Sony CCD-TRV95 - Manual (Page 4)

Table of contents
Before you begin
Using this manual....................................................... 4
Checking supplied accessories................................. 6
Getting started
Installing and charging the battery pack
................................................................................7
Inserting a cassette...................................................11
Basic operations
Camera recording.....................................................12
Using the zoom feature................................... 15
Selecting the START/STOP mode
................................................................... 16
Shooting with the LCD screen......................17
Letting the subject monitor the shot
(Mirror mode)..........................................18
Hints for better shooting......................................... 19
Checking the recorded picture..............................21
Playing back a tape.................................................. 22
Searching for the end of the picture ... 26
Advanced operations
Using alternative power sources............................27
Using the house current..................................27
Changing the mode settings................................... 30
- for camera recording -
Shooting with backlighting..................................... 35
Using the FADER function.....................................36
Shooting in the dark (NightShot)......................... 39
Photo recording (CCD-TRV99 only).. 40
Using the wide mode function....................... .'.... 42'
Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 44
Superimposing a still picture on a
moving picture (CCD-TRV99 only)
............................................................................. 46
Recording still pictures successively
(CCD-TRV99 only)................................. .....47
Replacing a brighter portion of a still
picture with a moving picture
(CCD-TRV99 only)......................................... 48
Adding an incidental image to pictures
(CCD-TRV99 only)......................................... 49
Using slow shutter (CCD-TRV99 only)
............................................................................. 50
Adding an old movie type atmosphere
to pictures (CCD-TRV99 onlv).................... 51
Focusing manually....................................................52
Enjoying picture effect............................................ 54
Adjusting the exposure............................................ 56
Superimposing a title............................................... 58
Making your own titles............................................60
Re-recording a picture in the middle
of a recorded tape (CCD-TRV99
only).....................................................................62
Recording with the date/time................................ 63
Optimizing the recording condition .. 64
Releasing the STEADY SHOT function
............................................................................. 65
- for playback/editing -
Watching on a TV screen........................................66
Enjoying digital effect during playback
(CCD-TRV99 only)..........................................68
Searching the boundaries of recorded
date (CCD-TRV99 only).................................69
Returning to a pre-registered position
(CCD-TRV99 only)......................................... 71
Locating the marking position
(CCD-TRV99 only)..........................................72
Writing the RC Time code on a recorded
tape (CCD-TRV99 only).................................76
Editing onto another tape....................................... 78
Recording from a VCR or TV............................... 79
Additional information
Changing the lithium battery in the
camcorder..........................................................81
Resetting the date and time.................................... 83
Simple setting of clock by time
difference............................................................84
Usable cassettes and playback modes 85
Tips for using the battery pack..............................86
Maintenance information and
precautions........................................................ 89
Using your camcorder abroad............................... 93
Trouble check............................................................ 94
Self-diagnosis display............................................... 97
Specifications............................................................. 98
Identifying the parts.................................................99
Warning indicators................................................ 106
Index.......................................................................... 107