Table of contents

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

4

Quick Start Guide

 

Recording on tape ...................................

8

Recording on “Memory Stick”

 

(DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only) ...........

10

Getting Started

 

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

12

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

15

Step 1 Preparing the power source.....

16

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

16

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

17

Checking status of battery pack –

 

Battery Info ...............................

20

Connecting to a wall outlet ...........

21

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

22

Step 3 Using the touch panel ...............

23

Recording – Basics

 

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

25

Shooting backlit subjects

 

– Back light function ................

33

Shooting in the dark

 

– NightShot/Super NightShot/

Color Slow Shutter ..................

34

Checking recordings

 

– End search/Edit search/Rec

 

Review .............................................

37

Playback – Basics

 

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

39

To display the screen indicators –

 

Display function ......................

40

Viewing a recording on TV .................

44

Advanced Recording

 

Operations

 

Recording still images on “Memory

 

Stick” during tape recording

 

standby or tape recording

 

(DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only) ...........

46

Recording a still image on a tape

 

– Tape Photo recording

 

(DCR-TRV19 only) .........................

48

Self-timer recording ..............................

50

Adjusting the white balance

 

manually ..........................................

52

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

53

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

55

Using special effects – Picture effect ..

58

Using special effects – Digital effect

 

(DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only) ...........

59

Using PROGRAM AE ..........................

62

Adjusting the exposure manually ......

64

Using spot light-metering function

 

– Flexible Spot Meter .....................

65

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

66

Using spot focus function

 

– Spot Focus ....................................

67

Interval Recording ................................

68

Frame by frame recording

 

– Frame recording ..........................

69

Using the viewfinder ............................

70

Advanced Playback

 

Operations

 

Playing back tape with picture effect . 72

Playing back tape with digital effect

 

(DCR-TRV22/TRV33 only) ...........

73

Enlarging images recorded on tape

 

– Tape PB ZOOM (DCR-TRV22/

 

TRV33 only) ....................................

74

Quickly locating a scene

 

– Zero set memory .........................

75

Searching the boundaries of recorded

tape by title – Title search .............

76

Searching a recording by date

 

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

77

Searching for a photo – Photo search/

Photo scan (DCR-TRV19 only) .....

79

Editing

 

Dubbing tape .........................................

81

Dubbing only desired scenes

 

– Digital program editing

 

(on tape) ...........................................

84

Recording video or TV programs .......

93

Inserting a scene from a VCR

 

– Insert editing ................................

95

Audio dubbing ......................................

97

Superimposing a title on a cassette

 

with Cassette Memory .................

101

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

103

Labeling a cassette on a cassette

 

with Cassette Memory .................

104

Erasing all the data in Cassette

 

Memory .........................................

105

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