Operating Guide
Getting Started
Using the Menu
Dubbing/Editing
Using a Computer
WARNING
To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture
Use
Power Sources
Polarization
Overloading
Object and Liquid Entry
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS (Continued)
Lightning
Safety Check
Service
Damage Requiring Service
Read this first
Read this first (Continued)
For the State of California, USA only
Notes on use
Your camcorder is supplied with two kinds of manuals
–“Operating Guide” (This manual)
Using the camcorder
•Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts
•The camcorder is not dustproof, dripproof or waterproof
See “On use and care” (p. 82)
About menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens
On recording
About this manual
About the Carl Zeiss lens
Table of Contents
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Read this first
Step 1: Checking supplied items
Step 2: Charging the battery pack
What you can do with Windows
Installing the “First Step Guide” and
Warning indicators and messages
Indicators displayed during recording
Step 1: Checking supplied items
Step 2: Charging the battery pack
To charge the battery pack using only the AC Adaptor
POWER switch
With the v mark facing down
DC plugOpen the jack cover
zTips
Step 2: Charging the battery pack (Continued)
To check the remaining battery (Battery Info)
Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG), then press DISP/BATT INFO
DISP/BATT INFO button
Remaining battery (approx.)
Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the date and time
Touch the button on the LCD screen
CAMERA-TAPE: To record on a tape
CAMERA-TAPE:
CAMERA-MEMORY: To record on a
Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the date and time (Continued)
3 Set [M] (month), then touch and repeat for [D] (day), hour and minute
For midnight, set it to 12:00 AM. For midday, set it to 12:00 PM
The clock starts
Changing the language setting
Step 4: Making setting adjustments before recording
Step 4: Making setting adjustments before recording (Continued)
The grip belt
Step 5: Inserting a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo”
Cassette tape
The cassette compartment automatically slides back in
Do not force the cassette compartment closed by pressing the portion marked
3 Close the lid
To eject the cassette
You can use only a “Memory Stick Duo”
Easy Recording/Playback (Easy Handycam)
Playing back movies/still images
Movies
Touch , then touch to start playback
A GUIDE (p. 28)
B Rewind/Fast forward C Stop
Recording
Beep
Shutter click
Recording (Continued)
Zooming
Wider range of view:
(Wide angle)
Close view: (Telephoto)
Adjusting the exposure for
Selecting the aspect ratio (16:9
backlit subjects
or 4:3) of the recording picture
Recording in mirror mode
Playback
Viewing still images
Touch
The most recently recorded image is displayed
Switch the playback
media
Using the guide functions (USAGE GUIDE)
Searching for the starting point
Searching for the starting point (Continued)
Searching manually
(EDIT SEARCH)
1 Touch
2 Touch and hold (to go
3 Press mREW
The tape stops automatically when the tape counter reaches “0:00:00.”
4 Press PLAY
Playback starts from the point designated “0:00:00” on the tape counter
To cancel the operation
Playing the picture on a TV
To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3)
Change the aspect ratio of the image according to the screen size of your TV
1Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp
2Touch t [MENU] t (STANDARD SET) t [TV TYPE] t [16:9] or [4:3] t
When your TV is monaural (Only one audio input jack)
Using the menu items
Menu items
Menu items (Continued)
TAPE
MEMORY
Easy Handycam
EDIT/PLAY menu (p. 48)
CAMERA SET menu
CAMERA SET menu (Continued)
SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter)
1Touch the point where you want to fix and adjust the exposure on the screen
appears
2Touch [END]
3Touch []
•When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing
white object while is flashing quickly
•flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set
•When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps
TELE MACRO
When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON]
To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wide- angle (W side)
SUPER NSPLUS (Super NightShot plus)
and [“SUPER NIGHTSHOT PLUS”] appear on the screen
SELF-TIMER
When you set [SELF-TIMER]to [ON]
To cancel the count down, touch [RESET]
To cancel [SELF-TIMER],touch [OFF]
DIGITAL ZOOM
MEMORY SET menu
2GB
4GB
In 16:9 aspect ratio
ALL ERASE
1Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER (Current folder)]
PICT.APPLI. menu
OVERLAP (fade in only)
WIPE (fade in only)
DOT FADER (fade in only)
SLIDE SHOW
To cancel [SLIDE SHOW], touch [END]. To pause, touch [PAUSE]
PICT.APPLI. menu (Continued)
FLASH (flash motion)
Records a movie with a serial-still-imageeffect (strobe effect)
LUMI. KEY (luminance key)
TRAIL
SMTH INT.REC (Smooth interval tape recording)
[a]: Recording
[a]
[b]: Interval
[b]
EDIT/PLAY menu
REC CTRL
(Movie recording control)
AUD DUB CTRL (Audio dubbing)
Using the internal stereo microphone
Recording sound
STANDARD SET menu
LCD/VF SET
The recorded picture will not be affected by this operation
xLCD BRIGHT
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen
1Adjust the brightness with
STANDARD SET menu (Continued)
----]and [--:--:--]will appear
•During Easy Handycam operation, you can set [DATE/TIME] only
DISP OUTPUT
BLCD PANEL
Customizing Personal Menu
Customizing Personal Menu (Continued)
Deleting a menu item
Arranging the order of menu
items displayed on Personal
Menu
Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders
Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders (Continued)
1 Prepare your camcorder for playback
Insert the recorded cassette
Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp
2 Insert the recording media in the recording device
Recording pictures from a TV or VCR etc
Recording pictures from a TV or VCR etc. (Continued)
5 When recording pictures from a VCR:
Start playing the cassette on the VCR
When recording pictures from a TV:
Select a TV program
Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo”
(Print mark/Image
protection)
Selecting still images for printing (Print mark)
2 Touch t t t
[PRINT MARK]
3 Touch the image that you want to print out later
Printing recorded images
Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) (Continued)
What you can do with Windows computer
Installing the “First Step Guide” and software
6 Click [FirstStepGuide(HTML)]
Installation starts
When [Save is complete] appears, click [OK] to finish the installation
To view the “First Step Guide” in PDF
In step 6, click [FirstStepGuide(PDF)]
Viewing “First Step Guide”
Using a Macintosh computer
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting (Continued)
Batteries/Power sources
The power abruptly turns off
The CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged
The CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged
Menu items are grayed out
is not displayed
The picture in the viewfinder is not clear
The picture in the viewfinder has disappeared
Cassette tapes/ “Memory Stick Duo”
The data file name is not indicated correctly, or flashes
Recording
The tape does not start when you press REC START/STOP
You cannot record on the “Memory Stick Duo.”
The recording image view looks different
The BACK LIGHT function does not function
•In the following settings, the BACK LIGHT function is canceled
–[MANUAL] of [EXPOSURE]
A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject
•This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction
Image data stored on a “Memory Stick Duo” cannot be played back
No sound or only a low sound is heard
The sound breaks off
“---”is displayed on the screen
Noises appear and is displayed on the screen
You cannot dub correctly using the A/V connecting cable
New sound added to a recorded tape is not heard
Pictures from connected devices are not displayed correctly
Still pictures cannot be dubbed from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo.”
The picture gets disturbed or dark, or the sounds get distorted
Warning indicators and messages
E:61:ss / E:62:ss
101-1001(Warningindicator pertaining to files)
E(Battery level warning)
%(Moisture condensation warning)
(Warning indicator pertaining to “Memory Stick Duo”)
Warning indicators and messages (Continued)
Examples of warning messages
If messages appear on the screen, follow the instructions
%Z Moisture condensation. Eject the cassette (p. 83)
%Moisture condensation. Turn off for 1H. (p. 83)
Using your camcorder abroad
Maintenance and precautions
About the “Memory Stick”
Types of “Memory Stick”
Recording
Playback
“Memory Stick”
Maintenance and precautions (Continued)
xOn a location for use
Do not use or keep the “Memory Stick Duo” in the following locations
•Places under direct sunlight
•Places with extremely high humidity or subject to corrosive gases
To use the battery pack effectively
About the remaining battery time indicator
About storage of the battery pack
About battery life
About i.LINK
About the i.LINK Baud rate
i.LINK’s maximum baud rate varies according to the device. There are 3 types
S100 (approx. 100Mbps*)
S200 (approx. 200Mbps)
S400 (approx. 400Mbps)
wet, it may malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired
•When disconnecting the power cord, pull it by the plug and not the cord
•Do not damage the power cord such as by placing anything heavy on it
•Keep metal contacts clean
Keep the Remote Commander and
Video head
•If the video heads are dirty, video or sound distortion may be apparent
–Playback pictures do not move
–Playback pictures do not appear or the sound breaks off
LCD screen
About care and storage of the lens
To remove dust from inside the viewfinder
1Pull out the viewfinder
While pushing in the tab on the side with a
Tab
Specifications
In CAMERA-TAPE:
41 ~ 1 189 mm** (1 5/8 ~ 46 7/8 in.) (16:9)
43 ~ 1 075 mm (1 3/4 ~ 42 3/8 in.) (4:3) In CAMERA-MEMORY:
Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)
Color temperature
Specifications (Continued)
USB jack
DV input/output
AC Adaptor AC-L200/L200B
Current consumption
On trademarks
Identifying parts and controls
Reference Quick
Identifying parts and controls (Continued)
Handycam Station
AInterface connector
B(USB) jack (61)
CDV interface (55, 57)
DDC IN jack (12)
Indicators displayed during recording/playback
Recording:
Playback:
PData file name
Picture number/Total number of recorded pictures in the current playback folder
RPlayback folder (44)
SPrevious/Next folder icon
TImage delete button (59)
Indicators displayed during recording/playback (Continued)
Center
Bottom
Checking the screen indicators (Display guide)
1Touch [GUIDE] t [DISP GUIDE]
Index
Index (Continued)
20, 21, 22
NS LIGHT
NTSC
Number of recordable pictures
Write-protecttab
Zoom
Paso 1: Comprobación de los elementos suministrados
Paso 2: Carga de la batería
Paso 2: Carga de la batería (Continuación)
Para extraer la videocámara de la Handycam Station
Para cargar la batería utilizando sólo el adaptador de alimentación de ca
Con la marca v hacia abajo
Toma de
Para comprobar la carga restante de la batería (información sobre la batería)
DISP/BATT INFO
Botón DISP/BATT INFO
Batería restante (aprox.)
Capacidad de grabación (aprox.)
Tiempo de reproducción
Panel LCD
abierto
*Cuando se enciende la luz de fondo de la pantalla LCD
Acerca de la batería
Paso 3: Activación de la alimentación y ajuste de la fecha y hora
Paso 4: Realización de ajustes antes de la grabación
Mantenga presionado DISP/BATT INFO durante unos segundo hasta que aparezca
Visor
Visor
Palanca de ajuste del
Spanish
Paso 5: Inserción de una cinta o un “Memory Stick Duo”
Usted puede utilizar sólo un “Memory Stick
Duo” que lleve la marca o
1 Abra el panel LCD
Indicador de acceso
Con la marca v hacia la pantalla LCD
Grabación
Pitido
Clic del obturador
Reproducción
Visualización de imágenes fijas
Toque
Para visualizar imágenes de un “Memory Stick Duo” en la pantalla de índice
Page
Page
http://www.sony.net
Printed in Japan