Sony DCR-TRV720E Camcorder User Manual


 
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Table of contents
Checking supplied accessories ...................... 3
Quick Start Guide ................................... 8
Getting started
Using this manual ......................................... 12
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ........... 15
Installing the battery pack..................... 15
Charging the battery pack..................... 16
Connecting to the mains ........................ 21
Step 2 Inserting a cassette ............................ 22
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture ....................................... 24
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT ................................ 30
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot ...... 31
Self-timer recording ............................... 33
Checking the recording
– END SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/
Rec Review .............................................. 34
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape........................................ 36
Viewing the recording on TV ...................... 41
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording ......................... 44
Using the wide mode .................................... 48
Using the fader function ............................... 49
Using special effects
– Picture effect......................................... 52
Using special effects
– Digital effect ......................................... 54
Using the PROGRAM AE function............. 57
Adjusting the exposure manually ............... 59
Focusing manually ........................................ 60
Superimposing a title .................................... 62
Making your own titles ................................ 64
Inserting a scene ............................................ 66
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects..... 67
Playing back a tape with digital effects ...... 68
Enlarging recorded images – PB ZOOM ... 69
Quickly locating a scene using the zero set
memory function .................................... 71
Searching a recording by date
– Date search ........................................... 72
Searching for a photo
– Photo search/Photo scan ................... 74
Editing
Dubbing a tape............................................... 76
Using with analog video unit and PC
– Signal convert function....................... 80
Recording video or TV programmes .......... 82
Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Insert Editing........................................ 85
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings ........................ 88
Resetting the date and time ....................... 103
“Memory Stick” operations
Using “Memory Stick”–introduction ....... 105
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”
– Memory Photo recording ................. 110
Superimposing a still image in the
“Memory Stick” on a moving image
– MEMORY MIX................................... 115
Recording an image from a tape as a still
image ...................................................... 119
Copying still images from a tape
– Photo save........................................... 122
Viewing a still image
– Memory Photo playback .................. 124
Copying the image recorded on
“Memory Stick” to tapes ..................... 128
Enlarging still images recorded on
“Memory Stick”s
– Memory PB ZOOM ........................... 130
Playing back images in a continuous loop
– SLIDE SHOW ..................................... 131
Preventing accidental erasure
– Image protection................................ 133
Deleting images ........................................... 135
Writing a print mark – PRINT MARK ..... 138