Operating Instructions (primary manual)
Table Of Contents
- CCD-TRV49/58/68/78/88/98
- Main Features
- Quick Start Guide
- Getting started
- Using this manual
- Checking supplied accessories
- Step 1 Preparing the power supply
- Installing the battery pack
- Charging the battery pack
- Connecting to a wall outlet
- Step 2 Setting the date and time
- Step 3 Inserting a cassette
- Recording – Basics
- Recording a picture
- Shooting backlit subjects – BACK LIGHT
- Shooting in the dark – NightShot
- Superimposing the date and time on pictures
- Checking the recording – END SEARCH
- Playback – Basics
- Playing back a tape
- Viewing the recording on TV
- Advanced Recording Operations
- Using the wide mode
- Using the fader function
- Using special effects – Picture effect
- Using the PROGRAM AE function
- Adjusting the exposure manually
- Focusing manually
- Superimposing a title
- Making your own titles
- Using the built-in light
- Editing
- Dubbing a tape
- Customizing Your Camcorder
- Changing the menu settings
- Troubleshooting
- Types of trouble and their solutions
- Self-diagnosis display
- Warning indicators and messages
- Additional Information
- Usable cassettes and playback modes
- About “InfoLITHIUM” battery
- Using your camcorder abroad
- Maintenance information and precautions
- Specifications
- Quick Reference
- Identifying the parts and controls
- Index

Quick Start Guide
7
Recording a picture (p. 20)
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD
screen
(p. 29)
NOTE
Do not pick up your camcorder by holding
the viewfinder, the LCD panel or the
battery pack.
3Open the LCD panel
while pressing OPEN.
The picture appears
on the LCD screen.
2 Set the POWER
switch to CAMERA
while pressing the
small green button.
4 Press the red button.
Your camcorder
starts recording. To
stop recording, press
the red button again.
1Remove the lens cap.
PLAYER
POWER
OFF
CAMERA
(
CHARGE
)
PLAYER
POWER
OFF
CAMERA
(
CHARGE
)
2Press m to rewind the tape.
3Press N to start playback.
1Set the POWER
switch to PLAYER
while pressing the
small green button.
REW
PLAY
PLAYER
POWER
OFF
CAMERA
(
CHARGE
)
Viewfinder
When the LCD panel is closed, use the viewfinder placing
your eye against its eyecup.
The picture in the viewfinder is black and white.
When you purchase your camcorder, the clock setting is set to off. If you want to record the
date and time for a picture, set the clock setting before recording (p. 17).










