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... using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam Save all your recorded image data • In the case of your image data being damaged, save your image data periodically after turning off the POWER switch. Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder • The hard disk of the camcorder may not be recognized...
... using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam Save all your recorded image data • In the case of your image data being damaged, save your image data periodically after turning off the POWER switch. Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder • The hard disk of the camcorder may not be recognized...
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... Step 1: Checking supplied items 15 Step 2: Charging the battery pack 16 Step 3: Turning the power on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam 8 Enjoying with your camcorder 19 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD screen and viewfinder 20 Step 5: Using the touch panel 21 Step 6: Setting the date and time ...22 Step 7: Selecting the aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3) of the recording image 23 Easy Handycam - Table of Contents IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 3 Read this first 5...
... Step 1: Checking supplied items 15 Step 2: Charging the battery pack 16 Step 3: Turning the power on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam 8 Enjoying with your camcorder 19 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD screen and viewfinder 20 Step 5: Using the touch panel 21 Step 6: Setting the date and time ...22 Step 7: Selecting the aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3) of the recording image 23 Easy Handycam - Table of Contents IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 3 Read this first 5...
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...Viewing on the free hard disk space. Enjoying with your Hard Disk Drive Handycam What you can do with your convenience and entertainment. Hard Disk Drive Handycam offers more than the tape or the DVD camcorder for your Hard Disk Drive Handycam You can record images to play back the recorded images (p.42). All... the recorded images are saved on a TV or saving to view. You are ready. * If you change the image quality of the camcorder. All you are not at...
...Viewing on the free hard disk space. Enjoying with your Hard Disk Drive Handycam What you can do with your convenience and entertainment. Hard Disk Drive Handycam offers more than the tape or the DVD camcorder for your Hard Disk Drive Handycam You can record images to play back the recorded images (p.42). All... the recorded images are saved on a TV or saving to view. You are ready. * If you change the image quality of the camcorder. All you are not at...
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... again. Deleting images Delete the image data that you save the image data periodically, then delete the unnecessary images from the hard disk of your camcorder. • If you delete the images, you can record new images on the internal hard disk. When the hard disk becomes full, you can... record images on your camcorder. If you delete the images, you cannot record new images. Using your Hard Disk Drive Handycam Images are recorded on the free hard disk space again. • Select image and delete it (p....
... again. Deleting images Delete the image data that you save the image data periodically, then delete the unnecessary images from the hard disk of your camcorder. • If you delete the images, you can record new images on the internal hard disk. When the hard disk becomes full, you can... record images on your camcorder. If you delete the images, you cannot record new images. Using your Hard Disk Drive Handycam Images are recorded on the free hard disk space again. • Select image and delete it (p....
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.... • To perform settings such as focusing manually and adding special effects, cancel Easy Handycam operation. If you set . Invalid buttons during Easy Handycam operation Touch [SETUP] to 23) before operation. 24 Easy Handycam - using your camcorder during Easy Handycam operation You cannot use following buttons or functions since they are automatically fixed. • is...
.... • To perform settings such as focusing manually and adding special effects, cancel Easy Handycam operation. If you set . Invalid buttons during Easy Handycam operation Touch [SETUP] to 23) before operation. 24 Easy Handycam - using your camcorder during Easy Handycam operation You cannot use following buttons or functions since they are automatically fixed. • is...
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... is heard. Beep min 112 EASY Shutter click min EASY SETUP SETUP Flashing bLights up the lamp. (Still) 2 Press EASY. [Easy Handycam operation ON.] appears, then Easy Handycam operation ON. using your camcorder with automatic settings Still images 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the arrow to [FINE] (default settings) (p.57...
... is heard. Beep min 112 EASY Shutter click min EASY SETUP SETUP Flashing bLights up the lamp. (Still) 2 Press EASY. [Easy Handycam operation ON.] appears, then Easy Handycam operation ON. using your camcorder with automatic settings Still images 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the arrow to [FINE] (default settings) (p.57...
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... to the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Touch / during pause to display the VISUAL INDEX screen. • When you touch [EDIT] on page 45. using your camcorder with /. Still Images Touch back. (Still) tab, then touch the thumbnail of the scene/ previous scene Stop (go to be played back. disappears on the...-0001 100/112 01:12:34 JAN 1 2006 12:00:00 AM SETUP Toggles Play or Pause as you can delete images. To cancel Easy Handycam Press EASY again. Easy...
... to the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Touch / during pause to display the VISUAL INDEX screen. • When you touch [EDIT] on page 45. using your camcorder with /. Still Images Touch back. (Still) tab, then touch the thumbnail of the scene/ previous scene Stop (go to be played back. disappears on the...-0001 100/112 01:12:34 JAN 1 2006 12:00:00 AM SETUP Toggles Play or Pause as you can delete images. To cancel Easy Handycam Press EASY again. Easy...
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... screen buttons have the same functions as the ones on the Review screen (p.38). • You can check the free hard disk space of the camcorder on [HDD INFO] (p.59). • Protected images cannot be saved (p.44). • Do not delete the image data on the hard disk of ... (Still) tab that is listed in a Playlist (p.67), it . • If you delete an original movie that includes the image you touch [EDIT] during Easy Handycam operation, only [DELETE], [DELETE ALL] and [DELETE DATE] appears (p.28). Continued , 45 To delete the images, cancel the protection (p.70). • Important data...
... screen buttons have the same functions as the ones on the Review screen (p.38). • You can check the free hard disk space of the camcorder on [HDD INFO] (p.59). • Protected images cannot be saved (p.44). • Do not delete the image data on the hard disk of ... (Still) tab that is listed in a Playlist (p.67), it . • If you delete an original movie that includes the image you touch [EDIT] during Easy Handycam operation, only [DELETE], [DELETE ALL] and [DELETE DATE] appears (p.28). Continued , 45 To delete the images, cancel the protection (p.70). • Important data...
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... SET -/NORMAL/-/ z z z NORMAL/-*1 TV TYPE z z z - TIME/LANGU. (p.64) CLOCK SET z z z z*1 AREA SET z z z -*1 DST SET z z z -*1 LANGUAGE z z z -*1 *1 The setting values before Easy Handycam operation are maintained. *2 [USB SELECT] appears automatically when your camcorder is connected to a computer or other device with the USB cable. 51 Using the Setup items Position of lamp: Movie Still...
... SET -/NORMAL/-/ z z z NORMAL/-*1 TV TYPE z z z - TIME/LANGU. (p.64) CLOCK SET z z z z*1 AREA SET z z z -*1 DST SET z z z -*1 LANGUAGE z z z -*1 *1 The setting values before Easy Handycam operation are maintained. *2 [USB SELECT] appears automatically when your camcorder is connected to a computer or other device with the USB cable. 51 Using the Setup items Position of lamp: Movie Still...
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... neither copy nor save (backup) the data on the hard disk (p.42) on the power after about one minute. Overall operations/Easy Handycam The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to troubleshoot the problem. If the functions still do not work , press the RESET ...on the problem. If the problem persists, remove the power source and contact your Sony dealer. • For connecting your camcorder is extremely high. However, Sony dealer will be needed to the default setting when you cancel Easy Handycam operation (p.27). [DEMO MODE] does not start. • You cannot view ...
... neither copy nor save (backup) the data on the hard disk (p.42) on the power after about one minute. Overall operations/Easy Handycam The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to troubleshoot the problem. If the functions still do not work , press the RESET ...on the problem. If the problem persists, remove the power source and contact your Sony dealer. • For connecting your camcorder is extremely high. However, Sony dealer will be needed to the default setting when you cancel Easy Handycam operation (p.27). [DEMO MODE] does not start. • You cannot view ...
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...• Adjust the screen ([CALIBRATION]) (p.97). • If you cannot turn the LCD backlight on the Remote Commander) (p.21, 41). Cancel Easy Handycam operation (p.27). The image in the viewfinder has disappeared. • The image is not displayed in the viewfinder is not clear. • Extend the ... image appears on the screen. • They may be warning indicators or messages (p.88). An unknown indicator appears on the screen. • The camcorder is in [DEMO MODE] (p.59). This is not a malfunction. The buttons do not work correctly or do not appear on the touch panel. ...
...• Adjust the screen ([CALIBRATION]) (p.97). • If you cannot turn the LCD backlight on the Remote Commander) (p.21, 41). Cancel Easy Handycam operation (p.27). The image in the viewfinder has disappeared. • The image is not displayed in the viewfinder is not clear. • Extend the ... image appears on the screen. • They may be warning indicators or messages (p.88). An unknown indicator appears on the screen. • The camcorder is in [DEMO MODE] (p.59). This is not a malfunction. The buttons do not work correctly or do not appear on the touch panel. ...
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... also to "Setup items" (p.84). If you still cannot record, take the camcorder to a warm place. • The maximum continuous recordable time is called the smear effect. Cancel Easy Handycam operation (p.27). There is a time difference between the point where you press START...time difference between the subject and the background is extremely low. This is extremely high. Adjusting the image during Easy Handycam operation. The recording stops. • The temperature of your camcorder is not a malfunction. The auto focus does not function. • Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p.54)....
... also to "Setup items" (p.84). If you still cannot record, take the camcorder to a warm place. • The maximum continuous recordable time is called the smear effect. Cancel Easy Handycam operation (p.27). There is a time difference between the point where you press START...time difference between the subject and the background is extremely low. This is extremely high. Adjusting the image during Easy Handycam operation. The recording stops. • The temperature of your camcorder is not a malfunction. The auto focus does not function. • Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p.54)....
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...; The image data is damaged. is displayed. It may damage your image data and is not displayed. • You can operate limited operations during Easy Handycam operation. Delete the image marked with [MICREF LEVEL] (p.61) set to [LOW], the recorded sound may have failed. Open the LCD screen. • When ... power and then turn it on again. • You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery pack before the ACCESS lamp is turned on your camcorder (p.94). Setup items Setup items are grayed out. • You cannot select grayed items in the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Loading of the data ...
...; The image data is damaged. is displayed. It may damage your image data and is not displayed. • You can operate limited operations during Easy Handycam operation. Delete the image marked with [MICREF LEVEL] (p.61) set to [LOW], the recorded sound may have failed. Open the LCD screen. • When ... power and then turn it on again. • You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery pack before the ACCESS lamp is turned on your camcorder (p.94). Setup items Setup items are grayed out. • You cannot select grayed items in the VISUAL INDEX screen. • Loading of the data ...
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...'s P-MENU. Data protected. • The data is low. Copy Inhibit. • The copyright protected images cannot be dubbed on the camcorder. Press END button and end USB connection. • During USB connection, you cannot perform One Touch DVD Burn. Playlist full. •...Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connected. (p.24) Invalid during Easy Handycam operation (p.24) Already added to prevent the battery from wearing out in the middle of this operation. Troubleshooting 91 x Other E Please connect AC Adaptor. • You are trying to format the camcorder hard disk, ...
...'s P-MENU. Data protected. • The data is low. Copy Inhibit. • The copyright protected images cannot be dubbed on the camcorder. Press END button and end USB connection. • During USB connection, you cannot perform One Touch DVD Burn. Playlist full. •...Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connected. (p.24) Invalid during Easy Handycam operation (p.24) Already added to prevent the battery from wearing out in the middle of this operation. Troubleshooting 91 x Other E Please connect AC Adaptor. • You are trying to format the camcorder hard disk, ...
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...Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 100 On trademarks • "Handycam" and are trademarks of their respective companies. Notes on the License ANY USE OF...g (6 oz) excluding the power cord * See at the label of AC Adaptor for HDD Camcorder" is a trademark of Pixela Corporation. • Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of ...Digital Stereo Creator are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "InfoLITHIUM" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "MemoryStick Duo" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "ImageMixer for other...
...Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 100 On trademarks • "Handycam" and are trademarks of their respective companies. Notes on the License ANY USE OF...g (6 oz) excluding the power cord * See at the label of AC Adaptor for HDD Camcorder" is a trademark of Pixela Corporation. • Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of ...Digital Stereo Creator are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "InfoLITHIUM" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "MemoryStick Duo" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "ImageMixer for other...
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...image data compression (data capacity reduction) standard. x Formatting The process of the camcorder and restoring its playback band is ".MPG," while that does not support JPEG playback. Hard Disk Drive Handycam records movies in JPEG format. Still images converted to printers. If you can initialize... the hard disk of the camcorder using the hard disk space of still images (JPEG format) converted ...
...image data compression (data capacity reduction) standard. x Formatting The process of the camcorder and restoring its playback band is ".MPG," while that does not support JPEG playback. Hard Disk Drive Handycam records movies in JPEG format. Still images converted to printers. If you can initialize... the hard disk of the camcorder using the hard disk space of still images (JPEG format) converted ...