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Table of contents
Main Features .......................................... 4
Checking supplied accessories .............. 9
Quick Start Guide
– Recording on a tape ........................... 10
– Recording on a “Memory Stick”
...................................... 12
Getting Started
Using this manual ................................. 14
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ... 18
Installing the battery pack ............. 18
Charging the battery pack ............. 19
Connecting to a wall outlet ........... 24
Step 2 Setting the date and time ........ 26
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ................... 28
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture ............................... 30
Shooting a backlit subject
– BACK LIGHT ........................ 38
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot
– Super NightShot
– Color Slow Shutter
............................ 39
Self-timer recording
............................... 41
Superimposing the date and time
on pictures
.................... 42
Checking recordings
– END SEARCH
– EDITSEARCH
– Rec Review
............. 43
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape ............................... 45
To display the screen indicators
– Display function ................... 47
Viewing recordings on TV ................... 51
Advanced Recording
Operations
Recording still images on a “Memory
Stick” while recording on a tape
...................................... 53
Recording still images on a tape
– Tape Photo recording
...................................... 56
Using the wide mode ........................... 58
Using the fader function ...................... 61
Using special effects
– Picture effect ................................. 64
Using special effects
– Digital effect
........... 65
Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 68
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 70
Focusing manually ................................ 71
Interval recording
................ 72
Frame by frame recording
– Frame recording
................ 74
Superimposing a title ........................... 75
Making your own titles ........................ 77
Using the built-in light ......................... 79
Inserting a scene
.............. 82
Advanced Playback
Operations
Playing back a tape with picture
effects
.... 83
Playing back a tape with digital
effects
.......................... 85
Enlarging recorded images
– Tape PB ZOOM
...... 87
Quickly locating a scene
– ZERO SET MEMORY
........................... 89
Searching for a recording by date
– DATE SEARCH
........................... 90
Searching for a photo
– PHOTO SEARCH/
PHOTO SCAN
..................... 92
