Sony DCR-TRV340 Operating Instructions - Page 6

Table of contents Main features 4 Checking supplied accessories 5 Quick Start Guide 8 Getting Started Using this manual 10 Step 1 Preparing the power supply ... 12 Installing the battery pack 12 Charging the battery pack 13 Connecting to a wall outlet 17 Step 2 Setting the date and time ........ 18 Step 3 Inserting a cassette 20 Recording - Basics Recording a picture 21 Shooting backlit subjects - BACK LIGHT 28 Shooting in the dark - NightShot/Super NightShot/ Color Slow Shutter 29 Self-timer recording (except DCR-TRV240 31 Checking recordings - END SEARCH/ EDITSEARCH/Rec Review .......... 32 Playback - Basics Playing back a tape 34 To display the screen indicators - Display function 35 Viewing recordings on TV 38 Advanced Recording Operations Recording still images on a tape - Tape Photo recording 39 Using the wide mode 42 Using the fader function 44 Using special effects - Picture effect 47 Using special effects - Digital effect 48 Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 51 Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 53 Focusing manually 54 Interval recording 55 Frame by frame recording - Frame recording 57 Superimposing a title 58 Making your own titles 60 Inserting a scene 62 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back tapes with picture effects 63 Playing back tapes with digital effects 64 Enlarging recorded images - Tape PB ZOOM 65 Quickly locating a scene - ZERO SET MEMORY 67 Searching a recording by date - DATE SEARCH 68 Searching for a photo - PHOTO SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN 69 Editing Dubbing a tape 71 Dubbing only desired scenes - Digital program editing (on tapes 74 Capturing images from an analog video unit on your computer - Signal convert function 88 Recording video or TV programs ....... 89 Inserting a scene from a VCR - Insert Editing 92 Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer (Windows users only 94 Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings 105 6