Sony DCR-HC21 手册

DCR-HC21 2-584-905-11(1)

Recording pictures from a 

VCR 

You can record pictures from a VCR on a 
tape. Insert a cassette for recording in your 
camcorder beforehand.

Use an i.LINK cable to connect.
See page 48 for details of connecting.

•  The 

 indicator appears when you 

connect your camcorder and other devices 
via an i.LINK cable.

Touch 

 

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[REC 

CTRL]

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[REC PAUSE].

The picture played on the connected 
device appears on the LCD screen of 
your camcorder.

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Dubbing sound to a 

recorded tape

You can add sound to a tape already 
recorded in the 12-bit mode (p. 45) without 
erasing the original sound.

Internal microphone

You can record audio by using the internal 
microphone.

•  You cannot record additional audio:

–  When the tape is recorded in the 16-bit mode 

(p. 45).

–  When the tape is recorded in the LP mode.
–  When the tape is recorded on another device 

with a 4ch microphone (4CH MIC REC).

–  When the tape is recorded in a TV color 

system other than that of your camcorder.

–  When your camcorder is connected via an 

i.LINK cable.

–  On blank sections of the tape.
–  When the write-protect tab of the cassette is 

set to SAVE.

•  When you add sound, the picture will not be 

output from the A/V OUT jack. Check the 
picture on the LCD screen or the viewfinder.

Insert a recorded cassette into your 
camcorder beforehand.