Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder, Applications

Page 1: ...3 084 946 12 1 2003 Sony Corporation Computer Applications Guide Digital Video Camera Recorder ...

Page 2: ...t Windows 98SE Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Standard installation is required Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded You cannot hear sound if your computer is running Windows 98 You can only transfer and view still images CPU Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or faster 800 MHz or faster recommended Application D...

Page 3: ...e Mac OS 8 6 standard installation Application QuickTime 3 0 or later this must be installed to play back movies Others USB port this must be provided as standard disc drive About this manual The screens shown in this manual are from a Windows 2000 computer The screens may vary depending on the OS On trademarks Memory Stick and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation Microsoft and Windows ar...

Page 4: ...7 Viewing pictures recorded on a Memory Stick on your computer 18 Managing pictures on a Windows computer Copying and viewing pictures recorded on a tape 19 Copying movies onto your computer 19 Copying still images extracted from a movie on your computer 21 Editing pictures on your computer 21 Viewing pictures on your computer via the USB port USB Streaming 23 Creating Video CDs 24 Copying and vie...

Page 5: ...ons Creating DVDs on Sony VAIO series computers only 34 Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder DV format models only Digital convert function 37 Additional information Troubleshooting 40 Index 46 ...

Page 6: ...out scenes and re arrange the order on the movies that you have recorded on a tape or a Memory Stick You can also create Video CDs Edit still images You can add digital effects or superimpose words and illustrations on still images stored in a Memory Stick or extracted from movies recorded on a tape or a Memory Stick You can create original posters post cards etc Distribute movies over the Interne...

Page 7: ...uter for the first time only Install these items from the CD ROM SPVD 010 USB Driver supplied with your camcorder Step 1 Install the USB driver on your computer Step 2 Install the image editor software ImageMixer Step 3 Install the image exchange software Image Transfer Now start from Step1 There are two ways to connect your camcorder to a computer Connecting with a USB cable supplied Connecting w...

Page 8: ...rmat models only In that case operations in Step 1 are not necessary For Windows 2000 Windows XP Log on as Administrators b Note Do not connect the USB cable supplied before installing the driver 1 Start up the computer Close down all applications running on the computer before installing the USB driver 2 Place the supplied CD ROM in the disc drive of your computer The application software starts ...

Page 9: ...matically Restart 8 Remove the CD ROM from the disc drive of your computer Step 2 Installing the imageeditorsoftware ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony If you have any questions about ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony is a product of PIXELA Corporation For details refer to the operating instructions on the CD ROM supplied with your camcorder For Windows 2000 Windows XP Log on as Adm...

Page 10: ...creen instructions You need this software to copy the pictures edited on your computer to a CD R 9 Click End The installation for WINASPI is complete If DirectX 8 0a or a later version is not installed on your computer Go on to step 10 to install DirectX 8 0a If Windows XP or DirectX 8 0a or a later version is installed on your computer When InstallShield Wizard Complete is displayed on the screen...

Page 11: ...he disc drive of your computer Step 3 Installing the image exchange software Image Transfer For Windows 2000 Windows XP Log on as Administrators 1 Place the supplied CD ROM in the disc drive of your computer The application software starts up If the screen does not appear 1 Double click My Computer 2 Double click ImageMixer Disc drive Drive names such as E may vary depending on the computer 2 Clic...

Page 12: ...click Next Normally a new program folder Image Transfer will be created 7 Make sure that YES is checked for Launch Image Transfer automatically when the camera etc is connected then click Next 8 Click Finish to complete the installation of Image Transfer The installation screen is closed Short cut icons for Image Transfer and the Image Transfer folder appear on the desktop 9 Remove the CD ROM from...

Page 13: ...u insert the connector in the correct direction If you insert the connector forcibly it may be damaged and causes a malfunction of your camcorder To copy and edit pictures recorded on a tape If your computer has a USB jack Connect your camcorder to your computer using the supplied USB cable See Connecting with the USB cable supplied p 14 If your computer has an i LINK IEEE1394 connector Connect yo...

Page 14: ...nu refer to the separate Camera Operations Guide supplied with your camcorder 4 Connect the USB cable supplied to the USB jack on the camcorder The location of the USB jack varies depending on the model Refer to the separate Camera Operations Guide supplied with your camcorder for the location For the model that is supplied with the Handycam Station connect the USB cable to the USB jack on the Han...

Page 15: ...ect the USB cable For Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP If USB MODE appears on the LCD screen follow the procedure below to disconnect the USB cable 1 Click the Unplug or eject hardware icon on the task tray 2 Click Unplug or eject hardware Safely remove Sony Camcorder in Windows XP 3 Click OK 4 Disconnect the USB cable from the camcorder and computer If USB MODE does not appear on the LCD screen...

Page 16: ...aranteed on all the recommended environments Connecting with an i LINK cable optional DV format models only The location of the DV Interface varies depending on the model Refer to the separate Camera Operations Guide supplied with your camcorder for the location To disconnect the i LINK cable Turn off the power of the camcorder and disconnect the i LINK cable from the camcorder and computer z Tip ...

Page 17: ...g via a USB cable or click DV Camcorder Capture Mode if you are connecting via an i LINK cable DV format models only 4 Prepare the power source for your camcorder then slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY EDIT mode Use the supplied AC Adaptor as the power source For details refer to the separate Camera Operations Guide supplied with your camcorder 5 Touch P MENU MENU STANDARD SET a...

Page 18: ...ick on your computer 1 Insert the Memory Stick into your camcorder 2 Prepare the power source for your camcorder then slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY EDIT mode 3 Touch P MENU MENU STANDARD SET and USB PLY EDT then touch to select STD USB For details refer to the separate Camera Operations Guide supplied with your camcorder 4 Connect your camcorder to the computer p 13 then see...

Page 19: ...0 Windows XP Log on as Administrators Copying movies onto your computer Before following the procedures below make sure you have installed ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony on your computer The maximum length of movies you can copy on a computer varies from 10 to 20 minutes depending on the computer environment 1 Prepare the power source for your camcorder then insert a cassette into your camcorder 2 St...

Page 20: ... the computer via an i LINK cable p 16 7 Connect your camcorder to the computer p 13 8 Click Motion Picture Capture 9 Click to select an album to copy the picture to 10Click Playback to play back the tape 11Click Capture at the point you want to start copying red turns to black 12Click Stop at the point you want to stop copying b Note forward one frame at a time and rewind one frame at a time only...

Page 21: ...19 2 Click Still Picture Capture 3 Follow steps 9 and 10 on Copying movies onto your computer p 20 4 Click Capture at the point where you want to extract a still image from the movie Editing pictures on your computer You can put together multiple pictures copied onto your computer and create one movie Refer to the on line help for details on this operation p 22 1 Start up the computer then double ...

Page 22: ...lay back the edited movie In the My Documents folder double click the icon of the movie you created Windows Media Player starts up and the playback starts You need Windows Media Player installed on your computer to play back the movie you created MPEG format movie file b Note The picture may flicker when you view it on a computer To use the on line help Refer to the on line help for detailed opera...

Page 23: ...nd view it on the computer screen PC Camera You can view the image that your camcorder is currently seeing 1 Start up the computer then double click ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony on the desktop 2 Click Capture Environment 3 Click USB Device Capture Mode 4 Prepare the power source for your camcorder then slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY EDIT mode for Video Streaming or CAMERA TAPE...

Page 24: ... images that your camcorder is currently seeing Before starting the operation make sure you have installed ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony on your computer p 9 z Tip To create a Video CD from pictures edited on a computer start up ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony then click Video Disc Environment Refer to the on line help for details on this operation p 22 1 Start up the computer then double click ImageMix...

Page 25: ... Video CD of the same content place a new CD R in the disc drive then click Start b Notes Do not press any buttons on the camcorder while creating a Video CD Select a hard disk that has enough space more than about 6GB for the Location of work folder on the Option screen Once you have created a Video CD you cannot add images to the same CD R There may be a few second break about every 10 minutes o...

Page 26: ...or edit pictures without connecting the computer to your camcorder by copying the pictures recorded on a Memory Stick to the computer Before starting the operation make sure you have installed Image Transfer on your computer p 11 For Windows 2000 Windows XP Log on as Administrators b Notes Use the supplied AC Adaptor as the power source since the data on the Memory Stick may be destroyed if the po...

Page 27: ...e 1 Make sure you have connected your camcorder to a computer via a USB cable 2 Click Start then select My Computer from the start menu 3 Right click Sony MemoryStick then click Properties 4 Deactivate the setting AClick the Auto Play tab BSelect Pictures for a content type CSelect Actions check Select an action to perform then select Take no action Click Apply DSelect Video Files for a content ty...

Page 28: ...ssss stands for any number between 00001 to 99999 To copy pictures on the computer without using Image Transfer Double click the Removable disk or Sony MemoryStick icon displayed in My Computer Then drag and drop a picture in the folder onto the hard disk drive of your computer Editing still images on your computer You can edit the still images copied from your camcorder using ImageMixer Ver 1 5 f...

Page 29: ...o the separate Camera Operations Guide supplied with your camcorder for details on MEMORY MIX 1 Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 2 Prepare the power source for your camcorder then slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY EDIT mode 3 Touch P MENU MENU STANDARD SET and USB PLY EDT then touch to select STD USB For details refer to the separate Camera Operations Guide supplied wit...

Page 30: ...y Stick Select on the title screen then click Output displayed at the bottom right hand corner of the screen 1 Click Memory Stick Select 2 Click Output 3 Click Refresh to confirm the picture that you have copied to the Memory Stick The picture will be copied to the folder selected as a destination folder For details refer to the separate Camera Operations Guide supplied with your camcorder 1 2 1 2...

Page 31: ...he computer 2 Place the supplied CD ROM in the disc drive of the computer A screen for selecting model names appears after a while 3 Click Handycam 4 Click USB Driver 5 Double click the icon of the hard disk drive which stores the operating system Then double click the System Folder icon 6 Drag and drop the Sony Camcorder USB Driver file and Sony Camcorder USB Shim file to System Folder 7 When a m...

Page 32: ...ate Camera Operations Guide supplied with your camcorder for the location For the model that is supplied with the Handycam Station connect the USB cable to the USB jack on the Handycam Station then set the USB ON OFF switch to ON b Note When you connect your camcorder to a computer make sure you insert the connector in the correct direction If you insert the connector forcibly it may be damaged an...

Page 33: ...er first Double click the Memory Stick icon Then drag and drop the desired picture file onto the hard disk icon To play back movies You need QuickTime 3 0 or a later version installed on your computer The picture or sound may break up when you directly play back a picture saved on a Memory Stick Make sure to copy the picture file to the hard disk before playing b Note You cannot copy pictures save...

Page 34: ..._13 shtm France http www vaio link com FR info ctdvd_upd_13 shtm Spain http www vaio link com SP info ctdvd_upd_13 shtm Using the Direct Access to Click to DVD function for the first time The Direct Access to Click to DVD function enables you to create DVDs easily if your camcorder is connected to a computer Before operating the Direct Access to Click to DVD function follow the steps below to star...

Page 35: ...e message This is a recorded disc Delete and overwrite appears on the LCD screen of your camcorder When you touch EXEC the existing data is erased and new data will be written 8 Touch NO after creating a DVD The disc tray comes out automatically To create another DVD with the same content touch YES The disc tray comes out and place a new writable DVD in the disc drive To cancel the operation On yo...

Page 36: ...de size pictures are recorded on the same tape You cannot operate your camcorder in the following situations While playing back a tape While recording images onto a Memory Stick When touching P MENU MENU STANDARD SET and A VtDV OUT then touch to select ON DV format models only When Click to DVD is started up from the computer ...

Page 37: ...nal and transfer it to a digital device such as a computer via your camcorder Select P MENU MENU STANDARD SET DISPLAY then LCD PANEL default setting For details refer to the separate Camera Operations Guide supplied with your camcorder To carry out this operation you need a software application such as ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony that can read a video signal installed on your computer ImageMixer V...

Page 38: ...mcorder to the computer using an i LINK cable optional then connect it to a VCR analog equipment using the A V connecting cable supplied b Note When you connect your camcorder to a computer make sure you insert the connector in the correct direction If you insert the connector forcibly it may be damaged and causes a malfunction of your camcorder 6 Prepare the power source for your camcorder then s...

Page 39: ... You may not be able to output the pictures correctly depending on the condition of the analog video signal input to your camcorder You cannot transfer pictures with copyright protection signals to a computer You can use a USB cable instead of an i LINK cable optional to transfer pictures to a computer Note however that the picture displayed may lack the smoothness The location of the USB jack and...

Page 40: ... recorded on a tape on the computer cDisconnect the cable from the computer turn on the camcorder then connect it again cSlide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY EDIT mode touch P MENU MENU STANDARD SET and USB PLY EDT then touch to select USB STREAM You cannot view the pictures recorded on a tape on the Macintosh computer cTo copy pictures recorded on a tape to your Macintosh computer...

Page 41: ...ice Manager tab 4 If other devices below are already installed right click them then click Remove to delete them For copying and viewing pictures recorded on a tape USB Audio Device in the Sound video and game controllers folder USB Device in the Other devices folder USB Composite Device in the Universal Serial Bus Controller folder For copying and viewing pictures recorded on a Memory Stick Sony ...

Page 42: ...ecorded on a tape USB Composite Device or Sound video and game controllers in the Universal Serial Bus Controller folder Composite USB Device in the USB Audio Device folder Composite USB Device in the Other devices folder For copying and viewing pictures recorded on a Memory Stick Sony Handycam or Sony DSC with a mark in the Other devices folder 7 When the Confirm Device Removal screen appears cli...

Page 43: ...y Handycam or Sony DSC with a mark in the Other devices folder 8 When the Confirm Device Removal screen appears click OK 9 Turn off the power of your camcorder disconnect the USB cable then restart the computer 10 Re install the USB driver p 8 b Note Deleting anything other than USB Composite Device USB Audio Device USB Device Sony Handycam and Sony DSC may cause malfunction of your computer The M...

Page 44: ...Windows XP does not start up Image Transfer automatically at the default setting even though Removable Disk appears in My Computer To deactivate the setting see For Windows XP in Copying and viewing pictures recorded on a Memory Stick p 27 An error message appears when you place the supplied CD ROM in your computer cSet the computer display as follows Windows 800 600 dots or more High Color 16 bit...

Page 45: ...ocedures 1 Double click ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony on the desktop 2 Click Capture Environment 3 Click USB Device Capture Mode then click Preference 4 Select another device from the pull down menu of Sound capture device then click OK 5 Close ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony then restart it If the problem is not solved repeat the procedure above The image displayed on the computer is distorted cAdjust ...

Page 46: ...vert function 37 DirectX 8 0a 10 Drag and drop 21 DV Interface 16 34 DVD 34 H Handycam Station 14 32 I i LINK cable 13 16 34 Image Transfer 11 26 ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony 9 19 Install 8 9 11 M Macintosh 3 31 MEMORY MIX 29 Memory Stick 26 29 33 MICROMV 2 O On line help 22 P PC Camera 23 Preview 22 U USB cable 14 USB driver 8 USB Streaming 23 V VAIO 34 Video CD 24 Video Streaming 23 W WINASPI 10 ...

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