Video Camera Recorder 1_ CCD FX310 Operation Manual Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
Information WARNING To prevent tire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. L_AUilUt_ i_IiLiJu(,L DO NO REFER NOT ]HL REMOVE #_l_kU_ COVER USER-SERVICEABLE SERVICING TO QUALIFIED LLLL;IHIL_HL)L;K. (OR PARTS BACK) INSIDE. SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
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Welcome to Video 8 Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Handycam ® camcorder. 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. This manual shows you how to operate your camcorder.
Check that the following • Wireless Remote Commander (1) • AC power adaptor AC-V35/V35A (1) • Shoulder strap (1) accessories with your camcorder • Size AA (R6) battery for Remote Commander (2) • Battery pack NP-55 (1) • Lithium battery CR2025 (1) Change to plus side illus • RFU adaptor RFU-90UC • Lens cap (1) (attached to the camcorder) • Jack cover (1) (attached to the camcorder) Before you can use your camcorder, 1 2 3 4 5 are supplied (1) you need to: Charge and install the battery pac
Before youcanusethiscamcorder, youneedtocharge andnstallthebattery pack 1 2 1 2 3 4 Plug the AC power adaptor into a wall outlet. Align the flat side of the battery pack with the line on the AC power adaptor. Push down and slide the battery pack in the direction of the arrow Set the CHARGE/VTR switch to CHARGE.
1 2 3 Align the flat side of the battery pack with the white line on the camcorder. Make sure that the arrow on the battery pack is close to the top of the camcorder. Push down and slide the battery pack in the direction of the arrow. Notes • Make sure the battery is securely installed so that it does not fall off. If the battery is not installed properly, the camcorder will not record accurately. • You can use the AC power adaptor as a power source when recording indoors.
Make sure that the battery 1 pack or another Press the small blue button on the EJECT switch and simultaneously slide EJECT in the direction of the arrow. power source is attached. EJECT The cassette compartment automatically liftsup and opens toward you. Insert a tape with the window facing outside. 3 Close the cassette holder by pressing the area on the cassette compartment marked "PUSH". Slide the red tab closing the window to prevent accidental recording.
Before using your camcorder for the first time or after another person used it, adjust the viewfinder lens to best fit your eyesight. Make sure that a battery pack or another power source is attached to the camcorder. 2 1 2 Press the small green button on POWER and It1 111] set the POWER switch tO CAMERA. _v_ Insert a tape. (See page 8.) Set the STANDBY switch up.
]-o keep birth dates in the camcorder's battery must be installed. memory and to activate the clock, the lithium Remove the lithium battery holder located at the bottom of the camcorder. Install the supplied CR2025 lithium battery with the + side facing down. +side -side Put the lithium battery holder into the camcorder. Lithium battery life The battery will last for approximately 1 year in normal operation.
You need to set your camcorder's time onto your video. date and time to be able to superimpose Make sure that the power source and lithium battery the date and are attached. I 2 1 Press,.e sma,, green ha,ton on,.e Ill'Ill] POWER switch and slide the POWER switch to CAMERA. } ' "'_LCAMER_/OI'F_'LAxi:_ "" "_'" POWER Set the STANDBY switch up. STARTISTOP 3 4 Press DATE (+) and TIME (NEXT) simultaneously for a few seconds until the date indicator appears in the viewfinder.
When you preset your child's birth date in your camcorder, you can put your child's age in years and months on your tape. You can also preset the date of an event. Once you enter the birth date of your child, the clock inside your carncorder will automatically update age of your child. You can superimpose the age anytime on your recording.You can preset up to three birth dates or events.
6 Enter the birth date. First adjust the blinking digits by pressing DATE (+), and then press TIME (NEXT). The age (year and month) appears when all the items are adjusted. 0%÷ ÷ _BIRT_D_ e%_> _> --AVG--I., % 1987) O _ei_IpoA if you missed the correct number with DATE (+) Keep pressing DATE (+). The indicator changes as follows: Year: 1900 --> 1901 - - - --> Current year , Current year - (minus) 99 J Month: JAN. _ FEB. - - - _ DEC.
Before you record one-time events, make a trial recording to make sure that your camcorder is working properly. Keep the lens clean, or the focus cannot be adjusted properly. It is very easy to start recording scenes. 1 "_'--_ 45,6 1 2 3 Hold the camcorder by putting your hand through the grip belt so that your thumb can easily press the red START/STOP button.
Automatic recording With the PROGHAM AE switch set Io the green position, all the camera functions are on automatic (i.e. auto iris, auto white balance, auto focus) and the shutter speed is set at normal (1/60 second). To stop recording momentarily Press START/STOP again. "STBY" appears in the viewfinder. The camcorder beeps twice when you have BEEP turned on. When you have finished recording Turn the STANDBY switch down and slide the POWER switch to OFF.
You can create a professional-looking close-up, fade-in and fade-out. home video using these sepcial effects; zoom, Zooming is a recording technique that lets you change the size of the subject in the scene. Use "Zoom-in (telephoto)" for dramatic close-ups, and "zoom-out (wide-angle)" for panoramic long shots. You can also use zooming to focus manually or to decide on a shooting angle. For more professional-looking recordings, use zooming sparingly. W(Widelangle) T(Teiephoto) .....
You can use th_s camcorder as a VCR by connecting it directly to your TV for playback. After you connect this camcorder to your TV, use the Remote Commander for convement control of the camcorder. Use the supphed RFU adaptor to connect your camcorder to your TV. Before connechng, make sure that the TV ts turned off to prevent speaker damage. If your TV has audio/ video inputs, see page 33. _ _IN_J OUT VHF ANT FA ' :{FU-90UC VlD'EO ouT .... t RFUDC OUT I I AUDIO OUT I _ c"A_e_°_'v,_o"c ....
1 2 4 3 Press the small green button on the POWER switch and set the POWER switch to PLAYER. 2 3 POWER Insert a tape. (See page 8.) Turn on the TV and select the channel to which you adjusted the RFU adaptor (3 CH or 4 CH). If you are connecting with audio/video inputs, set your TV's TV/VlDEO selector to VIDEO Press _ (PLAY). To stop playback, press [] (STOP). To rewind the tape, press _ (REW). To advance the tape rapidly, press _ (FF).
By using the Remote Commander, you can be tn the p_cturewith your friends and family. or conveniently control the playback of your tape from a distance. 1 2 Insert two size AA (R6) batteries with the + and - ends properly positioned. Set the [] REMOTE COMMANDER switch on the battery mounting surface of the camcorder, If the battery is attached, remove tt. Reattach the battery after setting the REMOTE COMMANDER ON/OFF switch.
Have sufftcient recording battery than you pack have power to do 2 or 3 times as much planned. "Battery life" indicated in this manual is measured by the continuous recording t=me of the camcorder, placed at room temperature using a fully-charged battery Battery life is shorter in cold climates. Battery efficiency =sdecreased and the battery will be used up more quickly Set the STANDBY switch of the camcorder recording battery power.
v i I If the terminals (metal parts on the back) are not clean, the battery duration will be shortened. When the terminals are not clean or when the battery pack has not been used for a long time, install and remove the battery pack from time to time. This will improve the contact condition. Also, wipe the + and - terminals with a soft cloth or paper. Why the battery pack heats up? During charging or recording, the battery pack heats up.
Youcanchoose anyofthefollowing power sources foryourcamcorder: battery pack(see page6),house current, and12/24 Vcarbattery. Theappropriate power source foryoutochoose depends ontheplace where youwantto useyourcamcorder.
_he DCP-77 DC pack (not supphed) is required. 1 1 2 Align the flat side of the DC pack with the white line on the camcorder, and push down and slide it in the direction of the arrow, Connect the cord of the DC pack to the cigarette lighter socket of a car (12 V or 24 V), To remove the DO pack Removeit thesame wayas youdo with the batterypack. See page 7. Options • BC-77, BC-S10 portable battery charger You can charge a battery pack on 100 - 240 V AC.
In the prewous chapter 'Basic Camera Operation", you learned the basic recording operations. This section shows you how to record the date or time, record an age, re-record a picture and more. P Date or time can be superimposed on your recording DATE_÷) 5 30 0o PM) During camera recording or when in standby mode, press DATE for date indication or TIME for time indication. The date or time displayed in the viewfinder is recorded with the picture. To stop recording date or time Press DATE or TIME again.
Note You cannot add the age later during playing back or editing. To stop recording the age Press AGE/EVENT until the indicator goes out. To change the display while recording Press AGE/EVENT until the indicator you want to record is displayed. Recording of the indicator you select starts when [_, _-_,or [] goes out. To cancel the stored birth date 1 Perform steps 1 to 4 _n"Storing a Birth Date in Your Camcorder" on page 12, to select the memory number to be canceled. 2 Press TIME (NEXT) twice.
You can check the last port_on of a scene you JUSt recorded without changing the setting of the POWER switch using EDITSEARCH. 1 D Put the camcorder in the standby mode by pressing the START/STOP button. 8TART 2 Press the - _ side of EDITSEARCH momentarily. The last few seconds of the recorded portion will be played back in the viewfinder. After a few seconds of playback, the camcorder goes back to the standby mode, ready for the next recording.
You can reshoot a scene over the last recorded prevtously recorded portion will be erased. 1 Set the STANDBY port,on using EDITSEARCH. The switch up. START / STOP 2 Look in the viewfinder and find the point from where you want to begin recording by: Keep pressing the + side of EDITSEARCH continuously to advance the picture at a normal playback speed, or the - side to reverse the picture. 4, EDITSEARCH - (_) At the desired point, release EDITSEARCH. Press START/STOP.
You can _nserta scene m the m_ddleof a recorded tape by settLngthe starting point and ending point. A previously recorded portion will be erased. 2,7 6 1 []t 111 ] Press the small green button and slide the POWER switch to CAMERA. ML_.._ CA o I_FA'_..._Y._ L POWER 2 Set the STANDBY switch up. START/STOP 3 While looking in the viewfinder, keep pressing the + or - side of EDITSEARCH and release the button where you want to end the insertion.
You can connect an external microphone (not supplied) to the MIC jack. This jack also accepts a "plug-in-power" microphone. Attach the microphone to the accessory shoe of the camcorder. If the microphone has two plugs, connect the DC IN plug to the RFU DC OUT jack on the camcorder. Accessory shoe --MIC jack RFU DC OUT jack Note When recording with an external microphone, wind noise is not muted.
The camcorder's automatic functions offer you worry-tree operation under most shooting conditions. But in some circumstances, manual adjustment is better for effective recording. You can manually maintain focus and compensate for backlighting with this camcorder. Some shooting situations may call for using some items manually, while others may call for using them automatically. The previous manual settings are retained, as long as you do not remove the battery, even if you set the POWER switch to OFF.
When you use the PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) function, you can give a portrait' effect (the object ts m focus and the background is out of focus) or capture htgh-speed action with "sports" mode or "high speed shutter" mode. Select from three types of mode referring to the following table.
You can fade-m or fade-out to gwe your tecordtng a professtonal appearance When fading-tn, the picture will gradually appear from black. The sound wtll also gradually increase. When fading-out, the picture will gradually fade to black. The sound will also decrease. FADE IN FADE OUT When fading-in 1 Press FADER after setting the STANDBY put the camcorder into standby mode. The FADER indicator starts bhnktng. switch up to _,_,_- Press START/STOP.
In the earher section (page 17) we explatned the bastc connection to your TV w_th the RFU adaptor. In this section we discuss several other ways of connecting to your TV. There are several ways to connect your camcorder to your TV. If your TV has aud_o/vtdeo inputs, use an A/V cable. Before connecting, make sure that your TV is turned off to prevent speaker damage. If your TV has only an antenna input, see page 17.
If your TV has no AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks Disconnect the antenna connection between the TV and the VCR, and connect the RFU adaptor to the VHF/UHF input of the TV and VHF/UHF output of the VCR. -' AC-V35N35A VHF/UHF vcRI _ RFU-90UC .) If your TV has AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks Connect Audio and Video from the camcorder to the VCR instead of to the TV, Set the input selector of the VCR to LINE, if available.
The supphed wtreless Remote Commander _suseful to control the camcorder from a dtstance When usmg tt, be sure to set the BI REMOTE COMMANDER ON/OFF swttch to ON. To make the same indications in the viewfinder on the TV (only on the Commander) Press DATA SCREEN. To turn the indicationsoff, press it again. Th_sDATA SCREEN on TV will tell you which playback mode you are using.
Dunng recora_ng or playback, playback t_me. the d_g_ts on the counter indicate the actual recording or To count the whole tape Press COUNTER RESET at the begfnnng of the tape so that the counter shows "0:00 00". Write down the counter reading at a partqcular point so that you can easily find that point later by refernng to the tape counter. To return to a preset point ii _I i ,- 1 During playback, press COUNTER RESET at the point you later want to locate. The counter shows "0:00:00".
You can edit a tape wLth an additional [:] 8ram, I1] Betamax or vHs VHS format VCR. This portionos not edited. Original tape .- , Edited Pause How to connect Make connectionsusingthe appropriate A/V cable (suchas Sony VMC-710M/720M for monaural VCR or VMC-910MS/920MS for stereo VCR) and set the CHARGE/VTR selector on the AC power adaptor to VTR. Set the input selector of the VCR to LINE, if avaitable.
How to edit Insert a tape to be recorded into recording VCR. Slide EDIT on the camcorder to the direction of the arrow. EDIT ,-=. Set the POWER switch of the camcorder to PLAYER, then insert the recorded tape. Play back a tape on the camcorder until you locate the point where you want to start editing, then press II PAUSE to set the camcorder the playback pause mode. to On the recording VCR, locate the recording starting point and set the VCR to the recording pause mode.
.......... III ................... II the camcorder _sbrought d_rectly from a cold place to a warm place, moLsture may condense inside the camcorder, on the surface of the tape or on the lens. In this cond_bon, the tape may stick to the head drum and be damaged or the unit may not operate correctly. To prevent possible damage under these circumstances, the camcorder is furnished with moisture sensors. However, take the following precautions. If moisture condenses Inside the unit ,.,, i _ .
L Slight contamination rl II I I| Critical contamination To ensure a clear picture, clean the video heads periodically When playback picturesbecome nozsyor hardlyvisible, the videoheads may be contaminated. In such cases, 1 Clean the video heads with the Sony V8-25CLH cleaning cassette (not supplied), referring to its instructions. 2 After cleaning, check if the picture is clear by recording or playing back with an ordinary tape. 3 If the picture is still noisy, repeat cleaning.
To reattach the eyecup Ahgn the groove or_the eyecup with the • mark on the barrel. Mark Groove Turn the eyecup nnthe reverse direction of the arrow. Take a good posture for shooting For hand-held shots, it is important to hold the camcorder properly. • Hold the camcorder firmly and secure it with the grip belt so that you can easily manipulate the camcorder with your thumb. • Place your right elbow firmly against your side. • Place your left hand under the camcorder to support it.
Keep the horizontal plane level You can easily determine the horizontal plane t_y using the viewfinder frame as a reference. Plan ahead If you are going to edit the tape after recording, shoot the scene a little longer to make the editing easier. Lighting Shoot with the sun behind you. When the light source is behind the subject, or in the following situations, the subject will be recorded too dark and the background too light. • The subject is indoors and there is a window behind the subject.
On operation • • • • • • • Operate the camcorder on 6.0 V (battery pack) or 7.5 V (AC power adaptor). For DC or AC operation, use the accessories recommended in this manual. Should any solid object or liquid fall into the casing, unplug the camcorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. Do not hold the camcorder by the viewfinder or the microphone. Avoid rough handling or mechanical shock. Be particularly careful of the lens.
For details on the use of each part, refer to the pages ind_cated _nthe circle.
[] [] [] Tape transport buttons _) PLAY (playback) FF (fast-forward) REW (rewind) STOP (stop) II PAUSE (pause) [] Lens cap [] VIDEO output jack (phono jack) (_ [] RFU DC OUT (RFU adaptor DC output) jack (special minlJack) [] AUDIO output jack (phono jack) [] MIC jack (PLUG IN POWER) (mono mini-jack) [] Remote control sensor _) [] EDIT switch _) [] Hook for shoulder strap Additional Information 45
[] [] [] [] [], [] 6 [] Accessory shoe [] Remote control sensor (_) [] Focus HOLD switch _) [] PUSH FOCUS HOLD button _) [] Tripod receptacle (bottom) [] FADER button [] BACK LIGHT button 1_) [] DATE (+) button • [] TIME (NEXT) button • [] AGE/EVENT button (_) (_) [] PROGRAM AE selector (_ _) [] BATT (battery eject) knob O [] Hook for shoulder strap Additional Information (_) _) _) _)
[] Viewfinder [] Camera recording/battery [] COUNTER RESET button _) • [] ZERO MEM button _) 1_) [] TAPE/BATT [] Viewfinder adjustment ring [] Eyecup [] BEEP ON/OFF switch [] [] REMOTE COMMANDER [] Battery mounting surface lamp _) CHECK button O (_) ON/OFF switch _) Additional Informatton 47
[] [] r [] _ PLAY (play back) button _) [] <1<1 REW (rewind) button (_ [] [] STOP button [] II PAUSE button _) [] DATA SCREEN button: [] HOLD switch* (_) [] START/STOP [] FF _ [] Power zoom button [] liD- SLOW (slow playback) button _ button (fast forward) button _) Note The * mdqcates the functtons operable which are only wtth the commander, II F£_[; FJit='T_lvJ L'_ fl3T;[_Jm [a] [b] [c] ,[_ , _-:g.
If you run into any problems Should the difficulty persist, service facility. during operation, use the following table to troubleshoot the problem. unplug the unit and contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony Symptom The power does not turn _, Cause The battery is not attached. on. The battery is used up. The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet. The power turns off. While being operated in CAMERA mode, the camcorder has been in the pause mode for more than 5 minutes.
If an indication following blinks in the viewfinder screen or a caution I-------]slow blinking fast blinking Cause Symptom c.\-J Camera operation VCR operation Camera operation Battery lamp ......... Beeps @ Cautionlamp' Camera operation VCR operation The battery is weak. Prepare a charged one. The battery is used up. Use a charged battery. The tape is at its end. Use a new tape. The tape is near its end. Prepare a new one. No tape is inserted. The tab on the tape is out (red).
System Video recording system Rotary two heads, Helical scanning FM system Audio recording system Rotary Tape speed SP mode: Approx. (W32 inch)/sec. 1.43 cm LP mode: 0.72 cm time Fast forward/rewind Approx. SP mode: 2 hours (P6-120) LP mode: 4 hours (P6-120) time Approx. 6 rain. 30 sec. (P6-120) Image device Viewfinder CCD (Charge Coupled Electronic viewfinder Lens (black and white) Combined 8x power Device) power 5 V DC Power requirements On battery mounting surface 6.
A M,N,O,P AC Adaptor ........................................................ 6, Accessory Shoe ..................................................... Adjusting Viewfinder ................................................ Age Button ....................................................... 12, Audio Output .......................................................... Audio/Video Cable ................................................. 22 29 9 25 33 33 B Back Light ...............................................
