User manual SONY CCD-TR315E

[. . . ] Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony HandycamR 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. [. . . ] Your title can have up to 20 characters. (3) Turn the control dial to select the first line (CUSTOM1) or second line (CUSTOM2), then press the dial. (4) Turn the control dial to select the column of the desired character, then press the dial. (5) Turn the control dial to select the desired character, then press the dial. (6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you finish the title. (7) For finishing the titling work, turn the control dial to select SET, then press the dial. In step 3, select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2, depending on which title you want to edit, then change the title. note You cannot enter over 20 characters title. If you take 5 minutes or longer to enter characters while a cassette is in the camcorder The power goes off automatically. Turn STANDBY down once and then up again, then proceed from step 1. In step 4, turn the control dial to select [M] then press the dial. Repeat this step until all characters are deleted. Before you start recording or during recording, press DATE or TIME. You can record the date or time displayed in the viewfinder with the picture. press DATE (or TIME) , then press TIME (or DATE) to display the date and time together. The clock is already set at the factory to Sydney time for Australia and New Zealand models, to Tokyo time for the models sold in Japan, and to Hong Kong time for other models. Use this feature to check the tape condition before recording, so that you can get the best possible picture (ORC). The camcorder takes about 5 ­ 10 seconds to check the tape condition and then returns to Standby mode. Each time you insert the cassette When you set ORC TO SET, the recording on the tape is erased for about 0. 1 second so that the camcorder can check the tape condition. Be careful when you use a recorded tape. 1 second blank is erased if you record from the point where you set ORC TO SET for more than 2 seconds, or if you record over the blank. [. . . ] 290, 000 pixels) Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder CCD-TR315E: Monochrome CCD-TR516E: Colour Lens Combined power zoom lens Filter diameter 37 mm CCD-TR315E: 18× (Optical), 180× (Digital) CCD-TR516E: 18× (Optical), 330× (Digital) Focal distance 4. 4 lux to 100, 000 lux Recommended illumination More than 100 lux * Minimum illumination expresses the light level a camcorder requires to produce a picture. Visible minimum low light expresses the light level to produce a visible signal. ** Object invisible for the dark can be shot with infrared lighting. [. . . ]