General; Main Features; Quick Start Guide - Sony DCR-TRV30E Service Manual

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Main Features

Taking moving or still images, and playing them back
•Recording a picture (p. 26)
•Recording a still image on a tape (p. 48)
•Playing back a tape (p. 39)
•Recording still images on "Memory Stick"s (p. 153)
•Recording moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s (p. 164)
•Viewing a still image recorded on "Memory Stick"s (p. 176)
•Viewing a moving picture on "Memory Stick"s (p. 180)
Capturing images on your computer
•Using with an analog video unit and your computer (p. 107)
•Viewing images recorded on "Memory Stick"s using the USB cable (p. 182)
Other uses
Functions to adjust exposure in the recording mode
•Back light (p. 33)
•NightShot/Super NightShot (p. 34)
•Recording images with the flash (p. 49, 158)
•PROGRAM AE (p. 65)
•Adjusting the exposure manually (p. 68)
Functions to give images more impact
•Digital zoom (p. 31) The default setting is set to OFF. (To zoom greater than 10
zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings.)
•Fader (p. 58)
•Picture effect (p. 61)
•Digital effect (p. 62)
•Digital program editing (p. 93)
•Title (p. 121, 125)
•MEMORY MIX (p. 170)
Functions to give a natural appearance to your recordings
•Manual focus (p. 69)
•Sports lesson mode (p. 65)
•Landscape mode (p. 65)
Functions to use after recording
•END SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/Rec review (p. 37)
•DATA CODE (p. 40)
•SUPER LASER LINK (p. 46)
•Tape PB ZOOM (p. 79)/Memory PB ZOOM (p. 190)
•Zero set memory (p. 81, 113)
•Title search (p. 82)
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•HiFi SOUND (p. 131, 223)
English

Quick Start Guide

This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your
camcorder. See the page in parentheses "( )" for more
information.
Connecting the mains lead
Use the battery pack when using your camcorder outdoors (p. 17).
Open the DC IN
jack cover.
AC power adaptor (supplied)
Inserting a cassette
1 2
Slide OPEN/ Push the middle
EJECT in the portion of the back of
direction of the arrow the cassette to insert.
and open the lid. Insert the cassette in a
straight line deeply
into the cassette
compartment with the
window facing out.
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SECTION 1

GENERAL

×
, select the digital
(p. 21)
Connect the plug with its v
mark facing up.
(p. 24)
3
Close the cassette
compartment by
pressing the
mark on the cassette
compartment.
After the cassette
compartment goes
down completely,
close the lid until it
clicks.
This section is extracted from instruction
manual. (DCR-TRV30E)(3-067-862-11)
Recording a picture
1
Remove the lens cap.
Viewfinder
When the LCD panel is
closed, use the
viewfinder placing your
eye against its eyecup.
3
Press OPEN to open the
LCD panel.
The picture appears on
the screen.
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. 22).
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD
screen
(p. 39)
1
Set the POWER
switch to VCR
while pressing the
small green button.
NOTE
Do not pick up your camcorder by
holding the viewfinder, the flash, the
LCD panel or the battery pack.
1-1
DCR-TRV30/TRV30E
(p. 26)
2
Set the POWER
switch to CAMERA
while pressing the
small green button.
VCR
OFF(CHG)
CAMERA
MEMORY
4
Press START/STOP. Your
camcorder starts recording.
To stop recording, press
START/STOP again.
2
Press m to rewind the tape.
VCR
OFF(CHG)
CAMERA
REW
MEMORY
3
Press N to start playback.
PLAY
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