Table of contents

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

4

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

9

Quick Start Guide

 

– Recording on a tape ...........................

10

– Recording on a “Memory Stick”

 

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12

Getting Started

 

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

14

Step 1 Preparing the power supply ...

18

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

18

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

19

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

24

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

26

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

28

Recording – Basics

 

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

30

Shooting a backlit subject

 

– BACK LIGHT ........................

38

Shooting in the dark

NightShot

Super NightShot

Color Slow Shutter

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Self-timer recording

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Superimposing the date and time on pictures

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Checking recordings

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– Rec Review.............

43

Playback – Basics

 

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

45

To display the screen indicators

 

– Display function ...................

47

Viewing recordings on TV ...................

51

Advanced Recording

 

Operations

 

Recording still images on a “Memory

Stick” while recording on a tape

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53

Recording still images on a tape

 

– Tape Photo recording

 

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56

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

58

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

61

Using special effects

 

– Picture effect .................................

64

Using special effects

 

– Digital effect...........

65

Using the PROGRAM AE function

.... 68

Adjusting the exposure manually ......

70

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

71

Interval recording

 

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72

Frame by frame recording

 

– Frame recording

 

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74

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

75

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

77

Using the built-in light .........................

79

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

82

Advanced Playback

 

Operations

 

Playing back a tape with picture

 

effects

.... 83

Playing back a tape with digital

 

effects..........................

85

Enlarging recorded images

 

– Tape PB ZOOM......

87

Quickly locating a scene

 

– ZERO SET MEMORY

 

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89

Searching for a recording by date

 

– DATE SEARCH

 

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90

Searching for a photo

 

– PHOTO SEARCH/

 

PHOTO SCAN .....................

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