3-068-332-12 (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-PC9E DCR-PC6E/PC9E ©2001 Sony Corporation English Welcome! Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Digital Handycam camcorder. With your Digital Handycam you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your Digital 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. ! Digital Handycam Sony. Digital Handycam . Digital Handycam , . , . 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 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. , . EMC 3 . DCR-PC9E For the customers in Europe ATTENTION The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this digital 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) 2 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.) 3 English Main Features Taking moving or still images, and playing them back ·Recording a picture on a tape (p. 30) ·Recording a still image on a tape (p. 55) ·Playing back a tape (p. 46) ·Recording still images on "Memory Stick"s (DCR-PC9E only) (p. 159) ·Recording moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s (DCR-PC9E only) (p. 168) ·Viewing a still image recorded on "Memory Stick"s (DCR-PC9E only) (p.183) ·Viewing a moving picture on "Memory Stick"s (DCR-PC9E only) (p. 187) Capturing images on your computer ·Using with an analog video unit and your computer (DCR-PC9E only) (p. 113) ·Viewing images recorded on "Memory Stick"s using the USB cable (DCR-PC9E only) (p. 189) Other uses Functions to adjust exposure in the recording mode ·Back light (p. 40) ·NightShot/Super NightShot (p. 41) ·PROGRAM AE (p. 68) ·White balance (p. 71) ·Adjusting the exposure manually (p. 73) ·Flexible Spot Meter (p. 74) Functions to give images more impact ·Digital zoom [MENU] (p. 134) 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. 60) ·Picture effect (p. 63) ·Digital effect (p. 65) ·Digital program editing (p. 101) ·Title (p. 125, 129) ·MEMORY MIX (DCR-PC9E only) (p. 174) Functions to give a natural appearance to your recordings ·Manual focus (p. 76) ·Sports lesson mode (p. 68) ·Landscape mode (p. 68) Functions to use after recording ·END SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/Rec Review (p. 44) ·DATA CODE (p. 48) ·Photo search (p. 94) ·Photo scan (p. 96) ·Tape PB ZOOM (p. 87)/Memory PB ZOOM (DCR-PC9E only) (p. 196) ·Zero set memory (p. 89) ·Title search (p. 90) 4 · (. 30) · (. 55) · (. 46) · "Memory Stick" ( DCR-PC9E) (. 159) · "Memory Stick" ( DCR-PC9E) (. 168) · , "Memory Stick" ( DCRPC9E) (. 183) · "Memory Stick" ( DCR-PC9E) (. 187) · ( DCR-PC9E) (. 113) · , "Memory Stick", USB ( DCR-PC9E) (. 189) · (. 40) · / (. 41) · PROGRAM AE (. 68) · (. 71) · (. 73) · (. 74) · (. 134) OFF. ( , 10, D ZOOM .) · (. 60) · (. 63) · (. 65) · (. 101) · (. 125, 129) · MEMORY MIX ( DCR-PC9E) (. 174) · (. 76) · (. 68) · (. 68) , · END SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/ (. 44) · DATA CODE (. 48) · (. 94) · (. 96) · PB ZOOM (. 87)/PB ZOOM ( DCR-PC9E) (. 196) · (. 89) · (. 90) 5 English Table of contents Main Features .................................................. 4 Quick Start Guide ................................. 10 Getting started Using this manual ......................................... 14 Checking supplied accessories .................... 17 Step 1 Preparing the power supply ........... 18 Installing the battery pack ..................... 18 Charging the battery pack ..................... 19 Connecting to a wall socket .................. 24 Step 2 Setting the date and time ................. 25 Step 3 Inserting a cassette ............................ 27 Step 4 Using the touch panel ...................... 28 Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory function .................................... 89 Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title ­ Title search .................................... 90 Searching a recording by date ­ Date search ................................................................... 92 Searching for a photo ­ Photo search/Photo scan ................... 94 Editing Dubbing a tape ............................................... 97 Dubbing only desired scenes ­ Digital program editing .................... 101 Using with an analog video unit and your computer ­ Signal convert function (DCR-PC9E only) .................................. 113 Recording video or TV programmes (DCR-PC9E only) .................................. 115 Inserting a scene from a VCR ­ Insert editing (DCR-PC9E only) ...... 119 Audio dubbing ............................................. 121 Superimposing a title .................................. 125 Making your own titles .............................. 129 Labelling a cassette ...................................... 131 Recording ­ Basics Recording a picture ....................................... 30 Shooting backlit subjects ­ BACK LIGHT ................................ 40 Shooting in the dark ­ NightShot/Super NightShot ...... 41 Self-timer recording ............................... 43 Checking the recording ­ END SEARCH/ EDITSEARCH/Rec Review .................. 44 Playback ­ Basics Playing back a tape ........................................ 46 Viewing the recording on TV ...................... 53 Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings ...................... 134 Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image on a tape ­ Tape Photo recording ......................... 55 Using the wide mode .................................... 59 Using the fader function ............................... 60 Using special effects ­ Picture effect ........... 63 Using special effects ­ Digital effect ........... 65 Using the PROGRAM AE function ............. 68 Adjusting the white balance manually ...... 71 Adjusting the exposure manually ............... 73 Using the spot light-metering mode ­ Flexible Spot Meter .............................. 74 Focusing manually ........................................ 76 Interval recording .......................................... 78 Frame by frame recording ­ Cut recording ....................................... 81 Using the viewfinder .................................... 82 "Memory Stick" Operations (DCR-PC9E only) Using a "Memory Stick" ­ introduction .. 147 Recording still images on "Memory Stick" ­ Memory Photo recording ................. 159 Recording an image from a tape as a still image ...................................................... 164 Recording moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s ­ MPEG movie recording .................... 168 Recording a picture from a tape as a moving picture .................................................... 170 Superimposing a still image in a "Memory Stick" on a moving picture ­MEMORY MIX .................................... 174 Copying still images from a tape ­ Photo save ........................................... 181 Viewing a still image ­ Memory photo playback .................. 183 Viewing a moving picture ­ MPEG movie playback ..................... 187 Viewing images using your computer ..... 189 Enlarging still images recorded on "Memory Stick"s ­ Memory PB ZOOM ................................................................. 196 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effects ..... 84 Playing back a tape with digital effects ...... 85 Enlarging images recorded on tapes ­ Tape PB ZOOM ................................... 87 6 Table of contents Playing back images continuously ­ SLIDE SHOW ..................................... 198 Preventing accidental erasure ­ Image protection ................................ 200 Deleting images ........................................... 201 Writing a print mark ­ PRINT MARK ..... 204 Troubleshooting Types of trouble and their solutions ......... 206 Self-diagnosis display ................................. 213 Warning indicators and messages ............ 214 Additional Information Usable cassettes ............................................ 226 About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack . 229 About i.LINK ................................................ 231 Using your camcorder abroad ................... 233 Maintenance information and precautions ............................................ 234 Specifications ................................................ 242 Quick Reference Identifying the parts and controls ............. 246 Index .............................................................. 255 7 ................................... 5 ..................................................... 12 .. 14 ........................................................... 17 1 .. 18 ........ 18 ............ 19 ... 24 2 .... 25 3 ................. 27 4 ............................................... 28 ............................ ............................ ­ ............ ............... 76 78 81 82 ..................................... 84 ....................................... 85 , ­ PB ZOOM .. 87 ........................................................... 89 ­ .................... 90 ­ ..... 92 ­ / ..... 94 ­ .............................. 30 ­ BACK LIGHT ........ 40 ­ NightShot/Super NightShot ..................................... 41 ..... 43 ­ END SEARCH/ EDITSEARCH/ ...... 44 .................................. 97 ­ ... 101 ­ ( DCR-PC9E) .......... 113 ( DCR-PC9E) .......... 115 ­ ( DCR-PC9E) .......... 119 .................................. 121 .................................. 125 ... 129 ............................ 131 ­ ........................ 46 ........................................................... 53 ­ ......... 55 ........................................................... 59 ........ 60 ­ .................. 63 ­ ........................ 65 PROGRAM AE .... 68 ........................................................... 71 ........ 73 ­ ........... 74 ................ 134 8 "Memory Stick" ( DCR-PC9E) "Memory Stick" ­ ...................................... 147 c "Memory Stick" ­ ................... 159 ......... 164 "Memory Stick" ­ MPEG ............... 168 ........... 170 "Memory Stick" ­ MEMORY MIX ....... 174 ­ .................................. 181 ­ ............................................. 183 ­ MPEG .... 187 ......................................................... 189 , "Memory Stick"s ­ PB ZOOM ........................ 196 ­ SLIDE SHOW ................................ 198 ­ .................. 200 ....................... 201 ­ PRINT MARK ................................ 204 ........................ 226 "InfoLITHIUM" .... 229 i.LINK ............................. 231 .......................................... 233 ............... 234 .............. 244 .... 246 ........................ 256 ................................. 216 .............. 223 ....................................... 224 9 English Quick Start Guide This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your ...