Sony DCR-PC350 manual

2-050-779- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Camera Operat io ns Guide [US] Camera Operations Guide Rea d this first Digital Video Camera Recorde r DCR-PC 350[...]

2 Read this first Before ope rating the unit, please read th is manu al thorou ghly, an d r etain it f or fut ur e refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or sho ck ha zard, do not exp os e the u nit to ra i n or mo is tu re . This symbol is intended to aler t th e user to the pre se n c e of unin sulated “dangerous volta ge” withi n the product?[...]

3 For customers in the U.S.A. If you ha ve any quest ions about this product , you may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669). The n umber belo w is for th e FC C rela ted ma tters on ly. Regulat or y Informa ti o n b Note: DCR-PC350 is to be used with Handyca m Sta tion Model DCRA-C 111 and AC Power Adaptor Mode l AC-L25A/L25[...]

4 Notes on the LCD pa nel, viewfin der, and lens • The LCD screen and the vie w f ind er are manufactur e d usin g extreme ly hig h-precis ion technology, so ove r 99 .99 % of the pixel s are operatio nal for effec tive use. However, there may be some tiny bl ack poi nts and/ or bright points (white, red, blue , or gree n in c olor ) that ap pear[...]

5 Note s on hand ling the Handyc am Stat ion • Wh en attachi ng your cam corder to th e Handyca m Station, insert your camcorder in th e direction of the arrow as shown in the followin g illustration. Be sure to inse r t it al l the way. • When removing your camco rd er fro m th e Handyc am St at ion , hold both your camc or de r and the Hand y[...]

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

7 Record ing a mov ie .. ...... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ..... 36 Recording a still image ...... ...... ....... .. ...... ...... .. ....... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ..... ..... 37 Making full use of Easy Handycam operation ...................... ...................[...]

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

9 Additi ona l Inform at ion Using you r camcorder a broad ....... ... 126 Usable ca ssette ta pes ............. ........ 1 27 About the “M emory Stick” ........ ........ 128 About the “I nfoLITHIUM” battery pa ck ............ ............ ........ 130 About i.LINK ............ ................. ........ 1 32 Maint enance and p recaut ions [...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 10 Quick Start Guide Recording movies 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge t he b atter y, se e pag e 16. 2 Insert a cassette i nto the camcord er. a Slide the BATT (batter y releas e) lever in the dire ction of 1 and pu sh it down i n the direction of 2. Remove th e battery termin al cover when it li[...]

Qui ck S tar t Gu ide 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 21. 4 View the recorded picture on the LCD scre en. a Remo ve th e le ns ca p. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green button , slide[...]

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 (batter y releas e) lever in the dire ction of 1 and pu sh it down i n the direction of 2. Remove th e battery termin al cover when it l[...]

Qui ck S tar t Gu ide 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 21. 4 View the recorded picture on the LCD scre en. a Remo ve th e le ns ca p. b Open the LCD pa nel. c While pr essing the green button , slide th[...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 14 Recording/Playing back with ease By switchi ng to E asy Handy cam operati on, recordi ng/playb ack opera tion becomes eve n easier. Easy Handy cam ope ratio n al lows ea sy r ecordi n g/pla yback f or ev en fir s t time u sers by prov iding on ly the basic f unctions for recordin g/play back. For det ails, se e ins tru c tio[...]

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 parenthe ses indi cates the numbe r of that it em supplied. “Memor y Stick Duo ” 16MB (1) You can use o nly a “M emory St ick Duo,” which i s about hal f the size of a sta[...]

Getting started 16 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You ca n ch arge the bat tery by att aching the “InfoLITHI UM” battery pack (F series) to your ca m co rder . b Note • You cannot use ba tteries oth er than th e “InfoLITHIUM” bat ter y pack (F series) (p. 130) . • Do not short-ci rcu it the DC pl ug of the AC Adaptor or bat tery ter [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 17 5 Insert your camco rder into the Hand ycam S tation. 6 Slide the PO WER switch up to OFF (CHG). The CHAR GE lamp lights up an d cha rging starts. To charge the batt ery pack using only the AC Adapt or You ca n charge the b attery pa ck on a t rip, even if you h ave not brou ght the Ha ndyca m St at i on alon g. [...]

Getting started 18 You ca n check the batter y’s current charge l evel and its current remainin g re cord ing time both duri ng char ging or when the power i s turne d off. 1 Set th e POW ER s witc h to OFF (C H G ). 2 Open the LC D pa nel. 3 Press DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The ba tter y info rma tion ap pea rs for ab ou t 7 secon ds. Keep t he bu tton [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 19 * With LCD BACKLIGHT set to ON. b Note • The power will not b e supplie d from the bat tery pack even when the pow er co rd is d is co n n ect ed from the wall o utle t in t he fol lowin g case s: – When th e AC adapt or is conn ected to t he DC IN jack of your camc orde r – When th e AC adapt or is conn ec[...]

Getting started 20 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusti ng the LCD pan el You ca n ad just the ang le and brigh tness of the LCD pane l to meet variou s recording situation s. Even w hen th ere are ob stru ction s betw een y ou and t he s ubject , you can check t he su bject on t he LCD scree n during record ing by a djustin g the[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 21 the viewfi nder. Ha ve the LCD panel rotat ed 180 degr ees an d clos ed with t he scr een facin g out. 1 Set the power mode t o CAMERA-TAPE or CAMERA-MEMORY (p. 19). 2 Close the LCD pane l with the sc reen facin g ou t. appea rs on the sc re en. 3 Touch . [Set LC D of f? ] appe ar s on th e sc reen . 4 Touch [ Y [...]

Getting started 22 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 year up to the year 2079 . 8 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way as was done in step 7, then touch . For midnight, set it to 12:00AM. For mi dday, [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 23 3 Press . The casset te compartment a utomatically 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 o pen th e lid . The casset te compartment a utomatically comes out and op en s up. 2 Take out the ca sset te , the n pr ess . The casset t[...]

Getting started 24 “Memory Sti ck Duo ” sl ot ma y be dam a ge d or th e still ima ge in the “M em or y St ic k Duo” ma y be erased . • Do not insert any thin g other tha n a “Me mo ry Stick Duo” into the “Mem or y St ic k Duo” slot. Doi ng so may c ause a m alfuncti on of y our cam corder. • When the acces s lamp is lit or fl a[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 25 5 Select the desi red language with / , then touch . z Tip • Your camcorder offers [ENG [SIMP]] (simplified English) for when you cannot find your native tongue amo ng the options.[...]

Recording 26 Recording Recording movies You ca n record mo vies on a ta pe or a “Memor y St ick Du o.” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Gettin g sta rted” (p . 15 to p. 24). When y ou are rec ordin g on a ta pe, mo vi es will be r ec orded al on g with ster eo sound. When yo u are recording on a “Memory Stick Duo” (MPEG movi e [...]

Recording Recording 27 Indicators d isplayed du ring recordi ng on a tape The indicato rs will not be recorded on th e tape. Date/time and the camera set tings data (p. 58) will not be disp laye d duri ng r ecordi ng. A Indica tors fo r Cassette Memory cass ettes B Appr ox imate remain ing batt ery an d cont inuou s rec ordi ng ti me The indicate d[...]

Recording 28 • When you are r e c o rdi ng on a “ Me m ory Stic k Duo” with an ext ern al flash (opt io n al ) connecte d to the accesso ry shoe, tu rn off the power of the external flash to preve nt ch argi ng noi se being recor de d. z Tip • If you do not use your cam corder for a long ti me , remove the casse t te and store it . • You [...]

Recording Recording 29 Move the pow er zoo m lever sli gh tly for a slower zoom. Move it further for a fa ster zoom. To re cor d w id er ran ge of view Move the pow er zoo m lev er to wards W. The s ub ject app ears farthe r aw ay ( Wid e angl e). To re cor d cl ose r view Move the power zoom lever towar ds T. The s ub ject app ears cl os er (Te le[...]

Recording 30 1 Touch . 2 Touch [SELF-TIMER]. If th e ite m is not disp layed on t he scre en, touch / . If you ca nnot fi nd it , touch [MENU], and select i t from the (CAM ERA SE T) me nu (p. 65). 3 Touch [ON] , then . app ears. 4 Press REC START/STOP. You wil l hear a bee p soun d counti ng dow n for ab ou t 10 se con ds (Th e coun t down indicat[...]

Recording Recording 31 [MENU], and select [PROGRES. REC] from the (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 Touc h [ON ], t hen . appear s. 4 Press REC START/STOP. Press it agai n to st op recor di ng. To cancel the progressive recording mode Fol lo w step s 1 and 2 , the n se lect [OF F] in ste p 3. Note on the progre ssive recor ding mode In a no rma l TV broa dcas t[...]

Recording 32 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 displaye d. 4 Press and hold P H OTO li ghtly. You will hear a light b eepin g so und whe n the focu s and br i ghtn es s se tting s are adjust ed . Reco rdin g do es not start at t hi s point. * The num ber of ima ge s t[...]

Recording Recording 33 Selecting image quali ty or siz e Select th e (MEMORY SET) menu , [STILL SET], then [ QUALITY] or [ IMAGE SIZE] (p. 72). The num ber of pic tures yo u ca n reco r d on a “Memor y Stic k Duo” va ries de p endi ng on the qualit y /size of the i mag e and the recording environment. Refer to the following list for the approxi[...]

Recording 34 The setti ngs are dis played cyclic ally in t he follow i n g order . When the r ed- ey e reduc ti on f eat ur e is t ur ned o ff No indicator di sp laye d: Aut omatic al ly flashes when there is not enough surrou nding li gh t. m (Force d flash ): A lw ays us es the flas h regardl ess o f t he sur roun ding b right ness . m (No flash)[...]

Recording Recording 35 [MEN U ] an d sele ct it from t he (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 Touc h [ON ], t hen . appe ar s. 4 Press PHOTO full y. You w ill hear a beep sound co unting down for abo ut 10 secon ds (The co unt do wn indic atio n begins from 8) . The i m ag e is reco rded . Whe n bars of disap pear, the im age i s record ed o n the “M em ory St [...]

Recording 36 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 basi c funct ions be come av ailable , and screen font si ze increases for easy viewing . Even firs t time us ers can enjoy easy recording. Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “ Getting star te[...]

Recording Recording 37 –U S B S t r e a m i n g • D uring Ea sy Ha ndyc a m ope r a tio n, the followin g buttons are not availabl e: – LCD BACKL I GH T ( p. 20) – BACK LIGHT (p. 38) – FOCUS (p. 41) • Dur ing Easy Handyca m operation, the settin gs of the function s tha t are no t disp layed o n the sc reen re turn to their de fa ul ts.[...]

Recording 38 Making ful l use of Easy Handyca m opera tion 1 Touch [MENU]. The availab le menu items ar e di sp laye d on the scre en. 2 Touch the desired ite m. 3 Select the desired setting. For [CLOC K SET] 1 Set [Y ] (y ear) w ith / , th en to u ch . 2 Set [M] ( month), [D] (day ), hour a nd minutes in the same way as [Y] (year), then touch . Fo[...]

Recording Recording 39 Fixing the exposure for the selected s ubject – Fl exible spo t met er You can adj ust and fi x the expo sure to the subject, so th at it is re corded in sui table brightn ess even when t here is strong contrast between the subj ect and the ba ckgroun d (such as subject s in the limeli ght on stage) . 1 Touc h du rin g rec [...]

Recording 40 4 Adjust th e exposure by touchin g (dim)/ (bright), 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 ma nua l e xpos ure toge the r with: – NightS hot fun ction – Super Ni ghtShot function – Color S low Sh utt er functio n – [CINEMA EFECT[...]

Recording Recording 41 To cancel Su per NightShot, follow ste ps 3 and 4, then sele ct [OFF] i n step 5. Or, set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF. To record a clearer picture in co lor on the ta pe – Color Slow Shu tter 1 Slid e the P OWER swi tch to select th e CAMERA-TAPE mode. 2 Make sure the NIGHTSHOT switch is set to OFF. 3 Touch . 4 Touch [ COLO[...]

Recording 42 To adjust the focus aut oma tically Follow steps 1 and 2, then touch [ AUTO] in step 3. Or, pr ess FO C US aft er step 4. b Note • You cann ot use th e SPOT F OCUS fun ction to gether with [PROGRAM AE]. • Focusing distance inform ation wi ll not be displaye d. • If you se t [SPOT FOCU S], your camcorder is autom atically set to m[...]

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 adin g in , the pi ct ure grad ually c hange s from bl ack-and -whi te to color. When fad in g o ut, th e p ict u[...]

Recording 44 5 Press REC START/STOP. The fa de r indic at o r stop s fla shin g an d disapp ears when the fade is c omp lete. To cancel the operat ion Follo w steps 2 an d 3, then selec t [ OFF ] in ste p 4. b Note • You cannot use the FAD ER functi on toge t her with: – Self- timer – Super Ni ghtShot function – Color S low Sh utt er functi[...]

Recording Recording 45 [TRAIL] You ca n reco rd a pictur e s o that an inciden tal image like a trail is left. [SLOW SHUTTR] (Slow Shutter) 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 ol d mov ie -t yp e atmo sphe re to pict ures. Your camcord [...]

Recording 46 – [AE SHIFT] is anythi ng other than 0 – [16:9 W IDE] mo de – Progres siv e recordi ng mo de – Picture effe ct ([P ICT.EFF E CT]) • When you are recording with [CINEM A EFECT], you cannot swi tch over t o any othe r types of D igital effects. • When you set [DELAY MOTION] , the effect is canceled durin g the zoom operat ion[...]

Recording Recording 47 The s till ima ge stor ed in the “Me mory S tick Duo” w ill b e di s pl ay ed on th e t hum bnai l screen . 5 Touch (previous)/ (next) to select the still i mage to overlap. 6 Touc h th e des ir ed ef fec t. The still image is sup erimposed on t he movie which is curre ntly di splaye d on the LCD s creen. 7 Touch (decreas[...]

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 want to start recording right after the most recently recorded sc ene. When you use a cassett e wit hou t Cass et te Me m ory , the E ND SEARCH fu[...]

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 yo u st oppe d the tape . 1 Slid e the POW ER swi tch re pea tedl y to select [...]

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 operati ons are possibl e using th e Remote Comman der. When yo u want to play back recordi n gs on your TV, see pa ge 60. z Tip • Performing E asy Handycam opera tion, even fir st time users can play [...]

Playback Playback 51 Indicators d i splayed du ring tape playback A Remaining batte ry B Reco rd ing m od e (SP or LP) C Tape tr ans po rt indi cat 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 butto n (p . 63) F Vid eo o perat i on bu tton s When a “Mem o ry Stic k D uo” ha s be e[...]

Playback 52 Viewing r ecordings with added effects – Digital effect You ca n ap ply [DELAY MOTI ON], [STILL], [FLASH], [LUMI. KEY], and [TRAIL] effects when viewing recorded pictures . For details on each effect, see page 44. 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch whil e the pictu re you want to add the effect t[...]

Playback Playback 53 Viewing recordings on a “Memory Stick Duo” You can vi ew pi ctures on e at a time on t he screen . Whe n you have a lo t of pict ures, you can list the m to search th rough them easily. Make s ur e yo u have a r ec orde d “M emory Stick Duo” inserted into your camc order. When yo u wan t to play ba ck a recorde d pict u[...]

Playback 54 Indicators di splayed dur i ng “Memo ry Stick Duo” p layback A Rem a in in g ba tt e r y B Imag e s ize C Picture num ber /T ot al numb er of recorde d pictur es in the curren t playbac k folder D Playbac k fo lder E Playing ti me (m ovi e s only) F Previous/nex t fo lder icon The follow i ng indi cators appea r w h en the first or [...]

Playback Playback 55 To display 6 pictures a t a time, including mo vies – Inde x Screen Touc h . To re tu rn to th e sing le d i spla y m o d e, to uc h th e pictu re th at you w an t to disp lay. 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 / , the n touc h . Playi[...]

Playback 56 (play/p a use)/ (fast forwar d)/ (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 “Mem or y Stick Duo” Touc h . The follow i ng button s ca n be opera te d. (previ ous)/ (next)/ (pla y/ paus e for movi e)/ (delet e) You can control play back with th e Remote Command[...]

Playback Playback 57 Various playback functions You can mag nify a small su bject in a record ing an d displ ay i t on the sc r een. You can also di splay the reco rded date an d t he 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 mo vi es recorde d on a tap[...]

Playback 58 z Tip • You ca n also ch an g e the zo om rat io usi n g th e zoom buttons on LCD f rame. • If you press DISPLAY/B ATT IN FO dur i ng the playback zo om op eratio n, 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 ot her in f ormatio n on the scre en. P[...]

Playback Playback 59 E Shutte r sp eed F Aper ture val ue * A ppears on ly durin g tape playback b Note • Came ra setti ng data do not appear whe n movies on a “Memor y S tic k Duo” are pla ye d ba ck. z Tip • Expos ure adjustmen t value (0E V) appe a rs when a “Memor y S tic k Duo” is pla ye d ba ck. • appears for the pictu re reco r[...]

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 camcor der to a TV using the sup plied A/V co nn 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 co nne [...]

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 t he point you want t o locate later on. The tape c ounter is re set to “0:0 0:00” and appear s on th e sc reen . If the tape counter is not dis pl ay ed [...]

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 Note • You cannot use Title se arch when [ SEAR CH] is set to [OF F] on the (EDIT/ PLA Y) 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 var i ous sett ings or make detailed adjustments using the me nu items disp layed on the scre en. 1 Turn on the power (p. 19). 2 Touc h . The P erso nal M enu ap pear s. It ems th at are used o ften are disp layed a s sh ort- cuts. 3 Touc h[...]

Using the Menu 64 7 Touch , then to hide the me nu screen. You c an a lso to uch (retur n) t o go back to 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 vary de pend i n g on the powe r mode of your cam corde r. Una v a ilabl e items will b e grayed out. You ca n cust omize the sh ort-c [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PROGR AM AE/WHIT E 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 ent hes es appea r w h en the setting is selecte d. The se[...]

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 RTS ] (spor ts le ss on) will not wor k w he n the P O W E R switch is set to CAM ER A - MEMOR Y. SPOT METER See page 39 fo r de tails . EXPOSURE See pa[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 z Tip • For bett er co l or balance adju s tm en t when [WHITE BAL.] is set to [AUTO], aim your camcorde r at a nearby white obj ect for about 10 seconds afte r settin g the P OWER s witch to CAMERA-TAPE when: – You r emove the batt ery pac k for replac ement. – You br ing your c amcorder outdoors from ins id[...]

Using the Menu 68 EXP. FOCUS When y ou are record ing pict ures on a “Mem ory S tick Duo” whi le fo cusin g manua lly, you can s ee i f the fo cus is correc tly ad justed by m agnif ying the cen ter of the p icture to twic e its origin al size ( p. 42). FLASH SET No te th a t the s e se tt ing s wi ll n o t fu n c tio n w i th e x t ern a l fl [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 ZEBRA This is use fu l as a gui de w h en adj us ting th e br i ght nes s. Wh en you chang e th e defaul t s et t ing, is di s played. The zebra patter n i s no t recor d e d. b Note • Portions of the scre e n where br ight ne ss is a bove 100 I R E ma y app ear ove rexpo sed. z Tip • The zebra pa ttern is di a[...]

Using the Menu 70 Refer a lso to th e m a nuals su pplied with y our TV . * Pic tu re appe ar s in full sc reen w he n the wide - scree n T V sw it ches to full mod e. **Pl ayed in 4:3 mode . When you pla y a picture in t he wide mod e, it appears as you have seen on the LCD screen o r in th e viewfind er. z Tips • The ID-1 syst em sends aspe c t[...]

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 ent hes es appea r w h en the setting is se[...]

Using the Menu 72 QUALITY IMAGE SIZ E MOVIE SET IMAGE SIZE REMAINING ALL ERASE You ca n de lete al l the pictur es on a “Me m or y Stick D uo” that ar e no t write- prote cted. To delet e p ictures one b y on e, see pag e 107. 1 Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER]. G FIN E ( ) Select to re cord still images wi th the fine image qualit y (comp[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 73 2 Touch [Y ES] twice. To ca ncel delet ion of all pictur es, s elec t [NO] . 3 Touch . b Note • 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 follo wing while [ Erasing all data...] is di splayed: – Move the POWER switch t o sele ct other po we[...]

Using the Menu 74 b Note • You canno t del ete the created fold ers using you r camc or de r. You wil l have to form at the “Memor y St ic k Duo” (p. 73), or delete the m usi ng you r compute r. • The number of pi ctur es that can be rec or de d on a “Memor y S ti ck Duo ” may de c rease as the number of folders increases on the “M e [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 75 Using the (PICT. APPLI.) menu – PICT. EFFECT/ SLI D E SH OW/F RAME REC/SMTH INT. RE C, etc. You can select items list ed below on the PICT. APPLI . m enu . To se le ct item s, see “Se lecti ng menu items” (p. 63). The default settings are marked with G . The indica t or s in par ent hes es appea r w h en the [...]

Using the Menu 76 b Note • You can not add e ffects to e xternall y input pictures. Als o, you cannot ou tput pict ures edite d with Picture effe cts via the DV Interface. z Tip • You can copy pic tu res edited using pi cture effects to a “Memory Stic k Duo” ( p. 96) or to another t ape (p. 94) . MEMORY MIX See page 46 fo r de tails . PB ZO[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 77 To cance l the slid e sh ow, touc h [EN D ]. To pause , touc h [PAU S E]. z Tip • You can select the firs t picture f or the sl ide show by touchin g / b efore t ouching [START]. • If movies are pl ay ed in the slide sho w, you can adju st th e volume by to uch ing (decrease)/ (increase) . FRAME REC You can rec[...]

Using the Menu 78 2 Sele ct t he des ired in terva l by touc hing / , the n touc h . You ca n select from 1 to 120 s ec onds f or the inte rval . 3 Touch [RE C STA RT ]. Reco rdin g starts and z chang es to re d. When yo ur camcor der has shot severa l frames, it reco rds them o n the t ape, afte r performi n g the END SEARCH funct io n de pe ndin [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 79 INT. REC-STL This fun ct i o n is usefu l to obse rve th e m o vem ent of cl ouds o r t he 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 St ic k D u o.” a: Shootin g time b: Inte rv al 1 Touch . 2 Select a de si red inte rv al tim e ( 1, 5, [...]

Using the Menu 80 Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) me nu – TITL E/ 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 settings are marked wit h G . The sett ings you ca n adj ust v ary d epend ing on the powe r mode o f your camcorde r. Th e scre en shows th [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 81 BURN VCD When you r cam c order is co nnect ed to a pers ona l comp uter, y ou c an eas ily b urn the pic tu re recor ded on the tape on a CD -R (D irec t Acce ss to V id eo CD B ur n) using this c omma nd. See the s upplie d “Co mpute r Appl icatio ns Gui de” fo r det ails . END SEARCH SEARCH TITLE Any title s[...]

Using the Menu 82 3 Touch to move s to sel ec t the ne xt cha ra cter , an d ente r th e cha r ac ter i n th e sam e man ner . 4 When yo u have fini shed e nt ering cha ract er s, touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch (c olor), / (posit ion), [SI ZE] as nece ss ary to se lect a desi red co lor, positi on or siz e. Color white t yellow t violet t red t cyan t g[...]

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 laye d fo r appr ox imat ely 5 seco nds w h en you s el ec t the CAMER A-T APE mode and ins ert a c assette , or when you s elect th e PLAY/ EDIT mode. Up to 4 titles will be dis played at the same time if [...]

Using the Menu 84 Using the (STANDARD SET) menu – REC MODE /MULT I- SOUND/ AUDIO M I X/US B-CAM ERA, 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 nthe se s appe ar when the settin g is se[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 85 b Note • You can play back a dua l sound track cassette on this camcorder . Howeve r, yo u cannot record a dual soun d track on this cam co rd er. • The setting r etur ns to [ S TERE O] when you disconne c t the powe r sourc e fr om you r camcorder for more than 5 minutes . AUDIO MIX You c an a djust the audi o[...]

Using the Menu 86 b Note • When you c onnect your camcorde r to the wall outlet, [BR IGHT] is aut omatical ly selected for the se tti ng. • When you select [BR I GHT], bat tery 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 an an alog dev ice to yo ur camc orde r an d conve r[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 87 DATA CODE REMAINING REMOTE CTRL b Note • The setting ret ur ns to [ ON] when you hav e th e power sour c e disconne c te d fro m your camcorder for more than 5 minutes . REC LED BEEP G OFF Select no t to dis play date , time an d the ca me r a set tings da ta du r ing playback . DATE/TIME Select to disp lay the d[...]

Using the Menu 88 DISPLAY b Note • You cannot input a sig na l to your c amc or der if you pr e ss DI SPLAY/ BA TT INFO while [V-OUT/PANEL] is selected. MENU ROTATE You ca n select the scro lling d irection (up or down ) of the menu items on the LC D scree n w he n you touc h or . A.SHUT OFF b Note • When you c onnect your camc order to th e wa[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 89 Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) menu – CLOCK SE T/ WOR LD TIME , et c . You ca n select i tems lis ted below on the TI ME/ 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 your cam corder . The screen shows the ite ms you can c urre[...]

Using the Menu 90 Customizing Personal Menu You c an a dd frequ ently us ed m enu item s to Perso nal Me nu, or sor t th em in th e or de r you like (cus tomizing). You c an customize th e Perso na l Menu f or each po w er m ode of you r camc orde r. Adding a men u – Add You c an a dd frequ ently us ed m enu item s to Person al Menu for ea si er [...]

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 / u ntil the menu is disp layed. 3 Touch [DELETE]. 4 Touc h th e me nu th at you w ant t o delete. 5 Touc h [Y E S] . The select ed menu is deleted from Perso nal Menu. 6 Touch . b Note • You [...]

Using the Menu 92 4 Touch the menu ite m you want to move. 5 Touch / to move the me nu ite m 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 SET UP]. Initia liz in g the sett in gs – Reset You can initiali ze Person al Menu to the defau lt setti ngs afte r a dd[...]

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 mcord er (p. 95). You can also create a cop y of the pic ture recorde d on your camcorder on other recording device (p. 94). Connec t y our ca mco rder via t he Hand[...]

Dubbing/Editing 94 connect the same cables to both yo ur camcord er and the Ha ndycam Stati on. The ima ge might be distorted. 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 othe r d evice vi a the DV Inter f a ce. The vi deo and soun d sig nals are transmitted digita lly , pr oducin g high [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 95 Recording pictures from a VCR or TV You can reco rd and edit pi ctures or TV prog ra ms from a VCR or T V on a tape or a “Memor y Stic k Duo” i nser ted in your camcorder. You can also re cord a scene as a still image on a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” Insert a cassette or a “Memory S tick 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 so und recorded in mona ural) or still im ages (fixe d to im age size [640 × 480]) o n a “Memory Sti ck Duo.” Make sur e you ha ve a r ecorded tape an d a “Memor y [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 97 8 Touch , the n . b Note • The Data code and titles record ed on the tape cannot 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” wi ll be recorded. • The sound is reco rded in 3 2kHz mona ural. z Tip • You can a lso record a movie by p[...]

Dubbing/Editing 98 10 Touch , then . b Note • You cannot dub the in de x scree n . • You may not be able to dub images mo dified on your computer or recorded with o ther camc orders on y our camc order. • You cannot dub M PEG movi es on t he tape. Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digi tal pr ogram ed iting You can select up to 20 scene[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 99 1 Connect your VCR to the cam cor der as a record ing device (p . 93). You ca n us e eithe r t he A/V conn ecting 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 on. 2 Prepare yo ur VCR. • In se rt a cass ette fo r reco rdi ng. • Set the inpu t s[...]

Dubbing/Editing 100 When co nne cting with an i.LINK cable Touc h [i.LI NK], th en . Go on to “St ep 2 : Adj usting the sy nchronization o f the VCR” (p. 102). To set the [IR SETUP] code When yo u conne ct with an A / V con nect i ng cable, yo u need to check t he [ IR SETUP ] code signal t o se e if your V CR ca n be ope ra te d by your ca mco[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 101 [IR SE TUP ] c o de lis t The fo llow ing [I R SETUP] co des are record ed on you r camc order by de faul t. (It is set at “3” as the default sett in g. ) * TV/VCR component Manu fac turi ng company [IR SE T U P] co de Sony 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Admiral (M. Wards) 89 Aiwa 47, 54, 80 Akai 49, 51 Audio Dynam ic 21, [...]

Dubbing/Editing 102 Step 2 : Adjusting the synchron ization o f the VCR Follo w th e st eps below wh en yo u are performing digital program edit for the first time to a tape in a VCR. You can skip this setting if yo u have s et up your V CR befo re using t he follo wing pr ocedure . You ca n adju st the syn c hr oniza tion of your camc order and t [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 103 Recording th e selected scenes as programs When yo u are per f orming a di gital pr ogram edit for the first time to a tape in a VCR, go throug h the pr ocedure s descr ib ed in Steps 1 and 2 (p . 98 t o p. 102) befo reha nd. 1 Prepar e a casse tte or a “Memory Stic k Duo.” Inser t a ta pe t o be pl ayed b ac[...]

Dubbing/Editing 104 10 Touch [MARK OUT]. The endi ng po int of the fi rst pr ogram is set , and the l o w e r part of the pr ogr am mark changes to l ight blue. 11 Repeat step s 7 t o 10 and cr eate progr ams. 12 Set your VCR to recording pa use . Skip th is step if your camco rder is conn ecte d vi a an i .LIN K cab le or reco rdin g on a “Mem o[...]

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 tap e. You 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. • U sing th e inter[...]

Dubbing/Editing 106 using the A/V connecti ng cable. Howe ver, the soun d you have recorde d afterwar ds is n ot outpu t from the speaker . Check t he sound by using a TV. • Do not con nect A/V connecting cables to both your camcorder and the H an dyc am Stat ion . The sound might be dist or te d. Recordin g sound 1 Insert a record ed cass ette i[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 107 Checking and adjusti ng the recorded sound 1 Play back th e t ape on whi ch yo u have recorde d audio i n “ Recor ding sound” (p. 106). 2 Touc h . 3 Touc h [M ENU] . 4 Touc h / to sel ect (STANDARD SET), then touch . 5 Touc h / to sel ec t [AUD IO MIX], then touch . 6 Touch / to adjust the balance between the[...]

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 POWE R swi tc h to se lect 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. T[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 109 5 Touch [PROTECT]. 6 Touch the image that you want to protect. 7 Touc h . 8 Touc h [E ND]. To cancel image pr otection Follow steps 1 to 5, the n touch the imag e to cancel i m age prot ec tion. - disapp ears fro m the i m ag e. Selecting s till imag es for prin ting – Pr int ma rk You can ma rk image s that yo[...]

Dubbing/Editing 110 b Note • When the “Memor y Stic k Duo” al ready c onta in s images m arked by anot her device , marki ng ima ges on your camcor de r may c ha nge the pri nt ma r k informat ion e ntered by the other d evice. Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) With a PictBridge co mpatible pri nter, you can easily print[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 111 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. 143) of your Handyc am St ation t o a pr inter usin g the supplied USB cable, then set the USB ON/O FF swi tch o n the Hand yc am St ati on to ON. The location of the USB ja[...]

Dubbing/Editing 112 To pr int ano t he r im age 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 disc onn ect the U SB ca ble from your Handycam Station and prin ter . b Note • Do not attem pt th e following op era ti ons whe n is on the screen. The opera ti ons may not be performe[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 113 Trou blesh ootin g Troubleshooting If you r un int o any prob lem us ing yo ur camcor der, use th e following tabl e t o troubl eshoo t the pro blem. If the probl em persists, remov e the power source and contact yo ur Sony deal e r. If “C: ss : ss ” is disp l ayed on the LCD scr een o r th e view find er, [...]

Troubleshooting 114 Batteri es/Power so urces Cassett e tapes Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The CHARGE lamp does not ligh t while the ba ttery pa ck is being charged. c Atta ch the b atte ry pac k to t he cam cord er cor rect ly. If th e la mp sti ll doe s not lig ht up, the n it ind ic ates tha t no powe r is supp lie d from the wall ou[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 115 LCD screen /viewfi nder The Casse tte Me mo ry indica tor doe s not appe ar wh ile u sing a ca ssette with Cassett e Memor y . c Clean the g ol d -p la ted connector of the cas s ette. (p. 128) The remaini ng tape indica tor is not dis playe d. c Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] on t he (STANDARD SET) menu to always di[...]

Troubleshooting 116 Recordin g If you are usin g a “Me mory St i ck Duo” for reco rd ing, re fer al s o to the “M em or y St ick Du o” sec tio n. (p. 118 ) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The t ape does not start wh en yo u press RE C ST ART /S TOP. c Slide the POW ER s witch to tu rn on the C AME RA-TA PE la mp. (p. 19 ) c The tap[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 117 Playback If you are pl aying b ack t he pict ures s tored on a “ Memo ry Stic k Duo, ” refe r also to t he “Me mory S tick Duo” sectio n. (p. 118) The flash leve l c an not be chang ed. • The flash leve l canno t be changed durin g Easy Han dyc am ope r at ion. Flicke ring or changes in colo r occurs [...]

Troubleshooting 118 “Memory Stick D uo” END SEARCH d oes not work correctly . • There is a blan k secti on in the begin ning or middl e of the ta pe. This is not a m al fu nction . Noises a ppear and is displa yed on the sc reen. • The tape was reco rd ed in a TV color syst em othe r than tha t of your camcorde r. This is not a malf unc ti [...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 119 Dubbing/Edi ting Cannot del et e all pi ct ur es at once . c When you ar e using the “M emory Stic k Duo” with the writ e-protect tab, release the loc k on th e write-pr ot ect ta b of the “M emor y St ic k Duo. ” (p. 129) c Cancel ima ge prot ect ion on the pict ure. (p . 108) Image prote c ti on cann [...]

Troubleshooting 120 The titl e cannot be del e te d. c Set the write - prote ct tab to REC. (p. 127) The Title se arc h doe s not work. c Ente r a t itle if ther e is no tit le on t he t ape. (p. 81) c Use a cassett e wit h Ca ss ette Memor y. (p . 127) c Set [ SEARC H ] to [ON] in the (ED IT/ PL A Y) m en u. (p. 81) • There is a blan k secti on [...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 121 Warning indicators and messages Self-dia gnos is display/Warni ng indi cat or s If ind icato rs appea r on t he scree n or in the vi ewfinde r, ch eck the follow ing. See the p age i n pare nthese s for de tails. Indicat ion Cause and/or Corrective A ctions C: ss : ss / E: ss : ss (Sel f- diagnosi s dis play) S[...]

Troubleshooting 122 * You hear a melody or beep sound when the wa rn ing in dicators a ppe ar on the sc r een. (Warning indicato r pertai ning to “Memor y S tic k Duo” fo rm a tti ng) * • Th e “Me mo ry Stick Duo” data is da ma ge d. • The “Me mor y Stic k Duo” is no t fo rmat ted cor rect ly (p. 73). (Warning indicato r pertainin g[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 123 Warning messag es If me ss ages app ear on the sc re en, ch ec k the fol lowi ng . See th e p age in par enth es es fo r de tails . Subjects Indicati ons Corrective Actions/ References Battery Use the “InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack. c See page 130. Bat ter y level is lo w . c Charge the ba tt ery (p. 16) . Old[...]

Troubleshooting 124 “Mem ory St ick Duo ” NO FILE AVAILABLE. • There is no file in the sele cted folder. Chargin g... can not record still images. • You t ried to record an i mage whil e charging the fla sh. Wait until t he flash ch ar ge indicat or remain s lit (p. 33). USB streami ng. . . This fun ction is not av ai la ble . • You tr ie[...]

Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 125 Others Cannot record due to co pyr ig ht protectio n. – Cannot add aud io. Disc onn ect the i.LINK cabl e. c S ee page 105. Not recorde d in SP mode . Cannot add a udio. c See page 105. Not recorded in 12-bit audio . Cannot a dd au dio. c See page 105. Cannot add aud io on the bla nk portion of a tape. c S ee[...]

Additional Information 126 Addition al Inf ormation Using your camcorder abroad Power suppl y You can use you r camcorder i n any cou ntries/ 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 [...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 127 Usable cassette tapes You can use the mini DV format cass ette 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 (Cassette Memor[...]

Additional Information 128 When labeling the c assette Be su re to pla ce th e la b e l o n l y on th e lo c a tion s 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 begi nni ng to avo id dist or t io n of the pi ct ur e o r the soun d. The casse tte s[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 129 • File names of movi es: – MOV 00001 : This f ile na me appe ars on t he scree n of you r c amc or der. – MOV 00001 .MPG : This fil e na me appe ars on th e disp lay of a comput er. • O n a “M emor y Stick Du o” forma tt ed on a computer: A “Memory Stick Duo” formatted by the Win[...]

Additional Information 130 Notes on us ing th e “M em o ry Stick PRO Duo” and “M e m ory Stick Duo” (MagicGate/Para llel Transfer) • The maximum memory capacity of a “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo ” tha t can be us ed on your cam corde r is up t o 512 MB, and that of a “Mem or y St ick Du o” (Mag ic G at e /Paral le l Transf er ) i s up t[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 131 – Use a large capacit y battery p ack: NP- FF70/FF71 (op tional). • F re quen t us e of the LCD sc reen or a frequent play back, f ast for ward or rew ind op erati on wears out t he bat tery pack fas ter. We recom m end us in g a l arge cap acity ba ttery pack: N P -F F70/ F F7 1 (opti o nal[...]

Additional Information 132 About i.LINK The DV Interfa ce on this unit is an i .LINK- compliant DV Interf ace. This sec tion describ es the i.LI N K s ta nda rd and it s fea tu re s. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a dig ital seria l interfac e for tran sf erring digita l vid eo, d ig ital audio, and other data to other i .LINK-compatible de vice. You ca[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 133 Maintenance and precautions On use and care • D o not use or st ore the camcor der a nd accessor ies in the f ollowing lo cations. – Anyw h ere ex t re mely ho t or cold . Neve r leav e them expos ed t o temper atures a bove 60°C (1 40°F) , such as under d irect sunli ght, nea r he at ers [...]

Additional Information 134 This is not a malfunction. Do not close th e cassette lid until t he cassette is ejected . Note on mois ture co ndensati on Moi st ur e m ay conde ns e when yo u bring y our camco rd er fro m a cold pl ace into a w a rm plac e (or vice ve rsa) or w hen you use yo ur camcord er in a humid place as shown bel ow. • When yo[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 135 4 Touc h t he “× ” dis pl aye d on the sc reen with the co rner of th e suppl ied “Me mor y Stic k Duo.” The p os ition o f t he “ ×” chang es. If yo u did not pr ess th e righ t spo t, star t from step 4 agai n. b Note • You ca nno t calibrate the LCD scree n if you ha ve rota t[...]

Additional Information 136 2 Remove t he finde r l ens bl oc k. 1 Remove the sc re w on each side of t he finder lens bl oc k usin g a s crewd rive r. 2 Remove the find er lens blo ck. 3 Remo ve du st f rom th e fi nder len s blo ck with a bl ower. 4 Reve r se step s 1 an d 2 t o re -a ttac h th e eyecu p an d repl ac e the sc re ws. Cau tio n Do n[...]

Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 137 10 × (Opti ca l), 120 × (Digital ) In CAME RA -MEM O RY : 8.5 × (Op tica l) F = 1.8 ~ 2.9 Focal le n gth In CAM E RA -TA PE: 5.1 - 51 mm (7/ 32 - 2 1/ 8 in .) In CAME RA -MEM O RY : 6.0 - 5 1 mm (1/4 - 2 1/ 8 in.) When con verted t o a 35 m m still c amera In CAM E RA -TA PE: 45 - 450 mm (1 1[...]

Additional Information 138 Output volt a g e DC 8.4 V, 1.5 A Oper ati ng temper ature 0 ° C to 40 ° C (3 2 ° F to 10 4 ° F) Stor age tem peratu re -20 ° C to + 60 ° C (-4 ° F t o + 140 ° F) Dimensions (approx.) 56 × 31 × 100 mm (2 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 4 in .) (w/h/d) exc lu di ng the pro ject i ng pa rts Mass (approx.) 190 g (6.7 oz) e xc lud [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 139 Quick Refere nce Identifying parts and controls Camcorder A Lens ca p (p. 26, 31) B LCD/T ouch panel screen ( p. 4, 20) C Zoom b utton s on LC D fr ame ( p. 28 ) D REC START/STOP button (p. 26, 51) E Speak er F BATT (batte ry rel ease) lever ( p. 16) G CHARGE lamp (p. 16) H EASY bu tton (p. 36, 55) I LCD BACKLI[...]

Quick Reference 140 A Focu s rin g (p. 42) B Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens ) Your camcor de r is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which can rep roduce fi ne ima ges. The lens for you r cam corde r was de velo ped jointly by Carl Zeis s, in German y, and 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 [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 141 A (flash ) butt on (p. 33) B A/V (audio/v ideo) ja ck (p. 60, 93, 1 05) C (LANC) jack (blue) The LANC con tro l jac k is used f or cont rolli ng th e tape transpo rt of vide o dev ic e an d peri ph erals connec t ed to it. D Jac k co ver E FOC U S bu tton * (p. 42) F NIGHTSHOT switch (p. 40) G Belt l oc k relea[...]

Quick Reference 142 A Viewfi nd e r lens adjust ment lever (p. 20) B Casset te lid (p. 22) C Strap Bel t (p. 4) D OPEN/EJECT lever (p. 22) E Inte rf ace con nect o r F 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 atta ch the tripo d securel y , and the screw ma y dam [...]

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 • The S trap Be lt may d etach acci dentall y if no t attache d prope rly. z Tip • The lengt h o f th e S trap Be lt is adjusta bl e. (p. 4) Handy[...]

Quick Reference 144 Remote Commander Rem ov e the in su la tio n sh ee t be fo re usi n g th e Remote Commander. A PHOTO button (p. 31) B Memor y cont ro l button s (Ind ex *, –/+, Memor y pl ay back) (p . 53) C SEARCH M. but t on* (p . 61, 62) D . / > button s * (p . 61, 62) E Vide o control bu t t ons (Rewind , Playbac k, Fas t-forwa rd , Pa[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 145 WARNING Battery may exp lode if mistreat ed. Do not rechar ge, disas se mble or dispos e of in fi re . b Notes on the Remote Commander • A butto n-type lit hiu m batter y (C R 2025 ) is used in the Re mote C ommander . Do not use ba tteries o ther than CR202 5. • Poi nt th e remote senso r away from str ong[...]

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 wfind er to in dicate the stat e o f your camcor der. Indicators M eanings y 60min Remaining ba tte r y (p . 27) , Recordi ng mode (p. 2 8) STBY REC Recording stand by/ recording mo de Image quali ty (p. 33) Image size (p[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 147 Index Numerics 16:9 WIDE mode .... .......... . 70 A A/V connecting cable ......... ..............60, 93, 1 05 AC Adaptor ...... .... .......... ....16 Adju sting the viewfi nder ... 20 AE SHIFT ........ .... .......... ....67 Audi o du bbin g (A UD D U B CTRL) ....... ........... .....105 AUDIO MIX .... ......[...]

Quick Reference 148 “Inf oLI T H I U M ” ba ttery pac k .......... ................. ....... 130 Infrare d ra y emit ter......... . 10 0 Intellig ent ac ce ss ory shoe .......... ................ 105, 140 Inte rval p hot o re cord ing (I NT. REC-STL)............. ...... 79 J JPEG ........... .............. ....... 12 8 L LANC ............ .....[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 149 Standard (STANDARD) See Imag e qual ity (QUALITY) STEADYSHOT ............. ....70 Stereo/monaural ............. ....84 STILL............... ................. . 44 Still image f ormat ....... .....128 STILL SET ................. .......71 Strap Belt ...... ....... ... .....4, 142 Sub sou nd See MULTI-SOUND Super[...]

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