Document Outline

• Read this first
• Quick Start Guide
  • Recording movies
  • Recording still images
  • Recording/Playing back with ease
• Getting started
  • Step 1: Checking supplied items
  • Step 2: Charging the battery pack
    • Using an outside power source
  • Step 3: Turning the power on
  • Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder
    • Adjusting the LCD panel
    • Adjusting the viewfinder
  • Step 5: Setting the date and time
  • Step 6: Inserting the recording media
    • Inserting a cassette tape
    • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo”
  • Step 7: Setting the screen language
• Recording
  • Recording movies
    • Recording for a longer time
    • Using zoom
    • Recording in mirror mode
    • Using the self-timer
    • Recording movies fit for breaking into still images – Progressive recording mode (DCR-HC85)
  • Recording still images – Memory photo recording
    • Selecting image quality or size
    • Using the flash (DCR-HC85)
    • Using the self-timer
    • Recording a still image on a “Memory Stick Duo” while recording movies on a tape
  • Recording with ease – Easy Handycam
    • Recording a movie
    • Recording a still image
    • Making full use of Easy Handycam operation
  • Adjusting the exposure
    • Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects
    • Fixing the exposure for the selected subject – Flexible spot meter
    • Adjusting the exposure manually
  • Recording in dark places – NightShot plus, etc.
  • Adjusting the focus
    • Adjusting the focus for an off- center subject – SPOT FOCUS
    • Adjusting the focus manually
  • Recording a picture using various effects
    • Fading in and out of a scene – FADER
    • Using special effects – Digital effect
    • Overlaying still images on movies on a tape – MEMORY MIX
  • Searching for the starting point
    • Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording – END SEARCH
    • Searching manually – EDIT SEARCH
    • Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes – Rec review
• Playback
  • Viewing movies recorded on a tape
    • Playing back in various modes
    • Viewing recordings with added effects – Digital effect
  • Viewing recordings on a “Memory Stick Duo”
    • Playing back in various modes from a “Memory Stick Duo”
  • Playing back with ease – Easy Handycam
    • Making full use of Easy Handycam operation
  • Various playback functions
    • Magnifying pictures – Tape playback zoom/Memory playback zoom
    • Displaying the screen indicators
    • Displaying the date/time and camera settings data – Data code
  • Playing the picture on a TV
  • Locating a scene on a tape for playback
    • Searching quickly for a desired scene – Zero set memory
    • Searching for a scene using Cassette Memory – Title search
    • Searching for a scene by date of recording – Date search
• Advanced operations
  • Using the Menu
    • Selecting menu items
    • Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PROGRAM AE/WHITE BAL./16:9 WIDE, etc.
    • Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – BURST/QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE/ALL ERASE/NEW FOLDER, etc.
    • Using the (PICT.APPLI.) menu – PICT.EFFECT/SLIDE SHOW/FRAME REC/ INT.REC-STL, etc.
    • Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) menu – TITLE/ TAPE TITLE, etc.
    • Using the (STANDARD SET) menu – REC MODE/MULTI- SOUND/AUDIO MIX/USB-CAMERA, etc.
    • Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) menu – CLOCK SET/ WORLD TIME, etc.
    • Customizing Personal Menu
  • Dubbing/Editing
    • Connecting to a VCR or TV
    • Dubbing to another tape
    • Recording pictures from a VCR or TV
    • Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo”
    • Dubbing still images from a “Memory Stick Duo” to a tape
    • Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digital program editing
    • Dubbing sound to a recorded tape
    • Deleting recorded pictures
    • Marking recorded images with specific information – Image protection/Print mark
    • Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer)
  • Troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting
    • Warning indicators and messages
  • Additional Information
    • Using your camcorder abroad
    • Usable cassette tapes
    • About the “Memory Stick”
    • About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
    • About i.LINK
    • Maintenance and precautions
    • Specification
  • Quick Reference
    • Identifying parts and controls
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