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Page 1: ... DCR HC48 Getting Started Using the Menu Dubbing Editing Using a Computer Troubleshooting Additional Information Quick Reference Spanish Quick Guide Gufa rapida en espaSol Mini IL f vi_eol_igit_ _ _ lilfoLITHIUM C_ssete s_lEs 2007 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...SOnnEL This symbol is intended to alert the iiser to the presence of unhlsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enchlsure t lal lllay be of sufficient lnagnimde to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user 1o lhe presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in tile lilerature accompanying the appliance ...

Page 3: ...ill liquid of any kind on the set Attachments Do noI use _ltt_lchlllents llOt reCOlllnlended by tile ii anul lclur_2r as they may cause hazards Cleaning Unplug tile set fi om the wall outlet belore cle_uling or polishing it Do not use liquid cleaners or _ erosol clemlers Use _ cloth lightly dampened with w tter for cleaning tile exterior OItile set Water andMoisture Do not use power line operi ted...

Page 4: ...as been exposed to rain or water If file set has been subject to excessive shock by being dropped or the cabinet has been damaged If the set does not opert_te nornlally when li_llowing the operating instructions A liust only those controls that are specified in the operating instructions hnproper adjustment of other controls nlay resull in damage and will ol en require exlensive work by a qualifie...

Page 5: ... questions about this product you may call Sony Customer hfformation Center 1 800 222 SONY 7669 The number below is for the FCC related matters only RegulatoryInformation Declaration of Conformity Trade Nanle SONY Model NO DCR HC48 Responsible Party Sony Eleclronics Inc Address 16530 Via Esprillo San Diego CA 92127 U S A Telephone Number 858 942 2230 This device complies wilh Pair 15 of the FCC Ru...

Page 6: ...sl be used with the equipmenl ill order lv comply with lhe limits fl ra digilal device pursuanl to Subparl B of Parl 15 of FCC Rules Forthe State of California USAonly Pcrctllorate Material special handling may apply See www dlsc ca gov bazardouswasle perc llorale Pcrcblorate Material Lithiunl battery contains perchlorate Your camcorder is supplied with two kinds of manuals Oper tg Guide This tnat...

Page 7: ...K cable be sure to insert the connector plug the correct way and not forcibly to avoid damaging the terminal or cause a malfunction of your camcerder Connect the A V connecting cable to the A V OUT jack of the Haudycam Statiuu when using your camcurder attached to the Haudycam Station tu uutput audio and video signals Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the Haudycam Station holding both the Handycam St...

Page 8: ...ing of such materials may be contra U to the copyright laws Aboutthis manual The images of the LCD screen and the viewfinder used in this manual for illustratkm purposes are captured using a digital still camera and therefore may appear different Design and specifications of recording media and accessories are subject to change without notice About theCarlZeisslens Your camcorder is equipped with ...

Page 9: ...tly recorded scenes Rec review 30 Searching quickly for a desired scene Zero set memory 30 Searching for a scene by date of recording Date search 31 Playing the picture on a TV 32 Using the menu items 34 Menu items 35 _ CAMERA SET menu 37 Settings to adjust your camcorder to the recording conditions MEMORY SET menu 42 Settings for the Memory Stick Duo _ PICT APPLI menu 44 Special effects on pictur...

Page 10: ...eshooting 67 Warning indicators and messages 74 Using your camcorder abroad 77 Maintenance and precautions 78 Usable cassette tapes 78 About the Memory Stick 79 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 80 About i LINK 81 On using your camcorder 82 Specifications 86 Identifying parts and controls 90 Indicators displayed during recording playback 94 Index 97 18 ...

Page 11: ...s the im tuber of that item supplied Rechargeable battery pack NP FH40 1 p 12 80 AC Adaptor 1 p 12 Power cord 1 p 12 Handycam Station 1 p 12 93 CD ROM Handycam Application Software 1 p 63 Operating Guide This manual 1 m Wireless Remote Commander 1 p 93 A button type lithium battery is aheady installed AN connecting cable 1 p 32 55 USB cable 1 p 61 11 ...

Page 12: ...order O then attach the battery pack and click it into place Q 4 Connect the power cord to the AC Adaptor and the wall outlet 5 Insert the camcorder into the Handycam Station securely all the way to the bottom Tile CH charge lamp lights up rod charging starts The CHG chzu ge lamp turns off when the battery is fully ch _tr_ed Reiilove yO ll cnn eoder frolI the Handycam Station 2 Slide the POWER swi...

Page 13: ...off tile po _x er then remove tile camcorder from the Handycam Station holding both your camcorder and the Handycam Station m g g DC plug Open the jack cover _ Tips You Call opel ate your Ca llcorder COllllecled 1o a power source such as a wal oul el as showll ill tile illustration Tile battery pack will not lo_ its ch_Jrge in this case To removethe battery pack _ Turn off tile power then press PU...

Page 14: ...arge on the LCD screen Sufficienl power remaining Ballery low recording playback will stop soon t Replace the bdlel 3 with a fully charged tie or charge the battery Chargingtime Approximate time rain required x _ hen you fully charge a fully discharged battery pack NP FH40 100 50 supplied 110 55 I It 55 NP FH50 115 55 130 65 130 65 NP FH70 245 120 280 140 280 140 NP FH 100 565 280 635 315 635 315 ...

Page 15: ...nearby wall ouflel when using tile AC Adaptor Disconnect the AC Adaptor fi oln llle wall outlet immediale y if any lnalhmclkm occurs w li e using your c_ llcordel Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a narrow space such as between a wall and urnimre Do not short circuit the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or bauery terminal with any metallic ot_jects This may cause a malfunction Even if your camcorder is...

Page 16: ...ur camcorder lor about 3 months tile built in rcchargeable baltel_ gel discharged and the date and time settings may be cleared l_ om tile memoly In that case dlarge tile redlargeab e battery and then set the date and time again lP 85 At tile tilllC of purchase lhe power is set to tll ll Off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any operalion attempted lot approximately 5 minutes to sa...

Page 17: ...te it le the best angle le record or play 1 DISP BATT INFO 180 degrees max You can view pictures using the viewfinder le avoid wearing down Ihe batlery or when the piclttre seen on Ihe LCD screen is poor Viewfinder 90 degrees to 90 degrees the camcorder max To turn off the LCD backlight to make the battery last longer Press and hold DISP BATT INFO for a l c _ seconds until E dr F appears This sett...

Page 18: ...ilP_ U c_ln U e nllnl D _ casgeltes only p 78 1Slide and hold the F OPEN EJECT lever in the direction of the arrow and open the lid OPEN EJECT lever Lid The cassette compartment automatically comes o111 and opens up Insert a cassette with its window facing outwards then press Push tile ccnler of Ihe back of the cassette lightly Window Cassette compartment 18 ...

Page 19: ...e LCD screen To eject a Memory StickDuo Lightly push in once and slide out the Memory Stick Duo alongside the camcorder body O Notes When tile access lamp is lit or flashing your camcorder is reading writing data Do not shake or knock your camcorder lllfn tile power ofi elect the Menlory Stick Duo or remove the batlery pack Otherwise image dala nlay be damaged If you lk rce the Memo W Stick Duo in...

Page 20: ... to turn on I_ ME_O_ _ the CAMERA TAPE _ lamp 2 Press EASY _ _ _pears on the _ EASY Scl een L_ 3 Press REC START STOP or _ to start recording _EC START 8TOP The indicator changes fron STBY to REC To stop recording press RE START STOP again 4 Slidethe POWER switch to turn on _ _ _ _ the CAMERA MEMORY lamp 2 Press EASY _ ra_k _vJ _pears on the screen L_J 3 Press PHOTO to record 0 0 Flashing Lit Pres...

Page 21: ...iustable menu settings See page 34 for details 1111 settings Ahnosl all the sellings relurn to their detaults automalically p 35 P2MEff0 is nol displayed during Easy Handycam operalion Cancel Easy Handycam operalion if you wahl to add anyel ccts or sellings 1othe images Unavailable buttonsduring Easy Handycam During Easy Handycanl operation the l ollo _ ing buttons are unav dlable Inv did during E...

Page 22: ...REC START STOP 60mln 60mln _J 60mln I_ _ 0 00 00 _ 60rain STBY REC To slop recording press RE START STOP again O Notes YOU c_lnnot record ino_ ics onto a _ g lilOly Stick LIO _ using your Cftlncordcl _ Tips While recording mo_ies on a tape or while in stmldby mode you can record a still image on a Memory Stick Duo by pl_ ssing PHOTO Lully Still images will be Lixed to im_ge size 0 2M in 16 9 scree...

Page 23: ...d PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus then press it fully Flashing _Lighls up A shutter sound is heard When disappears the image has been recorded To checkthe latestrecordingon a Memory Stick Duo Touch _ To delete the picture touch _ YES _ Tips See page 42 lot details on the irllilge qualJly the inlage size or lhe number ot rccordable pictures Q O Continued _ 23 ...

Page 24: ...OIIS on file LCD fianle The mininmm possible distance between camcorder and subject wbile maintaining sharp locus is about I cm aboul 13 32 in lot wide angle and about 80 cnl about 2 5 8 lPet lor telephoto NIGHTSHOT PLUS ON_ SOFF hlfrared port Settlae NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch toON _ and NI HTSHOT PLUS appears l O Notes Tile NightShot pills and Super NightShot pills functions use infiamd light Therelo...

Page 25: ...s Dillhrences between 4 3 and 16 9 image _iews vary depending on lhe zoom posilion when recording If you play back a picture on TV set TV TYPE lot playback in the w pect rado of the TV lP 33 When viewing pictures recorded in 16 9 aspect rado with TV TYPEI set to 4 31 pictures may appeal rough depending on the subject p 33 Selecting the aspectratio for still images _ Set the POWER s aitch to CAMERA...

Page 26: ...ayback aulomalically stops if pause is engaged lor nlore than 3 nlinutes _ is displayed instead of _ when a Memory Stick Duo with recorded images is inserted and a tape is not being played To adjust the sound volume Touch Ig_gff0 IVOLUMEI then _7 _ to lst the xolume _ Tips 11youcannot ind IVOLUMEI in Ig2_ff01 touch IMENUI p 34 Tosearch fora sceneduring playback Touch and hold _ _ during playback P...

Page 27: ... tape playback screen Todisplay picturesona MemoryStickDuo ontheindexscreen Touch _7 Touch one of the pictures to back to the single disphly mode O Previous Next 6 pictures O The picture displayed befi re sx_itching to the iMex screen To view pictures in other folders touch _ _ PB FOLDER select a folder with _ _ then touch _ p 44 10 Continued _ 27 ...

Page 28: ... ZOOm buUollS oil 1 1 LCD fl aln Usingthe guide functions USAGE GUIDE You can easily select tile desired setting screens by using the guide functions USAGE GUIDE Your caulcorder has 3 guide functious us shuwn beluw SHOOT GUIDE USEFUL GUIDE DISP GUIDE Takes you to the setting scrceus related to recording Takes you to the setting screens related to the basic operations Enables you to check the meani...

Page 29: ... not work once you eject the cassette after you have recorded on the tape Make sure that the CAMERA TAPE lamp lights up p 22 Touch_ _l_37 Touch here Io cancel Ihe operalion The last scene of the most recent recording is played back for about 5 seconds and the camcorder enters the standby mode at the point where the last recording has finished O O Notes END SEARCH will not work correctly when there...

Page 30: ... recorded just belk_re you stopped the tape Make sure that the CAMERA TAPE lamp lights up p 22 Touch _ _ 1 E_1_ EDIT EZE1_ The last 2 seconds approx of the most recently recorded scene are played back Then your camcorder is set to standby Make sure that the PLAY EDIT lamp lights up p 26 II _REW PLAY STOP DISPLAY ZERO SET MEMORY 4 During playback press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander at a p...

Page 31: ...several seconds between the time code and die tape counter Zero sel memory will not flmction correctly if them is a blank section between recorded sections on the tape 4 Press SEARCH M on the Remote Commander 2 Press I_1_1 previous l_l_l next to select a recording date ao _in t_ DATE O1 T0 cancel the operation Press STOP O Notes Tile Date search will not lunclion correctly whenthere is a blank sec...

Page 32: ... V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional When connecting to another dex ice via the S VIDEO jack by using the A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable pictures can be reproduced more laitlffully than wilh lhe supplied A V cable connection Connect lhe while and md plugs lelt rigla audio and S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of an A V connecling cable In this case the yellow slandard video plug connec...

Page 33: ...l ratio nlay not appear in full screen This is not a malihnction O When you play back a picture recorded in 16 9 w pect ralio on a 4 3 TV nol compalible wilh the 16 9 signal set TV TYPE to 4 31 When yotl connecl your Calllcorder to a TV compalible wilh the ID I ID 2 syslem and play back the tape sel TV TYPEI to 16 91 The TV automaticully switches tile aspect ratio according Iv the playback piclurc...

Page 34: ...sired item is not displayed on the screen touch _ _ until the item is displayed _ Select the desired setting then touch NN To use menu items You can cus tomize men l itenls that are not added to Personal Menu Touch Ig_gffOI _ MENU Select the desired menu Touch _ _ to select the item then touch _ The process ill step _ is the same as that in step Select the desired item You can also touch the item ...

Page 35: ...NE SELECT SPOT METER EXPOSURE WHITE BAL AUTOSLW SHTR SPOT FOCUS FOCUS TELE MACRO SUPER NSPLUS NS LIGHT COLOR SLOW S SELF TIMER _ DIGITAL ZOOM STEADYSHOT MEMORY SET menu p 42 STILL SET _ ALL ERASE FORMAT FILE NO NEW FOLDER REC FOLDER PB FOLDER _ PICT APPLI menu p 44 FADER SLIDE SHOW D EFFECT PICT EFFECT SMTH INT REC INT REC STL DEMO MODE PictBridge PRINT USB SELECT Continued _ 35 ...

Page 36: ...LCD VF SET TV TYPE USB CAMERA DISP GUIDE DATA CODE REMAINING REMOTE CTRL BEEP DISP OUTPUT MENU ROTATE A SHUT OFF CALIBRATION _ TIME LANGU menu p 53 CLOCK SET WORLD TIME LANGUAGE 1 This _lling is available only when recording a still image 2The setling is displayed only when the POWER swilch is _11o CAMERA MEMORY sTile setting value belorc enlering Easy Handycam operalion will be relained 36 ...

Page 37: ...ows betx_een the camcorder and the subject PORTRAIT Softportrait _ _ Select to bring out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background SPOTLIGHT Select Io prex cnt l cople s faces from appe iring excessively while when sul jects are lit by strong light _ g Select Io lnainlain Ihe dim almosphere of a candMit scene SPORTS Sports lesson _ _ Select to minimize shake when shoot...

Page 38: ...ting to atttomatic exposure tuuch AUTO _ b Notes When you operate the POWER switch or clmnge lhe SCENE SELECT setting the brighlness of a picture may be changed even if you acliusled it in EXPOSUREI You can ac iust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment AUTO The x_hitebal ulce is adjusted automatically OUTDOOR _ The _ hite bahmce is appropriately adjusted for the followin...

Page 39: ... dark places You can select attd a tst the lk_cal point to a sul_ject not located in the center of the screen sPOre F X_US STB q 1 _ _ ooooo _ Touch the subject on the screen appears Touch ENDI To adjust the focus automatically touch AUTOI ENDI in step O Notes II you set SPOT FOCUS FOCUSI is autonlafically _11o MANUALI You can atljust the lk cus manually You can select this function also when you ...

Page 40: ...ed The nmxinmm shooting distance using INS LIGHT is about 3 m 10 lcet _ Tips If you record subjects in dark places such as nighl scenes or in moonlight set INS LIGHT to OFFI You can make the image color deeper this way 4O The picture will be recorded at a maximum of 16 times tile sensitivity of NightShot plus recording if you set SUPER NSPLUS to ION while the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch p 24 is also set...

Page 41: ...e Note that the image quality decreases when you are using the digital zoom W_T The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor The zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level P OFF U_ _ to 25 x zoom is _ _erformed _tically 50 x Up to 25 x zoom is performed optically and al er that up to 50 x zoom is performed digitally 2000 x Up to25 x zoom is performed optically_ and after ...

Page 42: ...R switch is set to CAMERA MEMORY BURST cannol be sel during Easy Handycam operation The maximum number of images will be recorded in the sell limer mode or when you are operating with the Remote Commander EXP BRKTGI will not function when there is space of less than 3 images remaining on lhe MemolT Stick Duo N QUALITY _ FINE FINE Records still images at the fine image quality level STANDARD STD Re...

Page 43: ...L FILES or CURRNT FOLDER Current lblder ALL FILES Deletes all the images on the Memory Stick DuoY CURRNT FOLDER Current folder Deletes all the images in the selected folder Touch YESI twice X O Notes When using a Memo y Slick Duo with tile write protect htb engaged cancel image proleclion by sliding lhe tab back bel_ rcband p 79 The R lder will not be deleted even when you delete all lhe pictures ...

Page 44: ...d a picture in a lolder the same Iolder will be sel as the delault tolder lor playback Select the playback folder with _ _ then touch _ PICT APPLI menu Special effects on picturesor additional functionson recording playback The default settittgs are marked with P The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected See page 34 for details on selecting menu items You catt acid tile foll...

Page 45: ...an _lect timfirst pictulv tot tileslide show with _ _ belore touching START You can add digital effects Io your recordings Touch Ihe desired effecl _ Adjust Ihe efl_ ct with _ _ then Iouch _ STILL The degree of transparency of the still image you want to superimpose under a movie FLASH The interval of frame by frame phLvback LUMI KEY The color scheme of Ibe area in the still image which is to be s...

Page 46: ...tomalically is hard when SLOW SHUTTRI is selected FOCUS p 39 You clmnol selecl 16 9 4 3 as lbe aspect ralio lbr OLD MOVIEI Ellccts added to the playback pictures are nol output via lhe _ DV Interlace i LINK Only lhe original pictures can be outpul You cannol add ellccls to externally input pictures _ Tips You call save pictures edited using special ellccts on a Menlory Stick Duo p 59 or record the...

Page 47: ...while a nlessage is displayed on tile screen The canlcorder will shoot several fianles tor llle first and lasl shots of file Smoot I interval recording Smooth inlerval recording is relea_d when approxinlately 12 hours have elap_d after shooting has begun Sounds are nol recorded Tile last li_w fiames nlay nol be recorded if the bauery or tape has rtln out There may be discrepancies in the intep al ...

Page 48: ...is to ie_ movies on a tape on the computer or to import them to the computer b Notes During Easy Handycam operation 1_ _ STREAMI cannol be sel EDIT PLAY menu Settings foreditingor playing hackin various modes See page 34 for details on selecting menu items You can play back in various laodes while viewing movies _ Touch the 11 llowing buttons during playback 6 h change the playback _ frame directi...

Page 49: ...a recorded cassette into your camcorder beforehand _ Slide the POWER sx_itch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp Touch _ Play Pause to play back the tape then touch it again at the point where you want to start recording the sound Fouch 1_ IMENU EDIT_LAY F0_ lAUD DUB CTRL I_ AUDIO DUB _ HI appears AUD DUB CTRL _ _Gomi_ _ O Oo oo Oo _ Touch _ Play Your camcorder starts audio recording via the ...

Page 50: ...g menu items SP _ Records in the SP Standard Play mode on a cassette LP _ Increases the recording time to 1 5 times the SP mode Long Play O Notes If you record in lhe LP nlode pictures nlay appear mosaic like or sound nlay be interlupted when you play back tile t e on other camcorders or VCRs Wllen you nlix recordings in tile SP mode and in file LP nlode on one tape tile playback picture may be di...

Page 51: ...ss BRIGHT Brightens the _ie_ finder screen 0 Notes _ hen you connect your calncorder to outside power sources BRIGHT is automalically selected lot the setting When you select BRIGHT battery lilt is slightly reduced during recording See page 33 When you set _ STREAM and cotmect your camcorder to your computer via the USB cable you can view the picture your camcorder is currently seeing on your comp...

Page 52: ... the supplied Remote Commander p 93 _i Tips Sel 1o OFF to prc_enl your camcorder h onl responding to a command senl by anod er VCR rclllOte conlrol ilniI _ON A bc _ing sound starts _qlcn ou st ul stop recording or operate the touch panel OFF Cancels the beeping sound and shutter so ind _ LCD PANEL Shox_ s displays such as the time code on file LCD screen and in the viex_finder V OUT PANEL Sho_ s d...

Page 53: ...en you cannot find your llalive longtl itnlong the options Customizing Personal Menu You can add desired menu items to any Personal Menu allocated to the lamp positions currently lit This is convenient if you add frequently used menu items to Personal Menu You can add up Io 28 menu items to each Personal Menu Delete a less important meuu item if you waut o add more Touch _ _ P MENU SET UP ADD If t...

Page 54: ...otes You cannot delete MENU and P MENU SET UPI 1Touch I _ggg0 P MENU SET UP SORT If tile desired menu item is not displayed touch _ _ 2 Touch the menu item you want to move 3 Touch 1_7 1_7 to move the menu item to the desired place 4 Touch To sort more items repeal steps 2 to 4 5 Touch END IxT O Notes You cannot move P MENU SET UP Touch IF_gg01 P MENU SET UP RESET YES YES D_ If the desired menu it...

Page 55: ... The Handycam Station _uldyourcamcorder iu eboth equipped with A V OUT jacks p 92 93 Connecl the A Vconnecting cable either to the Hzmdycam Station or to your camcorder depending on your setup A V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional When conneding to another device via tile S VIDEO iack by using the A V conneding cable wilh an S VIDEO cable pictmvs can be rcproducvd more l_dlhfiflly than with l...

Page 56: ...D HDD recorder with the A V connecting cable supplied _ an A V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional or an i LINK cable optional _ Connect your c uncorder to the input jacks of the recording device I _1 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 camco...

Page 57: ...n mammls supplied with the devices to be connected O Notes You cannot record pictures on your camcorder from a TV orVCR etc that does not have an LLINK jack F __ To ill etc To _ DV Interface i LINK Signal flow i LINK cable optional When connecting your canlcorder tu another device using an i LINK cable the video and audio signals are transmitted digitally producing high quality pictures and sound ...

Page 58: ... to start recording 7 Stop recording Tuuch _ Stop or RE PAUSEI 8 Touch _ _ _ 3 Press PHOTO lightly at the scene you want to record Check the image and press it fully 0 Notes Tile DV N _ indicator appears when you connect your calncorder and tiler devices via an i LINK cable This indicalor may also appear on the connected device 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 in Recording movies 2 Start playing the cassett...

Page 59: ...ng dala recorded oil lJle tnpe CglllllOt be slored on die Melnory Stick Duo Still images will be fixed to image size 0 2MI when playing back the 16 9 picture or VGA 0 3M I when playing back tbe 4 3 piclum Deletingrecorded picturesfromthe Memory Stick Duo 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp 2 Touch _ 1_ _ 1_ 1 0002 MEMORY pLA 3 Select a picture you want to delete with ...

Page 60: ...lk_r printing on your camcorder By marking images that you want to print out you do not need to reselect them when you print them out You cannot specify the number of printouts 1Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp 2 Touch _ _ _ PRINT MARK Touch the image that you want to print out later PR NT _ 1 _v appears ol o002 4 Touch _ END O Notes To cancel Print mark touch lhe im...

Page 61: ... PRINT 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY EDIT lamp 2 Connect the _ USB jack p 93 of the Handycam Station to the printer using the USB cable USB SELECT appears on the screen automatically 3 Touch PictBridge PRINT When connection is complele PiclBridge connecling appears on Ihe scrccu One of the images stored on the Memory Slick Duo will be displayed 1 Select the image to be pr...

Page 62: ...restart the operation li omthe beginning On SOrtie printer illodels the top bolloln right and lelt edges of images may be trimmed If you print a still image recorded in a 16 9 wide ratk the left and right ends of the image may be trimmed widely Some printer models may not support the late and time printing flmction Relcr to your printer s operating instructions lot details We cannot guarantee the ...

Page 63: ...p guide cl ck he IIl lrk Oil lhe screen Importing Viewing movies taken with your camcorder You can manage lno ies and still images by date and time of shooting and select movies or still images you want to view as thumbnails These thumbnails can be enlarged and played in a slide show Editing picturesimported to a computer You can edit imported movies and still iu ag es on a computer Exporting movi...

Page 64: ...s are recorded into the Menlory Stick Duo Adaptor oplional theninsert it into the Menlo W Stick slot on your computer to copy still inlages to the computer When using a MenloryStick PRO Duo and yotlr computcr is not conlpatible wilh il connect your canlcorder wilh the USB cable instead ol using the Memory Stick slot on tile conlpuler Installingthe First StepGuide and software You need to install t...

Page 65: ...arty software shown below If tile installation screen appears follow tile instructions to install the required software MicrosoftDirectX9 0c Softwarerequired le handle movies Restart the computer if required le complete tile installation The short cut icons such as I_ Picture Motion Browser appear on the desktop m g 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 in Installing the First Step Guide p 64 2 Click Install 3 S...

Page 66: ...he still images from the Memory Stick Duo to the Macintosh htstall First Step Guide in the supplied CD ROM 0 Notes The supplied soflwarc Picnue Motkm Browser does not operate on Mac OS Ret_r lo First Step Guide lot lhe delails on connecting your camcorder to the conlputer and copying the still inlages To copy still images from a Memory Stick Duo OS Mac OS 9 1 9 2 orMac OS X Iv 0 1 v 10 2 v 10 3Iv ...

Page 67: ...Personal Menu items Buttons do not work During Easy Handycau opcratiom not all buttons are functional p 21 Settings change during Easy Handycam operation During Easy Hand3cam operation the settings of the fimctions that are not displayed on the screen return to their defaults p 211 35 The menu item settings have changed unexpectedly The follo_ing settings return to tile default settings automatica...

Page 68: ...oo lo _ or the battery pack has not been charged enough This is not a malfunction Fully charge the batter again If the problem persists the battery may be worn out Replace it with a new one p 12 80 The indicated time may not be correct in certain circumstances For example when you open or close the LCD panel it takes about I minute to display the correct remaining batter time The battery pack disc...

Page 69: ...ette is noisier during rewinding or fast forwarding When using the AC Adaptor rewind f lst forward speed increases compared with battery operation and therefore increases noise This is not a malfilnction You cannot delete the recorded picture on the tape You cannot delete a recorded picture on ta e you can only rewind the tape and record again The new recording overwrites the existing one You cann...

Page 70: ...ing p 47 The recording image view looks different The recording image view may look different depending on the condition of your camcorder This is not a malflmction You cannot record a smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene to the next Perform END SEARCH p 29 Do not remove the cassette The picture will be recorded continuously without a break even when you turn the power off Do n...

Page 71: ...hot plus function p 24 or cancel the BACK LIGHT l_lnction p 25 The screen picture is dark and the subject does not appear on the screen Press and hokl DISP BATT INFO for a fcx_ seconds to turn on the backlight p 17 Undesirable flicker occurs This anomal may occur xqlcn recording pictures under the discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp sodium lamp or mercury lamp with PORTRAIT or SPORTS This is...

Page 72: ... read Noises appear and _ is displayed on the screen Tbc tape was recorded in a TV color system other than that of your camcorder INTSC This is not a malfunction p 77 _4ch 12b is displayed on the screen The tape you arc playing was rccoMed on another device with a 4ch microphone 14CH MIC REC Your camcorder is not compatible x_ith 4ch microphone recording Date search does not work correctly Be sure...

Page 73: ... The computer may not recognize your canlcorder for a l__ wmoments after you connect it Wait for a while lnsm1 your camcorder into the Handycam Station correctly p 12 Disconnect USB devices other than the keyboard the mouse and the camcorder from Ihe _ USB jack on Ihe computer Disconnect the cable from the computer and camcorder restart the comptlter_ then connect them again correctly You cannot i...

Page 74: ...ucal authurized Suny service facility C or E r llz r lr Self diagnosis display C 04 r3 The batteU pack is not an InfuLITHIUM battery pack H series Use an InfuLITHIUM battery pack H series p 8 Connect the DC plug of the AC Adaplor to the DC INjack of your camcorder securely p 12 C 21 r IN Moisture condensation has occurred Ueulove the casselte and leave your camcorder fur at least 1 hour then re in...

Page 75: ...le Memory Stick Duo An incompatible Memor Stick Duo is inserted p 79 Warning indicators pertaining to the tape Slow flashing There is less than 5 minutes remaining on the tlpe No cassette is inserted7 The write protect tab on the cassette is set to lock p 78 7 Fast flashing The tape has run out _ Eject cassette warning Slow flashing The _ rite protvct tub on the casseltv is set to lock p 78 Fast f...

Page 76: ... even then the indicator flashes the Memo13 Stick Duo might be damaged TI3 with another Memory Stick Duo _1 This Memory Stick is not formatted correctly Check the format then lorm_Jt the Memory Stick Duo as necessal5 p 43 79 Memory Stick folders are full You cannot create folders exceeding 999MSDCF You cannot delete created folders using your camcorder You will have to K_rmat the Memol 3 Stick Duo...

Page 77: ...TIME LANGU menu then set the thnu difference p 53 OnTVcolorsystems Y_ur camcordur is NTSC system so its picture can only be viewed on a NTSC system TV with an AUDIO VIDEO input jack NTSC Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru_ Surinam Taiwam the Philippines the U S A Venezuel etc PAL Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic...

Page 78: ...h software Your camcorder dues not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records Notes on use N Whennotusing yourcamcorder for a longtime Remove tilecassette and sture it M To prevent accidental erasure Slide tile _rite protect tab on the cassette to set it to SAVE i REC The casselle can t c I recorded write protected N When labeling the cassette Be sure to place tile label only on ...

Page 79: ... calncorder Data read write speed may vary depending on the combinatkm of the Menlo W Stick and Memory Stick con plianl product you use On a Memory StickDuo with a write protecttab You can prevent accident_ erasure of images when you slide the write protect tab on the Memory Stick Duo with a stnall tapered object to the write protect position Notes on use Damaged or lost image data will not be com...

Page 80: ...sign rule lor Camera File system universal standard eshd_ ishedby the JEITA Japan Electronics and Inlormation Technology ndusniesAssociation On your camcorder you cannot play back sti l images recorded on other devices DCR TRV900 or DSC D7 Xl D770 that do not conlorm to file universal slandard These models are not sold in some regions If you cannot use a Memo W Stick Duo lhal has been used with an...

Page 81: ...n tile battery pack is ffcquenlly used Use the remaining baltelT lime indicalkm as a rough guide only The c J mark lhal indicales low battel T flashes even if there am still 5 to l0 minutes ol ballery time remaining depending on the operaling colldilions or ambient tenlperal ire Aboutstorageof the battery pack It the battery pack is not used tot a long time hilly charge tile bnttel T pack nnd use ...

Page 82: ...Televisiotts DVD MICROMV or HDV recorders players are not cumpatible with DV devices Before cotmectittg to other devices be sure to cottfirm whether the device is compatible with a DV device ur trot For details un precautiotts and compatible application software refer also to the operating instructions fl r the device to be connected 0 Notes VV len connecting your ctlnlcorder to allolher i LlNK co...

Page 83: ...amcorder may not operate correctly If there is moisture inside your camcorder A Moisture condensation IEiect the cassette or Moisture condensation Turn off for IH appears Tile indicator will not appear when tile moisture condenses oil tile Jells N It moisture condensationhasoccurred Noue of tile lluctions except cassette ejection will work Eject tile cassette turn off your camcorder and leave it f...

Page 84: ...you use a soft cloth to clean it When you use the LCD Cleaning Kit optional do not apply the cleaning liquid directly to the LCD screen Use cleaning paper tnoisteued with the liquid N Onadjustment oI thetouch panel CALIBRATION The buttous on the touch pauel may uot work correctly If this happens follow the procedure below It is recommettded you connect your catncorder to the wall outlet using the ...

Page 85: ...move Tab Remove dust from the eyecup block with a camera blower etc _ Press tile viewfinder onto the body of the camcorder _ Relnove dust from the inside area v here the eyecup block was attached v ill a camera blower etc Attach the eyecup block to the viewfiuder pushing it slraighl on until it clicks O Notes The eyecup block is a precision pall Do nol disassemble it timber Do not touch the lens o...

Page 86: ...l_lllder ill iN nol Nnction properly In this case replace the barrel 7 with a Sony CR2025 lithium bauery Use of another baltery may present a risk of fire or exl losion System Video recording system 2 rotary heads Helical scanning system Still inmge recording system Exif Ver 2 2 Audio recording system Rutary heads PCM system Quautizatiou 12bits Fs 32 kHz stere I stere 2 16 bits Fs 48 kHz stereo Vi...

Page 87: ... 47 kf kflohms Output impedance with less than 2 2 kf2 kilohms LCDscreen Picture 6 9 cm 2 7 type aspect ratio 16 9 Total dot number 123 200 560 x 220 General Power requirements DC 6 8 V 7 2 V bmtery packl DC 8 4 V AC Adaptor Average power consmnption During camera recording using the viewfiuder 2 5 W During camera recurdiug using the LCD 2 8 W Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storag...

Page 88: ... approx 48x29x81 mm 11 15116 x I 3 16 x 3 1 4 in w h d excluding the projecting parts Mass approx 170 g 6 0 oz excluding the power cord See the label on the AC Adaptor for other specifications Rechargeable battery pack NP FH40 Maximum output voltage DC 8 4 V Output voltage DC 7 2 V Capacity 4 9 Wh 680 mAh Dimensions approx 31 8 x 18 5 x 45 0 mm 11 5 16 3 4 I 13 16 ill w h d Mass approx 45 g 1 6 oz...

Page 89: ...rosoft Windows and Windows Media are trademarks or registcred tradenlarks of U S Microsoft Corporation ill the U S and olher countries Macinlosh and Mac OS arc registered trademarks of Apple Computer lnc in the U S and ol ler counlries Pcntium is a lradelnark or rcgislered tradenlark of lntcl Corporation Adobe and Adobe Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems lncorpo...

Page 90: ... 120 23 Power zoom lever 24 28 OPEN EJECT lever 18 Hooks for a shoulder belt Attach a shoulder belt optional Grip belt 18 Lens Carl Zeiss Lens 8 LENS OVER switch 17 _ Remote seosor Point tile Remote ommander 93 towards tile remote sensor to operate your canlcorder Internal stereo microphone 49 hffrared port 124 9O ...

Page 91: ...CD screen touch panel l 7 94 REC START STOP button 120 221 Zoom bl_t_olls 24 28 WIDE SELECT button 25 Speaker Play _ack soulld comes ol_t trom Ihe speaker For how to a lst the volume see page 26 BATT battery release PUSH bl_llo_ 13 CHG charge lamp 12 Access lamp 19 Memory Stick Ducf slot l 9 BACK LIGHT button 125 D D Continued _ gl ...

Page 92: ...djustment lever 17 DC IN jack 13 CAMERA TAPE CAMERA MEMORY PLAY EDIT lamp 15 RE START STOP button 20 22 A V OUT jack 32 55 Tripod receptacle Attach the tripod optional the length of the screw llUS be less than 5 5 n ll 7 32 in to lhe tripod rcceplacle using a tripod screw _ Interface connector g2 ...

Page 93: ...n image when you press this button will be recorded onto the Memory Slick Duo as a still image Memory control buttons htdex _ Memory playback 21 27 SEARCH M button 31 _ _ Previous Next buttons 31 Video control buttons Rewind Playback Fast forward Pause Stop Slow 21 26 ZERO SET MEMORY button 30 Transmitter REC START STOP button 20 221 Power zoom buttons 24 28 DISPLAY button Toggles the screen indic...

Page 94: ...er hour minute secoud Time code hour minute second frame Recording capacity of the tape approx 52 END SEARCH EDIT SEARCH Rec review display switch button 30 GUIDE button 28 Personal Menu button 34 Recording folder 44 hnage size 25 42 Quality HNF or STD 42 Memory Stick Duo indicator and the number of images that can be recorded approx Review button 23 Tape lransporl indicator Video operalion bulton...

Page 95: ... hnage delete button 59 Tape playback select button 27 Previous Next image button 27 Index screen display button 27 hnage protection mark 60 Print mark 60 You can use the DISP GUIDE p 96 to check the function of each indicator that appears on the LCD screen O Notes Some of tile indicators may nol appear when you use DISP GUIDEI Upper lel_ Upper right Bouom Center Upper left _16b AUDIO MODE 50 __ _...

Page 96: ...V_7 lnibrmation 76 You can easily check the meaning of each indicator that appears on the LCD screen _ Touch GUIDE DISP GUIDE Touch the area including the indicator that you want to check The meanings of the indicators in the area are listed on the screen If you cannot find the indicator you want to check touch _ _ to toggle To finish the operation touch END _ Tips You can also operate by touching...

Page 97: ...45 Dubbing 55 59 E Easy Handycam 20 34 EDIT SEARCH 30 EDIT PLAY menu 48 END SEARCH 29 50 EXP BRKTG Exposure brackeling 42 EXPOSURE 38 F FADER 44 FILE NO File number 44 FINE 42 FIREWORKS 37 First Step Guide 63 66 FLASH Flash mot ion 46 Flexible spol meter 38 FOCUS 39 70 FORMAT 43 79 Frame by fiame Playback 48 G Getting Started I l H Handycam Slation 12 93 I i LINK 81 i LINK cable 55 57 hnage protec...

Page 98: ...emole Commander 93 REMOTE CTRL Remole control 52 Reversal Playback 48 s S VIDEO cable 32 55 SCENE SELECT 37 Searching lot tl_e starting point 29 SELF TIMER 41 SEPIA 46 SLIDE SHOW 45 SLOW SHUTTR Slow shutter 46 SMTH INT REC Stllood interval tape recording 47 SNOW 37 SOLARIZE 46 SP Standard Play 50 Specifications 86 SPORTS Sports lesson 37 SPOT FOCUS 39 SPOT METER See Flexible spol nletcr SPOTLIGHT ...

Page 99: ...Windows 63 WIPE 45 WORLD TIME 53 Wfite protecl tab 78 79 Z Zero set melnoJ3 30 Zoom 24 D CD gg ...

Page 100: ...ementos E1 nfimero entre pardntesis indica la cantidad dcl elemento Adaptador de ca 1 Baterfa recargable NP FH40 1 CD ROM Handycam Application Software 1 Guia de operaciones este manual 1 Cable de alimentacidn 1 Handycam Station 1 Control remoto inalambrico 1 Tiene instalada una pila de litio tipo botdn Cable de conexidn A V 1 Cable USB 1 100 ...

Page 101: ... su lugar O 2 Deslice el interruptor POWER hasta la posici6n OFF CHG ajuste predeterminado Conecte el adaptador de ca en la toma de entrada de cc de la Handycam Station con la marca de la clavija de cc hacia arriba 4 Conecte el cable de alimentaciSn al adaptador de alimentaciSn de ca y al tomacorriente de pared 5 Inserte firmemente la videocbmara en Handycam Station hacia la parte inferior E1 indi...

Page 102: ...cc entrada de cc Abra la cubimla de la toma _ Sugerencias Puede utili ar stl vJdeoc_mara conectada a una Itlenle de alJmentaci0n COlllO till tolnaCOlTiente de pared tal conlo se nuestra en la luslraci6n La baterfa no perder_la carga en este caso Para extraer la videoc imara de la Handycam Station Apague la alinlent ci6n y luego extraiga la videocfim wa de Handyc m Station sosteniendo al mismo tiem...

Page 103: ...arga reslanle de la balerfa en la pantalla LCD i __i_ r E_ta _ Energfil restante suficiente Poca bateri la grabacidn reproducci6n se detendrfi pronto S istiltlya la balerfa por olra completamenle Calg lda 0 cfirguela Tiempo de grahaci6n Tiempo aproximado rain disponible cuando utiliza una baterfa completamente cargada NP FH40 100 50 suministrada 110 55 110 55 NP FH50 115 55 130 65 130 65 NP FH70 2...

Page 104: ...acion reproduccion Tiempo calcuh do con h videocfimara a 25 C Se rccomienda una temperamra de entre 10 C y 30 C El tiempo de grabaci6n y de reproducci6n serfi mils corto cuando use a videocfimara a bajas lemperal uras El tiempo de grabaci6n y de reproducci6n serfi lllaS COF O ell hlncidn de las condiciones de USO de a videocSmara Acerca del adaptador de alimentacidn de ca Si utiliza el adaptador d...

Page 105: ...s mantiene presionado el bot6n verde CAMERA TAPE Para grabar en una cinta CAMERA MEMORY Para grabar en una Memor_ Stick Duo PLAY EDIT Para reproducir o editar im igenes Aparecerfi la pantalla AJUS RELOJ _EOHA LeA Paraapagarlavide0c_imara Deslice el inlerruptor POWER hasta la posicidn OFF CHG Pararestablecer la fechay la h0ra Toq e_ IMENUI _ HORA LANGU IAJUS RELOJ para establecer la fecha y la hora...

Page 106: ...CAL1BRAC ION Puede cambim las indicaciones en pantalla para mostrar mens jes en un idioma en particular Toque IgJggff0 MENU _ HORA LANGU LANGUAGE y a continuacidn seleccione el idioma que desee Paso4 Realizaci6n de ajustesantesde la grabaci6n Deslice el interruptor LENS COVER hacia la posicidn OPEN Luego de grabar ajuste el interruptor LENS COVER en la posici6n CLOSE para cerrar la cubierla del ob...

Page 107: ...as Si gira el panel LCD 180 grados hacia el lado del objetivo podrd cerrarlo con la pantalla LCD hacia alhera Esto resulta convenienle durallle operaciones de rcproducci6n Consulle AJ LCD VISORI BRILLO LCDI para ajustar el brillo de la panlalla LCD Presione DISP BATT INFO para activar o des_ctivar los indicadores que aparecen en pantalla como la ink_rmaci6n de la balerfa Puede ver imfigenes utiliz...

Page 108: ...NOT PUSH mientras se desliza hacia adentro Podria provocar una falla de funcionamiento 3 Cierre la tapa Tapa E1 compartimienlo del videocasete sa e autonl lticanlente y se abre Inserte un videocasete con la cara de la ventanilla hacia afuera y a continuaci6n presione _ Presione ligeramente el ct nllO de la parle poslerior del videocasele Ventanilla Para expulsarel vide0casete Siga el mismo procedi...

Page 109: ... Con la marca hacia la pantalla LCD Paraexpulsar un MemoryStickDuo Empuje ligeramente una sol _ vez y deslice hacia afuera el Memory Stick Duo al costado del cuerpo de la videocfinmra O Notas Cuando el indicador de acceso _ enciende o parpadea la videocfimara estfi leyendo o grabando datos No sacuda ni golpee la videocfimara no la apague ni extraiga el Memory Stick Duo ni retire la balerfa De 1o c...

Page 110: ... 00 _ 60mln 60rain _ 60rain V_ START STOP ESPERA GRAB Para delener la grabacidn presione REC START STOP nuevanlente O Notas No es posible grabar peliculas en un Memoly Stick Duo con la videoc_hnara _ Sugerencias Durante la grabacidn de peliculas en una cinta o durmlt_ el modo de espera usted puede grabar una imagen ti ja en un Memory Slick Duo presionmMo complelamente PHOTO Las imfigenes tijas se ...

Page 111: ...r CAMERA MEMORY Mantenga presionado PHOTO ligeramente para ajustar el enfoque y a continuacibn presionelo hasta el rondo o Parpadeando Se ilumina Se escucha el sonido del obturador Cuando desaparece significa que se ha grabado la imagen Para c0mpr0barla graba i6nm_isre iente realizada en un Memory Stick Duo Toque _ Para borrar la imagen toque _7 IS8 111 ...

Page 112: ...ciOn _ detiene atltOlll_iticanlenle si se acciona la p ltlsa dillante lllag de 3 lllintlIo _ se muestra en lugar de _ al inserlar un Memory Stick Duo con imfigenes grabadas y si no esl_ reprodtlciendo tiller cinla Paraajustarel v01umen dels0nid0 Toque Ig_gffO IVOL I y a conlinuacidn 1_7 1_7 para a justar el volumen _i Sugerencias Si no encuentra VOLI en Ig_ffffOI toque MENUI Parabuscar unaescena d...

Page 113: ...nes de un MemoryStickDuo enla pantalladeindice Toque _7 Toque una de las im tgenes par l regresar _d modo de present lci6n sencilk__ _ 0 mfigonos _tntollOreS o siguienles _ 0 La imagen que se mueslra antes de cambiar a hi pan alla de fndice Para ver im igenes en otras carpetas toque _ _ IggYl _ REPR CARP l _ eleccio e u a carpela con 1_7 1_7 luego toque I_g h a la visualizaci6n de la panlalla de f...

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