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Table of contents
Main Features .......................................... 4
Introduction – Basic operations ............ 6
Quick Start Guide ................................. 12
Getting started
Using this manual ................................. 14
Checking supplied accessories............ 16
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ... 18
Installing the battery pack ............ 18
Charging the battery pack............. 19
Connecting to a wall outlet ........... 21
Step 2 Setting the date and time ........ 23
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ................... 27
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture............................... 29
Shooting backlit subjects – BACK
LIGHT ....................................... 36
Self-timer recording ....................... 37
Checking the recording
– END SEARCH ............................. 38
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape ............................... 39
Viewing the recording on
the TV screen................................... 45
Advanced Recording
Operations
Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording ................. 47
Using the wide mode ........................... 49
Using the fader function ...................... 51
Using special effects – Picture effect .. 54
Using special effects – Digital effect ... 56
Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 59
Adjusting the white balance
manually .......................................... 62
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 64
Focusing manually................................ 65
Advanced Playback
Operations
Playing back a tape with picture
effects ............................................... 67
Playing back a tape with digital
effects ............................................... 69
Searching for a scene
– Multi-picture search .................... 71
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape by title – Title search ............. 75
Searching a recording by date
– Date search ................................... 77
Searching for a photo
– Photo search ................................. 79
Editing
Dubbing a tape ...................................... 81
Recording a program............................ 84
Superimposing a title ........................... 89
Making your own titles ........................ 95
The Micro Cassette Memory ............... 98
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings.............. 102
“Memory Stick” Operations
– DCR-IP7BT only
Using a “Memory Stick”
– introduction................................ 108
Recording still images on a “Memory
Stick”
– Memory Photo recording ......... 118
Recording an image from a tape
as a still image ............................... 123
Recording moving pictures on a
“Memory Stick” – MPEG movie
recording ....................................... 126
Recording a picture from a tape as a
moving picture ............................. 128
Superimposing a still image in a
“Memory Stick” on a moving
picture – MEMORY MIX ............. 132
Copying still images from a tape
– Photo save .................................. 135
Viewing a still image
– Memory photo playback .......... 137
Viewing a moving picture
– MPEG movie playback ............. 140
Dubbing images recorded on the
“Memory Stick” onto the tape .... 143
Enlarging still images recorded on a
“Memory Stick” – Memory PB
ZOOM ............................................ 145
Playing back images in a continuous
loop – SLIDE SHOW .................... 147
Preventing accidental erasure
– Image protection........................ 149
Deleting images ................................... 150
Writing a print mark
– PRINT MARK ............................ 154