Sony DCR-VX1000 In the Display Window

In the Display Window

1Time code (p. 11)

2MEMORY indicator (p. 25)

Same as ZERO SET MEMORY indicator in the viewfinder.

3Warning indicators (p. 82)

4Remaining battery indicator (p. 63)

5Lights up while cassette is inserted

6Remaining tape indicator

7Audio recording level indicator (p. 46)

8PROGRAM AE mode indicator (p. 34)

9Lights up while displaying the date and time

!º Manual adjustment value/date and time !¡ White balance indicators (p. 43)

!™ Self-timer indicator (p. 30)

Information Additional

Contents

Page English Welcome to digital video DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY For Customers in the U.S.A For customers in CANADA Table of Contents Before You Begin Notes and Precautions Note on TV Color Systems Precaution on Copyright Precautions on Camcorder Care Checking Supplied Accessories Getting Started Charging and Inserting the Battery Pack Charging Time Battery Life Page To Remove the Battery Pack Page Basic Operations Camera Recording To Stop Recording Momentarily [a] To Finish Recording [b] Note on Standby mode Notes on the time code To Focus the Viewfinder Lens When the shooting condition is too bright [a] Page Page Checking the Recorded Picture Connections for Playback Connecting Directly to a TV If a VCR is connected to the TV Playing Back a Tape Various Playback Modes To view the picture frame by frame To view the picture in reverse direction Notes on playback To display the indicators Advanced Operations Using Alternate Power Sources WARNING Precautions Changing the Mode Settings Items in CAMERA and VTR Modes Items in CAMERA Mode only Items in VTR Mode only Fader and Overlap When Fading in [a] When Fading out [b] Fade-in[a] STBY Fade-out Page Page Notes on editsearch To use the insert recording repeatedly Photo Recording Interval Recording To stop interval recording before the tape ends To cancel the interval recording Page Self-timerRecording To stop self-timerrecording To cancel self-timerrecording Page Focusing Manually To Reactivate Auto Focusing Using the PROGRAM AE Function To return to automatic mode Page To select the best shutter speed Page Adjusting the Exposure To lock the manual settings Page Page Using the ND Filter Using with the Zebra Pattern Adjusting the White Balance To return to automatic white balance mode Locking the white balance setting (One-pushwhite balance mode) Notes on the indicator in the viewfinder Notes on white balance Shooting when the lighting condition changes Adjusting the Recording Sound Notes on the adjustment Page Page To record without the preset setting To return to the standard setting Checking the Custom Preset Setting Searching the Recorded Picture To stop searching Checking the Information for the Recorded Picture “– –:– –:– –”appears when Editing onto Another Tape Using the A/V connecting cable Using the DV connecting cable To Edit More Scenes To Stop Editing Replacing Recording on a Tape To change the end point Additional Information Using Your Camcorder Abroad Replacing the Lithium Battery in the Camcorder Notes on Lithium Battery Replacing the Lithium Battery Page Video Cassettes When You Play Back When You Record Gold-platedconnector of the mini DV cassette To prevent accidental erasure When affixing a label on the mini DV cassette After using the mini DV cassette Tips for Using the Battery Pack Always Carry Additional Batteries Battery Life is Shorter in Cold Environment To Save Battery Power The Battery Heats Up Battery Care The Switch on the Battery Pack Charging Temperature A Brand-newBattery Maintenance Information and Precautions Inside the Camcorder On the Surface of the Tape On the Lens How to Prevent Moisture Condensation To reattach the eyecup Camcorder Operation On Handling Tapes Camcorder Care AC Power Adaptor Trouble Check Power Operation Picture/Sound Others When the CHARGE Lamp Flashes Specifications System Input and output connectors General Page Page #¡ Hooks for shoulder strap (p. 76) #™ Lens hood #£ REC START/STOP button for low-positionrecording (p. 13) #¢ Tape transport buttons (p. 16) # ND FILTER switch (p. 41) #§ EXPOSURE button and dial (p. 38) $º Camera recording lamp $¡ PHOTO button (p. 27) $™ lLANC control jack $£ 2 (headphones) jack (p. 16) $¢ PEAK lamp $ MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack $§ DC IN jack (p. 18) $¶ S VIDEO output jack (p. 15) $• RFU DC OUT (p. 15) Attaching the shoulder strap Page About the ID of the Remote Commander Remote Control Direction In the Viewfinder In the Display Window Warning Indicators Glossary Shutter speed (p. 40) Standby Mode (p. 10) White balance (p. 43) Zebra pattern (p. 42) Page Page Page Index