Sony DCR-HC85E manual

3-090-179- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Camera Operatio ns Guide [GB] Camera Operations Guide Rea d this fi rst Digital Vide o Camera Recorder DCR-HC85E[...]

2 Read this first Before ope rating the unit, plea se read this manu al thorou ghl y , and retai n i t fo r fut ur e refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or sho ck ha zard, do not exp ose the u n it to rain o r mo istu re. To avoi d el ec tr i cal sh ock, do not op en the cabinet. Refer servicing to qua lified personnel only. “Mem o ry Stick” [...]

3 Notes on use Note on Cass ette M emory Your camcorder is ba se d on the DV format . You can use only m ini DV cassettes in you r camcorder . Use of mini DV c assettes with Casset te Me mory i s recomm ended as you c an use Title se arch (p. 59), Date search (p. 60), [ TITLE] (p. 79), [ TAPE TITLE] (p. 81). Cassettes wi th Cassette Me mory are mar[...]

4 Viewfind er LCD pa nel Battery pack Flash[...]

5 Read thi s first .... ................... .................... ............. ................... .................. 2 Quick St art G uide Recordin g movies ................ ............. .................... ................... .................. 8 Recordin g still ima ges ................. ............. ................... .................... .[...]

6 Recording a still image ....... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... ...... .. 35 Making full u se of E asy Hand ycam o peration .... ....... .... ...... ....... .... ...... .... ....... .... ...... 35 Adjusting th e exposur e....... .................... ................... ............. ............[...]

7 Advanced operations Using t he Men u Selecting menu ite ms ......... ................ 61 Using the (CAMERA SET) m enu – PROGRAM AE/WHITE BAL./1 6:9 WIDE, etc. ......... ................. .......... 63 Using the (MEMORY SET ) menu – BURST/QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE / ALL ERASE/NEW FOL DER, etc. ................ ........... ................. ..........[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 8 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 14. 2 Insert a cassette i nto the camcorder. a Lift up the viewfinder . b Slide the battery pack in the direc tion of the arrow until it click s. a Slide the OPEN/ EJECT lever i n the directi on of the a[...]

Qui ck S tart Guid e Quick Start Guid e 9 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 19. 4 View the recorded picture on the L CD screen. a Remo ve th e lens cap. b Press OPEN and open the LCD panel. c While pr essing the green butt[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 10 Recording still images 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the b att ery, see pa ge 14. 2 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into t he camcorder. a Lift up the viewfinder . b Slide the batter y pack in the dire ction of the arrow until it click s. Insert it so that the b mark is at the bottom left co[...]

Qui ck S tart Guid e 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 19. 4 View the recorded picture on the L CD screen. a Remo ve th e lens cap. b Press OPEN and open the LCD panel. c While pr essing the green but[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 12 Recording/Playing back with ease By switch ing to Easy Hand ycam oper ation, reco rding/pl ayback op eration becomes eve n easier. Easy Handyca m operation allows easy reco rding/play back for even fi rst 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 ea [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 13 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 pare nthese s indica tes the num ber of that it em supplied. “Memor y Stick Duo ” 8M B (1 ) You can use only a “Memor y Stick Duo,” which i s about hal f the size of a sta[...]

Getting started 14 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You ca n ch arge the batt ery by attach in g the “InfoLITHI UM” battery pack (P series) to your ca m co rder . b Note • You cannot use batte r ie s oth er than the “InfoLITHIUM” bat ter y pack (P series) (p. 127). • Do not short -circuit the DC plug of the AC Adapt or or bat tery term[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 15 6 Slide the PO WER switch up to OFF (CHG). 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. Disco nn ect the AC Adap tor f ro m the D C IN jack. To remove t he batt ery pack 1 Set the P OWER switc h to [...]

Getting started 16 Cha rging time Approximate number of minutes require d when you fully c harge a fully dischar ged ba ttery pa ck at 25°C (77°F ). (1 0 – 30°C (5 0 – 8 6°F) recom mend ed.) Recording time when record ing with t he LCD screen o n Appr ox imate nu m ber of mi nut e s availabl e when y ou use a full y char ged batt ery p ack [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 17 Using an out side power s ource You can use the AC Adaptor as the power sourc e whe n you do not w ant th e batt ery to run ou t. While yo u are using t he AC Adaptor , the battery pa ck wil l no t lo se its char ge eve n when it is attac hed to your camc order. PRECAUTION Even if your cam corde r is turn ed off,[...]

Getting started 18 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusti ng the LCD pan el You ca n ad just the angl e and bright ness o f the LCD pane l to meet variou s reco rding situation s. Even w hen th ere are obst ructi ons be twee n you and t he sub ject, y ou can check the sub ject on the LCD scree n during record ing by adjus ting the a[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 19 To use th e viewfinde r during operatio n When y ou are re cordin g on a ta pe or a “M emory Stick Duo,” you c an adjus t the expo sure (p. 36) and fad er (p. 41 ) while ch ecking th e im a ge on the viewfi nder. Ha ve the LCD panel ro tated 180 degr ees an d cl osed w ith t he s creen facing ou t. 1 Set the [...]

Getting started 20 4 Touch [MENU]. 5 Select (TIME/LANGU.) with / , then touch . 6 Select [CLOCK SET] with / , then touch . 7 Set [Y] (year) with / , then touch . You can se t any yea r up t o the yea r 20 79. 8 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way as was done in step 7, then touch . Step 6: Inserting the recording media Inser[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 21 2 Insert a cassette with its window-side fac i ng up . 3 Press . The casset te compartment a utomatica lly slides ba ck in. 4 Close the lid. To eject t he cassette 1 Slide the OPEN/EJECT lever in the dire ctio n of th e arro w and open the l id. The casset te compartment a utomatica lly comes out. 2 Take out the [...]

Getting started 22 b Note • If you f orce th e “ Memory Stick Duo” in to the “Memory Sti ck Duo” slot in the wrong dire ction, the “Memory Sti ck Duo ” slot ma y be d ama ge d. • Do not insert anythin g other than a “Me mory Stick Duo” into the “Mem or y St ic k Duo” slot. Doi ng so may c ause a ma lfunction of your c amcord[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 23 z Tip • Your camcorder of fers [ENG [SIMP]] (simplified English) for when you cannot find your native tongue amo ng the options.[...]

Recording 24 Recording Recording movies You ca n record mo vi es on a tape o r a “Memor y Sti ck Duo. ” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Gettin g sta rted” (p . 13 to p. 22). When y ou are rec ording on a tape, mo vies will be r ec orded alon g with stereo sound. When yo u are recording on a “Memo ry Stick Duo,” the mo vie will[...]

Recording Recording 25 Indicators d isplayed du ring reco rding on a tape The indicato rs will not be recorded on the tape. Date/time and the camera set tings data ( p. 56) will not be disp layed du ring r ecording . A Indica tors fo r Cassette Memory cass ettes B Remaining batte ry The indicate d time may not be correct dep end ing on th e en viro[...]

Recording 26 • W h en you ar e r e c o rding on a “Mem ory S t ick Duo” with an external fla sh (optio nal) attached to the inte ll i gent acce sso ry sh o e, t ur n off the power of the external f lash to preven t charging n oise from get ting recorded . z Tip • If you do not use your camcorde r fo r a long ti me , remove the casse t te an[...]

Recording Recording 27 Using zoom When the CAMERA-TAPE m ode is select ed, you can cho ose zoom to magnific ation levels greater th an 10 times, and from th at po int ac tiv at e the d igi tal zoom ([DIGITAL ZOOM], p. 6 7). Occasional u se of the zoom is effective, b ut use it spar ingly for b est results. Move the pow er zoo m lever sligh t ly for[...]

Recording 28 Usin g the s elf-ti mer With the self-tim er, you ca n start recordi ng after a de lay of ab ou t 10 s ec o nd s. 1 Touch . 2 Touch [SELF-TIMER]. If th e ite m is n ot di splaye d on t he sc reen, touch / . I f you ca nnot fin d it, to uch [MENU], and select i t from the (CAMERA SE T) menu. 3 Touch [ON] , then . app ears. 4 Press REC S[...]

Recording Recording 29 [MENU], and select [PROGRES. REC] from the (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 Touc h [ON ] , the n . appe ars. 4 Press REC START/STOP. Press it again to st op recordi ng. To cancel the progressive recording mode Fol lo w step s 1 a nd 2, the n sele ct [OF F] in ste p 3. Note on the pr ogressive rec ording mode In a normal TV broadc ast, th[...]

Recording 30 3 Slide the POWER switch repeated l y until the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp lig hts u p. The selected re cord in g folder is displa yed. 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 bri ghtnes s se tting s ar e adjust ed . Reco rd ing do es n ot st art at thi s point. *The number of image s th [...]

Recording Recording 31 Selecting image quali ty or siz e Select th e (MEMORY SET) menu , [STILL SET], then [ QUALITY] or [ IMAGE S IZE] (p. 70). The num ber of pic tu res you ca n r ecord on a “Memor y Stic k Duo” vari e s depend ing on the qualit y /size of the imag e and the recording environment. Refer to the following list for the approxima[...]

Recording 32 (No flash): Alwa ys rec ords without using the f lash. When the r ed ey e reduc tion f eat ur e is t urn ed o n (Auto r ed-eye r educti on): Pre- flashe s to redu ce red- eye before the fl ash automati cally flashe s when there i s not enoug h su rrou nd ing ligh t . m (Forced red- eye reduct ion): Al w ays uses th e flash an d the re [...]

Recording Recording 33 3 Touc h [ON ] , the n . appe ar s. 4 Press PHOTO. You w ill hear a b eep so und count ing down for abo ut 10 seconds (The count do wn indic ati o n begi ns from 8) . The i m ag e is reco rded . W he n bars of disap pear, t he imag e is reco rded on the “M em ory Stic k D u o.” To cancel the count dow n Touc h [R ESET] . [...]

Recording 34 Recording with ease – Easy Hand ycam With this E asy Handycam opera tion, most of the camera settings are set to automatic mode, o nly bas ic funct ions be come availa ble, and screen font si ze increases for easy viewing . Even first time users ca n enjoy easy recording. Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “ Getting started?[...]

Recording Recording 35 Recording a s till image 1 Remove the le ns cap. Pull the lens cap string down and attach it to the gri p belt. 2 Press OPEN and ope n the LCD pa nel. 3 Slide the POWER swit c h repeatedly until the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp lights up. 4 Press EASY. The EASY l igh ts u p in blue . 5 Press and ho ld PHOTO l ightly. You wi l l hear a [...]

Recording 36 2 Set [M] ( month), [D] (day ), hou r and minutes in the same way as [Y] (year), then touch . For [LANGUAGE] Select th e de sired l ang uage wit h / , the n t o uch . For [BEE P] See page 86. For [SELF-TIMER] (i n the CAMERA- MEMORY mode only ) Touc h [ON], then . Press PHOTO fully . You wil l hear a bee p sound co unting do wn for ab [...]

Recording Recording 37 Fixing the exposur e for the selected s ubject – Fl exible spo t met er You can adj ust and fi x t he exposu re to the subject, so th at it is re corded in sui table brightn ess even when th ere is strong con trast between the subject and the backg round (such as subject s in the limeli ght on stage ). 1 Touc h du ring re c[...]

Recording 38 4 Adjust th e exposur e by touchin g (dim)/ (brigh t), then touch . To return the setting to automatic exposure Follow steps 1 and 2, then select [AUTO] in step 3. b Note • You cannot use the manua l e xpos ure togethe r with: – Nig htShot p lus functi on – Supe r NightSho t plus fun ction – C olor S low Sh utt er function Reco[...]

Recording Recording 39 2 Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS swi tch to ON. and [“NIGHTSHOT PLUS”] appear. 3 Touch . 4 Touch [ SU PE R NSPLUS] . If the item is not displaye d on the screen , touc h / . I f yo u ca nn ot fin d it , touc h [MENU], and select it from the (CAMERA SET) menu. 5 Touc h [ O N ], th en . and [“SUPE R NIGHTSH OT PLUS”] appear . T[...]

Recording 40 Adjusting the focus The focus i s adjusted autom atically in the default settin g. Adjusti ng the focu s for a n off- center s ubject – SPOT FOCUS You can select and adjust t he focal po int to aim it at a subject not locate d in the ce nter of the screen. 1 Touch duri ng reco rding or in the st andby m ode. 2 Touch [SPOT FOCUS ]. If[...]

Recording Recording 41 2 Rotate the focus ring and adjust the focus. 9 chang es to wh en the f ocus can not be adjuste d any fu rther. 9 c hange s to when the focu s cann ot b e ad juste d an y clos er. Tips for focusing manually • It is easie r to f ocus on th e subje ct wh en you use th e zoom fun ction. Move t he power zoom lever tow ards T (t[...]

Recording 42 [OVERLAP] (fade in only) [WIPE] (fade in only) [DOT FADER] (fade in only) 1 Slide the P OWER switch to s elect the CAMERA-TAPE mode. 2 Touch in the standb y mode (to fade in) or du ring recording (to fade out). 3 Touch [FADER]. If th e ite m is n ot di splaye d on t he sc reen, touch / . I f you ca nnot fin d it, to uch [MENU], and sel[...]

Recording Recording 43 4 Touch [ MENU]. 5 Sel ec t (P I CT. A P P L I.), th en [ OVERLA P] b y touc hing / and . The re cord ed im age ap pears on the thumbnail scre en. 6 Touc h (p revious ) / ( nex t) to select the st ill ima ge to be super imp osed. 7 Touc h [ O N ], th en . 8 Touch . 9 Press REC START/STOP to start record ing . [M. OVRLAP ] sto[...]

Recording 44 * I t is hard to adj ust the foc us auto matical ly when you choose this e ffe c t. Adjust the focus manually usi ng a tripod to steady the camcorder. 5 Touch . appe ar s. To cancel Digital effect Follo w steps 2 an d 3, then sele c t [OFF] i n ste p 4. b Note • You cannot use Digita l e ffe c t toge th er with: – Supe r NightSho t[...]

Recording Recording 45 [M T CAM CHROMA] (Memory Chroma key) You can ha ve the movie swap into the blue area of a st ill image s uch as an i llustratio n or into a frame with a blue are a encl osed by t he fra me. 1 Check t hat you h ave a “Mem ory Sti ck Duo” with the sti ll image to be superim posed an d a tape (only if you are record ing on t[...]

Recording 46 • When you use the MEMO RY M IX func ti on in the mirror mode (p. 27), the pic tu re on the LCD screen appears n ormally, wi thout being mirror-rev ersed. • You may not be able to play back pict ures modified on your com puter or record ed w ith ot her camcorders on your camcorde r. z Tip • The supplied SPVD-012 USB Dri ver CD-RO[...]

Recording Recording 47 3 Touc h . The las t scene of the m ost rece nt recor ding is playe d bac k for abo ut 5 second s, and t he camc or der en te r s th e s tandby m o de at the point where the last r ecording h as finish ed. To cancel the operat i on Touc h [C ANC E L]. b Note • The E ND SE ARCH function w ill no t work c orrect ly when ther [...]

Playback 48 Play back Viewing movies recorded on a tape Make sur e yo u ha v e a rec o rde d cass e tte inserted into your camcorder. Some of th e operation s are possible u sing the Remote Comm a nd er or us in g the t ou ch panel. When yo u want to play back recording s on your TV, see page 58. z Tip • Perfor ming Easy Handy cam operation, even[...]

Playback Playback 49 Indicators d i splayed during ta pe playback A Remaining batte ry B Reco rd ing mod e (SP or L P) C Tape tr ans po rt indicat or D Time cod e (hour: minute: seco nd: fr ame) or tap e counte r (hou r: mi nute: sec ond) E Per son al Menu b ut to n (p. 6 1) F Vid eo o perati on bu ttons When a “Memo ry Stic k D uo ” has been i[...]

Playback 50 Viewing r ecordings with added effects – Digital effect You ca n apply [STI LL], [F LASH], [LUMI. KEY], and [TRAIL] effects when vi e wing recorded pictures. For details on each effect , see pa ge 43 . 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch whil e the pi cture yo u want to add the effect to is displa[...]

Playback Playback 51 Viewing recordings on a “Memory Stick Duo” You can vi ew pi ctures on e at a time on the screen . When yo u have a lot of pi ctures, you can list the m to search through them easi ly. Make s ur e yo u have a rec orded “M emo ry Stick Duo” inserted in to your c amcorder. When yo u wan t to play back a reco rded pict ur e[...]

Playback 52 Indicators di splayed during “Memo ry Stick Duo” p layback A Rem a inin g ba tter y B Imag e s ize C Picture num ber/T otal numb er of recorde d pictur es in the cur ren t playbac k folder D Playbac k fo lder E Playing ti me (movi e s only) F Previous/nex t fo lder icon The follow i ng indi ca tors ap pea r when the first or last pi[...]

Playback Playback 53 To display 6 pictures a t a time , including mo vies – Inde x Screen Touc h . To re turn to th e sing le di spla y mod e, to uch th e pictu re th at you wan t to disp l ay. To view pictures i n other fol ders in the index screen 1 Touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch [ PB FOLD E R]. 4 Sele ct a fold er wi th / , t hen touc h . Playing b[...]

Playback 54 4 Play back pictures . When playin g bac k on a t ape The follow i ng buttons ca n be opera te d. (play/p a use) / (fast fo rward) / (stop)/ (rewind) You ca n op erate thes e opera t i ons and SLOW y on the Remote Commander. When playin g bac k on a “Memor y Stick Duo” Touc h . The follow i ng buttons ca n be opera te d. (pre vious)[...]

Playback Playback 55 Various playback functions You can mag nify a small su bj ect in a record ing and di splay it on the screen. You can also di splay the record ed date and the name of the fold er in whi ch the pi cture is recorded. Magnifying p i ctures – Tape playback zoo m/Memory playback zoom You can mag nify movi es r ecorded on a tape or [...]

Playback 56 z Tip • If you press DISPLAY/BATT IN FO duri ng the playback zo om op eration, th e fr am e will di sa ppe ar. Display ing the scr een indica tors You can choose to display the tim e code, tape count er, and oth er infor ma tion on t he scr e en. Press DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The indica tor swi tches on or off a s you press th e butto n. z[...]

Playback Playback 57 b Note • Camera setting data do not appea r when movies on a “Memor y S tic k Duo” are pla ye d ba ck. z Tip • Exposur e adjus tm en t value (0E V) appe ars when a “Memor y S tic k Duo” is pla ye d ba ck. • appears for the picture reco rd ed usi ng flash.[...]

Playback 58 Playing the picture on a TV Conn ect yo ur cam corde r to a TV using th e supplied A/ V connectin g cable as shown in the fol lowing illustratio n. Connect the supp lied AC Adaptor to the wall socket for the power supply (p . 14). Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devi ces to be conne cted. To copy to another tape,[...]

Playback Playback 59 Locating a scene on a tape for playback Searching qu ickly for a desi red scene – Zero set memory 1 During pl ayback, p r ess ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Comman der at the point you wan t to locate later on. The tape c ounter is re set to “0 :00:00” and appear s on the sc reen . If the tape counter is not dis pl ay ed ,[...]

Playback 60 3 Press . (previous)/ > (next) on the Remote Comman de r to select a title that you want to play. Playback starts automaticall y from the selecte d titl e. To cancel the oper ation Press STOP on the Remote Commander. b Note • You cannot use Title searc h when [ SEARC H] is set to [OF F] on the (EDIT/ PLAY) menu (it is set to [ON] b[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 61 B Advanced op erations Usin g the Menu Selecting menu items You can cha nge vari ous setti ngs or make detailed adjustments us ing the me nu items disp layed on t he scr een. 1 Turn on the power (p. 17). 2 Touc h . The P ersonal M enu ap pe ars. It em s that ar e used o ften are disp laye d as sh ort- cuts. 3 Touc [...]

Using the Menu 62 7 Touch , then to hide the menu screen. You c an a lso to uch (ret ur n) to go ba ck a screen each time you touch the button. To use th e short-cu ts of t he Person al Menu The avai lable it em s var y de pend i n g on the powe r mode o f yo ur camcor de r. Unavailable items will be grayed out. You ca n cust omize the short -cut s[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 63 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PROGRAM AE/WHITE BAL./16:9 W IDE, etc. You can select items li sted below on t he CAMERA SET menu. To select items, see “Sel ecti ng menu item s” (p. 61). The defau lt setting s are mark ed with G . The indicato rs in pare ntheses appear when th e setting is sele cted. The settin[...]

Using the Menu 64 * Your camcorder is adjuste d to fo cus only o n subjec ts in the midd le to far distance. **Your camcord er is adjusted to foc us only on dist an t su b j ect s. b Note • [SPORT S ] (s ports less on) w ill not work w he n the PO W E R switch is set to CAM ERA- MEMOR Y. SPOT METER See page 37 fo r detai ls . EXPOSURE See page 37[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 b Note • You cannot use the white b alan ce toge th er with the NightSh ot plus , or Super NightShot plus functio n. • The setting retu rns to [AUTO ] when you disconne ct the power sour ce from your c amcorder for more than 5 minutes. z Tip • For be tt er color bal an ce adju s tment when [WHITE BAL.] is set[...]

Using the Menu 66 FLASH SET Note that these se ttings will not fun ction with external flashes that do not support the following se ttin g s. FLASH LEVEL You can se le ct an app ropr ia te flash s et ting fo r reco rd ing wi t h an e xtern a l flash (optional) . b Note • The setting retur ns to [NORMAL] when you disc onne c t the powe r sour c e [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 DIGITAL ZOOM You can se lect the maxi mum zoom 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 image qual ity decrea ses whe n yo u are u sing the digi ta l zoo m. This fu nction is use ful when reco rd ing enla r ged pict ures of a dis tant su bj ec t, s[...]

Using the Menu 68 STEADYSHOT Yo u ca n se le ct th is fu ncti o n to c o m pen sate for ca mer a-sh ake . PROGRES. REC See page 28 for details . G ON Standard setting (enable t he SteadyS hot fun ction). OFF ( ) Selec t to deact ivate the SteadyS hot function. Selec t to shoo t a st ation ary subject with a tripod, or when using a convers ion le ns[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – BURST/QU ALIT Y/IMAGE SIZE/ALL ERASE/N EW FOLDE R, etc. You can select items li sted below on t he MEMORY SET menu. To select items, see “Sel ecti ng menu item s” (p. 61). The defau lt setting s are mark ed with G . The indicato rs in pare ntheses appear when th e setting is sele[...]

Using the Menu 70 QUALITY IMAGE SIZ E MOVIE SET IMAGE SIZE REMAINING ALL ERASE You ca n de lete all the pictures on a “Mem or y Stick D uo” that ar e no t write- prote cted. To delete pictur es one by on e, see page 105. 1 Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER]. 2 Touch [YES] twice. To cancel dele tion of all pictures, se lect [NO]. 3 Touch . G [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 71 b Note • Th e folder will not be del eted even when you delete all th e pictur es in t he folder. • Do not do any of the follo wing while [ Erasing al l da ta ...] is di splayed: – M ove the POWER switch t o select ot her power modes. – Op erate any buttons. – Ej ect the “ Memory St ick Duo. ” FORMAT [...]

Using the Menu 72 REC FOLDER As the defau lt setting, pi ctures are saved in th e 101MSDCF folder. You ca n select a fol der t o sav e your pictures . Cr eate new f olders from the [N EW FOL DER] menu, then select th e folder to be used for recording with / and touch . When you have a lo t of pictures , you can se arch for the desire d picture ea s[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 73 Using the (PICT.APPLI.) menu – PICT. EFFEC T/SLIDE S HOW/F RAME RE C/ INT.REC- STL, etc. You can select items li sted below on t he PICT.APPLI. menu. To sel ect items, see “Sel ecti ng menu item s” (p. 61). The defau lt setting s are mark ed with G . The indicato rs in pare ntheses appear when th e setting is[...]

Using the Menu 74 b Note • You cannot add effects t o externa lly input pictures. Als o, you canno t output pic tures edite d with Picture effe cts via the DV Interface. z Tip • You can copy pictu res e dit ed using picture e ffec ts to a “Memory Stick Duo” ( p. 94) or to another t ape (p. 92). MEMORY MIX See page 44 fo r detai ls . PB ZOOM[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 75 7 Touch [START]. Your camco rder plays b ack the i mages record ed on t he “Me mory Stick Duo” in sequ ence. To cance l the slide sh ow, touc h [E ND]. To pau se, touch [ P A US E]. z Tip • You can sele ct the fir st picture for the sl ide show by touchin g / befor e touchin g [START]. • If movies are playe[...]

Using the Menu 76 2 Selec t th e de sired int er val by tou ch ing / , then touc h . You ca n select fr om 1 to 120 s econds f or the in te rval. 3 Touch [RE C STA RT ]. Rec ord ing s tar ts an d z cha nges to red . When your camcorde r has sh ot seve ral frames, it reco rds them on the t ape, af ter pe rforming th e END SEARCH funct io n de pe ndi[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 77 1 Touch . 2 Select a de si red interv al time ( 1, 5, or 10 minute s) , the n touch . 3 Touch [ ON], the n touc h . 4 Touch . flas hes. 5 Press PHOTO fully. stops flas hing a nd the inte rval photo record ing st arts. To cance l interva l ph oto rec or di ng, se lect [O FF] in step 3. DEMO MODE When you remov e bot[...]

Using the Menu 78 Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) me nu – TITL E/ TAPE TI TLE, etc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on th e EDIT/ PLAY menu. To sele ct items, see “Sel ecting menu items” (p. 61). The default s ettings a re marked with G . The setti ngs you can adj u st vary d epe nding on the powe r mode o f yo ur cam corde r. The sc reen shows th[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 79 BURN VCD When you r camc order is co nnected to a persona l comp ut er , you can e as ily burn the pic tu re recor de d on the ta pe on a CD -R (Dir ec t Acce ss to Video CD Bur n ) using this com mand . See the suppl ied “Co mputer Applica tions G uide” for det ails. END SEARCH SEARCH TITLE Any title s you hav[...]

Using the Menu 80 3 Touch to move s to select th e ne xt char a cter, an d en ter th e cha r ac ter in th e sam e m anne r. 4 When yo u have fi ni sh ed enteri n g charact ers, touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch (color), / (po sit ion), [SI ZE] as necess ary to se lect a desi red co lor, posi tion o r size. Color white t yellow t violet t red t cyan t gree [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 81 TITLE DI SP You can v i ew t he t i tl e w h en you pla y ba ck the pi ct ur e. TAPE TITLE You can lab el a cas sette with Cass ette Memory (up to 10 l etters) . The labe l w i l l be di sp layed fo r approx imat el y 5 s eco nds wh en you s el ec t the CAMER A-TAP E mode an d insert a cassette , or when you selec [...]

Using the Menu 82 Using the (STANDARD SET) menu – RE C MO DE/M ULTI - SOUND/AUDI O MIX/USB-CA MERA, et c. You can sele ct the items listed be low on the STANDARD SET menu. To select thes e items, see “Selec tin g men u items” (p. 61). The defa ult settings are marked with G . The indic at or s in pare nt heses ap pear w h en the settin g is s[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 83 b Note • You can play back a dual sound trac k cass et te on this camcorder. However , yo u cannot record a dual soun d track on this camco rd er. • The setting return s to [S TERE O] when you disconne c t the powe r sour c e from you r camcorder for more than 5 minutes . AUDIO MIX You c an adj ust th e au dio [...]

Using the Menu 84 b Note • When you connect your cam corder to outside powe r so urces, [BRIGHT] is auto ma ti call y select ed for th e se tt ing. • When you select [BRIGHT] , batte ry life is reduce d by ab out 10 pe r cent dur ing recor di ng. A/V c DV OUT You ca n co nnect a di gi t al device a nd a n analog device t o yo ur camc or de r an[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 85 DATA CODE REMAINING REMOTE CTRL b Note • The setting returns to [ ON] when you hav e th e power sour c e disc onne c ted fro m your camcorder for more than 5 minutes . REC LED G OFF Select no t to dis play date, time and the ca me r a set tings data du r ing playback . DATE/TIME Select to disp lay the date and ti[...]

Using the Menu 86 BEEP DISPLAY b Note • You cannot input a sig na l to your c am cor der if you pre ss DI SPLAY/ BATT INFO while [V-OUT/PANEL] is selected. MENU ROTATE You ca n select th e scroll ing direc tion (u p or down) of the menu items on the LCD scree n w he n you touc h o r . A.SHUT OFF b Note • Wh en yo u conne ct your camcord er to t[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 87 Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) menu – CLOCK SE T/ WOR LD TIME , etc . You ca n select it ems listed be low on th e TIME/ LANGU. menu. To select items, see “Selecti ng menu items” (p. 61). The settin gs you can adjust vary d ependin g on the pow er mode of yo ur camcor d er. The screen shows the items you ca n curre[...]

Using the Menu 88 Customizing Personal Menu You c an a dd frequ ently used menu item s to Perso nal Me nu, or sort them in th e or der you like (cus tomizing). You can customize the Perso na l Menu for each pow er m ode of your camc order. Adding a men u – Add You c an a dd frequ ently used menu item s to Person al Menu for ea si er and faster ac[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 89 Deleting men u – Delet e 1 Touc h . 2 Touch [P-MENU SET UP]. If the desired menu is not di splayed on t h e screen, touch / until the menu is disp layed. 3 Touch [DELETE]. 4 Touc h the me nu that you wa nt to delete. 5 Touc h [YE S]. The select ed menu is deleted from Perso nal Menu. 6 Touch . b Note • You cann[...]

Using the Menu 90 4 Touch the menu item you want to move. 5 Touch / to move th e men u item to the desired place. 6 Touch . To sort more items, repeat s teps 4 to 6. 7 Touch [END]. 8 Touch . b Note • You cannot move [P-MENU SET UP]. Initia lizin g the se tting s – Reset You can initiali ze Person al Menu to the defau lt setti ngs afte r a ddi n[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 91 Dubbing /Editing Connecting to a VCR or TV You can record the picture from a VCR or TV to a tap e or a “Me mory Stick Du o” inserted into your ca mcorder ( p. 93). You can also create a cop y of the pictur e recorded on yo ur camcorder on other recording device (p. 92). Conn ect yo ur camc orde r to a TV or VC[...]

Dubbing/Editing 92 transmitted digita lly , pr oducin g high qualit y pict ures. N ote th at you can not re cord t he pi cture and s ound sep arately . For de tails, se e pag e 129. Dubbing to another tape You can cop y and edit the pi cture play ed back o n yo ur camcor d er to ot her recordi ng devices (suc h as VC Rs). 1 Connect your VCR to your[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 93 Recording pictures from a VCR or TV You can reco rd and edit pi ct ures or TV prog ra ms from a VCR or TV on a t ape or a “Memor y Stic k Duo ” insert e d in yo ur camcorder. You can also record a scene as a still image on a “Mem ory Stic k Duo.” Insert a cassette or a “M emory Sti ck Duo” for recor di[...]

Dubbing/Editing 94 2 Play the video, or rec eive the TV program y ou want to record . The pi ctures o n the V CR or TV app ear on the scr een of your camc order. 3 Press PHOTO light l y at the scene you want to record. Check the image and press it full y. The im age is no t re cor de d unl ess yo u pres s PHOTO fully. Re lease it i f you do not wan[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 95 8 Touch , then . b Note • The Data c ode and titles rec orded on the tape cannot be reco rded on t he “Memory Stic k Duo.” Th e time and date the pi cture is recorded on the “Memory Stick D uo” will be recor ded. • The so und is r ecorded i n 32 kH z monaura l. z Tip • You can also re cord a movi e b[...]

Dubbing/Editing 96 10 Touch , then . b Note • You cannot dub the inde x scre e n. • You may not be able to dub ima ges modified on your computer or recorded with o ther camcorde rs on your camc order. • You cannot dub MPEG movies on the tape. Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digi tal pr ogram ed iting You can select up to 20 scenes (pr[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 97 1 Connect your VCR to the cam cor der as a record ing device (p. 91) . You ca n us e either t he A/V conn ec ting cable or the i.LINK cable to ma ke the conne ction. Th e du bbin g pr ocedure is easier with the i.LINK connecti o n. 2 Prepare yo ur VCR. • In sert a ca ssett e fo r reco rd ing. • Set the input s[...]

Dubbing/Editing 98 To set the [IR SETUP] code When you connec t wit h an A /V c onnectin g cabl e, yo u need to chec k the [IR SETUP ] co de signa l t o see if your VCR ca n be opera t e d by your c amcorder ( infr ared ra y emi tter) . 1 Touch , then [IR SETUP]. 2 Select th e [IR SETUP] code of your VCR with / , then touc h . For the [IR SE TU P ][...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 99 * TV/VCR com pone nt Step 2 : Adjusting th e synchron ization of the VCR Follow the steps b elow when you are performing digital program edit for th e first time to a tape in a VCR. You can skip this setti ng if you have set up yo ur VCR befo re using the following p rocedure. You can adj u st the sync hr o nizati[...]

Dubbing/Editing 100 7 Touch [CUT-IN]. 8 Touch / to selec t the average number value for [CUT-IN], then touch . The calc ulate d sta rt positi on for record in g is se t. 9 Touch [CUT-OUT]. 10 Touch / to selec t the average number value for [CUT-OUT], then touch . The c alcula ted st op posit ion for reco rding i s set. 11 Touch [END] twice. Recordi[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 101 When y ou ar e re cordin g on a “Memor y Stick Duo ” 1 Touch [M EMO R Y ST ICK]. 2 Touch [I MAGE SIZE] r epeate dly to sele ct th e desir ed image s ize. 7 Search for the beginning of the first scene th at you want to dub on your camcor der, then pause pla yback . You can adjust the posi tion with / (fra m e [...]

Dubbing/Editing 102 To erase pr ograms 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 in “R ecording the select ed scene s as pro gram s ” (p. 1 00), then to uch [UNDO]. 2 Touch [DEL 1MARK] to del ete the l ast set p rogra m. O r, tou ch [A LL E RAS E] to erase al l the prog rams. 3 Touch [EXEC] . The progr am s are delet ed. To cancel this operation, to uch [CANCEL]. [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 103 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can record a dditional audio t o the origin al sound o n the tape. Yo u can add sound to a tape alre ady recorded in the 12 -bit mode with out eras ing the o riginal s ound . Preparing f or audio r ecording Reco rd audio i n on e of the f ollowin g w a ys. • U sing the inter[...]

Dubbing/Editing 104 using the A/V connecting c able. However , the sound you have recorded a fterwards is not o utput from the speaker . Check the sound by us i ng th e he ad p hon es or a TV. Recordin g sound 1 Insert a record ed cass ette into your camcor der. 2 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 3 Touch (play/pause) [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 105 Checking and adjusti ng the recorded sound 1 Play back the t ap e on which you hav e recorde d audio in “ R ecordin g so und” (p. 104). 2 Touc h . 3 Touc h [M E NU]. 4 Touc h / to sel ect (STANDARD SET), then touch . 5 Touc h / to sel ect [AUDI O MIX], then touch . 6 Touch / to adjust the balance between the [...]

Dubbing/Editing 106 To delete pictures on the in dex screen You ca n easi ly se arch for t he pi cture to be dele ted b y disp laying 6 pict ures at o nce. 1 Slide th e POWER switc h to se le ct the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch . 3 Touch . 4 Touch . 5 Touch [ DELETE]. 6 Touc h the pi cture you wan t to del e te. appears on t he image to be de leted. To [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 107 5 Touch [PROTECT]. 6 Touch the image that you want to protect. 7 Touc h . 8 Touc h [EN D]. To cancel image pr otection Follow steps 1 to 5, t hen touch the ima ge to cancel i m age protec tion. - disapp ears fro m th e i mage. Selecting s till imag es for prin ting – Pr int mar k You can ma rk image s that yo u[...]

Dubbing/Editing 108 To cancel the Print m ark Follow steps 1 to 5, th en touch the image to cancel the Print mark. disap pears fr om the im a ge. b Note • Do not mark image s on your ca m cord er if the “Memory Stick Duo” a lready has s ome image s with the Print ma r k put on ot her devices. Th is m ay change t h e in fo rm ation of the im a[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 109 6 Select (STANDARD SET), then [USB-PLY/EDT] by touchin g / a n d . 7 Select [PictBridg e], th en touch . 8 Touc h . 9 Connect the USB jack (p. 137) of your camcord er to a printer using the supplied US B cable. The location of the U SB jack of the pr inter diffe rs depe nding on the model . Refer to the operating[...]

Dubbing/Editing 110 To pr int an othe r imag e Repe a t step s 1 t o 6. To stop printing Touch [CANCEL] while printing. To finish pr inti ng Tou ch [ E N D ] and disconn ect the U SB ca ble from yo ur camc or de r and pri nt er. b Note • Do not attempt the f oll owing operati ons whe n is on the screen. The opera ti ons may not be performed p rop[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 111 Trou bleshoo ting Troubleshooting If you r un int o any probl em usin g yo ur camcor der, use th e f ollowing ta ble to troubl eshoot the proble m. If the prob lem persists, remov e the power source and contact yo ur Sony deale r. If “C: ss : ss ” is disp l ayed on th e LCD scr een o r the vi ewfi nder, the[...]

Troubleshooting 112 Batteri es/Power so urces Cassett e tapes Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The CHG (charge ) lamp doe s not light whil e the battery pa ck is be ing charged. c Atta ch the b attery pa ck to the ca mcord er corr ectly. I f the lamp sti ll does not lig ht up, the n it ind ic ates tha t no powe r is supp lie d from the wall[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 113 LCD screen /viewfi nder The Casse tte Me mo ry indicator doe s not appe ar whil e using a casset te with Cassett e Memory . c Clean the g ol d -p la ted connector of the cas s ette. (p. 124) The remaini ng tape indica to r is not dis playe d. c Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] on t he (STANDARD SET) menu to always disp[...]

Troubleshooting 114 Recordin g If you are usin g a “M emor y St ick Du o” for reco rding, re fer als o to the “M e mory St i ck D u o” secti o n. (p. 116 ) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The t ape does not start when you press RE C ST ART /S TOP. c Slide the POWER switc h to tu rn on the C AMERA- TAPE lamp. (p. 17) c The tape has [...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 115 Playback If you are pl aying b ack the picture s stored on a “M emory Stick D uo,” refe r also to the “Memor y Stic k Duo” sectio n. (p. 116) The flash leve l c an not be chang ed. • The fla sh leve l cannot be changed dur in g Easy Handyc am ope r at ion. Flicke ring or changes in colo r occurs . c T[...]

Troubleshooting 116 “Memory Stick D uo” END SEARCH d oes not work correctly . • Th ere is a blank secti on in th e beginning or mi ddl e of the ta pe. This is not a m al fu nction. Noises a ppear and is dis played on the sc reen. • Th e tape was reco rd ed in a TV color syst em other than that of your camcorde r. This is not a malfunc ti on[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 117 Dubbing/Edi ting Image prote c ti on cann ot be applied. c When you are usin g the “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-pro tect ta b, release the loc k on th e write-prot ect ta b of the “M emor y St ic k Duo. ” (p. 125) c Perform the opera tion agai n on the index sc reen. (p. 106) Cannot m ark pictur es[...]

Troubleshooting 118 The title is not displaye d. c Set [ TITLE DI S P ] to [ON] in the (EDIT/ PLA Y ) m en u. (p. 81) • Th e title cannot be displ ay ed duri ng Ea sy Ha ndyc a m oper a tion . The titl e cannot be dele te d. c Set the write-protec t tab to REC . (p. 124) The Title se arc h doe s not work. c Enter a titl e if the re is no title on[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 119 Warning indicators and messages Self-dia gnos is display/Warni ng indi cat or s If ind icators appear o n the scr een or i n the view finde r, chec k the fo llowing. See the p age in pa renthe ses for de tails. Indicat ion Cause and/or Corrective A ctions C: ss : ss / E: ss : ss (Sel f- diagnosi s dis play) Som[...]

Troubleshooting 120 * You he a r a melody or beep sound when the wa rning in dicators appe ar on the sc r een. Warning mes sages If me ss ages app ear on th e screen , check t he foll ow i ng. See t h e page in pa renthe ses fo r de tails. (Warning indicato r pertainin g to incom patible “Me mory St ick Duo” )* • A n in compa ti ble “Me mor[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 121 “Memory S tick Duo” Insert a Memory Stick . c See pa ge 21. Reinser t th e Memo r y St ick. c Reinsert the “Memo ry Stic k Duo” a few times. If ev en t hen th e indica tor flashes, th e “Me m ory Stick Duo” might be damaged. Try with another “Memor y S tic k Duo. ” Do not eject the Memor y S ti [...]

Troubleshooting 122 FLA SH Chargi ng... Cannot record sti ll images. • You are tryin g to record a still i mage while charg ing the flash. The strobe cann ot ch arge . Not av ai la ble . c See pa ge 31. Others Cannot record M em or y St ic k movie on a tape . – Cannot recor d due to c opyr i ght pr ot ection. – Cannot add au dio. Disc on nect[...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 123 Addition al In formation Using your camcorder abroad Powe r sup ply You can u se your camcorder in any coun tries/ regions using the AC Adaptor supplie d with your camco rder withi n AC 10 0 V to 240 V, 50/60 H z. On TV color systems Your cam c order i s a PAL sy st em -base d camc order. If you[...]

Additional Information 124 z Tip • The memory capac ity of the cassette ma rk ed with is 4k bits. Your camcorde r can acco m mod at e ca s s e ttes ha v i ng a m em ory ca pac i t y of up t o 16k bit s. Copyrigh t signal When yo u play back If the casse tte you play b ack on your camcor der conta ins copyr ight si gnals, yo u cannot c opy it to a[...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 125 About the “Memory Stick” The “M emory St ick” is a new lig ht and sm all recording med ia which, desp ite i t s size, can store m ore da ta tha n a flop py disk. You can use f o llowi ng types of “M emo ry Stick” on yo ur camcorder. Howev er, appearan ce on the list does not guaran t[...]

Additional Information 126 • Be c ar eful not to app ly exc essiv e forc e w hen writing on a memo ar ea on a “Me mory Sti ck Duo.” • Do not attach a l abel or the like on a “Me m ory Stick Du o” or a Mem ory Stic k D u o adapto r. • When you carr y or store a “Me mory Sti ck Duo ,” pu t it in it s ca s e. • Do not touch, or all[...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 127 • A ll othe r pr od uct nam es m ention ed herein may be the t radema rks or re gist ered trad em arks of th eir res pe ctive co mpani es . Furt hermore , “™” and “®” ar e not mention ed in each case in this manual. About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack This unit is compatible wi[...]

Additional Information 128 – Put t he battery pack in a pocket to warm it up, and i nse rt it in yo ur cam corde r r ight before y ou start t aki ng shots. – Use a la rg e capa ci ty bat tery pa ck : NP-FP70/ FP90 ( optional) . • Frequ e nt use of the LCD screen or a fre quent playba ck, fast fo rwar d or rewind op eratio n wear s out the ba [...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 129 About i. LINK The DV Interf ace on this u nit is an i.LINK- comp liant DV Inte rface. Th is sect ion des cribes the i.L INK sta ndar d an d i t s feat ur es. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a digital serial int er fa ce for trans f er ring dig i ta l v ideo, digi t al au dio, and other data to other i[...]

Additional Information 130 Maintenance and precautions On use and ca re • Do n ot us e or stor e the c amcorder and accessori es in the following lo cations. – An yw h ere ex t r emely hot or col d . Never leave th em e xpose d t o te m p e ra tures abo ve 60°C (14 0°F), s uch as under d irect su nlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the[...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 131 No te o n m oistu re cond ens atio n Mois t ur e m ay conde nse whe n yo u bring yo ur camco rd er fr om a c old p lac e into a warm pl ace (or vic e versa) or when you us e your cam corde r in a humid p lace as shown below. • When yo u bri ng yo ur c amcor der f rom a ski slop e in to a plac [...]

Additional Information 132 If you did not press the righ t spot , start from step 4 agai n. b Note • You c an not c alibra te the L CD scr een if you have rotated t he LCD pa nel and set it wi th the LCD screen fa c i ng out. On ha ndl ing th e casi ng • If the ca sing is soi l ed, cle an the cam cor der body wi t h a so ft cloth l i ghtly moi [...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 133 Specification Video camera r ecorder Sys tem Video recording system 2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system Stil l im age reco rdin g s ys t e m Exif Ver . 2.2 *1 *1 “Exif” is a fil e format for still images, establishe d by the JEI TA (J ap an Elect ro nic s and Inform ation Technol ogy Ind[...]

Additional Information 134 LCD screen Picture 8.8 cm (3.5 ty pe) Total dot number 123 200 (56 0 × 220 ) General Power requ i rements DC 7.2 V (batt ery pac k) DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consum ption (when using the batte ry pa ck) During cam era recordin g using the viewfi nder 3.2 W During cam e ra re cording usi ng t he LCD 4.3 W Oper a[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 135 Quick Refere nce Identifying parts and controls Camcorder A Lens ca p B Speak er C LCD/T ouch pane l sc reen ( p. 3, 18) D OPEN bu tton E LCD BACKLIGHT button * (p. 18) F REC START/STOP button (p. 24, 49) G RESET button If you press RESET, all the sett ings incl udi n g the date and time, ex ce pt the Pers onal[...]

Quick Reference 136 A Shoe cove r Remove the shoe cover wh en you attach th e accesso ry. B Flash (p. 31 ) C Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens ) Your camcor der is eq ui pped with a Carl Zeiss lens which can repro duce fin e images. The lens for you r camcor der w as develo ped jointly by Carl Zeiss, i n Germ any, a nd Sony Corp or ation. It ad op ts the MTF m[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 137 A PHOTO button (p. 29) B CAMERA-TAPE, CAMERA - MEMORY, PLAY/E D IT mod e lamps (p. 17) C Viewfinde r lens adjus tment le ver (p . 18) D PUSH (ba ttery re lease) button (p. 14) E POW ER swi t ch ( p. 17) F REC START/STOP button (p. 24, 49) G DV Interface H (USB ) ja ck I NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch (p. 38) J i (headph[...]

Quick Reference 138 A Hooks for should er s trap B OPEN/EJECT lever (p. 20) C Tripod re ce ptacle Make sure that the leng th of the tripo d screw is less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Otherw i se , you cann ot at ta ch the tripo d securel y , and the scr ew m a y damag e yo ur camcor der. D Casset te lid (p. 20) To at tach the sh ould er str ap Attach t[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 139 Remote Commander Remove the insulation shee t befor e usin g the Remote Commander. A PHOTO button (p. 29) B Mem or y control but t ons (Index* , – / +, Mem or y playbac k) (p. 51 ) C SEARCH M. button* (p. 59, 60) D . / > butt on s* (p. 59, 60) E Vide o con trol butt ons (Re wind, Play back, Fast-for ward ,[...]

Quick Reference 140 WARNING Battery ma y e xpl ode if mistreate d. Do not rec ha r ge , disass emble or d ispose o f in f ire. b Notes on the Remote Commander • A butt on-type lithi um battery ( CR 202 5) is used in the R emote Co mmander. Do not u se batt eries ot her than CR2025. • Point the remote sensor away from str ong light sources such [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 141 Indicator s for the LCD screen and viewfi nder Following in dicators will a ppear on the LCD scree n an d view fi nd er to ind ic at e t h e st at e of your c amcorder. Indicato rs var y dependi ng on your c amcorder model . Indicat ors Meanings y 60mi n Remainin g battery (p. 25) SP , LP Recordin g mod e (p. 2[...]

Quick Reference 142 Index Numerics 16:9 WIDE mode ........ ...... 67 21-pin adaptor .......... ... 58, 93 A A/V c onn ectin g ca ble .......... ............ 58, 91, 103 AC Adaptor .......... ....... ...... 14 Adj us ting th e vi ew find er .......... ................. ......... 18 Audio dubb ing (AUD DUB CTRL) .. 103 AUDIO MIX ........ ..... 8 3, 1[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 143 Infrared ray emitte r ........ ....98 Inte llige nt ac cess ory sh oe ......... ................. . 103, 136 Interv al ph oto reco rding (INT. REC-STL) .........76 J JPEG ...... .......... ....... .........125 L LANC ..... .......... ........... .....1 37 Lang uage (LANGUAGE) ..... .22, 87 LCD back light (LCD B[...]

Printed in Japan Printed on 1 00% r ecycled pape r u sing VOC (Volat i le Orga nic Comp ou nd)-free vege table oil b ase d ink . STILL ......... .......... ............. 43 Still image format........... . 125 STILL SET . .......... .......... ... 69 Sub soun d See MULTI-SOUND Super Ni ghtShot pl us ..... ... 38 T Tape counter ............. ........[...]