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Viewing images with your computer - Introduction

"Memory Stick"

• "Memory Stick" operations on your camcorder cannot be assured if a "Memory Stick"

formatted on your computer is used on your camcorder, or if the "Memory Stick" in

your camcorder was formatted from your computer when the USB cable was connected.

• Do not compress the data on the "Memory Stick." Compressed files cannot he played back on your camcorder.

Software

•Depending on your application software, the file size may increase when you open a still image file.

•When you load an image modified using retouching software fi'om your computer to

your camcorder or when you directly modify tile image on your camcorder, the image format will differ so a file error indicator may appear and you may be unable to open the file.

Communications with your computer

Communications between your camcorder and your computer may not recover after

recovering fi-om Suspend, Resume, or Sleep.

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DCR-TRV25, DCR-TRV27, DCR-TRV16 specifications

The Sony DCR-TRV16, DCR-TRV25, and DCR-TRV27 are part of Sony's acclaimed Handycam series that gained popularity in the early 2000s for their compact design and advanced features for capturing video. These models are crafted with a keen focus on delivering high-quality video recording and user-friendly functionalities, making them suitable for both amateur videographers and professionals.

The DCR-TRV16 is renowned for its ease of use, featuring a 20x optical zoom lens which allows users to capture distant subjects with clarity. It boasts a 1/6 inch CCD sensor that provides vivid color reproduction and decent low-light performance. This model also includes a 2.5-inch flip-out LCD screen, which enhances the shooting experience by allowing users to view their recordings from various angles. With Digital Still Picture capabilities, the DCR-TRV16 can also capture images in a JPEG format, further increasing its versatility.

Moving up in the lineup, the DCR-TRV25 incorporates a number of enhancements, including a 1.5-inch 16:9 widescreen mode. This feature is especially appealing for users who prefer a cinematic aspect ratio for their recordings. The DCR-TRV25 includes Sony’s Super SteadyShot stabilization technology, providing smoother footage even during handheld shooting. The infrared mode allows for nighttime shooting, making it a reliable option for various filming conditions.

The DCR-TRV27 takes the capabilities a notch higher, featuring a more advanced 1/4 inch CCD sensor. Like the TRV25, it supports a widescreen recording option but boasts even improved audio quality courtesy of its built-in stereo microphone system. This model also offers a broader range of manual control settings, such as exposure and white balance adjustments, catering to those who wish to delve deeper into video production. The DCR-TRV27 also includes a Memory Stick slot for convenient storage options.

All three models support the DV format, ensuring excellent audio and video quality. They feature USB and FireWire connections to facilitate easy downloading of footage to computers for editing and sharing. Compact and lightweight, these camcorders epitomize portability without compromising on performance. Each model in this series reflects Sony's commitment to innovation, making them iconic choices in the era of mini DV camcorders. Their blend of quality, convenience, and creativity continues to resonate with users looking for reliable video recording solutions.

Contents

Digital Video Camera DCR-TRV27 Declaration Conformity Trade NameModel No Responsible PartySony Electronics Inc Declaration Conformity SonyDCRTRV25, DCR TRV2? Main Features Main Features Functionsfor giving a natural appearance to your recordingsDigital program editing p Functions for giving images more impact +Digital zoom p Table of contents Contents Viewing Images Using Your ComputerCustomizing Your Camcorder Quick Reference Quick Start Guide Recording on a tape Cassette compartment Play Viewfinder Except DCR-TRV16 Mark Memory Stick slotPage Getting Started Types DifferencesDCR TRV16 TRV18 TRV25 TRV27 Memory Using this manual END Search Date PhotoPage Checking supplied accessories Connecting cable 1 p Shoulder strap I p Lens cap 1 pNP FM30DCR-TRVI6/TRV18 NP-FM50DCR-TRV25/TRV27 USB cable 1 p CD-ROM SPVD-008 USB Driver 1 p Preparing the power supply To remove the battery packIf you use the large capacity battery pack Preparing the power supply After charging the battery pack When you use the AC power adaptor Battery pack Full charge Normal chargeCharging time Recording Time DCR-TRV16/TRV18DCR-TRV25 DCR-IRV27 Battery pack Playing time On LCD screen With LCD closed Playing time Recommendedcharging temperature Precaution Using a car battery Setting the date and time PowerClock SET Four Months Setting the date and time Year changesas follows 1995 *-- .... -+ 2002 *-- .... -+If you do not set the date and time When you use a cassette with cassette memory Inserting a cassetteTo eject a cassette To prevent accidental erasure Lock switch Recording Basics To enable Smooth Transition Battery use time when you record using the LCD screenRecording a picture When you use the LCD screen outdoors in direct sunlight When you adjust the angle of the LCD panel Viewfinder lens adjustment lever Viewfinder backlight MenuLCD screen backlight When you shoot close to a subject When the Power switch is set to Memory except DCR-TRV16To use zoom greater than 10× Picture in the mirror mode During recording in the mirror modeRotate LCD screen 180 degrees STBY/REC If you press Exposure when shooting backlit subjects Using Color Slow Shutter NightShot Light emitter Using NightShotUsing Super NightShot Using NightShot Light While using Super NightShot or Color Slow Shutter Program AETotal darkness To cancel self-timer ExceptDCR-TRV16 START/STOP Checking recordings END SEARCHIEDITSEARCHIRec Review If a tape has a Blank portion between recorded portions If you leave the power on for a long time When you open or close the LCD panelTo stop playback Press About date/time and various settings Date/time Various SettingsTo not display various settings Playing back a tape To play back pause view a still image To advance the tapeTo rewind the tape To change the playback direction When the playback pause mode lasts for five minutes To view pictures at double speedTo view pictures frame-by-frame To search the last scene recorded END Search Signal flow supplied To display the screen indicators on TVViewing the recording on TV If your IV or VCR has an S video jack Advanced Recording Operations Before operationAlb When the Power switch is set to Camera To record still images using the Remote CommanderImage size of still images DCR-TRV25/TRV27 only During and after recording still images on a Memory Stick Taking photos with the self-timer Before operation Recording images with self-timer except DCR-TRV16 Recording still images on a tape Tape Photo recording Recording still images on a tape Tape Photo recording To record still images with higher quality except DCR-TRV16 Adjusting the white balance manually To return to the automatic white balance modeSet WI-IT BAL to Auto in the menu settings Hold Using the wide mode To cancel the wide modeSet 16gWIDE to OFF in tile menu settings Wide mode Using the wide mode ID-1 system Using the fader function FaderMosaic Bounce Overlap Wipe DOT Using the fader function To cancel the fader functionWhen fading in a When fading out b EoctlS Using special effects Picture effect To cancel the picture effect functionSet P Effect to OFF in the menu settings When you set the Power switch to other than Camera Using special effects Digital effect OLD MovieStill Lumi Using special effects Digital effect To cancel the digital effect functionSet D Effect to OFF in the menu settings Items To be adjusted When you set the POWERswitch to Offchg Digital effect will he automatically canceledWhen recording in the slow shutter mode Shutter speed Using the Program AE function PORTRAITSoft portraitSports Sports lesson 1P BEACH&SKI Using the Program AE function To cancel the Program AE functionEven if the Program AE function is selected Portrait Sports Adjusting the exposure manually To return to the automatic exposure modePress Exposure again Focusing manually To return to the autofocus modePress FOCUS/INFINITY lightly to turn off the indicator Interval recording ExampleHiWaiting time c Interval To cancel the interval recording When pressing START/STOP during recording timeInterval recording To suspend interval recording and perform normal recording To cancel the frame recording When using the frame recording functionFrame by frame recording Frame recording To cancel the picture effect Advanced Playback OperationsPictures processed by picture effect functions To cancel the digital effect Playing back tapes with digital effectPictures processed by digital effect functions To cancel the PB Zoom function PressPB Zoom Enlarging images recorded on a tape Tape PB Zoom Enlarging images recorded on a tape Tape PB Zoom Pictures in the PB Zoom Quickly locating a scene Display= Zero SET Memory To stop searching Title Search --+ Date Search --+ Photo SearchI11 or If you use a cassette without cassette memory Searching a recording by date Press mTitle Search Date Search Photo Search Photo Scan Searching a recording by date Date Search Search Mode Searching for a photoPhoto Search Title Search --+ Date Searching for a photo Photo Searchiphoto Scan To stop scanningTitle Search + Date Search -+ Photo Signal flow When you have finished dubbing a tapePress on both your camcorder and the VCR Editing Dubbing a tape If your VCR is a monaural typeIf your VCR has an S video jack See page 199 for more information about i.LINK If you connectusing the i.LINKcable DV connecting cable Lanc Set the IR Setup code MEN About IR Setup codes Code 2Setting the modes to cancel the recording pause on the VCR Buttons to cancel recording pause on the VCRSetting your camcorder and the VCR to face each other When the VCR does not operate correctly WDO EOT When you connect using the i.LINK cable DV connecting cable Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing on tapes Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing on tapes To cancel erasing To cancel erasing all programsTo cancel a program you have set Erasing the program you have set Press using the video operation buttons To stop dubbing during editingTo end the Digital program editing function You cannot record on the VCR when Connecting cable supplied Recording video or TV programsC2x Recording video or TV programs If your VCR or TU is a monaural typeIf your 15/or VCR has an S video jack When you have finished dubbing a tape Link cable DV connecting cablo optionalWhen you dub a picture in digital form Recording video or IV programs Inserting a scene from a VCR Insert Editing BIc When the inserted picture is played back To insert a scene without setting the insert end pointInserting a scene from a VCR Insert Editing To change the insert end point Intelligent accessory shoe Microphone optional Audio dubbing Audio dubbing AudioaudioIf you make all the connections Audio DUB To add audio more precisely If you set the write-protect tab of the cassette to lock Superimposing a title Superimposing a title To cancel erasing a title Select Return in or Making your own titles 101 102 Making your own titlesTo change a title you have stored To delete the title Labeling a cassette 103 To cancel deleting 104Labeling a cassette To change the label you have made Using a Memory Stick 105 Access lamp While the access lamp is lit or flashingIf Memory Stick Error is displayed 106 Using a Memory Stick Introduction 107 Image quality settings SettingMeaning Image quality mode indicator108 1152 x 864 image Size Image Quality Memory Capacity 109 Still imagesMoving pictures Picture in D with the SEE/PUSH Exec dial p Using a Memory Stick Introduction Image Size Settings Meaning110 Approximate number of still images you can record on a 111 Approximate time of moving pictures you can record on aType Sticks Image Size 112 When the Power switch is set to Memory When the Power switch is set to Memory DCR-TRV25/TRV27 only113 While you are recording a still image 114 NORMAL* aEXP Brktg Exposure bracketing Multi Scrn Multi screen b 115 If the capacity of the Memory Stick becomes fullNumber of images in continuous shooting During recording images continuously 116 Photo Menu 117 Except DCR-TRV16Image size is automatically set to 640 × If 5 appears on the screen Using the A/V connecting cable Recording an image from a tape as a still image 119 Superimposing a still image Memory Stick on an image BlueStill image Chrom 121 Superimposing a still image in the Memory Stick on an imageChrom ,,-*M. Lumi ,,-*C. Chrom ,,-*M. Overlap Chrom To change the mode setting To cancel Memory MIX122 To change the still image to superimpose 123 Chrom * M. Lumi C. Chrom 124 To change the still image to superimposeSample images 125 To stop recordingPress START/STOP Before operation 126 Recording date/timeDuring recording on a Memory Stick 127 To stop the countdown Recording pictures from a tape as a moving picture 128 When the access lamp is lit or flashing If YJ Audio Error is displayed129 Recording pictures from a tape as a moving picture 130 If your TV or VCR has an S videojeck Signal flow i.LINK cable DV connecting cable optional 131 7910 132 To cancel erasing all programs 133Erasing the program you have set Erase OUT first and then in fiom of the last program When Memory Stick does not have enough space to record 134 When the Memory Stick becomes full Copying still images from a tape135 To stop copying 136 Copying still images from a tape Photo Save Viewing still images Memory Photo playback 137To stop memory photo playback Press Memory Play When no image is recorded on the Memory Stick Viewing still images Memory Photo playback138 Image size Image number/Total number of recorded images 139 To return to the normal playback screen single screen When no image is recordedon the Memory Stick Viewing moving pictures Mpeg movie playback140 To stop Mpeg movie playback When recording time is not long 141Viewing moving pictures Mpeg movie playback Press Mpeg 11 II or SEL/PUSH Exec dial 142 Data Code Copying images recorded on Memory Sticks to a tape 143To stop copying in the middle Press B If you press Editsearch during pause mode When copying movies144 Copying images recorded on Memory Sticks to a tape To cancel PB Zoom mode 145Press PB Zoom SEE/PUSH 146 To copy the still image processedby Memory Pbzoom to a tapeSee Moving pictures recorded on Memory Sticks Playing back images in a continuous loop 147To stop the slide show To pause during a slide show To cancel image protection Preventing accidental erasure Image protection148 If the write=protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to Lock To cancel deleting an image Deleting images Delete149 To delete an image displayed on the index screen To cancel deleting all the images in the Memory Stick 150Deleting images Delete While Deleting appears To cancel writing of print marks Writing a print mark- Print Mark151 While the file name is flashing Using the optional printer 152Same Pics Multi Pics or Marked Pics Using the optional printer 153 When connecting to a computer using the USB cable Viewing Images Using Your ComputerViewing images with your computer 154 When connecting to a computer without a USBjack 155Viewing images with your computer Introduction OUT 156 Communications with your computerSoftware When connecting to a computer using the USB cable 157CPU 158 159 Windows XP Home Edition/Professional users Viewing images recorded on a tape Move 161 Viewing images recorded on a Memory Stick Except DCR-TRV16 162 Windows XP Home Edition/ProfessionalWindows 2000 Professional Windows 98SE/Windows Me Install the USB driver on the supplied CD-ROM 163 Uninstall the incorrect USB driver 164Windows 2000 Professional Other OS 165 Viewing images recorded on a tape 166 Capturing still imagesViewing pictures live from your camcorder 167 Capturing moving picturesPreview window Thumbnail list widow If image data cannot be transferred by the USB connection 168 To close on-line helpCommunications with your computer 169 Desired File type Double-click This order 170 For Windows Me users Drive recognising your camcorder is EFolder File Meaning Ioomsdcf DSCOE3E3DD.JPG When connecting to a computer using the USB cable 171Trademarks of their respective companies Mentioned in each case in this manual 172 173 Desired File type Double-click in this orderHard disk For Mac OS X vlO.O users 174 AUDIO/VIDEOAfter capturing images and sound If your computer has a USBjack 175 Customizing Your Camcorder Power Flash ModeMenu items are displayed as the following icons Manual SET Program AE Changing Menu settings 177 178 DV OUT OFFLCD B.L LCD Color Changing the menu settings Icon/item Mode Meaning Switch Memory SET except DCR*TRV16179 Still SET Burst 180 181 9PIC Print Icon/item Mode Meaning Switch Tape gET REC Mode SP182 Setup Menu Demo Mode on183 USB Stream OFF USBCONNECT* Normal More than five minutes after removing the power source When recording a close subjectReclamp on OFF Video Edit RETURN* Tape Memory Types of trouble and how to correct trouble TroubleshootingSymptom 185 Types of trouble and how to correct trouble 186 Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions 187 Except DCR-TRV16 Symptom 188 189 Lock 190 Digital program editing to a Memory Stick does not function Self-diagnosis display 191Five-digit display Cause and/or Corrective Actions 192 193 MessagesMessages 194 Additional InformationMlnlc When you play back 195Usable cassettes Stereo After using the cassette When the cassette memory function does not workWhen affixing a label on the cassette Cleaning the gold-plated connector Battery Pack About197 Battery Pack Remaining Battery198 About What is i.LINK? 199 What is Mbps? 200About i.LINK Using your camcorder abroad 201PAL-Nsystem Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Maintenance information and precautions How to prevent moisture condensation202 If moisture condensation has occurred Maintenance information and precautions Cleaning the LCD screenCleaning the video heads 203 204 Camcorder operationOn handling tapes Camcorder care Battery pack AC power adaptor205 About care and storage of the lens 206 If batteries are leaking Specifications 207 Specifications Mass approx 209 Focus ring pMicrophone FOCUS/INFINITY 210 Identifying parts and controlsFastening the grip strap Super NS/COLOR Slow S button p Batt release Button Intelligent accessory Shoe Exec dial Lock switch211 SEL/PUSH 212 USBjack DV IN/OUT jack p 213 LCDscreen p Volume 214Endsearch Back Light 215 Tripod receptacle Power zoom button p Search Mode216 Photo Display window LCD screen and viewfinder Audio mode p 218Video flash ready Index 219 HpJhvww.sonne T 3 8 5 5 I z

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Models: DCR-TRV25 DCR-TRV27 DCR-TRV16