Sony DCR-HC52 Support Question
Sony DCR-HC52 Support Question
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Question posted by lbolton on September 28th, 2012
My Sony Dcr=h52 Tape Door Will Not Close
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Operating Guide - Page 7
...viewfinder are manufactured using a digital still camera, and therefore may appear different.
&#...the sun only in Germany, and Sony Corporation, and produces superior images....DCR-HC54. To view your recordings on the bottom of your camcorder. Doing so might cause your camcorder...system-based TV.
• Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be some tiny black points...
Operating Guide - Page 9
...P EFFECT CAMERA SET menu 39 - LCD B.L./LCD COLOR/VF B.L., etc TAPE SET menu...Computer
What you can do with Windows computer (DCR-HC54 48 Installing the "First Step Guide" and software (DCR-HC54 49 Viewing "First Step Guide" (DCRHC54... Inserting a Cassette ......... 18
Recording/Playback
Easy Recording/Playback (Easy Handycam 19
Recording 21 Zooming 22 Recording in dark places (NightShot plus 22...
Operating Guide - Page 10
Table of Contents (Continued) Additional Information
Using your camcorder abroad ...... 59 Maintenance and precautions ...... 60
Usable cassette tapes 60 About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery
pack 61 About i.LINK 62 On using your camcorder 63 Specifications 66
Quick Reference
Identifying parts and controls ....... 69 Indicators displayed during
recording/playback 72 Index 75
Spanish Quick Guide/ ...
Operating Guide - Page 11
... parentheses indicates the number of that you have following items supplied with your camcorder.
AC Adaptor (1) (p. 12)
USB cable (1) (DCR-HC54) (p. 70)
Rechargeable battery pack NP-FH30 (1) (p. 12, 61)
Power cord (Mains lead) (1) (p. 12) A/V connecting cable (1) (p. 28, 44)
CD-ROM "Handycam Application Software" (1) (DCR-HC54)(p. 48)
Operating Guide (This manual) (1)
Getting Started
11
Operating Guide - Page 14
... time • Times measured with LCD screen. This may cause a malfunction. • Even if your camcorder. Battery pack NP-FH30 (supplied) NP-FH50
NP-FH70
NP-FH100
Continuous recording time
95 110 155 180... the DC IN jack of the AC Adaptor or battery terminal with viewfinder while the LCD panel closed
135
220 465 1065
On the battery pack
• Before changing the battery pack, slide the...
Operating Guide - Page 15
...CAMERA: To record on the LCD screen. You can set any operation attempted for the hour and minute.
Getting Started
Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the date and time
Set the date and time when using this camcorder for [DATA CODE] (During Easy Handycam... time by
touching
t [PAGE2] t [CLOCK
SET] (p. 29).
Touch the button on a tape. CLOCK SET
Y MD 2 0 0 8 JAN 1 12 : 0 0 AM
OK
2 ...
Operating Guide - Page 17
....
4 1 2
3
17 z Tips
• If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the camcorder
b Notes
• Do not press the buttons on the LCD frame accidentally when you can close the lens cover.
Viewfinder lens adjustment lever Move it to the best angle to record or play (2).
180 degrees (max.)
2
DISP/BATT...
Operating Guide - Page 19
... detailed adjustments. Continued , 19
To stop recording, press REC START/ STOP again.
60min REC 0:00:00
A
GUIDE FN
* During Easy Handycam operation, you can only record in the direction of the camera settings are automatically optimally adjusted, which frees you from [STBY] to [REC]. Recording/Playback
2 Press EASY C.
EASY
appears on the...
Operating Guide - Page 29
...close ) to use menu items during Easy Handycam operation
1 Touch
.
2 Select the desired button.
3 Change your item setting. b Notes
• Cancel Easy Handycam... you do not have to turn on a tape PLAY/EDIT lamp: settings for viewing/editing
2... the desired setting, then touch
t
(Close). Touch
/
to select the menu item.
CAMERA lamp: settings for recording on the respective...
Operating Guide - Page 30
...
• The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is automatically set to [AUTO]. The available functions during Easy Handycam operation are marked with B. FOCUS
You ... Notes
• If you want to record a subject at close subjects)/
(focusing on selecting button items.
When the CAMERA lamp lights up
[PAGE1]
SPOT FOCUS
You can adjust the ...
Operating Guide - Page 35
...) during playback pause. You may deteriorate when you add sound, the picture will not hear the recorded sound. When the tape has been recorded in a TV color system other DCR-HC52/HC54 camcorders). When the tape has been recorded in the LP mode.
- On sections recorded in slow mode.
2 Touch [ RET.] t
. X appears.
60min A DUB CTRL...
Operating Guide - Page 52
... you press the RESET button, all settings are reset.)
Buttons do not operate your camcorder, the camcorder is automatically turned off .
• When approximately 5 minutes have changed unexpectedly.
&#... 70) using your Sony dealer. • Overall operations/Easy Handycam ..... 52 • Batteries/Power sources 52 • LCD screen/viewfinder 53 • Cassette tapes 53 • Recording...
Operating Guide - Page 53
...are not recorded. Cassette tapes
The cassette cannot be ejected from the wall outlet (wall socket) and contact your
camcorder (p. 70). The ...cannot select grayed items in the viewfinder has disappeared.
• Close the LCD panel. If the problem persists, the battery may... again. LCD screen/viewfinder
A rippling effect appears on your Sony dealer. Do not press hard on the touch panel do...
Operating Guide - Page 54
... Memory.
• This camcorder does not support Cassette Memory, so the indicator does not appear. The cassette is not a malfunction. This is noisier during Easy Handycam operation (p. 20). A ...the cassette after recording (p. 26). • There is nothing recorded on the CAMERA lamp (p. 21).
• The tape has reached the end. This is called the smear effect. The backlight function ...
Operating Guide - Page 55
...Deactivate the NightShot plus function (p. 22). Black bands appear when you are using an S VIDEO plug, make
sure the red and white plugs of the connected device.
• Set...camcorder (NTSC). is displayed
• The tape was recorded without setting the date and time.
• A blank section on the tape is being played. • The data code on a tape with a scratch or
noise cannot be closed...
Operating Guide - Page 57
... tape. • No cassette is inserted.* • The write-protect tab on the cassette is not an
"InfoLITHIUM" battery pack (H series). Use an "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack (H series) (p. 61). • Connect the DC plug of times, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Remove and insert the cassette, then operate your camcorder...
Operating Guide - Page 60
... ejected.
Do not put in its case, and stored in another video camera connected to your camcorder. The cassette should then be put a label along this border.
REC: The cassette can use
x When not using your camcorder contains copyright signals, you try to a tape in an upright position. x When cleaning the gold-plated connector Generally...
Operating Guide - Page 63
... a car parked in your camcorder gets wet, it any liquid gets in your camcorder, on the surface of the tape, or on DC 6.8 ... as by a Sony dealer before operating it may malfunction. - Moisture condensation
If your camcorder is moisture inside of...video equipment. b Notes
• When connecting your camcorder, [%Z Moisture condensation. Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid.
Operating Guide - Page 64
....
1 Turn off . - [x Dirty video head. x On adjustment of the touch panel (CALIBRATION) The buttons on your camcorder, the back of the LCD screen may heat up by a heating device. • When you use your camcorder in a humid place as it . If moisture starts to condense, your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility to...
Operating Guide - Page 66
...Video signal
NTSC color, EIA standards
Usable cassette
Mini DV cassette with the
mark
printed
Tape ...
3.0 mm (1/6 type) CCD (Charge
Coupled Device)
Gross: Approx. 680 000 pixels
Effective (movie): Approx. 340 000
pixels
Lens
Carl Zeiss Vario...camcorder to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor, and leave it with the POWER switch set to a 35 mm still
camera
In CAMERA...
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