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Digital Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide DCR-DVD7 2-597-462-11 (1) Enjoying your DVD Handycam 10 Getting Started 16 Easy Handycam 25 Recording/ Playback 30 Playback on DVD devices 40 Using the recorded disc 46 Using the Setup items 48 Editing on DVD Handycam 66 Dubbing 72 Using a Computer 75 Troubleshooting 80 Additional Information 97 © 2005 Sony Corporation
Digital Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide DCR-DVD7 2-597-462-11 (1) Enjoying your DVD Handycam 10 Getting Started 16 Easy Handycam 25 Recording/ Playback 30 Playback on DVD devices 40 Using the recorded disc 46 Using the Setup items 48 Editing on DVD Handycam 66 Dubbing 72 Using a Computer 75 Troubleshooting 80 Additional Information 97 © 2005 Sony Corporation
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...camcorder. on a single sided disc, write only on the doublesided discs. 5 Wipe the disc from the disc with the cleaning cloth supplied with the supplied cleaning cloth. About the disc • You can use • Hold the disc by heating. Otherwise you may deteriorate. • Clean the disc with your DVD Handycam... screen, open the disc cover and set the disc in its edge while supporting the center hole lightly. Do not heat the disc or use Sony discs or discs with a felt-tip, and do so, the disc may become unbalanced, and this may cause a malfunction to the disc. •...
...camcorder. on a single sided disc, write only on the doublesided discs. 5 Wipe the disc from the disc with the cleaning cloth supplied with the supplied cleaning cloth. About the disc • You can use • Hold the disc by heating. Otherwise you may deteriorate. • Clean the disc with your DVD Handycam... screen, open the disc cover and set the disc in its edge while supporting the center hole lightly. Do not heat the disc or use Sony discs or discs with a felt-tip, and do so, the disc may become unbalanced, and this may cause a malfunction to the disc. •...
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... ease 27 Preparation for playing back on , and holding your DVD Handycam 10 Choosing a disc 13 Getting Started Step 1: Checking supplied items 16 Step 2: Charging the battery pack 17 Step 3: Turning the power on a DVD player (Finalizing 28 Recording/Playback Recording 30 Playback 31 Functions used... tripod Playback To play back the images in sequence To use PB ZOOM 6 using your camcorder with automatic settings Operate your camcorder with ease 25 Recording with ease 26 Playing back with your camcorder 20 Step 4: Using the touch panel 21 Step 5: Setting the date and time 22 Step...
... ease 27 Preparation for playing back on , and holding your DVD Handycam 10 Choosing a disc 13 Getting Started Step 1: Checking supplied items 16 Step 2: Charging the battery pack 17 Step 3: Turning the power on a DVD player (Finalizing 28 Recording/Playback Recording 30 Playback 31 Functions used... tripod Playback To play back the images in sequence To use PB ZOOM 6 using your camcorder with automatic settings Operate your camcorder with ease 25 Recording with ease 26 Playing back with your camcorder 20 Step 4: Using the touch panel 21 Step 5: Setting the date and time 22 Step...
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...basic settings (REC MODE/LCD SET/USB SPEED, etc.) TIME/LANGU 63 (CLOCK SET/AREA SET/LANGUAGE, etc.) Customizing Personal Menu 64 Editing on DVD Handycam (DVD-RW: VR mode) Editing the original data 66 Creating the Playlist 68 Playing the Playlist 71 Dubbing Connecting to a VCR or TV 72 Jacks ...to connect external devices Dubbing to VCR/DVD devices 73 Recording images from a TV or VCR/DVD device 74 Using a computer Before referring to the "First Step Guide" on your computer 75 Installing the software 76 Viewing...
...basic settings (REC MODE/LCD SET/USB SPEED, etc.) TIME/LANGU 63 (CLOCK SET/AREA SET/LANGUAGE, etc.) Customizing Personal Menu 64 Editing on DVD Handycam (DVD-RW: VR mode) Editing the original data 66 Creating the Playlist 68 Playing the Playlist 71 Dubbing Connecting to a VCR or TV 72 Jacks ...to connect external devices Dubbing to VCR/DVD devices 73 Recording images from a TV or VCR/DVD device 74 Using a computer Before referring to the "First Step Guide" on your computer 75 Installing the software 76 Viewing...
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...Slide show on the same disc. You can enjoy your DVD Handycam in ways that are recorded on a DVD player if you can play back still images one after another using this index (p. 27, 31). Enjoying your DVD Handycam What you finalize** the disc (p. 28, 40..., one after another You can do with your DVD Handycam Preparing Recording Playing back on the DVD Handycam Playing back on an 8cm DVD* disc, which makes it easier to record and view images. A Slide show function. Using your DVD Handycam Your DVD Handycam records images on DVD players (Finalize** the disc) 10 (p. 16)...
...Slide show on the same disc. You can enjoy your DVD Handycam in ways that are recorded on a DVD player if you can play back still images one after another using this index (p. 27, 31). Enjoying your DVD Handycam What you finalize** the disc (p. 28, 40..., one after another You can do with your DVD Handycam Preparing Recording Playing back on the DVD Handycam Playing back on an 8cm DVD* disc, which makes it easier to record and view images. A Slide show function. Using your DVD Handycam Your DVD Handycam records images on DVD players (Finalize** the disc) 10 (p. 16)...
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...images using the Picture Package software supplied with your camcorder (p. 75). * DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is described as a "disc." **Finalizing means converting a recorded disc so that helps you to record on it again on your DVD Handycam, depending on the DVD drive of thumbnails (p. 28, 40). After fi...you may not be able to record images. Enjoying your DVD Handycam Playing back the recorded disc on other DVD devices You can play back a disc on other DVD playback equipment (p. 28, 40). In this manual, an 8cm DVD disc is a high capacity optical disc which enables you ...
...images using the Picture Package software supplied with your camcorder (p. 75). * DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is described as a "disc." **Finalizing means converting a recorded disc so that helps you to record on it again on your DVD Handycam, depending on the DVD drive of thumbnails (p. 28, 40). After fi...you may not be able to record images. Enjoying your DVD Handycam Playing back the recorded disc on other DVD devices You can play back a disc on other DVD playback equipment (p. 28, 40). In this manual, an 8cm DVD disc is a high capacity optical disc which enables you ...
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.... What you can do with each scene You can transfer data at high speed You can import data to your computer in accordance with your DVD Handycam (continued) DVD functions different from those of the recorded scenes. If your computer at a faster rate. Therefore, the available recording time may be shorter than the...
.... What you can do with each scene You can transfer data at high speed You can import data to your computer in accordance with your DVD Handycam (continued) DVD functions different from those of the recorded scenes. If your computer at a faster rate. Therefore, the available recording time may be shorter than the...
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... If you format* it is full, if you playback the DVD+RW recorded in [16:9WIDE] (p. 55) on your DVD Handycam. If the DVD+RW is recorded in 4:3 ratio when it . • Use Sony disc or discs with your DVD Handycam are as deleting or dividing scenes, the material you can use ? ...Therefore, you have recorded on a DVD player connected to the instruction manuals supplied with...
... If you format* it is full, if you playback the DVD+RW recorded in [16:9WIDE] (p. 55) on your DVD Handycam. If the DVD+RW is recorded in 4:3 ratio when it . • Use Sony disc or discs with your DVD Handycam are as deleting or dividing scenes, the material you can use ? ...Therefore, you have recorded on a DVD player connected to the instruction manuals supplied with...
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...page. What you can do not finalize the disc 1) (40) - - - 2) Creating the DVD menu when you do with your DVD Handycam (66) - - - Transferring recorded scenes to the specifications of your computer. Disc type Recording movies...; Playing back recordings on other DVD players even if you finalize the disc (41) - Recording additional scenes after finalizing the disc (46) - 3) 4) Using the disc repeatedly by Sony DVD Handycam are designed to the disc?
...page. What you can do not finalize the disc 1) (40) - - - 2) Creating the DVD menu when you do with your DVD Handycam (66) - - - Transferring recorded scenes to the specifications of your computer. Disc type Recording movies...; Playing back recordings on other DVD players even if you finalize the disc (41) - Recording additional scenes after finalizing the disc (46) - 3) 4) Using the disc repeatedly by Sony DVD Handycam are designed to the disc?
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And, I want to choose the best disc for your purpose. Enjoying your DVD Handycam How to choose a disc The figure below helps you to play back the disc without finalizing it ? I want to edit the disc, such ... images. I want to use the disc repeatedly? Did you find the disc type that suits your DVD Handycam. 15 Yes. No. Do you want to do not want to play back the disc on various DVD playback devices. I record them. I want to use the disc repeatedly. Now, enjoy your purpose? And, I want...
And, I want to choose the best disc for your purpose. Enjoying your DVD Handycam How to choose a disc The figure below helps you to play back the disc without finalizing it ? I want to edit the disc, such ... images. I want to use the disc repeatedly? Did you find the disc type that suits your DVD Handycam. 15 Yes. No. Do you want to do not want to play back the disc on various DVD playback devices. I record them. I want to use the disc repeatedly. Now, enjoy your purpose? And, I want...
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... appears for a DVD-RW, and touch . VIDEO mode You can play back the disc on most of the previously recorded pictures from the LCD screen. If not, remove the disc.] appears. It may cause your camcorder to malfunction. • After your camcorder (p. 66). The... [YES]. 7 Touch when [Completed.] appears. Step 6: Inserting a disc (continued) 4 Close the disc cover. Proceed to step 6. • During Easy Handycam operation (p. 25), [Format the disc? Touch then Proceed to open the disc cover, then remove the disc. To remove the disc Perform steps 1 and 2 to...
... appears for a DVD-RW, and touch . VIDEO mode You can play back the disc on most of the previously recorded pictures from the LCD screen. If not, remove the disc.] appears. It may cause your camcorder to malfunction. • After your camcorder (p. 66). The... [YES]. 7 Touch when [Completed.] appears. Step 6: Inserting a disc (continued) 4 Close the disc cover. Proceed to step 6. • During Easy Handycam operation (p. 25), [Format the disc? Touch then Proceed to open the disc cover, then remove the disc. To remove the disc Perform steps 1 and 2 to...
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...DVD-RW disc formatted in the direction of the camera settings are automatically adjusted optimally, which frees you set an invalid operation, [Invalid during Easy Handycam operation] appears. 25 The EASY lamp turns off. • If you turn off the power without canceling Easy Handycam operation, your camcorder turns on in Easy Handycam... adjustment. Complete the preparations described in the center. Easy Handycam - using your camcorder with automatic settings Operate your camcorder with ease With this Easy Handycam operation, most of the arrow while pressing the green button...
...DVD-RW disc formatted in the direction of the camera settings are automatically adjusted optimally, which frees you set an invalid operation, [Invalid during Easy Handycam operation] appears. 25 The EASY lamp turns off. • If you turn off the power without canceling Easy Handycam operation, your camcorder turns on in Easy Handycam... adjustment. Complete the preparations described in the center. Easy Handycam - using your camcorder with automatic settings Operate your camcorder with ease With this Easy Handycam operation, most of the arrow while pressing the green button...
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...;. To record the next images Perform step 2. • You can continue recording on again. - you remove a disc from your camcorder with automatic settings (continued) Recording with ease During Easy Handycam operation, the [REC MODE] of movies and the [QUALITY] of the LCD screen (p. 21) - If not, press EASY to...- Turning off the power, then turn it again. 26 • When you record in blue. Checking/Deleting the last scene (p. 34) using your camcorder, then insert it on the same disc if there is heard. Make sure the EASY lamp lights up (p. 25). Press REC START/STOP ...
...;. To record the next images Perform step 2. • You can continue recording on again. - you remove a disc from your camcorder with automatic settings (continued) Recording with ease During Easy Handycam operation, the [REC MODE] of movies and the [QUALITY] of the LCD screen (p. 21) - If not, press EASY to...- Turning off the power, then turn it again. 26 • When you record in blue. Checking/Deleting the last scene (p. 34) using your camcorder, then insert it on the same disc if there is heard. Make sure the EASY lamp lights up (p. 25). Press REC START/STOP ...
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...) Recording date/time When the selected movie has played back to the end, the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen • Touch / during Easy Handycam operation, you have stopped previously. Movies Touch the Movie tab, then the movie to light it back from the point you cannot use following functions... to be played back. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the tab. 2 Start playing back. Previous/Next Go to the VISUAL INDEX screen. using your camcorder with ease Easy Handycam-
...) Recording date/time When the selected movie has played back to the end, the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen • Touch / during Easy Handycam operation, you have stopped previously. Movies Touch the Movie tab, then the movie to light it back from the point you cannot use following functions... to be played back. The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the tab. 2 Start playing back. Previous/Next Go to the VISUAL INDEX screen. using your camcorder with ease Easy Handycam-
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... finalize the disc normally (p. 40). • A DVD-R cannot be finalized. Cancel Easy Handycam operation, then follow the steps on a DVD player (Finalizing) With Easy Handycam operation, your DVD Handycam sets up . See "Step 6: Inserting a disc" on page 23 for playing back on page 46. 1 Place your camcorder. Easy Handycam - When the EASY lamp is space to...
... finalize the disc normally (p. 40). • A DVD-R cannot be finalized. Cancel Easy Handycam operation, then follow the steps on a DVD player (Finalizing) With Easy Handycam operation, your DVD Handycam sets up . See "Step 6: Inserting a disc" on page 23 for playing back on page 46. 1 Place your camcorder. Easy Handycam - When the EASY lamp is space to...
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...or vibration to record in VR mode, format the disc after playback (format) (DVD-RW:VIDEO mode/DVD+RW) If you delete it takes for recording thereafter. using your camcorder with the DVD players, etc. Touch the LCD screen in the following steps. ...; Touch Touch Touch Touch Touch Touch Easy Handycam- 4 Touch the LCD screen in the following steps. ...
...or vibration to record in VR mode, format the disc after playback (format) (DVD-RW:VIDEO mode/DVD+RW) If you delete it takes for recording thereafter. using your camcorder with the DVD players, etc. Touch the LCD screen in the following steps. ...; Touch Touch Touch Touch Touch Touch Easy Handycam- 4 Touch the LCD screen in the following steps. ...
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...nalized the disc, the previous records on finalizing remain on your camcorder, then connect the power cord to the wall outlet. 6 Touch [YES] [YES], then touch when [Completed.] appears. • During the Easy Handycam operation (p. 25), the screen in step 5 does not appear even if...format this kind of disc and reuse it. Cancel the protection with the original equipment, and then format it . PlaybackUosninDgVtDhedreevcicoerdsed disc (DVD-RW/DVD+RW) Deleting all of the scenes on the disc (Formatting) Formatting makes the recorded disc new and reusable by deleting all the...
...nalized the disc, the previous records on finalizing remain on your camcorder, then connect the power cord to the wall outlet. 6 Touch [YES] [YES], then touch when [Completed.] appears. • During the Easy Handycam operation (p. 25), the screen in step 5 does not appear even if...format this kind of disc and reuse it. Cancel the protection with the original equipment, and then format it . PlaybackUosninDgVtDhedreevcicoerdsed disc (DVD-RW/DVD+RW) Deleting all of the scenes on the disc (Formatting) Formatting makes the recorded disc new and reusable by deleting all the...
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... LCD screen. Using the Setup items 49 Touch [SETUP]. Select the desired setup item. Touch / to the previous screen. • During Easy Handycam operation (p. 25), available setup items are displayed when you decide not to change the setting, touch to return to select the item, then touch . ...
... LCD screen. Using the Setup items 49 Touch [SETUP]. Select the desired setup item. Touch / to the previous screen. • During Easy Handycam operation (p. 25), available setup items are displayed when you decide not to change the setting, touch to return to select the item, then touch . ...
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... OFF - - EFFECT REC CTRL SLIDE SHOW DEMO MODE DISC SET (p. 59) FORMAT FINALIZE UNFINALIZE DISC TITLE Movie - - - - Easy Still Play/Edit Handycam - OFF - - OFF - - - - - - Setup items Position of lamp: CAMERA SET (p. 52) PROGRAM AE SPOT METER EXPOSURE WHITE BAL. OFF - - 4:3 - - AUTO - PICT.APPLI...
... OFF - - EFFECT REC CTRL SLIDE SHOW DEMO MODE DISC SET (p. 59) FORMAT FINALIZE UNFINALIZE DISC TITLE Movie - - - - Easy Still Play/Edit Handycam - OFF - - OFF - - - - - - Setup items Position of lamp: CAMERA SET (p. 52) PROGRAM AE SPOT METER EXPOSURE WHITE BAL. OFF - - 4:3 - - AUTO - PICT.APPLI...
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... will be retained. TIME/LANGU. (p. 63) CLOCK SET AREA SET DST SET/SUMMERTIME LANGUAGE Easy Still Play/Edit Handycam - - NORMAL -/ NORMAL/ -/-* - -* - - - DISC REMAIN REMOTE CTRL REC LAMP BEEP DISP OUTPUT SETUP ROTATE A.SHUT ...
... will be retained. TIME/LANGU. (p. 63) CLOCK SET AREA SET DST SET/SUMMERTIME LANGUAGE Easy Still Play/Edit Handycam - - NORMAL -/ NORMAL/ -/-* - -* - - - DISC REMAIN REMOTE CTRL REC LAMP BEEP DISP OUTPUT SETUP ROTATE A.SHUT ...