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Table of Contents  Speaker  (DISC BURN) button (see Operating Guide)  "Memory Stick Duo" media slot (56)  Access lamp (Internal memory, "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media) (56) While the lamp is lit or flashing, the camcorder is reading or writing data.   (USB) jack (52) Screen indicators Upper left Center Upper right Indicator 0:00:00 [00min] 9999 9999 100/112 Meaning Recording/playback/ editing media (55) Counter (hour:minute: second) (21, 26) Estimated recording remaining time (20, 26) FADER (79) Approximate number of recordable photos and recording media (23, 28) Playback folder (34) Current playing movie or photo/Number of total recorded movies or photos (23, 24, 32, 33) Useful Recording Techniques Bottom Upper left Indicator  60 min Center Indicator [STBY]/[REC]   Upper right Indicator Meaning HOME button (9) Self-timer recording (80) BLT-IN ZOOM MIC (79) MICREF LEVEL low (80) WIDE SELECT (60) Remaining battery Return button (9) Meaning Recording status (21, 27) Photo size (64) Slide show set (38) Warning (85) Playback mode (24, 33) Meaning Recording mode (HQ/SP/ LP) (60) Bottom Indicator  Meaning Face Index (35) Manual focus (76) SCENE SELECTION (77)  White balance (78) SteadyShot off (61) SPOT MTR/FCS (74)/ EXPOSURE (76)/SPOT METER (74) TELE MACRO (75)  Backlight (30) OPTION button (9) VIEW IMAGES button (23, 32) 101-0001 101-0005  Slide show button (38) Data file name (25, 33) Protected image (46) VISUAL INDEX button (24, 33)  Indicators and their positions are approximate and may differ from what you actually see. Index

Section	Page
Using the Handycam Handbook	2
Searching for information quickly	2
Table of contents	3
Useful recording techniques	6
Parts and controls	7
Screen indicators	8
“HOME” and “OPTION” - Taking advantage of two types of menus	9
Using the HOME MENU	9
Using the OPTION MENU	9
Menu lists	11
List of the HOME MENU	11
List of the OPTION MENU	12
Read this before operating your camcorder	13
Getting started	15
Step 1: Charging the battery pack	15
Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time	17
Changing the language setting	18
Recording/Playback	19
Five pieces of advice for successful recording	19
Recording and playing movies and photos easily (Easy Handycam Operation)	20
Recording movies	20
Shooting photos	22
Playing movies	23
Viewing photos	25
Recording	26
Recording movies	26
Shooting photos	28
Useful functions for recording movies and photos	30
Zooming	30
Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects	30
Recording in mirror mode	31
Switching the screen display	31
Playback on the camcorder	32
Playing movies	32
Viewing photos	33
Useful functions for playing movies and photos	35
Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index)	35
Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index)	35
Searching for desired images by date (Date Index)	36
Using PB zoom with photos	37
Playing back a series of photos (Slide show)	38
Playing images on a TV	39
Editing	41
Deleting movies and photos	41
Capturing a photo from a movie	43
Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal memory to “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media	44
Dubbing movies	44
Copying photos	45
Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect)	46
Dividing a movie	47
Using the Playlist of movies	48
Creating the Playlist	48
Playing the Playlist	48
Creating a disc with a DVD writer, recorder	50
Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express	50
Creating a disc with a DVD writer, etc., other than DVDirect Express	52
Creating a disc with a recorder, etc.	53
Checking the battery information	54
Utilizing recording media	55
Changing the recording media	55
Selecting the recording media for movies	55
Selecting the recording media for photos	55
Inserting “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media	55
Checking the media information	57
Deleting all movies and photos (Formatting)	58
Preventing data on the internal memory from being recovered	59
Customizing your camcorder	60
MOVIE SETTINGS (Items for recording movies)	60
PHOTO SETTINGS (Items for recording photos)	64
VIEW IMAGES SET (Items to customize the display)	66
SOUND/DISP SET (Items to adjust the sound and the screen)	68
OUTPUT SETTINGS (Items for when connected to a TV)	70
CLOCK/LANG (Items to set clock and language)	71
GENERAL SET (Other setup items)	72
Functions set in the OPTION MENU	74
Troubleshooting	81
Troubleshooting	81
Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators	85
Additional information	88
Recording time of movies/number of recordable photos	88
Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack	88
Expected recording time of movies	88
Expected number of recordable photos	89
Using your camcorder abroad	90
File/folder structure on the internal memory and “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media	92
Maintenance and precautions	93
About the “Memory Stick” media	93
About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack	94
About handling of your camcorder	95

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Table of Contents

Useful Recording Techniques

Index



Speaker



(DISC BURN) button (see Operating

Guide)



“Memory Stick Duo” media slot (56)



Access lamp (Internal memory, “Memory

Stick PRO Duo” media) (56)

While the lamp is lit or flashing, the

camcorder is reading or writing data.





(USB) jack (52)

Screen indicators

Upper left

Indicator

Meaning

HOME button (9)

Self-timer recording (80)

BLT-IN ZOOM MIC (79)

MICREF LEVEL low (80)

WIDE SELECT (60)



60 min

Remaining battery

Return button (9)

Center

Indicator

Meaning

[STBY]/[REC]

Recording status (21, 27)

Photo size (64)

Slide show set (38)



Warning (85)



Playback mode (24, 33)

Upper right

Indicator

Meaning

Recording mode (HQ/SP/

LP) (60)

Indicator

Meaning

Recording/playback/

editing media (55)

0:00:00

Counter (hour:minute:

second) (21, 26)

[00min]

Estimated recording

remaining time (20, 26)

FADER (79)

9999

Approximate number of

recordable photos and

recording media (23, 28)

Playback folder (34)

100/112

Current playing movie or

photo/Number of total

recorded movies or photos

(23, 24, 32, 33)

Bottom

Indicator

Meaning

Face Index (35)



Manual focus (76)

SCENE SELECTION (77)



White balance (78)

SteadyShot off (61)

SPOT MTR/FCS (74)/

EXPOSURE (76)/SPOT

METER (74)

TELE MACRO (75)



Backlight (30)

OPTION button (9)

VIEW IMAGES button

(23, 32)

Slide show button (38)

101-0001

101-0005

Data file name (25, 33)



Protected image (46)

VISUAL INDEX button

(24, 33)

Indicators and their positions are approximate

and may differ from what you actually see.



Upper left

Center

Upper right

Bottom

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Screen indicators, Speaker, DISC BURN button see Operating, Guide, Memory Stick Duo media slot 56 - manual

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