Operating Instructions

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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