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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. Table of Contents Before You Begin About This Manual 4 Checking Supplied Accessories 5 Getting Started Charging and Installing the Battery Pack 6 Tips for Using the Battery Pack 8 Inserting a Cassette 11 Adjusting the Viewfinder Lens 11 Hints for Better Shooting 12 Basic Operations Camera Recording 13 Using the Zoom Feature 15 Using the WIDE ANGLE 16 Recording the Date or Time 17 Checking the Recorded Picture in the Viewfinder 18 Connections for Playback 19 Connecting to a TV without Audio/Video Input Jacks 19 Connecting to a TV or VCR with Audio/Video Input Jacks 19 Playing Back a Tape 20 Advanced Operations Using Alternate Power Sources 22 Using House Current 22 Using the PROGRAM AE Function 24 Using the World Clock 25 Editing onto Another Tape 27 Additional Information Changing the Lithium Battery 28 Resetting the Date and Time 29 Playback Modes 30 Maintenance Information and Precautions 31 Using Your Camcorder Abroad 36 Identifying the Parts 37 Remote Commander 41 Specifications 43 Trouble Check 44 Indicators in the Viewfinder 47 I Index 48 1 I i

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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.
Table
of
Contents
Before
You
Begin
About
This
Manual
4
Checking
Supplied
Accessories
5
Getting
Started
Charging
and
Installing
the
Battery
Pack
6
Tips
for
Using
the
Battery
Pack
8
Inserting
a
Cassette
11
Adjusting
the
Viewfinder
Lens
11
Hints
for
Better
Shooting
12
Basic
Operations
Camera
Recording
13
Using
the
Zoom
Feature
15
Using
the
WIDE
ANGLE
16
Recording
the
Date
or
Time
17
Checking
the
Recorded
Picture
in
the
Viewfinder
18
Connections
for
Playback
19
Connecting
to
a
TV
without
Audio/Video
Input
Jacks
19
Connecting
to
a
TV
or
VCR
with
Audio/Video
Input
Jacks
19
Playing
Back
a
Tape
20
Advanced
Operations
Using
Alternate
Power
Sources
22
Using
House
Current
22
Using
the
PROGRAM
AE
Function
24
Using
the
World
Clock
25
Editing
onto
Another
Tape
27
Additional
Information
Changing
the
Lithium
Battery
28
Resetting
the
Date
and
Time
29
Playback
Modes
30
Maintenance
Information
and
Precautions
31
Using
Your
Camcorder
Abroad
36
Identifying
the
Parts
37
Remote
Commander
41
Specifications
43
Trouble
Check
44
Indicators
in
the
Viewfinder
47
I
Index
48
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