Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DCR-IP1 Sony
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3-084-861- 11 (1) © 2003 Sony Corporation Camera Operations Guid e Read t his firs t Digital Video Ca mera Recorder DCR-IP1.
2 Read this first Before ope rating th e unit, please r ead this manu al thorou ghly, an d r etain it f or fut ur e refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or sho ck ha zard, do not exp os e the u n it to rai n or mo is tu re.
3 Owner's Record The mod el and se rial num bers are located on t he bottom. Record the s erial numb er in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers when ever you c all upon you r Sony deale r regard ing t h is pr od uct. Model N o. DCR-IP _______ _______ __ Seria l No .
4 or bright points (white, red, blue , or g ree n in c olor ) that appear constant ly on the LCD screen . These points are norm al result s of the ma nufactur ing process and do not affect th e reco rdi ng in any way. • Exposing the LCD screen or the l ens to direct sunlight fo r lo ng pe riods of tim e may cause malfunc tions.
5 Read thi s first ........... ............ ............. ............. .................... ............. ........... 2 Quick St art G uide Recordin g movies on a tape .................... ............. ............. ............. ........... 8 Recordin g stil l images on a “Me mory Stic k Duo” .
6 Recording a picture us ing var ious effe cts ................. ............. ............. ..... 32 Fading in and out of a scene — FADER ................. .. .... .. .. ....... .... .. .... .. .. ....... .... .. 32 Using sp ecial ef fects — Digi tal eff ect .
7 Advanced operations Using t he M enu Selecting Menu items ... ............ .......... 49 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu — PROGRAM AE/WHITE BAL./16 :9 WIDE, etc. .................... ........... ..... 51 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu — BURST/QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE/ ALL ERASE/NEW FOL DER, etc.
Quick Star t Gu id e 8 Quick Start Guide Recording movies on a tape 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the batt ery , se e pa ge 13. 2 Insert a cassett e into the camcorder. a Slide the BATT (battery release) lever in the direc tion of the arrow as shown in the illustration and remov e the batter y termi nal cover .
Qui ck S tar t Gu ide Quick Start Guide 9 3 Start recordi ng while checking the subject. The date an d time is n ot set u p in the default s etting. To set the d ate and t ime, see page 17. 4 View the recorded pict ure. a Open the LCD pa nel. b While pr essing the green button , slide the POWER s witch down to li gh t up t he CAMERA-TAPE lamp.
Quick Star t Gu id e 10 Recording still images on a “Memory Stick Duo” 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the batt ery , se e pa ge 13.
Qui ck S tar t Gu ide Quick Start Guide 11 3 Start recordin g while checking the subject. The date and ti me is not s et up i n the default setti ng. To set the date and time, see p age 17.
Getting started 12 Getting s tarted Step 1: Checking supplied items Make sur e you ha v e foll owin g thin g s suppli ed with your cam corder. The num ber in pare nthe ses in dica te s the nu mber of that ite m supplied.
Getting started Getting started 13 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You can cha rge the ba t tery by atta ching t he “Inf oLIT HIU M” bat ter y pa ck (F ser ies) to your c am c ord er . b Notes • Y ou canno t use batte r ie s othe r tha n the “InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack (F se rie s) (p.
Getting started 14 The C H G (c harg e) lam p light s up and char gin g st arts. To c har ge th e b att ery pa ck us ing only the AC A daptor You ca n char ge th e ba tte ry pac k on a tri p, ev en if you hav e not brou ght the H and ycam St ation along .
Getting started Getting started 15 A Batte ry c harge l evel: Dis plays the appro xim ate r emain ing power of the batt ery pa ck . B Pos si bl e reco rdin g ti m e. Charg ing ti me Appr oxima te num ber of mi nutes requir ed when you fu lly charge a f ully d ischar ged battery pack at 25°C (77 °F).
Getting started 16 Step 3: Turning the power on You need to slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the desired m ode to record or play. When using th is camcorder for the first time , the CLOCK SET sc reen ap pears (p. 1 7). While pressin g the green button , slide the POWER switch in the direc tion of the arrow.
Getting started Getting started 17 • Wh en you u se yo ur camcor der in bright c onditions using the battery pack , press LCD BACKLI GHT to turn off the ba ckligh t for the LCD panel.
Getting started 18 4 Touch MENU. 5 Select (TIME/LANGU.) with / , then tou ch . 6 Select CLOCK SET with / , then touch . 7 Set Y (year) with / , then touch . You can set a ny y ear up t o t he yea r 2079. 8 Set M (mo nth), D (day), h our and minute in the same way as was done in step 7, then touch .
Getting started Getting started 19 3 Lightly push th e cassette compartment in wi th th e ca sset t e li d. The casset te compart ment automatic ally slides ba ck in. 4 Clos e th e ca ss et t e lid . To eject t he casset te 1 Slide th e lever an d ope n the cass ette lid .
Getting started 20 Step 7: Setting the screen language You c an select the lang uage to b e used on the LCD screen. 1 Turn on your ca mco rder. 2 Open the LCD panel. 3 Touch . 4 Touch LANGUAGE. If th e ite m is not disp laye d on t he scre en, touch / .
Recording Recording 21 Recording Recording movies You can reco rd movies on a tape or a “Memor y Stic k Duo. ” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “G ettin g st arted”(p. 12 - p. 20). When yo u are rec ording on a tape, mov ies will be rec orded along with stereo sou nd.
Recording 22 B Indic ators for micro Casse tte Memory tapes C Recor ding st atus ( [STBY] (sta ndby) or [RE C ] ( recor ding )) D Tape count er (hour s:mi nut es : seconds ) E Rem a in in g ta pe Displa yed aft er yo u run the t ape fo r a whil e. F Pers onal Menu b utton (p.
Recording Recording 23 Record ing time w hen the reco rding mode is [FINE] (hours:minut es:seco nds) The im age si z e is 352 × 24 0, th e f rame ra te is 30 fps (frame p er seco nd), the bit rate fo r imag e and aud io is ap prox ima te ly 750 kbp s.
Recording 24 times po wer, and fro m that point act ivate th e digital zoom ([DIGITAL ZOOM] , p. 53). Occasio nal use of the zoom is effect ive, b ut use it sparin gly for best results. Move the po wer zo om lever sli gh tly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom .
Recording Recording 25 app ears. 4 Press START/STOP. You w ill hear a beep soun d counti ng down for abo ut 10 secon ds . Th e co untd ow n indi cat o r is disp l aye d begi nn ing fro m the numb er 8. T hen recor d i n g start s. To sto p record in g, pr ess ST ART/ STOP agai n.
Recording 26 adjust ed . Reco rdin g do es not start at t hi s point. *The number of image s th at can be re co rd ed varies de pe nding on the im age size se t ti n g and the recordi ng en vironme nt. 4 Press PHOTO fully. A shut te r so und i s he ard.
Recording Recording 27 When the Image quality is [STANDAR D] (nu m be r of imag es) The im age size of 1 152 × 864 is 200 KB, t hat of 640 × 48 0 is 60 KB. Using the self -timer With the se lf-timer, you c an record a still image after a de lay of abou t 10 seconds.
Recording 28 To cancel th e self-time r Follo w step s 1 an d 2, th en sele c t [OFF ] in ste p 3. Recordin g a sti ll image on a “Memory Stick Duo” whi le recordi ng movies on a tape The image s ize is se t to [640 × 480]. If you want to record a still image in a diff erent size, use the Memory photo recording function (p.
Recording Recording 29 between the subj ect and the ba ckgroun d (such as su bjec ts in lime light on stage). 1 Touc h durin g rec ordi ng or i n the sta ndby mo de. 2 Touch [SPOT METER]. If the item is not displaye d on the screen , touch / . If you cann ot find i t , touch MENU, th en select it fr om the (CAMERA SET) menu.
Recording 30 To return the setting to automatic exposure Follow steps 1 and 2, then select [AUTO] in step 3. Recording in a dark place — Color Slow Shu tter You can reco rd brighter co lor images in dark places. 1 Slide the POWER switch to sel ec t the CAMERA-TAPE mode.
Recording Recording 31 Adjusting the focus The focus is adjusted automatically in the defaul t setting. Adjusting the foc us for an off- center subject — SPOT FOCUS You can select and adju st the focal poi nt to aim it at a subject not in the cente r of th e screen.
Recording 32 3 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears . 4 Touch or to adjust the focus. : To fo cu s on cl os e subj ec ts. : To fo cu s on di st ant s ubj e cts. 9 chang es to when the focus cann ot be adjus ted any fu rthe r. 9 chan ges t o when the fo cus can not be adju st ed any closer .
Recording Recording 33 ME NU , th en s ele ct it fr om the (PIC T. APP L I.) m e nu. 4 Touc h th e des ir ed e ffe ct, then tou ch . 5 Press START/STOP. The fader in dicato r sto ps fl ashing and stays lit up, then disappe ars when th e fade i s complete.
Recording 34 a pers on or a title wr itten on whi te paper , with a movie . [TRA IL ] (t ra i l) You c an r ecord a pi cture so that an in ci dental image like a trail is left. [SLOW SHUTTR] (slow shut ter) You c an s lo w dow n the s hut t er speed .
Recording Recording 35 – Picture effect ([P ICT. EFFECT] ) z Tip • You can cr eate a pict ure with color and b rightne ss reverse d or a picture that looks like a pastel drawing while reco rding on a tape. For detai ls, re fer to the Picture effect ([PIC T.
Recording 36 6 Touch the desired effect. The still image is superi mposed on the movie which is curr ently in the sta ndby mode. 7 Touch (decreas e) / (increase) to adjust the following. [M T CAM LUMI.] The color sc heme of the brig ht ar ea in the still i mage which is to be s wapped into a movi e.
Recording Recording 37 Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording — END SEARCH This fun ction i s handy when you have play ed back the ta pe, for example, b ut want to start recording righ t after the most recently recorded scene. The END SEARCH will function even when you h ave ej ected a nd rein serted the cassett e.
Playback 38 Play back Viewing movies recorded on a tape Make sur e yo u ha v e a rec o rde d cass e tte inserted into your camcorder. You ca n use the R emote Command er for some of the following opera tio ns. When y ou wan t to play b ack the record ed pictur e on y our TV, see page 45.
Playback Playback 39 Playing bac k in var ious mod es To fast f orward or rewi nd durin g playback — Pi cture sear ch Keep o n touc hing ( fast fo rwa rd) or (rewin d) duri ng play back .
Playback 40 Viewing r ecordings on a “Memory Stick Duo” You ca n vi ew pict ures 1 at a time on th e screen . Wh en you ha ve a lot of pic tures, yo u can list them to search th rough th em easily. Make su re yo u ha v e a r eco rded “Memo ry Stick Duo” inserted into yo ur cam corder.
Playback Playback 41 D Fold er i ndi cat or E Playbac k time (movie s onl y) F Previous/ne xt folder in dicator The fo llo win g in dica tor s appe ar w hen the first or last pict ur e of the curr ent f olde r is displ a yed and w h e n there ar e m ulti pl e folders o n the same “ Memory Stic k Duo.
Playback 42 Various playback functions You ca n mag nify a sm al l subjec t in a record ing an d d isplay i t on the s c r een . You can also display th e reco rded date an d the name of the folder in which the pictur e is recorded.
Playback Playback 43 z Tips • You can save the enl arged pictur e as a st ill i mage on a “Memory Stick Duo” by p ressing P HOTO. The image will be recor de d a t an image siz e of [640 × 480]. • If you pre ss DISPLAY/BA TT INFO during playbac k zoom, t he window frame d isappears.
Playback 44 b Note • When you play back movi es recor ded on t he “Memory Stic k Duo,” the camer a setting data is not displaye d. z Tip • The Expos ure Value (0EV) i s displa yed during playback of a “M emory Stic k Duo .
Playback Playback 45 Playing the picture on a TV Connect you r camcorde r via the Handycam Station or the AUDIO/VI DEO jack of your camcorder to a TV usin g t he supplied A/V connect ing cable. Connect the supplie d AC Adapt or to the wall outlet for th e power supply (p.
Playback 46 Locating a scene on a tape for playback Searc hing quickl y for a part icular scene — Multi- picture search You ca n displ ay t humbn ai ls of all the beginn ing s cene s of movi ng p ictur es recorded o n the tape on the index screen . (You ca n displa y a maxi mum of 11 thumb nails o n one in dex scre e n.
Playback Playback 47 • T he maximu m 11 thumbnail s may n ot be displaye d under t he followi ng condit ions. – Few er than 1 1 m ovin g pi ctu res are r eco rded in t he curren t s can n ed rang e. – When s canning a ca ssette th at h as been partiall y overwritt en.
Playback 48 3 Press . (previous)/ > (next) on the Remote Commander and select a recording d ate. Playback starts automatica lly fro m the beginni ng of the se lected date. Each time yo u pres s the butto n, th e prev ious or the n ext date wil l be sear ched for and displa yed.
Using the Menu Using the M enu 49 B Advanced op erati ons Usin g the Menu Selecting Menu items You can cha nge var ious set t ings or make detailed adjustments u sing the menu ite ms disp layed on t he s cre en (p . 72). 1 Turn on your ca mcorder (p. 16 ).
Using the Menu 50 You c an al so to uch (retu rn) to go bac k a screen every time you touch th e button. To use th e short -cuts of the Pe rsonal Menu You ca n cust omi ze th e sh ort- cut s (p . 72) . 1 Touch . 2 Touc h the de sire d ite m. 3 Selec t th e de si red se tti ng, then tou ch .
Using the Menu Using the M enu 51 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu — PROGRAM AE / WHITE BA L./16:9 WIDE, etc. You can select items li sted belo w on the CAMERA SET menu. To select items, see “Sel ecti ng Me nu it ems” o n p. 49. The defau lt settin gs are ma rked wit h G .
Using the Menu 52 **Your camcord er is adjusted to foc us only on dist ant subj ects. SPOT METER See page 2 8 for de t ails. EXPOSURE See page 2 9 for de t ails. WHITE BAL. You can adjust the colo r bala nce to the brightne ss of the recordin g env iro nme nt .
Using the Menu Using the M enu 53 AUTO SHUTTER SPOT FOCUS See page 3 1 for de t ails. FOCUS See page 3 1 for de t ails. COLOR SLOW S See page 3 0 for de t ails.
Using the Menu 54 16: 9 W IDE You ca n reco rd a 16 :9 wide pi cture on the tape to wa tch on a 16:9 wid e-sc reen TV (WIDE mode). This functi on is usefu l when you want to record on the tape in wide r an gles w hi le the po wer zo om leve r is mo ved to th e W side.
Using the Menu Using the M enu 55 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu — BURS T/QUALITY /IMAGE SIZE/ALL ERASE/N EW FOLDE R, etc . You can select items li sted belo w on the MEMORY SET menu. To select items, see “Sel ecti ng Me nu it ems” o n p. 49. The defau lt settin gs are ma rked wit h G .
Using the Menu 56 IMA GE SIZE MOVIE SET REC MODE (p. 22) REMAINING PB SIZE b Note • Dependi ng on the mo vie file , th e mo vie may not be dis played in the ce nt er or on the full screen whe n you change th e image size to be play ed back .
Using the Menu Using the M enu 57 1 Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER]. 2 Touch [YES ] twice. To cancel the operatio n, select [NO]. 3 Touch . b Notes • The folder wil l not be delete d even wh en you erase a ll the pictu res in t he fol der. • Do not move the POW ER switch or press a ny butt ons while the [ Era sin g all data.
Using the Menu 58 To can ce l c reatio n of a ne w fo ld er , selec t [ N O ] . 2 Touch . b Notes • You canno t del et e the cr eate d f old ers using you r camc or de r. You wil l have to form at the “Memor y St ic k Duo” (p . 57), or delete them usi ng your comp ute r .
Using the Menu Using the M enu 59 Using the (PICT. APPLI.) menu — PICT. EFFECT/ SLID E SH OW/ IN T.R E C-S TL, etc. You can select items list ed below on the PICT. APPLI . m enu . To se le ct item s, see “Se lecti ng Menu i t em s ” on p. 49. The defau lt settin gs are ma rked wit h G .
Using the Menu 60 b Note • You can not add e ffects to e xternall y input pictures. Also, you cannot ou tput pict ures edite d with pi cture ef fects via t he MICROMV Interface. z Tip • You can co py pic tu res e dit ed using pict ur e effec ts to a “Memory Stic k Duo” ( p.
Using the Menu Using the M enu 61 z Tips • You can s elect the f irst pictu re for th e slide show b y touch ing / before touchi ng [START]. • When mo vie s are inc lud ed in the image fi le s to be displ a yed by the slide sho w, you can adjust the vol ume by touc hing (decr ease ) / (incr ease ) .
Using the Menu 62 z Tips • The de monstrati on will be canc eled in s ituations such a s th ose descri bed bel ow. – Wh en you touc h the tou ch panel duri ng the demons tr a tio n. (The demons tration sta rts again in about 10 minut es .) – Whe n a ca s se tt e or “Memo ry S t ic k D uo ” is in s ert ed .
Using the Menu Using the M enu 63 Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) m enu — MULTI-SEA RCH /TITLE/T AP E TITLE , etc. You can select items li sted below on t he EDIT/ PLAY me nu. To se lect it ems, see “Sel ecti ng Menu i t em s ” on p. 49. The default settin gs are mar ked with G .
Using the Menu 64 MULTI-SEARC H See page 46 for deta ils. TITLE Any t itles yo u have su peri mpose d using this c amcor der can o nly b e view ed on an MICROMV video cass ette with the index titler f unctio n. If you superimpose a title, y ou will be able to s earch for i t using the Titl e search fu nction.
Using the Menu Using the M enu 65 5 Touch [SA VE]. The [T ITL E] ind i cat o r appe ar s. When you pre ss STAR T/ STO P to star t record ing, th e [ TIT LE SA VE] ind icator is di sp laye d on the sc re en for abo ut 5 second s, an d th e title i s se t.
Using the Menu 66 TAPE TITLE You ca n la be l a casse tte up to 16 let t er s. The label will be displayed for approxima tely 5 seconds when you set the POWER switch to the CAMERA-TAPE and insert the ca ssette o r PLAY/EDIT mode. 1 Selec t a de sired ch arac ter.
Using the Menu Using the M enu 67 Using the (STANDARD SET) menu — USB- CAME RA, etc. You can selec t the item s listed belo w on the STANDARD SET menu. To select these item s, s ee “Sel ecti ng Menu ite ms” on p. 49. The default se ttings ar e marked with G .
Using the Menu 68 VIDEO INPUT When yo u conn ect yo ur cam c orde r t o th e ot h er dev ic e us ing the suppli ed A / V connec ting cab le, sel e ct the plug to be used for video input.
Using the Menu Using the M enu 69 REMOTE CTRL b Note • The setting r etur ns to [ ON] when you disc on nect the power sourc e from your camcor de r for more than 5 minutes.
Using the Menu 70 DISPLAY b Note • You canno t input a sig na l to your c am c order if you pre ss DI SPLAY/ BATT INFO whil e [V-OUT/PANEL] is selected. MENU ROTATE You ca n select the scr olling direct ion (up and dow n ) of th e m en u ite m s o n the LCD scree n when y ou tou ch or on the scree n.
Using the Menu Using the M enu 71 Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) m enu — CLOCK SET/WOR LD TIME , etc. You ca n select i tems lis ted below on the TI ME/ LANGU. menu. To select items, see “Selecti ng Menu i t em s ” on p. 49. The setti ngs yo u ca n adjust vary d epe nd ing on the mod e of th e PO WE R sw i t ch of your camcorder.
Using the Menu 72 Customizing Personal Menu You c an add fre quen tly used menu ite ms to th e Perso nal Me nu. The m en u item s ca n be sor t ed in any or de r you ch oose . You ca n cust omi ze th e Pe rson al Me nu for th e respec tiv e mode of the POWE R swi tch.
Using the Menu Using the M enu 73 1 Touc h . 2 Touch [P-MENU SET UP]. If the desired me nu is not displa yed on t he screen, t ouch / until the me nu is disp laye d. 3 Touch [DELETE]. 4 Touch the m enu item you w ant to delete. 5 Touc h [Y E S] . The select ed me nu is de leted from Pers onal Menu .
Using the Menu 74 4 Touch the menu item you w ant to move. 5 Touch / to move the selected menu item to the desired place. 6 Touch . When you go o n sort ing menu item s f urthe r, follow steps 4 to 6. 7 Touch [END]. 8 Touch . b Note • You cannot move [P-MENU S ET UP].
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/E ditin g 75 Dubbing /Edit ing Connecting to a VCR or TV You can reco rd the picture from a VCR or T V to a tape or a “Me mory S tick” inse rted into your camco rder (p. 77) . You can also creat e a copy of th e pic tur e reco rd ed on your camcorder on other recording device (p.
Dubbing/Editing 76 Dubbing to another tape You ca n co py and ed it the pict ure played back o n your cam corde r to o ther r ecord ing devi ces ( such as V CRs ). 1 Connect your VCR to your c amcorder as a recor di ng devi ce (p. 7 5). 2 Prepare you r VCR for re cording.
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/E ditin g 77 Recording pictures from a VCR or TV You can reco rd and edit th e pi cture or TV prog ra ms from a VCR or T V on a tape or a “Memor y Stic k Duo” i nserte d in yo ur camcorder. You can also re cord a scene as a still image on a “Me mory S tick Duo .
Dubbing/Editing 78 2 Start pla ying t he cas sette on y our VCR, or select a TV program. The pi cture played bac k on the conne cted device a ppears o n the LCD scree n of you r camcor der. 3 Press PHOTO lightl y at the pictu re you want to rec ord. Check th e im ag e and press PHOTO fully to record the picture.
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/E ditin g 79 8 Touch , then . b Notes • T he Data code and titles recor ded on the tape cannot be reco rded on the “Memo ry Stick Duo.” Th e time and date when th e pict ure is re corded on the “Memor y S tic k Duo” will be recorded.
Dubbing/Editing 80 10 Touch , then . b Notes • You cannot dub moving pictu res recorde d using the MPEG MOVIE format. • You cannot dub the in de x scre e n. • You may not be able to dub image s modified on your computer or recorded with o ther camc orders on y our camc or de r.
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/E ditin g 81 3 Touch . 4 Touch . 5 Touch [ DELE TE]. 6 Touc h t he pi c ture y ou wa nt to del et e. appe ars o n th e se lect ed pict ure. To disp lay the next or th e pr evi ous 6 pictu res , to uch / . 7 Touch . 8 Touch [ Y ES] .
Dubbing/Editing 82 Memory capacity fo r sti ll im ages after resizing b Notes • You may not be able to resize images recorded on other devic e s. • You cannot res ize movie s.
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/E ditin g 83 5 Touch [PROTECT]. 6 Touch the image that you want to protect. 7 Touc h . 8 Touc h [E ND]. To cancel image pr otecti on Follow steps 1 to 5, t hen touch t he image to cancel i m age prot ec tion in st ep 6 . - disapp ears fro m the i m ag e.
Troubleshooting 84 Trou bles hooti ng Troubleshooting If you run in to any prob lem usin g yo ur camc order , us e the fol lowin g t able to troubles hoot the proble m. If the pro blem persi sts, rem ove th e power sou rce and contact yo ur Son y dealer .
Troubleshooting Troubl eshooti ng 85 Batteries /Power s ources Cassette t apes Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective A ctions The CHG (charge) lamp does not light wh ile the ba ttery pa ck is being charged. c Attach the batt ery pack to th e camcord er corre ctly.
Troubleshooting 86 LCD screen Recordin g If you are usin g a “Me mory St i c k Duo” for reco rd ing, re fer al s o to the “M e mory St i ck D uo” sec tion. (p. 88) The remain ing ta pe indi cato r is n ot displa yed. c Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] on the (STANDARD SET) menu to always displ ay the re ma ini ng tape indi cato r.
Troubleshooting Troubl eshooti ng 87 Playback If you are pl ayin g back t he pict ures s tored on a “ Memo ry Stic k Duo, ” refe r al so to t he “Me mory S tic k Duo” sectio n. (p. 88 ) The power abruptly turns off. • [A.SHUT OFF] in the the (STANDARD SET) menu is set to [5min].
Troubleshooting 88 “Memory Stick D uo” The sound bre ak s of f. c Clean the head usi ng the cleani ng c as se tte (o pti onal). (p. 1 03) Cannot perfor m the Mult i-picture search, Titl e search or the Dat e search. • There is a blan k secti on in the begin ning or middl e of the tape.
Troubleshooting Troubl eshooti ng 89 Dubbing/Edi ting Pictures c an not be dele te d. c When you ar e usin g the “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-pro tect ta b, release the loc k on th e write-pr ot ect ta b of the “M emor y St ic k Duo. ” (p.
Troubleshooting 90 A tit le is not r ecor ded/A c assett e labe l is n o t reco rd ed. c Erase unnece ssary ti tles w hen the m icro Ca ssette Memo ry is fu ll. (p. 6 5) c Slide the writ e-pr ot ect tab of the casset te to hide the red m ark. (p. 96) • A title cann ot be added to a blank section of the tape.
Troubleshooting Troubl eshooti ng 91 Warning indicators and messages Self-dia gnos is displa y/Warni ng indicat or s If ind ic at or s appear on the scr ee n, check the fo l lo wing.
Troubleshooting 92 * You hear a melody or beep sound when the wa rning in dicators a ppe ar on the sc r een. Warning mes sages If me ss ages app ear on the sc re en, c hec k the follow i ng .
Troubleshooting Troubl eshooti ng 93 “Memory Stick Duo” Insert a Memory Stic k. c See page 19. Rein sert the Memo ry S tic k. c Rein se r t the “M e m or y S t ic k D uo ” a f e w times. If even then the in dicato r flas hes, the “Mem ory St ic k Duo” mig h t be damage d.
Troubleshooting 94 Others Invalid input signa l. – Cannot recor d due to co pyr igh t protection . – Cannot store ove r 20 titl es. c Delete unnecess ary titles ( p. 6 4 ). Already adde d to CAMERA- TAPE mo de’s P- MENU. – Already added to CAMERA-MEMORY mode’s P-MENU.
Additional Information Additional In formation 95 Addition al In formatio n Using your camcorder abroad Powe r sup ply You can use y our camcor der i n any country / region using the AC Adaptor supplie d with your camco rder wit hin AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 H z.
Additional Information 96 Usable cassette tapes Your c am c or de r is ba s e d on the MI C RO M V format . You can us e only the MICROM V format cassette.
Additional Information Additional In formation 97 About the “Memory Stick” The “M emory S tick” i s a new lig ht and sm all recording med ia which, desp ite its size, can store m ore data th an a flop py dis k. You can use f o llow i ng types of “M emory Stick” on yo ur camcorder.
Additional Information 98 On hand ling Keep the foll owing note s in min d when handl i n g a “Mem or y St i ck Duo. ” • B e c aref ul not to app ly exc essi v e forc e whe n writing on a memo area o n a “M emor y Stick Duo.” • Do not attach a label or the like on a “Memory Stick Du o” or a Mem ory St ic k D u o adapt o r.
Additional Information Additional In formation 99 • A ll ot he r prod uc t names m en tioned herein may be the trad emark s or regi st ered trad em ark s of th eir res pect iv e com pa nies . Furt hermo re, “™” and “® ” are not me ntion ed in each case in this manual.
Additional Information 100 – Put the battery p ack i n a pock et to w arm it up, and in se rt i t i n yo ur camc orde r right bef or e you st art ta king sho ts. – Use a larg e capacit y battery pack: NP -FF70/ FF7 1 (o ptio na l). • A freque nt pl ayba ck, fa st forw ar d or rewi n d operat io n w e ars ou t the bat t er y pa ck fas te r.
Additional Information Additional In formation 101 About i. LINK The MICROMV Interfa ce on this u nit is an i.LINK-compliant MICROMV Interface. This section d escribes the i.
Additional Information 102 Maintenance and precautions On Camcorde r use and ca re • Do not use or st or e the camc orde r i n th e foll o win g l o c a tio ns .
Additional Information Additional In formation 103 • When you brin g yo ur c amc orde r fro m a n air - con di t ione d ca r or ro om in to a ho t pl a ce outsi de . • Wh en you us e your cam corder af ter a squa ll or a show er. • When you use yo ur camc orde r in a hot and humid pl ac e.
Additional Information 104 camc or der to t he wall ou tlet usi ng t he sup pl i ed AC Adap tor duri ng th e op erat ion. 1 Slide th e PO W ER sw i tc h up to (CHG )OF F.
Additional Information Additional In formation 105 Specification Video camera r ecorder Sys tem Video reco rding syst e m 2 rotar y hea ds Helical scanni ng system Still image recordin g system Exif Ver .
Additional Information 106 Aver age po wer cons umpt ion (w hen using t he battery pa ck) During c ame ra re cording usi ng LC D with the normal br ightness 3.8 W Operatin g temperature 0 ° C to 40 ° C ( 32 ° F to 104 ° F) Storage t emp erature -20 ° C to + 60 ° C (-4 ° F to + 140 ° F) Dimensi ons (ap prox.
Quick Refer ence Quick Reference 107 Quick Refere nce Identifying parts and controls Camcorder A Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens )/ Lens cover Your cam corde r is equi p ped w ith a Carl Zeiss lens wh ich can re prod uce fine images . The lens f or your camco rder was deve loped jointl y by Ca rl Z eiss, in G erm any, a nd So ny Cor por at i on .
Quick Reference 108 A LCD/ T o uch pa nel sc reen ( p. 3, 16) B LCD BACKLIGHT button If you pres s LC D BACK LIGH T, t he backlight for the LCD is t urned of f and appear s. Pr ess it ag ain t o t ur n the backlig h t on. C DISPLAY/BATT INF O but ton ( p.
Quick Refer ence Quick Reference 109 A Cassette lid B Tri po d recep tacl e Make sure that the length o f the tr ipod screw is less th an 5.5 mm (7 /32 in ch). C Inte rf ac e conne ctor Handycam Stat ion A Interf ace co nne ct or B (USB) ON/OFF s witch Set the (USB) ON/OFF s witch to ON while using t he USB connecti on.
Quick Reference 110 Remote Commander Remove the insulat ion sheet bef ore using t he Remote Commander. A PHOTO button (p. 25, 27) B Memor y cont ro l butt on s (Index / –/+ M emo ry /Pla y ) ( p . 40) C SEARC H M. but ton (p. 47, 47 ) D . / > button s (p.
Quick Refer ence Quick Reference 111 WARNING Battery may exp lode if mistre ated. Do n ot rechar ge, di s ass e mbl e or disp os e of in fi re . b Notes on the Remote Commander • When the lith ium ba t tery b ecome s w eak , the operati ng di stance of th e Remo te Co mmande r may shorten, or the Remot e Comma nde r may not funct ion proper ly .
Quick Reference 112 Indicat ors fo r the LCD sc reen Following indicators will appear on the LCD screen to indicate the st ate of your camc order. Indicators Meani ngs y 60min Re ma ini ng ba tter y ti me (p. 21) micro C as sette Me mory (p. 96) PAL syste m vide o (p.
Quick Refer ence Quick Reference 113 Index A A/V connecting cable ......... ....... ....... ....... .45, 75 AC Adaptor .......... ....... ... ....15 ALL ERASE . .......... .....56, 66 Auto shut off ( A.SHUT OFF) ......... ....... ....... ....... .....
Quick Reference 114 MEMORY SET .......... 5 5 MENU ROTATE ........ 70 PICT. APPLI. .......... ... 59 Selecti ng Menu it ems .......... ...... ....... ....... ...... 4 9 STANDARD SET ...... 67 TIME/LANGU. .... ...... 71 MICROMV cassettes .......... ...
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