Sony Video8 Handycam CCD-FX411 Operation Manual

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Checking Supplied Accessories
Before You Start
Charging and Installing 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
What Is a Sports Finder?
To Set the Viewfinder to the Sports Finder 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
To Correct Date and Time Setting
Storing a Birth Date in Your Camcorder
Before You Begin
How to Store Birth Date
If You Missed the Correct Number with DATE (+)
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
How to Play Back a Tape
If Your TV Has Only an Antenna Input
Using the Remote Commander
Getting Familiar with some Buttons
Battery Life
How to Get the most out of Your Battery Pack
How to Prepare the Rechargeable Battery Pack
Notes on Charging
Notes on the Rechargeable Battery Pack
Connecting Alternative Power Sources
Using House Current
To Remove the Connecting Plate
Using Cara Battery
To Remove the DC Pack
Camera Recording
Recording the Date or Time
To Stop Recording Date or Time
Putting an Age on Your Tape
To Stop Recording the Age
To Change the Display While Recording
To Cancel the Stored Birth Date
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
Hints for Recording
Re-Recording on a Previously Recorded Portion
To Pause Recording
To Stop Recording
Inserting Scene in the Middle of a Recorded Tape
Checking Recording in the Viewfinder
To Cancel the ZERO MEM
Recording with an External Microphone
Connecting a Wired Remote Control Unit
Making Manual Adjustments
Focusing Manually
When to Use Manual Focus
How to Focus Manually
Shooting with Autofocusing Momentarily
Shooting in Relatively Dark Places
Compensating Backlighting
After Shooting
Using Program AE
Portrait Mode
What Is PROGARM AE?
To Resume the Automatic Mode
Sports Mode
How to Set to Sports Mode
Hint for Effective Camera Work
High-Speed Shutter Mode
How to Set to High-Speed Shutter Mode
To Resume to Normal Shutter Speed
Using the Special Effects
Zooming
Close-Up
Manual Adjustment
Fade in
Fade out
Playing Back
Connecting a TV with Video/Audio Inputs
Connecting to a TV Via a VCR
If Your TV Has no Video/Audio Input Jacks
If Your TV Has Video/Audio Inputs Jacks
Playing Back a Tape in Various Speeds
To View the Still Picture
To View the Picture at 1/5 Speed
To Locate the Desired Scene
To Locate the Desired Scene Quickly
About the Playback Picture
Recording from a VCR or TV
Using the Tape Counter
To Count the Whole Tape
Note on the Tape Counter and the ZERO MEM Button
Editing
Editing Tapes with a VCR
To Edit more Scenes
To Stop Editing Momentarily
To Stop Editing
Use of the EDIT Switch
Replacing Recordings on a Tape
How to Replace Recordings
To Change the End Point
Maintenance Information
Moisture Condensation
If Moisture Condenses Inside the Unit
If Moisture Condenses on the Surface of the Tape
Video Head Cleaning
Viewfinder Cleaning
To Reattach the Eyecup
Tips for Better Camera Recording
How to Achieve Better Camera Recording
Use a Tripod
Lighting
Brightness Levels
Using Your Camcorder Abroad
Precautions
Identifying the Parts
Wireless Remote Commander
Inside the Viewfinder
Troubleshooting
Specifications
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