CONTENTS

EN 11

GETTING STARTED

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

12

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

14

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

14

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

14

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

15

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

15

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

16

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

17

Loading A Cassette

 

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

18

Loading A Memory Card

 

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

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VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK

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

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

20

Recording Mode .......................................................

21

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

22

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

22

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

22

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

22

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

23

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

23

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

24

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

24

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

24

Frame-By-Frame Playback ........................................

24

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

25

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

25

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

26

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

 

PLAYBACK

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

28

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

28

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

29

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

29

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

29

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

30

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

30

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

33

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

34

ADVANCED FEATURES

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

35

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

35

RECORDING MENUS ..................................................

36

PLAYBACK MENUS .....................................................

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

43

Self-Timer .................................................................

43

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

44

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

44

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

45

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

45

Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment ............................

46

Manual Iris Adjustment ............................................

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

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

47

Manual Zooming ......................................................

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

Program AE ..............................................................

50

Special Effects ..........................................................

51

NAVIGATION Function ...........................................

52

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

54

Dubbing To Or From A VCR ....................................

54

Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped With

 

An i.LINK Connector (Digital Dubbing) ................

55

Dubbing Still Images Recorded On A Tape To

 

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

57

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

58

Audio Dubbing (DV only) ........................................

60

Insert Editing (DV only) ............................................

61

Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit] (DV only) ........

62

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

67

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

67

Using The Camcorder As A WebCam .......................

68

REFERENCES

69

DETAILS ....................................................................

69

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

70

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

78

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

81

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

82

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

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TERMS

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