Sony TRV340, TRV740, TRV840 Editing, Getting Started, Quick Start Guide, Playback – Basics, Recording – Basics, Customizing Your Camcorder, Advanced Playback Operations

Table of contents

Main features ...........................................	4
Checking supplied accessories ..............	5
Quick Start Guide .............................	8
Getting Started
Using this manual .................................	10
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ...	12
Installing the battery pack ............	12
Charging the battery pack.............	13
Connecting to a wall outlet ...........	17
Step 2 Setting the date and time ........	18
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ...................	20
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture ...............................	21
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT ........................	28
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot/
Color Slow Shutter ..................	29
Self-timer recording
(except DCR-TRV240) .............	31
Checking recordings – END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review ..........	32
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape ...............................	34
To display the screen indicators
– Display function ...................	35
Viewing recordings on TV ...................	38

Advanced Recording Operations

Recording still images on a tape
– Tape Photo recording .................	39
Using the wide mode ...........................	42
Using the fader function ......................	44
Using special effects
– Picture effect .................................	47
Using special effects
– Digital effect .................................	48

Using the PROGRAM AE function ....	51
Adjusting the exposure manually ......	53
Focusing manually ................................	54
Interval recording .................................	55
Frame by frame recording
– Frame recording ..........................	57
Superimposing a title ...........................	58
Making your own titles ........................	60
Inserting a scene ....................................	62

Advanced Playback Operations

Playing back tapes with picture
effects ...............................................	63
Playing back tapes with digital
effects ...............................................	64
Enlarging recorded images
– Tape PB ZOOM ...........................	65
Quickly locating a scene
– ZERO SET MEMORY .................	67
Searching a recording by date
– DATE SEARCH ...........................	68
Searching for a photo – PHOTO
SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN .............	69
Editing
Dubbing a tape ......................................	71
Dubbing only desired scenes
– Digital program editing
(on tapes) .........................................	74
Capturing images from an analog
video unit on your computer
– Signal convert function ...............	88
Recording video or TV programs .......	89
Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Insert Editing ...............................	92
Viewing images recorded on a tape
on your computer
(Windows users only) ....................	94
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings ..............	105

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