Sony CCD-TR3400 operating instructions Table of contents

Table of contents

Before you begin
Using this manual	4
Checking supplied accessories	5
Getting started
Charging and installing the battery
pack	6
Inserting a cassette	9
Basic operations
Camera recording	10
Using the zoom feature	12
Hints for better shooting	13
Checking the recorded picture	14
Connections for playback	15
Playing back a tape	16
Advanced operations
Using alternative power sources	19
Using the house current	19
Changing the mode settings	21
— for camera recording —
Recording with the date or time	24
Fade-in and fade-out	25
Overlapping two pictures	26
Wiping away a still picture	27
Enjoying picture effect	28
Recording a still picture	30
Recording still pictures successively ..	31
Superimposing a moving picture on a
still picture	32
Re-recording a picture in the middle
of a recorded tape	33
Using the wide mode function	34
Selecting the START/STOP mode	36
Superimposing a title	37
Making your own original titles	40
Checking the tape condition before
recording (ORC)	41
Releasing the STEADY SHOT
function	42

— for manual adjustment —
Selecting automatic/manual
adjustment modes	43
Focusing manually	44
Using the PROGRAM AE function ....	46
About the PROGRAM AE function ..	46
Using the aperture priority mode ..	46
Using the shutter priority mode ..	47
Using the twilight mode	48
Using manual mode	49
Using slow shutter	52
Tips for manual adjustment	53
Shooting with backlighting	55
Adjusting the brightness of the picture . 56
Adjusting the white balance	57
— for playing back/editing —
Searching the boundaries of recorded
date	60
Returning to a pre-registered position ..	61
Locating the marking position	62
Writing the RC Time code on a
recorded tape	66
Editing onto another tape	67
Recording from a VCR or TV	69
Additional information
Changing the lithium battery in the
camcorder	71
Resetting the date and time	72
Usable cassettes and playback modes ..	73
Tips for using the battery pack	74
Maintenance information and
precautions	77
Using your camcorder abroad	80
Trouble check	81
Specifications	85
Identifying the parts	86
Warning indicators	94
Index	95

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