Operating Guide
Getting Started
Using the Menu
Dubbing/Editing
Using a Computer
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Type of cassette you can use in your camcorder
You can use mini DV cassettes marked
Types of “Memory Stick” you can use in your camcorder
You can use “Memory Stick Duo” marked
•You cannot use any type of memory card except “Memory Stick Duo.”
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About menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens
About changing the language setting
The
On recording
Table of Contents
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Step 1: Checking supplied items
Step 2: Charging the battery pack
Step 3: Turning the power on and
What you can do with Windows
computer
Installing the “First Step Guide” and
software
Viewing “First Step Guide”
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 4: Making setting adjustments before recording
Opening the lens cover
Slide the LENS COVER switch to OPEN
After recording, set the LENS COVER switch to CLOSE, to close the lens cover
The LCD panel
The viewfinder
Viewfinder lens adjustment lever Move it until the picture is clear
The grip belt
Fasten the grip belt and hold your camcorder correctly
Step 5: Inserting a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo”
“Memory Stick Duo”
You can use only a “Memory Stick Duo”
marked with or (p. 74)
1 Open the LCD panel
Access lamp
Easy Recording/Playback (Easy Handycam)
Playing back movies/still images
Movies
Touch , then touch to start playback
A GUIDE (p. 24)
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)
1 Touch [GUIDE]
2 Select the desired item
3 Touch [SET]
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
If your TV/VCR has a 21-pinadaptor
Using the menu items
Menu items
Menu items (Continued)
TAPE
MEMORY
Easy Handycam
EDIT/PLAY menu (p. 44)
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
Settings for the “Memory Stick Duo”
STILL SET
x BURST
You can record several still images one after another by pressing PHOTO
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)
DISP OUTPUT
BLCD PANEL
Shows displays such as the time code on the LCD screen and in the viewfinder
V-OUT/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 VCR, etc. (DCR- HC48E)
Recording pictures from a VCR, etc. (Continued)
4 Set your camcorder to recording pause mode
Touch t [REC CTRL] t [REC PAUSE]
5 Start playing the cassette on the VCR
6 Touch [REC START] at the point you want to start recording
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
What you can do with Windows computer (Continued)
Hard disk:
Disc volume required for installation: Approximately 350 MB
Display:
Installing the “First Step Guide” and software
before connecting your camcorder to the computer
Contents to be installed and procedures may differ depending on your OS
•See page 62 when you use a Macintosh computer
Installing the “First Step Guide”
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
Connecting to a computer
The computer does not recognize your camcorder
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. 78)
%Moisture condensation. Turn off for 1H. (p. 78)
Using your camcorder abroad
Maintenance and precautions
Maintenance and precautions (Continued)
REC: The cassette can be
recorded.REC
SAVE: The cassette cannot be recorded (write-protected)
xWhen labeling the cassette
On a “Memory Stick Duo” with a write-protecttab
•If you use the “Memory Stick Duo” near magnets or magnetic fields
xOn handling a “Memory Stick”
Keep the following in mind when handling a “Memory Stick Duo.”
•When you carry or store a “Memory Stick Duo,” put it in its case
About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
have the mark
What is an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
To charge the battery pack
To use the battery pack effectively
About storage of the battery pack
To discharge the battery pack on your camcorder completely, set [A.SHUT OFF] to
About battery life
About i.LINK
What is i.LINK
About the required i.LINK cable
Use the Sony i.LINK 4-pin-to-4-pincable (during DV dubbing)
On using your camcorder
On use and care
Moisture condensation
appears. The indicator will not appear when the moisture condenses on the lens
xIf moisture condensation has occurred
•The warning message does not appear when the power is turned on
Neither
xNote on moisture condensation
2Touch t [MENU] t (STANDARD SET) t [CALIBRATION] t
The screen changes to 16:9 ratio when using 4:3 ratio
The position of the “×” changes
To cancel [CALIBRATION], touch [CANCEL] in step
About care and storage of the lens
On charging the pre-installedrechargeable battery
3 months
xProcedures
To change the battery of the Remote Commander
2Place a new battery with the + side facing up
Specifications
General
Power requirements
Average power consumption
Operating temperature
Storage temperature
Specifications (Continued)
*See the label on the AC Adaptor for other specifications
Rechargeable battery pack NP-FH40
Maximum output voltage
DC 8.4
Identifying parts and controls
Identifying parts and controls (Continued)
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Handycam Station
DCR-HC48E
DCR-HC47E
Remote Commander
6q;
Indicators displayed during recording/playback
Recording:
Playback:
Indicators displayed during recording/playback (Continued)
PData file name
Picture number/Total number of recorded pictures in the current playback folder
RPlayback folder (40)
SPrevious/Next folder icon
Center
Bottom
Checking the screen indicators (Display guide)
1Touch [GUIDE] t [DISP GUIDE]
2Touch the area including the indicator that you want to check
Index
MENU ROTATE
Mirror mode
Moisture condensation
MONOTONE
MOSAIC FADER
Index (Continued)
Write-protecttab
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