Sony DCR-SR42 Handycam&reg manual

3-098-548- 11 (1) Digital Video Cam era Recorder Oper atin g Guide DCR-SR42/SR62/ SR82/SR200/ SR300 © 2007 Sony Cor poration For details on the advanced ope ration s, please refer to “ Handy cam Handb ook” (PDF).[...]

2 To reduce fire or shoc k hazar d, do not expose th e un it t o r ain or moisture. This sym bol is intended to alert the user t o the presence of unins ulated “dangerous voltage” wi thin the p roduct’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magni tude to constitute a risk of electr ic shock to persons. This sym bol is intended to alert the user[...]

3 Clea ning Unplug the set from the wa ll outlet before cleaning or pol ishing it. Do not us e liquid cleaners or aerosol cl eaners. Use a cloth lightly dam pened with wa ter fo r cl eaning t he exteri or of the set. Wat er an d Mois tu re Do not use power-line operated sets near water – for example, near a batht ub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or la[...]

4 Befo re o perat ing the unit, plea se read t his ma nual thoro ughly , and reta in it for futur e refe rence. Replace the battery w ith the specified type only. Otherw ise, fire or injury m ay result. RECYC LIN G LITH IUM-ION BAT TERI ES Lithium-Ion batteries are recyclable . You can h elp preserve our environment by returning your used rechargea[...]

5 Not es DCR-SR42, DC R-SR62, DCR-SR8 2, DCR-SR200 and DCR-SR30 0 are to be used with th e Handycam Station Model DCRA-C171 and A C Adaptor Model A C-L200/L200B . CAU TIO N You are cautio ned that any changes or modifications not expres sly approved in th is manual could void your aut hority to operate this equipment. Not e This equipm ent has been[...]

6 Batte r y pac k This de vice c omplies with Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operati on is s ubject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful inte rference, and (2) this devi ce must accept any interference r eceived, including interference th at may cause undesired operation. This Clas s B digital apparatus complies with C[...]

7 • The camcorder is not dustproofed, dripproofed or wat erproofed. See “Precautions” (p. 34). • T o pr e vent the hard disk f rom being broken or recorded images from being lost, do not do the following when either of the respective lamps of the PO WER swit ch (p.13) or t he acces s lamp * is on: – to remove the battery pack or A C Adapt[...]

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9 Gett ing Sta rte d Ma ke su re that yo u h av e t he f oll o wi ng it e ms supp lied with your cam corder . The number in the parent heses indi cate s the nu mber o f t hat it em sup pli ed. A C Ada ptor (1) (p .11) P o wer cord (1) (p .11) Ha ndyc am St ati on ( 1) (p .11 ) A/V conn ecting ca bl e (1) (p .25 ) USB cab le (1) (p .27) Wireles s Re[...]

10 P owe r supp l y Y ou can use yo ur camcorder in an y countries/ regions using the AC Adaptor s upplied wi th your camcorder within t he A C 100 V to 24 0 V , 50/60 Hz ra nge. Use a commercially a v ailable A C plug adaptor [a], if necessary , dependin g on the design o f the wall outle t [b]. Usi ng the R emot e Comm ander f or the first t ime [...]

11 Gett ing Sta rte d Y ou can char ge the “Inf oLITHI UM” batter y pac k (H series) after attaching it to y our camcorder . • Y our camcor der operates on ly with an “InfoL ITHIU M” b attery pa ck (H se ries). 1 Attach the battery pac k b y sli ding it in the directio n of the arr ow until it c lic ks. 2 T urn the PO WE R switch in the d[...]

12 T o charg e the ba tter y pack us in g only the AC Ad ap tor T urn t he POWER s wit ch t o O FF (CHG) , then conne ct the A C A dapto r dire ctly to the DC IN ja ck on th e ca mcorde r . Char ging time : Approx ima te time (min. ) require d whe n you fully c harge a com ple tely exhauste d batte ry pack . Rec ordin g/Playba ck t ime: Appro x i m[...]

13 Gett ing Sta rte d 1 While pressing the green button, turn the PO WER switch repeatedl y in the direction of the arro w until the resp ective lamp lights up . Wh en yo u r ecord or play back an i mag e, tu rn th e POWER swit ch in th e dir ec tion of the ar row re peat ed ly un til t he res pect iv e lamp lig hts up . (Movie): T o record movies [...]

14 1 Adjust the LCD panel. Open the LC D pane l 90 degrees t o the cam corde r ( 1 ), th en r ota te i t to the b e st ang le t o recor d o r pl ay ( 2 ). 2 T u rn the PO WER switch to turn on y o ur camcor der . 3 Press WIDE SE LECT repeatedly t o select the desired screen aspect ratio (except for DCR-SR 42). 4 Fasten the grip belt and hold y our [...]

15 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back 1 Slide the l ens cover s witch to open (DCR- SR42/SR62/SR82). • For DCR-SR200/SR300, the lens cover opens and c loses automatically . 2 T urn the PO WER switch until the respective lamp lights up. P ress the gr ee n button only wh en th e POWER s wit ch is in the OFF ( CH G) po si tion . • (M ovie): T o re cord movies[...]

16 • Y o u can c h eck the f ree hard disk space by touching (HO ME) t ( M A NAG E HDD/MEMOR Y) t [ INFO ]. • If the A CCESS lamp is lit or flashing a fter recordi ng is f inis hed, it means data is still being written on to the hard di sk or “M emory Stick Duo. ” Do not apply s hock or vibration to your camcorder , and do not remove the ba[...]

17 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back 1 T urn the PO WER switch to turn o n y o ur cam cor der . 2 Press ( VIEW IMA G ES) A (o r B ) but ton. Th e VISU AL INDEX screen a ppear s on the LC D scree n. (It may t ake some tim e to disp lay the thu mb nail s.) 3 Start pl a ybac k. Play back Movies Still Im ages T ouc h the tab, a nd the mo vie to be pl ay ed bac k.[...]

18 T o adju st the soun d volu me of movie s Whe n play ing back a movie, touc h (OPTIO N) t tab t [V OLUM E], then adjust the v olume with / . • When playb ack f rom the s e lected mo vie reaches the las t movi e, the screen ret urns to the VI SUAL INDEX screen. • T ouch / during pause to pl ay back movie slowly . • One touch of / makes the [...]

19 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back 1 Power zoom leve r T o use zo om, m ove the power z oom lever . Move the po we r zoom lev er slightly for a slo wer zo om. Move it further for a faster zoom. 2 NI GHTSHOT PLUS switch * 1 T o re cord in d ark p laces, set the NIGHTSHO T PLUS switc h to ON. ( appea rs.) 6 Buil t-in mic rophon e Reco rds sound. Sound pic ked[...]

20 7 Remot e s ens or* 3 Rec eive the sig nal from the Re mo te Comma n de r . 8 Fla sh* 2 Flash es when using the fl ash. 9 LC D scree n T o recor d in mirror mode, ope n the LCD scre en 90 degrees to the c amcorde r ( 1 ), then rotate it 180 degre es to the lens side ( 2 ). q; Zo om b utt ons Pre ss for zo om ing in /ou t. qa BACK LI GHT but to n[...]

21 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back ws DISC B URN bu tton Creat e a D VD b y co nn ectin g th e cam corder to a com puter . F or deta ils, s ee “Hand y c am Handb ook” (PD F). wd (USB) jack Conn ect with the US B ca ble. * 1 DCR-SR4 2/SR62/SR82 * 2 DCR-SR2 00/SR300 * 3 Exce pt for DCR-SR42 * 4 For DCR-SR42, the position of the b u ttons differ from the i[...]

22 Ind icato rs disp laye d duri ng r ecor ding/ play back Record ing movies Recording still im ag es Vie w in g movi es Viewing still images 1 Reco rding mode (HQ / SP / LP) 2 HOME b utto n 3 Rem aining ba ttery (ap prox .) 4 Reco rding status ([ST BY] (standby) or [REC ] (rec ordin g)) 5 Coun ter (hou r/minut e/s econ d) 6 OPTION bu tton 7 Dual R[...]

23 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Following indica tors app ear during recor ding /pla yback to indi cate the setti ngs of your ca mco rder . Uppe r left Upper rig ht Cent er Bot tom * 1 DCR-SR200/ SR300 * 2 DCR-SR42 * 3 DCR-SR62/ SR82/SR2 00/SR300 * 4 DCR-SR42/ SR62/SR8 2 • The reco rding date and ti me is record ed automatically on the hard disk and ?[...]

24 Reco rde d imag es ar e sto r e d on the in te rnal hard disk of your cam corder . Due to the limit ed capac ity of th e in ternal h ard d isk, mak e sure that you sa v e the ima ge data to som e typ e of extern al medi a suc h as a D VD-R or a com puter . Y ou ca n sav e the ima ges re corde d on the cam cor der as de scr ibe d bel o w . By usi[...]

25 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Conne ct your cam corder to th e inp ut jac k of TV or VC R us ing A/ V conn ec ting ca ble 1 (suppl ied) or A/V con nect ing cable with S VIDEO 2 (optiona l). For details, see “Han dycam Handb ook” (PDF ). • Y ou can dub the images recorded on the camcorder to VCR or D VD/HDD r ecorders. For details, see “ Handyca[...]

26 In t he su pplied CD -R O M, “H andyca m Hand book” (PDF) and “ Picture Motion Bro wser ” (So ftwar e) ar e cont ained. On the ad v anced use of yo ur cam cord er or how to use connecti ng to your compu ter , see “Handyc am Ha ndbook ” (PDF) . By usin g “Picture Motion Browser, ” you can enjo y the fol lowi ng opera tions: – Cr[...]

27 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back Hard disk: A vailab le fr ee har d disk sp ace for i nstalla tion re quired: Approxi mately 600 MB ( for c reating a DVD, 5 G B or mo re may be re quired) Display: Di rectX 7 o r l ater -compat ible vide o card , Mi nim um 10 24 × 768 do t s, High Co lor (16 bit co lor) Other s: US B port (this must be provided as st anda[...]

28 q; Follo w the on-scre en instructions to ins tall th e softwa r e. De pe ndi ng on th e co mput er , you ma y need to instal l third party soft ware (show n below) . If th e in sta llat io n scre en appea rs, follo w the in stru ctio ns to inst all the requi red softwar e. – W indows Media Format 9 Series R untime (Windo ws 2000 o nly) Softwa[...]

29 Rec ordin g/Pl ay back 2 T ouch (H ELP). The bo tto m of the (HEL P) button turn s orange. 3 T ouch the item you want to kno w the conte nt. Whe n you touch an ite m, its explanatio n ap pear s on th e sc ree n. T o apply th e option, touc h [YES] . The OPTION MENU appea rs just like the pop-up wind o w that appea rs when y ou righ t- clic k the[...]

30 * 1 DCR-SR200/S R300 * 2 DCR-SR42 * 3 DCR-SR62/SR 82/SR200/ SR300 * 4 Y ou can set t he item during Easy Handycam operation (p.16) . * 5 DCR-SR300 * 6 [SOUND S ETTINGS] (durin g Easy Handycam operation (p.16) ) It ems y ou can set o nly on the O PTI ON MENU w ill be describe d below . * 1 DCR-SR42 /SR62/SR 82 * 2 DCR-SR20 0/SR300 * 3 DCR-SR6 2/S[...]

31 T roublesho oting If you run i nto any problems using yo ur camc order , use the following table to troub leshoot the probl em. If the p roble m persists , disconnec t the po wer sourc e and cont act your Sony dea ler . Note s before sending your c amc order for repa ir • Y our camcorder may be requ ired to initiali ze or change the curr ent h[...]

32 Menu items are gray ed out. • T here are som e functions you cannot acti va te simu ltan eou sly . Fo r deta ils , se e “Handy cam Handb ook” (PDF). Lights appear on the screen e v en if the lens co ver is c losed (DCR-SR42/ SR62/SR82). • Wh en you tu rn on your ca mcorder whi le the lens c over is c losed, lights through gaps of the len[...]

33 T roublesho oting (W arni ng on th e hard di sk of t he camcor der)* Fast flashing • An erro r may ha ve occurr ed with the hard disk d r i ve in y our camcord er . (W arni ng on the har d dis k of the camcor der)* Fast flashing • T he hard disk of the camco rder is fully record ed. • An erro r may ha ve occurr ed with the hard disk d r i [...]

34 On u se and ca re • Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories in the following locations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Ne ver lea ve them exposed to temperatures above 60°C (140°F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters o r in a ca r parke d in the sun. The y may malfunction or become deformed. – Near strong mag[...]

35 Addition al Inform ation Abou t ca re and storage of the lens • W ipe the s urface of the lens clean with a sof t cloth in the following insta nces: – Wh en there are f in gerpr ints on the lens surface. – I n hot or humid locations – Wh en the lens is exposed t o salty air such as at the seaside. • Store in a well -ventilated loca tio[...]

36 Ef fect i ve (S till): Approx. 340 000 pixels DCR-SR62/SR82 3.0 mm ( 1/6 type) CCD (Ch ar ge Coupled De vice) Gro ss: Approx. 1 0 70 000 pi xels Ef f ecti ve (Movie, 16:9) Approx. 670 000 pixels Ef f ecti ve (Movie, 4:3) Approx. 690 000 pixels Ef fect i ve (Still, 4:3) Approx. 1 0 00 000 pi xels Ef fect i ve (Still, 16:9) Approx. 750 000 pixels [...]

37 Addition al Inform ation DC R-SR20 0/SR3 00 1.5 lx (lux) (when [A UTO SL W SHUTTR] is set to [ON], Shutter speed 1/30 second) 0 lx (lux) (during NightS hot function) * 1 “Exif” is a file f orm at for still image s, establis hed by the JEIT A (Japan Electronics and Info rmation T echnology Industries As sociation). Files in this forma t can h[...]

38 Hand ycam Statio n DCRA-C171 Inpu t/Outpu t connec tors Audio/V ideo output 10 pin connector V ide o si gn al: 1 Vp - p, 75 Ω (ohms) Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω (ohms) Chrominance signal: 0.286 Vp- p, 75 Ω (ohms) Audio signal: 327 mV (at load impedance 47 k Ω (kilohms)) , Output impedance less th an 2.2 k Ω (kilohms ) USB j ack mini-B AC[...]

39 Addition al Inform ation On tr adema rks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “Memor y Stick, ” “ , ” “Memory St ick Duo, ” “ , ” “Memo ry Stick PR O Duo, ” “ , ” “MagicGate, ” “ , ” “Magic Gate Memory Sti ck” and “MagicGate Memory S tick Duo” are t rademar ks of Son y [...]

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