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Main Features.......................................... 4
Quick Start Guide
– Recording on a tape ............................... 12
– Recording on a “Memory Stick”.......... 14
Getting Started
Using this manual ..................................... 20
Checking supplied accessories................ 23
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ...... 24
Installing the battery pack................. 24
Charging the battery pack................. 25
Connecting to a wall socket .............. 29
Step 2 Setting the date and time............ 30
Step 3 Inserting a cassette....................... 33
Step 4 Using the touch panel ................. 35
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture................................... 37
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT ............................ 47
Shooting subjects lit by strong light
– SPOT LIGHT ............................. 48
Self-timer recording ........................... 49
Checking recordings – END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review .............. 51
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape ................................... 53
To display the screen indicators
– Display function ....................... 54
Viewing the recording on TV.................. 60
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording still images on a “Memory
Stick” during tape recording ............ 62
Recording still images on a tape
– Tape Photo recording ..................... 69
Using the wide mode ............................... 71
Using the fader .......................................... 73
Using special effects – Picture effect ...... 76
Using special effects – Digital effect....... 78
Presetting the adjustment for picture
quality – Custom preset .................... 81
Using the guide frame .............................. 83
Shooting with the zebra pattern ............. 84
Using the colour bar ................................. 85
Shooting with manual adjustment ......... 86
Using the PROGRAM AE ................. 87
Adjusting the shutter speed.............. 90
Adjusting the white balance ............. 92
Adjusting the exposure ..................... 95
Using the spot light-metering
– Flexible Spot Meter................... 96
Focusing manually.................................... 98
Using the spot focus – Spot Focus ........ 100
Adjusting recording level manually
– Sound recording level................... 102
Interval recording ................................... 104
Frame by frame recording
– Frame recording ............................ 107
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back tapes with picture effect... 108
Playing back tapes with digital effect ..... 109
Enlarging images recorded on tapes
– Tape PB ZOOM ............................. 111
Quickly locating a scene
– ZERO SET MEMORY ................... 113
Searching the boundaries of a recorded
tape by title – TITLE SEARCH ....... 114
Searching a recording by date
– DATE SEARCH ............................. 116
Searching for a photo – PHOTO
SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN ............... 119
Editing
Dubbing a tape ........................................ 122
Dubbing only desired scenes
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Digital program editing (on tapes)...
126
Recording video or TV programmes ... 142
Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Insert Editing ................................. 146
Audio dubbing ........................................ 149
Superimposing a title ............................. 154
Making your own titles .......................... 158
Labelling a cassette ................................. 160