125-249-111 Getting Started
Sony Corporation
OwnersRecord
Or Electric Shock Carefully Follow These Instructions
Iportantsafetyinstructions
Batterypack
Batterypack
Readthis before operatingyourcamcorder
ACAdaptor
Read tNs before operating your camcoder
RegulatoryInformation
Typesof thediscyoucanuseinyour camcorder
Your camcorder is supplied with two
Usingthe camcorder
Battery
Typesof MemoryStick mediayou
Canusein yourcamcorder
Aboutlanguagesetting
Aboutmenuitems,LCDpanel, viewfinder,andlens
Onrecording
AbouttheCarlZeisslens
Aboutthismanual
Aboutthemarksusedinthis manual
Internal Memory Disc
Table of Contents
Repairing the image database file
Memory From being Recovered
Items to adjust sound and the screen
Items for when connecting other devices
Subjectexamplesand solutions
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Backlight
EnjoyusingvariousMedia accordingto your needs
Media for your camcorder
DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-R DVD+ROk
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Tips
Usingyour camcorder
OSelecting media p
Editing/Saving images
Images Your CDaOmYOUwant to delete or edit Corder?
Features of a finalized disc depend on disc type
Playbackcompatibility
Viewing images on a TV p
Playing the disc on other devices p
Home and --OPTION
Categoriesanditemsofthe Honemend
Canera category
OTHERScategory
To hidethe HONEMENUscreen
Touch the desired category
Follow the guide on the screen for further operation
Touch the item you want to know the content
Todeactivatethe Help
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Power cord mains lead 1 p AN connecting cable 1 p
Checkingsupplieditems
Chargingthe batterypack
Power cord mains Lead
CHGcharge Lamp5--5 To the wall outlet
Wall socket
To removethebatterypack
To usea powersourcefroma wall outlet wallsocket
Batt battery release lever
Chargingtime
8barging the battery pack Santinued Playingtime
When playing a disc
DCR-DVD850
Stick
Turningthe poweron, and setting the date andtime
Toturnoff thepower
MSETTINGS -- Clock
Touch Home
Tips
Making adjustmentsbefore recording
LCD
Viewfinder
@180 degrees
When Completed. appears
Selectingmedia
Touch FOl
Touch YES When Completed. appears, touch F0
To confirmtheselectedmedia
Manage Media --* Photo Media SET
Media icon
Access lamp Disc Disc cover Open / switch Pickup lens
Insertinga disc or Memory Stick PRO Duomedia
Close the disc cover
DVD-RW/DVD+RW
Touch YES When Completed. is displayed, touch IBgl
To removethedisc
Touch the option that is right for you on the screen
Access lamp
Open the LCD panel
Face the 1mark towards LCD screen
Insert the Memory Stick PRO Duo media
To removethe MemoryStickPRO
Duomedia
Recordingtime of movieson MemoryStickPRODuomedia
Turn the Power switch
Recordingand playingback with ease Easy Handycamoperation
Press
START/STOP
Turn the Power switch to turn on your camcorder
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Press View Images or
Start playback Movies
Recording and Naying back with ease EasyHandycam operation
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Still images
To cancelEasyHandycamoperation
MenusettingsduringEasyHandycam operation
InvalidbuttonsduringEasyHandycam
Operation
Recording
DCR-DVD650
Turn Power Switch Until
O Still Lamp lights up
Start
Stop
Wider range of view
Wide angle
Built-in microphone
Close view Telephoto
Tips
Turn the Power switch to turn on your camcorder
Playback
DCR-DVD850
Press View Images or
Start Playback
Touch the tab and the still image to be played back
Touch Tab Movie To be Played Back
Visual Index
Toadjustthesoundvolumeof movies
Playback starts from the selected scene
Press View Images on your camcorder
Touch Film Roll Index
Recording dates of images are displayed on the screen
FO Notes
Tips
Vconnectingcablesupplied
Vconnectingcable with S Video sold Separately
Playingthe imageson a TV
WhenyourTVis connectedto a VCR
Payingteimages oga TV
WhenyourTVismonauralWhenyour TVhasonlyoneaudioinputjack
OTHERScategory
Others category
Deleting images
Todeleteall moviesat onetime
Touch YES
Touch RoK
Touch IO --* YES When Completed. appears, touch
To deleteall still imagesat onetime
Touch l Home
Others --* Delete
DNetng images
Todeleteall thestillimagesrecorded on thesamedayat onetime
Touch to pause at the point where you want to capture
Capturinga still imagefrom a movie
Selected movie is played back
Others --* Photo Capture
Dubbing/copyingimagesto media within your camcorder
Dubbing
DCR-DVD850
Is unnecessary. Go to step
To backupmoviesthathavenotbeen backedupyet
Touch --* YES When Completed. appears, touch IKI
Touch YES @ When Completed. appears, touch Uff
To duball moviesin a Playlistp
Touch --* YES When Completed. appears, touch
Tocopyall thestill imagesrecorded onthesamedayat onetime
Touch 1 Home
OTHERS-- Photo Copy
Protectingimages
To unprotectmovies
To protectall themoviesrecordedon P.. thesamedayat onetime
IKI
Touch --* YES When Completed. appears, touch FGffl
?r0tectng images
To unprotectstill images
Touch at the point where You want to divide
Dividingmovies
Touch l Home
Creatingthe Playlist
To addall themoviestothe Playlist
To addall themoviesrecordedon the cJ=l samedayat onetime
Edit
Geating the NayHst 8antinued
Toeraseunnecessarymoviesfrom
ThePlaylist
Images --* Playlist
TochangetheorderwithinthePlaylist
To dividea movieinthe Playlist
+ Playlist Edit
Destination bar
Video/Signal flow Connecting cable supplied
Connecting cable with S Video sold separately
Dubbingmoviesto VCRor DVD/HDDrecorders
Connect to the input jack of the other device
FO Notes
Insert the recording media Recording device
Turn on your camcorder
Battery Info
GubNg movies to VCRor gVg/ Hgg recorders
Touch 11HOME --* Others
Touch media which contains Movie to be dubbed
MANAGEMEDIAcategory
Finalizingisrequireddependingon thetypeof disc
Toplay backa discin otherdevicesforthefirsttime p.70
Toaddmoviesto a finalizeddiscp.75
Toplay hacka discin otherdevicesafteraddingmoviesp.70
Toselecta DVDmenustyle
Touch YES --* YES
Finalizing starts
Select no Menu if you do not create a DUD menu @ Touch Ug
Playinga disc on other devices
Thevolumelabel ofthe disc
Checkingmedia
Touch Home --* Manage
Media --* Media Info
When formatting Memory Stick
Formattingmedia
Ifyouformata finalizeddisc
Touch YES When Completed. appears, touch
Formatting media
Touch Home --* Manage Media --* Media
Format --* Disc
When Completed. appears Touch IK
Touch YES --* YES When Completed. appears, touch Ibl
Recordingadditionalmoviesafter finalizing
Touch t1 Home --*=MANAGE Media
Findingthe right disc
Recording additionammovies after
Touch Home --* Manage Media --* Disc
Select Guide
Repairingthe image databasefile
Touch YES When Completed. appears, touch IoK
Manage Media --* Repair IMG.DB F. -- INT
Memory DCR-DVD850 or Memory Stick
Touch YES --* YES When Completed. appears, touch Io1
Empty screen appears
Manage MEDIA--* Media Format --* INT. Memory
Screen of formatting the internal memory appears
Touch Settings
Desired Setup item
Change Setting Then touch
Turn on your camcorder, then Press Home
PHOTOSETTINGSp
What you can de with the $ETTING$ categoW of the Honemenu
CLOCK/LANGp
GENERALSETp
HQNm
Howto set
Items for recordingmovies
2ch STEREOJ2ch
M0VlE SETTINGSCotinued
120x
2000x
Tips
Items for recordingstill images
VGA 0.31VI vFwA 640 ×
21 O.2M640 ×
512MB2800 1GB5700 2GB11500 4GB23000 8GB47000 16GB94000
How to set
Items to customize the display
DATE/TIlE
Movie Still image
Items to adjust sound andthe screen
Howto set
Bright
Howtoset
Itemsto setclockandlanguage
Othersetupitems
Generalset
While using your camcorder Touch O==OPTIONon the screen
Change the setting, then touch
Tab
REC Mode BLT-IN Zoom MIC Micreflevel Imagesize SELF-TIMER
Fader
Delete
Deleteall
Functionsset in the o--OPTIONMENU
MANUAL1
Tips
Funct0ns set in the %OPTIONMENU
Snow
Candle
SPORTS** Sports less0n
Indoor =,,5
ONE Push
Functions set in the %OPTIONMENU
LOW W
Using a Macintosh computer
Environment for using PMB
What youcan do with Windowscomputer
For details on the functions of PMB, see PMB Guide p
Installation screen appears
If thescreendoesnotappear
Place the supplied CD-ROM Disc drive of your computer
Your camcorder to the computer.
10Follow the on-screen instructions To install the software
USB
Cable
Touch O USB Connect
Click Import
Importing of tile selected movies starts
Click Next
Referringto PIVIBGuide
Click Folders or Calendar on
Click Easy PC Back-up Handycam Utility window
Double-click the PMB short-cut icon on Computer screen
Capturingstillimagesfrom a movie
Copyingdiscs
Editingmovies
At the top of the window, click Manipulate DVD-Video SD
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Troubleshooting
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O=.OPTION button is not displayed
Option Menu cannot be used during Easy Handycam operation p
Power abruptly turns off
CHG charge lamp flashes while Battery pack is being charged
This is not a mallunction
Your camcorder vibrates
Adjust the touch panel CALIBRATION, p
Buttons do not appear on the touch panel
Touch the LCD screen lightly Press Disp onyour camcorder p
ACCESS/access lamp lights up even when you stop recording
You cannot delete images on the Memory Stick PRO Duo media
Refer also to Media p
Clean the disc using t soft cloth p
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Set Steadyshot to OFF p
Playback image is distorted
Playback does not move to Previous scene when you press
Is indicated on an image Visual Index screen
No sound or only a quiet sound is Heard during playback
You cannot play back the disc, or Disc is not recognized
Device may not supporl Memory Stick PRO Duo media
Movies cannot be divided
Unable to capture a still image from a movie
Set TV Type depending on your TV p
PMB does not work correctly
Finish PMB and restart your computer
Discs
Pertaining to files
Slow flashing
File is damaged File is unreadable
High temperature warning
Duo media
Incompatible Memory Stick PRO Duo media is inserted p
Stick PRO Duo media
Media
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@ --Disc finalized. Cannot record on disc
This Memory Stick may not be able to record or play movies
Others
Image database file is damaged. Touch YES to repair
Usingyour camcorderabroad
Powersupply
Oceania Countries/regions Voltage Frequency Plug type
North America Countries/regions Voltage Frequency Plug type
USA
Gsing your camcorder abroad gontinued
OnTVcolorsystems
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Settingto the localtime
Worldtimedifference
Image database files
Movie files MPEG2 files
Still image files Jpeg files
MODELCFG.ND* -- AVFiNFO
Maintenanceand precautions
Symbol
Useof double-sideddiscs
Nainteaance and precautionsgantinued
Careandstorageof thediscs
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Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Media
OfthereachofsmallchildrenTheymight
On Memory Stick PRO Duo media
Whatis an InfoLITHIUIVIbattery
Tochargethebatterypack
Tousethebatterypackeffectively
Aboutstorageof thebatterypack
On useandcare
Moisturecondensation
LCDscreen
Onhandlingthecasing
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Cleaninginsidetheviewfinder
Onthepickup lens
Aboutcareandstorageof thelens
Pickup lens
Rechargeahlebattery
Procedures
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Specifications
Input/Outputconnectors
System
Internal memory DCR-DVD850
Specifications gentinued
Rechargeablebatterypack NP-FHaO
General
ACAdaptorAC-L2OOC/AC-L2OOD
Ontrademarks
OnGNUGPL/LGPLappliedsoftware
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Identifyingparts and controls
130
Disp button
Co,,,,.,o
Nentifying patsand contrNs
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Indicatorsdisplayedduringrecording/playback
Recordingmovies Recordingstillimages Viewingmovies
Memory Stick
Upperright
Center
Bottom
Spot MTR/FCS Spot Meter Exposure
Glossary
Index
136
Movie Settings
Outdoor Output Settings PAL
Photo Copy Settings
REC Mode
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Page
Paso1 ComprobaciGnde los componentes incluidos
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Spaflsh &tick Guide/GuirpHa e espaMI
Asegtirese de que dispone de los siguientes
Paso2 Recargade la bateria
Toma DC
Tapa de la toma Adaptador de ca Clavija de cc
AI tomacorriente de Pared Cable de alimentaci6n
Paraextraerla bateria
Tiempoderecarga
Tiempodegrabaci0n
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Tiemp0derepr0duccibn
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AI reproducir Un disco
Toque Home Ajustes --, AJ.REL./ IDIOM. --, AJUS.RELOJ
Aparecerfi la pantalla AJUS.RELOJ
Paso4 Realizaci6n de ajustes antesde la grabaci6n
Paraapagarla vide0cmara
@180 grados
Max
Paso 4 Reaizaci@de ajustes antas de magrabaci@getinuasi6n
Sugerencias
Visor Palanca de ajuste del objetivo del visor
Paso5 Selecci6nde un medio
Pelicula Imagen fija
Toque El medio deseado
Toque
Paso 5 SNecci6n de un medio Continuaci6
Parac0nfirmarel medi0selecci0nad0
Toque Home
Gestionar Soporte --* AJ.SOPORTE Foto
Paso6 InserciGnde un discoo un Memory Stick PRODuo
Toque la opcibn que desee en la pantalla
Cierre la cubierta del disco
Paso6 Ins÷rci6n d8 un disco o un Nemoty Stick PR0 guo
Paraextraerel disco
Toque
Toque Si
SeleccionaMEMORYSTICKenelPaso
Abra el panel de LCD
Pelicula
Toque S
TiempodegrabaciOndepeliculasenun MemoryStickPRODuo
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Duo
512MB
Interruptor Power
Grabaci6n
Abra la tapa del objetivo
Indicador
Rabai
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Start Espera Grab
Interruptor Power
Deslice el interruptor Power para encender la videocmara
Reproducci6n
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Iniciar reproduccibn
Toque la ficha y la imagen fija que desee reproducir
Toque la ficha y la pelicula que desea reproducir
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