Sony MDDISCAM DCM M1 User Manual

3-866-152-12 (2)

Min iDisc

AV Re co rd e r

Operating Instructions

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly,

and retain it for future reference.

Owner’s Record

This recorder’s model number is located on the bottom of the unit

and serial number is located on the inside the disc lid. The AC

power adaptor/ charger’s model and serial numbers are located on

the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below.

Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer

regarding this product.

Model No. DCM-M1

Model No. AC-VQ800

Serial No.

DCM-M1

If you have any questions about this product,

you may call:

Sony Direct Response Center 1-(800)-222-7669

or write to:

For Service and Technical Assistance on

MD Discam Call To Free 1-888-449-SONY

(United States only).

Sony Direct Response Center 12451 Gateway

Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33913

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this

product will increase eye hazard.

De cla ra t io n o f Co n fo rm it y

Trade Name:

Model No.:

SONY

DCM-M1

Responsible Party:Sony Electronics Inc.

Address:

1 Sony Drive, Park

Ridge, NJ, 07656 USA

Telephone No.: 201-930-6972

This label is located under the video/ audio

control buttons.

This device complies with Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions.: (1) This device

may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

CAUTION

Use of controls or adjustments or performance

of procedures other than those specified herein

may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

CAUTION

Fo r cu st o m e rs in CANADA

You are cautioned that any changes or

modifications not expressly approved in this

manual could void your authority to operate

this equipment.

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH

WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT,

FULLY INSERT.

No t e :

This equipment has been tested and found to

comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate

radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions,

may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined

by turning the equipment off and on, the user

is encouraged to try to correct the interference

by one or more of the following measures:

— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

— Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

Ta b le o f co n t e n t s

What you can do with your

camcorder ....................................... 5

Checking supplied accessories .......... 7

Ed it in g

Checking the disc information ........ 58

Checking the track information ...... 59

Changing the index image ............... 62

Moving tracks .................................... 64

Erasing tracks ..................................... 65

Copying tracks ................................... 68

Dividing tracks .................................. 70

Trimming unnecessary scenes ......... 72

Grouping the tracks .......................... 74

Making a photo track from

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Using this manual ............................... 8

Step 1 Preparing the power

supply ........................................... 10

Step 2 Inserting an MD DATA2

disc ................................................ 16

Step 3 Using the touch panel .......... 18

a movie ......................................... 76

Re co rd in g – Ba sics

Recording a picture ........................... 22

Checking the recorded picture ........ 29

Dra w in g /Effe ct

Drawing on the picture .................... 78

Inserting a title track ......................... 82

Switching the tracks with special

effects ............................................ 83

Applying the picture effect to the

tracks ............................................. 86

Pla yb a ck – Ba sics

Playing the disc.................................. 30

Viewing the recording on TV .......... 35

Ad va n ce d Re co rd in g

Op e ra t io n s

Cu st o m izin g Yo u r Ca m co rd e r

Recording audio including photo -

Interview recording .................... 36

Self-timer recording .......................... 38

Shooting backlit subjects (BACK

LIGHT) ......................................... 40

Using the PROGRAM AE function 41

Focusing manually ............................ 43

Adjusting the exposure manually ... 44

Releasing the STEADYSHOT

Adjusting the brightness and

color of the LCD screen .............. 87

Adjusting the brightness of the

viewfinder .................................... 88

Resetting the date and time ............. 89

Changing the menu settings ............ 91

Usin g w it h Ot h e r Eq u ip m e n t

Dubbing on a tape ............................. 96

Printing the still picture .................... 97

Listening to an audio MD ................ 98

Viewing on the computer

function ......................................... 45

Adjusting the white balance

manually ....................................... 46

display ........................................ 100

Ad va n ce d Pla yb a ck

Op e ra t io n s

Ad d it io n a l In fo rm a t io n

Displaying two pictures –

Precautions and maintenance

Picture-in-picture ........................ 47

Displaying nine consecutive scenes

– 9 FRAME SEQUENCE ............ 49

Playing back repeatedly ................... 51

Playing back in random order –

SHUFFLE...................................... 53

Scanning the top of tracks –

information ................................ 105

Usable MiniDiscs ............................. 109

Troubleshooting .............................. 111

Warning indicators and

messages ..................................... 116

Specifications ................................... 118

Using your camcorder abroad ....... 120

INTRO SCAN .............................. 54

Sorting the tracks ............................... 55

Jumping to the desired track ........... 56

Setting the playing time of still

picture tracks ............................... 57

Qu ick Re fe re n ce

Identifying the parts and controls 121

Quick Function Guide .................... 130

Index .................................................. 131

Wh a t yo u ca n d o w it h yo u r ca m co rd e r

Your camcorder can record in the MD DATA2 disc:

• Moving pictures (movies) as long as 10 minutes in SP mode or 20 minutes in LP mode

• Still pictures (photos) of up to 4,500 shots

• Audio of up to 260 minutes.

You can select the picture to play

back directly by touching the LCD

screen.

Hold the camcorder w ith both

hands w hen recording.

Play or edit the picture by touching

the menu displayed on the LCD

screen.

Insert the disc from the bottom of

the camcorder.

Wh a t yo u ca n d o w it h yo u r ca m co rd e r

Va rio u s fu n ct io n s a va ila b le w it h Min iDisc

Digital video edit functions (p. 58)

Check the picture just after

recording (p. 47)

Draw on the picture (p. 78).

Easy to move or erase the picture

(p. 64, 65)

Long audio recording including

three photos - Interview recording

(p. 36)

Listen to audio MD (p. 98).

00:01

AUDIO STBY

PHOTO

0001

0:00:01

Ch e ckin g su p p lie d a cce sso rie s

Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your camcorder.

1 AC-VQ800 AC adaptor/charger (1)

7 Size AA (R6) battery for Remote

(p. 10, 15)

Commander (2) (p. 125)

2 AC pow er cord (1) (p. 10, 15)

8 Input pen (1) (p. 18)

3 MMD-650A MD DATA2 disc (1) (p. 16)

4 ZK-ET1 connecting cord (1) (p. 15)

5 NP-F550 battery pack (1) (p. 10, 14)

9 Tripod attachment (1) (p. 122)

0 A/V connecting cable (1) (p. 35)

qa Lens cap (1) (p. 22)

6 RMT-DCM1 Wireless Remote

qs Ferrite cores (large × 1, small × 2)

Commander (1) (p. 32)

(p. 124)

qd Shoulder belt (p. 121)

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Usin g t h is m a n u a l

As you read through this manual, the buttons and settings on your camcorder are

shown in capital letters.

For example, “set the POWER switch to CAMERA.”

When you carry out an operation, you will hear a beep to indicate that the operation is

being carried out.

Wh a t is a “ t ra ck” ?

A picture or audio recorded in the MiniDisc is called “track.” A track can be of any

length and varies depending on how long you recorded the picture or audio.

• Movie track

The track starts when you press START/ STOP to begin recording and ends when you

press START/ STOP again to stop recording. (If you have selected the “ANTI

GROUND” recording mode in the menu (p. 93), a track is made while you are

pressing START/ STOP.)

• Photo track

A photo makes one track.

• Interview recording (Audio track)

The track starts when you press AUDIO REC to begin audio recording and ends when

you press x to stop recording. If you record photos during audio recording, the track

includes those photos.

• Title track and Drawing track

The title track or drawing track makes an individual track, except when you draw on

a picture.

Each track is automatically assigned a track number. You can label the track yourself.

The tracks are produced on a disc as shown below. On the index display, each track is

indicated by one image regardless of the length or type of the track.

1 track

(Movie)

1 track

(Movie)

1 track

(Interview recording)

Recording

started

Recording

started

Started

Recording

stopped

Stopped

Photo

recorded

Recording

stopped

Wh e n yo u e d it t h e p ict u re o r a u d io

Editing the picture and audio is done by tracks. When you move, erase or copy the

picture or audio, the track of the selected picture or audio is moved, erased or copied.

Usin g t h is m a n u a l

No t e o n TV co lo r syst e m s

TV color systems differ from country to country. To view your recordings on a TV, you

need an NTSC system-based TV.

Co p yrig h t p re ca u t io n s

Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted.

Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provision of the

Pre ca u t io n s o n ca m co rd e r ca re

• The LCD screen and/or the color view finder are manufactured using high-

precision technology. How ever, there may be some tiny black spots and/or

bright spots (red, blue or green in color) that constantly appear on the LCD

screen and/or in the color view finder. These spots occur normally in the

manufacturing process and do not affect the recorded picture in any w ay.

Effective number of pixels is 99.99% or more.

• Do not let your camcorder get wet. Keep your camcorder away from rain and sea

water. Letting your camcorder get wet may cause your camcorder to malfunction.

Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired [a ].

• Never leave your camcorder exposed to temperatures above 140°F (60°C), such as in a

car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight [b ].

• Do not place your camcorder so as to point the viewfinder or the LCD screen toward

the sun. The inside of the viewfinder or LCD screen may be damaged [c].

[a ]

[b ]

[c]

No t e o n h e a t in g

• Your camcorder may heat up during operation due to the internal circuit operation.

This is not a malfunction. The temperature differs depending on the operating mode.

• If your camcorder and AC adaptor/ charger heat up more than usual, turn off your

camcorder and remove the battery pack. When using on the AC adaptor/ charger,

disconnect the AC adaptor/ charger from a wall outlet. Then contact your nearest

Sony dealer.

Contents of the recording cannot be compensated if recording or playback is not made due to a

malfunction of the camcorder, MiniDisc, etc.

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Ch a rg in g t h e b a t t e ry p a ck

Use the battery pack after charging it for your camcorder.

Your camcorder operates only with the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (L series). If you

want to use the camcorder right away indoors, use on the AC adaptor/ charger (p. 15).

(1) Set the mode change switch to “CHARGE.”

(2) Connect the power cord to the AC adaptor/ charger.

(3) Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.

A beep sounds and the display window lights up.

(4) Place the battery pack on the AC adaptor/ charger with the b mark facing the

terminal shutter.

(5) Slide the battery pack in the direction of the arrow.

Press the battery pack until the terminal shutter enters completely into the AC

adaptor/ charger.

Charging begins. When the remaining battery indicator becomes

and the

CHARGE lamp lights up, normal charge is completed. For full charge, which allows

you to use the battery slightly longer than “normal charge,” leave the battery pack

attached until the CHARGE lamp goes out.

Remove the battery pack when required. It can be used even if the charging is not

completed.

4, 5

CHARGE lamp

VTR/CAMERA CHARGE

To re m o ve t h e b a t t e ry p a ck

Slide the battery pack in the opposite direction of installing, then lift it straight out.

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Notes

• When the mode change switch is set to VTR/ CAMERA during charging, charging

stops.

• If the CHARGE lamp does not light or flash, check that the battery pack is correctly

attached to the AC adaptor/ charger. If it is not attached it will not be charged.

• When you install the battery pack, be sure to not hit it to the terminal of the AC

adaptor/ charger.

• Be sure that nothing metallic comes into contact with the metal parts of the unit or

connecting plate. If it does, a short may occur and the unit may be damaged.

Ch a rg in g t im e

The following table shows the charging time for the battery pack which is discharged

completely.

Battery pack

Full charge (Normal charge)

NP-F550 (supplied)

115 (55)

• Approximate minute to charge an empty battery pack fully (Full charge).

• Approximate minute in parentheses indicates the time when you charge normally

(Normal charge).

• The charging time may differ depending on the condition of the battery pack or the

temperature of the environment.

Remaining battery indicator

Normal charge

Full charge

Re co rd in g t im e

Recording w ith

the view finder

Recording w ith

the LCD screen

Battery pack

Continuous*

75 (70)

Typical**

Continuous*

65 (60)

Typical**

NP-F550 (supplied)

37 (35)

32 (30)

• Approximate minutes when you use a fully charged battery

• Numbers in parentheses indicate the time using a normally charged battery.

• If you use both of the LCD screen and the viewfinder, the recording time will be

slightly shorter than recording with the LCD screen only.

Approximate continuous recording time at 77°F (25°C). The battery life will be

shorter if you use your camcorder in a cold environment.

** Approximate minutes when recording while you repeat recording start/ stop,

zooming and turning the power on/ off. The actual battery life may be shorter.

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Pla yin g t im e

MD DATA2 disc

Playing time

Battery pack

Playing time

w ith LCD closed

on LCD screen

NP-F550 (supplied)

80 (75)

100 (95)

Audio MD

Playing time

on LCD screen

Playing time

w ith LCD closed

Battery pack

NP-F550 (supplied)

100 (95)

135 (130)

• Approximate minutes when you use a fully charged battery

• Numbers in parentheses indicate the time using a normally charged battery.

• The battery life will be shorter if you use your camcorder in a cold environment.

To ch e ck ch a rg in g

During charging, you can check the charging time on the display. BATTERY LIFE

lights up on the display shortly after charging has started.

Press DISPLAY CHANGE during charging.

Each time you press DISPLAY CHANGE, the display changes as follows.

The remaining battery time when the battery pack being charged is attached to an

“InfoLITHIUM” equipment.

The time is not displayed when the remaining

battery time is less than 5 minutes.

BATTERY LIFE

DISPLAY

CHANGE

The remaining time until normal charge is

completed.

TIME TO CHG

NORMAL

DISPLAY

CHANGE

The remaining time until full charge is completed.

TIME TO CHG

FULL

DISPLAY

CHANGE

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What is ”InfoLITHIUM?”

The “InfoLITHIUM” is a lithium ion battery pack which can exchange data with

compatible electronic equipment about its battery consumption. Sony recommends that

you use the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack with electronic equipment having the

mark.

Notes

• The time display shows the approximate time when charging at 50°F to 86°F (10°C to

30°C). The time display may differ from the actual charging time depending on using

conditions and circumstances.

• The time display may show “– – – –” in the following cases. However, the AC

adaptor/ charger is not malfunctioning.

–

The remaining battery time is less than 5 minutes.

There is a difference between the displayed time and actual charging time. Even if

this happens, continue charging.

• Full charge requires about 1 hour after normal charge is completed. If you remove the

battery pack between normal charge and full charge, the charging time may not be

displayed properly in the next charging.

• If the charging time is not displayed properly, fully charge the battery pack. The

charging time will be displayed properly.

• When you attach a fully charged battery pack to this AC adaptor/ charger, “TIME TO

CHG FULL 1h” may appear on the display. However, this is not a malfunction.

• You may wait for a while after pressing DISPLAY CHANGE until the display shows

the time indication.

• To display the remaining battery time of a new battery, attach it to your camcorder

and use it for about 30 seconds. Then, charge the battery with the AC adaptor/

charger.

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In st a llin g t h e b a t t e ry p a ck

Install the battery pack to use your camcorder outdoors.

(1) Slide OPEN (BATT) down to open the battery compartment lid.

(2) With the V mark pointing down, insert the battery pack until it clicks.

(3) Shut the lid.

To re m o ve t h e b a t t e ry p a ck

Open the lid and push the catch.

Catch

Note

Put your hand by the battery compartment lid to prevent the battery pack from

dropping.

Remaining battery time indicator of the camcorder

• Approximate time remaining for continuous recording will be displayed on the LCD

screen or in the viewfinder. The time may not be correct depending on the condition

or environment the camcorder is used.

• It will take about 1 minute for the camcorder to display a correct remaining time when

you open or close the LCD screen.

• The remaining time displayed on the camcorder may differ from that on the AC

adaptor/ charger.

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Co n n e ct in g t o a w a ll o u t le t

When you use your camcorder for a long time, we recommend that you power it from a

wall outlet using the AC adaptor/ charger.

(1) Set the mode change switch to VTR/ CAMERA.

(2) Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.

(3) Connect the power cord to the AC adaptor/ charger.

(4) Connect the connecting cord to the DC OUT connector of the AC adaptor/

charger.

(5) Install the connecting cord to the camcorder.

Insert the connecting adaptor until it clicks. Pass the cord through the cord

shutter so that the cord is not caught by the battery lid.

VTR/CAMERA CHARGE

To d isco n n e ct t h e co n n e ct in g co rd

Open the lid and push the catch.

Notes

• If you set the mode change switch to CHARGE while operating the camcorder, the

power supply to the camcorder stops.

• Be sure that nothing metallic comes into contact with the metal parts of the AC

adaptor/ charger. If it does, a short may occur and the AC adaptor/ charger may be

damaged.

• You cannot charge the battery pack attached to the AC adaptor/ charger while

supplying the power to the camcorder.

• Keep the AC adaptor/ charger away from the camcorder if the picture is disturbed.

• The power cord must only be changed at an authorized service shop.

• The AC adaptor/ charger is not disconnected from the AC power source (house

current) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the AC adaptor/ charger

itself has been turned off.

Using a car battery

Use Sony DC adaptor/ charger DC-VQ800 (not supplied) or car battery adaptor

DCC-L50 (not supplied).

St e p 2 In se rt in g a n MD DATA2 d isc

Use an MD DATA2 disc. You cannot record on other types of MDs.

(1) Lift the bOPEN protrusion and open the LCD panel until it stops.

(2) Slide DISC EJECT on the bottom in the direction of the arrow and open the lid

manually.

(3) Insert the disc.

Push the disc in the direction of the arrow deeply into the disc compartment

with the label facing up.

(4) Close the disc lid.

DISC EJECT

To e je ct t h e d isc

Follow the procedure above, and take out the disc in step 3.

Notes

• If the POWER switch is set to “CAMERA” or “INTERVIEW,” you may not be able to

eject the disc. If this happens, turn off the power first and then reconnect the power

sources. Then try again.

• Do not face the disc opening down when you insert or eject a disc to avoid dropping

the disc.

To prevent misoperation

Turn the POWER switch to “OFF” when you insert or eject a disc.

St e p 2 In se rt in g a n MD DATA2 d isc

To prevent accidental erasure

Slide open the tab at the side of the disc (so the tab is concealed).

Rear of the disc

St e p 3 Usin g t h e t o u ch p a n e l

You operate your camcorder by selecting the items on the index display or menu on the

LCD screen.

Select the tracks or menu items by touching with the input pen or a finger, or using the

control dial.

The operation will be described mainly by touching the LCD screen with the input pen

in this manual.

How to operate the menu is described here as an example.

Usin g t h e in p u t p e n

Example: turning off the beep

(1) Pull out the input pen.

Adjust the length of the input pen. The length of the input pen can be

extended by about 12/ 32 inch (about 1 cm).

(2) Lift the bOPEN protrusion and open the LCD panel. Turn the LCD panel over

and move it back into the camcorder body with the LCD screen facing out.

You will get more accurate results by touching the LCD screen in this position.

180°

St e p 3 Usin g t h e t o u ch p a n e l

(3) Set the POWER switch to PLAY/ EDIT while pressing the small green button.

The index display appears. If nothing is recorded in the disc, no index image

will be displayed.

(4) Touch

SET UP on the left of the screen.

(5) Touch BEEP.

(6) Touch OFF.

(7) Touch

to close the menu.

The index display appears.

OFF

ERVIEW

REMAIN

01:23

SET UP

RETURN

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

AVLS

BEEP

COMMANDER

OFF

0001

00:07

SET UP

RETURN

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

AVLS

SET UP

RETURN

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

AVLS

BEEP

COMMANDER

OFF

BEEP

COMMANDER

OFF

Notes on the LCD screen

• Operative pressure may be influenced by the atmospheric temperature or pressure.

• You can touch the LCD panel directly with a finger. Do not touch the LCD panel with

a wet hand.

• Do not push on the LCD screen with a pointed object such as a pen.

Notes on the input pen

• Use only the supplied input pen. You may not be able to operate your camcorder with

other commercially available input pens.

• Do not push on or hit the LCD panel hard with the input pen. Doing so may cause

your camcorder to malfunction.

• Take care not to damage or dirty the tip of the input pen.

• If you made the input pen longer, shorten it to the original length before you put it

back into your camcorder.

St e p 3 Usin g t h e t o u ch p a n e l

If the LCD screen is dirty

• Do not use the input pen when the LCD screen is dirty or dusty. Doing so may

damage the LCD screen.

• If the LCD screen is dirty, turn the POWER switch to “OFF” first and then wipe the

LCD screen lightly with a soft dry cloth.

If the LCD screen does not react correctly to touching

Calibrate it (p. 108).

When PLEASE WAIT is displayed on the LCD screen

Do not apply a mechanical shock to the camcorder, or disconnect the power source.

Usin g t h e sh o rt cu t m e n u

You can display some of the menu items quickly.

(1) Press MENU during playback or pause.

The shortcut menu appears.

DRAWING

PICTURE IN PICTURE

9 FRAME SEQUENCE

INDEX CHANGE

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

(2) Touch the desired item. The setting or adjusting display of the item appears.

To t u rn o ff t h e sh o rt cu t m e n u

Press MENU again.

St e p 3 Usin g t h e t o u ch p a n e l

Usin g t h e co n t ro l d ia l

Turn the control dial up or down to select an item, and press it to confirm.

The control dial rotates up or down endlessly.

Example: turning on the digital zoom function

(1) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA while pressing the small green button.

(2) Press MENU.

(3) Turn the control dial to select

CAMERA and press the dial.

(4) Turn the control dial to select D ZOOM and press the dial.

(5) Turn the control dial to select ON and press the dial.

(6) Press MENU to close the menu.

OFF

ERVIEW

STBY

CAMERA

RETURN

SELF TIMER

CAMERA

SET UP

PROGRAM AE

ZOOM

SEL

PUSH ENTER

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

AUTO SHTR

ANTI WIND NOISE

CAMERA

RETURN

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

RETURN

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

ZOOM

OFF

ZOOM

OFF

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

AUTO SHTR

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

AUTO SHTR

ANTI WIND NOISE

CAMERA

RETURN

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

CAMERA

RETURN

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

ZOOM

OFF

ZOOM

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

AUTO SHTR

ANTI WIND NOISE

AUTO SHTR

ANTI WIND NOISE

— Re co rd in g – Ba sics —

Re co rd in g a p ict u re

Your camcorder automatically focuses for you.

(1) Install the power source and insert a disc. See “Step 1” and “Step 2” for more

information (p. 10 to p. 17).

(2) Fasten the grip strap firmly.

(3) Remove the lens cap and pull the lens cap string to fix it.

(4) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA while pressing the small green button.

Your camcorder is set to the standby mode after a few seconds.

(5) To record a movie:

Press START/ STOP. Your camcorder starts recording. The “REC” indicator

appears. The camera recording lamp located on the front of your camcorder

lights up. To stop recording, press START/ STOP again.

To record a photo:

Press PHOTO once. The scene when you press the button is recorded.

LOCK

OFF

ERVIEW

REC

REMAIN 09:59

min

PHOTO

OFF

ERVIEW

0001

00:01

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Note on the date and time

The clock is set to New York or Panama time at the factory. You can reset the clock

(p. 89).

If you w ant to record longer

Select the LP (long play) recording mode in the menu (p. 26). The available recording

time becomes twice the SP (standard play) mode; however, the picture quality will not

be as good as the SP mode.

If you leave your camcorder in the standby mode for five minutes

Your camcorder automatically turns off. This is to save battery power. To resume the

standby mode, set the POWER switch to OFF and to CAMERA again.

While w riting in the MD

The “STBY” indicator on the LCD screen flashes.

• While the “STBY” indicator is flashing, make sure that you do not:

- shake or hit the camcorder.

- turn off the camcorder.

- eject the disc and the battery.

The above may damage the picture data and disc.

• While the “STBY” indicator is flashing, you cannot start the next recording.

One recording makes one track

• From when you press START/ STOP to begin recording until you press START/ STOP

to stop recording makes one track and is written in the disc as the last recorded track.

• In the ANTI GROUND recording mode, recording while you are pressing START/

STOP makes one track (p. 93).

• You can renew tracks every 10 seconds (p. 93).

• One photo makes one track.

Note on recording a photo

If you record a fast moving object, the playback picture may look blurred. This is not a

malfunction of your camcorder.

To record in the dark

Use a video flash (not supplied). You can use a video flash when is displayed on the

LCD screen. If you are adjusting the exposure manually, the video flash does not flash

(

is not displayed).

Note on the LOCK sw itch

When you slide the LOCK switch to the left, the POWER switch cannot be set to

INTERVIEW accidentally. The LOCK switch is set to the right as the default setting.

Note on the microphone

Do not touch the built-in microphone during recording.

If you are recording in strong w ind

Set ANTI WIND NOISE to ON in the menu to reduce the wind noise (p. 92).

If you input audio from the LINE IN jack of the connecting cord during recording

The audio from the LINE IN jack is recorded.

If you are using headphones

The sound from headphones will be muted for a moment when you start and stop

recording. The sound recorded in the disc is not affected. (The situation is same for the

speaker output when audio equipment is connected to LINE IN.)

Re co rd in g a p ict u re

Aft e r re co rd in g

(1) Set the POWER switch to OFF.

(2) Eject the disc.

(3) Remove the battery pack.

If you remove the battery before ejecting the disc

Since the disc lid is locked in the CAMERA and INTERVIEW mode, you cannot open

the disc lid without the battery.

In d ica t o rs d isp la ye d in t h e re co rd in g m o d e

The indicators are not recorded in the disc.

Remaining battery time indicator (p. 14)

Recording mode indicator (p. 26)

STBY/REC indicator (p. 22)

REC

REMAIN 09:59

min

Remaining disc indicator (p. 58)

Track number

Recording time

0001

00:01

Track type icon (p. 31)

Re co rd in g a p ict u re

Ad ju st in g t h e LCD scre e n

(1) Pull the bOPEN protrusion and open the LCD panel.

(2) Adjust the angle.

180°

90°

To close the LCD panel, set it vertically and swing it into the camcorder body.

Note

When using the LCD screen except in the mirror mode, the viewfinder automatically

turns off.

When you use the LCD screen outdoors in direct sunlight

The LCD screen may be difficult to see. If this happens, we recommend that you use the

viewfinder.

When you adjust angles of the LCD panel

Make sure that the LCD panel is opened up to 90 degrees.

Do not open or turn the LCD screen forcibly.

When you adjust the brightness of the LCD panel

Select LCD BRIGHT in the menu and adjust (p. 87). This adjustment does not change

the picture brightness recorded in the disc.

Re co rd in g a p ict u re

Ad ju st in g t h e vie w fin d e r

When you record pictures with the LCD panel closed, check the picture with the

viewfinder. Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyesight so that the indicators in the

viewfinder come into sharp focus.

(1) Move the viewfinder lens adjustment lever.

Re co rd in g t im e

One MD DATA2 disc can record:

Track type

Record mode

SP mode

Recording time

Max. 10 min.

Movie

VP mode

13 min. to 20 min.

Max. 20 min.

LP mode

Photo

Audio

Max. 4500 shots

Max. 260 min.

Re co rd in g m o d e o f m o vie

SP (standard play):

High picture quality (the default setting).

VP (variable picture quality):

The data consumption is automatically adjusted according to the object being

recorded. The deterioration of picture quality is kept to a minimum and the

recording time is longer than the SP mode.

LP (long play):

The recording time is double the SP mode. The picture quality is lower

than the SP mode.

To select the recording mode

(1) Press MENU.

(2) Select REC MODE in

SET UP.

(3) Select the desired recording mode.

Note on deterioration of picture quality

The playback picture of a subject which moves fast or changes brightness may have

block-shaped noise or rough outlines.

Re co rd in g a p ict u re

Usin g t h e zo o m fe a t u re

(1) Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom. Move it further for a

faster zoom.

Using the zoom function sparingly results in better-looking recordings.

“T” side:for telephoto (subject appears closer)

“W” side: for wide-angle (subject appears farther away)

ZOOM

Zoom greater than 10× is performed digitally, if you set D ZOOM to ON in the menu

settings. The digital zoom function is set to OFF as a default setting (p. 92).

The right-ended portion of the

bar shows the digital zooming

zone.

The digital zooming zone appears

when you set D ZOOM to ON.

When you shoot close to a subject

If you cannot get a sharp focus, move the power zoom lever to the “W” side until the

focus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least about 2 feet 5/ 8 inch (about 80 cm)

away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about half an inch (about 1 cm)

away in the wide-angle position.

Notes on digital zoom

• Digital zoom starts to function when zoom exceeds 10x.

• The picture quality deteriorates as you go toward the “T” side. Set D ZOOM to OFF in

the menu settings. Otherwise the digital zoom activates without notice (p. 92).

Re co rd in g a p ict u re

Re co rd in g w h ile sh o w in g t h e p ict u re o n t h e LCD scre e n

You can record a person while showing himself/ herself on the LCD screen. You can

also record yourself if you place your camcorder in a stable position. The supplied

Remote Commander will make it easy to record yourself.

(1) Pull the bOPEN protrusion and open the LCD panel.

(2) Turn the LCD panel over so that it faces the other way.

The

indicator appears on the LCD screen and in the viewfinder (Mirror

mode).

(3) Start recording.

Picture in the mirror mode

The picture on the LCD screen is a mirror-image. However, the picture will be normal

when recorded.

Indicators in the mirror mode

The STBY indicator appears as Xz and REC as z. Some of the other indicators appear

mirror-reversed and others are not displayed.

Recording time using the battery pack in the mirror mode

Recording time is slightly shorter than the recording time using the LCD screen only

(p. 11).

Ch e ckin g t h e re co rd e d p ict u re

You can view the picture just after you have recorded with the POWER switch kept to

CAMERA.

You can erase the track or unnecessary portion of the track.

AUDIO REC

ERASE

Vie w in g t h e la st re co rd e d t ra ck

(1) During recording standby, press u.

The last picture you recorded will be played repeatedly.

Press x to stop playing.

Era sin g t h e la st re co rd e d t ra ck

(1) During recording standby or playing, press ERASE.

The last recorded track is played and the confirmation message appears.

TRACK WILL BE ERASED

CONFIRM TO ERASE

YES

(2) Turn the control dial to select YES, and press the dial to confirm.

After the PLEASE WAIT message which appears while the change is written in

the disc, the camcorder returns to the recording standby mode. The track is

erased.

Note

You cannot restore the track once it has been erased.

To erase all tracks

While pressing ERASE, press START/ STOP.

Era sin g t h e la st p o rt io n o f t h e la st re co rd e d t ra ck

(1) During recording standby, press u.

The last picture you recorded will be played repeatedly.

(2) At the scene from where you want to erase, press u to pause.

(3) Press ERASE.

The portion to be erased is played and the confirmation message appears.

(4) Turn the control dial to select YES, and press the dial to confirm.

That portion of the track is erased.

— Pla yb a ck – Ba sics —

Pla yin g t h e d isc

You can monitor the playback picture on the LCD screen. If you close the LCD panel,

you can monitor the playback picture in the viewfinder.

When you monitor the picture on the LCD screen, tilt your camcorder to its stable

position.

(1) Install the power source and insert the recorded disc.

(2) Pull out the input pen.

Adjust the length of the input pen. The length of the input pen can be

extended by 12/ 32 inch (about 1 cm).

(3) Lift the bOPEN protrusion and open the LCD panel. Turn the LCD panel over

and move it back into the camcorder body with the LCD screen facing out.

(4) Set the POWER switch to PLAY/ EDIT while pressing the small green button.

The tracks of recorded pictures appear on the index display.

(5) Touch the track you want to play with the input pen.

The selected track is framed in orange.

(6) Touch the track again to start playing.

The frame turns red.

The photo tracks are played for three seconds each.

OFF

ERVIEW

REMAIN

01:23

5,6

0004 7.4.1999 2:58^PM00:07

To st o p p la yin g

Press x.

Pla yin g a d isc

When you open/close the LCD panel

Make sure that the LCD panel is set vertically.

Note on playback

It may take a few seconds to start playback depending on the track.

To change the playing time of a photo

Set STILL PLAYBACK TIME in the menu (p. 57).

If you leave the pow er on for a long time

Your camcorder gets warm. This is not a malfunction.

In d e x d isp la y

Menu icons

Selected track

Index image (The first scene

appears in case of movie.)

REMAIN

01:23

Scroll up the tracks

Touch here and move up and

dow n to scroll.

Scroll bar

Scroll dow n the tracks

0004 7.4.1999 2:58^PM00:07

Track information of the

selected track

Track icons

Type of track is indicated by the icons.

Movie track

Photo track

Audio track

Title track

Memo track

Group track

To change the index image of a movie

You can use the scene you want (p. 62).

If date and time are not set in your camcorder

“--.--.-- --:--” appears.

Pla yin g a d isc

To co n t ro l u sin g t h e b u t t o n s o n t h e ca m co rd e r o r Re m o t e

Co m m a n d e r

When the name of the buttons of the camcorder differs from the buttons of the Remote

Commander, those of the Remote Commander are shown in parenthesis.

To p la y

• Select the desired track, then press u (N).

• Turn the control dial (press cursor B/ V/ v/ b) to select the desired track, then press

the dial (ENTER).

To st o p

Press x during playback.

To p a u se

Press u (X) during playback.

To return to normal play, press u (X) again.

To g o t o t h e n e xt t ra ck

Press > briefly during playback. Each time you press >, it goes to the top of the

next tracks.

To g o t o t h e p re vio u s t ra ck

Press . briefly during playback. First press of . goes to the top of the current

track. If you repeat pressing . in sequence, it goes to the top of the previous track.

To lo ca t e a sce n e m o n it o rin g t h e p ict u re

Keep pressing . or > during playback. To resume normal playback, release the

button.

To vie w t h e p ict u re fra m e -b y-fra m e

(1) Press u (X) during playback.

(2) Turn the control dial (press cursor B/ V/ v/ b).

To resume normal playback, press u (N).

To vie w t h e p ict u re a t slo w sp e e d (m o vie o n ly)

You can play at the desired speed.

(1) Press y during playback.

The picture is played at 1/ 3 speed. The speed adjusting bar appears.

(2) Turn the control dial (press cursor B/ V/ v/ b) to adjust the speed.

To resume normal playback, press u twice.

(On the Remote Commander, press N).

In the playback modes other than normal

Sound is muted.

While playing still pictures

If you try frame-by-frame playback, it goes to the first frame of the next track.

During slow playback

• If you turn the control dial, the playing speed changes.

• If you press . and >, slow playback is canceled.

• The speed adjusting bar appears at the beginning of slow play and while adjusting the

speed.

Pla yin g a d isc

Ad ju st in g t h e vo lu m e

(1) Press either of the two buttons on VOL.

VOL

Speaker

To set AVLS

Set AVLS to ON in the menu (p. 93).

To listen using headphones

Connect the headphones (not supplied) to the i jack on the front. Adjust the volume

using the VOL buttons. The speaker is muted.

Era sin g a t ra ck

(1) Touch the track you want to erase on the index display.

(2) Press ERASE.

The confirmation message appears.

(3) Touch YES.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears. The track is erased.

ERASE

Note

You cannot restore the track once erased.

While playing

You can also erase the track by pressing ERASE while the track is being played.

Pla yin g a d isc

Tu rn in g o n o r o ff t h e in fo rm a t io n d isp la y

(1) Press DSPL when the index display is on.

The track type icons disappear from the LCD screen.

DSPL

To make the track data appear, press DSPL again.

If you press DSPL during playback

The track data appears.

Vie w in g t h e re co rd in g o n TV

Connect your camcorder to your TV or VCR with the A/ V connecting cable supplied

with your camcorder to watch the playback picture on the TV screen. You can operate

the video control buttons in the same way as when you monitor playback pictures on

the LCD screen. When monitoring the playback picture on the TV screen, we

recommend that you power your camcorder from a wall outlet using the AC adaptor/

charger (p. 15). Refer to the operating instructions of your TV or VCR.

Open the jack cover. Connect your camcorder to the TV using the A/ V connecting cable

supplied with your camcorder. Then, set the TV/ VCR selector on the TV to VCR.

S VIDEO

INPUT

Yellow

Red

S VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

White

: Signal flow

If yo u r TV is a lre a d y co n n e ct e d t o a VCR

Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR by using the A/ V connecting

cable supplied with your camcorder. Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE.

If yo u r TV o r VCR is a m o n a u ra l t yp e

Connect the yellow plug of the A/ V connecting cable to the video input jack and the

white or the red plug to the audio input jack on the VCR or the TV. If you connect the

white plug, the sound is L (left) signal. If you connect the red plug, the sound is R

(right) signal.

If you want to hear in monaural, use a monaural audio cable (not supplied).

If your TV or VCR has an S video jack

Connect using an S video cable (not supplied) to obtain high-quality pictures. With this

connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/ V connecting

cable.

Connect the S video cable (not supplied) to the S video jacks on both your camcorder

and the TV or the VCR.

— Ad va n ce d Re co rd in g Op e ra t io n s —

Re co rd in g a u d io in clu d in g p h o t o - In t e rvie w re co rd in g

While you are recording mainly audio in an MD DATA2 disc, you can record up to

three photos. Those photos make one track together with the audio.

Interview recording is possible only with the MD DATA2 discs. You can record up to 4

hours and 20 minutes in a disc.

The index image of the interview recording has the

icon.

(1) Unlock the mode lock and set the POWER switch to INTERVIEW while

pressing the small green button.

(2) Press AUDIO REC.

The AUDIO REC button lights up in red and recording starts. The recording

time passed is indicated by x which increases every 10 seconds. When x

reaches the right end, it starts over.

(3) Press PHOTO when you want to insert photos.

If you have not started audio recording, you cannot record photos. The

recorded photos appear to the right of the screen.

REMAIN

2:59:40

PHOTO

AUDIO STBY

PHOTO

AUDIO REC

0007

0:00:01

OFF

ERVIEW

To st o p re co rd in g

Press x.

When you have finished interview recording

Slide the mode lock to the left to prevent the POWER switch from being set to

INTERVIEW by accident.

To use a microphone

Connect a microphone (not supplied) to the MIC jack on the front.

To record for long time

We recommend that you power your camcorder from a wall outlet using the AC

adaptor/ charger (p. 15).

If you record in mirror mode

The picture on the LCD screen does not become a mirror-image.

Re co rd in g a u d io in clu d in g p h o t o - In t e rvie w re co rd in g

If you record from audio equipment such as a CD player

Connect the audio equipment to the LINE IN jack of the connecting cord installed in

your camcorder using an audio connecting cable (not supplied).

Playback and erasing

You cannot play back or erase in the INTERVIEW mode.

If you are using headphones

The sound from headphones will be muted for a moment when you start and stop

recording. The sound recorded in the disc is not affected. (The situation is same for the

speaker output when audio equipment is connected to LINE IN.)

Pla yin g t h e t ra ck re co rd e d in t h e INTERVIEW m o d e

The audio track recorded in the INTERVIEW mode is displayed by the first photo with

the

icon on the index display.

Touch the track to start recording.

Pla yb a ck scre e n o f t h e t ra ck re co rd e d in t h e INTERVIEW MODE

You will hear the audio. On the LCD screen are a large blank screen and small photos to

the right of the screen. When the recorded photo is reached during playback, the large

screen will be replaced by the photo.

If you touch the photos

If you touch the large

on the side (1, 2, 3), the

screen (A), the image is

audio goes the position

enlarged. Touch

RETURN to return to

the interview play

display.

together with the photo.

When the interview recording w as done like this,

Start

Stop

Audio recording

Photo recording

it is played back like this.

Audio playback

Photo playback

(Picture in screen A)

None

When the recorded photo is reached during audio playback, screen A is replaced by

photo 1, 2 or 3.

Index image on the index display

The first recorded photo becomes the index image.

Note

Slow playback and frame-by-frame playback are not possible with an audio track.

Se lf-t im e r re co rd in g

You can make a recording with the self-timer. This mode is useful when you want to

record yourself. The Remote Commander will make recording easier.

(1) Press MENU in the standby mode.

(2) Turn the control dial to select

CAMERA, and press the dial.

(3) Turn the control dial to select SELF TIMER, and press the dial.

STBY

CAMERA

RETURN

STBY

REMAIN 10:00

40min

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

ZOOM

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

AUTO SHTR

ANTI WIND NOISE

CANCEL

DETAIL

(4) Start recording.

To record a movie:

Press START/ STOP. Self-timer starts counting down from 10 seconds. As the

waiting time passes, x decreases every 1 second.

STBY

REMAIN 10:00

40min

When x all disappear, your camcorder starts recording automatically. As the

recording time passes, the bar becomes longer.

REMAIN

10:00

40min

Your camcorder stops recording automatically after 10 seconds.

To record a photo:

Press PHOTO.

Self-timer starts counting down from 10 seconds. As the waiting time passes,

x decreases every 1 second.

STBY

REMAIN 10:00

40min

When x all disappear, your camcorder records the photo automatically.

Se lf-t im e r re co rd in g

To se t t h e w a it in g a n d re co rd in g t im e

You can select the waiting time from 5, 10, and 15 seconds.

You can select the recording time of movie from 5, 10, 20, 30 and 60 seconds.

(1) On the self-timer screen, turn the control dial to select DETAIL, and press the dial.

(2) Turn the control dial to select the desired time, and press the dial to confirm.

STBY

REMAIN

10:00

STBY REMAIN 10:00

40min

WAIT TIME 10 SEC

REC TIME 10 SEC EXEC

REC TIME 30 SEC EXEC

If yo u w a n t t o se e h o w re co rd in g is g o in g

Use your camcorder in the mirror mode.

Note

The self-timer recording mode is automatically canceled when:

– Self-timer recording is done.

– The POWER switch is set to OFF, PLAY/ EDIT, or INTERVIEW.

To cancel self-timer recording after counting-dow n has started

Press START/ STOP or PHOTO again.

Note on the mirror mode

• Since DETAIL is not displayed in the mirror mode, set the waiting and recording time

before you turn over the LCD panel.

• The bar becomes shorter and longer in the opposite direction in the mirror mode.

Sh o o t in g b a cklit su b je ct s (BACK LIGHT)

When you shoot a subject with the light source behind the subject or a subject with a

light background, use the backlight function.

(1) Press BACK LIGHT in the recording or standby mode.

The . indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.

BACK LIGHT

To cancel, press BACK LIGHT again.

If you press EXPOSURE w hen shooting backlit subjects

The backlight function will be canceled.

Usin g t h e PROGRAM AE fu n ct io n

You can select PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) mode to suit your specific shooting

requirements.

Spotlight mode

This mode prevents people’s faces, for example, from appearing excessively white

when shooting subjects lit by strong light in the theater.

Soft portrait mode

This mode brings out the subject while creating a soft background for subjects such as

people or flowers.

Sports lesson mode

This mode minimizes shake on fast-moving subjects such as in tennis or golf.

Beach & ski mode

This mode prevents people’s faces from appearing dark in strong light or reflected light,

such as at a beach in midsummer or on a ski slope.

Sunset & moon mode

This mode allows you to maintain atmosphere when you are recording sunsets, general

night views, fireworks displays and neon signs.

Landscape mode

This mode is for when you are recording distant subjects such as mountains and

prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows when you

are recording a subject behind glass or a screen.

1000/500 Shutter 1000/500 mode

Shutter speed is fixed to 1/ 1000 or 1/ 500 seconds. Other parameters such as exposure

are adjusted automatically.

This mode minimizes shake on fast-moving subjects. The picture may look dark if you

use this mode indoors.

Usin g t h e PROGRAM AE fu n ct io n

(1) Press MENU in the recording or standby mode.

(2) Turn the control dial to select

CAMERA, and press the dial.

(3) Turn the control dial to select PROGRAM AE, and press the dial.

STBY

CAMERA

RETURN

CAMERA

RETURN

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

AUTO

SPOTLIGHT

SOFT PORTRAIT

SPORTS LESSON

BEACH

AUTO

ZOOM

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

AUTO SHTR

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

AUTO SHTR

SKI

MOON

SUNSET

ANTI WIND NOISE

(4) Turn the control dial to select the desired mode, and press the dial.

(5) Press MENU.

The menu disappears and the selected PROGRAM AE mode indicator appears

on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.

To t u rn t h e PROGRAM AE fu n ct io n o ff

Set PROGRAM AE to AUTO in the menu.

Notes

• In the spotlight, sports lesson and beach & ski modes, you cannot take close-ups. This

is because your camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance.

• In the sunset & moon and landscape modes, your camcorder is set to focus only on

distant subjects.

While WHT BAL is set to AUTO in the menu settings

The white balance is adjusted even if the PROGRAM AE function is selected.

If you press EXPOSURE w hen the PROGRAM AE function is selected

You can adjust the exposure.

If you are recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium

lamp or mercury lamp

Flickering or changes in color may occur in the following modes. If this happens, turn

the PROGRAM AE function off.

– Soft portrait mode

– Sports lesson mode

Fo cu sin g m a n u a lly

You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases:

• The autofocus mode is not effective when shooting

– subjects through glass coated with water droplets

– horizontal stripes

– subjects with little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky

• When you want to change the focus from a subject in the foreground to a subject in the

background

• Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod

(1) Press FOCUS lightly in the standby or recording mode.

The 9 indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.

(2) Turn the focus ring to sharpen focus.

FOCUS

To re t u rn t o t h e a u t o fo cu s m o d e

Press FOCUS lightly to turn off the 9, or

indicator.

To re co rd d ist a n t su b je ct s

Press FOCUS for more than one second (INFINITY). Your camcorder focuses on distant

subjects and the

indicator appears. Use this mode when your camcorder focuses on

near objects even though you are trying to shoot a distant object. You can focus

manually by turning the focus ring.

To obtain correct focus

First, focus a subject with the power zoom lever moved toward the “T” (telephoto)

position, then adjust the zoom.

When you shoot close to the subject

Focus at the end of the “W” (wide-angle) position.

9 changes as follow s:

when recording a distant subject.

when the subject is too close to focus on.

Ad ju st in g t h e e xp o su re m a n u a lly

You can manually adjust and set the exposure. Adjust the exposure manually in the

following cases:

• The subject is backlit

• Bright subject and dark background

• To record dark pictures (e.g. night scenes) faithfully

(1) In the standby or recording mode, press EXPOSURE.

The exposure indicator appears.

(2) Turn the control dial to adjust the brightness.

SEL

EXPOSURE

To re t u rn t o t h e a u t o m a t ic e xp o su re m o d e

Press EXPOSURE again.

Note

When you adjust the exposure manually, the backlight function does not work.

If you select a PROGRAM AE mode w hile you are adjusting the exposure manually

Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic exposure mode. Press

EXPOSURE again and adjust manually.

Re le a sin g t h e STEADYSHOT fu n ct io n

The STEADYSHOT function compensates for camera-shake. You can release the

STEADYSHOT function when you do not need it. Do not use the STEADYSHOT

function when shooting a stationary object using a tripod to obtain more natural

picture.

(1) Press MENU in the recording or standby mode.

(2) Turn the control dial to select

CAMERA, and press the dial.

(3) Turn the control dial to select STEADYSHOT, and press the dial.

STBY

CAMERA

RETURN

CAMERA

RETURN

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

ZOOM

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

OFF

AUTO SHTR

ANTI WIND NOISE

AUTO SHTR

ANTI WIND NOISE

(4) Turn the control dial to select OFF, and press the dial.

(5) Press MENU.

The menu disappears and the

viewfinder.

indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the

To a ct iva t e t h e STEADYSHOT fu n ct io n

Set STEADYSHOT to ON in the menu.

Notes

• The STEADYSHOT function will not correct excessive camera-shake.

• If you attach a tele-conversion lens or wide-conversion lens, the STEADYSHOT

function may not work properly.

Ad ju st in g t h e w h it e b a la n ce m a n u a lly

You can manually adjust and set the white balance. This adjustment makes white

subjects look white and allows more natural color balance. Normally white balance is

automatically adjusted.

(1) Press MENU in the recording or standby mode.

(2) Turn the control dial to select

CAMERA, and press the dial.

(3) Turn the control dial to select WHT BAL, and press the dial.

STBY

CAMERA

RETURN

CAMERA

RETURN

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

SELF TIMER

PROGRAM AE

ZOOM

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

STEADYSHOT

WHT BAL

AUTO

HOLD

AUTO

AUTO SHTR

ANTI WIND NOISE

AUTO SHTR

ANTI WIND NOISE

OUTDOOR

INDOOR

(4) Turn the control dial to select the desired mode, and press the dial.

INDOOR (n) :

• Lighting condition changes quickly

• Too bright place such as photography studios

• Under sodium lamps or mercury lamps

OUTDOOR (

• Recording a sunset/ sunrise, just after sunset, just before sunrise, neon signs, or

fireworks

• Under a color matching fluorescent lamp

HOLD (HOLD):

Recording a single-colored subject or background

(5) Press MENU.

The menu disappears and the indicator of selected mode appears on the LCD

screen or in the viewfinder.

To re t u rn t o t h e a u t o m a t ic w h it e b a la n ce m o d e

Set WHT BAL to AUTO in the menu .

If the picture is being taken in a studio lit by TV lighting

We recommend that you record in the nindoor mode.

When you record under fluorescent lighting

Use the automatic white balance or hold mode.

Your camcorder may not adjust the white balance correctly in the nindoor mode.

In the automatic w hite balance mode

Point your camcorder at a white subject for about 10 seconds after setting the POWER

switch to CAMERA to get a better adjustment when:

• You detach the battery for replacement.

• You bring your camcorder to the outdoors from the interior of a house, or vice versa.

If you changed the recording condition in the hold mode

Set the white balance to AUTO and reset to HOLD after a few seconds when:

• You change the PROGRAM AE mode.

• You bring your camcorder to the outdoors from the interior of a house, or vice versa.

— Ad va n ce d Pla yb a ck Op e ra t io n s —

Disp la yin g t w o p ict u re s – Pict u re -in -p ict u re

A desired scene can be displayed in a small picture-in-picture screen during playback.

You can display the image in picture-in-picture screen with the playback picture side

by side in the same size.

Picture-in-picture

2-picture display

(1) On the index display, touch

PLAYBACK and then PICTURE IN PICTURE.

(2) Touch ON.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

OFF

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

(3) Touch

appears at the top of the index display.

(4) Play back the desired track.

to close the menu.

(5) Pause at the scene you want to use in the picture-in-picture screen.

You can change the scene by turning the control dial.

(6) Touch CAPTURE.

The scene appears in the picture-in-picture screen.

(7) Release pause.

To t u rn o ff t h e p ict u re -in -p ict u re scre e n

Set PICTURE IN PICTURE to OFF.

Disp la yin g t w o p ict u re s – Pict u re -in -p ict u re

Co m p a rin g t w o p ict u re s – 2-p ict u re d isp la y

You can display the picture-in-picture image together with another image not only

from the same disc but also from other discs.

(1) Play back the track you want to compare with the picture-in-picture image.

(2) Touch the picture-in-picture screen.

The still picture in the picture-in-picture screen appears on the left. The still

picture in the currently playing track appears on the right.

To return to the picture-in-picture display, touch RETURN.

To co m p a re w it h a n im a g e in o t h e r d iscs

After you have captured the picture-in-picture image, change the disc. Do not turn off

the power of the camcorder.

To operate the menu

You may use the control dial.

If PICTURE IN PICTURE is already set to ON

A previously selected scene appears in the picture-in-picture screen. The picture will be

replaced by a new scene when you touch CAPTURE.

You can select PICTURE IN PICTURE in the shortcut menu

To turn on the shortcut menu, press MENU during playback or playback pause.

The image in the picture-in-picture screen w ill disappear:

• when several minutes have passed after the POWER switch is set to OFF.

• when the power turned off automatically in the CAMERA or INTERVIEW mode.

• when the power source was disconnected.

Note on digital effect

Scene transition and picture effects are not applied to the picture-in-picture and 2-

picture images.

When displaying an audio track

No picture-in-picture screen is displayed.

Disp la yin g n in e co n se cu t ive sce n e s

– 9 FRAME SEQUENCE

You can view a part of a movie as nine still pictures on the screen. This function is

useful when you want to look at a fast-moving subject, such as a golf swing, in detail.

9 FRAME SEQUENCE function displays consecutive scenes of every 0.2 second.

(1) On the index display, touch

PLAYBACK and then 9 FRAME SEQUENCE.

FRAME SEQUENCE

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

CANCEL

(2) Touch the desired track.

You can select a movie track only. If you want to cancel the operation, touch

CANCEL.

(3) Touch PAUSE at the desired scene.

CANCEL

PAUSE

BACK

EXEC

FORWARD

(4) Adjust the scene position by touching FORWARD or BACK, and touch EXEC.

Nine still pictures appear on the screen.

BACK

EXEC

FORWARD

Disp la yin g n in e co n se cu t ive sce n e s – 9 FRAME SEQUENCE

To e n la rg e o n e o f t h e p ict u re s t o e n t ire scre e n

(1) Touch the desired picture.

If you press BACK, the previous frame appears. If you touch FORWARD, the

next frame appears.

BACK

FORWARD

To return to the 9 FRAME SEQUENCE screen, touch CLOSE.

To re t u rn t o t h e in d e x d isp la y

(1) Touch CLOSE.

(2) Touch FINISH.

If you continue the 9 FRAME SEQUENCE operation, touch CONTINUE.

To operate the menu

You may use the control dial.

You can select 9 FRAME SEQUENCE in the shortcut menu

To turn on the shortcut menu, press MENU during playback or playback pause.

To select the scene

You may use the control dial. Turn the control dial to select the scene, and press the dial

to confirm.

Note on digital effect

Drawing, scene transition and picture effects are not applied to the nine still pictures or

its enlarged picture.

If you select a scene near the end of a track

The number of still pictures displayed may be less than nine.

Pla yin g b a ck re p e a t e d ly

You can play one track, all tracks in a disc or a portion of a movie (A-B repeat)

repeatedly.

Re p e a t in g a t ra ck

(1) On the index display, touch

PLAYBACK and then PLAY MODE.

(2) Touch SINGLE REPEAT.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

NORMAL

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

ALL REPEAT

SINGLE REPEAT

A–B REPEAT

SHUFFLE

INTRO SCAN

(3) Touch

to close the menu.

1 appears at the top of the index display.

(4) Play the track to be repeated.

Re p e a t in g a ll t ra cks in a d isc

(1) On the index display, touch

PLAYBACK and then PLAY MODE.

(2) Touch ALL REPEAT.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

NORMAL

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

ALL REPEAT

SINGLE REPEAT

A–B REPEAT

SHUFFLE

INTRO SCAN

(3) Touch

to close the menu.

appears at the top of the index display.

(4) Play the track to be repeated first.

Re p e a t in g a p o rt io n o f a m o vie – A-B re p e a t

(1) On the index display, touch

PLAYBACK and then PLAY MODE.

(2) Touch A-B REPEAT.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

NORMAL

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

ALL REPEAT

SINGLE REPEAT

A–B REPEAT

SHUFFLE

INTRO SCAN

(3) Touch

to close the menu.

AyB appears at the top of the index display.

Continued on the next page

Pla yin g b a ck re p e a t e d ly

(4) Play the track to be repeated.

A of ABflashes.

(5) Press the control dial at the point to start repeating.

Starting point (A) is set and Bflashes.

(6) Press the control dial at the point to finish repeating.

Finishing point (B) is set. The portion from A to B is repeated.

To st o p re p e a t in g

Set PLAY MODE to NORMAL.

To operate the menu

You may use the control dial.

Notes on setting the A-B repeat

• You can set the A and B points by touching ABwith the input pen.

• A-B repeat is possible only with movie tracks. If you select other type of track, AB

appears, but it cannot be set.

• A-B repeat is possible only within one track. You cannot set A in one track and B in

another track.

• A-B repeat is possible with a movie track in a group track.

• If the interval between A and B is shorter than 0.5 second, your camcorder

automatically adjust the interval to 0.5 second.

To cancel A and B points

• Press the control dial. Your camcorder plays from the beginning of the track.

• Stop playback.

Pla yin g b a ck in ra n d o m o rd e r – SHUFFLE

You can play the tracks in random order.

(1) On the index display, touch

PLAYBACK and then PLAY MODE.

(2) Touch SHUFFLE.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

NORMAL

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

ALL REPEAT

SINGLE REPEAT

A–B REPEAT

SHUFFLE

INTRO SCAN

(3) Touch

to close the menu. “SHUF” appears at the top of the index display.

SHUF REMAIN 01:23

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

PLAY MODE

SHUFFLE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

SHUFFLE

(4) Touch any track to start playing.

The index of played tracks resume the index image.

To st o p sh u ffle p la y

Touch CLOSE.

If you want to play tracks in another order, touch SHUFFLE.

To operate the menu

You may use the control dial.

Shuffle play is canceled if you:

• eject the disc.

• turn the POWER switch to OFF.

When the shuffle play is set

The menu does not appear on the index display. (You can turn on the shortcut menu.)

Sca n n in g t h e t o p o f t ra cks – INTRO SCAN

You can play the first 3 seconds of all tracks. Photo, memo and title tracks are also

played for 3 seconds. Movies shorter than 3 seconds are played for the recorded time.

(1) On the index display, touch

PLAYBACK and then PLAY MODE.

(2) Touch INTRO SCAN.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

NORMAL

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

ALL REPEAT

SINGLE REPEAT

A–B REPEAT

SHUFFLE

INTRO SCAN

(3) Touch

to close the menu.

INTRO appears at the top of the index display.

INTRO REMAIN 01:23

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

PLAY MODE

INTRO SCAN

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

0001 7.4.1999 2:58PM 00:07

(4) Play the track to be played first. The first 3 seconds of each track are played.

To st o p sca n n in g

Set PLAY MODE to NORMAL.

To operate the menu

You may use the control dial.

So rt in g t h e t ra cks

You can sort the tracks so that you can locate or play the desired tracks first.

(1) On the index display, touch

PLAYBACK and then SORT.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

9 FRAME SEQUENCE

FRAME SEQUENCE

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

RETURN

by TYPE

by MARK

by NAME

by DATE

(2) Touch the desired way of sorting.

The tracks are sorted in the selected order.

TYPE: Sorted in the order of movie, photo, memo, audio, group and title. The

title track indicating the track type automatically appears.

MARK: Marked tracks come first (p. 60).

NAME: Sorted in the alphanumeric order of the track names.

DATE: Sorted in the order of recorded date.

SORT

by TYPE

JUMP

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

MOVIE

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

RETURN

by TYPE

by MARK

by NAME

by DATE

PHOTO

(3) Play the desired track.

The title tracks are also played.

To so rt in a n o t h e r o rd e r

(1) Touch the order item (the left item on the top of the SORT screen).

(2) Touch the desired order.

To d isp la y t h e d e sire d t yp e o f t ra cks

(1) Touch JUMP on the SORT screen.

The type of tracks recorded in the disc are displayed.

(2) Touch the desired track type.

To re t u rn t o t h e in d e x d isp la y

Touch CLOSE.

To operate the menu

You may use the control dial.

When sorting mode is selected

The menu does not appear on the index display. (You can turn on the shortcut menu.)

Sorting mode is canceled if you:

• eject the disc.

• turn the POWER switch to OFF.

Ju m p in g t o t h e d e sire d t ra ck

You can jump to the tracks directly by the title or track name. This function is useful to

locate a track when many tracks are recorded in the disc.

(1) On the index display, touch

PLAYBACK and then JUMP.

The list of title and track names appears.

JUMP

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

FIRST

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

1/99

6/99

14/99

16/99

(2) Touch the desired item in the list.

To scroll the list, touch v or V, or turn the control dial.

The selected track is framed on the index screen.

Title: Tracks created by the title function (p. 82) or recording date

automatically recorded in the disc (p. 93).

Track name: Names input on the track information display (p. 60).

To t u rn o ff t h e list

Touch CLOSE in the list.

To operate the menu

You may use the control dial.

Se t t in g t h e p la yin g t im e o f st ill p ict u re

t ra cks

You can select the playing time of still picture tracks such as photo, memo and title

from about 1, 3, 5 and 10 seconds. The playing time is set to about 3 seconds as the

default setting.

The selected playing time remains until another playing time is selected.

(1) On the index display, touch

PLAYBACK and then STILL PLAYBACK

TIME.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

9 FRAME SEQUENCE

FRAME SEQUENCE

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

SEC

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

5 SEC

10 SEC

(2) Touch the desired playing time.

(3) Touch to close the menu.

The index display appears.

(4) Play the desired track.

To operate the menu

You may use the control dial.

— Ed it in g —

Ch e ckin g t h e d isc in fo rm a t io n

You can check the track numbers, remaining time, etc.

Contents display

Remain display

DISC INFORMATION

NAME

DISC INFORMATION

NAME

1ST REC

12.24.1999

CONTENTS REMAIN

4:26

6:26

8:26

8:12:42

2000 TRACKS

100 TRACKS

10 TRACKS

100 TRACKS

5:26

10:26

TOTAL

20:00

Disp la yin g t h e d isc in fo rm a t io n

(1) Touch

at the top-right corner of the index display.

The disc information display appears.

INTRO REMAIN 01:23

DISC INFORMATION

NAME

1ST REC

12.24.1999

CONTENTS REMAIN

100 TRACKS

10 TRACKS

100 TRACKS

5:26

10:26

TOTAL

20:00

0001 7.4.1999 2:58PM 00:07

(2) To check the remaining time or tracks, touch REMAIN.

(3) To close the disc information display, touch CLOSE.

La b e llin g t h e d isc

You can label a disc using up to 100 characters.

(1) Touch the NAME box on the disc information display.

(2) Input characters (p. 80).

Note on the figure in “TOTAL”

• “TOTAL” shows the total playback time of movie, photo, memo and title tracks

recorded in the disc. Playback time of each still picture track (photo, memo and title) is

the one set in the menu.

• If more than 10 hours total playback time is recorded in the disc, “10HOver” appears.

Note on the figure in “REMAIN”

• “REMAIN” shows the remaining recording time or tracks.

• If you set REC MODE to VP, you may be able to record longer than the indicated

recording time.

Ch e ckin g t h e t ra ck in fo rm a t io n

You can check the type, recorded date, data rate, etc., of each track.

Track information display

TRACK INFORMATION

0000

01:23

12.24.1999 1:30PM

Track name box

MARK

PROTECT

DATA RATE

8.00

Mbps

Disp la yin g t h e t ra ck in fo rm a t io n

(1) Touch

EDIT.

Scroll the menu by touching v or V, or by turning the control dial.

(2) Touch TRACK INFO.

EDIT

ERASE

DIVIDE

GROUP

STILL FRAME CAPTURE

INDEX IMAGE CHANGE

TRACK INFO

(3) Touch the desired track.

The track information of the track is displayed.

TRACK INFORMATION

0000

01:23

12.24.1999 1:30PM

MARK

PROTECT

DATA RATE

8.00

Mbps

FINISH

(4) To close the track information display, touch CLOSE.

(5) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, the index display appears.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

To display the track information display directly

Select the track on the index display. Touch the track information at the bottom of the

screen.

Note on the data rate

The data rate only appears for movie tracks. The average rate appears for the movie

tracks recorded in the VP mode.

To check the information of other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 5.

Ch e ckin g t h e t ra ck in fo rm a t io n

La b e llin g t h e t ra ck

You can label a track using up to 100 characters.

(1) Touch the track name box on the track information display.

(2) Input characters (p. 80).

Note

You can record up to 100 characters in one track, and 5000 characters in one disc.

You cannot label the track if:

• the disc is protected.

• the track is protected (✔is in the PROTECT box).

Ma rkin g a t ra ck

Mark the tracks which you want to distinguish from others. If you select “MARK” in

“SORT” in the PLAY menu, those marked tracks are displayed together at the top of the

index display.

(1) Touch the MARK box in the track information display to indicate ✔.

icon will be displayed on the marked tracks.

TRACK INFORMATION

0002

01:23

12.24.1999 1:30PM

MARK

PROTECT

DATA RATE

8.00

Mbps

To ca n ce l t h e m a rk se t t in g

Touch the MARK box again to erase ✔.

You cannot mark the track if:

• the disc is protected.

• the track is protected (✔is in the PROTECT box).

To mark using the Remote Commander

Select the desired track on the index display, then press MARK on the Remote

Commander.

To m a rk t ra cks d u rin g p la yb a ck

(1) Press MARK on the Remote Commander while playing back the track.

The track is played back repeatedly and the confirmation message appears.

(2) Select YES using B/ b, then press ENTER.

To ca n ce l t h e m a rk se t t in g

Press MARK again during playback.

Ch e ckin g t h e t ra ck in fo rm a t io n

Pro t e ct in g a t ra ck

Protect important tracks to prevent them from being erased by mistake.

(1) Touch the PROTECT box in the track information display to indicate ✔.

- icon will be displayed on the protected tracks.

TRACK INFORMATION

0002

01:23

12.24.1999 1:30PM

MARK

PROTECT

DATA RATE

8.00

Mbps

To re le a se p ro t e ct io n

Touch the PROTECT box again to erase ✔.

You cannot protect the track if:

the disc is protected.

Ch a n g in g t h e in d e x im a g e

The first scene becomes the index image for movie tracks. You can change the index

image to a desired scene from the movie.

(1) Touch

EDIT.

Scroll the menu by touching v or V, or by turning the control dial.

(2) Touch INDEX IMAGE CHANGE.

INDEX IMAGE CHANGE appears at the top of the screen. If you want to

cancel changing the index, touch CANCEL.

INDEX IMAGE CHANGE

EDIT

TRIM

ERASE

DIVIDE

GROUP

STILL FRAME CAPTURE

INDEX IMAGE CHANGE

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired track. The selected track is played back.

(4) Touch PAUSE at the scene you want to make into the index image.

CANCEL

PAUSE

BACK

EXEC

FORWARD

(5) Touch FORWARD or BACK to adjust the scene position and touch EXEC.

(6) Touch EXEC.

After the PLEASE WAIT message which appears while the change is written in

the disc, the INDEX IMAGE CHANGE screen appears.

(7) Touch FINISH. The index display appears.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

You cannot change the index image if:

• the disc is protected.

• the track is protected.

Note on effects

Drawing, scene transition and picture effects are not applied to the index image.

You can select INDEX IMAGE CHANGE in the shortcut menu

To turn on the shortcut menu, press MENU during playback or playback pause.

To select the scene position

You can use the control dial. Turn the control dial to select the position and press the

dial to confirm.

To change the index image of other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 7.

Ch a n g in g t h e in d e x im a g e

To ch a n g e t h e in d e x im a g e d u rin g p la yb a ck o r p la yb a ck p a u se

(1) Press INDEX CHANGE on the Remote Commander at the scene you want to

make into the index image.

The confirmation message appears.

(2) Select YES using B/ b, then press ENTER.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the camcorder resumes playback.

Mo vin g t ra cks

You can move one track at a time, or several tracks together to the desired position in

the disc.

(1) Touch

EDIT.

(2) Touch MOVE.

TRACK MOVE appears at the top of the screen.

TRACK MOVE

EDIT

RETURN

MOVE

COPY

TRIM

ERASE

DIVIDE

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired track.

(4) Touch the position (between the tracks) where you want to move the track.

The track moves to that position.

TRACK MOVE

CANCEL

CONTINUE

FINISH

(5) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears.

To m o ve se ve ra l t ra cks t o g e t h e r

First group the tracks, and then move them.

(1) Group the tracks you want to move (p. 74).

(2) Move the tracks as described above.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

You cannot move the track(s) if:

the disc is protected.

To cancel moving

Touch CANCEL.

To move other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 5, and do steps 3 and 4.

Era sin g t ra cks

You can erase one track at a time, or several tracks together.

Since the erased tracks cannot be restored, make sure that you can really erase the

track.

Era sin g o n e t ra ck

(1) Touch

EDIT.

(2) Touch ERASE, then SINGLE.

TRACK ERASE appears at the top of the screen.

TRACK ERASE

EDIT

RETURN

MOVE

COPY

TRIM

ERASE

DIVIDE

RETURN

SINGLE

SELECT

ALL

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired track.

While the selected track is played back repeatedly, the confirmation message

appears.

(4) Touch YES.

If you do not want to erase the track, touch NO.

TRACK ERASE

TRACK WILL BE ERASED

CONFIRM TO ERASE

YES

CONTINUE

FINISH

(5) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears. The track is erased and the track next to

the erased track is framed.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

If you erase a group of tracks

All tracks in the group are erased.

You cannot erase the track(s) if:

• the disc is protected.

• the track is protected.

Era sin g t ra cks

You can use the ERASE button

Select the track to be erased and press ERASE.

To cancel erasing

Touch CANCEL.

To erase other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 5.

Note on the remaining disc capacity

The remaining disc capacity may not increase even if you erase tracks.

Era sin g se ve ra l t ra cks t o g e t h e r

(1) Touch

EDIT.

(2) Touch ERASE, then SELECT.

TRACKS ERASE appears at the top of the screen.

TRACKS ERASE

EDIT

RETURN

MOVE

COPY

TRIM

ERASE

DIVIDE

RETURN

SINGLE

SELECT

ALL

CONTINUE

EXEC

(3) Touch the box at the top-left of each track you want to erase.

✔ appears in the box.

(4) Touch EXEC.

The confirmation message appears.

TRACKS ERASE

5TRACKS WILL BE ERASED

CONFIRM TO ERASE

YES

CONTINUE

EXEC

(5) Touch YES.

If you do not want to erase the tracks, touch NO. After the PLEASE WAIT

message, which appears while the change is written in the disc, the index

display appears. The selected tracks are erased and the first track is framed.

To cancel erasing

Touch CANCEL.

Era sin g t ra cks

Era sin g a ll t ra cks in t h e d isc

All tracks except the protected tracks will be erased.

(1) Touch

EDIT.

(2) Touch ERASE, then ALL . The confirmation message appears.

EDIT

RETURN

MOVE

CONFIRM TO ERASE ALL

COPY

TRIM

ERASE

DIVIDE

RETURN

SINGLE

SELECT

ALL

YES

(3) Touch YES.

If you do not want to erase the tracks, touch NO. After the PLEASE WAIT

message, which appears while the change is written in the disc, the index

display appears. All tracks except the protected tracks are erased.

To cancel erasing

Touch CANCEL.

In it ia lizin g t h e d isc

All tracks in the disc including the protected tracks will be erased.

(1) Touch ADVANCED.

(2) Touch DISC FORMAT.

The confirmation message appears.

ADVANCED

RETURN

PC CONECT

SET UP RESET

DISC FORMAT

(3) Touch YES.

If you do not want to erase the tracks, touch NO.

Co p yin g t ra cks

You can copy one track at a time, or several tracks together in the same disc.

(1) Touch

EDIT.

(2) Touch COPY.

TRACK COPY appears at the top of the screen.

TRACK COPY

EDIT

RETURN

MOVE

COPY

TRIM

ERASE

DIVIDE

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired track.

(4) Touch the position (between the tracks) where you want to copy the track.

The new track appears at that position.

TRACK COPY

CANCEL

CONTINUE

FINISH

(5) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears.

To co p y se ve ra l t ra cks t o g e t h e r

First group the tracks, and then copy them.

(1) Group the tracks you want to copy (p. 74).

(2) Copy the tracks as described above.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

You cannot copy the track(s) if:

the disc is protected.

Note on the remaining disc capacity

The remaining disc capacity may not increase even if you copy tracks.

Co p yin g t ra cks

To not erase a track by mistake

Copy the track and use the copy for editing.

To cancel copying

Touch CANCEL.

To copy other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 5.

Divid in g t ra cks

You can divide movie tracks at the desired position.

Track 1

Divide

Track 2

Track 3

Track

Track 1

Track 3

Track 4

(1) Touch

EDIT.

(2) Touch DIVIDE, then DIVIDE.

TRACK DIVIDE appears at the top of the screen.

TRACK DIVIDE

EDIT

RETURN

MOVE

COPY

TRIM

ERASE

DIVIDE

RETURN

DIVIDE

COMBINE

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired track.

The selected track is played back repeatedly.

(4) Touch PAUSE where you want to divide the track.

CANCEL

PAUSE

BACK

EXEC

FORWARD

(5) Adjust the scene position by touching FORWARD or BACK, then touch EXEC.

(6) Touch EXEC.

TRACK DIVIDE

CANCEL

EXEC

CONTINUE

FINISH

(7) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the new track made by dividing appears next to the original track.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

To cancel dividing

Touch CANCEL.

Divid in g t ra cks

You cannot divide the track if:

• the track is shorter than about 2 seconds.

• the disc is protected.

• the track is protected.

Note on the dividing position

The dividing position is automatically adjusted so that both tracks become at least 0.5

second long.

To adjust the dividing position

You can use the control dial. Turn the control dial to adjust the position and press the

dial to confirm.

Index image of the track made by dividing

The scene at the divided position becomes the index image.

Recorded time of the track made by dividing

It is same as the original track.

To divide other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 7.

Co m b in in g t h e d ivid e d t ra ck

If the divided track has been moved away from the original track, you cannot

recombine them. First line them up in the same order as the original track.

(1) Touch

EDIT.

(2) Touch DIVIDE, then COMBINE.

TRACK COMBINE appears at the top of the screen.

(3) Touch the first track of the divided tracks.

The confirmation message appears.

(4) Touch YES.

The selected track in step 3 is combined with the next track.

(5) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears.

To combine other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 5.

Trim m in g u n n e ce ssa ry sce n e s

You can trim the unnecessary scenes at the beginning and the end of a movie.

Since the trimmed scenes cannot be restored, make sure that you really do not

w ant the scenes.

Trim

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 2

Track 3

Track 1

(1) Touch

(2) Touch TRIM.

TRACK TRIM appears at the top of the screen.

EDIT.

TRACK TRIM

EDIT

RETURN

MOVE

COPY

TRIM

ERASE

DIVIDE

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired track.

The selected track is played back repeatedly.

(4) Touch PAUSE where you want to keep the scenes from.

CANCEL

PAUSE

BACK

EXEC

FORWARD

(5) Adjust the scene position by touching FORWARD or BACK, then touch EXEC.

(6) Touch PAUSE where you want to keep the scenes up to.

(7) Adjust the scene position by touching FORWARD or BACK, then touch EXEC.

The scenes you have kept are displayed.

BACK

EXEC

FORWARD

CANCEL

EXEC

(8) Touch EXEC.

(9) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears.

Trim m in g u n n e ce ssa ry sce n e s

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

To cancel trimming

Touch CANCEL.

You cannot trim the track if:

• the track is shorter than about 2 seconds.

• the disc is protected.

• the track is protected.

Note on the trimming position

The trimming position is automatically adjusted so that trimmed track becomes at least

0.5 second long.

Note on effects

Scene transition setting will be canceled if you trim the track.

To adjust the trimming position

You can use the control dial. Turn the control dial to adjust the position and press the

dial to confirm.

To trim other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 9.

Gro u p in g t h e t ra cks

You can group the tracks lined up in succession on the index display. Only the first

track of the group appears on the index display. This is convenient to move or copy

tracks quickly, or to save the index display space when there are many tracks.

The

icon appears on the group track on the index display.

(1) Touch

EDIT.

(2) Touch GROUP, then SET.

TRACK GROUP appears at the top of the screen.

TRACK GROUP

EDIT

MOVE

COPY

TRIM

ERASE

DIVIDE

GROUP

RETURN

SET

RELEASE

CANCEL

(3) Touch the first track to be included in the group.

(4) Touch the last track to be included in the group.

(5) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, only the first track of the group is displayed on the index display.

REMAIN

01:23

0001 7.4.1999 2:58^PM00:07

Group icon

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

To cancel grouping

Touch CANCEL.

You cannot group the tracks if:

the disc is protected.

If you include a protected track in the group

The entire group track becomes protected. If you release protecting in the track

information display of this group track, all tracks in the group become unprotected

tracks.

Gro u p in g t h e t ra cks

A group track can be included in the group

You can include a group track when making another group. If you release grouping of

the tracks, all tracks are released and become individual tracks.

To group other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 5.

You cannot select the follow ing items on the group track

• PLAY menu

9 FRAME SEQUENCE (You can, however, select from the shortcut menu during

playback.)

• EDIT menu

- TRIM

- DIVIDE

- STILL FRAME CAPTURE

- INDEX IMAGE CHANGE

• DRAWING/ EFFECT menu

- DRAWING

- SCENE TRANSITION

- PICTURE EFFECT

Re le a sin g t h e t ra cks fro m t h e g ro u p

If you want all the tracks to appear individually on the index display after you have

moved or copied the tracks in a group, release the group.

(1) Touch

EDIT.

(2) Touch GROUP, then RELEASE.

(3) Touch the grouped track.

All the tracks in the group appear individually.

(4) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears.

To release other group tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 4.

Ma kin g a p h o t o t ra ck fro m a m o vie

You can make a new photo track of a desired scene in a movie.

Movie

Photo

(1) Touch

EDIT.

Scroll the menu by touching v or V, or by turning the control dial.

(2) Touch STILL FRAME CAPTURE.

STILL FRAME CAPTURE appears at the top of the screen.

STILL FRAME CAPTURE

EDIT

COPY

TRIM

ERASE

DIVIDE

GROUP

STILL FRAME CAPTURE

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired movie track.

The selected track is played back.

(4) Touch PAUSE where you want to capture the scene.

CANCEL

PAUSE

BACK

EXEC

FORWARD

(5) Adjust the scene position by touching FORWARD or BACK, then touch EXEC.

(6) Touch EXEC.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the new photo track of the scene appears next to the original movie

track.

(7) Touch FINISH.

The index display appears.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

To cancel the operation

Touch CANCEL.

You cannot make a track by capturing a scene if:

the disc is protected.

Note on the picture quality

The picture quality of a photo made by this operation is not as good as a recorded

photo.

Ma kin g a p h o t o t ra ck fro m a m o vie

Note on effects

Drawing, scene transition and picture effects which have been set on the original movie

are not applied to this photo track.

To adjust the scene position

You can use the control dial. Turn the control dial to adjust the position and press the

dial to confirm.

To continue making photo tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 7.

— Dra w in g /Effe ct —

Dra w in g o n t h e p ict u re

You can draw directly on the movie or photo tracks (ADD LAYER), or on a black screen

which makes a new memo track (INSERT TRACK). The drawing can be erased

(ERASE).

The drawn track has the

screen.

icon, and the memo track has the

icon on the index

VACATION

Dra w in g o n a p ict u re

(1) Touch

(2) Touch DRAWING, then ADD LAYER.

DRAWING LAYER ADD/ EDIT appears at the top of the screen.

DRAWING/ EFFECT.

DRAWING LAYER ADD/EDIT

DRAWING/EFFECT

RETURN

DRAWING

TITLE

SCENE TRANSITION

PICTURE EFFECT

RETURN

ADD LAYER

INSERT TRACK

ERASE

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired track.

The illustration tool appears while the selected track is played back repeatedly.

DRAWING LAYER ADD/EDIT

CANCEL

SAVE

CANCEL

(4) Draw as you like, then touch SAVE.

See page 77 for how to use the illustration tool.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the DRAWING mode display appears.

(5) Touch FINISH.

The index display appears.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

To cancel draw ing

Touch CANCEL. All the drawing you made so far is canceled.

You cannot draw if:

• the disc is protected.

• the track is protected.

You can select DRAWING in the shortcut menu

To turn on the shortcut menu, press MENU during playback or playback pause.

Dra w in g o n t h e p ict u re

To continue draw ing on other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 5.

Dra w in g o n a b la ck scre e n (m e m o t ra ck)

You can write up to 24 characters.

(1) Touch

DRAWING/ EFFECT.

(2) Touch DRAWING, then INSERT TRACK.

DRAWING TRACK INSERT

DRAWING/EFFECT

RETURN

DRAWING

TITLE

SCENE TRANSITION

PICTURE EFFECT

RETURN

ADD LAYER

INSERT TRACK

ERASE

CANCEL

(3) Touch the position (between the tracks) where you want to insert the memo

track.

The illustration tool appears on the black screen.

(4) Draw as you like, then touch SAVE.

See page 80 for how to use the illustration tool.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the DRAWING mode display appears.

(5) Touch FINISH.

The index display appears.

To revise the memo track

Select ADD LAYER, then the memo track to be revised.

Dra w in g o n t h e p ict u re

Usin g t h e illu st ra t io n t o o l

Illu st ra t io n t o o l

Touch the desired tool and draw on the LCD screen using the input pen.

To change the size of the

illustration tool

To draw a line

To draw a frame

To draw a ring

To draw a straight line

To draw a square

To draw a circle

To write characters (Touch this

character, and the keyboard

display will appear.)

To erase (First touch this eraser

icon, then touch where you want

to erase on the LCD screen.)

To select line thickness

To select color

Stamp icon (Touch this

stamp icon, and the stamps

will be displayed. Touch the

desired stamp.)

To erase all drawings

Ke yb o a rd d isp la y

Touch the desired characters to write.

Cursor

To move the cursor

To delete the character

before cursor

To insert a space

–

ERASE

SPACE

LOWER

V W X

To write lower case

letters

(

)

;

CANCEL

FINISH

Dra w in g o n t h e p ict u re

Era sin g t h e d ra w in g s

Note that the drawings and paintings cannot be restored after being erased.

The pictures are not erased by erasing the drawings.

(1) Touch DRAWING/ EFFECT.

(2) Touch DRAWING, then ERASE.

PAINT REMOVE appears at the top of the screen. If you want to cancel

erasing, touch CANCEL.

PAINT REMOVE

DRAWING/EFFECT

RETURN

DRAWING

TITLE

SCENE TRANSITION

PICTURE EFFECT

RETURN

ADD LAYER

INSERT TRACK

ERASE

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired track.

The confirmation message appears while the selected track is played back

repeatedly.

(4) Touch YES.

The

icon disappears from the track.

PAINT ERASE

DRAWING WILL BE REMOVED

CONFIRM TO ERASE

YES

CONTINUE

FINISH

(5) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears.

To cancel erasing

Touch NO.

If you select CLEAR in the illustration tool

The

icon does not disappear. To erase the

icon, follow the above steps.

To erase the memo track

Erase the track by selecting ERASE in the EDIT menu.

To continue erasing the draw ing on other tracks

Touch CONTINUE in step 5.

In se rt in g a t it le t ra ck

You can use the title track to locate the tracks, or to categorize the tracks.

A title track made on the TITLE INSERT display can be quickly located by sorting or

jumping for playback. A title track makes one track.

The title track has the

icon on the index display.

(1) Touch

DRAWING/ EFFECT.

(2) Touch TITLE.

TITLE INSERT appears at the top of the screen.

TITLE INSERT

DRAWING/EFFECT

RETURN

DRAWING

TITLE

SCENE TRANSITION

PICTURE EFFECT

CANCEL

(3) Touch the position (between the tracks) where you want to insert the title

track.

(4) Touch the box to input the title.

The keyboard appears. See page 80 for how to use the keyboard.

(5) Input the title you like, then touch EXEC.

The title you made appears at the selected position.

TITLE INSERT

VACATION

TITLE NAME

VACATION

CANCEL

EXEC

CONTINUE

FINISH

(6) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

To cancel making a title

Touch CANCEL.

Track name of the title track

The title track has the same name as the title itself.

If you change the track name on the track information display

The title automatically becomes what you input on the track information display.

To continue making titles

Touch CONTINUE in step 6.

Sw it ch in g t h e t ra cks w it h sp e cia l e ffe ct s

You can switch the tracks with special effects such as fading in/ out. These effects can be

applied to the movie and photo tracks only, and are recorded in the disc.

Effects to be applied to the beginning and end of a track

• Fade (in/ out)

The picture fades in from black, and fades out to black.

• Wipe (in/ out)

The picture appears as the black screen opens, and disappears as the black screen

closes.

• Mosaic (in/ out)

The picture appears from mosaic, and disappears to mosaic.

Effects to be applied across tw o tracks

• Cross-fade

As the previous track fades out, the next track fades in.

• Cross-wipe

The next track appears turning over the previous track.

• Cross-dissolve

The next track appears inlaid into the previous track.

Effects to be applied only to the end of a track

• Blackout

A black screen is displayed at the end of each track.

• Hold

Each track pauses for a while at the end.

(1) Touch

DRAWING/ EFFECT.

(2) Touch SCENE TRANSITION.

SCENE TRANSITION appears at the top of the screen.

SCENE TRANSITION

DRAWING/EFFECT

RETURN

DRAWING

TITLE

SCENE TRANSITION

PICTURE EFFECT

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired track.

(4) Touch the effect and direction for the track to appear.

SCENE TRANSITION

EFFECT OFF

EFF

CTOFOFF

FADE IN

WIPE IN

EFFECT OFF

MOSAIC IN

EFFECT OFF

OUT

PREVIEW

CANCEL

EXEC

PREVIEW

CANCEL

EXEC

(5) Touch the effect and direction for the track to disappear.

SCENE TRANSITION

WIPE IN

EFFECT OFF

FADE OUT

CROSS FADE

EFFECT OFF

WIPE OUT

EFFECT OFF

CROSS WIPE

MOSAIC OUT

OUT

PREVIEW

CANCEL

EXEC

PREVIEW

CANCEL

EXEC

Continued on the next page

Sw it ch in g t h e t ra cks w it h sp e cia l e ffe ct s

(6) Touch PREVIEW.

The last 5 seconds of the track before the selected track, the selected track itself

and the first 5 seconds of the next track will be played back with the selected

effects.

(7) Confirm the playback, then touch BACK.

SCENE TRANSITION

WIPE IN

FADE OUT

OUT

BACK

PREVIEW

CANCEL

EXEC

(8) Touch EXEC.

(9) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears.

To n o t a p p ly t h e sce n e t ra n sit io n e ffe ct

Select EFFECT OFF.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

To cancel setting the effects

Touch CANCEL. All the settings you made so far is canceled.

Notes on cross-fade, cross-w ipe and cross-dissolve effects

• Select the track which appears first when you set these effects.

• These effects are available only when you select a track followed by either a movie or

a photo track.

• These effects are canceled:

- if you set an IN-effect to its succeeding track.

- if you move the track.

- if you move or copy other track between the tracks.

Notes on w ipe and cross-w ipe effects

Touch the desired direction to switch.

You cannot set sw itching effects if:

• the disc is protected.

• the track is protected.

The sw itching effects w ill not be played back on:

• picture-in-picture, 2-picture and 9 FRAME SEQUENCE (including enlarged picture)

displays

• a photo set to play for one second

• a very short movie

To continue setting sw itching effects

Touch CONTINUE in step 9.

Sw it ch in g t h e t ra cks w it h sp e cia l e ffe ct s

Pla yin g b a ck a ll t h e t ra cks w it h fa d e o r h o ld e ffe ct

If you set the PRESET TRANSITION to FADE or HOLD, your camcorder always plays

back discs with fade or hold effect.

This setting is not recorded in the disc.

(1) Touch

PLAYBACK on the index display, then touch PRESET

TRANSITION.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

9 FRAME SEQUENCE

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

SORT

JUMP

OFF

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

FADE

HOLD

(2) Touch FADE or HOLD.

(3) Touch

The index display appears.

(4) Touch the track to be played first.

to close the menu.

The tracks are played back with the selected effect.

To n o t fa d e o r h o ld

Select OFF of PRESET TRANSITION.

Note

The PRESET TRANSITION setting is kept even if your camcorder is turned off.

If a SCENE TRANSITION effect of the EDIT menu is set to the track

The track is played back with the SCENE TRANSITION effect.

Note on playback

The PRESET TRANSITION effects will not be played back on:

- a photo set to play for one second

- a very short movie

Note on a group track

Each track in the group is played back with the effect.

Ap p lyin g t h e p ict u re e ffe ct t o t h e t ra cks

You can make movie and photo tracks into sepia, black-and-white, mosaic, or slow-

motion play by digital processing. You can also set the slow-motion play to a track in

addition to other effects. The picture effect setting is recorded in the disc.

(1) Touch

DRAWING/ EFFECT.

(2) Touch PICTURE EFFECT.

PICTURE EFFECT appears at the top of the screen.

PICTURE EFFECT

DRAWING/EFFECT

RETURN

DRAWING

TITLE

SCENE TRANSITION

PICTURE EFFECT

CANCEL

(3) Touch the desired track.

(4) Touch the desired effect, then touch PREVIEW.

The track will be played back with the selected effect.

PICTURE EFFECT

0004

02:36

8.28.1999 4:58PM

OFF

TYPE1

TYPE2

SEPIA

B&W

SLOW

MOSAIC

PREVIEW

CANCEL

EXEC

BACK

(5) Confirm the playback, then touch BACK.

(6) Touch EXEC.

(7) Touch FINISH.

After the PLEASE WAIT message, which appears while the change is written

in the disc, the index display appears.

To n o t a p p ly t h e d ig it a l e ffe ct o n t h e t ra ck

Select OFF.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

To cancel setting the picture effects

Touch CANCEL. All the settings you made so far are canceled.

You cannot set the picture effects if:

• the disc is protected.

• the track is protected.

Note on playback

Sepia, black-and-white (B & W) and mosaic effects will not be played back on picture-

in-picture, 2-picture and 9 FRAME SEQUENCE (including enlarged picture) displays.

To continue setting picture effects

Touch CONTINUE in step 7.

— Cu st o m izin g Yo u r Ca m co rd e r —

Ad ju st in g t h e b rig h t n e ss a n d co lo r o f t h e LCD scre e n

(1) In the CAMERA, PLAY/ EDIT or INTERVIEW mode, press MENU.

(2) Touch

SET UP.

Camera/Interview mode

Play/Edit mode

STBY

SET UP

RETURN

REC MODE

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

SET UP

RETURN

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

AVLS

BEEP

COMMANDER

(3) To adjust the brightness, touch LCD BRIGHT. To adjust the color, touch LCD

COLOR. The bar indicator appears.

(4) Turn the control dial to adjust the brightness or color, then press the dial.

LCD COLOR

LCD BRIGHT

Note

You cannot adjust the brightness and color of the LCD screen when the LCD screen is

closed.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial to select the menu items.

Ad ju st in g t h e b rig h t n e ss o f t h e vie w fin d e r

(1) In the CAMERA, PLAY/ EDIT or INTERVIEW mode, press MENU.

(2) Turn the control dial to select

SET UP and press the dial.

Camera/Interview mode

Play/Edit mode

STBY

SET UP

RETURN

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

AVLS

REC MODE

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

BEEP

COMMANDER

(3) Turn the conforl dial to select VF BRIGHT and press the dial.

The bar indicator appears.

(4) Turn the control dial to adjust the brightness while looking into the

viewfinder, then press the dial.

VF BRIGHT

Note

You cannot adjust the brightness of the viewfinder when the viewfinder is turned off.

Re se t t in g t h e d a t e a n d t im e

The default clock setting is set to New York or Panama time.

If you do not use your camcorder for about four months, the date and time settings may

be released (bars may appear) because the vanadium-lithium battery installed in your

camcorder will have been discharged. If this happened, charge the vanadium-lithium

battery (p. 108) before setting the clock.

First set the year, then the month, the day, the hour and then the minute.

(1) In the CAMERA, PLAY/ EDIT or INTERVIEW mode, press MENU.

(2) Touch

SET UP.

Camera/Interview mode

Play/Edit mode

STBY

SET UP

RETURN

REC MODE

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

SET UP

RETURN

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

AVLS

BEEP

COMMANDER

(3) Touch CLOCK SET.

STBY

SET UP

CLOCK SET

MONTH 01

HOUR 00

RETURN

DATE 01 YEAR 1999

MIN 00 AM

REC MODE

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

CANCEL

EXEC

(4) Turn the control dial to adjust the year, then press the dial.

CLOCK SET

MONTH 07

HOUR 00

CLOCK SET

MONTH 07

HOUR 00

DATE 01 YEAR 1999

MIN 00 AM

DATE 01 YEAR 1999

MIN 00 AM

CANCEL

EXEC

CANCEL

EXEC

(5) Set the month, day, hour and minute by turning the control dial and pressing

the dial.

(6) Touch EXEC on the screen.

The clock starts to operate.

CLOCK SET

MONTH 07

HOUR 10

DATE 04 YEAR 1999

MIN 40 AM

CANCEL

EXEC

Re se t t in g t h e d a t e a n d t im e

The year changes as follow s:

1999

2000 N · · · · n 2098

If you do not set the date and time

“--.--.-- --:--” is recorded in the disc.

Note on the time indicator

The internal clock of your camcorder operates on a 12-hour cycle.

• 12:00 AM stands for midnight.

• 12:00 PM stands for noon.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial to select the menu items.

Ch a n g in g t h e m e n u se t t in g s

To change the settings in the menu, touch the desired item on the LCD screen. The

default settings can be partially changed. First, display the main menu, select the icon,

the menu item and then the mode.

(1) In the CAMERA, PLAY/ EDIT or INTERVIEW mode, press MENU.

Camera/Interview mode

Play/Edit mode

STBY

CAMERA

PLAYBACK

SET UP

EDIT

DRAWING/EFFECT

SET UP

ADVANCED

(2) Touch the desired icon.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

(3) Touch the desired item.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

OFF

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

(4) Touch the desired mode.

PLAYBACK

RETURN

PICTURE IN PICTURE

FRAME SEQUENCE

OFF

PLAY MODE

SORT

JUMP

STILL PLAYBACK TIME

PRESET TRANSITION

(5) Repeat steps 2 to 4 to set other items.

To go back to step 2, touch RETURN.

(6) To close the menu, touch

or press MENU.

Items in the main menu are displayed w ith the follow ing icons:

CAMERA menu

SET UP menu

PLAYBACK menu

EDIT menu

DRAWING/ EFFECT menu

ADVANCED menu

Ch a n g in g t h e m e n u se t t in g s

Me n u in t h e CAMERA a n d INTERVIEW m o d e

z is the default setting.

Icon/item

SELF TIMER*

Mode

Meaning

–

To start recording automatically when the preset waiting

time has passed, and stop recording automatically when the

preset recording time has passed (p. 38).

PROGRAM AE

D ZOOM

To suit your specific shooting requirement (p. 41).

z OFF

To deactivate the digital zoom. Up to 10× zoom is carried out.

To activate the digital zoom. More than 10× to 40× zoom is

performed digitally.

STEADYSHOT

OFF

To cancel the SteadyShot function (p. 45). Natural pictures

are produced when shooting a stationary object with a

tripod.

z ON

To compensate for camera-shake.

To adjust the white balance (p. 46).

WHT BAL

AUTO SHTR

OFF

To deactivate the electronic shutter even when shooting in

bright conditions.

z ON

To automatically activate the electronic shutter when

shooting in bright conditions.

ANTI WIND

NOISE

z OFF

—

To reduce the noise caused by strong wind.

To record in high quality picture mode.

REC MODE*

z SP (8Mbps)

To save the data consumption by adjusting the picture

quality depending on the subject.

(VARIABLE)

LP (4Mbps)

To increase the recording time by reducing the picture

quality. (Actual data rate is 3.75 Mbps.)

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

–

To adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (p. 87).

To adjust the color of the LCD screen (p. 87).

To adjust the brightness of the viewfinder screen (p. 88).

To set the date and time (p. 89).

* You cannot select the item in the INTERVIEW mode.

More than one day after removing the pow er source

The “COMMANDER,” “PROGRAM AE” and “WHT BAL” items return to their default

settings.

The other menu items are held in memory even when the power source is removed.

Ch a n g in g t h e m e n u se t t in g s

Icon/item

AVLS

Mode

z OFF

Meaning

The sound volume is as adjusted.

To activate the Automatic Volume Limiter System when

the volume is turned up. This works on the headphones

and speaker.

BEEP

OFF

To cancel the beep sound.

z ON

To output the beep when you start/ stop recording or

press other operation buttons.

REC LAMP

OFF

z ON

OFF

To turn off the camera recording lamp so that person is

not aware of the recording.

To turn on the camera recording lamp at the front of the

camcorder.

COMMANDER

To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid remote

control misoperation caused by other VCR’s remote

control.

z ON

To activate the Remote Commander supplied with your

camcorder.

PICTURE IN

PICTURE*

z OFF

To not display the last track index image during

recording standby.

NORMAL

To display the last track index image during recording

standby.

AUTO DATE

TITLE

z OFF

To not make the title track of recording date.

The camcorder automatically makes the title track of

recording date by day of recording. You can locate this

track by jump.

10sec. TRACK* z OFF

Your camcorder does not renew the track until the

recording stops. The entire recording makes one track.

Your camcorder makes new tracks of 10 seconds while

recording a movie. (The last track will be longer than 6

seconds but shorter than 16 seconds.)

START/STOP*

z NORMAL

ANTI GROUND

To start recording by pressing START/ STOP and stop

recording by pressing it again.

To record only while you are pressing START/ STOP to

avoid recording the ground by mistake.

* You cannot select the item in the INTERVIEW mode.

Notes on “10sec. TRACK”

• The every track made with the “10sec. TRACK” function has the same recorded time

as the first track of the recording.

• If you record for long time in one recording with 10sec. TRACK set to ON, it may take

a maximum of 16 minutes to write in the disc after recording.

Note on REC LAMP

When REC LAMP is set to ON, the red camera-recording lamp on the front of the

camcorder may reflect on the subject if it is close. In this case, we recommend you set

REC LAMP to OFF.

Ch a n g in g t h e m e n u se t t in g s

Me n u in t h e PLAY/EDIT m o d e

z is the default setting.

Icon/item

PICTURE IN

Mode

z OFF

Meaning

To not display the picture-in-picture screen.

To display a scene in the picture-in-picture screen (p. 47).

PICTURE

–

To display successive scenes of a movie as 9 still pictures

(p. 49).

9 FRAME

SEQUENCE

–

To play back repeatedly or in random order (p. 51, 53, 54).

To play back in the desired order (p. 55).

PLAY MODE

SORT

To directly call up the desired track on the screen (p. 56).

JUMP

To set the playing time of a still picture to 1, 3, 5 or 10

seconds (p. 57).

STILL

PLAYBACK

TIME

z OFF

To play back all the tracks in the disc with an effect such as

fade (p. 85).

PRESET

FADE

TRANSITION

HOLD

–

To move tracks to the desired position (p. 64).

To copy tracks to the desired position (p. 68).

MOVE

COPY

TRIM

To erase unnecessary scenes at the beginning and the end of

a movie (p. 72).

–

To erase tracks (p. 65).

ERASE

DIVIDE

GROUP

To divide a movie track into two tracks (p. 70).

To group some tracks (p. 74).

To make a photo track of a scene in a movie (p. 76).

STILL FRAME

CAPTURE

–

To change the scene of the track to be displayed on the index

display (p. 62).

INDEX IMAGE

CHANGE

To display and edit the track information such as recording

date (p. 59).

TRACK

INFO

–

To draw pictures on a tracks (p. 78).

DRAWING

TITLE

To make and insert a title track in the disc for easy locating

(p. 82).

–

To switch tracks with special effect (p. 83).

SCENE

TRANSITION

To give a picture a professional look by digital effect (p. 86).

PICTURE

EFFECT

–

To adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (p. 87).

To adjust the color of the LCD screen (p. 87).

To adjust the brightness of the viewfinder screen (p. 88).

To set the date and time (p. 89).

LCD BRIGHT

LCD COLOR

VF BRIGHT

CLOCK SET

AVLS

z OFF

The sound volume is as adjusted.

To activate the Automatic Volume Limiter System when the

volume is turned up. This works on the headphones and

speaker.

Ch a n g in g t h e m e n u se t t in g s

Icon/item

BEEP

Mode

OFF

Meaning

To cancel the beep sound.

z ON

To output the beep when you start/ stop recording or

press other operation button.

COMMANDER

OFF

To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid remote

control misoperation caused by other VCR’s remote

control.

z ON

To activate the Remote Commander supplied with your

camcorder.

–

To transmit the picture data to a computer (p. 101)

CONNECT

SET UP RESET

DISC FORMAT

–

To reset the settings to the default settings.

To erase all tracks and initialize a disc (p. 67).

If you select SET UP RESET

The confirmation message will appear. To reset, select YES. The index screen will

appear after a while.

Not only the settings you have made in the menu but also those you have made with

the operation buttons will be reset to the default settings, except for clock setting.

— Usin g w it h Ot h e r Eq u ip m e n t —

Du b b in g o n a t a p e

Connect your camcorder to the VCR using the A/ V connecting cable supplied with

your camcorder.

Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE, if available.

(1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to record over) into the VCR, and insert

the recorded disc into your camcorder.

(2) Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE. For details, refer to the operating

instructions of the VCR.

(3) Set the POWER switch to PLAY/ EDIT.

(4) Play back the recorded disc on your camcorder

(5) Start recording on the VCR. For details, refer to the operating instructions of

the VCR.

VCR (recorder)

S VIDEO

INPUT

Yellow

S VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

White

: Signal flow

Red

Wh e n yo u h a ve fin ish e d d u b b in g

Press x on both your camcorder and the VCR.

You can edit on VCRs that support the follow ing systems

8 mm,

Betamax,

Hi8, Digital8,

ED Betamax,

VHS,

mini DV or

S-VHS,

VHSC,

S-VHSC,

If your VCR is a monaural type

Connect the yellow plug of the A/ V connecting cable to the video input jack and the

white or the red plug to the audio input jack on the VCR. When the white plug is

connected, the left channel audio is output, and the red plug is connected, the right

channel audio is output.

Connect using an S video cable (not supplied) to obtain high quality pictures

With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/ V

connecting cable.

Connect an S video cable (not supplied) to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and

the VCR.

This connection produces higher quality pictures.

Be sure to clear the indicators from the screen

If they are displayed, press DSPL not to record the indicators on the dubbed tape.

Prin t in g t h e st ill p ict u re

You can print a photo by using the video printer (not supplied). Connect the video

printer using the A/ V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder.

Connect it to the AUDIO/ VIDEO jack and connect the yellow plug of the cable to the

video input of the video printer. Refer to the operating instructions of the video printer

as well.

Video printer

INPUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

S VIDEO

Yellow

A/ V connecting cable

: Signal flow

If the video printer is equipped w ith S video input

Use the S video connecting cable (not supplied). Connect it to the S VIDEO jack and the

S video input of the video printer.

List e n in g t o a n a u d io MD

Your camcorder can play an audio MD. You can enjoy better sound if you use

headphones (not supplied).

(1) Insert the audio MD.

(2) Set the POWER switch to PLAY/ EDIT.

The operation screen for audio MDs appears.

(3) Touch the desired title or track.

(4) Press u to start playing.

Usin g t h e o p e ra t io n scre e n

min

PLAYMODE AVLS OFF

DISC NAME MUSIC RECORD

^{TRACK NAME}MUSIC01

TRACK

001

TIME

01:07

STEREO

001 MUSIC01

002 MUSIC02

003 MUSIC03

004 MUSIC04

04:23

05:12

04:02

06:11

1 Battery remaining time

2 Disc title*

3 Current track title*

4 Current track number

5 Track titles*

6 Touch to change the play mode. A play mode indicator such as

the left.

appears to

7 Touch to turn AVLS on or off.

8 Playing time of current track

9 Recording mode (stereo or monaural)

0 Scroll bar

qa Play time of each track

* displayed only if it is recorded in the MD.

Note on headphones

Use headphones of the stereo mini plug type.

To select a track

You can use the control dial. Turn the control dial to select the track, and press the dial

to start playing.

Note on the menu

You cannot control the menu when an audio MD is in your camcorder.

If you use your camcorder w hile jogging

Continuous vibration caused by jogging may result in intermittent playback.

List e n in g t o a n a u d io MD

Va rio u s w a ys o f p la yb a ck

Do this

pause playback

Press u. Press again to release pause.

Press > briefly.

Press . briefly.

Keep > pressed.

Keep . pressed.

Press x.

go to the next track

go back to the top of the current track

fast-forward

fast-reverse

stop playback

turn up the volume

turn down the volume

Press VOL +.

Press VOL –.

To fast-forw ard or fast-reverse at high speed

Keep pressing . or > during pause. You will hear no sound.

To activate AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiter System)

Touch AVLS and set to ON. If you try to turn up the volume higher than a certain level,

AVLS appears on the LCD screen. You cannot turn up the volume any more.

The AVLS function reduces sound leakage from headphones and pressure on your ears

and also helps you remain aware of your surroundings so you can avoid mishaps.

Pla yin g re p e a t e d ly o r in ra n d o m o rd e r

You can play one track or all tracks repeatedly, or all tracks in random order.

(1) Insert the audio MD and set the POWER switch to PLAY/ EDIT. The operation

screen for audio MDs appears.

(2) Touch PLAY MODE repeatedly until the desired play mode icon appears to

the left.

min

PLAYMODE AVLS OFF

DISC NAME MUSIC RECORD

TRACK NAME

TRACK

---

TIME

00:00

STEREO

001 MUSIC01

002 MUSIC02

003 MUSIC03

004 MUSIC04

04:23

05:12

04:02

06:11

Icon

Play mode

None (normal play)

1 (single repeat)

(all repeat)

All the tracks are played once.

A signal track is played repeatedly.

All the tracks are played repeatedly.

SHUF (shuffle repeat) All the tracks are played repeatedly in random order.

Vie w in g o n t h e co m p u t e r d isp la y

Your camcorder is capable of sending the movies or photos recorded in the MD DATA2

disc to a World Wide Web (WWW) homepage.

You can view the pictures using the browser software such as Internet Explorer or

Netscape Navigator by connecting the 10BASE-T terminal of the connecting cord to a

computer.

Homepage

Recommended brow ser

• Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver. 4.0 or greater

• Netscape Navigator Ver. 4.5 or greater

Notes on the camcorder’s homepage

• No interview, group, or memo track is displayed. To view the grouped tracks, first

disconnect the computer and then release the group.

• No scene transition, picture effect, drawing is displayed.

• No audio track is sent to the computer.

To play the photo on the computer

The format of the photo turns into JPEG format.

To play the movie on the computer

The format of the movie turns into Quick Time format (Motion JPEG) on the

camcorder’s homepage. To play the movie, Apple Quick Time Ver. 3.0 or greater is

required.

Data size

Photo: about 96 kilobytes per track

Movie: about 8 kilobytes minimum, about 96 kilobytes maximum per frame

Microsoft, Windows, Widows NT, Microsoft Internet Explorer logo are registered

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Apple, Macintosh, Quick Time are trademarks licensed to Apple Computer, Inc.,

registered in the U.S.A. and other countries.

Netscape Navigator is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation.

All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective companies.

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St e p 1 Se t t in g t h e a d d re ss fo r yo u r ca m co rd e r

Set the camcorder’s address so that you can access your camcorder from the computer.

You do not need to reset the address as long as the computer is used under same

environment.

(1) Touch

ADVANCED, then PC CONNECT.

(2) Touch SET UP.

The screen to set IP address, etc. appears.

SET UP RESET

Automatic (DHCP)

Manual

IP address 192 168

ADVANCED

Net mask

Gateway

255 255 255

RETURN

PC CONNECT

SET UP RESET

DISC FORMAT

CONNECT

SET UP

CANCEL

EXEC

(3) Touch MANUAL to put a black dot in the white circle.

You can set the IP address, net mask, and gateway.

(4) Set the IP address.

You can keep as it is, or put any desired number. This number becomes your

camcorder’s homepage address.

Net mask: For example, set to 255.255.255.0.

Gateway: If you are not sure, set to 0.0.0.0.

SET UP RESET

Automatic (DHCP)

Manual

IP address 192 168

Net mask

Gateway

255 255 255

CANCEL

EXEC

(5) Touch EXEC.

If you change the setting, touch CANCEL and repeat from step 1.

(6) Touch CONFIRM.

The camcorder automatically turns off and on again. The setting is completed.

To se t t h e IP a d d re ss o n t h e co m p u t e r

Set the IP address on the computer in accordance with your camcorder.

In case of the above setting (192.168.0.10), set as follows:

IP address: 192.168.0.X (X can be any number from 1 to 254 except 10. Do not use the

same number for the last digit as that of the camcorder’s IP address.)

Net mask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway: Keep blank.

To operate the menu

You can use the control dial.

To return to the previous screen

Touch RETURN.

The first digit of IP address

Changes ranging from 0 to 223.

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Net mask

Changes in the order of 255 - 254 - 252 - 248 - 240 - 224 - 192 - 128 - 0 - 255.

Using the DHCP server of the netw ork

You can set the address automatically. Touch AUTO in step 3 and proceed to step 5.

St e p 2 Co n n e ct in g t h e ca m co rd e r t o t h e co m p u t e r

Use a commercially available cross cable.

(1) Connect the connecting cable to the camcorder.

(2) Connect the camcorder to the computer using a commercially available cross

cable.

to 10BASE-T

terminal

to network

terminal

Notes

• Turn off the power of the camcorder and computer before connection.

• You cannot shut the battery lid when the cross cable is connected.

Note on the type of the computer’s netw ork terminal

Either an exclusive 10BASE-T terminal or a 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-T compatible terminal

can be connected.

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Vie w in g t h e p ict u re s

A browser software such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator is required to view

the pictures on the computer.

(1) Turn on the computer.

(2) Insert the recorded MD DATA2 disc in the camcorder.

(3) Set the POWER switch to PLAY/ EDIT.

(4) Touch

ADVANCED, then PC CONNECT.

(5) Touch CONNECT.

The homepage address appears on the camcorder’s screen.

PC CONNECT

Assigned homepage address

http://192.168.0.10/

ADVANCED

RETURN

PC CONNECT

SET UP RESET

DISC FORMAT

CONNECT

SET UP

EXIT

(6) Operate the browser software on the computer and input the address

displayed in step 5.

The homepage with pictures recorded in the MD DATA2 disc appears on the

computer screen.

Note

Do not access the camcorder’s homepage from more than one computer at the same

time. Doing so may cause malfunction.

If the “Connect the netw ork cable” message appears

Make connection as described in ”Step 2 Connecting the camcorder to the computer.”

Caution

Do not change the disc while the homepage is displayed. When you change the disc,

close the homepage first.

If the picture in the previous disc appears on the computer display after you have

changed the disc, check connection and press the RELOAD button of the browser.

If you do not have the recommended brow ser

You may be able to access by adding “/ text.htm” at the end of the address (example:

http:/ / 192.168.0.10/ text.htm).

Note on the brow ser softw are

Do not set the proxies. You may not be able to access your camcorder.

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Ho m e p a g e o f yo u r ca m co rd e r

1 You can customize the index image of the movie on the index display.

Picture size: 624 x 380, 304 x 240, 144 x 120

Number of frames per second: 30 , 15, 5, 2, 1

2 Track number

3 Title track

4 Click the index image, another window will open.

5 Go back to previous page.

6 Go to the browser page of text only

7 Movie track

8 Playback time

9 Photo track

0 Go to next page

qa Jump to the designated page

To clo se t h e h o m e p a g e

(1) Quit the browser on the computer.

(2) Touch EXIT on the homepage on your camcorder’s screen.

(3) Turn off your camcorder.

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Pre ca u t io n s a n d m a in t e n a n ce in fo rm a t io n

Pre ca u t io n s

Op e ra t io n

• Operate your camcorder on 7.2 V (battery pack) or 8.4 V (AC adaptor/ charger).

• For DC or AC operation, use the accessories recommended in the operating

instructions.

• Keep the POWER switch set to OFF when you are not using your camcorder.

• Do not wrap your camcorder in a towel, for example, and operate it. Doing so may

cause heat to build up inside.

• Keep your camcorder away from strong magnetic fields or mechanical vibration.

• Keep your camcorder away from TV and AM receivers. TV and AM receivers may

cause noise in recording.

• Pass the microphone and remote cords under the flap of the grip strap so that they are

not included in the picture, especially when using a wide conversion lens.

• Adjust the angle of the LCD screen not to reflect the sun. The LCD screen reflects a

strong light, it is difficult to look and not good for your eyes.

• Do not shoot the sun directly. Doing so may cause malfunction of your camcorder.

• You may hear intermittent sound during operation. This is due to inherent nature of

the MD and not a malfunction.

Ha n d lin g

• If any solid object or liquid gets inside the casing, unplug your camcorder and have it

checked by a Sony dealer before operating it any further.

• Avoid rough handling or mechanical shock. Be particularly careful of the lens.

• Do not touch the lens in the disc compartment. If the lens becomes dirty, playback

may not be performed or pictures may dropout. To keep the lens away from dust,

keep the disc lid shut except when you insert or eject a disc.

• To attach a tripod, use the supplied tripod attachment. If you do not use the tripod

attachment, make sure that the tripod is securely attached and stable.

• Do not let sand get into your camcorder. When you use your camcorder on a sandy

beach or in a dusty place, protect it from the sand or dust. Sand or dust may cause

your camcorder to malfunction, and sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired.

Sa fe t y

• When a conversion lens is attached, do not look at the sun directly.

• If you have skin trouble after using the eyecup, stop using your camcorder and

consult a doctor.

• Keep the input pen, the ferrite cores and the plastic tie of the cables out of the reach of

children to prevent children from swallowing them.

Mo ist u re co n d e n sa t io n

If the camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place, moisture may

condense inside and outside the camcorder. Using the camcorder in this condition may

result in malfunction of the camcorder. If moisture condensation occurs, remove the

battery, turn off the camcorder, and leave it for about one hour with the battery

compartment open.

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Note on moisture condensation

Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm

place (or vice versa) or when you use your camcorder in a hot place as follows:

• You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a warm place.

• You bring your camcorder from an air-conditioned car or room into a hot place

outside.

• You use your camcorder after a squall or a rain shower.

• You use your camcorder in a place with high temperature and humidity.

How to prevent moisture condensation

When you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place, put your

camcorder in a plastic bag and tightly seal it. Remove the bag when the air temperature

inside the plastic bag has reached the surrounding temperature (after about one hour).

LCD scre e n (t o u ch p a n e l)

• Use only the supplied input pen. Using another pen may damage the touch panel.

• Do not push the LCD screen too hard. Doing so may cause uneven color or

malfunction of the LCD screen.

• If your camcorder is used in a cold place, a residual image may appear on the LCD

screen. This is not a malfunction.

• The back of the LCD panel may heat up during operation. This is not a malfunction.

• Do not grab the LCD screen when you move or carry your camcorder. Doing so may

cause malfunction of the LCD screen.

AC a d a p t o r/ch a rg e r

• Unplug the AC adaptor/ charger from the wall outlet when you are not using the AC

adaptor/ charger for a long time. To disconnect the power cord, pull it out by the plug.

Never pull the power cord itself.

• Do not operate the AC adaptor/ charger with a damaged cord or if the AC adaptor/

charger has been dropped or damaged.

• Replace the AC adaptor/ charger with model AC-VQ800 only, if replacement is

necessary.

• Do not bend the power cord forcibly, or place a heavy object on it. This will damage

the cord and may cause fire or electrical shock.

• Prevent metallic objects from coming into contact with the metal parts of the

connecting section. If this happens, a short may occur and the AC adaptor/ charger

may be damaged.

• Always keep metal contacts clean.

• Do not disassemble the AC adaptor/ charger.

• Do not apply mechanical shock or drop the AC adaptor/ charger.

• While the AC adaptor/ charger is in use, particularly during charging, keep it away

from AM receivers and video equipment. It may disturb AM reception and video

operation.

• The AC adaptor/ charger becomes warm during use. This is not a malfunction.

• Do not place the AC adaptor/ charger in locations that are:

– Extremely hot or cold

– Dusty or dirty

– Very humid

– Vibrating

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Ba t t e ry p a ck

• Use only the specified charger or video equipment with the charging function.

• To prevent accident from a short circuit, do not allow metal objects to come into

contact with the battery terminals.

• Keep the battery pack away from fire.

• Never expose the battery pack to temperatures above 140°F (60°C), such as in a car

parked in the sun or under direct sunlight.

• Keep the battery pack dry.

• Do not expose the battery pack to any mechanical shock.

• Do not disassemble nor modify the battery pack.

• Attach the battery pack to video equipment securely.

• Charging while some capacity remains does not affect the original battery capacity.

• The battery pack is not resistant to water. Do not wet the battery pack.

• Unless you use the battery pack for a long period, store the battery pack after you

charge it fully and use it completely once a year.

• Store the battery pack in a cool, dry place.

Dry b a t t e rie s

To avoid possible damage from battery leakage or corrosion, observe the following:

• Be sure to insert the batteries with the + – polarities matched to the + – marks.

• Dry batteries are not rechargeable.

• Do not use a combination of new and old batteries.

• Do not use different types of batteries.

• Current flows from batteries when you are not using them for a long time.

• Do not use leaking batteries.

If batteries are leaking

• Wipe off the liquid in the battery compartment carefully before replacing the batteries.

• If you touch the liquid, wash it off with water.

• If the liquid get into your eyes, wash your eyes with a lot of water and then consult a

doctor.

Re m o t e Co m m a n d e r

The supplied Remote Commander operates only this camcorder and cannot operate

other model. It is not possible to operate this camcorder with a Remote Commander

supplied with other model.

If any problem occurs, unplug your camcorder and contact your nearest Sony dealer.

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Ma in t e n a n ce

Ca m co rd e r

Clean the camcorder body with a dry soft cloth, or a soft cloth lightly moistened with a

mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of solvent which may damage the finish.

Le n s

Clean the lens with a commercially available blower.

LCD scre e n

If fingerprints or dust make the LCD screen dirty, we recommend using a LCD

Cleaning Cloth (not supplied) to clean the LCD screen.

Ch a rg in g t h e va n a d iu m -lit h iu m b a t t e ry in yo u r ca m co rd e r

Your camcorder is supplied with a vanadium-lithium battery installed so as to retain

the date and time, etc., regardless of the setting of the POWER switch. The vanadium-

lithium battery is always charged as long as you are using your camcorder. The battery,

however, will discharge gradually if you do not use your camcorder. It will be

completely discharged in about four months if you do not use your camcorder at all.

Even if the vanadium-lithium battery is not charged, it will not affect the camcorder

operation. To retain the date and time, etc., charge the battery if it is discharged.

Charging the vanadium-lithium battery:

Connect your camcorder to house current using the AC adaptor/ charger supplied with

your camcorder, and leave your camcorder with the POWER switch turned off for more

than 24 hours.

Ca lib ra t in g t h e LCD scre e n (t o u ch p a n e l)

If the touch panel does not react correctly when you touch it, calibrate the touch panel.

(1) Set the POWER switch to OFF.

(2) Eject the disc.

If you have connected other equipment, disconnect them.

(3) Open the LCD panel.

(4) While pressing DSPL and xtogether, set the POWER switch to PLAY/ EDIT.

(5) Touch the

marks displayed on the LCD screen one by one.

(6) Turn the LCD panel over and close it to the camcorder body,

(7) Touch the marks displayed on the LCD screen one by one.

(8) Touch FINISH.

The index display appears.

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Usa b le Min iDiscs

St ru ct u re o f Min iDisc

The 2.5-inch MiniDisc (MD) is compact and easy to handle requiring less caution as it is

encased in a plastic cartridge that looks like a 3.5-inch diskette.

Disc va ria t io n

MiniDiscs come in three types: MDs to enjoy music, MD DATA and MD DATA2 discs

to record computer data, etc. Your camcorder uses MD DATA2 disc to record pictures.

MD DATA2 disc

Records and plays digital data of moving pictures, etc.

MD DATA disc

Records and plays digital data of computers, etc.

Audio MDs

Comes in two types: pre-mastered (pre-recorded) and recordable (blank).

Premastered MDs are played like regular CDs.

“MD DATA” and “MD DATA2” are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

MD VIEW is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation for MD DATA2 discs.

Usa b le MDs w it h yo u r ca m co rd e r

• For recording and playing audio and picture: MD DATA2

• For playing audio only: Audio MD

You cannot use any other discs with your camcorder.

No t e s o n MDs

The MiniDisc (MD) is easy to handle requiring less caution about dust or fingerprints as

it is encased in a plastic cartridge. However, if the cartridge is dusty or warped, a

malfunction may occur. To keep the quality of the picture and sound, handle the MD as

follows.

• Do not open the shutter to expose the MD . Close the shutter immediately if the

shutter opens.

Shutter

Cartridge

• Do not leave the MD in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to direct

sunlight. Do not leave the MD where sand may get into the MD such as at the beach.

• Wipe the disc cartridge with a dry cloth to remove dirt.

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Usa b le Min iDiscs

Syst e m lim it a t io n s o f t h e MD

The recording system in your camcorder is radically different from those used in

cassette and DAT decks and the system has limitations as described below. Note,

however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording

system itself and not to mechanical causes.

The remaining recording time does not increase even after erasing numerous

short tracks.

Tracks under 8 seconds long are not counted, so erasing them may not increase the

recording time.

It takes a long time to save or edit pictures

Saving and editing on a disc which has hundreds of recorded pictures will take a long

time.

The total recorded time and the remaining time on the MD may not reach the

maximum recording time.

Repeated editing may reduce the recordable time of the disc.

The picture or sound may dropout w hile fast-forw arding or reversing the edited

tracks.

Tracks created through editing may exhibit picture or sound dropout during fast-

forwarding or reversing because high-speed playback takes more time to search the

position on the disc when the tracks are scattered on the disc.

Notes

• Your camcorder conforms to the Video MD format.

An MD recorded by equipment without bearing Video MD logo cannot be used on

your camcorder.

• An MD recorded a video signal other than NTSC system cannot be used on your

camcorder.

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Tro u b le sh o o t in g

If you run into any problem using your camcorder, use the following table to

troubleshoot the problem. If the problem persists, disconnect the power source and

contact your Sony dealer.

Ca m co rd e r

Re co rd in g

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

• The POWER switch is not set to CAMERA or

INTERVIEW.

Recording or interview recording

is not possible.

c Set it to CAMERA (p. 22) or INTERVIEW (p. 36).

• The disc is full.

c Erase unnecessary tracks (p. 65) or insert a new disc

(p. 16).

• The battery pack is dead or nearly dead.

c Install a charged battery pack (p. 10).

• START/ STOP is set to ANTI GROUND in the menu.

c Set it to NORMAL (p. 93).

• Moisture has condensed inside the camcorder.

c Remove the disc and leave the camcorder for a couple of

hours (p. 105).

• START/ STOP is set to ANTI GROUND in the menu.

c Set it to NORMAL (p. 93).

• While being operated in CAMERA mode, the camcorder

has been in the standby mode for more than five minutes.

c Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to CAMERA or

INTERVIEW again (p. 23).

Recording stops in a few seconds.

The power goes off.

• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.

c Adjust the viewfinder lens (p. 26).

The image on the viewfinder

screen is not clear.

• STEADYSHOT is set to OFF.

c Set it to ON (p. 45).

The SteadyShot function does not

work.

• The camcorder is in manual focus mode.

c Turn to auto focus mode (p. 43).

The autofocusing function does

not work.

• Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus.

c Adjust focus manually (p. 43).

• Power source is disconnected during recording.

c Select a scene for the index (p. 62).

Black index appeared for the

recorded track.

A vertical band appears when

you shoot a subject such as lights

or a candle flame against a dark

background.

• The contrast between the subject and background is too

high. This is not a malfunction.

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Tro u b le sh o o t in g

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

Picture appears too bright, and the

subject does not appear on the

LCD screen or in the viewfinder.

• EXPOSURE is set to manual adjustment mode.

c Set it back to automatic adjustment (p. 44).

• BACKLIGHT adjustment function is working.

c Deactivate the function (p. 40).

The beep or click of the shutter

does not sound.

• BEEP is set to OFF .

c Set it to ON (p. 93).

The picture on the LCD screen or

in the viewfinder turns off.

• The picture turns off when you insert or eject the disc. This

is not a malfunction.

• It happens occasionally. This is not a malfunction.

It takes time for the picture to

appear on the LCD screen or in the

viewfinder when the POWER

switch is set to CAMERA.

Pla yb a ck

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

• The POWER switch is not set to PLAY/ EDIT.

c Set it to PLAY/ EDIT (p. 30).

The video control buttons do not

operate.

• The battery pack is dead or nearly dead.

c Install a charged battery pack (p. 10).

The playback picture is not clear.

• The camcorder is placed close to equipment generating a

strong magnetic field such as television.

c Move the camcorder away from the equipment.

• The volume is turned to minimum.

c Turn up the volume (p. 33).

• AVLS is set to ON.

No sound or only a low sound is

heard when playing back a tape.

c Set to OFF (p. 94).

The track cannot be erased.

• The track is protected.

c Release the protection (p. 61).

• The write protect tab of the disc is open.

c Check the write protect tab (p. 17).

No picture appears on the TV

when you connected the

camcorder to TV or VCR.

• Disconnect the AV connecting cable once and connect it

again.

Normal playback cannot be done.

• Repeat play is selected.

c Set PLAY MODE to NORMAL (p. 52).

• Playback was stopped on the way the last time.

c Select the first track.

Playback does not start from the

first track in the audio MD.

c Press . repeatedly until it returns to the first track.

cOpen the disc lid. The playback starts from the first

track.

Dropout of picture and sound

occurs.

• The camcorder is used under mechanical vibration.

c Avoid using the camcorder under mechanical vibration.

• If the track is extremely short, picture and sound may

dropout.

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Tro u b le sh o o t in g

Re co rd in g /p la yb a ck/e d it in g

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The camcorder does not operate

when the POWER switch is set to

CAMERA, PLAY/ EDIT, or

INTERVIEW.

• The battery pack is not installed, or is dead or nearly dead.

c Install a charged battery pack (p. 10).

• The AC power cord is not connected to a wall outlet.

c Connect the AC adaptor/ charger to a wall outlet (p. 15).

• The mode change switch of the AC adaptor/ charger is set

to CHARGE.

c Set it to VTR/ CAMERA (p. 15).

The picture does not appear in the

viewfinder.

• The LCD screen is open.

c Close the LCD screen.

The battery pack is quickly

discharged.

• The operating temperature is too low.

• The battery pack is not fully charged.

c Charge the battery pack fully (p. 10).

• The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be

recharged.

c Replace with a new battery pack.

• The camcorder is writing on the disc.

c Wait for a while.

The disc lid does not open.

• The AC power cord was disconnected or the battery pack

was completely discharged during recording or editing.

c Connect the AC power cord (p. 15), or install the

charged battery pack (p. 10).

Recording does not start again.

• The camcorder is writing on the disc.

c Wait until STBY flashing on the screen goes off.

• The AC adaptor/ charger is not connected to a wall outlet.

c Connect the AC adaptor/ charger to a wall outlet (p. 15).

The battery remaining indicator

does not indicate the correct time.

• You are using the battery pack in an extremely hot or cold

environment for a long time.

• The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be

recharged.

c Replace with a new battery pack.

• The battery is dead.

c Use a fully charged battery pack (p. 10).

Recording or editing is not

possible.

• The write protect tab of the disc is open.

c Close the write protect tab (p. 17).

• The track is protected.

c Release the protection (p. 61).

• The disc is for playback only.

c Use the MD DATA2 disc.

• The AC adaptor/ charger was disconnected or electricity

was cut during recording or editing.

c Recording or editing up to the power failure is canceled.

Do it again from the beginning.

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Tro u b le sh o o t in g

Ot h e rs

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The Remote Commander supplied • COMMANDER is set to OFF .

with the camcorder does not work.

c Set it to ON (p. 93).

• Something is blocking the infrared rays.

c Remove the obstacle.

• The batteries are inserted in the battery holder with the + –

polarities incorrectly matching the + – marks.

c Insert the batteries with the correct polarity (p. 125).

• The batteries are dead.

c Insert new ones (p. 125).

Wrong item is selected when you

touch the LCD screen.

• Calibration of the touch panel is required.

c Perform calibration adjustment (p. 108).

The camcorder does not turn on.

• Internal error.

c Disconnect the power source once, and connect it again.

The camcorder does not operate.

• Moisture condensed inside the camcorder.

c Remove the disc and leave your camcorder for a couple

of hours (p. 105).

• The camcorder suffered strong noise due to mechanical

shock or abnormal voltage caused by excessive static

electricity, thunder, etc., during operation.

c Do as follows.

1. Disconnect the power source.

2. Leave the camcorder as it is for about 30 seconds.

3. Connect the power source.

• The disc is damaged, or has improperly written

information of recording or editing.

c Disconnect the power source once, and connect it again.

c Eject the disc once, and insert it again.

“DISC ERROR”/ nothing but blue

screen/ “MEMORY OVER” is

displayed.

“THIS DISC CANNOT BE USED”

is displayed.

• The disc does not conform with Video MD format or

NTSC system.

c Use MD DATA2 disc.

• The AC adaptor/ charger is disconnected.

c Connect it properly (p. 15).

c Check the mode change switch (p. 15).

The battery pack cannot be

charged.

• The headphones are not connected securely.

c Connect the headphones to the i jack securely.

c Turn up the volume (p. 33).

No sound is heard from the

headphones.

• The vanadium-lithium battery in the camcorder has

discharged since no power was supplied for long time.

c Connect the camcorder to an wall outlet using the AC

adaptor/ charger (p. 15).

The clock is wrong.

The recorded date and time is not

recorded.

• The clock is not set.

c Set the clock (p. 89).

“--.--.-- --:--” is displayed instead of

the recorded date and time.

• The clock is not set.

c Set the clock (p. 89).

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Tro u b le sh o o t in g

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

• Internal error.

c Disconnect the power source once, and connect it again.

c Eject the disc once, and insert it again.

The starting screen stays on the

LCD screen.

• There are so many tracks recorded in the disc that the

camcorder requires a long time to read.

“PLEASE WAIT” stays on the LCD

screen.

• If the above is not the case,

c Disconnect the power source once, and connect it again.

c Eject the disc once, and insert it again.

AC a d a p t o r/ch a rg e r

If the CHARGE lamp flashes during charging the battery pack, do as follows to find out

whether the AC adaptor/ charger or the battery pack is malfunctioning.

Remove the battery pack once from the AC adaptor/ charger, and install the same

battery pack again.

If the CHARGE lamp lights up and no longer flashes

If the CHARGE lamp turns off when charging time has passed, neither the AC adaptor/

charger or the battery pack has problem.

If the CHARGE lamp flashes again

Try with another battery pack.

• If the CHARGE lamp flashes again, the AC adaptor/ charger seems to be

malfunctioning.

• If the CHARGE lamp lights up, no longer flashes, and turns off when charging time

has passed, the first battery pack seems to be malfunctioning.

Consult your nearest Sony dealer.

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Wa rn in g in d ica t o rs a n d m e ssa g e s

If indicators and messages appear on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder, check the

following:

See the page in parentheses for more information.

Wa rn in g in d ica t o rs

The battery is dead or nearly

Warning indicator as to disc

dead

Flashing:

• The battery is nearly dead.

Slow flashing:

• Remaining disc is less than

15 seconds.

• Remaining disc is less than 5

Fast flashing:

minutes in the interview

• The battery is dead.

recording mode.

• No disc is inserted.

Depending on conditions, the E

indicator may flash, even if there

• The write-protect tab on the

are 5 to 10 minutes remaining.

disc is out.

You need to eject the disc

Slow flashing:

Fast flashing

• The disc is full.

• The write-protect tab on the disc is

out.

Fast flashing:

• The disc is full.

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Wa rn in g in d ica t o rs a n d m e ssa g e s

Wa rn in g m e ssa g e s

Warning messages appear on the LCD screen with the respective warning indicators.

Main warning messages are listed below.

• CHANGE THE BATTERY (p. 10)

• THIS BATTERY IS OLD PLEASE CHANGE

• FOR “InfoLITHIUM” BATTERY ONLY (p. 10)

• DISC IS FULL

• INSERT A DISC (p. 16)

• PLEASE SET THE CLOCK TIME (p. 89)

• CANNOT RECORD ON AUDIO MD (p. 109)

• CANNOT USE MD DATA DISC (p. 109)

• THIS DISC IS PLAY ONLY

• EJECT ENABLED

• DISC LID IS OPEN (p. 16)

• TOO MANY CHARACTERS (p. 60)

• THIS TRACK IS PROTECTED (p. 61)

• CAN NOT RECORD ON AUDIO MD

• DISC ERROR (p. 114)

• PLEASE CHECK THE BATTERY

• HIGH TEMPERATURE REMOVE THE BATTERY AND WAIT A WHILE TO COOL

DOWN

• CANNOT OPEN DISC LID WHILE RECORDING

• THIS DISC IS BLANK AUDIO MD

• DISC FORMAT ERROR PLEASE CHANGE THE DISC (p. 110)

• MEMORY OVER (p. 114)

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Sp e cifica t io n s

Recording system

Laser strobing magnetic

modulation system

MIC jack

Ca m co rd e r

Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm) (1)

0.388 mV low impedance with 2.4

V DC, input impedance 6.8

kilohms

REMOTE jack

Stereo mini-mini jack (ø 2.5 mm)

(1)

LINE IN jack (audio)

(supplied connecting cord)

Stereo mini jack (ø 3.5 mm) (1)

194 mV, input impedance 47

kilohms or more

10BASE-T jack

(supplied connecting cord)

8-pin modular jack (1)

Syst e m

Reading system

Non-contact optical reading

(semiconductor laser used)

Laser diode properties

Material: AlGaInP

System

MiniDisc digital AV system

Video signal

NTSC color, EIA standards

View finder

Electric viewfinder (color)

Image device

1/ 4 inch CCD (Charge Coupled

Device)

Approx. 680,000 pixels

(Effective: Approx. 340,000 pixels)

Lens

Combined power zoom lens

Filter diameter 30 mm.

10× (Optical), 40× (Digital)

Focal length

NA = 0.52

Wavelength: 655 nm

Emission duration: Continuous

Laser output: less than 1000 µW

(This output is the value

measured at a distance of about

200 mm from the objective lens

surface on the optical pickup

block with 7 mm aperture.)

Error correction

LCD scre e n

Using MD DATA2:

Reed Solomon Product Code

(RSPC)

Touch panel

Picture

3.5 inches measured diagonally

2 7/ 8 × 2 inches (72.4 × 50.4 mm)

LCD panel

TFT drive

Total dot number

184,580 (839 × 220)

3.3 - 33 mm

Using audio MD:

When converted to a 35 mm still

camera: 42 - 420 mm

Color temperature

Auto, HOLD (Hold), Indoor

(3200K), Outdoor (5800K)

Minimum illumination

11 lux (F 1.7)

Illumination range

11 to 100,000 lux

Recommended illumination

100 lux or more

Data compression format

Video: MPEG2

Audio: ATRAC

Image data format

In conformity with Video MD

Main image: 704×480

Index image: 176×112

Usable disc

MD DATA2 disc (record and

play)

Audio MD (play only)

Recording/playback time

To record movie using MD

DATA2:

SP: 10 min.

VP: 13 to 20 min.

LP: 20 min.

Interview (audio) recording:

Max. 260 min.

Advanced Cross Interleave Reed

Solomon Code (ACIRC)

Modulation system

Using MD DATA2:

DC component suppressed RLL

(1.7) (DRL)

Ge n e ra l

Using audio MD:

EFM

Pow er requirements

7.2 V (battery pack)

Average pow er consumption

During camera recording using

viewfinder (SP mode)

7.0 W

During camera recording using

LCD (SP mode)

8.0 W

Au d io

Channel

Stereo 2 channels

Sampling frequency

44.1 kHz

Frequency response

20 to 20,000 Hz +/ –3 dB

Wow and flutter

Below measurable limit

Playback when connected using

AVconnecting cable (SP mode/

LCD on)

6.5 W

Operating temperature

32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)

Storage temperature

–4°F to +140°F (–20°C to +60°C)

Dimensions (approx.)

2 19/ 32 × 4 3/ 8 × 4 21/ 32 inches

(74 × 111 × 118 mm) (w/ h/ d)

Mass (approx.)

In p u t /Ou t p u t co n n e ct o rs

S video output

4-pin mini DIN (1)

Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p,

75 ohms, unbalanced

Chrominance signal: 0.286 Vp-p,

75 ohms, unbalanced

Audio/Video output

AV MINI JACK (1)

Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms,

unbalanced, sync negative

Audio: 194 mV at 10 kilohms load

impedance

1 lb 8 oz (680 g)

main unit only

To play audio MD

1 lb 11.8 oz (790 g)

including NP-F550 battery pack

and MD DATA2 disc

Microphone

Stereo electlet condenser

microphone

Max. 160 min. using MDW-80

recorded in monaural

Max. 80 min. using MDW-80

recorded in stereo

Recordable still pictures

Max. 4500 tracks (MPEG 2 Intra-

Picture adopted)

Headphones jack

Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm) (1)

Speaker

Dynamic

Supplied accessories

See page 7.

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Sp e cifica t io n s

AC a d a p t o r/

ch a rg e r AC-VQ800

Re co m m e n d e d

a cce sso rie s

Pow er requirements

100 - 240 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz

Pow er consumption

25 W

Battery pack

NP-F550

DC adaptor/charger (car battery

adaptor)

Charge mode: 35 VA (100 V AC),

50 VA (240 V AC)

DC-VQ800

DCC-L50

Operating mode: 40 VA (100 V

AC), 50 VA (240 V AC)

Output voltage

DC OUT: 8.4 V, 2.0 A in operating

mode

Wide conversion lens

VCL-0630 S

Tele conversion lens

VCL-2030 S

Filter

Battery charge terminal: 8.4 V, 1.4

A in charge mode

VF-30PK S

Tripod

Operating temperature

32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)

Storage temperature

–4°F to +140°F (–20°C to +60°C)

Dimensions

Approx. 5 1/ 3 × 1 10/ 16 × 3 1/ 2

inches) (136 × 48 × 90 mm) (w/ h/

VCT-670RM

VCT-570RM

Video light

HVL-20DW2

Video flash

HVL-F10

Microphone

ECM-MS908C

Cleaning kit

KK-LC3

Mass

Approx. 8.8 oz (250 g)

As of December, 1999

Consult your shop when you

purchase.

Read the operating instructions of

the accessory.

Ba t t e ry p a ck

NP-F550

Type

Lithium ion

Output voltage

DC 7.2 V

Capacity

10.8 Wh

Dimensions (approx.)

1 9/ 16 × 13/ 16 × 2 7/ 8 inches

(38.4 × 20.6 × 70.8 mm) (w/ h/ d)

Mass (approx.)

3.4 oz (95 g)

Design and specifications are

subject to change without notice.

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Usin g yo u r ca m co rd e r a b ro a d

You can use your camcorder in any country or area with the AC adaptor/ charger

supplied with your camcorder within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz.

Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor [a ], if necessary, depending on the

design of the wall outlet [b ].

AC-VQ800

[a ]

[b ]

Your camcorder is an NTSC system based camcorder. If you want to view the playback

picture on a TV, it must be an NTSC system based TV with the AUDIO/ VIDEO input

jack.

The following shows TV color systems used overseas.

NTSC system

Bahama Islands, Bolivia, Canada, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica,

Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Surinam, Taiwan, the Philippines, the U.S.A., Venezuela,

etc.

PAL system

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great

Britain, Holland, Hong Kong, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,

Singapore, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, etc.

PAL-M system

Brazil

PAL-N system

Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

SECAM system

Bulgaria, France, Guyana, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Monaco, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, etc.

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Id e n t ifyin g t h e p a rt s a n d co n t ro ls

Ca m co rd e r

1 Video/audio control buttons (p. 32,

6 Accessory shoe

99)

x (stop)

m (reverse)

u (playback/pause)

M (Fast-forw ard)

7 VOL (volume) buttons (p. 33)

8 DSPL (DISPLAY) button (p. 34)

9 View finder (p. 26)

0 Speaker (p. 33)

2 z AUDIO REC (recording) (p. 36)

3 Disc lid (p. 16)

qa Control dial (p. 21)

qs EXPOSURE button (p. 44)

qd MENU button (p. 21)

4 LCD screen/touch panel (p. 18, 25)

5 Input pen (p. 18)

This mark indicates that this product is a genuine accessory for Sony

video products.

When purchasing Sony video products, Sony recommends that you

purchase accessories with this “GENUINE VIDEO ACCESSORIES”

mark.

Attaching the shoulder belt (supplied)

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Id e n t ifyin g t h e p a rt s a n d co n t ro ls

qf Pow er zoom lever (p. 27)

qg PHOTO button (p. 22, 36)

qh Eyecup

wa Focus ring (p. 43)

ws BACK LIGHT button (p. 40)

wd FOCUS button (p. 43)

wf Battery compartment (p. 14)

wg Cord shutter (p. 15)

qj POWER sw itch (p. 22, 30, 36)

qk START/STOP button (p. 22)

ql ERASE button (p. 29, 33)

w; Hooks for shoulder belt (p. 121)

wh LOCK sw itch (p. 23)

wj OPEN (BATT) (battery) lever (p. 14)

Attaching the supplied tripod attachment

(1) Hook the tripod attachment to

the rear of the camcorder.

(2) Fasten the screw.

Make sure that you detach the tripod when you change the disc. However, you can

change the disc with the tripod attachment attached to the camcorder.

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wk REMOTE jack

ed AUDIO/VIDEO output jack (p. 35)

Connects the remote control cable of a

tripod or video flash (not supplied).

ef S VIDEO output jack (p. 35)

eg MIC jack (PLUG IN POWER)

wl i (headphones) jack

e; Grip strap (p. 22)

Connect an external microphone

(not supplied). This jack also accepts

a “plug-in-power” microphone.

ea DISC EJECT lever (p. 16)

eh Lens

es Tripod receptacle

Make sure that the length of the tripod

screw is less than 1/ 4 inch (7.5 mm).

Otherwise, you cannot attach the tripod

securely and the screw may damage

your camcorder. If you cannot attach the

tripod, use the supplied tripod

attachment (p. 122).

ej Remote sensor

ek Camera recording lamp (p. 22)

el Lens cap (p. 22)

r; Microphone (p. 23)

If you use the headphones

No sound will be heard from the speaker.

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Ho w t o a ffix t h e fe rrit e co re s

The camcorder is supplied with ferrite cores. Use them to cables as shown in the

diagrams below. You must affix the ferrite cores to comply with Part 15 of the FCC

Rules.

(1) Wind the cable round the ferrite core once.

(2) Fasten the catch.

Catch

Headphones and external microphone

Use the supplied small ferrite cores.

Audio connecting cable

Use the supplied large ferrite core. Connect the plug which the ferrite core is attached to

the camcorder.

Notes

• Attach the ferrite cores as close to the plug as possible.

• Use headphones with a cord diameter of less than 3/ 32 inch (2.5 mm) so that the cord

can be tied round the ferrite core.

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Re m o t e Co m m a n d e r

The buttons that have the same name on the Remote Commander as on your camcorder

function identically to the buttons on your camcorder.

1 ERASE button (p. 29, 33)

2 INDEX CHANGE button (p. 63)

3 MENU button (p. 21)

8 DISPLAY button (p. 34)

9 AUDIO REC button (p. 36)

q; Transmitter

Point toward the remote sensor to

control your camcorder after turning on

your camcorder.

4 Video/audio control buttons (p. 32,

99)

5 B/V/v/b buttons (p. 21)

You can select tracks on the index

display, items on the menu and play

frame-by-frame, just like the control dial

of the camcorder.

qa PHOTO button (p. 22, 36)

qs START/STOP button (p. 22)

You cannot do the “ANTI GROUND”

recording with this button.

6 ENTER button (p. 21)

Press to confirm the selection in the

menu.

qd Pow er zoom button (p. 27)

7 MARK button (p. 60)

To p re p a re t h e Re m o t e Co m m a n d e r

Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by matching the + and – polarities on the batteries to

the + – marks inside the battery compartment.

Note on the Remote Commander

Point the remote sensor away from strong light sources such as direct sunlight or

overhead lighting. Otherwise, the Remote Commander may not function properly.

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Op e ra t io n in d ica t o rs

CAMERA/INTERVIEW m o d e

100min

STBY REMAIN10:00

0000

00:00

1 Standby/Recording indicator (p. 22)/

qa PROGRAM AE indicator (p. 41)

Recording mode indicator (p. 26)

qs Backlight indicator (p. 40)

2 Remaining battery time indicator

qd Manual focus/Infinity indicator (p. 43)

(p. 14)

qf White balance mode indicator (p. 46)

3 Zoom indicator (p. 27)

qg Anti ground recording indicator

4 Self-timer indicator (p. 38)

5 SteadyShot OFF indicator (p. 45)

6 Warning indicators (p. 116)

(p. 93)

qh Anti w ind noise indicator (p. 92)

qj Track type icon (p. 31)

qk Recording time

7 Track number

8 10-second track mode indicator (p. 93)

9 Flash mode indicator (p. 23)

0 Remaining disc indicator (p. 58)

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PLAY/EDIT m o d e

100min

SHUF REMAIN 01:23

0001 7.4.1999 2:58^PM00:07

1 Protect icon (p. 61)

9 Memo icon (p. 78)

q; Title icon (p. 82)

2 Picture-in-picture indicator (p. 47)

3 Mark icon (p. 60)

qa Disc indicator (p. 58)

qs Draw ing icon (p. 78)

4 Menu icons (p. 91)

qd Scene transition/picture effect icon

5 Photo icon (p. 31)

(p. 83, 86)

6 Track data (p. 59)

qf Group icon (p. 74)

qg Scroll bar (p. 31)

qh Audio icon (p. 36)

Track number, recorded date, track

name, recording time, track type

7 Play mode indicator (p. 51, 53, 54)

8 Movie icon (p. 31)

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AC a d a p t o r/ch a rg e r

VTR/CAMERA

WARNING

TIME TO CHG

NORMAL FULL

BATTERY LIFE

1 Terminal shutter (p. 10)

2 DC OUT connector (p. 15)

3 CHARGE lamp (p. 10)

9 TIME TO CHG (charge) indicator

(p. 13)

0 Time indicator (p. 13)

qa BATTERY LIFE (battery remaining

4 Mode change sw itch (p. 10, 15)

5 DISPLAY CHANGE button (p. 12)

6 Display w indow

time) indicator (p. 12)

qs VTR/CAMERA indicator

qd Full charge indicator (p. 11)

7 “InfoLITHIUM” indicator

8 WARNING indicator

qg Remaining battery indicator (p. 10)

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Co n n e ct in g co rd

1 10BASE-T connecting jack (p. 102)

2 LINE IN jack (p. 23)

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Qu ick Fu n ct io n Gu id e

Fu n ct io n s t o a d ju st e xp o su re (in t h e re co rd in g m o d e )

• In dark environments such as sunset,

fireworks, or general night views

Sunset & moon mode (p. 41)

• Shooting backlit subjects

BACK LIGHT (p. 40)

Spotlight mode (p. 41)

• In spotlight, such as at the theater or a formal

event

• In strong light or reflected light, such as at a

beach in midsummer or on a ski slope

Beach & ski mode (p. 41)

EXPOSURE (P. 44)

• To fix the exposure to the desired level

Fu n ct io n s t o g ive im a g e s m o re im p a ct (in t h e re co rd in g m o d e )

• Taking a still picture

PHOTO (p. 22)

• Creating a soft background for subjects

Soft portrait mode (p. 41)

Fu n ct io n s t o g ive a n a t u ra l a p p e a ra n ce t o yo u r re co rd in g s

(in t h e re co rd in g m o d e )

• Preventing deterioration of picture quality in

digital zoom

D ZOOM (p. 27)

• Focusing manually

Manual focus (p. 43)

• Shooting distant subjects

Landscape mode (p. 41)

• Recording fast-moving subjects

Variable shutter speed between 1/ 250 and

1/ 3000 in accordance with the brightness

Fixed shutter speed

Sports lesson mode (p. 41)

Shutter speed 500/ 1000 mode

(p. 41)

Fu n ct io n s t o b e u se d a ft e r re co rd in g (in t h e p la y/e d it m o d e )

Drawing (p. 78)

• Drawing on the recorded picture

• Looking at a fast moving scene carefully

• Comparing with other scenes

9-Frame Sequence (p. 49)

Picture-in-picture (p. 47), 2-picture

display (p. 48)

Picture Effect (p. 86)

Track information (p. 59)

Title (p. 82)

• Digital processing of recorded images

• Checking the recorded date and time

• Inserting the title track

Jump (p. 56)

• Searching for scenes having a title

• Playing movies only

Sort (p. 55)

Scene Transition (p. 83)

• Applying digital effect when the tracks

change

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In d e x

AC adaptor/ charger ........ 10, 15

Adjusting viewfinder ............. 26

Anti Ground recording .......... 93

Auto date ................................. 93

Auto Shutter ............................ 92

A/ V connecting cable ............ 35

Illustration tool ....................... 80

Index display ........................... 31

”InfoLITHIUM” battery ........ 13

Initializing a disc ..................... 67

Input pen .................................. 18

Interview recording ................ 36

Intro Scan ................................. 54

Recording

Interview ............................... 36

Movie ..................................... 22

Photo ...................................... 22

Recording time ........................ 26

Remaining battery time

indicator ................................ 14

Remaining disc indicator ....... 58

Remote Commander ............ 125

Remote sensor ....................... 123

Repeat ....................................... 51

Reset (Set up reset) ................. 95

J, K, L

Jump ......................................... 56

Keyboard ................................. 80

Labeling

Back Light ................................ 40

Battery pack ....................... 10, 14

Beep .................................... 93, 95

Brightness adjustment

LCD screen ........................... 87

Picture ................................... 44

Disc ........................................ 58

Track ...................................... 60

LCD screen ........................ 18, 25

S video jack .............................. 35

Scanning ................................... 54

Scene transition ....................... 83

Self-timer .................................. 38

Shuffle ...................................... 53

Slow playback ................... 32, 86

Sort ............................................ 55

START/ STOP mode ............... 93

STEADYSHOT ........................ 45

Character .................................. 80

Charging battery ..................... 10

Charging vanadium-lithium

battery ................................. 108

Clock set ................................... 89

Connection

(computer) ....................... 102

(dubbing) ........................... 96

(viewing on TV) ................ 35

Cleaning ................................. 108

Control dial .............................. 21

Copy ......................................... 68

Manual focus ........................... 43

Mark ......................................... 60

Memo ........................................ 79

Menu settings .......................... 91

MiniDisc

Insert ...................................... 16

Record mode ........................ 26

Type ..................................... 109

Mirror mode ............................ 28

Moisture condensation ........ 105

Mosaic ...................................... 83

Move ......................................... 64

Movie recording ..................... 22

T, U, V

Telephoto ................................. 27

Title ........................................... 82

Touch panel ............................. 18

Track ........................................... 8

Divide .................................... 70

Protection .............................. 61

Renew .................................... 93

Trimming ................................. 72

Tripod ..................................... 122

TV color systems ................... 120

Viewfinder ......................... 26, 88

Digital zoom ............................ 27

Drawing ................................... 78

Dubbing ................................... 96

N, O

Normal charge ........................ 11

NTSC system ......................... 120

Operation indicators .... 126, 127

Erase ............................. 29, 33, 65

Exposure .................................. 44

External microphone ............ 123

P, Q

W, X, Y, Z

Photo recording ...................... 22

Picture effect ............................ 86

Picture-in-picture .................... 47

Playback ................................... 30

Playback pause ........................ 32

Power sources

(battery pack) .................... 10

(car battery) ....................... 15

(house current) .................. 15

Power zoom ............................. 27

PROGRAM AE ........................ 41

Protect

Warning indicators ............... 116

Warning messages ................ 117

White balance .......................... 46

Wind noise ............................... 92

Wipe ......................................... 83

Write-protect tab ..................... 17

Zoom ........................................ 27

F, G, H

Fade .......................................... 83

Ferrite core ............................. 124

Focus ......................................... 43

Full charge ............................... 11

Grip strap ................................. 22

Group ....................................... 74

Nu m e rica l

2-picture display ..................... 48

9 Frame Sequence ................... 49

10 second track ........................ 93

Disc ........................................ 17

Track ...................................... 61

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