Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SX44E Sony
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4-170-095- 12 (1) Digital Video Camera Recor der “Handycam ” Handbook 2010 Sony Corporation DCR-SR58E/SR68E/SR78E/ SR88E/SX33E/SX34E/SX43E/ SX44E/SX53E/SX63E T able of contents 9 Getting start.
2 GB Read this first Supplied items The num bers in ( ) are the sup plied quan tity . AC A daptor (1) P ower co rd (Ma ins lead) (1) A/V connecting cable (1) USB cable (1) .
3 GB Before starting to reco rd, test the r ecording function to make sure tha t the image and soun d are reco rded withou t any p roblems. Compensation f or the con tents o f recordin gs cannot be pr ovided, even if recor ding or playback is not possib le due to a malfunction of the camcorder , stora ge media, etc.
4 GB About images, illustrations , and screen displays of this manual The examp le images used in this manual fo r illustration p urposes are captur ed using a digital still camera, and therefo re may a ppe ar different fro m images and scr een indicators tha t actually appear on y our camcor der .
5 GB Note on using the camcorder at high altitudes (DCR-SR58E/SR68E/SR78E/ SR88E) Do not turn on the camco rder in a low-p ressur e area, where the alti tude is mor e than 5,000 meters (16,000 feet). Doing so ma y damage the internal har d disk drive of y our camcor der .
6 GB Operation flow Getting star ted (p. 12) Prepar e the power source a nd memory card. Recording movies and photos (p . 21) Recording mo vies p . 23 Changing the reco rding mode (p . 26) Expected recording time (MEDI A INFO, p . 68) Shooting pho tos p .
7 GB Advic e for succ essful rec ording T o get good results in recording Stabilizing your camcorder When yo u hold the camcor der , keep your upper body uprigh t, and hold yo ur arms close to yo ur body . The SteadySh ot function is effective against ca mera-shake, however , it is essen tial that you no t move the cam corder .
8 GB Useful recor ding techniques Flow ers in close-up POR TRAIT (59) TELE MACR O (62) Recording in a dimly-lit room VIDEO LIGHT (27) Capturing fireworks , or a sunset in all its splendor FIREW OR.
9 T able of contents GB T able of conten ts Read this first ......................................................................................... 2 Notes on use . ................................................................................ 4 Operation flow .
10 GB Mak ing good use of your camcor der Deleting movies and photos .................................................................... 37 Prot ecting recorded movies and photos (P rotect) . ........................................ 39 Dividing a movie .
11 T able of contents GB Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting ............................................................................... 72 Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators ........................................... 77 Recording time of movies/number of rec ordable photos .
12 GB Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the battery pack DCR-SX33E/SX34E/SX43E/SX44E/SX53E/SX63E Battery pack DC IN jack DC plug AC Adaptor Pow er cord (Mains lead) CHG (charge) lamp T o the wall out.
13 Getting started GB Y ou can charge the “ InfoLITHIU M” ba ttery pack (V series) after attaching it t o your camcor der . Notes Y ou cannot a ttach an y “Inf oLITHIUM” ba ttery pack other than the V series to your camco rder . 1 T urn off your camcorder by closing the L CD screen.
14 GB T o remove the ba ttery pack Close the LCD screen. Slide the BA T T (battery) release lever ( ) and remov e the battery pack ( ). DCR-S R58E/SR68E/SR78E/S R88E DCR-SX33E/SX34E/SX43E/SX44E/SX53E/SX63E T o use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power sour ce Make the same co nnections as “ Step 1: Char ging the battery pack.
15 Getting started GB Notes on the AC A daptor U s e the nearby wall outlet (wall socket) when using the A C Ada ptor . Disconnect the AC A daptor from the wall outlet (wall socket) immediately if an y malf unction occurs while using your camcor der .
16 GB Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camcorder turns o n. T o turn on your camcorder when the L CD screen is open, press PO WER. 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ].
17 Getting started GB Notes The date an d time do not ap pear during recor ding, but they ar e auto matically recor ded on the recor ding media, and can be displa yed during playback.
18 GB Step 3: P reparing the recording media The recor ding media that can be used differs depending on y our camco rder . The following icons ar e displa yed on the screen of y our camcor der .
19 Getting started GB T ouch the desired rec ording media. T ouch [ YES] . The recor ding medium is cha nged. T o check the recording media settings When reco rding in mo vie recor ding mode or pho to recor ding mode, the recor ding media icon is displa yed in the top righ t corner of the screen.
20 GB Only “M emor y Stick Duo ” media that is about a half the size of the sta ndard “ Memo ry Stick” media, an d standard-sized S D memory cards can be used. Do not at tach a label, etc., to a memory card o r memory card adapt or . Doing so may cause a malfunction.
Recording/Playback 21 GB Recording/Playback Recording In the defa ult setting, movies a re recor ded on the follo wing recor ding media. DCR-SX33E/SX43E: M emor y card DCR-SX34E/SX44E/SX53E/SX63E: I n.
22 GB DCR-SX33E/SX34E/SX43E/SX44E/SX53E/SX63E 2 Open the L CD screen of your camcorder . Y our camcorder turns o n. T o turn on your camcorder when the L CD screen is already open, pres s POWER (p . 16). Y ou can switch r ecording modes b y pressing M ODE.
23 Recording/Playback GB Recording movies Press ST ART/STOP to start recording . Y ou can start recor ding also by touchin g in the bottom left of the L CD screen. T o stop recor ding, pres s ST AR T/STOP a gain. Y ou can stop r ecording also by t ouching in the bott om left of LCD screen.
24 GB The followin g states will be indicated if data is still being writt en onto the r ecording media after r ecording has finished. During this time, do not a pply shock o r vibratio n to the camcorder , or remove the bat tery or AC A d apt or . A ccess la mp (p .
25 Recording/Playback GB Press MODE t o turn on the (Photo) lamp . The LCD screen displa y switches f or pho to recor ding mode, and the screen aspect ratio becomes 4:3. Press PHO TO lightly to adjust the f ocus, then press it fully . Y ou can recor d photos also by t ouching on the LCD screen.
26 GB Useful functions for recor ding movies and photos Zooming Y ou can magnify images up to 60 times the original size with the power zoom lever . Y ou can magnify images also with the / on the LCD screen. Mo ve the power zoom lever s lightly for a slower zoom.
27 Recording/Playback GB Tips Y ou can select the [REC MODE] fo r each recordin g media separately (DCR -SR58E/ SR68E/SR78E/S R88E/SX34E/SX44E/SX53E/ SX63E).
28 GB Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies a nd photos tha t are r ecorded on the f ollowing r ecording m edia are pla yed. DCR-SX33E/SX43E: M emor y card DCR-SX34E/SX44E/SX53E/S.
29 Recording/Playback GB T o MENU screen Displays the scr een to select the index type ([DA TE INDEX]/[ FILM ROLL]/ [ F ACE]) (p . 31, 31, 32). / : Displays m ovies recor ded on the pr evious/next date . * / : Displays the p revious/next mo vie.
30 GB Viewing photos Y our camcorder displa ys t he selected photo . Tips When viewing phot os recorded o n a memory card, (playback folder) a ppears on the screen.
31 Recording/Playback GB Useful functions for playing movies and photos Searching for desir ed images by date (Date Index) Y ou can search for desir ed images by da te efficiently . Notes Y ou cannot use the Date I ndex function for photos o n the memory card.
32 GB Tips Y ou can also display the F ilm Roll Index by touching (MENU) [Sho w others] [VIEW IMA GES] (under [PLA YBACK] catego ry) [ FILM ROLL]. Searching for desir ed scene by face (F ace Index) The face images detected during m ovie recor ding are dis played o n the INDEX screen.
33 Recording/Playback GB T ouch the screen at the point y ou want to display in the c enter of the displayed frame . The point wher e you to uched on the screen is moved t o the center of the display fram e. Adjust the magnification with W ( Wide angle)/T ( T elephoto).
34 GB Playing images on a T V Connect your camcor der to the inp ut jack of a TV or V CR using the A/V connecting cable or an A/V co nnecting cable with S VIDEO . Connect your cam corder to the wall outlet (wall socket) u sing the sup plied A C Ada pto r for this opera tion (p .
35 Recording/Playback GB Connect your camcorder t o a T V with the A/V connecting cable ( , supplied) or an A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO ( , sold separately). Connect your camcor der to the inp ut jack of the TV . Play back movies and photos on y our camcorder (p .
36 GB Tips T o check information (coun ter , etc.) on the screen of the moni tor , touch (MENU) [Show others] [OUTPUT S ETTINGS] (under [GENERAL SET] category) [DISP OUTPUT] [V -OUT/P ANEL] .
Making good use of your camcorder 37 GB Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deleting movies and p hotos fro m recor ding media. Notes Y ou cannot res tore ima ges once they are deleted. Sav e important mo vies and pho tos in advance.
38 GB T ouch / to select the recording date o f the desired movies/ph otos, then touch . T ouch the image down on the LCD screen to confirm the image.
39 Making good use of your camcorder GB Pr otec ting recor ded movies and photos (Pr otec t) Pro tect movies and ph otos to a void deleting them by mistake. Tips Y ou can pro tect movies and pho tos on the playback screen from OPTION MENU . 1 T ouch (MENU) [Show others] [PROTECT ] (under [EDIT ] category).
40 GB Dividing a movie 1 T ouch (MENU) [Show others] [ DIVIDE] (under [EDIT ] category). 2 T ouch the movie to be divided. The selected movie starts playback. 3 T ouch at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes. The movie pa uses.
41 Making good use of your camcorder GB Capturing a photo from a movie (DCR- SR58E/SR68E/SR78E/ SR88E/SX34E/SX43E/ SX44E/SX53E/SX63E) 1 T ouch (MENU) [Show others] [PHOT O CAPTURE] (under [EDIT ] categor y). The [PHOT O CAPTURE] screen appears.
42 GB Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the int ernal recor ding media to memor y card (DCR-SR58E/SR68E/ SR78E/SR88E/SX34E/ SX44E/SX53E/SX63E) Dubbing movies Y ou can dub movies r ecorded on the internal reco rding media o f your camco rder to memory card.
43 Making good use of your camcorder GB T ouch [ YES] . Tips T o check the dubbed movies after dubb ing is finished, select [MEMOR Y CARD] on [MO VIE MEDI A SET] a nd p lay them back (p . 18). Copying photos Y ou can copy pho tos from the in ternal recor ding media of the camco rder to memory card.
44 GB Using the Pla ylist of movies The Playlist is a lis t showing th umbna ils of the movies that y ou ha ve selected. The original movies ar e not cha nged even if you edit o r erase the movies added to the Playlist. Creating the Pla ylist T ouch (MENU) [Show others] [PLA YLIST EDIT ] (under [EDIT ] categor y).
45 Making good use of your camcorder GB T ouch the movie you wan t to play back. The Playlist is p layed back fro m the selected movie to the end, then the screen returns to the P laylist screen. T o erase unnecessary movies from the Playlist T ouch (MENU) [Show others] [PLA YLIST EDIT] (under [EDIT] categ ory).
46 GB Saving images with an external device Saving images in external media (DIREC T COP Y ) Y ou can save mo vies and pho tos on external media (USB stora ge device), such as an external hard disk driv e. Y ou can also play back images on the ca mcorder o r another playback device.
47 Saving images with an external device GB DCR-SX33E/SX43E: Mo vies and pho tos that ha ve not y et been saved on to external media can be saved. This screen will appear only when ther e are newly reco rded images. 6 After the operation is completed , touch on the camcorder screen.
48 GB Notes The Date I ndex of phot os cannot be displa yed. If your ca mcorder does not r ecognize the external media, tr y the following o perations.
49 Saving images with an external device GB Inser t an unused disc into the DVD writer , and close the disc tray . The [DISC BURN] scr een appears o n the camcor der screen.
50 GB T o play back a disc on the DVD writer Connect the AC A dapto r and the power cord (ma ins lead) to the DC IN jack of your camco rder and the wall ou tlet (wall socket) (p . 14). T ur n on your ca mcorder , and connect the DVD writer to the (US B) jack of your camco rder with the USB ca ble of the DVD writer .
51 Saving images with an external device GB T urn on your camcorder , and connect a DVD writer , etc. to the (USB) jack of your camcorder with the USB cable (supplied).
52 GB Creating a disc with a r ecorder , etc. Y ou can du b images pla yed back on yo ur camcor der on a disc or video cassette, b y connecting your ca mcorder to a di sc recorder , a Sony D VD writer , etc., other than D VDirect Express, wi th the A/V connecting cable.
53 Saving images with an external device GB Connect your camcorder t o the recording devic e (a disc recorder , etc.) with the A/V connecting cable (supplied) or an A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (sold separately). Connect your camcor der to the inpu t jacks of the recor ding device.
54 GB Customizing y our camcorder Using menus U sing the menus, you ca n perform useful funct ions an d change va rious settings. If y ou make good use of menu opera tions, yo u can enjo y using your ca mcorder . The camcor der has various men u items under each of eight men u categories.
55 Customizing your camc order GB Notes Y ou may no t be able to set some menu i tems, depending on the r ecording o r playback conditio ns. Grayed o ut menu i tems or settings a re not a vailable. Tips Depending on the menu i tems being chan ged, your camco rder switc hes between playback mode and recordin g mode (movie/phot o).
56 GB Using the OPTION MENU The OPTIO N MENU appears j ust like the pop-up windo w that a ppears when you righ t-click the mouse on a co mpu ter . When is display ed at botto m-right of the screen, yo u can use the OPTION MENU . Y ou touch , and the men u items y ou can cha nge in the con text appear .
57 Customizing your camc order GB Menu lists (MANU AL SET TINGS) category SCENE SELECTION 59 F ADER 59 WHITE BAL. 60 SPOT MTR/FCS 61 SPOT METER 61 SPOT FOCUS 61 EXPOSURE 61 FOCUS 62 TELE MACRO 62 (SHO.
58 GB (GENERAL SET ) category SOUND/DISP SET VOL UME 29, 69 BEEP 69 L CD BRIGHT 69 L CD BL LEVEL 69 L CD COL OR 70 DISPLA Y SET 70 OUTPUT SET TINGS T V TYPE 34 DISP OUTPUT 70 CL OCK/ LANG CL OCK SET 16 AREA SET 70 SUMMERTIME 70 LANGUA GE SET 70 POWER SET TINGS A.
59 Customizing your camc order GB MANU AL SET TINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition) See “U sing men us ” (p. 54) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with . SCENE SELEC TION Y ou can record imag es effectively in various situa tions.
60 GB WHITE F ADER Fades in/ou t with the white effect. Out In BLACK F ADER Fades in/ou t with the black effect. Out In T o cancel the fader before starting the operation, t ouch [OFF]. Tips When you p ress ST ART/STOP , the setting is cleared. A movie reco rded using [BLA CK F ADER] may be difficu lt to see in the VIS U AL INDEX screen.
61 Customizing your camc order GB from inside the ho use, or vice versa, you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] p rocedure to r eadjust the white balance. SPOT M TR/FCS (Spot meter/ focus) Y ou can adjust the brigh tness and focus for the selected subject simul taneously .
62 GB FOCUS Y ou can adjust the focus man ually . Y ou can select this funct ion also when you wan t to focus on a certain subject inten t ionally . T ouch (nearby subject)/ (distant subject) to adju st the focus. T o adjust the focus au toma tically , touch [A UTO].
63 Customizing your camc order GB SHOO TING SE T (Items for customized shooting) See “U sing men us ” (p. 54) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with . REC MODE (Recording mode) See page 26. GUIDEFRAME Y ou can display the frame and c heck that the subject is horizon tal or vertical.
64 GB recorded in F ace Index. T o play back from the Face I ndex, see page 32. A UDIO REC SET BL T -IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in zoom microphone) Y ou can record a mo vie with vivid sound app rop riate to the zoom positio n. OFF The microph one does not reco rd sound following zoomin g in or ou t.
65 Customizing your camc order GB PHO TO SET TINGS (Items for recor ding photos) See “U sing men us ” (p. 54) on the operatio n. The default set tings are ma rked with . SELF- TIMER Press P HOTO to s tart the count do wn. A photo is r ecorded a fter about 10 seconds.
66 GB PLA YBACK (Items for playback) See “U sing men us ” (p. 54) on the operatio n. VISU AL INDEX See page 28. VIEW IMAGES DA TE INDEX See page 31.
67 Customizing your camc order GB EDIT (Items for editing) See “U sing men us ” (p. 54) on the operatio n. DELETE See page 37. PROTECT See page 39. DIVIDE See page 40. PHOT O CAPTURE (DCR-SR58E/ SR68E/SR78E/SR88E/SX34E/ SX43E/SX44E/SX53E/SX63E) See page 41.
68 GB MANA GE MEDIA (Items for recor ding media) See “U sing men us ” (p. 54) on the operatio n. MEDIA SET TINGS (DCR-SR58E/ SR68E/SR78E/SR88E/SX34E/ SX44E/SX53E/SX63E) See page 18.
69 Customizing your camc order GB While deleting data, do no t appl y any vib ration s or shocks to yo ur camcorder . Confirm the actual time required to delete data on the LCD screen.
70 GB to the camcor der body , the s etting becomes [NORMAL] au toma tically . Tips This adjustmen t does not affect the recor ded images in an y way . L CD COL OR Y ou can adjust the colo r of the LCD screen by to uching / . Tips This adjustmen t does not affect the recor ded images in an y way .
71 Customizing your camc order GB POWER SET TINGS A.SHUT OFF (Auto shut off ) Y ou can set your camcor der to turn off aut oma tically when you do not opera te your camco rder fo r more tha n about 5 minut es. 5min The camcor der turns off au toma tically .
72 GB Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y problems using y our camcor der , follow the steps belo w . Check the list (p. 72 to 80), and inspect your camcorder . Disconnect the power source, attach the power sourc e again after about 1 minute, and turn the camcorder on.
73 Additional information GB [SPOT MTR/FCS] [SPOT METER] [SPOT FOCUS] [EXPOSURE] [FOCUS] [BL T -IN ZOOM MIC] [MICREF LEVEL] [DROP S ENSOR] (DCR-S R58E/SR68E/SR78E/SR88E) Backlight The followin g menu it ems return to the default settings when y ou switch between movie reco rding and p hoto reco rding and playback modes.
74 GB The buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work at all. Ad just the touc h panel ([CALIBRA TION]) (p. 90). The buttons on the touch panel quickly disappear . Set [DISPLA Y SET] to [ON] (p . 70). Dots in lines appear on the L CD screen.
75 Additional information GB The camcorder stops oper ating. The tempera ture of y our camcor der is extremely high. T urn off your camcorder a nd leave it f or a while in a cool place. The tempera ture of y our camcor der is extremely lo w . T urn off your camco rder and take it to a warm place.
76 GB the access lamp is t urned off after recor ding. This may dama ge your imag e data and is display ed. is indicated on an image on the VISU AL INDEX screen. The image da ta base fi le may be damaged . Check the data base file by touching (MENU) [Show o thers] [REP AIR IMG.
77 Additional information GB Connecting to a Computer “PMB” cannot be installed. Check the comp uter en vironmen t or installation pr ocedure requir ed to install “PMB. ” “PMB” does not work correctly. Quit “PMB ” and restart your com puter .
78 GB (Battery level warning) Slow flashing The battery pack is nearly used up . Depending on the operating en vironment or battery conditio ns, may flash, even if there are abou t 20 minut es remaining. ( Warning indicator pertaining to battery pack temperature) The battery pack tempera ture is high.
79 Additional information GB ( Warning indicator pertaining to photo recor ding) The recor ding media is full. Tips Y ou may hear a me lody when some warning indicato rs appear o n the screen. Description of warning messages If messag es appear on the scr een, follow the instructions.
80 GB Still picture folder is full. Cannot r ecord still pictures. Y ou cannot cr eate folder s exceeding 999MSDCF . Y ou cannot create o r delete created f olders using yo ur camcorder . F orma t the memory card (p . 68), or delete folders using y our com puter .
81 Additional information GB Recording time of movies/number of recor dable photos Expected time of recording and playback with each battery pack Recording time A ppr oxima te time ava ilable when you use a fully charged ba ttery pack.
82 GB Expected recording time of movies Internal hard disk DCR-SR58E/SR68E (unit: minu te) Recording mode Recording time [HQ] 1220 [SP] 1750 [LP] 3660 DCR-SR78E/SR88E (unit: minu te) Recording mode Re.
83 Additional information GB VGA(0.3M) 4GB 23000 8GB 47000 16GB 95000 32GB 185000 The indicated n umber of recor dable pho tos on a memory card is based on the maximum ima ge size of your ca mcorder . The actual number of recor dable pho tos is display ed on the LCD s creen during reco rding (p .
84 GB Using your camc order abroad Po wer supply Y ou can use your camcor der in any countries/r egions using the A C Adapto r supp lied with your camco rder within the AC 100 V t o 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz rang e. On T V color systems Y our camcorder is a P AL-system-based camcor der .
85 Additional information GB Setting to the local time Y ou can easily set the clock to the loca l time by setting a time differen ce when using your camcor der abroad . T ouch (MENU) [Show others] [CLOCK/ LANG] (under [GENERAL SET] cat egory) [AREA SET] and [S UMMER TIME] (p.
86 GB Maintenance and precautions About the memory card Memo ry card format ted by a com puter (W indows OS/Mac OS) does no t have guarant eed compatib ility with your cam corder . Data read/write speed may va ry dep ending on the comb ination o f the memory card and memory card com pliant p roduct you use.
87 Additional information GB This product canno t recor d or play da ta that uses “M agicGate ” technology . “MagicGat e ” is a copyright p rotection techn ology that records and transfer s the conten ts in an encr ypted forma t. This product is co mpatib le with “M emory Stick Micro ” media (“M2”).
88 GB About the remaining battery time indicator When the power g oes off even though the remaining ba ttery time indicator indica tes that the battery pack has enough power to o perate, charge the ba ttery pack fully again. Remaining battery time will be indicated correctly .
89 Additional information GB A void rough handling, disas sembling, modifying, physical shock, or im pact such as hammering, dro pping o r steppin g on the product. Be particularly careful of the lens. Keep the LCD screen closed when you a re not using your ca mcorder .
90 GB On adjustment of the touch panel (CALIBRA TION) The but tons on the t ouch panel ma y not wo rk correctly . If this hap pens, follow the pr ocedure below . I t is recommended tha t you connect yo ur camcorder t o the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied A C Adapto r during the operatio n.
91 Additional information GB Note on disposal/transfer (DCR-SR58E/SR68E/SR78E/SR88E/ SX34E/SX44E/SX53E/SX63E) Even if y ou perform [ DELETE ALL], [ DELETE ALL] or [MEDI A FORMA T] (p. 68) or forma tting the media of the camco rder , you may no t delete data from the media com pletely .
92 GB Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRO DUCT OTHER TH AN CONSUMER PERSO N AL USE IN ANY MANNER TH A T COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 ST AND ARD FOR ENCODING VID EO INFORMA TION FOR P ACKA GED MEDI A .
Quick referenc e 93 GB Quick refer ence Screen indicators Upper left Indicator Meaning MENU butt on (54) Self-timer recording (65) MICREF LEVEL lo w (64) WIDE SELECT (64) BL T -IN ZOOM MIC (64) 60 min.
94 GB P ar ts and contr ols Figures in ( ) a re ref erence pages. DCR-S R58E/SR68E/SR78E/S R88E Built-in microphone Lens (C arl Zeiss lens) LENS COVER switch LED VIDEO LIGHT (27) A.
95 Quick referenc e GB DCR-SX33E/SX34E/SX43E/SX44E/ SX53E/SX63E ( VIEW IMAGES) button (28) (DISC BURN) button (see Operating Guide) POWER button (16) RESET button Press RES ET using a point ed object. Press RES ET to initialize all the settings including the clock settin g.
96 GB DCR-SX33E/SX34E/SX43E/SX44E/ SX53E/SX63E Po wer zoom lever (26, 32) PHOT O button (25) Battery pack (12) CHG (charge) lamp (12) ST ART/STOP button (23) Grip belt (21) .
97 GB Quick referenc e Index DISP OUTPUT ...........................70 DIVIDE ........................................ 40 DROP S ENSOR .......................... 71 Dubbing .......................................42 DVDirect Expr ess ..................
98 GB PLA YBACK S ET ......................... 66 Playlist .......................................... 44 PLA YLIST EDIT ......................... 67 POR TRAIT ..................................59 Po wer on ...................................... 16 POWER ON BY LCD .
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