3-074-616-11 (1) Digital Video Camera Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. , , . TM SERIES DCR-PC101E ©2002 Sony Corporation English Welcome! Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Handycam. With your Handycam you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your Handycam is loaded with advanced features, but at the same time it is very easy to use. You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come. ! pae Bac c ppeee eaep Sony Handycam. C eaep Handycam aeae pe Ba e c pecx aec pae ya. Beaepa Handycam caea ycepeca y, e pe ee e e ca. Bcpe B yee caa ceee eppa, p cee acaac ceye . WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Memory Stick N50 NOTICE ON THE SUPPLIED AC POWER ADAPTOR FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 (i.e., marked with or mark) must be used. If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service station. . . . epae a peeex acax y a paee y, cpe a eaep. EMC 3 . For the customers in Europe ATTENTION The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this camcorder. This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits set out in the EMC Directive for using connection cables shorter than 3 meters. (9.8 feet) () , USB- . Notice If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the application or disconnect and connect the USB cable again. For the customers in Germany Directive: EMC Directive 89/336/EEC. 92/31/EEC This equipment complies with the EMC regulations when used under the following circumstances: · Residential area · Business district · Light-industry district (This equipment complies with the EMC standard regulations EN55022 Class B.) DCR-PC101E 2 Checking supplied accessories Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your camcorder. 1 , . 2 3 Getting started 4 5 6 7 8 9 q; qa qs 1 AC-L10A/L10B/L10C AC power adaptor (1), Mains lead (1) (p. 23) 2 NP-FM50 battery pack (1) (p. 22, 23) 3 A/V connecting cable (1) (p. 59) 4 Wireless Remote Commander (1) (p. 310) 5 R6 (size AA) battery for Remote Commander (2) (p. 311) 6 Lens cap (1) (p. 34) 7 "Memory Stick" (1) (p. 148) 8 USB cable (1) (p. 215) 9 CD-ROM (SPVD-008 USB Driver) (1) (p. 222) q; Battery terminal cover (1) (p. 22) qa Cleaning cloth (1) (p. 293) qs 21-pin adaptor (1) (p. 60) European models only Contents of the recording cannot be compensated if recording or playback is not made due to a malfunction of the camcorder, storage media, etc. 1 AC-L10A/L10B/L10C AC (1), (1) (. 23) 2 NP-FM50 (1) (. 22, 23) 3 / (1) (. 59) 4 (1) (. 310) 5 R6 ( ) (2) (. 311) 6 (1) (. 34) 7 "Memory Stick" (1) (. 148) 8 USB (1) (. 215) 9 CD-ROM (SPVD-008 USB ) (1) (. 222) 0 (1) (. 22) qa (1) (. 293) qs 21- (1) (. 60) , - , .. 3 English Main Features Recording moving pictures or still images, and playing them back ·Recording moving pictures on tapes (p. 34) ·Recording still images on tapes (p. 65) ·Playing back tapes (p. 52) ·Recording still images on "Memory Stick"s (p. 61, 161) ·Recording moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s (p. 180) ·Viewing still images recorded on "Memory Stick"s (p. 194) ·Viewing moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s (p. 199) Main Features ·Viewing moving pictures recorded on tapes using USB cable (p. 230) ·Viewing images recorded on "Memory Stick"s using the USB cable (p. 235, 241) ·Capturing images on your computer from your camcorder using the USB cable (p. 232) ·Converting an analog signal into digital to capture images onto your computer (p. 243) Capturing images on your computer 4 Main Features Other uses Functions to adjust exposure in recording ·BACK LIGHT (p. 44) ·NightShot/Super NightShot/Colour Slow Shutter (p. 45) ·PROGRAM AE (p. 79) ·White balance (p. 67) ·Adjusting the exposure manually (p. 82) ·Flexible Spot Meter (p. 83) Functions to give images more impact ·Digital zoom [MENU] (p. 40) The default setting is set to OFF. (To zoom greater than 10×, select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings.) ·Fader (p. 71) ·Picture effect (p. 74) ·Digital effect (p. 76) ·Titles (p. 139) ·MEMORY MIX (p. 172) Functions to give a natural appearance to your recordings ·Sports lesson (p. 79) ·Landscape (p. 79) ·Manual focus (p. 85) ·Spot Focus (p. 87) Functions to use after recording ·END SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/Rec Review (p. 50) ·DATA CODE (p. 54) ·Tape PB ZOOM (p. 99) ·ZERO SET MEMORY (p. 101) ·TITLE SEARCH (p. 102) ·Digital program editing (p. 113, 187) Main Features 5 ac yxc ex pae x cpeee ·ac yxc pae a acce (cp. 34) · ac ex pae a acce (cp. 65) · Bcpeee acce (cp. 52) · "Memory Stick" (. 61, 161) · "Memory Stick" (. 180) · , "Memory Stick" (. 194) · "Memory Stick" (. 199) · pcp yxc pae, acax a acce, c ae USB (cp. 230) · , "Memory Stick", USB (. 235, 241) · ac pae a epe c eaep c ae USB (cp. 232) · pepaae aa caa p ac pae a ep (cp. 243) 6 y peyp c p ac · BACK LIGHT (cp. 44) · Pe NightShot/Super NightShot/Colour Slow Shutter (cp. 45) · PROGRAM AE (. 79) · (. 67) · (. 82) · (. 83) · [MENU] (. 40) OFF. ( , 10×, D ZOOM .) · (. 71) · (. 74) · (. 76) · Tp (. 139) · MEMORY MIX (. 172) · Cpe cca (. 79) · aa pe (. 79) · (. 85) · Te yc (. 87) , · END SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/ (. 50) · DATA CODE (. 54) · y PB ZOOM acce (cp. 99) · ZERO SET MEMORY (cp. 101) · TITLE SEARCH (cp. 102) · p a ppa (cp. 113, 187) 7 English Table of contents Checking supplied accessories ...................... 3 Main Features ............................................ 4 Quick Start Guide ­ Recording on a tape ................................... 12 ­ Recording on a "Memory Stick" .............. 14 Using the spot focus function ­ Spot Focus ............................................. 87 Interval recording .......................................... 88 Frame by frame recording ­ Frame recording .................................. 91 Using the viewfinder .................................... 93 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effect ...... 95 Playing back a tape with digital effect ....... 97 Enlarging images recorded on tapes ­ Tape PB ZOOM ................................... 99 Quickly locating a scene ­ ZERO SET MEMORY ....................... 101 Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title ­ TITLE SEARCH ........... 102 Searching a recording by date ­ DATE SEARCH ................................. 104 Searching for a photo ­ PHOTO SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN .... 106 Getting started Using this manual ......................................... 20 Step 1 Preparing the power supply ............ 22 Installing the battery pack ..................... 22 Charging the battery pack ..................... 23 Connecting to a wall socket .................. 27 Step 2 Setting the date and time .................. 29 Step 3 Inserting a cassette ............................. 31 Step 4 Using the touch panel ....................... 32 Recording ­ Basics Recording a picture ....................................... 34 Shooting a backlit subject ­ BACK LIGHT ................................ 44 Shooting in the dark ­ NightShot/Super NightShot/ Colour Slow Shutter ........................ 45 Self-timer recording ............................... 48 Checking the recording ­ END SEARCH/ EDITSEARCH/ Rec Review .............................................. 50 Editing Dubbing a tape ............................................. 109 Dubbing only desired scenes ­ Digital program editing (on tapes) ... 113 Recording video or TV programmes ........ 128 Inserting a scene from a VCR ­ Insert editing ...................................... 132 Audio dubbing ............................................. 134 Superimposing a title .................................. 139 Making your own titles .............................. 143 Labelling a cassette ...................................... 145 Playback ­ Basics Playing back a tape ........................................ 52 To display the screen indicators ­ Display function ........................... 54 Viewing the recording on TV ...................... 59 "Memory Stick" Operations Using a "Memory Stick"­ Introduction ... 148 Recording still images on "Memory Stick"s ­ Memory photo recording ................. 161 Recording an image from a tape as a still image ...................................................... 168 Superimposing a still image in the "Memory Stick" on an image ­ MEMORY MIX ................................... 172 Recording moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s ­ MPEG movie recording ....... 180 Recording a picture from a tape as a moving picture ...................................... 183 Recording edited pictures from a tape as a moving picture ­ Digital program editing (on "Memory Stick"s) ............. 187 Copying still images from a tape ­ PHOTO SAVE .................................... 192 Viewing a still image ­ Memory photo playback .................. 194 Advanced Recording Operations Recording still images on a "Memory Stick" during recording on a tape ................... 61 Recording a still image on a tape ­ Tape Photo recording ......................... 65 Adjusting the white balance manually ...... 67 Using the wide mode .................................... 69 Using the fader function ............................... 71 Using special effects ­ Picture effect ........... 74 Using special effects ­ Digital effect ........... 76 Using the PROGRAM AE ............................ 79 Adjusting the exposure manually ............... 82 Using the spot light-metering function ­ Flexible Spot Meter .............................. 83 Focusing manually ........................................ 85 8 Viewing a moving picture ­ MPEG movie playback ..................... 199 Enlarging still images recorded on "Memory Stick"s ­ Memory PB ZOOM ........................... 203 Playing back images in a continuous loop ­ SLIDE SHOW ..................................... 205 Preventing accidental erasure ­ Image protection ................................ 207 Deleting images ­ DELETE ........................ 208 Writing a print mark ­ PRINT MARK ..... 211 Using the optional printer .......................... 213 Quick Reference Identifying the parts and controls ............. 305 Index .............................................................. 314 Viewing images with your computer Viewing images with your computer ­ Introduction ....................................... 215 Connecting to your computer with USB port ­ For Windows users ........................... 219 Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer ­ For Windows users .......... 230 Viewing images recorded on a "Memory Stick" on your computer ­ For Windows users ........................... 235 Connecting to your computer with USB port ­ For Macintosh users .................. 238 Viewing images recorded on a "Memory Stick" on your computer ­ For Macintosh users .......................... 241 Capturing images from an analog video unit on your computer ­ Signal convert function ..................... 243 Customising Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings ...................... 245 Troubleshooting Types of trouble and how to correct trouble .................................................... 262 Self-diagnosis display ................................. 269 Warning indicators and messages ............ 270 Additional Information Usable cassettes ............................................ 282 About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack ........................................... 285 About i.LINK ................................................ 288 Using your camcorder abroad ................... 290 Maintenance information and precautions .................................... 291 Specifications ................................................ 301 9 ............................... 3 ­ ......... 65 ............................................. 67 .............................................. 69 ....... ...