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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To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3)
Change the [TV TYPE] setting to match your TV (p. 68).
• When you play back a tape recorded in the DV format on a 4:3 TV not compatible with the 16:9 signal, set
[ WIDE SELECT] to [4:3] on your camcorder when recording a picture (p. 66).
(STANDARD SET)
[VCR HDV/DV] t
[AUTO] (p. 65)
[i.LINK CONV] t
[OFF] (p. 68)
• Your TV needs to have an i.LINK jack compatible with HDV1080i. For details, confirm the
specifications of your TV. For details on Sony HDV1080i compliant TVs, see page 113.
• If your TV is not compatible with HDV1080i, connect your camcorder and TV with the supplied
component video cable and A/V connecting cable as illustrated in .
• The TV needs to be set so that it recognizes that the camcorder is connected. See the instruction manuals
supplied with your TV.
Connecting to a 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV
: Signal flow
Type Camcorder Cable TV Menu Setting
(STANDARD SET)
[VCR HDV/DV] t
[AUTO] (p. 65)
[COMPONENT] t
[480i] (p. 67)
[TV TYPE] t
[16:9]/[4:3]* (p. 68)
• A/V connecting cable is also needed to output audio signals. Connect the white and red plugs of the A/V
connecting cable to the audio input jack of your TV.
: Signal flow
Type Camcorder Cable TV Menu Setting
C
4
i.LINK cable (optional)
1
2
D
Component video cable
(supplied)
A/V connecting cable
(supplied)
(Green) Y
(Blue) P
B
/C
B
(Red) P
R
/C
R
(Red)
(White)
(Yellow)
Playing the picture on a TV (Continued)