Document Outline

• Read this first
• Table of Contents
• Quick Start Guide
  • Recording movies
  • Recording still images
  • Recording/Playing back with ease
• Getting started
  • Step 1: Checking supplied items
  • Step 2: Charging the battery pack
    • Using an outside power source
  • Step 3: Turning the power on
  • Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder
    • Adjusting the LCD panel
    • Adjusting the viewfinder
  • Step 5: Setting the date and time
  • Step 6: Inserting the recording media
    • Inserting a cassette tape
    • Inserting a “Memory Stick”
  • Step 7: Setting the screen language
• Recording
  • Recording movies
    • Recording for a longer time
    • Using zoom
    • Using the built-in light
    • Recording in mirror mode
    • Using the self-timer
  • Recording still images – Memory photo recording
    • Selecting image quality
    • Using the self-timer
    • Recording a still image on a “Memory Stick” while recording movies on a tape
  • Recording with ease – Easy Handycam
    • Recording a movie
    • Recording a still image
    • Making full use of Easy Handycam operation
  • Adjusting the exposure
    • Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects
    • Fixing the exposure for the selected subject – Flexible spot meter
    • Adjusting the exposure manually
  • Recording in dark places – NightShot plus, etc.
  • Adjusting the focus
    • Adjusting the focus for an off- center subject – SPOT FOCUS
    • Adjusting the focus manually
  • Recording a picture using various effects
    • Fading in and out of a scene – FADER
    • Using special effects – Digital effect
    • Overlaying still images on movies on a tape – MEMORY MIX
  • Searching for the starting point
    • Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording – END SEARCH
    • Searching manually – EDIT SEARCH
    • Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes – Rec review
• Playback
  • Viewing movies recorded on a tape
    • Playing back in various modes
    • Viewing recordings with added effects – Digital effect
  • Viewing recordings on a “Memory Stick”
    • Playing back in various modes from a “Memory Stick”
  • Playing back with ease – Easy Handycam
    • Making full use of Easy Handycam operation
  • Various playback functions
    • Magnifying pictures – Tape playback zoom/Memory playback zoom
    • Displaying the screen indicators
    • Displaying the date/time and camera settings data – Data code
  • Playing the picture on a TV
  • Locating a scene on a tape for playback
    • Searching quickly for a desired scene – Zero set memory
    • Searching for a scene by date of recording – Date search
• Using the Menu
  • Selecting menu items
  • Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – PROGRAM AE/16:9 WIDE, etc.
  • Using the (MEMORY SET) menu – QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE/ALL ERASE/NEW FOLDER, etc.
  • Using the (PICT. APPLI.) menu – PICT. EFFECT/SLIDE SHOW/FRAME REC/ INTERVAL REC, etc.
  • Using the (EDIT/ PLAY) menu – END SEARCH/ TITLE, etc.
  • Using the (STANDARD SET) menu – REC MODE/MULTI- SOUND/AUDIO MIX/USB-CAMERA, etc.
  • Using the (TIME/ LANGU.) menu – CLOCK SET/ WORLD TIME, etc.
  • Customizing Personal Menu
• Dubbing/Editing
  • Connecting to a VCR or TV
  • Dubbing to another tape
  • Recording pictures from a VCR or TV
  • Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick”
  • Dubbing still images from a “Memory Stick” to a tape
  • Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digital program editing
  • Deleting recorded pictures
  • Marking recorded images with specific information – Image protection/Print mark
  • Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer)
• Using with your computer
  • Features
  • Installing the software and “First Step Guide” on a computer
  • Using “First Step Guide”
  • Creating a DVD (Direct Access to “Click to DVD”)
  • Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder — Digital convert function
• Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting
  • Warning indicators and messages
• Additional Information
  • Using your camcorder abroad
  • Usable cassette tapes
  • About the “Memory Stick”
  • About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
  • About i.LINK
  • Maintenance and precautions
  • Specification
• Quick Reference
  • Identifying parts and controls
  • Index