Sony Handycam DCR-PC1 Operating Instructions Manual

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Warning
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Before You Begin
Note on Cassette Memory
Note on TV Color Systems
Precautions on Camcorder Care
Checking Supplied Accessories
Getting Started
Charging and Installing the Battery Pack
Battery Life
About NP-F10
When Using the Battery Pack in a Cold Place
To Remove the Battery Pack
Installing the Battery Pack
To Eject the Cassette
To Prevent Accidental Erasure
Camera Recording
To Stop Recording Momentarily
To Finish Recording
To Focus the Viewfinder Lens
Note on Recording Mode
Notes on LP Mode
Notes on the Time Code
Using the Zoom Feature
Zooming Speed
Selecting the Start/Stop Mode
To Extend the Recording Time in 5SEC Mode
Shooting with the LCD Screen
Letting the Subject Monitor the Shot
To Cancel Mirror Mode
Notes on Mirror Mode
Hints for Better Shooting
Checking the Recorded Picture
To Stop Playback
Playing Back a Tape
Using the Remote Commander
To Display the LCD Screen Indicators
Using Headphones
Various Playback Modes
To View the Picture at Double Speed
To View the Picture Frame by Frame
To Change the Playback Direction
Searching for the End of the Picture
Using Alternative Power Sources
Using the House Current
To Remove the Connecting Plate
Changing the Mode Settings
LTR Size
Beep
Commander
Audio Mode
Clock Set
Demo Mode
World Time
Note on Mirror Mode
Note on Changing the Mode Settings
Selecting the Mode Settings of each Item
LCD Color
VF Bright
Tape Title
Audio MIX
CM Search
Title Disp
Data Code
Photo Recording
When Shooting in the Dark
Note on the Still Picture
Printing the Still Picture
Using the FADER Function
Selecting the Fader Function
When Fading in
When Fading out
When You Use the Bounce Function
To Cancel the Fader Function
Using the Wide Mode Function
To Cancel Wide Mode
To Watch the Tape Recording
Enjoying Picture Effect
Selecting Picture Effect
Using Picture Effect Function
To Return to Normal Mode
Superimposing a Still Picture on a Moving Picture
To Cancel the Still Function
Recording Still Pictures Successively
To Cancel the Flash Motion Function
To Cancel the Luminance Key Function
Adding an Incidental Image to Pictures
To Cancel the Trail Function
Using Slow Shutter
To Cancel the Slow Shutter Function
When Recording with the Slow Shutter Function
To Cancel the Old Movie Function
Shooting with Backlighting
After Shooting
When to Adjust the Exposure
Adjusting the Exposure
To Return to Automatic Exposure Mode
Selecting the Appropriate Mode
Indoor Mode
Outdoor Mode
Setting the White Balance
Using the PROGRAM AE Function
Selecting the Best Mode
Spotlight Mode
Soft Portrait Mode
Focusing Manually
Releasing the STEADYSHOT Function
To Activate the Steady Shot Function Again
Superimposing a Title
Erasing a Title
Making a Custom Title
To Erase a Character
To Change the Title Your Have Mode
Labeling a Cassette
To Change the Label You Have Mode
Watching on a TV Screen
If Your VCR or TV Is a Monaural Type
To Cancel the Digital Effect Function
Searching for a Photo by Using Cassette Memory
Scanning Photo
Displaying Recording Data
Editing Onto Another Tape
Before Editing
Using the DV Connecting Cable
Starting Editing
To Edit Mode Scenes
To Stop Editing
To Change the End Point
Audio Dubbing
To Playback the New Recorded Sound
To End Audio Mixing more Precisely
Selecting Cassette Types
When You Play Back
When Playing Back
When Recording
About the Lithium Battery
Simple Setting of Clock by Time Difference
How the Battery Consumption Is Displayed
Notes on Charging
Notes on the Terminals
Preparing the Battery Pack
When to Replace the Battery Pack
The Battery Pack Heats up
Battery Pack Care
Charging Temperature
Maintenance Information and Precautions
Inside the Camcorder
Video Head Cleaning
Removing Dust from Inside the Viewfinder
Camcorder Operation
On Handling Tapes
Camcorder Care
AC Power Adaptor
Note on Dry Batteries
Using Your Camcorder Abroad
Power Sources
Difference in Color Systems
NTSC System
Trouble Check
Self-Diagnosis Function
Specifications
Identifying the Parts
To Watch the Demonstration
To Enter Demo Mode
To Exit Demo Mode
About the Carl Zeiss Lens
Remote Commander
To Prepare the Remote Commander
Remote Control Direction
Operation Indicators
Warning Indicators
Index

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