6Table of contentsMain Features ....................................... 4Quick Start Guide– Recording on a tape ............................ 8– Recording on a “Memory Stick” ..... 10Getting StartedUsing this manual ................................. 12Checking supplied accessories ............ 14Step 1 Preparing the power supply ... 15Installing the battery pack ............. 15Charging the battery pack ............. 16Connecting to a wall outlet ........... 19Step 2 Setting the date and time ........ 20Step 3 Inserting a cassette ................... 23Step 4 Using the touch panel .............. 24Recording – BasicsRecording a picture ............................... 26Shooting backlit subjects– BACK LIGHT ........................ 34Shooting subjects lit by strong light– SPOT LIGHT ......................... 35Self-timer recording ....................... 36Checking recordings– END SEARCH /EDITSEARCH / Rec Review ........ 37Playback – BasicsPlaying back a tape ............................... 39To display the screen indicators– Display function ................... 41Viewing the recording on TV .............. 45Advanced RecordingOperationsRecording still images on a “MemoryStick” during tape recording ........ 46Recording still images on a tape– Tape Photo recording ................. 51Using the wide mode ........................... 53Using the fader ...................................... 55Using special effects– Picture effect ................................. 58Using special effects– Digital effect ................................. 59Presetting the adjustment for picturequality– Custom preset .............................. 62Using the guide frame .......................... 64Shooting with the zebra pattern ......... 65Using the color bar ................................ 66Shooting with manual adjustment ..... 67Using the PROGRAM AE ............. 67Adjusting the shutter speed .......... 70Adjusting the white balance ......... 72Adjusting the exposure ................. 74Using the spot light-metering– Flexible Spot Meter ............... 75Focusing manually ................................ 76Using the spot focus – Spot Focus ...... 78Adjusting recording level manually– Sound recording level ................. 79Interval recording ................................. 81Frame by frame recording– Frame recording .......................... 83Advanced PlaybackOperationsPlaying back tapes with pictureeffect ................................................. 84Playing back tapes with digitaleffect ................................................. 85Enlarging images recorded on tapes– Tape PB ZOOM ........................... 86Quickly locating a scene– ZERO SET MEMORY ................. 88Searching the boundaries of a recordedtape by title – TITLE SEARCH ..... 89Searching a recording by date– DATE SEARCH ........................... 90Searching for a photo – PHOTOSEARCH/PHOTO SCAN ............. 92EditingDubbing a tape ...................................... 95Dubbing only desired scenes– Digital program editing(on tapes) ......................................... 98Recording video or TV programs ..... 109Inserting a scene from a VCR– Insert Editing ............................. 113Audio dubbing .................................... 115Superimposing a title ......................... 119Making your own titles ...................... 122Labeling a cassette .............................. 124
