Sony DCR-PC109 manual

3-089-181- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Camera Operat io ns Guide [US] Camera Operations Guide Read this firs t Digital Video Ca mera Recorder DCR-PC108/PC10 9[...]

2 Read this first Before ope rating the unit, please read th is manu al thorou ghl y , and retai n i t f or fut ur e refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or sho ck ha zard, do not exp ose the u n it to rai n o r mois tu re . This symbol i s int ended t o al ert th e user to the pre se n c e of unin sulated “dangerous voltage ” within the produ[...]

3 For customers in the U.S.A. If you ha ve any questions about thi s product, you m ay call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The nu mb e r b elow is fo r FCC rela te d matt er s only. Regulat or y Informa ti o n b Note: DCR-PC109 is to be used with Handycam Sta tion Model DCRA-C 111 and AC Power Adaptor Model AC-L25A/L25B . O[...]

4 Note s on r eco rdin g • Before start ing to record, te st the recordin g function to make sure the pic ture and so und are recorded without any problems. • Compensat ion for the contents of recordin gs cannot be provide d, even if recor ding or pl ayback i s not possible due to a malf unc ti on of the camcorde r , storag e media, etc. • TV[...]

5 Note s on hand ling the Han dycam Station • Wh en attachi ng your camcorder to th e Handycam Station, insert your cam corder in the di rection of the arrow as shown in the followin g illustration. Be sure to inse r t it al l the way. • When removing your cam co rd er fro m th e Handyc am St at ion , hold both your camcor de r and the Hand yca[...]

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7 Adjustin g the expo sure... ............. ................... .................... ............. ......... 38 Adjustin g th e e xpo s ure for backl i t subjects . .. ...... ..... .. ...... .... .. .... ... ...... .... .. ...... ..... .. ... 38 Fixing the exposure for the selected subject – Flexible spot meter .......................... 38 Adjus[...]

8 Advanced operations Usin g th e Me nu Selecting me nu item s ....................... . 63 Using the (CAMERA SET) m enu – PROGRAM AE/WHITE BA L./16:9 WIDE, etc. ............ ................. ....... 65 Using the (MEMORY SET) men u – BURST/QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE/ ALL ERASE/NEW FOLDER, etc. . ........... ................. ................. . 71 Usi[...]

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Quick Star t Guide 10 Quick Start Guide Recording movies 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder . To ch arge t he b atter y, se e pag e 16. 2 Insert a cassette i nto the camcord er. a Slide the BATT (battery releas e) leve r and remo ve the batter y termin al cover. b Attach the battery pack w ith its terminal side facing your ca mcord[...]

Qui ck S tart Guid e Quick Start Guid e 11 3 Start recordi ng while checking the subj ect on the LCD screen. The date and t ime is not s et up in th e default se tting. To s et the date and time, see page 22. 4 View the recorded picture on the LCD scre en. a Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green butto[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 12 Recording still images 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge t he b atter y, se e pag e 16 . 2 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into t he camcorder. a Slide the BATT (battery rel ease) lever and remo ve the batter y terminal c over. b Attach the battery pack w ith its terminal side facing your ca mco[...]

Qui ck S tart Guid e Quick Start Guid e 13 3 Start r ecording whil e checking the subject on the LCD screen. The date and time is not set up in t he default se tting. To set the date and time, see page 22. 4 View the recorded picture on the LCD scre en. a Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green button ,[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 14 Recording/Playing back with ease By switch ing to Easy Ha ndycam op eration, reco rding/ playback op eration becomes ev en ea sier. Easy H andycam op eration a llows easy re cording/pla yback for e ven first time u sers by providin g only the bas ic func tions fo r recor ding/pla yback. For det ails, se e instr uc tions for [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 15 Getting sta rted Step 1: Checking supplied items Make su re you have fo llowing items s upplie d 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 “Mem ory Stick Duo,” whic h is about hal f the size of a stan[...]

Getting started 16 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You ca n ch arge the batt ery by attach ing the “InfoLITHI UM” battery pack (F series) to your ca m co rder . b Notes • You cannot use ba tte r ie s oth er than the “InfoLITHIUM” bat ter y pack (F series) (p. 131) . • Do not short-ci r cu it the DC pl ug of the AC Adaptor or bat tery [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 17 6 Insert your camco rder into the Hand ycam S tation. 7 Slide the PO WER switch up to OFF (CHG) . The CHARG E lamp l ights up and cha rging starts. To charge the batt ery pack using only the AC Adapt or You ca n charge the batte ry pack o n a trip, e ven if you h ave not brou ght t he H a ndycam St at i on alon g[...]

Getting started 18 1 Set th e POW ER s w itch to OFF (C H G). 2 Open the LC D pa nel. 3 Press DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The ba ttery inform atio n appea rs fo r about 7 secon ds. Keep t he butt on pres sed to view it fo r abo ut 20 second s. A Batt ery ch arge level : Dis plays appr oxima te remai n ing amo un t of power l ef t i n t h e ba ttery pa ck. B[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 19 Recording time when recording with the viewfinder Appr ox imate nu mber of m inutes ava ilable when yo u us e a ful l y charg ed batter y pack at 25°C (77°F). For DC R-PC109: For DC R-PC108: * A pproximate num ber of minutes whe n r eco rdi ng while you r e peatedly r ecor d , sta r t/s top, slide the POWER swi[...]

Getting started 20 Step 3: Turning the power on You need to slide the POWER swi tc h repea tedly to se lect th e des ired po wer mode to record or play. When using th is camcorder for the first time , the [CLOCK SET] screen ap pears (p. 22). 1 Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. 2 Whil e pr e ssin g the gree n but ton, slid e the POWER switch down. [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 21 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusting the LCD p anel You can adj u st the angle and brightness of the LCD pane l to meet vario us recording situations. Even w hen there ar e o bstruc tions be t w ee n you and th e subjec t, you can chec k the su bject on the LCD scre en d urin g re cord ing by [...]

Getting started 22 To use th e viewfin der during operation When yo u are rec ording o n a ta pe or a “ Memory Stick Duo, ” you can ad just the expo sur e (p. 38) and fa der ( p. 43) whi le chec king the i mage o n the vi ewfinde r. Have the LCD pan el rotat ed 180 degr ees an d close d with t he scre en fac ing out. 1 Set t he power mode to CA[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 23 4 Touc h [M E NU]. 5 Select (TIME/LANGU.) with / , then touch . 6 Select [CLOCK SET] with / , then touch . 7 Set [Y] (year) with / , then touch . You ca n s et any yea r up to the year 2079. 8 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour a nd minu te in the s ame way as was do ne i n step 7, then touch . For midnight , set i[...]

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

Getting started Getting start ed 25 b Notes • If you f or ce the “M e mory S tic k Duo ” into the “Memor y Stick Duo” slot in the wrong direction , the “Memor y S tic k Duo” slo t may be damaged. • D o not ins ert anything other than a “Memory S tick Duo” i nto the “Memory S tick Duo” slot. Doing so may caus e a ma lfunc tio[...]

Getting started 26 5 Select the desired language with / , then touch . z Tip • Your c amcorder offers [ENG [ S IMP]] (simplified English) for when yo u canno t find your native tongue among the opt ions.[...]

Recording Recording 27 Recording Recording movies You can reco rd movies on a tap e or a “Memor y Stic k Duo .” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “G etting st arted” (p. 1 5 to p. 25 ). When yo u are recor ding on a tap e, movi es will be rec orded along with ste reo sound. When you are recordi ng on a “Memor y Sti ck Duo,” the m[...]

Recording 28 Indicato rs displayed dur i ng r ecording on a t ape The indica tors will not be record ed on the tape. Date/time an d the camera se ttings data (p. 58) will not be disp layed duri ng reco rding . A Indic ators fo r Cassett e Memory ca ssettes B Rem a inin g ba tter y The indicated time may not be correct depe nding on the en viro nmen[...]

Recording Recording 29 • Wh en you ar e recording on a “Memory Stick Duo” with an ex tern al fl ash (op tional ) conn ected to th e accessory shoe, turn off the pow er of the external flash to prev en t cha rgi ng noise being rec ord e d. z Tips • If you do not use your camcorde r for a lo ng tim e , remove the cass ette and store i t. • [...]

Recording 30 Move the po wer zo om lever sligh t l y for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom . To record wider range of view Move th e power zoo m leve r towa rd s W. The sub ject appe ars fa rther away (Wid e angle) . To record cl os er view Move th e po wer zoo m leve r t ow a rds T. The subj ect appe ar s closer (T elep hot o) . Re[...]

Recording Recording 31 Using the se lf-timer With the se lf-timer, you can start recording after a delay of abo ut 10 se conds. 1 Touc h . 2 Touch [SELF-TIMER]. If the item is not displaye d on the screen , touc h / . If you cann ot fin d it , to uch [MENU], and select it from the (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 Touc h [ON ] , the n . appe ar s. 4 Press REC S[...]

Recording 32 Recording still images – Memory p hoto recor ding You ca n reco rd still imag es on a “Memory Stick Duo.” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Gettin g star ted” (p. 15 to p. 25). z Tip • Performing E asy Handycam operati on, even first time users can record easily. For details, see page 35. 1 Set the LENS COVER switch[...]

Recording Recording 33 Indicators d isplayed du ring recordi ng A Reco rding fo lder B Image s ize For DCR-P C109: (1152 × 864) or (640 × 48 0) C Quality ([FINE]) or ([STANDARD]) D Per son al Menu button (p . 63) E Revi ew b utton (p. 32) z Tips • Wh en you press PHOTO on yo ur Remot e Commande r, the image di s pl ay ed on the screen at that t[...]

Recording 34 Usin g the s elf-ti mer With the self-tim er, you can rec ord a still image after a delay of about 10 seconds. 1 Touch . 2 Touch [SELF-TIMER]. If th e ite m is n ot di splaye d on the screen, touch / . If y ou cann ot fin d it, to uch [MENU] and sele ct it fr om the (CAMERA SE T) menu. 3 Touch [ON] , then . appe ar s. 4 Press PHO TO. Y[...]

Recording Recording 35 Recording a s till image o n a “Memory Stick Duo” while recording movies on a tape Press PHOT O fully during tape recording. To record still images in standby m ode Pres s an d hold PHOTO li ghtl y. Che ck the image and p ress it fully. b Notes • Y ou cannot rec ord a still image on a “M emory Stick Duo” dur ing th [...]

Recording 36 3 Slide the POWER switch until the CAMERA-TAPE lamp lights up. 4 Press EASY. The EA SY l ig ht s up in bl ue . 5 Press REC START/STOP. Recor di ng starts. [R EC ] appe ar s on the LCD screen and the Camera recordin g lamp lights up. Pres s RE C STAR T/STOP aga i n to stop reco rd ing. To turn th e power off 1 Slide th e PO W ER sw i tc[...]

Recording Recording 37 b Notes • Y ou cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on or off during re cording. • D ur ing Ea sy Ha ndyc a m oper a tio n, the followin g buttons are not availabl e: – LCD BACKL I GH T ( p. 21) – BACK LIGHT (p. 38) • D uring Easy Handycam ope ration, the settin gs of the function s that are not displaye d on the scr[...]

Recording 38 Adjusting the exposure The ex posure is adjus ted automa tica lly i n the default s etting. Adjusti ng the exposu re for backl it subject s When y our subject ha s its ba ck t o the sun o r other light , you can adjust the exposure to prevent the subject from becoming sha dowed . Press BACK LIGHT dur i ng recording or in the st andby m[...]

Recording Recording 39 b Notes • Y ou cannot use the Flexible spot me ter toge ther with: – NightS hot pl us functio n – Super Nig htS hot plus function – Color Slow Shu tte r fu nct ion • If you set [PROGRAM AE], [SPOT METER] is automa ticall y set to [A UTO]. z Tip • If you set [ SPOT ME TER], [EXPOSURE] is automatically set to [MANUA[...]

Recording 40 Recording in dark places – Nigh tSh ot plus, etc. You can re cord subj ects i n dar k place s (such as when capt uring t he face of yo ur baby slee pi ng) with the Nigh tShot pl us, Supe r Nig ht Shot p lus or C o l or Slow S hutter function. The Ni ght Shot pl us and Supe r NightShot plus fun ct ion enable yo u to record an imag e b[...]

Recording Recording 41 • Wh en using the Super Night Shot plus or Color Slow Shutte r fun ct ion , the shut te r spee d of your camcorde r ch ang es depending on th e brightness . The m otion of t he pictur e may s low down at this time . • A djus t the focus manua ll y when it is hard to focus automa ticall y. • D o not c ove r th e in fra r[...]

Recording 42 To adjust the focus aut oma tically Follow steps 1 and 2, then touch [ AUTO] in step 3. Or set [F OCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 42). b Note • You cann ot use th e SPOT FOCUS function together with [PROGRAM AE]. z Tip • If you set [SPOT FOCUS ], [FOCUS ] is automaticall y set to [MANUAL]. Adjusti ng the focu s manually You can adjust t he foc[...]

Recording Recording 43 Recording a picture using various effects Fading in an d out of a s cene – FADER You can add th e fol lowing effects to currently record ing pictures. [BLACK FADER] [WHITE FADER] [MOSAIC FADER] [MONOTONE] When f ading in , the pi cture grad ually c han ges from bl ack-and -white to col or . When fad in g o ut, th e p ict ur[...]

Recording 44 4 Touch the desired effect, then tou ch . When yo u touc h [O V ERL AP], [ WIP E ] or [DOT FADER], the image on the tape in your c am c order is st ored as a still ima ge. (While st o ring the image, the scre en turns to blue.) 5 Press REC START/STOP. The fa de r indic at o r stop s flashi n g an d disapp ears w hen t he fa de is comp [...]

Recording Recording 45 [SLOW SHU TTR] (slow s hutter) You c an slow down t he shutte r spee d. Thi s mode is suitable fo r shoo ting a subject more clea rly i n a dark plac e. [OLD MOVIE] You ca n add an o l d m ov ie-typ e at mosp here to pict ures. Your camcord er automat ically re cords pictu res in the lett erbox m ode f or all sc reen size, se[...]

Recording 46 Overlay ing still images on mov ies on a tape – MEMORY MIX You can supe rimpose a still image you have recorded on a “Memo ry Stick Du o” over the movi e y ou ar e cu r re ntl y recording on a tape. You ca n t hen record the sup erimposed pictures on a tap e or a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” (You cann ot superimpo se a still image on[...]

Recording Recording 47 6 Touc h th e des ired effe ct. The still image is sup erimposed on t he movie which is curre ntly di splaye d on the LCD s creen. 7 Touch (d ecrease)/ (increase) to adjust the following. For [M T CAM LUMI.] The color scheme of th e bright ar ea in the still imag e which is to b e swapped into a movie. When you want to record[...]

Recording 48 Searching for the starting point Searc hing for th e last scene of the most rece nt recordi ng – END SEARCH This func tion is hand y when you hav e played back the t ape , for example, but wan t to start recording right after the most recently recorded sc ene. When you use a cassette wit hou t C ass ette Memor y, th e END SEARCH func[...]

Recording Recording 49 3 Keep touching (to go backward)/ (to go forward) and releas e it at the po i nt where you want the record i ng to start. Reviewing t he most recen tly recorded sc enes – Rec review You can view a few sec onds of the sc ene record ed just be fore you stop ped the t ape. 1 Slid e the PO WER swi tch rep eatedl y to select the[...]

Playback 50 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 recordi n gs on your TV, see pa ge 60. z Tip • Performing E asy Handycam operati on, ev[...]

Playback Playback 51 Indicators d i splayed during tape 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: secon d: frame ) or tap e counte r (hou r: minute : seco nd) E Per son al Menu button (p . 63) F Vid eo o perati on bu tton s When a “Memo ry Stic k D uo ” has be en ins[...]

Playback 52 Viewing r ecordings with added effects – Digital effect You can apply [STILL], [FLASH], [LUMI. KEY], and [TRAIL] effects when viewing recorded pictures. For details on each effect , see pa ge 44. 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch w hile the pi cture yo u want to add the effect to is displayed. 3[...]

Playback Playback 53 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 th rough them easily. Make s ur e yo u have a rec orded “M emory Stick Duo” inserted into your camc order. When yo u wan t to play ba ck a reco rded pict ur e [...]

Playback 54 Indicators di splayed dur i ng “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 [...]

Playback Playback 55 To re turn to th e sing le d i spla y mod e, to uch th e pictu re th at you w an t to displ ay. To view pictures in ot her fol ders in the index screen 1 Touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch [ PB FOLD E R]. 4 Sele ct a fold er wit h / , then touc h . Playing back with ease – Easy Ha ndycam Easy Handycam operation all ows ea sy playback [...]

Playback 56 3 Press EASY. The EA SY l ig ht s up in bl ue . 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)/ (fa st 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 foll[...]

Playback Playback 57 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 which the pict ure is recorded. Magnifying p i ctures – Tape playback zoo m/Memory playback zoom You can mag nify movi es r ecorde d on a tape or [...]

Playback 58 z Tip • If you press DISPLAY/B A TT IN FO duri ng the playback zo om op eration, th e fr am e will di sa ppear. Display ing the scr een indica tors You can choose to display the tim e code, tape count er, and oth er infor m a tion on t he scr e en. Press DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The indica tor swi tches on or of f as you press t he butto n.[...]

Playback Playback 59 E Shutte r sp eed F Aper ture value * A ppears on ly durin g tape pl ayback b Note • Ca mera setti ng data do not ap pear when m ovies on a “Memor y S tic k Duo” are pla ye d ba ck. z Tips • Expos ure adjustmen t value (0E V ) appea rs when a “Memor y S tic k Duo” is pla ye d ba ck. • appears fo r the picture reco[...]

Playback 60 Playing the picture on a TV Conn ec t yo ur cam c or d e r via the Ha n dy ca m Statio n or th e A/V jack of your ca mcorder to a TV using the sup plied A/V conn ecting cable. Connect the supp lied AC Adaptor to the wall outlet for the power supp ly (p. 16). Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devi ces to be conne ct[...]

Playback Playback 61 Locating a scene on a tape for playback Searching qu ickly for a desired scene – Zero set memory 1 During pl ayback, p ress ZERO SE T MEMORY on the Remote Comman der at the point you want to locate later on. The tape c ounter is re set to “0:0 0:00” and appear s on the sc reen . If the tape counter is not dis pl ay ed , p[...]

Playback 62 3 Press . (previous)/ > (next) on the Remote Comman de r to select a title that you want to play. Playback starts au tomaticall y from the selecte d titl e. To cancel the operat ion Press STOP on the Remote Commander. b Notes • You cannot use Title search when [ SEARCH ] is set to [OF F] on the (ED IT/PL AY) menu (i t is set to [ON[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 63 B Advanced op erations Usin g the Menu Selecting menu items You can cha nge vari ous setti ngs or make detailed adjustments using the me nu items disp layed on the scre en. 1 Turn on the power (p. 2 0). 2 Touc h . The P ersonal M enu ap pe ars. It em s that ar e used o ften are disp layed a s sh ort- cuts. 3 Touc h[...]

Using the Menu 64 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 the Personal Menu The avai lable it em s var y de pendi n g on the powe r mode o f yo ur camcor de r. Una va ilable items will b e grayed out. You ca n cust omize the sh ort-c uts[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PROGRAM AE/WHITE BAL./16 :9 WIDE, etc. You can select items liste d below on t he CAMERA SET menu. To select items, see “Sel ecti ng menu items” (p. 63). The default settings are marked with G . The indica t or s in par enthes es appea r wh en the setting is selecte d. The settin[...]

Using the Menu 66 * Your camco rder is a djusted to focus onl y on subj ects in the midd le to far distan ce. **Your camcord er is adjusted to foc us onl y on dist ant subj ect s . b Note • [SP O RT S ] (s ports less on) w ill not work w he n the POW ER switch is set to CAM ERA - MEM. SPOT METER See page 3 8 for de t ai ls. EXPOSURE See page 3 9 [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 z Tips • For bett er co l or balance adjus tmen t when [WHITE BAL.] is set to [AUTO], aim your camcorde r at a ne arby whit e object for about 10 sec onds after settin g the POW ER swit ch to CAMERA-TAPE when: – You r emove t he batte ry pack for repla cement. – You br ing your c amcorder out doors from insid[...]

Using the Menu 68 b Note • For DCR-PC109: If the flash i s not capable of pre venting the re d-eye phenomen on, you can sele ct only [ON] or [AUTO]. FLASH LEVEL You can se le ct an app ro priate flash s e t ti ng for re co rdin g w i th an ext ernal f la sh (optional) . b Note • The setting returns to [NORMAL ] when you disconnect the powe r so[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 16:9 WIDE You can reco rd a 16:9 wi de pictur e on the t ape to wat ch on a 16: 9 wide -screen TV ([16:9 WIDE ] mo de) . With thi s function [ O N ], yo ur camc or de r offer s ev en wid er angles wh en you move the power zoom lever to the “W” s ide than reco rding in [OF F]. When you connect your camco rder to[...]

Using the Menu 70 z Tips • The ID-1 syst em sends aspec t rati o information ( 16: 9, 4:3, or letter box) by ins erting signals between video signa ls. • The ID-2 syst em sends a copyr ight protection signal with the ID-1 signals inserted be tween video si gnals i n an anal og connec tion. STEADYSHOT Yo u ca n se le ct th is fu ncti on to com p[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 71 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – BURST/QU ALIT Y/IMAGE SIZE/ALL ERASE/N EW FOLDE R, etc. You can select items liste d below on t he MEMORY SET menu. To select items, see “Sel ecti ng menu items” (p. 63). The default settings are marked with G . The indica t or s in par enthes es appea r wh en the setting is sele[...]

Using the Menu 72 QUALITY IMAGE SIZ E For DC R-P C109: MOVIE SET IMAGE SIZE REMAINING ALL ERASE You ca n de lete all the pictur es on a “M emor y St i ck Duo” th at ar e not write- prote cted. To delete pictur es one by on e, see page 10 7. 1 Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER]. 2 Touch [YES] twice. To cancel dele tion of all pictures, sele c[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 73 b Notes • The fol der wil l not be deleted even when you delet e all the pictu res in t he folder. • Do not do any of the fo llo wing while [ Erasing al l da ta ...] is di splayed: – Move the POWE R switch to sele ct other po wer modes . – Op era te any butto ns. – Eject the “Mem ory Stic k Duo.” FORM[...]

Using the Menu 74 REC FOLDER As the defau lt setting, pi ctures are saved in th e 101MSDCF folder. You ca n select a fol der to save your pict ures . Crea te ne w fold ers fr om the [NEW F OLDER] 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 75 Using the (PICT. APPLI.) menu – PICT. EFFECT/ SLI D E SH OW/F RAME REC/ INTERV AL REC/INT. RE C–STL, et c . You can select items list ed below on the PICT. APPLI . m enu . To sele ct item s, see “Se lecting menu items” (p. 63). The default settings are marked with G . The indica t or s in par enthes es appe[...]

Using the Menu 76 b Note • You can not add e ffects to exte rnally in put picture s. Also, you cannot ou tput pictur es edited with Picture effe cts via the DV Interface. z Tip • You can copy pic tu res edited using pi ct ur e effec ts to a “Memory Stick Duo” (p. 96) or to another t ape (p. 94). MEMORY MIX See page 4 6 for de t ai ls. PB ZO[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 77 To cance l the slide sh ow, touc h [END ]. To pause, touc h [PAUS E]. z Tips • You can select the first pi cture for t he slide s how by touc hing / before t ouching [START]. • If movies are pl ay ed in the slide sho w, you can adjust th e volume by touch ing (decrease)/ (increase). FRAME REC You can record pi [...]

Using the Menu 78 INTE RVAL RE C. You can re cord pic tu res on a tape at a sele ct ed interv a l, whe n you re cord flo wer s bloom i ng , etc. Conn ect your cam c order t o th e w a ll outlet us ing the s up plied AC Adapt o r during the op er at io n. a: [REC TIME] b: [INTERVAL] 1 Touch . 2 Touch [INTER VAL] . 3 Selec t a desired interva l time [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 79 INT. REC-STL This fun ct i o n is usefu l to ob serv e th e movem ent of cl oud s or the c hange of dayligh t. Your camcorder will shoot a st ill image at a s elected inte rval and reco rd it on a “Mem ory Stic k D u o.” a: Shootin g time b: Inte rval 1 Touch . 2 Select a de si red inte rv al time ( 1, 5, or 10[...]

Using the Menu 80 Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) me nu – TITLE/ TAPE TI TLE, etc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on the EDIT/ PLAY menu. To sele ct items, se e “Sel ecting menu items” (p. 63) . The default s ettings are marked with G . The setti ngs you can adj u st vary d epe nding on the powe r mode o f your camcorde r. Th e scre en shows th e[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 81 BURN VCD When you r camc order is co nnected to a pers ona l comp ut er , you can e as ily burn the pic tu re recor de d on th e ta pe on a CD -R ( D ir ec t Acce ss to Vid eo CD Bur n) using this com mand . See the suppl ied “Co mpute r Appli cations Guide” for details . END SEARCH SEARCH TITLE Any title s you[...]

Using the Menu 82 4 When yo u have fi ni sh ed enteri n g chara ct er s, touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch (color), / (posit ion), [SI ZE] as nece ss ar y to sele ct a desi red co lor, positi on or siz e. Color white t yellow t violet t red t cyan t gree n t blue Position You ca n select fr om 8 to 9 cho ices. Size small y large (You can only select the sm[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 83 TAPE TITLE You can lab el a casse tte with Cass ette Memory (u p to 10 let ters). The labe l w i l l be di sp layed fo r appr ox imatel y 5 s econd s w h en you sel ect the CAMER A-TA PE mode an d insert a casse tte, or when you sel ect the P LAY/EDI T mode. Up to 4 titles will be dis played at the same time if the[...]

Using the Menu 84 Using the (STANDARD SET) menu – REC MO DE/M ULTI - SOUND/ AUDIO MIX/US B-CAM ER A, etc. You can sele ct the items listed belo w on the STANDARD SET menu. To select thes e items, see “Selec tin g men u items” (p. 63). The defa ult settings are marked with G . The indic at or s in pare nthese s ap pear w hen the settin g is se[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 85 b Notes • You can play back a du a l sound track cass et te on this camcorder. Howeve r, yo u cannot record a dual soun d track on this camco rd er. • The setting r et urns 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 ad just t he au [...]

Using the Menu 86 b Notes • When you connec t your camcorder to outs ide power sources, [BR IGHT] is automati cally select ed for th e se tt ing. • When you select [BR I GHT] , 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 devi ce a nd a n analog device t o yo ur camc or der an[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 87 REMAINING REMOTE CTRL b Note • The setting r etur ns 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 BEEP G AUTO Select to display the rema ining t ape indic ator for about 8 seconds: • Aft er you se le c t the CAM ERA-TAP E mode with the casset[...]

Using the Menu 88 DISPLAY b Note • You canno t input a sig na l to your c amc or der if you pre ss DI SPLAY/ BATT INFO while [V-OUT/PANEL] is selected. MENU ROTATE You ca n select the scro lling direc tion (u p or down ) of the menu items on t he LCD scree n w he n you touc h o r . A.SHUT OFF b Note • When you c onnect your camcor der to the wa[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 89 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. 63). The settin gs you can adjust vary d epending on the pow er mode of yo ur camcor d er. The screen shows the ite ms you can c urre[...]

Using the Menu 90 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 order yo u like (cus tomizing). You c an customize th e Perso na l Menu f or eac h po wer mode 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[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 91 Deleting men u – Delete 1 Touc h . 2 Touch [P-MENU SET UP]. If the desired menu is not disp layed on t he screen, touch / until the menu is disp layed. 3 Touch [DELETE]. 4 Touc h the me n u that yo u want to delete. 5 Touc h [YE S]. The select ed menu is deleted from Perso nal Menu. 6 Touch . b Note • You canno[...]

Using the Menu 92 4 Touch the menu ite m you want to move. 5 Touch / to move th e men u item to the desired place. 6 Touch . To sort more items, repeat step s 4 to 6. 7 Touch [END]. 8 Touch . b Note • You cannot move [P-MENU S ET 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[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 93 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. 95 ). You can als o create a cop y of the pictur e recorded on yo ur camcorder on other recording device (p. 94). Connec t y our camco rder via the Handy[...]

Dubbing/Editing 94 To use an i .LINK c able for co nnection Use an i.LINK cable (optio nal) to co nnect your camc order t o ot he r devic e via the DV Inter f a ce. The vi deo and soun d sig nals are transmitted digita lly , pr oducin g high qualit y pict ures. N ote th at y ou can not re cord t he picture and s ound sep aratel y. For de tails, see[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 95 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 T V on a t ape or a “Memor y Stic k Duo” insert ed in yo ur camcorder. You can also record a scene as a still image on a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” Insert a cassette or a “Memory Sti ck Duo” for recording i[...]

Dubbing/Editing 96 to record t he sc ene, a nd sele ct ot her sc ene as de sc ribe d ab ove. Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo” You can record mo vies (with sound rec orded in monau r al) or stil l images on a “Mem ory Stick Du o.” Make sur e you have a r eco rded ta pe and a “Memor y Stic k Duo” i nserted into you r c[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 97 8 Touch , the n . b Notes • For DC R-PC1 09: You can reco rd st ill images fixed to im age size [640 × 4 80]. • T he Data code and titl es recorded on the tape canno t be reco rded on t he “Memory Stick Duo.” Th e time and date the pi cture is recorded o n the “Memo ry Stick D uo” will be rec orded. ?[...]

Dubbing/Editing 98 10 Touch , then . b Notes • You cannot dub the in de x scre e n. • You may not be able to dub im ages mo dified on your computer or recorded with o ther camcorde rs on your camc order. • You can not dub M PEG movi es on the t ape. Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digi tal pr ogram ed iting You can select up to 20 sce[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 99 conne ction. Th e du bbin g pr ocedure is easier with the i.LINK connecti on. 2 Prepare yo ur VCR. • Insert a cass ette fo r record ing. • Set the input sele ctor to input mo de if your VCR has on e. 3 Prep ar e you r ca mc order (p la ying device). • Insert a cassette for edit ing. • Slide the POWER switc[...]

Dubbing/Editing 100 To set the [IR SETUP] code When you connec t wit h an A /V c onnec ting cabl e, yo u need to c heck the [ IR SE TUP] c ode signa l t o see if your VCR can be opera ted 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 101 * T V/VC R c om pone nt Step 2 : Ad justing the synchroni zation of the VCR Foll ow the s teps below when yo u ar e performing digital pro gram edit for the first time to a t ape in a VCR. Yo u can skip this setting i f you hav e set up your V CR b efore using the f ol lowing pro cedure. You can adju st the synch[...]

Dubbing/Editing 102 5 Rewind the tape on your VCR, then play ba ck in slow mo de. 5 openin g number s for eac h [IN] and closin g nu mbers fo r each [O U T ] appear . 6 Take a no te of th e opening n umber value of ea ch [CUT-IN] and the clo sing number value of eac h [CUT-OUT], then calculate the average nu mb er value for each [CUT-IN] and [CUT- [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 103 6 Touc h th e desir ed it e m . When yo u are recording on a tape in the VCR Touch [ O TH ER DEVICE]. When y ou ar e reco rding on a “Memor y Stick Duo ” 1 Touch [M EMO R Y ST ICK]. 2 Touch [I MAGE SIZE ] r ep eatedl y to sele ct the desired i mage s ize. 7 Search for the beginning of the first scene th at yo[...]

Dubbing/Editing 104 To end Digital p rog ram editing Touch [END]. To save a pro gram with out using it to record Touch [END] i n step 11 . The program is stored in me mory until the cass ett e is ejected . To erase pr ograms 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 in “Rec ording the select ed scene s as progra m s ” (p. 102) , then to uch [UNDO]. 2 Touch [DEL 1M[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 105 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can record add itional au dio to t he 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 sound. Preparing f or audio r ecording Reco rd audio i n on e of the f ollowin g w a ys. • Using th e intern[...]

Dubbing/Editing 106 using the A/V connecting c able. However , the sound you have recorded a fterwards is not o utput from the speaker . Check t he sound by using a TV. • When y ou connec t optional accessori es such a s an external micr oph one, extend th e viewfind e r first . • Do not con nect A/V co nnecting cabl es to both yo ur camcorder [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 107 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 sound” (p. 106). 2 Touc h . 3 Touc h [M E NU]. 4 Touc h / to sel e c t (STANDARD SET), then touch . 5 Touc h / to sel e ct [AU DIO MIX], then touch . 6 Touch / to adjust the balance between th[...]

Dubbing/Editing 108 To delete pictures on the index screen You ca n easi ly se arch f or th e pict ure t o be dele ted by displayi ng 6 pict ures at onc e. 1 Slide th e POWER switc h to se le ct the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch . 3 Touch . 4 Touch . 5 Touch [ DELE TE]. 6 Touc h the pi ctur e yo u want to dele te. appears on t he image to be de leted. To[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 109 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, the n touch the imag e to cancel i m age prot ec ti on . - 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 y[...]

Dubbing/Editing 110 b Note • Do not mark im a ge s on your cam corder if the “Memory Stick Duo” already has s ome ima ges with the Print ma r k put on ot her devices. T his m ay change t h e in fo rm ation of the images wi t h th e Pri n t mark put on th e othe r device. Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) You can ea sily [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 111 5 Touc h [M E NU]. 6 Select (STANDARD SET), then [USB-PLY/EDT] by touchin g / and . 7 Select [PictBridg e], th en touch . 8 Touc h . 9 Connect the USB jack (p. 1 43) of your Handyc am St ation to a pr inter usin g the supplied USB cable, then set the USB ON/O FF swi tch on th e Hand yc am St ati on to ON. The loc[...]

Dubbing/Editing 112 To pr int an othe r im ag 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 S B ca ble from your Handycam Station and prin ter . b Notes • Do not attem pt th e following opera ti ons when is on the screen. The opera ti ons may not be performed[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 113 Trou bleshoo ting Troubleshooting If you r un int o any probl em usin g your camcor der, use th e f ollowing ta ble to troubl eshoot the probl em. 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 th e view find er, the[...]

Troubleshooting 114 Batteri es/Power so urces Cassett e tapes Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The C HARGE lamp does not l ight while the ba ttery pack is being charged. c Atta ch the b atter y pack t o the ca mcord er cor rectly. If th e lamp still doe s not lig ht up, the n it ind ic ates tha t no powe r is supp lie d from the wall outlet[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 115 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. 128) The remaini ng tape indica to r is not dis playe d. c Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] on the (STANDARD SET) menu to always displ[...]

Troubleshooting 116 Recordin g If you are usin g a “Mem or y Stick Du o” for reco rdin g, re fer als o to the “M e mory St i ck D u o” sec tio n. (p. 118 ) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The t ape does not start wh en you press RE C ST ART /S TOP. c Slide the POWER switc h to tu rn on the C AMERA -TAPE lamp . (p. 2 0) c The tape h[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 117 Playback If you are pl aying b ack the picture s stored on a “ Memory Stick Duo,” re fer al so to t he “Me mory S tick Duo” sectio n. (p. 11 8) The externa l flash (optio nal) does not work. • The power of the fla sh is not tur ne d on, or the fla sh is not atta ch ed correct ly. • Two or more flash[...]

Troubleshooting 118 “Memory Stick D uo” Noises a ppear and is dis played on the sc reen. • The tape was reco rd ed in a TV color syst em other than that of your camcorde r. This is not a malfunc tion. (p. 126) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions Cannot o pe rate f unc tio ns using the “Memor y S tic k Duo. ” c Set the PO W ER swit ch[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 119 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 ec t tab of the “M em ory St ic k Duo. ” (p. 129) c Perform the opera tion agai n on the index sc reen. (p. 108) Cannot m ark pictur es[...]

Troubleshooting 120 The Title se arc h doe s not work. c Enter a titl e if the re is no tit le on t he tap e. (p. 81) c Use a cassett e wit h Ca ss ette Memory. (p . 127) c Set [ SE A R CH] to [O N ] in the (EDI T/PLA Y) m en u. (p. 81 ) • There is a blan k secti on in the begin ning or middle of the tape. This is not a m al fu nction . Still pic[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 121 Warning indicators and messages Self-dia gnos is display/Warni ng indi cat or s If ind icators appea r on the screen o r in the vi ewfinde r, chec k the fo llowin g. See th e page i n parent heses 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 122 * You hear a melody or beep sound when the wa rning in dicators appe ar on the sc r een. (Warning indicato r pertaining to “Memor y S tic k Duo” fo rm a tti ng) * • Th e “Me mo ry Stick Duo” data is damaged. • The “Memor y St ick Duo” is no t fo rma tted corr ect ly ( p. 73 ). (Warning indicato r pertainin g to i[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 123 Warning messag es If me ss ages app ear on the screen, check th e follo w i ng. See t he p age in par enthes es for de tails . Subjects Indicati ons Corrective Actions/ References Battery Use the “InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack. c See page 131. Bat ter y level is lo w . c Charge the ba tt ery (p. 16) . Old batt[...]

Troubleshooting 124 “Mem ory St ick Duo ” US B streaming. . . This fun ct ion is not available . • You tried to play back or record on a “Memory Stick Duo ” durin g USB Streaming. Memory Stick folders are full. • You ca nnot create folders excee ding 999MSDCF. c You cannot delet e the created folders using your c amcorder. You will have[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 125 Others Invalid butto n with Easy Handyc am op eration – USB is inval id in this mode during Easy Handycam • You can select [STD-USB] in PLAY/EDIT mod e duri ng Easy Handyc am ope rat ion, but you canno t se le ct [Pic tBridge] or [US B STREAM ]. (The me ssa ge disappea r s whe n you tou ch .) HDV recorded t[...]

Additional Information 126 Addition al Inf ormation Using your camcorder abroad Power suppl y You can use your camcorder in a ny countri es/ regions using th e AC Adaptor su pplied with your ca m cor d er w ith in AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 H z. Use a com merci al ly availab le AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depending on th e design of the wall o[...]

Addit ional I nform ation Additional Information 127 Usable cassette tapes You can use the mini DV format casset te only. Use a casset t e with the mark. is a tr ademark. Cassette Memory There are 2 types of mini DV cassette s: those with Cassett e Memory and those wi thout Cassette Memory. Cass ettes wit h Cassette Memory have the (Cassett e Memor[...]

Additional Information 128 When labeling the cass ette Be su re to pla c e the la bel o nly o n the lo ca ti ons as shown in t he following illustrati on so as not to cause malfunction of your camcorder . After u sing t h e ca sse tte Rewi nd the tape to the beg inning to avo id dist or t io n of the pict ur e or the s oun d. The casse tte sh ould [...]

Addit ional I nform ation Additional Information 129 • F ile names of movies : – MOV 00001 : This fi le name a ppears o n the scree n of your c amcor der. – MOV 00001 .M P G: Thi s fi l e na me appe ars on th e disp lay of a comput er. • On a “Memor y St ick Duo” formatt ed on a computer: A “Memory Stick Duo” formatted by the Win do[...]

Additional Information 130 Notes on us ing th e “M em o ry Stick PRO Duo” and “M e m ory Stick Duo” (Mag ic G at e/ Pa rallel Tra nsf er ) • The maximum memory ca pacity of a “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo ” that can b e used on your cam corde r is up to 5 12 MB , and th at of a “Mem or y St ick Duo” (Magic G at e /Paral le l Transf er ) [...]

Addit ional I nform ation Additional Information 131 About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack This unit i s compatible with the “Inf oLITHIUM ” bat tery pack ( F serie s). Y our camc or der op er at es only wit h t h e “Inf oLITHIU M” bat tery pack . “Inf oLITHIUM” F seri es ba ttery pa cks have t he mar k . What is the “Info LITHIUM?[...]

Additional Information 132 About batter y life • The battery life is li mited. Batter y capacity drops littl e by littl e as you use it m ore and more, and as time passe s. When the availa b le battery t im e is shor tened co ns iderab ly , a probable caus e is th at the batte ry pack has reache d the end of it s li fe . Ple ase bu y a ne w batte[...]

Addit ional I nform ation Additional Information 133 devi ce . It i s al s o indi cated near t h e i.LIN K interface on some devi ce . The maximum baud rate for d evice that does not hav e an y indica tio n (suc h as th is unit) is “S100. ” The ba ud rate may di f fe r from th e in di ca ted value when the unit is connected to devi ce with a di[...]

Additional Information 134 • Do not wrap your camc order with a towel, fo r exam ple, an d oper ate it . Doing s o migh t cause heat to build up insi de. • W hen disconn ectin g th e power co rd, pull by the plug and not the c or d. • Do no t dama ge t he powe r cord su ch as by placing an ything hea vy on it. • Kee p meta l co nt ac ts cle[...]

Addit ional I nform ation Additional Information 135 your Sony dealer or local authori zed S ony servi c e facilit y t o ha ve the vi de o head repl aced. LCD screen • Do not add ex ce ssive pr e ss ure on the LCD screen, as it may cause damage. • If your c amcor der i s used in a cold p lace, a resi dual im age ma y ap pear o n the LCD s creen[...]

Additional Information 136 To charge t he pre-inst alled but ton-type battery Your c amc or der h as a pr e-i ns ta lle d but to n-t ype battery to r etain the d ate, time, a nd other settings e ven when the POWER switch is set to OFF ( CH G ) . The pre-i ns talled bu tton-ty pe batte ry is alway s char ged whil e you are us ing your camcor der but[...]

Addit ional I nform ation Additional Information 137 Effecti ve (still) : App rox. 340 000 pi xe ls Effect ive (movi e) : Appr ox . 340 00 0 pi xels Lens Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Combi ned power zo om lens Filter d iamet er: 25 mm (1 1/2 i n.) 10 × (Opti ca l), 120 × (Digital) For DCR-PC1 09: F = 1.8 ~ 2.3 For DCR-PC1 08: F = 1.7 ~ 2.3 Focal le n [...]

Additional Information 138 Handycam Station DCRA-C111 S video input/output Lumina nce signa l: 1 Vp -p, 75 Ω (ohms), unbalan ced Chromin ance signal: 0.286 Vp -p, 75 Ω (ohms), unb al anced 4-pin mini DIN Audio/Video input/output AV MINIJACK Input/outpu t auto switch Video si gnal: 1 V p-p, 75 Ω (ohms), unbalan ced, sy nc nega tive Audio signa[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 139 Quick Refere nce Identifying parts and controls Camcorder A LCD/T ouch panel screen ( p. 4, 21) B LCD BACKLIGHT button* (p. 21) C REC START/STOP button (p. 27, 51) D BATT (batte ry rel ease) lever ( p. 16) E Eye cup F Vie wfinder (p. 4, 21) G Access lamp (p. 24, 129 ) H POWER switch (p. 20) I “Mem ory Stic k [...]

Quick Reference 140 A Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens )/Le ns cover Your camcor de r is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which can repro duce fin e images. The lens for you r camcor der w as deve loped jointly by Carl Zeiss, in Ger many, a nd Sony Corp or ation. It ad op ts the MTF meas urement s ystem for vid eo camer as and offers a qua lity a s fi ne as a [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 141 A MIC (PLUG IN P OWER) jack (red) (p. 105 ) This jack w orks a s an i nput jack for an exte rnal m icroph one as well as a power - suppl y jack for a plug -in- power microp hone. When t he ex ternal microphone is conne cted , it takes prec edenc e. B Jac k co ver C (LA NC ) jack (bl ue) The LANC contr ol ja ck [...]

Quick Reference 142 A Viewfi nd e r lens adjust ment lever (p. 21) B Casset te lid (p. 23) C Strap Bel t (p. 4) D OPEN/ Z EJECT lever (p. 23) E Interf ac e conn ec tor F Tri po d re ceptacle Make sure that the length of the tripod screw is less tha n 5.5 mm (7/32 in ch). Otherwise, y ou cannot atta ch the tr ipod secure ly, and the scr ew may da ma[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 143 To attach the Strap Belt Insert the Strap Belt att ac hment to your camcorder and move it in t he directio n of the arrow unti l it click s and is locked. b Note • T he Strap Belt ma y detach accidenta lly if not atta ched prop erly . z Tip • T he length of the S trap Bel t is adjus table. ( p. 4) Hand yc a[...]

Quick Reference 144 Remote Commander Rem ove the in sula tio n shee t be fo re u si ng th e Remote Commander. A PHOTO button (p. 32) B Memor y contro l button s (Index *, –/+, Memor y pl ay back) (p . 53 ) C SEARCH M. but t on* (p . 61 , 6 2) D . / > button s * (p . 61, 62) E Vide o control bu t t ons (Rewind , Playbac k, Fas t-forward , Pause[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 145 WARNING Battery may exp lode if mistreat ed. Do not rechar ge, disas se mble or disp os e of in fi re . b Notes on the Remote Commander • A butto n-type lit hiu m battery (CR 2025) is use d in the Re mote C ommander. Do not u se batterie s other than CR202 5. • Poi nt th e remote senso r away from strong li[...]

Quick Reference 146 Indicat ors for t he LCD scree n and viewfi nder Following indicators will appear on the LCD scre en and vie w fi nder to in dicate the st at e of your camcor der. Indica tors vary d e pending on your camcor der model. Indicators M eanings y 60min Remaining ba tte r y (p . 28) SP , LP Recording mode (p. 2 9) STBY REC Recording s[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 147 Index Numeric 16:9 WIDE mode ........ .......69 A A/V connecting cable ......... ................. ...9 3, 105 AC Adaptor ............. ...........16 Accessory shoe .............. ..140 Adju sting t he vi ewfinde r ......... ................. ...........21 Audio du bbing (AUD DUB CTRL) ...1 05 AUDIO MIX .......[...]

Quick Reference 148 Intellig ent ac ce ss ory shoe .......... ................ 105, 140 Inter va l phot o r ec ording (INT. REC-STL)......... 79 Interva l re co rding (INTERVAL REC) ..... 78 J JPEG ........ .......... .......... .... 128 L LANC ......... .......... ....... .... 141 LANGUAGE ..... .......... ...... 89 Lan guage (LANGUAGE) ........ .[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 149 Strap Belt ...... ....... ... .....4, 142 Sub sou nd See MULTI-SOUND Super NightShot plus ........ .40 T Tape counter ........... ...........28 Telep hoto See Z oom Time code ..... ... ........... .......28 Title (Cass ette Memory ) TAPE TITLE .............. .83 TITL ERASE .......... ... .82 TITLE ............ [...]

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