Sony DCR-TRV940E Table of contents, Editing, Getting Started, Quick Start Guide, Playback – Basics, Recording – Basics, Advanced Playback Operations

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Table of contents

Main Features ..........................................	4
Quick Start Guide
– Recording on a tape ...............................	12
– Recording on a “Memory Stick” ..........	14

Presetting the adjustment for picture
quality – Custom preset ....................	81
Using the guide frame ..............................	83
Shooting with the zebra pattern .............	84
Using the colour bar .................................	85
Shooting with manual adjustment .........	86
Using the PROGRAM AE .................	87

Getting Started
Using this manual .....................................		20
Checking supplied accessories ................		23
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ........		24
Installing the battery pack .................		24
Charging the battery pack .................		25
Connecting to a wall socket ..............		29
Step 2	Setting the date and time .............	30
Step 3	Inserting a cassette ........................	33
Step 4	Using the touch panel ...................	35

Recording – Basics

Adjusting the shutter speed ..............	90
Adjusting the white balance .............	92
Adjusting the exposure .....................	95
Using the spot light-metering
– Flexible Spot Meter ...................	96
Focusing manually ....................................	98
Using the spot focus – Spot Focus ........	100
Adjusting recording level manually
– Sound recording level ..................	102
Interval recording ...................................	104
Frame by frame recording
– Frame recording ............................	107

Recording a picture ...................................	37
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT ............................	47
Shooting subjects lit by strong light
– SPOT LIGHT .............................	48
Self-timer recording ...........................	49
Checking recordings – END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review ..............	51
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape ...................................	53
To display the screen indicators
– Display function .......................	54
Viewing the recording on TV ..................	60

Advanced Playback Operations

Playing back tapes with picture effect .....	108
Playing back tapes with digital effect ......	109
Enlarging images recorded on tapes
– Tape PB ZOOM .............................	111
Quickly locating a scene
– ZERO SET MEMORY ...................	113
Searching the boundaries of a recorded
tape by title – TITLE SEARCH .......	114
Searching a recording by date
– DATE SEARCH .............................	116
Searching for a photo – PHOTO
SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN ...............	119
Editing

Advanced Recording Operations		Dubbing a tape ........................................	122
Recording still images on a “Memory		Dubbing only desired scenes
		– Digital program editing (on tapes)	126
Stick” during tape recording ............	62
		Recording video or TV programmes	142
Recording still images on a tape
		Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Tape Photo recording .....................	69
Using the wide mode ...............................	71	– Insert Editing .................................	146
		Audio dubbing ........................................	149
Using the fader ..........................................	73
		Superimposing a title .............................	154
Using special effects – Picture effect ......	76
		Making your own titles ..........................	158
Using special effects – Digital effect .......	78
		Labelling a cassette .................................	160
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