Operating Guide
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... Step 1: Checking supplied items 11 Step 2: Charging the battery pack 12 Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your camcorder firmly ......... 15 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder 16 Step 5: Using the touch panel 17 Changing the language ... Step 6: Setting the date and time 19 Step 7: Inserting a Cassette 20 Recording/Playback Easy Recording/Playback (Easy Handycam 22 Recording 24 Playback 25 Functions used for recording/playback, etc 26 Recording To use zoom To record in dark ... last scene of the most recent recording (END SEARCH 30 Searching manually (EDIT SEARCH 30 8
... Step 1: Checking supplied items 11 Step 2: Charging the battery pack 12 Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your camcorder firmly ......... 15 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder 16 Step 5: Using the touch panel 17 Changing the language ... Step 6: Setting the date and time 19 Step 7: Inserting a Cassette 20 Recording/Playback Easy Recording/Playback (Easy Handycam 22 Recording 24 Playback 25 Functions used for recording/playback, etc 26 Recording To use zoom To record in dark ... last scene of the most recent recording (END SEARCH 30 Searching manually (EDIT SEARCH 30 8
Operating Guide
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... adjust the focal point to aim it is recorded in suitable brightness even when there is strong contrast between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is automatically set to [MANUAL]. • The setting returns to [ AUTO] when you want to sharpen the focus. Touch here 60min... cannot be adjusted farther away. To adjust the focus automatically, touch [ AUTO] in the frame. 9 appears. The available functions during Easy Handycam operation are selected. Touch here 60min STBY SPOT METER 0:00:00 AUTO OK Touch the point where you want to focus on in step 1....
... adjust the focal point to aim it is recorded in suitable brightness even when there is strong contrast between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is automatically set to [MANUAL]. • The setting returns to [ AUTO] when you want to sharpen the focus. Touch here 60min... cannot be adjusted farther away. To adjust the focus automatically, touch [ AUTO] in the frame. 9 appears. The available functions during Easy Handycam operation are selected. Touch here 60min STBY SPOT METER 0:00:00 AUTO OK Touch the point where you want to focus on in step 1....
Operating Guide
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... automatically applied (p. 22). z STEREO AUDIO MIX - LCD/VF SET menu (p. 45) LCD B.L. z z BRT NORMAL WIDE DISP z z - OFF WIDE SEL z - 4:3 STEADYSHOT z - VF B.L. CAMERA PLAY/EDIT Easy Handycam MANUAL SET menu (p. 42) PROGRAM AE z - ON VCR SET menu (p. 45) HiFi SOUND - AUTO P EFFECT z z OFF AUTO SHTR z - z z BRT NORMAL LCD COLOR z z - ON OTHERS menu (p. 48...
... automatically applied (p. 22). z STEREO AUDIO MIX - LCD/VF SET menu (p. 45) LCD B.L. z z BRT NORMAL WIDE DISP z z - OFF WIDE SEL z - 4:3 STEADYSHOT z - VF B.L. CAMERA PLAY/EDIT Easy Handycam MANUAL SET menu (p. 42) PROGRAM AE z - ON VCR SET menu (p. 45) HiFi SOUND - AUTO P EFFECT z z OFF AUTO SHTR z - z z BRT NORMAL LCD COLOR z z - ON OTHERS menu (p. 48...
Operating Guide
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...the NightShot plus function (p. 26). Horizontal lines appear on the PLAY/EDIT lamp. • Rewind the tape (p. 25). This is canceled. - [MANUAL] of the picture is not a malfunction. Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to reduce ...the background is called the smear effect. The color of [EXPOSURE] - [SPOT METER] • The BACK LIGHT function does not work during Easy Handycam operation (p. 23). Playback You cannot play back tape. • Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to [ON] (p. 44). Troubleshooting [STEADYSHOT] does ...
...the NightShot plus function (p. 26). Horizontal lines appear on the PLAY/EDIT lamp. • Rewind the tape (p. 25). This is canceled. - [MANUAL] of the picture is not a malfunction. Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to reduce ...the background is called the smear effect. The color of [EXPOSURE] - [SPOT METER] • The BACK LIGHT function does not work during Easy Handycam operation (p. 23). Playback You cannot play back tape. • Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to [ON] (p. 44). Troubleshooting [STEADYSHOT] does ...
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...Sony Corporation. • Picture Package is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • is a trademark or registered trademark of their respective companies. Furthermore, ™ and "®" are subject to 104 °F) Type Lithium ion Design and specifications are not mentioned in each case in this manual...or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. All other countries. • Pentium is a trademark. • "Handycam" and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U.S....
...Sony Corporation. • Picture Package is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • is a trademark or registered trademark of their respective companies. Furthermore, ™ and "®" are subject to 104 °F) Type Lithium ion Design and specifications are not mentioned in each case in this manual...or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. All other countries. • Pentium is a trademark. • "Handycam" and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U.S....
Marketing Specifications
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... NP-FP90 InfoLITHIUM® Battery, the DCR-HC26 can capture natural looking fader effects. Manual focusing also allows the user to 8 hours (LCD) on the camcorder's tape. NightShot® Plus Infrared System With Sony's NightShot Infrared System you can even playback...for pure digital transfer between two compatible devices. DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam® Camcorder Making high-quality home videos is turned off. You can store hundreds of individual still images with the compact DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam camcorder. Battery Information At the touch of video recorded ...
... NP-FP90 InfoLITHIUM® Battery, the DCR-HC26 can capture natural looking fader effects. Manual focusing also allows the user to 8 hours (LCD) on the camcorder's tape. NightShot® Plus Infrared System With Sony's NightShot Infrared System you can even playback...for pure digital transfer between two compatible devices. DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam® Camcorder Making high-quality home videos is turned off. You can store hundreds of individual still images with the compact DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam camcorder. Battery Information At the touch of video recorded ...
Marketing Specifications
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...and specifications subject to 90 min. DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam® Camcorder Specifications General Imaging Device: 1/6" CCD Pixel Gross: 680K Recording Media: MiniDV Cassette (sold separately) Recording and ... Touch Panel (24 steps) FilterDiameter: 25mm Focal Distance: 2.3-46mm Focus: Full Range Auto, Manual (Touch Panel) Progressive Shutter Mode: N/A Shutter Speed: Auto, 1/60-1/4000 (AE Mode...Type: Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® Power 1. i.LINK is a registered trademark of Sony, used only to -DigitalConverter: N/A Video Signal: NTSC color, EIA standards Inputs and Outputs...
...and specifications subject to 90 min. DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam® Camcorder Specifications General Imaging Device: 1/6" CCD Pixel Gross: 680K Recording Media: MiniDV Cassette (sold separately) Recording and ... Touch Panel (24 steps) FilterDiameter: 25mm Focal Distance: 2.3-46mm Focus: Full Range Auto, Manual (Touch Panel) Progressive Shutter Mode: N/A Shutter Speed: Auto, 1/60-1/4000 (AE Mode...Type: Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® Power 1. i.LINK is a registered trademark of Sony, used only to -DigitalConverter: N/A Video Signal: NTSC color, EIA standards Inputs and Outputs...