SonyメーカーDCR-SR42の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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3-093-315- 11 (1) Digital Video Camera Reco rder Hand ycam Ha ndbook DCR- SR42/SR 62/SR8 2/ SR20 0/SR300 © 2007 Sony Corporation Enjo ying y our camcorde r 8 Get ting St arted 12 Recordi ng/ Playbac .
2 Read t his be fore ope ratin g your ca mcorde r Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read this Handboo k tho roughly, and re tain it for future re ference .
3 About menu items, LCD pa nel and lens • A menu i tem that is graye d out is not available under the current rec ording or playback co nditions. • The LC D scree n is manufac tured usin g extremel y high-p recision techn ology, so over 99.99% of the pixe ls are opera tional for effect ive use.
4 Notes on usi ng the Hard Dis k Driv e Handy cam Sav e all you r record ed im age da ta • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on e xternal media. It is recommended that you save the image data on a disc such as DVD-R using your computer (p.
5 Tabl e of Cont ents Read thi s before oper ating your camcorder ....... .......... ......... .......... ... 2 Notes on u sing the Hard Disk D rive Handycam ...... .......... ......... .......... ... 4 Subjec t example s and solution s ..... 7 Operation f low .
6 What you can do w ith the (SETTING S) categor y of the HOME MENU ..... .......... .......... ...... 52 Using the HOM E MENU ........ .... 52 List of t he (S ETTINGS) categ ory items .. ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ........ . 5 3 MOVIE SETTINGS .
7 Subjec t exam ples and solu tions * DCR-SR200/SR 300 ** DCR-SR42/SR 62/SR82 Checking your golf swing Gettin g a good shot of a ski slope or beach B SMTH SLW REC* ....... ........ .......29 B SPORTS** .. ......... ......... ........ ... 6 9 B Backlight .
8 Enjoyin g your camcorde r Operat ion flo w B Get ready (p. 1 2). B Shoot u sing yo ur ca mcorder (p. 23) . Movies are re corded on the h ard dis k, and still i mages ar e recorde d on eithe r the hard disk or a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” B Play ba ck the image s.
9 Enjoyi ng your ca mcorder Enjoying your ca mcorder “ HOME” an d “ OPTION ” - Taki ng adv antage o f two t ypes o f menus B Categ ories and it ems of t he HOME ME NU (CAMERA) c ategory (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTH ERS) ca tegor y (MANAGE HD D/MEMORY) catego ry (SETTINGS ) category To cust omize y our c amcorder (p.
10 1 While pressing the green button in the center, turn the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to turn on the power. 2 Press (HOME) A (or B ). 3 Touch the desired category. Exampl e: (OT HERS) category 4 Touch the desired item. Example: [ EDIT] 5 Follow the gui de on the scree n for further operation.
11 Enjoyi ng your ca mcorder 3 Touch the item you want t o know the content. When you touc h an item, i ts explana tion appear s on t he scre en. To appl y the option, touch [Y ES], otherw ise, touch [N O]. To de activa te th e HELP Touch (HELP) agai n in step 2 .
12 Getting St arted Step 1 : Check ing su pplied i tems Make sure tha t you have the fo llowing items supplie d with your ca mcorder. The nu mber in the parenthe ses indica tes the number of that item s upplied . AC Adaptor (1) (p . 13) Power cord (1) (p.
13 Ge tting St arted Step 2: C harg ing the ba ttery pack You ca n charge t he “InfoL ITHIUM” battery pack (H series) (p. 112) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Not es • Your camcorder operates only with an “InfoLIT HIUM ” battery p ack (H se ries).
14 To char ge th e batt ery pack u sing o nly the AC Ad apto r Turn the P OWER swit ch to OFF (CHG), then conne ct the A C Ad aptor direc tly to the DC IN jack on the camcord er. b Notes • Disconnect the AC Adapt or from the DC I N jack holding both the camcorder and the DC plug.
15 Ge tting St arted Chargin g time Approxima te time (min.) req uired when you fully c harge a fully di scharged battery pack. * DCR-SR42/SR62/S R82 ** DCR-SR200/SR 300 Recording time App roxim ate t ime (mi n.) avai lable whe n you use a full y char ged batte ry pack.
16 * Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turning the power on/off and zooming. b Notes • All times measure d with re cording mo de [S P] under the following conditio ns: Top: When the L CD backlight turns on. Bottom: When the L CD backlight turns off (except for DCR-SR42).
17 Ge tting St arted On the AC Adap tor • Use the near by wall outlet w hen using the AC Adaptor. Disconn ect the AC Adaptor fro m the wall outlet immediately i f any mal function occurs while using your camcorder. • Do not use t he AC Adaptor placed in a narrow space, such as between a wall and furniture.
18 3 Set [DST SET ] or [SUMME RTIME], then touch [NEXT]. 4 Set [Y] (y ear) with v / V . 5 Select [M] with b / B , th en set the mont h with v / V . 6 Set [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way, then touch [NEXT]. 7 Make sure that the clock i s correctly set, then to uch .
19 Ge tting St arted Step 4: P repa ring for re cord ing Slide the lens co ver switch to open. z Tip s • When you finish re cording or when you playback images, close the lens cover. • For DCR-SR200/SR 300, the lens cover opens and closes automaticall y.
20 Recording/ Playback Record ing an d play back with e ase (Easy H and ycam opera tion ) Easy H andycam ope ration m akes nearly a ll settings au tomatic so that you can per form recording or playba ck op eration w ithout det ailed settin gs. It also m akes screen font size larger for easy vie wing.
21 Recording /Playback 1 Turn the POWER sw itch G to turn on your camcorder. 2 Press (VIEW IMAG ES) I (or D ) button The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LC D screen. (It ma y take some time to disp la y the th umb nail s.) 1 :Displ ays mov ies. 2 :Displ ays sti ll imag es on the h ard disk.
22 z Tips • When playback from the sel ected movie reaches the las t movie, the screen returns t o the VISUAL INDEX scr een. • You can slow down the playback speed by touching / during pause. • You can adjust volume by selecting (HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [SOUND SET TINGS] t [VOLUME], then with / .
23 Recording /Playback Recording/P layback Recor ding b Not es • If the ACCE SS lamp is lit or flashing after recording is finished, it means d ata is s till being written onto the hard disk or “Memory Stick Duo.” Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not remove the battery or AC Adaptor.
24 You ca n record mo vies on the ha rd disk of your cam corder. For th e record able time, see page 5 4. 1 Turn the PO WER swit ch A unti l the (Mov ie) lamp lights up. 2 Press START/STOP B (o r C ). To stop reco rding, press STAR T/STOP again. You can re cord stil l images on the hard disk of your cam corder in the default setting .
25 Recording /Playback You can zoo m i n up to the ma gnif ica tion s shown in the following table . (optical zoom) You can adjust th e magnific ations with the power zoom lever or the z oom butto ns on the LCD f rame. Move the power zoom lever slig htly for a slower zoom .
26 Press (fl ash) repea tedly to select an appropri ate setting. No ind ication (A uto f lash): Automatical ly flashes when there is insu fficient am bient light. r (Forced flash): Always uses the flash regardless of the surrounding brightnes s. r (No flash): Records without flash.
27 Recording /Playback z Tip s • Still im ages are r ecorded in the f ollowing size s with Dual Rec. DCR-S R200: – 2.3M (16:9 (wide)) –1 . 7 M ( 4 : 3 ) DCR-S R300: – 4.6M (16:9 (wide)) –3 . 4 M ( 4 : 3 ) • You can record s till images durin g recording standby in the same way as when t he POWER switch is set to (Still).
28 b Notes • The NightShot plus and Super NightS hot plus functions use in frared light. T herefore, do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects, and remove the conversion lens (optional). • Adjust the f ocus manually ([F OCUS], p .
29 Recording /Playback 2 On t he H OME ME NU, t ouch (SETTI NGS) t [MOVIE SETTINGS] t [WIDE SELECT ] t [4:3] or [16 :9 WIDE] (p. 54) . DCR- SR62/S R82/S R200/SR3 00: 1 Tu rn the P OWE R swit ch u ntil t he (Movie) lam p lights up. 2 Press WIDE SELEC T repeated ly to select the desired screen aspect ratio.
30 5 Press START/ STOP. An about 3 second-m ovie is recorde d as a 12 second-sl ow-motion-movi e. When [Rec ording··· ] disappears , recording is finished. Touch to cancel the smoot h slow recor ding. To chan ge the se tting Touch (OPTION) t tab, then select the set ting you wan t to change.
31 Recor ding/Playba ck Recording/P layback Play back 1 T urn the PO W ER switch A to turn on y our camcorder . 2 Press (VIEW IMA G ES) B (or C ) button. The VISUAL INDEX scree n appears on the L CD screen. (It may ta ke some time to disp lay th e thumbn ails.
32 3 Start playback. Touch the tab, an d the movie to be played bac k. Touch the , or tab , and the stil l image to be played back. To swit ch to the playbac k mode us ing the (H OME) D (or E ) button On the HOME MENU, touch (VIEW IMAGES) t [VISUAL INDEX].
33 Recording /Playback You ca n ma gnif y st ill ima ges fro m ab out 1.1 to 5 times the or iginal size . Magn ifi cati on can be ad jus ted w ith th e power zoom lever or the z oom butto ns on the LCD f rame. 1 Play ba ck the still ima ges you wa nt to magnify.
34 Touch on the still ima ge playba ck screen. The sli de show be gins fr om the sel ected image. Touch to stop the slide sh ow. To rest art, tou ch again. b Notes • Y o u cannot operate playback zoom during slide show . z Tips • You can set continuous slide show playback by selecting (OPTION) t tab t [SLIDE SHOW SE T].
35 Recording /Playback Playi ng the i mage on a TV Connec t your cam corder to th e input jack of TV or VC R using A/V connecti ng cable 1 or A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO 2 . Connec t your camco rder to the w all outl et using th e supplied AC Adaptor fo r this operation (p.
36 T o set t he aspect r atio acco rding to th e connec ted TV (16 :9/4:3) Change the sett ing a ccording to the sc reen aspect ratio of the TV y ou wil l view image s on. 1 Turn th e PO WER s witc h to t urn on the camco rder. 2 Touch (HOM E) t (SETTI NGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [TV TYPE] t [16:9] or [4:3] t .
37 Recording /Playback Saving imag es Recor ded images ar e stored on the in ternal ha rd disk of yo ur camcor der . Due to the limit ed capacit y of the i ntern al hard disk, ma ke sure tha t you save the image data to som e type of external media such as a D VD-R or a co mputer .
38 Editing (OTHER S) ca tegor y This cat egor y enable s you to edit t he images, to pr int still imag es and to connect your cam corder to a comput er. DELETE You c an delete images on the h ard di sk or a “Memory St ick Duo” (p. 38). EDIT You can e dit the im ages on the ha rd disk or a “Memory Stick Duo” (p.
39 Edit ing 4 Touch the image to be deleted . The se lected im age is m arke d with . Press an d hold the im age on th e LCD screen to conf irm the image. T ouch to return to the previous screen. 5 Touch t [YES] t . To dele te all movies or still images at one ti me In step 3 , touch [ DEL ETE ALL] or [ DELETE ALL] t [YES] t [YES] t .
40 4 Touc h th e still im age to b e dele ted. The sel ect ed st ill im age is mar ked wi th . Pres s and hold th e still im age on the LCD screen to con firm the sti ll imag e.
41 Edit ing b Not es • You cannot r estore movies once they ar e divided. • Do not r emove the battery p ack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while dividing the movie. It may damage the hard d isk. • If the divided original movie is included in the Playlist, the movie in the Playlist will also be divided.
42 To copy all the s till images re corded on the sam e day at one time 1 On the (HOME MENU), touch (OTHERS) t [EDIT] t [COPY]. 2 Touch [ t COPY by date]. The rec ording dates o f still images are displaye d on the screen. 3 Touch Prev ious/Next Date butt on to select the reco rding d ate of the desired still ima ge.
43 Edit ing To add all t he mo vies reco rde d on th e same day at one ti me 1 On the (H OME M ENU) , touch (OTH ER S) t [PLAYL IST EDIT]. 2 Touch [ ADD by date]. The re cording da tes of movie s are displaye d on the scree n. 3 To uch P rev iou s/Ne xt D ate but ton to select th e recordi ng date of the de sired movie.
44 4 Touch t [YES] t . z Tips • The original images are not changed even if you erase th e images from the P laylist. To chan ge the ord er within the Playli st 1 On the (HOME MENU), touch (OTHERS) t [PLAYLIST EDIT]. 2 Touch [ MOVE ]. 3 Sele ct the image to be moved .
45 Edit ing Dubbi ng to V CR or DV D/HDD rec orders You can dub im ages pla yed back on your camco rder to other rec ording dev ices, such as VCRs or DVD/HDD recorders. Connect the device in eith er of the following ways. Connec t your cam corder to th e wall out let using the supp lied A C Adaptor for t his opera tion (p.
46 1 Turn on your camc order, and press (VIEW IMAGES) button. Set [ TV TYP E] a ccor din g to the disp lay device (p. 62). 2 Insert the recording media in the recording device. If your record ing device has an inp ut select or , set it to the i nput mode .
47 Edit ing [USB S ELECT] appea rs on t he scr een automat ically. 4 Touch [ PRINT] (hard di sk) or [ PRINT] (“Memory Stick Du o”) depending on the media of the image to be pri nted. You can sel ect a st ill ima ge on the screen. b Not es • We can guarantee the operation of only models that are PictBridge compatible.
48 • On some printer models, the top, bottom, right, and left edges of images may be trimmed. If you print a still image rec orded in a 16:9 (wide) ratio, the left and right ends of the im age may be trimmed widely. • Some printer models may not support the date printing function.
49 Utilizi ng recordin g media Util izin g record ing medi a (MANA GE HDD/ MEMORY) categor y This cate gory enable s you to use the hard disk or a “Me mory Stick Duo” for various purposes. FORMAT You can form at the hard di sk and recov er recorda ble free spa ce (p.
50 For mat ting de let es al l imag es on a “Memory St ick Duo.” 1 Turn on your c amcorder. 2 Insert the “M emory Stick Du o” to be formatted into your camcorder. 3 On the (HOME MENU), touch (MANAGE HDD/MEM ORY) t [F O R M A T ] . 4 Touch [YE S] t [YE S].
51 Utilizi ng recordin g media Preven ting data on the hard disk of the camco rder fr om bein g recove red [ EMPTY ] allows you to write non imp ort ant da ta o nto th e ha rd di sk of the camcorde r. In this way , it may becom e more dif ficult to rec over any ori ginal da ta.
52 Customiz ing your ca mcorder What y ou can do with th e (SETTI NGS) catego ry of the HOME M ENU You ca n chang e the recor ding fu ncti ons and the oper atin g settings for yo ur conve nience . 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOME). 2 Touch (SETTI NGS).
53 Customiz ing your camco rder MOVIE SETT INGS (p. 54) PHOTO SETTINGS (p . 57) VIEW IM AGES SE T (p. 60) SOUND/DIS P SET* 6 (p. 61) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p . 62) CLOCK / LANG (p. 63) GENERAL SET (p. 6 4) * 1 DCR-SR42 * 2 DCR-SR200/SR300 * 3 DCR-SR62/SR 82/SR200/SR300 * 4 You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation ( p.
54 MOVI E SETT INGS (Items fo r recording movies) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not on the scre en, t ouch v / V to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 52 (OPTION MENU) t page 65 The defa ult sett ings are mar ked with B . You can select a record ing mod e to record a movie with t he image quali ty from 3 leve ls.
55 Customiz ing your camco rder 16:9 WIDE ( ) Reco rds images to the full screen on a 16: 9 (wide) TV scre en. b Not es • Set [TV TYPE] correctly according to th e TV connected for playback (p. 62) . You can sele ct the ma ximum zoom lev el in case yo u want to z oom greate r than optical zoom magnifi catio n (p.
56 You ca n display the fra me and c heck that the subjec t is horizonta l or vertical by setting [GUIDEFRAME] to [ON]. The fr ame is not re corde d. Press DISP/ BATT INFO to ma ke the frame disapp ear. z Tips • Positioning the subj ect at the cross point of the guide frame makes a balanced composition.
57 Customiz ing your camco rder PHOTO S ETTING S (Item s for rec ording st ill ima ges) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scree n, touch v / V to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 52 (OPTION MENU) t page 65 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B .
58 b Notes • All numbers measured at t he following setting: Top: [FINE ] is selected for image qua lity. Bottom: [STANDARD] is selected for image quality. • All numbers measured when using a “Memory Stick Duo” m ade by Son y Corporation. The number of recordable images varies depending on the recording environment.
59 Customiz ing your camco rder See page 54. See page 55. See page 56. See page 56. You ca n set this func tion whe n you use th e buil t-in flash (D CR-S R20 0/SR 30 0), or an exte rnal flash (opt ion al) th at is comp atib le with your ca mcorde r. HIGH( ) Makes the fl ash level higher.
60 VIEW IMAGE S SET (Ite ms to cus tom ize th e disp lay ) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not on the scre en, t ouch v / V to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 52 (OPTION MENU) t page 65 The defa ult sett ings are mar ked with B .
61 Customiz ing your camco rder You can sele ct the n umber of thum bnai ls that appear o n the VISUAL INDEX screen. B ZO OM LINK Change the number of thumbna ils (6 or 12) with th e power zoom le ver on your camcorder. * 6IMAGE S Display s thumbnail s of 6 images.
62 You ca n adjust the brightne ss of the LCD scr een’ s ba ckli ght. B NORMAL Standard b rightnes s. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD s creen. b Notes • When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [ BRIGHT] is automatically selected for the setting.
63 Customiz ing your camco rder • When you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with the ID- 1/ID-2 system, set [TV TYPE] to [16 :9]. The TV switc hes to full mode automatically . Refer also to the instruc tion manuals supplied wit h your TV. B LCD PANEL Shows disp lays such as the time code on the LCD screen.
64 GENERAL SET (Other set up items) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not on the scre en, t ouch v / V to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 52 (OPTION MENU) t page 65 The defa ult sett ings are mar ked with B .
65 Customiz ing your camco rder Activa ting fu ncti ons usin g the OP TION ME NU The OPTION MENU appears just like the pop-up w indow that appears whe n you righ t-clic k the mouse on a co mputer. Vari ous fun ctio ns are dis playe d in the contex t of the op eration .
66 See page 65 for setting oper ation. * 1 Items t hat are included als o in the HOME MENU. * 2 DCR-SR42/SR62/ SR82 * 3 DCR-SR200/SR300 * 4 Except for DCR-SR42 * 5 DCR-SR62/S R82 See page 65 for setting operation. * Items that are included also in the HOME MENU.
67 Customiz ing your camco rder Funct ions s et in th e OPTIO N MENU Item s you can set on ly on the O PTIO N MENU will be de scribed be low. The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B . You ca n adj ust th e fo cus m anua lly. Y ou ca n select thi s function a lso when you w ant to focu s on a cer tain su bjec t in tent ion ally .
68 To cance l, touch [OFF ], or zoom to w ide- angle (W side). b Notes • When recording a distant subj ect, focusing may be diffi cult and can ta ke some time. • Adjust the f ocus manually ([ FOCUS], p. 67) when it is hard to focus automatic ally.
69 Customiz ing your camco rder FIREWORKS* ( ) Selec t this to take spe ctacular shot s of fireworks. LANDSCAPE* ( ) Sele ct to shoo t distant sub ject s clear ly. This sett ing also prevents your camcord er from focu sing on glas s or metal mesh in windo ws that come s in betwee n the camcorder and th e subject.
70 ONE PUSH ( ) The white bala nce will be adjust ed accord ing to the am bient light. 1 Touch [ONE PUSH] . 2 Frame a white ob ject such as a p iece of pap er, to fill th e scr een under the same lighting conditions a s you will shoot the subj ect. 3 Touch [ ].
71 Customiz ing your camco rder b Not es • Do not us e [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] in bright places. This may cause a malfunction. • Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects. • Remove the conversion lens (optional). • Adjust t he focus manually ([FOCUS], p.
72 You ca n set this functi on when yo u use an exter nal flash ( optional ) that i s compat ible with your ca mcorder . Attach the ext ernal flash t o the Ac tive In terface Shoe (p.
73 Performi ng with a co mputer Perform ing with a compute r What y ou can do with Wi ndows computer Whe n you inst all th e “Pic tur e Mo tion Browse r” on a W indows comput er from the supplied CD-RO M, you can e njoy th e following ope rations.
74 System requ iremen ts OS: Microso ft Win dows 2000 Professi onal, Windows XP Home Edition, Window s XP Professional , or Windows XP Me dia Center Edi tion Standar d instal lation is r equire d. Operatio n is not assured if the ab ove OS has been upgr aded or in a multi- boot environ ment.
75 Performi ng with a co mputer Install ing th e softwa re You need to inst all th e sof twa re to your Windows com puter before conne cting your camcorder to t he computer. The installation is re quired only for t he first time. Provide th e camc order an d the Ha ndycam Statio n, and a USB cable be forehand.
76 10 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. Dependin g on the com puter, yo u may need to ins tall third part y software (shown belo w). If the in stallation scre en appears, follow the inst ructions to ins tall the req uired sof tware.
77 Performi ng with a co mputer Creat ing a DVD with One To uch The kinds of DVD tha t you can use with the supp lied softw are are as liste d belo w. The DVDs you can use differ, depending on the computer you use. Fo r details on the DVDs compa tible with you r com puter, re fer to th e operation s manual sup plied with you r comput er.
78 3 Place the recordable DVD to be saved in the DV D drive of yo ur computer. z Tips • It is recommended that you use a new recordable DVD. • If any software starts on the comput er automaticall y, close it. 4 Connect the Handycam Station to the wa ll outle t using the supp lied AC Adaptor.
79 Performi ng with a co mputer A Current stat us of all DVD creation B Current st atus per DVD C Number of DVDs required D Number of DVDs being created When the DVD cr eation i s complet ed, the di sc tray o pens aut omatica lly. b Not es • During DVD creation, do not apply vibration to the camcorder.
80 After cre ating a DVD • After creating a DVD, check that t he DVD can be played back properly on a DVD p layer or other devices. When you cannot play back the DVD properly, import the ima ges to the computer by following the steps on page 81. Then save the data on a DVD, following the instructions in “Creating and copying a DVD” (p.
81 Performi ng with a co mputer 7 Clic k [One T ouch Disc Burn] in th e [HDD Handycam Utility ] window on the co mputer s creen . 8 Click [Start ]. The DVD recognition window is displa yed on the co mputer screen. When the DVD ty pe is recogn ized, DVD c reatio n begin s.
82 5 Touch [ COMPUTER] on the LCD screen of your camcorder. The [HDD Ha ndyca m U tility ] wind ow is displayed on the compu ter screen . 6 Click [Easy PC Back-up] in the [HDD Handycam Utility] window on the compu ter screen. 7 Select the type of image file and the destination folder.
83 Performi ng with a co mputer 4 Connect the (US B) jack of the Handycam Station to a computer using the supplied USB cable. The [U SB SELECT] screen is d isplaye d on the L CD scree n of your cam corder. • For connecting with the USB cable, see page 78.
84 z Tips • You can import the still ima ges recorded on a “Memory Stick Duo” with connecting your camcorder and a comp uter (p. 84). 1 Turn on the computer . 2 Insert a record ed “Memo ry Stick Duo” into the Me mory Stick slot of your comp uter.
85 Performi ng with a co mputer Delet ing imag es recor ded on the cam corder throug h the compu ter You can delet e image s reco rded on the camcorder usi ng Picture Moti on Browser. b Not es • You cannot r estore images once they are deleted. • You cannot delete images recorded on the “Memory Stick Duo” using this function.
86 Vie wing im ages impor ted to a comp uter You ca n browse ima ges import ed to a comput er, so rted by regist ered folde r (Folder vi ew), or sorte d by the dat e and time th ey were record ed (C alenda r view). 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Double-click [ ] (Pictu re Motion Browser) on the d esktop.
87 Performi ng with a co mputer To enl arge an image Dou ble-c lic k the thum bna il. The vie w image wi ndow star ts up and th e sele cted imag e is enla rged. When yo u select a mov ie, the sli der and th e playba ck control buttons app ear an d playba ck s tarts .
88 Editin g the im ported images You ca n cut out only re quired mo vie parts to save. 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Double-click [ ] (Pictu re Motion Browser) on the d esktop. [Picture M otion Browse r] starts up . 3 Select the mo vie you wan t to edit in the Folder view o r Calendar view (p.
89 Performi ng with a co mputer 8 Click [Save] to save th e edited movie. Saving ta kes some ti me. When t he saving is complete d, a message is displaye d. Click [O K]. To captu re still imag es from a movie Click [Sav e Frame ] in th e Video Trim min g window to save the cu rrent frame as a st ill image.
90 Creati ng an d copy ing a DV D You can create a DVD Video with a DVD menu by putting image s on your com puter as materi als. z Tips • The selected movies are writte n to the DVD as they are. I f there are unneces sary scenes in the movie, edit it bef orehand (p.
91 Performi ng with a co mputer z Tip s • Selecting [Menu Sorted by Date Taken] in the Menu structure drop-d own list automatically changes the order of movies and sti ll images into the order of date on which they wer e recorded. • Clicking [Font] lets yo u select t he text color of the DVD name and title, etc.
92 9 Confirm the movies to write to a DVD. The mo vies wit h chec kmarks at the top right are written on the DVD in the Playlist order. 10 Click [Next]. The me nu select ion wi ndow of t he DV D is displayed. 11 Select a menu design and a title creation method, and enter the DVD name.
93 Performi ng with a co mputer 5 When preparation s for copying are completed, click [Start]. DVD copy st arts. z Tip s • You can choose to create more copies of the same DVD after writing to the DVD is completed. To ch ange the locatio n for tem porary files a nd the writin g speed On the Di sc copy windo w, click [Settings].
94 Troublesho oting Troubl eshoo ting If you run i nto an y prob lems u sing y our camcord er, use the foll owing t able to trouble shoot the pr oblem. If the proble m persists, d isconnec t the power so urce an d conta ct your Sony de aler. • Overa ll oper ations/E asy Handyc am operat ion/Remote C ommander .
95 Troublesh ooting The (OPTION) button i s not displayed. • The OPTION MENU ca nnot be used during Easy Handycam operation. The menu sett ings have changed automatically. • Dur ing Easy Handycam ope ration, nea rly all the menu item s will be a utomati cally set to the defa ult setti ngs.
96 The CHG (charge ) lamp does not light whi le the batter y pack is being charged. • Turn th e POWER swi tch to OF F (CHG) (p. 13). • Attach the batt ery pack to the cam corder corre ctly (p. 1 3). • Conne ct the po wer cord to the wall out let properly.
97 Troublesh ooting Refer also to “Memo ry Stick Duo” (p. 96). Pressing START/ST OP or PHOTO does not record i mages. • The playback screen i s displa yed. Set y our camcorde r to recordi ng standby (p. 24). • Your camco rder is re cording th e image you have just sh ot on the hard disk.
98 The recordi ng stops. • The temper ature of your camc order is extremely hi gh. Turn off your camco rder and lea ve it fo r a while in a c ool place. • The temper ature of your camc order is extremel y low. Turn of f the camcor der and take it to a warm place.
99 Troublesh ooting A vertical band ap pears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark (DCR-SR42/SR62/SR82). • This occurs whe n the c ontrast b etween the subject a nd the background is too high. This is not a mal functio n. Horizontal stripes appear on the image (DCR -SR200/SR300).
100 No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback. • Turn up the volu me (p. 32). • Sound is not output when the LCD panel is closed. O pen the LC D panel. • When you recor d sound with [MICREF LEVEL] (p. 71) set to [LOW], t he recorded soun d may be difficu lt to hear.
101 Troublesh ooting Cannot use the supplied software, Picture Motion Browser, on the Macintosh computer. • You canno t use Pict ure Motion Browse r on a Macint osh. The One Touch Disc Burn function does not work . • Insta ll Pictu re Mot ion Br owser (p.
102 The playback screen is paused or dis tort ed. • Check t he recomm ended compu ter environm ent requir ed to play mo vies. The actual displayed screen or message is d ifferent from that shown i n this Han dbook. • The screen or message may be differe nt.
103 Troublesh ooting * 1 DCR-SR62/SR 82/SR200/SR30 0 * 2 DCR-SR42 * 3 DCR-SR200 * 4 DCR-SR42/SR 62/SR82 * 5 DCR-SR200/SR 300 [SCENE SELECTION] NightShot plus * 4 , [ S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] * 4 , NightShot * 5 , [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] * 5 , [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [OLD MOVIE], [TELE MACRO], [FADER] [WHITE BAL.
104 Warnin g indi cators and mes sages If indi cators appear on the LCD screen, check th e follo wing. So me sy mp toms you c an f ix b y y our sel f. I f the probl em persis ts even afte r you have tried a couple of times, contact your Sony dealer or l ocal aut horized Sony se rvice facili ty.
105 Troublesh ooting (Warning in dicator pert aining to “Memory St ick Duo”) • No “Mem ory Stick Du o” is i nserted (p. 27). (Warnin g indicato rs pertaini ng to “Memory St ick Duo” for matting)* • The “Mem ory St ick D uo” is da maged.
106 Mana gem ent file d am age d. Crea te new file? • The imag e manageme nt file is damage d. When you touch [YES], a new image management file is created. The old rec orded image s on the hard dis k of th e camc order c anno t be p laye d bac k. (Im ag e files are no t dam aged .
107 Troublesh ooting x Other No further selection is possible. • You can select only 100 imag es at one time for: – deleting imag es – printing still images Data protected. • You trie d to delete dat a protec ted on another devi ce. Releas e the protecti on of the data on the devic e used to prote ct the data.
108 Additio nal Inform ation Using your c amcord er abroa d Power supply You ca n use your camc order in any countrie s/regions using th e AC Adap tor supplied with your c amcorder within th e AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/6 0 Hz range. Use a c ommerci ally a vailable AC plu g adaptor [a] , if necessary, de pending on the design of the w all outlet [b] .
109 Additi onal Info rmation Setting to the local time You can e asily set the cloc k to the local ti me by sett ing a ti me diffe rence when using your camcor der abroad. Set (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG ] t [ARE A SET] and [DST SET] or [SUMMERTIME ] on the HOME ME NU (p.
110 Files on the c amcorde r hard d isk/f older struct ure The file/fol der struct ure is shown below. You do no t usually need to acknowl edge the file/ folde r struct ure, w hen rec ording/ playin g back ima ges on the cam corder. To enj oy stil l images or movie s by conne cting to a co mputer, see page 73, then use the supp lied application.
111 Additi onal Info rmation Maint enance an d precauti ons A “Memor y Stick” i s a compac t, port able IC recor ding medium with a large data capaci ty. Howeve r, we do not gu arantee the operation of a ll type s of “ Memory Stick Duo” on your c amcorder.
112 • Do not insert any thing other than a “Memory Stick Duo” into the “Memory Stick Duo” slot. Doing so m ay cause a malfuncti on. x On a locati on for use Do not use or ke ep the “Mem ory Stick Duo” in the followin g locations: • Places subj ect to extremely high temperature, such as a car parked outside in the summer.
113 Additi onal Info rmation To use th e batte ry pack ef fectiv ely • Battery pack performa nce decreases when the surrounding temperature is 10 °C (50 °F) or below, and the length of time you can use the battery pack becomes shorter. In that case, do one of the following to use the batter y pack for a longer time.
114 On use an d care • Do not use or store the camcorder a nd accessories i n the following locations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to te mperatures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under dir ect sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in th e sun.
115 Additi onal Info rmation x How to pr event moi sture con densa tion When you b ring your ca mcorder from a cold place i nto a w arm place , put yo ur camcorde r in a plastic bag a nd seal it tightly. Remove t he bag when t he air tempera ture inside th e plastic bag has reache d the surround ing tem perat ure (afte r about 1 hou r).
116 On charg ing the pre-in stall ed recha rgeab le bat tery Your ca mcorde r has a pre- install ed recha rgeable ba ttery to retain the date , time, and other set tings even when the PO WER switch is set t o OFF (CHG) .
117 Additi onal Info rmation Notes on the L icense ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACK.
118 Quick Reference Iden tifyin g part s and c ontro ls The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pag es. A Power zoom l ever (2 5, 33) B PHOTO b utton ( 20, 24) C POWER switch (17) D CHG (charge) lam p (13).
119 Quick Re ference A WID E SELECT bu tton (excep t for DCR- SR42) (28) B BACK LIGHT butto n * (28) C LCD scre en/touch pa nel (19) D (HOME ) button (10, 52) E Zoom buttons (2 5, 33) F STAR T/STOP but ton (20, 24) G NIGHTSHOT switch (27) H Spea ker For how t o adjust t he volume, see page 32.
120 A NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch (27) B A/V OUT jack (35, 45) C REMOTE jack (e xcept for DC R-SR42) Connect o ther o ptiona l acce ssories. D Lens cove r switch (19) E Flash (26) F Remote sensor ( except for DCR- SR42) / Infrared po rt Poin t the Remote Command er (p.
121 Quick Re ference A Tripod rece ptacle Attach th e tripod (o ptional: the length of the scr ew must be les s than 5.5 mm (7/32 i n.)) to the tri pod rec eptacle using a trip od scr ew.
122 Remo te Comm ander (DCR-SR62/ SR82/SR200 /SR300) A DATA CODE button (60) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO b utton ( 20, 24) The on-screen image when you press this butt on will be recorded as a still image.
123 Quick Re ference Indic ators display ed dur ing reco rding /playba ck A Recor ding mode (HQ/SP/LP) (54) B HOME button (1 0, 52) C Remain ing batt ery (approx .
124 1 Recordi ng mode (HQ/SP/LP ) (54) 3 Remaini ng batter y (approx .) (14) 5 Counte r (hour /minute/s econd) 6 OPTION but ton (65) qf Retu rn butto n qg Play back m ode qh Curre nt movie number /Num.
125 Quick Re ference Followin g indicator s appear during recordi ng/play back to ind icate the settings of your camc order. Upper le ft Upper right Center Botto m * 1 DCR-SR200/SR 300 * 2 DCR-SR42 * 3 DCR-SR62/SR 82/SR200/SR300 * 4 DCR-SR42/SR 62/SR82 Indicato rs when you mad e changes Indicator Mea ning 5.
126 The reco rding da te and time is reco rded autom atically on the hard disk an d “Memory St ick Duo.” The y are not display ed while re cording.
127 Quick Re ference Gloss ary x 5.1c h surro und so und A system that plays back sound o n 6 speakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 120 Hz or lower.
128 Inde x Nume ric 12IMAGE S ..... ....... ....... ....... . 61 16:9 ........ ....... ....... ....... .... 36, 62 16:9 WIDE ... ....... ....... ...... .... 55 4:3 . ....... ....... ....... ...... . 3 6, 54, 62 5.1ch surround recording .... .. 25 6IMAGES.
129 Quick Re ference SOUND/DISP SET .......61 VIEW IMAGES SET ....60 HQ ... ....... ....... ....... ...... ......... .54 I Icon .......See Display indicators Image management files . ....110 Image qual ity ........ ...... ....... ...58 IMAGE SI ZE ...
130 SLIDE SHOW S ET ........ ...... 34 SMTH S LW REC......... ....... . 2 9 SNOW ... ....... ....... ....... ...... .... 69 Softw are...... ....... ...... ....... ...... 75 SOUND/DISP SET .............. 6 1 SP....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ...
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