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Table of contents
Checking supplied accessories ....................... 5
Quick Start Guide .................................... 6
Getting started
Using this manual .......................................... 10
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ............ 12
Installing the battery pack...................... 12
Charging the battery pack...................... 13
Connecting to the mains......................... 16
Step 2 Inserting a cassette............................. 17
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture ........................................ 18
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT ................................. 25
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot ....... 26
Self-timer recording ................................ 28
END SEARCH ......................................... 29
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape......................................... 30
Viewing the recording on TV ....................... 36
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording .......................... 40
Adjusting the white balance manually ....... 46
Using the wide mode ..................................... 48
Using the fader function................................ 49
Using special effects – Picture effect ............ 51
Using special effects – Digital effect ............52
Using the PROGRAM AE function.............. 55
Adjusting the exposure manually................ 58
Focusing manually ......................................... 59
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects...... 61
Playing back a tape with digital effects....... 62
Enlarging images recorded on tapes
– Tape PB ZOOM .................................... 64
Quickly locating a scene using the zero set
memory function ..................................... 66
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape
by title – Title search ............................... 67
Searching a recording by date
– Date search ............................................ 68
Searching for a photo
– Photo search/Photo scan .................... 70
Editing
Dubbing a tape................................................ 73
Dubbing only desired scenes
– Digital program editing....................... 77
Using with analog video unit and personal
computer – Signal convert function...... 89
Recording video or TV programmes ........... 91
Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Insert editing ......................................... 95
Audio dubbing................................................ 98
Superimposing a title ................................... 102
Making your own titles ............................... 106
Labeling a cassette ........................................ 108
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings ....................... 110
Resetting the date and time......................... 125
“Memory Stick” Operations
Using a “Memory Stick”
– introduction......................................... 127
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”s
– Memory Photo recording .................. 138
Recording an image from a mini DV tape
as a still image ........................................ 147
Recording moving pictures on “Memory
Stick”s – MPEG movie recording........ 150
Recording a picture from a mini DV tape
as a moving picture ............................... 152
Superimposing a still image in a “Memory
Stick” on a moving picture
– MEMORY MIX.................................... 156
Copying still images from a mini DV tape
– Photo save............................................ 159
Viewing a still image
– Memory photo playback ................... 161
Viewing a moving picture
– MPEG movie playback ...................... 165
Viewing images using a personal
computer ................................................. 167
Copying the image recorded on “Memory
Stick”s to mini DV tapes....................... 175
Enlarging still images recorded on
“Memory Stick”s
– Memory PB ZOOM ............................ 177
Playing back images in a continuous loop
– SLIDE SHOW ...................................... 179
Preventing accidental erasure
– Image protection................................. 181
Deleting images ............................................ 183
Writing a print mark – PRINT MARK ...... 186
Additional Information
Usable cassettes............................................. 188
About i.LINK................................................. 191
Troubleshooting............................................ 193
Self-diagnosis display .................................. 199
Warning indicators and messages ............. 200
Using your camcorder abroad .................... 211
Maintenance information and precautions
.................................................................. 212
Specifications................................................. 217
Quick Reference
Identifying the parts and controls.............. 221
Quick Function Guide ................................. 232
Index ............................................................... 234
