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T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Click Handycam Handbook DCR-SR47/SR48/SR67/SR87 2009 Sony Corpora tion 4-124-310- 12 (1) US.
2 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Using the Handy cam Handbook Y ou will find informa tion o n using y our cam cor der to i ts fullest in this Han dyca m H andbook. Read the Ha ndyca m H and book in addition to the Operatin g Guide (a separa te v olum e).
3 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index T able of cont ents Using the Handycam Handbook ................................................................. 2 Searching for inf ormation quickly ...........................................
4 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Viewing phot os ........................................................................... 36 Useful functions for playing mo vies and photos ........................................... 38 Searching for desir ed scene by pinpoin t (F ilm Roll Index) .
5 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index GENERAL SE T (Other setup items) ............................................................. 76 F unctions set in the OPTION MENU ........................................................ 78 T r oubleshooting T roubleshooting .
6 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful r ecor ding techniques Checking your golf swing Getting a good shot of a ski slope or beach SPORT S ..................................................... 81 Backlight ................
7 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index P ar ts and contr ols Figur es in ( ) ar e ref er ence pages. Speaker Built-in microphone (33) Lens ( Carl Zeiss lens) (15) LEN.
8 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index POWER button (19) DISP (display) button (34) EASY button (23) (DISC BURN) button (see Operating Guide) ( VIEW IMA GES) butt.
9 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Indicat or Meaning Back light (33) OPTIO N bu tt on (10) VIEW IMA GES butto n (25, 35) Slide sho w bu tt on (41) 101-0001 101-0005 Data fil.
10 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - T ak ing advantage of two types of menus Using the HOME MENU When y ou p res s (HOME), the H O ME MENU ap pears. Y ou ca n cha nge the settings of y our cam cor der , etc.
11 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Menu lists List of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) cat egor y MOVIE * 1 p . 28 PHO T O * 1 p . 30 ( VIEW IMAGES) ca tegory VISU AL INDEX * 1 p . 36 FILM ROLL * 1 p. 38 F A CE * 1 p . 38 PLA YLIST p . 52 (O THERS) categor y DELETE * 1 DELETE p .
12 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index [SOUND/DIS P SET] i s chan ged to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy H andy cam opera tion. * 1 Y ou can set this item during Easy H an dycam operatio n. * 2 DCR -SR67/S R87 List of the OPTION MENU Fo llowing i tem s ar e a vailable o n the OPTI ON MENU onl y .
13 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Read this befor e operating y our camcor der Supplied items The n umbers in ( ) ar e the su pplied quan tity .
14 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Do not aim a t the sun. Doin g so might ca use your ca mcor der to malfunction. T ake images of the sun o nly in low ligh t condi tion s, such as at d usk.
15 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index If you cannot recor d/play back images , per form [MEDIA FORMA T ] If y ou repea t recor ding/deletin g images f or a long time , fragmenta tion of da ta occurs on the recor ding media. I mages cann ot be sav ed or r ecorded.
16 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Getting star ted Step 1: Char ging the ba tter y pack Y ou can c har ge the “I nfoLITHIUM ” bat tery p ack (H series) after at taching i t to yo ur camco rder . Y ou cannot a ttach a n y “I nfoLITHIU M ” bat ter y pack other than the H series to yo ur camcor der .
17 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Charging time A ppr oxima te time (min.) required when yo u fully char ge a fully dischar ged bat tery p ack.
18 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes on the A C Adaptor U se t he nearb y wall outlet (wall socket) when using the A C A dap to r . Disconnect the A C A dap tor fr om the wall outlet (wall socket) immediatel y if an y malfunction occurs while using your camco rder .
19 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our cam cor der is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camco rder when the LCD screen is o pen, pres s POWER.
20 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index If the b utt on yo u to uch does not r eact correctly , calibra te the to uch panel (p . 102). T o tur n off the power Close the LCD screen. The (Mo vie) lam p flashes for a f ew seconds and the po wer is t urned off.
21 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording/P layback F ive pieces of advic e f or suc cessful r ecor ding Stabilizing your camcor der When y ou ho ld the camcor der , keep y our u pper body upright, and ho ld your a rms close to yo ur body .
22 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Recor ding and playing mo vies and photos easily ( Easy Handycam Oper ation) Sim ply p res s EAS Y .
23 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Pr ess EASY . ap pears on the L CD screen. Pr ess ST ART/STOP t o star t recor ding . T o sto p reco rdin g, pr ess ST AR T/ST OP aga in. Tips The [REC MOD E] is fixed to [SP] (p . 64).
24 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our cam cor der is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camco rder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, pr ess PO WER (p . 19). Pr ess EASY . ap pears on the L CD screen.
25 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing mo vies Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our cam cor der is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camco rder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, pr ess PO WER (p . 19). Pr ess ( VIEW IMAGES).
26 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Y our cam cor der starts pla ying the selected movie. Tips When pla yback from the selected movie r eaches the last mo vie, the screen ret urns to the VIS U AL INDEX screen. Y ou can slow do wn the pla yback speed by touchin g / during pa use.
27 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips The setting of [D A T A CODE] is fixed to [D A TE/TIME] (p . 70). T o chang e the recor ding media, select the recor ding media on [P HOT O MEDI A SET] (p . 59). T o cancel Easy Handycam operation After yo u finish recor ding, o r close men u setting screen, pr ess EAS Y again.
28 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording Recording mo vies In the defa ult settin g, movies a re r ecor ded on the int ernal hard di sk (p . 59). F asten the grip belt. Open the lens cov er . Open the L CD screen of your camcor der .
29 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Pr ess ST ART/STOP t o star t recor ding . T o sto p reco rdin g, pr ess ST AR T/ST OP aga in. See p age 94 o n the recor dable time o f mo vies. The maxim um con tinuo us reco rdab le time of mo vies is abou t 13 hour s.
30 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Data code during rec ording The reco rdin g dat e, time and co ndi tion ar e r ecor ded au to ma tically on the recor ding m edia. They are n ot disp lay ed during r ecor ding. H o wever , you can chec k them as [D A T A CODE] d uring p layback (p .
31 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Pr ess PHO T O lightly to adjust the focus , then press it fully . When disap pears, the pho to is r ecorded.
32 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful functions for r ecor ding movies and photos Zooming Y ou can ma gnify images with the power zoom lever . Y ou can also magnify images with the zoom b ut ton s on the L CD frame (DCR -S R48/SR67/ SR87).
33 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording sound with mor e presenc e (5.1ch surround r ecor ding) (DCR-SR67/ SR87) Dolb y Digital 5.1ch surro und sound can be r ecor ded with the built-in micr op hon e. Y ou ca n enjo y r ealistic sound when playin g the movie o n devices that su pport 5.
34 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording in mirr or mode Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the cam cor der , then ro tat e it 180 degrees t o the lens side . Tips A mirror -image of the sub ject appears o n the LCD screen, bu t the image will be normal when recor ded.
35 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index P layback on the camcor der In the defa ult settin g, movies a nd pho tos tha t ar e reco rded o n the int ernal har d disk ar e pla yed (p . 59). Playing mo vies Open the L CD screen of your camcor der .
36 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Y our cam cor der starts pla ying the selected movie. Tips When pla yback from the selected movie r eaches the last mo vie, the screen ret urns to the VIS U AL INDEX screen. T ouch / durin g pause to pla y back mo vies slo wly .
37 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Y our cam cor der displa ys the selected phot o . Tips When viewing pho tos r ecorded o n “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media, (playback fo lder) ap pears on the screen.
38 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful functions for pla ying movies and phot os Searching for desir ed scene b y pinpoint (F ilm R oll Index) M ovies ca n be divided by a set time and the first scene of each di vision is di spla yed on the INDEX screen.
39 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Pr ess ( VIEW IMA GES). The VIS U AL INDEX screen ap pears. T ouch (F ace I ndex). T ouch / to select the desired mo vie. T ouch / to sear ch f or the desired face image , then touch the desir ed face image to view the scene .
40 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index T ouch date on the screen. The reco rdin g dat es of ima ges ar e disp lay ed on the screen. T ouch / to select the date of the desir ed image, then t ouch . The images o f the selected date a re dis pla yed on the VIS U AL INDEX screen.
41 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index T ouch the screen at the point you w ant to displa y in the center of the displayed fr ame. Adjust the magnifica tion with W ( Wide angle)/T ( T elephoto). T o cancel , to uch . Playing back a series of photos (Slide sho w) T ouch on the photo playback scr een.
42 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Pla ying images on a T V Connect your camco r der to the in pu t jack of a TV or V CR using the A/V connecting cable or a n A/V connecting cable wi th S VIDEO . Connect your ca mcor der to the wall ou tlet (wall s ocket) u sing the su pp lied A C A da pt or fo r this opera tion (p .
43 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Play back mo vies and photos on your camc order (p . 35). T o set the aspec t ratio accor ding to the connected T V (16:9/4:3) T ouc h (HO ME) (SETTINGS) [OUTPUT SE T TINGS] [T V T YPE] [16:9] or [4:3] .
44 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Editing Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space b y deleting movies a nd pho tos fro m r ecordin g media. Selec t the recor ding medi um tha t con tains the movies a nd pho tos yo u wan t to delete b efo re starting the o peration (p .
45 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index T ouc h / to selec t the recor ding da te of the desir ed mo vies/phot os, then to uch . The mo vies/pho tos reco rded o n the selected date ar e disp lay ed on the screen. Tips T ouch the imag e down o n the LCD screen to confirm the image.
46 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Capturing a photo from a mo vie Y ou can sa ve a selected frame from a recor ded mo vie as a pho to . Selec t the recor ding media which co nta ins movies, a nd the reco rdin g media where yo u wan t to sa ve ph otos befo re the o peratio n (p .
47 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Dubbing/copying movies and phot os from the in ternal har d disk to “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media Dubbing movies Y ou can d ub mo vies reco rded o n the int ernal hard di sk of y our ca mcor der to “ M emo r y Stick PR O Duo ” media.
48 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips T o check the dubbed mo vies after du bbin g is finished, select [MEMOR Y STICK] on [M OVIE MEDI A SET] a nd pla y them back (p . 59). Cop ying photos Y ou can co p y pho tos fro m the int ernal hard disk of the ca mcor der to “ Memo r y Stick PRO Duo ” media.
49 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index P r otecting recor ded movies and phot os (P r otect) Pr otect mo vies and ph otos t o a void de leting them by mis take. Selec t the recor ding medi um tha t con tains the movies a nd pho tos yo u wan t to pro tect b efo re starting the o peration (p .
50 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Dividing a movie Selec t the recor ding medi um which con tains the m ovie y ou wan t to divide b efo re the o peration (p . 59). 1 T ouch (HOME) ( O THERS) [EDIT ] [ DIVIDE]. 2 T ouch the movie to be divided.
51 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Using the Pla ylist of movies The Pla ylist is a list sh owin g thum bna ils of the movies tha t yo u ha ve selected. The original mo vies are n ot ch ang ed even if you edi t or delet e the mo vies added to the Playlis t.
52 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing the P laylist Selec t the recor ding media yo u wan t to play a Playlis t befor e the opera tion (p . 59). T ouch (HOME) ( VIEW IMA GES) [PLA YLIST ]. M ovies added to the P laylist a p pear .
53 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Cr eating a disc with a DVD writer , r ecor der Creating a disc with the dedica ted DVD writer , DVDirect Express Operating on the ca mcor der screen, yo u can sav e mo vies on a disc when using the dedicated D VD writer , DVDirect Expr ess (sold separate ly).
54 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index T o create a disc with the selected images T o du b a desired imag e on to the disc o r to crea te ma n y of the same di scs, per form this opera tion. T ouc h [DISC B URN OPTI ON] in st ep 3 abov e.
55 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Sub ject the camcorder t o mechanical shock or vib ratio n Eject the “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media from the camco rder Y ou cannot add mo vies to a cr eated disc. Play the cr eat ed disc to make sure d ubb ing was performed correctly befor e deleting the mo vies on yo ur camco rder .
56 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Creating a disc with a r ecor der , etc . Y ou can d ub imag es pla yed back o n your camco rder to a di sc or video cassette, by co nnecting your ca mcor der to a di sc recor der , a S on y DVD wri ter other tha n DVDir ect Expres s, etc.
57 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Star t playback on your camcorder , and record it on the recor ding device . Refer to the instruction man uals su pplied with your r ecor ding device for deta ils. When dubbing is finished, st op the recor ding device , and then your camcor der .
58 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Check ing the batter y inf ormation Y ou can c heck the estima ted rem aining capaci ty of the ba ttery . T ouch (HOME) (O THERS) [BA T TERY INFO ]. The rema ining ba tt er y capacity is s hown.
59 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Utilizing recor ding media Changing the rec or ding media Y ou can select the int ernal hard di sk or “ M emo r y Stick PR O Duo ” media as the recor ding, p layback, or edi ting medium o n your ca mcor der .
60 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index (“ M emory Stick PRO-H G Duo ” media) * Ma rked with M ark2 o r not, ei ther can be used.
61 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Check ing the media inf ormation Y ou can c heck the rema ining r ecor dable time for each r ecor ding m ode of the recor ding m edia selec ted on [MO VIE MEDI A SET] (p . 59), a nd the a pp ro xima te free and used media space of the reco rdin g media.
62 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Deleting all movies and photos (F ormatting) Fo rma tting delet es all the movies an d pho tos to r ecov er reco rdab le free space. Notes Connect your camco rder t o the wall outlet (wall socket) using A C A da pto r su pplied fo r this o peratio n (p .
63 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index P r ev enting data on the internal har d disk fr om being rec ov ered [ EMPT Y] al lows y ou to wri te unint elligible da ta on to the in ternal har d disk of the ca mcor der . I n this wa y , it may become mor e difficu lt to r ecov er an y original data.
64 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Cust omizing y our camcor der MOVIE SE T TINGS (Items for r ecor ding movies) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th .
65 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index WIDE SELEC T Y ou can select the horizo ntal to v ertica l ratio acco rdin g to the T V connected.
66 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index STEAD Y SHO T Y ou can co m pensat e fo r camera shak e. Set [ STEAD Y SHOT] t o [OFF] ( ) w hen using a tripod (sold separatel y), then the image becomes na tural.
67 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index REMAINING SET Steps (HOME) (SET TINGS) [MOVIE SE T TINGS] [ REMAINING SET ] a desired setting ON Always di spla ys the rema ining reco rdin g media indicato r .
68 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index PHO T O SE T TINGS (I tems for r ecor ding photos) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th . IMA GE SIZE Y ou can select a pho to size to be sho t. Steps (HOME) (SET TINGS) [PHO T O SET TINGS] [ IMA GE SIZE] a desired setting DCR-SR47/SR48/SR67 VGA(0.
69 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index A UT O SL W SHUT TR ( Aut o Slow Shutter) When r ecor ding in dar k places, the sh ut ter speed is au to ma tically reduced to 1/30 second .
70 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index VIEW IMA GES SE T (I tems to cust omize the displa y) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th . DA T A CODE During pla yback, your cam cor der displa ys the inf orma tion (da ta code) recor ded a ut oma tically at the time o f reco rdin g.
71 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips The data code is displa yed o n the T V screen if you co nnect your cam cor der to a TV .
72 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index SOUND/DISP SE T (I tems to adjust the sound and the scr een) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th .
73 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index If y ou open the LCD pan el 180 degrees to face the screen ou tside and c lose the LCD panel to the camcor der body , the setting becomes [NO RMAL] au to ma tically . Tips This adj ustmen t does not affect the recor ded images in a n y way .
74 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index OUTPUT SE T TINGS (Items for when c onnected to a T V ) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th . T V T YPE See p age 43. DISP OUTPUT (Display output) Y ou can set where the scr een displa ys ar e to be ou tp ut.
75 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index CL OCK/ LANG (I tems to set clock and language) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th . CL OCK SE T See p age 19. AREA SET Y ou can ad jus t a time difference wi thou t sto pp ing the clock.
76 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index GENERAL SE T (O ther setup items) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th . DEMO MODE When y our cam cor der is conn ected to a wall outlet (wall so cket), a demo nstra tion m ovie ap pear abou t 10 min utes a fter yo u turn on the (M o vie) lam p by p r essing M ODE.
77 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index POWER ON BY L CD Y ou can set yo ur camco rder t o turn on a nd o ff when you open an d close the LCD screen.
78 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index F unctions set in the OPTION MENU I tems you ca n set only on the OPTION MENU will be describ ed below . The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th . SPO T MTR/FCS Y ou can ad jus t the brightnes s and f ocus for the selected subject simul taneousl y .
79 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index SPO T FOCUS Y ou can select and ad jus t the focal point to a im it a t a subject not located a t the cen ter of the screen.
80 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index EXPOSURE Y ou can fix the brigh tness of a p ictur e man ually . Ad just the b rightness when the su bject is too bright o r too dark.
81 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index SCENE SELEC TION Y ou can r ecor d imag es effectively in vario us sit uatio ns. Steps In recording mode , (OPTION) [SCENE SELECTION] a desired setting A UT O A utoma tically recor ds imag es effectively witho ut the [SCENE SELECTI ON] function.
82 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes If y ou set [SCENE SELECTI ON], [WHITE B AL.] setting is can celed. WHITE BAL. ( White balance) Y ou can ad jus t the color balance t o the brigh tness of the r ecor ding en vir onmen t. Steps In recording mode , (OPTION) [ WHITE BAL.
83 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips If y ou ha ve cha nged the ba ttery pack while [A UTO] wa s selected, or taken your ca mcor der ou tdoors a fter inside use (or vice ver sa), select [A UTO] a nd aim y our camco rder a t a nearb y whit e object for a bout 10 seconds fo r better colo r balance adj ustmen t.
84 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index MICREF LEVEL (M icrophone ref er ence lev el) Y ou can select the micro pho ne level fo r r ecor ding sound.
85 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index T r oubleshooting T r oubleshooting If y ou run in to an y problem s using y our camco rder , us e the follo wing list t o trou bleshoot the p ro blem. I f the pr oblem persists, disconnect the power sour ce an d con tact your Son y de aler .
86 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index During Easy Han dycam o peratio n, some men u item s are fixed as f ollows. [REC MOD E]: [SP] [D A T A C ODE]: [D A TE/TIME] Some men u item s retain the setting m ade during Easy H and ycam o peration even a fter Easy Ha ndyca m operatio n is finished.
87 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media Operations using the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media cannot be per formed. If y ou use “ M emo r y Stick PRO Duo ” media forma t ted on a co mp ut er , forma t i t again o n y our ca mcor der (p .
88 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index SteadyShot does not function. Set [ STEAD Y S HOT] t o [ON] (p . 66). Ev en if [ S TEAD Y SH OT] is set to [ON], yo ur camco rder ma y no t be able to com pensat e for ex cessiv e vibra tion s.
89 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing back images st ored on “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media on other devices Images cannot be played back or the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media is not recog nized. The device may no t sup port “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” medi a.
90 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Connect the D C plug o f the A C A dap to r to the DC IN j ack of your cam cor der securely (p . 16). C:13: / C:32: Remov e the power sour ce. Reconnect it a nd operat e your ca mcor der again.
91 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index ( W ar ning indicator pertaining to camera-shake warning) The camco rder is un steady , s o camera-shake easily occurs. Hold the ca mcor der steady wi th both hands a nd reco rd the imag e. H o wever , note tha t the camera-s hake warning indica to r does not disap pear .
92 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Reinser t the Memor y Stick . Reinsert the “M emo r y Stick PR O Duo ” media a few times. If even then the indica to r flashes, the “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” medi a could be damaged. T r y with another “ M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” medi a.
93 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Additional inf or mation Recor ding time of movies/number of rec or dable photos Expected time of recor ding and playback with each batt er y pack Recording time A ppr oxima te time available when y ou use a fully charg ed bat ter y pack.
94 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index DCR-SR87: (unit: min ut e) Battery pack NP -FH50 (sup plied) 170 195 NP -FH70 370 415 NP -FH100 830 925 T op: In ternal ha rd disk Bottom: “.
95 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index (unit: min ut e) HQ SP LP (5.1ch) ** LP (2ch) ** 16GB 230 (205) 340 (205) 655 (435) 715 (460) ** Y ou can change the recording sound f ormat on [A UDIO MODE] (p . 64). Notes N umbers in the tab le are based on usin g Son y “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” medi a.
96 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Using y our camcor der abroad P ow er supply Y ou can use yo ur camco r der in an y coun tries/region s using the A C Ada pt or sup plied with yo ur camco r der within the A C 100 V to 240 V , 50 Hz/60 H z rang e.
97 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time differ ence when using y our camco rder a br oad. T o uch (HO ME) (SETTINGS) [CLOCK/ LANG] [AREA SET] a nd [DST S ET] o r [SU MMER TIME] (p .
98 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index F ile/folder structure on the int ernal hard disk and “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media The file/folder structure is sh own belo w . Y ou do not usually need to ackno wledge the file/ folder s truc tur e, when reco rdin g/pla ying back mo vies and p hotos o n the camco r der .
99 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Maintenance and precautions About the “Memor y Stick ” media “ M emo r y Stick ” media are a co m pact, portable IC r ecor ding medi um with a larg e data ca pacity .
100 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index When usin g “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” medi a inserted into “ Memory Stick Duo ” media adap tor o n “ M emo r y Stick ” media complia nt device, make sure the “ Memory Stick PRO Duo ” media adap tor is in serted into the device in the correct direction.
101 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Put the ba ttery pack in a po cket to warm i t up , and install it on yo ur camco rder right befor e you s tart taking shots. U se a large capaci ty batt er y pack: NP -FH70/ FH100 (sold separate ly).
102 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Do not wra p your ca mcor der with a to wel, f or exam ple, a nd opera te it. Do ing so might ca use heat to b uild up in side. When disconn ecting the power cor d (main s lead), pull it by the p lug a nd not the co rd.
103 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes If y ou did no t pr ess the right spot, try t he calibra tion again. Do not use a sharp-poin ted ob ject for calibra tion. Doing so ma y dama ge the LCD screen. Y ou cannot calibra te the LCD screen if it is ro tated, o r closed with the screen facing ou t.
104 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index On trademarks “H an dycam ” and are register ed trademarks o f Son y Corporation. “ M emory Stick, ” “ , ” “ M emory Stick Duo .
105 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Symbols 16:9 .........................................43, 65 4:3 ...........................................43, 65 5.1ch surro und reco rding .......... 33 A A.SHUT OFF .......................
106 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index P PB zoom....................................... 40 PHOT O CAPTURE ................... 46 PHOT O COPY ........................... 48 PHOT O MEDI A SET ................59 Phot os ..............
107 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index A dditio nal informa t ion on this p r oduct and answ ers to freq uentl y asked q uestions ca n be found a t o ur Cus to mer Su ppo rt W ebsite .
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