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Table of contents
Before you begin
Using this manual.............................................. 5
Checking supplied accessories ........................ 7
Getting started
Installing and charging the battery pack ....... 8
Inserting a cassette........................................... 12
Basic operations
Camera recording ............................................ 13
Attaching the lens hood ........................... 15
Using the zoom feature ............................ 15
Shooting with the LCD screen ................ 16
Letting the subject monitor the shot....... 17
Self-timer recording .................................. 19
Hints for better shooting ................................ 20
Checking the recorded picture ...................... 22
Playing back a tape.......................................... 23
Searching for the end of the picture.............. 25
Advanced operations
Using alternative power sources ................... 26
Using the house current ........................... 27
Changing the mode settings .......................... 28
—for camera recording—
Photo recording ............................................... 33
Shooting with all the pixels – PROG. SCAN ..
35
Using the FADER function............................. 36
Shooting with backlighting ............................ 38
Using the wide mode function ...................... 39
Enjoying picture effect .................................... 40
Recording with various effects
– digital effect ............................................ 42
Shooting with manual adjustment ................ 44
Using the PROGRAM AE function............... 54
Focusing manually .......................................... 57
Interval recording ............................................ 59
Cut recording ................................................... 61
Connecting the external microphone with
the XLR connector..................................... 63
Attaching the supplied wide conversion
lens .............................................................. 64
Superimposing a title ...................................... 65
Making a custom title...................................... 68
Labeling a cassette ........................................... 70
—for playing back/editing—
Watching on a TV screen ................................ 72
Viewing the picture with the picture
effect............................................................ 73
Viewing the picture with the digital
effect............................................................ 74
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape with date – date search ................... 75
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape with title – title search..................... 77
Searching for a photo
– photo search/photo scan ...................... 78
Displaying recording data
– data code function ................................. 81
Editing onto another tape............................... 82
Editing partially on a mini DVCAM tape
– DV synchro-editing ............................... 84
Recording from a VCR or TV......................... 86
Audio dubbing................................................. 87
Memory card slot operations
Using the memory card slot
– introduction ............................................ 90
Recording an image from a mini DVCAM
tape as a still image................................... 98
Copying still images from a mini DVCAM
tape – photo save .................................... 100
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”s or
PC cards – memory photo recording ... 102
Viewing a still picture
– memory photo playback ..................... 105
Preventing accidental erasure
– PROTECT .............................................. 108
Deleting images ............................................. 109
Copying the image recorded with the
memory card slot to mini DVCAM tapes
................................................................... 112
Playing back images in a continuous loop
– SLIDE SHOW ....................................... 114
Additional information
Compatibility of DVCAM and DV formats
................................................................... 116
Usable cassettes and playback modes ........ 118
Charging the vanadium-lithium
battery in the camcorder ........................ 119
Resetting the date and time.......................... 120
Simple setting of clock by time
difference.................................................. 121
Tips for using the battery pack .................... 122
Maintenance information and
precautions............................................... 125
Using your camcorder abroad ..................... 128
Trouble check ................................................. 129
Self-diagnosis function ................................. 134
Specifications.................................................. 135
Identifying the parts...................................... 136
Warning indicators........................................ 146
Index ................................................... Back cover