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DCR-TRV5E.51
Table of contents
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Table of contents
Before you begin 4
Using this manual ....................................4
Checking supplied accessories...............6
Getting started7
Charging and installing the battery
pack .....................................................7
Inserting a cassette .................................10
Basic operations 11
Camera recording ..................................11
Using the zoom feature ..................13
Selecting the start/stop mode .......14
Shooting with the LCD screen .......15
Letting the subject monitor the
shot..............................................16
Hints for better shooting .......................17
Playing back a tape ................................19
Searching for the end of the picture ....21
Advanced operations 22
Using alternative power sources .........22
Using the house current .................22
Using a car battery ..........................22
Changing the mode settings.................23
—for camera recording—
Shooting with backlighting ..................27
Using the FADER function ...................28
Photo recording ......................................29
Using the wide mode function.............31
Using the PROGRAM AE function .....32
Focusing manually.................................34
Enjoying picture effect ..........................36
Adjusting the exposure .........................38
Superimposing a title ............................39
Making a custom title ............................42
Labeling a cassette .................................44
Releasing the STEADYSHOT
function .............................................47
—for playing back/editing—
Watching on a TV screen 48
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape with date – date search ..........50
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape with title – title search ............53
Searching for a photo – photo search/
photo scan ........................................54
Returning to a pre-registered
position .............................................57
Displaying recording data – data code
function .............................................58
Editing onto another tape .....................59
Replacing recording on a tape – insert
editing ............................................... 61
Audio dubbing .......................................62
Additional information 64
Usable cassettes and playback
modes ................................................64
Charging the vanadium-lithium
battery in the camcorder ................65
Resetting the date and time ..................66
Tips for using the battery pack ............67
Maintenance information and
precautions .......................................71
Using your camcorder abroad .............74
Trouble check .........................................75
Self-diagnosis function ..........................80
Specifications ..........................................81
Identifying the parts ..............................82
Warning indicators ................................90
Index ........................................................91