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]
              0 qa qs qd
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)                
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              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