Sony DCR-SR90E manual

2-672-379- 13 (1) Printed in Japan Camera Operating Guide Read th is first DCR-SR90E/SR100E © 2006 Sony Cor poration En jo yi ng wi th y our H ar d Disk Drive Handyca m 10 Getting Started 13 Easy Handycam 22 Record ing /Pla ybac k 28 Using the Set up items 46 Du bbin g, P rin ting 69 T rou b les hoot in g 76 Additional Inf orm ation 90 Glossary , [...]

2 Befo re operat ing the uni t, please re ad this manual thorough ly , and retain it for fut ure refere nce. T o reduce f ire or shoc k hazar d, do not expose the un it to rain or moi sture. Replace the battery with the sp ecified type onl y . Otherw ise, fir e or injur y may result. NOTICE ON THE SUPPLI ED AC ADAPTO R A mo ulded plug complyin g wi[...]

3 Y our camcorde r is suppli ed wit h two kinds of op eratio ns guides. – “Camera Ope rating Guide” (This manual) – “Computer Application Guide” On usin g the camc order • Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts. • The camco rder is not dust proof ed, drip proofed o r waterpro ofed. See “Mai nten ance a nd pr ecau tions ?[...]

4 Compatibi lity of im ages • Y ou can not play back bot h movies and still image s other than th e imag es rec orded with your cam corder . Y ou also cannot play back images recorded wit h other DCR -SR100E. On thi s manual • The im ages of th e LCD sc ree n and the viewfinder used on thi s manual are capture d using a digital stil l camera, a[...]

5 Save all you r recorded imag e data • In the case of you r image data being damaged, sav e all your recorded im ages. It is recommended that you save the image data on a D VD using your computer (see “Computer Application Guide”). Also, you can save it using VCR/D VD device (p.69). • It is recommended that you sav e your image data period[...]

6 T able of Cont ents Read this fi rst ......... ....... ...... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... ..... 2 Notes on using the Hard Disk Dri ve Handycam...... ...... .......... ...... ....... ..... 5 What you can do with your Hard Disk Drive Handy cam ......... ...... ....... ... 10 Using your Hard Disk Dr ive [...]

7 To record sound with more presenc e (5.1ch surround record ing) To adjust the focus for an off center subj ect To fix the expos ure for the s elected subjec t To add special ef fects To record in mirror mode To use a tripo d To attach th e shoulde r belt Playbac k To play back a seri es of still i mages ( Slide s how) To use Playb ack zoom Record[...]

8 Customizing Personal Menu ............ .......... ...... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... ... 63 Creating the Playlist ............ ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... ... 65 Playing the Pla ylist ........ ......... ....... ...... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ...... ....... ... 67 Setting [...]

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10 Y ou can reco rd image s to the ha rd di sk of the cam corde r . Hard Disk Dri v e Handy cam of fe rs more o pti ons tha n the tape or the D VD camcord er f or yo ur co n v enienc e an d en tert ainmen t. Enjoyin g with your Hard Disk Drive Handycam What you ca n do with your Har d Disk Dri ve Handyc am Reco rdin g onto th e hard d isk fo r long[...]

11 Enjoying wit h your Hard Disk Drive Handycam Y ou can reco rd th e mo vi e wi th 5. 1c h sur roun d sound. Y ou can cr eate a DVD containi ng your movies with 5.1c h surround so und with supplie d computer software. This provides full sound on a home theate r . Realistic sounds can be recorded (5.1ch surround sound) (p.33) One T ouch DV D Burn ([...]

12 Image s are recorded on the internal ha rd disk. When the ha rd disk become s full, you cannot record new image s. It is recomm ended that you save the ima ge data periodi cally , then delete the u nnecessary images fro m the h ard disk of your c amcorder . • If you delete the images, you can record images on the f ree hard disk space again. U[...]

13 Ge tting S tart ed Make sure that you have following items suppl ied with your cam corde r . The number in the parent heses indica tes the numb er o f tha t ite m sup plie d. AC Ada ptor (1) (p .14) Mains lead (1) (p .1 4) A/V conn ecting ca ble (1) (p .40 , 69, 71) USB cab le (1) ( p .73, 7 5) Wireless Re mote Co mmander (1) (p .3 9) A button-t[...]

14 Y ou can c har ge the batt ery after atta ching the “InfoL ITHIUM” b attery pac k (P series) (p.93) to your c amcorder. • Y ou cannot use an NP-FP30 battery pack with your camcorder . (Se e the re verse side of the battery pack for the model number .) Installing the battery pack wit h exce ss force m ay lead to camcorder malfunction such a[...]

15 Ge tting S tart ed 5 The CHG (char ge) lamp turns of f when the battery i s fully charged. Remove the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack on y our c amcor der . • Remove the A C Adaptor holding both your camcorder and the DC plug. T o rem ove the ba tter y pack Slide the PO WER switch t o OFF (CHG). Slid e the B A TT (b atte ry) r elea se le v er a[...]

16 Playba ck tim e Approxi mate t ime (m in.) av ai labl e when y ou use a full y charged batter y pack. * When the LCD backlight turns on. On th e bat tery p ac k • Before changing the battery pack, sli de the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). • The C HG (charge) lamp flashes during charging, or BA TTER Y INFO (p.35) will not be correctly displayed u[...]

17 Ge tting S tart ed T o reco rd, sl ide the PO WER switch to tu rn on the re spect i ve lam p. When us ing it fo r the f ir st time , the [ CLOCK SET] sc reen appea rs (p.20). 1 T urn on the po wer by s lidin g the PO WER swit ch i n th e direct ion o f the arro w while pressing the green button in the center . When you record, switch the power m[...]

18 Open the L CD s creen 90 degr ees to the camcord er ( 1 ), then r otate it to the b est a ngle to recor d or play ( 2 ). • Be careful not to press t he bu ttons on the LCD frame accidentally , when you open or adjust the LCD sc reen . • If you open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the camcorder, then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side, you c[...]

19 Ge tting S tart ed Y ou can pl ay b ack r ecord ed i mages (p.26 , 29), or change the settings (p.46 ) using the touch pa nel. T ouch t he b u tto ns di sp laye d on th e sc ree n. Support the r ear of th e LCD panel wi th y our finger . Then, touc h the b uttons displayed on the screen. • Perform t he same actions as descr ibed above when you[...]

20 Set the dat e and time when usi ng this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set the dat e and ti me, th e [CLOCK S ET] scre en appears every t ime you t urn on y our camcor der or slide t he PO WE R swit ch. • If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 months , the built-in rechargeable battery gets discharged and the d ate and time[...]

21 Ge tting S tart ed By record ing in the 16:9 (wi de) mode, yo u can enjoy wide -angle, high-re solution images. • If you intend to view images 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 the des[...]

22 Easy H andycam opera tion is a function fo r making nearly all se ttings automati c with just o ne pre ss of the EASY button. Since only b asic function s become av ai labl e and scr een font size in creases for easy viewing, even f irst time users ca n enjoy easy oper ation. Comple te the prepar ations descri bed in st eps 1 to 7 (p.13 to 21) b[...]

23 Easy Ha ndycam - using your cam corder wit h automatic se ttings[...]

24 1 Slide the PO WER switch A in the dir ection of th e arr o w to li ght up the (Movie) lamp. 2 Press EASY. [Eas y Handyc am oper ati on ON.] ap pears , then appe ars on the LCD scr een. 3 Press ST ART/ST OP B (o r C ). T o stop recor ding, press ST AR T/STOP again. • [REC MODE] is set to [HQ] (default set tings) (p.59). • A recordable ti me [...]

25 Easy Ha ndycam - using your cam corder wit h automatic se ttings 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the arr ow to light up the (St ill) lamp. 2 Press EASY. [Easy H andycam operation O N.] appears, t hen appear s on the LCD scre en. 3 Press PHOT O D lightly to adjust the focus A , then press it fully B . A shu tter sound is heard. Whe[...]

26 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to light u p the (PLA Y/EDI T) lamp. The VISU AL INDEX screen appears on th e LCD screen. 2 Press EASY. [Eas y Handyc am oper ati on ON.] ap pears , then appe ars on the LCD scr een. Pla yback wi th ease Slide the POWER switch in the direction of t he arro w while pressing the gre[...]

27 Easy Ha ndycam - using your cam corder wit h automatic se ttings 3 Start pla ybac k. T ouch (Movi e) tab, th en touch t he thum bnai l of the movie to be played ba ck. When th e sel ected m ov ie has play ed bac k to t he e nd, th e scr een r eturn s to th e VISU AL INDEX screen. • T ouch / during pause t o play back movie slowly . • T ouch [...]

28 1 Slide the PO WER switch in the direction of the arro w repeatedly to light up the respective lamp. 2 Star t recording. • If the A CCESS lamp is on a fter recording is finished, it means data is stil l being writte n onto the har d disk. Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder , and do not remov e the battery pack or A C Adaptor . ?[...]

29 Record ing/Playback 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to light u p the (PL A Y/EDIT) lamp. The VISU AL INDEX sc reen appears on the LCD screen. • Moving the zoom lever changes the VISUAL INDEX screen indication from 6 to 12 and more images can be displayed at t he same time . • T ouch [ DISPLA Y] in ST ANDARD SET to set the number of thumb[...]

30 Y ou can searc h for des ired images by da te efficientl y . 1 Slide the PO WER switch repeatedly to light up the (PLA Y/ED IT) lamp . The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LC D scr een. 2 T o search f or mo vies, touch (Movie) tab. T o search for still imag es, t ouch (Sti ll) tab. 3 T ouch [D A TE]. The r ecordin g dat es of images are displ[...]

31 Record ing/Playback[...]

32 T o use zo om ....................... 17 Mov e the p ow er zoom le ver 1 sl ightly for a slower z oom. Move it fu rther fo r a faster zoom. • Be careful not to remove your finger suddenly from t he power zoo m lever 1 . If you do so, the sound of the lev er moving may be r ecorded. • Y ou cannot change the zoom speed with th e zoom buttons 7[...]

33 Record ing/Playback T o adjus t the ex posure for back lit subjects (BACK LIGHT) . ............. 5 T o a djust the expo sure for backlit subj ects, press BA C K LIGHT 5 t o di sp lay . . T o cancel the b ack ligh t func tio n, pr ess B A CK LIGHT agai n. T o rec ord soun d with more presence (5.1ch surround recording) ..... 23 Y our camcorder ha[...]

34 T o record in mirror mode ............ qs Open the LCD scr een qs 90 de grees to the camcord er ( 1 ) , t hen ro tate i t 180 de grees to the lens side ( 2 ). • A m irror -image of the subject appears on the LCD screen, but the image will be normal wh en recorded. T o use a tripod........................ qg Atta ch the tri pod (o ption al: the[...]

35 Record ing/Playback 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 press this button once , B A TT ER Y INFO appear s on the screen for about sev en seconds. Press the bu tton while B A TTER Y INFO appe ars on the scre en t o ex tend the i ndi cation to the 20 - second ma ximum[...]

36 Y ou can check th e last re corded m ovies/sti ll images. Also, yo u can delete the checke d images. 1 Sl ide the PO WE R s witc h to ligh t u p the (Mo vie) or (Still) lamp, then to uch . The playba ck of the l atest scene starts . T o return to recordi ng T ouc h . • C amera data (r ecording date , conditions etc.) is not displayed. • W he[...]

37 Record ing/Playback Indic ato rs dis playe d dur ing recor ding /play back ( ) is a referen ce page. The indicat ors during record ing will not be recorded. Re cordi ng movi es Recording still images 1 Remain ing battery (approx.) (35) 2 Recor ding mode ( HQ / SP / LP ) (59 ) 3 Recor ding status ([STBY] (standby) / [REC] (recordi ng)) 4 Coun ter[...]

38 When yo u can chan ge the setup item s, or during re cording or play back, following indica tors are displaye d. Upper le ft Upper ce nter Upper right Cente r Bottom The rec ording dat e and time ar e recorde d automa ticall y . They are not di splaye d while recordi ng. However , you can c heck them as [DA T A CODE] dur ing playbac k (p.60). In[...]

39 Record ing/Playback Remo ve the in sulati on sheet before us ing the Remote Commande r . 1 DA T A CODE (p.60) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images (p.60) when you press this while playing back. 2 PHOT O (p.25, 28) The on-screen image when you press this button will be recorded as a still image. 3 SCAN/SLOW (p.[...]

40 Connec t your camco rder to the inpu t jack of TV or VCR usi ng A/V connect ing cable 1 or A/V connecting ca ble with S VIDEO 2 . Co nnec t your ca mcor der to the w all so cket usi ng the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation (p.14 ). Refer also to the instruction manua ls supplied with the de vices to be connected . • T o view the recorded [...]

41 Record ing/Playback • On some 4:3 TVs, th e still ima ges recorded in 4:3 aspect ratio may not be displayed full screen. This is not a malfunction. • When you play back an image r ecorded in 16:9 (wide) aspect ratio on a 4:3 TV not compatible with the 16 :9 (wide) signa l, set [T V TYPE] to [4:3]. When you r TV is monaural (When y our TV has[...]

42 Recor ded images ar e stored on th e inter nal hard d isk of the ca mcorder . Due to some limi tations on the i nternal hard disk, make su re that you sav e the image d ata to the e xter nal med ia. Y ou can sa v e th e ima ges re corde d on the ca mcor der a s d esc rib ed be lo w . By using t he software in the supplied CD-ROM, you ca n save i[...]

43 Record ing/Playback Y ou can provide fr ee hard disk spac e by deleting image data on the camco rder . • Y ou can check the free hard disk space of th e camcorder on [HDD INFO] (p.57). • Protected images cannot be deleted. T o delete the images, cancel the protection (p.68). • Important data should be sav ed (p.42). • Do not delete the i[...]

44 Y ou can dele te movies or still im ages by date at once . 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/EDI T) lamp. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LC D scr een. 2 T o dele te movies, touch (Movie) tab. T o dele te stil l image s, touch (Still) tab. 3 T ouch [D A TE]. The r ecordin g dat es of images are displaye d on the screen. 4 T[...]

45 Record ing/Playback[...]

46 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to light u p the respective lamp . 2 T ouch the LCD screen to sele ct the setup item. Una v aila ble it ems will be gra yed out . x T o use the sho rt-cu ts of Person al Me nu On Personal Men u, short-cuts for frequently used se tup items are added. • Y ou can customi ze Persona[...]

47 Usin g the Set up i tems 1 To u c h t [SETUP]. 2 Select the desi red setup item. T o uch / to sele ct the item, th en touch . (The process in step 3 is the same as that in step 2 .) 3 Selec t the des ired it em. • Y ou can also touch the item directly to select it. 4 Customi ze the item . After finishi ng the settings , touch t (close) to hid [...]

48 Setu p ite ms A vaila ble set up ite ms ( z ) vary dependi ng on the oper ating mode . The foll o wing se tting s are ma de aut omati cally during Easy Hand ycam operati on (p.22). Position of lamp: Movie Sti ll PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam CAMERA SET (p.50) PRO GRAM AE zz – AU TO SPO T METER zz – AU TO EXPOS URE zz – AU TO WHI TE BAL. zz – [...]

49 Usin g the Set up i tems * 1 The setting values before Ea sy Handycam operation are maintaine d. * 2 [USB SELECT] appears automatically when your camcord er is connected to a computer or oth er device with the USB ca ble. * 3 For DCR-SR100E only . Position of lamp: Mov ie Still PLA Y/E DIT Easy Handycam ST A ND ARD SET (p.5 9) REC MODE z –– [...]

50 The de fault s ettin gs a re mark ed with B . The in dicators in parenthe ses appear when the items ar e select ed. See page 46 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can re cord image s effectively in various situations wi th the PR OGRAM AE functi on. B AUTO Selec t to automa ticall y record im ages eff ecti vel y without the [PR OGRAM AE][...]

51 Usin g the Set up i tems Y ou can fix the brightness of an image manua lly . Whe n recording i ndoors on a c lear day , for exampl e, you can avoid bac klight shadows on people next to the window by fixing the expo sure to tha t of the wall side of the room . 1 T ouch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the e xposure by tou ching /. 3 T ouch . T o retur[...]

52 Auto mati cally a ctiv ates the elec troni c shutter to adjust t he shutter speed when recording in bright c onditions if you set it t o [ON] (th e default setting). Y ou can select and adju st th e foca l po int to aim it at a sub ject not located in t he center of the screen . 1 T ouch the subjec t on the sc reen. 9 appears. 2 T ouch [END] . T[...]

53 Usin g the Set up i tems • The setting returns to [O FF] after you remove the power source for more than fiv e min utes. Y ou can record im ages at a maximu m of 16 times the sensitivity of Ni ghtShot in dark places . Set [SUPER NS] to [ON] whil e the NIGHTSHOT s witch is se t to ON. and [”SUP ER NS ”] fl ash on t he sc re en. T o cance l [...]

54 Y ou can sel ect the maximu m zoom l e vel in case you wan t to zo om to a level g reater than 10 × (the default setting) while reco rding. Note t hat th e imag e qual ity decr eases when you ar e using the digita l zoom. B OFF Up to 10 × zoom is performed opt ically . 20 × Up to 10 × z oom is perf ormed opt ically , and after that up to 20 [...]

55 Usin g the Set up i tems B FINE ( ) Records s till image s at the fi ne image q uality le ve l. ST A NDARD ( ) Records s till images at th e sta ndard image qualit y lev el. The size of still i mages (App rox. kB) B 3.0M ( ) Records s till i mages c learly . 1.9M ( ) Allows you to recor d more still images in rela tiv ely clear qualit y . VGA (0[...]

56 Using th e view find er Y ou can adjust [EXPOSURE] and [F ADER] while usi ng the viewfinder by having the LCD scre en rotated 180 degrees and clo sed with the screen fac ing out. 1 Make sure the (Movie) lamp lights up. 2 Exte nd the vie wf ind er , and clos e the LCD screen with th e screen fa cing out . appears. 3 T ouch . [Set LCD off?] appear[...]

57 Usin g the Set up i tems HDD By conn ecting t he USB cable between the camcorde r and a compu ter , you can access from t he comput er to th e hard disk of the camcorder . PictBridge PRINT See page 73. • For details on a computer connection, see “Computer Application Guide”. The default setting is [ON] so that you c an view th e demon stra[...]

58 The [DR OP SENSOR] is set t o [ON] as the defa ul t set tin g. When the dr op sen sor sense s a drop of the camcor der ( appe ars), you may not record/pla y back the image s to pro tect th e inter nal har d disk. • Set the drop sensor to [ON] (default setting) when you use the camcorder. Otherwise when you drop the camcorder , you may damage t[...]

59 Usin g the Set up i tems The defau lt se ttings are marked wit h B . The indic ators in parentheses ap pear when the item is sel ected. See page 46 for details on selecting setup items. Y ou can s elec t an i mage qual ity o f the mo vie from three le vels. B HQ ( HQ ) Reco rds in high qualit y mode (approx . recordable time is up to 7 hours 20 [...]

60 The rec orded image will no t be af fec ted e v en when you ch ange t he setting. x LCD BRIGHT Y ou can adjus t the bri ghtne ss of the LCD screen. 1 Adjust the brig htness with / . 2 T ouch . x LCD BL LEVE L Y ou can adjus t the bri ghtne ss of the LCD screen’ s backli ght. B NORMAL Standard b rightness. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD screen . •[...]

61 Usin g the Set up i tems DA TE/T IME 1 Date 2 Tim e CAMERA DA T A 3 SteadySh ot of f 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 TV . • The indicator toggles through t[...]

62 B ON A melody sounds when you start/s top recording, or operate the touch p anel. OFF Cancels th e melody . B LCD P ANE L Shows displays such as the counter on the LCD screen and in t he viewf inder . V-OUT/PANEL Sho ws th e dis play al so on the TV scr een. B NORMAL Scrolls the se tup items downwards by touching . OPPOS ITE Scrolls the se tup i[...]

63 Usin g the Set up i tems Y ou can add desired setup item s to Personal Menu, an d customize Personal Men u settings. This i s con venient if you add frequent ly us ed setu p item s to Person al Menu. Y ou can add up to 27 setup items for (Movie), (S till) or (PLA Y/EDIT ). Dele te a les s impor tant setup it em, if y ou want to add more . 1 T ou[...]

64 1 T ouch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [SORT]. If the desire d setup item is not displaye d, touch / . 2 T ouch the set up i tem y ou wan t t o move. 3 T ouch / to move the setup item to th e desired place. 4 T ouch . T o sort more items, repeat step 2 to 4 . 5 T ouch [END] t . • Y ou cannot move [P-MENU SET UP]. T ouch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [RESE T] t [Y[...]

65 Editing i mages A Playlist is a list displaying your favorite movies select ed from the ori ginal movies. Playlis t Glossar y (p.99 ) • Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from you camcor der while editing the Pla ylist. It may damage th e hard disk of the camcorder . • Y ou can add up to 99 scenes in t he Playlist. • Y ou can[...]

66 4 T ouch t [YES]. T o erase all the scene s at the sam e time T ouc h [ERASE ALL] in step 2 t [YES]. • The original images are not changed even if you erase th e images from the Playlist. 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/EDI T) lamp. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LC D scr een. 2 T ouch (Playlist) tab t [EDIT] t [MO VE][...]

67 Editing i mages Y ou can play t he Pl ayli st. 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/ED IT) l amp. The VISU AL INDEX sc reen appears on the LCD scr een. 2 T o uch (Playlist) tab. A list of the sc enes ad ded in the Playl ist appear s. 3 T ouch the image fr om which y ou want to pla ybac k. The scre en returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen[...]

68 T o cancel pro tectio n from th e desired image T ouch the image ma rked with - in step 3 . - mark disappears. Y ou can s et protect ion for sele cted im ages by recor din g date . 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/EDI T) lamp. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears o n the LC D scr een. 2 T ouch [D A TE]. 3 Select the desired date to pro[...]

69 Dubbi ng, Printing Y ou can sa ve images on y our camco rde r to VC Rs or D V D rec order s. Connec t your camcor der to the wall socket using th e supplied AC Adaptor fo r this operatio n (p.14). Ref er also t o the i nstru ction manuals supplie d with t he de vic es to be connec ted. • T o save image data on your computer or to save D VD usi[...]

70 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the (PLA Y/EDI T) lamp. Set [T V TYPE] acc ordin g to the pl ayback device (p.40). 2 Insert th e recording media for your VCR or D VD reco rder . If your record ing device has an input select or , se t it to the i nput mode. 3 Connect your camcor der to the VCR/D VD device with the A/V connect ing ca ble (sup[...]

71 Dubbi ng, Printing Y ou can record im ages or TV program s from a VCR, TV or DVD device onto the ha rd disk of camcorde r . Connec t your camcor der to the wall socket using th e supplied AC Adaptor fo r this operatio n (p.14). Ref er also t o the i nstru ction manuals supplie d with t he de vic es to be connec ted. • On your camcorder , you c[...]

72 1 Connect your camcord er to the TV or VCR/DV D device with the A/ V connect ing ca ble (suppl ied) 1 or the A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (op tional) 2 . • Connect your camcorder to the output jacks of a TV or VCR/ DVD device. 2 If y ou are recor ding fr om a VCR/ D VD device, inser t the video tap e or the D VD into the playbac k device [...]

73 Dubbi ng, Printing Y ou can print out sti ll images using a PictBri dge compli ant printer without connec ting the cam corder to a co mputer. Connec t your camcor der to the wall socket using th e suppli ed A C Adaptor for th is operati on. T urn on t he power of the printe r . • T o prin t still images after having copied them onto a computer[...]

74 5 T ouch [EXEC] t [YES]. When p rinting is finished, [Pri nting...] disappea rs and the ima ge selection scre en appears a gain. Y ou can cont inue to print other i mages. 6 When printing is finished, touch [END] t [ END]. • R efer also to the inst ruction manual f or the printer to be used. • Do n ot attempt the following operations when is[...]

75 Dubbi ng, Printing 2 ...Ope n the shoe c ov er . 456 ...Open t he j ac k c ov er . 1 REMO TE jack • Connect ot her optional accessories. 2 Active Interface Shoe The Active Interface Shoe supplies power to opti onal acces sories su ch as a vid eo light, a fl ash, or a micro phone. The accessory c an be turned on or off as you oper ate th e POWE[...]

76 If you r un into any problem s using your c amcorder, use the following table to troub leshoot the problem . If the proble m persists, remove the power source and contact your Sony deal er . Note be fore s ending yo ur camc orde r for r epair • Y our camcorder may be needed to initialize or change the current hard disk of the camcorder , depen[...]

77 T r oubleshooting Y our camcorder gets warm. • This is becaus e the po wer has be en turned on fo r a long tim e. This i s not a malfu nction. T u rn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place. The po wer d oes n ot turn on. • The battery p ack is not attache d to the ca mcorder . Attach a char g ed bat tery pack to the cam [...]

78 A problem occurs when the camcorder is connected to the A C Adaptor . • Tur n of f the po wer , and remo ve th e A C Adaptor fro m the wall socket. Then, conne ct it again . An unknown image appears o n the screen. • The camcorder is in [D EMO MODE] (p.57). T ouch the LCD scr een. An unknown indicator appears o n the screen. • T hey may be[...]

79 T r oubleshooting Refer al so to “ Ad justing the ima ge during reco rding” (p.80 ). Pressing ST ART/ST OP or PHO T O does not recor d movies/still i mages. • S lide the POWER swi tch to light up th e (Movie) or the (Still) lam p. • Y our camcorder is recordin g the image you have just shot on the hard disk of the camcorder . Y o u canno[...]

80 The actual recording time for m o vie is less than the expected appro ximate recording time. • Wh en you rec ord an obje ct that moves fast, t he time available for re cording ma y shorten (p. 15, 59). The recor din g stops. • T he temperatur e of your camcorder is extreme ly high. T urn off your camcorder an d lea ve it for a whil e in a co[...]

81 T r oubleshooting Tiny spots in whi te, red, blue, or green a ppear on the screen. • Th e spots appe ar when you ar e recording in [SUPER NS] or [COLOR SLOW S]. Thi s is not a malf unction. The color of the image is not correctl y display ed. • Set the NIGHTSHO T switch to OF F (p.32). The image appears too bright on the screen, and the subj[...]

82 “ ” is indicated on an image in the VISU AL INDEX screen. • L oading of the d ata may have failed. It may be indi cated corre ctly when yo u turn off the power and the n turn it on again . • Y ou r emoved the A C Adaptor or th e battery pack be fore the A CCESS la mp is turned on after recording . This may damage your image data and is d[...]

83 T r oubleshooting Y ou cannot use [PROGRAM AE]. • Y ou cannot use [PROGRAM AE] together with: – NightShot –[ S U P E R N S ] – [COL OR SL OW S] – [OLD MO VIE] • [SPO R TS] will not wor k when the P O WER swit ch is set to (Sti ll). Y ou cannot use [SPOT METER]. • Y ou cann ot us e [ SPO T METER] toge the r wit h: – NightShot –[[...]

84 [COLOR SL O W S] does not operate correctly . • [C OLOR SLOW S] may not operat e correctly in total darkness. Use NightShot or [SUPER NS]. • Y ou cann ot use [COLOR SLOW S] together with: – [F ADER ] – [D. EFFECT] – [PR OGRAM AE] – [EXPOSURE] – [SPOT METER] Y ou cannot use [ SELF-TIMER]. • Y ou cann ot use [ SELF -TIMER] togeth e[...]

85 T r oubleshooting Scenes cannot be added in the Playlist. • Th e added scenes exceed 99. Dele te unnecessary sce nes (p.43, 65). A scene cannot be deleted. • Pr otected im ages cannot be dele ted. Canc el the ima ge protect ion (p.68) Images from connected devices are n ot displayed on the LCD screen or the viewfinder (For DCR-SR100E o nl y)[...]

86 If in dica tors appear on th e LCD sc reen or i n the viewfinder, check the fol lowing. Some sympt oms you can fix by yourself. If the pr oblem per sists even after you have tried a cou ple of times, contact yo ur Sony dealer or loca l au thorized Son y ser vice f acil ity . C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-diagnosis di spl a y) C:04: ss • T he battery[...]

87 T r oubleshooting (Warning indi cator per taini ng to camera-shake warning) • Th e amoun t of li ghts is no t sufficient, so camera-s hake easily occ urs. Us e the flash. • The camcorder is unsteady , so camera- shake ea sily occurs . Hold the camc order steady with bot h hands and record the image. Howe v er , note th at the c amera- shake [...]

88 Access error . • An error occur red during reading or writing the ha rd disk of the camcorder . Mana gem ent file damag ed. Cr eate new file ? • T he image manage ment file is damaged. When you touch [ YES], a ne w image management fi le is created . When a ne w manage ment file is created, the old recorded im ages on the hard disk of t he c[...]

89 T r oubleshooting x Easy Ha ndycam Cannot star t Easy Ha nd ycam. ( p .22) Cannot cancel E asy Handycam. (p.22) Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam with USB connected. ( p .22) Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connected. ( p .22) In v alid during Easy Handycam opera tion (p .22) x Other E Pleas e connect AC Adaptor . • Y ou are tryin g to format [...]

90 Power supply Y ou can use you r camco rder in any countri es/ regions using the A C Adaptor supplied with your camc order within the A C 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-ba sed camco rde r . If you wa nt t o v ie w th e pl ayba ck pictur e on a TV , it must be a P A L system based TV with [...]

91 Additional I nformation Setting to the l ocal time Y ou can easily set the clo ck to the local time by setting a tim e dif ference whe n using your camcorder abroad. Set [AREA SET] and [SUMMER TIME] in the TIME/LANGU. (p.20). Wo rld time diff erenc e 1 23 4 6 8 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 [...]

92 The files/fold er structure are shown be lo w . Y ou do not usually need to acknowledge the files/ folder st ructure, wh en recordi ng/playing back ima ges on a camc order . T o enj oy still images or movies by co nnecting to a computer, refer to “C omputer Appl ication G uide, ” then use th e supplied applica tion. 1 Image management files [...]

93 Additional I nformation Thi s unit is compat ible with an “InfoLITH IUM” ba ttery pack (P series). Y our camcord er operates only w ith an “InfoLIT HIUM” battery pack . “Inf oLI THIUM” P ser ies batte ry pack s ha v e the mark. What i s an “InfoL ITHIUM ” batte ry pack? An “ InfoLITHI UM” bat tery pack is a lithi um-ion ba tt[...]

94 On use an d care • Do not use or store the camcorder and acc essories in the following locations. – Anywhere extremely hot or cold or humid places. Nev er leav e them exposed to temperatures above 60°C (140°F), such as under direct sunligh t, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. The y may malfunction or become deformed. – Near str[...]

95 Additional I nformation On the LCD s creen • Do not exert excessi ve pressure on t he LCD screen. Blurs appear and it may cause a malfunction of your camcorder . • If your camcorder is used in a cold place, a residual image may appear on the LC D screen. This is not a malfunction. • While you are using your camcorder , the back of the LCD [...]

96 x Procedures Conn ect your camco rder to a wall socket using the AC Adaptor supplied w ith your camcord er , and leave your camco rder with the P O WER swit ch turn ed of f for mor e than 24 hours. T o change the batt ery of th e Remo te Comm ander 1 While pressi ng on the tab, inset your fingernail into the sl it to pull out the battery case. 2[...]

97 Additional I nformation Color t emper ature [A UTO], [ONE PUSH], [INDOOR] (3 200 K), [OUTDOOR] (5 800 K) Minimum ill umination 5 lx (lux) (F1.8) 0 lx (lux) (in the NightShot function) *1 “Exif” is a file forma t for still images, estab lished by the JEIT A (Japan Electronics and Information T echnology Industries Association). Files in this [...]

98 Recha rgeable batt ery pack NP-FP60 Maximum outp ut voltage DC 8.4 V Output volta ge DC 7.2 V Capacity 7.2 wh (1 000 mAh) Dimensions ( Approx.) 31.8 × 33.3 × 45.0 mm (1 5/16 × 1 5/ 16 × 1 13/16 in.) (w × h × d) Mass (Approx.) 80 g (2.9 oz) Operating tempe rature 0°C to + 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Ty p e Li-io n Design and specifications are[...]

99 Gloss ary, I ndex x 5.1c h surroun d sound A sy stem that p lays bac k sound on 6 speaker s, 3 at the front (left, right and center ) and 2 at the r ear (rig ht and left) with a n additi onal low-pass sub woofe r counted a s a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 120Hz or lower . The sub woofer is on ly counted as 0. 1 chann el because its play back b[...]

100 x Protec tion The setting for preventing you from deleting imag e data. x Recor ding mo de By set ting the r ecording m ode before recording, you can selec t the image qua lity . There are 3 modes: HQ (high qua lity), SP (standard pla y) and LP (long play) . The higher th e recordi ng quality , the shorter the recording time. x Thumbna il Reduc[...]

101 Gloss ary, I ndex Numeric 12IMA GES ...... ..... ...... ..... .... .61 16:9 (wid e) ....... ..... .... ..... ...... .21 21-pin ada ptor ......... .... ..... .....4 1 4:3 .. ....... .... ..... .... ..... ....... .... ...21 5.1ch surround recording ......33 5.1ch surround sound ............99 6IMAGES ........ ..... .... ..... ...... .61 A A/V con[...]

102 Highlan d ..... ....... .... ..... .... ..... ...5 Holding the camcorder ......... 17 HQ ..... .... ....... ..... .... ..... .... ......59 I Icon ...... .See Display indicators Image mana gement fi les.......9 2 IMAGE S IZE ........ ..... .... ..... . 55 ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder .. .... ..... ....... .... ..... . 13 INDOOR .................[...]

103 Gloss ary, I ndex Recordi ng time ....... .... ..... .....1 5 REC CTRL ........ ..... .... ....... ...72 REC LA MP ... .... ..... ....... .... ...61 REC MODE.......... .... ....... .... .59 REDEYE REDU C ...... ....... ...52 REMAINI NG .... ..... .... ....... ...6 1 Remaini ng batte ry....... ..... .....35 Remote Co mmand er ... ....... ...39 R[...]