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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– t [MENU] t (PICT.APPLI.)
t [PictBridge PRINT].
• We cannot guarantee the operation of models
that are not PictBridge compatible.
1 Select the image to be printed
with / .
2 Touch t [COPIES].
3 Select the number of copies to be
printed with / .
A maximum of 20 copies of the image
can be printed.
4 Touch t [END].
To print the date/time on the image,
touch t [DATE/TIME] t
[DATE] or [DAY&TIME] t .
5 Touch [EXEC] t [YES].
When printing is finished, [Printing...]
disappears and the image selection
screen appears again.
Touch [END] when printing is
completed.
• Refer also to the operating instructions for the
printer to be used.
• Do not attempt the following operations when
is on the screen. The operations may not be
performed properly.
– Operate the POWER switch.
– Disconnect the USB cable from the printer.
– Remove the “Memory Stick Duo” from your
camcorder.
• If the printer stops working, disconnect the USB
cable, turn the printer off and on again and
restart the operation from the beginning.
• If you print a still image recorded with a 16:9
ratio, left and right ends of the image may be cut
off.
• Some printer models may not support the date/
time printing function. Refer to your printer’s
operating instructions for details.
• We cannot guarantee the printing of images
recorded with a device other than your
camcorder.
• PictBridge is an industry standard established
by the Camera & Imaging Products Association
(CIPA). You can print still images without using
a computer by connecting a printer directly to a
digital video camera or digital still camera,
regardless of model or manufacturer.
Printing
Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) (Continued)










