DCR-IP220
Welcome
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture
CAUTION
For customers in the U.S.A
and CANADA
Declaration of Conformity
Note:
IMPORTANT NOTE
For customers in CANADA
Recording moving pictures or still images, and playing them back
Capturing images on your computer
Main Features
Other uses
Functions to adjust exposure in the recording mode
Functions to give images more impact
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Introduction
– Basic operations
Quick Start Guide
Getting Started
Recording – Basics
Table of contents
Viewing Images Using your
Computer
Additional Information
Quick Reference
How to turn on the power and select the mode
(1)
(2)
CAMERA
MEMORY/NETWORK (DCR-IP220)or MEMORY (DCR-IP210)
Introduction – Basic operations
How to open the LCD panel
(3)
Notes
When you set the LCD screen outdoors in direct sunlight
Connecting the power cord (p. 21)
Inserting a cassette (p. 25)
Recording a picture (p. 29)
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD screen (p. 42)
Inserting a “Memory Stick” (p. 102)
Recording a still image on a “Memory Stick” (p. 111)
Monitoring the still image on the LCD screen
— Getting Started —
Types of differences
Note on the MICROMV format
Note on TV color systems
Copyright precautions
Using this manual
Precautions on camcorder care
Lens and LCD screen/finder
recording in any way
[a]
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1AC-L20AAC power adaptor (1), Power cord (1) (p. 18)
2NP-FF70battery pack (1) (p. 17, 18)
3A/V connecting cable (1) (p. 46)
4Wireless Remote Commander (1) (p. 216)
Inserting the battery pack
Your camcorder operates only with the NP-FF70battery pack
To take out the battery pack
Step 1 Preparing the power supply
Charging the battery pack
“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
(NP-FF70)
(4)
When you use the AC power adaptor
Charging time
Recording time
Playing time
Recommended charging temperature
What is “InfoLITHIUM”
Connecting to a wall outlet
PRECAUTION
A car battery
about three months
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
Step 2 Setting the date and time
The year changes as follows:
To return to FN (Function)
Press EXIT
When using your camcorder abroad
Simple setting of clock by time difference
World time difference
To set your local time
To eject a cassette
To prevent accidental erasure
Step 3 Inserting a cassette
Note on the label
To return to FN
To execute settings
To cancel settings
Step 4 Using the touch panel
When executing each item
If an item is not available
Press FN to display the following buttons:
— Recording – Basics —
Microphone
1Camera recording
lamp
Recording a picture
After recording
To enable transition
Recording data
The battery life when you record using the LCD screen
Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screen
The color of the LCD screen
The setting of the LCD BACKLIGHT switch
Adjusting the viewfinder
Adjust with the viewfinder lens adjustment lever
Viewfinder backlight
Even if you adjust the viewfinder backlight
Attaching the supplied lens hood
Using the zoom feature – Zoom lever
To zoom greater than 10⋅
When you shoot close to a subject
Notes on digital zoom
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY
Using the zoom feature – Zoom ring
Set FOCUS to ZOOM
Turn the zoom ring at the desired speed to zoom in or out
Zoom ring
Wide
Shooting with the mirror mode
Picture in the mirror mode
During recording in the mirror mode
When you press FN
FN button
Time
Date
STBY/REC
Indicators displayed in the recording mode
Shooting a backlit subject – BACK LIGHT
BACK LIGHT
During back light function
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot/Color Slow Shutter
Using Super NightShot
Using the NightShot Light
Using Color Slow Shutter
While using NightShot, you cannot use the following functions:
While using Super NightShot, you cannot use the following functions:
While using Color Slow Shutter, you cannot use the following functions:
While using Super NightShot or Color Slow Shutter
NightShot Light
Self-timerrecording
START/STOP
To stop the countdown
To cancel self-timerrecording
To stop searching
Even once you eject the cassette
VOL
Playing back a tape
To display the screen indicators – Display function
Using the data code function
(data code)
Using the touch panel
Data code
Remaining battery time indicator during playback
Various playback modes
To view a still image (playback pause)
To fast-forwardthe tape
To rewind the tape
To locate a scene monitoring the picture (picture search)
If your TV is already connected to the VCR
If your TV or VCR is a monaural type
If your TV has an S video jack
To display the LCD screen indicators on TV
— Advanced Recording Operations —
Before operation
Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” in CAMERA mode
Image size of still images
Image size is automatically set to 640 ⋅
When the POWER switch is set to CAMERA
You cannot select image quality mode
Recording images with the flash
(flash)
t t
You cannot shoot images with the flash during the following operations:
During recording on the tape
HOLD :
OUTDOOR ( ) :
INDOOR (n) :
To return to the automatic white balance mode
Adjusting the white balance manually
If the picture is being taken in a studio lit by TV lighting
When you record under fluorescent lighting
In the AUTO mode
In the HOLD mode
[a][b]
[c][d]
To cancel the wide mode
Using the wide mode
In the wide mode, you cannot select the following functions:
During recording
Connection for a TV
ID-1system
[a] STBY
FADER
M.FADER
(mosaic)
BOUNCE1) 2)
Using the fader function
(1) When fading in [a]
When fading out [b]
To cancel the fader function
While using the BOUNCE function, you cannot use the following functions:
NEG. ART [a]
SEPIA
B&W
SOLARIZE [b]
PASTEL [c]
STILL
FLASH (FLASH MOTION)
LUMI. (LUMINANCE KEY)
TRAIL
SLOW SHTR (SLOW SHUTTER)
Using special effects – Digital effect
Items to adjust
DIG
EFFT
To cancel the digital effect
When recording in the slow shutter mode
Shutter speed
Shutter speed number
SPOTLIGHT
PORTRAIT (Soft portrait)
SPORTS (Sports lesson)
BEACH&SKI
SUNSETMOON (Sunset & moon)
Using the PROGRAM AE
To turn the PROGRAM AE off
While WHT BAL is set to AUTO in the menu settings
You can adjust the following functions while using the PROGRAM AE:
EXPO–
MANU–
SURE
To return to the automatic exposure mode
Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic exposure mode:
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FOCUS switch
To return to the autofocus mode
About expanded focus
Focusing manually
To focus precisely
When you shoot close to the subject
9changes as follows:
Focal distance information
SPOT
FOCUS
— Advanced Playback Operations —
To cancel the picture effect function
Pictures processed by the picture effect function
When you turn the POWER switch to the other position or stop playing back
To cancel the digital effect function
Pictures processed by the digital effect function
ZOOM
To cancel the PB ZOOM function
Enlarging images recorded on tapes – Tape PB ZOOM
Images in the PB ZOOM
In the PB ZOOM mode
Edge of the enlarged image
When FOCUS is set to ZOOM
MULTI SRCH
X/x/C/c
Searching for a scene – MULTI-PICTURESEARCH
When you want to change the thumbnail
X/x/C/c/EXECUTE buttons
To return to the MULTI SCH screen from playback
Press RET, or press EXECUTE on the Remote Commander
Press STOP on the Remote Commander
To end the multi-picturesearch function
To end the multi-picturesearch function from the playback screen
The thumbnail images displayed on the MULTI SCH screen
Some of the 11 thumbnails may not be displayed in the following cases:
To select the thumbnail with the Remote Commander
When you press DATE or qPOS
When you select < or , during scanning
If a tape has a blank portion in the beginning of the tape or between recorded
sections
To superimpose a title
(Date search)
Searching for the date by using cassette memory
micro Cassette Memory
— Editing —
Using the A/V connecting cable
When you have finished dubbing a tape
Dubbing a tape
You can edit on VCRs that support the following systems
If your VCR is a monaural type
If your VCR has an S video jack
Using the i.LINK cable
i.LINK (MICROMV Interface)
You can connect one VCR only using the i.LINK cable
The following functions do not work during digital editing:
Note on playback pause pictures
When using the A/V connecting cable
1Switching the video input jack of the A/V connecting cable
Recording video or TV programs
2Making a recording
Using the Remote Commander
If your TV or VCR has an S video jack
When using the i.LINK cable
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i.LINK (MICROMVInterface) Interface)
Using the Remote Commandaer
Before recording
VACATION
Superimposing a title on starting a recording
Superimposing a title
If you set the write-protecttab to lock
To use the custom title
If you want to use the custom title, select in step
The title may not be displayed correctly
To not display title during playback
Title setting
The number of titles recordable on one cassette
When 20 titles are already superimposed
Superimposing a title on a recorded tape
To use a custom title
On a blank portion of the tape
Erasing a title
3 MENU
To cancel erasing
Making a title in CAMERA mode
Making your own titles
To change a title you have stored
To superimpose your own title on tape
To erase the character
To enter a space
Making a title in VCR mode
The cassette information
[e]
Recorded areas
To not display the cassette information
When “ ” is flashing
The micro Cassette Memory
Labeling a cassette
To erase the label you have made
To change the label you have made
If you set the write-protecttab of the tape to lock
Erasing all the data in micro Cassette Memory
To cancel deleting
— “Memory Stick” Operations —
File format
Still image (JPEG)
Moving picture (MPEG)
Typical image data file name
Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction
“Memory Stick” formatted by a computer
Notes on image data compatibility
Inserting a “Memory Stick”
“Memory Stick” slot
While the “Memory Stick” access lamp is lit or flashing
If “MEMORY STICK ERROR” is displayed
Using a touch panel
If the items are not available
Selecting still image quality mode
Image quality settings
Setting
Differences in image quality
1600 ⋅ 1200 image size
Image quality mode
Setting the moving picture quality mode
FINE
STD
SUPER FINE:
FINE:
STANDARD:
Selecting the size of still image
Image size settings
Indicator
Approximate number of still images you can record on a “Memory Stick”
Capacity of “Memory Stick”s
Image size
[a] [b]
Recording still images on a “Memory Stick”
– Memory photo recording
While you are recording a still image
When you press PHOTO on the Remote Commander
When you press PHOTO lightly in step
Recording images continuously
NORMAL [a]
HIGH SPEED [a]
EXP BRKTG (Exposure Bracketing)
MULTI SCRN (Multi Screen) [b]
If the “Memory Stick” becomes full
The number of still images in continuous shooting
During recording still images continuously
When shooting with the self-timerfunction or the Remote Commander
When selecting HIGH SPEED
The effect of EXP BRKTG
When selecting NORMAL or HIGH SPEED
source
During recording images continuously
Shooting with an auxiliary light – HOLOGRAM AF
HOLOGRAM AF emitter
About HOLOGRAM AF
The HOLOGRAM AF does not emit when:
Using NightFraming
While using NightFraming, you cannot use the following functions:
While using NightFraming:
Self-timermemory photo recording
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Recording an image from a tape as a still image
When the “Memory Stick” access lamp is lit or flashing
If “” appears on the LCD screen
If you press PHOTO lightly in the playback mode
Sound recorded on a tape
Recording a still image from other equipment
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M. CHROM
C. CHROM
M. OVERLAP
Blue
Superimposing a still image in a “Memory Stick” on an image
– MEMORY MIX
Recording a superimposed image to a tape
MEM
M I
To change the still image to be superimposed
To cancel MEMORY MIX
Image data modified on your computer or shot with other equipment
When you select M. OVERLAP
Recording a superimposed image to a “Memory Stick” as a still
image
When recording images on a “Memory Stick” using MEMORY MIX
The “Memory Stick” supplied with your camcorder stores 20 images:
Sample images
Quality mode
To stop recording
Recording moving pictures on a “Memory Stick”
– MPEG MOVIE recording
MPEG MOVIE recorded with your camcorder:
When using an external flash (optional)
During recording on a “Memory Stick”
Self-timerMPEG MOVIE recording
To cancel the self-timerrecording
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Recording a picture from a tape as a moving picture
Recording a moving picture from other equipment
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To stop memory photo playback
Playback still images recorded on the “Memory Stick”
File name
Viewing a still image – Memory photo playback
To play back recorded images on a TV screen
Screen indicators during still image playback
When no images are recorded on the “Memory Stick”
To make LCD screen indicators disappear
Playing back six recorded images at a time (index screen)
To return to the normal playback screen (single screen)
Image data modified with your computer or shot with other equipment
To pause MPEG MOVIE playback
To change the screen size
Notes on the screen size
Viewing a moving picture – MPEG MOVIE playback
Moving picture
Screen indicators during moving picture playback
To make screen indicators disappear
To stop copying in the middle
Copying still images recorded on a “Memory Stick” to a tape
To start copying using the Remote Commander
During copying
To cancel the Memory PB ZOOM function
Enlarging still images recorded on a “Memory Stick”
– Memory PB ZOOM
Images in the Memory PB ZOOM mode
In the Memory PB ZOOM mode
Edge of an enlarged image
To stop the slide show
To pause during a slide show
To start the slide show from a particular image
To view the recorded images on TV
If you change the “Memory Stick” during operation
-MARK
Deleting selected images
To cancel deleting an image
DEL
Deleting all the images
To cancel deleting all the images
While “DELETING” appears
MARK
— Viewing Images Using your Computer —
Reference pages
USB cable
USB jack
editing software
Viewing images on your computer – Introduction
Notes on using your computer
Software
Communications with your computer
Computer
Recommended computer environment
Recommended Windows environment
OS:
Microsoft Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP
When connecting to a computer via the USB jack
install a USB driver
Recommended computer usage environment when connecting
via USB cable and viewing tape images on your computer
OS:
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Installing the USB driver
Installing Image Transfer
Installing PIXELA ImageMixer
Making the computer recognize your camcorder
Viewing images recorded on a tape
Viewing images recorded on a “Memory Stick”
If you cannot install the USB driver
Step 1: Uninstall the incorrect USB driver
Windows XP:
Windows 2000 Professional:
Windows 98SE/Windows Me:
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP
Step 2: Install the USB driver on the supplied CD-ROM
Step1: Uninstall the incorrect USB driver
Other OS:
Step2: Install the USB driver on the supplied CD-ROM
Capturing images with “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony”
Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer
– USB Streaming (For Windows users)
Viewing pictures live from your camcorder
Capturing still images
Capturing moving pictures
If image data cannot be transferred by the USB connection
If any trouble occurs
Carry out the following operations after quitting the application:
Seeing the on-linehelp (operating instructions) of “PIXELA
ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony”
To close on-linehelp
If you have any questions about “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony”
Note on using your computer
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Viewing images without Image Transfer
Desired file type
Double-clickin this order
Image file storage destinations and image files
ssss
For Windows Me users
(The drive recognizing your camcorder is [E:].)
Folder
Recommended Macintosh environment
For Mac OS 8.5.1/8.6/9.0 users
For Mac OS 9.1/9.2/Mac OS X (v10.0/v10.1)
Viewing images
For Mac OS X (v10.0) users
— Using the Network function —
– DCR-IP220only
(Bluetooth) lamp
NETWORK
On trademarks
Accessing the network
How to hold your camcorder when operating in NETWORK mode
After using the stylus
— Customizing Your Camcorder —
Changing the menu settings
Menu items are displayed as the following icons:
MANUAL SET
CAMERA SET
VCR SET
Notes on the SteadyShot
•Attachment of a conversion lens (optional) may influence the SteadyShot
If you cancel the SteadyShot
(continued on the following page)
low intensity
high intensity
LCD B.L. and VF B.L
Even if you adjust LCD B.L., LCD COLOR and/or VF B.L
If you select QUALITY
Notes on formatting
•Do not do any of the following while FORMATTING is displayed:
–Turn the POWER switch to the other position
–Operate buttons
–Eject the “Memory Stick”
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Notes on DEMO MODE
When recording a close subject
In more than five minutes after removing the power source
Other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is taken out
— Troubleshooting —
In the recording mode
Symptom
• The POWER switch is not set to CAMERA
c Set it to CAMERA (p. 29)
Types of trouble and how to correct trouble
In the playback mode
In the recording and playback modes
cInsert a charged battery pack (p. 17, 18)
•The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet
cConnect the AC power adaptor to a wall outlet (p. 21)
•The temperature of the environment is too low
When operating using the “Memory Stick”
Others
• Charging is completed
• The battery pack is not properly inserted
c Insert it properly (p. 17)
• The POWER switch is not set to (CHG) OFF
c Set it to (CHG) OFF
LCD screen or Viewfinder
Five-digitdisplay
Warning indicators
100-0001 Warning indicator as to file Slow flashing:
C:21:00 Self-diagnosisdisplay (p. 192)
EThe battery is dead or nearly dead
%Moisture condensation has occurred
Warning indicators and messages
Warning messages
— Additional Information —
Selecting cassette types
Copyright signal
When you play back
When you record
What is the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
Effective use of the battery pack
Remaining battery time indicator
How to store the battery pack
About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
Battery life
What is i.LINK
About the name “i.LINK”
i.LINK baud rate
*What is Mbps
About i.LINK
i.LINK functions on this unit
Required i.LINK cable
Using your camcorder abroad
[a] [b]
NTSC system
PAL system
PAL-Msystem
Moisture condensation
If moisture condensation occurred
Note on moisture condensation
How to prevent moisture condensation
Maintenance information and precautions
Maintenance information
Cleaning the video head
The video head
Using a cleaning cassette
Charging the built-inrechargeable battery
Charging the built-inrechargeable battery
Removing dust from inside the viewfinder
Caution
Adjusting the LCD screen (CALIBRATION)
DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL
Precautions
Camcorder operation
On handling tapes
Camcorder care
AC power adaptor
About care and storage of the lens
Battery pack
Notes on dry batteries
If batteries are leaking
Video camera
recorder
Specifications
Camcorder
Identifying the parts and controls
9LCD BACKLIGHT switch (p. 31)
q; MEMORY EJECT lever (p. 102)
qd RESET button
qf (USB) jack (p. 151)
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e; (flash) button (p. 49, 116)
es OPEN/Z EJECT switch (p. 25)
ea Grip belt
ed Cassette lid (p. 25)
Stylus holder
Flash
el Microphone
ej Lens
r; DC IN jack
ek Focus ring/Zoom ring (p. 34, 67)
rs “Memory Stick” slot (p. 102)
rd OPENswitch (p. 17)
rf Viewfinder lens adjustment lever (p. 32)
rg Battery compartment lid
rh Tripod receptacle
Remote Commander
1PHOTO button (p. 47, 111)
2DISPLAY button (p. 43)
3MEMORY control buttons
4SEARCH MODE button (p. 78, 79)
To prepare the Remote Commander
Notes on the Remote Commander
Operation indicators
LCD screen and viewfinder
A, B
I, J, K, L
F, G, H
O, P, Q
T, U
located in the 
at the top right of the screen.