Operating Guide
Table Of Contents
- IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
- Read this first
- Table of Contents
- Enjoying pictures with high definition quality
- Getting Started
- Easy Handycam - using your camcorder with automatic settings
- Recording/Playback
- Recording
- Playback
- Functions used for recording/playback, etc.
- Recording
- To use zoom
- To record high quality still images during tape recording (Dual Rec)
- To control the image settings manually with the dial (CAM CTRL dial/MANUAL button)
- To use the flash
- To record in dark places (NightShot)
- To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects
- To record in mirror mode
- To use a tripod
- To use a Shoulder belt
- Playback
- Recording/playback
- Recording
- Indicators displayed during recording/playback
- Searching for the starting point
- Remote Commander
- Playing the picture on a TV
- Using the Menu
- Dubbing/Editing
- Dubbing to VCR/DVD device, etc.
- Recording pictures from a VCR
- Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo”
- Deleting recorded pictures from the “Memory Stick Duo”
- Marking images on the “Memory Stick Duo” with specific information (Print mark/Image protection)
- Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer)
- Jacks to connect external devices
- Using a Computer
- Troubleshooting
- Additional Information
- Quick Reference

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Cannot save still picture.
• Do not eject “Memory Stick Duo”
while still images are being stored onto
it (p. 32).
x PictBridge compliant printer
Check the connected device.
• Switch off the printer and switch it on
again, then disconnect the USB cable
and reconnect it.
Connect the camcorder to a
PictBridge compatible printer.
• Switch off the printer and switch it on
again, then disconnect the USB cable
and reconnect it.
Error. Cancel the task.
• Check the printer.
Cannot print. Check the printer.
• Switch off the printer and switch it on
again, then disconnect the USB cable
and reconnect it.
x Flash
Charging… Cannot record still
images.
• You are trying to record a still image
while charging the flash (optional).
Lens accessory attached. Cannot
use flash. (p. 33)
x Lens cover
Lens cover not fully open. Turn
power off then on. (p. 19)
Lens cover is not closed. Turn the
power off once. (p. 19)
x Others
Cannot record due to copyright
protection. (p. 112)
Change to correct tape format.
• The pictures cannot be played back
because of an incompatible format.
No output image in “VCR HDV/DV”.
Change format.
• Stop playback or signal input, or
change the [VCR HDV/DV] setting
(p. 65).
x Dirty video head. Use a
cleaning cassette. (p. 119)
Cannot start Easy Handycam. (p. 92)
Cannot cancel Easy Handycam.
(p. 92)
For audio, connect red and white
plug on AV cable. (p. 42)
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