Table Of Contents - Sony Handycam CCD-TR2300 Operating Instructions Manual

Table of contents

Before you begin
Using this manual .................................. 4
Checking supplied accessories ............. 5
Getting started
Charging and installing the battery
pack .................................................... 6
Inserting a cassette ................................. 9
Basic operations
Camera recording ................................. 10
Using the zoom feature ................. 12
Hints for better shooting ..................... 14
Checking the recorded picture ........... 15
Connections for playback .................... 16
Playing back a tape .............................. 19
Advanced operations
Using alternative power sources ........ 22
Using the house current ................ 22
Using the battery case ................... 24
Using a car battery ......................... 24
Changing the mode settings ............... 25
- for camera recording -
Recording with the date or time ......... 28
Fade-in and fade-out ............................ 29
Overlapping two pictures
(CCD-TR3300 only) ....................... 31
Wiping away a still picture
(CCD-TR3300 only) ....................... 32
Enjoying picture effect ......................... 33
Recording a still picture
(CCD-TR3300 only) ....................... 35
Recording still pictures successively
(CCD-TR3300 only) ....................... 36
Superimposing a moving picture on a
still picture (CCD-TR3300 only) ... 37
Re-recording a picture in the middle
of a recorded tape .......................... 38
Using the wide mode function ........... 39
Selecting the START/STOP mode ..... 41
Superimposing a title ........................... 42
Making your own original titles ......... 45
Releasing the STEADY SHOT
function ........................................... 46
Checking the tape condition before
recording (ORC) ............................. 47
- for manual adjustment -
Selecting automatic/manual
adjustment modes .......................... 48
Focusing manually ............................... 49
Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 51
About the PROGRAM AE function .. 51
Using the aperture priority mode .. 51
Using the shutter priority mode .. 52
Using the twilight mode ............... 53
Using manual mode ............................. 54
Using slow shutter
(CCD-TR3300 only) ....................... 57
Tips for manual adjustment ................ 58
Shooting with backlighting ................. 60
Adjusting the brightness of the picture.. 61
Adjusting the white balance ............... 62
- for playing back/editing -
Searching the boundaries of recorded
date .................................................. 65
Returning to a pre-registered position .. 66
Locating the marking position ............ 67
Writing the RC Time code on a
recorded tape .................................. 71
Editing onto another tape .................... 72
Recording from a VCR or TV .............. 74
Additional information
Changing the lithium battery in the
camcorder ....................................... 76
Resetting the date and time ................. 77
Usable cassettes and playback modes .. 78
Tips for using the battery pack ........... 79
Maintenance information and
precautions ..................................... 81
Using your camcorder abroad ............ 84
Trouble check ........................................ 85
Specifications ........................................ 89
Identifying the parts ............................. 90
Warning indicators ............................... 98
Index ...................................................... 99
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