Sony DCR-TRV20 User Manual

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Table of contents

Checking supplied accessories .................... 5

Quick Start Guide

............................. 6

Getting started

Using this manual ................................... 8
Step 1 Preparing the power supply .......... 10

Installing the battery pack ............. 10
Charging the battery pack ............. 11
Connecting to a wall outlet ........... 14

Step 2 Inserting a cassette ................... 15

Recording – Basics

Recording a picture ............................... 16

Shooting backlit subjects (BACK

LIGHT) ........................................ 21

Shooting in the dark

(NightShot/Super NightShot) ... 22

Self-timer recording ....................... 23
Checking the recording – END

SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/Rec
Review ......................................... 24

Playback – Basics

Playing back a tape ............................... 25
Viewing the recording on TV .............. 28

Advanced Recording Operations

Recording a still image on a tape

– Tape Photo recording ................. 30

Adjusting the white balance manually ... 33
Using the wide mode ........................... 34
Using the fader function ...................... 35
Using special effects – Picture effect ... 37
Using special effects – Digital effect ... 38
Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 41
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 43
Focusing manually ................................ 44

Advanced Playback Operations

Playing back a tape with picture effects ... 45
Playing back a tape with digital effects ... 46
Enlarging images recorded on tapes

– PB ZOOM ..................................... 47

Quickly locating a scene using the zero

set memory function ...................... 48

Searching the boundaries of recorded

tape by title – Title search ............. 49

Searching a recording by date

– Date search ................................... 50

Searching for a photo – Photo search/

Photo scan ....................................... 52

Editing

Dubbing a tape ...................................... 54
Dubbing only desired scenes

– Digital program editing .............. 56

Using with analog video unit and PC

– Signal convert function ............... 66

Recording video or TV programs ....... 67
Inserting a scene from a VCR

– Insert editing ................................ 71

Audio dubbing ...................................... 73
Superimposing a title ........................... 77
Making your own titles ........................ 81
Labeling a cassette ................................ 83

Customizing Your Camcorder

Changing the menu settings ................ 85
Resetting the date and time ................. 92

“Memory Stick” Operations

(DCR-TRV11/TRV20 only)

Using a “Memory Stick”

– introduction .................................. 93

Recording still images on “Memory Stick”s

– Memory photo recording ............. 100

Superimposing a still picture in a

“Memory Stick” on a moving
picture – MEMORY MIX ............. 105

Recording an image from a mini DV

tape as a still image ...................... 108

Copying still images from a mini DV

tape – Photo save .......................... 111

Viewing a still picture – Memory photo

playback ......................................... 113

Copying the image recorded on “Memory

Stick”s to mini DV tapes ................ 116

Enlarging still images recorded on

“Memory Stick”s
– Memory PB ZOOM ................... 118

Playing back images in a continuous

loop
– SLIDE SHOW ............................. 119

Preventing accidental erasure

– Image protection ........................ 120

Deleting images ................................... 121
Writing a print mark – PRINT MARK ... 123

Additional Information

Usable cassettes ................................... 124
About i.LINK ....................................... 126
Troubleshooting .................................. 128
Self-diagnosis display ......................... 134
Warning indicators and messages .... 135
Using your camcorder abroad .......... 137
Maintenance information and

precautions .................................... 138

Specifications ....................................... 142

Quick Reference

Identifying the parts and controls .... 144
Quick Function Guide ........................ 151
Index ........................................ Back cover

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