4 EN CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED

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Provided Accessories ....................................................

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

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

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Operation Mode .............................................................

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

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

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Brightness Adjustment Of The Display ..........................

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

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

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Loading/Unloading A Memory Card .............................

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VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK

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VIDEO RECORDING ........................................................

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

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LCD Monitor And Viewfinder ........................................

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Tape Remaining Time ..................................................

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

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Journalistic Shooting ....................................................

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Self Recording .............................................................

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

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Recording From The Middle Of A Tape .......................

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VIDEO PLAYBACK ...........................................................

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

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Still Playback ................................................................

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Shuttle Search .............................................................

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

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Playback Using The Remote Control ...........................

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Connections To A TV Or VCR .....................................

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DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING &

 

PLAYBACK

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D.S.C. RECORDING .........................................................

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Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot) ...............................

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D.S.C. PLAYBACK ...........................................................

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Normal Playback Of Images ........................................

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Auto Playback Of Images ............................................

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Index Playback Of Files ...............................................

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ADDITIONAL FEATURES FOR D.S.C. ..................................

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Viewing File Information ...............................................

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Removing On-Screen Display ......................................

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Protecting Files ............................................................

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Deleting Files ...............................................................

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Dubbing Still Images Recorded On A Tape To A Memory

Card .........................................................................

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Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting) .....................

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Resetting The File Name .............................................

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Initialising A Memory Card ...........................................

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ADVANCED FEATURES

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MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT ..............................

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Changing The Menu Settings ......................................

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Recording Menus ........................................................

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Playback Menus ..........................................................

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FEATURES FOR RECORDING ...........................................

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White LED Light ..........................................................

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Night Scope .................................................................

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Wipe Or Fader Effects .................................................

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

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Snapshot (For Video Recording) .................................

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

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

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

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

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Backlight Compensation ..............................................

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

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

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EDITING ........................................................................

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

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Dubbing To A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector

(Digital Dubbing) ......................................................

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

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Audio Dubbing .............................................................

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Insert Editing ...............................................................

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REFERENCES

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...........................................

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

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

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USER MAINTENANCE ......................................................

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

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

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TERMS

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