Table Of Contents - Sony Digital8 DCR-TRV120 Operating Instructions Manual

Table of contents
4
Checking supplied accessories ....................... 5
Quick Start Guide
............................... 6
Getting started
Using this manual ............................................ 8
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ............ 10
Installing the battery pack ..................... 10
Charging the hattery pack ..................... 11
Connecting to a wall outlet ................... 14
Step 2 Inserting a cassette ............................ 15
Recording - Basics
Recording a picture ........................................ 16
Shooting hacklit snhjects
BACK LIGHT ............................... 20
Shooting in the dark
NightShot/Super NightShot ...... 20
Sel_timer recording
(DCR TRV320 only) ........................ 22
Checking the recording END SEARCH /
EDITSEARCH / Rec Review. ............... 23
Playback - Basics
Playing back a tape ........................................ 24
Viewing the recording on TV ....................... 27
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording a still image on a tape
Tape Photo recording ......................... 29
Using the wide mode .................................... 32
Using the fader fnnction ............................... 33
Using special effects Picture effect ........... 36
Using special effects Digital effect ............ 37
Using the PROGRAM AE flmction ............. 40
Adjusting the exposure manually ............... 42
Focusing manually ......................................... 43
Superin-q)osing a title .................................... 44
Making your own titles ................................. 46
Inserting a scene ............................................. 48
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects ..... 49
Playing back a tape with digital effects ...... 50
Enlarging recorded images PB ZOOM .... 51
Quickly locating a scene using the zero set
memory function .................................... 52
Searching a recording hy date
Date search ........................................... 53
Searching for a photo
Photo search/Photo scan .................... 55
Editing
Duhbing a tape ............................................... 57
Using with analog video unit and PC
Signal convert function ....................... 59
Recording video or TV programs ................ 60
Inserting a scene fl'om a VCR
Insert Editing ........................................ 62
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings ......................... 64
Resetting the date and time .......................... 71
"Memory Stick" operations
(DCR-TRV320 only)
Using "Memory Stick" introduction .......... 72
Recording still images on "Memory Stick"
Memory Photo recording
................... 77
Superimposing a still image in the "Memory
Stick" on a moving image
MEMORY
MIX
..................................... 82
Recording an image fl'om a tape as a still
image ........................................................ 85
Copying still images from a tape
Photo
save
............................................. 87
Viewing a still image
Memory photo playback ....................89
Copying the image recorded on "Memory
Stick" to tapes ......................................... 92
Enlarging still images recorded on "Memory
Stick"s Memory PB ZOOM ................ 94
Playing back images in a continuons loop
SLIDE SHOW ....................................... 95
Preventing accidental erasure
Image protection .................................. 97
Deleting images .............................................. 98
Writing a print mark PRINT MARK ...... 101
Additional Information
Digital8 [) system, recording and playback
................................................................. 10_
About i.LINK ................................................ 104
Changing the lithium battery in your
camcorder
.............................................. 106
Troubleshooting ........................................... 108
Self diagnosis display .................................. 113
Warning indicators and messages ............. 114
Using your camcorder abroad ................... 116
Maintenance information and precautions 117
Specifications ................................................ 122
Quick Reference
Identifying the parts and controls ............. 123
Quick Function Guide ................................. 130
Index .............................................................. 131
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