Sony DSR-PD175P/PD177P Operating Manual Download

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Digital Camcorder

Operating Guide

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly,
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DSR-PD175P/PD177P

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Page 1: ... 2009 Sony Corporation 4 154 011 13 1 Digital Camcorder Operating Guide Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference DSR PD175P PD177P ...

Page 2: ...camcorder b Notes You cannot use any type of memory card except Memory Stick Duo media Memory Stick PRO Duo media can be used only with Memory Stick PRO media compatible equipment Do not attach a label or the like on a Memory Stick Duo media or a Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor When using a Memory Stick Duo media with Memory Stick media compatible equipment insert the Memory Stick Duo media into th...

Page 3: ...this case a message appears on the screen or in the viewfinder p 96 On recording Before starting to record test the recording function to make sure the picture and sound are recorded without any problems Compensation for the contents of recordings and loss of shooting opportunities cannot be provided even if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of the camcorder storage media ...

Page 4: ...e used for illustrating the operating procedures Change the screen language before using your camcorder if necessary p 17 Design and specifications of recording media and other accessories are subject to change without notice Read this first Continued ...

Page 5: ...Customizing the picture quality Picture profile 29 Attaching an optional microphone 38 Adjusting the volume 40 Assigning the functions to the ASSIGN buttons 41 Recording an index signal 42 Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes Rec review 42 Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording End search 43 Using the Shot transition 43 Playback 45 Changing checking the settings in your c...

Page 6: ...3 Recording settings input and output settings DV REC MODE etc TC UB SET menu 75 TC PRESET UB PRESET TC LINK etc MEMORY SET menu 76 Settings for the Memory Stick Duo media ALL ERASE FORMAT etc OTHERS menu 78 Settings while recording on a tape or other basic settings BEEP etc Dubbing to VCR or DVD HDD recorders 81 Recording pictures from a VCR 83 Copying movies on a tape to a computer 85 Copying st...

Page 7: ...of the DVCAM DV formats 100 About the Memory Stick media 101 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 103 About i LINK 104 About handling of your camcorder 105 Specifications 109 Identifying parts and controls 113 Indicators for the LCD screen and viewfinder 119 Index 122 Additional Information Quick Reference ...

Page 8: ...d See pages 2 99 and 101 for types of cassette tapes and Memory Stick Duo media that you can use on your camcorder AC Adaptor 1 p 10 Power cord mains lead 1 p 10 Wireless Remote Commander RMT 831 1 p 118 A button type lithium battery is already installed A V connecting cable 1 p 52 81 Video audio cable 1 p 52 81 Large eyecup 1 p 15 Lens hood with lens cover 1 p 9 This lens hood is pre mounted CD R...

Page 9: ... in the opposite direction to the arrow 2 in the illustration while pressing the PUSH lens hood release button z Tips If you attach or remove a 72mm 2 7 8 in PL filter or MC protector remove the lens hood with lens cover To open or close the shutter of the lens hood with lens cover Move the lens cover lever to OPEN to open the lens cover and move the lever to CLOSE to close the lens cover PUSH len...

Page 10: ...ainst the back of your camcorder and slide it down 2 With the B mark on the DC plug facing outwards connect the DC plug to the DC IN jack on your camcorder 3 Connect the power cord mains lead to the AC Adaptor 4 Connect the power cord mains lead to the wall outlet wall socket 5 Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG The CHG lamp lights up and charging starts AC Adaptor Power cord mains lead DC plug DC IN...

Page 11: ...ing with the viewfinder while the LCD panel is closed Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start stop turning the power on off and zooming Playing time Approximate time min available when you use a fully charged battery pack When the LCD backlight turns on On the battery pack Before changing the battery pack slide the POWER switch to OFF CHG The CHG lamp flashes during c...

Page 12: ...the AC Adaptor to obtain AC While you are using the AC Adaptor the battery pack will not lose its charge even when it is attached to your camcorder Connect your camcorder as shown in Step 3 Charging the battery pack p 10 On the AC Adaptor Use a nearby wall outlet when using the AC Adaptor Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket immediately if any malfunction occurs while using y...

Page 13: ...cord pictures VCR To play or edit pictures b Notes The current date and time appear on the LCD screen for a few seconds when you turn on your camcorder once you set the date and time CLOCK SET p 16 2 Hold the camcorder properly 3 Ensure a good grip then fasten the grip belt To turn off the power Slide the POWER switch to OFF CHG while pressing the green button b Notes If warning messages appear on...

Page 14: ...backlight press and hold the DISPLAY BATT INFO button for a few seconds until disappears z Tips You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen from LCD BRIGHT p 72 b Notes You may see primary colors shimmering in the viewfinder when you move your eye line This is not a malfunction The shimmering colors will not be recorded on the recording media z Tips You can adjust the brightness of the viewfin...

Page 15: ... bright circumstances use the supplied large eyecup To attach the large eyecup stretch it slightly and align it with the eyecup groove in the viewfinder You can attach the large eyecup facing either the right or left side b Notes Do not remove the pre attached eyecup Large eyecup supplied Attach with the protruding part at the top ...

Page 16: ... time settings may be cleared from memory In this case charge the rechargeable battery and then set the date and time again p 107 Skip to step 4 when you set the clock for the first time 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select OTHERS by turning the SEL PUSH EXEC dial then press the dial 3 Select CLOCK SET by turning the SEL PUSH EXEC dial then press the dial 4 Set Y year by turning the SEL PUSH EXEC dial...

Page 17: ...pe and can be displayed during playback DATA CODE button p 48 You can change the on screen displays to show messages in a specified language Press the MENU button and select OTHERS with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial Select the screen language in LANGUAGE p 79 Changing the language setting ...

Page 18: ... is sliding in Doing so may cause a malfunction 3 Close the lid To eject the cassette Open the lid following the same procedure as described in step 1 and remove the cassette b Notes The pictures of the LCD screen and the viewfinder may disappear for a few seconds if you do any of the following while using the AC adaptor This is not a malfunction Insert eject the tape Turn on your camcorder when t...

Page 19: ...media the Memory Stick Duo media slot or image data may be damaged To eject a Memory Stick Duo media Lightly push the Memory Stick Duo media once b Notes When the access lamp is lit or flashing your camcorder is reading writing data Do not shake or knock your camcorder turn the power off eject the Memory Stick Duo media or remove the battery pack Otherwise image data may be damaged When inserting ...

Page 20: ...ord movies 1 Open the shutter of the lens hood 2 Slide the POWER switch to CAMERA while pressing the green button 3 Press the REC START STOP button A or B Lens hood REC START STOP button B POWER switch REC START STOP button A Recording lamp Recording lamp ASSIGN 7 PHOTO button Slide the POWER switch while pressing the green button STBY t REC ...

Page 21: ...splayed on the screen during recording are shown on page 119 The recording lamp can be set to stay off REC LAMP p 79 You cannot record movies on a Memory Stick Duo media For low angle recording the REC START STOP button on the handle is convenient Release the HOLD lever to enable the REC START STOP button It might be helpful if you set the LCD panel face up or close it after turning it face down o...

Page 22: ...e as follows Recording at an aspect ratio of 16 9 1 2M Recording at an aspect ratio of 4 3 0 9M Playing back at an aspect ratio of 16 9 0 2M Playing back at an aspect ratio of 4 3 VGA To store still images captured from movies on a tape on Memory Stick Duo media You can capture an image in a movie and record it on a Memory Stick Duo media as a still image Be sure to insert a recorded tape and a Me...

Page 23: ...an increase the zoom speed of the zoom lever D or the handle zoom A SPEED ZOOM p 62 1 Set the handle zoom switch B to VAR or FIX z Tips When you set the handle zoom switch B to VAR you can zoom in or out at variable speed When you set the handle zoom switch B to FIX you can zoom in or out at a fixed speed set in HANDLE ZOOM p 62 2 Press the handle zoom lever A to zoom in or out b Notes You cannot ...

Page 24: ...ust the zoom for recording When you want to record a close up image of a subject move the power zoom lever towards W wide angle to fully magnify the image then adjust the focus To restore automatic adjustment Set the FOCUS switch B to AUTO 9 disappears and the automatic focus adjustment is restored Record the subject while pressing and holding the PUSH AUTO button C If you release the button the s...

Page 25: ... available during automatic focus You can adjust the image brightness by adjusting the iris gain or shutter speed or by reducing the light volume with the ND filter B Also when EXPOSURE is assigned to the iris ring A you can adjust the iris gain and shutter speed with the iris ring A You can assign IRIS or EXPOSURE to the iris ring A from IRIS EXPOSURE of the CAMERA SET menu p 59 The default setti...

Page 26: ... value disappears or appears next to the iris value b Notes When you set the AUTO MANUAL switch F to AUTO other manually adjusted items gain shutter speed white balance also become automatic When IRIS EXPOSURE is set to EXPOSURE you can adjust the image brightness by adjusting the iris gain and shutter speed with the iris ring You can also manually preset one or two of these parameters and adjust ...

Page 27: ...n value appears on the screen 3 Set the gain switch H to H M or L The gain value set for the selected gain switch position appears on the screen You can set the gain value for each gain switch position from GAIN SETUP of the CAMERA SET menu p 59 To adjust the gain automatically Press the GAIN button C or set the AUTO MANUAL switch F to AUTO The gain value disappears or appears next to the gain val...

Page 28: ...ill stop flashing and remain on the screen If flashes set the ND filter to OFF will disappear from the screen b Notes If you change the ND filters B during recording the movie and sound may be distorted When adjusting the iris manually the icon does not flash even if the light volume should be adjusted with the ND filter z Tips While recording a bright subject diffraction may occur if you close th...

Page 29: ...otes When you set the AUTO MANUAL switch D to AUTO other manual adjustments iris gain and shutter speed also become automatic You can customize the picture quality by adjusting picture profile items such as GAMMA and DETAIL Connect your camcorder to a TV or monitor and adjust the picture quality while observing the picture on the TV or monitor screen Indicator Shooting conditions A Memory A B Memo...

Page 30: ...A 5 Adjust the picture quality with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial A 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to adjust other items 7 Select RETURN with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial A 8 Select OK with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial A A picture profile indicator appears z Tips You can assign picture profiles to the ASSIGN buttons and use them to turn picture profiles on and off p 41 Picture profile number setting name Recording condition...

Page 31: ... Gch 15 to 15 BLACK B Sets the black level of Bch MASTER BLACK BLACK B is the black level of Bch 15 to 15 Item Description and settings STANDARD Standard gamma curve CINEMATONE1 Gamma curve 1 for producing tone of film camera images CINEMATONE2 Gamma curve 2 for producing tone of film camera images G5 0 Gamma curve with 5 0 of a low intensity area gain PD Gamma curve for producing tone similar to ...

Page 32: ...point 90 to 100 SENSITIVITY Sets the sensitivity HIGH MIDDLE LOW MANUAL SET Sets the knee point and slope manually POINT Sets the knee point 75 to 105 SLOPE Sets the knee slope 5 gentle to 5 steep Item Description and settings TYPE Selects a type of colors STANDARD Standard colors CINEMATONE1 Film camera image like colors good with GAMMA set to CINEMATONE1 CINEMATONE2 Film camera image like colors...

Page 33: ...o 7 deep blue C 7 light cyan to 7 deep cyan M 7 light magenta to 7 deep magenta Y 7 light yellow to 7 deep yellow Item Description and settings TYPE Selects color correction type OFF Not correct colors COLOR REVISN Corrects colors stored in memory Colors not stored in memory displayed in black and white when COLOR EXTRCT is set will not be corrected COLOR EXTRCT Displays areas in colors that are s...

Page 34: ...ommended when you use COLOR CORRCT Item Description and settings MEM1 COLOR Sets colors stored in Memory 1 PHASE Sets color phase 0 purple t 8 red t 16 yellow t 24 green t 31 blue RANGE Sets color phase range 0 no color selection 1 narrow to select only a single color to 31 wide to select multiple colors in similar color phase SATURATION Sets saturation 0 to select from light colors to dark colors...

Page 35: ... and off the manual detail adjustment ON Enables the manual detail adjustment automatic optimization will not be performed OFF Disables the manual detail adjustment V H BALANCE Sets the horizontal H and vertical V balance of detail B W BALANCE Selects the balance of the upper DETAIL P and the lower DETAIL N TYPE 1 off to the lower DETAIL N side to TYPE 5 off to the upper DETAIL P side BLACK LIMIT ...

Page 36: ...n t 127 blue RANGE Sets the color range 0 selects no color 1 narrow selects a single color to 31 wide selects multiple colors in similar color phases and saturation The detail will not be adjusted when you set RANGE to 0 SATURATION Sets the color saturation 0 selects a light color to 31 selects a deep color REVERSE Reverses the selected color range If you execute this function when a color has bee...

Page 37: ...rofile setting to other picture profiles 1 Press the PICTURE PROFILE button B 2 Select the picture profile that you want to copy from with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial A 3 Select SETTING t COPY with SEL PUSH EXEC dial A 4 Select the number of the picture profile that you want to copy to with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial A 5 Select YES with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial A 6 Select RETURN t OK with the SEL PUSH EXEC d...

Page 38: ... with the model name facing upward close the cover and shut the clamp 3 Connect the plug of the microphone to the INPUT1 jack D 4 Put the microphone cable into the cable holder E 5 Select channels with the CH1 INT MIC INPUT1 switch F and the CH2 INT MIC INPUT1 INPUT2 switch G See the table below for the recording channels Attaching an optional microphone Put the cable in the outer cable holder Cha...

Page 39: ...T1 INPUT2 switch to MIC first then disconnect it When you connect a microphone that does not support the 48V power source to the INPUT1 or INPUT2 jack set the INPUT1 INPUT2 switch to MIC If you use it with the INPUT1 INPUT2 switch set to MIC 48V it may be damaged or the recorded sound may be distorted CH2 switch position Input channel and source INT MIC Internal microphone L CH1 Internal microphon...

Page 40: ...he screen 2 Turn the AUDIO LEVEL dial B to adjust the volume during recording or standby To restore automatic adjustment Set the AUTO MAN CH1 CH2 switch A of the manually adjusted channel to AUTO z Tips To check other audio settings press the STATUS CHECK button C For other settings see the AUDIO SET menu p 66 Adjusting the volume Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings Continued ...

Page 41: ...IRIS p 25 INDEX MARK p 42 STEADYSHOT p 62 BACK LIGHT p 61 SPOTLIGHT p 61 FADER p 62 SMTH SLW REC p 63 COLOR BAR p 65 REC REVIEW p 42 ASSIGN 3 button END SEARCH p 43 ZEBRA p 69 ASSIGN 1 button MARKER p 70 PEAKING p 70 TC RESET p 75 PHOTO p 22 ASSIGN 7 button PICTURE PROFILE p 29 SHOT TRANSITION p 43 1 Press the MENU button B 2 Select the OTHERS t ASSIGN BTN with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial A 3 Select th...

Page 42: ...which INDEX MARK is assigned During recording appears for about 7 seconds and an index signal is recorded During standby flashes After you press the REC START STOP button to start recording appears for about 7 seconds and an index signal is recorded To cancel the operation Press the ASSIGN button to which INDEX MARK is assigned again before you start recording b Notes You cannot record an index si...

Page 43: ... you store manually adjusted settings of white balance you can smoothly shift from one scene to another under different conditions such as from indoors to outdoors Sony recommends that you use a tripod to avoid image blurring You can set the items such as transition curve and transition time in SHOT TRANSITION of the CAMERA SET menu p 65 1 Assign SHOT TRANSITION to the ASSIGN buttons p 41 z Tips S...

Page 44: ... p 43 press the ASSIGN 4 button repeatedly to exit the shot transition screen You cannot return from the stored SHOT A or SHOT B settings to previous settings after you execute the shot transition during recording If you press the following buttons during the shot transition operation the operation will be canceled PICTURE PROFILE button MENU button ASSIGN button to which EXP FOCUS is assigned STA...

Page 45: ...REW Rewind review M FF Cue fast forward y SLOW b Notes Your camcorder automatically goes into a stopped state when it is in pause for more than 3 minutes You can play back a DV format tape on your camcorder only when its contents are recorded in SP mode You cannot play back movies recorded on the DV format tape in LP mode PLAY button MEMORY INDEX button SEL PUSH EXEC dial MEMORY DELETE button MEMO...

Page 46: ...o view using the VOLUME MEMORY button To stop viewing still images press the MEMORY PLAY button again To display the list of still images index screen 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Press the MEMORY INDEX button 3 Select a still image using the VOLUME MEMORY button To display a single image move B to that image and press the MEMORY PLAY button To stop displaying the list of still images press the...

Page 47: ...cording Playback z Tips To delete a still image in the index move B to the still image using the VOLUME MEMORY button then do steps 2 and 3 To delete all still images do ALL ERASE of the MEMORY SET menu p 76 ...

Page 48: ...on including date time and camera data automatically stored during recording on the screen during playback 1 Set the POWER switch B to VCR 2 Press the DATA CODE button A during playback or pause The screen changes date and time display t camera data display t no display as you press the button A SteadyShot off B Exposure appears during playback of the movie recorded with the iris gain and shutter ...

Page 49: ...41 Camera setup p 59 Optional external recording unit HVR MRC1 or HVR DR60 1 Press the STATUS CHECK button C 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial D until a desired display shows up on the screen When the POWER switch B is set to CAMERA the display changes in the following sequence AUDIO t OUTPUT t ASSIGN t CAMERA t EXT DEVICE when an external device is connected When the POWER switch B is set to VCR the ...

Page 50: ...ding must be longer than 2 minutes Your camcorder may not detect the date if the recording of that date is short The date search may not work properly if a blank section exists on the tape You can search scenes by indexes recorded at the start of recording p 42 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Press the SEARCH M button A on the Remote Commander repeatedly to select INDEX SEARCH 3 Press the previous...

Page 51: ... Notes Recording between indexes must be longer than 2 minutes Your camcorder may not detect the date if the recording between the indexes is short The index search may not work properly if a blank section exists on the tape ...

Page 52: ...lied A V cable connection Connect the white and red plugs left right audio and S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of an A V connecting cable In this case the yellow standard video plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio z Tips You can display the time code on the TV screen by setting DISP OUTPUT to V OUT PANEL p 73 When you set the aspect ratio according to the con...

Page 53: ...lay back a picture recorded in 16 9 aspect ratio on a 4 3 TV not compatible with the 16 9 signal set DV WIDE CONV When your TV is monaural Only one audio input jack Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and connect either the white left channel or the red right channel plug to the audio input jack of your TV or VCR If your TV VCR has a 21 pin adaptor EUROCONNE...

Page 54: ...the icon of the desired menu is highlighted then press the dial to select the menu CAMERA SET p 59 AUDIO SET p 66 DISPLAY SET p 69 IN OUT REC p 73 TC UB SET p 75 MEMORY SET p 76 OTHERS p 78 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial until the desired menu item is highlighted then press the dial to select the item The available menu items vary depending on the position of the power switch of your camcorder Unav...

Page 55: ...ntil the desired setting is highlighted or to bring up the desired setting then press the dial to confirm the setting 6 Press the MENU button to hide the menu screen To return to the previous screen select RETURN BEEP MENU END STBY 00 00 28 10 ON OFF ...

Page 56: ...IMIT z MINUS AGC z WB PRESET z ATW SENS z AE SHIFT z AE RESPONSE z AT IRIS LMT z FLCKR REDUCE z CNTRST ENHCR z BACK LIGHT z SPOTLIGHT z STEADYSHOT z AF ASSIST z FOCUS MACRO z HANDLE ZOOM z SPEED ZOOM z D EXTENDER z FADER z SMTH SLW REC z INTERVAL REC z DV FRAME REC z SHOT TRANSITION z COLOR BAR z AUDIO SET menu p 66 DV AU MODE z AUDIO LIMIT z INT MIC SET z XLR SET z AUDIO CH SEL z DV AUDIO MIX z ...

Page 57: ...z VF COLOR z z VF POWERMODE z z LETTER SIZE z z REMAINING z z DISP OUTPUT z z IN OUT REC menu p 73 DV REC MODE z z DV WIDE REC z DV WIDE CONV z z EXT REC CTRL z TC UB SET menu p 75 TC PRESET z z UB PRESET z z TC RUN z z TC MAKE z z TC LINK z UB TIME REC z z MEMORY SET menu p 76 ALL ERASE z FORMAT z z FILE NO z z NEW FOLDER z z REC FOLDER z z PB FOLDER z Position of POWER switch CAMERA VCR Continue...

Page 58: ...menu p 78 CAMERA PROF z z ASSIGN BTN z z CLOCK SET z z WORLD TIME z z LANGUAGE z z PB ZOOM z DATE REC z BEEP z z REC LAMP z REMOTE CTRL z z HOURS METER z z Position of POWER switch CAMERA VCR Menu items Continued ...

Page 59: ...s follows when you change the RING ASSIGN setting with the AUTO MANUAL switch set to MANUAL When you change RING ASSIGN from IRIS to EXPOSURE The adjustment remains in the same mode that it was in prior to changing RING ASSIGN If it is in automatic adjustment it remains in automatic adjustment after changing IRIS to EXPOSURE If it is in manual adjustment it remains in manual adjustment after chang...

Page 60: ... ON the automatic gain control range can be expanded to the negative range Especially in a bright environment minus gain control allows more suitable gain setting and enables low noise recording The dynamic range of your camcorder is not reduced when you set MINUS AGC to ON B ON Enables minus gain control during automatic gain control as required OFF Disables minus gain control during automatic ga...

Page 61: ...kering b Notes Flickering may not be reduced for certain light sources When you set this function to ON your camcorder detects high contrast images such as backlit scenes and automatically improves underexposed images The default setting is OFF b Notes When you set BACK LIGHT to ON CNTRST ENHCR is temporarily disabled When you set this function to ON you can correct backlighting The default settin...

Page 62: ...tting is ON When you set this function to OFF you can set fine focus on a subject further than 80 cm away regardless of the zoom position although you will lose focus on a subject within 80 cm You can select the zoom speed for the FIX position of the handle zoom switch from 1 slow through 8 fast The default setting is 3 When you set this function to ON you can increase the zoom speed of the zoom l...

Page 63: ...ings suitable for your recording x REC TIMING You can use this to select when recording starts in relation to when the REC START STOP button is pressed The default setting is START TRIG x TRIG When you set this function to ON recording automatically starts in response to a preset sound level instead of the REC START STOP button being pressed The TRIG setting is canceled when you turn the power off...

Page 64: ...n of your camcorder differs depending on when you press the REC START STOP button If you press the button during INTERVAL REC recording the recording temporarily stops If you press it again INTERVAL REC recording restarts If you press the button during INTERVAL REC interval INTERVAL REC recording stops and regular recording starts If you press it again regular recording stops If you press the butt...

Page 65: ... linearly B SOFT STOP Makes the transition slowly at the end SOFT TRANS Makes the transition slowly at the beginning and end and linearly in between b Notes You cannot change TRANS TIME and TRANS CURVE settings during store check or execution of the SHOT TRANSITION Cancel SHOT TRANSITION setting by pressing the ASSIGN 4 button several times before changing the TRANS TIME or TRANS CURVE setting x O...

Page 66: ...electing menu items FS32K Records in the 12 bit mode 2 stereo sounds B FS48K Records in the 16 bit mode 1 stereo sound with high quality b Notes appears when DVCAM standard is not met p 100 You can set the clipping noise reduction function for CH1 CH2 B OFF Disables the function ON Enables the function b Notes This function is available only when you set the AUTO MAN switch to MAN Press the MENU b...

Page 67: ...t of sound such as stereo sound appears on the status check screen b Notes This function is available when the CH1 and CH2 switches are set to AUTO and the INPUT1 and INPUT2 switches are both set to MIC or both set to LINE p 38 x AU MAN GAIN You can select either linked or separate audio level control of CH1and CH2 when using an external microphone B SEPARATE Separately controls the audio levels o...

Page 68: ...her the input point or the recording point If it is distorted at the input point adjust the sound using the INPUT TRIM function If it is distorted at the recording point lower the total volume level manually If you set INPUT TRIM too far to the minus side the microphone volume becomes too low resulting in poor signal to noise ratio Test the effect of the INPUT TRIM function according to the microp...

Page 69: ...e brightness level appear on the screen The zebra pattern will not be recorded on a tape or a Memory Stick Duo media The default setting is OFF x LEVEL You can select the brightness level between 70 and 100 or 100 The default setting is 70 z Tips The zebra pattern is a strip pattern displayed over a part of an image on the screen when that part is higher than the preset brightness level You can ad...

Page 70: ...IDDLE and LOW The default setting is MIDDLE b Notes You cannot record an image with enhanced details on a tape or a Memory Stick Duo media z Tips You can focus more easily using this function in combination with the expanded focus function p 25 x ON OFF When you select ON you can display markers The default setting is OFF Markers will not be recorded on a tape or Memory Stick Duo media x CENTER Wh...

Page 71: ...panded focus display B TYPE 1 Simply enlarges images TYPE 2 Enlarges and shows images in black and white When you set this function to ON you can constantly display the iris shutter speed and gain settings on the screen The default setting is OFF z Tips The settings appear on the screen during manual adjustment regardless of the settings of this function indicates that the settings are automatical...

Page 72: ...e setting When you select BRIGHT recordable time with the battery is slightly reduced B ON Displays images in the viewfinder in color OFF Displays images in the viewfinder in black and white B AUTO Turns on the viewfinder while you close the LCD panel or record in mirror mode ON Always turns on the viewfinder B NORMAL Displays the menu in regular letter size 2x Displays the selected menu items in ...

Page 73: ...he DVCAM format DV SP Records in the SP Standard Play mode of the DV format to record for a longer time than in the DVCAM format b Notes Mosaic like disturbance or audio interruption may occur when you play back a movie recorded in the DV SP mode by another device Images may be distorted or time code may not be properly connected between the scenes recorded in the DVCAM mode and DV SP mode You can...

Page 74: ... supplied with the connecting devices x REC CTL MODE BOFF Does not record on a connected device SYNCHRONOUS Records movies sound and time code on a connected device in synchronization with your camcorder RELAY Records movies sound and time code on a connected device when a tape on your camcorder reaches close to the end during recording EXT ONLY You can operate an external recording unit with the ...

Page 75: ...ESET UB PRESET x RESET You can reset the user bit 00 00 00 00 Select RESET in step 1 of the PRESET You can select how the time code advances B REC RUN Advances the time code only during recording Select this setting to record the time code continuously from the last time code of the previous recording FREE RUN Advances the time code regardless of operation of your camcorder Select this setting to ...

Page 76: ...ttings are marked with B The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected See page 54 for details on selecting menu items You can delete all still images without image protection on a Memory Stick Duo media or in the selected folder 1 Select ALL FILES or CURRENT FLDR ALL FILES Deletes all the images on the Memory Stick Duo media CURRENT FLDR Deletes all the images in the currently ...

Page 77: ... to 999MSDCF on a Memory Stick Duo media When a folder is full a maximum of 9 999 images are stored a new folder is automatically created b Notes You cannot delete a new folder once you have created it on your camcorder Format the Memory Stick Duo media p 76 or delete it on your computer The number of recordable pictures on a Memory Stick Duo media may decrease as the number of folders increases Y...

Page 78: ...a profile on the Memory Stick Duo media Press the MENU button t select OTHERS with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial CAMERA PROF Camera profile or CAMERA to save it in your camcorder 3 Select NEW FILE or an existing profile name with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial 4 Select YES in the check screen with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The camera profile is saved z Tips When you select NEW FILE in MEMORY STICK a camera profile ...

Page 79: ...ur camcorder offers ENG SIMP simplified English in case that you cannot find your native tongue among the options When you set this function to ON you can enlarge movie images about 1 1 to 5 times still images about 1 5 to 5 times with the handle zoom lever The default setting is OFF To end zoom press and hold the W side of the handle zoom lever until it stops z Tips To move the zoom horizontally ...

Page 80: ...rs of operation drum rotation tape running or the total number of tape unthreading operations OPERATION Displays the total hours of operation in 10 hour increments DRUM RUN Displays the total hours of drum rotation in 10 hour increments TAPE RUN Displays the total hours of tape running in 10 hour increments THREADING Displays the total number of tape unthreading operation in 10 operation increment...

Page 81: ...a the S VIDEO jack by using the A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable 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 channel of an A V connecting cable In this case the yellow standard video plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio C i LINK ca...

Page 82: ...cting cable supplied 1 an A V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional 2 or an i LINK cable optional 3 Connect your camcorder to the input jacks of the recording device 4 Start playback on the camcorder and recording on the recording device Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your recording device for details 5 When dubbing is complete stop your camcorder and the recording device b Not...

Page 83: ...upplied with the devices to be connected b Notes You need an i LINK cable for this operation You cannot perform this operation with the A V connecting cable Your camcorder has a 4 pin i LINK terminal Select a cable that fits the terminal on the device to be attached Your camcorder can only record from a PAL source For example French video or TV programs SECAM cannot be recorded correctly See page ...

Page 84: ...via the DV jack experience the phenomenon of jittering variation in frequency that jittering is contained in the video signals output from the A V Remote Connector When you monitor a movie on a TV connected to your camcorder via the A V Remote Connector images may be distorted or not displayed Jittering will not affect recording of the movie on a tape with your camcorder but may affect recording o...

Page 85: ...ower supply function When you connect your camcorder to a computer via an i LINK cable make sure that the terminals of the i LINK cable are placed the right way Squeezing the terminals into jacks may damage the terminals and jacks or result in a malfunction of your camcorder You cannot copy image data stored on a Memory Stick Duo media onto your computer via an i LINK cable Refer to the operating ...

Page 86: ...er in the following situations Connecting your camcorder to a computer that does not support the DVCAM DV video signal formats Changing the POWER switch position while connected with an i LINK cable Use the supplied AC Adaptor to obtain AC power p 10 1 Prepare editing software not provided 2 Turn on your computer 3 Insert a tape into your camcorder and set the POWER switch to VCR 4 Copy images to ...

Page 87: ...the Removable Disk icon displayed in My Computer Then drag and drop a still image from the folder onto the hard disk drive of your computer A Folder containing image files recorded by other camcorders without the folder creation function for playback only B Folder containing image files recorded by your camcorder when no new folders have been created only 101MSDCF is displayed C Folder containing ...

Page 88: ...cket or remove the battery pack then reconnect it after about 1 minute Press the RESET button p 117 using a sharp pointed object The camcorder gets warm The camcorder may get warmer while you use it This is not a malfunction The CHG lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged Slide the POWER switch to OFF CHG p 10 Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly p 10 Connect the ...

Page 89: ...t clear Move the viewfinder lens adjustment lever until the picture appears clearly p 14 The pictures of the LCD screen and the viewfinder have disappeared The pictures of the LCD screen and the viewfinder may disappear for a few seconds if you do any of the following while using the AC adaptor This is not a malfunction Insert eject the tape Turn on your camcorder when the tape is in the camcorder...

Page 90: ...s not a malfunction You cannot delete pictures on a Memory Stick Duo media The pictures are protected Release the protect function on your computer etc The recording does not start when you press the REC START STOP button Slide the POWER switch to CAMERA p 20 The tape has reached the end Rewind it or insert a new cassette Set the write protect tab of the cassette to REC or insert a new cassette p ...

Page 91: ... Do not eject the cassette after recording p 43 There is nothing recorded on the cassette There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape This is not a malfunction Automatic focus does not function Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO to enable the automatic focus function p 24 Adjust the focus manually if the automatic focus does not work properly p 24 Menu items are grayed out or do not w...

Page 92: ...t and the subject does not appear on the screen Set BACK LIGHT to OFF Set HYPER GAIN to OFF The screen picture is dark and the subject does not appear on the screen Press and hold the DISPLAY BATT INFO button for a few seconds to turn on the backlight p 14 ZEBRA PEAKING CAM DATA DSP HISTOGRAM COLOR BAR is set to ON SMTH SLW REC COLOR BAR is set to ON PROG SCAN is set to 25 MARKER DATE REC is set t...

Page 93: ...odified file names or folders or have edited the data on a computer In this case the file name flashes This is not a malfunction p 103 Pictures recorded on other devices may not be played back correctly This is not a malfunction The data file name is displayed incorrectly or flashing The file is damaged The file format is not supported on your camcorder p 99 Only the file name is displayed if the ...

Page 94: ...der may not accurately find the point where the recording date changes There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape This is not a malfunction New sound added to a recorded tape on another camcorder is not heard Set DV AUDIO MIX from CH1 CH2 original sound to MIX or CH3 CH4 p 68 appears on the LCD screen This appears when you play back a tape recorded on other recording devices us...

Page 95: ...ed tape on this unit When you copy a movie shot in wide 16 9 format using an i LINK cable the screen stretches vertically You cannot output the aspect ratio setting using an i LINK cable Set the aspect ratio of the TV instead Connect using an A V connecting cable instead The computer does not recognize your camcorder Disconnect the cable from the computer then connect it again securely Disconnect ...

Page 96: ...en operate your camcorder again Do not perform this procedure if moisture condensation has occurred p 106 Remove the power source Reconnect it and operate your camcorder again Change the cassette Press the RESET button p 117 and operate your camcorder again E 61 ss E 62 ss Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Inform them of the 5 digit code which starts from E E Batte...

Page 97: ... Fast flashing The tape has run out Z Eject cassette warning Slow flashing The write protect tab on the cassette is set to lock p 99 Fast flashing Moisture condensation has occurred p 106 The self diagnosis display code is displayed p 96 When BEEP is set to ON p 79 you will hear a melody when the warning indicators appear on the screen If messages appear on the screen follow the instructions Warni...

Page 98: ...clock to the local time by setting the time difference Select WORLD TIME then set the time difference p 79 System Used in 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 Uru...

Page 99: ...to record such software Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records Audio mode The DVCAM format has 2 audio modes You cannot dub sound onto a recorded tape with your camcorder x FS32K 12 bit mode The original sound is recorded on channels 1 and 2 and the new sound on channels 3 and 4 The balance between channels 1 2 and channels 3 4 can be adjusted by selec...

Page 100: ...de in digital processing and smooth transition during audio editing Mini DVCAM and mini DV cassettes The recording format of the picture is defined according to the recorder s format as described below b Notes This camcorder complies with the DVCAM format Though mini DV cassettes can be used for recording we recommend you use mini DVCAM cassettes to get the most out of the high reliability of the ...

Page 101: ...the following limitations when editing a tape produced by dubbing or editing using the DV Interface i LINK jack Due to the difference in track pitch you cannot record or edit on DV formatted tapes using mini DVCAM video equipment Depending on the DVCAM video equipment used you may not be able to edit DVCAM formatted tapes if the audio recording mode is unlock mode In this case dub using audio vide...

Page 102: ...the Memory Stick Duo media get wet Be careful to keep Memory Stick Duo media out of the reach of small children There is danger that a child might swallow it Do not insert anything other than a Memory Stick Duo media into the Memory Stick Duo media slot Doing so may cause a malfunction Do not use or keep the Memory Stick Duo media in the following locations Places subject to extremely high tempera...

Page 103: ...e remaining battery time and charging time appear To charge the battery pack Be sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your camcorder We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F until the CHG lamp of the AC Adaptor turns off If you charge the battery pack outside of this temperature range you may not be able to charge it eff...

Page 104: ...NK i LINK compatible devices can be connected using an i LINK cable Possible applications are operations and data transactions with various digital AV devices When two or more i LINK compatible devices are daisy chained with the unit operation becomes possible from any device in the chain Note that the operation method may vary or data transactions may not be possible depending on specifications a...

Page 105: ...n 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 equipment Noise may occur On a sandy beach or anywhere dusty If sand or dust gets in your camcorder it may malfunction Sometimes this malfunction cannot b...

Page 106: ...ure starts to condense your camcorder sometimes cannot detect condensation If this happens the cassette is sometimes not ejected for 10 seconds after the cassette lid is opened This is not a malfunction Do not close the cassette lid until the cassette is ejected x Note on moisture condensation Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place or vice versa or ...

Page 107: ...jects for a long period of time About care and storage of the lens Wipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the following instances When there are fingerprints on the lens surface In hot or humid locations When the lens is exposed to salty air such as at the seaside Store in a well ventilated location subject to little dirt or dust To prevent mold periodically clean the lens as desc...

Page 108: ...tion 1 then lift the eye piece of the viewfinder as indicated by the arrow in the illustration 2 The lever may be difficult to move when you use the camcorder in low temperatures 2 Remove dust inside the eye piece and viewfinder with a blower 3 Attach the viewfinder following the reverse procedure of step 1 Maintenance and precautions Continued ...

Page 109: ...argeable battery pack Approx 1 min 45 s using a PDVM 40ME cassette and AC Adaptor Viewfinder Electric viewfinder color black and white Picture 1 1 cm 0 45 type aspect ratio 16 9 Total dot number 1 226 880 approx 852 3 RGB 480 Image device 6 0 mm 1 3 type 3CMOS sensor Recording Pixels DV16 9 still recording Max 1 20 Mega 1 440 810 pixels Gross Approx 1 120 000 pixels Effective movie 16 9 Approx 1 0...

Page 110: ...ith less than 2 2 kΩ kilohms 0 dBu 0 775 Vrms i headphones jack Stereo minijack Ø 3 5 mm Input Output connectors LANC jack Stereo mini minijack Ø 2 5 mm INPUT1 INPUT2 jack XLR 3 pin female 48 dBu 3kΩ kilohms 4 dBu 10kΩ kilohms 0 dBu 0 775 Vrms DV jack i LINK interface IEEE 1394 4 pin connector S100 LCD screen Picture 8 0 cm 3 2 type aspect ratio 16 9 Total dot number 921 600 1 920 480 General Powe...

Page 111: ...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 power cord mains lead See the label on the AC Adaptor for other specifications Design and specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 112: ...demark Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of U S Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other countries Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc in the U S and other countries Pentium is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation Adobe and Adobe Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated All other produc...

Page 113: ... 116 B BATT RELEASE button 11 C Zoom lever 23 D ASSIGN 7 PHOTO button 22 E Cable holder 52 For securing the A V connecting cable or other cables F Access lamp 19 G Memory Stick Duo media slot 19 H Grip belt 13 I Microphone fixing clamper 38 J Microphone holder 38 K Accessory shoe L Lens hood with lens cover 9 M Lens 9 Continued ...

Page 114: ... 41 I ASSIGN 3 button REC REVIEW button 41 J Large eyecup 15 K CH1 INT MIC INPUT1 switch 38 L AUTO MAN CH1 switch 40 M AUDIO LEVEL CH1 dial 40 N AUDIO LEVEL CH2 dial 40 O AUTO MAN CH2 switch 40 P CH2 INT MIC INPUT1 INPUT2 switch 38 Q STATUS CHECK button 49 R PICTURE PROFILE button 29 S MENU button 16 T AUTO MANUAL switch 25 The ASSIGN 2 button AE SHIFT button has a raised tactile dot for your conv...

Page 115: ... 38 K INPUT2 switch 38 L INPUT1 switch 38 M Cable holder 38 Inner cable holder and outer cable holder are provided for securing an i LINK cable and a microphone cable respectively N LANC jack The LANC control jack is used for controlling the tape transport of video device and peripherals connected to it O POWER switch 13 P REC START STOP button 20 The ASSIGN 5 button has a raised tactile dot for y...

Page 116: ...HUTTER SPEED button 25 K OPEN EJECT lever 18 L SEL PUSH EXEC dial 16 M One push button 29 N White balance memory switch 28 O Gain switch 27 P IRIS EXPOSURE button 25 WHT BAL button has a raised tactile dot for your convenience in locating the button To attach the shoulder strap Attach the shoulder strap optional to the hooks for the shoulder strap Identifying parts and controls Continued ...

Page 117: ...8 I RESET button If you press the RESET button all settings including the clock setting except the Picture profile and Camera profile settings return to the default J LCD screen 14 K Viewfinder 14 L Viewfinder lens adjustment lever 14 M Viewfinder release lever 108 N Rear remote sensor 79 O Rear recording lamp 79 The recording lamp flashes if the remaining tape or battery is low PLAY button VOLUME...

Page 118: ... the Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder your VCR may also operate In that case select a commander mode other than VTR 2 for your VCR or cover the sensor of your VCR with black paper To change the battery of the Remote Commander 1 While pressing on the tab inset your fingernail into the slit to pull out the battery case 2 Place a new battery with the side facing up 3 Insert the battery c...

Page 119: ... playback Time code hour minute second frame E Recording capacity of the tape approx F DV Audio Mode 66 G Audio level display 71 H Aspect ratio of the movie 73 I Recording folder 77 J Image size 22 K Recording indicator 22 The date time during recording and the camera setting data will be recorded automatically They do not appear on the screen during recording but you can check them on the screen ...

Page 120: ...ctures in the current playback folder O Playback folder 77 P Previous Next folder icon The or appears when the first or last picture of the current folder is displayed and when there are multiple folders on the same Memory Stick Duo media You can move to Previous Next folder with the VOLUME MEMORY button Viewing movies Viewing still images Indicators for the LCD screen and viewfinder Continued ...

Page 121: ...X MARK 42 DV input 83 DV output 81 i LINK connection 81 83 LCD backlight off 14 Indicator Meaning Z Warning 96 Indicator Meaning HISTOGRAM 69 DV AU MODE DV Audio Mode 66 Upper left Upper right Bottom Center Manual volume control 40 67 9 Manual focus 24 Picture profile 29 SPOTLIGHT 61 BACK LIGHT 61 SteadyShot off 62 PEAKING 70 D EXTENDER 62 AE SHIFT 61 EXPOSURE control 26 Auto setting 71 n A B Whit...

Page 122: ...isplay 71 92 CAMERA PROF Camera profile 78 CAMERA SET menu 59 Cassette Insert Eject 18 Tape 99 Cassette compartment 18 CENTER 70 CENTER TRIG 63 CH1 INT MIC INPUT1 switch 38 CH2 INT MIC INPUT1 INPUT2 switch 38 Charging time 11 CHG lamp 10 CLOCK SET 16 79 CNTRST ENHCR 61 91 COLOR BAR 65 COLOR CORRCT Color Correct 33 COLOR DEPTH 33 COLOR LEVEL 32 COLOR MODE 32 COLOR PHASE 32 Computer 87 Connect TV 52...

Page 123: ... switch 39 INPUT2 TRIM 68 INPUT2 WIND 68 Insulation sheet 118 INTELLIGENT 60 Internal microphone 38 INTERVAL 64 INTERVAL REC 64 IN OUT REC menu 73 IRIS 25 59 Iris ring 25 IRIS EXPOSURE 59 IRIS EXPOSURE button 25 i LINK 104 i LINK cable 81 83 85 J JPEG 102 K KNEE 32 L LANC jack 115 LANGUAGE 79 Large eyecup 15 LCD 14 LCD backlight 14 LCD BL LEVEL 72 92 LCD BRIGHT 72 LCD COLOR 72 LCD PANEL 73 Lens 10...

Page 124: ...review 42 REC REVIEW button 42 REC RUN 75 REC START STOP button 20 REC TIME 64 REC TIMING 63 Recording 20 Recording lamp 20 Recording time 11 REGENERATE 75 RELAY 74 REMAINING 72 Remaining battery 49 Remote Commander 118 REMOTE CTRL Remote control 80 Remote sensor 114 117 RESET 36 75 RESET button 117 RING ASSIGN 59 RING ROTATE 59 S S VIDEO jack 52 81 SAFETY ZONE 70 SEARCH M button 50 Self diagnosis...

Page 125: ...trol buttons 118 Video head 106 Viewfinder 14 Viewfinder lens adjustment lever 14 Viewfinder release lever 108 Volume 40 46 VOLUME MEMORY button 45 V OUT PANEL 73 W Warning indicators 96 Warning messages 97 WB PRESET 60 WB SHIFT 35 White balance 28 White balance memory switch 29 WHITE FADER 62 WHT BAL button 28 Wide angle 23 Windows 87 WORLD TIME 79 92 Write protect tab 99 102 X XLR SET 67 Z ZEBRA...

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