Table Of Contents - Sony Digital Handycam DCR-PC8E Operating Instructions Manual

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Table of contents

Main Features .................................................. 4
Quick Start Guide
Getting started
Using this manual ......................................... 14
Checking supplied accessories .................... 17
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ........... 18
Installing the battery pack ..................... 18
Charging the battery pack ..................... 19
Connecting to a wall socket .................. 23
Step 2 Setting the date and time ................. 24
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ............................ 26
Step 4 Using the touch panel ...................... 27
Recording - Basics
Recording a picture ....................................... 29
Shooting backlit subjects
- BACK LIGHT ................................ 39
Shooting in the dark
- NightShot/Super NightShot ...... 40
Self-timer recording ............................... 42
Checking the recording - END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review .................. 43
Playback - Basics
Playing back a tape ........................................ 45
To display the screen indicators
- Display function ........................... 47
Viewing the recording on TV ...................... 52
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording a still image on a tape
- Tape Photo recording ......................... 54
Using the wide mode .................................... 57
Using the fader function ............................... 58
Using special effects - Picture effect ........... 61
Using special effects - Digital effect ........... 63
Using the PROGRAM AE function ............. 66
Adjusting the white balance manually ...... 69
Adjusting the exposure manually ............... 71
Using the spot light-metering mode
- Flexible Spot Meter .............................. 72
Focusing manually ........................................ 74
Interval recording .......................................... 76
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Frame by frame recording
- Frame recording .................................. 79
Using the viewfinder .................................... 80
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects ..... 82
Playing back a tape with digital effects ...... 83
Enlarging images recorded on tapes
- Tape PB ZOOM ................................... 85
Quickly locating a scene using the zero set
memory function .................................... 87
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape
by title - Title search .............................. 88
Searching a recording by date
- Date search ........................................... 90
Searching for a photo
- Photo search/Photo scan ................... 92
Editing
Dubbing a tape ............................................... 95
Dubbing only desired scenes
- Digital program editing ...................... 99
Using with an analog video unit and your
computer - Signal convert function ... 111
Recording video or TV programmes ........ 113
Inserting a scene from a VCR
- Insert editing ...................................... 117
Audio dubbing ............................................. 119
Superimposing a title .................................. 123
Making your own titles .............................. 127
Labelling a cassette ...................................... 129
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings ...................... 132
Troubleshooting
Types of trouble and how to correct
trouble .................................................... 143
Self-diagnosis display ................................. 149
Warning indicators and messages ............ 150