User manual SONY CCD-TRV78

[. . . ] You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. 7 Getting started Charging and installing the battery pack . 46 Superimposing a moving picture on a still picture . [. . . ] To increase the gain to brighten the picture, select a higher level. If you adjusted the aperture manually prior to adjusting the gain, the gain level is set according to the aperture setting. The IRIS, SHUTTER SPEED, GAIN, WHT BAL buttons and the control dial do not work in these manual settings. Press the button of the item you want to return to automatic adjustment mode so that the indicator disappears in the viewfinder. to return all the items to automatic mode , set AUTO LOCK/ HOLD to AUTO LOCK. Note on gain level When you select a gain level that is too high, the picture may be distorted. If you want to record a dark picture brightly, or represent the movement of the subject lively, set the shutter speed to 1/25, 1/12, 1/6 or 1/3 (Slow shutter). Press SHUTTER SPEED repeatedly until the shutter speed value indicator disappears in the viewfinder. When recording with slow shutter function You cannot use flash motion, overlap, wipe, still or luminauncekey function. When you shoot in manual adjustment mode, we recommend you to keep the exposure fixed to make a clear picture. This section shows you what the exposure is and how to adjust each item with the exposure fixed. White balance is the adjustment to make white subjects look white and to obtain a more natural colour balance. Select the appropriate white balance mode under the following conditions: Shooting with the lighting condition on the subject set and with the white balance set in a particular condition · Recording a sunset/sunrise, just after sunset, just before sunrise [b], neon signs, or fireworks [c] Under sodium lamps or mercury lamps When you shoot under a fluorescent lamp, however, we recommend you to adjust the white balance automatically. You may not get an appropriate white balance when you record in the indoor mode. Adjusting the white balance Setting the white balance mode When you select one push white balance mode, press the control dial after selecting the one push white balance indicator. To return to automatic white balance mode press WHT BAL so that the white balance indicator disappears , or set AUTO LOCK/HOLD to AUTO LOCK. When the light source changes Adjust the white balance again. You cannot select the one push white balance mode when you are recording. When you record in manual adjustment mode, set AUTO LOCK/HOLD to AUTO LOCK once, then set it to the centre position again. When you record in automatic adjustment mode, or when you replace the battery pack, point the lens toward a white object for approx. Adjusting the white balance Adjusting white balance manually (One push white balance mode) You can set the white balance for a particular lighting condition manually. When the white balance is set manually, the colours of the object being shot will continue to look natural as long as the lighting conditions remain the same. [. . . ] CHARGE When the CHARGE lamp does not flash again CHARGE If the CHARGE lamp lights up and goes out , after a while, the problem is with the battery , pack installed . , , Please contact SonySony dealer in your nearest connection with the problem. System Video recording system Two rotary heads, Helical scanning FM system Audio recording system Rotary heads, FM system Video signal PAL colour, CCIR standards Usable cassette 8mm video format cassette (Hi8 or standard 8 mm) Recording/Playback time SP mode: 1 hour 30 min. (E5/P5-90) Image device CCD (Charge Coupled Device) Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder (colour) Lens Combined power zoom lens Filter diameter 52 mm 210 x (Digital), 21 x (Optical) Focal distance 3. [. . . ]