Table of contents

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

4

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

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Getting started

 

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

8

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

10

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

11

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

11

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

12

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

16

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

17

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

18

Recording – Basics

 

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

19

Shooting backlit subjects

 

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

23

Shooting in the dark

 

– NightShot/Super NightShot ......

23

Self-timer recording

 

(DCR-TRV330/TRV530 only) .......

25

Checking the recording – END SEARCH/

 

EDITSEARCH/Rec Review ..................

26

Playback – Basics

 

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

27

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

31

Advanced Recording Operations

Recording a still image on a tape

 

– Tape Photo recording .........................

33

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

36

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

37

Using special effects – Picture effect ...........

40

Using special effects – Digital effect ............

41

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

44

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

50

Inserting a scene .............................................

52

Editing

 

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

60

Dubbing only desired scenes

 

– Digital program editing ......................

63

Using with analog video unit and your

 

computer – Signal convert function .....

74

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

75

Inserting a scene from a VCR

 

– Insert Editing ........................................

77

Customizing Your Camcorder

Changing the menu settings .........................

79

“Memory Stick” operations

 

(DCR-TRV330/TRV530 only)

 

Using “Memory Stick”–introduction ..........

88

Recording still images on “Memory Stick”

 

– Memory Photo recording ...................

93

Superimposing a still image in the “Memory

Stick” on an image

 

– MEMORY MIX .....................................

98

Recording an image from a tape as a still

 

image ......................................................

103

Copying still images from a tape

 

– Photo save ...........................................

105

Viewing a still image

 

– Memory Photo playback ..................

107

Viewing images using your computer ......

110

Copying the image recorded on “Memory

 

Stick” to tapes .......................................

114

Enlarging still images recorded on “Memory

Stick”s – Memory PB ZOOM ..............

116

Playing back images in a continuous loop

 

– SLIDE SHOW .....................................

118

Preventing accidental erasure

 

– Image protection ................................

119

Deleting images ............................................

120

Writing a print mark – PRINT MARK ......

123

Using the printer (optional) ........................

124

Troubleshooting

 

Types of trouble and their solutions .........

125

Self-diagnosis display ..................................

130

Warning indicators and messages .............

131

Advanced Playback Operations

Playing back a tape with picture effects .....

53

Playing back a tape with digital effects ......

54

Enlarging recorded images

 

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

55

Quickly locating a scene using the zero set

 

memory function ....................................

56

Searching a recording by date

 

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

57

Searching for a photo

 

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

58

Additional Information

Digital8 system, recording and playback

.................................................................

133

About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack ..

135

About i.LINK ................................................

136

Using your camcorder abroad ...................

138

Maintenance information and precautions

139

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Specifications ................................................

144

Quick Reference

Identifying the parts and controls .............

146

 

Index ..............................................................

154

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