Tips on Recording Positions, Basic posture

Tips on Recording

Positions

To create images that are easy to watch during playback, try to record with an upright posture and steady hand to prevent a shaky image.

Holding the camcorder

Place your right thumb close to the REC START/STOP button and Power Zoom control. Place your left thumb on the thumb rest on the left side of the screen.

Basic posture

Shooting from a high angle

Turn the LCD monitor so that the screen faces downward.

Take care not to cover the lens or microphone with your finger.

Place your elbows against your sides.

Preparation

Shooting from a low angle

Balance your weight on both legs.

Turn the LCD monitor so that the screen faces upward.

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Contents

Gedruckt in Japan Imprimé au Japon TINSLA006WJZZ 02P03-JKG Sharp Corporation Power supply Special Note for Users in the U.K Supplied Accessories Optional Accessories Iii When using your camcorder in a cold envi Dew Formation What is dew formation? Using a Cleaning Tape Commercially Available Precautions Dirty Video HeadsAvailable mode Causes of video head clogging Contents Contents Viii Digital Still Camera Features Appendix Compartment door Part Names Card selection Media Selection Pp , 30 Operation References TAPE-VCR mode TAPE-CAMERA modeOn-screen Display Index Operation References CARD-VCR mode CARD-CAMERA mode Manual screens On-screen indicators on/offExample screens shown are for TAPE-CAMERA mode AS S E T T E Properly inserted see Setting seeNew one see Card has no images recorded in the format the camcorder can Attaching Attaching and Removing the Battery PackRemoving Preparation Extending battery pack life Charging the Battery Pack1Fully charge the battery pack Battery Preparation Powering the Camcorder from an AC Outlet Perform above, then take out the cassette Inserting and Removing a CassetteInserting Close the card slot cover About the write-protect switchInserting and Removing a Card Installing Installing the Lithium Battery T T I NG Setting the DateTime Attaching the Lens Hood Changing to the 12-hour Time ModeAttaching the Wrist Strap Press l or m to select 12H, then press the SET button Attach the strap to the lens cap as shown below Using the Lens Cap Holding the camcorder Tips on Recording PositionsBasic posture Shooting from a high angle TAPE-CAMERA mode TAPE-VCR mode Selecting the Camcorder ModeCARD-CAMERA mode CARD-VCR mode Camcorder modes To turn the power off Easy Camera Recording on Tape in Full Auto ModeTo pause recording Press the REC START/STOP button to begin recording Macro Shots Zooming Auto FocusBasic Operations Camera Recording Zooming Remaining Recording Time Display Remaining Battery Power Display To stop playback Using Earphones Commercially AvailableTape Playback Still Volume ControlVideo Search Searching for a Scene Near the Current Tape Position Basic Operations Playback Watching Playback on a To turn off the menu screen Using the Menu ScreensPress the Menu button Example GU I DE Displaying Recording GuideTypes Turning on the recording guide To use optical zoom only Setting the Digital ZoomSelect OFF in above Press lor mto select 40 or 300, then press the SET button To cancel Gamma Brightness Compen- sation Useful features Camera RecordingGamma Brightness Compensation To obtain a brighter picture Gain-up To cancel the gain-up functionPress the GAMMA/BRIGHTER button again Eindicator appears To cancel Fade mode UsingFade In and Fade Out To use Fade Out only Edit Search Quick ReturnRecording Standby Mode, press and hold Still Recording on Tape To cancel the still imageAttaching the Supplied Tripod Adapter To pause recording Wide Screen To cancel DIS functionDigital Image Stabilization DIS To return to normal screen More Information on Self Re- cording Self Recording To return to SP mode Recording in LP Long Play Recording ModeAP E SP E E D LP Press l or m to select LP, then press the SET button To return to 12-bit audio recording mode Selecting the 16-bit Audio Recording ModePress l or m to select 16bit, then press the SET button Select 12bit in above Installing the Batteries Using the Remote ControlRemo T E on Activating Displaying the Date and Time of Recording Useful Features PlaybackSlow S P L AY Gamma Playback To cancel Gamma PlaybackCopying an Image from Tape to Card Gamma Playback has no effect during still playback Picture Effect Playback To cancel Picture Effect PlaybackPress l or m to select the desired Picture effect, then press the SET Manual Focus To return to Auto Focus mode To return to Auto Exposure mode Advanced Features Camera RecordingManual Exposure Screen is displayed White Balance Lock Setting the Camcorder to Full Auto modeTo return to Auto White Balance mode Digital Picture Effects To cancel the digital picture effect Scene settings cannot be used when displaying a still image To cancel the scene settingScene Menu Program AE SC E NE Menu Sport OU T Using the Time CodeDisplay format Displaying the time code on a TV during playback Cutting Unwanted Sequences EditingTo stop editing Recording Recording from an External Source Advanced Features PlaybackTo Record from an External Source To stop recording L G D G T L O N Using the Camcorder as a ConverterTo DV terminal Digital equipment Terminal IEEE1394 Editing with the DVTo Record from Video Equip Ment You can select any of the following audio playback modes Selecting the Audio Playback ModeAUD I O Normal recording mode Audio Dubbing FeatureAudio Dubbing mode Audio Recording Audio Dubbing To cancel audio dubbingTo pause audio dubbing Press the Menu button. The audio dubbing screen disappears Press the Still button fully to begin recording Selecting the Picture Quality Picture quality Approx. number Setting Recording with the Self TimerDigital Still Camera Features Card Recording Formatting a Card Available Operations during Full-screen Display Card PlaybackPress j, k, l or m on the Operation Button to move the selection frame to Delete Protection To cancel the protection set- ting Deleting Stored Images Digital Still Camera Features PlaybackDeleting One Stored Image Press j, k, l or m to select the image to be deleted Deleting All Stored Images Assigning Print Order to an Image Print OrderAbout Dpof Assigning Print Order to All Images To cancel the print order for an imageTo cancel the print order for all images Transferring Data on Installing the USB driverCard to Computer System Requirements Image Folders and File Names Disconnecting the USB cableWindows ME Windows XP Press l or m to select Slide Show Slide Show PlaybackTo stop Slide Show Playback Adjusting the Backlight Picture/Backlight AdjustmentsAdjusting the Picture Press l or m to select OFF, then press the SET button Turning off Confirmation SoundAppendix Useful Information Use a wide-angle setting for fast-moving subjectsHints for Better Shooting Lighting DV and conventional video cassette tapes Appendix DV TechnologySD Memory Card MultiMediaCard Mini DV Cassette Precautions when using a Mini DV cassetteCopyright Protection To protect recordings against acciden- tal erasure Appendix MultiMediaCard Precautions on handling MultiMediaCardsWatch out for static electricity Watch out for condensation SD Memory Card AC Adapter Precautions on handling SD Memory CardsReplacing the Fluorescent Lamp Protecting your data This camcorder uses a lithium-ion type battery pack Appendix Battery PackCharging Storage AC Adapter Supplied Accessory Cleaning Using Your Camcorder Abroad Demo Mode of F Demonstration ModeCancelling Demo Mode EMO MOD E on Power Before Requesting Service Card Specifications are subject to change without notice SpecificationsCamcorder AC Adapter UADP-0342TAZZ