Sony DCR-PC9 Operating Instructions - Page 6

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Table of contents Main Features 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 16 Step 2 Setting the date and time 17 Step 3 Inserting a cassette 19 Step 4 Using the touch panel 20 Recording - Basics Recording a picture 22 Shooting backlit subjects - BACK LIGHT 29 Shooting in the dark - Nightshot/ Super Nightshot 29 Self-timer recording 31 Checking the recording - END SEARCH / EDITSEARCH / Rec Review 32 Playback - Basics Playing back a tape 34 Viewing the recording on TV 40 Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image on a tape - Tape Photo recording 41 Using the wide mode 44 Using the fader function 45 Using special effects - Picture effect ........ 48 Using special effects - Digital effect ........ 49 Using the PROGRAM AE function .......... 52 Adjusting the white balance manually ... 55 Adjusting the exposure manually 57 Using the spot light-metering mode - Flexible Spot Meter 58 Focusing manually 59 Interval recording 60 Frame by frame recording - Cut recording 62 Using the viewfinder 63 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effects .. 65 Playing back a tape with digital effects ... 66 Enlarging images recorded on tapes - Tape PB ZOOM 67 Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory function 68 Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title - Title search 69 Searching a recording by date - Date search 70 Searching for a photo - Photo search/Photo scan 72 Editing Dubbing a tape 75 Dubbing only desired scenes - Digital program editing 77 Using with an analog video unit and your computer - Signal convert function .. 88 Recording video or TV programs 89 Inserting a scene from a VCR - Insert editing 92 Audio dubbing 94 Superimposing a title 98 Making your own titles 101 Labeling a cassette 103 Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings 105 "Memory Stick" Operations Using a "Memory Stick" - introduction 112 Recording still images on "Memory Stick" - Memory Photo recording 122 Recording an image from a tape as a still image 126 Recording moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s - MPEG movie recording .... 129 Recording a picture from a tape as a moving picture 131 Superimposing a still image in a "Memory Stick" on a moving picture - MEMORY MIX 135 Copying still images from a tape - Photo save 140 6

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Table of contents
Main Features
................................................
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
................
16
Step 2
Setting the date and time
..............
17
Step 3
Inserting a cassette
.........................
19
Step 4
Using the touch panel
...................
20
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture
....................................
22
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT
............................
29
Shooting in the dark – Nightshot/
Super Nightshot
...........................
29
Self-timer recording
...........................
31
Checking the recording
– END SEARCH / EDITSEARCH /
Rec Review
...........................................
32
Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape
.....................................
34
Viewing the recording on TV
...................
40
Advanced Recording
Operations
Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording
......................
41
Using the wide mode
.................................
44
Using the fader function
............................
45
Using special effects – Picture effect
........
48
Using special effects – Digital effect
........
49
Using the PROGRAM AE function
..........
52
Adjusting the white balance manually
... 55
Adjusting the exposure manually
............
57
Using the spot light-metering mode
– Flexible Spot Meter
...........................
58
Focusing manually
.....................................
59
Interval recording
.......................................
60
Frame by frame recording
– Cut recording
....................................
62
Using the viewfinder
.................................
63
Advanced Playback
Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects .. 65
Playing back a tape with digital effects ... 66
Enlarging images recorded on tapes
– Tape PB ZOOM
................................
67
Quickly locating a scene using the zero set
memory function
.................................
68
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape
by title – Title search
...........................
69
Searching a recording by date
– Date search
........................................
70
Searching for a photo
– Photo search/Photo scan
................
72
Editing
Dubbing a tape
............................................
75
Dubbing only desired scenes
– Digital program editing
...................
77
Using with an analog video unit and your
computer – Signal convert function .. 88
Recording video or TV programs
............
89
Inserting a scene from a VCR
– Insert editing
.....................................
92
Audio dubbing
............................................
94
Superimposing a title
.................................
98
Making your own titles
...........................
101
Labeling a cassette
....................................
103
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings
...................
105
“Memory Stick” Operations
Using a “Memory Stick”
– introduction
.....................................
112
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”
– Memory Photo recording
..............
122
Recording an image from a tape as a still
image
...................................................
126
Recording moving pictures on “Memory
Stick”s – MPEG movie recording
....
129
Recording a picture from a tape as a
moving picture
...................................
131
Superimposing a still image in a “Memory
Stick” on a moving picture
– MEMORY MIX
................................
135
Copying still images from a tape
– Photo save
........................................
140