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Getting Started

Step 1  Preparing the power supply

Installing the battery pack

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Lift up the viewfinder.

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Slide the battery pack down until it clicks.

To remove the battery pack

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Lift up the viewfinder.

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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/FM90/FM91/QM91 battery pack on your camcorder,
extend its viewfinder.

BATT  release
button

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Summary of Contents for DVCAM DSR-PDX10

Page 1: ...for 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 Model No DSR PDX10 Model No AC Serial No Serial No DSR PDX10 2002 Sony Corporation SERIES TM DSR PDX10 ...

Page 2: ... Information Declaration of Conformity Trade Name SONY Model No DSR PDX10 Responsible Party Sony Electronics Inc Address 16450 W Bernardo Dr San Diego CA 92127 U S A Telephone No 858 942 2230 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received...

Page 3: ...re is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between th...

Page 4: ...0 Viewing still images recorded on a Memory Stick p 172 Viewing moving pictures on a Memory Stick p 175 Capturing images on your computer Viewing images recorded on a Memory Stick using the USB cable p 206 210 Viewing moving pictures recorded on tapes using the USB cable p 201 Capturing images on your computer from your camcorder using the USB cable p 203 Converting an analog signal to digital to ...

Page 5: ...The default setting is OFF To zoom greater than 12 select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings Fader p 55 Digital effect p 58 Titles p 126 MEMORY MIX p 155 Functions for giving a natural appearance to your recordings Sportslesson p 66 Landscape p 66 Manual focus p 75 SpotFocus p 77 Functions for use with recorded tapes END SEARCH EDITSEARCH Rec Review p 39 DATA CODE p 43 Tape PB Z...

Page 6: ...stment for picture quality Custom preset 61 Using the guide frame 63 Shooting with the zebra pattern 64 Using the color bar 65 Shooting with manual adjustment 66 Using the PROGRAM AE 66 Adjusting the shutter speed 69 Adjusting the white balance 71 Adjusting the exposure 73 Using the spot light metering Flexible Spot Meter 74 Focusing manually 75 Using the spot focus Spot Focus 77 Adjusting recordi...

Page 7: ...ark PRINT MARK 187 Using the optional printer 188 Viewing Images Using your Computer Viewing images on your computer Introduction 190 Connecting your camcorder to your computer using the USB cable For Windows users 193 Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer For Windows users 201 Viewing images recorded on a Memory Stick on your computer For Windows users 206 Connecting your camcorder t...

Page 8: ...facing out and the write protect tab facing upward 3 Close the cassette compartment by pressing on the cassette compartment After the cassette compartment goes down completely close the lid until it clicks This chapter introduces you to the basic features to recorded pictures on tapes of your camcorder See the page in parentheses for more information AC power adaptor supplied Connect the plug with...

Page 9: ...n Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD screen p 41 NOTE Do not pick up your camcorder by holding the viewfinder the LCD panel the battery pack or the microphone When you purchase your camcorder the clock setting is set to off If you want to record the date and time for a picture set the clock setting before recording p 20 Viewfinder When the LCD panel is closed use the viewfinder with your e...

Page 10: ...e the battery pack when using your camcorder outdoors p 15 Open the DC IN jackcover Connect the plug with itsv mark facing up AC power adaptor supplied 1 Slide MEMORY OPEN in the direction of the arrow to open the Memory Stick slot 2 Insert a Memory Stick in the Memory Stick slot as far as it can go with the B mark facing up as illustrated Memory Stick slot MEMORYEJECT Inserting a Memory Stick p 1...

Page 11: ...PB The last recorded image is displayed 1Removethelenscap 3Press OPEN to open the LCD panel The picture appears on the screen Viewfinder When the LCD panel is closed use the viewfinder with your eye against the eyecup Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyesight p 29 2Set the POWER switch to MEMORY while pressing the small green button 4Press PHOTO lightly You can start recording when the small gre...

Page 12: ...SEARCH p 39 INDEX SEARCH p 87 DATE SEARCH p 90 PHOTO SEARCH p 92 Functions you can operate only with the cassette memory are TITLE SEARCH p 89 Superimposing a title p 126 Labelingacassette p 131 Fordetailsofcassettetypes seepage236 You see this mark in the introduction of features that are operated only with cassettememory Cassettes with cassette memory are marked by Cassette Memory Note on TV col...

Page 13: ... 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 Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired a Never leave your camcorder exposed to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as in a car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight b Be careful when placing the camera ...

Page 14: ...ze AA R6 battery for Remote Commander 2 p 259 6 Shoulder strap 1 7 Lens cap 1 p 25 Contents of the recording cannot be compensated if recording or playback is not made due to a malfunction of the camcorder storage media etc 8 Memory Stick 1 p 135 9 USB cable 1 p 190 0 CD ROM SPVD 008 USB Driver 1 p 195 qa Cleaning cloth 1 p 245 qs Wide lens hood 1 p 32 qd XLR adaptor with a Microphone holder 1 p 2...

Page 15: ...k 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 FM90 FM91 QM91 battery pack on your camcorder extend its viewfinder BATTrelease button 1 2 2 2 1 ...

Page 16: ...to the AC power adaptor 3 Connect the power cord to the wall outlet 4 Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG Charging begins The remaining battery time is indicated in minutes on the display window Whentheremainingbatteryindicatorchangesto normalcharge iscompleted To fullychargethebattery fullcharge leavethebatterypackattachedforaboutonehour afternormalchargeiscompleteduntilFULLappearsinthedisplaywindow ...

Page 17: ...cutoffthepower Charging time Battery pack Full charge Normal charge NP FM50 supplied 150 90 NP FM70 240 180 NP QM71 260 200 NP FM90 330 270 NP FM91 QM91 360 300 Approximateminutesat25 C 77 F tochargeanemptybatterypack Thechargingtimemayincreaseifthebattery stemperatureisextremelyhighorlow becauseoftheambienttemperature Recording time Recording with Recording with Battery pack the viewfinder the LC...

Page 18: ... time indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate Chargethebatterypackfullyagainsothattheindicationonthebatteryremaining indicatoriscorrect Recommended charging temperature Werecommendchargingthebatterypackinanambienttemperatureofbetween10 C to30 C 50 Fto86 F What is InfoLITHIUM The InfoLITHIUM isalithiumionbatterypackthatcanexchangedatasuchas batteryconsumptionwithcompat...

Page 19: ... to a wall outlet PRECAUTION ThesetisnotdisconnectedfromtheACpowersupply housecurrent aslongasitis connectedtothewalloutlet evenifthesetitselfhasbeenturnedoff Notes TheACpoweradaptorcansupplypowerevenifthebatterypackisattachedtoyour camcorder TheDCINjackhas sourcepriority Thismeansthatthebatterypackcannotsupply anypowerifthepowercordisconnectedtotheDCINjack evenwhenthepower cordisnotpluggedintoawa...

Page 20: ...U to display the menu settings while the POWER switch is set to CAMERA or MEMORY 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select then press the dial 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select CLOCK SET then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired year then press the dial The year changes as follows 5 Set the month day and hour by turning the SEL PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial...

Page 21: ...END TC UB SET TC PRESET UB PRESET TC FORMAT TC RUN TC MAKE UB T I ME MENU END SETUP MENU CLOCK SET USB STREAM LTR S I ZE RETURN MENU END 2002 JAN 1 12 00 AM SETUP MENU CLOCK SET USB STREAM LTR S I ZE RETURN MENU END SETUP MENU CLOCK SET USB STREAM LTR S I ZE RETURN MENU END 2002 JAN 1 12 00 AM SETUP MENU CLOCK SET USB STREAM LTR S I ZE RETURN MENU END 2002 JAN 1 12 00 AM SETUP MENU CLOCK SET USB S...

Page 22: ...tment automatically goes down 5 After the cassette compartment goes down completely close the lid until it clicks To eject a cassette Follow the procedure above and take out the cassette in step 3 Notes Do not press the cassette compartment down forcibly Doing so may cause a malfunction The cassette compartment may not be closed when you press any part of the cassette compartment other than the ma...

Page 23: ... operate the touch panel during recording or playing back images on a tape 1 Prepare the power supply p 15 to 19 2 Press OPEN to open the LCD panel 3 Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or VCR while pressing the small green button 4 Press FN Operation buttons appear on the LCD screen 5 Press PAGE2 to go to PAGE2 Operation buttons appear on the LCD screen 6 Press a desired operation item Refer to releva...

Page 24: ...ISPLAY TOUCHPANELonyourcamcorder Whenoperationbuttonsdonotworkevenifyoupressthem anadjustmentis required CALIBRATION p 246 WhentheLCDscreengetsdirty cleanitwiththesuppliedcleaningcloth When executing each item Thegreenbarappearsabovetheitem If the items are not available Thecoloroftheitemschangestogray Press FN to display the following buttons WhenthePOWERswitchissettoCAMERA PAGE1 END SCH SPOT FOC...

Page 25: ...pressingbothknobsonitssidesandpullthelenscap stringtofixit 2 Preparethepowersupplyandinsertacassette See Step1 to Step3 for moreinformation p 15to 22 3 SetthePOWERswitchtoCAMERAwhilepressingthesmallgreenbutton Thissetsyourcamcordertothestandby 4 PressOPENtoopentheLCDpanel Theviewfinderautomaticallyturnsoff 5 PressSTART STOP Yourcamcorderstartsrecording TheRECindicator appears Thecamerarecordinglam...

Page 26: ...in the DVCAM format and the DV format on one tape When you change the battery pack set the POWER switch to OFF CHG When you use a cassette with cassette memory however you can make the transition smooth even after ejecting the cassette if you use the END SEARCH p 39 If you leave your camcorder in the standby for five minutes The head drum of the camcorder automatically stops rotating This is to pr...

Page 27: ...ated on the cassette Cassettes that can be played back with your camcorder You can play back both cassettes recorded in the DVCAM format or in the DV format however you cannot play back cassettes that recorded in LP mode in the DV format Adjusting the LCD screen The LCD panel can be opened up to 90 degrees The LCD panel moves about 90 degrees to the viewfinder side and about 180 degrees to the len...

Page 28: ...nyousetthePOWERswitchtoVCR pressFNtodisplayPAGE1 2 PressLCDBRT ThescreentoadjustthebrightnessoftheLCDscreenappears 3 AdjustthebrightnessoftheLCDscreenusing todim tobrighten 4 Press OKtoreturntoPAGE1 PAGE2 To return to FN Press EXIT Even if you adjust LCD BRT The recorded picture will not be affected Recording a picture OPEN the bar indicator ...

Page 29: ...tment lever Viewfinder backlight You can change the brightness of the backlight Select VF B L in the menu settings when using the battery pack p 216 Installing the supplied microphone Install the supplied XLR adaptor and microphone You can get the desired audio quality 1 AttachtheXLRadaptortotheaccessoryshoeonthecamcorderandtightenthe screwoftheXLRadaptor 2 ConnectthehotshoeplugoftheXLRadaptortoth...

Page 30: ...issettoMICATT youcanreducethevolumebyabout20 dB Andsetthe 48VswitchtoON 8 Selectthechanneltobeused usingtheRECCHSELECTswitch Used channelsaccordingtothepositionoftheRECCHSELECTswitchareas follows The position of the REC CH Audio input through The audio is recorded on SELECTswitch CH1 CH2 INPUT1 Channel 1 2 INPUT2 CH1 INPUT1 Channel 1 INPUT2 Channel 2 CH1 CH2 REC CH SELECT INPUT LEVEL 48V INPUT LEV...

Page 31: ...ternal microphone at a distance from the camcorder When the REC CH SELECT switch is set to CH1 and you will not record any audio via the INPUT2 connector When you set the INPUT LEVEL selector to LINE When you use an external microphone Make sure that the wind screen does not appear on the screen using an underscan monitor When you unplug the microphone plug Unplug it while holding the PUSH button ...

Page 32: ...crew thewidelenshoodclockwise Note You cannot attach filters or other objects onto the wide 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 attaching the optional conversion lens Attach the conversion lens after having attached the wide lens hood When using the optional flash Attaching the wide lens ...

Page 33: ... as a default setting 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 feet 5 8 inch away from the lens surface in the telephoto position or about 1 cm about 1 2 inch away in the wide angle position Note on digital zoom The picture quality deteriorates as y...

Page 34: ...s The indicator appears in the viewfinder and on the LCD screen Xz appears in the standby and z appears in the recording while the POWER switch is set to CAMERA Some of other indicators appear mirror reversed and others are not displayed Picture in the mirror mode The picture on the LCD screen is a mirror image However the picture will be normal when recorded During recording in the mirror mode FN...

Page 35: ... be displayed accurately depending on the tape Recording data The recording data date time or various settings when recorded are not displayed while recording However they are recorded automatically on the tape To display the recording data press DATA CODE on PAGE2 during playback You can also use the Remote Commander for this operation p 43 When you want to display the date and time during shooti...

Page 36: ...se the backlight function Press BACK LIGHT while the POWER switch is set to CAMERA or MEMORY The indicator appears on the screen To cancel press BACK LIGHT again When shooting backlit subjects If you press SPOT LIGHT EXPOSURE or SPOT METER the backlight function will be canceled When you manually adjust the exposure You cannot use the backlight function BACKLIGHT ...

Page 37: ...cts lit by strong light such as in the theater Press SPOT LIGHT while the POWER switch is set to CAMERA or MEMORY The indicator appears on the screen To cancel press SPOT LIGHT again When shooting spotlighted subjects If you press BACK LIGHT EXPOSURE or SPOT METER the spot light function will be canceled When you manually adjust the exposure You cannot use the spot light function SPOTLIGHT ...

Page 38: ...ster thenrecordingstarts automatically To stop the count down Press START STOP To restart the countdown press START STOP again To cancel the self timer Press SELFTIMER so that the self timer indicator disappears from the screen while your camcorder is in the standby Note The self timer is automatically canceled when The self timer recording is finished The POWER switch is set to OFF CHG or VCR Whe...

Page 39: ...When you use a cassette without cassette memory the end search function does not work once you eject the cassette after you have recorded on the tape If you use a cassette with cassette memory the end search works even once you eject the cassette If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions The end search may not work correctly EDITSEARCH You can search for the next recording start poin...

Page 40: ...heck the last recorded section Press the 7 side of EDITSEARCH momentarily in the standby The section you have stopped most recently will be played back for a few seconds and then your camcorder will return to the standby You can monitor the sound from the speaker or headphones ...

Page 41: ...rt the recorded tape 2 Set the POWER switch to VCR while pressing the small green button 3 Open the LCD panel while pressing OPEN 4 Press m to rewind the tape 5 Press N to start playback 6 To adjust the volume press either of the two buttons on VOLUME To turn down To turn up When you close the LCD panel sound is muted To stop playback Press x Playback Basics Playing back a tape 4 5 6 2 1 3 VOLUME ...

Page 42: ...LCDpaneloverandmoveitbacktothecamcorderbodywiththe LCDscreenfacingout If you leave the power on for a long time Yourcamcordergetswarm Thisisnotamalfunction When you open or close the LCD panel MakesurethattheLCDpanelissetvertically Playing back a tape ...

Page 43: ...ous settings Yourcamcorderautomaticallyrecordsnotonlyimagesonthetapebutalsothe recordingdata date timeorvarioussettingswhenrecorded datacode FollowthestepsbelowtodisplaythedatacodeusingthetouchpanelortheRemote Commander Using the touch panel 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR then play back a tape 2 Press FN and select PAGE2 3 Press DATA CODE 4 Select CAM DATA or DATE DATA then press OK 5 Press EXIT Pl...

Page 44: ...rder sinformationwhenyouhaverecorded Inthe recording thevarioussettingswillnotbedisplayed When you use the data code bars appear if Ablankportionofthetapeisbeingplayedback Thetapeisunreadableduetotapedamageornoise Thetapewasrecordedbyacamcorderwithoutthedateandtimeset Data code WhenyouconnectyourcamcordertotheTV thedatacodeappearsontheTVscreen Remaining battery time indicator during playback Thein...

Page 45: ...ures while advancing or rewinding the tape skip scan Keeppressing mwhilerewindingor Mwhileadvancingthetape Toresume rewindingoradvancing releasethebutton To view the picture at slow speed slow playback Press yontheRemoteCommanderduringplayback Forslowplaybackinthereverse direction press thenpress yontheRemoteCommander Toresumenormal playback press N To view pictures at double speed Press 2ontheRem...

Page 46: ...yback Theslowplaybackcanbeperformedsmoothlyonyourcamcorder However this functiondoesnotworkforanoutputsignalthroughthe DVInterface When you play back a tape in reverse Horizontalnoisemayappearatthecenter orthetopandbottomofthescreen Thisis notamalfunction Note on DV formatted tapes YoucanplaybackDV formattedtapesonthiscamcorderifthetapeisrecordedinSP mode DV SP appearsonthescreenduringplayback You...

Page 47: ... your TV or VCR is a monaural type ConnecttheyellowplugoftheA Vconnectingcabletothevideoinputjackandthe whiteortheredplugtotheaudioinputjackontheVCRortheTV Ifyouconnectthe whiteplug thesoundisL left signal Ifyouconnecttheredplug thesoundisR right signal If your TV has an S video jack PicturescanbereproducedmorefaithfullybyusinganSvideocable optional With thisconnection youdonotneedtoconnecttheyell...

Page 48: ...ly until a still image appears The CAPTURE indicator appears Recording does not start yet To change from the selected still image to another image release PHOTO once and press it lightly again 2 Press PHOTO deeper Recording is complete when the bar scroll indicator disappears The image while pressing the button deeply is recorded on the Memory Stick Notes Whenrecordingastillimage donotshakeyourcam...

Page 49: ...ng still images on a Memory Stick Yourcamcordercontinuesrecordingontape When you press PHOTO on the Remote Commander Yourcamcorderimmediatelyrecordstheimagethatisonthescreenwhenyoupress thebutton To record still images on a Memory Stick during tape recording YoucannotcheckanimageonthescreenbypressingPHOTOlightly Theimagewhen youpressPHOTOwillberecordedonthe MemoryStick To record images with higher...

Page 50: ... appears on the screen 3 Press PHOTO deeper The self timer starts counting down from 10 with a beep In the last two seconds of the countdown the beep gets faster then the recording starts automatically To cancel the self timer PressSELFTIMERsothatthe self timer indicatordisappearsfromthescreenwhile yourcamcorderisinthestandby Youcannotstopthecountdown Note Theself timerisautomaticallycanceledwhen ...

Page 51: ... start yet To change from the selected still image to another image release PHOTO once and press it lightly again 3 Press PHOTO deeper The still image on the screen is recorded for about seven seconds The sound during those seven seconds is also recorded The still image is displayed on the screen until recording is completed Recording images with self timer 1 Set PHOTO REC in to TAPE in the menu s...

Page 52: ...ding Whenyouplaybackthestillimageonotherequipment theimagemayflutter Thisis notamalfunction When you press PHOTO on the Remote Commander Yourcamcorderimmediatelyrecordstheimagethatisonthescreenwhenyoupress thebutton To use the tape photo recording during the tape recording YoucannotcheckanimageonthescreenbypressingPHOTOlightly PressPHOTO deeper Thestillimageisthenrecordedforaboutsevenseconds andyo...

Page 53: ...screenTV c iscompressedinthe longwisedirection Ifyousetthescreenmodeofthewide screenTVtothefullmode youcanwatchpicturesofnormalimages d 1 In the standby press MENU then turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select 16 9WIDE in then press the dial p 215 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select ON then press the dial To cancel the wide mode Set16 9WIDEtoOFFinthemenusettings Using the wide mode a c b d 16 9WI...

Page 54: ... Picturesrecordedinthe16 9WIDEmodeautomaticallyappearontheTVscreenatfull sizewhen YouconnectyourcamcordertoaTVthatiscompatiblewiththevideoID ID 1 ID 2 system YouconnectyourcamcordertotheSvideojackontheTV ID 1 system TheID 1systemsendsaspectratio screenhorizontal verticalratio information 16 9 4 3 orletterbox withvideosignals ID 2 system TheID 2systemsendsacopyrightprotectionsignalwithID 1signalsin...

Page 55: ...ONOTONE Whenfadingin thepicturegraduallychangesfromblack and whitetocolor Whenfadingout thepicturegraduallychangesfromcolortoblack and white 1 YoucanusethebouncewhenDZOOMissettoOFFinthemenusettings 2 Fadeinonly Using the fader FADER OVERLAP2 WIPE2 DOT2 M FADER mosaic BOUNCE1 2 a REC STBY REC STBY b ...

Page 56: ...s to the normal mode To cancel the fader BeforepressingSTART STOP pressFADERuntiltheindicatordisappears Note Youcannotusethefollowingfunctionswhileusingthefader Also youcannotusethe faderwhileusingthefollowingfunctions Recordingstillimagesona MemoryStick inthetaperecordingorrecording standby Tapephotorecording Digitaleffect Intervalrecording Framerecording When you select OVERLAP WIPE or DOT Yourc...

Page 57: ...ader While using BOUNCE you cannot use the following functions Zoom Shutterspeedadjustment Exposure FlexibleSpotmeter Focusmanually SpotFocus Note on BOUNCE TheBOUNCEindicatordoesnotappearinthefollowingmodeorfunctions WhenDZOOMisactivatedinthemenusettings Widemode PROGRAMAE Using the fader ...

Page 58: ...TION Youcanrecordstillimagessuccessivelyatconstantintervals LUMI LUMINANCEKEY Youcanswapabrighterareainastillimagewithamovingpicture TRAIL Youcanrecordthepicturesothatanincidentalimagelikeatrailisleft OLD MOVIE Youcanaddanoldmovietypeatmospheretopictures Yourcamcorderautomatically setsthewidemodetoONandpictureeffecttoSEPIA andsetstheappropriateshutter speed STILL LUMI Stillimage Stillimage Movingp...

Page 59: ...ffect Items to be adjusted STILL Therateofthestillimageyouwanttosuperimposeonthemoving picture FLASH Theintervalofframebyframeplayback LUMI Thecolorschemeoftheareainthestillimagewhichistobe swappedwithamovingpicture TRAIL Thevanishingtimeoftheincidentalimage OLD MOVIE Noadjustmentnecessary 5 Press OK to return to PAGE1 To return to FN PressEXIT To cancel the digital effect Press OFFtoreturntoPAGE1...

Page 60: ...ecordingstillimagesona MemoryStick inthetaperecordingorrecording standby Tapephotorecording Fader Shutterspeed 1 30orslower adjustment Thefollowingfunctionsdonotworkintheoldmovie Widemode PROGRAMAE Shutterspeedadjustment When you set the POWER switch to OFF CHG Digitaleffectisautomaticallycanceled ...

Page 61: ...d item then press the dial 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the selected item then press the dial 7 Press CUSTOM PRESET The CUSTOM PRESET menu disappears and the indicator appears on the screen 2 4 5 6 1 CUSTOM PRESET CP END CUSTOM PRESET STBY CP END CUSTOM PRESET STBY SET COLOR LVL SHARPNESS WB SH I FT AE SH I FT AGC LIMIT RESET RETURN OFF CP END CUSTOM PRESET STBY SET COLOR LVL SHARPNESS ...

Page 62: ...ingappearsonthescreen When you preset the desired picture quality in CAMERA or MEMORY Thepresetisonlyavailableineachmodeyoupreset Ifyouwanttouseapresetbothin CAMERAandMEMORY youhavetopresetineachmode When adjusting the exposure manually AESHIFTcannotbeselected About the AGC Limit Whenadjustingtheexposuremanually thelevelofthegainisupto18dB OFF Adjustment value Decreases color intensity y Increases...

Page 63: ...se the menu display The guide frame is displayed on the screen To clear the guide frame Set GUIDE FRAME to OFF in the menu setting or simply press DISPLAY TOUCH PANEL Note The guide frame indicates only a rough level The size and position of the guide frame do not affect the setting of the camcorder If you set GUIDEFRAME to ON The other indicators are also displayed on the screen 1 2 MENU MENU LCD...

Page 64: ...ethePOWERswitchissettoCAMERAor MEMORY Setting 70 100 OFF To erase the zebra pattern SettheZEBRAselectortoOFF When the ZEBRA selector is set to 100 Theportionofthepicturewherezebrapatternappearsisanareaofhighbrightnessand overexposure Shooting with the zebra pattern Meaning The zebra pattern appears in the portion of the picture on the screen with a subject whose brightness is about 70 IRE The zebr...

Page 65: ...t to CAMERA If you press BARS again the color bar disappears When you adjust color on the screen ConnectyourcamcordertotheTV p 47 andadjustimagecolorontheTVscreen While the color bar is displayed Thefollowingfunctionsdonotwork However thesettingsbeforethecolorbaris displayedareretained Backlight Spotlight Digitaleffect PROGRAMAE Shutterspeedadjustment Whitebalanceadjustment Exposure MEMORYMIX Whil...

Page 66: ...settings Using the PROGRAM AE YoucanselectthePROGRAMAE AutoExposure tosuityourspecificshooting requirements Soft portrait Thismodebringsoutthesubjectwhilecreatingasoftbackgroundforsubjectssuchas peopleorflowers Sports lesson Thismodeminimizescamera shakeonfast movingsubjectssuchasintennisorgolf Beach ski Thismodepreventspeople sfacesfromappearingdarkinstronglightorreflectedlight suchasatabeachinmi...

Page 67: ...or to the center auto lock release position while the POWER switch is set to CAMERA or MEMORY p 66 2 Press PROGRAM AE 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired mode The indicator changes as follows y y y y To cancel the PROGRAM AE SettheAUTOLOCKselectortotheAUTOLOCKorpressPROGRAMAE ThePROGRAMAEindicatordisappears ...

Page 68: ...sondoesnotwork The indicatorflashes The PROGRAM AE does not work Whenyouarerecordingimagesona MemoryStick usingtheMEMORYMIX The indicatorflashes While WHT BAL is set to automatic adjustment ThewhitebalanceisadjustedevenifthePROGRAMAEisselected You can adjust the following functions while using the PROGRAM AE Backlight Spotlight Exposure FlexibleSpotMeter When recording under a discharge tube such ...

Page 69: ... y 1 90 y 1 100 y 1 125 y 1 180 y 1 250 y 1 350 y 1 500 The shutter speed increases when a smaller number is selected The size of the picture displayed on the screen also increases Conversely the shutter speed is slower when a larger number is selected The picture displayed on the screen will thus decrease in size To return to automatic shutter speed mode SettheAUTOLOCKselectortoAUTOLOCKorpressSHU...

Page 70: ... lamp sodium lamp or mercury lamp Flickeringphenomenonwhichlightsupordimsthescreen orthecolorchangemay occurdependingontheshutterspeed When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY ShutterspeedsavailableintheMEMORYmodearedifferentfromthoseinthe CAMERAmode Evenifyousettheshutterspeedfasterthan1 500orslowerthan1 60whilethe POWERswitchissettoCAMERA theshutterspeedsettingisautomaticallyresetto 1 500or1 60res...

Page 71: ... Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the appropriate white balance mode under the following conditions As you turn the dial the display changes as follows One push white balance y Outdoor y n Indoor Indicator One push white balance Outdoor n Indoor Shooting conditions Adjusting the white balance according to the light source Follow the procedure described on the next page to adjust the setting a...

Page 72: ...ken in a studio lit by TV lighting We recommend that you record in the n indoor mode When you record under fluorescent lamp Use the automatic white balance mode or the one push white balance mode Your camcorder may not adjust the white balance correctly if you use the n indoor mode Shooting when lighting conditions have changed Readjust the white balance while the camcorder is in standby mode Whit...

Page 73: ... release position while the POWER switch is set to CAMERA or MEMORY p 66 2 Press EXPOSURE The exposure indicator appears 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the brightness To return to automatic exposure SettheAUTOLOCKselectortoAUTOLOCKorpressEXPOSURE Theexposure indicatordisappears When you adjust the exposure manually the following functions do not work Backlight Spotlight Shutterspeedadjust...

Page 74: ...set to CAMERA or MEMORY p 66 2 Press FN to display PAGE1 3 Press SPOT METER The SPOT METER screen appears 4 Press the desired area in the frame on the LCD screen The SPOT METER indicator flashes on the LCD screen The exposure of the point you selected is adjusted 5 Press OK to return to PAGE1 To return to FN PressEXIT To return to automatic exposure SettheAUTOLOCKselectortoAUTOLOCKorpress AUTOtore...

Page 75: ...or MEMORY The9 indicatorappears 2 Turn the focus ring to sharpen focus To return to the autofocus SetFOCUStoAUTO To record distant subjects WhenyousetFOCUStoINFINITY thefocuschangestoasettingappropriateforan objectinthefardistance andthe indicatorappears WhenyoureleaseFOCUS your camcorderreturnstothemanualfocus Usethismodewhenyourcamcorderfocuseson nearobjectseventhoughyouaretryingtoshootadistanto...

Page 76: ...stooclosetofocuson Focal distance information is displayed for about three seconds on the screen in the following cases Whenswitchingthefocusadjustmentmodefromautofocustomanual Whenturningthefocusring Focal distance information Thisinformationaidsfocusingifitisnoteasytofocusonthesubject forexample whenrecordinginthedark Usethisinformationasaroughguidetogetasharp focus Youcannotgetcorrectinformatio...

Page 77: ...ed area in the frame on the LCD screen The SPOT FOCUS indicator flashes on the LCD screen The spot focus of the point you selected is adjusted 5 Press OK to return to PAGE1 To return to FN PressEXIT To return to the autofocus SetFOCUStoAUTO When Using PROGRAM AE Spotfocusdonotwork Focal distance information Itisnotdisplayedonthescreen Using the spot focus Spot Focus 2 3 5 FN SPOT FOCUS 1 SPOT FOCU...

Page 78: ...n press the dial Items to be adjusted Item CH1 LEVEL CH2 LEVEL MAN GAIN LINKEDisonlyavailablewhenbothCH1LEVELandCH2LEVELaresetto MANUAL 6 Press AUDIO LEVEL to display the recording level adjustment display in the standby or recording mode 7 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the recording level of the channel 1 then press the dial The cursor moves to CH2 8 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust ...

Page 79: ...uautomaticallyadjusttherecordinglevelofthe channel1 AndsetCH2LEVELtoAUTOwhenyouautomaticallyadjusttherecording levelofthechannel2 When the XLR adaptor is not installed XLRSETcannotbeselected When MAN GAIN is set to LINKED Therecordingleveladjustmentdisplayischangedasfollows 3 4 TAPE SET REC MODE AUD I O MODE REMA I N M I C NR M I C LEVEL XLR SET MENU END 8 30 20 12 0 dB CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 6 7 a b c 3...

Page 80: ...de 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the recording level a Recordinglevelmeter b Decreasestherecordinglevel c Increasestherecordinglevel To clear the recording level adjustment display PressAUDIOLEVEL Therecordingleveladjustmentdisappears To return to automatic recording sound level SetMICLEVELtoAUTOinthemenusetting 30 20 12 0 dB CH1 CH2 CH1 2 1 2 TAPE SET REC MODE AUD I O MODE REMA I N M I ...

Page 81: ...tadjusttherecordinglevel however therecordingleveladjustmentdisplay isdisplayed When recording level is set to MANUAL Therecordinglevelindicatorappearsatthelower rightonthescreen When MAN GAIN is set to LINKED or the built in microphone is used Therecordinglevelforthechannel1andforthechannel2cannotbeadjusted separately Adjusting recording level manually Sound recording level ...

Page 82: ...XEC dial to select the desired interval time then press the dial The time 30SEC y 1MIN y 5MIN y 10MIN 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select REC TIME then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired recording time then press the dial The time 0 5SEC y 1SEC y 1 5SEC y 2SEC 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select RETURN then press the dial 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to sel...

Page 83: ...upto sixframesfromthe selectedtime When pressing START STOP during recording time Intervalrecordingstops Torestartit pressSTART STOPagain 3 CAMERA SET D ZOOM PHOTO REC 16 9WIDE STEADYSHOT FRAME REC INT REC RETURN ON MENU END MENU END MENU END MENU END MENU END CAMERA SET INT REC INTERVAL REC TIME RETURN 30SEC CAMERA SET INT REC INTERVAL REC TIME RETURN 30SEC 1MIN 5MIN 10MIN CAMERA SET INT REC INTE...

Page 84: ...es and returns to recording standby 4 Move the subject and repeat step 3 To cancel the frame recording Performeitherofthefollowing SetFRAMERECtoOFFinthemenusettings SetthePOWERswitchtootherthanCAMERA Note Theremainingtapetimeisnotindicatedcorrectlyifyouusethisfunctioncontinuously When using the frame recording Thelastrecordedframeislongerthanotherframes During the frame recording Youcannotmarkanin...

Page 85: ...ed on the screen To cancel superimposing the date time indication SetDATERECtoOFFinthemenusettings Notes Youcannoterasetherecordeddate timedataonthepicture Beforeusingthis function makesurethatyousetthedateandtimecorrectly Youcannotaddrecordingdateortimewhilerecordingonthe MemoryStick inthe taperecordingorrecordingstandby 1 OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP COMMANDER D I SPLAY DATE REC REC LAMP HRS METER RET...

Page 86: ...INDEXSTBY indicatordisappearsfromthescreenwhile yourcamcorderisinthestandby Notes Index marks are recorded during recording you cannot mark an index after recording Indexsignalswillberecordedbothonthetapeandoncassettememory Ifyouuse cassetteswithoutcassettememoryorthecassettememoryisfull thesignalswillbe recordedonlyonthetape Anindexsignalisrecordedabout0 3secondafteryoustart therecording Itisreco...

Page 87: ...ON 1 SetthePOWERswitchtoVCR 2 PressSEARCHMODEontheRemoteCommanderrepeatedlyuntiltheINDEX SEARCHindicatorappears Theindicatorchangesasfollows INDEX SEARCH t TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH no indicator T PHOTO SCAN T PHOTO SEARCH 3 Press or ontheRemoteCommandertoselecttheindexpointfor playback Yourcamcorderautomaticallystartsplayingbackattheselected indexpoint a Actualpointyouaretryingtosearchfor b Pres...

Page 88: ...xpointwithoutusingcassettememory below Searching for the index point without using cassette memory 1 SetthePOWERswitchtoVCR 2 PressMENU thenturntheSEL PUSHEXECdialtosetCMSEARCHin to OFF thenpressthedial 3 PressSEARCHMODEontheRemoteCommanderrepeatedlyuntiltheINDEX SEARCHindicatorappears Theindicatorchangesasfollows INDEX SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH no indicator PHOTO SCAN 4 Press ontheRemot...

Page 89: ...ARCH t TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH no indicator T PHOTO SCAN T PHOTO SEARCH 3 Press or ontheRemoteCommandertoselectthetitleforplayback Yourcamcorderautomaticallystartsplaybackofthescenehavingthetitlethat youselected a Actualpointyouaretryingtosearchfor b Presentpointonthetape To stop searching Press x If you use a cassette without cassette memory Youcannotsuperimposeorsearchatitle If a tape has a b...

Page 90: ...sON 1 SetthePOWERswitchtoVCR 2 PressSEARCHMODEontheRemoteCommanderrepeatedlyuntiltheDATE SEARCHindicatorappears Theindicatorchangesasfollows INDEX SEARCH t TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH no indicator T PHOTO SCAN T PHOTO SEARCH 3 Press or ontheRemoteCommandertoselectthedateforplayback Yourcamcorderautomaticallystartsplaybackatthebeginningoftheselected date a Actualpointyouaretryingtosearchfor b Presen...

Page 91: ...memory below Searching for the date without using cassette memory 1 SetthePOWERswitchtoVCR 2 PressMENU thenturntheSEL PUSHEXECdialtosetCMSEARCHin to OFF thenpressthedial 3 PressSEARCHMODEontheRemoteCommanderrepeatedlyuntiltheDATE SEARCHindicatorappears Theindicatorchangesasfollows INDEX SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH no indicator PHOTO SCAN 4 Press ontheRemoteCommandertosearchforthepreviousda...

Page 92: ...moteCommanderrepeatedlyuntilthe PHOTOSEARCHindicatorappears Theindicatorchangesasfollows INDEX SEARCH t TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH no indicator T PHOTO SCAN T PHOTO SEARCH 3 Press or ontheRemoteCommandertoselectthedateforplayback Yourcamcorderautomaticallystartsplaybackofthephotohavingthedate thatyouselected a Actualpointyouaretryingtosearchfor b Presentpointonthetape To stop searching Press x Sea...

Page 93: ...to OFF thenpressthedial p 219 3 PressSEARCHMODEontheRemoteCommanderrepeatedlyuntilthe PHOTOSEARCHindicatorappears Theindicatorchangesasfollows INDEX SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH no indicator PHOTO SCAN 4 Press or ontheRemoteCommandertoselectthephotoforplayback Eachtimeyoupress or yourcamcordersearchesforthepreviousor nextphoto Yourcamcorderautomaticallystartsplaybackofthephoto To stop searc...

Page 94: ...oONinthemenusettings 3 Press or on the Remote Commander Eachphotoisplayedbackforaboutfivesecondsautomatically To stop scanning Press x If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions PHOTOSEARCH PHOTOSCANmaynotworkcorrectly The available number of photos that can be searched using the cassette memory Theavailablenumberisupto48photos However youcansearch49photosormore usingthePHOTOSCAN Sear...

Page 95: ...o return to FN PressEXIT To cancel the digital effect Press OFFtoreturntoPAGE2 Notes Youcannotprocessexternallyinputscenesusingdigitaleffect Youcannotrecordimagesonatapeonyourcamcorderwhenyouhaveprocessedthe imageusingdigitaleffect However youcanrecordimagesona MemoryStick p 151 163 oronaVCRusingyourcamcorderasaplayer Pictures processed by digital effect Picturesprocessedbydigitaleffectarenotoutpu...

Page 96: ...eframeonthePBZOOMscreen Theareayoupressedmovestothecenterofthescreen andtheplayback imageisenlargedapproximatelyattwicethesize Ifyoupresstheotherarea again theareamovestothecenterofthescreen 4 Adjustthezoomratiobythepowerzoomlever Youcanenlargetheimagefromapproximately1 1timesuptofivetimesits size W Decreasesthezoomratio T Increasesthezoomratio To cancel the PB ZOOM Press END Enlarging images reco...

Page 97: ...ick onyourcamcorderwhen youhaveprocessedthepictureusingthetapePBZOOM The PB ZOOM is automatically canceled when you activate the following SetthePOWERswitchtoOFF CHG Stopplayback PressMENU Inserta MemoryStick Pictures in the PB ZOOM PicturesinthePBZOOMarenotoutputthroughthe DVInterfaceandthe USB jack In the PB ZOOM IfyoupressDISPLAY TOUCHPANELbutton theframeonthePBZOOMscreen disappears Youcannotmo...

Page 98: ... 1 Insert a blank tape or a tape you want to record over into the VCR and insert the recorded tape into your camcorder 2 Prepare the VCR for recording then set the input selector to LINE Connect the A V connecting cable to the AUDIO VIDEO jack Refer to the operating instructions of the VCR 3 Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder 4 Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder 5 Start recor...

Page 99: ...dioinputjackontheVCRortheTV Whenthewhite plugisconnected theleftchannelaudioisoutput andwhentheredplugisconnected therightchannelaudioisoutput If your VCR has an S video jack PicturescanbereproducedmorefaithfullybyusinganSvideocable optional Withthisconnection youdonotneedtoconnecttheyellow video plugoftheA V connectingcable ConnectanSvideocable optional totheSVIDEOjacksofbothyourcamcorderand theV...

Page 100: ... LINE Refer to the operating instructions of the VCR 3 Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder 4 Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder 5 Start recording on the VCR Refer to the operating instructions of the VCR When you have finished dubbing a tape Press xonbothyourcamcorderandtheVCR You can connect one VCR only using the i LINK cable Seepage241formoreinformationabouti LINK Pictures ...

Page 101: ...ogram editing on tapes recorded on other equipment Operation 1 Makingaprogram p 109 Operation 2 Performingtheprogram dubbingatape p 111 Note Wheneditingdigitalvideoontapes theoperationsignalscannotbesentwiththe LANC Step 1 Connecting the VCR YoucanconnectbothanA Vconnectingcableandani LINKcable WhenyouusetheA Vconnectingcable connectthedevicesasillustratedonpage98 Whenyouusethei LINKcable connectt...

Page 102: ...ect CONTROL then press the dial 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select IR then press the dial 7 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select IR SETUP and turn the dial to select IR SETUP code number of your VCR then press the dial Check the code in About IR SETUP codes p 103 3 4 7 5 OTHERS DATA CODE BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY VIDEO EDIT HRS METER RETURN OTHERS DATA CODE BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY VIDEO EDIT HRS...

Page 103: ...4 101 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 Magnavox 17 77 78 83 Marantz 21 33 35 Marta 47 Memorex 37 77 Minolta 8 42 Brand IR SETUP code Mitsubishi MGA 22 23 24 28 29 Multitech 23 32 80 NEC 21 33 35 Olympic 77 78 Optimus 22 Orion 60 Panasonic 16 17 77 78 Pentax ...

Page 104: ...ontocancelrecordingpauseis z SelectPBifthebuttontocancelrecordingpauseis N 3 Setting your camcorder and the VCR to face each other Locatetheinfraredraysemitterofyourcamcorderandfaceittowardstheremote sensoroftheVCR Setthedevicesabout30cm 12in apart andremoveanyobstaclesbetweenthe devices Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing on tapes VIDEO EDIT EDIT SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OU...

Page 105: ...ges to COMPLETE When the VCR does not operate correctly Aftercheckingthecodein AboutIRSETUPcodes settheIRSETUPorthe PAUSEMODEagain Placeyourcamcorderatleast30cm 12in awayfromtheVCR RefertotheoperatinginstructionsofyourVCR Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing on tapes 2 3 VIDEO EDIT EDIT SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OUT IR SETUP PAUSEMODE IR TEST RETURN ENGAGE REC PAUSE RETURN EXE...

Page 106: ...u connect using an i LINK cable You cannot dub the titles display indicators Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing on tapes 3 5 4 6 OTHERS DATA CODE BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY VIDEO EDIT HRS METER RETURN OTHERS DATA CODE BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY VIDEO EDIT HRS METER RETURN RETURN TAPE MEMORY VIDEO EDIT EDIT SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OUT IR SETUP PAUSEMODE IR TEST RETURN IR i LINK 0 0...

Page 107: ...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 Take a note of the first number value of each IN and the closing number value of each OUT 5 Calculate the average of all the first number values of each IN and the average of all the last number values of each OUT 6 Turn the SEL PUS...

Page 108: ...ttings p 102 Videoand audioaresentbydigitalsignals 2 3 6 8 VIDEO EDIT EDIT SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OUT IR SETUP PAUSEMODE IR TEST RETURN EXECUTE ENGAGE REC PAUSE 00 08 55 06 ME VIDEO EDIT EDIT SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OUT IR SETUP PAUSEMODE IR TEST EXECUTING No 5 IN 60 00 08 55 06 ME VIDEO EDIT EDIT SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OUT IR SETUP PAUSEMODE IR TEST RETURN COMPLETE 00 08...

Page 109: ...ause playback You can fine adjust one frame at a time with EDITSEARCH 6 Press MARK on the Remote Commander or the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The OUT point of the first program is set then the bottom part of the program mark changes to light blue 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 then set the program When the program is set the program mark changes to light blue You can set up to 20 programs in maximum 4 2 7 6 OTHERS ...

Page 110: ...e SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select ERASE ALL 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE then press the dial All the program marks flash then the settings are canceled To cancel erasing all programs SelectRETURNwiththeSEL PUSHEXECdialinstep2 To cancel a program you have set PressMENU Theprogramisstoredinmemoryuntilthetapeisejected Note YoucannotoperaterecordingduringDigitalprogramediting If the ta...

Page 111: ...cator changes to light blue after dubbing ends When dubbing ends your camcorder and the VCR automatically stop To stop dubbing during editing Press xusingthevideooperationbuttons To end the Digital program editing Yourcamcorderstopswhenthedubbingends ThenthedisplayreturnstoVIDEO EDITinthemenusettings PressMENUtoerasethemenudisplay You cannot record on the VCR when Thetapehasrunout Thewrite protect...

Page 112: ...our camcorder then immediately press X on your camcorder 4 Press N on the VCR to start playback if you record a tape from a VCR Select a TV program if you are recording from a TV The picture from a TV or VCR appears on the screen 5 Press X on your camcorder at the scene where you want to start recording from When you have finished dubbing a tape Press xonbothyourcamcorderandtheVCR Using the Remote...

Page 113: ...ectanSvideocable optional totheSVIDEOjacksofbothyourcamcorderand theTVorVCR ThisconnectionproduceshigherqualityDVCAM DVformatpictures On index signal Theindexisautomaticallymarkedonatapewhenyoustartrecording Ifyoumarkthe indexusingtheINDEXbuttonduringrecording LINE appearsintheCHcolumnon theINDEXSEARCHscreen andtheindexisrecordedoncassettememory Note on the Remote Commander Yourcamcorderworksinthe...

Page 114: ...3 Press z REC and the button on its right simultaneously on your camcorder then immediately press X on your camcorder 4 Press N on the VCR to start playback The picture to be recorded appears on the screen 5 Press X on your camcorder at the scene where you want to start recording from When you have finished dubbing a tape Press xonbothyourcamcorderandtheVCR Using the Remote Commander Instep3 press...

Page 115: ...amcorder thepicturemayjitter Before recording MakesurethattheDVINindicatorappearsontheLCDscreenorintheviewfinder TheDVINindicatormayappearonbothequipment Note on the Remote Commander YourcamcorderworksinthecommandermodeVTR2 Commandermodes1 2and3 areusedtodistinguishyourcamcorderfromotherSonyVCRstoavoiderroneous remotecontroloperation IfyouuseanotherSonyVCRinthecommandermodeVTR2 werecommendchanging...

Page 116: ...1 INPUT2 connectors FordetailsonsetupoftheINPUT1 INPUT2connectors see Installingthesupplied microphone onpage29 Therelationshipbetweenaudioinputandchannelsonwhichadubbedsoundwillbe recordedisasfollows Audio input through INPUT1 2 INPUT1 INPUT2 YoucancheckthepictureonTVbyconnectingwiththeAUDIO VIDEOjack You cannotmonitortheadditionalsoundbythespeaker Usetheheadphonesjack The position of the REC CH ...

Page 117: ...h theA Vconnectingcable Recordedsoundisnotoutputfromaspeaker CheckthesoundbyusingaTVor headphones Note BesuretousetheECM S80fortheexternalmicrophoneconnectedtotheMICjack Connecting the microphone to the intelligent accessory shoe Audio dubbing MIC PLUG IN POWER Intelligentaccessoryshoe Microphone optional Microphone ECM S80 ...

Page 118: ...ed pictureonthescreen Youcanchecktherecordedsoundbyusingheadphones Youcannotaddaudiowiththe DVInterface If you make all the connections Theaudioinputtoberecordedwilltakeprecedenceoverothersinthefollowingorder MIC PLUGINPOWER jack Intelligentaccessoryshoe AUDIO VIDEO jack INPUT1 INPUT2connectors Built inmicrophone Audio dubbing LINE OUT L R AUDIO VIDEO Audioequipment Donotconnectthe video yellow pl...

Page 119: ...e 4 Press AUDIO DUB The green X indicator appears on the screen 5 Press X and start playing back the audio you want to record at the same time The new sound is recorded in channel3 channel4 during playback While audio is being recorded the red appears on the screen 6 Press x at the point where you want to stop recording When you dub the recorded sound YoucanadjusttherecordedsoundbyusingMICLEVEL p ...

Page 120: ...annotberecordedonatapealreadyrecordedintheFs48Kmode NewaudiocannotberecordedonatapealreadyrecordedintheDVSPmode Youcannotaddaudioontheblankportionofthetape If an i LINK cable optional is connected to your camcorder Youcannotaddaudiotoarecordedtape We recommend that you add audio on a tape recorded with your camcorder Ifyouaddaudioonataperecordedwithanothercamcorder includinganother DSR PDX10 theso...

Page 121: ...XEC dial to select PRESET then press the dial 5 Set up the first two digits Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the number then press the dial The time code is set between 00 00 00 00 and 23 59 59 29 6 Repeat step 5 to set up the other digits TC UB SET TC PRESET UB PRESET TC FORMAT TC RUN TC MAKE UB T I ME RETURN MENU END 00 00 00 00 TC UB SET TC PRESET UB PRESET TC FORMAT TC RUN TC MAKE UB T I ...

Page 122: ...ime code value advances only while recording When making the time code continuous at back space editing select this setting FREE RUN Time code advances freely regardless of the camcorder s current operation mode For more information on the running mode see Making the time code continuous at back space editing on page 123 To cancel the time code setting SelectCANCELwiththeSEL PUSHEXECdialinstep7 To...

Page 123: ...ndthereisagradual deviationofthetimecodefromrealtime Making the time code continuous at back space editing SetTCMAKEtoREGENinthemenusettingstomakethetimecodecontinuouswhen therecordinghasbeeninterruptedorwhenthecassettetapehasbeenremovedfrom thecamcorderbetweenshootings Whenthecamcorderisinrecordingpausemode therecordedtimecodeisreadfrom thetapeandsynchronizedtotheinternaltimecodegenerator Once yo...

Page 124: ...urn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select SET then press the dial To cancel the user bits setting SelectCANCELwiththeSEL PUSHEXECdialinstep5 To reset the user bits SelectRESETwiththeSEL PUSHEXECdialinstep2 When UB TIME is set to ON in the menu setting Youcansettheuserbitstotherealtimeclock Werecommendthatyousetthetime beforehand Setting time values TC UB SET TC PRESET UB PRESET TC FORMAT TC RUN TC MAKE...

Page 125: ...ts TC Displaysthetimecode Thisisindicatedas 00 00 00 00 or 00 00 00 00 U BIT Displaysuserbits Thisisindicatedas 00000000 Note Thetimecodeanduserbitscannotbedisplayedproperlyifthetapedoesnothavetime codeand oruserbitsrecordingsorifthetimecodewasrecordedusinganon compatiblemethod Setting time values TC U BIT Timecode userbits ...

Page 126: ...elect the desired item then press the dial 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the title is laid out as desired 5 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial again to complete the setting In the recording playback or playback pause The TITLE SAVE indicator appears on the screen for five seconds and the title is set In the standby The TITLE indicator appears When you press START STOP to start recording TITLE SAVE appear...

Page 127: ...ordingwithothervideoequipment If the tape has too many number of data Youmaynotbeabletosuperimposeatitlebecausememorybecomesfull Inthiscase deletedatayoudonotneed To not display titles SetTITLEDSPLtoOFFinthemenusettings p 219 Title setting Thetitlecolorchangesasfollows WHITE yYELLOW yVIOLET yRED yCYAN yGREEN yBLUE Thetitlesizechangesasfollows SMALL yLARGE Youcannotinput13charactersormoreinLARGEsiz...

Page 128: ...the dial The ERASING flashes on the screen When the title is erased the COMPLETE is displayed To cancel erasing a title SelectRETURNwiththeSEL PUSHEXECdialinstep4or5 Superimposing a title 2 3 4 5 CM SET T I TLE T I TLEERASE T I TLE DSPL CM SEARCH TAPE T I TLE I TEM ERASE ERASE ALL RETURN MENU END T I TLE ERASE 1 SCENE1 2 SCENE2 3 SCENE3 4 SCENE4 5 SCENE5 6 SCENE6 MENU END CM SET T I TLE T I TLEERA...

Page 129: ...l to select the column of the desired character then press the dial 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired character then press the dial 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have selected all characters and completed the title 8 To finish making your own titles turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select SET then press the dial Making your own titles 3 4 5 7 1 2 3 4 TITLE SET CUSTOM1 SET CUSTOM...

Page 130: ...tleyouwant tochange thenpresstheSEL PUSHEXECdial TurntheSEL PUSHEXECdialto select C thenpressthedialtodeletethetitle Thelastcharacteriserased Enterthe newtitleasdesired To delete the title Select C Thelastcharacteriserased To enter a space Select Z thenselecttheblankpart Making your own titles ...

Page 131: ... SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the column of the desired character then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired character then press the dial 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you finish the label 7 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select SET then press the dial The label is stored in the memory Labeling a cassette 3 4 6 MENU END TAPE TITLE MENU END TAPE TITLE MENU END TAPE TITL...

Page 132: ...rotecttabtoreleasethewriteprotection If the tape has too many index signals Youmaynotbeabletolabelacassettebecausethecassettememorybecomesfull In thiscase deletedatayoudonotneed If you have superimposed titles in the cassette Whenthelabelisdisplayed uptofourtitlesalsoappear When the indicator has fewer than 10 spaces Thecassettememoryisfull The indicatesthenumberofcharactersyoucanselectforthelabel...

Page 133: ...SH EXEC dial to select OK then press the dial OK changes to EXECUTE 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE then press the dial The ERASING flashes on the screen When the item is erased the COMPLETE is displayed To cancel erasing SelectRETURNwiththeSEL PUSHEXECdialinstep4or5 2 5 4 CM SET I TEM ERASE I NDEX ALL T I TLE ALL DATE ALL PHOTO ALL RETURN COMPLETE MENU END CM SET I TEM ERASE I NDE...

Page 134: ...e SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE then press the dial The ERASING flashes on the screen When the data are erased the COMPLETE is displayed To cancel erasing SelectRETURNwiththeSEL PUSHEXECdialinstep3or4 Erasing the cassette memory data MENU END RETURN OK MENU END RETURN EXECUTE CM SET T I TLE T I TLEERASE T I TLE DSPL CM SEARCH TAPE T I TLE I TEM ERASE ERASE ALL RETURN CM SET T I TLE T I TLEE...

Page 135: ...ges when the write protect switch on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK The position and shape of the write protect switch may be different depending on the model We recommend backing up important data on the hard disk of your computer Image data may be damaged in the following cases If you eject the Memory Stick or turn the power off during reading or writing If you use a Memory Stick near static el...

Page 136: ...Association You cannot play back on your camcorder still images recorded on other equipment DSR PD100 PD100A DCR TRV890E TRV900 TRV900E DKC FP3 or DSC D700 D770 that does not conform with this universal standard These models are not sold in some areas If you cannot use the Memory Stick that is used with other equipment format it with this camcorder p 218 However formatting erases all information o...

Page 137: ...o eject it 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 or recording the data on the Memory Stick Do not turn the power off eject the Memory Stick Otherwise image data may become damaged If MEMORYSTICK ERROR is displayed Reinsert the Memory Stick a few times The Memory Stick may be damaged if the indi...

Page 138: ...ack memorycamerabypressing PLAY CAM 3 PressFN OperationbuttonsappearontheLCDscreen 4 PressPAGE2togotoPAGE2 OperationbuttonsappearontheLCDscreen 5 PressPAGE3togotoPAGE3 OperationbuttonsappearontheLCDscreen 6 Pressadesiredoperationitem Refertorelevantpagesforeachfunction FN 1 3 6 2 FN INDEX PLAY 9PIC PRINT PLAY INDEX PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 SLIDE SHOW PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 EXIT EXIT EXIT SPO...

Page 139: ...n touch the LCD screen lightly to make it appear You can control the display with DISPLAY TOUCH PANEL on your camcorder When operation buttons do not work even if you press them an adjustment is required CALIBRATION p 246 When the LCD screen gets dirty clean it with the supplied cleaning cloth When executing each item The green bar appears above the item If the items are not available The color of...

Page 140: ...heSEL PUSHEXECdialtoselectSTILLSETin thenpressthedial p 217 3 TurntheSEL PUSHEXECdialtoselectQUALITY thenpressthedial 4 TurntheSEL PUSHEXECdialtoselectthedesiredimagequality thenpress thedial Using a Memory Stick Introduction 1 3 4 MEMORY SET STILL SET BURST QUALITY IMAGESIZE RETURN SUPER FINE FINE STANDARD MENU END REMAIN 12 MEMORY SET STILL SET BURST QUALITY IMAGESIZE RETURN STANDARD MENU END RE...

Page 141: ...shooting Differences in image quality Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format before being stored in memory The memory capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected image quality and image size Details are shown in the table below You can select 1152 864 or 640 480 image size in the menu settings 1152 864 image size Image quality Memory capacity SUPER FINE About 600 KB FIN...

Page 142: ...in thenpressthedial p 217 3 TurntheSEL PUSHEXECdialtoselectIMAGESIZE thenpressthedial 4 TurntheSEL PUSHEXECdialtoselectthedesiredimagesize thenpressthe dial Theindicatorchangesasfollows Stillimages Movingpictures Using a Memory Stick Introduction 1152 640 320 160 3 4 1 320 1152 MEMORY SET STILL SET BURST QUALITY IMAGESIZE RETURN 1152 864 640 480 MENU END MEMORY SET MOVIE SET IMAGESIZE REMAIN RETUR...

Page 143: ...mcorder Note When still images recorded on your camcorder in 1152 864 size are played back on other equipment that does not support 1152 864 size the full image may not appear or images in the reduced size may appear in the center of the screen Type of the Memory Stick Image size 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB supplied optional optional optional optional 320 240 1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min 21 min 20 sec 40...

Page 144: ...yet 3 PressPHOTOdeeper Thestillimagewillbedisplayedaftertheshuttersounds Recordingiscompletewhenthebarscrollindicatordisappears TheimagewhenyoupressedPHOTOdeeperwillberecordedonthe MemoryStick You can record still images on a Memory Stick in the tape recording or recording standby For the details see p 48 Recording still images on a Memory Stick Memory Photo recording 3 2 1 12 SFN 1152 SFN 1152 FN...

Page 145: ...iately records the image that is on the screen when you press the button When you press PHOTO lightly in step 2 The image momentarily flickers This is not a malfunction Recording data The recording data date time or various settings when recorded are not displayed while recording However they are recorded automatically onto the Memory Stick To display the recording data press DATA CODE on PAGE2 du...

Page 146: ...mages in 640 480 size at about 0 5 sec intervals EXP BRKTG Exposure Bracketing Your camcorder automatically shoots three images at about 0 5 sec intervals at different exposures MULTI SCRN Multi Screen b Your camcorder shoots nine still images at about 0 4 sec intervals and displays the images on a single page divided into nine boxes Still images are recorded in 640 480 size a b Recording still im...

Page 147: ...ect may not appear clearly on the LCD screen Checking images on a TV monitor or computer display for the expected effect is recommended When selecting NORMAL Recording continues up to the maximum number of still images during pressing PHOTO deeper Release PHOTO to stop recording When shooting with the self timer or the Remote Commander Your camcorder automatically records up to the maximum recorda...

Page 148: ...conventional high brightness LEDs or lamps the system satisfies Laser Class 1 specification and thus maintains higher safety for human eyes No safety problems will be caused by directly looking into the HOLOGRAM AF emitter at a close range However it is not recommended to do so because you may experience such effects like several minutes of image residual and dazzling that you encounter after look...

Page 149: ...ach the subject even if the HOLOGRAM AF emitter is emitted the subject will not be focused Focusing may be hampered if the light emitted from the HOLOGRAM AF is blocked by an obstruction Focus is achieved as long as HOLOGRAM AF light reaches to the subject even if its light is slightly out of the middle position of the subject If HOLOGRAM AF light is dim it sometimes becomes difficult to focus If ...

Page 150: ...deeper Self timerstartscountingdownfrom10withabeep Inthelasttwosecondsof thecountdown thebeepgetsfaster thenrecordingstartsautomatically To cancel the self timer Press SELFTIMER so that the self timer indicator disappears on the screen You cannot stop the countdown Note The self timer is automatically canceled when Self timer recording is finished The POWER switch is set to OFF CHG or VCR Recordin...

Page 151: ...O lightly until the picture you want to capture from the tape freezes and CAPTURE appears on the screen Recording does not start yet To change from the selected image to another image release PHOTO once and press it lightly again 4 Press PHOTO deeper The image displayed on the screen will be recorded on the Memory Stick Recording is complete when the bar scroll indicator disappears a Numberofthere...

Page 152: ... press PHOTO lightly in the playback Yourcamcorderstopsmomentarily Sound recorded on a tape Youcannotrecordaudiofromatape Titles already recorded on cassettes Youcannotrecordtitlesona MemoryStick Titlesdonotappearwhileyouare recordingastillimagewithPHOTO Recording date time Therecordingdata date time whenitisrecordedona MemoryStick isrecorded Varioussettingsarenotrecorded Datacodesrecordedonatapec...

Page 153: ...al equipment is displayed on the screen 3 Follow steps 3 and 4 on page 151 Using the A V connecting cable ConnecttheyellowplugoftheA VconnectingcabletothevideojackontheVCRor theTV If your TV or VCR has an S video jack PicturescanbereproducedmorefaithfullybyusinganSvideocable optional Withthisconnection youdonotneedtoconnecttheyellow video plugoftheA V connectingcable ConnectanSvideocable optional ...

Page 154: ...nsertthe MemoryStick torecorddistortion free images Whenrecordingonatapeinapoorrecordingstate forexample onatapethathas beenrepeatedlyusedfordubbing Whenattemptingtoinputimagesthataredistortedduetopoorradiowavereception whenaTVtunerunitisinuse Recording images from a tape as still images DV DV OUT DV Signalflow i LINKcable optional ...

Page 155: ...tleonthe MemoryStick beforeatriporeventfor convenience C CHROM camerachromakey Youcansuperimposeamovingpictureonastillimagesuchasanimagecanbeusedas background Shootthesubjectagainstabluebackground Theblueareaofthemoving picturewillbeswappedwithastillimage M OVERLAP memoryoverlap Youcanmakeamovingpicturefadeinontopofastillimagerecordedonthe Memory Stick ThesuperimposedimageusingMemoryoverlapcanbere...

Page 156: ... see the previous image To see the next image 5 Press a desired mode The still image is superimposed on the moving picture 6 Press on the left lower corner of the screen to adjust the effect then press OK to return to PAGE1 M CHROM Blue chroma key only blue background portion to extract a still image and superimpose it on a moving image M LUMI Brightness level used when extracting a still image an...

Page 157: ... modified on your computer or shot with other equipment Youmaynotbeabletoplaybackmodifiedimageswithyourcamcorder When you record the still image without superimposing SelectM LUMI mode Press mark untilallbarsaredisplayed Onlythestill imagewillbedisplayedonthescreen When you select M OVERLAP Youcannotchangethestillimageorthemodesetting To record the superimposed image as a still image PressPHOTOdee...

Page 158: ...e To see the next image 5 Press a desired mode The still image is superimposed on the moving picture 6 Press on the left lower corner of the screen to adjust the effect then press OK to return to PAGE2 M CHROM Blue chroma key only blue background portion to extract a still image and superimpose it on a moving image M LUMI Brightness level used when extracting a still image and superimposing it on ...

Page 159: ...e thethumbnailimageof thepicturemaynotbeclear Youcannotchangethemodesetting Press OFFtoreturntoPAGE2 Image size of still pictures Imagesizeisautomaticallysetto640 480 Image data modified with your computers or shot with other equipment Youmaynotbeabletoplaybackmodifiedimageswithyourcamcorder When recording images on a Memory Stick using the MEMORY MIX ThePROGRAMAEdoesnotwork Theindicatorflashes 4 ...

Page 160: ...ecording The camera recording lamp located on the front of your camcorder lights up The picture and sound are recorded up to the remaining capacity of the Memory Stick For more information about recording time see page 143 To stop recording PressSTART STOP a Recordingtimecanberecordedonthe MemoryStick b Thisindicatorisdisplayedforfiveseconds afterpressingSTART STOP Thisindicator isnotrecorded Reco...

Page 161: ...ding date time Thedate timearenotdisplayedwhilerecording However theyareautomatically recordedontothe MemoryStick Todisplaytherecordingdate time pressDATACODEonPAGE2duringplayback YoucanalsousetheRemoteCommanderforthisoperation p 43 Varioussettings cannotberecorded During recording on a Memory Stick Donotejectthecassettetapefromyourcamcorder Duringejectingthetape soundis recordedonthe MemoryStick ...

Page 162: ...rom 10 with a beep In the last two seconds of the countdown the beep gets faster then recording starts automatically To stop the self timer PressSTART STOP Torestarttheself timer pressSTART STOPagain To cancel the self timer PressSELFTIMERsothatthe self timer indicatordisappearsonthescreen Note Theself timerisautomaticallycanceledwhen Self timerrecordingisfinished ThePOWERswitchissettoOFF CHG orVC...

Page 163: ...ck And press X at the scene where you want to start recording from 3 Press START STOP on your camcorder The picture and sound are recorded up to the remaining capacity of the Memory Stick For more information about recording time see page 143 To stop recording PressSTART STOP Recording pictures from a tape as a moving picture 3 2 PLAY PAUSE POWER OFF CHG CAMERA MEMORY VCR 320 BBB N 40min REC 0 00 ...

Page 164: ...dy recorded on cassettes Youcannotrecordtitlesona MemoryStick Titlesdonotappearwhileyouare recordingmoving picturewithSTART STOP If AUDIO ERROR is displayed Soundthatcannotberecordedbyyourcamcorderhasbeenrecorded ConnecttheA V connectingcabletoinputimagesfromexternalequipmentusedtoplaybacktheimage p 165 Recording date time Therecordingdata date time whenitisrecordedona MemoryStick isrecorded Vario...

Page 165: ... on page 163 from the step 3 onwards at the point where you want to start recording from Using the A V connecting cable If your TV or VCR has an S video jack PicturescanbereproducedmorefaithfullybyusinganSvideocable optional Withthisconnection youdonotneedtoconnecttheyellow video plugoftheA V connectingcable ConnectanSvideocable optional totheSVIDEOjacksofbothyourcamcorderand theTVorVCR Recording ...

Page 166: ...recordingonatapeinapoorrecordingstate forexample onatapethathas beenrepeatedlyusedfordubbing Whenattemptingtoinputimagesthataredistortedduetopoorradiowavereception whenaTVtunerunitisinuse Whentheinputsignaliscutoff Recording pictures from a tape as a moving picture DV OUT DV DV Signalflow i LINKcable optional ...

Page 167: ...ram mark changes to light blue 6 Search for the end of the first scene you want to insert using the video operation buttons then pause playback You can fine adjust one frame at a time with EDITSEARCH 7 Press MARK on the Remote Commander or the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The OUT point of the first program is set then the bottom part of the program mark changes to light blue 8 Repeat steps 4 to 7 then set t...

Page 168: ...the program marks flash then the settings are canceled To cancel erasing all programs SelectRETURNwiththeSEL PUSHEXECdialinstep2 To cancel a program you have set PressMENU Theprogramisstoredinmemoryuntilthetapeisejected Notes Youcannotdubthetitles displayindicators orthecontentsofcassettememory Youcannotoperaterecordingduringthedigitalprogrameditingona Memory Stick If the tape has a blank portion ...

Page 169: ...te When the dubbing ends your camcorder automatically stops To stop dubbing during editing Press xusingthevideooperationbuttons Theprogramyoumadeisrecordedona MemoryStick uptotheplacewhereyou pressed x To end the Digital program editing Yourcamcorderstopswhenthedubbingends ThenthedisplayreturnstoVIDEO EDITinthemenusettings PressMENUtoerasethemenudisplay When the program to operate the Digital prog...

Page 170: ... the tape is recorded on the Memory Stick The number of still images copied is displayed END is displayed when copying ends To stop copying Press xusingthevideooperationbuttonsorpressMENU When the Memory Stick becomes full MEMORYFULL appearsonthescreen andcopyingstops Insertanother Memory Stick andrepeattheprocedurefromstep2 Copying still images from a tape PHOTO SAVE 3 2 PHOTO SAVING 0 END 4 PHOT...

Page 171: ...r flashing Donotshakeorknockyourcamcorder Aswelldonotturnthepoweroff ejectthe MemoryStick Otherwise imagedatamaybecomedamaged If the write protect switch on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK NOTREADY appearswhenyouselecttheiteminthemenusettings When you change the Memory Stick during copying Yourcamcorderresumescopyingfromthelastimagerecordedontheprevious MemoryStick ...

Page 172: ...ion Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 SetthePOWERswitchtoMEMORYorVCR MakesurethattheLOCKswitch issettothefurtherside unlockposition 2 PressPLAYor PB Thelastrecordedimageisdisplayed 3 Press onyourcamcordertoselectthedesiredstillimage Toseethepreviousimage Toseethenextimage To stop memory photo playback Press CAM VCR on your camcorder or MEMORY PLAY button on the Remote Commander Viewing s...

Page 173: ...back on a TV or on the LCD screen image quality may appear to have deteriorated This is not a malfunction The image data is as good as ever Turn the audio volume of the TV down before operation or noise howling may be output from the TV speakers Still images You can select still images also with on PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 When no still image is recorded on the Memory Stick When you press MEMORY PLAY on ...

Page 174: ...nging to the index screen mode T To display the previous six images t To display the following six images To return to FN Press EXIT To return to the normal playback screen single screen Press the image you want to display Note When displaying the index screen the number appears above each image This indicates the order in which images are recorded on the Memory Stick These numbers are different f...

Page 175: ...turnup WhenyouclosetheLCDpanel soundismuted To stop MPEG movie playback Press MPEG N X Note You may not be able to play back images with your camcorder When playing back image data modified on your computer When playing back image data shot with other equipment To play back recorded images on a TV screen Before operation connect your camcorder to the TV with the A V connecting cable supplied with ...

Page 176: ...tch issettothefurtherside unlockposition 2 PressPLAYor PB Thelastrecordedimageisdisplayed 3 Press toselectthedesiredmovingpictures Toseethepreviouspicture Toseethenextpicture 4 Press toselectthepointwhereyouwanttoplayback Toseepreviouspart Toseenextpart 5 PressMPEG NXtostartplayback To stop MPEG movie playback Press MPEG N X When recording time is too short The moving picture may not be divided in...

Page 177: ...ation p 43 To make screen indicator disappear Press DISPLAY TOUCH PANEL Viewing moving pictures MPEG movie playback FN MPEG N X INDEX CAM 320 1 20 0 01 00 MOV00001 JUL 4 2002 12 05 56AM Data directory number File number Picture number Total number of recorded pictures Image size Protect Recording date time Various settings are displayed as When the POWER switch is set to VCR VCR is displayed inste...

Page 178: ...petoplaybackpause 3 Press zRECandthebuttononitsrightsimultaneouslyonyourcamcorder Thetapeissettotherecordingpause 4 Press PB Thelastrecordedimageisdisplayed 5 Press toselectthedesiredimage Toseethepreviousimage Toseethenextimage 6 Press Xtostartrecordingandpress Xagaintostop zappearsonthescreenduringrecording 7 Ifyouhavemoretocopy repeatsteps5and6 To stop copying in the middle Press x Copying imag...

Page 179: ...EMORY INDEX MEMORY DELETE MEMORY Note on the index screen You cannot record the index screen If you press EDITSEARCH during pause Memory playback stops Image data modified on your computers or shot with other equipment You may not be able to copy modified images with your camcorder When copying movies After step 6 press MPEG u and play back the image ...

Page 180: ...playback 2 PressPBZOOM PBZOOMscreenappears 3 PresstheareathatyouwanttoenlargeintheframeonthePBZOOMscreen Theareayoupressedmovestothecenterofthescreen andtheplayback imageisenlargedapproximatelyattwicethesize Ifyoupresstheotherarea theareamovestothecenterofthescreen 4 Adjustthezoomratiobythepowerzoomlever Youcanenlargetheimagefromapproximately1 1timesuptofivetimesits size W Decreasesthezoomratio T ...

Page 181: ...l image processed by Memory PB ZOOM on a Memory Stick Press PHOTO to record the still image processed by PB ZOOM Images are recorded at 640 480 size In the PB ZOOM mode If you press DISPLAY TOUCH PANEL button the frame on the PB ZOOM screen disappears You cannot move the part you pressed to the center of the screen Edge of the enlarged image The edge of the enlarged image cannot be displayed at th...

Page 182: ...s back the images recorded on the Memory Stick in sequence To stop the slide show Press END To pause during a slide show Press PAUSE To return to FN Press END to return to PAGE3 then press EXIT To start the slide show from a particular image Select the desired image using buttons before step 4 To view recorded images on TV Before operation connect your camcorder to a TV with the A V connecting cab...

Page 183: ...osition 2 PressINDEXonyourcamcordertodisplaytheindex 3 Press MARK thenpresstheimageyouwanttoprotect A appears ontheprotectedimage To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel image protection Press the image you want to cancel image protection in step 3 again The disappears Note Formatting erases all information on the Memory Stick including the protected image data Before formatting a Memory Stick check ...

Page 184: ...e 3 PressFNtodisplayPAGE1 4 PressDELETE DELETE appearsontheLCDscreen 5 PressOK Theselectedimageisdeleted To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel deleting an image Press CANCEL in step 5 Notes To delete a protected image first cancel image protection Once you delete an image you cannot restore it Before deleting an image carefully check the image If the write protect switch on the Memory Stick is set ...

Page 185: ...unlockposition 2 PressINDEXtodisplaytheindexscreen 3 PressDEL Thenpresstheimagesyouwanttodelete Thenumberofthe selectedimageishighlighted 4 PressEXEC DELETE appearsontheLCDscreen 5 PressOK Theselectedimagesaredeleted To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel deleting an image Press CANCEL in step 5 Deleting images DELETE 2 INDEX 3 DEL 4 5 6 1 2 EXIT RET 3 40 DEL T t 4 5 6 1 2 3 EXIT 1 40 T t DEL MARK M...

Page 186: ...played To cancel deleting all the images in the Memory Stick Select RETURN with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial in step 3 or 4 While DELETING appears Do not turn the POWER switch or press any buttons Deleting images DELETE 2 4 3 MEMORY SET STILL SET MOVIE SET FILE NO DELETE ALL FORMAT RETURN MENU END READY MEMORY SET STILL SET MOVIE SET FILE NO DELETE ALL FORMAT RETURN MENU END RETURN OK MEMORY SET STILL S...

Page 187: ...thefurtherside unlockposition 2 PressINDEXtodisplaytheindexscreen 3 Press MARK thenpresstheimageforwhichyouwanttowriteaprint mark A appearsontheselectedimage To return to FN Press EXIT To cancel writing print marks Press the image for which you want to cancel the print mark set in step 3 again The disappears If the write protect switch on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK You cannot write print mark...

Page 188: ...ct 9PIC PRINT Before operation Insert a recorded Memory Stick into your camcorder Attach the optional printer to your camcorder as illustrated Inserting DATE DAY TIME You can print the recorded DATE DAY TIME data on the print paper 1 SetthePOWERswitchtoMEMORY MakesurethattheLOCKswitchissetto thefurtherside unlockposition 2 PressMENU thenturntheSEL PUSHEXECdialtoselectDATE TIMEin thenpressthedial p...

Page 189: ... Stick You cannot print moving pictures When there are no files other than moving pictures NO STILL IMAGE FILE appears on the screen When the Memory Stick has no files NO FILE appears on the screen When there are no files with a PRINT MARK NO PRINT MARK appears on the screen Images processed by 9PIC PRINT You cannot insert a DATE TIME indicator Images recorded in the MULTI SCRN You can print image...

Page 190: ... not be able to install the USB driver correctly For details about your computer s connectors and editing software contact the computer manufacturer Viewing images recorded on a tape When connecting to a computer using the USB jack For more information see page 193 Camcorder Connection Computer environment Connection jack cable requirements USB jack USB cable USB connector Tape stills and supplied...

Page 191: ...ow to use the camcorder with a standard USB connection NORMAL See page 193 when using Windows and page 208 when using Macintosh You can also use a Memory Stick Reader Writer optional When connecting to a computer without a USB jack Use an optional floppy disk adaptor for a Memory Stick or a PC card adaptor for a Memory Stick When purchasing an accessory check its catalog beforehand for the recomme...

Page 192: ...k Compressed files 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 will differ so a file error indicator may appear and you may be u...

Page 193: ...k on your computer Recommended computer usage environment when connecting via USB cable and viewing tape images on the computer OS 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 runnin...

Page 194: ...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 environments mentioned above Windows and Windows M...

Page 195: ...artsUSBdriverinstallation 4 Followtheon screenmessagestoinstalltheUSBdriver 5 RemovetheCD ROMandthenrestartthecomputer inaccordancewiththe instructionsonthescreen Note If you connect the USB cable before USB driver installation is complete the USB driver will not be properly registered Carry out installation again in accordance with the steps on page 198 Windows XP Home Edition Professional users ...

Page 196: ...fyouareusingyourcomputer closeallrunningapplications 2 InsertthesuppliedCD ROMintotheCD ROMdriveofyourcomputer Theapplicationsoftwarestartsupandthetitlescreenappears Ifthetitle screendoesnotappear double click MyComputer andthen ImageMixer CD ROMDrive Theapplicationsoftwarescreenappearsafterawhile 3 Movethecursorto PIXELAImageMixer andclick TheInstallWizardprogramstartsupandthe SelectSettingsLangu...

Page 197: ...ourcamcorder 2 ConnecttheACpoweradaptorandsetthePOWERswitchtoMEMORY 3 Connectthe USB jackonyourcamcordertotheUSBconnectoronyour computerusingthesuppliedUSBcable USBMODEappearsontheLCDscreenofyourcamcorder Yourcomputer recognizesthecamcorder andtheAddHardwareWizardstarts 4 Followtheon screenmessagestomaketheAddHardwareWizardrecognize thattheUSBdrivershavebeeninstalled TheAddHardwareWizardstarts two...

Page 198: ...stoload 2 ConnecttheACpoweradaptor andsetthePOWERswitchtoVCR 3 ConnecttheUSBconnectoronyourcomputertothe USB jackonyour camcorderusingtheUSBcablesuppliedwithyourcamcorder 4 Openyourcomputer s DeviceManager Windows XP Home Edition Professional Select Start t ControlPanel t System t Hardware andclickthe Devicemanager button Ifthereisno System inside Pickacategory afterclicking ControlPanel click Swi...

Page 199: ...ecting your camcorder to your computer using the USB cable For Windows users 6 TurnthePOWERswitchtoOFF CHG onyourcamcorder andthen disconnecttheUSBcable 7 Restartyourcomputer Step 2 Install the USB driver on the supplied CD ROM Perform the entire procedure described in Installing the USB driver on page 195 ...

Page 200: ...ws 2000 Professional Select MyComputer t ControlPanel t System t Hardware and clickthe DeviceManager button Other OS Select MyComputer t ControlPanel t System andclick Device Manager 6 Select Otherdevices Selectthedeviceprefixedwiththe markanddelete Ex SonyHandycam 7 TurnthePOWERswitchtoOFF CHG onyourcamcorder andthen disconnecttheUSBcable 8 Restartyourcomputer Step2 Install the USB driver on the ...

Page 201: ...sional you must be authorized as Administrators Viewing images recorded on a tape 1 TurnonyourcomputerandallowWindowstoload 2 ConnecttheACpoweradaptor andinsertatapeintoyourcamcorder 3 SetthePOWERswitchtoVCR SelectUSBSTREAMin toONinthemenusettings p 221 4 Select Start t Programs t PIXELA t ImageMixer t PIXELA ImageMixerVer 1 0forSony The PIXELAImageMixerVer 1 0forSony startupscreenappearsonyour co...

Page 202: ...onnectoronyour computerusingthesuppliedUSBcable 8 Press N tostartplayback Thepicturefromthetapeappearsonyourcomputer Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer For Windows users USB connector USB jack USB cable supplied Push into the end Preview window ...

Page 203: ...e201 202 Thepicturefromyourcamcorderappearsonthepreviewwindowonyour computer Capturing still images 1 Select 2 Looking at the preview window move the cursor to and press it at the point you want to capture The still image on the screen is captured Captured images are displayed in the thumbnail list window Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer For Windows users Preview window Thumbnail...

Page 204: ...order and are not due to any malfunction The image shakes up and down Some images are not displayed correctly due to noise etc Images of different color systems to that of the camcorder are not displayed correctly When your camcorder is in the standby mode with a cassette inserted it turns off automatically after five minutes Indicators in the camcorder LCD screen do not appear on images that are ...

Page 205: ...Sony A PIXELA ImageMixer Ver 1 0 for Sony on line help site is available where you can find the detailed operating method of PIXELA ImageMixer Ver 1 0 for Sony 1 Click locatedintheupper rightcornerofthescreen TheImageMixer sManualscreenappears 2 Youcanfindtheinformationyouneedfromthelistofcontents To close on line help Click at the top right of the screen If you have any questions about PIXELA Ima...

Page 206: ...DEappearsontheLCDscreenofyourcamcorder 5 Open MyComputer onWindowsanddouble clickthenewlyrecognized drive Example RemovableDisk E Thefoldersinsidethe MemoryStick aredisplayed 6 Selectanddouble clickthedesiredimagefilefromthefolder Forthedetailedfolderandfilename see Imagefilestoragedestinationsand imagefiles p 207 Desired file type Double click in this order Still image Dcim folder t 100msdcf fold...

Page 207: ... file Viewing images recorded on a Memory Stick on your computer For Windows users Disconnect the USB cable and eject the Memory Stick or set the POWER switch to OFF CHG For Windows 2000 Professional Me Windows XP Home Edition Professional users To disconnect the USB cable eject the Memory Stick or set the POWER switch to OFF CHG following the procedure below 1 Movethecursortothe UnplugorEjectHard...

Page 208: ...Mac OS 8 6 standard installation and a slot loading type CD ROM drive iBook or Power Mac G4 with the Mac OS 8 6 standard installation The USB connector 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 w...

Page 209: ...thefoldercontainingthesixfilesrelatedto Driver 4 Selectthefollowingtwofiles anddraganddropthemintotheSystemFolder Sony Camcorder USB Driver Sony Camcorder USB Shim 5 Whenthemessageappears click OK TheUSBdriverisinstalledonyourcomputer 6 RemovetheCD ROMfromthecomputer 7 Restartyourcomputer For Mac OS 9 1 9 2 Mac OS X v10 0 v10 1 The USB driver need not be installed Your Mac automatically recognizes...

Page 210: ...t Image file Moving picture Mssony folder t Moml0001 folder t Image file Copying a file to the hard disk of your computer before viewing it is recommended If you play back the file directly from the Memory Stick the image and sound may break off Disconnect the USB cable and eject the Memory Stick or set the POWER switch to OFF CHG Follow the procedure below 1 Closeallrunningapplications Makesureth...

Page 211: ...our computer and stop the playback on the analog video unit Notes You need to install software that supports the video signal exchange Depending on the state of the video signals the computer may not be able to output the images correctly when you convert video signals into digital video signals via your camcorder You cannot record or capture the video output via your camcorder when the video tape...

Page 212: ...ng of each item p 213 Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the default settings with the menu CAMERA VCR MEMORY 1 2 3 4 MENU ON MENU END TAPE SET REC MODE AUDIO MODE REMAIN MIC NR MIC LEVEL XLR SET RETURN AUTO ON MENU END TAPE SET REC MODE AUDIO MODE REMAIN MIC NR MIC LEVEL XLR SET RETURN MANUAL SET FLASH MODE FLASH LVL MENU END TC UB SET TC PRESET UB PRESET TC FORMAT TC RUN TC MAKE UB T I ME MENU ...

Page 213: ...sets resets user bits p 124 Automatically sets the frame mode in accordance with the inserted cassette Sets the frame mode to drop frame mode Sets the frame mode to non drop frame mode Time code value advances only while recording When making the time code continuous at back space editing select this setting Time code advances freely regardless of the camcorder s current operation mode When adjust...

Page 214: ...g Makes the flash optional level lower than normal To automatically activate the electronic shutter when shooting in bright conditions To not automatically activate the electronic shutter even when shooting in bright conditions Recording with the SETUP 0 system Recording with the SETUP 7 5 system POWER switch CAMERA MEMORY CAMERA MEMORY CAMERA CAMERA Note on FLASH MODE and FLASH LVL These items ca...

Page 215: ...ture p 53 To compensate for camera shake To cancel the SteadyShot Natural pictures are produced when shooting a stationary object with a tripod To deactivate Frame recording To activate Frame recording p 84 To activate interval recording p 82 To deactivate interval recording To set the INTERVAL and REC TIME for interval recording The HOLOGRAM AF emits when focusing on subjects is difficult in dark...

Page 216: ...k the CHs 1 2 audios from each channel However if you play back the audios via the camcorder s speaker the audios are mixed To play back the CH1 audio from both channels 1 2 To play back the CH2 audio from both channels 1 2 To adjust the balance between the channels 1 2 CH1 2 and channel 3 4 CH3 4 p 120 To output digital images and sound in analog format using your camcorder To output analog image...

Page 217: ...ty mode To record still images at 1152 864 size p 142 To record still images at 640 480 size To record moving pictures at 320 240 size p 142 To record moving pictures at 160 112 size To display the remaining capacity of the Memory Stick in the following cases For five seconds after setting the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR For five seconds after setting the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR and insert...

Page 218: ... the contents of the Memory Stick before formatting 1 Select FORMAT 2 Select OK with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial then press the dial 3 After EXECUTE appears press SEL PUSH EXEC dial FORMATTING flashes during formatting COMPLETE appears when formatting is finished Notes on formatting Do not do any of the following while FORMATTING is displayed Switch the POWER switch Operate buttons Eject the Memory Sti...

Page 219: ... or make your own title p 126 129 To erase the title you have superimposed p 128 To display the title you have superimposed To not display the title To search using cassette memory p 87 89 90 92 To search without using cassette memory To label a cassette p 131 To erase each item s data in cassette memory p 133 To erase all the data in cassette memory p 134 POWER switch MEMORY VCR CAMERA VCR CAMERA...

Page 220: ...ilt in microphone automatically Adjusts audio recording level of the built in microphone manually p 80 Adjusts the audio recording level of the XLR adaptor manually p 78 POWER switch VCR CAMERA VCR CAMERA VCR CAMERA VCR CAMERA VCR CAMERA VCR CAMERA Changing the default settings with the menu Mode z DVCAM DV SP z FS32K FS48K z AUTO ON z ON OFF z AUTO MANUAL Note on REC MODE You cannot dub any audio...

Page 221: ...nd only copy a Memory Stick image from your camcorder to a computer only with Windows XP or Mac OS X 1 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select USBCONNECT followed by PTP then press the dial to set 2 Insert the Memory Stick into the camcorder and connect the camcorder to the computer using a USB cable Copy Wizard will automatically start up To display selected menu items in normal size To display sel...

Page 222: ...time difference to 0 the clock returns to the originally set time To output the melody when you start stop recording or when an unusual condition occurs on your camcorder To output the beep instead of the melody To cancel all sound including shutter sound To activate the Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid remote control operation caused by oth...

Page 223: ...displayed in 10 operation increments The cumulative total hours of drum rotation with tape threaded is displayed in 10 operation increments The cumulative total hours of tape running is displayed in 10 operation increments The cumulative number of tape unthreading operation is displayed in 10 operation increments Mode z LCD V OUT LCD z OFF ON z ON OFF z RETURN TAPE MEMORY OPERATION DRUM RUN TAPE R...

Page 224: ...our camcorder for at least one hour to acclimatize p 244 The battery pack is dead or nearly dead c Install a charged battery pack PHOTO REC is set to TAPE in menu settings c Set it to MEMORY p 215 PHOTO REC is set to MEMORY in menu settings c Set it to TAPE p 215 The viewfinder lens is not adjusted c Adjust the viewfinder lens p 29 STEADYSHOT is set to OFF in the menu settings c Set it to ON p 215...

Page 225: ...nstall the power supply Two or more external flashes optional are attached c Only one external flash optional can be attached The manual adjustment is not suitable for the situations The indicator flashes c Set the AUTO LOCK selector to AUTO LOCK or cancel the manual adjustment p 66 Types of trouble and how to correct trouble The picture does not appear in the viewfinder A vertical band appears wh...

Page 226: ...s p 91 The cassette has no cassette memory c Use a cassette with cassette memory p 89 CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu settings c Set it to ON p 219 There is no title in the tape c Superimpose the titles p 126 The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions p 89 AUDIO MIX is set to the CH1 2 side in the menu settings c Adjust AUDIO MIX p 120 TITLE DSPL is set to OFF in the menu settings ...

Page 227: ...n the battery remaining indicator 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 battery remaining battery time indicator is correct p 16 The power supply is disconnected c Connect it firmly p 15 19 The battery is dead c Use a charged battery pack p 15 16 Moisture condensation has occurred c Remove the cass...

Page 228: ...yed c Press INDEX to display the INDEX screen and protect the image p 183 The write protect switch on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK c Release the lock p 135 INDEX screen is not displayed c Press INDEX to display the INDEX screen and write the print marks on the screen p 187 You are trying to write a print mark on a moving picture c Print marks cannot be written on a moving picture p 187 The writ...

Page 229: ...program on a blank portion of the tape c Set the program again on a recorded portion p 109 The camcorder and the VCR are not synchronized c Adjust the synchronization p 107 The IR SETUP code is incorrect c Set the correct code p 103 Setting program on a blank portion of the tape is attempted c Set the program again on a recorded portion p 167 COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu settings c Set it t...

Page 230: ...y c Press the DISPLAY TOUCH PANEL button on your camcorder or the DISPLAY button on the Remote Commander p 43 Adjust the screen CALIBRATION p 246 The mirror mode is activated This is not a malfunction p 34 When you set DISPLAY to V OUT LCD in the menu settings in the mirror mode the indicators displayed on the TV screen also appear mirror reversed This is not a malfunction p 34 The USB cable was c...

Page 231: ...tion 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 example E 61 10 Your camcorder has a self diagnosis display function This function displays the current state of your camcorder as a 5 digit code a combination of a letter and figures on the screen If a 5 digit code is displayed check the following list...

Page 232: ...k Slow flashing No Memory Stick is inserted Fast flashing The Memory Stick is not readable on your camcorder p 135 The image cannot be recorded on the Memory Stick Warning indicator pertaining to Memory Stick formatting Fast flashing The Memory Stick is not formatted correctly p 218 The Memory Stick data is corrupted p 135 Q Warning indicator pertaining to the tape Slow flashing The tape is near t...

Page 233: ...RMAT ERROR The Memory Stick is not recognized Check the format p 152 218 DIRECTORY ERROR There are more than two of the same directories p 173 PLAY ERROR The image cannot be played back Reinsert the Memory Stick then play back the image again REC ERROR Check the input signals before retrying recording COPY INHIBIT The tape contains copyright control signals for copyright protection of software p 2...

Page 234: ...e is more effective than unlock mode in digital processing and smooth transition during audio editing Mini DVCAM and mini DV cassettes Both mini DVCAM and mini DV cassettes can be used on mini DVCAM or mini DV video equipment The recording format of picture is defined according to recorder s format as described below Recorder s format Cassette s format Recording format DVCAM DVCAM DVCAM DV DVCAM D...

Page 235: ...tain case 2 If the tape is to be dubbed is DVCAM formatted tape as in 1 the tape produced will be in DVCAM format as follows Audio recording mode will be unlock mode The time code format will be partly maladjusted 3 Depending on signal conditions of the source tape you may not be able to edit the tape using the DV connectors 4 Audio recording mode of the edited tape is lock mode 5 Some mini DV vid...

Page 236: ...the tape Press END SCH to go to the end of the recorded portion before you begin the next recording if you operate the following You have ejected the cassette while recording You have played back the tape You have used the edit search If there is a blank portion or discontinuous signal on your tape re record from the beginning to the end of the tape as described above The same result may occur whe...

Page 237: ...pe when it records Audio mode Fs32K 12 bit mode The original sound can be recorded in channels 1 and 2 and the new sound in channels 3 and 4 in 32 kHz The balance between channels 1 2 and channels 3 4 can be adjusted by selecting AUDIO MIX in the menu settings during playback and audio dubbing Both sounds can be played back You can monitor the sound during audio dubbing Fs48K 16 bit mode A new sou...

Page 238: ...ssette in its case and store it upright When the cassette memory does not work Reinsert a cassette The gold plated connector of the cassette may be dirty or dusty Cleaning the gold plated connector If the gold plated connector on the cassette is dirty or dusty the remaining tape indicator is sometimes not displayed correctly and you may not be able to operate functions using cassette memory Clean ...

Page 239: ...warm it up and insert it in your camcorder immediately before you start taking shots Use the large capacity battery pack NP FM70 QM71 FM90 FM91 QM91 optional Frequently using the LCD panel or frequently operating playback fast forward or rewind wears out the battery pack faster We recommend using the large capacity battery pack NP FM70 QM71 FM90 FM91 QM91 optional Be sure to turn the POWER switch ...

Page 240: ...er leave your camcorder in the recording standby until the power goes 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 Buy a new battery pack The battery lif...

Page 241: ...pment can be connected to this unit by the i LINK cable When connecting this unit to i LINK compatible equipment having two or more i LINK jacks DV jacks 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 internati...

Page 242: ... This unit can also be connected to other i LINK DV Interface compatible equipment made by SONY other than video equipment For details on connection with i LINK cable and necessary software refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected device Required i LINK cable Use the Sony i LINK 4 pin to 4 pin cable during DV dubbing i LINK and are trademarks ...

Page 243: ...rseas 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 Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Hungary Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Tha...

Page 244: ... 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 a warm place or vice versa or when you use yo...

Page 245: ...tor flashes on the screen during recording If the above problem a b or c occurs clean the video heads for 10 seconds with the Sony DVM 12CLD cleaning cassette optional Check the picture and if the above problem persists repeat cleaning If the video heads get dirtier the entire screen becomes blue c Cleaning the LCD screen If fingerprints or dust make the LCD screen dirty we recommend using the Cle...

Page 246: ... cable from your camcorder 3 Set the POWER switch to VCR while pressing DISPLAY TOUCH PANEL on your camcorder then keep pressing DISPLAY TOUCH PANEL for about five seconds 4 Follow the procedure below using an object such as the corner of a Memory Stick supplied with your camcorder 1 Touch at the upper left corner 2 Touch at the lower right corner 3 Touch in the middle of the screen Note If you do...

Page 247: ...ur camcorder on 7 2 V battery pack or 8 4 V AC power adaptor For DC or AC operation use the accessories recommended in these operating instructions If any solid object or liquid gets inside the casing unplug your camcorder and have it checked by a Sony dealer before operating it any further Avoid rough handling or mechanical shock Be particularly careful of the lens Keep the POWER switch set to OF...

Page 248: ...object on it This will damage the cord and may cause fire or electric shock Prevent metallic objects from coming into contact with the metal parts of the connecting section If this happens a short may occur and the unit may be damaged Always keep metal contacts clean Do not disassemble the unit Do not apply mechanical shock or drop the unit While the unit is in use particularly during charging kee...

Page 249: ...me capacity remains does not affect the original battery capacity Notes on dry batteries To avoid possible damage from battery leakage or corrosion observe the following Be sure to insert the batteries with the and correctly matching the and inside the battery compartment Dry batteries are not rechargeable Do not use a combination of new and old batteries Do not use different types of batteries Cu...

Page 250: ...l 0 286 Vp p 75 Ω ohms unbalanced Audio Video input output AV MINI JACK 1 Vp p 75 Ω ohms unbalanced sync negative 327 mV at output impedance more than 47 kΩ kilohms Output impedance with less than 2 2 kΩ kilohms Stereo minijack ø 3 5 mm Input impedance more than 47 kΩ kilohms DV input output 4 pin connector Headphone jack Stereo minijack ø 3 5 mm LANC jack Stereo mini minijack ø 2 5 mm USB jack mi...

Page 251: ...6 2 1 4 in w h d Mass approx 76 g 2 7 oz Type Lithium ion Memory Stick Memory Flash memory 8MB MSA 8A Operating voltage 2 7 3 6 V Power consumption Approx 45 mA in the operating mode Approx 130 µA in the standby mode Dimensions approx 50 2 8 21 5 mm 2 1 8 7 8 in w h d Mass approx 4 g 0 14 oz Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Specifications ...

Page 252: ...SH AUTO button p 75 qs FADER button p 56 qd Microphone qf Infrared rays emitter p 104 qg Remote sensor TheFADERbuttonhasatactiledotforeasyoperation Removing the lens hood Toremovethelenshoodtoattachtheoptionalwideteleconversionlensfilter etc unscrewthelenshoodcounterclockwise Toattachthelenshoodagain alignthe protrusionsonthelenshoodwiththegrooveonthelensandscrewthelenshood clockwise When using ad...

Page 253: ...ctiledotforeasy operation The sideofVOLUMEbuttonshasaraisedtactiledotforeasyoperation Notes on the intelligent accessory shoe Theintelligentaccessoryshoesuppliespowertooptionalaccessoriessuchasavideo lightormicrophone TheintelligentaccessoryshoeislinkedtothePOWERswitch allowingyoutoturnthe powersuppliedbytheshoeonandoff Refertotheoperatinginstructionsofthe accessoryforfurtherinformation Theintelli...

Page 254: ... use headphones the speaker on your camcorder is silent rs LANC jack blue rd Jack cover p 47 rf USB jack p 190 rg S VIDEO jack p 47 98 112 153 165 211 rh DV Interface p 100 114 154 166 211 rj Grip strap LANC The LANCstandsforLocalApplicationControlBusSystem The LANCcontrol jackisusedforcontrollingthetapetransportofvideoequipmentandperipherals connectedtoit Thisjackhasthesamefunctionasthejackindica...

Page 255: ...ts TC U BIT button p 125 td BARS button p 65 tf CUSTOM PRESET button p 61 tg PROGRAM AE button p 67 th SHUTTER SPEED button p 69 tj WHT BAL button p 71 tk EXPOSURE button p 73 tl AUDIO LEVEL button p 78 y ZEBRA selector p 64 Eachofthebuttonshasaraisedtactiledot TheEDITSEARCHbuttonhasitonthe 7side Useitforeasyoperation rk rl t ta ts y tl tk tj th tg tf td ...

Page 256: ... 144 yd OPEN Z EJECT lever p 22 yf Cassette lid yg Battery Pack p 15 yh 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 yj Lens cap p 25 ya yf ys yd yg yh yj ...

Page 257: ... LOW CUT switch p 31 uf INPUT2 LOW CUT switch p 31 ug HOT SHOE plug Identifying parts and controls CH1 CH2 REC CH SELECT INPUT LEVEL 48V INPUT LEVEL 48V CH1 LINE MIC ON OFF LINE MIC ATT MIC ATT MIC ON OFF INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT1 ON OFF INPUT2 ON OFF LOW CUT yk yl u ua us ud uf ug uh INPUT2 connector p 30 78 116 uj INPUT1 connector p 30 78 116 uk Microphone p 30 XLR adaptor Microphone uh uj uk ...

Page 258: ...ISPLAY button p 43 3 Memory control buttons 4 SEARCH MODE button p 87 89 90 92 5 Video control buttons p 45 6 REC button 7 MARK button p 109 167 8 Transmitter Point toward the remote sensor to control your camcorder after turning on your camcorder 9 ZERO SET MEMORY button This button does not function q START STOP button p 25 qa DATA CODE button p 43 qs Power zoom button p 33 qd buttons p 87 89 90...

Page 259: ...glightsourcessuchasdirectsunlightor overheadlighting Otherwise theRemoteCommandermaynotfunctionproperly YourcamcorderworksinthecommandermodeVTR2 Commandermodes1 2and3 areusedtodistinguishyourcamcorderfromotherSonyVCRstoavoiderroneous remotecontroloperation IfyouuseanotherSonyVCRinthecommandermodeVTR 2 werecommendchangingthecommandermodeorcoveringthesensoroftheVCR withblackpaper Identifying parts a...

Page 260: ...light p 36 Spot light p 37 qa SteadyShot off p 215 qs Manual focus Infinity p 75 qd Self timer p 38 50 150 162 qf HOLOGRAM AF p 148 qg STBY REC p 35 Video control mode p 45 Image size p 142 Image quality p 140 qh Warning p 232 qj Time code p 121 User bits p 124 Self diagnosis p 231 Tape photo p 51 Memory photo p 48 144 Image number p 173 qk Remaining tape p 35 Memory playback p 173 ql END SEARCH p...

Page 261: ...ry time indicator p 16 Time code indicator p 121 Image number p 173 Self diagnosis indicator p 231 wj Remaining battery time p 16 wk FULL charge indicator p 16 The time code is displayed even if you switch the time code to user bits Identifying parts and controls ...

Page 262: ... LANC jack 254 LUMINANCEKEY 58 M N Manual focus 75 Memory chromakey 155 Memory luminancekey 155 MEMORY MIX 155 Memory overlap 155 Memory PB ZOOM 180 Memory photo recording 144 Memory Stick 135 Menu settings 212 M FADER 55 Mirror mode 34 Moisture condensation 244 MONOTONE 55 MPEG 135 MPEG movie recording 160 NTSC system 243 O P Q OLD MOVIE 58 Operation indicators 260 OVERLAP 55 Photo save 170 PHOTO...

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