Sharp Zoom 8 VL-H400X Operation Manual

PLAYBACK STANDBY

INDEX SEARCH

INDEX SEARCH

Playback standby function allows you to quickly

find the beginning of a previous recording.

The

is capable of

the

point of up to 10 recordings.

TO OPERATE PLAYBACK STANDBY

1

Set the OPERATE switch to VCR.

2

Press the INDEX SEARCH button. (“INDEX
SEARCH” and

or “CFF” or both are

displayed on the screen.)

Beginning Recording
of tape

1

2

Recording

3

Record

;Last recording)

The

or “FF” on the

the

you are playing back recording 3. “FF” ard

are displayed. If you press the FF button, the

recording 4. If you press the REW button

returns
to the begInnIng of recording 3. If you are
recording 5, only

IS

you

the option of returning to the begInnIng of recording

5. After the

IS found, the VIEWCAM goes

playback standby function ocerares viiren

IS stopped, and during playback.

not

with recordings that are

shorter than

seconcs

l

function aoes not operate tape nas

ejected.

VIDEO SEARCH

VIDEO SEARCH

This function makes it possible to quickly search for
desired scenes during playback. All you have to do
is to press the FF (or

button during playback.

To return to normal playback, press the PLAY

button.

This unit has a two-speed video search function.

Press REW

or FF

twice to switch from

slow to high speed.

Sound cannot be heard

these searches

STILL

function makes it posstble to freeze the picture

Press the PAUSE/STILL button durtng playback.
To return to normal playback, press the PAUSE,
STILL button or PLAY button.

SLOW

This function makes it possible ta play back in slow

motion. Press the

SLOW button during

playback. To return to normal playback, press the

PLAY button.

and Slow modes

l The LCD

has a function for reducing picture

noise during still or slow playback. However, when the

IS connected to a TV,

may appear on

the

screen during

slow or search mode

l TO protect the tape the

to

playback mode

s

mode for more than 5 minutes, or

Slow mode for more

than 1 minute.

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COUNTER MEMORY FEATURE

4

SELECT-SET

Counter Display

The counter display shows elapsed recording time
in hours, minutes and seconds. (It continues to
count even while it is not being displayed.) It is also
available during playback and recording search
operations.

Counter Memory Display

The position where a memory reset (O:OO.OO) was

made is stored in memory to make it easier to
return the tape to the beginning of a recording.

USING THE COUNTER

The counter display changes each time you press
the COUNTER MEMORY button as shown below.

TO RESET THE COUNTER TO ZERO

Press the COUNTER RESET button.

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USING THE COUNTER MEMORY

Use the counter memory when you want to return
to the beginning of a desired scene.

The unit will automatically stop at the point where

the counter reads M O:OO.OO during fast forward or
rewind.

1

Press the COUNTER MEMory button to make

the counter memory dtsplay appear on the

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playback (or recording) press the

COUNTER RESET button at the beginning of a

scene that you want to return to.

To return to M

slide the OPERATE

switch to VCR and press the FF or REW button.

To cancel Counter Memory mode

Press the COUNTER MEMORY button to make the
counter display disappear, and then press the
COUNTER MEMORY button once

video searches.

l The counter reading may differ slightly from the actual

is

notlceable when the tape has
been rewound or fast forwarded a number of times,
which case there can be a difference of several seconds

USING THE STAND

Pull out the stand and lock

into position when
you put the VIEWCAM on a table or other flat
surface. To stabilize the VIEWCAM,

sure that
the VIEWCAM’s camera part stands verttcally as
shown to the left.

l Protect the stand ‘ram strong forces

may

break

stand in ihe

2-e

on the left) to fold

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l By using the electronic shutter together

the “snapshot

recording function, you can record a completely still

without any blurring.

l The quality of

recorded

Snapshot

mode

be slightly lower than normal pictures.

USING THE DIGITAL IMAGE

FEATURE

The DIS button lets you stabilize the image by electro-

nically cancelling relatively small VIEWCAM shakes
that are often annoying

closeup shots.

Press the DIS button. The

(DIS) Indicator appears

at the

of the monitor screen.

To return to normal recording mode, press the

button once again. The DIS Indicator

disappear.

l When the

mode

engaged, the screen Image

magnified, and the shutter speed IS
from the standard speed

to

20 sec..

l Image

slightly decreases

DIS mode

l Under the light of fluorescent lamps, the picture may

and dim

l Dunng

Recording mode, the

Ineffective

l Leave the DIS

when you use the VlEWCAhil

on a

l When you wish to save battery

Keep the ZIS

function inactive.

The DIS function

compensate for excessive VIEWCAhl

shake, or

the subjects or

below

(*The

l Subject

or

stripes

l Subject

low contrast

l Subject

a plain background

l Dark or

subject

l There are many moving subjects

a

l A shutter speed other than

IS

of fluorescent lamps

RECORDING A FIVE-SECOND
STILL IMAGE

The SNAP button lets you

a

picture (“snap-

shot”) for about five seconds, together

normal

sound.

Recording a Snapshot While in

Pause Mode

If you press the SNAP button

the

IS

Recording Standby mode, a

of the subject

be recorded for about five seconds.

When “snapshot” recording IS finished, the

returns to Recording Standby mode.

a freeze-frame

IS

recorded. the

monitor screen also displays the freeze-frame Image.

Recording a Snapshot While in Recording Mode

If you press the SNAP button

recording, when

the snapshot has been recorded, the

returns to Recording mode.

STILL/STROBE RECORDING

The STILUSTROBE button lets you record still or
strobe (still pictures that capture continuous motion
at

sec. intervals) images of subjects along with

normal sound.
You will find it useful when you want to record a
shot of, say, a tourist information board during
sightseeing (still recording), or produce a special
effect while recording moving subjects such as your
friends waving at you (strobe recording).

Press the STILLSTROBE button while the

Press the button once to select Still mode,

press it twice to select Strobe mode.

Press the REC START/STOP button to start
recording or Strobe mode.

l You can switch between

Recoraing mode and

Strobe Recording mode while the

IS recording

or

Standby mode.

l To cancel Still Recording mode. press

STILL
STROBE button twice. to cancel Strobe
mode. press the button once Each

vou press the

button, the recording mode changes as snown below

Normal

Strobe

l When recording

Still (or Strobe) mode

you engage

the

Recording Standby mode and then

press the REC START/STOP button to restart
without having canceled

(or Strobe) mode. the

conttnue to record

Still (or Strcbe)

mode.

l The quality of pictures recorded

or Strobe

Recording mode

be slightly lower than normal

pictures.

l When you select Strobe

mode, the shutter

speed automatically swatches from the standard speed

sec.) to 1

sec. (The “SHUT. SPEED”

on the monitor will remain unchanged.)

button remains Ineffective while the

IS

Still Recording mode.

l After recording

Recording mode for a iong time.

the monitor may hold an afterlmage

IS not a

problem. The monitor

return to normal

you turn off

the

and wait for a while

Do not keep the

Recording mcce too

long.

SELF RECORDING

Indoor

adaptor for
recordtng

VR-FA1 OOP
accessory)

Recording yourself and your fnends together at a
party, using the remote control,

monltorlng

yourselves on the

screen

Outdoor

adaptor for

recordtng

VR- FA1 OOP
(optional
accessory)

The Self Recording function lets you monitor the
recording while you are part of the scene. Set the
“SELF REC” menu item to “AUTO CORRECT” to
turn the on-screen picture right way up. Then rotate
the monitor

to face the same direction as the

camera lens.

MENU

IME

l

D I SPLAY

OFF
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*AREA

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AUTO

*SELF REC

AUTO CORRECT

NORMAL

*REMOTE

ON

You

need the VR-FA1 OOP tripod adaptor for 180”

recording (optional accessory) if you want to use an

Recording mode.

If you wish to use a

use the

adaptor bracket, and make sure the lens

section is right side up. If the lens section

IS

Inverted

instead of the screen (which will occur

you mount

the

directly onto a tripod, wtthout the

adaptor bracket), the recorded picture

be

upside down.

l In Self Recording mode. no menus or mode lndtcators

are dtsplayed.

l In Self Recording mode, all standard warning indicators

on the monitor are replaced

by

a flashrng

the centre of the monitor. To check the

of

the warning, rotate the monitor back to the normal

4

Do not rotate the monitor to the Self Recording positton

IS

or playing

Recording yourself and

your family together

on a

the remote control

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MANUAL FOCUS

4

The VIEWCAM’s Auto Focus feature (Full Auto

mode) is designed to focus on most types of
subjects. In Full Auto mode, the VIEWCAM auto­matically focuses on whatever is in the center of the
scene. Therefore, always keep the subject in the
center of the screen.
When it is difficult to focus in Full Auto mode, set
the VIEWCAM to Manual Focus mode and focus

manually.

1

2

3
4

Press and hold the FULL AUTO button for

more than

seconds to disengage Full Auto

mode. The “FULL AUTO” indicator disappears,
and operation control indicators for Manual

Focus mode appear on the monitor.
Press the Auto/Manual Focus button

to
engage the VIEWCAM in manual Focus mode.
The “MAN’L FOCUS” indicator and the

(far)

and

(near) indicators will appear on the

Press and hold the Power Zoom

(Telephoto)

button to zoom in all the way.

Use the Power Focus F/N buttons to focus
correctly on the subject. Then, use the Power

Zoom buttons to obtain the desired

size.

l To engage the

FULL AUTO mode

press and hold the FULL AUTO

for more than 2

seconds. The “FULL AUTO”

reappear on

the monitor.

l

recording

Manual Focus mode. you may not be

able to focus correctly

the subject IS within approxl-

of the

In such a case,
the zoom control toward wide angle, and then try
focusing again.

l If you focus on a subject

first setting the zoom

when you zoom

on

later.

l If the lens IS dirty or fogged, you may not

able to

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White paper

FULL

AUTO

WHITE BALANCE LOCK

White balance ensures that colours are correctly

reproduced. In the Full Auto mode, white balance is

constantly adjusted automatically.

USING THE WHITE BALANCE
LOCK MODE

Colours may shift when the VIEWCAM IS filled with a
scene that has just one colour, e.g., if you take a

close-up of a solid orange sheet of paper. To

prevent colour shifts with that kind of scene, lock
the correct white balance by followlng the pro­cedure below.

1

Press and hold the FULL AUTO button for
more than 2 seconds to cancel Full Auto
mode. The “FULL AUTO” Indicator disappears.
and the manual operatton control

are

displayed on the monitor.

Set the VIEWCAM to Recording Standby

mode, at a solid

subject such as a
piece of white paper or cloth, and zoom in
it fills the field of view.

Press the

LOCK button to lock the white

balance. The “W/B”

on the monitor

changes to the “W/B LOCK” Indicator.

THE WHITE BALANCE

LOCK MODE

Press the W/B LOCK button, or hold down the
FULL AUTO button for more than 2 seconds
the “FULL AUTO” Indicator appears on the monitor.
The VIEWCAM is now engaged

Auto White

Balance mode.

l

Balance Lock mode

cancelled

power

IS turned off, or when the

set to Playback

mode.

l Reset the white balance lock when the light source has

changed.

l Even after the whtte balance has been locked, white

balance shifts may occur due to slight changes

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FADE IN

FADE OUT

MACRO SHOTS

This VIEWCAM lets you shoot closeup images Of
small objects such as flowers and insects, or make

record a magnified image of a subject whrch is

within approximately 1.5 m of the VIEWCAM, do not
zoom in on the subject.

Instead, zoom out all the way by holdtng down the
Power Zoom

button, and then move the

desired image on the monitor.

The VIEWCAM will automatically focus on the

subject when the lens is set for the widest angle.

l When you are recordlcg a macro spot. see that the

subject receives suff lclent lllumlnation.

l It IS recommended that you use a tripod for recorcing a

macro shot to avold camera shakes

FADE IN

FADE OUT

Press the FADER button to smoothly fade in or
fade out a scene.

FADE IN

If the FADER button IS pressed dunng the Record­ing Pause mode, “FADER” IS displayed on the
monitor and Fade In Standby mode IS engaged.
When the REC START/STOP button IS pressed,
“FADE IN” IS displayed, the monitor screen
becomes whtte, and recording begins

a fade

in of the audio and the visual Image.

FADE OUT

If the FADER button IS pressed dunng recording,
“FADER” is displayed on the monitor and Fade Out
Standby mode is engaged. When the REC START
STOP button is pressed,

“FADE OUT” is displayed,
and recording finishes with a fade out of both the
audio and the visual image.

Press

START/STOP button,

and

IN” or “FADE OUT”

appears on the monitor

3s

WIDE SCREEN

Normal mode

Screen mode

The top and the bottom of the picture are masked

with black bands to produce an effective screen
aspect ratio of

which has the wide-screen

feel of a movie shown in a theater.

1

2

3

TIME

*DISPLAY

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DATE-TIME

SYDNEY

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25

10

00 AM

4
5

l

AUTO

*SELF REC

AUTO CORREC

T

*SCREEN

NORMA:

*REMOTE

ON

-SELF REC

AUTO CORRECT
NORMAL

*REMOTE ON

-SELF REC

AUTO CORRECT

WIDE

*REMOTE

ON

Make sure that the OPERATE switch IS set to
CAMERA and press the REC START/STOP
button, if necessary, to select Recording
Standby mode. (‘II-

is displayed.)

Press the MENU button to display the menu.
Move the

pointer to “SCREEN” by pressing

the SELECT button.

Press the SET button to select “WIDE.”
Press the MENU button to turn off the menu.

The monitor now displays the picture

the

top and bottom portions masked out.

TO RETURN TO NORMAL PICTURE

“NORMAL” for ‘SCREEN

l The

Screen mode cannot be set or

l The

Screen function does not work when the

IS

VCR mode

BACK LIGHT COMPENSATION

adjusts to the scene’s bnghtness. However, if

the subject is backlit or

a shadow, the subject
may be too dark. In this case, BLC (Back Light
Compensation) will prevent the subject from appear­ing dark.

Press the BLC button. The

q

appears on the monitor screen.
Press the BLC button once again to return to
normal Auto Exposure. (The

Indicator goes

out.) Other-we, the recorded picture

be too

1,000

400

10

Blue sky

Clear day at noon

(100,000

Clear day, one hour before sunset

(1.000)

Fluorescent desk lamp (400)

Cigarette lighter at

30cm (15-20)

10,000 (K)

9,000
8,000
7,000
6,500
6,000
5,500
5,000
4,500
3,500

3,200
2,800

2,500

2,000

Clear day

Cloudy day

Daylight fluorescent
Camera flashbulb

Blue photolamp

Off

fluorescent

Tungsten photolamp
Halogen lamp
Tungsten lamp

Acetylene lamp
Kerosene lamp

Candlelight

Blue

U
T

Yellow

Red

LIGHTING

For

clear, good-quality recording, 500 to 100,000

Iux IS needed. Recording IS also possible with less

quality may suffer Adequate

In most outdoor, daytime scenes, natural

IS adequate for home videos. Indoors, the situation

becomes more complicated Arttficlal lighting IS
required. and halogen lamps provide the most
natural artlflclal light while

a constant

colour temperature over a long operating life.

Good

IS difficult to achieve There are many

problems

to catch the unwary Simply

the VIEWCAM will only make your subject look flat
and two-dImensIonal To make a subject more Inter­esting, use the llghtlng to model your subject and to
add or create emphasis

a scene

Auto White Balance should normally be used

the

colour temperature range shown on the left. However,

operate from 2 500K up to

although the ptcture may take on a red or blue tint

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CONNECTION TO A TV WITH
AUDIO/VIDEO TERMINALS

By connecting the VIEWCAM to a

you can

watch played-back tapes on the

screen.

Yellow: To VIDEO IN terminal

Red: To AUDIO IN (R) terminal

To AUDIO

(L)

cable

Yellow, To VIDEO IN terminal

Red: To

IN (R) terminal

To AUDIO IN (L) terminal

To S-VIDEO

Make sure that the

TV and other

to

be connected have been turned off before you make

any of the

components left turned on may cause

or

VIEWING PLAYED-BACK
VIDEOS ON A TV

Use the menu to set the VIEWCAM to
output mode by selecting “OUT” for “AV IN/OUT”.

Select “AV” (Video Input mode) with the input select
switch on the

(Consult the-operation manual for

your

for details).

If your

set has

one

input terminal (for

monaural source)

connect the white plug to that terminal

When the

s

a TV

piacoack

the TV Image may viPrare f

sound

of

this napoen. lower the

volume

CONNECTION TO A TV

WITH S-VIDEO TERMINAL

To

S-VIDEO

Select

Input mode)

the source

select

on the

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CONNECTION TO TV VIA VCR

Yellow: To VIDEO IN terminal

m Red: To AUDIO IN (R) terminal

To AUDIO IN (L) terminal

Yellow: To VIDEO terminal
Red: To AUDIO (R) terminal

To AUDIO (L) terminal

-VIDEO

To

S-VIDEO

S-Video cable

accessory)

Put your

at the cover edge

and pull the cover

the direction

of the arrow

PHONES

0

0

IN

1 Set the TV to receive picture from the VCR.

Turn on the VCR, and set the source select

to the external source

l If your TV set has only one audio

(for

monaural

the

plug to that

l If your VCR has an S-video

terminal, connect

to
the VIEWCAM’s S-VIDEO socket with the supplied
S-video cable.

S-Video terminal

S-video terminals are used to pass the chroma
(colour) and luminance (brightness) components of

video signals separately. They serve to Improve the

picture quality

both playback and recording.

ABOUT THE MONITOR IN JACK

The MONITOR IN jack is used to check video
pictures from an external source. When you connect
the VIEWCAM to other video’equipment (for exam­ple, a video printer for prints of screen images), you
can use the VIEWCAM’s LCD screen to see and
check the video

There is no need to connect

a TV or other external monitor.

l It

IS

not

to record

images from an external

source by using the MONITOR IN lack.

l Unless the MONITOR IN lack IS

used, do not leave

a cable plugged

the

OtherwIse, you cannot

l Do not leave a cable plugged

the MONITOR IN jack

when you watch played-Back tapes on a 7-V of Other

connected to the

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CONNECTION TO
WITH RF

CONVERTER

or cable

TO ANTENNA IN

2

If your

antenna input is connected to a VCR

Disconnect the cable between the

and VCR, and

insert the RF converter between them as shown below

Use the RF converter and VHF connecting cable,
available as optional accessories.

1

To view the output from your camcorder on the

you must select an unused channel on

your

and tune

to the output of the RF

converter (factory preset to channel 0).

2

3

4

5
6

7

Set the TV tuner to the same channel.

Remove the antenna cable from your TV and
then connect the RF converter to the cam­corder as shown.
Then plug the antenna cable rnto the ANTENNA

IN terminal on the RF converter.

Plug the

coaxial cable

the RF OUT
terminal on the RF converter and the
coaxial antenna terminal on the TV.

Plug the RF converter cable

the AV out

terminals on the VIEWCAM.
Slide the VIEWCAM’s OPERATE

to VCR.

Load a video cassette (cassette

button

The

may require tuning. Refer to the

operation manual.

l Use only the optlonal RF converter VR-X30RF with the

l The RF converter

a sealed

Do not attempt to

open or modify

Do not damage, drop or subject the

l Unplug the RF converter dunng

storms.

resume normal

operation, set the OPERATE

switch to OFF on the

or unplug the RF

converter cable from the

playback sound

monaural

l The picture may be alsturbed during video searcn or

picture playback.

does not

a

the

[Playback

EDITING

Set the OPERATE switch to VCR.

Yellow. To VIDEO terminal

To AUDIO (R) terminal

To AUDIO

terminal

(supplied

accessory)

To S-VIDEO

Recording

input terminal

Yellow, To VIDEO IN termtnal

Red: To AUDIO IN (R) terminal

To AUDIO IN (L) terminal

cable

(supplied accessory)

unwanted sequences from your tape, or transposing one

sequence with another. Connect the

to your

home VCR, and use the former as the source (playback)

equipment and the latter as the recording equipment.

lets you monitor the source program on the

to an

external

or video monitor.

Connect the

to a VCR with the supplied

l If your VCR has

S-Lldeo Inout !errr;na:.

to :he

socket with

supcileo S-video cable

l If your

set nas

one

terrrlnai ,ior

source), connect :he white olug :o

!errrinai

CUTTING UNWANTED SEQUENCES

1

2
3

4
5

Play back the ?ape to be edited, and locate the

ning and end of that sequence.

rewind :he tape

to the beginnIng of the portIon that you

to keep

Load a blank cassette tape

the recoralng VCR.

Press the VIEWCAM’s PLAY button and the VCR’s
REC (record) button at the same time.

Press the VCR’s PAUSE:STlLL button to pause
recording wher :he source tape reaches the begin­ning of the sequence to be cut.

Press the VCR’s PAUSE/STILL (or PLAY) button to
resume recording when the source ?ape reaches the
end of the sequence to be cut.

TO STOP EDITING

Press the STOP button on the

and the VCR

l Some of the

of

sequences

l The images played back on

Forward,

Search or

mode may be sightly disturbed or dimmed.

IS not malfunc!lon

EDIT SWITCH

to a VCR. Use ?he menu to set “EDIT” to “CN”

to mlnlmize the quality

Use this

videos.

l When you dub from the VIEWCAM to a VCR, be sure to

selecting “OUT” for “AV IN/OUT” on the menu display.

l The edlt switch remains Ineffec:ive wnen

IS

recording

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Yellow: To VIDEO
Red: To AUDIO (R)

terminal

To AUDIO (L)

Playback

TV with monitor output

To S-VIDEO

To S-VIDEO

output terminal

Video disc player

Yellow: To VIDEO OUT terminal
Red: To AUDIO OUT (R)

To AUDIO OUT (L) terminal

RECORDING FROM

AN EXTERNAL SOURCE

YOU can record or edit on this VIEWCAM from other

sources such as a VCR, TV, or video disc player.
Connect the

to the source equipment
with the supplied audio/video cable as shown to the
left.

l If the source equipment has an S-video output terminal,

connect it to the VIEWCAM’s S-VIDEO socket with the
supplied S-video cable.

l If the source equipment has only one audio output

terminal, connect the white plug to that terminal, and

leave the red one unplugged.

l While the

cable is plugged

into the
S-VIDEO socket, the VIDEO terminal does not accept
recording signals. (Audio signals can be recorded.)
When you wish to record through the VIDEO terminal,

be sure to leave the S-VIDEO socket unplugged.

TO RECORD FROM AN EXTERNAL

SOURCE

1

Set the OPERATE switch to VCR.

the VIEWCAM’s A/V terminal mode to

by

for

or

the menu display.

Start sending audio/video signals from the
source equipment connected to the VIEWCAM.
Check on the

monitor to see if the

picture

is

properly received.

Press the REC button-on the

to start

recording.

l To pause recording, press the PAUSE/STILL button on

the

Press the PAUSE/STILL button again to

resume recording.

l The AV terminal mode (“AV IN/OUT” on the menu

display) should normally be set to output (“OUT”).

TO STOP RECORDING

STOP button

Press the STOP button on the

FLUORESCENT LAMP
BACKLIGHT

Fluorescent lamp

The fluorescent lamp backlight used in this

continue to use the VIEWCAM when the fluorescent
lamp has almost reached the end of its service life,
the “LAMP” indicator will appear in the

of

the monitor screen, and the monitor

go off

approximately one minute later. When this occurs,

purchase a replacement (KLMPV0006TAZZ) from
your dealer and replace the old lamp.

REPLACING THE FLUORESCENT LAMP BACKLIGHT

1

Set the OPERATE switch to OFF

to

turn off

the

and watt about 15 minutes for the

lamp unit to cool down.

CAMERA

Carefully hold the end (white knob) of the fluorescent

lamp unit with tweezers, and pull the lamp

out.

Fluorescent
lamp

Replace the backlight compartment cover

Backlight
compartment
cover

Rotate the monitor halfway forward

the direction
of the arrow, and tnen remove the backlight com­partment cover with a flat-head screwdrIver or a
similar Instrument.

4

Insert the replacement fluorescent lamp

the

compartment. See note below

l Be sure to

the replacement fluorescent

the direction of the arrow,

the com-

partment. Do not press diagonally as

may cause

contact failure.

l The fluorescent light may fllcker when first turned on

Should this occur, turn off the

then turn

on again.

l The fluorescent lamp

hot auring and

of

at least 15

after

turning the power off before

lamp, to

for it to

stlii

hot may result

burns or other

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<Basic

Look at the
both eyes

Place your feet
at a 45” angle and
take a firm stance.

<High Angle>

You can record and

see the monltor

screen.

IS

want to record over

Press your
elbows against
your

Angle>

can record using more natural body postures
since you can see the subject on-screen, without
having to hold the VIEWCAM against your eye.

LCD monitor also makes high-angle and

low-angle shots easy.

hand-held recording, the VIEWCAM has to be

steadied to prevent image shake.

l Use a tripod for very stable recording.

BASIC RECORDING POSITIONS

Put the fingers of your right hand through the hand
strap, and place your

thumb

to the
Record Start/Stop and Power Zoom buttons. Place
the thumb of your

hand on the

of the

LCD monitor.

l Take care not to touch the monitor with your fingers, as

perspiration and dirt

smudge

l The supplied shoulder strap and hand strap should also

be used

l Unless you

to create a

effect, keep the

level with the honzontal plane.

When kneeling, putting
one knee on the ground

HANDLING OF THE LCD MONITOR

not let anything press against the monitor

screen, or expose it to shock, as it may bleak.

l Make sure that the shoulder strap fittings do not

touch the screen.

not put the VIEWCAM on a table, or any other

surface, with the monitor screen facing down.

the provided cleaning cloth or other soft cloth

to clean the screen.

image may become blurred when the screen

or areas adjacent to the screen are pressed.

Before calling for service, please check the following troubleshooting table.

l Power

l No power

l Recording

l Operating time of

battery is short.

l Power on but no Image

on the monitor.

l Cannot record

I

l Poor colour

l Fuzzy picture

l

picture IS too

dark.

l Playback

l Morxtor picture not

easy to see.

l No image appears.

l Poor colour

l The Infrared remote control does not

function.

l Cassette cannot be Inserted.

l Cassette won’t eject.

l No tape movement

Fast Forward

mode.

l No tape movement

Rewind mode.

l Safety devices are functioning

l The battery pack IS not charged.

The power source

not correctly

connected.

l Depleted battery pack.
l Dew in
l Battery pack needs refreshing.

l Disconnect the AC adaptor cord. then, plug

the wall outlet again

13)

l Charge the battery pack sufflclently.

1

(Page

l Connect the power source correctly

(Page 13. 14)

l Use a ‘ully charged battery

(Page

l

dew dries

1

l Refresh battery pack. (Page :2)

l

IS

VCR mode.

l

the OPERATE

to CAMERA.

l Erasure protection hole IS covered. l

the red projectIon to open the hole

l

not properly adjusted. l Adjust the

(See

operation

l

balance is set improperly

l Poor lighting.

l Reset the white balance or set the

to Full Auto mode (Page

l Apply additIonal lighting or correct

l Dust or other forelan matter on lens.

l Clear the lens

l Not properly focused.

l Adjust the focus or set the

to

l High speed shutter IS set to

speed mode.

l

picture adjustments

Auto mode (Page

l Set the

to

Auto mode

(Page

l Adjust !he plctlire.

l Improperly connected to

l Reconnect properly (Page

l

channel or

switch IS l Tune

to RF converter’s output channel

not properly set.

(VHF channel 0 or 1). (Page 44)

l AV terminal mode IS set to Input.

l Set TV’s

switch to

VIDEO

the

IS used. (Page

. Change the A/Y terminal

to outout.

l

balance not properly adjusted l

sure the white balance IS properly

during recording.

adjusted during recording. (Page

l Dirty video heads l

service

l Worn video heads

l Carl for setvIce.

l Old or worn tape

Use a new tape cassette (Page

. The lithium battery has run down.

l The remote control IS being usea

beyond

operating range.

l Intense dayltght IS

on the

photoreceptor.

l There IS an obstacle between the

remote control and the
photoreceptor.

l Cassette IS not right

up or IS

backwards.

l Replace the llthlum battery

a new one

(Page

1)

l Use the remote control

operattpg

range. (Page 23)

l Avoid letting

daylight fall on the

photoreceptor (Page

l Remove the obstacle or use the remote

control from a different angle (Page

l Check cassette positiontng and

(Page

l Another cassette IS

the

l

is in Camera Recording mode

l Press the EJECT Putton ana remove

(Page

l Press REC START/STOP button to stop tape

and try

(Page 22)

l Tape IS already completely wound.

l Rewind to desired point (Page 28)

l Tape IS already completely rewound.

l Fast

to desired polr;t (Page

l

IS

with a microprocessor. Its performance could be adversely affectea

external noise or Interference

should happen, turn off the power, and disconnect

from any power sources, inciualng

etc Ther

reconnect the power sources (to resume operation).

l If the characters displayed on the monttor screen appear to malfunctron, disconnect the power source and remove the

battery, then reconnect the power source, insert the lithium battery, and turn the power on again. When the characters on the
monitor becomes normal, set the date and time; then resume operatton.

Signal system

Recording system
Cassette
Tape speed

(SP)

Recording time Max. (SP)
VIDEO Output

S/N ratio

AUDIO Output

Microphone input

Pickup

Minimum required illumination

Lens

Filter diameter

Monitor

Power source

Power consumption

Colour temperature compensation
Operating temperature
Operating humidity
Storage temperature

Dimensions (approx.)
Weight (approx.)

PAL type colour signals.
4 rotary heads, helical scanning FM system
8 mm video tape, MP type, or Hi8 MP, ME type
Approx. 20.051 mm/second
90 minutes

1 Vp-p, 75 ohms unbalanced, negative sync.; S-video terminal;
Y

signal 1

Vp-p, C signal 286

(burst signal),

unbalanced

48 dB (with Rohde

Schwarz noise meter)

-8 dBs, impedance less than 2.2 kohms

8.5 mm CCD image sensor

(approx. 470,000 pixels, including optical black)
6 Lux*

mm, 8x power zoom, full-range auto focus
with macro function
37 mm

10.2 cm full-colour LCD screen (TFT active matrix)

8.8 W during camera recording in Full Auto mode
with Zoom motor off, backlight in normal mode, and DIS function off)
Auto white balance with white balance lock
0°C to +4O”C
30% to 80%

-20°C to +6O”C

201

155

91 mm (W/H/D)

995 g (without battery pack, lithium battery, and video cassette)

AC power adaptor/Battery charger specifications

Power requirement:

11 O-240 V,

Hz
DC output: 6.0 V
Power Consumption: 23 W
Dimensions (approx.): 70 x 44.3 x 165 mm (W/H/D)

Weight (approx.):

350 g

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

Standard battery pack (BT-BH70)

AC power adaptor/battery charger

Infrared remote control unit

Shoulder strap Audio/Video. cable
DC output cable S-video cable

Lithium battery x 2 Cleaning cloth

Some accessories may not be available in Australia/New Zealand.
Call* 0055 36883

Australia only

for details.

*Calls charged at

per 21.4 sec. Charges advised at the start of each call.

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Standard battery pack (BT-70, BT-77, BT-BH70)

Car battery adaptor/charger (VR-Pl OOCH)

Tuner pack
Shoe adaptor
Wide conversion lens
Sun hood
Sports housing
Weather resistant housing
RF converter

Battery pack for extended use (BT-80-BK, BT-BH85)
Video light

Tripod adaptor for 180” recording

Soft

case

Waterproof housing
Cleaning

for LCD

Auto pan head

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

*Minimum Illumination: Since there is no widely accepted testing procedure for determining minimum

tion capability,

ratings are comparable only between models from the same

manufacturer.

SHARP CORPORATION

Osaka, Japan

Printed in Japan