Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 3-087-936-13(1) Sony
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3-087-936- 13 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Computer Applications Guide Digital Video Camera Recorder.
2 Read this first The suppli ed CD-ROM incl udes the fo llowing software. For Win dow s compu ter : Pictur e Package For Maci n tosh com p uter : Im age Mixer V C D 2 Sys tem r e quir ement For Wi ndo.
3 About th i s manual • The n ame of the power switch on the camc or der var ie s de pendin g on the mode l . To re cord on a t ap e : CA M ERA- T A PE or CAME RA To play : PLAY/EDIT, PLAYER or VCR CAM ERA - TA P E and PLA Y /E D IT are used in this manual.
4 Read this first ............... ............. ................... .................... ............. ............. 2 Connecti ng t o a Windows co mputer Introduction to editin g pictures on a comp uter .......... .................... ............ . 6 Featur es .
5 Additional i nformati on Troubleshoo ting ..... ................... ............. ................... .................... ........... 35 Index ......... ............. ................... ................... ............. .................... ......
Connecting to a Windows computer 6 Conne cting t o a Windows comp uter Introduction to editing pictures o n a computer Features When installi n g the Pic tu re Packag e f ro m the su pp lied CD -R OM,.
Connecting to a W indows computer Connect ing to a Wind ows comput er 7 Overview of the prepar ation Follow the s teps belo w to comple te the prep aration.
Connecting to a Windows computer 8 Step 1: Installing the software on a computer You need to install the software to your computer to have fun with your recorded still imag es an d mov ies . The ins t a l l at i on is required only for the first time.
Connecting to a W indows computer Connect ing to a Wind ows comput er 9 agreeme nt] when you agree, then cli ck [Next]. 7 Select where to save the software, then click [Next]. 8 Click [Install] on t he [Ready to Install the Progra m] screen. The i ns tallat io n start s.
Connecting to a Windows computer 10 2 Click [Next]. 3 Clic k [Finis h] . The computer re starts a utomatically , then a short- cu t icon fo r [Pict ure Pack age M en u] appe ars o n th e de skto p. 10 Remove the CD-ROM from the dis c drive of your computer.
Connecting to a W indows computer Connect ing to a Wind ows comput er 11 Using the USB cabl e (suppli ed) when viewing p ictures o n a tape Befor e fo llowin g t he pr ocedur es below , make sure y ou have i nstalled Pi cture Pac kage on yo ur compute r (p.
Connecting to a Windows computer 12 z Tip • You can confi rm the r e is no prob le m e ve n if you select [Yes ] or [Con tin ue Anyway] depending on the OS. 6 Click (Playbac k). Make sur e that the mo vie recorde d on a tape is played ba ck. 7 Make sure yo u hear the soun d, the n click [Next].
Connecting to a W indows computer Connect ing to a Wind ows comput er 13 The se tti ngs from s teps 7 t o 9 ar e sa ved. From the sec ond time on, [USB Stre aming Tool] doe s not start up .
Connecting to a Windows computer 14 It may ta ke some time for th e computer t o recogn ize the ca mcord er when y ou connec t the US B cabl e for t he fi rst ti me. [Pi ctur e Pa ckag e Menu ] st arts up, and pictures in a “Memo ry Stick” are automati cally copie d to the computer.
Connecting to a W indows computer Connect ing to a Wind ows comput er 15 To discon nect the US B cable For Window s 2000/Win dows Me / Windows XP If [USB M O D E ] appe ar s on the LCD s creen, follow the procedure b elow to dis connect the USB ca ble.
Connecting to a Windows computer 16 The l ocat ion of th e DV I nterf ace vari es depend ing on t he m odel. Refe r to the s epa rate Came ra Oper ation s G u ide su pp lied wit h y our camc order f or the loca ti on . For the model t hat is s upplied with the Hand ycam Sta tion, con nect the i.
Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 17 Managi ng pictu res on a Wi nd ows comp uter Copying, viewing and creating pictures Thi s ch apter de scrib es how t o use the appl icat ions th at ar e in clud ed i n Pi ctu re Pac kage.
Managing pictures on a Windows computer 18 [Pi ctur e Package V iewe r] start s up, the n the pictures in the new est folde r appear s. 4 Doub le-click a picture you want to see. The sel ected pictur e is di splaye d. Still ima ge files You ca n pr in t , ex pand , an d rot at e pic t u res using th e butto ns at the to p of t he scre en.
Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 19 z Tip • This op erati on is not necessar y whe n connec ting the camcorder to th e co mp u te r via an i.LINK cable (p. 1 5). 4 Search for th e point on the tape where you want to sta rt copyin g.
Managing pictures on a Windows computer 20 9 Click [Output settings], then select where to store the image s . When you se lect [Vid eo CD] for where to sto r e the ima ge s, pl ace a ne w CD- R in the disc dr ive. Select where to s ave images, then c lick [OK].
Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 21 Creating an origi nal slid e show – Picture Pa ckage Aut o Slide You ca n add mus i c an d effe ct s to s elected pict ures save d on you r co mpute r an d autom a tically cr eate a slid e s how.
Managing pictures on a Windows computer 22 sample mu sic on the a pplicatio n. Selec t music, then click [OK]. . 8 Click [Effect settings], then select the effect. You ca n se le ct on e of th e 5 ef fect s . Sel e ct an ef fect , t hen cl ick [OK] . .
Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 23 Slide show cre ation starts . The remainin g time appears on the c omputer sc reen. . 11 Click [No] when yo u want to finish . . To cr ea te anoth er co py wit h th e sa me cont en t, cl ick [Y es ], the n plac e a new CD- R in the disc drive.
Managing pictures on a Windows computer 24 6 Click [Write to CD-R]. . Place a ne w C D - R in the di sc drive. b Note • CD-RWs c ann ot be use d. 7 Click [Start]. Saving to a CD-R starts. The r emaining time a ppears on the co mputer scree n. . 8 Click [No] when you want to finish.
Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 25 5 Connect your ca mcorder to a computer v ia a US B cable (supplie d) (p. 11). [Pict u re Pac kage Men u] star ts up automatically . b Note • When you connec t your cam co rd er to a compute r, make sure you insert th e connector i n the corre ct direction.
Managing pictures on a Windows computer 26 • Once you ha ve created a Vi deo CD, you cannot add image s to the sa me CD-R . • There may be a few second -break about eve ry 10 minutes on th e created Video CD.
Managing pictures on a Windows computer Managing pictur es on a Wi ndow s computer 27 7 Click [ Copy]. . After copying is finis hed, a new folder appear s. Normally, a new folder is automatical ly crea ted wi th a nu mber one high er t han t he last cr eat e d f ol der.
Connecting to a Macintosh computer 28 Connec tin g to a Ma ci ntos h co mp uter Connecting your camcorder to a computer b Note • The computer ma y not re cogniz e the c amcorder if you conne ct them with the USB cable (supp lied) before turning on you r cam c or der .
Connecting to a Macintosh computer Conne ctin g t o a Ma cintos h comp uter 29 Copying pictures recorded on a “Memory Stick” (only the models with a Memory Stick slot) Double-clic k the “M emory S tick” icon. Then, dr ag and drop th e des ired pict ure file onto the hard disk icon.
Other functions 30 Oth er fu nctio ns Creating a DVD (Direct Access to “Click to DVD”) b Notes • Some mod els are not comp atible f or th is op eratio n. Regardin g supported m odels, che ck to see if there i s a listing for the Burn DVD feature in the index of the Camera Op erat ions Guid e.
Other functions Other functions 31 DVD. The name of the power switch on the camc or der vari e s dependi ng on the mo del. 3 Insert a recorded cassette in to your cam cor der. 4 Connect your ca mcorder to a comput er via an i.LINK ca ble (opt iona l).
Other functions 32 To cancel the oper ation For touc h panel mo dels Select [CANCEL] on the L CD screen of your camc order. For SEL/PUSH EXEC dial mo dels Press BU RN D V D /VCD of your ca mcorder. b Notes • You cannot c an cel th e operation afte r [F ina li z ing DVD.
Other functions Other functions 33 Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder — Digit al conver t func tion b Notes • Som e models ar e not com patible fo r th is operation . Rega rding supp orted mode ls, chec k to see if there is a lis ting for t he Digita l conver t function in the index of th e C am era Ope rations Guide.
Other functions 34 The pr oced ur e of the m en u sett i ngs va ries depe ndi ng on th e mod el . 4 Start pl ayback on the ana log vid eo unit . 5 Start captur ing procedu res on your computer. Reg arding opera tio n , refer to t he oper at ing ins tru cti ons sup pli ed with the software or on-line help.
Additional information Addition al in fo rmation 35 Addition al in formatio n Troubleshooting Sympt om Caus e and/ or Cor r e ct ive Actions The compute r does n ot recogn ize your c amc orde r. c Disco nne ct th e ca ble f ro m the compu ter a nd c amco rder , th en connect it again f ir m l y.
Additional information 36 The ima ge does not appear on [USB St rea min g Tool ] wh en using t he US B ca ble. c The U SB driv er has been r egistere d inco rrectly as the compu ter was co nnecte d to your c amcor der befo re the in stallat i on of the USB driver was compl eted.
Additional information Addition al in fo rmation 37 The im ag e does not ap pear on [USB Streamin g Tool] whe n usin g the USB ca ble. ( Cont inue d from th e pr ev ious pag e) For Windo ws 2000 Log on as Admin istrato rs. 1 Check th a t your camc order is con nected t o a co mputer .
Additional information 38 The ima ge does not appear on [USB St rea min g Tool ] wh en usin g the USB cable. (Continu ed from the pr evious pag e) For Windows XP Log o n as Admi nistr at ors. 1 Check that yo ur ca mcorde r is c onnec ted to a c omputer .
Additional information Addition al in fo rmation 39 The “ Me m or y Stick ” i con ([Re mova ble Dis k] o r [S ony MemoryStic k]) does not appe ar on the comp uter s creen. (o nly th e models with a Memory Stick slot) c Slide the POWER switch repea tedly to se lect th e PLAY/EDIT mode on your camc orde r.
Additional information 40 [Cann ot st art Easy Hand ycam with U SB con nected] or [C annot cance l Easy Hand ycam w i t h USB conn ected] a ppea rs on t he scre en of your cam c order. c You cannot star t or cancel the Easy Hand ycam settings while the USB cab le is con ne cted.
Additional information 41 Addition al in fo rmation Index A AV I fo rma t ........ ......... ...... ....26 B BURN DVD ........... ...... .......31 BURN VCD ............ ...... ...... .25 C CD-R ........ ... 20 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 CD-ROM .......... ...
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