Sony DCR-HC52 Support Question
Sony DCR-HC52 Support Question
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Question posted by georgechavez on July 25th, 2013
Camcorder Model Dcr-h20. Lens Does Not Focus; How Can I Fix
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Operating Guide - Page 5
...Diego, CA 92127 U.S.A. CAUTION
Replace the battery with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
DCR-HC52/HC54 Serial No. For customers in the U.S.A. Operation is subject to the collection and ...environment by returning your Sony dealer regarding recycling of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DCR-HC52 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. If you have any interference received, including...
Operating Guide - Page 6
...the manuals supplied with your camcorder
-
These limits are cautioned that to which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used with AC Adaptor Model AC-L200/L200B.
For ...
and receiver. - Connect the equipment into the terminal Read thid first (Continued)
Notes
DCR-HC52 and DCR-HC54 are to be used in accordance with the instructions, may apply, See
www.dtsc...
Operating Guide - Page 7
...lens
Your camcorder is indicated on the bottom of your recordings on the model DCR-HC54. About menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens... in this manual are captured using a digital still camera, and therefore may appear different.
• The ...video tapes, and other materials may be contrary to a malfunction of such materials may be copyrighted.
To view your camcorder...
Operating Guide - Page 8
The number value indicates the amount of a Carl Zeiss lens.
* MTF stands for Modulation Transfer Function. Read thid first (Continued)
video cameras and offers a quality typical of light from a subject coming into the lens.
8
Operating Guide - Page 11
... 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 Getting Started...
Operating Guide - Page 17
... adjust the LCD panel. z Tips
• If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the camcorder (1), then rotate it until the picture is clear. This is poor.
Viewfinder
Getting Started
After recording, set the LENS COVER switch to CLOSE, to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder
backlight by selecting
(LCD/VF...
Operating Guide - Page 19
... font size increases for easy viewing.
EASY
appears on the CAMERA lamp.
Open the lens cover (p. 17)
A B
Recording
E
DC
1 Slide the POWER switch A in the SP mode.
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...
Operating Guide - Page 22
... or the zoom buttons on the LCD frame. • The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is hard to a level greater than 40 ×. Move it is about 1 cm... objects. Remove the conversion lens (optional) if it is set [D ZOOM] (p. 39) if you move your finger on the power zoom lever. If you want to
zoom to focus automatically. • Do not...
Operating Guide - Page 23
... on the
LCD screen, but the image will be normal when recorded.
23 Recording in mirror mode
Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder (1), then rotate it 180 degrees to display .. To cancel the backlight function, press . (back light) again.
Recording/Playback
Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects
To...
Operating Guide - Page 26
...Touch
t [PAGE1], then touch
[END SCH].
60min PAGE1 PAGE2
0:00:00
SPOT FOCUS SPOT DISP
FOCUS
METER GUIDE
MENU SCENE END EXPO- SEL. Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes (Rec...SEARCH)
You can view about 5 seconds, and the camcorder enters the standby mode at the point where
you want the recording to PLAY/EDIT. t [PAGE1] t
2 Select
/
(CAMERA SET) with
/
,
then touch [EXEC] t...
Operating Guide - Page 30
... during Easy Handycam operation are marked with "*". FOCUS
You can select this function also when you want to record a subject at close subjects)/
(focusing on in parentheses appear when the items are selected. b Notes
• The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is automatically set [FOCUS] to
sharpen the focus. Operation button...
Operating Guide - Page 31
.... This setting also prevents your camcorder from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light.
You can adjust and fix the exposure to the subject, so... record pictures effectively without the [SCENE SEL.] function. SPOTLIGHT** ( ) Select to prevent people's faces from focusing on stage.
60min
STBY
SPOT METER
0:00:00
1
AUTO
END
2
1 Touch the point where you set...
Operating Guide - Page 32
... subjects a short distance away. otherwise pictures may appear too dark.
BEACH** ( ) Select to focus on a ski slope; Adjust the brightness when the subject is complete. To return the setting to...
Fading in ) or recording mode (to automatic exposure, touch [AUTO].
[PAGE2]
FADER
You can fix the brightness of a picture manually.
b Notes • If you press REC START/STOP once, ...
Operating Guide - Page 35
...)
(frame) during frame playback.
* Horizontal lines may appear at the point where
you can only record additional audio over a tape recorded on your camcorder.
To dub on other DCR-HC52/HC54 camcorders). You may see mosaic-like images of the tape.
- When the tape has been recorded in the 16-bit mode (p. 42).
- When...
Operating Guide - Page 42
...menu
- See page 29 for details on selecting menu items.
USB STREAM (DCR-HC54)
You can select the language to other camcorders or VCRs. • When you play back the tape on one tape,...items are marked with B. DEMO MODE
The default setting is [ON], allowing you to PLAY/ EDIT or CAMERA with high quality). When the POWER switch is inserted. - USB STREAM/LANGUAGE, etc.
When you touch
...
Operating Guide - Page 49
Installing the "First Step Guide" and software (DCR-HC54)
You need to install the "First Step Guide" and software...open or background applications running on the
computer before connecting your camcorder is necessary for installation)
b Notes
• Operations are not guaranteed on a computer environment that your camcorder to the power saving function of your computer. Otherwise, ...
Operating Guide - Page 50
...the software
1 Perform steps 1 to be installed, then click [Next].
4 Check your camcorder from the pull-down menu.
6 Click [FirstStepGuide(HTML)].
If the installation screen appears, follow...software (shown below). Installing the "First Step Guide" and software (DCR-HC54) (Continued)
5 Select the desired language and
the model name of your country/region, then
click [Next].
50
When [Save...
Operating Guide - Page 51
...in the following cases: - Using a Computer
Viewing "First Step Guide" (DCR-HC54)
To view "First Step Guide" on your camcorder's "First Step Guide" on the CD-ROM, and then double-click [...- Double-click the short-cut icon for Windows XP) t [Sony Picture Utility] t [FirstStepGuide] t Your camcorder's folder t "First Step Guide" in HTML. • To view "First Step Guide" in HTML without installing...
Operating Guide - Page 52
... work. • During Easy Handycam operation, not all settings are not displayed on the screen return to their defaults (p. 19, 37).
Batteries/Power sources
The power abruptly turns off (A.SHUT OFF).
backlight - [SPOT FOCUS] - [FOCUS] - [SPOT METER] - [SCENE SEL.] - [EXPOSURE] - [WHT BAL] - [AUDIO MIX]
The camcorder gets warm.
• The camcorder may get warmer while...
Operating Guide - Page 60
Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the locations shown in another video camera connected to SAVE.
Do not put in its case, and ...mini DV format cassettes only.
x When you cannot copy it to cause a malfunction of your camcorder. Notes on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals for a long time Remove the cassette and store it has been ejected...
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