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Table of contents
Read this first ........................ 4
What you can do with your
DVD Handycam ............................... 4
What is the difference between
DVD-R and DVD-RW? .................... 6
How to prepare and use your DVD
Handycam ......................................... 8
Getting Started
Using this manual ................................. 12
Checking the supplied accessories ..... 14
Checking the supplied accessories ..... 14
Installing/removing the battery
pack ............................................ 15
Step 1 Preparing the power source ... 15
Charging the installed battery pack
16
Showing the remaining battery time
– BATTERY INFO .................... 18
Connecting to a wall outlet ........... 18
Step 2 Turning on the power .............. 19
Adjusting the angle and the
brightness of the LCD screen . 20
Step 3 Adjusting the LCD screen and
the viewfinder ................................. 20
Adjusting the viewfinder .............. 22
Adjusting the viewfinder .............. 22
Step 4 Setting the date and time ........ 23
Simple setting of the clock using a
time difference ......................... 25
Step 5 Preparing a disc for recording . 26
Shooting movies/still images
Before shooting ...................................... 28
Shooting movies .................................... 29
Shooting movies .................................... 29
To Select the recording mode ....... 32
To use the zoom feature ................ 33
Shooting with the subject checking
To use the zoom feature ................ 33
Shooting with the subject checking
the image – Mirror mode ........ 34
Shooting still images ............................. 35
To select the still image quality and
size ............................................. 38
To shoot images continuously
(BURST, DCR-DVD201 only) . 41
Adjusting the exposure for backlit
subjects – BACKLIGHT .......... 43
Adjusting the exposure ........................ 43
Adjusting the exposure manually 43
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot plus, etc. ..................... 45
Self-timer recording .............................. 47
Shooting for the wide-screen TV
– 16:9 Wide mode ........................... 48
Adjusting the white balance
manually .......................................... 50
Shooting techniques to match your
circumstances – PROGRAM AE .. 51
Focusing manually ................................ 52
Shooting with special effects .............. 53
Shooting with special effects .............. 53
Using fader (for movies only) ....... 53
Using special effects
Using special effects
– Picture effect/Digital effect .. 54
Checking the last scene
– Review .................................... 55
Checking/Deleting the last scene ....... 55
Deleting the last scene
(DVD-RWs only) ...................... 55
Viewing the recordings
Playing a disc on your camcorder ...... 56
Choosing and viewing a recording
– Visual Index ........................... 56
Various playback modes ............... 58
To display the indicators during
To display the indicators during
playback – Display .................. 59
Magnifying recorded images
– PB ZOOM (Playback zoom) . 61
Playing still images automatically
– Slide Show ............................. 62
Viewing recordings on TV ................... 63
Finalizing a disc for other
players
players
Finalizing a disc ..................................... 64
Changing the disc title ................... 67
Playing back a disc on a computer
Playing back a disc on a computer
with a DVD drive installed .... 70
Recording on a finalized disc –
Unfinalizing (VIDEO mode
DVD-RWs only) .............................. 72
DVD-RWs only) .............................. 72
Recording again on a used disc –
Formatting
(DVD-RWs only) ............................ 74
(DVD-RWs only) ............................ 74
Using a disc in VR mode (DVD-
RWs only)
RWs only)
Selecting the playing order on your
camcorder – Playlist ....................... 76
Registering movies or still images in
Registering movies or still images in
the Playlist ................................ 76
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