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Checking supplied accessories.............. 3
Main Features .......................... 4
Quick Start Guide .................. 12
Getting Started
Using this manual ................................. 16
Step 1 Preparing the power source..... 20
Installing the battery pack............. 20
Charging the battery pack............. 21
Checking status of battery pack –
Battery Info ............................... 24
Connecting to a wall socket .......... 25
Step 2 Setting the date and time ......... 26
Step 3 Using the touch panel ............... 28
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture............................... 31
Shooting backlit subjects
– Back light function................ 41
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot ............................... 42
Checking recordings
– End search/Edit search/Rec
Review ............................................. 44
Playback – Basics
Playing back tape .................................. 46
To display the screen indicators –
Display function ...................... 48
Viewing a recording on TV ................. 54
Advanced Recording Operations
Photo recording ..................................... 56
Self-timer recording .............................. 58
Adjusting the white balance
manually .......................................... 60
Using the wide mode ........................... 62
Using the fader function ...................... 64
Using special effects – Picture effect .. 67
Using PROGRAM AE .......................... 68
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 70
Using spot light-metering function
– Flexible Spot Meter ..................... 71
Focusing manually................................ 72
Using spot focus function
– Spot Focus .................................... 74
Interval Recording ................................ 75
Frame by frame recording
– Frame recording .......................... 77
Using the viewfinder ............................ 78
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back tape with picture
effect ................................................. 80
Quickly locating a scene – Zero set
memory (DCR-HC15E only)......... 81
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape by title – Title search (DCR-
HC15E only) .................................... 83
Searching a recording by date – Date
search (DCR-HC15E only) ............ 85
Searching for a photo
– Photo search/Photo scan (DCR-
HC15E only) .................................... 88