Sony DCR-PJ6E manual

T able of Contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Click “Handycam ” Handbook DCR-P J6E/SX22E  2012 Sony Corporation 4-437-566- 11 (1)[...]

2 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Using the “Handycam ” Handbook Y ou will find information on u sing your camcor der to its fullest in this “Ha ndycam ” Ha ndbo ok. Read the “H andycam ” Ha ndbook in addition to the Operating Guide (a separa te volume). I nformatio n on using your camco rder connected to a com [...]

3 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Read this first Supplied items The num b ers in ( ) are the s upplied quan tity .  AC A dapto r (1)  P ower cord (M ains lead) (1)  A/V connecting cable (1)   USB cable (1)   Rechargeab le battery pack NP-FV30 (1)  CD-ROM “ Handy cam ” App lication Software (1) ?[...]

4 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB playback is not possib le due to a malfunction of the camcorder , storage media, etc. TV color systems differ depending on the country/region. T o view your reco rdings on a TV , you n eed a P AL system-based T V . T elevision program s, fi lms, video tapes, and other ma terials may be copy[...]

5 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Confirm the model name of your camcorder The model name is sho wn in this manual when there is a difference in specification between models. Confirm the model name on the bottom o f your camcorder . The main differences in s p ecification of this series are as follo ws. Recording media Capa[...]

6 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Operation flow Getting star ted (p. 12) Prepar e the power source and r ecording media. Recording movies and photos (p . 20) Recording mo vies  p. 21  Changing the reco rding mode (p. 25)  Expected recording time (MEDI A INFO , p . 65) Shooting pho tos  p. 22 Playing movies and [...]

7 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Advic e for successful r ecording  T o get good results in recording Stabilizing your camcorder When yo u hold the camcorder , keep your up p er body upright, and hold yo ur arms close to your body . The SteadySh ot function is effective against camera-shake , however , it is essential t[...]

8 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB  Useful recor ding techniques Capturing images beautifully without troublesome setting INTELLIGENT A UTO (24) Recording in a dimly-lit room VIDEO LIGHT (25) Flow ers in close -up POR TRAIT (57) TELE MACR O (59) Capturing fireworks , or a sunset in all its splendor FIREW ORKS (57) SUNRISE[...]

9 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB T able of contents Using the “Handycam ” Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Searching for information quickly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

10 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Mak ing good use of your camcor der Deleting movies and photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Prot ec ting recorded movies and phot os (Protect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

11 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Additional inf ormation Tr oubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

12 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the batter y pack Y ou can charg e the “InfoLITHIU M” battery pack (V series) after attaching i t to your camcor der . Notes Y ou ca nnot attach an y “InfoLITHIU M” battery pack other than the V series to your camco rder . 1 T urn off your camcord[...]

13 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB 4 When the battery is charged, disconnect the AC A daptor from the DC IN jack of your camcorder . Tips See page 76 on recordin g and playing time. When your ca mcorder is on, yo u can check the appr oximate am ount of rema ining battery power with the remaining ba ttery indicator at the u [...]

14 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Notes on the battery pack When you r emove the batt er y pack or disconnect the AC A daptor , close the LCD screen and make sure that the POWER l amp (p . 15), the access lamp (p . 18) are turned off. The CHG (char ge) lamp flashes during char ging under the following condi tions: The batt[...]

15 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camcorder t urns on. 2 Select the desired geographical area by selecting / with  /  of the multi-selector , keep pressing the center of the multi-selector until the desired g[...]

16 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB 5 Select [NEXT ] with  of the multi-selec tor , then press the center of the multi-selector . 6 Set the date and time by repeating the pr ocedure below .  Highlight the desired item with  /  o f the multi-selector .  S elect the setting value with  /  of the m ulti sel[...]

17 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Using the Multi-selector  T urn the desired button on a light with  /  /  /  of the multi-selector .  Press the c enter of the multi-selector to confirm your selection. Changing the language setting Y ou can chang e the on-screen displays to sh ow messages in a specified [...]

18 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Step 3: P reparing the recor ding media Inser ting a memor y card Open the cover , orient the memory card ’ s notched corner a s shown in the illustration, a nd insert into the memo r y card slot un ti l it clicks. Close the cover after inserting the memory card. The [Creat e a new Image[...]

19 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB T ypes of memor y card that can be used with your camcor der Only “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media, “Memory Stick PRO-H G Duo ” media, SD memory cards (Class 2 or faster), S DHC memory cards (Class 2 or faster) a nd SDX C memory cards (Class 2 or faster) ca n b e used with this camco[...]

20 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Recording/Pla yback Recording T o open the lens cover Slide the LENS COVER switc h to open. Tips When you finish r ecording or when yo u play back images, close the lens cov er . 1 F asten the grip belt. 2 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camcorder t urns on. Y ou ca n switch[...]

21 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Recording movies Press ST ART/ST OP to star t recording . T o sto p recording, pr ess ST ART/ST OP again. The icons an d indicators on the LCD pa nel will b e display ed for about 3 seconds, then disap pe ar after turning on yo ur camcorder or swit ching the recording (mo vie/photo)/playba[...]

22 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Tips When a face is detected, a white frame a ppears and the image q uality around the face is optimized aut omatically ([F ACE DETECTION], p . 60). See page 76 on the recorda ble time of movies. Y ou ca n check the recordable time, es timated remaining ca pacity , etc., by selecting (MENU[...]

23 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB  Press PHO TO lightly to adjust the focus , then press it fully . When disappears, the pho to is recorded. Tips See page 76 on the recorda ble number of phot os. T o change the ima ge size, select (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [ IMA GE SIZE] (under [PHOTO S ET TINGS] catego r y)  a d[...]

24 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Useful functions for recor ding movies and photos Zooming Y ou can magnify images up to 70× times the original size with the power zoom lever . Mo ve the power zoom lever slightly f or a slower zoom. M ove i t fur ther for a faster zoom. Notes SteadySho t may not reduce im age blurring as[...]

25 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB [FOCUS] [TELE MACR O] [ STEAD YSH OT] [BA CK LIGHT] [F ACE DETECTI ON] Notes INTELLIGENT A UTO is set to [OFF] when you set [ STEAD YSHOT] t o [OFF]. [ STEAD YSHOT] i s set to [ON] when you set INTELLIGENT A UTO to [ON]. Other items listed above a re reset to their defaults. Selecting the [...]

26 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB When you r ecord movies with the VIDEO LIGHT set to , the video light may turn on and o f f. In this case, pr ess LIGHT repeatedly to select . Recording in mirror mode Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcor der (  ), then rotate i t 180 degrees to the lens side (  ). Tips A mirr[...]

27 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Pla yback on the camcorder 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camcorder t urns on. 2 Press ( VIE W IMAGES). The VISU AL INDEX screen a ppears after some seconds. 3 Select the (Movie) (  )  a desired movie (  ) to pla y back a movie. Select the (Photo) (  )  a d[...]

28 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Playing movies Y our camcorder s tarts playing the selected movie. Tips When pla y back from the selected movie reaches the last m ovie, the screen returns to the VIS U AL INDEX screen. Select / during pa use to play back movies slowly . As you r epeat selecting / during pla yb ack, movies[...]

29 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Useful functions for playing movies and photos Searching for desir ed images by date (Date Index) Y ou can search fo r desired images by da te efficiently . Notes Y ou ca nnot use the Date Index function fo r photos o n the memory c ard.  Press ( VIE W IMAGES). The VISU AL INDEX screen [...]

30 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB  Select / to select the desired movie .  Select / to search f or the desired scene , then selec t the scene you want t o play back. Playback starts from the selected scene. Tips Y ou ca n als o display the F ilm Roll Index by selecting (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [VIEW IMA GES] (un[...]

31 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Playing back a series of photos (Slide show) Select on the photo playback screen. The slide sho w b egins from the selected photo . T o stop the slide show Select . T o restart the slide show Select again. Tips Y ou ca n set continuous slide sh ow playback by selecting (OPTION)  tab [...]

32 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Using the built-in projector (DCR-P J6E) Y ou can enjoy r ecorded movies or p hotos using the built-in p rojector . The projector can be used when you want t o watch recor ded content wi th f riends at a place where there is no p layback device, such as a TV . 1 Press PROJECTOR. The LCD sc[...]

33 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB  Press PRO JECTOR. T o change the aspect ratio while using the projector  S elect (MENU)  [Show others]  [PROJECT OR] (under [OTHERS] catego r y).  S elect [SCREEN FORMA T]  [16:9 WIDE] or [4:3]. Notes Be careful of the following o perations or situa tions while using the[...]

34 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Playing images on a T V Connect your camcor der to the inpu t jack of a T V or V CR using the A/V connecting cable (supp lied). C onnect your camco rder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supp lied AC A dapt or for this operatio n (p. 14). Refer also to the instruction man uals sup[...]

35 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB When your T V is monaural ( When your T V has only one audio input jack) Connect the yellow plug o f the A/V connecting cable to the video inpu t jack and connect the white (left channel) o r red (right channel) p lug to the audio in put jack of yo ur T V or V CR . If your T V/VCR has a 21[...]

36 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deleting movies and p hotos from reco rding media. Notes Y ou ca nnot restor e images once they are deleted. Sav e important movies an d photos in advance. Do not remo ve the battery pack or the AC Ad[...]

37 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB T o delete all the movies/photos recorded on the same da y at one time Notes Y ou ca nnot delete photos o n memory c ard b y recordin g date.  In step 2, select [ DELETE]  [ DELETE by da te]. T o delete all photos o n the same day at one time, select [ DELETE]  [ DELETE by dat e].[...]

38 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Pr otecting recorded movies and photos (Pr otect) Pro tect movies and photos t o avoid deleting them by mistake. Tips Y ou ca n protect movies and p hotos on the playback screen from OPTION MENU . 1 Select (MENU)  [Show others]  [PROTECT ] (under [EDIT ] category). 2 T o protect movi[...]

39 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Dividing a movie 1 Select (MENU)  [Show others]  [ DIVIDE] (under [EDIT ] category). 2 Select the movie to be divided. The selected movie starts playback. 3 Select at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes. The movie pa uses. Play and pause toggles as you pr ess . 4[...]

40 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Using the Pla ylist of movies The Playlist is a lis t showing thum bnails of the movies that y ou have selected. The original movies ar e not chang ed e ven if you edit o r erase the movies added to the Playlist. Creating the Pla ylist  S elect (MENU)  [Show others]  [PLA YLIST ED[...]

41 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Mo vies added to the Playlist ap p ear .  Select the movie you want to play back. The Playlist is p layed back from the selected movie to the end, then the screen returns to the P laylist screen. T o erase unnecessary movies from the Playlist  S elect (MENU)  [Show others]  [PL[...]

42 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Saving movies and photos with a comput er Creating a disc with one touch (One T ouch Disc Burn) Mo vies and photos r ecorded on your camcor der that have no t yet been saved with One T ouc h Disc Burn f unction can be saved on a disc a utoma tica lly . Install “PMB ” beforehan d, howev[...]

43 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Impor ting movies and photos to a c omputer Mo vies and photos r ecorded on your camcor der can be imported to a comp uter . T urn on the com puter befor ehand. Notes Connect your camcor der to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supp lied AC Ada ptor for this o peration (p . 13). Refe[...]

44 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Creating a disc Y ou can creat e a disc by select ing movies previous ly imported to your co mputer (p . 43). 1 T urn on your computer , and place an unused disc on the DVD drive. If an y other software than “PMB ” starts aut omatically , shut it down. 2 Start “PMB” . 3 Click [Cale[...]

45 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Uploading images to a media ser vice The ap plication “PMB P ortable ” is pre- loaded in this camcorder . Y ou can use the “PMB P ortable ” to do the followin g: Y ou ca n easily upload images to a blog or o ther media ser vice. Y ou ca n upload images from a com puter connected to[...]

46 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB  Click [PMBP_Mac] in the [PMBPORT ABLE] folder . The Region Selection screen appears.  Select the appropriate [Region] and [Country/Area], and then click [OK]. The U ser Agreemen t s creen ap pe ars.  Read the agreement carefully . If you accept the terms of the agreement, click [[...]

47 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Saving images with an external device Saving images in external media (DIREC T COP Y ) Y ou can save mo vies and phot os on external media (USB stora ge device), such as an external hard disk driv e. Y ou can also play back images on the ca mcorder or ano ther playback device. Notes For th[...]

48 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB 5 Select [Copy .] on the camcorder screen. Mo vies and photos tha t have not y et been saved on to external media can be saved. This screen will appear only when ther e are newly reco rded images. 6 After the operation is completed , select on the camcorder screen. Notes The number o f s c[...]

49 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Notes The Date I ndex of photos canno t be displayed. If your ca mcorder does not recognize the external media, tr y the following o perations. Reconnect the USB Ada ptor Cable to yo ur camcorder If the external media has the A C power cable, connect it to the wall outlet (wall socket) T o[...]

50 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Creating a disc with a recor der Creating a disc with a r ecorder , etc. Y ou can dub imag es played back on yo ur camcor der on a disc or video cassette, by conn ec ting your camco rder to a disc recor der , with the A/V connecting cable (supp lied). Refer also to the instruc tion manuals[...]

51 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB When you co nnect a monaural device, connect the yellow pl ug of the A/V connecting cable to the video inpu t jack, and the white (left channel) o r the red (right channel) plug t o the audio in put jack on the device. [...]

52 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Customizing y our camcorder Using menus U sing the menus, y ou can perform useful funct ions an d change various settin gs. If you make good use of menu opera tions, you can en joy using your ca mcorder . The camcor der has various menu i tems under each of eight men u catego ries. MANU AL[...]

53 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB  S elect .  S elect [Show other s] on the [MY MENU] screen (p. 53).  S elect the menu item t o be changed.  A fter changing the settin g, s elect . T o finish setting the men u, selec t . T o ret urn to the previous menu screen, select . may no t b e display ed dep ending on th[...]

54 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Tips When an external sto rage device is connected, the exclusiv e [MY MENU] appears. Using the OPTION MENU The OPTIO N MENU appears just like the pop-u p window that a ppears when you right-click the mouse on a co mputer . When is displa yed at bottom-righ t of the screen, you can use the[...]

55 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Menu lists (MANU AL SET TINGS) category SCENE SELECTION 57 F ADER 57 WHITE BAL. 58 EXPOSURE 59 FOCUS 59 TELE MACRO 59 (SHOOTING SET ) categor y REC MODE 25 GUIDEFRAME 60 STEADY SHOT 60 AUT O SL W SHUT TR 60 F ACE DETEC TION 60 AUDIO REC SET BL T -IN ZOOM MIC 61 MICREF LEVEL 61 OTHER REC SE[...]

56 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB OTHER SETTINGS DEMO MODE 67 USB L UN SET TING 67 * DCR-PJ6E[...]

57 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB MANU AL SET TINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition) See “U sing menus ” (p. 52) on the opera tion. The default set tings are marked with  . SCENE SELEC TION Y ou can recor d images effectively in various situa tions.  AUT O Records imag es in average image q uality without th[...]

58 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB BLACK F ADER Fades in/ou t with the black effect. Out In T o cancel the fader befo re starting the operation, select [OFF]. Tips When you p ress ST ART/STO P , the setting is cleared. A movie reco rded using [BLACK F ADER] may be difficu lt to see in the VIS U AL INDEX screen. WHITE BAL. ([...]

59 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB EXPOSURE Y ou can fix the brightness of a p icture manually . A djust the brightness when the subject is too bright o r too dark. Select / to adj ust the brightness. T o adj ust the exposure auto matically , selec t [A UTO]. FOCUS Y ou can adjust the f oc us man ua lly . Y ou can select th[...]

60 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB SHOO TING SE T (Items for customized shooting) See “U sing menus ” (p. 52) on the opera tion. The default set tings are marked with  . REC MODE (Recording mode) See page 25. GUIDEFRAME Y ou can display the frame a nd check that the subject is horizon tal or vertical. The frame is no[...]

61 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB recorded in F ace Index. T o play back fro m the Face I ndex, se e page 30. A UDIO REC SE T  BL T -IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in zoom microphone) Y ou can recor d a movie with vivid sound app ropria te to the zoom position.  OFF The microph one does not record soun d following zoomin g in or[...]

62 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB PHO T O SE T TINGS (Items for recor ding photos) See “U sing menus ” (p. 52) on the opera tion. The default set tings are marked with  . SELF- TIMER Press P HOTO to start the coun t down. A photo is r ecorded after abou t 10 se conds.  OFF Cancels the self-timer . ON ( ) Starts t[...]

63 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB PLA YBA CK (Items for playback) See “U sing menus ” (p. 52) on the opera tion. VISU AL INDEX See page 27. VIEW IMAGES  DA TE INDEX See page 29.  FILM ROLL See page 29.  F ACE See page 30. PLA YLIST See page 40. PLA YBACK SET  DA T A CODE During playback, your ca mcorder dis[...]

64 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB EDIT (Items for editing) See “U sing menus ” (p. 52) on the opera tion. DELETE See page 36. PROTECT See page 38. DIVIDE See page 39. PLA YLIST EDIT See page 40. O THERS (Items for other settings) See “U sing menus ” (p. 52) on the opera tion. The default set tings are marked with ?[...]

65 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB MANA GE MEDIA (Items for recor ding media) See “U sing menus ” (p. 52) on the opera tion. MEDIA INFO Y ou can check the rema ining recordable time for each r ecording mode of the recor ding media for movies an d the app roxima te free and used media space of the recordin g media. T o t[...]

66 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB If you o pen the LCD panel 180 degrees to face the screen outside and c lose t he LCD panel to the camcor der bo dy , the s etting becomes [NORMAL] au tomatically . Tips This adjustmen t does not affect the recorded images in an y way .  L CD COL OR Y ou can adjust the co lor of the LCD[...]

67 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB OTHER SET TINGS  DEMO MODE When yo ur camcorder is conn ec ted to a wall outlet (wall socket), a demonstra tion movie a ppear about 10 minu tes after the (Mo vie) icon appears b y pressing MODE.  ON The demonstra tion appears. OFF The demonstra tion does not appear . Tips When you se[...]

68 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting If yo u run into any p roblems using y our camcor der , follow the steps belo w .  Check the list (p. 68 t o 75), and inspect your camcorder .  Disconnect the power source , attach the power sourc e again af ter about 1 minute, and turn the ca[...]

69 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Batteries/power sour ces The power abruptly turns off . U se the AC A daptor . In the defaul t setting, when about 5 minut es have ela psed whi le you do not o perate your camcor der , the camcorder is au tomatically turned off (A.SHUT OFF). Chan ge the setting of [A.SHUT OFF] (p . 66), or[...]

70 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Recording Refer also to “M emory card” (p . 69). Pressing ST ART/STOP or PHO TO does not record images . The playback screen is displa yed. Press MO DE to displa y the (Mo vie) or (Photo) ico ns. Y our camcorder is reco rding the image you have j ust shot on the recor ding media. Y ou [...]

71 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB [L CD BL LEVEL] cannot be adjusted. Y ou cannot adjust [L CD BL LEVEL] when: The LCD panel is closed on y our camcorder with the LCD screen facing ou t. The power is su pplied from the AC A dapto r. Magnification changes when the recording mode is swit ched. Y ou cannot use digital zoom wh[...]

72 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Movies cannot be added in the Playlist. There is no free space in the reco rding media. Y ou can add no more than 99 mo vies to a Playlist. Erase unnecessary movies from the P laylist (p . 41). Y ou cannot add photos in the Pla ylist. A movie cannot be divided. A movie that i s too short c[...]

73 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators If indica tors ap pe ar on the LCD screen, check the follo wing. If the pr oblem persists even after you have tried to fix a cou ple of times, contact your Son y dealer or loca l au thorized S ony ser vice facility . In this case, when you contact [...]

74 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB  ( Warning indicator pertaining to the write-protect of the memor y card) Access t o the memor y card was r estric ted on another device. ( Warning indicator pertaining to camera-shake warning) The camcor der is unsteady , so c amera-shake easily occurs. Hold the camco rder steady with [...]

75 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Still picture folder is full. Cannot r ecord still pictures. Y ou cannot create f olders exceeding 999MSDCF . Y ou cannot creat e or delete created f olders using your camco rder . F ormat the memo r y card (p . 65), or delete folders using y our compu ter . This memory card may not be abl[...]

76 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Recording time of movies/number of recor dable photos Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time A ppro ximate time ava ilable when you use a fully charged ba tter y pack. (unit: minu te) Battery pack Con tinuous recor ding time T ypical recording time NP[...]

77 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB The maximum n umber of recordab le photos on a memory card ma y var y depending on the recordin g conditions. Tips Y ou ca n als o use memory card with a capacity o f under 512 MB for r ecording photos. The followin g list shows the averag e bit-rate, the recordin g pixels, and the aspect [...]

78 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Using your camc order abroad Po wer supply Y ou can use your camco rder in any countries/r egions using the AC A dapto r supp lied with your camcorder wi thin the AC 100 V t o 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz range . On T V color systems Y our camcorder i s a P AL-system-based camcor der . If you wan t[...]

79 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when using yo ur camcor der abroad. Select (MENU)  [Show o thers]  [CLOCK/ LANG] (under [GENERAL SET] cat egory)  [AREA SET] and [SUMMER TIME] (p. 66). W orld time difference Tim[...]

80 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Maintenance and precautions About the memory card Memo r y card forma tted by a com puter (W indows OS/Mac OS) does not ha ve guarant eed compatibility with y our camcorder . Data read/write speed may va r y depending on the comb ination of the memo r y card and memory card com pliant prod[...]

81 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Notes on using the “Memory Stick Micro ” media T o use “M emory Stick Micro ” media with your camcorder , you need a Duo-sized M2 adapto r . Insert the “M emory Stick Micro ” media into the Duo-sized M2 adaptor , and then insert the adapto r into the “M emory Stick Duo ” me[...]

82 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB  [Show o thers]  [POWER SETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] categ or y)  [A.SHUT OFF]  [NEVER], a nd leave your camcorder in r ecording standb y until the power g oes off (p. 66). About battery life Battery capacity decreases ov er time and through repeated use. I f decreased usage [...]

83 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Y ou use yo ur camcorder after a squall or a shower . Y ou use yo ur camcorder in a hot a nd humid place. Ho w to prevent mo isture condensa tion When you b ring your camcor der from a cold place into a wa rm place, put your camco rder in a plastic bag and seal it tightly . Remove the bag [...]

84 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Note on disposal/transfer of the memory card Even if y ou delete data in the memory card or forma t the memor y card on y our camcorder or a comp uter , you may n ot delete data from the memory card com pletely . When you give the memory card to somebody , it is recommended that you de let[...]

85 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRO DUCT OTHER TH AN CONSUMER PERSON AL USE IN ANY MANNER TH A T COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 ST ANDARD FOR EN CODING VIDEO INFORMA TION FOR P ACKA GED MEDI A IS EXPRESSL Y PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER AP PLICABLE P A TENTS IN THE MPEG-2 P A TENT PORT[...]

86 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB Quick refer ence Screen indicators Upper left Indicator Meaning MENU butt on (52) Self-timer recording (62) MICREF LEVEL lo w (61) WIDE SELECT (61) BL T-IN ZOOM MI C (61) 60 min Remaining bat ter y Recording f older of memory card VIDEO LIGHT (25) Return but ton (52) Center Indicator Meani[...]

87 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB P ar ts and controls Figures in ( ) a re referen ce pages.  Speaker (DCR-P J6E)  Lens  LENS COVER switch  Built-in microphone  LED VIDEO LIGHT (25) DCR-SX22E  LCD scr een (26, 52) If you r otate the LCD panel 180 degr ees, you can close the LCD panel with the LCD scr een [...]

88 T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index GB  A/V OUT jack (34) PROJECTOR IN jack (DCR-P J6E) (33)  MODE button (20)  (INTELLIGENT AUT O) button (24)  RESET button Press RES ET using a pointed object. Press RES ET to initialize all the s ettings including the clock settin g.  Pow er zoom lever (24)  PHOT O button (2[...]

89 GB T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index Index E Editing movies ............................ 44 EXPOSURE ................................. 59 External media ............................ 47 F F ACE DETECTION .............60, 72 Face In dex ....................................30 F ADER ......................................... 57 F[...]

90 GB T able of contents Useful recording t echniques Index R REC MODE ................................. 25 Recording .................................... 21 Recording media.........................18 Recording time of m ovies/ number of r ecordable phot os .... 76 REP AIR IMG.DB F . .................... 74 RESET ...................................[...]

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