Table Of Contents - Sony Handycam DCR-PC101 Operating Instructions Manual

Table of contents

Checking supplied accessories .............. 3
Main Features ...............................
Quick Start Guide
- Recording on a tape ............................. 8
- Recording on a "Memory Stick" ...... 10
Getting started
Using this manual ................................. 12
Step 1 Preparing the power supply .... 14
Installing the battery pack ............. 14
Charging the battery pack ............. 15
Connecting to a wall outlet ........... 18
Step 2 Setting the date and time ......... 19
Step 3 Inserting a cassette .................... 21
Step 4 Using the touch panel ............... 22
Recording - Basics
Recording a picture ............................... 24
Shooting a backlit subject
- BACK LIGHT ........................ 32
Shooting in the dark
- NightShot/Super NightShot/
Color Slow Shutter ........................ 32
Self-timer recording ....................... 35
Checking the recording
- END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review .......... 36
Playback - Basics
Playing back a tape ............................... 38
To display the screen indicators
- Display function ................... 39
Viewing the recording on TV .............. 43
Advanced Recording
Operations
Recording still images on a
"Memory Stick" during recording
on a tape ........................................... 44
Recording a still image on a tape
- Tape Photo recording ................. 47
Adjusting the white balance manually ... 49
Using the wide mode ........................... 51
Using the fader function ...................... 53
Using special effects - Picture effect ... 56
Using special effects - Digital effect ... 57
Using the PROGRAM AE .................... 60
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 63
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Using the spot light-metering function
- Flexible Spot Meter ..................... 64
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Focusing manually ................................ 65
Using the spot focus function
- Spot Focus .................................... 66
Interval recording ................................. 67
Frame by frame recording
- Frame recording .......................... 69
Using the viewfinder ............................ 70
Advanced Playback
Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effect ..... 72
Playing back a tape with digital effect .... 73
Enlarging images recorded on tapes
- Tape PB ZOOM ........................... 74
Quickly locating a scene
- ZERO SET MEMORY ................. 76
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape by title - TITLE SEARCH ..... 77
Searching a recording by date
- DATE SEARCH ........................... 78
Searching for a photo
- PHOTO SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN ... 80
Editing
Dubbing a tape ...................................... 83
Dubbing only desired scenes
- Digital program editing (on tapes) ... 85
Recording video or TV programs ....... 97
Inserting a scene from a VCR
- Insert editing .............................. 100
Audio dubbing .................................... 102
Superimposing a title ......................... 106
Making your own titles ...................... 109
Labeling a cassette .............................. 111
"Memory Stick" Operations
Using a "Memory Stick"
- Introduction .............................. 113
Recording still images on
"Memory Stick"s
- Memory photo recording ......... 122
Recording an image from a tape
as a still image ............................... 127
Superimposing a still image in the
"Memory Stick" on an image
- MEMORY MIX .......................... 131
Recording moving pictures on
"Memory Stick"s
- MPEG movie recording ........... 136