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DCM-M1 manual
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MD DISCAM Homepage http://www.sony.com/mddiscam
Sony Corporation
Printed in Japan
Contents
Page
Welcome
Usable MiniDiscs
For customers in the U.S.A. and
CANADA
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture
For customers in the U.S.A
Declaration of Conformity
CAUTION
Note:
For customers in CANADA
Table of contents
What you can do with your camcorder
What you can do with your camcorder
Various functions available with MiniDisc
Checking supplied accessories
Using this manual
Using this manual
Note on TV color systems
Copyright precautions
Precautions on camcorder care
Effective number of pixels is 99.99% or more
Step 1 Preparing the power supply
Step 1 Preparing the power supply
Notes
Charging time
(Full charge)
(Normal charge)
Playing time
MD DATA2 disc
Audio MD
To check charging
What is ”InfoLITHIUM?”
Installing the battery pack
Catch
Note
Remaining battery time indicator of the camcorder
Connecting to a wall outlet
To disconnect the connecting cord
Using a car battery
Step 2 Inserting an MD DATA2 disc
Step 2 Inserting an MD DATA2 disc
To prevent accidental erasure
Step 3 Using the touch panel
Step 3 Using the touch panel
(6)
(7)
Notes on the LCD screen
Notes on the input pen
If the LCD screen is dirty
If the LCD screen does not react correctly to touching
When PLEASE WAIT is displayed on the LCD screen
Using the shortcut menu
To turn off the shortcut menu
Using the control dial
Recording a picture
Recording a picture
Note on the date and time
If you want to record longer
If you leave your camcorder in the standby mode for five minutes
While writing in the MD
After recording
If you remove the battery before ejecting the disc
Indicators displayed in the recording mode
Remaining battery time indicator (p. 14)
Recording mode indicator (p. 26)
Adjusting the LCD screen
When you use the LCD screen outdoors in direct sunlight
When you adjust angles of the LCD panel
When you adjust the brightness of the LCD panel
Adjusting the viewfinder
Recording mode of movie
To select the recording mode
Note on deterioration of picture quality
Using the zoom feature
When you shoot close to a subject
Notes on digital zoom
Recording while showing the picture on the LCD screen
(Mirror mode)
Picture in the mirror mode
Indicators in the mirror mode
Recording time using the battery pack in the mirror mode
Checking the recorded picture
Playing the disc
Playing a disc
When you open/close the LCD panel
Note on playback
To change the playing time of a photo
If you leave the power on for a long time
To control using the buttons on the camcorder or Remote
Commander
To play
To stop
To pause
Adjusting the volume
Speaker
To set AVLS
To listen using headphones
Erasing a track
Turning on or off the information display
If you press DSPL during playback
Viewing the recording on TV
Recording audio including photo - Interview recording
Recording audio including photo - Interview recording
If you record from audio equipment such as a CD player
Playback and erasing
Playing the track recorded in the INTERVIEW mode
Playback screen of the track recorded in the INTERVIEW MODE
Self-timerrecording
Self-timerrecording
To set the waiting and recording time
If you want to see how recording is going
To cancel self-timerrecording after counting-downhas started
Note on the mirror mode
Shooting backlit subjects (BACK LIGHT)
Using the PROGRAM AE function
Using the PROGRAM AE function
To turn the PROGRAM AE function off
While WHT BAL is set to AUTO in the menu settings
Focusing manually
Adjusting the exposure manually
Releasing the STEADYSHOT function
Adjusting the white balance manually
Displaying two pictures – Picture-in-picture
Displaying two pictures – Picture-in-picture
Comparing two pictures – 2-picturedisplay
To compare with an image in other discs
To operate the menu
If PICTURE IN PICTURE is already set to ON
Displaying nine consecutive scenes
– 9 FRAME SEQUENCE
Displaying nine consecutive scenes – 9 FRAME SEQUENCE
To enlarge one of the pictures to entire screen
To return to the index display
You can select 9 FRAME SEQUENCE in the shortcut menu
To select the scene
Playing back repeatedly
Playing back repeatedly
To stop repeating
Notes on setting the A-Brepeat
To cancel A and B points
Playing back in random order – SHUFFLE
Scanning the top of tracks – INTRO SCAN
Sorting the tracks
Jumping to the desired track
Setting the playing time of still picture tracks
Checking the disc information
Checking the track information
Checking the track information
Labelling the track
You cannot label the track if: •the disc is protected
Marking a track
To cancel the mark setting
Protecting a track
To release protection
You cannot protect the track if:
Changing the index image
Changing the index image
To change the index image during playback or playback pause
Moving tracks
Erasing tracks
Erasing tracks
You can use the ERASE button
To cancel erasing
To erase other tracks
Note on the remaining disc capacity
Erasing all tracks in the disc
Initializing the disc
Copying tracks
Copying tracks
To not erase a track by mistake
To cancel copying
To copy other tracks
Dividing tracks
Dividing tracks
You cannot divide the track if:
Note on the dividing position
To adjust the dividing position
Index image of the track made by dividing
Trimming unnecessary scenes
Trimming unnecessary scenes
To cancel trimming
You cannot trim the track if:
Note on the trimming position
To adjust the trimming position
Grouping the tracks
Grouping the tracks
A group track can be included in the group
To group other tracks
You cannot select the following items on the group track
Releasing the tracks from the group
Making a photo track from a movie
Making a photo track from a movie
To adjust the scene position
To continue making photo tracks
Drawing on the picture
Drawing on the picture
To continue drawing on other tracks
Drawing on a black screen (memo track)
To revise the memo track
Using the illustration tool
Illustration tool
Keyboard display
Erasing the drawings
If you select CLEAR in the illustration tool
To erase the memo track
To continue erasing the drawing on other tracks
Inserting a title track
Switching the tracks with special effects
Switching the tracks with special effects
To not apply the scene transition effect
To cancel setting the effects
Notes on cross-fade, cross-wipeand cross-dissolveeffects
Notes on wipe and cross-wipeeffects
Playing back all the tracks with fade or hold effect
To not fade or hold
If a SCENE TRANSITION effect of the EDIT menu is set to the track
Note on a group track
Applying the picture effect to the tracks
— Customizing Your Camcorder —
Adjusting the brightness and color of the LCD screen
Camera/Interview mode
Adjusting the brightness of the viewfinder
Resetting the date and time
Resetting the date and time
The year changes as follows:
If you do not set the date and time
Note on the time indicator
Changing the menu settings
Changing the menu settings
Menu in the CAMERA and INTERVIEW mode
More than one day after removing the power source
Notes on “10sec. TRACK”
Note on REC LAMP
Menu in the PLAY/EDIT mode
If you select SET UP RESET
Dubbing on a tape
Printing the still picture
Listening to an audio MD
Listening to an audio MD
Various ways of playback
To fast-forwardor fast-reverseat high speed
To activate AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiter System)
Playing repeatedly or in random order
Viewing on the computer display
Viewing on the computer display
Step 1 Setting the address for your camcorder
To set the IP address on the computer
To return to the previous screen
The first digit of IP address
Net mask
Using the DHCP server of the network
Step 2 Connecting the camcorder to the computer
Note on the type of the computer’s network terminal
Viewing the pictures
If the “Connect the network cable” message appears
Caution
If you do not have the recommended browser
Note on the browser software
Homepage of your camcorder
To close the homepage
Precautions and maintenance information
Precautions and maintenance information
Note on moisture condensation
How to prevent moisture condensation
LCD screen (touch panel)
AC adaptor/charger
Dry batteries
If batteries are leaking
Remote Commander
Maintenance
Camcorder
Lens
LCD screen
Charging the vanadium-lithiumbattery in your camcorder
Usable MiniDiscs
System limitations of the MD
It takes a long time to save or edit pictures
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Playback
Recording/playback/editing
Others
If the CHARGE lamp lights up and no longer flashes
If the CHARGE lamp flashes again
Warning indicators and messages
Warning indicators and messages
Warning messages
Specifications
Specifications
AC adaptor
charger AC-VQ800
NP-F550
Recommended
Using your camcorder abroad
Identifying the parts and controls
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How to affix the ferrite cores
Headphones and external microphone
Audio connecting cable
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Operation indicators
CAMERA/INTERVIEW mode
PLAY/EDIT mode
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Connecting cord
Quick Function Guide
Index