Table Of Contents - Sony DCR-TRV40 Operating Instructions Manual

Table of contents

Main features
Quick Start Guide
- Recording on a tape ............................. 8
- Recording on a "Memory Stick" ...... 10
Getting Started
Using this manual ................................. 12
Checking supplied accessories ............ 14
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ... 15
Installing the battery pack ............ 15
Charging the battery pack ............. 16
Connecting to a wall outlet ........... 19
Step 2 Setting the date and time ........ 20
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ................... 23
Step 4 Using the touch panel .............. 24
Recording - Basics
Recording a picture ............................... 26
Shooting backlit subjects
- BACK LIGHT ........................ 34
Shooting in the dark
- NightShot/Super NightShot/
Color Slow Shutter .................. 34
Self-timer recording ....................... 37
Checking recordings
- END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review .......... 38
Playback - Basics
Playing back a tape ............................... 40
To display the screen indicators
- Display function ................... 42
Viewing the recording on TV .............. 46
Advanced Recording
Operations
Recording still images on a "Memory
Stick" during tape recording ........ 47
Recording still images on a tape
- Tape Photo recording ................. 52
Adjusting the white balance manually
........................................................... 54
Using the wide mode ........................... 55
Using the fader ...................................... 57
Using special effects
- Picture effect ................................. 60
Using special effects
- Digital effect ................................. 61
Using the PROGRAM AE .................... 64
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 67
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Using the spot light-metering
- Flexible Spot Meter ..................... 68
Focusing manually ................................ 69
Using the spot focus - Spot Focus ...... 71
Interval recording ................................. 72
Frame by frame recording
- Frame recording .......................... 74
Advanced Playback
Operations
Playing back tapes with picture effect
........................................................... 75
Playing back tapes with digital effect
........................................................... 76
Enlarging images recorded on tapes
- Tape PB ZOOM ........................... 77
Quickly locating a scene
- ZERO SET MEMORY ................. 79
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape by title - TITLE SEARCH ..... 80
Searching a recording by date
- DATE SEARCH ........................... 81
Searching for a photo - PHOTO
SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN ............. 83
Editing
Dubbing a tape ...................................... 86
Dubbing only desired scenes
- Digital program editing (on tapes)
........................................................... 89
Recording video or TV programs ..... 100
Inserting a scene from a VCR
- Insert Editing ............................. 104
Audio dubbing .................................... 106
Superimposing a title ......................... 110
Making your own titles ...................... 113
Labeling a cassette .............................. 115
"Memory Stick" Operations
Using a "Memory Stick"
- Introduction ............................... 117
Recording still images on
"Memory Stick"s
- Memory Photo recording ......... 126
Recording images from a tape as
still images ..................................... 135
Superimposing a still image in the
"Memory Stick" on an image
- MEMORY MIX .......................... 139
Recording moving pictures on
"Memory Stick"s
- MPEG movie recording ............ 144