Sony DCR-HC65 Bedienungsanleitung

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    3-090-178- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Camera Operat io ns Guide [US] Camera Operations Guide Rea d this fi rst Digital Vide o Camera Recorder DCR-HC65/HC85[...]

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    2 Read this first Before ope rating the unit, please read th is manu al thorou ghl y , and retai n i t fo r fut ur e refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or sho ck ha zard, do not exp ose the u n it to rain o r mo istu re. This symbol i s int ended t o aler t th e user to the pre se n c e of unin sulated “dangerous voltage ” within the product[...]

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    3 For customers in the U.S.A. If you ha ve any questions about this pr oduct, you m ay call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669). The n umber below is f or the F CC rela ted ma tters on ly. Regulat or y Informa ti o n Owner’s Record The model and seria l numb ers are lo cated on t he bottom. Rec ord the seri al numb er in th e [...]

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    4 Note s on r eco rding • Before start ing to record, te st the recordin g function to make sure the pic ture and so und are recorded without any problems. • Compensat ion for the contents of recordin gs cannot be provide d, even if recor ding or pl ayback i s not possible due to a malf unc ti on of the camcorde r , storag e media, etc. • TV [...]

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    5 Read thi s first ........... ................... ................... ............. .................... ........... 2 Quick St art G uide Recordin g movies ................ ............. .................... ................... .................. 8 Recordin g still ima ges ................. ............. ................... .................... .[...]

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    6 Recording a still image ....... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... 35 Making full u se of E asy Handy cam opera tion .... ....... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... .. 36 Adjusting th e exposur e....... .................... ................... ............. .............[...]

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    7 Advanced operations Using t he Men u Selecting menu ite ms ......... ................ 62 Using the (CAMERA SET) m enu – PROGRAM AE/WHITE BAL./1 6:9 WIDE, etc. ......... ................. .......... 64 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – BURST/QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE / ALL ERASE/NEW FOL DER, etc. ................ ........... ................. .......... [...]

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    Quick Star t Gu id e 8 Quick Start Guide Recording movies 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge t he b atter y, se e pag e 14. 2 Insert a cassette i nto the camcord er. a Lift up the viewfinder . b Slide the battery pack in the direc tion of the arrow until it click s. a Slide the OPEN/ EJECT lever i n the directi on of th[...]

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    Qui ck S tart Guid e Quick Start Guid e 9 3 Start r ecording whil e checking the subject on the LCD screen. The date and time is not set up in t he default se tting. To set the date and time, see page 19. 4 View the recorded picture on the LCD scre en. a Remo ve th e lens cap. b Press OPEN and open the LCD panel. c While pr essing the green button [...]

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    Quick Star t Gu id e 10 Recording still images 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge t he b atter y, se e pag e 14. 2 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into t he camcorder. a Lift up the viewfinder . b Slide the batter y pack in the dire ction of the arrow until it click s. Insert it so that th e b mar k is at the bottom lef[...]

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    Qui ck S tart Guid e Quick Start Guid e 11[...]

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    Quick Star t Gu id e 12 Recording/Playing back with ease By switch ing to Easy Hand ycam oper ation, reco rding/pl ayback op eration becomes eve n easier. Easy Handyca m operation allows easy reco rding/play back for even fi rst time u sers by prov iding on ly the ba sic fu nctions for reco rding/ playbac k. For det ails, se e instr uc tions for ea[...]

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    Getting started Getting start ed 13 Getting sta rted Step 1: Checking supplied items Make su re you have fo llowing items s upplie d with your ca mcorder. The nu mber in pare nthese s indica tes the num ber of that it em supplied. “Memor y Stick Duo ” 8M B (1 ) You can use only a “Memor y Stick Duo,” which i s about hal f the size of a stan[...]

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    Getting started 14 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You ca n ch arge the batt ery by attach in g the “InfoLITHI UM” battery pack (P series) to your ca m co rder . b Note • You cannot use ba tte r ie s oth er than the “InfoLITHIUM” bat ter y pack (P series) (p. 130) . • Do not short-circuit t he DC plug of the AC Adaptor or bat tery ter[...]

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    Getting started Getting start ed 15 6 Slide the PO WER switch up to OFF (CHG). The CHG (charge) lamp light s up and char ging s tart s. After charging the b a ttery The CHG (charg e) lamp turn s off when th e batte r y is fu lly char ge d. Disco nn ect the AC Adap tor f ro m the D C IN jack. To remove t he batt ery pack 1 Set the P OWER switc h to [...]

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    Getting started 16 Cha rging time Approximate number of minutes require d when you fully c harge a fully dischar ged ba ttery pa ck at 25°C (77°F ). (1 0 – 30°C (5 0 – 8 6°F) recom mend ed.) Recording time when record ing with the LCD screen o n Appr ox imate nu m ber of mi nut e s availabl e when y ou use a f ully charge d ba tter y pack a[...]

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    Getting started Getting start ed 17 * With LCD BACKLIGHT set to ON. b Note • T he power will not b e supplied fro m the battery pa ck when the AC Adaptor is conne cted to the DC IN jac k of your camcorder, ev en if its power cord is disconn ected f r om th e wall ou tlet. • T he reco rd ing a nd pla yback ti me will be shorter when you us e you[...]

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    Getting started 18 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusti ng the LCD pan el You ca n ad just the angl e and bright ness o f the LCD pane l to meet variou s reco rding situation s. Even w hen th ere are ob stru ction s betw een y ou and t he sub ject, y ou can check the sub ject on the LCD scree n during record ing by a djustin g the[...]

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    Getting started Getting start ed 19 To use th e viewfinde r during operatio n When y ou are re cordin g on a ta pe or a “Memory Stick Duo,” you c an adjus t the expo sure (p. 37) and fad er (p. 42 ) wh i l e ch ecking th e image on the viewfi nder. Ha ve the LCD panel rotat ed 180 degr ees an d clos ed wi th t he scr een fa cing out. 1 Set the [...]

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    Getting started 20 4 Touch [MENU]. 5 Select (TIME/LANGU.) with / , then touch . 6 Select [CLOCK SET] with / , then touch . 7 Set [Y] (year) with / , then touch . You can se t any year up t o the year 2079. 8 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way as was done in step 7, then touch . For midnight, set it to 12:00AM. For mi dday, [...]

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    Getting started Getting start ed 21 2 Insert a cassette with its window-side fac i ng up . 3 Press . The casset te compartment a utomatically slides ba ck in. 4 Close the lid. To eject t he cassette 1 Slide the OPEN/EJECT lever in the dire ctio n of th e arro w and o pen th e lid . The casset te compartment a utomatically comes out. 2 Take out the [...]

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    Getting started 22 b Note • If you force the “Memo ry Sti ck Duo” into the “Memory Sti ck Duo” slot in the wrong dire ction, the “Memory Sti ck Duo ” slot ma y be d ama ge d. • Do not insert any thin g other than a “Me mo ry Stick Duo” into the “Mem or y St ic k Duo” slot. Doi ng so may c ause a ma lfunction of your c amcord[...]

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    Getting started Getting start ed 23 z Tip • Your camcorder offers [ENG [SIMP]] (simplified English) for when you cannot find your native tongue amo ng the options.[...]

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    Recording 24 Recording Recording movies You ca n record mo vi es on a tape o r a “Memor y Sti ck Duo. ” Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Gettin g sta rted” (p . 13 to p. 22). When y ou are rec ording on a tape, mo vies will be r ec orded alon g with stereo sound. When yo u are recording on a “Memo ry Stick Duo,” the mo vie will[...]

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    Recording Recording 25 Indicators d isplayed du ring recordi ng on a tape The indicato rs will not be recorded on th e tape. Date/time and the camera set tings data (p. 57) will not be disp laye d duri ng r ecordi ng. A Indica tors fo r Cassette Memory cass ettes B Remaining batte ry The indicate d time may not be c orrect dep end ing on th e en vi[...]

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    Recording 26 • Wh e n you a r e r e c o rdi ng on a “ Me m ory S t ick D u o” with an external flash ( option al) att ached t o the inte ll i gent access o ry sho e , t ur n off th e power of the external f lash to preven t charging n oise from get ting recorded . z Tip • If you do not use your cam corder for a long time , remove the casse [...]

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    Recording Recording 27 Using zoom When the CAMERA-TAPE mode is select ed, you can cho ose zoom to magnific ation levels greater than 10 times, and from th at po int ac tiv at e the d igi tal zoom ([DIGITAL ZOOM], p. 68). Occasional u se of the zoom is effective, but use it spar ingly for b est results. Move the pow er zoo m lever sligh t ly for a s[...]

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    Recording 28 Usin g the s elf-ti mer With the self-tim er, you can star t recording after a de lay of ab ou t 10 s ec o nd s . 1 Touch . 2 Touch [SELF-TIMER]. If th e ite m is n ot di splaye d on t he sc reen, touch / . If y ou cann ot fin d it, touch [MENU], and select i t from the (CAMERA SE T) menu. 3 Touch [ON] , then . app ears. 4 Press REC S [...]

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    Recording Recording 29 [MENU], and select [PROGRES. REC] from the (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 Touc h [ON ] , the n . appe ars. 4 Press REC START/STOP. Press it again to st op recordi ng. To cancel the progressive recording mode Fol lo w step s 1 a nd 2, the n sele ct [OF F] in ste p 3. Note on the pr ogressive rec ording mode In a normal TV broadc ast, th[...]

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    Recording 30 3 Slide the POWER switch repeated l y until the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp lig hts u p. The selected re cord in g folder is displaye d. 4 Press and hold P HOTO li ghtly. You will hear a li ght be epin g soun d whe n the focu s and bri ghtnes s se tting s ar e adjust ed . Reco rd ing do es n ot st art at thi s point. *The number of image s th a[...]

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    Recording Recording 31 Selecting image quali ty or siz e Select th e (MEMORY SET) me nu, [STILL SET], then [ QUALITY] or [ IMAGE SIZE] (p. 71). The num ber of pic tu res you ca n r ecord on a “Memor y Stic k Duo” vari e s depend ing on the qualit y /size of the imag e and the recording environment. Refer to the following list for the approxima [...]

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    Recording 32 the flash may b e automatically activated whe n you pr es s PHOTO . Follow the st eps below when you always want to use th e flash , or whe n you do no t want to use the fl as h at all. The avai labl e sett i n gs var y ac cordi n g to what you s elec ted i n [REDE YE RED UC] of [FLASH SET] in the (CAMERA SET ) menu (p. 67). Press (fla[...]

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    Recording Recording 33 Using the se lf-timer With the se lf-timer, you ca n record a st ill image after a de lay of about 1 0 seco nds. 1 Touc h . 2 Touch [SELF-TIMER]. If the item is not displaye d on the screen , touc h / . I f yo u ca nnot fi nd i t , to uc h [MEN U ] an d select it from t he (CAMERA SET) menu. 3 Touc h [ON ] , the n . appe ar s[...]

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    Recording 34 z Tip • The image size is se t to [ 640 × 480] . If you want to recor d a still im age in a d ifferent si ze, use the Memory ph oto recordi ng func tion (p. 29). b Note • You cannot record a st ill image o n a “Memory Stick Duo” during the foll owin g operations : – [16:9 W IDE] mode – Progressive recording mode for DCR-HC[...]

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    Recording Recording 35 3 Slide the POWER swit ch until th e CAMERA-TAPE lamp lights up. 4 Press EASY. The EASY li ghts up i n blue. 5 Press REC START/STOP. Reco rd ing start s . [REC] ap pea rs on the LCD screen and th e Camera recording la mp light s up. Pre ss R EC ST ART/ STOP again to sto p r ecord i ng. To turn the power of f Slide the POWER s[...]

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    Recording 36 6 Press PHOTO fully. A shut te r so und is he ard. Wh en bars of disa ppear, the image is re corded on th e “Me mory St i ck Duo. ” To turn th e powe r off Slide the POWER switch up to the OFF (CHG) posi tion. To cancel Easy Handycam o peration Pres s E ASY agai n. b Note • You canno t turn Easy H andycam op eration on or of f du[...]

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    Recording Recording 37 Adjusting the exposure The exposur e is adjuste d automaticall y in the defaul t settin g. Adjusting t he exposure for backlit subjects When yo ur subject has its back t o the sun or other l ight, yo u can adjus t the expo sure to preve nt th e subject from b ecom ing shadowed . Press BACK LIGHT d urin g recordin g or in the [...]

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    Recording 38 b Note • You cannot use the Fl ex ibl e spot meter toge the r with: – NightS hot plus function – Super Ni ghtShot plus function – Color S low Sh utt er function • If you set [PR OGRAM AE], [SPOT METER] is autom atically set to [A UTO ]. z Tip • If you set [S POT METER], [EXPOSURE] is automaticall y set to [MANUAL]. Adjusti [...]

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    Recording Recording 39 Recording in dark places – NightS hot plus, etc. You can record subj ects in dark places (such as when ca pt uring t he f a c e of your bab y sleepi ng ) with th e NightSho t plus, Su per NightSho t plus or Colo r Slow Shutte r functio n. The N ightShot plus a nd Sup er Nig htShot plus fu nctio n enabl e yo u to r eco r d a[...]

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    Recording 40 • When using t he Super Nigh tShot plus or Color Sl ow Shutter fu nc tio n, the shutter sp e ed of you r camc order cha n ges depe ndi n g on the b righ t ness . The mot ion of the p icture ma y slow do wn at t his time. • Adjust the f o cu s manuall y w he n it is ha r d to f o cu s autom atically . • Do not cover the infrared p[...]

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    Recording Recording 41 To adjust the focus aut oma tica lly Follo w steps 1 and 2, then touc h [AUT O] in st ep 3. Or pres s FOCUS aft er st ep 4. b Note • Y ou cannot use the SPOT FOCUS function tog ether with [PROGRAM AE]. • Foc using distanc e information will not be displayed. Adjusting the foc us manually You can adjust t he focus ma nuall[...]

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    Recording 42 Recording a picture using various effects Fading i n and out of a scene – FADER You ca n add the foll owing eff ec ts to currently record i ng pictures. [BLACK FADER] [WHITE FADER] [MOSAIC FADER] [MONOTONE] When fa ding in, t he pi cture grad uall y chan ges from black-a nd-white to col or. When fading ou t, the pictur e gradua lly c[...]

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    Recording Recording 43 4 Touc h th e des ired effe ct, th en to uch . When you touch [OV E RLAP], [WI PE] or [DOT FA DER], the i mage on the tape in your camcor der is sto red as a st ill image. (While sto ring the imag e, the scre en turns to blue .) 5 Press REC START/STOP. The fa der indica tor s tops flas hing an d disappears when the fa de is c[...]

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    Recording 44 [SLOW SHUTTR] (slow shutter ) You c an s lo w dow n the shut t er speed. Thi s mode is suitab le fo r sh ooting a subjec t more clea rly in a da rk place . [O L D MOVI E] You c an a dd an old m ov ie-ty pe atmosp he re to pictures. Your camcord er automatica lly records pictures in the letter box mode for all scre en size, sepi a in co[...]

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    Recording Recording 45 Overlayin g stil l images on movies on a tape – MEMORY MIX You can supe rimpose a still image you h ave reco rde d on a “M emo ry S tick Du o” ove r th e movie you are cu rrently reco rding on a tape. You can then record the superimpo s ed pict ures on a t ape or a “Memory S tick Duo .” (You canno t superimpos e a s[...]

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    Recording 46 6 Touch the desired effect. The still image is superi mposed on the movie w hi ch i s c urrently displaye d on the LCD screen . 7 Touch (d ecrease)/ (increase) to adjust the fo llowing. For [M T CAM LUMI.] The color sc heme of th e br ight area in the still i mage which is to be swapped in to a movi e. Wh en you w ant t o reco rd onl y[...]

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    Recording Recording 47 Searching for the starting point Searching f or the last scene of the most rec ent record ing – END SEARCH This fun ction is hand y when you have pl ayed back the ta pe, for example, but want to start recording righ t after the most recently recorded sce ne. When you use a casset te without Cassette Memory, the END SEARCH f[...]

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    Recording 48 3 Keep touc hi ng (to go backward)/ (to go forward) and release it at the point where you want the recording to sta rt. Revie wing the most recently recorded scenes – Rec r eview You ca n vi ew a few seconds of the scene recor ded just befo re you stoppe d the ta pe. 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the CAMERA-TAPE mode.[...]

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    Playback Playback 49 Playba ck Viewing movies recorded on a tape Make sur e you have a re c orded cas sette inserted into yo ur cam c ord er. Some of the oper ations a re possible u sing th e Remot e C ommander or u sing the touch panel . When yo u want to pla y ba ck recordi ngs on your TV, see page 59. z Tip • Performing Easy Hand ycam operatio[...]

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    Playback 50 Indicato rs displayed during ta pe playback A Rem a inin g ba tter y B Recordi ng m od e (SP or LP) C Tape tr an sport in dicato r D Time code (h our: m inute : sec ond: frame) or tape co unter (ho u r : m i nut e: seco nd) E Pers onal Me nu butto n (p. 62) F Vide o oper a tion bu tton s When a “M emor y St ic k D u o” has bee n ins[...]

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    Playback Playback 51 Viewing reco rdings wit h added effects – Digital e ffect You can apply [STILL], [FL ASH], [LUMI. KEY], and [T RAIL ] effect s when viewing recorded p ictures. Fo r details on each effect, see page 43. 1 Slid e the POW ER swi tch re pea tedl y to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch while the pictu re y ou want to add th e effe[...]

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    Playback 52 Viewing r ecordings on a “Memory Stick Duo” You ca n view pict ur es one at a tim e on t he screen . When y ou have a lot of pic tures, you can list them to search th rough them easily . Make su re yo u ha v e a r eco rded “Me mo ry Stick Duo” inserted in to your camcorder. When you wan t to pl ay back a recorded pictur e on you[...]

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    Playback Playback 53 Indicators d isplayed du ring “Mem ory Stick Duo” playback A Remaining batte ry B Image s ize C Pict ure nu mber/ Total number of rec or ded pi ct ure s in th e cu rren t play back f ol der D Playb ack f older E Play ing ti me (mov ies o nly) F Previous/ne xt folder ico n The fo llow ing i ndica tors appear when the first o[...]

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    Playback 54 To display 6 pictures a t a time, includin g movies – Index Screen Tou ch . To re t u r n to the sing l e di splay m o de, touc h t he pict ur e t hat you wan t to di splay . To view pictu res in othe r folders in the index screen 1 Touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch [PB FOLD ER]. 4 Selec t a fold er with / , then touc h . Playing back with ea[...]

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    Playback Playback 55 4 Play ba ck pictures. When play ing bac k on a tape The fol l owing but t ons can be ope rated. (pla y/paus e)/ (fast forwa rd)/ (stop)/ (rewind) You c an ope rate thes e oper ation s and SLOW y o n the Remote Commander. When play in g bac k on a “M e mory Sti c k Duo” Touc h . The fol l owing but t ons can be ope rated. ([...]

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    Playback 56 Various playback functions You ca n mag nify a smal l su bject in a record ing and d isplay it on t he screen . You can also display the reco rded date and t he name of the folder in which the pictur e is recorded. Magnifyi ng picture s – Tape playback zoom/Memory pl ayback zoom You ca n magnify mo vies re cor ded on a ta pe or still [...]

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    Playback Playback 57 z Tip • If you pre ss DISPLAY/BA TT INFO during the playback zoom opera tion, t he frame will disa ppear. Displa ying the sc reen in dicators You can choose to display the ti me code, t ape counter, and other information on the screen. Press DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The i ndicat or swit ches on or off as yo u press th e butt on. z [...]

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    Playback 58 b Note • Camera sett ing data do not appear when movi es on a “Memory Stick Duo ” are pla ye d ba ck . z Tip • Exposu re adjust ment valu e (0EV) app ears when a “Memory Sti ck Duo ” is play ed back. • appears fo r the pict ure record ed using f lash.[...]

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    Playback Playback 59 Playing the picture on a TV Conne ct you r camcord er to a TV usin g the supplied A/V conn ecting c able as shown in the follo wing illustra tion. Connect the supplie d AC Adapt or to the wall outlet for th e power supply (p. 14). Refer also to the instruc tion manuals supplied with the de vi ces to be connec ted. To copy t o a[...]

  • Seite 60

    Playback 60 Locating a scene on a tape for playback Searc hing quickl y for a de sired scene – Ze ro set memory 1 During playback, pre ss ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Comman der at the po int yo u want t o locate la ter on. The tape counter is rese t to “0:0 0:00 ” and app ears on the s creen. If the tape count er is not di splaye d, press D[...]

  • Seite 61

    Playback Playback 61 3 Press . (previous)/ > (next) on the Remote Comma nder to select a title that you want to play. Playback sta rts automatic ally from t he selected title. To cancel the operat i on Press STOP on the Remote Commander. b Note • You cannot use Title se arch when [ SEARCH] is set to [ OF F] on th e (EDIT / PLAY ) m enu (i t is[...]

  • Seite 62

    Using the Menu 62 B Advanced ope rations Using th e Menu Selecting menu items You can cha nge variou s settings or m ake detailed adjustments us ing the men u items displaye d on th e scree n. 1 Turn on the power (p. 17) . 2 Touch . The Perso nal Men u appe ar s. Item s that ar e used oft en are disp la ye d as short - cu ts. 3 Touch [MENU] to disp[...]

  • Seite 63

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 63 6 Select the desired setti ng. chan ges t o . If you de cide not to change the s etting, to uch to retur n to the pr evi o us scree n. 7 Touc h , th en to hi de th e menu screen. You c an also touch (r eturn) to go ba ck a screen each time you touch the bu tton. To use th e short-cut s of the Perso nal Menu The ava[...]

  • Seite 64

    Using the Menu 64 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PR OGRAM A E/WHITE BAL./1 6:9 WID E, etc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on th e CAMERA SET menu. To select items , see “Selec tin g menu items” (p. 62). The default s ettings are marked with G . The indic ator s in pa rent heses appear when the settin g is selecte d. The settin gs you can [...]

  • Seite 65

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 65 * Your cam c or de r is adj uste d to focus only on subje cts in the middle to f ar dis tance. **Your camco rd er is adjuste d to fo cu s onl y on dist an t subj ect s . b Note • [SPOR TS] ( sports lesson) will no t wo rk when the POWER switc h is se t to C AMERA - MEMORY . SPOT METER See page 37 for det ails. EX[...]

  • Seite 66

    Using the Menu 66 b Note • You canno t use the white ba la nc e tog ether with the Night S hot pl us, or Supe r NightS ho t plus functi on. • The settin g returns to [AUTO] whe n you disconnect t he power sourc e from your camcor der for more t han 5 minut es. z Tip • For bette r color b al an ce adjust me nt when [WH I T E BAL . ] is set to [...]

  • Seite 67

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 67 FLASH SET Note that the se sett ings will n ot f unctio n with e xterna l fla shes th at d o not suppo rt the fo llowing se ttings. FLASH MO D E For DCR-HC65: b Note • If the fla sh is not capa ble of preve nting the red- eye phenomen on, you can select only [ON] or [AUTO]. FLASH LE VEL You can sele ct an approp [...]

  • Seite 68

    Using the Menu 68 NS LIGHT Whe n using the Nigh tShot p lus funct ion to rec ord, you can reco rd clea rer pic tures by usin g th e NightS hot Ligh t to em it infr ar ed rays (i nvi s ible). COLOR SLOW S See page 39 for det ai ls . SELF -TIM ER See p age 28, 33 for de tails . DIGITAL Z OOM You can sel ect the maximum z oom level in case you want to[...]

  • Seite 69

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 69 * Pic ture app ears in full scree n when the w ide-scr een T V switc hes to full m ode. **Played in 4:3 mode. When yo u play a picture in th e wide mode, it appe ars as you have seen on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. z Tip • The I D-1 system sends aspect ratio infor mation (16:9 , 4:3, or letter b ox) by i [...]

  • Seite 70

    Using the Menu 70 Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – BURS T/QUALITY/I MAGE SIZE /ALL ERASE/ NEW FOLD ER, etc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on th e MEMORY SET menu. To select i tems, see “Selec tin g menu items” (p. 62). The default s ettings are marked with G . The indic ator s in pa rent heses appear when the settin g is selecte d. The set[...]

  • Seite 71

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 71 • [EXP. BRKTG] will not f unction when you have space for fewer than 3 images remaining on the “Memor y Stic k Duo.” • When it is hard to see the d ifference betwe en the images reco rded in [EXP. BRKTG] mod e on the LCD screen, conn ect you r camcorder to your TV or a compute r . For DCR-HC85: • The im a[...]

  • Seite 72

    Using the Menu 72 ALL ERASE You ca n de lete all the pictures on a “Mem or y Stick D uo” that ar e no t write- prote cted. To delete pictur es one by on e, see page 10 7. 1 Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER]. 2 Touch [YES] twice. To cancel dele tion of all pictures, sele ct [NO]. 3 Touch . b Note • The fold er will not be del et e d even w[...]

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    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 73 NEW FOLDER You can cre ate a new fo lder (102MS DCF to 99 9MSDCF) on a “ Memory Stic k Duo.” When a fold er is full (a maximum of 9999 images ar e stored ) a new folde r is automatic ally create d. 1 Touch [Y ES] . A new ly cr eated fo ld er will be n umbere d i n se quen ce a fter the l as t folde r numbe r. T[...]

  • Seite 74

    Using the Menu 74 Using the (PICT.APPLI.) menu – PICT.EF F ECT/SLIDE SHOW/FRAM E REC/ INT.RE C-STL, etc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on th e PICT.APPLI. menu. To se lect items, s ee “Selec tin g menu items” (p. 62). The default s ettings are marked with G . The indic ator s in pa rent heses appear when the settin g is selecte d. The s[...]

  • Seite 75

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 75 b Note • You cann ot add effe cts to exter nally inp ut pictures. Also, you ca nnot output pictures edi ted with Pic ture effect s via t he DV Interface. z Tip • You can copy p ictur e s ed ite d usi ng pic tu re effects to a “M emor y St ic k Duo” (p . 96) or to another tape (p . 94). MEMO RY MIX See p age[...]

  • Seite 76

    Using the Menu 76 7 Touch [STA RT ] . Your camcorde r plays ba ck the i mages re corded o n the “Mem ory St ick Duo” in sequ en ce. To ca ncel th e sli de sho w, tou ch [END ]. To pause, touc h [PA USE]. z Tip • You can select the fi rst picture for the slide show by touc hing / before touchi ng [START]. • If movi es are p layed in the slid[...]

  • Seite 77

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 77 2 Select th e de sired in te rv al by touc hi ng / , then touch . You can select from 1 t o 12 0 seco nd s for th e interv al. 3 Touch [REC START]. Recording st arts and z chan ges to r ed. Wh en you r camcor der h as shot severa l frames, it records them on the tape, after performing t he END SEARCH functio n de p[...]

  • Seite 78

    Using the Menu 78 a: [REC TIME] b: [INTERVAL] 1 Touch . 2 Touch [INTER VAL] . 3 Select a desired interval time (30 seconds , 1, 5, or 1 0 minutes), th en touch . 4 Touch [RE C TIME]. 5 Sele ct a de sir ed r ec ord in g t ime (0 .5 , 1, 1. 5, or 2 se co nds) , th en to uch . 6 Touch [E N D]. 7 Touch [ON ], then . 8 Touch . flashe s on the sc reen . [...]

  • Seite 79

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 79 3 Touch [ ON], the n touc h . 4 Touch . flas hes. 5 Press PHOTO fully. stops flas hing a nd the inte rval photo record ing st arts. To cance l interva l ph ot o r ec ording, se lect [O FF] in step 3. DEMO MODE When you remov e both the ca ssette and “Mem ory Stick D u o” from you r camc order, and select the CA[...]

  • Seite 80

    Using the Menu 80 Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) me nu – TITLE/ TAPE TI TLE, etc. You can sele ct items lis ted below on the EDIT/ PLAY menu. To sele ct items, se e “Sel ecting menu items” (p. 62). The default s ettings are marked with G . The setti ngs you can adj u st vary d epe nding on the powe r mode o f your camc orde r. The screen shows th e i[...]

  • Seite 81

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 81 BURN VCD When you r camc order is co nnected to a persona l comp ut er , you can e as ily burn the pic tu re recor de d on the ta pe on a CD -R (Dir ec t Acce ss to Video CD Bur n ) using this com mand . See the suppl ied “Co mputer Applica tions G uide” for det ails. END SEARCH SEARCH TITLE Any title s you hav[...]

  • Seite 82

    Using the Menu 82 3 Touch to mo ve s to s el ec t the next chara ct er , and en te r the cha r ac ter in th e sam e m anne r. 4 When yo u have fi ni sh ed enteri n g charact ers, touch . 2 Touch . 3 Touch (color), / (posit ion), [SI ZE] as necess ary to se lect a desi red co lor, positi on o r size. Color white t yellow t violet t red t cyan t gree[...]

  • Seite 83

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 83 TITLE DI SP You can v i ew t he t i tl e w h en you pla y ba ck the pi ct ur e. TAPE TITLE You can lab el a casse tte with Cass ette Memory (u p to 10 let ters). The labe l w i l l be di sp layed fo r approx imat el y 5 s eco nds wh en you s el ec t the CAMER A-TAP E mode an d insert a cassette , or when you selec [...]

  • Seite 84

    Using the Menu 84 Using the (STANDARD SET) menu – REC MODE /MULT I- SOUND/AUDI O MIX/USB-CA MERA, et c. You can sele ct the items listed belo w on the STANDARD SET menu. To select thes e items, see “Selec tin g men u items” (p. 62). The defa ult settings are marked with G . The indic at or s in pare nt heses ap pear w h en the settin g is sel[...]

  • Seite 85

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 85 b Note • You can play back a d ua l sound track cass et te on this camcorder. However , yo u cannot record a dual soun d track on this camco rd er. • The setting r et urns to [ S TERE O] when you disconne c t the powe r sour c e from you r camcorder for more than 5 minutes . AUDIO MIX You c an adj ust th e au d[...]

  • Seite 86

    Using the Menu 86 b Note • When you conne c t your cam corder to outside powe r sour ces, [B R IGHT ] is auto ma ti cally select ed for th e se tt ing. • When you select [ BRI GHT] , batte ry life is reduce d by ab out 10 pe r cent dur ing recor di ng. A/V c DV OUT You ca n co nnect a di gi t al device a nd a n analog device t o yo ur camc or d[...]

  • Seite 87

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 87 DATA CODE REMAINING REMOTE CTRL b Note • The setting r etur ns to [ ON] when you hav e th e power sour c e disc onne c ted fro m your camcorder for more than 5 minutes . REC LED G OFF Select no t to dis play date, time and the ca me r a set tings data du r ing playback . DATE/TIME Select to disp lay the date and [...]

  • Seite 88

    Using the Menu 88 BEEP DISPLAY b Note • You canno t input a sig na l to your c amc or der if you pre ss DI SPLAY/ BATT INFO while [V-OUT/PANEL] is selected. MENU ROTATE You ca n select th e scroll ing direc tion (u p or down) of the menu items on the LCD scree n w he n you touc h o r . A.SHUT OFF b Note • When you c onnect your camcor der to th[...]

  • Seite 89

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 89 Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) menu – CLOCK SE T/ WOR LD TIME , etc . You ca n select it ems listed be low on th e TIME/ LANGU. menu. To select items, see “Selecti ng menu items” (p. 62). The settin gs you can adjust vary d epending on the pow er mode of yo ur camcor d er. The screen shows the ite ms you can c urre[...]

  • Seite 90

    Using the Menu 90 Customizing Personal Menu You c an a dd frequ ently used menu item s to Perso nal Me nu, or sort them in th e or der you like (cus tomizing). You c an customize th e Perso na l Menu for each pow er m ode of your camc order. Adding a men u – Add You c an a dd frequ ently used menu item s to Person al Menu for ea si er and fa ste [...]

  • Seite 91

    Usin g the Menu Using the Menu 91 Deleting men u – Delete 1 Touc h . 2 Touch [P-MENU SET UP]. If the desired menu is not disp layed on t he screen, touch / until the menu is disp layed. 3 Touch [DELETE]. 4 Touc h the me nu that you wa nt to delete. 5 Touc h [YE S]. The select ed menu is deleted from Perso nal Menu. 6 Touch . b Note • You cannot[...]

  • Seite 92

    Using the Menu 92 4 Touch the menu ite m you want to move. 5 Touch / to move th e men u item to the desired place. 6 Touch . To sort more items, repeat step s 4 to 6. 7 Touch [END]. 8 Touch . b Note • You cannot move [P-MENU S ET UP]. Initia lizin g the se tting s – Reset You can initiali ze Person al Menu to the defau lt setti ngs afte r a ddi[...]

  • Seite 93

    Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 93 Dubbing /Editing Connecting to a VCR or TV You can record the picture from a VCR or TV to a tap e or a “Me mory Stick Du o” inserted into your ca mcorder ( p. 95 ). You can als o create a cop y of the pictur e recorded on yo ur camcorder on other recording device (p. 94). Conn ect you r camc order to a TV or V[...]

  • Seite 94

    Dubbing/Editing 94 transmitted digita lly , pr oducin g high qualit y pict ures. N ote th at you can not re cord t he pi cture and s ound sep arately . For de tails, se e pag e 13 1. Dubbing to another tape You can cop y and edit the pi cture play ed back o n yo ur camcor d er to ot her recordi ng devices (suc h as VC Rs). 1 Connect your VCR to you[...]

  • Seite 95

    Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 95 Recording pictures from a VCR or TV You can reco rd and edit pi ct ures or TV prog ra ms from a VCR or TV on a t ape or a “Memor y Stic k Duo ” insert e d in yo ur camcorder. You can also record a scene as a still image on a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” Insert a cassette or a “M emory Sti ck Duo” for recor din[...]

  • Seite 96

    Dubbing/Editing 96 3 Press PHOTO light l y at the scene you want to record. Check the image and press it full y. The im age is no t re cor de d unl ess yo u pres s PHOTO fully. Re lease it i f you do not want to record t he sc ene, a nd sele ct ot her sc ene as de sc ribe d ab ove. Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo” You can re[...]

  • Seite 97

    Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 97 8 Touch , then . b Note • T he Data code and titl es recorded on the tape cannot be reco rded on t he “Memory Stick Duo.” The time and date the pi cture is recorded o n the “Memo ry Stick D uo” will be recor ded. • T he sound is recorded in 32 k Hz mona ural. z Tip • Y ou can also record a m ovie by [...]

  • Seite 98

    Dubbing/Editing 98 10 Touch , then . b Note • You cannot dub the in de x scre e n. • You may not be able to dub im ages mo dified on your computer or recorded with o ther camcorde rs on your camc order. • You can not dub M PEG movies on the t ape. Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digi tal pr ogram ed iting You can select up to 20 scene[...]

  • Seite 99

    Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 99 1 Connect your VCR to the cam cor der as a record ing device (p. 93). You ca n us e either t he A/V conn ec ting cable or the i.LINK cable to ma ke the conne cti on . The du bb ing pr oc edu r e is easier with the i.LINK connecti on. 2 Prepare yo ur VCR. • In sert a ca ssett e fo r reco rd ing. • Set the input[...]

  • Seite 100

    Dubbing/Editing 100 To set the [IR SETUP] code When you connec t wit h an A /V c onnectin g cabl e, yo u need to c heck the [ IR SE TUP] c ode signa l t o see if your VCR can be ope rate d by your c amcor der (i nfrare d ray emitt er). 1 Touch , then [IR SETUP]. 2 Select th e [IR SETUP] code of your VCR with / , then touc h . For the [IR SE TU P ] [...]

  • Seite 101

    Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 101 * T V/VC R c om pone nt Step 2 : Adjusti ng the synchroni zation of the VCR Foll ow the s teps below when yo u ar e performing digital pro gram edit for the first time to a t ape in a VCR. Yo u can skip this setting i f you have set up your V CR b efore using the f ol lowing pro cedure. You can adju st the synchr[...]

  • Seite 102

    Dubbing/Editing 102 5 Rewind the tape on your VCR, then play ba ck in s low mo de . 5 openin g number s for eac h [IN] and closin g nu mbers fo r each [O U T ] ap pear . 6 Take a no te of th e op ening n umber value of ea ch [CUT-IN] and the clo sing number value of eac h [CUT-OUT], then calculate the average nu mb er value for each [CUT-IN] and [C[...]

  • Seite 103

    Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 103 6 Touc h th e desir ed ite m. When yo u are recording on a tape in the VCR Touch [ O TH ER DEVICE]. When y ou ar e reco rding on a “Memor y Stick Duo ” 1 Touch [M EMO R Y ST ICK]. 2 Touch [I MAGE SIZE] r epeate dly to sele ct the desir ed i mage si ze. 7 Search for the beginning of the first scene th at yo u [...]

  • Seite 104

    Dubbing/Editing 104 To end Digital p rog ram editing Touch [END]. To save a pro gram with out using it to record Touch [END] i n step 11 . The program is stored in me mory until the cass ett e is eje c ted. To erase pr ograms 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 in “Rec ording the select ed scene s as pro gram s ” (p. 102) , then to uch [UNDO]. 2 Touch [DEL 1[...]

  • Seite 105

    Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 105 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape You can record add itional au dio to t he origin al sound o n the tape. Yo u can add sound to a tape alre ady recorded in the 12 -bit mode with out eras ing the o riginal sound. Preparing f or audio r ecording Reco rd aud io in on e o f th e fol l o w i ng ways . • U sing the in[...]

  • Seite 106

    Dubbing/Editing 106 using the A/V connecting c able. However , the sound you have recorded a fterwards is not o utput from the speaker . Check the sound by usi ng the headphon es or a TV. Recordin g sound 1 Insert a record ed cass ette into your camcor der. 2 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 3 Touch (play/pa use) to p[...]

  • Seite 107

    Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 107 Checking and adjusti ng the recorded sound 1 Play back the t ap e on which you hav e recorde d audio in “ R ecordin g so und” (p. 106). 2 Touc h . 3 Touc h [M E NU]. 4 Touc h / t o s elec t (STANDARD SET), then touch . 5 Touc h / t o s elec t [AUD IO MIX], then touch . 6 Touch / to adjust the balance between [...]

  • Seite 108

    Dubbing/Editing 108 To delete pictures on the index screen You ca n easi ly se arch f or th e pict ure t o be dele ted by disp layin g 6 pi ctur es at onc e. 1 Slide th e POWER switc h to se le ct the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Touch . 3 Touch . 4 Touch . 5 Touch [ DELE TE]. 6 Touc h the pi ctur e yo u want t o de lete . appears on t he image to be de leted[...]

  • Seite 109

    Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 109 5 Touch [PROTECT]. 6 Touch the image that you want to protect. 7 Touc h . 8 Touc h [EN D]. To cancel image pr otection Follow steps 1 to 5, the n touch the imag e to cancel i m age protec tion. - disapp ears fro m th e i mage. Selecting s till imag es for prin ting – Pr int mar k You can ma rk image s that you [...]

  • Seite 110

    Dubbing/Editing 110 To cancel the Print mark Follow steps 1 to 5, then touch the ima ge to cancel the Print mark. disap pears fr om the im a ge. b Note • Do not mark im a ge s on your cam corder if the “Memory Stick Duo” a lready has s ome image s with the Print ma r k put on ot her devices. Th is m ay change t h e in fo rm ation of the image[...]

  • Seite 111

    Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 111 6 Select (STANDARD SET), then [USB-PLY/EDT] by touchin g / a n d . 7 Select [PictBridg e], th en touch . 8 Touc h . 9 Connect the USB jack (p. 140) of your camcord er to a printer using the supplied US B cable. The location of the U SB jack of the pr inter diffe rs depe nding on the model . Refer t o the operatin[...]

  • Seite 112

    Dubbing/Editing 112 To pr int an othe r imag e Repe a t step s 1 t o 6. To stop printing Touch [CANCEL] while printing. To finish pr inti ng Tou ch [ E N D ] and disconn ect the U SB ca ble from yo ur camc or de r and pri nt er. b Note • Do not attem pt the f oll owing operati ons whe n is on the screen. The opera ti ons may not be performed p ro[...]

  • Seite 113

    Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 113 Trou bleshoo ting Troubleshooting If you r un int o any probl em usin g yo ur camcor der, use th e f ollowing ta ble to troubl eshoot the proble m. If the prob lem persists, remov e the power source and contact yo ur Sony deale r. If “C: ss : ss ” is disp l ayed on th e LCD scr een o r th e view find er, th[...]

  • Seite 114

    Troubleshooting 114 Batteri es/Power so urces Cassett e tapes Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The CHG (charge ) lamp doe s not light whil e the battery pa ck is be ing charged. c Atta ch the b attery pa ck to the ca mcord er corr ectly. I f the lamp sti ll does not lig ht up, the n it ind ic ates tha t no powe r is supp lie d from the wall[...]

  • Seite 115

    Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 115 LCD screen /viewfi nder The Casse tte Me mo ry indicator doe s not appe ar whil e using a casset te with Cassett e Memory . c Clean the g ol d -p la ted con ne ct or of the cass ett e. (p. 127) The remaini ng tape indica to r is not dis playe d. c Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] on the (STANDARD SET) menu to always di[...]

  • Seite 116

    Troubleshooting 116 Recordin g If you are usin g a “M emor y St ick Du o” for reco rding, re fer als o to the “M e mory St i ck D u o” secti o n. (p. 118 ) Sympt om Cause and/or Corrective Actions The t ape does not start when you press RE C ST ART /S TOP. c Slide the POWER switc h to tu rn on the C AMERA- TAPE lamp. (p. 17 ) c The tape has[...]

  • Seite 117

    Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 117 Playback If you are pl aying b ack the picture s stored on a “M emory Stick D uo,” refe r also to the “Memor y Stic k Duo” sectio n. (p. 11 8) The flash leve l c an not be chang ed. • The flash le ve l canno t be changed durin g Easy Handycam ope rat ion. Flicke ring or changes in colo r occurs . c Th[...]

  • Seite 118

    Troubleshooting 118 “Memory Stick D uo” END SEARCH doe s not work. • The cassette wa s ejected af ter reco rding when u sing a c assette wit hout Cassett e Memory. (p. 1 26) • The cassette is ne w and has nothing rec ord e d. END SEARCH d oes not work correctly . • There is a blan k section in the begin ning or middl e of the tape. This i[...]

  • Seite 119

    Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 119 Dubbing/Edi ting Cannot del et e all pi ct ur es at once . c When y ou are usin g the “Memor y Stick Duo” with the write-pr otect ta b, release the loc k on th e write-prot ect ta b of the “M emor y St ic k Duo. ” (p. 128) c Cancel ima ge prot ect ion on the picture. (p . 108) Image prote c ti on cann o[...]

  • Seite 120

    Troubleshooting 120 A tit le is not re corde d/A cassett e labe l is n o t reco rded . c Use a cassett e wit h Ca ss ette Memory. (p . 126) c Erase u nne c essary titl es when th e Cas se tte Mem or y is full. (p . 82) c Set the write - prote ct tab to REC. (p. 126) • A title cann ot be added to a blank se c tion of the tape. The title is not dis[...]

  • Seite 121

    Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 121 Warning indicators and messages Self-dia gnos is displa y/ Warni ng indicator s If ind icators appear o n the scr een or i n the view finde r, chec k the fo llowing. See the p age in pa renthe ses for de tails. Indicat ion Cause and/or Corrective A ctions C: ss : ss / E: ss : ss (Sel f- diagnosi s dis play) Som[...]

  • Seite 122

    Troubleshooting 122 * You hear a melody or beep sound when the warn ing in dicators appe ar on the sc r een. Warning mes sages If me ss ages app ear on th e screen , check t he foll ow i ng. See t h e page in pa renthe ses fo r de tails. (Warning indicato r pertainin g to incom patible “Me mory St ick Duo” )* • An inco mpatib le “M emory St[...]

  • Seite 123

    Troubles hootin g Troubleshooting 123 “Memory S tick Duo” Insert a Memory Stick . c See pa ge 21. Reinser t th e Memo r y St ick. c Reinsert the “Mem or y S ti ck Du o” a few times. If ev en t hen th e indica tor flashes, th e “Mem or y Stick Duo” might be damaged. Try with another “Memory Stic k Duo. ” Do not eject the Memor y S ti[...]

  • Seite 124

    Troubleshooting 124 FLA SH Chargin g... Cannot record stil l images. • You are trying to record a s till image while charg ing the fl ash. The strobe cann ot c ha rg e. N ot av aila ble . F or DC R-HC 85: c See pa ge 31. Others Cannot record M em or y St ic k movie on a tape . – Cannot recor d due to c opyr i ght pr ot ection. – Cannot add au[...]

  • Seite 125

    Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 125 Addition al Inform ation Using your camcorder abroad Powe r sup ply You can u se your camcorder in any coun tries/ regions using the AC Adaptor supplie d with your camco rder withi n AC 10 0 V to 240 V, 50/60 H z. Use a commerci al ly available AC pl ug adapto r [a], i f necessar y , depe nding [...]

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    Additional Information 126 Usable cassette tapes You ca n use the mini DV for mat ca ssette only. Use a cassette with the mark. is a trad emark. Cassette Memor y Ther e are 2 types of mi ni DV cass ette s: tho se with Cassette Me mory and those wit hout Casset te Memory. C assett es with Ca ssette Memory have t he (Cassette Me mory) mark. A cassett[...]

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    Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 127 When la bel ing t he cassette Be sure to pl ace the label o nly on the loca tions as show n in the fo llow in g i ll us tration so as no t to caus e m a lfunct i on of yo ur camc or der. After us i ng th e cassette Rewind the tape to the beginning to avoid distor tion of the picture or the soun [...]

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    Additional Information 128 • File nam es of mo vies: – MO V00001 : This file name a ppears on t he screen o f your cam c order. – MOV00001.MPG: This file name appear s on the displ a y of a com put e r. • On a “Memor y St ick Du o” f ormatt ed o n a comp uter: A “Mem ory Sti ck Du o” form atte d by the Wind ows OS or us ing Mac in t[...]

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    Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 129 Notes on us ing the “Mem or y St ick PRO Duo” and “M em o ry Stick Duo” (Magic Gate/Paral lel Transf er) • The maximum memory capacity of a “Mem ory Stic k PRO Duo ” that ca n be used o n you r camcor der is u p to 512 MB , and tha t of a “Memor y Sti ck Du o” (Ma gicG ate/ Par[...]

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    Additional Information 130 About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack This unit is compatible wi th the “Inf oLITHI U M” bat te ry pac k (P series ). You r camc or der oper ates on ly with the “Inf oLI T H I U M ” ba ttery pac k. “Inf oLITHI UM” P seri es batter y packs hav e the mark. What is the “Inf oLITHIUM” battery pack? The “I[...]

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    Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 131 menu and leav e yo ur camc or der in ta pe recording s tandby until the power goes off (p. 88) . About ba ttery life • The battery life is limited. Battery capac ity drops litt le by litt le as you use it more and mor e, and as time p asses. When the av ailable battery ti me is shor tened cons[...]

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    Additional Information 132 dev ic e. It is al so indica te d ne ar the i.LI NK inte rf ac e on som e device . The maximum baud rate for dev ice that does not hav e an y indicat ion (suc h as this unit ) is “S100. ” The ba ud r ate ma y diffe r fr om the indi cated value when the unit is c onnecte d to devi ce with a different maximum baud rate.[...]

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    Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 133 • D o not wrap yo ur cam corder w ith a to wel, fo r exam ple, an d opera te it. Doin g so mig ht cause heat to bui ld up insi de. • When disc on nect i n g the powe r cord, pul l by the pl ug and not th e co rd. • D o not da m ag e the p ow e r cord suc h as by placi n g anythi ng heavy o[...]

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    Additional Information 134 LCD screen • Do n ot add excess ive pr essu re on t he LCD scre en , as it may cause dam age. • If you r c amcor der is used in a c ol d pl ac e, a residu al imag e may a ppear on the LCD sc reen. This is not a malfunction. • Whi le usi n g your cam c order, th e ba ck of the LCD screen may heat up. This is not a ma[...]

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    Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 135 To charge the pre- in st all ed but t on -t ype battery Your c amc orde r h as a pr e-i nsta ll ed but ton -ty pe battery to retai n the date, time, and other settings e ven whe n the P OWER switch is se t to OFF (CHG). The pre-ins talled button- type batte r y is al w ay s charge d while yo u a[...]

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    Additional Information 136 Effective ( sti ll ): App rox. 1 92 0 000 pi xe ls Effective (movi e): Appr ox. 1 0 80 00 0 pixels Lens For DCR-HC65: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Combined po wer zoom lens Filter diamet e r: 30 mm (1 3/ 16 in.) 10 × (Optica l) , 120 × (Digita l) F = 1. 8 ~ 2.3 For DCR-HC85: Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonna r T* Combined po wer zoom l[...]

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    Addit ional I nf ormat ion Additional Information 137 Supplied accessories See p age 13. AC Ada ptor A C-L25A/ L25B Power re q u ire ment s AC 100 - 240 V , 50 /6 0 H z Current consumption 0.35 - 0. 18 A Power consumption 18 W Output v oltage DC 8.4 V , 1.5 A Oper at ing te mpe ra ture 0 ° C to 40 ° C (32 ° F to 104 ° F) Stor age te mp e rat u [...]

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    Quick Reference 138 Quick Refe rence Identifying parts and controls Camcord er A Lens cap B Speaker C LCD/ T o uch pa ne l scre en (p. 4, 18) D OPEN bu tt on E LCD BACKLIGHT button * (p. 18) F REC START/STOP button (p. 24, 50) G RESET but to n If you pr ess RE SET, a ll th e se tting s includ in g t he d ate and t ime , except th e Person al Menu i[...]

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    Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 139 A Sho e co ver Remo ve the sh oe cov er when yo u attach t he access ory. B For DCR-HC85: Flas h (p. 31) C Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens ) Your cam corde r is e qui p ped with a Carl Zeiss lens whic h can repr oduce fi ne images . The lens f or your ca mcorder was deve lope d jointl y by Ca rl Zeiss , in Ger many, a nd[...]

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    Quick Reference 140 A PHOTO button (p. 29) B CAMERA-TAPE, CAMERA- MEMORY, PLAY/EDIT mode lamps (p. 17 ) C Viewfi nd e r lens adjust ment leve r ( p. 18) D PUSH (ba tt er y release) but ton (p. 14) E POWER s witc h (p. 17) F REC START/STOP button (p. 24, 50) G DV In te rf a c e H (USB) jack I NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch ( p. 39) J i (hea d ph ones ) jack [...]

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    Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 141 A Hook s for shou lder st rap B OPEN/EJECT lever (p. 20) C Tri po d recep tacle Make sure that the le ngth of t he tripod screw is less than 5 .5 mm (7/32 inch). Other wise, yo u ca nnot atta ch t he tripod secur ely, an d th e s crew may damage your camc order. D Cassette lid (p. 20) To attach the should er st[...]

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    Quick Reference 142 Remote Commander Rem ove the in sula tio n she e t befo re u si ng th e Remote Commander. A PHOTO button (p. 29) B Memor y contro l button s ( Index*, – / +, Memor y pl ay back) (p . 52 ) C SEARCH M. but t on* (p . 60 , 6 1) D . / > button s * (p . 60, 61) E Vide o cont ro l butt ons (Rew i nd, Playbac k, Fas t-forward , Pa[...]

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    Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 143 WARNING Battery m ay explode if mist reated. Do n ot rechar ge, disassem ble or dispose of in fire . b Notes on the Remote Commander • A butto n-type lit hiu m battery (CR 2025) is use d in the Re mote C ommander. Do not use batterie s other than CR202 5. • Poi nt th e remote senso r away from strong li ght[...]

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    Quick Reference 144 Indicat ors for t he LCD scree n and viewfi nder Following indicators will appear on the LCD scre en and vie w fi nder to in di cate the st at e o f your camcor der. Indica tors vary d epend ing on your camcor der mo del. Indicators M eanings y 60min Remaining ba tte r y (p . 25) SP , LP Recording mode (p. 2 6) STBY REC Recordin[...]

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    Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 145 Print ma r k ( p. 109) Slide show (p. 75) LCD backlight off (p. 18) Image dele te (p. 107) PictBr idge conn ec ting (p. 110) Indicat ors Meanings[...]

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    Quick Reference 146 Index Numeric 16:9 WIDE mode ..... ...... ... 68 A A/V c onn ectin g ca ble .......... ...... ...... 5 9, 93, 105 AC Adaptor .......... .......... ... 14 Adj us ting th e vi ew find er .......... ...... ........... ......... 18 Audio dubb ing (AUD DUB CTRL) .. 105 AUDIO MIX ........ ..... 85, 107 AUDIO MODE ........... ...... 84[...]

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    Quick Refer ence Quick Refer ence 147 Inte llige nt ac cesso ry shoe ......... ....... ... ........105, 139 Interv al ph oto reco rd ing (INT. REC-STL) .........78 Interv al re co rding (INTERVA L REC) .....77 J JPEG ...... .......... ........... .....127 L LANC ..... .......... ........... .....140 Language (LANGUAGE) ......... ....... .......... [...]

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    Quick Reference 148 STEADYSHOT ........ ......... 69 Stereo/monaural ... .......... ... 8 4 STILL ......... .......... .......... ... 43 Still image format........... . 127 STILL SET . .......... .......... ... 70 Sub soun d See MULTI-SOUND Super Ni ghtS ho t plus ... . . ... 39 T Tape counter ............. ...... ... 25 Tele phot o See Zoom Time c[...]

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