Sony DCR-TRV240E Quick Start Guide, Getting Started, Recording – Basics, Playback – Basics, Advanced Recording Operations, Advanced Playback Operations, Editing

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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
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture ..................................	29
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT ............................	37
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot/
Colour Slow Shutter ....................	38
Self-timer recording
(DCR-TRV340E/TRV341E/
TRV740E only) .............................	40
Checking recordings – END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review ..............	42
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape ...................................	44
To display the screen indicators
– Display function .......................	45
Viewing recordings on TV .......................	50

Advanced Recording Operations

Recording still images on a tape
– Tape Photo recording .....................	52
Using the wide mode ...............................	56
Using the fader function ..........................	58
Using special effects – Picture effect ......	61
Using special effects – Digital effect .......	63

Using the PROGRAM AE function ........	66
Adjusting the exposure manually ..........	69
Focusing manually ....................................	70
Interval recording .....................................	72
Frame by frame recording
– Frame recording ..............................	74
Superimposing a title ...............................	76
Making your own titles ............................	79
Inserting a scene ........................................	81
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back tapes with picture effects
...............................................................	83
Playing back tapes with digital effects
...............................................................	85
Enlarging recorded images
– Tape PB ZOOM ...............................	87
Quickly locating a scene
– ZERO SET MEMORY .....................	89
Searching a recording by date
– DATE SEARCH ...............................	90
Searching for a photo
– PHOTO SEARCH/
PHOTO SCAN ....................................	92
Editing
Dubbing a tape ..........................................	94
Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital
program editing (on tapes) ...............	98
Capturing images from an analog video
unit on your computer
– Signal convert function .................	115
Recording video or TV programmes ...	117
Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Insert Editing .................................	121
Viewing images recorded on a tape on
your computer
(Windows users only) ......................	124
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings ..................	137

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