User manual SONY CCD-TR416

[. . . ] Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Handycam VisionTM camcorder. With your Handycam Vision, you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your Handycam Vision is loaded with advanced features, but at the same time it is very easy to use. You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come. [. . . ] However, when you adjust the exposure manually, BACK LIGHT does not operate. Insufficient light: most of the picture is dark [b] · Bright subject and dark background · Shooting with the sun behind you If the light source is behind your subject, or in the following situations, the subject will be recorded too dark. ⷠThe subject is indoors and there is a window behind the subject. ⷠBright light sources are included in the scene. ⷠWhen shooting a person wearing white or shiny clothes in front of a white background, the face will be recorded too dark. Shooting in the dark We recommend you to use a video light (not supplied). To get the best color, you must maintain a sufficient light level. This indicates that the Steady Shot function is working and the camcorder compensates for camera-shake. You can release the Steady Shot function when you do not need to use the Steady Shot function. Do not use the Steady Shot function when shooting a stationary object with a tripod. When you switch the STEADY SHOT function on or off, the exposure may fluctuate. (4) Repeat step 3 until you finish the title. (5) When you are finished, turn the control dial to select (6) Press MENU to erase the menu display. In step 2, select TITLE1 SET or TITLE2 SET, depending on which title you want to edit, then change the title. To move the cursor to the character on the left side, select M. If you enter 22 characters in step 4 The title is stored immediately (and you can skip step 5). 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. Do not erase the title by selecting empty spaces. If you do so, a title full of empty spaces is stored. Before you start recording or during recording, press DATE or TIME. You can record the date or time displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen with the picture. [. . . ] If a difficulty persists after checking the problem a few times, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. System Video recording system Four rotary heads, Helical scanning FM system (SP/LP separate heads) Audio recording system Rotary heads, FM system Video signal NTSC color, EIA standards Usable cassette 8mm video format cassette (Hi8 or standard 8) Recording / Playback time (using 120 min. Cassette) SP mode: 2 hours LP mode: 4 hours Fastforward/rewind time (using 120 min. 5 mm) Stereo type Speaker Dynamic speaker Intelligent accessory shoe 8-pin connector LASER LINK Video/audio: IR space transmission system according to EIAJ (Electric Industries Association of Japan) standards Audio carrier wave: L ch 4. [. . . ]