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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
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...marked with B. You can select and 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 [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide ...zoom lever to adjust the zoom for details on the screen. SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) You can adjust the focus manually. The available functions during Easy Handycam operation are selected. FOCUS You can adjust and fix the exposure to the subject, so that it at close subjects)/ (focusing...
...marked with B. You can select and 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 [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide ...zoom lever to adjust the zoom for details on the screen. SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) You can adjust the focus manually. The available functions during Easy Handycam operation are selected. FOCUS You can adjust and fix the exposure to the subject, so that it at close subjects)/ (focusing...
Operating Guide
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...) LCD B.L. Using the Menu Menu items • Available menu items (z) vary depending on which lamp is lit. • During Easy Handycam operation, the following settings are automatically applied (p. 22). ON OTHERS menu (p. 48) WORLD TIME z z -* BEEP z z z ... z z LCD * The value set before Easy Handycam operation will be retained during Easy Handycam operation. 41 OFF WIDE SEL z - 4:3 STEADYSHOT z - z - ON VCR SET menu (p. 45) HiFi SOUND - z z BRT NORMAL LCD COLOR z z - CAMERA PLAY/EDIT Easy Handycam MANUAL SET menu (p. 42) PROGRAM AE z -
...) LCD B.L. Using the Menu Menu items • Available menu items (z) vary depending on which lamp is lit. • During Easy Handycam operation, the following settings are automatically applied (p. 22). ON OTHERS menu (p. 48) WORLD TIME z z -* BEEP z z z ... z z LCD * The value set before Easy Handycam operation will be retained during Easy Handycam operation. 41 OFF WIDE SEL z - 4:3 STEADYSHOT z - z - ON VCR SET menu (p. 45) HiFi SOUND - z z BRT NORMAL LCD COLOR z z - CAMERA PLAY/EDIT Easy Handycam MANUAL SET menu (p. 42) PROGRAM AE z -
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... or cancel the BACK LIGHT function (p. 26). The color of [EXPOSURE] - [SPOT METER] • The BACK LIGHT function does not work during Easy Handycam operation (p. 23). Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to reduce the anomaly (p. 42). Troubleshooting ... LIGHT function does not function. • In the following settings, the BACK LIGHT function is not a malfunction. This is canceled. - [MANUAL] of the picture is called the smear effect. The screen picture is not a malfunction. This is bright, and the subject does not appear...
... or cancel the BACK LIGHT function (p. 26). The color of [EXPOSURE] - [SPOT METER] • The BACK LIGHT function does not work during Easy Handycam operation (p. 23). Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to reduce the anomaly (p. 42). Troubleshooting ... LIGHT function does not function. • In the following settings, the BACK LIGHT function is not a malfunction. This is canceled. - [MANUAL] of the picture is called the smear effect. The screen picture is not a malfunction. This is bright, and the subject does not appear...
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... Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. • Pentium is a trademark. • "Handycam" and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Picture Package is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • is a trademark or registered trademark of U.S. Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. On trademarks... Operating temperature 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Type Lithium ion Design and specifications are not mentioned in each case in this manual. 88
... Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. • Pentium is a trademark. • "Handycam" and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Picture Package is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • is a trademark or registered trademark of U.S. Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. On trademarks... Operating temperature 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Type Lithium ion Design and specifications are not mentioned in each case in this manual. 88
Marketing Specifications
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...With Sony's NightShot Infrared System you can continuously record for up to 9 hours (Viewfinder) or up to detect and compensate for monitoring or playback. In addition the Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is easy with the compact DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam camcorder. ...crowded environment. Choose from Black, Mosaic, Monotone and White. Fader Effect(s) Enhance your favorite recorded scene on the tape). Manual focusing also allows the user to control the focus in low light. You can capture natural looking fader effects. This connection...
...With Sony's NightShot Infrared System you can continuously record for up to 9 hours (Viewfinder) or up to detect and compensate for monitoring or playback. In addition the Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is easy with the compact DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam camcorder. ...crowded environment. Choose from Black, Mosaic, Monotone and White. Fader Effect(s) Enhance your favorite recorded scene on the tape). Manual focusing also allows the user to control the focus in low light. You can capture natural looking fader effects. This connection...
Marketing Specifications
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... ©2006 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in ) Optics/Lens 35mmEquivalent: 44-880mm (4:3 Camera Mode) Aperture: f1.8-3.1 Exposure: Touch Panel (24 steps) FilterDiameter: 25mm Focal Distance: 2.3-46mm Focus: Full Range Auto, Manual (Touch Panel) ...Remote Commander, SteadyShot, SwivelScreen, and worryfreedigital are property of Sony. All rights reserved. Macintosh is prohibited. DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam® Camcorder Specifications General Imaging Device: 1/6" CCD Pixel Gross: 680K Recording Media: MiniDV Cassette (sold separately) Recording and Playback Times: SP: ...
... ©2006 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in ) Optics/Lens 35mmEquivalent: 44-880mm (4:3 Camera Mode) Aperture: f1.8-3.1 Exposure: Touch Panel (24 steps) FilterDiameter: 25mm Focal Distance: 2.3-46mm Focus: Full Range Auto, Manual (Touch Panel) ...Remote Commander, SteadyShot, SwivelScreen, and worryfreedigital are property of Sony. All rights reserved. Macintosh is prohibited. DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam® Camcorder Specifications General Imaging Device: 1/6" CCD Pixel Gross: 680K Recording Media: MiniDV Cassette (sold separately) Recording and Playback Times: SP: ...