User manual SONY CCD-F77

[. . . ] Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Handycam® 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. You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come. [. . . ] Using the PROGRAM AE Function/Shooting with Backlighting Press BACK LIGHT again to let the c indicator go out under normal lighting condition. Otherwise, the picture will be too bright under normal lighting condition. This function is also effective under following conditions: · At the beach under strong sunshine · A subject with a light source nearby or a mirror reflecting light · A white subject against a white background. Especially when you shoot a person wearing shiny clothes made of silk or synthetic fiber, his or her face tends to become dark if you do not use this function. Your camcorder has two modes besides normal start/stop mode. These modes enable you to take a series of quick shots resulting in a lively video. (1) Set START/STOP MODE to the desired mode. : Recording starts when you press START/STOP, and stops when you press it again (normal mode). : The camcorder records only while you press down START/STOP. 5 SEC : When you press START/STOP, the camcorder records for about five seconds and then stops automatically. If you selected 5 SEC, five dots appear in the viewfinder. Use of any other battery may present a risk of fire or explosion. The lithium battery for the camcorder lasts for about 1 year under normal operation. (The lithium battery that comes installed at the factory may not last 1 year. Caution Keep the lithium battery out of the reach of children. When replacing the lithium battery, keep the battery pack or other power source attached. Otherwise, you will need to reset the date and time. (1) Slide the cover and align the mark of the cover to that of the body. (2) Push the battery in once and pull it out from the holder. (3) Press DATE(+) and TIME(NEXT) simultaneously until the year indicator flashes in the viewfinder. (4) Set year, month, day, time, minute by pressing DATE(+) and TIME(NEXT). When you press the same button again, the indicator goes out. [. . . ] 5­ 78 mm) when recording (CCD-TR88/ TR98 only) When converted to a 35 mm still camera 1 9/16 ­ 18 1/2 inches (39 ­ 468 mm) 1 7/8 ­ 22 1/4 inches (47 ­ 564 mm) when recording (CCDTR88/TR98 only) Color temperature Auto Minimum illumination CCD-TR78: 0. 0 to 100, 000 lx Recommended illumination More than 100 lx Input and Output connectors Video output Phono jack, 1 Vp-p, 75 , unbalanced Audio output Phono jack, 327 mV, (at load impedance 47 k), impedance less than 2. 5 V (AC power adaptor) Average power consumption When the built-in light is off CCD-TR78 : 3. 16 oz (450 g) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. [. . . ]