Table Of Contents - Sony Handycam DCR-PC9E Operating Instructions Manual

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Table of contents

Main Features .................................................. 4
Quick Start Guide
Getting started
Using this manual ......................................... 14
Checking supplied accessories .................... 17
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ........... 18
Installing the battery pack ..................... 18
Charging the battery pack ..................... 19
Connecting to a wall socket .................. 24
Step 2 Setting the date and time ................. 25
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ............................ 27
Step 4 Using the touch panel ...................... 28
Recording - Basics
Recording a picture ....................................... 30
Shooting backlit subjects
- BACK LIGHT ................................ 40
Shooting in the dark
- NightShot/Super NightShot ...... 41
Self-timer recording ............................... 43
Checking the recording - END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review .................. 44
Playback - Basics
Playing back a tape ........................................ 46
Viewing the recording on TV ...................... 53
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording a still image on a tape
- Tape Photo recording ......................... 55
Using the wide mode .................................... 59
Using the fader function ............................... 60
Using special effects - Picture effect ........... 63
Using special effects - Digital effect ........... 65
Using the PROGRAM AE function ............. 68
Adjusting the white balance manually ...... 71
Adjusting the exposure manually ............... 73
Using the spot light-metering mode
- Flexible Spot Meter .............................. 74
Focusing manually ........................................ 76
Interval recording .......................................... 78
Frame by frame recording
- Cut recording ....................................... 81
Using the viewfinder .................................... 82
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects ..... 84
Playing back a tape with digital effects ...... 85
Enlarging images recorded on tapes
- Tape PB ZOOM ................................... 87
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Quickly locating a scene using the zero set
memory function .................................... 89
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by
title - Title search .................................... 90
Searching a recording by date - Date search
................................................................... 92
Searching for a photo
- Photo search/Photo scan ................... 94
Editing
Dubbing a tape ............................................... 97
Dubbing only desired scenes
- Digital program editing .................... 101
Using with an analog video unit and your
computer - Signal convert function
(DCR-PC9E only) .................................. 113
Recording video or TV programmes
(DCR-PC9E only) .................................. 115
Inserting a scene from a VCR
- Insert editing (DCR-PC9E only) ...... 119
Audio dubbing ............................................. 121
Superimposing a title .................................. 125
Making your own titles .............................. 129
Labelling a cassette ...................................... 131
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings ...................... 134
"Memory Stick" Operations
(DCR-PC9E only)
Using a "Memory Stick" - introduction .. 147
Recording still images on "Memory Stick"
- Memory Photo recording ................. 159
Recording an image from a tape as a still
image ...................................................... 164
Recording moving pictures on "Memory
Stick"s
- MPEG movie recording .................... 168
Recording a picture from a tape as a moving
picture .................................................... 170
Superimposing a still image in a
"Memory Stick" on a moving picture
-MEMORY MIX .................................... 174
Copying still images from a tape
- Photo save ........................................... 181
Viewing a still image
- Memory photo playback .................. 183
Viewing a moving picture
- MPEG movie playback ..................... 187
Viewing images using your computer ..... 189
Enlarging still images recorded on
"Memory Stick"s - Memory PB ZOOM
................................................................. 196