Sony DCR-DVD301 Table of contents

Read this first
What you can do with your
DVD Handycam ...............................	4
What is the difference between
DVD-R and DVD-RW? ....................	6
How to prepare and use your DVD
Handycam .........................................	8
Getting Started
Using this manual .................................	12
Checking the supplied accessories .....	14
Step 1 Preparing the power source ...	15
Installing/removing the battery
pack ............................................	15
Charging the installed
battery pack ..............................	16
Showing the remaining battery time
– BATTERY INFO ....................	18
Connecting to a wall outlet ...........	18
Step 2 Turning on the power ..............	19
Step 3 Adjusting the LCD screen and
the viewfinder .................................	20
Adjusting the angle and the
brightness of the LCD screen ...	20
Adjusting the viewfinder ..............	22
Step 4 Setting the date and time ........	23
Simple setting of the clock using a
time difference .........................	25
Step 5 Preparing a disc for recording ...	26
Shooting movies/still images
Before shooting ......................................	28
Shooting movies ....................................	29
Selecting the recording mode .......	32
Using the zoom feature .................	33
Shooting with the subject checking
the image – Mirror mode ........	34
Shooting still images .............................	35
Selecting the still image quality
and size .....................................	38
Shooting images continuously .......	41
Adjusting the exposure ........................	43
Adjusting the exposure for backlit
subjects – BACK LIGHT .........	43
Adjusting the exposure
manually ...................................	43
Shooting in the dark – NightShot plus,
etc. .....................................................	45
Using NightShot plus ....................	45

Using Super NightShot plus .........	45
Using the NightShot Light ............	46
Using Color Slow Shutter ..............	46
Self-timer recording ..............................	47
On shooting movies .......................	47
On shooting still images ................	47
Shooting for the wide-screen TV
– 16:9 Wide mode ...........................	48
Adjusting the white balance
manually ..........................................	50
Shooting techniques to match your
circumstances – PROGRAM AE ...	51
Focusing manually ................................	52
Shooting with special effects ..............	53
Using fader (for movies only) .......	53
Using special effects
– Picture effect/Digital effect ...	54
Checking/Deleting the last scene .......	55
Checking the last scene
– Review ....................................	55
Deleting the last scene
(DVD-RWs only) ......................	55
Viewing the recordings
Playing a disc on your camcorder ......	56
Choosing and viewing a recording
– Visual Index ...........................	56
Various playback modes ...............	58
Displaying the indicators during
playback – Display ..................	59
Magnifying recorded images
– PB ZOOM (Playback zoom) ..	61
Playing still images automatically
– Slide Show ............................	62
Viewing recordings on TV ...................	63
Finalizing a disc for other
players
Finalizing a disc .....................................	64
Changing the disc title ...................	67
Playing back a disc on a DVD
player, etc. .................................	69
Playing back a disc on a computer
with a DVD drive installed ....	70
Recording on a finalized disc
– Unfinalizing (VIDEO mode
DVD-RWs only) ..............................	72
Recording again on a used disc
– Formatting (DVD-RWs only) .....	74