Sony DCR-HC42 - Manual

Sony DCR-HC42

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Read this first; WARNING; To prevent fire or shock hazard,; Notice; CANADA; RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
  • Page 3 – Regulatory Information; Declaration of Conformity; Note; Owner’s Record
  • Page 4 – Notes on use; Viewfinder
  • Page 5 – On this manual; • The images of the LCD screen and; About the Carl Zeiss lens
  • Page 6 – Table of Contents; Getting Started; Recording
  • Page 7 – Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording; Using the Menu
  • Page 9 – Step 1: Checking supplied items
  • Page 10 – Step 2: Charging the battery pack
  • Page 11 – You can operate your camcorder
  • Page 12 – Playing time
  • Page 13 – On the battery pack
  • Page 14 – LENS COVER switch; Slide the LENS COVER switch to; To record on a tape.; Put your wrist through the Strap; To turn off the power; Slide the POWER switch up to OFF
  • Page 15 – Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder; The LCD panel; angle to record or play (; 0 degrees to the; The viewfinder
  • Page 16 – Step 5: Using the touch panel; Touch the button on the LCD screen.; To hide the screen indicators; Changing the language setting; Touch; Touch the area including the; When you touch
  • Page 17 – Step 6: Setting the date and time; about; CAMERA SET; CLOCK SET
  • Page 18 – Cassette tape; You can use mini DV; Slide and hold the OPEN/EJECT; lever; Insert a cassette with its window; To eject the cassette; Proceed with the same steps as you would; “Memory Stick Duo”; or; Access lamp; To eject a “Memory Stick Duo”
  • Page 19 – of the recording picture; WIDE SELECT; Recording a moving picture or still; Press WIDE SELECT repeatedly to
  • Page 20 – Recording/Playback with ease; Recording with ease; is set to; The EASY lights up in blue.; Movies; Flashing; To stop recording, press
  • Page 21 – Playing back with ease; Slow playback; Stop; Still images; Tape playback; To cancel Easy Handycam operation; Press EASY
  • Page 22 – POWER switch; the respective lamp to select a recording medium.; Press REC START/STOP; A shutter sound is heard. When; To stop movie recording; To check the latest recording on a
  • Page 23 – Playback; On a “Memory Stick Duo” :; To adjust the volume; To display pictures on a “Memory
  • Page 24 – Move the power zoom lever; To record in dark places (NightShot; Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch
  • Page 25 – To play back the images in sequence
  • Page 26 – To check the remaining battery; See; Other part names and functions; Remote sensor
  • Page 28 – Indicators displayed during recording/playback; Recording movies; On a tape; Recording mode; On a “Memory Stick Duo”; Recording start indicator; Recording still images; “Memory Stick Duo” indicator and the; Data code during playback
  • Page 29 – Viewing movies; Tape transport indicator; Viewing still images; Data file name
  • Page 30 – Upper left; Indicators displayed during
  • Page 31 – Searching for the starting point; Searching for the last scene of the; Searching manually (EDIT; Touch and hold; Reviewing the most recently
  • Page 32 – Remote Commander; Insulation sheet; ZERO SET MEMORY; Searching quickly for a desired; appears on the screen.; To cancel the operation; Press ZERO SET MEMORY
  • Page 33 – Searching for a scene by date of; Slide the POWER switch down to; Press STOP
  • Page 34 – Playing the picture on a TV; IN; A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO; When your TV is connected to a VCR; Slide the POWER switch down to turn on
  • Page 35 – When your TV is monaural (When
  • Page 36 – Using the menu items; Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the respective lamp.; settings on a tape; Touch the LCD screen to select the menu item.; Unavailable items will be grayed out.; To use the short-cuts of Personal Menu
  • Page 37 – After finishing the settings, touch
  • Page 38 – Menu items; CAMERA SET menu
  • Page 39 – Available menu items (; STANDARD SET menu
  • Page 40 – The default settings are marked with; See page 36 for details on selecting; AUTO; SPOT METER (Flexible spot; Touch the point where you want to fix and
  • Page 41 – EXPOSURE; Adjust the exposure by touching; Frame a white object such as a piece of; AUTO SHUTTER
  • Page 42 – SPOT FOCUS; Touch the subject on the screen.; FOCUS; in step; TELE MACRO; FLASH SET; FLASH MODE; ON; Flashes to reduce the red-eye phenomenon.; Flashes automatically.
  • Page 43 – FLASH LEVEL; Makes the flash level higher.; SUPER NSPLUS (Super NightShot
  • Page 44 – DIGITAL ZOOM; Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically.; OFF; Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically.; STEADYSHOT
  • Page 45 – MEMORY SET menu; STILL SET; BURST; QUALITY; Records still images clearly.; Capacity of the “Memory Stick Duo”
  • Page 46 – In 16:9 aspect ratio; MOVIE SET; IMAGE SIZE; Records movies in high resolution.
  • Page 47 – ALL ERASE; Deletes all the images on the; FORMAT; SERIES; NEW FOLDER; Select the playback folder with
  • Page 48 – FADER; WHITE FADER; Using the viewfinder; To hide the buttons, touch
  • Page 49 – SLIDE SHOW; STILL
  • Page 51 – DEMO MODE
  • Page 52 – Touch the following buttons during; To reverse direction :; REC CTRL (Movie recording; EXEC
  • Page 53 – AUDIO MODE; AUDIO MIX; STEREO; Records the stereo sound normally.; LCD BRIGHT; Adjust the brightness with
  • Page 54 – LCD BL LEVEL; LCD COLOR; WIDE DISP; DV OUT
  • Page 55 – REMAINING
  • Page 56 – , the clock will be adjusted in
  • Page 57 – Customizing Personal; Adding a menu item; Deleting a menu item
  • Page 58 – To sort more items, repeat steps; Initializing the Personal Menu; Customizing Personal Menu
  • Page 59 – Connecting to a VCR or TV; VCRs or TVs; A/V connecting cable with S
  • Page 60 – See page 59 for connection details.
  • Page 61 – See page 59 for details of connecting.; When recording on a tape, touch
  • Page 62 – When you dub pictures as a movie
  • Page 63 – Dubbing sound to a recorded tape; Connecting; Active Interface; You cannot record additional audio:
  • Page 64 – Recording sound; appears; appears while recording the new
  • Page 65 – To check the recorded sound; Play back the tape on which you have; Deleting recorded pictures; Select a picture you want to
  • Page 66 – Preventing accidental erasure; Selecting still images for
  • Page 67 – Printing recorded images; Connect your camcorder to the; Printing; To print the date on the image, touch
  • Page 69 – Jacks to connect external devices; Camcorder; Active Interface Shoe; Interface connector
  • Page 70 – You can select your favorite movies and
  • Page 71 – Using a Computer; About “First Step Guide”; For Windows users; When using Picture Package
  • Page 72 – For Macintosh users; When using ImageMixer VCD2; Installing the software and; Before referring to the “First
  • Page 73 – Select the language for the
  • Page 74 – Select the language for “First
  • Page 76 – Viewing “First Step Guide”; Displaying “First Step Guide”; Starting up on a Windows computer; icon on the desktop.; Starting up on a Macintosh computer; For inquires about this software; Pixela User Support Center
  • Page 77 – Creating a DVD (Direct; connector; Using the Direct Access to “Click to; Turn on the computer.
  • Page 78 – Creating a DVD (Direct Access to
  • Page 80 – Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your; VCR
  • Page 82 – Troubleshooting; Overall operations/Easy Handycam; The power does not turn on.; Easy Handycam operation on or off.; Settings change during Easy Handycam operation.
  • Page 83 – Batteries/Power sources; The power abruptly turns off.; The battery pack is quickly discharged.; charged enough. This is not a malfunction.; A problem occurs when the camcorder is connected to the AC Adaptor.
  • Page 85 – Cassette tapes
  • Page 86 – The tape does not start when you press REC START/STOP.
  • Page 87 – • Note the following.; The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.
  • Page 88 – Adjusting the image during recording; The auto focus does not function.
  • Page 89 – You cannot play back the tape.
  • Page 90 – point where the recording date changes.
  • Page 91 – The supplied Remote Commander does not function.; Menu; Menu items are grayed out.
  • Page 93 – Dubbing/Editing/Connecting to other devices; Pictures from connected devices cannot be zoomed.
  • Page 94 – Disconnect one of the A/V connecting cables.; Connecting to a computer; The computer does not recognize your camcorder.; them again correctly.; An error message appears when you place the supplied CD-ROM in your; • Set the computer display as follows:; You cannot view the pictures recorded on a tape on the computer.; • Disconnect the cable from the computer, then connect it again.
  • Page 95 – Check that your camcorder is connected to a computer.
  • Page 97 – For Windows XP; Log on as Administrator.; For copying and viewing pictures recorded on a tape; Place the supplied CD-ROM in the disc drive of your computer.; You cannot copy pictures to the Windows computer.
  • Page 98 – The movie is not smooth during USB streaming.; • Change the settings as described in the following procedures:; Picture Package does not function correctly.; • Close Picture Package, then restart the computer.; An error message appears while operating Picture Package.; • For compatible drives, visit the following URL:
  • Page 99 – Streaming is finished.; “First Step Guide” is not displayed correctly.
  • Page 100 – Warning indicators and messages; indicators; (Warning indicator pertaining to
  • Page 101 – Description of warning; Battery
  • Page 103 – PictBridge compliant printer
  • Page 104 – Disconnect one AV cable.; • A/V connecting cables are connected to
  • Page 105 – Additional Information; Using your camcorder; Power supply; NTSC; Simple setting of the clock by time
  • Page 106 – Usable cassette tapes; To prevent a blank section from being; Remove the cassette and store it.; Do not put a label
  • Page 107 – About the “Memory Stick”; On a “Memory Stick Duo” with a; On handling a “Memory Stick”
  • Page 108 – On image data compatibility
  • Page 109 – About the; What is an “InfoLITHIUM” battery
  • Page 110 – About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery
  • Page 111 – To use i.LINK functions on this unit; Maintenance and; On use and care
  • Page 112 – Moisture condensation; Moisture; If moisture condensation has occurred; Note on moisture condensation; Video head; Maintenance and precautions
  • Page 113 – LCD screen; To clean the LCD screen; Touch the “×” displayed on the screen with; On handling the casing
  • Page 114 – months; if you do; Procedures; To change the battery of the Remote; While pressing on the tab, inset your
  • Page 115 – Using the Strap Belt; This is useful for carrying your camcorder.; Hand pad; Attaching the
  • Page 116 – Specifications
  • Page 117 – Input/Output connectors
  • Page 118 – Rechargeable battery pack
  • Page 119 – Index
  • Page 123 – On trademarks
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DCR-HC32/HC42 2-584-906-11(1)

DCR-HC32/HC42 2-584-906-11(1)

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© 2005 Sony Corporation

Digital Video Camera Recorder

Operating Guide

DCR-HC32/HC42

2-584-906-

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Using the Menu

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Troubleshooting

Additional Information

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Getting Started

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Playback

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Page 2 - Read this first; WARNING; To prevent fire or shock hazard,; Notice; CANADA; RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

2 DCR-HC32/HC42 2-584-906-11(1) Read this first Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulat...

Page 3 - Regulatory Information; Declaration of Conformity; Note; Owner’s Record

3 DCR-HC32/HC42 2-584-906-11(1) For customers in the U.S.A. If you have any questions about this product, you may call:Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669).The number below is for the FCC related matters only. Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONYModel N...

Page 4 - Notes on use; Viewfinder

4 DCR-HC32/HC42 2-584-906-11(1) Notes on use Your camcorder is supplied with two kinds of operations guides. – “Operating Guide” (This manual)– “First Step Guide” for using the supplied software (stored on the supplied CD-ROM) On the types of recording media you can use in your camcorder • A mini DV...

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