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DCR-SR90E/SR100E

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your Hard Disk

Drive Handycam

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 Getting Started

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Easy

Handycam

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Recording

/Playback

28

Using the Setup items

46

 Dubbing, Printing

69

Troubleshooting

76

Additional Information

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Glossary, Index

99

Editing images

65

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Summary of Contents for Handycam DCR-SR100E

Page 1: ...etup items 46 Dubbing Printing 69 Troubleshooting 76 Additional Information 90 Glossary Index 99 Editing images 65 Computer Application Guide For connecting to your computer see Computer Application Guide Printed on 100 recycled paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink GB Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at ...

Page 2: ...EMC Directive for using connection cables shorter than 3 meters 9 8 feet Disposal of Old Electrical Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection pointfor...

Page 3: ...ing extremely high precisiontechnology soover99 99 ofthe pixels are operational for effective use However there may be some tiny black pointsand orbrightpoints white red blue or green in color that appear constantly on the LCD screen and the viewfinder These points are normal Exposing the LCD screen the viewfinder orthelenstodirectsunlightforlongperiods oftimemaycausemalfunctions Be careful when p...

Page 4: ...each local language are used for illustrating the operating procedures Change the screen language before using your camcorder if necessary p 62 About the Carl Zeiss lens YourcamcorderisequippedwithaCarlZeiss lens which was developed jointly by Carl Zeiss in Germany and Sony Corporation and produces superior images It adopts the MTF measurement system for video cameras and offers a quality typical ...

Page 5: ...ey may cause malfunctions Removing the battery pack Removing the AC Adaptor while charging using the AC Adaptor Be sure to remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor after turning off the POWER switch Note on operational temperatures When the temperature of the camcorder becomes extremely high or extremely low you may not record or playback the camcorder to provide protection to the camcorder In ca...

Page 6: ...el 19 Step 6 Setting the date and time 20 Step 7 Selecting the aspect ratio 16 9 or 4 3 of the recording image 21 Using Easy Handycam operation 22 Recording with ease 24 Playback with ease 26 Recording 28 Playback 29 Searching for the desired images by date Date Index 30 Functions used for recording playback etc 32 Recording To use zoom To use the flash To record in dark places NightShot To adjust...

Page 7: ...the last scene Review Review deleting 36 Indicators displayed during recording playback 37 Remote Commander 39 Playing the image on a TV 40 Saving images 42 Deleting images 43 Using the Setup items 46 Setup items 48 CAMERA SET 50 Settings to adjust your camcorder to the recording conditions EXPOSURE WHITE BAL STEADYSHOT etc STILL SET 54 Settings for still images BURST QUALITY IMAGE SIZE etc PICT A...

Page 8: ...ll images PictBridge compliant printer 73 Jacks to connect external devices 75 Troubleshooting 76 Warning indicators and messages 86 Using your camcorder abroad 90 Files on the camcorder hard disk folder structure 92 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 93 Maintenance and precautions 94 Specifications 96 Glossary 99 Index 101 Editing images Dubbing Printing Troubleshooting Additional Information Glo...

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Page 10: ...to writeimages onto your favorite images by mistake Also youdonotneedtorewindorfast forwardyour movie and you can start recording whenever you are ready Ifyouchangetheimagequalityofamovie youcanrecord images for longer hours You can find a scene quickly by using the VISUAL INDEX screen p 29 The VISUAL INDEX screen allows you to check the recorded images at a glance All you have to do is touch the ...

Page 11: ...an be recorded 5 1ch surround sound p 33 One Touch DVD Burn Computer Application Guide You can save a recorded image on a DVD with a simple touch Images that have not been saved to a DVD with OneTouch DVD Burn can automatically be saved Edit images and create a DVD with selected images Computer Application Guide You can copy images to your computer You can also edit images and create a DVD with se...

Page 12: ...ve Handycam Preparing p 13 Recording p 28 Viewing on your Hard Disk Drive Handycam Viewing on the LCD screen p 29 Viewing on a TV p 40 Saving Save recorded images on a DVD or alike SavingimagesonaDVDusingacomputer ComputerApplication Guide Copying images to a computer Computer Application Guide Dubbing on VCR DVD devices p 69 Deleting images Deletetheimagedatathathasbeensavedonyourcamcorder If you...

Page 13: ...C Adaptor 1 p 14 Mains lead 1 p 14 A V connecting cable 1 p 40 69 71 USB cable 1 p 73 75 Wireless Remote Commander 1 p 39 A button type lithium battery is already installed Rechargeable battery pack NP FP60 1 p 15 CD ROM ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder 1 Camera Operating Guide This manual 1 Computer Application Guide 1 Getting Started Step 1 Checking supplied items ...

Page 14: ...he battery pack in the direction of the arrow until it clicks 2 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to set it to OFF CHG The default setting 3 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on your camcorder Open the jack cover to connect the AC Adaptor 4 Connect the mains lead to the AC Adaptor and the wall socket The CHG charge lamp lights up and charging starts Step 2 Charging the ba...

Page 15: ... in this case Charging time full charge Approximate time min required when you fully charge a fully discharged battery pack Recording time Approximatetime min availablewhenyou use a fully charged battery pack Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start stop turning the power on off and zooming Times shown vary according to the following conditions Top When the LCD backlig...

Page 16: ...amcorder at 25 C 77 F 10 30 C 50 86 F is recommended Available recording and playback time will be shorter when you use your camcorder in low temperatures The available recording and playback time will be shorter depending on the conditions under which you use your camcorder On the AC Adaptor Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall socket close by If any trouble occurs while using the ...

Page 17: ...er or to edit delete them When you set the POWER switch to Movie or Still the lens cover opens up After you have set the date and time CLOCK SET p 20 the next time you turn on the power of your camcorder the current date and time will be displayedon theLCDscreenforafewseconds 2 Hold your camcorder correctly 3 Ensure agoodgrip thenfastenthe belt To turn off the power Slide the POWER switch to OFF C...

Page 18: ...recorded image will not be affected by the setting To cancel press and hold DISP BATT INFO until disappears See LCD VF SET LCD BRIGHT p 60 to adjust the brightness of the LCD screen You can view images using the viewfinder with the LCD panel closed to avoid wearing down the battery or when the image seen on the LCD screen is poor You can adjust the brightness of the viewfinder backlight by selecti...

Page 19: ...e Be careful not to press the buttons on the LCD frame accidentally while using the touch panel If the buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly adjust the LCD screen CALIBRATION p 95 To hide the screen indicators Press DISP BATT INFO to hide or show the screen indicators counter etc You can change the on screen displays to show messages in a specified language Selectthescreenlanguagein LAN...

Page 20: ...t the desired geographical area with then touch 5 Set SUMMERTIME to ON with if necessary then touch 6 Set Y year with then touch You can set any year up to the year 2079 7 Set M month D day hour and minute then touch The clock starts Refer to page 91 for information concerning World time difference The recording date and time are not displayed during recording but are automatically recorded onto t...

Page 21: ...erences in the angle of view between 16 9 wide and 4 3 vary depending on the zoom position To play back images after connecting your camcorder to a TV Set TV TYPE to 16 9 or 4 3 according to your TV 16 9 4 3 p 40 When viewing 16 9 wide images with TV TYPE set to 4 3 images may appear rough depending on subjects 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the Still lamp The image size ratio changes to 4 3...

Page 22: ...camcorder during Easy Handycam operation Touch SETUP to display the available setup items For details on setup See page 47 Nearly all setup items are automatically fixed is not displayed during Easy Handycam operation To perform settings such as focusing manually and adding special effects cancel Easy Handycam operation SETUP 60min STBY EASY CLOCK SET HDD FORMAT BEEP EASY LAN GUAGE Touch Invalid b...

Page 23: ...23 Easy Handycam using your camcorder with automatic settings ...

Page 24: ...HQ default settings p 59 A recordable time of movies you can record in a succession is up to 12 hours To record the next movies Perform step 3 Recording with ease Movies To record movies To record still images Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow while pressing the greenbuttononlywhenthe POWER switch is in the OFF CHG position Easy Handycam operation ON 60min STBY EASY SETUP REC SE...

Page 25: ...s PHOTO D lightly to adjust the focus A then press it fully B A shutter sound is heard When disappears the image has been recorded QUALITY is set to FINE default settings p 55 To record the next still images Perform step 3 To cancel Easy Handycam Press EASY again disappears on the LCD screen Still images Easy Handycam operation ON 60min SETUP 112 EASY Flashing bLights up 112 min SETUP min SETUP EA...

Page 26: ... Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow while pressing the green button only whenthePOWERswitchisin the OFF CHG position To play back images POWER switch 12 34 01 21 12 2006 DATE EDIT SETUP 60min 60min EASY Previous 6 images The last recorded played back movie is marked with i Also whenyoutouchi you can play back the movie from the point you have stopped previously Next 6 images Movi...

Page 27: ...still image to be played back It may take some time to display the VISUAL INDEX screen When you touch EDIT on the VISUAL INDEX screen you can delete images See Deleting images on page 43 To cancel Easy Handycam Press EASY again disappears on the LCD screen Movies Still Images 001 0001 100 112 01 12 34 60min SETUP EASY Beginning of the scene previous scene Toggles Play or Pause as you touch Next sc...

Page 28: ...ext file is created automatically For image quality of movies see REC MODE p 59 of still images see IMAGE SIZE p 55 Recording Playback Recording Movies Still Images Press START STOP A or B To stop recording press START STOP again Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus A then press it fully B A shutter sound is heard When disappears the image has been recorded PHOTO POWER switch START STOP B START...

Page 29: ...ck movie slowly One touch of makes the reverse fast forward approximately five times faster two touches make it approximately 10 times faster three touches make it approximately 30 times faster four touches make it approximately 60 times faster To adjust the volume Touch t VOLUME then adjust it with If you cannot find VOLUME in touch SETUP p 46 12 34 01 21 12 2006 DATE EDIT 60min 60min P MENU Prev...

Page 30: ...e date of the desired image 5 Touch while the selected date of the desired image is highlighted The images for selected date are displayed on the VISUAL INDEX screen Searching for the desired images by date Date Index 12 34 01 21 12 2006 DATE EDIT P MENU 60min 12 34 21 12 2006 P MENU 60min DATE OK END 1 5 2006 10 6 2006 20 7 2006 30 8 2006 1 9 2006 5 5 2006 15 6 2006 25 7 2006 Previous Next Date b...

Page 31: ...31 Recording Playback ...

Page 32: ...f the flash lampbeforeusingit Flasheffectmaybeimpaired if heat discoloration or dust obscures the lamp The flash charge lamp flickers when charging the flash and remains lit when the battery charge is complete If you use the flash in bright places such as when shooting a backlit subject the flash may not be effective The flash does not work when attaching the conversion lens optional or filter opt...

Page 33: ... by the built in 4ch microphone 3 is converted to 5 1ch surround sound and recorded To record with a wireless microphone You can use a wireless microphone optional to record distant sound wirelessly The sound it picks up is allotted to the front center part of the 5 1ch surround sound mixed with the sound picked up by the internal microphone and recorded You can enjoy more realistic sound by playi...

Page 34: ...ns from the selected image Touch to stop the slide show To restart touch again You can touch to set continuous slide show playback Thedefault setting is ON continuous playback You cannot operate playback zoom during slide show To use Playback zoom 17 You can magnify images from about 1 1 to 5 times the original size Magnificationcanbeadjustedwiththepower zoom lever 1 or the zoom buttons 7 on the L...

Page 35: ...ings including settings for date and time Setup items customized on Personal Menu are not initialized Other part names and functions 3 Built in 4ch microphone When an external microphone optional is connected ittakesprecedenceoverthe internal microphone 4 Remote sensor Point the Remote Commander p 39 towards the remote sensor to operate your camcorder 4 Recording lamp The recording lamp lights up ...

Page 36: ...corded image in a succession with Review deleting You can only delete the last recorded image in order with Review To delete the desired image see page 43 When the recorded images are deleted in order with Review deleting you cannot continue to delete them if a protected image appears on the screen When you delete still images that were recorded continuously p 54 all the images are deleted at the ...

Page 37: ...nal Menu button 46 9 Image size 55 0 Quality FINE STD 55 qa Number of recordable still images 60min P MENU REC 00 01 00 60min 60min P MENU 112 Viewing movies Viewing still images qs Playback mode qd Number of played back movies Total number of recorded movies qf Previous Next button 27 29 qg Recording folders files 92 qh Video operation buttons 27 29 qj Numberofplayedbackstillimages Total number o...

Page 38: ... recording 33 Self timer recording 53 Continuous photo recording Bracket recording 54 Flash light 52 MICREF LEVEL low 59 Indicator Meaning Repeat of Slide show 34 Indicator Meaning Fader 55 LCD backlight off 18 Drop sensor off 58 Drop sensor 58 60min 00 01 00 60min P MENU STBY Upper left Upper Center Upper right Bottom Center Indicator Meaning NightShot 32 Super NightShot 53 Color Slow Shutter 53 ...

Page 39: ...er zoom p 32 34 qa PAUSE p 27 29 qs VISUAL INDEX p 26 29 Displays a VISUAL INDEX screen when you press this while playing back qd b B v V ENTER When you press any button the orange frame appears on the LCD screen Select a desired button or an item with b B v V then press ENTER to enter PointtheRemoteCommandertowardstheremote sensor to operate your camcorder p 35 When no commands have been sent fro...

Page 40: ...ow plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio When your TV is connected to a VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR Set the input selector on theVCRtoLINE VIDEO1 VIDEO2 etc if the VCR has an input selector To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV 16 9 4 3 Change the setting according to the screen aspect ratio of the TV you will ...

Page 41: ... TYPE to 4 3 When your TV is monaural When your TV has only one audio input jack Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and connect the white left channel or the red right channel plug to the audio input jack of your TV or VCR You can display the counter on the TV screen by setting DISP OUTPUT to V OUT PANEL p 62 If your TV VCR has a 21 pin adaptor EUROCONNECTO...

Page 42: ...ed on the camcorder by connecting to other VCR DVD devices Saving images Saving images on DVD using your computer Saving images by connecting the camcorder to other VCR DVD devices Create DVD with One Touch You can save images recorded on the camcorder directly to a DVD with ease See Computer Application Guide Create DVD with the desired images You can save images copied to your computeronaDVD You...

Page 43: ...mage is marked with Press and hold the movie on the LCD screen to check the movie Preview Touch to return to the previous screen The Preview screen buttons have the same functions as the ones on the Review screen p 36 You can select multiple images at the same time 5 Touch t YES You cannot recover an image once you delete it If you delete an original movie that is listed in a Playlist p 65 it is a...

Page 44: ... then touch DELETE DATE t YES Deletemovies orstillimagesrecordedon the selected date at once You cannot delete movies and still images recorded on the same date at the same time You cannot delete protected images p 67 When the multiple number of the same date is displayed in step 3 only the image data in the selected date folder can be deleted Deleting images by date 12 34 01 21 12 2006 DATE EDIT ...

Page 45: ...45 Recording Playback ...

Page 46: ...played 3 Select the desired setting then touch x To change the setup items You can customize setup items that are not added to Personal Menu Using the Setup items Using the Setup items 1 2 3 4 Settings for movies Settings for still images Slide the POWER switch while pressing the green button in the center only when the POWER switch is in the OFF CHG position Settings for PLAY EDIT EXPO SURE FADER...

Page 47: ...up screen If you decide not to change the setting touch to return to the previous screen x To change the setup items during Easy Handycam operation does not appear during Easy Handycam operation p 22 1 Touch SETUP Available setup items appear 2 Select the desired item 3 Customize the item Touch after finishing the setting If you decide not to change the setting touch to return to the previous scre...

Page 48: ...SURE z z AUTO WHITE BAL z z AUTO AUTO SHUTTER z ON SPOT FOCUS z z AUTO FOCUS z z AUTO FLASH SET z 1 OFF SUPER NS z OFF NS LIGHT z z OFF COLOR SLOW S z OFF SELF TIMER z OFF SELF TIMER z OFF DIGITAL ZOOM z OFF STEADYSHOT z ON STILL SET p 54 BURST z OFF QUALITY z FINE IMAGE SIZE z z PICT APPLI p 55 FADER z OFF D EFFECT z OFF PICT EFFECT z OFF REC CTRL 3 z USB SELECT 2 z z z DEMO MODE z ON HDD SET p 5...

Page 49: ...AY EDIT Easy Handycam STANDARD SET p 59 REC MODE z HQ VOLUME z z 1 MULTI SOUND z STEREO MICREF LEVEL z NORMAL SUR MONITOR z LCD VF SET z z z NORMAL NORMAL 1 TV TYPE z z z USB SPEED z z z 1 DATA CODE z DATE TIME DISPLAY z 1 REMAINING z AUTO REMOTE CTRL z z z ON REC LAMP z z ON BEEP z z z z 1 DISP OUTPUT z z z LCD PANEL SETUP ROTATE z z z A SHUT OFF z z z 5min CALIBRATION z TIME LANGU p 62 CLOCK SET...

Page 50: ...intain the atmosphere of situations such as sunsets general night views or fireworks LANDSCAPE Select to shoot distant subjects clearly This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal meshin windows that comes in between the camcorder and the subject Items with one asterisk can be adjusted so as nottofocusonsubjectsonlyashortdistanceaway Items with two asterisks can be ad...

Page 51: ... conditions change quickly Underthevideolampsofthoseatastudio or under sodium lamps or incandescent like color lamps ONE PUSH The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light 1 Touch ONE PUSH 2 Frame a white object such as a piece of paper to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject 3 Touch flashes quickly When the white balance has been adj...

Page 52: ...ecording When you want to record a subject at close range move the power zoom lever to W wide angle then adjust the focus The minimum distance required between your camcorder and the subject to get a sharp focus is about 1 cm about 1 2 inch for wide angle and about 80 cm about 2 5 8 feet for telephoto The setting returns to AUTO after you remove the power source for more than five minutes You can ...

Page 53: ...bjects p 32 Remove the conversion lens optional The maximum shooting distance using NS LIGHT is about 3 m 10 feet You can record an image brighter in color even in dark places Set COLOR SLOW S to ON and COLOR SLOW SHUTTER flash on the screen To cancel COLOR SLOW S touch OFF Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 52 when it is hard to focus automatically The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depen...

Page 54: ... PHOTO BOFF Selectthiswhennotrecordingcontinuously NORMAL Records still images continuously at approximately 0 5 seconds intervals The numbers of the maximum recordable images are as follows 3 0M 3 images 1 9M 4 images VGA 0 3M 21 images 2 3M 3 images EXP BRKTG Records 3 images consecutively with different exposures at approximately 0 5 second intervals You can compare the three images and select ...

Page 55: ...TANDARD STD 640 480 420 60 IMAGE SIZE The default settings are marked with B The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected See page 46 for details on selecting setup items Youcanaddthefollowingeffectstocurrently recording images 1 During standby fade in or recording fade out selectthedesiredeffect thentouch When you select OVERLAP or WIPE the image is stored as a still image Whi...

Page 56: ...isplayed when you touch is saved as a still image 3 Touch appears To cancel D EFFECT touch OFF in step 1 LUMI KEY luminance key Replaces a brighter area in a previously recorded still image e g a person with a movie OLD MOVIE Adds an sepia colored effect to movies The aspect ratio cannot bechanged to 16 9 wide when OLD MOVIE is selected Youcanaddspecialeffectstoapictureduring recording appears BOF...

Page 57: ...e camcorder to recover recordable free space to allow you to write in Toavoidthelossofimportantimages theyshould be saved p 42 before performing HDD FORMAT 1 To perform HDD FORMAT touch YES t YES 2 When Completed is displayed touch Protected images are also deleted While HDD FORMAT is activated do not remove the AC Adaptor or the battery pack While HDDFORMAT isactivated donotapply vibration or sho...

Page 58: ... camcorder to others it is recommended that you perform EMPTY HDD If you perform EMPTY HDD all the images aredeleted Toavoidthelossofimportantimages they should be saved p 42 before performing EMPTY HDD 1 Be sure the AC Adaptor is connected While pressing DISP BATT INFO slide the POWER switch to turn on You can perform this operation whichever position of the Movie Still PLAY EDIT is lit 2 Touch t...

Page 59: ...ording or other basic settings REC MODE LCD VF SET USB SPEED etc REC MODE Recording mode VOLUME You can select whether to play back audio recordedusing REC CTRL p 71 withdual sound or stereo sound BSTEREO Plays back with main and sub sound or stereo sound 1 Plays back with main sound or the left channel sound 2 Plays back with sub sound or the right channel sound The setting returns to STEREO afte...

Page 60: ...he setting When you select BRIGHT battery life is slightly reduced during recording x VF WIDE DISP You can select how a 16 9 wide aspect ratio image appears in the viewfinder BLETTER BOX Normal setting standard type of screen SQUEZE Squeeze Expands the image vertically if black bands at the top and bottom in 16 9 wide aspect ratio are undesirable See page 40 You can select data transfer speed used...

Page 61: ...he LCD frame or on the Remote Commander BAUTO Displays the remaining hard disk free space for about eight seconds as described below Whenyourcamcorderrecognizesthefree hard disk space with the POWER switch is set to Movie When you press DISP BATT INFO to switch the screen display from off to on with the POWER switch is set to Movie When the available free space of the hard disk remains less than f...

Page 62: ... camcorder to a wall socket A SHUT OFF is automatically set to NEVER See page 95 BEEP DISP OUTPUT SETUP ROTATE A SHUT OFF Auto shut off CALIBRATION See page 46 for details on selecting setup items See page 20 You can adjust a time difference without stopping the clock Setyourlocalareawithv Vwhenusingyour camcorder overseas Refer to World time difference on page 91 You can change this setting witho...

Page 63: ...t YES t The setup item is added to the end of list 1 Touch t P MENU SET UP t DELETE If the desired setup item is not displayed touch 2 Touch the setup item that you want to delete 3 Touch YES t You cannot delete SETUP and P MENU SET UP Customizing Personal Menu Adding a setup item Select the category CAMERA SET PICT APPLI HDD SET STANDARD SET TIME LANGU STBY END OK 60min PROGRAM AE SPOT METER EXPO...

Page 64: ...Touch to move the setup item to the desired place 4 Touch To sort more items repeat step 2 to 4 5 Touch END t You cannot move P MENU SET UP Touch t P MENU SET UP t RESET t YES t YES t Arranging the order of setup items displayed on Personal Menu Initializing the Personal Menu settings Reset Customizing Personal Menu continued ...

Page 65: ...d with If you press and hold the thumbnail of the image you can check the image Touch to return to the previous screen You can select several images at once 5 Touch t YES To add all the images selected by date on the Playlist Touch ADD DATE in step 3 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears 2 Touch Playlist tab t EDIT t ERASE 3 Select the scene to be ...

Page 66: ...lected scene is marked with If you press and hold the thumbnail of the image you can check the image Touch to return to the previous screen You can select several images at once 4 Touch 5 Select the designated position with T t 6 Touch t YES When you have selected multiple scenes the scenes are moved following the order appeared in the Playlist Changing the order within the Playlist END OK MOVE Pr...

Page 67: ...youcan prevent your images from being deleted by mistake Youcansetprotectiontoanindividualimage 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 2 Touch EDIT t PROTECT 3 Touch the desired image you want to protect The selected image is marked with You can select several images at once If you press and hold the thumbnail of the image you can ...

Page 68: ...Return to the VISUAL INDEX screen 4 Touch EDIT t PROTCT DATE t ON Set protection for all the images in the selected folder by date Protected images are marked with on VISUAL INDEX screen To cancel protection from the desired image by date Touch EDIT t PROTCT DATE t OFF in step 4 does not appear on the images that are cancelled for protection Protecting images by date 12 34 21 12 2006 P MENU 60min ...

Page 69: ...al higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plug left right audio and the S VIDEO plug SVIDEOchannel oftheA Vconnecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional The yellow plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio To hide the screen indicators such as a counter etc on the screen of the monitor device connecte...

Page 70: ...supplied 1 or the A V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional 2 Connect your camcorder to the input jacks of a VCR or DVD device 4 Start the playback on your camcorder and record it on the recording device Refer to the instruction manuals supplied with your recording device for details 5 When dubbing is finished stop your camcorder and the recording device After dubbing your images it is recommende...

Page 71: ...A Vconnecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional The yellow plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio You cannot record images from a TV with no output jacks You cannot record TV programs which allow you to record once or have copy control technology When you are connecting your camcorder to a monaural device connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cabl...

Page 72: ...ch SET to change the recording mode or adjust the volume Touch SET t REMAIN t ON to display the remaining hard disk free space indicator all the time 5 Start playing the cassette or the DVD on the play back device or select a TV program The image played on the connected deviceappearsontheLCDscreenofyour camcorder 6 Touch REC at the point you want to start recording 7 Touch at the point you want to...

Page 73: ...lied USB SELECT screen appears on the LCD screen 3 Touch PictBridge PRINT The still image appears You can also display USB SELECT screen by touching t SETUP t PICT APPLI t USB SELECT We cannot guarantee the operation of modelsthat are not PictBridge compatible 1 Select the image to be printed with 2 Touch SET t COPIES 3 Select the number of copies to be printed with You can set a maximum of 20 cop...

Page 74: ... a still image recorded with a 16 9 wide ratio left and right ends of the image may be cut off Some printer models may not support the date printing function Refer to your printer s instruction manual for details Still images that have a file size of 2 MB or more or are larger than 2304 1728 pixels cannot be printed PictBridge is an industry standard established by the Camera Imaging Products Asso...

Page 75: ...ce for fixing the installed accessory securely To connect an accessory press down and push it to the end and then tighten the screw To remove an accessory loosen the screw and then press down and pull out the accessory When you are recording with the external flash optional turn off the power of the external flash to preventcharging noisebeing recorded You cannot use an external flash optional and...

Page 76: ...all settings are reset except the Personal Menu items The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low Move it to a warm place and turn on the power after a little while Buttons do not work During Easy Handycam operation the available buttons are limited Cancel Easy Handycam opera...

Page 77: ...the battery pack is being charged Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly p 14 If the problem persists remove the AC Adaptor from the wall socket and contact your Sony dealer The battery pack may be damaged The power turns off frequently although the remaining battery indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate A problem has occurred in the remaining battery ti...

Page 78: ...CD backlight on off pressing and holding DISP BATT INFO Cancel Easy Handycam operation p 25 The buttons do not appear on the touch panel Touch the LCD screen lightly Press DISP BATT INFO on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander p 19 39 The buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work at all Adjust the screen CALIBRATION p 95 If you change the aspect ratio of the imag...

Page 79: ...dthefilenumbershows9 999 Deleteimages p 43 orperform HDD FORMAT p 57 While activating DROP SENSOR p 58 you may not record movies still images The ACCESS lamp lights up even when you stop recording Your camcorder is recording the image you have just shot on the hard disk of the camcorder Do not remove the AC Adaptor or the battery pack while the lamp is turned on The recording angle differs dependi...

Page 80: ...point where you press START STOP and the actual point that recording movie starts stops This is not a malfunction Refer also to Setup items p 82 The auto focus does not function Set FOCUS to AUTO p 52 The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus Adjust the focus manually p 52 STEADYSHOT does not function Set STEADYSHOT to ON p 54 STEADYSHOT may not work for an excessive camera shake ev...

Page 81: ...sodium lamp or mercury lamp with PORTRAIT or SPORTS Cancel PROGRAM AE in this case p 50 Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen Set STEADYSHOT to OFF p 54 The supplied Remote Commander does not function Set REMOTE CTRL to ON p 61 Insert a battery into the battery holder with the polarities correctly matching the marks p 96 Remove any obstructions between the Remote Comman...

Page 82: ...pen the LCD screen When you record sound with MICREF LEVEL p 59 set to LOW the recorded sound may be difficult to hear Images cannot be deleted Protected images cannot be deleted Cancel the image protection p 68 The data file name is not indicated correctly Only the file name is displayed if the directory structure does not conform to the camcorder standard The file is damaged The file format is n...

Page 83: ...set PROGRAM AE SPOT METER is automatically set to AUTO You cannot use EXPOSURE You cannot use EXPOSURE together with NightShot SUPER NS COLOR SLOW S If you set PROGRAM AE EXPOSURE is automatically set to AUTO You cannot use WHITE BAL You cannot use WHITE BAL together with NightShot SUPER NS You cannot use SPOT FOCUS You cannot use SPOT FOCUS together with PROGRAM AE You cannot use SUPER NS The NIG...

Page 84: ...use D EFFECT You cannot use D EFFECT together with SUPER NS COLOR SLOW S FADER You cannot use OLD MOVIE together with PROGRAM AE PICT EFFECT You cannot use PICT EFFECT You cannot use PICT EFFECT together with OLD MOVIE You cannot view SUR MONITOR Youcannotviewthe SURMONITOR either youarenotrecordingin 5 1chsurroundrecording or together with FADER You cannot adjust LCD BL LEVEL You cannot adjust LC...

Page 85: ...back The audio will not be output when you connect a device via the S VIDEO plug only Connect the white and red plugs of the A V connecting cable too p 40 69 You cannot dub correctly using the A V connecting cable The A V connecting cable is not connected properly Make sure that the A V connecting cable is connected to the proper jack i e to the output jack of a device you are dubbing a image from...

Page 86: ...maged The file is unreadable Warning on the hard disk of the camcorder Fast flashing An error might have occurred with the hard disk drive in your camcorder Warning on the hard disk of the camcorder Fast flashing The hard disk of the camcorder is fully recorded An error might have occurred with the hard disk drive in your camcorder E Battery level warning Slow flashing The battery pack is nearly u...

Page 87: ... on again HDD full Cannot record Delete unnecessary images p 43 Movie scene number is full Cannot record Delete unnecessary images p 43 Movie folder full Cannot record movies Delete unnecessary images p 43 or perform HDD FORMAT Still scene number is full Cannot record Delete unnecessary images p 43 Still pic folder full Cannot record stills Delete unnecessary images p 43 or perform HDD FORMAT Movi...

Page 88: ... hard disk of the camcorder has failed Attempts were made to recover the data but they were unsuccessful x PictBridge compliant printer Check the connected device Turn off the printer and on again then remove the USB cable supplied and reconnect it Connect the camcorder to a PictBridge compatible printer Turn off the printer and on again then remove the USB cable supplied and reconnect it Error Ca...

Page 89: ...ty is low Use the AC Adaptor as the power source to prevent the battery from wearing out in the middle of this operation Playback prohibited You can only play back the images recorded by the camcorder Playlist full You cannot create the playlist exceeding 99 scenes Data protected The data is protected p 67 Copy Inhibit The copyright protected images cannot be dubbed on the camcorder Already added ...

Page 90: ...ion Using your camcorder abroad 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 Uruguay NTSC Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecua...

Page 91: ...an 6 04 00 Abu Dhabi Baku 7 04 30 Kabul 8 05 00 Karachi Islamabad 9 05 30 Calcutta New Delhi 10 06 00 Almaty Dhaka 11 06 30 Rangoon 12 07 00 Bangkok Jakarta 13 08 00 HongKong Singapore 14 09 00 Seoul Tokyo 15 09 30 Adelaide Darwin 16 10 00 Melbourne Sydney 17 11 00 Solomon Is 18 12 00 Fiji Wellington 19 12 00 Eniwetok Kwajalein 20 11 00 Midway Is Samoa 21 10 00 Hawaii 22 09 00 Alaska 23 08 00 LosA...

Page 92: ...es higher as shown here 100MSDCF t 101MSDCF You can access from the computer when you set USB SELECT to HDD p 56 on the hard disk of the camcorder by connecting the USB cable to your computer Do not modify the files or folders on the camcorder through the computer without using the supplied computer application The image files may be destroyed or may not be played back Operation is not guaranteed ...

Page 93: ...der The battery pack is also consumed when your camcorder is in the standby mode or playback is paused Have spare battery packs ready for two or three times the expected recording time and make trial recordings before making the actual recording Do not expose the battery pack to water The battery pack is not water resistant Remaining battery time indicator If the power goes off even though the rem...

Page 94: ...t Doing so might cause heat to build up inside When removing the mains lead pull it by the plug and not the cord Do not damage the mains lead such as by placing anything heavy on it Keep metal contacts clean Keep the Remote Commander and button type battery out of children s reach If the battery is accidentally swallowed consult a doctor immediately If the battery electrolytic liquid has leaked co...

Page 95: ...orifyou havesetit withthe LCD screen side facing out On handling the casing If the casing is soiled clean the camcorder body withasoftclothlightlymoistenedwith water and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth Avoid the followings to prevent damage to the finish Using chemicals such as thinner benzin alcohol chemical cloths repellent and insecticide and sunscreen Handling with abovesubstanceson...

Page 96: ...r explosion Tab System Video compression format MPEG2 JPEG Still images Hard Disk 30 GB Audio compression format Dolby Digital 2 5 1ch Dolby Digital 5 1 Creator Video signal PAL color CCIR standards Recording format Movie MPEG2 PS Still image Exif 1 Ver 2 2 Recording playback time HQ Approx 440 min SP Approx 650 min LP Approx 1 250 min Number of recordable movies still images Movie Maximum of 9 99...

Page 97: ...p 75 Ω ohms unbalanced Chrominance signal 0 3 Vp p 75 Ω ohms unbalanced Audio signal 327 mV at load impedance 47 kΩ kilohms Input impedance more than 47 kΩ kilohms Output impedance less than 2 2 kΩ kilohms USB jack mini B REMOTE jack Stereo mini minijack Ø 2 5 mm LCD screen Picture 6 9 cm 2 7 type aspect ratio 16 9 Total number of pixels 123 200 560 220 General Power requirements 7 2 V battery pac...

Page 98: ...la Corporation Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Dolby Digital 5 1 Creator and Dolby Digital Stereo Creator are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Furthermore and are not mentioned in each case in this manual Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRODU...

Page 99: ...ting all recorded image datafromthe harddiskofthecamcorder and restoring its original storage capacity You can initialize the hard disk of the camcorder using HDD FORMAT p 57 x Fragmentation The condition of a hard disk in which files are divided into pieces scattered around the hard disk You may not save your images correct You can solve the condition by performing HDD FORMAT p 57 x JPEG JPEG sta...

Page 100: ... system x USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is a standard for connecting with various devices When your computer is compatible with USB 2 0 you can transfer data in high speed between computers x VBR VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate the recording format for automatically controlling the bit rate the volume of recording data in a given time segment according to the scene being recorded For fast movingvideo alotof di...

Page 101: ...14 Charging time 15 CHG charge lamp 14 CLOCK SET 20 COLOR SLOW S Color Slow Shutter 53 84 Computer Application Guide 3 Computer See Computer Application Guide Connect Computer See ComputerApplication Guide Printer 73 TV 40 VCR DVD device 69 71 Copyright 3 Counter 37 D DATA CODE 20 38 60 Date Index 30 DATE TIME 61 DC IN jack 14 75 DC plug 14 Delete 12 36 43 DEMO MODE 57 DIGITAL ZOOM 54 DISP OUTPUT ...

Page 102: ...ight 53 NTSC 90 Number of recordable still images 37 O OLD MOVIE 56 ONE PUSH 51 Operation confirmation beep See BEEP OUTDOOR 51 OVERLAP 55 P PAL 90 PASTEL 56 Personal Menu 46 63 Add 63 Arrange the order 63 Delete 63 Reset 64 Personal Menu button 37 PHOTO button 25 28 39 Photomovie 99 PictBridge 73 99 PictBridge PRINT 57 PICT APPLI Picture Application 55 PICT EFFECT Picture effect 56 84 Playback 26...

Page 103: ...P 24 28 STEADYSHOT 54 80 Still image IMAGE SIZE 55 QUALITY 55 Recording 25 28 Still image files 92 STILL SET 54 Sub sound 59 SUMMERTIME 20 62 SUNSET MOON 50 SUPER NS Super NightShot 53 83 Supplied items 13 SUR MONITOR 59 84 S VIDEO cable 40 69 71 S VIDEO jack 40 69 71 T Telephoto 32 Thumbnail 61 100 TIME LANGU Language 62 Touch panel 19 Transmitter 39 Tripod 34 TV 40 TV color system 90 TV TYPE 40 ...

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