Document Outline

• SONY
• Operation Manual
  • Information for the customers in the U.S.A.
• Table of Content
• About This Manual
• Checking Supplied A
  • Chapterl :GettingStarted
• Charging and Installing the Batt
  • Charging the Battery Pa
  • Charging and Inst
    • Battery life and remaining capacity
• Inserting a Tape
  • Preventing Accidental Erasure
    • Note on handing tapes
• Adjusting the Viewfinder Lens
  • Press the small green button on POWER and slide POWER to CAMERA.
  • Insert a tape.
  • Turn STANDBY up.
  • Using the viewfinder as a sports find
    • What is a sports finder ?
    • To set the viewfinder to the sports finder position
    • To go from the sports finder position to the normal viewfinder position
    • When storing the camcorder
• ettinq the BEEP Switch
  • Notes
• Installing the Lithium Battery
  • Put the lithium battery holder into the camcorder.
  • Lithium battery life
  • To change the lithium battery
• Setting the Date and Time
• storing a Birth Date in Your Camcorder
  • Before you begin
  • How to store birth date
  • Enter the birth date of your child.
  • If you missed the correct number with DATE (+)
  • To correct/change the setting
  • To advance the digits faster
  • To preset the year before 1900
  • When in 2000
  • Chapter 2: Basic Camera
• How to Record
  • Turn STANDBY up.
  • Press START/STOP (red button) once.
  • Automatic recording
  • To stop recording momentarily
  • When you have finished recording
  • Ejecting the tape
  • Caution!
  • To check the time remaining of the tape
  • If Your TV Has Only an Antenna input
  • How to Play Back a Tape
    • When you have finished playback
• Using the Remote Commander
  • Insert two size AA (R6) batteries with correct polarity.
  • Set POWER on the camcorder as follows:
  • Point the Commander to the remote sensor of the camcorder and press the appropriate button on the Commander.
  • Getting familiar with some buttons
  • Battery life
  • To avoid damage from possible battery leakage
  • When you connect the receiver of a remote control kit
• How to Get the Most out of Your Battery Pack
  • How to Prépare the Rechargeable Battery Pack
    • Have sufficient battery pack power to do 2 or 3 times as much recording than you have planned.
    • Turn STANDBY of the camcorder down when not recording to save battery power.
  • When the Rechargeable Battery Pack Should Be Replace
  • Notes on Charging
    • Before using the battery pack, charge it sufficiently.
    • Make sure you use up the battery before recharging.
  • Keep the Terminals Clean
    • If the terminals (metal parts on the back) are not clean, the battery duration will be shortened.
    • I
  • How to Get the Most out of Your Battery Pack
  • Notes on the Rechargeable Battery Pa
    • Why the battery pack heats up?
    • How to care for the battery pack
    • How to use the switch on the battery pack
    • How many times can the battery pack be recharged?
    • Recommended temperatures during charging
    • Be sure to observe the following.
    • Chapter 3: Advanced Camera Operation
• Connecting Alternative Power Sources
  • Using House Curren
• Camera Recording
  • During camera recording or when in standby mode, press DATE for date indication or TIME for time indication.
  • To stop recording date or time
  • Camera Recordi
• fir '
• I
  • Putting an Age on Your Tape
    • Press AGE/EVENT to select the indicator you want to record.
    • Press START/STOP.
    • To stop recording the age
    • To change the display while recording
    • To cancel the stored birth date
    • About memory back-up
    • When you connect the camcorder to a TV during recording
  • For Low-position Recordi
  • Camera Recording
  • Checking the Last Portion of a Scene You Just Recorded (EDITSEARCH)
    • Put the camcorder in the standby mode by pressing the START/STOP button.
    • Press the - (s) side of EDITSEARCH momentarily.
    • Note on using EDITSEARCH
  • Hints for Recording
    • If the tape reaches near the end during recording
    • Notes on recording
    • Note on standby mode
  • Re-recording on a Previously Recorded Portion (EDiTSEARCH)
    • Turn STANDBY up.
    • Look in the viewfinder and find the point from where you want to begin recording by:
    • At the desired point, release EDiTSEARCH.
    • Press START/STOP.
    • To pause recording
    • To stop recording
  • Camera Recor
  • Inserting Scene in the Middle of a Recorded Tape
    • Press START/STOP.
    • To cancel the ZERO MEM
  • Checking Recording in the Viewfinder (EDiTSEARCH)
    • Press the small green button, and slide POWER to CAMERA.
    • Turn STANDBY up.
    • To Stop playback
    • To monitor the sound while viewing the playback picture in the viewfinder
  • Camera Recording
  • Recording with an External Microphone
  • Connecting a Wired Remote Control Unit
    • About C (LANC)
  • Making Manual Adjustments
    • Focusing Manual
      • When to use manual focus
    • Making Manual Adjustments
      • How to focus manually
      • 1 Set FOCUS to MANUAL.
      • 2 Keep pressing the T side (telehpoto) of the power zoom button until the zooming stops.
      • Turn the focus ring to achieve sharp focus.
      • Set the desired shot length using the power zoom button.
      • W
      • Shooting with autofocusing momentarily
      • Shooting in relatively dark places
    • Compensating Backlighting
      • After shooting
      • What is PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure)?
    • Portrait Mo
      • To resume the automatic mode
      • How to set to sports mode
      • To resume the automatic mode
      • Hint for effective camera work
    • speed Shutter Mode
      • How to set to high-speed shutter mode
      • To resume the normal shutter speed
  • Using the Special Effect
    • To zoom
    • Using the Special Effects
    • Close-up (Macro)
      • Manual adjustment
    • Fade-in and Fade-out
      • To fade-in
  • Playing Back
    • Connecting a TV with Video/Audio Inputs
      • How to connect a TV with video/audio inputs
    • Connecting to a TV via a VCR
      • If your TV has no VIDEO/AUDIO input jacks
      • If your TV has VIDEO/AUDIO input jacks
    • Playing Back a Tape in Various Speeds
      • To make the same indications in the viewfinder on the TV (only on the Commander)
      • To view the still picture (playback pause)
      • To view the picture at 1/5 speed (slow playback) (only on the Commander)
    • Playing Back
      • To locate the desired scene (picture search)
      • To locate the desired scene quickly (skip scan)
      • About the playback picture
  • Recording
    • Recording from a VCR or T
      • How to connect
      • How to record
      • Set the IN/OUT selector on the camcorder to IN.
      • Turn on the VCR or TV.
      • Play back the tape or select the TV channel to be recorded.
      • Set POWER of the camcorder to VTR.
      • Insert a tape and slide • REC.
    • Using the Tape Count
      • To count the whole tape
      • During playback, press COUNTER RESET at the point you later want to locate.
      • Press C when the playback has finished, as usual.
      • Press ZERO MEM.
      • 4 Press ◄◄ or
      • Notes on the tape counter and the ZERO MEM button
    • Editing Tapes with a VC
      • How to connect
    • Replacing Recordings on a Tape (insert Editing)
      • How to connect
      • How to replace recordings
    • Hi
      • 4 Locate the start point where the insert should begin by pressing
      • 5 At the start point, set the camcorder into recording pause mode.
      • Press ZERO MEM.
      • Press II of both units to start insert editing.
      • To change the end point
      • Chapter 4: Additional Information
  • Maintenance Inform
    • Moisture Condensation
      • If moisture condenses inside the unit
      • If moisture condenses on the surface of the tape
      • If moisture condenses on the lens
      • How to prevent moisture condensation
  • I«-
    • Maintenance Information
    • Video Head Cleaning
      • To ensure clear picture, clean the video heads periodically
    • Viewfinder Cleaning
      • To clean the viewfinder
    • Maintenance Informatio
• J
  • To reattach the eyecup
  • Tips for Better Camera Recording
    • How to Achieve Better Camera Recording
      • Take a good posture for shooting
      • Use a tripod
      • Caution
      • Keep the horizontal plane level
      • Plan ahead
      • Lighting
      • Use video light in the dark
      • Brightness levels
    • Using Your Camcorder Abroa
      • Power Sources
      • Difference In Color System
      • NTSC system countries
      • PAL system countries
      • PAL M system country
      • PAL N system countries
      • SECAM system countries
    • Tips for Better Camera Recording
      • On care
      • Note on copyright
    • Identifying the Parts
    • Identifying the Parts
    • Wireless Remote Commander
  • Troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting
      • Symptom
      • Cause
      • Corrective actions