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2-319-523- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital Video Camera Recorder Oper atin g Guid e DCR-HC 38 Gett in g Star te d 10 Recording / Playbac k 17 Using th e Menu 27 Dubbing/Editing 42 Using a Com puter 46 Troubles hooting 50 Add itio nal Info rma tion 57 Qui ck Refe rence 67 Span ish Qu ick Guide / Guía rápida en españ ol 74[...]
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2 To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to th e presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be o f sufficient magnitude to constitute a r isk of electri c shock to persons. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to[...]
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3 IMPORTANT SA FEGUARDS For your prot ection, p lease read the se safety instr uctio ns comp lete ly b efore oper atin g the appl iance, an d keep th is manua l for future re ference. Carefully observe a ll warnings, pr ecau tions and in structions o n the applia nce, or t he one described in the operating in structions and adhere to th em. Power S[...]
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4 Ligh tning For added protection for t his set during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unpl ug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This wi ll prevent damage to th e set du e to lightning and power-line surges. Dam age Requ irin g Servi ce Unplug the set from the w[...]
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5 Read this f irst Before operat ing the un it, plea se read this manual th oroughly, and retain it for future referen ce. Replace the battery with the specified type only. Otherwise, fire or injury may resu lt. RECYCLI NG LIT HIUM-ION BA TTER IES Lithium-Io n batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used re[...]
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6 the user is encouraged to try t o correct th e interference by one or more of the following measures: – Reorient or relocat e the receiving antenna. – I ncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which th e receiver is connected. – Consult the deale[...]
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7 results of the ma nufactu ring process and do not affec t the recordi ng in any way. • Exposing th e LCD screen , the viewfinder, or the lens to dire ct sunlight fo r long periods of time may c ause malfunct ions. • Do not aim at the sun. Doing so might cause your c amcorder to malfuncti on. Tak e pi cture s o f the sun only in low l igh t co[...]
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8 Table of Content s IMPORTANT SAFEGUA RDS .... ..... 3 Read this first ............... ...... .......... .. 5 Step 1: Chec king s upplied items .......... ....... ...... .......... ...... .......... ... 10 Step 2: C harging the bat tery pack .......... ....... ...... .......... ...... .......... ... 11 Step 3: Tur ning the powe r on and setting th[...]
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9 Using yo ur camco rder abroad ...... 57 Mainte nance and pr ecaution s ...... 58 Usabl e cassette tapes . ......... ...... 58 About the “InfoLI THIUM” batte ry pack ........ ........ ...... ........ ......... ... 59 About i .LIN K ... ...... ........ ......... ..... . 60 On usi ng your camco rder .. ........ . 61 Specifications . ...... .....[...]
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10 Getting St arted Step 1 : Check ing suppli ed it ems Make sure that yo u have following it ems supplied with yo ur camcorder . The nu mber in the pa rentheses in dicates th e number of that it em suppli ed. AC Adaptor (1) (p . 11) Power cord (1) (p. 11) A/V conne cting cable (1) (p. 26, 42) Rechargeab le battery pack NP-FH30 (1) (p. 11, 59) CD-R[...]
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11 Gettin g Started Step 2: C hargi ng the ba ttery pa ck You ca n charge t he “I nfoLITHI UM” battery pack (H series) (p. 59) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Not es • You cannot attach any “I nfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H series to your camcorder. 1 Align th e ter minals of the b attery pack and your camcorder 1 , the[...]
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12 5 The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the battery is fully charged. Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN j ack. Disc onnec t t he AC Ad apto r fro m the DC IN jack holding bot h the cam corder and the DC pl ug. To us e an outsid e power source You ca n operate your camcorder using the powe r from the wall ou tlet by mak ing the same con nec[...]
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13 Gettin g Started Recording time App roximat e tim e ( min.) avai lable when you use a full y charged battery pa ck. * Typical recording time sh ows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turn ing the power on/off and zooming. b Not es • All times m easured under the following conditions: Top: Recording with LCD screen. Bottom: Recordin[...]
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14 Step 3 : Tu rning the power o n and sett ing th e dat e and time Set the dat e and time whe n using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set th e date and ti me, the [CLO CK SET ] screen appe ars every tim e you turn on your camcor der o r chan ge th e POWE R switc h posi ti on. 1 While pressing the green button, slide the POWER swi[...]
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15 Gettin g Started Step 4: M aking s etting ad justme nts befor e record ing Slide th e LENS COVER switch to OPEN. After r ecordin g, set t he LENS C OVER switch to CL OSE, to clo se the l ens c over. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degrees to th e camcorde r ( 1 ), th en rota te i t to the best angle to reco rd or pl ay ( 2 ). b Not es • Do not press t[...]
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16 Step 5: Insert ing a Cas sette You can use mini DV cassett es only (p. 58). 1 Slide and hold the OPEN/ EJECT lever in the direction of the arrow and open the lid. The casse tte compar tment au tomatic ally com es out an d opens up. 2 Insert a cassette wi th its window facing outwards, then press . The cassette compartment automatically slides ba[...]
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17 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Easy Re cordi ng/Play back (Easy Ha ndycam ) With t his Easy Handycam operati on, mo st of the camera settin gs are automati cally o ptimal ly adju sted , whic h frees you f rom de tail ed adj ustme nt s. The screen font size increases for easy view ing. 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the a[...]
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18 Slide the POWER switch A in the directi on of the a rrow repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp. Touch the buttons on the screen D as follows. x To can cel Easy Handycam oper ation Press EASY C again. disappea rs from the scr een D . x Adjust able menu se ttings d uring Easy H andycam oper ation Touch to display adjustable m enu settings. See [...]
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19 Recordin g/Playback Recor ding Slide the PO WER switc h in th e directi on of the arrow rep eatedly to turn on the CAMERA lamp. Press REC START/STOP A (or B ). To st op re cordi ng, pr ess REC STA RT/ST OP agai n. Open t he lens cover (p . 15) . REC START /STOP B POWER switch REC START/ STOP A If the POWER sw itch is set to OFF( CHG), sl ide it [...]
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20 You can ma gnify imag es up to 40 time s the orig inal size w ith the powe r zoom leve r or the zoom buttons on the LCD frame. Move th e powe r zoom l eve r slig htly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom. b Notes • [STEADYSHOT] may not reduce image blurring as desired when the power zoom lever is set t o the T (Telephot o) sid[...]
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21 Recordin g/Playback To adj ust t he ex posure for backl it su bjects , press BACK LIGHT to display . . To cancel th e back light fun ction, press BAC K LIGHT ag ain. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degrees to th e camcorde r ( 1 ), th en rota te it 1 80 deg rees to the lens side ( 2 ). z Tip s • A mirror-image of the subject appears on the LCD screen,[...]
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22 Playba ck Slide the PO WER switch in the di rection of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDIT lamp. Start playin g back. Touch to re wind the tape to the desired poi nt, then touch to start pl ayback . * Playback automatically stops if pause is engaged for more than 3 minutes. To adju st the volume Touch t [PAGE1] t [VOL], then / to adju[...]
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23 Recordin g/Playback Using the guide func tions (US AGE GUID E) You can easily select the desired setting screens by using t he guide functio ns (USAGE GUIDE). Your cam corder has 2 guide func tions as shown below. 1 Touch [GUIDE ]. 2 Select the desired item. e.g., t o record nigh t views Touch [SHOOT GUIDE] t [SELC T SCEN E ] t [PAGE r ]/[PAGE R[...]
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24 Search ing for t he sta rting poi nt Make sure that the CAMERA lamp lights up (p . 19). [END SCH] (END SEARCH) will not work once yo u eject th e cassett e after you have rec orded on the tape . Touch t [PAGE1], then touch [END SCH]. The l ast scen e of the m ost rec ent recordin g is played ba ck for about 5 seconds, and th e camcorde r enters [...]
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25 Recordin g/Playback 3 Select [EDITSEARCH ] with / , then touch [ EXEC]. 4 Sele ct [ ON] wit h / , then touch [EX EC] t . 5 Touch . The last fe w seconds of the mo st rece ntly r ecord ed sce ne are play ed bac k. Then, your camcor der is set to standby. 0:00:00 STBY 60m i n EDIT FN GUIDE[...]
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26 Playi ng the pict ure on a TV You c an con nect y our camc order to the in put ja ck of a TV or a VCR using the A /V con necting cabl e ( 1 ) or t he A/V connecti ng cable with S VIDEO ( 2 ). Con nect your camc order to t he wall outl et usin g the supplied AC Adaptor for th is opera tion (p. 11). Refer also to the instru ctio n manual s suppl i[...]
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27 Usin g the Menu Using t he Menu Using th e menu i tems 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the respective lamp. CAMERA lamp : settin gs for record ing on a tape PLAY/EDIT la mp: sett ings for viewing/e diting 2 Touch the LCD screen to sel ect the menu ite m. Unav aila ble item s will be grayed ou t. x To [...]
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28 Operat ion bu tton ite ms Avai lable operati on buttons vary depen ding on the positi on of the lamp and t he display (PAGE). The defa ult set tings are marked with B . The in dicators in parent heses a ppear wh en the items ar e select ed. The avail able fu ncti ons dur ing Easy Hand ycam opera tion are m arked wi th “ * ”. See page 27 for [...]
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29 Usin g the Menu You can ad just an d fix the exposure to the sub ject, s o that it is rec ord ed in su itable brightness eve n when ther e is strong contrast bet ween the subject and th e backgro und, such as subj ects in the spotlight on stage. Touch th e point whe re you want to fix and adju st the ex posure on the scre en. appears . To ret ur[...]
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30 SPORT** (Spo rts lesson) ( ) Select to minimi ze shake when shoot ing fast moving subjects. SNOW** ( ) Select thi s when shoo ting in very br ight, white conditi ons, such as on a ski sl ope; otherwis e pictures m ay app ear too da rk. BEACH** ( ) Select to pre vent people’s f aces from appearin g dark in strong light or reflected light , such[...]
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31 Usin g the Menu BLACK MOSC. FAD ER MONOTONE When fa ding in, the pi cture gradua lly chang es from bl ack an d white to color . When fadi ng out, it g radually c hanges from color to blac k and white . You can ad just the co lor balan ce to the brightne ss of the recordi ng environm ent. B AUTO The whit e balanc e is adj usted automa tica lly. O[...]
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32 You ca n adjust the bri ghtness of the LC D screen. The reco rded pict ure will not be affe cted by this opera tion . Adjust the brightne ss with / . You can use the video opera tion button s ( / / / ) on every PAGE. [PAGE1] See page 35. See page 22. See page 24. See page 71. [PAGE2] During playb ack, displays inform ation (data c ode) recor ded[...]
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33 Usin g the Menu 2 Touch [ RET.] t . To return to the norm al playb ack mode , touch (Play/Pau se) twice (on ce from frame play back ). b Not es • You will not hear the recorded sound. You may see mosaic-like images of the previously played picture. Using th e internal stere o microp hone (p. 67), you can a dd sound to a tap e alread y recorde [...]
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34 To check the recorded sou nd 1 Play back th e tape on which you have recorded audio (p. 22). 2 Touch t [PAGE1] t [MENU]. 3 Sele ct (V CR SET), then touch / to select [AUDIO MIX], then touch [EXE C]. 4 Touch / to adj ust the balance of the origin al sound (ST1) and the new sound (ST2), the n touch [EXEC]. b Notes • The original sound (ST1) is o[...]
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35 Usin g the Menu * The value set before E asy Handycam operation wi ll be retained during Easy Handycam operation. Menu ite ms • Available menu items ( z ) vary depending on which lamp is lit. • During Easy Handycam operation, the following settings are automatically applied (p. 17). CAMERA PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam MANUAL SET menu (p. 36) P E[...]
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36 MANUAL SE T menu – P EF FECT The defaul t sett ing is mark ed with B . The in dicators in parent heses a ppear wh en the items ar e select ed. See page 27 for details o n selecting menu items. You ca n add spec ial effect s to a pic ture during re cording or pl ayback . appear s. B OFF Does not use [P EFFE CT] setting. NEG. ART The color and b[...]
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37 Usin g the Menu CAME RA SET menu – D ZOOM/WIDE SE L/STEADYSHOT , etc. The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems a re sele cted. See page 27 for details on selecting menu items. You can sele ct the ma ximum zo om level in case you wa nt to zoom to a l evel greate r than 40 × (the defau[...]
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38 When using t he NightSho t plus (p. 20) functi on to record , you can recor d cleare r pictures by se tting [N.S.LIGH T], which emits inf rared light (invisible ), to [ON] (the default se tting). b Notes • Do n ot cover the inf rared port with your fingers or other objects (p. 67). • Remove t he conversion lens (optional) if it is attached. [...]
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39 Usin g the Menu LCD/VF SET me nu – LCD B.L./LCD COLOR/VF B.L., etc The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . See page 27 for details on selecting menu items. You can ad just the br ightn ess of the LC D scre en’s b ackl ight. The re corde d pict ure will not be affecte d by this op eration . B BRT NORMAL Stand ard brightness . BRI GH T Br[...]
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40 TAPE SET m enu – REC MODE/ AUDIO MODE /REMA IN The defa ult set tings are marked with B . The in dicators in parent heses a ppear wh en the items ar e select ed. See page 27 for details o n selecting menu items. B SP ( SP ) Records in th e SP (Standard Play) mode on a ca ssette. LP ( LP ) Increas es the recordi ng time to 1.5 tim es the SP mod[...]
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41 Usin g the Menu OTHERS menu – WORL D TIME, et c. The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . See page 27 for details on selecting menu items. When usi ng your camco rder abroad , you can set the tim e differenc e by touching / , the cloc k will be adjuste d in accor dance wit h the tim e diffe rence. If you se t the tim e differe nce to 0, th[...]
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42 Dubbin g/Editing Dubbin g to VCR or DVD/H DD reco rders You ca n dub images playe d back on your camcorder to oth er recording de vices, such as VCR s or DVD/HDD re corders. You can connect your camcor der to VCRs or DVD/HDD recorders, usin g the A/V connectin g cabl e ( 1 ), the A/ V connecting ca ble with S VIDEO ( 2 ), or the i.LIN K cable ( [...]
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43 Dubbin g/Editing A/V connecting cable to the video input jack, and the red (right channel) or the white (lef t channel) plug to the audio input jack on the device. • When you connect a device via an A/V connecting cable, set [DISP OUT] to [ LCD] (the default setting) (p. 41). 1 Prepare your camco rder for playback. Inser t the re corded ca sse[...]
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44 Record ing pi cture s from a TV or VCR, etc. Using an i.LIN K cable (op tional), you can re cord pict ures or TV program s from a TV or V CR, etc., on a tape. Be sure to inser t a cassette for recording in you r camcorde r beforehan d. You ca n connect your camc order to a T V, VCR or a n i.LINK -compa tible de vice using the i.LINK cable ( opti[...]
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45 Dubbin g/Editing 5 When recording p ictures from a VCR: Start playing the cassette o n the VCR. When recording p ictures from a TV: Select a TV program. The pi cture pla yed on the c onnecte d devi ce appe ars on the LCD sc reen of your c amcorder. 6 Touch [REC ST ART] at the poi nt you want to start recording. 7 Stop rec ording . Touch (Stop) o[...]
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46 Using a Computer What yo u can d o wit h Wind ows com puter When you ins tall the “Pi cture Mot ion Browse r” on a Windows c omputer fro m the supplie d CD-ROM, you c an enjoy the followi ng operat ions. b Notes • You cannot install t he supplied software , “Picture Motio n Browser”, on a Macintosh computer. x Import ing/Viewin g movie[...]
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47 Using a Computer Hard disk: Disc v olu me req uired for install ation: Appro ximate ly 350 MB Display: DirectX 7 or late r-compa tible vide o card , Mini mum 10 24 × 768 do ts, High C olor (16 bit c olor) Others: USB port (Th is must be prov ided as standar d), DV In terface (IEEE1 394, i.L INK) (t o connec t via an i.LI NK cable), disc drive ([...]
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48 5 Select the desired language and the m odel name of you r camcorder from the pull-down menu. 6 Click [FirstStepGui de(HTML)]. Inst allati on s tart s. When [Save i s comple te] app ears, c lick [OK] to fini sh th e insta lla tion. To view t he “Firs t Step Gui de” in P DF In step 6 , click [FirstStepGuide(PDF)]. To ins tall th e softw are ?[...]
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49 Using a Computer Viewi ng “Firs t Step Gui de” To view “First Step Gu ide” on you r comput er, Micr osoft In ternet E xplorer Ver.6.0 or later is recomm ended. Dou ble-c lick the sho rt-c ut ico n for “F irst Step Guide” on th e desktop . z Tip s • You can als o start by select ing [Start] t [Programs] ([All Programs] for Windows X[...]
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50 Troublesho oting Troubl eshoo ting If you run i nto an y problem s using your camcord er, use t he followi ng table to trouble shoot the pr oblem. If the problem persists, d isconnec t the po wer sourc e and conta ct your Sony deal er. • Ove rall o peratio ns/Easy Handycam ..... 50 • Batteries/P ower sourc es . ...... ........ ...... .. 50 ?[...]
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51 Troubles hooting • Attach the b attery p ack t o the cam corder correc tly (p. 11) . • Connec t the powe r cord to th e wall out let properly (p. 11). • The b atter y charge is comple ted ( p. 12). The CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged. • Attach the b attery p ack t o the cam corder correctly (p . 11). If [...]
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52 The Cassette M emory indicator o r title display do es not appear while using a cassett e with Cassette Memory. • This camc order does not sup port Cas sette Memory, so the indicator doe s not appear. The rem aining tape i ndicat or is n ot displayed. • Set [ REMAIN] to [ON] to always display t he remaini ng tape indi cator (p. 40) . The cas[...]
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53 Troubles hooting The col or of the pic ture is not correctly displayed. • Deactivat e the Ni ghtShot plus function (p. 20). The screen picture is bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • Deactivat e the Ni ghtShot plus function (p. 20), or cancel the BACK LIGHT function ( p. 21). Undesirable flicker occurs. • This anom aly [...]
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54 You cannot dub correc tly usi ng the A/V connecting cable. • The A/V connec ting ca ble is not co nnected properly. Make sure that the A/ V connectin g cable is conne cted to the inp ut jack of anothe r device for dubbing a picture from your camcor der (p. 42). New sound added to a recorded tape is not heard. • Adjust [AUDIO M IX] until the [...]
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55 Troubles hooting Warnin g indi cators a nd mess ages If indic ators appear on the LC D screen or in the view finder, c heck the foll owing. Some symptoms you can fix by yourself . If the probl em persist s even after you have tried a coup le of ti mes, cont act your Sony dealer or l ocal a uthor ized So ny ser vice faci lity. C:(or E:) ss : ss ([...]
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56 If mess ages app ear on the sc reen, fo llow t he instructions. % Z Moistu re condensation. E ject the cassette (p. 61) % Moisture condensati on. Turn off for 1H. (p. 61) Z Reinsert the cassette. (p. 16) • Check if the cass ette is dama ged. Q Z The tap e is locked - check the tab. (p. 58 ) Exam ples o f war ning me ssa ges Warning indicator s[...]
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57 Additional I nformation Addition al Informa tion Using y our ca mcorde r abroad Power supply You can use yo ur camco rder in any country /region using t he AC Adap tor suppl ied with your camco rder wit hin the AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz range . Use a comm ercia lly availa ble AC plug adapto r [a], if necessary, dep ending on the des ign of th[...]
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58 Maint enance and pr ecautio ns You ca n use mini DV form at cassettes only. Use a c assett e with the mark. Your camc order is not co mpatible with th e Cassette Memory func tion. To prev ent a blan k sectio n from being creat ed on the t ape Go to th e end of th e recorde d secti on using END SE ARCH ( p. 24) b efore you begin th e next record [...]
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59 Additional I nformation Thi s un it is comp atib le w ith a n “InfoLIT HIUM” ba ttery pack (H series). Your camcor der ope rates only wi th an “InfoLIT HIUM ” battery pa ck. “Inf oLIT HIUM” H seri es ba tter y pac ks have the mark. What i s an “Inf oLITH IUM” ba tter y pack? An “ InfoLITHI UM” ba ttery pa ck is a lithi um-ion[...]
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60 About b attery l ife • Battery capacity decreases over time and through re peated use. If decrease d usage time between charges becomes significant, it is probably time t o replace it with a new one. • Each battery’s life is governed by storage, operating and envir onmental conditions. The DV Inter face on this unit is an i.LINK- compli an[...]
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61 Additional I nformation About t he re quired i .LINK c able Use th e Son y i.LI NK 4- pin-t o-4- pin ca ble (during DV dubbing). On use an d care • Do not use o r store the camcorder and accessories in the fol lowing locations. – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to temp eratures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as [...]
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62 malfu nction. Do not close the cassett e lid until the casset te is ejec ted. x Note on mo istur e conde nsa tion Moisture may co ndense w hen you bring your cam corder fro m a cold place in to a warm pl ace (or vi ce versa ) or when y ou use your camc order in a humi d place as shown belo w. • When y ou bring your camcorder from a ski slope i[...]
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63 Additional I nformation • You cannot calibrate th e LCD screen if i t is rotated. On han dling th e ca sing • If the casing is soiled, clean the camcorder body with a soft cloth lightly moistene d with water, and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth. • Avoid the followi ng to avoid dam age to the finish. – Using chemicals su ch as [...]
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64 6 Atta ch the eyecu p bl ock to the viewfind er, pushing it straight on unti l it clicks. b Notes • The eyecup block is a precisio n part. Do not disassemble it further. • Do n ot touch the lens of the eyecup block. On charg ing the pre-in stalled recha rgeab le batt ery Your ca mcorde r has a pre-in stalled recha rgeable batter y to re tain[...]
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65 Additional I nformation Colo r temp era tur e [AUTO], [ONE PUSH], [INDOOR] (3 200 K), [ OUTDOOR] (5 800 K) Minimum illum ination 5 lx (lux) (F 1.8) 0 lx (l ux) ( dur ing Nigh tS hot plu s function) Input /Out put c onnec tors Audio/Video output 10-pin co nnector Video sign al: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω ( ohms) Lumi nanc e sign al: 1 V p-p, 7 5 Ω (ohms) Chr[...]
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66 Recha rgeabl e bat tery pack ( NP-FH 30) Maximum out put voltage DC 8.4 V Output v oltage DC 7.2 V Capacity 3.6 W h (500 mAh) Dimensions (approx.) 31.8 × 1 8.5 × 45.0 mm (1 5/16 × 3/ 4 × 1 13/16 in) (w/ h/d) Mass (approx.) 40 g (1.5 oz ) Oper atin g tempe rat ure 0 °C to 40 °C (32 ° F to 104 °F) Type Lithiu m ion Design and specification[...]
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67 Quick Re fere nce Quick Reference Ident ify ing part s and co ntrol s The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. A NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch (20) B Power zoo m lever (20) C OPEN/EJE CT le ver (1 6) D Hook s for a shoulder belt Attac h a shoulder be lt (optional) . E Grip be lt (15) F Lens (Carl Ze iss Lens) (7) G LENS COVER s witch ( 15) H Intern al [...]
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68 A DISP/BATT INFO but ton (12, 1 5) B EASY b utton ( 17) C RESET bu tton Init ializes al l the sett ings, incl uding the settin g of th e date and t ime. D LCD scre en/touch pa nel (15, 70) E Zoom but tons (20) F REC START /STOP button (1 7, 19) G Speaker Play back sou nds comes out from th e speaker. For how t o adjust the vol ume, see pa ge 22.[...]
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69 Quick Re fere nce A POWER swit ch (14) B Viewfi nder (15) C Eyec up (63) D Viewfi nder lens adjustm ent lever (15) E DV interface (42, 44 ) F DC IN jack (11) G A/V OUT jack (26, 42) H CAMERA, PLAY/EDIT lamp (1 4) I REC STA RT/STOP but ton (17, 19) J Tripod rece ptac le Attach th e tripo d (option al: the le ngth of the scr ew must be less th an [...]
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70 Indi cators d isplaye d during recor ding/pl ayback A Remaini ng batter y (approx.) B Recordi ng mode ( SP or LP ) (40) C Recordi ng status ([STBY] (stand by) or [REC] ( recordin g)) D Recording: Tape counte r (hour: minu te: se cond) Playback: Tim e cod e (hou r: min ute : second: fram e) E Recordi ng capa city of t he ta pe (appr ox.) (40) F F[...]
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71 Quick Re fere nce The da te/time duri ng reco rding a nd the cam era se tting data w ill be r eco rded autom atically. T hey do not ap pear on the screen dur ing record ing, but yo u can chec k them as [DA TA CO DE] during pl ayback (p. 32). You can easi ly che ck the meanin g of ea ch indic ator t hat ap pears on t he LCD s cree n. 1 Touch [GUI[...]
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72 Inde x Nume ric 12BIT. ...... ..... ....... .... ....... ..... . 40 16BIT. ...... ..... ....... .... ....... ..... . 40 16:9 WIDE . ....... .... ....... .... .... 37 4:3 ........ ....... .... ....... ..... ...... .... 37 A A DUB CTRL (Audio dubbing) ................... 3 3 AC Adapt or .... ..... ....... .... ......11 AUDIO MIX ..................[...]
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73 Quick Re fere nce Recordi ng time ....... .... ....... ...13 REMAIN .. ....... ..... ...... ..... .....4 0 Reversal Pl ayback....... ....... ...32 S S VID EO cab le ......... ..... .26, 4 2 SCENE SEL. . .... ....... ..... ...... .29 Searching for the starting point ....... .... ....... ..... .... ....... ..... ...... .24 SEPIA ... ...... ..... .[...]
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74 Spanish Quic k Guide/Guía ráp ida en español Paso 1 : Com probaci ón de los eleme ntos sumini strad os Asegúr ese de que su vi deocám ara cont iene los siguientes elementos. El nú mero ent re parént esis indic a la cantid ad del ele mento. Adaptador de alimenta ción de ca (1) Cable de alimenta ción (1) Cable de conexión A /V (1) Bater[...]
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75 Spanish Quick Gui de/Guía r ápida en españo l Paso 2: Carga de la batería Para ca rgar la b atería “ InfoLI THIUM” (serie H), conéctela a la videocámara. b Not as • No puede conectar ninguna batería “InfoLITHIUM” que no sea de la serie H a la videocámara. 1 Alinee los terminales de la batería y de su videocámara 1 , luego co[...]
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76 5 El indica dor CHG (carga) se apaga cuando la b atería está completamente cargada. Desconecte el adaptado r de alimentación de ca de la toma de entrada de cc Desconec te el ada ptador de ali mentaci ón d e ca de la toma de entrad a de cc sujetando a la ve z la vi deocáma ra y la clavij a de cc Para util izar una fue nte de alime ntació n [...]
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77 Spanish Quick Gui de/Guía r ápida en españo l Tiempo de carga Tiempo a proximado (m in) necesari o para cargar t otalment e una baterí a descargada por c omp leto. Tiempo de grab ación Tiempo a proximado (m in) disponibl e cuando utiliza un a bater ía completa mente cargad a. * El tiempo de grabación normal muestra la hora cuando se r epi[...]
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78 • No u tilice el adaptador d e alimenta ción de ca colocado en un espacio angosto, tal com o entre una pared y los muebles. • Evite la formación de cortocircuitos en la clavija de cc del adaptador de alimentación d e ca o en el terminal de la batería con objetos me tálicos. Esto podría pr ovocar una falla de funcionamiento. • Aunque [...]
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79 Spanish Quick Gui de/Guía r ápida en españo l 3 Ajuste [M] (mes), luego toque y repita el procedimiento para [D] (día), [H] (hora) y [M] (minuto) . Ajuste la m edianoche a las 12: 00 AM. Ajuste el med iodía a las 12:00 PM. El reloj se pone en funcionamie nto. Para apaga r la vide ocám ara Deslic e el inter ruptor POWER hasta la posición O[...]
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80 Paso 4: Ajust es antes d e grab ar Deslice e l inte rruptor LENS COVER a OPEN. Después de grabar, aj uste el interrup tor LENS C OVER a CLOSE para cerrar la tapa del ob jet iv o. Abra e l panel LCD a 90 grados con respec to a la vi deo cámara ( 1 ), luego gí relo haci a el mejor ángu lo pa ra grabar o reproduc ir ( 2 ). b Notas • No presio[...]
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81 Spanish Quick Gui de/Guía r ápida en españo l Paso 5 : In serci ón de u n vi deocas ete Solament e puede utilizar videocase tes mini DV . 1 Deslice y sostenga la palanca OPEN/EJECT en e l sentido de la flecha y abra l a tapa. El compa rtimiento de l videocasete sale automát icament e y se abre. 2 Inserte un vid eocasete con la cara de la ve[...]
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82 Grabac ión Deslice e l interruptor POWER varias v eces en el sentido de la flecha par a que se e ncienda el i ndicador CA MERA. Presione REC START/STOP A (o B ). Para det ener la graba ción, presi one REC STA RT/STOP nu evamen te. Abra la tapa d el objetivo . REC START /STOP B Inte rruptor POWER REC START/ STOP A Si el interru ptor POWER está[...]
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83 Spanish Quick Gui de/Guía r ápida en españo l Repro ducció n Deslice el interrupto r POWER en el sentido d e la flec ha varias veces par a encend er el indic ador PLAY/EDIT . Inicie la rep roducción . Toque para re bobinar la ci nta al punto deseado y luego presione para iniciar l a reproducci ón. * La reproducción se detiene automáticam[...]
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