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DCR-HC32E/HC33E/HC39E/HC42E/HC43E 2-584-907-13(1)

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Digital Video Camera Recorder

Operating Guide

DCR-HC32E/HC33E/

HC39E/HC42E/HC43E

2-584-907-

(1)

Using the Menu

Dubbing/Editing

Using a Computer

Troubleshooting

Additional Information

102

Getting Started

Recording/

Playback

Summary of Contents for DCR-HC32 - Handycam Camcorder - 20 x Optical Zoom

Page 1: ...ee vegetable oil based ink 2005 Sony Corporation Digital Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide DCR HC32E HC33E HC39E HC42E HC43E 2 584 907 13 1 Using the Menu Dubbing Editing Using a Computer Troubleshooting Additional Information 34 57 68 80 102 Getting Started Recording Playback 7 18 ...

Page 2: ... fail restart the application or disconnect and connect the communication cable USB etc again Disposal of Old Electrical Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicabl...

Page 3: ...n recording Before starting to record test the recording function to make sure the picture and sound are recorded without any problems Compensation for the contents of recordings cannot be provided even if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of the camcorder storage media etc TV color systems differ depending on the countries regions To view your recordings on a TV you need ...

Page 4: ...3E 17 Recording Playback Recording Playback with ease Easy Handycam 18 Recording 20 Playback 21 Functions used for recording playback etc 22 Recording To use zoom To record in dark places NightShot plus To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects To adjust the focus for an off center subject SPOT FOCUS To ﬁx the exposure for the selected subject Flexible spot meter To record in mirror mode To use ...

Page 5: ...ick Duo QUALITY IMAGE SIZE BURST ALL ERASE NEW FOLDER etc PICT APPLI menu 46 Special effects on pictures or additional functions on recording playback PICT EFFECT SLIDE SHOW INT REC STL etc EDIT PLAY menu 50 Settings for editing or playing back in various modes VAR SPD PB END SEARCH etc STANDARD SET menu 51 Settings while recording on a tape or other basic settings REC MODE MULTI SOUND LCD VF SET ...

Page 6: ... Step Guide 74 Creating a DVD Direct Access to Click to DVD 75 Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder Signal convert function DCR HC32E HC33E HC42E HC43E 78 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 80 Warning indicators and messages 97 Additional Information Using your camcorder abroad 102 Usable cassette tapes 103 About the Memory Stick 104 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 106 About...

Page 7: ...C Adaptor 1 p 8 Mains lead 1 p 8 Handycam Station 1 p 8 Wireless Remote Commander 1 p 30 A button type lithium battery is already installed A V connecting cable 1 p 32 57 USB cable 1 p 68 Shoulder Strap 1 p 112 Rechargeable battery pack 1 p 8 106 NP FP30 DCR HC32E HC33E NP FP50 DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E CD ROM Picture Package Ver 1 5 1 p 68 21 pin adaptor 1 For the models with the mark printed on thei...

Page 8: ...rrow until it clicks 2 Slide the POWER switch up to OFF CHG The default setting 3 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Station With the mark facing up DC IN jack 4 Connect the mains lead to the AC Adaptor and the wall socket 5 Insert the camcorder into the Handycam Station securely all the way to the bottom CHG charge lamp The CHG charge lamp lights up and charging starts When ...

Page 9: ...such as a wall socket as shown in the illustration The battery pack will not lose its charge in this case DC IN jack With the mark facing down AC Adaptor To the wall socket To remove your camcorder from the Handycam Station Turn off the power then remove the camcorder from the Handycam Station holding both your camcorder and the Handycam Station To remove the battery pack Turn off the power then s...

Page 10: ...ording time NP FP50 supplied 95 110 110 50 60 60 Battery pack Continuous recording time Typical recording time NP FP70 200 235 235 110 130 130 NP FP90 355 415 415 195 230 230 All times measured under the following conditions Top When the LCD backlight turns on Middle When the LCD backlight turns off Bottom Recording time when recording with the viewﬁnder while the LCD panel is closed Typical recor...

Page 11: ...imes measured with the camcorder at 25 C 77 F 10 to 30 C 50 F to 86 F is recommended The recording and playback time will be shorter when you use your camcorder in low temperatures The recording and playback time will be shorter depending on the conditions under which you use your camcorder On the AC Adaptor Use the nearby wall socket when using the AC Adaptor Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wa...

Page 12: ...ecord on a tape CAMERA MEMORY To record on a Memory Stick Duo PLAY EDIT To play or edit pictures When you slide the POWER switch to turn on the CAMERA TAPE or CAMERA MEMORY lamp the current date and time will be displayed on the LCD screen for about 5 seconds 3 Put your wrist through the Strap Belt The length of the Strap Belt is adjustable 4 Hold the camcorder as illustrated To turn off the power...

Page 13: ...can see the image in the viewﬁnder For DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E To darken the LCD screen Press and hold DISP BATT INFO for a few seconds until appears This setting is practical when you use your camcorder in bright conditions or where you want to save battery power The recorded picture will not be affected by the setting To turn on the LCD backlight press and hold DISP BATT INFO for a few seconds unt...

Page 14: ...on screen displays to show messages in a speciﬁed language Select the screen language in LANGUAGE on the TIME LANGU menu p 34 54 Checking the screen indicators Display guide You can easily check the meaning of each indicator that appears on the LCD screen 1 Touch Touch MENU during Easy Handycam operation MENU EXPO SURE 1 3 0 00 00 60min TELE MACRO FADER DISP GUIDE SPOT FOCUS 2 Touch DISP GUIDE The...

Page 15: ...ared from the memory In that case charge the rechargeable battery and then set the date and time again p 111 POWER switch Skip to step 4 when you set the clock for the ﬁrst time 1 Touch MENU OK 60min PROGRAM AE CAMERA SET SPOT METER EXPOSURE 2 Select TIME LANGU menu with then touch OK 60min CLOCK SET A SHUT OFF WORLD MENU ROTATE LANGUAGE DISPLA Y PROGRAM AE 3 Select CLOCK SET with then touch OK CL...

Page 16: ...he same steps as you would when inserting a cassette tape Memory Stick Duo You can use only a Memory Stick Duo marked with or p 104 The number and time of recordable pictures varies depending on the image quality or the image size For details see page 43 Insert the Memory Stick Duo into the Memory Stick Duo slot in the right direction until it clicks Access lamp With the mark in the left If you fo...

Page 17: ...tween 4 3 and 16 9 vary depending on the zoom position If you play back a picture on a TV set TV TYPE for playback in the aspect ratio of the TV p 32 When viewing pictures recorded in 16 9 aspect ratio with TV TYPE set to 4 3 pictures may appear rough depending on the subject p 32 Recording a moving picture or still image on the Memory Stick Duo Set the POWER switch to CAMERA MEMORY The aspect rat...

Page 18: ...ens cover DCR HC32E HC33E Recording with ease 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the respective lamp to select a recording medium If the POWER switch is set to OFF slide it down while pressing the green button Recording movies Light up the CAMERA TAPE lamp Recording still images Light up the CAMERA MEMORY lamp 2 Press EASY The EASY lights up in blue Easy H...

Page 19: ...ycam operation Press EASY again The EASY lamp turns off and all the settings are returned to the previous situation The recording mode for tape and the image size DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E and quality for Memory Stick Duo return to the default settings What you can do during Easy Handycam operation Adjust some menu settings p 36 If you touch MENU adjustable items will be displayed Items not displayed ...

Page 20: ...f a movie MPEG MOVIE EX recorded on a Memory Stick Duo will be monaural Still images Press and hold PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus then press it fully A B Flashing Lights up A shutter sound is heard When disappears the image has been recorded To stop movie recording Press REC START STOP again You can record a still image on a Memory Stick Duo while recording movies on a tape or in standby mode ...

Page 21: ...ext Index screen display You can delete unnecessary pictures in a Memory Stick Duo p 63 To adjust the volume Touch VOLUME then to adjust the volume If you cannot ﬁnd VOLUME in touch MENU To search for a scene during playback Touch and hold during playback Picture Search or while fast forwarding or rewinding the tape Skip Scan You can play back in various modes VAR SPD PB p 50 To display pictures o...

Page 22: ...for telephoto You can set DIGITAL ZOOM if you want to zoom to a level greater than the following p 42 20 times DCR HC32E HC33E 12 times DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E To record in dark places NightShot plus Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON and NIGHTSHOT PLUS appear To record an image brighter use Super NightShot plus function p 41 To record an image more faithful to the original colors use Color Slow Sh...

Page 23: ... of the subject appears on the LCD screen but the picture will be normal when recorded To use a tripod Attach the tripod optional the length of the screw must be less than 5 5 mm 7 32 inches to the tripod receptacle using a tripod screw Playback To play back the images in sequence See SLIDE SHOW on page 47 To use PB zoom You can magnify pictures from about 1 1 to 5 times the original size Play bac...

Page 24: ...the settings Press RESET to initialize all the settings including the setting of the date and time Menu items customized on Personal Menu are not initialized Other part names and functions Speaker Sounds come out from the speaker For how to adjust the volume see page 21 REC lamp The REC lamp lights up in red during recording p 53 Remote sensor Point the Remote Commander p 30 towards the remote sen...

Page 25: ...25 Recording Playback ...

Page 26: ... Stick Duo A B C D E Recording folder 45 Recording capacity approx Movie size 44 Recording start indicator appears for about 5 seconds Review button 20 Recording still images 30 P MENU 60min FINE 1152 101 8 1 90 qa 7 qs Recording folder 45 Image size 20 43 Quality FINE or STD 43 Memory Stick Duo indicator and the number of images that can be recorded approx Review button 20 Data code during playba...

Page 27: ...epends on the length of the movie After selecting a scene from which to start the playback touch to play back Viewing still images MEMORY PLAY 1152 1 qg 9 qh qj qk ql 7 ws wdwf wa w Data ﬁle name Picture number Total number of recorded pictures in the current playback folder Playback folder 45 Previous Next folder icon The following indicators appear when the ﬁrst or last picture of the current fo...

Page 28: ...se video ﬂash light optional 40 Upper right Indicator Meaning A V DV OUT 52 DV input 59 Zero set memory 30 Slide show 47 LCD backlight off 13 Center Indicator Meaning NightShot plus 22 Super NightShot plus 41 Color Slow Shutter 41 PictBridge connecting 65 Warning 97 Bottom Indicator Meaning Picture effect 48 Digital effect 47 Manual focus 40 PROGRAM AE 38 Backlight 23 White balance 39 WIDE select ...

Page 29: ...tween recorded sections on the tape You can also select END SEARCH from the menu When the PLAY EDIT lamp lights up select the END SEARCH short cut in Personal Menu p 34 Searching manually EDIT SEARCH You can search for the start point to start the next recording while viewing the pictures on the screen The sound is not played back during the search 1 Touch 0 00 00 STBY 60min EDIT 2 Touch and hold ...

Page 30: ... p 24 To change the battery see page 111 Searching quickly for a desired scene Zero set memory 1 During playback press ZERO SET MEMORY at a point you want to locate later on The tape counter is reset to 0 00 00 and appears on the screen 0 00 00 60min P MENU If the tape counter is not displayed press DISPLAY 2 Press STOP when you want to stop playback 3 Press REW The tape stops automatically when t...

Page 31: ...e changes 1 Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp 2 Press SEARCH M 3 Press previous next to select a recording date 30min DATE 01 SEACH 60min 0 00 00 00 P MENU To cancel the operation Press STOP The Date search will not function correctly when there is a blank section between recorded sections on the tape ...

Page 32: ... right audio and S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of an A V connecting cable optional In this case the yellow standard video plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio When your TV is connected to a VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE For DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E To set the aspect ratio according to the c...

Page 33: ...el or the red right channel plug to the audio input jack of your TV or VCR Do not connect A V connecting cables to both your camcorder and the Handycam Station at the same time The image and the sound might be distorted You can display the time code on the TV screen by setting DISP OUTPUT to V OUT PANEL p 54 If your TV VCR has a 21 pin adaptor EUROCONNECTOR Use the 21 pin adaptor supplied with you...

Page 34: ...ntly used menu items are added You can customize Personal Menu as you like p 55 Touch 1 3 0 00 00 00 60min MENU VOLUME END SEARCH DISP GUIDE REC CTRL VAR SPD PB Touch the desired item If the desired item is not displayed on the screen touch until the item is displayed Select the desired setting then touch To use menu items You can customize menu items that are not added to Personal Menu BURN DVD B...

Page 35: ...35 Using the Menu After ﬁnishing the settings touch close to hide the menu screen If you decide not to change the setting touch to return to the previous screen ...

Page 36: ...AE SPOT METER EXPOSURE WHITE BAL AUTO SHUTTER SPOT FOCUS FOCUS TELE MACRO FLASH SET SUPER NSPLUS NS LIGHT COLOR SLOW S SELF TIMER DIGITAL ZOOM WIDE SELECT 1 STEADYSHOT MEMORY SET menu p 43 STILL SET MOVIE SET ALL ERASE FORMAT FILE NO NEW FOLDER REC FOLDER PB FOLDER PICT APPLI menu p 46 FADER SLIDE SHOW D EFFECT PICT EFFECT SMTH INT REC 2 INT REC STL DEMO MODE PRINT ...

Page 37: ... 50 VAR SPD PB REC CTRL AUD DUB CTRL REC MOVIE BURN DVD BURN VCD END SEARCH STANDARD SET menu p 51 REC MODE 3 REC MODE 4 AUDIO MODE VOLUME MULTI SOUND AUDIO MIX EXT SUR MIC 2 LCD VF SET A V DV OUT 3 VIDEO INPUT 3 TV TYPE 2 USB CAMERA USB PLY EDT DISP GUIDE DATA CODE REMAINING REMOTE CTRL REC LAMP BEEP DISP OUTPUT MENU ROTATE A SHUT OFF CALIBRATION TIME LANGU menu p 54 CLOCK SET WORLD TIME LANGUAGE...

Page 38: ...ng dark in strong light or reﬂected light such as at a beach in midsummer or on a ski slope SUNSET MOON Select to maintain the atmosphere of situations such as sunsets general night views or ﬁreworks LANDSCAPE Select to shoot distant subjects clearly This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows that comes in between the camcorder and the subject Items w...

Page 39: ...bject such as a piece of paper to ﬁll the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject Touch ﬂashes quickly When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory the indicator stops ﬂashing Do not shake your camcorder while is ﬂashing quickly ﬂashes slowly if white balance could not be set If keeps ﬂashing even after you have touched set WHITE BAL to AUTO Whe...

Page 40: ... to fully magnify the image then adjust the focus The minimum distance required between your camcorder and the subject to get a sharp focus is about 1 cm about 1 2 in for wide angle and about 80 cm about 2 5 8 feet for telephoto TELE MACRO This is useful to shoot small subjects such as ﬂowers or insects As you can take close ups from a distance your shadow does not disturb the picture and the subj...

Page 41: ...re may slow down at this time NS LIGHT NightShot Light When using either the NightShot plus p 22 or SUPER NSPLUS p 41 function to record you can record clearer pictures by setting NS LIGHT which emits infrared light invisible to ON the default setting Do not cover the infrared port with your ﬁngers or other objects The maximum shooting distance using NS LIGHT is about 3 m 10 feet If you record sub...

Page 42: ...ter that up to 24 zoom is performed digitally 480 Up to 12 zoom is performed optically and after that up to 480 zoom is performed digitally WIDE SELECT DCR HC32E HC33E You can record a picture in a ratio suitable for the screen on which it will be displayed 4 3 Standard setting to record pictures to be played back on a 4 3 TV 16 9 WIDE Records pictures to be played back on a 16 9 wide TV in full s...

Page 43: ...nal will not function during BURST The maximum number of images will be recorded in the self timer mode or when you are operating with the Remote Commander EXP BRKTG will not function when you have space for fewer than 3 images remaining on the Memory Stick Duo QUALITY FINE Records still images at the ﬁne image quality level STANDARD Records still images at the standard image quality level For DCR...

Page 44: ...152 864 approx 200kB STANDARD is selected for an image size of 640 480 approx 60kB The image size of a 16 9 picture is as follows FINE is selected for an image size of 1152 648 approx 380kB FINE is selected for an image size of 640 360 approx 120kB STANDARD is selected for an image size of 1152 648 approx 160kB STANDARD is selected for an image size of 640 360 approx 60kB MOVIE SET IMAGE SIZE 320 ...

Page 45: ...ng erases everything on the Memory Stick Duo including protected image data and newly created folders FILE NO SERIES Assigns ﬁle numbers in sequence even if the Memory Stick Duo is replaced with another one The ﬁle number is reset when a new folder is created or the recording folder is replaced with another RESET Resets the ﬁle number to 0001 each time the Memory Stick Duo is changed NEW FOLDER Yo...

Page 46: ...DER BLACK FADER MOSAIC FADER MONOTONE When fading in the picture gradually changes from black and white to color When fading out it gradually changes from color to black and white OVERLAP fade in only WIPE fade in only DOT FADER fade in only Using the viewﬁnder You can adjust EXPOSURE and FADER while using the viewﬁnder by having the LCD panel rotated 180 degrees and closed with the screen facing ...

Page 47: ... you touch is saved as a still image Effect Items to adjust STILL The degree of transparency of the still image you want to superimpose on a movie Effect Items to adjust FLASH The interval of frame by frame playback LUMI KEY The color scheme of the area in the still image which is to be swapped with a movie TRAIL The fade time of the incidental image SLOW SHUTTR Shutter speed 1 is 1 25 2 is 1 12 3...

Page 48: ...ite SOLARIZE Pictures appear as an illustration with strong contrast PASTEL Pictures appear as a pale pastel drawing MOSAIC Pictures appear mosaic patterned Not available during playback You cannot add effects to externally input pictures Also you cannot output playback pictures edited with picture effects via the DV Interface You can save pictures edited using special effects on a Memory Stick Du...

Page 49: ...ding INT REC STL Interval photo recording You can record still images on the Memory Stick Duo at a selected interval This function is useful to observe the movement of clouds or the changes in daylight etc a Recording b Interval Touch a desired interval time 1 5 or 10 minutes ON Press PHOTO fully stops ﬂashing and the interval still image recording starts To cancel INT REC STL select OFF in step D...

Page 50: ...erface cannot be played back smoothly in slow mode Touch To return to the normal playback mode touch Play Pause twice once from frame playback You will not hear the recorded sound You may see mosaic like images of the previously played picture REC CTRL Movie recording control See page 59 AUD DUB CTRL Audio dubbing See page 62 REC MOVIE Recording control See page 60 BURN DVD When your camcorder is ...

Page 51: ... 21 MULTI SOUND You can select whether to play back audio recorded using other devices with dual sound or stereo sound STEREO Plays back with main and sub sound or stereo sound 1 Plays back with main sound or the left channel sound 2 Plays back with sub sound or the right channel sound You can play back but cannot record a dual sound track cassette on your camcorder The setting returns to STEREO w...

Page 52: ...queeze Expands the picture vertically when black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen in 16 9 aspect ratio For DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E VF WIDE DISP You can select how a 16 9 aspect ratio picture appears in the viewﬁnder LETTER BOX Normal setting standard type of display SQUEZE Squeeze Expands the picture vertically when black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen in 16 9 aspec...

Page 53: ...tick Duo are played back The exposure adjustment value 0EV a shutter speed and the aperture value appear when still images on a Memory Stick Duo are played back appears for a picture recorded using a ﬂash optional In the DATE TIME data display the date and time are displayed in the same area If you record a picture without setting the clock and will appear REMAINING AUTO Displays the remaining tap...

Page 54: ...u connect your camcorder to a wall socket A SHUT OFF is automatically set to NEVER CALIBRATION See page 110 TIME LANGU menu CLOCK SET WORLD TIME LANGUAGE See page 34 for details on selecting menu items CLOCK SET See page 15 WORLD TIME When using your camcorder abroad you can set the time difference by touching the clock will be adjusted in accordance with the time difference If you set the time di...

Page 55: ...tegory CAMERA SET PICT APPLI EDIT PLAY ST ANDARD SET TIME LANGU STBY 2 Touch to select a menu category then touch OK END 0 00 00 60min Select the item PROGRAM AE SPOT METER EXPOSURE WHITE BAL AUTO SHUTTER STBY 3 Touch to select a menu item then touch YES The menu item is added to the end of list Deleting a menu item 1 Touch P MENU SET UP DELETE If the desired menu item is not displayed touch Selec...

Page 56: ... Touch the menu item you want to move 3 Touch to move the menu item to the desired place 4 Touch To sort more items repeat steps 2 to 4 5 Touch END You cannot move P MENU SET UP Initializing the Personal Menu settings Reset Touch P MENU SET UP RESET YES YES If the desired menu item is not displayed touch Customizing Personal Menu continued ...

Page 57: ... cable connection Connect the white and red plugs left right audio and S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of an A V connecting cable optional In this case the yellow standard video plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio i LINK cable optional Use an i LINK cable optional to connect your camcorder to another device The video and audio signals are transmitted digital...

Page 58: ... an input selector set it to the input mode 3 Prepare your camcorder for playback Insert the recorded cassette For DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E Set TV TYPE p 32 according to the playback device TV etc 4 Start the playback on your camcorder and record it on the VCR Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your recording device for details 5 When the dubbing is ﬁnished stop your camcorder and the ...

Page 59: ...tick Duo Be sure to insert a cassette or a Memory Stick Duo for recording in your camcorder beforehand Your camcorder can only record from a PAL source For example French video or TV programs SECAM cannot be recorded correctly See page 102 for details on TV color systems If you use a 21 pin adaptor to input PAL source you need a dual direction 21 pin adaptor optional Recording movies 1 Connect you...

Page 60: ...the Memory Stick Duo will be recorded The sound is recorded in 32kHz monaural For the recording time of movies see page 44 For DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E Still images will be ﬁxed to image size 640 360 when playing back the 16 9 picture or 640 480 when playing back the 4 3 picture When recording on a Memory Stick Duo touch MENU EDIT PLAY REC MOVIE 5 Start playing the cassette on your VCR or select a TV...

Page 61: ...am Station or your camcorder using the A V connecting cable Using the internal microphone no connection required The audio input to be recorded takes precedence over others in the order of You cannot record additional audio When the tape has been recorded in the 16 bit mode p 51 When the tape has been recorded in the LP mode When your camcorder is connected via an i LINK cable When the tape has be...

Page 62: ...ime The sound may be distorted Recording sound Insert a recorded cassette into your camcorder beforehand 1 Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp 2 Touch Play Pause to play back the tape then touch it again at the point where you want to start recording the sound 3 Touch MENU EDIT PLAY AUD DUB CTRL AUDIO DUB appears 0 00 00 00 60min AUD DUB CTRL AUDIO DUB 4 Touch play and start ...

Page 63: ...T2 then touch The original sound ST1 is output at the default setting The adjusted audio balance returns to the default setting in about 5 minutes after the battery pack or other power sources have been disconnected Deleting recorded pictures from the Memory Stick Duo 1 Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp 2 Touch 101 2 10 101 0001 60min P MENU MEMORY PLAY MEMORY PLAY 1152 60m...

Page 64: ...age protection in step 3 Selecting still images for printing Print mark The DPOF Digital Print Order Format standard is used to select images for printing on your camcorder By marking images that you want to print out you do not need to reselect them when you print them out You cannot specify the number of printouts 1 Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp 2 Touch PRINT MARK 3 T...

Page 65: ...ing appears on the screen PRINT 101 0001 SET 101 1 10 END 1152 EXEC PRINT 101 0001 One of the images stored on the Memory Stick Duo will be displayed We cannot guarantee the operation of models that are not PictBridge compatible Printing 1 Select the image to be printed with 2 Touch COPIES 3 Select the number of copies to be printed with You can set a maximum of 20 copies of one image to be printe...

Page 66: ...port the date printing function Refer to your printer s operating instructions for details We cannot guarantee the printing of images recorded with a device other than your camcorder PictBridge is an industry standard established by the Camera Imaging Products Association CIPA You can print still images without using a computer by connecting a printer directly to a digital video camera or digital ...

Page 67: ...securely To connect an accessory press down and push it to the end and then tighten the screw To remove an accessory loosen the screw and then press down and pull out the accessory When you are recording on a Memory Stick Duo with an external ﬂash optional connected to the accessory shoe turn off the power of the external ﬂash to prevent charging noise being recorded For DCR HC32E HC33E HC42E HC43...

Page 68: ...n view the pictures copied from your camcorder by selecting from thumbnails Still images and movies are saved in folders by date Music Video Slideshow Producer You can select your favorite movies and still images from pictures saved on your computer and easily create a short original video or slide show with added music and visual styles Automatic Music Video Producer You can easily create a short...

Page 69: ... or faster recommended For using ImageMixer VCD2 Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster recommended Application DirectX 9 0c or later This product is based on DirectX technology It is necessary to have DirectX installed Windows Media Player 7 0 or later Macromedia Flash Player 6 0 or later Sound system 16 bit stereo sound card and stereo speakers Memory 64 MB or more Hard disk Available memory requir...

Page 70: ... copy pictures recorded on a tape to the computer To copy recordings from a tape connect your camcorder to the computer with an i LINK cable and use the standard software in the OS Installing the software and First Step Guide on a computer You need to install the software etc with the supplied CD ROM on your computer before connecting your camcorder and your computer Once you install it the instal...

Page 71: ...lShield Wizard In such a case manually copy First Step Guide to your computer according to the message instructions 5 Select the language for the application to be installed then click Next 6 Click Next 7 Read License Agreement check I accept the terms of the license agreement when you agree then click Next 8 Select where to save the software then click Next 9 Click Install on the Ready to Install...

Page 72: ...lick Next then follow the on screen instructions to install ImageMixer VCD2 13If the Installing Microsoft R DirectX R screen is displayed follow the steps below to install DirectX 9 0c If not skip to step 14 Read License Agreement then click Next Click Next Click Finish 14Make sure Yes I want to restart my computer now is checked then click Finish Installing the software and First Step Guide on a ...

Page 73: ...2 Turn on the computer Close all applications running on the computer before installing the software 3 Place the CD ROM in the disc drive of your computer 4 Double click CD ROM icon 5 Copy FirstStepGuide pdf stored in the desired language in the FirstStepGuide folder to your computer 6 Then install ImageMixer VCD2 7 Copy IMXINST SIT in the MAC folder of the CD ROM to a folder of your choice 8 Doub...

Page 74: ...s web page http www adobe com For inquires about this software Pixela User Support Center Pixela Home Page Windows http www ppackage com Macintosh http www ImageMixer com North America Los Angeles Telephone 1 213 341 0163 Europe U K Telephone 44 1489 564 764 Asia Philippines Telephone 63 2 438 0090 On Copyrights Music works sound recording or other third party musical contents you may acquire from...

Page 75: ... cable for this operation You cannot use a USB cable Note that you need a Sony VAIO computer equipped with a DVD drive that can be used to write DVDs You also need the computer with Click to DVD Ver 1 2 Sony original software or later installed Using the Direct Access to Click to DVD function for the ﬁrst time The Direct Access to Click to DVD function enables you to copy pictures recorded on a ta...

Page 76: ...puter 7 Touch EXEC on the screen of your camcorder BURN DVD START 0 00 00 00 CREATE DVD EXEC CANCEL 60min The status of the operation on your computer is displayed on the LCD screen of your camcorder CAPTURING The picture recorded on the tape is being copied to the computer CONVERTING The picture is being converted to the MPEG2 format WRITING The picture is being written onto the DVD If you use a ...

Page 77: ...ue on your computer When any of the following occurs copying of the picture is canceled A DVD containing the data up to the point the operation was canceled is created Refer to the help ﬁles of Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher for details When there is a blank portion of 10 seconds or longer on the tape When the data of the tape contains a date before the recording date of the later images Whe...

Page 78: ...cable to your camcorder or the Handycam Station The A V jack accepts analog signals A V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional When connecting to another device via the S VIDEO jack by using the A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional pictures can be reproduced more faithfully than with the supplied A V cable connection Connect the white and red plugs left right audio and S VIDEO plug ...

Page 79: ...pport the signal convert function You may not be able to output the pictures correctly depending on the condition of the analog video signal input to your camcorder You cannot transfer pictures with copyright protection signals to a computer You can use a USB cable instead of an i LINK cable optional to transfer pictures to a computer Note however that the picture displayed may lack the same smoot...

Page 80: ...p 24 using a sharp pointed object If you press the RESET button all settings including the clock setting are reset except the Personal Menu items Buttons do not work During Easy Handycam operation the available buttons are limited p 18 You cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on or off During recording or communicating with another device via USB cable you cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on or ...

Page 81: ...at the battery pack has enough power to operate A problem has occurred in the remaining battery time indicator or the battery pack has not been charged enough Fully charge the battery again to correct the indication p 8 The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time The temperature of the environment is too high or too low or the battery pack has not been charged enough Th...

Page 82: ...g off the power ﬁrst This is not a malfunction You cannot turn the LCD backlight off DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E During Easy Handycam operation p 18 you cannot turn the LCD backlight on off using the DISP BATT INFO The buttons do not appear on the touch panel Touch the LCD screen lightly Press DISP BATT INFO on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander p 14 The buttons on the touch panel do not ...

Page 83: ...EMAINING to ON to always display the remaining tape indicator p 53 Memory Stick Duo You cannot operate functions using the Memory Stick Duo Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the CAMERA MEMORY or PLAY EDIT lamp p 12 Insert a Memory Stick Duo into your camcorder p 16 If you use a Memory Stick Duo formatted on a computer format it on your camcorder p 104 Pictures cannot be deleted Release the lo...

Page 84: ...maged The ﬁle format is not supported on your camcorder p 104 Recording Refer also to Adjusting the image during recording p 86 and Memory Stick Duo section p 83 The tape does not start when you press REC START STOP Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the CAMERA TAPE lamp p 20 The tape has reached the end Rewind it or insert a new cassette Set the write protect tab to REC or insert a new casset...

Page 85: ... break even when you turn the power off Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on the same tape Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP mode The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image Set BEEP to ON p 54 The external ﬂash optional does not work The power of the ﬂash is not turned on or the ﬂash is not attached correctly END SEARCH does not work The cassette was eje...

Page 86: ...rtical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark This occurs when the contrast between the subject and the background is too high This is not a malfunction A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject This phenomenon is called the smear effect This is not a malfunction Tiny spots in white red blue or green appear on the screen The spots appear when you are re...

Page 87: ...ot played back in the actual size or aspect ratio Pictures recorded on other devices may not appear in the actual size This is not a malfunction If you play back a movie recorded on the Memory Stick Duo with a 16 9 ratio the black bands will appear at the top and bottom of the screen This is not a malfunction Image data stored on a Memory Stick Duo cannot be played back Deactivate the USB Streamin...

Page 88: ...his is not a malfunction p 102 is displayed on the screen The tape you are playing was recorded on another device with a 4ch microphone 4CH MIC REC Your camcorder is not compatible with 4ch microphone recording Date Search does not work correctly If one day s recording is less than 2 minutes your camcorder may not accurately ﬁnd the point where the recording date changes There is a blank section i...

Page 89: ...s set to CAMERA MEMORY You cannot use SPOT METER You cannot use SPOT METER together with NightShot plus SUPER NSPLUS COLOR SLOW S If you set PROGRAM AE SPOT METER is automatically set to AUTO You cannot use EXPOSURE You cannot use EXPOSURE together with NightShot plus SUPER NSPLUS COLOR SLOW S If you set PROGRAM AE EXPOSURE is automatically set to AUTO You cannot use WHITE BAL You cannot use WHITE...

Page 90: ... SMTH INT REC DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E You cannot use D EFFECT You cannot use D EFFECT together with SUPER NSPLUS COLOR SLOW S FADER You cannot use SLOW SHUTTR and OLD MOVIE together with PROGRAM AE except AUTO You cannot use OLD MOVIE together with WIDE SELECT DCR HC32E HC33E PICT EFFECT Dubbing Editing Connecting to other devices Pictures output from the camcorder do not appear on the screen of the...

Page 91: ...C42E HC43E or to the input jack of another device for dubbing a picture from your camcorder New sound added to a recorded tape is not heard Adjust AUDIO MIX from the ST1 original sound side until the sound is heard appropriately p 63 Still pictures cannot be dubbed from a tape to a Memory Stick Duo You cannot record or a distorted picture may be recorded if the tape has been used repeatedly for re...

Page 92: ...mputer with a USB cable Disconnect the cable from the computer turn on the camcorder then connect it again You cannot view the pictures recorded on a tape on the computer Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp on your camcorder and set USB PLY EDT to USB STREAM p 52 Only when connecting to the Windows computer with a USB cable Disconnect the cable from the computer then connect ...

Page 93: ...below to install the USB driver correctly For Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows Me When copying or playing the pictures on a tape using a computer the operation is not guaranteed on Windows 98 1 Check that your camcorder is connected to a computer 2 Right click My Computer then click Properties The System Properties screen appears 3 Click the Device Manager tab 4 If the devices below are already ins...

Page 94: ...ewing pictures recorded on a Memory Stick Duo Sony Handycam or Sony DSC with a mark in the Other devices folder 5 When the Conﬁrm Device Removal screen appears click OK 6 Turn off the power of your camcorder disconnect the USB cable then restart the computer 7 Place the supplied CD ROM in the disc drive 8 Follow the steps below and try to install the USB driver again 1 Double click My Computer 2 R...

Page 95: ...ng anything other than USB Composite Device USB Audio Device USB Device Sony Handycam and Sony DSC may cause a malfunction of your computer You cannot copy pictures to the Windows computer Display pictures recorded on a Memory Stick Duo with the following procedures 1 Double click My Computer 2 Double click the icon for the newly recognized drive Removable Disk F For Windows XP Sony Memory Stick I...

Page 96: ...witch on your camcorder to turn on another lamp The CD R drive is not recognized or data cannot be written on the CD R in Picture Package Auto Video Producer CD Backup or VCD Maker For compatible drives visit the following URL http www ppackage com USB streaming This function is not available appears on the screen of your camcorder Start recording or playing back pictures recorded on a Memory Stic...

Page 97: ...e p 109 Remove the power source Reconnect it again and operate your camcorder again Change the cassette Press RESET p 24 and operate your camcorder again E 61 E 62 Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Inform them of the 5 digit code which starts from E 101 1001 Warning indicator pertaining to ﬁles The ﬁle is damaged The ﬁle is unreadable p 105 Battery level warning Th...

Page 98: ...al ﬂash Slow ﬂashing Still charging Fast ﬂashing There is something wrong with the ﬂash Warning indicator pertaining to camera shake warning The amount of lights is not sufﬁcient so camera shake easily occurs Use the ﬂash The camcorder is unsteady so camera shake easily occurs Hold the camcorder steady with both hands and shoot the image However note that the camera shake warning indicator does no...

Page 99: ...is not formatted correctly Check the format then format the Memory Stick Duo as necessary p 45 104 Cannot record The Memory Stick is full Delete unnecessary images p 63 The Memory Stick is locked Check the tab p 104 Cannot playback Reinsert the Memory Stick p 16 Cannot record Reinsert the Memory Stick p 16 No ﬁle No ﬁle is recorded or there is no readable ﬁle on the Memory Stick Duo USB streaming ...

Page 100: ...udio Disconnect the i LINK cable p 61 Not recorded in SP mode Cannot add audio p 61 Not recorded in 12 bit audio Cannot add audio p 61 Cannot add audio on the blank portion of a tape p 61 Cannot add audio p 61 Dirty video head Use a cleaning cassette p 109 Cannot start Easy Handycam Cannot cancel Easy Handycam p 18 USB is invalid in this mode during Easy Handycam You can select STD USB when you se...

Page 101: ... cables are connected to both the camcorder and the Handycam Station Disconnect one of them When the A V connecting cable is connected only to your camcorder your camcorder is not attached to the Handycam Station correctly Attach the Handycam Station correctly ...

Page 102: ...uador Guyana Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc PAL Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Hungary Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom etc PAL M Brazil PAL N Argentina Paraguay Uruguay SECAM Bulgaria Fr...

Page 103: ... to record such software Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records Notes on use When not using your camcorder for a long time Remove the cassette and store it To prevent accidental erasure Slide the write protect tab on the cassette to set it to SAVE REC SAVE REC The cassette can be recorded SAVE The cassette cannot be recorded write protected When labeli...

Page 104: ...n the display of a computer File names of movies MOV00001 This ﬁle name appears on the screen on your camcorder MOV00001 MPG This ﬁle name appears on the display of a computer A Memory Stick Duo formatted by a computer Windows OS Mac OS does not have guaranteed compatibility with your camcorder Data read write speed may vary depending on the combination of the Memory Stick and Memory Stick complia...

Page 105: ...ng in the correct direction then insert it all the way in Note that improper use may damage the device Also if you force the Memory Stick Duo into the Memory Stick Duo slot in the wrong direction the Memory Stick Duo slot may be damaged Do not insert a Memory Stick Duo adaptor without a Memory Stick Duo attached Doing so may result in malfunctions of the unit On a Memory Stick PRO Duo The maximum ...

Page 106: ...r In that case do one of the following to use the battery pack for a longer time Put the battery pack in a pocket to warm it up and insert it in your camcorder right before you start taking shots Use a large capacity battery pack NP FP70 FP90 optional Frequent use of the LCD screen or a frequent playback fast forward or rewind operation wears out the battery pack faster We recommend using a large ...

Page 107: ...r i LINK compatible devices You can also control other devices using the i LINK i LINK compatible devices can be connected using an i LINK cable Possible applications are operations and data transactions with various digital AV devices When two or more i LINK compatible devices are connected to this unit in a daisy chain operations and data transactions are possible with not only the device that t...

Page 108: ... and accessories in the following locations Anywhere extremely hot or cold Never leave them exposed to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as under direct sunlight near heaters or in a car parked in the sun They may malfunction or become deformed Near strong magnetic ﬁelds or mechanical vibration The camcorder may malfunction Near strong radio waves or radiation The camcorder may not be able to rec...

Page 109: ...se your camcorder sometimes cannot detect condensation If this happens the cassette is sometimes not ejected for 10 seconds after the cassette lid is opened This is not a malfunction Do not close the cassette lid until the cassette is ejected Note on moisture condensation Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place or vice versa or when you use your camc...

Page 110: ...her than that of the AC Adaptor from your camcorder or the Handycam Station then eject the cassette and Memory Stick Duo from your camcorder Touch MENU STANDARD SET CALIBRATION CALIBRATION Touch the x 1 3 CANCEL Touch the displayed on the screen with the corner of the Memory Stick Duo or the like The position of the changes Touch CANCEL to cancel If you did not press the right spot start from step...

Page 111: ...u are not recording the date Procedures Connect your camcorder to a wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor or the Handycam Station and leave it with the POWER switch set to OFF CHG for more than 24 hours To change the battery of the Remote Commander While pressing on the tab inset your ﬁngernail into the slit to pull out the battery case Place a new battery with the side facing up Insert the ba...

Page 112: ...nd loop fastener of the hand pad and remove it from the ring Hand pad 2 Move the hand pad fully to the right then close the hook and loop fastener again 3 Use the Strap Belt as a wrist strap as illustrated Attaching the Shoulder Strap You can attach the Shoulder Strap to the hook for the Shoulder Strap ...

Page 113: ...diameter 25 mm 1 in DCR HC32E HC33E 20 Optical 800 Digital F 1 8 3 1 DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E 12 Optical 480 Digital F 1 8 2 5 Focal length DCR HC32E HC33E f 2 3 46 mm 3 32 1 13 16 in When converted to a 35 mm still camera In CAMERA TAPE 44 880 mm 1 3 4 34 1 32 in In CAMERA MEMORY 44 880 mm 1 3 4 34 1 32 in DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E f 3 0 36 mm 1 8 1 7 16 in When converted to a 35 mm still camera In CAME...

Page 114: ...2 cm 2 5 type DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E 6 9 cm 2 7 type aspect ratio 16 9 Total dot number 123 200 560 220 General Power requirements DC 7 2 V battery pack DC 8 4 V AC Adaptor Average power consumption DCR HC32E HC33E During camera recording using the viewﬁnder 2 1 W During camera recording using the LCD 2 5 W During camera recording using the viewﬁnder and the LCD 2 6 W DCR HC39E HC42E HC43E During c...

Page 115: ...240 V 50 60 Hz Current consumption 0 35 0 18 A Power consumption 18 W Output voltage DC 8 4 V Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions approx 56 31 100 mm 2 1 4 1 1 4 4 in w h d excluding the projecting parts Mass approx 190 g 6 7 oz excluding the mains lead See the label on the AC Adaptor for other speciﬁcations Rechargeable battery ...

Page 116: ...n format 104 Computer 70 Connect Computer 68 TV 32 57 VCR 32 57 Copyright 74 D DATA CODE 53 Date search 31 DATE TIME 53 DC IN jack 8 DC plug 8 Delete picture 63 DEMO MODE 49 80 DIGITAL ZOOM 42 86 Direct Access to Click to DVD See Click to DVD Display guide 14 Display indicators 26 DISP BATT INFO button 24 DISP OUTPUT 54 DOT FADER 46 Double speed Playback 50 Dubbing 58 DV Interface 57 75 D EFFECT D...

Page 117: ...13 LCD BL LEVEL 52 LCD BRIGHT 51 LCD COLOR 52 LCD screen 13 LENS COVER switch 12 Lid 16 LP Long Play 51 LUMI KEY Luminance key 47 M Macintosh 70 73 Mains lead 7 Maintenance 108 Main sound 51 MEMORY SET menu 43 Memory Stick 104 Memory Stick Duo 16 FORMAT 45 Insert Eject 16 Number of recordable pictures 43 Recordable time 44 Write protect tab 104 Memory Stick Duo adaptor 105 Memory Stick Duo slot 16...

Page 118: ...ntrol 59 REC FOLDER Recording folder 45 REC LAMP 53 REC lamp Recording lamp 24 REC MODE Recording mode 51 Rec review 29 REC START STOP 20 REMAINING 53 Remaining battery 26 Remote Commander 30 REMOTE CTRL Remote control 53 Remote sensor 24 RESET button 24 Reversal Playback 50 Review button 26 S Searching for the starting point 29 Self diagnosis display 97 SELF TIMER 41 SEPIA 48 Setting the date and...

Page 119: ...abroad 102 V VAR SPD PB Various speed playback 50 VF B LIGHT Viewﬁnder brightness 52 VF WIDE DISP Viewﬁnder wide display 52 Video head 109 VIDEO INPUT 52 Video operation buttons 27 Viewﬁnder 13 Brightness 52 Viewﬁnder lens adjustment lever 13 Volume 21 W Wall socket 8 Warning indicators 97 Warning messages 97 WHITE BAL White balance 39 89 WHITE FADER 46 Wide angle 22 WIDE DISP wide display 52 WIDE...

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