Table Of Contents - Sony Digital Handycam DCR-PC100E Operating Instructions Manual

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Table of contents

Quick Start Guide ......................................... 6
Getting started
Using this manual ............................................. 10
Checking supplied accessories ....................... 13
Step 1 Preparing the power supply .............. 14
Installing the battery pack ........................ 14
Charging the battery pack ........................ 15
Connecting to mains ................................. 18
Step 2 Inserting a cassette ............................... 19
Recording - Basics
Recording a picture .......................................... 20
Shooting backlit subjects
(BACK LIGHT) ................................... 28
Shooting in the dark (NightShot) ............ 29
Self-timer recording .................................. 31
END SEARCH ............................................ 32
Playback - Basics
Playing back a tape ........................................... 33
Viewing the recording on TV ......................... 38
Advanced Recording Operations
Photo recording on tapes ................................. 41
Adjusting the white balance manually .......... 45
Using the wide mode ....................................... 47
Using the fader function .................................. 48
Using special effects - Picture effect .............. 50
Using special effects - Digital effect .............. 52
Using the PROGRAM AE function ................ 55
Adjusting the exposure manually .................. 58
Focusing manually ........................................... 59
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects ........ 61
Playing back a tape with digital effects ......... 62
Quickly locating a scene using the zero set
memory function ........................................... 63
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by
title - Title search ........................................... 64
Searching a recording by date
- Date search ................................................... 65
Searching for a photo - Photo search/Photo
scan .................................................................. 67
Editing
Dubbing a tape .................................................. 70
Editing partially on a DV tape
- DV synchro-editing .................................... 73
Recording video or TV programmes ............. 77
Inserting a scene from a VCR
- Insert editing ............................................... 81
Audio dubbing .................................................. 84
Superimposing a title ....................................... 89
Making your own titles .................................... 94
Labelling a cassette ........................................... 96
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Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings ........................... 98
Resetting the date and time ........................... 113
"Memory Stick" Operations
Using a "Memory Stick" - introduction ...... 115
Recording still images on "Memory Stick"s
- Memory photo recording ........................ 124
Superimposing a still picture in a "Memory
Stick" on a moving picture
- MEMORY MIX .......................................... 129
Recording an image from a mini DV tape as a
still image ...................................................... 132
Copying still images from a mini DV tape
- Photo save .................................................. 136
Viewing a still picture - Memory photo
playback ........................................................ 138
Copying the image recorded on "Memory
Stick"s to mini DV tapes ............................. 142
Playing back images continuously
- SLIDE SHOW ............................................ 144
Preventing accidental erasure
- Image protection ....................................... 146
Deleting images .............................................. 148
Writing a print mark - PRINT MARK ........ 152
Additional Information
Usable cassettes ............................................... 154
Troubleshooting .............................................. 157
Self-diagnosis display .................................... 163
Warning indicators and messages ............... 164
Using your camcorder abroad ...................... 175
Maintenance information and
precautions ................................................... 176
Specifications ................................................... 181
Quick Reference
Identifying the parts and controls ................ 183
Quick Function Guide .................................... 195
Index ................................................................. 197