Before

You Begin

 

 

 

About this manual

4

 

Checking supplied accessories

5

 

Before you start

5

 

Getting

Started

 

 

:_i;;d_!i_! Charging and installing the battery pack

6

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Inserting a tape

8

 

Preventing accidental erasure

8

 

Adjusting the viewfinder lens

9

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Using the viewfinder as a sports finder

9

 

Installing the lithium battery

10

 

Setting the date and time

11

 

Storing

a birth date in your camcorder

12

 

Basic Camera Operation

 

 

 

How to record

i

.......... 14

 

Using Zooming Features

16

 

PlayingBack a tape

17

 

Using the remote commander

19

 

Getting the most out of your battery pack

20

 

Advanced

Camera Operation

 

 

 

Connecting

alternative power sources

22

 

Using house current

22

 

Using car battery

23

 

Camera recording

24

 

Recording the date or time

24

 

Puttingan AGE on your tape

24

 

For low-positionrecording

25

 

Checking the last portionof a scene you just recorded (Rec Review)

26

 

Checking

recordingin the viewfinder (EDITSEARCH)

26

 

Re-recording on a previouslyrecorded portion(EDITSEARCH)

27

 

Helpful hints for recording

27

 

Insertinga scene in the middle of a recorded tape

28

 

Recordingwith an external microphone

29

 

Connecting a wired remote control unit

29

 

Manual adjustments

30

 

Maintaining Focus

30

 

Compensating for backlighting

30

 

Using programAE (Auto Exposure)

31

 

Selecting the PROGRAM AE Mode

31

 

Fade-in and fade-out

32

 

Playing back

33

 

Editing

 

 

37

 

Additional

Information

 

 

 

Maintenance information

39

 

Tips for

bettercamera recording

41

 

Identifyingthe parts

44

 

Indicatorsinside the viewfinder

48

 

Trouble check

49

 

Specifications

51

 

Index

 

Back cover

3

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Sony CCD-FX310 Before You Begin, Getting Started, Storing, Basic Camera Operation How to record, Checking, Tips for