Sony DCR-PC6E Editing, (DCR-PC9Eonly), Getting started, Quick Start Guide, Playback – Basics, Recording – Basics, “Memory Stick” Operations, Customizing Your Camcorder

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Table of contents

Main Features ..................................................	4
Quick Start Guide .................................	10
Getting started
Using this manual .........................................	14
Checking supplied accessories ....................	17
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ...........	18
Installing the battery pack .....................	18
Charging the battery pack .....................	19
Connecting to a wall socket ..................	24
Step 2 Setting the date and time .................	25
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ............................	27
Step 4 Using the touch panel ......................	28
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture .......................................	30
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT ................................	40
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot ......	41
Self-timer recording ...............................	43
Checking the recording – END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review ..................	44

Quickly locating a scene using the zero set
memory function ....................................	89
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by
title – Title search ....................................	90
Searching a recording by date – Date search
...................................................................	92
Searching for a photo
– Photo search/Photo scan ...................	94
Editing
Dubbing a tape ...............................................	97
Dubbing only desired scenes
– Digital program editing ....................	101
Using with an analog video unit and your
computer – Signal convert function
(DCR-PC9E only) ..................................	113
Recording video or TV programmes
(DCR-PC9E only) ..................................	115
Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Insert editing (DCR-PC9E only) ......	119
Audio dubbing .............................................	121
Superimposing a title ..................................	125
Making your own titles ..............................	129
Labelling a cassette ......................................	131

Playback – Basics

Playing back a tape ........................................	46
Viewing the recording on TV ......................	53

Advanced Recording Operations

Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording .........................	55
Using the wide mode ....................................	59
Using the fader function ...............................	60
Using special effects – Picture effect ...........	63
Using special effects – Digital effect ...........	65
Using the PROGRAM AE function .............	68
Adjusting the white balance manually ......	71
Adjusting the exposure manually ...............	73
Using the spot light-metering mode
– Flexible Spot Meter ..............................	74
Focusing manually ........................................	76
Interval recording ..........................................	78
Frame by frame recording
– Cut recording .......................................	81
Using the viewfinder ....................................	82

Advanced Playback Operations

	Playing back a tape with picture effects .....	84
	Playing back a tape with digital effects ......	85
	Enlarging images recorded on tapes
6	– Tape PB ZOOM ...................................	87

Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings ......................	134
“Memory Stick” Operations
(DCR-PC9E only)
Using a “Memory Stick” – introduction ..	147
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”
– Memory Photo recording .................	159
Recording an image from a tape as a still
image ......................................................	164
Recording moving pictures on “Memory
Stick”s
– MPEG movie recording ....................	168
Recording a picture from a tape as a moving
picture ....................................................	170
Superimposing a still image in a
“Memory Stick” on a moving picture
–MEMORY MIX ....................................	174
Copying still images from a tape
– Photo save ...........................................	181
Viewing a still image
– Memory photo playback ..................	183
Viewing a moving picture
– MPEG movie playback .....................	187
Viewing images using your computer .....	189
Enlarging still images recorded on
“Memory Stick”s – Memory PB ZOOM
.................................................................	196