Sony HDR-HC1 Manual

HDR-HC1 2-631-458-11(1)

Jacks to connect external devices

 ...Open the shoe cover.

 -   ...Open the jack cover.

 Active Interface Shoe 

 

The Active Interface Shoe supplies 
power to optional accessories such as 
a video light, a flash, or a microphone. 
The accessory can be turned on or off 
as you operate the POWER switch on 
your camcorder. Refer to the operating 
instructions supplied with your 
accessory for details.

•  When you connect an accessory, open the 

shoe cover. 

•  The Active Interface Shoe has a safety 

device for fixing the installed accessory 
securely. To connect an accessory, press 
down and push it to the end, and then 
tighten the screw. To remove an accessory, 
loosen the screw, and then press down and 
pull out the accessory.

•  Connecting with an external device wears 

out the battery pack faster.

•  You cannot use an external flash (optional) 

and the built-in flash at the same time.

•  When an external microphone (optional) 

is connected, it takes precedence over the 
internal microphone (p. 29).

  (headphones) jack (green)

•  When you use headphones, the speaker on 

your camcorder is silent.

 MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack (red)

•

  This jack works as an input jack for 

an external microphone as well as a 
power-supply jack for a plug-in-power 
microphone. When an external microphone 
(optional) is connected, it takes precedence 
over the internal microphone (p.29).

•

  To fix an external microphone, the optional 

accessory shoe adaptor VCT-55L is 
recommended. Remove the accessory shoe 
adaptor when inserting and removing a 
cassette.

  HDV/DV Interface (i.LINK) jack (p. 

64, 78)

  (USB) jack (p. 70, 73)
 COMPONENT OUT jack (p. 36)
 A/V (audio/video) OUT jack (p. 36, 64)
 DC IN jack (p. 13)
   LANC jack (blue)

•

  The LANC control jack is used for 

controlling the tape transport of video 
devices and peripherals connected to it.