User manual SONY DCR-SX83

[. . . ] 4-171-510-12(1) Table of contents 8 11 19 35 44 51 71 91 Getting started Recording/Playback Making good use of your camcorder Saving images with an external device DCR-SX73E/SX83E Digital Video Camera Recorder Customizing your camcorder Additional information "Handycam" Handbook Quick reference 2010 Sony Corporation Read this first Supplied items The numbers in ( ) are the supplied quantity. AC Adaptor (1) Power cord (Mains lead) (1) A/V connecting cable (1) USB cable (1) Rechargeable battery pack NP-FV30 (1) CD-ROM "Handycam" Application Software (1) "PMB" "Handycam" Menu items, LCD panel, and lens (software, including "PMB Help") Handbook (PDF) A menu item that is grayed out is not available under the current recording or playback conditions. The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high-precision technology, so over 99. 99% of the pixels are operational for effective 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. [. . . ] 63 63 64 (MANAGE MEDIA) category MEDIA SETTINGS MOVIE MEDIA SET PHOTO MEDIA SET MEDIA INFO MEDIA FORMAT INT. MEMORY MEMORY CARD 16 16 66 66 66 75, 77 75, 77 (PLAYBACK) category VISUAL INDEX VIEW IMAGES DATE INDEX FILM ROLL FACE PLAYLIST PLAYBACK SET DATA CODE 27 30 30 31 42 64 54 GB (GENERAL SET) category SOUND/DISP SET VOLUME BEEP LCD BRIGHT LCD BL LEVEL LCD COLOR DISPLAY SET OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE DISP OUTPUT CLOCK/ LANG CLOCK SET AREA SET SUMMERTIME LANGUAGE SET POWER SETTINGS A. SHUT OFF POWER ON BY LCD OTHER SETTINGS DEMO MODE CALIBRATION 28, 68 68 68 68 68 68 33 69 14 69 69 69 69 69 70 87 Customizing your camcorder 55 GB MANUAL SETTINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition) See "Using menus" (p. SPOTLIGHT**( ) Prevents people's faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light. BEACH** ( ) SCENE SELECTION You can record images effectively in various situations. AUTO Records images in average image quality without the [SCENE SELECTION] function. Takes the vivid blue of the ocean or a lake. SNOW** ( ) Takes bright pictures of a white landscape. * Adjusted to focus on subjects farther away ** Adjusted not to focus on subjects a short TWILIGHT* ( ) Maintains the darkening atmosphere of the distant surroundings in twilight scenes. only. distance away. SUNRISE&SUNSET* ( Reproduces the atmosphere of scenes such as sunsets or sunrises. ) Notes If you set [SCENE SELECTION], [WHITE BAL. ] setting is canceled. FADER You can record a transition with the following effects adding to the interval between scenes. Select the desired effect in [STBY] (to fading in) or [REC] (to fading out) mode. OFF Does not use an effect. FIREWORKS* ( ) Takes spectacular shots of fireworks. LANDSCAPE*( ) Shoots distant subjects clearly. This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows between the camcorder and the subject. WHITE FADER Fades in/out with the white effect. Out In PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) () Brings out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background. 5 GB BLACK FADER Fades in/out with the black effect. ONE PUSH ( In ) Out To cancel the fader before starting the operation, touch [OFF]. Tips When you press START/STOP, the setting is cleared. A movie recorded using [BLACK FADER] may be difficult to see in the VISUAL INDEX screen. The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light. 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. 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 lamps. keeps When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if , set [WHITE flashing after touching BAL. ] to [AUTO]. If you set [WHITE BAL. ], [SCENE SELECTION] is set to [AUTO]. WHITE BAL. (White balance) You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. Customizing your camcorder AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically. OUTDOOR ( ) The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions: Outdoors Night views, neon signs and fireworks Sunrise or sunset Under daylight fluorescent lamps INDOOR () The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions: Indoors At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly Under video lamps in a studio, or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like color lamps Tips If you have changed the battery pack while [AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment. When the white balance has been set with [ONE PUSH], if the lighting conditions changed by bringing your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust the white balance. 57 GB SPOT MTR/FCS (Spot meter/ focus) You can adjust the brightness and focus for the selected subject simultaneously. 58) at the same time. 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 brightness and focus. To adjust the brightness and focus automatically, touch [AUTO]. Touch the subject in the frame of which you want to adjust the focus. To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO]. Notes [FOCUS] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. Notes [EXPOSURE] and [FOCUS] are automatically set to [MANUAL]. EXPOSURE You can fix the brightness of a picture manually. Adjust the brightness when the subject is too bright or too dark. SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) You can adjust and fix the exposure to the subject, so that it is recorded in suitable brightness even when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background, such as subjects in the spotlight on stage. Touch / to adjust the brightness. To adjust the exposure automatically, touch [AUTO]. FOCUS Touch the subject in the frame of which you want to adjust the exposure. To return the setting to automatic exposure, touch [AUTO]. GB You can adjust the focus manually. You can select this function also when you want to focus on a certain subject intentionally. Notes [EXPOSURE] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. 58 Touch (nearby subject)/ (distant subject) to adjust the focus. [. . . ] 66), data on the internal recording media may not be completely erased. When you transfer the camcorder, it is recommended that you perform [EMPTY] (p. Also, when you dispose of the camcorder, it is recommended that you destroy the actual body of the camcorder. 88 GB Note on disposal/transfer of the memory card Even if you delete data in the memory card or format the memory card on your camcorder or a computer, you may not delete data from the memory card completely. When you give the memory card to somebody, it is recommended that you delete date completely using data deletion software on a computer. [. . . ]