This document is a Sony Corporation's operating guide for the DCR-DVD108/DVD308/DVD608/DVD708 digital video camera recorders
This operating guide covers safety precautions, power requirements, and handling instructions for the Sony DCR‑DVD series camcorders. It explains how to charge the battery, insert discs or Memory Stick Duo cards, and configure language and menu settings.
The manual also details recording and playback functions, disc compatibility, lens specifications, and troubleshooting steps. It includes a quick reference, Spanish quick guide, and information on connecting the camcorder to a computer for file transfer and editing.
| Video compression format | MPEG2/JPEG (Still images) |
|---|---|
| Audio compression format | Dolby Digital 2ch (DCR‑DVD108/DVD608) |
| Usable discs | 8 cm DVD‑RW, DVD+RW, DVD‑R, DVD+R DL |
| Recording format (movie) | DVD‑VIDEO (VIDEO mode) on DVD‑RW |
| Viewfinder | Electric color viewfinder |
| Image sensor | 3 mm (1/6 type) CCD |
| Lens | Carl Zeiss Vario‑Tessar |
| Optical zoom | 40× (DCR‑DVD108/DVD608) |
| Minimum illumination (movie) | 3 lx (auto) for DCR‑DVD108/DVD608 |
The camcorder accepts 8 cm DVD‑RW, DVD+RW, DVD‑R, and DVD+R DL discs.
Only Memory Stick Duo cards (and the Memory Stick Duo adaptor) are supported.
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna, increase separation from the camcorder, or use a different circuit.