Sony DCR-TRV730 Operating Instructions - Page 5

Table of contents Getting started Main Features 4 Quick Start Guide 6 Getting started Using this manual 8 Checking supplied accessories 10 Step 1 Preparing the power supply 11 Installing the battery pack 11 Charging the battery pack 12 Connecting to a wall outlet 16 Step 2 Setting the date and time 17 Step 3 Inserting a cassette 18 Recording - Basics Recording a picture 19 Shooting backlit subjects - BACK LIGHT 23 Shooting in the dark - NightShot/Super NightShot ...... 23 Self-timer recording 25 Checking the recording - END SEARCH/ EDITSEARCH/Rec Review 26 Playback - Basics Playing back a tape 27 Viewing the recording on TV 31 Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image on a tape - Tape Photo recording 33 Using the wide mode 36 Using the fader function 37 Using special effects - Picture effect 39 Using special effects - Digital effect 40 Using the PROGRAM AE function 43 Adjusting the exposure manually 45 Focusing manually 46 Superimposing a title 47 Making your own titles 49 Inserting a scene 51 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effects ..... 52 Playing back a tape with digital effects ...... 53 Enlarging recorded images - Tape PB ZOOM 54 Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory function 55 Searching a recording by date - Date search 56 Searching for a photo - Photo search/Photo scan 57 Dubbing only desired scenes - Digital program editing 62 Using with analog video unit and your computer - Signal convert function ..... 73 Recording video or TV programs 74 Inserting a scene from a VCR - Insert Editing 76 Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings 78 "Memory Stick" operations Using "Memory Stick"-introduction .......... 88 Recording still images on "Memory Stick" - Memory Photo recording 97 Recording an image from a tape as a still image 102 Recording moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s - MPEG movie recording ....... 104 Recording moving pictures from a tape ... 106 Superimposing a still image in the "Memory Stick" on an image - MEMORY MIX 110 Copying still images from a tape - Photo save 115 Viewing a still image - Memory Photo playback 117 Viewing a moving picture - MPEG movie playback 120 Viewing images using your computer ...... 122 Copying the image recorded on "Memory Stick" to tapes 127 Enlarging still images recorded on "Memory Stick"s - Memory PB ZOOM 129 Playing back images in a continuous loop - SLIDE SHOW 131 Preventing accidental erasure - Image protection 132 Deleting images 133 Writing a print mark - PRINT MARK ...... 136 Using the external printer 137 Troubleshooting Types of trouble and their solutions ......... 138 Self-diagnosis display 143 Warning indicators and messages 144 Additional Information Digital8 system, recording and playback 146 About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 148 About i.LINK 149 Using your camcorder abroad 151 Maintenance information and precautions 152 Specifications 157 Editing Quick Reference Dubbing a tape 59 Identifying the parts and controls 159 Index 167 5