Sony HDR-FX1E manual

2-178-349- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony C orporation Operating Instructions Rea d this fi rst Digital HD Video Camera Recorder HDR-FX1E[...]

2 Read this first Before ope rating th e unit, please r ead th is manu al thorou ghl y , and retai n i t fo r fut ur e refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or sho ck ha zard, do not exp ose the u n it to rain o r mo istu re. To avoi d el ect r ic al sh o ck, do not op en the cabinet. Refer servicing to qua lified personnel only. b Notice If stat i[...]

3 Notes on use Your ca m co rder is capa bl e of recordi ng in both HDV and DV formats. You can use on ly mi ni DV cassettes in your camc ord er. The HDV st an dards • Digit a l high -d efin ition (HD) vide o sign al s are recorded and playe d back on a DV format cassett e. • HDV signals are compre ssed in MPE G2 format, whic h is a dopt ed in [...]

4 Using the ca m cor der • To ensure a good grip , fasten th e grip belt as sh own in the foll owing illustra tion. • You can cha nge the l anguage to be used f or screen display on your c am c or der (p. 18). • Do not hold the camcorde r by the following parts. View finder LCD panel Battery pac k Microph one Jack ho lder[...]

5 Read thi s first ....................... .................... ................... ............. .................. 2 Quick St art G uide Recordin g movies ................ ............. .................... ................... .................. 8 Getting st arte d Step 1: C hecking su pplied items .............. ............. ...................[...]

6 Adjusting th e focus ....... ................... .................... ............. ................... ..... 32 Adjusting the focus m anually . .... .... ......... .... .... .... ......... .... .... .. ........... .. .... .... ......... .... .. 32 Enhancing the outline to focus – PEA KING .......................................................[...]

7 Advanced operations Using t he Men u Selecting menu items ... ............ .......... 51 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – STDYSHOT TYP/FRAME REC, etc. ......... ........... ........... ........... ..... 52 Using the (AUDIO SET) men u – AUDIO MIX, etc. ........................ 56 Using the (LCD/VF SET) menu – LCD COLOR, etc. ..... ...... ..... [...]

Quick Star t Gu id e 8 Quick Start Guide Recording movies 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the bat ter y, see pa ge 11. 2 Insert a cassett e into the camcord er. Press the ba ttery pac k and slide it down. a Slide the OPEN/ EJECT lever in the dir ection of the arrow to op en the li d. The ca ss ett e compa rtme n t co[...]

Qui ck S tart Guid e Quick Start Guid e 9 3 Start r ecording wh ile checking the subj ect on the LCD sc reen. The date and time is n ot set up in the d efault se tting. To se t the dat e and time , see page 16. The pictures ar e re c or ded in th e HDV format in the defaul t se tting. To rec or d in th e DV format , see page 60. 4 View the recorded[...]

Getting started 10 Getting s tarted Step 1: Checking supplied items Make sure yo u have fo llowing items sup plied with yo ur ca m c or d er . The num ber in pare nthe ses in di cate s the nu mber of that ite m supplied. AC Ad a pt o r ( 1) Main s l ead (1) Lens h ood (1) This is at ta ched to y our camco rde r. b Note • If you attach an op tical[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 11 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You can cha rge the bat t ery by attachin g the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (L series) to your c am c ord er . b Note • You canno t use batteries othe r tha n the “InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack (L series) (p . 92). • Do not short-c ircuit the DC plug of the AC Adapto r wi[...]

Getting started 12 5 Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). The CHG (c harg e) lamp ligh t s up and char gin g st arts. After charging the batter y The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the battery is f ully char ged. Disconne ct the AC Adaptor fr om the DC IN jack . To remove t he batte ry pack 1 Set th e POW ER s w itch to OFF (C HG ). 2 Press BATT RE[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 13 Charg ing ti me Appr oximat e numbe r of minu tes requir ed when you fu lly c harge a fully d ischar ged bat tery pack at 25°C (77 °F). (10 – 30° C (50 – 86°F) recommended.) b Note • NP-F330/ F530/500/510/ 710 battery pack s cannot be used with your camcorder. Recording time Appr ox imate nu mber of m i[...]

Getting started 14 • The CHG (char ge) lamp f lashes durin g charging , or the batter y inf or m ation wil l not be correc tly displaye d in f oll owing conditions. – The battery pa ck is not atta c hed corr e ct ly. – The ba tte r y pa ck is dama ge d. – The ba tte r y pa ck is fully di scharged. (For Batt ery inform ation o nly.) Using an[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 15 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusting the LCD panel You can adj u st the angle and brightness of the LCD pane l to meet various reco rding situations. Even wh en there ar e obstr uc t io ns betwe e n you and t he subje ct, you ca n check the subjec t o n t he LC D screen during reco rdi ng by a[...]

Getting started 16 When th e picture in the vi ewfinder is hard to se e If y ou can not se e the pictu re in t he vi ewfind er clea rly unde r bright ci r cumst an ces, use the suppl ie d large eyec up. To attach the la rge ey ecup, stre tch it a litt le and alig n i t wi th the groo ve of the v iewfin der, then slide i t up to the en d. You can a [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 17 3 Press MENU. 4 Select the (OTHERS) menu by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 5 Select [CLOCK SET] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 6 Set [Y] (year) by turning t he SEL/ PUSH EXEC d ial, then press the dial. You ca n s et any yea r up to the year 2079. 7 Set [M] (month),[...]

Getting started 18 2 Insert a cassette with its window-side facing out. 3 Press on the casse tte compartment. The cassette compartmen t aut omatic al ly slides b ack in. 4 Close the lid. To eject the cassette 1 Slid e th e O PE N/E J E CT le ver in the direct io n of the arr ow and op en the lid. The cassette compartmen t aut omatic al ly comes out[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 19 5 Select [LANGUAGE] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 6 Select the desir ed la nguage by t urnin g the SEL/PUSH EXEC di a l, then p ress the dial. 7 Press MENU to hide the me nu scree n. z Tip • Your camcorder of fers [ENG [SIMP]] (simplified English) for when you cannot find your native t[...]

Recording 20 Recording Recording movies You can rec ord movies in either the HDV or the DV format. Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Getting st ar t ed” (p. 10 - p. 18) . Movies wi l l b e record ed along with stere o sou nd. 1 Open the shutter of the lens hood. 2 Open the LCD panel and a djust the angle. 3 While pres sing the gr een bu[...]

Recording Recording 21 To record f rom a low-ang le Use the REC STA RT/STO P bu tton on the handle aft e r releasing the HOLD lever. To view t he pict ur e du ring rec ording , f ac e the LCD pan el or th e vi ew f inder upw a rd, or fa ce the LCD scr een dow n, the n close and re store the LCD panel to the ori ginal positi on with the LCD scree n [...]

Recording 22 • Following func tions may not work co rrectly wi th the tape recorded in the HDV format and t he DV format mixed: – Zero set mem ory – Date search – Inde x se arc h Recordin g for a longer time On the (IN/OUT REC) menu, select [ REC MODE], then [LP] (p . 60). In the LP mode, you can record 1. 5 times longer than you can wh en [...]

Recording Recording 23 3 Pre ss the ha ndle zo om lever to zoo m in or out. b Note • You canno t ad just the zoom speed by pres sing the hand le zo om l ever. C ha nge the zoom s pee d by setting [HANDLE ZOOM] (p. 54) . • You cannot use the han dle zoo m lever wh en the han dle zoo m switc h is se t to O F F. • You canno t ch an ge th e zoom [...]

Recording 24 Display i ng the record ing setup informat ion – Status check You can ch eck the s etup v alue of the following items in t he standby mode or during recording. • Aud io setup su ch as micro phon e volume leve l (p. 3 6) • Output setup ([C OMP ONENT], [i. LINK CONV], and [TV TYPE] settings) (p. 60) • Functions a s signed to the [...]

Recording Recording 25 Adjusting the exposure The exposur e is adju sted automatically i n the defaul t sett ing. If you want to record brighter or darker pictures t ha n those of the au t o exposure adjustme nt, use the ma nual adjus tment functi on (p. 27), or customi z e the pictur e quality b y using the PIC TURE PROFILE function (p. 34). Adjus[...]

Recording 26 Adjusti ng the white balanc e You ca n adjust th e white ba lance a cco rding to the li ght of the record ing environment. The whi t e bala nce adjustme nt data fo r 2 different re c ording conditio ns can be set up and memorize d sepa rate ly in mem ory A and B. Dur ing recor ding, yo u can rec all th e setup data from the memory with[...]

Recording Recording 27 6 Pres s MENU to hide the menu screen . 7 Set the WHT BAL switch to PRESET. 8 Press WHT BAL. The white balance is set to the selec te d setting. To restore the a utom atic white balance Pres s WH T BA L , or se t the AUT O LOC K switch to AUTO LOCK. b Note • If you set the AUTO LOC K sw itc h to AUTO LOCK, othe r ma nua ll [...]

Recording 28 Adjusti ng the iris You can m anually adjust th e light volum e entering the le ns. As the iris is o p ened (smaller aperture values), th e light volume increases. Th e range of focu s narrows and only the sub ject appears in sharp foc us. As the iris is close d (larger aperture value s), the light vo lume decreases an d the range of f[...]

Recording Recording 29 1 During r ecording or in the standby mode, set the AUTO LOCK switch to the center position to release the auto lock mode . 2 Press GAIN. The cu rrent ga in valu e appe ars. 3 Set the GAIN switch to the desired position . 3 gai n le vels (H, M, L) are avai lable. You can set the value for th e resp ective positions with [GAIN[...]

Recording 30 To restor e automatic adjustme nt Press SHUTTER S PEED , or set the AUTO LO CK s witc h to A UTO LOC K . b Note • I f y ou s et th e AU TO LO CK swi tch to AUT O LOCK , oth er manu al ly adjus te d ite m s (iris, gai n , white balanc e) als o becom e tem porarily auto matic. z Tip • It is diffic ult to focu s automati cally at a lo[...]

Recording Recording 31 Displa ying th e zebra pattern t o adjust the brightness If there is a part of the screen where brightne ss is over a ce rtain leve l, the part may appear exc essively whi te when play ed b ack. By displa ying the z ebra pa ttern on such a part , you can be remind ed to adju st the brightness before recording. Select th e bri[...]

Recording 32 Adjusting the focus The focus i s adjusted au tomatically in the default setting. Adjusti ng the focus manuall y You can adjust t he focus m anually acco rding to the recording co nd itio n s. Use this functi on in the followin g cases. – To recor d a subjec t behind a windo w cover ed with raindr ops. – To reco rd hor izon tal s t[...]

Recording Recording 33 To focus automatically te m porarily Reco rd the su bj ec t with PU S H AUTO pr essed. If you re lease the button, the setting retu rns to manu al focus ing. Use this fu n ction to shift the focus from one subject t o another. The sc e nes will trans ition smoo thly. z Tip • The focal distanc e informati o n (for when it is[...]

Recording 34 Customizing the picture quality or sound Custo mizing the pic ture qu ality – PICTURE PROFILE You can c ustomize the picture qua lity by adjusting th e color intensity, brightness, whit e bal ance, etc. You can set 6 diff e r e nt picture quality settings d ependin g on th e recording time of day, the weather, o r the camer a pe r s [...]

Recording Recording 35 6 Repeat ste ps 4 and 5 to adju st other items. 7 Select [ RETURN] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC di a l, then press th e dial . 8 Select [OK] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the d ial. A pictur e pr ofile in dicato r a ppears. To cancel the picture profile recording Sele ct [O FF] in ste p 2, th en p re ss th e S[...]

Recording 36 2 Select the number o f the pic ture prof i le to be re set by turn i n g the S E L /PU SH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 3 Sele ct [SET T I NG] by turni n g the SE L / PUSH EX EC di al , the n pr es s the dial. 4 Select [RESET] by turning t he SE L/ PUSH EX EC di al , the n pr es s the dial. 5 Select [ YES] by turning t he SEL/PU SH [...]

Recording Recording 37 Recording a picture using various features Developing scen es smo oth ly – Shot tran sition You can register th e settings of focus, zoom, iris, gain, shutter spe ed, and whit e balance, and then ch ange the recording setting from the cur rent one t o the register ed one, r esultin g in a smooth t ransition of sc enes ( Sho[...]

Recording 38 Recording using the Shot tra nsiti on function 1 Press STORE/CHECK/EXEC repea te dly to tu rn on th e EXEC lamp. 2 Press REC START/STOP. 3 Pres s the bu tton (A or B) i n which the desire d se tting w a s stor ed . Picture s will be recorde d with th e setti n gs that were changed automatically f rom the current ones t o the stored one[...]

Recording Recording 39 2 Press REC START/STOP. The FA DER indi cator st ops flas hing and disappears wh en the fade is complete. To cancel the operat i on Pres s the ASSI GN butt on assign ed to t he FADER function repeatedly u ntil the FADER indi ca tors disa pp ea r. b Note • You canno t use the FADER fu nc tio n together with [FRAME REC] (F ra[...]

Recording 40 Recording in 16:9 wide rec mode You can display pictures recorded in the DV format on th e ent ire TV screen by se tting [DV WIDE REC] on the (CAMERA SET ) m enu a t th e ti me o f recor ding . Refer to the o p eratin g instruc tions supp lied with your TV as well. [ON] Selec t [O N] to view the record ed p ictures on a 16:9 wide TV sc[...]

Recording Recording 41 Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes – Rec Review You can view a few sec onds of the sc ene record ed just be f ore you stop ped the tape . In the standby mode, press REC REVIEW. The las t few seco nds of th e most rec ently recor ded scen e are play ed bac k. The n, your camcorder is set to the st a ndby mode.[...]

Playback 42 Play back Viewing movies Make sur e yo u ha v e a rec o rde d cass e tte inserted into your camcorder. Some of th e operation s are possible u sing the Remote Comman der. When yo u want to play ba ck recordi ngs on your TV, see page 46. When p la ying back the t ape , select the (IN/OUT REC) menu, [VCR HDV/DV], then [AUTO] (the d e faul[...]

Playback Playback 43 b Note • When pl aying back a tape recor ded in the HDV and DV formats, and the signal switches between HDV and DV, the picture and sound di sappear tempo rarily. • You ca nnot play back t he tape recorde d in the HD V format on vide o c ame ras of the DV form at or mini - DV p l a y ers. • Recordin g mod e ( SP o r LP) a[...]

Playback 44 Various playback functions You ca n l ocate the end of t he last recording , or displ ay the da te of recor ding a nd ca mera settings da ta. Searc hing for th e last scene of th e most rece nt recording – END SEARCH This func tion is handy when yo u have p layed back the t ape , for example, but wan t to start recording right after t[...]

Playback Playback 45 Camera settings data display In the date /time data displa y , the date and time is displa y ed in the sa me area. If you re cord t he pictur e without setting the clock, [-- -- --- -] and [--: --:--] will a ppear. A Stea dy Shot off B Exp osure C Aper ture value If you manually ad just the aperture valu e to the maximum, appea[...]

Playback 46 Playing the picture on a TV TV c onnection s di ffer d ependin g on the t ype of TV. Connect the supp lied AC Adaptor to the wall socket for the power supply (p . 14). Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devi ces to be conne cted. To copy to another tape, see p age 7 0. Viewing t he picture on a hig h definition TV C[...]

Playback Playback 47 format is playe d back, a n equival ent signal with [ 57 6i] is ou tp ut , eve n if [108 0i/576 i] is sele cted. • O nly vide o signal s are out put from the COMPONENT OUTPUT jack. To output aud io signal s, conne ct the whi te and red pl ugs of the A/V conn ecti ng cable t o the au dio inpu t jack o f yo ur TV. To connect th[...]

Playback 48 Viewing t he picture on a 16:9 TV or a 4:3 TV Connect your camcorde r and your TV or VCR using either cables de scribed below. To conn ect the TV using t he com ponent video cable This connection is recommended when your TV has COMPONENT VIDEO jacks. • To view the picture recorded in the HDV format, se t [COMPONENT ] on the (IN/ OUT R[...]

Playback Playback 49 When your TV is connec ted to a VCR Connec t your cam corder to the LINE IN inpu t on the VCR us ing the A/V connecti ng cable. Set the input sele ctor on th e VCR to LINE. When your TV is monaural (When your TV has on l y one audio i nput jack ) Connec t the yell ow plug of t he A/V c onnecting cabl e to the video i nput jack [...]

Playback 50 To cancel the oper ation Press ZERO SET M EM OR Y again. b Note • There may be a discrepanc y of sev era l se c onds between t he time code and t he tape counter. • Z er o set me mo r y w i ll not f u nc tion cor re c tly if th er e is a blank sect ion betw ee n r eco r de d se c tion s on the tape. Search ing for a scene by date of[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 51 B Advanced op erations Usin g the Menu Selecting menu items You can cha nge vari ous setti ngs or make detailed adjustments u sing the menu items disp layed on the s cre en. 1 Turn on the power (p. 14). 2 Press MENU to display the men u index scr een. 3 Sele c t the i con of t he desi red me nu by turning the SEL/ [...]

Using the Menu 52 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – STD YSHOT TY P/FRAME REC , etc. You can sele c t the items l isted bel o w on the CA MER A S E T men u. Fo r de ta ils o n h o w to select items, se e “ S el ec tin g menu ite ms” (p. 51) . The default s e ttings are marked with G . The indic ators in parenthe ses appe ar wh en the settin g is s[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 53 SHOT TRANS Select t h is setting to set the t ransition durati on and time. S ee page 37 for details on us ing the shot t ransiti on funct ion. TRANS TIME Select the ti me that takes t o make a transitio n from the current setting to the sele ct ed se tt ing . Durat ion fr om [2.0 sec] t hrough [15.0 sec] ar e avai[...]

Using the Menu 54 STEADYSHOT b Note • The SteadySho t function d oes not work wel l when a wide conve rsion lens other than VC L- HG0872 (opt iona l) is a tta c he d to you r camcorder. • When using VCL-HG0872, select [WIDE CONV.] in [STDYSHOT TYP] below. STDYSHOT TYP You ca n se lect the t yp e of the St ea dyShot f unc tion that co mpens ates[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 55 CENTER MARKR b Note • The center ma rker and its posi tion do not affe ct the adjustme nt, setting , or recording in a ny way. FRAME REC You can record pictur es wi th a stop -motion a nimated effe ct by alterna tely reco rd ing a few f rames and then mo ving the sub ject a lit t le . Op erate y our camcorder usi[...]

Using the Menu 56 Using the (AUDIO SET) menu – AUDIO MIX, etc. You can sele c t the items l isted bel o w on the AUDIO SET menu. For details on h ow to select items, see “S el ec tin g menu items” (p. 5 1). The default s e ttings are marked with G . The indic ators in parenthe ses appe ar wh en the setting is selected. The settin gs you can a[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 57 WIN D MIC/LINE IN G ON Standard se tti ng. OFF Se lect when you want t o record the so und as it is without reducing the noise caused by wi nd. G EXT MIC Select to input an audio signal when a microp hone is connected to the MIC/ LI NE jack. LINE Select to inpu t an audi o signa l when an audio device is co nne c t[...]

Using the Menu 58 Using the (LCD/VF SET) menu – LC D COLOR, etc. You can sele c t the items l isted bel o w on the LCD/VF SET menu. For de tails on h ow to select items, se e “ S el ec tin g menu ite ms” (p. 51) . The default s e ttings are marked with G . The setti ngs you can adj u st vary d epe nding on the powe r mode of your camc order. [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 59 Using the (IN/OUT REC) menu – REC F ORMAT/T V TYPE, et c. You can select the items liste d below on the IN/ OUT R EC m e nu. For de ta i ls on ho w to sele ct these items , see “S electi ng menu items” (p. 51). The de fault settin gs are marke d with G . The indicato rs in pare ntheses appea r when the settin[...]

Using the Menu 60 REC FORMAT Sele cts a recordi ng f ormat whe n th e POWER swit ch is set at CAMERA. Th e format l amp of the s elected format will light up during re cording. z Tip • When you o utput the pic ture during r ecording sim ultaneousl y to a co nnected device using an i.LINK cable , also set [i. LINK CONV] accordi ngly (p. 60). REC M[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 61 • Disconnect the i.LINK cable before setting [i.LINK CONV]. Otherwise, t he connected video devic e m ay no t be able to r ecog nize the vide o signal from this camcor de r. TV TYPE You nee d t o co nvert the s ignal depe nding on the TV co nne cted. z Tip • When you view pictures recorded with [DV WIDE R EC] o[...]

Using the Menu 62 Using the (OTHERS) menu – CLOCK SET/WORLD TIME, etc. You can sele c t the items l isted bel o w on the OTHERS menu. For detai ls on how to select thes e items, see “Select ing menu item s” (p. 51 ). The default s etting s are marked with G . Th e indic ators in parenthe ses appe ar wh en the settin g is selec ted. The s etti[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 63 REC LAMP FORMAT LAMP b Note • The format lamp light s up accor ding to the format of the playba ck or of an input s ignal from another device when [VCR HDV/DV] on the (IN/OUT R EC) menu is set to [AUTO]. IRIS DIAL You can select the rotati on dir ectio n of the iri s dial to open or close the iris . DATA CODE Sel[...]

Using the Menu 64 REMAINING DISP OUTPUT b Note • You cannot input a sig na l to your c am c order if you pre ss DI SPLAY/ BATT INFO while [V-OUT/PANEL] is selected. REMOTE CTRL b Note • The setting returns to [ON] when you have the po wer sou rce disconn ected from your camcorder for more than 5 m inutes. G AUTO Select to dis pla y the rem aini[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 Customizing Personal Menu The availabl e items vary depen ding on the powe r mode of your cam c order. Unav ailable items will b e gray ed o ut. You ca n ad d freque ntly us ed menu item s to Perso n al M en u, or sort the m in the or der you like (cus tomizing). You can custo miz e the Perso nal Men u for e ach po[...]

Using the Menu 66 4 Select a menu category b y turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial, then press the dial. 5 Select a me nu item by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. The availabl e items vary de pend ing on the power mode of the camc order. Only the avai lable i tems are disp laye d. 6 Select [YES] b y turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial,[...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 Arranging t he order of menus displayed on Person al M enu – Sort You ca n sort the menus a dded to Pe rsonal M enu in the de sired o rder. 1 Press P-MENU. 2 Select [P-MENU SETUP] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC di a l, then p ress the dial. 3 Select [SORT] by turning th e SEL/ PUSH EXEC d ial, then press the dial. [...]

Using the Menu 68 3 Select [RESET] b y turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 4 Select [YES] b y turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 5 Select [YES] b y turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. The Pers onal Menu se ttings return to the default settings. To cancel i n itialization, se lect [NO]. 6 Press [...]

Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 by turning SEL/P USH EXEC dial, then press the dial. [ASSIGN1] throug h [ASSIGN3 ] are available . [------ ] is displayed at the number that no fu nction is assign ed. 5 Select the function to be a ssig ned by turning SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press th e dial. 6 Select [OK] by turnin g SEL/P US H EXEC dial, then p r[...]

Dubbing/Editing 70 Dubb ing/ Edit ing Dubbing to another tape You can cop y a picture played bac k on your camcorder t o othe r recording d evi ce s (such as VCRs). Connect y our camcord er to a VCR as show n in the fol lowing illustration. Connecti ng a VCR To dub t o an HDV com patible device Connect your camcord e r to an HDV compa tible devi ce[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 71 To dub t o a DV device Conn ec t your cam corder t o a V C R using an i.LIN K cab le (o ptiona l). To select the video form at to be dubb ed The vid eo form at to be dubbed depend s o n the settings o f [VCR HDV/DV] ( p. 59) and [i .LINK CONV] (p. 60) in the ( IN/OUT REC) menu. Before setting these menu items, dis[...]

Dubbing/Editing 72 To dub t o an AV device Connect your camcorder to a VCR using the A/ V conn ecti ng cable (suppli ed) . * Whe n the r e is an S vi deo jack on th e device to be connect ed, co nnect an S vi d eo cable (o ptional) to that jack inst e ad of usi ng the yel low vi de o plug of the A/V connec tin g cable (supplie d). Thi s connection [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 73 Dubbing to an other tape 1 Connect the rec ord ing device to y ou r cam co r der (p. 70). 2 Prepare th e reco rding device. • In sert a ca ssett e fo r reco rd ing. • If th e record ing devi ce has an i nput sele ctor , set it to th e inp u t mo de. 3 Prepare yo ur camcorder for pla yback. • In sert th e rec[...]

Dubbing/Editing 74 Recording pictures from a VCR or TV You ca n record pict ures or TV pr og rams from a VC R or TV on a tape in serted in your camc order. b Not e • Your cam corder can onl y record from a PAL source . For exam ple, French video or TV program s (SECAM) cann ot be recorde d correctly. See pa ge 90 for details on TV color systems .[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 75 To record f rom a DV / AV devi ce You ca n r ecord and edit pi ct ur es or TV prog rams from a VCR or TV. Use your camc order as a reco rder a nd c onnect it to a V CR using the A/V co nnec ting cabl e (suppli ed). You can co nn ect a D V c omp ati bl e dev ic e als o us in g an i.LINK ca ble (op tion al). When y [...]

Dubbing/Editing 76 Recordin g movies Insert a cassette fo r recording in your camcorder before the fo llo win g operations. 1 Connect you r TV or VCR to your camcor de r as a playb ack devi c e (p. 74). 2 If you are recording fro m a VCR, insert a cassette. 3 Set the POWER switch to VCR. 4 Set your camcor der to recordi ng pause . Whil e pressing X[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 77 Connecting to a computer To us e yo ur camc or de r by con ne cting it to a compu t e r using an i.L I NK cable, th e comp u ter must have an i.LINK in te rfa c e , and applic at ion software to r ead vid eo s ignals mu st be ins tal led on the co mput er . Refer to the manual supplied with the app licati o n soft[...]

Dubbing/Editing 78 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can re cord a dditional au dio to th e original sou nd on a tape recorded i n the DV format. You can add sound to a tap e already recorded in the 12-b it mode wit hout erasing the ori ginal soun d . Prepari ng for audio dubbi ng Record a udio in one of th e following ways. • Using th e inter[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 79 – On bla nk se c tio ns of the tape. – W hen the write-p rotect t ab of the ca ssette is se t to SAV E. – On the tape recorded on another de vice with a 4ch microphone (4 CH MI C REC ). • When you use an externa l microph one (optional) to record ad ditional audio, you can check the pict ure and the sou nd[...]

Dubbing/Editing 80 5 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the bala nce between the original soun d (ST1) and the sound re corded afterwards (ST2), then press the dial. The or iginal so un d (ST1) is outp ut in the default setting. The ad j u st e d audio bala nc e returns to the default setting about 5 minutes a fter the bat tery pack or other pow[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 81 Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder – Signa l con version fu nction Connect an an alog video device to yo ur camcor der usin g t he A/V connect ing cable (suppl i ed), and a di gi tal de vi ce such as a compute r to yo ur camcor der usin g an i.L INK cable (opt ional). Your camcorder conv[...]

Dubbing/Editing 82 Importi ng a picture to t he computer 1 Tur n on th e analog devi ce. 2 Set the POWER switch to VCR. Use the AC Adap tor (suppli e d) as the power source. 3 Press MENU. 4 Select the (IN/OUT REC) menu by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial. 5 Select [A/V t DV OUT] by turn ing the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, the n pre ss th[...]

Troubles hooting Troubleshooting 83 Trou bleshoo ting Troubleshooting If you r un int o any probl em usin g yo ur camcor der, use th e f ollowing ta ble to troubl eshoot the proble m. If the prob lem persists, remov e the po wer source an d contact yo ur Sony deale r. If “C: ss : ss ” is disp l ayed on th e LCD scr een or t he view fi nder, the[...]

Troubleshooting 84 Cassett e tapes The CHG (charge) lamp f l ashes while the battery pa ck is bei n g charg ed . c Attach the b attery pack to the camcorde r correctly. If the problem persist s, disc o nnect the AC Adapto r from th e wall socket an d cont act your Sony deale r . The ba tte r y pa ck may be dama ge d (p . 11, 93). The battery pack i[...]

Troubles hooting Troubleshooting 85 LCD screen /viewfi nder Recording Sympt om Cause an d/or Corrective Actions An unknown language a ppears on th e scre en. c See page 18 . An unknown ind icator appears on the scre en. c Refer to the indi cat or list (p. 106). The pictur e in th e viewfinder is not clear. c Use the vie w f ind er lens ad jus tment[...]

Troubleshooting 86 Playback A vertical band appe a rs when record ing a br ight subj ect. • T h is phenomenon is called the sm ear effe ct. This is not a malfunc ti on. Tiny spots in white appear on the screen. • The spots a ppe ar a t a sl owe r shu tte r spe ed . Thi s is not a malfunction. Obliq ue str ipe s a ppe ar on th e screen. c Set th[...]

Troubles hooting Troubleshooting 87 Dubbing Cannot vie w the pict ure or he ar the sound on the TV conne c te d with the component video cabl e. c Set [COMPONENT] on the (IN/OUT REC) me nu according to the requirem ents of the connected devi ce (p. 60). c When you are usi ng the co mpo nent video cab le , m ake sur e the red an d white plugs of the[...]

Troubleshooting 88 Warning indicators and messages Self-d iagnosis disp lay/Warni ng indicators If ind i cat o rs appea r on the LCD s cr een or in the viewfin de r, check th e follo w in g. Se e the page in parent heses for details. * You he a r a melody or beep sound when the warn ing in dicators appe ar on the sc r een. Indicat ion Cause and/or [...]

Troubles hooting Troubleshooting 89 Warning messag es If me ss ages app ear on the sc reen, ch eck the f ollow i ng . See the p age in par enthes es for de tails. * A ppears only for the pictur e s record ed in the DV forma t. Subjects Indicatio ns Corrective Action s/ Ref er en ces Battery Use the “InfoLITHIUM” ba tte r y pack . c See pa ge 92[...]

Additional Information 90 Addition al Inf ormation Using your camcorder abroad Power supply You ca n use your c amco rder in an y country / regions using th e AC Adaptor supplied w ith your cam co r d er w ith in AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz . On TV color systems Your cam corder i s a P AL s ystem-b ased camc order. If you want t o vi ew the pl ayb [...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 91 HDV format and recording/playback Your camco rder is cap able of record ing in bo th HDV and DV formats. You can use o nly mini DV cassett es in your camcorder. Use a cassette with the mark. What is the HDV ( ) format? The HDV format i s a video for mat developed to recor d an d play bac k digita[...]

Additional Information 92 When clea ning t he gold- plat ed connect or Generally, clean the gold-plated connector on a casset te wit h a cott on-wo ol swab a fter ev ery 10 times it h as been ejected. If the gol d -plate d co nnec to r on the ca ssette is dirty or du sty, the r emaining ta pe indicator may not be indi c ated correctly . b Note • [...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 93 – Put th e ba ttery p ac k in a poc ket to wa rm it up, and inse rt it in you r cam c order ri gh t befor e yo u start ta ki ng shots. – Use a la rge capac ity batter y pack: NP-F 770/ F97 0 (o ptiona l). • F requ en t use of the LC D sc reen or a fre qu ent play back , fas t forwar d or re[...]

Additional Information 94 About i.LINK The i.LINK Interface on this unit is an i.LINK- compliant In te rface. This sect ion describes the i.LIN K s t a ndard and its feat ur es. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a dig ital serial int erface fo r tran sf erring di gi tal video , digital au dio, an d other data to other i.LINK-compa tible dev ice. You ca n a[...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 95 Maintenance and precautions On use and care • D o not use or store the camcor de r and accessor ies in t he foll owing locati ons. – Anyw h ere ext re mely ho t or co ld. Neve r leav e the m exposed to temper atures above 60°C (1 40°F) , such as un der direct sunlight, nea r he at ers or in[...]

Additional Information 96 This is not a malfunctio n . Do not close the cassette lid until the casse tte is e jected. Note on mois ture condensa tion Moi st ur e m ay condens e when yo u br i ng y our camco rd er from a co l d pl ace into a w a rm place (or vice ve rsa) or w hen you use yo ur camcord er in a humid plac e as shown below . • When y[...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 97 • T o prev en t molds pe riodi cal ly cle an t he lens as de scri bed above . It is re comm ended yo u operat e your ca mcorder about once a month to keep it in a n optimum state f or a long time. To charge the pre- in st all ed but t on -t ype battery Your c amc orde r h as a pr e-i nsta ll ed[...]

Additional Information 98 Specification System Vide o record i ng syste m (HDV) 2 rotary heads, Hel ical scanning system Vide o record i ng syste m (DV) 2 rotary heads, Hel ical scanning system Audio re cording syst e m (HDV) Rot ary hea ds, MPEG- 1 Audio Layer2 Quantizat ion : 16 bits (Fs 48 kHz, stereo ) Transfer rate : 38 4 kbp s Audio re cordin[...]

Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 99 General Power re q u ire ments DC 7.2 V (bat tery pack) DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consumption (when using the battery pack) During c amera recordi ng using the vi ewfinde r with no rmal brig htness: HDV reco rding 7. 3 W DV recor ding 6.9 W During cam era record in g using th e LCD with[...]

Quick Reference 100 Quick Refe rence Identifying parts and controls Camcord er A SHOT TRANSITION operation butto ns (p. 37 ) B Eyecup (p. 16) C Viewf in d er re lease le ve r (p. 97) D Rear r emote s ensor E Rear ca mera re cordin g lamp (p . 20) F BATT RELEASE (battery release) button (p. 12) G REC START/STOP button (p. 20) H i.LINK l amps (HDV/DV[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 101 A Hook fo r the shou lder stra p B Zoom r ing (p. 2 3) C Foc us ri ng (p. 32) D FOCUS switch (AUTO/MAN (ma nual)/ INFINITY) (p. 32) E ZOOM switch (p. 22) F ND FILTER switch (1/2/OFF) (p. 30) G PUSH AUTO button (p. 3 3) H WHT BAL (One -push white balance) butt on (p. 26) I GAIN switch (H/M/L) (p. 28) J WHT BA L [...]

Quick Reference 102 A LCD screen (p. 3, 1 5) B IRIS di al (p . 28) C RESET but to n If you pres s RESE T, a ll sett ings incl uding the cloc k setting (except the Personal M enu and Pict ure Pro file se ttings) return to the defaul t. D VOLU ME –/+ buttons * (p. 42) E DATA CODE button (p. 44) F DISPLAY/BATT INF O but ton ( p. 1 2) G END SEARCH (V[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 103 A LANC jack (blu e) The LANC control ja ck is use d for cont rolli ng the tape transpo rt of vi deo dev ic e an d periph erals con nected t o i t. B i (head phone s) jack When yo u use he adphones, the spea ker on your camc order is sil ent. C Hook fo r the shou lder stra p (p. 101) D HDV/ DV jac k (p. 46 , 70,[...]

Quick Reference 104 A Shoe ad ap tor To conn ec t an acces so ry, pre ss down and push it to the en d, and the n tighten th e screw . To r emove an ac cessor y, loose n the screw , and t hen pr ess dow n and pull o ut the accesso ry. When you a ttach the s hoe ad aptor, be careful n ot to damage the LC D panel. B Lens hood (p. 20) C OPEN/EJECT leve[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 105 Remote Commander A DISPLAY button (p. 44) B SEARCH MODE button (p. 50) C . / > button s (p. 50) D Vide o co ntr ol button s (Rewi nd, Play back, F ast-f orward, P ause, St op, Frame, Slow, ×2 ) (p . 42) E Tran smit ter After t ur ning on your camc or der, poin t towards th e remote sensor t o control your c[...]

Quick Reference 106 Indicat ors for the LCD sc reen and viewfinder Following indicators will appear on the LCD scre en and vie w fi nder to in di cate the st at e o f your camc order. * Appears only for the pi ctures in the DV fo rmat. Indicators M eanings y 120min Remaining ba tte r y (p . 21) , Recording format (p . 20) SP , LP Recording mode (p.[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 107 Index Numerics 16:9 wide reco rd in g (DV WIDE REC) ......... .......40 21-pin adapt or ...... ....... .49, 74 A A/V connecting cable .......47, 4 8 , 72, 75, 78, 81 AC Adaptor ...... .... ............. .14 AE RESPONSE .......... ... ....52 AE SHIFT ............ ............. .35 AGC LIMIT ................ ....[...]

Quick Reference 108 NTSC............. .............. ...... 90 O Operation confirma ti o n beep See BEEP P PAL ............ .............. ...... ... 90 PEAKING ......... ............. ... 33 Perso na l Menu (P-MENU) ............... ... 65 PICTURE PROFILE ......... 34 Picture search .............. ...... 43 Play back Double speed ........ ...... 43[...]

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