Sony DCR-HC48E manual

2-319-512- 12 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital Video Camera Recorder Oper atin g Guid e DCR-HC47E/HC48E Gett in g Star ted 7 Recording / Playbac k 16 Using the M enu 30 Dubbing/Editing 51 Using a Com puter 59 Troubles hooting 63 Add itio nal Info rma tion 73 Qui ck Refere nce 85[...]

2 Read this first Befo re operat ing the unit, plea se read t his manua l thoroughly , and retain i t for future refere nce. To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Replace the battery with the specified type o nly. Otherwise, fire or injury may resu lt. NOTICE ON THE SUPPLI ED AC ADAPTOR A moulded plug comp[...]

3 Type of ca ssette you can use in yo ur camcor der You can use mini DV cass ettes mark ed with . Your camc order is not compatib le with the Casse tte Mem ory func ti on (p . 7 3). Type s of “Memory Stick” y ou can use in your camcord er You can use “Memor y St ick Duo” mar ked with or (p. 74). “Memory Sti ck Duo” (This siz e can be us[...]

4 About m enu item s, LCD p anel, viewfi nder, an d lens • A menu item that is gr aye d out is not availa ble under the cur rent recor ding or playback c onditions. • Th e LCD scr een an d the viewfi nder are manufa ctured using ex tremel y high- precisio n technology , so over 99.99% of the pixe ls are operationa l for effecti ve use. Howe ver[...]

5 Tabl e of Cont ents Read this fi rst ..... .......... ...... .......... ... 2 Step 1: Ch ecking supp lied items .... 7 Step 2: Ch arging the bat tery pack .......... ...... .......... ....... ......... ....... ...... 8 Step 3: Turn ing the power on and setting t he date and time .... ........ 11 Changing the lan guage setting ... 12 Step 4: Ma ki[...]

6 What you can do with W indows computer . ......... ....... ......... ....... ... 59 Installing the “First St ep Guide” and software ... ...... .......... ...... .......... ... 60 Viewing “First Ste p Guide” ........ ... 62 Using a M acintosh computer ........ 62 Troubleshooting . ....... ......... ....... ... 63 Warni ng in dicators and m[...]

7 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing supp lied it ems Make sure that you have follo wing items suppl ied with your camco rder. The number in the par enthe ses in dicat es the numb er o f th at it em supp lied . AC Adaptor (1) (p. 8) Mains lead (1) (p. 8) Hand ycam Stat ion ( 1) ( p. 8, 88) Wireless Re mote Commande r (1) (p. 88) A [...]

8 Step 2: Charg ing the b attery pa ck You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 76) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cannot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder. 1 Align the te rminals of the b attery pack and your camco rder ( 1 ), then attach the battery [...]

9 Gettin g Started b Note s • When inserting the camcor der into the Handycam Station, close the DC IN jack c over. • Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack holding both th e Handycam Station and the DC plug. To char ge the ba tter y pack usin g only the AC Adap tor Turn o ff the p ower, then c onnect t he AC Adaptor to the DC IN jac k o[...]

10 To chec k the rem aining ba ttery (Battery Info) Set the PO WER s wit ch to OFF (CH G), then press DISP/BATT INFO. After a wh ile, the app roximate record able time and ba tter y info rmatio n appear for about 7 sec onds. You ca n view the ba ttery inform ation for up to 20 sec onds by pres sing DIS P/BATT I NFO agai n while th e inform ation is[...]

11 Gettin g Started * When the LCD backlight turns on . On the batte ry pack • Before changing the battery pac k, slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) . • The CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging, o r the Batter y Info (p. 1 0) will not be correctly displayed under the following conditions. – The battery pack is not attached correctly . ?[...]

12 3 Set [M] ( month), t hen touch and repeat for [D] (day), hour and minute . The cloc k starts. To turn off the pow er Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). To reset the date a n d time You ca n set the desired da te and time by touching t [MENU] t (TIME/LANGU.) t [CLOCK SET] (p. 30). b Notes • If you do not use your camcorder for abou t 3 month[...]

13 Gettin g Started b Note s • Do not press the but tons on the LCD frame accidentally when you open or adjust the LCD panel. z Tips • If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the lens side, you can close the LCD panel with the LCD screen facing out. This is convenient during playback operati ons. • See [LCD/ VF SET] - [LCD B RIGHT ] (p. 47[...]

14 Step 5 : In serti ng a t ape or a “M emory Stick Duo” You can use mini DV cassett es only (p. 73). 1 Slide and hold the OPEN/ EJECT lever in the direction of the arrow and open the lid. The casse tte compar tment au tomatic ally com es out an d opens up. 2 Insert a cassette wi th its window facing outwards, then press . The cassette compartm[...]

15 Gettin g Started You can use on ly a “Memory Stic k Duo” marked with or (p. 74). 1 Open the LCD pan el. 2 Insert t he “Memory S tick Duo” into the “Memory St ick Duo” slot in the right direction until it clicks. To ejec t a “Mem ory St ick Duo” Lightly pu sh in once and slide out the “Memor y Stic k Duo” alon gsid e the camco[...]

16 Recording/ Playback Easy R e cor ding/ Playba ck (Ea sy Hand ycam ) With thi s Easy Handycam operation, most of the came ra settings are autom atically opt imally adjust ed, which f rees yo u from detail ed adjustme nts. The screen font size i ncreas es for easy viewi ng. 1 Slide the PO WER switch E to t urn on the CAM ERA-TA PE lam p. 2 Press E[...]

17 Recordin g/Playback Slide the P OWER switch E to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp. Touch th e buttons on the screen B as follows. x To cancel Easy H andycam op eration Press EASY A agai n. d isappe ars from t he sc reen. x Adjustable menu setti ngs duri ng Easy Hand ycam operat ion Touch [MENU] t o displa y adjust able men u sett ings. See page 30 for[...]

18 Reco rding Movi es are re corded on a t ape. Slide the PO WER switch in the di rection of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the CAM ERA-TAPE lamp. Press REC START/STOP A (o r B ). To stop reco rding, pre ss REC START/ STOP agai n. b Notes • You cannot record movies onto a “Mem ory Stick Du o” using your camcor der. z Tips • While recording[...]

19 Recordin g/Playback Still images are r ecorded on the “Memory Stick Duo. ” Slide the PO WER switc h in the directi on of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp. Press an d hold PHO T O lightly to ad just the f ocus, then press it fully . A shut ter s ound is he ard. When di sappear s, t he im age ha s been recor d ed. To chec[...]

20 You can ma gnify imag es up to 25 time s the orig inal size w ith the powe r zoom leve r or the zoom buttons on the LCD frame. Move th e power zoom l eve r slig htly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. b Notes • [STEADYSHOT] may not reduce image blurring as desired when the power zoom lever is set t o the T (Telephot o) side[...]

21 Recordin g/Playback To adj ust t he ex posure for backl it subj ects, press BACK LIGHT to display . . To cancel th e back light fun ction, press BAC K LIGHT ag ain. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degrees to th e camcorde r ( 1 ), then r otate it 180 degrees to the lens side ( 2 ). z Tips • A mirror-image of the subject appears on the LCD screen, but [...]

22 Playba ck Slide the PO WER switch in the direction of the arrow repe atedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp. Touch , then touch to start play back. * Playback automatically stops if pause is engaged for more than 3 minutes. ** is displ ayed instead of when a “Memory S tick Duo” with re corded image s is inserted and a tape is not being played.[...]

23 Recordin g/Playback Touch . The mo st rece ntly rec orded ima g e is displa yed. * is displayed on the tape playback screen. To disp lay pictu res on a “M emory St ick Duo” on the ind ex scree n Touch . Tou ch one of the pictures to bac k to the single d isplay mo de. A Previous/ Next 6 picture s B The pictur e displa yed before switchi ng t[...]

24 You ca n magnify t he record ed pictu re from about 1.1 to 5 ti mes the origina l size. Magnif icatio n can b e adju sted w ith th e power zoo m lever or the zoom bu ttons on the LCD frame. 1 Play ba ck the pictu re you wan t to magni fy. 2 Magni fy the pict ure with T (Te lephoto ). The scree n is framed . 3 To uch the scree n at the poi nt you[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback Unavai lable se ttin gs during E asy Handy cam During Easy Handycam operation , some items a re unav ailabl e. If an attem pte d settin g is not availa ble, but stil l desired, touch [SET] to display an on-sc reen instr uction. Fo llow th e instruc tion to ca ncel Easy Handyca m operat ion an d then se lect the se tting . z T[...]

26 You can search for the st art point to star t the ne xt record ing while viewing t h e pictur es on the screen. Th e sound is no t played back duri ng th e search . Make sure that the CAMERA-T APE lamp lights up ( p. 18). 1 Touch . 2 Touch and hol d (to go backward)/ (to go forward) and release it at the point where you want the recording to sta[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback 3 Press m REW. The tape stop s automati cally whe n the tape c ounter reac hes “0:00:00. ” Th e tape counte r retu rns to the tim e code di splay, and the ze ro set memor y display disapp ears. 4 Press PL AY. Pla yback star ts from th e point designat ed “0:00:00” on the tape counte r. To ca ncel th e opera tion Press[...]

28 Playi ng the picture on a TV You c an con nect y our camc order to the in put ja ck of a TV or a VCR using the A /V con necting cabl e ( 1 ) or the A/V c onnecting c able with S VIDEO ( 2 ). Con nect y our camc order to the wall sock et usin g the s uppli ed AC Adap tor for this op erati on (p. 8 ). Ref er also to the instru ction manual s suppl[...]

29 Recordin g/Playback To set th e asp ect ratio a ccording to the con nected T V (16: 9/4:3) Chan ge the aspe ct r atio o f the imag e accor ding to the scre en si ze of your TV . 1 Slide t h e POWER s witch repe atedly to turn on the PLA Y/EDIT la mp. 2 Touch t [MENU] t (STANDARD SET) t [TV TYPE] t [16:9] or [4:3] t . b Note s • When you set [ [...]

30 Using t he Menu Using th e menu items 1 Slide the POW ER switch i n the direction o f the arrow repeatedly to turn on the respective lamp. CAMERA-TAPE lamp: sett ings on a tape CAMERA-MEMORY lamp: settin gs on a “Me mory Stick Duo” PLA Y/ED IT lam p: se tting s for vi ewin g/ed iting 2 Touch the LCD screen to sele ct the menu item. Unavai la[...]

31 Usin g the Menu Menu ite ms Available menu items ( z ) vary depending on which lamp is lit. During Easy Handycam operation, the following settings are automatica lly applied (p. 16). TAPE MEMORY PLAY/EDIT Easy Handycam CAMERA SET menu (p. 33) SCENE SE LECT zz – AUTO SPOT METE R zz – – EXPOSU RE zz – AUTO WHITE BAL . zz – AUTO AUT OSLW [...]

32 EDIT/PLAY menu (p. 44) VAR. SPD PB – – z – REC CTRL* 4 –– z – AUD DUB CTRL – – z – END SEARCH z – z – STANDARD SET menu (p. 46) REC MODE z – z * 4 SP AUDIO MODE z –– 12B IT VOLUME – – z z AUDIO MIX – – z – LCD/VF SET zzz – /NORMAL/ – / NOR MAL TV TYPE zzz –* 3 USB CAMERA z –– OFF DISP GUI DE zzz z [...]

33 Usin g the Menu CAME RA SET m enu Sett ings t o ad jus t yo ur c amco rde r to the recordin g conditi ons The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems a re sele cted. See page 30 for details on selecting menu items. You can re cord pictur es ef fecti vely in various situa tions with the SCE[...]

34 You can ad just and fix the e xposure t o the subject, so that it is recor ded in su itable brig htness ev en wh en t here i s st rong contrast be tween the subj ect and the backgr ound, such as subje cts in the spot light o n sta ge. 1 Touch th e point where you want to fix and adjust t he expos ure on t he scr een. appears. 2 Touch [END]. To r[...]

35 Usin g the Menu 3 Touch [ ] . flashes quickly . When th e whit e balance h as been adjus ted and st ored in the memo ry, the indicat or stops flashing. b Note s • Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] o r [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps. • When you select [ ONE PUSH], keep framing white object wh ile is flas hing quickly . • fl[...]

36 This is useful t o shoot s mall subje cts, s uch as flowers or i nsects. You can blur out background s and t he subject sta nds out cleare r. When you s et [ TELE MACRO] to [ON] ( ), the zoom (p. 20) moves to the to p of the T (T elephot o) side au toma tically and allow s for reco rding s ubjec ts at a clos e distance , down to about 38 c m (15[...]

37 Usin g the Menu When you set [SELF -TIMER] to [ON] ( ), the self -time r sta rts re cordin g in ab out 10 seconds afte r pressing PHOTO to record still i mages. To canc el the cou nt dow n, touch [RESE T]. To canc el [SELF-TIM ER], touch [O FF]. z Tips • You can also set the self- timer with th e PHOTO button of the Remote Commander (p. 88). Y[...]

38 MEMORY SE T menu Settings for th e “Memory Stick Duo” The defa ult settings are mark ed with B . The in dicators in parent heses a ppear wh en the items ar e selected. See page 30 for details o n selecting menu items. x BURST You ca n record severa l still images on e after anothe r by pressing PHOTO . B OFF Select this when not r ecording c[...]

39 Usin g the Menu In 16:9 aspect ratio b Note s • All numbers measured at the following settings: Top: [FINE ] is sele cted for image quality . Bo ttom : [STA NDAR D] is s electe d f or im age quality. • When using the “Memory Stick Duo” made by Sony Corporation. The number of recordable pictures varies depending on t he recording environm[...]

40 B SERIES Assigns file num bers in sequence even if the “Memory S tick Duo” is replac ed with another o ne. The fil e number i s reset when a new folde r is cre ate d or the r ecor ding folder is rep laced with another. RESE T Resets t he file number t o 0001 each ti me the “Memory S tick Duo” is change d. You ca n create a ne w folder (1[...]

41 Usin g the Menu OVERLAP (f ade in only) WIPE (fade in only) DOT F ADER (fade i n on ly) Play s back in sequ ence the i mages stored on a “Memory Stick Duo,” or in a folder (slide show). 1 Touch t [PB FOLDER]. 2 Select [ALL FILES ( )] or [CURRNT FOLDER ( , Current folder)], t hen touch . If you select [CURRNT FOLDER ( , Current folder)], all [...]

42 FLASH (flash motion ) Records a movie with a serial-s till- image effect (strob e effect). LUMI. KEY (lum inance key) Replaces a bri ghter area in a still ima ge memor ized at the mo ment when [ LUMI. KEY] was selected , with a movie. TRAIL When reco rding, trail ing afte rimages a re left in the pic ture. SLOW SHUT TR (slow shutte r) The shu tt[...]

43 Usin g the Menu z Tips • You can save pictures edited us ing special effects on a “Memory S tick Duo” (p. 55) or record them on another VCR/DVD de vice, etc. (p. 51). Your ca mcorder w ill shoot 1 frame of t he pictu re at a sele cted i nterval and keep th em in memory unt il it has stored sever al frames. Th is function is usef ul to obse[...]

44 z Tips • The demons tration will be suspended in situations such as those described below. – When you to uch the screen du ring the demonstration. (The demonstration starts again after about 10 minutes.) – When a cassette or a “Memory Stick Duo” is inserted. – When th e POWER sw itch is set to other than CAMERA-TAPE. See page 57. You[...]

45 Usin g the Menu See page 53. Using th e internal stere o microp hone (p. 85) , you c an add sound to a tape already recorde d in the 12-bit m ode (p. 46 ) without erasing t he original sou nd. b Note s • You cannot r ecord additional audio: – When the tape has been recorde d in the 16-bit mode (p. 46) . – When th e tap e ha s bee n recor d[...]

46 EXEC The mos t recently rec orded pictu re is played back for about 5 seconds and then stops au tomatic ally. CANCEL Stops [END SEARCH]. b Notes • After ejecting the cassette, th e END SEARCH function is not available. END SEARCH STANDARD SET menu Settings wh ile recording on a tape or other basi c settin gs The def ault se ttings ar e marked [...]

47 Usin g the Menu The rec o rded picture will not be aff ected by this o perat ion. x LCD BRIGHT You can ad just the br ightn ess of the LC D screen. 1 Adjust the bright ness with / . 2 Touch . x LCD BL LEVEL You can ad just the br ightn ess of the LC D screen’s ba cklight. B NORMAL Stand ard brightness . BRI GH T Brightens the LCD sc reen. b No[...]

48 b Notes • The exposure adjustment value (0EV), a shutter speed, and the aperture value appear when still images on a “Memory Stick Duo” are played back. • In the [DATE/TIME] data display, the date and time are displayed i n the same a rea. If you record a picture with out setting the clock, [-- -- - ---] and [-- :--:--] will appe ar. •[...]

49 Usin g the Menu TIME/L ANGU. menu See page 30 for details on selecting menu items. See page 11. When usi ng your camco rder abroad , you can set the tim e differenc e by touching / , the cl ock will be adjust ed in accor dance wit h the tim e diffe rence. If you se t the tim e differe nce to 0, the cl ock retu rns to the or igina lly se t tim e.[...]

50 1 Touch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [DELETE ]. If the d esire d men u item is no t displayed, touch / . 2 Touch the menu item that you want to dele te. 3 Touch [YE S] t . b Notes • You cannot d elete [MENU] and [P-MENU SE T UP]. 1 Touch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [SORT]. If the desired menu i tem is not displaye d, touch / . 2 Touch the menu it em you want t[...]

51 Dubbin g/Editing Dubbing /Editing Dubbi ng to V CR or DVD/HDD recorders You can dub im ages playe d back on your ca mcorder to other recordin g devices, such as VCRs or DVD/HDD recorders. You can connect your camcorder to VCRs or DVD/HDD recorders, usi ng the A/V connecting cable ( 1 ), th e A/V connecti ng cable with S VIDEO ( 2 ), or th e i.LI[...]

52 b Notes • When y ou are connecting your camcorder to a monaural device, connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video input jack, and the red (right channel) or th e white (left channel) plug to the audio input jack on the device. • When y ou connect a d evice via an A/V connecting cable, set [ DISP OUTPUT] to [ LCD PANEL][...]

53 Dubbin g/Editing Record ing pict ures f rom a VCR , etc. (DCR- HC48E) You ca n record pictures from a V CR, etc., onto a tape , you ca n also reco rd a scene as a still image onto a “Mem ory Stick Duo” using an optiona l i.LINK ca ble. Be sure to insert a cassette or a “ Memory Sti ck Duo” for re cording in your c amcord er beforehand . [...]

54 4 Set your camcorder to recording paus e mode . Touch t [ REC CTRL] t [REC PAUSE] . 5 Start playing th e cassette on t he VCR. The pict ure playe d on the con nect ed devi ce appe ars on t he LCD sc reen of your cam corder. 6 Touch [REC START] at the point you want to start recording. 7 Stop re cording. Touch (Stop) or [REC PA USE]. 8 Touch t . [...]

55 Dubbin g/Editing Dubbi ng pictures from a tape to a “Mem ory Stick D uo” You can re cord a des ired sc ene onto a “Memory St ick Duo” as a stil l image , from a movi e you rec orded o n a ta pe. Make s ure you hav e a recorded t ape and a “M emor y Stick Duo” inse rted into you r camcorder . 1 Slide the POW ER switch repeatedly to tu[...]

56 Marki ng imag es on the “ Memor y Stick Du o” with spec ific informat ion (Print mark/Image protection) When yo u are usi ng a “Mem ory St ick Duo” with the write -prote ct tab, make sure th e write-p rotect tab on t he “Me mory St ick Duo ” is n ot s et to th e wr ite-p rotec t pos iti on (p. 75). The DP OF ( Digit al Pr int Orde r [...]

57 Dubbin g/Editing Printin g record ed imag es (PictBridge compliant printer) You ca n print out pict ures usin g a PictBri dge comp liant print er without connec ting the c amcorder to a comput er. Connec t the AC Ada ptor to obtai n power from t he wall socket (p. 8). Insert the “Mem ory Stick Duo” co ntaini ng still images into your camcord[...]

58 b Notes • R efer also to the operating instr uctions for the printer to be used. • Do n ot attempt the follow ing operation s when is on t he screen. The operations m ay not be performed properly. – Operate the POWER switch. – Disconnec t the mains lead. – Remove your camcorder from the Handycam Station. – Disconnect th e USB c able [...]

59 Using a Computer Using a Compute r What y ou can do with Wind ows co mputer Whe n you instal l the “ Pictu re Mo tion Browse r” on a Wi ndows c omputer fro m the supplied CD-ROM , you can en joy the following ope rations. b Note s • You cannot install the supplied software, “Picture Motion Browser,” on a Macintosh computer. x I mporti [...]

60 Hard disk: Disc volume required for installation: Approxim ately 350 MB Display: Direct X 7 or later-c ompat ible video card , Minimum 1024 × 768 dot s, Hi gh Color (16 bi t col or) Other s: USB port (thi s must be provide d as standard), DV Interfa ce (IEEE 1394, i .LINK) ( to conn ect vi a an i.LINK ca ble), opt ical disc driv e (CD-ROM drive[...]

61 Using a Computer 5 Select the desired lang uage and the model name of your camcorde r from the pull -down men u. 6 C lick [FirstStepGu ide(HTML)]. Ins talla tion s tart s. Wh en [Save is comp lete] ap pears, click [O K] to fi nish th e ins tall ation . To vie w the “F irst S tep Guid e” in PD F In step 6 , click [Fir stSt epGui de(PDF )]. To[...]

62 Viewin g “First S tep Guide” To view “ First Step Guide” on yo ur comput er, M icroso ft Inte rnet Explor er Ver.6. 0 or later is reco mmended . Doubl e-click th e short-cut ic on for “First Step Guid e” o n th e des ktop. z Tips • You can also start by selecting [Start] t [Programs] ([All Programs] f or Windows XP) t [Sony Pictur [...]

63 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you run into any problems using yo ur camcorde r, use the fo llowi ng table to trouble shoot the problem . If the proble m persists, disconnect the po wer source an d contac t your Sony dea ler. • Overall op eration s/Easy Hand ycam/ Remote Comma nder....... ...... ........ ......... 63 ?[...]

64 • Cove r the sensor of your VCR wit h black paper. The power abru ptly turns off. • Whe n approximate ly 5 minutes have elapsed whil e you do not operate your camcord er, the camcorder is a utomatical ly turned off (A.SHUT OFF). Change the setting of [A.S HUT OFF] (p. 48), or turn on the power again (p. 11), or use the AC Adaptor. • The ba[...]

65 Troubles hooting Menu items are grayed out. • You cann ot select gr ayed items in the current re cording/pla yback situa tion. is not displayed. • During Ea sy Handycam opera tion, not all menu items a re functional . Cancel Easy Handycam operation (p. 1 6). The picture in the viewfinder is no t clear. • Mov e the viewfind er lens adjustm [...]

66 The data fi le name is not ind icated correctly, or flashes. • The fi le is damaged. • Use the file format that is comp atibl e with your camcorde r (p. 74). Refer also to “Cassette tapes/ “Memory Stick Duo”” section (p. 65). The tape does not start when you press REC START/STOP. • Slide the PO WER sw itch re peated ly to tu rn on [...]

67 Troubles hooting The BACK LIGHT function does not functi on. • In the f ollowin g settings, the BACK LIGHT functi on is canceled . – [MANUAL] of [EXPOSURE] – [SPOT M ETER] • The BACK LIGHT function does not work during Easy Handycam operation (p. 17). A vertical band ap pears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark. • [...]

68 Image data stored on a “Memory Stick Duo” cannot be played back. • Image data cannot be playe d back if you have mo dified file or folder na mes, or have edited th e data on a c omputer (In this case , the file na me flas hes). Thi s is not a malfun ction ( p. 75) . • Pict ures re cor ded on other de vices ma y not be play ed back or may[...]

69 Troubles hooting You cannot dub correctl y using t he A/V connecting cable. • The A/ V connecting cable is not co nnected properly. Make su re that the A/V connect ing cable is connec ted to the inpu t jack of anoth er device for dubbing a picture from your camcord er (p. 51). New sound adde d to a recorde d tape is not heard. • Adjus t [AUD[...]

70 [COLOR SLOW S] NightShot plus, [SCENE SELECT], [SUPER NSPLUS], [FADER], [D.EFFECT] [DIGITAL ZOOM] [TELE MACRO] [FADER] [C ANDLE], [FIREWORKS], [SUPER NSPLUS], [COLOR SLOW S], [D.EFFECT] [D.EFFECT] [CANDLE], [FIREWORKS], [SUPER NSPLUS], [COLOR SLOW S], [FADER] [OLD MOVIE] [PICT.EFFECT] Not available If this function is set Warnin g indica tors an[...]

71 Troubles hooting E:61: ss / E :62: ss • Cont act your Sony dea ler or local author ized S ony ser vice fa cility. I nform them of the 5-di git code, which starts from “E.” 101-1001(Warning indicator pertaining to files) • Th e file is damage d. • Th e file is unrea dable (p. 74) . E (Battery level warning) • Th e battery pack is ne a[...]

72 If mess ages app ear on the sc reen, fo llow t he instructions. z Tips • When is displayed, the message can be turned into by to uching . Touch to display t he message again. % Z Mo isture con densation. Eject the cassette (p. 78) % Moisture conden sation. Turn off for 1H. (p. 78) Z Reinsert the cassette. (p. 14) • Check if the cass ette is [...]

73 Additional I nformation Addition al Informa tion Using y our ca mcorde r abroad Power supply You can use yo ur camco rder in any country /region using t he AC Adap tor suppl ied with your camco rder wit h in the AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz range . On TV colo r systems Your camcorder is PAL system, so its picture can only be vie wed on a PAL sys[...]

74 x When la beling the cas sette Be sure to pla ce the label onl y on the locati ons shown in the f ollowing illustra tion so as not to cause a malfunct ion of your camcord er. x After usin g the cassette Rewind the t ape to t he beg inning to avoid distortion of the picture or the sound . The casset te should then be put in its cas e, and stored [...]

75 Additional I nformation • Data read/write speed may vary depending on the combination of t he “Memory Stick” and “Memory Stick” compliant product you use. On a “Mem ory Stick Duo” with a write-protec t tab You can prev ent accide ntal era sure o f images wh en you sli d e the write-protect tab on the “Mem ory Stick Duo” with a [...]

76 conform to the uni versal standard. (These models are not sold in some regions.) • If you cannot use a “Memory Stick Duo” that has been used with another device, format it with your camcorder (p. 39). Note that formattin g erases all informati on on the “Memory Stick Duo.” • You may not b e able to p lay back images with your camcord[...]

77 Additional I nformation About s tora ge of th e ba ttery pa ck • If the battery pack is not used for a long time, fully charge the battery pack and use it up on your camcorder once a year to maintain proper function. To store the battery pack, remove it from your camcorder and put it in a dry, cool place. • To discharge the battery pack on y[...]

78 connec ting to other dev ices, be sure to confi rm whet her th e de vice i s compat ible with a DV d evic e or no t. For d etail s on precau tions and c ompati ble appli cation software, refe r also to the operati ng instru ctions for th e device to be con nected . b Notes • When connecting your camcorder to another i.LINK-compatible devi ce, [...]

79 Additional I nformation appea rs. Th e indi cator wi ll not ap pear wh en the moi sture conde nses on the le ns. x I f moi sture con densa tion has occu rred None of the functions ex cept casse tte ejecti on will wo rk. Ej ect t he cass ette, turn off your cam corder, and leav e it for about one hou r with the casset te lid open. Y our camcorde [...]

80 It is recomm ended you connect your camcorde r to t he wall socket u sing the supplied A C Adaptor durin g the operation. 1 Slid e the POWE R switch r epeat edly to tu rn on the PL AY/EDIT lamp. 2 Touch t [MENU] t (STANDARD SET) t [CALIBRATION] t . The s cree n chan ges to 16:9 ratio when using 4:3 ratio . 3 Touch t he “×” display ed on the[...]

81 Additional I nformation 5 Remove du st fro m the insid e area wh ere the eye cup block was at tached w ith a camera bl ower, etc. 6 Att ach the ey ecup block to the viewfi nder, pushing it straight on until it clicks. b Note s • The eyecup block is a precision part. Do not disassemble it further. • Do not touch th e lens of t he eyecup block[...]

82 Specif ications System Video recording system 2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system Stil l image re cordi ng syste m Exif Ver . 2.2 * Audio record ing syste m Rotary heads, PCM system Quan tization : 12 bits (Fs 32 kHz, stereo 1, stereo 2), 16 bits (Fs 48 kHz , stereo) Vide o signal PAL colo r, CCIR standa rds Usable cassette Mini DV cassette [...]

83 Additional Info rmation Genera l Power requirements DC 6.8 V/7.2 V (battery pack) DC 8. 4 V (AC Ada ptor) Average po wer consumption During ca mera record ing using the viewf ind er 2.5 W During ca mera record ing using the LCD 2.8 W Operat ing temperatur e 0 °C to 40 °C (32 ° F to 104 °F) Storage te mperature -20 °C to + 60 °C (-4 °F to [...]

84 * See the label o n the AC Adaptor for other specif ications. Rechar geab le battery pa ck NP-FH4 0 Maximum out put voltage DC 8.4 V Output v oltage DC 7.2 V Capacity 4.9 W h (680 mAh) Dimensions (approx.) 31.8 × 1 8.5 × 45.0 mm (1 5/16 × 3/ 4 × 1 13/16 in. ) (w/h/d) Mass (approx.) 45 g (1.6 oz ) Oper atin g tempe rature 0 °C to 40 °C (32 [...]

85 Quick Refer enc e Quick Reference Ident ifying part s and co ntrol s The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. A N IGHTSHOT PLUS swi tch (20) B P HOTO b utton (1 6, 19) C P ower zoom lever (20 , 24) D OPEN /EJECT le ver (14) E H ooks for a shoulde r belt Attac h a shoulder be lt (optional) . F Grip bel t (13) G Le ns (Carl Zeiss Lens) (4) H LENS[...]

86 A DISP/BATT INFO b utton (10, 1 2) B EASY button ( 16) C RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the sett ings, incl u ding the settin g of th e date and t ime. D LCD scre en/tou ch panel (12, 89) E REC ST ART/STOP bu tton (16, 18) F Zoom buttons (20, 24) G WIDE SE LECT b utton (2 1) H Speaker Play back sou nd comes ou t from the speaker. For how t o ad[...]

87 Quick Refer enc e A POWER switch (11) B V iewfinde r (13) C E yecup (80 ) D V iewfinder le ns adjustmen t lever (13) E D C IN jack (9) F C AMERA -TAP E, CAME RA- MEM ORY, PLA Y/EDIT lamp (11) G R EC STA RT/STOP butt on (16, 18) H A /V OUT jac k (28, 51) I Tripod re ceptacle Attach th e tripo d (option al: the le n gth of the scr ew must be less [...]

88 Handy cam S tati on Remo te Co mmand er b Notes • Remove t he insulation sheet before using the Remote Commander . • Aim the Remote Commander towa rds the remote sensor t o operate your cam corder (p. 85). • To change the battery, see page 81. A PH OTO butt on * (16, 19) The on-screen image wh en you press th is button will be reco rded on[...]

89 Quick Refer enc e Indic ators displaye d duri ng reco rding/pl ayback A R emainin g battery (app rox.) B R ecordin g mode ( SP or LP ) (46) C R ecording sta tus ([STBY] (stand by) or [REC] (re cording)) D R ecording: Tape counter (hou r: minute : second) Playback: Tap e counter (hour: m inute: second )/Time code (h our: minute : sec ond : frame [...]

90 P Dat a fi le na me Q Picture nu mber/Tot al number of reco rded picture s in th e current play back f older R Playba ck folder (40) S Previ ous/Nex t folder icon The fol lowing ind icators app ear when the first or last picture of t he current folder is displayed and when there are multiple folders on the same “Memor y Stick Duo. ” T Imag e[...]

91 Quick Refer enc e Cent er Bottom Other in dicator The da te/time during reco rding a nd the cam era se tting data w ill be r eco rded autom atically. T hey do not ap pear on the screen dur ing record ing, but yo u can chec k them as [DA TA CO DE] during pl ayback (p. 47). You can ea sily check the mea n ing of each indicator that ap pears on the[...]

92 Inde x Numeric/Symbol 12BIT. ...... ............ ......... ....... . 46 16BIT. ...... ............ ......... ....... . 46 21-pin adaptor. ............ ..........2 9 A A.SHUT OFF (Auto s hut off) ..... ....... ......... . 48 A/V connecting cable ..... 28, 51 AC Adapt or ......... ....... .... ....... . 8 ALL ER ASE... ....... ........... .... 39 [...]

93 Quick Refer enc e MENU ROT A TE........... .......48 Mirror mode ..... ....... ......... .....2 1 Moisture condensation ..........78 MONOTONE ...................... .40 MOSAIC........ ........... ......... ...42 MOSAIC FADER ... ....... .......40 Movie ...... ....... .....16, 17, 18, 2 2 N NEG.AR T ........ ....... .... ....... ...42 NEW FOLDER.[...]

94 Windows....... ....... ........... ...... 59 WIPE ... .... ....... ............ ......... . 4 1 WORLD TIME.. ...... ......... .... 49 Write- protect t ab.... ....... .. 73 , 75 Z Zero s et mem ory......... ...... .... 26 Zoom ... .... ....... ..... ....... ..........2 0 Index (Co ntinued)[...]

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