Sony 3-280-847-11(1) Camcorder User Manual


 
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DVCAM (DV) format pictures
* When the LCD backlight turns on.
On the battery pack
Before changing the battery pack, slide the
POWER switch to OFF.
The Battery Info (p. 54) will not be correctly
displayed under the following conditions.
The battery pack is not attached correctly.
The battery pack is damaged.
The battery pack is worn-out (For Battery
Info only).
Sony recommends that you use an NP-F970
battery pack when you use your camcorder with
the Memory Recording Unit or a video light
(optional).
On the charging/recording/playback time
Times measured with the camcorder at 25 °C
(77 °F) (10 to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F)) is
recommended).
The recording 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.
You can use the AC Adaptor/Charger to
obtain AC power.
1 Connect the power cord to the AC
Adaptor/Charger.
2 Connect the power cord to the wall
outlet.
3 Connect the connecting cable (DK-415)
to the AC Adaptor/Charger.
4 Set the mode change switch of the AC
Adaptor/Charger to VCR/CAMERA.
5 Press the connecting part of the
connecting cable (DK-415) against the
back of your camcorder in the battery
slot and slide it down.
On the AC Adaptor/Charger
Use the nearby wall outlet when using the AC
Adaptor/Charger. Disconnect the AC Adaptor/
Charger from the wall outlet immediately if any
malfunction occurs while using your camcorder.
Do not use the AC Adaptor/Charger placed in a
narrow space, such as between a wall and
furniture.
Do not short-circuit the DC plug of the AC
Adaptor/Charger or battery terminal with any
metallic objects. This may cause a malfunction.
Even if your camcorder is turned off, AC power
(house current) is still supplied to it while
connected to the wall outlet via the AC Adaptor/
Charger.
Battery pack
LCD panel
opened*
LCD panel
closed
NP-F570
(supplied)
180 190
NP-F770 375 390
NP-F970 570 595
Using an outside power source
1
2
4
3
5
AC Adaptor/
Charger
Power
cord
To the wall
outlet
Mode
change
switch
Connecting cord
DK-415
Step 3: Charging the battery pack (Continued)