Sony DCR-DVD404E manual

2-661-364- 11 (1) Opera ting Gu ide DCR-D VD404E/D VD405E/D VD805E © 2006 Sony Cor poration Enjoying with your D VD Handycam 12 Getting Started 18 Easy Handycam 31 Record ing /Pla yback 38 Playback on D VD devic es 52 Usin g the Rec orded disc 59 Using the Set up items 62 Editi ng o n D VD Hand ycam 82 Du bbin g, Pr in ting 90 Using a Com puter 97[...]

2 Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read this manual thorough ly , and r etain it for future refere nce. T o redu ce fir e or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. CAUTIO N The use of optical instrument s with thi s produ ct wil l increa se eye haza rd. Us e of controls or adjustmen ts or perform ance of proced ures other th[...]

3 For mor e deta iled i nform ation about recyclin g of this prod uct, ple ase cont act your local Ci vic Off ice , your househ old waste disposal service or the shop where you purchase d the produc t. Applicab le Accessor ies: Re mote Comman der If you have any qu estions a bout thi s product, you may cal l: Sony Custom er Infor mation C enter 1-8[...]

4 Y our c amcor der i s s uppli ed wi th t wo kinds of oper ations guides. – “Operating Guide” (This manual) – “First Step Guide” for usin g your camcorder with the computer connected (stored on the supplied CD-R OM) * * The DCR-D VD404E does not include “First Step Guide” bec ause it does not support a computer connection. On the d[...]

5 Notes on th e Setup items, LC D screen, viewfi nder , and le ns • A se tup item th at i s g ray ed o ut i s n ot av ailable und er the current record ing or playback co nditions. • The LCD s creen and the vi ewf inder a re manufacture d using extrem ely high- precision technol ogy , so over 99.99% o f the pix els ar e opera tional for ef fect[...]

6 About the Car l Zei ss lens Y our cam corde r is eq uippe d with a Carl Zeis s lens, which was developed jointly by Carl Zeiss , in G erman y , and So ny Co rporat ion, and pr oduces su perior images. It adopts t he MTF * measur ement syst em for video cam eras and offers a qua lity typical of a Carl Zeiss lens. Also, the lens for your camcorder [...]

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8 T able of Cont ents What you can do with your DVD Handycam .............. .......... ......... .......... 12 Choosing a dis c ..... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ... 14 Using your DVD Handycam .......... .......... ......... ............. .......... .......... ...... 16 Step 1: Checking supp[...]

9 To adjust the focus for an off cent er subject To fix the expos ure for the selec ted subject To record in mirror mode To add special ef fects To use a tripo d To attach th e shoulder belt Playbac k To use Playb ack zoom To play back a s eries of still i mages (Sl ide show) Recording /playback To check the remainin g battery To turn off t he oper[...]

10 PICT.APPLI. .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ............. ... 72 Speci al ef fect s on pict ures or add itio nal fu ncti ons on rec ordi ng/ play bac k (PICT. EFFECT/D.EF FECT, etc. ) MEDIA SET ............. ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 74 Setting s f[...]

11 Troubleshootin g........... .......... .......... .......... ............ .......... .......... .......... .. 103 Warning indi cators and messages ............ ......... .......... .......... ......... ...... 121 Using your c amcorder abroad ......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... ...... 126 About the dis c........... ....[...]

12 Y our D VD Handycam recor ds imag e data on 8c m D VD * . It is more con venient th an video tape and far more versati le. Enjoyin g with yo ur DVD Hand ycam What yo u can d o with your D VD Hand ycam * D VD (Digital V ersatile Disc) is a high-capacity optical disc. No rewinding to start recording (p.32, 38) Record ed images ar e stored in empty[...]

13 Enjoyin g with your DV D Handyc am ** Finalizing: a process to make it possible to pl ay b ack recorded D VD on other DVD de vices (see page 36 and 52) . Playba ck on a DVD device or DVD drive (p .36, 52) Y ou can p lay back reco rded a nd f inaliz ed ** discs on a home D V D device, DVD recorde r or DVD drive of a com pute r that supports 8 cm [...]

14 Y our DVD Ha ndycam is compat ible with 8cm D VD-R, DVD-R W and D VD+R W. It doe s not suppor t 12cm discs. Recording format for DVD- RW When y ou use a D VD-R W , you ca n choo se the re cording fo rmat from VI DEO mo de or VR mode . In this manual, VIDEO mode is i ndicate d as and VR mode a s . Disc and recording formats Glossary (p.139, 140) [...]

15 Enjoyin g with your DV D Handyc am Record ing t ime Record ing time per disc side The mini mum recording time is giv en in parentheses. unit: mi n. • The recording time for the movie drops when the disc also contain s still images. Disc use For reliabil ity durability of recordi ng /playba ck, we recomme nd that you use Sony d iscs or discs wi[...]

16 Continu ed on th e right p age Using yo ur DVD Han dycam 1 Prepari ng (See page 18 to 29.) Select the disc that best suits your needs. Repeated use of a disc T o sav e recorded images T o use one disc repeatedly What wou ld y ou like to do after recording? Playing back disc on a various D VD devices Deleting and e diting images in your DVD Handy[...]

17 Enjoyin g with your DV D Handyc am Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize 4 Viewin g on another DVD devic e (See pag es 52 and 56.) T o view a disc recor ded on you r D V D Handy cam on othe r DVD de vices, you ne ed to fin al iz e it fi rs t. • The less the recor ding volume of the disc is, the more it takes time to finalize th[...]

18 Make sure that you have following items supplied with your c amcorder . The nu mber in the par enthese s indi cates th e number of that item s upplied . • Discs and “Memor y Stick Duo” ar e not supplied . AC Adap tor (1) (p . 19) Mains lead (1) (p .19) A/V conne cting cab le (1) (p .50, 90, 92, 96) USB cab le (1) (p .94, 96) (F or DCR-D V [...]

19 Gett ing S tarte d Y ou can charge the ba ttery a fter att aching t he “InfoLITH IUM” battery pa ck (P series) (p.131) to your camc order . • Y ou cannot us e an NP-FP30 battery pack with your camcorder . (See the rev erse side of the battery pack for the model number .) Installing the battery pac k with excess fo rce may lead to camcorder[...]

20 5 The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the bat tery is full y char ged. Disconnect the A C Adaptor from the DC IN jack on your camcorder . • Disconnect the A C Adaptor holding both your camcorder and the DC plug. T o remove the ba ttery pack Slide the PO WER switch to OFF (CHG). Slide th e B A TT (batte ry) release lever and remove the ba tter[...]

21 Gett ing S tarte d On the batte ry pa ck • Before changing the battery pack, s lide the PO WER switch to OFF (CHG). • The CHG (charge) lamp fl ashes during charging, or BA TTERY INFO (p.45) wil l not be correctly displayed under the f ollowing conditions. – The battery pack is not attached correctly . – The battery pack is damaged. – T[...]

22 T o reco rd, sli de the PO WER sw itch to turn on the resp ective la mp. When usi ng it f or th e firs t time, the [C LOCK SET] s creen ap pears ( p.25). 1 T urn on the power by sliding the PO WER switch in the direction of the arrow while pressing th e green button in the center. When y ou reco rd, switch t he power mode by sliding th e POWER s[...]

23 Gett ing S tarte d Open th e LCD scr een 90 degree s to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then rota te it to the b est ang le to re cord or pl ay ( 2 ). • Be careful not to press the buttons on the LCD frame accidentally when you open or adjust the LCD screen. • If you open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the camcorder , then rotate i t 180 degrees to the [...]

24 Y ou can play back record ed pictur es (p.34, 40), or cha nge the set tings (p.62) usi ng the touch pane l. T ouch th e buttons displayed on th e screen. Support the r ear of th e LCD panel with the pal m of you r left hand. Then, tou ch the buttons displ ayed on the screen. • Perform the same act ions as explained abo ve when you press the bu[...]

25 Gett ing S tarte d Set th e da te and time whe n usin g this camcorde r for the first time. If you do not set the da te and time, the [CLOCK SET] screen appear s ev ery tim e you turn on yo ur camcor der or s lide t he PO WER switch. • If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 mont hs , the built-in recha rgeable battery gets discharged and[...]

26 A new 8 cm DVD-R , D VD-R W, or DVD+R W is re quired for reco rding (p.14 ). • Remove dust or fi nger pr ints from the disc beforehand, using the clean ing clot h supplied with your cam corder (p.128). 1 Check that the po wer of your camcorder is o n. • Y ou can remov e the disc when a power s ource is connected to your cam corder e ven when[...]

27 Gett ing S tarte d 4 Close the disc cover . The [DISC ACCESS] scre en appe ars. It m ay take some time to re cogn ize th e disc dep ending on the di sc type and conditio n. x DV D - R Y ou can star t record ing imme diatel y after [DISC ACCESS] disappe ars from the LCD sc reen. Y ou do not ne ed to procee d to steps after step 5 . x DV D - R W S[...]

28 • After you r camcorder recognizes the dis c, disc information such as the date you st arted to use it and information on previously recorded ar eas appears for about 8 seconds. The information on previously recorded areas may not be displayed correctly depending on t he condition of the dis c. • T o delete all of the pre viously recorded pi[...]

29 Gett ing S tarte d By record ing in the 16 :9 (wi de) mode , you can enjoy wide -angle, hig h-resolut ion picture s. • If you intend to view pictures on a wide TV , recording in the 16:9 (wide) mode is recommended. 1 Slide the PO WER switch in the directi on of the arr ow to light up the (Movie) lamp. 2 Press WIDE S ELECT repeatedly to select [...]

30 1 Slide the POWER switch to light u p the (Still) lamp. The im age size ratio chan ges to 4: 3. 2 Select the recording media for still images. 1 T ouch t [STILL MEDIA]. 2 Select t he recordi ng media f or still images and touc h . • The default se tting is [MEMOR Y ST ICK]. 3 Press WIDE SELECT repeatedly to select the desired sett ing. • Sti[...]

31 Easy H andycam - using your cam corder wit h automat ic settin gs Easy Hand ycam op erati on is a fun ction for making nearly all settin gs automa tic with j ust one pr ess of the EASY butt on. Y our ca mcorder au tomatica lly carries out the various adjustments requ ired for shooting , so no de tailed setting s are r equired. Since only basic f[...]

32 1 Slide the PO WER switch A in t he dire ction of t he arr ow t o light up the (Movie) lamp. 2 Press ST ART/ST OP B (or C ). • The default s ettings is [SP] (p.75) . T o stop recor ding, press ST AR T/STOP aga in. T o re cord th e next imag es Perform step 2 . • Y ou can continue recording if you have not finalized the disc (p.52) and there [...]

33 Easy H andycam - using your cam corder wit h automat ic settin gs 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the arrow to light up the (Still) lamp. 2 Select the recording destination for still images. 1 T ouch [SETUP] t [STILL MEDIA]. 2 Select the m edia for recor ding still im ages, then t ouch . The recordi ng screen retur ns with the sel[...]

34 1 Press PLA Y/EDIT A (or B ) The VISU AL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen. 1 tab: Displays the movi es. 2 tab: D ispl ays the sti ll ima ges o n t he d isc. 3 tab: D ispl ays the sti ll ima ges o n th e “M emory Stic k Duo . ” • It may take some time to display the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Select tab to play back the first 5 seconds [...]

35 Easy H andycam - using your cam corder wit h automat ic settin gs • When playback of the select ed movie reaches the end, the s creen returns to the VISU AL INDEX screen. • T ouch / during pause to pl ay back movie slowly . • When you touch a movie marked with i , you can play it back from the point you have stopped previously . • T ouch[...]

36 Finalizi ng makes th e recorde d D V D c ompatibl e for playb ack with DVD devices and DVD d riv es of comp uters . W it h Easy Handycam opera tion, your DVD Handycam sets up the following opt ions automa tically . Th erefore, you can fin alize a disc ea sily . – creating a D VD menu to display images as thumbnails on a D VD player, etc. – c[...]

37 Easy H andycam - using your cam corder wit h automat ic settin gs Finali zing a disc T ouch the LCD scre en in the fol lowing steps. • Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect the AC adaptor during finalizing. • The s horter the amount o f material recorded, the longer it takes for finalizing. Complete d a dis[...]

38 1 Slide the PO WER switch in the dire ction of the arrow to light up th e (Movie) lamp. 2 Press ST ART/ST OP A (or B ). T o stop recor ding, press ST AR T/STOP aga in. Recording/ Playback Reco rding Movi es PHO T O POWER s witch ST AR T/ST OP B ST AR T/ST OP A Lens cover Opens in accordance with the setting of the POWER switch. Slide the PO WER [...]

39 Recor ding/Playba ck 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up t he (Still) l amp. 2 Select the recording media for still images. 1 T ouch t [STILL MEDIA]. 2 Select the m edia for recor ding still im ages, then t ouch . The recordi ng screen retur ns with the selected r ecording medi a displayed a t the top right. • The default setting is [ME MOR Y[...]

40 1 Slide the PO WER switch to turn on your camcor der . 2 Press PLA Y /EDIT A (or B ). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen. 1 tab: Disp lays the mo vies. 2 tab: Displa ys t he stil l imag es on the disc. 3 tab: D isplays the still im ages o n the “Mem ory Stic k Duo . ” • It may take some time to display the VISUAL INDEX scre[...]

41 Recor ding/Playba ck 3 Start pla ying bac k. Movies Still Images T ouch tab and the mo vie to be pla yed bac k. • When playback of the selected m ovie reaches the end, the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen. • T ouch / during pause to play back movie slowly . • One touch makes the re verse/fast forward approximately 5 times faster, [...]

42 T o use zoom ....................... 26 Mov e the po wer zoom le ver 2 slightly for a slower z oom. M ove it further for a faster zoom. • Be careful not to remove your f inger suddenly from the power zoom lever 2 . If you do so, the sound of the lever moving may be recorded. • Y ou cannot change the zoom speed with the zoo m buttons 6 on the[...]

43 Recor ding/Playba ck T o use the flash ....................... 8 Press (flash) 8 repea tedly to se lect th e settin g. No indicator displayed: Automat ically flashes when there is insuff icient ambient light. r (Forced flash): Alw ays uses the flash regardless of the surrounding brightness. r (No flash): Records without flash. • The recommende[...]

44 T o record in mirror mode ............ qd Open the LCD scr een qd 90 de gre es to the camcord er ( 1 ), then r otate i t 180 de g rees to the lens side ( 2 ). • A m irror-i mage of the subject appears on the LCD screen, but the picture w ill be nor mal whe n recorded. T o add special eff ects ............... 7 See PICT . APPLI. on page 72. T o[...]

45 Recor ding/Playba ck T o check the re maining battery .... qf Set the POWER switch to O FF (CHG), then press DISP/BA TT INFO qf . If you pres s this button once , BA TTERY INFO appear s on the scre en for about 7 s econds . Pres s the b utton whil e BA TTER Y INFO ap pears on the scre en to extend th e indica tion to the 20-se cond maximu m. T o[...]

46 Y ou can check or delete th e last re corded scen e. Y ou cannot del ete it if: – you have removed the disc. – you have recorded the new movi es or s til l im ages . 1 Sl ide t he PO W ER s witc h to l ight u p the (Movie) or (Stil l) lamp, then to uch . The play back of t he l ate st sce ne s tar ts. T o return to recording T ouch . • Cam[...]

47 Recor ding/Playba ck Indic ators display ed duri ng reco rding/p layba ck ( ) is a referen ce pag e. The indicat ors during rec ording will no t be recorded. Re cord ing movie s Recording still images 1 Remain ing batt ery (approx .) (45) 2 Recor ding mode ( HQ / SP / LP ) (75) 3 Recor ding status ([STBY ] (standby) / [REC] (re cording )) 4 Coun[...]

48 When yo u can ch ange the setup item s, or during re cordi ng or playba ck, following indicat ors displaye d. Upper le ft Upper ce nter Upper right Cente r Bottom The r ecording date and t ime is recorded automat ically on the di sc and “ Mem ory Stick Duo. ” They are no t disp layed whi le recordi ng. However , you can che ck th em as [DA T[...]

49 Recor ding/Playba ck Remo ve the insu lation sheet before usin g the Remote Commander . 1 DA T A CODE (p.76) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images (p.76) when you press this while playing back. 2 PHOT O (p.33, 38) The on-screen image when you press thi s button will be recorded as a still image. 3 SCAN/SLOW (p.[...]

50 Connec t your cam corde r to the input jac k of TV or VC R using A/V con necting ca ble 1 or A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO 2 . Conn ect your camcord er to the w all so cket us ing t he supplied AC Adaptor for this opera tion (p.19). Refer also to the inst ruction ma nuals suppli ed with the de vices to be conne cted. 1 A/V conn ecting ca ble[...]

51 Recor ding/Playba ck When you r TV is mon aural (When y our TV has only on e audio input j ack) Connec t the yellow plug of t he A /V connec ting cab le to the vid eo input jack and conne ct the white (l eft ch annel) or the r ed (right ch annel) pl ug to the aud io input jac k of your TV or V CR. • Y ou can display the counter on the T V scre[...]

52 Finalizi ng makes th e recorde d D V D c ompatibl e for playb ack with DVD devices and DVD d riv es of comp uters . • Playback compatibility with any D VD device is not guaranteed. The fol lowing settings ar e available befo re finalizin g. – Select the type of D VD menu to view disc content (see page 55) * – Create a Photomovie to view st[...]

53 Playback on D VD d evices T o ad d recordin gs to a finalized disc ( p.59) T o play bac k a disc in a DVD device aft er adding a record ing (p.54) * Not possible f or (p.55). Make a new rec ordi ng Recordings cannot be added. Unfinal ize the disc. When the D VD menu or Photomovie has been created, a conf irmation scre en prompts you to confirm t[...]

54 • It tak es from a mi nute to a few ho urs for fina lizing . The shorte r the amou nt of mat erial r ecor ded on the d isc, the longer it takes for finalizing . • Use t he A C Adap tor as the powe r sour ce to pre vent you r camcor der fr om running out of powe r duri ng final izin g. • When you finalize a double-sided disc, you must final[...]

55 Playback on D VD d evices T o select a D VD me nu style 1 T ouch [DVD MENU]. 2 Select the de sired style from 4 ty pes of patt ern wit h / . Selec t [NO MENU] if you do not crea te a D VD menu. 3 T ouch t [END]. T o ch ange a Ph otomovi e se tting 1 T ouch [PH OT OMOVIE]. 2 T ouch [Y ES]. Select [NO] if y ou do n ot crea te a Photom ovie. 3 T ou[...]

56 A fi nali zed dis c recor ded wit h your camc order can be played ba ck on a DVD device, etc. (p. 52). DVD+R W discs can be playe d back wi thout finali zing. • Do no t use t he 8cm C D adapto r wit h an 8cm DVD as it m ay cause a m alfunc tion. • Make sur e that a ver tic ally installed DVD device is p laced in the p ositi on where a disc c[...]

57 Playback on D VD d evices • Do not u se th e 8cm CD adapt or with an 8cm DVD as it m ay cause a m alfu nction. • Eve n when y ou use a D VD+ RW, you m ust fina lize the di sc (p. 52). Otherw ise, it may cause a m alfunc tion. Use a DVD driv e that suppo rts 8cm discs, and a DVD playb ack applic ation must have been i nstalle d on y our c omp[...]

58 The date the disc was first used is recorded on the v o lume label of the disc. <e.g .> When th e disc was first used at 6:0 0 pm on January 1s t 2006: 2006_01_01_ 06H00M_P M Images are sto red in the following folders o n the disc. x Movies DVD-R /DVD-RW (VIDEO mode )/DVD +RW: VIDEO_TS folder DVD-RW (VR mod e): DVD_R T A V folder x Stil l[...]

59 Using th e Recorded disc (DVD -RW/DVD +RW) Y ou can recor d additio nal materi al on the finalized D VD-R Ws (VIDEO mode)/ D VD+RWs by follo wing the steps be low if ther e is spa ce to reco rd on the disc. When usin g the fin alized D VD-R W (V R mode) di sc, y ou can rec ord ad ditional material on th e disc without any additional steps. • U[...]

60 Formatting m akes the record ed disc new and reusable by deleting all the da ta recorded on the disc. The reco rding capaci ty of the disc is reco ver ed by format ting it. • A DVD-R cannot be formatted. Replace it with a n ew disc. Formatt ing a finalized disc * T o us e a D VD menu or a P hotomovie on a D VD+RW, the disc must be finalized (p[...]

61 Using th e Recorded disc (DVD -RW/DVD +RW) • During the Easy Handycam operation (p.31), the screen in step 5 does not appear ev en if you insert a DVD- RW in your camcorder . Proceed to step 7 . • Y ou cannot format a dis c that has been pr otected on other de vices. Cancel the protection with the original devices, and th en format it.[...]

62 1 Slide the P O WER switch in the direction of the arrow to light up the resp ective lam p. When carryi ng out the playb ack settings, pre ss PLA Y /EDIT to go to the playback scre en. 2 T ouch the LCD screen to sele ct the setu p item. Una vai labl e items will be grayed ou t. x T o use the sho rt-cuts of Pers onal Menu On Personal Men u, short[...]

63 Usin g the Set up items 1 To u c h t [SETUP]. 2 Select the de sired se tup item. T ouch / to select the ite m, then touch . (The pro cess in step 3 is the sa me as tha t in step 2 .) 3 Selec t the desire d item. • Y ou can also touch the item dire ctly to select it. 4 Customi ze the item. After finishi ng the sett ings, tou ch t (close) to hid[...]

64 Setu p items A vaila ble setup ite ms ( z ) vary depen ding on t he operat ing mo de. The foll owi ng settin gs are ma de automati cally during Easy Hand ycam operati on (p.31). Movie Sti ll PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam CAMERA SET (p.66) PRO GRAM AE zz – AU TO SPO T METER zz – AU TO EXPOSU RE zz – AU TO WHI TE BAL . zz – AU TO A UT O SHUTTE [...]

65 Usin g the Set up items * 1 The setting values before Ea sy Handycam operati on are maintained. * 2 DCR-DVD405E/D VD805E * 3 [USB SELECT] appears automatically when your camcord er is connected to a computer or other device with a USB cable. Movie Still PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam ST A ND ARD SET (p .7 5) REC MODE z –– SP STILL MEDIA – z – [...]

66 The de fault s ettings a re mark ed with B . The in dicators in par entheses appear when the items ar e selected . See page 62 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can re cord p ictures ef fect iv ely in var ious situations wi th the PR OGRAM AE function. B AUTO Select to aut omatically r ecord pict ures eff ectiv ely without the [ PROGRAM[...]

67 Usin g the Set up items Y ou can f ix the bri ghtness of a picture manua lly . Whe n reco rding indo ors on a cle ar day , for instance , you can avoid back light shadows on people next to the window by fixing the expo sure to that of the wall side o f the room . 1 T ouch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the exposure by touching /. 3 T ouch . T o r e[...]

68 Auto ma tical ly act ivates the elect roni c shutter to adjust t he shutter speed when recording in brig ht cond itions if you set it to [ON] (th e default setting) . Y ou can select a nd adj ust th e focal point to aim it at a s ubject not lo cated in the center o f the screen . 1 T ouch the subject on the sc reen. 9 appears. 2 T ouch [END]. T [...]

69 Usin g the Set up items • The redeye reduction may not prod uce the desired ef fect due to individual differences and other conditions. • The setting returns to [OFF] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours. Y ou can rec ord pictu res at a maxim um of 16 times the sensitivity of Ni ghtShot in dar k places . Set [SUP[...]

70 Y ou can sel ect the ma ximum zoom l ev el in case you want t o zoom to a level greate r th an 10 × (t he defaul t setting) wh ile recor ding on a disc or “Memory St ick Duo. ” Note that the image qua lity decrease s when you are usin g the digita l zoom. B OFF Up to 10 × zoom is performe d optic ally . 20 × Up to 10 × z oom is p erform [...]

71 Usin g the Set up items B FINE ( ) Records s till image s at the fi ne image qu ality le vel . ST ANDARD ( ) Records s till i mages at the sta ndard imag e qualit y level. The size of stil l imag es (Appr ox. kB) B 3.0M ( ) Records s till images clearly . 1.9M ( ) Allows you t o re cord more stil l im ages in rela tively cle ar q ual ity . VGA ([...]

72 B SERIES Assigns numbe rs to files in sequence ev en if the d isc or “Memor y Stick Duo” is chan ge d. RESE T Resets t he file numbering to 0001 each time the disc or “M emory Stic k Duo” is change d. FILE NO. The defau lt sett ings are ma rked wit h B . The indica tors in pare ntheses ap pear when the i tems a re se lect ed. See page 62[...]

73 Usin g the Set up items Using the viewfinder Y ou can adjust [EXPOSURE] and [F ADER] while usin g the viewfinder by having the LCD scre en rotat ed 180 degree s and clo sed with the scre en faci ng out. 1 Make sure the (Movie ) lamp lights up. 2 Close the LCD screen with the s creen facing out. app ear s. 3 T ouch . [Set LCD of f?] appears on th[...]

74 COMPUTER Copies still i mages in t he “Memory Sti ck Duo. ” PRINT Prints st ill ima ges in th e disc using th e PictBr idge comp liant pri nter . PRINT Prints st ill ima ges in th e “Me mory Stick Duo” using t he Pict Bridge compli ant printer. • [USB SELECT] automatically appears on the screen in the following: – when PL A Y/EDIT is[...]

75 Usin g the Set up items The defau lt sett ings are ma rked wit h B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appe ar when the item is sel ected. See page 62 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can s elect an image qualit y of th e mo vie from three lev els. HQ ( HQ ) Recor d in high qual ity m ode (approx . recordabl e time is up to 20 min) . B S[...]

76 The re corded pictu re will not be af fecte d e ven when you chan ge the settin g. x LCD BRIGHT Y ou can adjus t the brigh tness of the LCD screen. 1 Adjust the brig htness with / . 2 T ouch . x LCD BL LEVE L Y ou can adjus t the brigh tness of the LCD screen’ s back light. B NORMAL Standard b rightnes s. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD s creen. •[...]

77 Usin g the Set up items DA TE /TIM E 1 Date 2 Tim e CAMERA DA T A 3 SteadyShot off 4 Exposure 5 White bala nce 6 Gain 7 Shutter spee d 8 Apertur e value 9 Exposure value • appears for an image recorded using a flash. • The data code is displa yed on the TV screen if you connect your camcor der to a T V . • The indicator toggles through the[...]

78 The default set ting is [ON] so tha t you can use th e sup plie d Rem ote Com man der (p. 49). • Set to [OFF] to prevent your camcorder from responding to a command sent by other device’ s remote control. • The setting retur ns to [ON] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours. The camer a recordin g lamp will not l[...]

79 Usin g the Set up items See page 62 for details on selecting setup items. See page 25. Y ou can adjust a time dif fere nce without stopping t he clock . Set yo ur lo cal ar ea using v / V when using your cam corder overseas. Refer to the W orld time di f fere nce on page 127. Y ou can change this setting without stopp ing the cloc k. Set to [ON [...]

80 Y ou can add desir ed se tup it ems to Person al Menu, and cu stomize Per sonal Menu settings. T his is conv enien t if yo u ad d frequen tly used set up items to Person al Menu. Y ou can add up to 27 set up item s for (Mov ie), (Sti ll) o r PLA Y/EDIT. Dele te a l ess im por tant setu p item , if yo u want to add more . 1 T ouch t [P-MENU SET U[...]

81 Usin g the Set up items 1 T o uch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [SOR T]. If the d esired set up item i s not displa yed touc h / . 2 T ouch the set up item you want to mo ve. 3 T ouch / to move the setup item to the desired place. 4 T o uch . T o sort mo re items, repea t step 2 to 4 . 5 T o uch [E ND] t . • Y ou cannot m ove [P-MENU SET UP] . T ouch t [...]

82 Y ou can dub r ecorded st ill image s from a “Mem ory S tick D uo” to a dis c or f rom a di sc to a “Mem ory Sti ck Du o. ” • U se the AC Adaptor as power source to prev ent your c amcord er fr om runn ing o ut of power during operati on during copyin g. • D o not apply shock or vibra tion to your camco rder , and do not discon nect [...]

83 Editing on DVD Handy cam Make sure to insert th e recorded DVD and “Memo ry Stick Duo” into your c amcor der . 1 Slide the POWER switch to tu rn on your camcor der and press PLA Y/EDIT. 2 T o uch ta b, th en [ED IT] . 3 T o uch [CO PY ]. 4 T ouch the still image to be copied. The se lected s cene is ma rked w ith . Press an d hold the im age[...]

84 Make sure to insert the recorded “Memory Stick Duo” into your camcorde r . 1 Slide the PO WER switch to turn on your camcorder and press PLA Y/EDIT. 2 T ouch tab. 3 T ouch [ EDIT]. 4 T ouch [ DELETE] . 5 T ouch t he still ima ge to be deleted. The sel ect ed sc ene is mar ked wit h . Press and hold t he image on th e LCD screen to conf irm t[...]

85 Editing on DVD Handy cam Using D VD-RWs record ed inVR mode, you can delet e picture s or divide movies on the disc with yo ur camc order . Make sure to insert t he recorded disc into your cam corder. Original Glossary ( p.140) 1 Slide the POWER switch to tu rn on your camcor der and press PLA Y/EDIT. 2 Select tab or tab that includes the image [...]

86 When you touch , it cha nges to and the op eratio nal button s below appear . T o hide the buttons, to uch . • Play and paus e toggles as you press . • A slight difference may occur from the point where you touch and the actual dividing point, as your camcorder selects t he dividing point based on half-second increments. 6 T ouch t [YES]. ?[...]

87 Editing on DVD Handy cam 5 T o uch t [YES]. 6 T ou ch [YES] to see the Playlist or [NO] to ret urn to or tab. T o add al l the mov ies on th e disc at th e same time T ouch [ ADD A LL] in step 3 . T o add all the still image s on the disc in a Play list It is re commended that you cre ate a Photomovie (p .88) b eforehan d, then add i t in a Play[...]

88 4 Select the scene to be moved. The sel ect ed sc ene is mar ked wit h . Press and hold t he image on th e LCD screen to conf irm the image . T ou ch to re tur n to th e previ ous screen . 5 T ouch . 6 Select the desi gnated position with [ T ]/[ t ]. 7 T ouch t [YES]. • When you have selected multiple scenes, the scenes are moved follo wing t[...]

89 Editing on DVD Handy cam 2 T o uch tab t [EDIT] t [PHO T OMO VIE]. 3 T o uch [YES] . All of the still images on the disc are con ver ted to a single mo vie f ile, a nd added to tab . A movi e con ver ted from still images is sh own wi th on the upp er right. • It may take m ore time to create a Photomovie as more still images are recorded on t[...]

90 Y ou can copy pict ures pl ayed bac k on you r camco rder to ot her recor ding devices, suc h as VCRs or D VD reco rders. After dubbing them to an HDD (h ard disc dri ve) video recorder , you can enjoy im ages stored on th e hard d isk of the r ecorde r . Connec t your cam corder to t he wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for th is operat[...]

91 Dubbing , Printi ng 1 Insert the recorded disc into your camcor der . 2 Slide the POWER switch to tu rn on your camcor der and press PLA Y/EDIT. Set [TV T YPE] acco rding to t he playback device ( p.50). 3 Insert th e recording media f or y our VCR or D VD recorder . If your rec ording d evice has an inpu t selector , set it to the input mode. 4[...]

92 Y ou can recor d pictu res or TV prog rams from a VC R, TV o r DVD de vice onto a d isc using your camcor der . Connec t your cam corder to t he wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for th is operation (p.19). Re fer also to th e instruct ion manual s supplied wit h the devices to be conne cted. 1 A/V conn ecting ca ble (su pplied) Connect [...]

93 Dubbing , Printi ng 1 Connect your camcorder to the TV or VCR/D VD d evice with the A/V connecti ng cabl e (suppli ed) 1 or the A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (optiona l) 2 . • Connect y our camcorder to t he output jacks of a TV or VCR/D VD device. 2 If you a re recor ding fr om a VCR/ DV D device, insert the cassette or disc into the play[...]

94 Y ou can print out s til l image s us ing a Pict Bridg e co mpl iant pr inte r wit hout connect ing the camco rder to a compute r . Connec t your cam corde r to the wall socket usin g t he s upp lied AC Ad apto r f or th is oper atio n. Insert the disc or “Mem ory Stick Duo” on which stil l images a re stored in to your camcord er and turn o[...]

95 Dubbing , Printi ng • Refer also to the instruction m anual for the printer to be used. • Do not attempt the following operati ons when is on the screen. The operatio ns may not be performed properly . – Operate the PO WE R switch. – Disconn ect the USB cab le (supplied) from the printer. – Slide the dis c cover OPEN switch. – Remove[...]

96 1 ...Op en the sh oe cover . 3456 ...Open t he jack co ver . 1 Active Interface Shoe The Ac tive Interface Shoe su pplies power to optio nal acce ssori es such as a vide o light, a flash , or a micr ophone. The accessory can b e turned on or o ff as you opera te the PO WER switc h on your camcord er . Refer also to the instru ction manual su ppl[...]

97 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD4 05E/DVD 805E) When you insta ll the Pi cture Packag e or Nero Express 6 software on a W indows comput er from t he supp lied CD -R OM, yo u can enj oy the fol lowing oper ation s by conn ectin g your camcorde r to your com puter . • The M aci ntos h comp uter doe s not suppor t t he supp lied P icture Package and Ne[...]

98 x When usi ng W indow s computer When using Pi cture P ackage on a computer OS: Micros oft W indows 2000 Prof essional / W indows XP Home Edition / W indows XP Profes sional Standard i nstalla tion is r equired. Operati on is no t as sur ed i f t he a bove O S h as be en upgraded. CPU: Inte l Pentium III 600MHz or faste r (Pentium III 1GHz or fa[...]

99 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD4 05E/DVD 805E) Y ou need to instal l the sof tware to your W indows co mputer b efore connecting y our camcor der to the comput er . Th e instal lation i s requir ed only for the f irst time. Content s to be install ed and procedu res may differ depending on your OS. 1 Confirm that your camcor der is n ot connected to [...]

100 7 Read [License Agreement], chec k [I accept the terms of the license agreement] when you a gree, then c lic k [N ext]. 8 Select where to save the software, then clic k [Next]. 9 Select [P AL], then click [ Install]. 10 Cli ck [Install] on the [Ready to Install the Program] screen. The i nstal lation of Pict ure P ackage star ts. 11 Click [Next[...]

101 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD4 05E/DVD 805E) 2 Clic k [Ne xt]. 3 Click [Finish] . 14 Make sure [Y es, I want to restart my computer now .] is checked, then click [Fin ish ]. The com puter t urns of f onc e, then s tart s up ag ain au tomatic ally (R estart) . Th e sho rt-cu t ico ns f or [Pic tur e Pack age Men u], [P ictu re Pack age M enu dest i[...]

102 T o view “First Step Guide” on your comput er , Micr osoft Int ernet Exp lorer V er . 6.0 or la ter is reco mme nd ed. Doubl e-clic k the icon on the desktop . • Y ou can also start by s electing [Start], [Programs] ([All Prog rams] for Windows XP), [Picture Package] , and [ First Step Guide], then start up [Firs t Step Guide]. • T o vi[...]

103 T roubles hooting If you run into any problems using your camcorder , use the following table to troubleshoot the probl em. If the problem persists, remove the power sour ce and contact your Son y d ealer . The camcorder does not op erate even when the power is set to on. • Disconnect the A C Adaptor from t he wall sock et or remov e the batt[...]

104 Y our camcord er gets warm. • T his is b ecause the power has been tur ned on f or a long t ime. Thi s is not a malfunc tion. Turn off your camcorder and lea ve it for a wh ile in a cool plac e. The pow er does not turn on. • The battery p ack is not attach ed to the camco rder . Attach a char ged batte ry pack to the c amcorder (p.19). •[...]

105 T roubles hooting A problem occurs when the cam corder is connected to t he AC Adaptor . • Turn off the power, and discon nect the AC Adaptor from the wall socket. Then, con nect it again. An unknown picture appears on the s creen. • Th e camcorder is in [DEMO MO DE] (p.74 ). T ouch the LCD screen or insert a disc or “Memory Stick Duo” [...]

106 The disc canno t be remov ed. • Make sure the po wer source (ba ttery pack or A C Adaptor) is connected correctly (p.19). • Remove the bat tery pack f rom the c amcorder , then at tach it ag ain (p.2 0). • Attach a ch arge d battery pack to t he camcord er (p.19) . • T he disc is da maged or is dirty with fingerpr ints, e tc. In thi s c[...]

107 T roubles hooting The data file n ame is not indicated correctly . • Onl y the file name is displayed if the directory str ucture does not conform to the universal standard . • Th e file is damaged. • Th e file format is not supporte d on your camcor der (p.129). The data f ile name flashes. • Th e file is damaged. • Th e file format [...]

108 The flash doe s not work. • Y ou cannot recor d with the flash with: – During rec ording movies –[ S U P E R N S ] – [COLOR SL OW S] – [D. EFFECT] – [ BU RST] – The conversion lens (optional ) attached • E ven if auto fl ash or (Auto redeye reduction ) is sel ected, you cannot u se the in ternal fla sh with: – NightShot – [S[...]

109 T roubles hooting Refer al so to “Setup items” (p.11 1). The auto f ocus does not f unction. • Set [FOCUS] to [A UTO] (p.68). • The record ing condi tions are not suitab le for au to focus. Ad just the f ocus man ually (p.6 8). [STEAD YSHO T] does not f unction. • S et [S TE ADYSHOT] to [O N] (p.7 0). • [STEAD YSHOT] may not work fo[...]

110 Black bands appear when y ou recor d a TV screen or computer screen. • Set [STEAD YSHOT] to [OFF] (p.70). The supp lied Remote Commander do es not func tion. • Set [REMO TE CTRL] to [ ON] (p.78). • Ins ert a ba ttery into the ba ttery hol der with the +/– p olariti es co rrectly matc hing the +/ – marks (p.135). • Remov e any obstru[...]

111 T roubles hooting No sound or onl y a lo w sound is hear d when p layi ng back a disc . • Set [MUL TI-SOUND] to [ STEREO] (p.75). • T urn up the v olume (p .41). • Soun d is not output when the LCD scree n is closed. Open the LCD sc reen. • When you record sound with [MICRE F LEVEL] (p.75) set to [L OW], the recorded sound may be diffic[...]

112 Y ou cannot use [PROGRAM AE]. • Y ou cannot use [PROGRAM AE] together with: – NightShot –[ S U P E R N S ] – [COLOR SL OW S] – [OLD MO VIE] • [S PORTS] will not wo rk when the POWER swi tch is se t to (Still ). Y ou cannot use [SPO T ME TER]. • Y ou cannot use [SPOT METER] together with: – NightShot –[ S U P E R N S ] – [COL[...]

113 T roubles hooting [COLO R SLO W S] does not operate correctly . • [COLOR SLOW S] may n ot opera te correctly in total da rkness. Use Nig htShot or [SUPER NS]. • Y ou cann ot use [ COLO R SLO W S] toge ther with: – [F ADER] –[ D . E F F E C T ] – [PR OGRA M AE] –[ E X P O S U R E ] – [SPOT METER] Y o u cannot us e [ SELF-TI MER]. ?[...]

114 Y ou c annot edit a DV D-R/D V D-R W (VIDEO mode)/D VD+RW with y our camcor der . Unable t o edit. • There are no images recorded on the disc. • Un able to edit beca use of the con dition of the ima ge. • Y ou cannot ed it an image pr otected on an other device. Scenes cann ot be added in the Playlist. • T he disc is full, or the a dded[...]

115 T roubles hooting Y ou cannot copy the disc to the 12cm D VD. • Us e the supplie d software , Nero Expres s 6. Refer to the i nstruction manual s upplied wi th Nero Express 6 f or de tails. Prints cannot be made using a PictBridge printer (For DCR-D VD405E/D VD805E). • Y our printe r may not print images recorde d using oth er devices. This[...]

116 The beep soun ds for 5 sec onds. • T he temperat ure of your camco rder is extremely high. T urn off your camcord er and leave it for a whil e in a cool place. • Mois ture con densation has occurred with th e disc. T urn off your camcor der and leave it for about 1 hour, then turn on your camc order again (p.1 33). • Som e problems have o[...]

117 T roubles hooting 4 Double-clic k [Driver] t [Setup.exe]. For Windows 2000 1 Click [ Start] , [Setti ngs], then [ Contr ol Panel]. 2 Click [Sys tem]. The [Sys tem Propertie s] window a ppears. 3 Click [Hardware] tab . 4 Click [Device Ma nager]. The [D evice Man ag er] w ind ow ap pear s. 5 Make sure t hat [SONY DDX-C1002 USB De vice] appears in[...]

118 4 Double-click [Driver] t [Set up.e xe]. An error message appears when y ou p lace the supplied CD-ROM in your computer . • Set the c omputer displa y as fol lows: –8 0 0 × 600 d ots or more, Hi gh Color (16 b its, 65 000 c olors) or mo re Y ou cannot use the supplied CD-R OM on a Macintosh comp uter . • The supplie d software Pict ure P[...]

119 T roubles hooting • Th e computer d oes not r ecognize the “M emory Stic k Duo” during camcorder o peration s uch as disc playb ack or editi ng. Finish camc order operatio n before co nnecting the ca mcorder to the co mputer ag ain. [Cannot start Easy Hand ycam with USB connected] or [Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connected] appear[...]

120 The “First Step Guide” is not di splay ed correctly . • Follo w the procedur e below and refer to “First Step Guide” (FirstSt epGuide.pdf). 1 Place the sup plied CD- R OM in th e disc drive of your computer. 2 Double-click [My Computer] . 3 Right-c lick [PICTUREP A CKAGE] (Disc dri ve) * . * Drive names (such as (E:)) may vary dependi[...]

121 T roubles hooting If indic ators appear on the LCD scr een or in the vie wfind er , check th e follo wing. Some sympto ms you can fix by yoursel f. If the proble m persists even after you have tried a couple o f times, cont act your S ony dealer or loca l auth orized Son y serv ice f acility . C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-di agnosis display) C:04: s[...]

122 E (Battery level warning) Slow flashing • T he battery pack is ne arly used up. • Depe nding on th e operatin g environment or batte ry condition s, E may fla sh, e ven if t here are appro ximately 20 mi nutes re maining. % (Moisture condensat ion warning )* Fast flashing • Mois ture co ndensa tion has occurre d with the di sc. T urn off [...]

123 T roubles hooting x Moistur e conden sation % Moisture con densation. T urn off for 1H. (p.133) % Conden sation. Cann ot open. Remove disc later . (p. 13 3) x Disc Overheated. Recording on disc disab led. Overheated. Cannot open. T ry late r . Z Recor ding on disc dis abled. • A m alfuncti on has occur red with the disc and it cannot b e used[...]

124 x “Memory St ick Duo ” Reinsert th e Memory Stick. • Re insert the “Memory Stic k Duo” a few times. If ev en then t he indicat or flashes , the “Memory Stic k Duo” can be damage d. T ry with another “Memory Stick Duo . ” This is a read-only Memory Stick. • Ins ert a writable “Memory S tick Duo. ” Inco mp atible ty pe o f[...]

125 T roubles hooting x Lens c over Lens cover not fully open. T u rn power off then on. (p.22) Lens cover is not closed. T urn th e powe r off onc e. (p.22) x Easy Ha ndycam Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam. (p.31) Cannot cancel E asy Handycam. (p.31) Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam with USB connected. ( p .31) Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connec[...]

126 Power supply Y ou can use you r camco rder in any count ries/ regions using the A C Adapt or supplied with your camc order wi thin the AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/6 0 Hz range. On TV color syste ms Y our camcord er is a P AL syste m-based camco rder . If you want t o vie w the playba ck pictur e on a TV , it must be a P AL system based TV with an A [...]

127 Additional Information Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a tim e difference when using yo ur camcorder abroad. Set [AREA SET] and [SUMMER TIME] in the TIME/LANGU. (p.25). Wo rld time differ ence 1 23 4 68 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 6 1 7 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 Area cod e Time-zone diffe[...]

128 See page 14 for the details of d iscs which y ou can use with your camcorder . Notes o n use • Hold th e disc by its edge wh ile supp orting the ce nter hole light ly . Do n ot tou ch the recordin g side (the opposite of the printed side when using a singl e-sided disc). • Before shoot ing, be sure to remove dust and fi ngerprin ts fro m th[...]

129 Additional Information A “M emor y Stick” is a co mpact, por tabl e IC recordi ng m edium w ith a d ata capaci ty that exceeds the capacity of a floppy disk . Y ou can use only a “M emory Sti ck Duo , ” which is about th e half size of a sta ndard “Memo ry Stick” in your camcord er . Ho wev er , appear ance on the li st belo w do es[...]

130 x On a loc at ion for use Do no t use or keep t he “Memo ry S tick Duo ” in th e followi ng lo cati ons . • Places subject to extremely high temperature, such as a car parked outside in the summer . • Places under di rect sunlight. • Places with ex tremely high humidity or subject to co rr o sive ga se s. x On the Memo ry St ick Duo A[...]

131 Additional Information Thi s un it i s co mp atib le w ith an “InfoLITH IUM” battery pa ck (P series). Y our camcorder op erates onl y with an “InfoLIT HIUM ” bat tery pack . “Inf oLITHI UM” P series batter y packs ha ve the mark. What i s an “ InfoL ITHI UM” batt er y pack? An “ InfoLITH IUM” batte ry pack is a lithi um-ion[...]

132 Battery life • The battery lif e is li mited. Batter y capac ity drops little by little as you use it more and more, and as time passes. When the av ailable batte ry time is shortened considerably , a probable cause is that the battery pack has reached the end of its life. Please buy a new battery pack. • The batte ry life varies according [...]

133 Additional Information On use an d care • Do not use or st ore the camcorder and access ories in the fo llowing locations. – Anywhere extremely hot or cold. Never lea ve them exposed to temperatures abov e 60°C (140°F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car park ed in the sun. The y may malfunction or become deformed. ?[...]

134 x How to preven t moisture c ondens ation When you b ring you r camcord er fro m a c old plac e into a war m place, p ut your ca mcorder in a p lastic b ag and seal it ti ghtly . Re move the bag w hen the air te mperat ure insi de the plastic ba g has reached t he surroun ding tempera ture (aft er abou t one hour). On the L CD screen • Do not[...]

135 Additional Information On the pi ckup lens • Do not touch th e lens inside the disc cover . Keep the disc c over close d except when inserting and removing the disc, to keep dust out. • When your camcorder does not work because the pickup lens is d irty , clean it wit h a blower (not supplied). Do not touch the pickup lens di rectly during [...]

136 WAR NI N G Batter y may explod e if mistreat ed. Do not recharge, di sassemble or disp ose of in fire. • A button-type li thium batt ery (CR2025) is used in the Rem ote Commander . Do not use batteries other than the CR2025. • When t he lithium batter y becomes weak, the operating distance of the Remote Com mander may shorten, or the Remote[...]

137 Additional Information System Video compression format MPEG2/JPEG (Still image s) Audio c ompression f ormat Dolby Digital 2/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5. 1 Creator Video signal P AL color , CCIR standards Usable discs 8cm DVD-R/D VD-R W/DVD+R W Recording format Movi e DVD-R : DVD-VIDEO DVD-R W: DVD-VIDEO (VIDEO mode), DVD -Vi deo Recording (VR mod e)[...]

138 LCD sc reen Picture 6.9 cm (2.7 type, aspect r atio 1 6:9) T otal number of pixels 123 200 (560 × 220) General Power requireme nts 7.2 V (battery pack) 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consumption During camera recording using LCD 4.4W V iewfin der 4.0W Operating tempe rature 0°C to + 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Storage te mperature -20°C to + 6[...]

139 Glossar y , Index x 12cm d isc A disc wit h a diam eter of 12cm. Y ou can not use 12cm discs with this DVD Handycam. x 5.1c h surro und sound A sy stem t hat plays back s ound on 6 speaker s, 3 at the front (le ft, right and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) wi th an additi onal low-pass subwoo fer counted a s a 0.1 c hannel f or frequ[...]

140 x MPEG2 MPEG sta nds for Moving Pictu re Experts Group, the group of standards f or the coding (image compr ession) of video (movie) and audio. There are MP EG1 (sta ndard definition) and M PEG2 (high definition ) formats. D VD Handycam records mo vies in MPEG2 format. x Origin al A movie or still photo recorded by DVD Handycam onto a disc is c[...]

141 Glossar y , Index Numeric s 16:9 WIDE............ ...... ....2 9, 60 21-pin adaptor ......... ....... ...... .51 4:3 ......... ...... ....... ....... ......2 9, 60 4ch microphone ....................42 5.1ch surround recording ...... 42 5.1-channel surround sound ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .....42 8cm DV D .... ....... .....[...]

142 H Help ... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......97 High-speed t ransfer ........ 13, 98 Holding the camcorder ......... 2 2 HQ ..... ...... ....... ......... ....... ......75 I Icon .......See Display indicators IMAGE S IZE ...... ....... ......... . 7 1 Index DISPL AY ....... ....... ....... . 7 7 MOVIE PB ....... ....... ...... 77 Index scr[...]

143 Glossar y , Index Preparation Camcorder .. ....... ....... .....18 Computer .... ....... ....... .....97 Previous/ne xt button ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... 34, 35, 41 Print . ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...94 PROGRA M AE .......... ..66, 1 12 Protect ..... ....... ......... ...... 60, 1 25 P.MENU ... See Personal Menu Q QUA[...]

144 W Wall socket ... ....... ......... ....... . 19 Warning in dicators ........... .. 121 Warning me ssages ... ......... .. 121 WHITE BAL. (White balance) . ........... 67, 112 WHITE FAD ER ......... ...... .... 72 Wide ang le. ..... ....... ....... ....... . 42 WIDE SEL ECT ..... ....... ....... . 29 Windows....... ....... ......... ....... . 9[...]

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