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Table of contents
Checking supplied accessories .................. 5
Quick Start Guide ............................... 6
Getting started
Using this manual ....................................... 8
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ....... 10
Installing the battery pack................. 10
Charging the battery pack................. 11
Connecting to a wall outlet ............... 13
Step 2 Inserting a cassette........................ 14
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture ................................... 15
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT ............................20
Shooting in the dark – NightShot/
Super NightShot .......................... 21
Self-timer recording ...........................22
END SEARCH .................................... 23
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape.................................... 24
Viewing the recording on TV ..................27
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording ..................... 29
Adjusting the white balance manually .. 34
Using the wide mode ................................ 35
Using the fader function........................... 36
Using special effects – Picture effect ....... 38
Using special effects – Digital effect ....... 39
Using the PROGRAM AE function......... 42
Adjusting the exposure manually ...........44
Focusing manually .................................... 45
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape
with picture effects ............................. 47
Playing back a tape
with digital effects .............................. 48
Enlarging images recorded on tapes
– Tape PB ZOOM ............................... 49
Quickly locating a scene using the zero
set memory function .......................... 50
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape by title – Title search.................. 51
Searching a recording by date
– Date search ....................................... 52
Searching for a photo
– Photo search/Photo scan ............... 54
Editing
Dubbing a tape........................................... 56
Dubbing only desired scenes
– Digital program editing.................. 58
Using with analog video unit and personal
computer – Signal convert function
... 68
Recording video or TV programs ........... 69
Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Insert editing .................................... 71
Audio dubbing........................................... 73
Superimposing a title ................................ 77
Making your own titles ............................ 80
Labeling a cassette ..................................... 82
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings .................... 84
Resetting the date and time ..................... 92
“Memory Stick” Operations
Using a “Memory Stick”
– introduction...................................... 93
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”s
– Memory Photo recording ............. 102
Recording an image from a mini DV tape
as a still image ...................................108
Recording moving pictures on “Memory
Stick”s – MPEG movie recording... 111
Recording a picture from a mini DV tape
as a moving picture .......................... 112
Superimposing a still image in a “Memory
Stick” on a moving picture
– MEMORY MIX............................... 115
Copying still images from a mini DV tape
– Photo save....................................... 118
Viewing a still image
– Memory photo playback .............. 120
Viewing a moving picture
– MPEG movie playback ................. 123
Viewing images using a personal
computer............................................ 125
Copying the image recorded on “Memory
Stick”s to mini DV tapes.................. 130
Enlarging still images recorded on
“Memory Stick”s
– Memory PB ZOOM ....................... 132
Playing back images in a continuous loop
– SLIDE SHOW ................................. 133
Preventing accidental erasure
– Image protection............................ 134
Deleting images .......................................135
Writing a print mark – PRINT MARK
... 137
Additional Information
Usable cassettes ....................................... 138
About i.LINK ........................................... 140
Troubleshooting....................................... 142
Self-diagnosis display ............................. 148
Warning indicators and messages ........ 149
Using your camcorder abroad ...............151
Maintenance information and precautions
............................................................. 152
Specifications............................................ 156
Quick Reference
Identifying the parts and controls......... 158
Quick Function Guide ............................ 166
Index ..........................................................167