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Welcome to Video 8 Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Handycam ® camcorder. With your Handycam you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your Handycam is loaded with advanced features, but at the same time it is very easy to use. You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come. About This Manual This manual shows you how to operate your camcorder. To get the most out of the features of your Handycam, we recommend you read this manual thoroughly before using. But if you want to shoot as soon as possible, please read the chapters, Getting Started and Basic Camera Operation. Once you are familiar with basic operations, you may want to proceed to the chapter, Advanced Camera Operation. • When you are reading through this manual, please remember that buttons and settings on the camcorder are shown in capital letters: e.g. Set the POWER switch to CAMERA. • Use "Identifying the Parts" as an index to look for a function and operation according to the indication printed on the camcorder itself. Note on TV Color Systems TV color systems are different depending on the countries. If you want to view the playback picture on a TV, you need an NTSC system based TV. When you want to use PAL-M system based TV, you will need NTSC/PAL-M transcoder (as this is an NTSC system based camcorder). Please check the list on page 42 to see the TV color system of your country. Note on the Supplied RFU adaptor You can use the supplied RFU adaptor only in the country where you bought this camcorder. Since each country has its own electricity and TV color system, you may not be able to use the RFU adaptor when you use the camcorder abroad. Note on Copyright Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provision of the copyright laws. 4 Before You Begin

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Welcome
to
Video
8
Congratulations
on
your
purchase
of
this
Sony
Handycam
®
camcorder.
With
your
Handycam
you
can
capture
life's
precious
moments
with
superior
picture
and
sound
quality.
Your
Handycam
is
loaded
with
advanced
features,
but
at
the
same
time
it
is
very
easy
to
use.
You
will
soon
be
producing
home
video
that
you
can
enjoy
for
years
to
come.
About
This
Manual
This
manual
shows
you
how
to
operate
your
camcorder.
To
get
the
most
out
of
the
features
of
your
Handycam,
we
recommend
you
read
this
manual
thoroughly
before
using.
But
if
you
want
to
shoot
as
soon
as
possible,
please
read
the
chapters,
Getting
Started
and
Basic
Camera
Operation.
Once
you
are
familiar
with
basic
operations,
you
may
want
to
proceed
to
the
chapter,
Advanced
Camera
Operation.
•
When
you
are
reading
through
this
manual,
please
remember
that
buttons
and
settings
on
the
camcorder
are
shown
in
capital
letters:
e.g.
Set
the
POWER
switch
to
CAMERA.
•
Use
"Identifying
the
Parts"
as
an
index
to
look
for
a
function
and
operation
according
to
the
indication
printed
on
the
camcorder
itself.
Note
on
TV
Color
Systems
TV
color
systems
are
different
depending
on
the
countries.
If
you
want
to
view
the
playback
picture
on
a
TV,
you
need
an
NTSC
system
based
TV.
When
you
want
to
use
PAL
-M
system
based
TV,
you
will
need
NTSC/PAL-M
transcoder
(as
this
is
an
NTSC
system
based
camcorder).
Please
check
the
list
on
page
42
to
see
the
TV
color
system
of
your
country.
Note
on
the
Supplied
RFU
adaptor
You
can
use
the
supplied
RFU
adaptor
only
in
the
country
where
you
bought
this
camcorder.
Since
each
country
has
its
own
electricity
and
TV
color
system,
you
may
not
be
able
to
use
the
RFU
adaptor
when
you
use
the
camcorder
abroad.
Note
on
Copyright
Television
programs,
films,
video
tapes,
and
other
materials
may
be
copyrighted.
Unauthorized
recording
of
such
materials
may
be
contrary
to
the
provision
of
the
copyright
laws.
4
Before
You
Begin