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Sony DCR-SR220D Handbook

1. Nest GMT Lisbon London 11 00 Solomon Is 01 00 Berlin Paris 12 00 Fiji Wellington 02 00 Helsinki Cairo Istanbul 12 00 Eniwetok Kwajalein 03 00 Moscow Nairobi 11 00 Samoa 03 30 Tehran 10 00 Hawaii 04 00 Abu Dhabi Baku 09 00 Alaska 04 30 Kabul 08 00 Los Angeles Tijuana 05 00 Karachi Islamabad 07 00 Denver Arizona 05 30 Calcutta New Delhi 06 00 Chicago Mexico City 06 00 Almaty Dhaka 05 00 New York Bogota 06 30 Rangoon 04 00 Santiago 07 00 Bangkok Jakarta 03 30 St John s 08 00 Hong Kong Singapore Beijing 03 00 Brasilia Montevideo 09 00 Seoul Tokyo 02 00 Fernando de Noronha 09 30 Adelaide Darwin 01 00 Azores Cape Verde Is 10 00 Melbourne Sydney uoneuuojuj jeuonippy 91 File folder structure on the camcorder hard disk and Memory Stick PRO Duo The file folder structure is shown below You do not usually need to acknowledge the file folder structure when recording playing back images on the camcorder To enjoy still images or movies by connecting to a computer see PMB Guide then use the supplied application MODELCFG IND AVF INFO 7 AVINO001 INP 1 AVINOO01 INT 0001 OTDISCBN IND F IMP ROOT 101PNVO1 M2UO00001 MPG
2. Inserting the Memory Stick PRO Duo Prepare a Memory Stick PRO Duo if MEMORY STICK has been selected as the media For types of Memory Stick you can use your camcorder see page 2 1 Insert the Memory Stick PRO Duo Open the Memory Stick Duo cover in the direction of the arrow 2 Insert the Memory Stick PRO Duo into the Memory Stick Duo slot in the right direction until it clicks 8 Close the Memory Stick Duo cover ACCESS lamp Memory Stick PRO Duo 2 If you have selected MEMORY STICK as the movie media turn the POWER switch until the Movie lamp lights up The Create a new Image Database File screen appears on the LCD screen when you insert a new Memory Stick PRO Duo There is no Image Database File Movies cannot be recorded or played Create a new file EST PROCESS TIME 10s YES NO Create a new Image Database File 3 Touch YES To record only still images on a Memory Stick PRO Duo touch NO To remove the Memory Stick PRO Duo Open the Memory Stick Duo cover and lightly push the Memory Stick PRO Duo Notes Do not open the Memory Stick Duo cover while recording Inserting a Memory Stick PRO Duo forcibly in the wrong direction may cause a malfunction to the Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick Duo slot or image data If Failed to create a new Image
3. DATA CODE button 64 Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback PHOTO button 22 25 The on screen image when you press this button will be recorded as a still image SCAN SLOW buttons 23 31 4 Previous Next buttons 24 31 PLAY button 23 31 STOP button 23 31 DISPLAY button 14 Transmitter START STOP button 22 25 Power zoom buttons 27 33 PAUSE button 23 31 VISUAL INDEX button 23 30 Displays the VISUAL INDEX screen when you press this during playback 13 4 gt A Y ENTER buttons When you press any button on the VISUAL INDEX screen or Playlist the orange frame appears on the LCD screen Select a desired button or an item with gt A V then press ENTER to enter Notes Remove the insulation sheet before using the Remote Commander Insulation sheet Point the Remote Commander towards the remote sensor to operate your camcorder p 100 When no commands have been sent from the Remote Commander in a certain period the orange frame disappears When you press any of 4 gt A V or ENTER again the frame appears at the position where it was displayed last 2 2 You cannot select some buttons on the LCD screen using 4 gt V To change the battery of the Remote Commander While pressing on the tab inset
4. RA ello Speaker For how to adjust the volume see page 31 gt VIEW IMAGES button 23 30 NIGHTSHOT switch 28 HOME button 10 56 Zoom buttons 27 33 START STOP button 22 25 LCD screen touch panel 19 RESET button Initializes all the settings including the setting of the date and time ACCESS lamp Memory Stick PRO Duo 21 Battery pack 13 Movie t Still mode lamp 17 POWER switch 17 DISC BURN button 37 Memory Stick Duo slot 21 EASY button 22 DISP BATT INFO button 14 19 light button 28 I 101 102 1 Flash Lens Carl Zeiss Lens 3 Tripod receptacle Attach the tripod optional the length of the screw must be less than 5 5 mm 7 32 to the tripod receptacle using a tripod screw BATT battery release lever 14 Handycam Station 0 ZEN e A 09 ho 9 DISC BURN button 37 Interface connector Y USB jack 50 A V OUT jack 35 47 DCIN jack 13 Remote Commander N A
5. 101 SCENE SELECTION 74 Self diagnosis display SELF TIMER SEPIA SERIES SETTINGS category 56 Slide show 34 SLIDE SHOW 34 SMTH SLW 29 77 77 75 Flexible spot meter 74 59 Still image 22 26 Copying still images 43 IMAGE SIZE 62 Shooting moe 26 Still image files 92 SUMMERTIME SUNRISE amp SUNSET SUPER NIGHTSHOT Supplied items 12 S VIDEO cable 35 47 S VIDEO jack 35 T TELE 73 27 Thumbnail 107 TIMING Trademark 98 Tipid eneas TV color system TV TEPE ina TWIBIGH Peeni as 74 TWILIGHT PORT 74 U USB 12 48 USB 92 USB 99 102 USB SELECT Using abroad V V OUT PANEL 67 VCR or DVD HDD recorders VIEW IMAGES SET VISUAL INDEX VOLUME Volume adjustment 31 W Wall outlet Wall socket 13 Warning indicators 86 Warning messages 8
6. 77 ONE PUSH eret 7 OPTION MENU 71 t 4D OTHERS category 38 OUTDOOR irt D OUTPUT SETTINGS 67 P PASTEL PB zoom PHOTO CAPTURE 41 PHOTO 43 PHOTO SETTINGS 62 PICT EFFECT Picture effect 77 PictBridge ene 50 Playback 23 30 Playback time 15 Playing the image on a 35 Playlist Creating ERASE ERASE ALL 46 ae 46 45 PLAYLIST EDIT 45 PORTRAIT 75 Power cord Mains lead 13 Pre installed rechargeable battery OF OO Printet ansanm 50 Q QUICK ON QUICK ON STBY REC 58 Recordable images 62 Recording 22 25 Recording time 15 RECORD SOUND 29 REDEYE REDUC 60 63 Remaining Battery ee 14 Hard disk 52 Remote Commander 103 REMOTE CTRL Remote control 69 I 109 110 Repairing the image database eerte epe 55 RESET button
7. 50 64 Date 33 DELETE By date Movies Still images 39 DELETE ALD ete 39 DEMO 69 DIGITAL ZOOM 59 DISPEAY teet 65 DISP OUTPUT DIVIDE DROP SENSOR 69 tente Dual Rec es 28 Dubbing sss 47 Dubbing to VCR or DVD HDD recorders 47 Easy Handycam 22 EDIT 44 Editing tees 38 On the camcorder 44 EMPTY ERASE ERASEALL nex 46 EXPOSURE eee 74 EXtenSiOn sete 92 F FACE DETECTION 61 Face Index 32 Face Index set 61 ttes 92 FILE NO File number 62 Film Roll Index 32 FIREWORKS FLASH LEVEL FLASH MODE EOQGUS eee engen 92 FORMAT Hard disk 53 Memory Stick PRO Duo 53 Fragmentation 107 G GENERAL SET 69 Grity beltran 19 59 Holding the camcorder 25 HOME 9 56 CLOCK LANG 68 GENERAL SET 69 MOVIE SETTINGS 58 OUTPUT SETTINGS 67 PHOTO SETTINGS SETTINGS category 56 SOUND DISP SET
8. CAMERA gt SMTH SLW REC O SMTH SLW REC simm 300min 2 Press START STOP A 3 second movie approx is recorded as a 12 second slow motion movie Recording disappears when recording is finished Touch to cancel the smooth slow recording To change the setting Touch 9 OPTION amp tab then select the setting you want to change TIMING Select the recording start point after START STOP is pressed The default setting is 3sec AFTER 3sec AFTER e ea 3sec BEFORE RECORD SOUND Select ON 82 to superimpose sounds such as conversation on the slow motion pictures The default setting is OFF Your camcorder records sounds for about 12 seconds while Recording is displayed in step 2 Notes Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting a 3 second movie approx Image quality of SMTH SLW REC is not as good as that of normal recording During Easy Handycam operation the SMTH SLW REC function cannot be used Cancel Easy Handycam operation e E a gt lt z a 29 30 2 Press gt VIEW IMAGES or C Playback You can play back images recorded on the media selected in the media setting p 20 The default setting is the hard disk Lens cover Closes when an INDEX screen appears Power zoom lever D POWER switch
9. 25 Recording movies m 1 Turn the POWER switch C until the Movie lamp lights up 2 Press START STOP F or B ED somn REC 0 00 14 D5 1ch 300min ow 57 STBY REC To stop recording press START STOP again Tips For the recordable time and the number of recordable images see pages 58 and 60 You can record still images by pressing PHOTO E during movie recording Dual Rec p 28 A frame is shown on the detected face and the detected face image is optimized automatically FACE DETECTION p 61 When a face is detected during movie recording flashes and the detected face is stored in the index You can search for a desired scene by a face image when playing back Face Index p 61 You can switch the recording mode by touching f HOME A or D SF CAMERA gt MOVIE or PHOTO You can create still images from recorded movies p 41 26 Recording still inages 1 Turn the POWER switch C until the Still lamp lights up 2 Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus beep sounds then press it fully a shutter click sounds d Flashing Lights up appears beside or 71 When disappears the image has been recorded Zooming You can magnify images up to 15
10. 4 When Completed appears touch OK Notes Do not apply mechanical shock or vibration to the camcorder during this operation Do not disconnect the battery or AC Adaptor while repairing While the image database file on the Memory Stick PRO Duo are being repaired do not remove the Memory Stick PRO Duo elpaw 2 B 55 Customizing your camcorder What you can do with the zs SETTINGS category of the HOME MENU You can change the recording functions and the operating settings for your convenience Using the HOME MENU 1 Turn on your camcorder then press HOME HOME 60min ww 5 SLW REC felolslele po Ts T Da SETTINGS category 2 Touch amp SETTINGS EB eomn B MOVIE SETTINGS PHOTO SETTINGS 1 2 Bg VIEW IMAGES SET SOUND DISP SET SETTINGS 56 3 Touch the desired setup item If the item is not on the screen touch amp to change the page 60min sTeY se e RECMODE AUDIO MODE 1 3 NIGHTSHOT LIGHT WIDE SELECT DIGITALZOOM STEADYSHOT MOVIE SETTINGS 4 Touch the desired item If the item is not on the screen touch to change the page 6M sP REC MODE For setting the quality of movies 5 Change the setting then touch
11. List of the gama SETTINGS category items MOVIE SETTINGS p 58 VIEW IMAGES SET p 64 Items Page DATA CODE 64 EA DISPLAY 65 SOUND DISP SET p 66 Items Page VOLUME 66 BEEP 66 LCD BRIGHT 66 LCD BL LEVEL 66 LCD COLOR 66 OUTPUT SETTINGS p 67 Items Page TV 67 DISP OUTPUT 67 CLOCK i LANG p 68 Items Page CLOCK SET 17 AREA SET 68 DST SET SUMMERTIME 68 AI LANGUAGE SET 68 GENERAL SET p 69 Items Page DEMO MODE 69 CALIBRATION 96 A SHUT OFF 69 QUICK ON STBY 69 REMOTE CTRL 69 DROP SENSOR 69 Items Page REC MODE 58 AUDIO MODE 58 NIGHTSHOT LIGHT 58 WIDE SELECT 59 DIGITAL ZOOM 59 STEADYSHOT 59 AUTO SLW SHUTTR 59 GUIDEFRAME 59 ZEBRA 59 ECHREMAINING SET 60 FLASH MODE 60 FLASH LEVEL 63 REDEYE REDUC 63 FACE DETECTION 61 s INDEX SET 61 CONVERSION LENS 61 PHOTO SETTINGS p 62 Items Page a IMAGE SIZE 62 FILE NO 62 NIGHTSHOT LIGHT 58 STEADYSHOT 59 GUIDEFRAME 59 ZEBRA 59 FLASH MODE 60 FLASH LEVEL 63 REDEYE REDUC 63 FACE DETECTION 61 CONVERSION LENS 61 operation Youcan set these items also during Easy Handycam operation p 22 SOUND SETTINGS during Easy Handycam 1 Burziuiojsn 57 MOVIE SETTINGS Items for recording movies ac gt
12. appears Press PHOTO to start the count down a still image is recorded after about 10 seconds To cancel the count down touch RESET To cancel the self timer select OFF Tips You can also operate by pressing PHOTO on the Remote Commander p 103 1 Hulziwioysn E 77 78 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you run into any problems using your camcorder use the following table to troubleshoot the problem If the problem persists disconnect the power source and contact your Sony dealer Overall operations Easy Handycam operation Remote Commander 78 Batteries Power sources LCD screen Memory Stick PRO 80 Recording Playing back Playing back images stored on a Memory Stick PRO Duo on other devices 83 Editing images on your camcorder 83 Dubbing Connecting to other devices citta eR 84 Functions that cannot be used simultaneously 4 2 2 84 Notes before sending your camcorder for repair Your camcorder may require initializing or changing the current hard disk of the camcorder depending on the problem In this case the data stored on the hard disk will be deleted Be sure to save the data on the hard disk p 37 on other media backup before sending your camcorder for repair We will not compensate you for any loss of hard disk data During r
13. Adjusting the LCD panel Fastening the grip belt Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the Fasten the grip belt and hold your camcorder 2 then rotate it to the best camcorder correctly angle to record or play 1 90 degrees to the camcorder f 2 90 degrees max DISP BATT INFO 2 180 degrees max Toturn off the LCD backlight to make the battery last longer Press and hold DISP BATT INFO for a few seconds until 4 appears This setting is practical when you use your camcorder in bright conditions or when you want to save battery power The recorded image will not be affected by the setting To turn on the LCD backlight press and hold DISP BATT INFO for a few seconds until 29 disappears Notes Do not press the buttons on the LCD frame accidentally when you open or adjust the LCD panel Tips If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees you can close the LCD panel with the LCD screen facing out This is convenient during playback operations Touch fft HOME E SETTINGS gt SOUND DISP SET LCD BRIGHT p 66 and adjust the brightness of the LCD screen The information is displayed or hidden display no display each time you press DISP BATT INFO pavers 1 19 Step 5 Selecting the media You can select the hard disk or Memory Stick PRO as the recording playback editing media on your camcorder Select the media for movies
14. SETTINGS PserNGs s olal O Touch 1 then If the item is not on the screen touch to change the page How to set ft HOME menu page 56 OPTION menu page 71 The default settings are marked with DEMO MODE The default setting is ON allowing you to view the demonstration in about 10 minutes after you turn the POWER switch to Movie Tips The demonstration will be suspended in the following situations When you press START STOP or PHOTO When you touch the screen during the demonstration The demonstration starts again after about 10 minutes When you turn the POWER switch to Still When you press HOME gt VIEW IMAGES CALIBRATION See page 96 A SHUT OFF Auto shut off A gt 5min The camcorder is automatically turned off when you do not operate your camcorder for more than approximately 5 minutes NEVER camcorder is not automatically turned off Notes When you connect your camcorder to a wall outlet wall socket A SHUT OFF is automatically set to NEVER QUICK ON STBY Quick on f standby You can set the time that you want the camcorder to remain on before turning off in sleep mode p 27 The default setting is 10min Notes A SHUT OFF does not work during sleep mode REMOTE CTRL Remote control The default setting is ON allowin
15. 2 4 1715116 16 251 0 pm 17 re R 18 101 0003 08 ew 19 20 19 8 18 20 21 Viewing still images 15 2 18 2115 22 22 eat ud 101 2 23 101 0014 C 9 gt 24 I 24 20 18 8 HOME button 9 56 Remaining battery approx 14 Recording status STBY standby REC recording Recording mode HQ SP LP 58 The recording playback media 20 Counter hour minute second Remaining recording time OPTION button 71 FACE DETECTION 61 VIEW IMAGES button 23 30 Face Index set 61 5 1ch surround recording Image size 62 Approximate number of recordable still images and media During still image recording Return button Playback mode Currently playing movie number Number of total recorded movies Previous Next button 23 30 Video operation buttons 23 30 Data file name Currently playing still image number Number of total recorded still images Playback folder Displays only when the recording media of still images is a Memory Stick PRO Duo Slide show button 34 VISUAL INDEX button 23 30 anuasajay I 105 106 Indicators when you made changes Indicator NightShot 28 Following indicators appear dur
16. ONY 3 287 845 11 1 Enjoying your 8 camcorder Getting Started GE Digital Video Camera Recorder IANEYON CANIT Recording Playback 22 Handycam Handbook Editing Utilizing recording media DCR SR220 ustomizing your ca Troubleshooting Additional Information Cm Quick Reference C Pasa 0 inform H SERIES MEMORY STICK 2008 Sony Corporation Read this before operating your camcorder Before operating the unit please read this Handbook thoroughly and retain it for future reference Notes on use In Handycam Handbook this Handbook The operations and handling of your camcorder are explained Refer also to Operating Guide the separate volume Handling the images recorded on your camcorder on the computer Refer to PMB Guide stored on the supplied CD ROM Types of Memory Stick you can use with your camcorder For recording movies it is recommended that you use a Memory Stick PRO Duo of 512 MB or larger marked with Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO HG Duo Memory Stick PRO HG Duo Marked with Mark2 or not either can be used See page 58 for the recordable time of a Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO HG Duo This size can be used with your camcorder Memory Stick You cannot use it in your camcorder Memory Stick PRO Duo and Memory
17. Playing back a series of still images Slide show 2 34 Playing the image on a a TV gt Saving images see OTHERS 38 Deleting 38 Capturing a still image from a movie T 41 Dubbing copying images to a Memory Stick PRO Duo with your camcorder 42 Dividing a movie 44 Creating the 45 Dubbing to other devices 47 Printing recorded still images PictBridge compliant printer 50 Utilizing recording media I5 MANAGE MEDIA category 52 Checking the media information 52 Deleting all images Formatting 53 Preventing data on the hard disk of the camcorder from being recovered 54 Repairing the image database file 55 Customizing your camcorder What you can do with the SES SETTINGS category of the HOME Using Items to customize the display SOUND DISP SET e 66 Items to adjust sound and the screen OUTPUT SETTINGS sss 67 Items for when connecting other devices Items to set clock and languag GENERAL SET rrt rentes 69 Other setup items Activating functions using the OPTION MENU Using the OPTION 7 Recording items on the OPTION
18. The battery pack is worn out for Battery Info only The power will not be supplied from the battery as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC IN jack of your camcorder or the Handycam Station even when the power cord mains lead is disconnected from the wall outlet wall socket When attaching an optional video light it is recommended that you use an NP FH70 FH100 battery pack 15 16 We do not recommend using an NP FH30 which only allows short recording and playback times with your camcorder On the charging recording playback time Times measured when using the camcorder at 25 C 77 F 10 C to 30 50 F to 86 F is recommended The 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 Use the nearby wall outlet wall socket when using the AC Adaptor Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket immediately if any malfunction occurs while using your camcorder Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a narrow space such as between a wall and furniture Do not short circuit the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or battery terminal with any metallic objects This may cause a malfunction Even if your camcorder is turned off AC power source mains is still supplied to it while c
19. der a es ERASE Press and hold PREVIEW The selected movie is marked with Press and hold the movie on the LCD screen to confirm Touch le to return to the previous screen 4 Touch Ok YES To change the order within the Playlist Touch ft HOME EB OTHERS PLAYLIST EDIT 2 Touch B MOVE 3 Select the movie to be moved Er ee ee Press and hold PREVIEW The selected movie is marked with Press and hold the movie on the LCD screen to confirm Touch Le to return to the previous screen 4 Touch Ox 5 Select the destination with 1 1 A 60min Destination bar Touch 0k YES 0 Tips When you select multiple movies the movies are moved following the order appeared in the Playlist Dubbing to other devices Connecting with the A V connecting cable You can dub images played back on your camcorder to other recording devices such as VCRs or DVD HDD recorders Connect the device in either of the following ways Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 13 Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected Select beforehand the media which contains the image you want to dub p 20 Q Notes Since dubbing is performed via analog
20. 17 To turn off the power Turn the POWER switch to OFF CHG Notes If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 months the built in rechargeable battery gets discharged and the date and time settings may be cleared from the memory In that case charge the built in rechargeable battery and then set the date and time again p 97 t takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on You cannot operate your camcorder during this time The lens cover opens automatically when the power is turned on It closes when the playback screen is selected or the power is turned off In the default setting the power turns off automatically if you leave your camcorder unoperated for approximately 5 minutes to save battery power A SHUT OFF p 69 Tips The date and time do not appear during recording but they are automatically recorded on the media and can be displayed during playback CODE p 64 Refer to page 91 for information concerning World time difference If the buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly adjust the touch panel CALIBRATION p 96 Changing the language setting You can change the on screen displays to show messages in a specified language Touch ft HOME amp SETTINGS CLOCK f4 LANG SET then select the desired language Step 4 Making setting adjustments before recording
21. 27 This is not a malfunction Change the sound conversion type downmix type when playing back on 2ch stereo devices Refer to the instruction manual supplied with your playback device for details Change the sound to 2ch when creating a disc using the supplied software Picture Motion Browser Record sound with AUDIO MODE set to 2ch STEREO p 58 Playing back images stored on a Memory Stick PRO Duo on other devices Images cannot be played back or the Memory Stick PRO Duo is not recognized device may not support a Memory Stick PRO Duo Editing images on your camcorder Unable to edit There are no images recorded Unable to edit because of the condition of the image Movies cannot be added in the Playlist The media is full or the added movies exceed 99 Erase unnecessary movies p 46 You cannot add still images in the Playlist 300459 40041 E A movie cannot be divided A movie that is too short cannot be divided movie protected on another device cannot be divided A still image cannot be captured from a movie The media where you want to save still images is full 83 Dubbing Connecting to other devices You cannot hear the sound 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 35 The aspect ratio of the play
22. 66 VIEW IMAGES 64 See Display indicators D 1 ID 2 36 mage management files 92 MAGE SIZE 62 NDOOR rien 79 InfoLITHIUM battery pack nsulation sheet 75 LANGUAGE 18 68 LCD backlight 19 LCD BL LEVEL 82 LCD BL LEVEL LCD backlight level 66 LCD 66 LCD COLOR 66 LCD PANEL LCD panel M 93 MANAGE MEDIA category 502 Media MEDIA INFO 52 Media 20 Memory Stick 2 93 Memory Stick Duo 93 Number of recordable images 62 Memory Stick Duo adaptor Memory Stick PRO Duo 2193 Memory Stick PRO Duo Number of recordable images Memory Stick PRO HG Duo 44 93 MICREF LEVEL 77 mirror mode 29 Moisture condensation 96 MOVE e 46 Movie 22 26 42 Recording mode 58 Dubbing movies 5 26 MOVIE DUB 42 MOVIE SETTINGS 58 NightShot NIGHTSHOT LIGHT edet 90 Number of recordable images 62 0 OLD
23. NIGHTSHOT Infrared port When you set the NIGHTSHOT switch to ON 9 appears You can record images in dark places Notes The NightShot and Super NightShot functions use infrared light Therefore do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects and remove the conversion lens optional Adjust the focus manually FOCUS 73 when it is hard to focus automatically Do not use the NightShot and Super NightShot functions in bright places This may cause a malfunction Tips To record an image brighter use the Super NightShot function p 76 To record an image more faithfully to the original colors use the Color Slow Shutter function p 76 Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects press F back light to display To cancel the back light function press back light again Recording in mirror mode Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder 1 then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side 2 Tips A mirror image of the subject appears on the LCD screen but the image will be normal when recorded Recording fast action in slow motion SMTH SLW REC Fast moving subjects and actions which cannot be captured under the ordinary shooting conditions can be shot in smooth moving slow motion for about 3 seconds This is useful to shoot fast actions such as a golf or tennis swing Touch ft HOME
24. Starting shooting quickly QUICK ON When you press QUICK ON the camcorder goes to sleep mode power saving mode instead of turning off The QUICK ON lamp keeps flashing during sleep mode Press QUICK ON again to start recording in about 1 second when you start recording next time E 8 lt z a 27 Tips During sleep mode the battery is consumed at about half that of usual recording enabling you to save battery power The power turns off automatically if you do not operate your camcorder for a certain period during sleep mode You can set the time that you want the camcorder to remain on before automatically turning off in sleep mode QUICK ON STBY p 69 Recording high quality still images during movie recording Dual Rec You can record high quality still images during movie recording by pressing PHOTO Q Notes You cannot use the flash during movie recording may appear when the capacity of the recording media is not enough or when you record still images continuously You cannot record still images while is displayed Tips When the POWER switch is set to Movie the size of still images becomes EJ 3 0M 16 9 wide or 2 2M 4 3 You can record still images during recording standby in the same way as when the Still lamp is turned on You can also record with the flash 28 Recording in dark places NightShot
25. 3GB See page 59 See page 59 ZEBRA See page 59 FLASH MODE gt Td See page 60 See page 60 REDEYE REDUC See page 60 FACE DETECTION See page 61 CONVERSION LENS 1 Hulziwioysn 1 See page 61 63 VIEW IMAGES SET Items to customize the display Ea 07 B MOVIE SETTINGS 1 2 Op mm SOUND DISP str GGAL Touch 2 then 2 If the item is not on the screen touch to change the page E How to set ft HOME menu gt page 56 OPTION menu gt page 71 The default settings are marked with DATA CODE amp During playback displays the information data code recorded automatically at the time of recording gt OFF Data code is not displayed DATE TIME Displays the date and time CAMERA DATA Displays camera setting data DATE TIME 60min e steh 100 112 JAN 1 2008 HH 101 0001 11 35 20 L ew 1 Date 2 Time CAMERA DATA Movie se e 3 PIX 100 112 0 00 14 amp 4 EA 101 0001 5 u ew e 8 7 6 Still image SteadyShot off Brightness White balance G
26. Adaptor from the DC IN jack holding both the camcorder and the DC plug To remove the battery pack Turn the POWER switch to OFF CHG Slide the BATT battery release lever and remove the battery pack BATT battery release lever Notes When you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor make sure that the Movie lamp amp 3 Still lamp p 17 ACCESS lamps p 25 is turned off When you store the battery pack fully discharge the battery before storing it for an extended period see page 95 for the details of storage To use a wall outlet wall socket for the power source Make the same connections as you do when charging the battery pack The battery pack will not lose its charge in this case To check the remaining battery Battery Info Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG then press DISP BATT INFO DISP BATT INFO After a while the approximate recordable time and battery information appear for about 7 seconds You can view the battery information for up to 20 seconds by pressing DISP BATT INFO again while the information is displayed Remaining battery approx BATTERY INFO BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL 0 50 100 aman ME AVAILAB LCD SCREEN 90 min Recording capacity approx Charging time Approximate time min required when you fully charge a fully discharged battery pack Battery pack Charging time NP FH50 135 NP F
27. COPY by date Select the recording date of the still image to be copied then touch 9K You cannot select multiple dates m z 5 JAN 18 2008 25 a JAN 12 2008 JAN 16 2001 COPY by date 4 Touch OKI ves Copying starts Tips To check the copied still images after copying is complete select MEMORY STICK on PHOTO MEDIA SET and play them back p 20 43 Dividing a movie You can divide movies on the media of your camcorder Select beforehand the media which contains the movie you want to divide p 20 1 rouch hi HOME OTHERS EDIT 2 Touch DIVIDE 3 Touch the movie to be divided The selected movie starts playback 4 Touch gt at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes The movie pauses Adjusts the dividing point with more precision after the dividing point has been selected with gt 1 CZ 60min s DIVIDE 100 112 25 0 00 24 gt EH 101 0001 0 00 20 a Ge ew Returns to the beginning of the selected movie Play and pause toggles as you press gt ui 5 Touch 0K YES Ok Notes You cannot restore movies once they are divided Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while dividing
28. E gt VIEW IMAGES C x VIEW IMAGES F 1 Turn the POWER switch E to turn on your camcorder The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen It may take some seconds by date p 33 Appears with the image on each of the tab that was lastly played back recorded for Next the still image recorded on a 6 images Memory Stick PRO Duo Returns to the er ma amp OPTION recording screen 9 QD Film Roll Index p 32 2 Face Index 32 9 Displays movies 4 Displays still image Tips The number of images on the VISUAL INDEX screen can be changed 6 12 by moving the power zoom lever D To fix this number touch HOME amp SETTINGS VIEW IMAGES SET E2DISPLAY p 65 3 Start playback Playing movies Em Touch the IH tab and the movie to be played back Toggles Play or Pause as you touch Returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen 5 Beginning of the movie jer previous movie ii 101 0001 Stops goes to the VISUAL Gta ey Cs 9z OPTION ec INDEX screen _ Reverse Forward Tips When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen Touch aele during pause to play back a mov
29. E FORMAT screen appears Format All data will be deleted EST PROCESS TIME 12s YES NO 4 Press and hold the A back light button for a few seconds The COEMPTY screen appears Execute EMPTY Data cannot be recovered if EMPTY is executed EST PROCESS TIME 30m40s NO 5 Touch YES YES 6 When Completed appears touch OK Notes The actual performing time for EMPTY is approx 60 minutes If you stop performing C9EMPTY while Executing appears be sure to complete the operation by performing MEDIA FORMAT or COEMPTY when you use the camcorder next time Repairing the image database file This function checks the management information and the consistency of movies still images in the media and repairs any inconsistencies found 1 Touch A HOME gt MANAGE MEDIA REPAIR IMG DB F gt HDD or MEMORY STICK Repairing of a Memory Stick PRO Duo and the hard disk are done separately e Do you want to check the Image Database File YES NO REPAIR IMG DB F 2 Touch YES Your camcorder will check the management file When mismatching is not found touch OK to finish Inconsistencies found in Image Database File e Do you want to repair the Image Database File EST PROCESS TIME 1m YES NO REPAIR IMG DB F 3 Touch YES
30. Sony Corporation The number of recordable How to set still images varies depending on the recording conditions or type of Memory Stick e HOME menu page 56 You can record up to 9 999 still images on the OPTION menu page 71 hard disk The default settings are marked with gt Still image resolution is obtained by the unique pixel array of Sony s ClearVid CMOS Sensor and image processing system BIONZ IMAGE SIZE fr 9 Tips You can use a Memory Stick Duo with a gt 4 0M L m capacity of under 512MB for recording still Records still images clearly 2 304 x images 1 728 13 0M stu FILE NO File number Records still images clearly in the 16 9 wide ratio 2 304 x 1 296 D gt SERIES 1 9M Liv Assigns file numbers of still images in Allows you to record more still images in sequence even if the Memory Stick PRO relatively clear quality 1 600 x 1 200 Duo is replaced with another one The file number is reset when a new folder is VGA 0 3M Tvea created or the recording folder is replaced Allows the maximum number of still with another images to be recorded 640 x 480 RESET Capacity of the Memory Stick PRO Duo and Assigns file numbers in sequence the number of recordable images approx following the largest file number existing on the current recording media 4 0M BEES W NIGHTSHOT LIGHT 512 225 See page 58 1GB 475 4GB 1900
31. a monaural device connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and the red right channel or the white left channel plug to the audio input jack on the device 1 Turn on your camcorder and press gt VIEW IMAGES Set TV TYPE according to the display device p 36 2 Insert the recording media in the recording device If your recording device has an input selector set it to the input mode 3 Connect your camcorder to the recording device VCR or DVD HDD recorder with the A V connecting cable supplied 1 or an A V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional 2 Connect your camcorder to the input jacks of the recording device 4 Start 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 the recording device and then your camcorder Connecting with the USB cable Connect your camcorder to a DVD writer or a DVD recorder etc compatible with movie dubbing via USB connection to dub without image degradation Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor p 13 Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the device to be connected 1 your camcorder 2 Connect the Y USB jack of your camcorder and a DVD writer etc with the supp
32. back the old recorded images may become possible If it does not work copy the image using the supplied software Buffer overflow You cannot record because the drop sensor senses a drop of the camcorder repeatedly If you may be at risk of dropping the camcorder constantly set DROP SENSOR to OFF and you may be able to record the image again p 69 Recovering data Your camcorder tries to recover data automatically if the data writing was not performed properly Cannot recover data Writing data onto the media of the camcorder has failed Attempts were made to recover the data but they were unsuccessful X Reinsert the Memory Stick Reinsert the Memory Stick PRO Duo a few times If even then the indicator flashes the Memory Stick PRO Duo could be damaged Try with another Memory Stick PRO Duo SI This Memory Stick is not formatted correctly Check the format then format the Memory Stick PRO Duo with your camcorder if necessary p 53 Memory Stick folders are full You cannot create folders exceeding 999MSDCF You cannot create or delete created folders using your camcorder You will have to format the Memory Stick PRO Duo p 53 or delete them using your computer Cannot save still picture When using the Dual Rec function do not remove the Memory Stick PRO Duo from the camcorder until movie recording is finished and the still images are
33. bit rate the volume of recording data in a given time segment according to the scene being recorded For fast moving video a lot of hard disk space is used to produce a clear image so the recording time to the media shortens 107 108 Index Numeric 12IMAGES 16 9 16 9 59 GOs DD G6IMAGES 65 A SHUT OFF Auto shut off connecting cable 12 35 47 A V OUT jack 2 35 47 A V Remote Connector 35 AC Adaptor ee 13 ADD unian 45 ADD by 45 AREA 68 AUDIO 58 AUTO SLW SHUTTR Auto Slow Shutter 59 PEW RUNE 77 28 Backup See Save Battery 13 14 Battery Info BLACK 76 BLT IN ZOOM MIC 77 C CALIBRATION 96 CAMERA DATA 64 CANDLE Charging the battery Charging 15 68 CEOCK SET etes 17 COLOR SLOW SHTR Color Slow Shutter 76 Connection Other devices 47 Printer 50 TVs ee CONVERSION LENS COPIES Copyright 3 98 D D EFFECT Digital effect 77 DATA CODE 64 106
34. consumed when your camcorder is in recording standby or playback pause 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 About the remaining battery time indicator When the power goes off even though the remaining battery time indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate charge the battery pack fully again Remaining battery time will be indicated correctly Note however that the battery indication will not be restored if it is used in high temperatures for a long time or if left in a fully charged state or when the battery pack is frequently used Use the remaining battery time indication as a rough guide only The JJ mark that indicates low battery flashes even if there are still approximately 20 minutes of battery time remaining depending on the operating conditions or ambient temperature About storage of the battery pack If the battery pack is not used for a long time fully charge the battery pack and use it up on your camcorder once a year to maintain proper function To store the battery pack remove it from your camcorder and put it in a dry cool place To discharge the battery pack on your camcorder completely touch ft HOME gt SETTINGS GENERAL SET gt A SHUT OFF NEVER and
35. data transfer the image quality may deteriorate Device without an Device with an 5 S VIDEO jack VIDEO jack IN IN 2 VCRs or DVD HDD Video Signal flow recorders 1 A V connecting cable supplied connecting cable with an 5 VIDEO The Handycam Station has an A V cable optional higher quality images OUT jack p 102 and the camcorder can be produced than with an A V has an A V Remote Connector p 99 connecting cable Connect the white Connect the A V connecting cable and red plugs left right audio and either to the Handycam Station or to the S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel your camcorder according to your of the A V connecting cable with an setup S VIDEO cable optional The yellow plug connection is not necessary Connecting only the S VIDEO plug will not output audio 2 A V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional When connecting to another device via the S VIDEO jack by using an A V 47 48 Notes To hide the screen indicators such asa counter etc on the screen of the monitor device connected touch fft HOME am SETTINGS OUTPUT SETTINGS DISP OUTPUT LCD PANEL the default setting p 67 To record the date time and camera settings data display them on the screen p 64 When you are connecting your camcorder to
36. leave your camcorder in recording standby until the power goes off p 69 About battery life Battery capacity decreases over time and through repeated use If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant it is probably time to replace it with a new one Each battery s life is governed by storage operating and environmental conditions About handling of your camcorder On use and care Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories in the following locations Anywhere extremely hot cold or humid Never leave them exposed to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as under direct sunlight near heaters or in a car parked in the sun They may malfunction or become deformed Near strong magnetic fields or mechanical vibration The camcorder may malfunction Near strong radio waves or radiation camcorder may not be able to record properly Near AM receivers and video equipment Noise may occur sandy beach or anywhere dusty If sand or dust gets in your camcorder it may malfunction Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired Near windows or outdoors where the LCD screen or the lens may be exposed to direct sunlight This damages the LCD screen Operate your camcorder on DC 6 8 V 7 2 V battery pack or DC 8 4 V AC Adaptor For DC or AC operation use the accessories recommended in these operating instructions Do not let your camcorder get wet for e
37. not on the screen touch to change the page How to set ft HOME menu page 56 OPTION menu page 71 The default settings are marked with TV See page 36 DISP OUTPUT gt LCD PANEL Shows displays such as the time code on the LCD screen V OUT PANEL Shows displays such as the time code on the TV screen and the LCD screen 1no Burziuiojsn 1 67 68 CLOCK i LANG Items to set clock and language a 60min a OUTPUT SETTINGS seme seem O 2 2 GENERAL SET 0 Touch 2 then If the item is not on the screen touch to change the page How to set ft HOME menu page 56 9 OPTION menu gt page 71 CLOCK SET See page 17 You can adjust a time difference without stopping the clock Set your local area using when using your camcorder in other time zones Refer to the world time difference on page 91 DST SET SUMMERTIME ft You can change this setting without stopping the clock Set to ON to move the time forward 1 hour ENLANGUAGE SET ft You can select the language to be used on the LCD screen Tips Your camcorder offers ENG SIMP simplified English for when you cannot find your native tongue among the options GENERAL SET Other setup items ae c B8 OUTPUT SETTINGS CLOCK ILANG 2 2 2 omm
38. stored on it p 28 This Memory Stick may not be able to record or play movies Use a Memory Stick recommended for your camcorder This Memory Stick may not be able to record or play images correctly function of the Memory Stick PRO Duo has some trouble Reinsert the Memory Stick PRO Duo Do not eject the Memory Stick during writing Reinsert the Memory Stick PRO Duo and follow the instructions on the LCD screen W PictBridge compliant printer Not connected to PictBridge compatible printer Turn off the printer and then on again then remove the USB cable supplied and reconnect it Cannot print Check the printer Turn off the printer and then on again then remove the USB cable supplied and reconnect it Other No further selection is possible You can select only 100 images at one time for dubbing movies copying still images deleting images printing still images Data protected You tried to delete data protected on another device Release the protection of the data on the device used to protect the data 30045 40011 89 Additional Information Using your camcorder abroad Power supply You can use your camcorder in any country region using the AC Adaptor supplied with your camcorder within the AC 100 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz range Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor a if necessary depending on th
39. to ON p 69 Insert a battery into the battery holder with the polarities correctly matching the marks p 103 Remove any obstructions between the Remote Commander and the remote sensor Point the remote sensor away from strong light sources such as direct sunlight or overhead lighting Otherwise the Remote Commander may not function properly Another DVD device malfunctions when you use the supplied Remote Commander Select a commander mode other than DVD 2 for your DVD device or cover the sensor of your DVD device with black paper Batteries Power sources 300 5 40041 power abruptly turns off When approximately 5 minutes have elapsed while you do not operate your camcorder the camcorder is automatically turned off A SHUT OFF Change the setting of A SHUT OFF p 69 or turn on the power again or use the AC Adaptor power turns off automatically if the time you set in QUICK ON STBY passes during sleep mode In this case turn on the power again Charge the battery pack p 13 The 5 CHG charge lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged Turn the POWER switch to OFF CHG p 13 79 Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly p 13 Connect the power cord mains lead to the wall outlet wall socket properly The battery charge is completed p 13 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station se
40. 7 WHITE BAL White balance Mr 75 WHITE FADER 76 Wide angle WIDE SELECT World time difference 1 ZOOMIN c enter 27 ZOOM LINK 65 Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website http www sony net
41. Database File It may be possible that there is not enough free space appears in step 3 format the Memory Stick PRO Duo p 53 All recorded data on the Memory Stick PRO Duo will be deleted when you format Be careful not to allow the Memory Stick PRO Duo to pop out and fall when you push on and remove it 21 pavers 1 22 Recording Playback Recording and playback with ease Easy Handycam operation Easy Handycam operation makes nearly all settings automatic so that you can perform recording or playback operations without detailed settings It also makes the screen font size larger for easy viewing The images are recorded on the selected media p 20 0 gt If the POWER switch is set to OFF CHG turn it while pressing the green button Recording movies Recording still images a 1 Turn the POWER switch until the 1 Turn the POWER switch G until the Movie lamp lights up Still lamp lights up Je ad of 2 Press EASY 2 Press EASY EASY EASY appears on appears on the LCD screen 4 the LCD screen Press START STOP H or D to 3 Press PHOTO F lightly to adjust the start recording focus beep sounds then press it fully a shutter click sou
42. E Brightness is adjusted manually j Touch MANUAL gt appears 2 Adjust the exposure by touching L L 3 Touch 0K To return the setting to automatic exposure touch AUTO in step 1 SPOT METER Flexible spot meter You can adjust and fix the exposure to the subject so that it is recorded in suitable brightness even when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background such as subjects in the spotlight on stage 0 60min STBY SPOT METER 0 AUTO Touch the point where you want to fix and adjust the exposure on the screen appears 2 Touch END To return the setting to automatic exposure touch AUTO END in step 9 Notes If you set SPOT METER EXPOSURE is automatically set to MANUAL SCENE SELECTION You can record images effectively in various situations gt AUTO Select to automatically record images effectively without the SCENE SELECTION function TWILIGHT 2 Select to maintain the darkening atmosphere of the distant surroundings in twilight scenes TWILIGHT PORT d Select to take a subject in the foreground against a night view CANDLE 8 Select to maintain the dim atmosphere of a candlelit scene SUNRISE amp SUNSET amp Select to reproduce the atmosp
43. H60 135 supplied NP FH70 170 NP FH100 390 Recording time Approximate time min available when you use a fully charged battery pack Continuous Typical recording ERG a recording time time NP FH50 85 40 90 40 NP FH60 115 50 supplied 120 60 NP FH70 190 90 195 90 NP FH100 430 210 440 220 Top When the media is set to the hard disk Bottom When the media is set to the Memory Stick PRO Duo Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start stop turning the power on off and zooming Notes All times measured under the following settings Recording mode SP The LCD backlight turns on Playback time Approximate time min available when you use a fully charged battery pack pavers 1 Battery pack Playback time NP FH50 120 125 NP FH60 160 supplied 165 NP FH70 255 270 NP FH100 580 600 Top When the media is set to the hard disk Bottom When the media is set to the Memory Stick PRO Duo When the LCD backlight is on On the battery pack Before changing the battery pack turn the POWER switch to OFF CHG and turn off the H Movie lamp 3 Still lamp p 17 ACCESS lamp p 25 The 4 charge lamp flashes during charging or Battery Info p 14 will not be correctly displayed under the following conditions The battery pack is not attached correctly The battery pack is damaged
44. M2U00002 MPG 2 M2U00003 MPG DCIM 101MSDCF DSCo00001 uPG DSC00002 JPG 3 DSC00003 JPG Only for hard disk 1 Image management files Do not modify the files or folders on the Whensoudeletethe fles vou cannot camcorder through the computer without using di lay back the M d the supplied computer application The image Te COT R AY Daciae IMAGES files may be destroyed or may not be played The files are defaulted as hidden files back and not usually displayed Operation is not guaranteed if you perform 2 Movie files MPEG2 files the above operation without using the supplied The extension of the files is computer application The maximum size is 2 GB When the Do not format the media of the camcorder using the computer The camcorder may not operate correctly capacity of a file exceeds 2 GB the file becomes divided The file numbers go up automatically When the file number exceeds 9 999 Do not copy the files onto the media of the camcorder from the computer Operation is not guaranteed another folder is created to record new When the folder number shows 999 and file movie files number exceeds 9 999 recording may not The folder name goes up 101PNV01 be possible In this case perform MEDIA 102PNV01 FORMAT p 53 3 Still image files JPEG files The extension of the files is JPG The file numbers go up automatically When the capacity of a file number excee
45. MEDIA FORMAT 53 VIEW IMAGES category REPAIR IMG DB F 55 Item Page VISUAL INDEX m SETTINGS category To customize your camcorder p 56 IINDEX 2 For the items available in SIINDEX 32 SETTINGS category see page 57 PLAYLIST 45 You also set these items during Easy amp OTHERS category Handycam operation p 22 Item Page DELETE 38 PHOTO CAPTURE 41 MOVIE DUB 42 PHOTO COPY 43 EDIT 44 PLAYLIST EDIT 45 PRINT 50 USB CONNECT 92 nok Buikofu3 Using the HOME MENU 1 While pressing the green button turn the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to turn on the power 2 Press ft HOME A or B f HOME B HOME A 3 Touch the desired category Example EJ OTHERS category EB somn stev se DELETE PHOTO CAPTURE MOVIEDUB PHOTO COPY 10 4 Touch the desired item Example EDIT 8 omin DELETE amp DELETE EDIT 5 Follow the guide on the screen for further operation To hide the HOME MENU screen Touch X gt When you want to know something about the function of each item on the HOME MENU HELP 1 Press ft HOME The HOME MENU appears EB somn stev MOVIE SMTH SLW CAMERA ca 2 Touch 2 HELP The bottom of the HELP button turns
46. MENU Viewing items on the OPTION MENU 72 Functions set in the amp OPTION MENU utet dd 73 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ss 78 Warning indicators and messages 86 Additional Information Using your camcorder abroad 90 File folder structure on the camcorder hard disk and Memory Stick PRO DUO dic tote RN RE 92 Maintenance and precautions 93 Quick Reference Identifying parts and controls 99 Indicators displayed during recording playback Glossary Subject examples and solutions Checking your golf Getting a good shot swing of a ski slope or beach D gt SMTH SLW REC s gt Backlight gt BEACH Capturing still images during movie recording A child on the stage under a spot light D D al e UL Mors Pe SPOTLIGHT 75 Fireworks with all its splendor Flowers in close up gt FIREWORKS gt FOCUS Focusing on the dog on the left side of the screen Asleeping child under dim light P FOCUS a P NightShot SPOT FOC COLOR SLOW SH Enjoying your camcorder Operation flow You can select the media hard disk or Memory Stick PRO Duo separately for movie recording and still image recording p 20 media you set is effective for recording playback editing operations gt G
47. S in SCENE SELECTION D EFFECT SUPER NIGHTSHOT COLOR SLOW SHTR FADER OLD MOVIE SCENE SELECTION PICT EFFECT PICT EFFECT OLD MOVIE Cannot use Because of following settings FACE DETECTION NightShot SMTH SLW REC DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS SPOT FOCUS EXPOSURE SPOT METER TWILIGHT TWILIGHT PORT CANDLE SUNRISE amp SUNSET FIREWORKS LANDSCAPE SPOTLIGHT BEACH SNOW WHITE BAL COLOR SLOW SHTR SUPER NIGHTSHOT D EFFECT PICT EFFECT MICREF LEVEL BLT IN ZOOM MIC 30045 40041 85 Warning indicators and messages Self diagnosis display Warning indicators If indicators appear on the LCD screen check the following If the problem persists even after you have tried a couple of times contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility C or E 00 00 Self diagnosis display 04 battery pack is not an InfoLITHIUM battery pack H series Use an InfoLITHIUM battery pack H series p 94 Connect the DC plug of the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack of the Handycam Station or your camcorder securely p 13 13 10 C 32 L 1L Remove the power source Reconnect it and operate your camcorder again Turn on your camcorder again E 20 00 E 31 L1L1 E 61 00 E 62 L1L1 E 91 00 94 1 1 A malfunction that you cannot service has occurred Co
48. SB cable from your camcorder the Handycam Station or the printer Remove the Memory Stick PRO Duo from your camcorder while printing still images saved on it If the printer stops working disconnect the USB cable turn the printer off and on again and restart the operation from the beginning You can select only the paper sizes that the printer can print On some printer models the top bottom right and left edges of images may be trimmed If you print a still image recorded in a 16 9 wide ratio the left and right ends of the image may be trimmed widely Some printer models may not support the date printing function Refer to your printer s instruction manual for details The still images described below may not be printed out The still image edited by a computer The still image recorded by another devices The still image file exceeding 4 MB The still image file larger than 3 680 x 2 760 pixels Tips PictBridge is an industry standard established by the Camera amp Imaging Products Association CIPA You can print still images without using a computer by connecting a printer directly to a digital video camera or digital still camera regardless of model or manufacturer You can print a still image on the still image playback screen by touching 95 OPTION gt EJ tab PRINT 51 Utilizing recording media MANAGE MEDIA category This category enables you to
49. Stick PRO HG Duo are both referred to as Memory Stick PRO Duo in this manual You cannot use any type of memory card other than those mentioned above Memory Stick PRO Duo can be used only with Memory Stick PRO compatible equipment Do not attach a label or the like on a Memory Stick PRO Duo or a Memory Stick Duo adaptor Insert the Memory Stick PRO Duo into the Memory Stick Duo adaptor when using a Memory Stick PRO Duo with Memory Stick compatible equipment On using the camcorder Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts and also do not hold the camcorder by the jack covers LCD screen Battery pack The camcorder is not dustproofed dripproofed or waterproofed See About handling of your camcorder p 95 Do not do any of the following when the Movie 3 Still mode lamp p 17 or the ACCESS lamp p 25 is lit or flashing Otherwise the media may be damaged recorded images may be lost or other malfunctions could occur Remove the Memory Stick PRO Duo Remove the battery pack or AC Adaptor from the camcorder Apply mechanical shock or vibration to the camcorder When connecting your camcorder to another device with a cable be sure to insert the connector plug in the correct way Pushing the plug forcibly into the terminal will damage the terminal and may result in a malfunction of your camcorder Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the Handycam S
50. T STOP fader indicator stops flashing and disappears when the fade is complete To cancel the fader before starting the operation touch OFF in step 1 If you press START STOP the setting is canceled oa Fading in Fading out WHITE FADER BLACK FADER D EFFECT Digital effect ct When you select OLD MOVIE 04 appears and you can add an old movie effect to images To cancel D EFFECT touch OFF PICT EFFECT Picture effect C You can add special effects to an image during recording P appears gt OFF Does not use PICT EFFECT function SEPIA Images appear in sepia B amp W Images appear in black and white PASTEL SUR Images appear as a pale pastel drawing BLT IN ZOOM MIC Built in E zoom microphone T When you set BLT IN ZOOM MIC to ON you can record a movie with directional sound as you move the power zoom lever or press the zoom buttons on the LCD frame The default setting is OFF MICREF LEVEL Microphone reference level You can select the microphone level for recording sound Select LOW when you want to record exciting and powerful sound in a concert hall etc gt NORMAL Records various surround sounds converting them into the certain level Low Records surround sound faithfully This setting is not suitable for recording conversations SELF TIMER E When you set this to ON
51. You can capture a still image at any point during movie playback Select the media which contains movies and the media where you want to save still images p 20 1 Touch ft HOME gt 5 PHOTO CAPTURE The PHOTO CAPTURE screen appears 2 Touch the movie to be captured The selected movie starts playback Touch lat the point where you want to capture The movie pauses E sonn om PHOTO CAPTURE 0 00 02 25 1ch 101 0001 gt 4 Touch OX After the still image is saved on the media you selected the camcorder returns to pause mode To continue capturing Touch gt m then follow the steps 3 to 4 To capture a still image from another movie touch 2 then follow the steps 2 to 4 To finish capturing Touch 9 X Notes The image size is fixed depending on the aspect ratio of the movies E 10 2M in the aspect ratio 16 9 VGA 0 3M in the aspect ratio 4 3 The media where you want to save still images has to have enough free space Recording date and time of created still images are the same as the recording date and time of the movies If the movies do not have data code recording date and time of still images is saved as the time you create them from movies m z 5 41 42 Dubbing copying imag
52. ain Shutter speed Aperture value IN A 02 appears for an image recorded using a flash The data code is displayed on the TV screen if you connect your camcorder to a TV The indicator toggles through the following sequences as you press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander DATE TIME gt CAMERA DATA gt OFF no indication Depending on the media condition bars appear You can select the number of thumbnails that appear on the VISUAL INDEX screen Thumbnail 97 Glossary p 107 gt ZOOM LINK Change the number of thumbnails 6 or 12 with the power zoom lever on your camcorder 6IMAGES Displays thumbnails of 6 images 121MAGES Displays thumbnails of 12 images Youcan operate with the zoom buttons on the LCD screen Also you can operate with the buttons on the Remote Commander 1no Burziuiojsn 1 65 SOUND DISP SET Items to adjust sound and the screen PHOTO SETTINGS 5B MOVIE SETTINGS 1 2 7 VIEW IMAGES SET SOUND DISP SET slo Touch 2 then If the item is not on the screen touch to change the page x a comin stev ET How to set ft HOME menu page 56 9 OPTION menu gt page 71 The default settings are marked with gt VOLUME amp To
53. and still images separately default setting is hard disk for movies and still images Hard Disk Movie Still image Memory Stick Notes You can do recording playback editing operations for the selected media only When you want to change the media reselect the media The recordable time with SP recording mode the default setting is as follows approx The internal hard disk 21 hours 50 minutes Memory Stick PRO Duo 4 GB made by Sony Corporation 1 hour 20 minutes Check the number of recordable still images on the LCD screen of your camcorder p 105 1 Touch ft HOME MANAGE MEDIA on the screen F Bl un 1 2 B MEDIA INFO MEDIA FORMAT 2 Touch MOVIE MEDIA SET to select the media for movies and touch PHOTO MEDIA SET to select the media for still images The media setting screen appears em eos HDD MEMORY STICK MOVIE MEDIA SET e Select the media 3 Select the media you want to set 4 Touch YES 18 The media is changed To confirm the media setting Turn the POWER switch repeatedly to light up the Movie or Still lamp depending on which media setting you want to check 2 Check the media icon on the screen cw Gb disk 576min C Memory Stick PRO Duo
54. ary p 107 Table of contents Read this before operating your camcorder 1 121 2 Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam eee ette 4 Subject examples and solutions 7 Enjoying your camcorder Operation flow eee 8 ft HOME and OPTION Taking advantage of two types of menus 9 Getting Started Step 1 Checking supplied items 12 Step 2 Charging the battery pack 13 Step 3 Turning the power on and setting the date and time Changing the language setting Step 4 Making setting adjustments before Step 5 Selecting the media Recording Playback Recording and playback with ease Easy Handycam operation 22 Recording 5 Zooming 27 Recording sound with more presence 5 1ch surround recording 27 Starting shooting quickly QUICK ON Recording high quality still images during movie recording Dual Rec 28 Recording in dark places NightShot 28 Adjusting the exposure for backlit Recording in mirror mode Recording fast action in slow motion SMTELSEW REQ santet 29 Playback utere teet 30 Searching for desired scene by Film Roll 32 Searching for desired s scene by face Face Index 2 etico 32 Searching for desired images by date Date Index Using PB zoom
55. ation to the printer using the supplied USB cable p 102 The USB SELECT screen appears automatically 4 Touch PRINT When connection is complete PictBridge connecting appears on the screen x TEED T J SPRINT EST Press and hold preview You can select a still image on the screen 5 Touch the still image to be printed C PRINT exec The selected still image is marked with v Press and hold the still image on the LCD screen to confirm Touch to return to the previous screen 6 Touch OPTION set the following options then touch OK COPIES Set the number of copies of a still image to be printed You can set up to 20 copies DATE TIME Select DATE DAY amp TIME or OFF no date time printed SIZE Select the paper size If you do not change the setting go to step 7 7 Touch EXEC YES OK The still image selection screen appears again To finish printing Touch X on the screen in step 4 Notes We can guarantee the operation of only models that are PictBridge compatible Refer also to the instruction manual of the printer to be used Do not attempt the following operations when is on the screen The operations may not be performed properly Operate the POWER switch Press VIEW IMAGES Remove your camcorder from the Handycam Station Remove the U
56. ave the images recorded on the camcorder as described below Tips You can dub copy the images recorded on the hard disk to the Memory Stick PRO Duo using this camcorder p 42 Using a computer By using Picture Motion Browser on the supplied CD ROM you can save images recorded on your camcorder For details see PMB Guide Creating a DVD with One Touch One Touch Disc Burn You can save images recorded on the hard disk of your camcorder directly to a DVD with ease by pressing DISC BURN button Saving images on a computer You can save images recorded on the camcorder on the hard disk of a computer Creating a DVD with selected images You can save images imported to your computer on a DVD You can also edit those images Refer to the supplied Operating Guide for information on the bundled software Connecting your camcorder to other devices Connecting with the A V connecting cable You can dub to VCRs DVD HDD recorders Connecting with the USB cable You can dub to movie dubbing compatible DVD writers etc q See Dubbing to other devices on page 47 o a S E a gt lt z m 37 38 Editing OTHERS category This category enables you to edit the images on the media Also you can enjoy your camcorder by connecting to other devices Eco s DELETE PHOTO CAPTURE 12 8 MOVIEDUB PHOTO COPY E OTHERS cat
57. back is not correct when connecting your camcorder to the TV Set TV TYPE according to your TV p 35 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 input jack of another device for dubbing an image from your camcorder p 47 Functions that cannot be used simultaneously The following list shows examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items Cannot use Back light Because of following settings FIREWORKS in SCENE SELECTION MANUAL in EXPOSURE SPOT METER OLD MOVIE SUPER NIGHTSHOT COLOR SLOW SHTR D EFFECT SCENE SELECTION SMTH SLW REC FADER SCENE SELECTION WIDE SELECT AUTO SLW SHUTTR SPOT FOCUS Cannot use Because of following settings TELE MACRO SCENE SELECTION EXPOSURE NightShot SUPER NIGHTSHOT SPOT METER NightShot SUPER NIGHTSHOT SCENE NightShot SUPER SELECTION NIGHTSHOT COLOR SLOW SHTR OLD MOVIE TELE MACRO FADER WHITE BAL NightShot SUPER NIGHTSHOT ONE PUSH in SMTH SLW REC WHITE BAL COLOR SLOW NightShot SUPER SHTR NIGHTSHOT D EFFECT SCENE SELECTION FADER SUPER D EFFECT FADER NIGHTSHOT FADER D EFFECT SUPER NIGHTSHOT COLOR SLOW SHTR CANDLE FIREWORK
58. ce images are stored in Face Index Tips You can display the Face Index screen by touching fft HOME VIEW IMAGES S INDEX Searching for desired images by date Date Index You can efficiently search for desired images by date Select beforehand the media which contains the recorded movie you want to play back p 20 Notes You cannot use the date index for still images on the Memory Stick PRO Duo 1 Turn the POWER switch to turn on the camcorder and press gt VIEW IMAGES The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 2 To search for movies touch the H tab To search for still images touch the G tab 3 Touch the date button at the upper right of the LCD screen The recording dates of images are displayed on the screen Returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen JAN 18 2008 JAN 19 2008 FEB 2 2008 MAR 17 2008 MAR 18 2008 MAR 21 2008 MAR 30 2008 V 4 Touch to select the date of the desired image and touch The images of the selected date are displayed on the VISUAL INDEX screen Tips On the Film Roll Index or Face Index screen you can use the Date Index function by following the steps 3 to 4 Using PB zoom You can magnify still images from about 1 1 to 5 times the original size Magnification can be adjusted with the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons on the LCD frame 6 Play bac
59. ce is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions Indoors At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly 1no Burziuiojsn 1 Under video lamps a studio or under sodium lamps or incandescent like color lamps ONE PUSH 59 white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light 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 4 flashes quickly When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory the indicator stops flashing 75 76 Notes Set WHITE BAL to AUTO or adjust the color in ONE PUSH under white or cool white fluorescent lamps When you select ONE PUSH keep framing white object while is flashing quickly flashes slowly if ONE PUSH could not be set When ONE PUSH was selected if 4 keeps flashing after touching LOK set WHITE BAL to AUTO When you set WHITE BAL SCENE SELECTION is automatically set to AUTO Tips If you changed the battery pack or moved your camcorder to or from outdoors when AUTO was selected aim your camcorder at a nearby white object with AUTO for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment If you change the SCENE SELECTION settings or move your camcorder outdoors
60. cordable space of the media format the media p 53 Deleting movies You can free media space by deleting image data from the media You can check the free media space using MEDIA INFO p 52 Select beforehand the media which contains the movie you want to delete p 20 Notes Important data should be saved on external media p 37 1 rouch HOME 5 DELETE 2 Touch IRDELETEI Touch DELETE 4 Touch the movie to be deleted MAR 17 2008 Press and hold PREVIEW The selected image is marked with Press and hold the image on the LCD screen to confirm Touch 57 to return to the previous screen 5 Touch CK ves OK To delete all movies at one time In step 3 touch E8DELETE ALL YES YES 98 To delete all the movies recorded on the same day at one time Touch by date in step 3 JAN 18 2008 JAN 19 2008 FEB 2 2008 MAR 18 2008 S MAR 21 2008 MAR 30 2008 2 Touch to select the recording date of the desired movies then touch The movies recorded on the selected date are displayed on the screen Touch the movie on the LCD screen to confirm Touch LE to return to the previous Screen 8 Touch Ok YES Notes If the deleted movie is included in a Playl
61. cted recording date is highlighted The movies recorded on the selected date are displayed on the screen Touch the image on the LCD screen to confirm Touch 2 to return to the previous screen 4 Touch Ok YES Notes Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while editing the Playlist Also do not remove the Memory Stick PRO Duo while editing movies on the Memory Stick PRO Duo You cannot add still images to a Playlist Tips You can add a maximum of 99 movies to the Playlist You can add a movie when viewing it by selecting 9z OPTION gt B tab gt BADD e You can copy the Playlist to a DVD as it is by using the supplied software Playing the Playlist Select beforehand the media to use to create or play a playlist p 20 1 Touch A gt view IMAGES PLAYLIST The Playlist screen appears 45 46 2 Touch the image from which you want to play back The Playlist is played back from the selected image to the end then the screen returns to the Playlist screen To erase unnecessary movies from the Playlist Touch HOME EB PLAYLIST EDIT 2 Touch ERASE To erase all the movies from the Playlist touch ALL YES YES OK 3 Select the movie to be deleted from the list OTHERS
62. curely p 13 The CHG charge lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly p 13 If the problem persists disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket and contact your Sony dealer The battery pack may be damaged The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time The temperature of the environment is too high or too low This is not a malfunction The battery pack has not been charged enough Fully charge the battery again If the problem persists replace the battery pack with a new one p 13 The indicated time may not be correct depending on the environment of use The battery pack is quickly discharged The temperature of the environment is too high or low This is not a malfunction The battery pack has not been charged enough Fully charge the battery again If the problem persists replace the battery pack with a new one p 13 LCD screen Menu items are grayed out You cannot select grayed items in the current recording playback situation There are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously p 84 80 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 The buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work at all Adjust the touch
63. d The setting of DATA CODE is fixed to DATE TIME p 64 23 v Tips When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen You slow down the playback speed by touching Or cork during pause e You can adjust the volume by touching HOME amp SETTINGS SOUND SETTINGS VOLUME then with Still images Touch the tab and the still image to be played back Slide show p 34 Returns to the VISUAL ge 60min Laon 14 14 INDEX screen 101 0014 JAN 1 2008 The recording i 11 35 20 date time Goes to the VISUAL E 4 EASY INDEX screen is Previous Next The setting of DATA CODE is fixed to DATE TIME p 64 To cancel Easy Handycam operation Press EASY again disappears from the LCD screen Menu settings during Easy Handycam operation Press 4 HOME C or B to display the menu items available for setup changes p 9 57 Q Notes Most of the menu items automatically return to the default settings The settings of some menu items are fixed For details see page 78 You cannot use the 9 OPTION menu Cancel Easy Handycam operation if you want to add effects to images or change settings Invalid buttons during Easy Handycam operation You cannot use some buttons
64. d If you cannot find the item anywhere the function does not work under the current situation 3 Change the setting then touch Notes The tabs and items that appear on the screen depend on the recording playback status of your camcorder at the time Some items appear without a tab The OPTION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handycam operation 1no Burziuiojsn 1 71 72 Recording items on the OPTION MENU Viewing items on the OPTION MENU Items th Page Items w Page tab fi tab FOCUS 73 DELETE 38 SPOT FOCUS 73 DELETE by date 39 TELE MACRO 73 DELETE ALL 39 EXPOSURE 74 SPOT METER 74 Cs tab SCENE SELECTION 74 DIVIDE 44 WHITE BAL 75 ERASE 46 COLOR SLOW SHTR 76 ERASE ALL 46 SUPER NIGHTSHOT 76 MOVE 46 C tab A tab depends on the situation FADER 76 ADD 45 D EFFECT 77 3 ADD by date 45 PICT EFFECT 47 PRINT 50 SLIDE SHOW 34 i tab VOLUME 31 REC MODE 58 DATA CODE 64 BLT IN ZOOM 77 SLIDE SHOW SET z 34 MICREF LEVEL 77 HADD o 45 am IMAGE SIZE 62 by date 45 SELF TIMER 77 FLASH MODE 60 No tab TIMING 2 29 COPIES 50 RECORD SOUND 29 DATE TIME E 50 SIZE 50 tems that are included also
65. d and has detected that the camcorder has been dropped Therefore the camcorder is taking steps to protect the hard disk Recording playback may be disabled as a result drop sensor function does not guarantee the protection of the hard disk under all possible situations Use the camcorder under stable conditions Warning indicator pertaining to still image recording e The media is full Still images cannot be recorded during processing Wait for a while then record You hear a melody when the warning indicators appear on the screen p 66 E Description of warning messages If messages appear on the screen follow the instructions Media amp 2 HDD format error hard disk of the camcorder is set differently from the default format Performing MEDIA FORMAT p 53 may enable you to use your camcorder This will delete all data in the hard disk 87 88 Data error An error occurred during reading or writing the hard disk of the camcorder This may occur when constant shock is applied to the camcorder The Image Database File is damaged Do you want to create a new file The image database file is damaged When you touch YES a new image database file is created The old recorded images on the media cannot be played back Image files are not damaged If you execute REPAIR IMG DB F after creating new information playing
66. ditions Set FACE DETECTION to OFF in this case The camcorder detects faces automatically during movie recording The default setting is ON Face icons and their meanings 2 This icon appears when the setting is ON This icon flashes when your camcorder detects a face The icon stops flashing when the face is recorded in Face Index F6 This icon appears when faces cannot be recorded in Face Index To play back scenes using Face Index see page 32 Q Notes The number of faces detected in a movie is limited CONVERSION LENS ft When using a conversion lens optional use this function to record using the optimum compensation for camera shake for each lens You can select WIDE CONVERSION w or TELE CONVERSION amp The default setting is OFF 1no Burziuiojsn 1 61 PHOTO SETTINGS Items for recording still images STBY number of recordable still images shown B is for the maximum image size of your camcorder The actual number of recordable 1 2 vewimacesser sounoioisrser still images is displayed on the LCD screen during recording COn o iste Touch 3 then Q The selected image size is effective while the If the item is not on the screen touch still lamp is lit to change the page When using a Memory Stick PRO Duo made by
67. ds 9 999 another folder is created to store new image files The folder name goes up 10LMSDCF 102MSDCF By touching fft HOME E OTHERS USB CONNECT USB CONNECT USB CONNECT you can access the media from the computer through USB connection 92 Maintenance and precautions About the Memory Stick A Memory Stick is a compact portable IC recording medium with a large data capacity We do not guarantee the operation of all types of Memory Stick on your camcorder See the list below for more details ie Recording Types of Memory Stick Playback Memory Stick Duo without MagicGate Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO HG Duo This product does not support 8 bit parallel data transfer but it supports 4 bit parallel data transfer the same as with Memory Stick PRO Duo This product cannot record or play data that uses MagicGate technology MagicGate is a copyright protection technology that records and transfers the contents in an encrypted format This product is compatible with Memory Stick Micro M2 M2 is the abbreviation for the Memory Stick Micro A Memory Stick PRO Duo formatted by a computer Windows OS Mac OS does not have guaranteed compatibility with your camcorder Data read write speed may vary depending on the combination of the Memory Stick PRO Duo and Memory St
68. dures Connect your camcorder to a wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor and leave it with the POWER switch set to OFF CHG for more than 24 hours uoneuuojuj jeuonippy 97 On trademarks e Handycam and HAAN YON are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation vu e Memory Stick Memory Stick Duo Memory STICK Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory STICK PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO HG Duo Memory Stick PRO HG Duo Memory Stick Micro MagicGate MAGICGATE MagicGate Memory Stick and MagicGate Memory Stick Duo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation InfoLITHIUM is a trademark of Sony Corporation BIONZ is a trademark of Sony Corporation Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Dolby Digital 5 1 Creator is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Microsoft Windows Windows Media Windows Vista and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc in the U S and other countries ntel Intel Core and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Adobe the Adobe logo and Adobe Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Syst
69. during white balance setting with ONE PUSH you need to repeat the ONE PUSH operation COLOR SLOW SHTR Color Slow Shutter When you set COLOR SLOW SHTR to ON you can record an image brighter in color even in dark places appears on the screen To cancel COLOR SLOW SHTR touch OFF Notes Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 73 when it is hard to focus automatically The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness which may result in a slowdown of the motion of the image SUPER NIGHTSHOT The image will be recorded at a maximum of 16 times the sensitivity of NightShot recording if you set SUPER NIGHTSHOT to ON while the NIGHTSHOT switch p 28 is also set to ON S 9 appears on the screen To cancel touch OFF Notes Do not use SUPER NIGHTSHOT in bright places This may cause a malfunction Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects Remove the conversion lens optional Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 73 when it is hard to focus automatically The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness which may result in a slowdown of the motion of the image FADER C You can record a transition with the following effects adding to the interval between scenes Select the desired effect in STBY to fade or REC to fade out mode then touch LOKI 2 Press STAR
70. e The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low Turn off the camcorder and take it to a warm place Leave the camcorder there for a while then turn on the camcorder You cannot record a still image You cannot record a still image together with SMTH SLW REC FADER D EFFECT PICT EFFECT The ACCESS lamp remains lit even when you stop recording Your camcorder is recording the image you have just shot on the media The recording angle looks different Recording angle may vary depending on the condition of the camcorder This is not a malfunction The flash does not work You cannot use the flash when you capture still images while recording a movie Even if auto flash or Auto redeye reduction is selected you cannot use the flash with NightShot SUPER NIGHTSHOT TWILIGHT CANDLE SUNRISE amp SUNSET FIREWORKS LANDSCAPE SPOTLIGHT BEACH or SNOW in SCENE SELECTION MANUAL in EXPOSURE SPOT METER The actual recording time for movie is less than the expected approximate recording time of the media Depending on the recording conditions the time available for recording may be shorter for example when recording a fast moving object etc p 58 The recording stops 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
71. e design of the wall outlet b AC L200 L200B fa b On TV color systems Your camcorder is an NTSC system based camcorder If you want to view the playback image on a TV it must be an NTSC system based TV with an AUDIO VIDEO input jack System Used in Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador NTSC Guyana Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc 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 PAL Bulgaria France Guiana Iran SECAM Iraq Monaco Russia Ukraine etc 90 Setting to the local time You can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when using your camcorder abroad Touch fft HOME zz SETTINGS CLOCK ALANG AREA SET and DST SET or SUMMERTIME p 17 World time difference 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111 121 12 11 10 v D ED g X SCA 95 0 L grt 22 J 3 94 2 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 as J 5 2 1 SU
72. e a right to have access to modify and redistribute source code for these software programs under the conditions of the supplied GPL LGPL Source code is provided on the web Use the following URL to download it When downloading the source code select DCR DVD810 as the model for your camcorder http www sony net products Linux We would prefer you do not contact us about the contents of source code Read license2 pdf in the License folder on the CD ROM You will find licenses in English of GPL and LGPL software To view the PDF Adobe Reader is needed If it is not installed on your computer you can download it from the Adobe Systems web page http www adobe com Quick Reference Identifying parts and controls The numbers in are reference pages oo ro oy Ni lol Power zoom lever 27 33 PHOTO button 22 26 QUICK ON button 27 4 CHG charge lamp 13 ACCESS lamp Hard disk 25 DCIN jack 13 Hooks for a shoulder belt Attach a shoulder belt optional 8 A V Remote Connector 35 47 9 USB jack 48 50 10j Grip belt 19 l O OY gt lt gt 99 100 Active Interface Shoe 735 The Active Interface Shoe supplies power t
73. e there is a management file area the used space is not displayed as OMB even if you perform MEDIA FORMAT p 53 Tips Only the information of the media selected on MOVIE MEDIA SET is displayed Change the media setting as necessary p 20 Deleting all images Formatting Formatting deletes all the images to recover recordable free space Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 13 Notes To avoid the loss of important images you should save them p 37 before performing MEDIA FORMAT While MEDIA FORMAT is activated do not disconnect the AC Adaptor Formatting the hard disk 1 Touch A Home gt MANAGE MEDIA MEDIA FORMAT HDD Format All data will be deleted EST PROCESS TIME 12s YES NO FORMAT 2 Touch YES YES 3 When Completed appears touch OK Formatting the Memory Stick PRO Duo 1 Insert the Memory Stick PRO Duo to be formatted into your camcorder 2 Touch ft HOME gt MANAGE MEDIA MEDIA FORMAT MEMORY STICK a Format the Memory Stick All data will be deleted EST PROCESS TIME 12s YES NO FORMAT Touch YES YES Notes While the ACCESS lamp is lit do not remove the Memory Stick PRO Duo from your camcorder Even the sti
74. egory Item list DELETE You can delete images on the media p 38 PHOTO CAPTURE You can save a selected frame from a recorded movie as a still image p 41 MOVIE DUB You can dub movies recorded on the hard disk to a Memory Stick PRO Duo p 42 PHOTO COPY You can copy still images recorded on the hard disk to a Memory Stick PRO Duo p 43 EDIT You can edit the images p 44 PLAYLIST EDIT You can create and edit a Playlist p 45 PRINT You can print still images on a connected PictBridge printer p 50 USB CONNECT You can connect the camcorder to a computer etc via the USB cable p 92 See Operating Guide for connecting to the computer Deleting images You can delete images recorded on the media using your camcorder Notes You cannot restore images once they are deleted Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while deleting the images It may damage the media Do not eject Memory Stick PRO Duo while deleting movies from the Memory Stick PRO Duo When write protection is set to the images in the Memory Stick PRO Duo by another device you cannot delete the images from the Memory Stick PRO Duo Tips You can select up to 100 images at one time You can delete an image on the playback screen from the amp OPTION menu To delete all images recorded on the media and recover all the re
75. ems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Furthermore and 8 are not mentioned in each case in this Handbook Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 C Library Expat zlib and libjpeg software are provided in your camcorder We provide this software based on license agreements with their owners of copyright Based on requests by the owners of copyright of these software applications we have an obligation to inform you of the following Please read the following sections Read licensel pdf in the License folder on the CD ROM You will find licenses in English of C Library Expat zlib and libjpeg software On GNU GPL LGPL applied software The software that is eligible for the following GNU General Public License hereinafter referred to as GPL or GNU Lesser General Public License hereinafter referred to as LGPL are included in the camcorder This informs you that you hav
76. epair we may check a minimum amount of data stored on the hard disk in order to investigate the problem However your Sony dealer will neither copy nor retain your data Overall operations Easy Handycam operation Remote Commander The power does not turn on Attach a charged battery pack to the camcorder p 13 Connect the plug of the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet wall socket p 13 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely p 13 The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to on t takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on This is not a malfunction Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket or remove the battery pack then reconnect it after about 1 minute If the functions still do not work press RESET p 101 using a sharp pointed object If you press RESET all settings including the clock setting are reset 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 Turn off the camcorder and take it to a warm place Leave the camcorder there for a while then turn on the camcorder Buttons do not work During Easy Handycam operation the following buttons functions are not available light button p 28 Playback zoom p 33 To turn on and off the LCD backligh
77. es to a Memory Stick PRO Duo with your camcorder Dubbing movies You can dub movies recorded on the hard disk of your camcorder to a Memory Stick PRO Duo Insert a Memory Stick PRO Duo into your camcorder before the operation Notes When you record a movie on a Memory Stick PRO Duo for the first time create the image database file p 55 by touching ft HOME amp MANAGE MEDIA REPAIR IMG DB F Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor to prevent your camcorder from running out of power during dubbing Tips The original movie will not be deleted after dubbing All included images on a playlist will be dubbed 1 rouch ft HOME 5 MOVIE DUB The MOVIE DUB screen appears DUB by select DUB by date DUB ALL oo pus 2 Touch the type of dubbing DUB by select To select movies and dub DUB by date To dub all movies of a specified date DUB ALL To dub playlists When you select playlist as the source of dubbing follow the on screen instructions to dub 3 Select the movie to be dubbed DUB by select Touch the movie thumbnail you want to dub to place the mark on the thumbnail You can select several movies Remaining capacity of Memory Stick PRO Duo Tips Press and hold the thumbnail to preview Touch 5 to return to
78. et ready p 12 Selecting the media p 20 gt Shoot using your camcorder 25 gt Play back the images Viewing on the LCD screen of your camcorder p 30 Viewing on the TV connected to your camcorder p 35 Save recorded images B Dubbing copying images from the hard disk to a Memory Stick PRO Duo p 42 E Saving images on a DVD using a computer p 37 Importing images to a computer p 37 Dubbing to other devices p 47 Delete images If the media of your camcorder is full you cannot record new images Delete the image data that has been saved on your computer or a disc If you delete the images you can record new images on the free media space again Deleting the selected images p 38 Deleting all the images IMEDIA FORMAT p 53 HOME and OPTION Taking advantage of two types of menus HOME MENU the starting point for operations with your camcorder HELP Displays a description of the item p 10 60min 1 2 STBY DELETE SP PHOTO CAPTURE MOVIE DUB PHOTO COPY Category gt Categories and items of the HOME MENU CAMERA category 9I MANAGE MEDIA category Item Page Item Page MOVIE 22 MOVIE MEDIA SET 20 PHOTO 22 PHOTO MEDIA SET 20 SMTH SLW REC 29 MEDIA INFO 52
79. evel of about 100 IRE or higher Notes Portions of the screen where brightness is about 100 IRE or above may appear overexposed Tips IRE represents the screen brightness level REMAINING SET ft PON Always displays the remaining media capacity indicator AUTO Displays the remaining recording time of movies for about 8 seconds in the following situations When your camcorder recognizes the remaining media capacity when the POWER switch is set to Movie When you press DISP BATT INFO to switch the indicator from off to on when the POWER switch is set to Movie When you select the movie recording mode on the HOME MENU Notes When the remaining recordable time for movies is less than 5 minutes the indicator stays on the screen FLASH MODE You can select the flash setting when you record still images with the built in flash or an external flash optional that is compatible with your camcorder gt AUTO Automatically flashes when there is insufficient ambient light ON 5 Always uses the flash regardless of the surrounding brightness OFF amp Records without flash Q Notes The recommended distance to the subject when using the built in flash is approximately 0 3 to 2 5 m 1 to 8 feet Remove any dust from the surface of the flash before using it Flash effect may be impaired if heat discoloration or dust obscures the lamp The CHG charge lam
80. functions during Easy Handycam operation since they are automatically set p 78 If you set an invalid operation Invalid during Easy Handycam operation appears Recording images are recorded on the media selected on the media setting p 20 default setting is hard disk for both movies and still images ft HOME f HOME A START STOP START STOP charge lamp ace LE e e l H Movie lamp Lens cover Opens automatically when the power is switched on START STOP F o a e E a gt lt z a ACCESS lamp Still lamp Memory Stick PRO Duo POWER switch C If the POWER switch is set to OFF CHG turn it while pressing the green button Notes Tips If the ACCESS lamp is lit or flashing after recording is finished it means data is still being written onto the media Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder and do not remove the battery or AC Adaptor The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours When a movie file exceeds 2 GB the next movie file is created automatically e You can check the recordable time and the remaining capacity etc by touching HOME MANAGE MEDIA MEDIA INFO p 52 For types of Memory Stick you can use in your camcorder see page 2
81. g you to use the supplied Remote Commander p 103 Tips Set to OFF to prevent your camcorder from responding to a command sent by another VCR remote control unit DROP SENSOR ft DROP SENSOR is set to ON as the default setting When the drop sensor has detected that the camcorder has been dropped appears recording or playing back recorded images may be disabled to protect the internal hard disk 1 Hulziwioysn 1 Notes Set the drop sensor to ON default setting when you use the camcorder Otherwise if you drop the camcorder the internal hard disk may be damaged 69 70 e In a non gravity situation the drop sensor is activated When you record images during activity such as roller coasting or sk diving you can set DROP SENSOR to OFF re so that the drop sensor is not activated Activating functions using the OPTION MENU OPTION MENU appears just like the pop up window that appears when you right click the mouse on a computer Various available functions are displayed Using the OPTION MENU 1 While using your camcorder touch OPTION on the screen OPTION 60min 578 se e FOCUS SPOTFOCUS TELE MACRO OFF Ls uu T Tab 2 Touch the desired item If you cannot find the desired item touch another tab to change the page For selecting the focusing metho
82. ges recorded by other devices may not be played back or may not appear in the actual size This is not a malfunction p 94 is indicated on an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen Loading of the data may have failed It may be indicated correctly when you turn off the power and then turn it on again or repeat removing and inserting the Memory Stick PRO Duo a couple of times This may appear on still images recorded by other devices edited on a computer etc The AC Adapter or the battery pack may have been removed from the camcorder while the ACCESS lamp was flashing just after recording finished As a result the image data may have been damaged and may appear 7 is indicated an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen Execute REPAIR IMG DB F p 55 If it still appears delete the image marked with p 38 No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback Turn up the volume p 31 Sound is not output when the LCD panel is closed Open the LCD panel When you record sound with MICREF LEVEL p 77 set to LOW the recorded sound may be difficult to hear In case of SMTH SLW REC you cannot record sounds during shooting about 3 seconds Left and right sound will be heard unbalanced when playing back on computers or other devices This happens when sound recorded in 5 1ch surround is converted to 2ch normal stereo sound by a computer or other device p
83. he battery pack completely before storing it Moisture condensation If your camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place moisture may condense inside your camcorder This may cause a malfunction to your camcorder E If moisture condensation has occurred Leave your camcorder for about 1 hour without turning it on Note on moisture condensation Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place or vice versa or when you use your camcorder in a humid place as follows You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed up by a heating device You bring your camcorder from an air conditioned car or room into a hot place outside You use your camcorder after a squall or a shower You use your camcorder in a hot and humid place How to prevent moisture condensation When you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place put your camcorder in a plastic bag and seal it tightly Remove the bag when the air temperature inside the plastic bag has reached the surrounding temperature after about 1 hour LCD screen Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD screen as it may cause damage If your camcorder is used in a cold place a residual image may appear on the LCD screen This is not a malfunction While using your camcorder the back of the LCD screen may heat up This is nota malfunction Toclean the LCD
84. here of scenes such as sunsets or sunrises Select to take spectacular shots of fireworks LANDSCAPE 44 Select to shoot distant subjects clearly This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows between the camcorder and the subject PORTRAIT amp Select to bring out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background ESS SPOTLIGHT Select to prevent people s faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light BEACH 7 Select to take the vivid blue of the ocean or a lake sNow amp Select to take bright pictures of a white landscape Adjusted to focus on subjects farther away only Adjusted not to focus on subjects a short distance away Notes If you set SCENE SELECTION WHITE BAL setting is canceled Even if you set TWILIGHT PORT while the CM Still lamp is lit the setting changes to AUTO once the Movie lamp lights up WHITE BAL White balance iy You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically OUTDOOR 26 white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions Outdoors Night views neon signs and fireworks Sunrise or sunset Under daylight fluorescent lamps INDOOR 2 white balan
85. ick compliant product you use Damaged or lost image data will not be compensated for and may occur in the following cases If you eject the Memory Stick PRO Duo turn the power off on your camcorder or remove the battery pack for replacement while your camcorder is reading or writing image files on the Memory Stick PRO Duo while the ACCESS lamp is lit or flashing If you use the Memory Stick PRO Duo near magnets or magnetic fields It is recommended you make a back up of important data on the hard disk of a computer Be careful not to apply excessive force when writing on a memo area a Memory Stick PRO Duo Do not attach a label or the like on a Memory Stick PRO Duo or a Memory Stick Duo adaptor When you carry or store a Memory Stick PRO Duo put it in its case Do not touch or allow metallic objects to come into contact with the terminals Do not bend drop or apply strong force to the Memory Stick PRO Duo Do not disassemble or modify the Memory Stick PRO Duo Do not let the Memory Stick PRO Duo get wet Be careful to keep Memory Stick PRO 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 PRO Duo into the Memory Stick Duo slot Doing so may cause a malfunction Do not use or keep the Memory Stick PRO Duo in the following locations Place
86. ie slowly One touch of 21 GJ 81 makes the reverse fast forward approximately 5 times faster 2 touches makes it approximately 10 times faster 3 touches makes it approximately 30 times faster and 4 touches makes it approximately 60 times faster Viewing still images a Touch the C tab and the still image to be played back Returns to the VISUAL 5 60min Go 14 14 INDEX screen Slide show button p 34 101 0014 Goes to the VISUAL qgcE Os OPTION INDEX screen Previous Next To adjust the volume of movies Tips Touch 9 OPTION gt tab gt You can switch the playback mode by touching VOLUME then adjust the volume with f HOME B or A gt EJ view IMAGES VISUAL INDEX o a e lt m 31 32 Searching for desired scene by pinpoint Film Roll Index Movies can be divided by a set time and the first scene of each division is displayed on the INDEX screen You can start playing back a movie from the selected thumbnail Select beforehand the media which contains the recorded movie you want to play back p 20 1 Turn the POWER switch to turn on the camcorder and press gt VIEW IMAGES The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 2 Touch Film Roll Index Returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen Se
87. ight and center and 2 at the rear right and left with an additional low pass subwoofer counted as a 0 1 channel for frequencies of 120 Hz or lower Bi Dolby Digital An audio encoding compression system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc Bi Dolby Digital 5 1 Creator Sound compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc which compresses audio efficiently while preserving high sound quality Sounds are compressed effectively with high quality sound and it enables producing 5 1ch surround sound Fragmentation The condition of a media in which files are divided into pieces scattered around the media You may not save your images correctly You can solve the condition by performing MEDIA FORMAT p 53 E JPEG JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group a still image data compression data capacity reduction standard Your camcorder records still images in JPEG format MPEG MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group the group of standards for the coding image compression of video movie and audio There are and MPEG2 formats Your camcorder records movies with SD standard definition image quality in MPEG2 format Bl Thumbnail Reduced size images which enable you to view many images at the same time VISUAL INDEX INDEX and S INDEX use a thumbnail display system E VBR VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate the recording format for automatically controlling the
88. in the HOME MENU Items that are included also in the HOME MENU Functions set in the 9 OPTION MENU Items you can set only on the OPTION MENU will be described below The default settings are marked with P FOCUS You can adjust the focus manually You can select this function also when you want to focus on a certain subject intentionally LIES Touch MANUAL F gt appears 2 Touch 2d focusing on close subjects L44 focusing on distant subjects to sharpen the focus a appears when the focus cannot be adjusted any closer and A appears when the focus cannot be adjusted farther away 8 Touch 0K To adjust the focus automatically touch AUTO in step 1 Q Notes The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm about 13 32 in for wide angle and about 80 cm about 2 5 8 feet for telephoto Tips It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the power zoom lever towards T telephoto to adjust the focus then towards W wide angle to adjust the zoom for recording When you want to record a subject at close range move the power zoom lever to W wide angle then adjust the focus The focal distance information the distance at which the subject is focused on for when it is dark and hard to adjust focus appears for a few seconds in the following cases It wil
89. ing S o Super NightShot 76 recording playback to indicate the settings T af your caricorder 2 Color Slow Shutter 76 PictBridge connecting Upper left Upper right 50 Ad Aomin Warning 86 SCENE Bottom e X ED OE UON Dr Indicator Meaning Bottom Center Picture effect 77 Digital effect 77 Upper left Manual focus 73 Indicator Meaning SCENE SELECTION 55 1ch 2ch AUDIO MODE 58 74 Self timer recording 77 Backlight 25 5 5 REDUC White balance 75 MICREF LEVEL low 9 H 77 EXPOSURE 74 SPOT METER 74 2 3 WIDE SELECT 59 Sen TELE MACRO 73 7T 77 S ZEBRA 59 2 Face Index set 32 Upper right tg FACE DETECTION 61 bs Bw CONVERSION LENS Indicator Meaning T 61 FADER FADER Fader 76 pm LCD backlight off 19 Tips er Drop sensor off 69 Indicators and their positions are approximate D tivated and differ from what you actually see s rop sensor activate EP 69 Themiedia selected fr Data code during recording oca still images 20 The recording date and time is recorded automatically on the media They not Center displayed while recording However you m mm can check them as DATA CODE during ndicator eaning playback p 64 52 9 SIZE 62 Slide show set 34 Glossary 5 1ch surround sound system that plays back sound on 6 speakers 3 at the front left r
90. ing into the lens Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam Save all your recorded image data To prevent your image data from being lost save all your recorded images on external media periodically It is recommended that you save the image data on a disc such as a DVD R using your computer p 37 Also you can save your image data using a VCR or a DVD HDD recorder p 47 Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder The hard disk of the camcorder may not be recognized or recording or playback may not be possible Especially during recording playback do not apply shock After recording do not apply vibration or shock to the camcorder while the ACCESS lamp is lit When using a shoulder belt not supplied do not crash the camera against an object Do not use this camcorder in very loud areas The hard disk of the camcorder may not be recognized or recording or playback may not be possible On the drop sensor To protect the internal hard disk from shock by dropping the camcorder has a drop sensor function p 69 When a drop occurs or under a non gravity condition the block noise made when this function is activated by the camcorder may also be recorded If the drop sensor catches a drop repeatedly recording playback may be stopped Notes on battery pack AC Adaptor Be sure to remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor after turning off the POWER switch Note on operating temperatu
91. is extremely low Turn off the camcorder and take it to a warm place Leave the camcorder there for a while then turn on the camcorder If vibrations occur continuously recording may stop 300 59 40011 There is a time difference between the point where you press START STOP and the point that movie recording starts stops On your camcorder there may be a slight time difference between the point where you press START STOP and the actual point that movie recording starts stops This is not a malfunction The auto focus does not function Set FOCUS to AUTO p 73 The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus Adjust the focus manually 73 81 STEADYSHOT does not function Set STEADYSHOT to ON p 59 STEADYSHOT may not be able to compensate for excessive vibrations The subjects passing by in front of the lens very fast appear crooked This is called the focal plane phenomenon This is not a malfunction Because of the way the image device CMOS sensor reads out image signals the subjects passing by in front of the lens rapidly might appear crooked depending on the recording conditions Tiny spots in white red blue or green appear on the screen The spots appear when you are recording with SUPER NIGHTSHOT or COLOR SLOW SHTR This is not a malfunction The color of the image is not correctly displayed Set the NIGHTSHOT s
92. ist p 45 the movie added to the Playlist is deleted also from the Playlist Deleting still inages Select beforehand the media which contains the still image you want to delete p 20 1 rouch HOME OTHERS DELETE 2 Touch DELETE Touch DELETE m z 5 39 4 Touch the still image to be deleted CZ 60min 17 2008 DELETE Press and hold PREVIEW 1 2 The selected still image is marked with v Press and hold the still image on the LCD screen to confirm Touch 2 to return to the previous screen 5 Touch OK YES To delete all still images at one time In step 3 touch ALL YES YES 68 40 To delete all the still images recorded on the same day at one time This function is available only when the internal hard disk is selected as the media D Touch by date in step 3 Touch to select the recording date of the desired still images then touch Ok The still images recorded on the selected date are displayed on the screen Touch the still image on the LCD screen to confirm Touch L to return to the previous screen 3 Touch Ok YES Capturing a still image from a movie
93. k the still image you want to magnify e E a gt lt z a 33 2 Magnify the still image with T Telephoto The screen is framed 3 Touch the screen at the point you want to display in the center of the displayed frame 4 Adjust the magnification with W Wide angle T Telephoto To cancel touch 1 Playing backa series of still images Slide show Touch fw on the still image playback screen The slide show begins from the selected still image Touch zl to stop the slide show To restart touch again Notes You cannot operate playback zoom during slide show Tips You set continuous slide show playback by selecting OPTION gt tab SLIDE SHOW SET The default setting is ON continuous playback You can also play back the slide show by touching 95 OPTION E amp tab SLIDE SHOW on the VISUAL INDEX screen Playing the image on a TV Connect your camcorder to the input jack of a TV or VCR using the A V connecting cable or an A V connecting cable with 5 VIDEO 2 Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 13 Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected MEM EIE Device without Device wi
94. l not be displayed correctly if you are using a conversion lens optional When the focus mode is switched from automatic to manual When you set focus manually SPOT FOCUS You can select and adjust the focal point to aim it at a subject not located at the center of the screen SPOT FOCUS E 60min stev Q e AUTO Touch the subject on the screen gt appears 2 Touch END To adjust the focus automatically touch AUTO END in step Notes If you set SPOT FOCUS FOCUS is automatically set to MANUAL TELE MACRO This is useful to shoot small subjects such as flowers or insects You can blur out backgrounds and the subject stands out clearer When you set TELE MACRO to ON 7 the zoom p 27 moves to the top of the T telephoto side automatically and allows recording subjects at a close distance down to about 57 cm 22 1 2 in 1no Burziuiojsn To cancel touch OFF or zoom to wide angle W side Notes When recording a distant subject focusing may be difficult and can take some time Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 73 when it is hard to focus automatically 73 74 EXPOSURE You can fix the brightness of an image manually Adjust the brightness when the subject is too bright or too dark 9 ir 60min STBY se e AUTO 9 EXPOSUR
95. lied USB cable The USB SELECT screen appears automatically 3 Touch C9USB CONNECT or USB CONNECT according to the media on which the movie you want to dub is recorded x USB CONNECT 1058 CONNECT PRINT DISC BURN USB SELECT 4 Operate the device to be connected and start recording For details refer to the instruction manuals supplied with the device to be connected 5 After dubbing is complete touch END YES then disconnect the USB cable Tips If the USB SELECT screen does not appear touch HOME amp OTHERS USB CONNECT 49 50 Printing recorded still images PictBridge compliant printer You can print out still images using a PictBridge compliant printer without connecting the camcorder to a computer PictBridge Connect your camcorder to the AC Adaptor to obtain power from the wall outlet wall socket p 13 Turn on the printer Select beforehand the media which contains the still image you want to print p 20 To print still images on a Memory Stick PRO Duo insert the Memory Stick PRO Duo containing them into your camcorder 1 Connect the Handycam Station to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor 2 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely Turn the POWER switch to turn it on 3 Connect the 7 USB jack of the Handycam St
96. ll images protected with another device against accidental deletion are also deleted Do not attempt the following operations when Executing is on the screen Operate the POWER switch or buttons Remove the Memory Stick PRO Duo 4 When Completed appears touch OK 2 53 54 Preventing data on the hard disk of the camcorder from being recovered CEMPTY allows you to write unintelligible data onto the hard disk of the camcorder In this way it may become more difficult to recover any original data When you dispose of or transfer the camcorder to others it is recommended that you perform Q Notes If you perform all the images are deleted To avoid the loss of important images they should be saved p 37 before performing You cannot perform C9EMPTY unless you connect the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet wall socket Disconnect all cables except the AC Adaptor Do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during the operation While performing C9EMPTY do not apply any vibrations or shocks 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on your camcorder and a wall outlet wall socket 2 Tum your camcorder Tips You perform this operation whichever position of the Movie lamp 3 Still lamp is lit Touch ft HOME 5 MANAGE MEDIA MEDIA FORMAT HDD
97. mical cloths repellent insecticide and sunscreen Handling the camcorder with above substances on your hands Leaving the casing in contact with rubber or vinyl objects 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 described above It is recommended that you operate your camcorder about once a month to keep it in optimum state for a long time On charging the pre installed rechargeable battery Your camcorder has a pre installed rechargeable battery to retain the date time and other settings even when the POWER switch is set to OFF CHG The pre installed rechargeable battery is always charged while your camcorder is connected to the wall outlet wall socket via the AC Adaptor or while the battery pack is attached The rechargeable battery will be fully discharged in about 3 months if you do not use your camcorder at all Use your camcorder after charging the pre installed rechargeable battery However even if the pre installed rechargeable battery is not charged the camcorder operation will not be affected as long as you are not recording the date E Proce
98. nds EB E x 1002 LU a wes 00min T 5 STBY REC Flashing Lights up To stop recording press START STOP again The setting of REC MODE is fixed to SP p 58 Tips During Easy Handycam operation faces are detected with frames FACE DETECTION p 61 Playing back recorded movies still images 1 Turn the POWER switch G to turn on your camcorder 2 Press E VIEW IMAGES A or E The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen It may take some seconds Searches for images HOME MENU by date p 33 Previous 6 images 3 Appears with the image Next 6 images 85 on each of the tab 2 that was lastly played Returns to the m 0 02 01 back recorded for recording screen wes m the still image recorded RS on a Memory Stick PRO 0188 Film Roll Index p 32 2 9 Face Index p 32 H Displays movies 2 Displays still images 3 Start playback Movies Touch the H tab and the movie to be played back Toggles Play or Pause as you touch Returns to the VISUAL INDEX 60m screen CI G nin 9 100 112 Beginning of the 0 00 14 movie previous erea Pier Next movie movie JAN 1 2008 101 0001 11 35 20 AM The recotding Stops goes to the date time VISUAL INDEX zg gt ew ms screen t Reverse Forwar
99. ntact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Inform them of the 5 digit code which starts from E 101 0001 Warning indicator pertaining to files Slow flashing The file is damaged The file is unreadable Warning on the hard disk of the camcorder Fast flashing An error may have occurred with the hard disk drive in your camcorder Warning the hard disk of the camcorder Fast flashing The hard disk of the camcorder is fully recorded An error may have occurred with the hard disk drive in your camcorder A Battery level warning Slow flashing The battery pack is nearly used up Depending on the operating environment or battery conditions J may flash even if there are approximately 20 minutes remaining I High temperature warning Slow flashing The temperature of your camcorder is getting higher Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place Fast flashing The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place Bz Low temperature warning Fast flashing The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low Make the camcorder warm J Warning indicator pertaining to Memory Stick PRO Duo Slow flashing Free space for recording images are running ou
100. o optional accessories such as a video light a flash or a microphone The accessory can be turned on or off as you operate the POWER switch on your camcorder Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your accessory for details The Active Interface Shoe has a safety device 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 movies with an external flash optional connected to the accessory shoe turn off the power of the external flash to prevent charging noise being recorded You cannot use an external flash optional and the built in flash at the same time When an external microphone optional is connected it takes precedence over the built in microphone Built in microphone 27 An Active Interface Shoe compatible microphone optional will take precedence when connected Remote sensor Infrared port Point the Remote Commander p 103 towards the remote sensor to operate your camcorder O A Oo N 10 1 an 12 13 14 1 1 o 1 pu e M
101. onnected to the wall outlet wall socket via the AC Adaptor Step 3 Turning the power on and setting the date and time Set the date and time when using this camcorder for the first time If you do not set the date and time the CLOCK SET screen appears every time you turn on your camcorder or change the POWER switch position Touch the button on the LCD Screen POWER switch 1 While pressing the green button turn the POWER switch repeatedly in the direction of the arrow until the respective lamp lights up Movie To record movies Still To record still images Go to step 3 when you turn on your camcorder for the first time 2 Touch ft HOME EX SETTINGS CLOCK A LANG CLOCK SET The CLOCK SET screen appears Chicago Mexico City Bogota Santiago 1 JAN 1 2008 12 00 00 AM CLOCK SET 3 Select the desired geographical area with then touch NEXT 4 Set DST SET or SUMMERTIME then touch NEXT 5 set year with 27 7 STBY 6 Select M with 4 1 then set the month with La J 7 Set D day hour and minute in the same way then touch NEXT 8 Make sure that the clock is correctly set then touch The clock starts You can set any year up to the year 2037 For midnight set it to 12 00 AM For midday set it to 12 00 PM pavers 1
102. orange EB somn PHOTO SMTH SLW CAMERA 3 Touch the item you want to learn more about EB somn stev Records a movie Activate When you touch an item its explanation appears on the screen To apply the option touch YES otherwise touch NO To deactivate the HELP Touch 2 HELP again in step 2 Using the OPTION MENU Just a touch on the screen during shooting or playback displays the functions available at that moment You will find it easy to make various settings See page 71 for further details 9z OPTION nok Buikofu3 11 12 Getting Started Step 1 Checking supplied items Make sure that you have the following items supplied with your camcorder number in the parentheses indicates the number of that item supplied AC Adaptor 1 p 13 A button type lithium battery is already installed Rechargeable battery pack NP FH60 1 p 13 94 CD ROM Handycam Application Software 1 Picture Motion Browser Software PMB Guide Handycam Handbook This Handbook Operating Guide 1 Step 2 Charging the battery pack 5 CHG charge You can charge the InfoLITHIUM battery pack H series p 94 after attaching it to your camcorder Q Notes Your camcorde
103. ou select the zooming level gt OFF Up to 15 x zoom is performed optically 30x Up to 15 x zoom is performed optically and after that up to 30 x zoom is performed digitally 180x Up to 15 x zoom is performed optically and after that up to 180 x zoom is performed digitally STEADYSHOT You can compensate for camera shake the default setting is ON Set STEADYSHOT to OFF W when using a tripod optional then the image becomes natural AUTO SLW SHUTTR Auto Slow Shutter When recording in dark places the shutter speed is automatically reduced to 1 30 second the default setting is ON 1 Hulziwioysn E You can display the frame and check that the subject is horizontal or vertical by setting GUIDEFRAME to ON The frame is not recorded Press DISP BATT INFO to make the frame disappear The default setting is OFF Tips Positioning the subject at the cross point of the guide frame makes a balanced composition Diagonal stripes appear in portions of the screen where brightness is at a preset level This is useful as a guide when adjusting the brightness When you change the default setting is displayed The zebra pattern is not recorded gt OFF The zebra pattern is not displayed 70 zebra pattern appears at a screen brightness level of about 70 IRE 60 100 The zebra pattern appears at a screen brightness l
104. p flickers while 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 You can set this function when you use the built in flash or an external flash optional that is compatible you re your camcorder HIGH 4 Makes the flash level higher gt NORMAL 5 LOW 5 Makes the flash level lower You can set this function when you record still images using the built in flash or an external flash optional that is compatible with your camcorder When you set REDEYE REDUC to ON then set FLASH MODE to AUTO or ON appears You can prevent redeye by activating the pre flash before the flash flashes Notes The redeye reduction may not produce the desired effect due to individual differences and other conditions FACE DETECTION ft Detects faces and adjusts the focus color and exposure automatically gt ON 5 Detects a face and shows a frame on it detected face image is optimized automatically Face detection frame Face detection mark ONINO FRAMES 27 Detects a face without showing a frame detected face image is optimized automatically OFF Does not use FACE DETECTION function Q Notes Faces may not be detected depending on recording conditions FACE DETECTION may not function properly depending on recording con
105. panel CALIBRATION p 96 Memory Stick PRO Duo You cannot operate functions using the Memory Stick PRO Duo If you use a Memory Stick PRO Duo formatted on a computer format it again on your camcorder p 53 You cannot delete images stored on or format the Memory Stick PRO Duo The maximum number of images that you can delete on the index screen at one time is 100 You cannot delete images that have write protection set by another device The data file name is not indicated correctly or flashes The file is damaged The file format is not supported by your camcorder p 93 Use the supported file format Recording Refer also to Memory Stick PRO Duo p 80 Pressing START STOP or PHOTO does not record images The playback screen is displayed Set your camcorder to recording standby p 26 The recording media is full Delete unnecessary images p 38 Total number of movies or still images exceeds the recordable capacity of the media p 62 92 Delete unnecessary images p 38 While DROP SENSOR p 69 is activated you cannot record images You cannot record images in sleep mode Cancel QUICK ON p 27 Your camcorder is recording the image you have just shot onto the media You cannot make a new recording during this period The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool plac
106. r operates only with an InfoLITHIUM battery pack series 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Station Be sure that the mark on the DC plug is facing up 2 Connect the power cord mains lead to the AC Adaptor and the wall outlet wall socket 3 Turn the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to OFF CHG the default setting 2 POWER switch S IS To the wall outlet ES wall socket AC Adaptor gt Power cord Mains lead 4 Attach the battery pack by sliding it in the direction of the arrow until it clicks 5 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely The CHG charge lamp lights up and charging starts The CHG charge lamp turns off when the battery pack is fully charged When setting the camcorder onto the Handycam Station close the DC IN jack cover Notes Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack holding both the Handycam Station and the DC plug pavers 1 13 To remove your camcorder from the Handycam Station Turn off the power then remove the camcorder from the Handycam Station holding both your camcorder and the Handycam Station To charge the battery pack using only the AC Adaptor Turn off the power then connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on your camcorder POWER switch with the A mark on the right DC IN jack Open the jack cover Notes Disconnect the AC
107. ra MOVIE SETTINGS PHOTO SETTINGS 12 B VIEW IMAGES SET SOUND DISP SET EINEN o e GOGLA Touch 2 then 2 If the item is not on the screen touch to change the page How to set ft HOME menu page 56 OPTION menu gt page 71 The default settings are marked with gt REC MODE 9 You can select a recording mode to record a movie with the image quality from 3 levels HQ Records in high quality mode 9M HQ gt SP Records in standard quality mode 6M SP LP Increases the recording time Long Play 3M LP Recordable time on hard disk approx Recording mode Recordable time HQ 14 hours 40 min SP 21 hours 50 min 41 hours 50 min Recordable time on Memory Stick PRO Duo approx min HQ SP LP 512MB 6 5 9 5 15 10 1GB 10 10 20 10 35 25 2GB 25 25 40 25 80 50 4GB 55 50 80 50 160 105 8GB 115 100 170 100 325 215 The time in is the minimum recording time Notes When using a Memory Stick PRO Duo made by Sony Corporation The recordable time for movies varies depending on the recording conditions REC MODE and the type of Memory Stick If you record in LP mode the quality of scenes may be degraded or scenes with quick movements may appear with block noise when you play back the movie AUDIO MODE ft You can change the recording sound fo
108. rder Do not leave the Memory Stick Micro within the reach of small children They might accidentally swallow it On image data compatibility Image data files recorded on a Memory Stick PRO Duo by your camcorder conform to the Design rule for Camera File system universal standard established by the JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association On your camcorder you cannot play back still images recorded on other devices DCR TRV900 or DSC D700 D770 that do not conform to the universal standard These models are not sold in some regions If you cannot use a Memory Stick PRO Duo that has been used with another device format it with your camcorder p 53 Note that formatting erases all information on the Memory Stick PRO Duo You may not be able to play back images with your camcorder When playing back image data modified on your computer When playing back image data recorded with other devices About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack Your camcorder operates only with an InfoLITHIUM battery pack H series InfoLITHIUM H series battery packs have the Deum f mark What is an InfoLITHIUM battery pack An InfoLITHIUM battery pack is a lithium ion battery pack that has functions for communicating information related to operating conditions between your camcorder and an optional AC Adaptor charger The InfoLITHIUM battery pack calculate
109. res When the temperature of the camcorder becomes extremely high or extremely low you may not be able to record or play back on the camcorder due to the protection features of the camcorder being activated in such situations In this case a message appears on the LCD screen p 86 When the camcorder is connected to a computer Do not try to format the hard disk of the camcorder using a computer If you do so your camcorder may not operate correctly Note on using the camcorder at high altitudes Do not turn on the camcorder in a low pressure area where the altitude is more than 3 000 meters 9 800 feet Doing so may damage the hard disk drive of your camcorder Note on disposal transfer If you perform MEDIA FORMAT p 53 to format the hard disk of the camcorder data may not be completely deleted from the hard disk When you transfer the camcorder it is recommended that you perform C9EMPTY p 54 to prevent the recovery of your data In addition to the above when you dispose of the camcorder it is recommended that you destroy the actual body of the camcorder If you cannot record play back images perform MEDIA FORMAT If you repeat recording deleting images for a long time fragmentation of data occurs on the media Images cannot be saved or recorded In such a case save your images on some type of external media first p 37 and then perform MEDIA FORMAT p 53 Fragmentation amp Gloss
110. rmat gt 5 1ch SURROUND 5 1ch Records sound in 5 1ch surround 2ch STEREO d 2ch Records sound in 2ch stereo Notes e 2ch appears temporarily regardless of the setting when you play back movies recorded on the setting RECORD SOUND to OFF of SMTH SLW REC NIGHTSHOT LIGHT ft When using either the NightShot p 28 or SUPER NIGHTSHOT p 76 function to record you can record clearer images by setting NIGHTSHOT LIGHT which emits infrared light invisible to ON the default setting Notes Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects Remove the conversion lens optional The maximum shooting distance using NIGHTSHOT LIGHT is about 3 m 10 feet WIDE SELECT When recording images you can select the aspect ratio according to the TV connected Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV P 16 9 WIDE Records images to the full screen on a 16 9 wide TV screen 43 53 Records images to the full screen on a 4 3 TV screen Notes Set TV TYPE correctly according to the TV connected for playback p 35 DIGITAL ZOOM You can select the maximum zoom level case you want to zoom greater than optical zoom magnification p 27 Note that the image quality decreases when you use the digital zoom The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor The zooming zone appears when y
111. s subject to extremely high temperature such as a car parked outside in the summer Places under direct sunlight Places with extremely high humidity or subject to corrosive gases On the Memory Stick Duo adaptor When using a Memory Stick PRO Duo with a Memory Stick compliant device be sure to insert the Memory Stick PRO Duo into a Memory Stick Duo adaptor When inserting a Memory Stick PRO Duo into a Memory Stick Duo adaptor make sure the Memory Stick PRO is inserted facing in the correct direction then insert it all the way in If you force the Memory Stick PRO Duo into the Memory Stick Duo adaptor in the wrong direction or insert it incompletely it may cause a malfunction Do not insert a Memory Stick Duo adaptor without a Memory Stick PRO Duo attached Doing so may result in malfunctions of the unit Ona Memory Stick PRO Duo The maximum memory capacity of a Memory Stick PRO Duo that can be used on your camcorder is 8 GB uoneuuojuj jeuonippy 93 94 Notes on using Memory Stick Micro To use a Memory Stick Micro with your camcorder you need a Duo sized M2 Adaptor Insert the Memory Stick Micro into the Duo sized M2 Adaptor and then insert the adaptor into the Memory Stick Duo slot If you insert a Memory Stick Micro into your camcorder without using a Duo sized M2 Adaptor you might not be able to remove it from your camco
112. s the power consumption according to the operating conditions of your camcorder and displays the remaining battery time in minutes 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 50 F to 86 F until the charge lamp turns off If you charge the battery pack outside of this temperature range you may not be able to charge it efficiently After charging is complete disconnect the cable from the DC IN jack on the Handycam Station or your camcorder then remove the battery pack To use the battery pack effectively Battery pack performance decreases when the surrounding temperature is 10 C 50 F or below and the length of time you can use the battery pack becomes shorter In that case do one of the following to use the battery pack for a longer time Put the battery pack in a pocket to warm it up and insert it in your camcorder right before you start taking shots Use a large capacity battery pack NP FH70 FH100 optional Frequent use of the LCD screen or a frequent playback fast forward or rewind operation wears out the battery pack faster We recommend using a large capacity battery pack NP FH70 FH100 optional Be sure to set the POWER switch to OFF CHG when not recording or playing back on your camcorder The battery pack is also
113. screen If fingerprints or dust make the LCD screen dirty it is recommended 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 moistened with the liquid E On adjustment of the touch panel CALIBRATION The buttons on the touch panel may not work correctly If this happens follow the procedure below It is recommended that you connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor during the operation Turn on your camcorder then press 2 Touch amp SETTINGS GENERAL SET CALIBRATION x CALIBRATION 1 3 Touch the X CANCEL 8 Touch X displayed on the screen with the corner of the Memory Stick PRO Duo or the like 3 times The position of x changes Touch CANCEL to cancel If you did not press the right spot try the calibration again Q Notes Do not use a sharp pointed object for calibration Doing so may damage the LCD screen You cannot calibrate the LCD screen if it is rotated or closed with the screen facing out On handling the casing If the casing is soiled clean the camcorder body with a soft cloth lightly moistened with water and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth Avoid the following to avoid damage to the finish Using chemicals such as thinner benzine alcohol che
114. t Pressing and holding DISP BATT INFO for a few seconds p 19 The OPTION button is not displayed The OPTION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handycam operation The menu settings have changed automatically During Easy Handycam operation nearly all the menu items will be automatically set to the default settings During Easy Handycam operation some menu items are fixed as follows REC MODE SP DATA CODE DATE TIME The following menu items return to the default settings when you set the POWER switch to OFF CHG for more than 12 hours FOCUS SPOT FOCUS EXPOSURE SPOT METER SCENE SELECTION WHITE BAL MICREF LEVEL BLT IN ZOOM MIC DROP SENSOR COLOR SLOW SHTR SUPER NIGHTSHOT Even if you press EASY menu settings do not switch to their defaults automatically During Easy Handycam operation settings for the following menu items are maintained the ones before Easy Handycam operation FILE NO VOLUME TV TYPE DISPLAY BEEP g INDEX SET CLOCK SET AREA SET DST SET SUMMERTIME WIDE SELECT a IMAGE SIZE DEMO MODE TIMING fA LANGUAGE SET RECORD SOUND MOVIE MEDIA SET PHOTO MEDIA SET FLASH MODE AUDIO MODE CONVERSION LENS Your camcorder gets warm This is because the power has been turned on for a long time This is not a malfunction The supplied Remote Commander does not function Set REMOTE CTRL
115. t For the type of Memory Stick you can use with your camcorder see page 2 e No Memory Stick PRO Duo is inserted p 21 Fast flashing There are not enough free space for recording images Delete unnecessary images or format the Memory Stick PRO Duo after storing the images on other media p 37 38 53 The Image Database File is damaged p 55 Warning indicators pertaining to Memory Stick PRO Duo formatting The Memory Stick PRO Duo is damaged The Memory Stick PRO Duo is not formatted correctly p 53 93 lt 2 Warning indicator pertaining to incompatible Memory Stick Duo An incompatible Memory Stick Duo is inserted p 93 o7 Warning indicator pertaining to the write protect of the Memory Stick PRO Duo Access to the Memory Stick PRO Duo was restricted on another device 5 Warning indicator pertaining to the flash Fast flashing There is something wrong with the flash W Warning indicator pertaining to camera shake warning The amount of light is not sufficient so camera shake easily occurs Use the flash The camcorder is unsteady so camera shake easily occurs Hold the camcorder steady with both hands and record the image However note that the camera shake warning indicator does not disappear Warning indicator pertaining to drop sensor The drop sensor function p 69 is activate
116. t possible due to a malfunction of the camcorder recording media etc TV color systems differ depending on the countries regions To view your recordings on a TV you need an NTSC system based TV Television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the copyright laws About changing the language setting The on screen displays in each local language are used for illustrating the operating procedures Change the screen language before using your camcorder if necessary p 18 About this Handbook The LCD screens and indicators shown in this Handbook were taken with a digital still camera and may look different from what you actually see Design and specifications of media and other accessories are subject to change without notice In this Handbook the hard disk of your camcorder and Memory Stick PRO Duo are called media About the Carl Zeiss lens Your camcorder is equipped with a Carl Zeiss 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 of a Carl Zeiss lens Also the lens for your camcorder is coated to suppress unwanted reflections then faithfully reproduce colors MTF Modulation Transfer Function The number value indicates the amount of light from a subject com
117. tation holding both the Handycam Station and the DC plug Be sure to turn the POWER switch to OFF CHG when you set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station or remove the camcorder from it Connect cables to the connectors of the Handycam Station when using your camcorder attached to the Handycam Station Do not connect the cables to both the Handycam Station and your camcorder About menu items LCD panel and lens A menu item that is grayed out is not available under the current recording or playback conditions The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high precision technology so over 99 9996 of the pixels are effective However there may be some tiny black points and or bright points white red blue or green in color that appear constantly on the LCD screen These points are normal results of the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way Black point White red blue or green point Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods of time may cause malfunctions Do not aim at the sun Doing so might cause your camcorder to malfunction Take images of the sun only in low light conditions such as at dusk On recording Before starting to record test the recording function to make sure the image and sound are recorded without any problems Compensation for the contents of recordings cannot be provided even if recording or playback is no
118. th an A Signal flow ANN connecting cable supplied The Handycam Station has an A V OUT jack p 102 and the camcorder has an A V Remote Connector p 99 Connect the A V connecting cable either to the Handycam Station or to your camcorder according to your setup A V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional When connecting to another device via the S VIDEO jack by using an A V connecting cable with an 5 VIDEO cable optional higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plugs left right audio and the S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of the A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional The yellow an S VIDEO jack S VIDEO jack IN SVIDEO VIDEO e A e a Whit 2 S Red Yellow 2 VCRs or TVs plug connection is not necessary Connecting only the S VIDEO plug will not output audio Notes Do not connect A V connecting cables to both your camcorder and the Handycam Station at the same time The image might get disturbed Tips Youcan display the counter on the TV screen by setting DISP OUTPUT to V OUT PANEL p 67 When your TV is connected to a VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 etc if the VCR has an input selec
119. the movie It may damage the media Also do not remove the Memory Stick PRO Duo while editing movies on the Memory Stick PRO Duo slight difference may occur from the point where you touch gt 4 and the actual dividing point as your camcorder selects the dividing point based on about half second increments If you divide the original movie the movie added to the Playlist will also be divided Creating the Playlist The Playlist is a list showing thumbnails of the movies that you have selected The original movies are not changed even if you edit or delete the movies added to the Playlist Select the media you want to create or play a Playlist before the operation p 20 1 rouch HOME 5 PLAYLIST EDIT 2 Touch ADD 3 Touch the movie to be added to the Playlist Press and hold PREVIEW The selected movie is marked with Press and hold the movie on the LCD screen to confirm Touch to return to the previous screen 4 Touch 9X ves OR To add all the movies recorded on the same day at one time Touch ERADD by date in step 2 The recording dates of movies are displayed on the screen JAN 18 2008 JAN 19 2008 FEB 2 2008 MAR 18 2008 MAR 21 2008 MAR 30 2008 2 Touch to select the recording date of the desired movie 8 Touch OK while the sele
120. the selection screen DUB by date Select the recording date of the movie to be dubbed then touch You cannot select multiple dates JAN 12 2008 JAN 16 2008 JAN 18 2008 apt OE DUB by date 4 Touch 9X ves Dubbing starts Tips To check the dubbed movies after dubbing is complete select MEMORY STICK on MOVIE MEDIA SET and play them back p 20 Copying still images You can copy still images from the hard disk to a Memory Stick PRO Duo Insert a Memory Stick PRO Duo into your camcorder before the operation Notes Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor to prevent your camcorder from running out of power during dubbing Tips The original still images will not be deleted after copying 1 Touch ft HOME OTHERS PHOTO COPY The PHOTO COPY screen appears copy by select COPY by date copy 2 Touch the type of copying COPY by select To select a still image and copy COPY by date To copy all still images of a specified date 3 Select the still image to be copied COPY by select Touch the still image thumbnail you want to copy to place the V mark on the thumbnail You can select several still images Press and hold PREVIEW Tips Press and hold the thumbnail to preview Touch L to return to the selection screen
121. times the original size with the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons on the LCD frame Wider range of view IT Wide angle w lt gt RUP Close view Telephoto Move the power zoom lever slightly for a slower zoom Move it further for a faster zoom Notes Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom lever If you move your finger off the power zoom lever the operation sound of the lever may also be recorded You cannot change the zoom speed with the zoom buttons on the LCD frame The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm about 13 32 in for wide angle and about 80 cm about 2 5 8 feet for telephoto Tips You set DIGITAL ZOOM p 59 if you want to zoom to a level greater than 15 x when recording movies Recording sound with more presence 5 1ch surround recording Dolby Digital 5 1ch surround sound can be recorded with the Built in microphone You can enjoy realistic sound when playing the movie on devices that support 5 1ch surround sound Built in microphone Dolby Digital 5 1 Creator 5 1ch surround sound 9 Glossary 107 Notes If you play back 5 1ch sound on your camcorder 5 1ch sound is automatically converted and output in 2ch Tips You can select the recording sound from 5 1ch SURROUND 25 10 or 2ch STEREO 2ch AUDIO MODE p 58
122. tor 35 36 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 view images on Turn the POWER switch to turn on the camcorder 2 Touch ft HOME S SETTINGS gt OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE 16 9 or 4 3 LOKI Q Notes When you connect your camcorder to a compatible with the ID 1 ID 2 system set TV TYPE to 16 9 The TV switches to full mode automatically Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV When you set TV TYPE to 4 3 the image quality may deteriorate Also when the recorded image s aspect ratio switches between 16 9 wide and 4 3 the image may jitter On some 4 3 TVs the still images recorded in 4 3 aspect ratio may not be displayed full screen This is not a malfunction When you play back an image recorded in 16 9 wide aspect ratio on a 4 3 TV not compatible with the 16 9 wide signal set TV 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 red right channel plug to the audio input jack of your TV or VCR Saving images Due to the limited capacity of the media make sure that you save the image data to some type of external media such as a DVD R or a computer You can s
123. ts the interval at which to create thumbnails of scenes in a movie 3 Touch amp to select the desired movie 4 Touch to search for the desired scene then touch the scene you want to play back Playback starts from the selected scene Tips You can display the Film Roll Index screen by touching fft HOME VIEW IMAGES gt I INDEX Searching for desired scene by face Face Index The detected face images during recording are displayed on the index screen You can play back the movie from the selected face image Select beforehand the media which contains the recorded movie you want to play back p 20 1 Turn the POWER switch to turn on the camcorder and press VIEW IMAGES The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 2 Touch 2 Face Index Returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen B HM E 1 3 H HDD 80 01 30 3 Touch to select the desired movie 4 Touch E3 then touch the desired face image to view the scene Playback starts from the beginning of the scene with the selected face image Notes Faces may not be detected depending on recording conditions Example People wearing glasses or hats or who do not face towards the camera Set SINDEX SET to ON the default setting before recording to play back from S INDEX p 61 Make sure that flashes and detected fa
124. uch L 1 L 1 to adjust the volume PON A melody sounds when you start stop recording or operate the touch panel OFF Cancels the melody and shutter sound LCD BRIGHT You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen Adjust the brightness with L LH 2 Touch Ok X Tips This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way LCD BL LEVEL PS LCD backlight level You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen s backlight gt NORMAL Standard brightness BRIGHT Brightens the LCD screen Q Notes When you connect your camcorder to a wall outlet wall socket BRIGHT is automatically selected for the setting When you select BRIGHT battery life is slightly reduced during recording If you open the LCD panel 180 degrees to face the screen outside and close the LCD panel to the camcorder body the setting becomes NORMAL automatically Tips This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way ROTG You can adjust the color of the LCD screen with L H High intensity 4 Low intensity Tips This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way OUTPUT SETTINGS Items for when connecting other devices Esau sev OUTPUT SETTINGS CLOCK ILANG 2 2 GENERAL SET sefolal 0 Touch 9 then If the item is
125. use the hard disk or a Memory Stick PRO Duo for various purposes ac B MOVIE MEDIASET PHOTOMEDIA SET 12 8 MEDIA INFO MEDIA FORMAT MANAGE MEDIA MANAGE MEDIA category Item list MOVIE MEDIA SET You can select the media for movies p 20 PHOTO MEDIA SET You can select the media for still images p 20 MEDIA INFO You can display the media infomation such as recording time p 52 MEDIA FORMAT You can format the media and recover the recordable free space p 53 REPAIR IMG DB F You can repair the mangement information of the media p 55 Checking the media information You can check the remaining recordable time for each image quality of the media selected on MOVIE MEDIA SET p 20 Notes During Easy Handycam operation media information cannot be checked Cancel Easy Handycam operation to check Touch 5 MANAGE MEDIA MEDIA INFO Tips You can check the recordable free space etc by touching L on the lower right screen To turn off the display Touch LX Notes The calculation for media space is IMB 1 048 576 bytes The fractions less than MB are discarded when the media space is displayed The displayed size of the whole hard disk space will be slightly smaller than the size shown below despite displaying both free and used hard disk space DCR SR220 60 000 MB Sinc
126. witch to OFF p 28 The screen image is bright and the subject does not appear on the screen Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF p 28 Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen Set STEADYSHOT to OFF 59 SUPER NIGHTSHOT cannot be operated Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to ON COLOR SLOW SHTR does not operate correctly COLOR SLOW SHTR may not operate correctly in total darkness Use NightShot or SUPER NIGHTSHOT You cannot adjust LCD BL LEVEL You cannot adjust LCD BL LEVEL when The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder with the LCD screen facing out The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor Playing back Images cannot be played back Set the media of the image you want to play back by touching ft HOME t5 MANAGE MEDIA MOVIE MEDIA SET PHOTO MEDIA SET p 20 The screen image is dark and the subject does not appear on the screen Press and hold DISP BATT INFO for a few seconds to turn on the backlight p 19 Horizontal stripes appear on the image This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp sodium lamp or mercury lamp This is not a malfunction 82 Still images cannot be played back Still images cannot be played back if you have modified files or folders or have edited the data on a computer The file name flashes in that case This is not a malfunction p 94 Still ima
127. xample from rain or sea water If your camcorder gets wet it may malfunction Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired If any solid object or liquid gets inside the casing unplug your camcorder and have it checked by a Sony dealer before operating it any further Avoid rough handling disassembling modifying physical shock or impact such as hammering dropping or stepping on the product Be particularly careful of the lens Keep the POWER switch setting to OFF CHG when you are not using your camcorder uoneuuojuj jeuonippy Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel for example and operate it Doing so might cause heat to build up inside When disconnecting the power cord mains lead pull it by the plug and not the cord Do not damage the power cord mains lead such as by placing anything heavy on it Keep metal contacts clean 95 96 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 Consult your local authorized Sony service facility Wash off any liquid that may have contacted your skin If any liquid gets in your eyes wash with plenty of water and consult a doctor E When not using your camcorder for a long time Periodically turn it on and let it run such as by playing back or recording images for about 3 minutes Use up t
128. your fingernail into the slit to pull out the battery case 2 Place a new battery with the side facing up 8 Insert the battery case back into the Remote Commander until it clicks Q Tab b 22 I 103 WARNING Battery may explode if mistreated Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire When the lithium battery becomes weak the operating distance of the Remote Commander may shorten or the Remote Commander may not function properly In this case replace the battery with a Sony CR2025 lithium battery Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion 104 Indicators displayed during recording playback Recording movies 1 1 3 4 5 6 2 4 5 12L s I300minie Ties 4 5 xa i 5 10 9 8 7 Recording still images 8 CE MEE NN c m EN T 10 11 12 T gin 10 8 14 Viewing movies T 12 15

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