap pear, the ima ge is re cord ed on the “M emor y Stick Du o.” Adjusting the exposure The exposure is adjus ted automatica lly in the d[...]

Recording 38 Fixing the expo sure for the sele cted subjec t – Fle xible spot meter You ca n adjust and fix the exposure 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 the [...]

Recording Recording 39 4 Ad just the exposure by touch ing (dim)/ (bright), then touch . To return the settin g to automatic exposure Fol low step s 1 and 2 , then select [AUT O] in step 3 . b Note • Y ou cannot use the manual exposu re together wit h: – NightShot pl us functio n – Super NightS hot plus functi on – Color Slow Shutte r funct[...]

Recording 40 2 S et the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch t o ON. and [“NIGHTSHOT PLUS”] appear. 3 Touch . 4 To uch [SUPER NSPLUS]. If th e ite m is not displa yed on the sc reen, touch / . I f you ca nnot find i t, touch [MENU], and select i t from the (CAMERA SE T) menu. 5 To uch [ON], th en . and [“SUPER NIGHTSHOT PLUS”] appear. To c ancel Supe r Ni[...]

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 to aim it at a su bject not l ocated in the center of the screen . 1 T ouc h duri ng rec ordi ng or i n the sta ndby mo de. 2 T ouc h [S P[...]

Recording 42 3 Tou ch [MANUAL]. 9 appea rs. 4 Touch or t o shar pen the focus. : To fo cus on cl ose su bjects. : To foc us on dista nt subj ects. 9 chan ges to when th e focus canno t be adjus ted any fu rther. 9 chan ges to when the fo cus ca nnot b e adj usted any closer . Tips for focu sing manually • It is eas ier to focus on the subject whe[...]

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 T ouc h in th e stan dby m ode (to fade in) or du ring recording (to fade out). 3 To uch [FADER]. If the item is not displaye d on the screen, touc h / . If yo u cann ot fi nd it , to uch [ME[...]

Recording 44 4 Touch [ MENU]. 5 S elect (PICT. AP PLI.), t hen [ OVERLAP] by touching / and . The record ed ima ge app ears o n th e thumbnail s creen. 6 Touch (pre viou s)/ ( next ) to selec t the s till i mage to be su perimpose d. 7 To uch [ON], th en . 8 Touch . 9 Pr ess REC START/STOP to st art recordi ng. [M. OV RLAP] s tops flas hing, and di[...]

Recording Recording 45 * It is hard to a djust th e focus a utoma ticall y when you choose this effe ct. Adjust the foc us manually usin g a tripod to ste ady the camc order. 5 T ouc h . appears . To cancel Digital effe ct Fol low step s 2 and 3 , the n sele ct [OF F] in step 4. b Notes • Y ou cannot use Digital effe ct together w ith: – Super [...]

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 lue area enclo sed by th e fram e. 1 Che ck th at you have a “ Memory S tick 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 ap[...]

Recording Recording 47 • Wh en yo u use the MEMORY MIX f unction i n the mirror mo de (p. 30) , the pict ure on t he LCD scre en appear s normally, w ithout being mirror-reve rsed. • You may not be able to pl ay back pict ures modifi ed on your computer or recorded with o ther camc orders on your camco rder. z Tip • T he supplied SPVD-012 US [...]

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 order enters the standb y mode at the point whe re the l ast reco rding h as fini shed. 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 ion [...]

Playback Playback 49 Playba ck Viewing movies recorded on a tape Make sur e you have a r ecorde d cassett e inserted into yo ur camcorde r. Some of the ope rations a re possi ble usi ng the Remot e Comman der or usi ng the to uch 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 erati[...]

Playback 50 Indicato rs displayed during ta pe playback A Rem ain ing batt ery B Recordi ng mode (SP or LP) C Tape tr ansp ort indica tor D Time code (hour : minu te: s econ d: fr ame) or tape co unter (ho ur: mi nute: se cond) E Pers onal Me nu bu tton (p. 62) F Vide o operatio n buttons When a “M emor y Stick Du o” has been insert ed, (stop )[...]

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 Slide t he P OWE R swi tch rep eate dly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 To uch while the picture you want to add th e effect [...]

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 you hav e a recorde d “Memo ry Stick Duo” inserted in to your camcorde r. When you wan t to p lay b ack a rec orded pictur e on you r [...]

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 orded picture s in the cu rren t 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 o[...]

Playback 54 To re turn to the sing le disp lay mode, touch t he pict ure that yo u want to di splay . To view pictu res in othe r folders in the index screen 1 Touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch [PB FOLDER]. 4 S elect a folder with / , then t ouch . Playing back with ease – Easy Handycam Easy Ha ndycam o peratio n allow s easy playba ck for even first tim[...]

Playback Playback 55 3 Pre ss EASY. The EASY l igh ts u p in blue . 4 P lay back pictures. When play ing back on a tape The fol lowing buttons 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 ing back on a “Me mory Sti ck Duo ” Touc h . The [...]

Playback 56 Various playback functions You ca n magnify a sm all subjec t in a record ing and d isplay i t on the s creen. Yo u can also display the reco rded date an d the name of the folder in which the picture 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 ma[...]

Playback Playback 57 z Tip • If you press DSPL/BAT T INFO during the playb ack zoom oper ation, the fram 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 switch es on or of f as you pres s the butt on. z Tip [...]

Playback 58 E Shutter speed F Apertu re value * Appears only dur ing tape playba ck b Note • Camera se tting data d o not appear whe n movies on a “Memory Stick Duo ” are played back. z Tips • Exposure adjustmen t value ( 0 EV) app ears when a “Memory Sti ck Duo” is played back. • app ears for t he picture recorded using an ex ternal [...]

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 Ada ptor to th e wall socket for the power supply (p. 16). Refer also to the instruc tion manuals supplied with the de vices to be con nected. To copy t o an[...]

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, pr ess ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Comman der at the point you wa nt to locate la ter on. The tape counter is rese t to “0:00:00” and app ears o n the scree n. If the tape count er is not di splaye d, pres s DIS[...]

Playback Playback 61 3 Pre ss . (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 ion 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 enu ap pears. Items t hat are used oft en are di splaye d as short- cuts. 3 Touch [MENU] to display the[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 63 6 S elect the desired setting. chan ges t o . If you deci de not to change the s etting, to uch to return to the pr evious screen. 7 T ouc h , the n to hid e the menu screen. You c an also touc h (return) to go ba ck a screen each time you touch the b utton. To use th e short-cut s of the P ersonal Menu The availab[...]

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 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 e settin g is selecte d. The settin gs you can [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 * Your camc order is adjuste d to focus onl y on subjects in the mi ddle to far dis tance. **Your camco rder is adjus ted to focus onl y on distant subj ects. 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 3 8 for detai ls. EXPOSURE Se[...]

Using the Menu 66 b Notes • You canno t use the white ba lance togethe r with the NightShot pl us, or Super NightSho 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 balan ce adjust ment when [ WHITE BAL.] is se t to [AUTO ], a[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 b Note • DCR-HC 40E: 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 f or record ing with a n ex ternal fla sh (opti onal). b Note • The setti ng returns to [NORMAL] when you disconne ct t[...]

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 the digit al zoom . This func tion is us eful w hen record ing en larg ed pic ture s of a d ista nt su bject , such as a b ird. [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 STEADYSHOT You can select this func tion to compensate for camera -shake. G ON Standard setti ng (enable the Stea dyShot functi on). OFF ( ) Select t o deacti vate the S teadyShot function. Select to shoot a stationary subj ect with a tripod, or when using a conversi on lens (optional) . Natural picture s are produ[...]

Using the Menu 70 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – BURS T/QUALITY/I MAGE 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 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 e settin g is selecte d. The set[...]

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 ted. To del ete pictu res one by one, see pag e 106. 1 Sel ect [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER]. 2 Touch [YES] twice. To ca ncel del etion of a ll p ic[...]

Using the Menu 72 b Notes • The fo lder will not be deleted even whe n you delete al l the picture s in the fold er. • Do not do any of the f ollowin g while [ Erasing all data ...] is displ ayed : – Move the PO WER switch to se lect other power mode s. – Operate any buttons. – E ject the “ Memory Stick Duo.” FORMAT The supp lied or n[...]

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 ures. Create ne w fold ers fro m the [N EW 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 th [...]

Using the Menu 74 Using the (PICT. APPLI.) menu – PICT . EFFECT/ SLIDE S HOW/FRA ME REC/ INTER VAL REC/INT. RE C–STL, etc . You can select items li sted below on the PI CT. APPL I. men u. To se lect i tems, se e “Selec 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 e se[...]

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 pictures edite d using picture e ffects to a “Memor y Stick Duo” (p. 95) or to another tape (p. 93). MEMO RY MIX See p age 45 for de[...]

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)/ (increas e). FRAME REC You can record pi cture s with 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 [INTERVAL]. 3 S elect a de sired in terval time[...]

Using the Menu 78 INT. REC- STL This fu nction is useful to observ e the mo vemen t of clou ds or the cha nge of daylight. You r camcorder wil l shoot a sti ll image at a sele cted interva l and record it on a “Me mory St ick Duo. ” a: Shoo ting time b: Inte rval 1 Touch . 2 Sele ct a d esired in terval t ime (1, 5, or 1 0 minutes) , then to uc[...]

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 . Th e setti ngs you can adj ust vary depend ing on the power mode of your camco rder. Th e sc[...]

Using the Menu 80 BURN VCD When your camc orde r is conn ected t o a person al comp uter, yo u can eas ily bur n 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 mmand. See the suppli ed “Computer Applicati o ns Guide” for d etails. END SEARCH SEARCH TITLE Any tit les you ha ve superi mpos ed u[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 81 3 Touch to move s t o select the ne xt charac ter, and enter the char acter in the sa me man ner. 4 When you hav e finish ed ente ring ch aract ers, tou ch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch (c olor), / (positio n), [SIZ E] as nece ssar y to sele ct a desire d color, positi on or s ize. Color white t yellow t violet t red t cyan [...]

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 , s ee “S electi ng m enu i tem s” ( p. 62 ). The default se ttings a re marked with G . The indica tors in par enthes es appea r when t[...]

Using the Menu 84 b Notes • You can pla y back a dual soun d track cassette on this camcord er. However, you canno t record a dual sound track on th is camcorde 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 adjust the audi o balanc e betwee n the ori[...]

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 ttery life is reduc ed by about 10 perce nt during 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 camc or[...]

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, time and the cam era settings da ta during playback. DATE /TIME Selec t to display the da te and time during playback (p[...]

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 selec ted. MENU ROTATE You can select the scro lling direc tion (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 th[...]

Using the Menu 88 Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) menu – CLOCK SET / WORLD T IME, etc . You can select item s list ed below on the T IME/ LANGU. menu. To select ite ms, see “Selec ting menu items” (p. 62). The sett ings yo u can adjus t vary depen ding on the po wer mode of your ca mcorder . The screen shows the item s you ca n curr ently oper ate. [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 89 Customizing Personal Menu You ca n add fre quentl y used me nu items to Perso nal Men u, or sort the m in the order yo u 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 add fre quentl y used me nu items to Per sonal M enu fo r e[...]

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 menu i s displa yed. 3 Touch [DELETE]. 4 Touch the menu that you want to dele te. 5 Touch [YES]. The selected me nu is deleted from Personal Menu. 6 Touch . b Note • You cannot delete [ME NU] a[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 91 4 Touch the menu item you w ant to move. 5 T ouc h / to move the me nu ite m to the desired place. 6 T ouc h . To so rt mor e item s, repe at step s 4 to 6. 7 T ouc h [EN D]. 8 T ouc h . b Note • Y ou cannot move [P -MENU SET UP]. Init iali zing t he se ttin gs – Reset You can initialize Personal Menu to the de[...]

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 c an also create a co py of the pict ure recorded o n your camcorder on other recordin g device (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 other de vice vi a the DV Inte rface. Th e video and so und sign als are transmit ted digitall y, producing high quali ty pict ures . Not e that you can not rec ord the pictu re and sound s eparat ely. F or de[...]

Dubbing/Editing 94 Recording pictures from a VCR or TV You ca n record and edit pictur es or TV 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 amc[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 95 2 P lay the video , or receive the TV progra m you want to re cord. The pict ures on t he VC R or TV ap pear on the sc reen o f your cam corde r. 3 P ress PHOTO light ly at the scene 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 if y[...]

Dubbing/Editing 96 6 T ouch [R EC STOP] at the poin t you want to stop recording . 7 T ouch ( stop) to s top tape playba ck. 8 T ouch , t hen . b Notes • DCR-HC40E: You can reco rd stil l images fixe d to image 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 time and[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 97 10 Touc h , t hen . 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 movies on the tape . Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digit al pr ogra m edit ing You can[...]

Dubbing/Editing 98 connect ion. The dub bing pr ocedure is easier with the i.LINK connectio n. 2 Pr epare 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 Pr epare your cam corder (playi ng device). • Inser t a cassette for edit in g. • Slide the POWER switch t o select the PLA[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 99 To se t the [ IR SETU P] co de When yo u conn ect wit h an A/V co nnecti ng cabl e, you need to ch eck the [IR SET UP] code signa l to see if your VCR can be operat ed by your ca mco rder (inf rare d ray em itter ). 1 To uch , then [IR SETU P]. 2 Se lect the [ IR SETUP ] co de of y our VCR with / , the n to uch . [...]

Dubbing/Editing 100 * TV/VCR component Step 2 : Adjust ing 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 camcorde[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 101 5 Re wind the tape on your VCR, then play back in slow mode. 5 openi ng numbe rs for ea ch [IN] an d closin g num bers for ea ch [OU T] appea r. 6 T ake a note of the openin g num ber value of each [CUT-IN] and the closing number value of each [CUT-OUT], then calcu late the avera ge number value for each [CUT-IN][...]

Dubbing/Editing 102 6 Tou ch the desired item. When y ou are reco rding o n a tape in the V CR Touc h [OTHER DEVICE]. When yo u are recor ding on a “Me mory S tick D uo” 1 T ouch [MEMORY STICK]. 2 T ouch [IMAGE SI ZE] repe atedly to select the desired ima ge size. 7 Sea rch for the begin ning of the first scene th at you want to d ub on yo ur c[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 103 To end Digital progra m editing Touc h [END ]. To save a program withou t using it to record Touc h [END ] in step 11 . The program i s stored i n memory until t h e cass ette is ejecte d. To erase prog rams 1 Follo w step s 1 to 6 in “Re cordi ng the selec ted scen es as pro gram s” (p. 10 1), then touc h [U[...]

Dubbing/Editing 104 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can record addi tional audio to the origin al sou nd on the tape. 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 in terna l mi crop hone (n [...]

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 In sert a recorded cassette in to you r cam cord er. 2 Slide t he P OWE R swi tch rep eate dly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 3 T ouc h ( play/ pau se) to play t he tape. 4 T ouc h (pl ay/p ause) ag a[...]

Dubbing/Editing 106 Checking a nd adjus ting the recorded sound 1 Play back t he tape on w hich yo u 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 Tou ch / 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 search for the pi cture to be dele ted by di splayi ng 6 pict ures at o nce. 1 Sl ide the PO WER swi tch to sele ct the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch . 3 Touch . 4 Touch . 5 Touch [ DELETE]. 6 Touch the pic ture you w ant to del ete. appears on the ima ge to be[...]

Dubbing/Editing 108 5 Touch [PROTECT]. 6 Touch the image th at you wa nt 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 from th e imag e. Sele ctin g sti ll im ages for p rin ting – Prin t mar k You ca n mark im ages that you want t o print[...]

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 i mages with the Print mark pu t on the other devic e. Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) You can e[...]

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 the suppl ied USB cabl e. The location of th e USB jack of the printer differs depending on the model. Refer to the operati ng instruct ions suppl[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 111 To print anoth er image Repeat steps 1 t o 6. To stop printing Touc h [CAN CEL ] while p rinti ng. To finish printing Touch [END] an d disc onnect the USB cable from your cam corder and prin ter. b Notes • D o not atte mpt the fo llowing oper ations w hen is on the scree n. The operatio ns may not b e performed[...]

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 ublesho ot the pr oblem . If th e problem persi sts, rem ove the po wer sour ce and contact your Son y dealer . If “C: ss : ss ” is d isplaye d on th e LCD screen or the vi ewfinder, the self-di agnosis di[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 113 Batteries /Power sour ces Cassette t apes Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The CHG (charge) lamp does not light wh ile the batte ry pack is being charged. c Attach the batt ery pack to t he camcorder co rrectly. If t he lamp stil l does not ligh t up, th en it indicates that n o power is suppl ied from [...]

Troubleshooting 114 LCD screen /viewfinder The Casse tte Me mo ry indi cato r do es not a ppear w hile using a ca ssette with Casse tte M emory. c Clean the gold-p lated conne ctor of the cassette. (p. 125) The remain ing tape indi cator i s not displa yed. c Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] on the (STANDAR D SET) menu to alw ays displ ay the remain ing ta[...]

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 Actions The tape does not st art when you press RE C START/ST OP. c S lide th e POWER sw itch to tur n on the C AMERA- TAPE la mp. (p. 20) c The[...]

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 tur ned on, or the fla sh is not attac hed correctl y. • Two or mor e flashes ar e attach[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 117 “Memory Stick Duo” Noises appear and is displayed on the screen . • The tape was reco rded in a TV color syst em other than that of your camcorde r. This is not a malfunc tion. (p. 124) Sympt om Cause and /or Corrective Actions Cannot op erate function s using the “Memory St ick Duo.” c Set the POWER [...]

Troubleshooting 118 Dubbing/ Editing Image protection can not be applied. c When you are using th e “Memory Sti ck Duo” with t he write-pr otect tab, release the lo ck on t he writ e-protect t ab of the “Me mory Stic k Duo.” (p. 126) c Pe rform the operati on again on the index sc reen. (p. 107) Cannot mark p ictures for prin t. c When y ou[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 119 The ti tle is not displ ayed . c Set [ TITLE DISP] to [ON] in the (EDIT/PLAY) menu. (p. 82) • The title cannot be displaye d during Easy Han dycam operation. The title ca nnot be delet ed. c Set the wri te-pr otect ta b to REC. (p. 125) The Title searc h does not work. c Enter a titl e if there is n o titl e [...]

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 display) Some sy mptoms c an be f[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 121 * Y ou hear a melody or beep sound whe n the warning ind icators appear on the sc reen. Warning messag es If me ssages appea r on the sc reen, ch eck th e follo wing . See the p age in par enthes es fo r detai ls. (Warning i ndicator p ertaining to incompa tible “Mem ory Stick Duo” )* • An incom patible ?[...]

Troubleshooting 122 “Mem ory S tick Duo ” Inse rt a Mem ory Stic k. c See pa ge 24 . Rein sert t he M emory Stick. c Reinsert the “ Memory Stic k Duo” a few time s. If even t hen the indi cator flashes, t he “Mem ory Stick Duo” might be damaged . Try with another “Memory Stick Duo .” Do not eject the Mem ory Stick during writ ing. ?[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 123 PictBrid ge compliant printer Cannot print . Check the prin ter. c Switc h off the printer and swit ch it on again, th en disconnect the USB cable and reconn ect it. FLASH Charging… Cannot reco rd stil l image s. • You a re trying to record a s till image while c harging the fla sh (optional) . Others Cann [...]

Additional Information 124 Addition al Informat ion 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 mcord er within 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 w ant to vi ew the pl aybac k [...]

Addit iona l Infor mati on 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 media whic h, despite its si ze, 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 Infor mati on Additional Information 127 • Be caref ul not to ap ply ex cessi ve forc e when 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 Duo” or a Memo ry Stic k Duo ada ptor. • When yo u ca rry or store a “ Memory Stick Duo,” put i t in its case. [...]

Additional Information 128 • All othe r pro duct name s me ntioned he rein may be the trademarks or regi stered trademar ks of the ir respec tive companies . Fur ther more, “™” and “ ®” are not me ntio ned 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” bat[...]

Addit iona l Infor mati on Additional Information 129 – Put th e batter y pack in a pocket t o warm i t up, and inse rt it in you r cam corder right befor e you sta rt taking shots. – Use a large capa city batte ry pack: NP-F P70/FP9 0 (opti onal). • F requen t use of th e LCD scr een or a fre quent play back, fas t for ward or re wind o pera[...]

Additional Information 130 About i.LINK The DV Interfa ce on this unit is an i.LINK- compliant DV Interf ace. This se ction desc ribes the i.LI NK standa rd and its features. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a dig ital seria l interf ace for tran sferri ng digita l video , digital audio, an d other data to other i .LINK-compatible device. You ca n also co[...]

Addit iona l Infor mati on Additional Information 131 Maintenance and precautions On use and care • D o not use or store the camcor der a nd accessor ies in the following locations. – Anyw here ex trem ely hot or cold. Never 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 heaters or in a ca[...]

Additional Information 132 Note on mois ture co ndensati on Moi sture may condens e when yo u bring y our camco rder f rom a col d pl ace int o a warm plac e (or vice ve rsa) or when yo u use you r camco rder in a humid place as shown bel ow. • When you brin g your cam corde r from a ski slope i nto a pla ce warme d up by a heating device . • W[...]

Addit iona l Infor mati on Additional Information 133 4 Touch the “× ” displaye d on the screen with the corne r of th e suppli ed “Me mory Stic k Duo.” The p osition o f the “× ” changes . 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 brate the LCD screen if you have rota ted the LCD[...]

Additional Information 134 Specification Video camer a recorder System Vide o reco rding s ystem 2 rotary heads, He lical scanni ng system Stil l ima ge re cord ing sy stem Exif Ve r. 2.2 *1 *1 “Ex if” is a fi le fo rma t fo r sti ll im age s, establishe d by the JEITA (Japa n Electronics and In formatio n Technolog y Ind ustries Associ ation).[...]

Addit iona l Infor mati on 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 ijack , 0.38 8 mV low impeda nce with DC 2.5 to 3.0 V, o utpu t impe danc e 6.8 k Ω (kiloh ms) (Ø 3.5 mm ), Stereo type LCD screen Pictu re 6.2 cm (2 .5 ty pe) Total dot numb er 123 200[...]

Quick Reference 136 Quick Refe rence Identifying parts and controls Camcord er A LCD/ Touc h panel screen (p. 3, 21) B LCD BACKLIGHT* (p. 21) C REC START/STOP (p. 27, 5 0) D BACK LI GHT 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 nectio n Lamp fl ashe[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 137 A DV Interface B (USB ) jack C Jac k cover D A/V (audio/v ideo) ja ck E (LANC ) jack (blu e) The LANC co ntrol jac k is used for cont rolli ng th e ta pe tr anspo rt of video dev ice and pe ripher als con nected t o it. F RESET button If you press RESET, all the sett ings incl uding the da te and time, exce pt [...]

Quick Reference 138 A PHOTO button (p. 31) B Viewfi nder lens ad justmen t lever (p. 2 1) C BATT (bat tery) re leas e button (p. 16 ) D CHG (charge) lamp (p. 1 6) E REC START/STOP (p. 27, 5 0) F DC IN jack ( p. 16) G For DCR-HC40 E: Inte lligen t access ory s hoe / shoe c over (p. 1 04) For DCR-HC30 E: Acces sory sho e/shoe c over • Rem ove the s[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 139 A OPEN/ Z EJE CT lever (p . 23) B Stra p Belt (p. 3) C Cassette lid (p . 23) D Tri pod re cepta cle 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 attach the tripod secur ely, an d the scr ew may damage your camc orde r. Using the S trap Bel t as a wr i[...]

Quick Reference 140 Remote Commander Rem ov e the insu lati on shee t befo re usin g the Remote Commander. A PHOTO button (p. 31) B Memor y contro l butt ons (Ind ex*, –/ +, Memor y playba ck) (p. 52) C SEARCH M. button* (p. 60, 61) D . / > butto ns* (p . 60, 61) E Vide o control bu tton s (Rewi nd, Playbac k, Fast-forw ard, Pa use, Stop, Slow[...]

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 Comm ander • A button- type lithiu m battery (CR 2025) is use d in the Re mote C ommander . Do not u se bat teries o ther than CR202 5. • P oint the remo te sensor awa y from strong lig[...]

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 in dicate the state o f your camcor der. Indi cato rs vary depen ding on your camc order m odel . Indicators Meanings y 60min Rem aining batte ry (p. 28) SP , LP Recording mode (p. 29) STBY REC Recordi ng stan[...]

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 record ing (INTERVAL REC) ..... 77 J JPEG ........ .......... ....... ....... 126 L LANC ............ ........... ...... . 137 LANGUAGE ........ ............. 88 Lan guage (LANGUAGE) ........... 25 LCD ba ck light (LCD BL LEVEL) ...... 84 LCD BACK LIGHT ... 2 1, 136 LCD brightne ss (LCD BRIGHT).......... 21 LCD COLOR .[...]

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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