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GETTING STARTED 10

Power .......................................................................10
Grip Adjustment .......................................................12
Tripod Mounting ......................................................12
LCD Monitor And Viewfinder ...................................12
Viewfinder Adjustment .............................................13
Brightness Adjustment Of The Display ......................13
Operation Mode .......................................................14
Date/Time Settings ....................................................15
Loading A Cassette
/Unloading A Cassette ..........................................16
Loading A Memory Card
/Unloading A Memory Card .................................17

VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK 18

VIDEO RECORDING ....................................................18

Basic Recording ........................................................18
Recording Mode .......................................................19
Tape Remaining Time ...............................................20
Zooming ...................................................................20
Journalistic Shooting .................................................20
Interface Shooting .....................................................20
Time Code ................................................................21
Recording From The Middle Of A Tape ....................21

VIDEO PLAYBACK ......................................................22

Normal Playback ......................................................22
Still Playback ............................................................22
Frame-By-Frame Playback ........................................22
Shuttle Search ...........................................................23
Blank Search ............................................................23
Connections To A TV Or VCR ..................................24

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

PLAYBACK 26

D.S.C. RECORDING .....................................................26

Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot) ..............................26

D.S.C. PLAYBACK .......................................................27

Normal Playback Of Images .....................................27
Auto Playback Of Images .........................................27
Index Playback Of Files ............................................28
Viewing File Information ..........................................28
Removing On-Screen Display ...................................28
Protecting Files .........................................................29
Deleting Files ...........................................................30
Resetting The File Name ...........................................31
Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting) ...................31
Initialising A Memory Card .......................................32

ADVANCED FEATURES 33

MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT ..........................33

Changing The Menu Settings ....................................33

RECORDING MENUS ..................................................34

PLAYBACK MENUS .....................................................39

FEATURES FOR RECORDING .......................................41

Self-Timer .................................................................41
Snapshot (For Video Recording) ...............................42
Exposure Control ......................................................42
Iris Lock ...................................................................43
Backlight Compensation ...........................................43
Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment ............................44
Manual Iris Adjustment ............................................44
Auto Focus ...............................................................44
Manual Focus ...........................................................45
Manual Zooming ......................................................45
White Balance Adjustment .......................................46
Manual White Balance Adjustment ..........................47
Wipe Or Fader Effects ..............................................48
Program AE ..............................................................48
Special Effects ..........................................................49
NAVIGATION Function ...........................................50

DUBBING ..................................................................52

Dubbing To Or From A VCR ....................................52
Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped With
An i.LINK Connector (DigitalDubbing) ................ 53
Dubbing Still Images Recorded On A Tape To
A Memory Card ....................................................55

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ...........................56

Audio Dubbing (DV only) ........................................58
Insert Editing (DV only) ............................................59
Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit] (DV only) ........60

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS ..............................................65

Connection To A Personal Computer .......................65
Using The Camcorder As A WebCam .......................66

REFERENCES 67

DETAILS ....................................................................67

TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................68

CAUTIONS .................................................................76

USER MAINTENANCE ..................................................79

SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................80

INDEX .......................................................................82

TERMS 86

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