Sony DCR-TRV241E Camcorder User Manual


 
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Table of contents
Main features ............................................... 4
Quick Start Guide .............................. 10
Getting Started
Using this manual ..................................... 14
Checking supplied accessories................ 17
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ........ 18
Installing the battery pack ................ 18
Charging the battery pack................. 19
Connecting to a wall socket .............. 24
Step 2 Setting the date and time ............. 25
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ........................ 27
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture................................... 29
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT ............................ 37
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot/
Colour Slow Shutter .................... 38
Self-timer recording
(DCR-TRV340E/TRV341E/
TRV740E only) ............................. 40
Checking recordings – END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review .............. 42
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape ................................... 44
To display the screen indicators
– Display function ....................... 45
Viewing recordings on TV....................... 50
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording still images on a tape
– Tape Photo recording ..................... 52
Using the wide mode ............................... 56
Using the fader function .......................... 58
Using special effects – Picture effect ...... 61
Using special effects – Digital effect ....... 63
Using the PROGRAM AE function ........ 66
Adjusting the exposure manually .......... 69
Focusing manually.................................... 70
Interval recording ..................................... 72
Frame by frame recording
– Frame recording .............................. 74
Superimposing a title ............................... 76
Making your own titles ............................ 79
Inserting a scene ........................................ 81
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back tapes with picture effects
............................................................... 83
Playing back tapes with digital effects
............................................................... 85
Enlarging recorded images
– Tape PB ZOOM ............................... 87
Quickly locating a scene
– ZERO SET MEMORY ..................... 89
Searching a recording by date
– DATE SEARCH ............................... 90
Searching for a photo
– PHOTO SEARCH/
PHOTO SCAN .................................... 92
Editing
Dubbing a tape .......................................... 94
Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital
program editing (on tapes) ............... 98
Capturing images from an analog video
unit on your computer
– Signal convert function................. 115
Recording video or TV programmes ... 117
Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Insert Editing ................................. 121
Viewing images recorded on a tape on
your computer
(Windows users only) ...................... 124
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings.................. 137