Sony DCR SR50E User Manual

Notes on the Setup items, LCD screen  
and lens  
• A setup item that is grayed out is not  
available under the current recording or  
playback conditions.  
• The LCD screen is manufactured using  
extremely high-precision technology, so  
over 99.99% of the pixels are operational  
for effective use. However, there may be  
some tiny black points and/or bright points  
(white, red, blue, or green in color) that  
appear constantly on the LCD screen.  
These points are normal.  
Notes on use  
Your camcorder is supplied with two  
kinds of operations guides.  
For operating and handling the camcorder,  
refer to “Operating Guide” and “Handycam  
Handbook” (PDF/this Handbook).  
On using the camcorder  
• Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts.  
LCD screen  
Battery  
• The camcorder is not dust proofed, drip  
proofed or waterproofed. See  
• To prevent the hard disk from being broken  
or recorded images from being lost, do not  
do the followings when either of the  
respective lamps of the POWER switch  
(p.18) or the ACCESS lamp (p.25, 27, 29)  
is on:  
– Removing the battery pack or AC  
Adaptor from the camcorder  
– Applying mechanical shock or vibration  
to the camcorder  
• Before connecting your camcorder to  
another device with a USB cable etc., be  
sure to insert the connector plug in the  
properdirection. Ifyouinserttheconnector  
plug forcibly in the wrong direction, the  
terminal may be damaged, or this may  
cause a malfunction of your camcorder.  
• Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the  
Handycam Station holding both the  
camcorder and the DC plug.  
Black point  
White, red, blue or  
green point  
• Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to  
direct sunlightfor long periods of timemay  
cause malfunctions. Be careful when  
placing the camera near a window or  
outdoors.  
• Do notaimatthesun. Doing somightcause  
your camcorder to malfunction. Take  
images of the sun only in low light  
conditions, such as at dusk.  
On recording  
• Before starting to record, test the recording  
function to make sure the image and sound  
are recorded without any problems.  
• Compensation for the contents of  
recordings cannot be provided, even if  
recording or playback is not possible due  
to a malfunction of the camcorder.  
• TV color systems differ depending on the  
countries/regions. To view your recordings  
on a TV, you need a PAL system-based TV.  
• Be sure to slide the POWER switch up to  
OFF (CHG), when you set the camcorder  
onto the Handycam Station or remove the  
camcorder from it.  
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• Television programs, films, video tapes,  
and other materials may be copyrighted.  
Unauthorized recording of such materials  
may be contrary to the copyright laws. You  
cannotdubcopyrightprotectedsoftwareon  
your camcorder.  
Compatibility of images  
You cannot play back both movies and still  
imagesother than the images recorded with  
your camcorder. You also cannot play back  
images recorded with other DCR-SR30E/  
SR40E/SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E.  
On this Handbook  
• The images of the LCD screen used on this  
Handbook are captured using a digital still  
camera,andthusmayappeardifferentfrom  
what you see.  
• Designandspecificationsofthiscamcorder  
and accessories are subject to change  
without notice.  
• Theillustrationsused on this Handbook are  
based on the model DCR-SR80E.  
• The on-screen displays in each local  
language are used for illustrating the  
operating procedures. Change the screen  
language before using your camcorder if  
necessary (p.60).  
About the Carl Zeiss lens  
YourcamcorderisequippedwithaCarlZeiss  
lens, which was developed jointly by Carl  
Zeiss, in Germany, and Sony Corporation,  
and produces superior images.  
It adopts the MTF* measurement system for  
video cameras and offers a quality typical of  
a Carl Zeiss lens.  
* MTF stands for Modulation Transfer  
Function. The number value indicates the  
amountof lightfrom a subject coming into  
the lens.  
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Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam  
Save all your recorded image data  
Note on connecting the camcorder to a  
computer  
• Do not format the hard disk of the camcorder  
using the computer. It may not operate correctly.  
• In the case of your image data being damaged,  
save all your recorded images. It isrecommended  
that you save the image data on aDVD using your  
computer (p.80, 93). Also, you can save it using  
VCR/DVD device (p.67).  
Note on using the camcorder in  
highlands  
• It is recommended that you save your image data  
periodically after recording.  
• Do not turn on the camcorder in a low-pressure  
area, where its altitude is more than 3,000 meters  
(9,800 feet). Thismay damage the hard disk drive  
of your camcorder.  
Do not apply shock or vibration to your  
camcorder  
• The hard disk of the camcorder may not be  
recognized, or recording or playback may not be  
possible.  
Note on disposal/transfer  
• If you perform [HDD FORMAT] (p.55) or  
formattingthecamcorder,youmaynotdeletedata  
from the hard diskcompletely. When you transfer  
the camcorder, it is recommended that you  
perform [EMPTY HDD] (p.56) to make it  
difficult to recover your data. In addition to the  
above, when you dispose of the camcorder, it is  
recommended that you destroy the actual body of  
the camcorder. This may prevent data recovery  
on the hard disk of the camcorder.  
• Especially, during recording/playback, do not  
apply shock. After recording, do not apply  
vibration or shock to the camcorder, while the  
ACCESS lamp is lit.  
• While using the shoulder belt (not supplied), do  
not crash the camera against a subject.  
On the drop sensor  
To protect the internal hard disk from the shock  
by dropping, the camcorder has the drop sensor  
function (p.56). When a drop occurs, or under a  
non-gravity condition, the block noise to protect  
the camcorder may also be recorded. If the drop  
sensor catches a drop repeatedly, recording/play  
back may be stopped.  
If you cannot record/play back images,  
perform [HDD FORMAT]  
• If you repeat recording/deleting imagesfor a long  
time, fragmentation occurs. Images cannot be  
saved/recorded. In such case, save the images to  
perform [HDD FORMAT] (p.55).  
Notes on Battery Pack/AC Adaptor  
Fragmentation 1 Glossary (p.121)  
• While the ACCESS lamp is lit, be sure to avoid  
the followings. They may cause malfunctions.  
– Removing the battery pack  
– Removing the AC Adaptor (while charging  
using the AC Adaptor)  
• Be sure to remove the battery pack or the AC  
Adaptor after turning off the POWER switch.  
Note on operational temperatures  
• When the temperature of the camcorder becomes  
extremely high or extremely low, you may not  
record or playback the camcorder to provide  
protection to the camcorder. In case of this, a  
message appears on the LCD screen (p.111).  
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Table of Contents  
Step 7: Selecting the aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3) of the recording image  
Recording with ease ............................................................................... 25  
Recording  
6
Playback  
Recording/playback  
Settings to adjust your camcorder to the recording conditions  
Settings while recording or other basic settings  
7
Recording images from a TV or VCR/DVD device  
What you can do with the camcorder by connecting to  
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Enjoying with your Hard Disk Drive Handycam  
What you can do with your Hard Disk Drive  
Handycam  
You can record images to the hard disk of the camcorder. Hard Disk Drive Handycam offers  
more options than the tape or the DVD camcorder for your convenience and entertainment.  
“Recording and viewing” : clear, easy and convenient  
Recording onto the hard disk for long hours  
(p.25, 29)  
You can record more than seven hours* when the  
image is set to high quality ([HQ]) onto the hard  
disk. All the recorded images are saved on the free  
hard disk space. You are not at a risk to writeimages  
onto your favorite images by mistake.  
Also,youdonotneedtorewindorfast-forwardyour  
movie, and you can start recording whenever you  
are ready.  
* You can record more than 14 hours when you use DCR-  
SR70E/SR80E. If you change the image quality of a  
movie, you can record images for longer hours.  
You can find a scene quickly by using the  
VISUAL INDEX screen (p.27, 30).  
The VISUAL INDEX screen allows you to check  
recorded images at a glance. All you have to do is  
to touch the scene you want to view.  
Also, you can search for a desired scene by date  
using Date Index.  
Viewing on a TV or saving to VCR/DVD  
devices (p.39, 67)  
You can connect your Handycam directly to a TV  
to play back recorded images. Also, you can save  
them to VCR/DVD devices.  
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Connecting Hard Disk Drive Handycam to a computer  
The supplied software “ImageMixer for HDD  
Camcorder” is required.  
One Touch DVD Burn (p.80)  
You can save a recorded image on a DVD with a  
simple touch. Images that have not been saved to a  
DVD with OneTouch DVD Burn can automatically  
be saved.  
• The quality of a recorded image remains even when it is  
saved on a DVD.  
Edit images and create a DVD with selected images  
(p.91, 93)  
You can copy images to your computer. You can also edit  
images and create a DVD with selected images.  
• The quality of a recorded image remains even when it is copied  
from a computer, or when it is edited or saved on a DVD.  
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Using your Hard Disk Drive Handycam  
Images are recorded on the internal hard disk. When the hard disk becomes full, you cannot  
record new images. It is recommended that you save the image data periodically, then delete  
unnecessary images from the hard disk of your camcorder.  
• If you delete the images, you can record new images on the free hard disk space again.  
Preparing (p.13)  
Recording (p.25, 29)  
Viewing on your Hard Disk Drive Handycam  
• Viewing on the LCD screen (p.27, 30)  
• Viewing on a TV (p.39)  
Saving  
Save recorded images on a DVD etc.  
• Saving images on a DVD using a computer (p.80, 93).  
• Copying images to a computer (p.84).  
• Dubbing on VCR/DVD devices (p.67).  
Deleting images  
Deletetheimagedatathathasbeensavedonyourcamcorder.  
If you delete the images, you can record new images on the  
free hard disk space again.  
• Select the desired image and delete it (p.42).  
• Delete all the images ([HDD FORMAT], p.55).  
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GSetttiengpSta1rte:d Checking supplied items  
Rechargeable battery pack  
NP-FP50 (1) (p.16)  
Make sure that you have following items  
supplied with your camcorder.  
The number in the parentheses indicates the  
number of that item supplied.  
AC Adaptor (1) (p.14)  
To attach the lens cap  
Thread the grip belt through the lens cap ring.  
Handycam Station (1) (p.14)  
– “ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder”  
(Software)  
– “Handycam Handbook” (PDF/this  
Handbook)  
A/V connecting cable (1) (p.39, 67, 69)  
USB cable (1) (p.71, 73, 81)  
“Operating Guide” (1)  
21-pin adaptor (1) (p.40)  
For the models with the CE mark printed on their  
bottom surfaces only.  
Wireless Remote Commander (1) (p.38)  
(DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)  
A button-type lithium battery is already installed.  
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Step 2: Charging the battery pack  
Youcan chargethebattery after attaching the  
“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (P series)  
(p.117) to your camcorder.  
You cannot use an NP-FP30 battery pack with  
your camcorder. (See the reverse side of the  
battery pack forthe model number.) Installing the  
battery pack with excess force may lead to  
camcorder malfunction such as deterioration in  
battery pack performance or difficulty in  
removing the battery pack.  
2
Slide the POWER switch in the  
direction of the arrow to set it to  
OFF (CHG) (The default setting).  
POWER switch  
CHG lamp  
3
Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC  
IN jack on the Handycam Station.  
Be sure that the v mark on the DC  
plug is facing up.  
DC plug  
Battery  
DC IN  
DC IN jack  
pack  
jack  
Mains lead  
To the wall socket  
AC Adaptor  
4
Connect the mains lead to the AC  
Adaptor and the wall socket.  
1
Slide the battery pack in the  
direction of the arrow until it clicks.  
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To charge the battery pack using only  
the AC Adaptor  
Slide the POWER switch up to OFF (CHG),  
then connect the AC Adaptor directly to the  
DC IN jack on the camcorder.  
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Set the camcorder onto the  
Handycam Station securely.  
Be sure to set the camcorder to the end.  
CHG lamp  
POWER switch  
DC IN jack  
DC plug  
Open the  
jack cover  
Battery  
pack  
The CHG (charge) lamp lights up and  
charging starts. The CHG (charge) lamp  
turns off when the battery pack is fully  
charged.  
Mains lead  
AC Adaptor  
• When setting the camcorder onto the  
Handycam Station, close the DC IN jack  
cover.  
To the wall socket  
To remove the battery pack  
Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG).  
Slide the BATT (battery) release lever and  
remove the battery pack.  
BATT(battery)  
release lever  
• When you remove the battery pack, make sure  
that none of the respective lamps of the POWER  
switch (p.18) is on.  
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To remove your camcorder from the  
Handycam Station  
Turn off the power, then remove the  
camcorder from the Handycam Station  
holding both.  
Recording time  
Approximatetime(min.)availablewhen you  
use a fully charged battery pack.  
DCR-SR30E/SR40E  
Continuous Typical  
Battery pack  
recording  
time  
recording  
time*  
125  
190  
265  
315  
475  
065  
100  
145  
170  
260  
NP-FP50 (supplied)  
NP-FP60  
NP-FP70  
NP-FP71  
NP-FP90  
DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E  
Continuous Typical  
When storing the battery pack  
Use up the battery pack completely if you do  
not intend to use it for a long time (p.117).  
Battery pack  
recording  
time  
recording  
time*  
NP-FP50  
(supplied)  
100  
110  
055  
060  
To use an outside power source  
Make the same connections as you do when  
charging the battery pack. The battery pack  
will not lose its charge in this case.  
155  
170  
085  
090  
NP-FP60  
NP-FP70  
NP-FP71  
NP-FP90  
215  
235  
115  
125  
Charging time (full charge)  
Approximate time (min.) required when you  
fully charge a completely exhausted battery  
pack.  
255  
280  
140  
150  
385  
415  
210  
225  
Battery pack  
NP-FP50 (supplied)  
NP-FP60  
Charging time  
* Typical recording time shows the time when you  
repeat recording start/stop, turning the power on/  
off and zooming.  
• Times shown vary according to the following  
conditions (when [REC MODE] is set to [HQ]).  
– Top: When the LCD backlight turns on.  
– Bottom: When the LCD backlight turns off.  
125  
135  
155  
170  
220  
NP-FP70  
NP-FP71  
NP-FP90  
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On the battery pack  
• Before changing the battery pack, slide the  
POWER switch to OFF (CHG).  
• The CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging,  
or BATTERY INFO (p.34) will not be correctly  
displayed under the following conditions.  
Playback time  
Approximatetime(min.)availablewhen you  
use a fully charged battery pack.  
DCR-SR30E/SR40E  
Battery pack  
NP-FP50 (supplied)  
NP-FP60  
Playback time  
– The battery pack is not attached correctly.  
– The battery pack is damaged.  
– The battery pack is fully discharged.  
(For BATTERY INFO only.)  
• The power will not be supplied from the battery  
as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC  
IN jack of your camcorder or the Handycam  
Station, even when the mains lead is removed  
from the wall socket.  
140  
210  
295  
350  
525  
NP-FP70  
NP-FP71  
NP-FP90  
• We recommend that you use an NP-FP70, NP-  
FP71 or NP-FP90 battery pack when avideolight  
(optional) is attached.  
DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E  
Battery pack  
NP-FP50 (supplied)  
NP-FP60  
Playback time*  
On the charging/recording/playback time  
• Times measured with the camcorder at 25°C  
(77°F). (10-30°C (50-86°F) is recommended.)  
• Available recording and playback time will be  
shorter when you use your camcorder in low  
temperatures.  
• The available recording and playback time will  
be shorter depending on the conditions under  
which you use your camcorder.  
120  
185  
255  
300  
455  
NP-FP70  
NP-FP71  
NP-FP90  
*
When the LCD backlight turns on.  
On the AC Adaptor  
• Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible  
wall socket close by. If any trouble occurs while  
using the adaptor, immediately shut off the power  
by removing the plug from the wall socket.  
• Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a narrow  
space, such as between a wall and furniture.  
• Do not short-circuit the DC plug of the AC  
Adaptor or battery terminal with any metallic  
objects. This may cause a malfunction.  
PRECAUTION  
• Even if your camcorder is turned off, AC power  
(mains) is still supplied to it while connected to  
the wall socket via the AC Adaptor.  
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Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your  
camcorder  
To record, slide the POWER switch to turn  
(Movie): To record movies  
on the respective lamp.  
(Still): To record still images  
When using it for the first time, the [CLOCK  
(PLAY/EDIT): To play back images on  
SET] screen appears (p.22).  
your camcorder, or to edit/delete them  
POWER switch  
Lens  
cover*  
• When you set the POWER switch to  
or (Still), the lens cover opens up (DCR-  
SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E).  
(Movie)  
• After you have set the date and time ([CLOCK  
SET], p.22), the next time you turn on the power  
of your camcorder, the current date and time will  
bedisplayedonthe LCDscreen forafewseconds.  
* DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E  
1
2
Remove the lens cap by pressing  
both tabs on the sides of the cap.  
Pull the lens cap string down until  
stopped by the grip belt (DCR-  
SR30E/SR40E).  
3
4
Hold your camcorder correctly.  
Turn on the power by sliding the  
POWER switch in the direction of  
the arrow while pressing the green  
button in the center.  
Fasten the grip belt.  
Green button  
Whenyourecord, switchthepowermode  
by sliding the POWER switch in the  
direction of the arrow until the respective  
lamp lights up.  
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To turn off the power  
Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG).  
Put the lens cap back after turning off the  
power (DCR-SR30E/SR40E).  
• At the time of purchase, the power will be set to  
turnoffautomaticallyifyouleaveyourcamcorder  
without any operation for approximately five  
minutes, to save battery power ([A.SHUT OFF],  
p.60).  
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Step 4: Adjusting the LCD screen  
The LCD screen  
Open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the  
camcorder(1),thenrotateittothebestangle  
to record or play (2).  
DISP/BATT INFO  
2 180  
degrees  
(max.)  
1 90degreestothe  
camcorder  
2 90 degrees  
(max.)  
• Be careful not to press the buttons on the LCD  
frame accidentally, when you open or adjust the  
LCD screen.  
• If you open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the  
camcorder, rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side,  
then you can close it with the LCD screen side  
facing out. This is convenient during playback  
operations.  
To turn off the LCD backlight to make  
the battery last longer (DCR-SR50E/  
SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)  
Press and hold DISP/BATT INFO for a few  
seconds until  
appears.  
This setting is practical when you use your  
camcorder in bright conditions or when you  
want to save battery power. The recorded  
image will not be affected by this setting. To  
cancel, press and hold DISP/BATT INFO  
until  
disappears.  
• See[LCDSET]-[LCDBRIGHT](p.58)toadjust  
the brightness of the LCD screen.  
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Step 5: Using the touch panel  
You can play back recorded images (p.27,  
30), or change the settings (p.44) using the  
touch panel.  
Changing the language setting  
You can change the on-screen displays to  
show messages in a specified language.  
Selectthescreenlanguagein[LANGUAGE]  
Touch the buttons displayed on the screen.  
on the  
TIME/LANGU. (p.60).  
SupporttherearoftheLCDpanelwith  
your finger. Then, touch the buttons  
displayed on the screen.  
Touch the button on the LCD screen.  
DISP/BATT INFO  
• Perform the same actions as described above  
when you press the buttons on the LCD frame.  
• Be careful not to press the buttons on the LCD  
frame accidentally while using the touch panel.  
• If the buttons on the touch panel do not work  
correctly, adjust the LCD screen  
(CALIBRATION) (p.119).  
To hide the screen indicators  
Press DISP/BATT INFO to hide or show the  
screen indicators (counter, etc.).  
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Step 6: Setting the date and time  
Set the date and time when using this  
camcorder for the first time. If you do not set  
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Select the desired geographical  
the date and time, the [CLOCK SET] screen  
appears every time you turn on your  
camcorder or slide the POWER switch.  
• If you do not use your camcorder for about 3  
months, the built-in rechargeable battery gets  
discharged and the date and time settings may be  
cleared from the memory. In that case, charge the  
rechargeablebatteryandthensetthedateandtime  
again (p.119).  
area with  
/
, then touch  
.
CLOCK SET  
AREA1  
GMT +0.0  
London  
Lisbon  
,
OFF  
SUMMERTIME  
DATE  
2006Y  
1M  
1D  
0
00  
OK  
POWER switch  
5
6
Set [SUMMERTIME] to [ON] with  
/
.
, if necessary, then touch  
Set [Y] (year) with  
/
, then  
touch  
.
CLOCK SET  
AREA1  
GMT +0.0  
London  
Lisbon  
,
OFF  
SUMMERTIME  
Skip to step 4 when you set the clock for the  
DATE  
2006Y  
1M  
1D  
0
00  
first time.  
OK  
You can set any year up to the year 2079.  
1
Touch  
t [SETUP].  
60min  
7
Set[M](month),[D] (day), hourand  
CAMERA SET  
PROGRAM AE  
SPOT METER  
EXPOSURE  
OK  
minute, then touch  
.
The clock starts.  
• Refer to page 115 for information concerning  
• The recording date and time are not displayed  
during recording, but are automatically recorded  
onto the hard disk and displayed during playback  
([DATA CODE], p.58).  
2
Select  
/
(TIME/LANGU.) with  
, then touch  
.
60min  
DISP OUT  
SETUP ROTATE  
A.SHUT OFF  
CLOCK SET  
ARE  
SUMMER TIME  
LANGU
OK  
3
Select [CLOCK SET] with  
then touch  
/
,
.
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Step 7: Selecting the aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3) of  
the recording image (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/  
SR80E)  
You cannot change the aspect ratio in the  
following cases:  
– while recording movies  
By recording in the 16:9 (wide) mode, you  
can enjoy wide-angle, high-resolution  
images.  
– when [D. EFFECT] is set to [OLD  
MOVIE] (p.54)  
• Differences in the angle of view between  
16:9(wide) and 4:3 vary depending on the  
zoom position.  
• If you intend to view images on a wide TV,  
recording in the 16:9 (wide) mode is  
recommended.  
POWER switch  
To play back images after connecting  
your camcorder to a TV  
Set [TV TYPE] to [16:9] or [4:3] according  
to your TV (16:9/4:3) (p.39).  
• When viewing 16:9 (wide) images with [TV  
TYPE] set to [4:3], images may appear rough  
depending on subjects.  
WIDE SELECT  
Movies  
Still images  
1
Slide the POWER switch in the  
direction of the arrow to light up  
1
2
Slide the POWER switchto light up  
the (Still) lamp.  
the  
(Movie) lamp.  
The image size ratio changes to 4:3.  
Press WIDE SELECT repeatedly to  
select the desired setting.  
• Still image size is set to [  
when 16:9 (wide) is selected. [1.0M] (  
set in maximum mode when 4:3 is selected.  
• The number of recordable still images is 9,999.  
0.7M] (  
)
) is  
2
Press WIDE SELECT repeatedly to  
select the desired screen aspect  
ratio.  
16:9 (wide)  
4:3  
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Easy Handycam - using your camcorder with automatic settings  
Using Easy Handycam operation  
Easy Handycam operation is a function for  
making nearly all settings automatic with just  
one press of the EASY button. Since only basic  
functions become available and screen font size  
increases for easy viewing, even first time users  
can enjoy easy operation.  
EASY button  
The settings of your camcorder during Easy Handycam operation  
Touch [SETUP] to display the available setup items.  
For details on setup, See page 45.  
60min  
STBY  
EASY  
EASY  
Touch  
LAN-  
GUAGE  
HDD  
FORMAT  
CLOCK  
SET  
BEEP  
SETUP  
• Nearly all setup items are automatically fixed.  
is not displayed during Easy Handycam operation.  
• To perform settings such as focusing manually and adding special effects, cancel Easy Handycam  
operation.  
Invalid buttons during Easy Handycam operation  
You cannot use following buttons or functions since they are automatically set. If you set an  
invalid operation, [Invalid during Easy Handycam operation] may appears.  
• BACK LIGHT (p.32)  
• Press and hold DISP/BATT INFO (p.20)  
• Zoom lever/buttons (during playback)  
Now try recording  
Complete the preparations described in steps 1 to 7 (p.13 to 23) before operation.  
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Recording with ease  
Slide the POWER switch in the  
direction of the arrow while  
pressing the green button only  
when the POWER switch is in the  
OFF (CHG) position.  
To record movies  
To record still images  
ACCESS lamp  
The ACCESS lamp either lights or  
flashes when image data is written to  
the hard disk drive of the camcorder.  
ACCESS  
Movies  
1
2
Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the arrow to light up the  
(Movie) lamp.  
Press EASY.  
[Easy Handycam operation ON.] appears, then  
appears on the LCD screen.  
60min  
STBY  
EASY  
Easy Handycam  
operation  
ON.  
SETUP  
3
Press START/STOP B (or C).  
60min  
EASY  
STBY  
60min  
EASY  
REC  
00:01:00  
SETUP  
SETUP  
[STBY]  
[REC]  
To stop recording, press START/STOP again.  
• [REC MODE] is set to [HQ] (default settings) (p.57).  
• The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours.  
To record the next movies  
Perform step 3.  
25  
             
Still images  
1
Slidethe POWERswitchAinthedirectionofthearrowtolightupthe  
lamp.  
(Still)  
2
3
Press EASY.  
[Easy Handycam operation ON.] appears, then  
appears on the LCD screen.  
60min  
112  
EASY  
Easy Handycam  
operation  
ON.  
SETUP  
Press PHOTO D lightly to adjust the focus A, then press it fully B.  
Shutter  
click  
Beep  
112  
min  
min  
EASY  
EASY  
SETUP  
SETUP  
Flashing bLights up  
A shutter sound is heard. When  
disappears, the image has been recorded.  
• [ QUALITY] is set to [FINE] (default settings) (p.53).  
To record the next still images  
Perform step 3.  
To cancel Easy Handycam  
Press EASY again.  
disappears on the LCD screen.  
26  
       
Playback with ease  
POWER  
switch  
Slide the POWER switch in the  
direction of the arrow while  
pressing the green button only  
whenthe POWERswitchisin the  
OFF (CHG) position.  
To play back images  
ACCESS lamp  
The ACCESS lamp either lights or  
flashes when image data is read from  
the hard disk drive of the camcorder.  
ACCESS  
1
2
Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to light up  
the (PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen.  
Press EASY.  
[Easy Handycam operation ON.] appears, then  
appears on the LCD screen.  
DATE  
EDIT  
Recording  
date  
60min  
21 12 2006  
12:34:01  
EASY  
The last recorded/played back  
movie is marked with i.  
Also,whenyoutouchi,you  
can play back the movie from  
the point you have stopped  
previously.  
Previous  
6 images  
Next 6  
images  
SETUP  
(Movie) tab  
(Still) tab  
(Playlist) tab (p.65)  
27  
           
3
Start playback.  
Movies  
Touch  
(Movie)tab, thentouchthethumbnailofthemovie tobeplayedback.  
60min  
100/112  
01:12:34  
Toggles Play or  
Pause as you touch  
Next scene  
EASY  
Beginning of the scene/  
previous scene  
Recording  
date/time  
001-0001  
Stop (go to the  
VISUAL INDEX screen)  
SETUP  
Reverse/ Forward  
When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie, the screen returns to the  
VISUAL INDEX screen.  
• Touch  
/
during pause to play back movie slowly.  
• Touch [SETUP] t [VOLUME], then adjust it with  
/
.
Still Images  
Touch  
back.  
(Still) tab, then touch the thumbnail of the still image to be played  
min  
EASY  
100/112  
Slide show button  
Recording  
date/time  
Go to the VISUAL INDEX  
screen  
SETUP  
Previous/Next  
• It may take some time to display the VISUAL INDEX screen.  
• When you touch [EDIT] on the VISUAL INDEX screen, you can delete images. See “Deleting images” on  
To cancel Easy Handycam  
Press EASY again.  
disappears on the LCD screen.  
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Recording/Playback  
Recording  
Zoom lever  
Lens cover*  
PHOTO  
Opens in accordance  
with the setting of the  
POWER switch.  
POWER switch  
START/STOP A  
ACCESS lamp  
START/STOP B  
* DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E  
1
2
Slide the POWER switch in the  
direction of the arrow repeatedly to  
light up the respective lamp.  
Press the green button  
only when the  
POWER switch is in  
the OFF (CHG)  
position.  
Start recording.  
Movies  
Press START/STOP A (or B).  
Still Images  
Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the  
focus A, then press it fully B.  
60min  
REC  
00:01:00  
Shutter  
click  
Beep  
60min  
1.0M FINE  
123  
P-MENU  
START/  
STOP  
[STBY] b [REC]  
P-MENU  
Flashing b Lights up  
To stop recording, press START/STOP  
again.  
A shutter sound is heard. When  
disappears, the image has been recorded.  
• If the ACCESS lamp is on or flashing after recording is finished, it means data is still being written onto  
the hard disk. Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not remove the battery pack or  
AC Adaptor.  
You cannot record movies and still images at the same time.  
• The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours.  
• When a movie data file exceeds 2 GB, the next file is created automatically.  
• For image quality of movies, see [REC MODE] (p.57), of still images, see [  
IMAGE SIZE] (p.53).  
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Playback  
1
Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to light up the  
(PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen.  
Recording  
date  
DATE  
EDIT  
60min  
21 12 2006  
12:34:01  
The last recorded/played  
back movie is marked with  
i. Also, when you touch  
i, you can play back the  
movie from the point you  
have stopped previously.  
Previous  
6 images  
Next 6  
images  
P-MENU  
(Movie) tab  
(Still) tab  
(Playlist) tab (p.65)  
• Moving the zoom lever changes the VISUAL INDEX screen indication from 6 to 12 and more images  
can be displayed at the same time.  
• Touch [  
DISPLAY] in  
STANDARD SET to set the number of thumbnails that appear in the  
VISUAL INDEX screen (p.59).  
• If you press and hold  
/
, you can scroll the thumbnail index quickly.  
2
Start playback.  
Movies  
Touch  
Still Images  
(Movie)tabandthemovie  
Touch  
(Still)tabandthestillimage  
to be played back.  
to be played back.  
Toggles Play  
Beginning of the  
scene/previous  
scene  
Next  
scene  
orPauseasyou  
touch  
Slide show button (p.33)  
001-1000  
101-0001  
P-MENU  
P-MENU  
Stop(gototheVISUAL  
INDEX screen)  
Reverse/Forward  
Go to the VISUAL Previous/Next  
INDEX screen  
When playback from the selected movie  
reaches the last movie, the screen returns  
to the VISUAL INDEX screen.  
• Touch  
movie slowly.  
• One touch of  
/
during pause to play back  
• The ACCESS lamp either lights or flashes when  
image data is read from the hard disk drive of the  
camcorder.  
/
makes the reverse/  
fast forward approximately five times faster, two  
touches make it approximately 10 times faster,  
three touches make it approximately 30 times  
faster, four touches make it approximately 60  
times faster.  
To adjust the volume  
Touch  
with  
t [VOLUME], then adjust it  
.
/
• If you cannot find [VOLUME] in  
[SETUP] (p.44).  
, touch  
30  
                       
Searching for desired images by  
date (Date Index)  
4
5
Touch Previous/Next Date button  
to select the date of the desired  
image.  
You can search for desired images by date  
efficiently.  
60min  
DATE  
1
Slide the POWER switch  
repeatedly to light up the  
(PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
END  
1
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
10  
15  
20  
25  
30  
1
OK  
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on  
the LCD screen.  
P-MENU  
DATE  
EDIT  
60min  
21 12 2006  
12:34:01  
Touch  
while the selected date  
ofthedesiredimageishighlighted.  
The images for selected date are  
displayed on the VISUAL INDEX  
screen.  
P-MENU  
2
3
To search for movies, touch  
(Movie) tab. To search for still  
images, touch  
(Still) tab.  
Touch [DATE].  
The recording dates of images are  
displayed on the screen.  
ReturntotheVISUAL  
INDEX screen  
60min  
DATE  
END  
1
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
10  
15  
20  
25  
30  
1
OK  
P-MENU  
Previous/Next Date button  
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Functions used for recording/playback, etc.  
(optical zoom)  
20 ×  
DCR-SR30E/SR40E  
DCR-SR50E/SR60E/  
SR70E/SR80E  
12 ×  
To record in dark places  
(NightShot plus)...................... 2  
Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch 2 to  
ON. (  
and [“NIGHTSHOT PLUS”]  
appear.)  
• To record an image brighter, use SuperNightShot  
plus function (p.51). To record an image brighter  
in dim light, use Color Slow Shutter function  
(p.51).  
• TheNightShot plusandSuperNightShotplususe  
infraredlight.Therefore,donotcovertheinfrared  
port 3 with your fingers or other objects.  
• Remove the conversion lens (optional).  
• Adjustthefocusmanually([FOCUS],p.50)when  
it is hard to focus automatically.  
• Do not use these functions in bright places. This  
may cause a malfunction.  
To adjust the exposure for backlit  
subjects (BACK LIGHT).............. 4  
Recording  
To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects,  
press BACK LIGHT 4 to display .. To  
cancel the back light function, press BACK  
LIGHT again.  
To use zoom ....................... 16  
Move the power zoom lever 1 slightly for  
a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster  
zoom.  
To adjust the focus for an off center  
subject................................. 5  
Wider range of  
view: (Wide)  
See [SPOT FOCUS] on page 50.  
To fix the exposure for the selected  
subject................................. 5  
See [SPOT METER] on page 48.  
Close view:  
(Telephoto)  
• Be careful not to remove your finger suddenly  
from the power zoom lever 1. If you do so, the  
sound of the lever moving may be recorded.  
Youcannot changethe zoomspeedwiththezoom  
buttons 6 on the LCD frame.  
To add special effects ............... 5  
See  
PICT.APPLI. on page 54.  
• The minimum distance required between your  
camcorder and the subject to get a sharp focus is  
about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) for wide angle and  
about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto.  
Youcanset[DIGITALZOOM](p.51)ifyouwant  
to zoom to a level greater than the following:  
32  
                         
To use a tripod ....................... qg  
Attach the tripod (optional: the length of the  
screw must be less than 5.5 mm) to the tripod  
receptacle qg using a tripod screw.  
To attach the shoulder belt ......... 0  
Attach the shoulder belt (optional) with your  
camcorder to the hook for the shoulder belt.  
Playback  
To play back a series of  
still images (Slide show)........... 5  
Touch  
on the still image playback  
screen (p.30).  
The slide show begins from the selected  
image.  
Touch  
touch  
to stop the slide show. To restart,  
again.  
You can touch  
to set continuous slide show  
playback. Thedefault settingis[ON] (continuous  
playback).  
You cannot operate playback zoom during slide  
show.  
To use Playback zoom............ 16  
You can magnify images from about 1.1 to 5  
times the original size.  
Magnificationcanbeadjustedwiththepower  
zoom lever 1 or the zoom buttons 6 on  
the LCD frame.  
1 Play back the imageyou want to magnify.  
2 Magnify the image with T (Telephoto).  
To record in mirror mode............ qs  
Open the LCD screen qs 90 degrees to the  
camcorder (1), then rotate it 180 degrees to  
the lens side (2).  
A frame appears on the LCD screen.  
3 Touch the portion you want to display in  
the center of the LCD screen.  
4 Adjust the magnification with W (Wide  
angle)/T (Telephoto).  
To cancel, touch [END].  
Youcannotchangethezoom speed with thezoom  
buttons 6 on the LCD frame.  
Amirror-imageofthesubjectappearsontheLCD  
screen, but the image will be normal when  
recorded.  
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Other part names and functions  
7 Built-in stereo microphone  
Recording/playback  
To check the remaining battery .... qf  
When an external microphone (optional) is  
connected, it takesprecedence over the internal  
microphone (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/  
SR80E).  
Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG), then  
pressDISP/BATTINFOqf. If you pressthis  
buttononce,BATTERYINFOappearsonthe  
screen for about seven seconds. Press the  
buttonwhileBATTERYINFOappearsonthe  
screen to extend the indication to the 20-  
second maximum.  
8 Remote sensor (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/  
SR70E/SR80E)  
Point the Remote Commander (p.38) towards  
the remote sensor to operate your camcorder.  
9 Recording lamp (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/  
BATTERY INFO  
BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL  
Remaining battery  
SR70E/SR80E)  
The recording lamp lights up red during  
recording (p.59).  
REC TIME AVAILABLE  
(approx.)  
LCD SCREEN:  
90  
The lamp flashes when the remaining capacity  
for the battery or the hard disk of the camcorder  
is running low.  
Recording  
capacity (approx.)  
qd Speaker  
Sound comes out from the speaker while  
playing back.  
• For how to adjust the volume, see page 30.  
To check available free hard disk  
space................................... 5  
See [HDD INFO] (on page 55).  
• During recording, the remaining recordable time/  
number of still images are displayed.  
To turn off the operation confirmation  
beep .................................... 5  
See [BEEP] on page 60.  
To initialize the settings (Reset) ... qa  
Press RESET qa to initialize all the  
settings, including settings for date and  
time. (Setup items customized on Personal  
Menu are not initialized.)  
34  
                           
Checking/Deleting the last scene  
(Review/Review deleting)  
You can check the last recorded movie/still  
Deleting the last scene (Review  
deleting)  
image. Also, you can delete the checked  
images.  
If the checked scene is unnecessary, you can  
delete it on the spot.  
Checking the last scene  
(Review)  
1
Touch  
during the review.  
1
Slide the POWER switch to light up  
the (Movie) or (Still) lamp,  
then touch  
60min  
REVIEW  
100/112  
Delete?  
.
YES  
NO  
The playback of the latest scene starts.  
Movie  
60min  
REVIEW  
112/112  
01:12:34  
2
Touch [YES].  
You cannot recover ascene once you delete it.  
101-0001  
00:00:20  
Touch to display below function  
buttons.  
You can delete the last recorded image in a  
succession with Review deleting.  
You can only delete the last recorded image in  
order with Review. To delete the desired image,  
• When the recorded images are deleted in order  
with Review deleting, you cannot continue to  
delete them if a protected image appears on the  
screen.  
: Return to the beginning of the  
viewing movie.  
/
: Adjust the volume.  
Still image  
60min  
REVIEW  
30/30  
101-0001  
• When you delete still images that were recorded  
continuously (p.53), all the images are deleted at  
the same time (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/  
SR80E).  
To return to recording  
Touch  
.
• Camera data (recording date, conditions, etc.) is  
not displayed.  
• When reviewing still images recorded  
continuously (p.53), you can forward/backward  
the images with  
/
(DCR-SR50E/  
SR60E/SR70E/SR80E).  
35  
       
Indicators displayed during recording/playback  
( ) is a reference page.  
The indicators during recording will not be recorded.  
Recording movies  
Recording still images  
60min  
112  
60min  
REC  
00:01:00  
[
]
60min  
P-MENU  
P-MENU  
1 Remaining battery (approx.) (34)  
8 Image size (53)  
(DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)  
2 Recording mode (HQ / SP / LP) (57)  
9 Quality ([FINE] / [STD]) (53)  
3 Recording status ([STBY] (standby) /  
[REC] (recording))  
q; Number of recordable still images  
4 Counter (hour: minute: second)  
5 Remaining recordable time of movies  
6 Review button (35)  
7 Personal Menu button (44)  
Viewing movies  
Viewing still images  
60min  
100/112  
01:01:00  
60min  
1/12  
101-0001  
102-0001  
P-MENU  
P-MENU  
qa Playback mode  
qh Numberofplayedbackstillimages/Total  
number of recorded still images  
qs Number of played back movies/Total  
number of recorded movies  
qj Recording folders/files (116)  
qk Previous/Next button (28, 30)  
ql Slide show button (33)  
qd Previous/Next button (28, 30)  
qf Recording folders/files (116)  
qg Video operation buttons (28, 30)  
w; VISUAL INDEX button (28, 30)  
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( ) is a reference page.  
Center  
Indicators on the LCD screen  
Indicator  
Meaning  
When you can change the setup items, or  
during recording or playback, following  
indicators are displayed.  
NightShot plus (32)  
Super NightShot plus (51)  
Color Slow Shutter (51)  
PictBridgeconnecting(71)  
Upper left  
Upper center  
Upper right  
60min  
STBY  
00:01:00  
[
]
60min  
E
Warning (110)  
Bottom  
P-MENU  
Indicator  
Meaning  
Bottom  
Center  
Picture effect (54)  
Digital effect (54)  
Manual focus (50)  
Upper left  
9
Indicator  
Meaning  
PROGRAM AE (48)  
Self-timer recording (51)  
Continuous photo  
recording /Bracket  
recording (53)  
.
Backlight (32)  
n
White balance (49)  
WIDE SELECT (23)  
SteadyShot off (52)  
Flash light (50)  
Flexible spot meter (48)/  
Exposure (49)  
MICREF LEVEL low (57)  
Upper center  
DATA CODE while recording  
Indicator  
Meaning  
The recording date and time are recorded  
automatically. They are not displayed while  
recording. However, you can check them as  
[DATA CODE] during playback (p.58).  
Repeat of Slide show (33)  
Upper right  
Indicator  
Meaning  
Fader (54)  
LCD backlight off (20)  
Drop sensor off (56)  
Drop sensor (56)  
37  
   
Remote Commander (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/  
SR80E)  
Remove the insulation sheet before using the  
Remote Commander.  
1 DATA CODE (p.58)  
Displays the date and time or camera setting  
data of the recorded images (p.58) when you  
press this while playing back.  
Insulation sheet  
2 PHOTO (p.26, 29)  
The on-screen image when you press this  
button will be recorded as a still image.  
3 SCAN/SLOW (p.28, 30)  
4 . > (Previous/Next) (p.28, 30)  
5 PLAY (p.28, 30)  
6 STOP (p.28, 30)  
7 DISPLAY (p.21)  
8 Transmitter  
9 START/STOP (p.25, 29)  
q; Power zoom (p.32, 33)  
qa PAUSE (p.28, 30)  
qs VISUAL INDEX (p.27, 30)  
Displays a VISUAL INDEX screen when you  
press this while playing back.  
qd b / B / v / V / ENTER  
When you press any button, the orange frame  
appears on the LCD screen. Select a desired  
button or an item with b / B / v / V, then press  
ENTER to enter.  
• PointtheRemoteCommandertowardstheremote  
sensor to operate your camcorder (p.34).  
• When no commands have been sent from the  
Remote Commander in a certain period, the  
orange frame disappears. When you press any of  
b / B / v / V, or ENTER again, the frame appears  
at the position where it was displayed last.  
• To change the battery, see page 120.  
38  
         
Playing the image on a TV  
Connect your camcorder to the input jack of TV or VCR using A/V connecting cable 1 or  
A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO 2. Connect your camcorder to the wall socket using the  
supplied AC Adaptor for this operation (p.14). Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied  
with the devices to be connected.  
To view the recorded images on a computer, see page 74.  
A/V jack  
(Yellow) (White) (Red)  
IN  
S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO  
VCRs or TVs  
: Signal flow  
1 A/V connecting cable (supplied)  
When your TV is connected to a VCR  
TheHandycam Station andyourcamcorderare  
both equipped with A/V jacks (p.73). Connect  
the A/V connecting cable either to the  
Handycam Station or to your camcorder,  
according to your setup.  
Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN  
input on the VCR. Set the input selector on  
theVCRtoLINE(VIDEO1, VIDEO2,etc.),  
if the VCR has an input selector.  
2 A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO  
To set the aspect ratio according to the  
connected TV (16:9/4:3) (DCR-SR50E/  
SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)  
Change the setting according to the screen  
aspect ratio of the TV you will view images  
on.  
(optional)  
When connecting to another device via the S  
VIDEOjack,byusinganA/Vconnectingcable  
with an S VIDEO cable (optional), higher  
quality images can be produced than with an  
A/V connecting cable. Connect the white and  
red plug (left/right audio) and the S VIDEO  
plug(SVIDEOchannel)oftheA/Vconnecting  
cable with an S VIDEO cable (optional). The  
yellow plug connection is not necessary. S  
VIDEO connection only will not output audio.  
1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the  
(PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
2 Touch  
STANDARD SET t [TV TYPE] t  
[16:9] or [4:3] t  
t [SETUP] t  
You can display the counter on the TV screen by  
setting [DISP OUTPUT] to [V-OUT/PANEL]  
(p.60).  
• Do not connect A/V connecting cables to both  
your camcorder and the Handycam Station at the  
same time. The image might get disturbed.  
.
• When you set [TV TYPE] to [4:3], the image  
quality may deteriorate. Also, when the recorded  
image’s aspect ratio switches between 16:9  
(wide) and 4:3, the image may jitter.  
39  
           
• On some 4:3 TVs, the still images recorded in 4:3  
aspectratiomaynot bedisplayedfullscreen. This  
is not a malfunction.  
• When you play back an image recorded in 16:9  
(wide) aspect ratio on a 4:3 TV not compatible  
with the 16:9 (wide) signal, set [TV TYPE] to  
[4:3].  
When your TV is monaural (When your  
TV has only one audio input jack)  
Connect the yellow plug of the A/V  
connecting cable to the video input jack and  
connect the white (left channel) or the red  
(right channel) plug to the audio input jack  
of your TV or VCR.  
If your TV/VCR has a 21-pin adaptor  
(EUROCONNECTOR)  
Use the 21-pin adaptor supplied with your  
camcorder (For models with the CE mark  
printed on their bottom surfaces only). This  
adaptor is designed for output use only.  
TV/VCR  
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Saving images  
Recorded images are stored on the internal hard disk of the camcorder. Due to some limitations  
on the internal hard disk, make sure that you save the image data to the external media.  
You can save the images recorded on the camcorder as described below.  
Saving images on DVD using your computer  
By using the software in the supplied CD-ROM, the quality of a recorded image is maintained  
even when the image is saved on a DVD.  
Create DVD with One Touch  
You can save images recorded on the  
camcorder directly to a DVD with  
with One Touch” on  
ease.  
See “Creating a DVD  
Create DVD with the desired  
SeeEditingimageson  
images  
page 91, and “Creating  
You can save images copied to your  
a DVD with selected  
computeronaDVD.Youcanalsoedit  
images” on page 93.  
the images.  
Saving images by connecting the camcorder to other VCR/DVD devices  
You can save images recorded on the camcorder by connecting to other VCR/DVD devices.  
Dub to VCR/DVD devices  
You can save the images recorded on  
the camcorder by connecting the  
camcorder to VCR/DVD devices.  
See “Dubbing to  
VCR/DVD devices”  
on page 67.  
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Deleting images  
You can provide free hard disk space by  
deleting image data on the camcorder.  
You can check the free hard disk space of the  
camcorder on [HDD INFO] (p.55).  
• Protected images cannot be deleted. To delete the  
images, cancel the protection (p.66).  
• Important data should be saved (p.41).  
3
4
Touch [DELETE].  
Select the image to be deleted.  
The selected image is marked with  
.
• Do not delete the image data on the hard disk of  
the camcorder from your computer.  
DELETE  
DATE  
END  
Press and hold : PREVIEW  
Deleting desired images  
OK  
• Press and hold the movie on the LCD screen  
to check the movie (Preview). Touch to  
return to the previous screen. The Preview  
screen buttons have the same functions as the  
ones on the Review screen (p.35).  
1
2
Slide the POWER switch to light up  
the (PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on  
the LCD screen.  
You can select multiple images at the same  
time.  
DATE  
EDIT  
60min  
21 12 2006  
12:34:01  
5
Touch  
t [YES].  
You cannot recover an image once you delete  
it.  
P-MENU  
• If you delete an original movie that is listed in a  
Playlist (p.63), it is also deleted from the Playlist.  
Select the  
(Movie) tab or the  
To delete all movies or still images at  
once  
(Still) tab that includes the  
image you want to delete, then  
touch [EDIT].  
1 Todeleteamovie,touch  
(Movie)tab,  
(Still)  
to delete still images, touch  
60min  
tab on the VISUAL INDEX screen.  
EDIT  
END  
2 Touch [EDIT] t [DELETE ALL] t  
DELETE  
DATE  
DELETE  
[YES] t [YES].  
1/2  
PRO-  
TECT  
DELETE  
ALL  
• Protected images cannot be deleted (p.65).  
• To recover all the recordable space of hard disk,  
perform [HDD FORMAT] (p.55).  
P-MENU  
• When you touch [EDIT] during Easy  
Handycam operation, only [DELETE],  
[DELETE ALL] and [DELETE DATE]  
appear (p.27).  
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Deleting images by date  
You can delete movies or still images by date  
at once.  
5
6
Touch  
while the selected date  
ofthedesiredimageishighlighted.  
Go back to the VISUAL INDEX screen.  
1
Slide the POWER switch tolight up  
the (PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
Touch [EDIT], then touch [DELETE  
DATE] t [YES].  
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on  
the LCD screen.  
60min  
EDIT  
END  
DELETE  
DATE  
EDIT  
60min  
DELETE  
DATE  
21 12 2006  
12:34:01  
1/2  
PRO-  
TECT  
DELETE  
ALL  
P-MENU  
P-MENU  
Delete moviesorstillimages recorded on  
the selected date at once.  
2
3
To delete movies, touch  
(Movie) tab. To delete still images,  
You cannot delete movies and still images  
recorded on the same date at the same time.  
You cannot delete protected images (p.65).  
• When the multiple number of the same date is  
displayed in step 3, only the image data in the  
selected date folder can be deleted.  
touch  
(Still) tab.  
Touch [DATE].  
The recording dates of images are  
displayed on the screen.  
Return to the VISUAL INDEX screen  
60min  
DATE  
END  
OK  
1
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
10  
15  
20  
25  
30  
1
P-MENU  
Previous/Next Date button  
4
Touch Previous/Next Date button  
to select the date of the desired  
image.  
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Using the Setup items  
Using the Setup items  
1
Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to light up  
the respective lamp.  
Slide the POWER switch while pressing the green button in  
the center only when the POWER switch is in the OFF  
(CHG) position.  
: Settings for movies  
: Settings for still images  
: Settings for PLAY/EDIT  
2
Touch the LCD screen to select the setup item.  
Unavailable items will be grayed out.  
x To use the short-cuts of Personal Menu  
On Personal Menu, short-cuts for frequently used setup items are added.  
You can customize Personal Menu as you like (p.61).  
1 Touch  
.
60min  
STBY  
EXPO-  
SURE  
SETUP  
SPOT  
FADER  
FOCUS  
FOCUS  
SPOT  
METER  
2 Touch the desired setup item.  
If the desired setup item is not displayed on the screen, touch  
/
until it is displayed.  
3 Select the desired setting, then touch  
.
x To change the setup items  
You can customize setup items that are not added to Personal Menu.  
1
60min  
2
60min  
3
4
STBY  
FOCUS  
60min  
STBY  
STBY  
60min  
STBY  
COLOR SLOW S: OFF  
COLOR SLOW S: ON  
SUPER NS PLUS  
NS LIGHT  
COLOR SLOW S  
SELF-TIMER  
OFF  
ON  
OFF  
ON  
CAMERA SET  
PROGRAM AE  
SPOT METER  
EXPOSURE  
DIZITAL ZOOM  
STEAD
OK  
OK  
OK  
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1 Touch  
2 Select the desired setup item.  
Touch to select the item, then touch  
in step 2.)  
t[SETUP].  
/
. (The process in step 3 is the same as that  
3 Select the desired item.  
You can also touch the item directly to select it.  
4 Customize the item.  
After finishing the settings, touch  
If you decide not to change the setting, touch  
t
(close) to hide the setup screen.  
to return to the previous screen.  
x To change the setup items during Easy Handycam operation  
does not appear during Easy Handycam operation (p.24).  
60min  
EASY  
STBY  
SETUP  
1 Touch [SETUP].  
Available setup items appear.  
2 Select the desired item.  
3 Customize the item.  
Touch  
after finishing the setting.  
If you decide not to change the settings, touch  
to return to the previous screen.  
• Cancel the Easy Handycam operation (p.26) to change the setup items for the standard operation.  
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Available setup items (z) vary depending on the operating mode.  
The following settings are made automatically during Easy  
Handycam operation (p.24).  
Setup items  
Easy Handycam  
Position of lamp:  
Movie  
Still  
PLAY/EDIT  
CAMERA SET (p.48)  
PROGRAM AE  
SPOT METER  
EXPOSURE  
AUTO  
AUTO  
AUTO  
AUTO  
ON  
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
WHITE BAL.  
AUTO SHUTTER  
SPOT FOCUS  
FOCUS  
FLASH SET *2  
SUPER NSPLUS  
NS LIGHT  
AUTO  
AUTO  
*1/OFF  
OFF  
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
OFF  
z
OFF  
COLOR SLOW S  
SELF-TIMER  
OFF  
OFF  
SELF-TIMER  
z
OFF  
DIGITAL ZOOM  
WIDE SELECT *3  
STEADYSHOT  
z
z
z
4:3  
ON  
STILL SET (p.53)  
BURST *2  
OFF  
FINE  
z
z
z
z
QUALITY  
IMAGE SIZE *2  
PICT.APPLI. (p.54)  
FADER  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
z
z
z
D.EFFECT  
PICT.EFFECT  
REC CTRL *4  
USB SELECT *5  
DEMO MODE  
z
z
z
z
z
ON  
HDD SET (p.55)  
HDD FORMAT  
HDD INFO  
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
ON  
DROP SENSOR  
EMPTY HDD  
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Easy Handycam  
Position of lamp:  
Movie  
Still  
PLAY/EDIT  
STANDARD SET (p.57)  
REC MODE  
HQ  
z*1  
z
VOLUME  
z
z
STEREO  
MULTI-SOUND  
MICREF LEVEL *2  
LCD SET  
NORMAL  
/NORMAL//*1  
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
TV TYPE *2  
*1  
USB SPEED  
DATA CODE  
DATE/TIME  
*1  
DISPLAY  
AUTO  
REMAINING  
REMOTE CTRL *2  
REC LAMP *2  
BEEP  
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
ON  
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
ON  
z*1  
z
z
z
z
z
LCD PANEL  
DISP OUTPUT  
SETUP ROTATE  
A.SHUT OFF  
CALIBRATION  
5min  
TIME/LANGU. (p.60)  
CLOCK SET  
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z*1  
*1  
*1  
*1  
AREA SET  
SUMMERTIME  
LANGUAGE  
*
1 The setting values before Easy Handycam operation are maintained.  
*2 DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E  
*
*
*
3 DCR-SR30E/SR40E  
4 DCR-SR60E/SR80E  
5 [USB SELECT] appears automatically when your camcorder is connected to a computer or other device  
with the Handycam Station and the USB cable.  
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CAMERA SET  
Settingstoadjustyourcamcordertothe  
recording conditions  
(EXPOSURE/WHITE BAL./  
STEADYSHOT, etc.)  
SUNSET&MOON**(  
)
The default settings are marked with B.  
The indicators in parentheses appear when  
the items are selected.  
Select to maintain the atmosphere of  
situations such as sunsets, general night  
views or fireworks.  
See page 44 for details on selecting  
setup items.  
LANDSCAPE**(  
)
PROGRAM AE  
You can record images effectively in various  
situations with thePROGRAM AE function.  
Select to shoot distant subjects clearly. This  
setting also prevents your camcorder from  
focusing on glass or metal meshin windows  
that comes in between the camcorder and  
the subject.  
BAUTO  
Select to automatically record images  
effectively without the [PROGRAM AE]  
function.  
• Items with one asterisk (*) can be adjusted so as  
nottofocusonsubjectsonlyashortdistanceaway.  
Items with two asterisks (**) can be adjusted to  
focus on subjects farther away.  
SPOTLIGHT*(  
)
• The setting returns to [AUTO] after you remove  
the power source for more than five minutes.  
Select to prevent people’s faces from  
appearing excessively white when subjects  
are lit by strong light.  
SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter)  
You can adjust and fix the exposure to the  
subject, so that it is recorded in suitable  
brightness even when there is strong contrast  
between the subject and the background,  
such as subjects in the spotlight on stage.  
PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) (  
)
Selecttobringoutthesubjectsuchaspeople  
or flowers while creating a soft background.  
SPOT METER  
STBY  
SPORTS* (Sports lesson) (  
)
AUTO  
END  
1 Touch the point where you want to fix and  
adjust the exposure on the screen.  
appears.  
Selecttominimizeshakewhenshootingfast  
moving subjects.  
2 Touch [END].  
BEACH&SKI*(  
)
To return the setting to automatic exposure,  
touch [AUTO]t[END].  
• If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is  
automatically set to [MANUAL].  
• The setting returns to [AUTO] after you remove  
the power source for more than five minutes.  
Select to prevent people’s faces from  
appearing dark in strong light or reflected  
light, such as at a beach in midsummer or  
on a ski slope.  
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INDOOR (n)  
EXPOSURE  
The white balance is adjusted to be  
appropriate for the following recording  
conditions:  
– Indoors  
– At party scenes or studios where the  
lighting conditions change quickly  
– Underthevideolampsofthoseatastudio,  
or under sodium lamps or incandescent-  
like color lamps  
You can fix the brightness of an image  
manually. When recording indoors on a clear  
day, for example, you can avoid backlight  
shadows on people next to the window by  
fixing the exposure to that of the wall side of  
the room.  
60min  
EXPOSURE: MANUAL  
STBY  
ONE PUSH (  
)
The white balance will be adjusted  
according to the ambient light.  
AUTO  
MANUAL  
OK  
1 Touch [ONE PUSH].  
1 Touch [MANUAL].  
2 Frame a white object such as a piece of  
paper, to fill the screen under the same  
lighting conditions as you will shoot the  
subject.  
appears.  
2 Adjust the exposure by touching  
/
.
3 Touch  
To return the setting to automatic exposure,  
touch [AUTO] t  
.
3 Touch [  
].  
flashes quickly. When the white  
balance has been adjusted and stored in  
the memory, the indicator stops flashing.  
• Keep framing white object while  
flashing quickly.  
.
• The setting returns to [AUTO] after you remove  
the power source for more than five minutes.  
is  
flashesslowlyifwhitebalancecould  
not be set.  
keeps flashing even after you have  
touched , set [WHITE BAL.] to  
[AUTO].  
WHITE BAL. (White balance)  
You can adjust the color balance to the  
brightness of the recording environment.  
• When you have changed the battery pack while  
[AUTO] is selected, or you bring your camcorder  
outdoors from inside the house while using fixed  
exposure,select[AUTO]andaimyourcamcorder  
at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for  
better color balance adjustment.  
• Redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure if you change  
the [PROGRAM AE] settings, or bring your  
camcorderoutdoorsfrominsidethehouse,orvice  
versa during the [ONE PUSH] is set to on.  
BAUTO  
The white balance isadjusted automatically.  
OUTDOOR (  
)
The white balance is adjusted to be  
appropriate for the following recording  
conditions:  
– Outdoors  
– Night views, neon signs and fireworks  
– Sunrise or sunset  
• Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or [ONE PUSH]  
under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.  
– Under daylight fluorescent lamps  
• The setting returns to [AUTO] after you remove  
the power source for more than five minutes.  
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• It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the  
power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to adjust  
the focus, then towards W (wide angle) to adjust  
the zoom for recording. When you want to record  
a subject at close range, move the power zoom  
lever to W (wide angle), then adjust the focus.  
• The minimum distance required between your  
camcorder and the subject to get a sharp focus is  
about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) for wide angle and  
about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto.  
AUTO SHUTTER  
Automatically activates the electronic  
shutter to adjust the shutter speed when  
recording in bright conditions if you set it to  
[ON] (the default setting).  
SPOT FOCUS  
• The setting returns to [AUTO] after you remove  
the power source for more than five minutes.  
You can select and adjust the focal point to  
aim it at a subject not located in the center of  
the screen.  
FLASH SET (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/  
SR70E/SR80E)  
SPOT FOCUS  
STBY  
You can set this function when you use an  
external flash (optional) that is compatible  
with your camcorder. Attach the external  
flash to the Active Interface Shoe (p.73).  
AUTO  
END  
1 Touch the subject on the screen.  
9 appears.  
2 Touch [END].  
x FLASH MODE  
BON  
To adjust the focus automatically, touch  
Always flashes when recording still images.  
[AUTO]t[END] in step 1.  
ON  
• If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is  
automatically set to [MANUAL].  
Always pre-flashes to reduce redeye  
phenomenon, then flashes when recording  
still images  
• The setting returns to [AUTO] after you remove  
the power source for more than five minutes.  
AUTO  
FOCUS  
Always flashes automatically.  
Youcanadjustthefocusmanually.Selectthis  
when you want to focus on a certain subject  
intentionally.  
AUTO  
Always pre-flashes automatically to reduce  
redeye phenomenon, then flashes  
automatically when recording still images.  
• If the flash is not capable of preventing the redeye  
phenomenon, you can select only [ON] or  
[AUTO].  
• The setting returns to [ON] after you remove the  
power source for more than five minutes.  
1 Touch [MANUAL].  
9 appears.  
2 Touch  
(focusing on close subjects)/  
(focusing on distant subjects) to  
sharpen the focus.  
appears when the focus cannot be  
adjusted any closer, and  
appears when  
the focus cannot be adjusted farther away.  
3 Touch  
.
To adjust the focus automatically, touch  
[AUTO]t  
in step 1.  
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x FLASH LEVEL  
COLOR SLOW S  
(Color Slow Shutter)  
HIGH(  
)
Makes the flash level higher.  
You can record an image brighter in color  
even in dark places.  
BNORMAL (  
LOW (  
)
Set [COLOR SLOW S] to [ON].  
and  
)
[COLOR SLOW SHUTTER] flash on the  
screen.  
Makes the flash level lower.  
To cancel [COLOR SLOW S], touch [OFF].  
• The setting returns to [NORMAL] after you  
remove the power source for more than five  
minutes.  
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p.50),  
when it is hard to focus automatically.  
• The shutter speed of your camcorder changes  
depending on the brightness. The motion of the  
image may slow down at this time.  
SUPER NSPLUS  
(Super NightShot plus)  
You can record images at a maximum of 16  
timesthesensitivityofNightShotplusindark  
places.  
Set [SUPER NSPLUS] to [ON] while the  
NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch is set to ON.  
and [“SUPER NSPLUS”] flash on the  
screen.  
SELF-TIMER  
The self-timer starts recording a movie after  
about 10 seconds.  
Press START/STOP when  
SELF-TIMER] is set to [ON] ( ).  
To cancel the count down, touch [RESET].  
To cancel the self-timer, select [OFF].  
You can also use the self-timer with START/  
STOP on the Remote Commander (DCR-SR50E/  
SR60E/SR70E/SR80E) (p.38).  
[
To cancel the setting, set [SUPER NSPLUS]  
to [OFF].  
• Do not use NightShot plus and [SUPER  
NSPLUS] in bright places. This may cause a  
malfunction.  
SELF-TIMER  
• Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers  
or other objects (p.32).  
• Remove the conversion lens (optional).  
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p.50),  
when it is hard to focus automatically.  
• The shutter speed of your camcorder changes  
depending on the brightness. The motion of the  
image may slow down at this time.  
The self-timer starts recording a still image  
after about 10 seconds.  
Press PHOTO when [  
set to [ON] ( ).  
To cancel the count down, touch [RESET].  
To cancel the self-timer, select [OFF].  
SELF-TIMER] is  
You can also use the self-timer with PHOTO on  
the Remote Commander (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/  
SR70E/SR80E) (p.38).  
NS LIGHT (NightShot Light)  
You can record clearer images with the light  
which emits infrared light while using  
NightShot plus. The default setting is [ON].  
DIGITAL ZOOM  
You can select the maximum zoom level in  
case you want to zoom greater than optical  
zoom magnification listed as below. Note  
that the image quality decreases when you  
are using the digital zoom.  
• Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers  
or other objects (p.32).  
• Remove the conversion lens (optional).  
• The maximum shooting distance using [NS  
LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet).  
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(optical zoom)  
WIDE SELECT  
(DCR-SR30E/SR40E)  
DCR-SR30E/SR40E  
20 ×  
DCR-SR50E/SR60E/  
SR70E/SR80E  
You can record an image in the screen aspect  
ratio matching a TV screen.  
12 ×  
B4:3  
When recording an image matching on a  
standard (4:3) TV screen  
16:9 WIDE  
When recording an image matching on a  
wide (16:9) TV screen.  
The right side of the bar shows the digital  
zooming factor. Thezooming zoneappears  
when you select the zooming level.  
Image recorded in [16:9 WIDE]:  
When playing back an image  
on the LCD screen  
DCR-SR30E/SR40E  
BOFF  
When playing back an image on  
a wide (16:9) TV screen *1  
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically.  
40 ×  
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically, and  
after that up to 40 × zoom is performed  
digitally.  
When playing back an image on  
a standard (4:3) TV screen *2  
800 ×  
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically, and  
after that, up to 800 × zoom is performed  
digitally.  
*1 If you set your TV to the full-screen mode, you  
can view the image matching the wide (16:9) TV  
screen.  
DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E  
*2 If you play back an image on a standard (4:3) TV  
screen, the image is vertically displayed. When  
the TV is set to the wide mode, the image is  
displayed just like the image displayed on the  
LCD screen.  
BOFF  
Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically.  
24 ×  
Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically, and  
after that up to 24 × zoom is performed  
digitally.  
You cannot switch the screen aspect ratio in the  
following cases:  
– while recording movies  
– when [D.EFFECT] is set to [OLD MOVIE]  
(p.54)  
800 ×  
Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically, and  
after that, up to 800 × zoom is performed  
digitally.  
STEADYSHOT  
You can record images using  
[STEADYSHOT] (the default setting is  
[ON]). Set[STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (  
when using a tripod or the conversion lens  
(optional).  
)
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STILL SET  
Settings for still images  
(BURST/QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE, etc.)  
QUALITY  
The default settings are marked with B.  
The indicators in parentheses appear when  
the items are selected.  
See page 44 for details on selecting  
setup items.  
BFINE (  
)
Recordsstillimagesatthefineimagequality  
level.  
STANDARD (  
)
Records still images at the standard image  
quality level.  
BURST (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/  
SR70E/SR80E)  
The size of still images (Approx. kB)  
You can record several still images one after  
another by pressing PHOTO.  
VGA  
1.0M  
0.7M  
(0.3M)  
BOFF  
Selectthiswhennotrecordingcontinuously.  
FINE  
500  
210  
380  
160  
150  
60  
NORMAL (  
)
(FINE)  
Records still images continuously at  
approximately 0.5 seconds intervals. The  
numbers of the maximum recordable  
images are as follows:  
STANDARD  
(STD)  
1.0M (  
VGA (0.3M) (  
0.7M (  
) : 8 images  
IMAGE SIZE (DCR-SR50E/  
SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)  
) : 21 images  
) : 8 images  
B1.0M (  
)
EXP. BRKTG (  
)
Records still images clearly.  
Records 3 images consecutively with  
different exposures at approximately 0.5  
second intervals. You can compare the three  
images and select an image recorded at the  
best exposure.  
VGA (0.3M) (  
Allows for the maximum number of images  
to be recorded.  
)
• When the aspect ratio is changed to 16:9 (wide),  
the image size is changed to [  
(p.23).  
• The number of pixels for each image size is as  
follows:  
1.0M : 1152×864  
VGA (0.3M) : 640×480  
0.7M : 1152×648  
• The maximum number of recordable still images  
is 9,999.  
• The image size of DCR-SR30E/SR40E is set to  
0.7M] (  
)
• The flash will not function during continuous  
recording.  
• Themaximumnumberofimageswillberecorded  
in the self-timer mode or when you are operating  
with the Remote Commander (DCR-SR50E/  
SR60E/SR70E/SR80E).  
You may not be able to record continuous images  
up to the maximum number depending on the  
image size and the remaining hard disk space of  
the camcorder.  
• [EXP. BRKTG]doesnotfunction,ifthehard disk  
space is only available for less than three still  
images.  
[VGA (0.3M)] (  
).  
• It takes longer to record continuous images to the  
hard disk compared to normal recording. Record  
the next still image after the scroll bar indicator  
(
) and the ACCESS lamp turns off.  
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PICT.APPLI.  
Special effectsonimagesoradditional  
functions on recording/playback  
(PICT.EFFECT/D.EFFECT, etc.)  
D.EFFECT (Digital effect)  
The default settings are marked with B.  
The indicators in parentheses appear when  
the items are selected.  
You can add digital effects to your  
recordings.  
appears.  
See page 44 for details on selecting  
1 Touch the desired effect.  
setup items.  
2 When you select [LUMI. KEY], adjust the  
effect with  
/
, then touch  
.
The image displayed when you touch  
is saved as a still image.  
FADER  
Youcanaddthefollowingeffectstocurrently  
recording images.  
3 Touch  
.
appears.  
To cancel [D.EFFECT], touch [OFF] in step  
1 During standby (fade in) or recording (fade  
1.  
out),selectthedesiredeffect,thentouch  
When you select [OVERLAP] or [WIPE], the  
image is stored as a still image. (While storing  
the image, the screen turns to blue.)  
.
LUMI. KEY (luminance key)  
Replaces a brighter area in a previously  
recorded still image (e.g. a person) with a  
movie.  
2 Press START/STOP.  
The fader indicator stops flashing and  
disappears when the fade is complete.  
To cancel the current setting before your  
operation, touch [OFF] in step 1. Once you  
press START/STOP, the setting is cancelled.  
OLD MOVIE  
Adds an sepia colored effect to movies.  
• The aspect ratio cannot bechanged to 16:9(wide)  
when [OLD MOVIE] is selected.  
Fading out  
Fading in  
WHITE FADER  
PICT.EFFECT (Picture effect)  
Youcanaddspecialeffectstoapictureduring  
recording.  
appears.  
BOFF  
BLACK FADER  
Does not use [PICT.EFFECT] setting.  
SEPIA  
Picture appears in sepia.  
OVERLAP (fade in only)  
WIPE (fade in only)  
B&W  
Picture appears in black and white.  
PASTEL  
Picture appears like a pale pastel drawing.  
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HDD SET  
Settings for the hard disk (HDD  
FORMAT/HDD INFO, etc.)  
MOSAIC  
See page 44 for details on selecting  
setup items.  
Picture appears mosaic-patterned.  
HDD FORMAT  
You can delete all the imageson the harddisk  
of the camcorder to recover recordable free  
space to allow you to write in.  
• Toavoidthelossofimportantimages,theyshould  
be saved (p.41) before performing [HDD  
FORMAT].  
REC CTRL (DCR-SR60E/SR80E)  
See page 69.  
USB SELECT  
You can copy images to a computer when  
connectingyourcamcordertoyourcomputer  
with the USB cable and the Handycam  
Station or print still images when connecting  
to the PictBridge compliant printer (p.71).  
1 To perform [HDD FORMAT], touch [YES]  
t [YES].  
2 When [Completed.] is displayed, touch  
.
• Protected images are also deleted.  
• While [HDD FORMAT] is activated, do not  
remove the AC Adaptor or the battery pack.  
• While[HDDFORMAT]isactivated,donotapply  
vibration or shock.  
DVD BURN  
The item has the same function as the DVD  
BURN button on the Handycam Station  
body. See page 81.  
HDD INFO  
HDD  
The hard disk information of the camcorder  
can be displayed to allow you to check  
approximate used and free spaces.  
When connecting the camcorder to a  
computer via USB, you can access to the  
hard disk drive of the camcorder from the  
computer.  
HDD INFO  
PictBridge PRINT  
Used Space:  
Free Space:  
28,592MB  
28,625MB  
• Fordetailsonacomputerconnection,seepage74.  
• The calculation for hard disk space is 1MB =  
1,048,576 bytes. The fractions less than MB are  
discarded when the hard disk space is displayed.  
Only the figures that are less than 30,000 MB  
(DCR-SR30E/SR40E/SR50E/SR60E) or 60,000  
MB (DCR-SR70E/SR80E) for available and  
unavailable hard disk spaces appear.  
DEMO MODE  
The default setting is [ON] so that you can  
view the demonstration in about 10 minutes,  
after you have set the POWER switch to  
(Movie).  
• Since there is the management file area, the used  
space is not displayed as 0MB when you perform  
[HDD FORMAT] or [EMPTY HDD].  
• The demonstration will be suspended in  
situations such as those described below.  
– when you touch the screen during the  
demonstration (The demonstration starts again  
in about 10 minutes.)  
– when the POWER switch is set to  
(Still)  
– when you set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch  
to ON (p.32)  
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• If you do not follow theinstructionsaboveto turn  
on the switch, [EMPTY HDD] cannot be  
displayed on the set up items.  
• The actual performing time for [EMPTY HDD]  
is as follows;  
DCR-SR30E/SR40E/SR50E/SR60E  
approx. 30 minutes  
DCR-SR70E/SR80E  
DROP SENSOR  
The [DROP SENSOR] is set to [ON] as the  
default setting. When the drop sensor senses  
a drop of the camcorder ( appears), you  
may not record/play back the images to  
protect the internal hard disk.  
• Set thedropsensor to[ON] (default setting)when  
you use the camcorder. Otherwise when you drop  
the camcorder, you may damage the hard disk of  
the camcorder.  
approx. 60 minutes  
• Remove all cables except the AC Adaptor. Do not  
remove the AC Adaptor during the operation.  
• In a non-gravity situation, the drop sensor  
activates.Whenyourecordimagesduringactivity  
such as roller-coasting or skydiving, you can set  
• While performing [EMPTY HDD], do not apply  
any vibrations or shocks.  
• When you havecancelled[EMPTYHDD]during  
the operation, perform [HDD FORMAT] or  
[EMPTY HDD] when you use the camcorder for  
the next time.  
[DROP SENSOR] to [OFF] (  
the drop sensor.  
) not to activate  
• [DROP SENSOR] is automatically set to [ON]  
after you remove the power source for more than  
five minutes.  
• Protected images (p.65) are also deleted.  
EMPTY HDD  
[EMPTY HDD] allows you to write non  
important data onto the hard disk of the  
camcorder. In this way, it may become more  
difficult to recover any original data. When  
you dispose or transfer the camcorder to  
others, it is recommended that you perform  
[EMPTY HDD].  
Connect your camcorder to the wall socket  
using the supplied AC Adaptor for this  
operation (p.14).  
• If you perform [EMPTY HDD], all the images  
aredeleted.Toavoidthelossofimportantimages,  
they should be saved (p.41) before performing  
[EMPTY HDD].  
1 Be sure the AC Adaptor is connected. While  
pressing DISP/BATT INFO, slide the  
POWER switch to turn on.  
You can perform this operation, whichever  
position of the  
(Movie) /  
(Still) /  
(PLAY/EDIT) is lit.  
2 Touch  
t
HDD SET t  
[EMPTY HDD] t [YES] t [YES].  
3 When [Completed.] is displayed, touch  
.
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STANDARD SET  
Settings while recording or other basic  
settings  
(REC MODE/LCD SET/USB SPEED, etc.)  
VOLUME  
The default settings are marked with B.  
The indicators in parentheses appear when  
the item is selected.  
See page 44 for details on selecting  
setup items.  
See page 30.  
MULTI-SOUND  
You can select whether to play back audio  
recordedusing[REC CTRL](p.69)withdual  
sound or stereo sound.  
REC MODE (Recording mode)  
BSTEREO  
Plays back with main and sub sound (or  
stereo sound).  
You can select an image quality of the movie  
from three levels.  
BHQ ( HQ )  
Records in high quality mode.  
1
Plays back with main sound or the left  
channel sound.  
SP ( SP )  
Records in standard quality mode.  
2
LP ( LP )  
Plays back with sub sound or the right  
channel sound.  
Increases the recording time (Long Play).  
• The setting returns to [STEREO] after you  
remove the power source for more than five  
minutes.  
Recordable time:  
DCR-SR30E/  
DCR-SR70E/  
SR40E/SR50E/  
SR80E  
SR60E  
MICREF LEVEL (DCR-SR50E/  
SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)  
approx.  
approx.  
HQ  
SP  
7 hours 20 min. 14 hours 40 min.  
You can select the microphone level for  
recording sound.  
approx. approx.  
10 hours 50 min. 21 hours 40 min.  
Select [LOW] when you want to record  
excitingandpowerfulsoundinaconcerthall,  
etc.  
approx. approx.  
20 hours 50 min. 41 hours 50 min.  
LP  
• The recordable time varies depending on the  
subject.  
• Theremainingrecordabletimeisdisplayedonthe  
screen.  
BNORMAL  
Records various surround sounds,  
converting them into the same level.  
LOW (  
)
• The maximum number of recordable movies is  
9,999.  
• IfyourecordintheLP mode, thequalityofscenes  
may be degraded, or scenes with quick  
movements may appear with a block noise when  
you play back the images.  
• When measuring media capacity, 1GB equals 1  
billion bytes, a portion of which is used for data  
management.  
Records surround sound faithfully. This  
setting is not suitable for recording  
conversations.  
• The setting returns to [NORMAL] after you  
remove the power source for more than five  
minutes.  
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LCD SET  
TV TYPE (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/  
SR70E/SR80E)  
See page 39.  
The recorded image willnot be affected even  
when you change the setting.  
x LCD BRIGHT  
USB SPEED  
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD  
screen.  
You can select data transfer speed used to  
transfer data to your computer.  
1 Adjust the brightness with  
2 Touch  
/
.
.
BAUTO  
Sends data by switching automatically  
between the Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) and  
the speed corresponding to USB1.1 (full  
speed transfer).  
x LCD BL LEVEL  
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD  
screen’s backlight.  
BNORMAL  
Standard brightness.  
FULL SPEED  
Sends data corresponding to USB1.1 (full  
speed transfer).  
BRIGHT  
Brightens the LCD screen.  
DATA CODE  
• When you use the AC Adaptor as the power  
source, [BRIGHT] is automatically selected for  
the setting.  
• When you select [BRIGHT], battery life is  
slightly reduced during recording.  
You can check the information recorded  
automatically (data code) during playback.  
BOFF  
Data code is not displayed.  
x LCD COLOR  
DATE/TIME  
Displays the date and time of recorded  
images.  
You can adjust the color on the LCD screen  
with  
/
.
CAMERA DATA  
Displaysthecamerasettingdataofrecorded  
images.  
Low intensity  
High intensity  
x WIDE DISPLAY  
DATE/TIME  
(DCR-SR30E/SR40E)  
60min  
00:00:00  
You can select how a 16:9 (wide) aspect ratio  
image appears on the LCD screen.  
1
1:12:34  
1
2006  
BLETTER BOX  
Normal setting (standard type of screen)  
1Date  
2Time  
SQUEZE (Squeeze)  
Expands the image vertically if black bands  
at the top and bottom in 16:9 (wide) aspect  
ratio are undesirable.  
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* You can operate with the zoom buttonson the  
LCD frame or on the Remote Commander  
(DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E).  
CAMERA DATA  
Movie  
60min  
00:00:00  
REMAINING  
AWB  
BAUTO  
Displays the remaining hard disk free space  
for about eight seconds as described below.  
Still image  
60min  
10/10  
– Whenyourcamcorderrecognizesthefree  
hard disk space, with the POWER switch  
is set to  
(Movie)  
– When you press DISP/BATT INFO to  
switch the screen display from off to on,  
with the POWER switch is set to  
(Movie)  
– When you start recording from the line  
input (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/  
SR80E)  
3SteadyShot off  
4Exposure  
5White balance  
6Gain  
7Shutter speed  
8Aperture value  
9Exposure value  
ON  
Always displays the remaining hard disk  
free space indicator.  
appears for an image recorded using a flash  
(optional).  
• The data code is displayed on the TV screen, if  
you connect your camcorder to a TV.  
• The indicator toggles through the following  
sequences as you press DATA CODE on the  
Remote Commander: DATE/TIME t  
CAMERA DATA t OFF (no indication) (DCR-  
SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E).  
• Depending on the hard disk condition of the  
camcorder, bars [--:--:--] appear.  
• The setting returns to [OFF] after you remove the  
power source for more than five minutes.  
• When the available free space on the hard disk of  
the camcorder becomes less than five minutes for  
movie recording, the remaining free space will be  
displayed all the time.  
REMOTE CTRL (Remote control)  
(DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/  
SR80E)  
The default setting is [ON] so that you can  
use the supplied Remote Commander (p.38).  
• Set to [OFF] to prevent your camcorder from  
responding to a command sent by other device’s  
remote control.  
• The setting returns to [ON] after you remove the  
power source for more than five minutes.  
DISPLAY  
You can select the number of thumbnails that  
appear on the VISUAL INDEX screen.  
Thumbnail  
Glossary (p.121)  
REC LAMP (Recording lamp)  
(DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/  
SR80E)  
BZOOM LINK  
Change the number of thumbnails (6 or 12)  
with the zoom lever on your camcorder.*  
The camera recording lamp will not light up  
during recording when you set this to [OFF].  
(The default setting is [ON].)  
6IMAGES  
Displays thumbnails of 6 images.  
12IMAGES  
Displays thumbnails of 12 images.  
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TIME/LANGU.  
(CLOCK SET/AREA SET/LANGUAGE,  
etc.)  
BEEP  
BON  
See page 44 for details on selecting  
setup items.  
A melody sounds when you start/stop  
recording, or operate the touch panel.  
CLOCK SET  
See page 22.  
OFF  
Cancels the melody.  
AREA SET  
DISP OUTPUT  
You can adjust a time difference without  
stopping the clock.  
Setyourlocalareawithv/Vwhenusingyour  
camcorder overseas.  
BLCD PANEL  
Shows displays such as the counter on the  
LCD screen.  
V-OUT/PANEL  
Shows the display also on the TV screen.  
SUMMERTIME  
SETUP ROTATE  
You can change this setting without stopping  
the clock.  
Set to [ON] to move the time forward one  
hour.  
BNORMAL  
Scrolls the setup items downwards by  
touching  
.
OPPOSITE  
Scrolls the setup items upwardsbytouching  
.
LANGUAGE  
You can select the language to be used on the  
LCD screen.  
A.SHUT OFF (Auto shut off)  
B5min  
The camcorder is automatically turned off,  
whenyoudonotoperate yourcamcorderfor  
more than approximately 5 minutes.  
Your camcorder offers [ENG[SIMP]]  
(simplified English) for when you cannot  
find your native tongue among the options.  
NEVER  
The camcorder is not automatically turned  
off.  
• When you connect your camcorder to a wall  
socket, [A.SHUT OFF] is automatically set to  
[NEVER].  
CALIBRATION  
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Customizing Personal Menu  
You can add desired setup items to Personal  
Deleting a setup item  
Menu, and customize Personal Menu  
settings. This is convenient if you add  
frequently used setup items to Personal  
Menu.  
1
Touch  
t [DELETE].  
t [P-MENU SET UP]  
If the desired setup item is not displayed,  
Adding a setup item  
touch  
/
.
You can add up to 28 setup items for  
60min  
STBY  
Select button to delete.  
(Movie),  
(Still)or  
(PLAY/EDIT).  
EXPO-  
SURE  
END  
SETUP  
Delete a less important setup item, if you  
want to add more.  
SPOT  
FOCUS  
FADER  
SPOT  
METER  
FOCUS  
1
2
3
Touch  
t [ADD].  
t [P-MENU SET UP]  
2
3
Touch the setupitem that youwant  
to delete.  
60min  
Select the category  
STBY  
END  
OK  
CAMERA SET  
PICT. APPLI.  
HDD SET  
STANDARD SET  
TIME / LANGU.  
60min  
DELETE  
STBY  
Delete this from  
mode's  
P-MENU?  
YES  
NO  
Touch  
category, then touch  
/
to select a setup  
.
Touch [YES] t  
.
60min  
STBY  
You cannot delete [SETUP] and [P-MENU  
SET UP].  
END  
OK  
PROGRAM AE  
SPOT METER  
EXPOSURE  
WHITE BAL.  
AUTO SHUTTER  
Touch  
item, then touch  
.
/
to select a setup  
t [YES] t  
The setup item is added to the end of list.  
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Arranging the order of setup  
items displayed on Personal  
Menu  
1
Touch  
t [SORT].  
t [P-MENU SET UP]  
If the desired setup item is not displayed,  
touch  
/
.
2
3
4
Touch the setup item you want to  
move.  
Touch  
/
to move the setup  
item to the desired place.  
Touch  
.
To sort more items, repeat step 2 to 4.  
5
Touch [END] t  
.
You cannot move [P-MENU SET UP].  
Initializing the Personal Menu  
settings (Reset)  
Touch  
t [P-MENU SET UP] t  
[RESET] t [YES] t [YES] t  
.
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Editing images  
Creating the Playlist  
A Playlist is a list displaying your favorite  
movies selected from the original movies.  
5
Touch  
t [YES].  
Playlist  
Glossary (p.121)  
60min  
ADD  
• DonotremovethebatterypackortheACAdaptor  
from you camcorder while editing the Playlist. It  
may damage the hard disk of the camcorder.  
Add?  
YES  
NO  
You can add up to 99 scenes in the Playlist.  
You cannot add still images on the Playlist.  
• If you delete the original image data from the  
camcorder, they are automatically deleted from  
the Playlist.  
To add all the images selected by date  
on the Playlist  
Touch [ ADD DATE] in step 3.  
1
2
Slide the POWER switch tolight up  
the (PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
Erasing unnecessary scenes  
from the Playlist  
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears.  
Select  
[EDIT].  
(Movie) tab, then touch  
1
Slide the POWER switchto light up  
the (PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
60min  
IT
E
D
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears.  
END  
DELETE  
DATE  
DELETE  
1/2  
DELETE  
ALL  
PRO-  
TECT  
2
Touch  
[ERASE].  
(Playlist)tabt[EDIT]t  
P-MENU  
END  
ERASE  
Press and hold : PREVIEW  
3
4
Touch [  
ADD].  
• Touch  
/
to display[  
ADD] when  
[
ADD] is not displayed.  
OK  
Select the scene to be added to the  
Playlist.  
3
Selectthescenetobedeletedfrom  
the list.  
ADD  
DATE  
END  
Press and hold : PREVIEW  
END  
ERASE  
Press and hold : PREVIEW  
OK  
OK  
The selected scene is marked with  
.
The selected scene is marked with  
.
• If you press and hold the thumbnail of the  
image, you can check the image. Touch  
to return to the previous screen.  
• If you press and hold the thumbnail of the  
image, you can check the image. Touch  
to return to the previous screen.  
You can select several images at once.  
You can select several images at once.  
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4
Touch  
t [YES].  
5
6
Select the designated position  
with [T]/[t].  
END  
MOVE  
Press and hold : PREVIEW  
Toeraseallthescenesatthesametime  
Touch [ERASE ALL] in step 2 t [YES].  
OK  
• The original images are not changed even if you  
erase the images from the Playlist.  
Move destination bar  
Changing the order within the  
Playlist  
Touch  
t [YES].  
• When you have selected several images, the  
scenes are moved following the order  
appeared in the Playlist.  
1
Slide the POWER switch to light up  
the (PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on  
the LCD screen.  
2
Touch  
[MOVE].  
(Playlist)tabt [EDIT]t  
END  
MOVE  
Press and hold : PREVIEW  
OK  
3
4
Select the scene to be moved.  
END  
MOVE  
Press and hold : PREVIEW  
OK  
The selected scene is marked with  
.
• If you press and hold the thumbnail of the  
image, you can check the image. Touch  
to return to the previous screen.  
You can select several images at once.  
Touch  
.
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Playing the Playlist  
Setting image  
protection (Protection)  
You can play the Playlist.  
You can protect selected images not to be  
deleted(p.42). Bysettingprotection, youcan  
prevent your images from being deleted by  
mistake.  
1
Slide the POWER switch tolight up  
the (PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
Protecting the desired image  
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on  
the LCD screen.  
Youcansetprotectiontoanindividualimage.  
2
Touch  
(Playlist) tab.  
1
2
Slide the POWER switchto light up  
the (PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
A list of the scenes added in the Playlist  
appears.  
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on  
the LCD screen.  
60min  
EDIT  
1:23:01  
Touch [EDIT] t [PROTECT].  
P-MENU  
DATE  
PROTECT  
Press and hold : PREVIEW  
END  
3
Touch the image from which you  
want to playback.  
OK  
The screen returns to the VISUAL  
INDEX screen when the Playlist is  
played back from the selected scene to  
the end.  
3
Touch the desired image you want  
to protect.  
The selected image is marked with -.  
DATE  
END  
PROTECT  
You can save images in your Playlist on a DVD  
using a computer. For details, see page 95.  
Press and hold : PREVIEW  
OK  
You can select several images at once.  
• If you press and hold the thumbnail of the  
image, you can check the image. Touch  
to return to the previous screen.  
4
Touch  
t [YES].  
Protection on the image is set.  
• The protected image is marked with - on the  
VISUAL INDEX screen.  
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To cancel protection from the desired  
image  
To cancel protection from the desired  
image by date  
Touch the image marked with - in step 3.  
- mark disappears.  
Touch [EDIT] t [PROTCT DATE] t  
[OFF] in step 4. - does not appear on the  
images that are cancelled for protection.  
Protecting images by date  
You can set protection for selected images by  
recording date.  
1
Slide the POWER switch to light up  
the (PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on  
the LCD screen.  
2
Touch [DATE].  
60min  
DATE  
END  
OK  
1
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
2006  
10  
15  
20  
25  
30  
1
P-MENU  
Previous/Next  
Date button  
3
4
Select the desired date to protect  
with Previous/Next Date button,  
then touch  
.
Return to the VISUAL INDEX screen.  
Touch [EDIT] t [PROTCT DATE]  
t [ON].  
Set protection for all the images in the  
selected folder by date.  
• Protected images are marked with - on  
VISUAL INDEX screen.  
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Dubbing, Printing  
Dubbing to VCR/DVD devices  
You can save images on your camcorder to VCRs or DVD recorders.  
Connect your camcorder to the wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation  
(p.14). Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected.  
To save image data on your computer or to save DVD using a computer, see page 80, 84.  
You cannot use the i.LINK cable.  
• Since you dub your data to other device through analogue data, the image quality may decline.  
(Yellow) (White) (Red)  
A/V jack  
IN  
S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO  
VCRs or  
DVD  
recorders  
: Video/Signal flow  
• To hide the screen indicators (such as a counter,  
etc.) on the screen of the monitor device  
connected, set [DISP OUTPUT] to [LCD  
PANEL] (the default setting, p.60).  
• To record the date/time and camera data, display  
them on the screen (p.58).  
1 A/V connecting cable (supplied)  
TheHandycam Station andyourcamcorderare  
both equipped with A/V jacks (p.73). Connect  
the A/V connecting cable either to the  
Handycam Station or to your camcorder,  
according to your setup.  
• When you are connecting your camcorder to a  
monaural device, connect the yellow plug of the  
A/V connecting cable to the video input jack, and  
the red (right channel) or the white (left channel)  
plug to the audio input jack on the VCR or the TV.  
2 A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO  
(optional)  
When connecting to another device via the S  
VIDEOjack,byusinganA/Vconnectingcable  
with an S VIDEO cable (optional), higher  
quality images can be produced than with an  
A/V connecting cable. Connect the white and  
red plug (left/right audio) and the S VIDEO  
plug(SVIDEOchannel)oftheA/Vconnecting  
cable with an S VIDEO cable (optional). The  
yellow plug connection is not necessary. S  
VIDEO connection only will not output audio.  
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1
2
3
Slide the POWER switch to light up  
the (PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
Set[TVTYPE]accordingtotheplayback  
device (p.39).  
Insert the recordingmediaforyour  
VCR or DVD recorder.  
If your recording device has an input  
selector, set it to the input mode.  
Connect your camcorder to the  
VCR/DVD device with the A/V  
connecting cable (supplied) 1 or  
the A/V connecting cable with S  
VIDEO (optional) 2.  
• Connect your camcorder to the input jacks of  
a VCR or DVD device.  
4
5
Start the playback on your  
camcorder, and record it on the  
recording device.  
Refer to the instruction manuals supplied  
with your recording devices for details.  
When dubbing is finished, stop  
your camcorder and the recording  
device.  
• After dubbing your images, it is recommended  
that you delete unnecessary images from the hard  
disk of the camcorder (p.42).  
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Recording images from a TV or VCR/DVD device  
(DCR-SR60E/SR80E)  
You can record images or TV programs from a VCR, TV or DVD device onto the hard disk of  
camcorder.  
Connect your camcorder to the wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation  
(p.14). Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected.  
• On your camcorder, you cannot view images copied from a computer.  
(Yellow) (White) (Red)  
A/V jack  
OUT  
S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO  
VCRs, DVD  
devices or TVs  
: Video/Signal flow  
You cannot record images from a TV with no  
output jacks.  
1 A/V connecting cable (supplied)  
TheHandycam Station andyourcamcorderare  
You cannot record TV programs which allow you  
to record once, or have copy control technology.  
both equipped with A/V jacks (p.73). Connect  
the A/V connecting cable either to the  
Handycam Station or to your camcorder,  
according to your setup.  
• When you are connecting your camcorder to a  
monaural device, connect the yellow plug of the  
A/V connecting cable to the video output jack,  
and the red (right channel) or the white (left  
channel)plug totheaudiooutputjackon theVCR  
or the TV.  
Your camcorder can only record from a PAL  
source. For example, French video or TV  
programs (SECAM) cannot be recorded  
correctly. See page 114 for details on TV color  
systems.  
2 A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO  
(optional)  
When connecting to another device via the S  
VIDEOjack,byusinganA/Vconnectingcable  
with an S VIDEO cable (optional), higher  
quality images can be produced than with an  
A/V connecting cable. Connect the white and  
red plug (left/right audio) and the S VIDEO  
plug(SVIDEOchannel)oftheA/Vconnecting  
cable with an S VIDEO cable (optional). The  
yellow plug connection is not necessary. S  
VIDEO connection only will not output audio.  
• If you use a 21-pin adaptor to input PAL source,  
you need a dual direction 21-pin adaptor  
(optional).  
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1
2
Connect your camcorder to the TV  
or VCR/DVD device with the A/V  
connecting cable (supplied) 1 or  
the A/V connecting cable with S  
VIDEO (optional) 2.  
8
Touch [END].  
• There may be a time difference between the point  
where you press [REC] and the actual point that  
the recording starts/stops.  
You cannot record an image as a still image even  
if you press PHOTO during recording.  
• Connect your camcorder to the output jacks  
of a TV or VCR/DVD device.  
If you are recording from a VCR/  
DVD device, insert the video tape  
or the DVD into the playback  
device.  
3
4
Slide the POWER switch to light up  
the  
(PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
Touch  
t [REC CTRL].  
If you connected your camcorder to the  
device which has the S VIDEO jack,  
touch [SET] t [VIDEO INPUT] t  
[S VIDEO] t  
.
• Touch [SET] to change the recording mode  
or adjust the volume.  
• Touch [SET] t [  
REMAIN] t [ON]  
to display the remaining hard disk free space  
indicator all the time.  
5
Start playing the cassette or the  
DVD on the play back device, or  
select a TV program.  
The image played on the connected  
deviceappearsontheLCDscreenofyour  
camcorder.  
6
7
Touch [REC] at the point you want  
to start recording.  
Touch  
at the point you want  
to stop recording.  
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Printing recorded still images  
(PictBridge compliant printer)  
You can print out still images using a  
PictBridge compliant printer without  
connecting the camcorder to a computer.  
4
Connect the (USB) jack of the  
Handycam Station to the printer  
using the supplied USB cable.  
Toprintstillimagesafterhavingcopiedthemonto  
a computer, see page 90.  
Connect your camcorder to the  
printer  
1
2
Turn on the printer.  
Connect the Handycam Station to  
the wall socket using the supplied  
AC Adaptor.  
[USB SELECT] screen appears on the  
LCD screen.  
3
Set the camcorder onto the  
Handycam Station securely, then  
slide the POWER switch to turn on.  
5
Touch [PictBridge PRINT].  
• When you set the camcorder onto the  
Handycam Station, connectsecurely onto the  
interface connector of the Handycam Station  
(p.73).  
Whenconnectioniscomplete,  
(PictBridge connecting) appears  
on the screen.  
You can perform this operation, when  
1/10  
whichever position of the  
(Movie) /  
PictBridge PRINT  
100-0002  
END  
(Still) / (PLAY/EDIT) is lit.  
SET EXEC  
The still image appears.  
You can also display [USB SELECT] screen by  
touching  
t [SETUP] t  
PICT.APPLI. t [USB SELECT].  
• We cannot guarantee the operation of modelsthat  
are not PictBridge compatible.  
Printing  
1
Select the image to be printed with  
/
.
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• Some printer models may not support the date  
printing function. Refer to your printer’s  
instruction manual for details.  
• Still images that have a file size of 2 MB or more  
or are larger than 2304 × 1728 pixels cannot be  
printed.  
• PictBridge is an industry standard established by  
the Camera & Imaging Products Association  
(CIPA). You can print still images without using  
a computer by connecting a printer directly to a  
digital video camera or digital still camera,  
regardless of model or manufacturer.  
2
3
Touch [SET] t [COPIES].  
Select the number of copies to be  
printed with  
/
.
You can set a maximum of 20 copies of  
one image to be printed.  
4
5
Touch  
t [END].  
To remove the USB cable  
1 Touch [END].  
2 Remove the USB cable from the Handycam  
Station and the printer.  
To print the date on the image, touch  
[SET] t [DATE/TIME] t [DATE] or  
[DAY&TIME] t  
.
Touch [EXEC] t [YES].  
When printing is finished, [Printing...]  
disappearsandtheimageselectionscreen  
appears again. You can continue to print  
other images.  
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When printing is finished, touch  
[END] t [END].  
• Referalsototheinstructionmanualfortheprinter  
to be used.  
• Do not attempt the following operations when  
is on the screen. The operations may not be  
performed properly.  
– Operating the POWER switch  
– RemovingyourcamcorderfromtheHandycam  
Station  
– Removing the USB cable (supplied) from the  
printer  
– Removing the USB cable (supplied) from the  
Handycam Station  
• If the printer stops working, remove the USB  
cable (supplied), turn the printer off and on again  
and restart the operation from the beginning.  
• Depending on the type of printer you have, all  
four edges of an image may not be printed.  
Especially, the left and right ends of a 16:9 (wide)  
image may not be printed due to its aspect ratio.  
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Jacks to connect external devices  
1 Shoe cover  
(DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)  
2 Active Interface Shoe  
(DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)  
TheActiveInterfaceShoesuppliespower  
to optional accessories such as a video  
light, a flash, or a microphone. The  
accessory can be turned on or off as you  
operate the POWER switch on your  
camcorder. Refer also to the instruction  
manual supplied with your accessory for  
details.  
• The Active Interface Shoe has a safety device  
for fixing the installed accessory securely. To  
connect an accessory, press down and push it  
to the end, and then tighten the screw. To  
remove an accessory, loosen the screw, and  
then press down and pull out the accessory.  
• When you are recording with the external  
flash (optional), turn off the power of the  
external flash to preventcharging noisebeing  
recorded.  
• When an external microphone (optional) is  
connected, it takes precedence over the  
internal microphone (p.34).  
3 DC IN jack (p.14)  
2...Open the shoe cover.  
345...Open the jack cover.  
4 A/V (audio/video) jack (p.39, 67, 69)  
5 REMOTE jack (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/  
SR70E/SR80E)  
• Connect other optional accessories.  
6 Interface connector  
7
(USB) jack (p.71, 81)  
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PWerfhormaintg wyioth ua cocmpautner do with the camcorder by  
connecting to your computer  
If you install “ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder” in the supplied CD-ROM on your computer  
(p.77), you can operate various functions by connecting the camcorder with your computer.  
x DVD creation with One Touch (p.80)  
BypressingtheDVDBURNbutton ontheHandycam Station,youcansave images recorded  
on the camcorder to a DVD automatically. You can use easy DVD creation.  
x Copying and viewing images on the computer (p.84, 89)  
You can view images recorded on the camcorder by copying them to your computer.  
You can print still images on a computer.  
x Creating a DVD with edited images (p.91, 93)  
You can edit copied movies on a computer. Also, you can create DVD by selecting the  
copied images on a computer. The quality of a recorded image is maintained even when the  
image is saved on a DVD.  
Main functions of the supplied software  
• Otherfunctionsarealsoavailableotherthandescribedbelow.Fordetails,seethehelpinthesuppliedsoftware.  
DVD  
Create a DVD with  
One Touch  
View copied  
images on a  
computer  
CreateaDVDwith  
selected images  
Copy images  
to a computer  
DVD  
Edit images  
,:Image data flow  
You can also view the images on the hard disk of the camcorder on the computer.  
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System requirements  
When using the supplied software, you need  
the following system requirements below.  
USB port : As standard equipment (USB  
2.0 recommended)  
• The camcorder is compatible with Hi-Speed  
USB (USB2.0). You can transfer data at a  
faster rate using a computer compatible with  
Hi-SpeedUSB(USB2.0). When you connect  
a USB interface not compatible with Hi-  
Speed USB (USB2.0), the data transfer ratio  
will be that of USB1.1 (USB full speed).  
OS : Windows 2000 Professional (Service  
Pack 3 or later) /Windows XP Home  
Edition/Windows XP Professional  
• Standardinstallationisrequired. Operationis  
not assured if the above OS has been  
upgraded.  
CPU : Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster  
(Pentium 4 1.7 GHz or faster  
Disc Drive :A DVD writable drive  
recommended), or the equivalent CPU  
• Operations are not guaranteed on any computers  
fulfilling the above system requirements.  
Application : DirectX 9.0c or later (This  
product is based on DirectX technology.  
It is necessary to have DirectX installed.)  
For inquires about the software  
Sound system : 16 bit stereo sound card  
Pixela User Support Center  
and stereo speakers  
Pixela Home Page  
ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder:  
http://www.pixela.co.jp/oem/sony/e/  
Memory : For Windows 2000 Professional:  
128 MB or more (256 MB or more  
recommended)  
For Windows XP Home Edition /  
Professional Edition: 256 MB or more  
(512 MB or more recommended)  
– North America (Los Angeles)  
Telephone:  
(Toll-Free) +1-800-458-4029  
+1-213-341-0163  
Hard Disk : Available memory required for  
installation: 300 MB or more  
– Europe (U.K.) Telephone:  
(Toll-Free) UK, Germany, France and  
Spain:  
+800-1532-4865  
Other countries:  
+44-1489-564-764  
– Asia (Philippines) Telephone:  
+63-2-438-0090  
Available free hard disk space for  
operations required: 14 GB or more (for  
dual layer DVD system, 28 GB or more  
required)  
• When copying images to a computer, more  
available disk space required for saving  
image data than shown above.  
Display : 4MB VRAM video card,  
Minimum 1024 × 768 dots, High color  
(16 bitcolor,65000 colors). Thisproduct  
will not operate correctly at less than  
800 × 600 dots, and 256 colors or less.  
Connecting with a Macintosh  
The supplied software “ImageMixer  
for HDD Camcorder” is not  
compatible with a Macintosh. The  
functions offered by “ImageMixer for  
HDD Camcorder”, such as One Touch  
DVD Burn, cannot be used on the  
Macintosh.  
To use the camcorder connecting with a  
Macintosh, apply the compliant software  
introduced on the following website.  
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• The system requirements for Macintosh are also  
shown on the website.  
Use a special caution for preventing  
damages and malfunctions of the  
camcorder  
• When connecting your camcorder with the USB  
cable or other cable, make sure you insert the  
connector in the correct direction. Do not insert  
the connector forcibly as it may damage the cable  
or your camcorder.  
Pixela home page:  
http://www.pixela.co.jp/oem/sony/e/  
Compliant Software:  
– Capty MPEG Edit EX (Video editing software)  
– Capty DVD/VCD 2 (DVD authoring software)  
• Do not delete files on the camcorder through the  
computer, it may cause a malfunction.  
Copying image files from the  
camcorder to a Macintosh  
1 Turn on your Macintosh.  
On screenshots  
• The screenshots are from Windows XP. The  
scenes may vary depending on the operating  
system of the computer.  
• On screenshots in this Handbook, the application  
for English version is used. When you install the  
application, you can select other language (p.77).  
2 Connect the Handycam Station to the wall  
socket using the supplied AC Adaptor.  
3 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam  
Station,thenslidethePOWERswitchtoturn  
on.  
4 Connect the (USB) jack of the Handycam  
Stationtoyour Macintoshusingthesupplied  
USB cable.  
On copyrights  
Music works, sound recording or other third  
partymusicalcontentsyoumay acquirefrom  
CDs, the Internet or other sources (the  
“Music Contents”) are the copyrighted work  
of the respective owners thereof and are  
protected by copyright laws and other  
applicable laws of each country/region.  
Except to the extent expressly permitted by  
applicable laws, you are not permitted to use  
(including, without limitation, copying,  
modifying, reproducing, uploading,  
[USB SELECT] appears on the LCD screen  
of the camcorder.  
5 Touch [ HDD] on the [USB SELECT]  
screen.  
Now you can access to the hard disk drive of  
the camcorder from your Macintosh.  
If a screen asking whether to format  
the hard disk drive appears, select  
[NO].  
6 Operate your Macintosh to copy image files  
from the camcorder.  
transmitting or placing to the external  
network accessible to the public,  
Youcaneditthecopiedimagesandburnthem  
on a DVD using the compliant software.  
• For the folder structure of your camcorder, see  
• When you copy image files to a Macintosh, do  
not deletethefiles onthecamcorderdirectly from  
the Macintosh.  
transferring, distributing, lending, licensing,  
selling and publishing) any of the Music  
Contents without obtaining authorization or  
approval of the respective owners thereof.  
Licenseof ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder  
by Sony Corporation would not be construed  
as conferring to you by implication, estoppel  
or otherwise, any license or right to use the  
Music Contents.  
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Installing software  
2 Double-click [CAMCORDERSOFT  
(E:)] (CD-ROM)*  
You need to install the software to your  
Windows computer. The installation is only  
required once.  
* Drive names (such as (E:)) vary  
depending on the computer.  
3 Double-click [install.exe].  
1
2
Confirmthatyourcamcorderisnot  
connected to the computer.  
5
6
Click [Install].  
Turn on the computer.  
• Log on as Administrators for installation.  
• Close all the applications running on the  
computer before installing the software.  
3
Place the CD-ROM (supplied) on  
the disc drive of your computer.  
The select screen for installation appears.  
Select the language for the  
application to be installed, then  
click [Next].  
4
Click [ImageMixer for HDD  
Camcorder].  
The installation screen appears.  
7
Click [Next].  
If the screen does not appear, follow the steps  
below.  
1 Click [start], then click [My Computer]  
(For Windows 2000, double-click [My  
Computer] on the desktop.)  
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8
9
Read [License Agreement], check  
[I accept the terms of the license  
agreement] when you agree, then  
click [Next].  
11Click [Install] on the [Ready to  
Install the Program] screen.  
The installation for “ImageMixer for  
HDD Camcorder” starts.  
Select a folder to save the  
software, then click [Next].  
12If the [Installing Microsoft (R)  
DirectX (R)] screen is displayed,  
follow the steps below to install  
DirectX 9.0c. If not, skip to step  
1 Read [License Agreement], then click  
[Next].  
10Select [PAL], then click [Next].  
2 Click [Next].  
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3 Click [Finish].  
13Make sure [Yes, I want to restart  
my computer now.] is checked,  
then click [Finish].  
The computer turns off once, then starts  
up again automatically (Restart).  
When you complete the installation, the short-  
cut icons for  
[ImageMixer for HDD  
Camcorder] and [ImageMixer destination  
folder] appear on the desktop of your computer.  
14Remove the CD-ROM from the  
disc drive of your computer.  
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Creating a DVD with One Touch  
You can save images with ease by pressing  
the DVD BURN button on the Handycam  
Station (One Touch DVD Burn function)  
without any complex operations of your  
computer.  
DVD compatible with the supplied  
software  
DVD types Characteristics  
• Unrewritable  
• Fairly inexpensive. Mainly  
used for saving data  
• Compatible with most DVD  
players  
• Images that have not been saved to a DVD with  
One Touch DVD Burn can automatically be  
saved.  
DVD-R  
• The history of each saved image is recorded  
according to the user account. If you use a  
different user account, the image that has already  
been saved to a DVD is recorded on the DVD  
again.  
• Unrewritable  
DVD+R  
• Using the dual layer DVD+R  
system containing more  
recordable capacity  
DVD+R DL  
You can play back the created DVD on a DVD  
player or other devices.  
• Unrewritable  
• Rewritable and reusable  
• Rewritable and reusable  
• Still images are recorded first on a DVD. When  
yousaveimagesonseveralDVDs,thestillimages  
are recorded on the first DVD.  
DVD-RW  
DVD+RW  
• StillimagesonaDVDcreatedbyOneTouchDVD  
Burn function cannot be played back on a DVD  
player. Play them back on a computer.  
• Movies are organized by date under the same title  
in a created DVD. Depending on the device used,  
the ending of each title pauses for a few seconds.  
• Only the 12cm DVD can be used. The 8cm DVD  
cannot be used.  
• WhencreatingaDVDwithOneTouchDVDBurn  
function,thereisnooperationaldifferenceamong  
DVD types except that DVD-RW/DVD+RW are  
both reusable.  
• When youcreateaDVDbyeditingimagescopied  
to your computer, some of the operations may  
differ depending on the DVD type.  
What kinds of DVD can you use?  
• When saving data on a DVD+RW, the data is  
recorded in VIDEO format. You cannot add more  
data on the DVD+RW.  
• Use a DVD produced by a reliable manufacturer.  
You may not save images correctly when using a  
low quality DVD.  
The kinds of DVD that you can use for the  
supplied software are as follows.  
Available DVDs differ, depending on the  
computer you use. For details on the DVDs  
compatible with your computer, refer to the  
supplied operational manual. Some DVD  
types may not be able to be played back,  
depending on the device you have. Refer to  
the specifications of your playback  
equipment for additional compatibility  
information.  
Saving images on a DVD with One  
Touch (One Touch DVD Burn)  
Among the image data recorded on the hard  
disk of the camcorder, save the images that  
have not been stored on a DVD using this  
operation.  
• In this operation, the image data recorded on the  
camcorder can be saved on DVD only once. To  
save images on the DVD for the next time, copy  
the images to the computer (p.84) to create DVD.  
• If you cannot copy all your image data on a DVD,  
the image data is automatically saved on more  
than one DVD. The required number of DVDs is  
displayed in step 7 on the screen.  
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• When you play back a created DVD, the ending  
ofeach moviepausesforafewseconds. However,  
when you make the Seamless playback setting  
withImageMixerMenu,theendingofeachmovie  
does not pause. Before connecting the camcorder  
toacomputerviaUSB, refertoSettingSeamless  
playback”(p.83).  
6
7
Press the DVD BURN button onthe  
Handycam Station.  
1
2
3
Confirm that the Handycam  
Station is not connected to a  
computer.  
Turn on the computer.  
[Checktheconnecteddevice.]appearson  
the LCD screen of the camcorder.  
• Close all applications running on the  
computer.  
Connect the (USB) jack of the  
Handycam Station to a computer  
using the supplied USB cable.  
Place the recordable DVD to be  
saved on the disc drive of your  
computer.  
• It is recommended that you use a new  
recordable DVD.  
• If any software starts on the computer  
automatically, close it.  
4
5
Connect the Handycam Station to  
the wall socket using the supplied  
AC Adaptor.  
Set the camcorder onto the  
Handycam Station, then slide the  
POWER switch to turn on.  
• When you set the camcorder onto the  
Handycam Station, connectsecurely onto the  
interface connector of the Handycam Station  
(p.73).  
DVD creation starts up.  
• DuringDVDcreation,donotapplyvibration.  
The DVD creation may be terminated.  
• When you insert a burned DVD-RW/  
DVD+RW in the disc drive in step 3, a  
message appears, asking ifyou want to delete  
images saved on a DVD.  
You can perform this operation, when  
whichever position of the  
(Movie) /  
(Still) / (PLAY/EDIT) is lit.  
• Make sure no other USB devices are  
connected to your computer.  
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• If your computer has a USB keyboard and a  
USB mouse as standard equipment, leave  
them connected and connect the Handycam  
StationtoanavailableUSBjackwiththeUSB  
cable.  
• To createanotherDVD, click [Create another  
disc set].  
• After creating a DVD, check that the DVD can be  
played back properly on a DVD player or other  
devices. When you cannot play back the DVD  
properly, copy the images to the computer by  
following the steps on page 84. Then save the  
images on DVD by referring to “Creating a DVD  
• If you check that the DVD can be played back  
properly, It is recommended that you delete the  
image data from the camcorder using the  
functionson thecamcorderbyfollowingthesteps  
on page 42. In this way, you can increase the free  
hard disk space of your camcorder.  
• To copy a created DVD, use the DVD creation  
software installed on your computer. You cannot  
copy created DVDs with the supplied software.  
You cannot record image data on the hard disk of  
your computer in this operation.  
You cannot delete image data on the hard disk of  
the camcorder in this operation.  
You cannot edit images on the created DVD with  
a computer. When you want to edit the images  
with the computer, copy the images onto the  
computer (p.84).  
• If DVD creation ends unexpectedly, the last  
correctlysavedfileiscompleted.Whenyoucreate  
a DVD with One Touch DVD Burn function next  
time, the image data not saved on the DVD is the  
first one to be saved.  
• Movies are organized by date under the same title  
in a created DVD. However, under the following  
conditions, this title will be divided even when  
the movies are recorded on the same date.  
A Current status of all DVD creation  
B Current status per DVD  
C Number of DVD created  
D Number of DVD required  
E Remaining time (approx.)  
When you complete creating DVD, it is  
exited automatically.  
• Whenyoucannotstorealltherecordabledata  
on a DVD, follow the on-screen instructions,  
then insert a new DVD onto the disc drive.  
• The maximum number of recordable movie  
files is limited. When the movie files exceed  
thislimit,therestwillbesavedonanewDVD.  
• It may take more time to create DVD when  
the movie file is small.  
– When a movie is recorded, the aspect ratio of  
the movie is switched from 16:9 (wide) to 4:3  
and vice versa before recording another movie.  
– While setting the aspect ratio of a movie to 4:3,  
the recording mode has been switched from  
[LP] to [HQ] or [SP] and vice versa.  
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Once the completion dialog for  
DVD creation appears, click  
[Close].  
– When the movies recorded on the same date  
exceed 99.  
• The images that have been copied on your  
computer using Easy PC Back-up are also saved  
on a DVD with One Touch DVD Burn function.  
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Setting Seamless playback  
Removing the USB cable  
When you play back a created DVD, the  
ending of each movie pauses for a few  
seconds. When you make a setting for  
Seamlessplayback,theendingofeachmovie  
does not pause. Once you make this setting,  
youdonothavetomakethesamesetting next  
time.  
1
Click  
([Unplug or eject  
hardware]) icon on the task tray,  
then click when “Safely Remove  
USB Mass Storage Device”  
appears.  
1 Double click  
[ImageMixer for HDD  
Camcorder] on the desktop. ImageMixer  
Menu will be displayed.  
2 Click [Options].  
[Safe to Remove Hardware] appears.  
2
3
Remove the USB cable from the  
Handycam Station and the  
computer.  
• Do not remove the USB cable while the  
ACCESS lamp is lit.  
• Make sure to remove the USB cable before  
turning off your camcorder.  
3 Check the check box for [Seamless  
playback], then click [OK].  
Touch [END] on the LCD screen of  
the camcorder.  
• Whenyoumakethissetting, itwilltakemoretime  
for creating a DVD.  
• Even when you make this setting, the ending of  
each title pauses for a few seconds.  
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Copying images to a computer  
You can view and edit images copied from  
Folder names created by Easy PC Back-  
the camcorder to your computer. Also, you  
can create a DVD with the copied materials.  
You can choose either way to copy images as  
follows.  
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Each time you copy images, a new folder is  
created. Each folder name becomes  
“YY_MM_DD (copy date) + Number of  
copies (sub-numbers)”.  
• Example: Ifyou copied imageson March 1, 2006:  
Images that have not been copied to a computer  
can automatically be copied to your computer.  
– First Copy  
– Second Copy “'06_03_01_02”  
– Third Copy “'06_03_01_03”  
“'06_03_01_01”  
You can select the desired images and copy  
them to your computer.  
Folder names created by copying  
selected images  
Destination of saved images  
Each day you copy images, a new folder is  
created. Each folder name becomes  
“YY_MM_DD(Copydate)+00”.Whenyou  
copy images a few times on the same day,  
new files are added on the folder created on  
that day.  
Images are saved in a new created folder  
under [ImageMixer3] folder in [My  
Pictures].  
• Example: Ifyou copied imageson March 1, 2006:  
– “'06_03_01_00”  
• If a file name in a folder created on the same day,  
and if a new file happens to have the same name,  
sub-numbers are added on the new file.  
Copying images that have not  
been saved (Easy PC Back-up)  
Images that have not been copied to a  
computer can automatically be copied to  
your computer.  
1
2
Confirm that the Handycam  
Station is not connected to a  
computer.  
A Folders for saving images  
• Movies and still images are saved on the same  
folder.  
• On the file names of image data, see page 116.  
You can change the destination folders to copy  
your images (p.85, 88).  
• On the file/folder order in the hard disk of the  
camcorder, see page 116.  
Turn on the computer.  
• Close all applications running on the  
computer.  
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• IfthescreenotherthantheImageMixerMenu  
appears, close the screen.  
3
4
Connect the Handycam Station to  
the wall socket using the supplied  
AC Adaptor.  
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8
Click [Easy PC Back-up] on the  
screen of the computer.  
Set the camcorder onto the  
Handycam Station, then slide the  
POWER switch to turn on.  
• When you set the camcorder onto the  
Handycam Station, connectsecurely onto the  
interface connector of the Handycam Station  
(p.73).  
You can perform this operation, when  
whichever position of the  
(Movie) /  
The setting screen appears.  
(Still) / (PLAY/EDIT) is lit.  
Apply the settings for copying  
images, then click [Start  
importing].  
5
Connect the (USB) jack of the  
Handycam Station to a computer  
using the supplied USB cable.  
[USB SELECT] appears on the LCD  
screen of the camcorder.  
60min  
USB SELECT  
END  
DVD  
BURN  
HDD  
PictBridge  
PRINT  
• For connecting with the USB cable, see  
• Make sure no other USB devices are  
connected to your computer.  
• If your computer has a USB keyboard and a  
USB mouse as standard equipment, leave  
them connected and connect the Handycam  
StationtoanavailableUSBjackwiththeUSB  
cable.  
AImages to be copied  
Select if you want to copy movies and still  
images individually. In the default setting,  
both the movies and still images are set to be  
copied.  
BDestination folder  
Displays the destination folders. To change  
the destination, click [Browse], then select  
thedesiredfolder.Eachtimeyoucopyimages  
to the folder displayed on the screen, a new  
foldercontainingthecopiedimagesiscreated  
under the folder (p.84).  
6
Touch [  
HDD] on the LCD  
screen of the camcorder.  
ImageMixer Menu appears on the screen  
of the computer.  
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• If the operation ends unexpectedly, including an  
indication of insufficient free hard disk space, the  
last correctly copied file is saved. When you  
restart the operation, the next image data will be  
copied.  
Images that have not been copied to a  
computer are automatically copied to  
your computer.  
Copying selected images  
You can copy selected images to your  
computer.  
1
2
3
4
Confirm that the Handycam  
Station is not connected to a  
computer.  
• Whilecopyingimages,donotapplyvibration  
on the camcorder. The copying may be  
terminated.  
Turn on the computer.  
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Once the completion dialog for  
copy appears, click [OK].  
• Close all applications running on the  
computer.  
The copied images are displayed.  
Connect the Handycam Station to  
the wall socket using the supplied  
AC Adaptor.  
Set the camcorder onto the  
Handycam Station, then slide the  
POWER switch to turn on.  
• See page 83 to remove the USB cable from  
the Handycam Station and your computer.  
You can perform this operation, when  
whichever position of the  
(Movie) /  
(Still) / (PLAY/EDIT) is lit.  
• The images that have been saved on a DVD using  
One Touch DVD Burn function are also copied  
to the computer with Easy PC Back-up.  
• The history of each saved image is recorded  
according to the user account. If you use a  
different user account, the image that has already  
been imported is copied to the computer again.  
5
Connect the (USB) jack of the  
Handycam Station to a computer  
using the supplied USB cable.  
• Data copy is cancelled when the free hard disk  
spaceofthecomputer becomeslessthan 500MB.  
In this case, increase free hard disk space by  
deleting some of the unnecessary files, then  
perform Easy PC Back-up again.  
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[USB SELECT] appears on the LCD  
screen of the camcorder.  
8
9
Click [Handycam] tab.  
60min  
USB SELECT  
END  
DVD  
BURN  
HDD  
PictBridge  
PRINT  
• For connecting with the USB cable, see page  
• Make sure no other USB devices are  
connected to your computer.  
• If your computer has a USB keyboard and a  
USB mouse as standard equipment, leave  
them connected and connect the Handycam  
StationtoanavailableUSBjackwiththeUSB  
cable.  
You can view images on the hard disk of the  
camcorder.  
To copy movies, click [Movies], or  
to copy still images, click [Still  
Images].  
6
7
Touch [  
screen of the camcorder.  
HDD] on the LCD  
ImageMixer Menu appears on the screen  
of the computer.  
• IfthescreenotherthantheImageMixerMenu  
appears, close the screen.  
• During the operation, do not apply vibration  
on the camcorder. The operation may be  
terminated.  
• If the message about Hi-Speed USB appears,  
click [OK]. Then select [Preview directly  
from the Hard Disk Drive Handycam] on the  
displayed Option screen and click [OK].  
Click [Viewing and Editing] on the  
screen of the computer.  
Browser starts up.  
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10Click the images you want to  
copy.  
The selected images on which you have  
clicked are marked with . Mark all the  
desired images with  
.
You can also click the checkbox on the  
preview screen.  
You can select both the movies and still  
images at the same time.  
• To change the destination, click [Options],  
then select the desired folder.  
11Click [  
Import to computer].  
The selected images are copied to the  
hard disk of your computer.  
• See page 83 to remove the USB cable from  
the Handycam Station and your computer.  
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Viewing copied images on a computer  
You can view images copied to your  
computer.  
4
Click the folder containing the  
desired image.  
1
Double-click  
HDD Camcorder] on the desktop.  
[ImageMixer for  
ImageMixer Menu appears.  
You can also start up ImageMixer Menu by  
clicking [start] t [All Programs] t  
[PIXELA] t [ImageMixer for HDD  
Camcorder] t [ImageMixer for HDD  
Camcorder].  
• When you right-click the thumbnail, you can  
view the information of the movie or still  
image.  
2
Click [Viewing and Editing].  
5
Double-click the desired image.  
The preview screen appears.  
Movie  
Browser starts up.  
3
Click the [Computer] tab.  
You can play, stop, and pause using the  
buttons at the top of the screen.  
• Depending on the computer you use, the  
played back image or sound may stop  
temporarily.  
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Still image  
You can print and expand images using  
the buttons at the top of the screen.  
• For data compatible with Exif, click  
(Exif) to display the recording conditions  
such as shutter speed, exposure, aperture, etc.  
Printing still images  
Click  
(Print) in step 5.  
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Editing images  
You can delete unnecessary scenes from a  
movie copied to your computer.  
5
6
Clickthefolderincludingthemovie  
you want to edit.  
1
2
Turn on the computer.  
Double-click  
[ImageMixer for  
HDD Camcorder] on the desktop.  
ImageMixer Menu appears.  
You can also start up ImageMixer Menu by  
clicking [start] t [All Programs] t  
[PIXELA] t [ImageMixer for HDD  
Camcorder] t [ImageMixer for HDD  
Camcorder].  
Double-clickthemovieyouwantto  
edit.  
3
4
Click [Viewing and Editing].  
The preview screen appears.  
Browser starts up.  
7
Click [  
Edit].  
Click the [Computer] tab.  
ImageMixer MPEG Cutter starts up.  
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8
9
Check [Cut the specified range].  
11Display the last frame of the  
scene to delete on the center  
frame by clicking  
or , then  
drag and drop the frame to [End].  
Search the scene you want to  
delete by clicking or  
.
12Click [Cut].  
10Drag and drop the first frame of  
the scene you want to delete to  
[Start].  
• When you want to delete more of the frames,  
repeat the steps from step 9 to step 12.  
13Click [Compile].  
The newfileexceptfordeleted scenesare  
created on the computer.  
• The image data selected as editing materials  
is saved on the computer.  
14When [Save as] appears on the  
screen, specify the destination  
and file name, then click [Save].  
• Fordetails,refertothehelpinImageMixerMPEG  
Cutter.  
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Creating a DVD with selected images  
You can create a DVD with an index menu  
by putting images on your computer as  
materials. You can also use edited images  
(p.91) on the computer as DVD materials.  
5
Clickthe[Computer]tab,thenclick  
the folder including the image you  
want to save on a DVD.  
• When the createdDVD isplayed back, theending  
of each movie pauses for a few seconds,  
depending on the device used.  
• For available DVD types, see page 80.  
1
2
Turn on the computer.  
• Close all applications running on the  
computer.  
6
Click the desired image to save on  
a DVD.  
Place the recordable DVD on the  
disc drive of your computer.  
The selected material is marked with  
Mark all the desired materials with  
.
• It is recommended that you use a new  
recordable DVD.  
.
• Close the software, if it has started on the  
computer automatically.  
3
4
Double click  
HDD Camcorder] on the desktop.  
[ImageMixer for  
ImageMixer Menu appears.  
You can also start up ImageMixer Menu by  
clicking [start] t [All Programs] t  
[PIXELA] t [ImageMixer for HDD  
Camcorder] t [ImageMixer for HDD  
Camcorder].  
7
Click [  
Burn DVD].  
Click [Viewing and Editing].  
[Project Settings] screen appears.  
You do not need to change the setting unless  
necessary.  
• By clicking [Options], you can change the  
settings for the DVD Drive, Writing speed,  
or Temporary folder.  
Browser starts up.  
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8
9
Click [OK].  
11Once the completion dialog for  
DVD creation appears, click [No].  
• To create another DVD, click [Yes].  
ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring starts up.  
• After creating a DVD, check that the DVD can be  
played back properly on a DVD player or other  
devices.  
• If you check that the DVD can be played back, it  
is recommended that you delete the image data  
fromthecamcorderbyfollowingthestepsonpage  
42. In thisway, you can increasethefree hard disk  
space of your camcorder.  
Click [  
Write] tab t [Write] on  
the ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring  
screen.  
• To copy a created DVD, use the DVD creation  
software installed on your computer. You cannot  
copy created DVDs with the supplied software.  
You cannot edit images on a created DVD with a  
computer.  
• When you save still images on a DVD, the still  
images convert a Photomovie to a DVD  
automatically. In this way, you can view still  
images on a DVD player.  
[Write settings] screen appears.  
Photomovie 1 Glossary (p.121)  
10Click [OK].  
DVD creation starts up.  
• When you insert a burned DVD-RW/  
DVD+RW in the disc drive in step 2,  
a message appears, asking if you want to  
delete images saved on a DVD.  
• The maximum number of recordable movie  
files is 98.  
• DVD menus can be edited. For details, see  
the help in the supplied software.  
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Saving images in the Playlist to a DVD  
You can save images in a Playlist on the  
camcorder to a DVD.  
• For creating a Playlist, refer to page 63.  
7
8
Touch [  
screen of the camcorder.  
HDD] on the LCD  
ImageMixer Menu appears on the screen  
of the computer.  
1
2
3
Confirm that the Handycam  
Station is not connected to a  
computer.  
Click[PlaylistDVDcreation] onthe  
screen of the computer.  
Turn on the computer.  
• Close all applications running on the  
computer.  
Place the recordable DVD on the  
disc drive.  
• It is recommended that you use a new  
recordable DVD.  
• If any software starts on the computer  
automatically, close it.  
[Project Settings] screen appears.  
You do not need to change the setting unless  
necessary.  
• During the operation, do not apply vibration  
on the camcorder. The operation may be  
terminated.  
4
5
Connect the Handycam Station to  
the wall socket using the supplied  
AC Adaptor.  
9
Click [OK].  
Set the camcorder onto the  
Handycam Station, then slide the  
POWER switch to turn on.  
You can perform this operation, when  
whichever position of the  
(Movie) /  
(Still) / (PLAY/EDIT) is lit.  
6
Connect the (USB) jack of the  
Handycam Station to a computer  
using the supplied USB cable.  
ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring starts up,  
and it allows you to select images in the  
Playlist created on the camcorder.  
[USB SELECT] appears on the LCD  
screen of the camcorder.  
• For connecting with the USB cable, see  
• By using ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring, you  
can create the index menu or select images to  
be saved on a DVD. For details, see the help  
in the software.  
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10Click [ Write] tab t [Write] on  
the ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring  
screen.  
[Write settings] screen appears.  
11Click [OK].  
DVD creation starts up.  
• When you insert a burned DVD-RW/  
DVD+RW in the disc drive in step 3,  
a message appears, asking if you want to  
delete images saved on a DVD.  
12Once the completion dialog for  
DVD creation appears, click [No].  
• To create another DVD, click [Yes].  
• See page 83 to remove the USB cable from the  
Handycam Station and your computer.  
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Deleting image data from a computer  
Due to limitation of the hard disk space of  
the computer, it is recommended that you  
delete the image data on the hard disk once  
you save it to a DVD or other media.  
3
Double-click the folder containing  
the unnecessary image data.  
• Before you delete images from your computer,  
check that the images saved on the DVD or other  
media can be played back properly.  
You cannot edit images on the created DVD with  
the supplied software. If you want to edit images  
after you save them on the DVD, it is  
recommended that you do not delete the images  
from the computer.  
• The steps below show the procedures if you do  
not change the destination folders for your image  
data.Whenyouhavechangedadestinationfolder,  
delete the images from the last destination folder.  
• Do not delete the image data on the hard disk of  
the camcorder with your computer.  
• On the folder names, see page 84.  
4
Drag and drop the unnecessary  
files to [Trash].  
• When you delete the folder containing  
unnecessary files, drag and drop the folder in  
step 3.  
1
2
When using Windows XP, click  
[start] t [My Pictures].  
The contents of [My Pictures] are  
displayed.  
• For Windows 2000, double-click [My  
Document] t [My Pictures] on the desktop  
of your computer.  
Double-click [ImageMixer3] folder.  
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Troubleshooting  
Troubleshooting  
If you run into any problems using your camcorder, refer to the following table to troubleshoot  
them. If your problem persists, remove the power source and contact your Sony dealer.  
Note before sending your camcorder for repair  
Your camcorder may be required to initialize or change the current hard disk of the camcorder, depending  
on the problem. In the event of this, the data stored on the hard disk will be deleted. Be sure to save (backup)  
the data on the hard disk (p.41) on the other media before sending your camcorder to repair. We cannot  
guarantee any loss of your hard disk data.  
• During repair, we may check a minimum amount of data stored on the hard disk in order to improve the  
condition. However, your Sony dealer will neither copy nor save your data.  
Overall operations/Easy Handycam  
The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to on.  
• Remove the AC Adaptor from the wall socket or remove the battery pack, then reconnect it  
after about one minute. If the functions still do not work, press the RESET button (p.34) using  
a sharp-pointed object. (If youpress the RESETbutton, all settings are reset, except the Personal  
Menu items.)  
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and leave it  
for a while in a cool place.  
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low. With POWER switch turned on, leave  
the camcorder for a while. If you still cannot operate the camcorder, turn it off, taking it to a  
warm place. Leave the camcorder there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.  
Buttons do not work.  
• During Easy Handycam operation, available buttons are limited. Cancel Easy Handycam  
operation (p.26).  
You cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on or off.  
You cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on or off while recording or communicating with  
another device via USB cable.  
Settings change during Easy Handycam operation.  
• Some of the settings of your camcorder are restored to the default setting when you set Easy  
Handycam operation (p.24). The settings return to the ones before Easy Handycam operation  
when you cancel Easy Handycam operation (p.26).  
[DEMO MODE] does not start.  
You cannot view the demonstration when the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch is set to ON. Set the  
NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF (p.32).  
• Set the POWER switch to  
(Movie).  
A vibration is felt in your hand or a faint sound is heard during operation.  
• This is not a malfunction.  
Your camcorder gets warm.  
• This is because the power has been turned on for a long time. This is not a malfunction. Turn  
off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place.  
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Batteries/Power sources  
The power does not turn on.  
• Thebatterypackisnotattachedtothecamcorder.Attachachargedbatterypacktothecamcorder  
(p.14).  
• The battery pack is discharged or running low. Charge the battery pack (p.14).  
• The plug of the AC Adaptor has been removed from the wall socket. Connect it to the wall  
socket (p.14).  
• Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely (p.15).  
The power abruptly turns off.  
• When approximately five minutes have elapsed while you do not operate your camcorder, the  
camcorder is automatically turned off (A.SHUT OFF). Change the setting of [A.SHUT OFF]  
(p.60), or turn on the power again, or use the AC Adaptor.  
• The battery pack is discharged or running low. Charge the battery pack (p.14).  
The CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged.  
• Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) (p.14).  
• Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly (p.14).  
• Connect the mains lead to the wall socket properly.  
• The battery charge is completed (p.14).  
• Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely (p.15).  
The CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged.  
• Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly (p.14). If the problem persists, remove the  
AC Adaptor from the wall socket and contact your Sony dealer. The battery pack may be  
damaged.  
The power turns off frequently although the remaining battery indicator indicates  
that the battery pack has enough power to operate.  
• A problem has occurred in the remaining battery time indicator, or the battery pack has not  
been charged enough. Fully charge the battery again to correct the indication (p.14).  
The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time.  
• The temperature of the environment is too high or too low. This is not a malfunction.  
• The battery pack has not been charged enough. Fully charge the battery again. If the problem  
persists, replace the battery pack with a new one (p.14).  
• The indicated time may not be correct depending on the environment of use. When you open  
or close the LCD screen, it takes about one minute to display the correct remaining battery time.  
The battery pack is quickly discharged.  
• The temperature of the environment is too high or low. This is not a malfunction.  
• The battery pack has not been charged enough. Fully charge the battery again. If the problem  
persists, replace the battery pack with a new one (p.14).  
A problem occurs when the camcorder is connected to the AC Adaptor.  
• Turn off the power, and remove the AC Adaptor from the wall socket. Then, connect it again.  
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LCD screen  
An unknown image appears on the screen.  
• The camcorder is in [DEMO MODE] (p.55). Touch the LCD screen.  
An unknown indicator appears on the screen.  
• They may be warning indicators or messages (p.110).  
The image remains on the LCD screen.  
• This occurs if you remove the AC Adaptor from the wall socket or remove the battery pack  
without turning off the power first. This is not a malfunction.  
You cannot turn the LCD backlight off.  
• During Easy Handycam operation (p.24), you cannot turn the LCD backlight on/off pressing  
and holding DISP/BATT INFO. Cancel Easy Handycam operation (p.26).  
The buttons do not appear on the touch panel.  
• Touch the LCD screen lightly.  
• Press DISP/BATT INFO on your camcorder (or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander (DCR-  
SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)) (p.21, 38).  
The buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work at all.  
• Adjust the screen ([CALIBRATION]) (p.119).  
• If you change the aspect ratio of the image, the aspect ratio of the buttons on the touch panel  
and indicators will be switched to the selected one (p.23).  
Recording  
Pressing START/STOP or PHOTO does not record movies/still images.  
• Slide the POWER switch to light up the  
Your camcorder is recording the image you have just shot on the hard disk of the camcorder.  
You cannot press PHOTO while [CAPTURE] or appears on the LCD screen (p.26, 29).  
(Movie) or the  
(Still) lamp.  
• Theharddiskofthecamcorderisfull.Deleteunnecessaryimages.Orperform[HDDFORMAT]  
(p.55).  
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and leave it  
for a while in a cool place.  
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low. With POWER switch turned on, leave  
the camcorder for a while. If you still cannot operate the camcorder, turn it off, taking it to a  
warm place. Leave the camcorder there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.  
• Thefoldernumbershows999, andthefilenumbershows9,999.Deleteimages(p.42) orperform  
[HDD FORMAT] (p.55).  
• While activating [DROP SENSOR] (p.56), you may not record movies/still images.  
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The ACCESS lamp lights up even when you stop recording.  
Your camcorder is recording the image you have just shot on the hard disk of the camcorder.  
Do not remove the AC Adaptor or the battery pack while the lamp is turned on.  
The recording angle differs depending on the POWER switch setting position.  
• The recording angle for the still image is wider than the one for the movie.  
The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.  
• Set [BEEP] to [ON] (p.60).  
The external flash (optional) does not work (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E).  
You cannot record with the flash with:  
– During recording movies  
– [SUPER NSPLUS]  
– [COLOR SLOW S]  
– [D.EFFECT]  
– [  
BURST]  
• The flash does not light up in the following cases even when you set [AUTO] or [REDEYE  
REDUC] in [FLASH SET]:  
– NightShot plus  
– [SPOTLIGHT], [SUNSET&MOON] or [LANDSCAPE] in [PROGRAM AE]  
– [EXPOSURE]  
– [SPOT METER]  
• The power of the external flash (optional) is not turned on, or the flash is not attached correctly.  
The actual recording time for movie is less than the expected approximate  
recording time.  
• When you record an object that moves fast, the time available for recording may shorten (p.16,  
57).  
The recording stops.  
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and leave it  
for a while in a cool place.  
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low. Turn off the camcorder and take it to a  
warm place. Leave the camcorder there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.  
• The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours.  
• If you keep applying vibration on the camcorder, recording may stop.  
• Fragmentation has occurred. Perform [HDD FORMAT] (p.55).  
There is a time difference between the point where you press START/STOP and  
the point that the recorded movie starts/stops.  
• On your camcorder, there may be a slight time difference between the point where you press  
START/STOP and the actual point that recording movie starts/stops. This is not a malfunction.  
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Adjusting the image during recording  
The auto focus does not function.  
• Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p.50).  
• The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p.50).  
[STEADYSHOT] does not function.  
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p.52).  
• [STEADYSHOT] may not work for an excessive camera shake even if [STEADYSHOT] is set  
to [ON].  
The back light function does not function.  
• The backlightfunction is cancelledwhenyouset [EXPOSURE] to [MANUAL] (p.49) or select  
[SPOT METER] instead (p.48).  
• The back light function does not work during Easy Handycam operation. Cancel Easy  
Handycam operation (p.26).  
A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark.  
• This occurs when the contrast between the subject and the background is too high. This is not  
a malfunction.  
A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject.  
• This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction.  
Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or green appear on the screen.  
• The spots appear when you are recording in [SUPER NSPLUS] or [COLOR SLOW S]. This  
is not a malfunction.  
The color of the image is not correctly displayed.  
• Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF (p.32).  
The image appears too bright on the screen, and the subject does not appear on  
the screen.  
• Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF (p.32).  
The image appears too dark on the screen, and the subject does not appear on  
the screen.  
• The LCD screen backlight is switched off. Turn on the LCD backlight by pressing and holding  
DISP/BATT INFO (p.20).  
Flickering or changes in color occurs.  
• This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp  
with [PORTRAIT] or [SPORTS]. Cancel [PROGRAM AE] in this case (p.48).  
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Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen.  
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p.52).  
Remote Commander (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)  
The supplied Remote Commander does not function.  
• Set [REMOTE CTRL] to [ON] (p.59).  
• Insert a battery into the battery holder with the +/– polarities correctly matching the +/– marks  
(p.120).  
• Remove any obstructions between the Remote Commander and the remote sensor.  
• Point the remote sensor away from strong light sources such as direct sunlight or overhead  
lighting. Otherwise, the Remote Commander may not function properly.  
• Remove the conversion lens (optional) as the remote sensor may be obstructed by it.  
Another DVD device malfunctions when you use the supplied Remote  
Commander.  
• Select a commander mode other than DVD 2 for your DVD device, or cover the sensor of your  
DVD device with black paper.  
Playback  
” is indicated on an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen.  
• Loading of the data may have failed. It may be indicated correctly when you turn off the power  
and then turn it on again.  
You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery pack before the ACCESS lamp is turned off after  
recording. This may damage your image data and  
is displayed.  
” is indicated on an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen.  
• The image data is damaged. Delete the image marked with (p.42).  
No sound or only a low sound is heard when playing back.  
• Set [MULTI-SOUND] to [STEREO] (p.57).  
• Turn up the volume (p.30).  
• Sound is not output when the LCD screen is closed. Open the LCD screen.  
• When you record sound with [MICREF LEVEL] (p.57) set to [LOW], the recorded sound may  
be difficult to hear.  
Image data  
Images cannot be deleted.  
• Protected images cannot be deleted. Cancel the image protection (p.66).  
103  
The data file name is not indicated correctly.  
• Only the file name is displayed if the directory structure does not conform to the camcorder  
standard.  
• The file is damaged.  
• The file format is not supported on your camcorder (p.116).  
The data file name flashes.  
• The file is damaged.  
• The file format is not supported on your camcorder (p.116).  
Setup items  
Setup items are grayed out.  
You cannot select grayed out items in the current situation.  
is not displayed.  
You can operate limited operations during Easy Handycam operation. Cancel Easy Handycam  
operation (p.26).  
You cannot use [PROGRAM AE].  
You cannot use [PROGRAM AE] together with:  
– NightShot plus  
– [SUPER NSPLUS]  
– [COLOR SLOW S]  
– [OLD MOVIE]  
• [SPORTS] will not work when the POWER switch is set to  
(Still).  
You cannot use [SPOT METER].  
You cannot use [SPOT METER] together with:  
– NightShot plus  
– [SUPER NSPLUS]  
– [COLOR SLOW S]  
• If you set [PROGRAM AE], [SPOT METER] is automatically set to [AUTO].  
You cannot use [EXPOSURE].  
You cannot use [EXPOSURE] together with:  
– NightShot plus  
– [SUPER NSPLUS]  
– [COLOR SLOW S]  
• If you set [PROGRAM AE], [EXPOSURE] is automatically set to [AUTO].  
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You cannot use [WHITE BAL.].  
You cannot use [WHITE BAL.] together with:  
– NightShot plus  
– [SUPER NSPLUS]  
You cannot use [SPOT FOCUS].  
You cannot use [SPOT FOCUS] together with [PROGRAM AE].  
You cannot use [SUPER NSPLUS].  
• The NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch is not set to ON.  
You cannot use [SUPER NSPLUS] together with:  
– [FADER]  
– [D.EFFECT]  
[COLOR SLOW S] does not operate correctly.  
• [COLOR SLOW S] may not operate correctly in total darkness. Use NightShot plus or [SUPER  
NSPLUS].  
You cannot use [COLOR SLOW S] together with:  
– [FADER]  
– [D.EFFECT]  
– [PROGRAM AE]  
– [EXPOSURE]  
– [SPOT METER]  
You cannot use [  
SELF-TIMER].  
You cannot use [  
SELF-TIMER] together with [FADER].  
You cannot use [FADER].  
You cannot use [FADER] together with:  
– [SUPER NSPLUS]  
– [COLOR SLOW S]  
– [D.EFFECT]  
You cannot use [D.EFFECT].  
You cannot use [D.EFFECT] together with:  
– [SUPER NSPLUS]  
– [COLOR SLOW S]  
– [FADER]  
You cannot use [OLD MOVIE] together with:  
– [PROGRAM AE]  
– [PICT.EFFECT]  
You cannot use [PICT.EFFECT].  
You cannot use [PICT.EFFECT] together with [OLD MOVIE].  
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You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL].  
You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when power is supplied from the AC Adaptor.  
Editing for movies and still images  
Scenes cannot be added in the Playlist.  
• The added scenes exceed 99. Delete unnecessary scenes (p.42, 63).  
A scene cannot be deleted.  
• Protected images cannot be deleted. Cancel the image protection (p.66).  
Dubbing/Connecting to other devices  
Images from connected devices are not displayed on the LCD screen (DCR-  
SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E).  
• Touch  
t [REC CTRL] (p.70).  
The aspect ratio of the playback is not correct when connecting your camcorder  
to the TV.  
• Set [TV TYPE] depending on your TV (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/SR80E) (p.39).  
Images from connected devices cannot be zoomed (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/  
SR80E).  
You cannot zoom scenes input from the other device on your camcorder.  
No sound is heard during playback.  
• The audio will not be output when you connect a device via the S VIDEO plug only. Connect  
the white and red plugs of the A/V connecting cable, too (p.39, 67).  
You cannot dub correctly using the A/V connecting cable.  
• The A/V connecting cable is not connected properly. Make sure that the A/V connecting cable  
is connected to the proper jack, i.e. to the output jack of a device you are dubbing a image from,  
or to the input jack of another device for dubbing a image from your camcorder (p.67, 69).  
106  
 
Connecting a computer  
The computer does not recognize your camcorder.  
• Install the supplied software “ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder” (p.77).  
• Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely (p.15).  
• Remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and the computer, then connect it again  
firmly.  
• Remove USB device other than the keyboard, the mouse, and the Handycam Station from the  
computer.  
• Remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and the computer, then restart the computer  
to connect them again correctly.  
• Check that [DVD BURN] or [  
HDD] appears on the LCD screen of the camcorder. If not,  
remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and the computer, and turn the camcorder  
off. Then turn on, and repeat the operation.  
An error message appears when you place the supplied CD-ROM on your  
computer.  
• Set the computer display as follows:  
– 1024 × 768 dots or more, High Color (16 bits, 65 000 colors) or more.  
You cannot use the supplied software on a Macintosh computer.  
• The supplied software “ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder” is not compatible with Macintosh.  
[Cannot start Easy Handycam.] or [Cannot cancel Easy Handycam.] appears on  
the screen of your camcorder.  
You cannot start or cancel the Easy Handycam operation during USB connection. Remove the  
USB cable from the Handycam Station first (p.83), then touch [END] on the LCD screen of  
the camcorder.  
You cannot view images recorded on your camcorder through your computer.  
• Remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and the computer, then connect it again  
firmly.  
• Remove the USB device other than the keyboard, mouse, and Handycam Station from the  
computer.  
• Touch [  
HDD], when [USB SELECT] appears on the LCD screen of the camcorder.  
You cannot copy image data from your camcorder to a computer.  
• Set [USB SPEED] to [FULL SPEED] in setup item (p.58).  
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The image or sound on your camcorder cannot be played back correctly.  
• When you connect your camcorder to a computer not compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB  
2.0), it may not be able to be played back correctly. However, it does not affect the images or  
sounds copied to your computer.  
• When you set [USB SPEED] to [FULL SPEED] (p.58), it may not be able to be played back  
correctly. However, it does not affect the images or sounds copied to your computer.  
• Depending on the computer you use, the played back image or sound may stop temporarily,  
but this does not affect the images or sound copied to your computer.  
“ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder” does not function correctly.  
• Close “ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder”, then restart the computer.  
An error message appears while operating “ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder”.  
• Close “ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder” first, then slide the POWER switch on your  
camcorder to turn on another lamp.  
The actual display and message look different on your computer.  
• The actual display and message may look different.  
The extension of a file is not displayed on your computer.  
• To display the extension, follow the steps below.  
1 Click [Tool] in the window folder t [Folder option...] t [View] tab.  
2 Remove the check mark from the [Hide file extensions for known file types] under Advanced  
Settings.  
3 Click [OK].  
If you press the DVD BURN button on the Handycam Station, the software on the  
computer does not run.  
• Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely (p.15).  
• After  
appears in the task tray on the screen of your computer, press DVD BURN again.  
While performingEasy PC Back-up, [Not enough space on destinationharddisk.]  
is displayed on the computer screen.  
• Delete unnecessary files from your computer to provide free hard disk space (p.97).  
You cannot change the lit status of the power lamps on the camcorder.  
• When using the USB connection, you cannot change the lit status of the power lamps on the  
camcorder. Cancel the USB connection.  
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Others  
The beep sounds for five seconds.  
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and leave it  
for a while in a cool place.  
• Some problems have occurred in your camcorder. Turn off and on, then operate your camcorder  
again.  
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Warning indicators and messages  
Self-diagnosis display/Warning  
indicators  
(Warning on the hard disk of the  
camcorder)*  
Fast flashing  
• Anerrormayhaveoccurredwiththehard  
disk drive in your camcorder.  
IfindicatorsappearontheLCDscreen,check  
the following.  
You can solve some of the symptoms by  
yourself. If your problem persists even after  
you have tried acoupleoftimes, contactyour  
Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service  
facility.  
(Warning on the hard disk of the  
camcorder)*  
Fast flashing  
• The hard disk of the camcorder is fully  
recorded.  
C:04:00  
• Anerrormayhaveoccurredwiththehard  
disk drive in your camcorder.  
E (Battery level warning)  
C:(or E:) ss:ss (Self-diagnosis  
display)  
Slow flashing  
• The battery pack is nearly used up.  
• Depending on the operating  
environment or battery conditions, E  
may flash, even if there are  
C:04:ss  
• The battery pack is not an  
“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack. Use an  
“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (p.117).  
approximately 20 minutes remaining.  
• Connect the DC plug of the AC Adaptor  
to the DC IN jack of the Handycam  
Station or your camcorder securely  
(High temperature warning)  
Slow flashing  
• The temperature of your camcorder is  
getting higher. Turn off your camcorder  
and leave it for a while in a cool place.  
C:13:ss / C:32:ss  
• Remove the power source. Reconnect it  
and operate your camcorder again.  
Fast flashing*  
• The temperature of your camcorder is  
extremelyhigh.Turnoffyourcamcorder  
and leave it for a while in a cool place.  
E:20:ss / E:31:ss / E:40:ss /  
E:61:ss / E:62:ss / E:91:ss /  
E:94:ss  
• A malfunction that you cannot service  
has occurred. Contact your Sony dealer  
or local authorized Sony service facility.  
Inform them of the 5-digit code, which  
starts from “E”.  
(Low temperature warning)  
Fast flashing*  
• The temperature of your camcorder is  
extremely low. Make the camcorder  
warm.  
100-0001 (Warning indicator  
pertaining to files)  
(Warningindicatorpertainingtothe  
external flash)*  
Slow flashing  
Slow flashing  
• The file is damaged.  
• Still charging.  
• The file is unreadable.  
Fast flashing  
• There is something wrong with the flash.  
110  
       
(Warning indicator pertaining to  
camera-shake warning)*  
Movie folder full. Cannot record  
movies.  
• The amount of lights is not sufficient, so  
camera-shake easily occurs. Use the  
flash.  
• The camcorder is unsteady, so camera-  
shake easily occurs. Hold the camcorder  
steady with both hands and record the  
image. However, note that the camera-  
shake warning indicator does not  
disappear.  
• Delete unnecessary images (p.42) or  
perform [HDD FORMAT].  
Still scene number is full. Cannot  
record.  
• Delete unnecessary images (p.42).  
Still pic folder full. Cannot record  
stills.  
• Delete unnecessary images (p.42) or  
perform [HDD FORMAT].  
*
You hear a melody when the warning indicators  
appear on the screen (p.60).  
Movie recording disabled.  
Description of warning  
messages  
• Movies cannot be recorded due to some  
limitations of the hard disk of the  
camcorder. However, youmaybe able to  
record still images.  
If messages appear on the screen, follow the  
instructions.  
Still recording disabled.  
x Battery  
• Still images cannot be recorded due to  
some limitations of the hard disk of the  
camcorder. However, youmaybe able to  
record movies.  
Use the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack.  
(p.117)  
No applicable files available.  
Battery level is low. (p.14, 117)  
Old Battery. Use a new one. (p.117)  
x Hard disk  
• Image files have been deleted.  
Format error. Please format.  
• The hard disk of the camcorder is set  
differently from the default format.  
Performing [HDD FORMAT] (p.55)  
may enable you to use your camcorder.  
Drive error. Turn on power again.  
• A problem occurred with the hard disk.  
Turn off and then on again.  
Data error.  
Overheated. Cannot access HDD.  
• An error occurred during reading or  
writing the hard disk of the camcorder.  
This may occur when you keep applying  
shock on the camcorder.  
Low temperature. Cannot access  
HDD.  
HDD full. Cannot record.  
Access error.  
• Delete unnecessary images (p.42).  
• An error occurred during reading or  
writing the hard disk of the camcorder.  
This may occur when you keep applying  
shock on the camcorder.  
Movie scene number is full.  
Cannot record.  
• Delete unnecessary images (p.42).  
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Management file damaged. Create  
new file?  
Cannot print. Check the printer.  
• Turn off the printer and on again, then  
remove the USB cable (supplied) and  
reconnect it.  
• The image management file is damaged.  
When you touch [YES], a new image  
management file is created. When a new  
management file is created, the old  
recorded images on the hard disk of the  
camcorder cannot be played back.  
(Image files are not damaged.)  
In this case, copy the image files to  
computer by following the steps on page  
84.  
x Flash  
Charging... Cannot record still  
images.  
You are trying to record a still image  
while the external flash is charging.  
Buffer overflow  
Flash cannot charge. Not available.  
You cannot record because the drop  
sensor senses a drop of the camcorder  
repeatedly. If you may be at risk of  
dropping the camcorder constantly, set  
the drop sensor to [OFF], and you may  
be able to record the image again.  
• A malfunction has occurred with the  
external flash and disable charging.  
x Lens cover  
Lens cover not fully open. Turn power  
off then on. (p.18)  
Recovering data  
vibration.  
Avoid any  
Lens cover is not closed. Turn the  
power off once. (p.18)  
Your camcorder tries to recover data  
automatically if the data writing was not  
performed properly.  
Cannot recover data.  
x Easy Handycam  
• Writing data onto the hard disk of the  
camcorder has failed. Attempts were  
made to recover the data, but they were  
unsuccessful.  
Cannot start Easy Handycam. (p.24)  
Cannot cancel Easy Handycam. (p.24)  
Cannot start Easy Handycam with  
USB connected. (p.24)  
x PictBridge compliant printer  
Check the connected device.  
Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with  
USB connected. (p.24)  
• Turn off the printer and on again, then  
remove the USB cable (supplied) and  
reconnect it.  
Invalid during Easy Handycam  
operation (p.24)  
Connect the camcorder to a  
PictBridge compatible printer.  
• Turn off the printer and on again, then  
remove the USB cable (supplied) and  
reconnect it.  
Error. Cancel the task.  
• Check the printer.  
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x Other  
E Please connect AC Adaptor.  
You are trying to format the camcorder  
hard disk, while the battery capacity is  
low. Use the AC Adaptor as the power  
source to prevent the battery from  
wearing out in the middle of this  
operation.  
Playback prohibited.  
You can only play back the images  
recorded by the camcorder.  
Playlist full.  
You cannot create the playlist exceeding  
99 scenes.  
Data protected.  
• The data is protected (p.65).  
Copy Inhibit.  
• The copyright protected images cannot  
be dubbed on the camcorder.  
Alreadyaddedto  
mode’sP-MENU.  
Drop sensor activated. USB function  
ended.  
Press END button and end USB  
connection.  
• During USB connection, you cannot  
perform One Touch DVD Burn.  
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Additional Information  
Using your camcorder abroad  
Power supply  
You can use your camcorderin any countries/  
regions using the AC Adaptor supplied with  
your camcorder within the AC 100 V to 240  
V, 50/60 Hz range.  
On TV color systems  
Your camcorder is a PAL system-based  
camcorder. If you want to view the playback  
picture on a TV, it must be a PAL system  
based TV with an AUDIO/VIDEO input  
jack.  
System  
Used in  
Australia, Austria, Belgium,  
China, Czech Republic,  
Denmark, Finland, Germany,  
Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary,  
Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, New  
Zealand, Norway, Poland,  
Portugal, Singapore, Slovak  
Republic, Spain, Sweden,  
Switzerland, Thailand, United  
Kingdom, etc.  
PAL  
PAL - M  
PAL - N  
Brazil  
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay.  
Bahama Islands, Bolivia,  
Canada, Central America, Chile,  
Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana,  
Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico,  
Peru, Surinam, Taiwan, the  
Philippines, the U.S.A.,  
NTSC  
Venezuela, etc.  
Bulgaria, France, Guyana, Iran,  
Iraq, Monaco, Russia, Ukraine,  
etc.  
SECAM  
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Setting to the local time  
You can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when using your  
camcorder abroad. Set [AREA SET] and [SUMMERTIME] in the  
TIME/LANGU. (p.22).  
World time difference  
1 2 3 4 6 8 10 121314 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 2425 26 272930 31  
Area Time-zone  
code differences  
Area Time-zone  
code differences  
Area setting  
Area setting  
1
GMT  
Lisbon, London  
Berlin, Paris  
17  
18  
19  
20  
21  
22  
23  
24  
25  
26  
27  
28  
29  
30  
31  
+11:00  
+12:00  
–12:00  
–11:00  
–10:00  
–09:00  
–08:00  
–07:00  
–06:00  
–05:00  
–04:00  
–03:30  
–03:00  
–02:00  
–01:00  
Solomon Is.  
2
+01:00  
+02:00  
+03:00  
+03:30  
+04:00  
+04:30  
+05:00  
+05:30  
+06:00  
+06:30  
+07:00  
+08:00  
+09:00  
+09:30  
+10:00  
Fiji, Wellington  
Eniwetok, Kwajalein  
Midway Is., Samoa  
Hawaii  
3
Helsinki, Cairo  
Moscow, Nairobi  
Tehran  
4
5
6
Abu Dhabi, Baku  
Kabul  
Alaska  
7
LosAngeles, Tijuana  
Denver, Arizona  
Chicago, Mexico City  
NewYork, Bogota  
Santiago  
8
Karachi, Islamabad  
Calcutta, New Delhi  
Almaty, Dhaka  
Rangoon  
9
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
Bangkok, Jakarta  
HongKong, Singapore  
Seoul, Tokyo  
St. John’s  
Brasilia, Montevideo  
Fernando de Noronha  
Azores  
Adelaide, Darwin  
Melbourne, Sydney  
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Files on the camcorder hard disk/folder structure  
The file/folder structure is shown below. You do not usually need to acknowledge the file/folder  
structure, when recording/playingbackimagesonthecamcorder. To enjoystillimagesor movies  
by connecting to a computer, see page 74, then use the supplied application.  
• Do not modify the files or folders on the  
camcorder through the computer without using  
1 Image management files  
When you delete the files, you cannot  
the supplied computer application. The image  
record/playback the images correctly.  
files may be destroyed or may not be played back.  
The files are defaulted as hidden files and  
• Operation is not guaranteed, if you perform the  
not usually displayed.  
above operation without using the supplied  
computer application.  
• Whenyoudeleteimagefiles, seethestepsonpage  
2 Movie files (MPEG2 files)  
The extension of the files is “.MPG”. The  
42.Do notdeletetheimagefilesonthecamcorder  
maximumsizeis2GB.Whenthecapacity  
directly from the computer.  
of a file exceeds 2GB, the file becomes  
divided.  
The file numbers go up automatically.  
When the file numbers exceeds 9,999,  
• Do not format the hard disk of the camcorder  
using the computer. It may not operate correctly.  
• When the file extensions are not displayed on the  
screen of the computer, see page 108.  
another folder is created to store new  
• Do not copy the files on the hard disk of the  
movie files.  
The folder name goes up: [100PNV01]  
t [101PNV01]  
camcorder from the computer. Operation is not  
guaranteed.  
• When the folder number shows 999 and file  
number exceeds 9,999, recording may not be  
possible. In this case, perform [HDD FORMAT]  
(p.55).  
3 Still image files (JPEG files)  
The extension of the files is “.JPG”. The  
file numbers go up automatically. When  
the capacity of a file number exceeds  
9,999, another folder is created to store  
new image files.  
For DCR-SR30E/SR50E/SR70E only:  
You cannot copy data on the hard disk of the  
camcorder from the computer.  
The folder name goes higher as shown  
here: [100MSDCF] t [101MSDCF]  
• When you set [USB SELECT] to [  
HDD]  
(p.55), you can access the hard disk of the  
camcorder from the computer through USB  
connection.  
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About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack  
• BesuretoslidethePOWERswitchtoOFF(CHG)  
This unit is compatible with an  
when not shooting or playing back on your  
camcorder. The battery pack is also consumed  
when your camcorder is in the standby mode or  
playback is paused.  
• Have spare battery packs ready for two or three  
times the expected recording time, and make trial  
recordings before making the actual recording.  
“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (P series).  
Your camcorder operates only with an  
“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack.  
“InfoLITHIUM” P series battery packs have  
the  
mark.  
What is an “InfoLITHIUM” battery  
pack?  
• Do not expose the battery pack to water. The  
battery pack is not water-resistant.  
An “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack is a  
lithium-ion battery pack that has functions  
for communicating information related to  
operating conditions between your  
camcorder and an optional AC Adaptor/  
charger (optional).  
TheInfoLITHIUMbatterypackcalculates  
the power consumption according to the  
operating conditions of your camcorder, and  
displays the remaining battery time in  
minutes.  
Remaining battery time indicator  
• If the power goes off even though the remaining  
battery time indicator indicates that the battery  
pack has enough power to operate, charge the  
battery pack fully again so that the indication on  
the remaining battery time indicator is correct.  
Note, however, that the correct battery indication  
sometimes will not be restored if the battery is  
used in high temperatures for a long time or left  
in a fully charged state, or the battery pack is used  
frequently. Regard the remaining battery time  
indication as the approximate shooting time.  
Charging the battery pack  
• Be sure tochargethebatterypack beforeyoustart  
using your camcorder.  
• It is recommended that you charge the battery  
pack in an ambient temperature of between 10°C  
to 30°C (50°F to 86°F) until CHG (Charge) lamp  
turns off. If you charge the battery pack outside  
of this temperature range, you may not be able to  
charge the battery pack efficiently.  
• The E mark indicating that there is little  
remaining battery time sometimes flashes  
dependingontheoperatingconditionsorambient  
temperature and environment even if the  
remaining battery time is approximately 20  
minutes.  
How to store the battery pack  
• Ifthebattery packisnot usedforalongtime, fully  
charge the battery pack and discharge it on your  
camcorder once a year to maintain the proper  
function. Tostorethebatterypack, removeitfrom  
your camcorder and put it in a dry, cool place.  
• To use the battery pack up on your camcorder,  
leave your camcorder in the recording standby  
with the [A.SHUT OFF] to [NEVER] in  
STANDARD SET in the SETUP screen until the  
power goes off (p.60).  
Effective use of the battery pack  
• Battery pack performance decreases when the  
surroundingtemperatureis1C(50°F)orbelow,  
andthelengthoftimeyoucanusethebatterypack  
becomes shorter. In that case, do one of the  
following to use thebatterypack for alonger time.  
– Put the battery pack in a pocket to warm it up,  
and insert it in your camcorder right before you  
start taking shots.  
Battery life  
– Use a large capacity battery pack: NP-FP71/  
NP-FP90 (optional).  
• The battery life is limited. Battery capacity drops  
little by little as you use it more and more, and as  
time passes. When the available battery time is  
shortened considerably, a probable cause is that  
the battery pack has reached the end of its life.  
Please buy a new battery pack.  
• The battery life varies according to how it is  
stored,theoperatingconditions,andenvironment  
in which each battery pack is used.  
• Frequent use of the LCD screen or a frequent  
playback, fast forward or reverse operation wears  
out thebattery packfaster. It is recommendedthat  
you use a large capacity battery pack: NP-FP71/  
NP-FP90 (optional).  
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Maintenance and precautions  
• Keep the Remote Commander and button-type  
On use and care  
• Do not useor store thecamcorder and accessories  
in the following locations.  
– Anywhere extremely hot or cold or humid  
places. Never leave them exposed to  
temperatures above 60°C (140°F), such as  
under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car  
parked in the sun. They may malfunction or  
become deformed.  
– Near strong magnetic fields or mechanical  
vibration. The camcorder may malfunction.  
– Near strong radio waves or radiation. The  
camcorder may not record properly.  
– NearAMreceiversandvideoequipment.Noise  
may occur.  
battery out of children’s reach. If the battery is  
accidentally swallowed, consult with a doctor  
immediately (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/SR70E/  
SR80E).  
• If the battery electrolytic liquid has leaked,  
– consultwithyourlocalauthorizedSonyservice  
facility.  
– wash off any liquid that may have contacted  
your skin.  
– ifany liquid getsin youreyes, wash with plenty  
of water and consult with a doctor.  
x Whennotusingyourcamcorderforalong  
time  
• Occasionally turn it on and let it run such as by  
playing back images or recording for about three  
minutes.  
• Useup thebatterypackcompletelybeforestoring  
it.  
– On a sandy beach or anywhere dusty. If sand or  
dust gets in your camcorder, it may  
malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction  
cannot be repaired.  
– Near windows or outdoors, where the LCD  
screen or the lens may be exposed to direct  
sunlight. This damages the inside of the LCD  
screen.  
• Operate your camcorder on DC 7.2 V (battery  
pack) or DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor).  
• For DC or AC operation, use the accessories  
recommended in this instruction manual.  
Moisture condensation  
If your camcorder is brought directly from a  
cold place to a warm place, moisture may  
condense inside your camcorder. This may  
cause malfunction to your camcorder.  
• Do not let your camcorder get wet, for example,  
fromrainorseawater. Ifyourcamcordergetswet,  
it may malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction  
cannot be repaired.  
• 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.  
• Avoidroughhandling,disassembling,modifying,  
physical shock, or impact such as hammering,  
dropping or stepping on the product. Be  
particularly careful of the lens.  
• Keep the POWER switch setting to OFF (CHG)  
when you are not using your camcorder.  
x Note on moisture condensation  
Moisturemaycondensewhenyoubringyour  
camcorder from a cold place into a warm  
place (or vice versa) or when you use your  
camcorder in a humid place as follows:  
You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a  
place warmed up by a heating device.  
Youbringyourcamcorderfromanairconditioned  
car or room into a hot place outside.  
You useyour camcorderafter asquall or ashower.  
You use your camcorder in a hot and humid place.  
x 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 seal it tightly. Remove  
the bag when the air temperature inside the  
plastic bag has reached the surrounding  
temperature (after about one hour).  
• Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel, for  
example, and operate it. Doing so might cause  
heat to build up inside.  
• When removing the mains lead, pull it by the plug  
and not the cord.  
• Do not damage the mains lead such as by placing  
anything heavy on it.  
• Keep metal contacts clean.  
x If moisture condensation has occurred  
Leave the camcorder tuned off for about an  
hour until moisture condensation disappears.  
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• Do not use a sharp-pointed tool to calibrate the  
LCD screen. Doing so may damage the surface  
of the screen.  
You cannot calibrate the LCD screen if you have  
rotatedit, or if you havesetit withthe LCD screen  
side facing out.  
On the LCD screen  
• Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD  
screen. Blurs appear and it may cause a  
malfunction of your camcorder.  
• If your camcorder is used in a cold place, a  
residual image may appear on the LCD screen.  
This is not a malfunction.  
• While you are using your camcorder, the back of  
the LCD screen may heat up. This is not a  
malfunction.  
On handling the casing  
• If the casing is soiled, clean the camcorder body  
withasoftclothlightlymoistenedwith water, and  
then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth.  
x To clean the LCD screen  
• Avoid the following to prevent damage to the  
finish.  
– Using chemicals such as thinner, benzine,  
alcohol, chemical cloths, repellent and  
insecticide and sunscreen.  
– Handling with abovesubstanceson your hands.  
– Leaving the casing in contact with rubber or  
vinyl objects for a long period of time.  
If fingerprints or dust make the LCD screen  
dirty, use the cleaning cloth (optional) to  
clean the LCD screen.  
When you use the LCD Cleaning Kit  
(optional), do not apply the cleaning liquid  
directly to the LCD screen. Use cleaning  
paper moistened with the liquid.  
Care and storage of the camera lens  
• Wipe thesurface of thelenscleanwith asoft cloth  
in the following instances:  
– when there are fingerprints on the lens surface.  
– in hot or humid locations  
– when the lens is exposed to salty air such as at  
the seaside.  
• Storethelensin awell-ventilated location subject  
to little dirt or dust.  
• To prevent mold, periodically clean the lens as  
described above. It is recommended that you  
operate your camcorder about once a month to  
keep it in optimum state for a long time.  
x On adjustment of the LCD screen  
(CALIBRATION)  
The buttons on the touch panel may not work  
correctly. If this happens, follow the  
procedure below. It is recommended you  
connect your camcorder or the Handycam  
Station to the wall socket with the supplied  
AC Adaptor during the operation.  
1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the  
(PLAY/EDIT) lamp.  
2 Remove cables other than that of the AC  
Adaptor from your camcorder or the  
Handycam Station.  
To charge the pre-installed  
rechargeable battery  
3 Touch  
t [SETUP] t  
STANDARD SET t [CALIBRATION].  
Your camcorder has a pre-installed  
rechargeable battery to retain the date, time,  
and other settings even when the POWER  
switchissettoOFF(CHG).Thepre-installed  
rechargeable battery is always charged while  
you are using your camcorder but it will get  
discharged gradually if you do not use your  
camcorder. The rechargeable battery will be  
fully discharged in about 3 months if you  
do not use your camcorder at all. However,  
even if the pre-installed rechargeable battery  
is not charged, the camcorder operation will  
not be affected as long as you are not  
recording the date.  
CALIBRATION  
1/3  
Touch the "x".  
CANCEL  
4 Touch the “×” displayed on the screen with  
a thin object such as a corner of “Memory  
Stick Duo”.  
The position of the “×” changes.  
Touch [CANCEL] to cancel.  
If you did not press the right spot, try the  
calibration again.  
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x Procedures  
On trademarks  
• “Handycam” and  
registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.  
• “InfoLITHIUM” is a trademark of Sony  
Corporation.  
Connect your camcorder to a wall socket  
using the AC Adaptor supplied with your  
camcorder, and leave your camcorder with  
the POWER switch turned off for more than  
24 hours.  
are  
• “Memory Stick Duo” is a trademark of Sony  
Corporation.  
To change the battery of the Remote  
Commander (DCR-SR50E/SR60E/  
SR70E/SR80E)  
1 While pressing on the tab, inset your  
fingernail into the slit to pull out the battery  
case.  
2 Place a new battery with the + side facing up.  
3 Insert the battery case back into the Remote  
Commander until it clicks.  
• “ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder” is a  
trademark of Pixela Corporation.  
• Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks  
of Dolby Laboratories.  
• Dolby Digital Stereo Creator is a trademark of  
Dolby Laboratories.  
• DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW logo are  
trademarks.  
• Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media are  
either registered trademarks or trademarks of  
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/  
or other countries.  
• MacintoshisatrademarkofAppleComputer,Inc.  
in the U.S. and other countries.  
• Pentium is a trademark or registered trademark  
of Intel Corporation.  
Tab  
All other product names mentioned herein may be  
the trademarks or registered trademarks of their  
respective companies. Furthermore, ™ and “®” are  
not mentioned in each case in this Handbook.  
WARNING  
Battery may explode if mistreated. Do not  
recharge, disassemble or dispose of in fire.  
Notes on the License  
• A button-type lithium battery (CR2025) is used  
in the Remote Commander. Do not use batteries  
other than the CR2025.  
• When the lithium battery becomes weak, the  
operating distance of the Remote Commander  
may shorten, or the Remote Commander may not  
function properly. In this case, replace the battery  
with a Sony CR2025 lithium battery. Use of  
another battery may present a risk of fire or  
explosion.  
ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN  
CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY  
MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE  
MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO  
INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS  
EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A  
LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN  
THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH  
LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA,  
L.L.C., 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300,  
DENVER, COLORADO 80206.  
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Glossary, Index  
Glossary  
x Extension  
x PictBridge  
The last three letters of a file name after “.”.  
The extension of a movie file recorded on  
the camcorder is “.MPG,” while that of a  
still image is “.JPG”. If you cannot see an  
extension on your file name, see page 108.  
PictBridge is a standard created for direct  
printingfrom digitalcameras to printers. By  
connectingaPictBridge-compatibleprinter,  
you can print out still images without using  
a computer (p.71).  
x Formatting  
x Playlist  
The process of deleting all recorded image  
datafromthe harddiskofthecamcorder and  
restoring its original storage capacity. You  
can initialize the hard disk of the camcorder  
using [HDD FORMAT] (p.55).  
A list of your favorite selected original  
movies.  
It enables simple editing of original  
recorded data such as changing playback  
order.  
x Fragmentation  
x Protection  
The condition of a hard disk in which files  
are divided into pieces scattered around the  
hard disk. You may not save your images  
correct. You can solve the condition by  
performing [HDD FORMAT] (p.55).  
Thesettingforpreventingyoufromdeleting  
image data.  
x Recording mode  
By setting the recording mode before  
recording, you can select the image quality.  
There are 3 modes: HQ (high quality), SP  
(standard play) and LP (long play). The  
higher the recording quality, the shorter the  
recording time.  
x JPEG  
JPEGstands for Joint Photographic Experts  
Group, a still image data compression (data  
capacity reduction) standard. Hard Disk  
Drive Handycam records still images in  
JPEG format.  
x Thumbnail  
Reduced-size images which enable you to  
view many images at the same time. The  
VISUAL INDEX screen uses a thumbnail  
display system.  
x MPEG2  
MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts  
Group,the groupof standardsforthe coding  
(image compression) of video (movie) and  
audio. There are MPEG1 (standard  
definition) and MPEG2 (high definition)  
formats. Hard Disk Drive Handycam  
records movies in MPEG2 format.  
x USB 2.0  
USB 2.0 is a standard for connecting with  
various devices. When your computer is  
compatible with USB 2.0, you can transfer  
data in high-speed between computers.  
x Photomovie  
A series of still images (JPEG format)  
recorded with a camcorder is convered and  
resaved as a movie (MPEG format) to be  
played back on another DVD device or  
computer. Create a Photomovie to view still  
images on a DVD device that does not  
support JPEG playback. Still images  
converted to a Photomovie are played back  
continuously like a slide show. Resolution  
is slightly reduced.  
x VBR  
VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate, the  
recording format for automatically  
controlling the bit rate (the volume of  
recording data in a given time segment)  
according to the scene being recorded. For  
fast-movingvideo, a lot ofdisc spaceisused  
to produce a clear image so the recording  
time is short.  
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x VISUAL INDEX  
Thisfunctiondisplaysimagesofmoviesand  
still images you have recorded so that you  
can select those scenes you want to play  
back.  
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Index  
Button-type lithium battery  
Numerics  
C
A
Connect  
Adjusting exposure  
E
A.SHUT OFF  
B
Backup........See Saving images  
Battery  
D
F
BATT (battery)  
.................... See SPOT METER  
Build-in stereo  
123  
 
O
H
LUMI. KEY  
P
M
Movie  
I
Icon.......See Display indicators  
REC MODE  
PICT.APPLI.  
“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack  
Pixela User Support Center  
N
J
NIGHT SHOT PLUS switch  
L
NS LIGHT  
Number of recordable still  
124  
Pre-installed rechargeable  
Searching for desired images  
Preparation  
P-MENU... See Personal Menu  
T
TIME/LANGU.  
Q
R
Recording........................25, 29  
U
Still image  
V
W
S
125  
127  
Additional information on this product and  
answers to frequently asked questions can be  
found at our Customer Support Website.  

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