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Sony DCR-TRV70 - Digital Handycam Camcorder, Operating Instructions Manual

The Sony DCR-TRV70 is a revolutionary Digital Handycam Camcorder that allows you to capture and relive moments with exceptional clarity and versatility. This impressive device comes with a comprehensive brochure and a detailed manual available for free download from manualshive.com, ensuring you master its features effortlessly.

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Troubleshooting

Others

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

• The cassette has no Cassette Memory.

c

Use a cassette with Cassette Memory (p. 97).

• The Cassette Memory is full.

c

Erase unnecessary titles (p. 98).

• The cassette is set to prevent accidental erasure.

c

Slide the write-protect tab to REC 

.

 (p. 195).

• The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions.

c

Superimpose the title to the recorded position (p. 97).

•The cassette is set to prevent accidental erasure.

c

Slide the write-protect tab to REC 

.

 (p. 195).

• The cassette has no Cassette Memory.

c

Use a cassette with Cassette Memory (p. 100).

• The Cassette Memory is full.

c

Erase unwanted data (p. 100).

• The tape is set to prevent accidental erasure.

c

Slide the write-protect tab to REC 

.

 (p. 195).

• The input selector on the VCR is not set correctly.

c

Set the selector correctly, then check the connection
between the VCR and your camcorder (p. 81).

• Your camcorder is connected to the DV equipment of

other than Sony using the i.LINK cable.

c

Set it to IR (p. 81).

• Setting a program on a blank portion of the tape is

attempted.

c

Set the program again on a recorded portion (p. 87).

• The synchronization of your camcorder and the VCR is

not adjusted.

c

Adjust the synchronization of the VCR (p. 84).

• The IR SETUP code is not correct.

c

Set the correct code (p. 83).

• Setting a program on a blank portion of the tape is

attempted.

c

Set the program again on a recorded portion (p. 127).

• COMMANDER in 

 is set to OFF in the menu settings.

c

Set it to ON (p. 181).

• Something is blocking the infrared rays.

c

Remove the obstacle.

• The batteries are inserted in the battery holder with the + –

polarities incorrectly matching the + – marks.

c

Insert the batteries with the correct polarity (p. 216).

• The batteries are dead.

c

Insert new ones (p. 216).

• DISPLAY is set to V-OUT/LCD in 

 in the menu

settings.

c

Set it to LCD (p. 181).

A title is not recorded.

The title cannot be deleted.

A cassette label is not recorded.

Digital program editing on the tape
does not function.

Digital program editing on the
“Memory Stick” does not function.

The Remote Commander supplied
with your camcorder does not work.

The picture from a TV or VCR does
not appear even when your
camcorder is connected to the
outputs on the TV or VCR.

Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

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Summary of Contents for DCR-TRV70 - Digital Handycam Camcorder

Page 1: ...future reference Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product DCR TRV60 TRV70 Digital Video Camera Recorder Model No DCR TRV Model No AC Serial No Serial No SERIES TM DCR TRV70 ...

Page 2: ... enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance For customers in the U S A and CANADA CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT RECYCLING LITHI...

Page 3: ... following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The supplied interface cable must be used with the equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digit...

Page 4: ...ill images recorded on the Memory Stick p 130 Viewing moving pictures recorded on the Memory Stick p 132 Capturing images on the computer Viewing moving pictures recorded on the tape using the USB cable p 156 Viewing images recorded on the Memory Stick using the USB cable p 163 168 Capturing images on the computer from your camcorder using the USB cable p 158 Converting an analog signal to digital...

Page 5: ...ffect p 56 Title p 97 MEMORY MIX p 118 Functions for giving a natural appearance to your recordings PROGRAM AE p 59 SPORTS LANDSCAPE Manual focus p 63 Expanded focus p 63 Spot Focus p 65 Functions for using after recording End search Edit search Rec Review p 37 Data code p 40 Tape PB ZOOM Memory PB ZOOM p 73 135 Zero set memory p 74 Title search p 75 Digital program editing p 80 127 Main Features ...

Page 6: ...s Digital effect 56 Using PROGRAM AE 59 Adjusting the exposure manually 61 Using the spot light metering function Flexible Spot Meter 62 Focusing manually 63 Using the spot focus function Spot Focus 65 Interval Recording 66 Frame by frame recording Frame recording 67 Recording with all the pixels Progressive Recording Mode 68 Using the viewfinder 69 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape...

Page 7: ...er Introduction 143 Connecting your camcorder to a computer using the USB cable For Windows users 146 Viewing pictures recorded on the tape on a computer USB Streaming For Windows users 156 Viewing images recorded on the Memory Stick on a computer For Windows users 163 Connecting your camcorder to a computer using the USB cable For Macintosh users 166 Viewing images recorded on Memory Stick on a c...

Page 8: ...unction Inserting a cassette 1 Slide OPEN Z EJECT in the direction of the arrow to open the lid 2 Push the center of the cassette back to insert the cassette Insert the cassette into the cassette compartment with the window facing up 3 Close the cassette compartment by pressing on the cassette compartment After the cassette compartment goes down completely close the lid until it clicks 1 2 3 Open ...

Page 9: ...en Viewfinder When the LCD panel is closed use the viewfinder with your eye against the eyecup Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyesight p 31 1Set the POWER switch to VCR while pressing the small green button 3Press on the touch panel to start playback Note When using the touch panel press operation buttons lightly with your finger or the supplied stylus DCR TRV70 only supporting the LCD panel f...

Page 10: ...the data on the Memory Stick Do not turn the power off eject the Memory Stick or remove the battery pack Otherwise image data may become damaged Quick Start Guide Recording on a Memory Stick Connecting the power cord Use the battery pack when using your camcorder outdoors p 15 Access lamp Press the Memory Stick once lightly to eject it Connect the plug with its v mark facing up 1 2 3 Open the DC I...

Page 11: ...The picture appears on the screen 1Remove the lens cap p 25 2Set the POWER switch to MEMORY while pressing the small green button Make sure that the LOCK switch is set to the left unlock position 4Keep pressing PHOTO lightly When the green z mark stops flashing then lights up you can record a still image 5Press PHOTO deeply The image while pressing the button deeply is recorded on the Memory Stick...

Page 12: ...MORY NETWORK DCR TRV70 only DCR TRV70 only The MEMORY NETWORK position of the POWER switch is shown as MEMORY or in this manual When you carry out an operation you can hear a beep to indicate that the operation is being carried out Types of differences DCR TRV60 TRV70 Mark on the POWER switch MEMORY MEMORY NETWORK Network function z z Provided Not provided Note on Cassette Memory Your camcorder is...

Page 13: ...r there may be some tiny black points and or bright points white red blue or green in color that constantly appear on the LCD screen and the finder These points are normal in the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way Do not let your camcorder get wet Keep your camcorder away from rain and sea water Letting your camcorder get wet may cause your camcorder to malfunction So...

Page 14: ...ander 1 p 215 5 Size AA R6 battery for Remote Commander 2 p 216 6 Shoulder strap 1 Contents of the recording cannot be compensated if recording or playback is not made due to a malfunction of the camcorder storage media etc 7 Lens cap 1 p 25 8 Lens hood 1 p 32 9 Memory Stick 1 p 102 0 USB cable 1 p 143 qa CD ROM SPVD 010 USB Driver 1 p 148 qs Cleaning cloth 1 p 203 qd Stylus 1 DCR TRV70 only p 171...

Page 15: ...iewfinder 2 Slide the battery pack down until it clicks To remove the battery pack 1 Lift up the viewfinder 2 Slide the battery pack out in the direction of the arrow while pressing BATT down If you use the large capacity battery pack If you install the NP FM70 QM71 QM71D FM91 QM91 QM91D battery pack on your camcorder extend and lift up the viewfinder and adjust the angle of it 1 2 2 1 2 BATT rele...

Page 16: ...OFF CHG Charging begins The CHARGE lamp lights up When charging is completed the CHARGE lamp turns off full charge After charging the battery pack Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack on your camcorder Note Prevent metallic objects from coming into contact with the metal parts of the DC plug of the AC Adaptor This may cause a short circuit damaging the AC Adaptor When you use the AC Adapt...

Page 17: ... screen Continuous Typical Continuous Typical NP FM50 supplied 125 70 105 60 NP FM70 265 155 220 130 NP QM71 QM71D 305 180 255 150 NP FM91 QM91 QM91D 465 270 390 230 Approximate minutes when you use a fully charged battery pack Approximate number of minutes when recording while you repeat recording start stop zooming and turning the power on off The actual battery life may be shorter Playing time ...

Page 18: ...conds Note The BATT INFO indicator may not be displayed in the following cases The battery pack is not properly installed Something is wrong with the battery pack The battery is discharged completely Battery Info The number displayed as Battery Info is the approximate recording time While the remaining battery time is being calculated CALCULATING BATTERY INFO is displayed Step 1 Preparing the powe...

Page 19: ...he AC power source house current as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the set itself has been turned off Notes The AC Adaptor can supply power from a wall outlet even if the battery pack is attached to your camcorder The DC IN jack has source priority This means that the battery pack cannot supply any power if the power cord is connected to the DC IN jack even when the power cord ...

Page 20: ...LCD panel 3 Press FN Function to display PAGE1 p 23 4 Press MENU 5 Press r R to select then press EXEC 6 Press r R to select CLOCK SET then press EXEC 7 Press r R to select your area then press EXEC 8 Press r R to select whether your area is in the daylight saving time or not then press EXEC 9 Press r R to select a desired year then press EXEC 10 Set the month day and hour with the same procedure ...

Page 21: ... local time p 22 If you use your camcorder in an area where daylight saving time is used Set DST SET in to ON in the menu settings Note on the time indicator The internal clock of your camcorder operates on a 12 hour cycle 12 00 AM stands for midnight 12 00 PM stands for noon Step 2 Setting the date and time ...

Page 22: ... Singapore Seoul Tokyo Adelaide Darwin Melbourne Sydney Area Time zone Area setting code differences 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 GMT 01 00 02 00 03 00 03 30 04 00 04 30 05 00 05 30 06 00 06 30 07 00 08 00 09 00 09 30 10 00 Area Time zone Area setting code differences 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 11 00 12 00 12 00 11 00 10 00 09 00 08 00 07 00 06 00 05 00 04 00 03 30 03 0...

Page 23: ... Press PAGE2 PAGE3 to display PAGE2 PAGE3 Operation buttons on PAGE2 PAGE3 are displayed on the LCD screen 5 Press a desired operation item See relevant pages of this manual for each function To return to FN Press EXIT To execute settings Press OK The display returns to PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 To cancel settings Press OFF The display returns to PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 To make screen indicators disappear Press...

Page 24: ...OOM CAM RESIZE DATA CODE PAGE3 LCD BRT CAM VOL Notes When using the touch panel press operation buttons lightly with your finger or the supplied stylus DCR TRV70 only supporting the LCD panel from the back side of it Do not press the LCD screen with sharp pointed objects other than the supplied stylus DCR TRV70 only Do not press the LCD screen too hard Do not touch the LCD screen with wet hands If...

Page 25: ... The picture appears on the screen 5 Press START STOP Your camcorder starts recording The REC indicator appears The camera recording lamp located on the front of your camcorder lights up To stop recording press START STOP again Self timer recording If you record with the self timer your camcorder automatically starts recording on a tape after counting down for about 10 seconds See page 48 for deta...

Page 26: ...automatically on the tape To display the recording data press DATA CODE during playback You can also use the Remote Commander for this operation p 40 Be careful not to touch the microphone If you leave your camcorder in standby for five minutes while the cassette is inserted Your camcorder automatically turns off This is to save battery power and to prevent the battery pack and tape from wearing T...

Page 27: ...R You cannot rewrite only the time code Recording data The recording data date time or various settings when recorded is not displayed during recording However it is recorded automatically on the tape To display the recording data press DATA CODE during playback You can also use the Remote Commander for this operation p 40 Recording a picture 0 00 01 45min 50min REC JUL 4 2003 12 05 56PM FN Record...

Page 28: ... to 90 degrees Notes When using the LCD screen except in the mirror mode the viewfinder automatically turns off When you turn the LCD panel over and move it back to your camcorder body with the LCD screen facing out during recording or recording standby the brightness of the LCD screen is fix to BRT NORMAL When monitoring on the LCD screen You can turn the LCD panel over and move it back to your c...

Page 29: ...m or herself on the LCD screen The subject uses this feature to check his or her own image on the LCD screen while you look at the subject in the viewfinder Picture in the mirror mode The picture on the LCD screen is a mirror image However the picture will be normal when recorded Recording a picture ...

Page 30: ...just the brightness of the LCD screen appears 3 Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen using to dim to brighten 4 Press OK to return to PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 in Step 1 To return to FN Press EXIT LCD screen backlight You can change the brightness of the backlight Select LCD B L in in the menu settings when using the battery pack p 175 Even if you adjust LCD BRT or LCD B L The recorded picture will not...

Page 31: ... the viewfinder lens adjustment lever Viewfinder backlight You can change the brightness of the backlight Select VF B L in in the menu settings when using the battery pack p 175 Even if you adjust VF B L The recorded picture will not be affected Using the viewfinder during recording is recommended in the following cases When checking images on the LCD screen is difficult When you fear the battery ...

Page 32: ...ed even with the lens hood on Note You cannot attach filters or other objects onto the lens hood If you forcibly attach these objects onto the lens hood you will no longer be able to remove filters or other objects from the hood When you use the filter optional The shadow of the lens hood may appear in the corners of the screen Recording a picture ...

Page 33: ...gital zoom is set to OFF as a default setting The picture quality deteriorates because the picture is processed digitally When you shoot close to a subject If you cannot get a sharp focus move the power zoom lever to the W side until the focus is sharp You can shoot a subject that is at least about 80 cm about 2 5 8 feet away from the lens surface in the telephoto position or about 1 cm about 1 2 ...

Page 34: ...et EXPOSURE to MANUAL p 61 or select SPOT METER p 62 the back light function will be canceled Shooting in the dark NightShot Super NightShot Color Slow Shutter Using NightShot NightShot enables you to shoot a subject in the night or in a dark place When using NightShot the picture may be recorded in incorrect or unnatural colors 1 Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or MEMORY 2 Slide NIGHTSHOT to ON Th...

Page 35: ...s The default setting is ON Using Color Slow Shutter Color Slow Shutter enables you to record color images in a dim place 1 Set the POWER switch to CAMERA 2 Slide NIGHTSHOT to OFF 3 Press FN and select PAGE3 4 Press COLOR SLW S The indicator lights up on the screen To cancel Color Slow Shutter Press COLOR SLW S again to make the indicator disappear Notes Do not use NightShot in bright places e g t...

Page 36: ...lexible Spot Meter Recording with the flash Progressive Recording Mode When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY You cannot use the following functions Super NightShot Color Slow Shutter NightShot Light Invisible infrared beams of light are used for the NightShot Light The maximum shooting distance using the NightShot Light is about 3 m 10 feet Attaching the lens hood supplied or a conversion lens op...

Page 37: ...onds of the recorded section is played back and your camcorder returns to standby To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel end search Press END SCH again End search When you use a cassette without Cassette Memory End search does not work once you eject the cassette after you have recorded on the tape If you use a cassette with Cassette Memory End search works even once you eject the cassette If the ta...

Page 38: ...u press START STOP recording begins from the point you released EDITSEARCH 7 To go backwards To go forwards Rec Review You can check the last recorded section 1 Set the POWER switch to CAMERA 2 Press the 7 side of EDITSEARCH momentarily The section at which you have stopped recording most recently is played back for a few seconds and then your camcorder returns to standby Checking recordings End s...

Page 39: ...OL The screen to adjust the volume appears 3 Press to turn down the volume to turn up the volume 4 Press OK to return to PAGE1 To return to FN Press EXIT To stop playback Press in the stop state To rewind the tape Press in the stop state To fastforward the tape Press in the stop state To view a still image playback pause Press during playback To resume playback press again When playback pause last...

Page 40: ...ate time or various settings when recorded Data code Follow the steps below to display the data code using the touch panel or the Remote Commander Using the touch panel 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR then play back the tape 2 During playback press FN and select PAGE2 3 Press DATA CODE 4 Select CAM DATA or DATE DATA then press OK 5 Press EXIT a Time code Tape counter b SteadyShot off c Exposure d Wh...

Page 41: ...splay changes as follows each time you press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander date time y no indicator Various settings Various settings show your camcorder s recording information when you recorded During recording the various settings are not displayed When you use data code bars appear if A blank portion of the tape is being played back The tape is unreadable due to tape damage or noise The ta...

Page 42: ...ile fastforwarding or while rewinding the tape To resume fastforwarding or rewinding release the button To view the picture at slow speed slow playback Press during playback For slow playback in the reverse direction press then press To view the picture at double speed Press during playback For double speed playback in the reverse direction press then press To view the picture frame by frame Press...

Page 43: ...se the tape x To stop the tape m To rewind the tape M To fastforward the tape y To play back the tape slowly C To forward one frame at a time c To rewind one frame at a time 2 To play back the tape at double speed In the various playback modes Sound is muted The previous picture may remain as a mosaic image during playback When you play back the tape in reverse Horizontal noise may appear at the c...

Page 44: ...n set the TV VCR selector on the TV to VCR to be able to view images from your camcorder If your TV is already connected to the VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR with the A V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE If your TV or VCR is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack...

Page 45: ...acks on both your camcorder and the equipment to be connected This connection produces higher quality DV format pictures The sound is not output on the other equipment if your camcorder is connected with an S video cable optional only Use the A V connecting cable along with an S video cable To display the screen indicators on the TV Set DISPLAY in to V OUT LCD in the menu settings p 181 To make th...

Page 46: ... bar scroll indicator disappears The image displayed on the screen when you press PHOTO deeply is recorded in the currently displayed folder p 129 in the Memory Stick During tape recording The POWER switch should be set to Press PHOTO deeply The image displayed on the screen when you press PHOTO deeply is recorded on the Memory Stick Recording on the Memory Stick is complete when the bar scroll in...

Page 47: ...he Memory Stick Your camcorder continues recording on the tape When you press PHOTO on the Remote Commander Your camcorder immediately records the image that is on the screen when you press the button To record still images on a Memory Stick during tape recording You cannot check an image on the screen by pressing PHOTO lightly The image when you press PHOTO will be recorded on the Memory Stick Ti...

Page 48: ...l 1 Follow Step 1 to 3 in Recording on a tape 2 Press PHOTO deeply The self timer starts counting down from about 10 while beeping In the last two seconds of the countdown the beep gets faster then recording starts automatically To stop the countdown during recording on the tape Press START STOP To restart the countdown press START STOP again To cancel the self timer During standby press SELFTIMER...

Page 49: ... If the picture is being taken in a studio lit by TV lighting We recommend that you record in the INDOOR mode When you record under fluorescent lighting Select AUTO or HOLD Your camcorder may not adjust the white balance correctly in the INDOOR mode In the AUTO mode Point your camcorder at the white subject for about 10 seconds after setting the POWER switch to CAMERA to get better adjustment when...

Page 50: ... If you set the screen mode of the wide screen TV to the full mode you can watch pictures of normal images d The picture played back in the wide mode on a normal TV appears the same as the picture played back in the wide mode on your camcorder a The POWER switch should be set to Operate by touching the panel 1 During recording standby press FN to display PAGE1 2 Press MENU 3 Select 16 9WIDE in the...

Page 51: ... appear on the TV screen at full size when You connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with the video ID ID 1 ID 2 system You connect your camcorder to the S video jack on a TV ID 1 system The ID 1 system sends aspect ratio information 16 9 4 3 or letter box with video signals If you connect a TV compatible with the ID 1 system the screen size is automatically selected ID 2 system The ID 2 syste...

Page 52: ... changes from black and white to color When fading out the picture gradually changes from color to black and white 1 You can use BOUNCE when D ZOOM in is set to OFF in the menu settings 2 You can fade in only Using the fader function NORM FADER normal MOSC FADER mosaic BOUNCE1 2 OVERLAP2 WIPE2 DOT2 a REC STBY REC STBY b ...

Page 53: ...ader mode appears 3 Press a desired mode 4 Press OK to return to PAGE1 5 Press EXIT to return to FN The fader indicator you selected flashes 6 Press START STOP After the fade in out is carried out your camcorder automatically returns to the normal mode To cancel the fade in out Before pressing START STOP press OFF on the FADER screen to return to PAGE1 Using the fader function FADER MOSC FADER NOR...

Page 54: ...DOT Your camcorder automatically stores the image recorded on the tape As the image is being stored the image on the screen disappears While using BOUNCE you cannot use the following functions Zoom Picture effect PROGRAM AE Manual exposure Flexible Spot Meter Manual focus Recording still images on the Memory Stick Note on the BOUNCE mode You cannot select BOUNCE in the followings When D ZOOM is ac...

Page 55: ...rs mosaic patterned The POWER switch should be set to Operate by touching the panel 1 Press FN to display PAGE1 2 Press MENU 3 Select P EFFECT in then press EXEC 4 Select a desired mode then press EXEC To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel picture effect Set P EFFECT to OFF Note While using picture effect you cannot use following functions BOUNCE OLD MOVIE Using special effects Picture effect a b c...

Page 56: ...n add an old movie type atmosphere to pictures Your camcorder automatically sets the 16 9WIDE mode to ON picture effect to SEPIA and sets the appropriate shutter speed FLASH flash motion You can record still images successively at regular intervals LUMI luminance key You can swap the brighter area in a still image with a moving picture TRAIL You can record a picture so that an incidental image lik...

Page 57: ...he shutter speed STILL The rate of the still image you want to superimpose on the moving picture OLD MOVIE No adjustment necessary FLASH The interval of frame by frame playback LUMI The color scheme of the area in the still image which is to be swapped with a moving picture TRAIL The vanishing time of the incidental image 5 Press OK to return to PAGE2 To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel digital e...

Page 58: ... 4 Notes While using digital effect you cannot use the following functions Super NightShot Color Slow Shutter Fader PROGRAM AE does not work in the SLOW SHTR mode The following functions do not work in the OLD MOVIE mode Wide mode Picture effect PROGRAM AE When recording in the SLOW SHTR mode Autofocus may not be effective Focus manually using a tripod ...

Page 59: ...nts people s faces from appearing dark in strong light or reflected light such as at a beach in midsummer or on a ski slope SUNSETMOON sunset moon This mode allows you to maintain atmosphere when you are recording sunsets general night views fireworks displays and neon signs LANDSCAPE This mode is for when you are recording distant subjects such as mountains Also it prevents your camcorder from fo...

Page 60: ...s do not work while using PROGRAM AE Color Slow Shutter BOUNCE SLOW SHTR OLD MOVIE Spot Focus PROGRAM AE does not work in the following cases The indicator flashes NightShot To record images on the Memory Stick using MEMORY MIX When you set the POWER switch to MEMORY the SPORTS mode does not work The indicator flashes Using PROGRAM AE MANUAL SET PROGRAM AE P EFFECT RED EYE R FLASH LVL WHT BAL SHAR...

Page 61: ...he panel 1 Press FN to display PAGE1 2 Press EXPOSURE The screen to adjust the exposure appears 3 Press MANUAL 4 Adjust the exposure using to dim to brighten 5 Press OK to return to PAGE1 To return to FN Press EXIT To return to the automatic exposure Press AUTO on the EXPOSURE screen to return to PAGE1 Note When you adjust the exposure manually the following functions do not work Back light Color ...

Page 62: ...uching the panel 1 Press FN to display PAGE1 2 Press SPOT METER The SPOT METER screen appears 3 Press the desired area in the frame on the screen The SPOT METER indicator flashes on the screen The exposure of the point you selected is adjusted 4 Press OK to return to PAGE1 To return to FN Press EXIT To return to the automatic exposure Press AUTO in the SPOT METER screen to return to PAGE1 Note The...

Page 63: ...ng a stationary subject when using a tripod When you want to change the focus from a subject in the foreground to a subject in the background The POWER switch should be set to or 1 Press FOCUS The 9 focus indicator appears on the screen 2 Turn the focus ring to sharpen focus To return to the autofocus Press FOCUS to turn off the 9 or indicator About expanded focus If you set EXPANDED F in to ON in...

Page 64: ... W wide angle position 9 changes as follows when recording a distant subject when the subject is too close to focus on Focal distance information is displayed for about three seconds on the screen in the following cases When switching the focus adjustment mode from autofocus to manual When turning the focus ring Focal distance information You cannot get correct information if you have attached a c...

Page 65: ...he desired area in the frame on the screen The SPOT FOCUS indicator flashes on the screen The focus of the point you selected is adjusted 4 Press OK to return to PAGE1 To return to FN Press EXIT To return to the autofocus Press AUTO in the SPOT FOCUS screen to return to PAGE1 Notes The back light function does not work while using Spot Focus You cannot use Spot Focus while using PROGRAM AE Focal d...

Page 66: ... time then press EXEC The time 30SEC y 1MIN y 5MIN y 10MIN 7 Select REC TIME then press EXEC 8 Select a desired recording time then press EXEC The time 0 5SEC y 1SEC y 1 5SEC y 2SEC 9 Press RET 10 Set INT REC to ON then press EXEC 11 Press EXIT to return to FN The INTERVAL TAPE indicator flashes on the screen 12 Press START STOP to start Interval Recording The INTERVAL TAPE indicator lights up dur...

Page 67: ...Select FRAME REC in then press EXEC 4 Select ON then press EXEC 5 Press EXIT to return to FN The FRAME REC indicator lights up 6 Press START STOP to start frame recording Your camcorder makes a recording for about six frames and returns to recording standby 7 Move the subject and repeat Step 6 To cancel frame recording Set FRAME REC to OFF Note The remaining tape time is not indicated correctly if...

Page 68: ...roadcast divides the screen into two finer fields and displays them in turns every 1 60 of a second Thus the actual image displayed in an instant covers only half of the apparent image area Displaying the whole image simultaneously on a full screen is called displaying with all the pixels In this function the picture is clearer than one in normal function but moving objects appear jerky since the ...

Page 69: ... the screen 3 Press OK The LCD screen is turned off 4 Using the viewfinder press the LCD screen EXPOSURE OK ON and FADER only when the POWER switch is set to CAMERA appear 5 Press the LCD screen and select a desired item then press OK EXPOSURE Adjust the exposure by pressing FADER Press FADER repeatedly until a desired fader mode appears The indicator changes as follows FADER t M FADER t BOUNCE t ...

Page 70: ...ayback you cannot operate with the touch panel using the viewfinder To operate the items that do not appear Set the LCD panel back to the normal position Operate the items using the LCD screen Available recording time This is the time when you record pictures using the viewfinder p 17 ...

Page 71: ... To cancel picture effect Set P EFFECT to OFF Notes You cannot process externally input scenes using picture effect You cannot record images processed with picture effect on the tape on your camcorder Record the processed images on the Memory Stick p 116 125 or on a VCR using your camcorder as a player Pictures processed with picture effect Pictures processed with picture effect are not output thr...

Page 72: ... 4 Press to adjust the effect 5 Press OK to return to PAGE2 To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel digital effect Press OFF to return to PAGE2 Notes You cannot process externally input scenes using digital effect You cannot record images processed with digital effect on the tape on your camcorder Record the processed images on the Memory Stick p 116 125 or on a VCR using your camcorder as a player P...

Page 73: ... its size W To decrease the zoom ratio T To increase the zoom ratio To cancel tape PB ZOOM Press END Notes You cannot process externally input scenes using tape PB ZOOM with your camcorder You cannot record images processed with tape PB ZOOM on the tape on your camcorder Record the processed images on a Memory Stick p 116 or on a VCR using your camcorder as a player You cannot record moving pictur...

Page 74: ...stop playback 3 Press m to rewind the tape to the tape counter s zero point The tape stops automatically when the tape counter reaches approximately zero 4 Press N Playback starts from the counter s zero point Notes When you press ZERO SET MEMORY before rewinding the tape the zero set memory function will be canceled There may be a discrepancy of several seconds between the time code and the tape ...

Page 75: ... t DATE SEARCH t no indicator 2 Press or on the Remote Commander to select the title for playback Your camcorder automatically starts playback of the scene having the title that you selected a Actual point you are trying to search for b Present point on the tape To cancel searching Press x on the Remote Commander If the tape has a blank portion between recorded portions Title search may not work c...

Page 76: ...lt setting is ON The POWER switch should be set to 1 Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly until the DATE SEARCH indicator appears The DATE SEARCH screen appears The indicator changes as follows TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t no indicator 2 Press or on the Remote Commander to select the date for playback Your camcorder automatically starts playback at the beginning of the selected dat...

Page 77: ...where the date changes Each time you press or your camcorder searches for the previous or next date To cancel searching Press x on the Remote Commander or on your camcorder Note If one day s recording is less than two minutes your camcorder may not accurately find the point where the recording date changes If the tape has a blank portion between recorded portions Date search may not work correctly...

Page 78: ...n indicators Cassette Memory contents and letters on the Memory Stick index screen cannot be recorded Connecting to the VCR You can edit on VCRs that support the following systems 8 mm Hi8 Digital8 VHS S VHS VHSC S VHSC Betamax ED Betamax mini DV DV or MICRO MV Connecting with the A V connecting cable Connecting with the i LINK cable Editing Dubbing a tape VIDEO AUDIO IN S VIDEO S VIDEO AUDIO VIDE...

Page 79: ... menu settings The default setting is LCD Press the following buttons to make the indicator disappear so that they will not be superimposed on the edited tape On your camcorder DISPLAY BATT INFO DATA CODE On the Remote Commander DISPLAY DATA CODE SEARCH MODE The POWER switch should be set to 1 Insert a blank tape or a tape you want to record over into the VCR and insert the recorded tape into your...

Page 80: ...chronization of the VCR p 84 When you dub using the same VCR again you can skip Step 2 and 3 Using Digital program editing having the tape recorded on other equipment Operation 1 Making a program p 86 Operation 2 Performing the program Dubbing on the tape p 88 Note When editing digital video the operation signals to the VCR cannot be sent with the LANC jack Step 1 Connecting to the VCR You can con...

Page 81: ...necting with the A V connecting cable select IR then press EXEC When connecting with the i LINK cable select i LINK press EXEC then go to Step 3 Adjusting the synchronization of the VCR on page 84 9 Select IR SETUP then press EXEC 10 Select the IR SETUP code of your VCR then press EXEC Check the code in About the IR SETUP code p 83 4 5 7 9 6 V I DEO ED I T ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OU...

Page 82: ...arts recording the setting is correct The indicator you selected to cancel recording pause on the VCR flashes on the screen When finished the indicator changes to COMPLETE Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing on a tape V I DEO ED I T ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OUT IR SETUP PAUSEMODE IR TEST RET EXEC PAUSE END V I DEO ED I T ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OUT IR S...

Page 83: ... Howell 36 M Wards Broksonic 21 70 82 Canon 77 78 Citizen 47 Craig 47 73 Curtis Mathis 8 77 80 Daewoo 26 40 77 DBX 21 33 35 Dimensia 8 Emerson 26 48 59 70 80 81 82 Fisher 36 37 44 45 Funai 80 General Electric 8 32 77 94 101 Goldstar LG 47 GO VIDEO 71 Hitachi 8 42 78 HQ 40 Instant Replay 77 78 JC Penny 8 21 33 35 36 42 77 JVC 12 13 14 21 33 35 Kenwood 21 33 35 47 LXI Sears 36 37 42 44 45 47 49 80 M...

Page 84: ...times each to calculate the number values for adjusting the synchronization The EXECUTING indicator flashes on the screen When finished the indicator changes to COMPLETE 4 Rewind the tape in the VCR then start slow playback Five opening number of each IN and closing number of each OUT appear Take a note of the opening number value of each IN and the closing number value of each OUT 5 Calculate the...

Page 85: ...rting recording When the recording unit cannot be operated properly with the i LINK cable leave the connection as it is and make the A V connecting cable settings p 81 Video and audio are sent by digital signals 2 3 6 8 V I DEO ED I T ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OUT IR SETUP PAUSEMODE IR TEST RET EXEC RETURN EXECUTE ENGAGE REC PAUSE END V I DEO ED I T ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN ...

Page 86: ...video control buttons on the screen then pause playback You can fine adjust one frame at a time with 9 Press MARK OUT on the screen or MARK on the Remote Commander The OUT point of the first program is set then the lower part of the program mark changes to light blue 10 Repeat Step 6 to 9 You can set up to 20 programs in maximum To finish making programs Press END The program is stored in memory u...

Page 87: ...g the program you have set Erase OUT mark first and then IN mark of the last set program 1 Press UNDO 2 Press ERASE 1 MARK The last set program mark flashes then the DELETE indicator appears 3 Press EXEC The last set program is deleted To cancel erasing Press CANCEL in Step 3 Erasing all programs 1 Follow Step 2 to 5 on page 86 2 Press UNDO 3 Press ERASE ALL All the set program marks flash then th...

Page 88: ... flashes The SEARCH indicator appears during search and the EDITING indicator appears during edit on the screen When dubbing ends your camcorder and the VCR automatically stop To cancel dubbing during edit Press CANCEL To end Digital program editing Your camcorder stops when dubbing is complete Then the display returns to VIDEO EDIT in the menu settings Press END to end the video edit function Whe...

Page 89: ...you connect with the i LINK cable optional video and audio signals are transmitted in digital form for high quality editing Connecting to the VCR or the TV Connecting with the A V connecting cable Connecting with the i LINK cable Recording video or TV programs AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO OUT S VIDEO Signal flow White Red A V connecting cable supplied TV VCR Yellow i LINK DV Interface Signal fl...

Page 90: ...If you are recording from the tape on the VCR insert the recorded tape into the VCR 2 Set your camcorder to recording pause 1 Press FN and select PAGE3 2 Press REC CTRL 3 Press REC PAUSE 3 Press N on the VCR to start playback if you record from the tape on the VCR Select a TV program if you record from a TV The picture from the playback side appears on the screen 4 Press REC START at the scene whe...

Page 91: ... camcorder locate the insert end point c then set it to playback pause 3 Press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander The ZERO SET MEMORY indicator flashes and the end point of the insert is stored in memory The tape counter shows 0 00 00 4 On your camcorder locate the insert start point b and set your camcorder to recording pause 1 Press FN and select PAGE3 2 Press REC CTRL 3 Press REC PAUSE 5 F...

Page 92: ...r In Step 4 press z REC and MARK simultaneously then immediately press X In Step 5 press X at the scene where you want to start recording from To insert a scene without setting the insert end point Skip Step 2 and 3 Press x on the Remote Commander or on your camcorder when you want to stop inserting Inserting a scene from a VCR Insert editing 3 ZERO SET MEMORY 0 00 00 ZERO SET MEMORY ...

Page 93: ...d additional audio in the following Dubbing with the built in microphone Connecting the microphone optional to the MIC jack Connecting the microphone optional to the intelligent accessory shoe Connecting the A V connecting cable to the AUDIO VIDEO jack The audio input to be recorded takes precedence over others in the following order MIC jack Intelligent accessory shoe AUDIO VIDEO jack Built in mi...

Page 94: ...te When dubbing with the AUDIO VIDEO jack or the built in microphone pictures are not output through the S VIDEO jack or AUDIO VIDEO jack Check the recorded picture on the screen You can check the recorded sound by using headphones Audio dubbing Microphone optional Intelligent accessory shoe Shoe cover LINE OUT L R AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO R Audio equipment Signal flow White Red A V connecting cable supp...

Page 95: ...UDIO DUB The green X indicator appears on the screen 6 Press on your camcorder and at the same time start playing back the audio you want to record The new sound is recorded in stereo 2 ST2 during playback While recording new sound the red indicator appears on the screen 7 Press on your camcorder at the point where you want to stop recording Using the Remote commander The POWER switch should be se...

Page 96: ...V70 the sound quality may become worse Monitoring the new recorded sound The POWER switch should be set to Operate by touching the panel 1 Play back the tape on which you added audio 2 Press FN to display PAGE1 3 Press MENU 4 Select AUDIO MIX in then press EXEC 5 Press r R to adjust the balance between the original sound ST1 and the new sound ST2 then press EXEC About five minutes after you discon...

Page 97: ...n press EXEC The title appears on the screen 7 If necessary change the color size or position by pressing COLOR SIZE POS r or POS R 8 Press TITLE OK 9 Press SAVE TITLE During playback playback pause or recording The TITLE SAVE indicator is displayed on the screen for about five seconds and the title is set During recording standby The TITLE indicator appears And when you press START STOP to start ...

Page 98: ...ices for the title position If you select the title size LARGE you have eight choices for the title position Erasing a title The POWER switch should be set to or Operate by touching the panel 1 Press FN to display PAGE1 2 Press MENU 3 Select TITLEERASE in then press EXEC The TITLE ERASE screen appears 4 Select the title you want to erase then press EXEC The ERASE OK indicator appears 5 Make sure t...

Page 99: ...hich title you want to change then press EXEC and enter a new title as desired If you take five minutes or longer to enter characters during tape recording standby with the cassette inserted in your camcorder The power automatically goes off The characters you have entered remain stored in memory Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG once and then to CAMERA again then start again from Step 1 We recommen...

Page 100: ...ete the label 7 Press SET The label is stored in memory To return to FN Press EXIT To erase the label you have made Select C in Step 5 to erase the label then press SET To change the label you have made Insert the cassette for which you want to change the label and operate in the same way to make a new label If you have superimposed titles in the cassette When the label appears up to four titles a...

Page 101: ...L in then press EXEC 4 Select OK then press EXEC The OK indicator changes to EXECUTE 5 Select EXECUTE then press EXEC The ERASING indicator flashes on the screen When erasing is complete the COMPLETE indicator appears To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel erasing Select RETURN in Step 5 then press EXEC 3 4 CM SET TITLE TITLEERASE TITLE DSPL CM SEARCH TAPE TITLE ERASE ALL EXIT RET EXEC RETURN OK CM ...

Page 102: ...liant DPOF compatible 2 Exif Exif is a file format for still images established by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Files in this format can have additional information such as your camcorder s setting information at the time of recording Moving picture MPEG Your camcorder compresses and records picture data in the MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group form...

Page 103: ...the Memory Stick Duo in the proper direction Inserting it the wrong way may cause a malfunction Do not insert the Memory Stick Duo not inserted into the Memory Stick Duo Adapter into the Memory Stick compatible unit This may cause a malfunction of the unit Note on using the Memory Stick PRO optional The Memory Stick PRO with a capacity up to 1 GB can be used with this camcorder The Memory Stick fo...

Page 104: ...mory Stick Press a Memory Stick once lightly Notes If you insert a Memory Stick forcibly in the opposite direction the Memory Stick slot may be damaged Do not insert anything other than a Memory Stick into the Memory Stick slot This may cause a malfunction While the access lamp is lit or flashing Do not shake or knock your camcorder because your camcorder is reading the data from the Memory Stick ...

Page 105: ...t a desired image quality then press EXEC Setting Meaning FINE FINE Use this mode when you want to record high quality images Fine images are compressed to about 1 4 STANDARD STD This is the standard image quality Standard images are compressed to about 1 10 To return to FN Press EXIT Selecting the quality and size of image data 3 MEM SET 1 STILL SET BURST QUALITY IMAGESIZE OFF EXIT RET EXEC 4 MEM...

Page 106: ...low 1600 640 Memory capacity of still images Recorded images are compressed in the JPEG format before being stored in memory The memory capacity allotted to each still image varies depending on the selected image quality and image size Details are shown in the table below 1600 1200 image size Image quality Memory capacity FINE About 960 KB STANDARD About 420 KB 640 480 image size Image quality Mem...

Page 107: ...Press FN to display PAGE1 2 Press MENU 3 Select MOVIE SET in then press EXEC 4 Select IMAGESIZE then press EXEC 5 Select a desired image size then press EXEC The indicator changes as follows 320 160 3 4 320 EXIT RET EXEC R r EXIT RET EXEC R r MEM SET 1 MOVIE SET IMAGESIZE REMAIN MEM SET 1 MOVIE SET IMAGESIZE REMAIN 320 240 320 240 160 112 REMAIN 30sec REMAIN 30sec Selecting the quality and size of...

Page 108: ... 640 480 1600 1200 640 480 Memory Stick 1600 640 1600 640 8 MB supplied 8 50 18 120 16 MB 16 96 37 240 32 MB 32 190 75 485 64 MB 65 390 150 980 128 MB 130 780 300 1970 256 MB MSX 256 235 1400 540 3550 512 MB MSX 512 480 2850 1100 7200 1 GB MSX 1G 980 5900 2250 14500 Selecting the quality and size of image data Image size Type of the 320 240 160 112 Memory Stick 320 160 8 MB supplied 1 min 20 s 5 m...

Page 109: ...s recorded on the Memory Stick a Approximate number of images that can be recorded on the Memory Stick b Number of the folder currently used for recording The indication of the number of recordable still images Depending on the image quality setting and the complexity of the subject the indication of the remaining number of recordable still images may not change even after you record an image When...

Page 110: ...ely records the image that is on the screen when you press the button When you press PHOTO lightly in Step 1 The image momentarily flickers This is not a malfunction Recording data The recording data date time or various settings when recorded is not displayed during recording However it is recorded automatically onto the Memory Stick To display the recording data press DATA CODE during playback Y...

Page 111: ...size at about 0 07 sec intervals EXP BRKTG b Your camcorder automatically shoots three images at about 0 5 sec intervals at different exposures The POWER switch should be set to Operate by touching the panel 1 Press FN to display PAGE1 2 Press MENU 3 Select STILL SET in then press EXEC 4 Select BURST then press EXEC 5 Select a desired mode then press EXEC 6 Press EXIT to make the menu display disa...

Page 112: ...f still images When HIGH SPEED is selected Flickering or changes in color may occur If remaining capacity on the Memory Stick is less than for three images EXP BRKTG does not work FULL appears when you press PHOTO The effect of EXP BRKTG The effect of EXP BRKTG may not be noticeable on the screen We recommend viewing images on the TV or the computer to check the effect When NORMAL or HIGH SPEED is...

Page 113: ... to ON in the menu settings the indicator changes as follows t t Forced flash The flash fires regardless of the surrounding brightness Auto red eye reduction The flash fires before recording to reduce the red eye Forced red eye reduction The flash fires before recording to reduce the red eye regardless of the surrounding brightness No flash The flash does not fire The flash is automatically adjust...

Page 114: ...er to prepare for the next shooting This is because your camcorder starts to charge power for firing after the flash pops up The flash charge lamp flashes while the power for firing is being charged After charging is completed the flash charge lamp lights up If it is not easy to focus on a subject automatically for example when recording in the dark use HOLOGRAM AF p 115 or the focal distance info...

Page 115: ...recommended to do so because you may experience such effects like several minutes of image residual and dazzling that you encounter after looking into a flashlight HOLOGRAM AF satisfies Class 1 time base 30 000 seconds specified in all of JIS Japan IEC EU and FDA US industry standards Complying with these standards ensures that the laser product is safe under a condition that a human looks at the ...

Page 116: ...ain and then press and hold PHOTO lightly 3 Press PHOTO deeply Recording is complete when the bar scroll indicator disappears The image displayed on the screen when you press PHOTO deeply is recorded on the Memory Stick Sound recorded on the tape You cannot record audio from the tape Title recorded on the tape You cannot record the titles Data codes recorded on the tape Data Codes recorded on the ...

Page 117: ...ult setting is LCD The POWER switch should be set to 1 Play back the recorded tape on the VCR or turn the TV on to see a desired program The image from the other equipment is displayed on the screen 2 At the point where you want to record follow Step 2 and 3 on page 116 Note Images may not be imported properly or distorted images may be recorded when you record from the tape repeatedly used for du...

Page 118: ...key You can swap the brighter area of a still image such as a handwritten illustration or a title with a moving picture To use this function we recommend recording a title on the Memory Stick before a trip or event M CHROM Memory Chroma key You can swap only the blue area of a still image such as an illustration or a frame with a moving picture M OVERLAP Memory Overlap You can make a moving pictur...

Page 119: ...me 101 0001 101 0018 For C CHROM two images such as a background 101 0019 101 0020 Sample images Sample images stored in the Memory Stick supplied with your camcorder are protected p 137 Recording a superimposed image on a tape Before operation Insert the Memory Stick containing still images into your camcorder Insert a tape for recording into your camcorder The POWER switch should be set to Opera...

Page 120: ...cancel MEMORY MIX Press OFF to return to PAGE2 Note In Step 4 you cannot reselect the mode Press OFF to return to PAGE2 When you select M OVERLAP You cannot change the still image or the mode During recording You cannot change the mode To record still images as is to the tape Press on the left lower corner of the screen in the M LUMI mode and keep going until the bar display on the right is full R...

Page 121: ... interval time then press EXEC 7 Press RET 8 Set INT R STL to ON then press EXEC 9 Press EXIT to return to FN The INTERVAL MEM STILL indicator flashes on the screen 10 Press PHOTO deeply Interval Photo Recording starts The INTERVAL MEM STILL indicator lights up on the screen during Interval Photo Recording To cancel Interval Photo Recording Set INT R STL to OFF Interval Photo Recording a Memory Ph...

Page 122: ... are recorded up to the remaining capacity of the Memory Stick For details on recording time see page 108 To stop recording Press START STOP Recording moving pictures on a Memory Stick MPEG MOVIE recording a Available recording time on the Memory Stick b This indicator is displayed for about five seconds after pressing START STOP This indicator is not recorded c Number of the folder currently used...

Page 123: ... the external flash off when recording moving pictures on the Memory Stick Otherwise the charging sound of the flash may be recorded Recording date time The date time is not displayed during recording However it is automatically recorded onto the Memory Stick To display the recording date time press DATA CODE during playback Various settings cannot be recorded p 40 Self timer recording You can rec...

Page 124: ...a moving picture The POWER switch should be set to Operate by touching the panel 1 Follow Step 1 and 3 in Recording a still image 2 Press START STOP The self timer starts counting down from about 10 with a beep In the last two seconds of the countdown the beep gets faster then recording starts automatically To stop the countdown while recording a moving picture Press START STOP To restart the coun...

Page 125: ...ound when recording images from a tape to a Memory Stick Sound recorded in stereo is converted to monaural sound when recording from a tape Titles recorded on the tape You cannot record the titles If the AUDIO ERROR indicator appears Sound that cannot be recorded by your camcorder has been recorded Connect the A V connecting cable to input images from the external equipment used to play back the i...

Page 126: ...ded tape on the VCR or turn the TV on to see a desired program The image from the other equipment is displayed on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder 2 Press START STOP at the scene where you want to start recording from Note Recording may abort unexpectedly or distorted images may be recorded in the following cases When there is a blank portion on the tape When recording from the tape repeatedly ...

Page 127: ... cannot operate recording during Digital program editing on the Memory Stick On a blank portion of the tape You cannot set IN or OUT If there is a blank portion between the IN point and the OUT point on the tape The total time may not be displayed correctly While making a program If you eject the cassette the NOT READY indicator appears on the screen The program will be erased Erasing the program ...

Page 128: ...he program you have made is recorded on the Memory Stick up to the point where you press CANCEL To end Digital program editing Your camcorder stops when dubbing ends Then the display returns to VIDEO EDIT in the menu settings Press END to end Digital program editing function Note Recording may abort unexpectedly or distorted images may be recorded in the following cases When there is a blank porti...

Page 129: ...o cancel creating a new folder Select RETURN in Step 4 then press EXEC Choosing the recording folder The POWER switch should be set to Operate by touching the panel 1 Press FN to display PAGE1 2 Press MENU 3 Select REC FOLDER in then press EXEC 4 Press r to move to the next folder R to move to the previous folder to select a folder you want to use for recording then press EXEC To return to FN Pres...

Page 130: ... recording data date time or various settings when recorded press DATA CODE during playback You can also use the Remote Commander for this operation p 40 Notes on the data file number The folder number may not appear and only the file name may appear if the structure of the folder does not conform to the DCF standard The file name flashes on the screen if the file is corrupted or the file is unrea...

Page 131: ...hat appeared on the full screen before changing to the index screen mode T To display the previous six images t To display the next six images To return to FN Press EXIT To return to the normal playback screen single screen Press the image you want to display Viewing a still image Memory Photo playback 1 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 EXIT DEL MARK MARK T t 1 0 1 B mark This number indicates the order in which im...

Page 132: ...re 3 Press MPEG N X to start playback 4 Adjust the volume following the steps below 1 Press FN and select PAGE3 2 Press VOL The screen to adjust the volume appears 3 Press to turn down the volume to turn up the volume to adjust the volume 4 Press OK to return to PAGE3 5 Press EXIT to return to FN To cancel MPEG MOVIE playback Press MPEG N X When no file is in the folder The NO FILE AVAILABLE indic...

Page 133: ...e the next part to select the part you want to play back 3 Follow Step 3 and 4 on page 132 To cancel MPEG MOVIE playback Press MPEG N X Screen indicators during moving picture playback To make screen indicators appear or disappear press DISPLAY BATT INFO Recording date time To display the recording date time press DATA CODE during playback You can also use the Remote Commander for this operation p...

Page 134: ...ess END to return to PAGE1 To select the previous folder To select the next folder 4 Press EXIT The images in the playback folder are played back Note Your camcorder does not recognize folder names created or changed on the computer Current playback folder The current playback folder is valid until the next recording is made Once you record an image the current recording folder becomes the current...

Page 135: ...1 1 times up to five times its size W To decrease the zoom ratio T To increase the zoom ratio To cancel memory PB ZOOM Press END Memory PB ZOOM is canceled when you press the following buttons on the Remote Commander MEMORY PLAY MEMORY INDEX MEMORY In memory PB ZOOM If you press DISPLAY BATT INFO the frame on the memory PB ZOOM screen disappears You cannot move the part you have pressed to the cen...

Page 136: ...PB FOLDER The folder number is displayed in the sss 5 Press START Your camcorder plays back the images recorded on the Memory Stick in sequence When all the images have been played back slide show automatically stops and the first image is displayed on the screen To cancel slide show Press END To pause slide show Press PAUSE To return to FN Press END to return to PAGE1 then press EXIT To start sli...

Page 137: ...e To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel image protection Press the image you want to cancel image protection in Step 3 again The indicator disappears from the image Note Formatting erases all information on the Memory Stick including the protected image data Check the contents of the Memory Stick before formatting If the write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK You cannot set or cancel ...

Page 138: ... screen 4 Press OK The selected image is deleted To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel deleting an image Press CANCEL in Step 4 Notes To delete a protected image first cancel image protection Once you delete an image you cannot restore it Check the images to delete carefully before deleting them If the write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK You cannot delete images Deleting images DEL...

Page 139: ...ou want to delete The number of the selected image is highlighted You can specify and delete up to a hundred image files at once 3 Press EXEC The DELETE indicator appears on the screen 4 Press OK The selected images are deleted To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel deleting an image Press CANCEL in Step 4 Deleting images DELETE 1 INDEX 2 1 3 2 4 5 6 EXIT DEL EXEC DEL T t RET 1 0 1 3 40 ...

Page 140: ...d in the sss 5 Select OK then press EXEC OK changes to EXECUTE 6 Select EXECUTE then press EXEC The DELETING indicator appears then flashes on the screen When all the unprotected images are deleted the COMPLETE indicator appears To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel deleting all the images in the Memory Stick Select RETURN in Step 5 or 6 then press EXEC While the DELETING indicator appears Do not t...

Page 141: ...en appears 3 Press 640 480 or 320 240 The image is recorded as the most recent file in the currently chosen recording folder To change still images Press before Step 3 To return to FN Press END to return to PAGE2 then press EXIT Notes You cannot resize the picture recorded with MPEG MOVIE recording You may not be able to resize image files recorded on other equipment When resizing the image file y...

Page 142: ...nt mark appears 3 Press the image for which you want to write a print mark A appears above the selected image To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel writing print marks Press the image for which you want to cancel the print mark in Step 3 again The disappears from the image If the write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK You cannot write or cancel print marks on still images Moving pictu...

Page 143: ...u connect your camcorder to the computer first you will not be able to install the USB driver correctly For details about the computer s ports and editing software contact the computer manufacturer Viewing pictures recorded on the tape When connecting to a computer with the USB port See page 146 for details USB port USB jack USB cable supplied Insert the plug to the end Camcorder connection jack C...

Page 144: ...166 when using Macintosh You can also use a Memory Stick Reader Writer optional When connecting to a computer without a USB port Use an optional floppy disk adaptor for Memory Stick or a PC card adaptor for Memory Stick When purchasing an accessory check its catalog beforehand for the recommended operating environment Viewing images with a computer Introduction Signal flow DV Interface i LINK cabl...

Page 145: ...s cannot be played back on your camcorder Software Depending on your application software the file size may increase when you open a still image file When you load an image modified using retouching software from your computer to your camcorder or when you directly modify the image on your camcorder the image format may be different and a file error indicator may appear and you may be unable to op...

Page 146: ... Microsoft Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Standard installation is required However operation is not assured if the above environment is an upgraded OS You cannot hear sound if your computer is running Windows 98 but you can read still images CPU Minimum 500 MHz Intel Pentium III or faster 800 MHz or faster recommended Applicati...

Page 147: ...rd Windows Media Player must be installed to play back moving pictures Notes Operations are not guaranteed for the Windows environment if you connect two or more USB equipment to a single computer at the same time or when using a hub Some equipment may not operate depending on the type of USB equipment that is used simultaneously Operations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer envir...

Page 148: ...k My Computer and then ImageMixer CD ROM Drive 3 Select Handycam on the screen The title screen appears 4 Move the cursor to USB Driver and click This starts USB driver installation 5 Follow the on screen messages to install the USB driver 6 Remove the CD ROM then restart the computer and follow the on screen messages Notes If you connect the USB cable before USB driver installation is complete th...

Page 149: ...computer and allow Windows to load If you have been using the computer close all software 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM in the CD ROM drive of the computer The application software starts up 3 Select Handycam on the screen The title screen appears 4 Move the cursor to Image Transfer and click The Install Wizard program starts up and the Choose Setup Language screen appears 5 Select the language for...

Page 150: ...ages The installation screen disappears when installation is complete 7 Follow the on screen messages to install Win ASPI Only for Windows 2000 Windows XP users 8 If DirectX 8 0a or later is not installed on the computer continue installation after installing ImageMixer Follow the on screen messages to install DirectX 8 0a After installation is complete restart the computer MEMORY MIX Album Once I...

Page 151: ...k on your camcorder to the USB port on the computer using the supplied USB cable The computer recognizes your camcorder and the Windows Add Hardware Wizard starts 7 Follow the on screen messages so that the Add Hardware Wizard recognizes that the USB drivers have been installed Be sure to allow the installation to complete without interrupting it For Windows 2000 Windows XP users When the dialogue...

Page 152: ... screen of your camcorder The computer recognizes your camcorder and the Add Hardware Wizard starts 4 Follow the on screen messages so that the Add Hardware Wizard recognizes that the USB drivers have been installed The Add Hardware Wizard starts two times because two different USB drivers are installed Be sure to allow the installation to complete without interrupting it You cannot install the US...

Page 153: ...t the AC Adaptor and set the POWER switch to VCR 3 Connect the USB port on the computer to the USB jack on your camcorder using the supplied USB cable 4 Open the computer s Device Manager Windows XP Select Start t Control Panel t System t Hardware and click the Device Manager button If there is no System inside Pick a category after clicking Control Panel click Switch to classic view instead Windo...

Page 154: ...or Windows users Windows 2000 Windows XP 6 Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG on your camcorder then disconnect the USB cable 7 Restart the computer Step 2 Install the USB driver on the supplied CD ROM Follow the entire procedure in Installing the USB driver on page 148 ...

Page 155: ...nager button If there is no System inside Pick a category after clicking Control Panel click Switch to classic view instead Windows 2000 Select My Computer t Control Panel t System t Hardware and click the Device Manager button Other OS Select My Computer t Control Panel t System and click Device Manager 6 Select Other devices Select the device prefixed with the mark and delete Ex Sony Handycam 7 ...

Page 156: ...rn on the computer and allow Windows to load 2 Connect the AC Adaptor then insert the cassette into your camcorder 3 Set the POWER switch to VCR 4 Press FN to display PAGE1 5 Press MENU to display the menu 6 Select USB STREAM in then press EXEC 7 Select ON then press EXEC 8 Select Start t Programs t PIXELA t ImageMixer t ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony The ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony startup screen ap...

Page 157: ... from the tape appears on the monitor window on the computer Viewing pictures live from your camcorder 1 Follow Step 1 and 2 on page 156 2 Set the POWER switch to CAMERA 3 Follow Step 4 to 11 on pages 156 157 The picture from your camcorder appears on the monitor window on the computer Viewing pictures recorded on the tape on a computer USB Streaming For Windows users USB port USB cable supplied U...

Page 158: ...list window Capturing moving pictures 1 Click 2 Click N to start playback 3 Looking at the monitor window click at the first scene of the movie you want to capture changes to 4 Looking at the monitor window click at the last scene you want to capture The moving picture is captured The captured images appear in the thumbnail list window To close ImageMixer Click in the upper right corner of the scr...

Page 159: ...en of your camcorder do not appear on images that are captured into the computer If you capture a fast moving picture the picture in the monitor window may not move smoothly You can make the picture move more smoothly by adjusting the slider located just under the right bottom of the monitor window although this reduces the picture quality You cannot carry out any Memory Stick operations during th...

Page 160: ...ch you want to capture images onto the CD R 3 Click 4 Connect the USB jack on your camcorder to the USB port on the computer using the supplied USB cable 5 Insert a new CD R in the CD R drive of the computer 6 Click Start The tape is automatically played back Easy Video CD automatically begins to capture images onto the CD R to create a Video CD 7 After the Video CD successfully created message ap...

Page 161: ... you made on a DVD player or on a computer equipped with a DVD drive To play back a Video CD on the computer application software that supports a Video CD needs to be installed in it You can play back a Video CD using the Windows Media Player However you may not be able to play back a Video CD depending on your computer environment including Operating Systems or hardware Menu functions of the Wind...

Page 162: ...screen The ImageMixer s Manual screen appears 2 You can find the information you need from the list of contents To close the on line help Click at the top right of the screen If you have any questions about ImageMixer ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony is the product of PIXELA corporation For details refer to the operating instructions of the CD ROM supplied with your camcorder Viewing pictures recorded ...

Page 163: ...8 149 1 Turn on the computer and allow Windows to load 2 Insert the Memory Stick into your camcorder then connect the AC Adaptor to you camcorder 3 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY 4 Connect the USB jack on your camcorder to the USB port on the computer using the supplied USB cable 5 Image Transfer automatically starts up and the transfer of image data begins 6 ImageMixer automatically starts up ena...

Page 164: ...pears on the screen of your camcorder 5 Open My Computer on Windows and double click the newly recognized drive Example Removable Disk F The folders inside the Memory Stick appear 6 Double click a desired image file after opening the folders in the following order DCIM folder t sss MSDCF folder 1 t Image file 2 See Image file storage destinations and image files p 165 for the details on the folder...

Page 165: ...For Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP users 1 Move the cursor to the Unplug or Eject Hardware on the Task Tray and click it to cancel the applicable drive 2 After the Safe to remove message appears disconnect the USB cable and eject the Memory Stick or set the POWER switch to OFF CHG Viewing images recorded on the Memory Stick on a computer For Windows users Folder containing image files recorded...

Page 166: ...t loading type CD ROM drive iBook or Power Mac G4 with the Mac OS 8 6 standard installation The USB port must be provided as standard QuickTime 3 0 or newer must be installed to play back moving pictures Notes Operations are not guaranteed for the Macintosh environment if you connect two or more USB equipment to a single computer at the same time or when using a hub Some equipment may not operate ...

Page 167: ...tle screen appears 4 Click USB Driver to open the folder containing the six files related to Driver 5 Select the following two files and drag and drop them into the System Folder Sony Camcorder USB Driver Sony Camcorder USB Shim 6 When the message appears click OK The USB driver is installed on the computer 7 Eject the CD ROM from the computer 8 Restart the computer For Mac OS 9 1 9 2 Mac OS X v10...

Page 168: ...file after opening the folders in the following order DCIM folder t sss MSDCF folder 1 t Image file 2 1 sss stands for any number within the range from 101 to 999 2 Copying a file to the hard disk of the computer before viewing it is recommended If you play back the file directly from the Memory Stick the image and sound may be damaged Disconnect the USB cable and eject the Memory Stick or set the...

Page 169: ...y PAGE1 2 Press MENU 3 Select A V t DV OUT in then press EXEC 4 Select ON then press EXEC 5 Start playback on the analog video unit 6 Start capturing procedures on the computer The operation procedures depend on the computer and the software you are using For details of how to capture images refer to the operating instructions of the computer and software After capturing images and sound Stop capt...

Page 170: ...e video output via your camcorder when the video tapes include copyright protection signals such as the ID 2 system If the computer has a USB port You can connect using a USB cable but images may not be transferred smoothly If your VCR has an S video jack Pictures can be reproduced more faithfully by using an S video cable optional With this connection you do not need to connect the yellow video p...

Page 171: ... the power source while operating the network functions or your network settings may be erased Also close the network function before you turn the POWER switch On trademarks All product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Furthermore TM and are not mentioned in each case in this manual How to hold your camcorder when operating network...

Page 172: ...urn to FN Press EXIT Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings 2 3 4 5 MANUAL SET PROGRAM AE RED EYE R FLASH LVL WHT BAL SHARPNESS OTHERS AREA SET DST SET BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY REC LAMP ON OFF EXIT RET EXEC R r EXIT MENU OTHERS AREA SET DST SET BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY REC LAMP OTHERS AREA SET DST SET BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY REC LAMP ON OTHERS AREA SET DST SET BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY REC ...

Page 173: ...automatically activate the electronic shutter when shooting in bright conditions To not automatically activate the electronic shutter even when shooting in bright conditions POWER switch About the electronic shutter The electronic shutter is the function used to adjust the shutter speed electrically Note on FLASH LVL and RED EYE R You cannot adjust FLASH LVL and RED EYE R if the external flash opt...

Page 174: ... the digital zoom More than 10 to 20 zoom is performed digitally p 33 To activate the digital zoom More than 10 to 120 zoom is performed digitally To deactivate the expanded focus While focusing manually the center of the screen is displayed at twice the size p 63 To not record a 16 9 wide picture To record a 16 9 wide picture p 50 To compensate for camera shake To cancel SteadyShot Natural pictur...

Page 175: ...r dual sound track tape with main and sub sound p 195 To play back the stereo tape with the left sound or a dual sound track tape with main sound To play back a stereo tape with the right sound or a dual sound track tape with sub sound To adjust the balance between stereo 1 and stereo 2 p 96 To output digital images and sound in analog format using your camcorder To output analog images and sound ...

Page 176: ... the remaining capacity of the Memory Stick in the following cases For about five seconds after setting the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR and inserting a Memory Stick When the remaining capacity of the Memory Stick is less than two minutes after setting the POWER switch to MEMORY For about five seconds from the start of moving picture recording For about five seconds after completing moving pictur...

Page 177: ...ontents of the Memory Stick before formatting 1 Select FORMAT then press EXEC 2 Select OK then press EXEC 3 After the EXECUTE indicator appears press EXEC The FORMATTING indicator flashes while formatting The COMPLETE indicator appears when formatting is complete POWER switch The folder number is displayed in the sss Notes on formatting Do not do any of the following while the FORMATTING indicator...

Page 178: ...perimpose a title or make your own title p 97 99 To erase the title you have superimposed p 98 To display the title you have superimposed To not display the title p 98 To search using Cassette Memory p 75 76 To search without using Cassette Memory To label the cassette p 100 To cancel erasing all To erase all the data in Cassette Memory p 101 POWER switch ...

Page 179: ... deactivate Interval Recording To set INTERVAL and REC TIME for Interval Recording POWER switch Notes on the LP mode When you record the tape in the LP mode on your camcorder we recommend playing back the tape on your camcorder When you play back the tape on other camcorders or VCRs mosaic noise may occur in pictures or sound When you record in the LP mode we recommend using a Sony Excellence Mast...

Page 180: ...ÑOL PORTUGUÊS z ON OFF Notes on DEMO MODE You cannot select DEMO MODE when a cassette or a Memory Stick is inserted in your camcorder When NIGHTSHOT switch is set to ON the NIGHTSHOT indicator appears on the screen and you cannot select DEMO MODE in the menu settings If you press the touch panel during the demonstration the demonstration stops for a while then it starts again after about 10 minute...

Page 181: ... melody To cancel melody the beep sound and shutter sound To activate the Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid remote control misoperation caused by other VCR s remote control To show the display on the LCD screen and in the viewfinder To show the display on the TV screen LCD screen and in the viewfinder POWER switch Mode z DATE CAM DATE z OFF O...

Page 182: ...t settings Other menu items are held in memory even when the power source is removed Changing the menu settings Icon item OTHERS REC LAMP VIDEO EDIT Meaning To light up the camera recording lamp at the front of your camcorder during recording To turn the camera recording lamp off so that the person is not aware of the recording To cancel Digital program editing To make programs and perform Digital...

Page 183: ... camcorder automatically turns off to prevent the battery pack from running out and to protect the tape when your camcorder has been in recording standby for more than five minutes c Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG and then to CAMERA The battery pack is dead or nearly dead c Install a fully charged battery pack The viewfinder lens is not adjusted c Adjust the viewfinder lens p 31 STEADYSHOT in is ...

Page 184: ... in to OFF in the menu settings p 174 The power of the external flash optional is off or the power source is not installed c Turn on the external flash optional or install the power source Two or more external flashes optional are attached c Only one external flash optional can be attached These phenomena appear if you are recording in the soft portrait or sports lesson mode of PROGRAM AE under a ...

Page 185: ...has no Cassette Memory c Use a cassette with Cassette Memory p 75 CM SEARCH in is set to OFF in the menu settings c Set it to ON p 178 There is no title in the tape c Superimpose the titles p 97 The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions p 75 AUDIO MIX in is set to the ST1 side in the menu settings c Adjust AUDIO MIX p 175 TITLE DSPL in is set to OFF in the menu settings c Set it to ON...

Page 186: ...on on the remaining battery time is correct p 16 A deviation has occurred in the remaining battery time c Charge the battery pack fully again so that the indication on the remaining battery time is correct p 16 The power source is disconnected c Connect it firmly p 15 16 The battery pack is dead c Use a charged battery pack p 15 16 Moisture condensation has occurred c Remove the cassette and leave...

Page 187: ...ect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK c Release the lock p 102 You are trying to delete more than a hundred image files at once c You can select up to a hundred image files to delete on the index screen The write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK c Release the lock p 102 The write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK c Release the lock p 102 The write protect tab on the...

Page 188: ... files recorded on other equipment may not be resized You may not be able to play back images in actual size when you try to play back images recorded by other equipment This is not a malfunction Your camcorder may not be able to playback the following image files Image files in the folder with its name modified with the computer Image files with their names modified with the computer Image files ...

Page 189: ... the tape is attempted c Set the program again on a recorded portion p 87 The synchronization of your camcorder and the VCR is not adjusted c Adjust the synchronization of the VCR p 84 The IR SETUP code is not correct c Set the correct code p 83 Setting a program on a blank portion of the tape is attempted c Set the program again on a recorded portion p 127 COMMANDER in is set to OFF in the menu s...

Page 190: ...er and contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility DISPLAY BATT INFO is pressed c Press the LCD screen lightly c Press DISPLAY BATT INFO on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander p 40 c Adjust the screen CALIBRATION p 204 The USB cable was connected before installation of the USB driver was complete c Uninstall the USB driver and reinstall the USB driver p 148 153...

Page 191: ...amcorder c Replace the cassette A malfunction that you cannot service has occurred c Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and inform them of the 5 digit code e g E 61 10 If you are unable to rectify the problem even if you try corrective actions a few times contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Your camcorder has a self diagnosis display f...

Page 192: ...tick data is corrupted p 102 The Memory Stick is not formatted correctly p 177 If indicators appear on the screen check the following See the page in parentheses for details Warning indicator pertaining to incompatible Memory Stick Slow flashing An incompatible Memory Stick is inserted Q Warning indicator pertaining to the tape Slow flashing The tape is near the end No cassette is inserted The wri...

Page 193: ...Stick is inserted AUDIO ERROR You are trying to record an image with sound that cannot be recorded by your camcorder on the Memory Stick p 125 MEMORY STICK ERROR The Memory Stick data is corrupted p 104 FORMAT ERROR The Memory Stick is not recognized p 177 Check the format PLAY ERROR The image is distorted and cannot be played back Reinsert the Memory Stick REC ERROR Turn the POWER switch on again...

Page 194: ...ected the cassette during recording You have played back the tape You have used Edit search If there is a blank portion or discontinuous signals on your tape re record from the beginning to the end of the tape as described above The same result may occur when you record using a digital video camera recorder that doesn t support Cassette Memory on the tape already recorded on the Cassette Memory co...

Page 195: ...pe When you play back a dual sound track tape recorded in a stereo system set HiFi SOUND in to a desired mode in the menu settings p 175 Sound from speaker HiFi Sound Mode Playing back the stereo tape Playing back the dual sound track tape STEREO Stereo Main sound and sub sound 1 Lch Main sound 2 Rch Sub sound You cannot record dual sound programs on your camcorder Notes on the cassette To prevent...

Page 196: ...ty or dusty Cleaning the gold plated connector If the gold plated connector on the cassette is dirty or dusty the remaining tape indicator sometimes does not appear correctly and you may not be able to operate functions using Cassette Memory Clean up the gold plated connector with a cotton wool swab about every 10 times ejection of a cassette b b ...

Page 197: ...er battery pack use Put the battery pack in a pocket to warm it up and insert it in your camcorder immediately before you start taking shots Use the large capacity battery pack NP FM70 QM71 QM71D FM91 QM91 QM91D optional Frequently using the LCD screen or frequently operating playback fast forward or rewind wears out the battery pack faster We recommend using the large capacity battery pack NP FM7...

Page 198: ...es off without a cassette inserted Battery life The battery life is limited Battery capacity drops little by little as you use it more and more and as time passes When the available battery time is shortened considerably a probable cause is that the battery pack has reached the end of its life Please buy a new battery pack The battery life varies depending on how it is stored and operating conditi...

Page 199: ...uipment can be connected to this unit by the i LINK cable When connecting this unit to i LINK compatible equipment having two or more DV Interfaces refer to the operating instructions of the equipment to be connected About the name i LINK i LINK is a more familiar term for IEEE 1394 data transport bus proposed by Sony and is a trademark approved by many corporations IEEE 1394 is an international s...

Page 200: ... already installed on your computer Beware that some of the video equipment such as the Digital Televisions the DVD recorders players or the MICROMV recorders players are equipped with the i LINK jack but not comapatible with the DV equipment Be sure to confirm whether the equipment is compatible with the DV equipment or not before connecting your camcorder to it For details on precautions when co...

Page 201: ...to view the playback picture on a TV it must be an NTSC system based TV with the AUDIO VIDEO input jack The following shows TV color systems used overseas NTSC system Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc PAL system Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic Denmark Finl...

Page 202: ...ower is turned on again If moisture starts to condense 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 ...

Page 203: ...he picture and if the above problem persists repeat cleaning If the video heads get dirtier the entire screen becomes blue c Note on the video head The video head suffers from wear after long use If you cannot obtain a clear image even after using a cleaning cassette it might be because the video head is worn Please contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility to have the vid...

Page 204: ...CHG for more than 24 hours Or install the fully charged rechargeable battery pack on your camcorder and leave your camcorder with the POWER switch set to OFF CHG for more than 24 hours Adjusting the LCD screen CALIBRATION The buttons on the touch panel may not work correctly If this happens follow the procedure below We recommend connecting your camcorder to the house current using the AC Adaptor ...

Page 205: ...creen may heat up This is not a malfunction On handling the tape Do not insert anything into the small holes on the rear of the cassette These holes are used to sense the type and thickness of the tape and if the recording tab is in or out Do not open the tape protect cover or touch the tape Avoid touching or damaging the terminals To remove dust clean the terminals with a soft cloth Camcorder car...

Page 206: ...rface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the following instances When there are fingerprints on the lens surface In hot or humid locations When the lens is used in environments such as the seaside Store the lens in a well ventilated location subject to little dirt or dust To prevent mold from occurring periodically perform the above We recommend turning on and operating your camcorder about on...

Page 207: ... a combination of new and old batteries Do not use different types of batteries Current flows from batteries when you are not using them for a long time Do not use leaking batteries If batteries are leaking Wipe off the liquid in the battery compartment carefully before replacing the batteries If you touch the liquid wash it off with water If the liquid get into your eyes wash your eyes with a lot...

Page 208: ...ghtShot mode Objects unable to be seen due to the dark can be shot with infrared lighting Input Output connectors S video input output 4 pin mini DIN Luminance signal 1 Vp p 75 Ω ohms unbalanced Chrominance signal 0 286 Vp p 75 Ω ohms unbalanced Audio Video input output AV MINI JACK 1 Vp p 75 Ω ohms unbalanced 327 mV at output impedance more than 47 kΩ kilohms Output impedance with less than 2 2 k...

Page 209: ...ass approx 190 g 6 7 oz excluding power cord Rechargeable battery pack NP FM50 Maximum output voltage DC 8 4 V Output voltage DC 7 2 V Capacity 8 5 Wh 1 180 mAh Dimensions approx 38 2 20 5 55 6 mm 1 9 16 13 16 2 1 4 in w h d Mass approx 76 g 2 7 oz Type Lithium ion Memory Stick Memory Flash memory 8 MB MSA 8A Operating voltage 2 7 3 6 V Power consumption Approx 45 mA during operation mode Approx 1...

Page 210: ... Zeiss lens which can reproduce fine images The lens for your camcorder was developed jointly by Carl Zeiss in Germany and Sony Corporation It adopts the MTF measurement system for video camera and offers a quality as the Carl Zeiss lens The lens for your camcorder is also T coated to suppress unwanted reflection and faithfully reproduce colors MTF stands for Modulation Transfer Function The value...

Page 211: ...e settings DCR TRV70 except the network settings including the date and time return to the default qs LCD Touch panel screen p 23 qd OPEN button p 25 qf DISPLAY BATT INFO button p 18 40 qg Speaker qh Viewfinder p 31 qj Viewfinder lens adjustment lever p 31 qk Hooks for shoulder strap q qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ...

Page 212: ...e speaker on your camcorder is silent ea Stylus DCR TRV70 only p 171 es Stylus holder DCR TRV70 only ed MIC PLUG IN POWER jack red p 93 Connect an external microphone optional This jack also accepts a plug in power microphone When an external microphone is connected it is preferred for an audio input source ef Grip belt p 8 ql w wa ws wd wf wg wh ef ed es ea e wl wk wj LANC The LANC stands for Loc...

Page 213: ...witch allowing you to turn the power supplied by the shoe on and off Refer to the operating instructions of the accessory for details The intelligent accessory shoe has a safety device for fixing the installed accessory 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...

Page 214: ...5 16 rj Cassette compartment p 8 rk OPEN Z EJECT lever p 8 rl Tripod receptacle Make sure that the length of the tripod screw is less than 5 5 mm 7 32 inch Otherwise you cannot attach the tripod securely and the screw may damage your camcorder rh rj rk rl ...

Page 215: ...16 2 DISPLAY button p 40 3 Memory control buttons 4 SEARCH MODE button p 75 76 5 Video control buttons p 43 6 REC button p 90 7 MARK button p 86 8 Transmitter Point toward the remote sensor to control your camcorder after turning on your camcorder 9 ZERO SET MEMORY button p 74 q START STOP button p 25 qa DATA CODE button p 40 qs Power zoom button p 33 qd buttons p 75 76 qf AUDIO DUB button p 95 7 ...

Page 216: ...operly Attaching the lens hood supplied or a conversion lens optional may obstruct the remote sensor and in this situation the remote commander may not work correctly Your camcorder works in the commander mode VTR 2 Commander modes 1 2 and 3 are used to distinguish your camcorder from other Sony VCRs to avoid erroneous remote control operation If you use another Sony VCR in the commander mode VTR ...

Page 217: ... p 43 Image size p 106 107 Image quality p 105 LCD screen and Viewfinder qj NIGHTSHOT p 34 SUPER NIGHTSHOT p 35 COLOR SLOW SHUTTER p 35 qk Warning p 192 ql Time code p 27 Tape counter p 27 Self diagnosis p 191 Photo recording p 109 Image number p 130 Playback folder p 134 w Remaining tape p 27 Memory playback p 130 wa ZERO SET MEMORY p 74 ws END SEARCH p 37 wd A V t DV p 169 DV IN p 90 wf Audio mo...

Page 218: ...21 JPEG 102 Labeling a cassette 100 LANC jack 212 LUMI 56 M N Main sound 195 Manual focus 63 M CHROM 118 M LUMI 118 MEMORY MIX 118 Memory PB ZOOM 135 Memory Photo recording 109 Memory Stick 102 Memory Stick capacity 108 Menu settings 172 Mirror mode 29 Moisture condensation 202 MONOTONE 52 MOSC FADER 52 M OVERLAP 118 MPEG 102 Network function 171 NIGHTSHOT 34 NORMAL 111 NORM FADER 52 NTSC system 2...

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