Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit DCR-DVD205E du fabricant Sony
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2-661-360- 11 (1) Operat ing Guid e DCR-D VD105E/D VD20 5E/D VD304E/ D VD3 05E/D VD605 E/D VD705E/ DV D 7 5 5 E © 2006 Sony Cor poration Enjo ying with y our D VD Handyca m 12 Getting Star ted 18 Eas.
2 Befo re oper ating the unit, ple ase re ad this manual thorough ly , and retain it for future refere nce. T o reduce fi re or sh ock hazar d, do not expose the unit to ra in or moistur e. CAUTIO N The use of optical in struments with t his produ ct wil l increa se eye haza rd.
3 For mor e deta iled i nform ation about recyclin g of this prod uct, ple ase cont act your local Ci v ic Office, your househ old waste disposal service or the shop where you purchase d the produc t.
4 Y our camc order is s uppl ied w ith two kinds of oper ations guide s. – “Operating Guide” (This manual) – “First Step Guide” for usin g your camcorder with the computer connected (store.
5 Notes on th e Setup items, LCD screen , viewfi nder , and lens • A se tup item th at i s gr ayed ou t is no t av ai lable under t he current rec ording or playback co nditions. • The LCD s creen a nd the viewf inder are manufacture d using extrem ely high- precision technol ogy , so over 99.
6 About the Car l Zeis s lens Y our cam corder is eq uipped w ith a C arl Zei ss lens, which was developed jointly by Carl Zeiss , in Ge rmany , and So ny Cor poration, and pr oduces su perior i mages. It adopts t he MTF * measureme nt system fo r video cam eras and offers a qua lity typical of a Carl Zeiss lens.
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8 T able of Cont ents What you can do with your DVD Handycam .... ............. ............. ............. 12 Choosing a dis c .. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 14 Using your DVD Handycam ..
9 To adjust the focus for an of f center s ubject To fix the expos ure for the selected subj ect To record in mirror mode To add special ef fects To use a tripo d To attach th e shoulder belt Playbac .
10 PICT.APPLI. ... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................ 7 5 Speci al ef fect s on p ictur es or addi tiona l func tion s on re cor ding /pl ayb ack (PICT. EFFECT/D.EFFEC T, etc.) DISC SET (DCR-DVD105E/DVD205E/DVD605E/DVD705E) / MEDIA SET (DCR-DVD304E/DVD305E/DVD755E) .
11 Troubleshootin g ........ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............107 Warning indi cators and messages ............... ............. ............. ............. .. 125 Using your c a mcorder abroa d .......
12 Y our D VD Hand ycam rec ords image data on 8cm D VD * . It is more con venient than vide o tape and far mor e versatile. Enjoyin g with yo ur DVD Hand ycam What yo u can do with your DVD Hand ycam * D VD (D igital V er satile Disc) is a high-capacity optical disc.
13 Enjoyin g with your DVD Handycam ** Finalizing: a process to make it possible t o play b ack recorded D VD on other DVD de vices (see page 38 and 54) .
14 Y our DVD Ha n dycam is compatible with 8 cm D VD-R , DVD-R W and D VD+R W. It doe s not suppor t 12cm discs. Recording format for DVD- RW When y ou use a D VD- R W, you can c hoose t he recor ding form at from V IDEO m ode or VR mo de. In this manual, VIDEO mo de is indica ted as and VR mode a s .
15 Enjoyin g with your DVD Handycam Record ing tim e Record ing time per disc side The mini mu m record ing time is giv en in parentheses. unit: mi n. • The recording time for the movie drops when the disc also contain s still images.
16 Continu ed on the ri ght page Using yo ur DVD Handy cam 1 Preparing (See page 18 to 30.) Select the disc that best suits your needs. Repeated use of a disc T o save recorded images T o use one disc.
17 Enjoyin g with your DVD Handycam Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize Finalize 4 Viewing on anothe r DVD devic e (See pag es 54 and 58.) T o view a disc recorded on your D VD H andyca m on other DVD devices, you need to fin al iz e i t fir st .
18 Make sure that you have follo w ing item s supplied with your camc o rder . The nu mber in th e parenthes es indi cates the number of that it em supplied . • Discs and “Memory Stick Duo” a re not supplied . AC Adap tor (1) (p .19) Mains lead (1) (p .
19 Gett ing S tarted Y ou can cha rge the bat tery after at tachi ng the “InfoLITH IUM” battery pack (P series) (p.135) to your camc order . • Y ou cannot us e an NP-FP30 battery pack with your camcorder . (See the re verse side of the battery pack for the model number .
20 5 The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the bat tery is fully char ged. Disconnect the A C Adap tor fro m the DC IN jack on your camcorder . • Disconnect the A C Adaptor holding both your camcorder and the DC plug. T o remove the batte r y pack Slide the PO WER switch to OFF (CHG).
21 Gett ing S tarted For DCR-DVD304E/D VD305E/DVD755E * T y pical recordi ng time shows the time when you repeat re cording sta rt/stop, turn ing the power on/ off a nd zooming. • T im es sho wn vary according to t he followi ng conditions. – T o p: When the L CD backlight turns on.
22 On th e AC A daptor • Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall socket close by . If any trouble occurs while using the adaptor, immediately shut off the po wer by disconnecting the p lug from the wall s ocket. • Do not u se the A C Adaptor placed in a narro w space, such a s between a wall and f urniture.
23 Gett ing S tarted T o recor d, slide the POWER switch to turn on the re specti ve lamp. When us ing it for the f irst t ime, the [CLOCK SET] sc reen a ppears (p.
24 Open the LCD sc reen 90 d egrees to t he camcord er ( 1 ), th en rotate i t to the b est angle to recor d or play ( 2 ). • Be careful not to press t he buttons on the LCD frame accidentally when you open or adjust the LCD sc reen .
25 Gett ing S tarted Y ou can play back reco rded pict ures (p.36, 42), or change the settings (p .64) using the touch pa nel. T ouch t he bu ttons displa yed on t he scre en. Support the r e ar of t he LCD panel with the pal m of your le ft hand. The n, touch the buttons displayed o n the screen.
26 Set the dat e and time whe n using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set the dat e and time, th e [CLOCK SET] scr een appears every t ime you turn on your camcor der or slide the PO WER switch.
27 Gett ing S tarted A new 8 c m DVD-R , D VD- R W, or D V D+R W is requir ed for recor ding (p.14) . • Remove dust or f inger prin ts from th e disc beforehand, us ing the cle aning cloth supplied with your camcorder (p.132). 1 Check that th e power of y our camcor der is on.
28 4 Close th e disc co ve r . The [DISC ACCESS] screen appears. It may take some time to reco gnize the disc de pending on the disc typ e an d conditi on. x DV D - R Y ou can sta rt recordin g immediately after [DISC ACCESS] disappear s from t he LCD sc reen.
29 Gett ing S tarted • After your camcorder recognizes th e disc, disc information such a s the date you started to use it and information on pre v iously recorded areas appears for about 8 seconds. The information on pre v iously recorded areas may not be displayed correctly depending on the con dition of the disc.
30 By r ecor ding in the 16:9 (w ide) mode , you can e njoy wide -angle, high-r esolution pictures. • If you intend to view pictures on a wide TV , recording in the 16: 9 (wide) mode is recommended. 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch in the dire ction of th e arrow to li ght up the (M ovie) lamp.
31 Gett ing S tarted 1 Slide the PO W ER switch to light up the (S till) lamp . The i mage size r atio ch anges to 4:3. 2 Select the recording media f o r still images (For DCR-D VD304E/ DVD305E/D VD 755E). 1 T ouch t [STILL MEDIA]. 2 Select the recording media fo r still images and touch .
32 Easy H andycam opera tion is a functi on for making nearly all setting s automatic w ith j ust one press o f the EASY bu tton. Y our camco rder automatic ally carries out th e various adjustme nts required for shooting, so no detailed se ttings are r equired.
33 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings.
34 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch A in the direction of the arr ow to li ght up t he (Movie) lamp. 2 Press ST ART/STO P B (or C ). • The default s ettings is [SP] (p.78). T o stop re cording, pre ss ST AR T/STOP again. T o record the ne xt imag es Perform step 2 .
35 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings 1 Slide the PO WER switch A in the direction of the arrow to light up the (Still) lamp. 2 Select the recording destination for still imag es (For DCR-DVD304E/D V D305E/ DV D7 55E). 1 T ouch [SETUP] t [STILL MEDIA].
36 1 Press PLA Y/EDIT A (or B ) The VISU AL INDEX screen appears on the LCD sc reen. 1 tab: D isp lays the movi es. 2 tab: D ispl ays the still ima ges o n the disc . 3 tab: Displays t he still images on the “Memory Stic k Duo” (For DCR- D VD304E/ DVD305E/D VD755 E).
37 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings • When playback of the select ed movie reaches the end, the screen returns t o the V ISU AL INDEX screen. • T ouch / during pause to pl ay back movie slowly . • When you touch a movie marked with i , you can p lay it back from the point you have stopped previously .
38 Finalizi ng makes the re corde d D VD c ompati ble for pl ayback wi th DVD device s and DVD drives of comp uters. W i th Easy Han dycam op eration, yo ur D VD Ha ndycam sets up the following optio ns automa tically . Therefo re, you can final ize a disc easily .
39 Easy H andycam - usi ng your cam corder with automati c settings Finali zing a disc T o uch the LCD screen in th e following steps. • Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and d o not disconnect the A C adaptor during finalizing. • The s horter the amount o f material recorded, the longer it takes for finalizing.
40 1 Sl ide the PO W ER switch in the directio n of the arro w to light up the (Movie) lam p. 2 Press ST ART/STO P A (or B ). T o stop re cording, pre ss ST AR T/STOP again. Recording/ Playback Reco rding Movi es PHO T O POWER s witch ST AR T/ST OP A Remov e the lens cap .
41 Recor ding/Playba ck 1 Slide the PO W ER switch to light up t he (S till) lamp. 2 Select the recording media for still images (F or DCR-D VD30 4E/D VD 305E/ DV D7 55E). 1 T ouch t [STILL MEDIA]. 2 Se lect t he media for recordi ng still image s, then touch .
42 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch to turn on y our camcorder . 2 Press PLA Y /EDIT A (or B ). The VISU AL INDEX screen appears on the LCD sc reen. 1 tab: Dis plays th e movies. 2 tab: Displ ays the s till im ages on t he di sc. 3 t ab: D isplays the still images o n the “Memor y St ick D uo” (For DCR-D VD304 E/DVD305E/D VD755E ).
43 Recor ding/Playba ck 3 St art pla ying bac k. Movies Still Images T ouch tab and the mo vie to be pla yed back . • When playback of the selected m ovie re aches the end, the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen. • T ou ch / during pause t o play back movie slowly .
44 T o use zoom ....................... 15 Move the power zoom lever 1 slightly for a slower zoom . Move it fu rther for a faster zoom. • Be careful not to remove your f inger suddenly from the power zoom le ver 1 If you do so, the sound of the lever moving may be recorded.
45 Recor ding/Playba ck When recording in 5.1ch surround sound, a ttac h the suppli ed surround micr ophone to y our ca m cor der . Without a surround mic rophone, y our camcorder records in 2ch sound. • is d isplayed on the screen during 5.1ch recording/playback.
46 T o record in mirror mod e ........... 0 Open the LCD sc reen 0 90 degre es to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then rotate it 1 8 0 de grees to the lens side ( 2 ). • A mirror-image of the subject appears on the LCD screen, but the picture wil l be normal wh en recorded.
47 Recor ding/Playba ck 1 Play ba ck the pic ture you want to magnify . 2 Magnif y the pict ure with T (T e lephoto ). A frame appe ars on the LCD sc reen. 3 T ouc h the port ion that you want to displ ay in the center of the LCD s creen. 4 Adjust t he magnif ication with W (Wi de angle) /T (T elephoto) .
48 Y ou can check or del ete the last re corded scen e. Y ou cann ot delete it if: – you have removed th e disc. – you have recorded the new movi e s or s til l im ages . 1 Sl ide the PO WER s witc h to l ight u p the (Mov i e) or (Still) lamp, then to uch .
49 Recor ding/Playba ck Indic ators d i splay ed duri ng recordi ng/playba ck ( ) is a referen ce page. The indicat ors during record ing will not be recorded.
50 When yo u can ch ange the setup items, or during re cording or pl ayba ck, following indicat ors displaye d. Upper le ft Upper ce nter Upper right Cente r Bottom The r ecording date and time i s recorded automat ically on the disc and “ Memory Stick Duo” (DCR-DVD3 0 4E/D VD305E/ D VD 755 E).
51 Recor ding/Playba ck Remo ve the insula tion sheet befor e using the Remote Commander . 1 DA T A CODE (p.80) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images (p.80) when yo u press this while playing back. 2 PH OT O (p .35, 40) The on-screen image when you press thi s button will be recorded as a still image.
52 Connec t your cam corder to t he input jac k of TV or VCR usi ng A/V conne cting cable 1 or A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO 2 . Connec t your camco rder to th e wall sock et usi ng the supplied AC Adaptor for this operati on (p.19). Refe r also to the instruc tion manua ls supplied with the de vices to be connecte d.
53 Recor ding/Playba ck When you r TV is monau ral ( When y our TV has only one audio inpu t jack) Connec t the yellow plug of t he A/V connec ting cab le to the vid eo input jack and conne ct the wh ite (left channel) or the re d (right ch annel) pl ug to the aud io input jac k of your TV or V CR.
54 Finalizi ng makes the re corde d D VD c ompati ble for pl ayback wi th DVD device s and DVD drives of comp uters. • Playback compatibility with any D VD device is no t guaranteed.
55 Playback on D VD dev ices T o add recordings t o a finalized disc (p.6 1) T o play back a disc in a DVD device aft er addin g a record ing (p.56) * Not possible f or (p.
56 • It takes from a mi nute t o a few hours for fina lizing. The shorter the a mount of mat erial re corded on the d isc, the l onger it takes for finalizing . • Use the A C Adapto r as the pow er sour ce to pre vent y our camcor der fr om running out of powe r duri ng final izin g.
57 Playback on D VD dev ices T o se lect a DVD menu sty le 1 T ouch [DVD MENU]. 2 Select the de sired style from 4 type s of patt ern with / . Selec t [NO MENU] if you do not create a D VD menu. 3 T ouc h t [END]. T o change a P hotom ovie se ttin g 1 T ouc h [PHOT O MO V IE].
58 A fi nalize d disc reco rded wit h your camc order can be played ba ck on a DVD device, etc. (p. 54). DVD+R W discs ca n be playe d back wi thout finalizi ng.
59 Playback on D VD dev ices • Do not u se th e 8cm CD adapt or with an 8cm DVD as it m ay cause a m alfunct ion. • Eve n when y ou use a D VD+R W, yo u must fina lize th e disc ( p.
60 The date the disc was first used is recorded on the v olume label of the disc. <e.g .> When th e disc was first used at 6:0 0 pm on January 1s t 2006: 2006_01_01_ 06H00M_P M Images are sto red in the following folders o n the disc.
61 Using th e Recorded disc (DVD -RW/DVD +RW) Y ou can recor d addit ional materi al on the finalized D VD-RWs (VIDEO mode)/ D V D+R Ws by following the steps be low if ther e is space to reco rd on the disc. When usin g the finali zed DVD-R W (V R mode) di sc, you c an re cord ad ditional material on th e disc without any additional steps.
62 Formatting m akes the record ed disc new and reusable by deleting all the da ta recorded on the disc. The recor ding capa city of th e disc is recov ered by formatti ng it.
63 Using th e Recorded disc (DVD -RW/DVD +RW) 7 T ouc h [YES ] t [YES], then tou ch when [Completed.] appears. • Y ou cannot change the movie aspect ratio which you set in step 6 for the D VD+R W . Format the disc again to change the aspect ratio. • During the Easy Handycam oper ation (p.
64 1 Sl ide the P O WER switch in the d irection of the arrow to light up th e respective lam p. When carryi ng out the playb ack settings, pre ss PLA Y /EDIT to go to the playback screen . 2 T ouch the LCD screen to select the setup item. Una vaila ble items wi ll be grayed ou t.
65 Usin g the Setu p items 1 To u c h t [SETUP]. 2 Se lect t he desir ed set up item . T o uch / to select the item, th en touch . (The process in step 3 is the same as that in step 2 .) 3 Select the d esired item . • Y ou can also touch the item directl y to select it.
66 Setu p items A vai lable setup ite ms ( z ) va r y depen ding on the operat ing mode . The foll owing se ttings are made automati cally dur ing Easy Hand ycam operation (p. 32). Movie Still PLA Y/EDIT Easy Handycam CAMERA SET (p.68) PRO G RAM AE zz – AU TO SPO T METER zz – AU TO EXPOSU R E zz – AU TO WHI TE BAL .
67 Usin g the Setu p items * 1 The setting values before Ea sy Handycam operation are maintained. * 2 DCR-DVD304E/D VD305E/DVD755E * 3 DCR-DVD105E/D VD605E * 4 DCR-DVD205E/D VD304E/DVD305E/DVD705E/D V.
68 The de fault sett ings are mar ked with B . The in dicators in par entheses appear when the items ar e selected. See page 64 for d etails on selecting setup items. Y ou can re cord pi ctures ef fect iv ely in v arious situations wi th the PR OGR AM AE function.
69 Usin g the Setu p items Y ou can fix the brightness of a picture manua lly . When reco rding indo ors on a c lear day , for instan ce, y ou can avoid backlight shadows on people next to the window by fixing the expo sure to that of the wall si de of the room .
70 Auto mati cal ly act iv a tes th e elec tro nic shutter to adjust t he shutter spe ed when recording in brig ht condit ions if you set it t o [ON] (th e default setting) . Y ou can select and adjust t he focal point to aim it at a sub ject not located in the cen ter of the screen .
71 Usin g the Setu p items LOW ( ) Makes t he flash le vel lower . • The setting returns t o [NORMAL] when you set the POWER switch to OFF ( CHG) for mo re than 12 hours. Y ou can re cord pic tures at a maxi mum of 16 time s the sensi tiv ity of NightS hot pl us in dark places .
72 Y ou can sel ect the maxi mum zoom le vel in case yo u want t o zoom great er than o ptical zoom magnif ication li sted as belo w: While r ecording on a dis c. Note th at the image qua lity decreases w hen you are usin g the digita l zoom. For D CR-DVD105E /DVD605E B OF F Up to 20 × zo om is perfo rmed opt ically .
73 Usin g the Setu p items – w hen you change [RE C MODE] (p.78)/with a DVD-R /DVD-R W (VIDEO mode)/DVD+R W inserted wh ile 4:3 is set. T o play back images on a DVD player or a D VD recor der, the w ay you see picture s on the TV scre en may di ffer depending on your player.
74 B FI NE ( ) Records still images at the fine image quality level. ST ANDARD ( ) Records still im ages at the standard im age quality level. The siz e of sti ll images (Appr ox. kB) B 1.0 M Records still images clearly . VGA (0.3M ) Allo ws for the max imum number of i mages to be recorded.
75 Usin g the Setu p items B SERI ES Assig ns numbers to files in se quence even if the d isc or “ Memor y Stick Duo ” (For DCR-DVD304E/D VD305E/DVD755E ) is changed. RESET Resets th e file numberin g to 0001 each tim e the dis c or “Memory Stick Du o” (For DCR - DVD304E/D VD305E/DVD755E ) is changed.
76 Using th e viewfind er Y ou can adjust [EXPOSURE] and [F ADER] while usi ng the viewfinder by having the LCD scre en rotat ed 180 degre es and closed with the screen facing out. 1 Make sure the (Movie) lamp li ghts up. 2 Extend th e viewf inder , and close the LCD screen with the scr een facing o ut.
77 Usin g the Setu p items COMPUTER Cop ies still im ages in the “Mem ory Stic k Duo . ” PRINT Prin ts still ima ges in the dis c using the Pict Brid ge com plian t printe r . PRINT Prin ts still ima ges in the “M emory Sti ck Duo” u sing t he P ictBr idge c ompliant prin ter .
78 When the “Memory Stick Duo ” is format ted, all the da ta wi ll be delet ed. 1 Forma t the “Memory Stick D uo ” by to uching [YES] t [YES] . 2 T ouc h when [Compl eted.] appears. • Even still imag es protected with another equipment against accident al deletion are deleted.
79 Usin g the Setu p items Y ou can select w hether to pla y back audi o recorde d using ot her devices with dual soun d or stereo soun d. B S TEREO Plays back wit h main and sub so und (or stereo sound). 1 Plays ba ck with main sound or the le ft channel sound.
80 x WIDE D ISPLA Y (For DCR-DV D105E/ DVD605 E)/VF WID E DISP (For DCR- DVD20 5E/ DVD 304E/D VD3 05E/ DVD7 05E/DVD755E) Y ou can sel ect ho w a 16:9 (wi de) aspe ct ratio pictur e appears i n the viewfinder .
81 Usin g the Setu p items • The setting returns to [OFF] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 1 2 hours. Y ou can se lect the numbe r of thum bnails t hat appear on the VISU AL INDEX screen. Thumbn ail Glossary (p.14 5) B Z OOM LI NK Change the number of thumbna ils (6 or 12) with the z oom lever on y our camcor der .
82 B 5min The camcord er is automat ically turned of f when you do not operate you r camcorder for more than approxi mately 5 mi nutes. NEVE R The camco rder is not automatical ly turned off. • When you connect your camcorder to a wall socket, [A.SHU T OFF] is automatical ly set to [NEVER ].
83 Usin g the Setu p items Y ou can add desired setup it ems to Personal Menu, an d customi ze Personal Menu settings. This i s conv enient if you add frequ ently u sed setu p item s to Pe rsonal Menu. Y ou can add up to 27 setup items for (Movie), (Still) or PLA Y /EDIT.
84 1 T ouch t [P-MENU SE T UP] t [SORT]. If the desire d setup item is not di splayed touch / . 2 T ouch the setup i tem yo u want to move. 3 T ouch / to move the setu p item to th e desired place . 4 T ouch . T o sort m ore items, repeat step 2 to 4 .
85 Editing on DVD Handy cam Y ou can dub r ecorded s till images fr om a “Memo ry Stick Duo ” to a di sc or from a di sc to a “Memory Stick Duo. ” • U se the AC Adap tor as power so urce to prev e nt your camc order from running out of power during operati on during copying.
86 Make sure to insert the recorded D VD a nd “Memory Stic k Duo” int o your cam corder . 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch to turn on your camco rder and pr e ss PLA Y/EDI T. 2 T ouch tab , then [EDIT] . 3 T ouch [C OPY ]. 4 T ouch the still ima ge to be copied.
87 Editing on DVD Handy cam Make s ure to i nsert the r ecorded “Memory Stick Duo ” into your ca mcorde r . 1 Slid e the PO W ER switch to turn on your camcor der and press PLA Y/EDIT. 2 T ouc h tab. 3 T ouc h [ED IT]. 4 T ouc h [DELE TE]. 5 T ouch the still image to be deleted.
88 Using D VD-R Ws recorded inVR mode, you can delet e pictures or divide movies on the disc with your c amcorder. Make sure to insert the recorded disc into your camc order. Origina l Glossary (p. 145) 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch to turn on your camco rder and pr e ss PLA Y/EDI T.
89 Editing on DVD Handy cam When you touch , it cha nges to and the o p erati onal b uttons bel ow appe ar . T o hide t he buttons, touch . • Play and pause toggles as you press .
90 5 T ouch t [YE S]. 6 T ouch [Y ES] to see the Playlist or [NO] to return to o r tab. T o add al l the movies on the disc at th e same time T ouch [ ADD ALL] in step 3 . T o add all the still im ages on the disc in a Pla ylist It is recom mende d that you c reat e a Photom ovie (p.
91 Editing on DVD Handy cam 4 Sele ct the scene to be moved . The se lected sce ne is mark ed with . Press an d hold the im age on th e LCD screen to confi r m the image. T ouc h to return to the previous screen. 5 T ouc h . 6 Select the designa ted positio n with [ T ]/[ t ].
92 Photomo vie ca tegoriz es still images as a movi e, you can a dd more image s in the Playlist. Photomovie Gl ossary (p.145) 1 Sl ide the PO WER switch to turn on your camco rder and pr e ss PLA Y/EDI T. 2 T ouch tab t [ED IT] t [PHOT OMOVIE]. 3 T ouch [YE S ].
93 Editing on DVD Handy cam.
94 Y ou can c opy picture s played b ack on you r cam corder to ot her recor ding devices, suc h as VCRs or D VD re corders. After dubbing them to an HDD (h a rd disc dr ive) video recorder , you can enj oy images stored on the ha rd disc of the re corder.
95 Dubbing , Printing 1 Inser t the reco rded disc into your camcor der . 2 Slid e the PO W ER switch to turn on your camcor der and press PLA Y/EDIT. Set [TV T YPE] accor ding to the playback device ( p.52) (For D CR-DVD205E/ D VD30 4E/D VD305E/D VD705E/ DVD7 5 5E).
96 Y ou can record p ictures or TV prog rams f rom a VC R, TV o r DVD de v ice onto a disc usi ng you r camcor der . Connec t your cam corder to the wall socket using the suppl ied A C Adaptor for this opera tion (p.19). Re fer also to th e instructio n manual s supplied with th e devices to be conne cted.
97 Dubbing , Printing 1 Conn ect your camcor d er to the TV or VCR/D V D device with the A/V connecti ng cable ( supplied) 1 or the A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO ( optio nal) 2 . • Connect y our camcorder to t he output jacks of a TV or VCR/D VD device.
98 Y ou can print o ut stil l ima ges usin g a Pict Bridg e com plia nt pr inte r witho ut connect ing the camcor d er to a compu ter . Connec t your cam corder to t he wall socket usin g t he s uppl ied AC Adap tor for th is oper atio n.
99 Dubbing , Printing • Do not attempt the following operations when is on the screen. The operatio ns may not be performed properly . – O perate the PO WER switch. – Disconn ect the USB cable (supplied) from the printer. – S lide the dis c cover OPEN switch.
100 12 ...Open the jac k cov er . 4 ...R emove th e sh oe c over . 1 REMOTE jack (For DCR-DVD304 E/DVD305E/ DVD7 5 5E) • Connect other optional accessories.
101 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD3 05E/DVD 755E) When you install the Pict ure Packag e or N ero Express 6 software on a W indows co mputer from t he suppl ied CD-R OM, yo u can enjo y the fol lowing oper ation s by conne cting yo ur camcorde r to your comput er .
102 x When u sing W indow s computer When using Pi cture P acka g e on a computer OS: Mi crosoft Windows 2000 Professional / W indows XP Home Edition / Windo ws XP Profes sional Standard i nstalla tion is r equired. O peration is no t as sur ed i f t he a bove OS has bee n upgraded.
103 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD3 05E/DVD 755E) Y ou need to install t he softwar e to your W i ndows comp uter before connecting y our camcorder t o the comput er . Th e instal lation is r equired onl y for the f irst time. Content s to be install ed and procedu res may differ depending on your OS.
104 7 Read [License Ag reement], chec k [I accept the terms of the license agreement] when you a gree, then c lick [Ne xt]. 8 Sel ect where to save the software, then clic k [ Next]. 9 Sel ect [P AL], then click [ I nstall]. 10 Cli ck [Instal l] on the [Ready to Install the Program] screen.
105 Using a Comput er (DCR-DVD3 05E/DVD 755E) 2 Click [ Next]. 3 Cli ck [Finish]. 14 Make sure [Y es, I want to restart my computer now .] is checked, then click [Fin ish ]. The com puter t u rns off on ce, the n starts up ag ain automat ically (Restart) .
106 T o view “First Step Guide ” on your comput er, M icrosoft I nternet Exp lorer V er . 6.0 or la ter is reco mme nded. Doubl e-clic k the icon on the desktop . • Y ou can also start by selecting [Star t ], [Programs] ([All Prog rams] for Windows X P), [Pic ture Package] , and [First Step Guide], then start up [Firs t Step Guide].
107 T ro ubleshoo ting If you run into any problems using your camcorder , use th e follow i ng table to troubleshoot the probl em . If the problem persists, remo ve th e power source an d contact your Son y dealer . The camcorder does not op e rate even when the po wer is set to on.
108 Y our camcorder gets warm. • T his is beca use the power has been turne d on for a long t ime. This i s not a m alfunction . T ur n off your camcorder and leav e it for a while in a cool place. The pow e r does not t urn on. • The battery p ack is not attached t o the camcorder .
109 T ro ubleshoo ting A problem occurs when the cam corder is connected to t he A C Adaptor . • Turn off th e power , and discon nect the AC Adaptor from the wall socket. Then, con nect it again. An unknown picture appears on the s creen. • Th e camcorder is in [DEMO MO DE] (p.
110 The disc canno t be removed. • Make sure the power source (battery pa ck or A C Adaptor) is c onnected correc tly (p.19). • Remove the batter y pack from t he camcorder , th en attach it again (p.20 ). • Attach a ch arged b attery pack to the camco rder (p.
111 T ro ubleshoo ting The data file n ame is not i ndicated correctly . • Onl y the file name is displayed if the directory stru cture does not conform to the universal standard . • Th e file is damaged. • Th e f i le forma t is not supported on you r camcorder (p.
112 The external flash ( optional) does not work (For DCR-D V D304E/D V D305E/ DVD755E). • The po wer of the f l ash i s not turned on, or the f lash is not attached corr ectly . • Y ou cann ot record with the flash with: – Duri ng recording movies – [S UPE R NSPL US ] – [COLOR SLO W S] – [D.
113 T ro ubleshoo ting Refer al so to “Setup items” (p.11 5). The auto f ocus does not funct ion. • Set [FOCUS] to [A UTO] (p.70). • The record ing conditio ns are not su itable for au to focus. Adj ust the focus manually (p .70). [STEAD YSHO T] does not f unction.
114 Black bands appear when y ou record a T V screen or computer screen. • Set [STEAD YSHOT] to [OFF] (p.73). The supp lied Remote Command er does not function. • Set [REMO TE CTRL] to [ON] (p.81 ). • Ins ert a ba ttery into the ba ttery hol der with the +/– p olariti es corre ctly matchin g the +/– ma rks (p.
115 T ro ubleshoo ting • Th is may appear on st ill images ta ken with other devices, edite d on a computer, etc. No sound or only a low so und is hear d when pla ying bac k a disc . • Set [MUL TI-SOUND] to [STEREO] (p.79). • T urn up the v olume (p.
116 Y ou cannot use [PROGRAM AE]. • Y ou cann ot use [PR OGR AM AE] together with: – NightS hot plus – [S UPE R NSPL US ] – [COLOR SLO W S] – [OLD MO VIE] • [S PORTS] will not work when the POWER swi tch is set to (Still). Y ou cannot use [SPOT METER].
117 T ro ubleshoo ting [COLO R SLO W S] does not operate correctly . • [COLOR SL O W S] m ay not oper ate correctl y in total da rkness. Use Ni ghtShot p lus or [SUPER NSPLUS] . • Y ou cann ot use [ COLOR SLO W S] toge ther with : – [F ADER] –[ D .
118 Y ou cannot e dit a D VD-R/D VD-RW (V IDEO mode)/D VD+RW w ith your camcorder . Unable t o edit. • There are n o im ages recorded o n the disc. • Un able to edit becaus e of the condit ion of the image . • Y ou cann ot edit an ima ge protecte d on another device.
119 T ro ubleshoo ting Y ou cannot copy the disc to the 12cm D V D. • Us e the supplie d software, Ner o Express 6. Ref er to the inst ruction manual suppl ied with Nero Express 6 f or de tails. Prints cannot be made using a PictBridge printer (For DCR-D VD305E/DVD755E).
120 The beep soun ds fo r 5 seconds. • T he temperat ure of your camco rder is extremely high. T urn off your camco rder and leave it for a whil e in a cool place. • Mois ture conde nsation has occurred with th e disc. T urn off your camc order and leave it for about 1 hour, then turn on your camc order again (p.
121 T ro ubleshoo ting 4 Dou ble-click [Driver] t [Setup.ex e] . For Windows 2000 1 Cl ick [St art], [Setti ngs], then [C ontrol Pan el]. 2 Cl ick [Syste m]. The [Sys tem Propertie s] windo w ap pears. 3 Cl ick [Hardware] ta b . 4 Cl ick [Device Mana ger].
122 4 Double-click [ Driv er ] t [Setu p.ex e ]. An error message appears when y o u place the supplied CD-ROM in y o ur computer . • Set the c o mputer display as fol lows: –8 0 0 × 600 d ots or more, Hi gh Color (16 b its, 65 000 col ors) or more Y ou cannot use the supplied CD-ROM on a Macintosh computer .
123 T ro ubleshoo ting • Th e computer d oes not r ecognize th e “Memor y Stick Duo” d uring cam corder ope ration suc h as disc playb ack or editing.
124 The “First Step Guide” is not displayed correctly . • Follo w the procedure belo w and refer to “First Ste p Guide” (Fi rstStepGuide.p df). 1 P lace the sup plied CD-ROM in the disc driv e of your computer. 2 Dou ble-cli ck [My Computer].
125 T ro ubleshoo ting If indic ators appear on the LC D scree n or in the vie wfi nder , check the fo llowi ng. Some sympto ms you can fix by yourself. If the proble m persists even after you have tried a couple o f times, contac t your S ony dealer or loca l authori zed Sony se rvice f acility .
126 E (Battery level warning) Slow flashing • T he battery pack is ne arly used up. • Depe nding on th e operating environment or batte ry condition s, E may fla s h, e ven i f there are appro ximately 20 mi nutes rema ining. % (Moisture condensation warn ing)* Fast flashing • Mois ture con densati on has o ccurred with the di sc.
127 T ro ubleshoo ting x Moisture co ndensation % Moistur e condensati on. T urn o ff for 1 H. (p.137) % Condensati on. Cannot open. Remove disc later . (p.137) x Disc Overheated. Recording on disc disab led. Overheated. Cannot open. T ry late r . Z Recordi ng on disc disab led.
128 x “Memory St ick Duo ” Reinsert th e Memory Stick. • Re insert the “Memory Stic k Duo” a few times. If even then the indi cator flashes , the “Memory Stic k Duo” can be damage d. T r y with another “Memory Stick Duo . ” This is a read-only Memory Stick.
129 T ro ubleshoo ting x E asy Hand ycam Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam. (p.32) Cannot cancel E asy Handycam. (p.32) Cannot star t Easy Ha ndycam with USB connected. ( p .32) Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connected. ( p .32) In valid during Easy Handycam opera t ion.
130 Power supply Y ou can us e your cam corder in any co untries/ regions using the A C Ada ptor suppli ed with your camc order with in the AC 100 V to 240 V , 50/6 0 Hz range. On TV color syste ms Y our camcord er is a P AL system -based camco rder .
131 Additional Information Setting to the local tim e Y ou can easily set the c lock to the local tim e by setting a time difference whe n using your camcorder abroad.
132 See page 14 for the details of di scs which y o u can use with y o ur camcorder . Notes o n use • Hold th e disc by its edge wh ile support ing the ce nter hole light ly . Do not tou ch the recordin g side (the opposite of the printed side when using a singl e-sided disc).
133 Additional Information A “M emor y Stick” is a co mpact, por table IC recordi ng m edium w ith a d ata ca pacity that exceeds the capacity of a floppy disk . Y ou can use onl y a “Memo ry Stick Duo , ” which is about the h alf si ze of a sta n dard “Memo ry Stick” in your camcord er .
134 x O n a loca tio n for u se Do no t use or keep t he “Memo ry Sti ck Duo ” in th e followi ng lo cati ons . • Places subject to extremely high temperature, such as a car parked outside in the summer . • Places under di rect sunlight. • Places with ex t remely high humidity or subj ect to co rr os ive ga se s.
135 Additional Information Thi s un it i s com pat ible wi th a n “InfoLITH IUM” battery pack (P series). Y our camcord er operat es only with a n “InfoLIT HIUM ” batte ry pack.
136 Battery life • The battery lif e is limite d. Batter y capacity drops little by little as you use it more and more, and as time passes. When the av aila ble battery time is shortened considerably , a pr obable cause is that the battery pack has reached the end of its life.
137 Additional Information On use an d care • Do not use or st or e the camcorder and a ccessories in the fo llowing locations. – A nywhere extremely hot or cold. Nev er leave them exposed to temperatures above 60°C (140°F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car park ed in the sun.
138 x How t o prevent m oisture cond ensation When you brin g you r camcord er from a col d plac e into a warm pl ace, put your camcorder in a p lastic bag and seal i t tightly . Remo ve the bag w hen the air temp erature inside the plastic ba g has reached t he surroun ding tempera ture (aft er about one hour).
139 Additional Information On the pi ckup lens • Do not touch th e lens inside the disc cover . Keep the disc c over closed e xcept when inserting and removing the disc, to keep dust out. • When your camcorder does not work because the pickup lens is d irty , clean it with a blower (not supplied).
140 WAR NI N G Batter y may explode if mistreat ed. Do not recharge, di sassemble or disp ose of in fire. • A button-type li thium batt ery (CR2025) is used in the Rem ote Commander .
141 Additional Information System Video compression format MPEG2/JPEG (Still images ) Audio c ompression for mat DCR-D VD105E/D VD205E/D VD605E/ D VD7 05E Dolby Digital 2ch Dolby Digital St ereo Cr eator DCR-D VD304E/D VD305E/D VD755E Dolby Digital 2/5.
142 Input/Ou tput connecto rs DCR- DVD 105E/D VD2 05E/D VD605E / DVD705E Audio/Video outpu t 10 pin connector V ideo signal: 1 Vp-p , 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p , 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced Chrominance signal: 0.
143 Additional Information Dimensions (Approx.) 56 × 31 × 100 mm (2 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 4 in.) (w × h × d) excluding the projecting parts Mass (Approx. ) 190 g (6.7 oz) excluding the mains lead * See at the label of AC Adaptor for other specifi cations.
144 x 12cm disc A disc with a diam eter of 12cm. Y ou cannot use 12cm discs with this DVD Handycam. x 5.1ch su rroun d sound A system t hat plays back sound o n 6 speak ers, 3 at the front (left, right and cent er) and 2 at th e rear (rig ht and lef t) with an additional l ow-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.
145 Glossar y , Inde x x MPEG2 MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, the group of stan dards for the cod ing (image compre ssion) o f video (m ovie) and audio. There are MPEG 1 (standard definition) a nd M PEG2 (high definition) formats. D VD Handycam records mo v ies in MPEG2 format.
146 Nume rics 16:9 WIDE .......... ......... .. 30, 6 2 21-pin adaptor.... ........... ........ 53 4:3 .......... ......... ......... ....... 30, 62 5.1ch surround recording .... .. 44 5.1-channel surround sound ...... ......... ......... ......... ..
147 Glossar y , Inde x H Help . ......... ......... ......... ........10 1 High-speed transfer .......13, 102 Holding the camcorder .. .......23 HQ ... ......... ......... ......... ......... . 78 I Icon .. .... See Display indicators IMAGE SI ZE . ..
148 Pre-installed rechargeable batte ry ...... .......... ......... ........ 139 Preparation Camc o rder .. ......... ......... . 18 Compu ter . ......... ......... .. 101 Previous/next but ton ...... ......... ......... ......... . 36, 37, 43 Print .
149 Glossar y , Inde x W Wall s o cket .... ........... ......... ...19 Warning indicators..............125 Warning messages ..............125 WHITE BAL. (White b alance) ....... ......69 , 116 WHITE FADE R ..... ......... .....75 Wide ang le ........
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On trad emarks • “Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony C o rporation. • “Memory Stick,” , “Memory Stick Duo, ” , “Memory Stick PRO Duo, ” , “MagicGate, ” , “MagicGate Me mory Stick” and “Ma gicGate Memory Stick Duo” are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Sony DCR-DVD205E c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Sony DCR-DVD205E - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Sony DCR-DVD205E, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Sony DCR-DVD205E va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Sony DCR-DVD205E, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Sony DCR-DVD205E.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Sony DCR-DVD205E. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Sony DCR-DVD205E ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
