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CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED 6
Index ..............................................................................6
Provided Accessories ....................................................9
Power ...........................................................................11
Operation Mode ...........................................................12
Date/Time Settings ......................................................12
Grip Adjustment ...........................................................13
Viewfinder Adjustment .................................................13
Brightness Adjustment Of The Display ........................13
Tripod Mounting ...........................................................13
Loading/Unloading A Cassette ....................................14
Loading/Unloading A Memory Card .............................14
VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK 15
VIDEO RECORDING ........................................................15
Basic Recording ...........................................................15
Tape Remaining Time .............................................15
LCD Monitor And Viewfinder ...................................15
Zooming ...................................................................16
Journalistic Shooting ...............................................16
Interface Shooting ...................................................16
Time Code ...............................................................17
Recording From The Middle Of A Tape ...................17
VIDEO PLAYBACK ..........................................................17
Normal Playback ..........................................................17
Still Playback ...........................................................17
Shuttle Search .........................................................18
Blank Search ...........................................................18
Connections To A TV Or VCR .....................................18
Playback Using The Remote Control ...........................19
DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING &
PLAYBACK 21
D.S.C. RECORDING .........................................................21
Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot) ...............................21
Interval Shooting ......................................................21
D.S.C. PLAYBACK ...........................................................22
Normal Playback Of Images ........................................22
Auto Playback Of Images ............................................22
Playback Of Video Clips ..............................................22
Index Playback Of Files ...............................................23
Viewing File Information ..............................................23
Removing On-Screen Display .....................................23
ADDITIONAL FEATURES FOR D.S.C. .................................24
E-Mail Clip Recording ..................................................24
Dubbing Still Images Recorded On A Tape To A Memory
Card .........................................................................24
Resetting The File Name .............................................24
Protecting Files ............................................................25
Deleting Files ...............................................................25
Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting) .....................26
Initialising A Memory Card ...........................................26
ADVANCED FEATURES 27
MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT .............................. 27
Changing The Menu Settings ......................................27
Recording Menus ........................................................27
Playback Menus .......................................................... 30
FEATURES FOR RECORDING ........................................... 31
LED Light .................................................................... 31
Self-Timer ....................................................................31
5-Second Recording ................................................... 32
Night Scope .................................................................32
Snapshot (For Video Recording) ................................. 32
Manual Focus .............................................................. 32
Exposure Control ........................................................ 33
Iris Lock ....................................................................... 33
Backlight Compensation ............................................. 33
Spot Exposure Control ................................................33
White Balance Adjustment ..........................................34
Manual White Balance Adjustment ............................. 34
Wipe Or Fader Effects ................................................. 34
Program AE With Special Effects ................................ 35
Navigation Function .................................................... 35
EDITING ........................................................................ 37
Dubbing To Or From A VCR ....................................... 37
Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped With A DV
Connector (Digital Dubbing) .................................... 38
Connection To A Personal Computer ......................... 39
Audio Dubbing .............................................................40
Insert Editing ............................................................... 40
Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit] .......................... 41
REFERENCES 45
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................... 45
USER MAINTENANCE ..................................................... 48
CAUTIONS ..................................................................... 49
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................ 51
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