User manual SONY CCD-TR51

[. . . ] 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 Installing and charging the battery pack . 47 Superimposing a still picture on a moving picture (CCD-TR51 only) . [. . . ] Subjects with little contrast - walls, sky, etc. [b] · Too much brightness behind the subject [c] · Bright subject or subject reflecting light · Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod When focusing manually, first focus in telephoto before recording, and then reset the shot length. (2) Move the power zoom lever to the "T" side in the optical zoom zone until the lever reaches the end. (3) Turn the NEAR/FAR dial to achieve a sharp focus. (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. 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 most distant subject. Note on manual focusing The following indicators may appear: when recording a very distant subject. When the subject is too close to focus on. You can make pictures like those of television with the Picture Effect function. The FADER function works while the title is displayed, however, the title does not fade (CCD-TR511E/TR512E/TR730E/TR840E only). ⷠIf you display the menu or title menu while superimposing a title, the title is not recorded while the menu or title menu is being displayed. Title colour changes as follows : WHITE ~ YELLOW ~ VIOLET ~ RED ~ CYAN ~ GREEN ~ BLUE Title size changes as follows : SMALL ~ LARGE Title position changes as follows : When you select the title size "SMALL", you can choose 9 positions. When you select the title size "LARGE" you can choose 8 positions. notes on the title · Depending on size or position of the title, both of date and time or either of them is not displayed. ⷠIf you input 13 characters or more for a LARGE title, the title is automatically reduced into a proper size after the position is set. You can make up to two titles and store them in the camcorder. we recommend to set the POWER switch to VTR/PLAYER or eject the cassette before you begin. 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. [. . . ] Visible minimum low light expresses the light level to produce a visible signal. ** Object invisible for the dark can be shot with infrared lighting. 4 V (AC power adaptor) Average power consumption (When using the battery pack) During camera recording CCD-TR311E/TR511E/TR512E: 2. ) CCD-TR311E/TR511E/TR840E: 790 g (1 lb 11 oz) CCD-TR512E/TR730E: 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) excluding the battery pack, lithium battery, cassette and shoulder strap CCD-TR311E/TR511E/TR840E: 930 g (2 lb) CCD-TR512E/TR730E: 940 g (2 lb 1 oz) including the battery pack NP-F330, lithium battery CR2025, cassette and shoulder strap Microphone CCD-TR311E/TR511E/TR512E: Monaural type CCD-TR51/TR840E: Stereo type Supplied accessories See page 7. [. . . ]