Sony Handycam CCD-FX425

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Warning2
Table of Contents3
Note on TV Color Systems4
Note on the Supplied RFU Adaptor4
Checking Supplied Accessories5
Before You Start5
The BEEP Switch5
Charging and Installing the Battery Pack6
Installing the Battery Pack6
Removing the Battery Pack7
Battery Life and Remaining Capacity7
Inserting a Tape8
Preventing Accidental Erasure8
Adjusting the Viewfinder Lens9
Using the Viewfinder as a Sports Finder9
What Is a Sports Finder?9
Installing the Lithium Battery10
Lithium Battery Life10
Changing the Lithium Battery10
Setting the Date and Time11
Storing a Birth Date in Your Camcorder12
Before You Begin12
How to Store Birth Date12
If You Missed the Correct Number with DATE13
Correcting/Changing the Setting13
Advancing the Digits Faster13
Presetting the Year before 190013
How to Record14
Automatic Recording15
Ejecting the Tape15
Checking the Time Remaining on the Tape15
When You Have Finished Recording15
Using Zooming Features16
Zooming16
Two-Level Speed Zooming16
Focusing in Macro16
Playing Back a Tape17
If Your TV Has Only an Antenna Input17
Notes on the AC Power Adaptor17
How to Play Back a Tape18
When You Have Finished Playback18
Using the Remote Commander19
Getting Familiar with some Buttons19
Note on the Remote Commander19
HOLD Switch19
Getting the most out of Your Battery Pack20
How to Prepare the Rechargeable Battery Pack20
When the Rechargeable Battery Pack Should be Replaced20
Notes on Charging20
Notes on the Rechargeable Battery Pack21
Why the Battery Pack Heats Up?21
How to Care for the Battery Pack21
How to Use the Switch on the Battery Pack21
Advanced Camera Operation22
Connecting Alternative Power Sources22
Using House Current22
To Remove the AC Power Adaptor22
Using Car Battery23
To Remove the DC Pack23
Camera Recording24
Recording the Date or Time24
Putting an Age on Your Tape24
For Low Position Recording25
To Stop Recording the Age25
To Change the Display While Recording25
To Cancel the Stored Birth Date25
Checking the Last Portion of a Scene You Just Recorded26
Checking Recording in the Viewfinder26
To Stop Playback26
To Monitor the Sound While Viewing the Playback Picture in Viewfinder26
Re-Recording on a Previously Recorded Portion27
Helpful Hints for Recording27
To Pause Recording27
To Stop Recording27
Inserting a Scene in the Middle of a Recorded Tape28
To Cancel the ZERO MEM28
Recording with an External Microphone29
Connecting a Wired Remote Control Unit29
About LANC29
Manual Adjustments30
Maintaining Focus30
Compensating for Backlighting30
Using Program AE31
Selecting the Program AE Mode31
To Choose Best Programmed AE Mode31
To Resume the Automatic Mode31
Fade-In and Fade-Out32
Note on the Fader Button32
When Fading-In32
When Fading-Out32
Playing Back33
Connecting a TV with Audio Video Inputs33
Connecting to a TV Via a VCR34
If Your TV Has no Audio/Video Input Jacks34
If Your TV Has Audio/Video Input Jacks34
Playing Back a Tape in Various Speeds35
To View the Still Picture35
To Locate the Desired Scene35
About the Playback Picture35
Using the Tape Counter36
To Count the Whole Tape36
To Return to a Preset Point36
Editing37
Editing Tapes with a VCR37
How to Connect37
How to Edit38
To Stop Editing Momentarily38
To Stop Editing38
Maintenance Information39
Moisture Condensation39
If Moisture Condenses Inside the Unit39
If Moisture Condenses on the Surface of the Tape39
Video Head Cleaning40
Viewfinder Cleaning40
To Clean the Viewfinder40
Tips for Better Camera Recording41
How to Achieve Better Camera Recording41
To Reattach the Eyecup41
Using Your Camcorder Abroad42
Lighting42
Use Video Light in the Dark42
Power Sources42
Precautions43
Camcorder Operation43
Camcorder Care43
AC Power Adaptor43
Identifying the Parts44
Wireless Remote Commander48
Indicators Inside the Viewfinder48
Trouble Check49
When You Run into any Problems During Operation49
When the Charge Lamp on the AC Power Adaptor Flashes50
Note on the Power Lamp50
Specifications51
Index52

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Brand	Sony
Model	Handycam CCD-FX425
Category	Camcorder
Language	English

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