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Tips for Better Camera Recording Plan ahead If you are going to edit the tape after recording. shoot the scene a little longer to make the editing easier. Lighting Shoot with the sun behind you. When the light source is behind the subject. or in the following situations, the subject will be recorded too dark and the background too light. • The subject is indoors and there is a window behind the subject. • Bright sources such as fluorescent or incandescent lamps are included in the scene. • You are shooting a person wearing white or shiny clothes in front of a white background. In this case. the face will be recorded too dark. Use video light in the dark To get the best colors, you must maintain a sufficient light level. Photography lamps or halogen lamps are recommended. For best results, use of Sony video lights, since their weight and low heat output levels allow safe and direct connection to the camcorder. Do not point the light at the camcorder. The high heat from the light may warp the casing of the camcorder. For detailed instructions on proper use of the light, read its instruction manual. Using Your Camcorder Abroad Each country has its own electricity system and TV color system. Before using your camcorder abroad, check the following points. Power Sources You can use your camcorder in any country with the supplied AC power adaptor within 110 V to 240 VAC. 50/60 Hz. Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor, if necessary, depending on the design of the wall outlet. AC-V25N25A Wall outlet F 8 AC plug adaptor Difference In Color System This camcorder is an NTSC system based camcorder. If you want to view the playback picture on a TV, it must be an NTSC system based TV. When you want to use a PALM system based TV, you will need NTSC/PAL-M transcoder. Check the following alphabetical list. NTSC system countries Bahama Islands. Bolivia. Canada. Central America, Chile. Colombia. Ecuador. Jamaica. Japan. Korea, Mexico, Peru. Surinam, Taiwan. The Philippines, U.S.A., Venezuela. etc. PAL system countries Australia. Austria. Belgium. China. Denmark. Finland. Germany (former West Germany). Great Britain. Holland. Hong Kong. Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia. New Zealand. Norway. Portugal. Singapore, Spain, Sweden. Switzerland. Thailand. etc. PAL M system country Brazil PAL N system countries Argentina. Paraguay. Uruguay SECAM system countries Bulgaria. France. Guiana. Hungary. Iran. Iraq. Monaco. Poland. former Soviet Union. etc. 42 Additional Information

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Tips
for
Better
Camera
Recording
Plan
ahead
If
you
are
going
to
edit
the
tape
after
recording.
shoot
the
scene
a
little
longer
to
make
the
editing
easier.
Lighting
Shoot
with
the
sun
behind
you.
When
the
light
source
is
behind
the
subject.
or
in
the
following
situations,
the
subject
will
be
recorded
too
dark
and
the
background
too
light.
•
The
subject
is
indoors
and
there
is
a
window
behind
the
subject.
•
Bright
sources
such
as
fluorescent
or
incandescent
lamps
are
included
in
the
scene.
•
You
are
shooting
a
person
wearing
white
or
shiny
clothes
in
front
of
a
white
background.
In
this
case.
the
face
will
be
recorded
too
dark.
Use
video
light
in
the
dark
To
get
the
best
colors,
you
must
maintain
a
sufficient
light
level.
Photography
lamps
or
halogen
lamps
are
recommended.
For
best
results,
use
of
Sony
video
lights,
since
their
weight
and
low
heat
output
levels
allow
safe
and
direct
connection
to
the
camcorder.
Do
not
point
the
light
at
the
camcorder.
The
high
heat
from
the
light
may
warp
the
casing
of
the
camcorder.
For
detailed
instructions
on
proper
use
of
the
light,
read
its
instruction
manual.
Using
Your
Camcorder
Abroad
Each
country
has
its
own
electricity
system
and
TV
color
system.
Before
using
your
camcorder
abroad,
check
the
following
points.
Power
Sources
You
can
use
your
camcorder
in
any
country
with
the
supplied
AC
power
adaptor
within
110
V
to
240
VAC.
50/60
Hz.
Use
a
commercially
available
AC
plug
adaptor,
if
necessary,
depending
on
the
design
of
the
wall
outlet.
AC-V25N25A
Wall
outlet
F
8
AC
plug
adaptor
Difference
In
Color
System
This
camcorder
is
an
NTSC
system
based
camcorder.
If
you
want
to
view
the
playback
picture
on
a
TV,
it
must
be
an
NTSC
system
based
TV.
When
you
want
to
use
a
PALM
system
based
TV,
you
will
need
NTSC/PAL-M
transcoder.
Check
the
following
alphabetical
list.
NTSC
system
countries
Bahama
Islands.
Bolivia.
Canada.
Central
America,
Chile.
Colombia.
Ecuador.
Jamaica.
Japan.
Korea,
Mexico,
Peru.
Surinam,
Taiwan.
The
Philippines,
U.S.A.,
Venezuela.
etc.
PAL
system
countries
Australia.
Austria.
Belgium.
China.
Denmark.
Finland.
Germany
(former
West
Germany).
Great
Britain.
Holland.
Hong
Kong.
Italy,
Kuwait,
Malaysia.
New
Zealand.
Norway.
Portugal.
Singapore,
Spain,
Sweden.
Switzerland.
Thailand.
etc.
PAL
M
system
country
Brazil
PAL
N
system
countries
Argentina.
Paraguay.
Uruguay
SECAM
system
countries
Bulgaria.
France.
Guiana.
Hungary.
Iran. Iraq.
Monaco.
Poland.
former
Soviet
Union.
etc.
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Additional
Information