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Digital Video Camera Recorder

Operating Guide

DCR-HC90E

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Using the Menu

Dubbing/Editing

Using a Computer

Troubleshooting

Additional Information

102

Getting Started

Recording/

Playback

Summary of Contents for Handycam DCR-HC90E

Page 1: ... Compound free vegetable oil based ink 2005 Sony Corporation Digital Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide DCR HC90E 2 548 308 11 1 Using the Menu Dubbing Editing Using a Computer Troubleshooting Additional Information 34 58 68 80 102 Getting Started Recording Playback 7 18 ...

Page 2: ...s at the speciﬁc frequencies may inﬂuence the picture and sound of this camcorder This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits set out in the EMC Directive for using connection cables shorter than 3 meters 9 8 feet Notice If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway fail restart the application or disconnect and connect the communication ...

Page 3: ...tion for the contents of recordings cannot be provided even if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of the camcorder storage media etc TV color systems differ depending on the countries regions To view your recordings on a TV you need a PAL system based TV Television programs ﬁlms video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may ...

Page 4: ...ith ease Easy Handycam 18 Recording 20 Playback 21 Functions used for recording playback etc 22 Recording To use zoom To record sound with more presence 4CH MIC REC recording To record in dark places NightShot To use the ﬂash To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects To adjust the focus for an off center subject SPOT FOCUS To ﬁx the exposure for the selected subject Flexible spot meter To record...

Page 5: ...T APPLI menu 46 Special effects on pictures or additional functions on recording playback PICT EFFECT SLIDE SHOW SMTH INT REC INT REC STL etc EDIT PLAY menu 50 Settings for editing or playing back in various modes VAR SPD PB END SEARCH etc STANDARD SET menu 51 Settings while recording on a tape or other basic settings REC MODE MULTI SOUND LCD VF SET DISP OUTPUT USB etc TIME LANGU menu 55 CLOCK SET...

Page 6: ...ct Access to Click to DVD 75 Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder Signal convert function 78 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 80 Warning indicators and messages 98 Additional Information Using your camcorder abroad 102 Usable cassette tapes 103 About the Memory Stick 104 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 106 About i LINK 107 Maintenance and precautions 108 Using the Strap Be...

Page 7: ...tem supplied Memory Stick Duo 16MB 1 p 16 104 Memory Stick Duo adaptor 1 p 105 AC Adaptor 1 p 8 Mains lead 1 p 8 Wireless Remote Commander 1 p 30 A button type lithium battery is already installed A V connecting cable 1 p 32 58 USB cable 1 p 68 Shoulder Strap 1 p 112 Rechargeable battery pack NP FA50 1 p 8 106 CD ROM Picture Package Ver 1 5 1 p 70 Operating Guide This manual 1 ...

Page 8: ...tick Duo cover in the direction of the arrow to open it 1 2 Be sure to open the cover completely 2 Insert the battery pack aligning the top of the mark on the side with the top of the mark on your camcorder until it clicks Battery release lever It is easier to insert the battery by pushing the battery release lever with the corner of the battery pack 3 Close the battery Memory Stick Duo cover Be s...

Page 9: ... AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack holding both the camcorder and the DC plug To remove the battery pack Turn off the power Open the battery Memory Stick Duo cover then press the battery release lever in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery pack POWER switch 1 2 Battery release lever When storing the battery pack Fully discharge the battery before storing it for an extended period p 106 T...

Page 10: ...der the following conditions The battery pack is not attached correctly The battery pack is damaged The battery pack is fully discharged For Battery Info only The power will not be supplied from the battery as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC IN jack of your camcorder even when the mains lead is disconnected from the wall socket On the charging recording playback time Times measured w...

Page 11: ...n button Lamps that light up CAMERA TAPE To record on a tape CAMERA MEMORY To record on a Memory Stick Duo PLAY EDIT To play or edit pictures When you slide the POWER switch from OFF CHG to CAMERA TAPE or CAMERA MEMORY the current date and time will be displayed on the LCD screen for about 5 seconds 2 Hold the camcorder correctly 3 Ensure a good grip then fasten the Strap Belt Move the hand pad un...

Page 12: ...ewﬁnder To darken the LCD screen Press and hold DISP BATT INFO for a few seconds until appears This setting is practical when you use your camcorder in bright conditions or where you want to save battery power The recorded picture will not be affected by the setting To turn on the LCD backlight press and hold DISP BATT INFO for a few seconds until disappears See LCD BRIGHT p 52 to adjust the brigh...

Page 13: ... the on screen displays to show messages in a speciﬁed language Select the screen language in LANGUAGE on the TIME LANGU menu p 34 55 Checking the screen indicators Display guide You can easily check the meaning of each indicator that appears on the LCD screen 1 Touch Touch MENU during Easy Handycam operation p 18 MENU EXPO SURE 1 3 0 00 00 60min TELE MACRO FADER DISP GUIDE SPOT FOCUS 2 Touch DISP...

Page 14: ...the memory In that case charge the rechargeable battery and then set the date and time again p 111 POWER switch Skip to step 4 when you set the clock for the ﬁrst time 1 Touch MENU OK 60min PROGRAM AE CAMERA SET SPOT METER EXPOSURE 2 Select TIME LANGU menu with then touch OK 60min CLOCK SET A SHUT OFF WORLD MENU ROTATE LANGUAGE DISP OUTPUT PROGRAM AE 3 Select CLOCK SET with then touch OK CLOCK SET...

Page 15: ...id OPEN EJECT lever Lid The cassette compartment automatically comes out and opens up 2 Insert a cassette with its window facing outwards then press Push the center of the back of the cassette lightly Window The cassette compartment automatically slides back in Do not force the cassette into the compartment This may cause a malfunction 3 Close the lid To eject the cassette Proceed with the same st...

Page 16: ...th the mark in the left If you force the Memory Stick Duo into the slot in the wrong direction the Memory Stick Duo the Memory Stick Duo slot or image data may be damaged 3 Close the battery Memory Stick Duo cover Be sure to close the cover completely To eject a Memory Stick Duo Open the battery Memory Stick Duo cover Lightly push the Memory Stick Duo in once When the access lamp is lit or ﬂashing...

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

Page 18: ...g with ease 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the respective lamp to select a recording medium If the POWER switch is set to OFF slide it down while pressing the green button Recording movies Light up the CAMERA TAPE lamp Recording still images Light up the CAMERA MEMORY lamp 2 Press EASY EASY The EASY lights up in blue Easy Handycam operation ON 3 Start ...

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

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

Page 21: ...ext Index screen display You can delete unnecessary pictures in a Memory Stick Duo p 64 To adjust the volume Touch VOLUME then to adjust the volume If you cannot ﬁnd VOLUME in touch MENU To search for a scene during playback Touch and hold during playback Picture Search or while fast forwarding or rewinding the tape Skip Scan You can play back in various modes VAR SPD PB p 50 To display pictures o...

Page 22: ...N and NIGHTSHOT appear To record an image brighter use Super NightShot function p 41 To record an image brighter in color in dim light use Color Slow Shutter function p 41 The NightShot and Super NightShot function use infrared light Therefore do not cover the infrared port with your ﬁngers or other objects Remove the conversion lens optional if it is attached Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 40 ...

Page 23: ...40 To ﬁx the exposure for the selected subject Flexible spot meter See SPOT METER on page 38 To record in mirror mode Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side A mirror image of the subject appears on the LCD screen but the picture will be normal when recorded To use a tripod Attach the tripod optional the length of the screw must be less than 5 5 m...

Page 24: ... To initialize the settings Press RESET to initialize all the settings including the setting of the date and time Menu items customized on Personal Menu are not initialized Other part names and functions Speaker Sounds come out from the speaker For how to adjust the volume see page 21 REC lamp The REC lamp lights up in red during recording p 54 Remote sensor Point the Remote Commander p 30 towards...

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

Page 26: ... Stick Duo A B C D E Recording folder 45 Recording capacity approx Movie size 44 Recording start indicator appears for about 5 seconds Review button 20 Recording still images 30 P MENU 60min FINE 2016 101 8 1 90 qa 7 qs Recording folder 45 Image size 17 43 Quality FINE or STD 43 Memory Stick Duo indicator and the number of images that can be recorded approx Review button 20 Data code during playba...

Page 27: ...epends on the length of the movie After selecting a scene from which to start the playback touch to play back Viewing still images MEMORY PLAY 2016 1 qg 9 qh qj qk ql 7 ws wdwf wa w Data ﬁle name Picture number Total number of recorded pictures in the current playback folder Playback folder 45 Previous Next folder icon The following indicators appear when the ﬁrst or last picture of the current fo...

Page 28: ...ght 41 Frame recording 48 Upper right Indicator Meaning A V DV OUT 53 DV input 60 Zero set memory 30 Slide show 46 LCD backlight off 12 Center Indicator Meaning NightShot 22 Super NightShot 41 Color Slow Shutter 41 PictBridge connecting 65 Warning 98 Bottom Indicator Meaning AE SHIFT 40 Picture effect 48 Digital effect 47 Manual focus 40 PROGRAM AE 38 Sharpness 39 Backlight 23 White balance 39 WID...

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

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

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

Page 32: ...ugs left right audio and S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of an A V connecting cable optional In this case the yellow standard video plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio When your TV is connected to a VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV 16 9 4...

Page 33: ...dio input jack Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and connect the white left channel or the red right channel plug to the audio input jack of your TV or VCR You can display the time code on the TV screen by setting DISP OUTPUT to V OUT PANEL p 55 If your TV VCR has a 21 pin adaptor EUROCONNECTOR Use a 21 pin adaptor optional to viewing playback picture TV V...

Page 34: ...ntly used menu items are added You can customize Personal Menu as you like p 56 Touch 1 3 0 00 00 00 60min MENU VOLUME END SEARCH DISP GUIDE REC CTRL VAR SPD PB Touch the desired item If the desired item is not displayed on the screen touch until the item is displayed Select the desired setting then touch To use menu items You can customize menu items that are not added to Personal Menu BURN DVD B...

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

Page 36: ...TER AE SHIFT SPOT FOCUS FOCUS TELE MACRO FLASH SET SUPER NS NS LIGHT COLOR SLOW S ZEBRA SELF TIMER DIGITAL ZOOM STEADYSHOT PROGRES REC MEMORY SET menu p 43 STILL SET MOVIE SET ALL ERASE FORMAT FILE NO NEW FOLDER REC FOLDER PB FOLDER PICT APPLI menu p 46 FADER SLIDE SHOW D EFFECT PICT EFFECT FRAME REC SMTH INT REC INT REC STL DEMO MODE ...

Page 37: ...Y menu p 50 VAR SPD PB REC CTRL AUD DUB CTRL REC MOVIE BURN DVD BURN VCD END SEARCH STANDARD SET menu p 51 REC MODE AUDIO MODE VOLUME MULTI SOUND AUDIO MIX EXT SUR MIC LCD VF SET A V DV OUT VIDEO INPUT TV TYPE USB CAMERA USB PLY EDT DISP GUIDE GUIDEFRAME DATA CODE REMAINING REMOTE CTRL REC LAMP BEEP DISP OUTPUT MENU ROTATE A SHUT OFF CALIBRATION TIME LANGU menu p 55 CLOCK SET WORLD TIME LANGUAGE ...

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

Page 39: ...nditions as you will shoot the subject Touch ﬂashes quickly When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory the indicator stops ﬂashing Do not shake your camcorder while is ﬂashing quickly ﬂashes slowly if white balance could not be set If keeps ﬂashing even after you have touched set WHITE BAL to AUTO When you have changed the battery pack while AUTO is selected or you bring you...

Page 40: ... away Touch To adjust the focus automatically touch AUTO in step It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the power zoom lever towards T telephoto to adjust the focus then towards W wide angle to adjust the zoom for recording When you want to record a subject at close range move the power zoom lever to W wide angle then adjust the focus The minimum distance required between your camcorder an...

Page 41: ...NightShot SUPER NS in bright places This may cause a malfunction Do not cover the infrared port with your ﬁngers or other objects Remove the conversion lens optional if it is attached Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 40 when it is hard to focus automatically The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness The motion of the picture may slow down at this time NS LIGHT NightS...

Page 42: ...t the zooming level OFF Up to 10 zoom is performed optically 20 Up to 10 zoom is performed optically and after that up to 20 zoom is performed digitally 120 Up to 10 zoom is performed optically and after that up to 120 zoom is performed digitally STEADYSHOT You can compensate for camera shake the default setting is ON Set STEADYSHOT to OFF when using a tripod optional or the conversion lens option...

Page 43: ...T The maximum number of images will be recorded in the self timer mode or when you are operating with the Remote Commander The images may ﬂicker or discolor when you select HIGH SPEED EXP BRKTG will not function when you have space for fewer than 3 images remaining on the Memory Stick Duo You can only select NORMAL and EXP BRKTG when you set WIDE 16 9 ratio of the screen Records 3 images 2016 1134...

Page 44: ...1512 approx 640kB STANDARD is selected for an image size of 1600 1200 approx 420kB STANDARD is selected for an image size of 640 480 approx 60kB The image size of a 16 9 picture is as follows FINE is selected for an image size of 2016 1134 approx 1150kB FINE is selected for an image size of 640 360 approx 130kB STANDARD is selected for an image size of 2016 1134 approx 480kB STANDARD is selected f...

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

Page 46: ...n the picture gradually changes from black and white to color When fading out it gradually changes from color to black and white OVERLAP fade in only WIPE fade in only DOT FADER fade in only Using the viewﬁnder You can adjust EXPOSURE and FADER while using the viewﬁnder by having the LCD panel rotated 180 degrees and closed with the screen facing out Make sure that the CAMERA TAPE or the CAMERA ME...

Page 47: ...repeats STILL The degree of transparency of the still image you want to superimpose on a movie FLASH The interval of frame by frame playback LUMI KEY The color scheme of the area in the still image which is to be swapped with a movie TRAIL The fade time of the incidental image SLOW SHUTTR Shutter speed 1 is 1 25 2 is 1 12 3 is 1 6 4 is 1 3 OLD MOVIE No adjustment necessary Available during recordi...

Page 48: ...T EFFECT Picture effect You can add special effects to a picture during recording or playback appears OFF Does not use PICT EFFECT setting NEG ART The color and brightness are reversed SEPIA Pictures appear in sepia B W Pictures appear in black and white SOLARIZE Pictures appear as an illustration with strong contrast PASTEL Pictures appear as a pale pastel drawing MOSAIC Pictures appear mosaic pa...

Page 49: ...hooting has begun Sounds are not recorded The last few frames may not be recorded if the battery or tape has run out There may be discrepancies in the interval If you adjust the focus manually you can record clear pictures even if the light changes FOCUS p 40 You can silence the beeps during recording INT REC STL Interval photo recording You can record still images on the Memory Stick Duo at a sel...

Page 50: ...erface cannot be played back smoothly in slow mode Touch To return to the normal playback mode touch Play Pause twice once from frame playback You will not hear the recorded sound You may see mosaic like images of the previously played picture REC CTRL Movie recording control See page 60 AUD DUB CTRL Audio dubbing See page 63 REC MOVIE Recording control See page 61 BURN DVD When your camcorder is ...

Page 51: ...ded using other devices with dual sound or stereo sound STEREO Plays back with main and sub sound or stereo sound 1 Plays back with main sound or the left channel sound 2 Plays back with sub sound or the right channel sound You can play back but cannot record a dual sound track cassette on your camcorder The setting returns to STEREO when you have the power source disconnected from your camcorder ...

Page 52: ... such as the ECM HQP1 microphone optional to record the sound in the 4CH MIC or WIDE STEREO setting Sound is recorded in the STEREO setting if the microphone is not connected even if another setting is selected Sound is recorded in the 12 bit mode in 4CH MIC If AUDIO MODE has been set to 16BIT it automatically switches to the 12 bit mode The audio mode setting returns to the previous settings if y...

Page 53: ...UT to ON you can convert the signal to the appropriate one by connecting a digital device and an analog device to your camcorder See page 78 for details VIDEO INPUT Selects the video plug to connect when you input the picture from the other device via A V connecting cable VIDEO Connects via video plug of the A V connecting cable supplied S VIDEO Connects via S VIDEO plug of the A V connecting cabl...

Page 54: ... a picture recorded using a ﬂash In the DATE TIME data display the date and time are displayed in the same area If you record a picture without setting the clock and will appear REMAINING AUTO Displays the remaining tape indicator for about 8 seconds in situations such as those described below When you set the POWER switch to PLAY EDIT or CAMERA TAPE with a cassette inserted When you touch Play Pa...

Page 55: ...all socket A SHUT OFF is automatically set to NEVER CALIBRATION See page 110 TIME LANGU menu CLOCK SET WORLD TIME LANGUAGE See page 34 for details on selecting menu items CLOCK SET See page 14 WORLD TIME When using your camcorder abroad you can set the time difference by touching the clock will be adjusted in accordance with the time difference If you set the time difference to 0 the clock returns...

Page 56: ...egory CAMERA SET PICT APPLI EDIT PLAY ST ANDARD SET TIME LANGU STBY 2 Touch to select a menu category then touch OK END 0 00 00 60min Select the item PROGRAM AE SPOT METER EXPOSURE WHITE BAL SHARPNESS STBY 3 Touch to select a menu item then touch YES The menu item is added to the end of list Deleting a menu item 1 Touch P MENU SET UP DELETE If the desired menu item is not displayed touch Select bu...

Page 57: ...m is not displayed touch 2 Touch the menu item you want to move 3 Touch to move the menu item to the desired place 4 Touch To sort more items repeat steps 2 to 4 5 Touch END You cannot move P MENU SET UP Initializing the Personal Menu settings Reset Touch P MENU SET UP RESET YES YES If the desired menu item is not displayed touch ...

Page 58: ...nd red plugs left right audio and S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of an A V connecting cable optional In this case the yellow standard video plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio i LINK cable optional Use an i LINK cable optional to connect your camcorder to another device The video and audio signals are transmitted digitally producing high quality pictures No...

Page 59: ...e playback device TV etc p 32 4 Start the playback on your camcorder and record it on the VCR DVD recorder Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your recording device for details 5 When the dubbing is ﬁnished stop your camcorder and the VCR DVD recorder The following cannot be output via the DV interface Indicators PICT EFFECT p 48 D EFFECT p 47 or PB zoom p 23 Titles that are recorded...

Page 60: ...r appears when you connect your camcorder and other devices via an i LINK cable This indicator may also appear on your TV 2 If you are recording from a VCR insert a cassette 3 Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp 4 Operate your camcorder to record movies When recording on a tape touch REC CTRL REC PAUSE When recording on a Memory Stick Duo touch MENU EDIT PLAY REC MOVIE 5 Star...

Page 61: ... When you dub pictures as a movie Touch MENU EDIT PLAY REC MOVIE PLAY to play back the tape then touch REC START at the point you want to start recording At the point you want to stop recording touch REC STOP STOP You cannot dub pictures to a Memory Stick Duo while playing back with DELAY MOTION selected in D EFFECT The data code recorded on the tape cannot be recorded on the Memory Stick Duo The ...

Page 62: ...vice to your camcorder using the A V connecting cable Using the internal microphone no connection required The audio input to be recorded takes precedence over others in the order of You cannot record additional audio When the tape has been recorded in the 16 bit mode p 51 When the tape has been recorded in the LP mode When your camcorder is connected via an i LINK cable When the tape is recorded ...

Page 63: ... 2 ST2 during the playback of the tape 5 Touch stop when you want to stop recording To dub on other scenes repeat step 2 to select scenes then touch AUDIO DUB 6 Touch To set the end point for audio dubbing beforehand press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander at the scene at which you want to stop audio dubbing during playback After step 2 to 4 the recording stops automatically at the selected ...

Page 64: ...eted when a Memory Stick Duo with the write protect tab is set to the write protect position p 104 or when the selected picture is protected p 64 Marking images on the Memory Stick Duo with speciﬁc information Image protection Print mark When you are using a Memory Stick Duo with the write protect tab make sure the write protect tab on the Memory Stick Duo is not set to the write protect position ...

Page 65: ...ng other devices This may change the information of the images with the Print mark put on using the other device Printing recorded images PictBridge compliant printer You can print out pictures using a PictBridge compliant printer without connecting the camcorder to a computer Connect the supplied AC Adaptor to a wall socket for power Insert the Memory Stick Duo on which still images are stored in...

Page 66: ...WER switch Disconnecting the USB cable from your camcorder or the printer Removing the Memory Stick Duo from your camcorder If the printer stops working disconnect the USB cable and restart the operation from the beginning If you print a still image recorded with a 16 9 ratio left and right ends of the image may be cut off Some printer models may not support the date printing function Refer to you...

Page 67: ...ory securely To connect an accessory press down and push it to the end and then tighten the screw To remove an accessory loosen the screw and then press down and pull out the accessory When you are recording on a Memory Stick Duo with an external ﬂash optional connected to the accessory shoe turn off the power of the external ﬂash to prevent charging noise being recorded You cannot use an external...

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

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

Page 70: ...le you cannot copy pictures recorded on a tape to the computer To copy recordings from a tape connect your camcorder to the computer with an i LINK cable and use the standard software in the OS Installing the software and First Step Guide on a computer You need to install the software etc with the supplied CD ROM on your computer before connecting your camcorder and your computer Once you install ...

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

Page 72: ...ext to install the First Step Guide 12Click Next then follow the on screen instructions to install ImageMixer VCD2 13If the Installing Microsoft R DirectX R screen is displayed follow the steps below to install DirectX 9 0c If not skip to step 14 Read License Agreement then click Next Click Next Click Finish Installing the software and First Step Guide on a computer continued ...

Page 73: ...m that your camcorder is not connected to the computer 2 Turn on the computer Close all applications running on the computer before installing the software 3 Place the CD ROM in the disc drive of your computer 4 Double click CD ROM icon 5 Copy FirstStepGuide pdf stored in the desired language in the FirstStepGuide folder to your computer 6 Copy IMXINST SIT in the MAC folder of the CD ROM to a fold...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 80: ...ycam operation the available buttons are limited p 18 You cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on or off During recording or communicating with another device via USB cable you cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on or off Settings change during Easy Handycam operation During Easy Handycam operation the settings of the functions that are not displayed on the screen return to their defaults Previous...

Page 81: ...gain to correct the indication p 8 The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time The temperature of the environment is too high or too low or the battery pack has not been charged enough This is not a malfunction Fully charge the battery again If the problem persists replace the battery pack with a new one It may be damaged p 8 106 The indicated time may not be correct de...

Page 82: ...y Press DISP BATT INFO on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander p 13 The buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work at all Adjust the screen CALIBRATION p 110 If you change the aspect ratio of the picture the aspect ratio of the buttons of the touch panel and indicators will switch to the selected one p 17 The picture in the viewﬁnder is not clear Use the viewﬁnder...

Page 83: ... Memory Stick Duo Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the CAMERA MEMORY or PLAY EDIT lamp p 11 Insert a Memory Stick Duo into your camcorder p 16 If you use a Memory Stick Duo formatted on a computer format it on your camcorder p 104 Pictures cannot be deleted Release the lock on the write protect tab of the Memory Stick Duo p 104 Cancel image protection on the picture p 64 The maximum number o...

Page 84: ...ch down to turn on the CAMERA TAPE lamp p 20 The tape has reached the end Rewind it or insert a new cassette Set the write protect tab to REC or insert a new cassette p 103 The tape is stuck to the drum due to moisture condensation Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour then re insert the cassette p 109 You cannot record on the Memory Stick Duo Release the lock on the wri...

Page 85: ...T Tape recording Even if auto ﬂashing or Auto redeye reduction is selected you cannot use the internal ﬂash with NightShot SPOTLIGHT SUNSET MOON and LANDSCAPE of PROGRAM AE EXPOSURE SPOT METER The external ﬂash optional does not work The power of the ﬂash is not turned on or the ﬂash is not attached correctly END SEARCH does not work The cassette was ejected after recording p 29 The cassette is ne...

Page 86: ...ZOOM does not function when you set TELE MACRO to ON A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark This occurs when the contrast between the subject and the background is too high This is not a malfunction A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject This phenomenon is called the smear effect This is not a malfunction Tiny spots in white red blue or gr...

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

Page 88: ...cassette optional p 109 is displayed on the screen The tape you are playing was recorded without setting the date and time A blank section on the tape is being played The data code on a tape with a scratch or noise cannot be read Noises appear and is displayed on the screen The tape was recorded in a TV color system other than that of your camcorder PAL This is not a malfunction p 102 Date Search ...

Page 89: ... you use the supplied Remote Commander Select a commander mode other than VTR 2 for your VCR or cover the sensor of your VCR with black paper Menu Menu items are grayed out You cannot select grayed items in the current recording playback situation You cannot use PROGRAM AE You cannot use PROGRAM AE together with NightShot SUPER NS COLOR SLOW S TELE MACRO SPORTS will not work when the POWER switch ...

Page 90: ...ape or Memory Stick Duo You cannot use SUPER NS You cannot use SUPER NS together with FADER D EFFECT PROGRAM AE COLOR SLOW S does not operate correctly COLOR SLOW S may not operate correctly in total darkness Use NightShot or SUPER NS You cannot use COLOR SLOW S together with FADER D EFFECT PROGRAM AE EXPOSURE SPOT METER You cannot use PROGRES REC You cannot use PROGRES REC with CINEMA EFECT of D ...

Page 91: ...er Set DISP OUTPUT to LCD PANEL p 55 You cannot input a signal to your camcorder if you press DISP BATT INFO while DISP OUTPUT is set to V OUT PANEL p 55 Pictures from connected devices cannot be zoomed You cannot zoom the pictures from connected devices on your camcorder p 23 Time code and other information appears in the display of the connected device Set DISP OUTPUT to LCD PANEL while connecte...

Page 92: ...n Connecting to a computer The computer does not recognize your camcorder Disconnect the cable from the computer and camcorder then connect it again securely Disconnect USB devices other than the keyboard the mouse and the camcorder from the computer Disconnect the cable from the computer and camcorder restart the computer then connect them again correctly An error message appears when you place t...

Page 93: ...down to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp on your camcorder set USB PLY EDT to STD USB p 53 The computer does not recognize the Memory Stick Duo during camcorder operations such as tape playback or editing Finish any camcorder operations before connecting the camcorder to the computer The Memory Stick icon Removable Disk or Sony Memory Stick does not appear on the computer screen Insert a Memory Stick Du...

Page 94: ...cable then restart the computer 7 Place the supplied CD ROM in the disc drive of your computer 8 Follow the steps below and try to install the USB driver again 1 Double click My Computer 2 Right click PICTUREPACKAGE Disc drive Drive names such as E may vary depending on the computer 3 Click Open 4 Double click Driver 5 Double click Setup exe Deleting anything other than USB Audio Device USB Device...

Page 95: ...art 3 Right click My Computer then click Properties The System Properties screen appears 4 Click and choose the Hardware tab Device Manager View Devices by type 5 If the devices below are already installed right click them then click Uninstall to delete them For copying and viewing pictures recorded on a tape USB Composite Device in the Universal Serial Bus Controller folder USB Audio Device in th...

Page 96: ...r camcorder ﬁrst There is no sound when the camcorder is connected to the Windows computer via a USB cable Change the settings for your computer environment as described in the following procedures 1 Select Start Programs All Programs for Windows XP Picture Package Handycam Tools USB Streaming Tool 2 Select another device on the Select audio device screen 3 Follow the on screen instructions click ...

Page 97: ...ng or playing back pictures recorded on a Memory Stick Duo after USB Streaming is ﬁnished First Step Guide is not displayed correctly Follow the procedure below and refer to First Step Guide FirstStepGuide pdf 1 Place the supplied CD ROM in the disc drive of your computer 2 Double click My Computer 3 Right click PICTUREPACKAGE Disc drive Drive names such as E may vary depending on the computer 4 C...

Page 98: ... 24 and operate your camcorder again E 61 E 62 E 91 Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Inform them of the 5 digit code which starts from E 101 1001 Warning indicator pertaining to ﬁles The ﬁle is damaged The ﬁle is unreadable p 105 Battery level warning The battery pack is nearly used up Depending on the operating environment or battery conditions may ﬂash even if t...

Page 99: ...warning The amount of lights is not sufﬁcient so camera shake easily occurs Use the ﬂash The camcorder is unsteady so camera shake easily occurs Hold the camcorder steady with both hands and shoot the image However note that the camera shake warning indicator does not disappear You hear a melody when the warning indicators appear on the screen p 54 Description of warning messages If messages appea...

Page 100: ... 16 Cannot record Reinsert the Memory Stick p 16 No ﬁle No ﬁle is recorded or there is no readable ﬁle on the Memory Stick Duo USB streaming This function is not available You tried to play back or record on a Memory Stick Duo during USB Streaming Memory Stick folders are full You cannot create folders exceeding 999MSDCF You cannot delete created folders using your camcorder You will have to forma...

Page 101: ...nk portion of a tape p 62 Cannot add audio p 63 You cannot add sound to the tape recorded with 4CH MIC REC Cannot use 4CH MIC REC p 52 Disconnect the external 4CH microphone optional once then connect it again Dirty video head Use a cleaning cassette p 109 Cannot start Easy Handycam Cannot cancel Easy Handycam p 18 USB is invalid in this mode during Easy Handycam You can select STD USB when you se...

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

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

Page 104: ...ta in the MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group format The ﬁle extension is MPG File names of still images 101 0001 This ﬁle name appears on the screen of your camcorder DSC00001 JPG This ﬁle name appears on the display of a computer File names of movies MOV00001 This ﬁle name appears on the screen on your camcorder MOV00001 MPG This ﬁle name appears on the display of a computer A Memory Stick Duo for...

Page 105: ...device be sure to insert the Memory Stick Duo into a Memory Stick Duo adaptor When inserting a Memory Stick Duo into a Memory Stick Duo adaptor make sure the Memory Stick Duo is inserted facing in the correct direction then insert it all the way in Note that improper use may damage the device Also if you force the Memory Stick Duo into the Memory Stick Duo slot in the wrong direction the Memory St...

Page 106: ...layback fast forward or rewind operation wears out the battery pack faster We recommend using a large capacity battery pack NP FA70 optional Be sure to set the POWER switch to OFF CHG when not recording or playing back on your camcorder The battery pack is also consumed when your camcorder is in recording standby or playback pause Have spare battery packs ready for two or three times the expected ...

Page 107: ...vices When two or more i LINK compatible devices are connected to this unit in a daisy chain operations and data transactions are possible with not only the device that this unit is connected to but also with other devices via the directly connected device Note however that the method of operation sometimes varies according to the characteristics and speciﬁcations of the device to be connected Als...

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

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

Page 110: ...on the PLAY EDIT lamp Disconnect cables other than that of the AC Adaptor from your camcorder then eject the cassette and Memory Stick Duo from your camcorder Touch MENU STANDARD SET CALIBRATION The screen changes to 16 9 ratio when using 4 3 ratio CALIBRATION Touch the x 1 3 CANCEL Touch the displayed on the screen with the corner of the supplied Memory Stick Duo or the like The position of the c...

Page 111: ... a wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor and leave it with the POWER switch set to OFF CHG for more than 24 hours To change the battery of the Remote Commander While pressing on the tab inset your ﬁngernail into the slit to pull out the battery case Place a new battery with the side facing up Insert the battery case back into the Remote Commander until it clicks Tab WARNING Battery may explode...

Page 112: ...Using the Strap Belt as a wrist strap This is useful for carrying your camcorder 1 Open the hook and loop fastener of the hand pad and remove it from the ring Hand pad 2 Move the hand pad fully to the right then close the hook and loop fastener again 3 Use the Strap Belt as a wrist strap as illustrated ...

Page 113: ...pect ratio 16 9 Total dot number 123 200 560 220 General Power requirements DC 7 2 V battery pack DC 8 4 V AC Adaptor Continued Speciﬁcations System Video recording system 2 rotary heads Helical scanning system Still image recording system Exif Ver 2 2 1 Audio recording system Rotary heads PCM system Quantization 12 bits Fs 32 kHz stereo 1 stereo 2 16 bits Fs 48 kHz stereo Video signal PAL color C...

Page 114: ...s AC 100 240 V 50 60 Hz Current consumption 0 35 0 18 A Power consumption 18 W Output voltage DC 8 4 V Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions approx 48 29 81 mm 1 15 16 1 3 16 3 1 4 in w h d excluding the projecting parts Mass approx 170 g 6 0 oz excluding the mains lead See the label on the AC Adaptor for other speciﬁcations Rechar...

Page 115: ...11 Charging time 10 CHG charge lamp 9 CINEMA EFECT Cinematic effect 47 Click to DVD 74 CLOCK SET 14 55 COLOR SLOW S Color Slow Shutter 41 90 Compression format 104 Computer 70 Connect Computer 68 TV 32 58 Copyright 74 D DATA CODE 54 Date search 31 DATE TIME 54 DC IN jack 8 DC plug 8 DELAY MOTION 47 Delete picture 64 DEMO MODE 49 80 DIGITAL ZOOM 42 86 Direct Access to Click to DVD See Click to DVD ...

Page 116: ...T 52 LCD backlight 12 82 LCD BL LEVEL LCD back light 52 LCD BRIGHT 52 LCD COLOR 53 LCD panel 12 LCD BL LEVEL 52 LCD BRIGHT 52 LCD COLOR 53 LCD screen 12 Lens cover 20 Lid 15 Lithium battery 111 LP Long Play 51 LUMI KEY Luminance key 47 M Macintosh 70 73 Maintenance 108 Main sound 51 Mains lead 7 MEMORY SET menu 43 Memory Stick 104 Memory Stick Duo 15 FORMAT 45 Insert Eject 16 Number of recordable ...

Page 117: ...attery Recording 20 Recording capacity 26 Cassette 26 Memory Stick 26 Recording time 10 44 REC CTRL Recording control 60 REC FOLDER Recording folder 45 REC LAMP 54 REC lamp Recording lamp 24 REC MODE Recording mode 51 Rec review 29 REC START STOP 20 REDEYE REDUC 41 REMAINING 54 Remaining battery 26 Remote Commander 30 REMOTE CTRL Remote control 54 Remote sensor 24 RESET button 24 Reversal Playback...

Page 118: ...treaming USB CAMERA 53 USB PLY EDT USB Play Edit 53 Using abroad 102 V VAR SPD PB Various speed playback 50 VF B LIGHT Viewﬁnder brightness 53 VF WIDE DISP Viewﬁnder wide 53 Video head 109 VIDEO INPUT 53 Video operation buttons 27 Viewﬁnder 12 Brightness 53 Viewﬁnder lens adjustment lever 12 Volume 21 W Wall socket 8 Warning indicators 98 Warning messages 98 WHITE BAL White balance 39 WHITE FADER ...

Page 119: ...owerMac are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries eMac is trademark of Apple Computer Inc QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Roxio is a registered trademark of Roxio Inc Toast is a trademark of Roxio Inc Windows Media Player is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Macromedia and Macromedia Flash Player are trademarks or regist...

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