CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

3

IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY

 

INSTRUCTIONS

4

PROVIDED ACCESSORIES

5

HOW TO ATTACH THE LENS CAP

5

HOW TO ATTACH THE CORE FILTER

6

AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION

6

GETTING STARTED

 

Power ............................................................

7 – 8

Grip Adjustment ......................................................

8

Viewfinder Adjustment .............................................

8

Shoulder Strap Attachment .........................................

9

Tripod Mounting ......................................................

9

Loading/Unloading A Cassette ...............................

9 – 10

Date/Time Settings .................................................

10

Recording Mode Setting ............................................

10

TAPE RECORDING & PLAYBACK

 

TAPE RECORDING ..................................

11 – 13

Basic Recording ...........................................

11 – 12

Zooming ..........................................................

12

Time Code ........................................................

13

TAPE PLAYBACK ....................................

13 – 15

Normal Playback .........................................

13 – 14

Blank Search .....................................................

14

Connections ......................................................

15

ADVANCED FEATURES

 

FOR RECORDING .....................................

16 – 20

Night-Alive .......................................................

16

Program AE With Special Effects ..............................

16

Fade/Wipe Effects ..............................................

17

Snapshot (For Tape Recording) ................................

18

Auto Focus ........................................................

18

Manual Focus ....................................................

19

Exposure Control ................................................

19

Iris Lock ...........................................................

20

White Balance Adjustment .....................................

20

Manual White Balance Operation .............................

20

USING MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT ....

21 – 25

For Recording Menu ......................................

21 – 24

For Playback Menu .......................................

24 – 25

DUBBING ..............................................

26 – 27

Dubbing To A VCR ...............................................

26

Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped

 

With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing) ....................

27

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS ...................................

28

Connection To A Personal Computer ..........................

28

REFERENCES

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING .................................

29 – 31

CAUTIONS ............................................

32 – 34

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................

35

INDEX .................................................

36 – 38

Controls, Connectors And Indicators/Indications .....

36 – 38

TERMS .......................................

39 – Back Cover

Refer to the diagrams on page 36 and 37 while reading the instruction manual as all the controls, connectors, indicators and indications are numbered on the diagrams and those corresponding numbers are used throughout this manual unless specified.

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