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Table of contents

Before you begin

 

Using this manual ...................................................

5

Checking supplied accessories .............................

7

Getting started

 

Charging and installing the battery pack ............

8

Inserting a cassette ................................................

12

Basic operations

 

Camera recording .................................................

13

Using the zoom feature .....................................

16

Hints for better shooting .....................................

18

Checking the recorded picture ...........................

20

Connections for playback ....................................

21

Playing back a tape ...............................................

26

Advanced operations

 

Using alternative power sources ........................

31

Using the mains .................................................

32

Using a car battery – CCD-TR3300E only ......

34

Changing the mode settings ...............................

35

— for camera recording —

 

Recording with the date or time .........................

39

Fade-in and fade-out ............................................

40

Overlapping two pictures

 

(CCD-TR3300E only) .........................................

42

Wiping away a still picture

 

(CCD-TR3300E only) .........................................

43

Enjoying picture effect .........................................

45

Recording a still picture

 

(CCD-TR3300E only) .........................................

47

Recording still pictures successively

 

(CCD-TR3300E only) .........................................

49

Superimposing a moving picture on a still

 

picture (CCD-TR3300E only) ...........................

50

Re-recording a picture in the middle of a

 

recorded tape ......................................................

52

Using the wide mode function ...........................

53

Selecting the START/STOP mode .....................

56

Superimposing a title ...........................................

57

Making your own original titles .........................

59

Releasing the STEADY SHOT function .............

61

Checking the tape condition before recording

 

(ORC) ...................................................................

62

— for manual adjustment —

 

Selecting automatic/manual adjustment

 

modes ..................................................................

63

Focusing manually ...............................................

65

Using the PROGRAM AE function ....................

67

About the PROGRAM AE function ................

67

Using the aperture priority mode ...................

68

Using the shutter priority mode ......................

69

Using the twilight mode ...................................

71

Using manual mode .............................................

72

Using slow shutter (CCD-TR3300E only) .........

75

Tips for manual adjustment ................................

76

Shooting with backlighting .................................

78

Adjusting the brightness of the picture .............

79

Adjusting the white balance ...............................

80

— for playing back/editing —

 

Searching the boundaries of recorded date ......

84

Returning to a pre-registered position ..............

86

Locating the marking position ............................

87

Writing the RC Time code on a recorded

 

tape .......................................................................

92

Editing onto another tape ....................................

94

Recording from a VCR or TV ..............................

96

Additional information

 

Changing the lithium battery in the

 

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

98

Resetting the date and time ...............................

100

Usable cassettes and playback modes .............

101

Tips for using the battery pack .........................

103

Maintenance information and precautions .....

108

Using your camcorder abroad ..........................

112

Trouble check ......................................................

113

Specifications .......................................................

121

Identifying the parts ...........................................

123

Warning indicators .............................................

134

Index .....................................................................

135

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