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Sony Video8 Handycam CCD-F401 User Manual
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Checking Supplied Accessories
5
Before You Start
5
Charging and Installing the Battery Pack
6
To Remove the Battery Pack
7
Installing the Lithium Battery
8
Lithium Battery Life
8
To Remove the Lithium Battery
8
Setting the Date and Time
9
Inserting a Tape
10
Adjusting the Viewfinder Lens
11
Setting the Beep Switch
11
How to Record
12
Automatic Recording
13
To Stop Recording Momentarily
13
Ejecting the Tape
13
About the Sports Finder
13
How to Play Back a Tape
14
If Your TV Has Only an Antenna Input
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When You Have Finished Playback
15
Using the Remote Commander
16
To Avoid Damage from Possible Battery Leakage
17
When You Connect the Receiver of a Remote Control Kit
17
How to Prepare the Rechargeable Battery Pack
18
When the Rechargeable Battery Pack Should be Replaced
18
Notes on Charging
18
Keep the Terminals Clean
19
Why the Battery Pack Heats Up?
19
How to Use the Switch on the Battery Pack
19
How Many Times Can the Battery Pack be Recharged?
19
Connecting Alternative Power Sources
20
Using Alkaline Batteries
20
Using House Current
21
Using Car Battery
21
Camera Recording
22
Recording the Date and Time
22
Recording in a Strong Wind
22
Low Low-Position Recording
22
Checking the Last Portion of a Scene You Just Recorded (Editsearch)
23
If the Tape Reaches Near the End During Recording
23
Note on Standby Mode
23
Note on Light Sources
23
Re-Recording on a Previously Recorded Portion (Editsearch)
24
Inserting Scene in the Middle of a Recorded Tape
25
Checking Recording in the Viewfinder (Editsearch)
26
Recording with an Extra Mocrophone
27
Connecting a Wired Remote Control Unit
27
Preventing Accidental Erasure
27
Note on Handling Tapes
27
Making Manual Adjustments
28
What Is Program AE (Auto Exposure)?
28
Function of the Auto Lock Switch
28
Focusing Manually
29
Shooting with Autofocusing Momentarily
30
Adjusting the White Balance
31
How to Adjust the White Balance
32
Keeping the White Balance Setting (Hold Mode)
32
Compensating Backlighting
33
Using the High-Speed Shutter
34
How to Select the Shutter Speed
34
How to Choose Best Shutter Speeds
34
Using the Portrait Mode
35
Using the Sports Mode
36
Using the Special Effects
37
Zooming
37
Power Zooming
37
Focal Length of this Camcorder
37
Close-Up (Autofocusing in Macro)
38
If the Macro Indication Lights before Focusing Sharply
39
To Keep Autofocusing Functioning
39
Manual Focusing in Macro
39
If the Lens Hood Touches the Subject
39
Fade-In and Fade-Out
40
Superimposing Text
41
To Cancel the Fade-In/Out Function
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If You Want to Use the Fade-In/Out Function Repeatedly
41
When the Date/Time, Title or Age Is Displayed
41
Storing a Title in Your Camcorder
42
Putting a Title on Your Tape
43
What You Can Do with the Title
43
Various Display Modes of the Title
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How to Superimpose
44
Note on Scrolling
44
About Memory Back up
44
Function of the Color/Mode Button
45
To Select the Color
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To Select the Display Mode
45
Superimposing a Title at the Beginning
45
Storing a Birth Date in Your Camcorder
46
Superimposing a Title before the Tape Stops
46
The Auto-Superimposing Is Canceled When
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If You Missed the Correct Number with Date (+)
48
To Advance the Digits Faster
48
To Preset the Year before 1900
48
When in 2000
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Putting an Age on Your Tape
49
To Cancel the Stored Birth Date
49
About Memory Back-Up
49
When You Connect the Camcorder to a TV During Recording
49
Connecting a TV with Video/Audio Inputs
50
Connecting to a TV Via a VCR
51
If Your TV Has no Video/Audio Input Jacks
51
If Your TV Has Video/Audio Input Jacks
51
Playing Back a Tape in Various Speeds
52
To Make the same Indications in the Viewfinder on the TV
52
To View the Picture Frame by Frame
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To Locate the Desired Scene (Picture Search)
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To Locate the Desired Scene Quickly (Skip Scan)
53
If the Still Picture Shakes
53
Recording from a VCR or TV
54
Using the Tape Counter
55
To Count the Whole Tape
55
To Return to a Pre-Registered Point
55
Notes on the Tape Counter and the Zero Mem Button
55
Editing Tapes with a VCR
56
Use of the Edit Switch
57
Replacing Recordings on a Tape (Insert Editing)
58
To Change the End Point
59
Maintenance
60
Moisture Condensation
60
Video Head Cleaning
61
Viewfinder Cleaning
61
Tips for Better Camera Recording
62
Take a Good Posture for Shooting
62
Use a Tripod
62
Keep the Horizontal Plane Level
62
Lighting
63
Use Video Light in the Dark
63
Brightness Level
63
Using Your Camcorder Abroad
64
Precautions
64
Identifying the Parts
65
Product View
65
Wireless Remote Commander
70
Inside the Viewfinder
71
In the Display Window
72
Troubleshooting
73
Specifications
75
Index
76
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Sony Video8 Handycam CCD-F401 Specifications
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Format
Video8
Sensor Type
CCD
Viewfinder
Electronic
Focus
Auto/Manual
Microphone
Built-in
Battery Type
NP-55
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