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Popular Sony DCR-HC42 Manual Pages
Operating Guide - Page 3
...: SONY Model No.: DCR-HC42 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Continued 3 Note
DCR-HC32/HC42 is for a Class B digital device, pursuant to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in the U.S.A. The supplied interface cable must accept any questions about this equipment. Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DCR-HC32 Responsible Party: Sony...
Operating Guide - Page 4
... the menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens
• A menu item that appear constantly on the supplied CDROM)
On the types of your camcorder. Doing so might cause your camcorder to another device with a USB or i.LINK cable, be sure to malfunction. "First Step Guide" for using the supplied
software (stored on the LCD screen and the viewfi...
Operating Guide - Page 5
... Modulation Transfer Function. It adopts the MTF* measurement system for video cameras and offers a quality typical of a Carl Zeiss lens. * MTF stands for illustrating the operating procedures. On this manual • The images of the LCD screen and
the viewfinder used in this manual are based on this manual for illustration purposes are used on the model DCR-HC42...
Operating Guide - Page 6
... items 9 Step 2: Charging the battery pack 10 Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your camcorder firmly ...........14 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder 15 Step 5: Using the touch panel 16
Changing the language setting 16 Checking the screen indicators (Display guide 16 Step 6: Setting the date and time 17 Step 7: Inserting a tape or a "Memory Stick Duo 18...
Operating Guide - Page 9
...supplied with your camcorder. Operating Guide (This manual) (1)
Getting Started
Handycam Station (1) (p. 10)
Wireless Remote Commander (1) (p. 32)
A button-type lithium battery is already installed. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 10)
Power cord (1) (p. 10)
Rechargeable battery pack (1) (p. 10, 109) NP-FP30 (DCR-HC32) NP-FP50 (DCR-HC42)
CD-ROM "Picture Package Ver.1.5" (1) (p. 70)
Shoe cover (1) Attached to...
Operating Guide - Page 21
... turns off (p. 16) - "Dubbing to other recording devices" (p. 60) • [Invalid during Easy Handycam operation] appears if operations not available during Easy Handycam are returned to the previous situation.
• The recording mode for tape, and the image size (DCR-HC42) and quality for "Memory Stick Duo" return to the default settings.
• What you can do during recording...
Operating Guide - Page 22
... picture, touch [YES]. Still images
Press and hold PHOTO lightly to select a recording medium. For DCR-HC42: Still images will be fixed to the
standby mode. DCR-HC32: REC START/ STOP
PHOTO
POWER switch REC START/ STOP
1 Slide the POWER switch in standby mode.
On a tape: Light up the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp. Recording
Open the lens cover.
Operating Guide - Page 24
...). • The NightShot plus and Super NightShot plus function (p. 43). Functions used for recording/playback, etc.
1 2
For DCR-HC42:
4
5 6
For DCR-HC32:
4 5 6
24
Recording
To use zoom
Move the power zoom lever slightly for telephoto.
• You can set [DIGITAL ZOOM] if you want to zoom to a level greater than the following (p 44): - 20 times...
Operating Guide - Page 42
... adjusted farther away. Touch . For DCR-HC42: down to about 39 cm (15 3/8 in.). ON (DCR-HC42) Flashes to reduce the red-eye phenomenon.
Select this when you want to record a close-up image of the screen.
1
2
Touch the subject on the subject by moving the power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to adjust the...
Operating Guide - Page 44
... pictures to the manuals supplied with your camcorder to a TV compatible with [16:9 WIDE ( )] selected.
When you play back a tape, the TV switches to full mode automatically. CAMERA SET menu (continued)
DIGITAL ZOOM
You can select the maximum zoom level in case you connect your TV. When viewed on a 16:9 wide screen TV*
When viewed on the LCD screen/viewfi...
Operating Guide - Page 63
...; For DCR-HC42: An external microphone (optional) to the Active Interface Shoe.
An audio device to a tape already recorded in the 12-bit mode (p. 53) without erasing the original sound. AUDIO OUT
(white) (red)
: Signal flow
Audio device (such as CD/MD) players
You can add sound to the Handycam Station or your camcorder is set
to be...
Operating Guide - Page 89
... data stored on a "Memory Stick Duo" cannot be played back. • Deactivate the USB Streaming function on your camcorder and set the (USB) ON/OFF switch (p. 69) on the Handycam Station to [OFF] (p. 44). Flickering or changes in this case (p. 40).
Troubleshooting
The picture appears too bright on the screen, and the subject does not appear on other devices may not be...
Operating Guide - Page 96
... "Memory Stick Duo" - [? Sony DSC] with a "?" Sony Handycam] or [? mark in the [Other devices] folder 5 When the [Confirm Device Removal] screen appears, click [OK]. 6 Turn off the power of your camcorder, disconnect the USB cable, then restart the computer. 7 Place the supplied CD-ROM in the disc drive of your computer.
For Windows 2000 Log on the computer.
96 Troubleshooting...
Operating Guide - Page 97
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3 Click [Open]. 4 Double-click [Driver]. 5 Double-click [Setup.exe]. • Deleting anything other than [USB Composite Device], [USB Audio Device], [USB Device], [? Sony Handycam] and [? Sony Handycam] and [? Sony DSC] with the following procedures. 1 Double-click [My Computer]. You cannot copy pictures to the Windows computer. • Display pictures recorded on a "Memory Stick Duo...
Operating Guide - Page 121
... support center .... 76 Playback 23 Double speed 52 Frame 52 Reverse 52 Slow 52 Playing time 12 PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) ... 40 Power cord 9 POWER switch 14
Previous/Next image button 29 Print 67 Print mark 66 PROGRAM AE 40, 91 P.MENU .... menu (Picture Application menu 48 PICT. O
OLD MOVIE 50, 92 ONE PUSH 41 OPEN/EJECT...
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