*Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks DPOF is a trademark of CANON INC., Eastman Kodak Company, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. SD Logo is a trademark. All other brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

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Contents

Supplied Accessories.... v Optional Accessories... v Precautions.... vi

Operation References

Part Names... 1 Warning Indicators.. 4 Attaching and Removing the Battery Pack. 6 Charging the Battery Pack.. 8 Powering the Camcorder from an AC Outlet.. 9 Inserting and Removing a Cassette. 10 Inserting and Removing a Card.. 11 Installing the Lithium Batteries.. 12 Selecting the Language for the On-screen Display.. 14 Setting the Date and Time. 15 Using the Lens Cap... 16 Adjusting the Hand Strap.. 17 Using the Grip.. 17 Detaching the Lens Hood.. 18 Using the Viewfinder.. 18 Using the LCD Monitor... 20 Tips on Recording Positions.. 21 Camera Recording Selecting the Camcorder Mode.. 22 Easy Camera Recording on Tape in Full Auto Mode... 23 Zooming... 24 Power Standby Mode.. 25 Turning on/off the Backlight.. 25 Auto Focus.. 26 Macro Shots... 26 Remaining Recording Time Display. 26 Remaining Battery Power Display. 27 Information Display for Battery Usage. 27 Using Earphones (Commercially Available). 28 Adjusting the Phones Volume. 28 Playback Tape Playback.. 29 Volume Control.. 30 Still.. 30 Video Search.. 30 Watching Playback on a TV.. 31

Preparation

Basic Operations

Useful Features

Control Buttons... 32 Using the Mode Screens.. 32 Using the Menu Screens.. 33 Camera Recording Setting the Digital Zoom.. 34 Backlight Compensation (BLC).. 35 Gain-up... 36 Fine Picture... 37 Using the Built-in LED Video Light. 38 Fade In and Fade Out.. 39 Quick Return.. 40 Edit Search.. 41 Still Recording on Tape... 41 Digital Image Stabilization (DIS).. 42 Wide Mode.. 43 Power Save Mode.. 43 Self Recording.. 44 Recording in LP (Long Play Recording) Mode.. 46 Selecting the 16-bit Audio Recording Mode. 47 Using the Zoom Microphone (Optional Accessory).. 48 Windbreak... 49 Playback Using the Remote Control.. 50 Tape Playback Functions with the Remote Control... 51 Selecting the Date and Time of Recording Display... 52 Picture Effect Playback... 53 Rotate Playback.. 54 Fine Picture Playback.. 54 Copying an Image from Tape to Card. 55 Stretch Playback... 56

mosaic-like noise appears on the playback picture. (See illustrations above.) playback pictures do not move. during playback, the whole screen becomes blue.
Causes of video head clogging
High-temperature and high-humidity environment A lot of dust in the air Damaged tape Worn tape Long-time use Dew formation
Insert a cleaning tape into the camcorder. Set the camcorder to Tape Playback mode.
The video head cleaning screen appears.
Press m on the Operation button to begin video head cleaning.
NOW CLEANING flashes during cleaning.

CL EA N I NG

NOW C LE AN I NG
If the video heads become clogged, the v indicator appears on the screen. Contact the nearest SHARP service centre or your dealer for further advice.
After about 20 seconds, video head cleaning automatically finishes, and EJECT THE CASSETTE. displays.
Remove the cleaning tape.
To cancel cleaning, press l.

Part Names

For details on the use of each part, refer to the page number indicated in parentheses.

Front view

Zoom microphone shoe* (p. 48) Zoom lens

Operation button (p. 32)

Built-in LED video light (p. 38) Stereo microphone
DISPLAY/MODE SET button (p. 32)/ LCD LAMP button (p. 25) MENU button (p. 33)
* The zoom microphone shoe is designed only for the optional zoom microphone VR-8MC. Accessories, such as a video light, cannot be used.

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Left view

USB terminal (p. 93) Earphones jack (p. 28)
LCD monitor (p. 20) DC IN jack (pp. 8, 9) Terminal cover (pp. 28, 31, 71, 72, 74, 76, 93) AV terminal (pp. 31, 71, 72, 76) DV terminal (pp. 74, 76)
Lithium battery cover (p. 12) Dioptre adjustment dial (p. 19)

Tripod socket*

Battery release (pp. 7, 12)
* When attaching a tripod with a guide pin, do not attach the pin to the bottom of the camcorder.

Card slot cover (p. 11)

Right view
Window cleaning cover (p. 105)
Power Zoom Wide angle/ PHOTO button Telephoto control (p. 24)/ (pp. 41, 55, 79) VOLume control (p. 30)

Using Earphones (Commercially Available)
Available modes: Tape Camera, Tape Playback
Adjusting the Phones Volume
You can monitor the sound via stereo earphones (commercially available) during playback or recording. Stereo earphones with a 3.5 mm diameter plug can be used with this camcorder. Connect the plug of stereo earphones to the earphones jack on the camcorder as shown below.
You can adjust the phones volume if sound through the earphones is difficult to hear.
Set the Media Selection switch to V, then hold down the Lock button and set the Power switch to v (see page 22). Press the MENU button to display the menu screen. Press l or m on the Operation button to select Y, then press the centre of the Operation button.
S E T T I NG 2 A UD I O MOD E bit OFF W I ND PHO N E S V O L R E T U RN

Earphones jack

Notes: Before connecting stereo earphones, turn the camcorder volume down to the lowest setting. The built-in speaker automatically turns off when stereo earphones are connected to the earphones jack.
Press l or m to select PHONES VOL , then press the centre of the Operation button. Press j or k to adjust to the desired volume level, then press the centre of the Operation button.

P HO N E S V O L

Decrease

Increase

Note: During playback, you can use the Volume control to adjust the earphones (see page 30).

Playback Tape Playback

Available mode: Tape Playback Note: If you press the Record Start/Stop button in Tape Playback mode, the g mark appears and the camcorder enters Recording Standby mode. If you do not intend to record, press l to turn the g mark off, then press m to begin playback. This will ensure your previous recording is not erased (see pages 7275).
The LCD monitor screen functions as a handy playback monitor. Nothing needs to be connected, allowing instant on-screen playback with the sound through the built-in speaker.

To stop playback

Notes: The sound is off during search. You may experience picture noise during search. This is not a malfunction.
Watching Playback on a TV
Available modes: Tape Playback, Card Playback
Note: Check that the camcorder, TV, VCR and other equipment to be used are turned off before making any connections. Picture noise or malfunction may occur if any of the above is left on while making a connection.
You can connect the camcorder to a TV to allow a larger audience to enjoy playback.
Open the terminal cover on the camcorder (see page 2).
Turn on the TV and set it to the AV or VIDEO channel. (See the operation manual of your TV.)
When connecting to a TV via a VCR, turn on the VCR and set it to the AV or LINE input channel. Operate the TV as you normally do to view the signal from the VCR. (See the operation manuals of your TV and VCR.)

Terminal cover

Set the Power switch on the camcorder to w, and begin playback (see page 29).
Connect the camcorder to your TV (or VCR) with the supplied audio/video/ S-video cable, as shown.

TV or VCR

S-VIDEO
VIDEO (MONO) L-AUDIO-R AV-IN
Black: To S-video input socket Yellow: To video input jack White: To audio input (L) jack Red: To audio input (R) jack
Notes: If your TV or VCR has a 21-pin Euro-SCART connector, use a commercially available RCA/21-pin Euro-SCART conversion connector. If your TV or VCR has only one audio input jack, use the white plug for the audio connection on the TV or VCR. If your TV or VCR has an S-video input socket, you do not need to connect the yellow video plug. Close the terminal cover after use.

About the S-video socket

S-video sockets are used to separately pass the chroma (colour) and luminance (brightness) components of video signals. They serve to improve the picture quality in both recording and playback.
Audio/video/S-video cable (supplied)

To AV terminal

: The arrow shows the signal flow.
Useful Features Useful Features

Control Buttons

Operation button Media Selection switch

Using the Mode Screens

In the mode screens, you can adjust the camcorder settings by using the Operation button.
Set to the desired camcorder mode by using the Media Selection switch and the Power switch (see page 22).
See pages 112 to 115 for the mode items you can select in each camcorder mode. Steps 2 to 4 show how to change the SCENE MENU setting in Tape Camera mode.

Notes: Certain menu items are common to all camcorder modes. If the BEEP menu item, for example, is set to OFF in Tape Camera mode, it will be automatically set to OFF in other modes. The menu screen automatically turns off if no settings are made within 5 minutes. Items that are not selectable are greyed out.
Note: The menu screen does not appear during recording.
Press l or m on the Operation button to select the desired menu screen (T), then press the centre of the Operation button.
S E T T I NG 1 W I D E MOD E DG T L Z O OM TAPE SPEE D Z O OM M I C R E T URN

QK. RETURN START

OF F OF F SP AUTO
You can press k, instead of the centre of Operation button.
Camera Recording Setting the Digital Zoom
The D digital zoom indicator is displayed during digital zooming.
You can select three different zoom ranges: 110K (optical zoom), 1040K (digital zoom) or 10700K (digital zoom). The digital zoom allows you to record powerful close-up pictures with the same operation as normal zooming.
Notes: The digital zoom is in addition to the optical zoom giving a combined maximum zoom range of 1700K. As the image is enlarged digitally, the picture quality decreases when higher digital zoom settings are used.

T D- Z OOM 2 5

Digital zoom indicator

To use optical zoom only

Select OFF in step 4 above.
In Tape Camera mode, press the MENU button to display the menu screen. Press l or m on the Operation button to select T, then press the centre of the Operation button. Press l or m to select DGTL ZOOM, then press the centre of the Operation button.
Press l or m to select 40 or 700, then press the centre of the Operation button.

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Backlight Compensation (BLC)
Press the DISPLAY/MODE SET button to turn off the mode screen.
x appears when on-screen indicators are turned on, indicating that the backlight compensation is now working.
When the subject is backlit, the image will appear dark if it is recorded normally. Use the backlight compensation (BLC) function to brighten the entire screen.
In Tape Camera or Card Camera mode, press the DISPLAY/MODE SET button until the mode screen appears.
To cancel the backlight compensation function

Wide Mode

Power Save Mode
Wide mode lets you record scenes with squeezed images so that you can enjoy high-density wide images when you playback the images via widescreen TV.
Normal recording Wide mode recording
Power save mode will turn off the camcorder automatically to save battery power when the camcorder is not in use for 5 or 10 minutes.
Note: To resume recording or playback, set the Power switch to OFF, then back to v or w. The example screens shown are for Tape Camera mode.
In Tape Camera mode, press the MENU button to display the menu screen. Press l or m on the Operation button to select T, then press the centre of the Operation button. Press l or m to select WIDE MODE, then press the centre of the Operation button.
S E T T I NG 1 QK. R E T URN W I D E MOD E OF F D G T L Z O OM ON TAPE SPEE D Z O OM M I C RE T URN
Turn on the camcorder, then press the MENU button to display the menu screen. Press l or m on the Operation button to select ~, then press the centre of the Operation button.
Press l or m to select POWER SAVE, then press the centre of the Operation button.
OTHE RS 2 POW E R S A V E O F F T I ME CO D E 5 MI N T C OU T MI N 12H / 24H DA T E D I S P. S E T T I NG R E T UR N
Press l or m to select 5 MIN or 10 MIN, then press the centre of the Operation button.

P OWE R S A V E

5 MI N

WIDE MODE

To cancel the power save mode
Notes: The camcorder will not turn off when recording, playing back, AV or DV inputting or connecting the USB cable. The camcorder will turn off prior to Power Standby mode.

To cancel the wide mode

Self Recording

Normal self recording

Set the Media Selection switch to V or u. Set the Power switch to v.
The subject is displayed in the viewfinder, and a mirror image of the subject is displayed on the LCD monitor.
Open the LCD monitor and rotate it 180 vertically so that the screen faces the other way and the subject can monitor the shot while you are recording with the viewfinder. If the camcorder is steadied, you can record yourself in the scene by watching yourself on the LCD monitor. The remote control is useful for such occasions.

Begin recording.

Notes: Use the remote control to begin/stop recording on tape. You can play back images while the monitor is in the self recording position. Set the camcorder to Tape Playback or Card Playback mode.
Pull out the viewfinder completely. Open the LCD monitor to a 90 angle to the camcorder body (1), and then rotate it 180 vertically (2).
Self recording with reversed grip

In Tape Playback mode, press the MENU button to display the menu screen. Press l or m on the Operation button to select V, then press the centre of the Operation button. Press l or m to select ROTATE PB, then press the centre of the Operation button.
Rotate playback indicator appears.

P L AY BACK SE T

Notes: When executing rotate playback during Tape Playback, playback will stop. Press m to begin rotate playback. Even if the camcorder is in rotate playback mode, the image output via a DV connection will display as normal playback. When you want to display the menu screen during rotate playback, press the centre of the Operation button. In rotate playback mode, you cannot perform frame advance, slow, and picture effect playback or copy an image from tape to card.

Fine Picture Playback

ROTA T E PB E X ECUT E +
AUD I O ANL G DGT L R E T U RN OFF
Fine picture playback improves the image in Tape Playback mode by increasing the brightness of the subject while leaving the brighter portions of the image unaffected.
In Tape Playback mode, press the DISPLAY/MODE SET button until the mode screen appears.
P I C. E F F ECT OF F F I NE P I C. AU D I O DU B STRETCH PB
AUDIO1 + 2 RO T A T E P B
Rotate playback indicator
Press m to begin rotate playback.
The image is rotated 180 upside down.
To cancel rotate playback
Press the centre of the Operation button in step 4 above.
Copying an Image from Tape to Card
You can capture your favourite image frame from a video tape recording and save it on card.
Insert the recorded Mini DV cassette and a card in the camcorder. Set the camcorder to Tape Playback mode, then begin tape playback. Press m on the Operation button at the point where the desired image appears.
A still picture of the image appears.
To cancel the fine picture playback
Notes: Fine picture playback will set to OFF automatically after turning off the camcorder. Fine picture setting for recording and fine picture playback setting are separate settings. Fine picture playback may have no effect during still playback.

AUDIO1 + 2

To cancel the still picture, press m again.
Press the PHOTO button to copy the image to the card.

Fast-moving subject. Background is too bright.
Subject has horizontal stripes.
Subject is being shot through a dirty or wet window.
Light reflects off the subject. Two subjects at different distances overlap in the same scene.
Adjust the Power Zoom control to frame the subject as you desire. Press l or m to focus on the subject.
p: To focus on a closer subject o: To focus on a more distant subject
Subject has fine, repeated Subjects at different distances appear in the centre of the scene patterns. at the same time.
MF appears when the on-screen indicators are turned on.

Manual focus indicator

MF 3 0min
Fast-speed shutter being used under fluorescent lighting.
Note: When MF is displayed, you can manually adjust the focus by pressing l or m, even if the focus setting screen is not displayed.

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Advanced Features Camera Recording

Returning to Auto Focus

Displaying the Manual Setting Screen
You can set Manual Focus mode to Auto Focus mode with the operation below.
You can manually adjust these settings as shown below in the manual setting screen.
White Balance (see pages 59, 60) Manual Iris (see page 61) Manual Gain (see page 62) Shutter speed (see pages 63, 64) The example screens shown are for Tape Camera mode.
In Tape Camera or Card Camera mode, press the DISPLAY/MODE SET button until the mode screen appears. Press l or m on the Operation button to select AUTO FOCUS, then press the centre of the Operation button.
M A NU A L S E T F OCUS AUTO F OCUS E X E CU T E BLC / GA I N
In Tape Camera or Card Camera mode, press the DISPLAY/MODE SET button until the mode screen appears. Press l or m on the Operation button to select MANUAL SET, then press the centre of the Operation button.
The FOCUS setting returns to Auto Focus mode.
Note: You can return to Auto Focus mode when you press j after selecting FOCUS.
FULL AUTO WH I T E B A L. IRIS GA I N SHU T. S P E E D R E T U RN

In Tape Playback mode, press the MENU button to display the menu screen. Press l or m on the Operation button to select ~, then press the centre of the Operation button. Press l or m to select TC OUT, then press the centre of the Operation button.
OTHE RS 2 POW E R S A V E T I ME C O D E T C OU T OF F ON 12H / 24H DA T E D I S P. S E T T I NG R E T URN

T C OU T

T I ME CODE

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Advanced Features Playback

Audio Dubbing Feature

Audio Recording

In normal recording mode

12-bit audio recording The audio is recorded in stereo on Audio 1. Audio 1: Stereo (left and right) sound Audio 2: No audio 16-bit audio recording The audio is recorded in stereo with the left and right sound on two separate channels. Audio 1: Left sound Audio 2: Right sound
You can add narration to recordings made with this camcorder, while preserving the original audio and video recordings.
Microphone for Audio Dubbing
You can use the built-in stereo microphone to record narration.

In Audio Dubbing mode

12-bit audio recording The dubbed audio is recorded on Audio 2. Audio 1: Original stereo (left and right) sound Audio 2: Dubbed stereo (left and right) sound 16-bit audio recording The dubbed audio is recorded on Audio 2 over the original right sound. Both dubbed and original sounds are mono. Audio 1: Original left sound Audio 2: Dubbed sound
Notes: You can select the 12-bit or 16-bit audio recording mode by performing the procedure on page 47. You can perform audio dubbing, such as music, on Audio 2 if you connect another source via the AV cable. If the audio to be dubbed was recorded in 12-bit audio recording mode, it can be recorded on Audio 2 in stereo sound.
Built-in stereo microphone Notes: Audio dubbing does not function through the DV terminal. You cannot use audio dubbing with recordings made in LP mode. You cannot use the built-in stereo microphone for audio dubbing when the audio/video/Svideo cable is connected. You cannot use the zoom microphone to record narration.

Audio Dubbing

Play back the Mini DV cassette recorded in SP mode and locate the tape position where you wish to start audio dubbing. Press m on the Operation button to pause playback. Press the DISPLAY/MODE SET button until the mode screen appears. Press l or m to select AUDIO DUB, then press the centre of the Operation button.
The audio dubbing screen appears.
P I C. EF F ECT F I NE P I C. AUD I O DUB EXE CUT E STRETCH PB
If you wish to change the dubbed audio or dub additional scenes

Black: To S-video output socket Yellow: To video output jack White: To audio output (L) jack Red: To audio output (R) jack

Recording

To Record from an External Source
In Tape Playback mode, press the MENU button to display the menu screen. Press l or m on the Operation button to select Z, then press the centre of the Operation button. Press l or m to select S-VIDEO IN, then press the centre of the Operation button.
OTHE RS 1 DE F AUL T R EMO T E BEEP L A NGU A G E S - V I DEO I N OF F ON R E T U RN
Notes: To pause recording, press m. Press m again to resume recording. To operate by remote control, perform steps 1 to 6 above, and press the TAPE REC START/ STOP button, then press the PLAY/STILL button (g). If a digital video recording with a copyright protection signal is used as the playback source, COPYRIGHT PROTECTED. appears on the camcorder monitor and the recording function is disabled.
Press l or m to select ON (for Svideo connection) or OFF (for video connection), then press the centre of the Operation button. Press the MENU button to turn off the menu screen.
S-VIDEO appears on the screen during a pause or Recording Standby mode when you set the SVIDEO IN menu item to ON in step 4 above.
Begin playback on the source equipment connected to the camcorder.
Check the camcorder screen to see if the picture is properly received.
Press the Record Start/Stop button on the camcorder, then press m to begin recording.
Editing with the DV Terminal (IEEE1394)
To Record to Video Equipment
See Cutting Unwanted Sequences on page 71 using the video equipment as the recording source.
Note: Make sure that the video equipment to which you are recording can input dubbing signals via the DV terminal.
This camcorder can be used as a digital video editor. A DV cable transfers all dubbing signals including video and audio directly to the camcorder.
Connect the camcorder to video equipment with a DV terminal using a commercially available DV cable.
To DV terminal Video equipment with DV terminal (e.g. DV camcorder)

Notes: Recording under insufficient lighting may result in blurred images. It is recommended that you use a tripod to record insufficiently illuminated subjects. Recording under the light of a fluorescent, mercury, or sodium lamp may cause flickering in the image and, depending on the timing of the shot, may result in changes to colour hue in the image. Set the BEEP menu item to OFF to turn off the focus locking sound. Do not turn the power off or remove the card while the S indicator is flashing in step 7.

Lock button A U T O

Adjust the Power Zoom control to frame the subject as you desire.
Recording with the Self-timer

Selecting the time-lag

When you hold the PHOTO button half-way down in 2 SEC mode, the camcorder will lock the focus. This will prevent the camera movement. But it will not lock the focus in 10 SEC mode.
The self-timer function allows you to record images after a time lag. This is convenient when you want to record an image of you and your friends together.
In Card Camera mode, press the MENU button to display the menu screen. Press l or m on the Operation button to select Y, then press the centre of the Operation button. Press l or m to select SELF TIMER, then press the centre of the Operation button.
S E T T I NG F I L E NO. S E L F T I ME R S E C R E C MO D E 2 SEC I MA G E S I Z E RE T URN
Press l or m to select the desired time-lag, then press the centre of the Operation button.

SE L F T IMER SE C

To cancel the countdown
Press the PHOTO button in step 4.
Select the desired time lag. Press the DISPLAY/MODE SET button until the mode screen appears.

To cancel the self-timer

Press the centre of the Operation button again in step 3.
Notes: When recording with the self-timer, stabilize the camcorder in the horizontal plane by attaching it to a tripod, etc. Self-timer mode cancels after recording one image. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to record another image with the self-timer. Do not turn the power off or remove the card once the self-timer operating indicator begins flashing.
Press l or m on the Operation button to select SELF TIMER, then press the centre of the Operation button. The self timer mode indicator, U (10 SEC mode) or T (2 SEC mode), appears.
Self timer mode indicator

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AU T O CANC E L
Press the PHOTO button to start the self-timer.
The self-timer operating indicator flashes while the timer counts down.
Self-timer operating indicator
The shutter automatically releases after the time lag you selected, and a still image of the subject is recorded.

Press m to select the number of printouts, then press the centre of the Operation button.
D I R E C T PR I N T CHE C K THE PR I N T E R SE T T I NGS. START ? NO YES SE L ECT R E T UR N SE T
When you connect the camcorder to a Seiko Epsons Direct Print compatible printer, you can print out the recorded still image directly from the printer without computer.

Turn on the printer.

Make sure that the Power switch is set to OFF. Connect the camcorder to the printer with the supplied USB cable. Set the Media Selection switch to u, then hold down the Lock button and set the Power switch to w. In Card Playback mode, press the DISPLAY/MODE SET button until the mode screen appears. Press l or m on the Operation button to select DIRECT PRI, then press the centre of the Operation button.
P I C. EF F ECT D E L E T E ONE DE LE TE ALL D I RE C T PR I E X E CUT E
Printing begins. To cancel the setting, select NO.
Notes: INK ERROR appears when the ink of the printer connected to the camcorder is low. Check the remaining of the printing ink. The top and bottom of an image may be cropped depending on the paper size. In this case, set the crop setting of the printer to off. See the printer's operation manual for the details. When connecting the camcorder to a printer, CHECK THE PRINTER SETTINGS. may appear. In this case, disconnect and connect the USB cable before or after printing. If the message still appears, turn off and on the printer.
About PRINT Image Matching L
This product supports PRINT Image Matching K. When used in combination, PRINT Image Matching K enabled digital still cameras, printers and software, help photographers to produce images more faithful to their intentions. PRINT Image Matching is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
D I R E C T PR I N T S E T NO. 1

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Transferring Data on Card to Computer
To transfer data from the card, first install the software from the supplied CD-ROM. The CD-ROM includes USB Driver, PixLab Media Browser and other related files.
USB Driver is the software that transfers images from the camcorder when connecting to the PC with the supplied USB cable. PixLab Media Browser is the software that can copy image files to the computer or can display the files like the way you do with Windows Explorer.

Specifications

Camcorder
Signal System: Recording System: Cassette: Recording/Playback Time: Tape Speed: Pickup Device: PAL standard 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system Digital VCR Mini DV video cassette 90 minutes (DVM60, LP mode) SP mode: 18.831 mm/second LP mode: 12.568 mm/second 1 4" (6.4 mm, effective size: 4.5 mm) CCD image sensor (with approx. 1,330,000 pixels including optical black, effective pixels: 690,000 pixels in Tape Camera mode, 1,250,000 pixels in Card Camera mode) 10K optical zoom lens (F1.8, f=3.838.0 mm) 30 mm 2.5" (6.4 cm) CGSilicon 0.16" LCD panel (with 113,578 pixels), slide type Electret stereo microphone Auto white balance with white balance lock, outdoor or indoor 3 lux* (with gain-up, F1.8) JPEG base line conformance JPEG (Exif2.2) Mini-B type connector (USB 1.1 version) 4 pin connector (i.LINK) SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard DC 7.4 V 3.8 W (during camera recording in Tape Camera mode using the viewfinder in Full Auto mode with the DIS function on) 4.3 W (during camera recording in Tape Camera mode using the LCD monitor in Full Auto mode with the DIS function on and backlight in normal mode) 0C to L40C 30% to 80% +20C to L60C 82.9 mm K 86.2 mm K 100.8 mm 495 g (without battery pack, lithium battery, video cassette, lens cap and card)
Lens: Lens Filter Diameter: Monitor: Viewfinder: Built-in microphone: Colour Temperature Compensation: Minimum Illumination: Still Image Compression System: Still Image Recording Format: USB terminal: DV terminal: Still Image Recording Medium: Power Requirement: Power Consumption:
Operating Temperature: Operating Humidity: Storage Temperature: Dimensions (WKHKD) (approx.): Weight (approx.):
AC Adapter (UADP-A053WJZZ) Power Requirement: AC 110240 V, 50/60 Hz DC Output: 10 V Dimensions (WKHKD) (approx.): 49.0 mm K 27.5 mm K 79.0 mm Specifications are subject to change without notice.
*Minimum illumination: Since there is no widely accepted testing procedure for determining minimum illumination capability, lux ratings are comparable only between models from the same manufacturer.

On-screen Display Index

PA US E
DISPLAY/MODE SET button p. 26

2. 6. 10:30

Menu screens
PA US E M A NU A L S E T E X E C U T E F OCUS AUTO F OCUS BLC / GA I N AU TO 3 0min S E T T I NG 1 Q K. R E T U RN W I D E MOD E DG T L Z O OM TAPE SPEE D Z O OM M I C R E T URN SET S E T T I NG 2 DIS A UD I O MOD E W I ND P H ON E S V O L R E T U RN OTHE RS 1 DE F AUL T R EMO T E BEEP L A NG UA G E DEMO MO D E R E T UR N