Sony DCR-DVD805 manual

2-661-363- 11 (1) Opera ting Gu ide DCR-D VD405/D VD805 © 2006 Sony Cor poration Enjoying with your D V D Handycam 14 Getting Started 20 Easy Handycam 33 Record ing /Pla yback 40 Playback on D VD devic es 54 Usin g the Rec orded disc 61 Using the Set up items 64 Editi ng o n D VD Handycam 84 Du bbin g, Pr in ting 92 Using a Com puter 99 T rou ble [...]

2 power co rd T o reduce f ire or shoc k hazard, do not expose the unit t o rain o r moisture. WARNING This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to th e presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the pr oduct’ s enclosure that may be o f sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended t[...]

3 Fo r your pr otecti on, ple ase re ad these s afety instr uct ions comp lete ly b efore ope rati ng t he applianc e, an d keep this ma nual for futu re referen ce. Careful ly observe all warning s, precaut ions and in structio ns on the ap pliance, or the one described in the opera ting instruct ions and adhere to th em. Power Sourc es This set s[...]

4 Ligh tning For added protection for this set during a lig htning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outle t and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and power -line surges. Dam age Requ ir ing Ser v ice Unplug the set from the wa[...]

5 Before operatin g the unit , please re ad this manual thoroughl y , and re tain it for fut ure referen ce. CAUTION The use of o pti cal in stru ment s wit h th is product will increase eye hazard. U se of controls or adjustments or perform ance of proc edure s othe r than those speci fie d here in may result in haz ardou s radiation exposu re. Re[...]

6 television reception, w hich can be deter mined b y turning the equip ment of f and on, th e user is enco uraged t o try to corr ect the inte rference by one or more of the foll owing meas ures : – Reo rient or reloc ate th e receiving an tenna . – Inc rease the sepa ration be tween t he equip ment and rec eiv er . – Con nec t the equip men[...]

7 When usin g a “Memo r y Stick Duo” w ith “Memory Stick ” compa tible equip ment Be sure to insert the “Mem ory Stick Duo” into the Memory Stic k Duo Adap tor . Memor y Stick D uo Adaptor On usin g the camcord er • Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts. • The camco rder is not dust proofed, dripproofe d or waterproof ed.[...]

8 On recording • Before startin g to reco rd, test the re cordi ng function to make sure the picture and soun d are recor ded w ithout any prob lems. Y ou cannot delete image s once you record t hem on a D VD-R. Use a D VD-R W/D VD+R W for trial reco rding (p.1 6). • Compe nsati on fo r the cont ents of recordin gs canno t be provided, even if [...]

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10 T able of Cont ents What you can do with your DVD Handycam .............. .......... ......... .......... 14 Choosing a dis c ........ .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... 16 Using your DVD Handycam .......... .......... ......... ............. .......... .......... ...... 18 Step 1: Checking supp[...]

11 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 ope[...]

12 PICT.APPLI. ............. .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ............. 74 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 ............. ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 76 Setting s fo[...]

13 Troubleshootin g........... .......... .......... .......... ............ .......... .......... .......... .. 105 Warning indi cators and messages ............ ......... .......... .......... ......... ...... 123 Using your c amcorder abroad ......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... ...... 128 About the dis c........... ....[...]

14 Y our D VD Ha ndycam record s image data o n 8cm 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 op tical disc. No rewinding to start recording (p.34, 40) Record ed images ar e stored in empt[...]

15 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 D VD devices (se e page 38 and 54) . Playba ck on a DVD device or DVD drive (p .38, 54) 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[...]

16 Y our DVD Ha ndycam is compat ible with 8cm D VD-R, DVD-R W and DVD+ 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.141, 142) [...]

17 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[...]

18 Continu ed on th e right p age Using yo ur DVD Han dycam 1 Prepari ng (See page 20 to 31.) Select the disc that best suits your needs. Repeated use of a disc T o save 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 Handyc[...]

19 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 54 and 58.) T o vi ew a disc recorded on you r D VD Handy cam on other DVD devices, you need to fin al iz e it fi rs t. • The less the recording volum e of the disc is, the more it takes time to finalize the di[...]

20 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 .21) P ower cord (1) (p.21) A/V conne cting cab le (1) (p .52, 92, 94, 98) USB cab le (1) (p .96, 98) Wireless Remo t[...]

21 Gett ing S tarte d Y ou can charge th e batte ry after at tachi ng the “InfoLITH IUM” battery pa ck (P series) (p.133) to your camc order . • Y ou cannot us e an NP-FP30 battery pack with your camcorder . (See the re verse side of the battery pack for the model number .) Installing the battery pac k with excess fo rce may lead to camcorder[...]

22 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 batte r y pack Slide the PO WER switch to OFF (CHG). Slide th e B A TT (batt ery) release lev er an d remove the ba t[...]

23 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.47) wil l not be correctly displayed under the f ollowing conditions. – The battery pack is not att ached correctly . – The battery pack is damaged. – [...]

24 T o recor d, slid e the POW ER swit ch to tu rn on the resp ective la mp. When usi ng it f or th e firs t time , the [CLOC K SET] s creen ap pears ( p.27). 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[...]

25 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 [...]

26 Y ou can play back record ed pictur es (p.36, 42), or cha nge the set tings (p.64) usi ng the touch pane l. T ouc h the buttons displa yed on the scr een. 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 acti ons as explained abo ve when you press the b[...]

27 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 swit ch. • If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 mont hs , the built-in recha rgeable battery gets discharged an[...]

28 A new 8 cm DVD-R , D VD-R W, or DVD+R W is required for re cording (p. 16). • Remove dust or fi nger pr ints from the disc beforehand, using the clean ing clot h supplied with your cam corder (p.130). 1 Check that the po wer of your camcorder is o n. • Y ou can remove the di sc when a power source is connected to your cam corder e ven when y[...]

29 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 need to proce ed to steps after step 5 . x DV D - R W Se[...]

30 • After you r camcorder recognizes t he disc, 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 prev iously recorded pi[...]

31 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 [...]

32 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[...]

33 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[...]

34 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/STO P B (o r C ). • The default s ettings is [SP] (p.77) . T o stop recor ding, pre ss ST AR T/STOP again. T o record the ne xt imag es Perform step 2 . • Y ou can continu e recording if you have not finalized the disc (p.54) and t her[...]

35 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 o uch [SETUP] t [STILL ME DIA]. 2 Select the m edia for recor ding still im ages, then t ouch . The recordi ng screen retur ns with the s[...]

36 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 [...]

37 Easy H andycam - using your cam corder wit h automat ic settin gs • When playback of the selected m ovie reaches the end, the screen r eturns to the VISU AL INDEX scre en. • T ouch / during pause to pl ay back movie slowly . • When you touch a movie marked with i , you can p lay it back from the point you have stopped previously . • T ou[...]

38 Finalizi ng makes th e recorde d D VD c ompatibl e for playb ack with D VD 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 . Ther efore, you can f inal ize a d isc easil y . – creating a D VD menu to display images as thumbnails on a D VD player , etc. ?[...]

39 Easy H andycam - using your cam corder wit h automat ic settin gs Finali zing a disc T ouc h the LCD screen in th e following steps. • Do not apply sho ck or vibration to your camcorder , and do not disconnect the A C adaptor during finalizing. • T he shorter the amou nt of material recorded, the longer it takes for finalizing. Complete d a [...]

40 1 Slide the PO WER switch in the dire ction of the arrow to light up th e (Movie) lamp. 2 Press ST ART/STO P A (o r B ). T o stop recor ding, pre ss ST AR T/STOP again. Recording/ Playback Reco rding Movi es PHO T O POWER s witc h 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 WE[...]

41 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 o uch 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 [M EMOR [...]

42 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 : Displa ys 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 scr[...]

43 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 ou ch / during pause to play back movie slowly . • One touch makes the re verse/fast forward approximately 5 times faster,[...]

44 T o use zo om ............ ........... 26 Mov e the po wer zoom le ver 2 sl ightly 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 zoom buttons 6 on t[...]

45 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[...]

46 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 grees to the lens side ( 2 ). • A m irror-image of the subject appears on the LCD screen, but the picture w ill be nor mal whe n recorded. T o add special effects ............... 7 See PICT . APPLI. on page 74. T o us[...]

47 Recor ding/Playba ck T o check the remaining b attery .... 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 appe ars on th e screen to extend th e indica tion to the 20-se cond maximu m. T o[...]

48 Y ou can check or delete th e last re corded scen e. Y ou ca nnot dele te it if : – yo u have removed the disc. – yo u have recorded the new movies or s til l im ages . 1 Sl ide t he PO WE R s witc h to ligh t up 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 recordi ng T ouc h . •[...]

49 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 .) (47) 2 Recor ding mode ( HQ / SP / LP ) (77) 3 Recor ding status ([STBY ] (standby) / [REC] (re cording )) 4 Coun[...]

50 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. ” The y are not display ed whi le recordi ng. However , you can che ck th em as [DA T[...]

51 Recor ding/Playba ck Remo ve the insu lation sheet before usin g the Remote Commander . 1 DA T A CODE (p.78) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images (p.78) when you press this while playing back. 2 PHOT O (p.35, 40) The on-screen image when you press thi s button will be recorded as a still image. 3 SCAN/SLOW (p.[...]

52 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 . Conne ct your c amcor der to the wall outl et using the supplied AC Adaptor for this opera tion (p.21). 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 ([...]

53 Recor ding/Playba ck • When you play back a picture r ecorded in 16 :9 (wide) aspect ratio on a 4:3 TV not compatible with the 16:9 (wide) signal, set [T V TYPE] to [4:3] . 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 th[...]

54 Finalizi ng makes th e recorde d D VD c ompatibl e for playb ack with D VD 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 DVD menu to view disc content (see page 57) * – Crea te a Photomovie to view st[...]

55 Playback on D VD d evices T o add recordings to a fi nalized d isc (p.6 1) T o play back a disc in a DVD device after ad ding a recordin g (p.56) * Not possible f or (p.57). 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 th[...]

56 • 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 y our c amcorde r fr om runni ng out of powe r duri ng final izin g. • When you finalize a double-sided disc, you must fin[...]

57 Playback on D VD d evices T o sel ect a DVD menu sty le 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 ouc h t [END]. T o change a P hotom ovie sett ing 1 T ouc h [PHOT OM O VIE] . 2 T ouc h [YES]. Select [NO] if y ou do n ot crea te a Photom ovie. 3 T[...]

58 A fi nali zed dis c recor ded wit h your camc order can be played ba ck on a DVD device, etc. (p. 54). 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[...]

59 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 us e a D VD+R W , yo u must fina lize the di sc (p. 54). 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 o[...]

60 The date the disc was first used is recorded on the v olume 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 [...]

61 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[...]

62 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 use a D VD menu or a Photomovie on a DVD+R W, the disc m ust be finalized (p.[...]

63 Using th e Recorded disc (DVD -RW/DVD +RW) • During the Easy Handycam operation (p.33), 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 protected on other de vices. Cancel the protection with the original devices, and th en format it.[...]

64 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 t o select the setup item. Una vai labl e items will be grayed ou t. x T o use the short- cuts of Person al Menu On Personal Men u, short-[...]

65 Usin g the Set up items 1 To u c h t [SETUP]. 2 Select the de sired se tup item. T o uch / to select the item, th en touch . (The process in step 3 is the same as that in step 2 .) 3 Selec t the desire d item. • Y ou can also touch the item directl y to select it. 4 Customi ze the item. After finishi ng the sett ings, tou ch t (close) to hide [...]

66 Setu p items A vailable 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.33). Movie Sti ll PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam CAMERA SET (p.68) 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 R[...]

67 Usin g the Set up items * 1 The setting values before Ea sy Handycam operati on are maintained. * 2 [USB SELECT] appears automatically when your camcord er is connected to a computer or other device with a USB cable. Movie Still PLA Y/E DIT Easy Handycam ST A ND ARD SET (p .7 7) REC MODE z –– SP STILL MEDIA – z – z * 1 VO L U M E –– [...]

68 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 64 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[...]

69 Usin g the Set up items Y ou can fix the brightness of a picture manua lly . When 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 retu r[...]

70 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 subjec t on the screen. 9 appears. 2 T ouch [END] . T[...]

71 Usin g the Set up items • The redeye reduction may not produce 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 re cord pic tures at a maxi mum of 16 times the sensitivity of Ni ghtShot in dar k places . Set [SUPE[...]

72 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 × (the default setting) while reco rding on a di sc or “ Memo ry Sti ck Du o. ” Note that t he 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 erfor[...]

73 Usin g the Set up items B FINE ( ) Records s till image s at the fi ne image qu ality le vel . ST ANDAR D ( ) 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 [...]

74 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 64[...]

75 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 lig hts up. 2 Close the LCD screen with the s creen facing out. app ear s. 3 T ouch . [Set LCD of f?] appears on t[...]

76 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 t he screen in the following: – when PLA Y/EDIT is pressed while connecting your camcor der to another device with[...]

77 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 64 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[...]

78 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 backli ght. B NORMAL Standard b rightnes s. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD s creen. •[...]

79 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[...]

80 The default set ting is [ON] so tha t you can use th e sup plie d Rem ote Com man der (p. 51). • 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[...]

81 Usin g the Set up items See page 64 for details on selecting setup items. See page 27. 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 tim e difference on page 129. Y ou can chan ge this setting without stopping the cloc k. Set to [ON ] [...]

82 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[...]

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

84 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 [...]

85 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 ouch tab, t hen [ED IT] . 3 T ouch [CO PY ]. 4 T o uch the still image to be copied. The se lected s cene is ma rked w ith . Press an d hold the im age o[...]

86 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 [EDI T]. 4 T ouch [D ELETE]. 5 T ouch the still image 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 th [...]

87 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.142) 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 [...]

88 When you touch , it cha nges to and the op eratio nal button s below appear . T o hide the buttons, touch . • Play and pause tog gles 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]. •[...]

89 Editing on DVD Handy cam 5 T ouch t [YES]. 6 T o uch [YES ] to see the Pl aylist or [NO] to ret urn to or tab. T o ad d all the mov ies on th e disc at the same time T ouc h [ AD D ALL ] in st ep 3 . T o add all the st ill images on the di sc in a Play list It is re commended that you cre ate a Photomovie (p .90) b eforehan d, then add i t in a [...]

90 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 th e image. T ou ch to retu rn to the p revious 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 the[...]

91 Editing on DVD Handy cam 2 T ouch tab t [EDIT] t [PHO T OMO VIE] . 3 T o uch [Y ES]. All of the still images on the disc are con ver ted to a single mo vie f ile, a nd added to ta b . A movie co nv erte d 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 [...]

92 Y ou can copy pi ctures played b ack on you r cam corder t o other rec ording devices, such as VC Rs or D VD record ers. After dubbing them to an HDD (h ard disc dri ve) video recorder , you c an enjoy images sto red on th e hard d isk of the r ecorde r . Connec t your cam corde r to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor for th is operat[...]

93 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.52). 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[...]

94 Y ou can re cord p ictures or TV prog rams f rom a V CR, T V or DVD device onto a d isc using your camcor der . Connec t your cam corde r to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor for th is operati on (p.21). 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[...]

95 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 the 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 playb[...]

96 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 . Conn ect your ca mcorde r to the wall ou tlet 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 [...]

97 Dubbing , Printi ng • Do not attempt the following operations when is on the screen. The operatio ns may not be performed properly . – Operate the PO WER switch. – D isconnect the USB cable ( supplied) fro m the printer. – Slide the disc co ver OP EN switch. – Remove the “Memory Stick Du o” from your camcorder . • If the printer [...]

98 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 th e instruct ion manual su pp[...]

99 Using a Comput er 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 Nero Express 6 softw are. [...]

100 x When usi ng W indow s computer When using Pi cture P ac kage 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 [...]

101 Using a Comput er 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 . The 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 the comp uter . 2 T urn [...]

102 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 [NTSC], then c lick [ 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 [Nex[...]

103 Using a Comput er 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 once, t hen st arts 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 in atio n Fold er] ( and ?[...]

104 T o view “First Step Guide ” on your comput er , Micr osoft Int ernet Exp lorer V er .6. 0 or late r is re comm end ed. Doubl e-clic k the icon on the deskto p. • Y ou can also start by selecti ng [Start], [Programs] ([All Prog rams] for Windows XP), [Picture Package] , and [ First Step Guide], then start up [Firs t Step Guide]. • T o v[...]

105 T ro ubleshoo ting 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. • Di sconne ct the AC Adaptor f rom th e wall outle t or rem ove the b[...]

106 Y our camcorder gets warm. • T his is b ecause t he power has been turned on for a lo ng time. 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 pack is not attach ed to the camco rder . Atta ch a charged battery pa ck to the camc order (p.21). • T [...]

107 T ro ubleshoo ting A problem occurs when the cam corder is connected to t he AC Adaptor . • T urn off t he power , and di sconnect the A C Adapto r from the wall outlet. Then , connect it ag ain. An unknown picture appears on the s creen. • Th e camcorder is in [DEM O MODE] (p.76 ). T o uch the LCD sc reen or ins ert a disc or “Mem ory St[...]

108 The disc canno t be remov ed. • Make sure th e power source (ba ttery pack o r A C Adaptor) is connected correctly (p .21). • Remove the bat tery pack f rom the c amcorder , t hen attach it aga in (p.22). • Attach a ch arged battery p ack to th e camcord er (p.21). • T he disc i s damag ed or is dir ty with finger prints, e tc. In thi s[...]

109 T ro ubleshoo ting The data file n ame is not indicated correctly . • Onl y the file name is display ed if the director y structur e does not conform to the universal standard . • Th e file is damaged. • Th e file format is not supporte d on your camc order (p.131). The data f ile name flashes. • Th e file is damaged. • Th e file form[...]

110 The flash doe s not work. • Y ou cann ot record with the flash with: – D uring recordin g movies –[ S U P E R N S ] – [COLOR SLO W S] – [D. EFFECT] – [ BURST] – The conve rs ion lens (optional ) attache d • E ven if auto flash or (Auto re deye reduction ) is s elected, you cannot u se the in ternal f lash with: – NightShot –[...]

111 T ro ubleshoo ting Refer al so to “Setup items” (p.11 3). The auto f ocus does not f unction. • Set [FOCUS] to [A UTO] (p.70). • The recordin g conditi ons are not suitabl e for aut o focus. Adj ust the f ocus manu ally (p.7 0). [STEAD YSHO T] does no t functi on. • S et [STE ADYSHOT] to [ON] (p.7 2). • [STEAD YSHO T] may not work f[...]

112 Black bands appear when y ou recor d a TV screen or computer screen. • Set [STEAD YSHOT] to [OFF] (p.72). The supp lied Remote Commander do es not func tion. • Set [REMO TE CTRL] to [ON] (p .80). • Ins ert a battery into the battery holder w ith the +/– p olar ities correc tly matc hing the +/– mar ks (p.137). • Remove an y obstruct[...]

113 T ro ubleshoo ting 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.77). • T urn up th e volu me (p.43 ). • Soun d is not output when th e LCD screen is closed. Ope n the LCD screen. • Whe n you record sound with [MICRE F LEVEL] (p.77) set to [ LOW], the recorded sound ma y be dif[...]

114 Y ou cannot use [PROGRAM AE]. • Y ou cann ot use [PROGRAM AE] together with: – NightShot –[ S U P E R N S ] – [COLOR SLO W S] – [OLD MOVIE] • [ SPO R TS] wil l not work wh en th e POWER switc h is set to (S till). Y ou cannot use [SPOT METER]. • Y ou cann ot use [SPO T METER] together with: – NightShot –[ S U P E R N S ] – [[...]

115 T ro ubleshoo ting [COLO R SLO W S] does not operate correctly . • [COLOR SLOW S] may not op erate correctl y in total darkness. Use NightShot or [SUP ER NS]. • Y ou cannot 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 ou cann ot use [ SELF-TIMER] . ?[...]

116 Y ou cannot edit a DVD- R/D VD-RW ( VIDEO mode)/D VD+R W wit h your camcorder . Unable t o edit. • There are no images rec orded on the disc. • Un able to edit be cause of the con dition of the image. • Y ou cann ot edit an ima ge protec ted on another device. Scenes cann ot be added in the Playlist. • T he disc is full, or the added sc[...]

117 T ro ubleshoo ting Prints c annot be made using a PictBridge print er . • Y ou r printer may n ot print images r ecorded usi ng other devices. This is not a malfuncti on. Y ou cannot delete an image. • Y ou cann ot dele te images fr om a D VD-R. • With a DVD-R W (VI DEO mode) /D VD+R W , you can on ly delete the most re cently recorded im[...]

118 The beep soun ds for 5 sec onds. • T he temperat ure of your camco rder is extremely high. Turn of f your camco rder and leave it for a whil e in a cool place. • M oisture con densati on has occurred with th e disc. Turn of f your camc order and leave it for about 1 hour, then turn on your camc order again (p.1 35). • Som e proble ms have[...]

119 T ro ubleshoo ting 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 i[...]

120 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 comp uter displa y as foll ows: –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-ROM on a Macintosh computer . • The supplie d software Pict ure Pac[...]

121 T ro ubleshoo ting • Th e comput er does no t recogniz e the “M emory St ick Duo” during camcord er operation 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] appe[...]

122 The “First Step Guide” is not di splay ed correctly . • Follo w the procedure belo w and refer to “Fi rst Step Guide” (FirstStep Guide.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 CKA GE] (Di sc driv e) * . * Drive names (such as (E:)) may vary depe[...]

123 T ro ubleshoo ting If indic ators appear on the LCD scr een or in the vie wf inder , check the fo llo 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: [...]

124 E (Battery level warning) Slow flashing • T he battery pac k is nearly used up. • De pending 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 • M oisture c ondensa tion has occurr ed with the di sc. T urn off [...]

125 T ro ubleshoo ting x Moistur e conden sation % Moisture con densation. T urn o ff for 1H. (p.135) % Conden sation. Cann ot open. Remove disc later . (p. 13 5) x Disc Overheated. Recording on disc disab led. Overheated. Cannot open. T r y late r . Z Recor ding on disc dis abled. • A m alfuncti on has occ urred with the disc and it cannot b e u[...]

126 x “Memory St ick Duo ” Reinsert th e Memory Stick. • Re insert the “Memor y Stick 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[...]

127 T ro ubleshoo ting x Lens c over Lens cover not fully open. T u rn power off then on. (p.24) Lens cover is not closed. T urn the powe r off onc e. (p.24) x Easy Ha ndycam Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam. (p.33) Cannot cancel E asy Handycam. (p.33) Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam with USB connected. ( p .33) Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connec[...]

128 Power supply Y ou can use you r cam corder in any co untries/ 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. Use a c ommerci ally a va ilable A C plug adaptor [a] , if necessary , depend ing on the design o f the wall outlet [b]. On TV color syste ms Y our camcord er is an NT SC sys[...]

129 Additional Information Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clo ck to the local tim e by setting a time difference whe n using your camcorder abroa d. Set [A REA S ET] an d [DST SE T]/[SUMMERTIME] in th e TIME / LANGU. (p.27). 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[...]

130 See page 16 for the details of d iscs which y ou can use with your camcorder . Notes o n use • H old the di sc by its edge whil e supportin g 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). • Be fore shooting, be sure to remove dust and fi ngerprin ts fro m t[...]

131 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 “ Memo ry Stick Duo , ” which is about th e half size of a sta ndard “Memo ry Stick” in your camcord er . Ho wev er , a ppearan ce on th e list b elo w doe[...]

132 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 direct sunlight. • Places with extremely hi gh humidity or subject to co rr o sive ga se s. x On the Memo ry St ick Duo Ad[...]

133 Additional Information Thi s un it i s co mp atib le w ith an “InfoLITH IUM” battery pa ck (P series). Y our camcord er operat es only with an “InfoLIT HIUM ” bat tery pack . “Inf oLITHI UM” P series batter y packs ha v e the mark. What i s an “ InfoL ITHI UM” batt er y pack? An “ InfoLITH IUM” batte ry pack is a lithi um-io[...]

134 Battery life • The battery life is li mited. Batte ry capa city 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 ba ttery life varies accord ing [...]

135 Additional Information On use an d care • Do not use or store the camcorder and access ories in the fo llowing locations. – Anywhere extremely hot or cold. Never leav e 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. –[...]

136 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 . Remo ve 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 n o[...]

137 Additional Information On the pi ckup lens • Do not touch the 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 c[...]

138 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-t ype lithium batt ery (CR2025) is used in the Rem ote Commander . Do not use batteries other than the CR2025. • When t he lithium battery becomes weak , the operating distance of the Remote Com mander may shorten, or the Remote[...]

139 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 NTSC color, EIA standards Usable discs 8cm DVD-R/D VD- R W/D VD+R W Recording format Movi e DVD-R : DVD-VIDEO DVD-R W: DVD- VIDEO (VIDEO mode), DVD -Vi deo Recording (VR mod e[...]

140 Operating tempe rature 0°C to + 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Storage te mperature -20°C to + 60 °C (-4°F t o + 140°F ) Dimensions ( Approx.) 66 × 90 × 143mm (2 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 5 3/4 in.) (w×h×d) Mass (Approx.) 510 g (1 lb 1 oz) main unit only 590 g (1 l b 4 oz) includi ng the NP-FP60 rechargeabl e battery pack and disc Supplied accessories [...]

141 Glossar y , Index x 12cm d isc A disc wit h a diam eter of 12cm. Y ou c annot 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[...]

142 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 movi es in MPEG2 format. x Origin al A movie or still photo recorded by DVD Handycam onto a disc is c[...]

143 Glossar y , Index Numeric s 16:9 WIDE............ ...... ....3 1, 62 4:3 ......... ...... ....... ....... ......31 , 62 4ch microphone ....................44 5.1ch surround recording ......44 5.1-channel surround sound ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .....44 8cm DV D .... ....... ......... ....... ...14 A A/V connecting cable ...[...]

144 H Help ... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......99 High-speed transfer ...... 15, 10 0 Holding the camcorder ........ . 24 HQ ..... ...... ....... ......... ....... ......77 I Icon .......See Display indicators ID1/I D2 ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... 52 IMAGE S IZE ........ ....... ....... . 7 3 Index DISPL AY ....... ......... ......79[...]

145 Glossar y , Index Computer .... ......... ....... ...99 Previous/ne xt button ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... 36, 37, 43 PROGRA M AE ...... ......6 8, 114 Protect ....... ....... ....... ...... 62, 12 7 P.MENU ... See Personal Menu Q QUALITY.............................73 R Rechargeable battery pack ......... ....... ....... . See Bat te[...]

146 WHITE FAD ER ........... ....... . 7 4 Wide ang le. ..... ....... ....... ....... . 44 WIDE SEL ECT ..... ......... ...... 31 Windows....... ....... ......... ......100 WIPE ... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... 74 World time diff erence ........ 129 Write- protect tab ...... ....... .... 131 Z Zoom ... ....... ....... ...... ....... ......[...]

On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony C orpor ation. • “Memory Stick, ” , “Memory Stick Duo, ” , “Memory Stick PRO Duo, ” , “MagicGate, ” , “MagicGate Me mory Stick” and “Ma gicGate Memory Stic k Duo” are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “InfoLI THIUM” is a tradem ark of Sony Corpor[...]

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