Operating Instructions

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Before you begin
Table of contents
Before you begin
Using this manual.............................................. 4
Checking supplied accessories ........................ 6
Getting started
Installing and charging the battery pack ....... 7
Inserting a cassette........................................... 11
Basic operations
Camera recording ............................................ 12
Attaching the lens hood ........................... 14
Using the zoom feature ............................ 14
Selecting the start/stop mode ................. 15
Shooting with the LCD screen ................ 16
Letting the subject monitor the shot....... 17
Self-timer recording.................................. 18
Hints for better shooting ................................ 19
Checking the recorded picture ...................... 21
Playing back a tape.......................................... 22
Searching for the end of the picture.............. 24
Advanced operations
Using alternative power sources ................... 25
Using the house current ........................... 25
Using a car battery .................................... 26
Changing the mode settings .......................... 27
—for camera recording—
Photo recording ............................................... 33
Shooting with all the pixels – PROG. SCAN .. 35
Using the FADER function............................. 36
Shooting with backlighting ............................ 38
Using the wide mode function ...................... 39
Enjoying picture effect .................................... 40
Recording with various effects
– digital effect ............................................ 42
Shooting with manual adjustment................ 44
Using the PROGRAM AE function............... 54
Focusing manually .......................................... 57
Interval recording ............................................ 59
Cut recording ................................................... 61
Superimposing a title ...................................... 63
Making a custom title...................................... 66
Labeling a cassette ........................................... 68
—for playing back/editing—
Watching on a TV screen................................ 70
Viewing the picture with the picture
effect............................................................ 72
Viewing the picture with the digital
effect............................................................ 73
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape with date – date search ................... 74
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape with title – title search..................... 76
Searching for a photo
– photo search/photo scan ...................... 77
Returning to a pre-registered position ......... 80
Displaying recording data
– data code function ................................. 81
Editing onto another tape............................... 82
Editing partially on a mini DV tape
– DV synchro-editing ............................... 84
Recording from a VCR or TV......................... 86
Replacing recording on a tape
– insert editing.......................................... 87
Audio dubbing................................................. 88
Memory card slot operations
Using the memory card slot
– introduction ............................................ 91
Recording an image from a mini DV tape
as a still image ........................................... 98
Copying still images from a mini DV tape
– photo save ............................................. 100
Recording still images on PC cards (not
supplied) – memory photo recording .. 102
Viewing a still picture
– memory photo playback ..................... 105
Preventing accidental erasure
– PROTECT .............................................. 108
Deleting images ............................................. 109
Copying the image recorded with the
memory card slot to mini DV tapes ..... 112
Playing back images in a continuous loop
– SLIDE SHOW ....................................... 114
Additional information
Usable cassettes and playback modes ........ 116
Charging the vanadium-lithium
battery in the camcorder ........................ 117
Resetting the date and time.......................... 118
Simple setting of clock by time
difference.................................................. 119
Tips for using the battery pack .................... 120
Maintenance information and
precautions............................................... 123
Using your camcorder abroad ..................... 126
Trouble check ................................................. 127
Self-diagnosis function ................................. 132
Specifications.................................................. 133
Identifying the parts...................................... 134
Warning indicators........................................ 143
Index ................................................................ 145