Sony DCR-PC101 172

Connecting to your computer with USB port – For Windows users

Windows 98 SE			Windows Me

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows XP Home Edition/Professional

172

Contents

Page To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture 1 AC-L10A/L10B/L10CAC power Lens cap adaptor (1), Power cord (1) (p. 15) “Memory Stick” (1) (p. 113) 2 NP-FM50battery pack (1) (p. 14, 15) Recording moving pictures or still images, and playing them back Features Main Capturing images on your Main Features Other uses Functions to adjust exposure in recording •BACK LIGHT (p. 32) Functions to give images more impact •Digital zoom [MENU] (p. 29) OFF Main Features Quick Start Guide Getting started Recording – Basics Playback – Basics Table of contents Viewing images with your computer Customizing Your Camcorder Troubleshooting Connecting the power cord (p. 18) Inserting a cassette (p. 21) Recording a picture (p. 24) Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD screen (p. 38) Inserting a “Memory Stick” (p. 115) Recording a still image on a “Memory Stick” (p. 122) Monitoring the still image on the LCD screen — Getting started — Note on Cassette Memory Note on TV color systems Copyright precautions Using this manual Precautions on camcorder care Lens and LCD screen/finder (on mounted models only) recording in any way [c] Installing the battery pack (2) To remove the battery pack Note on the battery terminal cover Step 1 Preparing the power supply Charging the battery pack “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (M series) (3) (4) Charging time Recording time Playback time Note Recommended charging temperature What is ”InfoLITHIUM” Connecting to a wall outlet PRECAUTION Notes Using a car battery about three months (6) (7) (8) Step 2 Setting the date and time The year changes as follows: To return to FN If you do not set the date and time Note on the time indicator To eject a cassette When you use mini DV cassettes with cassette memory To prevent accidental erasure To execute settings To cancel settings Step 4 Using the touch panel When executing each item If an item is not available Touch panel Press FN to display the following buttons: After recording Recording a picture Note on Recording mode 1.5 times Note on the LOCK switch To enable smooth transition Adjusting the LCD screen OPEN When you use the LCD screen outdoors in direct sunlight When you adjust the angle of the LCD panel Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screen Adjusting the viewfinder Viewfinder backlight Even if you adjust VF B.L Using the zoom feature To zoom greater than 10⋅ When you shoot close to a subject Notes on digital zoom When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY Shooting with the Mirror Mode Pull out the viewfinder and rotate the LCD screen 180 degrees Picture in the mirror mode During recording in the mirror mode When you press FN Indicators displayed in the recording mode Remaining battery time indicator during recording Time code Remaining tape indicator Recording data Shooting a backlit subject – BACK LIGHT BACK LIGHT During back light function Shooting in the dark –NightShot/Super NightShot/Color Slow Shutter Using NightShot While using NightShot, you cannot use the following functions: Using Super NightShot While using Super NightShot While using Super NightShot, you cannot use the following functions: Using the NightShot Light NightShot Light Using Color Slow Shutter While using Color Slow Shutter In total darkness Self-timerrecording START/STOP To stop the count down To cancel self-timerrecording EDIT Checking the recording —END SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/Rec Review EDITSEARCH Rec Review — Playback – Basics — To stop playback Playing back a tape When monitoring on the LCD screen If you leave the power on for a long time When you open or close the LCD panel To display the screen indicators – Display function Using the touch panel Using the Remote Commander Not to display various settings Date/time Various settings Various playback modes When using the touch panel To view a still image (playback pause) To fastforward the tape To rewind the tape Video control buttons In the various playback modes When playback pause lasts for five minutes Slow playback When you play back a tape in reverse If your TV is already connected to the VCR If your TV or VCR is a monaural type If your TV has an S video jack To display the screen indicators on TV — Advanced Recording Operations — Before operation Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” during recording on a tape “Memory Stick” Image size of still images When the POWER switch is set to CAMERA During and after recording still images on a “Memory Stick” Self-timermemory photo recording PHOTO Recording images with self-timer Recording a still image on a tape – Tape Photo recording If you record a moving subject with the tape photo recording function To record still images on a tape during tape recording To record clear and less fluctuated still images HOLD: To return to the automatic white balance mode Adjusting the white balance manually If the picture is being taken in a studio lit by TV lighting When you record under fluorescent lighting In the automatic white balance mode In HOLD [a][b] To cancel the wide mode In the wide mode, you cannot select the following functions: During recording Using the wide mode Connection for a TV ID-1system ID-2system [a] STBY Using the fader function (1) To fade in [a] To fade out [b] To cancel the fader function When you select OVERLAP, WIPE or DOT While using BOUNCE, you cannot use the following functions: Note on BOUNCE During MPEG movie recording NEG. ART [a] SEPIA To cancel the picture effect function While using the picture effect function, you cannot use following functions: When you change the POWER switch to other than CAMERA STILL FLASH (FLASH MOTION) LUMI. (LUMINANCEKEY) TRAIL SLOW SHTR (SLOW SHUTTER) Using special effects – Digital effect Items to adjust To cancel the digital effect When recording in the slow shutter mode Shutter speed SPOTLIGHT (Spotlight) PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) SPORTS (Sports lesson) BEACH&SKI (Beach & ski) SUNSETMOON (Sunset & moon) Using the PROGRAM AE To turn the PROGRAM AE off While WHT BAL is set to AUTO in the menu settings You can adjust the following functions while using the PROGRAM AE: To return to the automatic exposure mode Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic exposure mode: Flexible Spot Meter is automatically canceled: FOCUS Focus ring To return to the autofocus mode To record distant subjects To focus precisely When you shoot close to the subject 9changes as follows: Page Example Interval recording To cancel the interval recording To perform normal recording during interval recording Recording time To cancel frame recording When using the frame recording function To make the buttons on the LCD screen disappear Using the viewfinder To operate the items that are not displayed FN and OFF in the viewfinder Available recording time — Advanced Playback Operations — Pictures processed by the picture effect function When you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHARGE) or stop playing back To cancel the digital effect function Pictures processed by the digital effect function To cancel the PB ZOOM function Enlarging images recorded on tapes – Tape PB ZOOM Images in PB ZOOM In PB ZOOM Edge of the enlarged image DISPLAY ZERO SET MEMORY m N If you use a cassette without cassette memory If a tape has a blank portion between recorded sections To superimpose a title (DATE SEARCH) Searching for the date by using cassette memory Searching a recording by date – DATE SEARCH Cassette memory Searching for the date without using cassette memory Searching for a photo by using cassette memory Searching for a photo – PHOTO SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN Searching for a photo without using cassette memory Scanning photo To stop scanning Page — Editing — Using the A/V connecting cable When you have finished dubbing a tape You can edit on VCRs that support the following systems If your VCR is a monaural type Dubbing a tape If your VCR has an S video jack Using the i.LINK cable (5) Start recording on the VCR. Refer to the operating instructions of the VCR DV IN Using the Digital program editing function on tapes recorded on other equipment Operation Step 1: Connecting to the VCR If you connect using an i.LINK cable Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on tapes) Step 2: Setting the VCR to operate with the A/V connecting cable (1) Setting the IR SETUP code Page About the IR SETUP code Brand IR SETUP code Note on the IR SETUP code (2)Setting the modes to cancel the recording pause on the VCR Buttons that cancel recording pause on the VCR (4) Confirming the VCR operation When the VCR does not operate correctly Step 2: Setting the VCR to operate with the i.LINK cable Set CONTROL to IR in the menu settings of your camcorder When you connect using i.LINK cable You cannot dub the titles, display indicators Step 3: Adjusting the synchronization of the VCR (9) (10) Press Page Operation 1: Making the Program Erasing the program you have set To cancel erasing Erasing all programs To cancel erasing all programs To finish making programs Operation 2: Performing Digital program editing (Dubbing a tape) To stop dubbing during editing To finish the Digital program editing function You cannot record on the VCR when: Page Recording video or TV programs If your TV or VCR has an S video jack Page Page Inserting a scene from a VCR – Insert editing To change the insert end point When the inserted picture is played back To insert a scene without setting the insert end point If you press FN Connecting the microphone with the MIC jack MIC Connecting the microphone to the intelligent accessory shoe Audio dubbing Connecting the A/V connecting cable to the A/V jack A/V Dubbing with the built-inmicrophones If you make all the connections Adding an audio sound on a recorded tape To add new sound more precisely Monitoring the new recorded sound If the i.LINK cable (optional) is connected to your camcorder If you set the write-protecttab of the tape to lock VACATION (2) Press MENU, then select TITLE in, then press EXEC. (p. 190) (3) Press r/R to select , and then press EXEC (6) Press TITLE OK (7) Press SAVE TITLE In playback, playback pause or recording: Superimposing a title If you set the write-protecttab to lock To use the custom title If you want to use the custom title, select in step You cannot superimpose a title on the tape Erasing a title (1) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or VCR (3) Press MENU, then select TITLEERASE in , then press EXEC (p. 190) When the title is erased, COMPLETE is displayed To cancel erasing To change a title you have stored Making your own titles To erase the title To enter a space To enter the same character on the same button in succession To erase the label you have made To change the label you have made Labeling a cassette If the cassette has too many index signals If you have superimposed titles in the cassette When the “-----”indicator has fewer than 10 spaces Erasing all the data in cassette memory File format Still image (JPEG) Moving picture (MPEG) Typical image data file name Using a “Memory Stick” Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction “Memory Stick”s formatted by a computer Notes on image data compatibility Inserting a “Memory Stick” Ejecting a “Memory Stick” MEMORY EJECT While the access lamp is lit or flashing If “FORMAT ERROR” is displayed Using a touch panel If the items are not available Selecting still image quality mode Image quality settings Setting Differences in image quality mode 1152 ⋅ 864 image size Image quality Memory capacity 640 ⋅ 480 image size Selecting the image size STILL SET Image size settings Approximate number of still images you can record on a “Memory Stick” Type of “Memory Stick”s 8MB 16MB Page Recording still images on “Memory Stick”s –Memory photo recording While you are recording a still image When you press PHOTO lightly in step If you record still images when the POWER switch is set to MEMORY Recording images continuously NORMAL [a] EXP BRKTG MULTI SCRN [b] If the “Memory Stick” becomes full The number of still images in continuous shooting During continuous recording of images When shooting with the self-timeror the Remote Commander If remaining capacity on the "Memory Stick" is less than for three images Page When the access lamp is lit or flashing If “” appears on the screen Recording an image from a tape as a still image If you press PHOTO lightly in playback Sound recorded on a tape Titles which have already been recorded on tapes Recording date/time Recording a still image from other equipment Page Page Superimposing a still image in the “Memory Stick” on an image –MEMORY MIX Recording a superimposed image to tape To change the still image to be superimposed To cancel MEMORY MIX Image data modified on your computer or shot with other equipment To record a still image on a tape as it is When you select M. OVERLAP Recording a superimposed image to “Memory Stick” as a still image When recording images on a “Memory Stick” using MEMORY MIX The “Memory Stick” supplied with your camcorder stores 20 images: Sample images To stop recording Recording moving pictures on “Memory Stick”s –MPEG movie recording When using an external flash (optional) During recording on “Memory Stick” If you record moving pictures when the POWER switch is set to MEMORY Self-timerMPEG movie recording Page Recording a picture from a tape as a moving picture Titles have already recorded on tapes If “ AUDIO ERROR” is displayed Recording a moving picture from other equipment Page Making the program (10) (11) Recording edited pictures from a tape as a moving picture –Digital program editing (on “Memory Stick”s) Performing the program (Dubbing a “Memory Stick”) To stop dubbing To end the Digital program editing function When the available recording time of “Memory Stick” is not enough When available recording time is not left on the “Memory Stick” Page Copying still images from a tape – PHOTO SAVE To stop copying When the “Memory Stick” is full If the write-protectswitch on the “Memory Stick” is set to LOCK When you change “Memory Stick”s in the middle of copying To stop memory photo playback Notes on the file name To play back recorded images on a TV screen Still image Viewing a still image – Memory photo playback Screen indicators during still image playback To make screen indicators disappear Playing back six recorded images at a time (index screen) To return to the normal playback screen (single screen) Image data modified with your computers or shot with other equipment To stop MPEG movie playback Moving picture Viewing a moving picture – MPEG movie playback Playback picture from desired part Screen indicators during moving picture playback To cancel the Memory PB ZOOM function In Memory PB ZOOM Edge of an enlarged image Moving pictures recorded on “Memory Stick”s To record an image processed by Memory PB ZOOM on “Memory Stick”s To stop the slide show To pause during a slide show To start the slide show from a particular image To view the recorded images on TV If you change “Memory Stick”s during operation -MARK Deleting selected images To cancel deleting an image DEL Deleting all the images To cancel deleting all the images in the “Memory Stick” While DELETING appears MARK Printer Selecting a type of the 9PICS print screen SAME PICS Using the optional printer Selecting date/time DATE Images recorded in the multi screen mode Moving pictures recorded on “Memory Stick” Viewing images recorded on a tape When connecting to your computer with the USB port Viewing images with your computer – Introduction When connecting to your computer with the DV port Viewing images recorded on a “Memory Stick” When connecting to your computer without a USB port Notes on using your computer Software Recommended computer usage environment when connecting USB cable and viewing tape images on the computer OS: CPU: Application: DirectX 8.0a or later Connecting to your computer with USB port – For Windows users USB cable and viewing “Memory Stick” images on the computer Installing the USB driver Windows XP Home Edition/Professional users Making your computer recognize your camcorder Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer Viewing images recorded on “Memory Stick”s on your computer You cannot install the USB driver if a “Memory Stick” is not in your camcorder If you cannot install the USB driver Page Page Capturing images with “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” Viewing images recorded on a tape Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer – For Windows users Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer – For Windows users Capturing still images Capturing moving pictures Seeing the on-linehelp (operating instructions) of “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” To close on-linehelp If you have any questions about “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” Note on using your computer Viewing images Desired file type Double-clickin this order Viewing images recorded on a “Memory Stick” on your computer –For Windows users Image file storage destinations and image files ssss For Windows Me users Recommended Macintosh environment Connecting to your computer with USB port – For Macintosh users Page After capturing images and sound If your computer has a USB port — Customizing Your Camcorder — Changing the menu settings Menu items are displayed as the following icons: MANUAL SET CAMERA SET VCR SET •The SteadyShot function will not correct excessive camera-shake If you cancel the SteadyShot function The SteadyShot off indicator appears. Your camcorder prevents excessive compensation for camera-shake ST1 ST2 A/V t DV OUT zOFF LCD/VF SET LCD B.L Page •Do not do any of the following while FORMATTING is displayed: –Change the POWER switch position to others –Operate buttons –Eject the “Memory Stick” You cannot format the “Memory Stick” if the •You cannot dub audio sound on a tape recorded in the 16-bitmode When playing back a tape recorded in the SETUP MENU CLOCK SET USB STREAM USBCONNECT LANGUAGE COMMANDER items are returned to their default settings Other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is removed — Troubleshooting — In recording Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions Types of trouble and how to correct trouble SymptomCause and/or Corrective Actions CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings without a cassette and a “Memory Stick” inserted your camcorder automatically starts the demonstration In playback In recording and playback When operating using a “Memory Stick” Others • The cassette has no cassette memory c Use a cassette with cassette memory (p. 106) • The cassette memory is full c Erase unnecessary title (p. 108) Page LCD screen or Viewfinder 5-digitdisplay Warning indicators 100-0001 Warning indicator as to file Slow flashing: C:21:00 Self-diagnosisdisplay (p. 200) EThe battery is dead or nearly dead %Moisture condensation has occurred* Fast flashing: Warning indicators and messages Warning messages — Additional Information — Selecting cassette types mark on the cassette Copyright signal When you play back When you record Usable cassettes Audio mode When you play back a dual sound track tape Sound from speaker HiFi Sound Mode What is the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack Effective use of the battery pack Remaining battery time indicator How to store the battery pack What is i.LINK About the name “i.LINK” i.LINK Baud rate *What is Mbps About i.LINK i.LINK functions on this unit Required i.LINK Cable Using your camcorder abroad AC-L10A/L10B/L10C NTSC system PAL system PAL-Msystem Moisture condensation If moisture condensation has occurred Note on moisture condensation How to prevent moisture condensation Maintenance information and precautions Maintenance information Cleaning the video head Cleaning the LCD screen Removing dust from inside the viewfinder Charging the built-inrechargeable battery Charging the built-inrechargeable battery Adjusting the LCD screen (CALIBRATION) Precautions Camcorder operation On handling tapes AC power adaptor About care and storage of the lens Note on dry batteries If batteries are leaking Video camera recorder Specifications Camcorder Identifying the parts and controls qs qd qhqj qs MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack (red) (p. 102) qd A/V (AUDIO/VIDEO) ID-2jack (yellow) (p. 43, 83, 129, 183) qf (LANC) jack (blue) wd Camera recording lamp (p. 24) wf Microphone Note on the Carl Zeiss lens wk NIGHTSHOT switch (p. 32) wl SUPER NS/COLOR SLOW S button (p. 33, 34) ed i (headphones) jack (green) ek Access lamp (p. 115) Notes on the intelligent accessory shoe el Grip Strap rd MEMORY EJECT lever (p. 115) r; “Memory Stick” slot rf OPEN/ZEJECT lever (p. 21) ra Viewfinder lens adjustment lever Remote Commander 2DISPLAY button (p. 39) 3SEARCH MODE button (p. 77, 78, 80) buttons 5Video control buttons (p. 41) Operation indicators LCD screen and viewfinder A, B C, D F, G, H I, J, K, L M, N