Sony CCD-TR910 - Manual (Page 14)

Hints for better shooting
For hand-held shots, you'll get better results by holding the camcorder according to the
following suggestions:
• Hold the camcorder firmly and secure it with the grip strap so that you can easily
manipulate the controls with your thumb [a],
• Place your right elbow against your side.
• Place your left hand under the camcorder to support it. Be sure not to touch the built-
in microphone.
• Place your eye firmly against the viewfinder eyecup.
• Use the viewfinder frame as a guide to determine the horizontal plane.
• You can also record in a low position to get an interesting angle. Lift the viewfinder
up for recording from a low position [b].
Place the camcorder on a flat surface or use a tripod
Try placing the camcorder on a table top or any other flat surface of suitable height. If
you have a tripod for a still camera, you can also use it with the camcorder.
When attaching a non-Sony tripod, make sure that the length of the tripod screw is less
than ’/s
2
inch (6.5 mm). Otherwise, the screw may damage the inner parts of the
camcorder.
[C]
Cautions on the viewfinder
• Do not pick up the camcorder by the viewfinder [cj.
• Do not place the camcorder so as to point the viewfinder toward the sun. The inside of
the viewfinder may be damaged. Be careful when placing the camcorder under
sunlight or by a window [d].
[d]
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Note on the color viewfinder
• The color viewfinder employs LCD screen made with high-precision technology.
However, black points or bright points of light (red, blue or green) may appear
constantly on the color viewfinder screen. These points are not recorded on the tape.
This is not a malfunction. (Effective dots: more than 99.99%)
• The finder power save function sometimes does not operate due to the effects of
sunlight or flouressent light.
• In direct sunlight, the picture in the viewfinder looks brighter by the lighting aperture.
The color of the picture in the viewfinder is variable in such a case.