Sony DCR-SR68/L - Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder, User Manual

Page 1: ...tion DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E SX33E SX34E SX43E SX44E SX53E SX63E Table of contents 9 Getting started 12 Recording Playback 21 Making good use of your camcorder 37 Saving images with an external device 46 Customizing your camcorder 54 Additional information 72 Quick reference 93 ...

Page 2: ...fective use However there may be some tiny black points and or bright points white red blue or green in color that appear constantly on the LCD screen These points are normal results of the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods of time may cause malfunctions Do not aim at the sun Doing so might cause...

Page 3: ...pack becomes extremely high or extremely low you may not be able to record or play back on the camcorder due to the protection features of the camcorder being activated in such situations In this case an indicator appears on the LCD screen p 77 When the camcorder is connected to a computer or accessories Do not try to format the recording media of the camcorder using a computer If you do so your c...

Page 4: ...R SR68E Input output DCR SR78E 120 GB Output only DCR SR88E Input output DCR SX33E Memory card Output only DCR SX43E Input output Recording media Capacity of internal recording media USB jack DCR SX34E Internal memory memory card 4 GB Output only DCR SX44E Input output DCR SX53E 16 GB Output only DCR SX63E Input output Notes on use Do not do any of the following otherwise the recording media may b...

Page 5: ...order at high altitudes DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E Do not turn on the camcorder in a low pressure area where the altitude is more than 5 000 meters 16 000 feet Doing so may damage the internal hard disk drive of your camcorder ...

Page 6: ...ting photos p 24 Playing movies and photos Playback on the camcorder p 28 Playing images on a TV p 34 Saving images Saving movies and photos with a computer Saving movies and photos in external media p 46 Saving images with a DVD writer recorder p 48 Deleting movies and photos p 37 If you delete the image data that has been saved on your computer or a disc you can record new images on the free med...

Page 7: ...que Stabilize yourself move your camcorder horizontally as you turn your upper body slowly Stay still at the end of panning for a while to make the scene look stable Accentuating movies with narration Consider the sound to be recorded with your movies Narrate the subject or talk to the subject during shooting Aim for a balanced volume of voices since the recording person is closer to the microphon...

Page 8: ...59 TELE MACRO 62 Recording in a dimly lit room VIDEO LIGHT 27 Capturing fireworks or a sunset in all its splendor FIREWORKS 59 SUNRISE SUNSET 59 Checking your golf swing SPORTS 59 Focusing on the child on the left side of the screen SPOT FOCUS 61 SPOT MTR FCS 61 ...

Page 9: ...8E SR88E SX34E SX44E SX53E SX63E 18 Inserting a memory card 19 Recording Playback Recording 21 Recording movies 23 Shooting photos 24 Useful functions for recording movies and photos 26 Zooming 26 Selecting the recording mode 26 Using the VIDEO LIGHT 27 Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects 27 Recording in mirror mode 27 Playback on the camcorder 28 Useful functions for playing movies and ph...

Page 10: ...xternal device Saving images in external media DIRECT COPY 46 Creating a disc with a DVD writer recorder 48 Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer DVDirect Express 48 Creating a disc with a DVD writer etc other than DVDirect Express 50 Creating a disc with a recorder etc 52 Customizing your camcorder Using menus 54 Operating menus 54 Using MY MENU 55 Using the OPTION MENU 56 Menu lists 57 M...

Page 11: ...xpected time of recording and playback with each battery pack 81 Expected recording time of movies 82 Expected number of recordable photos 82 Using your camcorder abroad 84 Maintenance and precautions 86 About the memory card 86 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 87 About handling of your camcorder 88 Quick reference Screen indicators 93 Parts and controls 94 Index 97 ...

Page 12: ...X43E SX44E SX53E SX63E Battery pack DC IN jack DC plug AC Adaptor Power cord Mains lead CHG charge lamp To the wall outlet wall socket Battery pack DC IN jack CHG charge lamp DC plug AC Adaptor To the wall outlet wall socket Power cord Mains lead DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E ...

Page 13: ...IN jack The CHG charge lamp lights up and charging starts The CHG charge lamp turns off when the battery pack is fully charged 4 When the battery is charged disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack of your camcorder Tips See page 81 on recording and playing time When your camcorder is on you can check the approximate amount of remaining battery power with the remaining battery indicator at th...

Page 14: ... use an electronic voltage transformer Notes on the battery pack When you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor close the LCD screen and make sure that the Movie Photo lamps p 16 the access lamp p 20 are turned off The CHG charge lamp flashes during charging under the following conditions The battery pack is not attached correctly The battery pack is damaged The temperature of the b...

Page 15: ...he AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket immediately if any malfunction occurs while using your camcorder Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a narrow space such as between a wall and furniture Do not short circuit the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or battery terminal with any metallic objects This may cause a malfunction ...

Page 16: ...2 Select the desired geographical area with then touch NEXT To set the date and time again touch MENU Show others CLOCK LANG under GENERAL SET category CLOCK SET When an item is not on the screen touch until the item appears 3 Set SUMMERTIME date and time then touch The clock starts If you set SUMMERTIME to ON the clock advances 1 hour MODE lamp POWER button Touch the button on the LCD screen ...

Page 17: ...er GENERAL SET category BEEP OFF If the button you touch does not react correctly calibrate the touch panel p 90 To turn off the power Close the LCD screen The Movie lamp flashes for a few seconds and the power is turned off Tips You can turn off your camcorder also by pressing POWER When POWER ON BY LCD p 71 is set to OFF turn off your camcorder by pressing POWER Changing the language setting You...

Page 18: ...k and editing operations on the selected medium Tips See page 82 for the recordable time of movies See page 82 for the number of recordable photos Selecting the recording media for movies DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E SX34E SX44E SX53E SX63E Touch MENU Show others MEDIA SETTINGS under MANAGE MEDIA category MOVIE MEDIA SET The MOVIE MEDIA SET screen appears Touch the desired recording media Touch YES...

Page 19: ...this camcorder Operation with all memory cards is not assured Memory Stick PRO Duo media of up to 32 GB and SD memory cards of up to 64 GB have been tested and proven to operate with your camcorder In this manual Memory Stick PRO Duo media and Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media are called Memory Stick PRO Duo media and SD memory cards SDHC memory cards and SDXC memory cards are called SD memory cards N...

Page 20: ...n of the memory card If you forcibly insert the memory card in the wrong direction the memory card memory card slot or image data may be damaged Notes If Failed to create a new Image Database File It may be possible that there is not enough free space is displayed initialize the memory card by touching MENU Show others MEDIA FORMAT under MANAGE MEDIA category MEMORY CARD DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88...

Page 21: ...CR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E Internal hard disk Tips See page 18 on changing the recording media DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E SX34E SX44E SX53E SX63E To open the lens cover Slide the LENS COVER switch to open Tips When you finish recording or when you play back images close the lens cover 1 Fasten the grip belt DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E DCR SX33E SX34E SX43E SX44E SX53E ...

Page 22: ... screen is already open press POWER p 16 You can switch recording modes by pressing MODE Press MODE to light up the desired recording mode lamp DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E DCR SX33E SX34E SX43E SX44E SX53E SX63E Movie When recording a movie Photo When shooting a photo MODE button MODE button Movie When recording a movie Photo When shooting a photo ...

Page 23: ...to playback modes To display the icons and indicators again touch anywhere on the screen except the rec zoom buttons on the LCD Notes If you close the LCD screen while recording movies the camcorder stops recording The maximum continuous recordable time of movies is about 13 hours When a movie file exceeds 2 GB the next movie file is created automatically It will take several seconds until you can...

Page 24: ...ight trimming of the top bottom right and left edges of images when played back on a TV which is not compatible with full pixel display In this case set GUIDEFRAME to ON p 63 and record images using the outer frame displayed on the screen as a guide STEADYSHOT is set to ON in the default setting To adjust the angle of the LCD panel first open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder and then adju...

Page 25: ... to adjust the focus then press it fully You can record photos also by touching on the LCD screen When disappears the photo is recorded Tips See page 82 on the recordable number of photos To change the image size touch MENU Show others IMAGE SIZE under PHOTO SETTINGS category a desired setting Flashes Lights up DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E DCR SX33E SX34E SX43E SX44E SX53E SX63E ...

Page 26: ...150 cm about 59 1 8 in for telephoto Tips You can set DIGITAL ZOOM p 64 if you want to zoom to a greater level Selecting the recording mode You can select a recording mode to record movies from 3 levels The recording time of the media may change depending on the recording mode In the default setting REC MODE is set to SP Touch MENU Show others REC MODE under SHOOTING SET category Touch a desired s...

Page 27: ...erates strong light Do not use the VIDEO LIGHT directly in front of the eyes at close range The length of time you can use the battery pack is shorter when you use the VIDEO LIGHT When you record movies with the VIDEO LIGHT set to the video light may turn on and off In this case press LIGHT repeatedly to select Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects...

Page 28: ... SR78E SR88E SX34E SX44E SX53E SX63E 1 Open the LCD screen of your camcorder Your camcorder turns on To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is already open press POWER p 16 2 Press VIEW IMAGES The VISUAL INDEX screen appears after some seconds You can display the VISUAL INDEX screen also by touching VIEW IMAGES on the LCD screen 3 Touch Movie a desired movie to play back a movie Touch the P...

Page 29: ...he last movie the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen Touch during pause to play back movies slowly As you repeat touching during playback movies are played as fast as about 5 times about 10 times about 30 times about 60 times You can display the VISUAL INDEX by touching MENU Show others VISUAL INDEX under PLAYBACK category The recording date time and shooting conditions are recorded automat...

Page 30: ...g photos Your camcorder displays the selected photo Tips When viewing photos recorded on a memory card playback folder appears on the screen Previous To the VISUAL INDEX screen To start stop slide show Next OPTION ...

Page 31: ...K category DATE INDEX On the Film Roll Index Face Index screen you can display the Date Index by touching the date in the upper right corner of the screen Searching for desired scene by pinpoint Film Roll Index Movies can be divided by a set time and the first scene of each division is displayed on the INDEX screen You can start playing back a movie from the selected thumbnail Press VIEW IMAGES Th...

Page 32: ...s from the beginning of the scene with the selected face image Notes Faces may not be detected depending on recording conditions Example People wearing glasses or hats or who do not face towards the camera Make sure that you set FACE DETECTION to ON p 63 the default setting prior to recording to search movies on the Face Index Tips You can also display the Face Index by touching MENU Show others V...

Page 33: ... angle T Telephoto To cancel touch Playing back a series of photos Slide show Touch on the photo playback screen The slide show begins from the selected photo To stop the slide show Touch To restart the slide show Touch again Notes You cannot operate playback zoom during slide show Tips You can set continuous slide show playback by selecting OPTION tab SLIDE SHOW SET while playing photos The defau...

Page 34: ...nother device via the S VIDEO jack by using an A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable sold separately higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plugs left right audio and the S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of the A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable sold separately The yellow plug connection is not necessary Connecting only the S VIDE...

Page 35: ...c When your TV is monaural When your TV has only one audio input jack Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and connect the white left channel or red right channel plug to the audio input jack of your TV or VCR If your TV VCR has a 21 pin adaptor EUROCONNECTOR Use a 21 pin adaptor sold separately to view playback pictures Notes When you set TV TYPE to 4 3 the ...

Page 36: ...36 GB Tips To check information counter etc on the screen of the monitor touch MENU Show others OUTPUT SETTINGS under GENERAL SET category DISP OUTPUT V OUT PANEL ...

Page 37: ...ck screen from OPTION MENU To delete all images recorded in the recording media and recover all the recordable space of the media format the media p 68 Reduced size images which enable you to view many images at the same time on an index screen are called thumbnails 1 Touch MENU Show others DELETE under EDIT category 2 To delete movies touch DELETE DELETE To delete photos touch DELETE DELETE 3 Tou...

Page 38: ...38 GB Touch to select the recording date of the desired movies photos then touch Touch the image down on the LCD screen to confirm the image Touch to return to the previous screen Touch YES ...

Page 39: ...s screen 4 Touch YES To undo the protection of movies and photos Touch the movie or photo marked with in step 3 disappears To protect all the movies and photos recorded on the same day at one time Note You cannot select PRT by date for the recorded data on the memory card In step 2 touch PROTECT PRT by date To protect all photos on the same day at one time touch PROTECT PRT by date Touch to select...

Page 40: ...g the movie It may damage the recording media Also do not eject the memory card while dividing movies on the memory card A slight difference may occur from the point where you touch and the actual dividing point as your camcorder selects the dividing point based on about half second increments If you divide the original movie the movie added to the Playlist will also be divided Only simple editing...

Page 41: ...ntinue capturing touch then repeat steps from step 3 To capture a photo from another movie touch then repeat steps from step 2 5 Touch Notes The image size is fixed depending on the aspect ratio of the movie 0 2M in 16 9 wide VGA 0 3M in 4 3 The recording medium where you want to save photos should have enough free space The recording date and time of captured photos is the same as the recording d...

Page 42: ...t be deleted after dubbing All included images in a Playlist will be dubbed The images recorded by this camcorder and stored onto the recording media are called original Touch MENU Show others MOVIE DUB under EDIT category The MOVIE DUB screen appears Touch the type of dubbing DUB by select To select movies and dub DUB by date To dub all movies of a specified date DUB ALL To dub the Playlist When ...

Page 43: ...during copying Touch MENU Show others PHOTO COPY under EDIT category The PHOTO COPY screen appears Touch the type of copying COPY by select To copy selected photos COPY by date To copy all photos of a specified date Select the photo to be copied COPY by select Touch the photo to be copied and mark with You can select multiple photos Press and hold the image down on the screen to confirm the image ...

Page 44: ...one time In step 2 touch ADD by date The recording dates of movies are displayed on the screen Touch to select the recording date of the desired movie then touch Touch the image on the LCD screen to confirm the image Touch to return to the previous screen Touch YES Notes Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while adding movies to the Playlist It may damage the recor...

Page 45: ...arked with Press and hold the image down on the LCD screen to confirm the image Touch to return to the previous screen Touch YES Tips Even if you erase a movie from a Playlist the original movie is not deleted To change the order within the Playlist Touch MENU Show others PLAYLIST EDIT under EDIT category Touch MOVE Select the movie to be moved The selected movie is marked with Touch the image on ...

Page 46: ... The format screen may appear even in the case of media utilizing the FAT file system Operation is not assured with every connectable device Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC adaptor p 14 Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the external media Refer to the Sony support page for your country region for details on external media that can be used Tip...

Page 47: ...ry cards Notes You cannot search or copy photos recorded on memory card by recording date Touch Play without copying in step 5 above The VISUAL INDEX screen of the external media is displayed Touch MENU Show others MOVIE DUB when selecting movies PHOTO COPY when selecting photos Follow the on screen instructions to select the recording media and image selection methods DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E ...

Page 48: ...e a disc or play back the images on a created disc by using the dedicated DVD writer DVDirect Express sold separately Refer also to the instruction manual supplied with the DVD writer Notes Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 14 Only unused discs of the following types can be used 12cm DVD R 12cm DVD R The device does not support...

Page 49: ... To customize a disc with DISC BURN OPTION Perform this operation in the following cases When dubbing a desired image When creating multiple copies of the same disc When dubbing images in the memory card DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E SX34E SX44E SX53E SX63E Touch DISC BURN OPTION in step 4 Select the recording media containing the movie s you want to save DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E SX34E SX44E SX53...

Page 50: ...your camcorder If Failed or DISC BURN failed appears on the screen insert another disc into the DVD writer and perform the DISC BURN operation again Tips If the total memory size of movies to be burnt by the DISC BURN operation exceeds that of the disc disc creation stops when the limit is reached The last movie on the disc may be cut off Disc creation time to dub movies to the limit of the disc i...

Page 51: ...rs USB CONNECT under OTHERS category Touch the recording media that contains the images on the camcorder screen USB CONNECT Internal hard disk USB CONNECT Internal memory USB CONNECT Memory card The displayed recording media differ depending on the model Record movies on the connected device For details refer to the instruction manuals supplied with the device to be connected After the operation i...

Page 52: ...nput jack of another device A V connecting cable with S VIDEO sold separately When connecting to another device via the S VIDEO jack by using an A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable sold separately higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plug left right audio and the S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of the A V connecting cable with an S V...

Page 53: ...orate To hide the screen indicators such as a counter etc on the screen of the monitor device connected touch MENU Show others OUTPUT SETTINGS under GENERAL SET category DISP OUTPUT LCD PANEL the default setting To record the date time or camera settings data touch MENU Show others PLAYBACK SET under PLAYBACK category DATA CODE a desired setting In addition touch MENU Show others OUTPUT SETTINGS u...

Page 54: ...MANAGE MEDIA Items for recording media p 68 GENERAL SET Other setup items p 69 Operating menus Touch Touch Show others on the MY MENU screen See the next page for details on MY MENU Touch the central part of the left side of screen to change the display Touch the menu item to be changed After changing the setting touch To finish setting the menu touch To return to the previous menu screen touch ma...

Page 55: ...use the menu items more easily by registering the menu items you use most often on MY MENU You can register 6 menu items on each MY MENU of the MOVIE PHOTO and PLAYBACK Example deleting SPOT MTR FCS and registering FADER Touch Touch MY MENU SETTING Touch MOVIE Touch SPOT MTR FCS Touch Touch FADER under MANUAL SETTINGS category When MY MENU is displayed touch Repeat the same steps above to register...

Page 56: ...and the menu items you can change in the context appear Touch OPTION Touch the desired tab the item to change the setting After completing the setting touch Notes Grayed out menu items or settings are not available When the item you want is not on the screen touch another tab There may be no tab The tabs and items that appear on the screen depend on the recording playback status of your camcorder ...

Page 57: ...ES DATE INDEX 31 FILM ROLL 31 FACE 32 PLAYLIST 44 PLAYBACK SET DATA CODE 66 EDIT category DELETE DELETE 37 DELETE 37 PROTECT PROTECT 39 PROTECT 39 DIVIDE 40 PHOTO CAPTURE 1 2 3 41 MOVIE DUB 1 2 DUB by select 42 DUB by date 42 DUB ALL 42 PHOTO COPY 1 2 COPY by select 43 COPY by date 43 PLAYLIST EDIT ADD 44 ADD by date 44 ERASE 45 ERASE ALL 45 MOVE 45 OTHERS category USB CONNECT USB CONNECT 1 50 USB...

Page 58: ...70 DISPLAY SET 70 OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE 34 DISP OUTPUT 70 CLOCK LANG CLOCK SET 16 AREA SET 70 SUMMERTIME 70 LANGUAGE SET 70 POWER SETTINGS A SHUT OFF 71 POWER ON BY LCD 71 OTHER SETTINGS DEMO MODE 71 CALIBRATION 90 DROP SENSOR 1 71 1 DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E 2 DCR SX34E SX44E SX53E SX63E 3 DCR SX43E ...

Page 59: ...prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows between the camcorder and the subject PORTRAIT Soft portrait Brings out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background SPOTLIGHT Prevents people s faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light SPORTS Select to minimize shake when shooting fast moving subjects BEACH Takes t...

Page 60: ...r incandescent like color lamps ONE PUSH The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light Touch ONE PUSH Frame a white object such as a piece of paper to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject Touch flashes quickly When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory the indicator stops flashing Notes Set WHITE BAL to AUTO or ...

Page 61: ...ject so that it is recorded in suitable brightness even when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background such as subjects in the spotlight on stage Touch the subject in the frame of which you want to adjust the exposure To return the setting to automatic exposure touch AUTO Notes EXPOSURE is automatically set to MANUAL SPOT FOCUS You can select and adjust the focal point to aim...

Page 62: ...ecording When you want to record a subject at close range move the power zoom lever to W wide angle then adjust the focus The focal distance information distance at which the subject is focused on used as a guide if it is dark and focus adjustment is difficult appears for a few seconds in the following cases When the focus mode is switched from automatic to manual When you set focus manually TELE ...

Page 63: ...ot function is not used AUTO SLW SHUTTR Auto Slow Shutter When recording in dark places the shutter speed is automatically reduced to 1 25 second OFF The Auto Slow Shutter function is not used ON The Auto Slow Shutter function is used FACE DETECTION Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the exposure automatically ON Detects faces OFF Does not detect faces Notes Faces may not be detected d...

Page 64: ...or recording conversations OTHER REC SET DIGITAL ZOOM You can select the maximum zoom level up to 60 in case you want to zoom to a level greater than following optical zoom during recording Note that the image quality decreases when you use the digital zoom OFF Up to 60 zoom is performed optically 2000 Up to 60 zoom is performed optically and after that up to 2000 zoom is performed digitally WIDE ...

Page 65: ... 4 3 aspect ratio 640 480 0 2M Records photos in the 16 9 wide aspect ratio 640 360 Notes See page 82 for the number of recordable photos FILE NO File number You can select the way to assign file number of photos SERIES Assigns file numbers of photos in sequence The file number becomes larger each time you record a photo Even if the memory card is replaced with another one the file number is assig...

Page 66: ... information Date time Camera data recorded automatically at the time of recording OFF Data code is not displayed DATE TIME Displays the date and time CAMERA DATA Displays camera setting data DATE TIME Date Time CAMERA DATA SteadyShot off Brightness White balance Gain Shutter speed Aperture value Exposure Tips The data code is displayed on the TV screen if you connect your camcorder to a TV Depend...

Page 67: ...ge 41 MOVIE DUB DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E SX34E SX44E SX53E SX63E See page 42 PHOTO COPY DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E SX34E SX44E SX53E SX63E See page 43 PLAYLIST EDIT See page 44 OTHERS Items for other settings See Using menus p 54 on the operation The default settings are marked with USB CONNECT See page 50 BATTERY INFO You can check the estimated remaining capacity of the battery To close the ...

Page 68: ...d the loss of important images you should save them before formatting the recording media Protected movies and photos will also be deleted While Executing is displayed do not close the LCD screen operate the buttons on the camcorder disconnect the AC Adaptor or eject the memory card from your camcorder The access lamp is lit or flashing while formatting memory card To prevent data on the internal ...

Page 69: ...back sound by touching BEEP ON A melody sounds when you start stop recording or operate the touch panel OFF Cancels the melody LCD BRIGHT You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen by touching Tips This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way LCD BL LEVEL LCD backlight level You can select the brightness of the LCD screen s backlight NORMAL Standard brightness BRIGHT Brighte...

Page 70: ...buttons on LCD When you switch your camcorder to the movie recording photo recording or playback modes OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE See page 34 DISP OUTPUT Display output You can set where the screen displays are to be output LCD PANEL Shows displays such as the time code on the LCD screen V OUT PANEL Shows displays such as the time code on the LCD screen and on the TV screen CLOCK LANG CLOCK SET See p...

Page 71: ...rs OFF The demonstration does not appear Tips When you set this item to ON and touch the demonstration starts playing The demonstration will be suspended When you press START STOP When you touch the screen during the demonstration The demonstration starts again after about 10 minutes When you turn on the Photo lamp When you press VIEW IMAGES CALIBRATION See page 90 DROP SENSOR DCR SR58E SR68E SR78...

Page 72: ...ored on memory card on other devices p 76 Editing movies photos on your camcorder p 76 Dubbing Connecting to other devices p 76 Connecting to a Computer p 77 Examples of functions that cannot be used simultaneously p 77 Overall operations The power does not turn on Attach a charged battery pack to the camcorder p 12 The plug of the AC Adaptor has been disconnected from the wall outlet wall socket ...

Page 73: ...lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged If the temperature of the battery pack is too high or too low you may not be able to charge it p 87 Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly p 12 If the problem persists disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket and contact your Sony dealer The battery pack may be damaged The remaining battery time indicator does not i...

Page 74: ...edia You cannot make new recording during this period The recording media is full Delete unnecessary images p 37 Total number of movie scenes or photos exceeds the recordable capacity of your camcorder p 81 82 Delete unnecessary images p 37 While DROP SENSOR is activated p 71 you may not record images DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your cam...

Page 75: ... is not a malfunction A vertical white line may appear on an image taken in bright light This phenomenon is called the smear effect This is not a malfunction Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen Set STEADYSHOT to OFF p 63 Undesirable flicker occurs This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp sodium lamp or mercury lamp This is not a malfunction LCD BL LE...

Page 76: ...ry movies from the Playlist p 45 You cannot add photos in the Playlist A movie cannot be divided A movie that is too short cannot be divided A protected movie cannot be divided A photo cannot be captured from a movie The recording media where you want to save photos is full Dubbing Connecting to other devices You cannot hear the sound on the TV connected to your camcorder When you are using the S ...

Page 77: ...SUNRISE SUNSET FIREWORKS LANDSCAPE SPOTLIGHT BEACH SNOW SCENE SELECTION FADER TELE MACRO Self diagnosis display Warning indicators If indicators appear on the LCD screen check the following If the problem persists even after you have tried to fix a couple of times contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility In this case when you contact them give them all the numbers of the ...

Page 78: ... or format the memory card p 68 The image data base file may be damaged Check the data base file by touching MENU Show others REPAIR IMG DB F under MANAGE MEDIA category the recording medium DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E SX34E SX44E SX53E SX63E The memory card is damaged Warning indicators pertaining to memory card formatting The memory card is damaged The memory card is not formatted correctly p 68...

Page 79: ...ting new information playing back the old recorded images may become possible If it does not work copy the image using the supplied software Inconsistencies found in Image Database File Do you want to repair the Image Database File The Image Database File is damaged Do you want to repair the Image Database File The management file is damaged and you cannot record movies or photos Touch YES to repa...

Page 80: ...rd may not be able to record or play images correctly Use a memory card recommended for your camcorder p 19 Do not eject the memory card during writing Data may be damaged Reinsert the memory card and follow the instructions on the LCD screen Other No further selection is possible You can add no more than 99 movies to a Playlist You can select only 100 images at one time for Deleting movies photos...

Page 81: ...Each recording time is measured when the REC MODE is set to SP Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start stop switching the MODE lamp and zooming Times measured when using the camcorder at 25 C 77 F 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F is recommended The recording and playback time will be shorter when you use your camcorder in low temperatures The recording and playback time will...

Page 82: ...t image quality to suit the recording scene This technology causes fluctuations in the recording time of the media Movies containing quickly moving and complex images are recorded at a higher bit rate and this reduces the overall recording time Memory card unit minute HQ SP LP 512MB 6 5 9 5 20 10 1GB 10 10 20 10 40 25 2GB 25 25 40 25 85 55 4GB 55 50 80 50 175 110 8GB 115 105 170 105 355 230 16GB 2...

Page 83: ...d may vary depending on the recording conditions Tips You can also use memory card with a capacity of under 512 MB for recording photos The following list shows the average bit rate the recording pixels and the aspect ratio of each movie recording mode HQ Approx 9Mbps 720 576 pixels 16 9 4 3 SP Approx 6Mbps 720 576 pixels 16 9 4 3 LP Approx 3Mbps 720 576 pixels 16 9 4 3 The photo recording pixels ...

Page 84: ... AUDIO VIDEO input jack System Used in PAL Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Hungary Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom etc PAL M Brazil PAL N Argentina Paraguay Uruguay NTSC Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Guya...

Page 85: ...w Nairobi 03 30 Tehran 04 00 Abu Dhabi Baku 04 30 Kabul 05 00 Karachi Islamabad 05 30 Calcutta New Delhi 06 00 Almaty Dhaka 06 30 Yangon 07 00 Bangkok Jakarta 08 00 Hong Kong Singapore Beijing 09 00 Seoul Tokyo 09 30 Adelaide Darwin 10 00 Melbourne Sydney 11 00 Solomon Is Time zone differences Area setting 12 00 Fiji Wellington Eniwetok Kwajalein 11 00 Samoa 10 00 Hawaii 09 00 Alaska 08 00 Los Ang...

Page 86: ...xtremely high temperature such as a car parked outside in the summer Places under direct sunlight Places with extremely high humidity or subject to corrosive gases On the memory card adaptor When using memory card with memory card compliant device inserting memory card into memory card adaptor make sure the memory card is inserted facing in the correct direction Note that improper use may cause a ...

Page 87: ...n according to the operating conditions of your camcorder and displays the remaining battery time in minutes To charge the battery pack Be sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your camcorder We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F until the CHG charge lamp turns off If you charge the battery pack outside of this temper...

Page 88: ...reased usage time between charges becomes significant it is probably time to replace it with a new one Each battery s life is governed by storage operating and environmental conditions About handling of your camcorder On use and care Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories in the following locations Anywhere extremely hot cold or humid Never leave them exposed to temperatures above 60 C ...

Page 89: ...amcorder If moisture condensation has occurred Leave your camcorder for about 1 hour without turning it on Note on moisture condensation Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place or vice versa or when you use your camcorder in a humid place as follows You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed up by a heating device You bring your ca...

Page 90: ...er or vinyl objects for a long period of time About care and storage of the lens Wipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the following instances When there are fingerprints on the lens surface In hot or humid locations When the lens is exposed to salty air such as at the seaside Store in a well ventilated location subject to little dirt or dust To prevent mold periodically clean th...

Page 91: ...ck Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO HG Duo Memory Stick Micro MagicGate MagicGate Memory Stick and MagicGate Memory Stick Duo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation InfoLITHIUM is a trademark of Sony Corporation DVDirect is a trademark of Sony Corporation Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Microsoft Windows Windows Vista an...

Page 92: ...ense hereinafter referred to as LGPL are included in the camcorder This informs you that you have a right to have access to modify and redistribute source code for these software programs under the conditions of the supplied GPL LGPL Source code is provided on the web Use the following URL to download it When downloading the source code select DCR SX43 as the model for your camcorder http www sony...

Page 93: ... Meaning FADER 59 Drop sensor off 71 Drop sensor activated 71 9999 9999 9999 Approximate number of recordable photos and recording media 24 82 Playback folder of memory card 30 100 112 Current playing movie or photo Number of total recorded movies or photos 29 82 Bottom Indicator Meaning FACE DETECTION set to OFF 63 Manual focus 62 SCENE SELECTION 59 White balance 60 SteadyShot off 63 SPOT MTR FCS...

Page 94: ... 27 54 If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees you can close the LCD panel with the LCD screen facing out This is convenient during playback operations DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E Speaker VIEW IMAGES button 28 DISC BURN button see Operating Guide POWER button 16 RESET button Press RESET using a pointed object Press RESET to initialize all the settings including the clock setting PHOTO button 25 mo...

Page 95: ...e LIGHT USB jack 50 DCR SX33E SX34E SX53E output only DCR SR58E SR68E SR78E SR88E Power zoom lever 26 32 PHOTO button 25 CHG charge lamp 12 Battery pack 12 DC IN jack 12 START STOP button 23 Grip belt 21 Hook for a shoulder belt BATT battery release lever 14 Tripod receptacle Attach a tripod sold separately to the tripod receptacle using a tripod screw sold separately the length of the screw must ...

Page 96: ...C IN jack 12 Memory card slot 19 BATT battery release lever 14 A V Remote Connector 34 Tripod receptacle Attach a tripod sold separately to the tripod receptacle using a tripod screw sold separately the length of the screw must be less than 5 5 mm 7 32 in Access lamp memory card 19 While the lamp is lit or flashing the camcorder is reading or writing data ...

Page 97: ...rror mode 27 Moisture condensation 89 MOVIE DUB 42 MOVIE MEDIA SET 18 Movies 23 28 MY MENU 54 MY MENU SETTING 54 O ONE PUSH 60 Operation beeps 17 Operation flow 6 OPTION MENU 56 Original 42 OTHER REC SET 64 OTHERS 67 OTHER SETTINGS 71 OUTDOOR 60 OUTPUT SETTINGS 70 P PAL 84 PB zoom 32 PHOTO CAPTURE 41 PHOTO COPY 43 PHOTO MEDIA SET 18 Photos 24 28 PHOTO SETTINGS 65 PLAYBACK 66 Playback 28 Symbols 16...

Page 98: ...77 SELF TIMER 65 Setting the date and time 16 SHOOTING SET 63 Slide show 33 SLIDE SHOW SET 33 SNOW 59 SOUND DISP SET 69 SP 26 SPORTS 59 SPOT FOCUS 61 SPOTLIGHT 59 SPOT METER 61 SPOT MTR FCS 61 STEADYSHOT 63 SUMMERTIME 70 SUNRISE SUNSET 59 Supplied items 2 T TELE MACRO 62 Telephoto 26 Thumbnail 37 Tripod 96 Troubleshooting 72 Turning the power on 16 TV 34 TV color systems 84 TV TYPE 34 TWILIGHT 59 ...

Page 99: ...Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website http www sony net ...