Camcorder/Digital Camera Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Main Features
- Quick Start Guide
- Recording on “Memory Stick” (DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only)
- Using this manual
- Checking supplied accessories
- Step 1 Preparing the power source
- Installing the battery pack
- Charging the battery pack
- Checking status of battery pack – Battery Info
- Connecting to a wall outlet
- Step 2 Setting the date and time
- Step 3 Using the touch panel
- Recording a picture
- Shooting backlit subjects – Back light function
- Shooting in the dark – NightShot/Super NightShot/Color Slow Shutter
- Checking recordings – End search/Edit search/Rec Review
- Playing back tape
- To display the screen indicators – Display function
- Viewing a recording on TV
- Recording still images on “Memory Stick” during tape recording standby or tape recording (DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only)
- Recording a still image on a tape – Tape Photo recording (DCR-TRV19 only)
- Self-timer recording
- Adjusting the white balance manually
- Using the wide mode
- Using the fader function
- Using special effects – Picture effect
- Using special effects – Digital effect (DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only)
- Using PROGRAM AE
- Adjusting the exposure manually
- Using spot light-metering function – Flexible Spot Meter
- Focusing manually
- Using spot focus function – Spot Focus
- Interval Recording
- Frame by frame recording – Frame recording
- Using the viewfinder
- Playing back tape with picture effect
- Playing back tape with digital effect (DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only)
- Enlarging images recorded on tape – Tape PB ZOOM (DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only)
- Quickly locating a scene – Zero set memory
- Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title – Title search
- Searching a recording by date – Date search
- Searching for a photo – Photo search/Photo scan (DCR-TRV19 only)
- Dubbing tape
- Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on tape)
- Recording video or TV programs
- Inserting a scene from a VCR – Insert editing
- Audio dubbing
- Superimposing a title on a cassette with Cassette Memory
- Making your own titles
- Labeling a cassette on a cassette with Cassette Memory
- Erasing all the data in Cassette Memory
- Using “Memory Stick”
- Inserting/Ejecting the “Memory Stick”
- Selecting image quality and size
- Recording still images on “Memory Stick” – Memory Photo recording
- Recording an image from tape as a still image
- Superimposing a still image in “Memory Stick” on an image – MEMORY MIX
- Interval Photo Recording
- Recording moving pictures on “Memory Stick” – MPEG MOVIE recording
- Self-timer recording
- Recording a picture from tape as a moving picture
- Recording edited pictures from tape as a moving picture – Digital program editing (on “Memory Stick”)
- Changing the recording folder
- Viewing a still image – Memory Photo playback
- Viewing a moving picture – MPEG MOVIE playback
- Choosing a playback folder
- Enlarging still images recorded on “Memory Stick” – Memory PB ZOOM
- Playing back images continuously – Slide show
- Preventing accidental erasure – Image protection
- Deleting images – DELETE
- Changing image size – Resize (DCR-TRV33 only)
- Writing a print mark – Print mark
- Viewing images with a computer – Introduction
- Connecting your camcorder to a computer using the USB cable (For Windows users)
- Viewing pictures recorded on tape on a computer – USB Streaming (For Windows users)
- Viewing images recorded on “Memory Stick” on a computer (For Windows users) (DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only)
- Connecting your camcorder to a computer using the USB cable (For Macintosh users) (DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only)
- Viewing images recorded on “Memory Stick” on a computer (For Macintosh users) (DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only)
- Capturing images from an analog video unit on a computer – Signal convert function (DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only)
- Changing the menu settings
- Troubleshooting
- Types of trouble and how to correct trouble
- Self-diagnosis display
- Warning indicators
- Warning messages
- Additional Information
- Usable cassettes
- About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
- About i.LINK
- Using your camcorder abroad
- Maintenance information and precautions
- Specifications
- Identifying parts and controls
- Index
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Notes
•Position the lens cap so as not to cover the microphone and the infrared emitter.
•Avoid touching the microphone when you are recording.
Note on recording
Your camcorder records and plays back in the SP (standard play) mode and in the LP
(long play) mode. Select SP or LP in in the menu settings (p. 182). In the LP mode,
you can record 1.5 times as long as in the SP mode.
When you record the tape in the LP mode on your camcorder, we recommend playing
back the tape on your camcorder.
To enable smooth transition
Transition between the last scene you recorded and the next scene is smooth as long as
you do not eject the cassette even if you turn off your camcorder.
However, check the following:
–Do not mix recordings in the SP and LP modes on one tape.
–When you change the battery pack, set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG).
If you leave your camcorder during standby for 5 minutes while the cassette is
inserted
Your camcorder automatically turns off. This is to save battery power and to prevent
battery pack and tape wear. To return to standby, set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG)
and then back to CAMERA. However, your camcorder does not turn off automatically
while the cassette is not inserted.
When you record in the SP and LP modes on one tape or you record in the LP
mode
•The transition between scenes may not be smooth.
•The playback picture may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly
between scenes.
Note on the LOCK switch (DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only)
When you slide the LOCK switch to the right, the POWER switch can no longer be set
to MEMORY accidentally. The LOCK switch is set to the left as the default setting.
Self-timer recording
You can record images on the tape with the self-timer. See page 50 for details.
Recording a picture