User manual SONY CCD-TR315

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] Be sure to not touch the built-in microphone when you turn the focus ring. (4) Set the desired shot length using the power zoom lever. Shooting in relatively dark places Shoot at wide-angle after focusing in the telephoto position. When you want to switch to autofocus momentarily while recording in manual focus mode, press PUSH AUTO down. To record a very distant subject Push FOCUS down to INFINITY. Use this function when shooting through a window or a screen, to focus on a more distant subject. note on manual focusing The f indicator will change to the followings: : When recording an infinitely distant subject. : When there is something too close to focus on. You can select from three PROGRAM AE modes to fit the shooting situation. set AUTO LOCK/HOLD to the center position. Press PROGRAM AE, then select the desired mode by turning the control dial. When the subject is bright with dark background [b], close the aperture (higher F value). When the subject moves at high speed [c], set the shutter speed value faster. When a dark scene is shot overexposed [d], lower the gain. Item Aperture Shutter speed CCD-TR3300 only Gain Selectable steps Variation of exposure 16 steps Fast: 16 steps Slow: 4 steps 8 steps 0. Note on recording in manual mode We recommend that you adjust the focus and white balance manually. In manual mode, you can adjust the aperture, shutter speed and gain independently. Use the graph on page 58 for your reference to set a value of each item. To adjust the aperture You can select the aperture from the following 16 values: F1. To adjust the shutter speed You can select the shutter speed from the following 20 (CCD-TR3300), or 16 (CCDTR2300) speeds: -- CCD-TR3300: 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/90, 1/100, 1/125, 1/180, 1/250, 1/350, 1/500, 1/725, 1/1000, 1/1500, 1/2000, 1/3000, 1/4000, 1/6000, 1/10000. To adjust the gain You can select the gain from the following 8 levels: ­3 dB, 0 dB, +3 dB, +6 dB, +9 dB, +12 dB, +15 dB, +18 dB. To increase the gain to brighten the picture, select a higher level. [. . . ] Repeat again to charge with the same battery pack. Video recording system Two rotary heads, Helical scanning FM system Audio recording system Rotary heads, FM system Video signal NTSC color, EIA standards Usable cassette 8mm video format cassette (Hi8 or standard 8 mm) Recording/Playback time SP mode: 2 hours (E6/P6-120) LP mode: 4 hours (E6/P6-120) When you use a Hi8 video cassette, you cannot record in LP mode. (E6/P6-120) Image device CCD (Charge Coupled Device) Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder (color) Lens Combined power zoom lens Filter diameter 52 mm 42 x (Digital), 21 x (Optical) Focal distance 5 /32 ­ 3 1/4 inches(3. 9 mm) 1 1/2 ­ 30 5 /8 inches (37 ­ 777 mm) when converted to a 35 mm still camera Color temperature Auto, One push white balance , Indoor e 3, 200 K, Outdoor w 5, 800 K Minimum illumination 3 lux at F1. [. . . ]