Sony HVR-Z1E manual

Digital HD Video Camera Recorder H VR-Z1E/Z1P © 2005 Sony Corporation 2-514-607- 13 (1) Digital HD Video Camera Recorder HVR-Z1E/Z1 P Operating Instructions Before operatin g the unit, pl ease read this manua l thorough ly, and re tain it for fut ure refere nce.[...]

2 Read this first WARNING To preve nt fire or shock haza rd, do not exp ose the u nit to ra in or mo istu re. To avoi d el ectr ical shock , do no t ope n the cabinet. Refer servicing to qua lified personnel only. b Notice If stat ic e lectri city o r elec tromag netic causes data transfer to disc ontinue mi dway (fa il), rest art the appli cation [...]

3 Disposal of Waste Elect rical and Electroni c Equipm ent for bu siness use (Applica ble in th e Europea n Union a nd other Euro pean countri es with separa te collection systems) This symb ol on the produc t or on its packag ing indicate s that this pro duct sha ll not b e trea ted as househol d waste. Instea d it shall be handed ov er to the app[...]

4 • Exposing the LCD screen, t he viewf inder, or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods of time ma y cause malfunc tions. Be careful when placi ng the camera near a window or outdoor s. • Do not aim at the sun . Doing so might c ause your camcorder to m alfunctio n. Take pictures of the sun only in low light condi tions, suc h as at dusk[...]

5 Read thi s first ................. ............. ................... ............. .................... ........... 2 Quick St art G uide Recordin g movies ....................... ............. ................... ............. .................. 8 Getting st arted Step 1: C hecking supplied i tems .............. ............. ...................[...]

6 Customiz ing the pi cture quali ty – PICTURE P ROFILE .... ............. ........... 35 Customiz ing the sound . ................... ............. .................... ............. ........... 38 Adjusting the audio rec ording level – M icrophone volume level ................... ............. 38 Connecting external audio s ources ...........[...]

7 Advanced operations Using t he Men u Selecting menu ite ms ......... ........... ..... 58 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – STDYSHOT TYP/FRAME REC, etc. ......... ........... ................. .......... 59 Using the (AUDIO SET) men u – INT MIC SET/XLR SET, etc. .......... ..... 65 Using the (LCD/VF SET) menu – LCD COLOR, etc. ................ [...]

Quick Star t Guide 8 Quick Start Guide Recording movies 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the b att ery, see pa ge 1 1. 2 Insert a cassette i nto the camcorder. Press the battery p ack and sli de it dow n. Slide the OPEN/ EJECT lever in the dir ection of the arrow to op en the li d. The ca ssett e compa rtmen t comes o[...]

Qui ck S tar t Guid e Quick Start Guid e 9 3 Start r ecording whil e checking the subject on the LCD sc reen. The date and time is not set up in t he default setting. To se t the dat e and time, s ee page 17. The pictures are recor ded in the HDV format in the default sett ing. To record in the DVCAM or DV fo rmat, se e page 2 1. 4 View the recorde[...]

Getting started 10 Getting s tarted Step 1: Checking supplied items Make sure yo u have fo llowing item s supplied with yo ur cam cord er. The num ber i n parent hese s indi cate s the num ber of that ite m supplied. AC Ad apt or /c har ger (1 ) Main s lead (1) Connect ing cord (DK-415) (1) Lens h ood (1) This is at tach ed t o your camco rde r. b [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 11 Recha rgeable battery pack N P-F570 (1) R6 (siz e AA) batteries ( 2) To insert t he batterie s in the Remote Comm ander, se e page 1 32. Cleani ng cassette (1) Shoulder stra p (1) To att ach it to your camcor der, se e page 127 . Opera tin g Inst ruct ion s (Thi s manual ) (1) Step 2: Charging the battery pack Yo[...]

Getting started 12 4 While pr essing the battery back down, slide it in the direction of the arr ow. The cha rge l amp li ghts u p and chargi ng start s. When the battery w as successfully charged The battery m ark on the di splay w indow w ill light up in the shape of a full battery ( ) that indicates that the battery ha s been suff icientl y char[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 13 C Possible re cording t ime using the viewfi nder . Charg ing time Appr oximat e numbe r of minu tes req uired w hen you fu lly c harge a fully disch arged batter y pack using the supp lied AC Adaptor/charge r at 25°C (77°F) . (10 – 30° C (50 – 86°F) recom mende d.) b Note • N P-F330/F530/ 500/510/710 b[...]

Getting started 14 * With the LCD BA CKLIGHT switch set to ON. b Note • Figures are thos e of 60 Hz. They may be slightly longer at 50 Hz. • The recording and playba ck time will be sho rter when you use your camco rder in low temperat ure. • The battery lif e will be slightly sho rter when you use both of the LC D panel and the viewfinder t [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 15 Step 3: Turning t he power on You need to set the POWE R switch to the respective power mode to record or play back pictu res. When using th is camcorder for th e first time, the [CLOCK SET] screen appears (p. 17). Whil e pres sin g the gr een button, set the POWER switch. The po wer tu rns o n. • CAMERA: To re[...]

Getting started 16 z Tip • If you rotate the LCD pa nel until it faces down , you can close and restor e the LCD panel to the origin al position with the LCD screen facing out. • If you are using th e battery pack for powe r source, you can select th e brig htness by settin g [LCD BL LEVEL] on the [LCD/VF SET] menu (p. 69) . • When you use yo[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 17 Step 5: Setting the date and time Set the d ate and time when usin g this camcorder for the first time. If you do n ot set the date a nd time, the [CLOCK SET ] screen appear s every tim e you turn o n your camcorder. b Note • If you do not use yo ur camcorde r for ab out 3 months , th e built-in rechargea ble b[...]

Getting started 18 7 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way as was done in step 6, then press the dial . Step 6: Inserting a cassette tape For the inf ormation about th e type of cassette you c an use wi th your camcor der, a nd deta ils on these c assettes (such as write -protection, etc.), s ee page 115. b Not e • Do not f [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 19 2 Insert a cassette with its window-side facing out. 3 Press on the cassette compartment. The casset te compartment a utomatica lly slides ba ck in. 4 Close the lid. To eject t he cassette 1 Slide the OPEN/EJECT lever in the dire ctio n of th e ar row and open the l id. The casset te compartment a utomatica lly c[...]

Getting started 20 5 Select [LANGUAGE] by turning th e SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial, then press the dial. 6 Select t he desir ed langua ge by tu rning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 7 Press MENU to hide the menu screen. z Tip • Your camcorder offers [ENG [SIMP]] (s implified English) for when you cannot find your na tive tongue among the opt[...]

Recording Recording 21 Recording Recording movies You can reco rd movies in HDV, DVCAM, and DV formats, in addition to either 50i or 60i system. Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Getti ng start ed” (p. 10 - p. 19). Movies will be recorded along wi th stereo sound. 1 Open the shutter of the l ens hood. 2 Open the LCD panel and ad just th[...]

Recording 22 To record in the DV format On the (I N/OUT REC) menu, set [ REC FORMAT] to [DV], and [ REC MODE] to [DV SP ] (p. 72) . When the menu screen is turned off, appear s on the LCD scr een , the DVCAM fo rmat lamp lights up, and your camcorder is set t o record ing sta ndby. To turn th e powe r off Set the POWER switch to OFF. To reco rd fr [...]

Recording Recording 23 However, th e transi tion fro m the l ast recorded scene may not be smo oth. • T he following function s may not work correctl y with a tape recorded in the HDV, DVCAM, and DV formats mixed : – Date search – Index s earch z Tip • Y ou can record t he color bars on a tape. If you r ecord movie s including the color bar[...]

Recording 24 z Tip • You can display t he zoomed position w ith a num ber or a bar display. Selec t [BAR] or [NUMBER] in [ZOOM DISPLAY] on th e (OT HERS) menu (p. 81). The zoom posi tion is displaye d with a bar display in the default sett ing. Using the ha ndle z oom You ca n adju st t he zo om sp eed wi th th e hand le zoom s witc h when usin g[...]

Recording Recording 25 Recording i n mirror mode You can turn the LCD panel to wards the subje ct so that you and yo ur sub ject can share the im age being recorded. You can also utilize th is function when re cording you rself, or to ke ep the a ttention o f small ch ildren attracted to the camcor der while y ou record them. Open the LCD panel 180[...]

Recording 26 To turn o ff the di splay of the r ecording setup i nformation Press STATUS CHECK. b Note • Informati on of the picture profil e setup does not appear when it is set to [OF F]. Adjusting the exposure The exposu re is adjusted automatical ly in the default setting . If you want to record br ighter or darker pictures t han those of th [...]

Recording Recording 27 b Note • T he back light func tion is canceled when you press the ASSIGN button assigned to SPOTLIGHT. • Y ou cannot use the back light functi on if 2 or more items out of iris, ga in, and shut ter spee d are adjus ted manuall y. Recording t he subject lit by strong li ght – SPOTLI GHT When the subje ct is lit by strong[...]

Recording 28 4 Shoot a wh ite subject s uch as a piece o f paper f illing the e ntire screen u nder the same lighting condition a s that of the subject. 5 Press (one-push) WHT BAL. A or B flas hes qu ickly . When the whit e balanc e is adjust ed, A or B lights up and th e adjustment data is memorized. To recall adjustment d ata from the memory 1 Du[...]

Recording Recording 29 Recording using manual adjustments You can ma nually a djust the iris, gain, etc. accordin g to the bright ness of the recording scene or in order to obtain desire d effects. Adjust the iri s, gain, shutte r speed, and white balance afte r setting th e AUTO LOCK switch to t he center po sition to rele ase the auto loc k mode.[...]

Recording 30 To restor e automatic a djustment Pres s IRIS , or s et th e AUTO LOCK sw itch to AUTO LOC K. b Note • If you set th e AU TO LOCK switc h to AUTO LOCK, other m anually adju sted items ( gain, shutter speed, white balance) a lso bec ome temp orarily autom atic. • As you shift the zoom from W (wi de) to T (telephoto) , the aperture v[...]

Recording Recording 31 Adjusting the shut ter speed You can man ually adjust and fix the shutter speed fo r your con venienc e. Dependin g on the shutter sp eed, you ca n make the subj ect look still, or on the contrary, emphasize th e fluid ity of moveme nt. 1 During r ecording or in the standb y mode, set the AUTO LOCK switch to the center positi[...]

Recording 32 If [ND1] flashes Set the ND FILTER switch to 1 to turn o n [ND1]. If [ND2] flashes Set the ND FILTER switch to 2 to turn o n [ND2]. If [ND OFF] flashes Set the ND FILTER switch to OFF to turn off the in dicator . b Note • If you m ove the N D FILTER s witch during recording, the picture and sound ma y be distorted. • If you adjust [...]

Recording Recording 33 4 Select the d esired leve l by turning th e SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. Sel ect a v alue from [70] to [100 ] or [1 00+] . If you sele ct [70 ], the ze bra pat tern app ears at th e part of 7 0±5 % o f th e bri llian ce signa l. If you sele ct [100 +], the ze bra patt ern appear s at all areas of t he b rilli an[...]

Recording 34 1 During recor ding or in the standb y mode, set the FOCUS switch t o MAN (manual). 9 appears . 2 Rotate the focus ring and adjust the focus. 9 chan ges to when the foc us canno t be adjust ed an y far ther. 9 chang es to when the fo cus ca nnot b e ad just ed any closer . Tips for focusing manu ally • It is easie r to focus o n the [...]

Recording Recording 35 Enhancing th e outl ine to focu s – PEAKING You can enhance the ou tline of the imag e on the screen fo r easier focusing. During r ecordin g or in st andby m ode, set the ZEBRA/PEAKING switch to PEAKING. To cancel peaking Set the ZEBRA/PEAKING switch to OFF. b Note • T he peakin g is not recorded on the tape. • Y ou ca[...]

Recording 36 1 In the standby mode, p ress PICTURE PROFILE. 2 Select a picture profile n umber by turning th e SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. [PP1] th roug h [PP6] ar e avail able. 3 Select [SETTING] by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 4 Select an item to be a djusted by turning th e SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the[...]

Recording Recording 37 6 Repe at steps 4 and 5 to adjust oth er items. 7 Select [ RETURN] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 8 Select [OK] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the d ial. A pictur e profile indica tor appe ars. To cancel the picture profile recording Sele ct [O FF ] in s tep 2, the n pre ss th e SE L/ P[...]

Recording 38 If you deci de not to re set the pict ure prof ile, select [ NO]. 6 Press PICTURE PRO FILE. b Note • If you select [TYPE3] in [SKINTONE DTL], t he effec t may also b e appli ed to a co lor that is not a skin color . • W hen [SKINTONE DTL] is set to [OFF ], [SKINTONE LVL] setting will not be effective, and the edge o f the part of s[...]

Recording Recording 39 The audio level meter a ppears. 2 During r ecording or in the standb y mode, adjust the vo lume of the microphon e by turning the AUDIO LEVEL dial. Adjust the microphone le vel of channel 1 by turn ing the CH 1 dial, and that of chan nel 2 by t urnin g th e CH2 dial . Adjust the intern al microphone volume by turning t he CH1[...]

Recording 40 To connec t the cable of the microphon e or audio device Align the pins of the plug to the INPUT 1 or INPUT2 connect ors, and conn ect th em secure ly. Selecti ng the reco rding c hannel The followi ng settings a re required to rec ord the au dio source con nected to t he INPUT1 or INPUT2 conn ector. 1 In the standby mode, press MENU. [...]

Recording Recording 41 9 Press MENU to hide the me nu screen. b Note • Wh en you use an exte rnal microph one, make sure that the wind screen will not be inc luded in the picture using [ALLSCAN MODE] (p. 88). • If you c onnect a device other tha n PHANTOM compatible devices, set the PHANTOM switch to OFF. Othe rwise, the connecte d device may b[...]

Recording 42 Step 1: Store t he setti ngs 1 Press STORE/CHECK/EXEC repea tedly t o turn on the STO RE lam p. 2 Adjust the des ired it ems manual ly. To adjust the camera se tup item s such as iris manually, s et the AUTO LOCK switch to the cent er position to rele ase the au to lock mode . See pa ges 27 to 31 fo r detai ls on adjustment . 3 Pres s [...]

Recording Recording 43 To cancel the operat ion Press STORE/CHECK/EX EC repeated ly until the STORE/CHECK/EXEC lamps are all turned off . Revising a specif ic color –Color Corr ectio n You can select and revise up to 2 specific colors (2 pale ttes) of obj ects, such as leaves and sky, that will be recorded in your favorite color tone . 1 During r[...]

Recording 44 10 Adjust the color ton e. Increa sing [R] m akes the s elect ed c olor reddis h, and dec reasi ng [R] ma kes it l ess reddis h (as c yan incr ease s). Increa sing [B] m akes the s elect ed c olor blueish, and decr easing [ B] make s it less blueis h (as yello w incr eases) . No adjustment will be ma de at 0. 11 Select [OK] by turning [...]

Recording Recording 45 Fading in an d out of a s cene – FADER You can add the following effects t o currently record ing pictures. Assign the FADER func tion to on e of the ASSIGN buttons i n advan ce. See pag e 87 for details on how to assign a functio n. [BLACK FADER] [WHITE FADER] 1 Press the ASSIGN button assigned to the FADER function in th [...]

Recording 46 Press the ASSIGN button a ssigned to the index function . When pres sed du ring rec ordin g appea rs for ab out 7 seco nds and an inde x signal is re corded . When pr essed in t he standby m ode flashe s. After you press REC START/STOP to star t record ing, appe ars for ab out 7 sec onds and an ind ex sig nal is reco rded . To cancel t[...]

Recording Recording 47 4 Select the (IN/OUT REC) menu by turning the SE L/PUSH EX EC dial, then press the dial. 5 Select [EXT REC CTRL] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC di al, then press the dial. 6 Select [REC CTL MODE] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC di al, then press the dial. 7 Selec t a recording co ntrol mo de by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial, the[...]

Recording 48 Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes – Rec Review You ca n view a few seconds of t he scene recor ded just befo re yo u stop ped th e tape. Assign the Rec Review f unction t o one of the ASSI GN buttons i n advance. See page 87 to assign a fu ncti on. In the standby m ode, press the ASSI GN button assigned to th e Rec Review f[...]

Playback Playback 49 Playba ck Viewing movies Make sur e you have a r ecorde d cassette inserted into yo ur camcorde r. Some of the ope rations a re possibl e using t he Remote Commander. When yo u want to pla y back recor dings on your TV, see page 53 . When pla ying bac k the tap e, select th e (IN/OUT REC) menu, [VCR HDV/DV], then [AUTO] (the de[...]

Playback 50 b Note • Due to the diff erence in the sy nchronizati on, the picture and sound wi ll disappear moment arily where the sys tem s witch es b etwee n 50i an d 60i. • Tapes recor ded in the H DV format c annot be played back on video cameras usi ng the DVCAM (DV) format or mini-DVCAM ( DV) players. • DV format tapes are played back o[...]

Playback Playback 51 Various playback functions You can locat e the end of the last recording, or display the date of record ing and camera setti ngs da ta. Searching f or the last scene of the most rec ent record ing – END SEARCH This fun ction is handy when you have played back the ta pe, for example, b ut want to start recording righ t after t[...]

Playback 52 Display ing the dat e/time and camera set tings dat a – Data code During playbac k, you can view th e date/ time data and th e camera settin gs data th at are automatically recorded while re cording pictures on a tape. 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR. 2 Press DATA CO DE on the camc order or Re mote Com mander during playba ck or playbac[...]

Playback Playback 53 Playing the picture on a TV TV connec tions di ffer dep ending on the type of TV. Connect your ca mcorder to the wall socket using the su pplied con necting cabl e (DK- 415) and AC Adaptor/charger for the power supp ly (p. 1 4). Refer also to the instruc tion manuals supplied with the de vices to be con nected. To copy t o anot[...]

Playback 54 DVCAM (DV) forma t is played back, an equiva lent pic ture wi th DV CAM ( DV) fo rmat is outpu t regard less of [COMPONENT] setting. • Only vid eo signa ls are outp ut from t he COMPONENT OUT PUT jack. To output audio si gnals, co nnect the whit e and red pl ugs of the A/V connecti ng cable to the audio input jack of your TV. To con n[...]

Playback Playback 55 Viewing the p icture on a 16:9 TV or a 4:3 TV Conne ct your camc order and yo ur TV or VCR using either cables described below. To conne ct the TV using t he comp onent video cable This c onnec tion is rec omme nded wh en your T V has COMPONENT VIDEO jacks. • To view the picture reco rded i n the HDV format, s et [COMPONENT] [...]

Playback 56 menu , [DV W IDE REC], then [O FF] be fore reco rdin g (p. 73) . When your TV is con nected to a VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR u sing the A/V connecting cab le. Set th e inp ut s elec tor o n th e VC R to L INE . When your TV is mon aural (W hen your TV has only o ne aud io input jack) Conne ct the y ello w [...]

Playback Playback 57 Searching f or a recor ding st art point – Ind ex search You can locat e the point where an index signal is record ed (p. 45). 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR. 2 Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Comman der repeate dly to s elect [INDEX SEARCH]. 3 Press . (previ ous)/ > (next) on the Remote Comma nder to select an index poin t[...]

Using the Menu 58 B Advanced ope rations Using th e Menu Selecting menu items You can cha nge variou s settings or make detailed adjustments u sing the m enu items displaye d on th e scr een. 1 Turn on the power (p. 15). 2 Press MENU to display the menu index screen . 3 Select the icon of the desired menu by turning th e SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then pr[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 59 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – STDY SHOT TYP/FR AME R EC, etc. You can select the items listed be low on the CAMERA SET menu. For details on how to select items, see “Selectin g menu items” (p. 58). The defau lt setting s are mark ed with G . The indicato rs in pare ntheses appear when th e setting is sele cte[...]

Using the Menu 60 SHOT TRANS Select th is setting t o set the trans ition durati on, time, and st art timer. S ee page 41 for det ails on usin g the shot transit ion func tion. b Note • Before setting [SHOT TRANS], turn off all of the STORE/CHECK/EXEC lamps by pressing th e button repeat edly (p. 41). TRAN S T IME Select the time that t akes to m[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 61 COLOR CORRCT Select t his settin g to revi se a spec ific color to be r ecorded as y ou desire. See page 43 f or details o n using the Color Correc tion functio n. STEADYSHOT b Note • The SteadyS hot functi on does not wor k well when a wid e conversion lens other than VCL- HG0872 (opti onal) is attac hed to your[...]

Using the Menu 62 AF ASSIST AE RESPONSE Select the spee d used to ad just the ex posure au tomat ically in accord ance wi th the brigh tness of the s ubject. [F AST], [M IDDL E], and [SLOW ] are av ailable . It is set to [FAST] in the default setting . MARKER b Note • The ce nter marke r and its positi on do not affe ct the adjus tment, settin g,[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 63 FLCKR REDUCE b Note • You can not selec t this it em when [ 50i/60i SEL] on the (OTHERS ) menu is set t o 50i. It is alwa ys set to [OF F]. HANDLE ZOOM Select t his item to set the zoo m speed of po sition H and L of the handle zoom swit ch (p. 24) . 1 Select [H] or [L] by tu rning the SE L/PUSH EXEC di al, then [...]

Using the Menu 64 SETUP b Note • When [50i /60i SEL] in th e (OTH ERS) menu is se t to 50i, this it em is set to [0% ] automa tically. FRAME REC You ca n reco rd pictur es with a s top-m otion a nimated effect by alter nately record ing a few fr ames a nd t hen mov ing t he sub ject a lit tle. Operat e yo ur camcorder usi ng the Remote Commander [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 Using the (AUDIO SET) menu – IN T MIC SET/ XLR SET, etc. You can select the items listed be low on the AUDIO SET menu. For details on how to s elect items, se e “Selectin g menu items” (p. 58). The defau lt setting s are mark ed with G . The indicato rs in pare ntheses appear when th e setting is sele cted. T[...]

Using the Menu 66 AUDIO MODE b Note • You can add sound only on a tape re corded in F s32K mode in DVCAM format. Yo u cannot add sound on a tap e recorded in Fs48K mode. • [FS48K] is selected automatically i n the HDV format. AUDIO LOCK b Note • Th is item is automaticall y set to [LOCK MODE] i n the DVCAM/HDV format. AUDIO LIMI T b Note • [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 INT MIC SET You can set the win d noise red uction and the sensiti vity fo r the ext ernal microph one. INT M IC SENS INT M IC WIND XLR SET XLR CH SEL You can select th e input s ignal fro m an exter nal micr ophon e, and the ch annel to be reco rded. XLR A GC LI NK You ca n select whether the AG C (Au to Gain C on[...]

Using the Menu 68 INPUT1 LEVE L Sele ct th e input signal from the INP UT1 conn ecto r, eit her fr om a mi cropho ne or an audi o device . INPUT1 TRIM You can select the level of input sig nal from the INPUT1 connector. This sett ing is effect ive only when [INPUT1 LEVEL] is s et to [MIC]. -18 dB, -1 2 dB, -6 dB, 0 dB, +6 dB, + 12 dB are avail able[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 Tip for u sing INP UT1 TRIM/I NPUT2 TRIM • T he INPUT TRIM function adju sts the input leve l from an exte rnal microp hone. When using a highly sensit ive microph one or recording lo ud sound, set this to the minus side . When usi ng a less sensit ive microph one or recordi ng quiet sound, set it to the plus si [...]

Using the Menu 70 VF B.LIGHT You can adjust the brightnes s of the view find er. The recor ded pict ure wil l not be affect ed by this setting. b Note • When you connect your camcord er to outside power sour ces, [BRIGHT] is auto maticall y sele cted for th is sett ing. VF COLOR VF POWER b Note • If y ou sele ct [ON] , the batter y life w ill b[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 71 Using the (IN/OUT REC) menu – REC F ORMA T/ DOWN CON VERT, et c. You can select the items listed below on the IN/ OUT R EC menu. Fo r detai ls on how to se lect these items , see “Selec ting menu ite ms” (p. 58). The de fault s ettings are ma rked with G . The indicato rs in pare ntheses appear when th e sett[...]

Using the Menu 72 – at [HDV], an HDV signal is converted to an audio-unlocked DV signal; a DV signal is not output. – at [DV], a DV signal is output as it is; an HDV sign al is not output. • An HDV signal ca nnot be converted to a DVCAM signal. REC FORMAT Sele cts a r eco rding form at whe n the P OWER sw itch is s et at CAMERA . Th e format [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 73 DV WIDE REC You ca n displ ay pictur es reco rded in the DV CAM (DV) fo rmat o n the ent ire TV screen by s etting thi s item at th e time of r ecording. Refe r to the op erating instruct ions suppli ed with your TV as we ll. EXT REC CTRL See page 4 6 for de tails. G ON Sele ct to v iew the r ecor ded pi ctur es on[...]

Using the Menu 74 COMPONENT Whe n [50i/60i SEL] is se t to 50i Whe n [50i/60i SEL] is se t to 60i b Note • If you set [HDV t DV CONV] i n [i.LINK CONV] t o [ON] when [576p/576i] or [480p/ 480i] is selected, no video signals will be output from HDV/ DV jack. i.LINK CONV When the POWER switch is set to CAMERA, this setting is effectiv e only when [[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 75 • Disconnect the i.LINK cable before setting [i.LINK CONV]. Otherwise, the connected video devic e may not be able to recog nize the vide o signal from this cam corder. DOWN CONVERT Select the picture form at to b e outp ut wh en y ou pla y back the t ape r ecord ed in the HDV specificat ion. This se tting is e f[...]

Using the Menu 76 A/V c DV OUT You ca n connect a digital device a nd an anal og devic e to your cam corde r and conve rt t he signa l tr ansmit ted fr om the c onnec ted de vice s to th e appro priat e sign al on you r camc order. G OFF S elect when you are not using the Signal c onversion fu nction. ON ( ) To outpu t analog images a nd sound in d[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 77 Using the (TC/UB SET) menu – TC MAKE, etc. You can select the items listed belo w on the TC/ UB SET m enu. Fo r details on how to se lect these items , see “Selec ting menu ite ms” (p. 58). The de fault s ettings are ma rked with G . The indicato rs in pare ntheses appear when th e setting is sele cted. The s[...]

Using the Menu 78 TC M AKE UB TIME REC G REGE NE RAT E Select t o make the t ime code c ontinuous at backspace editing. Regard less of the [TC RUN] se tting, the runnin g mode is autom aticall y set to [R EC RUN] . PRESET Select when y ou do not want to make the time code c ontinuous at backspa ce edit ing. G OFF Select wh en you do not want to set[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 79 Using the (OTHERS) menu – CLOCK SE T/WORLD TIM E, etc. You can select the items listed be low on the OTHERS menu. For details on how to s elect these items , see “Selec ting menu ite ms” (p. 58). The de fault s ettings are ma rked with G . The indicato rs in pare ntheses appear when th e setting is sele cted.[...]

Using the Menu 80 BEEP REC LAMP FORMAT LAMP b Note • The fo rmat lamp l ights up a ccording to the forma t of the pla yback or of an input signal f rom another device when [VCR HDV/DV] on the (IN/OUT REC) menu is set to [AUTO]. IRIS D IAL You ca n select th e rotati on direc tion of the iris dial to ope n or clos e the iris . G OFF It takes some [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 81 DATA CODE Sel ect t he it em to be di splaye d whe n you pres s DATA C ODE (p . 52) . LETTER SIZE REMA INING DISP OUTPUT b Note • You ca nnot input a signal t o your camcorder if you press DISPLAY/ BATT INF O or th e ASSIGN button assigned to the DISPLAY function while [V-OUT/PANEL] i s selected. ZOOM DISPLAY OPP[...]

Using the Menu 82 EXP. FOCUS HOURS METER The cumulative operat ion time of your camcorder wil l be displayed with the to tal hours o f operat ion, drum r otation, tape runni ng, or the total num ber of tape unthr eading o peration s. DATE REC b Note • Even t hough t he date/ time indic ation on the s creen is affecte d by the signal of zebra or p[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 83 50i/60i SE L You ca n switch the syst em, 1 080/50i ( PAL sys tem) o r 1080/ 60i (NTSC s ystem ), used by y our camcorder to recor d. It is set to 50 i in the d efault se tting. 1 Select [YE S] by turn ing the SE L/PUSH EX EC dial , then press th e dial. 2 Select [Y ES] agai n by turn ing the SEL/PU SH EXE C dial, [...]

Using the Menu 84 Customizing Personal Menu The avai la ble it ems var y depe ndin g on the powe r mode of your cam corde r. Unavailable items will be grayed out. You c an add fre quently us ed menu items to Perso nal Me nu, or sort them in th e order yo u like (cus tomizing). You can customize the Perso nal Menu f or each po wer mode of your camc [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 85 5 Select a menu ite m by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC d ial, th en press the dial. The avai labl e ite ms v ary de pen ding on t he power mode of th e camcorder. Only the availa ble items a re display ed. 6 Select [YES] by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC d ial, th en press the dial. The menu is added to the end of the lis[...]

Using the Menu 86 Arrangi ng the order of menus display ed on Personal Menu – Sort You can so rt the menu s added t o Person al Menu in the desire d order. 1 Press P-MENU. 2 Sele ct [P -ME NU SET UP] by tur ning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 3 Select [SORT] by tu r ning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 4 Select the me [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 87 3 Select [RESET] by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC d ial, th en press the dial. 4 Select [YES] by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC d ial, th en press the dial. 5 Select [YES] by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC d ial, th en press the dial. The Pe rsonal Me nu setti ngs re turn to t he defaul t setti ngs. To cancel in itialization [...]

Using the Menu 88 2 Select the (OTHERS) m enu by turning SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 3 Select [ASSIGN BTN] by turning SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 4 Select the number of th e ASSIG N button you wa nt to assign the fu nction by turning SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. [ASS IGN1] thro ugh [AS SIG N6] ar e avail able.[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 89 [ALLSCAN MODE]. Duri ng the simple allsc an display, a black fr ame appears ar ound the screen. Press the button aga in to restore the prev ious screen mo de. b Note • Wh en this functi on is activated, pictures are out put in the interl ace letter box format fro m the COMPONENT OUTP UT and i.LINK jacks except fo[...]

Dubbing/Editing 90 Dubb ing/ Edit ing Dubbing to another tape You can cop y a picture played bac k on your camcorder t o other recording d evices (such as VCRs). Connect y our camcord er to a VCR as show n in the fol lowing illustration. Connecti ng a VCR To dub t o an HDV compat ible devi ce Connect your camcord er to an HDV compatible devi ce usi[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 91 To dub t o a DVCAM ( DV) device Conn ect your camcorde r to a VCR using an i.LIN K cab le (o ptiona l). To select the video form at to be dubbed The vid eo form at to be du bbed dep ends o n the settings o f [VCR HDV/DV] (p. 71) a nd [i.LINK CONV] (p. 74) on th e (IN/OUT REC) menu. Before setting these menu items,[...]

Dubbing/Editing 92 To dub t o an AV device Connect your camcorder to a VCR using the A/ V conn ecti ng cab le (supp lied). * When there is an S vi deo jack on the device to be connect ed, con nect an S video ca b le (optional) to that jack inst ead of using the yellow vi deo plug of the A/V connec ting cable (suppl ied). This connection produces hi[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 93 Dubbing to an other tape 1 Connect the rec ording device to y our cam cord er (p. 90) . 2 Prepare th e recording devic e. • Inse rt a cass ette fo r record ing. • If the re cord ing devi ce has an i nput sele ctor , set it to the i npu t mo de. 3 Prepare yo ur camcord er for playback. • Inse rt the re cord e[...]

Dubbing/Editing 94 Recording pictures from a VCR or TV You ca n record pict ures or T V programs from a VC R or TV on a tape in serted in your camc order. b Not e • Yo ur camcord er can only record from a PA L source. For exam ple, Fre nch video or TV prog rams (SECAM) cannot be recor ded correctly. See page 114 for detai ls on TV color systems .[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 95 To record f rom a DV CAM (DV) /AV device You ca n record and edit pictures or TV prog rams from a V CR or TV. Use y our camc orde r as a reco rder and connec t it to a VC R using the A/V connec ting ca ble (suppl ied). Y ou can connect a DVC AM (DV ) comp atible device also using an i.LIN K cab le (opt ional). Whe[...]

Dubbing/Editing 96 Recordin g movies Insert a casset te for recor ding in your ca mcorde r before the following op eration s. 1 Connect your TV or VCR to your camcor der as a p layba ck devi ce (p. 94, 95). 2 If you are recording fro m a VCR, insert a cassette. 3 Set the POWER switch to VCR. 4 Set your camcor der to recordi ng pause . Whil e pressi[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 97 Connecting to a computer To us e your camc order by conne cting it to a compu ter us ing an i.L INK cable, the comp uter must have an i.LINK in terface, and a pplication software to read v ideo sign als must be instal led on the co mpu ter. Refer to the manual supplied with the app licati on so ftwa re for th e sy[...]

Dubbing/Editing 98 [AUDIO LOCK] to [UNLOC K MODE] in [i.LINK CONV] (p. 7 4). b Note • Pictures ma y not be importe d correctly depending on the applicati on software of th e computer. • You cannot im port pictures recor ded in the DVCAM (DV) format in the HDV format. To import pi ctures from t he computer t o your camcorde r In the HDV forma t [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 99 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can record a dditional audio t o the origina l sound on a tape recorded in the DVCAM format and the FS32 K audio mode. Preparing f or audio dubbing 1 Input au dio in o ne of the fo llowing ways. • Using the int ernal mi crophon e (no conn ection re quir ed). • Conn ecting a[...]

Dubbing/Editing 100 • When t he micro phone is conne cted to th e INPUT 2 conn ector, set [INP UT2 LEVEL] to [MIC]. • If the micr ophon e is power ed thro ugh its cable, se t the INPU T1/IN PUT2 PHANTOM switch to ON. To use an audio dev ice • When the aud io devic e is co nnecte d to the INPUT 1 conn ector, set [INP UT1 LEVEL] to [LINE] , and[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 101 7 Press x (stop) when you want to stop recordi ng. b Note • Y ou can only record add itional audio on a tape recorde d on your camcorder. The sound may deterior ate when you dub audio on a tape recorded on other camcor ders (including ot her HVR-Z1E/ Z1P camcorders). z Tip • Y ou can adjust the rec ording vol[...]

Dubbing/Editing 102 Setting time values Your c amcorde r uses 2 t ypes of time valu es: time code values an d user bits. Settin g the time code v alue 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR or CAMERA. 2 Press MENU. 3 Sele ct the (TC/ UB SET ) menu by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 4 Select [TC MAKE] by tu rning the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial,[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 103 9 Press MENU to hide the me nu screen. To cancel the time cod e setting Select [CANCEL] in step 5 in step 6, o r pres s TC RESET on the Remote Commander. In case of operating the Re mote Commander, make sure that the time code is 00:00:00:0 0, and then set [REMOTE CTRL] to [OFF]. To reset the time code Select [RE[...]

Dubbing/Editing 104 5 Select [PRESET] by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 6 Select the first 2 dig its by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial, then press the dial. 7 Repeat step 6 to se t up the other digits. 8 Select [OK] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 9 Press MENU to hide the menu screen. To cancel the us[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 105 Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder – Signa l conversio n function Connect an analog vi deo device t o your camcor der usin g the A/V conn ecting cabl e (suppl ied), an d a digital de vice such as a compute r to yo ur camco rder usin g an i. LINK cable (opt ional). Yo ur camcord er conve[...]

Dubbing/Editing 106 cable conne cted, the co mputer may ha ng up or ma y not recogn ize this camco rder. Importi ng a picture to t he computer 1 Tur n on th e analo g device. 2 Set the POWER switch to VCR. Connect your camcorder to the wall so cket using the s upplie d connect ing cab le (DK- 415) and AC Ad aptor/ charge r for the power supply. 3 P[...]

Troubles hooting Troubleshooting 107 Trou bleshoo tin g Troubleshooting If you r un int o any prob lem usin g your camcor der, use th e following table t o troubl eshoot the probl em. If the pr oblem persists, remov e the power source and contact yo ur Sony deale r. If “C: ss : ss ” is disp layed on the LCD scr een o r the vi ewfind er, t he s [...]

Troubleshooting 108 Casse tte tapes LCD screen /viewfinder The remaining ba ttery ti me indicat or does not indicate the correct t ime. • The tem perature of t he environ ment is to o high or too low, or the batt ery pack has not be en charged enough. This is not a malfunc tion. c Fully ch arge t he batt ery again. If the probl em persi sts, rep [...]

Troubles hooting Troubleshooting 109 Recording Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective A ctions The tape does not st art when you press RE C START/ST OP. c Set t he POW ER s witch to CAME RA ( p. 15 ). c The tape has reache d the end. Rewind it , or insert a new casse tte. c Set the w rite- protec t tab to REC or insert a new cas sette (p. 115 ). c The ta[...]

Troubleshooting 110 Playback Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions Cannot p lay back. c If the tape has reached the end, rewin d the t ape (p. 4 9). Cannot pla y back in r everse direct ion. c Reverse playback is not possible with the ta pe recorded in the HDV format. Horiz ontal lines appe ar on the picture. The displ ayed pictures are not clea [...]

Troubles hooting Troubleshooting 111 Dubbing The pict ure appe ars disto rted on the 4:3 TV. • This happens whe n viewing a pic ture recorded in the 16:9 wide mod e on a 4:3 TV. c To play back the pictur e, set [DOWN CONVERT] on the (IN/ OUT REC ) menu (p. 75). c Before r ecording, s et [DV WIDE REC] on the (IN/OU T REC) menu to [OF F] (p. 73). N[...]

Troubleshooting 112 Warning indicators and messages Self-d iagnosis disp lay/Warning i ndicators If ind icators appear on the LCD s creen or in t he viewf inder, ch eck the fo llowin g. See th e page in parent heses for details. * You hear a melody or beep sound when the warn ing indicators a ppear on the screen. Indicat ion Cause and/or Corrective[...]

Troubles hooting Troubleshooting 113 Warning messag es If me ssages appea r on the sc reen, ch eck the f ollowi ng. See t he page in paren theses for deta ils. Subjects Indicatio ns Corrective A ctions/ Ref ere nces Battery Use the “InfoLITHIUM” ba ttery pack. c See page 1 18. Batt ery level is low. c Charge the battery ( p. 11). Old batter y. [...]

Additional Information 114 Addition al Information Using your camcorder abroad Power supp ly You ca n use your camcorde r in any coun try/ region s using the AC Adaptor/ch arger supplied with your camco rder within AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/6 0 Hz. On TV color systems Your cam corder is a PAL syste m-bas ed camc order. If you w ant to view the playb ac[...]

Addit ional Inform ation Additional Information 115 HDV format and recording/playback Your camcor der is ca pable of re cord ing in th e HDV, DVCAM, and DV forma ts. It is recommen ded to use a cassett e with the mark to reco rd in the HDV/DV format . It is recommen ded to use a cassett e with the mark to r ecor d in the DVC AM format . What is the[...]

Additional Information 116 When labeling the c assette Be su re to pla ce th e la bel o nly o n the loca tion s as shown in t h e foll owing illustr a tion s o as not to cause malfunction of your camcorder . After u sing the casse tte Rewi nd the tape to the beg inning to avoid dist ortion of the pictur e or the soun d. The casse tte sh ould t hen [...]

Addit ional Inform ation Additional Information 117 Compatibility of the DVCAM and DV formats The DVCAM form at was developed as a more reliable and higher-end format th an the cons umer DV form at. Ex plained h ere are t he differences , compatibilit y, and limitati ons on editing for the DVCAM and DV formats. Differen ces betw een the DV CAM and [...]

Additional Information 118 1)When using m ini DVCAM vi deo equipm ent to perform D V dubbin g of a t ape record ed in DV form at, the ta pe prod uced will be in the DVCA M forma t which th e time cod e format w ill be partl y misadjus ted. (The re will be no effect on the rec orded pictur e except in cert ain cases.) 2)If the tape that is to be d u[...]

Addit ional Inform ation Additional Information 119 – Use a larg e capacity ba ttery pac k: NP-F 770/ F97 0 (optio nal). • Fre quen t use of the LCD screen or a frequ ent play back, fas t for ward or rewind o perati on wears out the b attery pa ck faste r. We recom mend using a lar ge capaci ty batte ry pack: NP-F770/ F970 (op tional) . • Be [...]

Additional Information 120 About i.LINK The i.LINK Interface on this unit is an i.LINK- compliant In te rface. Th is sectio n describ es the i.LIN K stand ard and i ts feat ures . What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a dig ital serial int erface for tran sferring digita l video , digital au dio, an d other data to other i .LINK-compatible device. You ca n als[...]

Addit ional Inform ation Additional Information 121 Maintenance and precautions On use and care • Do no t use or st ore the camcorde r and accessor ies in the following locations. – Anywh ere ext remely ho t or cold . Never leav e the m expos ed to tem perat ures abo ve 60°C (1 40°F) , such as under dire ct su nlight , nea r heaters or in a c[...]

Additional Information 122 Note on mois ture condensati on Moi sture may condens e when you br ing your camco rder f rom a co ld pl ace int o a wa rm plac e (or vice ve rsa) or when yo u use your camc order in a humid plac e as shown below. • When you bring yo ur camc order from a ski slope i nto a pla ce warme d up by a heating device . • When[...]

Addit ional Inform ation Additional Information 123 It is re comm ended yo u oper ate your ca mco rder about once a month to keep it in an optimum state f or a long ti me . To charge the pre- i nstal led batter y Your camcorder has a pre-insta lled battery to retain the date, time, and ot her settings even when the PO WER s witch is set to OFF. The[...]

Additional Information 124 Specification System Vide o reco rding sy stem (HDV ) 2 rotary heads, Hel ical scanni ng system Video recording system (DVCAM (DV)) 2 rotary heads, Hel ical scanni ng system Audio re cording syst em (HDV) Rot ary h eads, MP EG-1 Audi o La yer2 Quantizat ion: 16 bits (Fs 48 kHz, ste reo) Transfer rate : 384 kbps Audio reco[...]

Addit ional Inform ation Additional Information 125 General Peak in rush cu rrent Hot swit ching inrus h curr ent, me asured in accor dance with Eu ropean standa rd EN55103 -1: 7 A (230 V) Power re quireme nts DC 7.2 V (bat tery pack) Average power consumption (when using the battery pack, a nd external m icrophones) During c amera recordi ng using[...]

Quick Reference 126 Quick Refe rence Identifying parts and controls Camcord er A SHOT TRANSITION operation butto ns (p. 41 ) B Eyecup (p. 16) C Viewf inder re lease leve r (p. 123 ) D Rear r emote sen sor E Rear ca mer a record ing la mp (p. 21 ) F BATT RELEASE (battery release) button (p. 12 ) G REC START/STOP button (p. 21) H i.LI NK lam ps (p . [...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 127 A Hook fo r the shou lder st rap B Zoom ring (p . 24) C Foc us ri ng ( p. 33 ) D FOCUS switch (AUTO/MAN (ma nual)/ INFINITY) (p. 33) E ZOOM switch (p. 23) F ND FILTER switch (1/2/OFF) (p. 31) G PUSH AUTO button (p. 34) H WHT BAL (One -push white balance) butt on (p. 27 ) I GAIN switch (H/M/L) (p. 30) J WHT BA L[...]

Quick Reference 128 A LCD scre en (p. 3, 15) B IRIS di al (p. 2 9) C RESET but ton If you pr ess RESET , all setting s in clud ing the cloc k setting (except the Persona l Menu and Pict ure Profil e settin gs) retu rn to the defaul t. D VOLU ME –/+ butt ons* ( p. 49) E DATA CODE button (p. 52) F DISPLAY/BATT INFO button (p. 12, 51) G END SEARCH ([...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 129 A LANC jack (blu e) The LANC control jack is used for cont rolli ng the ta pe transp ort of vi deo dev ice and pe ripheral s conn ected to i t. B i (head phone s) ja ck When yo u use he adpho nes, the speake r on your camcor der is sil ent. C Hook fo r the s houlder st rap (p. 12 7) D HDV/ DV jac k (p. 53 , 90,[...]

Quick Reference 130 A S VIDE O jack (p. 5 3, 55, 92 , 95) B COMPONENT OU TPUT jack ( p. 53, 55) C Tripod recept acle Make sure that the leng th of the tripod screw is less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Otherw ise, you c annot at tach the tri pod securel y, and the screw ma y damag e your camcor der. D INPU T1 con necto r (XL R) (p. 39, 99) E INPU T2 con[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 131 A Shoe a daptor To con nect an access ory, p ress do wn and push i t to the end, and then tighten t he screw. To remove an ac cessory, loosen t h e screw, and then press down and pull o ut the access ory. When yo u attach the shoe adapt or, be careful no t to damage t he LCD panel. B Lens hoo d (p. 21) C OPEN/E[...]

Quick Reference 132 Remote Commander A TC RESET but ton (p. 103) B DISPLAY button (p. 51) C SEARCH MODE button (p. 56) D . / > button s (p. 56) E Vide o control bu ttons (Rewi nd, Playbac k, Fast-forw ard, Paus e, Stop, Frame, Slow, ×2) (p . 49) F Transmitter After tu rning on your c amcorder , point towar ds the re mote s ensor t o contro l yo[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 133 Indicator s for the LCD scre en and viewfinder Following in dicators will appear on the LCD scree n and view find er to indic ate the state of your c amcorder. * Appears o nly for t he pictu res in the DV format. Indicat ors Meanings y 120min Remaining b attery (p. 22) , Record ing form at (p . 21) STBY / RE C [...]

Quick Reference 134 Index Numerics 21-pin adaptor ...... ....... 56, 9 4 50i/60i SEL ....... .......... ...... 83 A A/V c onnectin g cable .... 54, 55, 92, 95, 9 9, 105 AC Adaptor/charge r .... ...... 14 AE RESPONSE ....... ......... 62 AE SHIFT ............ ............. 36 AF ASSIST .............. ......... 62 AGC LIMIT ...... .......... ...... 3[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 135 LCD screen ...... ........... .........3 Lens hood ......... ................131 LETTER BOX ........ .......... . 75 Low-angle recor ding ......... .22 M Manual focus........... ...........33 MARKER ........ ........... .......62 MARKER SEL .............. ....62 Menu AUDIO SET ............ ....65 CAMERA SET ...[...]

Z ZEBRA L EVEL .......... ...... 32 Zebra pattern ........ .......... ... 32 Zoom .......... .......... ............. 23 ZOOM DISPLAY .... ......... 81 Zoom ring ...... ........... ......... 24 Printed in Japan Printed on 7 0% or more recycled pap er using VOC (Volatile Orga nic Comp ound)- free veget able oil based ink.[...]