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Table of contents
Main features ............................................... 4
Quick Start Guide .............................. 10
Getting Started
Using this manual ..................................... 14
Checking supplied accessories................ 17
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ........ 18
Installing the battery pack ................ 18
Charging the battery pack ................ 19
Connecting to a wall socket .............. 24
Step 2 Setting the date and time ............. 25
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ........................ 27
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture .................................. 29
Shooting backlit subjects
–BACK LIGHT ............................ 37
Shooting in the dark
–NightShot/Super NightShot/
Colour Slow Shutter .................... 38
Self-timer recording
(DCR-TRV340E/TRV341E/
TRV740E only) ............................. 40
Checking recordings –END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review .............. 42
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape ................................... 44
To display the screen indicators
–Display function ....................... 45
Viewing recordings on TV....................... 50
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording still images on a tape
–Tape Photo recording ..................... 52
Using the wide mode ............................... 56
Using the fader function .......................... 58
Using special effects –Picture effect ...... 61
Using special effects –Digital effect ....... 63
Using the PROGRAM AE function ........ 66
Adjusting the exposure manually .......... 69
Focusing manually.................................... 70
Interval recording ..................................... 72
Frame by frame recording
–Frame recording .............................. 74
Superimposing a title ............................... 76
Making your own titles ............................ 79
Inserting a scene ........................................ 81
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back tapes with picture effects
............................................................... 83
Playing back tapes with digital effects
............................................................... 85
Enlarging recorded images
–Tape PB ZOOM ............................... 87
Quickly locating a scene
–ZERO SET MEMORY ..................... 89
Searching a recording by date
–DATE SEARCH ............................... 90
Searching for a photo
–PHOTO SEARCH/
PHOTO SCAN .................................... 92
Editing
Dubbing a tape .......................................... 94
Dubbing only desired scenes –Digital
program editing (on tapes) ............... 98
Capturing images from an analog video
unit on your computer
–Signal convert function................. 115
Recording video or TV programmes ... 117
Inserting a scene from a VCR
–Insert Editing ................................. 121
Viewing images recorded on a tape on
your computer
(Windows users only)...................... 124
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings.................. 137
