Sony DCR-HC27E manual

2-891-371- 11 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation Digital Video Camera Recorder Oper atin g Guid e DCR-HC27E /HC28E Get tin g Star te d 8 Recording / Play ba ck 18 Using the Menu 30 Dubbing/Editing 45 Troublesh ooting 51 Additional Information 61[...]

2 Read this first Befo re operat ing the unit, plea se read t his manua l thoroughly , and retain i t for future refere nce. To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Replace the battery with the specified type o nly. Otherwise, fire or injury may resu lt. NOTICE ON THE SUPPLI ED AC ADAPTOR A moulded plug comp[...]

3 Type s of cassett e you can use in your camcor der • You can use mini DV cassettes marke d with . Mini DV cassettes with Cass ette Memor y are incompat ible (p. 61). Using the ca mcorder • Do not hol d the camco rder by the follo wing parts. • The camco rder is not dustpr oof, dripp roof or waterproo f. See “Maint enance and p recau tions[...]

4 On recording • B efore st artin g to record , test the recordi ng func tion to make sur e the pictu re and s ound are reco rded withou t any prob lems. • Compe nsati on for the con ten ts of recordin gs cannot be provided, even if recordin g or playba ck is not possibl e due to a malfunct ion of the cam corder, storage media, etc. • TV colo[...]

5 Tabl e of Cont ents Read this f irst ....... ...... .......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ....... ...... 2 Step 1: Checki ng supplied ite ms ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ..........8 Step 2: Char ging the batter y pack ............ ...... .......... ...... .......... ...... ....... .[...]

6 Playing the p icture on a TV ............. ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... .......... 28 Using th e menu item s .......................... ................... ............. . 30 Operation bu tton items .... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .......... ...... 32 Menu items ..... ......... ....... ....[...]

7 Using your c amcorder abroad ........... .......... ...... .......... ...... .......... ....... .... 61 Usable cassett e tapes .... ......... ....... .......... ...... .......... ...... .......... ...... ........61 About the “ InfoLITHIUM” batter y pack ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... .......... .... 62 About i.LINK ... ...... ....[...]

8 Getting St arted Step 1 : Check ing suppli ed it ems Make sure that yo u have following it ems supplied with yo ur camcorder . The nu mber in the pa rentheses in dicates th e number of that it em suppli ed. AC Adaptor (1) (p . 9) Mains lead (1) (p. 9) A/V conne cting cable (1) (p. 28, 45) Lens cap (1) (p. 12 , 20) • To attac h the lens cap Atta[...]

9 Gettin g Started Step 2: Char ging th e battery pack You ca n charge t he “I nfoLITHI UM” battery pack (P series) (p. 6 2) after attaching it to your camcorder. 1 Alig n the t erminal s of the ba ttery pack and your camcorder 1 , then attach the battery pack and click it into place 2 . 2 Slide the POWER switch in the direc tion of t he ar row[...]

10 4 Connect the mains lead to the AC Adaptor and the wall socket. The CH G (charge) lam p lights up a nd charg ing sta rts. 5 The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the battery is fully charged. Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN j ack. Disc onnec t t he AC Ad apto r fro m the DC IN jack holding bot h the cam corder and the DC pl ug. To us e a[...]

11 Gettin g Started Recording time App roximat e tim e ( min.) avai lable when you use a full y charged battery pa ck. • All times m easured under the following conditions: Top: Recording with LCD screen. Bottom: Recording wit h viewfinder while the LCD panel closed. * Typical recor ding time shows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, t[...]

12 Step 3 : Tu rning the power o n and holdi ng y our camcor der fi rmly To reco rd or play back, slid e the P OWER switch re peatedly t o turn on the re spective lamp. When us ing it for th e fir st time, the [CLOCK SE T] screen appear s (p. 16). 1 Remove the lens cap by pressing both knobs on the sides of the cap. 2 Slide the POW ER switch repeat[...]

13 Gettin g Started Step 4: A djus ting the LC D pane l and view finder Open th e LCD pane l 90 degrees to th e camcorde r ( 1 ), then rotate it t o the be st angle to reco rd or pl ay ( 2 ). • If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the lens side, you can close the LCD panel with the LCD screen facing out. This is convenient during playback o[...]

14 Step 5 : Usin g th e touch panel You ca n play bac k record ed pictu res (p. 21), or chan ge t he se tt ings (p. 30) usi ng the touc h pane l. Place your ha nd on the rear side o f the LCD panel to support it. Then, touch the buttons di splayed on the screen. • If the buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly, adjust the LCD scr een (CA[...]

15 Gettin g Started 3 Touch the area i ncludin g the indicator that yo u want to ch eck. The m eanings of th e indicato rs in the area ar e liste d on the scr een. I f you canno t find the indi cator you w ant to check, touch [PA GE r ]/[PA GE R ] to toggle. When you touch [ R ET.], the screen return s to the area selec ting display. To finis h the[...]

16 Step 6 : Se tting the da te a nd time Set the dat e and time whe n using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set th e date and ti me, the [CLO CK SET ] screen appe ars every tim e you turn on your camcor der o r chan ge th e POWE R switc h posi ti on. • If you do not use your camcorder for abou t 3 months , the built-in rechargea[...]

17 Gettin g Started Step 7: In sert ing a Cass ette You can us e mini DV cassettes only (p. 61). • The recordable time varies depending on [REC MODE] (p . 42). 1 Slide and hold th e OPE N/ EJECT lever in the direction of the arrow and open t he lid. The casse tte comp artmen t automa tical ly comes o ut and opens up . 2 Insert a cassette with its[...]

18 Recording/ Playback Easy R ecordi ng/Pl ayba ck (Easy Handy cam) 1 Slide the POW ER switch A in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the CAMERA lamp. 2 Press EASY C . 3 Press REC START/STOP B to start recording.* * Movies are r ecorded in SP (Standard Play) mode on a cassette. Recording A B D C With th is Ea sy Handy cam operat ion, [...]

19 Recordin g/Playback Slide the P OWER switch A in the d irection of th e arrow repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDIT lamp. Touch the button s on the screen D as follows. x To cancel Easy Handyc am operation Press EASY C again. di sappear s fr om th e scr een D . x Adjustable menu se ttings dur ing Easy H andycam oper ation Touch and [ME NU] to dis[...]

20 Reco rding 1 Slide the POW ER switch i n the direction o f the arrow repeated ly to turn on the CAMERA lamp. 2 Press REC START/STOP to start recording. To sto p movi e r ecordin g Press REC START/STOP a gain. Lens c ap Remove the le ns cap by pressing both knobs on th e sides of the ca p POWER switch REC START/ STOP If the POWE R switch is set t[...]

21 Recordin g/Playback Play back 1 Slide the POW ER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp. 2 Start playing back. Touch to rewind the tape t o the desire d point, th en touch to start playback. To adju st the vo lume Touch t [PAGE1] t [VO L], th en / to adj ust t he volu me. To se arch fo r a s cene d uring pl[...]

22 Funct ions us ed for re cording /playba ck, et c. To use zoom .......................... 1 Move the pow er zoom le ver 1 slig htly fo r a slower zo om. Move it further for a faster zoom. • The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (ab[...]

23 Recordin g/Playback To adju st th e focus f or an off center subject (SPOT FOCUS) ............. q; See [SPOT FOCUS] on page 32. To fix the expo sure for th e sele cted subject (Flexible spot meter) ...... q; See [SPOT METER] on page 32. To record in mirror mode .......... qa Open the LC D panel qa 90 degr ees to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then r otat[...]

24 Indi cators d isplaye d during recor ding/pl ayback A Rem aining batter y (approx .) B Reco rding mode ( SP or LP ) ( 42) C Reco rding status ([STBY] (st andby) or [REC] ( recordin g)) D Recording: Tape cou nter (hour: minu te: se cond) Playback: Tim e cod e (hou r: min ute : second: fram e) E Reco rding ca pacity o f the t ape (a pprox.) (43) F[...]

25 Recordin g/Playback You can use [DIS P GUIDE] (p. 14 ) to check t he function of e ach indica tor that appear s on the LC D screen. • Some of the indicators may not appear when you use [DISP GUIDE]. Upper le ft Upper right Cent er Botto m Indicato rs when you made changes Indicator Mea nin g AUDIO MODE (42) Indicator Mea nin g DV input (47) In[...]

26 Search ing for t he sta rting poi nt Make sure that the CAMERA lamp lights up (p . 20). [END SCH] (END SEAR CH) will not work once yo u eject th e cassett e after you have rec orded on the tape . Touch t [PAGE1], then to uch [END SCH]. The l ast scen e of the m ost rec ent recordin g is played ba ck for about 5 seconds, and th e camcorde r enter[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback You can view a few s econ ds of the sce ne recorde d just before you st opped the t ape. 1 Touch t [PAG E1] t [MENU]. 2 Select (CAM ERA SET) wi th / , then touch [EX EC]. 3 Select [E DITSEARCH] with / , then touch [ EXEC]. 4 S elec t [ON ] wi th / , then touch [EX EC] t . 5 Touch . The last fe w seconds of the mo st rece ntly[...]

28 Playi ng the pict ure on a TV You c an con nect y our camc order to the in put ja ck of a TV or a VCR using the A /V con necting cabl e ( 1 ) or the A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO ( 2 ). C onnect y our cam corder to the wall sock et usin g the s uppli ed AC Adap tor for this ope rati on (p. 9 ). Refer also to the instru ctio n manual s suppl [...]

29 Recordin g/Playback[...]

30 Using t he Menu Using th e menu it ems Foll ow th e ins truct ions b elow to use e ach of th e men u item s lis ted aft er thi s pag e. 1 Slide the POW ER switch i n the direction o f the arrow repeatedly to turn on the respective lamp. CAMERA lamp: setting s for recordin g on a tape PLA Y/ED IT lam p: se tting s for vi ewin g/ed iting 2 Touch t[...]

31 Usin g the Menu x T o use menu i tems duri ng Easy Handyca m opera tion 1 Touch . 2 Selec t the des ired me nu. Touc h [MENU ] then se lect th e des ired menu. 3 Change your item setting . After finishing the setting s, touch (clo se) to hide the menu scree n. Each touch of [ RET.] take s you to the previou s screen. • Cancel Easy Handycam ope[...]

32 Operat ion bu tton i tems Avai lable operati on buttons vary depen ding on the positi on of the lamp and t he display (PAGE). The defa ult set tings are marked with B . The in dicators in parent heses a ppear wh en the items ar e select ed. The avail able fu ncti ons dur ing Ea sy Hand ycam opera tion are m arked wi th “ * ”. See page 30 for[...]

33 Usin g the Menu To ret urn the sett ing to automati c exposur e, touch [ AU TO] or set [EXPOSURE] to [ AUTO]. • If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is automatically set to [MAN UAL]. • The setting returns to [ AUTO] when you turn the power off for more than 12 hours. See page 14. See page 37. You can add the foll owing effec ts to curr ently[...]

34 You can fix the brightne ss of a picture manua lly. Wh en rec ording indo ors on a clear day, for insta nce, you c an a void backligh t shadows on people ne xt to the windo w by fixing th e exposure t o that of the wall side of th e room. 1 Touch [MANU AL]. appe ars. 2 Adjust th e exposure by to uching / . To retur n the sett ing to automatic ex[...]

35 Usin g the Menu You can ad just the br ightn ess of the LC D scre en. The record ed pict ure wi ll not be affect ed b y thi s ope ratio n. Adjust the bri ghtness with / . You can use t he video opera tion buttons ( / / / ) on every P AGE. [PAGE1 ] See page 37. See page 21. See page 26. See page 14. [PAG E2] During pla yback, displ ays informatio[...]

36 [PAGE3] You can pl ay back in vari ous modes whi le viewin g movies. 1 Touch th e following bu ttons during playba ck. 2 Touch [ RET.] t . To retu rn to the normal pl ayback mode , touch (Play/Pau se) twice (o nce from frame playba ck). • You will not he ar the recorded sound. You may see mosaic-lik e images of the previously played picture. S[...]

37 Usin g the Menu * The value set before Easy Handycam operation wi ll be retained during Easy Handycam operation. Menu ite ms • Available menu items ( z ) vary depending on which lamp is lit. • During Easy Handycam operation, the following settings are automatically applied (p. 18). CAMERA PLAY/EDIT Easy Handycam MANUAL SET menu (p. 38) PROGR[...]

38 MANUAL SE T menu – PROGRAM AE /P EFFECT , etc. The defa ult set tings are marked with B . The in dicators in parent heses a ppear wh en the items ar e select ed. See page 30 for details o n selecting menu items. You ca n record pic tures effect ively in various si tuations wit h the PROGRAM AE function. B AUTO Select to aut omatical ly reco rd[...]

39 Usin g the Menu SEP IA Picture s appear in se pia. B&W Picture s appear in blac k and white. SOLA RIZ E Picture s appear as an illust ration wit h strong contrast. PASTEL* Picture s appear as a pale pastel drawing. MOSAIC* Picture s appear mosai c-patte rned. • You can recor d pictures edited wit h special effects on another VCR/DVD device[...]

40 You ca n record a pi cture in a rat io suitable for t he sc reen on wh ich it w ill be d ispla yed . Refe r als o to the operat ing in stru ctio ns supplied with yo ur TV for details . B 4:3 Standard s etting (t o recor d pictures to be played back on a 4:3 TV). 16:9 WIDE ( ) Records pict ures to be played back on a 16:9 wide TV in ful l screen [...]

41 Usin g the Menu PLAYER SET/ VCR SET menu – AUDIO MIX The PLAYER SET menu is for the DCR- HC27E , and the VCR SE T menu is for the DCR-HC28E. See page 30 for details on selecting menu items. See page 49. LCD/ VF SET m enu – LCD B. L./LCD COLOR /VF B.L., et c The def ault se tting s are ma rked with B . See page 30 for details on selecting men[...]

42 You ca n adjust the bri ghtness of the viewfin der. Th e recorde d picture will not be affe cted by this opera tion . B BRT NORM AL Standard b rightness. BRIGHT Brightens the vi ewfinder sc reen. • When y ou connect your camcorder to outs ide power sources, [ BRIGHT] is automatical ly selected for the setting. • When y ou select [BR IGHT], b[...]

43 Usin g the Menu B AUTO Displa ys t he r emaini ng tape indi cator f or about 8 sec onds in situat ions such as thos e described b elow. • W hen you set th e POWER switch to PL AY/ EDIT or CAMERA wit h a cassette inserte d. • When you touch (Play/Pause). ON Always dis plays the re maining tape indicato r. REMAIN SETUP MENU menu – CLOCK SET/[...]

44 OTHERS m enu – WORL D TIM E/BEE P, etc . The defa ult set tings are marked with B . See page 30 for details o n selecting menu items. When usi ng your camco rder abroa d, you can set the t ime differenc e by touching / , the cloc k will be adjust ed in accord ance wit h the time diffe rence. If you se t the tim e differe nce to 0, the cloc k r[...]

45 Dubbin g/Editing Dubbing /Editing Dubbi ng to VCR/DV D dev ice, e tc. You c an cop y the picture played back on your camco rder t o other recordi ng devi ces (VC R/ DVD device, etc.). You can connect your camc order to a VCR/DVD device, etc., usin g the A/V connecting cable ( 1 ), the A/V co nnecting cable with S VIDEO ( 2 ), or the i. LINK cabl[...]

46 1 Prepare your cam corder for playback. Inser t the record ed cas sette. Slid e the POWER swit ch repea tedly to turn o n the PLAY/E DIT lamp . 2 Prepare your VCR/DVD device for recording. When dubbing to th e VCR, inser t a cassette for re cording. When dubbing to th e DVD recorder, insert a DVD for recording. If your record ing devic e has an [...]

47 Dubbin g/Editing Record ing p ictures f rom a T V or VCR/ DVD device , etc. ( DCR-HC 28E) You can record pictures o r TV programs from a TV or VCR/DVD device, etc., on a tape. Be sure to insert a cassette for re cording i n your camcord er beforeh and. You can co nnec t you r ca mcorde r to a TV, VCR/ DVD or a n i. LINK -com patibl e de vice usi[...]

48 5 When recording pictu res from a VCR/DVD device: Start playing the cassette or the disc on the VCR/DVD device. When recording pictu res from a TV: Select a TV pr ogram. The pict ure playe d on the con nected devi ce appe ars on the LCD sc reen o f your cam corder. 6 Touch [REC START] at the point you want to s tart recording. 7 Stop rec ording.[...]

49 Dubbin g/Editing Insert a recorded cassette into you r camcorde r beforehand . 1 Slide the POW ER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDIT la mp. 2 Touch ( Play /Pau se) to play back the t ape, then touch it again at the point where you w ant to start re cording the sound. 3 Touch t [PAG E3] t [A DUB CTRL] t [AUDIO DUB]. 4 Touch ( Play) and s[...]

50 Jacks to c onnec t ext ernal device s Open the jack cover. A Fo r DCR-HC27E: DV OUT Interface (i.LINK) (p. 45) For DCR-HC28E: DV Interface (i.LINK) (p. 45, 47) B A /V (audio/ video) OU T jack (p. 28, 45) C D C IN jack (p. 9) 1 2 3[...]

51 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you run into any problems using your camc order, use the fo llowing tabl e to troublesho ot the problem. If the problem persists, d isconnec t the p ower sourc e and contact your Sony dealer. The po wer does not t urn on. • Attach a charged bat tery pack to the cam corder (p. 9). • Use t[...]

52 The CHG (charge ) lamp flashes whi le the batt ery pack is bei ng charged. • Attach th e batt ery pack to the camcord er corre ctly ( p. 9). If the problem persi sts, di sconne ct the AC Adapt or from the wall socket and contac t your S ony dealer. The batt ery pack may b e wo rn-o ut. The power turns off frequ ently alt hough the rem aining b[...]

53 Troubles hooting The picture remains on the LCD screen. • Th is occurs if you disconn ect the DC plug from you r camcorder or remove the battery pack withou t turning of f the power fi rst. This is not a malfu nction. The bu ttons d o not a ppear on the touch pa nel. • Touch the LCD screen lightly. • Pr ess DISP/BATT INFO on yo ur camcorde[...]

54 Refer al so to “Adjustin g the image du ring recor ding” (p. 54). The tape does not start when you press REC START/STOP. • S lide the POWER sw itch repe ated ly to turn on the C AMERA lamp (p. 2 0). • The tape has reache d the en d. Rewi nd it, or inser t a new cassette . • S et the write -protect ta b to REC or inser t a new casse tte[...]

55 Troubles hooting A vertical band appears wh en recording candlelight or electri c light in the dark. • Th is occurs w hen the cont rast between t he subject and the backg round is too h igh. This i s not a malf unction. A vertical band ap pears when recording a bright subject. • Th is phenomenon is called the sm ear effect. This is not a mal[...]

56 The sound breaks off. • C lean the head us ing the clean ing cassette (opti onal) (p. 66). “---” is displayed on the screen. • T he tape you are playi ng was recorde d without sett ing the date and time. • A bl ank section on th e tape is being play ed. • T he data code on a tape with a scratch or noise cann ot be read. Noises appear[...]

57 Troubles hooting Time code an d other information ap pear on the display of the conn ected device. • S et [DI SP OUT ] to [LCD] while conne cted w ith a n A/V connect ing c able (p. 44). You cannot dub correctl y using the A/V connecti ng cable. • Th e A/V connecting cabl e is not connected pro perly. Make sure that the A/V connecting cable [...]

58 Warnin g in dicato rs and messa ges If in dica tors ap pear o n the LC D scre en or i n the view find er, chec k the fol low ing. So me sy mpto ms you c an f ix b y yo urse lf. If the probl em persists ev en after you have tried a couple of times, contact your Sony deal er or l ocal author ized Sony ser vice facili ty. C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-di[...]

59 Troubles hooting If messag es appear on the scre en, fol low the instructio ns. x Battery/Power Use the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack. (p. 62) Battery level is low. • C hange the b attery (p. 9, 62 ). Old battery. Use a new one. (p. 62) Z Re-attac h the power source. (p. 9) Use new AC adapter or reinsert. (p. 9) x Moisture cond ensatio n % Z [...]

60 Invalid during Easy Handycam operati on. (p. 19) HDV recorded tap e. Cannot playback. • Your camcorder cannot play back this for mat. P lay b ack the tape with the equipment t hat reco rded it. HDV recorded ta pe. Cannot add audio. • Your camcorder does not allow you to add audio on a sec tion of a tape recorded in HDV format (p. 48). Warnin[...]

61 Additional Informat ion Addition al Informa tion Using y our ca mcorde r abroad Power supply You can use yo ur camco rder in any country /region using t he AC Adap tor suppl ied with your camco rder wit hin the AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz range . On TV colo r systems Your camcorder is PAL system, so its picture can only be view ed on a PAL syst[...]

62 x To preven t accid ental eras ure Slide th e write -protect tab on the casset te t o set it to SAV E. x When labeling the cassette Be sure to pla ce the label onl y on the locati ons shown in the f ollowing illustra tion so as not to cause a malfunct ion of your camcord er. x After using the cass ette Rewind the t ape to t he beg inning to avoi[...]

63 Additional Informat ion • Frequent use of the L CD screen or a frequent playback, fast forward or rewind operation wears out the bat tery pack faster. We recommend usin g a large capacity battery pack: NP-FP50/FP71/F P90 (optional). • Be sure to set the POWER switch to OFF(CHG) when not recording or playing back on your camcorder. The batter[...]

64 Abou t i.LIN K The DV Inter face on this unit is an i.LINK- compli ant DV Interf ace. This sect ion describes the i.LINK standard and its featu res. What is i.LINK ? i.LINK is a digi tal seria l interfa ce for transfe rring digit al video, d igital au dio, and other da ta to other i.LINK -compati ble devices. You can a lso control other devic es[...]

65 Additional Informat ion Maint enanc e and prec aution s On use an d care • Do not use o r store the camcorder and accessories in the fol lowing locations. – Anywhere extremely hot or cold. Never 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 su n. They may mal[...]

66 • The warning message does not appear when the power is turned on. • N either % or Z flash when a cassett e is inserted and video operation buttons are touched. If moi sture start s to c ondense, y our camcorde r somet imes canno t detect conden sation. If this ha ppens, the cassette is sometime s not eje cted for 10 seconds after the casset[...]

67 Additional Informat ion x On ad justment of th e LCD sc reen (CALIBRATION) The b uttons on the tou ch pane l may not work cor rectly. If th is happens, follow the procedu re below. It is recomme nded you connec t your ca mcorde r to the wa ll sock et using th e suppli ed AC Adap tor du ring the operati on. 1 Slide t he POWE R switc h to OF F(CHG[...]

68 On charg ing the pre-in stalled recha rgeab le batt ery Your ca mcorde r has a pre-in stalled recha rgeable batter y to re tain th e date , time , and other set tings even when the POW ER switch i s set to OFF(CHG) . The pre- insta lled r echar geabl e batt ery is alwa ys charge d while your ca mcorder i s conn ected to the wall so cket via th e[...]

69 Additional Informat ion Colo r temp era tur e [AUTO], [ONE PUSH], [INDOOR] (3 200 K), [ OUTDOOR] (5 800 K) Minimum illum ination 5 lx (lux) (F 1.8) 0 lx (l ux) ( dur ing Nigh tS hot plu s function) Input /Out put c onnec tors Audio/Video output 10-pin co nnector Video sign al: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω ( ohms), unbala nced Lumin ance sign al: 1 Vp-p, 75 ?[...]

70 Dimensions (approx.) 56 × 31 × 100 m m (2 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 4 in.) (w/h/d) excludin g the projectin g parts Mass (approx.) 190 g (6.7 oz) excluding the ma ins lead * See the la bel on the AC Adapto r for other specif ications. Recha rgeabl e bat tery pack ( NP-FP 30) Maximum out put voltage DC 8.4 V Output v oltage DC 7.2 V Capacity 3.6 W h (500[...]

71 Additional Informat ion Index Numeric 12BIT ...... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ...42 16BIT ...... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ...42 16:9 WIDE............ .... ....... .... .40 21-pin adapt or ....... .... ....... .... .28 4:3 .... ..... ...... ..... ....... .... ....... ...40 A A DUB CTRL (Audio dubbing) . ..................49 AC Adapto [...]

72 LCD panel ...... ....... ..... ...... .... 13 LCD screen ... ....... ....... .... ...... 13 LCD/VF SET me nu ...... ....... . 41 Lens cap...... .... ....... .....8, 12, 18 LETTER B OX......... ....... ..... . 42 Lid ....... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ..... . 17 LP (Long Play) ................... .. 42 M Mains lead ...... ....... ..... .....[...]

73 Additional Informat ion V V SPD PLAY (Various speed playback) .....36 VCR SET menu ...... ....... .... ...41 VF B.L. (Viewfinder back light).........42 Video head ......... ....... ..... ...... .66 Video operation buttons ........24 Viewfin der .. ....... ..... .... ....... ...13 Back ligh t ... ....... ..... ...... .42 Viewfinder lens adjustmen[...]

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