Table of Contents

 

Read this before operating your

 

camcorder ....................................

2

Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive
Handycam ....................................

5

Subject examples and solutions .....

8

Enjoying your camcorder

 

Operation flow ................................

9

“ HOME” and “ OPTION”

 

- Taking advantage of two types of
menus .........................................

12

Getting Started

 

Step 1: Checking supplied items

 

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

15

Step 2: Charging the battery pack

 

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

16

Step 3: Turning the power on and

 

setting the date and time ............

20

Changing the language setting ...

21

Step 4: Making setting adjustments
before recording .........................

21

Recording/Playback

 

Recording and playback with ease

 

(Easy Handycam operation) .......

23

Recording .....................................

27

Zooming ......................................

29

Recording sound with more

 

presence (5.1ch surround

 

recording) .................................

29

Using the flash ............................

30

Recording high quality still images

during movie recording (Dual Rec)

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

30

Recording still images on a “Memory

Stick Duo” .................................

31

Recording in dark places

 

(NightShot) ................................

31

Adjusting the exposure for backlit

 

subjects ....................................

32

Recording in mirror mode ...........

32

Recording the fast action in slow-

 

motion (SMTH SLW REC) .........

32

Controlling the image settings

 

manually with the CAM CTRL dial

(HDR-SR7/SR8) .........................

33

Playback .......................................

34

Playing back from a face image

 

([ INDEX]) .............................

37

Using PB zoom ............................

37

Searching for desired images by

 

date (Date Index) ......................

37

Playing back a series of still images

(Slide show) ..............................

38

Playing the image on a TV ...........

39

Saving images ..............................

45

Editing

 

(OTHERS) category .................

46

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

46

Dividing a movie ...........................

48

Copying still images .....................

49

Creating the Playlist .....................

50

Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD

 

recorders ....................................

53

Printing recorded images (PictBridge
compliant printer) ........................

54

Utilizing recording media

 

(MANAGE HDD/MEMORY)

 

category ......................................

57

Formatting the hard disk or the

 

“Memory Stick Duo” ....................

57

Checking the hard disk information

 

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

58

Repairing the image database file

 

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

59

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