Sony DSR-250 User Manual

You can use the Anton Bauer Ultralight 2 or equivalent. Use a video light powered by
12 V with maximum power consumption of 30 W.
•If you connect the video light to the LIGHT connector on the camcorder and set the

LIGHT switch to AUTO, you can turn the light on and off automatically as you start
and stop the recording.

•The output of the LIGHT connector on the camcorder is controlled to 12 V even when

the camcorder is supplied with 12 V or more power (through the DC IN 12V
connector or battery pack). The brightness or color temperature of the light will not
change according to voltage increase.

(1) Attach a video light to the accessory shoe on the handle and connect the plug

of the video light to the LIGHT connector.

(2) Set the LIGHT switch as follows to control the video light:

AUTO: Turns on the video light during recording if the power switch on the
video light is set to on. (When in Tape Photo recording or using the cut
recording, the AUTO position is disable.)
MAN: The video light always turns on depending on the position of the VTR/
CAMERA/MEMORY selector. (When you insert or eject the cassette, the video
light momentarily turns on even if the POWER switch is set to OFF. To prevent
the video light from turning on, turn off the video light using its power
switch.)

Notes
•Use a video light with 12-V power, and power consumption of 30 W or less.
•The brightness or color temperature of the light will change by the input voltage when

the supplied voltage is under 12 V.

When the LIGHT switch is set to AUTO
Turning on/off the video light is synchronized with the recording start/stop operation.
The screen may momentarily glow in high-intensity according to recording conditions.
To prevent this phenomenon from occurring, shoot in one of the following ways:
•Shoots in manual adjustment mode to fix the setting.
•Turns on the video light and shoots with the LIGHT switch on the camcorder set to

MAN.