Table Of Contents - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD201E Operating Instructions Manual

Table of contents

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What you can do with your
DVD Handycam ............................... 4
What is the difference between
DVD-R and DVD-RW? .................... 6
How to prepare and use your DVD
Handycam ......................................... 8
Getting Started
Using this manual ................................. 12
Checking the supplied accessories ..... 14
Step 1 Preparing the power source ... 15
Installing/removing the battery
pack ............................................ 15
Charging the installed battery
pack ............................................ 16
Showing the remaining battery time
- BATTERY INFO .................... 18
Connecting to a wall socket .......... 18
Step 2 Turning on the power .............. 19
Step 3 Adjusting the LCD screen and
the viewfinder ................................. 20
Adjusting the angle and the
brightness of the LCD screen... 20
Adjusting the viewfinder .............. 22
Step 4 Setting the date and time ........ 23
Simple setting of the clock using a
time difference ......................... 25
Step 5 Preparing a disc for recording... 26
Shooting movies/still images
Before shooting ...................................... 28
Shooting movies .................................... 29
Selecting the recording mode ....... 32
Using the zoom feature ................. 33
Shooting with the subject checking
the image - Mirror mode ........ 34
Shooting still images ............................. 35
Selecting the still image quality and
size ............................................. 38
Shooting images continuously (BURST,
DCR-DVD201E only) ................... 41
Adjusting the exposure ........................ 43
Adjusting the exposure for backlit
subjects - BACK LIGHT ......... 43
Adjusting the exposure
manually ................................... 43
Shooting in the dark - NightShot plus,
etc. ..................................................... 45
Using NightShot plus .................... 45
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Using Super NightShot plus ......... 45
Using the NightShot Light ............ 46
Using Color Slow Shutter .............. 46
Self-timer recording .............................. 47
On shooting movies ....................... 47
On shooting still images ................ 47
Shooting for the wide-screen TV
- 16:9 Wide mode ........................... 48
Adjusting the white balance
manually .......................................... 50
Shooting techniques to match your
circumstances - PROGRAM AE ... 51
Focusing manually ................................ 52
Shooting with special effects .............. 53
Using fader (for movies only) ....... 53
Using special effects
- Picture effect/Digital effect .. 54
Checking/Deleting the last scene ....... 55
Checking the last scene
- Review .................................... 55
Deleting the last scene
(DVD-RWs only) ...................... 55
Viewing the recordings
Playing a disc on your camcorder ...... 56
Choosing and viewing a recording
- Visual Index ........................... 56
Various playback modes ............... 58
Displaying the indicators during
playback - Display .................. 59
Magnifying recorded images - PB
ZOOM (Playback zoom) ......... 61
Playing still images automatically
- Slide Show ............................. 62
Viewing recordings on TV ................... 63
Finalizing a disc for other
players
Finalizing a disc ..................................... 65
Changing the disc title ................... 68
Playing back a disc on a DVD
player, etc. ................................. 70
Playing back a disc on a computer
with a DVD drive installed .... 71
Recording on a finalized disc
- Unfinalizing (VIDEO mode
DVD-RWs only) .............................. 73
Recording again on a used disc
- Formatting (DVD-RWs only) ..... 74