Sony HDR-HC9E manual

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Operating Guide

Playback

Using the Menu	40
Dubbing/Editing	65
HDR-HC9E	74
Using a Computer	74
Troubleshooting	79
Additional Information	91
Quick Reference	104

Contents

Enjoying pictures with high definition quality Getting Started Operating Guide Using the Menu Dubbing/Editing Using a Computer Additional Information Read this first Battery pack Notice for customers in the United Kingdom FOR CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE ATTENTION Notice Notice for the customers in the countries applying EU Directives Read this first (Continued) Notes on use Your camcorder is supplied with two kinds of manuals –“Operating Guide” (This manual) Type of cassette you can use in your camcorder When using a “Memory Stick Duo” with “Memory Stick” compatible equipment Using the camcorder •Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts •The camcorder is not dustproof, dripproof or waterproof See “On using your camcorder” (p. 97) on a TV, you need an PAL system-basedTV On playing back HDV tapes on other devices About this manual About the Carl Zeiss lens Page Read this first Trying out the HDV format Viewing video recorded in the HDV format Step 1: Checking supplied items Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders Recording pictures from a VCR, etc Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo” Trying out the HDV format What is the HDV format Why shoot in the HDV format Viewing video recorded in the HDV format Viewing on a high definition TV (p. 34) Viewing on a 16:9 (wide)/4:3 TV (p. 36) Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders (p. 65) Connecting to a computer (p. 74) Step 1: Checking supplied items Step 2: Charging the battery pack Step2: Charging the battery pack (Continued) To remove the battery pack When storing the battery pack Fully discharge the battery before storing it for an extended period (p. 95) To check the remaining battery (Battery Info) time NP-FH60 (supplied) •All times measured under the following conditions: Top: When the LCD backlight turns on Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the date and time Changing the language setting You can change the on-screendisplays to show messages in a specified language Touch t [MENU] t (TIME/ LANGU.) t [LANGUAGE], then select the desired language Step 4: Making setting adjustments before recording Step 5: Inserting a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo” Step 5: Inserting a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo” (Continued) Access lamp To eject a “Memory Stick Duo” Lightly push the “Memory Stick Duo” in once Easy Recording/Playback (Easy Handycam) xTo cancel Easy Handycam operation xAdjustable menu settings during Easy Handycam operation x Unavailable buttons during Easy Handycam Recording Beep Shutter click Zooming Power zoom lever Wider range of view: (Wide angle) Close view: (Telephoto) Controlling the image settings manually with the CAM CTRL dial It is useful to assign a frequently used menu item to the CAM CTRL dial MANUAL button CAM CTRL dial 1Press the MANUAL button to activate the manual adjustment mode Recording in dark places (NightShot) Infrared port Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to ON (and [“NIGHTSHOT”] appear) Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects Recording/Playback Playback Viewing still images Touch The most recently recorded image is displayed To display pictures on a “Memory Stick Duo” on the Index screen Touch . Touch one of the pictures to back to the single display mode Playback (Continued) Using PB zoom Using the guide functions (USAGE GUIDE) Searching for the starting point The tape counter is reset to “0:00:00” and appears on the screen If the tape counter is not displayed, press DISPLAY 2 Press STOP when you want to stop playback 3 Press mREW Playing the picture on a TV Connecting to a high definition TV HD (high definition) image quality HDMI A B C : Signal flow, ( ): Reference pages Playing the picture on a TV (Continued) HDMI HDMI cable (optional) •Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo (on the front cover) i.LINK cable (supplied) To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) Change the [TV TYPE] setting to match your TV (p. 60) [576i] (60) [TV TYPE] t [16:9]/[4:3] (60) A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (optional) (White) (Red) (Yellow) When connecting to your TV via a VCR Page Using the menu items Menu items Menu items (Continued) EDIT/PLAY menu (p. 56) STANDARD SET menu (p. 57) TIME/LANGU. menu (p. 63) CAMERA SET menu CAMERA SET menu (Continued) SPOT MTR·FCS (Spot Meter & Spot Focus) You can adjust the brightness and the focus of a picture at the same time and 9 appear 2Touch [END] To return the setting to automatic exposure and focus, touch [AUTO]t[END] SHARPNESS You can adjust the sharpness of the image outline with appears when the sharpness is anything other than the AUTOSLW SHTR (Auto slow shutter) AE SHIFT You can adjust the exposure using •Touch if the subject is white or the backlight is bright, or touch if the subject is black or the light is dim TELE MACRO When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON] To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wide- angle (W side) PEAKING The outline of the subject on the screen is SUPER NS (Super NightShot) and [“SUPER NIGHTSHOT”] appear on the screen Do not use NightShot/[SUPER NS] in bright places. This may cause a malfunction •Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects (p. 106) •Remove the conversion lens (optional) and the lens hood HISTOGRAM Pixels Darker Brighter Brightness SELF-TIMER MEMORY SET menu Capacity of the “Memory Stick Duo” and the number of recordable pictures When the POWER switch is set to CAMERA MEMORY 128MB 256MB ALL ERASE 1Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER] [ALL FILES]: Deletes all the images on the “Memory Stick Duo.” [ALL FILES]: [CURRNT FOLDER]: Deletes all the images in the selected folder PICT.APPLI. menu PICT.APPLI. menu (Continued) D.EFFECT (Digital effect) You can add digital effects to recording/ playback 1Touch the desired effect 2Adjust the effect with /, then touch CINEMA PICT.EFFECT (Picture effect) You can add special effects to a picture during recording or playback. appears Does not use [PICT.EFFECT] setting SKINTONE Makes skin texture look more smoother and more appealing EDIT/PLAY menu STANDARD SET menu STANDARD SET menu (Continued) REC FORMAT You can select a recording format BHDV1080i () Records in the HDV1080i specification VOLUME Touch /to adjust the volume (p. 28) MIC LEVEL You can adjust the recording sound level manually Select to adjust the recording sound level automatically COMPONENT Select when connecting your camcorder to a TV with the component input jack B1080i/576i i.LINK CONV ON HDV t DV GUIDEFRAME CENTER MARKR COLOR BAR DATA CODE Data code is not displayed REC LAMP (Recording lamp) BEEP BON Cancels the beeping sound and shutter sound DISP OUTPUT (Display output) Customizing Personal Menu Customizing Personal Menu (Continued) Deleting a menu item Arranging the order of menu items displayed on Personal Menu 1 Touch Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders (Continued) Open the jack cover and connect the cable Using an i.LINK cable (supplied) Select the required settings from the table below and make the menu settings HDV*1 3 Connect your recording device (VCR or DVD/HDD recorder) to your camcorder See page 65 for connection details 4 Start playback on your camcorder, and recording on the recording device 5 When dubbing is complete, stop your camcorder and the recording device Recording pictures from a VCR, etc 6 Start playing the cassette on your VCR 7 Touch [REC START] at the point you want to start recording 8 Stop recording Touch (Stop) or [REC PAUSE] 9 Touch t Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo” Deleting recorded pictures from the “Memory Stick Duo” Marking images on the “Memory Stick Duo” with specific information Printing recorded images Page What you can do with Windows computer System requirements When using “Picture Motion Browser” OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4, Windows XP SP2* or Windows Vista OS: *64-biteditions and Starter (Edition) are not supported Installing the “First Step Guide” and software 4 Check your area and country/ region, then click [Next] 7 Connect your camcorder and computer with an i.LINK cable or USB cable Click [Next] after connection is complete 8 Follow the on-screeninstructions to install the software xMicrosoft DirectX 9.0c-Softwarerequired to handle movies Viewing “First Step Guide” Using a Macintosh computer Troubleshooting Troubleshooting (Continued) Another VCR malfunctions when you use the supplied Remote Commander Batteries/Power sources The power abruptly turns off The /CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged Cassette tapes/“Memory Stick Duo” The cassette cannot be ejected from the compartment The remaining tape indicator is not displayed You cannot delete the recorded picture on the tape a “Memory Stick Duo.” Recording Refer also to “Cassette tapes/“Memory Stick Duo”” section (p. 81) The tape does not start when you press START/STOP •Slide the POWER switch to turn on the CAMERA-TAPElamp (p. 23) •The tape has reached the end. Rewind it, or insert a new cassette [COLOR SLOW S] does not operate correctly You cannot use [SUPER NS] The auto focus does not function [STEADYSHOT] does not function The backlight function does not function Playback You cannot play back a tape You cannot play back in reverse direction Image data stored on a “Memory Stick Duo” cannot be played back You cannot hear the sound recorded with 4CH MIC REC on another camcorder Playing back on TV The picture appears distorted on a 4:3 TV Black bands appear at the top and bottom on a 4:3 TV Dubbing/Editing/Connecting to other devices Pictures from connected devices cannot be zoomed Connecting to a computer Functions that cannot be used together NightShot [CINEMA EFECT] NightShot, [SUPER NS] [SHARPNESS] Warning indicators and messages Q(Warning indicators pertaining to the tape) Slow flashing: Fast flashing: Z(Eject cassette warning) Description of warning messages If messages appear on the screen, follow the instructions xMoisture condensation %Z Moisture condensation. Eject the cassette (p. 97) %Moisture condensation. Turn off for 1H. (p. 97) Warning indicators and messages (Continued) x“Memory Stick Duo” Reinsert the Memory Stick. (p. 19) This Memory Stick is not formatted correctly Memory Stick folders are full Using your camcorder abroad Maintenance and precautions xWhen labeling the cassette Do not put a label along this border Labeling position xAfter using the cassette About the “Memory Stick” Types of “Memory Stick” Recording “Memory Stick Duo” (with MagicGate) Maintenance and precautions (Continued) It is recommended you make a •When you carry or store a “Memory Stick Duo,” put it in its case •Do not bend, drop or apply strong force to the “Memory Stick Duo.” Notes on using “Memory Stick Micro” What is an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack To charge the battery pack To use the battery pack effectively About the remaining battery time indicator About storage of the battery pack About i.LINK What is i.LINK About the i.LINK Baud rate S200 (approx. 200Mbps) S400 (approx. 400Mbps) About x.v.Color On using your camcorder On use and care •Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories in the following locations –Near AM receivers and video equipment. Noise may occur xIf moisture condensation has occurred •The warning message does not appear when the power is turned on Neither xNote on moisture condensation •When you use your camcorder after a squall or a shower The playback screen goes blank. (Solid blue screen) LCD screen •Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD screen, as it may cause damage xTo clean the LCD screen xOn adjustment of the touch panel Specifications f=5.4 ~ 54 mm (7/32 ~ 2 1/4 in.) When converted to a 35 mm still camera In CAMERA-TAPE:40 ~ 400 mm F1.8 Filter diameter: 37 mm (1 1/2 in.) [AUTO], [ONE PUSH], [INDOOR] (3 200 K) Specifications (Continued) General AC Adaptor AC-L200/L200B Rechargeable battery pack (NP-FH60) On trademarks •“Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation •“Memory Stick,” “ ,” “Memory Stick Duo,” “,” “Memory Stick Identifying parts and controls qd qf qg qh qj qk ql AMANUAL button (26) BCAM CTRL dial (26) CNIGHTSHOT switch (27) D.(back light) button (27) Identifying parts and controls (Continued) AOPEN/EJECT lever (19) BFlash CLens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (6) DRemote sensor/Infrared port To remove the lens hood Remote Commander Insulation sheet APHOTO button (24) BMemory control buttons (Index*, –/+,Memory playback) (29) Indicators displayed during recording/playback Viewing movies Viewing still images ARecording format (or ) (58) BRemaining battery (approx.) SPlayback folder (52) TPrevious/Next folder icon UImage delete button (70) VTape playback select button (29) WPrevious/Next image button (29) Indicators displayed during recording/playback (Continued) Indicators when you made changes Upper left Upper right Center Checking the screen indicators (Display guide) 1Touch [GUIDE] t [DISP GUIDE] 2Touch the area including the indicator that you want to check The meanings of the indicators in the area are listed on the screen. If you cannot find the indicator you want to Index Numeric Maintenance and precautions FORMAT NS LIGHT Number of recordable pictures PAL Index (Continued) Page http://www.sony.net Printed in Japan

Sony HDR-HC9E manual

Enjoying pictures with

high definition quality

Getting Started 12

Operating Guide

Using the Menu

Dubbing/Editing

Using a Computer

Additional Information

Quick Reference

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