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Sony Handycam DCR-SR48 manual

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    T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Click Handycam Handbook DCR-SR47/SR48/SR67/SR87  2009 Sony Corpora tion 4-124-310- 12 (1) US[...]

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    2 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Using the Handy cam Handbook Y ou will find informa tion o n using y our cam cor der to i ts fullest in this Han dyca m H andbook. Read the Ha ndyca m H and book in addition to the Operatin g Guide (a separa te v olum e). Inf orma tion o n using y our ca mcor der conn ected to a com pu ter wi[...]

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    3 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index T able of cont ents Using the Handycam Handbook ................................................................. 2 Searching for inf ormation quickly ....................................................... 2 Useful rec ording techniques .......................................................[...]

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    4 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Viewing phot os ........................................................................... 36 Useful functions for playing mo vies and photos ........................................... 38 Searching for desir ed scene by pinpoin t (F ilm Roll Index) ....................... 38 Searching for d[...]

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    5 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index GENERAL SE T (Other setup items) ............................................................. 76 F unctions set in the OPTION MENU ........................................................ 78 T r oubleshooting T roubleshooting ..................................................................[...]

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    6 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful r ecor ding techniques Checking your golf swing Getting a good shot of a ski slope or beach SPORT S ..................................................... 81  Backlight .................................................. 33 BEACH .......................................................[...]

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    7 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index P ar ts and contr ols Figur es in ( ) ar e ref er ence pages.  Speaker  Built-in microphone (33)  Lens ( Carl Zeiss lens) (15)  LENS COVER swit ch (22, 23, 28, 30)  A/V Remote Connector (42, 56)  P ower z oom lever (32, 40)  PHO T O button (24, 30)  CHG (charge) lamp ([...]

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    8 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  POWER button (19)  DISP (display) button (34)  EASY button (23)  (DISC BURN) button (see Operating Guide)  ( VIEW IMA GES) button (25, 35)  Acc ess lamp (“Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media) (60) While the lam p is lit o r flashing, the camcor der is r eading or writing da t[...]

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    9 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Indicat or Meaning  Back light (33) OPTIO N bu tt on (10) VIEW IMA GES butto n (25, 35) Slide sho w bu tt on (41) 101-0001 101-0005 Data file name (26, 36)  Pr otected image (49) VISU AL INDEX bu tt on (26, 36) * DCR -SR67/S R87 Indica to rs and their posi tions ar e a pp ro xima te and[...]

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    10 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - T ak ing advantage of two types of menus Using the HOME MENU When y ou p res s (HOME), the H O ME MENU ap pears. Y ou ca n cha nge the settings of y our cam cor der , etc.  T ouch the desired category  the menu item to be changed .  F ollo w the instr[...]

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    11 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Menu lists List of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) cat egor y MOVIE * 1 p . 28 PHO T O * 1 p . 30 ( VIEW IMAGES) ca tegory VISU AL INDEX * 1 p . 36 FILM ROLL * 1 p. 38 F A CE * 1 p . 38 PLA YLIST p . 52 (O THERS) categor y DELETE * 1 DELETE p . 44 DELETE p . 44 PHO T O CAPTURE p . 46 MOVIE DUB DUB by[...]

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    12 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index [SOUND/DIS P SET] i s chan ged to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy H andy cam opera tion. * 1 Y ou can set this item during Easy H an dycam operatio n. * 2 DCR -SR67/S R87 List of the OPTION MENU Fo llowing i tem s ar e a vailable o n the OPTI ON MENU onl y . tab SPO T MTR/FCS p . 78 SPO T METER[...]

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    13 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Read this befor e operating y our camcor der Supplied items The n umbers in ( ) ar e the su pplied quan tity .  A C A da pt or (1)  P o wer co rd (M ain s lead) (1)  A/V connecting cable (1)   USB cab le (1)   Recharg eable ba tt er y pack Only fo r DCR -SR47/S R48/SR67:[...]

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    14 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Do not aim a t the sun. Doin g so might ca use your ca mcor der to malfunction. T ake images of the sun o nly in low ligh t condi tion s, such as at d usk. About changing the language setting The on-screen dis plays in each local languag e are u sed for illustra ting the opera ting pr ocedur[...]

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    15 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index If you cannot recor d/play back images , per form [MEDIA FORMA T ] If y ou repea t recor ding/deletin g images f or a long time , fragmenta tion of da ta occurs on the recor ding media. I mages cann ot be sav ed or r ecorded. I n such a case, sa ve y our imag es o n some type of ext ernal me[...]

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    16 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Getting star ted Step 1: Char ging the ba tter y pack Y ou can c har ge the “I nfoLITHIUM ” bat tery p ack (H series) after at taching i t to yo ur camco rder . Y ou cannot a ttach a n y “I nfoLITHIU M ” bat ter y pack other than the H series to yo ur camcor der . 1 T urn off your ca[...]

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    17 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Charging time A ppr oxima te time (min.) required when yo u fully char ge a fully dischar ged bat tery p ack. DCR-SR47/SR48/SR67 Batt er y pack C harging time NP -FH30 (supp lied) 115 NP -FH50 135 NP -FH70 170 NP -FH100 390 DCR-SR87 Batt er y pack C harging time NP -FH50 (supp lied) 135 NP -[...]

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    18 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes on the A C Adaptor U se t he nearb y wall outlet (wall socket) when using the A C A dap to r . Disconnect the A C A dap tor fr om the wall outlet (wall socket) immediatel y if an y malfunction occurs while using your camco rder . Do not use the A C A dap to r placed in a narro w space,[...]

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    19 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our cam cor der is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camco rder when the LCD screen is o pen, pres s POWER. 2 Selec t the desired geogr aphical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. T o set the [...]

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    20 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index If the b utt on yo u to uch does not r eact correctly , calibra te the to uch panel (p . 102). T o tur n off the power Close the LCD screen. The (Mo vie) lam p flashes for a f ew seconds and the po wer is t urned off. Y ou can turn off yo ur camcor der also by p ressin g POWER. When [PO WER [...]

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    21 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording/P layback F ive pieces of advic e f or suc cessful r ecor ding Stabilizing your camcor der When y ou ho ld the camcor der , keep y our u pper body upright, and ho ld your a rms close to yo ur body . The St eadySho t function is effective agains t camera-shak e, how ever , it i s es[...]

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    22 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Recor ding and playing mo vies and photos easily ( Easy Handycam Oper ation) Sim ply p res s EAS Y . Y ou can r ecor d or p lay mo vies an d pho tos easily (Easy Ha ndy cam opera tion). During Easy Han dyca m opera tion, yo u can set basic op tions, s uch as cha nging the ima ge size or dele[...]

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    23 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  Pr ess EASY . ap pears on the L CD screen.  Pr ess ST ART/STOP t o star t recor ding . T o sto p reco rdin g, pr ess ST AR T/ST OP aga in. Tips The [REC MOD E] is fixed to [SP] (p . 64). Shooting photos  Open the lens cov er .   [STBY ]  [REC ][...]

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    24 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our cam cor der is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camco rder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, pr ess PO WER (p . 19).  Pr ess EASY . ap pears on the L CD screen.  Pr ess MODE to turn on the (Photo) lamp .  Pr ess PHO T O lightly to [...]

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    25 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing mo vies  Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our cam cor der is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camco rder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, pr ess PO WER (p . 19).  Pr ess ( VIEW IMAGES). The VIS U AL INDEX screen ap pears after some secon ds.  T ouch the (M ovie) [...]

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    26 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Y our cam cor der starts pla ying the selected movie. Tips When pla yback from the selected movie r eaches the last mo vie, the screen ret urns to the VIS U AL INDEX screen. Y ou can slow do wn the pla yback speed by touchin g / during pa use. Y ou can adju st the vol ume b y touchin g  a[...]

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    27 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips The setting of [D A T A CODE] is fixed to [D A TE/TIME] (p . 70). T o chang e the recor ding media, select the recor ding media on [P HOT O MEDI A SET] (p . 59). T o cancel Easy Handycam operation After yo u finish recor ding, o r close men u setting screen, pr ess EAS Y again. disap pe[...]

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    28 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording Recording mo vies In the defa ult settin g, movies a re r ecor ded on the int ernal hard di sk (p . 59).  F asten the grip belt.  Open the lens cov er .  Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our cam cor der is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camco rder when the LCD scr[...]

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    29 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  Pr ess ST ART/STOP t o star t recor ding . T o sto p reco rdin g, pr ess ST AR T/ST OP aga in. See p age 94 o n the recor dable time o f mo vies. The maxim um con tinuo us reco rdab le time of mo vies is abou t 13 hour s. When a mo vie file exceeds 2 GB, the next mo vie file is creat ed [...]

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    30 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Data code during rec ording The reco rdin g dat e, time and co ndi tion ar e r ecor ded au to ma tically on the recor ding m edia. They are n ot disp lay ed during r ecor ding. H o wever , you can chec k them as [D A T A CODE] d uring p layback (p . 70). Shooting photos In the defa ult setti[...]

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    31 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  Pr ess PHO T O lightly to adjust the focus , then press it fully . When disap pears, the pho to is r ecorded. See p age 95 o n the recor dable n umber o f phot os. T o chang e the image size, t ouch (H OME)  (S ETTINGS)  [PHOTO S ETTINGS]  [ IMA GE SIZE]  a desir ed setting ?[...]

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    32 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful functions for r ecor ding movies and photos Zooming Y ou can ma gnify images with the power zoom lever . Y ou can also magnify images with the zoom b ut ton s on the L CD frame (DCR -S R48/SR67/ SR87). The magnifying level of yo ur camco r der is as fo llows: DCR -SR47/S R48/SR67: 60 [...]

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    33 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording sound with mor e presenc e (5.1ch surround r ecor ding) (DCR-SR67/ SR87) Dolb y Digital 5.1ch surro und sound can be r ecor ded with the built-in micr op hon e. Y ou ca n enjo y r ealistic sound when playin g the movie o n devices that su pport 5.1ch s urroun d sound. Notes If y ou[...]

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    34 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Recording in mirr or mode Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the cam cor der  , then ro tat e it 180 degrees t o the lens side  . Tips A mirror -image of the sub ject appears o n the LCD screen, bu t the image will be normal when recor ded. Switching the scr een display Inf orma tion (r [...]

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    35 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index P layback on the camcor der In the defa ult settin g, movies a nd pho tos tha t ar e reco rded o n the int ernal har d disk ar e pla yed (p . 59). Playing mo vies  Open the L CD screen of your camcor der . Y our cam cor der is turned on. T o turn on yo ur camco rder when the LCD screen is[...]

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    36 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Y our cam cor der starts pla ying the selected movie. Tips When pla yback from the selected movie r eaches the last mo vie, the screen ret urns to the VIS U AL INDEX screen. T ouch / durin g pause to pla y back mo vies slo wly . As y ou repea t touc hing / during p layback, mo vies are p lay[...]

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    37 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Y our cam cor der displa ys the selected phot o . Tips When viewing pho tos r ecorded o n “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media, (playback fo lder) ap pears on the screen.   Pr evious T o the VISU AL INDEX screen T o start/stop s lide sho w N ext OPTIO N MENU[...]

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    38 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Useful functions for pla ying movies and phot os Searching for desir ed scene b y pinpoint (F ilm R oll Index) M ovies ca n be divided by a set time and the first scene of each di vision is di spla yed on the INDEX screen. Y ou ca n start pla ying back a mo vie from the selected thum bna il.[...]

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    39 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  Pr ess ( VIEW IMA GES). The VIS U AL INDEX screen ap pears.  T ouch (F ace I ndex).  T ouch / to select the desired mo vie.  T ouch / to sear ch f or the desired face image , then touch the desir ed face image to view the scene . Playback starts fro m the beginning of the scene [...]

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    40 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  T ouch date on the screen. The reco rdin g dat es of ima ges ar e disp lay ed on the screen.  T ouch / to select the date of the desir ed image, then t ouch . The images o f the selected date a re dis pla yed on the VIS U AL INDEX screen. Tips On the [Film Roll I ndex]/[Face I ndex] s[...]

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    41 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  T ouch the screen at the point you w ant to displa y in the center of the displayed fr ame.  Adjust the magnifica tion with W ( Wide angle)/T ( T elephoto). T o cancel , to uch . Playing back a series of photos (Slide sho w) T ouch on the photo playback scr een. The slide sho w begins[...]

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    42 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Pla ying images on a T V Connect your camco r der to the in pu t jack of a TV or V CR using the A/V connecting cable  or a n A/V connecting cable wi th S VIDEO  . Connect your ca mcor der to the wall ou tlet (wall s ocket) u sing the su pp lied A C A da pt or fo r this opera tion (p . [...]

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    43 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  Play back mo vies and photos on your camc order (p . 35). T o set the aspec t ratio accor ding to the connected T V (16:9/4:3) T ouc h (HO ME)  (SETTINGS)  [OUTPUT SE T TINGS]  [T V T YPE]  [16:9] or [4:3]    . Notes When y ou conn ect your camco rder t o a T V com p[...]

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    44 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Editing Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space b y deleting movies a nd pho tos fro m r ecordin g media. Selec t the recor ding medi um tha t con tains the movies a nd pho tos yo u wan t to delete b efo re starting the o peration (p . 59). Notes Y ou cannot r esto re imag es on[...]

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    45 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  T ouc h / to selec t the recor ding da te of the desir ed mo vies/phot os, then to uch . The mo vies/pho tos reco rded o n the selected date ar e disp lay ed on the screen. Tips T ouch the imag e down o n the LCD screen to confirm the image. T ouch to return to the pr evious screen.  [...]

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    46 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Capturing a photo from a mo vie Y ou can sa ve a selected frame from a recor ded mo vie as a pho to . Selec t the recor ding media which co nta ins movies, a nd the reco rdin g media where yo u wan t to sa ve ph otos befo re the o peratio n (p . 59). 1 T ouch (HOME)  ( O THERS)  [PHO T[...]

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    47 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Dubbing/copying movies and phot os from the in ternal har d disk to “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media Dubbing movies Y ou can d ub mo vies reco rded o n the int ernal hard di sk of y our ca mcor der to “ M emo r y Stick PR O Duo ” media. In sert “M emo r y Stick PR O Duo ” medi a in[...]

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    48 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips T o check the dubbed mo vies after du bbin g is finished, select [MEMOR Y STICK] on [M OVIE MEDI A SET] a nd pla y them back (p . 59). Cop ying photos Y ou can co p y pho tos fro m the int ernal hard disk of the ca mcor der to “ Memo r y Stick PRO Duo ” media. In sert “M emo r y S[...]

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    49 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index P r otecting recor ded movies and phot os (P r otect) Pr otect mo vies and ph otos t o a void de leting them by mis take. Selec t the recor ding medi um tha t con tains the movies a nd pho tos yo u wan t to pro tect b efo re starting the o peration (p . 59). Tips Y ou can pr otect mo vies an[...]

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    50 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Dividing a movie Selec t the recor ding medi um which con tains the m ovie y ou wan t to divide b efo re the o peration (p . 59). 1 T ouch (HOME)  ( O THERS)  [EDIT ]  [ DIVIDE]. 2 T ouch the movie to be divided. The selected movie starts pla yback. 3 T ouch at the point where you w[...]

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    51 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Using the Pla ylist of movies The Pla ylist is a list sh owin g thum bna ils of the movies tha t yo u ha ve selected. The original mo vies are n ot ch ang ed even if you edi t or delet e the mo vies added to the Playlis t. Selec t the recor ding media yo u wan t to crea te, p lay , or edit a[...]

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    52 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing the P laylist Selec t the recor ding media yo u wan t to play a Playlis t befor e the opera tion (p . 59).  T ouch (HOME)  ( VIEW IMA GES)  [PLA YLIST ]. M ovies added to the P laylist a p pear .  T ouch the movie you want t o play back. The Pla ylist is pla yed back fro [...]

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    53 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Cr eating a disc with a DVD writer , r ecor der Creating a disc with the dedica ted DVD writer , DVDirect Express Operating on the ca mcor der screen, yo u can sav e mo vies on a disc when using the dedicated D VD writer , DVDirect Expr ess (sold separate ly). Y ou ca n also play back images[...]

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    54 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index T o create a disc with the selected images T o du b a desired imag e on to the disc o r to crea te ma n y of the same di scs, per form this opera tion.  T ouc h [DISC B URN OPTI ON] in st ep 3 abov e.  Selec t the recor ding media co n taining the movie(s) y ou wa nt t o sav e. M ovie [...]

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    55 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Sub ject the camcorder t o mechanical shock or vib ratio n Eject the “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media from the camco rder Y ou cannot add mo vies to a cr eated disc. Play the cr eat ed disc to make sure d ubb ing was performed correctly befor e deleting the mo vies on yo ur camco rder . I[...]

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    56 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Creating a disc with a r ecor der , etc . Y ou can d ub imag es pla yed back o n your camco rder to a di sc or video cassette, by co nnecting your ca mcor der to a di sc recor der , a S on y DVD wri ter other tha n DVDir ect Expres s, etc., with the A/V connecting cable . Connect the dev ice[...]

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    57 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index  Star t playback on your camcorder , and record it on the recor ding device . Refer to the instruction man uals su pplied with your r ecor ding device for deta ils.  When dubbing is finished, st op the recor ding device , and then your camcor der . Notes Since du bbin g is performed vi[...]

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    58 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Check ing the batter y inf ormation Y ou can c heck the estima ted rem aining capaci ty of the ba ttery . T ouch (HOME)  (O THERS)  [BA T TERY INFO ]. The rema ining ba tt er y capacity is s hown. T o close the batter y information screen T ouc h .[...]

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    59 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Utilizing recor ding media Changing the rec or ding media Y ou can select the int ernal hard di sk or “ M emo r y Stick PR O Duo ” media as the recor ding, p layback, or edi ting medium o n your ca mcor der . S elect t he medium to be used for mo vies and p hot os separat ely . In the de[...]

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    60 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index (“ M emory Stick PRO-H G Duo ” media) * Ma rked with M ark2 o r not, ei ther can be used. See p age 94 fo r the reco rdab le time of “ M emo r y Stick PR O Duo ” media. “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” media/“Memor y Stick PRO-HG Duo” media ( This siz e can be used with your camcor de[...]

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    61 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Check ing the media inf ormation Y ou can c heck the rema ining r ecor dable time for each r ecor ding m ode of the recor ding m edia selec ted on [MO VIE MEDI A SET] (p . 59), a nd the a pp ro xima te free and used media space of the reco rdin g media. Notes During Easy Han dycam o peration[...]

  • Page 62

    62 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Deleting all movies and photos (F ormatting) Fo rma tting delet es all the movies an d pho tos to r ecov er reco rdab le free space. Notes Connect your camco rder t o the wall outlet (wall socket) using A C A da pto r su pplied fo r this o peratio n (p . 17). T o avo id the loss of im portan[...]

  • Page 63

    63 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index P r ev enting data on the internal har d disk fr om being rec ov ered [ EMPT Y] al lows y ou to wri te unint elligible da ta on to the in ternal har d disk of the ca mcor der . I n this wa y , it may become mor e difficu lt to r ecov er an y original data. W hen yo u dispose of or transf er [...]

  • Page 64

    64 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Cust omizing y our camcor der MOVIE SE T TINGS (Items for r ecor ding movies) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th  . REC MODE (Recording mode) Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [REC MODE]  a desired setting    Y ou can select a reco rding m ode to re[...]

  • Page 65

    65 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index WIDE SELEC T Y ou can select the horizo ntal to v ertica l ratio acco rdin g to the T V connected. Refer also to the instruction man uals sup plied with y our TV . Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [ WIDE SELEC T ]  a desired setting     16:9 WIDE Records[...]

  • Page 66

    66 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index STEAD Y SHO T Y ou can co m pensat e fo r camera shak e. Set [ STEAD Y SHOT] t o [OFF] ( ) w hen using a tripod (sold separatel y), then the image becomes na tural. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [ STEAD Y SHO T ]  a desired setting     ON The St eadyS[...]

  • Page 67

    67 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index REMAINING SET Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [MOVIE SE T TINGS]  [ REMAINING SET ]  a desired setting     ON Always di spla ys the rema ining reco rdin g media indicato r . A UT O Displa ys the rema ining r ecordin g time of mo vies fo r about 8 secon ds in situa tion s s[...]

  • Page 68

    68 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index PHO T O SE T TINGS (I tems for r ecor ding photos) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th  . IMA GE SIZE Y ou can select a pho to size to be sho t. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [PHO T O SET TINGS]  [ IMA GE SIZE]  a desired setting    DCR-SR47/SR48/SR67  VGA(0.3M) [...]

  • Page 69

    69 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index A UT O SL W SHUT TR ( Aut o Slow Shutter) When r ecor ding in dar k places, the sh ut ter speed is au to ma tically reduced to 1/30 second . Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [PHO T O SET TINGS]  [A UTO SL W SHUT TR]  a desired setting     ON The A uto Slow S hu tt er functi[...]

  • Page 70

    70 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index VIEW IMA GES SE T (I tems to cust omize the displa y) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th  . DA T A CODE During pla yback, your cam cor der displa ys the inf orma tion (da ta code) recor ded a ut oma tically at the time o f reco rdin g. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [ VIEW IMAGES [...]

  • Page 71

    71 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips The data code is displa yed o n the T V screen if you co nnect your cam cor der to a TV . Depending on the reco rding m edia conditio n, bars [--:--:--] a ppear .   [...]

  • Page 72

    72 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index SOUND/DISP SE T (I tems to adjust the sound and the scr een) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th  . VOL UME Y ou can ad jus t the vol ume o f pla yback sound. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [SOUND/DISP SE T ]  [ VOL UME]  (quieter)/ (louder)    BEEP Steps (HOME)  [...]

  • Page 73

    73 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index If y ou open the LCD pan el 180 degrees to face the screen ou tside and c lose the LCD panel to the camcor der body , the setting becomes [NO RMAL] au to ma tically . Tips This adj ustmen t does not affect the recor ded images in a n y way . L CD COL OR Y ou can ad jus t the color o f the LC[...]

  • Page 74

    74 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index OUTPUT SE T TINGS (Items for when c onnected to a T V ) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th  . T V T YPE See p age 43. DISP OUTPUT (Display output) Y ou can set where the scr een displa ys ar e to be ou tp ut. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [OUTPUT SET TINGS]  [DISP OUTPUT ] [...]

  • Page 75

    75 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index CL OCK/ LANG (I tems to set clock and language) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th  . CL OCK SE T See p age 19. AREA SET Y ou can ad jus t a time difference wi thou t sto pp ing the clock. Set your local ar ea when using your ca mcor der in o ther time zones. Refer t o the wo rld ti[...]

  • Page 76

    76 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index GENERAL SE T (O ther setup items) The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th  . DEMO MODE When y our cam cor der is conn ected to a wall outlet (wall so cket), a demo nstra tion m ovie ap pear abou t 10 min utes a fter yo u turn on the (M o vie) lam p by p r essing M ODE. Steps (HOME)  ([...]

  • Page 77

    77 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index POWER ON BY L CD Y ou can set yo ur camco rder t o turn on a nd o ff when you open an d close the LCD screen. Steps (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [GENERAL SET ]  [POWER ON B Y L CD]  a desired setting     ON The camco rder t urns on an d off when the LCD screen opens a nd clos[...]

  • Page 78

    78 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index F unctions set in the OPTION MENU I tems you ca n set only on the OPTION MENU will be describ ed below . The defa ult settings a re ma rked wi th  . SPO T MTR/FCS Y ou can ad jus t the brightnes s and f ocus for the selected subject simul taneousl y . This func tion enables y ou t o use [[...]

  • Page 79

    79 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index SPO T FOCUS Y ou can select and ad jus t the focal point to a im it a t a subject not located a t the cen ter of the screen. Steps In recording mode , (OPTION)   [SPO T FOCUS]  touch the point to be focused within the frame on the scr een  [END]  T o adj ust the f ocus aut oma[...]

  • Page 80

    80 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index EXPOSURE Y ou can fix the brigh tness of a p ictur e man ually . Ad just the b rightness when the su bject is too bright o r too dark. Steps In recording mode , (OPTION)   [EXPOSURE]  [M ANU AL]  (dar ker)/ (brighter)   T o adj ust the exposur e au to ma tically , to uch [A[...]

  • Page 81

    81 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index SCENE SELEC TION Y ou can r ecor d imag es effectively in vario us sit uatio ns. Steps In recording mode , (OPTION)   [SCENE SELECTION]  a desired setting    A UT O A utoma tically recor ds imag es effectively witho ut the [SCENE SELECTI ON] function. T WILIGHT* ( ) Ma inta[...]

  • Page 82

    82 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes If y ou set [SCENE SELECTI ON], [WHITE B AL.] setting is can celed. WHITE BAL. ( White balance) Y ou can ad jus t the color balance t o the brigh tness of the r ecor ding en vir onmen t. Steps In recording mode , (OPTION)   [ WHITE BAL.]  a desired setting    A UT O T[...]

  • Page 83

    83 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Tips If y ou ha ve cha nged the ba ttery pack while [A UTO] wa s selected, or taken your ca mcor der ou tdoors a fter inside use (or vice ver sa), select [A UTO] a nd aim y our camco rder a t a nearb y whit e object for a bout 10 seconds fo r better colo r balance adj ustmen t. When the whit[...]

  • Page 84

    84 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index MICREF LEVEL (M icrophone ref er ence lev el) Y ou can select the micro pho ne level fo r r ecor ding sound. Steps In recording mode , (OPTION)   [MICREF LEVEL]  a desired setting    NORMAL Recor ds various a mb ient so unds, con ver ting them int o the ap pr op riate level[...]

  • Page 85

    85 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index T r oubleshooting T r oubleshooting If y ou run in to an y problem s using y our camco rder , us e the follo wing list t o trou bleshoot the p ro blem. I f the pr oblem persists, disconnect the power sour ce an d con tact your Son y de aler . Overall operations/Easy H and ycam o peration ...[...]

  • Page 86

    86 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index During Easy Han dycam o peratio n, some men u item s are fixed as f ollows. [REC MOD E]: [SP] [D A T A C ODE]: [D A TE/TIME] Some men u item s retain the setting m ade during Easy H and ycam o peration even a fter Easy Ha ndyca m operatio n is finished. The follo wing i tems r eturn to the d[...]

  • Page 87

    87 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media Operations using the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media cannot be per formed. If y ou use “ M emo r y Stick PRO Duo ” media forma t ted on a co mp ut er , forma t i t again o n y our ca mcor der (p . 62). Images stored on the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ?[...]

  • Page 88

    88 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index SteadyShot does not function. Set [ STEAD Y S HOT] t o [ON] (p . 66). Ev en if [ S TEAD Y SH OT] is set to [ON], yo ur camco rder ma y no t be able to com pensat e for ex cessiv e vibra tion s. A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark . This occurs whe[...]

  • Page 89

    89 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Playing back images st ored on “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media on other devices Images cannot be played back or the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media is not recog nized. The device may no t sup port “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” medi a. Editing movies/photos on y our camcorder Unable to [...]

  • Page 90

    90 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Connect the D C plug o f the A C A dap to r to the DC IN j ack of your cam cor der securely (p . 16). C:13:  / C:32:  Remov e the power sour ce. Reconnect it a nd operat e your ca mcor der again. E:20:  / E:31:  / E:61:  / E:62:  / E:91:  / E:94: [...]

  • Page 91

    91 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index ( W ar ning indicator pertaining to camera-shake warning) The camco rder is un steady , s o camera-shake easily occurs. Hold the ca mcor der steady wi th both hands a nd reco rd the imag e. H o wever , note tha t the camera-s hake warning indica to r does not disap pear . ( W ar ning indicat[...]

  • Page 92

    92 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Reinser t the Memor y Stick . Reinsert the “M emo r y Stick PR O Duo ” media a few times. If even then the indica to r flashes, the “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” medi a could be damaged. T r y with another “ M emor y Stick PRO Duo ” medi a. This Memor y Stick is not formatted correct[...]

  • Page 93

    93 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Additional inf or mation Recor ding time of movies/number of rec or dable photos Expected time of recor ding and playback with each batt er y pack Recording time A ppr oxima te time available when y ou use a fully charg ed bat ter y pack. In ternal har d disk DCR-SR47/SR48/SR67: (unit: min u[...]

  • Page 94

    94 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index DCR-SR87: (unit: min ut e) Battery pack NP -FH50 (sup plied) 170 195 NP -FH70 370 415 NP -FH100 830 925 T op: In ternal ha rd disk Bottom: “ Memory Stick PRO Duo ” media Expected recor ding time of movies Internal hard disk DCR-SR47: (unit: ho ur min ute) Recor ding mode Recor ding time [...]

  • Page 95

    95 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index (unit: min ut e) HQ SP LP (5.1ch) ** LP (2ch) ** 16GB 230 (205) 340 (205) 655 (435) 715 (460) ** Y ou can change the recording sound f ormat on [A UDIO MODE] (p . 64). Notes N umbers in the tab le are based on usin g Son y “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” medi a. The reco rdab le time may va r [...]

  • Page 96

    96 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Using y our camcor der abroad P ow er supply Y ou can use yo ur camco r der in an y coun tries/region s using the A C Ada pt or sup plied with yo ur camco r der within the A C 100 V to 240 V , 50 Hz/60 H z rang e. On T V color systems Y our cam cor der is an NTSC-system-based camco rder . If[...]

  • Page 97

    97 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time differ ence when using y our camco rder a br oad. T o uch (HO ME)  (SETTINGS)  [CLOCK/ LANG]  [AREA SET] a nd [DST S ET] o r [SU MMER TIME] (p . 75). W orld time diff erence Time-zone differe[...]

  • Page 98

    98 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index F ile/folder structure on the int ernal hard disk and “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” media The file/folder structure is sh own belo w . Y ou do not usually need to ackno wledge the file/ folder s truc tur e, when reco rdin g/pla ying back mo vies and p hotos o n the camco r der . T o enjoy mov[...]

  • Page 99

    99 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Maintenance and precautions About the “Memor y Stick ” media “ M emo r y Stick ” media are a co m pact, portable IC r ecor ding medi um with a larg e data ca pacity . Y ou can use o nly “ M emo r y Stick Duo ” media, which are a bout the half size o f standar d “ M emor y Stick[...]

  • Page 100

    100 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index When usin g “ M emory Stick PRO Duo ” medi a inserted into “ Memory Stick Duo ” media adap tor o n “ M emo r y Stick ” media complia nt device, make sure the “ Memory Stick PRO Duo ” media adap tor is in serted into the device in the correct direction. I f inserted in the wr[...]

  • Page 101

    101 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Put the ba ttery pack in a po cket to warm i t up , and install it on yo ur camco rder right befor e you s tart taking shots. U se a large capaci ty batt er y pack: NP -FH70/ FH100 (sold separate ly). Fr equen t use of the LCD screen o r a frequen t playback, fast f orward or r everse opera[...]

  • Page 102

    102 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Do not wra p your ca mcor der with a to wel, f or exam ple, a nd opera te it. Do ing so might ca use heat to b uild up in side. When disconn ecting the power cor d (main s lead), pull it by the p lug a nd not the co rd. Do not damag e the power co rd (ma ins lead) such as b y placing a n yt[...]

  • Page 103

    103 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Notes If y ou did no t pr ess the right spot, try t he calibra tion again. Do not use a sharp-poin ted ob ject for calibra tion. Doing so ma y dama ge the LCD screen. Y ou cannot calibra te the LCD screen if it is ro tated, o r closed with the screen facing ou t. On handling the casing If t[...]

  • Page 104

    104 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index On trademarks “H an dycam ” and are register ed trademarks o f Son y Corporation. “ M emory Stick, ” “ , ” “ M emory Stick Duo , ” “ , ” “ M emory Stick PRO Duo , ” “ , ” “M emor y Stick PR O-HG Duo , ” “ , ” “ M emory Stick Micro , ” “M agicGat e, [...]

  • Page 105

    105 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index Symbols 16:9 .........................................43, 65 4:3 ...........................................43, 65 5.1ch surro und reco rding .......... 33 A A.SHUT OFF .............................. 76 A/V connecting cable ................. 56 A br oad .....................................[...]

  • Page 106

    106 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index P PB zoom....................................... 40 PHOT O CAPTURE ................... 46 PHOT O COPY ........................... 48 PHOT O MEDI A SET ................59 Phot os ............................. 26, 30, 36 PHOT O SETTINGS................... 68 Playin g..........................[...]

  • Page 107

    107 T able of Conten ts Useful Recording T echniques Index A dditio nal informa t ion on this p r oduct and answ ers to freq uentl y asked q uestions ca n be found a t o ur Cus to mer Su ppo rt W ebsite . http://ww w .sony .net/[...]