Sony DCR DVD301 Operating Instructions - Page 10

Table of contents Read this first What you can do with your DVD Handycam 4 What is the difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW 6 How to prepare and use your DVD Handycam 8 Getting Started Using this manual 12 Checking the supplied accessories ..... 14 Step 1 Preparing the power source ... 15 Installing/removing the battery pack 15 Charging the installed battery pack 16 Showing the remaining battery time - BATTERY INFO 18 Connecting to a wall outlet 18 Step 2 Turning on the power 19 Step 3 Adjusting the LCD screen and the viewfinder 20 Adjusting the angle and the brightness of the LCD screen ... 20 Adjusting the viewfinder 22 Step 4 Setting the date and time ........ 23 Simple setting of the clock using a time difference 25 Step 5 Preparing a disc for recording ... 26 Shooting movies/still images Before shooting 28 Shooting movies 29 Selecting the recording mode ....... 32 Using the zoom feature 33 Shooting with the subject checking the image - Mirror mode ........ 34 Shooting still images 35 Selecting the still image quality and size 38 Shooting images continuously ....... 41 Adjusting the exposure 43 Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects - BACK LIGHT ......... 43 Adjusting the exposure manually 43 Shooting in the dark - NightShot plus, etc 45 Using NightShot plus 45 10 Using Super NightShot plus ......... 45 Using the NightShot Light 46 Using Color Slow Shutter 46 Self-timer recording 47 On shooting movies 47 On shooting still images 47 Shooting for the wide-screen TV - 16:9 Wide mode 48 Adjusting the white balance manually 50 Shooting techniques to match your circumstances - PROGRAM AE ... 51 Focusing manually 52 Shooting with special effects 53 Using fader (for movies only) ....... 53 Using special effects - Picture effect/Digital effect ... 54 Checking/Deleting the last scene ....... 55 Checking the last scene - Review 55 Deleting the last scene (DVD-RWs only 55 Viewing the recordings Playing a disc on your camcorder ...... 56 Choosing and viewing a recording - Visual Index 56 Various playback modes 58 Displaying the indicators during playback - Display 59 Magnifying recorded images - PB ZOOM (Playback zoom) .. 61 Playing still images automatically - Slide Show 62 Viewing recordings on TV 63 Finalizing a disc for other players Finalizing a disc 64 Changing the disc title 67 Playing back a disc on a DVD player, etc 69 Playing back a disc on a computer with a DVD drive installed .... 70 Recording on a finalized disc - Unfinalizing (VIDEO mode DVD-RWs only 72 Recording again on a used disc - Formatting (DVD-RWs only) ..... 74