Hints For Better Shooting; Camera Recording; Cautions On The Viewfinder; To Stop Recording Momentarily - Sony Handycam CCD-TR350PK Service Manual

I
For hand-held shots,you'll get better results by holding the camcorder according to the following
suggestions:
I
• Hold the camcorderfirmly and secure it wilh the grip ,.;trapso Ihal yo, ca, easily nla.ipulale She
controls with your Ihumb. [aS
• Place your right elbow against your side.
• Place your left hand under the camcorder to support it.
• Place your eye firmly against the viewfinder eyecup.
• Use the vlewfinder flame as a guide to determine the horizontal plane.
• You can also record in a low position to get an interesting recording angh'. Turn the viewfinder up
for recording from a low position. [b]
Cautions on the Viewfinder
• Do not pick up the camcorder by the vtawfinder. [el
• Do not place the cam(order so as to point the viewflnder toward the sun, The inside of the
vlewfinder hea_ up and may be damaged. [d]
ic]
Place the cam(order on a flat surface or use s tripod
Try placing the camcorderon a table top or any other flat surfaceof suitableheight. If you have a
tripod for a still camera, you can also use it with the camcorder (p. 33). Make sure the tripod screw is
shorter than 9/32 in (6.._ mm).
Make sure that the power souse is installed and a cassetteis inserted. When you start recording, the
date is automatically recorded for 10 seconds (AUTO DATE feature). This feature works only once a
day. You can use the Remote Commander to record yourself with your friends or family. When you
use the Remote Commander, make sure that the REMOTE COMMANDER switch on the camcorder
is set to ON (p. 37).
Before you record one-time events, you may want to make a trial recording to make sure that the
camcorder is working perfectly.
(1) Pull out the viewfinder until it clicks. (2) Slide the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. (3) While
pressing the green button of the POWER switch, turn it to CAMERA. (4) Turn STANDBY up. Adjust
the vlewfinder lens so that the indicatorsin the viewfinder come into sharp focus (p. 13). (5) Press
START/STOP. As the camco;'der starts recording, the red lamp in the viewfinder and the camera
recording/battery lamp on the camcorder light up.
LENS COVER
s[ ...... ]s
II
AUTO DATE
5
REC]
0:00:01l
JUL4 1994 /
%11
a
To Stop Recording Momentarily
PressSTART/STOP again. The "STBY" indicator appears in the viewfinder (Standby mode).
To Finish Recording
"rum STANDBY down and turn the POWER switch to OFF. Slide the LENS COVER switch to
CLOSE and eject the tape (p. 12).
Notes on Standby mode
if you leave the cam(order in Standby mode for .s minutes, the camcorder goes off automatically. This
prevents wearing down the battery and wearing out the tape. To resume Standby mode, turn
STANDBY down once and turn it up again. To start recording, press START/STOP.
z_
!
14 15