General; Main Features; Quick Start Guide - Sony Handycam CCD-TRV107 Service Manual

Main Features

Taking moving images, and playing them back
•Recording a picture (p. 19)
•Playing back a tape (p. 29)
Capturing images on your computer*
•Viewing images recorded on a tape (p. 59)
•Viewing images live from your camcorder (p. 59)
Others
Functions to adjust exposure in the recording mode
•BACK LIGHT (p. 25)
•NightShot (p. 26)
•PROGRAM AE (p. 38)
•Built-in light* 2) (p. 46)
•Manual exposure (p. 40)
Functions to give images more impact
•Digital zoom (p. 22)
The default setting is set to OFF. (To zoom greater than 20×, select the digital zoom
power in D ZOOM in the menu settings.)
•FADER (p. 35)
•Picture effect (p. 37)
•TITLE (p. 42)
Function to give a natural appearance to your recordings
•Manual focus (p. 41)
Functions to use in editing in the recording mode
•Wide mode (p. 33)
•Date and time (p. 16)
•ORC [MENU] (p. 70)
Function to use after recording
•Easy Dubbing (p. 51)
Function to make transition smooth
•END SEARCH (P.28)
* 1) CCD-TRV608 only
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* 2) CCD-TRV107/TRV308/TRV408/TRV608 only

Quick Start Guide

This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your
camcorder. See the page in parentheses "( )" for more
information.
Connecting the power cord
Use the battery pack when using your camcorder outdoors (p. 11).
AC power adaptor (supplied)
Inserting a cassette
1 2
Open the lid of the Insert a cassette
cassette compartment, into the cassette
and press Z EJECT. compartment
The cassette with its window
compartment opens facing out and the
automatically. write-protect tab
on the cassette up.
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CCD-TRV107/TRV108/TRV308/TRV408/TRV608
SECTION 1

GENERAL

1)
(p. 15)
Open the DC IN
jack cover.
Connect the plug with
its v mark facing up.
(p. 18)
3
Close the cassette
compartment by
pressing the mark
on the cassette
compartment. The
cassette compartment
automatically goes
down.
Close the lid of the
cassette compartment.
Recording a picture
1
Remove the lens cap.
3
Open the LCD panel
Viewfinder
while pressing OPEN.
When the LCD panel is closed, use the
The picture appears
viewfinder placing your eye against its eyecup.
on the LCD screen.
The picture in the viewfinder is black and white.
Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyesight (p. 23).
When you purchase your camcorder, the clock setting is set to off. If you want to
record the date and time for a picture, set the clock setting before recording (p. 16).
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD
screen
(p. 29)
1
Set the POWER
switch to PLAYER
while pressing the
small green button.
Note
Do not pick up your camcorder by
the viewfinder, the LCD panel, or
the battery pack.
1-1
This section is extracted from
instruction manual.
(p. 19)
2
Set the POWER
switch to CAMERA
while pressing the
small green button.
4
Press START/STOP.
Your camcorder
starts recording. To
stop recording, press
START/STOP again.
2
Press m to rewind the tape.
REW
3
Press N to start playback.
PLAY
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