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Table of contents

Before you begin

 

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

5

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

6

Getting started

 

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

7

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

11

Basic operations

 

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

12

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

15

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

17

Shooting with the LCD screen .........................

18

Letting the subject monitor the shot ..................

19

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

21

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

23

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

25

Searching for the end of the picture ...................

30

Advanced operations

 

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

31

Using the house current ....................................

31

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

33

– for camera recording –

 

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

38

Overlapping two pictures ...................................

40

Wiping away a still picture .................................

42

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

44

Photo recording ....................................................

46

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

47

Superimposing a still picture on a moving

 

picture ..................................................................

49

Recording still pictures successively .................

50

Replacing a brighter portion of a still picture

 

with a moving picture .......................................

51

Adding an incidental image to pictures ............

53

Using slow shutter ................................................

54

Adding an old movie type atmosphere to

 

pictures ................................................................

55

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

56

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

58

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

60

Adjusting the exposure ........................................

61

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

63

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

63

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

66

Re-recording a picture in the middle of a

 

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

67

Recording with the date/time ............................

70

Optimizing the recording condition ..................

71

– for playback/editing –

 

Watching on a TV screen .....................................

72

Enjoying digital effect during playback ............

74

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

75

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

77

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

78

Writing the RC time code on a recorded tape ..

83

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

85

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

87

Additional information

 

Changing the lithium battery in the

 

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

89

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

91

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

93

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

94

Maintenance information and precautions .......

99

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

103

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

104

Self-diagnosis function ....................................

108

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

114

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

116

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

125

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

126

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