Sony SR38E manual

4-124-309- 11 (1) Digital Video Camera Recor der Operating Guide  2009 Sony Corporation D C R - S R 3 7 E / S R 3 8 E / S R 4 7 E / S R 4 8 E / SR57E/SR67E/SR77E/SR87E T able of contents 8 Getting started 10 Recording 14 Playback 18 Saving movies and photos with a computer 22 Saving images with a DVD writer , recor der 28 Making good use of your[...]

2 Read this befor e operating y our camcorder Before opera ting the unit, please read this manual tho roughly , and retain i t for fut ure refer ence. WARNING T o reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moistur e. Do not expose the batteries to ex cessive hea t such as sunshine, fire or the like. CAUTION Battery pack If the b[...]

3 an y ser vice or guaran tee ma tters please refer to the addr esses given in separate ser vice or guara ntee documents. A TTENTION The electromagnetic fields a t the specific frequencies ma y influence the picture an d sound of this unit. This product has been test ed and found comp liant wi th the limits set out in the EMC Directive fo r using c[...]

4 Regulatory Information Declaration of C onformity T rade Name: SO NY Model N o .: DCR-S R87E Responsible P arty:S on y Electronics Inc. Addr ess: 16530 V ia Esprillo , San Diego , CA 92127 U .S.A. T elepho ne No .: 858-942-2230 This device complies wi th Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is su bject to the followin g two conditio ns: (1) This d[...]

5 Connect the equipmen t into an o utlet on a circuit differen t from tha t to which the receiver is co nnected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help . The sup plied interface cable m ust be used with the equipm ent in or der to com ply with the limits for a digi tal device pursuant t o Subpa rt B of Part 15 o f FCC Ru[...]

6 If you r epeat recor ding/deleting images f or a long time, fragmen tation of da ta occurs on the recordin g media. Images canno t be saved or recor ded. In such a case, sa ve your imag es on some type of external media first, and then perform [MEDI A FORMA T] (p . 34). The LCD screen is man ufactured using extremely high-pr ecision technology , [...]

7 Operation flow Recording movies and phot os (p . 14) In the defa ult settings, movies a nd photos a re reco rded on the internal har d disk. Y ou can cha nge the reco rding media (p . 35).   Playing movies and phot os (p . 18) Playing movies and photos on y our camcorder (p . 18) Playing movies and photos on a c onnected T V (p. 21) Saving [...]

8 T able of contents Read this before operating y our camcorder ................................................... 2 Operation flow ....................................................................................... 7 Getting star ted Step 1: Charging the batt ery pack ............................................................. 10 Charging t[...]

9 T able of contents Mak ing good use of your camc order Deleting movies and photos .................................................................... 34 Coping with shooting conditions .............................................................. 35 Changing the recor ding medium .............................................................. 35[...]

10 Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the battery pack Y ou can charge the “ InfoLITHIU M” ba ttery pack (H series) after attaching i t to your camcor der . Y ou cann ot at tach any “ InfoLITHIU M” bat tery pack other than the H series to your camcor der . 1 T urn off your camcor der by closing the L CD scr een. 2 Attach the battery pack by[...]

11 Getting started When your ca mcorder is o n, you can ch eck the appr oxima te amoun t of rem aining bat tery p ow er with the remaining ba ttery indicator a t the upper left on the LCD scr een. T o remove the battery pack Close the LCD screen. Slide the BA TT (b at tery) release lever  and remov e the battery pack  . T o use a wall outlet [...]

12 Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of y our camcorder . Y our camcorder is t urned on. T o turn on your cam corder when the LCD screen is o pen, press POWER. 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ]. T o set the date and time again, t ouch (HOME)  (SET TINGS)  [CLOC[...]

13 Getting started T o turn off the power Close the LCD screen. The (M ovie) lam p flashes for a few seconds and the po wer is turned off. Y ou can t urn off your camco rder also by pr essing POWER. When [POWER O N BY LCD] is set to [OFF], turn off yo ur camcor der by pres sing POWER. Changing the language setting Y ou can change the o n-screen dis[...]

14 Recording Recording Recording movies In the defa ult setting, movies a re recor ded on the internal har d disk (p . 35).  F asten the grip belt.  Open the lens cover .  Open the L CD screen of your camc order . Y our camcorder is t urned on. T o turn on your cam corder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, press PO WER (p. 12). [...]

15 Recording  Press ST AR T/ST OP to start recording. T o stop r ecordin g, press S T ART/STO P again. Y ou can m agnify images with the power zoom lever . Move the pow er zoom lever slightly for a slower zoom. M ov e it further for a faster zoom. If you c lose the LCD screen during recor ding, the camcor der stops reco rding. See page 50 on the[...]

16 Shooting photos In the defa ult setting, phot os are r ecorded on the ha rd disk (p . 35).  Open the lens cover .  Open the L CD screen of your camc order . Y our camcorder is t urned on. T o turn on your cam corder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, press PO WER (p. 12).  Press MODE t o turn on the (Photo) lamp . The aspect ratio of[...]

17 Recording  Press PHO T O lightly to adjust the f ocus, then press it fully . When disappears, the photo i s recorded. Mo ve the power zoom lever sligh tly for a slo wer zoom. Mo ve it further for a fas ter zoom. Y ou can c heck the recorda ble number o f photos on the L CD screen (p. 52). T o change the imag e size, touch (HO ME)  (SETTING[...]

18 Playback Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies a nd photos o n the internal har d disk ar e played (p . 35). Playing movies  Open the L CD screen of your camc order . Y our camcorder is t urned on. T o turn on your cam corder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, press PO WER (p. 12).  Press ( VIE W IMA GES). The VISU [...]

19 Playback Y our camcorder sta rts playing the selected movie. When pla yback from the selected movie reaches the last mo vie, the screen returns to the VIS U AL INDEX screen. T ouch / during pause to pla y back movies slowly . As you r epeat touchin g / during playback, movies ar e played as fast a s about 5 times  about 10 times  abou t 30[...]

20 Y our camcorder dis plays the selected photo . Y ou can zoo m in the photo b y moving the power zoo m lever while viewing photos (PB ZOOM). If yo u touch a poin t in the PB ZOOM frame, the point co mes to the center in the fram e. When viewing phot os recorded o n “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media, (playback folder) a ppears on the screen.  [...]

21 Playback Playing images on a T V Connect your camcor der to the inp ut jack of a TV or V CR using the A/V co nnecting cable  or an A/V co nnecting cable with S VIDEO  . Connect your cam corder to the wall outlet (wall socket) u sing the sup plied A C Ada pto r for this opera tion (p . 11). Refer also to the instruction manuals su pplied wi[...]

22 Saving movies and photos with a comput er Pr eparing a computer ( Windows) Y ou can perform follo wing operation s using “PMB (Pictur e Mo tion Br owser). ” Im porting images to a com pu ter V iewing and editing im ported images Creating a di sc U ploading mo vies and phot os to websit es T o save mo vies and ph otos using a comp uter , inst[...]

23 Saving movies and photos with a computer higher version of “ PMB ” first, some functions may no t work corr ectly . See page 42 on the “H andycam H andbook ” .  Confirm that your camcor der is not connected to the computer .  T urn on the computer . Log on as an A dministrato r for installation. Close all applicatio ns running on t[...]

24 When the installatio n is com pleted, followin g icons will ap pear . Remove the CD-RO M from y our comp uter . Other icons may a ppear . No ico n may ap pear depending on the installation pr ocedure. The “H andycam H andbook ” is no t in stalled in this procedure (p . 42). T o disconnect your camcorder from the computer  Click the icon a[...]

25 Saving movies and photos with a computer 3 Press (DISC BURN). 4 F ollow the instructions on the computer screen. Mo vies and phot os are not sa ved on the comp uter when you perfo rm One T ouch Disc Burn.  Impor ting movies and photos to a c omputer (Easy PC Back-up) Mo vies and pho tos recor ded on your camcor der that ha ve not yet been sav[...]

26 3 On the computer screen, click [Easy PC Back-up]  [Import]. Mo vies and pho tos are im ported to your com pu ter . When the opera tion is com pleted, the “PMB ” screen ap pears. When the operatio n is comp leted, a screen to indicate tha t movies ar e being analyzed may a ppear . I t ma y take a long time to analyze movies. I n the meant[...]

27 Saving movies and photos with a computer Creating a disc Y ou can create a disc b y selecting movies and pho tos previou sly imported to y our co mp uter (p . 25). 1 T urn on your c omputer , and place an empty disc on the DVD drive. See page 22 for the type of discs you ca n use. If an y software starts a utoma tically , shut it down. 2 Double [...]

28 Saving images with a DVD writer , recorder Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer , DVDirect Express Operating by the cam corder screen, yo u can save mo vies to a disc when using a dedicated DVD wri ter , DVDirect Express (sold separately). Y ou can also play back these images on the crea ted disc. Refer also to the instruction manual su[...]

29 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order T o create a disc with the selected images T o dub a desir ed image on to the disc or to creat e many o f the same discs, perform this operation.  T ouch [DISC BURN OPTI ON] in step 3 abov e.  Selec t the recor ding media con taining the movie(s) yo u want to sa ve. M o vie thumbna ils appear o n[...]

30 If the total memo ry size of movies to be burnt by the DISC B URN operation exceeds tha t of the disc, disc creation sto ps when the limit is reached. The last mo vie on the disc may be cut off. Disc creation time to d ub movies to the limi t of the disc is about 20 to 60 min utes. I t ma y take more time depending o n the recordin g mode or the[...]

31 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order Creating a disc with a DVD writer , etc ., other than DVDirect Express Y ou can save mo vies on a disc by connecting your ca mcorder to di sc creation devices, such as a Sony D VD writer other than DVDir ect Express, with the USB cable. Refer also to the instruction man uals supp lied with the devices [...]

32 Creating a disc with a recor der , etc . Y ou can dub images p layed back on y our camcor der to a disc or video cassette, by conn ecting your camcor der to a disc recor der , a Son y DVD writ er other than DVDirect Expr ess, ect., with the A/V connecting cable. Connect the device in either way o f  or  . Refer also to the instruction manu[...]

33 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order 3 Start playback on your camcorder , and record it on the recording devic e. Refer to the instruction man uals supplied with your reco rding device for details. 4 When dubbing is finished, stop the recording devic e, and then your camcorder . Since dubb ing is performed via analog data transfer , the i[...]

34 Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deleting movies and p hotos fro m recor ding media. Select the recording medium tha t con tains the movies and p hotos yo u want t o delete b efor e starting the operation (p . 35). 1 T ouch (HOME)  (OTHERS)  [DELETE]. 2 T o delete movies, touch [ DEL[...]

35 Making good use of your camcorder Changing the recor ding medium Y ou can select the internal hard disk o r “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media as the recor ding, playback, or editin g medium on your camco rder . Selec t the medium to be used for movies a nd phot os separately . In the defa ult setting, both movies an d photos a re reco rded on t[...]

36 Selecting the media for photos  T ouch (HOME)  (MANAGE MEDIA )  [PHOT O MEDIA SET ]. The [PHOT O MEDI A SET] screen appears.  T ouch the desired recording medium.  T ouch [ YES]  . The recor ding medium is cha nged. T o check the recording media settings Light up the (Movie) la mp to check the recordin g medium used for mo vies[...]

37 Making good use of your camcorder The [Creat e a new Image Da tabase File.] screen a ppears when you in sert new “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media while the (Mo vie) lamp is li t.  T ouch [ YES]. T o record o nly photos o n “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media, touch [NO]. If [F ailed to create a new I mage Database F ile. I t may be possible [...]

38 Cust omizing your camcorder with menus Men u items a re described in more details with color pho tos in the “H andycam H andbook ” (p . 42). Using the HOME MENU When yo u press the (HO ME) but ton, the HOME MENU a ppears. Y ou can cha nge the settings of yo ur camcor der . * DCR-S R38E/SR48E/SR57E/S R67E/SR77E/ SR87E  T ouch the desired c[...]

39 Making good use of your camcorder List of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category MOVIE ......................................... p . 14 PHOT O ........................................ p . 16 ( VIEW IMAGES) category VISUAL INDEX ........................... p. 18 FILM ROLL ........................... p. 18 F ACE........................................ p.[...]

40 MEDIA FORMA T ....................... p. 34 REP AIR IMG.DB F .. .................... p . 44 (SET TINGS) category MOVIE SET TINGS REC MODE........................ Sets the mode to record mo vies. When reco rding fast mo ving subjects, a high image quality , such as [HQ], is reco mmended. AUDIO MODE * ................ Sets the sound format (5.1ch [...]

41 Making good use of your camcorder DROP SENSOR ................ p. 5 [SOUND/DISP S ET] is chang ed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Ha ndycam o peration. * DCR-S R57E/SR67E/SR77E/S R87E List of the OPTION MENU The followin g items a re ava ilable on the OPTI ON MENU only . tab SPOT MTR/FCS ................ Ad justs the brightnes s and focus for th[...]

42 Getting detailed information fr om the “Handycam Handbook ” The “H andy cam Ha ndbook ” is a user guide designed to be read on a com put er screen. The functions of yo ur camcor der are described, some of them with color ph otos. The “H andy cam Ha ndbook ” is inten ded to be read when you wan t to know m ore abou t operating y our c[...]

Additional information 43 Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y pr oblems using y our camcor der , us e the follo wing table to troubles hoot the prob lem. If the pr oblem persists, disconnect the power sour ce and contact yo ur Sony dealer . Notes before sending y our camcorder for r epair Y our cam corder ma y be required[...]

44 The camcorder is not r ecognized by the computer . Disconnect devices from the USB jack of the comp uter other than the k eyboard, mouse, and your ca mcorder . Disconnect the USB cable fro m the comp uter and your ca mcorder , and restart the com puter , then connect the comp uter and y our camcor der again in the pro per order . Self-diagnosis [...]

45 Additional information  Access t o the “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media was restricted on ano ther device. The camcor der is unsteady . Hold the camco rder steady with both hands. H ow ever , not e that the camera-shake warning indica tor does not disappear . The drop sensor function is activa ted. Y ou may no t be able to recor d nor pla y[...]

46 Pr ecautions On use and care Do not use or sto re the camcor der and accessories in the following loca tions: Anywhere extrem ely hot, cold o r humid. Never lea ve them exposed to temperatur es a bove 60  C (140 °F), such a s under direct sunlight, near hea ters or in a car park ed in the sun. They may malfunction or become deformed. Near st[...]

47 Additional information U sing chemicals such a s thinner , benzine, alcohol, chemical clo ths, repellent, insecticide and sunscreen Han dling the camcorder wi th above substances on y our hands Leaving the casing in con tact with rubber or vinyl objects for a lo ng period of time About care and storage of the lens W ipe the surface of the lens c[...]

48 Specifications System Signal forma t: P AL color , CCIR standar ds Mo vie recordin g format DCR-S R37E/SR38E/SR47E/SR48E V ideo: MPEG2-PS A udio: Dolby Digital 2ch Dolb y Digital Stereo Creato r DCR-S R57E/SR67E/SR77E/SR87E V ideo: MPEG2-PS A udio: Dolby Digital 2ch/5.1ch Dolb y Digital 5.1 Creato r Photo file forma t : DCF V er .2.0 Compatible [...]

49 Additional information A vera ge power con sumptio n: During camera recordin g, using LCD screen at n ormal brightness: DCR-S R37E/SR38E/SR47E/SR48E/S R57E/ SR67E Int ernal hard disc: 2.2 W “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media: 2.1 W DCR-S R77E/SR87E Int ernal hard disc: 2.5 W “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media: 2.3 W Operating tempera ture: 0 [...]

50 Recording co ndition: Recordin g mode [SP] T ypical recording time sho ws the time when you repea t recording s tart/stop , switching the MODE lam p , and zooming. Expected recording time of movies in the internal hard disk T o set the recording mode, to uch (HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [MOVIE SE TTINGS]  [REC MODE]. I n the default setting, the[...]

51 Additional information On trademarks “H andycam ” and are registered tradema rks of Sony Corpora tion. “M emory Stick, ” “ , ” “Memo ry Stick Duo, ” “ , ” “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo, ” “ , ” “M emory Stick PR O-HG Duo , ” “ , ” “M emory Stick Micro , ” “Ma gicGate, ” “ , ” “MagicGat e Memo ry Stick ?[...]

52 Screen indicators Upper left Indicator Meaning HOME b utto n A UDI O MODE Self-timer recording BL T-IN ZOOM MI C MICREF LEVEL lo w WIDE SELECT  60 min Remaining bat tery Return but ton Center Indicator Meaning [STBY]/[REC] Recording s tatus Photo size Slide show set  W arning  Playback mode Upper right Indicator Meaning Recording mode ([...]

53 Additional information P ar ts and contr ols Figures in ( ) a re ref erence pages.  Speaker  Built-in microphone  Lens (Carl Zeiss lens)  LENS COVER switch (14, 16)  A/V Remote Connector (21, 32)  Power z oom lever (15, 17)  PHOT O button (17)  CHG (charge) lamp (10)  ACCESS lamp (Har d disk) (10) While the lamp is li [...]

54  EASY button (17)  (DISC BURN) button (24)  ( VIEW IMAGES) button (18)  Access lamp (“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media) (36) While the lamp is li t or flashing, the camcorder i s reading or writing da ta.   (Backlight) button (35)  RESET button Press RES ET to initialize all the settings including the clock settin g.   [...]

55 Additional information Y ou will find the menu lists on pages 39 to 41. Index M Macint osh .................................... 22 Main tenance ................................ 46 “M emory Stick ” media ............... 36 “M emory Stick PRO-HG Duo ” media ............................................ 36 “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media [...]

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