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DCR-HC21 manual
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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)
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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