Table Of Contents - Sony Handycam CCD-TR3300 Operating Instructions Manual

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Table of contents

Before you begin
Using this manual ................................................... 5
Checking supplied accessories ............................. 7
Getting started
Charging and installing the battery pack ............ 8
Inserting a cassette ................................................ 12
Basic operations
Camera recording ................................................. 13
Using the zoom feature ..................................... 16
Hints for better shooting ..................................... 18
Checking the recorded picture ........................... 20
Connections for playback .................................... 21
Playing back a tape ............................................... 26
Advanced operations
Using alternative power sources ........................ 30
Using the house current .................................... 30
Using a car battery ............................................. 32
Changing the mode settings ............................... 33
- for camera recording -
Recording with the date or time ......................... 37
Fade-in and fade-out ............................................ 38
Overlapping two pictures ................................... 39
Wiping away a still picture ................................. 41
Enjoying picture effect ......................................... 43
Recording a still picture ....................................... 45
Recording still pictures successively ................. 46
Superimposing a moving picture on a still
picture .................................................................. 47
Re-recording a picture in the middle of a
recorded tape ...................................................... 49
Using the wide mode function ........................... 51
Selecting the START/STOP mode ..................... 53
Superimposing a title ........................................... 54
Making your own original titles ......................... 57
Releasing the STEADY SHOT function ............. 58
Checking the tape condition before recording
(ORC) ................................................................... 59
- for manual adjustment -
Selecting automatic/manual adjustment
modes .................................................................. 60
Focusing manually ............................................... 62
Using the PROGRAM AE function .................... 64
About the PROGRAM AE function ................ 64
Using the aperture priority mode ................... 65
Using the shutter priority mode ...................... 66
Using the twilight mode ................................... 68
Using manual mode ............................................. 69
Using slow shutter ................................................ 72
Tips for manual adjustment ................................ 73
Shooting with backlighting ................................. 75
Adjusting the brightness of the picture ............. 76
Adjusting the white balance ............................... 77
- for playing back/editing -
Searching the boundaries of recorded date ...... 80
Returning to a pre-registered position .............. 82
Locating the marking position ............................ 83
Writing the RC Time code on a recorded
tape ....................................................................... 88
Editing onto another tape .................................... 90
Recording from a VCR or TV .............................. 92
Additional information
Changing the lithium battery in the
camcorder ........................................................... 94
Resetting the date and time ................................. 96
Usable cassettes and playback modes ............... 97
Tips for using the battery pack ........................... 99
Maintenance information and precautions ..... 103
Using your camcorder abroad .......................... 107
Trouble check ...................................................... 108
Specifications ....................................................... 116
Identifying the parts ........................................... 118
Warning indicators ............................................. 129
Index ..................................................................... 130
CCD-TR3300 3-856-548-51 (1)
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