6 EN CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED

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Regarding This Manual .................................

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

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Index..............................................................

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

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

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Language Settings.......................................

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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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16:9 Wide Mode ..........................................

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RECORDING & PLAYBACK

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

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

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

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Quick Review...........................................

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

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

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Interface Shooting ...................................

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

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Recording From The Middle Of A Tape...

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Dual Rec..................................................

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Auto/Manual Mode ..................................

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

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

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

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Variable Shuttle Search...........................

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

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Playback Snapshot..................................

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

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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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LED Light.....................................................

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Snapshot (Record Still Image On Tape) .....

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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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Spot Exposure Control ................................

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

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

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

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Program AE, Effects And Shutter Effects....

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Dubbing Still Images Recorded On A Tape To

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

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

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

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Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped

With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing) ..

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

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REFERENCES

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

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

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

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

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

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ADDITIONAL FEATURES FOR D.S.C.

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

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

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

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Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting)* ...

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Initializing A Memory Card...........................

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