Sony CCD-VX3 Operation Manual - Page 3

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Table of Contents Before You Begin About This Manual 4 About This Camcorder 5 Checking Supplied Accessories 6 Getting Started Charging and Installing the Battery Pack 8 Tips for Using the Battery Pack 10 Setting the Date and Time 12 Installing the Lithium Battery 12 -77 Setting the Date and Time 14 Inserting a Cassette 15 Adjusting the Viewfinder Lens 16 Hints for Better Shooting 17 Basic Operation Camera Recording 18 Using the Zoom Feature 20 Recording the Date or Time 21 Checking the Recorded Picture in the Viewfinder 22 Connections for Playback 23 Connecting to a TV with Video/Audio Input Jacks or through a VCR 23 Connecting to a TV without Video/Audio Input Jacks 23 Playing Back a Tape 24 Advanced Operations Using Alternative Power Sources 28 Changing the Mode Settings 29 Selecting Automatic or Manual Adjustment Modes 31 Focusing Manually 34 Adjusting the White Balance 37 Using Portrait Mode 39 Using Sports Mode 40 Using the Aperture Priority Mode 41 Using the Shutter Priority Mode 42 Using Manual Mode 43 Fade-in and Fade-out 50 Making the Frame Recording 51 Interval Recording 52 Superimposing a Title 54 Recording with Custom Preset Function 59 Using the Index Function 61 Adjusting the Playback Picture 66 Using the RC Time Code 68 Re-recording a Picture 70 Editing onto Another Tape 72 Recording from a TV or VCR 74 Replacing Recording on a Tape (Insert Editing) 74 Additional Information Usable Cassettes and Recording/Playback Modes 75 Maintenance Information and Precautions 76 Using Your Camcorder Abroad 79 Identifying the Parts 80 Specifications 87 Trouble Checks 88 Indicators in the Display Window and the Viewfinder 91 Technical Information 93 Index 95

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Table
of
Contents
Before
You
Begin
About
This
Manual
4
About
This
Camcorder
5
Checking
Supplied
Accessories
6
Getting
Started
Charging
and
Installing
the
Battery
Pack
8
Tips
for
Using
the
Battery
Pack
10
Setting
the
Date
and
Time
12
Installing
the
Lithium
Battery
12
Setting
the
Date
and
Time
14
Inserting
a
Cassette
15
Adjusting
the
Viewfinder
Lens
16
Hints
for
Better
Shooting
17
Basic
Operation
Camera
Recording
18
Using
the
Zoom
Feature
20
Recording
the
Date
or
Time
21
Checking
the
Recorded
Picture
in
the
Viewfinder
22
Connections
for
Playback
23
Connecting
to
a
TV
with
Video/Audio
Input
Jacks
or
through
a
VCR
23
Connecting
to
a
TV
without
Video/Audio
Input
Jacks
23
Playing
Back
a
Tape
24
Advanced
Operations
Using
Alternative
Power
Sources
28
Changing
the
Mode
Settings
29
Selecting
Automatic
or
Manual
Adjustment
Modes
31
Focusing
Manually
34
Adjusting
the
White
Balance
37
Using
Portrait
Mode
39
Using
Sports
Mode
40
Using
the
Aperture
Priority
Mode
41
Using
the
Shutter
Priority
Mode
42
Using
Manual
Mode
43
Fade-in
and
Fade-out
50
Making
the
Frame
Recording
51
Interval
Recording
52
Superimposing
a
Title
54
Recording
with
Custom
Preset
Function
59
Using
the
Index
Function
61
Adjusting
the
Playback
Picture
66
Using
the
RC
Time
Code
68
Re-recording
a
Picture
70
Editing
onto
Another
Tape
72
Recording
from
a
TV
or
VCR
74
Replacing
Recording
on
a
Tape
(Insert
Editing)
74
Additional
Information
Usable
Cassettes
and
Recording/Playback
Modes
75
Maintenance
Information
and
Precautions
76
Using
Your
Camcorder
Abroad
79
Identifying
the
Parts
80
Specifications
87
Trouble
Checks
88
Indicators
in
the
Display
Window
and
the
Viewfinder
91
Technical
Information
93
Index
95
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77