Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
DCR-TRV70
Welcome
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture
For customers in the U.S.A
and CANADA
CAUTION
Declaration of Conformity
Note:
Recording moving pictures or still images, and playing them back
Capturing images on the computer
Main Features
Other uses
Functions for adjusting exposure during recording
Functions for giving images more impact
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Quick Start Guide
Getting Started
Recording – Basics
Playback – Basics
Advanced Recording
Table of contents
Viewing images with your
computer
Using the Network function
(DCR-TRV70only)
Connecting the power cord
Inserting a cassette
Recording a picture on a tape (p. 25)
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD screen (p. 39)
Inserting a “Memory Stick” (p. 104)
Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” (p. 109)
Monitoring the playback still image on the LCD
screen
PLAY
— Getting Started —
DCR-TRV70only
Types of differences
Note on Cassette Memory
Note on TV color systems
Using this manual
Precautions on connecting with other equipment
Precautions on camcorder care
Lens and LCD screen/finder (on mounted models only)
recording in any way
1AC-L15A/L15BAC Adaptor (1), power cord (1) (p. 16)
2NP-FM50rechargeable battery pack
3A/V connecting cable (1) (p. 44)
4Wireless Remote Commander (1) (p. 215)
5Size AA (R6) battery for Remote Commander (2) (p. 216)
Installing or removing the battery pack
(1)
(2)
To remove the battery pack
If you use the large capacity battery pack
Step 1 Preparing the power source
Charging the battery pack
“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (M series)
(3)
(4)
Note on the CHARGE lamp
Charging time
Recording time
Playing time
Checking the status of the battery pack – Battery Info
During charging
Battery Info
While the remaining battery time is being calculated
Connecting to a wall outlet
PRECAUTION
Notes
about three months
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Step 2 Setting the date and time
To return to FN (Function)
When using your camcorder abroad
If you use your camcorder in an area where daylight saving time is used
Note on the time indicator
Simple setting of clock by time difference
World time difference
To return to FN
To execute settings
To cancel settings
To make screen indicators disappear
DISPLAY/BATT INFO
Step 3 Using the touch panel
Operation buttons on each display
When the POWER switch is set to CAMERA
When the POWER switch is set to VCR
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY
— Recording – Basics —
lamp
Microphone
Recording a picture
Note on recording
1.5 times
To enable smooth transition
Note on the LOCK switch
Indicators displayed during recording
Remaining battery time
Recording mode
STBY/REC
Time code/Tape counter
After recording
Adjusting the LCD screen
When monitoring on the LCD screen
Shooting with the mirror mode
Picture in the mirror mode
LCD BRT
Adjusting the viewfinder
Viewfinder backlight
Even if you adjust VF B.L
Attaching the supplied lens hood
When you use the filter (optional)
Using the zoom feature
To use zoom greater than 10⋅
When you shoot close to a subject
Shooting backlit subjects – Back light function
BACK LIGHT
To cancel the back light function
When shooting backlit subjects
Shooting in the dark
Using Super NightShot
To cancel Super NightShot
Using the NightShot Light
Using Color Slow Shutter
To cancel Color Slow Shutter
While using NightShot, you cannot use the following functions:
While using Super NightShot or Color Slow Shutter
While using Super NightShot, you cannot use the following functions:
NightShot Light
While using Color Slow Shutter, you cannot use the following functions:
End search
To cancel end search
End search
If the tape has a blank portion between recorded portions
Checking recordings – End search/Edit search/Rec Review
Edit search
Rec Review
— Playback – Basics —
To stop playback
To rewind the tape
To fastforward the tape
To view a still image (playback pause)
Playing back a tape
To display the screen indicators – Display function
DATA CODE
DISPLAY
BATT INFO
Using the Remote Commander
To not display the various settings
Data code
Various playback modes
To change the playback direction
To locate a scene while monitoring the picture (picture search)
To view the picture at slow speed (slow playback)
To view the picture at double speed
In the various playback modes
When you play back the tape in reverse
Slow playback
If your TV is already connected to the VCR
If your TV or VCR is a monaural type
Viewing a recording on the TV
If the equipment to be connected has an S video jack
To display the screen indicators on the TV
— Advanced Recording Operations —
During tape recording standby
During tape recording
Press PHOTO deeply
Still images
While and after recording still images on the “Memory Stick”
When you press PHOTO on the Remote Commander
To record still images on a “Memory Stick” during tape recording
Title
START/STOP
Recording on a tape
Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” during recording
standby
To stop the countdown during recording on the tape
HOLD:
OUTDOOR ( ):
INDOOR (n):
To return to the automatic white balance
If the picture is being taken in a studio lit by TV lighting
To cancel the wide mode
Using the wide mode
Connection for a TV
ID-1system
ID-2system
[a]
NORM. FADER (normal)
MOSC. FADER (mosaic)
BOUNCE1) 2)
OVERLAP2)
FADER
To cancel the fade in/out
When you select OVERLAP, WIPE or DOT
While using BOUNCE, you cannot use the following functions:
Note on the BOUNCE mode
NEG. ART [a]
SEPIA
B&W
SOLARIZE [b]
PASTEL [c]
SLOW SHTR (slow shutter)
STILL
OLD MOVIE
FLASH (flash motion)
LUMI. (luminance key)
DIG
EFFT
To cancel digital effect
Shutter speed
Shutter speed number
When recording in the SLOW SHTR mode
SPOTLIGHT
PORTRAIT (soft portrait)
SPORTS (sports lesson)
BEACH&SKI
SUNSETMOON (sunset & moon)
Using PROGRAM AE
To cancel PROGRAM AE
EXPO–
SPOT METER
Focus ring
FOCUS
To return to the autofocus
About expanded focus
Focusing manually
To focus precisely
When you shoot close to the subject
9changes as follows:
Focal distance information
SPOT
FOCUS
Example
(12)
To cancel Interval Recording
To cancel frame recording
When using frame recording
To cancel the Progressive Recording Mode
When recording under fluorescent light
When you record with Progressive Recording Mode
To make the buttons on the LCD screen disappear
Using the viewfinder
To operate the items that do not appear
Available recording time
— Advanced Playback Operations —
Pictures processed with picture effect
Pictures processed with digital effect
Power zoom lever
ZOOM
To cancel tape PB ZOOM
Images in tape PB ZOOM
In tape PB ZOOM
Edge of the image
ZERO SET MEMORY
m N
Before operation
To cancel searching
To superimpose a title
Searching for the date by using Cassette Memory
Searching a recording by date – Date search
Searching for the date without using Cassette Memory
— Editing —
Connecting to the VCR
Connecting with the A/V connecting cable
Connecting with the i.LINK cable
Dubbing a tape
If your VCR is a monaural type
If your VCR has an S VIDEO jack
About the i.LINK connecting
Pictures processed with picture effect, digital effect or PB ZOOM
Step
Using Digital program editing having the tape recorded on other equipment
Operation
Step 1: Connecting to the VCR
Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on a tape)
Step 2: Setting the VCR for operation
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
When the VCR does not operate correctly
Set CONTROL to IR in the menu settings of your camcorder
About the IR SETUP code
Note on the IR SETUP code
Step 3: Adjusting the synchronization of the VCR
(10) Press
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Operation 1: Making a Program
To finish making programs
On a blank portion of the tape
Erasing the program you have set
To cancel erasing
Erasing all programs
To cancel erasing all programs
Operation 2: Performing the program (Dubbing on the tape)
To cancel dubbing during edit
To end Digital program editing
When the program has not been set
You cannot record on the VCR in the following
Connecting to the VCR or the TV
Recording video or TV programs
If your VCR has an S video jack
When using the i.LINK cable
Note on the Remote Commander
[A]
[b][c]
[B]
[C]
Inserting a scene from a VCR – Insert editing
To change the insert end point
To insert a scene without setting the insert end point
You cannot dub audio in the following cases:
Preparing for audio dubbing
Dubbing with the built-inmicrophone
Connecting the microphone (optional) to the MIC jack
Audio dubbing
Connecting the microphone (optional) to the intelligent accessory shoe
Connecting the A/V connecting cable to the AUDIO/VIDEO jack
Adding audio on the recorded tape
Using the Remote commander
AUDIO DUB
To add new sound more precisely
We recommend that you add new sound on the tape recorded with your camcorder
Monitoring the new recorded sound
VACATION
To use the custom title
Superimposing a title on a cassette with Cassette Memory
The titles superimposed with your camcorder
To not display title
Title setting
Erasing a title
To change a title you have stored
To erase the character
To enter a space
(1) Insert a cassette with Cassette Memory you want to label
(4) Select TAPE TITLE in , then press EXEC
(7) Press SET. The label is stored in memory
To erase the label you have made
Select C in Step 5 to erase the label, then press SET
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— “Memory Stick” Operations —
File format
Still image (JPEG)
Moving picture (MPEG)
Typical image data file name
Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction
On handling
On location for use
Notes on using the “Memory Stick Duo” (optional)
Note on using the “Memory Stick PRO” (optional)
Inserting a “Memory Stick”
Ejecting a “Memory Stick”
If “MEMORY STICK ERROR” appears
Selecting the still image quality
Setting
Selecting the quality and size of image data
Selecting the still image size
Memory capacity of still images
1600 ⋅ 1200 image size
Image quality
Selecting the moving picture size
Approximate number of still images and time of moving pictures
you can record on a “Memory Stick”
Still images
FINE
STANDARD
POWER switch
* The indication of the number of recordable still images
Recording still images on a “Memory Stick”
– Memory Photo recording
While saving a still image data
When you press PHOTO lightly in Step
If you record still images when the POWER switch is set to MEMORY
Recording images continuously
NORMAL [a] ( )
HIGH SPEED [a] ( )
EXP BRKTG [b] ( )
The number of still images in continuous shooting
While recording images continuously
When shooting with the self-timeror the Remote Commander
When HIGH SPEED is selected
If remaining capacity on the “Memory Stick” is less than for three images
Recording images with the flash
(flash)
t t
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Shooting with an auxiliary light – HOLOGRAM AF
HOLOGRAM AF emitter
About HOLOGRAM AF
The HOLOGRAM AF does not emit light in the following cases:
Sound recorded on the tape
Title recorded on the tape
Data codes recorded on the tape
Recording an image from tape as a still image
Recording a still image from other equipment
C. CHROM
M. LUMI
M. CHROM
M. OVERLAP
Blue
Superimposing a still image in the “Memory Stick” on an image
– MEMORY MIX
Image data modified with your computer
The “Memory Stick” supplied with your camcorder stores 20 images:
Sample images
To change the still image to be superimposed
To cancel MEMORY MIX
When you select M. OVERLAP
During recording
To record still images as-isto the tape
[b][b]
To cancel Interval Photo Recording
To stop recording
Recording moving pictures on a “Memory Stick”
– MPEG MOVIE recording
When using an external flash (optional)
Recording date/time
Recording a still image
Recording a moving picture
To stop the countdown while recording a moving picture
When self-timerrecording is finished
Titles recorded on the tape
If the “ AUDIO ERROR” indicator appears
Data Codes recorded on the tape
Recording a picture from a tape as a moving picture
Recording a moving picture from other equipment
Making a program
To finish making a program
If there is a blank portion between the IN point and the OUT point on the tape
While making a program
Recording edited pictures from a tape as a moving picture
– Digital program editing (on a “Memory Stick”)
Performing the program (Dubbing on a “Memory Stick”)
To stop dubbing
The NOT READY indicator appears on the screen when:
Creating a new folder
To cancel creating a new folder
Choosing the recording folder
To cancel Memory Photo playback
When no file is in the folder
Screen indicators during still image playback
Notes on the data file number
When a “Memory Stick” contains multiple folders
Viewing a still image – Memory Photo playback
Playing back six recorded images at a time (index screen)
To return to the normal playback screen (single screen)
PLAY
To cancel MPEG MOVIE playback
Viewing a moving picture – MPEG MOVIE playback
Playing back a moving picture from a desired part
Screen indicators during moving picture playback
Current playback folder
To cancel memory PB ZOOM
In memory PB ZOOM
Moving pictures recorded on the “Memory Stick”
sss
To cancel slide show
To pause slide show
To start slide show from a particular image
-MARK
Deleting selected images
DEL
To cancel deleting an image
DEL
Deleting all the images
To cancel deleting all the images in the “Memory Stick”
While the DELETING indicator appears
Even if you delete all the images
To change still images
Memory capacity of still images after resizing
MARK
— Viewing images with your computer —
Camcorder
Connection
Computer
Reference pages
Viewing images with a computer – Introduction
When connecting to a computer with the DV port
Viewing images recorded on the “Memory Stick”
When connecting to a computer without a USB port
Notes on using your computer
Software
Communications with your computer
install a USB driver
Recommended computer usage environment when connecting
with the USB cable and viewing tape pictures on a computer
OS:
CPU:
Connecting your camcorder to a computer using the USB cable (For Windows users)
Recommended Windows environment
Installing the USB driver
Start the following operation without connecting the USB cable to the computer
Installing Image Transfer
Installing ImageMixer
MEMORY MIX Album
Replacing Win ASPI
Making the computer recognize your camcorder
Viewing picture recorded on the tape
For Windows 2000, Windows XP users
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If you cannot install the USB driver
Step 1: Uninstall the incorrect USB driver
Windows XP:
Windows 2000:
Windows 98SE/Windows Me:
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 “ImageMixer Ver.1.5 for Sony”
Viewing pictures recorded on the tape on a computer
– USB Streaming (For Windows users)
Viewing pictures live from your camcorder
Capturing still images
Capturing moving pictures
To close “ImageMixer”
If image data cannot be transferred by the USB connection
If any trouble occurs
Carry out the following operations after quitting the application:
Making Video CDs – Easy Video CD
Capturing images recorded on the tape onto a CD-R
Capturing images live from your camcorder onto a CD-R
Playing back a video CD
Other Operating Systems:
Maximum recording time on a video CD is about one hour
Seeing the on-linehelp (operating instructions) of ImageMixer
To close the on-linehelp
If you have any questions about ImageMixer
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Viewing images recorded on the “Memory Stick” on a computer (For Windows users)
Viewing images without Image Transfer
Image file storage destinations and image files
Image files recorded with your camcorder are grouped in folders
ssss
For Windows Me users
(When your camcorder is recognized as the drive [F:])
When connecting to a computer with the USB cable
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/v10.2)
Viewing images
For Mac OS X (v10.0) users
After capturing images and sound
Capturing images from an analog video unit on a computer
– Signal convert function
If the computer has a USB port
— Using the Network function —
– DCR-TRV70only
On trademarks
How to hold your camcorder when operating network functions
After using the stylus
— Customizing Your Camcorder —
MENU
Changing the menu settings
Menu items are displayed as the following icons:
MANUAL SET
CAMERA SET
VCR SET
Notes on SteadyShot
•SteadyShot will not correct excessive camera-shake
•Attachment of a conversion lens (optional) may influence SteadyShot
If you cancel SteadyShot
ST1
ST2
Low intensity
High intensity
Notes on LCD B.L. and VF B.L
When you select image quality
*The folder number is displayed in the sss
Notes on formatting
•Do not do any of the following while the FORMATTING indicator is displayed:
–Turn the POWER switch to other positions
–Operate buttons
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Notes on the LP mode
Notes on AUDIO MODE
•You cannot dub audio sound on the tape recorded in the 16-bitmode
Notes on DEMO MODE
* Instead of DST, SUMMERTIME appears on the screen for some models
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 power source is removed
— Troubleshooting —
During recording
Symptom
Types of trouble and how to correct trouble
During playback
During recording and playback
cInstall a charged battery pack (p. 15, 16)
•The AC Adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet
cConnect the AC Adaptor to a wall outlet (p. 16)
•You have not recorded on the new cassette yet (p. 37)
When operating using the “Memory Stick”
• The POWER switch is not set to MEMORY
c Set it to MEMORY (p. 11)
• The “Memory Stick” is not inserted
c Insert a “Memory Stick” (p. 104)
SymptomCause and/or Corrective Actions
Others
• Moisture condensation has occurred
•Some troubles have occurred in your camcorder
cRemove the cassette and insert it again, then operate your camcorder
•Charging the battery pack is completed
•The battery pack is not properly installed. c Install it properly (p. 15)
LCD screen or viewfinder
5-digitdisplay
101-0001 Warning indicator pertaining to files
C:21:00 Self-diagnosisdisplay (p. 191)
EThe battery pack is dead or nearly dead
%Moisture condensation has occurred
Warning indicator pertaining to Cassette Memory
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— Additional Information —
Selecting cassette types
mark on the cassette
Copyright signal
When you play back
Usable cassettes
Audio mode
When you play back a dual sound track tape
Sound from speaker
HiFi Sound Mode
When the Cassette Memory function does not work
Cleaning the gold-platedconnector
What is the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
Effective use of the battery pack
Remaining battery time indicator
About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
How to store the battery pack
Battery life
Disposaling of the battery pack
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 has occurred
Note on moisture condensation
How to prevent moisture condensation
Maintenance information and precautions
Maintenance information
Cleaning the video head
Note on the video head
Cleaning the LCD screen
Charging the built-inrechargeable battery
Charging the built-inrechargeable battery
Adjusting the LCD screen (CALIBRATION)
Precautions
Camcorder operation
On handling the tape
Camcorder care
About care and storage of the lens
Rechargeable battery pack
Note on dry batteries
If batteries are leaking
Video camera
recorder
Specifications
AC-L15A/L15B
Rechargeable battery pack NP-FM50
— Quick Reference —
Camcorder
6 FOCUS button (p. 63)
2 Focus ring (p. 63)
7 BACK LIGHT button (p. 34)
Identifying parts and controls
0Lens cap (p. 25)
qa RESET button
qs LCD/Touch panel screen (p. 23) qd OPEN button (p. 25)
DISPLAY/BATT INFO button (p. 18, 40)
DV Interface
e; i (headphones) jack (green)
(USB) jack (p. 143)
PHOTO button
Stylus holder
eg Intelligent accessory shoe (p. 94)
r; EDITSEARCH button (p. 37)
eh Shoe cover (p. 94)
ra (flash) button (p. 113)
ej Access lamp (p. 10, 104)
rh Battery pack (p. 15, 16)
rl Tripod receptacle
Remote Commander
2DISPLAY button (p. 40)
3Memory control buttons
4SEARCH MODE button (p. 75, 76)
5Video control buttons (p. 43)
To prepare the Remote Commander
Notes on the Remote Commander
Operation indicators
LCD screen and Viewfinder
A, B
C, D
F, G, H
I, J, K, L
M, N
