Table of Contents
h'neortant
information
.................................
2
For Your Safer:,. ........... ............ .....................
2
Irneortant
Safeguards
...................................
4
Before
You Beg n ...........................................
6
Bead This First .................
6
Features .......................................................
7
Getting
Started
ComponenTs
and Accessories
.....................
9
identifying
Controls
.....................................
!0
Loading
Ctock Better_
.................................
13
Clock Batt_er,_...........................................
13
Using the infrared
LCD Menlo.or .................................................
14
Opening
the LCD Momtor
........................
14
Adjusting
the Brightness
LCD Screen .............................................
!4
Range
in which the LCD Monitor
can be
mevec_ ......................................................
14
Active Screen
.............................................
1b
Adjusting
the Electronic
Viewfinder
........
t5
Eve_iece
Adjustment
.................................
16
Adjustment
tt_e Hand Strap ........................
t6
Attaching
the Shoulder
Strap ...................
t6
Charging
the Battery ...................................
t7
RemOving the Battery Pack ...........................
I_
Reference of Charged Level ........................
t8
Charging
Time ...............................................
18
Operating
Time ..........................................
18
Checki_g
the Batterv's
Char.qe ...................
19
Camcorder
Power Sources
.........................
20
Using Battery
Pack ....................................
20
Using the AC Adaptor
...............................
20
Using a Car Battery ...................................
21
Inserting
and Removing
............ 22
Inserting
a Cassette ...................................
22
Remowng
a Cassette
...............................
22
Protecting
Recorded
..................
22
Items Seteetabie
with Menu
........ 23
Menu selectab/e
......... 23
Menu seiectabte
How to select items and set them
........... 23
Remainh_g
Tape ..........................................
24
Using the Linear Time
..................
24
Switching
On-Screen
Display
........ 24
Demonstration
Mode .................................
24
Recording
i-li_
Quaiity
Image
on Normal
Tape (for VM-H675LA)
..............................
25
] ape Analyzer
ATRS (auto tape recording
system}
!for VM H675LA)
.........................
25
Setting
the Date and Time ..........................
26
Basic Techniques
Making
a Basic Recording
........................
28
Changing
the Angle
of the LCD Monitor
when Recording
........................................
29
Using
Instant
Review
..................................
29
Using
Auto Focus .......................................
30
Using the Power Zoom ...............................
3t
Using
the Digital
Zoom ...............................
31
Using Macro .................................................
3t
Ptavback
.......................................................
32
Using
Stilt ..................................................
33
Using
Forward
andReverse
Search ........ 33
Advanced
Techniques
Date Recording
............................................
35
Using
Manual
Focus ..................................
36
Using
x500 Digital
Zoom
...........................
36
Digital
Effects
Functions
..........................
37
Digital
Effects Recording
......................
37
Activating
Digital
Effects
........ 38
Video Effects
in Playback
39
Activath
Lg V}deo Effects
PFavback ..; ....... 39
Using
Digital
Fade ......................................
40
Using
the PROGRAM
AE B_ttor
forVM-
H675LA
.....................................................
42
Using
the Backlight
Compensation
........... 43
Locking
the White
Balance
........................
43
Using
the Electronic
Image
....... 44
Using
Quick Edit ..........................................
44
Date Search ..................................................
45
Using
Memory
.............................................
4.5
Creating
and Recording
46
Seiectmg
Stored
Title
Prememoi
........... 46
Creating
a Title ..........................................
48
Recording
Title on a Taee in me
Camcorder
...............................................
49
Recording
a Title while
Transferring
a
Tape .........................................................
49
Playing
Back Your Recording
on Your TV .................................................
50
Connecting
to Television
(or VCR) with
AudioA/ideo
Input Jacks ........................
50
Playing
Back Your Recording
on the TV
Screen ......................................................
51
Dubbing
from the Camcorder
Using Audio/Video
Dubbing
.......................
53
Muki
Playback ..............................................
54
TBC (Time Base Correcter)
OH or OFF ...... 55
Attaching
a Fitter .........................................
55
Using the Bui/tqn
DC Light (for VM-
H675LAA/M_E575LA)
................................
56
General
Maintenance
Cteaning
the Camcorder
57
Cleaning
the Lens and Picture Tube
of the Electronic
V[ewfinder.
...................
57
Periodic
Maintenance
...............................
58
Troubleshooting
..........................................
58
Specifications
.............................................
60
Available
Accessories
................................
62
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