Sony DCRSR300 manual

3-098-548- 11 (1) Digital Video Camera Reco rder Operati ng Guide DCR-SR42/SR62/SR82 /SR200/ SR300 © 2007 Sony Corporation For details on th e advanced operati ons, plea se refer to “Ha ndyca m Handb ook” (PDF).[...]

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[...]

3 Clea ning Unplug the set from the wall outlet befor e cleaning or polishing it . Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaner s. Use a cloth lightly dampened with water for c leaning t he exteri or of the set. Water and Mo istu re Do not use power-line operated sets near wa ter – for example, near a bathtub, was hbowl, kitchen sink, or laun dr[...]

4 Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read this manua l thorough ly, and ret ain it for futur e refere nce. Replace the battery with th e specified type o nly. Otherwise, fire or injury may resu lt. RECYCLIN G LITHIUM-ION BATTERI ES Lithium-Ion batteries are recyclable. You can help pr eserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable ba[...]

5 Not es DCR-SR42, DCR- SR62, DCR -SR82, DCR-SR 200 and DCR-SR300 are to be used with the Handycam Station Model DCRA-C171 and AC Adaptor Model AC-L200/L200B. CAUTI ON You are cautioned th at any changes or modifications not expressly approved i n this manual could void your aut hority to operate this equipment. Not e This equipment has b een teste[...]

6 Battery pack This devi ce compl ies with Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation i s subject to t he following two conditions: (1) This device m ay not cause harmful interfer ence, and (2 ) this device must accept a ny interference received, in cluding interference that may cause undesired operation. This Class B digital a pparatus complies with Can[...]

7 • The camcorder is not dustproofed, dripproofed or waterproof ed. See “Precautions” (p.34). • T o prevent the hard disk from being broken or recorded images from being lost, do not do the following when either of the res pective lamps of the PO WER switch (p.13) or the access lamp * is on: – to remove the battery pack or A C Adaptor fro[...]

8 T abl e of Co nten ts IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD S ................. ................ ............. ......... ............ 2 Read this fi rst ............ ....... .......... ................ ............. ......... ............. .......... .. 4 Notes on use ....... .......... ................ ............. ......... ............. .......... ............[...]

9 Gettin g Started Make s ur e th at yo u h ave the fo llowin g it ems suppl ied with your cam corder . The number in the parenthe ses indicate s the numb er of t hat ite m s upp lied . AC Ada ptor (1) (p.1 1) P ower cord (1) (p .11) Hand yc am St ati on (1 ) ( p.11) A/V conn ecting ca ble (1) (p. 25) USB cab le (1) ( p. 27) Wireless Remot e Comman[...]

10 P owe r suppl y Y ou can use your camcorder in any c ountries/ regions using the AC Adaptor s upplied with y our camcorder within the AC 100 V to 240 V , 5 0/60 Hz range . Use a commercially av ailable AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary , depending on the design of the wall outlet [ b]. Usin g the Rem ote Comm ander f or the first time Remove the[...]

11 Gettin g Started Y ou can char ge the “Inf oLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) after attaching it to y our camcorder . • Y our camcorder operates on ly with an “InfoLIT HIUM ” battery p ack (H se ries). 1 Attach the battery pack b y sliding it in the direction of the arrow until it c licks. 2 T urn th e PO WE R switch in the directi on o[...]

12 T o charg e the bat ter y pa ck usin g only the AC Ad apto r T urn t he POWER s witch to OFF (CHG ), then connect the A C Adap tor dir ectly to th e DC IN jack on the ca mcorde r . Char ging time: Approx imate tim e (min. ) require d when y ou fully cha rge a comp letely exha usted batte ry pack. Record ing/Play back t ime: Approxi mate time (mi[...]

13 Gettin g Started 1 While pressing the green button, turn the PO WE R switch repeatedl y in the direction of the arrow until the respective l amp lights up. When you r ecord or play back an i mage, tur n th e POWER sw itch in the dir ecti on of the arr ow repe ated ly unti l the resp ecti ve lamp ligh ts up. (Movie): T o record movies (Still): T [...]

14 1 Adjust the LCD panel. Open th e LCD pa nel 90 degree s to the camco rder ( 1 ), then rota te it to th e best angl e to r ecord or pl ay ( 2 ). 2 T urn the POWER switch to turn on your camcorder . 3 Press WIDE SELECT repeatedly t o select the desired screen aspect ratio (except for DCR-SR 42). 4 Fasten the grip b elt and hold your camcorder cor[...]

15 Rec ordin g/Play back 1 Slide the lens co ver switch to open (DCR-SR42/SR62/SR82). • For DC R-SR200/SR 300, the lens cover opens and closes automatically . 2 T urn the PO WER switch until the respective lamp lights up. Pres s th e gree n button only when the POWER swit ch is in the OFF (C HG) posi tion . • (Movie): T o record movies • (Sti[...]

16 • Y ou can check the free har d disk space by touching (HOME) t (M A NAG E HDD/MEMOR Y) t [ INFO]. • If the A CCE SS lamp is lit or flas hing after recording is finished, it means data is still being written onto t he hard disk or “Memory Sti ck Duo. ” Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder , and do not re move the battery or [...]

17 Rec ordin g/Play back 1 T urn the PO WER switch to tu rn on your camcorder . 2 Press (VIEW IMAGES) A (or B ) butto n. The VISUAL INDEX scr een appe ars on the LCD scr een. (It ma y take some time to display the thum bna ils.) 3 Start pla yback. Play back Movies Still Images T ouch the tab, and the movie to be pla yed back. T ouch the , or tab, a[...]

18 T o adjust the so und volu me of movies When pl aying bac k a movie, touch (OPTION) t tab t [VOLUME], t h en adjust the v olume with / . • When pl ayback from the s elected movie r eaches the last mo vie, the screen returns to t he VISU AL INDEX screen. • T ouch / during pause to pl ay back movie slowly . • One touch of / makes the reverse[...]

19 Rec ordin g/Play back 1 Power zoom lever T o use zoom , move the powe r zoo m lever . Move the po wer zoom lev er slightly for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom. 2 NIGHT SHOT PLUS s witch * 1 T o record in d ark pla ces, se t the NIGHTSHO T PLUS switc h to ON. ( appears. ) 6 Built- in mic roph one Records soun d. Sound picked up b[...]

20 7 Remote sens or* 3 Receive th e signa l from th e Remo te Command er . 8 Flas h* 2 Flashes when usi ng the flash. 9 LCD scr een T o reco rd in mirror mod e, open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the camc order ( 1 ), then rotate it 180 degrees t o the lens side ( 2 ). q; Zoom button s Pres s for zoom ing in /ou t. qa BACK LIG HT butt on* 4 T o adju[...]

21 Rec ordin g/Play back ws DISC BURN button Creat e a D VD by co nnect ing the camcorder to a c o mpute r. For de tails, s ee “Hand y cam Handb ook” (PDF). wd (USB) jack Connect with the USB ca ble. * 1 DCR-SR42/SR62/S R82 * 2 DCR-SR200/SR 300 * 3 Except for DCR-S R42 * 4 For DCR-SR42, the position of the buttons differ from the illustra tion.[...]

22 Indi cators d ispla yed duri ng rec ordin g/pl ayback Recording movies Recording still images Viewi ng movies Viewing still images 1 Recordi ng mode (HQ / SP / LP ) 2 HOME but ton 3 Remaini ng batter y (approx .) 4 Recordi ng status ([STBY] (st andby) or [REC] ( record ing)) 5 Counte r (hour/minu te/s econd) 6 OPTION but ton 7 Dual Rec ( DCR-SR2[...]

23 Rec ordin g/Play back Following indicato rs appear duri ng record ing/pla yback to indicate t he setti ngs of your cam corder. Upper le ft Upper right Cent er Botto m * 1 DCR-SR200/SR 300 * 2 DCR-SR42 * 3 DCR-SR62/SR 82/SR200/SR300 * 4 DCR-SR42/SR 62/SR82 • The recording date and time i s recorded automatically on the hard disk and “Memory S[...]

24 Recor ded imag es are sto r ed on the in ternal hard disk of your camcorde r . Due to the limited capac ity of t he in ternal h ard disk , make sure th at you sav e the image data to some type of extern al me dia suc h as a DVD-R or a comp uter . Y ou can sav e the ima ges re corded on the camco rder as des cri bed be lo w . By using th e softwa[...]

25 Rec ordin g/Play back Connec t your c amcorde r to th e inp ut jack o f TV or VCR u sing A /V c onnecti ng cabl e 1 (supplied) or A /V conne cting cable w ith S VIDEO 2 (optional) . For details, see “Han dycam Ha ndbook” (PD F). • Y ou can dub the images recorded on the camcorder to VCR or D VD/HDD recorders. For details, see “Handycam H[...]

26 In the supplied CD -ROM, “Han dycam Handboo k” (PDF ) and “Picture Motion Bro wser” (Sof tware) are co ntai ned. On the adv anced use of your camco rder or how to use connecting to you r computer, see “Handyca m Handb ook” (PDF) . By using “Pi cture Motio n Browser, ” you can enjo y the follo wing opera tions: – Creating a DVD [...]

27 Rec ordin g/Play back Hard disk: A vailab le fr ee h ard disk s pac e for inst allation required: Approxi mately 600 MB (for creati ng a DVD, 5 GB or more m ay be require d) Display: Di rectX 7 o r late r-co mpatible vide o card , Min imum 10 24 × 768 do ts, High Colo r (16 bit co lor) Other s: USB port (this must be provided as stan dard), Dis[...]

28 q; Follow the on-screen instructions to instal l the softwa r e. Depe nding o n the computer , you may need to ins tall third party softwa re (shown be low). I f the in sta llat ion s cree n appear s, follo w the instructio ns to install the require d software. – Windows Media Format 9 Series Runtime (Windows 2000 only) Software required to cr[...]

29 Rec ordin g/Play back 2 T ouc h (HELP). The bo ttom o f the (HELP) button tu rns orange. 3 T ouc h the item you want to know the content . When you touc h an item , its explana tion appe ars o n the s cree n. T o ap ply the option, touch [YES]. The OPTION MENU appears ju st lik e the pop-up window that ap pears whe n you ri ght- clic k the mouse[...]

30 * 1 DCR-SR200/SR300 * 2 DCR-SR42 * 3 DCR-SR62/SR82 /SR200/SR300 * 4 Y ou can set t he item during Easy Handycam operation (p.16). * 5 DCR-SR300 * 6 [SOUND SETTINGS] (during Easy Handycam operation (p.16)) Item s you can set on ly on the OP TIO N MENU will be de scribed be low . * 1 DCR-SR42/SR 62/SR82 * 2 DCR-SR200/SR 300 * 3 DCR-SR62/SR82 (SETT[...]

31 T rouble shooting If you run into any problems using your camcorde r, use the following table to trouble shoot th e probl em. If the p roblem persists, disconne ct the power source and contac t your Sony deal er . Notes before se nding y our ca mcorder for repair • Y our camcorde r may be required to initiali ze or change the current hard disk[...]

32 Menu items are grayed out. • T here are some functi ons you cannot acti vate simultan eous ly . For de tails, se e “Handycam Handbook” (PDF). Lights appear on the screen e ven if the lens co ver is c losed (DCR-SR42/ SR62/SR82). • Wh en you turn on your camcorde r while the l ens cover is closed , lights through gaps of the lens cover ma[...]

33 T rouble shooting (Warning on the hard disk of the camcorder)* Fast flashing • An erro r may ha ve occurr ed with the hard disk driv e in your camco rder . (W arning on the ha rd di sk of the camcorder)* Fast flashing • The hard disk of the camcord er is fully recorded . • An erro r may ha ve occurr ed with the hard disk driv e in your cam[...]

34 On use an d care • Do not use or store the cam corder and accessories in the following locations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Ne ver leave them exposed to temperatures above 60°C (140°F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. The y may malfunction or become deformed. – Near strong magneti[...]

35 Additional I nformation About c are and st orage of th e lens • W ipe the surface of t he lens clean with a soft cloth in the fo llowing instances: – When there are fingerprints on the lens surface. – In hot or humid locatio ns – Wh en the lens i s exposed to salty air such as at the seaside. • Store in a well-venti lated location subj[...]

36 Effective (Still): Approx. 340 000 pixels DCR-SR62/SR82 3.0 mm (1/6 type) CCD ( Charge Coupled Devi ce) Gross: Approx. 1 0 70 000 pixels Effecti ve (Movie, 16:9) Approx. 670 000 pixels Effecti ve (Movie, 4:3) Approx. 690 000 pixels Effective (Still, 4:3) Approx. 1 0 00 000 pixels Effective (Still, 16:9) Approx. 750 000 pixels DCR-SR200 5.9 mm ( [...]

37 Additional I nformation DCR-S R200/SR 300 1.5 lx (lux) (when [A UTO SL W SHUTTR] is set to [ON], Shutter speed 1/30 second) 0 lx (lux) (during NightShot function) * 1 “Exif” is a file forma t for still images , established by the JEIT A ( Japan Electronics and Information T echnology In dustries Association). Files in this format ca n hav e [...]

38 Handyca m Station DCRA-C1 71 Input/Ou tput co nnectors Audio/Video outpu t 10 pin connector V ideo s ignal : 1 Vp -p , 75 Ω (ohms) Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p , 75 Ω (ohm s) Chrominance signal: 0.286 Vp-p, 75 Ω (ohm s) Audio signal: 327 mV (at load impedance 47 k Ω (kilohms)), Output i mpedance less than 2.2 k Ω (kilo hms) USB ja ck mini-B AC [...]

39 Additional I nformation On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Cor poration. • “Memory S tick, ” “ , ” “Memory Stick Duo, ” “ , ” “Memory Stick PR O Duo, ” “ , ” “MagicGate, ” “ , ” “MagicGate Memory Stick” and “Magic Gate Memory Sti ck Duo” are trademarks of Sony Corpora[...]

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