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Table of contents

Main Features ...............................................

3

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

5

Quick Start Guide ................................

10

Getting started

 

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

14

Step 1 Preparing the power supply .........

18

Installing the battery pack .................

18

Charging the battery pack ..................

19

Connecting to a wall socket ...............

23

Step 2 Setting the date and time .............

25

Step 3 Inserting a cassette .........................

27

Recording – Basics

 

Recording a picture ....................................

29

Shooting backlit subjects

 

– BACK LIGHT .............................

37

Shooting in the dark

 

– NightShot/

 

Super NightShot

 

(DCR-TRV140E only)/

 

Colour Slow Shutter

 

(DCR-TRV140E only) ...................

38

Superimposing the date and time on

 

pictures

 

(CCD-TRV107E/TRV108E/

 

TRV208E/TRV408E only) ...........

41

Checking the recording

 

– END SEARCH ..................................

42

Playback – Basics

 

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

43

Viewing the recording on TV ...................

50

Advanced Recording Operations

Recording a still image on a tape

 

– Tape Photo recording

 

(DCR-TRV140E only) ..........................

53

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

55

Using the fader function ...........................

58

Using special effects

 

– Picture effect ......................................

61

Using special effects

 

– Digital effect

 

(DCR-TRV140E only) ..........................

63

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

66

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

69

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

70

Interval recording

 

(DCR-TRV140E only) ..........................

72

Frame by frame recording

 

– Cut recording

 

(DCR-TRV140E only) ..........................

75

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

77

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

80

Using the built-in light ..............................

82

Advanced Playback Operations (DCR-TRV140E only)

Playing back a tape with picture effects ...

86

Playing back a tape with digital effects ...

87

Enlarging images recorded on tapes

 

– Tape PB ZOOM ................................

89

Quickly locating a scene using the zero

 

set memory function ...........................

91

Searching a recording by date

 

– Date search ........................................

93

Searching for a photo

 

– Photo search/Photo scan ................

95

Editing

 

Dubbing a tape ...........................................

97

Dubbing a tape easily

 

– Easy Dubbing

 

(CCD-TRV170E/TRV108E/TRV208E/

TRV408E only) ...................................

102

Dubbing only desired scenes

 

– Digital program editing

 

(DCR-TRV140E only) ........................

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