Sony CCD-FX411 Primary User Manual - Page 3

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Table of Contents Before You Begin About this manual 4 Checking supplied accessories 5 Before you start 5 Getting Started Charging and installing the battery pack 6 Inserting a tape 9 Preventing accidental erasure 9 c. .0cJ O Adjusting the viewfinder lens Using the viewfinder as a sports finder Setting the BEEP switch 10 10 12 Installing the lithium battery 13 Setting the date and time 14 Storing a birth date in your camcorder 15 cv Basic Camera Operation How to record 17 as How to play back a tape 20 Using the remote commander 22 How to get the most out of your battery pack 24 Advanced Camera Operation Connecting alternative power sources 27 Using house current 27 Using car battery 28 Camera recording 29 Recording the date or time 29 Putting an AGE on your tape 30 For low-position recording 31 Checking the last portion of a scene you just recorded (EDITSEARCH) 32 Hints for recording 32 Re-recording on a previously recorded portion (EDITSEARCH) 33 Inserting scene in the middle of a recorded tape 34 Checking recording in the viewfinder (EDITSEARCH) 35 Recording with an external microphone 36 Connecting a wired remote control unit 36 Making manual adjustments 37 Focusing manually 37 Compensating backlighting 39 Using program AE 40 Portrait mode 40 Sports mode 41 High-speed shutter mode 42 Using the special effects 43 Zooming 43 Close-up (macro) 44 Fade-in and fade-out 45 Playing back 47 Recording 51 Editing 53 Additional Information Maintenance information 57 Tips for better camera recording 61 Identifying the parts 65 to Indicators inside the viewfinder 70 Troubleshooting 71 Specifications 73 Index 74 3

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Table
of
Contents
Before
You
Begin
About
this
manual
4
Checking
supplied
accessories
5
Before
you
start
5
Getting
Started
Charging
and
installing
the
battery
pack
6
Inserting
a
tape
9
Preventing
accidental
erasure
9
c.
Adjusting
the
viewfinder
lens
10
0J
Using
the
viewfinder
as
a
sports
finder
10
.c
O
Setting
the
BEEP
switch
12
Installing
the
lithium
battery
13
Setting
the
date
and
time
14
Storing
a
birth
date
in
your
camcorder
15
cv
Basic
Camera
Operation
How
to
record
17
How
to
play
back
a
tape
20
as
Using
the
remote
commander
22
How
to
get
the
most
out
of
your
battery
pack
24
Advanced
Camera
Operation
Connecting
alternative
power
sources
27
Using
house
current
27
Using
car
battery
28
Camera
recording
29
Recording
the
date
or
time
29
Putting
an
AGE
on
your
tape
30
For
low
-position
recording
31
Checking
the
last
portion
of
a
scene
you
just
recorded
(EDITSEARCH)
32
Hints
for
recording
32
Re-recording
on
a
previously
recorded
portion
(EDITSEARCH)
33
Inserting
scene
in
the
middle
of
a
recorded
tape
34
Checking
recording
in
the
viewfinder
(EDITSEARCH)
35
Recording
with
an
external
microphone
36
Connecting
a
wired
remote
control
unit
36
Making
manual
adjustments
37
Focusing
manually
37
Compensating
backlighting
39
Using
program
AE
40
Portrait
mode
40
Sports
mode
41
High-speed
shutter
mode
42
Using
the
special
effects
43
Zooming
43
Close-up
(macro)
44
Fade-in
and
fade-out
45
Playing
back
47
Recording
51
Editing
53
Additional
Information
Maintenance
information
57
Tips
for
better
camera
recording
61
Identifying
the
parts
65
to
Indicators
inside
the
viewfinder
70
Troubleshooting
71
Specifications
73
Index
74
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