Table of Contents

 

Read this before operating your

 

camcorder ....................................

2

Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive
Handycam ....................................

5

Subject examples and solutions .....

8

Enjoying your camcorder

 

Operation flow ................................

9

“ HOME” and “ OPTION”

 

- Taking advantage of two types of
menus .........................................

12

Getting Started

 

Step 1: Checking supplied items

 

....................................................

15

Step 2: Charging the battery pack

 

....................................................

16

Step 3: Turning the power on and

 

setting the date and time ............

20

Changing the language setting ...

21

Step 4: Making setting adjustments
before recording .........................

21

Step 5: Selecting the media ..........

22

Recording/Playback

 

Recording and playback with ease

 

(Easy Handycam operation) .......

25

Recording .....................................

29

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

31

Recording sound with more

 

presence (5.1ch surround

 

recording) .................................

31

Starting shooting quickly (QUICK

 

ON) ............................................

32

Recording high quality still images

during movie recording (Dual Rec)

...................................................

32

Recording in dark places

 

(NightShot) ................................

32

Adjusting the exposure for backlit

 

subjects ....................................

33

Recording in mirror mode ...........

33

Recording fast action in slow-motion

(SMTH SLW REC) .....................

33

Playback .......................................

35

Searching for desired scene by

 

pinpoint (Film Roll Index) ..........

37

Searching for desired scene by face

(Face Index) ..............................

37

Searching for desired images by

 

date (Date Index) ......................

38

Using PB zoom ............................

38

Playing back a series of still images

(Slide show) ..............................

39

Playing the image on a TV ...........

39

Saving images ..............................

46

Editing

 

(OTHERS) category .................

47

Deleting images ............................

48

Capturing a still image from a movie

.....................................................

50

Dubbing/copying images to a

 

“Memory Stick PRO Duo” with your
camcorder....................................

51

Dividing a movie ...........................

53

Creating the Playlist .....................

54

Dubbing to other devices ..............

56

Printing recorded still images

 

(PictBridge compliant printer) .....

58

Utilizing recording media

 

(MANAGE MEDIA) category

 

.....................................................

60

Checking the media information ...

60

Deleting all images (Formatting)

 

.....................................................

61

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