Sony Digital 8 DCR-TRV340 - Table of Contents

Table of contents
Main ff_atures ........................................... 4
Checking supplied accessories .............. 5
Quick Start Guide .............................8
Getting Started
Using this manual ................................. 10
Step 1 Preparing the power supply... 12
Installing the battery pack ............ 12
Charging the battery pack ............. 13
Connecting to a wall outlet ........... 17
Step 2 Setting the date and time ........ 18
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ................... 20
Recording- Basics
Recording a picture ............................... 21
Shooting backlit subjects
BACK LIGHT ........................ 28
Shooting in tile dark
NightShot/Super NightShot/
Color Slow Shutter .................. 29
Self-timer recording
(except DCR-TRV240) ............. 31
Checking recordings END SEARCH/
EDITSEARCH/Rec Review .......... 32
Playback- Basics
Playing back a tape ............................... 34
To display the screen indicators
Display function ................... 35
Viewing recordings on TV ................... 38
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording still images on a tape
Tape Photo recording ................. 39
Using the wide mode ........................... 42
Using the fader function ...................... 44
Using special effects
Picture effect ................................. 47
Using special effects
Digital effect ................................. 48
Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 51
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 53
Focusing manually ................................ 54
Interval recording ................................. 55
Frame by frame recording
Frame recording .......................... 57
Superimposing a title ........................... 58
Making your own titles ........................ 60
Inserting a scene .................................... 62
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back tapes with picture
effects ............................................... 63
Playing back tapes with digital
effects ............................................... 64
Enlarging recorded images
Tape PB ZOOM ........................... 65
Quickly locating a scene
ZERO SET MEMORY ................. 67
Searching a recording by date
DATE SEARCH ........................... 68
Searching for a photo PHOTO
SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN ............. 69
Editing
Dubbing a tape ...................................... 71
Dubbing only desired scenes
Digital program editing
(on tapes) .........................................74
Capturing images from an analog
video unit on your computer
Signal convert function ............... 88
Recording video or TV programs ....... 89
Inserting a scene from a VCR
Insert Editing ............................... 92
Viewing images recorded on a tape
on your computer
(Windows users only) .................... 94
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings .............. 105
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