Sony Video8 Handycam CCD-FX410 Operation Manual

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Warning
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About this Manual
Checking Supplied Accessories
Before You Start
Charging the Battery Pack
Installing the Battery Pack
To Remove the Battery Pack
Battery Life and Remaining Capacity
Inserting a Tape
Preventing Accidental Erasure
Note on Handling Tapes
Adjusting the Viewfinder Lens
Using the Viewfinder as a Sports Finder
To Go from the Sports Finder Position to Normal Viewfinder Position
When Storing the Camcorder
Setting the Beep Switch
Installing the Lithium Battery
Lithium Battery Life
To Change the Lithium Battery
Setting the Date and Time
Storing a Birth Date in Your Camcorder
How to Store Birth Date
If You Missed the Correct Number with DATE (+)
To Advance the Digits Faster
To Preset the Year before 1900
When in 2000
How to Record
Automatic Recording
To Stop Recording Momentarily
When You Have Finished Recording
Ejecting the Tape
To Check the Time Remaining of the Tape
Tape Length Indicator
How to Play Back a Tape
If Your TV Has Only an Antenna Input
When You Have Finished Playback
Using the Remote Commander
Getting Familiar with some Buttons
Battery Life
To Avoid Damage from Possible Battery Leakage
When You Connect the Receiver of a Remote Control Kit
How to Prepare the Rechargeable Battery Pack
When the Rechargeable Battery Pack Should be Replaced
Notes on Charging
Keep the Terminals Clean
Notes on the Rechargeable Battery Pack
Why the Battery Pack Heats Up?
How to Use the Switch on the Battery Pack
Recommended Temperatures During Charging
Advanced Camera Operation
Connecting Alternative Power Sources
Using House Current
To Remove the Connecting Plate
Using Car Battery
To Remove the DC Pack
Camera Recording
Recording the Date or Time
Putting and Age on Your Tape
To Stop Recording the Age
To Change the Display While Recording
To Cancel the Stored Birth Rate
For Low-Position Recording
About Memory Back-Up
When You Connect the Camcorder to a TV During Recording
Checking the Last Portion of a Scene You Just Recorded - Editsearch
Hints for Recording
Re-Recording on a Previously Recorded Portion - Editsearch
Inserting Scene in the Middle of a Recorded Tape
Checking Recording in the Viewfinder - Editsearch
To Monitor the Sound While Viewing Playback Picture in the Viewfinder
Recording with an External Microphone
Connecting a Wired Remote Control Unit
LANC - Local Application Control Bus System
Making Manual Adjustments
Focusing Manually
Shooting with Autofocusing Momentarily
Shooting in Relatively Dark Places
Compensating Backlighting
After Shooting
Using Program AE - Auto Exposure
Portrait Mode
To Resume the Automatic Mode
Sports Mode
High-Speed Shutter Mode
Using the Special Effects
Zooming
Close-Up - Macro
Fade-In and Fade-Out
To Cancel the Fade-In/Out Function
If You Want to Use the Fade-In/Out Function Repeatedly
When the Date/Time or Age Is Displayed
Playing Back
Connecting a TV with Video/Audio Inputs
Connecting to a TV Via a VCR
Playing Back a Tape in Various Speeds
To Make the same Indications in the Viewfinder on the TV
To View the Still Picture - Playback Pause
To View the Picture at 1/5 Speed - Slow Playback
To Locate the Desired Scene - Picture Search
Recording from a VCR or TV
How to Connect
Using the Tape Counter
To Count the Whole Tape
Notes on the Tape Counter and the Zero Mem Button
Editing Tapes with a VCR
How to Connect for Editing
How to Edit
Use of the Edit Switch
Replacing Recordings on a Tape - Insert Editing
Maintenance
Moisture Condensation
Video Head Cleaning
Viewfinder Cleaning
To Reattach the Eyecup
Tips for Better Camera Recording
Using Your Camcorder Abroad
Precautions
Identifying the Parts
Product View
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
Wireless Remote Commander
Indicators Inside the Viewfinder
Troubleshooting
Specifications
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1 Inserting a Tape
2 Ejecting the Tape
3 How to Play Back a Tape
4 Troubleshooting
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