Sony DCR-TRV720 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Table of contents
Quick Start Guide ............................... 6
Checking supplied accessories.............. 8
Getting started
Using this manual ................................... 9
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ... 11
Installing the battery pack ............ 11
Charging the battery pack............. 12
Connecting to a wall outlet ........... 15
Step 2 Inserting a cassette ................... 16
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture............................... 17
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT ........................ 21
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super Nightshot
.................................................... 21
Self-timer recording ....................... 23
Checking the recording
– END SEARCH / EDITSEARCH /
Rec Review ...................................... 24
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape ............................... 25
Viewing the recording on TV .............. 28
Advanced Recording
Operations
Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording ................. 30
Using the wide mode ........................... 33
Using the fader function ...................... 34
Using special effects
– Picture effect................................. 37
Using special effects
– Digital effect ................................. 38
Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 41
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 43
Focusing manually................................ 44
Superimposing a title ........................... 45
Making your own titles ........................ 47
Inserting a scene .................................... 49
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects
........................................................... 50
Playing back a tape with digital effects
........................................................... 51
Enlarging recorded images
– PB ZOOM ..................................... 52
Quickly locating a scene using the
zero set memory function ............ 53
Searching a recording by date
– Date search ................................... 54
Searching for a photo
– Photo search/Photo scan ........... 56
Editing
Dubbing a tape ...................................... 58
Using with analog video unit and PC
– Signal convert function............... 60
Recording video or TV programs ....... 61
Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Insert Editing ............................... 63
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings................ 65
Resetting the date and time ................. 73
“Memory Stick” operations
Using “Memory Stick”–introduction... 74
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”
– Memory Photo recording ............. 79
Superimposing a still image in the
“Memory Stick” on a moving image
– MEMORY MIX ............................ 84
Recording an image from a tape as a still
image ................................................ 87
Copying still images from a tape
– Photo save .................................... 89
Viewing a still image
– Memory Photo playback ............ 91
Copying the image recorded on
“Memory Stick” to tapes ............... 94
Enlarging still images recorded on
“Memory Stick”s
– Memory PB ZOOM ..................... 96
Playing back images in a continuous loop
– SLIDE SHOW ................................97
Preventing accidental erasure
– Image protection.......................... 99
Deleting images ................................... 100
Writing a print mark – PRINT MARK ... 103