Contents
Digital Video Camcorder
Features of Your NEW Minidv Camcorder
Camcorder, follow these basic safety precautions
Safety warnings
Precautions
Rotate it to the best angle to record or play
Adjusting the LCD Screen
Correct Disposal of This Product
Servicing & Replacement Parts
Contents
Initial Setting Display Menu Setting
Playback
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What is Included with Your Minidv Camcorder
Front & Left View
Left Side View
Right & TOP View
Rear & Bottom View
Using the Remote Control VP-D392 i /D395i only
Hand Strap
Using the Hand Strap & Lens Cover
Preparation
Attaching the Core Filter
Installing the BUTTON-TYPE Battery
Precaution regarding the button-type battery
Charging the Battery Pack
Using the Battery Pack
Inserting / Ejecting the battery pack
IA-BP80WA
Charging indicator
Amount of continuous recording time available depends on
Battery Level Display
Battery Pack Management
Using a Household Power Source
Connecting a Power Source
Turning the miniDV camcorder on and off
Setting the operating modes
Basic Minidv Camcorder Operation
OSD in Player Mode
Screen Indicators in Camera / Player Modes
OSD in Camera Mode
Movie images Photo images
Screen Indicators in M.CAM / M.PLAYER Modes VP-D395iONLY
OSD in M.Cam Mode
OSD in M.Player Mode
Checking the remaining battery
Using the Display Button
Switching the information display mode
Handling Quick Menus with the Joystick
Using the Joystick
Quick Menu In M.Cam / M.Player modes VP-D395ionly
Quick Menu In Camera /Player modes
Turning the date and time display on/off
Initial setting system menu setting
Setting the Clock Clock SET
Joystick Month will be highlighted
Off
Setting the Beep Sound Beep Sound
Setting the Shutter Sound Shutter Sound
Joystick
Selecting the OSD Language Language
Your camcorder so that you may use them more easily
Viewing the Demonstration Demonstration
To exit, press the Menu button
Initial setting display menu setting
Setting the Guideline Guideline
LCD Bright LCD Colour
Adjusting the LCD Screen LCD BRIGHT/LCD Colour
Displaying the Date / Time Date / Time
Initial settingdisplay menu setting
Setting the TV Display TV Display
Various Recording Techniques
Basic recording
Inserting / Ejecting a Cassette
Making Your First Recording
Buttons unavailable during EASY.Q operation
Recording with Ease for Beginners Easy Q Mode
To cancel the Easy Q mode
To zoom out
Zooming in and OUT
To zoom
Stby SP Wide 10Sec
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To perform the normal search Move the Joystick
Reviewing and Searching a Recording
Record Search Joystick
To perform the backward search Move the Joystick
To the right
Using the Fade on and OFF
To Start Recording
To Stop Recording
Auto Focus
Auto Focus / Manual Focus
Move the Joystick
Setting the Shutter Speed & Exposure
Advanced recording
Selecting the Record Mode & Audio Mode Rec Mode & Audio Mode
Cutting OFF Wind Noise Windcut Plus
Selecting the Real Stereo Function Real Stereo
Setting the Program AE Program AE
High
Sand
Setting the White Balance White Balance
Select Custom WB
Setting the white balance manually
Applying Visual Effects Visual Effect
Display mode is set to the selected mode
Pastel2
Sepia
Mirror
Emboss2
Setting the 169 Wide Mode 169 Wide
Move the Joystick / up or down to select Macro, then press
Using the Tele Macro Macro
Move the Joystick / up or down to select Camera, then press
Joystick or move the Joystick X to the right
DIS function works only in Camera mode.
Setting the Digital Image Stabilizer DIS
BLC Off
Using Back Light Compensation Mode BLC
100x , 200x , 400x or 1200x , then press the Joystick
Zooming in and OUT with Digital Zoom Digital Zoom
Selecting the Digital Zoom
BLC, Digital Zoom, Shutter, Exposure Tape Photo Recording
Using the Colour Nite C.NITE
Program AE, Mosaic, Mirror, Emboss2,Pastel1, Pastel2
Using the Light Light VP-D392 i /D395i only
Visual Effect, DIS , Digital Zoom, C.Nite, 169 Wide
Recording a Photo Image on a Tape -TAPE Photo Recording
Searching for a Photo Image on a Tape Photo Search
Playing Back a Tape on the LCD Screen
Playback
Slow Playback Forward/Reverse VP-D392 i /D395i only
Various Functions While in Player Mode
Playback/Pause
Picture Search Forward/Reverse
Reverse frame advance
X2 Playback Forward/Reverse VP-D392 i /D395i only
Reverse Playback VP-D392 i /D395i only
Forward frame advance
Audio Dubbing VP-D392 i /D395i only
Dubbed Audio Playback Audio Select
Audio Effect
Connection
Setting the AV IN/OUT AV IN/OUT VP-D391i/D392i/D395i only
Tape Playing Back on a TV Screen
Connecting to a TV that has Audio/Video Input Jacks
Playback the tape
Connecting to a TV that has no Audio/Video Input Jacks
Copying a Camcorder Tape Onto a Video Tape
When Copying is Complete
Voice+ function works only in Player mode.
Using the VOICE+ Function
To record from a TV
When Recording Copying is Complete
Recording Copying onto a Camcorder Tape
To record from a VCR
Using a Memory Card Usable Memory Card not Supplied
Digital still camera mode VP-D395ionly
Movie image file
Structure of Folders and Files on the Memory Card
Recording time available on the Memory Card
Image format
Number of Images on the Memory Card
Stored on the memory card
Setting the File Number File no
Taking a Photo Image Jpeg on the Memory Card
Photo image
Viewing Photo Images Jpeg
To view a Slide Show
To view the Multi Display
Protection from Accidental Erasure Protect
Message Do you want to delete? is displayed
Using the Joystick
Deleting Photo Images and Moving Images Delete
Message Do you want to delete all? is displayed
Deleting All Images at Once
Formatting a Memory Card Format
Saving moving images onto a Memory Card
Recording Moving Images Mpeg on a Memory Card
Recording Moving Images Mpeg on a Memory Card
Joystick
Before operation
Recording AN Image from a Tape AS a Photo Image
Photo1+2Copy 56min 16BIt
This File or All Files , then press the Joystick
Marking Images for Printing Print Mark
Removing the Print Mark
Move the Joystick / up or down to select Memory, then press
Select switch to Card
Printing Your Pictures Using the Pictbridgetm
Connecting To a Printer
Turn your printers power off
Selecting Images
Setting the Number of Prints
Setting the Date/Time Imprint Option
Canceling the Printing
Transferring IEEE1394 I.LINK-DV Standard Data Connections
Connecting to a DV Device DVD Recorder, Camcorder, etc
Connecting to a PC
Ieee 1394 data transfer
Press the Recording start/stop button to start recording
Models with an ‘i’ suffix do feature DVIEEE1394/AVAnalogue
Recording with a DV Connection Cable
USB Connection Speed depending on the System
Using USB Interface
USB interface VP-D395i only
Transferring a Digital Image through a USB Connection
English
Selecting the USB Device USB Connect
Before you start
Installing the Software DV Media PRO Programme
Using the Removable Disk Function
Connecting to a PC
Disconnecting the USB Cable
Using the Web Camera Function
Usable Cassette Tapes
Maintenance
How to store a tape
After Finishing a Recording
Cleaning the Video Heads
Cleaning and Maintaining the Camcorder
On TV colour systems
Using Your Minidv Camcorder Abroad
Power sources
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Recording start/stop button does not
Moisture Condensation
Mode d
Setting Menu Items
Available Mode
Model Name VP-D391i/VP-D3910/ VP-D392i/ VP-D395i
Specifi cations
Blue = Neutral Brown = Live
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