Sony DCR-HC21 manual

Digital Video Camera Recorder

Operating GuideDCR-HC21

Contents

Operating Guide DCR-HC21 Read this ﬁrst WARNING CAUTION Note Owner’s Record Notes on use Your camcorder is supplied with two kinds of operations guides On the types of recording media you can use in your camcorder On using the camcorder On the menu items, the LCD panel, viewﬁnder, and lens On recording On this manual About the Carl Zeiss lens Page Table of Contents Using the Menu Dubbing/Editing Using a Computer Troubleshooting Additional Information Step 1: Checking supplied items Step 2: Charging the battery pack When storing the battery pack To use an outside power source Charging time Recording time Playing time Page Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your camcorder ﬁrmly The LCD panel Step 5: Using the touch panel To hide the screen indicators Changing the language setting Checking the screen indicators (Display Guide) To ﬁnish the operation Step 6: Setting the date and time Step 7: Inserting a cassette To eject the cassette Recording/Playback with ease (Easy Handycam) Recording with ease Playing back with ease To cancel Easy Handycam operation Recording Movies Still images Playback To adjust the volume To search for a scene during playback Functions used for recording/playback, etc plus) subjects Recording To use zoom Playback To play back the images with added special effects Recording/playback (Battery Info) Data code during playback Indicators when you made changes Upper left Upper right Center Bottom Searching for the starting point Searching manually (EDIT SEARCH) touch [EXEC]  5Touch Remote Commander To cancel the operation Searching for a scene by date of recording (Date search) Searching for a still image (Photo search) Playing back still images in sequence (Photo scan) Playing the picture on a TV When your TV is connected to a VCR Using the menu items To use the operation buttons on PAGE1/PAGE2/PAGE3 To use menu items When the CAMERA lamp lights up [PAGE1] SPOT FOCUS FOCUS SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) FADER END SCH (END SEARCH) EXPOSURE [PAGE2] WHT BAL (White balance) SELF TIMER LCD BRT (LCD bright) When the PLAY/EDIT lamp lights up VOL* (Volume) DATA CODE BURN DVD BURN VCD [PAGE3] V SPD PLAY A DUB CTRL (Audio dubbing) REC CTRL (Recording control) Page Menu items MANUAL SET menu (p. 40) CAMERA SET menu (p. 42) VCR SET menu (p. 43) LCD/VF SET menu (p. 44) OTHERS menu (p. 46) PROGRAM AE P EFFECT (Picture effect) FLASH MODE FLASH LVL (Flash level) AUTO SHTR (Auto shutter) D ZOOM (Digital zoom) WIDE SEL (Wide select) STEADYSHOT EDITSEARCH N.S.LIGHT (NightShot Light) VCR SET menu Hiﬁ SOUND AUDIO MIX LCD/VF SET menu LCD B.L. (LCD back light) LCD COLOR VF B.L. (Viewﬁnder brightness) WIDE DISP (Wide display) TAPE SET menu REC MODE (Recording mode) AUDIO MODE REMAIN SETUP MENU menu OTHERS menu WORLD TIME BEEP A.SHUT OFF (Auto shut off) COMMANDER DISP OUT (Display output) REC LAMP (Recording lamp) Connecting to a VCR or TV