Table Of Contents - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD408 Operating Manual

Table of Contents
Read this before operating your
camcorder 5
Subject examples and solutions
11
What you can do with your
camcorder
12
Choosing a disc 14
Using your camcorder
16
"h
HOME" and "e.::: OPTION"
- Taking advantage of two types of
menus 18
Step 1: Checking supplied items
.................................................... 21
Step 2: Charging the battery pack
.................................................... 22
Step 3: Turning the power on, and
setting the date and time 25
Changing the language setting
....................................................... 26
Step 4: Preparing for recording
.................................................... 27
Step 5: Inserting a disc or a
"M St' k D "
emory
IC
uo 28
Recording and playing back with
ease (Easy Handycam) 31
Recording 34
Zooming 36
Recording sound with more presence
(5.1 ch surround recording) 36
Using the flash 36
Recording high quality still images
during movie recording (Dual Rec)
....................................................... 37
Recording in dark places (NightShot)
....................................................... 38
Adjusting the exposure for backlit
subjects 38
Recording in mirror mode 38
Selecting the aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3)
38
Recording the fast action in slow-
motion (SMTH SLW REC) 39
Playback .41
Using PB zoom 43
Playing back a series of still images
(Slide show) 43
Playing the picture on a TV
.................................................... 44
Making the disc compatible with
playback on other devices or DVD
d . (F I" )
rives Ina IZlng 46
~(OTHERS)
category 50
D I
r .
e e Ing Images 50
D' 'd' th'
IVI Ing e Image 52
Creating the Playlist
53
Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD
recorders 56
Printing recorded images
(PictBridge compliant printer)
.................................................... 57
(MANAGE DISC/MEMORY)
category 59
Playing a disc on other devices
.................................................... 59
Finding the right disc (DISC
SELECT GUIDE) 60
Deleting all scenes on the disc
(Formatting) 61
Recording additional scenes after
finalizing 62
Continued..
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