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Recording (Continued)

Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder (1), then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side (2).

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•A mirror-image of the subject appears on the LCD screen, but the image will be normal when recorded.

•When recording in mirror mode, the images are not displayed in the viewfinder.

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http://www.sony.net Printed in China © 2008 Sony Corporation Enjoying with Your Camcorder WARNING To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Use Power Sources Polarization Cleaning Installation Water and Moisture Power-CordProtection Accessories Read this before operating your camcorder Note –Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna –Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver –Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules Read this before operating your camcorder (Continued) discs or discs with a *(for VIDEO CAMERA) mark for your camcorder bNote Types of “Memory Stick” you can use in your camcorder •See page 33 for the recordable time of a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” About menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens On recording to a malfunction of the camcorder, recording media, etc About language setting About disposal/transfer (DCR- DVD810) About this manual •Discs in this manual refers to 8cm DVD discs About the marks used in this manual Table of Contents Read this before operating your camcorder Table of Contents Subject examples and solutions Recording additional movies after finalizing Finding the right disc (DISC SELECT GUIDE) Repairing the image database file Subject examples and solutions Enjoy using various “Media” according to your needs Media for your camcorder Media for your camcorder (Continued) Recording time of movies Figures in ( ) are the minimum recording time Media type (HQ) (high quality) Using your camcorder Using your camcorder (Continued) xViewing images on a TV (p. 48) xPlaying the disc on other devices (p. 70) The features of a finalized disc depend on disc type Playback compatibility “HOME” and “OPTION” “HOME” and “OPTION” - Taking advantage of two types of menus (Continued) Using the HOME MENU To hide the HOME MENU screen HOME MENU - HELP 3 Touch the item you want to know the content To deactivate the HELP Using the OPTION MENU Step 1: Checking supplied items Step 2: Charging the battery pack Step 2: Charging the battery pack (Continued) To remove the battery pack Remaining battery (approx.) 1Turn the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) 2Slide the BATT (battery) release lever (1) and remove the battery pack (2) When recording on a disc Playing time When playing the internal memory (DCR-DVD810)or a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” When playing a disc *When the LCD backlight is on • See page 28 for selecting the media On the battery pack •Before changing the battery pack, turn the Step 3: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time Step 4: Making adjustments before recording Adjusting the viewfinder Adjust the viewfinder to your eyesight Move it until the image becomes clear Fastening the grip belt Step 5: Selecting media Selecting media for still images (DCR-DVD810) 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [PHOTO To confirm the selected media Step 6: Inserting a disc or a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” 5 Touch the option that is right for you on the screen xDVD-RW Select the recording format, [VIDEO] or [VR] (p. 13), then touch xDVD+RW Select the aspect ratio of the movie Step 6: Inserting a disc or a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (Continued) Inserting a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” 1 Open the LCD panel 2 Insert the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” 1Open the Memory Stick Duo cover in the direction of the arrow To remove the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” Recording time of movies on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” Figures in ( ) are minimum recording time Recording and playing back with ease (Easy Handycam operation) Playing back recorded movies/still images 1 Turn the POWER switch G to turn on your camcorder 2 Press (VIEW IMAGES) I (or D) 3 Start playback Movies: Recording and playing back with ease (Easy Handycam operation) (Continued) Still images: Touch the tab and the still image to be played back To cancel Easy Handycam operation Press EASY A again. disappears from the screen Menu settings during Easy Handycam operation Invalid buttons during Easy Handycam operation To view movies on a disc on other devices (Finalize) Recording Still Images 1 Turn the POWER switch A until the (Movie) lamp lights up 2 Press START/STOP B (or C) To stop recording, press START/STOP again Recording (Continued) Zooming You can zoom in up to the magnifications shown in the following table (optical zoom) DCR-DVD610 QUICK ON l Page Playback Playback (Continued) Touch the tab and the movie to be played back Touch the tab and the still image to be played back To adjust the sound volume of movies While playing back movies, touch (OPTION) t tab t [VOLUME] then adjust the volume with Searching for scenes with pinpoint accuracy (Film Roll Index) Searching for desired images by date (Date Index) You can efficiently search for desired images by date 2 To search for movies, touch the tab. To search for still images, touch the tab 1Play back the still image you want to magnify 2Magnify the still image with T (Telephoto) The screen is framed 4Adjust the magnification with W (Wide angle)/T (Telephoto) To cancel, touch Playing the images on a TV When your TV is monaural (When your TV has only one audio input jack) Editing (OTHERS) category (OTHERS) category Item list DELETE You can delete images on the media (p. 51) Deleting images Deleting images (Continued) To delete the most recently recorded movie 1In step 3, touch [ LAST SCENE DEL] 2Touch t [YES] 3When [Completed.] appears, touch Capturing a still image from a movie You can capture a still image at any point during movie playback The media you can select depends on your camcorder model. See the table below DCR DVD610 Capturing a still image from a movie (Continued) 2 Touch the movie that you want to play back and capture an image from The selected movie is played back 3 Touch to pause at the point where you want to capture The movie pauses Dubbing/copying images to media within your camcorder Dubbing/copying images to media within your camcorder (Continued) If the disc space is not sufficient to 2 Touch [YES] record the entire movie, [Not enough 3 When [Completed.] appears, touch 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [PHOTO COPY] The [PHOTO COPY] screen appears 2 Touch [COPY by select] 3 Touch the still image to be copied 4 Touch t [YES] Dividing movies Creating the Playlist Creating the Playlist (Continued) Playing the Playlist Select beforehand the media to use to create, play or edit a Playlist (p. 28) 1 Touch (HOME) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [PLAYLIST] The movies in the Playlist screen appear To change the order within the Playlist To divide a movie in the Playlist 2Touch [MOVE] 3Select the movie that you want to move 4Touch Dubbing movies to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders Connecting a device with the A/V connecting cable : Video/Signal flow AA/V connecting cable (supplied) Connect to the input jack of the other device 1 Turn on your camcorder 2 Select the media which contains the movie you want to dub (p. 28) 3 Press (VIEW IMAGES) Set [TV TYPE] according to the display device (p. 48) 4 Insert the recording media in the recording device Printing still images (PictBridge compliant printer) 4 Touch the still image to be printed 5 Touch(OPTION), set the following options, then touch [DATE/TIME]: Select [DATE], [DAY&TIME], or [OFF] (no date/time printed) [SIZE]: Select the paper size If you do not change the setting, go to step (MANAGE MEDIA) category Making the disc compatible with playback on other devices (Finalizing) To add movies to a finalized disc (p.74) Movies cannot be added Unfinalize the disc Movies can be added as usual Make a new recording Finalizing a disc 2 Turn on your camcorder 3 Insert the disc to be finalized 4 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t Playing a disc on other devices Playing a disc on other devices •Do not use an 8 cm CD adaptor with an 8 cm DVD as it may cause a malfunction If you have created a DVD menu Playing a disc on a computer Checking media information Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MEDIA INFO] You can check other information by touching To turn off the display, touch The calculation for the space of the internal memory Formatting media 3 Insert the disc to be formatted into your camcorder FORMAT] t [DISC] 5 Touch [YES] Recording additional movies after finalizing Finding the right disc (DISC SELECT GUIDE) Repairing the image database file Preventing data on the internal memory from being recovered (DCR-DVD810) Customizing Your Camcorder What you can do with the (SETTINGS) category of the HOME MENU 1 Turn on your camcorder, then press (HOME) 2 Touch (SETTINGS) 3 Touch the desired setup item If the item is not on the screen, touch /to change the page List of the (SETTINGS) category items MOVIE SETTINGS (p. 80) SOUND/DISP SET*3 (p. 86) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 88) GENERAL SET (p. 88) MOVIE SETTINGS DIGITAL ZOOM STEADYSHOT BOFF Up to 40 ⋅ zoom is performed optically 80× PHOTO SETTINGS Number of still images recordable on the internal memory (DCR-DVD810) Number of still images recordable on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (approx.) FILE NO. (File number) BSERIES RESET VIEW IMAGES SET Still image SteadyShot off DISPLAY BZOOM LINK 6IMAGES SOUND/DISP SET OUTPUT SETTINGS CLOCK/LANG GENERAL SET A.SHUT OFF (Auto shut off) B5min NEVER The camcorder is not automatically turned off QUICK ON STBY Activating functions using the OPTION MENU 1 While using your camcorder, touch (OPTION) on the screen Tab 2 Touch the desired item 3 Change the setting, then touch Recording items on the OPTION MENU tab FOCUS SPOT FOCUS TELE MACRO Functions set in the OPTION MENU EXPOSURE 1Touch [MANUAL] appears 2 Adjust the exposure by touching 3 Touch Functions set in the OPTION MENU (Continued) LANDSCAPE* () PORTRAIT () SPOTLIGHT** () SPORTS** (Sports lesson) ( ) •When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing white object while is flashing quickly •flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set •When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after touching , set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] D.EFFECT (Digital effect) To cancel [D.EFFECT], touch [OFF] PICT.EFFECT (Picture effect) You can add special effects to an image during recording. appears Does not use [PICT.EFFECT] setting What you can do with Windows computer What you can do with Windows computer (Continued) xInstallation procedure before connecting your camcorder to the computer Contents to be installed and procedures may differ depending on your OS 1Confirm that your camcorder is not connected to the computer qa Restart the computer if required to complete the installation qs Remove the CD-ROMfrom the disc drive of your computer xOperating the Picture Motion Browser xConnecting your camcorder to a computer To connect your camcorder to a computer, follow the steps below 6Disconnect the USB cable from the camcorder and the computer Troubleshooting Troubleshooting (Continued) –[MOVIE MEDIA SET] –[PHOTO MEDIA SET] –[AUDIO MODE] –[WIDE SELECT] •Connect the power cord (mains lead) to the wall outlet (wall socket) properly •The battery charge is completed (p. 21) The CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time •The ambient temperature is too high or too low. This is not a malfunction You cannot operate functions using the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” You cannot delete images on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” The data file name is not indicated correctly or flashes Recording Refer also to “Media” (p. 103) The recording stops The movie aspect ratio (16:9/4:3) cannot be changed •You cannot change the movie aspect ratio in the following cases The auto focus does not function •Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 92) [COLOR SLOW SHTR] does not operate correctly You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] •You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when: –The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder with the LCD screen facing out –The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor “” is indicated on an image in the DVD menu Playback freezes for an instant between the scenes Playback does not move to the previous scene when you press Playing back a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” on other devices Movies cannot be divided Images cannot be deleted Unable to capture a still image from a movie Unable to finalize Unable to [UNFINALIZE] Your camcorder is not recognized by the computer Functions that cannot be used simultaneously Warning indicators and messages E(Battery level warning) (High temperature warning) Slow flashing Fast flashing (Warning indicator pertaining to “Memory Stick PRO Duo”) (Warning indicators pertaining to “Memory Stick PRO Duo” formatting) Warning indicators and messages (Continued) Description of warning messages If messages appear on the screen, follow the instructions xMedia Internal memory format error •The image database file is damaged. Touch [YES] to repair x PictBridge compliant printer Not connected to PictBridge compatible printer Cannot print. Check the printer x Others Using your camcorder abroad Setting to the local time World time difference Time-zone Area setting differences AImage database files BMovie files (MPEG2 files) The folder name goes up: [101PNV01] t [102PNV01] CStill image files (JPEG files) The folder name goes up: [101MSDCF] t [102MSDCF] Maintenance and precautions Maintenance and precautions (Continued) Care and storage of the discs •Clean the disc with a soft cloth •Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or leave it in a humid place •When you carry or store the disc, put it in its case •Do not use or keep the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” in the following locations: –Places under direct sunlight –Places with extremely high humidity or subject to corrosive gases xOn the Memory Stick Duo adaptor xOn a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” To charge the battery pack To use the battery pack effectively About the remaining battery time indicator About storage of the battery pack About battery life About handling of your camcorder On use and care –Near AM receivers and video equipment. Noise may occur •Keep metal contacts clean Keep the Remote Commander and xHow to prevent moisture condensation LCD screen xTo clean the LCD screen xOn adjustment of the touch panel (CALIBRATION) On the pickup lens About care and storage of the lens Cleaning inside the viewfinder Remove any dust from inside the viewfinder by following the steps below 1Pull out the viewfinder On charging the pre-installedrechargeable battery 3 months xProcedures Specifications Specifications (Continued) Minimum illumination 6lx (lux) (AUTO SLW SHUTTR ON, Shutter speed 1/30 second) 0lx (lux) (during NightShot plus function) 8lx (lux) (AUTO SLW SHUTTR ON, Shutter speed 1/30 second) AC Adaptor AC-L200/L200B AC 100 V - 240 V, 50/60 Hz Current consumption 0.35A - 0.18 A Power consumption Notes on the License On GNU GPL/LGPL applied software Identifying parts and controls Identifying parts and controls (Continued) APOWER switch (25) BViewfinder (27) CCHG (charge) lamp (21) D(Movie)/(Still) mode lamps (25) BDisc cover (30) CHook for a shoulder belt Attach a shoulder belt (optional) DGrip belt (27) EDisc cover OPEN switch and ACCESS lamp (30) Remote Commander (DCR-DVD710/DVD810) Insulation sheet ADATA CODE button (84) BPHOTO button (34, 39) CSCAN/SLOW buttons (35, 44) Indicators displayed during recording/playback Indicators displayed during recording/playback (Continued) Indicators when you made changes Upper left Audio mode (80) MICREF LEVEL low (96) Glossary Index INDEX SET (Face Index set) LAST SCENE DEL (delete) LCD BL LEVEL (LCD back light level) MANAGE MEDIA category Index (Continued) Page Paso 1: Comprobación de los componentes incluidos Paso 2: Recarga de la batería Paso 2: Recarga de la batería (Continuación) Para extraer la batería 1Deslice el interruptor POWER hacia la posición OFF (CHG) 2Deslice la palanca de liberación BATT (batería) (1) y extraiga la batería (2) Palanca de liberación BATT (batería) Al grabar en un disco Tiempo de reproducción Al reproducir en la memoria interna (DCR-DVD810)o en un “Memory Stick PRO Duo” español en rápida Guide/Guía Quick Spanish Al reproducir un disco Si conecta una luz de video opcional, se recomienda que utilice una batería *Con la luz de fondo de la pantalla LCD encendida Acerca de la batería –La batería no está correctamente colocada Paso 3: Conexión de la alimentación y ajuste de la fecha y la hora Paso 4: Realización de ajustes antes de la grabación Mantenga presionado DISP/BATT INFO durante unos segundos hasta que aparezca que desaparezca Ajuste del visor Extraiga el visor y mire a través de él. Ajuste el visor a su alcance visual Visor Paso 5: Selección de un medio Selección de un medio para imágenes fijas (DCR-DVD810) 1 Toque (HOME) t (GESTIONAR SOPORTE) t [AJ.SOPORTE FOTO] Paso 6: Inserción de un disco o un “Memory Stick PRO Duo” 5 Toque la opción que desee en la pantalla Seleccione el formato de grabación [VIDEO] o [VR], y luego toque Seleccione la relación de aspecto de la película, [PANORÁM.16:9] o [4:3] luego toque Paso 6: Inserción de un disco o un “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (Continuación) Inserción de un “Memory Stick PRO Duo” Esta operación es necesaria sólo si selecciona [MEMORY STICK] en el “Paso 5” 1 Abra el panel de LCD 2 Inserte el “Memory Stick PRO Duo” Para extraer el “Memory Stick PRO Duo” Tiempo de grabación de películas en un “Memory Stick PRO Duo” Las cifras en ( ) indican el tiempo de grabación mínimo Grabación Películas 1 Deslice el interruptor POWER A hasta que se encienda el indicador (Película) 2 Presione START/STOP B (o C) [ESPERA] t [GRAB.] Reproducción 3 Iniciar reproducción Toque la ficha y la película que desea reproducir Guide/Guía Quick Spanish Imágenes fijas Toque la ficha y la imagen fija que desee reproducir Reproducción (Continuación) Ajustar el volumen del sonido de las películas con