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CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED 5
Provided Accessories ....................................................5
Power .............................................................................6
Grip Adjustment .............................................................7
Operation Mode .............................................................8
Date/Time Settings ........................................................8
Viewfinder Adjustment ...................................................9
Brightness Adjustment Of The Display ..........................9
Tripod Mounting .............................................................9
Loading/Unloading A Cassette ....................................10
Loading/Unloading A Memory Card ................................... 10
VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK 11

VIDEO RECORDING ........................................................11

Basic Recording ...........................................................11
LCD Monitor And Viewfinder ........................................12
Tape Remaining Time ..................................................12
Zooming .......................................................................12
Journalistic Shooting ....................................................13
Self Recording .............................................................13
Time Code ...................................................................13
Recording From The Middle Of A Tape .......................13

VIDEO PLAYBACK ...........................................................14

Normal Playback ..........................................................14
Still Playback ................................................................14
Shuttle Search .............................................................14
Blank Search ................................................................14
Playback Using The Remote Control ............................... 15
Connections To A TV Or VCR .....................................17
DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK 18

D.S.C. RECORDING .........................................................18

Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot) ...............................18
Dubbing Still Images Recorded On A Tape To A Memory
Card .........................................................................19

D.S.C. PLAYBACK ...........................................................20

Normal Playback Of Images ........................................20
Auto Playback Of Images ............................................20
Index Playback Of Files ...............................................20
Viewing File Information ...............................................21
Removing On-Screen Display ......................................21

ADDITIONAL FEATURES FOR D.S.C. ..................................22

Protecting Files ............................................................22
Deleting Files ...............................................................22
Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting) .....................23
Resetting The File Name .............................................24
Initializing A Memory Card ...........................................24
ADVANCED FEATURES 25

MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT .............................. 25

Changing The Menu Settings ......................................25
Recording Menus ........................................................26
Playback Menus ..........................................................28

FEATURES FOR RECORDING ........................................... 29

White LED Light .......................................................... 29
Night Alive ...................................................................29
Wipe Or Fader Effects .................................................30
Program AE With Special Effects ................................30
Snapshot (For Video Recording) .................................31
Auto Focus ..................................................................31
Manual Focus ..............................................................32
Exposure Control .........................................................32
Iris Lock .......................................................................32
Backlight Compensation ..............................................33
White Balance Adjustment ..........................................33
Manual White Balance Adjustment ............................. 33

EDITING ........................................................................34

Dubbing To Or From A VCR ....................................... 34
Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped With A DV
Connector (Digital Dubbing) ....................................35
Connection To A Personal Computer ..........................36
Audio Dubbing .............................................................37
Insert Editing ............................................................... 37
REFERENCES 38

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...........................................38

TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................40

CAUTIONS .....................................................................45

USER MAINTENANCE ......................................................48

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................49

INDEX ...........................................................................50

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