Document Outline

• Table of contents
  • Read this first
    • What you can do with your DVD Handycam
    • What is the difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW?
    • How to prepare and use your DVD Handycam
  • Getting Started
    • Using this manual
    • Checking the supplied accessories
    • Step 1 Preparing the power source
      • Installing/removing the battery pack
      • Charging the installed battery pack
      • Showing the remaining battery time – BATTERY INFO
      • Connecting to a wall outlet
    • Step 2 Opening the LCD screen
    • Step 3 Turning on the power
    • Step 4 Setting the date and time
      • Simple setting of the clock using a time difference
    • Step 5 Adjusting the LCD screen and the viewfinder
      • Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screen
      • Adjusting the viewfinder
    • Step 6 Preparing a disc for recording
  • Shooting movies/still images
    • Shooting movies/still images
      • Before shooting
      • Shooting movies
      • Shooting still images
    • Shooting techniques to match your circumstances
      • Shooting backlit subjects – BACK LIGHT
      • Shooting in the dark – NightShot/Super NightShot/Color Slow Shutter
      • Shooting with the subject checking the image – Mirror mode
      • Self-timer recording
      • Adjusting the white balance manually
      • Shooting for the wide-screen TV – Wide mode
      • Optimizing the camera automatically – PROGRAM AE
      • Adjusting the exposure manually
      • Focusing manually
    • Shooting with special effects
      • Using fader (for movies only)
      • Using special effects – Picture effect/Digital effect
    • Other functions
      • Checking the last scene – Review
      • Deleting the last scene (DVD-RWs only)
      • Changing the disc title
  • Viewing the recordings
    • Playing a disc on your camcorder
      • Choosing and viewing a recording – Visual Index
      • Various playback modes
      • To display the indicators during playback – Display
      • Magnifying recorded images – PB ZOOM
      • Playing still images automatically – Slide Show
    • Viewing recordings on TV
      • If your TV is already connected to a VCR
      • If your TV or VCR is a monaural type
  • Finalizing a disc for other players
    • Finalizing a disc
    • Playing back a finalized disc on other players
      • Playing back a disc on DVD players
      • Playing back movies on a computer with a DVD drive installed
      • Showing still images on a computer with a DVD drive installed
      • Structures and file names of movies and still images
    • Recording on a finalized disc – Unfinalizing (VIDEO mode DVD-RWs only)
    • Recording again on a used disc – Formatting (DVD-RWs only)
  • Using a disc in VR mode (DVD-RWs only)
    • Selecting the playing order on your camcorder – Playlist
      • Registering movies or still images to the Playlist
      • Saving all the still images on a disc to a movie file
      • Erasing unnecessary scenes from the Playlist
      • Changing the order within the Playlist
      • Dividing a movie within the Playlist
      • Playing the Playlist
    • Editing the original data
      • Dividing a movie
      • Deleting movies/still images
  • Viewing/dubbing discs/editing the recordings on your computer
    • Connecting your camcorder to your computer – Introduction
      • System requirements
      • Installing the USB driver
      • Installing software
      • Connecting your camcorder to the computer
      • Consulting the on-line help (operating instructions) of ImageMixer Ver.1.5 for Sony DVD Handycam
    • Viewing scenes recorded on your computer
      • Viewing scenes on the disc
    • Making a disc copy – Disc Dubbing
      • Making a disc copy
    • Editing and saving scenes
      • Editing movies
      • Saving the movie on your computer
    • Creating an original disc
      • Making a menu
      • Editing the contents
      • Recording on a disc
  • Connecting your camcorder to a TV and a VCR
    • Dubbing a disc to a tape
      • Connecting your camcorder to a VCR
      • Dubbing to a tape
    • Dubbing a TV program or video tape onto a disc
      • Connecting your camcorder to a TV or a VCR
      • Dubbing onto a disc
  • Customizing your camcorder
    • Changing the SETUP display
    • Selecting the option of each item
  • Troubleshooting
    • Types of trouble and corrective action
    • Self-diagnosis display
    • Warning indicators
    • Warning messages
  • Additional information
    • About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
    • Glossary
    • Using your camcorder abroad
    • Maintenance information and precautions
    • Specifications
  • Parts and controls/Index
    • Identifying parts and controls
    • Index