Sony DCR-SX83 Handycam®, Handbook

Page 1: ... Handbook 2010 Sony Corporation DCR SX83 Table of contents 8 Getting started 11 Recording Playback 19 Making good use of your camcorder 35 Saving images with an external device 44 Customizing your camcorder 51 Additional information 71 Quick reference 91 ...

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: ...mely 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 76 Carl Zeiss lens Your camcorder is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which was developed jointly by Carl Zeiss in Germany and Sony Corporation and produces superior images It a...

Page 4: ...our camcorder and accessories are subject to change without notice Confirm the model name of your camcorder Confirm the model name on the bottom of your camcorder Notes on use Do not do any of the following otherwise the recording media may be damaged recorded images may be impossible to play back or may be lost or other malfunctions could occur Eject the memory card when the access lamp p 18 is l...

Page 5: ...ting photos p 21 Playing movies and photos Playback on the camcorder p 27 Playing images on a TV p 33 Saving images Saving movies and photos with a computer Saving movies and photos in external media p 44 Saving images with a DVD writer recorder p 46 Deleting movies and photos p 35 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 6: ...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 7: ...n the child on the left side of the screen Prioritizing the subject 25 SPOT FOCUS 58 Capturing photos during movie recording Dual Rec 25 Smile Shutter 25 A sleeping child under dim light LOW LUX 61 Capturing fireworks or a sunset in all its splendor FIREWORKS 56 SUNRISE SUNSET 56 Checking your golf swing SMTH SLW REC 59 ...

Page 8: ...hotos 21 Useful functions for recording movies and photos 23 Zooming 23 Recording better images automatically INTELLIGENT AUTO 23 Selecting the recording mode 24 Prioritizing the subject 25 Capturing smiles automatically Smile Shutter 25 Recording high quality photos during movie recording Dual Rec 25 Recording in mirror mode 26 Playback on the camcorder 27 Useful functions for playing movies and ...

Page 9: ...DIRECT COPY 44 Creating a disc with a DVD writer recorder 46 Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer DVDirect Express 46 Creating a disc with a DVD writer etc other than DVDirect Express 48 Creating a disc with a recorder etc 49 Customizing your camcorder Using menus 51 Operating menus 51 Using MY MENU 52 Using the OPTION MENU 53 Menu lists 54 MANUAL SETTINGS Items to adjust for scene condit...

Page 10: ...of recording and playback with each battery pack 80 Expected recording time of movies 80 Expected number of recordable photos 81 Using your camcorder abroad 82 Maintenance and precautions 84 About the Memory Stick media 84 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack 85 About handling of your camcorder 86 Quick reference Screen indicators 91 Parts and controls 92 Index 94 ...

Page 11: ...ding it in the direction of the arrow until it clicks 3 Connect the AC Adaptor and the power cord mains lead to your camcorder and the wall outlet wall socket Align the mark on the DC plug with that on the DC 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...

Page 12: ...emove the battery pack To use a wall outlet wall socket as a power source Make the same connections as Step 1 Charging the battery pack Even if the battery pack is attached the battery pack is not discharged Charging the battery pack abroad You can charge the battery pack in any countries regions using the AC Adaptor supplied with your camcorder within the AC 100 V 240 V 50 Hz 60 Hz range Notes Do...

Page 13: ... your camcorder without any operation for about 5 minutes to save battery power A SHUT OFF p 69 Notes on the AC Adaptor Use the nearby wall outlet wall socket when using the AC Adaptor Disconnect the 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 ...

Page 14: ...e 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 DST SET or SUMMERTIME date and time then touch The clock starts If you set DST SET or SUMMERTIME to ON the clock advances 1 hour Touch the button on the LCD screen MODE lamp POWER ...

Page 15: ...er GENERAL SET category BEEP OFF If the button you touch does not react correctly calibrate the touch panel p 87 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 69 is set to OFF turn off your camcorder by pressing POWER Changing the language setting You...

Page 16: ...dium Tips See page 80 for the recordable time of movies See page 81 for the number of recordable photos Selecting the recording media for movies 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 The recording medium is changed Selecting the recording media for photos Touch MENU Show other...

Page 17: ... with this camcorder In this manual Memory Stick PRO Duo media and Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media are referred to as Memory Stick PRO Duo media Memory cards of up to 32 GB are guaranteed to work with your camcorder Types of Memory Stick media that can be used with your camcorder For recording movies it is recommended that you use Memory Stick PRO Duo media of 512 MB or larger marked with Memory Sti...

Page 18: ...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 YES YES To eject the memory card Open the cover and lightly pus...

Page 19: ... open Tips When you finish recording or when you play back images close the lens cover 1 Fasten the grip belt 2 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 14 You can switch recording modes by pressing MODE Press MODE to light up the desired recording mode lamp Movie When recording a movie Photo When shoo...

Page 20: ... 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 start recording after you turn on the camcorder You cannot operate your c...

Page 21: ...xel display However this may cause slight 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 60 and record images using the outer frame displayed on the screen as a guide STEADYSHOT is set to ACTIVE in the default setting To adjust the angle of the LCD panel first open the LCD panel ...

Page 22: ...so by touching on the LCD screen When disappears the photo is recorded Tips See page 81 on the recordable number of photos To change the image size touch MENU Show others IMAGE SIZE under PHOTO SETTINGS category a desired setting You cannot record photos while is displayed Flashes Lights up ...

Page 23: ... is about 1 cm about 13 32 in for wide angle and about 80 cm about 31 1 2 in for telephoto Tips You can set DIGITAL ZOOM p 62 if you want to zoom to a greater level Recording better images automatically INTELLIGENT AUTO By pressing you can record images using the INTELLIGENT AUTO function When you turn the camcorder toward the subject the camcorder records using the optimum combination of the thre...

Page 24: ...ON 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 setting If you want to record high quality images select the HQ mode or if you want to record longer movies s...

Page 25: ...o the screen the face has priority Capturing smiles automatically Smile Shutter In the default setting a photo is recorded automatically when the camcorder detects the smile of a person during movie recording An orange frame appears around a face targeted for possible smile detection shot Notes Smiles may not be detected depending on recording conditions subject conditions and the setting of your ...

Page 26: ...record photos during recording standby in the same way as when the Photo lamp is turned on Recording in mirror mode Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side Tips A mirror image of the subject appears on the LCD screen but the image will be normal when recorded ...

Page 27: ...ER p 14 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 Photo a desired photo to view a photo Movies are displayed and sorted by recording date Switches operating button display To MENU screen Displays the screen to select the in...

Page 28: ...lowly 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 automatically during recording This information is not displayed during recording but you can display it du...

Page 29: ... US Viewing 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 30: ... 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 The VISUAL I...

Page 31: ...ack starts 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 61 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...

Page 32: ...elephoto 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 default setting...

Page 33: ...th 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 VIDEO plug will not output audio Set the input selector of the TV to the i...

Page 34: ...or VCR Notes When you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with the ID 1 ID 2 system set TV TYPE to 16 9 The TV switches to full mode automatically Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV When you set TV TYPE to 4 3 the image quality may deteriorate Also when the recorded image s aspect ratio switches between 16 9 wide and 4 3 the image may jitter On some 4 3 TVs the photo...

Page 35: ...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 66 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 36: ...36 US 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 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...pturing 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 date and t...

Page 40: ...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 you select the Playlist as the ...

Page 41: ...g 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 Touch...

Page 42: ...he 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 recording media Also do not eject the memor...

Page 43: ...wn 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 the LCD screen to confirm the image To...

Page 44: ...reen appears when the external media is connected to your camcorder Operation cannot be ensured even for devices applicable to the operating conditions Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC adaptor p 12 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 ...

Page 45: ...VIE DUB when selecting movies PHOTO COPY when selecting photos Follow the on screen instructions to select the recording media and image selection methods When you selected DUB by select touch the image to be saved appears When you selected DUB by date select the date of the images to be dubbed with then touch and go to step Press and hold the image down on the LCD screen to confirm the image Touc...

Page 46: ...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 12 Only unused discs of the following types can be used 12cm DVD R 12cm DVD R The device does not support two layered discs DVDirect Express is referred to as DVD writer in this section Connect the AC Adaptor and the power cord mains lead to...

Page 47: ...sc When dubbing images in the memory card Touch DISC BURN OPTION in step 4 Select the recording media containing the movie s you want to save Touch the movie you want to burn on the disc appears Press and hold the image down on the LCD screen to confirm the image Touch to return to the previous screen By touching date you can search for images by date Touch YES on the camcorder screen To create an...

Page 48: ... 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 is about 20 to 60 minutes It may take more time depending on the recording mode or the number of scenes If you cannot play back created discs on any DVD player connect the camcorder to the DVD writer and then play back Creating ...

Page 49: ...than DVDirect Express with the A V connecting cable Connect the device in either way of or Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected Notes Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 12 Sony DVD writer may not be available in some countries regions A V connecting cable supplied Connect the A V connec...

Page 50: ...iorate 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 ...

Page 51: ...ettings p 66 MANAGE MEDIA Items for recording media p 66 GENERAL SET Other setup items p 68 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 sc...

Page 52: ...tems 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 menu items on...

Page 53: ...ENU You touch 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 y...

Page 54: ...MER 63 IMAGE SIZE 63 FILE NO 64 PLAYBACK category VISUAL INDEX 27 VIEW IMAGES DATE INDEX 30 FILM ROLL 30 FACE 31 PLAYLIST 42 PLAYBACK SET DATA CODE 64 EDIT category DELETE DELETE 35 DELETE 35 PROTECT PROTECT 37 PROTECT 37 DIVIDE 38 PHOTO CAPTURE 39 MOVIE DUB DUB by select 40 DUB by date 40 DUB ALL 40 PHOTO COPY COPY by select 41 COPY by date 41 PLAYLIST EDIT ADD 42 ADD by date 42 ERASE 43 ERASE AL...

Page 55: ...28 68 BEEP 68 LCD BRIGHT 68 LCD BL LEVEL 68 LCD COLOR 68 DISPLAY SET 68 OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE 33 DISP OUTPUT 69 CLOCK LANG CLOCK SET 14 AREA SET 69 DST SET SUMMERTIME 69 LANGUAGE SET 69 POWER SETTINGS A SHUT OFF 69 POWER ON BY LCD 69 OTHER SETTINGS DEMO MODE 70 CALIBRATION 87 ...

Page 56: ...g 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 BEACH Takes the vivid blue of the ocean or a lake SNOW Takes bright pictures of a white landscape Adjusted to focus ...

Page 57: ...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 adjust the color in ONE PUSH under white or cool white fluorescent ...

Page 58: ...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 it at a subject not located at the center of the screen Touch the subject in the frame of which you want to adjust the focus To adju...

Page 59: ... display correctly if a conversion lens sold separately is being used When the focus mode is switched from automatic to manual When you set focus manually TELE MACRO This is useful to shoot small subjects such as flowers or insects You can blur out backgrounds and the subject stands out clearer OFF Cancels TELE MACRO TELE MACRO is also canceled when you move the zoom lever to the W side ON The zoo...

Page 60: ...t the cross point of the guide frame makes a balanced composition The outer frame of GUIDEFRAME shows the display area of a TV which is not compatible with full pixel display STEADYSHOT You can compensate for camera shake Set STEADYSHOT to OFF when using a tripod sold separately then the image becomes natural ACTIVE Provides a more powerful SteadyShot effect TIMING Select the recording start point...

Page 61: ...omatically ON Detects faces OFF Does not detect faces Notes Faces may not be detected depending on recording conditions subject conditions and the setting of your camcorder FACE DETECTION may not function properly depending on recording conditions Set FACE DETECTION to OFF in this case Tips For better face detection performance shoot the subject s under the following conditions Shoot in a sufficie...

Page 62: ...mage quality decreases when you use the digital zoom Tips When you specify the priority subject by touching the detection frame on the LCD screen the face with a double lined frame has priority p 25 SMILE DETECTION The shutter is released when the camcorder detects a smile Smile Shutter DUAL CAPTURE Only during movie recording the shutter is released automatically when the camcorder detects a smil...

Page 63: ... playback p 69 PHOTO SETTINGS Items for recording photos See Using menus p 51 on the operation The default settings are marked with SELF TIMER Press PHOTO to start the count down A photo is recorded after about 10 seconds OFF Cancels the self timer ON Starts the self timer recording To cancel the recording touch RESET IMAGE SIZE You can select a photo size to be shot 3 1M Records photos clearly 2 ...

Page 64: ...played DATE TIME Displays the date and time CAMERA DATA Displays camera setting data 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 assigned in sequence RESET Assigns file numbers in sequenc...

Page 65: ...ata code is displayed on the TV screen if you connect your camcorder to a TV Depending on the recording media condition bars appear EDIT Items for editing See Using menus p 51 on the operation DELETE See page 35 PROTECT See page 37 DIVIDE See page 38 PHOTO CAPTURE See page 39 MOVIE DUB See page 40 PHOTO COPY See page 41 PLAYLIST EDIT See page 42 Movie Photo ...

Page 66: ...Notes Since there is a management file area the used space is not displayed as 0 even if you perform MEDIA FORMAT p 66 Tips Only the information of the medium selected on MOVIE MEDIA SET p 16 is displayed Change the medium setting if necessary MEDIA FORMAT Formatting deletes all the movies and photos to recover recordable free space Select the recording media to be formatted touch YES YES Notes Co...

Page 67: ...en touch EMPTY Notes Connect the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet wall socket You cannot perform EMPTY unless you connect the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet wall socket To avoid the loss of important images they should be saved on a computer or other devices before performing EMPTY Disconnect all cables except the AC Adaptor Do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during the operation While deleting data do ...

Page 68: ... life is slightly reduced during recording If you open the LCD panel 180 degrees to face the screen outside and close the LCD panel to the camcorder body the setting becomes NORMAL automatically Tips This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way LCD COLOR You can adjust the color of the LCD screen by touching Tips This adjustment does not affect the recorded images in any way DISP...

Page 69: ... not set the DST SET ON Sets the DST SET LANGUAGE SET You can select the language to be used on the LCD screen Tips Your camcorder offers ENG SIMP simplified English for when you cannot find your native tongue among the options POWER SETTINGS A SHUT OFF Auto shut off You can set your camcorder to turn off automatically when you do not operate your camcorder for more than about 5 minutes 5min The c...

Page 70: ... demonstration appears 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 or PHOTO 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 87 ...

Page 71: ...es stored on memory card on other devices p 75 Editing movies photos on your camcorder p 75 Dubbing Connecting to other devices p 75 Connecting to a Computer p 76 Examples of functions that cannot be used simultaneously p 76 Overall operations The power does not turn on Attach a charged battery pack to the camcorder p 11 The plug of the AC Adaptor has been disconnected from the wall outlet wall so...

Page 72: ...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 85 Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly p 11 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 indicate the correct time The am...

Page 73: ...ording during this period The recording media is full Delete unnecessary images p 35 Total number of movie scenes or photos exceeds the recordable capacity of your camcorder p 80 81 Delete unnecessary images p 35 The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low Turn off your camco...

Page 74: ...ar crooked depending on the recording conditions Horizontal stripes appear on the images This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp sodium lamp or mercury lamp This is not a malfunction Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen Set STEADYSHOT to OFF p 60 LCD BL LEVEL cannot be adjusted You cannot adjust LCD BL LEVEL when The LCD panel is closed on your camco...

Page 75: ...ecessary movies from the Playlist p 43 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 ...

Page 76: ...CUS EXPOSURE FOCUS TWILIGHT SUNRISE SUNSET FIREWORKS LANDSCAPE SPOTLIGHT BEACH SNOW WHITE BAL FADER SELF TIMER Cannot use Because of following settings PRIORITY SETTING SMILE DETECTION SMILE SENSITIVITY SMTH SLW REC DIGITAL ZOOM SPOT MTR FCS SPOT METER SPOT FOCUS EXPOSURE FOCUS TWILIGHT SUNRISE SUNSET FIREWORKS LANDSCAPE SPOTLIGHT BEACH SNOW WHITE BAL FADER SELF TIMER SCENE SELECTION SMTH SLW REC ...

Page 77: ... card p 66 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 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 66 Warning indicator pertaining to incompatible memory card Incompatible me...

Page 78: ... 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 repair You can record photos on a memory card Recovering data Your camcorder tries to recover data automatically if the data writing was not performed properly Cannot recover data Writing data onto the media of the camcorder has failed Attempts were made to r...

Page 79: ...s 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 Protecting movies photos or releasing the protection Dubbing movies Copying photos Data protected You tried to delete protected data Release the protection of the data ...

Page 80: ...ording and playback time will be shorter when you use your camcorder in low temperatures The recording and playback time will be shorter depending on the conditions under which you use your camcorder Playing time Approximate time available when you use a fully charged battery pack unit minute Battery pack NP FV30 supplied 160 NP FV50 300 NP FV70 610 NP FV100 1205 Expected recording time of movies ...

Page 81: ...ble photos is displayed on the LCD screen during recording p 91 The maximum number of recordable photos on a memory card may vary depending on the recording conditions Notes The unique pixel array of Sony s ClearVid and the image processing system BIONZ allow still image resolution equivalent to the sizes described Tips You can also use memory card with a capacity of under 512 MB for recording pho...

Page 82: ...n AUDIO VIDEO input jack System Used in NTSC Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the USA Venezuela etc 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 Swed...

Page 83: ...oscow 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...

Page 84: ... Memory Stick PRO Duo media while the access lamp is lit or flashing If you use the Memory Stick PRO Duo media near magnets or magnetic fields It is recommended that you make a back up of important data on the hard disk of a computer Do not attach a label or the like on Memory Stick PRO Duo media or Memory Stick Duo media adaptor Do not touch or allow metallic objects to come into contact with the...

Page 85: ...h another device format it with your camcorder p 66 Note that formatting erases all information on the Memory Stick PRO Duo media You may not be able to play back images with your camcorder When playing back image data modified on your computer When playing back image data recorded with other devices About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack Your camcorder operates only with an InfoLITHIUM V series batte...

Page 86: ...discharge the battery pack on your camcorder completely touch MENU Show others POWER SETTINGS under GENERAL SET category A SHUT OFF NEVER and leave your camcorder in recording standby until the power goes off p 69 About battery life Battery capacity decreases over time and through repeated use If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant it is probably time to replace it with a new ...

Page 87: ...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 camcorder from an air conditioned car or room into a hot place outside You use your camcorder after a squall or a shower You use your camco...

Page 88: ...subject to little dirt or dust To prevent mold periodically clean the lens as described above On charging the pre installed rechargeable battery Your camcorder has a pre installed rechargeable battery to retain the date time and other settings even when the LCD screen is closed The pre installed rechargeable battery is always charged while your camcorder is connected to the wall outlet wall socket...

Page 89: ... Sony Corporation BIONZ 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 and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc in the U S...

Page 90: ...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 91: ...ER 56 9999 9999 Approximate number of recordable photos and recording media 22 81 Playback folder of memory card 29 100 112 Current playing movie or photo Number of total recorded movies or photos 28 80 Bottom Indicator Meaning FACE DETECTION set to OFF 61 SMILE DETECTION 62 LOW LUX 61 Manual focus 58 SCENE SELECTION 56 White balance 57 SteadyShot off 60 SPOT MTR FCS 58 SPOT METER 58 EXPOSURE 58 T...

Page 92: ...ions VIEW IMAGES button 27 Speaker RESET button Press RESET using a pointed object Press RESET to initialize all the settings including the clock setting USB jack 48 MODE button 19 movie photo lamp 19 DISC BURN button see Operating Guide button 23 POWER button 14 Power zoom lever 23 31 PHOTO button 22 Battery pack 11 START STOP button 20 DC IN jack 11 A V Remote Connector 33 CHG charge lamp 11 Gri...

Page 93: ...93 Quick reference US 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 ...

Page 94: ...mode 26 Moisture condensation 87 MOVIE DUB 40 MOVIE MEDIA SET 16 Movies 20 27 MY MENU 51 MY MENU SETTING 51 N NTSC 82 O ONE PUSH 57 Operation beeps 15 Operation flow 5 OPTION MENU 53 Original 40 OTHER REC SET 62 OTHERS 66 OTHER SETTINGS 70 OUTDOOR 57 OUTPUT SETTINGS 69 P PB zoom 31 PHOTO CAPTURE 39 PHOTO COPY 41 PHOTO MEDIA SET 16 Photos 21 27 PHOTO SETTINGS 63 Symbols 16 9 34 4 3 34 A A SHUT OFF ...

Page 95: ...tors 76 SELF TIMER 63 Setting the date and time 14 SHOOTING SET 60 Slide show 32 SLIDE SHOW SET 32 SMILE DETECTION 62 76 SMILE SENSITIVITY 62 76 Smile Shutter 25 SMTH SLW REC 59 SNOW 56 SOUND DISP SET 68 SP 24 SPOT FOCUS 58 SPOTLIGHT 56 SPOT METER 58 SPOT MTR FCS 58 STEADYSHOT 60 SUMMERTIME 69 SUNRISE SUNSET 56 Supplied items 2 T TELE MACRO 59 Telephoto 23 Thumbnail 35 Tripod 93 Troubleshooting 71...

Page 96: ...Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website http www sony net ...