Sony CCD-FX425 Primary User Manual - Page 3

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Table of Contents Before You Begin About this manual Checking supplied accessories Before you start Getting Started Charging and installing the battery pack Inserting a tape Preventing accidental erasure Adjusting the viewfinder lens Using the viewfinder as a sports finder Installing the lithium battery Setting the date and time Storing a birth date in your camcorder Basic Camera Operation How to record Using zooming features Playing back a tape Using the remote commander Getting the most out of your battery pack Advanced Camera Operation Connecting alternative power sources Using house current Using car battery Camera recording Recording the date or time Putting an age on your tape For low-position recording Checking the last portion of a scene you just recorded (Rec Review) co Checking recording in the viewfinder (EDITSEARCH) Re-recording on a previously recorded portion (EDITSEARCH) Helpful hints for recording Inserting a scene in the middle of a recorded tape Recording with an external microphone Connecting a wired remote control unit Manual adjustments Maintaining focus Compensating for backlighting Using program AE (Auto Exposure) Selecting the PROGRAM AE mode Fade-in and fade-out Playing back Editing Additional Information Maintenance information Tips for better camera recording aas. Identifying the parts Trouble check Specifications Index 4 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 19 20 22 22 23 24 24 24 25 26 26 27 27 28 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 32 33 37 39 41 44 49 51 Back cover

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Table
of
Contents
co
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
8
Preventing
accidental
erasure
8
Adjusting
the
viewfinder
lens
9
Using
the
viewfinder
as
a
sports
finder
9
Installing
the
lithium
battery
10
Setting
the
date
and
time
11
Storing
a
birth
date
in
your
camcorder
12
Basic
Camera
Operation
How
to
record
14
Using
zooming
features
16
Playing
back
a
tape
17
Using
the
remote
commander
19
Getting
the
most
out
of
your
battery
pack
20
Advanced
Camera
Operation
Connecting
alternative
power
sources
22
Using
house
current
22
Using
car
battery
23
Camera
recording
24
Recording
the date
or
time
24
Putting
an
age
on
your
tape
24
For
low
-position
recording
25
Checking
the
last
portion
of
a
scene
you
just
recorded
(Rec
Review)
26
Checking
recording
in
the
viewfinder
(EDITSEARCH)
26
Re-recording
on
a
previously
recorded
portion
(EDITSEARCH)
27
Helpful
hints
for
recording
27
Inserting
a
scene
in
the
middle
of
a
recorded
tape
28
Recording
with
an
external
microphone
29
Connecting
a
wired
remote
control
unit
29
Manual
adjustments
30
Maintaining
focus
30
Compensating
for
backlighting
30
Using
program
AE
(Auto
Exposure)
31
Selecting
the
PROGRAM
AE
mode
31
Fade-in
and
fade-out
32
Playing
back
33
Editing
37
Additional
Information
Maintenance
information
39
Tips
for
better
camera
recording
41
a.
Identifying
the
parts
44
as
Trouble
check
49
Specifications
51
Index
Back
cover