User manual SONY HANDYCAM DCR-SX44/R

[. . . ] Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. Notice for the customers in the countries applying EU Directives The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 1080075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters, please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents. Notice for customers in the United Kingdom A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. [. . . ] If the desired menu item is not displayed, touch /. 60min STBY Select button to delete. 0:00:00 END Adding a menu item You can add up to 28 menu items for each POWER switch position. Delete a less important menu item, if you want to add more. MENU 1/3 STATUS CHECK MIC LEVEL ZEBRA RING SET L WHITE BAL. 1 Touch t [ADD]. t [P-MENU SET UP] 2 Touch the menu item that you want to delete. 60min DELETE STBY 0:00:00 Delete this from CAMERA-TAPE mode's P-MENU? If the desired menu item is not displayed, touch /. 60min STBY Select the category. 0:00:00 END YES NO OK 2 Touch 3 Touch [YES] t 0:00:00 END SCENE SELECT SPOT METER EXPOSURE WHITE BAL. SHARPNESS . / to select a menu category, then touch . 60min STBY Select the item. b Notes · You cannot delete [MENU] and [P-MENU SET UP]. OK 3 Touch / to select a menu item, then touch t [YES] t . The menu item is added to the end of the list. 66 Arranging the order of menu items displayed on Personal Menu 1 Touch t [SORT]. t [P-MENU SET UP] If the desired menu item is not displayed, touch /. 2 Touch the menu item you want to move. 3 Touch 4 Touch Using the Menu / to move the menu item to the desired place. . To sort more items, repeat steps 2 to 4. 5 Touch [END] t b Notes . · 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 . If the desired menu item is not displayed, touch /. 67 Dubbing/Editing Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation (p. Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected. Connecting to external devices The connection method and the image quality will differ depending on the VCR or DVD/ HDD recorders and the connectors used. : Signal flow Camcorder Cable External device i. LINK cable (optional) HDV1080i compatible device* t HD quality i. LINK cable (optional) AV device with i. LINK jack t SD quality A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (optional) AV device with S VIDEO jack t SD quality (White) (Red) (Yellow) A/V connecting cable (supplied) (Yellow) (White) (Red) AV device with audio/video jacks** t SD quality * An i. LINK jack which is compatible with HDV1080i specification is required. For details, refer to the instruction manuals supplied with the device to be connected. ** When connecting your camcorder to a monaural device, connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video jack on the device, and the white (left channel) or red (right channel) plug to the audio jack on the device. 68 b Notes · You cannot dub pictures using the HDMI cable. · Pictures recorded in the DV format are dubbed as SD (standard definition) images, regardless of the connection. Menu setting Recorded Dubbing [VCR [i. LINK format format HDV/DV] CONV] HDV*1 Mixed HDV and DV Jacks on your camcorder Open the jack cover and connect the cable. [AUTO] or HDV*2 [OFF] [ON: SQUEEZE]/ [ON: EDGE CROP] ­ DV [AUTO]*3 DV only DV [AUTO] or DV *1 The VCR or DVD/HDD recorders need to be compliant with HDV1080i specification. You can connect your camcorder to a VCR device using an i. LINK cable. Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation (p. Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected. HDV1080i compatible device AV device with i. LINK output jack Recording movies 1 Slide the POWER switch to PLAY/ EDIT. 2 Set the input signal of your camcorder. Set [VCR HDV/DV] to [AUTO] when recording from an HDV format compatible device. Set [VCR HDV/DV] to [DV] or [AUTO] when recording from a DV format compatible device (p. 59). t HD quality t SD quality 3 Connect your VCR as a player to your camcorder. b Notes · When an i. LINK cable is connected, the format of the input signal ( or ) will be indicated on the LCD screen of your camcorder (This indicator may appear on the screen of the playback device, however, it will not be recorded). Dubbing/Editing To i. LINK connector : Signal flow i. LINK cable (optional) To HDV/DV Interface (i. LINK) 4 Insert a cassette into the VCR. 5 Operate your camcorder to record movies. REC CTRL] t * An i. LINK jack which is compatible with HDV1080i specification is required. If the desired item is not displayed on the screen, touch / until the item is displayed. Continued , 71 Recording pictures from a VCR (Continued) 6 Start playing the cassette on your VCR. The picture played on the connected device appears on the LCD screen of your camcorder. Recording still images 1 Perform steps 1 to 4 in "Recording movies". 7 Touch [REC START] at the point you want to start recording. 2 Start playing the cassette. The pictures on the VCR appear on the screen of your camcorder. 8 Stop recording. Touch (Stop) or [REC PAUSE]. 3 Press PHOTO lightly at the scene you want to record. . 9 Touch b Notes t · You need an i. LINK cable for this operation. · You cannot record TV programs from the HDV/DV Interface (i. LINK). [. . . ] 61 LCD BRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 LCD COLOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 B BACK LIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 BEACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 BEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 F FADER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 86 FORMAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 C CALIBRATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 CAMERA COLOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 CAMERA DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 CAMERA SET menu . . . . . . . . . . . 45 CANDLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Cassette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 95 Charging time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cleaning cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 CLOCK SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 COLOR BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 COLOR SLOW S (Color Slow Shutter). . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 86, 89 COMPONENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 COMPONENT OUT jack . . . . 37 M Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Maintenance and precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 MEMORY SET menu . . . . . . . . . . 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