Sony DCR-IP220E Camcorder User Manual


 
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Table of contents
Main Features.......................................... 4
Introduction
– Basic operations
.............................. 12
Quick Start Guide
– Recording on a tape ............................... 14
– Recording on a “Memory Stick” .......... 16
Getting Started
Using this manual ..................................... 22
Checking supplied accessories................ 25
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ........ 26
Inserting the battery pack ................. 26
Charging the battery pack................. 27
Connecting to a wall socket .............. 30
Step 2 Setting the date and time ............. 31
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ........................ 34
Step 4 Using the touch panel ................... 36
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture................................... 38
Shooting a backlit subject
– BACK LIGHT ............................ 48
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot/
Colour Slow Shutter .................... 49
Self-timer recording ........................... 52
Checking the recording
– END SEARCH ................................. 54
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape ................................... 55
To display the screen indicators
– Display function ....................... 57
Viewing the recording on TV .................. 61
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording still images on a
“Memory Stick” in CAMERA mode
............................................................... 63
Adjusting the white balance manually
............................................................... 69
Using the wide mode ............................... 71
Using the fader function .......................... 73
Using special effects – Picture effect ...... 76
Using special effects – Digital effect ....... 78
Using the PROGRAM AE ........................ 81
Adjusting the exposure manually .......... 84
Using the spot light-metering mode
– Flexible Spot Meter ......................... 86
Focusing manually.................................... 88
Using the spot focus mode
– Spot Focus ........................................ 90
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects
............................................................... 91
Playing back a tape with digital effects
............................................................... 93
Enlarging images recorded on tapes
– Tape PB ZOOM ............................... 95
Searching for a scene
– MULTI-PICTURE SEARCH .......... 97
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape by title – TITLE SEARCH ....... 102
Searching a recording by date
– DATE SEARCH ............................. 103
Editing
Dubbing a tape ........................................ 105
Recording video or TV programmes ... 109
Superimposing a title ............................. 114
Making your own titles .......................... 120
The micro Cassette Memory.................. 124
“Memory Stick” Operations
Using a “Memory Stick”
– Introduction ................................... 128
Recording still images on a
“Memory Stick”
– Memory photo recording ............. 144
Recording an image from a tape as a
still image .......................................... 156