Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DCR-PC330 Sony
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3-084-863- 11 (1) © 2003 Sony Corporation C a m e r a O p e r a t i o n s G u i d e [ U S ] Camera Operations Guide Rea d this first Digital Video Camera Recorder DCR-PC330 SERIES TM.
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 nit to ra i n or mo is tu re .
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4 viewfind er. These points are norm al result s of the ma nufacturin g process and do not affect th e reco rdi ng in any way. • Exposing t he LCD screen, t he vie wfinder, or the lens to direct sunlight fo r long peri ods of time 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” .
6 Recording i n dark pla ces – Nig htShot, etc . ............... ............. .................. 34 Adjusting th e focus ....... ................... ............. ............. ............. .................. 35 Adjustin g th e fo c us for an off -c e n t er subj e ct – SPOT FOCUS .
7 Advanced operations Using t he M enu Selecting menu items ... ............ .......... 56 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PROGRAM AE/WHITE BAL./1 6:9 WIDE, etc. ......... ........... ........... ..... 58 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 t he camcorder. To ch arge the bat ter y, se e pa ge 13. 2 Insert a cassett e into t he camcorder. a Slide the batte ry rel ease lever and remove th e battery terminal cover.
Qui ck S tar t Gu ide Quick Start Guid e 9 3 Start recordi ng while checking the subj ect on the LCD screen. The date an d time is n ot set up in the default s etting. To set the d ate and t ime, see pa ge 18. 4 View the recorded pict ure on the L CD screen.
Quick Star t Gu id e 10 Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the batt ery, se e pa ge 13. 2 Insert a “Memory Sti ck” into t he camcorder . a Slide the b attery rele ase lever a nd remove the ba ttery terminal cover.
Qui ck S tar t Gu ide Quick Start Guid e 11 3 Start r ecording wh ile checking the subj ect on the LCD screen. The date an d time is n ot set up in the default s etting. To set the d ate and t ime, see pa ge 18. 4 View the recorded pict ure on the L CD screen.
Getting started 12 Getting s tarted Step 1: Checking supplied items Make sure yo u have fo llowing items sup plied with yo ur ca m c or d er . The num ber in pare nthe ses in dica te s the nu mber of that ite m supplied. “Mem o ry Stick” 16M B ( 1) AC Ad a pt o r ( 1) Power cord ( 1) Lens ca p (L a rge, 1) Attached to t he camc order.
Getting started Getting start ed 13 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You can cha rge the ba t tery by atta ching the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (M series) to your cam corde r. b Notes • Y ou canno t use batte rie s other than the “InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack (M series ) (p.
Getting started 14 6 Slide the POWER switch up to (CHG) OFF. The CHG (c harg e) lam p ligh ts up and char gin g st arts. After charging the batter y The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the battery is f ully char ged. Disconne ct the AC Adaptor fr om the DC IN jack .
Getting started Getting start ed 15 Charging time Appr oxima te numbe r of mi nutes requir ed when you fu lly charge a fu lly d ischar ged bat tery pack at 25°C (77 °F).
Getting started 16 – The ba tte ry pack is not a tta c hed cor r e ct ly. – The batte r y pa ck is dama ge d. – The batte r y pa ck is fully di scharged. (For Batt ery inform ation o nly.) Using an o utside power so urce You ca n use the AC Adaptor as t he po wer source whe n you do not want the ba ttery to run ou t.
Getting started Getting start ed 17 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusting the LCD p anel You can adj u st the angle and brightn ess of the LCD pane l to meet various reco rding situations.
Getting started 18 1 Set t he power mode to CAMERA-TAPE or CAMERA-MEMORY (p. 16). 2 Exten d th e view find er, an d clos e t h e LCD pan el wi th th e sc reen f acin g out. appe ar s on the sc reen . 3 Touch . 4 Touch [YES ]. The LCD scree n is turn ed off.
Getting started Getting start ed 19 4 Touc h [M ENU] . 5 Select (TIME/LANGU.) with / , then touch . 6 Select [CLOCK SET] with / , then touch . 7 Set [Y] (year) with / , then touch . You ca n s et any yea r up to the 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 couch .
Getting started 20 Step 6: Inserting the recording media Insert ing a ca ssette tape You ca n use mini DV cassettes only. For details o n these cassett es (such as wri te- protec tio n), see pa ge 1 16. b Note • Do not force the cassett e into the compart ment.
Getting started Getting start ed 21 Insertin g a “Me mory Sti ck” For de t ails on t he “Memor y Stic k” (such as write-protec tion), see p age 117. b Note • When usi ng the ha lf- siz ed “ Mem or y St ick, ” the “Memor y S tic k Duo, ” ma ke sure you a tta c h the Memory Stick Duo adapto r.
Getting started 22 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 Press OPEN to open the LCD panel . 3 Touch . 4 Touch [LANGUAGE]. If th e ite m is not disp layed on t he screen, touch / .
Recording Recording 23 Recording Recording movies You can reco rd movies on a tape or a “Memor y Stic k.” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “G ettin g st arted” (p. 12 - p. 22). When yo u are rec ording on a tape, mov ies will be rec orded along with stereo sou nd.
Recording 24 Indicato rs displayed during r ecording on a t ape The indica tors will not be re corded o n the ta pe. Date/time an d the camera settin gs data ( p.
Recording Recording 25 z Tips • T o ens ur e sm oot h tr an sition on a tap e fr om th e last recorded scene to the next , note t he fol lowing. – Do not re mov e the casse tte . (The pictu re will be recorded con tinuous ly without a break eve n when you turn the power off ).
Recording 26 Move the po wer zo om lever sli gh tly for a slower zoom . Move it further for a faster zoom . To record wider range of view Move th e powe r zoo m leve r tow a rds W . The sub ject appe ars farth er a way ( Wid e angle) . To record cl os er view Move th e po wer zoo m leve r towa rd s T.
Recording Recording 27 You w ill hear a beep sound co unting down for abo ut 10 secon ds (The co unt do wn indic at i o n be gi ns from 8) . The reco rding start s. To stop recor di n g, press STA R T/STOP . To cancel the count dow n Touc h [R ESE T] or press S TART /STO P.
Recording 28 Recording still images – Memory p hoto recor ding You ca n reco rd still imag es on a “Me mory Stick.” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Ge tting star ted” (p. 12 - p. 22). 1 Remove the lens cap. Pul l the lens cap string down and a ttach it to the grip belt.
Recording Recording 29 To record still images continu ously – Burs t Select the (MEMORY SET) menu, [STILL S ET], then [ BURST] (p. 64). You c an re cor d 3 t o 32 i mage s co nti nuous ly in a time inte rval of a bout 0.
Recording 30 Using th e flas h The recommen ded distan ce to the subj ect when using the built-in flash is 0.3 to 2.5 m (1 to 8 feet). Your ca mcorder is set to auto flash ing by default , so accordin g to the l ighting condition s, the flash ma y be a utoma tically activated when you press PHOTO.
Recording Recording 31 z Tips • T he amo unt of lig ht used by the f lash is a djusted automa tically . To adj ust it manuall y, selec t [FLASH LEVEL] from the (CAMERA SET) menu (p. 58). • Wh en the f o c u s is hard to ad jus t, use th e HOLOGRAM AF functi on ( p.
Recording 32 Recordin g a sti ll image on a “Memory Stick” whil e recordi ng movies on a tape The image s ize is se t to [6 40 × 480]. If you want to record a still image in a differen t size, use the Memory photo recording function (p. 28). Press PHOTO fully during tape record ing.
Recording Recording 33 Fixing the exposur e for the selected s ubject – Flexibl e spot met er You can adj ust and fi x the expo sure to the subject, so th at it is recorded in suitable brightn ess even when t here is strong contrast between the subj ect and the ba ckgroun d (such as subject s in the limeli ght on stage ) .
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Recording Recording 35 5 Touc h [ O N ], th en . appear s. To cancel Su per NightSh ot, foll ow steps 3 and 4, th en s elec t [OF F] i n ste p 5. Or, set the NIGHTSHOT/NIGHTFRAMING switch to z (g reen). To record a clearer picture in color o n the ta pe – Col or Sl ow Shu tter 1 Slid e the POWER switc h to sele ct th e CAMERA-TAPE mode.
Recording 36 To adjust the focus aut oma tically Follow steps 1 and 2, then to uch [AUTO] in ste p 3. Or pr es s FOC U S af ter step 4. b Notes • You cannot use the SPOT FO CUS function together with: – NightF ramin g funct ion – [PROGRAM AE] • Focusing distance inform ation wi ll not be displaye d.
Recording Recording 37 Using suppl ementary light t o focus on a st ill image – HOLOGRAM AF When you are recording in a dark pl ace, you can use the HOLOGRAM AF light to focus on subjec ts until the focus is fixe d. The maximu m foca l distance for the HOLOGRAM AF light is about 2.
Recording 38 Adjusti ng the fra me and foc us when recor ding a s till image i n darkness – NightFram ing You ca n obse rve the subj ect i n tot al darkne ss. When reco rdin g, the HOLO G R AM AF lig ht is emitted t o focus o n a subj ect un til the f ocus i s fixe d.
Recording Recording 39 [OVERLAP] (fade in on ly) [WIPE] (f ade in on ly) [DOT FADER] (fade in only) 1 Slide the POWER switch to select the CAMERA-TAPE mode. 2 Touc h in th e standb y mod e (to fade in) or du ring recording (to fa de out). 3 Touch [FADER].
Recording 40 9 Press STA R T /STO P t o star t r ecord in g. [M. OV R LA P ] stops flas hing , a nd disapp ears w hen fadi ng is finish ed. Using spec ial eff ects – Digital effect You can add digita l effect s to th e record ings. [STI LL] You ca n record a m ovie wh ile supe rimpo sing it on a previous ly recor ded still image.
Recording Recording 41 * It is hard to a djust th e focus a utoma ticall y when you choose this effe ct . Adj ust the focus manually usin g a tripod to ste a dy the camc or der . 5 Touc h . appears . To cancel Digital e ffect Fol lo w step s 2 and 3 , the n se lect [OF F] in ste p 4.
Recording 42 [M T CAM CHROMA] (Memory Chroma key) You c an have th e movie swap into the blue area of a sti ll image su ch as an illustr ation or into a fram e with a b lu e area enc lose d by the fr am e.
Recording Recording 43 • Wh en you u se the M EMORY MIX f unction i n the mirror mo de (p. 26), the pi cture on the LCD screen appear s nor m al ly, w itho ut being mirr or - reve r se d. • You may not be abl e to play ba ck pict ures modified on your computer or recorded with o ther camc orders on your camco rd er.
Recording 44 3 Touch . The last scen e of the m ost re cent record ing is played back f or about 5 secon ds, a nd the camc o rd er ent e rs the st a ndb y mod e at th e point whe re th e l as t record ing h as finish ed. To cancel the oper ation Touc h [C ANC EL].
Playback Playback 45 Playba ck Viewing movies recorded on a tape Make sur e you have a r ecorde d cassett e inserted into yo ur cam c ord er. Some of the ope rations a re po ssible us ing the Remot e C omman der or using t he touch panel . When yo u want to pla y back reco rdin gs on your TV, see page 53.
Playback 46 Indicato rs displayed durin g tape playback A Rem a in in g ba tt er y B Recordi ng m od e (SP or LP) C Tape tr an sport in dica to r D Time code (hour : minu te : seco nd: frame) or tape co unter (ho ur : minut e: seco nd) E Pers onal Menu b utton (p.
Playback Playback 47 Viewing reco rdings wit h added effects – Digita l eff ect You can apply [STILL], [FL ASH], [LUMI. KEY], and [TRAIL] effects when viewing recorded p ictures. For details on each e ffect, see page 40. 1 Slid e the PO WER swi tch rep eatedl y to select the PLAY/EDIT mode.
Playback 48 Viewing r ecordings on a “Memory Stick” You ca n view pic t ures one at a t ime on the 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” inserted into your camcord er.
Playback Playback 49 Indicators d isplayed during “Memory Stick” playback A Remaining batte ry B Still image size C Pict ure numb er/Tot al number of rec or ded pi cture s i n th e cu rr ent play .
Playback 50 To re t u r n to the sing le disp lay mo de, touc h the pict ur e t hat you wan t to disp l ay . To view pictu res in othe r fold ers in the index screen 1 Touch .
Playback Playback 51 4 Select (PICT. APPLI.), then [PB ZOOM] by touchin g / and touc h . 5 Play ba ck the still picture or mo vie, and touc h the sc reen at th e po int you want to magnify within the displayed frame.
Playback 52 3 Touch [DATA COD E]. If th e ite m is not disp layed on t he screen, touch / . If y ou ca nnot fi nd it , touch [MENU], and select i t from the (STANDARD SET) menu. 4 Select [CAMERA DATA] or [DATE/ TIME] then touch . To hide the date /tim e/the camera settings data Foll ow step s 2 and 3, and s elect [ OFF] in step 4.
Playback Playback 53 Playing the picture on a TV Conne ct yo ur cam corde r to a TV usin g the supplied A/V co nnecting cable as sh own in the follo wing ill ustration. Connect the supplie d AC Adapt or to the wall socket for the power supply (p. 13).
Playback 54 Locating a scene on a tape for playback Searc hing quickl y for a desired scene – Ze ro set memory 1 During playback, pr ess ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Comman der at the po int you wa nt to locate la ter on. The tape counter is rese t to “0:0 0:00 ” and app ears o n the scr een.
Playback Playback 55 3 Press . (previous)/ > (next) on the Remote Comma nder to select a title that you want to play. Playback sta rts aut omatically fr om the selected title.
Using the Menu 56 B Advanced ope ratio ns Using th e Menu Selecting menu items You can cha nge va rious settin gs or make detailed adjustments u sing th e menu ite ms displaye d on the s creen . 1 Turn on the power (p. 16 ). 2 Touch . The Perso nal M en u appe ars.
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 57 6 Select the desired setti ng. chan ges t o . If you deci de n ot t o change the s etting, touch to ret urn to the pr evi o us scree n. 7 Touc h , t hen to hid e th e menu screen. You c an also touc h (ret urn) t o go ba ck a screen each time you touch the butto n.
Using the Menu 58 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PROGRA M AE/WH ITE BAL./16 :9 WIDE, etc. You can sele ct items listed be low on the CAMERA SET menu. To select items , see “Selec tin g menu items” (p. 5 6). The default setting s are mark ed with G .
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 59 * Your cam c or de r is adj uste d to focus only on subj e ct s in the mi ddle to far dis ta nc e. **Your camco rd er is adjus te d to fo cu s onl y on dist an t subj ect s. SPOT METER See page 33 for det ail s. EXPOSURE See page 33 for det ail s.
Using the Menu 60 SHARPNESS You ca n adju st th e sh arpn ess of th e imag e outli ne with / . appe ars when the shar pnes s is anyt hing othe r t han t he de faul t s etti ng.
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 61 REDEYE REDUC SUPER NS See p age 34 for details . NS LIGHT Whe n usi n g the Nig h t Sh ot fun ct ion to re cord , yo u can rec or d clea re r pictu re s by using the NightShot Light to emit infrar ed rays (invi si ble).
Using the Menu 62 DIGITAL Z OOM You can sel ect the maximu m zoom level in case y ou want to z oom to a le vel greater than 10 times while rec ording on a t ape.
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 63 z Tips • The ID -1 system sen ds aspect ratio i nformati on (16:9 , 4:3, or lette r box) b y inse rting signals betwe e n vid eo signals . • The ID-2 syste m sends a copy right protect ion signal wit h the ID-1 signals inserted bet ween video s ignals in an analog connecti on.
Using the Menu 64 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – BURS T/Q UALITY/IMA GE SIZE/ALL ERASE/ NEW FOLDER , etc. You can sele ct items listed be low on the [MEMOR Y SET] men u. To selec t items, see “Selec tin g menu items” (p. 5 6). The default setting s are mark ed with G .
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 QUALITY IMAGE SI ZE MOVIE SET IMAGE SIZ E REMAINING ALL ERASE You can delete all the pictures on a “Memory Stick” th at are not write-pr otected. To delete pi c tures on e by one, see pag e 99. 1 Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER].
Using the Menu 66 b Notes • The fold er will not be delet e d eve n whe n you de le te al l the pic tur e s in th e folder. • Do not mov e the PO W E R sw i tch or press any button s wh ile [ Erasing a ll da ta . ..] is dis p la ye d on th e s cree n.
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 REC FOLDER As the de fault setting, pictu res are saved in the 101M SDCF f older. Y ou ca n select a folde r to save y our pi ct ur es . Cre at e ne w fold ers fro m the [N E W F O LD E R] menu, then se lect the folde r to be used for re cording with / and touch .
Using the Menu 68 Using the (PICT. APPLI.) menu – PICT . EFFECT/ SLIDE S HOW/FR AME RE C/SM TH INT. REC , etc. You can select items li sted bel ow on the PICT. APPL I. men u. To se lect i te m s, see “S el ec tin g menu items” (p. 56). The default setting s are mark ed with G .
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 b Note • You cann ot add effe cts to e xternally input p ictures. Also , you ca nnot output pictures e dited with Pic ture eff ects v ia the DV Interfa ce. z Tip • You can copy pic ture s ed ite d usi ng picture e ffe c ts to a “M em or y St ic k” (p.
Using the Menu 70 To ca ncel the slide sho w, to uch [E ND]. To pa use, to uch [P AUSE]. z Tips • You can select the fi rst picture for the slide show by touching / be fore touching [START]. • If movi es are p layed i n the s lide show, you can adjust t he volum e by t ouching (decrease)/ (incr ease).
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 71 2 Select th e desire d interv al by touc hi ng / , then touc h . You can sele ct from 1 t o 12 0 seco nds fo r the int e rval .
Using the Menu 72 INT. REC- STL This fu nc tion is use ful to ob se rve t he movem ent of cl ou ds or the change of daylight. You r camcorder wil l shoot a sti ll image at a sele cted inter val and record it on a “ Memory Stick.” a: Shoo ting time b: Inte rval 1 Touch .
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 73 Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) m enu – TITLE / TAPE TI TLE/ SEA RCH, 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 items” (p. 56). The defau lt settin gs are ma rked wit h G .
Using the Menu 74 END SEARCH SEARCH TITLE Any tit le s yo u have su pe rimp osed usi ng this ca m co rder can only be vie wed on a vide o ca ssett e de vice with t he in dex t itl er fu ncti on. If y ou s uper impos e a title, yo u will be able to search f or it usin g Title se arch.
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 75 Color white t yellow t vi ol e t t red t cyan t gree n t blue Position You can sele ct fr om 8 to 9 ch oice s. Size smal l y la rg e (You can only selec t the small size when you are entering mor e than 13 charac ters .
Using the Menu 76 TAPE TITLE You can lab el a cass ette with Cassette Me mory (up to 10 lett ers). The label will be displayed for approxima tely 5 seconds when you select th e CAME RA- TAPE mode a nd in sert a cass ette, or when y ou se lect t he PLAY /ED IT mode.
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 77 Using the (STANDARD SET) menu – REC M ODE/MULTI- SOUND/A UDIO M IX/USB- CAMERA , etc. You can selec t the item s listed belo w on the STANDARD SET menu. To select these item s, see “Sel ec ti ng m enu ite ms” ( p.
Using the Menu 78 b Notes • You can playba c k a dual so und tra c k casse tt e on this camc or de r. Howe ve r, you can not record a dual sou nd track on this c am c or de r. • The sett ing re turns to [STEREO] when yo u discon nect the power source fr om your camcorder for more t han 5 m inutes .
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 79 b Notes • When you connect y our camc order to o utside power sou rces, [B RIGHT] is automatic ally selected for th e set ting. • When you selec t [ BRI GHT] , batt ery life is reduc ed by abou t 10 pe rce nt du ring recordi ng.
Using the Menu 80 DATA CODE REMAINING REMOTE CTRL b Note • The sett ing re turns to [ON] whe n you have the power sou rce d isconnected from your camcorder for more t han 5 m inutes. REC LED BEEP G OFF Select not to display date, tim e a nd the cam era setti ngs da ta during playback.
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 81 DISPLAY b Note • You cannot input a sign al to your camco rder if y ou press DISPLAY/BATT INFO while [V-OUT/PANEL] is select ed. MENU ROTATE You can select the scro lling direction (up or down) of the menu items on the LCD screen w hen you to uch or .
Using the Menu 82 Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) menu – CLOCK SET/ WORLD T IME, etc . You can selec t i te ms li st ed belo w on t he T IME / LANGU. menu. To select ite ms, see “Selec ting menu items” (p. 56). The sett i ngs yo u can adjus t v ary depen ding on t he p ow e r m od e of yo ur cam c or d e r .
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 83 Customizing Personal Menu You ca n ad d fre que ntly us ed menu items to Perso n al M en u, or sor t the m in the or der you like (cus tomizing). You can custo mize the Perso nal M en u for e ach pow er mo de of your camc orde r.
Using the Menu 84 Dele ting m enu – Dele te 1 Touch . 2 Touch [P-MENU SET UP]. If the d esired menu is not displaye d on the screen, to uch / until th e menu is displa yed. 3 Touch [DELETE]. 4 Touch the me nu that you want to dele te. 5 Touch [YES].
Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 85 4 Touch the m enu item you w ant to move. 5 Touc h / to move the me nu ite m to the desired place. 6 Touc h . To so rt mor e item s, re pe at step s 4 to 6. 7 Touc h [E ND]. 8 Touc h . b Note • You canno t move [P-MENU SE T UP].
Dubbing/Editing 86 Dubb ing/ Edi ting Connecting to a VCR or TV You can record the picture from a VCR or T V to a tap e or a “M emory Stick” inse rted int o your camcord er (p. 87). You can also create a copy o f the picture recorded on your camcorder on other recordin g device (p.
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 87 Dubbing t o another tape You can cop y and edit t he p icture pl ay ed back on yo ur camcor der t o ot her re cordi ng device s ( such as VCRs). 1 Connect y our VCR to your ca mcorder as a record ing device (p . 86).
Dubbing/Editing 88 5 Start pla ying t he cas sette on y our VCR, or select a TV program. The pictu re p laye d on the co nnec ted devi ce appea rs on t he LCD sc reen of your camcor der. 6 Touch [REC STA RT] at the po int you want to s tart r ecording.
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 89 Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick” You can recor d movies (wit h sound re cord ed in monaura l) or still im ages (fixe d to imag e size [64 0 × 48 0] ) on a “Memor y Stic k.” Make s ur e you h ave a rec or ded ta pe and a “Memor y Stic k” ins erted int o you r camcorder.
Dubbing/Editing 90 Dubbing still images from a “Memory Stick” to a tape You ca n reco rd still imag es on a tape. Make sur e yo u ha v e the “Me m or y Stick” with th e images and a tape ins erted into your camc order . 1 Slide the P OWER switch to select the PLAY/EDIT mode.
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 91 Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digita l progra m editin g You can select up to 20 scenes (programs) and rec ord th em in th e desire d order to oth er recording de vice such as VCRs or to a “Memory S t ic k” inserted i n your camcord er.
Dubbing/Editing 92 8 Touch [OTHER DEVICE]. 9 Touch [EDIT SET]. 10 Touch [CONTR OL ]. 11 Select [i.LINK] or [IR]. When co nne cting with an i.LINK cable Touc h [i. LI NK], th en . Go on to “St ep 2 : Adj usting the synchroniz ation of the VCR” (p. 94).
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 93 [IR SE TUP ] c o de lis t The fo ll owing [IR SETU P] co des ar e re cord ed on you r camc order by de fault . (It is set at “3” as the default sett in g. ) * TV/VCR component Manu fac turi ng company [IR SE T U P] co de Sony 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Admiral (M.
Dubbing/Editing 94 Step 2 : Adjusting the synchron izati on of the VCR Follo w th e st eps below wh en yo u are performing digital program edit for the first time to a tape in a VCR. You c an skip th is setting if yo u ha ve se t up yo ur V CR b efore using t he follo wing proce dure .
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 95 Recording th e selected scenes as programs When yo u are per f orming a di gital pr ogram edit for the first time to a tap e in a VCR, g o throug h the pr oce dure s describ ed in Steps 1 and 2 (p . 91 t o p. 94) b eforeh and.
Dubbing/Editing 96 10 Touch [MARK OUT]. The endi ng po int of the fi rst pr ogram is set , and the l o w e r part of the pr ogr am mark changes to l ight blue. 11 Repeat step s 7 t o 10 and cr eate progr ams. 12 Set your VCR to recording pa use . Skip this ste p i f yo u are conn ecte d vi a an i.
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 97 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can record a dditiona l audi o to t he origin al sound o n the tap e. You can add sound to a tape alre ady recorded in the 12 -bit mode with out era sing t he orig inal so und. Preparing f or audi o recordi ng Reco rd a ud io in on e o f t h e f ol l o w i ng wa ys .
Dubbing/Editing 98 you have recorde d afterwar ds is n ot outpu t from the speaker . Check the sou nd by usi ng the head p hon es or a TV. Recordin g sound 1 Insert a record ed cass ette into your camcor der. 2 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode.
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 99 Checking and adjusti ng the recorded sound 1 Play back th e t ape on whi ch yo u h ave recorde d audio i n “ Recor ding sound” (p. 98). 2 Touc h . 3 Touc h [M ENU] . 4 Touc h / to sel ect (STANDARD SET), then touch .
Dubbing/Editing 100 To delete picture s on the index scree n You ca n easi ly sear ch f or th e pi ctur e t o be dele ted b y di spl ayin g 6 pict ures at onc e. 1 Slide th e POWE R swi tc h to se le ct the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch . 3 Touch . 4 Touch .
Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 101 Memory capacity for still images after resizing b Notes • Y ou may not be able t o resize imag es record ed on oth e r de vi c e s.
Dubbing/Editing 102 5 Touch [PROTECT]. 6 Touch the image th at you wa nt to protect. 7 Touch . 8 Touch [END]. To cancel image pro tection Follow steps 1 to 5, th en touch t he image to canc el im age pro tecti on .
Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 103 Trou blesh ootin g Troubleshooting If you r un int o any prob lem us ing yo ur camcor der, use th e following tabl e t o troubl eshoo t the pro blem. If the probl em persists, remov e the po wer source an d contact yo ur Sony deal e r.
Troubleshooting 104 Batteri es/Power sourc es Casse tte tapes Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The CHG (charge ) lamp doe s not light whil e the batter y pa ck is be ing charged.
Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 105 LCD screen /viewfi nder The Casse tte Me mo ry indica tor doe s not appe ar wh ile u sing a ca ssette with Cassett e Memor y . c Clean the g ol d -p la ted co n ne ct or of the cas s ett e. (p. 117) The remaini ng tape indica tor is not dis pla yed.
Troubleshooting 106 Recordin g If you are usi n g a “Me m or y Stick ” for r ecord i ng, refe r als o t o the “ Me mory S tick” s ect ion . ( p. 1 08 ) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The t ape does not start wh en yo u press START/ STOP.
Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 107 Playback If yo u are pl ayin g ba ck th e pi ctur es st or ed on a “Me mory S ti ck,” refe r als o to the “Memor y St ick ” sect i o n. (p . 108) END SEAR CH doe s no t wo rk. • The cass ette was ejec ted after recor ding w hen using a casset te wi thout Casse tte Memo ry.
Troubleshooting 108 “Memory Stick” Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions Cannot o pe rate f unc tio ns using the “Memor y S tic k. ” c Set the P OWER switch to the CAMERA-MEMORY or PLAY/EDIT mode. ( p. 1 6) c Insert a “Memo ry Stick” in to your c amcorder.
Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 109 Dubbing/Edi ting The data file ico n flas he s. • The file is dama ge d. • The file forma t is not suppor t ed on your camcor de r . (p. 11 7) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective A ctions Pictures from con nected d evices a re not displa yed on the LCD scre en or the view finder.
Troubleshooting 110 Digita l pr ogr am ed iti ng on the tape does not func ti on. c Set the input se lec tor on the VCR co rre ctly , th en ch eck the c o nnec tion between your c am c or de r and the VCR . (p. 8 6) c When you r camc or de r is conn ecte d to a DV device that is not a Sony product v ia an i.
Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 111 Warning indicators and messages Self-dia gnos is displa y/Wa rni ng indi cat or s If ind icato rs appea r on t he scree n or in t he view finde r, ch eck the follow ing. See the p age i n parent hese s for de tails .
Troubleshooting 112 * You hear a melody or beep sound when the wa rn ing in dicators a ppe ar on the sc r een. (Warning indicato r pertai ning to “Memor y S tic k” formatti ng)* • The “M emor y Stic k” dat a i s d ama ged . • The “Memory St ick” i s not f ormatt ed corr ectly (p.
Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 113 Warning messag es If me ss ages app ear on the sc re en, ch ec k the fol lowi ng . See the p age in paren th eses fo r deta i ls . Subjects Indicatio ns Corrective Ac tions/ Ref er en ces Battery Use the “InfoLITHIUM” ba tte r y pack .
Troubleshooting 114 “Mem ory S t ic k ” USB streaming... T his f unc ti on is not available . • You tried to play back o r record on a “Mem ory St ick” d urin g USB Streami ng. Memory Stick folders are full. • Y ou cannot create folders exceeding 999MSDCF.
Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 115 Addition al Informatio n Using your camcorder abroad Powe r supply You can use y our camcor der i n any country / regions 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 116 Usable cassette tapes You ca n use the mini DV f ormat casset t e only. Use a cassette with the mark. is a trad e mark. Cassette Memor y Ther e ar e 2 t y pes of mi ni DV ca ssettes: tho se with Cassette Me mo ry and those without Casset te Memory .
Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 117 When la bel ing t he cass ette Be sure to pl ace the label only on the locations as show n in the fo llow in g illus t ra tion so a s not to caus e m a lfunct i on of yo ur cam c orde r.
Additional Information 118 • On a “Me mory Sti ck” forma tted on a comp ut er: A “Memor y Sti ck” format t e d by the Windo ws OS or using Ma cintos h comp ut ers does not ha ve guaran teed compatibili ty with your camcorder.
Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 119 Notes on using the “Mem ory Stick PRO” • The maximum memory ca pacity of a “Memor y Sti ck ” that can be use d on your camc orde r i s 1 G B (51 2 M B fo r a “ Memo ry Stic k PRO Duo” ).
Additional Information 120 – Put the b attery pack in a pocket to warm it up, and i nse rt it in yo ur camc orde r r ig ht before y ou start t aki ng shot s. – Use a larg e ca pacity batter y pa ck: NP - FM50/ FM70/QM71 /QM71D /FM9 1/ QM91 /QM 9 1D (opt i on al).
Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 121 About i. LINK The DV Interf a ce on this unit is an i.LINK- comp liant DV In terfac e. This secti on des cribes the i.L INK standar d and its feat ures. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a digital serial int er fa ce for trans f er ring dig ital v id eo, di gi tal au di o, and other data to other i.
Additional Information 122 Maintenance and precautions On camcorder use and care • Do not use or st ore the camc order in the foll o win g l o c a tio ns .
Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 123 How to prevent mo istu re cond ens ation When yo u bring your ca m corder from a co l d plac e i nto a war m place, p ut your c amcorder i n a pla sti c bag and s eal i t t ight ly.
Additional Information 124 – Lea vi ng t he case i n co ntact w i t h ru bber o r viny l obj ects for a lon g peri od of t ime. About ca re and storage of the lens • Wipe th e surf ace of t he l ens clea n wit h a so ft cloth in the following insta n ces: – When ther e ar e f ingerpr ints o n th e lens surfac e.
Addit iona l Infor mat ion Additional Information 125 Specification Video camera r ecorder Sys tem Video recording system 2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system Sitl l im age re co rdin g s y s te m Exif Ver .
Additional Information 126 General Power requ i rements DC 7.2 V (batt ery pac k) DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consum ption (when using the batte ry pa ck) During cam era recor ding using the vie wfinder 3.3 W During cam e ra re cording usi ng the LCD 3.
Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 127 Quick Refere nce Identifying parts and controls Camcorder A Lens ca p (p. 23, 28) B LCD/T ouc h pan el scre en ( p. 3, 1 7) C OPEN bu tton (p. 17) D DISPLAY/BATT INFO b utton (p. 14) E Bat te ry p ack/ Batte ry term i nal cover (p.
Quick Reference 128 A Flash (p . 30 ) B Focu s rin g (p. 36) C Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens ) Your camcor der is equi pp ed with a Carl Zeiss lens which can rep roduce fi ne ima ges. The lens for you r cam corde r was de velo ped jointly by Carl Zeis s, in German y, and Sony Corp or ation.
Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 129 A BACK LIGHT button (p . 32) B RESET button If you press RESET, all the sett ings incl udi n g the da te and time , ex ce pt the Personal Menu items, return to the default.
Quick Reference 130 A Viewfi nd e r lens adju st ment lever (p. 17) B Casset te compartment (p. 20) C OPEN/ Z EJECT lever (p. 20) D Tripod re ce ptacle Make sure that the leng th of the tripo d screw is less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Otherw i se , you cann ot atta ch the tripo d securel y , and the screw ma y dam ag e your camcor der.
Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 131 Remote Commander Remove the insulation shee t befor e usin g the Remote Commander. A PHOTO button (p. 28) B Mem or y contr ol but tons (I ndex, –/ +, Mem or y playbac k) (p. 48 ) C SEARCH M. button (p. 54) D . / > button s (p.
Quick Reference 132 WARNING Battery may explode if mistre ate d . Do not rechar ge, dis assemble o r dispos e of in fi re. b Notes on the Remote Commander • A button-typ e lithium ba tt ery (CR202 5) is used in the R emote Commander. Do not use batteri es other than CR2025.
Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 133 Indicator s for the LCD s creen an d viewfinde r Following in dicators will appear on the LCD scree n an d view fi nder to ind icate t he stat e of your c amcorde r. Indicat ors Mean ings y 60mi n Remainin g batte ry (p.
Quick Reference 134 Index Numerics 16:9 WIDE mode ........... ... 62 A A/V c onn ectin g cabl e .......... ............. . 53, 86, 97 AC Adaptor ....... ................ 16 Adj us ting th e vi ew find er .. . 17 Audio dubbing (AUD DUB CTRL)...........
Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 135 LCD br ig ht ness (LC D BRIGHT)................. ....17 LCD COLOR .............. .......78 LCD screen ...... ................. ...3 LCD/VF SET .......... .......... . 78 LP ( Long Pl ay) See Re cording mo de (REC MODE) Lum i n a nce key (LU MI.
USB-CAMERA .......... 79 USB-PLY/EDT........... 79 Using abroad ............ ....... 115 V Video head ........... .... ....... 123 VIDEO INPUT ..... .... ......... 79 Viewfinder......... ............. ... 17 Brightnes s (VF B. LIGHT) ............. ...
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