Sony DCR-DVD755E manuel d'utilisation

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    2-661-360- 11 (1) Operat ing Guid e DCR-D VD105E/D VD20 5E/D VD304E/ D VD3 05E/D VD605 E/D VD705E/ DV D 7 5 5 E © 2006 Sony Cor poration Enjo ying with y our D VD Handyca m 12 Getting Star ted 18 Easy Handycam 32 Recor ding /Pla yback 40 Pla ybac k on D V D device s 54 Usin g the Reco rded di sc 61 Using the Setup items 64 Edi ting on D VD Handyca[...]

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    2 Befo re oper ating the unit, ple ase re ad this manual thorough ly , and retain it for future refere nce. T o reduce fi re or sh ock hazar d, do not expose the unit to ra in or moistur e. CAUTIO N The use of optical in struments with t his produ ct wil l increa se eye haza rd. Use of controls or adjustmen ts or perform ance of proced ures ot her [...]

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    3 For mor e deta iled i nform ation about recyclin g of this prod uct, ple ase cont act your local Ci v ic Office, your househ old waste disposal service or the shop where you purchase d the produc t. Applicab le Accessorie s: Remote Command er, Mi croph one (For DCR- D V D304E/ D V D305E /DVD755E) If you have any qu estions a bout this product, yo[...]

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    4 Y our camc order is s uppl ied w ith two kinds of oper ations guide s. – “Operating Guide” (This manual) – “First Step Guide” for usin g your camcorder with the computer connected (stored on the supplied CD-R OM) * * The DCR-D VD105E /DVD205E/D VD304E/ D VD 605E/D VD7 05E do not include “First Step Guide” because t hey do not supp[...]

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    5 Notes on th e Setup items, LCD screen , viewfi nder , and lens • A se tup item th at i s gr ayed ou t is no t av ai lable under t he current rec ording or playback co nditions. • The LCD s creen a nd the viewf inder are manufacture d using extrem ely high- precision technol ogy , so over 99.99% o f the pix els are operation al for ef fectiv e[...]

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    6 About the Car l Zeis s lens Y our cam corder is eq uipped w ith a C arl Zei ss lens, which was developed jointly by Carl Zeiss , in Ge rmany , and So ny Cor poration, and pr oduces su perior i mages. It adopts t he MTF * measureme nt system fo r video cam eras and offers a qua lity typical of a Carl Zeiss lens. * MTF sta nds for Modu lation Trans[...]

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    8 T able of Cont ents What you can do with your DVD Handycam .... ............. ............. ............. 12 Choosing a dis c .. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 14 Using your DVD Handycam .......... ............. ............. ................ ............. ... 1 6 Step 1: Checking suppli[...]

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    9 To adjust the focus for an of f center s ubject To fix the expos ure for the selected subj ect To record in mirror mode To add special ef fects To use a tripo d To attach th e shoulder belt Playbac k To use Playb ack zoom To play back a seri es of stil l images (Sl ide show) Recording /playback To check the remainin g battery To turn off t he ope[...]

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    10 PICT.APPLI. ... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................ 7 5 Speci al ef fect s on p ictur es or addi tiona l func tion s on re cor ding /pl ayb ack (PICT. EFFECT/D.EFFEC T, etc.) DISC SET (DCR-DVD105E/DVD205E/DVD605E/DVD705E) / MEDIA SET (DCR-DVD304E/DVD305E/DVD755E) ...... ................ ... 77 S[...]

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    11 Troubleshootin g ........ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............107 Warning indi cators and messages ............... ............. ............. ............. .. 125 Using your c a mcorder abroa d ......... ............. ............. ............. ............. .. 130 About the dis c ..... ...........[...]

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    12 Y our D VD Hand ycam rec ords image data on 8cm D VD * . It is more con venient than vide o tape and far mor e versatile. Enjoyin g with yo ur DVD Hand ycam What yo u can do with your DVD Hand ycam * D VD (D igital V er satile Disc) is a high-capacity optical disc. No rewinding to start recording (p.34, 40) Record ed images are sto red in empty [...]

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    13 Enjoyin g with your DVD Handycam ** Finalizing: a process to make it possible t o play b ack recorded D VD on other DVD de vices (see page 38 and 54) . Playba ck on a DVD d evice or D VD drive (p .38, 54) Y ou can p lay back r ecorde d and f inaliz ed ** discs on a home D V D device, DVD recorder or DVD dri ve o f a com pute r that supports 8 cm[...]

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    14 Y our DVD Ha n dycam is compatible with 8 cm D VD-R , DVD-R W and D VD+R W. It doe s not suppor t 12cm discs. Recording format for DVD- RW When y ou use a D VD- R W, you can c hoose t he recor ding form at from V IDEO m ode or VR mo de. In this manual, VIDEO mo de is indica ted as and VR mode a s . Disc and recording formats Glossary (p.144,145)[...]

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    15 Enjoyin g with your DVD Handycam Record ing tim e Record ing time per disc side The mini mu m record ing time is giv en in parentheses. unit: mi n. • The recording time for the movie drops when the disc also contain s still images. Disc use For reliabil ity durability of recordi ng /playba ck, we re commend that you use Sony discs or discs wit[...]

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    16 Continu ed on the ri ght page Using yo ur DVD Handy cam 1 Preparing (See page 18 to 30.) Select the disc that best suits your needs. Repeated use of a disc T o save recorded images T o use one disc repeatedly What wou ld you li k e to do after recording? Playing back disc on a various D VD devices Deleting and e diting images in your DVD Handyca[...]

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    17 Enjoyin g with your DVD Handycam Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize 4 Viewing on anothe r DVD devic e (See pag es 54 and 58.) T o view a disc recorded on your D VD H andyca m on other DVD devices, you need to fin al iz e i t fir st . • The less the recor ding volume of the disc is, the more it takes time to finalize the disc[...]

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    18 Make sure that you have follo w ing item s supplied with your camc o rder . The nu mber in th e parenthes es indi cates the number of that it em supplied . • Discs and “Memory Stick Duo” a re not supplied . AC Adap tor (1) (p .19) Mains lead (1) (p .19) A/V conne cting cable (1 ) (p .52, 94, 96, 100) USB cab le (1) (p .98, 100) (F or DCR-D[...]

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    19 Gett ing S tarted Y ou can cha rge the bat tery after at tachi ng the “InfoLITH IUM” battery pack (P series) (p.135) to your camc order . • Y ou cannot us e an NP-FP30 battery pack with your camcorder . (See the re verse side of the battery pack for the model number . ) Installing the battery pac k with excess fo rce may lead to camcorder [...]

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    20 5 The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the bat tery is fully char ged. Disconnect the A C Adap tor fro m the DC IN jack on your camcorder . • Disconnect the A C Adaptor holding both your camcorder and the DC plug. T o remove the batte r y pack Slide the PO WER switch to OFF (CHG). Slide th e B A TT (battery) re lease lever and remove the ba tt[...]

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    21 Gett ing S tarted For DCR-DVD304E/D VD305E/DVD755E * T y pical recordi ng time shows the time when you repeat re cording sta rt/stop, turn ing the power on/ off a nd zooming. • T im es sho wn vary according to t he followi ng conditions. – T o p: When the L CD backlight turns on. – M iddle: When the LCD backlight tu rns off. – Bottom: Re[...]

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    22 On th e AC A daptor • Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall socket close by . If any trouble occurs while using the adaptor, immediately shut off the po wer by disconnecting the p lug from the wall s ocket. • Do not u se the A C Adaptor placed in a narro w space, such a s between a wall and f urniture. • Do n ot short-circuit[...]

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    23 Gett ing S tarted T o recor d, slide the POWER switch to turn on the re specti ve lamp. When us ing it for the f irst t ime, the [CLOCK SET] sc reen a ppears (p.2 6). 1 Remo ve the lens cap by pressing both knobs on the sides of th e cap. 2 T urn on the power b y sliding th e PO WER switch i n the dire ction of the arro w while pressing the gree[...]

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    24 Open the LCD sc reen 90 d egrees to t he camcord er ( 1 ), th en rotate i t to the b est angle to recor d or play ( 2 ). • Be careful not to press t he buttons on the LCD frame accidentally when you open or adjust the LCD sc reen . • If you open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the camcorder, then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side, you can [...]

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    25 Gett ing S tarted Y ou can play back reco rded pict ures (p.36, 42), or change the settings (p .64) using the touch pa nel. T ouch t he bu ttons displa yed on t he scre en. Support the r e ar of t he LCD panel with the pal m of your le ft hand. The n, touch the buttons displayed o n the screen. • Perform th e same actions as e xplained above w[...]

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    26 Set the dat e and time whe n using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set the dat e and time, th e [CLOCK SET] scr een appears every t ime you turn on your camcor der or slide the PO WER switch. • If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 months , the built-in rechargeable battery gets discharged and the d ate and ti me setti[...]

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    27 Gett ing S tarted A new 8 c m DVD-R , D VD- R W, or D V D+R W is requir ed for recor ding (p.14) . • Remove dust or f inger prin ts from th e disc beforehand, us ing the cle aning cloth supplied with your camcorder (p.132). 1 Check that th e power of y our camcor der is on. • Y ou can remove the disc when a power source is connected to your [...]

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    28 4 Close th e disc co ve r . The [DISC ACCESS] screen appears. It may take some time to reco gnize the disc de pending on the disc typ e an d conditi on. x DV D - R Y ou can sta rt recordin g immediately after [DISC ACCESS] disappear s from t he LCD sc reen. Y o u do n ot need to p roceed to st eps a fter step 5 . x DV D - RW Select the recordin [...]

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    29 Gett ing S tarted • After your camcorder recognizes th e disc, disc information such a s the date you started to use it and information on pre v iously recorded areas appears for about 8 seconds. The information on pre v iously recorded areas may not be displayed correctly depending on the con dition of the disc. • T o delete all of the prev[...]

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    30 By r ecor ding in the 16:9 (w ide) mode , you can e njoy wide -angle, high-r esolution pictures. • If you intend to view pictures on a wide TV , recording in the 16: 9 (wide) mode is recommended. 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch in the dire ction of th e arrow to li ght up the (M ovie) lamp. 2 Press WIDE SELECT repeatedly to select the desired scree[...]

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    31 Gett ing S tarted 1 Slide the PO W ER switch to light up the (S till) lamp . The i mage size r atio ch anges to 4:3. 2 Select the recording media f o r still images (For DCR-D VD304E/ DVD305E/D VD 755E). 1 T ouch t [STILL MEDIA]. 2 Select the recording media fo r still images and touch . • The default setting is [MEMOR Y S TICK]. 3 Press WIDE [...]

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    32 Easy H andycam opera tion is a functi on for making nearly all setting s automatic w ith j ust one press o f the EASY bu tton. Y our camco rder automatic ally carries out th e various adjustme nts required for shooting, so no detailed se ttings are r equired. Si nce only b asic fun ctions become available an d screen font size i ncreases for eas[...]

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    33 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings[...]

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    34 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch A in the direction of the arr ow to li ght up t he (Movie) lamp. 2 Press ST ART/STO P B (or C ). • The default s ettings is [SP] (p.78). T o stop re cording, pre ss ST AR T/STOP again. T o record the ne xt imag es Perform step 2 . • Y ou can continu e recording if you have not finalized the disc (p.54) and t here i[...]

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    35 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings 1 Slide the PO WER switch A in the direction of the arrow to light up the (Still) lamp. 2 Select the recording destination for still imag es (For DCR-DVD304E/D V D305E/ DV D7 55E). 1 T ouch [SETUP] t [STILL MEDIA]. 2 Se lect t he media for recordi ng still image s, then touch . The[...]

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    36 1 Press PLA Y/EDIT A (or B ) The VISU AL INDEX screen appears on the LCD sc reen. 1 tab: D isp lays the movi es. 2 tab: D ispl ays the still ima ges o n the disc . 3 tab: Displays t he still images on the “Memory Stic k Duo” (For DCR- D VD304E/ DVD305E/D VD755 E). • It may take some time to display the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Select tab t[...]

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    37 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings • When playback of the select ed movie reaches the end, the screen returns t o the V ISU AL INDEX screen. • T ouch / during pause to pl ay back movie slowly . • When you touch a movie marked with i , you can p lay it back from the point you have stopped previously . • T ouc[...]

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    38 Finalizi ng makes the re corde d D VD c ompati ble for pl ayback wi th DVD device s and DVD drives of comp uters. W i th Easy Han dycam op eration, yo ur D VD Ha ndycam sets up the following optio ns automa tically . Therefo re, you can final ize a disc easily . – creating a DVD menu to display images as thumbnails o n a D VD player, etc. – [...]

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    39 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings Finali zing a disc T o uch the LCD screen in th e following steps. • Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and d o not disconnect the A C adaptor during finalizing. • The s horter the amount o f material recorded, the longer it takes for finalizing. Complete d a di[...]

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    40 1 Sl ide the PO W ER switch in the directio n of the arro w to light up the (Movie) lam p. 2 Press ST ART/STO P A (or B ). T o stop re cording, pre ss ST AR T/STOP again. Recording/ Playback Reco rding Movi es PHO T O POWER s witch ST AR T/ST OP A Remov e the lens cap . ST AR T /ST OP B DCR-D VD105E/D VD605E : Slide the PO WER switch in the dire[...]

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    41 Recor ding/Playba ck 1 Slide the PO W ER switch to light up t he (S till) lamp. 2 Select the recording media for still images (F or DCR-D VD30 4E/D VD 305E/ DV D7 55E). 1 T ouch t [STILL MEDIA]. 2 Se lect t he media for recordi ng still image s, then touch . The recordi ng screen retur ns with the selected r ecording medi a displayed at the top [...]

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    42 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch to turn on y our camcorder . 2 Press PLA Y /EDIT A (or B ). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears on the LCD sc reen. 1 tab: Dis plays th e movies. 2 tab: Displ ays the s till im ages on t he di sc. 3 t ab: D isplays the still images o n the “Memor y St ick D uo” (For DCR-D VD304 E/DVD305E/D VD755E ). • It may take so[...]

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    43 Recor ding/Playba ck 3 St art pla ying bac k. Movies Still Images T ouch tab and the mo vie to be pla yed back . • When playback of the selected m ovie re aches the end, the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen. • T ou ch / during pause t o play back movie slowly . • One touch makes the re verse/fast forward approximately 5 times fast[...]

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    44 T o use zoom ....................... 15 Move the power zoom lever 1 slightly for a slower zoom . Move it fu rther for a faster zoom. • Be careful not to remove your f inger suddenly from the power zoom le ver 1 If you do so, the sound of the lever moving may be recorded. • Y ou cannot change the zoom speed with the zoom buttons 5 on the LCD [...]

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    45 Recor ding/Playba ck When recording in 5.1ch surround sound, a ttac h the suppli ed surround micr ophone to y our ca m cor der . Without a surround mic rophone, y our camcorder records in 2ch sound. • is d isplayed on the screen during 5.1ch recording/playback. 5.1ch sound is converted to 2ch when played back on your camcor der . Dolby Digital[...]

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    46 T o record in mirror mod e ........... 0 Open the LCD sc reen 0 90 degre es to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then rotate it 1 8 0 de grees to the lens side ( 2 ). • A mirror-image of the subject appears on the LCD screen, but the picture wil l be normal wh en recorded. • When recording in m irror mode, the image is not displayed in the viewfinder . [...]

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    47 Recor ding/Playba ck 1 Play ba ck the pic ture you want to magnify . 2 Magnif y the pict ure with T (T e lephoto ). A frame appe ars on the LCD sc reen. 3 T ouc h the port ion that you want to displ ay in the center of the LCD s creen. 4 Adjust t he magnif ication with W (Wi de angle) /T (T elephoto) . T o cancel , touch [EN D]. • Y ou cannot [...]

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    48 Y ou can check or del ete the last re corded scen e. Y ou cann ot delete it if: – you have removed th e disc. – you have recorded the new movi e s or s til l im ages . 1 Sl ide the PO WER s witc h to l ight u p the (Mov i e) or (Still) lamp, then to uch . The play back o f t he la tes t sce ne st arts . T o return to recordi n g T ouch . •[...]

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    49 Recor ding/Playba ck Indic ators d i splay ed duri ng recordi ng/playba ck ( ) is a referen ce page. The indicat ors during record ing will not be recorded. Re cord ing movie s Recording still images 1 R emain ing battery (approx .) (47) 2 R ecor ding mode ( HQ / SP / LP ) (78) 3 R ecor ding status ([STBY] (stand by) / [REC] (re cording )) 4 C o[...]

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    50 When yo u can ch ange the setup items, or during re cording or pl ayba ck, following indicat ors displaye d. Upper le ft Upper ce nter Upper right Cente r Bottom The r ecording date and time i s recorded automat ically on the disc and “ Memory Stick Duo” (DCR-DVD3 0 4E/D VD305E/ D VD 755 E). They are not di splayed wh ile recordi ng. However[...]

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    51 Recor ding/Playba ck Remo ve the insula tion sheet befor e using the Remote Commander . 1 DA T A CODE (p.80) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images (p.80) when yo u press this while playing back. 2 PH OT O (p .35, 40) The on-screen image when you press thi s button will be recorded as a still image. 3 SC AN/SLOW[...]

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    52 Connec t your cam corder to t he input jac k of TV or VCR usi ng A/V conne cting cable 1 or A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO 2 . Connec t your camco rder to th e wall sock et usi ng the supplied AC Adaptor for this operati on (p.19). Refe r also to the instruc tion manua ls supplied with the de vices to be connecte d. 1 A/V c onnect ing cabl e [...]

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    53 Recor ding/Playba ck When you r TV is monau ral ( When y our TV has only one audio inpu t jack) Connec t the yellow plug of t he A/V connec ting cab le to the vid eo input jack and conne ct the wh ite (left channel) or the re d (right ch annel) pl ug to the aud io input jac k of your TV or V CR. • Y ou can display the counter on the T V screen[...]

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    54 Finalizi ng makes the re corde d D VD c ompati ble for pl ayback wi th DVD device s and DVD drives of comp uters. • Playback compatibility with any D VD device is no t guaranteed. The fol lowing settings ar e available befo re finalizing. – Select the type of D VD menu to view disc content (see page 57) * – Create a Photomovie to view stil[...]

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    55 Playback on D VD dev ices T o add recordings t o a finalized disc (p.6 1) T o play back a disc in a DVD device aft er addin g a record ing (p.56) * Not possible f or (p.57). Make a new rec ording Recordings cannot be added. Unfinal ize the disc. When the D VD menu or Photom ovie has been created, a conf irm ation screen prompts you to confirm th[...]

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    56 • It takes from a mi nute t o a few hours for fina lizing. The shorter the a mount of mat erial re corded on the d isc, the l onger it takes for finalizing . • Use the A C Adapto r as the pow er sour ce to pre vent y our camcor der fr om running out of powe r duri ng final izin g. • When you finalize a double-sided disc, you must finalize [...]

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    57 Playback on D VD dev ices T o se lect a DVD menu sty le 1 T ouch [DVD MENU]. 2 Select the de sired style from 4 type s of patt ern with / . Selec t [NO MENU] if you do not create a D VD menu. 3 T ouc h t [END]. T o change a P hotom ovie se ttin g 1 T ouc h [PHOT O MO V IE]. 2 T ouc h [YES]. Select [NO] if yo u do n ot create a Photom ovie. 3 T o[...]

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    58 A fi nalize d disc reco rded wit h your camc order can be played ba ck on a DVD device, etc. (p. 54). DVD+R W discs ca n be playe d back wi thout finalizi ng. • Do not us e the 8cm CD adapto r with a n 8cm DVD as it m ay cause a m alfunc tion. • Ma ke sure th at a ver tically ins talled DVD device is p laced in the p osition where a disc c a[...]

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    59 Playback on D VD dev ices • Do not u se th e 8cm CD adapt or with an 8cm DVD as it m ay cause a m alfunct ion. • Eve n when y ou use a D VD+R W, yo u must fina lize th e disc ( p.54). Otherwi se, it ma y cause a m alfunc tion. Use a DVD driv e th at supports 8cm disc s, and a DVD playb ack applic ation must have been i nstalle d on y our c o[...]

  • Page 60

    60 The date the disc was first used is recorded on the v olume label of the disc. <e.g .> When th e disc was first used at 6:0 0 pm on January 1s t 2006: 2006_01_01_ 06H00M_P M Images are sto red in the following folders o n the disc. x Movie s DVD-R/DV D-RW (VI DEO mode) /DVD+RW: VIDEO_TS folder DVD-RW (VR mode ) : DVD_R T A V folder x Sti l[...]

  • Page 61

    61 Using th e Recorded disc (DVD -RW/DVD +RW) Y ou can recor d addit ional materi al on the finalized D VD-RWs (VIDEO mode)/ D V D+R Ws by following the steps be low if ther e is space to reco rd on the disc. When usin g the finali zed DVD-R W (V R mode) di sc, you c an re cord ad ditional material on th e disc without any additional steps. • Use[...]

  • Page 62

    62 Formatting m akes the record ed disc new and reusable by deleting all the da ta recorded on the disc. The recor ding capa city of th e disc is recov ered by formatti ng it. • A DVD-R cannot be formatted. Replace it with a new disc . Formatt ing a final ized disc * T o use a DVD menu or a P hotomovie on a D V D+R W, the disc must be finalized ([...]

  • Page 63

    63 Using th e Recorded disc (DVD -RW/DVD +RW) 7 T ouc h [YES ] t [YES], then tou ch when [Completed.] appears. • Y ou cannot change the movie aspect ratio which you set in step 6 for the D VD+R W . Format the disc again to change the aspect ratio. • During the Easy Handycam oper ation (p.32), the screen in step 5 does not appear ev en if you in[...]

  • Page 64

    64 1 Sl ide the P O WER switch in the d irection of the arrow to light up th e respective lam p. When carryi ng out the playb ack settings, pre ss PLA Y /EDIT to go to the playback screen . 2 T ouch the LCD screen to select the setup item. Una vaila ble items wi ll be grayed ou t. x T o use the s hort-cuts of Person al Menu On Personal Men u, short[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Usin g the Setu p items 1 To u c h t [SETUP]. 2 Se lect t he desir ed set up item . T o uch / to select the item, th en touch . (The process in step 3 is the same as that in step 2 .) 3 Select the d esired item . • Y ou can also touch the item directl y to select it. 4 C ustomiz e the item . After finishi ng the sett ings, touch t (close ) to [...]

  • Page 66

    66 Setu p items A vai lable setup ite ms ( z ) va r y depen ding on the operat ing mode . The foll owing se ttings are made automati cally dur ing Easy Hand ycam operation (p. 32). Movie Still PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam CAMERA SET (p.68) PRO G RAM AE zz – AU TO SPO T METER zz – AU TO EXPOSU R E zz – AU TO WHI TE BAL . zz – AU TO A UTO SHUTTER[...]

  • Page 67

    67 Usin g the Setu p items * 1 The setting values before Ea sy Handycam operation are maintained. * 2 DCR-DVD304E/D VD305E/DVD755E * 3 DCR-DVD105E/D VD605E * 4 DCR-DVD205E/D VD304E/DVD305E/DVD705E/D VD755E * 5 DCR-DVD305E/D VD755E * 6 DCR-DVD105E/D VD205E/DVD605E/DVD705E * 7 [USB SELECT] appears automatically when your camcord er is connected to a [...]

  • Page 68

    68 The de fault sett ings are mar ked with B . The in dicators in par entheses appear when the items ar e selected. See page 64 for d etails on selecting setup items. Y ou can re cord pi ctures ef fect iv ely in v arious situations wi th the PR OGR AM AE function. B AUTO Select to automat i cally r ecord pictur es eff ectivel y without the [ PROGRA[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Usin g the Setu p items Y ou can fix the brightness of a picture manua lly . When reco rding indo ors on a c lear day , for instan ce, y ou can avoid backlight shadows on people next to the window by fixing the expo sure to that of the wall si de of the room . 1 T ouch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adju st the exposure by tou ching /. 3 T ouch . T o retu[...]

  • Page 70

    70 Auto mati cal ly act iv a tes th e elec tro nic shutter to adjust t he shutter spe ed when recording in brig ht condit ions if you set it t o [ON] (th e default setting) . Y ou can select and adjust t he focal point to aim it at a sub ject not located in the cen ter of the screen . 1 T ouch the subjec t on the screen. 9 appears. 2 T ouc h [END].[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Usin g the Setu p items LOW ( ) Makes t he flash le vel lower . • The setting returns t o [NORMAL] when you set the POWER switch to OFF ( CHG) for mo re than 12 hours. Y ou can re cord pic tures at a maxi mum of 16 time s the sensi tiv ity of NightS hot pl us in dark places . Set [SUPER NSPLUS] to [ON] whil e the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switc h is set [...]

  • Page 72

    72 Y ou can sel ect the maxi mum zoom le vel in case yo u want t o zoom great er than o ptical zoom magnif ication li sted as belo w: While r ecording on a dis c. Note th at the image qua lity decreases w hen you are usin g the digita l zoom. For D CR-DVD105E /DVD605E B OF F Up to 20 × zo om is perfo rmed opt ically . 40 × Up to 20 × zoom i s pe[...]

  • Page 73

    73 Usin g the Setu p items – w hen you change [RE C MODE] (p.78)/with a DVD-R /DVD-R W (VIDEO mode)/DVD+R W inserted wh ile 4:3 is set. T o play back images on a DVD player or a D VD recor der, the w ay you see picture s on the TV scre en may di ffer depending on your player. F o r details, ref er to the instruct ion manua ls suppli ed with the d[...]

  • Page 74

    74 B FI NE ( ) Records still images at the fine image quality level. ST ANDARD ( ) Records still im ages at the standard im age quality level. The siz e of sti ll images (Appr ox. kB) B 1.0 M Records still images clearly . VGA (0.3M ) Allo ws for the max imum number of i mages to be recorded. • When t he picture ratio is changed to 16:9, the imag[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Usin g the Setu p items B SERI ES Assig ns numbers to files in se quence even if the d isc or “ Memor y Stick Duo ” (For DCR-DVD304E/D VD305E/DVD755E ) is changed. RESET Resets th e file numberin g to 0001 each tim e the dis c or “Memory Stick Du o” (For DCR - DVD304E/D VD305E/DVD755E ) is changed. FILE NO. The defau lt s ett ings are ma[...]

  • Page 76

    76 Using th e viewfind er Y ou can adjust [EXPOSURE] and [F ADER] while usi ng the viewfinder by having the LCD scre en rotat ed 180 degre es and closed with the screen facing out. 1 Make sure the (Movie) lamp li ghts up. 2 Extend th e viewf inder , and close the LCD screen with the scr een facing o ut. appears. 3 T ouc h . [Set LCD of f ?] appears[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Usin g the Setu p items COMPUTER Cop ies still im ages in the “Mem ory Stic k Duo . ” PRINT Prin ts still ima ges in the dis c using the Pict Brid ge com plian t printe r . PRINT Prin ts still ima ges in the “M emory Sti ck Duo” u sing t he P ictBr idge c ompliant prin ter . • [USB SELE CT] auto matically a ppears on the screen in the [...]

  • Page 78

    78 When the “Memory Stick Duo ” is format ted, all the da ta wi ll be delet ed. 1 Forma t the “Memory Stick D uo ” by to uching [YES] t [YES] . 2 T ouc h when [Compl eted.] appears. • Even still imag es protected with another equipment against accident al deletion are deleted. • Do n ot attempt the following oper ations when [Executing.[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Usin g the Setu p items Y ou can select w hether to pla y back audi o recorde d using ot her devices with dual soun d or stereo soun d. B S TEREO Plays back wit h main and sub so und (or stereo sound). 1 Plays ba ck with main sound or the le ft channel sound. 2 Plays b ack wit h sub sou nd or t he righ t channel sound. • The setting returns to[...]

  • Page 80

    80 x WIDE D ISPLA Y (For DCR-DV D105E/ DVD605 E)/VF WID E DISP (For DCR- DVD20 5E/ DVD 304E/D VD3 05E/ DVD7 05E/DVD755E) Y ou can sel ect ho w a 16:9 (wi de) aspe ct ratio pictur e appears i n the viewfinder . B LET TER BOX Nor mal set ting (s tandar d type o f scr een) SQUEZE (Squ eeze) Expands the pi cture vertical ly if blac k bands at the top a[...]

  • Page 81

    81 Usin g the Setu p items • The setting returns to [OFF] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 1 2 hours. Y ou can se lect the numbe r of thum bnails t hat appear on the VISU AL INDEX screen. Thumbn ail Glossary (p.14 5) B Z OOM LI NK Change the number of thumbna ils (6 or 12) with the z oom lever on y our camcor der . * 6IMAG[...]

  • Page 82

    82 B 5min The camcord er is automat ically turned of f when you do not operate you r camcorder for more than approxi mately 5 mi nutes. NEVE R The camco rder is not automatical ly turned off. • When you connect your camcorder to a wall socket, [A.SHU T OFF] is automatical ly set to [NEVER ]. Set t o [ON ] (th e defaul t se tting ) to di spl ay th[...]

  • Page 83

    83 Usin g the Setu p items Y ou can add desired setup it ems to Personal Menu, an d customi ze Personal Menu settings. This i s conv enient if you add frequ ently u sed setu p item s to Pe rsonal Menu. Y ou can add up to 27 setup items for (Movie), (Still) or PLA Y /EDIT. Dele te a le ss im por tant setup item, if you want to add more . 1 T ouc h t[...]

  • Page 84

    84 1 T ouch t [P-MENU SE T UP] t [SORT]. If the desire d setup item is not di splayed touch / . 2 T ouch the setup i tem yo u want to move. 3 T ouch / to move the setu p item to th e desired place . 4 T ouch . T o sort m ore items, repeat step 2 to 4 . 5 T ouch [END] t . • Y ou cannot move [P-MENU SET UP]. T ouch t [P-MENU SET UP ] t [RESE T] t [[...]

  • Page 85

    85 Editing on DVD Handy cam Y ou can dub r ecorded s till images fr om a “Memo ry Stick Duo ” to a di sc or from a di sc to a “Memory Stick Duo. ” • U se the AC Adap tor as power so urce to prev e nt your camc order from running out of power during operati on during copying. • D o not a pply sho ck or v ibratio n to yo ur camcor der , a[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Make sure to insert the recorded D VD a nd “Memory Stic k Duo” int o your cam corder . 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch to turn on your camco rder and pr e ss PLA Y/EDI T. 2 T ouch tab , then [EDIT] . 3 T ouch [C OPY ]. 4 T ouch the still ima ge to be copied. The sel ect ed sc ene is m arke d with . Press and hold t he image on th e LCD screen to [...]

  • Page 87

    87 Editing on DVD Handy cam Make s ure to i nsert the r ecorded “Memory Stick Duo ” into your ca mcorde r . 1 Slid e the PO W ER switch to turn on your camcor der and press PLA Y/EDIT. 2 T ouc h tab. 3 T ouc h [ED IT]. 4 T ouc h [DELE TE]. 5 T ouch the still image to be deleted. The se lected sce ne is mark ed with . Press an d hold the im age [...]

  • Page 88

    88 Using D VD-R Ws recorded inVR mode, you can delet e pictures or divide movies on the disc with your c amcorder. Make sure to insert the recorded disc into your camc order. Origina l Glossary (p. 145) 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch to turn on your camco rder and pr e ss PLA Y/EDI T. 2 Select tab or tab that includes the image you want to delete, th e[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Editing on DVD Handy cam When you touch , it cha nges to and the o p erati onal b uttons bel ow appe ar . T o hide t he buttons, touch . • Play and pause toggles as you press . • A slight difference may occur from the point where you touch and the actual di v iding point, as your camcorder selects th e dividing point based o n half-second in[...]

  • Page 90

    90 5 T ouch t [YE S]. 6 T ouch [Y ES] to see the Playlist or [NO] to return to o r tab. T o add al l the movies on the disc at th e same time T ouch [ ADD ALL] in step 3 . T o add all the still im ages on the disc in a Pla ylist It is recom mende d that you c reat e a Photom ovie (p.92) be forehand, t hen add it in a Playl ist. • Whe n you add st[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Editing on DVD Handy cam 4 Sele ct the scene to be moved . The se lected sce ne is mark ed with . Press an d hold the im age on th e LCD screen to confi r m the image. T ouc h to return to the previous screen. 5 T ouc h . 6 Select the designa ted positio n with [ T ]/[ t ]. 7 T ouc h t [YES ]. • When yo u have selected multiple scenes, the sce[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Photomo vie ca tegoriz es still images as a movi e, you can a dd more image s in the Playlist. Photomovie Gl ossary (p.145) 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch to turn on your camco rder and pr e ss PLA Y/EDI T. 2 T ouch tab t [ED IT] t [PHOT OMOVIE]. 3 T ouch [YE S ]. All of t he still images on the d isc ar e converted to a si ngle m ovie file , a nd a[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Editing on DVD Handy cam[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Y ou can c opy picture s played b ack on you r cam corder to ot her recor ding devices, suc h as VCRs or D VD re corders. After dubbing them to an HDD (h a rd disc dr ive) video recorder , you can enj oy images stored on the ha rd disc of the re corder. Connec t your cam corder to the wall socket using the suppl ied A C Adaptor for this opera ti[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Dubbing , Printing 1 Inser t the reco rded disc into your camcor der . 2 Slid e the PO W ER switch to turn on your camcor der and press PLA Y/EDIT. Set [TV T YPE] accor ding to the playback device ( p.52) (For D CR-DVD205E/ D VD30 4E/D VD305E/D VD705E/ DVD7 5 5E). 3 Inser t the recording media f o r y our VCR or D V D recorder . If your recordi [...]

  • Page 96

    96 Y ou can record p ictures or TV prog rams f rom a VC R, TV o r DVD de v ice onto a disc usi ng you r camcor der . Connec t your cam corder to the wall socket using the suppl ied A C Adaptor for this opera tion (p.19). Re fer also to th e instructio n manual s supplied with th e devices to be conne cted. 1 A/V c onnect ing cabl e (supplied) Conne[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Dubbing , Printing 1 Conn ect your camcor d er to the TV or VCR/D V D device with the A/V connecti ng cable ( supplied) 1 or the A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO ( optio nal) 2 . • Connect y our camcorder to t he output jacks of a TV or VCR/D VD device. 2 If you are recor ding from a VCR/ DV D d evice, insert the cassette or disc into the pla[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Y ou can print o ut stil l ima ges usin g a Pict Bridg e com plia nt pr inte r witho ut connect ing the camcor d er to a compu ter . Connec t your cam corder to t he wall socket usin g t he s uppl ied AC Adap tor for th is oper atio n. Insert the disc or “Mem ory Stick Duo” on which stil l images are st o red in to your camcord er and turn o[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Dubbing , Printing • Do not attempt the following operations when is on the screen. The operatio ns may not be performed properly . – O perate the PO WER switch. – Disconn ect the USB cable (supplied) from the printer. – S lide the dis c cover OPEN switch. – R emove the “Memory Stick Duo” from your camcorder . • If the printer st[...]

  • Page 100

    100 12 ...Open the jac k cov er . 4 ...R emove th e sh oe c over . 1 REMOTE jack (For DCR-DVD304 E/DVD305E/ DVD7 5 5E) • Connect other optional accessories. 2 A /V (audio/vid eo) ja ck (p .52, 94, 96) 3 Sh oe cover (For DCR-DVD304 E/DVD305E/ DVD7 5 5E) 4 A ctive Interface Shoe (For DCR-DVD304 E/DVD305E/ DVD7 5 5E) The Ac tive Interface Shoe suppl[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD3 05E/DVD 755E) When you install the Pict ure Packag e or N ero Express 6 software on a W indows co mputer from t he suppl ied CD-R OM, yo u can enjo y the fol lowing oper ation s by conne cting yo ur camcorde r to your comput er . • The Mac intos h comp uter does not suppor t the supp lied Pic ture Package and Nero [...]

  • Page 102

    102 x When u sing W indow s computer When using Pi cture P acka g e on a computer OS: Mi crosoft Windows 2000 Professional / W indows XP Home Edition / Windo ws XP Profes sional Standard i nstalla tion is r equired. O peration is no t as sur ed i f t he a bove OS has bee n upgraded. CPU: Inte l Pentium III 600MHz or faster (Pentium III 1GHz or fast[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD3 05E/DVD 755E) Y ou need to install t he softwar e to your W i ndows comp uter before connecting y our camcorder t o the comput er . Th e instal lation is r equired onl y for the f irst time. Content s to be install ed and procedu res may differ depending on your OS. 1 Confirm th at your camcorder is not connected to [...]

  • Page 104

    104 7 Read [License Ag reement], chec k [I accept the terms of the license agreement] when you a gree, then c lick [Ne xt]. 8 Sel ect where to save the software, then clic k [ Next]. 9 Sel ect [P AL], then click [ I nstall]. 10 Cli ck [Instal l] on the [Ready to Install the Program] screen. The i nstalla tion of Pi cture P ackage starts. 11 Click [[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD3 05E/DVD 755E) 2 Click [ Next]. 3 Cli ck [Finish]. 14 Make sure [Y es, I want to restart my computer now .] is checked, then click [Fin ish ]. The com puter t u rns off on ce, the n starts up ag ain automat ically (Restart) . Th e sho rt-cut icon s fo r [Pic ture Pa ckag e Men u], [P ictu re Pack age Me nu dest inat i[...]

  • Page 106

    106 T o view “First Step Guide ” on your comput er, M icrosoft I nternet Exp lorer V er . 6.0 or la ter is reco mme nded. Doubl e-clic k the icon on the desktop . • Y ou can also start by selecting [Star t ], [Programs] ([All Prog rams] for Windows X P), [Pic ture Package] , and [First Step Guide], then start up [Firs t Step Guide]. • T o v[...]

  • Page 107

    107 T ro ubleshoo ting If you run into any problems using your camcorder , use th e follow i ng table to troubleshoot the probl em . If the problem persists, remo ve th e power source an d contact your Son y dealer . The camcorder does not op e rate even when the po wer is set to on. • Disconnect the A C Ad aptor fro m the wall sock et or remov e[...]

  • Page 108

    108 Y our camcorder gets warm. • T his is beca use the power has been turne d on for a long t ime. This i s not a m alfunction . T ur n off your camcorder and leav e it for a while in a cool place. The pow e r does not t urn on. • The battery p ack is not attached t o the camcorder . Attach a char ged battery pa ck to the c amcorder (p.19). •[...]

  • Page 109

    109 T ro ubleshoo ting A problem occurs when the cam corder is connected to t he A C Adaptor . • Turn off th e power , and discon nect the AC Adaptor from the wall socket. Then, con nect it again. An unknown picture appears on the s creen. • Th e camcorder is in [DEMO MO DE] (p.77) . T ouc h the LCD scre en or insert a disc or “Memor y Stick [...]

  • Page 110

    110 The disc canno t be removed. • Make sure the power source (battery pa ck or A C Adaptor) is c onnected correc tly (p.19). • Remove the batter y pack from t he camcorder , th en attach it again (p.20 ). • Attach a ch arged b attery pack to the camco rder (p.19). • T he disc is da maged or is dirty with fingerprint s, etc. In this cas e, [...]

  • Page 111

    111 T ro ubleshoo ting The data file n ame is not i ndicated correctly . • Onl y the file name is displayed if the directory stru cture does not conform to the universal standard . • Th e file is damaged. • Th e f i le forma t is not supported on you r camcorder (p.133). The data f ile name flashes. • Th e file is damaged. • Th e f i le f[...]

  • Page 112

    112 The external flash ( optional) does not work (For DCR-D V D304E/D V D305E/ DVD755E). • The po wer of the f l ash i s not turned on, or the f lash is not attached corr ectly . • Y ou cann ot record with the flash with: – Duri ng recording movies – [S UPE R NSPL US ] – [COLOR SLO W S] – [D. EFFECT] – [ BURST] – The conversion lens[...]

  • Page 113

    113 T ro ubleshoo ting Refer al so to “Setup items” (p.11 5). The auto f ocus does not funct ion. • Set [FOCUS] to [A UTO] (p.70). • The record ing conditio ns are not su itable for au to focus. Adj ust the focus manually (p .70). [STEAD YSHO T] does not f unction. • S et [S TEA DYSHOT] to [O N] (p .73 ). • [STEAD YSHO T ] may not work [...]

  • Page 114

    114 Black bands appear when y ou record a T V screen or computer screen. • Set [STEAD YSHOT] to [OFF] (p.73). The supp lied Remote Command er does not function. • Set [REMO TE CTRL] to [ON] (p.81 ). • Ins ert a ba ttery into the ba ttery hol der with the +/– p olariti es corre ctly matchin g the +/– ma rks (p.139). • Remov e any obstruc[...]

  • Page 115

    115 T ro ubleshoo ting • Th is may appear on st ill images ta ken with other devices, edite d on a computer, etc. No sound or only a low so und is hear d when pla ying bac k a disc . • Set [MUL TI-SOUND] to [STEREO] (p.79). • T urn up the v olume (p.43 ). • Soun d is not output when the LCD scree n is closed. Open the LCD scr een. • When [...]

  • Page 116

    116 Y ou cannot use [PROGRAM AE]. • Y ou cann ot use [PR OGR AM AE] together with: – NightS hot plus – [S UPE R NSPL US ] – [COLOR SLO W S] – [OLD MO VIE] • [S PORTS] will not work when the POWER swi tch is set to (Still). Y ou cannot use [SPOT METER]. • Y ou cann ot use [SPO T METER] together with: – NightS hot plus – [S UPE R NS[...]

  • Page 117

    117 T ro ubleshoo ting [COLO R SLO W S] does not operate correctly . • [COLOR SL O W S] m ay not oper ate correctl y in total da rkness. Use Ni ghtShot p lus or [SUPER NSPLUS] . • Y ou cann ot use [ COLOR SLO W S] toge ther with : – [F ADER] –[ D . E F F E C T ] – [PR OGRAM AE] –[ E X P O S U R E ] – [SPOT METER] Y ou cann ot use [ SE[...]

  • Page 118

    118 Y ou cannot e dit a D VD-R/D VD-RW (V IDEO mode)/D VD+RW w ith your camcorder . Unable t o edit. • There are n o im ages recorded o n the disc. • Un able to edit becaus e of the condit ion of the image . • Y ou cann ot edit an ima ge protecte d on another device. Scenes cann ot be added in th e Playlist. • T he disc is full, or the a dd[...]

  • Page 119

    119 T ro ubleshoo ting Y ou cannot copy the disc to the 12cm D V D. • Us e the supplie d software, Ner o Express 6. Ref er to the inst ruction manual suppl ied with Nero Express 6 f or de tails. Prints cannot be made using a PictBridge printer (For DCR-D VD305E/DVD755E). • Y our printer may not pr int images r ecorded using oth er devices. This[...]

  • Page 120

    120 The beep soun ds fo r 5 seconds. • T he temperat ure of your camco rder is extremely high. T urn off your camco rder and leave it for a whil e in a cool place. • Mois ture conde nsation has occurred with th e disc. T urn off your camc order and leave it for about 1 hour, then turn on your camc order again (p.1 37). • Som e problems hav e [...]

  • Page 121

    121 T ro ubleshoo ting 4 Dou ble-click [Driver] t [Setup.ex e] . For Windows 2000 1 Cl ick [St art], [Setti ngs], then [C ontrol Pan el]. 2 Cl ick [Syste m]. The [Sys tem Propertie s] windo w ap pears. 3 Cl ick [Hardware] ta b . 4 Cl ick [Device Mana ger]. The [D evice Man ag er] w indow app ears . 5 Make sure that [SONY DDX-C1002 USB D evi ce] app[...]

  • Page 122

    122 4 Double-click [ Driv er ] t [Setu p.ex e ]. An error message appears when y o u place the supplied CD-ROM in y o ur computer . • Set the c o mputer display as fol lows: –8 0 0 × 600 d ots or more, Hi gh Color (16 b its, 65 000 col ors) or more Y ou cannot use the supplied CD-ROM on a Macintosh computer . • The supplie d s oftw are Pictu[...]

  • Page 123

    123 T ro ubleshoo ting • Th e computer d oes not r ecognize th e “Memor y Stick Duo” d uring cam corder ope ration suc h as disc playb ack or editing. Finish camcor der operatio n before conne cting the camc order to the co mputer agai n. [Cannot start Easy Hand ycam with USB connected] or [ Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connected] app[...]

  • Page 124

    124 The “First Step Guide” is not displayed correctly . • Follo w the procedure belo w and refer to “First Ste p Guide” (Fi rstStepGuide.p df). 1 P lace the sup plied CD-ROM in the disc driv e of your computer. 2 Dou ble-cli ck [My Computer]. 3 Right-click [PICTUREP ACKA G E] (Di sc driv e) * . * Drive names (such as (E:)) may vary depend[...]

  • Page 125

    125 T ro ubleshoo ting If indic ators appear on the LC D scree n or in the vie wfi nder , check the fo llowi ng. Some sympto ms you can fix by yourself. If the proble m persists even after you have tried a couple o f times, contac t your S ony dealer or loca l authori zed Sony se rvice f acility . C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-diagnosis display) C:04: ss[...]

  • Page 126

    126 E (Battery level warning) Slow flashing • T he battery pack is ne arly used up. • Depe nding on th e operating environment or batte ry condition s, E may fla s h, e ven i f there are appro ximately 20 mi nutes rema ining. % (Moisture condensation warn ing)* Fast flashing • Mois ture con densati on has o ccurred with the di sc. T urn off y[...]

  • Page 127

    127 T ro ubleshoo ting x Moisture co ndensation % Moistur e condensati on. T urn o ff for 1 H. (p.137) % Condensati on. Cannot open. Remove disc later . (p.137) x Disc Overheated. Recording on disc disab led. Overheated. Cannot open. T ry late r . Z Recordi ng on disc disab led. • A m alfuncti on has occur red with the disc and it cannot b e used[...]

  • Page 128

    128 x “Memory St ick Duo ” Reinsert th e Memory Stick. • Re insert the “Memory Stic k Duo” a few times. If even then the indi cator flashes , the “Memory Stic k Duo” can be damage d. T r y with another “Memory Stick Duo . ” This is a read-only Memory Stick. • Ins ert a writable “Memory Sti ck Duo. ” Inco mpa tible type o f M[...]

  • Page 129

    129 T ro ubleshoo ting x E asy Hand ycam Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam. (p.32) Cannot cancel E asy Handycam. (p.32) Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam with USB connected. ( p .32) Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connected. ( p .32) In valid during Easy Handycam opera t ion. (p .32) No recording i n Easy Handycam opera t ion. (p .32) • Th e D VD+RW [...]

  • Page 130

    130 Power supply Y ou can us e your cam corder in any co untries/ regions using the A C Ada ptor suppli ed with your camc order with in the AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/6 0 Hz range. On TV color syste ms Y our camcord er is a P AL system -based camco rder . I f you wa nt to view t he play back pictur e on a TV , it must be a P A L system based TV with a [...]

  • Page 131

    131 Additional Information Setting to the local tim e Y ou can easily set the c lock to the local tim e by setting a time difference whe n using your camcorder abroad. Set [AREA SET] and [SUMMER TIME] in the TIME/LANGU. (p.26). Wo rld time differe n ce 1 23 4 68 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 6 1 7 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 Area cod e Time-zone di[...]

  • Page 132

    132 See page 14 for the details of di scs which y o u can use with y o ur camcorder . Notes o n use • Hold th e disc by its edge wh ile support ing the ce nter hole light ly . Do not tou ch the recordin g side (the opposite of the printed side when using a singl e-sided disc). • Before shoot ing, be sure to remove dust and fi ngerprint s from t[...]

  • Page 133

    133 Additional Information A “M emor y Stick” is a co mpact, por table IC recordi ng m edium w ith a d ata ca pacity that exceeds the capacity of a floppy disk . Y ou can use onl y a “Memo ry Stick Duo , ” which is about the h alf si ze of a sta n dard “Memo ry Stick” in your camcord er . Ho wev er, appearan ce on the list belo w does n[...]

  • Page 134

    134 x O n a loca tio n for u se Do no t use or keep t he “Memo ry Sti ck Duo ” in th e followi ng lo cati ons . • Places subject to extremely high temperature, such as a car parked outside in the summer . • Places under di rect sunlight. • Places with ex t remely high humidity or subj ect to co rr os ive ga se s. x On the M emor y Stick D[...]

  • Page 135

    135 Additional Information Thi s un it i s com pat ible wi th a n “InfoLITH IUM” battery pack (P series). Y our camcord er operat es only with a n “InfoLIT HIUM ” batte ry pack. “Inf oLITHIUM” P ser ies batte ry packs ha ve the mark. What i s an “ InfoL ITHI UM” batte r y pack? An “ InfoLITHI UM” battery pack is a lithi u m-ion [...]

  • Page 136

    136 Battery life • The battery lif e is limite d. Batter y capacity drops little by little as you use it more and more, and as time passes. When the av aila ble battery time is shortened considerably , a pr obable cause is that the battery pack has reached the end of its life. Please buy a new battery pack. • The batte ry life varies according [...]

  • Page 137

    137 Additional Information On use an d care • Do not use or st or e the camcorder and a ccessories in the fo llowing locations. – A nywhere extremely hot or cold. Nev er leave them exposed to temperatures above 60°C (140°F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car park ed in the sun. They may malfunction or become deformed. ?[...]

  • Page 138

    138 x How t o prevent m oisture cond ensation When you brin g you r camcord er from a col d plac e into a warm pl ace, put your camcorder in a p lastic bag and seal i t tightly . Remo ve the bag w hen the air temp erature inside the plastic ba g has reached t he surroun ding tempera ture (aft er about one hour). On the L CD screen • Do not exert [...]

  • Page 139

    139 Additional Information On the pi ckup lens • Do not touch th e lens inside the disc cover . Keep the disc c over closed e xcept when inserting and removing the disc, to keep dust out. • When your camcorder does not work because the pickup lens is d irty , clean it with a blower (not supplied). Do not touch the pickup lens directly during cl[...]

  • Page 140

    140 WAR NI N G Batter y may explode if mistreat ed. Do not recharge, di sassemble or disp ose of in fire. • A button-type li thium batt ery (CR2025) is used in the Rem ote Commander . Do not use batteries other than the CR2025. • When t he lithium batter y becomes weak, the operating distance of the Remote Com mander may shorten, or the Remote [...]

  • Page 141

    141 Additional Information System Video compression format MPEG2/JPEG (Still images ) Audio c ompression for mat DCR-D VD105E/D VD205E/D VD605E/ D VD7 05E Dolby Digital 2ch Dolby Digital St ereo Cr eator DCR-D VD304E/D VD305E/D VD755E Dolby Digital 2/5.1ch Dolby Digital 5. 1 Creator Video signal P AL color , CCIR standards Usable discs 8cm DVD-R/D [...]

  • Page 142

    142 Input/Ou tput connecto rs DCR- DVD 105E/D VD2 05E/D VD605E / DVD705E Audio/Video outpu t 10 pin connector V ideo signal: 1 Vp-p , 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p , 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced Chrominance signal: 0. 3 Vp-p, 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced Audio signal: 327 mV (at Load impedance 47 k Ω (kilohms )), Output impedance l[...]

  • Page 143

    143 Additional Information Dimensions (Approx.) 56 × 31 × 100 mm (2 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 4 in.) (w × h × d) excluding the projecting parts Mass (Approx. ) 190 g (6.7 oz) excluding the mains lead * See at the label of AC Adaptor for other specifi cations. Rechar geable batte r y pack NP-F P50 Maximum output voltage DC8.4V Output voltage DC7.2V Capaci[...]

  • Page 144

    144 x 12cm disc A disc with a diam eter of 12cm. Y ou cannot use 12cm discs with this DVD Handycam. x 5.1ch su rroun d sound A system t hat plays back sound o n 6 speak ers, 3 at the front (left, right and cent er) and 2 at th e rear (rig ht and lef t) with an additional l ow-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for freque ncies of 120Hz or lowe[...]

  • Page 145

    145 Glossar y , Inde x x MPEG2 MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, the group of stan dards for the cod ing (image compre ssion) o f video (m ovie) and audio. There are MPEG 1 (standard definition) a nd M PEG2 (high definition) formats. D VD Handycam records mo v ies in MPEG2 format. x Original A movie or still pho to recorde d by D VD Han[...]

  • Page 146

    146 Nume rics 16:9 WIDE .......... ......... .. 30, 6 2 21-pin adaptor.... ........... ........ 53 4:3 .......... ......... ......... ....... 30, 62 5.1ch surround recording .... .. 44 5.1-channel surround sound ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... .... 44 8cm DVD ... ......... ......... ........1 2 A A/V connecting cable ...... .........[...]

  • Page 147

    147 Glossar y , Inde x H Help . ......... ......... ......... ........10 1 High-speed transfer .......13, 102 Holding the camcorder .. .......23 HQ ... ......... ......... ......... ......... . 78 I Icon .. .... See Display indicators IMAGE SI ZE . ......... ......... .....74 Index DISPLAY ... ......... ......... . 81 MOVIE P B ........ ......... .[...]

  • Page 148

    148 Pre-installed rechargeable batte ry ...... .......... ......... ........ 139 Preparation Camc o rder .. ......... ......... . 18 Compu ter . ......... ......... .. 101 Previous/next but ton ...... ......... ......... ......... . 36, 37, 43 Print ... ......... ......... ........... ......9 8 PRO GRAM AE .... .... ... . 6 8, 1 16 Protect.... ....[...]

  • Page 149

    149 Glossar y , Inde x W Wall s o cket .... ........... ......... ...19 Warning indicators..............125 Warning messages ..............125 WHITE BAL. (White b alance) ....... ......69 , 116 WHITE FADE R ..... ......... .....75 Wide ang le ............ ......... .......44 WIDE SEL ECT ........ ......30, 72 Windows . ......... ......... .........[...]

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  • Page 151

    On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony C o rporation. • “Memory Stick,” , “Memory Stick Duo, ” , “Memory Stick PRO Duo, ” , “MagicGate, ” , “MagicGate Me mory Stick” and “Ma gicGate Memory Stick Duo” are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “InfoLITHI UM” is a trademark of Son y Corporat[...]

  • Page 152

    Printed in Japan Pr inted o n 100% r ecycled paper usi ng VOC (V ol atile Orga nic Compou nd)-f ree vegetable oil based ink. GB Additiona l informa tion on th is produc t and a nswers to frequen tly asked questi ons can be found at our Custome r Supp ort W ebsite .[...]