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Using the Handycam Handbook
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Table of contents
Utilizing recording media
Editing
Customizing your camcorder
Additional information
Troubleshooting
File/folder structure on the internal hard disk
Useful recording techniques
Parts and controls
Access lamp Hard disk
Speaker
LCD screen/Touch panel 10
Center
Screen indicators
Upper right
Upper left
Useful Recording Techniques Index
Using the Option Menu
Using the Home Menu
Home Option Taking advantage of two types of menus
List
Menu lists
Following items are available on the Option Menu only
List of the Option Menu
Tab
Tab depends on the situation/no tab
LCD screen Battery pack
Using the camcorder
Supplied items
Operating Guide
When the camcorder is connected to a computer
About changing the language setting
Recording
Save all your recorded image data
Carl Zeiss lens
If you cannot record/play back images, perform Media Format
Battery pack DC plug DC in jack AC Adaptor
Charging the battery pack
Turn off your camcorder by closing the LCD screen
CHG charge lamp
To use a wall outlet wall socket as a power source
To remove the battery pack
Charging the battery pack abroad
Charging time
Contents Useful Recording Techniques Index
Open the LCD screen of your camcorder
Turning the power on, and setting the date and time
Set DST SET or SUMMERTIME, date and time, then touch
Your camcorder is turned on
To turn off the power
Changing the language setting
Stabilizing your camcorder
Five pieces of advice for successful recording
Recording movies
Default setting, movies are recorded on the hard disk p
Press START/STOP to start recording
Press Easy
Shooting photos
Open the lens cover
Press Easy
Open the LCD screen of your camcorder
Flashes Lights up
Open the LCD screen of your camcorder
Playing movies
Press View Images
Touch the Movie tab a desired movie
Your camcorder starts playing the selected movie
Viewing photos
Your camcorder starts playing the selected photo
Next To the Visual Index screen
Menu settings during Easy Handycam operation
To cancel Easy Handycam operation
Invalid buttons during Easy Handycam operation
Recording
To stop recording, press START/STOP again
Press START/STOP to start recording
Data code during recording
Press Mode to turn on the Photo lamp
Flashes Lights up When disappears, the photo is recorded
Zooming
Useful functions for recording movies and photos
Wider range of view Close view Wide angle
Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects
Switching the screen display
Recording in mirror mode
Touch the Movie tab a desired movie
Playback on the camcorder
While playing back movies, touch adjust with /
To adjust the sound volume of movies
Previous Next
To fast-reverse To pause/play
To the Visual Next
Your camcorder displays the selected photo
Searching for desired scene by pinpoint Film Roll Index
Useful functions for playing movies and photos
Press View Images
Touch Film Roll Index
Searching for desired images by date Date Index
Touch Face Index
Returns to the Visual Index screen
Touch date on the screen
Using PB zoom with photos
Recording dates of images are displayed on the screen
Screen is framed
Touch on the photo playback screen
Playing back a series of photos Slide show
To stop the slide show
To restart the slide show
A/V connecting cable with S Video sold separately
A/V connecting cable supplied
Remote Connector
Playing images on a TV
Play back movies and photos on your camcorder p
When connecting to your TV via a VCR
Touch Home Others
Deleting movies and photos
To delete movies, touch
Touch YES
Touch YES
Capturing a photo from a movie
Touch at the point where you want to capture
Touch the movie to be captured
Touch
Touch Home Others MOVIE DUB
Dubbing movies
Touch the type of dubbing
Select the movie to be dubbed
Touch Home Others PHOTO Copy
Copying photos
Touch the type of copying
Select the photo to be copied
Touch the movies and photos to be protected
Touch Home Others Edit To protect movies, touch
To undo the protection of movies and photos
Touch the movie to be divided
Dividing a movie
Creating the Playlist
Using the Playlist of movies
Selected movie is marked with
To add all the movies recorded on the same day at one time
Touch Home View Images PLAYLIST
Playing the Playlist
Touch the movie you want to play back
To erase unnecessary movies from the Playlist
Disc Burn screen appears on the camcorder screen
Press Disc Burn on the DVD writer
External Drive screen appears on the camcorder screen
To play back a disc on the DVD writer
To create a disc with the selected images
Screen
Press and disconnect the USB cable
Disconnect the USB cable
Touch USB Connect when movies are recorded on
USB Select screen appears on the camcorder screen
A/V connecting cable with S Video Sold separately
A/V connecting cable supplied
Creating a disc with a recorder, etc
Insert the recording media in the recording device
Settings Output Settings
Touch Home Others Battery Info
Checking the battery information
Remaining battery capacity is shown
To close the battery information screen
Selecting the recording media
Changing the recording media
Selecting the recording media for photos
Inserting Memory Stick PRO Duo media
Touch YES
Access lamp
Memory Stickmedia You cannot use it in your camcorder
To eject the Memory Stick PRO Duo media
Touch Home Manage Media MEDIA Info
Checking the media information
To turn off the display
Photos Formatting
Deleting all movies
Format screen appears
Touch Empty
Empty screen appears
REC Mode Recording mode
Movie Settings Items for recording movies
Audio Mode DCR-SR67/SR87
Default settings are marked with
Wide Select
Zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level
Digital Zoom
Auto SLW Shuttr Auto Slow Shutter
Steadyshot
Guideframe
Face SET
Remaining SET
Image Size
Photo Settings Items for recording photos
File NO. File number
You can select a photo size to be shot
Guideframe
Data Code
View Images SET Items to customize the display
Movie Photo
Table of Contents Useful Recording Techniques Index
Volume
SOUND/DISP SET Items to adjust the sound and the screen
Beep
LCD Bright
LCD Color
You can adjust the color of the LCD screen
You can set where the screen displays are to be output
Output Settings Items for when connected to a TV
TV Type
Disp Output Display output
Clock SET
CLOCK/ Lang Items to set clock and language
Area SET
DST SET/SUMMERTIME
Demo Mode
General SET Other setup items
Calibration
Shut OFF Auto shut off
Drop Sensor
Power on by LCD
Functions set in the Option Menu
To return the setting to automatic exposure, touch Auto
Spot MTR/FCS
Spot Meter Flexible spot meter
Spot Focus
To adjust the focus automatically, touch Auto
Tele Macro
Exposure
To adjust the exposure automatically, touch Auto
Focus
You can record images effectively in various situations
Scene Selection
Outdoor Indoor
White BAL. White balance
Fader a desired setting
Steps Recording mode
Fader
BLT-IN Zoom MIC Built-in zoom microphone
Micref Level Microphone reference level
SELF-TIMER
You can select the microphone level for recording sound
Overall operations/Easy Handycam operation
Troubleshooting
LCD screen
Batteries/power sources
Recording
Memory Stick PRO Duo media
Playback
Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators
Connecting/Dubbing to other devices
Editing movies/photos on your camcorder
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
High temperature warning
Battery level warning
Low temperature warning
Description of warning messages
This Memory Stick is not formatted correctly
Reinsert the Memory Stick
Still picture folder is full. Cannot record still pictures
This Memory Stick may not be able to record or play movies
Recording time of movies/number of recordable photos
Battery pack
Recording time
Internal hard disk DCR-SR47/SR48/SR67
Expected recording time of movies
Recording mode
Internal hard disk
DCR-SR67/SR87
You can record the maximum 9,999 photos
Expected number of recordable photos
Memory Stick PRO Duo media DCR-SR47/SR48/SR67
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Power supply
Using your camcorder abroad
On TV color systems
System Used
Time-zone Area setting Differences
Setting to the local time
World time difference
Movie files MPEG2 files
Image management files
Folder name goes up 101PNV01 102PNV01
Photo files Jpeg files
About the Memory Stick media
Maintenance and precautions
On the Memory Stick Duo media adaptor
100
About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack
About handling of your camcorder
101
102
How to charge the pre-installed rechargeable battery
On charging the pre-installed rechargeable battery
103
On handling the casing
On trademarks
104
On GNU GPL/LGPL applied software
105
Index
Protect
106
107
(VIEW IMAGES).
(Movie) tab () a desired movie ().
: Displays the Film Roll Index screen (p. 38).
: Displays the Face Index screen (p. 38). 
: Displays movies.
: Displays photos.