Sony Handycam DCR-HC16E Operation Manual page 92

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A Accessory shoe/Shoe cover
Remove the shoe cover and extend the
viewfinder when attaching/detaching the
accessory to/from your camcorder.
The accessory 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.
B For DCR-HC16E/HC18E:
DV OUT Interface (p. 61)
For DCR-HC20E:
DV Interface (p. 61)
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(USB) jack
D Jack cover
E A/V OUT jack (p. 61)
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(LANC) jack (blue)
The LANC control jack is used for
controlling the tape transport of video
device and peripherals connected to it.
G RESET button
If you press RESET, all the settings
including the date and time, return to the
default.
H NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch (p. 29)
I Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens)/Lens cover
Your camcorder is equipped with a Carl
Zeiss lens which can reproduce fine images.
The lens for your camcorder was developed
jointly by Carl Zeiss, in Germany, and Sony
Corporation. It adopts the MTF
measurement system for video cameras and
offers a quality as fine as a Carl Zeiss lens.
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Quick Reference
MTF stands for Modulation Transfer
Function. The value number indicates the
amount of light from a subject coming into
the lens.
J LENS COVER switch
K Microphone (p. 69)
L Remote sensor (For DCR-HC18E/
HC20E)/Infrared ray emitter (p. 64)
M MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack (red)
(p. 69)
This jack works as an input for an external
microphone as well as a power-supply jack
for a plug-in-power microphone. When the
external microphone is connected, it takes
precedence.
N Camera recording lamp (p. 21)
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